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WomensLaw.org strongly recommends that you get help from an organization in your area before proceeding with court action.To find help in your area, please go to the NJ Where to Find Help page.
Custody is the legal responsibility for the care and control of your child (under 18). The court may give custody of your child to one or both parents. There are 2 types of custody: legal and physical.
Legal custody is the right to make major decisions about your child. Some types of decisions included in the right of legal custody are: where your child goes to school, whether your child gets surgery and what kind of religious training your child receives.
Physical custody refers to who your child lives with on a day-to-day basis. It is the physical care and supervision of your child.*
Some people decide not to get a custody order because they don't want to get the courts involved. They may have an informal agreement that works well for them or may think going to court will provoke the other parent.
Getting a custody order can give you:
If you decide not to get a custody order, then you and the other parent likely have equal rights to making decisions and living arrangements. The exception to this is when paternity has not been legally established.
There are multiple ways that paternity (legal fatherhood) can be established in NJ. Here are some of the most common ones:
However, since there are other ways that paternity may be established, you may want to contact a lawyer for more information. See our Finding a Lawyer page for lawyers in NJ.
*NJSA §9:17-43(a)(1)
**NJSA §9:17-41(b)
If you are not comfortable with the abuser being alone with your child, you might be thinking about asking the judge to order that visits with your child be supervised. If you are already in court because the abuser filed for visitation or custody, you may not have much to lose by asking that the visits be supervised if you can present a valid reason for your request (although this may depend on your situation).
However, if there is no current court case, please get legal advice BEFORE you start a court case to ask for supervised visits. We strongly recommend that you talk to an attorney who specializes in custody matters to find out what you would have to prove to get the visits supervised and how long supervised visits would last, based on the facts of your case.
In the majority of cases, supervised visits are only a temporary measure. Although the exact visitation order will vary by state, county, or judge, the judge might order a professional to observe the other parent on a certain amount of visits or the visits might be supervised by a relative for a certain amount of time -- and if there are no obvious problems, the visits may likely become unsupervised. Oftentimes, at the end of a case, the other parent ends up with more frequent and/ or longer visits than s/he had before you went into court or even some form of custody.
In some cases, to protect your child from immediate danger by the abuser, starting a case to ask for custody and supervised visits is appropriate. To find out what may be best in your situation, please go to NJ Finding a Lawyer to seek out legal advice.
If the court gives you sole legal custody, then you are the only parent who is able to make major decisions for your child.
If the court gives you joint legal custody of your child, it means that you share the right to make major decisions about your child with the other parent. This is true even though only one parent has physical custody (your child lives with only one parent). With joint legal custody, both parents have a say in major issues like where your child goes to school, whether s/he will have surgery and what kind of religious training s/he receives. Joint legal custody usually involves the parents talking with each other and making decisions jointly. Since cases of domestic violence involve control, fear and an imbalance of power, joint custody usually is not a good option.
In New Jersey, if the court gives you sole physical custody of your child, then your child lives with you and not with the other parent. A parent with sole physical custody is sometimes called a child's "primary caretaker". Generally, the primary caretaker is the person who has responsibility for the everyday care of your child and the decisions that affect that care. If the other parent has visitation rights, then s/he will be considered to be your child's "secondary caretaker".
Joint physical custody is where your child lives with both you and the other parent, splitting her/his time between both homes. When there is joint physical custody, both parents share the rights of making day-to-day decisions about your child and the responsibilities of caring for your child. Some things that parents with joint physical custody will both be responsible for include: feeding your child, bathing your child, arranging medical care for your child, participating in your child's education and putting your child to bed at night. Because parents with joint physical custody usually have joint legal custody as well, it also means that both parents share the right to make major decisions about your child.
Here are some examples of joint physical custody:
If you have physical custody and the other parent has visitation rights (parenting time), then this is not joint physical custody. This is true even if the other parent has a large amount of visitation time.*
* Pascale v. Pascale, 140 N.J. 583; 660 A.2d 485 (Supr Ct 1995).
Yes. Custody can include the right to make decisions about your child (legal custody) and the right to have your child live with you (physical custody). A parent who does not have physical custody may be entitled to visitation. This means that even though your child lives with one parent, your child still gets to spend time with the other parent. In New Jersey, this is sometimes also called "parenting time."
You may also share legal custody of your child (joint legal custody) with the parent who has visitation. In this case, your child lives with one parent and spends time with the other parent, but both parents have the right to make important decisions about your child.
To read more about "parenting time" and the laws governing it in New Jersey, you can view the New Jersey Judiciary guide online here: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/family/paretime.pdf
At least one of the child's parents is entitled to custody, unless there is clear and compelling (convincing) evidence that both parents are "unfit," which could mean that the parents are grossly immoral or unfit, neglectful, or have behaved in a way that endangers the welfare of the child.* In the case that both parents are no longer living or are considered "unfit," the judge can award custody to another person or to an agency such as the Department of Human Resources, depending on what the judge believes to be in the best interest of the child.
* See NJSA §9:2-9
Yes, it is possible that a parent who committed violence will get visitation. An isolated act of violence does not automatically take away a parent's right to visitation. Often whether a parent who has committed violence will get visitation depends on how severe the violence was and whether it was directed toward you or your child. A judge will generally only deny a parent visitation if s/he feels it is in the best interest of your child. In some cases, a judge may give a parent the right to supervised visitation- where the parent and child can spend time together with another person present.*
* See NJSA §9:2-4(c)
A court determines who should have custody based on what a judge thinks is in the best interest of the child. There is a very strong presumption that living with one or both parents is in the best interest of the child. Therefore, generally, a court will not award custody to another relative unless the court finds that both parents are "unfit" to take good care of the child.
However, a relative may be able to get temporary custody of the child if neither parent is able to take care of the child at that time and neither parent objects.
If you are a child's grandparent or sibling, you may ask the Superior Court to give you visitation of the child. A judge will give you visitation if you prove that there is more evidence showing that visitation is in the best interest of the child than there is evidence showing that it is not in the child's best interest. This means that a judge will look at many factors to decide what s/he thinks will be best for the child. Some of the things a judge will consider are:
However, if you had been a full-time caretaker for the child in the past, then the court will assume that visitation is in the best interest of the child, unless there is other evidence to prove that it is not.*
It might be a good idea to consult a domestic violence advocate or attorney before leaving the home where your spouse and children currently live. In some cases, leaving the home could harm your chances of getting custody. This is especially true if you leave, but your children stay with your abuser.
No, you do not need a lawyer to file for custody. However, it may be best to get a lawyer, to make sure that your rights are protected. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you may be able to find sources of free or low-cost legal help on our NJ Finding a Lawyer. Additionally, in some cases, the judge may decide that it is appropriate to order the other party to pay your attorney fees.*If you are unable to get a lawyer, you can visit your local courthouse to file the paperwork that you will need to start a custody case.
When deciding who will have custody, a judge will try to make an arrangement that s/he thinks is in the best interest of your child. Generally, the court will try to make sure that both parents share the rights and responsibilities of parenting. This means that it tries to let both parents play an active role in taking care of your child and making decision s about your child's life. The court will base its decision on many factors. Some of the things a judge will consider are:
* NJSA §9:2-4(c)
** NJSA § 2A:34-12.5(c)
In New Jersey, when you file for divorce and there are issues of custody, visitation or support of your child, a judge may make you attend the "Parent's Education Program." This program addresses issues about how separation or divorce will affect you and your child. The program also encourages you to work together with the other parent to raise your child.*
If you have been a victim of domestic violence, it is very important that you let the judge know, because this program may not be appropriate for you. You will not have to complete the program if you have a temporary or permanent restraining order against the other parent. However, even if you don't have a current restraining order, the court may excuse a party from attending the program if the court finds good cause to do so. **
** NJSA § 2A:34-12.5(d) & (e)
As is explained in a law called the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), you can only file for custody in the "home state" of the child (but please also take a look at Are there exceptions to the "home state" rule?). The "home state" is the state where your child has most recently lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for the past six consecutive months. If your child is less than six months old, then your child's home state is the state where s/he has lived since birth. Leaving the state for a short period of time, such as going on vacation, does not change your child's home state.
