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Fermilab Student and Postdoc Association (FSPA) is an organization of graduate students working at Fermilab. Representatives from the graduate student community are elected every year in October to represent the needs of grad students to the lab and organize events specifically for grad students.
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The FSPA Mission:
- Act as a liaison between the FNAL Directorate, Experiments managers, Computing Division, the User's Executive Committee (the UEC, the voice of all users at Fermilab), and the graduate students.
- Continue the education of the graduate student population.
- Disseminate information on employment opportunities.
- Encourage interaction among graduate students from different experiments.
- Help with outreach and educational programs.
- Encourage graduate students to take a more active role at FNAL.
- Offer some entertainment for students.
FSPA officers attend monthly UEC meetings to bring the needs and voice of the students to the attention of the Lab. Graduate students make up a significant portion, currently ~700, of the user population at Fermilab, and as such need to make their voice heard by other users and laboratory management. Additionally, the FSPA works with the UEC, and similar users organizations from SLAC and the nascent ILC users groups to organize an annual trip to Washington, DC to advocate for the needs of the High Energy Physics community.
The FSPA manages and maintains the fnalgrad email list whereby students can communicate with the rest of the graduate student community at the lab. The FSPA web-page also provides info on upcoming events and employment opportunities that concern grad students. We have sponsored job seminars and other informative discussion on-site. We obtained subsidies for graduate student enrollment in C and C++ classes, and even academic physics classes.
Coinciding with the FNAL Users' Meeting, the FSPA organizes a conference called New Perspectives where undergraduate, graduate students, and young post-docs have the opportunity to present their work by giving talks or making posters. This conference has grown to be a highlight on the Fermilab calendar and provides students with a great opportunity to gain experience and learn from their peers.
In addition to the serious work of the FSPA, we also work to bring some fun to the lab. We host annual events like the Halloween party, the New Perspectives BBQ and the FSPA Triathlon.
The FSPA is made up of graduate students and postdocs who are users of Fermilab. The FSPA exists to represent the large, vibrant community of younger scientists from on-site or afar. For the most part, our projects are quite simple, for example, organising social events and bringing students together. But we are also in a unique position to reach out to the wider Fermilab community, to make the voices of the younger generation heard to the Directorate, the UEC and the US congress. With your help we can do that.


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About Imaan
Imaan supports LGBT Muslim people, their families and friends, to address issues of sexual orientation within Islam. It provides a safe space and support network to address issues of common concern through sharing individual experiences and institutional resources.
Imaan promotes the Islamic values of peace, social justice and tolerance through its work, and aspires to bring about a world that is free from prejudice and discrimination against all Muslims and LGBT people.
In September 1998, a group of us were brought together in London by an advert placed in the Pink Paper by visiting founder of Al Fatiha Foundation, the US gay Muslim group.
Back then, Muslims who were gay were not part of a discernable group. If anything we were part of a larger, mostly London-based Asian presence that congregated at gay Bhangra clubs like Club Kali and Shakti - if at all.
The need to reconcile Islam with sexuality seemed to coincide with a coming-of-age of a particular generation of gay people from Muslim backgrounds born in this country that had witnessed the growth of a gay culture in England. It was inevitable therefore that at some point they would start to ask, 'Why should I not be able to be both gay and Muslim?'
Al Fatiha UK was founded and evolved into Imaan - the Arabic word for 'Faith', which more closely expressed the ethos of the group and its members.
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Grab a friend and your pet, or take the whole family out for a day on the water in the Necky Kayaks Manitou II Tandem Kayak. Two adults comfortably fit in the fore and aft seating, while a small child or pet can use the midship jumper seat. Necky borrowed this boat's streamlined shape from the design of its touring kayaks, and this allows you to cover long stretches of open water quickly, efficiently, and with ultimate comfort.
- Streamlined hull shape mirrors that of touring kayaks for straight, steady paddling over open water
- Dual cockpit design can be configured for two adult paddlers, two adult paddlers and a small middle passenger, or a single adult paddler (in the aft seat)
- Middle jump seat is perfect for a child and keeps the child within easy reach of the aft paddler
- ACS seating system features an easy-to-use and easy-to-see adjustability system for maximum comfort
- Adjust backrest height, thigh support, lumber support, and backrest angle to achieve the perfect fit
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- Cockpit Support Track foot-brace system uses padded pedals (great for bare feet), and the pedals can be adjusted along a track to accommodate a wide range of leg lengths
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Twice the fun, twice the kayak! This is an awesome boat for days where you might end up on a remote island in upstate New York. From lakes to rivers, this boat goes anywhere.
Manitou II with rudder
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
My wife and I have had a Manitou II for a couple years now, without the rudder. We also have single touring kayaks and I have been frustrated with how the Manitou II tracks compared to the touring boats. So, despite the high cost, we purchased a rudder kit. The installation went smoothly, but it does take a few hours to do it properly. The great news is that that the kayak now tracks like a dream. For part of our paddle yesterday we had some windy conditions and this kayak handled beautifully. By adding the rudder the Manitou II went from a "we should probably sell this" boat to a definite keeper. Lots of room, good stability, reasonably quick and reasonably light and transportable. So, if you are wondering about adding a rudder to your Manitou II, just do it. If you are wondering about buying a Manitou II, do it, but definitely get one with the rudder or be prepared to add the rudder. Also, we had one part that was incorrect in the rudder kit. Necky provided the correct part in 48hrs with no questions asked. Top notch service.
How were you able to attach the foot pedals? The ones I received do not slide onto the side rails.
Great Tandem Kayak!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I purchased this boat for a flat-water trips and cruising around the bays of the Pacific... has been a great multi-cockpit tandem boat! The rear hatch has surprising room which we were able to stuff 2 sleeping bags and a tent in on my last trip. The rear cockpit also has a little more extra room for extra gear, dry bags, or for more leg room. The front cockpit is defiantly for a the smaller folks (under 6 ft).
Decent multi use kayak
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Purchased boat for a spare and guest boat use, also to take out inexperienced paddlers on day trips. Very adaptable for any size of paddler, easily paddled as a single. This is a rec kayak, not suitable for rough waters. Great for relaxing day paddle on flat water. Tracks very well. With short paddles (under 215cm) synchronized paddling not essential like in most tandems as paddlers can space out as they do not interfere with each others stroke. Outfitting is good quality, seats are comfortable, if you are used to back band seating these seat backs do interfere with full rotation paddling. Outfitting is definitely intended for recreational use.
The boat lacks front flotation or bulkhead, so pumping out after wet/re-entry is a problem, the boat can be swamped pretty full. For a rec tandem it does have a decent glide and is fairly quick for a boat this wide. It does give a very dry ride in choppy water. If you have ever paddled a single manatou it handles in a similar fashon. Non experienced paddlers may need a rudder to aid in turning, tracking is very straight. For a rec tandem boat is fairly light and easy to transport and portage when compared with a sit on top kayak.
I typically do not recommend a tandem for a starter kayak, (that is why they call them divorce boats), but this boat may be an exemption. Very capable flat water rec boat.
Me and my wife wanted to start kayaking and chose this tandem to do this together....I don't understand why it would be called a divorce boat....we want to be in just one boat why would u get a divorce just from kayaking In the same boat that don't make any sense at all to me?
How is the skeg controlled - cable, rope, or other?
Hey Bejamin,
great question!
They use a material called "NeckyWire" combined with a slider system.
NeckyWire is a highly durable, kink-resistant wire most often used in the medical field. It is unaffected by salt water and does not stiffen or kink over time.
Check out this youtube video for more detailed info and to see the slider in action:
Looks great as a tandem. How is it in single use? How adjustable are the seats for comfort?
