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My column this week is a tangent on the topic that Mumbles brought up on Spoiler Warning last week, about how she's sick of the bossy female coach character archetype. I can relate. I'm not tired of the female coach, but I am sick of the Aiden Pearce brand of protagonist, and I get how irritating it is when developers stick to that one trope that really gets on your nerves.
And while I didn't say so in the column, I think this is a point worth making:
I know I'm always grumbling about male protagonists and male characters and ranting about how developers need to get out of this rut, but Firewatch showed me that I can still enjoy a male lead character, as long as he's written properly. I'm not sick of male leads, I'm sick of shitty male leads. Or as I've come to think of them: Ubisoft MenThis is NOT to suggest that Ubisoft is the only publisher guilty of this. They just have the ones that get on my nerves the most.. You know the type: Growling badasses with no emotional vulnerabilities, no sense of levity, and central motivation built around vengeance or aggression.
I used to be fine with these guys. I'm not sure what's changed:
- Age? Maybe because I'm older now, I'm interested in more texture and nuance and less raw id.
- Fatigue? Maybe after 30 years, I'm in the mood for something different.
- Dissonance? As games become more cinematic, maybe their shallow leads are looking more and more out of place. DOOM Guy was fine in DOOM, but DOOM Guy in a 2015 game with cutscenes and dialog and a supporting cast is another thing entirely.
Then again, sometimes it works. As much as I whine about these guys, I really loved William "B.J." Blazkowicz in the recent Wolfenstein games. I'm still trying to figure out why he works for me and (say) Jason Brody doesn't.
Also, be sure to read my disclaimer on the Escapist before you go and make a mess in the comments. I love to talk about game design decisions like this, but I'd really rather this didn't veer off into gender politics.
[1] This is NOT to suggest that Ubisoft is the only publisher guilty of this. They just have the ones that get on my nerves the most.
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The Japanese electronics giant talked about its upcoming game console for the first time and said it will go on sale this holiday season. But Sony didn't reveal the device itself. Presenters played games that were projected on screens in a converted opera house, but the PlayStations themselves were hidden backstage throughout Wednesday evening's two-hour event.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sony showed off what the PlayStation 4 can do, but not what it will look like.
The Japanese electronics giant talked about its upcoming game console for the first time and said it will go on sale this holiday season.
But Sony didn't reveal the device itself. Presenters played games that were projected on screens in a converted opera house, but the PlayStations themselves were hidden backstage throughout Wednesday evening's two-hour event.
"I don't know that the box is going to be something that's going to have a dramatic impact on people's feelings about the game. It will be a color and a size fairly comparable to previous consoles," said Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, the U.S.-based arm of the PlayStation business.
"There's a big story to tell here, and it's going to take between now and the holiday season to get all the details out there," Tretton said in an interview.
Tretton said the price of the PS4 hasn't been decided yet, but hinted that it wouldn't be as high as the PlayStation 3 was initially. The PS3 debuted in 2006 with two models for $500 and $600. It now sells for about $300.
The PS4 will be jostling for attention this holiday season with Microsoft's successor to the Xbox. Details on that device are expected in June. Xbox 360 came out a year before PS3 and has been more popular, largely because of its robust online service, Xbox Live, which allows people to play games with others online. Having an event this early allows Sony to grab the spotlight for a few months, though the lack of an actual device was noted by many people on Twitter and elsewhere.
Sony did reveal that the insides of the PS4 will essentially be a "supercharged PC," much like an Xbox. That's a big departure from the old and idiosyncratic PlayStation design and should make it easier for developers to create games. Sony Corp. is using processing chips made by Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
"One of the big challenges we faced in the past was that we created great technology that we handed over to the development community, and they had to go through a learning curve before they could harness it. And when they did, we saw some phenomenal games," Tretton said. "We wanted to lower that barrier of entry and really give them the ability to create tremendous gaming experiences from Day One."
The adoption of PC chips also means that the new console won't be able to play games created for any of the three previous PlayStations, even though the PS4 will have a Blu-ray disc drive, just like the PS3. Instead, Sony said gamers will have to stream older games to the PS4 through the Internet.
Other new features revolve around social networking and remote access. With one button, you can broadcast video of your game play so friends can "look over your shoulder virtually," said David Perry, co-founder of the Sony-owned Internet game company Gaikai. With remote play, you can run a game on the PS4 to stream over the Internet to Sony's mobile gaming device, the PlayStation Vita, which debuted last year.
The goal is to make the PS4 so good at figuring out what games and other content you want that it can download it without being asked, so that it's available when you realize you do want it, Sony said.
"Our long-term vision is to reduce download times of digital titles to zero," said Mark Cerny, Sony's lead system architect on the PS4.
The PS4 is arriving amid declines in video game hardware, software and accessory sales. Research firm NPD Group said game sales fell 22 percent to $13.3 billion in 2012. With the launch of the PS4, Sony is looking to attract people who may have shifted their attention to games on Facebook, tablet computers and mobile phones.
Forrester analyst James McQuivey said Sony is missing the point by building what amounts to an upgraded PS3.
"Sony believes the future will be like the past and has built the game console to prove it," he said. "Tablets and smartphones now engage more people in more minutes of gaming than consoles will ever achieve."
Sony showed an updated controller that adds a touchpad and a "share" button. The controller also features a light bar, which means a new PlayStation camera can more easily track the device for motion control.
Dennis Fong, CEO of the gaming-centric social networking site Raptr, thinks Sony's focus on sharing with the PS4 will be good for both gamers and business.
"The ability to capture an image, video or instantly broadcast what's on players' screen to their friends is transformational for the new generation of consoles," said Fong. "Providing them with community tools to create videos and live broadcasts is a cool feature for gamers, and also great for business. User-generated content keeps players engaged with the game even while they aren't playing it and also attracts new users from the buzz generated around this content."
The bulk of Wednesday's event was devoted to demos of games for the PS4, including a realistic team racing simulator, "Drive Club," super-powered action sequel "Infamous: Second Son," artsy puzzler "The Witness" and several first-person shooter games, including "Killzone: Shadow Fall." Beyond games, the PS4 will let people create animation in 3-D using a Move motion controller – all in real time.
