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Molecular diagnostic is undergoing a paradigm shift to understand and detect various diseases that could later turn into severe social and economic burden. For instance, with increasing number of cases of novel influenza A (H1N1) in many countries around the world, there are chances that influenza virus may spread to other countries as well in future.
Estimating the need for faster methods to detect the virus before it spreads, Japan-based RIKEN Omics Science Center, in cooperation with Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo, is developing an H1N1 detection technique based on its SmartAmp technology. SmartAmp (Smart Amplification Process) reduces the gene typing test time to half an hour, and with the precise results, genetic diagnosis can be carried out immediately upon initial consultation. Using this technology, the Omics Science Center has developed methods for detecting the regular seasonal influenza A virus.
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Right now, I don't think the Reds have enough right handed hitting to contend. I guess if they pick up Bedard, Lincecum, and Santana they can compete anyway, but this team really needs some righty bats.
With Cantu gone, the team has Phillips and EE. That's just about it. Ross, Gonzo, Hopper, Freel, Keppinger, not exactly a murderer's row from the right hand side.
Reds' OPS against lefties last year was .732 one of the worst in the NL.
I've never liked lineups that are too left handed because they tend to be susceptible to late inning lefty relief. Some of the Reds lefty bats hit lefties ok, but there is no substitute for some real right handed pop.
I still can't understand the decision to dump Cantu. In this master plan Wayne is cooking up I hope there are one or two right handed bats on the way.

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It is a great injustice to persecute homosexuality as a crime, and cruelty too
– Sigmund Freud
A man who lacks ambition commits a crime and should be charged with the crime of being bad example to young minds.
Crime does not pay as well as politics.
– Alfred Newman
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
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Society invites the crime, and criminals accept the invitation.
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There not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.
The bad consequences of crimes live longer than the actual crime.
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.
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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
– Nelson Mandela
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
– Seneca
The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime.
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It is shocking how many crimes the Bible contains. The Governor's wife should cut them all out and paste them into her scrapbook.
– Margaret Atwood
A crime is born in the gap between the morality of society and that of the individual.
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Little crimes breed big crimes. You smile at little crimes and then big crimes blow your head off.
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Crime brings together honest men and concentrates them.
– Émile Durkheim
Punishment creates crime.
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The worst kind of victim was the kind that was aware of nothing.
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And maybe that's was her biggest crime of all. Making him fall in love with her.
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PLASTIC AHOY! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Patricia Newman. 48 pp. Millbrook Press, 2014. $30.60.
Here's a pop quiz for the school-age scientists in your life. What substance exists in innumerable shapes and colors, takes thousands of years to break down, and interferes with the links of the ocean food chain? You may be drinking out of it right now: plastic!
There are millions, and maybe billions, of confetti-like pieces of plastic floating on and just under the surface of the Pacific Ocean within a great circle of currents called the North Pacific Gyre. Patricia Newman's book Plastic Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch invites young readers (grades two through six, roughly) along on a three-week voyage to study this strange phenomenon. The story follows a trio of scientists—Miriam Goldstein, Chelsea Rochman, and Darcy Taniguchi—in their work as part of the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition, or SEAPLEX.
Plastic Ahoy! gives a lively account of the daily routines of researchers at sea and also includes remarkable, shocking photography by Annie Crawley that clearly illustrates how the human environmental footprint can reach far, far offshore. The SEAPLEX scientists tackle questions such as, Do barnacles live on floating plastic? and What happens when sea creatures eat the plastic? While supplying answers, the three also share their research on phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, and many other organisms, as well as on the chemical properties of plastic and its effect on sea life and water quality.
Newman makes all of this information readily understandable for young readers. She also drives home the notion that science is exciting and relevant, as she builds a strong case for cleaning up water ecosystems and getting personally invested in ecological responsibility. Bonus sections include action items for individuals and groups, ways to reduce one's environmental footprint, a beginner's glossary of marine biology, and a list of books and websites for students who want to explore further.
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Sounds good to me except for the part about the limit not counting. A limit is a limit, don't think it would be right to go on the res and bag a limit then go off and bag another.
Sounds good to me except for the part about the limit not counting. A limit is a limit, don't think it would be right to go on the res and bag a limit then go off and bag another.
Mark, if you know well checkers out there, they will know which fields are getting used by the geese - or check yourself the afternoon before a hunt. Even with a small spread you can pull a few geese off of the big flocks - enough to limit. For the far edge of the pacific flyway, there is nothing I've seen like it.
My gunsmith and his son have hunted that area a couple of years, and over the years I've known others. Its not cheap, but its the best around here.
They limit the number of trespass tags, too, so you are never overwhelmed with other hunters. I don't ever recall seeing anyone else, now that I think of it.
Hope you get a limit!
State bag limits are set in conjunction with the USFWS and apply to privates and public lands. I second duck4me's call of BS. A lease for hunting rights on 72,000 acres for $400??? I think NOT.
Its so hard to be wrong, isn't it?
Its no lease, its right to access. A trespass fee on a portion of the Navajo Nation. And Indian Reservations are different. They are separate nations by treaty and law. They are definitely not public nor private. I don't know about waterfowl, Mark can reply to that, but i know its true for big game.
and check the "Open Areas"
take a look, come hunt the Navajo Nation
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It sounds to me its 400 a day per person? I havnt checked into it that much yet
$400 per person per season, not per day.
Only 400? Heck in arkansas a 40 acre rice field in decent duck area is usually 4,000 which doesn't include diesel to pump it. The best 40 acre fields hardly ever open up and if they do are around 6-8,000. Flooded timber can run from 15,000-25,000 for 80-150 acres. Club dues usually charge 5-10,000 for decent hunting and 6 digits for phenomenal hunting. If I was out there I wouldn't think twice about this oppurtunity
Morning all.
Reading the rules, the way I am understanding it, NO double limit.
What I am not getting tho is the reservation limit is 7 ducks and 4 geese, where state is 7 ducks and 3 geese.
Im going to get my Navajo nation small game license with bird validation today, and might be able to meet up with the safety guy and get my NAPI permit.
Once I get it, Ill fill you all in.
It is 400 bucks for all season, to access all the fields, ponds, and canals, on 72,000 acres of the place.
They will give me maps.
Reservations are sovereign nations. They make their own rules.
Heck, I need a picture work permit to work on the Jicarilla and Southern Ute reservations.
Mark, the Navajo's use the Arizona limits, not the NM limits. Probably its because Window Rock is in AZ, but its been that way as long as I've lived here.
They make you have a picture ID on the Southern Ute? I have one for the Jicarilla, but not the Utes. They are probaby too used to me, or all the rangers have my picture on the dash.


