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Joined: 09 Jul 2008
Posts: 388
Location: Ontario
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:28 pm
Post subject: Hilarious titles (or are they?)
A while back, I read with absolute delight the romance spoof titled "The Unbelievably Well Hung Sexy Greek Tycoon's Virgin Secretary Mistress" (at least that's the approximate title). The overblown title is of course part of the whole schtick. Well, imagine my shock when I discovered that it is not overblown, as illustrated by a mail I just received from Amazon (you know where they tell you "
we noticed that...... so we thought you might like
At first I really believed it was a joke, but apparently no, these are truly REAL titles. I simply cannot get over these, and I had to share:
Forbidden: The Billionaire's Virgin Princess
(Harlequin Presents) by Lucy Monroe
Hired: The Sheikh's Secretary Mistress
Harlequin Presents) by Lucy Monroe
The Billionaire Boss's Secretary Bride
(Harlequin Presents) by Helen Brooks
The Italian Billionaire's Pregnant Bride
(Harlequin Presents) by Lynne Graham
The Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress
(Harlequin Presents) by Penny Jordan
Sorry, but I just can't believe it ! It boggles the mind, and I would cry if I did not find these titles so funny (probably not the result intended by the publisher...). I laughed my head off when I saw those, but in reality I think it's kind of sad that this style is still going around. I thought we were over the purple-prose-bodice-rippers-blackmailed-virgin-saint-of-a-secretary of the 80s !
And then we wonder why romance gets no respect...
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Joined: 26 Mar 2007
Posts: 374
Location: Houston, Texas
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:46 pm
Post subject: Clueless Publishers
I know how you feel, sandilib. These are titles basically designed to appeal to a mythical book audience of grade-school drop-outs who sit in their trailers eating chocolates and sounding out each word as they go. Some publishers seem to think these mythical "readers" make up the bulk of the romance novel market.
We know better.
I keep hoping these scornful elitists will get a clue eventually and stop embarrassing themselves. But they're slow learners, poor things.
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Joined: 23 Mar 2007
Posts: 877
Location: Florida
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:50 pm
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Maybe we should hold a contest. What's more embarrassing the title or the cover picture? I laugh at most of the tiles since they are just so silly. Do they come up with these outrageous titles because they need to differentiate the stories or to sell, sell, sell?
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Karen Templeton
Joined: 22 Mar 2007
Posts: 298
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:10 pm
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Not that I don't think the titles are embarrassingly silly...but guess which line is, and has been, the topseller? By
And that's not
the titles, I hate to say, but because those dang hook-fests grab
readers like nobody's business, even in the other lines.
Look, readers who love the guilty pleasure of reading about billionaire sheiks' pregnant mistresses don't want to guess that's what the book's about, they want to know immediately. Because they're not reading for nuance, they're reading for the obvious. Hooks save them the trouble of guessing. That's
to put down readers of those books in any way, because a lot of them also enjoy a wide range of reading material. If you ask me, the whole awful title thing's become a bit of an inside joke, because the books are such guilty pleasures. They're not meant to be taken seriously...except when it comes time to tabulate those very healthy sales figures.
What I can't figure out, however -- since repeated titles within a line aren't allowed -- is how on earth they've been able to come up with so many variations on basically the same ten words...
Karen T.
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Joined: 22 Mar 2007
Posts: 328
Location: Liverpool, UK
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:04 am
Post subject:
Karen Templeton wrote:
Look, readers who love the guilty pleasure of reading about billionaire sheiks' pregnant mistresses don't want to guess that's what the book's about, they want to know immediately.
But there is so often false advertising with these titles! The whole "billionaire sheiks' pregnant mistresses" thing (
) doesn't appeal to me at all, but I've often overlooked one of these books' title because the story itself was recommended by a friend, and I've found too many examples of the titles not reflecting the story at all. I mean both the actual plot, and the sensibility of the book... completely different to what the title implies.
Take one of the books sandilib mentions, the Helen Brooks.
The Billionaire Boss's Secretary Bride
... but it turns out the "billionaire" is the son of the owner of a smallish company in the UK, who's returned from abroad to take over from his dad. He does have money and he's in a comfortable economic situation, but hardly a billionaire, with all that implies. As for the secretary thing, the heroine
his dad's secretary, and did help Harry (the hero) get caught up with stuff when he returned, but the book starts on her last day of work. She's quit and is going to London, and the story is about how Harry realises he has feelings for her and doesn't want to let her go. There's no uneven power dynamics, no creepy boss-secretary office romance.
