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Judge Joe Brown: Off Duty.....
by Delyte Delyte
posted Aug 28 2013 1:30PM
At some point in this past week, a video surface online showing 66 year old, Judge Joe Brown in an intoxicated state in front of a group of people. The video,taken in California shows the Judge going off on a tangent and saying "I don't do THAT BS no anymore" when asked about his former job on tv!
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He had been on television for a while and never got caught up in any scandal. Why should him being a regular citizen and not being belligerent cause any kind of issue??
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Volume II in The Riverman Trilogy
"A whisper is a monster with
many mouths. It invites, it infests, it assures: I am
not for all ears, I am just for you."
Twelve-year-old Alistair Cleary has washed up on shore. But where? It seems to be Aquavania, the magical realm where children create entire worlds from their imagination. There's something wrong, though. The creators have disappeared and the worlds are falling apart. All Alistair wants is to find his friend Fiona Loomis and go home. Easier said than done. Animals made of starlight, a megalomaniacal boy king, and astronauts who peddle riddles are hard enough to outwit, but they're only the beginning. To find Fiona, Alistair must travel from world to world. He must confront the mistakes of his past. And he must face countless monsters, including the soul-stealing stalker that some people call the Riverman, the merciless but misunderstood servant of Aquavania who refers to himself as the Whisper.
"A riveting, imaginative, disconcerting, inscrutable, unresolved sequel, guaranteed to leave readers anxious for the finale." - Kirkus Reviews (*starred review*)
"Penning something of a cautionary tale,
Starmer has constructed a multitude of worlds here,
all tied to power of creation, and the boredom that
power ultimately bestows. VERDICT: Ending with a
staggering twist, readers adept at navigating this
atemporal telling will clamor to get their hands on
book three" - School
Journal (*starred review*)
"Starmer's sequel has more layers than Christmas ribbon candy and hops around and back and forth through time. What is real and what is fantasy? Are the story threads connected? Readers will find the possibilities numerous. The main characters, Alistair, Fiona, and Charlie, are multidimensional and often funny...fantasy lovers up to the challenge will devour The Whisper and crave the third book in the trilogy." - VOYA Magazine
A Junior
Guild Spring 2015 selection
The Whisper is
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Macmillan. It is represented by Michael Bourret at Dystel
& Goderich Literary Management.
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Volume I in The Riverman Trilogy
"To sell a book, you need a
description on the back. So here's mine: My name is
Fiona Loomis. I was born on August 11, 1977. I am
recording this message on the morning of October 13,
1989. Today I am thirteen years old. Not a day older.
Not a day younger."
Fiona Loomis is Alice, back from Wonderland. She is Lucy, returned from Narnia. She is Coraline, home from the Other World. She is the girl we read about in storybooks, but here's the difference: She is real.
Twelve-year-old Alistair Cleary is her neighbor in a
town where everyone knows each other. One afternoon,
Fiona shows up at Alistair's doorstep with a strange
proposition. She wants him to write her biography. What
begins as an odd vanity project gradually turns into a
frightening glimpse into a clearly troubled mind. For
Fiona tells Alistair a secret. In her basement there's a
gateway and it leads to the magical world of Aquavania,
the place where stories are born. In Aquavania, there's
a creature called the Riverman and he's stealing the
souls of children. Fiona's soul could be next.
Alistair has a choice. He can believe her, or he can
believe something else...something even more terrifying.
"An ominous awareness of loss flows all the
way through Aaron Starmer's riveting and sophisticated
novel for younger adolescents…There is plenty of
surprise, though, and it resides in almost everything
else that happens in this emotionally complex tale…The
story of what follows…unfolds with disarming
naturalness, yet every page feels so carefully written
that, although we can't predict what will take place,
we feel certain that the author knows exactly where he
is taking us." - Wall
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gritty realism (there is a great dare scene) and
sparkly fantasy, holding the whole together with
lovely, careful language." - Newsday
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surprising first installment of a new trilogy that
should have broad appeal. This novel has humor,
action, emotion, and an eerie, unsettling premise that
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unflinching in asking honest questions and confronting
dark moments." - Christian
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"Lines between reality and fantasy blur in this powerful, disquieting tale of lost children, twisted friendship and the power of storytelling." - Kirkus Reviews (*starred review*)
"In this dark, twisting tale, readers are
never sure if Fiona's story is true or not, and they
won't want to stop reading until they find out...this
magical tale is sure to please readers of urban
fantasy, and with its theme of missing children and
changing friendships, it will be perfect for fans of
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"This novel built of stories yields
nightmares...This writerly, chiaroscuro book is
replete with the portent of violence, and thick with
ideas about the psychological need for stories,
all while questioning the ability of stories to redeem
the tellers. Readers will find themselves confronted
with deep, unanswered questions regarding the
relationship of collective imaginary worlds to
reality, the evolving nature of memories and
friendships, and the unknowability of people. Those
ready to explore darker realities will devour this
book." - School
Library Journal
"Somewhere between Holly Black's Doll
Bones and Nova Ren Suma's 17 & Gone
in audience and tone, this blend of magical realism
and mystery blurs the line between reality and
fantasy, setting up a creepy unease that both disturbs
and propels the reader forward...the deliciously
tangled web of a plot defies categorization." -
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"Starmer explores the relationship between
creation and theft, reality and fantasy in this
haunting novel...the novel's strength is in the
pervasive aura of unknowing that Starmer creates and
sustains." - Publisher's
"The Riverman contains plenty of
boisterous action—mischief nights with "eggings"—and
dialogue peppered with enough "greasy farts" talk to
entertain middle schoolers. Alistair, Fiona, and
Charlie are memorable characters. The amazing
Fiona-controlled Aquavania where chocolate-chip-mint
ice cream covers the ground will also delight fantasy
readers. But this story also incorporates deeper story
threads ripe for exploration...There is a lot to
ponder and recommend in this unusual tale." - VOYA
"Every culture has a magical river story. Some
rivers promise the pleasures of eternal youth, while
others promise the paradise of eternal salvation. The
Riverman promises a more exhilarating alternative.