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Disturbing but compelling, writes Nicky Pellegrino.
It is rare to find an international bestseller that doesn't have a single likeable character in it but Dutch writer Herman Koch has managed it. His 2009 novel The Dinner (Text $37) has sold nearly a million copies so far and is now available in English.
Essentially, it is about nasty people doing horrible things; it is the issues in this story, rather than the characters, that are designed to engage. The book is set during an awkward dinner at a fancy restaurant. Paul Lohman, the story's narrator, is dreading this meal with his charismatic politician brother, Serge, and their wives. He is chippy about his brother's success, contemptuous of pretentious eateries, and hates smalltalk. But this night something more serious is bothering him. Shortly before leaving home Paul has watched a horrifying piece of video on his son Michel's mobile phone and now the happiness of his family is threatened.
Serge's sons are also involved in this outrage. "We need to talk about our children," he tells Paul over dinner - but only after they have covered the more innocuous ground of the latest movies and of their exercise regimes.
No one is entirely who they seem in The Dinner, especially Paul. Adroitly, Koch takes us inside his head and gradually exposes the man he is. At first he appears harmless enough - just another sneering inverted snob with a superiority complex. His observations are as amusing as they are cynical (particularly during a scene in the men's urinal). But as the appetisers arrive and the main course follows, the truth trickles out. We learn Paul is a failed teacher and a dangerous narcissist with a capacity for hate and violence.
His wife, Claire, appears the only decent person at the table but that is because we are viewing her through Paul's eyes. When we discover what their teenage sons have been up to, and a threat made to turn them in, do we get to see everyone in a new light.
The premise is one that has been well used by other writers: what if your kids did something awful? Would you protect them at all costs, or let them face the consequences?
What marks this book as different is its scathing and darkly satirical tone. It's been compared with The Slap, by Chris Tsiolkas, and to Lionel Shriver's work, in that the plot lends itself to robust debate and has plenty of meat in it for book clubs.
I didn't enjoy the experience of reading The Dinner, yet I was riveted by it. It is the literary equivalent of driving past a traffic accident and being unable to avert your eyes even though you know what you will see is unpleasant, even tragic. A disturbing, compelling and sometimes frustrating read.


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| Even the best of us have bad days in the kitchen — including professional chefs like Bobby Flay and Gail Simmons. To help us all avoid some common holiday cooking mistakes, Harold McGee — author of "Keys to Good Cooking: A Guide to Making the Best of Foods and Recipes" — responds to anecdotes from famous chefs and iVillage community members. Click ahead!
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| "The safest way to cook stuffing is to cook it thoroughly in a separate pan, not in the bird. Stuffing needs to be heated quickly to a minimum temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit, and if it's in the bird, that means that the bird itself will be much hotter, and therefore overcooked and dry."
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TUPELO – Five years ago, a confluence of unlikely events turned the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament into the most memorable on record.
You know the story: During the 2008 tournament, a tornado ripped through Atlanta and hit the Georgia Dome, and if not for a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Alabama's Mykal Riley, the destruction might have been measured in more than just dollar amounts. And things only got crazier, as last-place Georgia went on to win the tournament – on its arch-rival's home court.
Sunday at 4 p.m. on ESPN – and again at 7 on ESPNU – the story will be retold in "Miracle 3," the latest installment in the SEC "Storied" documentary series. Mississippi State, of course, played a central role in the central event of that March weekend.
The Bulldogs were on the verge of beating Alabama just before the tornado struck, leading by three points in the waning seconds. Per his usual practice, then-MSU coach Rick Stansbury wanted his team to foul Alabama, but it didn't happen.
Instead, Riley put up a shot that went around the rim, off the backboard and through the net as the horn sounded. Had that shot not fallen, thousands of oblivious fans would've walked right into the teeth of a tornado.
The film recounts what happened when the tornado hit, as confusion and terror initially reigned. Daily Journal sports reporter Gregg Ellis, who is now MSU's basketball media relations director, was courtside when the tornado hit. At first, he thought the loud rumbling sound was coming from the MARTA train station next door.
Then he saw pieces of the Georgia Dome roof falling. "It looked like snow," he told me. And then he saw the scoreboards swinging, and light bulbs popping.
And then a big bolt fell from somewhere high above and smacked the table between Ellis and another reporter, Jim Mashek.
"It was just surreal," Ellis said.
It could've been painful, too. But had anyone gone outside when the tornado hit, obviously that could've been deadly. In the film, noted Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore said having the streets and sidewalks full of fans when that twister hit would've been a "recipe for disaster."
"This could've been a massive human catastrophe had that game not gone into overtime," said John Oxendine, a Georgia state fire marshal.
Stansbury, whose team missed two chances to foul at the end of regulation, called it an "absolute blessing that we didn't foul him."
They finished the game, and MSU wound up winning when Riley's jumper at the OT buzzer just missed. But the final game of the night, Georgia versus Kentucky, was postponed until the following day.
Ellis said what was normally a five-minute drive back to the downtown Marriott took an hour and 45 minutes. He didn't fully comprehend the damage until the next day.
The Georgia Dome was deemed unusable, so the SEC moved the event to Georgia Tech's much smaller Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Georgia, playing on its rival's home court, beat both Kentucky and MSU on Saturday and topped Arkansas on Sunday to win the title.
The film does a good job of capturing the drama of that March night and how much worse it could've been. And it captures the whole essence of that weekend, of how the teams, SEC officials and everyone else involved had to overcome some very unexpected events.
ESPN reporter Mark Schlabach said it well when he noted that what the SEC did to keep the tournament going was just as miraculous as Georgia's run. And might I add, just as miraculous as Riley's fateful shot.
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I have seen multiple sailing rigs for yaks which to me are not practical due to the need to use an outrigger or sponsons.
As a kid, I had a huge kite collection which has me thinking about using a stunt/ fighting kite as a sail. Very maneuverable and can point well into the wind.
Any one try anything like this?
Roop- The idae should work for using thew kite to propel the yak but it would increase the amount of gear in or near the water when you are trying to land a fish or even trying to cast if you're fishing from the yak. This is one reason why I am leaning towards outfitting my canoe with a pair of oars- they're simple and if the oars have the lock stoppers on you only have to let them go and they stay with the boat and in place. They also help with the drift by dragging in the water usually to the stern. Also with the canoe if the fish goes the other way you can turn around rather than turning the boat, its saved a few fish for me. Just some thoughts. ron
Roop, have you seen Kite Boarding?