Last fall, Nintendo launched the next generation of gaming consoles with the Wii U, which comes with a tablet-like controller called the GamePad. The controller allows two people playing the same game to have different experiences depending on whether they use the GamePad or a traditional Wii remote, which itself was revolutionary when it came out because of its motion-control features.
Judging by Wednesday's event, Sony seeks to improve but not revolutionize game play. The games were updates to existing ones, with improved graphics.
"At the end of the day, this is a device by gamers for gamers," Tretton said. "The games that people go out and spend billions of dollars on are your traditional shooters."
The original Wii has sold more units since its launch than both its rivals, but it has lost momentum in recent years as the novelty of its motion controller faded. Nintendo said it sold 3.1 million Wii Us by the end of 2012. It was a disappointing start for the first of a new generation of gaming systems.
In some ways, notably its ability to display high-definition games, the Wii U was just catching up to the PS3 and the Xbox 360, the preferred consoles to play popular games such as "Call of Duty."
All three console makers are trying to position their devices as entertainment hubs that can deliver movies, music and social networking as they try to stay relevant in the age of smartphones and tablets. The PlayStation online network will have access to Sony's video and music services, as well as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, with paid subscriptions to those services. People will also be able to access Facebook.
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Voter disdain spreads as 'fiscal cliff' looms
\HOOKSETT, N.H. — Fear and frustration course through the lunch crowd at Robie's Country Store and Deli, a popular outpost 500 miles from where Washington is again locked in tense negotiations over taxes and spending as a critical deadline looms.
"I'm worried," Lorraine Cadren of nearby Manchester says between bites of her chicken sandwich. Her doubt in the nation's elected leaders is palpable: "I'm not sure what's going to come out of Washington next." Not that she has the time to pay much attention; the 64-year-old is unemployed and preoccupied with finding a new job as Christmas approaches.
A few tables away, John Pfeifle shares Cadren's angst while trying to enjoy his $6.99 chicken parmesan special.
"Somebody's gotta have some smarts," says the 63-year-old business owner, complaining that both President Barack Obama and House Republicans seem willing to allow the nation to go over the "fiscal cliff," triggering broad tax increases and massive spending cuts that economists warn could lead to another recession.
"I have no faith at all they'll do the right thing," Pfeifle said of Congress.
And why would these voters have confidence in Washington?
The scene playing out on Capitol Hill is a familiar one as lawmakers with competing ideologies wage an 11th-hour battle to avert a predictable crisis. This one comes just a year after an equally divided Washington nearly let the country default on its loan obligations — a debt-ceiling debate that contributed to the electorate's deep lack of faith in their elected leaders and a drop in the nation's credit rating.
Evidence of Congress' plummeting popularity is everywhere.
From New Hampshire diners to Colorado coffee shops, weary residents report widespread concern. They relate the debate in Washington over their tax dollars with their own lives: average Americans who are struggling every day to make ends meet. And already distracted by the holidays and tired of politics after a bitter presidential campaign, they are calling on Washington to get its act together.
"It's pathetic. Nobody's doing their job," said Laura Hager, a retiree from Lancaster, Pa. "The rest of the country is being held hostage to this entire situation."
She said the uncertainty makes it difficult to shape a personal financial plan; she can't imagine what business leaders must be going through. "Nobody can plan. Nobody knows what they'll do," she said.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., warned that the public's disgust with Congress would reach new heights if lawmakers and the White House fail to reach an accord before the year-end deadline.
"Ninety percent disapproval rating is going to go up to 99 percent disapproval," the senator said at a panel discussion last week in Washington on the fiscal cliff's impact on businesses.
Warner overstated Congress' unpopularity, although not by much.
A recent Associated Press-GfK poll found that 74 percent of Americans disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job; just 23 percent approve. The figures are virtually unchanged from June and slightly above Congress' recent low point of 12 percent approval during the debt ceiling debate in August 2011.
Some voters are trying to ignore the debate altogether, although near-constant news coverage is making that difficult, especially as Obama and his Republican opponents work to rally their supporters.
In a campaign-style event Monday in Michigan, the heart of industrial America, Obama warned that he "won't compromise" on his demand that the wealthiest Americans pay more in taxes. Polls find that most voters agree with the president's deficit-cutting plan to raise tax rates on income over $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples, although House Republicans are reluctant to agree.
The conservative group Crossroads GPS is running television ads across the country describing Obama's solution as "a huge tax increase" with "no real spending reforms." ''Call President Obama and tell him it's time to show us a balanced plan," the ad says.
Most voters interviewed in recent days are calling for an immediate compromise and seem willing to raise taxes on the wealthy so long as the middle class is protected.
There is a vague sense that the "fiscal cliff" is more serious than other recent Capitol Hill clashes. But barely a month after the presidential contest ended, most people say they're not following the daily developments that consume Washington.
In a Denver coffee shop, interior designer Roxann Lloyd, 42, is mystified by the sound and fury out of Washington over the cliff.
"I don't think they have any idea what a big deal is to an average person," she said. "I'm just ignoring it."
Lloyd said she isn't surprised by the partisan bickering over the issue. "I don't feel like they are really looking out for us," she said of Congress.
John Baker, 65, a Denver psychologist, said he had little faith in Congress' ability to fix the problem: "I don't think Congress can fix a flat tire."
"It's a typical Washington, 'Let's hit the panic button and keep people scared so they will let us do what we want to do,'" Baker said in a downtown Denver Starbucks. "Ultimately, it will be fixed but not until a lot of pockets are lined."
It's unclear whether members of Congress are hearing the message.
Rep. Charlie Bass, a New Hampshire Republican who lost his re-election bid last month, says it's unclear whether his GOP colleagues will "face the reality that the president, at least at this point, is not going to accept anything other than a tax rate increase."
A stalemate would result in "painful uncertainty," Bass said, offering his caucus a bit of advice: "We best get on with it — get it done."
Back at Robie's, store owner Debbie Chouinard says she's burned out from election season and "tired of all the bull."
"I honestly haven't been paying attention," she said while feeding her 2-year-old granddaughter lunch during a brief lull. "People should be working together to get this country going."


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The time has come for hunters to apply for their spring turkey hunting licenses.
