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Should you hire a book publicist?
In my last post, I wrote about some of the questions authors might want to get clear on when it comes to publicising their books, especially when it comes to understand a publisher's commitment to promoting a new title.
Now, I'm going to talk about what happens if you decide to maximize your chances of getting press for your book by hiring a publicist.
Notice how I said maximize your chances of getting press? That's because publicity is often a game of odds. Sure, we all want to believe our books could be The Next Big Thing, but we also need to remember that there are no guarantees in publicity. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't try.
That gamble is one of the reasons is makes it so hard to know whether hiring a publicist to help promote your book is the right thing to do. It's a significant financial investment, and it's also a decision that could make or break your book.
If you choose the wrong publicist, you can end up wasting not just money but time. After all, your book is only new for a short window of time.
When my third book came out, I decided to hire a publicist to help me out. I'd put a lot of work into promoting my last book by myself and while I felt like the efforts were worthwhile, it was also an exhausting process in a lot of ways. I also felt that there were opportunities that a publicist might be able to leverage better than I could.
I also just didn't want to do it on my own again. My father had just died and my book was due out in six months. I had no idea what I would feel up to when it was finally released and so I decided to take the pressure off myself completely.
One of the things I really wanted for my book at the time was to get some coverage outside of Canada, so I looked in U.S. publicists in the hopes that they would have some leads on where my book might get some coverage.
I talked to a few different publicists but was really listening for someone who was excited about my book and who understood what it was all about. After exploring a few options, I found a boutique agency I really liked and decided to go for it.
It was an investment, but I had some savings that I was willing to use. I really believed in my project and I felt confident in being able to choose a publicist on my own. I'd been working as a publicist myself in a different industry for a number by then, and I felt my goals were clear and my expectations realistic.
We had agreed on a campaign that would begin in August. My book was scheduled for an October release, and the campaign would last for three months – enough time to get it out there in advance of the launch.
In the proposal, the publicity team suggested some ideas for a tour, which I would have to fund myself. Given that I was already putting my budget into the publicity campaign as it was (and, to be honest, I wasn't up for being on the road much that year), I said I really wanted to focus on reviews, blog tours, and press.
I sent some suggestions for places I hoped my book might be pitched to, and I also asked if they could look into some guest column opportunities that I'd seen some other authors participate in.
As we got closer to the end of July, I started to wonder when I was going to see any press materials. I had put down a deposit for my campaign and had provided all of the information I'd been asked, but there was no sign of a media kit or a press release and the beginning of August was just around the corner.
When I ask when I could see something for review, they told me that they weren't going to start working on the campaign until August. Which is a big difference from saying the campaign is starting in August.
In all of my experience in PR, campaign start dates had always implied the day a campaign would begin. The work leading up to that date would always be done in advance to make sure everything was ready to go.
They brushed it off, thanking me for highlighting this as a learning experience about how they can better communicate with future clients.
This was a red flag that came too late for me. It was almost August and my campaign wasn't going to be ready yet.
I started to question what this meant for timelines: If they weren't starting to work on anything until August, that meant my campaign had no real start date.
I'd signed a contract with these people that basically had no specific timelines for when they would start promoting my book. What I thought was going to be a three-month campaign suddenly shrunk down to an indeterminate length of time.
I started to worry: What if they were "working" on materials for two months? There was no actual deadline for them, I realized. My campaign could be launching on August 15 or September 1 or anywhere between or beyond.
I also felt really dumb. I wondered if I hadn't asked the right questions. I wondered if I'd gone in feeling too confident about my own experience with promotion.
I looked over my contract and all of our past communications and there was nothing to indicate that my campaign would be starting any later than August 1.
Things were starting to get fishy, and I was getting nervous. I knew this was putting my book at risk of losing opportunities. Even if it wasn't chosen for the Fall coverage I was hoping for (because let's face it, the Fall is a busy season for books), I at least wanted it to be considered. But if it wasn't even making it into an editor's inbox in advance, it had no chance.
But I was already in and I needed these people to work with me, so in the end I let it go. It was too late to do anything else.
When the campaign did get going, I was set up on a "blog tour" which had sounded like a great opportunity on paper. I'd seen some friends participate in something similar and was excited to try it.
Some of these opportunities were great. Others…not so much. A few simply took the description from the back of my book and used that as their blog content. Another blog had a theme that married food and books and wow, what a misalignment that was for my novel, which talks about blood and vomit at least 100 times throughout.
That blogger gave my book a one-star rating, but I couldn't take it personally. It obviously wasn't her thing and shouldn't have been pitched to her in the first place.
I had paid the publicist to put the book up on NetGalley, where reviewers can grab books for free in exchange for honest reviews. A lot of people took the free copies, but did nothing with them. It did some Goodreads ratings, but this isn't the same as press, which was what I'd asked for from this campaign.
When I did start getting reports of where my book was pitched to, some of the suggested outlets I'd hoped for contact with weren't even included. I had to ask why they weren't on the list and was assured they had been pitched to, though I couldn't know for sure.
I also noticed that there were a number of music magazines listed that didn't review or write about books at all. But because I had a background in music journalism – even though my current book wasn't about music – they thought it might increase "the odds."
In reality, my odds sucked. Trying to get a magazine to work outside of their editorial mandate is a futile effort. And what made it worse was that there were so many other publications and book blogs that my campaign hadn't reached out to at all. If they wanted to increase the odds, they should have pitched my work to more places that are actually interested in books.
Their report also included a huge list of U.S. bookstores and venues they'd contacted about signings and appearances, even though that wasn't my goal for the campaign. Why not pitch more magazines, newspapers, and blogs? I wondered.
At the end of October, I had very little coverage to show for my investment. I was bummed. And even though I'd done what I could to avoid taking on my own publicity again, I hunkered down and started putting together my own media list.
I also looked back at the outlets that the publicity team had pitched to and circled back to some that sounded promising. Many said they hadn't heard from anyone about it before I reached out. It could be that the original messages got lost somewhere, but again, I'll never know for sure.
I ended up being able to salvage some publicity. It took hours to do it all alone, but I didn't have a choice. I also couldn't help but wonder what might have been if I'd worked with a different team, or if I'd just done it myself from the start back in the summer.
So what's my advice for anyone looking to hire a publicist?
1. Start your search early. Give yourself six months, at least, if not more. You don't want to feel rushed in making a decision. It will take time to have conversations with prospective publicists, and they will also need time to craft their proposals for you. You don't want to rush it.
2. Do your research and get references beyond the testimonials they make available through their website. Don't think that a conversation with the publicist is enough. One mistake I made was that I didn't ask other authors how their experiences had gone with the agency I hired. Even though this agency did have some great reviews, you don't know what isn't being said.
3. Ask who will be working on your campaign. The person I talked to at the agency I hired was not the person who ended up running my campaign. In hindsight, I should have asked for more communication with more of their team.
4. Make sure you get deadlines and dates in writing for everything. Ask when you will see a first draft of their pitch or press release. Ask when they are going to start working on your campaign, and when it will go live.
5. Ask them where they see your book being covered. Get them to talk about their own ideas for it to see if they align with your goals.
6. Don't be afraid to be a boss. It's your book and it's your money and if something isn't working right, you need to say so.