Actually, an older Helen Brooks was an even worse offender. The title's
Mistress by Agreement: In Love With Her Boss
. Well, the heroine isn't the hero's mistress (there's even only a short, non-graphic love scene in the epilogue), there is no agreement and the hero is a client of the heroine's architectural firm... hardly her boss! In fact, she is a hard-working, successful career woman, so the undertones in that "In love with her boss" thing are completely misleading. Good book, btw.
Stuff like this just seems like a lose-lose situation to me... people who pick up the book wanting to read about a woman making an agreement with her boss to become his mistress are going to be disappointed, and people who'd actually enjoy the story as written are going to keep far, far away from the book because of the stupid title. I just don't get it.
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Posts: 1867
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:41 am
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I've done some work in Marketing Research and know that the people at Harlequin must have done some serious research that encouraged them to keep using the same words over and over.
Perhaps the findings showed that these key words are as necessary to identifying the genre as clinch covers or placement in the Romance aisle. I can't imagine why, though, as the Harlequin label should be enough of an identifier!
Another possibility: maybe the target readers are less likely to try a book which doesn't have one of those words in the title? (I wouldn't know myself.
I haven't read a Harlequin in years.)
Whatever the reason, the Harlequin executives are like any other businesspeople, so they must know what they're doing.
"To be in a romance is to be in uncongenial surroundings. To be born into this earth is to be born into uncongenial surroundings, hence to be born into a romance." (G.K. Chesterton)
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Joined: 22 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:05 am
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I immediately had a conniption when I opened RT and saw all those horrible, over the top Harlequin Presents titles. I seriously had to blink several times to make sure I wasn't seeing things. I think I'm still reeling from disbelief today. And people wonder why romance isn't taken as a legitimate form of fiction. I know sff can have cheesy titles, but HP's take the cake for how many cliches can be used to create a compound title. I saw some HP's from the 80s and those titles were pretty normal--what happened?
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Joined: 09 Jul 2008
Posts: 388
Location: Ontario
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:23 am
Post subject:
Karen Templeton wrote:
Not that I don't think the titles are embarrassingly silly...but guess which line is, and has been, the topseller? By far.
Schola wrote:
Whatever the reason, the Harlequin executives are like any other businesspeople, so they must know what they're doing.
As Schola and Karen point out, the Harlequin execs know what they are doing, these titles work since it is the topseller line. Although I have no embarrassment in "getting caught" reading romance, frankly these titles WOULD embarrass me....
And they definitely do not give me the desire to even read the blurb on the back. Which is too bad since some of the stories are probably quite good, and some of those titles are actually misleading as Rosario explains. I know, I know, don't judge a book by its cover..... but I can't help it. It is such a turn off for me....
Karen Templeton
, as a published author, how are the titles of your series books chosen? Do you decide or do the Silhouette marketing people pick the title? And as a professional, do you get mad / frustrated / angry at some of the choices? Do you feel you are loosing market because some of those titles are sooooooo silly that some people (me....
) would not be caught dead with one of these books? (not that I noticed your books having really overblown titles, but you must have some experience in the matter).
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Joined: 26 Sep 2007
Posts: 274
Location: Western Kentucky, USA
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:50 am
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There was a discussion on someone's blog, can't remember exactly who though, about this exact topic last year and one of the thing that was brought to light was the
I (Heart) Presents
blog. It's an eye-opener on just how much the readers apparently do embrace the titles and, well, the entire package if anyone wants to check it out.
Not sure if I'm remembering correctly from that discussion but the market for those books was not the USA and never has been, if that makes a difference.
I do know I gave up reading Presents and Harlequins more or less in general so long ago for Silhouettes because they didn't seem targeted for "me" so it makes sense. About the only Harlequins I've even touched in years are the Intrigues and them only by recommendations.
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:50 am
Post subject:
Karen Templeton wrote:
Not that I don't think the titles are embarrassingly silly...but guess which line is, and has been, the
Look, readers who love the guilty pleasure of reading about billionaire sheiks' pregnant mistresses don't want to guess that's what the book's about, they want to know immediately. Because they're not reading for nuance, they're reading for the obvious. Hooks save them the trouble of guessing. That's
to put down readers of those books in any way, because a lot of them also enjoy a wide range of reading material. If you ask me, the whole awful title thing's become a bit of an inside joke, because the books are such guilty pleasures. They're not meant to be taken seriously...except when it comes time to tabulate those very healthy sales figures.
Yes, I was thinking the same before Karen said it so well. I have always thought these books with titles like this are completely read as a guilty pleasure. Nobody is looking for serious reading, or even an outstanding romance novel when they pick these up. I've read a few and it's a book you can read in an hour. Personally, they don't do much for me, but I'm sure this line has many fans. And someone else pointed out that the titles don't seem to match the characters. I read one where the title was something about a Prince and his Virgin Secretary. Well, the hero wasn't really a prince...I guess the secretary was a virgin though...can't remember. I've always thought those titles were over-the-top but served some purpose to certain consumers.
