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I am not going to get my Mormon Market Year in Review done until next week, so I am putting up a Week in Review in the meantime. Lots of awards, nominations, and best-of-2013 lists. I caught up on several 2013 novels I had missed, like Liesl Shurtliff's Middle Grade novel Rump. Check out the story about Carla Kelly and BYU. In film Greg Whitley's Mitt Romney documentary and a missionary comedy are being released next week. Please send any news or corrections to mormonlit AT gmail DOT com.
News, Awards, Best-Of Lists, etc.
Margaret Blair Young (BYU-Provo) and Shelah Miner (BYU Salt Lake Center) are both teaching Mormon Literature classes starting in January. They both provide their syllabi: Margaret Blair Young's "Literature of the Latter-day Saints", Shelah Miner. "On Saying Yes (To Teaching Mormon Lit)". Kent Larson writes about "Is the Demand for Mormon Literature Classes Increasing?" at AMV.
New LDS Fiction (was LDS Publisher)'s 2013 Book Cover Contest, the 5th annual contest, has begun. Voting closes on midnight on the 17th, so hurry!
Eric Samuelsen's NOTHING PERSONAL and Jenifer Nii's SUFFRAGE were nominated for the American Theatre Critics Association/Steinberg Award for Best New American Play Produced Outside New York in 2013. An average of 24 plays are nominated annually nationwide.
All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best YA Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America, and the Boston Globe named it one of the "Best Young Adult Books of 2013".
Pretty Darn Funny, the website comedy series which is produced by Tinder Transmedia, sponsored by Deseret Book, and directed by Jeff Parkin, has received four nominations from the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) Awards: Best Comedy Series, Best Writing (Comedy), Best Female Performance in a Comedy (Lisa Valentine Clark), and Best Supplemental Content – "Footloose Parody". It did not win in any of the categories, but it went up against some big-budget shows.
Theric Jepson reviews two ongoing works of non-traditional literature, the "mutants at BYU" fictional blog Mormon X and the online comic about a teenage Mormon girl The Garden of Enid.
Romance author Carla Kelly was disinvited to a signing at BYU in August 2013 (this is old but I just noticed it). "I was supposed to take part in a booksigning at Brigham Young University during Education Week next week. I was informed yesterday that I have been uninvited. When I asked the publicity guy at Cedar Fort to find out why, he learned it was because I also write for Harlequin. I have to wonder which of my Harlequin Historicals they read to make their informed decision, but they probably read none of them. This sort of broke my heart yesterday, but today I'm seeing the funny side. One of my Facebook friends suggested that I dedicate my next Harlequin to BYU, and I'm going to do just that. It'll read something like this: To Brigham Young University, my alma mater, where I studied history and learned some shocking things you can't write in books, apparently. Thanks for your support. The book is called The Wedding Ring Quest, and it will be out in March. I do give props to BYU's excellent history department, where I learned a lot about research and thought, as well as "the hot poop," as my favorite teacher there used to say. Well, when next I go on campus – we like to see plays there – I'll probably have to wear a scarlet A."
"Art Trumps Commerce—This Time". Kirkus Reviews, by Vicky Smith, children's and teen editor. An article on "Ever After High", the book/doll joint venture between the publisher Little, Brown and the toymaker Mattel, featuring the work of Shannon Hale. "One of the Mattel reps talked about their new line of dolls: Ever After High. She used all sorts of words those of us in literary criticism and librarianship like to pretend don't exist: "synergy," "brand loyalty," "market saturation." The dolls are meant to expand on the success of previous Mattel/Little, Brown collaboration Monster High but with a fractured-fairy-tale angle . . . Hale spoke briefly and enthusiastically about the project, stressing the amount of freedom she'd been given to develop the characters and place them in situations she hadn't dreamed Mattel would approve. Clearly, she had a great time with it. Equally clearly, those of us in the room who like to believe that literature is all about Art were confused. Much as we might decry the marketing-driven approach to children's books in general, we all really felt that if anyone could pull this off, it would be Shannon Hale. And, by golly, she does. In the first book in the Ever After High series, The Storybook of Legends, Hale takes a concept created by Madison Avenue and has a total blast. She weaves story elements that were no doubt required by Mattel—lots of descriptions of groovy dresses and frankly dopey character names, as well as the basic plot—into a frothy, funny and smart story. Raven's academic adviser is the witch Baba Yaga, whose cottage runs away from Raven into the pig field; Hunter routinely rips off his shirt to the sound of invisible trumpets whenever he feels pressed to go to the rescue; a Shrinking Potion takes effect with an accompanying scent of hot, buttered toast. And that's not even looking at Hale's effervescent verbs. Characters who don't pledge their destinies "poof"; night "once-upons" instead of falling; a distressed Apple feels "cored." Mystery and depth to come in subsequent books are heralded by the enigmatic Cerise Hood, around whom the Three Little Pigs become unaccountably anxious…. I don't know that I will ever fall in love with the larger mission of Ever After High, which plainly aims to empty the pockets of as many preteen girls (or their parents) as humanly possible. This whole "synergy" thing makes me nervous. But those girls who buy into the Ever After High concept whole hog and actually read Hale's book will have a high old time, and it's really hard to be disgruntled about that.
Utah Original Writing Competition winners announced. I am not sure how many of them are Mormon. "Established in 1958, the competition identifies and awards Utah writers for works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in the form of short stories, essays, poems, and full-length manuscripts for readers of all ages. Submissions must be original works. They cannot be published or accepted for publication at the time of entry. Manuscripts will be reviewed in a blind process by five to seven judges selected from outside of Utah."
Category A: Novel, judged by Brian Evenson:
First place: The Ghost Town Preservation Society by Julie C. Simon (Cedar City). Second place: Nectar in a Sieve by Gene Washington (Logan). Honorable Mention: Ransom by Spencer Hyde (Provo).
Category C: Book-length Collection of Short Stories, judged by Becky Bradway
First place: Robot Action Pinball by Jason P. Olsen (Price). Second place: These Things Are as Difficult as They Seem by Kate Elizabeth Finlinson (Salt Lake). Honorable Mention: Look Me in the Stars by Christopher B. Husberg (Lehi).
Category D: Young Adult Book, judged by Kurtis Scaletta
First place: Wink! A Mixed Up Night's Dream by Kelley JP Lindberg (Layton). Second place: The Cave Troll Man by John S. Bennion (Provo). Honorable Mention: Poisoned Apple Inc. by Zach Largey (Orem). Honorable Mention: The Nettle Spinner by Cathleen Barney (Orem)
Category E: Poetry, judged by David Romtvedt
First place: "The Mailman in the Forest" by Lisa R. Roullard (Salt Lake). Second place: "Arrows Pointing Out the Moon" by Rob Carney (Salt Lake). Honorable Mention: "The Marriage of the Moon and the Field" by Sunni B Wilkinson (Ogden).
Category F: Short Story, judged by Eileen Pollack
First place: "Empty" by Nate Liederbach (Salt Lake). Second place: "Gifted" by Rachel Borup (Salt Lake). Honorable Mention: "Concentration Camp Stories for Doggies" by Anne Vinsel (Salt Lake)
Category G: Narrative Nonfiction/Personal Essay, judged by Michelle Seaton
First place: "Manure" by Dianne Hardy (Logan). Second place: "A Mother's Tale" by Betsy Lynn Ross (Salt Lake). Honorable Mention: "Fog" by Lorraine Jeffery (Orem)
Fantasy-Faction Best Fantasy Books of 2013. #3. Jordan and Sanderson. A Memory of Light. "Twenty-two years and over four million words later, A Memory of Light has arrived to drag you into the final battle. You will chuckle, laugh out loud, choke up, cry and curse yourself for not being able to read faster. Sure, some questions remain unanswered, some expectations aren't met and some resolutions aren't as exciting as we'd imagined them to be, but overall Brandon Sanderson did a hell of a job finishing this series and the concluding book remains one of the years very best."
#14. Brian McClellan. Promise of Blood. "The first in The Powder Mage Trilogy is a fantastic and engaging book from debut author Brian McClellan. Powerful sorcerers, trained Marksmen with magical abilities, and long forgotten gods bring color and intrigue to the world of Adro following a bloody revolution that has left the King and his royal cabal dead and a new government run by the people on its way to power. Promise of Blood is filled with engaging characters, original worldbuilding, and a plot that left us unable to put the book down."
#20. Sanderson. Steelheart. "As in other books set in an alternate-world Earth, Sanderson has managed to take a standard setting and give it a fantastical element. He keeps the familiarity of the setting but changes enough to make it a new and interesting place for the readers to discover. Sanderson's return to the YA market is filled with his signature worldbuilding and a fast-paced, high action cinematic style that is easy to lose yourself in."
All the Write Notes review blog. "Our Favorite Books of 2013" included Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King and Jessica Martiniz's The Vow.
Nerdy Book Club's 2013 Nerdy Book Awards. Middle Grade Fiction; Rump: The True Story of Rumplestilskin by Liesl Shurtliff and The Runaway King by Jennifer Nielsen (out of 16).
Buzzfeed's "20 Of The Best Children's Books Of 2013". Includes Rump: The True Story of Rumplestilskin by Liesl Shurtliff.
