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03 November 2011
Meet the Team: Joan Miller
Tell us a bit about yourself.
My name is Joan Miller and I'm a genealogist from Western Canada. My home is in Calgary, Alberta and I am a retired lab manager of a medical research lab. I enjoy using genetic genealogy, social media and technology to complement the paper trail research. I also love to teach about these topics. I'm a long time member and volunteer with Toastmasters International, an organization that teaches effective communication and leadership. I'm also a self proclaimed Genea-Conference groupie. Happily married, proud mother of two, I enjoy genealogy, soccer (yes, I still play), travel (ideally in combination with genealogy) and public speaking.
How did you hear about the Genealogists for Families project?
I first heard of the project when Judy sent me a direct message on Twitter asking if I would be interested in joining. Members of my online social circle were using Kiva, including genetic genealogy buddy, Carole Riley. Carole had been successfully sponsoring microloans through Kiva for awhile. Whenever she made a new loan she would tweet or post a message about Kiva on Facebook; and each time I thought, "I must check this out". But life was busy and I didn't... at first. Judy's invitation to the project was the incentive I needed. This project began September 27, 2011 and I joined soon after on October 3rd.
What do lending and participating in this project mean to you?
The concept of microloans to those less fortunate resonates with me. We are empowering the individual or group with a loan. This is not charity, this is helping others help themselves. I feel good about this project and I especially enjoy being on a team of like minded individuals. I'm not surprised our project has taken off... genealogists are like that. This is the 'Random Act of Kindness' on a global scale.
Did you choose particular borrowers because their occupations or situations have some significance in your family history or your own life?
Choosing a person or groups to sponsor is a heady responsibility when you think about it. Our $25 means so much to someone. I'm an equal opportunity type of person but do lean towards projects where women have shown initiative to create a business. There are many countries where women simply don't have a voice or opportunities to advance. My family's background in agriculture and ranching may have influenced my first two loans, which were to women in the Philippines, one in fishing and the other in pigs. My third loan was to a sewing business run by a man in Bolivia and the fourth loan went to a group in Zimbabwe in the clothing business. All are small businesses with plans to create growth.
When I choose an individual or group, I often select the area of the world first or let Kiva suggest an area, then I sometimes choose a sector (food, clothing or shelter). I scan the list of entrepreneurs asking for loans in that area. I read everything on the page. Do they have children, are they supporting many people, do they have a long range plan, does that plan sound feasible? I also enjoy looking at the pictures. I check the credibility of the field partner managing the loan, as they are responsible for collecting the repayments. I choose field partners with a rating of 3 stars or more. The delinquency rate is another important factor. If the delinquency rate is high I will move on. (The exchange rate doesn't concern me. If I lose on this, so be it.) When the selection is finally made, I include a small percentage for Kiva administration (this is optional). I plan to continue varying locations and gender, and individual vs group when choosing a project. I will keep re-lending as the amounts are paid back.
Do you have a strategy for raising funds or saving for your $25 loans?
We are so fortunate here in Canada. A $25 loan is a small cost when compared to a world deluxe membership at a large online database (which I have) or a trip to the latest conference.
I enjoy helping the project grow and was delighted when Judy asked me to be a co-captain on the project, blog and Facebook group. I am employing my genealogy public relations and social media contacts to help grow the project. We have exciting ideas brewing to bring more awareness to the project. Stay tuned for more.
What is your Web site?
Luxegen Genealogy and Family History (www.luxegen.ca). I'd love to connect with you there or on Twitter @luxegen or Google+.
What are your family history interests?
My roots are homogeneous UK (Ireland and Scotland) with a tiny bit of French. My ancestors came to Canada for a better life as farmers and homesteaders, to Quebec (KERR, 1840s) and to Saskatchewan (IRVINE, early 1900s). One grandmother (WOODLAND) was born in Ontario and had an Irish and French lineage. My other grandmother (WILSON) was born in north eastern Scotland, not far from Aberdeen. My 9th great grandmother (LEMOINE) was born in Paris, France, and came to Quebec as 'une fille du roi' - a 'daughter of the King'. Alas, no royal blood here. This was a program of the French monarchy to sponsor young women to populate New France. There were a lot of lonely frontiersmen! My list of surnames is on my web page.
I believe that true happiness comes when you are busy helping others. The Genealogists for Families Project gives us an opportunity to help others by working together towards a common goal - a goal to make a difference. I thank each and every one of you for making that difference.
Judy, your father would be very proud of you.
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Joan, thanks for all your support, and for making time in your busy week to do a guest post for today's "official opening" of the 'Meet the Team' series. I was interested to see that you and I both choose a borrower in a similar way. I, too, look at the whole page and consider field partners' ratings and delinquency and default rates.ReplyDelete
Congratulations on the work you are doing to promote this project.ReplyDelete
I enjoyed reading about your selection method - it shows your rational scientific bsckground! My approach is more haphazard.
- AnonymousNovember 03, 2011
Lovely to find out more about you and your thoughts about the project. Looking forward to making a difference with you through this amazing project.ReplyDelete
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The Questions of "The White Cockade"
Handley recalled:
I saw Captain [Isaac] Davis's company, as they came from Acton. I first saw them coming through the fields north of Barrett's mill, and they kept the fields till they came to the road at Mrs. Brown's tavern. They there took the back road leading to the bridge. They marched quite fast to the music of a fife and drum. I remember the tune, but am not sure of its name; think it was called the "White Cockade."Handley then whistled the tune he remembered, which Adams confirmed was "The White Cockade."
That tune was definitely established by 1775. It was printed the next year in David Herd's Scottish Songs and again in Campbell's Reels (1778) and Aird's Airs (1782). The first used the title "My Love Was Born in Aberdeen," but the latter two included the music only. A Boston 1775 commenter reported that the melody appears in many handwritten American collections of fife tunes from the Revolution.
In 1790 Robert Burns (1759-1796, shown above) published the lyrics that gave the tune the name "The White Cockade." For the first time in print the song was explicitly in favor of the Jacobite uprising of 1745. And that raises some questions.
D. Michael Ryan addressed some of those questions in an essay on "The White Cockade" and another article on martial music at the North Bridge. As he notes, authors around the time of the Centennial picked up Handley's small detail and ran with it. They wrote that the Acton Minutemen had played "The White Cockade" while actually marching down on the British regulars at the North Bridge, though young Charles didn't see that. Further writing said that "The White Cockade" was a favorite of Acton, or of Capt. Davis—again with no additional evidence besides Handley testimony. One local man later told a newspaper that his father, a veteran of the battle, described the same tune, but by then the historical accounts might have affected memories.
Even after peeling away the latter-day exaggerations, Ryan asks:
Still, we have to wonder why this Scottish tune would have been a "signature tune" of the Acton Minute Men, a "familiar air to the dwellers of the vicinity," or a "favorite" of Captain Isaac Davis, particularly as there appears to be no local connection to the 1745 Jacobite uprising. It is true that the tune was one of rebellion, it was popular with military and civilian musicians and audiences on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, it was found in music books of the period, and it was a lively tune for marching. Yet with some 500 witnesses at the North Bridge, why would not one deem it appropriate at the time (especially among the King's men) to comment about "The White Cockade," unless its notes simply were not played?Another question occurs to me. In 1775, the Massachusetts Patriots were eager to show that they were standing up for British liberties and traditions. They viewed their political opponents as breaking those traditions with new taxes, appointees, &c. They linked that opposition whenever they could to Jacobite and Scottish usurpation, which let them present themselves as defenders of true British liberty. Why would those same provincials choose a tune that was clearly associated with the Jacobite threat?
I suspect that the tune we now know as "The White Cockade" didn't have such a clear political meaning until Burns published in 1790. It probably had several sets of lyrics and several names, including a Jacobite version or two. But in New England, musicians might well have known the tune without political connotations.
After the Stuart line petered out, Burns's "The White Cockade" was no longer a political threat but a quaint relic, suitable for publication. Burns's popularity soon made his words the best-known lyrics to that tune. Therefore, by the time Handley and Adams spoke in 1835, they knew the tune first and foremost as "The White Cockade." Back in 1775, it may not have had such a specific meaning.

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Published: 28 March 2013
British Cycling has signed an agreement with PGL, a leading provider of activity courses and holidays, which will see hundreds of their instructors undertake Level 1 MTB Leadership training.
The Level 1 Mountain Bike Leadership Award is a site specific qualification and the partnership will see British Cycling tutors visit eight PGL outdoor centres across the UK and mainland Europe to actively train their instructors. Once qualified, PGL staff will be able to lead thousands of young visitors to the centres on introductory level mountain bike rides on set routes in a safe and enjoyable environment.
British Cycling works in partnership with Scottish Cycling and Welsh Cycling, who have contributed to the development of the award and will also be responsible for delivery in the respective home countries.
Recreation Education Manager Neil Atkinson is delighted to see the Level 1 Award coming to life with PGL's workforce.
