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Fresh Air Remembers Country Music Artist Ray Price
Fresh Air Remembers Country Music Artist Ray Price
Pioneering country music artist Ray Price — who created hits like "Heartaches by the Number" — died Monday of pancreatic cancer. He was 87 years old. Price was born in Cherokee County, Texas, in 1926. When he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996, he was described by musician Kris Kristofferson as a living link from Hank Williams to the country music of today.
He worked with Hank Williams' band, and helped give several country performers their starts. Early in their careers, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, Johnny Paycheck and Johnny Bush played in Price's band, the Cherokee Cowboys. He recorded albums for decades — and when Terry Gross interviewed Price in 1999, he was about to release another one, Prisoner of Love.
This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, sitting in for Terry Gross.
Pioneering country music artist Ray Price died Monday of pancreatic cancer. He was 87 years old. Here's one of his biggest hits, "Heartaches by the Number."
RAY PRICE: (Singing) Heartache number one was when you left me. I never knew that I could hurt this way. And heartache number two was when you come back again. You came back and never meant to stay.
(Singing) Now I've got heartaches by the numbers, troubles by the score. Every day you love me less, each day I love you more. Yes, I've got heartaches by the numbers, a love that I can't win. But the day that I stop counting, that's the day my world will end.
BIANCULLI: Ray Price was born in Cherokee County, Texas in 1926. When Price was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996, he was described by musician Kris Kristofferson as a living link from Hank Williams to the country music of today.
He worked with Hank Williams' band, and helped give several country performers their starts. Early in their careers, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, Johnny Paycheck and Johnny Bush played in Price's band, the Cherokee Cowboys. He recorded albums for decades - and when Terry Gross interviewed Price in 1999, he was about to release another one.
Here's "Ramblin' Rose," a track from his then forthcoming CD, "Prisoner of Love."
PRICE: (Singing) Ramblin' rose, ramblin' rose. Why you ramble, no one knows. Wild and wind-blown, that's how you've grown. Who can cling to a ramblin' rose? Ramble on, ramble on. When your ramblin' days are gone, who will love you with a love true? When your ramblin' days are gone?
(Singing) Ramblin' rose...
GROSS: That's Ray Price from his new CD "Ray Price." Welcome to FRESH AIR.
I'm really anxious to hear why you decided to record "Ramblin Rose." And I'll preface my question by saying that, you know, I know Nat King Cole's recording. And although I love Nat Cole, that's one recording I never loved. Yet, I really love the way you do the song. So what did you hear in the song?
PRICE: Well, it's just a great song really. It's kind of like a young girl that might be heading in the wrong direction, I think. And that's the way I look at it. I'm trying to make it sound as real as I can.
GROSS: Mm-hmm. One of the people who helped you a lot early in your career was Hank Williams...
PRICE: Right.
GROSS: ...the great country singer.
PRICE: We became real close friends, and he got me on the Grand Ol' Opry. And he and his wife were getting divorced and I lived with them...
GROSS: Hank Williams got you on the Grand Ol' Opry.
PRICE: Yes.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
PRICE: Mm-hmm. And then we lived together. We had a house there in Nashville, and I would stay - I had the upstairs, he had the lower for about a year and then, of course, he passed away.
GROSS: And you're saying that you started living together after he and his wife separated?
PRICE: Oh, yeah. You know, he had to have somebody. He had a problem with alcohol.
GROSS: What would you do for him?
PRICE: Oh, just whatever needed to be done, like go to the store and things like that.
GROSS: Would you try to keep him from alcohol or keep him comfortable with it or?
PRICE: Well, yeah, but you just don't do - oh, no, I wouldn't give him anything. No way. You know, like any of your friends, if they got into it too far you'd try to help them if they were ill.
GROSS: Now, I read someplace, and you can tell me if this is true, because there are so many legends surrounding famous people, but I read that Hank Williams tried to shoot you a couple of times. That he shot at you a couple of times.
PRICE: No, honey, that is a real big fabrication.
PRICE: Real big. No way.
PRICE: What, I - it had to come from somebody that may have been a little envious back there somewhere.
GROSS: Right.
PRICE: It really didn't happen. The reason why that Hank and I stopped living together right at the last was he was in the hospital so many times and having so much trouble. And one of the times I was ordered by the man Jim Denny, who ran the Artist Service Bureau in Nashville and handled Hank, to take him to the hospital. And Hank got a little ill at me for that, and so I moved. And but we never lost the friendship we had.
GROSS: Did he help you get on the Grand Ol' Opry the first time?
PRICE: Sure did.
GROSS: What did he do to get you on there? Were you performing in his act or opening for him, or?
PRICE: No, it was - one Saturday night Red Foley, who was one of the big stars and the star of the Prince Albert, which was the network show, wife had died and Hank had took the host position on the show, and he wanted me for his guest. And you didn't get on the Grand Ol' Opry back then without a hit record. And I was years away from a hit record. So, but he got me on, and they sent me to take care of him on a trip one time and everything worked out all right so they signed me to a contract.
GROSS: What do you mean they sent you to take care of him on a trip? They knew that he was having problems and he needed kind of like a guardian?
PRICE: Yeah, and he needed somebody to get up there and sing in case he didn't make it.
GROSS: Oh.
PRICE: And that was hard to do. That happened to me in Norfolk on New Year's Day, and I didn't know what to do because they come running in and said, well, you're going to have to take Hank's place. And here I was - nobody knew who I was. And I said, well, there's no way I can do that. But anyway, they put me out there with Hank's band and we made it all right. And people kind of liked me because I had made a mistake by naming one of the songs in a higher key than I ought to have been. And...
PRICE: ...I let them know about it, so it turned kind of amusing for a while. And from then on Norfolk was one of the best towns for me.
GROSS: How would you explain it to the audience that Hank Williams couldn't make it?
PRICE: Well, you let the promoter do that. And there were other stars on the show; Johnny Jack, Kitty Wells. And we were all trying to cover up the fact, because it was 10 or 12,000 people there. The promoter went out and I forget what he said, that Hank was ill or something. But some of the times Hank wouldn't even be drinking and the promoters would get him to drink and so they didn't have to pay him.
GROSS: You're kidding.
PRICE: No, I'm not kidding, honey.
GROSS: So this way they'd get all the ticket sales but they wouldn't have to pay him.
PRICE: Well, they wouldn't have to pay him because he breached his contract. He'd come in there, got drunk, didn't do a good show. And they'd put him on the stage while he was inebriated and nobody can get onstage and sing drunk.
GROSS: Mm-hmm. But in the meanwhile, the promoter would have had maybe a full house and made all the money on ticket sales.
PRICE: Well, take $50 or $60,000, put it in his pocket and go home.
GROSS: Mm-hmm. Let's pause here for some music and hear one of your early hits. In fact, this was your first number one recording. It's called "Crazy Arms." It was recorded in 1956. Do you want to say anything about the recording before we hear it?
PRICE: Well, it was in 1956 and Bob Martin, a disc jockey in Tampa, Florida, had found a record of "Crazy Arms." I mean, it wasn't a very good record. But he was intrigued by the song and he played it for me, and I was too. And then when I recorded it, it became a monster. It was my first million seller, and it crossed over. And at that time they didn't know what a crossover was. But it was the first big one I had, you're right.
GROSS: Let's hear it. This is my guest Ray Price recorded in 1956.