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Schäuble's plan — force Greece out of the Eurozone14 Jul, 2015 at 09:19 | Posted in Economics | 1 Comment
Five months of intense negotiations between Greece and the Eurogroup never had a chance of success. Condemned to lead to impasse, their purpose was to pave the ground for what Dr Schäuble had decided was 'optimal' well before our government was even elected: That Greece should be eased out of the Eurozone in order to discipline member-states resisting his very specific plan for re-structuring the Eurozone.
This is no theory.
How do I know Grexit is an important part of Dr Schäuble's plan for Europe?
Because he told me so!
I wrote this article not as a Greek politician critical of the German press' denigration of our sensible proposals, of Berlin's refusal seriously to consider our moderate debt re-profiling plan, of the European Central Bank's highly political decision to asphyxiate our government, of the Eurogroup's decision to give the ECB the green light to shut down our banks.
I wrote this article as a European observing the unfolding of a particular Plan for Europe – Dr Schäuble's Plan.
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Do you remember getting your first cell phone?
Somewhere between the pinnacle of second-generation (2G – GSM) mobile phones and the advent of third-generation(3G – CDMA) mobile technology, I got one of my first cell phones. I was 27 years old. It was a ruse from the start. It was around the end of 2002 or the beginning of 2003. I was married, we bought a pair of phones. The purpose? To keep in touch in case of emergency. The hidden purpose? So my (then) husband could keep in touch with his mistress(es).
And so began my love-hate relationship with cellular technology.
Particularly texting.
Years before cell phones, we'd call, we'd talk, we'd buy a long cord so we could walk into the next room for privacy. I'd listen into my brother's calls to his girlfriends. We'd make prank calls (before caller ID). In my house we had the following rules:
- No calls after 9pm
- No calls during dinner
Life was simple(r).
But now – who hasn't accidentally texted the wrong person?
Who hasn't had an auto-correct fail?
Who hasn't had hurt feelings because tone doesn't come across in a text?
There are two reasons why I can't stand texting sometimes:
- Tone
- Body language (real, not emoji, facial expressions)
In the past 7 days alone I've unintentionally offended people I care about.
I'm a technical writer. Brevity, being concise, using simple, easy-to-use language, saying more with less – these are how I make money.
But sometimes a conversation needs to be longer, and face-to-face. Discussions about politics, theology, relationship make-or-break issues – these are among the face-to-face issues.
These are also the very issues lately that led to my not-so-great texting moments.
If you know me, you know who I am, what I'm about, and that I have ZERO ill-will toward people. Especially people I love or spend any amount of time with each week.
But the people who have typically gotten hurt or offended or irritated by my texts usually are those I'm not around often – like for weeks or months. They've forgotten that it is my practice to lead with love.
Somehow a screen erases a person and their feelings and leaves us to be bolder than we typically are (or to SEEM bolder). I recognize that this happens to me, and when it does, I'm the first to say (usually aloud) – "dang it – I can't take that back." Seriously. If I had a dime for every time I've said that to myself the last 7 days…
This, I'm afraid, cannot be helped – even with all of the emojis in the world.
The answer?
I am a thinker, but perhaps I should think longer before I text.
I could Skype or FaceTime instead.
But honestly – I make it a practice to meet my closest friends for coffee or lunch regularly – because real friends don't let real friends communicate by text only. It's just not healthy.
So there you have it, Usher, These Are My Confessions.
P.S. if I've offended anyone in any way by writing this, it was completely unintentional. The only person I meant to call out for bad textiquette is myself.


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Health and the Economy in the United States, from 1750 to the Present
NBER Working Paper No. 19685
I discuss the health transition in the United States, bringing new data to bear on health indicators, and investigating the changing relationship between health, income, and the environment. I argue that scientific advances played an outsize role and that health improvements were largest among the poor. Health improvements were not a precondition for modern economic growth. The gains to health are largest when the economy has moved from "brawn" to "brains" because this is when the wage returns to education are high, leading the healthy to obtain more education. More education may improve use of health knowledge, producing a virtuous cycle.
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Amarnoth on Reddit writes:
My home in the US, the Twin Cities, we have a lot of Somalian muslims because our government thought refugees needed a home.
Now every other month another five or six young kids from that community go to fight with Al Shabab in Somalia. And if you ask the local Somalians about it, most of them know a friend, a brother, an uncle who's gone over there to fight. They don't even feel ashamed. For them it's normal. What's more, they're responsible for around half the crime in our city. Our murder rate is three times what it is in Moscow and other European cities! It's crazy!
Edit: Forty men! I searched, by august of 2014 there were at least 40 men from my city who joined ISIS!


