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Movie review: Forks over Knives
Directed by Lee Fulkerson (Monica Beach Media, 2011)
Lee Fulkerson's version of an old medical joke would go something like this. "Doctor," the patient complains, "when I eat the standard American diet, I get cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, a ton of chronic diseases, and I have to take a bucket of expensive pills every day." "Well," the two sage physicians in Fulkerson's documentary reply, "stop eating animal and dairy products and processed foods and shift to a plant-based diet of whole foods. That will shrink your tumors, clear your arteries, lubricate your joints, improve your sleep, wean you off your meds, and cut the nation's runaway health care bill by 70 percent."
But Fulkerson's documentary about the threats posed to our personal and national health by a Western diet rich in animal and dairy products isn't funny. For although doctors T. Colin Campbell and Caldwell Esselstyn have amassed a very strong case in favor of cutting meat and dairy from our diets, it is a prescription that is unlikely to go down easily for many of us.
Americans (including this writer) have grown accustomed—if not addicted—to a diet rich in animal protein, processed carbohydrates, and refined sugars of every sort, and the news that we need to cut back on this stuff is pretty unsettling. Most of our farmers and agribusinesses have grown dependent on corn and grain subsidies that fuel our addiction to cheap meat and dairy, while the USDA has been deeply influenced by corporate interests committed to selling us more and more animal and dairy products. So just saying "no" to burgers and malts is quite tough, indeed.
Forks over Knives is one of those films that will force you to think a bit about the stuff we put in our mouths and the ways supposedly healthy food can sicken a nation and inflate its health bill. Jesus may have been right that it's not what we eat that makes us holy. But in this case it is what makes us unhealthy, unwealthy, and unwise.


text: CHICAGO (AP) Removing both breasts to treat cancer affecting only one side doesn't boost survival chances for most women, compared with surgery that removes just the tumor, a large study suggests. The results raise concerns about riskier, potentially unnecessary operations that increasing numbers of women are choosing.The study involved nearly 200,000 California women treated for cancer in one breast and followed for several years afterward.Ten-year survival rates were nearly identical roughly 82 percent for women who had lumpectomies to remove the tumor plus radiation, and for those who had double mastectomies. Women who had a single mastectomy, removal of just the cancerous breast, fared slightly worse.The results confirm what many doctors have suspected, said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society."There's no guarantee that by having the second breast removed that you will do better," said Lichtenfeld, who had no role in the research.In the study, just over half the women had lumpectomy treatment. But the number who had double mastectomies increased substantially to 12 percent between 1998 and 2011. The trend was most notable in women younger than 40, climbing from just 4 percent to 33 percent.Other research suggests that removing both breasts to treat one-sided cancer may improve survival chances for the relatively small number of women who have genetic breast cancer or strong family histories of the disease, said study co-author Scarlett Gomez, a research scientist with the Cancer Prevention Institute of California. But most breast cancer patients have neither of those risks.The medical community is paying increasing attention to overtreatment and excessive costs, and the study results raise questions about reasons for rising use of an expensive, potentially risky treatment "of dubious effectiveness," the researchers said.Patients' preferences and fear that cancer will return play a role, but that fear "usually exceeds estimated risk," the study said.Reasons why survival was slightly worse for woman who had just one breast removed are uncertain, although this treatment is more common among Hispanic and black women and those with lower incomes and public insurance than among wealthy whites.The study was published Tuesday in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association. A journal editorial notes that the study echoes previous research and adds to a debate about the rising prevalence of double mastectomies.The results may raise questions about whether surgeons, for financial reasons, are driving the trend, but that is unlikely, Dr. Lisa Newman, a surgery professor and director of the University of Michigan's Breast Care Center said in the editorial."A greater concern than financial incentives may be a surgeon's preference based on his/her own experience, regardless of the data," she wrote.Patients should be given time to absorb a cancer diagnosis, and educated about treatment options, risks and benefits, before being pressed into decisions about irreversible surgery, Newman said.Amy Curran Baker, an author from suburban New York City who chose a double mastectomy after her 2008 diagnosis, said her doctor presented her with options including lumpectomy. But he ultimately recommended the more invasive treatment because she had family members with breast cancer, and Baker said she doesn't regret her choice."I don't think we can discount the importance of 'peace of mind' in a patient's decision-making process," said Baker, who wrote a book about mastectomy recovery. "We all work to heal ourselves psychologically in different ways and for some women this may be one of them."Her cancer returned two years ago, in scar tissue from the operation on the breast where the disease first appeared, but Baker said she is doing well after chemotherapy and radiation.The study authors examined data from the California Cancer Registry, part of a national cancer surveillance program. The data lacked information on how many women had genetic breast cancer or strong family histories of the disease.___Online:JAMA: http://www.jama.com sbothBreast cancer: http://tinyurl.com/28b6bs___AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/LindseyTanner

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Last week I was able to meet and spend lots of time with Jennifer Trahan. It was great to be able to talk genealogy with someone born the same decades as me. Jennifer blogs at Jennifer's Genealogy Blog.
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Report on FGS 2010 in Knoxville - Part I and Part II
Getting Settled in North Carolina
MERTENA Conundrum - Part I, Part II and Part III
Also check out Jennifer's take on Wordless Wednesdays where she posts photos of her cousins.
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A local man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after an investigation by Southington Animal Control.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, Christopher Gagnon, 24, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty and breach of peace. Bond was set for $500 with an Oct. 29 court date.
An investigation was led by Southington Animal Control and the Southington Police Department's Traffic Division.
According to police, a witness observed a lethargic cat wearing a leash and appearing to be in distress in the area of Gagnon's residence. The warrant states that Gagnon was observed swinging the cat by the leash back and forth and then "lobbing" the cat onto the grass. Gagnon was also observed spraying the cat in the face with a garden hose for five minutes.
The witness stated that Gagnon was not cleaning the cat in any manner and never sprayed the cat in any other areas other than the face.
According to police, Gagnon claimed that he came home from work and found the cat injured, bloody and covered in feces so he gave it a bath.
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The deforestation of south coastal Turkey during the late Roman Empire will be the focus of a lecture at Hope College on Monday, Oct. 7.