Works great as a solo. I've been using it with my dog in the bow cockpit, with myself in the stern. Both seats move nearly the entire length of the cockpit forward and back.
Comes with a rudder?
Comes with a rudder?
I don't see a rudder in the photos, and it would be something special on a kayak of this type, so they'd crow about it in the copy. So I don't think there's a rudder here.
David is correct, the rudder does not come standard with this model but we do carry the kit for those who are interested.
What type of material is this made out of?...
What type of material is this made out of? Plastice/hard shell fiber?
The hull is made of polyethylene molded plastic.
What year were these Necky 2 kayaks made? And why when I just called to purchase a rudder kit the salesman named Jimmy said there is not one available for these. I also wanted to purchase the Kayak plus paddles however decided against it now as someone is lying you just lost 1,400.00 +


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The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), broke the University of Wisconsin, Madison's (UWM) stranglehold and won the National Concrete Canoe Competition in Montreal in June.
The UNR Wolf Pack's 19 ½-foot, 160-pound, white canoe with blue and silver stain defeated other entries from the top engineering schools in the U.S. and Canada. It was UNR's first title; UWM had won the event for five consecutive years.
The University of California, Berkeley, finished second, and the host school, École de technologie supérieure of Montreal, finished third.
Each year, engineering students gather for three days to race their homemade concrete canoes. But the races account for only 25% of the overall score. The remainder is based on a technical design paper, a formal oral presentation, construction, and a question and answer session with judges.
"Over the past three days, these intrepid civil engineering students have shown that technical skills combined with an innate sense of creativity can turn a seemingly impossible task into a reality," David Mongan, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the event's organizer. "With the innovative thinking we've seen in Montreal, I can't wait to see what's to come from these students in the future as they begin their professional careers."
The top three finishers earned $5000, $2500, and $1000 in scholarship money. ACI, Baker Concrete Construction, BASF, Bentley Systems, the Construction Institute of ASCE, Holcim (US), ICS Penetron, and U.S. Silica Co. funded the event.
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Whenever you pack for a trip of any length, you may worry that you're going to forget something. Getting camping gear together can be more stressful than packing bags for other trips because many pieces of outdoor equipment are essential and difficult to replace. Let us help you calm those fears with our camping and outdoor checklist. Camping and exploring the outdoors are some of the best ways to spend your time. Because camping is so popular, you have many choices when shopping for outdoor camping gear. Allow us to help you sift through camping gear and choose the very best camping supplies and outdoor gear for your adventures.
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A great tent is a very important camping equipment purchase. Don't waste your money buying just any cheap tent. If you select a tent that isn't suitable, you'll end up regretting it and will probably spend more money to compensate than you would have buying the right tent the first time. The type of tent you buy depends greatly on where and when you camp and the number of campers you'll have.
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Weight and pack size: Car campers can feel confident purchasing any size or weight, including a family-sized tent for 10 to 12 campers. If you are backpacking, you need a lighter tent. Most three-season tents range from 4 to 9 pounds.
Style: Tents all have three basic components: poles, canopy and rain fly. How they are arranged depends on the style. Tent styles include single- and double-walled tents, A-frames, dome tents, hoops and tepees.
Season: Know when you plan to camp and consider the season. Convertible tents are for four-season use; summer tents aren't very versatile if the temperature drops; mountaineering tents are designed with extreme temperature changes in mind; and three-season tents, the most common, are for summer, spring and fall.
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Your sleeping bag is going to be a valuable piece of outdoor camping gear. You will need to choose between different types of insulators in sleeping bags, as well as sleeping bag designs. A down-filled sleeping bag will be a little more expensive but will last two to three times longer than synthetic-filled sleeping bags. Down sleeping bags are very soft and have a great warmth-to-weight ratio. Synthetic-filled sleeping bags are very convenient because they are machine washable and dryable. Synthetic sleeping bags are easily warm enough for summer camping. Certain sleeping-bag features will also add to the warmth and comfort of your camping experience. Hoods add tremendous warmth around your head, and draft collars prevent heat loss around the neck.
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When selecting a backpack, decide which type you are in the market for. Do you need simple bags to carry snacks, special outdoor gear for backpacking or hydration packs for hiking? Backpackers should look for a large enough backpack to carry all of their outdoor camping equipment. Remember that the more outdoor gear you can fit into your backpack, the heavier it will be. Frames should be comfortable around your hip bones. Many backpacks will have a frame-sheet across the back. A good backpack should remain flexible and transfer weight effectively. A quality back panel will alleviate the discomfort associated with a sweaty back. Some panels have grooves for air flow, while others have reticulated foam.
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As your camping checklist comes together, it is time to move on to other outdoor camping equipment. Many outdoor cooking options exist. Camp stoves, cast-iron cookware and accessories for fire cooking are all great choices. Sleek, modern camp stoves make preparing meals as simple as a backyard cookout. The features you'll want to look for when purchasing a camp cooking stove are entirely up to you. Push-button ignition, flame-control adjusters, self-cleaning fuel jets and advanced mixtures of fuel for ease-of-use in the backcountry are just a few of the features to look for. Since camp stoves are relatively new on the scene of camping cookware, you've probably heard everyone brag about the amazing hot dogs and marshmallows they've cooked over the fire. You've also heard about the delicious cobblers served right out of Dutch ovens. Cooking over a fire is simple, and the results can be very delicious. Basic supplies include roasting sticks, pots, pans and grilling plates. Solar ovens and Dutch ovens also make campfire cooking fun and easy.
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High-quality camping gear will bring comfort and convenience to your camping trip. Whether you drive out to remote locations and create a camping site or camp in designated camping areas, finding a place to sit in the warm glow of the campfire is an adventure in itself. Camping chairs make setting up a comfortable spot quick and easy. Many camp chairs include drink holders and arm rests so that you will have convenience even when you're "roughing it." Folding camp chairs are easy to store and pack in a car to bring along on your camping trips and outdoor activities. Camping chairs are also perfect for the beach. You can also bring along the warmth of a camping heater and the comfort of a camp cot. These pieces of camping gear will make sleeping in the great outdoors almost as comfortable as sleeping at home. Remember to pack a first-aid kit when you're preparing for a camping trip. Even small injuries need special care when you're spending time outdoors.
Cooking outdoors can be just as much fun as trying new recipes in your kitchen. An arsenal of camp cookbooks is perfect for whipping up gourmet meals outdoors. Just because you're camping doesn't mean that you can't eat well. If you're running around outdoors, you and your companions will definitely need the energy from a good camp meal.


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Bob from Oklahoma writes:
Is there a shortcut to opening the CD/DVD tray? Decided the best way for me was to transfer all my data, important files, pictures, music, etc, was to weed through it, then transfer it over to CD's & DVD's. My finger is sore from pushing that tiny button to open the tray. Thanks.
Bob, the best advice I can give you is to go to the DVD drive under "My Computer" and right-click to eject.
Now there is a way to download a utility and make a shortcut and then assign a hot key. The utility is called NirCMD from NirSoft. It is freeware. Once it is installed, you can right-click anywhere on your desktop and choose New followed by Shortcut.
When the window opens, type this "C:\path\to\nircmd.exe" cdrom open D: in the box. If your optical drive is something other than the D drive, substitute the appropriate letter.
Name your shortcut and then assign a hotkey to the shortcut. Just right click on the recently created shortcut, select Properties from the drop-down menu and you'll be able to assign a key on the keyboard just by typing the letter into the Shortcut key box. Make sure to select apply.
But there's a better solution than transferring so many files to CDs. Why not put those files on a large USB flash drive? You can easily create new folders to divide them by content and move them to other files or throw them out as you go through them. It seems like a lot less work that burning multiple CDs or DVDs.
