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Family 411: Keep your family healthy this winter; find apps to help manage tasks; plus National Wear Red Day on Friday
The website Circle of Moms recommends a few smart-phone apps designed to coordinate family schedules, lists and chores.
- Chore Hero: ($3) Tracks weekly household chores for kids. As they complete tasks, kids earn points toward becoming a Chore Hero.
- Family Organizer: (free) Includes a shared to-do list, calendar and grocery lists. It features text and e-mail reminders.
- Remember the Milk: (free) Helps manage tasks by sending reminders.
It's been a nasty season for colds, flus and infections, and we still have two months to go until spring. Here are some ways to stay healthy, from www.parents.com:
- Have children wash hands often: when they leave school and child care, after play dates and, of course, before they eat. Have them sing "Happy Birthday" to themselves twice before rinsing.
- Teach a child not to touch his or her face. Cold and flu viruses enter the body through the nose, eyes and mouth.
- Regular exercise seems to reduce colds and flu infections over the course of a year by 25 to 50 percent, according to research by Harley A. Rotbart, M.D., author of "Germ Proof Your Kids." Sleep deprivation nearly doubles the risk of getting sick, according to Rotbart.
Welcome February, the start of American Heart Month, and support women on Friday by sporting something red. The American Heart Association launched National Wear Red Day in 2003 to heighten awareness of cardiovascular disease, to which nearly 500,000 women succumb each year, according to www.goredforwomen.org. You can add photos of your support to the organization's Facebook page through Feb. 28.


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Designed to keep guests of our Palace Park Hotel Dollhouse happy and refreshed, our High Tea Set includes two dining chairs, a round dining table, a tiered tray, two cups and saucers, a teapot, a sugar jar, and a milk server. Fits all dolls up to 8" tall. Ages 3 and up.
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Overall set: 15.5" x 7" x 6.5"
Dining table: 5.75" diam x 4" h
Honey/milk jar: 0.75" diam x 1"
Sugar jar: 1" diam x 1.25"
Tea cups & saucers: 0.75" diam x 0.75" h; Saucer: 1" diam
Teapot: 1.5" diam x 1.5" h
Tiered serving tray: 2.5" diam 3.5" h
Chairs: 3.5" x 3" x 5.5" h
Unpackaged weight: Total gift box with product: 3.0 lbs
Dining table: 8 oz
Honey/milk jar: 0.1 oz
Sugar jar: 0.25 oz
Tea cups & saucers: 1.5 oz
Teapot: 0.5 oz
Tiered serving tray: 1.25 oz
Chairs: 3 oz
Chair: Chinese maple
Table: Maple & MDF*
All tea sets: Chinese maple
Finishing on each component: Semi-matte finish, paint is non-toxic lacquer
*MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard): A man-made fiberboard consisting of wood fibers and resin binders. Suitable for painted furnishings and commonly used as a base for veneers, MDF features uniform consistency with no knots. While its density is about the same as a medium-weight hardwood, it is more structurally stable and will not warp or crack. MDF adheres well to finishes.
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When my MIL came to visit us in the hospital after the birth of our third, she briought home-made cookies and a blanket. Sounds great right? But the blanket absolutely stunk of smoke, and the cookies were in an old, dirty (literally visible dirt and dents and stuff), plastic sugar container. Yea. My husband said (to me not her): "Oh thanks for the smoke infested blanket and a few crummy cookies in an old coffee can" BWAHAHAH. The blanket washed nicely though. She has done nice stuff for my kids too but that one was just bizarre.
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To test the hypothesis that depressed patients with selected neurobiologic disturbances are less responsive to psychotherapy, we examined responses to cognitive behavior therapy in relation to electroencephalographic sleep profiles.
Under a prospective, case-control design, 90 outpatients with probable or definite endogenous major depression (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia and Research Diagnostic Criteria) were stratified into abnormal and normal sleep subgroups (on the basis of an empirically validated electroencephalographic sleep profile) and more severe and less severe depression subgroups (on the basis of pretreatment Hamilton scores). Response to 16 weeks of treatment was analyzed for both intention-to-treat and completers (n=82) samples. Outcomes during a 36-month prospective follow-up were assessed with survival analyses.
Abnormal sleep profiles and higher pretreatment depression severity were independently associated with poorer outcomes on several analyses. The association between sleep abnormality and cognitive behavior therapy response was not significant in the completers analyses, however, largely because of differential attrition. During follow-up, pretreatment depression severity was predictive of relapse and a lower recovery rate, whereas sleep abnormality was predictive of a lower recovery rate and a higher risk of recurrence.
Depressed patients characterized by higher severity and/or an abnormal electroencephalographic sleep profile were relatively less responsive to cognitive behavior therapy. These associations are hypothesized to result from a constellation of neurophysiologic disturbances that interfere with the acquisition, application, and implementation of the skills emphasized in cognitive behavior therapy.
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For nearly 40 years the Beech Baron has been a principal ruler of the light-twin realm. With such success, it is a hard airplane to improve upon. However, Colemill Enterprises in Nashville, Tennessee, has spent the past 56 years taking good designs and making them better. Over the years Colemill engineers have tinkered with all sorts of airplanes in an attempt to improve them. Among the success stories are modifications to the Aero Commander 500, Cessna 310, Piper Navajo, and the Beech Bonanza and Baron models.
To give you an idea of how much clout these conversions have in the market, you need only look at the value of the converted airplane compared to stock models. In our last report on the Colemill Panther Navajo (see " Born-Again Navajo," November 1999 Pilot) the value of a converted airframe was $149,000 more than that of a stock airplane, according to the aircraft price guide Vref. The Colemill Foxstar conversion has similar effects on the value of Beech C55, D55, and E55 Barons, as well as the Model 58. And as the fleet ages, the importance of updating the primary components such as engines, propellers, and instrumentation becomes ever more important if the airplane is to remain marketable.
