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Spy Series for Mission Impossible Fans
With MI5: Rogue Nation opening this weekend, whether it's books or movies, people are drawn to spy series. Here are a few contemporary series with tons of action that will entice fans of this movie – from some newer series to some old favorites in addition to Alex Rider and Gallagher Girls.
For Older Readers:
Devil's Breath by David Gilman
After an assassin tries to kill him at his boarding school, Max realizes that his father is missing. When he receives a message from his father, he's determined to locate him. He travels to Africa to uncover the truth.
I am the Weapon by Allen Zadoff (2014 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers)
Boy Nobody blends perfectly into the background, making him perfect for a teen assassin. On his latest mission, he makes the cardinal mistake: don't make friends. Now he has to decide between loyalty to the Program or loyalty to himself. He's no longer sure of the Program's mission and it could cost him his life. read more…
Special Olympics, YA Lit Style!
Have you been watching the Special Olympics? What an incredible group of athletes! It occurred to me that we might find some potential participants in young adult novels. Let's see who might make it on the roster.
Like T. J. in Chris Crutcher's Whale Talk (2002 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults), we see the potential in Chris Coughlin. After his training with the Cutter All Night Mermen, he's ready to take on the the best.
Marcelo, title character of Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork (2010 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults), has a summer job working with ponies. His ability to connect with these animals comes much easier to him than connecting with people. With the right opportunities, Marcelo could demonstrate a natural horsemanship.
Football (Soccer)
In Girls Like Us by Gail Giles (2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults), Quincy is a girl who was terribly injured by her mother's boyfriend at the age of six, when he hit her on the head with a brick. Understandably, Quincy is dealing with plenty of aggression that she might well work off on the soccer field. As Quincy demonstrates with her cooking, she's got a good sense for recognizing patterns and envisioning different variations. Sounds like she's make a good strategist!
Billy D, a boy with Down Syndrome in Erin Jade Lange's Dead Ends, displays an exceptionally running ability, especially when he's chased by his pseudo-caretaker, Dane. If Dane can stand the training, Billy D could be able to cover the requisite 13.1 miles.
Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz is about the title character's analytical expertise in crime solving. This exceptional ability to reason makes his adept at getting a basketball to swoosh through the hoop, but doesn't help much when teammates push and jostle him. Work with Special Olympic trainers, however, could get Colin in fine shape to play on the team.
In Rules by Cynthia Lord, David's father demonstrates how painful it can be for a boy with autism to learn a sport. David might do far better with someone who is trained to work with differently abled children. We'll give him a few years with a good coach, and see if David can fill a spot on the softball team.
All icons obtained from the 2015 Special Olympics website: http://www.la2015.org/sports
-Diane Colson, currently reading an advanced readers copy of Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler.
Just like YA literature, anime is broken into a slew of subgenres that focus on everything from high school swim teams to magical moon girls who save the world. If you are new to the genre or a dedicated fan, these shows and movies will help to get you through the slow days and hot nights of summer, so grab your cool drink of choice, kick off your sandals, and settle in for some boredom-killing summer anime! read more…
Chicago: Read Through the Windy City
Our family vacation this year was a road trip from our home in Maryland to Chicago, so I thought it would be fun to find books with a connection to this famous metropolis.
Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko (Best Book for Young Adults 2005, 2005 Audiobook for Young Adults). Although NOT set in Chicago, but rather on Alcatraz Island, near San Francisco, the title character was of course famous for his illegal rule of the Windy City. Since we had the fun of eating deep-dish pizza at The Exchequer, known for being one of Capone's haunts, I couldn't resist including this title. The story actually focuses on Moose, a twelve-year-old who's forcibly moved to Alcatraz when his father takes on a guard job there, but the historical details provide some interesting insights on the era when Capone was active.
An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green (2007 Printz Honor Book). Ok, main character Colin Singleton starts this story by needing to get out of Chicago, after he's dumped by his 19th girlfriend named Katherine. Still, between the road trip and the pictures of his early life around the University of Chicago, the book came to mind when I visited the city myself.
Divergent, by Veronica Roth (2012 Teens' Top Ten, 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults). I admit it, I haven't read this series yet. But now that I know it takes place not just in some abstract future, but in Chicago of the future, I will have to get started. If you are one of the few who, like me, haven't read it yet, Divergent and its sequels follow the story of Tris, a girl who, on her sixteenth birthday decides to change her "faction" from Abnegation to Dauntless. Hunger Games-like tests follow, along with chilling revelations about her society. read more…
The Monday Poll: Unrequited Crushes
Good morning, Hub readers!
Last week, we asked which unusual or distinctive name from YA lit you'd give your firstborn. We had a tie! Blue from The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater and Ismae from Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers both took in 25% of the vote. We had a great suggestion in the comments, too– Jennifer Billingsley reminded us about Sabriel! You can see detailed results for all of our previous polls in the Polls Archive. Thanks to all of you who voted and commented last week!