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Thursday, August 2, 2007
Complaining About the Publishing Industry is the New Black
While catching up on my Shelf Awareness and GalleyCat, I was directed to two separate articles that chide the industry for being behind the times. First up, conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan, who blasts the publishing industry here. Oh, and here. Um, here too.
Among Mr. Sullivan's complaints (and that of the anonymous readers he quotes): The good old standby....... No one edits anything (I address this myth here). Also they messed up the page numbering on his book, and publishing jobs don't pay and have uncertain career tracks. He writes, "The publishers do not care what is in their books and neither, by and large, do editors." (Which must come as some surprise to all of the people who have had their manuscripts rejected by said editors.)
Also joining the fray is Peter Osnos of The Century Foundation, who was chagrined that many New York bookstores did not carry the book he was looking for that day and Amazon was listing the book as being available in two weeks.
I feel compelled to defend the publishing industry because 1) I'm in the publishing industry and 2) because I think the publishing industry is often subjected to some common criticisms that people tend take at face value. Is the publishing industry perfect? No, it is not. Can it be improved? Yes, it can. Will I speak in rhetorical questions for the rest of the day? Read on to find out.
Mr. Sullivan posits that "Soon, print-on-demand may put the publishing houses out of business. It can't happen soon enough." I would like to counter-posit that Mr. Sullivan will not likely go the POD route for his next book. Whatever its flaws (and apparently sequential page numbers are not a strong suit) the publishing industry exists because it is the best mechanism for getting good books to readers. And it is really, really good at that. Editors, although worked to the bone, love books and take a great deal of pride in the works they steward. Publishers work very hard to print the correct number of copies. Sure, people make mistakes (they are, last time I checked, human) but it's easier to find a book, any book, than it ever has been.
Which leads us to Mr. Osnos (Maya Reynolds's take on the article is here). Maybe it's because I grew up in Colusa, California, population 4,075, but I never thought that a book should be delivered now. WAYYYYYY back in 1987, my family had to DRIVE thirty miles to the bookstore. And it was just a tiny little B. Dalton with a paltry selection. And the store was filled with three feet of snow and the aisles were all up hill!!
I applaud Mr. Osnos' attempts to consult with publishers on new methods of distribution, because to me it is physically impossible for even all of the bookstores in Manhattan to carry every book that everyone wants, let alone the bookstores in the vicinity of my rice-farming town. That's why God invented Amazon, abebooks and eBay. If your bookstore doesn't have it, the Internet will. Now if only people would just invent a device that will print out any book for you immediately. Oh wait, they have.
Now if only publishing had a device that would beam books directly to my brain. Where is THAT invention, publishing? Huh? Huh? Yeah, that's what I thought. I bet no one will edit those beamed books too. Publishing is so lame.
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- Josh said...
Well, I can't wait until POD conquers the earth because those machines will run flawlessly, never jam, never go out of ink in the middle of a run, and be operated by robotic servitrons that require no human intervention whatsoever, thus negating all the problems and errors we mortals slip into the process.
It will be paradise.
The next logical step will be machines that read books for us and then whisper the plot summaries into our ear as we sleep.
- August 2, 2007 at 3:47 PM
Every time I think pubishing is broken, I just go to my local mega-store (Border's) and have a casual look around. Oh, my, dog, all those books! And they all look so yummy. And I want them all. A spin down any single aisle reveals dozens of enticing books that I never knew existed and yet now I can't live without them. If publishing is broken, how come I can find more books, more easily, than I can ever hope to read?
- August 2, 2007 at 3:58 PM
- DMH said...
OMG! Retract your post and patent your idea immediately!
- August 2, 2007 at 4:00 PM
I love your voice. You can really write.
I do feel (slightly) bad that my Trail Blazers will lay continual and demoralizing beatdowns on your hoops squad for the next decade. I wouldn't pity the woeful Kings (my Grandma, God bless her, lives in Rocklin and adores them) in most cases, but I will now, knowing that you're a fan.
That said, Oden and the boys are about to turn the West inside out.
- August 2, 2007 at 5:34 PM
- Liz said...
Every industry has flaws and every industry has folks who complain about too much change and not enough change.
I won't even attempt to address how we've been conditioned to expect exactly what we want NOW, not later.
It is so much easier to find and purchase books today than it was ten years ago and I expect that delivery system improvements will continue to happen.
What is that about complaining when your ice cream is cold??
- August 2, 2007 at 5:35 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
I wouldn't count your chickens just yet, but I would be happy to trade places with Blazers fans. In a heartbaet.
I think we Kings fans are going to be suffering for some time.
- August 2, 2007 at 5:37 PM
- Kathleen said...
Now if only publishing had a device that would beam books directly to my brain. Where is THAT invention, publishing?
Try Jasper Fforde.
- August 2, 2007 at 5:40 PM
- Liz Wolfe said...
This is excellent news, indeed. I'm just THRILLED that publishers and editors don't care what's in a book. This is gonna make my job SO much easier. Had I known about this earlier, I wouldn't have paid any attention to all those edits that were requested.
- August 2, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Hawes is good. Worthy of that draft slot? Probably not (though I can't think of another player that would better suit your squad in that class of athletes). He's a good player, and I think he'll stay in the league for some time if he doesn't have injuries.
He cleans the glass when he wants to.
Kevin Martin is danged talented.
Other than that, I agree that there might be some tough years out there for the Kings.
We've had some rough times in Portland (a team that has tremendous history). Paul Allen even threatened to sell the team. Then the clouds broke and we won the stinkin' lottery! Greg Oden comes to Portland and everything is roses.
If a team from a market like San Antonio can dominate, then Portland and Sacramento can also.
By the way:
Publishing mystifies me. My agent took my debut novel out today. 19 editors. I don't even know what to make of that (except for that it's exciting!), but I will say that I've only had pleasant encounters in the industry. No demoralizing, soul-sucking stories to report. When editors like and purchase my short stories, I'm happy they found a home. I hope the same will happen for my longer works.
The Frey case isn't typical. I think about the writers I enjoy (I teach writing, write horror stories and read in numerous genres), and I think that quality prose finds its way to the people.
Think about The Road. What a revelation. It's poetic and beautiful and blurs the line between these distinctions that folks like to make between literary and genre fiction.
Write well and clearly and the industry will reward you.
Also, if you catch lightening in a bottle (The Secret), go with it. It goes without saying that taste is clearly subjective.
- August 2, 2007 at 6:38 PM
Hi Nathan,
I agree that Sullivan is grossly exaggerating when he writes that publishers don't care about what is in their books. But would you comment on one facet of book publishing that I find curious and a bit didturbing? When I write for magazines, the magazine's fact checker verifies every fact I included, and even checks with my interview subjects even though I have the interviews on tape. But publishers of nonfiction books don't do fact-checking. Why do you suppose that is?
- August 2, 2007 at 7:44 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Since you write for magazines, you probably know the huge amount of time a fact checker will put into one article. Now multiply that to book length and imagine the huge task of verifying every fact in every book published. The cost and time would be staggering. I'm not saying it can't or shouldn't be done, but it would be a huge undertaking.
And then, would it be worth the expense? Even at places where there is fact-checking, such as newspapers and magazines, mistakes still happen all the time.
Ultimately we rely on the goodwill and good faith that people will do their jobs. Authors have to pledge that what is in their book is accurate to the best of their knowledge, and unfortunately some people break that covenant, but I'm not sure it's a measure of book editors that plagiarism, falsehoods and etc. sometimes happen.
- August 2, 2007 at 8:06 PM
- serenity now said...
