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How to Keep Safe from Swooping Australian Magpies
Australian magpies are notorious for a habit that can cause injury and distress to humans - swooping. This nasty little habit, done to protect the bird's territory when it feels its nest is threatened during nesting season, can result in skin injuries, eye injuries and sometimes chunks of flesh being removed through contact with claws or beak.
Unfortunately, as noted by the Flinders University Research Centre for Injury Studies, people have even died from magpie swooping attacks, such as losing control of a bicycle after a swooping attack to the temple. Hopefully, such a terrible outcome is a very rare instance but even the average swoop is not a fun experience and it is important to take precautions against the possibility by managing our own behaviour, rather than that of the birds.
1Be vigilant. Pay attention to nesting areas of magpies. If you see magpie nesting activity occurring in an area where you walk or cycle, it is time to plot a new route for the nesting season. Magpies occur in both urban, country and rural settings, so don't be complacent if you live in Concreteville, you are just as likely to have gum trees in your area that attract nesting magpies.Ad
2Inform others. Tell the local council of magpie nesting in your area. This will permit the council to leave warning notices out that will alert everyone in the area to take care. In the meantime, make your own temporary sign to help alert others.
3Never harass magpies. A magpie who has experienced harassment will cease to trust humans. Do not throw rocks or other projectiles at a nest, do not climb a tree and try to remove magpie chicks from the nest and do not provoke the magpies in any way, such as swinging clothes around in the air near them or similar fast-moving and threatening actions. Remember that the magpies are fiercely family protective and will react if they feel the chicks are threatened.
4Take evasive action. If you find yourself walking or cycling through magpie swooping territory and it is simply too late to back out, take evasive measures to protect yourself:
- Keep calm. This is the most important thing - do not yell, flap your arms about and run off screaming. This is a panicked reaction and is the worst thing that you can do. Unfortunately, it is something children often do, so train them early to keep calm.
- Walk quickly but do not run. Be careful, keep your eyes out for magpies and if you are really concerned, place your folded arms above your head to protect your head and eye area.
- Try to keep your eye on the magpie. Magpies usually swoop from behind and it is known that magpies are much less likely to swoop if they are being watched directly. This means the magpie must be able to see your eyes looking towards him. As you walk away, try to maintain this eye contact. You can also try walking backwards but only if the path is clear or you may injure yourself by tripping over something.
- If you are on your bicycle or horse, dismount. Bicycles irritate magpies the most and this includes the local postie delivering the mail. The major cause of accidents following a magpie swoop is from a bicycle. Your helmet will protect you and you will not be distracted while riding by a bird swooping in your face. Walk the bike quickly out of the vicinity of the magpie.
5Do not return after an encounter. Australian magpies have an incredible memory (as with all members of the Corvid family, they are very intelligent) and will attack the same people again and again. It is also too bad if you happen to look like someone they attacked before...
6Improvise solutions. If you have no choice but to continue using the magpie's area (for example, farmers rarely have a choice to leave an area alone for 6 weeks), then it is time to use some techniques to protect yourself. Some suggestions include:
- Wear eyes in the back of your head. No, this is not a joke! For the reason provided above, it is following the reasoning that magpies are less likely to attack if you are looking at them. To this end, add fake eyes to your headgear to make the magpie think you are watching it from either side of your head. Craft store bought eyes are ideal - stick them on and remove them when not needed. Another trick is to wear your sunglasses back to front.
- If you are riding a bike the helmet can be used to mount a number of bright zip-ties. By not cutting the excess length you create a bright distracting display that many people find more effective than fake eyes, or use them in combination with fake eyes.
- Convert an ice cream container into a hat. Staple some elastic to the sides to make a chinstrap and pop it on your head. If the magpie swoops, it hits plastic and does less damage (hopefully none).
- Wear a solid hat.
- Use an umbrella or stick. If you have an umbrella, open it up and walk with it. The added bonus is that it keeps off the sun too! If you have a stick, simply hold it up to make yourself look larger. If the magpie attacks, it will likely go for the highest point - your stick or umbrella. Under no circumstances should you wave objects at the magpie or he may feel provoked and will attack you. A branch with leaves can be good as the movement of the leaves in the wind might be discouraging to the would-be swooper.
7Attach a steel nut to the end of a piece of string. Swing it above your head. You look like a helicopter wannabe but the magpie doesn't want to get caught in that action!
- Be unpredictable. Magpies can tell the time if you are regular. Be irregular and don't follow a routine. That way, the magpie is less likely to be ready for you.
8Be aware that very aggressive magpies can attack from the ground, aiming for the face and eyes. These are problem birds and you should alert the Parks or Environment Department in your State or Territory immediately. If you encounter a bird in this situation, cover and protect your eyes no matter what else and move yourself out of the situation.
9Have a heart. These birds are highly intelligent and family-loving. Their birdsong is uplifting and this is not even mentioning how elegant a bird they are. Sure, swooping can be a bother for 4 to 6 weeks of your life each year but it is a small price to pay for helping to sustain a beautiful part of the Australian wildlife. Co-existing with magpies is easy to do once you understand how and when you are prepared. It is only a small proportion of magpies who see humans as a threat and resort to swooping and even then, only within a limited territorial area.