If you and your child recently moved to a new state, generally you cannot file for custody in that new state until you have lived there for at least six months. Until then, you or the other parent can start a custody action in the state where your child has most recently lived for at least six months.* However, there are exceptions - please see Are there exceptions to the "home state" rule?
* See NJSA § 2A:34-65
Yes. There are exceptions to the home state rule.
You can file for temporary emergency custody in a state other than the home state if the child is present in the state and one of these things is true:
It depends on the particulars of your situation. To find out what the process will be like for you, please consult a lawyer in your area.
Generally, if the parents are married, one or both of the parents usually files for custody as part of a divorce action. If the parents are already divorced, the parent who does not have custody can ask for a change in custody in the county where the divorce was issued. If the parents were never married, either parent can file for custody in the county in which the child has been living for at least six months.
Mediation is a process by which parents attempt to reach an agreement relating to custody and visitation of their child. Mediation involves the help of a trained professional (a "mediator") who guides the discussion process between the parents and tries to come to a compromise that both parents are happy with. The mediator cannot force you to agree to something that you don't want.
Cases involving custody or parenting time will be referred to mediation. The case will not be referred to mediation if you have a temporary or final restraining order. However, in cases where there is domestic violence but there is no restraining order, you may still be referred to mediation but the issues of domestic violence will not be resolved in the mediation.* Therefore, if you are the victim of domestic violence, make sure the judge knows this. It may affect his/her decision on whether to send you to mediation.
Mediation in domestic violence situations often does not work since one parent is usually afraid of the other and may not feel comfortable or safe disagreeing with the abusive parent. If you are referred to mediation, you can ask the court to remove your case from mediation – the judge will do so if there is "good cause" to remove it.*
There is a also a program involving mediation for issues of marital property and support in divorce cases. The court may refer you to mediation if you and the other parent have trouble agreeing on these issues, or you may ask the judge to refer you to mediation at any time. However, the case will not be referred to mediation if you have a temporary or final restraining order. **
* N.J. Court Rules, R. 1:40-5(a)(1)
** N.J. Court Rules, R. 1:40-5(b); see also www.judiciary.state.nj.us/family/rosters/index.htm
Generally, since mediation for child custody and visitation issues is ordered by the judge, you will not have to pay for it.
However, with mediation for issues of marital property or support, mediation costs may not be fully covered by the court. The mediator donates the first two hours (including preparation time) at no cost to the parties, but you may have to pay for any mediation beyond the first three hours.*
Possibly but this will depend on many factors. Please see our Changing a final custody order section under the general custody page for more information on what factors a judge will consider.
Yes. Anytime the judge makes a custody arrangement that both parents do not agree on, the court must specifically explain why "on the record." Usually, the judge explains the reasons orally, in the courtroom. The denial of custody should be documented in an order but the reasons for the decision are rarely explained there. If you would like the judge's explanation and you cannot be in court to hear it, you may order a transcript of the oral decision from the court for a cost.*
* NJSA § 9:2-4(f)
Yes. But the court makes separate decisions when awarding support for you and your children, so it is possible that you may only be able to get support for your children, and not for yourself.
Support for your child: Generally, the court will determine how much money the other parent will pay to support your child. The court almost always uses set guidelines in a child support obligation worksheet to determine how much support you will receive.
If you would like to see all of the factors that go into determining support, you can visit the NJ Courts Website. The guidelines the court uses involve a very complex formula, but basically the court looks at both parents' incomes, your child's needs and how much time your child spends with each parent. To get a rough idea of how much support you may receive, the Department of Human Services has a "child support calculator," which estimates the amount of support you may get.
Support for you: This is also referred to as alimony or maintenance. If you are getting separated or divorced, a court can award you temporary or permanent alimony. In deciding whether to award you alimony, a judge will look at any factors that s/he feels are important. A few of the things a judge will look at are:
To change a custody or visitation order that is already in place, you need to file for a modification of the custody order in court. Generally, for the court to grant you a change in custody or visitation, you need to show that there has been a significant change in circumstances since your last hearing. Since this can be complicated, we recommend that you talk to a lawyer about your situation.
Both parents will have access to the child's records, even if the child lives with only one parent. These records include information about the child's medical, dental, educational care, insurance and child care. These records won't include where either parent lives. If you don't want the other parent to see these records, you may ask the court for a hearing to limit the other parent's access. A judge will limit access if s/he decides that it would be in the best interest of your child, or if the other parent is using access to the records to harm you.*
It depends. Generally, whether you can take your child out of the state for a short period of time depends on what your custody order says. The custody order may allow you to take your child out of the state, prohibit you from taking the kids out of the state, or it may not address this issue at all. If it does not address the issue, you may need either the consent of the other parent or permission from the judge. The judge may require that you post a bond or other security conditioned upon the return of the child to the state.*
If you would like to move to another state with your child, then you may have to ask the court's permission (called a removal application). If you and the other parent share custody, and you want to move to another state with your child, then the court views this as if you had asked for a modification of custody. This means that the judge will look at this in the same way as if you had asked the court to take custody away from the other parent and give it to you. To get custody modified, you must convince the judge that there is "a substantial change in circumstances from the time the current custody arrangement was established," and that a transfer of custody would be in the best interest of your child.*
If you have physical custody of your child and the other parent has visitation, then you must prove to the court that you have a "good faith" motive in moving (that you are not moving merely to make visitation difficult for the other parent) AND that the move will not go against what is in the best interest of your child. When a court considers this, it will look at how changes in visitation may affect the best interest of your child. You may also have to give a plan for proposed visitation.
Some factors that the court may look at to decide if you will be given permission to relocate are:
It depends. Generally, you cannot take your kids out of the state, even for a short period of time, without the other parent's permission, unless the court order specifically says you can. If your court order does not address this issue, then the other parent is likely not allowed to leave the state with your child, unless you give him permission. If the other parent takes the kids out of state without your permission or the permission of a judge, you may be able to file for contempt of the custody order.*
If you have a custody/visitation order in place and the other parent tries to hide your child in violation of the custody or visitation order, he might be charged with what is called "interference with custody." This is true whether the other parent leaves the state with your child or not.**


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TORONTO — Do we really need air disc brakes (ADB) in Canada when traditional drum brakes seem to be good enough?
Since the latest generation of ADBs re-emerged in North America more than a decade ago, uptake by long-haul fleets has been paltry 10 percent or so. Despite the acknowledged technical superiority and performance advantages of ADBs, fleets seem happy with the devil they know. And why not; drum brakes work, we're familiar with them, they meet all the regulatory requirements and they can be repaired anywhere.
Still you have to wonder if Europeans know something we don't.
The ratio of drum brakes to disc brakes in European Union nations is practically the opposite. All on-road commercial vehicles in the EU are now fitted with ADBs. Some off-road trucks, such as mining and construction still use drum brakes, along with some military vehicles. Drum brakes comprise about 18 percent of total EU brake demand.
Why, then, have North Americans not embraced air disc brakes?
Chad Mitts, Meritor's general manager for North American Brakes says there are several reasons why North American fleets lag behind the Europeans in ADB uptake:
- In Europe, the OEs decide what the truck is going to look like. North American truck makers build the truck the customer wants; in Europe, fleets get what the manufacturers build.
- Different service infrastructure: Most European trucks are serviced at dealers with factory-trained technicians. Here, trucks are serviced by fleet technicians, jobbers, dealers, etc., which makes adoption of new technology more difficult. You have to deal with new parts and new procedures, and there are technician-training issues to overcome.
- Our longer conventional trucks are dynamically different from the short-wheelbase EU cab-over-engine trucks. A typical North American conventional has a completely different distribution of brake work in a hard stop. The benefits of ADB are still there with our conventional tractors, but they are not as pronounced as on a shorter wheelbase COE models.
- North American fleets are very cost-sensitive, and as long as low-cost options exist, they usually get the nod.
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When discussions first began of revising the federal stopping-distance requirements for trucks -- introduced in 2011 -- many assumed that would be the tipping point for air-disc brakes. Brake system manufacturers, instead, came up with advanced drum brake systems with larger friction surfaces. They easily met the new standard and effectively took the wind out of the ADB sails, but that was what fleets had asked for.
