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Continue reading the main storyPeople in rich countries are getting older. But is a longer life always a better life? In the first of a series about the ageing population, Smitha Mundasad looks at whether we can influence the rate at which we age.
At 95 years old, Olga Kotelko could be forgiven for sitting on the sidelines as people 60 years her junior jump over poles and hurl javelins into the distance.
But this sprightly 5ft-tall Canadian joins in - in a big way.
This year she became the oldest recorded female indoor sprinter, high jumper, long jumper and triple jumper at the World Masters Athletics Championships.
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Olga now has more than 30 world records to her name and has won more than 750 gold medals.
But she says she sees herself as nothing special, describing herself as just a plain Jane.
Olga took to the athletics track at the age of 77.
As one of 11 siblings brought up on a farm, she has always been active - there were always cows to milk and chores to be done.
She has now outlived all her siblings and most of her friends but when asked what her secret is, she says there isn't one.
"I think your age is just a number. It's not your birthday, it's how you age which makes the difference.
"It's your attitude to all the things that happen in your life that plays the biggest part."
Extra timeSo is it really in our gift to transform ourselves into nonagenarian superheroes? Or are we much more likely to face a grim process of decline and decay?
For people living in wealthy countries, there is some cheering news.
Data from Newcastle University suggests that as every 24 hours pass, on average we add an extra five hours to our lives - that's over 2 months each year and at least two years more per decade - due partly to improving living conditions and medical advances.
And in the UK the number of people who are living into their 100th year has nearly quadrupled since the 1980s, meaning nearly one in five people in the UK will now live to see their 100th birthday.
So ageing is not an immovable beast - at least to some extent.
While Olga's genes might help her, we are not all prisoner to our own. Research increasingly suggests that for most of us the genetic hand we are dealt at birth account for only a quarter of what determines how long we live.
This means 75% of our later lives could be down to the lifestyle we choose to lead.
And while the well-known prescription of a good diet and regular exercise is key - there are other less well-known things that help people to live healthier lives in old age.
Eight lesser-known effects of ageing Continue reading the main story-
Hearing hair-loss
×By the age of 10 many of us will have heard a greater range of sounds than we will ever hear again. From the moment we are born, the hair cells in our ears start to die. Those that register high frequencies are first to go.
Heart rate decline
×After age of 30 the average person's maximum attainable heart rate declines by about one beat per minute, per year, and the heart's peak capacity to pump blood drifts down by 5-10% per decade.
Poorer sense of smell
×We detect odours less well as we age because the lining of the nose becomes thinner and drier and the nerve endings in the nose deteriorate. This can make food taste less good too.
Improved memory
×Not all thinking cells decline with age. Many older people retain or improve certain types of memory, such as for general knowledge or vocabulary. But thinking quickly and jumping from one task to another do not hold up as well. In later life be prepared to know more than younger people, but not be as fast at working it out.
Shrinking skeleton
×By 80, many people will have shrunk by about 3cm (1.2ins). From the age of 35 our bones gradually start to become less dense and the discs or gel-like cushions between the bones of the spine compress over time. This means we shrink through life.
Better healing skin
×One of the few advantages of aged skin is that although wounds heal more slowly, they heal with better-looking scars. Younger skin tends to heal faster but at the expense of cosmetic appearance.
Changing testicles
×The mass of testicular tissue decreases with age and the tube that carries sperm becomes less elastic. While the volume of fluid carrying sperm remains the same as men get older, there are fewer living sperm within it.
Bigger feet
×As we get older we gradually lose the fatty pad that cushions the heel of the foot and feet tend to spread - so they can appear bigger the older you get.
Dr Lynne Corner of Newcastle University says while getting chronologically older is inevitable, declining with age doesn't have to be.
"The truth is there is no simple way or single answer to ageing well. It really is a complex combination of lifestyle factors and of course good diet and exercise."
Scientists hope to find more clues to the elixir of long life by closely observing Japan.
With the highest proportion of elderly citizens in the world, the country is often held up as the poster boy of healthy ageing.
"Broadly speaking unpicking the Japanese lifestyle - a diet with plenty of fish and vegetables, a focus on yoga and other strengthening exercises, less smoking and drinking than the Western world - seems to do the trick," Prof Corner says.
Friends against frailtyIt is also becoming increasingly obvious that the younger you are when you take on this healthy life, the better your odds in later years.
But there are other things that work too.
Dr Carol Holland, director of Aston University's research centre for healthy ageing, says one of the most surprising findings in recent years is that time spent with friends has a huge impact on ageing well.
And nurturing friendships in mid-life may offer some protection against frailty in old age.
Dr Holland says: "More and more research on ageing shows the more friends you have when you are 50-60 years old, the less likely you are to be isolated in later life. And the less isolated you are, the less likely you are to be frail as the years go by. "
And one of England's largest studies on ageing found that people who were socially isolated were less likely to survive over a period of seven years than those with good social networks.
There may be many reasons behind this - friends may notice warning signs of ill health and persuade their companions to seek help.
And the simple act of being sociable may involve people in more activity-based pursuits than those who have no social contacts.
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End Quote Prof James GoodwinLots of people over 85 are telling us that despite their chronic conditions they are still able to see their families and friends and life is fine"
But Prof Andrew Steptoe of University College London who was involved in the research says there may even be a more direct relationship with the biology of the human body and isolation which we don't yet fully understand.
And the type of social contact might count too. When it comes to preventing depression studies suggest time with friends matters even more than time spent with family.
As Olga readily attests, just thinking differently could also have a big impact.
In research from Yale University, Dr Becca Levy found older people with positive views of ageing tended to live longer than individuals with negative beliefs.
Data from 9,000 people in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing suggests that those who reported the most enjoyment of life live longer - even after accounting for health and wealth.
Thinking timePeople often fear that their memories will inevitably get worse with age, but Prof Ian Deary of Edinburgh University who has spent years studying the normal ageing brain, says that is not always the case.
Some parts of our memory can get better with age - our memory banks for general knowledge and vocabulary can improve over time.
Prof Deary says: "So, on average in old age, be prepared to know more than younger people, but not to be as fast in working out new stuff quickly."
And Dr Corner says though many younger people tend to worry that old age is about decline and dependence research in the UK simply doesn't show that - the majority of older people are living happy, independent lives.
In a recent Newcastle University study of 85-year-olds, the majority rated their health as ''good to excellent'' - despite having at least three medical conditions and taking 10 different pills a day.
Prof James Goodwin, head of research at the charity Age UK, says: "This really highlights the way we think about old age is changing significantly.
"Lots of people over 85 are telling us that despite their chronic conditions they are still able to see their families and friends and life is fine."
Even England's official statisticians suggest we are happiest between the ages of 65 and 80.
But in Olga's tenth decade she says there's no stopping her.
"There's no limit. Who says you are supposed to stop at a certain point?