Dive into this book and you may never resurface."
- Jack Gantos, Newbery Award-winning author of Dead End in Norvelt
"It's like Mr. Starmer wrote this manuscript and then relentlessly hammered on the backspace key until only the most compelling elements remained. It makes scores of books seem ponderous by comparison. The plot moves along nicely, but there's excellent writing as well. Emotions and relationships feel honest. Characters are memorable. The setting is well-delineated. The creation of mood is off the charts ." - Travis Jonker, School Library Journal's "100 Scopes Notes" blog
"As far as I'm concerned, this is one of the
best of 2014...Once everyone's read it, I'm going to
have SO much more to say. A good book does that. It
gives your tongue wings. The Riverman may creep you
out and make you want to hide under the covers for a
good long while, but just TRY to set it down. Can't be
done. And that is what I look for in a book." -
Betsy Bird, School Library Journal's "Fuse
#8" blog
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& Goderich Literary Management.
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March 18, 2014
"Call it coincidence, call it
fate. This is the place you come. There's nowhere else.
There's no one else. This is the entire world."
These words welcome Martin Maple to the village of
Xibalba. Like the other children who've journeyed there,
he faces an awful truth.
He was forgotten.
When families and friends all disappeared one
afternoon, these were the only ones left
behind. There's Darla, who drives a monster truck,
Felix, who uses string and wood to rebuild the Internet,
Lane, who crafts elaborate contraptions, and nearly
forty others, each equally brilliant and peculiar.
Inspired by the prophesies of a mysterious boy who
talks to animals, Martin believes he can reunite them
with their loved ones. But believing and knowing are two
different things, as he soon discovers with the push of
a button, flip of a switch, turn of a dial...
"One of the most unique, captivating books
I've ever read. I was completely pulled into its pages
and they never let me go." - James Dashner,
bestselling author of The
Maze Runner
"Both literary and engaging, this is the kind
of book readers will want to return to for new
discoveries." - Kirkus Reviews
"Starmer's science-fiction fable ultimately
becomes gripping and haunting as the characters
explore matters of faith, leadership, and
responsibility, culminating in a reflective,
bittersweet conclusion worthy of Neil Gaiman."
- School
Library Journal
"Starmer weaves an enchanting tale full of mystery and magic. The novel includes moments of gentle humor that contrast with despair and sadness, creating a perfect balance." - VOYA Magazine
A Junior Library Guild
Fall 2011 selection.
The Only Ones
is published by Delacorte Press, a division of Random
House. It is represented by Elisabeth Weed at Weed
Order now from Indiebound, Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble
September 13, 2011
Imagine you're 10. If you are
actually 10, then imagine you're you. What would you
like to read about?
Monkeys? Sure. Wizards? Makes sense. Ponies? I guess
that's possible, but I wouldn't go telling people that.
How about this? Five flawed but loveable loners become
embroiled in a vast conspiracy involving fast food,
standarized testing and growling creatures. Sound like a
yawn? Okay. What if I said an evil vice principal
imprisons those five loners in the basement of their
junior high school and they have to use all their
nerdish skills to break out?
Still not doing it for you? Well it did it for School
Library Journal. They proclaimed that "this fun romp is a break
from the often-heavy realistic fiction that is
omnipresent in today's literature." Got it?
It's fun. A romp, for crying out loud! An enemy of
Cynics are still shaking their heads. "School Library
Journal?" they're saying. "That old rag." To them, I wag
a finger, then point it to the unimpeachable The Bulletin of the
Center for Children's Books. This is what
they said. "The themes
will all resonate; from the anxiety over high-stakes
testing to the unfairness of detention-loving vice
principals to the hotness of school nurses, this
whacks all of the eighth-grade nerd-boy moles...Give
this to nerds and non-nerds who are just beginning to
be a little bit cynical about their schooling
experience." The BCCB suffers no fools. When
they say something is for cynics, it's not advice. It's
an order. Buy it. Give it. Buy it again.
An Association of Booksellers for Children 2009
New Voices Pick
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October 13, 2009
There are literally hundreds of
good reasons to read this book from the incorrigible
scamps at McSweeney's. There are two great ones.
Buried in the unicorn humor and hipster posturing are
my lists about Ted Nugent and Jan Michael Vincent. They will
forever change the way you look at muskrats and
Give those McSweeney's folks some credit. They find and
foster young, idiosyncratic talent, and while you may
not recognize most of the names in this slight and
slightly silly book, I guarantee that more than a couple
will become future literary luminaries. And, as an added
bonus, I present you with something not featured in the
book, my list about Beetle Bailey. It's best read with
a cup of postum and an imagination.