This week, we're curious which unrequited crush from YA lit pulls on your heartstrings the most. Choose from the list below, or leave other ideas in the comments.
Recently I watched a YouTube video about summer breaks and how as we get older or become increasingly busy, the 3 month hiatus from school becomes a thing of the past. In our teen years, summer is usually met with excitement and possibilities; possibilities of growing up and trying new things. One of the great ways to accomplish any and everything that you want to do for the summer is a Bucket List or Dream List or Wish List or whatever you want to call it. Some folks call it The Buried Life.
"Do one thing every day that scares you" – Eleanor Roosevelt
Words to live by, I think. Why? It's daring. It's fearless! (It's Eleanor Roosevelt! She knows loads about being fearless- learn more about her.) It's getting out in the world and making mistakes and getting messy, basically living life– and summer can help you get started, whether or not you have a summer vacation planned. So why not get started with a book, to you know, and get your ideas flowing.
Too soon? Not ready for the book recommendation? You want ideas first on having an awesome time during the summer? No problem.
- Go camping (In the wilderness or in the park or even your backyard. If it's raining, stay inside, still counts in my opinion)
- Throw a big water park party in the park (You can have a water fight or even a carnival! Cools you off and you get to meet new people)
- Try a new sport (I heard bubble soccer is huge)
- Try a photograph challenge (You can try this or this)
- Make a movie (Like Me and Earl and the Dying Girl)
- Take a road trip with friends (Amy and Roger's Epic Detour or Paper Towns)
- Create a Summer Scavenger Hunt for your friends (Since You've Been Bone)
- Summer festival
- Sit under the night sky
Now that we have ideas, how about those book recommendations?
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults)
Amy Curry isn't a fan of driving or even ready to get behind the wheel of car since her father's car accident. However, her mother, ready for a change of scenery has decided to move the family across the country and now Amy is saddled with the responsibility of getting their car from California to Connecticut. That's where Roger comes in, an old family friend, who joins in on her road trip venturing into unknown territory and unknown past feelings for Amy.
Paper Towns by John Green
If you've been away or completely out of the loop, John Green's book Paper Towns has been made into a movie. The book details Quentin Jacobsen's mission to find Margo, the only girl he has ever loved his entire life, who happens to live next door. She reappears in his life asking him to come out for revenge settling fun night, only to disappear the next night leading Quentin to begin a search with help of his friends and little clues she has left.
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Emily's summer isn't starting how she originally thought it would be. Her best friend, the bubbly and energetic Sloane, is nowhere to be found and all of their summer plans are now at a standstill. Or are they? Emily receives a list of adventures that Sloane had planned for them and each of them must be completed. Emily sees this as her way of finding out what happened to her mysterious friend and embarks on tackling the long list of challenges that involve apple picking, starting a new job, and meeting new people. Throughout the summer she makes leaps in her introverted nature and starts to learn more about herself and her friends and family.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Greg only has one friend- well, a co-worker as he prefers to call him, Earl. Together Greg and Earl make movies based off cult classics of their choosing and also playing video games to pass the time. That all changes when Greg is forced to befriend Rachel; she has leukemia. Together, Greg, Earl, and Rachel form an odd friendship that will be needed during the toughest time in their lives.
Here are some other awesome books for motivation on jump starting your summer adventure!
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
- The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
- The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz
Summer is awesome, but it is a great time to start fresh and reinvent yourself or even discover the world in your backyard. Start a blog. Write in a journal. Take pictures. You can even vlog about it to remember what is sure to be an amazing summer. Have fun and stay cool out there!
-Markita Dawson, currently reading Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (*A real page turner this book
Tweets of the Week – July 24th
In case you missed them, here are some of the tweets that people were buzzing about this week. Last minute additions late Thursday night could have been VidCon and yet another shooting, but I'm frankly too tired and upset to handle all that, so you are going to have to look that up on your own. These are all tweets on the lighter end of things.
- @CrazyQuilts Open letter to @JetBlue http://www.zettaelliott.com/an-open-letter-to-jet-blue/ … @zettaelliott @brownbookworm @shgmclicious @sujeilugo #WeNeedDiverseBooks @sdiaz101
- @CynLeitichSmith Queen Victoria Becomes Children's Author After 185 Years http://nbcnews.to/1BUklYp via
- @debreese Article by
@CurtisAcostaLLP abt critical thinking, diverse curriculum/lit: http://vue.annenberginstitute.org/sites/default/files/issuePDF/VUE34.pdf#page=17 … @diversebooks @anneursu
- @sljournal Librarians Tackle Body Shaming via "Size Acceptance in YA" Tumblr http://ow.ly/PX63C
@sizeinYA #yalit #WeNeedDiverseBooks
- @studio360show Using this epic map of literary road trips to plan all travel from now on
@atlasobscura http://bit.ly/1Je24MK
- @LAReviewofBooks Kids in the Aftermath: Katrina in Young Adult Fiction http://ow.ly/PUQW8
- @CarrieMesrobian Also,
#YANeedsMore characters who aren't readers. Or writers. Or even good students.