10Start an online magpie database for your area. Cyclists, horse riders, joggers and pedestrians could all benefit from an online magpie database that services your area. You could even make it a wiki! Leave times, places and incident reports to alert others to be prudent.AdAd
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- Nesting season varies depending on where you are located in Australia. While the season can be around July - November, the worst period tends to be August to November (springtime) and usually lasts 4 - 6 weeks while the chicks are in the nest. For the rest of the year, magpies and humans happily co-exist.
- Australian magpies live in family groups. These groups can be as much as 3 to 20 birds. Moving the aggressive male from the area will generally only result in another male taking over the role and defending the chicks, even though they are not his own! You have to love a bird with such close family ties.
- Teaching children to understand and respect the magpie will go a long way to helping them keep calm if attacked by a magpie. A good website to start with is that of the Australian Museum; the link is provided below.
- Only male magpies attack and interestingly, they attack more men than women (Scribbly Gum states that over an Australian's lifetime, it has been reported that 90% of males and 72% of females have been swooped by a Maggie. Of the females swooped, 60% to 75% were believed to have brutish or masculine features).
- Want to hear the sound of this glorious bird? Australians love this sound, it is so intimately wrapped in the daily background sounds; click here to hear it (government department source).
- Magpies are found in New South Wales, Victoria, eastern South Australia, southwest Western Australia,Tasmania and the coastal ranges of Queensland.
- Don't run - this will aggravate the birds; always walk calmly and swiftly.
- If a magpie is a source of great concern to the neighbourhood, contact the council or the police or the National Parks Service for your State or Territory.
- It is illegal to kill magpies in Australia as they are a protected native species.
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- Plastic ties
Sources and Citations
- Australian Broadcasting Commission, Magpie Louts
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Hughton will still be boss despite run of form
CHRIS Hughton last night expressed confidence that Newcastles alarming run of form will not affect his chances of being appointed on a permanent basis.
Hughton is expected to meet Magpies owner Mike Ashley within the next 48 hours to discuss his current position as interim boss, but last nights 2-1 defeat at Scunthorpe means he will do so on the back of a four-game winless run.
Martyn Woolfords secondhalf brace condemned Newcastle to their third defeat of the season, although West Broms defeat to Swansea means they remain joint leaders of the Championship.
Their form is becoming a source of major concern however, even if Hughton claims it will have not have an impact on the discussions that are still expected to end in him being confirmed as the Magpies latest permanent boss.
I dont think it (last nights defeat) will have any effect at all, said Hughton, who watched Kevin Nolan score Newcastles first goal for more than four hours before Woolford claimed a 79thminute winner.
As far as I know, nothing is different and I am still very confident that the situation has not changed.
My thoughts at the moment are all about why we didnt get the result we should have got.
It makes this weekend a bigger game of course, and theres a pressure now that were putting on ourselves.
Last nights defeat followed Saturdays reverse at Nottingham Forest, and while the Magpies offered a far more potent attacking threat than they had posed at the City Ground, they were undone by two poor defensive errors.
Zurab Khizanishvili was at fault for Scunthorpes opener, while the heart of Newcastles back four parted alarmingly as Woolford slotted home the winner. The injured Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini were sorely missed.
Its very frustrating, said Hughton, who will be without Alan Smith for one game after his skipper picked up his fifth booking of the season. We set out the team offensively enough to get a result. On the balance of play and the balance of chances, its a game we should have won.
But they were able to turn us at times and were always a threat. I thought they had a lot of energy in their side and, at the critical moments, they got the goals that really mattered.
In any team, if youre going to get a couple of injuries in a particular position (centre half) then youre always going to be stretched. But what are the choices To bring in loans willy nilly No. If youve got players out long term that might be something you look at, but that isnt the case here.

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In a 'Top Secret' letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on December 26, 2007, just two weeks before licences were allotted to new companies at 2001-prices in January 2008, Mr. Mukherjee, who was then External Affairs Minister and also head of the Group of Ministers on spectrum-related issues, including pricing, highlighted the urgency of the government having a "clearly stated policy" on issues of telecom licences and spectrum.
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The letter, a copy of which is with The Hindu, was accessed by activist Subhash Chandra Agarwal through the RTI route.
Pointing to divergence of views among various government agencies and departments on telecom licences and spectrum allocation, even as the DoT was gearing up to issue new licences in 2007-08, Mr. Mukherjee told the Prime Minister that in August 2007, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) suggested "revised norms which were stringent than the earlier ones," while in October 2007, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (a nodal agency under DoT) recommended even more stringent norms. Similarly, a third committee set up under the Additional Secretary (DoT) is taking another look at the norms.
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None of these goals can be achieved without a firm commitment to the continuing improvement of corporate governance. We will continue our efforts to strengthen the supervisory and executive functions of management, accelerate decision making, ensure transparency and objectivity, and enhance compliance management, thereby improving corporate value.
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How do we strengthen our corporate governance system?