"I just want to keep on going until I drop. I guess that's when I'll have to stop."
What are your secrets for living to a ripe old age?
I am 67 and living a busy and happy life. Some younger people ask me what is my secret. I reply that it is curiosity. I am curious about the next thing I do, next trip, next book, the next event. I enjoy what I do and concentrate on the positive. I do not think of myself as an old person. Also, I do what I always wanted - some 10 years ago I started making films, and keep doing it. What can be better than looking forward to the next moment of joy! This makes your hormones flow and your brain spark, I think.
My husband and I retired early and bought a yacht which we live in while we travel around the Med .We have met hundreds of people doing the same thing from all corners of the world. What is noticeable is that no-one looks their age or acts it come to that. We are 60 and 65 and we intend to live this life style for as long as we can. Two things may interrupt it, one is the cash to do it and the other is health. At the moment things are well and we do live cheaply and eat very well. Mostly fresh fruit and veg and no processed foods. I make most things from fresh. We recommend this lifestyle, the fresh air and weather and all that go with it.
I'm 57 and hated sport at school, wasn't an outdoor person in my youth. However, as I turned 49 and a bit, I set myself an A-Z of challenges - K was to climb Kilimanjaro. When my father died, I decided that the time was right so I climbed in his memory - my husband and I were the oldest in our group and the only ones to reach Uhuru Peak. It changed my life. We have just completed the Inca Trail and are about to "attempt" the Grand Union Canal Challenge in June 2014- walking 100K in 24 hours from London to Milton Keynes. Next year we are hoping to try for Everest Base Camp or trekking the Himalayas. This is not in any way to brag, but just to say if I can do it- anyone can.
I am approaching 65. I found myself losing my admin job at 61 in an organisational restructure and being asked to apply for lower jobs in a job pool. I tried to get jobs elsewhere but age seemed against me. I decided to write a research proposal and was accepted by two top universities. Having left school at 15 with poor education, I am now on the finishing streak of my PhD in education. I love it, enjoy it and feel myself growing.
I am well into my 76th year, am active either on long, hard walk/climbs or in a gym three or four times a week. I still travel widely, am into regular scuba deep dives on wrecks and am generally regarded by my friends as fitter than many men a quarter century younger than me. Also, I still put in a good day's work and read a lot. I don't smoke but I like my wine.


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On February 6, 2011 Ampal announced that due to an explosion and fire in a metering station along a gas pipeline from Egypt to Jordan which is owned and operated by GASCO, the Egyptian gas transport company, which is a subsidiary of EGAS, the supply of gas to EMG, and therefore to EMG's Israeli clients, has been interrupted. As announced GASCO's station is not a part of the EMG pipeline system and is located approximately 30 kilometers (some 18.6 miles) away from the EMG site.
Ampal has been advised by EMG that GASCO expects the supply of gas to be resumed by February 17 th, once GASCO concludes the repair works on a small segment (some 200m long) of GASCO's pipeline leading to the EMG site, which was damaged by the heat generated by the explosion.
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I wouldn't bother with this crap because we all know what Pigs these Smelly Scumsucking Politicians are but if this guy was a Republican Conservative it would be plastered all over this forum, MSNBC would be giving it The Sarah Palin Treatment, Chris Matthews would be drooling all over his pants and spitting all over his desk. Minn. Rep. Kerry Gauthier caught with zipper down... literally. Admits to having
Amen, Harry Boy. If this were a republican it would be making national headlines and all the moonbats in here would be making their own threads about it. But when there's a "D" after his name? Nothing but silence from the left. :rofl: :rofl:
If he were an congressman, this would be front page.. ' But he is a local politician in Minnesota.. but he should resign, his wife will own him and any money he has.
I kind of agree with your first sentence but not the 2nd. He is openly gay so he doesn't have a wife. The reason stories like these with Republicans get all kinds of media attention is because the man is usually married and railsl against gay rights. This guy isn't a hypocrite, he was just trolling the internet for a hook-up. Very stupid thing to do when you are running for office, but there is nothing illegal about it.
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During Mayor Michael Bloomberg's tenure New York City spent over a million police hours processing misdemeanor marijuana arrests due in large part to the controversial stop and frisk policy that targets minority communities. According to the findings of a new report by the Drug Policy Alliance, from 2002 to 2012 roughly 440,000 low-level misdemeanor marijuana possession arrests were made.
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It needs to be dacron, and the battens typically fiberglass.
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That's the fact part, now the opinion. If your sail is that badly beaten putting in new batten pockets won't help because you really need to get it right- battens come in all shapes, strengths etc - and just guess won't get it right. You'll wind up with a baggy sail and poor shape. Battens have a lot of force on them, the idea of one shooting out the sail when you tack should be on your mind.
You are better off cleaning up the torn parts and going batten free. Or buying a new or newer sail in better condition (try searching for used sails online - several places sell them, for example
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Chuck gave good factual advice. You almost have to look at the batten pocket as an attachment, make it and then sew the pocket onto the sail. You will need to make allowances for the area when it reaches the mast. Best thing is to get a sail slide with a pocket the batten fits into. Sailrite has sopme excellent advice and will be able to give you the ideas to fabricate this yourself.
In terms of the sail you are doing, I agree with his advice also. If its a tired main, the battens will not help it. If it only used half its life though it may be worthwhile. I went from a partial batten main to four full battens with the new one I bought from Quantum 3 years ago. The sail shape difference is dramatic. Battens will increase the life of your sails and help older sails maintain the same sail shape as when the sail was newer. For the average sailor cruiser I would suggest at least a sail with 2 full and 2 partial battens or at least a number of partial battens.
As Chuck pointed out there are large loads on the ends of the battens so they need to be addressed when you construct the ends. The the batten at at the main we just talked about. Any well designed batten pocket will have a material cover over the end of it which will prevent the batten from ever shooting out. I have never had this problem with the battens we have because of this.
In terms of material, fiberglass is usually used with encaps to prevent sharp edges on them from ripping the sail material. You will need a leather palm protector when you sew, special needles, sp92 thread ( protects agains UV degradation.
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Yemen TV said President Saleh arrived in the capital, Sanaa, by private plane at dawn.
Hours after his arrival, a presidential official said Mr Saleh was calling for a "truce and a ceasefire".
He went to Saudi Arabia in June for treatment following a rocket attack on the grounds of the presidential palace.
President Saleh, who has been in power for more than 30 years, has faced months of protests urging him to quit.
Correspondents say his return raises the risk of all-out civil war.
"The president calls on all political and military parties to achieve a truce," said the official, quoted by AFP news agency.
"There is no alternative to dialogue and negotiations to end the bloodshed," he added.
Later, the US urged President Saleh to begin a transfer of power and arrange presidential elections.
The surprise return of President Saleh raises the stakes in Yemen.