- @diversebooks Wonderful Asian Am. roundtable by
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We Can Do It! Feminist Literature for Teens
Are we in the dog days of summer, dear Hubbers? It sure feels like it! One thing I know is I sure missed writing for all of you; I'm glad to be back! So, this was a post I was going to write a couple of months ago when the word "feminist" was all in the news thanks to Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. It still kind of is in the news, and I think it's a very important and relevant topic even though we're not necessarily talking about it incessantly.
Anyways! Feminist teen literature. I've been noticing that a lot of new teen books are being marketed as feminist literature for teens which intrigued me, and I happened upon this article that piqued my interest even more: Book Riot – Feminist Teen Lit. They had so many good recommendations, so I chose a brief few from their list to see what was up.
Now, I know what a feminist is, and I'm proud to call myself one. But, I wondered – what makes a book a feminist book? Are they only stories narrated by girls or women (kind of, but not always)? Are they only powerful and sad stories where the main character goes through a traumatic event and grows through the healing process (sometimes, but not always)? I was so excited to find out the answers to those questions that I decided to dive right in to the books I added to my to-read stack, and I'm happy to share those awesome books with you today.
These books are great reads for anyone who loves stories about strong characters; stories who don't portray or see women and girls only in relation to or as defined by the men and boys in their lives. These are stories of fully formed people who see the strengths and weaknesses in each other as humans, not in relation to their gender. On a side note, I work with a teen who is a member of the feminist club at her high school (how I wish I'd had one of those!), and she has been thoroughly enjoying these books which range from comedy to dystopian to mystery to a story of pain and redemption. Well, let's get started, shall we? First up! My favorite book that I've read so far this year!
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma: Oh my goodness, you guys. This book is spectacular – really unbelievably wonderful. It's the story of 3 girls – Violet, Amber, and Orianna – the journeys they will take in their lives, and the paths that have already been established for them. Violet is a ballerina, and Orianna used to be. Orianna was the best ballerina at their school until she was sent to prison for the murder of girls who were tormenting Violet…the same prison where Amber is serving her sentence for killing her abusive stepfather. But, what really happened between Orianna and those other ballerinas, Amber and her stepfather, Violet and Orianna? And, what is happening to Amber as she starts to see the prison in a different light after a very timely and suspicious lightning storm one night. Readers will be glued to their seats to not only see how the story turns out, but also to see how these 3 girls will all become part of each other's past, present and future. Ugh! I can't say anymore or it will just totally ruin the whole experience for you. Trust me – you just have to accept that you don't have to know everything going into this story. However it turns out, these well-developed and realized girls aren't totally perfect and they aren't totally flawed, but indicative of real people whose actions, emotions, and lives are highly nuanced. A haunting read that will stay with readers, well, let's just say, forever. I read it a month ago, and I'm still thinking about it!! read more…
One of my fondest memories from my childhood is that of long days spent hunched in front of the TV, my NES controller sweaty in my hands as I tried fruitlessly to conquer whatever Mario level I was playing at the time. I couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 when I started playing, but it brought a kind of joy to my life that was unmatched. It was me saving the princess, fighting dragons, and exploring new lands, and it opened my eyes to new kinds of entertainment.
Over the years, I've evolved as a gamer. I've seen the transition from 2d sprites to fully-realized 3d worlds. I've played good games and bad. I've refined my tastes and discovered the satisfaction that comes from beating a game after a particularly hard final boss (here's looking at you, Kingdom Hearts!). And a couple years ago, I accomplished my life-long goal of finally beating the original Super Mario Bros. game that stumped me throughout my childhood!
I love gaming with a passion unmatched by almost anything else, but one of the hobbies I love slightly more is reading. When those two things come together, I fall hard. Every. Single. Time. Anything can happen in a video game, the more outrageous the better, which gives authors an unrestricted amount of freedom to create a living universe peopled with amazing characters and peppered with allusions and references that can make the nerdiest among us swoon with delight. Here are just a few of my personal favorites!
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
In a futuristic world in which alien invasions and wars are the norm, Ender Wiggins is bred to be a genius and then drafted into a rigorous training program. Torn away from his parents and family, Ender's new home is the Battle School, where recruits are divided into teams to hold mock battles and test their military strategy. Facing pressure and loneliness, Ender develops as a leader who could hold the fate of the world in his hands. An oldie but goodie, Ender's Game has definitely stood the test of time, even spawning a recent film adaptation. Orson Scott Card was the recipient of the 2008 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens.