PRICE: (Singing) Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel, and the song's brewing in this part of mine. They're saying that crazy dream, I know that it's real. You're someone else's love now, you're not mine.
(Singing) Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new. While my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine. My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed. And that's why I'm lonely all the time.
GROSS: That's Ray Price recorded in 1956. What was the impact of having a number one hit?
PRICE: Well...
PRICE: ...I got to eat pretty regular.
GROSS: Were you having trouble doing that before?
PRICE: Oh, yeah. All young ones have trouble. In fact, Lefty Frizzell and I started out together. And we used to split a bowl of stew in Dallas when we were first starting. But everything got better and like it always does. And I don't know, that's about all I can say. It was just - it gave me an opportunity to do things that I hadn't been able to do up to that point.
BIANCULLI: Country artist Ray Price, speaking to Terry gross in 1999. More after a break, this is FRESH AIR.
BIANCULLI: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli sitting in for Terry Gross, back with more of Terry's 1999 interview with country artist Ray Price. He died Monday at the age of 87.
GROSS: Now, I believe after Hank Williams died you used his band for a while.
PRICE: I used his band for about two years, and there's two or three of them that's passed on now, but the rest, we're all dear friends. But I got to sounding too much like Hank on records.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
PRICE: And it was because the music was so locked in it had to sound like Hank. And we had to break up. We broke up in Grand Junction, Colorado if I remember correctly.
GROSS: Did you feel that your singing style changed when you got your own band?
PRICE: Oh, yeah. Absolutely.
GROSS: How did it change?
PRICE: Well, I went back to singing Texas style, not the way Hank and the band played. He had no drums or anything like that. And, of course, I brought a Texas swing band to Nashville to go to work with me. And that's where I earned the title as the number one honky-tonk player. Because that's the only place you could play at that time was in the nightclubs.
GROSS: Well, you mentioned western swing. You did an album - I think it was in the late 1950s - of songs that were first recorded by Bob Wills, the father of western swing. This album features the band that you put together after you used the Hank Williams band, or one of the versions of the band you put together. And Willie Nelson is in this band. You had several really great people in your band. Johnny Bush was in your band for a while, the great singer.
PRICE: Roger Miller was the front man.
GROSS: Yeah.
GROSS: How did you find these people who became so famous in their own right? How did you end up having them as sidemen in your band?
PRICE: Well, they were all looking for a job, Terry. Everything was tough back there. And I heard Roger; he was working in the fire department in Amarillo, Texas.
PRICE: And I needed a fiddle player, and he came out to play fiddle. And his fiddle playing was terrible. And when he got through he said, how did you like that? I said, well, can you sing and play guitar? And it kind of shook him and he said, yeah. So, I hired him as a front man. And he did real well. He's - Roger and I were real close, just like Willie and I are still close.
GROSS: It sounded like you were determined to hire him whether he was good or not.
PRICE: Well, I had heard him sing.
GROSS: Oh, OK. Yeah. Yeah.
PRICE: You know. Yeah.
GROSS: Yeah. Yeah. And had you heard Willie Nelson sing before you hired him?
PRICE: Well, Willie worked for my publishing company, Pamford Music.
GROSS: Oh, so you knew his songs.
PRICE: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. All of them. And, of course, Willie was having a hard time too. And Johnny Paycheck had gone out on his own, and Willie replaced Johnny Paycheck on bass. And then he would play guitar sometimes.
GROSS: So, let's hear something from this Bob Wills tribute album - the one where Willie Nelson's featured in the band. I just looked at the recording date on this, it was recorded in 1961. And I thought we'd hear "Time Changes Everything." This is Ray Price.
PRICE: (Singing) There was a time when I thought of no other. And we sang our own love's refrain. Our hearts beat as one as we had our fun but time changes everything. When you left me my poor heart was broken. Our romance seemed all in vain. The dark clouds are gone and there's blue skies again. For time changes everything.
GROSS: That's Ray Price from his 1961 album "San Antonio Rose." It's a tribute to Bob Wills and it's been reissued in the past couple of years. Was that Willie Nelson singing harmony, by the way?
PRICE: Could've been. Willie and I recorded a "San Antonio Rose" album in 19-around 1979, I think.
GROSS: Now, that was a big hit on the country charts.
PRICE: It was a big one.
GROSS: Yeah.
PRICE: Real big.
GROSS: Yeah. Now, in the mid-'60s or so you started using more heavily arranged settings, you know, strings and orchestras, moving away from a more honky tonk kind of sound. What led you in that direction?
PRICE: The honky tonks.
GROSS: What do you mean?
PRICE: Yeah. It wasn't fun playing honky tonks and I was trying to broaden my audience out, you know.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
PRICE: Also, I thought that if country music was going to really win approval all over the country they had to do something to kind of fix it where the people that listened to the Tony Bennetts and the Frank Sinatras and those people would like the song or the music. And country music songs are great. I think they're beautiful songs.
And to put the strings with them, that's my idea of how to make one really great song.
GROSS: Now, did that work for you? Did it get you where you wanted to be in venues that other pop singers were singing?
PRICE: Well, it got me into a lot of places. Yeah, sure did. I became one of Johnny Carson's favorite singers which I'm pretty proud of, and I did a lot of things with him in New York before he moved to California and afterwards. But, yeah, it got me to where I wanted to be and I got out of the honky tonks. And I still play dances every now and then for some of my old fans, but I'm not really into that anymore.
GROSS: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. I want to get back to your new CD and as I mentioned earlier, some of the songs on here are jazz and pop standards.
PRICE: Mm-hmm.
GROSS: And I thought I'd play another that fits in that category. This is the song "Prisoner of Love." Tell me why you decided to sing this.
PRICE: Just a great song.
GROSS: It is.
PRICE: I remember back years ago when Perry Como recorded it.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
PRICE: It's a great song.
GROSS: Do you like Perry Como?
PRICE: Oh, yeah.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
PRICE: Yeah.
GROSS: So I've never heard it with this kind of band, a kind of, like, shuffle beat behind it before.
PRICE: That's the old brass beat, they call that.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
PRICE: And we thought it would fit so we put it in there.
GROSS: It works very nicely. So why don't we hear it. And Ray Price, thank you so much for talking with us.
PRICE: Terry, it's been a pleasure. Thank you, dear.
PRICE: (Singing) Alone from night to night you'll find me, too weak to break the chains that bind me. I need no shackles to remind me I'm just a prisoner of love. For one command I stand and wait now from one who's master of my fate now. I can't escape for it's too late now. I'm just a prisoner of love.
BIANCULLI: That's country artist Ray Price. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1999. He died Monday of pancreatic cancer at age 87. Coming up, film critic David Edelstein reviews the new Spike Jonze movie "Her." This is FRESH AIR.
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Editorial: Mideast meltdown
While everyone on this side of the ocean seems obsessed with the soap opera that is the Petraeus scandal, things are heating up in the Middle East, with Syria specifically going out of its way to turn its civil war into a regional one.
Earlier this week the military forces of Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad bombed a rebel-held village within spitting distance of Turkey's border, infuriating Turkish officials who don't need much excuse to begin pulling triggers of their own. Indeed, the wounded were taken to hospitals in Turkey, which already is dealing with a significant refugee problem; some 2.5 million Syrians have been displaced by Assad's declaration of war against his own people. Given that, Turkey's leaders are promising to plant Patriot missile batteries along their shared 550-mile border with Syria, suggesting that they will knock down Syrian warplanes.