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Location: Yukon Territory, Canada
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:02 pm
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It really is too bad about the OTT cheesy embarassing titles on a lot of the series romances. I often read reviews on series books that interest me until I see the title.
I spend a lot of money on books and would probably buy some of these for a cheap/quick fix, when I am intrigued by the storylines, but just can't force myself to dish out the money due to the titles. I really am offended by some of the titles as they seem to be an insult to the intelligence of the romance reader.
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Karen Templeton
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:11 pm
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To answer
, since I come from a retailing background, I know how important it is to connect market with product. In publishing, that's all about "the package" -- title/cover image/blurb -- that tells a reader at one quick glance (or two, if she reads the back cover copy) what's inside the book. So I've always been acutely aware that hooks
. Category readers are trained, if you will, to associate content with a few short words just as women's fic readers know they're safe with a pair of Adirondack chairs on the cover, and thriller readers with jagged black-and-red images that evoke blood and terror. :lol:
Only once in twenty-five+ books has my editor actually given me a title -- and that was for a book I just couldn't seem to title myself for love nor money (FATHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS). The other titles have all been of my own choosing, although not always my first choice, although a surprising number of them were -- WEDDING DAZE/BELLE/IMPOSSIBLE, ANYTHING FOR HER MARRIAGE, STAKING HIS CLAIM, LOOSE SCREWS, PLAIN-JANE PRINCESS, HONKY-TONK CINDERELLA. (There may be more but those are the ones I'm remembering off the top of my head.) For the others, I generally toss out a half-dozen or so ideas that I can live with that both incorporate the theme of the book AND a hook word or two, and she picks the one she likes best. Other writers' mileage may vary -- some simply don't want to think about titles and prefer to let the eds handle it.
After ten years' worth of royalty statements, however, I can't deny that my more obviously-packaged books have far outsold my more subtly presented titles. A pregnant heroine on the cover is a sure-fire way to make the Walden's list (if you're not writing for Presents, that is, since all eight of them make the list, every month, as do all six equally hookified Desires). Sheiks and billionaires are big-sellers in Special Edition, just as they are in Presents, even if the tones of the stories are vastly different. For a LOT of
readers, the question "What's the story about?" needs to be answered in a handful or words: A billionaire and a virgin. An cowboy and his secret child. A single dad doctor. A marriage in jeopardy. A pregnant heroine.
For Presents readers, many of whom read the whole line, every single month, my guess is the title doesn't really matter, as long as it reassures them they're getting the same
of story, with the rich alpha hero brought to his knees by the heroine. It's instantly recognizable shorthand, just as any packaging is, designed to snag those WalMart shoppers from ten feet away. To switch gears now to salve the sensibilities of those who probably wouldn't like the stories, anyway, no matter how they were titled, just seems hugely counterproductive to me. While, yes, the industry might be turning off
potential readers who
try a romance if the titles/covers weren't so cheesy, they're not about to risk losing the huge numbers for whom the cheesiness is, well, actually the whole point.
Betcha never thought about it that way, huh?
Karen T.
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Location: Washington, DC
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:53 pm
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What I can't figure out, however -- since repeated titles within a line aren't allowed -- is how on earth they've been able to come up with so many variations on basically the same ten words... Rolling Eyes
LOL my thoughts exactly!
I will admit, even with non-series titles, sometimes I can't remember which books I've read by various authors because I honestly just can't keep similar-sounding titles straight!
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Location: Ontario
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:56 pm
Post subject:
Karen Templeton wrote:
Betcha never thought about it that way, huh?
Karen T.
Uuuuhhh..... no....
, thank you so much for taking the time to explain. I understand the appeal of short, to the point series books and (I guess) their cheesy overwrought titles (or packaging as you call it), and I understand the marketing angle, but I never gave any thought to the actual depth of strategy that goes into it. Really enlightening.
I kind of feel bad now for criticizing it.... It is not to my taste, but it is not done gratuitously. Ah! Now I am torn... The more I think about it, the more I tell myself to respect the professionalism of all these publishing houses, but..... to quote
I really am offended by some of the titles as they seem to be an insult to the intelligence of the romance reader.
I must say I still feel the same way she does
while also feeling bad for somewhat impugning the intelligence of successful professionals....
As you said
, it is so successful that it does not need to worry about the number of readers turned off by the packaging. Actually, "The Billionaire Next Door" by Jessica Byrd is one of my favorite books, and I would never have even looked at it if it was not for the review on this board. So I guess I was wrong in my initial shock and outrage....
Live and learn !