When he left the country for Saudi Arabia, opposition activists hoped he would be forced to step down. But he has so far resisted domestic and foreign pressure to resign.
His presence in Yemen is likely to strengthen his supporters and it increases fears among his opponents of an escalation in fighting.
In recent days there has been a surge in violence between forces loyal to President Saleh and rival opposition factions.
There are fears that if the violence continues, the country could slip into civil war.
In the south, there are concerns that Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda are taking advantage of the turmoil in the country, stepping up attacks on government forces there.
"The Yemeni people have suffered enough and deserve a path towards a better future," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
In Sanaa, anti-government protesters and supporters of President Saleh held rallies after Friday prayers.
An al-Jazeera correspondent in the city says they have taken place within a few miles of each other, although it appeared many anti-government protesters had stayed at home for fear of violence.
Protest organiser Mohammed al-Asl said Mr Saleh's return would lead to "an escalation of violence".
"But let him come back - we want him to come back and be tried for his crimes," he added.
Activists have been camped out in an area of Sanaa dubbed Change Square since January, demanding an end to President Saleh's rule.
Clashes in the capital have recently intensified as elite Republican Guards, led by President Saleh's son Ahmed, fight running battles with army units that have defected to the opposition and tribal fighters who support the protesters.
More than 80 people, mostly unarmed protesters, have been killed since Sunday.
Doctors say at least one person was killed overnight and many others wounded when mortars landed in Change Square. Other reports said four people were killed in the northern al-Hasaba district on Friday.
'Critical escalation'
Correspondents in Sanaa reported a surge in artillery and machine-gun fire as news of President Saleh's return broke. As least some of the gunfire was celebratory, they said.
Yemeni state TV broadcast old footage of Mr Saleh and played national songs as it reported his return.
Yemen's protests
- 27 Jan: Thousands take to the streets in Sanaa and southern cities urging President Saleh to quit; weeks of mass protests follow
- 18 Mar: 52 protesters killed by snipers; Mr Saleh declares state of emergency
- 21 Mar: Several senior army commanders defect to protesters
- 23 Apr: Mr Saleh says he will stand down within weeks; he later appears to renege on deal
- 24 May: Clashes erupt between Saleh loyalists and tribal groups; dozens die in days of fighting
- 3 Jun: Shells hit presidential compound, injuring Mr Saleh; he leaves country for treatment
- 18 Sep: Government forces launch crackdown on protester camps; more than 80 die in five days
- 23 Sep: President Saleh returns to Yemen
Protest leader Abdel-Hadi al-Azizi said President Saleh's return "means more divisions, more escalation and confrontations".
"We are in a very critical escalation," he told AP news agency.
Hopes of a lasting ceasefire to enable a reform process to take place in which President Saleh would yield power are fading.
On Tuesday the government agreed a truce following negotiations with Western envoys. However, the ceasefire broke down hours later.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, warned on Thursday that Yemen was at a "dangerous crossroads".
Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) chief Abdulatif al-Zayani visited Yemen on Tuesday to try to broker a deal to the crisis but left the next day empty-handed.


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ONIX for Books
ONIX for Books is the international standard for representing and communicating book industry product information in electronic form. ONIX for Books was developed and is maintained by EDItEUR, jointly with Book Industry Communication (UK) and the Book Industry Study Group (U.S.), and has user groups in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the Republic of Korea.
In April 2009, EDItEUR announced the release of a major new version of the ONIX for Books standard: ONIX 3.0. This release of ONIX is the first since 2001 that is not backwards-compatible with its predecessors and, more importantly, provides a means for improved handling of digital products. A revised version (3.0.1) was subsequently released in January 2012.
January 2013 -- ONIX Codelist Issue 20 is available for use with ONIX 2.1 and ONIX 3.0.1. A complete list of the changes between Issue 19 and Issue 20 of the codelists, plus PDF and HTML versions of the complete set of codelists, can be downloaded from the EDItEUR website.
This issue provides an alternative way to specify rental prices that do not require numerous separate product records for each different rental period (the previous method is still valid and is still the recommended way of managing rental prices when an individual identifier is required for each price/rental period). This issue also introduces a very small number of additional codes requested by national groups. The built-in codelists have also been updated in the various documentation packages, schemas and DTDs, for both ONIX 2.1 (including the Supply Update) and all versions of ONIX 3.0.
January 2013 -- EDItEUR is exploring the requirements for an ONIX 'acknowledgement' message, sent by ONIX data recipients to data senders, in reply to a normal ONIX 2.1 or ONIX 3.0 message. This message would be entirely optional, but if implementation is agreed between sender and recipient, would enable senders of ONIX messages to receive a reply confirming that their message had been received and actioned. It could, depending on details of the design of the acknowledgement message, allow recipients of ONIX data to warn senders of errors in the data that prevent ingestion into their systems, or to confirm that there were no errors and that all the data had been updated in the recipient systems.
Anyone interested in helping develop such a reply message is encouraged to email Graham Bell of EDItEUR at firstname.lastname@example.com. At this stage, EDItEUR is particularly interested in details of how such a message might be used, more formal use cases or lists of requirements, what types of errors or queries might be returned to the sender of the original message, and views on how granular error or query reporting should be.
Large-scale ONIX data recipients are asked to provide information about the most common types of message-level or record-level errors and queries that might be encoded into standard codelists.
September 2011 -- EDItEUR has provided a comprehensive set of implementation guidelines and recommended best practives for ONIX 3.0.1. Click here to learn more.
The ONIX 3.0.1 Specification and the associated Implementation and Best Practice Guide have been updated to include the latest XML namespace recommended for use with ONIX for Books. The Specification is available as in PDF or HTML format from this page on the EDItEUR website, and the Guide is available as HTML. Click here to download the documents.
Even if you do not use XML namespaces, you should download the PDF version of the ONIX 3.0.1 specification, as it now includes various documentation improvements that were previously only available in the HTML version of the specification.
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Downloads and Lists
- ONIX Users Directory
- ONIX and MARC Mapping
- Agency Terms in ONIX
- Further Resources for ONIX Implementers
- ONIX Administrators
- What is ONIX for Books?
- Why was ONIX for Books created?
- What is the goal of ONIX for Books?
- What can ONIX for Books tell us?
- How did ONIX for Books originate?
- What organizations are currently responsible for ONIX for Books?
- How does ONIX for Books work?
- Why does ONIX for Books use XML?
- How is an ONIX for Books message created?
- How is an ONIX for Books message transmitted/received?
- What is the future of ONIX for Books?
- Which companies use ONIX for Books in the United States?
- Where can I find the complete ONIX for Books standard?
- Where can I go for further information?
What is ONIX for Books?
ONIX is an acronym for ONline Information EXchange. ONIX for Books refers to a standard format that publishers can use to distribute electronic information about their books to wholesale, e-tail and retail booksellers, other publishers, and anyone else involved in the sale of books. ONIX enables book information to be communicated between different organizations even if they have different technical infrastructures and business needs. It isn't a database, but provides a standard XML template for organizing data storage.