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Ever wondered what those footprints are that you keep finding in the woods? Maybe they are left behind by a fox, badger or deer? If you want to find out, then why not try our Animal Tracks Casting Kit? It's easy to use, and comes with everything you need to create plaster casts of footprints found out in the woods!
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Friday, 7 September 2007
Je vais te dire un (woman) secret
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- Héloïse J. said...
lol.'even if nobody sees it.':D -i'm thinking the same way. because if you dress for the image (and not for the others)you have to be inside out adorable :P .i love the pink socks now for the fall nights!
- 7 September 2007 at 19:33
- discotheque confusion said...
I find that I put off buying underwear so easily, and I always seem to need to buy it!
Love the last picture though, it makes me think of that "Carrie" feeling of wandering around your home in your underwear feeling the perfect combination of sexy and cosy.
Nice tribute to Pavarotti, ha. I can't BELIEVE he died! Crazy...
S xx
- 8 September 2007 at 03:40
- Andrea Martínez said...
I really think that too! Find the right lingerie and make you feel good is so important. I enjoy to go shopping these gorgeous items
- 9 September 2007 at 06:27
- Ella Gregory said...
my obsession is sunglasses but after this post i may have to obsess over underwear more
- 9 September 2007 at 10:25
- Jo said...
I love woman secreat!
- 9 September 2007 at 16:03
- Ellie Lee said...
wow i've never given women's secret the time of my life before (having been addicted to la senza's goodies) and NOW. haha! i just wna ged some of those cute lingeries too!!
u're tempting me!!!
- 9 September 2007 at 17:51
- cotton candy said...
oh! lingerie. *blushes* finding the right lingerie can be so hard i think. but how can one resist from lingerie when there are so many gorgeous patterns/designs out there?? =]
- 10 September 2007 at 10:24
- Abril said...
Hola, gracias por dejar esa dirección para crear outfits en los comentarios de talla 40. No sabía cómo hacerlo y me apetecía porque tengo un fotolog y quería poner outfits. Muchas gracias.
Besos :*
P.D.: siempre me gustó ese cuadro ;)
- 10 September 2007 at 16:33
- Char Ruiz Manjarrez said...
Loved that last look, the sweater looks comfy!
- 11 September 2007 at 03:16
- Lisa Breslin said...
Was just in Malaga there and discovered this great company (I bought the set second from bottom), had no idea that it was online though - thanks so much!
- 11 September 2007 at 10:44
- charley said...
i love the bottom piece and the white set (that you bought). i love underwear too, and also loungewear (just stuff for hanging around the house, e.g. the said bottom pic) its cute
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A 23-year-old man has been brutally tortured and killed by his friends in the city of Volgograd in southern Russia after revealing that he was homosexual.
The perpetrators reportedly inserted beer bottles in his private parts and cut his penis. Investigators say the victim's head was smashed with a 20 kg rock, making it difficult for the authorities to identify the mutilated body.
In a rare admission, local authorities in Russia said the incident was a product of hate crime.
The man was drinking with two of his friends aged 22 and 27 when the attack took place. His friends pounced on him as soon as he revealed he was gay, according to police. "The motive for the crime was the [victim's] non-traditional sexual orientation," said senior official Andrei Gapchenko.
While two suspects are in police custody, a witness has also been got hold of. Local reports said the attackers even attempted to burn the body.
One of the suspects, who has a criminal record, has allegedly admitted to the crime. Investigators have launched a murder probe and the two men could face up 15 years in jail if found guilty.
Russian authorities seldom attach homophobic motives to such incidents. Gay rights activists are pressuring the authorities for a more vigorous probe into such attacks which have sent shock waves in the gay community.
Reports suggest similar incidents have taken place in the same city in 2008 and 2012.
Although Moscow says it defends the rights of homosexuals, violations have been widespread across the country, according to reports.
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Limitless Visionless Vision Quest (w/ Lauren Adams)
Get ready to get trippy with the amazing Lauren Adams (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Jess + Zach in a brand new psychedelic musical swirled with limitless pills, fruit bats, vampires, sentient vines and Brad! With songs "You Can Die Anywhere", "Walk Together, Not Alone" and…Listen
Good Luck With Your Toilet! (w/ Lauren Adams, Jeff Hiller)
Lauren Adams (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) & Jeff Hiller (Nightcap, Bright Colors and Bold Patterns) join Jo & Manolo to play listener-created games with callers. Games played: Gritty Reboot, How Low Can You Mano-Go?, and Plan The Worst Royal WeddingListen
Betsy DeVos Bought Sea World (w/ Lauren Adams)
Secretary Of Education Betsy DeVos (Lauren Adams) brings a crow named "Jim" and a binder full of Earth facts to Hard Nation. She explains to Mark & Pete why even elephants deserve vouchers, and enthuses about her Black-History-Month-themed topiary. Plus: Pete performs…Listen


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Went out scouting for wildflowers yesterday with a friend. The weather was variable ranging from sunny and windy to overcast and moody. We found this area near Arvin, close to the junction of Rte 223 and Rte 58 (not too far from the Grapevine). Fiddlenecks and pygmy Lupine were up, some lonely poppies here and there (too early for them). My guess is that this season will give us patches of good color, but it will take a bit of hunting around over a period of a few weeks to get some good shots.
Click on the image for a larger version. Have a great weekend!
David Saffir