The heart of the Foxstar conversion is the installation of new or factory-remanufactured 300-horsepower Continental IO-550-C engines. C, D, and E55 Barons and all 58s built prior to the 1984 model year had 285-hp Continental IO-520s installed on each wing. The IO-520 is a good engine, but it was not built under the minimum-horsepower concept like the newer IO-550. Under this rule, the IO-550 must produce at least 300 hp plus 10 percent and minus zero percent. The 520 can be within plus or minus 10 percent of 285 hp. That means that with all of its accessories dragging it down, an IO-550 will deliver the full 300 hp (and probably more) for a net horsepower increase better than the 30 hp total listed on the specifications sheet. Not surprisingly, owners who've made the conversion see cruise speeds of their airplanes increase by 10 knots or so. In addition there are proportional gains in takeoff and climb performance.
Testing of a Foxstar Baron 58 revealed a top true airspeed of 195 kt at a density altitude of 7,800 feet. Power was set at full throttle (22 inches of manifold pressure) and 2,500 rpm. Fuel burn at that power setting worked out to 17.5 gallons per hour for each engine using a best-power mixture. At the same altitude and still at full throttle (23 inches) and 2,300 rpm, the speed settled on 190 kt. The last IO-520-powered 58 that I flew, a high-time charter workhorse, would only muster about 185 kt at similar power settings.
Also available with the 550 conversion is an optional altitude-compensating fuel system that automatically leans the mixture as the airplane climbs. Raytheon has stopped using the system in its new Beech Bonanzas and Barons because many mechanics in the field improperly set up the system, leading to short cylinder/engine life. Doug Colbert at Colemill, however, is a whiz with the IO-550's fuel system and has it set up perfectly before any airplane leaves the shop. Colbert, director of maintenance and test pilot for Colemill, takes every converted airplane up for its first few hours with the new engines while diligently cross-checking fuel flow with altitude and power settings.
One of the more noticeable exterior changes distinguishing a Foxstar Baron from stock are the Hartzell four-blade Q-Tip propellers. Besides adding a distinctive look, these props are claimed to make the Foxstar Baron quieter inside and out. FAA testing indicated that overflight noise at full throttle and 2,700 rpm was a low 74.5 dBA. This figure allows a Foxstar to operate out of airports with strict noise regulations, such as those in California and Europe. With a diameter of 74 inches the propellers also increase ground clearance by several inches, which reduces the chance of blade erosion or prop strikes during ground operations. On a test flight, I noted that the props create a higher-pitched noise in the cockpit, but I was unable to determine if it was any quieter than the two-bladed Baron in which I flew to visit Colemill that day. (Typically, the overall noise level in a Baron or Bonanza is more dependent on the integrity of the main cabin door fit and the quality of the door seal around it.) The vibration level with the four-blade props was noticeably reduced, however.
In theory, the four-blade propellers with their reduced diameter and narrow-chord blades reduce initial acceleration and, therefore, short-field takeoff ability. If such operation is critical, Colemill offers three-blade propellers as a substitute. Overflight noise with the three-bladers increases to 77.6 dBA, however.
With the four-blade propellers come new nose cowlings that are designed to work with the larger spinners to increase the cooling airflow to the engines. Additional benefits include a better resistance to cracking, which the original fiberglass Baron 58 nose cowlings often suffer. In addition, the cowlings are easier to remove, making them more mechanic-friendly.
Probably the most noticeable changes to a Baron that has undergone the Foxstar treatment are the Zip Tip winglets, which are claimed to increase climb rate, increase the single-engine service ceiling, and reduce yaw in turbulence. In total, the winglets add 20 inches to the Baron's wingspan, so be sure to check your hangar's size before committing to the conversion.
Because of the added lift from the Zip Tips, the Baron can make slower approaches. One enterprising Foxstar owner, whose airplane is featured on these pages, had his airplane approved for Category II approaches, which allow an airplane to shoot ILS approaches down to 100 feet. Since the winglets lower the approach speed by several knots, the Foxstar Baron slips into the Category A approach classification, which requires an approach speed of 90 kt or less; Barons typically fall into Category B for instrument approaches where the approach speed is 91 to 120 knots. Colemill doesn't publish revised stall speeds after the conversion, but on our test flight, even when using a slightly slower approach speed, the Foxstar Baron wanted to float down the run-way more than a stock airplane. The winglets are also a boon to those operating in mountainous areas since the Foxstar's single-engine service ceiling is 10,000 feet, which is about 2,500 feet higher than that of a standard IO-550-powered Baron.
Owners of older Barons with 136-gallon fuel cells may want to take advantage of Colemill's optional auxiliary fuel tanks because the total fuel burn of the airplane will increase by at least two gallons per hour in typical operation. Fifteen-gallon fiberglass wing tanks are installed in the leading edge of each wing, in the same spot where Beech installs its standard 166-gallon fuel cells. Unlike the Beech system, however, the Colemill tanks use pumps to transfer fuel into the airplane's main tanks. In total, the aux tanks will add about an hour of endurance to the Baron and $19,500 to the conversion bill.
If you forego the extra fuel tanks you'll better appreciate the accuracy provided by the installation of a Shadin Digiflo-L fuel computer/totalizer, which is included in the Foxstar treatment. The Shadin provides a digital readout of fuel flow for each engine while interfacing with a GPS or loran to compute endurance, reserve fuel at the destination, and other useful calculations. For Barons built prior to the panel redesign in 1984, the Shadin replaces the airplane's existing analog fuel-flow gauge.
Finally, Colemill takes care of the often-overlooked items of an overhaul. Vacuum pumps, starters, alternators, Lord mounts, and fuel and oil hoses are all included as part of the conversion. Colemill also will throw in a pair of Woodward prop governors and a synchrophasing system. Colemill says that the Woodward prop governors are more dependable and easier to work on than those from Hartzell.
Plan on 15 working days of downtime for the conversion. Although it seems that anything involving major maintenance on light airplanes takes twice as long as predicted, Colemill has established a good reputation for turning around airplanes on time and as promised. For charter operators, this is especially important, as downtime is money lost.