- Erebos by Ursula Poznanski
Erebos is a game. One that you can't buy. A game that watches you and knows you and influences you. When rumors of this game begin to float around the halls of Nick's school, he becomes desperate to get his hands on it. The only catch is that someone has to invite you to play the game. When he does finally obtain a copy, he immediately gets hooked, playing for hours on end. But when the game enters the real world, Nick must reexamine what he thinks he knows…and what he's willing to do for the sake of a game. read more…
With the movie Paper Towns coming out in theaters in just a couple days, there seems to be a buzz in the air about John Green once again. Paper Towns, like all Green's books, holds its own right up there on my bookshelf along with An Abundance of Katherines, The Fault in our Stars, and Looking for Alaska.
The movie is directed by Jake Schreier and is based on the 2009 Teens' Top Ten winning title by John Green. I love how the story is cleverly declared as an American comedy-drama mystery film. That seems to sum it all up right? Paper Towns features the adorable Quentin Jacobsen who has loved his gal-pal neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman since they were young. One night entices Quentin to go out on the town and play a bunch of revenge pranks on her cheating boyfriend. The night is a whirlwind of fun and outrageous pranks that brings the two closer than ever. Then Margo suddenly decides to disappear without a trace. What I love about Quentin is that he never gives up on Margo and that is so darn romantic. After Margo turns up missing Quentin soon unravels the pieces of the puzzle (literally) that she has left in her wake. Paper Towns comes out Friday, July 24, so don't miss this coming-of-age story that you know you won't want to end!
Here are five books that satisfy your taste for the young and the restless until the Paper Towns movie comes out.
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults) – Cath struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words, and worrying about her fragile father.
- Looking for Alaska by John Green (2006 Printz Award winner) – Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School includes making good friends and playing great pranks. A sudden fatality shakes Miles to the core and he contemplates what life and death are all about and how to carry on after you lose that one person that lights up your life.
- The Spectacular Now by Tim Thorp – In the last months of high school, Sutter Keely stays drunk or high most of the time, but that could change when he forms a friendship with his classmate Aimee.
- Struck by Lightning by Chris Colfer – Carson Phillips decides to create a literary magazine to bolster his college application, which means he needs submissions. Carson resorts to blackmailing his classmates and he doesn't realize how his actions will be the cause and effect of his plans for the future.
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (2008 Best Books for Young Adults) – Clay Jenkins finds a mysterious box with his name on it filled with 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah a classmate who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Clay must listen to the tapes and follow the clues that Hannah leaves to find out the mystery of her suicide.
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Daniel Nestor of Canada and Kristina Mladenovic of France combined to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title Sunday.
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Daniel Nestor of Canada and Kristina Mladenovic of France combined to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title with a 6-3, 6-2 win Sunday over sixth-seeded Sania Mirza of India and Horia Tecau of Romania.
Nestor and Mladenovic, who won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title last year, fended off all five break points they faced and broke the Mirza-Tecau combination four times in the 58-minute match.
"Kiki, she's the best mixed doubles player. She really helps me out on court," the 41-year-old Nestor said. "I actually have to cover less of the court, which is perfect for me, because I'm so old."
Nestor has won all four majors in men's doubles. This was his third Australian Open mixed doubles title his victory at Melbourne Park in 2007 and 2011.
During the match, the on-court microphone picked up Nestor saying he'd now like to collect a Grand Slam of mixed doubles titles with Mladenovic. He later said he was only half joking.
"I always tell my friends my best chance of winning Grand Slams nowadays are in mixed. But obviously I'd still like to win men's doubles titles, too," Nestor said. "You know, I think I have a good partner in that, too. I just think this is the best chance, but I'll keep playing both and hopefully good will come out of it."
Nestor has won a total of 12 Grand Slam doubles titles, eight mens and four in the mixed doubles — three of which were in Melbourne.