Kirkus Reviews. "9 Teen Novels as Good as they are Popular". Includes Matched, by Ally Condie. "Detractors will legitimately cite less-than-subtle morality and similarities to The Giver, but this one's a fierce, unforgettable page-turner in its own right."
Mormon Stories Podcast 454: Josh Hanagarne on Tourette Syndrome, Faith, Family, and being the World's Strongest Librarian. "Josh Hanagarne is a father, husband, avid reader, librarian, weight lifter extraordinaire, and the author of the amazing book The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family. n this podcast, Heather Olson Beal and John Dehlin interview Josh about his childhood and adolescence, his Tourette's diagnosis and treatment, his LDS mission experience, his marriage and family, his educational and work experiences, his body building experiences, and his faith/spirituality. Josh is open, honest, and frank about all of the above."
Retcon-punch Best Artists of 2013. #11. Michael Allred "FF has been a tonal anomaly — a goofy series that basks in its Bronze Age nuttiness while remaining stubbornly honest about its characters. Allred brings that "gee whiz!" honesty in spades. Plus, he manages the unwieldy task of corralling an enormous cast, imbuing even the physically identical characters with distinct personalities. It's light and happy and never loses sight of what's fun about this absurd situation. Over at DC, his covers for Batman '66 have captured the intended tone of the series even better than the stories within. Allred brings a rare infectious enthusiasm to every page."
New Books and their reviews
Amber Argyle. Witch Fall. Starling Publishing, Jan. YA paranormal. Witch Song series #3 (prequel).
Bookworm Lisa: 4.5 stars. "It was easy for me to become enthralled by the words that Amber Argyle penned. I loved visiting the world of witches who sing to nature to control it. I anxiously awaited each installment into the "Witch Song" trilogy. The world is imaginative and creative. The characters are varied. There are many that you love, and others that you love to hate . . . It has action, adventure, and romance. It's a clean book, but I would suggest to older YA to adult readers."
Michael Bast. Death's Academy. Cedar Fort/Sweetwater, Jan. 14. Middle grade fantasy. Comic fantasy/adventure of a boy trying to get into a school for grim reapers. Debut novel.
C. David Belt. The Prophecy. Parables Publishing, April 22. 6, 4.7, x. The Children of Lilith, v. 3. Vampires and Mormons. Specific Mormon content.
Michaelbrent Collings. Crime Seen. Self, Jan. 14. Horror. A detective peruses a killer who is already dead.
Sarah M. Eden. As You Are. Covenant, Jan. 1. Regency Romance. Jonquail Brothers series #4. Revised version of a self-published novel from 2008.
Maria Hoagland. Family Size. Sisters Ink (self), February 2013. (Shelah Books It). 3 stars. "In Family Size, the women of childbearing age in a ward in Lubbock, Texas are not that different from women in many of the wards I've lived in. There are some who have kids every eighteen months, like clockwork, others who stop after a couple, and still others who seem to be putting off their family in favor of nice things and travel. And everyone is worried that others are judging them for their choices, which results in the women keeping some things secret that they really might feel better if they got off their chests. The book, told from the point of view of several women in the ward, shows not just the women's struggles to raise up good families, but also their struggles with identity, competitiveness, and with provincial attitudes. While I enjoyed the women's individual stories, what is more memorable for me is the critique of our culture that is implicit in the pages."
Marion Jensen. Almost Super. Harper Collins, Jan. 21. MG superhero fantasy/adventure. Jensen has written for the Mormon market (as Matthew Buckley), this is his national market debut.
Kirkus: "Inventively tweaking a popular premise, Jensen pits two Incredibles-style families with superpowers against each other—until a new challenge rises to unite them. The Johnsons invariably spit at the mere mention of their hated rivals, the Baileys. Likewise, all Baileys habitually shake their fists when referring to the Johnsons. Having long looked forward to getting a superpower so that he too can battle his clan's nemeses, Rafter Bailey is devastated when, instead of being able to fly or something else cool, he acquires the "power" to strike a match on soft polyester. But when hated classmate Juanita Johnson turns up newly endowed with a similarly bogus power and, against all family tradition, they compare notes, it becomes clear that something fishy is going on. Both families regard themselves as the heroes and their rivals as the villains. Someone has been inciting them to fight each other. Worse yet, that someone has apparently developed a device that turns real superpowers into silly ones. Teaching themselves on the fly how to get past their prejudice and work together, Rafter, his little brother, Benny, and Juanita follow a well-laid-out chain of clues and deductions to the climactic discovery of a third, genuinely nefarious family, the Joneses, and a fiendishly clever scheme to dispose of all the Baileys and Johnsons at once. Can they carry the day? A solid debut: fluent, funny and eminently sequel-worthy."
Adam S. Miller. Letters to a Young Mormon. Maxwell Institute, Dec. 31. Non-fiction, philosophy.
Rameumpton, The Millennial Star. "If ever a book was written to help youth regain or find a testimony, this one is it. It does not tell them where one's testimony is hiding. It does explain how one plants and develops a strong testimony by living the precepts of God in the right soil, in the right way, for the right purpose. It places the right kind of philosophy behind our testimonies. While discussing difficult topics, wherein the world's philosophy is so very distinct from the LDS view, we learn how to establish a strong foundation on some very important and key principles that will help us, and especially our youth, learn how to establish a foundation of faith and to excel in that belief."
Blair Hodges. 5 stars. "Full disclosure: I work for the publisher. Take that into account, but regardless of whether I worked for the publisher or not I'd still say this book is, hands down, the best book written for Latter-day Saint youth I've ever read. The author isn't cheesy, he isn't over-enthusiastic, his book doesn't read like a big Pep Rally for faith. He doesn't rely on gimmicks, jokes, exclamation marks, or cliches. He isn't desperate to entertain, so he doesn't condescend to LDS youth–youth who are typically more savvy than we give them credit for. He manages to preach without sounding preachy. He manages to sound wise without sounding pretentious or ancient. He sounds more like a wise older friend than an imposing authority figure. He rephrases the gospel in a way that will rejuvenate faith, making it fresh and extremely relevant, speaking to many of the big issues we all face, not just youth. That's why this book will be extremely useful for older Latter-day Saints, too. This book grapples with life as we live it in the real world, in our complex physical bodies with our complex human urges and feelings and desires. Most importantly, the author recognizes he doesn't have all of the answers, but helped me understand that the plan of salvation is more about living life than answering questions in a big gospel quiz. This book is short and very easy to read, but you'll want to read it more than once. I can't recommend it strongly enough."
FAIR Mormon Blog, Trevor Haylock. "The book covers a wide range of topics of interest to Mormons, including agency, work, sin, faith, scripture, prayer, history, science, hunger, sex, temples, and eternal life. While I did find some new insights in some of these letters, much of what is contained is vague enough that any parent who shares the book with their teenage child may want to read it themselves so they can discuss it together . . . Where Miller is clear on things, he excels by providing much food for thought and discussion. And in spite of its weaknesses, the bright spots in this book make it a worthwhile read for people who will not be troubled by its overwhelming vagueness, although I do believe a parental advisory may be in order."
Dorothy Keddington. Hearth Fires. Currawong/Walnut Springs, Dec. 31. Romance/suspense.
Lynn Kurland. River of Dreams. Berkley Trade, Jan. 7. Fantasy romance. Nine Kingdoms series #8.
Sarah B. Larson. Defy. Scholastic, Jan. 7. YA Fantasy. "Alexa Hollen is a fighter. Forced to disguise herself as a boy and serve in the king's army, Alex uses her quick wit and fierce sword-fighting skills to earn a spot on the elite prince's guard." Adventure and love triangle romance follow. Debut novel.
PW: "A riveting fantasy . . . Alexa relies on her extraordinary fighting abilities to protect both the country and the prince she is beginning to love. An additional romantic entanglement contributes little, but Alexa is nothing if not resourceful. As a fighter surviving in a brutal world in which magic plays a sinister role, she relies on her own skills, perceptions, and determination to battle her way to the book's cinematic finale. Alexa's desire to reclaim her gender identity under her own terms ("I still wished things could be different. I wished I could be a member of the guard and a girl") gives the story much of its emotional sincerity and psychological depth."
Kirkus: "Disguises, love triangles and magical battles are classic tropes in fantasy for teens, but this debut fails to lift them beyond the tiresome . . . While she bemoans that pretending to be a boy has become second nature, Alexa's behavior is stereotypically–unpleasantly–"girly": throwing tantrums, crying, pouting, cowering, obsessing over her romantic prospects and (despite her vaunted fighting prowess) constantly needing rescue by men, all of whom see through her masquerade. The secondary characters are mere plot puppets; the villains are ludicrously evil-for-evil's-sake, and the heroes exist only to be desperately in love with Alexa, if never articulating any reason for their devotion. The worldbuilding is equally sketchy; while the dank fecundity of tropical Antion is sensuously conveyed, the narrative timeline is confusing, the magical system arbitrary and the political structure nonsensical. Several subplots go nowhere. It takes more than good guys and bad guys to create an epic adventure; more than heated smooches to portray a resonant romance; and more than acting badass with a sword to be a strong female protagonist."
