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School necromancy; Level druid 4, shaman 5, sorcerer/wizard 5, witch 5; Subdomain radiation 4, seasons 4
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, DF
Range touch
Target plant touched
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Fortitude half; see text; Spell Resistance yes
This spell withers a single plant of any size. An affected plant creature takes 1d6 points of damage per level (maximum 15d6) and may attempt a Fortitude saving throw for half damage. A plant that isn't a creature doesn't receive a save and immediately withers and dies.
This spell has no effect on the soil or surrounding plant life.
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Kolkata: Coal India has decided to venture into cleaner coal technologies at a time when coal demand is muted and lower realisation a headache for the global miner.
Coal India has sought interest from technology licensors for converting coal to chemical for a commercial project at Dankuni but not on a large scale, a CIL officer involved in the project said.
"We are trying for a clean coal use technology. The miner has invited EoI for pre-qualification of licensors of coal gassification technology for a proposed coal based methanol plant," the officer said.
Asked whether this is coal to liquid (CTL) in pure CTL terms, the officer said "By CTL we understand coal to auto fuel which is done by Sasol in South Africa. But we will produce methanol which can be added in auto fuels and can be put to industrial use."
CIL will use high calorific value low ash thermal coal from Raniganj to convert it into chemical. Raniganj coal has ash content up to 28 per cent.
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text: Share: Comments Print May 21, 2013 at 1:02 PM Seattle still rates among best in GM Survey…for fan support and late-game strategy Posted by Jayda Evans Caught up with Storm All-Star C Lauren Jackson (way) early Tuesday morning to get her thoughts about the WNBA season without her and Sue Bird due to injuries. More from the interview (and a chat with Bird) later, but Jackson did give some insights to what would be a successful season for the Storm considering all of the changes. None of ESPN's prognosticators have Seattle advancing for a WNBA-record 10th playoff appearance and league general managers pretty much feel the same, only giving Seattle a nod for its staple fan support and coach Brian Agler's strategies the final two minutes of a tight game. "Obviously a successful season is dictated by wins and losses," Jackson said. "But when teams are rebuilding or dealing with injuries, you've just got to get your players better and stronger and ready. You never know what can happen. Stranger things have happened. The girls could come out and win every game, you never know. Chemistry is a really important thing. I've played sport long enough to know you can't really rule anybody out." Maybe, but here's a release of what the league's GMs think. The full tally can be found on the WNBA's website: 2013 WNBA.COM GM SURVEY TAPS PHOENIX MERCURY TO WIN TITLE – L.A. Sparks' Candace Parker Picked to Win MVP Honors – – Seattle Fans Again Provide Storm Best Home-Court Advantage – – Minnesota Lynx Selected as Team that's Most Fun to Watch – NEW YORK – May 21, 2013 – If the WNBA's general managers are accurate prognosticators, the Phoenix Mercury will be taking part in a parade in October. The Mercury, with No. 1 overall draft pick Brittney Griner in the fold, collected 33 percent of the votes as the team most likely to win the WNBA Finals presented by Boost Mobile in the 11th annual WNBA.com GM Survey. The defending Western Conference champion Minnesota Lynx, led by a quartet of All-Stars, was voted as the most fun team to watch (25 percent). These results marked a reversal from a year ago when 83 percent of GMs tabbed the Lynx as eventual champions and 55 percent had cited the Mercury as the most entertaining team. The Sparks' Candace Parker, the Fever's Catchings, and the Mercury's duo of Griner and Diana Taurasi figured prominently in a number of categories. Parker, who led all vote-getters as the choice for MVP (42 percent), also was selected as the player with the greatest hunger to win a championship in 2013 (30 percent). Now in her sixth WNBA season, Parker was the only player to receive votes as the best player at all three frontcourt positions, ranking as the No. 2 power forward (36 percent) and center (17 percent), and as the No. 3 small forward. Catchings, the league's regular season MVP in 2011, was this year chosen by GMs as the best leader among players (67 percent), the toughest player (64 percent), the top power forward (46 percent), and the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year (42 percent). An overwhelming favorite to take home the Rookie of the Year honors (75 percent), Griner was voted as the player acquisition that will make the biggest impact (42 percent). She also shared top honors in two categories with a pair of WNBA MVPs, Taurasi (2009) and Catchings (2011). Griner tied for the lead with Taurasi as the player who forces opposing coaches to make the most adjustments (25 percent apiece), and along with Catchings was viewed as the player a team would sign first if starting a franchise today (25 percent each). In the backcourt, the GMs saw Taurasi as the top shooting guard for the fifth straight year (50 percent), and Minnesota's Lindsay Whalen was named the best point guard (67 percent). At the forward spots, the versatile Catchings (46 percent) was selected as the No. 1 power forward and shared the top spot among small forwards with Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry (33 percent apiece). Connecticut's Tina Charles captured the vote as the top center (67 percent) and also was selected as the league's best rebounder (50 percent) and the player with the best post moves (58 percent). Ten players received votes as the league's most underrated player, with Indiana's Briann January and Washington's Ivory Latta sharing the top honor (17 percent each). The New York Liberty's Cappie Pondexter was deemed the best at creating her own shot (58 percent) and her crossover dribble was voted as the most effective individual offensive move (55 percent). The coaching category included a variety of winners. San Antonio's Dan Hughes was selected as the coach that best develops young players (58 percent) and Indiana's Lin Dunn was voted as the best manager/motivator (42 percent) and the coach who runs the best defense (33 percent). Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve was given the nod as the coach who runs the best offense (42 percent) and Washington's Mike Thibault was considered to be the coach that makes the best in-game adjustments (33 percent). The Seattle Storm, despite preparing to play the season without injured All-Stars Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird (the player voted by GMs as the best leader in each of the past five surveys), came out on top in a pair of categories for a second straight year. Seattle was once again voted as the team with the best home court advantage (58 percent) and Storm head coach Brian Agler was named the best head coach in the last two minutes of a close game (50 percent). Additional leaders in the WNBA.com GM survey included: Tulsa Shock – team that will be most improved (33 percent), edging Washington and Phoenix (25 percent each) Lindsey Harding signing with Los Angeles – the most surprising move of the offseason (44 percent) Nicole Powell and Candice Wiggins each joining Tulsa – most underrated move of the offseason (20 percent apiece) Kara Lawson, Connecticut Sun – active player who would make the best head coach (42 percent) Toni Young, New York Liberty – most athletic rookie (42 percent) Tayler Hill, Washington Mystics – "sleeper" rookie most likely to be a success (25 percent) Stephanie White, Indiana Fever – the best assistant coach (33 percent) *Please note – GM Responses were tabulated prior to the May 16, 2013 announcement by the Tulsa Shock that Liz Cambage would be returning to the WNBA.* Comments | More in Polls, Storm, WNBA | Topics: Brian Agler, Brittney Griner, Candace Parker


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Parirenyatwa was charged with criminal abuse of office for unlawfully directing the board of the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) to terminate the contract of its managing director, Flora Nancy Sikefu, on June 4 this year.