Dr. Nicholas K. Rauh, professor of Classics at Purdue University, will present "Landscape Ecology and the End of Antiquity: The Archaeology of Deforestation in South Coastal Turkey" on Monday, Oct. 7, at 4:30 p.m. in Cook Auditorium of the De Pree Art Center at Hope College.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The region of western Rough Cilicia (south coastal Turkey) was celebrated during antiquity for its pristine cedar forests, which stood between 1,500 meters and 1,800 meters in altitude along the slopes of the Tauros Mountains. Today along the front range of the Tauros Mountains, the forest is completely denuded or otherwise replanted with recent growth (past 80 years).
Rauh's Rough Cilicia Archaeological Survey Project employs paleo-environmental analysis of relic cedar forests in the Taurus Mountains to construct a timeline of human disturbances associated with population growth over time. Since 2000, his study has incorporated research on landscape transformation as one component of a regional survey of ancient Rough Cilicia. The goal of the project has been to identify the combination of forces that precipitated urban development in the ancient Mediterranean world, whether the remnants of such forces are identifiable in the archaeological record, and the impact of settlement changes on the contemporary landscape.
Rauh's teaching and research interests are in Greek and Roman History, and Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology. He is the author of "The Sacred Bonds of Commerce. Religion, Economy, and Trade Society at Hellenistic Roman Delos, 166-87 BC" (J. C. Gieben, 1993), and has also published papers on Roman economic, social, and cultural history.
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Fewer Deals Failed to Make Finish Line in 2012
Deal Journal colleague Emily Chasan has a story on WSJ's CFO Journal reporting on a drop-off in failed deals in 2012. A spot of sunshine given what was generally viewed as a light deal year.
Fewer mergers and acquisitions were called off or outbid in 2012 as companies stepped up their dealmaking at the end of this year, according to data from Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
The number of deals where the target, buyer or seller was located in the U.S. that fell through in 2012 sank nearly 20% to 752, down from 939 collapsed deals in 2011, according to Capital IQ. As a percentage of total deals announced each year, about 4% of deals collapsed in 2012, compared to 5% in 2011.
Mega deals were also less likely to be cancelled this year. Most deals that were cancelled in 2012 were under $3 billion, according to Capital IQ. The only deal to fall through above that figure was the May cancellation of Coty Inc.'s $10.7 billion offer for cosmetics seller Avon Products Inc.


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Enduring the worst winter in the world
There's more to surviving winter at the South Pole than keeping warm and avoiding frostbite. It's the psychological effects the extreme isolation and months of darkness have on the mind that pose the real challenge.
Just ask Dr. Alexander Kumar.
He recently wrapped up a year at Concordia science station in Antarctica, where he conducted research for the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Human Spaceflight program.
The 29-year-old doctor has come out of the experience with his humor intact, but he now sports a shock of white hair in his dark fringe and has lost a lot of weight.
He does, however, have all his fingers and toes intact despite living through temperatures that fell to minus 80 C.
Surviving the world's worst winter
Dr. Kumar was initially invited to join the Concordia team solely as a researcher for the ESA. Two weeks before they were due to set off, the Italian crew doctor pulled out.
Aqualified doctor and anesthetist, Kumar took a five-day crash course in dentistry and agreed to step in.
The team took a boat across the Southern Ocean, facing waves the size of houses and steering between icebergs until they reached Dumont d'Urville. From there it was a five-hour flight on a Twin Otter to Concordia station.
As he watched the plane take off from the station he knew there was no way out for nine months. Whatever happened, they would have to wait until November before another plane could get through. Responsible for the health of the team, he was the only British member of the European crew of 13.
"Twelve men and one woman, not a winning formula," he quips.
More on CNN: Antarctica: The final frontier
Antarctica is the coldest, most isolated place on the planet, with what Kumar calls "the worst winter in the world."
First there's the extreme cold -- the minus 80.4 C low Kumar experienced is only nine degrees off the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth (minus 89 C at the Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica in 1983). If you add in the windchill factor, temperatures can fall as low as minus 100 C.
To gauge just how cold this is, consider that if you breathe heavily and continuously -- say if you were running -- at minus 25 C or below your lungs will dry out, freeze and hemorrhage. On the plus side, Dr. Kumar could make iced coffee in less than three minutes by leaving his steaming coffee mug on the window ledge.
Then consider the lack of oxygen. With 30 percent less than normal, breathing is difficult and it can take weeks to acclimatize.
Next comes the darkness. For three months the frozen South doesn't see the sun at all.
"The isolation is very real," says Kumar. "There is nothing around you for a thousand kilometers in most directions."
Perpetual jetlag, strange dreams and monsters of the mind
The nearest neighbors were the astronauts in the Space Station far above, who they talked to occasionally. After one such chat ESA astronaut André Kuipers blogged about the Concordia crew: "They probably have a tougher time than we do up here. It is extremely cold at minus 80 C and when it is summer in The Netherlands they live in permanent darkness. The crew cannot leave, as the fuel in their vehicles is frozen and aircraft cannot reach them."
One of the most immediate effects of these extreme conditions is the effect on sleep.
"The Antarctic winter is like living in jetlag all the way through," says Kumar.
"When you wake up you don't feel very revived. The sleep cycles are affected by altitude and daylight cycle. It's like having your circadian rhythm dangled, you feel like you are dangling precariously on a little thread that can be snapped by even someone making noise on the station at night."
And the disturbed sleep makes for strange and vivid dreams. They were so intense that he can still recall some of them in detail.
"You wake up tired, thinking you've just lived for a day -- that's how weird the dreams are," he says.
Before he set off to the South Pole a colleague had warned, "You will have to face monsters, but the monsters will be your own."
It wasn't until he was there, months into the mission and deep in the Antarctic winter, that he fully understood what that meant.
"You sit in that room at 4 a.m., staring back at the mirror at your own soul and your mind is stretched like Plasticine," says Kumar.
"Ultimate tensile strength is the utmost breaking point of a substance when it is stretched, taut. I think neurons probably have the same thing in the Antarctic winter."
More on CNN: The world's greatest wildernesses
'It can be very dangerous to lose yourself'
No surprise then that it's difficult, if not impossible, to function at peak performance -- even the concentration needed to read a book is tiring.
The crew had access to the Internet, but that could be a double-edged sword as news they were helpless to do anything about was "air-dropped" into the station. As the winter pressed on, many of the crew withdrew into their cabins and into themselves. Senses became blunted.