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Karen Templeton
Joined: 22 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:15 pm
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Sandilib (and anyone else!), believe me, your criticism isn't unfounded! And the packaging is insulting...to those readers who don't need to be clobbered over the head with the most basic components of a story before they'll read it. And the vast majority of category writers learn
fast that certain concessions are the order of the day if they hope to make a career out of this.
Because we're writing commercial fiction -- and somewhat disposable commercial fiction, at that. Doesn't mean we don't put our hearts and souls into our stories, or that there isn't more substance to many of them than might appear on the surface. But the one thing to be considered is that romance readers really do run the gamut, from the multi-degreed professional to, well, those who aren't as well-educated.
The gals in their motorized carts who dump every Presents into their basket (according to the Andersen rep who keeps me apprised of who buys what) are more likely to fit into the "typical" romance reader stereotype than not. I get plenty of fan letters from women whose language skills are far below the average participant in this forum, whose book buying habits aren't in the least influenced by reviews or reader discussions online. However, neither are these readers likely to feel insulted, either by the dumbed-down packaging or the disparaging remarks about their reading choices, because their world and "that" world rarely, if ever, coincide.
The genre is so diverse, aimed at so many different kinds of readers, that most of us are going to find certain aspects of some segments of it off-putting. Or insulting. Or just plain horrifying.
But what's off-putting to one reader often has exactly the opposite effect on another.
And it's marketing's job to sort that out. Sometimes they get it wrong, sure -- but when they get it right, they usually get it
Karen T.
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ZF-2876: Override locales with default
Add a way to override auto locales with set ones. This feature would allow all classes which make use of I18N to have a fix locale set instead of using the detected one.
What's the problem with my patch, Thomas?
It takes only in account the Zend_Locale class itself. But this behaviour must also be integrated in all other locale aware classes at the same time.
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I've send a mail to fw-i18n@lists to discuss this and some other items.
As you may have mentioned I added this new feature as request and I am also aware of the problems.
And as BC breaks are not allowed and I had not the time to do some deeper research on this feature I have not implemented it for now.
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I am very restrictive to patches as the I18N core has constraints to almost half of the Zend Framework and not only to the locale class itself as I have to compare the change to all components and their usage. This is not a simple task.
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Housed at the Department of Transportation, this center will serve as a one-stop shop for "state and local governments, public and private developers and investors seeking to utilize innovative financing strategies for transportation infrastructure projects" through various means:
Build America Interagency Working Group: To expand and increase private investment and collaboration in infrastructure beyond the transportation sector, a federal inter-agency working group, co-chaired by Cabinet Secretaries Lew and Foxx, will do a focused review with the best and the brightest from the public and private sector.
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President Barack Obama, joined by several state and local Democrats at the Port of Wilmington Thursday afternoon, signed the "Build America Investment Initiative."
Obama said that the initiative creates a one-stop shop for cities and states looking to partner with the private sector to fund infrastructure projects.
"There are lots of investors who want to back infrastructure projects because, when it's done right, they then get a steady, long-term investment – they get a steady return," Obama said. "Lots of states and local governments would welcome more private investment, but they need a partner in the federal government to help do some matchmaking."
The setting for his speech was in front of the I-495 bridge that has been closed while repairs are being made.
After his visit, Delaware Republicans blasted the President and Democrats who joined him in Wilmington.
"The President has repeatedly exploited situations like the one surrounding the I-495 bridge as photo-ops in the name of infrastructure improvements," Charlie Copeland, Chairman of the Delaware Republican Party said in a statement released yesterday. "Yet he has allowed one of America's biggest infrastructure projects, the Keystone Pipeline, to sit in limbo at the expense of thousands of jobs for hardworking Americans."
As the ongoing debate about how to fund transportation and infrastructure fixes continues, the administration announced the creation of the Build America Transportation Investment Center.
The center will serve as the hub for state and local governments, public and private developers and investors "seeking to utilize innovative financing strategies for transportation infrastructure projects," according to a White House press release.
The center's exact impact on funding for Delaware projects is not clear. However, New Castle County County Executive Tom Gordon (D) said that local support is already in place for the initiative, and that it should start with an agreement between the Port of Wilmington, the City of Wilmington and the state of Delaware.
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The Stuttgart City Council will meet Tuesday with two items on the agenda. The Council will discuss the possibility of having a new shopping center in Stuttgart.
James Family Properties, LLLP, of Little Rock, has asked and received a recommendation from the Stuttgart Planning Commission for 7.254 acres of land across from Walmart on East 22nd Street to be rezoned from I-1 to B-2.
"We believe that the proposed development would be a good use for this property, as well as being good for the City of Stuttgart by enhancing the available retail options and generating jobs and sales tax revenue," attorney William C. Adkisson said in a written letter to the commission.