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Until now, Apple has not held a launch event or simply announce the presence of the iPhone 8. Surprisingly, the smartphone has already been sold in China.
As expected, the iPhone 8 turned out to be a counterfeit product. The device is not actually made by Apple.
Even so, the design of the iPhone 8 replica is actually quite good. The sales package includes the name "iPhone" printed using the San Francisco font, similar to the original. There is also a model number and description "Designed by Apple in California".
The fake iPhone 8 also comes with a double camera on the back. IPhone 8 is rumored to be present with such a camera configuration.
However, it does not mean that the Chinese fake product is able to mimic the overall detail Apple normally presents. When users are observant, the information presented in the sales package also has a difference in layout compared to the original iPhone sales package.
Once the packaging is opened, can be seen more clearly the fake iPhone 8 made in China.
Typically, Apple always includes a logo sticker in their purchased product packaging. But the sticker will not be found in this Chinese version.
When turned on, it will be seen that the fake iPhone 8 screen does not meet the front. At the top and bottom there is a black piece, making it much different than the leaked information about the iPhone 8 that had been circulating.
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AA Torque Show was a Kiwi motoring show following in the wheelspun tracks of international hit Top Gear. In this episode from the second series, architect Roger Walker takes the new Audi TT off the drawing board for a spin on the Central Plateau; actor and host Danny Mulheron tries to convince superbike champ Aaron Slight that a convertible is more than "a hairdresser's car" as they drive a Volvo and a BMW coupe to the Gladstone Pub in the Wairarapa; and it's the final of the Motormouth Cup ("which C-lister will walk away with motoring's glittering prize"?)
This documentary reviews that 1983 Royal Tour downunder by Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The tour was notable for the presence of royal baby William; images of the son and heir playing with a Buzzy Bee on the lawn of Government House in Auckland were published around the world. The royals also visit the ballet, banquet, waka, hongi, plant kauri, and see Red Checkers and firemen's displays. Prince Charles's duties include announcing an extra holiday for school kids and he meets younger bro Edward on his gap year (tutoring at Wanganui Collegiate).
Twins are afflicted with a strange power: the power to make others stare. Presented by singer Jackie Clarke, herself a twin, this documentary grabs a fascinating topic with both hands. Among those interviewed are two sets of twins who are romantically involved, a family with twin sets of twins, and an uncanny pair of older women whose thoughts seem to run in tandem, every time they turn up on screen. There is talk of the close relationships twins have, identical medical misaventures, tricks paid on the unsuspecting, and how fathers are often less able to tell twins apart.
In 2009 Māori Television rebooted the classic game show first hosted by Selwyn Toogood. In this episode from the fifth season, Stacey Daniels Morrison and Pio Terei take the popular roadshow to Masterton in the Wairarapa. Contestants answer locally themed questions (ranging from local iwi to Brian Lochore, Jemaine Clement and Ladyhawke), and earn the right to barter for the money or the bag. But as Morrison says, "remember that lurking in some of those bags are the boobies…". Prizes include a basketball stands, a 50 inch TV and the MultiKai cooker.
This second season Big Art Trip episode opens in Wairarapa with hosts Fiona McDonald and Douglas Lloyd-Jenkins marvelling at sculptor Harry Watson's carved statuettes. In Masterton they visit the Aratoi Museum and drop in on painter Robin White, who discusses her paintings, talks about the years she spent in Kiribati, and about the World War II POW camp in Featherston. In Wellington they catch up with first series' co-host, screenwriter Nick Ward, visit toast mosaic artist Maurice Bennett, watch Katherine Smyth throw a pot, and meet composer John Psathas.
"We are New Zealand - it's you and I" sings Minuit's Ruth Carr as images of everyday New Zealanders flash up on the screen. Directed by band member Paul Dodge, Minuit's video for 'Aotearoa' is a nostalgic trip through the archives — a celebration of NZ history starting with images of people and places, including Rangitoto, the Pink Terraces, Greytown's historic Revington's hotel through to Sir Edmund Hillary, Aunt Daisy and Ernest Rutherford, as well as national tragedies, protests and hikois — and even the six o'clock swill gets a look in.


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Narrow-gauge railways in Australia
Rail transport in Australia involves a number of narrow-gauge railways. In some states they formed the core statewide network, but in the others they were either a few government branch lines, or privately owned and operated branch lines, often for mining, logging or industrial use.
Prior to becoming an independent unified country in 1901, each of the six British colonies in Australia was responsible for rail transport infrastructure. Of the six colonies, only three (Queensland, Western Australia, and Tasmania) opted for 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge railways. The other colonies (later states) opted for either 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard-gauge or 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad-gauge railways, maintaining only limited narrow-gauge rail lines, except for South Australia, which wavered between narrow and broad.
As a result of this legacy, Australian railways are a confusing mix of all three gauges. Over time most of the mainland lines of whatever gauge linked up with inconvenient break-of-gauge stations where they met, including the infamous Albury railway station on the Albury–Wodonga line from Melbourne to Sydney, where the old cry of "Albury, all change!" has sunk into the national psyche. Some lines remained isolated because they were cut off by long stretches of desert.
By stateEdit
The massive narrow-gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) coal trains of the Queensland Railway with 100 wagons and 2 midtrain electric locomotives show what is possible with narrow gauge with modern equipment and tracklaying techniques.
In 1865, the brief given to Queensland Railways was to build a semi-mountainous line in very sparsely populated territory, and it chose light rails, sharp curves, a small loading-gauge, light engines and rolling stock, 32 km/h speeds to make a limited budget go a long way. A clever salesman convinced the Queensland government that a narrow gauge would save money, and do the job for a hundred years. Queensland Railways was the first mainline narrow-gauge railway in the world.[1] Its tracks would eventually extend to around 9000 km.