Please tell me that despite the powerful reach of cyber-dom, books are here forever. I mean real books where the pages yellow and they smell like the weekend when they're new and like summer vacation when they're old. If printing from online, or God-forbid the straight-to-the-brain thing, becomes the only option I will never read a new release again.
- August 2, 2007 at 8:57 PM
If you think the publishing business is bad, try writing for television. This is a land where agents are nothing more than pimps for the devil himself (network). (Ari on Entourage -- think about it?)
And the very FIRST item on every director's to-do list is to get the writer/creators name OFF the project by whatever manner possible.
Publishing is like a vacation -- who cares about a trivial, little thing like page numbers? Some authors take themselves waaaay too seriously.
- August 2, 2007 at 11:58 PM
- McKoala said...
Bookstores can order books. It's just amazing.
- August 3, 2007 at 12:20 AM
And the store was filled with three feet of snow and the aisles were all up hill!!
I couldn't let that go by without a compliment. It made me laugh.
... and we shared the same bath, once a month. And ate dirt, when we ate at all. You kids don't know how good you have it today. Grumble, grumble.
- August 3, 2007 at 2:13 AM
- sex scenes at starbucks said...
Nearly everyone I've met in the publishing industry has behaved professionally and kindly. (I wish I could say that writers have the same score on that point, but they're arteests, after all, and they're apparently due a little screaming.)
I do think publishing has some archaic practices. I do my job--editing and writing--almost entirely on-screen, so I have little sympathy for the agents and editors who refuse email subs. Get some glasses for your ruined eyes, like me, and trudge onward (in the snow and uphill).
- August 3, 2007 at 8:41 AM
- Dwight's Writing Manifesto said...
The Espresso book machine to which you refer isn't great because it sticks a vindictive thumb in the eye of agents and gatekeepers like yourself.
The Espresso book machine is great because, as a consumer, I can get any book in the world I want. It spits it out bound with cover art.
(yes, the prototype has some kinks. They'll work them out.)
The Espresso book machine is great because, as a book retailer, I only need a fraction of the square footage that I used to need. Will I move to a smaller store? Heck no! I'll just sell more merchandise crap stuff.
The music industry gatekeepers said the same thing you said about keeping the quality high, Nathan. I used to believe that. Now I get almost all of my music from the Espresso equivalent: iTunes.
And I listen for new music on podcasts, the podsafe network, and word-of-mouth Web sites.
Turns out there was A LOT of good music out there that wasn't making it past the gatekeepers.
The future of print books? Don't be so sure that you are an indispensable part of the literary chain, my friend. The times they are achangin'.
- August 3, 2007 at 10:06 AM
- Nathan Bransford said...
I'm not opposed to the Espresso machine, nor is my future tied to print books. I don't see how technology would change my business any time soon. I'd just be negotiating rights for things like book machines and e-books rather than print books. All in a day's work.
- August 3, 2007 at 10:32 AM
Your post made me laugh. I think I remember that bookstore with the snow-covered aisles!
Also love the blog in general. I haven't seen these matters discussed so openly and frankly before (though maybe I haven't been looking, either).
- August 3, 2007 at 2:06 PM
- Curtastrophe said...
I don't understand how Andrew Sullivan could expect a rational, intelligent person to watch this video and then make the mental leap to condemning the publishing industry as a whole.
Nor does it make sense to me why a writer trying to make a persuasive arguement quotes a random anonymous reader.
Where's the anger coming from?
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You don't need to take public transport if you wanted to see and visit different places of the city because you are already in the center of it, everything is walking distance. Otherwise, there is a connection of auto bus and metro just about 100 meters.
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We have a secured parking area in the building, accessed by remote control.The price of the parking is 20€ per day ( not included in the daily rent). The full payment of the parking is required on the day of your arrival.
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We could provide baby cot and high chair for your baby, if required and advised in advance only.
*The apartment is in 3RD FLOOR and the building WITHOUT elevator.
House rulesMost of the apartments in this building are family-owned.
We beg you to respect the right of neighbours to peace and quiet.
It is strictly forbidden to make much noise between 22:00 and 09:00.
We will provide keys of the apartment when you check-in.
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El piso estaba bien situado, limpio y muy grande la verdad que tuvimos muy buena esperiencia
El apartamento estaba limpio, cerca de la parada de metro y la comunicación con el anfitrión fue correcta.
Por otra parte, pasamos mucho calor al no tener aire acondicionado, había dos ventiladores pequeños pero no eran suficientes.
El agua caliente de la ducha a veces no salía... y al ducharte, si no ibas con mucho cuidado hacías un charco fuera.
Uno de los sofas parece que le falta un cojín.
La puerta del baño no tenía pestillo.
En mi opinión, las fotos engañan porque parece un apartamento mucho más grande. Fue un poco decepcionante.
Well positioned apartment (city center), clean and very spacious (living 9 persons), welcome.
Appartement bien placé (centre ville), propre et très spacieux (séjour de 9 personnes), bon accueil.
It is conveniently located: 3 min walking to the Metro, about 20 min to the Old Town.
It was clean, with fresh bed sheets and bath towels.
Jordi, who showed us the apartment, was helpful enough.
The garage is on the opposite side of the street and there was no lift in the building: we had to drag our luggage across the street, then up the very narrow stairs to the third floor - almost impossible task if you have large suitcases.
There are two TINY rooms, one with a twin bed and a chair, the other with twin bunk beds and a chair. Once you put your luggage there you barely have room to turn around. The mattresses were old, crumpled and uncomfortable.
The third "bedroom" was actually a sofa bed or a futon tucked in one nook of the very small and crammed living room. No privacy whatsoever! No place to sit down either because the small sofa was the only place to put your suitcases.
The apartment is sorely and inexcusably lacking closet space. The only closet was next to the kitchen and was 50 cm wide: enough for about four jackets. There are no even hooks for clothes anywhere.
The dining table was jammed behind the entrance door, scarcely enough for four people, two of them squeezed in the back.
In the bathroom there was something wrong with the boiler: taking showers came down to choosing alternating bursts of scalding or, most of the time, icy cold water. Also the sink's drain was clogged. There was no hand soap or a soap bar. There were only two hand/face towels in the bathroom (one per family). The space is so small that when using the toilet, your face is directly over the bidet.
In the kitchen there was room for one person only and even she had to move sideways. There were no instructions how to use the appliances. Many small necessities like bottle openers or clothes pins were missing. The knives were very dull. Because there were not enough power outlets, or at least a multi plug power strip, the washer and the microwave could not be used simultaneously.
This tight apartment would be probably OK for a couple or a young family with 1-2 small children, but is absolutely unacceptable for four adults, as it was advertised.
1 star for apartment position and for Jordi.
Location is great. Not far from Passaig de Gracia. The nearest metro station is quickly reachable on foot. House is in a quiet area. Just around the corner is a super clam restaurant. highly recommended. Supermarket just around the corner. Apartment is large and spacious. Beds were comfortable. Everything you could possibly need. Walls could once again a paint job but that does not detract from the whole. Communication was great. Jaime is a nice host who explained us the complete environment. it was not our last time in Barcelona :)
Lage ist super. Nicht weit vom Passaig de Gracia. Die nächste Metro Station ist schnell zu Fuß zu erreichen. Haus ist in einer ruhigen Gegend. Direkt um die Ecke ist ein super Muschel Restaurant. nur zu empfehlen. Supermarkt direkt um die Ecke. Wohnung ist groß und geräumig. Betten waren bequem. Alles da was man so braucht. Wände könnten mal wieder einen Anstrich vertragen aber das tut dem ganzen keinen Abbruch. Kommunikation war auch super. Jaime ist ein netter Gastgeber der uns die komplette Umgebung erklärt hat. es war nicht unser letztes Mal in Barcelona :)
We had a lovely stay.The Barcelona apartment has everything you need for a city break .The contact with Jaime is very good.The keys worked well and we have the same a few good tips for our stay in Barcelona bekommen.Die him home is quite central gelegen.Das most can be reached on Fuß.Metro and bus station is almost on the doorstep. Restaurants and bars are just around the corner, what more could you want.