The Foxstar conversion isn't cheap. With factory-new engines and four-blade props, you'll spend $102,900 for the conversion. Because of Continental's restructuring of engine pricing, ordering factory-remanufactured engines only saves you $6,000. Opting for the three-blade props and factory remans lowers the price to $88,900.
While this pricing may seem staggering, the potential buyer need not worry about getting that money back if he were to sell the airplane. According to Vref, the Foxstar conversion returns the full amount of the conversion to the value of the airplane (adjusted for engine time, of course).
Owners of older IO-520-powered Barons who look forward to the performance increase that the IO-550s can provide should take a serious look at the Foxstar conversion. It may make sense economically to perform the job if your airplane is currently equipped with obsolete engines and propellers whose cores are nearly worthless by today's standards. For example, if your IO-520s have light crankcases and airmelt crankshafts, both of which are subject to onerous airworthiness directives, it does not add to the cost of the conversion. A field overhaul on such an airplane would be cost prohibitive and you'd still be left with the IO-520s. In addition, if you have old two-blade propellers that may be condemned at overhaul time, Colemill will trade them for three- or four-bladers as part of the deal. Finally, items like the Shadin fuel flow computer and all-new accessories and hoses are bonuses that could make the Foxstar conversion an economical choice for keeping your Baron competitive in the red-hot light-twin market.
Links to additional information about Colemill conversions and the Beech Baron may be found on AOPA Online ( www.aopa.org/pilot/links/links0009.shtml). Peter A. Bedell, AOPA 1136339 , is a first officer with a regional airline and former technical editor of AOPA Pilot.
|Colemill Foxstar Baron
Conversion price: $102,900
Recommended TBO
|2 Continental IO-550-C
1,700 hr
|Hartzell four-blade, constant-speed, full-feathering, 74-in dia
|29 ft 10 in
|9 ft 10 in
|39 ft 6 in
|Wing area
|207.2 sq ft
|Wing loading
|26.1 lb/sq ft
|Power loading
|9.16 lb/hp
|Cabin length
|12 ft 7 in
|Cabin width
|3 ft 6 in
|Cabin height
|4 ft 2 in
|Empty weight
|3,600 lb
|Empty weight, as tested
|3,784 lb
|Maximum ramp weight
|5,427 lb
|Maximum takeoff weight
|5,400 lb
|Useful load
|1,800 lb
|Useful load, as tested
|1,616 lb
|Payload w/full fuel
|804 lb
|Payload w/full fuel, as tested
|620 lb
|Maximum landing weight
|5,400 lb
|Fuel capacity, std
|142 gal (136 gal usable)
|852 lb (816 lb usable)
|Fuel capacity, w/opt tanks
|172 gal (166 gal usable)
|1,032 lb (996 lb usable)
|Oil capacity, ea engine
|12 qt
|Baggage capacity
|(nose) 300 lb, 18 cu ft
|(aft) 120 lb, 10 cu ft
|Takeoff distance, ground roll
|1,400 ft
|Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle
|2,300 ft
|Accelerate-stop distance
|3,000 ft
|Accelerate-go distance
|3,200 ft
|Maximum demonstrated crosswind component
|22 kt
|Rate of climb, sea level
|1,735 fpm
|Single-engine ROC, sea level
|390 fpm
Cruise speed/endurance w/45-min rsv, opt. Fuel
|Service ceiling
|24,000 ft
|Single-engine service ceiling
|10,000 ft
|Landing distance over 50-ft obstacle
|1,950 ft
|Landing distance, ground roll
|1,500 ft
|Limiting and Recommended Airspeeds
|VMC (min control w/critical engine inoperative)
|VX (best angle of climb)
|VY (best rate of climb)
|VXSE (best single-engine angle of climb)
|VYSE (best single-engine rate of climb)
|VA (design maneuvering)
|VFE (max flap extended)
|VLE (max gear extended)
|VLO (max gear operating)
|VNO (max structural cruising)
|VNE (never exceed)
|VR (rotation)
|VS1 (stall, clean)
|VSO (stall, in landing configuration)
For more information, contact Colemill Enterprises, Post Office Box 60627, Cornelia Fort Airpark, Nashville, Tennessee 37206; telephone 615/226-4256; or visit the Web site ( www.colemill.com).
All specifications are based on manufacturer's calculations. All performance figures are based on standard day, standard atmosphere, sea level, gross weight conditions unless otherwise noted.
Most aircraft owners and prospective buyers associate mods with the aftermarket—take a dowdy old airplane and make it look or perform like a new one. But new airplanes…you take them the way they come, right? Not necessarily. The aircraft salesperson may not want you to know it, but you can spec your new airplane any way you want. Sure, the factory's standard offering may be the most economical way to get into a new airplane, but if you're buying the airplane of your dreams, maybe you'd like to go the extra step and have it your way.
Such was the mindset of Van Nuys, California-based Norman S. Schindler, an advertising salesman for AOPA and other publishers. With all of the western states as his territory, Schindler has been flying airplanes for years. He picked up a new turbo Beech Bonanza from the factory in 1968 and, more recently, was flying a 1976 Beech B55 Baron. Two years ago, the new-airplane bug bit, and he quickly settled on a new Baron. When he placed his order, Raytheon was offering the Baron equipped with a Bendix/King stack. Since then, the factory has begun offering Garmin equipment as standard. Schindler, though, wanted his airplane to be different. At the top of his list was the UPS Avionics Technologies stack, particularly the MX20 multifunction display, and the Sandel SN 3308 moving map and electronic HSI. From there the project quickly snowballed as he opted for more and more nonstandard equipment.
Like most manufacturers, Raytheon likes building standard airplanes, so Schindler negotiated the price sans the standard Bendix/King package, except for the new and highly capable KFC 225 autopilot, the KN 63 DME, and indicators. Most Barons leave the factory with the panel full; Schindler shoved off staring at a lot of blank metal with only a transponder and one navcom to get him to the avionics shop at Raytheon Aircraft Services on Houston's William P. Hobby Airport.