In the intervening century, the rails have been replaced with heavier rails, there are now concrete sleepers and colour light signals, sharp curves have been straightened, tunnels have been opened out. The one thing that hasn't changed is the narrow gauge, even though the rest of the country is converting its main lines to the standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in).
Queensland Rail also operates the iconic QR Tilt Train, with a recommended maximum speed of 165 km/h. This train currently holds the Australian Railway Speed Record of 210.7 km/h.
Dual gauge has been added to give access from the interstate standard-gauge line to the Port of Brisbane. Dual gauge is also proposed to convert the standard-gauge interstate line for use by narrow-gauge commuter trains.
Queensland also has extensive sugar cane tramways of 2 ft (610 mm) gauge.[2] These cane tramways sometimes use second-hand standard-gauge shunting locomotives suitably regauged. The cane trams regularly haul over 500 tonnes of raw cane at a time, and because there are no continuous brakes, they may have a radio-controlled brake van coupled to the rear.
To avoid speed restriction where some cane trams cross the main line, several of these crossings have been converted to drawbridges.
The first railway in the island state of Tasmania was broad gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), but following the success of the narrow gauge in Queensland, a third rail was fitted, to allow conversion to narrow gauge. The state's rail network is now entirely narrow gauge.
South AustraliaEdit
The first railways in this state were 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge including some lightweight horse-drawn lines. But following the success of the narrow gauge in Queensland, several narrow-gauge lines were started. Because of the geography of the state with deep gulfs of the ocean, the various narrow-gauge lines were isolated from each other to begin with. In the 1920s several narrow gauge lines were converted to broad gauge. The South Eastern narrow gauge lines were converted to broad gauge in the 1950s, with steel sleepers able to be converted to standard gauge at a later date if required.
The privately owned iron ore mines at Iron Knob and Iron Baron are connected to the steel works at Whyalla by an isolated narrow-gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) line through desert country.
Western AustraliaEdit
Inspired by the success of the narrow gauge in Queensland, Western Australia adopted the same gauge. In the capital of Perth, there was the only narrow-gauge tramway network (of any considerable extent) on mainland Australia. The final portion was closed in 1958.
Northern TerritoryEdit
The Northern Territory adopted narrow gauge when it was still part of South Australia, and a North-South transcontinental line was planned from Adelaide to Darwin in the 1870s. The Central Australia Railway was built northwards from 1878, reaching Alice Springs in 1929, and closed in 1980 when a parallel standard-gauge railway was built.
The North Australia Railway was constructed southwards from Darwin to Birdum, opening in 1889 and closing in 1976. The 3000 km standard-gauge Adelaide–Darwin railway opened in 2004.
Because there are no tunnels or narrow bridges on the old narrow-gauge line, the line received a lot of second-hand standard-gauge rolling stock, this rolling stock being noticeably larger than the original narrow-gauge wagons and carriages.
New South WalesEdit
The railways of New South Wales used standard gauge from the beginning. An exception was at Broken Hill where the large silver-lead mine is only 30 km from the South Australian border, but separated by hundreds of kilometres of desert from the main NSW standard-gauge railway system. As a result, in 1888 the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Silverton Tramway was opened between the mines and the South Australian Railways system, the line lasting until gauge standardisation bypassed the line in 1970.[3]
Most railway lines in Victoria were built to the 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge. However four common carrier lines were built to the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge standard, to serve local farming and forestry communities. There was also widespread usage of narrow-gauge forestry railways and tramways. Sections of two lines (Belgrave to Gembrook and Thomson to Walhalla) have been restored as tourist railways.
The Puffing Billy Railway is maintained and operated by volunteers as a steam-hauled preserved railway and tourist attraction. The last of the four narrow-gauge railways to open, the Moe to Walhalla line in Gippsland, which was opened in 1910 and then closed in 1954, has been partially reopened from Thomson Station into Walhalla in recent years as the Walhalla Goldfields Railway. Because the Puffing Billy Railway has nearly all of the remaining locomotives and rolling stock known to exist from the four NG lines, this line has had to modify rolling stock from elsewhere or build new, but non-original style, rolling stock.
In addition to the main rail network of the Victorian Railways and successors, a number of narrow-gauge private railways and tramways have also existed for logging and mining purposes. These included the Yallourn 900mm Railway in the Latrobe Valley open cut coal mines, the Fyansford Cement Works Railway near Geelong, the Tyers Valley Tramway at Mount Baw Baw, and the Powelltown Tramway from Yarra Junction.
Most logging tramways operated in the Otway Ranges, Gippsland,[4] and the inner east of the Great Dividing Range; primarily between the 1850s and the 1950s, with only one surviving into the 1960s.[4] They were primarily of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) or 3 ft (914 mm) gauge, with 2 ft (610 mm), 2 ft 6 in (762 mm), 4 ft (1,219 mm), 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) and variants also used.[4]
- ^ Lee, Robert (2003). "Potential railway world heritage sites in Asia and the Pacific". Institute of Railway Studies, University of York. Retrieved 31 October 2006.
- ^ "Queensland sugar cane railways today". Light Rail Research Society of Australia Inc. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "A History of Rail in South Australia". National Railway Museum Port Adelaide. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ a b c Frank Stamford (14–15 April 2001). "Australian and New Zealand Logging Tramways – Differences from North American Practice" (PDF). Retrieved 22 December 2007.


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Jets Emerging Football Power?
After victories against some of the toughest teams in the league, they now face the undefeated, high scoring New Orleans Saints away next week. The number one defensive team in the league against the number one offensive team should be special.
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The New York Jets's dazzling 24-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans makes them undefeated for the season; which is the fourth time in their franchise history where they started at such a lofty 3-0 perch.
There are 13 games left to the season and the judgment of their destiny is as certain as their next win or loss. Nonetheless, the Jets came out strong in their first drive, as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez was certainly impressive, connecting with wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery on two consecutive passes for 35 yards, putting the Jets at striking distance at the 14 yard line.