Randy Lindsay. The Gathering. Cedar Fort/Bonneville, Jan. 14. Last days speculative. End's Beginning Series #1. The United States is on the brink of a civil war, a missionary returns home to a world falling apart, his father is assigned to build a gathering place, and a good AG is at odds with a image-focused president. Debut novel.
Jennie Hansen, Meridian. "Though The Gathering has its share of first novel shortcomings such as too many and too abrupt transitions between point of view characters and scenes, the author holds the reader's attention well and didn't leave me struggling to guess who the characters are and which segment of the story they fit into. Since this is the start of a series, when looked at as a whole, four points of view and story lines that seem unconnected and fail to merge will presumably catch up with each other later in the overall storyline. Readers may not agree with all of the author's political views nor with all of his interpretations of last days prophecies, but there is something exciting about reading or listening to various speculations concerning what is to come and Lindsay shows great promise as a writer who researches thoroughly and understands the elements of storytelling. This series shows great promise as one to follow."
Bookworm Lisa: 4 stars. "Randy Lindsay has written a book that is compelling and entertaining . . . I liked that he wrote the story from two different angles. A family struggling in uncertain times and a politician trying to uncover the truth. Both angles add depth to the story and pain a picture of a world in turmoil."
Tarrah Montgomery. I'm Not Cinderella. Currawong/Walnut Springs, Dec. 31. YA fantasy. Seventeen-year-old Brinlee is a modern girl living in Idaho. When she discovers a secret portal in her attic bedroom, she accidentally swaps places with the main character from her favorite fairy tale, Cinderella. Debut novel.
Ingrid Ricks. Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story. Berkley Trade, Jan. 7. Memoir. Was previously self-published in 2011, and reached the NYT Bestseller list in June 2013.
Ricks' story of her childhood. Her strict Mormon mother and her traveling salesman father divorce. The mother marries a tyrannical man, and Ricks spends time with her father, discovers his flaws.
Publishers Weekly article about Ricks and her process of writing, self-publishing, and being published.
Kirkus: "A memoirist's account of growing up in a devout yet completely dysfunctional Mormon home . . . In clear, graceful prose and in a voice that is refreshingly authentic, Ricks tells an uplifting story of heartbreak, hope and self-salvation."
Melissa DeMoux, Deseret News: "Ricks paints her mother as an overbearing religious fanatic who trusts the word of the local bishop above all else. The author is less than positive about her dealings with the LDS Church, but she makes it clear that it is her mother's suffocating version of the religion that was most distressing . . . This story reads almost as a novel even though it is an autobiographical account. Ricks' strength to overcome despite desperate odds will likely inspire readers with a desire to do the same."
The Blue Bookshelf: "This story was a huge pity fest. This is the stuff Lifetime movies are made of. Because this book was a memoir, I want to make it clear that I totally respect Ingrid Ricks' experiences. However, I think her book was low quality. The writing was blah and uninteresting. The exaggerated characters were all good or all bad, and I had no pity for them – except for Ingrid's mom, who was so vulnerable and weak it bordered on pathetic. I felt bad for her, but not in an interesting, thought provoking way – more like in a Lifetime movie way. Verdict: Because I felt so bad for the mom character, for some reason I feel bad putting this one in the Rubbish Bin. Let's say it's on the floor next to the rubbish bin."
Liesl Shurtliff. Rump. Knopf, April. MG fractured fairy tale. 12-year old Rumpelstiltskin as a sympathetic character.
Kirkus (starred): "Shurtliff turns the Rumpelstiltskin tale on end, providing the heartbreaking yet humorous history of the manikin's dilemma . . . . In his moment of triumph, children will want to dance alongside the unlikely, likable hero. As good as gold."
PW: "Debut author Shurtliff upends the traditional characterization of this fairy tale's antihero, recasting Rumpelstiltskin as a sympathetic and tragically doomed protagonist. His mother dies shortly after childbirth and only manages to utter half a name, Rump, making him the butt of jokes and also influencing his fate . . . Shurtliff fills Rump's world with common magic and deadpan humor; the picaresque-style narrative gives the maligned character a refreshingly plainspoken voice, while honoring the original story's hauntingly strange events."
People Magazine: "A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself."
SLJ: "A beguiling take on a classic tale…. This captivating fantasy has action, emotional depth, and lots of humor."
Denver Post: "It's a startlingly original book, even in the revisited-fairy-tale trope that "Wicked" begat . . . In Shurtliff's deft telling, "Rump" turns into the odyssey of a very likeable chap."
Raeanne Thayne. Island Promises. Harlequin, Jan. 7. Romance anthology. Thayne is one of three authors in this Hawaii anthology.
Natalie Whipple. Blindsided. Hot Key Books, Jan. 2. YA Paranomral. Sequel to Transparent. Girl with powers of invisibility. Transparent was published both by HarperTeen in the US and Hot Key in the UK. The sequel is only being published by Hot Key. So the cartoony cover is like the first UK book, but unlike the more serious looking cover of the first US book. Whipple has a different book coming from HarperTeen in a few months.
Deseret News: ""Blindsided" has a very cinematic feel and reads like a blockbuster action movie. The ending is satisfying and fans of the first book will be pleased with Fiona's development and the fates of their favorite characters."
Lani Woodland and Melonie Piper. Pieces of Jade. Geek Girl, Dec. 16. YA fantasy, pirates.
Julie Wright. Victoria's Promise. Covenant, Jan. 15. Newport Ladies Book Club #7. Romance/women's. A producer of a reality dating show finds herself falling for the leading man.
Short Fiction
Karen Stay Ahlstrom. "Machine of Death." In This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death, ed. Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki, 211–22. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2013. BYU graduate, 2000. Fiction Director, The Leading Edge: Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy. I have held several volunteer positions at TLE, including: Fiction Director, Reader, Editing Group Member, and Webmaster (http://tle.clubs.byu.edu) August 1997 – April 1999.
Orson Scott Card. "Off to See the Emperor." In Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond, ed. John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen. 47North, 2013.
James Goldberg. "The Revelations & Opinions of the Rev. Clive Japhta, D.D." Dialogue, 46:1, Spring 2013.
M.K. Hutchins. "Under Warranty." In Cucurbital 3, ed. Lawrence M. Schoen. Blue Bell, Penn.: Paper Golem, 2013
PD Malamo. "Sun and the Moon". Conte 9:1. Sept. 2013. "Mallamo whisks us over the border for the gritty and strangely touching "Sun and the Moon," a story as unflinching as it is redemptive." A Mexican man works a bloody job to pay for his daughter's education.
Larry Menlove. "A Regular River Flowing." The Provo Canyon Review. #3. 2013. A slightly different version of this story first appeared in Words of Wisdom, 2002.
Heidi Naylor. "Mack and Natalie Have Gotten Too Comfortable in Idaho" Detours. Boise, ID: The Log Cabin Literary Center of Idaho, 2013. Boise State University instructor.
Steven L. Peck. "Démodé". Nature. Dec. 23.
Brandon Sanderson, "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell," Novella. In Dangerous Women, George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozios, eds. Tor, Dec. 3. "Set in the Cosmere [the universe in which nearly all of Sanderson's adult fiction exists] but not on any planet you've seen before."
Kirkus (starred review. "Brandon Sanderson's gripping "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell," about an innkeeper/bounty hunter who must defeat rapacious ghosts, brutal outlaws and greedy bureaucrats to keep herself and her daughter safe and free."
Brad Torgersen. "The Hideki Line". Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume IV . Empire & Great Jones Little Press (January 2, 2014).
David J. West. "Why Crows Steal Shiny Things." In 100 Worlds, ed. David Nell, 49&ndash58. Dreamscape Press, 2013.
Wymore, James. "The Dark Glass." In Penny Dread Tales Volume 3: In Darkness Clockwork Shines. RuneWright, 2013.
——, "Fido." In So It Goes: A Tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, ed. Max Booth III. Cibolo, Tex.: Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing, 2013.
Older books and their reviews
Julie Berry. All the Truth That's In Me (FoxyJ). "This is a new book that's been generating a lot of buzz lately; I read it quickly within two days–it's the kind of book best read in one big chunk of time so you can get caught up in the story. It's powerfully written–a good blend of suspense and well-crafted plot with a unique voice and language choices."
Kristin Bryant. The Others (Jennie Hansen, Meridian). "The Others by Kristin Bryant introduces an interesting premise. On a planet far out in space a civilization of people similar to earth's humans live and observe earth . . . Their ancient records foretell the birth of a savior on another world, who will be their savior too . . . I don't often review science fiction novels, but I found some of this story's premises and references interesting as they hint strongly at connections to LDS doctrine and to Christian religions' suppositions concerning "sheep I have that are not of this fold" and the creation of "worlds without end." . . . The story is plotted well with enough excitement and adventure to keep the reader turning pages. Even when I found myself unable to suspend belief concerning the odd mixture of primitive and futuristic background elements, the story still held my interest. I suspect there will be a sequel and I'll read it too."
Emily Gray Clawson. A Way Back to You (Shelah Books It). 3 stars. "While I didn't understand the final chapter of the novel, when she returns to the present (certain things were altered that seemed kind of unalterable, like the structure of her husband's brain), and there were problems with the timeline (she repeats many times that they had thirteen years together, but I did the math and they had at least fifteen years together), I really enjoyed the portions of the novel when Annabelle is in the past. There are times when I'd love to live my teen years with the wisdom of my thirtysomething brain, and Annabelle gets that opportunity, which is fun to see."