Israel also got in on the act this week, its tanks firing back on Syrian artillery from the Golan Heights after mortars came flying over its borders. Some have suggested that an increasingly desperate Assad is deliberately trying to goad Israel into a fight, on the theory that nothing will bring his long-divided people and other Arabs - most of whom despise him - together more than their mutual hatred of Israel.
If so, he should be careful what he wishes for, as Palestinians in Gaza learned this week when Israel, in response to repeated rocket attacks, unleashed an aerial assault that reportedly took out Ahmed al-Jabari, military commander of the terrorist group Hamas. Israel also has threatened a ground invasion, angering not only Palestinians but the new government in Egypt, imperiling the uneasy peace - but peace nonetheless - that has existed for decades between those two nations.
Of course, anyone who has been paying attention is aware just how much Israel has amped up the bellicosity of its rhetoric toward a nuclear-ambitious Iran.
Every American president since Eisenhower has had to deal with conflict in that region of the world, but as Middle East expert and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote this week, the great potential danger for the Obama administration is that its individual parts explode simultaneously with failed states, civil wars and massive refugee movement. The whole thing could make this nation's "fiscal cliff" showdown look like a picnic.
President Barack Obama wanted a second term, and he got it, with all the accompanying headaches at home and abroad. During an election year he steadfastly avoided committing America to any military involvement in Syria - the U.S. has provided some $200 million in humanitarian assistance - but now, with all the above going on and France recognizing a rebel government while offering to arm the resistance there, the White House may be getting painted into a corner from which it cannot escape making a decision.
In any case, these are perilous times, and we don't have the luxury of being distracted by the trivial.
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The rise of purely digital online game sales has changed the industry in a number of ways, but the most important change might be the introduction of games as impulse buys. Anyone with a credit card tied to their Steam account knows how scarily easy it is to, with just a few clicks, dump more money than you intended on a whole passel of games that seem vaguely intriguing. You might not have read any reviews, or even heard anything about the game outside of the Steam description, but when it's so cheap and the purchase process is so seamless, your consumptive id can often act before your conscious brain even has a chance to question whether you really want the game you're buying.
Digital stores on platforms from Sony, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have similar setups to encourage this kind of impulse purchase—enter your credit card once, then buy with a few clicks forevermore. Nintendo is the lone holdout, as it often is with online features, refusing to store credit card information for users with a Wii or 3DS. But that might change in the next console generation, with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announcing today that the Wii U will use near-field communication technology "as a means of making micropayments."
In retrospect, Nintendo's decision not to store credit card information seems like a pretty smart security decision, given the massive PlayStation Network hacking scandal and widespread reports of Xbox 360 points-transfer scams that have dogged both Sony and Microsoft over the past twelve months. But it's a decision that has also come with costs in the form of player convenience and publisher revenue.
Say you're trying to buy an intriguing-sounding game from the Nintendo eShop. Assuming you don't have any of those wacky "Nintendo Points" left over in your account ("It works just like regular money, but it's, er...'fun'"), you have to break out a credit card (or a prepaid Nintendo Points card) and painstakingly enter the card type, card number, expiration date, security code, and billing address, all using a Wii Remote pointer that's ill-suited to the purpose (hope you haven't had too much caffeine recently).
It's hard to say how much this onerous process, which can easily take upwards of five minutes, is harming sales of game downloads on the Wii, because Nintendo famously doesn't allow its digital publishers to publicize sales numbers. But it can't be helping. If you're thinking about throwing down $5 to purchase a copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 for what amounts to the sixth time in your life (I HAVE A PROBLEM, OK?!), the last thing Nintendo should want to provide you with is a five-minute, hassle-filled payment process that gives you a chance to reconsider what you're doing with your money (and, possibly, your life).
NFC to the rescue
Enter near-field communication cards. These are the kinds of cards that can transfer information simply by coming into close proximity with a powered contact point—you might have seen them in swipe-free office key cards or in MasterCard's "PayPass" credit cards. In Japan, the technology is widely built into cell phones to let users make purchases from vending machines with a quick tap, and Iwata says it's "expected to be widely used around the world in the near future."
This could be a best of both worlds solution for Nintendo, providing the relative security of having your payment information stored on a physical card with the convenience of being able to process your payment on a whim. Such convenience could be even more important for Nintendo in the near future, because the company says it's planning new online initiatives including personal (as opposed to system-based) purchase accounts, downloadable versions of full retail games, and in-game DLC (which is, amazingly, still a new thing on Nintendo systems over five years after Oblivion's Horse Armor became a running joke).
Given Nintendo's slipshod history of under-delivering on its potential for online game experiences, we'll have to see if the implementation matches the promise. That said, it's nice to see Nintendo potentially, finally, and belatedly cottoning on to the opportunity presented by making games into impulse buys.


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Dean Peter Weishar, of the College of Fine Arts, is delighted to invite you to an Open Forum and lecture with Nathaniel Stern, candidate for Director of the Facility for Arts Research. Please join us to view presentations of works and discussion of experiences. This session will close in a participatory Q&A session.
Nathaniel Stern
Friday, June 20th
3:30-4:30 pm
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Nathaniel Stern is an artist and writer, Fulbright grantee and professor, interventionist and public citizen. He has produced and collaborated on projects ranging from ecological, participatory and online interventions, interactive, immersive and mixed reality environments, to prints, sculptures, videos, performances and hybrid forms. His book, Interactive Art and Embodiment: The Implicit Body as Performance, takes a close look at the stakes for interactive and digital art, and his ongoing work in industry has helped launch dozens of new businesses, products and ideas. Stern has been featured in the likes of the Wall Street Journal, Guardian UK, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, Washington Post, Daily News, BBC's Today show, Wired, Time, Forbes, Fast Company, Scientific American, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Leonardo Journal of Art, Science and Technology, Rhizome, Furtherfield, Turbulence, and more. According to Chicago's widely popular Bad at Sports art podcast, Stern has "the most varied and strange bio of maybe anyone ever on the show," and South Africa's Live Out Loud magazine calls him a "prolific scholar" as well as artist, whose work is "quite possibly some of the most relevant around." Dubbed one of Milwaukee's "avant-garde" (Journal Sentinel), Stern has been called "an interesting and prolific fixture" (Artthrob.co.za) behind many "multimedia experiments" (Time.com), "accessible and abstract simultaneously" (Art and Electronic Media web site), someone "with starry, starry eyes" (Wired.com) who "makes an obscene amount of work in an obscene amount of ways" (Bad at Sports). According to Caleb A. Scharf at Scientific American, Stern's art is "tremendous fun" but also "fascinating" in how it is "investigating the possibilities of human interaction and art."
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Hello, newly minted and soon-to-be librarians! I'm visiting today from Librarian Wardrobe to give you some ideas on how to dress like a successful librarian without having to spend the large amounts of money that librarians tend to make (joke, of course). I was in your shoes recently, wondering how librarians dress for interviews and a first professional position, so I started Librarian Wardrobe as a fun reference point for LIS students, early career librarians, and anyone else wanting to see examples and share what they wear to work.
Let's look at a few different scenarios:
Job interview
In my experience, the most important part of your outfit in an interview is your confidence; and if you're uncomfortable, you won't be as confident to do your best. I'm not saying wearing a onesie and Chucks will guarantee a job offer. Just be comfortable enough so that you don't have to think about what you're wearing after you put it on. The whole point of looking great at an interview is so you don't have to keep worrying about how you look.