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(NASDAQ:FSC) Show: All Ratings For This Stock Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetActions7/1/2015Cantor FitzgeraldInitiated CoverageHold 6/2/2015National SecuritiesInitiated CoverageNeutral$7.00 2/11/2015BMO Capital MarketsInitiated CoverageMarket Perform 2/10/2015Raymond JamesDowngradeMarket Perform 2/10/2015BarclaysDowngradeOverweight -> Equal Weight 2/9/2015WunderlichDowngradeBuy -> Hold$9.50 -> $8.00 1/26/2015MLV & Co.Reiterated RatingHold 12/10/2014WunderlichLower Price TargetBuy$10.50 -> $9.50 12/2/2014Deutsche BankLower Price TargetBuy$10.75 -> $10.00 12/2/2014Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsReiterated RatingHold$9.75 -> $9.50 12/2/2014Maxim GroupLower Price TargetBuy$11.00 -> $10.00 9/11/2014WunderlichInitiated CoverageBuy$10.50 9/11/2014Goldman SachsInitiated CoverageBuy$10.50 8/14/2014Gilford SecuritiesDowngradeBuy -> Neutral$9.75 8/8/2014GuggenheimUpgradeNeutral -> Buy 6/27/2014JMP SecuritiesInitiated CoverageMarket Perform 6/26/2014SunTrustInitiated CoverageBuy$11.00 5/22/2014MLV & Co.Initiated CoverageHold 5/15/2014Gilford SecuritiesUpgradeNeutral -> Buy 1/24/2014National SecuritiesUpgradeNeutral -> Buy$10.50 -> $10.50 4/16/2014JPMorgan Chase & Co.Reiterated RatingOverweight$10.00 12/16/2013BarclaysUpgradeEqual Weight -> Overweight$11.00 11/29/2013JPMorgan Chase & Co.Reiterated RatingOverweight$11.00 -> $10.00 10/21/2013National SecuritiesInitiated CoverageNeutral 8/9/2013Raymond JamesDowngradeStrong-Buy -> Outperform$11.50 (Data available from 8/3/2013 forward) Earnings History for Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallActions12/1/2014Q4$0.26$0.25ViewListen 8/7/2014Q3$0.27$0.25ViewListen 5/8/2014Q2$0.26$0.25$72.38 millionViewListen 2/6/2014Q1$0.25$0.26ViewListen 11/26/2013Q4$0.26$0.21ViewListen 5/8/2013Q2 2013$0.28$0.28$54.05 millionViewListen 2/6/2013Q1 2013$0.27$0.28$47.46 millionViewListen 11/28/20120.27$0.27$43.10 millionViewN/A (Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Dividend History for Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable DateShare11/26/2014jan 15$0.091/13/20151/15/20151/30/2015 11/26/2014dec 14$0.0912/11/201412/15/201412/30/2014 7/8/2014monthly$0.0910.97%11/12/201411/14/201411/28/2014 7/8/2014monthly$0.0910.97%10/10/201410/15/201410/31/2014 7/8/2014monthly$0.0910.97%9/11/20149/15/20149/30/2014 2/7/2014monthly$0.0810.4%6/12/20146/16/20146/30/2014 2/7/2014monthly$0.0810.4%7/11/20147/15/20147/31/2014 2/7/2014monthly$0.0810.4%8/13/20148/15/20148/29/2014 11/26/2013monthly$0.0810.35%5/13/20145/15/20145/30/2014 11/26/2013monthly$0.0810.35%4/11/20144/15/20144/30/2014 11/26/2013monthly$0.0810.35%2/12/20142/14/20142/28/2014 11/26/2013monthly$0.0810.35%3/12/20143/14/20143/31/2014 11/26/2013monthly$0.0510.35%12/11/201312/13/201312/30/2013 11/26/2013monthly$0.0810.35%1/13/20141/15/20141/31/2014 8/8/2013monthly$0.1010.61%9/11/20139/13/20139/30/2013 8/8/2013monthly$0.1010.61%11/13/201311/15/201311/29/2013 8/8/2013monthly$0.1010.61%10/10/201310/15/201310/31/2013 5/9/2013monthly$0.1010.51%7/11/20137/15/20137/31/2013 5/9/2013monthly$0.1010.51%6/12/20136/14/20136/28/2013 5/9/2013monthly$0.1010.51%8/13/20138/15/20138/30/2013 1/16/2013monthly$0.1010.81%5/13/20135/15/20135/31/2013 1/16/2013monthly$0.1010.81%4/11/20134/15/20134/30/2013 1/16/2013monthly$0.1010.81%3/13/20133/15/20133/29/2013 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trading History for Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionActions12/3/2014Richard A PetrocelliCFOBuy2,000$8.52$17,040.00 8/20/2014Ivelin M DimitrovCIOBuy1,000$9.74$9,740.00 3/3/2014Ivelin DimitrovCIOBuy1,000$9.84$9,840.00 12/13/2013Leonard TannenbaumCEOBuy20,000$8.98$179,600.00 12/3/2013Bernard BermanInsiderBuy1,000$9.39$9,390.00 6/20/2013Bernard D BermanInsiderBuy1,000$9.95$9,950.00 6/20/2013Leonard M TannenbaumCEOBuy20,000$9.94$198,800.00 5/29/2013Leonard M TannenbaumCEOBuy25,000$10.37$259,250.00 5/23/2013Bernard D BermanInsiderBuy1,000$10.47$10,470.00 5/16/2013Ivelin M DimitrovCIOBuy1,000$10.71$10,710.00 5/15/2013Richard P DutkiewiczDirectorBuy4,000$10.79$43,160.00 3/1/2013Douglas F RayDirectorBuy5,700$10.69$60,933.00 2/14/2013Ivelin M DimitrovCIOBuy1,000$10.94$10,940.00 2/13/2013Leonard M TannenbaumCEOBuy15,000$10.86$162,900.00 12/28/2012Bernard D BermanInsiderBuy1,000$10.18$10,180.00 12/6/2012Ivelin M DimitrovCIOBuy1,000$10.58$10,580.00 12/4/2012Leonard M TannenbaumCEOBuy10,000$10.43$104,300.00 8/28/2012Leonard M TannenbaumCEOBuy10,000$10.48$104,800.00 8/14/2012Ivelin M DimitrovCIOBuy1,000$10.33$10,330.00 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) About Fifth Street Finance Corp. Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the Company's portfolio's total return by generating income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity investments. As of September 30, 2014, the Company consists of 124 investments, 104 of which were in operating companies, one of which was in a senior loan fund vehicle and 19 of which were in private equity funds. The 19 investments in private equity funds represented less than 1% of the fair value of the Company's assets at September 30, 2014. The Company is externally managed and advised by Fifth Street Management LLC. Headlines: (7/22) Fifth Street Finance Corp. Sees Large Drop in Short Interest (FSC) (7/24) Fifth Street Finance Corp. Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks (FSC) (7/23) Analysts Set Fifth Street Finance Corp. 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Libya insists can match ICC charges against Seif al-Islam