That advanced drum brakes meet the new stopping-distance requirements is only part of the story. Brake performance is proven on a test track with cool brakes under carefully controlled conditions.
"The distance requirements brake manufacturers had to meet with the new requirements are not real-world conditions," says Gary Ganaway, director of Marketing & Global Customer Solutions for Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC. "They are a requirement the truck has to meet one time. In the real world with trucks coming off hills and all conditions being generally less precisely controlled, air-discs will out-perform drums every time."
Ganaway says there's a growing acceptance that the discussion doesn't begin and end with the stopping-distance requirements.
"Even with the price premium [of about a $1,000 per axle, give or take], we are still growing that segment of our business pretty dramatically," he points out. "It's simply because once a customer or their drivers experience disc brakes, it's very difficult to go back to drum brakes."
Ganaway says cost is obviously a factor, but perhaps less so where a safety and compliance are genuine concerns.
"If cost was equal, we'd never sell another drum brake," he says. "It's one thing to look at the price of something and assume what its value is, so we have put a lot of effort into getting the customer into the truck to experience the performance benefits."
Christopher Trajkovski, vice-president of Fleet Maintenance at Winnipeg's Bison Transport says the intangible costs are ones less frequently considered.
"You can do ROI calculations on air-discs and build a good case, but it upsets me that there's incredible advantage to the performance of air discs that's not always considered," he says. "At Bison, we feel we have a responsibility to the motoring public to do the right thing, and all the data I have seen supports air-discs on the safety front."
And drum brakes remain our Achilles' heel when it comes to roadside inspections. Brake problems are typically the top-five out-of-service items, Mitts says. Even with automatic brake adjusters, roughly 15 to 20 percent of trucks are sidelined each year during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) Road Check and Operation Air Brake events. Similar numbers are reported at numerous inspection blitzes that take place throughout the year.
Brake adjustment issues are easily detected in routine inspections, if they are done properly, but Mitts says the industry really needs to move away from the practice of simply readjusting brakes with excessive push-rod travel. As any brake manufacturer will tell you, if an automatic brake adjuster is out of adjustment, it's probably a symptom of some problem with foundation brake, not a problem with the slack adjuster.
That problem virtually disappears with ADBs. That's not to say they are bulletproof, but roadside inspectors do not yet have a national standard for putting disc brakes out-of-service for improper adjustment.
Are Disc Brakes Too Good?
For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. In trucking that's sometimes referred to as the law of unintended consequences. In this case, we're talking about panic stops that send freight flying through the front wall of the trailer. The owner of a very prominent Canadian fleet tells Today's Trucking he has had such a problem, and he knows of a few others that have had similar difficulties tangentially related to the superior performance of air disc brakes.
"The disc brakes are not the problem," he says, "but what happens to the cargo when it's subjected to greater forward G-force that was the case with drum brakes."
He describes the stopping power of ADBs as "unbelievable," especially on LCVs with discs at every wheel position. He notes in a hard braking incident the initial G-force can be surprisingly high compared to drum-brake-equipped trucks, doubly so if that drum-braked truck was operating at the margins of its stroke length.
"We experienced situations where the load moved and the front end of the trailer was damaged following heavy braking," he says. "I have had these problems with some of my trailers and I have seen competitor's hauling particle board in vans, for example, where the entire load when through the front end. It's not the fault of the disc brakes; it's the way the vans were loaded. Not enough blocking was used in the van."
The owner of this prominent Canadian fleet says he is ordering disc brakes now at all wheel positions on most equipment, and he's closely examining his cargo securement methods as well as his trailer suppliers' construction methods.
"The problem is really with cargo securement in vans," he stresses, "not with the increased braking capacity." At the same time, he cautions that when you change one part of the equation, users had better be prepared to look down the line for unintended consequences. "We had to make some changes to our equipment and our loading practices. We haven't had any problems since."


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Hi - Please see picture here first for guidelines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/996687…211966543/ - please copy and paste the link. There are 4 elements to the logo design.
1) Kaloopy Says (logo 1)
2) Kaloopy Media (logo 2)
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kaloopy Media + Kaloopy Says...
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1) Logo 1 - this is the kaloopy says logo - i want it in a similar type face to the picture, the colors i am looking for is a red with a bit yellow with black borders
2) This is the Kaloopy Media logo - same as above only instead of Says... it is MEdia
3) This is the kaloopy character. Essentially it is a pot plant with a head holding a camera.the pot plant should be red. the stem green. The hands are meant to be leaves. The camera should be an old style press camera with a flash and the head needs to be a yellow red with blue eyes.
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Trees provide protection from downward fall of rain, sleet, and hail as well as reduce storm run-off and the possibility of flooding.
Nursery trees find new home
Tuesday, December 4, Tree Pittsburgh and the Polish Hill Civic Association (PHCA) teamed up to plant 25 new saplings on the forested hillside along Melwood Avenue just west of the Bloomfield Bridge. This hillside has been a focus of ecological restoration efforts by community members for several seasons now. The area, known as "Melwood Park" in the Polish Hill community plan, was a public green space for past generations, and current residents are striving to reclaim the area for that same purpose.
Starting out as a virtual monoculture of Japanese knotweed, the site has come a long way through the efforts of neighborhood volunteers who have systematically cut down the knotweed on a regular basis. The City of Pittsburgh Department of Forestry also pitched in by helping to remove several invasive trees such as mulberry and tree of heaven that existed among the knotweed.
With financial support from the Sprout Fund, the PHCA was able to purchase a variety of site-appropriate saplings from Tree Pittsburgh's seedling nursery in order to repopulate the hillside with a diverse array of native tree species. Chestnut oak, black gum, osage orange and white pine are among the species that were introduced at this planting, many of which were germinated from seed collected around the city by Tree Pittsburgh staff and volunteers.
In the coming seasons, volunteers will return to the site in order to tend to these new seedlings. Watering, weeding and maintaining deer protection will all be key elements in ensuring that these new seedlings get a solid start in their new home. Be sure to have a look next time you pass by this fantastic Polish Hill green space!


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Co-Chair (1889-1907)
Department of Surgery
Jefferson Medical College
Historical Profiles
William W. Keen, MD:
'Marshall' of American Surgery & Pioneer of Neurosurgery
Co-Chair (1889-1907)
Tony I. Anene-Maidoh, MS
Pinckney J. Maxwell IV, MD
Charles J. Yeo, MD
Early Life & Education
- A descendant of Joran Kyn, an early Swedish settler in Chester, Pennsylvania.
- Born in Philadelphia on January 19, 1837, the son of William W. and Susan Budd Keen.
- Attended Brown University and graduated in 1859 as Class Valedictorian.
- Keen entered Jefferson Medical College in September, 1860, but after ten months his education was interrupted by the Civil War.
Military Service
- After the civil war he returned to Jefferson where he graduated in 1862.
- In 1863 he served with Drs. S. Weir Mitchell and George Morehouse in the Turner's Lane Army Hospital in an important study upon the injuries of nerves.
- They documented their intensive study of 120 patients in an outstanding 164-page monograph, Gunshot Wounds and Other Injuries of Nerves (Lippincott, 1864).2
- This began Keen's interest in neurological surgery.
Academic Appointments
(1864 – 1866) Postgraduate study with Duchenne of Paris and in Virchow's Laboratory in Berlin.
(1866 – 1867) Gave first course of pathological anatomy in Philadelphia at Jefferson.
(1866 – 1875) Head of the Philadelphia School of Anatomy until its dissolution.
(1875 – 1890) Appointed Professor of Artistic Anatomy at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
- Thomas Eakins (famous artist of the Gross Clinic) was his chief demonstrator of anatomy at the Academy from 1876 to 1880.
Surgical Accomplishments
- 1876 – First surgeon in Philadelphia to adopt Lister's principles of antisepsis.
- 1884 (– 1889)– Appointed Professor of Surgery in the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
- 1889 – Succeeded Dr. Samuel W. Gross as Chair of Principles of Surgery and Clinical Surgery at Jefferson.
- In July, 1893, assisted Dr. John D. Bryant in operating upon President Grover Cleveland for a verrucous carcinoma of the roof of the mouth.9
- Keen fashioned special instruments in preparation for the surgery.
