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16 March 2011 at 4.36pm | 1 Comment
Mime: The use of gesture to convey narrative meaning. Classical ballet has a distinct language of mime where specific gestures convey precise meanings such as love, marriage, king, queen, etc. Highly stylized mime sequences are often used to spell out particular moments in the story, and to offer a vital change of pace between set pieces. Early theatre also used a complex language of mime, and early audiences would have been much more familiar with this silent language than today's ballet goers.
ABC of ballet: One of a series of posts explaining useful ballet terms.


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Rick Hughes bio
Richard Joseph Hughes was born on December 28, 1976, outside Nashville, Tennessee. He is the younger son of Joe and Betty Hughes. His father is a retired mechanical engineer and his mother is a retired legal secretary. Hughes's parents moved to the Oxford area in 1991, citing the low cost of living and the attraction of a small town as their main reasons.
Rick graduated from Oxford High School in 1994 and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Vanderbilt University in 1998. Following his college graduation, he did a two-year internship with Newsweek magazine, primarily covering general interest topics relating to higher education and American university life.
In the fall of 2000, he returned to the Oxford area and earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi, during which time he also served as a staff writer for the university newspaper, The Daily Mississippian. He continued to work for the newspaper for an additional year full-time as the production manager, leaving the university community in the summer of 2004 to take on the position of city reporter for the Oxford Eagle newspaper.
Hughes is single with no children. He has reportedly had different romances with locals and students, none of them ever amounting to much. Friends describe him as outgoing and generous, and his co-workers praise his friendly demeanor and strong work ethic. It's not uncommon for Hughes to work on the weekends and late into the night on an important story until its completion. Hughes is also well-known for his ability to get in-depth interviews with his subjects, often prying information out of them that has eluded police and other authorities.
Hughes lives in a small, secluded apartment right off the Oxford square and is a regular fixture in the taverns, especially if live music is on the bill. He also plays guitar and likes to write songs in his limited spare time.
Hughes's older brother Paul, 40, is a dentist in Memphis, Tennessee.


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The European Commission JRC-IPTS is conducting jointly with DG-CONNECT the MIREIA (Measuring the Impact of eInclusion Intermediary Actors) project which aims at better understanding the role of e-Inclusion intermediary actors and to create adequate instruments to facilitate the demonstration of their outcomes and their contribution to the achievement of European e-Inclusion policy goals. Within the framework of this research, Telecentre-Europe, commissioned by JRC-IPTS, is conducting an online survey that aims to provide a 'map' of eInclusion actors that operate in Europe, gathering and analysing relevant data and documentation that will enable us to illustrate the diverse typologies and role of key eInclusion intermediary organizations and the socio-economic impact of their activities at European level.
This exercise and its outcomes will help the e-Inclusion sector leveraging its resources and would provide vital insights for policy makers to understand the importance of e-Inclusion organisations that are on the forefront of the digital inclusion and empowerment.
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Teen Court Program Comes to Yankton County
YANKTON - The Boys and Girls Clubs of South Dakota has brought its teen court program to Yankton County.
The Yankton Press and Dakotan reports that the first-time offender diversion program allows juvenile offenders to admit guilt in cases to have their juvenile record cleared. The goal is to lower reoffender rates among juveniles.
Teen court coordinator Kelsie Thoreson says teens play the roles of the jury and attorneys, and a local adult attorney serves as the judge for the court.
The court is only for sentencing, meaning teens can only be a part of the program if they admit guilt to their offenses. Teenage defendants who successfully complete the program have no juvenile record of the offense.
There are currently 12 teen court programs across South Dakota.
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MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican vigilantes say two charred bodies found by police in the back of a pickup truck in the western state of Michoacan were members of their group.
Vigilantes leader Hipolito Mora says 52-year-old Rafael Sanchez and 49-year-old Jose Luis Torres were part of the "self-defense" forces in the Michoacan town of La Ruana.
Michoacan prosecutors say the men's relatives went out looking for them after they did not make it home the previous night. Family members found Sanchez's truck with the burned bodies on Saturday, and police later found a bullet casing and a bullet in the vehicle. Authorities have not given any leads in the investigation.
La Ruana is where the vigilante movement began a year ago to chase the violent Knights Templar drug cartel out of their lands.


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When Sam tells Flint that her true identity is a "nerd" but that she's conformed to society, Flint encourages her to be herself.
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Auf Matrosen, ole! Renate Schallplatten kicks off with a great EP of Wareika with remixes by dOP and Acid Pauli. Wareikas Original is a remake of an old german sailor song which is perfectly interpreted by the three guys from hamburg. Acid Paulis Mountain Girl Remix has a more cluby appeal but still keeps the vibe of the original. The crazy boys of dOP totally flip all parts of the original into a new wave-eurodance-timetravel journey. Early support and heavy plays by Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Jack Sparrow and all other big balled mainplayers of the westfalen tekkno scene..


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This summer, approximately 1,000 first-year students who will begin their studies in the fall semester will get a preview of what college life will be like through the Penn State Berks First-Year Testing, Counseling, and Advising Program (FTCAP) from June 23–July 17.
"Berks FTCAP is a very important program," said Danielle Richards, coordinator of the Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) at Penn State Berks. "Because of this program, our first-year students receive an excellent academic orientation to Penn State University as a whole and Penn State Berks, which provides them with a solid foundation for a successful college career. The success of this program is due to the individual and departmental efforts that go into making our new students feel welcomed and valued as important members of our academic community."
During this series of day-long programs held throughout the summer, academic advisers in the Academic Advising Center, as well as faculty and staff members, help small groups of incoming first-year students evaluate their educational plans through a comprehensive program of testing and individualized academic advising.
The program provides students with an understanding of their academic abilities through the testing component, which is completed online prior to the student's FTCAP visit. Testing determines the student's appropriate starting levels in English, mathematics, and chemistry. During FTCAP, students learn how their academic preparation and abilities compare to those of other Penn State students.
Then students and their families are introduced to the wide range of academic degree programs available through Penn State, both at Berks and other campus locations. Each student has an individual meeting with an academic adviser to discuss his or her educational plans. Experienced faculty and professional advisers assist students with course selection and scheduling.
While some students know what they want to study prior to FTCAP, many others are undecided. Meeting with an adviser helps these students to recognize all the options available to them through Penn State.
In addition to learning about academic programs, students learn about the college and its policies and procedures, buy their textbooks, get a photo ID, obtain a computer access account, tour the residence halls, and learn about life outside the classroom. Students also learn what to expect from their professors and what will be expected of them in the classroom.
There is a Student Services Fair that introduces them to Athletics, Campus Life, Career Services, Financial Aid, Housing and Food Services, Learning Communities, the Boscov-Lakin Information Commons at the Thun Library, Police Services, and a variety of other student services, including off-campus housing options.
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5 cups water, plus 1 cup for splashing pot
1/4 cup Lucini® Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil®
10 black peppercorns
8 whole cloves
4 dried bay leaves
4 dried red chiles
1-inch piece cinnamon stick
2 large red onions, chopped
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1/2 pound thick-cut bacon, finely chopped
2 medium parsnips, peeled and sliced into rounds
5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 cups dried cannellini beans soaked in cool water overnight and drained (if using canned beans see note)
12 scallions, white and light green part only, thinly sliced
Pinch asafetida (optional)
Lemon wedges for serving
Place 1 cup of water next to your stove top. Heat the olive oil with the peppercorns, cloves, bay leaves, red chiles and cinnamon in a large pot over medium-high heat until the cinnamon unfurls, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the onions and salt and cook until the onions are soft and browned, about 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the bacon, parsnips and garlic and cook until the onions are deeply brown, about 10 minutes longer. Stir often, splashing the pot with water (you may not need the full cup) and scraping browned bits from the bottom of the pot if the onions or bacon begin to stick. Add the cannellini beans, scallions and asafetida (if using) and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in 5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook until the beans are tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes. Taste for seasoning and serve with a lemon wedge.
*For a faster soup, use 4 1/2 cups canned and rinsed cannellini beans (or other white beans), adding them with the scallions, and cooking for 30 minutes instead of 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
*In India, a pinch of asafetida is often added to dishes with beans. Not only does it lend an elusive, garlic-onion flavor, but it also helps the body digest the beans.