The turkey license application period runs through Feb. 1
The 2013 spring turkey season will be long, running from April 22–May 31, depending on the hunt and unit.
Hunting strategy often hinges on the specific point in the breeding phase the turkeys are in.
"You know, the breeding phase can be pretty variable," said Brian Mastenbrook, Department of Natural Resources biologist who works in several northern Michigan counties, including Cheboygan. "One day gobblers will be gobbling their heads off and the next day they'll totally shut up. It just depends. It can be really hot and cold depending on if the toms are with hens or not."
The weather also can throw a wrench in spring turkey hunters plans.
"Weather doesn't affect turkeys so much as it affects hunters," said Mastenbrook. "The weather can make hunting tougher, especially if it's rainy or snowy. When the weather is bad it's hard for the turkeys to hear you calling and it's hard for you to hear them."
The first two turkey seasons only last one week each. The third season runs for nearly the entire month of May.
Gobblers' primordial urge to procreate is the very reason they respond to hunters calls, but for hunters, a male turkey's breeding obsession can also be the source of seemingly endless frustration.
Turkeys are programmed to breed each spring and within that programming is a code that pushes them to pursue the easiest reasonable conquest. This means if a gobbler is already courting a hen, it's very unlikely he'll come to a hunter's desperate calling. Often times he won't even respond.
They are tough to pull from a hen," said Al Stewart, DNR upland game bird specialist. "It can happen, but not very often."


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John Updike doesn't use the word Christmas in "December," a 16-line rhyming poem collected in the Caldecott Honor book A Child's Calendar (Holiday House, 32 pages, $17.95 hardcover, $6.95 paperback, ages 4–8), beautifully illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. But the spirit of the day shines in lines like: "The shepherds wait, / The kings, the tree – " / All wait for something / Yet to be." "December" uses mainly words of one- or two-syllables – the publisher recommends it for first graders – so it would suit children who are starting to read on their own as well as younger ones.
Updike writes in iambic meter – the closest to natural speech – instead of the galloping anapests and dactyls so often found in rhymes for the very young. Partly for that reason, "December" has a more subdued tone than many poems about the season. But it's so thoughtful, it might appeal to children older than 8 if you can get them to pick up picture book. A big if, but worth the effort if you're looking for a good poem about December that doesn't mention Santa Claus or reindeer. The Christmas tree in the illustration for it has a Star of David on it, so this one may appeal to interfaith families. holidayhouse.com/title_display.php?ISBN=978082341445
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This course explores ethical and social issues that have arisen, and continue to arise, from the rapid research development in neuroscience, medicine and ICT. Lectures focus on key ethical issues contained in the HBP – such as ethics of robotics, dual use, ICT ethical issues, big data and individual privacy, and the use of animals in research.
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Neuroethics has been described as containing at least two components - the neuroscience of ethics and the ethics of neuroscience. The first involves neuroscientific theories, research, and neuro-imaging focused on how the brain arrives at moral decisions and actions, which challenge existing descriptive theories of how humans develop moral thinking and make ethical decisions. The second, ethics of neuroscience, involves applying normative theories about what is right, good and fair to ethical questions raised by neuroscientific research and new technologies, such as how to balance the public benefit of "big data" neuroscience while protecting individual privacy and norms of informed consent.
The HBP as an ICT flagship project crucially relies on ICT and will contribute important input into the development of new computing principles and artefacts. Individuals working on the HBP should therefore be aware of the long history of ethical issues discussed in computing. The discourse on ethics and computing can be traced back to Norbert Wiener and the very beginning of digital computing. From the 1970s and 80s it has developed into an active discussion involving academics from various disciplines, professional bodies and industry.
Like any transformative technology, intelligent robotics has the potential for huge benefit, but is not without ethical or societal risk. In this lecture, I will explore two questions. Firstly, the increasingly urgent question of the ethical use of robots: are there particular applications of robots that should be proscribed, in eldercare, or surveillance, or war fighting for example? When intelligent autonomous robots make mistakes, as they inevitably will, who should be held to account? Secondly, I will consider the longer-term question of whether intelligent robots themselves could or should be ethical. Seventy years ago Isaac Asimov created his fictional Three Laws of Robotics. Is there now a realistic prospect that we could build a robot that is Three Laws Safe?
In the face of perceived public concerns about technological innovations, leading national and international bodies increasingly argue that there must be 'dialogue' between policy makers, scientific researchers, civil society organizations and members of the public, to shape the pathways of technology development in a way that meets societal needs and gains public trust. This is not new, of course, and such concerns go back at least to the debates over the development of nuclear technologies and campaigns for social responsibility in science. Major funding bodies in the UK, Europe and elsewhere are now addressing this issue by insisting on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in the development of emerging technology. Biotechnologies such as synthetic biology and neurotechnologies have become a particular focus of RRI, partly because of the belief that these are risky technologies involving tinkering with the very building blocks of life, and perhaps even with human nature. With my fellow researchers, I have been involved in trying to develop Responsible Research and Innovation in these technologies for several years.
In this lecture, I consider some of the key social and ethical issues raised by the 'big brain projects' currently under way in Europe, the USA, China, Japan and many other regions. I will draw upon our own experience in the ' Foresight Lab' of the HBP to discuss the ways in which these can usefully be approached from the perspective of responsible research and innovation and the AREA approach - anticipation, reflection, engagement and action. These include data protection, privacy and data governance; the search for 'neural signatures' of psychaitric and neurological disorders; 'dual use' or the military use of developments initially intended for clinical and civilian purposes; brain-computer interfaces and neural prosthetics; and the use of animals in brain research. Following a brief discussion of the challenges of translation from the lab to the real world, I will conclude by arguing that success in contemporary scientific research and innovation is best assured by openness, collaboration, sharing with fellow researchers; robust systems of data governance involving lay persons; frankness about realities of scientific research and innovation with fellow citizens; realism about complexities of links between researchers, publics and private enterprise; and understanding and engaging with the realities of science today in the real world.
The UK Royal Society in its 2012 study of Neuroscience, conflict and security had as its first recommendation that: "There needs to be fresh effort by the appropriate professional bodies to inculcate the awareness of the dual-use challenge (i.e., knowledge and technologies used for beneficial purposes can also be misused for harmful purposes) among neuroscientists at an early stage of their training." There can be little doubt that the need to raise awareness of this challenge remains among practicing neuroscientists today. This lecture aims to give an introduction and overview of the dual-use challenge as it applies to neuroscience today and will apply in coming decades.