Some tips:
- Investigate the dress code of the library before the interview. Check out the library website for staff photos and look for Facebook pictures if the library has an account. Typically, you can base your outfit on this, but take it up one notch. You should always look just a little dressier than your hopefully soon-to-be coworkers at an interview. (And typically, the East Coast and Midwest will be more formal than the West Coast, but this also depends on the type of library.)
- Err on the more boring side of clothing and colors; you probably want the search committee thinking about your responses rather than if you're dressed appropriately. Don't feel like you can't show your personality at all, just be on the cautious side.
- If you're a nervous sweater (one who sweats when nervous, rather than a knitted garment that might be anxious) or are going to an interview in a hot place, consider wearing a performance top — exercise-style — as an undershirt to wick away sweat and keep you cool.
- I don't know about you, but I'm still not entirely sure how to iron properly, plus who wants to worry about that on top of an interview? Some suggestions to avoid wrinkles when packing for a long-distance interview:
- Bring clothes that don't wrinkle! That's kind of obvious, sorry.
- When you pack, roll your clothes [http://www.wikihow.com/Roll-Clothes] instead of fold. This is usually pretty handy for keeping wrinkles away and also saves space.
- You've probably heard this one before, but if wearing a suit jacket/blazer, don't sit in it a bunch before your interview because you'll get rear-end wrinkles, and those never look good.
- A portable garment steamer is another option, which does not require an ironing board and travels well; they run around $40-70 and can de-wrinkle clothes right on the hanger.
You never know who is going to be at a meeting. Sometimes, a dean or chancellor could show up unexpectedly, or that faculty member or trustee you've been trying to contact. Dress up just a little nicer for meetings so you are prepared for surprise guests. It reflects well on you and the library.
Typical day at work
This all depends on what kind of library you work at. Once you start your job, you'll get the hang of the dress code and culture of the library, but get some staples in the mean time. Find some pants that you could wear with almost anything. I wound up getting a variety of dark-colored pants (and skirts) and then was able to mix those with more interesting tops. Finding items that you can layer is great for seasonal changes and keeping things interesting. I usually will get my pants new so they fit well, but then will get a lot of tops from thrift stores. You can wear almost any kind of somewhat nice-looking top so long as you have a more conservative cardigan or blazer to go with it.
Most libraries blast the air conditioning, and this is why I stand strong by the cardigan (or having an extra sweater or blazer around). I'm almost always freezing at work, so I make sure I have a neutral colored cardigan nearby so I can just throw it over whatever I'm wearing. Sorry to feed that stereotype, but in this case, it's a stereotype for a reason!
If you want to save more money, aside from thrift stores, you could also focus more on your accessories if you want to throw some style in there. As an example, you could wear a scarf as an extra layer over your top and it almost makes it a whole new outfit. Getting more ties than shirts is another example. Back to thrift stores: they have a lot of both scarves and ties.
It's really a good idea to bring a variety of outfits to a conference. You will likely be attending many different kinds of events, so being able to either dress up or be casual gives you more options. Since I'm a light packer and hate checking luggage, I'll usually base my conference outfits all around one idea so I can layer and swap pieces in and out. An example: I will bring a dress that can be more casual with leggings, and then gussied up with a nice cardigan (of which I bring a couple different colors) and flats. I could also wear a shirt over the dress for a more casual shirt/skirt outfit with sneakers. If I just want to go out and spend time with librarian friends, I'll also have a pair of jeans to wear with that t-shirt. I'll bring a couple more things too, but I base it off of layers for easy packing and outfit-making.
There will be a special edition Librarian Wardrobe post on packing for ALA 2011, so stay tuned for visuals and more ideas.
Overall, most librarian positions tend to fall somewhere between casual and business-casual. This means you likely can be comfortable while at work and mix in your own style, but will still look professional. Speaking from the viewpoint of an academic librarian, showing some style in what you wear might additionally work to your advantage with students, where it might inspire them to start a conversation. This can break the ice and students might be even more comfortable asking you for help (it's been known to happen! I even once showed a student some searching techniques when she said she really wanted to find a pair of glasses like mine). At the same time, be careful not to dress too "young," especially if you are already younger-looking and new to your workplace. Sometimes faculty and staff might mistake you for a student and/or not take you as seriously.
Share any comments, questions, or your own suggestions below, and hope you'll show what you are wearing at Librarian Wardrobe. Thanks for having me!
Nicole Pagowsky is the creator of Librarian Wardrobe and a reference, instruction, and collection development librarian for a community college in Texas. Follow her on Twitter, @pumpedlibrarian, or read her blog at pumpedlibrarian.blogspot.com.
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As an added bonus, and because we at Hack Library School have had this conversation behind the scenes many times, here's some pics of us and our typical workwear.
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Day 13: Another shade of hope, through the eyes of an artist
Remember Pat Costigan and her paintings of hope? We're sharing another one today titled Spiritual Resistance.
Here's the bulk of the artist's statement…
The inspiration for this painting was how the Jews practiced Spiritual Resistance in the Ghettos during World War II. The prisoners in the ghettos at that time drew upon their:
life giving abilities
to survive, not to succumb to hopelessness and fear and transform their dismal, dark lives, if for only a moment into something that lifted their souls out of this world into another dimension.
Their lives were filled with:
extremes of cold,
lack of warm clothing,
want of decent living conditions,
the everyday threat of death for themselves and their loved ones by
and cruelty.
They performed music, theatre, created art, gave lectures about science, literature, art, music and performed many, many unselfish acts of kindness.
How do we combat the hatred that destroys and tears down?
When we do acts of good where we are, it affirms our humanity.
When we experience forces from outside trying to get to our inside, the darkness in…
We can transform the darkness of pain into Light, Joy and Hope.
We can embrace the world.
We can embrace the dark, diseased world.
We can throw our loving arms around this world in order to change it.
We can speak words of encouragement
We can try to understand our enemies
We can practice courage to speak out for silent victims of injustice
We can join in the dance of Light
We can join in the music of Peace
We can join in living in Hope
Pat Costigan and her husband, Bob, have four daughters, Clare, Beth, Anne and Irene. Before children, she earned a BA in Art and an MA in Special Education, taught and always made art. Through the years she has been involved with local and international social justice issues. Pat recently completed a series of paintings on "Hope" and is working on a new series titled "Grace." Pat co-authored, designed and created the artwork and illustrations for the newly published book, "Mothering: An Art Of The Heart" (www.motheringanartoftheheart.com). When she is not busy in her studio, she is often found walking their rescue dog, Bella, around the neighborhood in Fairport, NY.
Here are Rachel's suggestions for the journal page:
Gather your journal paper and crayons, and set a timer for five minutes (so you won't keep wondering how long it's been!). For five minutes, find a comfortable position and close your eyes. Focus on calm breathing, and on the colors that present themselves as you breath gently with your eyes closed. When the five minutes are up, and you are ready, let the colors and shapes that presented themselves in your meditation guide your hand on the page. Don't try to create anything, just enjoy the color and movement. As you look at the page, write something on it that you dream of accomplishing, and hang it somewhere you will see it often. Happy dreaming!