"A lonely mind in Antarctica will sour and go off. Those who were less busy really struggled," says Kumar, who spent much of his free time taking photographs.
As the crew doctor, most of the problems he dealt with were psychological and a good deal of time was spent on counseling.
"People go stir crazy, they have to deal with the monsters of the mind. It can be very dangerous to lose yourself," he says.
The toughest part of the winter is the last quarter, when all the fresh food has gone. He and the only Russian crew member, Igor, were the only two who watched the sun rise after the months of darkness.
"I went in with this romantic idea about polar exploration, but there is nothing romantic about living in three months of darkness and isolation," he says.
Romantic notions aside, he is fast becoming the go-to doctor for extreme adventures. He has been advising Sir Ranulph Fiennes ahead of the veteran explorer's upcoming winter crossing of Antarctica -- Fiennes and his team set off from London on December 6.
And Kumar will be the expedition doctor for the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Centenary Expedition 2014 that will attempt to cross the Antarctic from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea via the South Pole, finishing off what polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to do in 1914.
For more shots of Kumar's mission in Concordia, check out the ESA's Flickr photostream.
Getting there
Interested in checking out Antarctica yourself? A number of tour operators run regular excursions during the warmer months of the year.
The International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO) is an umbrella group representing 95 percent of the tour companies operating in Antarctica. Their website has a full list of member tour operators.
The companies on this list take precautions and protocols that meet or exceed those laid out by the Antarctica Treaty System for visiting vessels -- everything from waste disposal to the distance you should keep from wildlife to contingency plans in case things go wrong.


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San Francisco Bay Area's Pioneers—Linking Technology and Public Policy
One of the best things about my job at CISCO is the opportunity to work with innovators in government, business, the independent sector, and nonprofits and examine the problems of urban communities in new ways.
Over the past year, I've had the pleasure of supporting the launch of a new civic presence in our hometown of San Jose that does this very well: the San Jose office of the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR San Jose.
Since 1910, SPUR has provided a place for Bay Area residents to come together to work out solutions to complicated problems. Today it's one of the leading civic planning organizations in the United States, respected for a strong-minded independence and a holistic approach to both the regional and city issues agenda.
SPUR San Jose is the very first office established outside of San Francisco in the organization's 100 year history. This is a long-overdue expansion – and it reflects SPUR's belief that Northern California's largest city is a key voice in the conversation about smart design, planning, policy and technological innovations that enable cities and regions to respond to the complex challenges of the 21st century.
SPUR's expansion to San Jose represents a special opportunity to share knowledge and best practices between the Bay Area's central cities. From adapting to climate change and sea level rise to creating the conditions for a thriving Bay Area economy, the region shares a common fate. We are linked by BART, Caltrain and other major regional infrastructure systems. We share an economy and a housing market. We are similarly confronted by the disadvantages of California's sclerotic government.
SPUR is pioneering solutions to the multiple challenges that define our era. The organization is driving the conversation around the future of work and ways to improve regional transit, putting forth a vision for using the principles of urbanism—density, walkability, interaction—to strengthen the Bay Area's economy. They continue to set an example for innovative ways government can partner with the private sector to strengthen economic dynamism and increase the livability of our region. SPUR's research on disaster planning and climate adaptation has framed the international definition of what it means to be a resilient city.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that SPUR's outstanding 2012 report on "The Urban Future of Work" is very much in synch with our own thinking about that subject. In fact, IBSG's "Work-Life Innovation" white paper series helps to fill in some of the blanks. For instance, "Work-Life Innovation: The Future of Distributed and Networked Work" outlines the compelling case, for business and society and government, and spells out some of the many ways that our current moment is a transformative moment in history for everyone who works, and it will change the ways we work, the where we work and the why we work.
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CISCO has been a major supporter of SPUR San Jose. We share an essential vision of the benefits of collaboration and a commitment to cross-sector partnerships to produce innovative solutions to the challenges facing urban areas. Those who are interested to know more should firstly check out SPUR San Jose's inaugural season of programming and then join as a member.
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Imagine wearing a piece from the new Dior autumn/winter line, Ferragamo Pumps and clutch, and a killer pair of Dolce and Gabbana shades. Then imagine stepping out of a Ferrari Scaglietti (in black) and being ushered to your suite in a five star hotel on the river bank of Florence called the St. Regis. Sometimes I wish that was me, but sadly I was only a spectator.
One of the people I share an apartment with is a dance instructor and he invited me to watch a show case at the St. Regis hotel. It was shocking to see a place that beautiful. Gold, expensive fabrics, and paintings galore!! I walked into the ballroom and was even more stunned with what the women and men were wearing. Flowy fabrics and styles inspired by the 20's flapper girls and the 30's Hollywood glamor. It was when I was watching these women twirl and spin that an amazing realization hit me. The movement of the body can either enhance a garment or be enhanced by a garment. I know teachers can tell you this over and over again but then again Goethe said it best, "In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply."
When the dancers stopped and the music turned to a lull of sound I decided to leave. On exiting the hotel I saw a larger man in an ebony suit with spit polished shoes. He had short white hair and was sporting not only diamonds and gold on his watch but I'm sure if he had any cavities they would have been capped with the same. All I could think was.... It's the Godfather! I was tempted to run up to him, kiss his ring then beg him to fund my fashion career. But then again I'm not that gutsy.


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Spain's debt rose to 92.2 percent of gross domestic product between April and June, above the government's year-end target of 91.4 percent of GDP, the Bank of Spain said on Friday.
Spanish debt is seen rising for at least another three years and could top 100 percent of GDP, its highest level in more than a century, as the country struggles to reduce one of the highest budget gaps in the euro zone and revive the economy.
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Country star Randy Travis admits driving drunk, gets probation
SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — Randy Travis has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in a case that began last summer when the naked country music star crashed his Pontiac Trans Am.
Travis received a 180-day suspended jail sentence, 24 months of probation and a $2,000 fine.
He entered the plea Thursday in a North Texas court. The misdemeanor was punishable by up to two years in jail and a $4,000 fine.
Authorities say a Trans Am registered to Travis veered off a road in August near Tioga, a town about 60 miles north of Dallas where the 53-year-old singer lives. The car struck several construction-zone barricades.