What is Ethics in biomedical research? In this case the ethics we talk about is how we think we can use animals in biomedical research and what we gain from the experimental setup of experiments. We will talk about "a common set of values" and how 3R engagement can make a difference to experimental procedures and a progress in the positive outcome of experimental procedures and results and scientific papers of the future.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly affecting almost all areas of life from jobs, healthcare and entertainment to public safety and defense. While advances in AI are associated with new opportunities for economic growth and well-being, they at the same time raise major ethical concerns about AI impact on social equality, transparency and accountability. In recent years, these issues have acquired a prominent role on the agendas of policy-makers around the world. Today the need to facilitate beneficial development of AI and regulate it in the public interest is regularly addressed in speeches of political leaders and policy documents prepared by national governments, international organizations, experts, consulting companies and stakeholders.
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Cognitive functions underlie everything we feel, think, and do. It has often been assumed that the cognitive capacities of an individual, whether human or animal, is fixed, either at birth or at maturation. Yet recent studies have demonstrated that cognitive functions can be modified by a wide variety of factors, many of which are controllable. Some of these, including sleep and meditation, are not currently ethically controversial. But others, especially those which make use of advanced technology or unfamiliar drugs, have been challenged on ethical grounds.
Press headlines frequently refer to robots that think like humans, or even have feelings, but is there any basis of truth in such headlines, or are they simply sensationalist hype? Computer scientist EW Dijkstra famously wrote, "the question of whether machines can think is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim", but the question of robot thought is one that cannot so easily be dismissed. In this talk I will attempt to answer the question "how intelligent are present day intelligent robots?" and describe efforts to design robots that are not only more intelligent but also have a sense of self. But if we should be successful in designing such robots, would they think like animals, or even humans? And what are the realistic prospects for future (sentient) robots as smart as humans?
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Don't Go In The Swamp
32 comments:
- Sharon Day said...
My favorite art work in all the world. No, seriously, it is!
- October 6, 2011 at 7:31 PM
- Rot said...
Aw, thanks!
- October 6, 2011 at 7:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
Very cool,man. I can't wait to see the rest you got instore for us....
- October 6, 2011 at 7:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
By the way, you have insipired me to use mother nature's supply of branches and sticks this year for my haunt....THANKS!
- October 6, 2011 at 7:43 PM
- Rot said...
And totally free : )
- October 6, 2011 at 7:45 PM
- wicKED said...
You never cease to amaze. I love watching how your creations evolve over the season.
- October 6, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- JD said...
aw that is cool :D and perhaps a clue to this years haunt theme....
- October 6, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- Rot said...
Total hint : D
Actually, if you click the tag "Swamp foetus," I gave the theme a while back.
- October 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM
- Brian said...
Beautiful! I love the green moss. It is so cool to when you add nature into your works. Inspiring to all of us who are out of supplies and $$$.( me basically!)
- October 6, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- crudedoodle.com said...
i love the way the neck isn't just a neck and actually a few separate supports, none of them in the center of the scarecrow. Very creative.
- October 6, 2011 at 8:29 PM
- Hopsy the beer drinking clown said...
Ahhhhh, I have been waiting patiently for new scarecrows or zombies and you never disappoint!!
Rot, my travels and urbex-ing often bring me to various parts of Pennsylvania, I would love to photograph your haunt!
- October 6, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- Autumnleaf said...
OK...this is what it's all about. We all find our way back to mother earth. period.
@ Autumnforest.....Totally!
- October 6, 2011 at 9:20 PM
- Katie Johnston said...
Just gorgeous! I'd love to see more shots of the ribcage... or some hints on how to make my own. ;)
- October 6, 2011 at 9:41 PM
- Goneferalinidaho said...
I really like the moss and fungi, they add yet ANOTHER organic dimension to your work. Beautiful.
- October 6, 2011 at 9:42 PM
- Arcane said...
Beautifully twisted Rot! Wouldn't expect anything less from your prop arsenal. Also can't get enough of those wonderful photo shoots.
- October 6, 2011 at 10:00 PM
- MorbidMariah said...
Yep, that's perty damn cool and spooky. The decayed, weathered quality of the skull is great, with the missing teeth as the rotten icing on the putrid cake. And hey, love that's there's a fungus amungus!
- October 6, 2011 at 11:08 PM
- Marrow said...
'Keep Off Our Land'
'Don't Go In The Swamp'...
...'Stay Away From The Lawnmower'
Absolutely incredible scarecrow.
You can really see all the effort and time that goes into them. Amazing detail, painting and photography. It's truly inspirational.
I second AutumnForest's statement.
- October 6, 2011 at 11:11 PM
- Colleen said...
True doodle. It looks like mother nature has reached out and chosen a head.. And a rib cage. Very eerie. I can image that thing crawling around on the forest floor gathering up parts... Scary.
- October 7, 2011 at 1:33 AM
- Mantan Calaveras said...
I love how he's predominantly composed of natural materials, branches, and the real moss is a perfect touch.
- October 7, 2011 at 3:07 AM
- FULL MOON INDUSTRIES said...
The missing teeth are a nice touch. Are you entering it in this year's scarecrow competition?
- October 7, 2011 at 5:31 AM
- JHMDF said...
So cool you used real moss and fungus. How did you attach it? Great job man!
- October 7, 2011 at 5:33 AM
- Rot said...
Thanks, everybody. : )
I actually found that moss in a Michaels craft store. Had it for a few years, but I think it's sold in the twig aisle. So it's dried out, but soft.
- October 7, 2011 at 6:19 AM
- Rot said...
Full Moon,
Chose not to enter the contest this year.
He's a prop for this year's Swamp Foetus theme. Something on the outskirts of the swamp.
A mocking.
A cruel warning.
- October 7, 2011 at 6:26 AM
- NoahFentz said...
Their (Peddler's Village) loss.
Our gain...
Love it. Swamps are creepy.
It's Halloween!!
- October 7, 2011 at 7:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
Jeremy said: Just BEAUTIFUL!