Wir hatten einen schönen Barcelona Aufenthalt.Die Wohnung bietet alles was man für einen Städtetripp braucht .Der Kontakt mit Jaime ist sehr gut.Die Schlüsselübergabe hat gut funktioniert und wir haben gleich ein paar gute Tipps für unseren Aufenthalt in Barcelona von ihm bekommen.Die Wohnung ist recht zentral gelegen.Das meiste erreicht man zu Fuß.Metro und Bushaltestelle ist fast vor der Tür. Restaurants und Bars sind gleich um die Ecke,was will man mehr.
Appartement très bien placé, propre, assez grand pour 6, très bon choix!
El apartamento es estupendo, súper luminoso, muy bien equipado y muy céntrico... Está a unos pasos del Paseo de Gracia y de la Sagrada Familia, practicamente no se necesita ni coger medios de trasporte. La verdad es que ha sido una estancia alucinante en Barcelona que se ha visto aderezada con el apartamento de forma muy positiva.
We were very agusto in the apartment. The location oerfecta 10 minutes walk from downtown. You can park quite easily.
To give something to improve, we miss a microwave.
Dealing with Alfonso was perfect.
Estuvimos muy agusto en el apartamento. La localizacion oerfecta a 10 min andando del centro. Se puede aparcar bastante facil.
Por poner algo a mejorar, echamos de menos un microondas.
El trato con Alfonso fue perfecto.
Home super friendly though at a late hour, thank you to Alfonso you, continues to protect your island .....
Very spacious and comfortable, great location in the city.
Accueil super sympathique pourtant à une heure tardive, merci à toi Alfonso, continue de protéger ton île .....
Appartement très spacieux et tout confort, très bien situé dans la ville.
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I'll give a short summary of where the world was a few years ago when I bought my flash.
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Working TTL is funny, since it means the camera and the flash communicate to each other through the right standard. You lose it when you have any kinds of adapters, or in some cases, even old flashes/new cameras or vica-versa. There are also many ways to do it wrong. When you factored that in, you had basically five options:
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SRINAGAR, India (Reuters Life!) - The global economic crisis is threatening to unravel Indian Kashmir's popular carpet industry, which was largely unaffected by a bloody 20-year rebellion, officials and traders say.
"There are no buyers now. The export of carpets has been adversely affected by the global financial crisis," Nasir Ahmad Shah, a leading carpet dealer in Kashmir said.
At least 200,000 weavers in nearly 30,000 handlooms across the region create expensive silk and woolen carpets for buyers in Europe, the United States and West Asia.
Last year, exports were down to $135 million compared with $174 million in 2006, officials said, as demand declined and importers canceled orders. This year, officials at the government's handloom department expect sales to reach a maximum of 2 billion rupees ($39 million).
"The industry which survived two decades of war is spinning into decline in peace times," Shah added, referring to the armed revolt that broke out in the region in 1989.
Violence has declined significantly in Kashmir after India and Pakistan, who claim the region in full but rule it in parts, started a slow-moving peace process in 2004.
The mountainous region dotted with rolling meadows, gushing streams and beautiful lakes, is a popular tourist destination, with visitors often picking up carpets as souvenirs.
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An influential Long Island lawmaker is criticizing the MTA's decision to install countdown clocks throughout the bus and subway system.
At a hearing yesterday on the authority's capital plan, State Senator Craig Johnson said he had a tough enough time voting for a new payroll tax this spring to bail out the MTA.
"I just don't see how we can justify that right now. I have constituents that are screaming about the MTA payroll tax, screaming about it," Johnson says.
The new MTA chairman, Jay Walder, is making the clocks a top priority for buses, so that riders will know how long they have to wait. He says the clocks will make the system easier and friendlier to use.
"The difficulties created by the lack of information harm two and a half million people in the way that they are utilizing the system," Walder says.
The MTA has about $80 million set aside in its capital plans to bring countdown clocks to bus stops. The city and the MTA are running a pilot program for buses along 34th street.


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Whether you are setting up a woodworking shop or just need to dimension trim on a jobsite, a thickness planer is one of the first tools you should buy. Planers come in many sizes, however; the 24-inch width model we use in our shop weighs close to 700 pounds–not a real portable tool. Smaller 12- to 13-inch capacity planers have become popular as machines that can be used in the shop or taken out to a job. And while they won't replace a massive stationary shop planer for capacity or stability, these truly portable tools make quality wood planing available on the go or in smaller work spaces.
We tested seven planers: the 13-inch Craftsman Professional 351.217590, 13-inch Delta 22-580, 12-1/2-inch DeWalt DW734 and 13-inch DW735, 12-inch Makita 2012NB, 13-inch Ridgid R4330, and the 13-inch Steel City 40200.
We put these tools to work in my custom millwork shop where we build doors, custom moldings, and even furniture for jobs across the country. We also install our historic and custom millwork on commercial and residential projects. We used the planers in both the rough milling and the finish milling sides of the shop and tested them with various woods. It was an interesting test, and we enjoyed learning about the latest features and discovering who makes the best portable planer on the market.
Out of the Box
Capacity. All of the machines except two have a 13-inch width capacity: The Makita has a 12-inch, and the DeWalt DW734 has a 12-1/2-inch capacity. I haven't found an instance yet where a width capacity of more than 12 inches is necessary, as the widest boards available off the lumberyard shelf, and even from my millwork suppliers, are usually 11-1/4 inches wide. The same is true for height; all of the tools have more than enough thickness capacity for my work at 6-1/2 inches for the Delta and 6 inches for the others.
Design Differences. After unpacking the tools, we noticed some differences, but none stood out as much as the Craftsman planer. It's the largest by far, and the only tool that sports a digital readout and a dust-filtering bag. The DeWalt DW735 also caught our eye with its unique, squat design. Unlike all of the other planers, which have a cutter head and motor assembly that moves up and down within a boxy frame, the DW735's entire body moves on threaded posts above a substantial metal base, which is much more solid than the others' flip-down infeed and outfeed tables. The smallest planer in the test is the Makita, which is notably more compact than the others.
Weight and Portability. Weight and size can determine what capacity the machine is used in. Obviously, the lighter tools are more easily portable and may prove easier to load and transport around a job. At the same time, extra weight can provide desired stability to a planer. It's a tradeoff that must be considered depending on how you plan to use the tool, but in any case, two guys–even one if necessary–can easily carry each machine.
The Delta planer is the heaviest at 97 pounds, and the Craftsman and DeWalt DW735 both weigh 92 pounds. The DeWalt DW734 is 80 pounds, the Ridgid is 73, the Steel City is 66, and the relatively diminutive Makita weighs only 60 pounds.
And while all six models with fold-down infeed and outfeed tables can be stored with the tables up, once the dust collection fittings are installed–on all but the Craftsman–the outfeed tables can no longer be folded up. Even if you don't use the dust collection on the jobsite, the same is true with installing the required chip diverters on the Ridgid and Steel City tools. This extra footprint size may impede easy passage through doorways and into vehicles or cause the outfeed table to be knocked out of alignment, so detaching the fittings for each trip may be necessary.