Order now from Indiebound, Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble
September 12, 2006
If you've always had a roof
above you, if you've always paid the rent. If you've
never even set foot inside a tent...
If you can't build a fire to save your life. If you've
lied about being the outdoor type. Then you probably
shouldn't get this book. Otherwise, grab yourself a
copy, stuff it in your backpack and head over to the
Empire State. My wife Cate, my brother Tim, and yours
truly will be your guides to the finest places to pitch
a tent. Because one thing's for sure. You're not
crashing on our couches.
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Beautiful bed..took it out of the package, with my granddaughter, she's reading directions and I'm putting it together. .took us 4 days..we are so not into turning hex bolts...we also noticed a big scratch down the front of the headboard, I figured pillows and some black stain will hide it...I do love the bed..just not the putting it all together. .hopefully I never have to move it....
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Gorgeous bed
Beautiful bed..took it out of the package, with my granddaughter, she's reading directions and I'm putting it together. .took us 4 days..we are so not into turning hex bolts...we also noticed a big scratch down the front of the headboard, I figured pillows and some black stain will hide it...I do love the bed..just not the putting it all together. .hopefully I never have to move it.Read More
Great bed, great price
Beautiful bed that looks as if it cost many times what I paid. The bed comes in three boxes which are each quite heavy. It will take two people to put it together. It is not difficult to put it together but is too bulky to be handled by one person. I would recommend this bed to friends.Read More
Nice bed, but cracked & pain to assemble
The price was fantastic and really like the proportions but it arrived with a crack in the headboard and the assembly was tough (**** it is not -- the little wrenches fit poorly and stripped in no time). My husband told me we are selling the house with the bed in it or he is chopping it down.Read More
very nice
gift for wife she loved it very lovelyRead More
Lovely bed
Took awhile to assemble. Like a darkkkkkk brown not black, which I loveRead More
Fit for a Queen
I love my new bed. I had to write this review b/c its the reviews that convinced me to make this purchase. My last bed lasted 10 years & im certain this will endure as long if not longer. It adds a dramatic flair to any room & is so strong & sturdy. i weigh almost 300 lbs alone & the bed didnt budge 1 bit once we 'christened' it. Order it & enjoy!!Read More
Perfect So Far
My fiance and I are very picky, we went back and forth on a few styles of beds for a long time. We wanted romantic, yet modern and clean- lined. Achieving this with a canopy bed can be tricky. This bed was a perfect meeting of both desires. You can dress this bed up or down. The only downside (my fiance is currently overseas) is that contrary to the other reviews, I found building the bed a bit tedious. Using the included 4 mm hex wrench for tightening the screws was hard on my fingers. I had used an allen wrench before, but not the little hex wrench. I admit, it is a very clever way of screwing in a straight screw from an angle, but the edges definitely left my fingers a little irritated. Also, I wish the description could include the information that a rubber mallet is needed so I could have bought it prior to delivery and not had to run to the hardware store before I could begin the build process (because I was so excited to see my new bed finished!) In the end, however, it was worth it and I managed to build and assemble all the pieces myself. Not to mention, it looks expensive, but has an awesome price. The end result is a dream, I love sleeping in this bed and it makes me feel like a princess/ duchess/ queen while still having the style of the modern world :)Read More
The picture does not do this bed any justice!
Where do I start?! Well, my husband and I searched far and wide for a black canopy bed to go along with my black vanity mirror. We came across many and they were either too extravagant, too old school, too expensive or claimed to be black and were actually a dark brown wood. Then I came across the canopy in Crate and Barrel, I looked at that bed for months before I came across this one in Overstock. I liked the one in Crate but it was a bit on the pricey side. I read these reviews and again, like I said this picture does the bed absolutely NO justice! It is so sexy, elegant, sleek and sturdy! This bed took me and my husband three hours to build . The only extra tool that we needed was a hammer. I do recommend that if you have wood or tile floors you lay a sheet on the floor so as not to scratch the bed. We didn't do this and now we have a small scratch on the head board, easy fixing though,all we'll need is a little black wood paint. Hey, for the price! You can't beat it! As for the bed not having enough storage space on the bottom because of how low it is to the ground, we fixed that by buying black bed risers from home depot. It raised it really beautifully and did not take away the look of the bed. As a matter of fact it blends in quite nicely, and if you ask me a higher bed gives the room more elegance! =) Well, that's it. I am now off to go enjoy my bed. If you would like to see pictures of our room visit me on Facebook. Look for Xabelina Vargas. Happy slumber all!Read More
LOVE this bed
I love this bed! I have wanted a canopy bed my whole life, and when i was in a position to buy one, I searched and searched and searched local furniture stores...i found one that was almost $$$$, but that was all. So I started looking online, and found this one. The price was so affordable for this type of bed, so I ordered it. In between hitting the "order button" and receiving it, i went thru various stages of buyers remorse..."omg, i should never have done that!" "this is never going to work- it will be a piece of junk!" "if its no good, i will send it back." I do have to say that the shipping was a bit awkward, with 2 of the 3 boxes arriving on time and one taking an additional week to arrive. But when the boxes all came, i sat down to put it together. My daughter helped me and in 2 hours we had it put together. Yes, the hex screws are a pain, but do anchor things very securely. I was stunned at the fact that every piece is solid wood- no laminate, no particle board, all solid wood! And has a beautiful finish! You really do need 2 people to put this together and ideally should have an additional 4mm allen wrench, so you can both screw hex screws in at the same time. Every morning when I look at this bed, i am in awe that I have it, that I bought it and it was awesome! There are not very many things in life that are what they say they are, when you buy them- this bed is one of them! I LOVE it! Buy it without reservation! you will love it too :)Read More
Great quality and nice sleek looking canopy bed
The reviews of this bed are what really sold us, and we have to concur; this is a great high quality bed for an even better price! We didn't have any problems putting it together. My husband and I did it in a couple of hours. The bed is solid wood and has a simple sleek look. We bought it because it had a modern element that we could not find in many other canopy beds and of course it's price! We found similar beds at places like Crate and Barrel or Pottery Barn for more than twice as much. We are very pleased with this purchase and are happy to have found a bed that will last many years to come.Read More
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Does the bed sit low to the ground? Approximately how high is 83.07 inches?
