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Ed Lynskey
1. Which of your characters is your favorite?
P.I Frank Johnson is the only protagonist I've yet to hustle into print. I guess he's my favorite, if not by default. Does life imitate art? Is Frank like me? I don't really know. In fact, I'd be hard pressed to offer a real physical description of him. The way I want for him to come across to readers is as a good guy, maybe a little rough around the edges, someone to sit down with and share a drink or conversation.
For my detective series, I cling to the old-fashioned notion that readers really want a fresh lead character they like and can root for over the three hundred pages to a novel. Critics have compared Frank to his counterparts in books by Loren Estleman, James Lee Burke, Daniel Woodrell, Walter Mosley, William Caunitz, Dennis Lehane, Bill Pronzini, and Robert Crais. So, I guess Frank stands in good company.
2. Tell me about your travels.
3. Coffee, tea, or milk?
Coffee, hands down.
4. What else can you do besides write?
5. Who are you reading right now?
My last sojourn to the library resulted in checking out Money Gun a new Western by Robert J. Randisi because, corny or not, I'm a sucker for an oater, film or book. I took Adrian Hyland's Moonlight Downs which, I believe, was a title recommended on the DorothyL list (where I find many new authors kindly suggested to try out). Penny Rudolph's Lifeblood because the protagonist Rachel Chavez strikes me as a self-reliant, strong individual (based on my browsing the dustjacket copy) that might appeal to me. Finally, I selected James R. Benn's The First Wave, a Billy Boyle World War II mystery, again getting good notices, plus I dig historical mysteries and that time period. I also do regular reviews for Publishers Weekly, mostly literary fiction reads.
6. Pop culture or academia?
7. What is the toughest scene you ever wrote?
Rather than cite a specific one, I can lump most of my violent, bloody scenes into this question, without a doubt. Over my four books in print, I've evolved to think that less is better. I read and review a lot of crime fiction, giving me a wide perspective of what's old and what's current. A fair amount of the violence I encounter on the printed page strikes me as cartoonish, clichéd, and clumsy. Violence, like sex scenes, in fiction seems to do little to propel the plot, develop the characters, and build the pace. The toughest thing for me, I believe, is finding the right balance of such a scene and understanding where it should fit in the narrative fabric.
I struggle with the idea of entering late and leaving early when I write violent scenes. How much goes in and how much ends up cut? Will what I do alienate my reader? Of course, we're inundated with violence in the world-at-large but a novelist has to exert an artistic control and constraint over the product being created. I wrote my Master Thesis twenty-five years ago on the Southern Gothic novelist Harry Crews who was known at the time for his dark, gory literature. So, the violent scenes have been a part of American fiction for at least that long.
9. Food you could eat everyday.
10. Are you into sports or other physical activities?
We enjoy watching the Washington Nationals at their new baseball stadium or on TV. During their seasons, I follow the Washington Redskins football and Washington Wizards basketball. I don't know if that qualifies me as a sports junkie or not. The most physical thing I ever do is mow the lawn or go on long day hikes.
11. What kind of music speaks to you?
12. Do you outline your stories or do they just take you along for the ride?
13. Celebrity crush.
14. Who are the biggest influences on your work?
15. Do you still watch cartoons?
Oh, sure. Simpsons, Flintstones, and King of the Hill.
Ed Lynskey has published three novels in the P.I. Frank Johnson series: The Dirt-Brown Derby, The Blue Cheer, and Pelham Fell Here, as well as a short fiction collection Out of Town a Few Days.
The Blue Cheer generated positive reviews in prominent print media like Pubishers Weekly and a starred review in Booklist.
Ed is a reviewer himself and has sold book reviews to the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Constitution, San Francisco Chronicle, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Chicago Sun-Times, Baltimore Sun, and other prominent newspapers. He is also a regular paid contributor to Publishers Weekly, Mystery Scene, and Paste Magazine.
He has a strong "in-print" track record of short fiction in 250+ online/print journals, including Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and The Atlantic Monthly. Reprints of his work are in anthologies from St. Martin's Press, The University of Virginia Press, and Storyline Press. He has also made multiple pro sales to the Dorchester Media/TRUE magazines. Ed's work rated an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007 (Ellen Datlow, editor).
Ed has had full membership in Mystery Writers of America (MWA) since 2005 and is a past member of National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) and PWA.


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We've been contacted by The Norfolk Wildlife Trust who are looking for help with their County Wildlife Action project. Please contact Sarah if you are interested in helping in any way.
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"I'm contacting you on behalf of Norfolk Wildlife Trust to let you know about an exciting new project called County Wildlife Action which your group or members might be interested in getting involved with.
We're working to engage a variety of local community groups and independent volunteers who are helping to survey County Wildlife Sites and Churchyards across Norfolk. Sites you might be particularly interested in include Cremer's Meadow and All Saint's churchyard.
It would be fantastic if you were able to help us promote the project by circulating this information to any of your group members who you think might be interested in taking part by becoming a Community Wildlife Surveyor.
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4 Reasons Every Online Brand Should Explore Gamification Strategies
Adding a few visual game elements to a brand's site in order to "gamify" a marketing strategy and increase engagement just isn't enough. To be done right, gamification must take a behavior-focused approach.
For instance, by offering rewards for user actions, consumers are more likely to engage with a brand — that is, visit the site more often, register, linger and invite friends. But while gamification is a major buzzword among interactive marketers today, game use isn't new.
So what's making gamification so popular today? Consider these four factors.
1. Consumers Want It
In general, consumers are looking for new ways to entertain themselves — 40% of U.S. online adults have expressed this interest in a recent survey. What's more, consumers want game elements everywhere. 60% of consumers play a video game online in a typical week. Consumers (especially Gen Yers) are increasingly accessing games online and on mobile devices.