There, Avionics Manager Dennis Kronenberger set about building Schindler's dream machine. Five weeks later, the project was complete. As you can see, the finished product includes the entire UPSAT stack and the Sandel HSI. Behind the panel, the BFGoodrich WX-500 Stormscope data shows up on both the MX20 MFD and the Sandel moving map. Engine data from the twin Continentals, including percent of horsepower, is displayed on the JP Instruments EDM 760 engine monitoring system. A Shadin fuel/air data system interfaces with the UPSAT GX50 IFR GPS to compute fuel burns and true airspeed.
To pass the time while the KFC 225 expertly flies the airplane, Schindler can listen to his favorite music on an Avionics Innovations CD player. With a six-disk changer in the aft baggage compartment, the tunes don't run out before the fuel does. A pair of Rosen sunshades further enhances the cockpit. Outside, a set of Precise Flight Pulse Lights alternately flashes the airplane's recognition lights to make the Baron more visible to other aircraft.
As Schindler's project shows, new needn't mean cookie-cutter. With a little negotiating, you too can customize your dream airplane. — Thomas B. Haines
Links to additional information about avionics upgrades may be found on AOPA Online ( www.aopa.org/pilot/links/links0009.shtml). E-mail the author at [email protected].


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Goalkeepers were among the brightest stars at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and their heroics resulted in some of the most compelling storylines of the competition.
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Happy New Year, everyone!!
Woo hoo!!
And we have some pretty big challenges facing us this year. We've got to remove Obama and all traces of his czars and his Marxist government, secure our nation and secure our borders!! And we've got to rein in the FED and the activist judiciary, eliminate the EPA, and end the ridiculous wars on coal, oil, gas and energy! Cut the regulations, cut the government, cut the spending, cut the taxes, get our economy going again, and set our people free and to prosper and produce!!
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Mitt Romney is one of them. His record is that of an abortionist, gun-grabbing, gay rights pushing liberal. He appoints liberal activist judges. He pushes (and still brags about today) progressive big government "solutions" like RomneyCare with it's anti-liberty, unconstitutional mandates against the people!! Mitt Romney is a corporate insider and wannabe full partner in D.C., Inc. His establishment handlers are grooming him to do their bidding.
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We could use the money and the candidates would be much better represented by our cross section of true Republican voters. Our cooking and food is an added plus, not to mention our ever changing weather!
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Ever changing weather!!! Bundle up tonight... hard freeze in Mississippi... brrrrrr. We would take some of the media traitors out behind the barn for a little education too!
ROTFL. Oh my goodness gracious! Yes, indeed: Southern Hospitality for some media traitors....lol. Imagine ole Shep parading around "his home state" and getting a couple of smack downs! Har!
It was plenty cold here last night, too. Hear tell colder tonight. I will sleep downstairs again.
It's supposed to hit 19 here tonight. Darn it, I wanted to go outside and look at the meteor showers. Think I'll just stay inside with my baby and the fur babies. LOL.
Our low tonight is supposed to be 8 degrees. It's 19 right now.
LOL. I guess LLS and I won't crab out our weather too much. I think it was 27 overnight last night with the same or a little colder tonight.
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You and I are in the same arctic air mass. It'll be gone in a day or so and we're back up to 40.
Oh yeah and the same to you and your sweet wife!
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Details on 'Ellen' segment with 'Milwaukeenos' airing Wednesday
TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres gave cash gift cards to fans who wore ugly holiday sweaters to an event she staged in Milwaukee Tuesday.
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'Walking Dead' stars, producer coming to Riverside Theater
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1. Press the MENU button. Go to SETTINGS > PREFERENCES > OK button > NETWORK SETUP > OK button.
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Berlusconi claims he was forced out of office by a 'plot', according to Geithner's book
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he was forced out of office as a result of a "plot" by European Union officials. Berlusconi made the remarks last week following the publication of a book authored by former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Italian Senate votes in November to expel Berlusconi and bar him from politics for six years
Milan court ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction for tax fraud. But, since Berlusconi is a senator, the court's decision will have no immediate effect and his expulsion from the Senate will depend on a separate vote in the upper house of parliament, expected to take place next month.
Berlusconi U turn saves Italian coalition but could mark the beginning of his demise
Silvio Berlusconi backed away from his threat to topple Italy's coalition government in a humiliating political climb down on Wednesday that could fatally weaken his 20-year grip on Italian politics. The billionaire former prime minister was forced into the last minute U-turn by a revolt that threatened to shatter his conservative party.
Divided Berlusconi party could save PM Letta's coalition in confidence vote
Leading figures in Silvio Berlusconi's own party have defied him by calling on MPs to back the Italian coalition government in a confidence vote. Angelino Alfano, Berlusconi's deputy and secretary of People of Freedom, urged the party to unite behind Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Wednesday.
Francis meets with unemployed and blasts the global economic system based on a "god called money"
Francis has made one of his strongest attacks yet on the global economic system, saying it could no longer be based on a god called money and urged the unemployed to fight for work.
Silvio Berlusconi's fate has the Italian coalition (and economy) on the edge
Silvio Berlusconi continues to prevail in Italian politics as a close ally warned on Monday that his party could pull out of Prime Minister Enrico Letta's government if a Senate committee refuses to delay a decision on whether to expel the media mogul from parliament.
Berlusconi supports coalition despite his court setback and conviction for tax fraud
Centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi has affirmed that Italy's shaky government, a coalition of his party with the centre left, must continue despite severe tensions after the Supreme Court confirmed his conviction for tax fraud.
Technician Saccomanni will be responsible for Italy's economy
Italy's new government line-up brings together personalities from across the political spectrum, from Silvio Berlusconi's apparent successor to a crime fighter and a militant feminist from the radical party. Some of the key names of the 'grand coalition' members tasked with tackling the social and economic crisis in recession-hit Italy-.
Berlusconi emerges as the great saviour of the current Italian political stalemate
Silvio Berlusconi, the three-time prime minister and two-time convicted lawbreaker seems to be the great victor in Italy by out-manoeuvring rivals during an eight-week political stalemate and becoming the key figure in talks for a new coalition government.