The rezoning request was approved at the monthly commission meeting.
Dave Constien with James Family Properties, LLLP said the company is presently under contract with the property's owners, Union Pacific Railroad.
He said they won't close until after February and further details about the shopping center are still unavailable.
The only other item on Tuesday night's agenda also comes from the Stuttgart Planning Commission. The Commission is asking for Bill Holbert to be recommended for reelection to the Commission and new member Norma Strabala to be added. The terms expire Nov. 1, 2015.
Also Council members received the proposed 2013 operating budget for the City of Stuttgart. This will be discussed and adapted at the year-end Council meeting to adopt a budget for 2013.
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Cashed up ... a cheque sent to his sons in Australia just before his death. Photo: Colleen Petch
MODERN parents who despair of still-dependent adult children should spare a thought for Charles Dickens, worried about his offspring growing up in poverty after his own childhood had been so, well, Dickensian.
The great novelist sent two of his 10 children to Australia to make their fortunes, and was still sending large cheques to the colonies to keep them going shortly before he died in 1870.
One of these cheques, for £100 and made out to his sons Alfred and Edward, is now on display in the National Library's Treasures Gallery, as a symbol of the writer's significant links to Australia. Alfred, who had always been a financial drain on his father, migrated in 1865, while Edward, or ''Plorn'', the youngest and Dickens's favourite, followed in 1869. The cheque, worth about $13,000 in today's money, is on display with a letter written in 1870 by Dickens to Alfred, expressing his worries that Plorn wasn't finding his feet.
Great novelist ... Charles Dickens. Photo: Getty Images
Dickens died 19 days later, so the sons would have learnt of their father's death before receiving the letter.
The director of exhibitions, Nat Williams, said the story of the cheque - one of many such financial missives but one that was, mysteriously, never cashed - was tinged with pathos because of the continuing strain Dickens's children had placed on him.
''Dickens felt that his children took a lot of husbanding and a lot of pushing and directing because they weren't naturally directed, with the exception of Henry who was an older son who did quite well. All the others dwindled a bit on the vine,'' he said.
''As much as Dickens didn't want them to fall into the trap of being the spoilt children of a wealthy, eminent father, how do you not if you've got money?
''If you added up all the money that he sent to Plorn and to Alfred … today it would be tens and tens of thousands of dollars. I guess he had the money … but he had that sadness. Were they ever going to amount to anything? He despaired about them.''


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On Monday night we dedicated the new state-of the art Foster Theater at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is one of the most technologically advanced theaters in the country and it was made possible by the generous support of Gregg and Madelyn Foster. Designed by Oscar-winning architect Jeff Cooper, it features Dolby 3D, remote control video cameras, an incredible sound system and the capability to stream events and video conference.
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Animal Trapping
by National Gardening Association Editors
If you've tried repelling, excluding, and scaring away a pest animal and it's still causing problems, you can trap and release it, or use a lethal trap. Trapping is an effective way to remove a specific pest animal, but isn't useful against a large local population over the long run. In the latter case, trapping should be done in conjunction with exclusion, fencing, or altering the habitat.
It's best to call your local wildlife officer or professional pest removal company to handle problem animals. However, if you're willing to do the dirty work yourself, here are some tips to follow.
- Minimize signs of human activity. Handle traps as little as possible and mask your scent by wearing gloves. Make sure the trap is the right size and sturdy enough to handle the animal you're after.
- Anchor the trap so the animal can't roll it over and escape.
- Bait the trap a few times before setting to teach the animal that it's a safe to approach it.
- Make a trail of goodies to the trap, and pile some in the back or on the trap for the critter to find.
- Disinfect the trap with bleach after using. Rabies is transmitted by saliva, and you don't necessarily have to be bitten to contract the disease.
- Place plywood under live traps to prevent animal from scratching up the lawn or garden once they're caught.
- Use caution when releasing large animals (e.g. raccoon, skunk, woodchuck). The safest method is to tie a strong rope to the trap door. Run the rope through an open window into your vehicle, so you can pull open the trap door from a point of safety.
- Check traps daily, and release or bury animals as soon as possible.
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Pianist Kris Bowers has shared the stage and/or recorded with jazz artists such as Terell Stafford, Vincent Herring, Louis Hayes, Casey Benjamin and Kenneth Whalum II. He has continued performing in a number of other genres, working with Murs, Q-Tip, Josè James, Jay-Z and Kanye West. Bowers can be heard on Kanye West and Jay-Z's latest album, Watch the Throne. He has also performed for notable individuals including Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and President Barack Obama. Bowers was the winner of the 2011 Thelonious Monk Institute International Piano Competition, where he caught the attention of judges Jason Moran, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Perez, Renee Rosnes and Ellis Marsalis. He is pursuing his Masters in Jazz Performance with a focus on film composition at Juilliard. Bowers is currently forming his own band and will be releasing his debut album on Concord Records next year. This week, the Rock Hall caught up withBowers, who will perform at the Aretha Franklin tribute concert at PlayhouseSquare's State Theater on November 5.