All I picture is you attached to the kite flying away, doing flips and rolls, then making a sweet landing 500 yds away. I like the idea to get to the fish, but not while actually fishing obviously. We'll have to investigate this theory this spring, or maybe wait till summer due to the possibiltiy of a swim.
Who said anything about fishing?
Of course, you could use a handline, 50# leade, troll thru a school of blues & drown whatever you hook!!
I'm about 99% sure of going yak next season. I don't plan to fish from it though. Of course if a blitz erupts around me I'll be casting... but I am thinking I'd rather be on my feet.
This being the case, would I be better off with a sit-on-top model? How hard is it to get in and out of a yak in waist-deep water if I over-indulge the striper-filled flood tide?
Anyone think of a easy on/off stabilizer design to make it stand-up stable when you want it to be? I mean like pvc pipes with closed cell flotation that slide over receiver tubes pointing perpendicular to the hull, stored on clips on the yak until you want to secure them to the hull and stand up. Hmm... I think I just did. ;-)
How about setting up a bridgework for two or more yaks to join together into a modular fishing platform?
Another thought!
I think that the 3 members of the Doogue clan are going to update their decidedly dangerous whitewater yaks to newer and more stable yaks. We should all band together and perhaps we can get a deal from a store if we buy 4 or 5 kayaks at the same time.
Any interest out there for a package deal? If we find a dealer in NH then I could even transport some of the yaks and deliver them to any participants. That would save $$$ on sales tax. Live Free or Die...
Check out the attached for joining boats, platforms, sails, etc...
You know my feelings on the SOT yaks, much easier to deal with getting in and out in a non-beached situation. Only down side is the lack of deck space for keeping a map like Striblue has.
On the topic of stability, Roop and I were discussing hydraulic scissor legs that extended from the bow and stern lifting the boat out of the water and giving a nice sightfishing position ;-). Just like carrying a step ladder around...
kayak snobbery aside... the stealth just aint one!!! it is a cool little boat, but it is a big stretch to call it a yak. SOT's are just inherently less stable, due to the fact they have you above the water line as opposed to a sit in(and wetter). they also usually weigh more and are a bit slower, but not significantly. all I can say is (as Powers, and many others told me... PUNGO,PUNGO,PUNGO...). I didn't just take their word, but after alot of hard work and test driving many, it won hands down. maybe we should have a yak test drive clave before you guys buy yours. I'd be willing to bring mine to the spot you choose. Tom D
p.s. just my $.02 you need to choose what is best for you, some people say they outgrow the pungo when they yak for 5+ years... funny thing is, they all say they have kept the pungo to fish from...hmmmm
I hear ya, PUNGO PUNGO but could you help me with the WHY WHY... Is it faster? lighter? cheaper?
What was your criteria, I really am in the hunt and this is helpful info.
My criteria will include (in order of importance):
[#] Getting in when the tide has risen to waist depth
[#] Safety / stability
[#] Price
[#] Ease of handling by myself even when the tide has gone out
[#] Speed in current, wind, chop, etc.
[#] Dry storage on board
In my opinion, if getting into the kayak in waist deep water is really the most important of the criteria that you listed above, then I think that you can rule out many, many kayaks. It is very tough to get into a yak in waist deep water if the yak is not either a sit on top or a yak with a huge cockpit (i.e. Pungo). Even then it is no small feat - especially in waders. Granted, you could devise a stabilizer system with PVC pipes and such. However, the Zen master in me is drawn to a simpler approach. With regards to the sit on tops: I do not like the idea. Remember when I was on Monomoy with you in July - even in the 80 degree + noon hour heat I was shivering. Sure, the exposure of your core body mass to a much larger mass of heat sinking, moving water is a recipe for core body temperature loss. Given. But on a drizzly dawn in September you will be in for a cold and bitterly miserable trip if you go out for an extended paddle in the rain. You could wear rain gear (kayaking and waders do not mix if you ask me) and get by but then again the yak experience is getting more complicated. Life is getting more complicated. You will be going nuts when I paddle off on a rainy day (in my yak with a nice neoprene spray skirt) and call you with tales of 40 inch cows jumping into my stripping basket! All with you on shore swearing at your wet and wild sit on top. Wait, you would probably be scoring your own 40 inch fish so maybe you would just be laughing at me for having to paddle so far in order to accomplish the feat...ignore this possibility.
So, in my opinion, forego the sit on top for the reasons cited above. You need a boat with a big cockpit and the Pungo is the place to start. The dimensions on the cockpit on the Pungo (L=55.5" and W=19") are far larger than the Manteo (L=29.75" and W=17"). Test drive the Pungo and see what you think. If you need to get into it in waist deep water then get out the PVC!
Just my thoughts - from a guy who has tried to get into his whitewater kayak (very, very small cockpit) in 2 feet of water with good chop and struggled miserably.
I haven't found getting into a kayak in 2-3 feet of water especially difficult. The definition of annoying is using your bilge pump to drain the cockpit before paddling away, though. If you enter a kayak anywhere other than shore you'll be depositing a decent amount of water into it from your shoes/sandals, wet shorts, waves, etc.....Do this many times over the course of the day and you'll be surprised at how much water might accumulate.
Also, if you are wading with no exposed bar to use as a landing point you'll have to either anchor the kayak or tether it to yourself. Anchoring is no big deal other than the fact that you have to transport the anchor itself. Tethering is something that I have done with mine, but, any current takes your boat for a ride. You may find both your yak and your drifting fly line gravitating towards each other. Also, with a fish on you'll be dancing around your tethered yak if Murphy's Law holds true.
I'd say wade mostly dropping tides with the yak and save the rising ones for yak tripping to facilitate remote bar fishing.
Also, the multi-chine hull of the Pungo and it's monstrous cockpit opening are what make it so desirable(plus the price). It's relatively short length coupled with it's 29.5" width are a recipe for stability as well. You aren't going to win any races with this yak but you will track awfully straight.
I'm actually intrigued by the new sit inside Ocean Kayak models. All of their other models are of the sit on top variety. Has anyone paddled one yet?
There I wuzzz...Standing in water deep enough to easily reach the inseam of my waders...rod stowed in the attached rod holder up in front of the "massive" cockpit...poised with my right hand on the far rail...my butt against the left side of the obliging craft and my left hand straight back on the left rail...ready, set...
After a rather unimpressive semi-vertical heave-ho and I'm now sitting sideways in the cockpit...a 90 rotation to my right and my feet are in too...the crowd roars...
But, despite my good intentions and side mount completed, the shore bound Bulgarian bait-slinging judge can only see fit to give me a 4.5 for style and 3.7 for difficulty...No matter!! because getting in and out is no big deal in the Pungo...(dry bag stuffed behind the seat and paddle teathered just in case...)