A defining moment for the game and perhaps of Sanchez's future career occurred early. Sanchez, under pressure from the Titans' defensive unit, scrambled on third down and 10 and lunged into the end zone. He smacked into Titans safety Michael Griffin and the ball wiggled away and belly-flopped on the wet turf of the Meadowlands. Instant replay confirmed that the ball in Sanchez's hand broke the plane of the end zone before he fumbled, giving the Jets the lead on opening drive.
Call it skill. Call it luck. Call it courageous. Whatever it is called, it indicates anything can happen on any given Sunday.
"Yeah, maybe I could have slid or tried to get out of the way, but that's the way I've been playing since I was little," said Sanchez. "I don't know if the coaches were thrilled about it, but there were no injuries or anything, so that was a good play."
On the subsequent kick-off to the Titans, fortune went astray, as punt receiver Ryan Mouton was stripped of the ball by Jason Trusnick of the Jet's special team, who recovered the ball, setting up Sanchez's 14 yard pass to tight end Ben Hartsock for the 14-0 lead.
Easy win it appeared then; but the Tennessee Titans fought back.
"You get ahead and we're trying to take time off the clock, but you have to give that team credit," said Jets coach Rex Ryan about the Titans. "They have some good football players over there and they stayed after us."
Although the Titans are armed with an explosive running back, Chris Johnson, sturdy receivers and a stingy defense that hindered the Jets' running game to a total of 83 yards and total net yards of 229 for the day, the Titans are 0-3 for the season, losing their home opener to the Pittsburgh Steelers 13-10 and the Houston Texans 34-10.
Still, they are a formidable opponent.
"Honestly, we said it earlier this week that Tennessee is not a team to be taken lightly and the way they play is not what their record shows. It was just one of those situations where they came out and they refused to be beat. It was a hard game. They had some things that they did and they did some things with momentum," said defensive tackle Kris Jenkins.
"But the thing that I love about this team is that regardless of what everybody says, regardless of what everybody thinks about us, regardless of whatever adversity we deal with, we know we have the support of our fans, we have the support of each other, and we just found a way to fight and win."
After victories against some of the toughest teams in the league, they now face the undefeated, high scoring New Orleans Saints away next week. The number one defensive team in the league against the number one offensive team should be special.
"We will watch the film from this game, eliminate all of the mistakes so you don't get complacent, and we look forward to New Orleans come Wednesday," said linebacker, David Harris who is having a Pro Bowl season. "Today, we'll enjoy the win, but it's early in the season."
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Upstream Successfully Completes Mobile Marketing Campaigns in West Africa
Upstream, a large mobile marketing solutions provider announced the completion of a series of localized mobile marketing campaigns across West Africa for MTN as part of the Group's official FIFA World Cup sponsorship activities. The MTN Group (News - Alert) is a multinational telecommunications provider operating in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East.
According to official sources Upstream worked with MTN for producing a large-scale Mega Promotion campaign covering three West African markets including Nigeria, Ghana and Benin. The campaigns were instrumental in leveraging the excitement connected with the World Cup events.
The results analyzed now after the close of the World Cup events has indicated a huge growth in user response. This has boosted ARPU and has generated positive response from MTN customers in the countries served.
The three campaigns were launched simultaneously and were designed to encompass consumer behavior and demographics in each of the three countries. This demonstrates the ability of Upstream's sophisticated mobile marketing communications suite in providing optimized, relevant, communications that are able to engage and create positive and profitable interactions with all of MTN's participating customers, said company sources.
Nikos Moraitakis, VP Business Development at Upstream said, "Mobile operators like MTN do not want a cookie-cutter approach to how they market to their customer base, particularly for significant regional campaigns such as MTN's World Cup promotions, but they also want low risk solutions."
"For MTN, Upstream produced sophisticated CRM campaigns which have enabled them to deliver strongly branded and aligned competitions that were nimble enough to support their massive Africa-wide World Cup series of activities," Moraitakis added.
Harriet Muchu, Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Benin remarked that he was impressed with the way Upstream understood the needs and preferences of the subscriber base and the way it arrived at a customized promotion strategy.
"The MTN Benin - Upstream partnership was a great commercial success and we look forward to more profitable projects in the future," Muchu added.
According to Upstream sources its services reach more than 500 million consumers in more than 40 countries. Its advanced technology platform delivers potent interactive communication via mobile channels. This enables global brands to activate their customers optimally. Communications powered by Upstream is capable of increasing conversion rates significantly and generating profitable interactions for companies and their mobile consumers.
The advantages offered by Upstream are leveraged by many companies including Vodafone, T-Mobile (News - Alert), TIM, Orange, Telefonica and America Movil among others.
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Date of birth: March 30, 1957
Nationality: French
First elected: May 2017
Term expires: General Meeting 2021
Business address: 54, rue la Boétie – 75008 Paris (France)
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Directorships and appointments outside the Sanofi Group
Directorships as of 12/31/2018
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- Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer at Dassault Systèmes SE* (France)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dassault Systemes Corp., Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp., Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp. and Centric Software Inc. (United States)
- Chairman of the Advisory Board of Dassault Systemes 3DExcite GmbH (Germany)
Past directorships expiring within the last five years
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- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of RealTime Technology AG (Germany)
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Bernard Charlès is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure engineering school in Cachan and has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering majoring in automation engineering and information science. He also holds an Aggregation in mechanical engineering; this is the most senior teaching qualification achievable in France.
He has been CEO of Dassault Systèmes, world leader in 3D software and a global top-ten software company, since September 1995 and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors since May 2016.
Bernard Charlès joined the company in 1983 to develop new design technologies and created the New Technology, Research and Strategy division. In 1988 he was appointed president of Strategy, Research & Development. Through his contributions to digital mock-up, product lifecycle management and 3DEXPERIENCE®, Bernard Charlès helped instill a culture of ongoing innovation to further consolidate Dassault Systèmes' scientific capabilities and make science part of the company's identity.
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Developing our school
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Jolene Bolinger grew up in the tiny village of Byhalia, Ohio, in the Midwest United States. It is a town of open fields, friendly folk and grandmothers who have 'hobby' gun collections. In this conservative part of the world, Jolene always felt her family was a little kooky; her parents were divorced, her brother had a mental illness and her mom grew weed in the backyard.
Last year the 24-year-old actor decided to leave Ohio for an adventure in the wide world. Two continents later, she found herself at the 2010 Melbourne Fringe Festival with her own show, Gospel Truth. The show delves into stories from her childhood and explores how she has, slowly, come to terms with who she is and where she is from.