James Dashner. The Eye of Minds (Rosalyn). 3 stars. "This was my first Dashner novel, though I've heard him speak before at a writer's conference and he was really funny. This book, of course, isn't funny–but it is fast-paced and interesting . . . The story/plot here is great. While I suspected part of the final plot twist, I didn't see all of it coming and the book packs a pretty good surprise. Dashner's story moves along quickly (I read most of it on a 3 hour car ride this afternoon) and the virtual world he creates is interesting. The writing itself isn't quite as winning: the writing never got in the way of the story, but it wasn't ever outstanding enough for me to slow down to savor the writing (as, say, with Gaiman's books). And I never really connected to the characters, who weren't especially distinctive to me. However, the plot is strong enough that these complaints won't really matter to most readers."
Julie N. Ford. Replacing Gentry (Shelah Books It). 2 stars. "The book is strange. I like the descriptions of Nashville and of feeling like an outsider in the city (I've spent lots of time in Nashville, and feel like Ford captures the essence of the city), but the book is riddled with grammatical errors, typos, and clunky writing that shows a lack of editing. Furthermore, I wasn't sure if the novel was supposed to be supernatural or not, and I'm not 100% sure that the ending cleared things up. I think that with some good editing, this book could have been a lot better than it is, which is too bad because it has some exciting elements."
James Goldberg. The Five Books of Jesus. Blair Hodges. "This is the best literary treatment of the stories of Jesus I've ever read. Beautifully conceived and crafted. Goldberg's re-telling of the New Testament story of Jesus made me want to revisit the New Testament again. His is not the typical historical fiction approach. Goldberg retells extremely familiar stories in a different register so as to render them fresh and compelling again. He draws interesting connections from the texts I've never made before. Wonderful."
Shannon Hale. Ever After High (Reading for Sanity). 4 stars. "I'm a sucker for a fairy tale, or a retelling/reimagining of one. I love seeing these old, classic stories given new life. Shannon Hale has done such a great job with this iteration – the children of the heroes, heroines, villains, and secondary characters we've been familiar with all our lives are about to take on the burden of their parents, stepping into their roles for the next generation. But, what if they don't want to follow in their parents' footsteps? What if, like Raven, they want to write their own destiny? . . . It didn't disappoint. The characters are almost as you'd expect, with some delightful surprises sprinkled along the way. It's clear she's tried to modernize the fairy tales, paralleling their world to ours as much as possible. Students and teachers rely on their mirrorphones. The students listen to Taylor Quick and songs like "You Don't Know You're Charming". They have their own updated spin on classic fairy tale fashions. Robin Hood's son and his friends have a band called "The Merry Men". Silly? Yes. Isn't that what fairy tales are for? The story reminds me a lot of the Sisters Grimm stories because of the all-encompassing fairy tale characters you'll read about – but the story lines are vastly different. It's a quick read, but definitely one I'll keep reading!"
Amy Harmon. Making Faces (Shelah Books It). 4 stars. "If I had checked out the Goodreads page for Making Faces before reading the book, I think I would have been highly skeptical of the story (the first ten reviews are obviously from lovestruck teenagers who are part of the Ambrose fan club). Heck, if I'd seen the book jacket, I think I would have been skeptical. But the book doesn't disappoint. The narrative is complicated, switching back from past to present and between characters. Harmon's writing is clear and lyrical. Her characters are interesting (not just Fern and Ambrose, but also her wheelchair-bound cousin, Bailey, whose side-story is fascinating), and she does a great job capturing life in a small town. While I'm sure Ambrose is a hottie and if there's a movie, it will be a success, I also think that the book is much more than just a hot guy and a nerdy girl getting together."
J. R. Johanson. Insomnia (Rosalyn). 4 stars. "I was probably predisposed to like this one since I've met the author and she's awesome (and a redhead, so naturally we're kindred spirits . . . ). And while I'm not usually big on thrillers, I did quite enjoy this one. The story line is quite original: Parker is a Watcher, which means he's forced to inhabit the dreams of the last person he makes eye contact with each day . . . What I liked about this book (and what, apparently, some reviewers hate about it) was that Parker was an unreliable narrator. He genuinely doesn't know if he's capable of doing some of the horrible things he's afraid he's actually done. Sometimes the writing style was fragmented and a bit disjointed, but I think that perfectly reflected Parker's state of mind. And yes, sometimes (frequently), Parker is a jerk. But he doesn't want to be that person, and he works toward changing it. The story has some surprising twists and tense moments–a good example of a YA thriller."
Wendy Knight. Feudlings series (Mindy, LDSWBR). "WOW! This series is so much fun. The first thing that drew me in to these books was the cover of Feudlings. I also thought Feudlings in Flame's cover was fantastic, too. The premise of Feudlings is what I loved the most. Only they can end the feud and only they can destroy each other. Very cool. Her characters are well-written, very fun and very likable . . . There are some very cool twists and turns, especially in the second book, that I don't want to give away."
Gerald D. Lund. To Run With the Swift (Christine Rappleye, Deseret News). "The adventures of Danni, Ricky, her family and her pouch, which were originally bedtime stories author Gerald Lund told to his grandchildren, are an entertaining coming-of-age story that spans generations and crosses continents."
Jennifer A. Nielsen. The Runaway King (LDSWBR, Mindy). 5 stars. "Another stunning offering from Jennifer Nielsen. I was blown away by The False Prince and this book was the same. So many exciting things take place right from the start. I will not be able to summarize any parts for you, too many spoilers. I loved, loved all the little seeds that Jennifer planted throughout to make this book thrilling and fresh. Jaron is still as smart-alecy as ever, and I think that is what I love most about him. He is too clever for his own good. Even when he seems to be at the end of his rapidly fraying rope, he is always a step ahead. I read this book in a matter of hours. I could not put it down. Jaron is a character that you will think about and care for long after you finish reading. The ending of The Runaway King is brilliant."
Ryan Rapier. The Reluctant Blogger (Shelah Books It). 4 stars. "Another novel, another spouse dead of a brain aneurysm. Because I've read SO many books lately about widowed thirtysomethings trying to make sense of their new lives, I didn't have very high hopes for The Reluctant Blogger. But Rapier and his story of Todd, who starts a blog as an assignment from his therapist, really surprised me. Todd writes about his struggles to raise his kids, especially his teenage daughter, about everyone who wants him to start dating again, and about his relationship with his family and friends. One of the things Rapier does best is tell the side stories. I loved getting to know about Todd's best friends, his totally normal bishop (who felt like a real person instead of a caricature), his overly rigid dad, and the women he ends up dating. A thoroughly enjoyable read with a satisfying conclusion, which also manages to make insightful commentary about LDS culture (and gentle criticisms thereof), The Reluctant Blogger is the novel that seems (at least of the books I've read) to be one of the best LDS novels of 2013."
Brandon Sanderson. The Rithamitist (Rosalyn) 4 stars. "The more I read from Sanderson, the more impressed I am with his creativity. Each of his series features a different magic system–all fascinating, all plausible . . . I think I loved the world-building here as much as any of the characters: I liked Joel, and I adored Melody, the outcast Rithmatist student who befriends Joel (although it could also be said that Joel befriends her.) I'm already looking forward to the next book in the series."
Kiersten White. The Chaos of the Stars (Gamilia). "I really enjoyed reading Chaos of the Stars. I know that the whole demi-god myth is kind of becoming an overdone trope in the market right now, but Chaos of the Stars has several things that makes it stand out. The first is that it is great as a stand-alone novel that has an interesting world that you would like to visit again, but don't have to once all the loose ends of the novel are tied up. It is kind of relaxing to read a YA fantasy that doesn't require a three book commitment. Also, while there is romance, there is no love triangle. Lovely! In addition, there is no super reveal about secret powers in which the female protagonist turns into a super warrior so that she can save the world . . . So, yeah Chaos of the Stars is a fun, light-hearted introduction to the insanity that is Egyptian mythology, and makes itself stand out by throwing aside some popular paranormal romance conventions and focusing the story on family drama, rather than epic battles. I wanted a bit more tension in the first couple chapters, but other than that I really enjoyed the novel."
Eric Samuelsen. Clearing Bombs. Plan B, Feb. 20-Mar. 12. During the summer of 1942, economists Friedrich Hayek and John Maynard Keynes spent a night on the roof of King's College Chapel in Cambridge, waiting to clear away and control German incendiary bombs.
Mahonri Stewart. Jimmy Stewart Goes to Hollywood. Covey Center for the Arts on March 28-29. Zion Theatre Company. Directed by J. Scott Bronson. About Jimmy Stewart and his difficult rise in Hollywood, focusing on his relationship with actress Margaret Sullavan.
MITT. Greg Whitley, director. Documentary. Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 17. Netflix, January 24. Whitley, the director of New York Doll and Resolved, has been working on this project for six years. It is an independent project, not controlled by Romney. But I seem to remember an election postmortem saying that there was a debate among the Romney campaign whether it should be released during the election or not, with one of the sons saying it should be, but others opposed. But I can't find the article saying that.