- It was performed secretly on board a yacht (the Oneida) off New York Harbor and was a complete success.
Pioneer of Surgery
- Keen was America's first brain surgeon.
- Dr. Keen's most celebrated neurosurgical operation was the removal of an intracranial meningioma.
- First brain tumor successfully removed in America.
- Dr. John Fulton in his biography of Harvey Cushing identified Keen as "Cushing's principal predecessor in neurosurgery in this country."
- Dr. Edward Klopp – "Keen became America's first 'Brain Surgeon' and was regarded as the foremost surgeon in the country."
- As a prolific writer, Keen was in a rank with Robley Dunglison and Samuel D. Gross.
- In 1893, co-wrote the first compiled American Text-Book of Surgery.
- Gray's Anatomy (1883), with a subsequent second edition (1887).
- Keen's System of Surgery, (Volumes I –VIII)
Later Life
Retired in 1907 at the age of 70 and was succeeded by Dr. John Chalmers DaCosta.
He died on June 7, 1932. After cremation, his remains were buried in Woodlands Cemetery.
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Necrophobic have an upcoming 7″ single coming out on Century Media August 11th. "Pesta" is the new a-side song while the b-side is a rerecording of a demo track originally from 1990, "Slow Asphyxiation". The cover sucks but "Pesta" marks the return to the band of The Nocturnal Silence vocalist Anders Strokirk.
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Necrophobic 2017 Chilean Tour
Swedish black metal band Necrophobic is planning a short four show tour of Chile this June. Chilean fans should check them out especially as their best vocalist, Anders Strokirk off of The Nocturnal Silence, has rejoined the band. Hopefully they will play their best, early material.
CLOSE-UP BÅTEN 2016: Entombed, Grave, Unleashed, Merciless, Necrophobic, God Macabre
Dark Funeral preparing new studio album for 2016
Around here, Dark Funeral is probably best known for being one of David Parland's (Necrophobic et al, RIP) projects that later took on a life of its own as a relatively mainstream sort of black metal act, similar in streamlining, commercializing effect to bands like Dimmu Borgir or Marduk. The band's recently announced a new studio album for 2016 through their various social media presences, although not much information about the album and its approach have been revealed yet. It's probably going to not only be more of the same (which is typical for aging bands that don't go for major style shifts), but also even more of the same, given that the band is commonly criticized for a lack of diversity. For a good primer on the band's overall approach, see their 1994 debut EP, which has been reissued several times over the years with varying quantities of supplementary Bathory covers.
David Parland 1970-2013
According to Wikipedia and internet sages, David Parland (Necrophobic, Dark Funeral, Infernal) has died at the age of 42 on March 19, 2013.
Parland was a founding member of Swedish melodic death metal band Necrophobic whose album The Nocturnal Silence proved that death metal could be both musically erudite and intense, and opened the doors to many others who wanted to make elegant music in a time when most wanted chromatic brutality.
From Necrophobic, Parland went on to start Dark Funeral and make a melodic and essentialist version of black metal that later worked more occult heavy metal into the mix. After that, he joined Infernal and developed their unique style of intensely violent music.
With the passing of Mr. Parland, death metal loses a talented musician and someone whose forward momentum launched more vital projects than most can dream of. It is hope that his legacy will not be forgotten.


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"Crinkle up some tissue paper? Sure!" That's how my children feel. They had fun getting the tissue paper sheets as small as they could and then sculpting it into egg shapes!
We used one sheet of tissue for each egg. I handed each of the kids their color of choice and they crinkled and squished the paper with their hands until it was as small as they could get it. (I tried to get a photo of this, but their little hands were moving too much. They enjoyed this step very much, to say the least!)
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Analysis: Best Buy not a good buy to value investors
By Dhanya Skariachan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an ideal world, Best Buy (BBY.N: Quote) would be a value investor's dream come true. But in the real world of transparency and retailing twists and turns, it just isn't.
The retailer's stock has lost one-third of its value since touching a 52-week high of $32.85 in June. It has a healthy cash flow, and its shares trade at about six times forward earnings while the larger electronics sector trades at a multiple of 10 -- all traits that would normally attract value investors.
Instead, Best Buy's inability to fend off online rivals such as Amazon.com (AMZN.O: Quote), lack of strong leadership, and conflicts of interest in the boardroom are scaring investors away.
"I kind of view it as a value trap right now. I think most of my peers view it the same way," said Harry Rady, senior portfolio manager of San Diego-based Rady Asset Management. Rady said he would not buy Best Buy shares even if they fell further.
"I don't care how cheap it gets. Their business model is obsolete," Rady said, referring to how Best Buy has been reduced to a mere showroom for online retailers, with consumers going to Best Buy stores to check out electronics like high-definition televisions, then buying them elsewhere for less.
Other investors agreed.
"In a risk-off environment, I'd be scared to own Best Buy," private investor Daniel Yu said, adding that the current state of affairs at Best Buy made him compare it to Hewlett Packard (HPQ.N: Quote) and Research In Motion RIM.TO RIMM.O. Risk-off is the notion that when markets are down, stocks like Best Buy come under deeper selling pressure because it is seen as riskier.
HP's stock spiraled downward after CEO Mark Hurd departed over accusations of an improper relationship with a female contractor, and Research In Motion's deteriorating business pulled down its stock, Yu pointed out. Continued...


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LWAPP mode to Autonomous mode Conversion
- Gold, 750 points or more
Using a TFTP Server to Return to a Previous Release:-
This section does not apply to Cisco C3201WMIC and Cisco C3201LAP.
Follow these steps to revert from LWAPP mode to autonomous mode by loading a Cisco IOS release using a TFTP server:
Step 1 The static IP address of the PC on which your TFTP server software runs should be between 10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.30.
Step 2 Make sure that the PC contains the access point image file (such as c1200-k9w7-tar.122-15.JA.tar for a 1200 series access point) in the TFTP server folder and that the TFTP server is activated.
Step 3 Set the timeout value on the TFTP server to 30 seconds.
Step 4 On the PC where the TFTP server is located, perform these steps:
a. Disable any software firewall products, such as Windows firewall, ZoneAlarm firewall, McAffee firewall, or others.
b. Ensure all Windows files are visible. From Windows Explorer, click Tools > Folder Options > View; then uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types check box.
Step 5 Rename the access point image file in the TFTP server folder to c1200-k9w7-tar.default for a 1200 series access point, c1130-k9w7-tar.default for an 1130 series access point, c1240-k9w7-tar.default for a 1240 series access point, and c1250-k9w7-tar.default for a 1250 series access point.
Step 6 Connect the PC to the access point using a Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable.
Step 7 Disconnect power from the access point.
Step 8 Press and hold MODE while you reconnect power to the access point.
Step 9 Hold the MODE button until the status LED turns red (approximately 20 to 30 seconds) and then release.
Step 10 Wait until the access point reboots, as indicated by all LEDs turning green followed by the Status LED blinking green.
Step 11 After the access point reboots, reconfigure it using the GUI or the CLI.
the entire process takes few minutes only to get completed. For More detailed information you can refer to the following link:-
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If you want to tell the untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got to find a language. Salman Rushdie
npr.org | November 17, 2011 | by Nik Martin
The Liet International Song Contest is a serious attempt to keep some of the continent's neglected languages alive. Among the other languages featured at Liet this year are Asturian, spoken by about 250,000 residents of northern Spain, Vepsian, with about 6,000 native speakers in Russia's Karelia region and West Frisian, spoken by about half a million people in the north of the Netherlands.
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independent.co.uk | November 16, 2011 | by Andrew Buncombe
The Andamans, a cluster of islands 700 miles east of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal, are home to three highly endangered languages. One of them, Great Andamanese, has only five speakers.
The Economist | October 8, 2011
A century ago it was the "national language" of a vast empire. Today Manchu mixes with cigarette smoke blown through the wrinkled lips of 86-year-old Zhao Lanfeng in Sanjiazi, a village in China's north-east. The words she croaks in her thatch-roofed, mud-brick farmhouse are precious. Ms Zhao calls herself one of only two fluent native speakers of Manchu left in the village, one of the last redoubts of a language that is verging on extinction.