Why was ONIX for Books created?
ONIX was developed as a solution to two modern problems:
- the need for richer book data online
- the widely varying format requirements for receiving this data used by the major book wholesalers and retailers
With the advent of the Internet and the explosion of online book sales, the book industry found itself in the following quandary: how to meet the needs of booksellers to provide information to book buyers about the books they wish to purchase. In the brick and mortar world, the jacket cover of a book contains much of the promotional information about that book -- cover design, synopsis, reviews, author biography and more. This information (i.e., the book metadata) draws the potential reader into a book and helps to sell it. Online, the physical book has been replaced with a web page devoted to the book that can be designed to carry all the rich information of the jacket cover, plus audio and video files pertaining to the book. Research has proven that the more information customers have about a book, the more likely they are to buy it. ONIX provides a way to transmit this information in a clean and seamless way across multiple trading partner relationships.
What is the goal of ONIX for Books?
ONIX was specifically created to conquer the challenge of getting the information-rich promotional material about each book from publishers to booksellers when each major industry database company (such as Ingram, Bowker and Amazon) had a different format preference for receiving the data. The lack of standard formatting made it difficult and time-consuming for publishers to format and exchange their book information with multiple trading partners. The goal of ONIX, therefore, is to standardize the transmission of product information so that wholesalers, retailers and others in the supply chain will all be able to accept information electronically transferred in ONIX format.
What can ONIX for Books tell us?
ONIX can describe many things about a book, including:
- title
- author
- price
- availability
- blurb, reviews and extracts
- BISAC Subject Codes
- Territorial rights
- links to websites and book cover images
- ...and more!
How did ONIX for Books originate?
Throughout 1999, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) worked together with the major wholesalers, online retailers and book information service providers to create a universal, international format through which all publishers, regardless of their size, could exchange information about books. The group unveiled ONIX 1.0 in January 2000.
What organizations are currently responsible for ONIX for Books?
ONIX is now published and maintained by EDItEUR in association with BISG in the U.S. and BIC in the UK. The latest version of ONIX is referred to as ONIX for Books or ONIX International. The U.S. book industry provides technical input and support for ONIX via BISG's Metadata Committee.
How does ONIX for Books work?
The standard allows for a publisher to use either of two standards - Level 1 or Level 2. Level 1 contains all the information in Level 2. Standard data elements in Level 1 are targeted to publishers who have not established an in-house database of product information. Level 2 is targeted for those publishers who feel that Level 1 data elements are not adequate. The ONIX standard defines both a list of data fields about a book and how to send that data in an "ONIX message". ONIX specifies over 200 data elements, each of which has a standard definition, so that everyone can be sure they're referring to the same thing. Some of these data elements, such as ISBN, author name, and title, are required; others, such as book reviews and cover image, remain optional. While most data elements consist of text (e.g., contributor biography), many are multimedia files, such as images and audio files. It is particularly these optional fields- excerpts, reviews, cover images, author photos, etc.- that lead to more sales online. An ONIX message is a set of data elements defined by "tags" that is written in the computer language XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and that conforms to a specific template, or set of rules, also known as the ONIX DTD (Document Type Definition). The DTD defines, among other things, how to order the data elements, and how the elements are interrelated. Although ONIX specifies over 200 possible data elements, BISG has identified only 31 as best practice. To view detailed guidelines for all 31 best practice data elements, click here to download Product Metadata Best Practices.
Why does ONIX for Books use XML?
ONIX uses XML for a number of reasons:
- XML is optimized for creating complex documents and transmitting and exchanging data between computers.
- XML is text-readable, meaning that humans as well as computers can recognize and read the data. Most tags, which define each book data element, consist of English words or abbreviations- for instance, an ONIX message would list the Publisher's name as follows: " Scribner's ". These factors make it easier for smaller organizations to design and implement ONIX-compliant systems.
- XML software is inexpensive, meaning that even smaller publishers can use it, which was a major goal of the Metadata Committee
How is an ONIX for Books message created?
Creating an ONIX message involves two steps:
- organizing the book data into ONIX-specified fields and storing it in a database;
- using an XML software application and the ONIX DTD (the set of rules) to organize and tag that data.
A single ONIX message may contain data about multiple books.
How is an ONIX for Books message transmitted/received?
An ONIX message is transmitted across networks and the Internet the same way other data is -- for instance, as an email attachment or by ftp (file transfer protocol). Once an ONIX message is received by, say, an online retailer, the same tools (an XML software application and the ONIX DTD) are used to verify the data's integrity. From that point, the retailer translates that data into what you see on a web page. (The matter of how much of the data is displayed on their web page is strictly up to the retailer.)
What is the future of ONIX for Books?
The international book industry has made ONIX the accepted means for transferring data between trading partners. Major online booksellers, such as Amazon, BN.com and Borders have adopted ONIX. Major wholesalers and catalog publishers, such as Ingram and R.R. Bowker, have also adopted the ONIX. Wider industry acceptance will lead to increased efficiencies in the transfer of book data, which will ultimately benefit book sales. Future issues to be addressed include adding standards for electronic books, video and incorporating concepts of digital rights. In addition, processes for certifying that transmitted data is valid and correct are being developed. ONIX will continue to evolve as needs are identified.
Which companies use ONIX for Books in the US?
There are a number of organizations and individual operations that use ONIX in the US. The following is a list of some, but not all:
- Amazon.com
- American Booksellers Association (ABA)
- Association of American Publishers (AAP)
- Association of American University Presses (AAUP)
- American Wholesale Booksellers Association
- Baker & Taylor
- Barnes & Noble
- Bowker
- Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA)
- Hachette Book Group
- Harcourt Trade Publishing
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Ingram Book Company
- Library of Congress
- McGraw-Hill Companies
- MUZE, Inc.
- Nielsen BookScan
- Penguin Group (USA)
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
- Simon and Schuster
To involve your organization, please contact BISG.
Where can I find the complete ONIX for Books standard?
Currently, ONIX is now published and maintained by EDItEUR in association with BISG in the U.S. and BIC in the UK. The latest version of ONIX is referred to as ONIX for Books. Click here to view and download the latest release: ONIX for Books 3.0.
Where can I go for further information?
An e-forum called the ONIX Users' Listserv has been created to allow those implementing ONIX to ask questions of other users and the ONIX Technical Consultants. The forum is open to all current and prospective users of the standards. Feel free to contact the BISG office with any general questions.
- ONIX Implementer's Listserv An e-forum created to allow those implementing ONIX International to ask questions of other users and the ONIX Technical Consultants. The forum is open to all current & prospective users of the standards.