SL Tribune feature story: ""It's not a puff piece on him," said Trevor Groth, programming director for the Sundance Film Festival. "It's a really neutral look at the process." That said, Groth opined that the movie "would have served him well during the election."
Deseret News feature story: "Mitt Romney Sundance film gives unprecedented access to man, family." "When Greg Whiteley began filming Mitt Romney's six-year quest for the presidency, the documentary filmmaker seldom had his camera trained on the candidate's family. Like other documentarians of political campaigns, Whiteley was drawn to the intrigue of strategy meetings, filming the candidate and his advisers plotting their next move. But, campaign strategists weren't as fascinated with Whiteley recording their every word and told him so. "In most cases the candidate and his family are off limits. In my case it was the just the opposite. The campaign wanted nothing to do with me and the family was open," he said. "I couldn't explain how or why I got the family to trust me to the degree that they did. But they just did and I went with it. As a result it's great family drama."
Inspired Guns. January 24, 2014 in Utah theaters. Missionary comedy. Adam White, director/writer. "Mormon Missionaries begin teaching two birdbrained members of the mafia who think the Elders are messengers from "The Boss" with a hidden message on the next hit." $175,000 budget. Producers: Jarrod Phillips (some acting and producing, especially Chick Magnets), Michael Hardle (Chick Magnets), Duane Anderson (White on Rice). White and several of the producers and actors previously made a film called Chick Magnets in 2012. Preview screenings January 14th in Orem, and January 15th in Layton.
The LDS Film Festival is preparing for its 13th iteration, with the schedule to be announced later this month. The festival will be held February 5th-8th (a later date than previous years) at the SCERA Theater in Orem, Utah.
Christmas for a Dollar feature, Provo Daily Herald.
David Spaltro talks about his plans for his A Short Stay in Hell film.
Don Bluth– Drawing from His Imagination. Mariah Proctor, Meridian Magazine.
Jan. 12, 19
Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
USA Today #37, #43, #79 (59 weeks)
PW MM Paperback #24, x (13th week). 5,081 units, 79,012 year total.
PW Children's: #17, #22 (12th week). 7260l, 2740 units. 2013 total: 81,461.
NYT MM Paperback: #3, #4 (64th week)
NYT Ebook: #22, x (20th week)
NYT Combined Print and Ebook: #16, #24
A Memory of Light, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.
PW MM Paperback; x, #22 (1st week). 6107 units.
NYT MM Paperback: x, #3 (1st week)
Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
NYT MM Paperback: #14, x (6th week)
Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends, by Shannon Hale
PW Children's: #11, #10 (13th week). 9373, 4473 units. 2013 total: 85,083.
NYT: Fell off the list.
Spirit Animals #1: Wild Born, by Brandon Mull
PW Children's #22, x (16th week). 5084 units. 2013 total: 90,545.
NYT Middle: #13, #14
Steelheart, by Brandon Sanderson
USA Today: x, #113, x (3rd week)
NYT YA: #13, #4 (13th week)
The Eye of Minds, by James Dashner
Fell off the list
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
USA Today #154, #136, #32 (12th week).
NYT Series: #10, #9 (65th week)

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IP Check: not done
Releasable: no blocking issues, but feedback from potential users is appreciated
Quality Assurance: not measured
Stability: No planned API changes
Supported: Some examples are available, there is nobody to watch the user list or answer email.
Recent Development
The JMapPane here is a quick hack thrown together around the streaming renderer. It is an unsupported module (so use at your own risk) that is set up as a replacement for the old styled map pane classes removed in 2.2.x (see Upgrade to 2.2 for details).
If you are a volunteer we could use help documenting this class; making it do less; and serve as a good example.Michael Bedward has just begun (26 Feb 09) going through the JMapPane code with the aim of making it easier to use, more flexible and properly documented. To start with these changes will just made on trunk.
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Features & Use
Like I said, GoAruna is an online storage with unlimited space that can be accessed from your regular browser or one of its PC, Mac, Linux or Android clients. You first need to set-up an account with GoAruna, which you can also use on your phone. Uploaded files can have a maximum size of 100 MB. You can also share links to specific files with your friends or have them upload files to your own "Dropbox". This is all included in your online storage. These features are all very easy to use with your GoAruna app. As far as the files themselves are concerned, you are not allowed to upload songs, videos etc. that are copyright-protected. Regardless of which files you upload online, you should carefully read through the Terms of Service when setting up your account.
Screen & Controls
As soon as you've started up GoAruna and are logged into your account, you can access all your online files and folders in explorer view. Obviously, the screen will be blank when you first sign in.
By pressing the menu button you'll see the following options:
Create Folder
Upload File
View Local Files
Select Multiple
If you select Upload File, you can select a file from your SD card in explorer view and then long tap to do the following:
Share by SMS
Show Details
If you click on Local Files, you are directed to an explorer view of all the files you can upload. Via the menu button you have access to your library. Here you can check out all of your pictures, music and videos. Although the library isn't perfect (not all thumbnails were displayed), you'll find the option of uploading multiple files by pressing "Select Multiple. Once you've selected multiple files, you have the following upload options by pressing the menu button:
Zip & Upload
Zip & Send
Unfortunately, the options Zip & Upload and Zip & Send are still a bit buggy. On the Nexus One I got an error message and on the Milestone the app told me I didn't have enough storage space on my SD card when I actually had 2GB of free space! Simple multiple upload, however, worked fine.
In Internet Files you can see your online storage in explorer view at any time. Long pressing a file will give you the following options:
Send It
Share by SMS
Show Details
Show Link (Share)
With Send you can forward a link to a specific file via email by selecting a contact either from your GoAruna address book or from your phone contacts. Please take note that the lists aren't displayed in alphabetical order by name. It may be simpler and easier to just copy the link into a normal email message with your standard email client.
Selecting More opens up another long list of options, including Settings, Sent Files and your personal inbox. This is your "dropbox" to which friends can upload their files. Here you'll find your incoming files, but you can also view them by entering in your personal inbox URL (select Show Inbox URL if you can't remember it).
Bottom Line: The GoAruna Android app is definitely still a bit buggy even if it makes a good first impression. Nevertheless, GoAruna Files is a good online storage service that can be fairly easily used with its respective app.
Speed & Stability
GoAruna Files ran smoothly during our test except for the error messages displayed on the Nexus One.
Price/Performance Ratio
GoAruna Files can be downloaded for free from the Android Market.


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Art Print
Collect your choice of gallery quality Giclée, or fine art prints custom trimmed by hand in a variety of sizes with a white border for framing.
Be careful not to get shot...
i love this. Where I grew up in South Africa, there were certain tribal beliefs that having your picture taken, stole your soul!
great concept, I ran into those beliefs a lot growing up too when living in Ethiopia. This illustrates it perfectly.
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Untitled (Girls in Plaid "Hoovering" the Lawn), 1987-1991 (negative); 1992 (print)
Nick Waplington, British
Chromogenic print
Image: 12 3/4 x 19 1/8 inches (32.4 x 48.6 cm) Sheet: 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, 1993
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Nick Waplington, British
Chromogenic print
Image: 12 3/4 x 19 1/8 inches (32.4 x 48.6 cm) Sheet: 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, 1993
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Family Portrait
June 8, 2013 - November 10, 2013
Family Portrait examines the many ways photographers picture family, from amateurs who
document their own households, to progressive reformers who make views of domestic life
to encourage social change, to artists who explore the deeply personal and often private
nature of familial relationships. It includes photographs that span the history of the medium,
beginning with an early daguerreotype portrait of sisters by the Philadelphia studio of
William and Frederick Langenheim through a contemporary portrait of a wealthy couple and
their children by Tina Barney.
The centerpiece of Family Portrait is a selection of pages from the mid-1850s family album of
British amateur photographers Lucy and Charlotte Bridgeman. A promised gift in memory of
Anne d'Harnoncourt, the Bridgeman album has never before been shown publicly and is a
highlight of the Museum's nineteenth-century photographic holdings.
The exhibition includes several Pictorialist interpretations of home life by figures such as
Gertrude Käsebier, Alice Austin, and Robert S. Redfield; documentary photographs by
Lewis Hine, Margaret Bourke-White, and Arthur Rothstein; and photographs by artists
whose own family members served as subjects, including Harry Callahan, Robert Frank,
Emmet Gowin, Sally Mann, and Nicholas Nixon. Other featured selections include iconic
works by Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, and Paul Strand.
Visitors are invited to take their own family portraits and share them on Instagram using #pmafamily. Search #pmafamily to see them all, or check out our favorites on Facebook and Twitter.