- Q1 Please outline GLORY's corporate governance system.
- Q2 What steps has GLORY taken to enhance transparency and fairness of management?
- Q3 How is GLORY enhancing corporate governance on a group-wide basis?
- Q4 How is management supervised?
- Q5 What other mechanisms are there to ensure transparency and objectivity?
- Q6 What is GLORY's basic stance on remuneration for executives?
- Q7 Please describe GLORY's compliance system.
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Q1 Please outline GLORY's corporate governance system.
We aim to strengthen management supervision, speed up decision making and deliver efficient business administration through a system centered on the Board of Directors, which includes two outside directors, and the Board of Corporate Auditors.
The Board of Directors, consisting of nine directors (including two outside directors), makes decisions on important matters and oversees business execution. The President & Representative Director serves as chairman of the Board of Directors meetings. We have sought to both energize the Board of Directors and assure quick and efficient decision making by reducing the number of directors and introducing an executive officer system.
The Board of Corporate Auditors, consisting of two corporate auditors and two outside corporate auditors, assesses directors' conduct of duties and audits the legality of execution. The corporate auditors perform regular audits based on an annual audit plan and participate in important meetings, such as those of the Board of Directors and the Management Conference, which discusses business execution policies and plans based on basic policies established by the Board of Directors.
Q2 What steps has GLORY taken to enhance transparency and fairness of management?
Having two experienced outside directors actively participate in management improves management transparency and fairness.
Of the nine directors, two are outside directors. Both directors are highly independent and have been designated as independent directors as defined by the stock exchange on which the company is listed.
The current outside directors have held key positions at globally recognized companies and bring both abundant experience and global perspectives to the Board. Their veteran advice contributes to greater transparency and fairness of management.The two outside directors also serve key roles in ensuring effective and appropriate decision making by providing alternative perspectives and opinions based on many years of management experience. They attend meetings of the Nomination Advisory Committee and the Compensation Advisory Committee, which were established to increase transparency and objectivity in the appointment of directors and executive officers and in the setting of remuneration, as well as Management Conference meetings.
Q3 How is GLORY enhancing corporate governance on a group-wide basis?
Under the 2014 Medium-Term Management Plan, we are actively working to strengthen group-wide governance.
We have developed "the Group Structure Strategy" in our 2014 Medium-Term Management Plan, which includes the strategy to enhance corporate governance on a group-wide basis. This strategy is part of the Corporate Management Strategy under the Plan, which aims to strengthen the foundation of the Group management.
By aggressively promoting this strategy, we will realign the Group operations, further strengthen our governance system, which encompasses overseas subsidiaries, and make compliance management an even more integral part of the Group operations.
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The Board of Corporate Auditors, consisting of two full-time and two outside corporate auditors, is tasked with overseeing management.
The Board of Corporate Auditors consists of two corporate auditors and two outside corporate auditors. Each corporate auditor attends important meetings such as the Board of Directors meetings and Management Conference meetings to verify the appropriate and fair deliberation of directors, and also conducts thorough audits in collaboration with accounting auditors, the Internal Audit Department and corporate auditors of subsidiaries.
GLORY has two outside corporate auditors: One company executive and one attorney-at-law. As the outside corporate auditors bring their expertise to the supervisory function, they contribute to increasingly sound management that takes into account not only the legality and appropriateness of GLORY's management but also enhances efficiency and objectivity
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To promote timely and appropriate disclosure, we have established the Disclosure Committee, which is chaired by the Chief Information Officer, the director who is responsible for Administration. This committee reviews the needs and content of disclosures before resolutions are taken by the Board of Directors.
Q6 What is GLORY's basic stance on remuneration for executives?
Remuneration for executives consists of a fixed portion and a bonus linked to the Company's performance.
Compensation for outside directors and corporate auditors consists of fixed compensation only.GLORY has established a Compensation Advisory Committee to ensure the transparency and objectivity of decisions relating to remuneration for directors, corporate auditors and other executives. Before making decisions about remuneration for such executives and related matters, the Board of Directors always seeks the advice of the Compensation Advisory Committee and submits proposals to the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Directors, or corporate Auditors.
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At GLORY, the Board of Directors appoints one of its members to be the Chief Compliance Officer. We also have established a Compliance Committee and compliance helplines to ensure compliance management.
GLORY considers group-wide legal compliance an important management priority and the Board of Directors appoints one of its members to be the chief compliance officer, who implements variety of measures to maintain and improve the compliance framework. An example of such measures is the establishment of the Compliance Committee and compliance helplines.
The Compliance Committee, chaired by the president and including two outside experts, who are attorneys-at-law, discusses important issues relating to compliance and reports to the Board of Directors whenever appropriate. GLORY has established four compliance helplines, including an outside helpline, and strives for the early detection and correction of compliance problems in the Group and the protection of those who seek consultation.
In addition, accompanying accelerated expansion of the overseas business in recent years, we have established the GLORY Legal Code of Conduct with a global point of view that applies to domestic and overseas Group companies alike. To continue good-faith, fair business practice appropriate to the GLORY brand and maintain and ensure a high level of legal compliance and a highly developed sense of ethics, GLORY promotes awareness of compliance by distributing a handbook and scheduling compliance training seminars.