Investigators say Travis was naked and combative at the scene and had a blood alcohol level of more than 0.15. The legal limit for driving is 0.08.


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Monterey Bay Aquarium Joins San Francisco CityPASS Program
San Francisco (April 17, 2013) —
Home to sea otters, sharks, penguins, sea dragons and thousands of other marine animals and plants, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is the newest addition to the San Francisco CityPASS® program. Beginning April 17, travelers will have a choice between visiting the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 on San Francisco's lively Embarcadero waterfront or the Monterey Bay Aquarium, located two hours south of San Francisco via Highway 101.
"Our research reveals that a high number of San Francisco CityPASS buyers visit both San Francisco and Monterey during their trips to California," said Mike Gallagher, CityPASS co-founder. "So, it made sense to add a truly outstanding Monterey attraction. Now travelers can enjoy an aquarium experience whether they plan to stay in the city for their full vacation or explore more of the state by zipping down 101 to Monterey or by taking the more scenic coastal route on Highway 1."
San Francisco CityPASS ticket booklets, which shave 44 percent off combined attraction admissions, make planning a getaway to the "City by the Bay" a breeze. Each CityPASS covers prepaid admission to the California Academy of Sciences, a Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, a choice between the Aquarium of the Bay and Monterey Bay Aquarium, and a choice between the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor and the Exploratorium. And getting to the majority of these attractions — not to mention Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown and other popular sights — is easy with a Muni and Cable Car 7-Day Passport, also included with each San Francisco CityPASS ticket booklet. The passport lets visitors enjoy an unlimited number of rides on all Muni buses and streetcars, as well as the city's famous cable cars.
A 2013 San Francisco CityPASS ticket booklet costs $84 for adults, $59 for kids, 5-11. Passes, which can be purchased online at CityPASS.com or at any of the CityPASS attractions, are valid for nine consecutive days, beginning with the first day of use.
Spring travelers will definitely want to check out the Exploratorium's stunning new home at Pier 15 on San Francisco's historic Embarcadero waterfront. The museum's 330,000 square feet of indoor-outdoor space features some 600 exhibits, 25 percent of which are brand-new installations designed to engage, delight and inform. Located at the end of the pier is the Bay Observatory building, a mostly glass structure through which spectacular views of the bay complement a new gallery, an outdoor terrace, and a bayside restaurant.
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Marketing Your Book: How To Create Your Own Plan That Doesn't Make You Feel Like a Used Car Salesman
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Books are being published daily and with this, authors are trying to figure out how to get their book into the world, or more honestly, how to get more sales.
Jeannine Hall Gailey wrote a great post called: Why We Do Readings, Running to Stand Still, Book Tours Take a Toll and How Not To Build a Platform inspired by Anne R. Allen's take on book marketing with her post (which is also great): 7 Ways Authors Waste Time "Building Platform" on Social Media. I recommend reading both.
So I decided to offer my thoughts on book marketing as in 2014, my newest book, Hourglass Museum, will be published by the wonderful White Pine Press.
If you've read my blog before, you know, there are certain things one needs to do as an author that makes me uncomfortable, such as asking for blurbs (which I recently wrote about here.) Asking others to do things for me is not a strength of mine, I've had to realize that and work with it.
I realize there are also things about marketing I dislike, like the name "marketing," I prefer "sharing." I want people to know about my book so if they are interested they can buy it, but I don't want to wear my metaphorical Author Nametag around town or have my book peeking out of my shirt pocket --
(Note: I have seen two separate authors do both these things and it made me feel dirty and icky --oh, and his wasn't a metaphorical Author Nametag, it was a real-made-of-plastic Author Nametag and he wore it everywhere he went (whether giving a reading or not). And honestly, I lost respect for both authors and never bought their books because I felt they were the stereotypical used car salesmen, I think they're interested in me as a person and the next thing I know I'm driving out of the lot in a Yugo.)
I've learned we each have our own individual strengths and "weaknesses" traits we need to work with. "Weaknesses" such as general anxiety, ADHD, social anxiety/shyness, bi-polar, OCD, etc. (By the way, I put "weaknesses" in quotes because I'm reading a book called Better Than Normal: How What Makes You Different Can Make You Exceptional by Dale Archer which talks about these traits and a few more and how you can use them better.)
I realize is there is no one right way to market a book and you don't have to go cuckoo trying to make an "author platform" (a term I hate, a term I want to jump off of into the comfort of the sharing pool, where we share our book, but don't shove it down people's throat.)
So here are my suggestions to help you market your book:
(my hope is you'll get a few ideas yourself and find ways to highlight your talents):
What I Do to Market My Book
(or My How-Not-to-Hate-Marketing Plan):
1) Send something cool to the readers who have supported me before.
Usually it's a postcard I've created with Photoshop that I hope is more like an interesting art-piece than a marketing piece.
When I started with my first book, I sent about 100 of these out. Since then my mailing list has grown, but I like to send something of beauty to the people who I appreciate. It will say something about my new book coming out, but it hopefully is something more than they will want to keep or display in their own writing room.
Why to I do this? Because I like to send regular mail. I send valentines and Christmas cards. I have a penpal. I think stamps are awesome and my favorite museum in DC was the Postal Museum. Writing letters is part of my personality, something I love to do, as is art and graphic design. So I mixed the two and came up with this.
2) Send Out an Email Announcement, but try to keep it short, fun, and simple.
I get a lot of emails these days. So many that I don't even open some of them, I read the subject line, then delete without reading. Yes, that's my tough love approach to email. I love my time more than I love being overwhelmed by things I'm not interested in. Even Barack Obama, I've deleted yours (and Joe Biden's) email without reading them.
So when I send out mine, it's to the point, a couple links where to buy the book, a thank you for anyone who has supported me before and some interesting info about something that isn't my book--maybe another poet, maybe another book.
Why do I do this? It's the fastest, cheapest way to connect with my friends, family, and readers. It's just another way to let them know my book is out and if they want a copy, here's how to get one.
3) Mention it on Facebook.
It's not a hard sell, in fact, it's not a sell at all. It's more of a "guess what happened to me?" or "My box of books just arrived!'
I will mention it on my regular Facebook account and on my author page.
I put up events and info on my author page and if it's something I think my regular Facebook might be interested in, I share it from my author page on my regular account.