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The Real Bucking Deal with sponsors Sanjiv Sharma and Nadine Allen (far left)
WELLINGTON-FL – The Real Bucking Deal showed who was boss as they captured first place in the exhilarating, crowd-pleasing Floridian Community Bank "Buck Off" Championship that benefitted Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center.
Their victory on Friday night (Feb. 3) at International Polo Club concluded the largest tournament in the seven-year history of the mechanical bull-riding competition.
The Real Bucking Deal, sponsored by Nadine Allen and Sanjiv Sharma, finished with 296 points. The final used the Nations Cup format, as one rider for each of the four teams made up one round.
Every team had one rider thrown by the bull, adding tension to the spine-tingling competition.
After a first-round 0, Matt Goodman and Donnie Mills each scored 98 points for the Real Bucking Deal and crowd favorite 10-year-old Trent Ferreir, riding the anchor leg, clinched the victory in style with a perfect 100.
The costumed Floridian Community Bank Night Racers, dressed in NASCAR-like driving suits and helmets, finished second with a 288, highlighted by Shah Quereshi's perfect 100 on the anchor leg with a "hands free" ride.
Team Floridian Community Bank with Vice President, Joanne Dee (left) and President, Lee Frankhouser (middle)
Palm Beach Equine Sports Complex was third with 280, led by Sam Walker's 98, and The Tackeria, the youngest team in the competition with Kristos Magrini, Oliver Firestone, Christian Weisz and Harrison Azzaro, finished fourth with 278.
Team Tackeria and sponsor Jesse Coppola
Team Palm Beach Equine Sports Complex
Celebrity judges for the final were Mike Smith and PJ Risvi Taylor Doebler and Juliet Reid.
The Floridian Community Bank "Buck Off" kickstarted the 30th Annual Vinceremos Dinner and Benefit Auction, whose theme "Come One, Come All" celebrated the triumphs of man and his horse while highlighting the importance and generosity of the community in the center's success. The gala was hosted by Mrs. Ann Romney.
Vinceremos is a world-class non-profit therapeutic riding center which has helped hundreds of riders with varying physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities. The Vinceremos facility, which includes a large, covered arena, is located in Loxahatchee, directly behind Palms West Hospital.
In addition to title sponsor Floridian Community Bank, major sponsors include Palm Beach Equine Clinic, Tito's Vodka, Nadine Allen and Sanjiv Sharma, Discount Dirtworks, Palm Beach International Academy, Equisport Division — Marshall & Sterling Insurance, Laas Equestrian Real Estate, Envisian LLC and Carl Schacter with Northwestern Mutual.
Floridian Community Bank has sponsored the "Buck Off" since its inception. This action-packed competition has grown every year, attracting more teams and more spectators. The bank has a history of community service and civic commitment with Vinceremos and other organizations in Palm Beach County.
The Floridian Community Bank "Buck Off" is organized by Eques Solutions (www.equessolutions.com). Eques Solutions professionally handles all aspects of the event, including the promotions and social media, as well as inviting teams and securing the celebrity judges.
About Vinceremos:
Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (www.vinceremos.org) is a non-profit organization that provides equine assisted therapies for persons with varying physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities. Founded in 1982, the VTRC facility is located in Loxahatchee, Florida, directly behind Palms West Hospital. The "Buck Off" and Annual Benefit play an important role in helping Vinceremos meet its financial goals.


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In Concert
One Night of Queen
Queen-mania rolls on, certainly experiencing a resurgence since the recent release of the popular film "Bohemian Rhapsody." Now it's Gary Mullen and the Works time to get in on the fervor, with their latest tribute to the beloved Freddie Mercury and his bandmates. Mullen and the Works deliver a spectacular performance that replicates Queen's look, sound, pomp and showmanship. "We Will Rock You," "Bohemian Rhapsody," and "Another One Bites the Dust" are just a few of the monster hits performed in this stunning celebration of the iconic band, complete with over-the-top staging, lighting and effects. Fronted by lifelong Queen fan Mullen, the Scottish vocalist is a legend in his homeland for his uncanny ability to channel the late, great Mercury. Mullen and the Works have performed throughout the U.K., the U.S., Europe, South Africa and New Zealand to sold-out audiences since 2001, garnering fan and critical acclaim.
Friday, April 19, 8 p.m. $57, $47, $37. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Route 25A, Brookville. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.
On Stage
Elephant & Piggie: 'We Are in a Play!'
Enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems' beloved, award-winning, best-selling children's books. Willems' classic characters Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense, perfect for young audiences. Carefully cautious Gerald and spirited playful Piggie share a day when anything is possible in an imaginative exploration of the meaning of friendship. The duo address such important questions as: What do you wear to a fancy pool costume party? Should you share your ice cream? And how can two friends play with one toy? Together with nutty back-up singers The Squirrelles, the pair even gets the audience involved in the action. Join in the theatrical fun with these delightfully amusing characters; there are bound to be lots of laughs.
Monday through Friday, April 22-26, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Suggested for ages 2-8. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children's Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or www.licm.org.


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Sharing new public spaces in Cusco, Peru (D.U. Cusco, A.A. 2012-2013)
Cusco is a 300,000 inhabitants Peruvian city. It extends for over 10 miles along a narrow valley formed by the Rio Huatanay. The city expands linearly to the east of its incaic historic center (World Heritage Site since 1983) without any planning tool that drove growth and densification. In about ten years the city's population is expected to double within a space that is already saturated: because the valley is small and the airport is located in its midst (tourism is the only important local economy's driving force, with two million tourists every year). Read more


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It's one of the greatest challenges a woman faces in having a safe birth in the Milne Bay Province of PNG. Can you imagine being heavily pregnant and trekking over mountains and through rivers for 6-8 hours to get to health clinic, only to have nowhere to stay once you got there – no roof over your head while you wait for labour?
This is just one of the challenges we wanted to address through our Safe Motherhood Intervention Project with our incredible partner, Dr Barry Kirby.
What we love most about the project is its simplicity and the holistic approach we take in reducing maternal mortality. It goes beyond just medical interventions. In order to make sustainable, long term change, we have to take this approach.
One of the reasons women weren't visiting a health clinic to have a supervised birth was that there was nowhere for them to stay once they got there. A challenge unfathomable to us in the first world.
Our solution was build bush material 'waiting houses' for mothers. The cost – A$700. That's all. They are built by locals from local bush materials with round saplings for framing with a sago leaf roof, bamboo walls and floor. The houses are cool and comfortable in the hottest tropical climate for the 'long-distance' mums.
They take and average of three weeks to build and last seven to ten years without maintenance. It's not a lot of money to provide a little safety and comfort for heavily pregnant women in their final days of pregnancy. We also provide mums with some money for market food while they are at the waiting house.
Last week we received pictures of the first of our 'waiting houses' which have been built in Pumani. It was a pretty special moment for our team in Canberra and we are immensely proud of the unbelievable work Dr Barry is doing with us.
This year, through our grant with the Australian Government's Direct Aid Program, we have expanded our Safe Motherhood Intervention Project to Pumani, Agaun, Ikara and Suau health centres in the Milne Bay Province. These health centres are the most isolated clinics in the Milne Bay Province and have been largely neglected because of their extreme isolation. Pumani, Agaun, and Ikara are only accessible by air or trekking in and Suau is accessible by sea.
Mortality rates have mostly gone unrecorded and until Dr Barry's trip to Pumani, there was no running water or lights in the health centre.
But as many of you know, Dr Barry is no ordinary doctor who constrains his talents to merely delivering babies.
The first thing Dr Barry did before he even started the obstetric training was to clean, renovate and repair the health centre. Ceilings were replaced, walls painted and beds repaired.
The centre had no had running water, so with the help of some locals, he split some old water tanks apart and cleaned them, repaired them, and then scavenged an old down pipe from the roof to fit into the tank. The first drops of running water in a decade soon came to the centre.
The remoteness of Pumani is extremely difficult for the health clinic staff. Until now, there had been no option to medivac mothers out who were facing difficulties. This soon changed after Dr Barry arrived. He worked with the locals to make stretchers to carry patients.
And he found an abandoned airstrip that no plane had landed on in 20 years and engaged 50 local workman to clear the airstrip and make it fit for an aircraft to land so aero-medical evacuations could take place.
With one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, it is this holistic approach to reducing maternal mortality – the practical incentives and the medical interventions – that is going to create and sustain change in these regions of PNG.
We are so proud and grateful to be working with such an inspiring partner to implement the Safe Motherhood Intervention Project in the Milne Bay Province. I will not even try to describe Dr Barry in a couple of sentences. He needs an entire blog post….and an 'Order of Australia' to recognise the enormity of his work. He has made a huge positive impact on the mums and communities of PNG. He is selfless, kind and compassionate. Dr Barry, you are a saint!
Written by Board Director Tara Taubenschlag