Q8 What efforts are being made to vitalize the General Meeting of Shareholders?
To make general meetings of shareholders more accessible for shareholders, we have introduced colorful invitation notices, which are sent out well in advance of meetings. To facilitate the exercise of rights, we have adopted computerized voting. Other innovations include showroom tours after general meetings.
To enable shareholders to adequately review proposals addressed at the General Meeting of Shareholders, we have since June 2008 delivered materials for the meeting three weeks in advance. In 2003, GLORY adopted electronic voting, and in 2007, we began using the electronic proxy voting system for institutional investors (the ICJ system) sponsored by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
At the shareholders' meeting, audio-visual presentations and narrations, etc. are used by the President to report in detail on proposals to be acted upon and matters reported for shareholders to fully consider each proposal. After the meeting, the Company's showroom is open to shareholders, at which time directors, executive officers and staff members actively promote communication with shareholders by explaining about products and the history of GLORY.
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Gadde, Lars-Erik and Araujo, L M (2007) Business recipes, historical narratives and the discovery of networks. The IMP Journal, 1 (3). pp. 2-25. ISSN 0809-7259
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Both research and practice in recent decades have emphasised the benefits associated with various types of network structures. Most of these advocates seem to assume that networks are a novel phenomenon that can be explained as a response to problems inherent in the large, integrated business enterprise. This perception is representative of a general view of industry dynamics as a succession of waves of organising, dictated by selection patterns, in which more efficient forms displace outdated ones. Our point of departure is that networks did not spring out of nowhere in the 1980s. They have always been there, but were more or less 'hidden' since prevailing frameworks for the analysis of the business landscape were aligned with business recipes emphasising the characteristics and benefits of single companies, markets and hierarchies. The paper focuses on the mutual influence between business recipes and historical narratives of industrial development. We argue that dominant business recipes at a particular point in time are formed by interpretations of successful patterns of behaviour prevailing for current conditions. Business recipes tend to build their own momentum and continue to be exploited long after the conditions that gave rise to their emergence have disappeared. Eventually, new narratives emerge to explain epochal transformations, expose fissures in old recipes and inspire new patterns of business behaviour.
Item Type: | Article |
Journal or Publication Title: | The IMP Journal |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
Departments: | Lancaster University Management School > Marketing |
ID Code: | 53478 |
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Deposited On: | 10 Apr 2012 13:10 |
Refereed?: | Yes |
Published?: | Published |
Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2015 17:18 |
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Excellent chairs, especially for the price (came out to under $$$. ea.) These seem quite sturdy and well made, nicely stained wood. Look nice enough I'm considering replacing the table since it now looks shabby next to them :) Only warning is the instructions for assembly are not complete. The pegs at the ends of the side pieces (to put in the seat) are of two different sizes. Obviously the large pegs need to go in the large holes, etc., but since there was no mention of this in instructions it took us quite a while to figure out. As said in a previous review, once the first chair is assembled the rest should be easy. Other than that, one of the four chairs we received wobbles very slightly but can easily be fixed with a penny on the bottom of one leg. Well worth it.
This is a good deal. I was searching for blue chairs for my blue and white kitchen. These chairs turned out to be perfect - nice clean lines, sturdy and a pretty, clear blue. My kitchen is blue and white and the chairs pop. Good value. I would buy these again.
They look great! I'm so disappointed to have to return the. The quality is not the best. If there are rarely sat it, they would be fine, but for everyday they will not last.
Bought these a month ago. White is really "whitewash", so slightly disappointed by the color, but it makes up for it in the fact that it is indeed real wood, and the hardware was all there. Assembly was long, but durable, meaning that it did take some time and work, but I am very confident that it will hold up and the screws won't be loosening and falling out all the time like so many other furniture pieces I have gotten for cheap over the years. I sit down a little careful because I am 240 lbs and I think I could snap the back if I continually plunk down in a bullish manner, but other than that, I feel these are exceptional quality for the cost and the style is what I've been dreaming of in a chair- flat seat, straight back.
The actual chairs are great. Once I got them put together, I was very happy with them. They are solid, and have a great look about them. I was drawn to them because of their resemblance to the Emeco Navy chair. There's no wiggle, they are light, and comfortable, very good chairs for the money. The color is fun, not as loud as it looks on the website, which was good for us. Finish on the paint seems good so farwe have two small children who have a way of destroying anything that looks nice in our homeso we'll see how long it lasts. So far it has stood up to them just fine, just wipe it clean. BUT... It took two shipments of this chair to get me a complete set. Overstock took care of us, which was good, but it should be noted that one box arrived with one of the front legs on two of the chairs being splintered to bits. The box was also missing the front half of one of the chairs and several pieces of hardware... The lesson? Inspect all pieces of your shipment very carefully before assembling. Make sure all the joints are still glued and that there are no cracks. I would still recommend the chairs, based on the final product, and the price. If you need them now, and can't wait for some back-and-forth with Overstock, I'd consider something else, but the quality of the construction and the aesthetics of the chair have made up the time and effort spent dealing with the broken pieces.