Tripoli alleges Seif ordered use of live rounds against civilian demonstrators, that he recruited Pakistani mercenaries to put down revolt.
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In custody in Zintan since his arrest
Libya has enough evidence to charge Moamer Gathafi's son Seif al-Islam with crimes against humanity, lawyers told the International Criminal Court on Tuesday amid a dispute over where he should face justice.
While the ICC wants Seif, the only son of the slain Libyan leader in custody, to be tried in The Hague, Libya's post-revolutionary authorities insist they are willing and able to put him on trial in his home country.
A probe "has already produced considerable results," Libya lawyer Philippe Sands told a two-day hearing on Seif's fate. "There is a wide range of evidence that will constitute an indictment the same as that presented by the ICC's prosecutor."
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Evidence against Seif includes how he told Libyan security forces during a television broadcast to use violence shortly after the outbreak of the uprising in mid-February last year, Sands said.
Tripoli also alleges that Seif ordered the use of live rounds against civilian demonstrators and that he recruited Pakistani mercenaries to put down the revolt.
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"We will create a judicial system that is fair and this will prove our commitment to the rule of law," Jehani said of his country's burgeoning post-revolutionary administration.
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From: Lexington, NC
Region: Southeast
Topic: Non-Natives
Title: Dying non-native red tip photinias in Lexington NC
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:Large Red Tip bushes, what can I do to keep them alive? I have a few and they are dying. What can I do to save them?
Due to the large volume of questions, we ask that you please limit your questions to topics related to North American native plants.
For openers, the red-tip photinia is non-native to North America, originating in the Far East. At the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, we are committed to the planting, protection and propagation of plants native to North America. Native plants are recommended because they are adapted to an area's soil, rainfall, heat (or cold), and so require less water, less fertilizer, less maintenance. We're not saying that your plants are suffering because they're non-native, necessarily, but that choosing the right plant, in advance, can save you a lot of grief and probably money because of lost plants. Unfortunately, the red tip photinia has been widely overused because it is cheap, fast-growing and the red leaves in the Spring are quite attractive.
In this Mississippi State University Extension Service Red-tip Photinia Almost Eliminated, you will likely find out why your plants are not prospering. Here is a quote from this article:
"Red-tip is highly susceptible to the fungal pathogen known as Entomosporium that causes leaf spots and ultimately defoliation. The disease has all but eliminated Red-tip from the list of recommended shrubs for Southern landscapes. In fact, the disease is so widespread that one plant pathologist jokingly explained that there are two types of Red-tip, those that have the disease and those that are going to get it! So, even though newly planted Red-tip bushes may stay disease free for many years, ultimately they will succumb to the inevitable."
Cotton Root Rot is also responsible for the loss of many ornamental plants in clay soil, and photinias are especially vulnerable. An article by Lynn Rawe from the Texas A&M Home Horticulture site describes the symptoms. There is no cure.
We're sorry that we can't give you the name of a spray or fungicide that would cure these plants, but we're afraid there is no such panacea. If the seemingly inevitable happens, try replacing the plants with plants native to North Carolina. If and when the photinias die, remove them and dispose of them in such a way that whatever disease has killed them will not be readily able to spread to other plants. Then incorporate compost or other humus into the soil, digging and mixing it deeply, and raising the bed, again to improve drainage. Don't try to plant new shrubs until late Fall, so they won't suffer from heat shock. Mulch them with shredded hardwood mulch, which will help keep the roots cool (or warm) and, as it decomposes, add still more organic matter to the soil, and keep this mulching up.