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Yes, summer has started for me.
And that means temperatures soaring to 40 degrees, a crazy amount of mangoes entering the house, no school and perhaps most importantly, the time to read a bunch of amazing new material.
So here it is. A list of 5 new releases I
want plan to read this summer:
Things We Know By Heart
Author: Jessi Kirby
Release Date: April 21
When Quinn Sullivan meets the recipient of her boyfriend's donated heart, the two form an unexpected connection.
After Quinn loses her boyfriend, Trent, in an accident their junior year, she reaches out to the recipients of his donated organs in hopes of picking up the pieces of her now-unrecognizable life. She hears back from some of them, but the person who received Trent's heart has remained silent. The essence of a person, she has always believed, is in the heart. If she finds Trent's, then maybe she can have peace once and for all.
Risking everything in order to finally lay her memories to rest, Quinn goes outside the system to track down nineteen-year-old Colton Thomas—a guy whose life has been forever changed by this priceless gift. But what starts as an accidental run-in quickly develops into more, sparking an undeniable attraction. She doesn't want to give in to it—especially since he has no idea how they're connected—but their time together has made Quinn feel alive again. No matter how hard she's falling for Colton, each beat of his heart reminds her of all she's lost…and all that remains at stake.
A Court of Thorns and Roses
(A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)
Author:Sarah J Maas
Release Date: May 5
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
End of Days
(Penryn and the End of Days #3 or Angelfall #3)
Author: Susan Ee
Release Date: May 12
After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They're both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn's sister. As they set off in search of answers, a startling revelation about Raffe's past unleashes dark forces that threaten them all.
When the angels release an apocalyptic nightmare onto humans, both sides are set on a path toward war. As unlikely alliances form and strategies shift, who will emerge victorious? Forced to pick sides in the fight for control of the earthly realm, Raffe and Penryn must choose: Their own kind, or each other?
The Wicked Will Rise
( Dorothy Must Die #2)
Author: Danielle Paige
Release Date: March 31
To make Oz a free land again, Amy Gumm was given a mission: remove the Tin Woodman's heart, steal the Scarecrow's brain, take the Lion's courage, and then Dorothy must die….
But Dorothy still lives. Now the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked has vanished, and mysterious Princess Ozma might be Amy's only ally. As Amy learns the truth about her mission, she realizes that she's only just scratched the surface of Oz's past—and that Kansas, the home she couldn't wait to leave behind, may also be in danger. In a place where the line between good and evil shifts with just a strong gust of wind, who can Amy trust—and who is really Wicked?
Saint Anything
Author: Sarah Dessan
Release Date: May 5 (expexted)
Peyton, Sydney's charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion's share of their parents' attention and—lately—concern. When Peyton's increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and a jail sentence, Sydney is cast adrift, searching for her place in the family and the world. When everyone else is so worried about Peyton, is she the only one concerned about the victim of the accident?
Enter the Chathams, a warm, chaotic family who run a pizza parlor, play bluegrass on weekends, and pitch in to care for their mother, who has multiple sclerosis. Here Sydney experiences unquestioning acceptance. And here she meets Mac, gentle, watchful, and protective, who makes Sydney feel seen, really seen, for the first time.
The uber-popular Sarah Dessen explores her signature themes of family, self-discovery, and change in her twelfth novel, sure to delight her legions of fans.


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|One of many treatments for the achilles - B&Q bucket
Waking up in the morning like an old bloke hobbling out of bed is becoming the norm. I have been trying all sorts of stretching and exercises to try and relieve the little blighter with some icing and massage but I'm pretty much hoping that it will just go away. The first time I had developed achilles tendinitis was after the Great North Run in 2011. It eased after a few months but has always been slightly tender to the touch. Fingers crossed it'll sort itself out with regular stretching. As I type this I have had a good day of zero pain
|Fellow NFR's at Duddon Valley - courtesy of Andy Russell
18 miles with 6,000 ft of climb, with a 3 week old phlegmy cold and a sore achilles, was not ideal and I did suffer after about 12 miles. Let's just say I wasn't the happiest when runners began to stream past me. What rounded the day off was when I fell into a bog literally 400m from the finish. A hot summer dry day and I hobble in dripping with mud. I chose to write off the race, but happy that I had some points on the board.
This week I was contemplating the Humbleton Fell race, bearing in mind I had a Lakes 50 recce to do the next day. I took the decision and went for it. The race is held at Haydon Bridge and this 5 miler is a little gem. Just short of 800ft of climb and it's pretty fast, especially the downhill finish! I rocked up in my soon to be sold Mini Cooper and paid my six quid for the pleasure. It was a warm night with little wind. A great turn out, around 60 runners and quite a few from NFR. I was around 4th/5th after the first mile and conscious that I should ease into it.
On Thursday, after a nettle stinged sleep, I was off to the Lakes to do the final recce of the Lakes 50 route taking in Howtown to Mardale Head (9 miles). I met up with a mate at Mardale Head car park and discussed the route. We decided to hop up a few Wainwrights while we were there so headed up to High Street. The weather at home was clear and sunny but in the Lakes it was hazy and cloudy. At least it wasn't torrential rain. I really enjoyed the climbing and the run to the start of the L50 leg. Quite a bit of hillage and good company.
|Mardale head car park
We reached Howtown with a few thousand feet in our legs and headed up Fusedale valley. The weather was quite sticky and a lot of moisture in the air. The climb up to High Kop was pretty relentless, climbing on and on. Pretty sure at this point during the race it'll be more of a hike than a run. The descent to Haweswater was a tricky one to make sure we get it right on race day. We negotiated this quite well and headed along the shore of Haweswater for the next 6k or so. It went on and on and on! It was probably the amount of climbing we did before the section but the legs were very heavy at this point. Midges were attacking every bit of exposed flesh. I'm still paying the price! The view and the area were serene. You could hear a pin drop.
18+ miles with 5,000ft of ascent, quality training for L50.
P.S. Giving Windy Gyle a miss - quads are still stiff so easy run it is!