He said: "The Level 1 Award is very specific in its remit and aims to provide outdoor staff with the necessary key skills to safely lead visitors on a fun and exciting mountain bike ride.
"We have been impressed with the level of professionalism and competency of all the PGL staff we have encountered so far. Our key aim has been to up-skill their knowledge of mountain biking to complement their already highly competent leading skills. We are really pleased with the relationship we are developing with PGL, and we are looking forward to making further visits to their centres as the partnership develops."
PGL centres have long been known as one of the most popular outdoor training organisations, and have been offering Mountain biking as an activity for over two decades.
"There has never been a definitive organisation with which to qualify staff as there is with Paddle sports or Sailing," according to Bob Timms, Activity Technical Advisor & Trainer. "For many years a variety of organisations offered training and assessment, but none could truly claim National Governing Body status, nor offer a 'good fit' to our training and operational needs.
"What British Cycling now offers with the L1 Site specific award fits perfectly to the delivery of our MTB sessions and experiences that regularly use the same trails. It means all our staff delivering sessions are now qualified with the National Governing Body for Cycle sport and become members of British Cycling."
As well as adding MTB Leadership to the existing skill set of PGL instructors, Bob Timms is also confident the working relationship with British Cycling will see further cycling engagement across his organisation's workforce.
Timms added: "This opens up a whole variety of opportunities not only into the L2 MTB leader, which a number of our staff have now begun, but also onto the Coaching awards in different disciplines.
"We are very proud to be associated with British Cycling, the courses they deliver and the huge support and resources now on offer to our staff and guests alike."
For further information on the new British Cycling MTB Leadership Award please visit britishcycling.org.uk/mtbleadership or pgl.co.uk


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The House GOP leadership needs your help with the debt ceiling.
Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) has made it clear, as have other top House Republicans, that the U.S. will not default on its debt. So sometime in the next two weeks or so, Congress will have to give the Treasury more authority to borrow money. Otherwise, it will have to start stiffing creditors around the end of the month.*
But a large portion of Boehner's membership is unwilling to raise the debt ceiling without getting something in return. The problem for the leadership has been finding a concession that 218 House Republicans will support.
Some members are itching for another fight over Obamacare: repealing the tax on medical devices, for example, or eliminating the "risk corridors" provision that conservatives have branded a bailout of the insurance industry. Others want to require the administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Still others want to undo the changes in military pensions that Congress agreed to as part of December's budget deal.
The leadership hasn't embraced any of these ideas because the votes don't seem to be there. The top priority is to avoid the kind of face-plant that happened in October, when House Republicans, egged on by tea-party friendly Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), started a fight they could not possibly win.
And with Democrats floundering under the albatross that is Obamacare, now is not the time for Republicans to make themselves look even less competent and trustworthy.
So, how should the House GOP leadership handle the debt ceiling? Take our admittedly unscientific poll, leave a comment below, or do both.
* I know there are some readers who doggedly insist that the United States collects more than enough money each month to avoid a default even if the debt ceiling isn't raised. Under this view, the Treasury prioritizes its bills to make sure it pays all the interest due on Treasury securities, keeping bondholders happy. But it's risible to think that Wall Street -- or federal contractors, Social Security recipients or others who didn't receive the payments they were due -- would calmly accept the Treasury not paying roughly one-third of the government's bills.
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A glass water bottle with a built in fruit infuser. What a brilliant idea! is the first thought that came across my mind. I've never heard about this product and finding out about it would make a change in my lifestyle. All of my life I've grown accustomed to drinking soda and juice, neglecting water which is necessary to keep our bodies properly hydrated. Breaking this bad habit by using the Flavor Infuser Water Bottle would help me transition from my lack of water intake.
Infusing fruits into water on a daily basis will lead to a healthier lifestyle and water being an essential part of my life.
With a variety of fruits I will mix and match them and properly infuse them into water creating a couple of different types of fruitful H2O. Below was my favorite concoction.
Watermelon Lemon Basil Water
Step 1: Finely slice lemons into 6-8 pieces
Step 2: Cut watermelons into small cubes (10-12 cubes)
Step 3: Chop 8 basil leaves in half
Step 4: Take the center piece of the infuser and add lemons, watermelons, and basil leaves together.
Step 5: Place the top onto the center piece.
Step 6: Fill the glass water bottle with water.
Step 7: Place the center piece inside of the glass bottle and place the main top on to seal the bottle.
Step 8: Let the infusion begin! Wait 30 minutes until you drink the water. Enjoy!
This infuser is definitely a hit. After experimenting with different fruits my outlook on drinking water has changed. Using this product created a fun experience. Researching the different fundamentals of fruits and water helped me in having a want to drink water. It's simple, it's easy and I am becoming a water-loving person.


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The troublesome things that a wayward traveler sees on the road are not there to shake his psyche or even put pits in his stomach, however, they are there to be seen, and, once they are seen, it is the wayward traveler's duty to report what he has witnessed and how it has made him feel.
Recently I drove around the United States with two of my best friends, Winston Churchtree and Frederick "Falling" Rocks. We dubbed the voyage "The American Loop" — drive through the northern half and then swoop down through the South, with more than 8,000 miles of driving in three weeks.
I am not going to take you through the entire event because that would take far too long, and frankly I do not have the energy for it. However, like a broken-down, dirty presidential candidate, I would like to tell you about some of the specific people I met and shed some insight into some of the places I visited. Be warned, in embarking on this trip, we did not seek out the normal, the healthy or the privileged. Our ship, which was a 2009 Honda Fit, was steered in the direction of the strange, the indecent and the misunderstood.
Small-town Pennsylvania
The first place that really shook the hinges off my understanding of the United States was Shippersburg, Penn. Some 20 miles off the I-80 we found ourselves in the dark, unknown world of Pennsylvania. The streets were lined with large, boxy, white houses displaying a single candle in each window. There were no streetlights, and we did not see a soul, but we had a feeling that everyone knew we were there. Our destination was the Lakeview Motel — we did not know much about it, except that it was cheap and we had driven as far as we could for the night.
We finally pulled up to the motel. The broken-down, unlighted sign looked as if the place had been abandoned. There was no office or front desk, only a closed restaurant and an attached bar that appeared to be open. We entered the bar to find, what seemed like, the entire population of Shippersburg. As we walked in all eyes immediately turned to us — we were outsiders, and they could smell it. We were committed, though, so we dealt with the looks and took a seat at the corner of the bar near the exit.
I sat next to a short fellow, with a patchy gray beard, a sweaty cap and Coke-bottle glasses. He would rip shots of whiskey every five minutes or so, and then, with his tiny, thick fingers he would wrestle a Pall Mall cigarette out of his pack sitting on the bar. There were bikers clad in leather, hunters wearing their camouflage and truckers wearing whatever truckers wear. A karaoke machine was set up, and a large woman was belting out some Avril Lavigne.
The man sitting next to me was called Jim, and he finally broke his silence when a man starting singing karaoke.
"Ah, not again!" he yelled.
He told me that the man's singing sounded like two cats making love behind a pile of wood, which surely must not be a pleasant sound. He laughed his hissing, smoke-driven laugh. And like that, the floodgates to Jim's life had been opened.
He said he had not bought beef in eight years because he prefers to hit deer with his truck. He laughed about the time that he cut a deer's throat with his knife instead of shooting it with his gun so he would not wake the neighbors.
Covered in blood, he swore that he, then, went to his son's basketball game at the high school. He spoke of trucking, the military, terrorism, his children and his God-given right to wield a gun — he was packing right there, I'm sure of it.
All of these topics were fine. I could surely understand them and hold a simple conversation with Jim, really just asking the right question so that he would continue talking. However, he then dropped a bomb that no one was expecting. Although, given the eerie feeling of the town and strange characters in the bar, we probably should have expected something like this.
Witness to two murders
As nonchalantly as you can imagine, Jim told me that he was a witness in two murders. It was one incident with two deaths, and he declared, ever so simply, that he was the target. Further, the murders had taken place in the very bar where we sat.
Jim had taken the job of his ex-lover at the bar, and she, disgruntled, grabbed a pistol and went to the bar for revenge. She entered the bar and shot two people dead. Then she turned her sights on Jim. She pointed the gun at his head, and a scuffle broke out. Jim did not speak clearly because, as he was telling me this, he ripped three or four more shots and sucked down at least five Pall Mall cigarettes — but, one way or another, Jim escaped the attack and was still working at the bar.
While Jim was telling me his murderous tale and declaring that, if he saw the woman again, he would put her in the ground without a second thought, the large woman who was singing karaoke had taken a liking to Winston. She was putting it on very heavy. She had revealed, rather quickly, that she left her husband yesterday because he was addicted to crack cocaine and had tried to murder her.
Well, that was about enough for us. We had no intention of waiting around for her husband to walk into that bar, which was surely the only bar in town, and take his drug induced jealously out on us. So we retired to our small room with one bed and paper-thin walls. We did not sleep well that night.