- Downloads and Lists Latest general release: ONIX for Books, Release 3.0
- Introduction to ONIX for Books, Release 3.0 (PDF) A broad overview of the main features of the latest version of ONIX
- EDItEUR's FAQ on E-Books and ONIX (PDF) Answers to many of the most frequent asked questions regarding using ONIX to describe e-books and other digital content
Product Metadata Best Practices Detailed instructions for improving the accuracy of data throughout the supply chain while speeding the processing of that data among trading partners.
ONIX Administrators
The organizations responsible for the development, promotion and implementation of ONIX within the international book industry are:
Europe : EDItEUR is an international organization with European origins that coordinates the development, promotion, and implementation of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) in the books and serials sectors. It helps maintain ONIX for the European and international communities.
United Kingdom: Book Industry Communication (BIC) is based in the U.K. and was organized and is sponsored by The Publishers Association, The Booksellers Association, The Library Association, and The British Library to develop and promote standards for electronic commerce and communication in the book and serials industry. It helps maintain ONIX for the European and international communities.
United States: The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) currently maintains ONIX for the US publishing industry. As a membership-supported, not-for-profit research organization comprised of several sectors from the publishing community, its goal is to provide accurate and current research information about the industry for its members and others.
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By Neil Simon
Directed by Alison C. Vesely
Featuring René Ruelas, Hayley L. Rice,
and Kevin McKillip
Previews Jan. 28, 29, 30
January 31 – March 1
Insanity Reigns Amongst the Greatest Comedy Writers in History!
"Delivers plenty of hard laughs, thanks to stellar ensemble work!" "First Folio's production...rises to great heights." ★★★½ - Chicago Tribune
"Old style comedy – fast and furious!"- Wall Street Journal
The Story
Neil Simon's hilarious reminiscence of his days with the Sid Caesar show catapults us into the world of 1950's comic maniacs, from Mel Brooks to Carl Reiner to Selma Diamond. As they scramble to top each other's gags, they also struggle to deal with the rise of the commie-hunting McCarthyism in America and the changing whims of their NBC bosses, bent on making these irrepressible madmen something they can never be – normal and respectable.
Visit the show page for Laughter on the 23rd Floor.
Experience First Folio at Mayslake Peabody Estate Forest Preserve
All performances take place on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate, which is owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Indoor shows are presented in Mayslake Hall, a 30-room Tudor Revival style mansion originally built by coal baron Francis S. Peabody. Completed in 1922, the mansion is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Click here for directions.
Gothic Charm, Pastoral Splendor and Dramatic Excellence at First Folio
Outside of the city limits there lies a dramatic destination that not only delivers outstanding theater to its audiences, but creates it in a setting that is as unique as it is lovely. First Folio Theatre , the brainchild of David Rice and Alison Vesely, has been staging the works of Shakespeare as well as other playwrights since 1997. Their choice of the historic Mayslake Peabody Estate provides a picture perfect outdoor venue and two elegant indoor stages. This exceptional location makes a remarkable home for this gifted theater company. Rice and Vesely's passion for theater is evident by their award-winning productions, influenced and enhanced by the extraordinary atmosphere that this singular location provides. Read more and view photos from the Photo Essay By Venus Zarris
Ticket Return Policy
First Folio will issue refunds only if a performance is canceled. Tickets already purchased may be exchanged for another performance provided the exchange is made at least 72 hours in advance. Exchanges with less than 72 hours notice will be made only if we are able to resell the tickets for the original date or will be subject to a 50% exchange fee. (Subscribers may exchange up to 24 hours in advance without fee or penalty.) Additional charges will apply for exchanging preview tickets for non-preview performances or for exchanging weekday tickets for weekend tickets.
To find out if a performance is being canceled due to weather, please call the box office at 630-986-8067. For outdoor summer performances, the final decision is not made until 7:45 PM. For indoor performances, the decision will be made at least 4 hours in advance. For all weather related issues, the decision will be made based on specific conditions at our site in Oak Brook. Rainchecks issued for a cancelled summer performance will be good for the remainder of that summer only.


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The private sector made up nearly a third of Abu Dhabi's overall gross domestic product of Dh691 billion last year, according to Mohammad Thani Murshed Al Rumaithi, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
"The sector's contribution to GDP was estimated at around Dh218 billion in 2011 and is forecast to reach Dh232 billion this year," Al Rumaithi told delegates at the annual Abu Dhabi conference organised by MEED in the capital.
"It is expected that the sector would grow by about 6.4 per cent this year while the non-oil public sector is projected to expand by 5.5 per cent. The non-oil public sector stood at about Dh126 billion but could grow to Dh133 billion this year," he added.
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Which came last, the dinosaur or the egg?
Scientists unearthed remains of a new kind of dinosaur and its eggs in Patagonia recently. The fossil find provides fresh clues to the past.
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New evidence suggests that mama dinosaur likely perished at the same time as her eggs.
Researchers in Patagonia recently found skeletal remains of a newly designated genus of dinosaur – Bonapartenykus – near two broken eggshells. Examinations of the bones and eggs suggest that they may have been inside the creature at the time of her death.
"So it looks like we have indirect evidence for keeping two eggs in two oviducts," Kundrát told LiveScience. "They were close to being laid, but the female didn't make it."
Or maybe not. Other information gathered from shards of eggshells discovered later indicates that some of the eggs had been incubated, and therefore contained embryos at an advanced stage of development. In other words, some of the eggs may have been in the nest, not in the dinosaur.
Though the location of the eggs at the time of the mother's death remains uncertain, the 70-million-year-old fossils hold several more clues to the past.
The remains are from the birdlike dino which belonged to a group of dinosaurs known as the Alvarezsauridae. It's known as Bonapartenykus ultimus, named in honor of José Bonaparte, discoverer of the first alvarezsaurid in Patagonia in 1991.