If you want a test drive, let me know...it's waiting for you at AreaSixtyOne!
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The $8,700 grant will provide funding for the Kids Explore! camp, an inquiry-based science experience for children in grades 1 to 8. The camp, which runs August 16–20, provides hands-on activities for four age levels along specific scientific themes.
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6.16: Scales that Represent Earthquake Magnitude
How do scientists measure earthquakes?
This 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand in 2011 caused 181 deaths and thousands of injuries. Earthquakes and the damage they cause can be measured in a few different ways based on the damage they cause or the energy of the quake.
Measuring Earthquakes
People have always tried to quantify the size of and damage done by earthquakes. Since early in the 20th century, there have been three methods. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
Mercalli Intensity Scale
Earthquakes are described in terms of what nearby residents felt and the damage that was done to nearby structures. What factors would go into determining the damage that was done and what the residents felt in a region?
Richter Magnitude Scale
Developed in 1935 by Charles Richter, this scale uses a seismometer to measure the magnitude of the largest jolt of energy released by an earthquake.
Moment Magnitude Scale
This scale measures the total energy released by an earthquake. Moment magnitude is calculated from the area of the fault that is ruptured and the distance the ground moved along the fault.
Log Scales
The Richter scale and the moment magnitude scale are logarithmic scales.
- The amplitude of the largest wave increases ten times from one integer to the next.
- An increase in one integer means that thirty times more energy was released.
- These two scales often give very similar measurements.
How does the amplitude of the largest seismic wave of a magnitude 5 earthquake compare with the largest wave of a magnitude 4 earthquake? How does it compare with a magnitude 3 quake? The amplitude of the largest seismic wave of a magnitude 5 quake is 10 times that of a magnitude 4 quake and 100 times that of a magnitude 3 quake.
How does an increase in two integers on the moment magnitude scale compare in terms of the amount of energy released? Two integers equals a 900-fold increase in released energy.
Moment Magnitude Scale is Best
Which scale do you think is best? With the Richter scale, a single sharp jolt measures higher than a very long intense earthquake that releases more energy. The moment magnitude scale more accurately reflects the energy released and the damage caused. Most seismologists now use the moment magnitude scale.
The way scientists measure earthquake intensity and the two most common scales, Richter and moment magnitude, are described along with a discussion of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake in Measuring Earthquakes video (3d): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtlu_aDteCA (2:54).
- logarithmic scale: A scale in which each unit is an exponential increase over the previous unit.
- Mercalli Intensity Scale depends on many factors besides the amount of energy released in the earthquake including the type of basement rock and the quality of the structures built in the area.
- The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale that measures the largest jolt of energy released by an earthquake.
- The moment magnitude scale is a logarithmic scale that measures the total amount of energy released by an earthquake.
Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
1. How is earthquake strength measured?
2. What is magnitude?
3. What do scientists use to measure earthquakes?
4. How is magnitude calculated?
5. What is intensity?
6. What does intensity depend upon?
7. How does geology affect intensity?
1. Under what circumstances might the Mercalli Intensity Scale be useful today? Why was it replaced by the Richter and then the moment magnitude scales?
2. Why do scientists prefer the moment magnitude scale to the Richter scale?
3. How much difference is there between the 5.8 magnitude quake that struck Virginia and the 9.0 quake that struck Japan, both in 2011, in their energy released and largest wave amplitude?
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Another Fed officials is joining the choir of voices saying the markets misunderstood Chairman Ben Bernanke's statements last week about winding down the central bank's $85 billion bond-buying program
According to the WSJ, Fed Governor Jeremy Stein said in a speech Friday that Bernanke's in no way reflected a shift in the Fed's plans for raising short-term rates, which have hovered near zero since late 2008. Rather his remarks represented a shift in how far the Fed is willing to go in explaining its goals for the bond-buying program.
At a press conference following the Fed's June 18-19 policy meeting, Bernanke said that if the economy continues to strengthen as the Fed expects, the central bank would start tapering its monthly bond purchases later this year and could end the program mid next year.
Bernanke said unemployment would be around 7% when the Fed brings the bond-buying program to a close.
Until now, the Fed has been willing to say only that it would continue the program until the jobs market showed "substantial improvement." But in summing up Stein's remarks, WSJ reporter Victoria McGrane writes:
When the Fed launched the current round of bond buying in September, "it would have been hard to predict how long it might take to reach any fixed labor market milestone, and hence how large a balance sheet we would have accumulated along the way to that milestone," Mr. Stein said in remarks prepared for delivery to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City.
But as the Fed makes more progress toward its economic goals, officials are both more willing and able to provide clarity on what those goals are and "the more information the market demands about the conditions that would lead us to reduce and eventually end our purchases," he said.
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Truman and Eisenhower and Kennedy, You Bet!
They gave us new programs and paid down the debt.
LBJ lost his way, Vietnam and all
Ended his days under clouds in a pall.
And even yet,
Great Society standing tall,
He left lower taxes, new programs, less debt.
Next in line was Tricky Dick
He lied, he cheated, a royal prick
And even yet,
Watergate and all,
He left lower taxes, new programs, less debt.
To get over Nixon took some bland mixin
Ford and Carter came in, left an economy need'n fixin'
And even yet,
WIN, embargo and all,
They left us new programs and paid down the debt.
Next came the actor, the sweet smilin Reagan
Bankrupted our thrifts, liquidated my pension
Tax cuts for some, higher spending too,
Left an economy in tatters singin' the higher debt blues.
Then poor old George got stuck with the Bush,
Had to raise taxes to clean up the mush
And with all that,
junk bonds and Contra-ventions
Left higher taxes, more debt, economy contractin'.
Back to the South we went with a smile
Electing Bill Clinton, he won by a mile.
He raised taxes first, then cut them by more
He funded new programs and took us to war.
The economy went soaring, as did his wick,
Proving screwing could happen without Tricky Dick.
And even yet,
Internet, impeachment and all,
He left lower taxes, new programs, less debt.
And then came George Junior, Coke still in his head
Turned back to voodonomics like his father was dead
Invaded Afghanistan, then shorted it too soon.
Went into Iraq, gave Halliburton a boon.
Tax cuts for his friends, lower incomes for the rest,
Bankrupted country, left the economy bereft.
And even yet,
bank failures and blues
Cheney says we're better off - he must be drinkin booze.
What's 5 trillion dollars, our friends are good bets,
We have lower taxes, who cares about debts.
And now comes Obama, and yes he's black,
Many had thought hell'd freeze over long before that.