Rock Hall: What is your first memory of hearing Aretha Franklin's music?
Kris Bowers: Growing up, Aretha was one of the handful of artists my parents always had in heavy rotation around the house. But, although I was "hearing" her music constantly, I didn't actually begin "listening" to it until I was in high school.
RH: When you began "listening" and "hearing" Aretha Franklin's music, were there any recordings you really connected with?
KB: I'll never forget the day one of my mentors and favorite pianists, Mulgrew Miller, told me to pick up her album Amazing Grace. He manages to have a copy with him always: one at home, one in his car and one in his briefcase.
The power, soul and raw emotion Aretha sings with on that album gave me chills from the first note, and I had that album on repeat for the next several months. She is an incredible artist whose voice has the ability to reach inside a person and shake their soul.
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ZF-6742: ArrayOfTypeSequence strategy doesn't support complex types
The {{ArrayOfTypeSequence}} WSDL strategy can only add arrays of basic xsd types like int, string, etc. Currently it is not possible to use it with singular complex types or arrays of complex types.
I know there is also an {{ArrayOfTypeComplex}} strategy, but it uses {{soap-enc:Array}} arrays while {{ArrayOfTypeSequence}} uses a sequence containing an unbounded element. The latter is WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 compliant, the former isn't but still commonly used, so it makes sense to have both. Additionally, {{ArrayOfTypeSequence}} supports multi-dimensional arrays (like {{MyComplexType[][]}}) while {{ArrayOfTypeComplex}} doesn't.
The patch attached to this issue adds support for complex types in {{ArrayOfTypeSequence}} the same way {{ArrayOfTypeComplex}} does: by extending the {{DefaultComplexType}} strategy and calling {{parent::addComplexType($type)}} when appropriate.
Now, I'm not sure this patch is the best way to do things... Ideally I think there should be 2 kinds of strategies in {{Zend_Soap_Wsdl}}: one for singular complex types, and one for arrays. But as it is, this patch is the easiest solution and it imitates what already exists in {{ArrayOfTypeComplex}}. Comments are welcome :)
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I really appreciate that this patch was added. It has been working great for acheiving WS-I compliance. Things work great when defining arrays of simpleTypes and complexTypes, such as:
@param string[] @param Zend_SomeMadeUpClass[]
However, for double nested arrays to work, a patch must be made, such as:
@param string[][] @param Zend_SomeMadeUpClass[][]
The problem is that each array creates a complex type of 'ArrayofString' or 'ArrayofZend_SomeMadeUpClass' with the appropriate 'xsd:string' or 'tns:Zend_SomeMadeUpClass' type, but when complex types of those complex types are made, the setAttribute('type', $childTypeName); on line 136 does not prepend 'tns:' for 'ArrayofString' or 'ArrayofZend_SomeMadeUpClass'.
Basically, I made it so the function prepends 'tns:' when child exists in the context type list.
protected function _addElementFromWsdlAndChildTypes($arrayType, $childTypeName)
if (!in_array($arrayType, $this->getContext()->getTypes())) {
if (in_array($childTypeName, $this->getContext()->getTypes())) {
$childTypeName = 'tns:' . $childTypeName;
$dom = $this->getContext()->toDomDocument();
I also want to add that this makes it possible to do as many array nestings as you like.
I ran tests through SoapUI with tenth level nested arrays of complextypes (because who doesn't want that).
Oh you're right, I hadn't taken that case into account - thanks for testing!
Here is an updated version of my patch with a different fix.
Given that {{_getTypeNameBasedOnNestingLevel()}} returns a prefixed type when it's singular, I thought it would be better to make its behavior consistent and return a prefixed {{ArrayOf}} type (with "tns:").
In consequence, I added a {{substr()}} to remove any prefix from {{$complexTypeName}} in {{addComplexType()}} (line 40). This way, {{_addElementFromWsdlAndChildTypes()}} is always given the correct parameters without having to check/modify them.
Great work Fabien. All testing on my end works like a charm with your patch.