A strangely similar Houston
As you drive across the roads that connect our country, you begin to draw parallels and similarities from the most unlikely of places. Believe it or not, but there is a parallel that was drawn from our experience in Shippersburg. The parallel experience took place in Houston and the antagonist was called Ratchet.
Ratchet was a slim, rat-like human with long greasy hair to his shoulders, swooping, overgrown sideburns and yellow, crooked teeth. When he discovered that we were from California he was ecstatic and insisted he take us to a downtown speakeasy — an afterhours spot that served alcohol illegally until the sun came up.
We walked by the bouncer and entered a strange, rarely seen underground world of Houston. Five pool tables ran along the left side, each cluttered with toothless men and large women. Not surprisingly, Ratchet knew the bartender. It was also not a surprise that Ratchet did not have any money, and his relationship with the bartender was not strong enough to afford us free drinks; and by drinks I mean the small cups of beer they were selling for $5 each. We got our silly, little beers and made our way to one of the tables.
Somewhere in between Frederick playing a sharky looking fellow in pool and the group of Latino men to our right snorting lines of cocaine, Ratchet told us he despised black people and that he has stabbed multiple men in his life.
He became excited and took off his shirt. In his excitement, he took his thumb and showed Winston how he stabbed the man. Ratchet continued to tell us that he had also shot a man in his testicles.
"Did the man die?" we asked.
Ratchet responded with a wink, "I didn't stick around to find out." He followed this by expressing his desire to join us on our road trip back to California — he wanted to surf with us. We obliged him with smiles and nods and then quickly excused ourselves to the car. We swore that we would be right back — Ratchet made us swear. However, we did not return. We got in the car and drove 100 miles to Austin, Texas.
We will never see Ratchet or Jim again, however, they have opened our eyes to an underbelly of murder, drugs and depressing things that are riddled throughout the United States.
N.O. swamp stories
The last place I would like to take you is the Ninth Ward in New Orleans — the Swamp. The Ninth Ward is where Hurricane Katrina hit the hardest. We drove down Rue de St. Claude, over the bridge that separated the Ninth Ward from the rest of New Orleans, and into a scary world of drugs, violence and anger.
Dilapidated houses and buildings decorated the unpaved streets. People sat on the ground, too high to move, too stubborn to change. They were stuck. I can understand how someone can get stuck in the Ninth Ward. There's no happiness there, and everyone is doing anything they can to survive. Girls and boys alike are flung into the harsh streets with no choice but to do anything they can to get by — oftentimes, it's either that or death.
A small girl rode her pink bike up and down the street, and I wondered if she would ever make it out. Her chances did not seem good. I can understand how a place like that breeds anger and violence. If I lived there I would be furious at my situation. No hospital or school or love. The only kind of happiness that occurs is when a strung out man finally gets his hands on the vice that had put him there in the first place.
How does a person living in the Ninth Ward deal with something like diabetes or cancer? The short answer is that they don't; they can't. I thought how alone a sick person must feel in the Ninth Ward — no one should have to feel that hopeless and that alone; however, it happens all too often in this country.
There are many times when I've felt sad or hopeless or asked myself, "Why is this happening to me?" But after seeing what I've seen and meeting the people that I've met I realize that those feelings and that question is unwarranted.
We are lucky to live in a place like Orange County, where there are no Ratchets or Jims or Ninth Wards. The next time you feel sad or upset, just know that there are people out there who have been born into truly hopeless situations.
If you live in Orange County, you are in a situation of hope and opportunity. But do not take my word for it. Go take a drive and find out for yourself. I can give you Ratchet's number if you want.
C.M. STASSEL grew up in and lives in Costa Mesa. He works for Greer's O.C.


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Roses are some of the most beautiful, traditional and fragrant flowers you can plant in your garden. Of course, there is no rose without a thorn, but these wonderful flowers have the advantage of not requiring much care. All they need is a little attention, a sunny place and a well-drained floor. If you want to know how to plant roses and get them to bloom reaching their full potential to bring a colorful and cheerful touch to your home, follow these steps.
Part 01
Prepare everything to plant the roses
Choose the variety of roses you want to plant. Any variety of roses will look good in your garden, but it is important to see which ones can grow best in the area where you live by consulting a regional guide of roses. Besides the size, you can take into account the appearance. Here are some of the most popular and beautiful raised varieties:
- Floribunda: this type of roses is the most colorful and blooms freely in leafy shrubs that produce groups of between 3 and 15 cocoons. These shrubs can grow isolated, but the result will be more attractive if they are planted together, forming rows.
- Hybrid Tea Rose: This is one of the most popular rose varieties and grows in the form of vertical shrubs that produce a single flower per stem. These roses may be the ones that are most often found in florists.
- Grand flora : this beautiful variety of roses is a mixture between the floribunda and the hybrid tea rose. The rose can reach 1.80 m (6 ft) in height, producing the classic hybrid tea roses in groups of several buds.
- Landscaping roses: this type of rose can reach different sizes and acquire different shapes, and can adapt to any landscape. These rose bushes grow close to the ground and are naturally resistant to disease, so they require less care than other varieties and produce strong roses that last long periods.
- Climbing rose: this variety can give life to any garden and usually grows around fences and fences. These roses have long and arched stems that can produce many flowers, covering columns, walls or any structure that offers support.
- Miniature rose: these roses are the smallest that exist and can grow anywhere, reaching a height of between 15 cm (6 inches) and 70 cm (2 feet). This variety blooms continuously and is great to plant in pots and to skirt the garden, in addition to adapting perfectly to small places.
- Rosa standing tall: this type of plant has very strong roots grafted to a long stem to whose end, in turn, a rose is grafted. The tall rosebush is visually spectacular, but requires more care to survive the winter.
Decide if you want to plant roots without leaves or rosebushes already flowered in pots. The difference between the two options is very important, since you will have to plant the roses differently depending on which one you choose (from the roots or from flowering roses in a pot). Regardless of what you choose, you will have to plant the roses on the ground so that the roots grow on the ground, but you must choose between the two options that we will describe later to know how to plant your favorite variety of roses. Here you have everything you need to know about the two types of roses:
- Roots of roses: the roots do not have flowers, but this is not a bad sign, it simply means that the rose can direct all its energy to the development of the roots without having to maintain the flowers. You can plant the roots before the growing season begins, up to 6 weeks before the date when the last frost usually occurs in your region (at the beginning of spring in many places), but never let more than 2 weeks pass. From that moment. If you plant the roots at the right time and using the ideal method, the flowers will grow faster than planting rose bushes already flowered in pots.
- Rosales flowered in pots: these roses have the advantage of containing flowers in advance and, therefore, of being prettier when transplanted to the garden. They are normally sold in pots of at least 3.8 l (1 gallon), and you will have to be careful to plant them in the middle of spring, since they tend to be less resistant to frost.
Choose the growing area. The area of cultivation of the rosebush will determine its future, regardless of how beautiful and strong the first flowers that sprout are. You should choose a place that receives at least 5 to 6 hours a day of sunlight, especially during the morning. You should also plant roses near any element that protects them, such as a wall or a fence, if they are in a windy area. Here are other things you should keep in mind when choosing the right place for roses: [
- If the weather is warm, the roses should have some shade to protect them from the sun. If the weather is cold, the roses should have a wall or a fence to protect them.
- The earth must be well drained. Before you plant the roses, dig a hole and pour water over it to make sure it has drained after a few hours. If the soil is too wet, the roots of the roses could rot. In this case, you should consider planting the roses in raised beds on the ground.
- Make sure the earth is neither too compact nor too sandy. By adding organic matter such as dehydrated cow dung, crushed tree bark or compost you can modify the soil to give it the right consistency.
- Avoid planting roses near trees or shrubs. If you do, they will have to compete to get the water, light and nutrients they need, and they will most likely lose out.
- The soil not only must retain moisture easily, but it must also maintain its pH level between 6.5 and 7.
Gather the necessary materials to plant roses. Having the roses and the right place is a great start, but if you want to plant them successfully, you will have to gather all the necessary materials. Here is a list with everything you will need:
- Fertilizer
- Mulch or fertilizer
- Pruning shears
- Gardening gloves
- Compost or mixture of nutrients for roses
- Pica
- Shovel
- Watering can full of water
Part 02
Plant roses from the roots
Plant the roses between 6 weeks before the usual date of the last frost in your area and 2 weeks later. This period is best suited to plant roses from their roots. Although you can buy roses in pots and continue watering them and taking care of them before transplanting them to the ground, in the case of the roots you have to plant them immediately after acquiring them, so make sure you have everything you need to do it.
Dig a hole a little bigger than the plant. The hole should be larger than the roots of the rose bush, which should hold on to the soil well to offer good support while the plant grows. This is all you need to plant roses from the root. Many plants are sold in groups of three and planting them in that way can be a great idea. However, if you plant more than one rosebush, make sure that the plants are separated at least 70 to 90 cm (2 to 3 feet) apart, leaving space for their roots to grow without problems.