Hello Queeny2, the slats sit at approximately 7-7/8 inches from the floor. The sleeping height will depend on a combination of your box spring and mattress. The box spring used in the product preview was 10 inches with an 8 inch mattress. 83 inches is about 6.9 feet tall. Thanks for shopping with us!
Can the top railings come off, if you just wanted a 4 poster bed?
Hello SLC30, you will install them and it is recommended that you not modify the bed. Thank you for shopping with us.
What is the height of the bed from the floor to the top of the canopy?
Hello Thomas H., the overall height for this item is approximately 83.07 inches high. Thank you for shopping with us.
When will this be restocked?
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Will you be getting more of this bed?
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IS it possible to get replacement hardware for this bed? We moved and it looks as if the screws were left behind.
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What is the weight limit of this bed? Thank you!
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What is the height of the bottom of the rails to the floor? What is the height of the bottom of the rails to the top (how thick of a box spring would be needed)? What is the height from the top of the rails to the bottom of the headboard (how thick of a mattress would be needed)?
Hello fannibal12, the height from the floor to the bottom of the side rail is 3.94 inches; from the floor to the top of the side rail is 13.78 inches. The floor to the bottom of the slats is 6.69 inches. Your box spring will be 7 7/8 inches from the floor. The box spring used in the picture was 10 inches and the mattress was 8 inches. The head board is 52.75 inches from the floor. The measurements are approximate and taken from numerous emails. I hope I answered most of your questions. Thank you for shopping with us.
How high up is the canopy? I have a limit on how high I can go up. and would it look right if just the posters were installed without the railings on top? Thank you
Hello Georgia, unfortunately this item is out of stock. We currently do not have inventory to check, and cannot guarantee the item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us.
May I know what kind of hardwood is this? Is there choice for the finish to be in lighter colors?
Hello devilndevilgal,tThis is a solid wood bed, most likely rubber wood. This item is not currently offered in additional colors. Thank you for shopping with us.
Can you tell me what country this bed was manufactured in?
Hello elli9, this was manufactured in Malaysia. Thanks for shopping with us!
Hello, I had a question for you. You guys have been great first of all. I asked you for instructions for a bed i bought years ago and you send them to me asap. In moving a couple of times i seem to have lost the the wood stubs the go under the slats of the bed that support the weight of the mattress. i was wondering if could by some more from you if possible. thanks!
Hello aseemster, you will be contacted by Customer Care. Have a great day.
Why did you choose this product?
great price and pure hardwood vs manufactured.
Like it and it fit my need.
Good price, placing in daughter's bedroom.
I've been looking for a solid wood black canopy bed that doesn't cost $1000. This fit the bill and had sooo many good reviews I went with it.
Great price and a great look
Beautiful design sleek modern. Great reviews, hard to find item.
price and design
because i have wanted a canopy bed all my life!!!!!!
I have been looking at it for over a year. read the reviews, know someone who has this bed and they love it.
i like it i hope its thick enough for me and my husband ok just make sure its look juts like i see it on the web.call me at 571 721 8925.
Positive customer reviews, a great price, and exactly the style I wanted.
Great reviews, good price, free shipping, trusted brand, good photos
Christmas gift for my beautiful daughter who has outgrown her full size bed. =) The reviews were good and it looks nice a sturdy. She wants to hang lights and fabric over the top of it.
I like the look of it and the good reviews
yes i want this love the look thanks
Where can I get hardware to assemble the bed? I've had it for about 3 years, but after this last move, my hardware is missing and I need to replace it. Thanks.
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I meant to ask the height from the floor to the bottom of the base rail, the one the mattress sits in. Thanks.
What is the height from the floor to the bottom of the top rail?
Hello 49heathcliff, I hope your day is going well. The bottom of the side rail is approximately 6 inches when measured at the bottom holes for attaching the side rail to the legs. Thank you for shopping with us.
Hello 49heathcliff, I hope your day is going well. The rails where the slats sit are on the bottom of the side rail and will be approximately 7 7/8 inches off the ground. Thank you for shopping with us.
what is the maximum weight the bed can hold? my husband my dog and I together weigh about 475 lbs
Hello 10rgentle, unfortunately, we do not weight test our items. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for shopping with us!