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - View original article
"Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" is a hymn based on Joachim Neander's German chorale Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, published in 1680.[2] John Julian in his A Dictionary of Hymnology calls the German original "a magnificent hymn of praise to God, perhaps the finest creation of its author, and of the first rank in its class."[3]
The melody used by Neander, first published in 1665, exists in many versions and is probably based on a folk tune.[4] The text paraphrases Psalm 103 and Psalm 150.[2] Catherine Winkworth published her English translation of Neander's hymn in 1863.[5]
The common name given to this melody is "Lobe den Herren".[6] Several variants were published with various secular texts between 1665 to 1680, when Joachim Neander published his German hymn Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, using its meter.[4]
It was the favorite hymn of King Frederick William III of Prussia, who first heard it in 1800.[3][5]
Johann Sebastian Bach used the chorale as the base for his chorale cantata Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137, in 1724. Although only the text of the outer stanzas was kept completely, he referred to the unusual melody in bar form with a Stollen of five measures and a climax at the beginning of the Abgesang in all movements but one.[7] John Eliot Gardiner assumes, looking at the festive instrumentation and the general content of praise and thanksgiving, that the cantata was also performed that year to celebrate Ratswahl, the inauguration of the Leipzig city council.[8] In 1729 Bach concluded his wedding cantata Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a, with the final movement of the chorale cantata, transposed to D major.[7] Bach transformed the central movement of his cantata to one of his Schübler Chorales.[9]
Several composers wrote organ preludes on the chorale, including Johann Gottfried Walther, Johann Philipp Kirnberger, and Max Reger as both op. 24 and part of his collection op. 135a. Johann Nepomuk David composed a Toccata on the tune.
The German choral composer Hugo Distler produced a popular arrangement of the hymn for a capella chorus, as part of his Drei kleine Choralmotetten.
In the Neander original, first the singer calls himself (my beloved soul) to praise God, then calls for a larger group to join the praise with musical instruments as well as song:
" | Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren! Meine geliebte Seele, das ist mein Begehren. Kommet zu Hauf! Psalter und Harfe, wacht auf! Lasset den Lobgesang hören! | " |
John Julian's A Dictionary of Hymnology lists more than ten English translations of "Lobe den Herren" printed in various nineteenth century hymnals.[3]
The first verse of the Winkworth translation is
" | Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear, Now to his temple draw near, Join me in glad adoration! | " |
Lionel Adey uses Winkworth's translation as an example of translators' reshaping a text to their own era's tastes, noting that she discards the German Renaissance flavor of psaltery and harp to introduce a mention of "health" more typical of nineteenth-century Christianity. Although he praises other translations by Winkworth, and describes this one as a twentieth-century "classic," he critiques her changes to the sense of Neander's text as an example of "muscular Christianity tinged with Philistinism."[11]


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Butch in ID
Maybe Acerbis has something against KTM, but from all of the good reviews I expected a lot more from this tank. The radiator shroud mounting holes do not line up with the holes in the stock plastic so you have to elongate the holes. The tank is so wide at the front that the radiator shrouds no longer contact the radiators as they were designed to do and makes the bike look like crap from the front. The handlebars hit the tank on the left and limit the turning radius on the left. Quality control and design seem to be very poor at Acerbis, but I should have realized this after my experience with one of their plastic kits. I am very disappointed with this tank and would have returned it if I had not needed the extra fuel capacity on a ride the day after I received it.
Read All Reviewsmichael in CO
As soon as I opened these I was almost positive I wanted to return them. Pretty basic reasons. Although they do look nice, first thing I noticed was the weight. That didn't deter me, what did was mainly that they curve back over the top of your hands. Not as bad as some of the old cups Acerbis made 20 years ago, but enough I would be afraid of breaking my wrists in the event of going over the bars. Secondly I ordered white and they have a weird tint to them. Otherwise I still gave two stars because they look nice and decently sturdy. I would keep if they were more flat like they look in the picture and less cupped.
Read All ReviewsStephen in ME
I sent this kit back.....the front fender was was deformed. The front tip of the fender was bent downward and was very flimsy.....This stuff is very low quality. I have found Acerbis to be very hit or miss depending on the bike, it is a gamble when you buy this brand. OEM is worth the extra cost for sure.
Read All Reviewsjason in FL
Very adjustable ,very tough and durable. I use for hare scrambles and I am quite happy with them..
Read All ReviewsTodd in MI
I bought this for my son's bike. Fit was great, mounted easily, with plenty of wire, and it worked great. Very low profile, nice and lightweight. I worked and looked so well I got a second one for my bike. The only thing keeping it from 5 stars is the price.
Read All Reviewsjosh in WV
I have purchased many sets hand guards and these are the best. Good full metal brace. Also has tuff plastic looks pretty cool.
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Anita, Vania and I were at VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy last week, and on Wednesday I hosted a NUKE Taster day style workshop for a packed house of 35 students. Most attendees came from 3 surrounding animation art schools within the arts centre in central Turin. After the session I had lunch with some of them and discovered that in their foundation year they are learning traditional animation, 3D and filmmaking, then specialising afterwards in 2D or 3D animation for their final project.
This week on YouTube...Part 2!
I hope you've slept well, Internet! It's been too long since we spoke. Shall we get a coffee and catch up?
Tell us about 2D!
Now and then we like to call upon our wonderfully gifted tutors to dispatch their invaluable knowledge to potential VFX artists across the world, in the form of an online webinar.
VFX vs Motion Graphics
In my early career exploring VFX Vs Motion Graphics; I was very tempted to try my hand at film title sequences. I loved the design aspect, the story telling requirement and strong visuals used to captivate the audience right from the start.
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Some good news for VFX fans this week, as VES announce that a complete documentary film about the legendary Ray Harryhausen, will be shown at a number of festivals early next year, and better still, those who can't make these screenings, will be able to get their hands on 'RAY HARRYHAUSEN: SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN' (quite the title, eh?) as soon as March 2013.
Being an avid Harryhausen fan, I own a signed copy of his classic book 'The Art of Ray Harryhausen', and have had the great pleasure of attending an intimate lecture held by this 'Special Effects Titan' back in 2009.
The VFX Festival, a storming success!
With the help of some top class industry speakers, cinemas in a handful of the world's most prolific post houses, a dedicated team of Escape staff and some fantastically helpful VFX Marshalls, it is no surprise the UK's first ever VFX Festival, was a storming success.
They don't make films like they used to!
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is one film responsible for inspiring a whole generation of animators. This is very much the case in the UK particularly, and largely because of the massive contribution from one very talented Brit, Richard Williams, and his team at Elstree Studios. And so, when I came across this posting on io9.com, I felt I should share the little nostalgic nugget with you all.
Special Compositing and Animation Open Days announced for November
Once again we are going to be running a couple of course specific Open Days for those would like to find out more about our courses and the sort of training we offer here at Escape.


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There are competitors. Microsoft Windows PCs have a strong presence in schools and the software giant hopes it Windows 8 tablets will catch on in the education sector. But no single tablet vendor outside of Apple has made a big splash in K-12.
But the reason there are so many iPad announcements is that most schools haven't fully integrated iPads, or any other tablet, into their tech infrastructure. In other words, it's far from game over when it comes to tablets in education, particularly when you consider the budget constraints most schools face.
Enter consumer giant Sony which just announced a new K-12 Education Initiative it says will help help schools easily integrate devices into the classroom so teachers and administrators can more easily take advantage of what tablets and mobile technologies have to offer for education. The program includes access to tablets and other devices at discount prices as well as additional services and support.
Sony's Xperia Tablet S, an Android 4 device with a 9.4-inch high def screen, is central to the program. Advantages include a "guest mode" that allows teachers to restrict or grant access to specific apps; it comes with a full-sized SD card slot for memory expansion and file transfers. Educators using Xperia tablets will also receive 50 GB of cloud storage via Box.com.
The program is also supported by what Sony says is a real-time, online community that will update resources via a network of distinguished educators; software to manage and protect devices and information, user training and programs designed for specific districts and schools.
"As an educator, Sony's K-12 Initiative was particularly compelling to me because it looks beyond just providing schools with devices," said Tim Wilhelmus , a Sony Education Ambassador and an innovation, curriculum and technology specialist at Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.


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About Business Plans
Business Planning
What is a business plan?
- The result of thoroughly investigating your industry, your market, your product, your financial situation, and your proposed organization. A business plan outline provides an organized system for researching the feasibility of your business. In addition to providing a game plan for directing and guiding your business, a completed business plan can provide a great tool for communicating your business to potential investors and banking institutions.
- A business plan should be done by anyone starting a business or making major changes within their existing business. This could include adding product lines, increasing sales, purchasing another business, or a multitude of other changes within the existing business. Planning for a new business or changes within a current business is paramount for success. Statistics have shown conclusively that those who develop and implement a business plan tend to survive and those who do not fail.
- Business planning is a process that leads to a product. Your internal business plan should be in a format that is easy for you to understand, access, store and retrieve, edit and update.
Business Plan Outline
- The following is a suggested outline of the material that should be included in your business plan. Every business plan is unique, as is every business. This outline was designed with a general purpose in mind; therefore, some things may not apply to your business. Further details can be found in the Small Business Development Center's Business Planning Guide (hot link to BPG on website) and SBDC consultants are available to review your plan and provide you feedback on what to include.