Mix the soil with a little compost. Mix the compost well with the soil until forming a mound at the bottom of the newly dug pit.
Place the root of the rosebush on the mound of earth. If you plant the rose in a warm climate zone, you should place it so that the junction of the shoots is just above ground level. If you do it in a colder climate zone, the union of the buds should be about 2.5 to 5 cm (1 to 2 inches) below ground level. The roots must be covered, but the stem must be above the ground.
Remove the soil mixture around the roots with the shovel. This way you will prevent air bubbles from forming below the ground that can damage the roots and, therefore, the plant. Then, hit the earth around the roots to compact it. Continue filling the hole with the mixture until you have filled about 3/4 parts. If you dig the earth with your hands, be careful with the thorns.
Fill the hole with water. Let the water penetrate well into the earth and then re-fill the hole. Cut the stems of the roses leaving about 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Make angled cuts about 6 mm (0.25 inch) above the protruding buds.
Make a mound of soil about 15 cm (6 inches) high above the plant. In this way, you will protect the stems of the rose bush, preventing them from drying out. In about 2 weeks, new shoots should appear, at which time you can eliminate the mound of earth.
Step on the mound carefully to flatten it. This is an old gardeners trick to help the plant retain moisture and prevent it from falling with the wind.
Part 03
Transplant roses from a flowerpot
Transplant the rosebush at the end of spring or at the beginning of summer. This is usually the time when roses are sold and frosts have completely disappeared. These roses sold in pots are more prone to freezing, so you will have to plant them at the right time to avoid the risk.
Decreases the moisture level of roses. If you have had the rosebush in a pot for a while or if you simply have too much water, wait until the humidity level drops a bit so you can transplant it without problem. If the roses are too wet, the roots will not grow as much and you could lose some of the flowers by transplanting the rose.
Dig a hole a little bigger than the roots with the root ball. This is the same thing you should do to plant roses from their roots. Use a shovel to dig the hole.
Remove the container. First, separate the base and then remove the sides when you put it inside the hole. Remove the side of the container as if you were peeling an orange. Maybe the container is a pot and you have to remove everything at once
- If you have a plastic container, cradle the main stems of the plant in your hands. Turn the container on its side and squeeze it gently. Now place the plant freely.
- If you have a cardboard container, first remove the base and then the sides once you put it in the hole. Remove the container on the sides as if you were peeling an orange. [8]
Loosen the soil of the root ball. In this way you will help the roots to be somewhat more exposed and to adapt better to the ground soil. In addition, in this way you can also extend the roots that have become entangled when growing in a small container. To extend and unravel the roots, you can make vertical cuts on the root ball of the rose with a sharp knife. The cuts should reach a depth of about 2.5 cm (1 inch) to make room for the roots to grow.
Place the rosebush in the center of the hole. Fill the hole with common potting soil when you have everything ready.
Work the mixture of soil around the roots. In this way you will eliminate any air bubbles formed under the earth and help the roses grow healthy and strong.
Water the plant. Water the plant, wait for the soil to drain the excess water and water it again to ensure a good start. If you have organic fertilizer such as tree bark, pine needles or wood shavings, you can add all these residues to the top layer of the soil to facilitate moisture retention.
Part 04
Caring for roses
Water the roses frequently during the first 3 or 4 weeks after planting the roses. Normally, during this period about 5 cm (2 inches) of the surface layer of the earth tend to dry out. To keep the roses healthy, you will have to provide them with water and nutrients in abundance.
Continue watering the dirt bed. Four weeks after planting the roses, you should start watering the dirt bed approximately every 2 weeks. Do it in the morning to get an optimal result.
Begin to fertilize the rose about 3 months after planting. Use a layer of 7 to 15 cm (3 to 6 inches) of mulch or compost to control humidity, temperature and to prevent the appearance of weeds. The mulch, in addition, favors the absorption of the vital nutrients that the roses need to grow healthy and strong.
Prune the roses. Pruning roses will keep them from clumping together and help them grow healthy and strong. You only need some pruning shears and a good eye to detect the parts that you should eliminate. You can cut all the suckers, which are new shoots that appear from the roots, as well as any stem that is thinner than a pencil and that crosses or entangles with another, or that has not acquired the desired shape.
Protect the roses from the cold. During the winter months, or when it's cold, you may have to get to work to keep your beautiful rose alive. You must prune the rosebush to keep it at a maximum height of 61 cm (24 inches), thus avoiding the damage caused by wind and cold. Then, you must tie the stems with a string to hold them together and protect the plant from the wind.
- Each rose should have a nice mound of fresh and loose compost or dirt around the base.
- You can add another layer of hay and straw on the mound to give the rose an extra protection.
- When spring arrives, you can eliminate the extra layer of protection.
- Do not water the roses at the end of the day. In this way you will avoid fungal diseases.
- Some rose growers recommend spraying the leaves of the plant with water to prevent the appearance of aphids.
- It will be easier to acquire roses in boxes or packed at the beginning of the season. The roses in pots will be available when the weather is warmer and, therefore, more suitable for the cultivation of these flowers.
- Go to a local agriculture office for advice to an expert gardener.
- It is better to plant roses in spring. Choose an area to plant the roses in which the air circulates without problem. Roses will not grow in a closed or poorly ventilated area.
- Roses love water, but are prone to many fungal diseases and bacteria if they do not get enough sunlight to dry the moisture accumulated in the petals and leaves. Plant the roses with the natural light of the morning and remember that they should be exposed to the sun for at least 6 hours.
- Some rose growers also use a mixture of soapy water spray to prevent the appearance of aphids. Ask for advice from a local gardener.
- Roses grow without problems in the desert, but you have to water them very often when the weather is dry.
- Normally, professional gardening programs can be accessed through the university.
- Frequently examine your roses to see if they have a plague or disease.


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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a 2006 comedy film about Borat leaving his home in Kazakhstan to go to the USA and record a documentary at the behest of the fictitious Kazakh Ministry of Information. He leaves behind his mother and wife, bringing along his obese producer Azamat Bagatov.
- Directed by Larry Charles. Written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines and Dan Mazer.
Come to Kazakhstan, it's nice!
Borat Sagdiyev[edit]
- [Kissing Gesture Made to Woman] Very nice. How much?
- This is Natalya. [kisses her passionately] She is my sister. She is number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan. [Natalya holds up her trophy] Nice!
- [On the subway] Hello. My name-a Borat. I'm-a new in town. (A chicken falls out of his briefcase)
- [To the receptionist in a luxury Georgia hotel] Wazzup with it, vanilla face? Me and my homie Azamat parked our slab outside. We're looking for somewhere to post up our black asses for the night, so bang-bang, skeet-skeet, nigga. We just a couple of pimps, no hoes.
- [to audience members at a rodeo] My name-a Borat. I come from Kazakhstan. Can I say a-first, we support your war of terror! May we show our support to our boys in Iraq! May US and A kill every single terrorist! May your George Bush drink the blood of every single man, women, and child of Iraq! May you destroy their country so that for next thousand years not even a single lizard will survive in their desert!
- Borat: This-a my wife Oxana. She is-a boring.
- Oksana: What did you say about me, you skinny piece of shit?
- Borat: Please, not now.
- Oksana: Why don't you do something useful and dig your mother a grave?
- Borat: Look, there is woman in car. Can we follow her, get her and maybe have sexy time with her?
- Driving instructor: No! No, you cannot do that.
- Borat: Why not?
- Driving instructor: Because a woman has the right to choose who she has sex with.
- Borat: [incredously] What!?
- Driving instructor: Yeah, how about that?
- Borat: You joke, right?
- Driving instructor: No, there must be consent.
- Borat: Ha-ha-ha!
- Driving instructor: That good, huh?
- Borat: Not good for me.
- Borat: My wife make this cheese.
- Bob Barr: It's very nice.
- Borat: She make it from milk from her tits.
- Borat: What is a 'not' jokes?
- Pat Haggerty: A 'not' joke is when we're trying to make fun of something and what we do is, we make a statement that we pretend is true but at the end, we say 'not,' which means it's not true.
- Borat: So teach me how to make one.
- Pat Haggerty: Alright. What color is your suit?
- Borat: This suit is gray.
- Pat Haggerty: Gray. I would call it blue, okay?
- 'Borat: It's gray.
- Pat Haggerty: Alright, it's blue-gray. But it...
- Borat: Well, it's more gray.
- Pat Haggerty: It's certainly not black, right? Alright, let's say it's gray. But it's not...
- Borat: It is gray.
- Pat Haggerty: Okay, so a 'not' joke, I would say, 'That suit is black. Not!'
- Borat: This-a suit is NOT BLACK!
- Pat Haggerty: No, no, 'not' has to be at the end.
- Borat: Oh, okay.