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agencebretagnepresse.com | October 9, 2011
Academics, policy makers, politicians and language campaigners from two of the six Celtic countries were among the speakers at a conference in Brussels last week (6th October 2011) about the importance of early year's education in the development of minority languages.
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durangoherald.com | September 26, 2011 | by Heather Scofield
"Ich nuu'apag'apü uruskwa'èi."
Translated on the pages of a digital dictionary downloaded to the computer desktops of government workers for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the sentence means, "The Ute language is disappearing."
Experts and tribal leaders say culture is a critical component of American Indian life, affecting tribes' interactions with government, family, the environment and their neighbors. But some say the practices and teachings of their heritage are fading within the Ute Nation's tribal membership, and it could have painful effects for both the tribes and their neighboring communities.
thestar.com | September 23, 2011 | by Antonia Zerbisias
Bear Country is now Sioux territory. That's because the classic cartoon The Berenstain Bears is being dubbed into the endangered Lakota language and running on public TV in North and South Dakota. Mathó Waúnsila Thiwáhe — which translates to The Compassionate Bear Family — is the first animated series to be translated into a native American language in the U.S.
walesonline.co.uk | September 15, 2011 | by Gareth Evans, Western Mail
The majority of Africa's 2,000 languages are spoken only in remote communities where words have yet to be written down. Retired Cardiff University lecturer Dr Paul Tench is heading a project to help locals develop alphabets. Having returned from Zambia, he tells Education Wales about his progress.
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Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.
A trio of poet, professor, and field linguist have combined forces in the heart of New York City to document, support, and protect one of the most precious stores of cultural, scientific, and creative human knowledge: living languages.
The Endangered Language Alliance (ELA, pronounced ay-la) is a new organization whose goal is "is to further the documentation, description, maintenance, and revitalization of threatened and endangered languages, and to educate the public about the causes and consequences of language extinction."
In a small office on West 18th Street known as the Urban Fieldstation, endangered languages are being spoken, recorded, and translated before they possibly recede further into the margins.
The Economist | September 10, 2011
Where in the world is the largest number of different languages spoken? Most linguists would probably plump for New Guinea, an island that has 830 recognised tongues scattered around its isolated, jungle-covered valleys. But a place on the other side of the world runs it close. The five boroughs of New York City are reckoned to be home to speakers of around 800 languages, many of them close to extinction.
This blog has been created as part of the Language Rich Europe project. We want to use this space to discuss, share ideas and trigger debate on multilingualism.
HRELP aims to document endangered languages, train language documenters, preserve and disseminate documentation materials, and support endangered languages.
rising.globalvoicesonline.org | July 18, 2011 | by Eddie Avila
"The use of the microblogging platform Twitter has become a way for speakers of underrepresented and minority languages all around the world to connect with others from the same language group regardless of geographic distances. Young people have often been at the forefront in the use of these digital tools, which can only help the process to preserve these languages."
Link to Indigenous Tweets
radioaustralia.net.au | July 15, 2011
A campaign is gathering pace in New Zealand for recognition of the five main Pacific languages as official minority languages.
bbc.co.uk | June 15, 2011
The text and translations compare Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney and Sark patois and show how writers and speakers have influenced each other.
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We are pleased to announce the formation of the Consortium on Training in Language Documentation and Conservation (CTLDC). The CTLDC has been established as an international response to the crisis confronting the world's languages by co-Directors Carol Genetti (University of California at Santa Barbara and InField founder) and Margaret Florey (co-founder and co-Director of the Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity).
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Pressestelle Universität Bremen | 29.10.2009 11:58 | Eberhard Scholz
Beim Bremer Sprachen-Festival im September und Oktober 2009 sind drei neue internationale sprachwissenschaftliche Organisationen aus der Taufe gehoben worden. Sie befassen sich mit der Etnosprache der Marianen-Inseln, mit den indigenen Sprachen Amerikas oder den Indianersprachen sowie mit wenig verbreiteten Sprachen.
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Pacific News Center | Kevin Kerrigan
Guam - UOG President Robert Underwood and faculty members Rosa Palomo and Peter Onedera will present at the Festival of Languages in Bremen, Germany on September 27. The festival, "Celebrates language in a multitude of colorful events, thus creating an awareness of how exciting and important the investigation of language and languages can be.
As an academic
institution, VOCES is globally unique as the first
centre devoted exclusively to the less widely spoken languages of the world. The centre in Bremen offers opportunities not only
for the community of linguists to focus on lesser-used languages in their research.
VOCES is also intended as the institution where speech-communities
can send representatives to receive adequate training in descriptive, historical
and applied linguistics, field methodology, language planning and revitalisation
to enable the speech-communities to take care of their language without the necessity
to rely on the expertise of outsiders. Moreover, by language classes, seminars and
other events, the centre serves the purpose of giving lesser-used languages more
prominence in the general public perception. Thus, VOCES contributes to safeguarding the linguistic diversity of our world.
On October 7, 2009, the final day of the Festival of Languages
[http://www.festival.uni-bremen.de], the International Centre for the Study
and Teaching of Lesser-Used Languages was founded in Bremen/Germany.
Dónall Ó Riagáin (Ireland), Steven R. Fischer (New Zealand), Christel Stolz and
Thomas Stolz (both Germany) inaugurated CeSTeaLuL – later dubbed VOCES
– in a ceremony which included speeches in Irish and Rapanui.
On the pages of VOCES you can find information about ongoing projects
(Literacy Project),
selected publications by VOCES members,
and events related to the association. Furthermore, you can visit
our expanding collection of resources on minority languages in the links section.
The news section includes reminders for upcoming conferences, recent press reports and introduces new online resources.
If you want to point us to relevant resources, conferences or workshops related to minority languages, please do not hesitate to
send the information to email@example.com
For further information, contact the director of VOCES: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The high point of my trip to Paris was Père Lachaise Cemetery. Père Lachaise is like stumbling upon a forgotten corner of an old estate and stepping into some sort of beautifully morbid fairyland.
I'll do a full post with photos, but I need a chance to get settled, so for now, I'll just post this one photo of me at Jim Morrison's grave…
A visit to Morrison's grave has been on my wish list since 1991, when I first saw The Doors movie and fell in love with Ray Manzarek's organ music, Jim Morrison's American Prayer, and the closing shots of the Cemetery. Back then, it seemed improbable that I'd ever make it to Père Lachaise, but here I am!
Unfortunately, the bust was stolen in 1988, the original stone has been replaced, and they keep cleaning up the graffiti, which I think dilutes the experience, though I can see why the families of the surrounding graves would be opposed to the mess ;-)
Rebellious girl that I am, I managed to jump the fence in those heels and that itty bitty skirt, sit on Jim's grave, get photos of it, and jump back over without getting caught. It was definitely one of the top 10 experiences of my life!
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Honky-Tonk Angels
During the decade when Peter Frampton, Kiss, Springsteen, the Eagles, punk and disco all strangely intersected in popular music, photographer Henry Horenstein photographed a completely different musical milieu: honky-tonk culture, from the lowliest Southern backroads to its pinnacle on stage at the Grand Ole Opry. His evocative images of rising, falling and unknown country stars, now collected in a touring exhibit, Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music 1972-1981, arrive today at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road in Longmont. Hung in a honky-tonk setting with chairs, tables and a stage, the show opens tonight with a 7 p.m. reception featuring live music.
Walking through, youll see such sights as a very young Dolly Parton, and Tex Ritter at end of his life, in an image that really shows how the life of travel has taken its toll on him, notes museum curator Erik Mason. Also on display are a pompadoured George Jones, the hard-living Waylon Jennings, a delicate Loretta Lynn and the inseparable Merle and Doc Watson, to name a few. Displays with a local element accompany the photography show, including about a dozen guitars, banjos and mandolins with a Colorado past, as well as posters and albums harking back to the country and bluegrass singers of a past era. And for the kids, there will be an interactive element, where they can learn to play along on guitar or keyboard to a Johnny Cash rendition of You Are My Sunshine.
Honky Tonk continues through April 11; a series of concerts and a talk are scheduled in March. Admission is free; go to www.ci.longmont.co.us/museum or call 303-651-8374.