I spent over 3 hours assembling these cheap chairs. They are so poorly constructed that I had to sand down components for them just to fit together. I have suffered from multiple injuries both physical and psychological and all I have to show for it is 4 rickety chairs that are barely yellow and look terrible. Don't buy these.
They look great and they even left a narrow opening at the back of the seat so any spilled food or drink can be cleaned out instead of smashing up against the back.
I no longer have these, but I purchased them for my college/early twenties apartment and they were a great fit. Comfortable, pretty easy to assemble, stylish, and sturdy. I bought the blue ones and loved them for about 4 years until I upgraded to a fancier dining set.
I got these in read. They are cute but not very substantial. With that said, they're holding up fine
Purchased these chairs about 2 weeks ago. They arrived in just over a week. Everything is packed into 1 box that weighs about 56 lbs. They were packed well into the box. The instructions were hilarious. I must have received the 10,000,000th photocopy of the original instructions. I found the language they used pretty funny too. Assembly was pretty painless. I used Type III wood glue on both the male and female ends of each piece, to prevent squeaking. Quality is okay. (Can't beat the price!) 2 of the chairs wobble a half inch back and forth when they're empty. With someone sitting, they don't wobble at all. Not really a big deal. They look great next to our rustic wood table. I would recommend them to others.
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Waiting for one's life to begin often means missing out on the present. In An Uncommon Education, Elizabeth Percer presents a reflective, coming-of-age story. Naomi Feinstein spends her childhood waiting for circumstances to change, especially hoping for more friends and freedom from her classmates' cruelty. As a young adult, she gradually comes to terms with her life, embracing both its imperfections and possibilities.
More than one person's reflections, however, this book is also an immigrant story and family saga. Naomi chronicles her lonely childhood with first-generation immigrant parents who were often in poor health. Her father was Jewish and her mother a Catholic who converted to Judaism, which furthers her feelings of isolation and confuses her sense of identity and where she belongs. Gifted with a photographic memory and fascinated from an early age with saving lives and curing illness, Naomi goes to Wellesley College to become a doctor. Her time at the school is heavily influenced by her initiation into a secret Shakespeare society comprised of students who are all unconventional or outsiders in some capacity.
Although a large part of this story takes place at a university, Naomi's true "education" is the life lessons she receives along the way, particularly when a scandal threatens her hard-earned friendships. Percer's writing is very poetic and lyrical. As a narrator, Naomi is smart and insightful, and as her character matures, so does her narrative style and thought process. Readers will relate to her journey, which is less heroic than it is a series of wrong turns and learning by trial and error. A good recommend for book clubs.
In Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce, we meet the Martin family, who has been devastated since their sixteen-year-old daughter Tara mysteriously disappeared twenty years ago. Searches were unsuccessful and her boyfriend Richie was accused but never charged. On Christmas Day Tara resurfaces looking just as she had twenty years before, spinning a seemingly implausible tale of a mysterious gentleman and a place in the woods that only allows access several times a year. Tara insists that only six months have passed, but her family remains twenty years older. The Martin family must decide to question the nature of reality, or question Tara's sanity. Some Kind of Fairy Tale takes an interesting spin on the contemporary fable and is definitely a unique read.
Another new and very different look at another world is the slightly darker Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling by Michael Boccacino. It begins as a standard gothic piece with a large English country house, the master in mourning from the loss of his young wife, and an attractive governess hired to care for the two children. It soon becomes apparent that all is not as it seems in the town when the nanny of the boys is murdered, seemingly ripped apart by wild animals. Charlotte and the two boys are also having mysterious dreams about a man dressed entirely in black and a strange house through the mists where the boys' mother remains alive. When these dreams become reality, Charlotte finds herself playing a dangerous game, one that she must win for the sake of herself and the children. Both of these tales offer strong characters, suspense, mystery and an enticing other-worldly setting. Perfect for adults who want a bit of fairy magic and a fascinating tale that will sweep them out of reality into a world of dreams.
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Taking place on the private Greek island of Skios, blonde Nikki Hook is the coolly capable public relations rep for the prestigious Fred Toppler foundation. She is preparing for the arrival of, and fantasizing about, much vaunted guest speaker Dr. Norman Wilfred. Nikki's gal pal Georgie is heading to a secretive tryst at the other end of the island with dilettante playboy Oscar Fox. Lost luggage, mistaken identity, wrong rooms, taxi-driving brothers, and a language barrier all figure prominently in this farce, both comedic and satirical. Euphoksoliva, anyone?
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Watson, Crick, and Mendel are familiar names linked to DNA and gene theory but few people have heard of Thomas Hunt Morgan and his assistant, ladies' man Calvin Bridges, or Catholic Sister Miriam Michael Stimson. Kean fleshes out years of tedious research undertaken by lesser-known scientists that paved the way for the award-winning discoveries. RNA, DNA palindromes, Y chromosomes, and mitochondria—all hard science terms that could prove overwhelming—are balanced by Kean with humor and relatable anecdotes. DNA injury and resiliency is illustrated by the case of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a man unfortunate enough to be exposed to the bomb detonation in Hiroshima, who then travelled to Nagasaki in time to be blasted again.