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Myles Vickers Interview
If you're new (or newer) to wakeskating, you may not recognize the name Myles Vickers, so it's time you learn. An original member of the Cassette Team, Myles brought a snowboarder's sensibility to wakeskating at a time when it was trying to figure out what it was going to be. His quirkiness alone helped set wakeskating apart from wakeboarding in the early days. Sure, he didn't have the talent of Thomas Horrell, but he was always down to be the guinea pig. Myles would try anything and say anything, and was hands down the most fun person to be on the water with. His style of doing things would not be mistaken with anyone else. Whether he was riding all the way across the lake, or approaching the party from blocks away, you always knew it was Myles.
Injuries and bad luck can really be blamed for Myles's seeming disappearance from the wakeskate world, but he is still making it happen in Lake Tahoe, pursuing new interests, and being generally awesome. We figured it was time to check back in and see what he had to say for himself. And to make it more fun, we got questions from people from his past and wakeskating's present.
David Hanson asks: Do you still wakeskate?
MV: For sure, love it May through October.
David: Who's your favorite new wakeskater?
MV: Danny Hampson. I would consider him new since he broke his neck and having to recover from that. That made him new to walking, not to mention wakeskating.
Bret Little asks: Where have you been all these years?
MV: Truckee, CA. 4 seasons a year.
Bret: How do you feel about the current state of wakeskating?
MV: It's ok. I wish Cassette could be more involved.
Oury Yarbrough asks: Has the evolution of wakeskating gone the way you pictured in the past?
MV: The guys skating are doing a good job. I would like it if board shops could recognize that wakeskating is going to be the most progressive boardsport for the next 5 years, and start carrying boards and product. Again, I wish Cassette could be in the picture.
Brandon Rau asks: Since you were doing wake-to-wake bigspins back in the days of Hotdoggin', why would you let the kids of today ruin the sport with late front bigs calling them regular front bigs?
MV: It's not what you call it, it is what it is.
Rau: Does your newly acquired beer belly get in the way of your wakeskating?
MV: No, I haven't walked in 3 months and I don't have a beer belly. I guess fall, winter, and ongoing injuries can get in the way of wakeskating. You gotta have refreshments on the boat.
Rau: What do you feel you've contributed to wakeskating?
MV: I drove around the nation doing demos for 3 years. I've done a few things with fins and what's possible with them. I am still taking new people out showing them wakeskating. I was making tow able funboxes in the past. Finding spots for the winch, contributed the white handrail for the Toe Jam. I sold my winch to a guy Joe so he could host comps in the Sacramento area. Giving people boards or shoes clothes anything to keep 'em psyched on wakeskating. And sure, wake-to-wake bigspins.
Ben Horan asks: What was it like to ride alongside Thomas Horrell?
MV: Amazing .Thomas was always on another level, three steps ahead of the game. He was the game.
Ben: Why do you think it has taken people so long to start riding like him?
MV: Progress, The more people get involved the more progress goes down. Nice work Ben.
Reed Hansen asks: What do you consider your role in the wakeskate industry?
MV: Washed up before I was a has been. No, I promoted it for years and I still do just not in the Orlando area. I think that's pretty well taken care of. Been injured lately so I picked up a waterhousing for my camera. Wanna shoot some photos? I got spots.
Keaton Bowbly asks: Do you want to go snowboarding with me?
MV: I would really like too, but I can't this year — severed Achilles tendon. Got to be healthy for this summer so we can shred.
Kyle Hyams asks: What was your inspiration behind the wardrobe you used to purchase at Magic Mall?
MV: C-Murder DVD, Caliope, Magnolia, Malpamine Projects. CP3 That Caliope.
Andrew Pastura asks: The Mayans predict 2012 is the end of the world. What are your thoughts?
MV: Wouldn't that be shitty.
Chase Gregory asks: From being at the Pro Tour and throwing beer on my face, do you still think I ruined the sport?
MV: You still have shitty style and I don't know what you bring to the table of wakeskating.
Chase: Will you watch my part when the Sattelyte video comes out?
MV: Next Question.
Nick Taylor asks: How has your hair stayed that blond this whole time?
MV: Tanning beds and Tecates.
Nick: If you could tell all the kids out there wakeskating "cut that shit out" about something, what would it be?
MV: I remember riding with Thomas and just thinking what I'm capable of is just a waste of time, why get in the way cause what he's doing is just so much better. So "cut that shit out" and give it what you got. Just believe in yourself. Oh wakeskating.com quit, typing and start doing.
Silas Thurman asks: Was it all worth it if you had to do it again?
MV: Back then it was all for today, ages 19-22. Maybe I should have done it for tomorrow and believed in myself. Would I do it again? I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I wanna be rollin with you and Aaron Grace this year, making shit happen.
Thomas Horrell asks: What is your favorite jam on the wake mix?
MV: Can I put Kraftwerk "Trans Europe Express" on the Wake Mix.
Tony Smith asks: Tell us about your third nipple…
MV: Happy Birthday Tony. It's still there.
Ross Gardner asks: What was it like to lose to Dallas in that wakeboard contest?
MV: Upset stomach. Chicken Wings, pitchers, tall cans of illers, all added up.
Ross: What's your favorite moment from traveling with the Cassette team?
MV: I can't pinpoint one. DST, Northwest, Northeast, Coast-to-Coast, Hamburger Hill 1, Hamburger Hill 2, MIA, 4th of July's, UK. It was all so fun. And I had a great time chillin' in Pensacola with your crew.
James Balzer asks: Do you think body varials are cool?
MV: Whatever, I guess you have to use 'em at some point.
James: If you could change all the water on earth into land and all the land into water, would you do it?
MV: I couldn't see myself doing that.
James: Which out of all your friends has the most out of proportion Body? And why?
MV: Maybe my buddy Gremlin. Here's a picture.
Jim Leatherman asks: What is your most Memorable Birthday Experience?
MV: I hope it's this year the big 27. Really, where did all the years go?
Jim: What about on old tours with Thomas and I. Did you enjoy getting lit on fire on the Old LF bus DST Tour?
MV: Loved it we lit it up Don's the man, great times. Put butter on it.
Jim: Tell us about the Lake Maitland cave man drop.
MV: We were always looking for spots then we found the tunnel and I saw that could be an option and it looked like fun.
Jim: Tell us about "Down the 12-pack across the lake."
MV: One of the toughest 12 packs we ever put down. You know the carbonation doesn't settle too well once your submerged.
Jim: What are your photography interests for the future?
MV: Thank you for bringing that up Jim. I'm always working on projects and asking Letchworth for advice. Trying to pick up accessories when I can. I would like to get more involved with the Industry, and start submitting. Talkin' with you and Grace, see what we can do in the near future. If you need some coverage let me know I got spots, ideas and time!