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Rank J. Cole & Kendrick's Lamar in One List
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Rakim, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Chuck D, and Slick Rick. IDK what order I would put the others in but those are the top 6.
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US Postal Service To Start Clothing Line
Updated: Wednesday, February 20 2013, 04:49 PM CST
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The United States Postal Service has been delivering mail in rain, snow and gloom of night for hundreds of years. Now, as the agency struggles to find revenue sources, it's hoping to bring you something to wear.
On Tuesday, the agency announced plans to come out with a line of clothing and accessories, called "Rain Heat & Snow." It licensed its unofficial motto to Cleveland-based fashion apparel company Wahconah Group, Inc., which will design the line of accessories and apparel.
It's a win-win for the cash-strapped Postal Service, which will get "a small percentage of sales," according to Isaac Crawford, CEO of the Wahconah Group. He said the agency won't have to pay a dime to produce the line; his company will finance it.
Rain Heat & Snow will release a line for men by spring 2014, which will be sold in premier department and specialty stores. A line for women is also in the works.
The product line comes at a time when the agency is in dire need of other revenue streams.
Earlier this month, the Postal Service reported a $1.3 billion loss for the three months ended Dec. 31 and announced that most Saturday mail delivery will end this summer.
Over the last year, the agency has also had to cut post office hours, consolidate postal plants and create its own healthcare program for employees in order to stop the bleeding.
Many of its money problems stem from a 2006 congressional mandate that required it to pre-fund healthcare benefits for future retirees. It's been borrowing billions of dollars from taxpayers to make up for the shortfalls.
The Postal Service is, by law, an independent establishment of the executive branch. The agency doesn't normally use tax dollars for operations, but it has exhausted a $15 billion loan from Treasury.
"We're looking at ways we can generate revenue, and we think this clothing line will have market appeal," said Roy Betts, an agency spokesman.
This isn't the first time the Postal Service has made a foray into the fashion world. In the 1980s, the agency sold all sorts of branded goods -- neckties, t-shirts, posters and coffee mugs -- with images of postage stamps on them.
The merchandise, sold in post offices for nearly a decade, was a hit. But Betts said they had to stop selling the goods after lobbyists argued to Congress that the Postal Service's function was just to process mail and sell stamps.
Congressional limitations have held the Postal Service back from developing new sources of revenue many times over the years.
U.S. lawmakers regulate everything from stamp prices to whether the agency can sell gift cards or ship alcohol, which keep the agency from developing new ways to generate cash.
Betts says selling the new merchandise at department stores will hopefully avoid the backlash and stipulations.
Branding experts say the new line could mean a lot of money for the agency.
"Novelty merchandise is big business. Everyday people shell out their hard-earned bucks for something branded that reflects their identity, passions and opinions," said Karen Post, president of the consultancy Brain Tattoo Branding. "[The Postal Service], like many brands...has a big family of supporters that count on it and appreciate its mail carriers."
Both the Postal Service and the Wahconah Group are banking on that.
"You're talking about an American legacy," Wahconah's Crawford said. "We're hoping it will be very successful."
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Predicting species distributions from herbarium collections: does climate bias in collection sampling influence model outcomes?
Abstract:Abstract Aim
Species distribution models and geographical information system (GIS) technologies are becoming increasingly important tools in conservation planning and decision-making. Often the rich data bases of museums and herbaria serve as the primary data for predicting species distributions. Yet key assumptions about the primary data often are untested, and violation of such assumptions may have consequences for model predictions. For example, users of primary data assume that sampling has been random with respect to geography and environmental gradients. Here we evaluate the assumption that plant voucher specimens adequately sample the climatic gradient and test whether violation of this assumption influences model predictions. Location
Bolivia and Ecuador. Methods
Using 323,711 georeferenced herbarium collections and nine climatic variables, we predicted the distribution of 76 plant species using maximum entropy models (MAXENT) with training points that sampled the climate environments randomly and training points that reflected the climate bias in the herbarium collections. To estimate the distribution of species, MAXENT finds the distribution of maximum entropy (i.e. closest to uniform) subject to the constraint that the expected value for each environmental variable under the estimated distribution matches its empirical average. The experimental design included species that differed in geographical range and elevation; all species were modelled with 20 and 100 training points. We examined the influence of the number of training points and climate bias in training points, elevation and range size on model performance using analysis of variance models. Results
We found that significant parts of the climatic gradient were poorly represented in herbarium collections for both countries. For the most part, existing climatic bias in collections did not greatly affect distribution predictions when compared with an unbiased data set. Although the effects of climate bias on prediction accuracy were found to be greater where geographical ranges were characterized by high spatial variation in the degree of climate bias (i.e. ranges where the bias of the various climates sampled by collections deviated considerably from the mean bias), the greatest influence on model performance was the number of presence points used to train the model. Main conclusions
These results demonstrate that predictions of species distributions can be quite good despite existing climatic biases in primary data found in natural history collections, if a sufficiently large number of training points is available. Because of consistent overprediction of models, these results also confirm the importance of validating models with independent data or expert opinion. Failure to include independent model validation, especially in cases where training points are limited, may potentially lead to grave errors in conservation decision-making and planning.