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If you're Blue Ivy Carter, here is what you got as a reward for your first year on the planet, aside from the event itself, a lavish princess-themed soiree thrown on January 7th by Beyoncé and Jay-Z: a diamond-encrusted Barbie with white gold jewelry ($80,000), pink and white roses ($95,000) and a cake (over $2,000). Source:
"Nothing's been too big or expensive for their little princess. They wanted her first birthday to set the tone for the rest of her life. They work hard for their money and the first thing they want to spend it on is their baby girl. It's hard to imagine how they can top this next year - or what her Sweet Sixteen will be like."
If you are one of Blue Ivy's little friends, you got a jewelry set, a playhouse and a princess costume ($30,000). If you are one of Blue Ivy's little friends' parents, you got a concert ticket and a personalised gold pens with Blue Ivy and each guest's name engraved on them. What I'm trying to say is that this party fucking suuuUUUuuUUcked. [The Sun, PopCrush]
It's the same old platitude you read about in every self-help dating book: Girl meets boy, girl dates boy, girl crawls out of egg, girl considers career change. Apparently Lady Gaga and her boyfriend, Chicago Fire actor Taylor Kinney, are on the skids thanks to her hectic touring schedule and she is beginning to consider a more "settled" lifestyle in order to make it work between them. Specifically, being a super-famous movie star. Which is not settled at all. Win?
A source says that Gaga dreams of landing a role in a "Les Miserables-type musical" and hopes to win an Oscar within five years:
"She's decided to go from pop star to movie star. Gaga thinks that if she gives up the crazy rock 'n' roll lifestyle, Taylor will propose."
Since splitting with wife Danielle Spencer in October, Russell Crowe has been combating rumors of his swinging new bachelorhood, including a "flirtatious conversation" with Katie Lee in front of a roaring fire ("These latest reports are false & cruel," he responded.) But that's OK, because this one is better: Crowe stayed at the Four Seasons with Dita Von Teese and the two got a "romantic couples' massage" at 6:30 AM. Page Six also cites two occasions last year when he retweeted her tweets as irrefutable evidence they they are fornicating. [Page Six]
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence want to put all the dating rumors to rest. For the record, I have not heard any dating rumors, so now I kind of totally think they're dating.
"We've done two movies together," said Bradley, who also stars alongside J.Law in the upcoming film Serena. "If it didn't happen by now, it's not going to happen."
"I concur," said Jennifer.
Cue that twee jangly foot-stomping song from the Silver Linings trailer. [ET Online]
Also, everybody thought Jennifer Lawrence was being a rude little whippersnapper when she said "I beat Meryl" during her Golden Globes acceptance speech, but you guys, she was quoting First Wives Club. Be my best friend, Jennifer Lawrence. [HuffPo]
This. [Vulture]
Lindsay Lohan met Max George's parents. Her reputation probably preceded her. [TMZ]
Jermaine Dupri's Alabama mansion was perilously close to foreclosure. [TMZ]
Backstage at the Golden Globes, Megan Fox said she wanted more kids. [Extra TV]
For those of us who cannot do simple math, multiple news outlets are now reporting that Kate Middleton's baby is due in July. [CBS News]
Leonardo DiCaprio threw down a $200,000 bid to spend a day with the big dog Bill Clinton. [TV3.ie]
Also at the Globes, Jennifer Garner's Globes attempted to free themselves from her dress. [Daily Mail]
Kimye will be having a beachfront "commitment ceremony" while Kim is still legally married to Kris Humphries. [The Sun]
Roman Coppola wasn't able to get insurance on Charlie Sheen for their movie Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III. (If it was called Inside a Coked-Up Porn Star they wouldn't even need it!) [Wenn]
Why did Lena Dunham thank Chad Lowe?:
Hilary Swank, who was married to Lowe at the time, famously did forget him when she accepted her best actress Oscar in 2000 for ''Boys Don't Cry.''
I'M JEAN VALJEANNNNNN. [Us Weekly]
Ughhh why is Adele so cute? [Us Weekly]
Katy Perry and John Mayer took a little vacation. [Page Six]
Chris Colfer and Rebel Wilson have adorable martial arts battles. [Page Six]
Hella over-50 actors want to play parents on Girls. [Page Six]
Howard Stern, charmer, on SiriusXm re: Lena Dunham: "a little fat girl who kind of looks like Jonah Hill and she keeps taking her clothes off." [NYDN]
After his then-girlfriend Sofia Vergara refused to join Scientology, the head of the church arranged for Tom Cruise to meet potential girlfriends Scarlett Johansson, Kate Bosworth, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan and eventual ex-wife Katie Holmes under the guise of auditioning to star in a Cruise blockbuster. [NYDN]


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BBB Watch: E-receipt precautions
In the past few months some retailers and banks have started offering consumers the option of receiving e-receipts. This paperless option helps to reduce clutter and waste, but the Better Business Bureau reminds shoppers to be aware of identity theft while using this new technology.
These e-receipts offer new opportunities for both stores and consumers. For many stores the e-receipts are tied to the store card or the clerk can quickly enter your email address at the end of the purchase. It is a way for the store to save money and offer another option for the customer.
E-receipts also offer an easier way for consumers to keep of track and file away receipts to help with a return or exchange at a later date. They also help to cut down on waste and clutter for the consumer.
"Although the convenience of e-receipts may be seen as a benefit, it is important to make sure that companies do not use e-receipts as a way to fill up your inbox with junk mail," according to Steve J. Bernas, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois. "Confirm that the company does not sell your email address or use it for financial gains."
For shoppers who are interested in opting for e-receipts, BBB offers the following tips:
- Find out how the business plans to keep your information secure. Check the businesses privacy policy. You will want to check to see if the business plans on selling your information to third parties. If they do, be on the lookout for unsolicited emails requesting your personal information; they could be scams that download malware on your computer.
- Ask if you can opt out of receiving promotional emails. Now that the business has your email address, it's possible you'll start to receive coupons, newsletters and other promotional emails from them ... and even from others if they've sold or shared your data. You may want to set up a separate email address to use for paperless receipts so that you can easily monitor it for spam.
- Beware of scams. Having receipts emailed can also make you susceptible to phishing and other identity theft scams. Scammers pose as retailers or banks with realistic-looking emails that may claim there are problems with your purchase and request that you click a link to fix it. The link may take you to a fraudulent site that asks for your personal information, or it might download malware on your computer that will search your hard drive for account numbers and passwords.
- Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date.
For more tips, visit www.bbb.org.
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12 inches wide x 12 inches tall
Photo Colors : White Background/ Black Letters
Our current turnaround time is 7-14 business days.Each sign hangs from the ledge on the back of the frame. A simple nail or tack works perfectly with our light weight signs. (Hardware is not included)We strive to make all our signs uniform in design. However, our signs are handmade from real wood. With this comes slight differences with each piece.


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The purpose of this website is to make it easier to navigate the functions definitions of Extempore, a programming language for musical livecoding and algorithmic composition. YouTube has many videos that show Extempore in action.
Extempore's functions source code has been parsed and indexed using a bare-bones approach i.e. by matching function keywords separated by newlines delimiters. This approach is not perfect nor exhaustive, but it works in the majority of cases.
Additionally, my custom extensions to the Extempore programming environment have been indexed too.
The source code for the extractor and this website is written in Python and is also available on GitHub.
This project was created by Michele Pasin.


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John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, as well as public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 6 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.


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How does the restaurant receive my order?
When you place an order it goes to our web server and is converted to a fax which is then faxed directly to the restaurant.
How long does it take for the restaurant to receive my order?