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Hey guys, just figured I'd do a quick post on some tips and tricks I found with CM7 that others may not know about. Holding a Notification Power Widget Button- Holding one of the power widget options in the status bar will take you to more options for that button. For example, holding the wifi button will take you to wifi settings, bluetooth button to bluetooth settings, etc. Swiping Away Certain Notifications- One option I always liked in the Gingerblur ROMS was the ability to clear certain notifications while leaving others. On CyanogenMod, you can hold your you finger on a notification and swipe it left or right to clear it from the notification bar. Using the Menu Button to Unlock the Phone- If you go into Settings-> CyanogenMod settings-> Lockscreen-> Unlock Options, and check menu unlock, you can set it so that when your at the lockscreen you only have to tap the menu button to unlock as opposed to sliding the tab Built-In Screen Shots In RevNumber's Newest Nightly- If you are using nightlies from Rev's site, you can take screenshots by using the built in option (Only available in the newest build) If you hold the power button, there will be a new screenshot option. This may also be available in the official nightlies but I'm not sure. Rev's Nightlies also include 1% battery increments Viewing Previews of Pictures Inside an Album- This feature is available on any AOSP ROM, but I figured I'd post it anyway. If you pinch and zoom your fingers on an album in the gallery, it will flow through a few of the pics and give you little previews of the first couple pictures Making the Keyboard Pop-Up by Holding Menu- One feature of android I love is the ability to hold the menu button and make the keyboard jump up and down. However, CM does not come with this enabled. To re-enable it, go to settings > CM settings > Input > Long press menu settings > and set it to soft keyboard. There are also other options for it if you so choose. Showing More Than 8 Most Recently Used Apps- If you go to settings > CM settings > Input > Long press home settings and select number of recent apps, you can set it to show 12 or 15 apps when holding your home button. Hidden Zombie Art Easter Egg- Not so much a tip as a hidden easter egg. If you go to Settings > About Phone and continuously tap on your android version (2.3.4) a hidden picture will pop up! Enabling Incognito Browsing- This will let you browse the web without history, cookies, etc. being saved. It will also hide any downloads you made from the downloads app. To do this, open up the browser, hit menu > more and at the very top there will be an incognito option. You could also slide out your keyboard, press the soft menu button with the i button on your keyboard. When in incognito mode, you'll see an eye in the URL bar. Quick Reboot From the Keyboard- This applies to any ROM for the D2, even stock but I'll add it in anyway. If you press Shift+Alt+Del your phone will reboot. Good for when it freezes up and you can't use the power menu. Profiles- CM7 has options for different profiles. Within these profiles you can configure sounds and notifications as well as different app groups. I don't use this feature but it's certainly nice to have Volume Toggle + Camera Button Music Controls- In CyanogenMod settings under input you can set it so when long pressing these buttons, you can control music while your screen is off. Holding the camera button will play or pause, holding the volume up button will move to the next track, and holding the volume down button will go to the beginning of the track, or the previous track. Works with any app that plays music. DSP Manager- The DSPManager comes with CyanogenMod, and allows you to set all different equalizer effects for the speaker, headsets, and Bluetooth devices. This feature works great and really makes a difference listening to music or watching videos from my phone. Power Widget Disappear After Applying a Theme?- Whenever a theme is applied, the notification power widget disappears from the status bar, and you are forced to reboot to get it back. With the app "Notification Restart" you can get it back without a reboot. It's free in the market and can be found HERE Quiet Hours- CM7 comes with the ability to set quiet hours, which can mute notifications and vibration and even dim the LED light. Note- Incoming calls behave as usual. Thanks tnygigles66 That's it for tonight, but I will be adding more to my list and hopefully it will get stickied! If you have any tips, post them below and I'll add them to the OP! Be sure to check out Redflea's auto brightness tutorial HERE as well! CyanogenMod Theme Thread Here NOTE- DO NOT USE THE BOOTSTRAPPER WHEN ON CM7. USE ROM MANAGER OR POWER MENU > REBOOT > RECOVERY. Good idea Redflea tb110895
good post! learned a couple things. I'm digging the quiet time settings as well even though i don't use them i should.
Thanks for this! And the screenshots are in the official nightlies. The ONLY difference in revnumber's unofficial nightlies is the 1% battery which he is working tirelessly to get into the official nightlies. See these links for the official status: http://review.cyanogenmod.com/6497 http://review.cyanogenmod.com/6483
1% has already been approved for all moto phones, it's just waiting to be merged. Shouldn't be too long
Awesome, particularly that tip about swiping a notification to the left or right to clear it from the pull down tray. Sent from my DROID2 using DroidForums
There is a setting that allows you to swipe left to right, on the notification bar, to dim the backlight or make it really bright without having to do it the long way. Pretty interesting.
Here's a tip I'd like. Does anyone know how to enable speed dial on the CM7 dialer? I've done it before using a dialer app from the market, but the theme I just applied makes the CM7 dialer look really cool, and I want to use it, but only if I can enable speed dial. Any tips? Sent from my DROID2 using DroidForums
AFAIK, there is no speed dial in the stock CM dialer, unfortunately. I use Dialer One as I can't live w/out speed dial and T9 name dialing....
It did for me. It takes a couple times to get the swiping right to left. It needs to be a bit more sensitive to the touch. It gets the job done quick if you don't feel like going to settings to adjust it, or use and app or other ways to adjust brightness. Sent from my DROID2 using DroidForums


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Springsteen's 3.5 hour Chicago show included guest spots by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello.
Bruce Springsteen [1] and the E Street Band welcomed both Pearl Jam [2] singer Eddie Vedder [3] and Rage Against the Machine [4] guitarist Tom Morello [5] to the mic during a three and half hour show at Chicago's Wrigley Field Friday (September 7). Chicago-native Vedder joined the Boss about an hour into the epic set for a duet on "Atlantic City," becoming a trending topic on Twitter.
Before the night was over, Springsteen and co. had not only roared through 28 songs from throughout his four-decade career (1973's "Spriit In The Night," 2012's "We Are Alive"), he'd also brought out Morello, who appears on Springsteen's 2012 album "Wrecking Ball," for "Death To My Hometown," "Jack of All Trades" and "Ghost of Tom Joad." The evening's five-song encore came to a crescendo with both Vedder and Morello joining the Boss and the band for "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and a cover of "Twist and Shout."
Vedder has previously shared the stage with Springsteen only a handful of times, including a 2002 Chicago Springsteen show, a pair of 2004 concerts in New Jersey and Washington DC related to the Vote For Change tour. In 2009, he performed for Springsteen at the Kennedy Center Honors Springsteen gala. This Wrigley Springsteen show caps a week Vedder began in Philadelphia sharing a stage with Jay-Z during Pearl Jam's set at the Made In America festival [6] Sunday while Springsteen headlined a tireless two-nighter across town at Citizen's Bank Park. Morello has previously guested with the Boss as recently as earlier this year.
Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" world tour, which has already swung through the U.S. and Europe and which has been hitting the three-hour-plus mark regularly, returns to Chicago's Wrigley Field tonight (September 8) for the second show of a two-night stand.
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The Chicks are back in fine form
It's been a long time since we've seen the Dixie Chicks.
In fact, it's been seven years since the Texas trio has done a proper Canadian tour; the last time Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire were in Winnipeg, it was 2010 and they were the support act for The Eagles — at the old stadium.
And it's been a full decade since Maines made that fateful remark about former U.S. president George W. Bush at a 2003 show in London, just days before the U.S. invaded Iraq: "We're ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas."
It was a comment that sparked an unprecedented boycott that took an ugly and misogynistic turn. Dubbed 'Saddam's Angels' and 'Dixie Sluts', the trio received death threats, had their concerts picketed and their CDs destroyed in public protest — a saga chronicled in 2006's acclaimed (and excellently titled) documentary Shut Up and Sing. They watched as country radio stations pulled their support — and as the hits from their smash 2002 album Home steadily tumbled down the charts. America's sweethearts were made into pariahs.