- Pat Haggerty: Okay.
- Borat: This suit is black not.
- Pat Haggerty: This suit is black. Pause. You know what a pause is?
- Borat: Yes.
- Pat Haggerty: This suit is black. Not!
- Borat: This suit is black, pause, not.
- Pat Haggerty: No, you don't say 'pause.' This suit is black... That's a pause. Not!
- Borat: This suit is black...
- Pat Haggerty: Okay, um... I don't... I don't...I'm not quite...
- Borat:...Not!
- [Borat and Azamat, staying at a bed and breakfast, have recently found out the owners are Jewish. In the middle of the night, Borat makes an entry in his video diary.]
- Borat: It is three in the morning, and I am in the nest of Jews. They have cleverly shifted their shapes; one of them has taken the form of a little old woman. You can barely see her horns! She has tried to poison me already. These rats are very clever. [hears a noise and turns on the light. He and Azamat see two cockroaches crawling under their bedroom door.]
- Azamat: Look! The Jews have shifted their shapes!
- Borat: [grabs a wad of cash] Oh God, how much shall I give them?
- Azamat: [panicking] I don't know! [Borat throws a dollar bill at the cockroaches] More! Give them more than that! [Borat throws more dollar bills at them] It's not working! Run! Run!
- Hotel Employee: Mr. Sagdiyev?
- Borat: Yes?
- Hotel Employee: I have a telegram for you.
- Borat: You can read?
- Hotel Employee: Yes, I can. "Dear Borat Sagdiyev, your wife Oxna was walking your retarded Bilo in the woods, when a bear attacked and violated and break her. She is now dead."
- Borat: You say my wife is dead?
- Hotel Employee: This is what it's... Yes, sir. I'm sorry to inform you, but that's what the telegram says.
- Borat: High five! Great!
- Sacha Baron Cohen - Borat
- Ken Davitian - Azamat Bagatov
- Pamela Anderson - Herself
- Bob Barr - Himself
- Alan Keyes - Himself
- Luenell - Herself
External links[edit]
- Borat quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Borat at Rotten Tomatoes
- Borat's page at MySpace
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| Ali G Indahouse (2002) · Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) · Brüno (2009) · The Dictator (2012) ·
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|Ali G, Innit (1999) · Ali G, Aiii (2000) · Bling Bling (2001)
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - On Monday, Apr. 26, junior foilist Nathaniel Botwinick competed at the fencing North American Cup in Virginia Beach, Va., in the foil Division I category. The North American Cups are a series of tournaments organized by the US Fencing Association. These tournaments give fencers from across the world the opportunity to fence others in similar ability/age competitions. Division I competitions are the precursors to and the qualifiers for the United States National Team, which is how the Olympic Team is chosen. Botwinick finished third in a field of almost 200 fencers, earning the Bronze medal. He lost only one bout all day, in the semifinal medal round to Andras Horanyi, who was the NCAA champion in 2007 and 2008.
What really makes this a special win is that less than a year ago after a devastating injury in practice, one orthopedic specialist told Botwinick that he would never fence again. This victory, combined with Botwinick's first-team All-Ivy League recognition and his All-American performance at the NCAA National Championships, is a tremendous finish to the spring fencing season. Botwinick will be part of a group of 12 fencers representing the United States at a World Cup in Montreal in May, and will also be attending the United States Division I National Championships in Atlanta.


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WASHINGTON - Street demonstrations, teach-ins, vigils, and "freezes" are among the events planned for this weekend as part of a nationwide protest against what are widely perceived to be moves by the George W. Bush administration toward military conflict with Iran.
"Freezes," involving a large number of people standing in place for five minutes, are planned for key locations in New York City such as Grand Central Station and Penn Station, as well as Chicago's Millennium Park and Santa Monica, California.
The term and new form of street action derive from the state of U.S.-Iran relations. The Bush administration says Iran must freeze its uranium enrichment program in order to "defrost" relations between the two countries and avoid further sanctions.
Elsewhere anti-war and religious groups, students, trade unions, and others will participate in "Call to Action: No War with Iran" co-sponsored by New York-based United for Peace and Justice and Washington, D.C.-based Peace Action.
Actions are planned in such diverse locations as Champaign-Urbana, Illinois; Melbourne, Florida; Philadelphia; San Francisco; and Waterloo, Iowa.
Two thirds of Americans asked during a recent Gallup poll whether they favor diplomatic initiatives or military action against Iran said they wanted the U.S. government to pursue peaceful negotiations.
While demonstrators around the United States drive home that point, a high-ranking U.S. diplomat will attend a meeting Saturday in Switzerland with an Iranian diplomat -- a rare break with Bush administration practice that has largely shunned direct talks with Iranian officials.
William Burns will attend the Geneva meeting involving Iran and a group of European Union countries trying to break through the current impasse, but White House spokesperson Dana Perino has characterized Burns' presence as a "one-time U.S. participation."
The meeting is aimed at convincing Iran to accept a package of incentives offered last month by Western nations, in exchange for ceasing to enrich uranium.
To date Iran has rejected the package, and earlier this month held highly publicized missile tests to show its level of seriousness. At the same time, rumors were rife that Washington is working behind the scenes with Israel to prepare a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Some experts argue that these rumors, whether or not they are true, have a negative impact by fueling Iranian nationalism, entrenching the stance of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heightening tensions, and ultimately leading to intransigence and events such as the Iranian missile tests.
Media reports suggest that a pro-Israel lobby group is pressuring Congress to impose a naval blockade on Iran, which would be considered an act of war.
In response, protestors in Columbus, Ohio plan a "Peace Boat Blockade" for Monday, involving a march on the offices of Republican Congressman Patrick Tiberi, who supports the blockade, carrying toy boats, submarines, and airplanes to "demonstrate the crazy policy that this blockade symbolizes."
The demonstrations are scheduled for Jul. 19-21. Following the series of street actions planned for Saturday and Sunday, Monday has been designated "Congressional Education Day." Protestors will lobby Congress to hold back plans for war with Iran.
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LAS VEGAS — Mike Brown was wearing a black coach's polo shirt with the Cleveland Cavaliers logo, the "C" with the sword through it on the left breast, and it didn't feel all that weird anymore.
"It was weird for a while," Brown said Saturday after watching the Cavs' Summer League team lose to Miami 82-76. "But it was a seamless transition for myself and my family. It almost, to a certain degree after we got over the initial shock of it, it almost felt like we never really left. It was almost like we went on vacation for a little bit."
That's certainly a pleasant way for Brown to describe his short tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers that ended after one full season and five games into last season. That's when he was unceremoniously dumped by the Lakers following a 1-4 start. The basketball world expected Phil Jackson to come down from the mountaintop to replace him, but instead L.A. chose Mike D'Antoni. Everybody knows the roller-coaster season that followed, the infighting, the injuries, the criticism, the first-round sweep.
Then came the ultimate insult in the first week of July when Dwight Howard announced he was joining the Houston Rockets.
Brown said he paid little attention to the Lakers soap opera once he left, finding a way to separate his emotions from the job he had just lost coaching Kobe Bryant, just three years after being fired by the Cavs as the franchise panicked awaiting a decision, The Decision, from LeBron James.
"I watched Mater Dei High School basketball and I enjoyed it," Brown said. "I appreciated the opportunity the Buss family gave me and [Lakers general manager] Mitch Kupchak. I enjoyed being around all the players and working with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol and those guys. But when they made the decision I was all-in with my family."
And so Brown really can go home again, to the city he says he and family loves, where his youngest son wanted to return and graduate from high school with his old pals, to the place the Brown family was returning before he ever received a phone call. Then his phone rang.
The rest is a Q&A with new Cavaliers coach Mike Brown:
Q: Who made the first call leading to your return to the Cavs?
A: Chris Grant (Cavaliers general manager) did. He caught me off-guard a little bit, you know, but it was a business call more than anything else.
Q: Did it take some time to process his reason for calling?
A: No, it was just the first step because it was new to me and I'm sure it was probably fairly new to them, so it was a thing that was a process. But again, we were on our way back to the area regardless because we love the area. My youngest boy wanted to graduate from high school there with his friends and my oldest boy had signed with Butler University which was about a 4 ½ drive, so it was a nice fit. When the call happened it was just a thing to process more than anything else.
Q: Were you convinced there were no bridges burned on either end after your firing in 2010?
A: I never forget, one of the guys that I hired, Bernie Bickerstaff, that was one of the first things that he taught me. … He told me, 'Young buck, don't ever burn any bridges in this business or in life.' It was an easy piece of advice for me to follow because that's how I'm built. You appreciate any opportunity you are given in life and try to make the most of it. When I was here last time I had a fantastic ride, I thoroughly enjoyed everything I was involved with.
Q: Your team has an intriguing roster led by young All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving and the front office made several moves to add depth. How complete do you believe this team to be?