Can a skeleton frame, like the Pragma bed you sell (Item #: 14321186), be used with this bed instead of a box spring? I realize, then, that the slat rail would be left off when putting the bed together. Thanks for any info...
Hello saintbe, unfortunately this item is out of stock. We currently do not have inventory to check, and cannot guarantee the item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us.
How heavy is the shipping weight of the three boxes?
Hello sophia2984, I hope your day is going well. Here is the information you wanted, size is included. Thank you for shopping with us. Box B did not have the measurements available but if you need them I'll go measure the box. Napa Black Queen Canopy Bed Box A: H: 5 W: 36 L: 65 / 72 Pounds Napa Black Queen Canopy Bed Box B: 44 pounds Napa Black Queen Canopy Bed Box C: H: 7 W: 14 L: 89 / 67 pounds
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Benefits to Homosexual Partners: Knight-Ridder Extends Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of HQ Employees, Gives Papers the Option
Fitzgerald, Mark, Editor & Publisher
KNIGHT-RIDDER INC. is now the biggest newspaper chain offering medical and dental benefits to the same-sex partners of its employees.
Beginning this month, homosexual employees at Knight-Ridder's corporate offices can begin signing up their partners for the same benefits offered the spouses of legally married employees.
Knight-Ridder, the nation's second-largest newspaper owner after Gannett Co., also for the first time is permitting its 30-plus daily and weekly newspapers to make local decisions about whether to offer the benefits.
The Miami Herald and its Spanish-language sister, El Nuevo Herald, immediately announced they would begin offering the benefits Jan. 1.
"This is the important message: What we stand for at these newspapers is fairness to all. In that spirit these benefits will be provided," Herald chairman and publisher David Lawrence wrote in a Sept. 22 memo to employees.
Knight-Ridder had been the target of a sometimes-aggressive, sometimes-low-key campaign for so-called domestic partner benefits by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), which has worked closely with the chain on sexual diversity in the workplace.
"We're obviously thrilled," said NLGJA President Karen-Louise Boothe, senior political editor for Minnesota Public Radio.
"I think it's pretty clear that there is a trend toward offering domestic partner benefits, a trend not only in our industry, but in the U.S. at large," Boothe added. "Companies are seeing that costs are low and the benefits outweigh the costs by far .... The cost of offering domestic partner benefits is no higher than the cost of covering legal spouses."
Human resources executives in Knight-Ridder had made no secret of their enthusiasm for domestic partner benefits, and Lawrence of the Herald more than a year ago said the benefits should be offered "as a simple matter of fairness."
At the same time, however, the chain's board of directors passed up opportunities to change the companywide policy against the benefits, and officials at Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. (PNI) went to binding arbitration rather than agree to offer the benefits to employees represented by the Newspaper Guild. PNI lost the case in August, and let lapse a deadline to appeal the arbitrator's ruling.
Knight-Ridder said the biggest factor in changing the policy was the acquisition earlier this year of five papers owned by Walt Disney Co. The five, including the Kansas City Star and Fort Worth StarTelegram, offered domestic partner benefits when Knight-Ridder bought them.
"That sort of precipitated it," said Lee Ann Schlatter, Knight-Ridder's director of corporate communications.
"We started thinking hard what to do about the fact that when we acquired the Disney papers, domestic partner benefits were already being offered."
Knight-Ridder for the past five years or so has been trying to standardize benefits at its properties, but domestic partner benefits will remain, so to speak, a local option.
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This was my second full season of cyclocross, and the first time racing it in a long time. I did 12 races - 7 cat 4 and 5 cat 3/4 35+. I know I'm addicted because I'm already thinking about next year, and thinking about how to plan my year so I would be better at cross in 2010.
I found that I do better on courses where fitness really matters, like ones with long climbs and open straights. I suck in slippery conditions like mud and loose sand and am chicken sh1t on fast descents with blind turns.
The best equipment choice I made this year was to run tubular wheels. Running low pressures helped a lot with traction and the lower weight helped too. I also ran slightly wider bars and a slightly shorter stem then my road bike, and felt this really helped with handling on the stuff where I had to steer with my bars rather then leaning.
I wasn't really happy with my gearing choice though. I ran a 42T single ring and a 12-27 cassette. While it was fine, there were a few races where having easier gearing would have helped and would have meant one or two fewer times per lap, where I would have to get off the bike. I think next year, I'm going to run the typical 46T-38T double.
I also need to get better at riding the technical stuff. I've never mountain biked before, but I think I'm going to have to get one and hit the trails.
So I think next year, I'll continue to put most of my time in on the road bike for fitness building and do some crits and other short and intense road events, and mix in some mtb rides during the week and weekends when I'm not racing on the road. I think about half-way through summer, I'm going to try out a few mtb races - maybe even earlier if my teammates are serious about racing mtb too. Like this year, I'll take a few weeks off between the racing seasons.
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Audio News — December 2009
2009 Promotion – The Best Audiobooks Of The Year
The UK voted for Dear Fatty – the audiobook of best-selling autobiography of Dawn French, read by Liza Tarbuck – as the Best Audiobook of the Year 2009.
Launched by Agile Marketing in conjunction with the APA and Midas Pr, on 2nd July this year, the Best Audiobooks of the Year 2009 featured the very best in audio publishing from January 2008 – March 2009. Comprised of three categories — fiction, non-fiction, and children's — the objective was to create a list showcasing the very best audiobooks, rather than simply audiobook versions of the best books. Samples of each title were available to download from www.20bestaudiobooks.com where the public were asked to vote for their favourite audiobook.