Note: Not everything on my author page is about my books, in fact, the majority of content is funny typos, misspelled graffiti, and book lover humor and images. Why? Because hearing about someone's book and only their book is both annoying and boring.
Why do I mention my book on my personal page on Facebook? I mostly do this so people know it's out and I'm excited about it and share the news.
I know a lot of people (writers) hate Facebook, but honestly, while I dislike wasting time on it, I like meeting other writers, poets, and artists who I wouldn't have known without it.
4) Do some readings.
(With one to three of them being more in the category of Book Release Party).
a) Book Release Reading/AWP Party: Since AWP is in Seattle this year, Susan Rich and I are lucky enough to have White Pine Press here, which has rented out a room at Taste Restaurant in the Seattle Art Museum, so we will get a book release reading there (it's Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 from 5-7 pm if you want to join us.)
b) Book Release at a Bookstore: Another will hopefully be at Open Books, our poetry-only bookstore in Seattle, the coolest place in the world.
c) Book Readings with Others: Ask my favorite poets to do readings at local venues or just outside the city venues. (Things are much more fun with friends.)
d) Book Party at my Place!: When my book comes out, I have a book party at my house for my favorite friends.
Okay, honestly, this isn't at all to sell my book, it's an excuse to have a party. And I love to shower my favorite friends with fun times and cool things. In 2010, I gave out small birdcages with Emily Dickinson's image in them (for my book Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room.) We made Emily Dickinson masks, had good wine and good food and yes, I had my guests come in costume, dressed as a version of Emily Dickinson which included grunge Emily Dickinson, punk Emily Dickinson, biker Emily Dickinson... (see images below).
|Different versions of Emily Dickinson
As you see, this is not about marketing, but about celebrating-- YOU JUST PUBLISHED A BOOK, you should celebrate!
5) Submit My Book for Book Awards: This is something your press can and should do for you, but if you have a press who doesn't, most of the time, you can do this on your own.
Letting people know about your book is hard, however, if it wins an award, it moves right on up the ladder into Book Prize Winner, or Book Prize Finalist! Sometimes it even gets a sticker.
The prize that choose your book usually has a larger audience than you do, so their marketing of the book prize and winners, will hit a lot of people you wouldn't normally reach. People who have never heard of you and can't believe that this is your third book and yet, they've never heard your name before (yes authors, this is true life, we are unknowns in the world for the most part.)
But that's okay. The goal is to create art and get it to readers who will love it. Really, if you bring being an author down to its basic level, that is it. Write good work. Share with good readers.
So for me, those are my top 5 ways to market (or share) my book.
But I do have a number 6.-- This blog.
I started this blog many years ago when there was no Facebook, no Twitter, but there was a community of poet bloggers. Many have moved on or are now just on Facebook, but for me, I like having this up-to-the-moment (or close to the moment) place where I write about living and writing creativity.
As a young poet, I read Kim Addonizio's blog and she wrote a post about being rejected by New Yorker (after they *asked her* to submit). That post was honest and showed me that yes, even "famous poets" get rejected and have bad days.
When I started this blog, I promised to share the good and the bad. From blog posts on how many times I submitted Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room (um, about 70!) before it was accepted (read History of a Manuscript here), to being rejected in general, to the good of creative clusters.
While I don't think a blog is for everyone, for me it's a good way to connect with other writers, artists, and creative people in general. It's a place I can sort out my feelings about life and share the ups and downs.
I try to post at least once a week because the worst blogs are the ones that sit for over a month without any posts, not even an image of something, just nothing.
I appreciate the "long form" way of communicating--letters, blogs, books, stories, essays.
Why I do blog? Sometimes (most times) I can't say what's on my mind in under 140 characters, and Facebook doesn't appreciate the art of the paragraph, so here I am, still blogging...it's been over a decade, three blogs, two platforms, but I continue.
Final Thoughts for Other Authors, Writers, and Poets:
1) Do what you love doing and use it to market your book
If it's sending postcards, interacting on Facebook, giving readings, cooking, driving, painting, playing guitar, drawing pictures, etc.) find a way to incorporate that into how you market (or share) your book.
2) Stretch yourself a little, but don't change who you are or your values.
I want to say "Just do what you love!" but dear introverted authors, I understand if I told you it was okay to sit in your house and not do anything except write, you may be good with that!
You need to do some things that take you out of your comfort zone-- like readings, or asking for a reading, or asking for a blurb or...
As humans, we need to stretch ourselves and live outside our comfort zone, and as authors, we owe it to ourselves. We worked hard on our books, let others at least know about them--you don't have to be the hard sell, (in fact I suggest not doing that), but you need to do the minimum, plus a tad more than what's comfortable to you.
3) Don't feel you have to do everything.
If you don't like blogging, don't have a blog. It will be a waste of time and just frustrate you.
If you don't like Twitter, don't tweet or feel you have too.
Find out how you like to connect with readers--GoodReads? Facebook? Red Room? In Person? By mail? By email? Standing on a ferry playing guitar? Choose your own path, but don't feel you have to continue to promote your book day in and day out, you don't.
4) Be Open to Opportunity & Allow for Happy Accidents to Happen and Most of All-- Don't Self-Sabotage!
If someone writes you and says they found your book and like for you to drive 2 hours to their college to give a talk and that absolutely petrifies you, do not *not* answer their email because you're afraid or nervous.
If there's a deadline for a book prize or to get your proposal in for a writer's conference, don't blow it off.
These places are where happy accidents happen--you do one thing and it leads to another.
You apply to read at a poetry festival and you meet your favorite poet, who is fantastic and then blurbs your next book. Or who has a blog and shares your blog on it. Or you just become friends and well, that's fantastic!
Be open for opportunities. Listen to your instincts. And most of all, have fun and enjoy your success--you published a book, you're a published author. That's important and good and should be enjoyed, appreciated, and celebrated.
I'm going to do another blog post on my thoughts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other ways people market their books, but I think that's enough for now.
Marketing your book should not be overwhelming, but enjoyable.
Thanks for listening.
~ Kelli Russell Agodon is a writer, editor, and poet from the Northwest.