I met Jolene at QV shopping centre and (resisting the inappropriate urge to break into a Dolly Parton song) I sat down with her for some chai before her final show rehearsals.
What has led you to be putting on your first show, Gospel Truth, at the Melbourne Fringe Festival?
In 2003, I was studying medicine at Ohio State University and as an elective I took some acting classes. It was then I realised that I didn't so much want to be a doctor but play a doctor on TV.
After I finished my degree, I went backpacking and I arrived in Edinburgh. The whole experience of travelling on my own was so romantic that I fell in love with Scotland so I lived there for six months. During the Edinburgh Fringe Festival I met so many people from Melbourne, each one better than the last, so I decided to come here.
My show director is comedian Andy McCelland. I was having lunch with him one day and I started telling him stories from my family and the show concept just grew from there.
Your show looks at some of the peculiar cultural traditions in the American Midwest. Can you share some of those?
I grew up on a dairy farm and there is a very strong farm culture in the Midwest. For example, we had a 'drive your tractor to school' day. Growing up, the culture was centred around Friday night football games and hanging out in parking lots and in the backs of trucks, having bonfires or hayrides.
What parts of Australian culture have surprised you?
It's very culturally diverse in Australia. Ohio's population is 97 per cent white, so I've never encountered some of the cultures I have seen here or eaten their food. Sushi is eight dollars a role in Ohio but I've been eating massive amounts in Australia and it's delicious.
Your show draws on some very personal themes from your life. What is the main narrative you want to convey?
The show is about me coming to terms with my family and the way my life experience is very different from other Midwesterners. I was sort of angry with my family for a long time because I had such an abnormal upbringing. My mom smoked a lot of weed and she grew it in our backyard; my brothers are half Indonesian and less than one per cent of the population in Ohio is Asian; also one of my brothers was schizophrenic.
It felt like everything in my childhood was different from everyone I knew. I would try and draw attention to myself to take the focus away from my family. I didn't invite kids over and I had a hard time fitting in. I was also really religious, more so than the rest of my family. I don't think I became religious to fit in, but because I felt displaced it gave me a sense of security. My mom actually encouraged me to go to church even though she was doing really outrageous things. It was sort of when I fell away from my faith that I had a clearer understanding of my family and almost caused me to be more accepting of them.
You've said you were quite religious during your upbringing, so I guess I am a little surprised you have a tattoo. Is there a special story behind it?
This tattoo on my upper arm is of Ohio. I love the Midwest because you can see miles and miles of cornfields which are really very beautiful. When I go home everyone knows me and they pull over their cars on the side of the road. It's just a place I never want to go back to [live], so when I was leaving I got the tattoo.
Do you have a favourite anecdote about your family from your show?
One story I really like is when I was twelve and my brother became schizophrenic. He had this weird paranoia where he would only take things that I bought him. So if he needed socks, my grandma would go out to buy them, bring them to the driveway and give them to me, then I would give them to him. He would say "oh they're from you, I love them". At Christmas, this made me the best little sister ever, because I could say all the presents were from me and the rest of the family got him nothing.
Has doing the show changed your relationship with your family?
It was very cathartic for me because I realised I really do love my family. They have made me confident enough to do things I am doing now. They responded incredibly well when they found out about the show. I was home a few weeks ago and I read the whole thing to my mom. She loved it and said it made her feel ok about herself.
Finally, what will you do to prepare yourself for the big opening night performance?
I will spend the next day looking for reassurance from everyone I talk to. I like to go to the venue I perform at and do it once with no one there. It's mostly about gearing myself up for it because I am a very prepared person and I know my scripts well.
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Martin further dressed down Perce for his insensitive behavior, going so far as to call him a doofus and telling him that in Muslim societies he could have been put to death for mocking Muhammad.
"Having had the benefit of having spent over 2 and a half years in predominantly Muslim countries I think I know a little bit about the faith of Islam," Martin said. "In fact I have a copy of the Koran here and I challenge you sir to show me where it says in the Koran that Mohammad arose and walked among the dead. I think you misinterpreted things. Before you start mocking someone else's religion you may want to find out a little bit more about it. It makes you look like a doofus… In many Arabic speaking countries something like this is definitely against the law there. In their society in fact it can be punishable by death and it frequently is in their society."
Sgt. Brian Curtis handled the incident aftermath. Curtis explained that Elbayomy admitted to grabbing Perce that October night.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
The beauty of the Pacific Northwest trail running
After my 6-week recovery (micro fracture on fibula) I just got back in shape, hit the trails again and shot a short video depicting the beauty of the Pacific Northwest trail running.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
I am running again
It has been over six weeks since the injury happened so I decided to slowly start running again.
I ran 2.5 miles last night on pavement, very slow run (10min/mile) and it felt good.
I still feel the spot on fibula when striking forefoot but midfoot strike is fine.
My next run (planning in two days) is going to be on a trail.
It feels so great to be able to run again !
I am still puzzled by what actually caused the injury. In my last month of running I was not increasing my mileage and my speed was the same. I was just comfortably doing 15-20 trail miles a week running every other day and felt great and relaxed.
It probably was not the transition back to pavement. The only thing I can think of is not taking my usual one day off between runs.
A side note about my partial tarsal coalition
As long as I can remember (from my twenties) my right ankle has been always clicking when walking. Step-click, step-click. It was not causing me any problems and I got used to it.
Some 3 years ago (still in shoes) I started jogging, doing 1-2 miles in the morning. My right ankle always got a little swollen but I did not mind because there was never any pain or discomfort and it always went away in a day. I only lasted 2 months anyway and than quit running for a while.
In June 2010 I started BFR. Taking it really slowly. Right ankle - the swelling is back. Again, no pain, no discomfort, just clicking. And it's gone in a day.
My wife convinces me to see a podiatrist just to "make sure". I get x-rays done and the doctor tells me I have a Partial Tarsal Coalition (condition in which 2 bones in the hind-foot are partially joined) in my both ankles. He is a BFR advocate so he encourages me to keep running barefoot with the idea the natural way of running will make things stronger and eventually fix the fused bones.
And as far as I can tell it has worked. In the following 5 months of running strictly barefoot after the diagnosis my ankles got stronger and there was no swelling anymore. Just the occasional clicking.
I strongly believe that will disappear too given more time.