Berlusconi master-minds right-left agreement in support of President Napolitano's re-election
The leader of Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, Beppe Grillo, criticised the re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano as a desperate attempt to retain power by a discredited establishment.


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Photos: Antonio Orozco Shines in Del Mar, Eye Candy
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Martin Honorio has had the reputation of usually making things difficult for his opponents. The tables were flipped on Thursday night as Antonio Orozco made things difficult on him. Orozco scored the biggest win of his young career thus far, besting Honorio over 10 rounds at the Fairgrounds in Del Mar, CA. The bout headlined a Golden Boy Promotions card and was televised live on Fox Sports One and Fox Sports Deportes.
All three judges scored the bout in favor of Orozco, 100-89, 100-89, and 99-90. Orozco, from nearby San Diego, improves to 20-0, 15 KOs. Honorio, from Mexico City, DF, Mexico drops to 32-9-1, 16 KOs.
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Ford to EV Dealers: Meet Environmental Requirements
May 1, 2012 08:55 AM - Leon Kaye, Triple Pundit
An environmentally friendly car dealership? Like "responsible drinking," or "Walmart organic food," that term at first may sound like an oxymoron. Ford Motor, however, is not only rolling out new electric vehicles (EVs), but has committed to greening its entire supply chain. This is just one example of the changes Detroit is undergoing as the Big Three rack up impressive quarterly numbers. For now, EVs are only a small part of the auto industry's resurgence as they slowly win acceptance from skeptical commuters. To that end, Ford is requiring its dealerships selling EVs to resemble businesses that would sell...EVs.
Caribbean biodiversity and the Mongoose
May 1, 2012 06:55 AM - Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.COM
In a single paper in Zootaxa scientists have rewritten the current understanding of lizard biodiversity in the Caribbean. By going over museum specimens of skinks, scientists have discovered 24 new species and re-established nine species previously described species, long-thought invalid. The single paper has increased the number of skinks in the Caribbean by 650 percent, from six recognized species to 39. Unfortunately, half of these new species may already be extinct and all of them are likely imperiled. "Now, one of the smallest groups of lizards in this region of the world has become one of the largest groups," co-author Blair Hedges with Penn State University said in a press release. Hedges and his team determined the new species through morphological research as well as DNA studies.
Wind Turbines found to create local warming
April 30, 2012 06:37 AM - Sid Perkins, Science
Large wind farms can substantially influence local climate, most notably by boosting nighttime temperatures, a new study suggests. Utilizing the same analytical techniques used to discern temperature trends in urban heat islands, researchers scrutinized satellite images of a 10,000-square-kilometer area of west-central Texas, home to four of the world's largest wind farms (turbines near Fluvanna, Texas, shown). The team's analyses revealed that in the 9-year period from 2003 through 2011, when more than 95% of the turbines in the area were erected, the average nighttime land-surface temperature during summer months in areas where wind farms were located increased by 0.65°C more than did temperatures in nearby areas without wind turbines.
Rio+20 Sustainable Development Talks too Focused on Technology?
April 28, 2012 08:07 AM - Aisling Irwin, SciDevNet
The conviction that new technologies will solve the world's environmental and social problems has overly dominated early negotiations leading up to the Rio+20 summit in Brazil in June, a UN General Assembly meeting has heard. Mentions of technology were "almost endless" in the first draft of the outcome document, known as the 'zero draft', according to Pat Mooney, executive director of the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group), a non-governmental organisation based in Canada.
Garbage Trek
April 27, 2012 12:41 PM - Editor, ENN
Waste is directly linked to human development, both technological and social. The compositions of different wastes have varied over time and location, with industrial development and innovation being directly linked to waste materials. Waste is sometimes a subjective concept, because items that some people discard may have value to others. Americans generate more trash than anyone else on the planet: more than 7 pounds per person each day. About 69 percent of that trash goes immediately into landfills. And most landfill trash is made up of containers and packaging — almost all of which should be recycled, says Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes.
Palm oil is a major driver of peatlands destruction in Indonesian Borneo
April 27, 2012 09:38 AM - Rhett Butler, MONGABAY.COM
Developers in Indonesian Borneo are increasingly converting carbon-dense peatlands for oil palm plantations, driving deforestation and boosting greenhouse gas emissions, reports a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research concludes that nearly all unprotected forests in Ketapang District in West Kalimantan will be gone by 2020 given current trends. The study, which was led by Kim Carlson of Yale and Stanford University, is based on comprehensive socioeconomic surveys, high-resolution satellite imagery, and carbon mapping of the Ketapang, which is home to some of the most biodiverse forests on the planet including those of Gunung Palung National Park.
What's Undermining Energy Efficiency?
April 27, 2012 07:26 AM - Elisa Wood , Clean Techies
Exhilaration swept through the energy efficiency industry as city after city, state after state and nation after nation set aggressive energy saving goals over the last several years. But with target dates nearing in certain jurisdictions, a more sober attitude now permeates. Some governments are asking: Are we reaching too high? A global report issued this week by PwC, which looks into the minds of power industry executives, suggests the worry may be justified. Called "The shape of power to come," the annual report emerged from interviews with senior executives at 72 power companies in 43 countries. It found that a good number (45%) of executives are dubious that we will reach energy efficiency targets by 2030.
David Cameron outlines a Green Plan for Britain, gets mixed reviews
April 27, 2012 07:10 AM - Staff, ClickGreen
Prime Minister's speech on the UK's drive for low-carbon energy has been given a lukewarm reception by campaign groups and industry leaders. Commenting on David Cameron's address, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said he was still waiting to see evidence of the Coalition being the greenest Government ever. He added: "This falls a long way short of the green speech David Cameron should have given - tipping his hat to the need for a cleaner future and recycling a few announcements just won't measure up."