She is the author of Lettersfrom the Emily Dickinson Room (White Pine Press, 2010), Winner of the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Prize in Poetry and a Finalist for the Washington State Book Award. She is also the author of Small Knots (2004) and the chapbook, Geography (2003). She co-edited the first eBook anthology of contemporary women's poetry, Fire OnHer Tongue and recently completed The Daily Poet, a book of poetry writing exercises she coauthored with Martha Silano, which will be available in late 2013. Her third full collection, Hourglass Museum, will be available in February 2014.
Kelli is the co-founder of Two Sylvias Press and the editor of Seattle's literary journal, Crab Creek Review. She's an avid mountain biker, paddleboarder, and kayaker. She loves museums and dessert, but despises cheesecake.
Her most recent book Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room was released for Kindle and is available here at its lowest price of $4.24 on Amazon
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Sorry, I'm not trying to stress you out…but it's back-to-school time, and for far too many California students, that means going into substantial debt. In a few years, it will mean getting one of those emails every single month.
Our higher education system is on an unsustainable path – as a UC Regent and a CSU Trustee, I see it first-hand. We all talk about economic recovery and job growth, and we all know that an educated, skilled workforce is a key component of that, but still too many of our colleges and universities remain out-of-reach – or so expensive that they cripple students' finances and limit their opportunities after they finish school. It's not right.
I was glad to see President Obama address the need for reform in our higher education system last week and I applaud his call for action. But what happens now that the bus tour is over and we've moved on to the latest headline of the week? The students starting classes this week certainly won't see a difference. What about the ones who start college next year? Or the year after that?
If you're ready to join me in the fight to keep our California public education institutions accessible to all, let me know! Check out my new Higher Ed. magazine on Flipboard to stay on top of the latest news, and give me your feedback on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Thanks,
"and we all know that an educated, skilled workforce is a key component of that,"
I disagree
base wealth is not increased by people having greater education
people with education are more often employed by those with money
interest on my student loan of $35 k will be 7 k by next year. that's 20% AccountNumber 804102982 that can't be right.


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When Budget Disclosure is Not Enough
Deliberations around public budgets can sometimes bring out the worst in parliamentarians but impassioned responses rarely come from citizens themselves. Perhaps it is because budgets come in the form of tomes, with tables upon tables of data and very little context. Even though those tables reflect social services and entitlements that impact us all, simply disclosing this information does not necessarily mean that these documents will be understood or the resources well spent.
The Budget Transparency Initiative (BTI), led by the World Bank's Social Development Department and funded by the Governance Partnership Facility, has introduced a methodology to disclose, simplify, and analyze budgets at various levels to not only bring this information closer to citizens but also create enabling spaces for them to provide feedback.


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Well it wouldn't be a week without some Ryan Miller trade speculation. Earlier this week there was some smoke, even if there might not be a fire, with some nuggets going around the Web that Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks is being held as trade bait.
That was tied to Miller supposedly saying he'd be willing to be traded. Then some Ducks scouts were at the most recent Sabres game versus the Islanders. Rumors swirled connecting him with his LA-based actress wife Noureen DeWulf and that he might be looking to pull a Gretzky and head to Cali. (Hey, at least then his attitude would match his city! I'm just sayin'. And you can get away with saying anything if you add "I'm just saying" after it.)
Well, first of all, Phil at Black & Blue & Gold says there's nothing to get excited about with the Ducks scouts. Apparently, it's pretty routine for scouts to check out other teams and it was mostly likely coincidence.
Pierre LeBrun at ESPN has since contacted Ryan Miller who cleared things up. He texted Pierre:
"I am proud of being a Sabre for all we have accomplished, and I am excited about the new chapter Terry and Kim Pegula have inspired. I am working hard to get healthy and build my game back to where I want it so I can start to contribute to an effort to build a championship team."
At least Miller is texting the right things, even if he doesn't say similar things in post-game interviews.
Miller's $6,250,000 salary and cap hit would be a huge problem in moving him, even if the Sabres wanted to. The offseason market for goalies wasn't even that great so perhaps the demand just isn't there.
On top of that, Bruce Boudreau got hired by the Ducks as their new coach. This might kill the rumored strategy that the Ducks had before hiring him of shopping guys around. Or it might strengthen those rumors. This makes my head hurt and is why it's probably fruitless to speculate on this sort of thing.
But hey, we're fans, that's what we do, right? And I'm just playing devil's advocate here, but the Sabres have a young guy in Enroth who's been very solid with Miller out. Jhonas Enroth and Drew McIntyre could do just as well as Miller has this year. Miller could now be labeled "injury-prone" or at least have ongoing concussion symptoms. He didn't even look at top form most of this year. If we can move him now we can get close to full value for him. That and he's kind of a jerk in interviews and doesn't fit the attitude of the city.
Now, I really don't feel that way, at least mostly. A tiny sliver of me believes that we would be ok without Miller. For the most part though I think we need him and it would be absolutely ludicrous to trade him at this point.
Good thing it looks like there's nothing at all to these trade rumors. Right?
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LeAnn Rimes Spotted Kissing Female Friend in Public
It's the stuff tabloids are made of -- the details fans love to read and haters love to hate on. E! News recently reported that the paparazzi caught country star LeAnn Rimes laying a kiss on one of her best gal pals in the bright sunshine. But perhaps the most interesting element of the story is that Rimes' husband, 38-year-old Eddie Cibrian, was right there snapping photos along with the celebrity photographers.
The country-pop princess was apparently on a weekend away with her husband when she got so uninhibited on camera. Her husband and another guy continued to watch as Rimes removed her shirt, revealing her black bra, still messing around with her female friend. According to E!, Rimes later posted a picture of her and her friend (both fully clad and just smiling together) to Twitter with the tweet "My girl Lizzie." She also posted another pic of her with her husband, simply writing "Sweet kisses."
You have to think that Rimes, like every other star, gets fed up with the way things are covered in the public eye. This morning (March 28), a friend on Twitter mentioned that she defended the celeb on a website making a spectacle of the "racy kiss." Tweeting back at her friend, Rimes said, "thx, but let it go. They will make something out of nothing always. Much love."
The 'I Need You' singer is already hard at work on her 11th studio album, which will reportedly be called 'Spitfire' and be released with Curb Records, the label Rimes has been on since she was only 11.
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Dr. Nancy Sonneveldt Miller of the Hope College faculty has received the third annual Lakeshore ATHENA Award.