A: We'll see. First of all, this organization is one of the best, if not the best, top to bottom because it starts with your owner and our owner Dan Gilbert has a done a lot to make sure that we're heading in the right direction toward a championship. And you go from him to Chris Grant and you look at the job that he's done with little or no credit, in terms of the draft picks and the trades that he's made in the past couple of years and you feel like with the roster and the staff that we put together, and having guys like Kyrie and Dion [Waiters] and Andrew [Bynum] and Andy [Verajao], so on and so forth, Jarrett Jack, that you feel like you have put a competitive team together and we should be able to go compete for a championship, which is my goal every year.
Q: Since returning to Cleveland, how have you found the emotional state of the fans three years after The Decision?
A: Pre-LeBron, post-LeBron, the Cleveland fans have always been terrific. Even the year that I was out [of coaching] and I was in Cleveland, we really enjoyed that area and walking around, whether it was downtown or out in Westlake where we live, and coming across fans in general because they're very passionate. Not only about the Cavaliers, they're passionate about the Browns, they're passionate about the Indians and about their city, so they're in a good mindset right now."
Q: Do you sense the fans have renewed hope for the franchise or that a buzz has returned about the team?
A: Yeah, you feel that, and again you credit Dan Gilbert and Chris Grant for putting this thing together and trying to get us in the right direction before the actual season starts off. The buzz that is out there is a nice one right now, and hopefully it will be able to continue to stay like that through the course of the year and just progress."


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There are different types of mouth sores. They can occur anywhere in the mouth including:
Aphthous stomatitis; Herpes simplex; Cold sores
Mouth sores may be caused by irritation from:
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus . They are very contagious. Often, you will have tenderness, tingling, or burning before the actual sore appears. Cold sores usually begin as blisters and then crust over. The herpes virus can live in your body for years. It only appears as a mouth sore when something triggers it, such as:
Canker sores are not contagious. They may look like a pale or yellow ulcer with a red outer ring. You may have one, or a group of them. Women seem to get them more than men. The cause of canker sores is not clear. It may be due to:
Less commonly, mouth sores can be a sign of an illness, tumor, or reaction to a medication. This can include:
Drugs that may cause mouth sores include aspirin, beta-blockers, chemotherapy medicines, penicillamine, sulfa drugs, and phenytoin.
Mouth sores often go away in 10 to 14 days, even if you don't do anything. They sometimes last up to 6 weeks. The following steps can make you feel better:
For canker sores:
Over-the-counter medications, such as Orabase, can protect a sore inside the lip and on the gums. Blistex or Campho-Phenique may provide some relief of canker sores and fever blisters, especially if applied when the sore first appears.
Acyclovir cream 5% can also be used help reduce the duration of the cold sore.
To help cold sores or fever blisters, you can also apply ice to the sore.
Call your doctor if:
The doctor or nurse will examine you, and closely check your mouth and tongue. You will be asked questions about your medical history and symptoms.
Treatment may include:
You may reduce your chance of getting common mouth sores by:
If you seem to get canker sores often, talk to your doctor about taking folate and vitamin B12 to prevent outbreaks.
To prevent cancer of the mouth:
Daniels TE. Diseases of the mouth and salivary glands. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 433.


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The argument du jour seems to be that if publishers do collapse, then all the current bestsellers will have their ebooks available for $4.99 or less, and that will be the end of self-publishing. I've blogged about an eventual bestseller shift, which we can argue is happening, has happened, or will happen, depending on which stats you want to support.
But now I think it's time to put them together, as well as do some Q&A.
1. Ebook sales aren't a zero sum game. A sale of one ebook doesn't preclude the sale of another, because this is a burgeoning global market with hundreds of new customers introduced daily, and people naturally horde more than they need.
Let's say there are currently 100 million ebook readers, and 1 million ebook titles on Amazon. In ten years, there will be billions of ebook readers (following the path of mp3s). But there won't be a corresponding 100 million ebook titles available--there aren't that many people writing ebooks, and never will be.
If I can currently sell a few hundred ebooks a day in the US alone, what will happen when ebooks become popular in India, China, Japan, Europe, Russian, and South America? There will be a bigger demand than unique supply, and I believe my position will improve.
2. Legacy bestsellers now may not be bestsellers in the future. If all Lee Child ebooks were $3.99, an avid reader could buy and finish them all in a month. Then what? Wait six months for him to finish another, and not read a thing until then? I think not.
Let's say the reader then went on to other bestselling thriller writers in the same vein as Child. How many current NYT bestsellers write series thrillers? I have no idea, but I'd guess a few dozen, tops. But does likign Child mean liking all NYT thriller bestsellers? I'm sure there are readers who love Child but don't like Brad Thor or Vince Flynn, but even if all an avid reader read was bestselling thriller authors who did a book or two a year, they would eventually run out of books to read.
BTW, I know a few avid readers. They lust for more authors to discover, and get excited when they read an unknown gem and find out that author has twenty more books in the series. I'm one of those types. I've read all Ed McBain, Mickey Spillane, John D. MacDonald, Robert B. Parker, and still managed to find new gems by Jeff Shelby, Brett Battles, Harry Hunsicker, and Jude Hardin, written in the same vein and style.
If bestsellers like Child and Thor came down in price, it wouldn't matter to me much, because I already have read all of Child and I don't care for Thor. But if Child were $3.99 instead of $12.99, I can easily see myself buying his latest AND a few others. The money I'd save would be spent just the same.
Ever go into a store to buy a big ticket item, expecting to may more than you did? Let's say you research an over and find it for $699. When you go to the store, it is on sale for $499. And they also have a great toaster oven for $99. You probably wouldn't have bought the toaster oven originally, but now that you're saving money on the oven, the toaster oven becomes attractive.
If all ebook prices came down, more ebooks would be sold across the board.
3. The reason bestselling authors are bestselling authors is because of distribution. Nora Roberts is available EVERYWHERE books are sold. So, by default, she sells a lot, because readers wanting that particular type of book have no other choice--they buy her, or nothing.
When publishers collapse, Nora will have the exact same amount of shelf space and exposure as any indie author. Sure, there will be some name and brand recognition for a while, but that will fade when not being constantly reinforced by massive print distribution.
It also remains to be seen how Nora will price her ebooks when her publisher goes bankrupt. Will she stay at the $9.99 price point she's selling at now? If so, I predict fewer sales. If she does price reasonably, then the reader with $9.99 to spend can buy one of her ebooks and one of my ebooks with change left of.
The market is getting bigger. People with ereaders tend to buy and read more. And authors can make a very nice living selling 100 ebooks a day for $2.99 each. Across multiple platforms, on a global scale, I see this as not only possible, but likely for decent, prolific authors.
And as far as bestsellers go, they tend to fade when distribution changes or dries up.
Mickey Spillane (whose books I love) has sold over 225 million books.
Check his Kindle ranking now, only six years after his death. Lots of indies are outselling him. Even though Al Collins is doing a great job continuing the Mike Hammer series.
Check ranks on some Louis L'Amour titles. He sold over 300 million books. Mediocre kindle sales.
Sidney Sheldon has sold more than Stephen King. Look at Sidney's rankings on Amazon these days. He also is still producing books after his death, via ghost writers, but he's nowhere near the powerhouse he once was.
Harold Robbins has sold 750 million books. More than twice JK Rowling. And many of his Kindle titles are less than $2.99. Check his rankings. Mine are better in many cases. One of the best selling authors of all time, but he isn't in the paperback racks anymore, and that means no more bestsellerdom.
4. There is already a tremendous abundance of choice, not only with media in general, but ebooks in particular. I believe Amazon has over 1 million Kindle titles for sale. Yet people still find me, and I was hardly a bestseller in print.
If bestselling authors all dropped their prices, I believe I'd sell more ebooks, not less, because more people would buy ereaders and have more money to spend on content. There's enough room for 300 cable TV channels, and four billion videos on Youtube.
Sure, some YouTube videos won't be watched, just like some ebooks won't be read. But quality does seem to eventually find an audience. Maybe not to smashing success, but authors don't need smashing success. They need 100 sales a day at $2.99 to live very well.
What do you need to do to reach that 100 sales a day?
1. Write good stories. As many and as fast as you can. They should be edited, proofed, and well formatted I use www.52novels.com for formatting, and they do better work than any of the Big 6. The more you have out there, the better you'll do.
2. Make sure you have a great product description and a professional cover. My cover artist, Carl Graves, has 24 new covers on sale on his website for $200 each. A bunch of them are awesome, and $200 is a great deal (he charges me $500). Check them out, first come first serve, at http://extendedimagery.com/predesignedcovers.html.
3. Find the sweet spot between price and quantity sold, where you make the most profit. Currently I'm $3.99 for novels, $2.99 for novellas (over 10k words) and story collections, and 99 cents for short stories. But this isn't set in stone.
4. Experiment with different ways to promote. Some things I've tried to varying degrees of success are giving away free ebooks to get reviews, announcing sales on ebook websites, having sales, making titles free for a limited time, partnering with different platforms, and guest blogging.