We gave him three months, why give him more.
If he can't fix things in that, he must be a bore.
No real record yet, so we don't know what's coming
Higher taxes, higher debt, it's got to be something.
According to Rush he musn't succeed,
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Although Aiden only cracked Social Security's top ten baby names in 2010, parents certainly like the sound of it. "Forty-one names that rhymed with Aiden made Social Security's top 1,000 names list, including Jayden and Braedyn," says Laura Wattenberg, founder of babynamewizard.com. "[Rhyming] is an easy way for parents to create names that are distinctive but don't sound odd." Other moms and dads opt to stick with a common name but spell it in an unusual way, and again, Aiden is a great example. According to "Baby Names Made Easy" author Amanda Barden, "Aidan is the traditional spelling, but the most popular spelling on the charts right now is Aiden," which is the spelling rocker Rod Stewart used for his latest offspring. "It also shows up a bunch of other ways, including Aaden, Aden, Ayden, Aedan, Adan and Aydan." According to a recent article in The New York Times, some parents are so obsessed with finding a one-of-a-kind spelling for their baby's name that they do extensive googling before they settle on the letters.
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Nadda's short films to be screened, Dec. 4
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A retrospective of Ruba Nadda's award-winning short films will be shown at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Rocky-Mathey Theater in Rockefeller College. A discussion with the director will follow the screening.
Nadda, selected as a "Trailblazer in Film" by the ReelWorld Film Festival, features young Palestinian women adapting to life in Canada in her works. Her films include "Unsettled," "I Always Come To You," "Blue Turning Grey Over You" and "Black September."
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I mean, people keep saying the Giants will draft a LB in the early rounds? LMAO, I'll believe it when I see it and won't hold my breath...
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I mean, people keep saying the Giants will draft a LB in the early rounds? LMAO, I'll believe it when I see it and won't hold my breath...
Yeah, let's call him and see if we can pick him up. I shouldn't have to say, "for the right price," just to please some of you kids. That just goes without saying...
Well that is what He said according to Mike and Mike in the AM. We have seen odder things happen. Welker took less jack ( supposedly ) to be Peyton Manning's new " Little Buckeroo " When you can't always get what you want, ( Great Song ) Sometimes a player will go somewhere else just to show-up His former team in another uniform. " Hey Brian, come on over the water's fine. Play for the League Minimum, and actually win a Super Bowl "
I wonder if he will take a $2.53 one year contact with 75 cents guaranteed.
On a serious note, I would love to have him, but we'd have to offer him about 2-3 mil.
If it were just his age it would be a lot easier to make the decision for a short term deal, but he's also coming off a major knee injury.
However, I'm expecting Reese to once again neglect the LB position in the draft, which might change my opinion on Urlacher.
A 70% Urlacher might be better than what the Giants have after the draft.....in his prime his production was off the charts. And, he's coming from a Lovie Smith defense, which is very similar to what Fewell does.
Still, considering the Connor signing, there's no need to make a decision until after the draft.....and then, they could kick his tires. He'll be 2 years removed from the knee injury.
As a sidenote, the Bears didn't handle this well....from what I'm hearing in the papers, there was really no effort made to work a deal, and there was no "mutual" agreement to part ways, according to Urlacher's camp.
Nothing against Urlacher, but I don't see him ending up in a Giants uni. I don't know what kind of money he is looking for---but apparently 1yr at 2 mil was not it. At 35, Urlacher may have 2 yrs left. I think a team will sign him as a stop gap/band-aid, but I don't think it will be for top dollar. And who knows, Urlacher may want to go to a contender, since he is in the twilight of his career.


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The current work in progress (a middle-grade novel, roughly 40,000 words) nears completion of its third draft. Some of you have agreed to read over the draft and make comments. I have a list of people I can remember discussing this with, but I'm not sure it's complete. Therefore, please comment and let me know if you would be interested in reading, and what your preferred format would be (PDF, HTML, various e-reader formats).
I am asking for a turnaround of three weeks after I send it to you. If you're not done reading in three weeks, tell me what you think of what you have read.
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2 ˝ lbs. flank steak, cut in 3"x 4"pieces
GOYA® Adobo with Pepper, to taste
2 large yellow onions, finely chopped (about 2˝ cups)
1˝ green bell peppers, finely chopped (about 1˝ cups)
1 jar (6 oz.) GOYA® Sofrito
3 tsp. GOYA® Minced Garlic or 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 can (8 oz.) GOYA® Tomato Sauce
1 packet Sazón GOYA® with Coriander and Annatto
1 packet GOYA® Powdered Beef Bouillon
Ľ tsp. GOYA® Ground Black Pepper
1 cup GOYA® Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos, sliced
1 jar (2 oz.) GOYA® Capers, drained
1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh cilantro
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|Stir in 3 of cups water, tomato sauce, Sazón, beef bouillon and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil. Return beef to pot. Lower heat to medium low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Stir in olives and capers. Cover pot; simmer until meat shreds easily with fork, 1 – 1˝ hours, adding more water in
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|Transfer meat to work surface; shred meat with two forks. Bring remaining sauce to a boil. Mix meat and cilantro into sauce. Serve with white rice.
Fork-Tender Meat
The key to a successful Ropa Vieja is flank steak. The reason: this type of meat is the perfect candidate for a low, slow cooking process; as the meat slowly cooks in the simmering liquid, the fat and connective tissue melt, and baste the meat from the inside out. The results: fork-tender meat that shreds effortlessly. If flank isn't available at your market, skirt steak and chuck work great, too.


text: Well it's been a few years of not spring turkey hunting and this year I finally said nothing is getting in my way of booking a trip and I'm glad I did. We were in West Texas just north of San Angelo. There were some crazy 40MPH winds one day but then the next day was beautiful. The toms were carefully watching over some hens but with some good calling we were able to seperate one and he curiously came in. It was awesome. I'll be out in the field next year for sure come spring time.


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- Benefits/Health: MIT employees working 17.5-plus hours per week are eligible for individual and family medical coverage, individual and family prescription drug coverage, individual and family vision and dental insurance, and short- and long-term disability. Health benefits for retirees pre-65 and retirees age 65-plus include individual and spouse medical and prescription drug coverage, individual and spouse dental coverage, as well as individual life insurance or other death benefit coverage. The services of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) are offered to retirees age 65-plus. New hires are eligible for all of the above benefits upon retirement. Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are available to assist in covering out-of-pocket health care costs. Full- and part-time employees are offered flu shots, health screenings, health risk appraisals, smoking cessation programs or counseling, health club discounts, physical activity and weight loss programs, and stress management training. Seminars on healthy relationships, demystifying mental health, eating healthy, and safer sex education are offered. EAP services are available to full- and part-time employees as well as their family members.