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For over a year now, it has become evidently clear that there are 2 things I really like. One (given by the status of how much time I have played on it) of them is the PC Game Prison Architect (by Introversion Software). The other one (given by how much I have talked about it) is the Indonesian Action Film The Raid. As a fan of both I thought it might be fun to combine the two. Now, for those of you who know what the two things involve, you may be wondering how I combine a game about building Prisons with an Action film series that mostly takes place in an urban setting. Well, that answer is pretty easy to answer as it happens. Quite a lot of the first act of The Raid 2 takes place in a Prison. Basically, during the first act, there is a fight in the prison yard, when taking a look at the shots surrounding the yard, such as the shape of the prison surrounding the yard, plus the scene where Rama (Iko Uwais) is inside a prison cell, such small details like that gave me plenty of ideas as how to construct a prison in Prison Architect to look like that Prison.
One of the main ideas with a game like Prison Architect is to let your mind flow and almost make a work of art, but seeing as building the prison is only half the battle as you get caught up in prison Management and Administration also, I thought that building a prison based on a Prison I saw in a film would be a good idea. I thought that such shapes and designs could help me come up with something relatively basic, but also help me in the running of a prison on the Large Map game setting. Well after 3 attempts; I have come to the conclusion that it's not as straight forward as it sounds. Let me explain. Designing prisons based on ones in either real life or even a film as it is probably a real prison, does not mean that something in the real world is going to work in a game, not to forget that it's just a design, and that it does not mean also that it will equate to the management and administration of a prison too. Those kinds of things come down to service quality, not bricks and mortar.
On my first attempt to build The Raid, I started out normally. By this I mean I started designing out the look and shape of the prison using the in-game planning tool. This acts like something as like a blueprint sketch, where you can plan out where the walls and objects within your prison are going to go before you start building them. As I wanted to get it right, that was the best Idea. I planned out where Cells were going to be, where showers, solitary, yard, canteens, and other various rooms were going to be, and then I gradually built it bit by bit. In the game, you can acquire grants that provide you with money for completion of a task. It's a useful feature as the first few prisons you build in the game are likely to have the use of them as money to begin with is short. When a prison is complete you can then go and sell it, and receive money in aid of constructing your next prison. Well, having done quite a few prisons by this point, I had quite a lot to use. In the end, when I did complete the prison, I was nearly out of usable grants, but from what I remember I still had plenty of ownership of my prison. One other way of making money you see is to sell shares in your prison for large amounts of cash, this will reduce your overall ownership of the prison, but it's a great way of making a lot of money really fast. The other way of doing it quickly is to open your prison early and receive cash injections for the arrival of inmates. Anyway, by the time I thought it was complete; I had near to no money at all or ways to get money. And then things got worse. A fire broke out, and it just engulfed an area of my prison that was strangely made out of rock. Prisoners now had an easy escape route, plus I had no money to fix it, so I abandoned that Prison in the hope that one day I would learn from my mistakes and build a better version.
Well, recently, back in about February, on the final night of BBC Three as it happens, after a while of not playing this game, I decided to re-install it. After a few games and time to try out some of its new elements such as women prisoners and a finally working Execution facility I decided to try and rebuild The Raid. I went through the same old thing again; design then build bit by bit. One thing about this time I remember though was that I was able to secure a large amount of money and get a lot done before opening it. However, I have sort of forgotten what happened, but given the pictures I took, I believe it had something to do with a Riot. If you look at the canteen area on the below picture, you can see a large area shaded Red, that shows that in that room a riot is taking place, so it's sort of more like The Raid films, but not exactly great for prison designing. And given by how much money I had, I can bet I was not able to survive. I think in the end, I gave up. I did not stop playing or uninstall the game; I just deleted that save file and start all over again.
So, with my having yet another go at building The Raid, I played a few more games in the hope of building up to that again, well I have had one more go. I did things differently this time however. Given by the success I have discovered in imprisoning women as they appear to not riot as much as Men, I thought I would give it a go as a women's prison. Same thing again, designed it by sketching it out, and then built it from the ground up. This time however, I did not have as much money, so I had to be quick when I did have money. I slowly but surely built up the first bit, and it was going relatively ok.
Then a riot broke out, and another if my memory is correct. It became clear, that building The Raid was never going to be an easy task. Over the last few games I had actually come up with new ideas on how to design a prison and those ones actually worked out ok, but as the design for this one was so much different, it was not going to be as straight forward. I tried to do things differently by having two separate large canteens instead of one big one, but it was becoming ever clearer, that this Raid was going to plummet before it was even near finished. So just before I wrote this post up, I sold it, and deleted the save before uninstalling the game. Well, I have played on it for nearly 200 hours now (189 to be exact, my most played game on Steam), so maybe it's time to move on and try something else for a bit. I am not a sore loser or anything, it's just clear to me that building The Raid time and time again is probably not going to work.
If anything, this project has taught me, never to design anything in a game based on something in real life. They are two different realities, life and video games, and it's clear the two are not meant to mix (not unless I get re-inspired when The Raid 3 comes out). Thinking about it, the signs should have been clear. I mean, how many times Video Games and Movies mixed…..have and came out positively. Not to sway your opportunities if you want to try to build The Raid, give it ago, let me know how you get on.
Now, let's end on a reflective piece of music.
GENEPOOL (please have a read of my review of The Raid).