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The rector of a church which held a carol service with alternative songs condemning Israel was reportedly sent a barrage of hate mail before the service.
Reverend Simon Grigg was allegedly told he would "go to hell" in a series of hate emails sent before more than 60 of protesters demonstrated outside his church in Covent Garden last week.
The service was held by Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods (JBIG) and included readings by Palestinian writer Ghada Karmi, Baroness Jenny Tonge and Lauren Booth.
Revd Grigg said he had endured a "nasty week" but was pleased so many people had "braved the lobby" of Israeli demonstrators, according to the West End Extra.
During the service, he read a prayer calling for peace in Jerusalem and "for all who are living under occupation tonight".
The Board of Deputies condemned the abusive messages.
Jon Benjamin, chief executive, said: "Clearly this is an event which caused upset in the Jewish community and those that protested peacefully are to be commended.
"But abuse from any quarter are inexcusable and counterproductive. Those advancing Israel's case in the face of demonisation have right on their side and there should be no need to resort to intemperate language."
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TAMPA — USF picked up its 16th oral commitment toward its 2011 recruiting class. Mike Jeune, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker from Independence Community College in Kansas, said he has accepted a scholarship to join the Bulls in January.
Jeune, who played with current Bulls LB Sam Barrington at Jacksonville's Terry Parker High, is expected to compete for the starting strongside linebacker job in 2011. He has a team-high 68 tackles for Independence, including five tackles for losses, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
SURGERY: RB Dontae Aycock, sitting out this season after transferring from Auburn, had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Thursday but is expected to be fully recovered for winter conditioning after the season.
Aycock, a Chamberlain High graduate who will be a sophomore in 2011, had surgery to alleviate pain from tendinitis in his knee. He and transfer Darrell Scott (Colorado) have been busy simulating opposing running backs on the scout team, and both should be a significant boost to the running game next fall, when the Bulls will also have sophomore Demetris Murray and freshmen Marcus Shaw and Bradley Battles.
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UM: Run game a key matchup
CORAL GABLES — Miami RB Damien Berry has rushed for at least 100 yards each of his past three games. Can he continue that streak on Saturday, facing a North Carolina defensive front that has been particularly stingy during the Tar Heels' four-game winning streak?
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
New: tall shiny buildings that weren't there before!
Old: Katz's, now under the shadow of a tall shiny building!
So far on this trip it's also been interesting to meet with editors on both the children's and adult side. On the adult side: people are feeling a little beaten down, they're not going to lie. But on the children's side they're riding high and feeling like they made it through the worst of the recession in really good shape. Maybe more importantly, they feel like the lower price points and more varied product on the children's side is a more sustainable model for the future.
It's also fun to play the "[blank] is the new vampire" game, although several people I've talked to feel like vampire is still the new vampire.
95 comments:
- Wordy Birdie said...
In the last month I've heard that blank = zombies, steampunk, angels, strong MG contemporary girls, apocalypse, and yes, vampires.
I'm going back to my strong MG gal, in the hopes that when she shortly finishes cooking there'll be a place for her at the table.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- SFixe said...
Hi Nathan, can you let us in on some of the suggestions that were mentioned in your 'blank' is the new vampire game?
Curious to know what people in the industry think is the next big wave in novels.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Kristi Faith said...
GRRR on vampires. (Sorry-not that you don't write well, it's just not my thing.) GRRRR on apocalypse. Glad to hear children's books are doing well. That's encouraging.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Wordy Birdie said...
By the way, one of my clients just got a REALLY big deal for her first book: a vampire novel (+ books 2 & 3), after a little bidding war.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Jo said...
I recently blogged about writing a manuscript and then finding out that it fit into a sub-genre (in this case YA Dystopia) that was either already way over or the next big thing. It's hard enough to write without having to worry if you're ahead of the game or hopelessly behind the times!
So, I'm assuming you're in NYC wearing your 'writer hat' rather than your 'super agent tights'? Must be fun!
- November 3, 2009 at 10:26 AM
In these times we need all the blood-sucking, hanging-onto-life mythic heroes we can muster!
"Rage, rage against the dying of the light." -Dylan Thomas
- November 3, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- Whitney said...
I knew the industry wasn't hurting as much as everyone keeps dreading. Especially when my boss opened a new store two months ago and is going to Hawaii for a week (when she opened her first bookstore two years ago).
Hm. Glad my Apocalypse book is at the halfway mark. Not so happy it's adult.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- P. Grier said...
One of the rules in my class is... "No one dies." Tongue in cheek though it might be, I really do get tired of all the vampire and zombie stories that the kids want to write. (Of course, those creatures are allowed, because no one dies, they are all undead. The rule came about from so many kids wanting to write about people being blown to bits with parts scattered about.)
On the other hand, another of my rules in the class is, "Go beyond the obvious." So when I get vampire stories, they have to have some unusual twist to them that can only come from the mind of a middle schooler.
Here is to the notion that "good writing" is the new vampire.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- Reesha said...
Just as long as they don't start making vampire children's books. Just please.....don't go there.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- Reesha said...
P. Grier, I love that comment! Good writing is the new vampire.
Ok, I'm totally going to work into my conversations "That's the new vampire." as much as I can today. You're right, Nathan. This is a fun game.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:44 AM
- T. Anne said...
Have fun in the big apple.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Ink said...
Well, you know, vampires are eternal. Garlic anyone?
And on the recession front, my local library says membership is on a huge upswing even as friendly local bookstores are closing. I wonder how much that will reverse if the economy picks up?
- November 3, 2009 at 10:51 AM
At the risk of irritating some colleagues, I'll go out on a limb and say that those of us who work with the adult side will not begin to feel better until we begin to embrace the coming lower price points and more varied product (both in format and content).
Love your comment, P. Grier. Here's hoping that good writing is indeed the new vampire.
- November 3, 2009 at 11:04 AM
argh... I used "begin to" twice in the same sentence. See, even editors need editors.
- November 3, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- CKHB said...
Mmmm, Katz's...
- November 3, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- Anita Saxena said...
Have fun in NYC!
- November 3, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Ash. Elizabeth said...
Have fun in NYC and don't call the cops on yourself. (if you look at my new blog post you can hear an audio of a woman calling 911 to report that she was drunk driving. its pretty funny)
- November 3, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Bane of Anubis said...
Pumpkins are the new vampires... believe you me.
- November 3, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- Margaret Yang said...
"Good writing is the new vampire." P. Grier wins the interwebs for the day!
- November 3, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- Annette Lyon said...
From what I see, anything post-apocalyptic is the new vampires, whether it's zombies or Pretties or The Maze Runner or whatever.
I just wish that whatever *I* write would be the new vampires. :D
- November 3, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- onefinemess said...
I'm going to go with were-cephalopod is the new vampire.
Just because I hope to get that book published some day :p.
- November 3, 2009 at 11:53 AM
- Amber said...
Cheers, Annette! I agree with your nomination. I wonder what Nathan thinks? Probably that Jacob Wonderbar will be the new vampire. *winkwink*
Have a blast in NYC! I only live a few hours from the place, and a pox on me, I've still never been. It's on my to-do list. :-) Don't work so hard you forget to enjoy the magic of the Big Apple. :-)
- November 3, 2009 at 11:56 AM
- AM said...
Does this trend indicate that more children are reading? If so, wouldn't that be good news for adult book sales in the end?
Is there any consensus among the people-in-the-know regarding what the long-term trends might be?
I hope you have a great trip.
- November 3, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- J.J. Bennett said...
I have a teen who loves vampires but she's ready for something new. The students at my Middle School want and need adventures of all kinds. We just need to give them more...(Hopefully mine will be the "it" thing... but I'd take something new any day)
- November 3, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- ~Jamie said...
Nathan! How dare you tell us you played Blank is the new Vampire with publishing types and didn't tell us how they filled in the blank! :)
- November 3, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- J.J. Bennett said...
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- November 3, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- elancross said...
Thank you, Robin Miura, for saying, "See, even editors need editors."
This helps to break down my image of all-knowing Editor sitting on High Throne laughing at poor pea-brained Writer, and Writer's sub-par manuscript. Thank you.