- Benefits/Financial: MIT employees working 17.5-plus hours per week are offered a 401(k) plan with employer match. Employees working 20-plus hours per week are eligible for a cash balance defined-benefit plan. Employees participating in the 401(k) plan may choose to invest in lifecycle funds that automatically reallocate assets based on age or proximity to retirement, and those who are age 50-plus can make catch-up contributions to their 401(k) accounts. Employees are offered financial education from the staff of the financial services firm that administers their 401(k) plan. Short- and long-term leaves of absence without pay and paid time off are offered to allow for caregiving. Employees are offered dependent care services such as on-site child care and grandchild care, as well as referral services and backup care to assist with child care, grandchild care and eldercare.
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- Opportunities for Retirees: MIT has 5,000 retirees and an individual directly responsible for retiree relations. The university stays connected with its retirees by communicating on a regular basis, inviting retirees to organization events, providing retirees with ongoing access to retirement planning workshops and information, and by formally acknowledging employees on their retirement. Temporary work assignments, consulting or contract work, telecommuting, and full-and part-time work are employment opportunities offered to retirees.
- Age of Workforce: Thirty-nine percent of MIT employees are age 50-plus. The average tenure of employees age 50-plus is 13.7 years.
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Well, you could buy 5 of them at a time, and then be able to put 5 new ones on your wish list;)
Hm...too bad I'm not the Iowa family that just one $290 million in the lottery (they chose a one time payout and after taxes got $90 million) - I guess I'd have to buy a ticket to have a chance at winning though...
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Chapter 19: Equilibrium
Cave explorers are very familiar with stalactites and stalagmites. These picturesque formations occur as water rich in minerals seeps through the ground and drips from the ceiling of the cave. One of the prominent minerals in the water is calcium carbonate, an ionic compound that is nearly insoluble in water. As the water evaporates, precipitates of calcium carbonate, colored by the presence of other ions, form and harden. Stalactites are the icicle-like structures that hang from the ceiling, while stalagmites grow upward from the ground. When they meet, spectacular columns form, as seen above. The solubility of ionic compounds involves an equilibrium that occurs between the solid compound and the ions in a solution. However, equilibrium is a general concept that applies to more than just precipitation reactions. In this chapter, you will learn about different types of equilibrium and how changes to the reaction conditions can manipulate that equilibrium, thus increasing or decreasing the amount of products formed in a reaction.
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"I would like to thank Michael Fassbender for taking over the frontal nude responsibly that I had. Really Michael, honestly, you can play golf like this with your hands behind your back. Go for it man, do it!"
"I would like to thank Michael Fassbender for taking over the frontal nude responsibly that I had. Really Michael, honestly, you can play golf like this with your hands behind your back. Go for it man, do it!"
"Your penis was a revelation. I'm available to work with it any time. I have to say that I was truly impressed that you chose to play it big. Most other actors would have gone small, trust me. I know because I've worked with them."
"I guess the question that I'm clumsily struggling with here is, is it as hard on you as it is on the character?"
[more acting talk and innuendo]
"That's quite a lot to shake off."
"I'll be going to therapy now."
Shame begins with the actor naked and laid out on post-sex bedsheets like a strip of raw bacon.
"[Actors] sleeping around? I don't think it's a cliché. You're traveling around a lot and perhaps lonely and you want some kind of connection again. You're in a position where people treat you differently. Maybe a lot of people are in denial and think that it's down to their looks and their charm that a lot of women proposition them, but the fact of the matter is they are living what appears to be an attractive lifestyle. Your opportunities are multiplied again, so there's more of a buffet of choice.
I think you just have to keep an eye on things. I'm not immune to anything, but I'm aware of my weaknesses and the beast within. Like anything, if you feed it enough times, it starts to take control. That thing of being seduced, you've just got to be careful. But...that's no guarantee that I'm not going to go crazy and destroy the sweetshop."
MTV: When did you know that you had a celebrity penis?
MF: Once I saw it on a 10-foot screen.
"Magneto lets it all hang out.
That makes Fassbender the ultimate X-man."
"The real breakthrough [at Telluride], though? Probably Michael Fassbender's penis. (And also his face, and his Skills Of Acting!)"


text: At Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) Downtown, explore art in a modern, urban space that is easily accessible via San Diego's trolley system. Visit the newly expanded downtown campus inside the historic Santa Fe Railroad Depot baggage building. Also visit the MCASD – La Jolla located at 700 Prospect Street, La Jolla. See website for more information.


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By Brandon Speck/NEMS Daily Journal
Tupelo Christian is pulling out the stops, and the stars, for its 2013 TCPS All-Star Football Camp.
The two-day camp is scheduled for June 17-18 from 8 a.m. until noon each day. Camp fee is $75, due on walk-up registration.
Eagles football coach Shaune Holiday has a who's who teaching the camp, including former Ole Miss and Chicago Bears lineman Terrence Metcalf and Amory native Rufus French, a TCPS assistant and former Ole Miss and Seattle Seahawks tight end.
Two former Mississippi State Bulldogs and current NFL players, Darius Slay and Pernell McPhee are coming.
"Those guys love to give back and one way to give back is through the game they love, Northeast Mississippi guys giving back to Northeast Mississippi," Holiday said.
Slay, a former Itawamba CC cornerback, second-round draft pick and potential starter for the Detroit Lions, joins MSU alum and Super Bowl champion McPhee, also a former Itawamba CC star and Baltimore Ravens defensive end.
Another former ICC star is coming, Nettleton native Jason Ferguson spent 13 years on NFL defensive lines with the Jets, Cowboys and Dolphins.
Holiday, whose team opens the 2013 season on Aug. 23 against Tipton Rosemark Academy, said the camp holds a two-fold purpose.
"It's to teach the fundamentals of football and let kids see they can play in a Godly manner and still play the right way," Holiday said.
Contact Holiday for more information at (662)-255-5305.


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I've just come back from the 2009 edition of the European Lisp Symposium, held in Milan. It was fun! (It was hot, too).
I agreed, at something like the tenth hour, that I would present a tutorial on using SBCL internals; perhaps inevitably, I left it until somewhat past the eleventh hour to actually prepare for the tutorial, with the result that I'm not sure how effective it was – it certainly wasn't the kind of tutorial where the audience follows along each on their laptop, and that meant that I didn't really get any audience feedback during the session. In partial mitigation, the tutorial materials should appear on the ELS website at some point; they're also available from my talks page at work.