The Best Audiobooks of the Year 2009 highlights the benefits and advantages of the audiobook platform whether as a physical product, or as an opportunity to interact with literature electronically by downloading.
Twenty titles were selected from over one hundred Racing Tips titles entered by audio publishers. The judging panel was formed of key figures from audio publishing, trade press and national media including The Times' audiobook reviewer Christina Hardyment and prolific audio abridger Kati Nicholl. The panel's selections were based on excellence in several criteria: quality of literary content, abridgement, reading, production value and sound quality.
The winner of the fiction category is Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith, read by Adjoa Andoh (Hachette); with Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book (Bloomsbury) topping the children's chart.
Top ten titles as voted for by over 4,500 of the audiobook listening public are as follows;
Dear Fatty by Dawn French read by Liza Tarbuck (Random House) – Overall Winner !
The Graveyard Book written and read by Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury) – Children's Winner !
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith read by Adjoa Andoh (Hachette Digital) – Fiction Winner !
Doctor Who : Pest Control by Peter Anghelides read by David Tennant (BBC Audio)
Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks read by Jeremy Northam (Penguin)
A Room with a View by E M Forster read by Juliet Stevenson (CSA Word)
Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup read by Kerry Shale (Harper Collins)
The Last Fighting Tommy by Harry Patch read by Alan Howard (Hachette Digital)
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga read by Kerry Shale (Orion)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy read by Rupert Degas (Naxos)
Chiswick Book Festival
The winning titles of The Best Audiobooks of the Year 2009 were announced at the inaugural Chiswick Book Festival.
The APA hosted an audio panel at the Chiswick Book Festival which was well attended, and saw a spirited discussion between audio actors Adjoa Andoh, Michael Brandon, Andrew Sachs and Kerry Shale and screenwriter David Nicholls, chaired by The Guardian's Alison Flood.
Michael Brandon writes here about his experience at the festival;
"The Chiswick book festival was a fantastic venue for me especially as I have never spent time discussing the reading of audio books with other actors, writers, and readers. Everyone had their own style of working on the books they read. Some readers like to read the words written and just simply tell the story. I like to give my characters different voices and flavors. It makes it interesting for me to perform and hopefully for the listener as well. It's not the first time I've heard a writer, who reads his own books, speak about the text and wish he had an actor reading it. It's hard work sitting in that room alone with the book for days on end but something magical happens. You dive into a story for two or three, sometimes five days and you not only speak the lines, you give life to the characters. You fill out their personalities and interact with each one and their own set of motives and beliefs. With this Michael Connelly book, Nine Dragons, my leading character, Harry Bosch, is a hard man and a less than wonderful father, but he's a brilliant detective. It's all he knows. When it all comes too close to home, you feel for a man who doesn't know how to feel for himself. His weakest traits are supported by his greatest knowledge. He goes to save his daughter across the world. We as readers are shocked by the circumstances the author has put him in, but we can't wait to read the next word. This was my sixth read for Mr. Connelly and looking forward to many more.
"Hope to be at Chiswick next year."
Committee news
Ali Muirden - APA Chair, resigns from the APA committee - with effect from 1 December 2009.
Ali has tirelessly supported the APA for the past 11 years, much of that time as APA Chair. The committee, on behalf of the membership would like to express their thanks and appreciation for all the hard work that Ali has done over the years. Ali has always demonstrated professionalism, enthusiasm and enormous dedication and the Association/Audio industry has benefitted hugely from her endeavours. We wish Ali well for the future.
Quote from Ali Muirden;
"I am resigning due to the increased workload in connection with both Creative Content, the digital download company I founded last year with Lorelei King and with my audio consultancy work, which therefore means that I am unable to devote so much of my time to the APA. The position of Chair of the APA is an extremely busy one and really requires someone who can dedicate a considerable amount of time on a voluntary and unpaid basis. I am hopeful that someone with lots of drive and commitment will step forward and take over the role with enthusiasm and energy to implement the new ideas that we have been working on."
The committee will appoint a new Chair at the next Executive Committee meeting in January.
The committee welcomes Dominic White (WF Howes) and Francesca Mosley (Naxos). Dominic takes up the publisher seat formerly held by Jo Forshaw and Francesca takes over from Mark Scott who has now left Naxos.
Hannah Whitaker of Walker Books has resigned her seat on the committee.
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The APA has joined forces with The Publishers Association and RNIB to campaign for a reduction in VAT on audiobooks.
The Swedish APA has provided some useful information and an insight into how a VAT reduction affects the market. We are currently addressing the requirements laid out by the Treasury and are looking for support from all Audio Publishers - in particular for commitment to pass on savings from a VAT reduction, to the consumer. Any members wishing to get involved, please contact Doron Garfunkel (OK Media). Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Kindling The Debate – Audiobooks and EBooks - SYP Speaker Meeting
The Society of Young Publishers recently hosted a Speaker Meeting on digital/audiobooks. Lucy Mitchell from the SYP reports on the event;
The SYP's September speaker meeting covered the hot topic of the moment: are printed books essential, or is a move to purely electronic media inevitable?