Concrete Degradation at New Hampshire, Nuclear Plant
April 26, 2012 01:19 PM - Andy Soos, ENN
Concrete is considered fairly durable. The alkali—silica reaction (ASR) is a reaction which occurs over time in concrete between the highly alkaline cement paste and reactive non-crystalline (amorphous) silica, which is found in many common aggregates. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a report today about potentially serious concrete degradation possibly due to this reaction at the Seabrook nuclear power plant in Seabrook, New Hampshire. The report was written by Paul Brown, a professor of ceramic science and engineering at Penn State University. (An executive summary also is available on line.) After reviewing publicly available documents, Brown concluded that neither plant owner NextEra Energy nor the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fully understand the scope or origins of the problem and therefore cannot adequately assess the plant's structural status.
New EPA Mapping Tool
April 25, 2012 07:01 PM - Andy Soos, ENN
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the public release of a web-based mapping tool developed for Federal agencies to facilitate more efficient and effective environmental reviews and project planning. The tool, NEPAssist, is part of an initiative developed by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to modernize and reinvigorate federal agency implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) through innovation, public participation and transparency. NEPAssist draws information from publicly available federal, state, and local datasets, allowing NEPA practitioners, stakeholders and the public to view information about environmental conditions within the area of a proposed project quickly and easily at early stages of project development.


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Innova Global Limited provides noise and air emissions control and waste heat recovery systems for power generation, oil and gas, petrochemical and other industrial sites worldwide. Innova Global Limited`s major areas of expertise include acoustic buildings, acoustic enclosures, acoustic retrofit of existing facilities, acoustic barriers and acoustical consulting ...
Hitachi Zosen Corporation
based in Tokyo, JAPAN
Hitz Hitachi Zosen Group is committed to Green Energy Solution breakthroughs with turnkey EPC services as well as value added product supply focused on energy-saving and environmental protection. Its uniqueness is driven by the ability to cross-leverage up-to-date green technology assets to tailor solutions for diverse global needs and the extensive business and ...
Red Cat Technologies
based in NORTH CAROLINA (USA)
At Red Cat, we design, manufacture, and supply a range of components for catalytic system applied in a number of major industries. Our major products include Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems for the reduction of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), static mixers, computational and experimental fluid dynamics modeling, reagent supply systems, spray injection systems, and ...
Cummins Inc. - Cummins Emission Solutions
based in Columbus, INDIANA (USA)
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Cummins Emission Solutions provides state-of-the-art technologies designed to provide ...
AirProtekt Limited
based in Newton, UNITED KINGDOM
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Deparia Engineering Srl
based in Calolziocorte, ITALY
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E3 Clean Technologies
based in Athens, OHIO (USA)
E3 Clean Technologies is an electrochemical technology company that provides high-performance solutions to key environmental and measurement challenges. The company's patented GreenBox electrolyzers improve the world's water and air by removing harmful pollutants and produce clean hydrogen fuel as a byproduct. Our electrolytic sensors offer high-accuracy, direct urea ...
M.A.L. Environmental Technology
based in Vienna, AUSTRIA
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Hypercat ACP
based in West Chester, PENNSYLVANIA (USA)
Hypercat Advanced Catalyst Products commenced operation in West Chester, PA in 2005 as a manufacturer of innovative products for emerging segments of the catalytic device marketplace. In just two astonishing years personnel grew from four to twelve people, operations square footage nearly doubled, and the company`s capabilities, meanwhile, caught the attention of Metalico ...
STEAG Energy Services LLC
based in Kings Mountain, NORTH CAROLINA (USA)
STEAG Energy Services provides a full scope of environmental engineering and consulting service to the North American energy industry including SCR/SNCR system design and review, SCR catalyst management services including catalyst data interpretation, catalyst exchange strategies, catalyst cleaning, rejuvenation and regeneration, STEAG's patented/ pleated large particle ...
SAGEMIS International
based in Vimercate (MB), ITALY
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based in Naperville, ILLINOIS (USA)
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Southern Research Institute
based in Birmingham, ALABAMA (USA)
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based in Lebanon, PENNSYLVANIA (USA)
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CSM Worldwide, Inc.
based in Bridgewater, NEW JERSEY (USA)
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based in Peoria, ILLINOIS (USA)
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Altorfer Machinery Company
based in Bartonville, ILLINOIS (USA)
Altorfer Machinery Company was founded on February 4th, 1957 by the late Edward J. Altorfer. Ed had previously worked in the family washing machine business, called Altorfer Brothers Company, in East Peoria, IL. He was introduced to the Caterpillar business by his good friend, Buck Swords, who at that time owned Peoria Tractor and Equipment Company, the Caterpillar ...
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based in Columbus, OHIO (USA)
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In a race where both campaigns have wrangled with gusto over nearly everything, down to signatures on nominating petitions, the first debate between the major-party candidates in Pennsylvania's Seventh Congressional District was more mild than wild.
Democrat Bryan Lentz and Republican Patrick Meehan, who are running to replace U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, agreed more than not at their first debate, which was hosted by Larry Kane and will be broadcast at 9:30 p.m. Sunday on the Comcast Network.
The candidates agreed that tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year should be extended. They agreed that tax incentives for business could spur job growth. They even generally agreed on typically divisive issues, such as gay marriage: Lentz supports civil unions, and Meehan said civil unions are a matter that should be left for states to decide.


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This brochure is one of a series of compendiums or "precepts" devoted to a specialty in medicine or surgery. Marion succinctly phrases dogmas which he considers fundamentally important in urology. His desire is to establish a program of examination and treatment that will be valuable in practice, and he realizes that further progress will lead to new precepts and axioms tomorrow. There is little that is new in this brief compend, but it will be of great value to the student and stimulating to the practitioner as a brief review course. A few precepts taken at random will show the terse phraseology: "To think that all renal calculi are accompanied by pain will lead to failure of diagnosis in many renal stones. Many stones manifest themselves only by pyuria, others by hematuria, others by the abrupt onset of anuria; and some are absolutely latent.... In cases of tuberculous epididymitis it
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Congress Passes Zika Funding BillCongress passed and President Obama signed a 10-week continuing resolution, which includes $1.1 billion for Zika virus research.