- Cover Page:
The cover page is the first impression of your business plan. It should include the name of the company, company address, company phone number, owners and their addresses/phone numbers, and the date of the plan. Incorporate the company logo, if there is one. - Table of Contents: (Optional)
- Executive Summary:
This portion should be brief; usually one or two paragraphs, and should state your present situation and the goals for your business. For example, describe your idea, how much money you need, what you need it for, how much money you will bring (or have put) into the business, and a brief schedule of your goals. Since you won't know some of these facts until you complete your business plan, write this section last. - Business:
The business portion of the business plan provides an overview of your planned business operation. You should briefly describe your product/service and how you will maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. Suggested subheadings are:- Describe Your Business
- Describe your Product(s)
- Proprietary Information
- Regulations
- Facility and Equipment
- Operational Needs
- Barriers
- Management:
The management plan of your business outlines the organizational structure that defines the lines of authority and the responsibilities of the key players.- Ownership Composition
- Management
- Personnel
- Security
- Consultants
- Personnel Resumes
- Legal Documents
- Schedule
- Market:
The marketing plan includes information on the total market with an emphasis on your target market and how you plan to make your product and/or service available.- Product/Service
- Target Market
- Competition
- Market Entry
- Location
- Industry Trends
- Methods of Distribution
- Promotion
- Pricing
- Money:
The money section of your business plan will show past, current and projected financial activity. Information and documents that should be included are:- Summary of Financial Need
- 3-Year Income Projection*
- Statement of Cash Flow*
- Balance Sheet*
- Break-even Analysis*
- Personal Financial Statement
- Tax Returns
- Credit Reports
- Copies of Leases, Contracts
- Exhibits:
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Your love affair with the sun can end rather abruptly. One day you look in the mirror and when did this happen? see wrinkling and brown spots, or worse, a suspicious-looking mole. Still, doctors agree that it's never too late to start protecting your skin. Coming up: how to choose sunscreens for your skin type and apply them so they deliver on their promises. And dermatologists weigh in on four sunscreen controversies. Their overriding message: Other than avoiding the sun, bi-hourly sunscreen application is still the safest way to steer clear of harmful UV rays.
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Find a sunscreen formula that fits your life and lifestyle," suggests Sandra Read, M.D., clinical instructor of dermatology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. "If it's too heavy, sticky, or expensive, you're not going to wear it."
Scan the label for "active ingredients." This will tell you which ones are actually doing the protecting. Good choices include the highly effective sunblocks titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, and the chemical sunscreen avobenzone (a.k.a. Parsol 1789).
Look for "broad-spectrum" on the bottle, too (sometimes written as "complete" or "total protection"). That way, you'll know you're guarded against UVB and UVA rays. Here's why this matters: Sunlight emits up to 95 percent UVA (the rays that penetrate deeply into skin, causing wrinkles, spots, and skin cancer) and around 5 percent UVB (the more energetic rays that cause sunburn and can also contribute to skin cancer). "You may still be exposed to massive doses of UVA if your sunscreen's not broad-spectrum," says James M. Spencer, M.D., associate professor of clinical dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
Go a little higher on the SPF. "Sun protection factor" is a lab measure of the time it takes skin to sunburn when you shine UVB light on it. With an SPF of 15, it should theoretically take your skin 15 times longer. But since most people apply less than half the amount of sunscreen used in lab tests, they get only about half the protection. That's why most dermatologists suggest using an SPF 30.
Don't be lulled into a false sense of security by those really high SPFs. "They don't offer that much more protection," says Ava Shamban, M.D., a dermatologist in Santa Monica, CA. An SPF of 30 absorbs about 96 percent of UVB rays, but a 45 is only about one percentage point better. Still, you should use them if you have very fair skin or have already had skin cancer. "Your sunscreen will be stickier, and you may get slightly better protection," Dr. Shamban says. Try: Coppertone NutraShield SPF 70 ($10.49, drugstores) and Cetaphil UVA/UVB Defense SPF 50 ($14, drugstores).
Choose UVA protection with staying power. Titanium and zinc block out both UVA and UVB rays, whereas chemical sunscreens filter primarily UVB and only some UVA with one significant exception: Avobenzone deflects a wider range of UVA rays, including the deepest-penetrating and most damaging kind. Ironically, it degrades in sunlight. To extend avobenzone's staying power, look for photostabilized versions, such as Helioplex (a blend of avobenzone and oxybenzone, found with other active sunscreen ingredients in Neutrogena products), or an ingredient like Mexoryl (a.k.a. ecamsule, a sunscreen chemical exclusive to L'Oréal and its brands). Try Kiehl's UV Protective Suncare Sunscreen Cream SPF 20 with Mexoryl ($32.50, kiehls.com). More and more companies now offer stabilized UVA protection. Try: Clinique SPF 25 Body Spray ($20, department stores) or Banana Boat Ultra Defense Faces SPF 30 ($9.49, drugstores).
Watch for ratings for UVA; they may appear on sunscreen packaging as soon as this summer. Current labels don't tell you how effective the ingredients are against UVA. But the FDA is currently considering regulations for sunscreens based on rules proposed in 2007. These will probably include a UVA star-rating system designating sunscreen protection as low, medium, high, and highest, with one to four stars.
Count the pluses for now. Several sunscreens use the Japanese UVA rating on products sold in the U.S. This system designates a +, ++, or +++ to indicate lowest to highest UVA protection. Try Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Sun Defense for Face SPF 50 Sunscreen PA+++ ($30, department stores).
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What is this medicine?
ACYCLOVIR; HYDROCORTISONE (ay SYE kloe veer hye droe KOR ti sone) cream is used to treat cold sores caused by the herpes virus. This medicine will not cure herpes.What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:-immune system problems
-an unusual or allergic reaction to acyclovir, ganciclovir, valacyclovir, hydrocortisone, corticosteroids, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
-pregnant or trying to get pregnant
How should I use this medicine?
This medicine is only for external use on cold sores. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Wash hands before and after use. Use a finger cot or rubber gloves so that you do not spread the infection to another site. Apply a thin layer to cover all lesions. Do not get this medicine in your eyes. If you do, rinse out with plenty of cool tap water. Do not bathe, shower, or swim within 30 minutes of applying this medicine. Use this medicine at regular intervals. Do not use more often than directed. Finish the full course prescribed by your doctor or health care professional even if you think you are better. Do not stop using except on your doctor's advice. Talk to your doctor if your cold sore is not better in 2 weeks.Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 12 years of age, precautions do apply.
Overdosage: If you think you've taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
What if I miss a dose?
If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, use only that dose. Do not use double or extra doses.What may interact with this medicine?
Interactions are not expected. Do not apply other skin care products (cosmetics, lip balm, or sunscreens) to the sore unless your doctor or health care professional tells you to.What should I watch for while using this medicine?
Even though you are using this medicine, you can still spread the herpes infection to another person. Try to keep the sores (blisters) from making contact with another person's skin.This medicine works best when applied very early in the course of an infection. Begin treatment at the first sign of infection. These signs include tingling, itching, or pain in the affected area.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:-allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (Report these to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome.):
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Keep out of the reach of children.Store at room temperature between 15 to 30 degrees C (59-86 degrees F). Do not freeze. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
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NIDAG members are currently developing a number of different tools to facilitate open access to neuroimaging data. This page provides an overview of ongoing projects, with links to further information. Automated Coordinate Extraction (ACE)Developer(s): Tal YarkoniStatus: Alpha Open source: Yes Language(s): Ruby, but ports are welcome Open to new contributors: Yes please! Link: http://github.com/NIDAG/ACE ACE is a suite of Ruby scripts designed to automatically extract stereotactic coordinate information from full-text HTML versions of neuroimaging articles. It takes HTML files as input, parses the HTML, and saves a bunch of information to a relational (MySQL) database. As part of the basic processing stream, ACE performs the following steps:
At present, ACE is intended for use as a Ruby library rather than a standalone package. Some familiarity with the Ruby programming language will most likely be required; we don't (currently) provide a graphical interface. In the long term, we plan to transition the tools to a web-based interface. For further information, see the github page or email Tal Yarkoni. FSL Automated Coordinate Extraction (FACE)Developer(s): Jan DerrfussStatus: Alpha Open source: Yes Language(s): Perl Open to new contributors: Yes Link: FACE.zip (includes perl script and config file) FACE is a Perl script that automatically extracts information from an FSL gfeat directory. The following information is retrieved:
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Residents reject weekly bin collections
Residents in the Mansfield district have convincingly rejected a return to weekly household rubbish collections in a major survey of all households in the district.
Last November Mansfield District Council launched its Great Waste Debate, which sought locals' views on how the authority should carry out its refuse and recycling collections in the future.
Overall, only a third of those who responded (34%) said that they would prefer a weekly general household waste (green bin) collection, with 62% opting against.
The current 'twin bin' system which sees recycling bins and general waste bins collected on alternate weeks was also endorsed by residents, with 83% saying that current arrangements were adequate for their needs.
However, the survey also revealed that the greater the number of people living in a property, the more likely they were to want a weekly general household waste collection. The majority of five, six and seven person households replying said that current arrangements were not adequate and wanted weekly collections.
Of those saying that they wanted weekly general waste (green bin) collections, 46% said that they would like them all year round, with 53% saying they just needed them in the summer.
Only 8% said that the weekly collections should be paid for through additional council tax, with 45% saying the council should do less of something else to fund them.
Almost all of those surveyed (99%) said that they made use of their recycling (blue) bin with nearly half (49%) saying that it is normally full when collected.
Many residents made comments and suggestions on how the current service could be improved, with a large number calling for a kerbside glass recycling service and others expressing confusion about what items can currently be recycled.
Nearly 1,300 people replied to the survey which was sent to all households in the district in the Council's 'My Mansfield' magazine last November. As well as the freepost survey, the 'Great Waste Debate' supplement included arguments for and against weekly general rubbish collections as well as other refuse and recycling information.