First to speak was Bella Todd, Editor of Latest 7 magazine and founder of Time Out's monthly audio books column, A Word in Your Ear. 'I'm speaking to you as a fan rather than an industry professional,' Bella told us. 'I pitched A Word in Your Ear in 2008 because I loved audio books. My first encounter of them was my mum taping them for me from the radio. Now it's more about commuters and iPods.
'There's been a massive shift in the past few years in the type and range of audio books available, from classic to cult, to new books. People can download the same books as are being reviewed in the books sections. Time Out exists to give coverage and consideration to all art forms, and I think audio books merit this – they are an art form. Think of the quality and calibre of reading that is available.
'Audio books have allowed me to finish lots of books that I'd only just started to read, such as Midnight's Children and Tristram Shandy. It's a bit like having a personal trainer – and it means I don't read the same paragraph three times! I don't think it's dumbing down at all; audio books are a means of engaging new readers.'
Next to speak was Simon Bell, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Licensing at the British Library. Until a year ago, Simon worked in mainstream publishing. 'Now I work at the British Library on the issue of digitisation – which is front and central to the current debate amongst significant libraries worldwide.
'We're a legal deposit library, so a copy of every item published in the UK is deposited in the library. We exist not just to collect and provide access to books, but also to audio, movies, web content, comics, journals and so on. It's really a collection of the intellectual content of the UK.
'There's an increasing appetite from the Google generation – they don't go to libraries to find information, they want to access it from their desktop. This, of course, means digitisation. We have over 150 million objects in the British Library, so it's a big project, but it's a service to the scholarly community. We particularly want to make out of print items available and accessible through digitisation.
'Digitisation is expensive, even where there's a commercial return, which isn't the case for the more obscure items. For example, we have millions of newspapers in our archive – there's no money from the public purse to digitise them, so how do we find the money? We have to find commercial partnerships, but then how do they gain a return – especially when ideally we want to provide the content for free?'
Colin Weir, Business Development Coordinator at Audible.co.uk, told us that Audible have 'around 35 000 downloads available on our website, from comedy sketches to books. The pricing varies, but has to be in line with the customers' expectations. They tend to see a download as equivalent to an album, not a box set of CDs that they'd buy in a shop.
'We offer a membership plan, which allows you to download one audio book a month for £7.99 or two for £14.99. I take this membership plan, and go out to partners to see how to develop it. I try to spread the word about audio books, and partnerships help us to reach new readers.
'So who buys audio books? As I see it, there are two niches. The first is people who go to libraries and shops and buy a CD box set of an audio book, but are yet to be converted to the benefits of downloading. So we'd target these people by something like placing an offer in the Radio Times offering a free audio book.
'The second is people who love downloading and iTunes, but aren't yet fans of audio books. They think they're only for the elderly or the visually impaired. Twenty per cent of 18–25 year olds haven't read a book in the past year, and these are the people to grab. We give them a celebrity biography or a music biography – for example our partnership with
Xfm where we gave away the Nick Cave audio book. We also have offers for children – for example, free Horrid Henry downloads in partnership with Marmite.'
Clive Stanhope, Managing Director at CSA word, was next to speak. 'Audio books tend to be forgotten by book publishers – they're second on the list,' Clive told us. 'But digital life is coming and it's here to stay. And audio books are here to stay. There are of course copyright issues to consider, and the debate over the MP3 versus the Windows format, but these issues are largely being ironed out, and the audio book is well established.
'Pricing is, of course, an issue. An audio book is a physical product and there is a manufacturing cost. With downloadable content, when it's created, there's nothing left to pay for – the publisher doesn't lose any money on reprints, apart from perhaps through royalties. There are no stock issues.
'However, you do have to record the book. How do you produce an unabridged audio book for £15.99? There's no extra CD cost, but you still have to pay the reader, studio costs, and the rights.
'For many of our titles at CSA, the break-even point is not yet being met by download sales alone. We have only three of four titles which would have made a profit if we hadn't released them on CD also. But our CD sales are up on last year, despite the recession. I don't think downloads are taking the place of CD sales, but it shows that new people are getting into audio books.
'We've had a long battle with getting electronic rights. At first it wasn't clear whether you were allowed to sell downloads as well as CDs when you'd bought audio rights. We have to pay royalties to both the author and the reader, and agents ask for the majority of the money as they think we have no costs. But they don't think about things like the fact that we had to dump all our cassettes at one stage – we bore that cost – and royalties are being earned, so they're not being ripped off.'
Our final speaker for the evening was Neil Jewsbury, Commercial Director at Waterstone's. He was involved with the launch of the Sony e-reader, 'the most exciting development within the industry in recent years.' Neil shared with us some customer insights about their experiences of e-books. 'People think that the people who are into e-books are geeky first-time adopters, but this isn't the case – the split in our customers were roughly 50 % male and 50 % female, with 70 % over 35. 60% buy more than eight books a year, and 90% had bought a book within the past three months, so they were buying both physical and e-books.
'When asked what they enjoyed about e-reading, they said that it was "new and exciting," and "convenient", especially for travelling. It was also "in-line with current times," and gave a more fashionable look to reading. In terms of what they didn't like, they wanted to know why there wasn't more choice in the range of e-books, and why it's not possible to buy an e-book at the same time as the hardback is launched. They were also confused by the pricing. They weren't clear about why e-books are VAT-able and physical books aren't, thus making the e-book more expensive. They tend to automatically assume that a digital book will be cheaper than a conventional book.