My somewhat lax preparation regime meant that I didn't get maximum benefit from the social time, since on Wednesday evening I participated in the steering committee meeting, had a little bit of a drink at the reception, and then went off and worked on my tutorial. I did have a chance to speak to some people later, particularly at the final dinner, but not as much as I would have liked (this was also partly dictated by my travel arrangements, which were extremely tightly placed around the conference's official schedule). The other presentations were fun, though; the accepted papers showed a good range, from very specific aspects of particular lisp evaluation models (stand up, Tom Burdick and OMG1) to using a web browser as the interactive output pane of a Lisp debugging session. I enjoyed the keynotes as well, even those where I disagreed slightly or profoundly with the speaker on the technical or social issues discussed; the debate on the future of CL (the panel: Pascal Costanza, Nikodemus Siivola, Stelian Ionescu, Marco Antoniotti, and Scott McKay) was also a success, I think; there was at least a range of opinions on display.
I'm looking forward to the 2010 iteration (to be held in Lisbon), not least because I will be rather more involved in the organization of it than I was this year. I'll be watching for any other wrapups of this year's event, and if anyone has any ideas for what they'd like to have in the programme for ELS2010, please don't hesitate to get in touch!


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Hunted three days, and put up a few birds. Ended with 5 for a lot of hard work (all fun though). And pointer dog friends had about the same. Very tough hunting, very few birds.
Pheasant hunting used to be decent--last five years, the hatch has been horrible. Lot's of theory's. But, it doesn't appear to be the usual culprit--habitat.
If My intel is correct, Gray lodge shot 19 roosters and 90 turkeys on the opener. It used to be a premier refuge for pheasants. In most years Grey Lodge would check in hundreds. What is going on here in Cali?
Theory's: West Nile spraying has killed all of the bugs. Turkey's eat the clutch eggs. Pesticides are taking their toll.
The low numbers are across the board private and public. Any thoughts?


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Thelma Berger
Thelma Belinda Berger, age 90, died Wednesday, February 20th, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby, WI. Thelma was born May 26, 1922 to John and Ella (Hanson) Berger. As a homemaker, Thelma spent her life cooking and caring for others. She was a faithful and devoted daughter who provided care to her parents till their deaths. Later in life, Thelma used these skills to become a successful exhibitor at the Vernon County Fair, sometimes exhibiting as many as two hundred entries. This dedication led to her being honored with a 'Friend of the Fair' award in 2004. Thelma was a longtime member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Westby and enjoyed spending time with friends at Ladies Aid and Circle functions. She spent countless hours serving at Lenten Services, making spritz for the Syttende Mai, and baking and canning for the bazaar. Thelma enjoyed gardening, playing bingo, watching soap operas, baking, and canning. Visitors to her house never left hungry!
Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, John and Ella; brother, Jordahl Berger; nephew, John Juno; relative, Bill Parrish.
She is survived by her brother, LeVerne (Helen) Berger of Edna, TX; nephews Scott (Peggy) Berger and Bruce Berger; niece Hope Juno; the cousin that she raised, John (Kari) Hanson. Other special family members in her life were Randy, Kolton, Travis, and Lauren Berger; Samantha and Kaitlin Juno; Zach and Sam Cummer, and Gunnar Hanson.
She will always be lovingly remembered for her generosity and kindness to others.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Westby. Pastor John Dumke will officiate with burial in the Our Savior's Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Friday after 12:30 p.m.
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Another Bengal arrest
It's actually getting boring. The litany of Cincinnati Bengal arrests has now advanced at least two full lengths beyond hilarity and into yawner territory. It seems like every time a Bengal walks out his door — for any reason, even with the most innocent intentions — he ends up crashing a speedboat into a pier full of nuns, or hurling gin-soaked vomitus into the back of the governor's limo, or punching out the window of a police cruiser, or bedding three junior-high-school girls behind a dumpster. These guys can't go to the store for a jug of milk without committing at least a misdemeanor.
The latest case features standout former West Virginia running back Quincy Wilson, who was arrested along with 13 others outside a bar in Huntington, West Virginia. The crowd was celebrating after a wedding, and police arrived to break things up after shots were fired. (What is this, Iraq?) Wilson is one of three former WVU football players who have accumulated serious arrest totals after going pro. One is Wilson's current Bengals teammate Chris Henry, who was suspended recently for half a season by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for racking up four arrests this past year. The other is Adam "Pacman" Jones, who was suspended for the entire season by Goodell after being arrested or questioned by police numerous times in 2006, and who was wanted by police once again this past week after reports that his entourage was involved in a shooting at an Atlanta strip club.
Yes, you heard that right — Jones and his entourage were involved in another strip-club shooting last week. No charges have been filed in the Atlanta case as of yet, although Jones was also just hit with two felony counts stemming from the Las Vegas fracas. Police are charging him with coercion, for allegedly threatening to kill Minxx strip-club employees during an incident that left the bar manager, a former pro wrestler named Tommy Urbanski, paralyzed.
I'm giving Wilson 10 points for being stupid enough to put the Bengals in the crime pages again, but Pacman . . . I'm going to bump Pacman up to 110 points for the year, putting him in the lead for the season.
This guy gets involved in a shooting that leaves a guy a paraplegic, gets suspended for the year, and then goes out again to a strip club with an armed posse? Smart as a whip, this kid. Sorry to hear your career is over, Pacman.
Sports-crime news continues to pour in from Montana. Actual sports news out of Big Sky Country, of course, is rare, but arrests involving Montana athletes are becoming weirdly common. Just this past week, "Blotter" detailed the story of University of Montana cornerback Jimmy Wilson, who was arrested for the shooting of his aunt's boyfriend, Kevin Smoot, in southern California. Also detailed was Montana's strange recent history of violent and felony crimes, including the leveling of drug-trafficking charges against Montana State wideout Rick Gatewood and a kidnapping/murder case involving two ex-MSU athletes, former football player John Lebrum and former basketball player Branden Miller.
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Currently I have another book almost ready for printing. I'll be using Blurb again, and in this case I am prepared for the book to be perfect-bound because it's well over 120 pages, Blurb's limit for side-sewn binding. I promise I won't be traumatized by that this time (unless the glue fails again!). It's a less personal book than the one about my mother. Let me tell you a bit about it.