From the time you click send to the time the restaurant receives the hard copy fax is just under 4 hours. Just kidding - only about 20 seconds!
How do I know the restaurant received my order?
You will get an email confirming that your order has been received. We also have customer service people standing by, monitoring the site and confirming orders directly with the restaurant.
What if I want to cancel my order?
Just call the restaurant directly or contact our web site customer service department at 866-385-2044 and we'll do it for. However, if you wait too long we can't guarantee that your order will be canceled.
What if I want to change my order after I send it?
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Do I need to register to use this site?
Registering is optional but the site is much easier to use if you're registered (see below).
What's the benefit of registering?
By registering, we can present you with your recent menu selections when you next come to our web site, without you having to type or click anything. You can then easily repeat a past order, with or without modifications. For yet more convenience, you may tell us to save your credit card and delivery address information when you check out. Then, the next time you check out you can use the same credit card and/or delivery address. And it gets even better - you can use "QuickOrder" to send your order immediately, and we mean immediately! Keep reading.
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"QuickOrder" allows you to bypass the checkout process. When you click on the "QuickOrder" button your order is immediately sent using the payment method and delivery address you've previously chosen in your "QuickOrder Settings". You can place an order with only a few clicks from the home page! To turn QuickOrdering on or off, click on "Your Account" top or bottom of each page and then scroll down to QuickOrder settings.
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Movie review: Schwarzenegger's 'Sabotage' is bloody satisfying
Money changes everything. The New Wave band the Brains had a cool song with that title and that message in 1980. Cyndi Lauper covered it and made it a hit a few years later. And though the song isn't heard in Arnold Schwarzenegger's new action film, "Sabotage," the sentiment is sure there. It's all about money, in this case the dirty lucre that drives people forward and can just as easily tear them apart.
After a brief intro of obviously distressed DEA undercover cop Breacher Wharton (Schwarzenegger) watching a video of a woman being tortured by masked thugs, the film jumps into high gear. Breacher leads his heavily armed special ops team on a raid at a mansion where there are millions of dollars of drug money. Gunfire fills the screen, bodies drop all over the place, Breacher loses one of his men ... but they find the cash, loads of it, and after stashing away about $10 million from the pile (yup, it's made clear right away that these are kinda dirty DEA cops), they burn the rest.
But there's a hitch or two: When they later return to pick up what they hid, it's nowhere to be found, and somehow the Feds have discovered that a big chunk of the change has gone missing. So the film has two interesting set-ups: The FBI is convinced that Breacher and his crew took the money, and the drug cartel they took it from is convinced of the same thing.
Speaking as a fan of heist films and action films and, yes, I'll admit it, big Arnold, I've gotta say it's good to have him back where he belongs. But, fair warning, this is not the tough, vicious Arnold who regularly throws in a wisecrack for comic effect. He's still tough and vicious, all right, but his Breacher is a grim character with nothing funny to say.
After six months of investigations into him and his crew, during which none of them breaks, orders come down to drop it all, to leave them alone and let them get back to work. After all, Breacher is known among his peers as a "drug war god," so it's no surprise to see him whipping his rusty crew back into shape and heading out into the streets to penetrate drug organizations.
That's right about where the film's real plot is set in motion, where things begin to go very wrong, where his undercover agents start to go down, one at a time. Let's hand it to the writing team of Skip Woods and David Ayer, there are some gruesomely creative methods of death on display here, one involving a train, another the ceiling of a house. The question is, who's doing this? The cartel people and their squads of Nicaraguan hit men? Jealous and angry FBI folks? No one knows, which is why Breacher and the remaining members of his crew find themselves dealing with paranoia, even while they continue to drink and goof around and try to maintain a sense of camaraderie. Then, added to the plot's equation, there's the introduction of FBI investigator Caroline Brentwood (curiously boyish-looking British actress Olivia Williams, sporting a darn good American Southern accent), trying to figure out why DEA agents are being killed.
Director David Ayer, who made the excellent and gritty "End of Watch," keeps the story gripping, continually adds more layers of complications, and tosses in a bit of dazzle with an at first confusing, then eye-opening sequence showing both a crime and its aftermath taking place simultaneously, then goes back and does the same thing with a different set of circumstances later in the film.
It's not till the halfway point that some major back story, involving the opening scenes, is brought upfront, which results in everything, in some ways, starting over again, from a different perspective. This is a very violent film, yet blood isn't spilled from beginning to end. But when the guns do come out, the violence is intense and relentless. There's also strong acting from Williams, and Arnold turns in one of his better performances, depending a lot more on believable delivery of dialogue than usual.
The last half-hour is crackling, featuring insane action, reveal after reveal of previously unexplained motives and decisions, even more complications, and a near-perfect coda that's, as Williams might say if she were using British jargon, bloody satisfying.
Ed Symkus covers movies for More Content Now.
SABOTAGE Written by Skip Woods and David Ayer; directed by David Ayer With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olivia Williams, Sam Worthington Rated R


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10 Babies Rocking Mohawks
When it comes to the game of haircuts, choosing the right one can be really tricky. One second everything is going fine, the next the lady at Supercuts has decided that the best way to make you look like Winona Ryder is to shave part of your head. There is one style that instantly screams "I am awesome and you got your hair cut at Supercuts"-- the mohawk. As our luck would have it, we've come across a whole slew of babies who have achieved this rockstar look. Check 'em out below!


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[Update: WordPress Support sent me an e-mail message saying that last night's problems didn't result from a hacking but from a "small server glitch." I'm leaving leave post this up, anyway, both because we have to take WP's word for that "server glitch" and because you might still want to change your password.]
Many people reported having trouble logging on to their WordPress.com blogs, which were apparently hacked, last night on Twitter. Some WP bloggers — of whom I was one — were redirected repeatedly to an unfamiliar site when they tried to log on. Others reported being hacked without saying why they thought their security had been compromised.
Some of the victims posted warnings on Twitter along the lines of: "Change Your Password NOW." If you want to change your password, go to "My Account" (in the bar above the logo for your site), then go to "My Profile" or "Edit Profile." At the bottom of your "Profile" page, you'll see two blank spaces where you can type in your new password, then click "Update."
One lesson of this slightly unnerving experience was that it helps to be on Twitter if you have trouble on a blog, because you can find out right away whether others are having similar problems: Search Twitter for "WordPress" (or "Blogger" or "Typepad") and see if others are describing the same issues. WordPress also has a Twitter address, and you can try sending a message there. This brought quicker response than I've usually had by going to the WordPress Forums or sending an e-mail message to WordPress Support.
I believe I've solved the problem here and everything is fine — unless you were redirected to a suspicious site repeatedly when you tried to get to this one …


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US economy shrinks 0.1 pct., 1st time in 3½ years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank from October through December, the first quarterly drop since 2009 and a reminder of the economy's vulnerability as automatic cuts in government spending loom.
The Commerce Department said the economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.1 percent mainly because companies restocked at a slower rate and the government slashed defense spending. Those trends partly reflected uncertainty late last year about the fiscal cliff, which Congress averted in a deal reached Jan. 1.
Economists say those factors could prove temporary, and the likelihood of another recession appears remote. Still, the sharp slowdown from the 3.1 percent annual growth rate in the July-September quarter, also driven by a drop in U.S. exports, raised concerns about 2013.
Congressional Republicans seem determined to permit deep cuts to defense and domestic programs to kick in as scheduled March 1. And Americans are coming to grips with an increase in Social Security taxes that has begun to leave them with less take-home pay.