Keywords: Bolivia; Ecuador; MAXENT; Wallacean shortfall; collection bias; conservation biogeography; ecological niche modelling; herbarium data; species distribution models
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01779.x
Affiliations: 1: Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St Louis, MO 63166-0299, USA 2: Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, PO Box 299, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, MO 63166-0299, USA 3: Department of Biology & International Center for Tropical Ecology, University of Missouri-St Louis, St Louis, MO 63121, USA
Publication date: January 1, 2008


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Graphic Design: Impressive sleek new redesign for Art Review magazine
With a heritage spanning more than 60 years and a roll call of contributors that includes Matisse and J.G. Ballard, a redesign of a title like Art Review cannot be undertaken lightly. The magazine's design team have worked with John Morgan Studio to ensure that the new look and feel, which made its bow in the recent September issue, lived up to its illustrious pedigree.
There's a new masthead, a simplified, pared-back page layout with an extra five mm of space to give everything a bit more room to breathe. There's a switch to Lexicon for the typeface and text bubbles scattered throughout the publication aim to ensure it keeps a lightness of tone.
Overall it's impressive stuff; personally I felt it was less headachy claustrophobic than some of its art world competitors. And I'm loving Fernanda Gomes' cover photo as well and with plans for even more specially-commissioned covers over coming issues, I can't wait to see what else they come up with.
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When national conventions for both the Republican and Democratic parties kicked off in the United States recently, a small Kiwi mobile app development company was involved in helping CNN-Time feature news reports from the showroom floor and poll Americans on their views.
Wellington's Carnival Labs created the Convention Floor Pass app for attendees and non-attendees to keep up to date on what was happening during the US presidential race.
The technology worked "swimmingly well" but best of all, from Carnival Labs' point of view, was that the press release on the free app included the fact it had created it. The small Kiwi company gained worldwide exposure.
The company was formed in 2008 by Guy Horrocks and fellow Canterbury University student Cody Bunea. Another university friend, Toby Cox, has since joined the company and has a small shareholding.
The rest is owned by The Shark Factory, which is, in turn, majority owned by Horrocks and Bunea with a small stake held by their adviser and Canterbury University vice-chancellor Rod Carr.
Horrocks is busy fending off investment offers - the opposite to what most small Kiwi companies do. He's keen to keep the company growing through its own revenues but is acutely aware there's a race on to grab the opportunity in the mobile app marketing space before someone else does.
That's why they have set up a New York sales office and Horrocks is awaiting approval on a visa application to base himself in the US. The development team under Bunea's eye will remain in Wellington and Auckland.
"We want to build a large scaleable technology company, not an agency," Horrocks said. "A lot of people are talking about mobile as being the hottest industry and there's interest in getting brands on mobile. We're uniquely placed to take advantage of that."
The company's client list already features some of the world's biggest brands, including DreamWorks, Kraft Foods, HBO and Taco Bell.
Horrocks founded his first company while at university in Christchurch - a forensic company that analysed blood splatter at crime scenes. The 28-year-old then co-founded Polar Bear Farm, which in 2007 became the world's first commercial iPhone application company.
He sold his half of the company to co-founder Layton Duncan and then set up Carnival Labs with Bunea. They shifted to Wellington after their office was destroyed in the Christchurch earthquakes.
Their original focus was building mobile apps on demand for clients, but they lost 80 per cent of their revenue last year when The Hyperfactory's new owners shifted development work to India.
The founders viewed it as a catalyst to get on a plane and win their own clients and also to rethink their business model. Carnival has now developed its own IP - a software-as-service messaging notification product called Core Push.
It was first used last November to promote DreamWorks' animated movie Puss in Boots. Smartphone users in California were sent a message that made their phones vibrate and purr like a kitten.
When answered, the application asked whether the user wanted to accept a phone call from the movie's star, Antonio Banderas. If they opted to, a message urged them go on a journey, including being sent one of the movie's characters they could have their picture taken with.
Since then Core Push has been used with a score of other customers, including Air New Zealand on its Grab a Seat promotions.
They have modelled their business on US social media company Buddy Media.
Horrocks wants Carnival to become the market leader in mobile app marketing, based around helping clients run marketing campaigns on its platform. First it has to prove it has a scaleable business model.
"We're boot-strapped and profitable and want to self-fund our growth. We have the American mentality to grow something really big."
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