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Summer Science Program students complete asteroid orbit determinations
by Richard Bowdon, SSP Executive Director
SOCORRO, N.M. – Thirty-five teenage scientists from New Mexico and 18 other states will go home Saturday tired, but proud. They have just completed "the educational experience of a lifetime" – the Summer Science Program (SSP) at New Mexico Tech. During every clear night over the past six weeks they could be found at Tech's Etscorn Observatory, often past midnight, recording the speck of light from a distant asteroid. By day they learned how to measure the position of that little dot, and how to calculate the asteroid's orbit precisely enough to predict its future position. In the last week, they submitted their observations to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
In addition to their hands-on research, the high school students enjoyed behind-the-scenes tours of New Mexico Tech's Magdalena Ridge Observatory and EMRTC, as well as the Very Large Array and Apache Point Observatory. They also had the opportunity to learn from and interact with working scientists, including Tech professors Drs. Penelope Boston and Eileen Ryan.
Now in its 49th year, SSP attracts some of the world's most gifted math and science students. For example, over half of the students arrived in Socorro this year having already earned a perfect score on the PSAT or SAT math test.
New Mexico Tech has sponsored SSP's second campus since 2003. The program is free to New Mexico residents, thanks to funding provided by the state government. SSP is operated by an independent non-profit corporation. More information is available at www.summerscience.org.


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The University of Illinois doesn't often buddy up with the University of Iowa, just as Rolls-Royce doesn't often volunteer to hold hands with General Electric.
But that's exactly the kind of scenario the Digital Lab for Manufacturing -- a three-way partnership among academic institutions, manufacturing companies and the government -- envisions, executives said Monday during a panel discussion at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center.
Chicago secured $70 million from the Defense Department in February to build a digital manufacturing lab on the northern end of Goose Island. The lab will operate as a research and development center, teaming up with software companies and universities to help solve widespread manufacturing problems faster with cutting-edge technology.
The idea is that the lab will spur innovation in manufacturing, which could help create jobs in an economic sector that has lost many to offshoring. It is one of the first of 45 labs planned by the president to put the country at the forefront of manufacturing.
The Defense Department money will be administered over five years. The state also contributed $16 million for the lab, the city added $10 million and various companies contributed cash and services to bring the total commitment to $320 million.
"We can get there quicker and at less cost," said Daniel Hartman, a Rolls-Royce manager who will join the Digital Lab for Manufacturing.
But questions abound: Will companies actually be able to work together? Who owns intellectual property?
"We're trying to do something that hasn't really been done on this scale," said Caralynn Nowinski, UI Labs' chief operating officer and interim executive director. "We have the benefit of a lot of people helping us think through this, but a lot of this is new. We're designing this together. … There are going to be challenges along the way."
Many major contributors to the lab are defense contractors, who will have sway in which projects the lab pursues. Chicago-based Boeing, Moline-based Deere and Peoria-based Caterpillar are among some of the lab's largest backers.
Dean Bartels, a former executive with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a company that that supplies the U.S. military, will be the lab's executive director.
The lab will have tiered membership, with a key perk the ability to tap into some of the most powerful supercomputing in the world at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Nowinski said on a day-to-day basis, the institute will serve as a place where researchers show off their advances and where entrepreneurs seek out ideas for new companies. It will also be a place for workforce training and development.
The lab plans to employ 80 to 100 people by the end of its first year and become self-sustaining through royalties, licensing fees and consulting revenue.
Naresh Shah, senior director of operations for UI Labs, which will manage the lab, said his team is anticipating an expansion in funding in the ballpark of $10 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, commonly known as DARPA.
"One of the core pieces … was to bring in new government contracts," said Nowinski. "So we'll be working to bring in a number of projects. We think this will be the first of many."
Chicago deputy mayor Steve Koch said the city will consider the lab's success patiently.
"Our return will be over a period of time," Koch said. "It's not going to be instantaneous."


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Our friends on the left and particularly in the media, are very loud and proud about declaring their opposition to guns. That is until it hits home:
If you want to know why James O'Keefe is so hated by the left, it's simple, he shows them for what they are.
How, @toure, are we "disrespectful" when you have said "I have a right to know who has a gun"??? bit.ly/VHTEV9
— James O'Keefe(@JamesOKeefeIII) January 15, 2013
If you have a right to know who has a gun doesn't that automatically mean you have a right to know who doesn't?