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City budget crises could be getting worse in the coming years as the housing bust shakes out by shrinking property tax revenues, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
While the housing bust isn't a new phenomenon for cities in 2011, differences in how municipalities calculate property values for the purposes of tax assessments mean that some cities may not have fully digested yet the impact of the downturn.
The Fed study focuses on Cleveland's Cuyahoga County, and Ohio counties reappraise property values every six years. Because Cleveland last appraised values in 2006, near the peak of the market, the coming adjustment in 2012 could mean that the county is in for a large correction.


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Elizabethan AgeIn 1558 Elizabet I ascended the throne, she was a daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She re-established the Protestant religion, because she wanted to create a modern stronger England.
In 1559 Parliament passed the second Act of Supremacy and she maned herself "Governor" and not " supreme Head on Earth of the Church of England" as her father had done. From 1559 thanks to the Act of Uniformity, English people could use the Cranmer's Prayer Book.
The Elizabeth's greater rival was Mary Queen of Scots, in fact they were many different. Mary was the grand-daughter of Henry VIII's sister, Margaret. Since, in 1548 was sent to France, she knew and in 1558 married the Dauphin of France, Fancis II. Since then Scotland was still a Catholic country. When Francis died, she returned to her country in 1561 and thus found a Protestant country. In this situation John Knox preached the Protestant doctrines, helped of Queen Elizabeth, who was afraid of a Catholic Scotland and of many of the nobles. Mary in 1567 married a descendant of the Tudors, Lord Darnley, who was murdered after three months, and she married a Scottish lord who was suspected of the murder of Darney. For this reason all abandoned the Queen. And after in 1568 was taken prisoner, up to 1587, when the 8th February was beheaded.
The reasons that had combined over the years to make conflict inevitable were:
The balance of power in Europe would have been tilted in favour of Spain, the succession to the English throne was claimed by Philip of Spain, England's independence, its trade, its potential for playing colonies were now threatened by the power of Spain.
In 1588 the Spanish Invincible Armada was met by the English fleet, sailing for England. Even if the English fleet were inferior in number, defeated the Spanish. This war continued till 1603.
The monopoly of colonization and commerce in Africa, Asia and America to the hands of Queen Elizabeth, in the 15th century passed in the hands of Portugal and Spain. Nevertheless, in the Tudor Period, the English seamen crossed the ocean and reached to rich lands. Then it was necessary to fight a private war with the Spanish, in which English sailors were pirates, who attacked Spanish ships with cargoes of precious metals.


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Derrick Rose's absence sets precedent for athletes dealing with injury
During games he's always there, on the end of the bench, dressed to the nines, lending his support to the team in all the ways except the one that matters most.
By playing.
Derrick Rose's steadfast refusal to suit up for the Chicago Bulls until every last ounce of his psyche says it's full-steam ahead is all at once the most interesting/annoying/frustrating/eye-rolling/enthralling/thought-provoking story of the NBA's postseason. Cleared to play for nearly two months after rehabbing from ACL surgery, we've seen Rose dunking in pregame warmups, participate in full-contact practices with one of the most rugged teams in the league and then toss on a suit and watch.
As the Bulls make an inspired run through the playoffs and could be considered a real contender with him on the court, Rose's absence has gotten under Chicago fans' skin so much that they've taken it out on him. Rose, a hometown sports hero, has had to endure the most heat, jabs and ire of his life.
It all reached such a crescendo it prompted his emotional and outspoken teammate, Joakim Noah, to snap out on his behalf after Monday night's Eastern Conference Game 1 win over Miami.
"Derrick's a brother," Noah said. "And to see him go through this is tough, but at the end of the day it's really funny how quick people are to judge. But people don't know what it's like to lead a team, especially after you tore your ACL.
"If you tore your ACL and you have to be the starting point guard and have the expectations that Derrick has, then maybe you can judge. But everybody who hasn't been in that situation before should really shut up because I feel like it's just so unfair to him and to this team. We're fighting, and everybody's going to just (talk bad about) somebody who's been giving so much to this organization. It's crazy to me."
All of which brings up the most important question: How much does Rose -- or any injured player -- owe to his team versus himself?
L.A. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant pledges to get back to his team as fast as possible after a torn Achilles tendon. He will not sit out one second longer than it takes for doctors to clear him.
Nuggets guard Ty Lawson admitted to the pressure of returning too quickly from a heel injury later diagnosed as torn plantar fascia.
New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert tore his ACL on the exact same day last season that Rose tore his. Shumpert has been playing since January.
Rose's future has been his supporters' main argument for accepting his nightly DNP status, the vague reasons why and a door continually propped open in case he wants to return. His future earnings, his future ability to play at a high level -- better to sit out now and not risk anything for then.
Noah and his teammates are solidly behind this, even as they fight through an assortment of injuries to field enough competitive players to forge on.
Noah (plantar fasciitis) is hobbled; Kirk Hinrich (calf) is out; Luol Deng (spinal tap) is out. No playoff team is as depleted as this one. And yet all of them, out of duty to the team, are either working hard to return or, in Noah's case, just playing through it.
None, however, is complaining about Rose.
"I think he's dealing with it unbelievable," said Noah of Rose. "He's tough as nails, man. He's not budging. He doesn't let none of that affect him; whether it's praise or people judging him about his decision, he's the same. He's the same, and I really respect that because I don't think a lot of people could deal with the things that he deals with on a daily basis."
If Rose's teammates and the organization are fine with it all, shouldn't we all be?
One thing is for sure: Rose's situation is slowly setting a precedent by changing the landscape of what we demand, require and can question about athletes, their bodies and how quickly they return from injuries.
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Writer: George Nolfi (Screenplay) George Clayton Johnson, Jack Glden Russell (Characters)
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Plot: Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's 11.
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Verdict: Lacks the Style
Story: Ocean's Twelve starts 3 years after the final scene of Ocean' Eleven and Terry Benedict (Garcia) has tracked down the whole team Danny (Clooney), Tess (Roberts), Virgil (Affleck), Turk (Caan), Yen (Qin), Frank (Mac), Basher (Cheadle), Linus (Damon) Saul (Reiner), Livingston (Jemison) Reuben (Gould) and Rusty (Pitt). Benedict wants his money back with interest.