- November 3, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- J.J. Bennett said...
I love it! At the workshop the buzz was mermaids... It might have changed from then however. Who knows?
- November 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- JenniferWalkup said...
Yay for children's books doing well! And yum on Katz's.:)
- November 3, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Matilda McCloud said...
I hope cephalopods become the new vampire. Actually one cephalopod species--the vampire squid--is more much interesting than those tedious blood-sucking undeads...
- November 3, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Rick Daley said...
Ink...I'll take a few cloves of garlic, roasted if available.
Great news that Children's publishing is performing well, that's the pool I'm sticking my toe in right now.
Nathan, grab a slice of pizza for me.
WORD VERIFICATION: burlaxdo. A tuxedo made of burlap.
- November 3, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Rhonda said...
Is anyone mentioning physicists as the next vampires? That would be my vote. I see characters like Daniel Faraday from Lost being the next cool weirdos. (Which is basically what vampires are right? Cool weirdos?)
- November 3, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- J.J. Bennett said...
Rick Daley,
That can't be comfortable in anyway...
- November 3, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Vampires, schmapires.
What I want to know is what is the next South Asian literary fiction?
- November 3, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Vacuum Queen said...
Well, if my personal purchases are any indication of the market...I haven't stopped buying books for my kids, and yet I have checked out more from the library for myself lately.
I've been buying from indies, big bad chains, and book orders as well for the kids. For myself, the occasional indie purchase, more likely a Target purchase or Costco, and then mainly the library. Just seems like we put the kids in front of us.
Even for Christmas, my husband and I agreed to skip our gifts and just buy for the kids. So it works for purchases in general as well.
Makes me want to keep on keeping on with my MG WIP.
- November 3, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Steve Fuller said...
I'm writing a book about a vampire who bites a zombie.
Zompires are the future.
- November 3, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- abc said...
Rhonda, I vote for Physicists, too. Love Daniel Faraday!
- November 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM
No problem, Elan. Glad to be of assistance. :)
- November 3, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- Kate said...
Very cool article in Texas Monthly (yes, Texas Monthly) on 'The Zombification of Cormac McCarthy'...
- November 3, 2009 at 1:02 PM
New York City is one of my favorite places in the entire world. I absolutely love it!! If you're near Broadway, this is a really fun place to eat: Ellen's Stardust Diner. The wait staff sing and dance, even jump up and dance on the narrow dividers between tables, and they are extremely talented! Many waiters who worked there in the past have gone on to make it in Hollywood and on Broadway, and the diner has lots of posters of their shows hanging on the walls. It's a real treat eating there – a very happy, energetic, upbeat atmosphere. Have fun in New York City!
- November 3, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
New York City is one of my favorite places in the entire world. I absolutely love it!! If you're near Broadway, this is a really fun place to eat: Ellen's Stardust Diner. The wait staff sing and dance, even jump up and dance on the narrow dividers between tables, and they are extremely talented! Many waiters who worked there in the past have gone on to make it in Hollywood and on Broadway, and the diner has lots of posters of their shows hanging on the walls. It's a real treat eating there – a very happy, energetic, upbeat atmosphere. Have fun in New York City!
- November 3, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
I guess I'm rushing too much to post correctly. :) First, I somehow posted as "Anonymous", even though I typed in my name and website link. Then I managed to enter my name and website link OK, but forgot to make Ellen's Stardust Diner a hyperlink. Oh well, I'm on my way out to vote and see WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE for the second time. Have fun in New York City!
- November 3, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Linda Godfrey said...
As far as monster cephalopods go, Cthulhu has never been cooler. You can even buy plush Cthulhus in little Hawaiian shirts.
I think vampires, like pizza delivery guys, will always be with us. It's the next rip-snorting good story that will begin the next trend. I'm partial to werewolves, myself.
- November 3, 2009 at 1:20 PM
- Susan Quinn said...
Hooray for optimism in the children's market! Children being the original optimists, it only seems fitting. And the fact that parents value books for their children, even in a recession - heartwarming.
My prediction: Until someone comes up with a creature that is both devastatingly sexy and deadly dangerous, vampires will be the IT creature for a long time to come.
Although I would vote for physicists. Big Bang Theory, anyone? Their brains are sexy but they're only a danger to themselves.
- November 3, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- Becca said...
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- November 3, 2009 at 1:29 PM
- ryan field said...
Hope you got tickets to at least one Yankees WS game. It's gonna be fun.
- November 3, 2009 at 1:40 PM
"More varied product on the children's side" gives me hope.
Contemporary MG stories may not be the next vampire, but maybe I'll find an agent who is looking to rep a little black leech.
- November 3, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- Lisa Schroeder said...
With the hot new series Vampire Diaries and the Twilight movies going strong for the next 3-5 years, no way are vampires going to just lie down and die. :)
- November 3, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- Genella deGrey said...
I miss Manhattan! It has been about 5 years since I've visited. This California girl thinks Katz makes the BEST Knish - however, I like catsup on mine.
- November 3, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- Becca said...
It's weird that people are talking about what the new vampire will be as though vampires are something new. People have been writing about vampires for years and will be writing about them for years to come. Maybe the new vampire will be young women from the 1700's and Jane Austen will be all the rage. Really, there's no way for us to know.
- November 3, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Scott said...
Nathan, you should check out The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Harlem. I find it very inspirational, and have no spiritual interest in any kind of organized religion whatsoever. Just a thought. Has to be more exciting than discussing the dulling of adult fiction.
Heh, adullt fiction.
- November 3, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- Malanie Wolfe said...
Does this mean more adults are reading YA and Children books? I think every one of my friends have read Twilight and Harry Potter but none of them have read The Lost Symbol. Maybe we want more fantasy?
- November 3, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- Tamara Hart Heiner said...
I want to be in on that new vampire thing too. I'm going with the strong contemporary girls.
- November 3, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Glad I'm a children's book writer. :)
- November 3, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- doctorquery said...
I am the new vampire.
Doctor Query
- November 3, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Chuck H. said...
I think the new vampire should be werehumans. Ravenous wolves turn into ordinary people during the time of no moon, eat mac and cheese with weiners, drink a few Bud lights and break up a bar or two, then slink off into the forest in the morning with a bad hangover.
Word Ver: sless - than what?
- November 3, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Ink said...
You should totally roll with that.
- November 3, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Vampires have been the new vampires since Dracula was published. We need to find the new non-vampire vampire. I'm partial to evil fat men.
- November 3, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- Nett Robbens said...
Hi Nathan,
Welcome! There's plenty to do on the east coast, and since it's Yankees vs Phillies, there's big excitement. Enjoy.
- November 3, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- Rick Daley said...
Nor could it be visually appealing. Don't blame me, though. I just call 'em as I see 'em.
WORD VERIFICATION: dazess. A female with the propensity to dazz (slang for dazzle, which is not to be confused with -izzle, the famed Snoop Dog suffix).
- November 3, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Welcome to New York! You even caught us on a good-weather week...miracle!
Ellen's Stardust is fun but the food is not so good. Niko's on 76th and Broadway (Greek food), on the other hand....
- November 3, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- Laura Martone said...
Have fun in the Big Apple, Nathan! It's been years since I've traveled there... bet it's changed a lot.
- November 3, 2009 at 4:39 PM
- Laura Martone said...
Yep. P. Grier nailed it. Good writing should always be the new "whatever"!
And as for you, Bane, pumpkins? Really?
What about pumpkin pie - or other forms of squash? Those are in my novel! Do those count?
- November 3, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Katz's is the BEST!! I could wax poetic all day about their pastrami and cole slaw.
- November 3, 2009 at 4:47 PM
- Rachel Hamm said...
Vampire is definitely still the new vampire. On my online writing workshop, I've read at least 4 novels with vampires as the main characters...
- November 3, 2009 at 5:04 PM
- Rhonda said...
Don't ruin my fantasy Susan. There are any number of ways a physicist with some time traveling know-how could be dangerous. ;)
On children's books riding it out, I'm not surprised. Kids like to OWN things. They also like to read the same things over and over, and they don't like to get rid of things, which probably leads to there being less used book choices out there. Those qualities make for good children's book consumers.
- November 3, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- Mira said...