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Joe sez: I'm going to be taking a blogging break during August, but I've got twelve guest posts scheduled this month, so they'll appear as slotted.
Today it's Sabrina Chase...
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Greetings, Konrathians!
Let me tell you a story...a tale of a voyage through time, space, and the publishing industry. My name is Sabrina Chase, and I write adventurous science fiction and fantasy. Although I never had a book published in the legacy system I consider myself a demi-hemi-quasi-hybrid author anyway, since I was offered a contract with a major publisher for The Long Way Home. I turned it down even though I was desperate to be published, that's how bad it was. That was in 2006.
I started indie publishing in November of 2011, inspired by our Fearless Host Joe and others, and in that time The Long Way Home has earned me more than the 5k advance the publisher offered (plus I didn't have to share 15% with my agent). It's still selling well. I got exactly the cover I wanted (thanks to my long-suffering artist Les Petersen), and I hired a professional editor who also works for legacy publishers. And it started selling the day it went live.
This was not due to a Cunning Plan on my part, or massive publicity, or melting down Twitter with buy-my-book noise. I was in cheerful "let's see what THIS button does!" mode, and just had fun with it. Every copy I sold was a victory. And when I realized my book sales were paying my mortgage, it was like winning the lottery. Every MONTH.
How did I do it? I honestly don't know. Here's what I suspect happened:
· I was experimenting, but I also did the best job I knew how at the time. Professional editing, and because science fiction readers expect original covers, quality art. Since I write software for a living, formatting clean HTML for ebooks was trivial. And I tested my ebooks on actual devices.
· I started at the right time. I didn't have much competition then on Amazon in the SF and fantasy categories, so it was easy to stand out enough for people to give my books a try. Then they would get HOOKED, bwahahahah.
· I priced my books at MY easy-purchase comfort level.
· I wrote the stories the publishers didn't want, but readers craved. Characters that were fun to hang out with having amazing adventures and actually accomplishing something at the end. As the man says, remember you are competing for beer money. This means competing against something fun and entertaining. (It is trivial to compete for vegetable money. Be more fun than a vegetable!)
I'm still trying new things, too. I did an audio version of Firehearted, and all my books are available in print. A group of author friends that write in a similar vein have gotten together and organized what we are calling a "Garage Sale," where we all set at least one book at $1.99 or lower for a week (starting today!) and cross-promoting on our respective websites (mine is here). My latest work, a collection of short stories titled The Bureau of Substandards Annual Report, (art by Chris Stewart) is in a genre I can't even classify. Paranormal bureaucracy? Adventure nerd? Bureau-punk? Rampant silliness? You tell me.
In the end, I'm glad I missed that legacy publishing boat. Sure, I missed a cruise everyone said would be historic, but I also missed out on the midnight ice bath. And all the time I spent waiting for a "real" book contract I used to write MORE books, so I had a nice trunk collection ready to go when I decided to indie publish. I have seven books out now, and more on the way.
I'd like to emphasize something Joe keeps saying over and over again. My success happened without an established fan base--nobody had ever heard of me before I indie published that first book. This guest post is my first conventional promotion effort.
That's not to say I didn't have a lot of help. The indie community has a well-deserved reputation for being generous with advice and encouragement, and it makes me very happy that I am now in a position to help others start their indie publishing voyage.
And in conclusion, Alzheimer's must be destroyed! (Thanks, Joe!)
Joe sez: One of the most common complaints from authors who resist self-publishing is: "I don't want to do all the promotion on my own, that's why I'm holding out for a legacy deal."
That is a wrong assumption on two fronts. First, because you'll do just as much self-promoting your legacy book as you would your self-pubbed book. Second, because it isn't necessary to promote ebooks.
Ebooks sell themselves.
Amazon and its competition make it very easy for readers to find the type of books they want to read, and in most cases those readers don't know the author's name until the stumble across the book. While it is necessary to be visible (on the genre bestseller lists, on Customers Also Bought), it requires minimal time and money (occasional Facebook and Twitter updates for sales and new releases, a newsletter, and various ad sites like BookBub, Book Blast, etc.) to get your book in front of browsers' eyes.
Sabrina said she didn't do any sort of promo, and somehow readers discovered her.
Though the meme won't die that my popularity is because legacy publishers made me a "name", the truth is that the vast majority of people reading my books are discovering me for the first time. They stumbled across my work while surfing on their Kindles, or on Amazon.com, and then go on to buy more of my books because they liked what they read.
Since publishing Whiskey Sour in February, I've sold 45,000 ebooks. These readers are all new readers. My fans discovered the book back in 2004 when it was first published, so it isn't my fans who are buying it. (Incidentally, my publisher only sold 30,000 ebooks of Whiskey Sour in six years.)
I'm not selling well because people know who I am. I'm selling for the reasons Sabrina states: good books, good covers, low prices, lots of titles. I don't do a lot of promotion, other than the occasional sale or free period, because I don't need to.
So why are many indie authors selling poorly?
I've always said that luck was a factor. But sometimes the reason a book is doing poorly is obvious to everyone but its author. It could be:
- A bad cover. I've seen many indie authors who love their covers when they shouldn't.
- A bad book. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but maybe the reason you aren't selling well is because people downloaded the sample chapter and hated it.
- A bad product description.
- The wrong category. If you aren't careful with your keywords and bisec, your potential fans might not ever find you.
- A small niche. Sometimes your genre may not be what people want to read.
- Not enough books. I have 60 titles available. Obviously I have more visibility than someone with 2 titles.
- No experimenting. If you're failing, try something else.
Now maybe you've written a great book with a great description and a great cover and it still is only selling 1 copy a month. But how can you be sure it's a great book and great cover? The only way to be truly know is to get the opinions of strangers and/or professionals.
Self-publishing has made it easier than ever to reach readers. That's a blessing for good writers. For so-so writers, it's a curse. Because a so-so book gets so-so reviews which leads to it selling fewer and fewer copies. Just because you can self-publish doesn't mean you should. I was lucky that my first novel never sold, because it wasn't very good. And knowing me, if Kindle had been around in 1992, I would have self-pubbed it to lackluster reviews and poor sales. It wasn't until my fifth book that I started getting good.
If you are convinced the writing is good and the cover is good, then you just have to keep experimenting with new work and new ways to get visible until luck finds you. But before you blame the universe, or the competition, get the opinions of strangers and other writers. Join a writing group. Trade manuscripts with a peer and edit each other. Post three possible covers on Facebook and let the majority decide which is best. Rewrite your product description, and play with sale prices and freebies.
And, of course, keep writing.