Government spending cuts and slower company restocking, which can fluctuate sharply, subtracted a combined 2.6 percentage points from GDP. Those two factors offset a 2.2 percent increase in consumer spending. And business spending on equipment and software rose after shrinking over the summer.
The Federal Reserve referred to the fourth-quarter slowdown in a statement after it ended a policy meeting Wednesday. The U.S. economy appears to have "paused in recent months," the Fed said, mainly because of temporary factors. The Fed reaffirmed its commitment to stimulating the economy by keeping borrowing costs low for the foreseeable future.
For all of 2012, the economy expanded 2.2 percent, better than 2011's growth of 1.8 percent. For 2013, analysts generally think the economy will grow at a steady if modest pace of roughly 2 percent as the housing and auto sectors continue to recover along with bank lending and consumer spending.
"Frankly, this is the best-looking contraction in U.S. GDP you'll ever see," Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics, said in a research note. "The drag from defense spending and inventories is a one-off. The rest of the report is all encouraging."
The plunge in defense spending in the October-December quarter followed a jump in the third quarter. The fluctuation might have reflected higher-than-usual spending that occurred in the July-September period in anticipation of government spending cuts later in the year. Some defense contractors reported lower government spending at the end of the year.
Last week, General Dynamics blamed a $2 billion loss in the fourth quarter on "slowed defense spending."
Exports fell by the most in nearly four years, a result of Europe's recession and slower growth in China and some other large developing countries.
Incomes, though, jumped last quarter as companies paid out special dividends and bonuses ahead of expected tax increases in 2013. Commerce estimated that businesses paid nearly $40 billion in early dividends. After-tax income, adjusted for inflation, rose 6.8 percent, the most in nearly four years.
Superstorm Sandy likely also dragged on growth by closing factories, disrupting shipping and shutting down retail stores. While the department did not specify Sandy's effect on GDP, it estimated that Sandy destroyed about $36 billion in private property and $8.6 billion in government property.
Subpar economic growth has held back hiring. The economy has added about 150,000 jobs a month, on average, for the past two years. That's barely enough to reduce the unemployment rate, which has been a still-high 7.8 percent for two months.
Economists forecast that unemployment stayed at that rate in January. The government will release the January jobs report Friday.
The slower growth in stockpiles followed a jump in the third quarter. Slower inventory growth means factories likely produced less. Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said this week, for example, that it reduced its inventories in the fourth quarter as global sales declined from a year earlier.
Still, with consumer spending rising, companies might have to rebuild inventories in the current January-March quarter, economists say. That could boost growth.
Wednesday's report is the first of three estimates of GDP the government issues each quarter. GDP measures the nation's total output of goods and services — from restaurant meals and haircuts to airplanes and appliances. The estimates of GDP are revised by an average of 1.3 percentage points between the first and third estimate. That means the final figure for the fourth quarter might end up showing either growth or a steeper contraction.
A big question for 2013 is how consumers will react to the expiration of the Social Security tax cut. Congress and the White House allowed the temporary tax cut to expire in January but prevented income taxes from rising for most Americans.
The Social Security tax increase will reduce take-home pay this year by about 2 percent. A household earning $50,000 a year will have about $1,000 less to spend. A household with two high-paid workers will have up to $4,500 less.
A key measure of consumer confidence plummeted this month after Americans noticed the reduction in their paychecks, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
Several trends, though, are expected to boost growth later this year.
Home builders are stepping up construction to meet rising demand. That should create more construction jobs.
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- Open to all, worldwide
- Ends on September 26
- Just go ahead and enter.
The premise of "The Wedding Affair" sounds very interesting; I would love to read it.
My question for Ms Michaels: How do you keep your stories fresh and new after writing 80 novels?
BTW – International entry :)
Oh I love the cover of The Wedding Affair - do you have any say in how the covers turn out?
baychriz at gmail dot com
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You always ask such interesting questions. I must say I agree with Leigh about being the one pushing the limits if I lived back then. I tend to rebel against the rules now and they are nothing compared to the restrictions of the regency era. Thanks for making the giveaway international!
Wow, 80 novels and still going. That is quite impressive.
US Entry.
I read The Mistress' House and really enjoyed the book. I'm not a romance fan, and I'm usually shocked to find a romance book I enjoy.ReplyDelete
I love happy endings, too.
I don't think I would have fit in well during the Regency. Just too many rules, not enough opportunities. Or would I have been content, not thinking of any other possibilities?
Thanks for entering me.
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Oh, great questions here!
There are two things that keep each book fresh and exciting for me. First, the characters are different each time, so they'll do different things and take alternate routes to get what they want – so even though the end point of the romance (the happy ending or wedding) is similar, every book is unique because the people in it are not like any others. Secondly, I try with each book to do something new and different – like putting three stories in a book, using multiple points of view, or taking a "You can't do that" rule and turning it on its head. I think writers either keep trying new things or they slide downhill.
I did have quite a lot of say in the cover designs of these books. Generally authors are asked for input, perhaps to suggest scenes or fill out forms about the characters, but the final result is up to the artist and the art director. I was fortunate to be able to have much more involvement in designing the covers.
I'm always delighted when someone who doesn't typically read romances picks up one of my books and enjoys it. Romance gets a bad rap – undeservedly so, and often from people who haven't read any. A while back the husband of a friend was bored one Saturday and read one of my books – and I'm pleased to say that he enjoyed the experience and said he'd learned a lot about romance novels – adding that he'd been surprised to find that they have a plot...
Thank you for inviting me – I'll be stopping back often, so keep the questions coming!
Ooo 3 love stories in one? Love that:) The Regency period is fascinating, I can't imagine having to live with all of their rules outlining what a woman can and can't do. I would have gone crazy. Thanks so much for this giveaway!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the interview Leigh :)
I do wonder, the bride and groom, are they truly happy? Cos Simon's sister just seemed so...not nice ;)
This sounds like a fun read!
I had never been a fan of HR until I got a few very good recommendations and now I'm really enjoying them.
Great interview and thanks for the giveaway.
Oh that is exactly why I like regency romances. It is how they manage with all the societal rules to get their heart's desire. Plus, I love the idea of 3 romances in one book!
Great giveaway!
What a great advice for aspiring writers. I can't imagine myself living in that era. I'm too adventuress, and I would have rejected tons of marriage proposals. I really want to love with passion to the one who's going to be my husband. I have another question! I want to know with Wich of your books do you identify the most and why? Thanks! I'm looking forward for your answer ;)
Wow! Writing within the structure of the social rule of the time definitely sounds like a challenge, but a fun one. :)ReplyDelete
The Wedding Affair does sound like a nice romance. I do like stories set in the Regency period.
Great interview! The authors advice to writers is wise.
I love reading about the Regency, but I don't think I'd have wanted to live during that time. I like my modern conveniences too much and I couldn't live with all the restrictions, especially for women.
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I love reading about the Regency era but I would not like living in it. I like being an independent woman and having the freedom to do what I like. I like the Regency romances because they are so romantic and glamorous.
U.S. entry
Great interview and the Regency time period has a lock on my heart!ReplyDelete
I have to agree, ladies – I love writing about the Regency period and reading about it, but I wouldn't do well living in those conditions. No showers? No shampoo and conditioner? No central heating? No concierge level at hotels? :)
Blodeuedd – Let's just say that Simon's sister Daphne (the bride whose wedding brings about the three romances in The Wedding Affair) will never be the heroine of her own book. :-) But I'd like to think that her new husband has enough humor and kindness and fondness for her that he'll help her to grow up and become a whole lot nicer person.