What don't I bother with?
1. Advertising. It doesn't work on me, so I don't use it on other people. That's a cardinal rule of mine. I only use something or believe it works if I do it as a consumer.
2. Social media. Occasional tweets of Facebook announcements are fine. At most, once a week. Maybe once a day if you have a new release, but end it after a few days. Otherwise people get sick of you.
3. Publicity. I've already blogged that getting my name in the press doesn't lead to sales. You probably don't need a publicist.
4. Spamming. I have a newsletter, and use it a few times a year. I don't use it everytime I upload something new to Kindle. And I don't pimp my work on other peoples' blog or forums unless invited to do so, or there's a section for it.
I want to end this blog entry by telling writers: Don't Be Afraid. Yes, the future will be different. Yes, things will change. But there will always be a need for storytellers, and if you hold onto your rights, you'll be in a good position to exploit those rights no matter what the future holds.
I want to end this blog entry by telling writers: Don't Be Afraid. Yes, the future will be different. Yes, things will change. But there will always be a need for storytellers, and if you hold onto your rights, you'll be in a good position to exploit those rights no matter what the future holds.


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game:
This year's Super Bowl sure lived up to its name.
With a power outage, a record kickoff return, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scoring flurry and the biggest goal-line stand of Ray Lewis' long career, the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers was so wacky and thrilling it even made folks briefly forget about the Harbaughs.
Until John shoved a photographer to get to his little brother, that is.
The game had all the makings of a yawner in the first half, as the Ravens steamrolled San Francisco to a 21-6 lead. When Jacoby Jones returned the opening kick of the second half 108 yards for another Baltimore touchdown, most folks at home headed for the kitchen, happy to have seen Beyonce's Destiny's Child reunion and leaving their TVs on just so they could see the commercials. (To recap: Chrysler and the Clydesdale were warm-and-fuzzy, GoDaddy.com was just gross and most of the rest were forgettable - many were released in advance, anyway.)
Then the power went out. And the game's entire mojo changed. Fitting, considering this is New Orleans.
The 49ers that could only manage two field goals in the first half went on a scoring frenzy, ripping off 23 points in a little over 12 minutes. When they reached the Baltimore 5 yard line just before the two-minute warning, the unprecedented comeback was almost complete.
Right. Like this game was going to get wrapped up that easily.
The Ravens defense stopped quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers not once, not twice, but three times, forcing them to turn the ball over on downs. Then Baltimore tried to run the clock out - literally. Did you see punter Sam Koch run around the end zone like he was playing a game of keep away? San Francisco wound up with a safety, but did nothing with the final kickoff.
The Ravens ran onto the field, the confetti fell and, just like that, it was done.
Four hours and 14 minutes has never been so much fun.
- Nancy Armour -http://www.twitter.com/nrarmour
So now that the Baltimore Ravens are NFL champs, what are the odds they'll do it again?
According to sports books in Las Vegas, 14 to 1.
Casinos put up lines for next year's championship immediately following the Super Bowl.
The San Francisco 49ers are actually a bigger favorite to win it all next year, 8 to 1, tied with the Denver Broncos. New England is the overall favorite.
- Oskar Garcia -http://twitter.com/oskargarcia
While the Baltimore Ravens can revel in their Super Bowl win for the next few months, the San Francisco 49ers are already looking ahead.
``We've always got next year, we've got next season,'' tight end Vernon Davis said. ``May as well look forward to next season.''
- Nancy Armour -http://www.twitter.com/nrarmour
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick came just short of leading the 49ers to an unprecedented Super Bowl comeback.
But with three chances to take the lead needing 5 yards for a touchdown, Kaepernick had three straight incompletions.
All three passes were intended for wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who got tangled up with a defender on the final play. No holding was called - 49ers coach Harbaugh screamed from the sideline and signaled for a penalty.
Kaepernick's off-balance throw under pressure on fourth down sailed through the end zone. He lowered his head slightly and walked slowly off the field.
``That wasn't the original option,'' Kaepernick said. ``It's something I audibled to at the line based on the look they gave us.''
- Janie McCauley -http://twitter.com/JanieMcCAP
Ray Rice wants diamonds in his Super Bowl ring. Lots and lots of them.
``I want to light up like a chandelier when I turn off the light,'' the Baltimore Ravens running back bellowed, urging Ray Lewis to ask Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti for some bling in their rings.
Rice finished with 59 yards on 20 carries in Baltimore's 34-31 victory over San Francisco.
- Nancy Armour -http://www.twitter.com/nrarmour
AP national sports columnist Tim Dahlberg just filed his latest dispatch on what he calls ``the strangest Super Bowl you will ever see.''
An excerpt:
If football is a game of momentum, the San Francisco 49ers probably deserved a better fate. It took a blackout to get them going, only to have some pedestrian play calling with the game on the line finally finish them off.
This wasn't two coaching geniuses at their best, not even close. Their father, Jack, surely saw that from the stands, where he and his wife, Jackie, spent more than four hours trying their hardest not to root either way as their sons went up against each other on the biggest stage in football.
One, though, was better than the other, and in the end that was why the Ravens were holding the Lombardi trophy aloft in celebration while the 49ers filed quietly off the field.
Advantage, John.
Read the whole column here:http://bit.ly/VJYQX4
- Tim Dahlberg -http://twitter.com/timdahlberg
With the lead, and the Super Bowl victory, right there in front of them as they lined up on the Baltimore 5 yard line, the San Francisco 49ers could think of only one thing.
``Make a play,'' receiver Michael Crabtree said. ``All we needed to do is get in the end zone. We were that close to the Super Bowl title, and we fell short.''
The Baltimore Ravens defense stopped the 49ers for no gain on three straight downs, ending San Francisco's title hopes.
- Nancy Armour -http://www.twitter.com/nrarmour
Officials say the Superdome power outage during the Super Bowl was triggered by an ``abnormality'' in the power system.
That triggered an automatic shutdown and forced backup systems to kick in, officials said about two hours after the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31.
But officials still aren't sure what caused the initial problem.
A joint statement from Entergy New Orleans, which provides power to the stadium, and Superdome operator SMG gives a chain of events.
The problem started at the spot where Entergy feeds power into the stadium's lines, and occurred shortly after Beyonce's halftime show with extravagant lighting and video effects.
``A piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system,'' the statement said. ``Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue. ... Entergy and SMG will continue to investigate the root cause of the abnormality.''
The FBI has ruled out terrorism.
The concourses didn't go totally dark thanks to auxiliary power.
- Paul Newberry -http://twitter.com/pnewberry1963
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh says he's happy but partly hurting for his brother Jim after beating the 49ers coach in the Super Bowl.
``I just love him, obviously. I think anybody out there who has a brother can understand. I just believe in him and I have so much respect for him. I admire him. I look up to him in so many ways and I am hurting for him in that sense,''
John Harbaugh didn't seem surprised that San Francisco nearly came back after being down big before a power outage delayed the game 34 minutes.
``I just knew with Jim Harbaugh being on the other sideline and all of those years we have been together that game was going to be a dog fight right to the end,'' John Harbaugh said. ``Those guys were coming back. There's no greater competitor and no greater coach in the National Football League or in the world, as far as I'm concerned, than Jim Harbaugh. The way that team played proves it. ... That is who he is and that is who they are. I could not be more proud of him.''
John Harbaugh said that after the game he simply told Jim, younger by 18 months, that he loved him, and that Jim congratulated him.
- Brett Martel -http://twitter.com/brettmartel
``The clock hitting zero.''
- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis on the worst part of the 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday night's Super Bowl.
- Nancy Armour -http://www.twitter.com/nrarmour
Attendance at Sunday's Super Bowl: 71,024.
No word if that includes the electricians they had to bring in.
- Nancy Armour -http://www.twitter.com/nrarmour
Fans in San Francisco seem to be relatively calm in Super Bowl defeat.
Not like when the Giants won the World Series in late October. Back then, a city but was set on fire, cars were overturned and bonfires lit up trash containers and streets. About three dozen people were arrested.
But despite a large number of people on sidewalks, most appeared to be well-behaved in the Mission District after the 49ers lost 34-31 to the Baltimore Ravens. Police declined to say how many arrests had been made.
``City-wide, everything seemed to be pretty good,'' Officer Carlos Manfredi said. ``We did have a couple of flare-ups in the Mission District but otherwise everyone seemed to be behaving themselves.''
- John S. Marshall
Joe Flacco won't have to do much negotiating after this.
The Baltimore Ravens' low-key quarterback put off talks on a new contract until after the season. Now when he and the Ravens sit down, all he'll have to do is show off his Super Bowl MVP trophy.
``It's cool,'' Flacco said after Baltimore's 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night. ``We just won a Super Bowl. That's the last thing I'm concerned about. But (owner Steve Bisciotti) did let me know that if that day came, I could go beat on his desk and really put it to him.