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"If you build your house underground — where there's a stable year-round temperature of 55 degrees to 57 degrees Fahrenheit — you're going to save money. Right off, you'll cut your heating and cooling bill by at least 60 to 70 percent. And if you then add a solar heating system to that subterranean dwelling, you'll save even more. Maybe as much as 95, 97 — perhaps even 98 — percent of an aboveground home's annual heating and air conditioning costs."
Provo, Utah's Paul Isaacson tends to get animated and excited when he talks about underground homes. And for good reason. Paul, his wife, and seven children now live in the kind of spectacular dwelling that Star Wars' troglodytes would have lived in if they'd only been as smart as the Isaacson family.
Yes, the Isaacsons actually live underground. In a house that's topped with two clear plastic geodesic domes, one inside the other. The larger bubble, which measures 36 feet across, serves as both a greenhouse and a "solar energy trap" heat source for the dwelling buried beneath it. The smaller (12-foot-diameter) dome that is inside the bigger bubble is actually the transparent ceiling or roof of a sunken courtyard or "solaratrium." As such it both [1] separates the above ground greenhouse from the subterranean living space and [2] serves as a large skylight for that living area.
The solaratrium directly beneath the smaller dome is the hub of the 50-foot-diameter underground dwelling, and each of the three bedrooms, a living room, the main bath, and the kitchen open into it. Result: Far from being the dark, closed-in spaces you might have thought, all the major rooms in the 2,000-square-foot Isaacson house are brighter and have a more open and airy feeling to them than their counterparts in most "conventional" aboveground buildings.
A New Design Using Goedesic Domes
Paul Isaacson actually set out to construct a far different house from the one he wound up with. He was intrigued by the idea of using solar energy to heat his family's new dwelling during the winter, but like most of us, he assumed that the planned home would be a more-or-less conventional above-the-surface stickframe structure.
"The more I looked at the solar homes being built across the country, though, and the more I listened to their architects, engineers, and contractors brag about how they were saving 45 or 50 percent on heating bills," Paul says, "the more I figured there had to be a better way. And there is. By going underground, we saved — in one fell swoop — more energy than most solar builders can catch with a whole backyard full of flat-plate collectors."
If Isaacson had any doubt that he was on the right track when he decided to put his new residence underground, that doubt was quickly dispelled once the actual construction had begun.
"It didn't take us long to see just how the earth can buffer and smooth out the atmosphere's sometimes harsh temperature swings. There was the time, for instance, when we had the main shell of the house poured with the dirt backfilled over it, but we didn't have the two domes up yet. This left the solaratrium open to the outside air, and it was just a shade above zero outside and snowing at the time. We noticed, though, that as the snow hit the atrium floor — which is 10 feet below the ground's surface — it would melt. So I laid a thermometer down in the puddle of water that was forming and found that it registered 42 degrees Fahrenheit! Not zero, as it was above the grade ... but 42 degrees. Obviously, we were already getting a nice gift from the earth."
The Solar Heating System Is Still Paying Off
The completed Isaacson house receives that same gift on a daily basis. When it's zero outside and nearby conventional dwellings of comparable size are losing 55,000 to 60,000 Btu's per hour, the subterranean structure is giving up just a miserly 12,000 Btu's per.
But that's only half the story! As good — or, perhaps, even better — is the part about where those Btu's of heat come from in the first place. In the case of the conventional homes, the whole 55,000 or 60,000 Btu's are furnished the expensive way: by the local fuel oil dealer or natural gas or electric utility. In the Isaacsons' case, on the other hand, a large percentage of its small heating needs are already provided by that "big — and free! — utility in the sky": the sun. And eventually, virtually 100 percent of those needs will come from that same source.
"Right now," Paul points out, "a fair percentage of our home's heating load is provided directly by the sun. It shines through the two domes onto the dark brown tile-on-concrete floor of the solaratrium. This heats the tiles, the space above them, and — to a certain extent — the rooms that surround the atrium. And it works. Well enough, in fact, that the only supplemental source of heat we now use is a small 41,000-Btu electric mobile home furnace. During the winter, it runs about two hours each morning, then shuts down the rest of the time."
Most of us, of course, would be pleased as punch to get by that inexpensively. But not Paul. He's currently planning the installation of an active air-type solar heating system to supplement the passive system already built into his subterranean residence.
"And that shouldn't be very expensive to put in," Isaacson calculates. "The rule of thumb for most solar homes is that you need at least one square foot of collector surface for every two square feet of living space. However — thanks to our dwelling's modest heating demands and the passive solar gains we're already making — we figure we're only going to have to install 200 square feet of collector for our whole 2,000 square feet of space."
The add-on active solar heating system will store the Btu's it captures in 30 tons of rock. Ducts will then lead from the storage bin through the ceiling to all parts of the house. And an "environmental control center" (a small computer wired to heat sensors scattered around the dwelling) will switch a fan on and off and open and close 17 dampers to direct the warmth where it's needed. The control unit will also draw heat from the large greenhouse dome and — on the few occasions when neither the storage bin nor the big bubble has any Btu's to spare — kick on the electric heater as a last resort.
There's Still More to the Isaacson Underground Home Than Meets the Eye
But that, of course, is a rather obvious way to set up the heating system for a house like this. What, perhaps, is not so obvious are a couple of the finer points of the basic structure's design; points that contribute greatly to both the building's comfort and its energy efficiency.
The Isaacson home, for instance, is round. And there's a very definite reason for that, as Paul explains: "There are 23 less running feet of wall in this house than there is in a rectangular one with the same floor space. Less wall means less area for heat to radiate through. Also, recent studies have shown that more heat leaks out of a corner than seeps through any other part of a wall, and this home's main structure has no corners at all. That adds up to a 'volumetric efficiency' that few dwellings can match, and it's a much bigger factor in this building's energy savings than most people realize."
Isaacson used the same kind of logical reasoning when actually fabricating the walls, floor, and roof of his home. The whole structure is one thick slab of concrete after another, and that mass of concrete is insulated on the outside with three inches of polyurethane foam sheeting which turns the house into one big, massive "thermal flywheel."
Or, to put it another way: By constructing his residence in this manner — underground, with massive concrete walls that are well insulated on their outside surfaces — the house "wants" to maintain its interior at a constant comfortable temperature ... no matter how hot the atmosphere above it gets in the summer or how cold that air becomes during the winter. This tendency is most noticeable on freak days when the thermometer suddenly climbs or plunges 40, 50, or 60 degrees Fahrenheit in the course of a few hours: The more violent the change, the more you become aware that a house built like the Isaacsons' couldn't care less. Just like the gigantic thermal flywheel that it is, it serenely coasts right through those temperature peaks and valleys while thermometers placed in its interior hardly register any difference at all.
Spend Your Money Wisely
Everything in this world, as we all know, has its price. You don't get something for nothing. And, usually, the more of anything good you get ... the more of something else good you have to give up to get it. Which means that the Isaacson house — which is about as energy efficient as a home can be — must have been very difficult to construct ... or is awfully hard to ventilate ... or was incredibly expensive to build.
Not at all. While Paul is quick to tell anyone who asks that his new residence came complete with its own minor problems and idiosyncracies — and, yes, a price tag just like any other house — his family is still way ahead on the deal.
Take the home's original construction, for example. When you build underground, you have to give a certain amount of thought to picking out materials that won't deteriorate under constant contact with the soil. You also must choose materials that can carry the weight of all the dirt and rocks you intend to pile up on a subterranean building's roof. And, of course, you've gotta make sure your structure is well drained and waterproofed.
Now — obviously — it'll be a good long time (like forever) before the massive, solid, rebar-reinforced slabs of concrete that Isaacson used for his dwelling's walls, floor, and roof "deteriorate" from contact with the soil that surrounds them. And it'll be just as long before the concrete buckles under the load of dirt and rocks piled on it. Furthermore, thanks to the drain tiles permanently installed in all the footings of the Isaacson house and the generous coating of asphalt that was applied to the dwelling's outer surfaces before it was covered with earth, it's doubtful that leaks will ever be a problem in the house.
OK, then what about ventilation? You can't just throw a couple of windows open for a breath of fresh air when you live eight or 10 feet beneath your lawn. No, you can't. And, in the case of the Isaacson house, you don't have to.
Any time they feel like it (once that active solar heating system is completely installed), Paul's family will be able to mix as much fresh outside air as they want into the air — either hot or cool — that circulates through the ducts in each room's ceiling. If they ever need to, that is. As things now stand, the atmosphere in the house is reoxygenated (far better than the air in most conventional homes) by passing through the greenhouse on top before entering the building (pretty classy, huh?).
And if you're worried about feeling "closed in" in a subterranean dwelling, well the Isaacsons have that one whipped too. Somehow they've worked the magic of designing their house for maximum privacy (no one can see in from the outside) at minimum expense (their home has no drapes or curtains) while still favoring themselves with an unbelievable view (even from deep within the master bedroom, Paul and his wife can see part of the majestic Wasatch Mountain range). As a matter of fact, the Isaacson house — with its central solaratrium and "extra" skylight In the kitchen — is a great deal less "cavelike" and "closed in" than almost any conventional home you've ever visited.
Which brings us to price. Surely a residence with all the plus features just mentioned must have cost a bundle. Well, it cost enough, but no more than any other house with the same square footage and roughly comparable appointments. Paul figures that their new dwelling set the Isaacsons back about $31 a square foot ($62,000 total). So while he's certainly not ahead of the game in that area, he's not behind either.
All in all, then, we'll have to agree that there still ain't no free lunch. But if you spend your money wisely and well (as the Isaacsons have done), you can certainly feast at a multi-course banquet for the same price that most other people spend on a hot dog and a bowl of soup.
Paul Isaacson Strikes a Small Blow for Sanity
Speaking of money, it's interesting that the Isaacsons were able to finance their "weird" underground house with an ordinary VA-backed mortgage company loan. Which is an important enough breakthrough to mention here in greater detail.
When Paul first visited the mortgage company (which obviously didn't want to have anything to do with any crazy subterranean homes), he was told that the firm could finance his project only if the Veterans Administration approved the design. (And, since the VA is hardly noted for progressive thinking in any area of its activities, it's certain that the mortgage company's officials figured that that was the last they'd ever hear of Mr. Isaacson.)
But Paul had dealt with the VA before, and he knew what the agency would and wouldn't look for on a set of house plans. And, being at least one level of intelligence above any of the bureaucrats he had to deal with, he purposely sent his drawings in to the VA with several necessary bits of information missing.
And, just as he had anticipated, the VA quickly bounced the prints back with a letter listing a dozen or so specific things that Paul had left out.
That was just what Isaacson had been waiting for. Before the bureaucrats knew what was happening, Paul had finished his plans, bundled them up with the original letter of rejection, and hand carried the whole package back into the VA office. "Here's your letter," he said, "and as you can see, I've made all the additions you wanted. What else do I need for approval?" That made it a matter of ego — the bureaucrats couldn't very well come up with any new objections and save face — and Isaacson's house plans were quickly approved.
Needless to say, now that Paul's underground house has worked out so well, it'll be a lot easier for the next guy who wants to construct a subterranean dwelling to obtain the necessary funds ... easier in that VA region anyway.
It'll Be Easier for Others to Build Such an Underground Home, Too
Although Paul Isaacson's new house is good in all the ways that a house can be good, Paul sheepishly admits that he worked a lot harder than he should've constructing the place.
"I spent too much time reinventing the wheel," Isaacson says. "I didn't know that Malcolm Wells, Thomas Blight, J. Swayze, Andy Davis, David Wright, or anybody else was already experimenting with subterranean structures when I began. I could have saved a lot of time and trouble if I'd only contacted one of those fellows and paid him to advise me as I went along.
"In fact, just to show you how I did everything the hard way, I even figured out all the measurements on my geodesic domes from scratch, bought the materials, cut all the components, and assembled the bubbles myself. Everything fit perfectly, but I had no idea how lucky I'd been until later when I began hearing about all the domes that others have constructed which didn't go together so well. Believe it or not, I didn't even know that Bucky Fuller existed or that I could've bought prefabbed geodesic domes until we'd finished."
It's nice of Paul Isaacson to admit his ignorance, especially since you won't have to. Because Paul — who, after all, now knows most of the mistakes that anyone can make while building an underground house and who just happens to be a professional engineering draftsman — now stands ready to design and draw up prints for a subterranean house that'll fit almost anyone's taste, site, and pocketbook.
Be advised in advance, though, that Paul makes his living as a consultant; there's a lot of work involved in a project of this nature, and the price of working blueprints for a custom designed underground dwelling will probably start at $250 and run up (way up). Remember, too, that Paul has already spent a lot of time and money and personal energy pioneering a new form of housing, and his fees are actually quite reasonable when you compare them to the thousands — perhaps tens of thousands! — of dollars that his advice can save you.