Every tool has an integrated handle on each side, and most of the planers use a spring latch to keep their tables in the upright position. These work very well, but the Craftsman relies on small magnets that are much too wimpy to hold the tables securely. To avoid an unexpected slam into a doorway, it is wise to secure the tables by another means.
Manuals. All of the manuals do a good job explaining the setup, calibration, knife changing, and operation of the tools, along with providing some helpful hints. For example, snipe challenges planers of this size, and all of the manuals spend a little ink dealing with how to avoid it. Makita's manual explains setup and knife changing well, but it has less than the others on the successful operation of its tool. Some may find this frustrating if they are new to planers and how they operate.


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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 review
I have bought this camera for my wife, and to have a pocketable alternative camera myself.
My wife is happy with it - the interface is very easy, it's small, and produces good pictures. There is nothing really to complain about, prints are great and on web galleries pics look nice too. Sure, in low light situations there may be some noise or washing out, but those are not the typical shooting conditions for her.
Why I like it - there are not that many pocket cameras in the market that have true wide angle and image stabilization together. Sure, it's a point-and-shoot and I miss manual control sometimes, but if you know how to use it, you can get very good pictures with it.
And yeah, the 3" LCD often gets envious looks from other point-and-shoot owners:)
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In the state of Nevada, public intoxication is not a crime. Nevada's laws treat alcohol abuse as a health problem.However, being intoxicated in public can still result in unpleasant consequences, including time in jail.
For more information on public intoxication laws generally, see Public Intoxication Laws and Penalties.
Although public intoxication itself is not a criminal offense, intoxication can be an element of a crime. For example, a person in Nevada who is intoxicated and operates a motor vehicle can be prosecuted for driving under the influence (DUI).
(Nev. Rev. Stat. § § 458.260, 484C.110.)
If a person in Nevada is under the influence of alcohol in a public place and unable to care for his or her health and safety, or for the health and safety of others, a police officer must to take the person into custody.
If possible, the officer should take the person to an alcohol treatment center. Otherwise, the officer can take the person to the local jail. The person can be held for up to 48 hours. The person is not under arrest, but in taking the person into custody, the officer can use the same amount of force that an officer can use to make a misdemeanor arrest.
(Nev. Rev. Stat. § 458.270.)
For example, if a person was drunk and acting belligerently towards others, police would be required to take the person to a treatment facility or jail.
If a police officer arrests an intoxicated person for a crime, the officer must first take the person to an appropriate medical facility if the person needs treatment. If the person is arrested for a crime for which intoxication is a part of the crime, such as DUI, then the officer is not required to first take the person to a treatment center or medical facility.
(Nev. Rev. Stat. § 458.270.)
If an officer arrests or detains (stops) a person for being under the influence of a controlled substance, and the person is unable to care for his or her health and safety, or for the health and safety of others, the officer may take the person to a treatment facility or, if necessary, an emergency medical facility.
(Nev. Rev. Stat. § 458.175.)
Under Nevada law, counties, cities, and towns are not permitted to criminalize drinking alcohol, being intoxicated, or being an alcoholic.
(Nev. Rev. Stat. § 458.260.)
Generally, local governments are permitted to regulate the sale and possession of alcohol to certain places, people, and times.
If you are arrested in Nevada for a crime involving public intoxication, you should contact a local criminal defense attorney. An attorney can help you navigate the criminal justice system and make certain you obtain the best possible outcome in your case.


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Christine L. Roch '05 to Be Honored with Lawyers Alliance for New York 2011 Cornerstone Award
Christine L. Roch, '05, will be a recipient of the Lawyers Alliance for New York's 2011 Cornerstone Award honoring outstanding pro bono legal services to nonprofits, to be presented on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
Among other projects, Ms. Roch negotiated a funding agreement between the YM and YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood (the Y) and the New York City Economic Development Corporation for a capital improvements grant to the Y's facility, and drafted agreements with an architect and general contractor. Says Michael Fermaglich, the Y's Chief Operating Officer, "Chris has done more for the Y than we ever could have imagined. She has given us the ability to effectively review and negotiate contracts at a high level, a critical element of due diligence and compliance that we otherwise lack the resources to conduct as a community-based nonprofit."
Ms. Roch served as co-counsel in the acquisition of three supportive housing facilities for Community Access, Inc., an organization that assists people with psychiatric disabilities as they make the transition from shelters and hospitals to independent living. Says Maggi Knox, Project Manager, "Chris not only drafted all the legal documents for the transactions, she took the time to learn all the ins and outs of the state contracts and everything else about the project. She was an active and spirited advocate on our behalf, returned all phone calls and emails seemingly within minutes, and made us feel as if we were her most important client. She was a pleasure to work with in every way and we are forever in her debt."
While she performed the majority of her pro bono work to date while working at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, she continues to be a Lawyers Alliance volunteer at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
Says Ms. Roch of her pro bono experiences, "I consider pro bono legal representation a critical part of my transactional practice. The regulatory scheme facing New York not-for-profits can be so complex as to overwhelm organizations doing important work and providing necessary services to their communities. Working with and through Lawyers Alliance, I have had the opportunity to learn about and support these organizations, as well as to gain important skills for an associate attorney, including managing clients, negotiating with government agencies, and gaining familiarity with documents to which I might not otherwise be exposed."


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Carson, Susan J. (2010) Seeking a life in the literary position : the writing of Charmian Clift. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrucken, Germany.
Book Chapter
Carson, Susan J. (2013) Loving Europe : Charmian Clift, Peel Me a Lotus, and Australian women writing travel. In Genoni , Paul & Dalziel, Tanya (Eds.) Telling Stories: Australian Life and Literature 1935–2012. Monash University Publishing, Victoria, Australia, pp. 317-224.
Carson, Susan J. (2011) Engaging the metaphorical city : Brisbane male fiction 1975-2007. In McNamara, Andrew E. (Ed.) SWEAT : The Sub Tropical Imaginary. Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD, pp. 45-53.
Carson, Susan J. (2009) From Sydney and Shanghai : Australian and Chinese women writing modernism. In Yao, Steven, Gilles , Mary Ann, & Sword, Helen (Eds.) Pacific Rim Modernism. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, pp. 173-198.
Carson, Susan J. (2008) Paris and beyond: The transnational/national in the writing of Christina Stead and Eleanor Dark. In Deacon, Desley, Russell, Penny, & Woollacott, Angela (Eds.) Transnational Ties: Australian Lives in the World. ANU E Press (The Australian National University), Australia, ACT, Canberra, pp. 229-244.
Carson, Susan J. (2004) Talking in hobbit tongue : The Lord of the Rings and fantasies of language. In Pearce, Sharyn & Mallan, Kerry (Eds.) Seriously Playful : Genre, Performance and Text. Post Pressed, pp. 169-177.
Journal Article
Carson, Susan J. & Archer-Lean, Clare (2017) Arcadia in conversation: Reading the pastoral through community book clubs. ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. (In Press)
Carson, Susan J. (2016) The children's chorus: Sibling soundscapes in The Man Who Loved Children. Australian Literary Studies, 31(6).
Carson, Susan, Hawkes, Lesley, Gislason, Kari, & Cantrell, Kate (2016) Literature, tourism and the city : Writing and cultural change. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, pp. 1-13.
Hamilton, Jillian & Carson, Susan J. (2015) Speaking of supervision: A dialogic approach to building higher degree research supervision capacity in the creative arts. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 47(12), pp. 1348-1366.
Hamilton, Jillian & Carson, Sue (2015) Supervising practice: Perspectives on the supervision of creative practice higher degrees by research. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 47(12), pp. 1243-1249.
Carson, Susan J. & Brien, Donna Lee (2013) Susan Carson in conversation with Donna Lee Brien on research higher degree examination administration. TEXT, 17(2).