The Violinist's Thumb refers to virtuoso Niccolo Paganini, whose musical gifts were, in part, due to a genetic error inhibiting his body's ability to produce collagen; his disease allowed him to stretch his hands to perform amazing violin feats. Unfortunately it also contributed to his poor health and early demise. Kean explains how cat hoarding behavior can be linked to careless litter box cleaning, and cautions the reader to avoid eating a polar bear's liver should you find yourself stranded at the North Pole. The book ends by raising thorny questions about cloning and the implications of analyzing a single person's genome. Readers who enjoy popular science writing, such as Mary Roach's Stiff, will find a winner in The Violinist's Thumb.
Join in the celebration of the life and work of Roald Dahl, the renowned author whose books have delighted children and adults alike for over 50 years.
Roald Dahl Day takes place on September 13 every year, but this year is even more special because 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of The BFG. In this novel, an orphan named Sophie is taken from her bed by a giant who takes her to Giant Country. The giant doesn't want to harm Sophie because, as he explains, he is the world's only friendly giant. He is the BFG—the Big Friendly Giant. Unlike other giants who eat "human beans," the BFG collects good dreams to give to children. Sophie and the BFG band together to save humans from the other giants.
To learn more about Dahl's extraordinary life, try Michael Rosen's new children's biography Fantastic Mr. Dahl. This book tells the story of how a boy from a Wales grew up to write beloved children's books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Matilda. Rosen, who declares himself Dahl's biggest fan, tells Dahl's extraordinary life story with affection and humor.
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Pass it On! by Marilyn Sadler recalls the classic children's game known as 'Telephone' or 'Pass the Message'. Hilarity ensues when a message is misheard and passed from friend to friend with ridiculous results, and that's just what happens when cow gets stuck in the fence. "Cow put a duck in a tent? Pass it on!" The silly combinations will have both children and adults chuckling as the animal friends continue to fracture the story.
The whimsical illustrations by Michael Slack make this story all the more fun. Brightly colored characters and scenes have a real retro look, with a Miró meets Fractured Fairy Tale feel. The clever story and artwork make this a book to look at again and again, and might inspire you to start a game of pass it on yourself!
Joe Paterno long identified with Virgil's reluctant Trojan hero Aeneas, who eschewed individual glory on his way to founding Rome. Aeneas fulfilled his destiny in a way that the late Penn State coach admired. Aeneas, like Paterno, was a team player. In his new biography, Paterno, author Joe Posnanski paints a complicated picture of the consummate team player and his rise and fall as a coaching legend.
Posnanski cleverly organized Paterno's story into five operatic acts, beginning with his success-driven upbringing in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, and concluding with the tragic repercussions of the 2011 Penn State sexual abuse scandal. By the end, and in a span of about three months, the winningest coach in college history had been consumed by scandal, cancer, and ultimately death.
Excellence and success meant different things to Joe Paterno. Examples of both are in plentiful supply in Posnanski's book. There are anecdotes and testimonials but also contradictions. A former writer for Sports Illustrated, Posnanski visualized a different book when he was granted full access to Paterno last year. Then the Jerry Sandusky case erupted. A chapter entitled "Sandusky" explores the emotional armor of these powerful men. Apparently there was no love lost between the two. There are some interesting sidebars about Paterno's impressions of the second most popular coach in Happy Valley.
Although the author's tone is generally sympathetic, it is still a white-hot topic as to why Paterno, a lifelong rule follower who valued his young men, did not step up for those most vulnerable. "One of Paterno's great strengths, and perhaps one of his great flaws was his fierce loyalty and absolute trust in the people closest to him," according to Posnanski. That observation remains the crux in evaluating the aggregate of a remarkable 46-year career that reached the pinnacle of heights before plunging to the depths of misery.
Like the heroine of her new novel The Next Best Thing, bestselling author Jennifer Weiner thought that it was a dream come true when she was approached to co-create a sitcom featuring a plus-sized heroine trying to break into show business. Although State of Georgia was short-lived, Weiner used her experiences in the television industry to create her new novel.
Readers first met Ruth Saunders in the short story "Swim" in Weiner's The Guy Not Taken: Stories. After losing her parents in an accident that permanently scarred her, Ruth was raised by her grandmother. During her recovery from her injuries, Ruth and her grandmother found comfort in their favorite TV shows, like The Golden Girls. After she finished college, Ruth and her grandmother moved to Hollywood to chase Ruth's dream of writing television shows. Now, Ruth has worked her way from glorified gofer to the creator of her first TV show, The Next Best Thing, a sitcom based loosely on her own life.
Ruth struggles with the process of shooting the pilot and first season of her show. As the show evolves, she watches her heartwarming comedy about an average girl breaking in to the restaurant business with the love and support of her grandmother change into another show entirely. Cady, the famous actress that the network forced Ruth to hire to play the plus-sized heroine, suddenly diets her way to a size 0. Network politics force her to fire actors that she thinks are right for the show, and the character based on her grandmother is rewritten as an oversexed cougar. Is this really the career she has always dreamed of? Weiner's Hollywood-insider perspective and warm humor make readers cheer for Ruth's chance to have it all.