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We've wrapped up another PandoMonthly New York, with BuzzFeed's Jonah Peretti joining our own Sarah Lacy to talk about what it means for content to go viral, his belief that human curation is more important than SEO in the age of the social Web, and why he believes that BuzzFeed can support both investigative journalism and light-hearted slideshows with the same enthusiasm.
Peretti veered slightly off course throughout the night as he and Sarah discussed Mormons and Jews, a conversation that had the entire audience laughing in their seats. He also chatted a bit about his viral fame before joining the Huffington Post, including the Rejection Hotline and a gag blog called "Black People Love Us". All told, this event stuck with what is fast becoming a PandoMonthly New York tradition of cracking a
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Beyonce Denies Fake Pregnancy Belly Rumors [VIDEO]
Get this: Internet conspiracy theorists have alleged that Beyonce is only pretending to be pregnant and that she and rapper/husband Jay-Z hired a surrogate to carry their child to term instead. Sounds nutty, right?
The evidence cited is an interview Beyonce gave to Australian TV in which her baby bump appears to fold in the middle, leading some to believe that she's wearing padding.
Beyonce's rep has denied the rumors, calling them "stupid, ridiculous and false" in a statement to ABC News.
What do you think? Is Beyonce truly expecting or is this all part of some elaborate plot to dupe the public?
Review the video evidence below and watch closely when Beyonce sits in her chair:
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Area Resident Has Bad Encounter with Dangerous Pit Bull in Shorewood
Area resident Lynne Crockett reported the following about a dog-on-dog attack near the intersection of 26th SW and SW 106th – which it *not* in Burien's city limits (see map below) – on the Shorewood on the Sound Facebook page (and blog) on Monday, Jan. 14:
"Bad day. neighbors. I posted this on my own account, but also want to alert SOTS folks who walk their dogs on 26th SW. This took place right by Shorewood Grocery this morning…
Matt was out on his morning run with our dogs, Brody, a Goldendoodle, and Omar, a Newfoundland. They run the same route every morning, but this morning a Pit Bull came running up from behind and jumped on Brody's back. A full on attack lasting several minutes took place, stopped traffic, and caused quite a disturbing scene ending with the police getting involved. Tonight Matt is here with a big splint due to a broken bone in his hand (from hitting the dog and trying to get it to let loose of Brody), and Brody is at the vet having drain tubes put into all of the puncture wounds in his neck. We are heading into 2 weeks of drain tubes, bandage changes, sutures, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and pain meds for a VERY TRAUMATIZED pooch. Not good. :("
Lynne also added this in a follow-up comment:
"The dog was attached to a rope, and had apparently gotten away from the owner. He was there, and along with Matt tried to get his dog off of Brody. After the dog unlatched his jaws, the man then turned on Matt. Started yelling at him complaining that there was blood on HIS dog. He also started yelling at Matt for hitting his dog. When Matt told him that he could complain to the police, the man took off. Apparently he is homeless and lives in a park in the area. A witness followed him, and led police to him. Nothing was done, really, and even animal control told Matt they couldn't pick up the dog. I just don't get that. We like all breeds of dogs, and feel compassion for the homeless. It's just that this guy gave Matt major attitude and his dog is clearly dangerous. I'm concerned, about both of them being in the area, which is why I'm warning everyone. Brody's neck is full of puncture wounds; it is HORRIFIC."
And this on Tuesday:
"The police did show up at the scene of the attack and did track down the owner, who was hiding in some nearby bushes after leaving the scene. They turned his info over to the Animal Control, but he is homeless and not easily accessible. When Animal Control ran his name through their system, it did not come up, but that doesn't mean the dog hasn't been in any trouble. (It could have been registered under another owner's name.) We are turning over a detailed report of the incident, along with photographs of all injuries sustained, vet bills, etc, to Animal Control tomorrow. We will be eager to see where it goes. This dog is extremely vicious, and the more people are warned the better. My dog's injuries are horrific; another dog could have easily been killed.
An update is that Animal Control has gotten involved, now that they have become more clear on the significance of the injuries sustained by both Matt and Brody. The tricky part of the case is that the dog owner is homeless, and not easy to track down. Matt said that the dog is a brown Pit bull with some white markings on it. The owner (white male possibly in his 30's) was walking it on a rope.
We have just returned from another trip to the Vet with some further swelling issues surfacing. During the bandage change all injuries were photographed and photos will be turned over to Animal Control for their records. (Matt's injured hand also.) I will continue to post updates if there are new developments. Again, thanks neighbors!"
UPDATE Jan. 16 5:15 p.m.: Since this incident occurred outside of Burien's jurisdiction, we reached out to Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC), and here's their response:
RASKC takes all animal attack reports seriously, and this case is no exception. We responded to a call transferred by the King County Sheriff's Office at 11:20am Monday and arrived on the scene shortly thereafter.
Our Animal Control Officer took initial statements from the victim, including a description of the dog and owner. We are still collecting information to document the injuries sustained by the victim. Based on the victim's statement and the observations from KCSO, we are concerned for the safety of the community with this dog's behavior. We are working with local law enforcement to locate the owner, impound the dog, and complete our investigation and make citations as warranted.
As always, if someone is attacked by an animal, or sees an attack taking place, they should call 9-1-1 right away.
We also checked with the City of Burien for their policy on dog-on-dog attacks, and here's their response:
"The answer is not simple since the threshold for the police department getting involved is based on the 'criminality,' not the aggressiveness of the attack on the other dog," said Sgt. Henry McLauchlain of the Burien Police Department. "In other words if the case rises to the level of criminal intent or violation of criminal law the police department either takes on the investigation or assists animal control/CARES with the investigation and filing of charges."
"We have had a few cases recently where someone has been walking a dog and another dog attacks the "walked dog" without injury by the attacking dog to the walking party. In those cases, again, unless it can be established that the attacking dogs owner purposefully set the attacking dog on the walking dog it's a dog fight and CARES issue. If the animal were to attack a human, different story and a criminal investigation would be started with CARES."
And here's what Debra George, Executive Director of Burien CARES Animal Control, said:
"For any Dog Attack, be it human or animal the first call should be to 911, they will then dispatch us after dispatching the police first. CARES is on call 24/7 for situations such as these."