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the largest single life science Society with 39,000 members, wishes to submit the following recommendations in support of increased funding for the Fiscal Year 2015 budget for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. The DOE Office of Science has generated some of the Nation's most economically important innovations and supports a large share of basic research in the physical sciences as well as critical areas of microbiological research. The DOE Office of Science supports research through six core programs: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics. Some of the most powerful scientific advances have emerged from intersections between these programs, such as the Human Genome Project integrating biology with computing to launch a biotechnology revolution, or new biofuel energy produced with microbial enzymes or improved microbial hosts.
The ASM strongly recommends increased funding for the DOE Office of Science and Biological and Environmental Research. In February, the National Science Board released its latest biennial measures of the US position in global R&D, confirming that US predominance in science and technology continues to falter as other nations accelerate their R&D investments. Since 2001, the US share of worldwide R&D decreased from 37 percent to 30 percent. Despite these unfortunate trends downward, the US is still investing twice as much in R&D as any other nation (though it has fallen to tenth place in terms of percentage of GDP). The US also has maintained its global lead in research publications, patents and monetary value of its R&D based intellectual property exports. It is vitally important that Congress continues to make increased investments in basic research and the biological and environmental research funded by the DOE Office of Science. The opportunities to generate knowledge that will spurn innovation and support US economic growth in the energy sector are too great to let advances from past investments move overseas.
DOE Office of Science funding has proven to be the motivational force in a number of fields that might otherwise stagnate. DOE funds intramural projects at DOE national laboratories and grant recipients at universities and other institutions across the US. Reports on R&D in the US regularly state the importance of federally funded university research in creating new companies and R&D jobs.
DOE Office of Science funding has built and operates more than 30 national scientific user facilities, which provide DOE and non-DOE researchers with the most advanced scientific tools, including supercomputers, particle accelerators, light sources and neutron sources and specialized facilities for studying the nanoworld or the environment. In FY 2012, over 29,000 researchers from academia, industry and government labs utilized these unique facilities to perform research that might have been impossible elsewhere. The Office of Science also operates 10 of the 17 DOE national laboratories across the United States. This February, university scientists reported key surface structures on the viruses causing dengue fever and West Nile fever that help the pathogens replicate and spread infection. Their research utilized DOE's micro X-ray beam facility at Argonne National Laboratory to characterize the structures. The US R&D enterprise benefits immeasurably from this unparalleled network of large scale research facilities, the collective expertise of DOE technical staff and training programs for scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
Last May, DOE announced its fourth annual Early Career Research awards to boost the Nation's scientific workforce, allocating up to $15.3 million for research by 61 scientists at US universities and national laboratories. DOE training grants help to ensure future expertise in critical R&D fields, many of which utilize microorganisms. For example, the 2013 R&D 100 Awards, which recognize top technology products, included products based on microbiology research at DOE laboratories: a lab kit that coordinates synthesis of foreign membrane proteins with synthesis of bacterial membranes to create membrane bound vesicles for use in drug discovery and other experiments; and a battery alternative that genetically modifies virus DNA to boost voltage produced by a biofilm of the virus (M13 phage), sandwiched between electrodes connected to external devices.
Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
The Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program has built a reputation as world class innovator in large scale genomics, biofuels, biogeochemical processes like terrestrial carbon storage and soil contaminant migration and climate change modeling. BER supports both basic research and scientific user facilities that redefine the crucial US sectors of biotechnology, sustainable energy and environmental quality, with projects distributed between two divisions: Climate and Environmental Sciences (CESD) and Biological Systems Science (BSSD).
The Biological Systems Science Division administers the Agency's programs in genomics based systems biology and radiological sciences, as well as the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and three DOE Bioenergy Research Centers. Using cutting edge genomics and powerful computing capability, BSSD supported research mines the genomes of microbial ecosystems to identify enzymes needed to process plant biomass, redesigns microbes for next generation biofuel production, advances understanding of global carbon cycle processes, and examines the role of biology in the fate of environmental contaminants. It also develops predictive computational models within the growing field of systems biology, along with tools for manipulating complex biosystems for practical applications. The JGI is a major user facility for genome sequencing that is an invaluable resource for the life sciences community.
BER is preeminent in basic microbiology relevant to energy, climate and environment and in reengineering these microorganisms, ensuring a high value return on federal investments of robust DOE funding. Among BER's impressive impact are exciting possibilities of cellulosic and hydrocarbon based biofuels made from nonfood feedstocks, and algae directly replacing gasoline and other fuels. BER funded scientists are identifying microbes that most efficiently break down plant fiber, while others are genetically modifying microbes to directly produce fuel. Some projects incorporate collaborations among multiple universities, national laboratories, private companies and nonprofit organizations. These efforts have great potential for slowing the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and reducing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide which would alleviate concerns about the impacts of global climate change.
Recent DOE-BER Microbiology Research Highlights:
The Climate and Environmental Sciences (CES) Division plays a similarly unique role in research on terrestrial ecosystems, atmosphere, water and nutrient cycling in soils, climate change and environmental effects of energy production and use. Non-DOE researchers regularly access its user facilities (ARM Climate Research Facility and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory), which provide the latest tools to analyze phenomena like contaminant mineral microbial interactions or biomarkers for disease. Recently reported CES supported work includes the discovery that soil containing high levels of certain types of symbiotic fungi contains about 70 percent more carbon than soils with other fungal types, a striking difference that might be attributable to varying fungal competition for nitrogen. Other research suggests that long term climate warming increases the microbial carbon use efficiency associated with degradation of complex carbon compounds such as phenol, but not of simple carbon compounds like glucose. Another CES focus, understanding the role of soil microorganisms in the fate and transport of environmental contaminants, continues to identify details important to environmental quality, such as the impact of bacterial biomass in the soil on which state of uranium is present, or finding a two gene cluster required by methylating bacteria to produce the neurotoxin methyl mercury from inorganic mercury in the environment.