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Luke Messer on Government Reform
The Contract from America, clause 1. Protect the Constitution:
Require each bill to identify the specific provision of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to do what the bill does.
The Contract from America, clause 5. Restore Fiscal Responsibility & Constitutionally Limited Government in Washington:
Create a Blue Ribbon taskforce that engages in a complete audit of federal agencies and programs, assessing their Constitutionality,
The Contract from America, clause 9. Stop the Pork:
Place a moratorium on all earmarks until the budget is balanced, and then require a 2/3 majority to pass any earmark.
Congressional Summary:Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the requirement that a federal court retain jurisdiction for an appropriate period to prevent commencement of new devices to deny or abridge the right to vote. Expands the types of violations triggering the authority of a court to retain such jurisdiction to include certain violations of the Act as well as violations of any federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. [This bill would ban requiring photo IDs in order to vote].
Opponents recommend voting NO because:Sen. Bob Dole (on related bill from 2007, whether to add an amendment allowing photo ID): I am proposing a commonsense measure to uphold the integrity of Federal elections. My amendment to require voters to show photo identification at the polls would go a long way in minimizing potential for voter fraud. When a fraudulent vote is cast and counted, the vote of a legitimate voter is cancelled. This is wrong, and my amendment would help ensure that one of the hallmarks of our democracy, our free and fair elections, is protected. Opinion polls repeatedly confirm that Americans overwhelmingly support this initiative.Proponents support voting YES because:Sen. Dianne Feinstein (on related bill from 2007): If one would want to suppress the vote in the 2008 election, one would vote [for Dole's amendment] this because this measure goes into effect January 1, 2008. It provides that everybody who votes essentially would have to have a photo ID. If you want to suppress the minority vote, the elderly vote, the poor vote, this is exactly the way to do it. Many of these people do not have driver's licenses. This amendment would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to actually carry out. It goes into effect--surprise--January 1, 2008 [to affect the presidential election].
|Other candidates on Government Reform:
|Luke Messer on other issues:
IN Gubernatorial:
Dan Coats
Eric Holcomb
Mike Pence
IN Senatorial:
Andrew Straw
Baron Hill
Brian Bosma
Eric Holcomb
Evan Bayh
Joe Donnelly
Mark Hurt
Marlin Stutzman
Todd Rokita
Todd Young
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I've been flat out researching and writing assignments, seeing a couple of gigs, tending to my herbs and succulents and well, enjoying autumn and life in general. It may not be frequent, but I'll pop up here every now and then.
find yourself a cup; the teapot is behind you… now tell me about hundreds of things -saki


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New policy in regard to foreign directors and owners of Russian companies
Russia has imposed new barriers to foreign directed investment.
It used to be possible to appoint a foreign legal entity – e.g. a management company - as the Russian company's General Director, however in practice that possibility has vanished. A newly appointed foreign director is required to a be a natural person, who will be subjected to the same civil and penal measures as his or her Russian counterpart; the protection of a foreign legal entity in between has thereby disappeared. Additional barrier is the mandatory application and obtainment of a Russian work permit for each foreign (individual) director.
An OOO – Limited Liability Company or LLC – can still have foreign shareholders; an additional condition to shareholding applies, when the LLC has only one (foreign) legal entity as shareholder. In such case the (foreign) shareholder itself needs to have at least two shareholders.


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Chris Sims
Chris Sims is the co-writer (with Chad Bowers) of Marvel's X-Men '92 and Deadpool: Bad Blood, Dynamite's SwordQuest and Ash vs. Army of Darkness, and the award-winning Oni Press graphic novel Down Set Fight.
He has also written comics on his own, including Dracula the Unconquered and Radical Guardian Skater X, and worked for 8 years as the Senior Writer of the Eisner Award-winning ComicsAlliance.
He is the World's Foremost Batmanologist, and would very much appreciate it if you would bring him a cup of coffee (three sugars, no cream).
X-Men '92
Deadpool: Bad Blood


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The CE Certification Seminar, hosted by NMMA and the International Marine Certification Institute (IMCI), will be held November 30 - December 1, 2016, in Nashville, TN. The new format will commence at the conclusion of the NMMA Compliance Seminar, and will focus on the technical and procedural requirements for exporting boats into the European Union.
Agenda coming fall of 2016
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Hotel Information
When making your reservation, please reference National Marine Manufacturers Association, Annual Compliance Seminar.
The Sheraton Nashville Downtown
623 Union Street
Nashville, TN, 37219
Hotel Reservation information coming soon.
Tel: 615.259.2000
Fax: 615.742.6057
Room block rate: single: $199.00 USD + tax. Double: $199.00 USD + tax.
You must make your room reservation no later than November 4, 2016 to take advantage of room-block pricing. Room availability will be extremely limited after this date.
For questions regarding the CE Certification Seminar, please contact:
Lucy Koscielniak
Certification Program Coordinator


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pill pusher(redirected from a pill-pusher)
pill pusher
slang Someone, especially a medical doctor, who is authorized to prescribe medication. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Being a psychiatrist is about a whole lot more than being a pill pusher—medication should be the very last resort when treating a patient. You shouldn't go to some pill pusher every time you have a cough. You're body doesn't need all those drugs in it.
pill-pusherand pill-roller and pill-peddler
n. a nickname for a physician. I went to the infirmary, but the pill-pusher wasn't in. The lousy pill-roller just gave me some aspirin.