The Dixie Chicks had the last laugh, however. Despite receiving next to no radio support, 2006's Taking the Long Way — which featured the very pointed Not Ready to Make Nice — went on to win five Grammys.
Now, after a hiatus that saw them focus on solo projects and growing families, the Chicks are back. They have no new album to support, but the fans that filled the MTS Centre on Tuesday night were sure happy to hear the hits.
And the Dixie Chicks have a few of those.
Taking the spartan stage just after 9 p.m., the trio kicked things off with the honky tonk stomp of I Can Love You Better and the soaring Wide Open Spaces — one of the night's many showpieces for lead vocalist Maines' arresting pipes — wasting no time reminding us just what estimable players they are (like anyone forgot). From Maguire's stunning fiddle work on Am I The Only One (Whose Ever Felt This Way), to the mahogany-rich harmonies on You Were Mine, the trio was in fine form.
And the hits, they kept on coming. A one-two punch of Ready to Run and crowd favourite Goodbye Earl kept the energy high.
Those hoping for a political diatribe didn't get one. Maines didn't address the crowd until six songs in, and she kept things light before launching into a rafter-reaching rendition of Cowboy Take Me Away — its title a tongue-in-cheek reference to Calgon's famous slogan, by the way — before mentioning something about Canada's mayors that was drowned out by the audience booing in agreement. "OK, time for more music." (I recommend following Maines on Twitter for commentary.)
Things got rowdy with the infectious toe-tapper Some Days You Gotta Dance, which gave way to the barnburner Sin Wagon, which featured some break-neck banjo pickin' courtesy of Robison. Maguire made her fiddle sing on Long Time Gone, the song for which this tour was named, before the trio launched into its famous cover of Fleetwood Mac's Landslide.
A tender version of Lullaby — dedicated to their children — was one of the standouts in the latter half of the main set, which drew largely from Taking the Long Way. The anthemic Silent House has a beautiful melodic hook, but both Maines' voice and Maguire's fiddle occasionally sounded like they were battling it out in the high end of the mix, which was a little wince-inducing. A small spot on an otherwise lovely performance.
Listening to the songs from Taking the Long Way — The Long Way Around, the breathtaking Easy Silence, I Like It and the truly excellent Lubbock or Leave It, with its unchecked commentary on life in the great state of Texas — it was hard not to be struck by how much more fierce and bold their post-2003 material is; these Chicks didn't want to Lubbock or leave it; they refused to shut up and they kept on singing.
In the encore, the trio addressed the whole controversy through two perfectly placed songs, closing with Travelin' Soldier — the patriotic mega hit from 2002 that was forced off the charts due to the boycott — and Not Ready To Make Nice, the band's chart-topping response to the controversy. Beautiful.
Mississippi singer/songwriter Charlie Mars set the mood with an easy, breezy 40-minute opening set. He has one of those laid-back, sexy drawls that effortlessly wraps around everything from mellow ballads (Listen to the Darkside) to slow, slinky grooves such as Back of the Room and Meet Me By The Back Door, which both benefitted from the call-and-response vocals courtesy of the audience. Mars' voice has a soulful grit that, at times, recalls that of Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach; it lends some cool to what could have easily been a bunch of Jason Mraz songs.
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Not really a fan of the title of this article!
Really guys?
I am ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED in the title of this article!!! Many turn to The Economist for decent and reliable news; however, in HM's Diamond Jubilee year you decide that such utter tripe is 'news-worthy'.
what an unfortunate title
A distasteful & disrespectful choice of title by the Economist. Makes me question the value of reading this & other articles. God Save the Queen & The Maple Leaf Forever!
I am not British but I must ask this question.
Isn't that header disrespectful, if not lèse majesté?
Homo_Economicus -
There is nothing "grumpy" about that portrait, it just happens that she is not smiling.
One thing that can be said, for certain, is that Her Majesty has more class than all of her critics, combined !
And you all shall miss her one day... Be sure of that. People who scrutiny a person like her deserves a Latin American or even worst, a Middle Orient government. There is a sad change of values today. Instead of scrutiny "her sovereign" you should admire her dignity on representing you all, discretely and seriously for more than 50 years... By the way, what does this article has to economic issues?
What a shameful and inappropriate title…I would never ever thought the E would stoop so low!!!
Yes, what is going on with the title of this article? It's not even a pun as far as I can see.
Is this article for real ~? At least write about it when it actually happens and she is DEAD,I have a 27 years old single malt that is sitting in my cupboard ,saved especially for that occasion !
the title...
Hey TE regarding the article's title,
Now is May, April Fool's Day is already over!
Nice one E, but making an attention grabbing title on behalf of an unrelated story is more the Style of the ENQUIRER which I do not read nor do I want to.
Please have some Respect for your readers , some of us take you a somewhat seriously.
What kind of disastrous headline?
Can you think up another one next time please? This isn't TMZ.
It is the question whether all British subjects could project their own wishes onto Elizabeth II. I would certainly not be able to do so, but I am not a Briton. To be sure, she has cultivated a restrained and somewhat impersonal public image, which may well be popular in the UK. As for the idea that all monarchs must necessarily show restraint in public, what about Spain's King Juan Carlos, the Netherlands' late Queen Juliana, Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, Russia's Tsar Peter I, or England's very own King Henry VIII? Elizabeth may be more typical of post-Victorian (or post-Puritan) Britain than of the world at large. That said, I think she has been doing a great job, and she hardly deserves to be declared dead while she is, thankfully, still alive.
I am not a Royalist, but this is totally distasteful, especially at this time, and I'm afraid symptomatic of a disastrous fall in the quality of material appearing in what used to be one of the most respected and best reads coming out of the UK. Two things are required: an apology,and a new editor. Heads should roll.
All Britons should be proud of their heritage! The Royals are a part of that and have touch the history and lives of many people around the world. I find the article to be very distasteful. I am an American! Your Queen has done a remarkable job with the hand she was dealt and represents your country well. She has stood as a symbol of stability for many peoples. she is not always right, or perfect but she tries very hard. I do not agree with the taxes the Brits pay to keep the family, however, I feel it would be a great loss if England did not have her!
Criticism is a valuable thing.
That being said: It's stupid to purposely tarnish a thing of great beauty.
This is the first time in decades that I have witnessed "The Economist" being stupid.
Disgusting title. Come on Economist - ye can do better than that!
Funny, that portrait looks a lot like the grumpy portrait of Her Majesty on Canada's new $20 bill:
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June 2013 Board Meeting Minutes
Free State Project
Board Meeting
June 21, 2013
Present: Varrin, Carla, Jody
Phone: Rich, Steve, Sharon
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Escape from "Communist Connecticut"
Newlyweds Tyler and Katie Crosson moved to New Hampshire in early June 2013 as part of the Free State Project. More than 30 Porcupines showed up to help them move into their new home.