I cast my vote for P.Grier, too! Well said, bravo!
So, Nathan, you can't go away again! I'm in withdrawal, it's just terrible. I had to go ALL DAY yesteray without a new post from Nathan. ALL DAY.
Thank god you finally posted. The world as I know it is turning on it's axis, and all is right with the world.
You may think I'm joking.
Let's pretend I am.
So, despite my terrible pain and suffering, if you're going to go away, I do hope you're having a great time of it. Hope it's not all meetings, but some fun too. New York isn't the City, but I've heard it has a few things to look at.
But even if you have fun there, and develop some useful relationships and get in touch with some tidbits of trends and some such, do hurry back.
- November 3, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- Terry said...
Have fun in NYC! And do come back and tell us the latest. Inquiring minds and all of that. Looking forward to it.
- November 3, 2009 at 5:54 PM
If the weather is even halfway decent check out the new High Line Park and admire the building that Frank Gehry designed for Barry Diller.
- November 3, 2009 at 6:24 PM
- Susan Quinn said...
Fantasy physicists can certainly bring a world of hurt: time travel, black holes, monkeying with the elementary particles of the universe.
So, I take it back.
More Faradays and less Sheldons!
We need some dashing hero(in)es to make the search for Higgs Boson and strangelets sexy, a well as dangerous!
- November 3, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Re Children's Vampire books
See Bunnicula, a vampire bunny for the under 5 set
NATHAN: Enjoy NYC, though I always feel a little gypped when I go to New York and don't find a body like all the other tourist on Law and Order...
- November 3, 2009 at 6:28 PM
While you're in NYC, come over to Hell's Kitchen (Ninth Avenue betweeen 42and and 55th Streets hosts every cuisine under the sun--and then some).
Latest NYC trend is the wine bar (second only to the Asian sandwich craze), of which there are several in the HK neighborhood: Xai Xai is a South African wine bar on 51st right off Ninth Avenue. Explore the neighborhood, you'll be glad you did.
Day or night, Hibernia Pub, on 50th Street off Ninth, reigns. Nice mix of regulars, new tourists, and returnees. Good drink, good food, good adult conversation, good crac. No one's a stranger. Tell Sean, Mark, or Aidan I sent you.
Have fun.
- November 3, 2009 at 7:14 PM
- thoughtful1 said...
I prefer the sunset district to broadway, the fog to the rainy days, and fog horns to the honking horns, any day.
- November 3, 2009 at 7:17 PM
@ P. Grier
We had that rule in my classroom too. What IS it with 7th grade?
- November 3, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- RLS said...
Welcome to my hood. If you need any shopping suggestions, I'm your go to lurker.
- November 3, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- AstonWest said...
Space pirates are the new vampires...
Just sayin'...
- November 3, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
Well, I did my part to help adult literature the past couple of days. I promised myself I wouldn't buy any more books until I made it further through my To Be Read piles OR some really, really, really intriguing books came out. Wellllllll ... I received an email yesterday, notifying me that my favorite author, BARBARA KINGSOLVER, has a brand new novel, LACUNA - her first novel in nine years!! that can be pre-ordered. No way! Way! OK, I pre-ordered it. Discovered while pre-ordering it that Michael Crichton's posthumously published novel, PIRATE LATITUDES, being developed as a film by Steven Spielberg, can also be pre-ordered. No way! Way! OK, I pre-ordered both books for a special $10 each pre-order price. Ummmm, I then noticed HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY by Audrey Niffenegger which I put off buying earlier. Bought it. Phew, stopped purchasing. Then today stopped in a bookstore to buy a mocha latte and some greeting cards, saw A MERCY by Toni Morrison ... Bought it. I now have a lot of reading to do!!
- November 3, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- wendy said...
Sounds like you're having a stimulating time in those shiny new buildings. Photos..?
I laughed when I read that vampires are still hot.
Not. Over. Here.
In Australia the few publishing houses - and agents - mostly won't even look at fantasy stories. The focus is on mainstream fiction, literary fiction, women's fiction and crime fiction.
- November 3, 2009 at 9:17 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
Oooops, Barbara Kingsolver's new novel is titled THE LACUNA, not LACUNA.
- November 3, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Blank is the new vampire, eh?
Half my manuscript is blank--where's my check?
(I'M SORRY...I have to get all my bad writing out somewhere so it doesn't find its way *into* my manuscript)
- November 3, 2009 at 9:24 PM
- Ben-M said...
With teeth like theeth, the only thing I forethee thurpathing Vampireth ith good dental care.
- November 3, 2009 at 9:24 PM
- Christina Davis said...
Should I move my three children's books from the back burner to the front burner?
- November 3, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- Paul Neuhardt said...
I'm hoping that "middle-aged techno-geek" is the new vampire as that phrase describes both me and the central figure of my WIP.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- ann foxlee said...
I'm hoping Japanese historical fantasy fiction is the new vampire... ;-)
Seriously though, since I am writing YA, it is great to hear that the children's list folks are riding high!
Thanks for the dose of good news, Nathan!!
- November 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- ann foxlee said...
Marilyn Peake:
Ha! I sooo can relate to your book-buying spree! Seems like I always get busy, don't make it to a bookstore for ages, then finally get to one and end up going home with 5-10 books.
I always feel like a binge drinker carting home a case of vodka... I usually even stay up all night reading after one of my trips to the bookstore.
Geez... now that I write that out, maybe I DO need help ;-P
It doesn't help matters that I live in Portland and work blocks away from Powell's City of Books.
Word Ver.: vorthless... as in, publishers think any book vithout a vampire is vorthless...
- November 3, 2009 at 11:35 PM
- Portuguese cunt said...
They're right. Vampire is still the new vampire. Although I hear fallen angels are the next big thing.
- November 4, 2009 at 3:46 AM
- Carol Pellegrino said...
NYC Great place if you're a literary agent. Went there once and my special memories are all about the cat size rats, running around all over the place after dark. You have the best blog for keeping up with what's going on in publishing, but your enthusiasm for NYC is overwhelming to a county girl like me.
- November 4, 2009 at 4:07 AM
- Anne Lyken-Garner said...
I for one has never bitten the vampire bug. I find it a pain in the neck when people go on about the virtues of these vampire tales.
Don't get it.
- November 4, 2009 at 6:32 AM
- Susan Quinn said...
During my first and only trip to NYC I was nearly killed by a cat sized rat.
I am not joking.
My first 30 seconds in NYC entailed stepping out the door of the airport, startling at an enormous white furred creature scuttling across the street, tripping off the curb, falling into the street and nearly being mowed down by a taxicab.
The rest of the trip couldn't help being flavored by that, but was in fact fun.
I haven't been back.
- November 4, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Matthew R. Loney said...
P. Grier: Well said.
I was getting my jacket and tie ready to attend the funeral of the Imagination.
For an industry where creativity is supposed to reign supreme, I wonder why so many people are championing recycled concepts.
- November 4, 2009 at 9:27 AM
This guy needs an agent . . .
- November 4, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Malia Sutton said...
I'll be at Magnolia Bakery around noon today...lol
- November 4, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- Marilyn Peake said...
Nona –
He's already landed a publishing deal with Simon & Schuster, reportedly a six-figure deal, and the book comes out in 2010. :)
- November 4, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- Marilyn Peake said...
Nona -
Oooops, I'm wrong. His book will be published through the self-publishing company, Aventine Press. It was George Obama, another half-brother of Obama, who got the six-figure book deal with Simon and Schuster.
- November 4, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- DormRoomDreamer said...
You know I have a feeling the vampire trend is still in for awhile at least. Many writers and readers I come into contact with mostly enjoy vampires, at least the ones who actually like fantasy or paranormal stories. There may be debate about the way they should be portrayed, but most can't get enough of those stories.
I'm 18 and some of my friends who rarely EVER picked up books seem to find the whole vampire thing well mesmerizing I suppose. If it's about vampires they'll read it. My friend won't read my manuscript since it doesn't have vampires...go figure?
- November 4, 2009 at 9:27 PM


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Thanks! You know, I couldn't say for sure. I assume they've been in the same scenes at one point or another, but nothing specific comes to mind, so their scenes would have been very few.
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