Weiner is known for connecting with her readers via social media. Fans can follow her on Twitter (@JenniferWeiner), where she live-tweets reality TV shows like The Bachelor and shares her favorite new books with her readers.
Theodora Saxby is The Ugly Duchess in Eloisa James' fourth Regency fairy tale inspired by Andersen's The Ugly Duckling. All her life she's been told that her looks are less than impressive, and she knows that her only chance at marriage will be to snag a fortune hunter. When she sets her sights on Geoffrey Trevelyan, she enlists the help of her best friend, James Ryburn, the Earl of Islay. She wants James to pretend to court her so Geoffrey will be forced to propose. But the close contact creates sparks between these two friends and when it is James who asks for her hand, Theo follows her heart.
But a fairy tale wouldn't be complete without a villain, and in this story it's James' father, the Duke of Ashbrook. The Duke had amassed gambling debts which threatened the future of the estate and he forced his son to marry Theo for her money. Basking in the glow of newlywed happiness, Theo overhears James and his father arguing and quickly realizes that is was her money that led James down the aisle. Theo banishes James from their home and demands that he leave England. She then reinvents herself and becomes a glittering society swan. For seven years, Theo lives independently and in-demand without any idea of the whereabouts of her husband. When James finally returns, he is changed physically (he's got a tattoo!) and emotionally, but remains steadfast in his desire to reclaim his beautiful wife who he always saw as a swan.
Eloisa James has created another enchanting fairy tale love story with two passionate characters, a touch of wit, and a happily ever after. Lucky local fans can meet Eloisa in person at Nora Roberts' Turn the Page Bookstore in Boonsboro, where she'll be signing with Nora and several other authors on September 15th from noon until two o'clock.
"Albert had come to the conclusion that the key to survival in Old Australia was in picking a criminal element you liked and sticking with it."
Albert of Adelaide is tired of his life. He is bored by his daily routine, the same meals over and over, the same neighbors arguing and complaining, the same people gawking at him day in and day out. He longs for freedom and adventure, to experience life as it was meant to be lived. He gets his chance when an inattentive staffer fails to lock his cage and Albert the platypus breaks out of the Adelaide Zoo, beginning his journey toward self-discovery.
Following tales and legends, Albert begins his search for "Old Australia," a place where animals rule themselves and humans do not interfere. Along the way, he makes friends as well as enemies. Even among the animals Albert is a curiosity, which proves to be both an advantage and disadvantage for him. Curiosity soon turns to fear, and Albert must learn the difficult lesson that not everyone nice is inherently good and not every criminal is inherently bad.
Debut novelist Howard Anderson has created a thought-provoking and entertaining story. Comparisons to Watership Down or even Animal Farm are inevitable, but Albert is much more reminiscent of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Wild West language and shoot 'em up simplicity of Old Australia draws the reader in, with many laugh-out-loud moments to enjoy. The supporting characters are a literal hoot, namely the pyromaniac wombat and a pair of drunken bandicoots. Albert of Adelaide is recommended for fans of westerns, animal stories, or anyone who likes a good laugh.


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They've hunted down terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, opposed rebels in Bosnia and battled warlords in Somalia. Now, 10th Mountain Division troops (search) are facing off against Martian invaders — with no less than the fate of the Earth in the balance.
The soldiers were called on by Steven Spielberg (search), who picked Fort Drum (search) troops to star in his remake of the H.G. Wells classic "War of the Worlds." (search) The movie, starring Tom Cruise, opens nationwide Wednesday, but the actor-soldiers were treated to a sneak preview Monday night at the post movie theater.
"It feels awesome to help save the world," said Sgt. Christopher Lumpiesz, of Tampa, Fla., who gets to help shoot down a Martian ship in the movie.
Lumpiesz, who saw real combat in Afghanistan, was one of 42 10th Mountain Division soldiers who play roles in two scenes in the movie. Other military units from the Army and Marines appear in the movie as well.
Thirty-two of those watched the movie Monday night, along with a capacity crowd of special guests. The other 10 soldiers were on leave or have been reassigned since the scenes were shot in the first week of December in upstate New York and Connecticut.
"Spielberg wanted real soldiers to make the scenes more authentic. He was quite impressed. You don't get any more Army than the 10th Mountain Division," said Lt. Col. Paul Fitzpatrick, the post's public affairs officer. "This is a reward to soldiers who have been among our best, and it's a way to showcase the American military."
After the special showing, the soldiers were called up on stage for a curtain call.
Spc. Kenneth Wright, of Bakersfield, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Aaron Dewitt, of Perrysville, Ohio, agreed that it was a chance for America's soldiers to get some added recognition. But for the time being, they prefer to soak up their celebrity status.
"It's been a whirlwind to be part of it. My mom didn't believe me at first when I told her I met Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg and Dakota Fanning," said Wright. "Now she's stoked about it. Everybody in my family is going to go see me ... I mean the movie."