Miller, who is the dean for the social sciences and a professor of education at Hope, was honored during a luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the Trillium Banquet and Conference Center in Spring Lake. The event celebrated all of the award's 21 nominees, who also included another member of the college's administration: Vanessa Greene, director of multicultural life.
"We at Hope College are pleased to have had two outstanding members of our administrative staff honored through the ATHENA Award program," said Hope College President Dr. James E. Bultman. "Both Nancy and Vanessa have made important contributions to the life of the college and the area, and richly deserve recognition for their dedicated service to Hope and the community.
Of Miller specifically, Bultman noted, "She is a servant-leader who performs as well in the forefront as she does behind the scenes. She has distinguished herself with her work not only at the college but also in a variety of community organizations and her church. She is a most worthy recipient."
The ATHENA Award honors exceptional individuals who have demonstrated excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession; provided valuable service by contributing time and energy to improving the quality of life for others in the community; and actively assist women in realizing their full leadership potential. The Lakeshore ATHENA Awards program is a collaboration of the Chamber of Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg; the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce; and the Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce.
Miller has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1968, and has served as dean for the social sciences since 1985. The departments within her academic division include communication; economics, management and accounting; education; kinesiology; political science; psychology; and sociology and social work. She is also responsible for the college's CASA (Children's After School Achievement), PATH (Program for the Academically Talented at Hope), Project TEACH (Teachers Entering A Career through Hope) and Upward Bound programs, all of which are designed for local school children, as well as the intercollegiate athletic program and the Carl Frost Center for Social Science Research.
Miller has served the college in a variety of ways, including as interim provost during 2001-02 and as a faculty representative to the Board of Trustees. She chaired the Hope committee that developed the college's MarthaMillerCenter for Global Communication, which opened in the fall of 2005. In 1995 she delivered the college's Baccalaureate sermon.
She was integral to the development of Hope's maternity/parental leave policy, a policy, she says, that today is generous and flexible. She has also encouraged recruiting women, and takes pride in the fact that 50 percent of the faculty and administrative staff positions in the social sciences are held by women. Overall, at least 40 percent of Hope's faculty is female, up from less than 20 percent when she joined the faculty.
Miller has been a member of the Board of Trustees for Western Theological Seminary since 2001, and currently serves on the executive committee, is the vice-moderator, moderator of the academic committee and chair of the presidential search committee. For more than 30 years, she and her husband Phil have coordinated the Christmas Project for Bethany Christian Services, a program that provides gifts for each child that Bethany has in its foster and residential care, more than 400 each year. She is also on the board of "Breakfast with Baby," an outreach program based at Fourth Reformed Church to serve pregnant moms and infants under one year of age.
Her past community involvement includes having served three terms on the Board of Education of the Holland Christian Schools. She has been an elder at ChristMemorialChurch, and has served the Reformed Church in America (RCA) in a variety of ways, including as an at-large representative with the General Synod Council.
She and Phil received an Outstanding Volunteer Award from the West Michigan Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2004. In 2001 they received the "Family Award" from the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area.
Miller is a 1962 Hope graduate. She holds a master's degree from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from Michigan State University. Prior to joining the Hope faculty she had taught at the elementary and junior-high level in the Wyoming Public Schools.
She and Phil have three grown children, Christopher, Derek and Melinda, and two grandchildren.
The ATHENA Award is presented annually by chambers of commerce, women's organizations and universities. Since the program's inception in 1982, more than 5,000 awards have been presented in more than 500 communities in the United States, Canada, China, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. By honoring exceptional leaders, the ATHENA Award Program seeks to inspire others to achieve excellence in their professional and personal lives.
The previous recipients of the award locally were Nancy Crandall, former mayor of Norton Shores, in 2005; and Nancy McCarthy, former president and CEO of Hackley Visiting Nurse Services and Hospice, in 2006.


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Nearby is beautiful Spring Bluff Railway Station. See the award winning gardens and have a cuppa at the cafe, open every day in September and Thursday to Sunday all other months 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Although it is hard to imagine, around 100 years ago Murphy's Creek was a thriving business centre with a tannery and bookmaker, blacksmith, bacon factory, wool scour, brickyards, pit sawmill, stone quarries, two stores, a butcher, two hotels and a bakery, a police station, court house and three churches. There were over a hundred children in the school. First called Fingal, the settlement grew when the railway line pushed up the range to Toowoomba.
The nearby creek gave its name to the town just as Peter Murphy had given his name to the creek when he built his station nearby in 1841.
There is a fiery flavour to Murphy's Creek these days with the annual Chilli Festival held in October. With over 90 chilli themed vendors plus non chilli offerings, the community fires up to welcome visitors for a wonderful day out in the country.
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New Orleans, LA–97 to 284… 381 people in total. Sat on Decatur St in the French Quarter and tried to spange [to ask for spare change, panhandle–ed] on all of these people–but not for money, or cigarettes nor booze. No, I was pleading for smiles, or grins or even a small smirk. I turned down every offer of money and cigarettes (though I did accept a bag of cookies from one man, for it was food. And a tall boy of PBR from a couple, as we had quite a long conversation about my thoughts on several scientific topics, including the most likely form of the universe, to cryogenics.
I spanged this way for a number of reasons; one, because a smile can be quite contagious. And I was hoping for a domino effect. But more importantly for the next two reasons, the second being that it's a break from the usual selfish plea that barrage the average passerby on any given day. The plea wasn't for me, but instead for them, to make their nights slightly better, and yes, if only slightly… but the main reason for this performance art/social study was to gauge just how detached we as a society, and as a species, have become towards the cries of those desperate and in need. It was meant to pierce that bubble of indifference, a calyx many have formed over their conscience throughout the years from a steady form of indoctrinated false elitism, in hopes of exposing the empathy that lies underneath and, more importantly, the ability to preform acts of charity and good will. I understand why people feel the need to turn a blind eye, though I can never condone such a reason.