``So that's exactly what I'm going to do.''
Flacco capped a perfect postseason, throwing three touchdown passes in the first half to stake the Ravens to a lead they would never relinquish. When the 49ers made a furious comeback after a power outage interrupted the third quarter for 34 minutes, Flacco was cool and controlled.
Let the Niners make their run, he almost seem to say, we'll hold our own.
``You've seen these guys do it,'' Flacco said. ``They have the ability to score and to score quickly, and that's what they did.''
But the Ravens defense made a spectacular stand late in the fourth quarter, stopping San Francisco not once, not twice, but three times on the Baltimore 5. A safety gave San Francisco one last chance, but the Ravens went hard after Colin Kaepernick again, and his last-gasp pass was way off the mark.
Flacco finished 22-of-33 for 287 yards. He didn't throw an interception - didn't throw one the entire postseason, to be precise. His 11 touchdowns in the postseason matched a record set by Joe Montana.
``That's pretty cool,'' Flacco said. ``Joe Montana is my favorite quarterback so it's pretty cool.''
So is being the Super Bowl MVP.
Truth is, the trophy could have gone to a number of the Ravens. But Flacco is happy to have it.
``They have to give it to one guy,'' Flacco said, laughing. ``I'm not going to complain that I got it.''
- Nancy Armour -http://www.twitter.com/nrarmour
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake tells local TV station WBAL-TV that the city will hold a parade Tuesday to honor the NFL champion Ravens.
Rawlings-Blake said Sunday night in a live interview from New Orleans that the parade will start at City Hall and end at the Ravens' stadium.
Right now, she's celebrating - dancing and singing alongside fans.
``The Baltimore Ravens once again demonstrated strength, poise, and perseverance as they prevailed in Super Bowl XLVII,'' she said in a statement.
- Jessica Gresko -http://twitter.com/jessicagresko
Recently seen leaving the Super Bowl: outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Attorney General Eric Holder.
When asked who he was rooting for, Panetta gave an angst smile and said: ``The 49ers.''
San Francisco lost to Baltimore, 34-31.
- Nekesa Mumbi Moody -http://twitter.com/nekesamumbi
Superdome spokesman Eric Eagan is apologizing for the power outage that disrupted the Super Bowl.
He says technical staff were working more than an hour after the outage to determine what caused it, but still didn't know.
``We sincerely apologize for the incident,'' Eagan said.
The outage was a big glitch for New Orleans in its first Super Bowl since the city has rebuilt from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The 38-year-old Superdome has undergone $336 million in renovations since Katrina ripped its roof in 2005. Billions have been spent sprucing up downtown, the airport, French Quarter and other areas of the city in the past seven years.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu called the power outage unfortunate in an otherwise smooth week.
``In the coming days, I expect a full after action report from all parties involved. For us, the Super Bowl isn't over until the last visitor leaves town, so we're focused on continuing to show our visitors a good time,'' Landrieu said.
New Orleans is trying to get back to being a regular stop in the Super Bowl rotation, and has announced it will bid on the 2018 game.
That would coincide with the 300th anniversary of the city's founding.
- Paul Newberry -http://twitter.com/pnewberry1963
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh is taking his team's 34-31 Super Bowl loss to the Baltimore Ravens hard.
He raised several questions about calls and non-calls made by the officials, but said ``We want to handle this with class and grace.
``Had several opportunities in the game. Didn't play our best game. Ravens made a lot of plays,'' he said. ``Our guys battled back to get back in it. We competed and battled to win.''
- Brett Martel -http://twitter.com/brettmartel
Ray Lewis has capped his career as a champion, leaning on teammates in the Super Bowl to but a lovely bow on his 17th NFL season.
As he clutched the Lombardi Trophy, Lewis said: ``It's simple: When God is for you, who can be against you?''
``It's no greater way, as a champ, to go out on your last ride with the men that I went out with, with my teammates. And you looked around this stadium and ... Baltimore! Baltimore! We coming home, baby! We did it!'' he said.
Lewis, 37, had only two solo tackles through the first three quarters and struggled covering receivers. But he made two tackles during San Francisco's final drive, and pressured Kaepernick on a blitz on the 49ers' final offensive play.
- David Ginsburg
The Super Bowl party has begun in the streets of Baltimore, with fans hugging and cheering to celebrate the Ravens' 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
They're wearing purple-feathered boas and team jerseys, and celebrating a win for team leader Ray Lewis, the linebacker who's the only player who started with the team when it came to Baltimore in 1996.
Darren Love, 40, says the celebration is ``90 percent for Ray, 10 percent for the city of Baltimore.''
- Jessica Gresko -http://twitter.com/jessicagresko
The brothers' greeting wasn't emotional, and wasn't long. Just a handshake and quick hug.
``He said, `Congratulations,''' Ravens coach John Harbaugh said of his brother, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh.
The exchange lasted less than 5 seconds, well under the line set by many offshore casinos taking action on the embrace, according to gambling expert R.J. Bell of Pregame.com.
Sports books - though not those in Las Vegas, which don't allow these kinds of prop bets - originally pegged the greeting at 7 1/2 seconds but the line was bet down to 5 1/2 seconds.
- Oskar Garcia -http://twitter.com/oskargarcia
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had the title trophy in his hands, and immediately congratulated Baltimore's supporters on the Ravens' Super Bowl win over San Francisco.
``OK, Baltimore fans, this is what you're waiting for. Five straight playoffs appearances and now you've reached the mountaintop,'' Goodell said.
The Harbaughs need to host the Super Bowl every year.
John Harbaugh has bragging rights on little brother Jim after his Baltimore Ravens withstood a furious second-half comeback by the San Francisco 49ers in what has to be the wackiest Super Bowl ever. Trailing 28-6 when a power outage interrupted the second half for 34 minutes, the Niners reeled off 23 points in 12 minutes and 20 seconds to make a game of it.
But with the ball on the Baltimore 5 and a chance for the Niners to take their first lead of the night, the Baltimore defense got downright nasty. They blitzed Colin Kaepernick on fourth down, forcing him to throw a bad pass.
A Baltimore safety gave San Francisco one last chance. But Colin Kaepernick's last-gasp pass sailed way over the head of any receiver, and the Ravens rushed the field as confetti began falling from the Superdome ceiling.
John Harbaugh pushed a photographer out of the way to get to his brother, and the two exchanged a quick hug before Jim Harbaugh headed off the field.
- Nancy Armour -http://www.twitter.com/nrarmour
EDITOR'S NOTE - ``Super Bowl Watch'' shows you the Super Bowl and the events surrounding the game through the eyes of Associated Press journalists across New Orleans and around the world. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.


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This is a work group of python learners, meeting up every other week to continue learning on python. As always there will be experienced Python Coaches around but we also just learn from each other. You can just check the RSVP-List for people tagged "python coach" and feel free to contact any of them directly at the event.
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Post time for the first Churchill Downs race is 7:30 a.m. The $1 million Kentucky Oaks, the filly equivalent to the Kentucky Derby, is the 11th race on the card and will be run at approximately 2:45 p.m.
The Kentucky Oaks card features six stakes – the Grade 2 $300,000 La Troienne (race six, post time is 10:26 a.m.), the Grade 3 $100,000 Eight Belles (race seven, 11:08 a.m.), the $150,000 Edgewood Stakes (race eight, 12:02 p.m.), the Grade 2 $300,000 Alysheba (race nine, 12:52 p.m.), the Grade 2 $200,000 American Turf (race 10, 1:44 p.m.), and the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks (race 11, 2:45 p.m.).
Saturday, all gates at Golden Gate Fields will open at 7:15 a.m. for the simulcast of the Kentucky Derby Day card from Churchill Downs. First post at Churchill is
7:30 a.m., and post time for the Kentucky Derby, the 11th race, is 3:24 p.m.
Kentucky Derby Day will be a festive day at Golden Gate Fields with mint juleps and the fourth annual "Run For The Roses Hat Contest" ($1,800 in cash prizes). Free shuttle buses will operate from the North Berkeley BART station to Golden Gate Fields throughout the day.
Golden Gate Fields will present a 10-race card, with the first local contest being run at 11:45 a.m.


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49ers tight end Vernon Davis will be showing up for next week's mandatory minicamp. 49ers guard Alex Boone likely won't be.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Boone does not intend to report for the three-day session.
Sure, it'll cost nearly $70,000 if Boone doesn't show up at any point during the minicamp. But Boone is serious about getting a new deal, and the only leverage he can muster comes from withholding services.
Boone is due to earn a paltry base salary of $2 million, along with a roster bonus of $200,000. He already has forfeited a $50,000 workout bonus by staying away from the offseason program.
Undrafted out of Ohio State, Boone has started every game in 2012 and 2013 — 19 total regular-season and postseason games per year. He is signed through 2015; his salary drops to $1.2 million in the final season of the contract.