It's not the first time the 10th Mountain Division has made it to the silver screen. The division's historic rescue of Army Rangers in Somalia in 1993 was chronicled in the book "Black Hawk Down," which was made into a 2001 movie by director Ridley Scott.
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- 4 king crab legs, thawed
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- 3 tablespoons butter
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Split king crab legs and remove meat. Set aside.
Crack and beat 3 eggs in a shallow pie plate. Place a sleeve of saltines in a plastic gallon freezer bag and crush with a rolling pin until fine.
Dredge the king crab legs in the flour, the eggs, and then the crushed saltines.
Set on half sheet tray to reserve. Repeat.
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I started using the raised bowl many years ago to prevent bloat. It wasn't until I joined this forum that I heard that now they think it causes bloat. I asked my Vet when I went it and he just shook his head and said, keep using the raised bowl.
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DescriptionA small terrestrial microhylid, males measure about 15 mm. Back in adults usually uniformly greyish. Young with two inverted V-shaped markings on the greyish back. If distinct, the tubercles on the back are whitish. Skin on the back is smooth, often with a few, rather large, tubercles. Tympanum rather indistinct, tympanum/eye ratio less than 1/2. Tibiotarsal articulation reaches the eye. Four fingers and 5 toes are present. There is no recognizable digital reduction. Males with a distinct, largely distensible, single subgular vocal sac.
Males called mainly in the evening, and also after sunset. Call consists of a single, chirping note, louder than in Stumpffia pygmaea. Calls are arranged in series, which last several minutes. Call duration is about 95-101 ms (mean 97 ms, n=10), intervals between the calls last 1375-2365 ms (mean 1670 ms, n=9), call repetition rate is about 45/min and frequency is 4.7 kHz. Calls from Montagne d'Ambre were similar.
Mainly S. tetradactyla (digital reduction!) and S. psologlossa (skin always smooth, different advertisement call). S. sp. from Sambava is very similar. S. tridactyla and S. pygmaea have shorter hindlimbs. S. grandis and S. roseifemoralis are larger.
Distribution and Habitat
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Madagascar
Observed at elevations from sea level to about 900 m. They are usually found in the leaf litter of cacao plantations and in the primary forest.
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special BehaviorsEggs and tadpoles are unknown.
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References Glaw, F. and Vences, M. (1994). Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. M. Vences and F. Glaw Verlags GbR., Köln. Written by Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences (m.vences AT tu-bs.de), Assistant Professor and Curator of Vertebrates at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Zoological Museum at the University of AmsterdamFirst submitted 2001-10-30Edited by Rachna Tiwari and Joyce Gross (2010-07-19) Feedback or comments about this page.
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November 30, 2006
-- Home Textiles Today,Durham,N.Y.– Bob Paust has been promoted to national sales manager for American Trim Co., reporting to Richard Gangi, president and owner.
Paust, who joined the company in 2004, formerly was with Conso.
In other sales additions, the sales team of Howard Smith and Dana Talbott, formerly of Bomar Inds., has joined the company in the southeast. Wally Grodecki has joined the company for sales in the Midwest , a new sales territory.
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Technical Proceedings of the 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 1
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A Fluoro-ethoxysilane-Based Stiction-Free Release Process for Submicron Gap MEMS | |
Authors: | B. Parvais, A. Pallandre, A.M. Jonas and J-P Raskin |
Affilation: | Université catholique de Louvain, BE |
Pages: | 522 - 525 |
Keywords: | stiction, SAM, MEMS |
Abstract: | Nowadays, stiction remains one of the biggest reliability problems in the fabrication of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), especially when a small gap is used. To avoid the adhesion, a Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) can be coated. Main research in that field focuses on aliphatic chloro-silanes. We developed a novel wet-release CMOS compatible process for the fabrication of surface-micromachined beam using a perfluorated SAM. Uniform 9 Å thick monolayers were observed. A static contact angle of 121° was measured. Furthermore, a complete 1 µm thick (gap 0.5 µm) polysilicon RF MEMS capacitor with aluminium interconnects realized with this process demonstrated the CMOS compatibility. |
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Reseller Computacenter LITERALLY smokes out squatters from offices
'Don't mess with us' says chief exec - now that's cloud computing
IT reseller giant Computacenter has smoked out a bunch of squatters who took up residence at its former offices in London.
The rent-freetards had set up camp after finding a way into the building, which is next door to the company's headquarters in Blackfriars. But the vagabonds spent just a few nights in the premises before fleeing in a panic.
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"He went to the back of the property, blocked the drains, closed off the water supply and pushed smoke pellets up the drainage system and it set off the fire alarms," Norris said.
"They ran out of the building thinking there was a fire. It just proves squatters shouldn't mess with the Computacenter boys."
In a break for the door, the squatters left behind their camp beds and cooking facilities. Computacenter's facilities bosses then ran into the building and took control of it again.
The offices have been unused for several years, and previously housed the company's mid-market sales operation among other teams. The site was sold to a property developer 18 months ago, although the deal only completed this month following mid-May's squatter ejection. ®