- October 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- Heather said...
Fabulous! As usual!! :D
- October 7, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- Pam Morris said...
you are a genius, sir. your fantastic imagination and artistic abilities are second to none and I feel fortunate to be able to see these wonderful creations. wow. can't wait to see this year's haunt!
- October 7, 2011 at 7:59 PM
- House Bloodthorn said...
Whispering sounds as the folk gathered round...
"It came from the Black Bayou"
Fantastic work as always, man.
- October 8, 2011 at 4:27 PM
- Grim said...
Great work as usual!
This reminds me of a guy in my county who was missing for about 12 years, who they just found this past year. I heard from a couple of friends of mine who work for the Sheriff's Office that he had a tree growing up "through him" when they found him. They said the crime scene guy had excavated and brushed off the skeleton with small brushes like something you might see them doing over in Egypt.
I really want to see their pictures.
- October 10, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
Another home run. Wow...
As excited as I am with finally getting my own stuff near the level I wish to achieve it is even moreso to log on here for the amazing inspiration.
Jeff, evans city
- October 10, 2011 at 11:34 AM
- Vintage Seance said...
This is wonderful! So great! Another amazing scarecrow, always keep up the great work!!!
- October 12, 2011 at 1:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
hi. i put one of your pictures on my blog with a poem. i hope that's ok. i did give you credit. http://zongrik.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/dont-get-stuck-in-the-swamp/
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We've heard rumblings of an imminent Microsoft reorganization for some months; today, it came to pass. CEO Steve Ballmer has announced the company's new shape and its new approach to developing products.
The reorganization sees an end to the product-based divisions such as "Windows and Windows Live" and "Microsoft Business Division." What Ballmer wants instead is "One strategy, one Microsoft." To do this, the company is being organized by function. Microsoft will have four engineering teams—operating system, apps, cloud, and devices—and then a number of company-wide groups for Marketing, Business Development and Evangelism, Advanced Strategy and Research, Finance, Legal, HR, and Operations. Here are the main groups:
- Terry Myerson, formerly head of the Windows Phone team, will take charge of the Operating Systems Engineering Group. This group will manage all operating system development, from phone to console to PC to cloud. The team will also own certain core cloud services.
- Julie Larson-Green, formerly head of Windows engineering, will take charge of the Devices and Studios Engineering Group. This group will manage the development and supply chains of all Microsoft devices, from mice to Xboxes, and will also be the home of all music, video, gaming, and entertainment teams.
- Qi Lu, formerly of the Bing team, will run the Application and Services Engineering Group. This will house productivity and communication software (such as Office and Skype) and search.
- Satya Nadella, formerly president of the Server and Tools division, will head the Cloud and Enterprise Engineering Group. This group will own data center and database software. It will also continue to be responsible for developer tools.
- Eric Rudder, formerly chief technical strategy officer, will lead the Advanced Strategy and Research Group, focusing on new technology trends and trustworthy computing.
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Ballmer also announced some other personnel changes. Kurt DelBene, president of the Office division, will be retiring. Craig Mundie, who has been serving as advisor to Ballmer, will now devote all his time to a "special project." Rick Rashid, formerly chief research officer and head of Microsoft Research, will now move into the OS engineering group to drive core OS innovation.
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Russia's ombudsman for children's rights sought on Thursday to reassure American would-be adoptive parents that they will be allowed to take their children back to the United States. But some Americans with court rulings in their favor say they're still in legal limbo.
A Russian law banning adoptions by U.S. citizens was rushed through parliament in December, and sped to President Vladimir Putin's desk in less than 10 days in retaliation over a U.S. law calling for sanctions on Russians identified as human-rights violators.
Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Moscow on Sunday to protest the law, which the demonstrators said victimizes children to make a political point.
All such adoptions must be approved by a Russian court, and U.S. families hoping to adopt 52 children had won such rulings before the ban went into effect. But two of these families have told The Associated Press that authorities in Russia are still refusing to turn over the children.
Children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said Thursday that Russia would honor the court decisions but did not elaborate on the timeline or say what the families should do now. "All the children who have been approved to be adopted will be able to leave for the U.S.," he said.
Astakhov vehemently defended the new law, saying that it would not be revoked "however big the protests are."
Dozens of American families are in legal limbo because of the ban.
Brian and Rebecca Preece and Jeana Bonner, whose adoption of children with Down syndrome had received court approval, have been in Moscow for days, but officials this week refused to turn over children to them, citing the new law.
Astakhov on Thursday blamed local officials for the bureaucratic cul-de-sac that's been created and quoted his conversation with them. "What are you doing?" he said. "You're making a scandal. There are court decisions in place — go and enforce them."
But Brian Preece, who is waiting to adopt a 4-year-old boy, told the AP on Thursday that they have still not received any news from Russian authorities. "They've been quiet to us," he said.
The Russian government says there are 654,000 children without parental custody in Russia and 105,000 of them live in orphanages.


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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Revel, the casino many people had hoped would turn around Atlantic City's sagging fortunes, said Tuesday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, less than a year after it opened.
The voluntary, prepackaged bankruptcy envisioned for late March will wipe away about two-thirds of its $1.5 billion in debt by converting more than $1 billion of it into equity for lenders.
Kevin DeSanctis, Revel's CEO, said the restructuring will give the casino resort more flexibility to operate.
"Today's announcement is a positive step for Revel," DeSanctis said. "The agreement we have reached with our lenders will ensure that the hundreds of thousands of guests who visit Revel every year will continue to enjoy a signature Revel experience in our world-class facility."
Existing management will remain in place, no layoffs are planned, and employees and vendors will be paid as usual, the company said. The restructuring should be completed by early summer, it added.
The $2.4 billion casino never caught on as much as it had expected to, and it remained mired toward the bottom of Atlantic City's 12 casinos in terms of casino revenue. Revel had to line up two rounds of additional financing since August to keep operating.
In January, it posted its second-worst month, winning less than $8 million from gamblers. During the second and third quarters of last year, it reported gross operating losses of $35 million and $37 million.
Revel's work force is largely nonunion, a fact that earned it the undying enmity of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union, representing most of the city's casino workers.