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Thoughts on Ocean's Twelve
Story – The reason why the first Ocean's film worked was just how small the idea was, one heist one town one vault. This story becomes a competition which isn't how these characters would act even if they are being chased down by a vengeful Benedict. I did like the idea that Benedict wanted his money back but otherwise I found this story overcomplicated for no reason and just not a slick as the first.
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Characters/Performance – The characters are all like the first time with just Rusty being a lot more like Danny with his old flame being the problem in the heist. The addition of Isabel does add another dimension but really isn't the most interesting character within the film. the performances are all solid but not to the levels we are used to from the cast.
Settings – We have far too many settings going on through the film to make us focus on the main story which was one of the highlights of the original film.
Final Thoughts – This really is a sub-par sequel to an enjoyable first trip with these characters.
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Mogford Prize for Food & Drink Writing
Your short story should have a maximum of 2,500 words. There is no minimum and the title is not included in the word count. Open to any writer.
Prize: £10,000
Deadline: 7th January 2019 (12 noon, GMT)
WAITING FOR NEW DETAILS The William Faulkner Literary Competition
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Prizes range from $100 – $2,000.
WAITING FOR NEW DETAILS First Crime Novel Competition
The Competition is open to any writer, regardless of nationality, aged 18 or older, who has never been the author of any Published Novel (in any genre).
All Manuscripts submitted: a) must be original works of book length (no less than approximately 65,000 words) written in the English language; b) must be written solely by the entrant, who may not be the author of any previously Published Novel; c) must not violate any right of any third party or be libelous.
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Colorado Prize for Poetry
Manuscripts will be accepted between October 1, 2018, and the postmark deadline of January 14, 2019. The winner will be announced by May 2019.
The winning book-length collection of poems will be published by the Center for Literary Publishing and distributed by the University Press of Colorado in the fall of 2019. The author receives a $2,000 honorarium.
There is a $28 online entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review (the extra $3 goes to the good people at Submittable).
Poets with US addresses may opt for either a print or digital subscription. Poets living outside the US will receive digital subscriptions (as long as a valid e-mail address is provided). Please select the appropriate submission portal.
Bethesda Magazine Essay Contest
Topic: Open
Deadline for application:
Friday, January 18, 2019
Awards (Adult)
First Place: $500 and published in Bethesda Magazine
Second Place: $250
Third Place: $150
Honorable Mentions: $75
Awards (High School)
First Place: $250 and published in Bethesda Magazine
Second Place: $100
Third Place: $50
Honorable Mentions: $25
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Danuta Gleed Literary Award
The Danuta Gleed Literary Award was created as a celebration of the life of Danuta Gleed, a writer whose short fiction won several awards before her death in December 1996. Danuta Gleed's first collection of short fiction, One of the Chosen, was posthumously published by BuschekBooks. The award is made possible through a generous donation from John Gleed, in memory of his late wife, and is administered by The Writers' Union of Canada.
Each year, a $10,000 prize is awarded to a Canadian writer for the best first collection of published short fiction in the English language. Two finalists are also awarded $500 each.
The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2019.
The Caine Prize for African Writing
The Caine Prize for African Writing is a registered charity whose aim is to bring African writing to a wider audience using our annual literary award.
- Unpublished work is not eligible for the Caine Prize.
- Submissions should be made by publishers only.
- Only fictional work is eligible.
- Only one story per author will be considered in any one year.
- Submissions should specify which African country the author comes from and the word count.
- Indicative length is between 3000 and 10,000 words and only short stories are eligible.
Cash prize of £10,000 for the winning author and a travel award for each of the short-listed candidates (up to five in all). The shortlisted candidates will also receive a Prize of £500. The winner is also invited to go to three literature festivals in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria.
Deadline: 31st January 2019.
The Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition
1. The competition is open to anyone aged 16 and over.
2. Poems should be in English, unpublished, not accepted for publication, and must be your original work.
3. Poems may be on any subject and in any form or style. They must be typed and not longer than 40 lines.
4. Each poem must be typed on a separate sheet of A4 paper. All poems are judged anonymously and should not bear your name, nor any other form of identification. On a separate sheet of A4 paper you should give a: your name and address, b: a list of poems submitted, and c: where you heard about the competition.
The deadline for the 2019 competition is 31st January 2019. The Judge is poet Ruth O'Callaghan and she will read all the submissions.
First prize: £1,000
Second prize: £300
Third prize: £100
Plus 4 x £50
Newcastle Short Story Award
Submit a short story up to 2000 words. Open theme.
1st prize: $3,000
2nd prize: $1,700
3rd prize: $1,000
Deadline: February 4, 2019
The Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA) Self-Publishing Literary Awards
The Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA) honors the best self-published ebooks by an African American author in the U.S. in the following genres: Fiction and Poetry.
ATTENTION: If your book is not in one of these genres, you can still submit to SELF-e using our standard submission form.
The judging committee will be comprised of a BCALA-appointed panel. They will select one winner in each genre.
Each genre prize Winner shall receive $500.00.
- Two (2) $500.00 awards: one for adult fiction, one for adult poetry;
- Formal recognition at the Black Caucus of ALA Literary Awards;
- BCALA Literary Award Seal to use in marketing.
Entries must have been written by an African American author born in the U.S. The competition is open to all English-language self-published ebooks for which the author is the copyright holder of the Work, and holds the rights to digital distribution. Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality and overall quality of production and appearance; and must be an original work.
The final submission date is February 28, 2019. The awards will be presented in Washington, D.C. during ALA's Annual Conference in June 2019. Authors will be advised of the Literary Award Committee's decision in advance of the annual conference.
Ambroggio Prize
Ginosko Flash Fiction Contest
The Ginosko Flash Fiction Award is for an unpublished work of flash fiction. Awarded piece is selected through a submission process open to all writers with the following exception:
Relatives or individuals having a personal or professional relationship with any of the final judges where they have taken any part whatsoever in shaping the submitted manuscript.
Author's name not to be on or in submission.
$500 Award, $5 entry fee, deadline March 1st, 2019. Awarded work posted on website and published in forthcoming issue.
Submit up to 2 pieces, 800 words maximum each piece.
Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction
$2,000 will be awarded for the best short story, which will be published in the fall/winter 2019 issue of Colorado Review.
Entry fee to submit online is $17 per story; there is no limit on the number of entries you may submit, though each story must be a separate entry.
Stories must be previously unpublished.