Carson, Susan (2013) Inside the pleasure dome : cultural tourism on Australia's Gold Coast. Almatourism : Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development, 4(8), pp. 32-44.
Carson, Susan J., Hawkes, Lesley, Gislason, Kari, & Martin, Samuel (2013) Practices of literary tourism : an Australian case study. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 7(1), pp. 42-50.
Carson, Susan J. (2012) The rest flies down the wind : complexities of late style in the work of Christina Stead. Antipodes : A Global Journal of Australian/New Zealand Literature, 26(2), pp. 253-257.
Carson, Susan J. (2012) Coleridge's bucket list. Antipodes, 26(1), pp. 26-27.
Carson, Susan Jane (2009) Spun from four horizons : re-writing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Journal of Australian Studies, 33(4), pp. 417-430.
Yeates, Helen L. & Carson, Susan J. (2009) Bend and stretch : pedagogical callisthenics in creative practice honours. Text : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses, 6(October Special Issue Number 6), pp. 1-13.
Carson, Susan J. (2009) Finding hy-Brazil : eugenics and modernism in the Pacific. Hecate, 35(1/2), pp. 124-133.
Carson, Susan J. & Hawkes, Lesley (2008) Theory into practice. Words' Worth, 41(2).
Carson, Susan (2005) Writing the Pacific Rim: Women's writing, Australia and China. Social Alternatives, 24(2), pp. 29-31.
Carson, Susan J. (2004) A girl's guide to Modernism's grammar : language politics in experimental women's fiction. Hecate, 30(1), pp. 176-183.
Carson, Susan J. (2001) Surveillance and slander : Eleanor Dark in the 1940s and 1950s. Hecate, 27(1), pp. 32-43.
Conference Paper
Pennings, Mark W. & Carson, Susan J. (2014) The cultures of Restaurant Australia: epicurean food experiences for tourists in south east Queensland. In 3rd International Conference UNESCO Chair / UNITWIN-UNESCO Network "Culture, Tourism, Development" Tourism and Gastronomy heritage: Foodscapes, Cuisine and Gastronomy Tourism Destinations, 16-19 June 2014, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona. (Unpublished)
Hamilton, Jillian & Carson, Susan (2013) Grand tours in the glare of the sun : harnessing digital media to develop cultural tourism in Queensland, Australia. In Whitbread, Claire & Chen, Hui-Mei (Eds.) Tourism and the Shifting Values of Cultural Heritage : Visiting Pasts, Developing Futures : Conference Proceedings, Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, University of Birmingham, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 1-12.
Carson, Susan Jane (2013) Inside the pleasure dome : cultural tourism on Australia's Gold Coast. In Bourdeau, Laurent, Marcotte, Pascale, & Saidi, Mohamed Habib (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Conference Tourism, Roads and Cultural Itineraries : Meaning, Memory and Development, University of Laval Press, Quebec City, Canada, pp. 137-147.
Archer-Lean, Clare, Carson, Susan J., & Hawkes, Lesley (2013) Fiction as a form of change : a paper overview of a literature panel discussion. In Davis, Susan (Ed.) Future Nature Future Cultures, Noosa Biosphere Limited and Central Queensland University, Noosa, QLD, pp. 29-36.
Pennings, Mark W. & Carson, Susan (2013) Medieval knights amid the gum-trees : the experience of European heritage tourism in south-east Queensland, Australia. In Robinson, Mike (Ed.) Tourism and the Shifting Values of Cultural Heritage : Visiting Pasts, Developing Futures, Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, Taipei, Taiwan.
Carson, Susan J. (2012) Seeing a hard country : Lawrence's Australian landscape. In Bell, Michael, Hyde, Virginia, & Paik, Nak-chung (Eds.) D.H. Lawrence Studies [Volume 20, Number 2]: A Special Issue: Proceedings of the 12th International D. H. Lawrence Conference, The D.H. Lawrence Society of Korea, Sydney, NSW, pp. 37-50.
Carson, Susan (2012) Risky Business : managing creative practice postgraduates. In Kiley, Margaret (Ed.) Proceedings of the 2012 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference, The Centre for Higher Education, Learning and Teaching. The Australian National University, Stamford Grand Adelaide, South Australia, pp. 177-178.
Carson, Susan Jane (2012) "The greatest harbour in the world" : Sydney Harbour as a contested space in Australian culture. In American Association of Australian Literary Studies , February, 2010, Washington, USA. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan Jane (2009) Pathology and modernity : medical discourses and its fictions. In North Eastern MLA Association Conference, February 2009, Boston, USA. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan Jane (2006) 'A modern girl goes to New Guinea'. In The Pacific in Australia-Australia in the Pacific , 24-27 January 2006, QUT Carseldine. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan J. (2006) 'The new frontline': local struggles in Australia. In World Shakespeare Congress, Brisbane, 2006, July 2006, Brisbane. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan J. (2004) 'The Pacific Rim: geomodernism and Australian women's writing.'. In Australian and International Feminisms Conference, 12-14 December, 2004, Sydney, Australia. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan J. (2004) 'Cultural collisons: the case for a geo-modernity'. In Modernist Studies Association of America annual conference, October 21-24, 2004, Vancouver, Canada. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan J. & Tucker, Shirley (2003) Digitising the Bard: Old culture, Shakespeare and new economies. In Designing Communication for Diversity: Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA03), 9-11 July 2003, Brisbane, Australia.
Carson, Susan Jane (1999) Eleanor Dark, modernist. In Curious Eyes : Sites and Scenes of Modernism, September 1999, University of Sydney. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan J. (1999) 'Modernism and the maternal artist: A reading of Eleanor Dark'. In Australian Writing and the City Assoc for the Study of Australian Literature, 2 July - 6 July, 1999, Sydney Australia. (Unpublished)
Conference Item
Carson, Susan J. (2012) Risky business : managing creative practice postgraduates through HDR programs. In Quality in Postgraduate Research , 17-19 April 2012, Adelaide, SA. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan J. (2011) Sydney Harbour and romantic engagements with the sublime. In Romanticism and the Tyrannies of Distance, 10-12 February 2011, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan Jane (2009) Modernism and the medical : dynamic intersections of literature, health and race. In New Modernist Studies in Australia, November 2009, University of Queensland, St Lucia. (Unpublished)
Carson, Susan J. (2008) 'Dripping sweat: sub-tropical spaces in recent Brisbane fiction'. In Art Association of Australia and New Zealand annual conference, December 2008, Brisbane, QLD. (Unpublished)
Hamilton, Jillian , Carson, Susan J., & Ellison, Elizabeth (2014) Building distributed leadership for effective supervision of creative practice higher research degrees : final report 2014. Office for Learning and Teaching, Australian Government, Sydney, NSW.
Hamilton, Jillian, Thomas, Mandy, Carson, Susan J., & Ellison, Elizabeth (2014) Good Practice Report : Postgraduate Research and Coursework Degrees. Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching, Sydney, N.S.W. (In Press)
Hamilton, Jillian G., Carson, Susan J., & Ellison, Elizabeth Rae (2013) 12 principles for the effective supervision of creative practice higher research degrees, dispatches from the field. Australian Government, Office of Learning and Teaching, Sydney, Australia.
Carson, Susan J. (2011) Review of "Postcolonial Issues in Australian Literature" edited by Nathanael O'Reilly (Cambria Press, 2010). Transnational Literature, 4(1), pp. 2-3.
Carson, Susan J. (2002) Review of "Say No to Death" by Dymphna Cusack. Australian Women's Book Review, 14(2).