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A few of the companies using FPI...
Our Reporting Services
Published each December, we take a detailed view of food inflation over the past year, providing insight about what's behind it, and our forecasts for the year ahead. The report release party is our most popular event, attracting clients and industry leaders. Please get in touch to register your interest. Those who attend receive the report free of charge. Copies of the report are also available to purchase after the event – please contact Prestige for more details.
The Foodservice Price Index (FPI) was independently developed by Prestige Purchasing and CGA specifically for the foodservice and catering sector as a more accurate and relevant alternative to the government's Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Gain access to our extensive data bank and expertise on every aspect of supplying goods and services to hospitality and food service businesses. We can prepare reports of any length, heavy or light on statistics, and analysis, or a balance of both based on your specific requirements.
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The crazed, Milwaukee sausage race of a contest to replace Kendrick Meek in Congress might finally be winnowing down to the real contenders, at least based on a poll released this afternoon.
The survey of 400 Democrats shows activist Marleine Bastien and state Sen. Frederica Wilson in a virtual tie for first place with a week and a half to go before the primary. But it also finds nearly a quarter of voters in the mostly black district haven't decided whom to vote for yet -- which might just leave the door open for big spendin' Rudy Moise!
The poll was commissioned by the Florida New Majority -- a group that has endorsed Bastien, so take that into account.
But pollster Stephen Clermont of D.C.-based Third Eye Strategies says the numbers came from a live telephone poll of 400 registered Dems in District 17 who had voted in a previous primary election. In other words, it's probably as close to an unbiased look as we've gotten into the race as it stands today.
His pollsters found Bastien and Wilson snagging 22 and 21 percent of the vote, respectively. Rudy Moise -- whose eccentric past and self-bankrolled campaign we profiled last week -- holds third place with 10 percent, one point ahead of Miami Gardens Mayor Shirley Gibson.
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"Marleine has clearly made a lot of progress recently," Clermont says. "Marleine, Wilson and Gibson all show very favorably among likely voters."
The most telling number of all in the survey, though, is the 24 percent of voters who described themselves as "undecided." That means any one of the candidates could sneak through the eight-way primary with a strong push leading up to the Aug. 24 vote.
Moise still figures to have the most cash to burn, thanks to the more than $1 million of his own money he's poured into the race. He reported $1.4 million in funds in his last quarterly report, a huge lead over second-place Wilson's $205,108.
"There's no clear leader," Clermont says. "This is a wide-open race."


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Carry on!
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Every once in awhile our office becomes unmanageable. And when I say our office, I mean my apartment. Specifically, behind the couch in my living room. Every so often so much stuff has accumulated in boxes that I need to do get rid of it so I can make room for whatever might be arriving in the future.
And that's where all of you come in.
Over the past year, Collider's traffic has hit levels I never thought possible. As a thank you to everyone who reads the site, I've decided to grab everything that's sitting in boxes and give it all away to our readers. In addition, we've been given some awesome stuff to giveaway like The Hangover Extreme Edition DVD, Predators on DVD and Blu-ray, the Scrubs complete series, some Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Blu-rays and backstage passes, and I've even got a Conan TBS t-shirt that just came in the mail today. If you'd like to see what we've got and how to get something for free, just hit the jump.
As you'll see below in the pictures, we've got a lot of cool stuff to giveaway. But I've also got more stuff that isn't photographed or mentioned below. That's because I didn't have the time to go through all the boxes of movie related swag here in the "office". Just know if you enter this giveaway, you might win something that isn't mentioned below. If you're wondering, it's a lot of movie related t-shirts and promotional swag that we get in the mail every week.
If you'd like to enter this giveaway, you need to email firstname.lastname@example.com with your name and address and say COLLIDER READER GIVEAWAY in the headline. This giveaway will be open until November 15th at noon Pacific Time and is only open to residents of the United States. Also, only one entry per person.
Once the giveaway ends, I'll read over all the entries and randomly pick out winners. Soon after, you'll get something in the mail. Also, we're running a number of other giveaways (Due Date, Monsters) on Collider right now and you can enter for each one. You might notice they all end on the same day. That's because I only want to go to the post office once…
Here's some photos and info on what we've got. Good luck!
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD Giveaway. Scott Pilgrim is on Blu-ray and DVD November 9th and a thank you to ABKCO Records for providing the soundtrack. You can buy it on Amazon here.
(1) Grand Prize = 1 BD Combo Pack + Signed CD Soundtrack (signed by Johnny Simmons) + Collectible Backstage Pass Item
(4) Runners Up = 4 BD Combo Pack + 4 Collectible Backstage Pass Item (each runner up would get 1 BD + 1 Backstage Pass)
5 Copies of The Hangover Extreme Edition
The Pirates of Dark Water: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection)
High adventure awaits those courageous enough to join this misfit crew as they sail the mysterious 20 seas surrounding the alien world of Mer. Led by the young prince Ren, these unlikely heroes follow an enchanted compass through dangers beyond their wildest fears, seeking the 13 Treasures of Rule, which will release the troubled planet from the deadly dark waters devouring its surface. As if the fate of the world wasn't enough, Ren must also defeat the evil pirate Lord Bloth, who follows Ren's sails intent to steal the treasures he uncovers. For swashbuckling action, you'll find that a pirate's life is for you: grab the seagoing bounty of the 4-Disc, 21-Episode The Pirates of Dark Water Complete Series Collection!
Scrubs the Complete Series
Predators – We've got 1 Blu-ray and 3 DVD's to giveaway. Also, Fox has created a cool new Predators game where you can join your Facebook friends in the worldwide hunt to take down Predators and escape their hostile planet (http://www.predatorsthehunt.com)
Here's some action figures/toys that we've had since Comic-Con and some that we recently received. I'm sure some of them must be worth something as they were Comic-Con exclusives…
DJ Hero 2 on the PS3
A t-shirt for CONAN on TBS. Size XL
Tim Kring's new book Shift. Kring was the creator of NBC's Heroes


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- Factual
Hunted is a real manhunt, a game of cat-and-mouse, captured 24 hours a day over four weeks, with full access to both sides of the pursuit.
In the new season a 10 fresh British citizens turn fugitive and go on the run. Tracking them down is an elite team of 30 hunters, drawn from some of the world's best investigators and led by former Scotland Yard detective, Chief Peter Bleksley.
This year, the stakes are high, if the fugitives can evade capture for 28 days they'll win a share of £100,000. But they're up against a formidable force as the hunters are equipped with search dogs, drones and helicopters.
Fugitives Kirk Bowett and Jeremy Scaratt are amputee veterans, armed with a unique skillset and a willing army of contacts around the country. They waste no time in attempting a daring mission under the hunter's noses. But will their luck last when the cyber team crack the boys' passwords exposing their network, and a hot lead to their location?
With CCTV hits coming in thick and fast, and the fugitives' friends and family revealing vital clues, it seems the fugitives' days on the run are numbered.
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