"Over three years ago, Local 54 began expressing to every elected official in the city, the state and the governor's office that this project was doomed to failure," said Bob McDevitt, the union's president. "Had they listened to us three years ago, we would not have this catastrophe on our hands now."
Michael Drewniak, Gov. Chris Christie's press secretary, expressed confidence in Revel.
"We are committed to the resurgence of Atlantic City, the tourism district, and the many efforts currently under way to bring world-class attractions and entertainment to the city," he said. "A rejuvenated Revel will remain an integral part of that landscape, as it continues full operations as a premiere hotel, gaming and top-flight entertainment hub for the city, in addition to employing more than 2,000 people. Most importantly, none of those things that make Revel among Atlantic City's highest-profile attractions will change, as Revel uses this new financial flexibility and the continued backing of its investors to grow the business and be part of Atlantic City's expansion."
David Rebuck, director of the state Division of Gaming Enforcement, said the Chapter 11 filing needs to happen.
"The agreement between Revel and its lenders will allow for a necessary financial restructuring and improve the property's financial condition going forward," he said. "We see this as a positive step that will allow Revel to comprehensively address its financial needs while continuing normal business operations."
Revel officials have been reviewing their options in recent months as the Atlantic City market continued to decline and its own revenues remained stuck in neutral. DeSanctis said the company and its lenders decided that a prepackaged Chapter 11 would be the best way to improve its balance sheet by eliminating substantial debt and increasing the changes for growth.
It is the latest in a series of recent bankruptcies involving Atlantic City casinos. Trump Entertainment Resorts emerged in 2010 from the third Chapter 11 bankruptcy that it or its corporate predecessors had filed, and the Tropicana Casino and Resort was sold that same year out of bankruptcy court to billionaire Carl Icahn.
As part of the restructuring, some of Revel's lenders will provide approximately $250 million in debtor-in-possession financing, about $45 million of which constitutes new money commitments and approximately $205 million of which is pre-petition debt. No taxpayer funds will be used to finance the restructuring, the casino said.
The company didn't identify which lenders will be part of the filing; it said only that "a majority" of its lenders have agreed.
Revel opened in April as a potential game-changer, the first new casino built in Atlantic City since the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa opened in 2003.
Revel was designed as a destination resort, an ambitious, risky project in a declining market. It saw itself not as a casino resort but as a resort that happened to have a casino. But the distinction seemed to have been lost on many customers, who found its restaurants and hotel rooms pricey.
The project had to overcome numerous obstacles before its opening. Three key executives working on the project died in a Minnesota plane crash in July 2008; a worker pouring concrete was struck by lightning and killed in 2011.
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Farmers will be paid a record $16 billion in crop insurance claims for 2012 because of the widespread drought, a staggering amount that has critics calling for changes to what they say is an inefficient taxpayer subsidy the government cannot afford.
While farmers buy crop insurance from private companies, the federal government subsidizes their premiums and picks up the tab for losses over a certain amount. One analyst estimates the federal tab for 2012 will come to about $11 billion.
It is the second year in a row that U.S. farmers have received record crop insurance payments as flooding and drought in 2011 was followed by an even worse drought last year. The $16 billion in payments also comes as lawmakers working on a new farm bill have been considering a shift from disaster relief to crop insurance as a more predicable way of protecting farmers from natural disasters.
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"It's not a money-making proposition," Steffen said. "It's a way to keep you from getting buried by a disaster."
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Taxpayers will pick up most of the cost. The program run by the Risk Management Agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture is a three-way venture in which insurance companies sell farmers policies to cover crop losses. The government subsidizes the program by paying about 62 percent of the cost of insurance
premiums and farmers pay about 38 percent.
When losses exceed premiums, the government ends up picking up most of that cost too, said Bruce Babcock, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University. He estimated that between premium subsidies, crop loss payments and administrative costs, U.S. taxpayers will end up paying about $11 billion for 2012. That's too much, he said.
"I believe farmers need the opportunities to have all the tools they could possibly use to manage their risks," Babcock said. "I just don't think they need to be bribed to do so with such high degree of subsidies."
Some agriculture economists think the federal government should set up an emergency fund that sets aside a certain amount of money, perhaps $3 billion a year, to cover unusual disasters.
But crop insurers still say their program is a better bet because approval of emergency aid isn't always certain and crop insurance pays faster. That "stabilizes the supply chain quite a bit" because banks and other companies know farmers will be able to make loan payments and pay their bills even in bad years, said Tom Zacharias, president of National Crop Insurance Services, the nonprofit trade group for insurers that sell policies to farmers.
A similar debate is being heard in Congress, where Republican Sens. Jeff Flake, of Arizona, and John Duncan, of Tennessee, introduced bills early this month bills to reduce the premium subsidy to pre-2000 levels. Flake said the proposals will save about $40.1 billion over 10 years by cutting the government's portion of insurance premiums to 37 percent from the current 62 percent.
Congress had increased the subsidy to boost participation in the program _ a move that was successful in raising the number of insured acres from 215 million acres in 2002 to 282 million acres last year.
"The current U.S. fiscal crisis makes a strong argument for a common sense roll back of crop insurance subsidies," Flake said in a statement.
But Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, another Republican, said it's better for farmers to buy crop insurance than to go to the federal government for disaster aid every time there's a significant drought or flood.
"It's either going to be disaster assistance or its going to be crop insurance," he said. "Isn't it better for the government to promote risk management and have the farmer plan ahead and probably pay out a lot less taxpayer dollars than you have with disaster assistance?"
In central Illinois near Auburn, Mark Reichert was grateful for crop insurance after his 520 acres of corn produced only one-half to two-thirds of their normal yield during the drought. Reichert, 52, had enough insurance to cover 90 percent of his losses.
He paid $46 to $50 an acre in premiums last year and expects to buy the same amount of protection at about the same cost this year. He said it essentially allows farmers to go on to farm another year and assures banks holding farm loans that there's consistent revenue to make payments.
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On October 23, Apple will hold a new event, and this time the invitation reads,"We've got a little more to show you." Indeed, the title hints at a smaller version of an existing product line (such as the iPad), and the rumors surrounding a possible smaller version of the iPad are ablaze.