Reverend Samuel Stone, one of the Pilgrims who founded Hartford, Connecticut, appears on my pedigree chart as a ninth great-grandfather. In trying to learn more about him, I didn't find a biography, per se, but I did collect a generous selection of materials written by, for, and about him. I thought, ever so briefly, that maybe I should write the missing biography myself. But I don't have the time, the money, or the attention span to spend months trying to ferret out original documents and such, nor do I know enough about history to really understand the significance of things I might find, much less organize it. What I do understand at this point is that history is like a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle on fertility drugs. Nope! I'm not goin' there!
And why should I, when others (better suited than I) did much of that research and writing centuries ago? As I read about Rev. Stone in one book and then another and another, a sort of biography of the man began to emerge from the pieces. At this point, I'm surprised to say I know him pretty well for a guy who was born over 400 years ago. I know his core beliefs, his career, his habits (both bad and good), his personality traits, who his friends and associates were and how they interacted, and some interesting anecdotes about events in his life.
Google Books and Internet Archive made finding all this information infinitely easier than it would have been even a decade ago. It still took considerable time though, and I wanted to bring it all together in a way that would make it readily available to my descendants. A Blurb print-on-demand book made perfect sense to me, and I began work on it as soon as I completed the book about my mom.
I thought I could put it together pretty quickly--just choose the materials, copy and paste, write an intro, and voilà!, a book! However, it turns out I haven't totally gotten over that perfectionist thing... so the project is taking quite a bit longer than planned. Still, it will be a cool book when it's done, which I hope will be no later than the end of this month.
As I spent time working on the Stone book, I began to wonder whether there might be other Stone descendants who might like to have these materials in book form. To date, none of the books I've made are available to the public in Blurb's bookstore, but this one may have a bigger audience than just my immediate family.
Yesterday I posted a bit about Blurb's pricing structure. The prices I mentioned are base prices; i.e., they represent only the cost of having the book printed. Blurb offers discounts during promotional sales, and discounts for purchases of more than ten copies of a book in one order. They also feature a bookstore on their website where, at no cost to you, your book can be listed for sale to the public. As the creator of a book, you have the option to adjust the price upward from Blurb's base price if you wish to make a profit from sales.
If you decide to make your book available for public purchase, you'll have to consider how to price it. Before even thinking about that, you might want to read this article by author Scott Butcher. Although the article is about traditionally published books, not print-on-demand books, it's still a good reality-check.
At the moment, my book has 174 pages. If I edit it down to 160 or less, Blurb's price for printing would be $39.95 for softcover, $49.95 for hardcover with a dust jacket, or $52.95 for a hardcover with image-wrap. Reader, when is the last time you spent that much for a 160-page book? College? I admit, I'm more of a penny-pincher than most people, and honestly, I'd have to be highly motivated to buy a book at those prices, never mind another dollar or five added onto that. So I have to ask myself, do I think my Stone book is going to motivate the masses highly enough to get out their wallets? Well, let's see:
- How many Stone descendants do you suppose there are?
- Of those, forget the ones who are not reading at an adult level.
- Of those who are left, how many of them have any idea they're Stone descendants? Forget the rest.
- The market is shrinking! Of those who are left, how many are actually interested in family history, or in reading 160 pages about Samuel Stone? Forget the rest.
- How many of the remaining people have computers and access to the internet?
- Of those, how many are likely to stumble across my book?
- Among those who do, what fraction will have and be willing to spend some money to have a copy?
- And in the case of my particular book, this number will doubtless be reduced further by the fact that the materials I've used are out of copyright and already freely available online.
I think most family historians will agree: doing your family's genealogy has never been a way to make money. Heck, it's not even a real good way to get your family's attention! Your best bet is to do it for the pleasure of doing it. And I think the same is true of creating print-on-demand books about your family history. The market for your book is extremely small to begin with, and there's no way you'll ever be fairly compensated for all you put into it. Maybe it's better to genuflect, whisper a thank-you to all who made it possible for you to create the book, and consider it your pay-it-forward.
All of which is to say, if I decide to make the Stone book publicly available, I'll be pricing it at the cost of the printing, nothing more. And if the only copy sold is to myself, that's okay too. That's who I made it for, and I've had a great time doing so.
Reader, what are your thoughts on creating and pricing a family history book for sale?


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Sharp-witted professor of 17th-century British poetry Dr. Vivian Bearing (the impeccable Constance Witman) has spent most of her adulthood deconstructing life and death in the language of John Donne's "Holy Sonnets," a sequence of metaphysical poems (which includes the famous "Death Be Not Proud"). Unmarried, childless, known as a severe teacher, and lacking even an emergency contact, she has devoted her life to the rigorous scholarship of poetics. When she is diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer, and agrees to a strenuous experimental treatment, it is her life with language that she reflects on — words, the minutest punctuation, and the uses of verbal wit. Navigating treatment and recalling her life in academia, she critically parses the words "insidious" and "pernicious" when they are used to describe her cancer and her treatment's side-effects. She recalls being lambasted, as a grad student, over the placement of a semi-colon. She wonders over a line of Donne in which, she mulls, "nothing but a comma separates death from life everlasting."
Edson poses the precision and intricacy of Vivian's discipline against those of the medical science meant to save her. Her oncologist, Dr. Jason Posner (the fine Danica Carlson; in an interesting casting choice, Smith has made the script's male doctor a woman, and its female nurse a man), who is also a former student, pursues her experimental research with the same single-mindedness as Vivian has her scholarship— and at the same expense of empathy. She regards Vivian less as a human being than a vessel of symptoms and cell counts, much as Vivian has mastered poetics without exploring poetry as a means of communion. The similarity of their approaches is not lost on Vivian: At one point, after being thoroughly examined in a barrage of tests and tubes, she dryly remarks, "Now I know how poems feel."
On a stage bare but for Vivian's bed and medical accoutrements, Smith's direction beautifully dramatizes the parallel between the literary and medical disciplines and the self-reflection it provokes in Vivian. Carlson's Jason is intensely cool, terse, and utterly competent; she speaks to Vivian in quick, clipped syllables and unapologetically rote tones — that is to say, Jason is brilliant, but she has no bedside manner at all. Her affect contrasts pointedly with that of Vivian's funny and hugely empathetic nurse, Scottie (Todd Fernald, with marvelous warmth), who seems almost to vibrate in his sensitivity to — and caring for — Vivian's physical and emotional states.
And Witman is simply exquisite as the accomplished and fiercely intellectual scholar. She dramatizes Vivian's physical downfall with restraint, a wry and musical repartee, and, of course, a sterling wit. In her reflections and memories, with breathtaking slowness, she reveals the softness in the gestalt of a woman long enameled: Her childhood joy in knowing words, her awe at Donne's phrase in her mouth — "Death, thou shalt die" — as she knows herself so close to the metaphysical mystery.
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