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Debates about the predominance of singer over song (or vice versa) reign eternal. The Temptations' "My Girl" makes a case for the song. It has one of the most memorable melodies of the rock era, one of Smokey Robinson's most memorable lyrics, and a choral structure that could serve any harmony group from early-1950s doo-woppers to Boyz II Men. Here, meaning comes just as much from atmospheric production and arrangement (also by Robinson, with fellow Miracle Ronnie White) as it does from the song itself. The sound has the ozone-intoxicated feeling you get after a summer thunderstorm. Bass and guitar parts – particularly that unforgettable intro – rank with the era's most exquisite, and also set up the declamatory crooning of lead vocal. Perhaps the most thrilling moment comes with the soaring bridge: strings and guitar shimmer against the Temptations' hey hey hey, out of which Ruffin emerges with a swooping yet understated oooh yeah. The offhanded ejaculation gives the rest of the lyrics' romanticism complete credibility.
The Temptations are among the artists featured in the Detroit section of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Cities and Sound exhibit, part of the Museum's permanent collection.


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"Where there is pain there is no free flow - where there is no free flow there is pain"
This quote was hammered into me during my Graduate Acupuncture education. It was typically used to describe physical pain & stagnation, but I've come to accept that it is true for almost all areas of life. Let me try to explain.
Boulder Cyclists unfortunately develop injuries fairly often. Physically when you have an acute injury such as a sprain, muscle tear, tendonitis, broken bone, etc, this injury physically causes local stagnation & impedes the free flow of blood, lymph, & Qi. This stagnation is painful. Even with chronic pain, due to chronically tight & tense muscles, again there is a block in the flow. This equates to a log jam in a river where there is a build up of pressure, Qi & blood & this strain is painful.
Now expand that out to everything from friendships, committed relationships, self-judgement, to job performance...the list is endless. But I find that if I am brave enough to be honest with myself when I am feeling pain or discomfort in one of these areas, I can usually identify one if not a multiple ways that I am "holding my ground; not budging; relating out of principle or old emotional wounds....". All of these ways of relating is "blocking the flow" of what is happening in the moment or not allowing the other people involved to act genuinely to their own needs = pain.
While acupuncture & body work can help relieve the physical impediments, it takes more energy & diligence to stop & honestly examine the dynamics involved whenever we are feeling pain of any kind. If we can identify places & spaces where we are "stuck & not flowing" maybe we can be brave enough to nudge 1 or 2 of those logs loose & get that flow going again. We may be delightfully surprised to discover that the river takes us to beautiful unexpected places, free of pain, & worth every moment.
Inner thoughts from a Middle of the Road Acupuncturist ~ Christina Roy L.Ac, MSOM
Christina Roy is a licensed acupuncturist practicing in Boulder, Colorado. One of her specialties is treating sports injuries and performance enhancement. She has worked with multiple cycling & triathlon groups in Boulder to help with recovery treatments after races, as well as injury prevention & performance enhancement. She is also a cyclist & dreams to some day do the RAAM (Race Across America) solo! To learn more about the benefits of acupuncture to cyclists, visit her site at Premier Acupuncture Boulder
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The deal gives Evotec a portfolio of fully-funded development programs in multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases—projects that typically include an identified target and the respective drug candidates.
Founded in 2006, Bionamics manages NEU2, a consortium established to generate new treatments in neurodegenerative diseases, and supported by €40 million ($55 million) in public funds received since 2009. Half of that funding was obtained in August 2012 from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), extending NEU2 operations to 2017. The consortium combines public funding with private contributions to create an overall budget of at least €80 million ($110 million).
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UCLA Athletics will honor the University's Top 40 female athletes of the Title IX era, also known as the UCLA Title IX 40, in a campus-wide celebration of the 40th anniversary of Title IX on Saturday, November 10.
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UCLA's TITLE IX 40 AWARD WINNERS (1970's-2000's)
Evelyn Ashford, Track & Field
Carol Bower, Rowing
Janet Coles, Golf
Terry Condon, Volleyball
Denise Corlett, Basketball-Volleyball-Badminton
Sue Enquist, Softball
Ann Meyers, Basketball
Karen Moe-Thornton, Swimming
Anita Ortega, Basketball
Jan Palchikoff, Rowing
Coach of the Decade: Billie Moore, Baskeball
Administrator of the Decade: Chancellor Charles E. Young
Kay Cockerill, Golf
Denise Curry, Basketball
Gail Devers, Track & Field
Florence Griffith-Joyner, Track & Field
Kim Hamilton, Gymnastics
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track & Field -Basketball
Liz Masakayan, Volleyball
Dot Richardson, Softball
Stella Sampras, Tennis
Sharon Shapiro, Gymnastics
Coach of the Decade: Sharron Backus, Softball
Administrator of the Decade: Dr. Judith Holland
Amy Acuff, Track & Field
Lisa Fernandez, Softball
Leah Homma, Gymnastics
Maylana Martin, Basketball
Nicolle Payne, Water Polo
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Mohini Bhardwaj, Gymnastics
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Jamie Dantzscher, Gymnastics
Emily Feher, Water Polo
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Stacey Nuveman, Softball
Noelle Quinn, Basketball
Kelly Rulon, Water Polo
Natasha Watley, Softball
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"Each and every member of UCLA's Title IX 40 has played a significant role in the rich history of women's athletics at our university," said UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero. "Whether she was a trailblazer in the early days of her sport, or someone who carried the torch in recent years, we are proud of these great Bruins and are honored to recognize their contributions on this special anniversary."