In the Ars OpenForum, readers have been speculating for some time about what an iPad Mini might be like. In the thread "Anyone else really excited for an iPad Mini?" the Ars community talks about what features are at the top of users' wish lists.
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The form factor of a possible iPad measuring around 7 inches could definitely carve out a unique niche for some users, and Regulus is one of them. "I've been holding off on a new iPad (I have a first gen that I hardly use) in anticipation. I've got an 11" MacBook Air (which I love to death) and I find carrying a tablet nearly the same size to be redundant."
LurkingOne feels that a smaller iPad might round out his set of gadgets: "My new mac setup contains an iPhone, rMBP13 as soon as it comes out (thunderbolt video editing), and nothing in between, so I'll be looking at it, but only if the price is right."
BryansAccount also agrees that form (and size) matter: "I love my 'new iPad' 4G LTE but I would be seriously tempted to pick up an iPad Mini if it was extremely light weight. I still find myself using my iPhone over my iPad in many situations where I have both available due to its superior one hand usability."
For tomahawk, the weight of the device also dictates where and how he will use it: "It's the weight, really. It's great for propping up and using as a recipe book, or for putting on a desk/coffee table for reference/videos, but it's just a touch too heavy for comfortable long (>10 min) stints of reading on the couch/in bed/on the plane, and I want to use it a lot for reading. I guess I should just get a Kindle, really. If [only] the Kindle ran Instapaper & Prismatic." Well, should you get a Kindle? In our recent review of the new Kindle Paperwhite our readers discussed the nuances of e-readers and tablets.
I can haz Retina, LTE, and RAM?
Since so many users appreciate the clarity of the retina screen found in the current line of iPads, it makes sense that OpenForum readers are wondering if the Mini will come with a retina screen as well. For swizcore, it would actually prompt him to get rid of his current iPad: "If the Mini has a retina display, I will likely be selling my iPad3 to get one."
For jozero, a retina screen will open up reading in color: "Yessss... I'm hoping there is a model with a retina display. Would serve as the ultimate graphic novel / comic books reading device."
For TheVelourFrog, the wireless specs of the device count: "Selling my 64/VZW iPad 3 for it. I like new gadgets and don't need 2 tablets. It's just the couch surfer really. I do hope it has LTE though, I really like having that."
Sclitheroe's tipping point would come in the form of a RAM upgrade: He says, "512 MB of RAM would be a showstopper for me." Later, Sclitheroe adds, "My new personal guideline for iOS device purchases is that they have to have the maximum amount of RAM offered for the iOS version they ship with. So I'd purchase an iPad 3, or an iPhone 5 right now, but not an iPad 2, iPhone 4S, or an iPod Touch, all of which are shipping with iOS 6, but are RAM spec'ed for iOS 5."
But TheVelourFog warns against focusing on RAM specs: "If [the lack of RAM] actually prohibited me from doing something, maybe, but I've learned that looking at the specs alone can lead to misinformed purchases. In fact, doesn't the iPad 1 have only 256MB? Still browses just fine IME."
Biochemistry doesn't have high hopes for the specs on a possible Mini, though: "It's going to be a low-end model to bring in new customers. Don't expect a retina display or enough RAM or enough storage to have it replace the regular iPad. Apple doesn't want to cannibalize regular iPad sales with this new model, it's looking to go after a new market base. We're all going to be hugely disappointed by it."
D.rock, though, is more optimistic: "I'm optimistic about it. My iPad 1 is getting long in the tooth at this point and I was surprised how much I use and enjoy the Nexus 7. The significant weight reduction makes a huge difference in portability and usability. I think a slightly larger tablet (than the Nexus 7) with iOS's superior apps could be right what I'm looking for. I guess we'll know next week."
Tune in next week to find out
What features do you think will be included in Apple's new device? Are there specs that will help you make your decision to buy or upgrade? Share your thoughts with us in the comments or in the OpenForum. Register for an account to participate in the discussion. Also, don't forget to visit Ars Technica on October 23 as we liveblog the Apple event and provide you shot-by-shot coverage, including lots of photos.


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A spike in car thefts drove a 3.6 percent increase in property crime throughout Colorado last year, but violent crime dropped 3.4 percent, according to statistics released this week by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Police departments across the state reported a 9.2 percent increase in motor vehicle thefts in 2012 compared with the year before, a troubling increase that investigators Tuesday struggled to explain.
Among the most popular cars for thieves in Colorado, according to experts: Honda Accord, Honda Civic, Chevrolet trucks, Acura Integra and Jeep Cherokee.
There were 11,947 vehicles stolen in Colorado last year, up from 10,938 the year before, according to CBI's Crime in Colorado report, which chronicles the offenses reported to the state's police agencies. While many departments saw an increase in car thefts, Colorado Springs saw the largest jump in 2012, a 52 percent increase to 1,785 from 1,173 in 2011, according to CBI.
"It's just something we're seeing from Colorado all the way to California," said Aurora police Sgt. Stephen Redfearn of the East Metro Auto Theft Team. Car thefts rose 3.6 percent in Aurora, from 872 to 904, marking the first increase in at least five years. Aurora police saw major drops in the years since officers started taking thieves to municipal court, which can carry stiffer penalties than district court. So the recent rise was perplexing.
"We can't really attribute it to one factor or another," Redfearn said. "There's not one major reason that we can pinpoint."
Motor vehicle thefts showed the greatest increase of any property crime category statewide, although there were smaller increases in both burglary and larceny. Nationwide, property crime fell 0.8 percent last year, according to FBI data.
Violent crime throughout the country rose 1.2 percent from 2011 to 2012, but Colorado saw a 3.4 percent decrease, according to the CBI report. The data is made up of submissions of crime statistics from 252 police departments across the state, and there are small discrepancies between CBI statistics and those kept by the agencies themselves. A CBI spokeswoman said the differences could exist because police departments had not finished counting certain offenses by the state's April reporting deadline.
In Denver, the CBI stats show overall crime increased 3.7 percent in 2012 compared with 2011, which included a 4.3 percent jump in assaults and a 5.7 percent increase in burglaries. Those numbers closely resemble statistics provided by Denver police, but they are at odds with numbers released last month by the FBI. Those figures showed, for example, that violent crime in Denver fell 3.6 percent in 2012. There were 28 homicides in the city last year by the FBI's count, but 39 according to the CBI data.