There are no theme restrictions, but stories should be at least 10 pages and under 50 pages.
All manuscripts must be double-spaced.
The story title and your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address should be entered in the cover letter field, separate from your story. Be sure your name is NOT anywhere in the story itself.
Deadline is March 14, 2019. We'll observe a grace period of five days for both postal and online submissions.
James Jones First Novel Fellowship
The award is intended to honor the spirit of unblinking honesty, determination, and insight into cultural and social issues exemplified by the late James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity and other prose narratives of distinction. Jones himself was the recipient of aid from many supporters as a young writer and his family, friends, and admirers have established this award of $10,000 to continue the tradition in his name. Two runners-up awards of $1000 each may be given by the Jones Literary Society.
Eligible writers
- Have never published a novel
- Are U.S. citizens
- May have published any other type of work including non-fiction articles and short stories
Eligible submissions
- Unpublished novels
- Novels in which one or more chapters have been published
Entry fee: $30
Entries can be mailed via SNAIL MAIL or our ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM. Hard Copy entries should be sent to the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, c/o M.A./M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Wilkes University, 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, and postmarked no later than March 15, 2019 midnight Eastern Standard time.
ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM entries should be sent to jamesjones.submittable.com/submit ELECTRONIC ENTRIES should be sent no later than midnight, March 15, 2019, Eastern Standard time.
The Washington Prize
The Word Works awards a living American or Canadian poet $1,500, a generous supply of author copies, and book publication for a volume of original poetry in English. To enter, submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages between January 15 and March 15, and pay the $25 entry fee.
The winner is selected by August each year. Book publication is planned for January of the following year.
The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing
- For an outstanding debut literary work by a first-generation immigrant
- Winner receives $10,000 and publication by Restless Books
- To be awarded for fiction and nonfiction in alternating years
- Submissions for the 2019 Prize in Nonfiction are open from September 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
Fiction submissions can take the form of a novel or a book-length collection of short stories. Nonfiction submissions can take the form of a memoir, a collection of essays, or a book-length work of narrative nonfiction.
Fiction manuscripts must be complete. Nonfiction submissions must consist of either a complete manuscript or a sample of at least 25,000 words and a detailed proposal that includes a synopsis and an annotated table of contents. All submissions must be in English (translations welcome).
Candidates must be first-generation residents of their country. "First-generation" can refer either to people born in another country who relocated or to residents of a country whose parents were born elsewhere.
2019 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize
The prize is $1,000 and publication in The Tusculum Review.
The deadline is April 1, 2019.
Send contest submissions to:
The Tusculum Review
P.O. Box 5113
60 Shiloh Road
Greeneville, TN 37743.
Mark envelopes: "CHAPBOOK CONTEST."
The entry fee is $20 per chapbook manuscript. They accept checks and money orders made payable to The Tusculum Review.
Each chapbook manuscript entered should consist of 20-30 pages of poems in a standard 12-point font. No more than one poem may appear on a page. You may enter more than one chapbook manuscript (as long as you include a $20 reading fee with each manuscript). A manuscript need not be thematically coherent or connected through narrative. Co-authored manuscripts are permitted.
The Boaat Book Prize
The BOAAT BOOK PRIZE is awarded annually to an emerging poet who has not previously published a book of poems.
WHEN: Submissions open April 1, 2019 – April 30, 2019 (ends at 11:59 EST)
- poets writing in the English language are eligible
- poets are not eligible to submit a manuscript if they have studied with the guest judge in full-time accredited courses or know the guest judge on a personal level
- manuscripts should be 48 to 75 pages of poetry, submitted in .docx or PDF formats only, but we're flexible
- do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript
- do not include an acknowledgments or dedication page
- the author's biography is collected separately in the Submittable cover letter
- simultaneous submissions are permissible, but submitters are asked to notify BOAAT Press immediately if a manuscript is picked up for publication elsewhere
- manuscript revisions are not permitted during the submission period
- submitting multiple manuscripts is fine with entry fees for each
READING FEE: $25.00 paid through Submittable
READING PROCESS: Each year we bring on three new readers to screen submissions. All of our preliminary readers are poets who have graduated from an MFA program or beyond, and also have a collection of poems. They'll select fifteen of the best manuscripts to send our judge.
- a foreword by the Judge
- a $1,000 honorarium
- 50 free copies
- the book will be slated for publication around December of 2020
The Bridport Prize
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Fees: £8 for each submitted flash fiction
£9 for each submitted poem
£10 for each submitted short story
Anyone writing in English who is over the age of 16 can enter the Bridport Prize contest. Poems, short stories and flash fiction are all accepted for consideration. Submissions must never have been previously published, self-published, won or placed in any other competition.
CBC Poetry Prize
You can submit an original, unpublished poem or collection of poems, up to 600 words in length. There is no minimum word requirement.
WHEN: The competition is open for submissions from April 1 to May 31, 2019.
WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry.
The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and will have the opportunity to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Their winning submission will be published on CBC Books. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their poetry published on CBC Books.
The Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry Award 2018
Deadline: June 15, 2019
Fee: $25.00
Contest opens May 1, 2019. The winner of this contest will receive a cash award of $1,000.00 plus have their poetry published. Manuscripts must be 48-80 pages in length. Submit your work electronically or by regular mail. Instructions are available on the website.
Akron Poetry Prize
Deadline: June 15, 2019
Fee: $25.00
The Akron Series in Poetry was founded to bring to the public writers who speak in original and compelling voices. Each year, The University of Akron Press offers the Akron Poetry Prize, a competition open to all poets writing in English. The winning poet receives $1,500 and publication of his, her, or their book. The final selection will be made by a nationally prominent poet. The final judge for 2019 is Victoria Chang. Other manuscripts may also be considered for publication in the series.
Drue Heinz Literature Prize
Deadline: Manuscripts must be received during May and June 2019. That is, they must be postmarked on or after May 1 and on or before June 30.
The University of Pittsburgh Press announces the 2020 Drue Heinz Literature Prize for a collection of short fiction. The prize carries a cash award of $15,000 and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press under its standard contract. The winner will be announced in December or January.
The award is open to writers who have published a novel or a book-length collection of fiction with a reputable book publisher, or a minimum of three short stories or novellas in magazines or journals of national distribution. Digital-only publication and self-publication do not count toward this requirement.