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An old-style SUV with Lexus polish.
The GX is derived from the Toyota 4Runner and has an old-school, body-on-frame architecture that makes the GX heavier, taller, and harder to climb into than the crossover RX, the brand's most popular model. At the same time, however, this more trucklike construction gives the GX460 a robust towing capacity of 6500 pounds and makes it better able to handle off-road conditions. The standard all-wheel-drive system includes a low range as well as a lockable center differential; the electronic Active Traction Control mimics the effects of lockable front and rear differentials. The optional Crawl Control is sort of like an off-road version of cruise control, and it's augmented by Downhill Assist Control, which adjusts speeds during steep descents. Adjustable Height Control enables the suspension to raise the vehicle to clear obstacles (but be careful of those running boards), and the Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System can adjust the anti-roll bars to allow greater wheel articulation off-road or, more usefully, less body roll during on-road cornering. For all its off-road helpers, the GX460 is a worthy machine on the road, where it runs smoothly and quietly. The cabin comes with power everything and is lined with leather. A third-row seat is standard, but you need to be small and limber to climb back there.
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Land Rover LR4
Mercedes-Benz GL
Toyota 4Runner
new for 2013
The GX460 is largely unchanged — understandably, since the market for old-fashioned-style SUVs has been shrinking. Lexus is wise to focus its energies elsewhere.
Front, knee, side, and side curtain air bags; ABS; and stability and traction control are standard. The Premium offers optional precollision warning with preventive braking, a driver-drowsiness monitor, and lane-departure warning. Lexus's Safety Connect telematics system includes collision response and a one-year subscription.
Towing capacity
Off-road ability
Standard third-row seats
Tall and heavy
Luggage space disappears when third row is in use
Base Price Range: $54,340–$59,135
DRIVE: 4-wheel
TRIM LEVELS: GX460, Premium
BODY STYLE: SUV, 7-passenger
ENGINE: 4.6L V-8, 301 hp, 329 lb-ft
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic
CAPACITIES: Towing 6500 lb; cargo (behind third/middle/front seats) 11.6/46.7/91.9 cu ft