'It's certainly an exciting development for the book industry – e-books are touching and reaching new customers. It's a convenient method of reading, and it's a positive development for authors, publishers and readers. However, there industry has to consider three things – pace, price and possible piracy. The digital space moves faster than anything we've known before, so pace is of the essence. Customers will demand this. In terms of price – it's not about marching to the lowest price. We should be sensible about pricing. The customer doesn't want to feel overcharged. If these two things aren't addressed, piracy will be the result.'
Questions followed, on the topics of whether digitisation is overall a good or a bad thing – the general consensus from the panel was that it is a good one. As Simon pointed out, 80% of academic jounals are available digitally. 'Academic and STM publishers have been quietly getting on with the process of digitisation while everyone else has been making a fuss about it.' The panel also felt that the e-reader is an intermediate technology – a multi-purpose device is the way forward, and that in ten years' time, digitisation will be the norm – no-one will comment on it anymore.
The panel also commented on whether the publishing industry is capitalising on digital technology – to which they suggested that the industry is being held back by fear of piracy and fear of what e- and audio books will do to our existing business model. Clive cited his background in the music industry – 'the music industry moves a lot faster. They leap on new technologies, even if they don't always turn out to work, they try it. Book publishers have to realise the technology is out there and get on with it.'
Neil summed up the dilemma and ended the evening with the idea that 'there are two ends of the spectrum – the problem and the opportunity. Publishers' focus is wrong. If they continue to be preoccupied by the problem, they will miss the opportunity.' – Lucy Mitchell, SYP.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — LaMarcus Aldridge is direct: He really wants to be an All-Star and he feels he's played well enough to deserve it.
But in the same breath, the Trail Blazers' forward says what's ultimately more important is his team's success as a whole.
Aldridge's conflict — striking the delicate balance between humility and bravado — shows how he's matured since he arrived in Portland nearly six years ago. He's gone from the soft-spoken rookie from Texas playing in Brandon Roy's shadow to the confident and consistent leader of the Blazers.
"I want to win," Aldridge said. "I feel like if you get too enticed into that individual stuff, it can take a toll on you. You have to be focusing on your team, and on winning. You need to keep your focus on the big picture."
But making the All-Star team?
"It would be nice," he said. "Of course I would like to be an All-Star. Who wouldn't?"
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"The thing that impresses me is how hard he plays," Scott said before a game against the Blazers this season. "He's so long and athletic. He can do it on the post, and he can do it on the perimeter. He runs that floor as well as any big man in this league, and he's a very unselfish, young, talented basketball player."
Aldridge's breakout came last season when Roy — himself a three-time All-Star — was hobbled by recurring knee injuries. The Blazers began to run plays through, and to, Aldridge, who put up big numbers.
After Roy was sidelined on Dec. 15, Aldridge went on a tear leading up to the All-Star break, averaging 26.3 points and 9.7 rebounds. That included eight games with at least 30 points.
Aldridge said he felt snubbed when the reserves were announced last season and his name wasn't on the list.
"I felt like my resume was perfect," he said.
Roy and Aldridge were part of the same class in 2006, brought to Portland via draft-day trades. Roy, already a star in the Pacific Northwest at Washington, was the sixth overall pick by Minnesota, while Aldridge, who played at Texas, was the second overall pick by the Chicago Bulls.
From the start, the Blazers were Roy's team. He excelled in his first year and was the league's Rookie of the Year. As likable as he was talented, Roy was a dream for Portland, which was trying to escape the "Jail Blazers" era that marked the early 2000s.
Aldridge was relegated to a supporting role, something he readily admits, even referring to himself as Robin to Roy's Batman.
It was clear to everyone who watched last season that Aldridge blossomed in Roy's absence. No disrespect to Roy, but Aldridge said he made a conscious choice to take over.
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Private Passions Episodes Episode guide
Northern Lights: Sara Wheeler
For Radio 3's Northern Lights season, Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Sara Wheeler.
Why Music? Weekend: Frank Wilczek
Michael Berkeley is joined by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Frank Wilczek.
Virginia Ironside
Michael Berkeley's guest is agony aunt, novelist and stand-up comedian Virginia Ironside.
Alison Goldfrapp
For Radio 3's Classical Voice, Michael Berkeley is joined by singer Alison Goldfrapp.
Christopher Le Brun
Michael Berkeley meets artist Christopher Le Brun at the Royal Academy summer exhibition.
Alan Moses
Michael Berkeley's guest is Independent Press Standards Organisation chairman Alan Moses.
20th Anniversary Programme
Michael Berkeley with an anthology of interviews to mark the programme's 20th anniversary.
Lucy Winkett
Michael Berkeley's guest is the Rev Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James's Church, Piccadilly.


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This is an issue which is just starting to boil up to the top. One thing we are seeing is a general "distrust" (archivaly speaking) of Iris prints and their like from serious collectors. Its not that they are not being bought, only that there is still so much confusing information (and general mis-information) on just how stable they really are. The "true value" of these we only be established once you begin to see them at auction. Its the auction (or secondary market) that determines any works real value.
In other words - how much would you pay for an item if there was no limit on how much you could pay. But as Thomas states if you are involved in commercial photography of any type, its learn it or perish.