The DOE Office of Science funding is vitally important to US innovation and economic growth and its programs clearly contribute to US global competitiveness in science and technology. The ASM urges Congress to fund the DOE Office of Science at the highest level possible in FY 2015. The DOE Office of Science advances science that addresses the growing challenges of energy and environmental change.


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Three Valdosta residents have been arrested for a burglary on McGoggle Lane and linked to to two others.
According to the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, 18-year-old Brittany Johnson, 18-year-old Shayla Griffin and 21-year-old Anthony Huewitt were connected to burglary in the 4800 block of McGoggle Lane on June 11 after an investigation.
The items have been recovered and officials say that they learned the items were going to Atkinson County to be sold.
During the course of the investigation, they have been linked to other burglaries including ones on Knights Academy Road and Knights Ferry Road.
Sheriff Chris Prine has stressed that investigators are continuing to interview people and examine forensic evidence that has been collected. Additional charges on these persons and other people are very likely.
All three have been charged with burglary in the first degree.


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Humboldt's Giftby Bellow, Saul
Humboldt's Gift is the story about Charlie Citrine who posthumously receives a gift from the poet Von Humboldt Fleischer that changes the way he views himself and the world.
Why Survive? Being Old in Americaby Butler, Robert Olen
Although this book was written in 1975 and some material in the second half of the book is a bit dated, this book is foundational to understanding the complexities of aging in the United States.
Lamy of Santa Feby Horgan, Paul
Originally published in 1975, this Pulitzer Prize for History-winning biography chronicles the life of Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814-1888), New Mexico's first resident bishop and the most influential, reform-minded Catholic official in the region during the late 1800s.
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirrorby Ashbery, John
A collection of poetry by John Ashbery.
Seascapeby Albee, Edward
Dealing with an almost surreal Howard Hughes-like figure, a bearded recluse who is the richest man in the world, this often comic and brilliantly revealing allegory continues the playwright's preoccupation with the mythic aspects of American life.
The Killer Angelsby Shaara, Michael
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creekby Dillard, Annie
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is the story of a dramatic year in Virginia's Blue Ridge valley. Annie Dillard sets out to see what she can see. What she sees are astonishing incidents of "mystery, death, beauty, violence."
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New Yorkby Caro, Robert A.
The Power Broker tells the hidden story behind the shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York (city and state) and makes public what few have known: that Robert Moses was, for almost half a century, the single most powerful man of our time in New York.
Turtle Islandby Snyder, Gary
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1975). These Pulitzer Prize-winning poems and essays by the author of No Nature range from the lucid, lyrical, and mystical to the political.
The Denial of Deathby Becker, Ernest
Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" of human existence.
The Americans: The Democratic Experienceby Boorstin, Daniel J.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A study of the last 100 years of American history.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Optimist's Daughterby Welty, Eudora
A young woman who has left the South, returns to New Orleans several years later when her father is dying. After his death, she and her young stepmother go back to the small Mississippi town where she grew up.
Children of Crisis: A Study of Courage and Fear (Volume I of Children of Crisis)by Coles, Robert
Reveals the effects of segregation and desegregation battles on children, mainly through their drawings. The first major effort to look at segregationists as if they were normal human beings and not vile mutants.
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnamby Fitzgerald, Frances
This landmark work, based on Frances FitzGerald's own research and travels, takes us inside Vietnam into the traditional, ancestor-worshiping villages and the corrupt crowded cities, into the conflicts between Communists and anti-Communists, Catholics and Buddhists, generals and monks and reveals the country as seen through Vietnamese eyes.
Migrants, Sharecroppers, Mountaineers (Volume 2 of Children of Crisis)by Coles, Robert
Recounts the experiences of three groups: the migrant workers who travel the eastern coast picking crops day after day; the sharecroppers who live on isolated southern plantations; and the mountaineers of Appalachia, whose only choice lies between coal mining and starvation.
Luce and His Empireby Swanberg, W. A.
Henry Luce started Time magazine in the 1940's and went on to create a media empire. He married Clare Booth Luce who became ambassador to Italy.
People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilizationby Kammen, Michael
From the beginning, what has given our culture its distinctive texture, pattern, and thrust, according to Michael Kammen, is the dynamic interaction of the imported and the indigenous.
Angle of Reposeby Benson, Jackson J. and Stegner, Wallace
An historical novel covering the period 1860 to 1970 and examining the cultural changes of the West and the hopes, fears, and values of four generations.
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45by Tuchman, Barbara W.
The life of Joseph Stilwell, the military attaché to China, and commander of US forces, is used here to explore the history of China from the 1911 revolution to the chaos of World War II. It portrays the American relations with China.
Eleanor and Franklinby Lash, Joseph P.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller--Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award In his extraordinary biography of the major political couple of the twentieth century, Joseph P. Lash reconstructs from Eleanor Roosevelt's personal papers her early life and four-decade marriage to the four-time president who brought America back from the Great Depression and helped to win World War II.
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds: A Drama in Two Actsby Zindel, Paul
Beatrice was a mother...and the embittered ringmaster of the circus Hunsdorfer featuring three generations of crazy ladies living under the sloppiest big top on earth. Nanny was no problem. She sat and stared and stayed silent as a venerable vegetable should. Ruth was half-mad and easily bought with an occasional cigarette. But how is the world would Beatrice control Tillie--keeper of rabbits, dreamer of atoms, true believer in life, hope, and the effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds...
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945by Toland, John
This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph 1915-1938by Thompson, Lawrance
Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938. Volume two of Thompson's Frost biography receives a Pulitzer Prize despite the controversy raised by Thompson's less-than-sympathetic portrait of this American literary giant.
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (1940-1945)by Burns, James Macgregor
The second entry in James Macgregor Burns's definitive two-volume biography of Roosevelt begins with the president's precedent-breaking third term election in 1940, just as Americans were beginning to face the likelihood of war.
The Carrier of Laddersby Merwin, W. S.
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1971. Merwin has since won a National Book Award for his selected poems and the 2009 Pulitzer for the Shadow of Sirius.
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