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Norman was born Monty Noserovitch in Stepney in the East End of London, the only child of Jewish parents, Annie (née Berlin) and Abraham Noserovitch, on the second night of Passover in 1928. When Norman's father was young, he travelled from Latvia to England with his mother (Norman's grandmother).
As a child during World War II, Norman was evacuated from London but later returned during the Blitz. As a young man he did national service in the RAF, where he became interested in pursuing a career in singing.
In the 1950s and early 1960s, Norman was a singer for big bands such as those of Cyril Stapleton, Stanley Black, Ted Heath, and Nat Temple. He also sang in various variety shows, sharing top billing with other singers and comedy stars such as Benny Hill, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Worth, Tommy Cooper, Jimmy James, Tony Hancock, Jimmy Edwards, and Max Miller. One of his songs, "False Hearted Lover", was successful internationally.
From the late 1950s, he moved from singing to composing, including songs for performers such as Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, Count Basie and Bob Hope, and lyrics for musicals and (subsequently) films. In 1957 and 1958, he wrote lyrics for the musicals Make Me an Offer, the English language version of Irma La Douce (based on a 1956 French musical written by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot; the English version was nominated for a Broadway Tony Award), and Expresso Bongo (which Time Out called the first rock and roll musical). Expresso Bongo, written by Wolf Mankowitz was a West End hit, and was later made into a 1960 film starring a young Cliff Richard). Later musicals include Songbook (aka The Moony Shapiro Songbook in New York), which was also nominated for a Broadway Tony and won an Ivor Novello Award; and Poppy (1982), which was also nominated for the Ivor Novello Award, and won the SWET award (renamed "the Laurence Olivier Awards" in 1984) for "Best Musical". Further film work included the theme songs for the science fiction movie, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, and the 1963 Bob Hope movie, Call Me Bwana.
As of 2004, Norman was working on an autobiography, to be entitled A Walking Stick Full of Bagels, and musical versions of the 1954 Kingsley Amis novel, Lucky Jim, and his 1970s musical, Quick Quick Slow.


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Nursing Facilities
Nursing Homes and Treasury's Electronic Payments Requirement
People who live in nursing homes – and the organizations themselves – must comply with Treasury's electronic payment requirement.
What Nursing Homes Need To Do
- Determine which current residents receive a federal benefit payment by paper check and help them make the switch to direct deposit.
- Guidelines on how to sign-up current residents for electronic payments
- Guidelines on how to sign-up current residents for electronic payments
- Review intake procedures; ensure you are using the most current forms from the Social Security Administration and other paying agencies.
- Guidelines on how to sign-up new admissions for electronic payments
- Guidelines on how to sign-up new admissions for electronic payments
- You can sign up on this website, call the U.S. Treasury Electronic Payment Solution Center at (800) 333-1795, Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST for assistance, or visit your local Social Security Administration office (this is usually required when a nursing facility is establishing representative payee status on behalf of a patient).
Please note:
Treasury's regulation 31 CFR Part 210 permits payments to Skilled Nursing Facilities' Resident Trust Accounts if approved/authorized by the beneficiary. Please note that a rep payee may not authorize a beneficiary's payments into a Resident Trust Account.
Additional Resources
- September 18, 2012 AHCA and Go Direct® Webinar Questions and Answers
- Contact list for transitioning federal benefit payments to direct deposit
- Customized newsletter article to inform your patients, residents and their families about the electronic payments requirement.
- Glossary of key words
- Presentation that includes information on common situations nursing homes may encounter and how to help residents convert to direct deposit.


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World champion Jordyn Wieber edged Gabby Douglas for the top spot after the first day of women's competition at the U.S. Olympic Trials, held Friday in San Jose, Calif.
Wieber calmly grabbed first place with four steady routines all above 15.000. On bars she upgraded her dismount, adding a full-twist back to her double layout. Her lock-legged landing on her Amanar vault, however, provided a scary opening moment for her as she was lucky to avoid a knee injury.
"There are so many areas I can improve [before London]," Wieber said. "I feel like I haven't peaked yet."
Douglas, second to Wieber at the U.S. championships in St. Louis, also survived a few nervous moments. On bars in the first rotation, she nearly fell after a Stalder-pirouette went awry, struggling to press to handstand. She missed connections on balance beam as well, taking her lowest score of 14.90.
"Man, I just pulled [the handstand] out of nowhere!" she said of her bars save. "The most important thing is to believe in yourself and go out there and do it."
Alexandra Raisman, third in St. Louis, was third again with the highest score on floor exercise (15.600) despite going out of bounds on her first pass of 1 1/2 to Arabian double tuck to layout front. She also stepped over the line on her Amanar vault.
"I feel good where I am right now," she said. "It's not the time to be perfect."
Elizabeth Price was fourth with the second-best score on vault (16.050). She took her lowest score on balance beam for a nervous set.
"I think I did some of my best routines today," she said. "I won't be as nervous Sunday as I was today."
Kyla Ross tied Anna Li for the top mark on uneven bars (15.50) but finished fifth after falling on her Amanar in the final rotation. Sarah Finnegan outscored the field on balance beam (15.10) to place sixth.
McKayla Maroney, who had missed some training following the concussion she suffered in St. Louis, impressed with the top score on vault (16.10 for the best Amanar in the world) and a solid floor score (15.20, nearly stuck 3 1/2 twist mount). She fell on both uneven bars and balance beam, however, to drop her to seventh in the rankings.
"I'm thankful that I'm even here," Maroney said. "I knew I had to hit vault because it's the most important event for me to make the Olympic team."
World and Olympic medalist Alicia Sacramone hit both vault (15.70) and beam (15.00) to keep her in the running. Sacramone, who suffered a torn Achilles last fall, chose to wear one of her 2008 Olympic leotards.
"I'm having a lot more fun this time," she said. "I put a lot more pressure on myself before Beijing."
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin, however, struggled toward the end of her two events, despite the screams of adoration from the nearly sold-out crowd. On uneven bars, Liukin hit the first part of her routine only to break form on her final handstand and sat down her double front (14.05). On balance beam, she was nearly flawless before taking a large deduction on her switch ring leap.
"I wanted to perform whether I'm on the team or not," Liukin said. "I wish I could have hit a better bar routine. I just kind of ran out of gas. It is what it is."
WOGA teammate Rebecca Bross performed well on uneven bars for 15.30, but swallowed a 12.05 on balance beam (falls on standing Arabian and Arabian double front dismount).
The women return to the floor on Sunday. The top gymnast after the two-day competition automatically clinches a berth to the U.S. Olympic team. The selection committee of Marta Karolyi, Terin Humphrey and Steve Rybacki will decide which gymnasts earn the remaining four spots, as well as up to three alternates.
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