Karen, I loved writing Harlequin Romance – and now I'm having just as much fun writing Regency-period historicals.
Oh, it's hard to say which book I identify with most because I love all of them in different ways. It's rather like deciding which is the favorite child – it's often the one who's causing least trouble at that moment!
I'd love to be entered. This sounds so very good.
I liked Blodeuedd's review on The Wedding Affair yesterday and now I get a chance to win it.
Great interview and thank you for the giveaway.
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Great interview.
I think I would have Regency life stifling. Too many social rules & the corsets - forget about it.
OK the question I have pertains to the book writing process. What is your favorite part of writing a book?
You can't say when it is finished - that is cheating!! Just curious whether it is creating the storyline, creating the characters, changing your original direction, or the moment you realize your random thoughts are turning out to be some amazing creation, etc. I guess it could be different with each book, but I just wonder what aspect is the most rewarding for. you. :)
I'm really surprised to hear that authors may not have a lot to say when it comes to book covers. The covers are often what attracts me to give a book a chance. I would think the cover would be a great way to let some of the author's personality be displayed.
I really want to thank Leigh and Smexybooks for taking the time to do this. It is really difficult to decide whether a book is a good fit based on the little detail available at the on-line book retailers. I don't have enough time to research every book I would potentially be interested in so these sessions HELP SO MUCH!! Once I learn more about the author as well as the book, I feel more confident as to whether I should invest the time and money. Thanks!!
I love reading books about the Regency era. Please count me in for the giveaway. Thanks :)
Thanks Leigh :)
Aye Daphne was Daphne ;) But I am glad to hear that her new husband will help her grow up
I like regency but not necessarily romance...so my question to the author is: have you ever been tempted to change the genre?ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway. I love happy endings and I love reading romance novels. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. email@example.com
I think it would have been a hard life for a woman in the Regency period. All the social customs would drive me bananas!
I do love the empire-waist gowns and all the dancing, though!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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Sounds good. I'm really intrigued by the idea of romance novels on individual post-it notes ...
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Count me in! I can't think of a single question that hasn't been asked already, so I'll just say I love your books, Leigh, and I would be ecstatic if I won this giveaway!! Thanks so much for the terrific interview and giveaway:)
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Thanks for the interview Leigh. Three stories in one book sounds intriguing, but is one of them more the main couple, or has each couple their own spotlight moments?
International entry.
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Fantastic review and giveaway opportunity! Sign me up. :-) I love Leigh's reasons behind wrighting books from this time period, they are the same reasons I love reading them! I also would have been pushing the limits, I'm just too outgoing to stand on the side lines and act proper. :-P Her next work sounds like another one that will be entertaining with 3 heros and 3 heroine! :-D
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I wouldn't want to live during Regency but I like the era. And I like the idea of 3 stories in one book.
80 novels? That's something!
80 romances, wow! As someone else already asked, I'm curious how you manage to come up with original content for your stories.
This sounds like a really fun romance and I'd love to be entered to win the book.
I love reading about the regency era, but I don't think I would have fit in too well living during those times. Way too many things that a woman could not do. Thanks for the interview. It has been fun following along on your blog tour.
Oh you enjoyed this book just the other day. :) Sounds like a great series. And wonderful interview. :) Thank you!ReplyDelete
I imagine I would be somekind of teacher or governess too - like my dearest Jane Eyre, and then maybe I could find myself a Mr Rochester B-)
Thank you so much for the chance to win these books ladies! :)
*International entry*
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You wrote your first romance novel at age 14? Suu..Weet! :D
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i'd definitely be missing all our conveniences if living Regency!
gowns are a dream, yes, but maids needed to care for them =))
love your tips for writers needing persistence and the timeline ... thx!
and thanks Blodeuedd for this interview! have missed the austenesque sociables!
HaPpy Weekend ~ look fwd to these & thanks MUCH for sharing 2 sets!!
Retwitted your giveaway at: http://twitter.com/#!/cherrymischivus/status/114972165534789632
Goodluck to everybody entering! :)
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Thanks for the interview and contest! I have a question for Leigh: who are some of your favorite authors to read?
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Good luck to everyone!
P.S. International entry
Thank you so much everyone for stopping by! :DReplyDelete
i would probably be an absolute outsider in that era - i am just too much of a feminist :P my parents would have problems marrying me off XD
by the way, i am an international reader.
Leigh Michaels books sound really good, and thank you for the giveaway (I'm international). I think I would have hated regency life, despite the awesome clothing, and customs. I'm really attatched to modern appliances (not to mention plumbling and food) and kind of like that women have rights now.
Great Interview!
U.S. Entry
Thanks for the interview and giveaway !!!
The Wedding Affair sounds interesting.
I felt the focus was mostly on one couple...ok not mostly it was more that they got 50% and then the two others got 45 and 45. Which does not make 100 but you get the point ;)
I appreciated a lot last question. Her answer tell us something that everyone thinks to know, but a very few people are able to practice it.
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International entry :P
thank you for hosting this giveaway =)
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — It's not wise to Google the nearest gas station, compose email, or use your smartphone to check the latest sports scores while driving. But many Americans do.
Drivers have grown so accustomed to their on-the-go tasks that automakers are increasingly trying to make those things easier to pull off with both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road.
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How would you like to choose your favorite tune by simply uttering the song's title, turn your car into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot, or respond to an ad you hear on the radio without lifting a finger?
At the International CES show, General Motors and Ford launched programs that will open their designs to developers, inviting them to create software applications for future car models. It's a relatively new strategy for car makers, but one that many gadget manufacturers employ, including Apple, which did it for the original iPhone in 2007.
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Toyota's use of voice is the most advanced of the auto providers, even though it had nothing new to show at this year's CES.
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Voice commands also worked to buy movie tickets, make restaurant reservations through the OpenTable app and get turn-by-turn navigation towards cheap gas.
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On Chrysler's Ram 1500 truck introduced at the gadget show this year, iHeart Radio was added as an application. Users who link their smartphones to the car can select from customized stations they've made already but aren't able to create new ones by voice. That is not likely to be a barrier for long, said Brian Lakamp, president of iHeart parent Clear Channel Digital.
"Voice activation — it's a trend and it's going to get more and more sophisticated over time," Lakamp said. "We'll be lock-step when they're taking advantage of voice to the extent they can."
The truck also includes the option of using a 3G cellular phone chip inside the vehicle itself to become a Wi-Fi hotspot for $15 a day. That could be an attractive feature for people who might want to use the truck for a tail-gate party.
And one small company called Livio was looking to drum up some business from radio stations and automakers with a prototype for embedding tiny codes inside traditional FM radio streams. The codes would allow cellphone users to respond to advertisements with a tap on their smartphone screen. The technology could one day enable companies to send coupons through traditional FM radio stations to drivers who let them know they're interested.
The Livio Connect system "opens FM radio to two-way communication," said marketing director Nicole Yelland. "No longer is it shouting at you. There's a dialogue."
Given that Google, Toyota and others have been testing driverless cars, it's not hard to imagine the day when your smartphone will hear your stomach gurgle, get Burger King to send you a coupon, and then guide the car up to the drive-thru window for a quick bite.