Carson, Susan J. (2001) POOR ICARUS CHARMIAN : Review of The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift by Nadia Wheatley (2001) online. Hecate's Australian Women's Book Review (Online), 13(1).
Carson, Susan J. (2001) Review of "Investigations in Australian Literature" by Ken Stewart. Imago, 13(2), p. 146.
Carson, Susan Jane (2001) Review of "O Brave New World : two centuries of Shakespeare on the Australian stage" by John Golder and Richard Madelaine. Imago, 13(2), p. 151.
Carson, Susan J. (1999) Review of "Shameless Scribblers: Australian Women's Journalism 1880-1995" by Sharyn Pearce. Imago, 11(1), 139 -144.
Carson, Susan J. (1999) Making the modern : the writing of Eleanor Dark. PhD thesis, The University of Queensland.
Carson, Susan J. (1994) Seeking a life in the literary position : the writing of Charmian Clift. Masters by Research thesis, University of Queensland.


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Dance like Justin Timberlake with these classes TODAY!!!
Justin Timberlake is stopping in Albany for his 20/20 world tour and his dancers, Ivan and Lyle, are going to come to teach a couple master classes! They're 2 of the biggest names in dance right now... this is definitely a once in a lifetime experience to dance with JT's backup dancers!
It's $50/class or $90 for both.... you MUST preregister (this event was posted by Nicole Healey on Facebook, so please contact her there)


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KAI RYSSDAL: As the presidential campaigns continue to squabble over the economy, social policy and cosmetics on barnyard animals, parents and students might be glad to hear this: They're at the heart of one of the few places the two parties actually agree. Both candidates say they'll reform the federal government's $150 billion student financial aid program.
Commentator Kim Clark says that's great, but it's going to come with political costs.
KIM CLARK: It's no surprise that politicians who bill themselves as change agents are campaigning on something that looks like such a no-brainer. Just ask anyone who's ever had to gather their tax forms, pay stubs and bank statements to fill out the 145-question federal aid application.
They'll all back plans to simplify that process. And just about every parent would support political candidates who promise to get more dollars to needy students: More than 90 percent of those who qualify now aren't getting the aid the government says they need to afford a four-year-university.
Great improvements could be made fairly easily and cheaply. Research by economist Susan Dynarski shows that using tax returns instead of the federal aid application would save students and parents 10 hours of teeth-gnashing a year. It would also save colleges more than $2 billion worth of bureaucratic paper-shuffling. That's money that could be funneled into savings for students. Using IRS information could also make it a lot easier to alert parents early on about how much aid they'd qualify for, and how much they'll have to pony up for college. That would give parents time to save and plan.
If this is such an easy, great idea, why hasn't it happened already?
Well, tax simplification is a great idea too, but the tax code just gets more complicated every year. Why? Because people cheat. Nearly every nit-picky rule was developed because somebody tried to exploit a loophole.
Whoever simplifies the aid application for the rest of us could inadvertently create loopholes for wealthy families to snag scholarships they don't need.
You can just imagine the attack ads political rivals would run against whoever does that.
Both presidential candidates say they have the backbone to make real changes in Washington. Both say they'll reform our financial aid system. Let's hope that whichever candidate wins in November does have the courage to take the heat that change generates. Then the real winners in November will be parents and students.
RYSSDAL: Kim Clark covers money and education for U.S. News and World Report.


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Wow, thanks, but I'll pass on that mod too.
Wow, thanks, but I'll pass on that mod too.
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WHOAH!!!!!!!! That's an original scene from ROTJ with an ESB bucket???? I've never seen that pic before!
Wow!cool, I've never seen that pic either. So that must be the stunt ESB helmet Tylerdurden was talking about
Here is the original thread discussing the ESB-style stunt helmet in ROTJ:
The best part of that thread is that I posted in it and yet I'm here saying I've never seen it before! HAHAHAHAHA! I think I have some memory loss..
cewl!! man... if this keeps going... I might end up hating the way the character is portrayed in the films... so many details that aren't wroked out... but how can I hate it if hes my favourite??...hmm... paradox...


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Small Effect Sheds Light on Dark Energy
A new tool for examining the nature of the universe's enigmatic dark energy may yield clues to the future of the cosmos. In the late 1960's two Russian scientists, Rashid Sunyaev and Yakov … more
A New Telescope "Almost" in Space
At 16,000 feet and in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains, northern Chile's virtually cloudless, extremely arid Atacama Desert1 provides an ideal location for large telescopes. Free from light … more
Angling for Better Measurements
Triangulation1 may sound like a horrible way to die (on par with the rack), but in fact the term refers to a method for measuring distances to faraway objects. As far back as 600 BC, the Greeks used … more
"Lucky" Pictures of Sky May Reveal Design
Scientists don't take kindly to the notion that luck plays a large role in achieving good results. It is well-thought-out experiments and plain hard work, not unpredictable luck that produce the best … more
New Telescope Promises Greater Evidence for Design
Why would anyone want to build a large telescope for use in space? The cost is prohibitive (about $2.4 billion) and, if repairs are needed, it almost takes an act of Congress to fix one. Critics have … more
Searching for Earths
I once saw a toy that served as a visual example of the saying "one in a million". It consisted of a clear plastic ball about 4 inches in diameter filled with literally a million little plastic cubes. … more
Beating the Odds in Monte Carlo
What does science have in common with games of chance? Is RTB now hooking up with gamblers to establish its creation model? You may be surprised to learn that many of the most difficult problems … more
A "House of Cards" Gets a Foundation
Measurement of the universe's expansion (essential for knowing its size and age) critically depends on what astronomers call the cosmic distance scale. Distances to the farthest objects in the heavens … more
A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
Sometimes scientific instruments themselves are quite remarkable. Take, for example, modern telescopes. Their amazing measuring capacities and the stunning images they provide buoy astronomers' hopes … more


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Roma survivor cites "forgotten Holocaust"
By Eric Kelsey
BERLIN (Reuters) - The first Sinti and Roma keynote speaker at Germany's Holocaust remembrance day told parliament on Thursday the mass murder of Roma during the Nazi era was the "forgotten Holocaust" as they continue to suffer across Europe.
Zoni Weisz, 73, was only seven years old when he was separated from his family and fled the German transports from the Netherlands to Auschwitz.
He was saved by the grace of a policeman and spent the war in hiding. His parents and siblings were murdered in Auschwitz.
"A half-million Sinti and Roma -- men, women and children -- were exterminated in the Holocaust," Weisz told the Bundestag on the anniversary of the 1945 liberation of Auschwitz, with Chancellor Angela Merkel standing just a few steps away.
"Society has learned nothing or nearly nothing, otherwise it would treat us more responsibly," Weisz said, who worked as a florist for the Dutch royal family.
The term "Roma" refers to various groups of people who describe themselves as Roma, Sinti, Gypsies, Travellers and other titles.
Last year France began expelling Roma migrants to Bulgaria and Romania, straining ties with Germany and drawing legal action from the European Union, which was later dropped.
Hungary's leading far-right party has also pushed to have Roma segregated from society in camps. In Germany, where the government goes to great lengths to commemorate victims of the Nazi era, the genocide of the Roma was only first acknowledged in 1982. Continued...


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Early Morning Country Thursday 19th September 2013
19 September 2013 , 9:06 AM by Wayne Shearman
Slim Dusty "Sing a long Medley"
Slim Dusty "The Frog"
Slim Dusty "You've got to drink the froth to get the Beer"
Interview with Bobby Ricks re changing his name because of Slim.
Slim Dusty "I broke a Promise'
Slim Dusty and Kasey Chambers "Matilda no More"
Slim Dusty "The Boxing Kangaroo"
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