In this country of extreme privilege, it's difficult to see how one can be so self-absorbed with such petty first world problems, that they can't even acknowledge others who are in far dire circumstances–to push that line of comfort to the point of breaking, just to be seen and heard, not as a beggar, but as a human being. And for them to understand that, they both are one in the same. With only a dollar in my pocket I turned down (for certain) 18 dollars (and another 43 cents that was thrown at me from what appeared to be a man who became quite irate after I turned down his first advance of the change… also, this excludes the uncertain amount from the offers of money from people who hadn't pulled any out yet) and 23 cigarettes. I did so because it would have sullied the entire project, to look the way I look and to respond to these people with "No thank you, but please share the same consideration and kindness to any brothers and sisters in need of it, down the road." And to see their expression change to slight confusion, and then an unspoken acceptance of such a drastic diversion of the usual routine, only better solidifies the message. And that is, it isn't about what one needs, but what one can spare to make this world a better place. If only just a few fleeting seconds, to hear a voice that is usually lost to the wind.
On a side note, the dollar was given to me by a homebum, he saw me outside of a gas station salvaging some food from the trash. He told me not to do that, and before even laying eye on my face had offered and insisted on buying me a burger, a gesture I couldn't turn down–not because I was starving, but because that must have taken a lot, when one has so little. When buying the burger he handed me the dollar, to my usual "No, brother, I can't," to which he insisted further saying, "Take it, son, it will keep the gangs off you." He gave me some pointers on stealing food from major supermarkets, and he went on his way, not expecting anything in return. And that's what it's really about–to have a sense of humanity. Hence why you can see how I can't understand how someone can't stop for a few seconds just to acknowledge someone else. And for all of those who think they can't, the bullshit you're rushing off to isn't that fucking important, hate to break it to you…
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text: Power Hour: Profits for 2013 Corn/Soybeans? Think 2011 November 30, 2012 08:30 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ed Clark Top Producer Business and Issues Editor Email All evidence points to 2012 being one for the record books on the profit side of the ledger, no contest. While 2013 returns will not quite match those of this year for corn and soybean producers, returns in the upcoming year still should be very much in positive territory. Looking at the present year, USDA is forecasting a $7.60/bu. average corn price and a yield of 122 bushels per acre. That comes to returns of $927 per acre. The numbers for 2013, using present December corn futures of about $6 and a trend line yield of 160 come to $960 per acre, higher still from what the market provides. That's not an accurate read because it doesn't factor in federal crop insurance payments, which boost returns by billions of dollars. William Murphy, administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency, says it will probably be January before actual 2012 insurable crop losses are fully known, but yields came in higher than expected. "The $20 billion estimate of losses is too high," he states. Whatever the final number, it will most certainly boost farm profits off the scale into uncharted territory, forecasters say. "Profits for 2013 will back off a little and look a lot like 2011," says Chad Hart, ag economist at Iowa State University. "Next year still should be profitable for corn and soybean producers, just not as profitable as this year," Hart adds. On the expense side, he's forecasting a 5% to 7% increase, if that, due in part to rising cash rents and seed costs. He is not expecting a rise in fertilizer costs. Total costs are likely to be in the $4.70 to $4.80/bu. range for corn, and $11.30 to $11.40 for soybeans, both well below futures market price offerings for both crops. That being the case, Hart thinks price protection is in order. Here's why: "I can tell a good story on why corn prices next fall should be either $4 or $9." While both corn and soybean prices are likely to be volatile, expect soybean prices to be the more volatile of the two, Hart says. That's largely because of the importance of South American production this winter and continued strong Chinese demand for beans. That's not to say corn prices won't be volatile too, though, with the Western Corn Belt and parts of the Central Corn Belt still suffering from severe drought. Producers don't actually have to sell crops for price protection, they also could use options, both puts and calls, Hart says. Plus, they can make good use of revenue protection available under federal crop insurance. If, come early summer, it appears U.S. crops are off and running to the races, and South American crops were as good as forecasted, futures prices could take a tumble, Hart says. Because of that, it may pay to protect what's on the table while still holding onto the option to participate in future price rises should they occur. Back to news


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SUWANEE, Ga.—Senior Mark Messenger and sophomore Erin Moore have been named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) third annual Men's and Women's Basketball All-Sportsmanship teams.
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Eight people were wounded in separate shootings across the South and West sides overnight, according to Chicago police.
Four of the shootings happened between 2:15 a.m. and 3:30 a.m., and none happened north of Interstate 290, the Eisenhower Expressway.
The most recent shooting happened about 6:21 a.m. near the intersection of 27th Street and Kedvale Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood.
The victim told police he was walking on the sidewalk when he was confronted by an unknown gunman who shouted gang slogans before firing at the boy numerous times, according to police News Affairs Officer Jose Estrada.
The victim, who is a documented gang member, was shot in the left leg, right thigh, and the buttocks, was taken by an acquaintance to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition had stabilized, Estrada said.
No one was in custody and Area Central detective are investigating, Estrada said.
About 3:25 a.m. in the 3300 block of West Douglas Boulevard in the Lawndale neighborhood, a 51-year-old man who was standing outside was shot once in each thigh. He drove himself to Loretto Hospital and is in stable condition, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
About 10 minutes earlier, a 27-year-old man was shot in the foot in the 2400 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood. He drove himself to Mount Sinai Hospital, Greer said. He's in stable condition.
Police pulled over a speeding car on Garfield Boulevard at Racine Avenue in Englewood and found a 22-year-old man inside who had been shot in the arm, Greer said. The man had been shot in the 5900 block of South Maplewood Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood about 2:55 a.m. He's at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where his condition had stabilized, police said. Someone shot him when he was getting into his car, Greer said.
About 2:15 a.m., a man was shot near 71st Street and Rhodes Avenue in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. The 23-year-old heard shots and felt pain, police said, and was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County with a thigh wound.
Two young men were shot on Prairie Avenue in separate Bronzeville neighborhood attacks at 12:05 a.m. and 1 a.m., police said.
A 24-year-old man drove to a gas station at 47th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive after someone shot him in the hand in the 4800 block of South Prairie Avenue about 12:55 a.m., police said. The man was taken from the gas station to Stroger hospital.
Someone dropped a 20-year-old man off at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center with a gunshot wound about 12:10 a.m., police said. Two men approached the man in the 4000 block of South Prairie Avenue, demanded money and started beating him, Greer said. The man tried to flee and was shot once in the leg.
On the Far South Side, a 17-year-old boy was shot near 107th Street and Hoxie Avenue in the South Deering neighborhood about 8:15 p.m. Saturday night. The boy was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center with a wound to the right arm, police said; his condition has stabilized.
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