Mansfield District Council's Executive Mayor Tony Egginton, who instigated the Great Waste Debate, said:
"I'm really grateful to all those who took the time to complete the survey – it's clearly a subject that a lot of people have strong and diverse opinions about.
"I entered into the debate with an open mind about weekly rubbish collections – there are compelling arguments both for and against them. From the responses we have received though there is a clear groundswell of opinion against weekly collections in the Mansfield district. I have said from the outset that I would support the view put forward by the majority of residents.
"I also find it extremely encouraging that that there is a large majority who are happy with the current arrangements and that nearly all those who responded said that they were recycling, albeit different amounts."
Coun Eddie Smith, Portfolio Holder for the Environment added, "Every opinion counts to us. Every survey form and every comment will be studied so that we can find solutions for many of the issues raised – whether that is through better education about what can and can't be recycled currently or by making it easier to recycle more items."


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"The Unknown" by TSF
"This new composition is about the unknown, and having no idea where things are going but knowing that you'll get there somehow and enjoying the journey along the way.
The piano lead (Yamaha Motif-6/A-90) played by Danielle is improvised over the accompaniment of the Jupiter-8 res/bass patch and the D-50 synth strings patch played by Crystal.
TR-808 drum machine is also used for an analog percussion track.
Please enjoy the randomness.
and thanks for joining us on the journey. :)"
Back in time – Analog electro 80s
All things analog and here among other things you will witness the Jupiter 8.
The Jupiter 8 was Roland's first truly professional analog synthesizer. The Jupiter 8 features 16 rich analog oscillators at 2 per voice, eight voice polyphony and easy programming! At eight voices you can get some pretty thick analog sounds. Easy and intuitive programming via front panel sliders, knobs and buttons for all your tweaking needs. The legacy of the Jupiter synthesizers is due to their unique voice architecture and design, creating sounds that were so unreal and amazing that they have to be heard! No other synths in the world can create analog sounds as cool and authentic as these.
The Jupiter 8 was the biggest and fattest of them all (Jupiters and Junos)! It was one of the first synths to allow its keyboard to be split and layered – it's eight voices of trance heaven! Cross-mod, oscillator sync, a great LFO and a classic arpeggiator are also on-board. There's also two killer resonant analog 24dB/oct filters with 2-pole and 4-pole settings as well as low- and high-pass filtering methods. Unfortunately for the earlier models, tuning was very unstable but that seemed to be resolved in later models. Unlike its smaller counterpart, the Jupiter 6, the Jup 8 does not feature MIDI, only Roland's DCB sync can be found on some models. However, MIDI retro-kit's are available from various companies. Patch presets can store keyboard splits, arpeggiator settings, voice assign mode, hold, portamento and modulation settings.
But you will also notice the fat sound of the TR808:
The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable drum machines ("TR" serving as an initialism for Transistor Rhythm). Introduced by the Roland Corporation in early 1980, it was originally manufactured for use as a tool for studio musicians to create demos. Like earlier Roland drum machines, it does not sound very much like a real drum kit. Indeed, because the TR-808 came out a few months after the Linn LM-1 (the first drum machine to use digital samples), professionals generally considered its sound inferior to sampling drum machines; a 1982 Keyboard Magazine review of the Linn Drum indirectly referred to the TR-808 as sounding like marching anteaters. However, the TR-808 cost US$1,000 upon its release, which was considerably more affordable than the US$5,000 LM-1.
Drum machines in general became an integral part of hip hop music as a cheap and simple way of producing a drum sound. The Roland TR-808 held specific appeal because of the ability of its bass drum sound to produce extremely low-frequency sounds.
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This video features a Jupiter-8 bass patch U: (21), slightly edited with Fc set to 6 with no resonance. this patch is in poly-1 mode, (half of JPs oscillators used). Also featured is the TR-808 with an original pattern programmed just before the recording. Both the Jupiter-8 and TR-808 are magic machines!
Arp Odyssey Meets Raul
Demo of Sounds from the Arp Odyssey. 5 tracks mono, each recorded in one take.808 on drum track.Composition,performance and visuals by Raul Pena. Recorded April 13th,2011 at Switched On Electronics, Austin, TX.
Goldbaby Super Analog 808
Loopmasters has released Super Analog 808, a sample library featuring high quality TR-808 samples by Goldbaby.
Punchy, warm, analog drums with Round Robin Layering. Using high-end outboard and a compulsive attention to detail… this 808 sample set is pure analog drum heaven.
Why have you created another TR-808 sample set?
For a start the 808 is one of my favorite drum machines! Secondly I thought I could offer something a little different. This sample pack has been recorded at a higher sampler rate and has extensive Round Robin treatment to recreate the feel and movement of an analog drum machine. The Tape808 used tape to give it extra Mojo… this time I have used some new high end outboard. Tasty…
Is there anything else that is different?
Yes there certainly is. This pack has tuned chromatic BD and Conga patches. So you can play them on your keyboard!
Super Analog 808 features
- 1168 x 24 bit / 96 kHz wav files.
- Instrument patches for: Battery 3, EXS24, Kontakt 3.
- Patches make use of extensive Round Robin mapping for a more analog feel.
- Also includes tuned Chromatic BD and Conga patches (Kontakt, EXS24, Battery).
- Note: the GURU pack includes the samples + Drum Mashine patches for Guru.
Super Analog 808 is available to purchase for £24.95 GBP.
More information: Loopmasters / Super Analog 808
Got apetite for some more vocoder demos?
Continuing on the vocoder theme hare a nice demo of the Roland SVC-350 together with a Roland Juno 60 and Roland TR-808.


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In this week's edition of the Threshold Bookcast, we follow Jake Harvey as he visits the illustrious Mistress Aeira for a private consultation.
At the beginning of the episode, the former businessman reminisces some of the events that have lead him to the political arena, and ponders what…
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I was more than surprised this morning when I googled the terms "bookcast" and "bookcasting." I had imagined that what I was expecting to see in the results would have been common practice in this day and age, and yet I actually saw very little of what I had in mind. Moreover, I couldn't find entries for the words in Wikipedia, nor in the Wiktionary. In fact, this is the best definition I…
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I was lucky enough to interview Far East Movement :) Hope you guys enjoy it:
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Kev: Kev Nish, Far East Movement.
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Take, Don't Make!Posted on Apr 18, 2013
By Les Leopold The following is an adapted excerpt from Les Leopold's new book: "How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why Hedge Funds Get Away with Siphoning off America's Wealth" (John Wiley and Sons, 2013). It is reposted here with permission. While researching, "How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why Hedge Funds get away with siphoning off America's Wealth" (John Wiley and Sons, 2013), I stumbled upon these stunning factoids: • In 2009, David Tepper, the head of the Appaloosa hedge fund, earned an astounding $4 billion. Personally. (That's $1,923,076.92 per hour.) So, here's the real puzzle: How did these two hedge funds, which have fewer than one hundred employees each, make as much money as Apple Inc., which relies on the hard work of its nearly thirty thousand U.S. employees (and the incredibly hard work of another seven hundred thousand workers and contractors globally)? Hint: Produce nothing tangible for the real economy. Don't waste your time inventing or manufacturing stuff. In the hedge-fund game, you don't make—you take. Advertisement Square, Site wide Better to enter the mystical world of money managing, as described by Daniel A. Strachman, who has written several informative books on hedge funds. He believes that hedge-fund managers deserve to make so much with so little labor because they are simply more brilliant than those plebeians who worry about making cute little gadgets. Strachman is absolutely awed by hedge-fund billionaires: "These individuals are some of the brightest investment managers of all time, possessing unique skill sets that have made them extremely successful at managing money and exploiting market opportunities…. In essence, they are capable of seeing the markets in ways that most of us simply cannot imagine, and it is this rare vision that allows them to determine whether opportunities have value, thereby creating infinite windows to make money. That is what makes them great hedge fund managers." (Strachman 2008, 16) I have no doubt that these hedge-fund guys are very bright fellows and that the ones who make it to the top possess intelligence, foresight, and obscure knowledge. But really, are these hedge-fund guys so much brighter than those who create and manufacture everything we use? Is their "rare vision" so superior to that of the late Steve Jobs and his associates? And just what are those "infinite windows" that "most of us simply cannot imagine"? We all know how Apple earns its keep. It invents, manufactures, and markets products that the world voraciously consumes. (It also profits by using regimented workers in China who live in company dorms, wear identical company uniforms, get paid little, and work around the clock whenever Apple needs them.) The iMac, iPod, iTunes store, iPhone, and iPad have driven Apple's net profit from $4.8 billion in 2008 to $8.2 billion in 2009, to $14 billion in 2010, and a stunning $26 billion in 2011. Meanwhile, Tepper's Appaloosa hedge fund probably took in $20 billion, racking up an incredible 117 percent return for its investors in 2009. Doing what, exactly? Where's their iPad? Here's what the financial website HedgeFundBlogger.com says about how Tepper made his billions:
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Also, worried to death. Extremely anxious, as in Her parents were worried sick when she didn't come home all night, or We've been worried to death about the drop in the stock market. These somewhat hyperbolic phrases (one could conceivably feel ill from worrying but would hardly die from it) date from the second half of the 1800s.
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