The Denver Police Department has said it is working to address the differences between its data and the FBI's, which it said were largely the result of software glitches and officer error.
CBI data show auto thefts in Denver rose 3.2 percent last year, from 3,588 in 2011 to 3,703 in 2012.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau said in its annual report last month that the 13 states in its West region saw a 10.6 percent rise in vehicle thefts from 2011. Other regions reported reductions.
Car thieves are often fueling methamphetamine addictions, said Colorado State Patrol Sgt. Rich Smith, who runs the Auto Theft Intelligence Coordination Center in Lakewood, which tracks the crime and helps police departments analyze and investigate it.
He said last year's increase — as well as an 18 percent increase so far this year — underscores the need for police agencies to share information as quickly as thefts happen.
"Every agency has made it a higher priority," Smith said.
But Redfearn said it is just as important that owners be vigilant. In several cases, he said, thieves have confessed to randomly tugging at car doors and luckily stumbling upon a driver's spare key in the unlocked vehicle. Others discover them during garage and home burglaries.
"We tell victims never, never, never leave your spare key in your car," he said. "These folks are pretty savvy."
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On keeping them honest, you suggest that Obama has been dishonest because he says the GOP has no jobs plan. Listening to your segment on the 12th, he said the GOP has no jobs plan THAT INDEPENDENT ECONOMIST have indicated would increase jobs. A bad GOP plan is worse than no plan. Is there a workable GOP plan? Can we get a head to head analysis of the competing jobs plans from independent economist? This would truly be honest and of great interest as we decide who is best to finish leading us out of this recession. I feel your analysis was less than complete and fair to what the president was suggesting. A head-to-head analysis by economists would be much more beneficial than what was presented.
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A wonderfully satirical quote from Nancy Mitford's modern classic Love in a Cold Climate, reviewed yesterday, that suggests why the novel night appeal to fans of Jane Austen:
"Lady Montdore loved anybody royal. It was a genuine emotion, quite disinterested, since she loved them in as much in exile as in power, and the act of curtseying was the consummation of this love. Her curtseys, owing to the solid quality of her frame, did not recall the graceful movement of wheat before the wind. She scrambled down like a camel, rising again backside foremost, like a cow, a strange performance, painful, it might be supposed, to the performer, the expression on whose face, however, belied this thought. Her knees crackled like revolver shots but her smile was heavenly."


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A psychiatrist contacted the University of Colorado threat assessment team with concerns about the Aurora shooting suspect before the attack.
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It seems we need more controls on our colleges ability to police themselves and not report threats to outside University authorities after Sandusky, Aurora Colorado, and other school shootings.
anderson- regarding holding psychiatrists accountable, i once reached out to my councelling center at hobart and william smith college, and my phone call wasnt even returned. theyll take money so long as they bear no responsibility.
Things have to change! In EVERYONE of these types of shootings there is always someone or numerous people that saw warning signs. I am not blaming the person or people that didn't report, as hindsight is 20/20. However, we need to make laws and policies that can streamline reporting this type of threat. So many lives lost over the years because of these types of shootings. There have also been many lives saved because people have been reported and intercepted! Not as much coverage on the news, but vitally important. Report and support changes that allow/mandate people to report!
The U of Colorado accepted a young man who was a high achiever, who had received
government money Usually a University would feel a certain obligation to see that the student did well. An "F" could effectively finish a career like his. I would like to know more about the oral exam. Generally, the faculty knows much more than the student, and could easily make
a student look terrible. Also, some people are very afraid of oral exams; faculties can help a student with such a problem by what questions they initially ask, by how they direct the exam. Most often the faculty knows the strengths and weaknesses of the student before they begin the exam. To say that a student flunked such an exam is most unusual to me. Is it common these days, to give such an exam after only one year? There are many unanswered questions; some shld be investigated. Cld such a terrible tragedy have been avoided?
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Ouch! Since I wrote this, the hard drive on my Mac laptop has apparently crashed. I hope to get it fixed in the next day or two. In the meantime, I'll try to post on computers at a library, where I am now, but may be slow to respond to comments. Thanks for your patience. Jan
Tonight I was going to write a post about Kilt Dead (Kensington, $22), the first mystery in Kaitlyn Dunnett's new Scottish-themed series set in Maine www.kaitlyndunnett.com. But you'll have to wait a day or two for that one, because I decided instead to go into Manhattan for a launch party for National Reading Group Month, sponsored by the Women's National Book Association www.wnba-books.org and www.wnba-nyc.org.
At the celebration I learned about something reading groups may want to check out: Random House is giving away to book clubs on a while-supplies-last basis three DVDs, each of which has a different female author talking about her books: Lorna Landvik (Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons), Adriana Trigiani (Home to Big Stone Gap) and Fannie Flagg (Can't Wait to Get to Heaven). I haven't read any of these books, but if you have and love them, you can request a DVD for your club at www.thereaderscircle.com.
Would that Random House would do a DVD for Katha Pollitt! Her new essay collection Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories is ideal for book group members who liked the bestseller from the company's Knopf imprint, Nora Ephron's I Feel About My Neck. A review of and reading group guide to Pollitt's book appeared on this site on Oct. 16 www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/.
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Katherine Webb Was an "Ugly Duckling"
Katherine Webb is in Vanity Fair and she is not wearing a shirt. Just thought everyone would like to know. Webb talked about what kind of makeup stays on in the water and her relationship with A.J. McCarron. She says that people call them "the Romeo and Juliet of Alabama," which sounds like an insult. Unfortunately, things weren't always easy for the tall, slender pretty girl.
Modeling and pageants help me overcome feeling insecure about the way that I look and my height. For me to go from feeling like I was the ugly duckling to winning Miss Alabama U.S.A., and going on to Miss U.S.A. and taking pictures for Sports Illustrated and being labeled as one of the most beautiful women . . . I love sharing that with girls who are in my position at that age and kind of coaching them.
She is truly an inspiration.
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Previously: Katherine Webb Wears a Purple Swimsuit For Her Celebrity Diving Show, Splash
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Previously: Katherine Webb Discussed Bama Bangs and Brent Musburger Playing the Lotto on the Dan Patrick Show


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