Earlier on the same day, another new mover was helped in a similar "pay-it-forward" fashion, and afterwards, he had this to say:
"You want to know what the Free State Project is? It's 20+ people you've never met showing up in 95 degree heat to help unload your moving truck after you make a single post on Facebook.... I got a welcome bag with ammo in it, seriously."
What are you waiting for? Join today! Have a new mover story to share? Let us know!
We Made the Move: Katie McCall
As of today, my two children and I have been in the "Shire" for four whole weeks. We conveniently landed in our new home after the last snowfall and before the hot humid summer. Mostly I'm buttering my kids up for what I know is ahead of us. Ticks. Mosquitoes. Blizzards. My son has promised to shovel snow. He thinks it'll be no big deal… Score!
We left California--where I spent my entire life--for good on February 24, the day after the judge let me off of formal probation for a felony I was given for attending a birth in 2007 while I was a midwifery student. I was not allowed to leave Los Angeles County while I was on probation and was restricted from my work as a midwife. Because of my felony, I was unable to find work in a county with a nearly 20% unemployment rate. My income had decreased to one-tenth of what it had been before my arrest. I cleaned toilets, babysat, washed cars, ran errands... all for friends, because strangers ran criminal background checks. More...
February 2013 Board Meeting Minutes
FSP Board Meeting
February 24, 2013
Meeting called to order 1:17pm
Attending: Carla, Rich on skype, Varrin, Steve, Seamas Sharon, Jody at the Crowne Plaza after Liberty Forum
- Budget.
a. Seamas shared 2012 expenditures and compared it to the projected 2013 budget.
b. 501c3 file will be opened in June, so we won't hear until after PorcFest.
c. Approximately $20k was raised yesterday at LF for Carla's Trigger the Move campaign.
d. Carla has some promises for more contributions; will plan with Sharon an outreach approach.
e. Jody moved to accept the preliminary budget that starts with the 2012 budget, and also includes the $20k that Carla raised at LF and $10k for website redesign. Steve seconded. All ayes; Carla abstained.
f. Seamas will prepare a monthly breakdown of prioritized budget items, to be sent to us next week.
g. Rich moved to approve budget via email. Seamas seconded. Unanimous.
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We Made the Move (Pre-Stater Edition): Rick Honer
Many "Free Staters" have two concerns when considering their move to New Hampshire: a job and housing. There is a free market solution to both of these problems which might be a good fit for some. This opportunity involves private education, which is alive and well in New Hampshire. You might even get a free lunch!
According to The Boarding School Review there are 435 private schools in New Hampshire serving 35,481 students and ranging from small daycares to large college-prep boarding schools. In general, private schools do not require teacher certification and, importantly, have many employees that are not teachers. Some schools hire dormitory staff, tutors, coaches, chaperones, accountants, landscapers, IT techs, and more. More...
January 2013 Board Meeting Minutes
FSP Board Meeting
January 14, 2013
Meeting called to order at 8:06pm on skype.
Attending: Rich, Seamas, Steve, Jody, Varrin (for a short while), and Carla
Absent: Sharon
President's report
501c3, donor packets, and fundraising efforts
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· FB FSP group's privacy status changed from "public" to "closed." The process for new members remain the same (i.e. have to be authorized by an admin). The FSP page remains public."
· Chris Lopez is still great. We'll need to do another fundraiser for 2013-14 around May.
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Ecce Homo or monkey's uncle?
(Source: El Pais)
IT'S AN AGE-OLD TRUTH: There's no accounting for artistic taste, but pretty much everyone understands the value of money. This is the experience of the Spanish town of Borja, which hit global headlines this past summer when a local pensioner surreptitiously "restored" a deteriorating nineteenth century fresco of Jesus in a hilltop chapel by essentially transforming it into a monkey.
The case first attracted contempt, then ridicule, then a lawsuit by the original artist's heirs, and finally thousands of tourists, who have been paying four euros a pop to take a gander at Spain's very first Holy Ape. The local hotel and restaurant business is booming, and the budget airline Ryan Air has even set up a special flight to nearby Zaragoza airport to handle the flow of offbeat art lovers. It seems that many visitors who would otherwise have walked passed artist Elías García Martínez' unremarkable Ecce Homo fresco, recognize its revised form as a truly original incarnation of the Savior of Us All.
In fact, the Spanish daily El Pais tells us, soon after the transfiguration took place an online petition appeared calling for the preservation of the image as it now appears:
The bold, spontaneous work of the artist on the Ecce Homo in the Chapel of Mercy in Borja is also an intimate act of love, a clever reflection of the social and political situation of our time, which shows a subtle critique of the creationist theories of the Church, and also questions the emergence of new idols. … The result of the intervention cleverly combines the primitive expressionism of Francisco de Goya with figures such as Ensor, Munch, Modigliani or the Brücke group of German Expressionism.
Shouldn't the town also pay royalties to the Japanese Sekiguchi Corporation, which introduced the first Monchhichi toys in 1974?
(Source: Wiki Commons)
Now, the Guardian tells us, eighty year-old Cecilia Giménez, who now has over 30,000 "friends" on Facebook, has engaged the services of a lawyer to get her own piece of the action and start pulling in some of that tourist money. She has done so after repeatedly apologizing for the botched restoration, which she maintains she began with good intentions but which soon "got out of hand." According to her sister in a telephone interview with the Spanish press, "She did it with all the good faith in the world. She just wanted to give it a bit of color, because the church is in very poor condition. … She has always had a passion for painting, ever since childhood. And she did it to make the church more beautiful, to help."
As I said above, art is one thing, money is another. And yet, Giménez' financial intentions are anything but mercenary. She promises to donate any royalties she receives to a charity for amyotrophy, a degenerative muscle disease from which her son is suffering.
Now it really would be worth writing postcards about if this fortuitous metamorphosis led to a cure for this dreaded ailment. So perhaps we should simply thank heaven for small miracles. I mean, stranger things by far have happened across the vast history of Catholic devotion. And just in case spontaneous healings start occurring at the foot of Borja's Ecce Homo, you might want to stay on the safe side and book that flight to Zaragoza today.
Yes indeed! And this episode also shows that Spanish Catholics have evolved light years since the dark days of the Inquisition. If this had gone down back then, there literally would have been Hell to pay...
Nice story Alan.
Say, what if we all put our money together and charter a special OS flight down to Zaragoza? What a party that would be!
Thanks. I'm trying to figure out why I get such a kick out of it. Perhaps because it's so much more benign than the news out of Libya, Egypt, Pakistan, and everywhere else in the Muhammad crisis-of-the-week?
Yes, I've never been able to draw the human figure worth a damn. My people also come out looking like monkeys. It gives you renewed respect for genuine artists.
Thanks. I find you can always write an interesting story if you take the time to check out local sources. Interviews are even better, but I'm not likely to get to Zaragoza anytime soon.