Many of them will be in attendance for at least part of the day, which gets underway at the 2 pm women's swimming meet against Arizona at Spieker Aquatics Center. The UCLA women's soccer team's first round NCAA Tournament game against Wisconsin follows at Drake Stadium that day at 5:30 pm, in conjunction with the celebration.
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When it became law on June 23, 1972, Title IX changed the landscape of collegiate athletics. Its impact over the last 40 years has been profound from coast-to-coast, but perhaps it has been most noticeable at UCLA.
The university community quickly saw the value in successful women's athletics, began competing in the AIAW during the 1973-74 school year under the direction of Women's Athletic Director Dr. Judith Holland, and quickly established its teams among the nation's elite - first in the AIAW and later the NCAA.
By the time Ann Meyers accepted the first women's athletic scholarship at UCLA in 1974-75, the UCLA women's athletic program was already off and running ... and the machine has yet to stop, capturing more than 40 team national championships (AIAW and NCAA combined) in 40 years, including the most recent, an NCAA Women's Volleyball crown in late 2011.
Some of UCLA's women's teams in sports such as volleyball, softball, track & field, water polo and gymnastics are considered among the best of all time. Many of the individuals who have worn a Bruin jersey are synonymous with excellence in women's athletics.
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ZF-8797: Using Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTestCase with Zend_Application,The Resources shuold be reset
It is relative to rev:18604 Please add Zend_Application::resetResoruce() and exec it in Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTestCase::reset()
For example, Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTestCase::bootstrap() resets the frontcontroller by resetInstance() and gets the frontcontroller same instance from Zend_Application. But it cannot be initialized by Zend_Application::bootstrap() because the bootstrap has it statically. As a result the frontcontroller instance is not designed but is a plain instance.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 24, 2013) – Precipitation through the overnight hours and into Sunday morning has cancelled the ETSU softball series finale against Florida Gulf Coast.
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"Isn't this place something," Cardinal Dolan said. "The word miracle's been used and I don't think that's an exaggeration. When you come in here you feel right at home…There's a warmth; there's an embrace…That's what we like and that's what people need and deserve."
The building was bought by Catholic Charities in 2009 and was being renovated with a $2.1 million state grant after a fire on Dec. 21, 2010 wracked considerable damage to the three-story former St. Peter's School building. The roof collapsed and there was smoke and water damage throughout the 18,000-square-foot structure.
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Rebuilding the center relied on teamwork and hard work. Thomas J. Kelly, Regional Director of Ulster County Catholic Charities, extended special recognition to Johann Huleatt on behalf of the Bruderhof Community and Community Playthings for their gift of equipment and toys for the renovated waiting room and Tom Urtz and Lew Foote on behalf of ShopRite Supermarkets and the Wakefern Group for their donation of wire shelving and refrigeration units used in the center's new food pantry.
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"People who have no where else to go," he answered. "That's what this is about…You got somebody hungry; You got somebody who needs legal help, … immigration help …a loving, safe, tender place for their kids. You need some place where our people can recreate. They come here because there's a magnificent diversity of ways that we welcome people as family. We honor their human dignity. We recognize them as a child of God."


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The 2011 NBA All-Star weekend took a tragic turn for ESPN analyst Mark Jackson. Troy Jackson, the younger brother of Mark and a popular And-1 streetballer, died in his sleep this past weekend. He was in Los Angeles taking in the NBA All-Star festivities.
Troy Jackson, known to fans as "Escalade," was just 35-years-old.
"He traveled all around the world and touched so many lives," Mark Jackson told the New York Post. "He will be greatly missed. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. God is still good."
Troy Jackson joined the And-1 Mixtape tour in 2002 and spent a few years competing with the Harlem Globetrotters. Jackson has been called the gentle giant for his finesse on the basketball court despite his 6-foot-10, 400 pound frame.
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1) Zend_Validate_File_MimeTypeTest::testBasic Test expected true with 'image/jpg' Messages: array ( 'fileMimeTypeFalse' => 'The file \'picture.jpg\' has a false mimetype of \'image/jpeg\'', ) Failed asserting that matches expected .
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