2. Social Media Enhances It
When consumers can share achievements like badges and trophies with their social networks, it enhances the innate human motivations that games have used for generations to keep people engaged (i.e. the desire for status, access, power, etc.) And, along with increasing user status, sharing creates a low-cost marketing campaign to lure in other participants.
3. Gamification Vendors Enable It
Badgeville, BigDoor and Bunchball all offer SaaS platforms with mechanics, accessible consumer tracking and data, and the ability to easily iterate a gamification strategy as needed. These vendors are helping the process along by offering the right tools for specific goals.
4. Early Starters Have Proven It
Recent gamification efforts from brands like Chiquita, HP and Sephora have succeeded, increasing confidence that, if applied correctly, the right gamification strategy can work.
The biggest perk to incorporating gamification into a marketing strategy is its ability to boost brand engagement. So for marketers, the questions remains: How exactly does gamification help increase engagement?
Involvement: Gamification can foster participation by increasing site returns, new visitors and registrations through reward systems and incentivized word-of-mouth efforts. For example, when Chiquita sponsored the movie Rio, it worked with Bunchball to create a microsite where consumers could win badges by watching Rio movie clips. The company indicated it received 8,000 unique visitors after launch, dwarfing the success of past promotions.
Interaction: Marketers need visitors to spend time with their content and brand in order to foster engagement. Using gamification, marketers can set up the action-reward dynamic for specific engagement they want to increase. For instance, a leading computer manufacturer launched a gamified Facebook app for college students with the goal of promoting its educational computer site — and six weeks after launch saw program participation increase 10 times, with one-in-six users submitting essays and one-in-three visiting the educational computing site.
Intimacy: Consumers are able to connect with a brand more intimately when they're interacting in real-time versus visiting a static brand website. And more importantly, gamification provides a fun and rewarding environment for consumers, which often increases brand affinity. For example, Allkpop, the Korean pop celebrity gossip and news site, worked with Badgeville to motivate behaviors such as commenting, sharing links and following Allkpop social sites. The result: All behaviors saw an uptick, as did consumer sentiment and excitement for the site.
Influence: Word-of-mouth marketing has taken off recently, and companies have realized it can have a significant effect on brand visibility. Gamification taps into WOM by giving users incentives to include their friends. SCVNGR, the location-based mobile gaming platform, says that 42% of players broadcast their play to social networks. And with the metrics available, marketers can track not only the users who shared content on social networks, but also the percentage of their friends who click back to the brand.
There is a plethora of game mechanics available that marketers can use to increase consumer engagement. However, no matter what game mechanics are implemented into a marketing strategy, it's important to remember that gamification will only deliver results if implemented correctly. This means ensuring that gamification complements the current strategy, and can be maintained in the long term. Founder of Bunchball Rajat Paharias says, "The core content experience needs to be good, compelling and meaningful. And as long as that is there, these tools drive actions around the content."
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It's a big week for Dell . On Thursday after the bell the computer maker reports earnings and investors are eager to see if recent job cuts and a new focus on emerging markets will have a positive impact on the bottom line.
Meanwhile, earlier in the week a New York judge ruled against Dell saying the computer maker engaged in fraud, false advertising, deceptive business and abusive debt collection practices.
Customers who bought Dell computers from a New York address may apply for restitution at www.nyagdell.com.
So, how should you trade Dell ahead of earnings?
The options action suggests Dell could move as much as 7% in either direction, says Susquehanna Financial Market Strategist Stacey Gilbert. The fundamental story, however, signals strong upside so I think it's okay to own Dell ahead of earnings.
However in tech I like Corningand Apple better, Gilbert adds.
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The Ethics of Urbanization
Like many design firms, DLR Group is working throughout North America, Asia, and Africa on large-scale projects to address the needs and pressures of urbanization. While we focus on designing organized and supportive architecture, much of urbanization is created through informal settlements: 90 percent of urbanization currently occurs in the developing world. In Africa, the urban population is expected to rise from 400 million to 1.2 billion in the next 30 years; and more than 60 percent of the current population lives in informal settlements.
This growth is creating a need for complex developments that accommodate demographics on opposite ends of the spectrum. Developments designed to account for lower income activities can help to avoid informal settlements that give rise to weak—and even dangerous—structures, and where fresh water and proper sanitation are only a faint shadow of what they should be.
When we evaluate a new project opportunity, and measure our investment of time and focus, there are a series of questions that we ask. Some are questions anyone investing in the project would ask, while others are related to urban and regional planning concerns. The most fundamental question one can ask for a new city project is: What does this location offer as a catalyst for a city? Historically, cities that develop organically tend to be at some type of crossroads or natural resource. They have a purpose, and a location, that make sense. In Africa and the American west, some of these cities formed during the construction of a railroad system that required supply depots every few hundred miles. Nairobi is an example of this driver of development. It was created as a supply depot for construction of the Uganda Railway, and the location was selected for its water supply, being roughly halfway between the port of Mombasa and Ugandan capital of Kampala.
Having a large piece of vacant land is not enough to make a place: Developers need a location with natural advantages. That singular feature can be the focus of a design around which that city operates as if it grew organically, because it is working with rather than againstthe natural forces around it.
Building Local Communities
I have visited a few informal settlements and have seen people displaced for high-value development. On a trip to Mumbai I visited a recent project that included a shiny new skyscraper and a series of very cheap five-to-seven-story walkups to rehouse previous inhabitants of the site. While this approach is better than outright displacement, it falls far short of sustaining the local community. To their credit, these new buildings provide critical sanitary infrastructure that is lacking in self-built communities, but they are soulless storage facilities for people. Self-built communities evolve, as any developed city, out of a set of organic rules that create natural boundaries for retail and residential zones, and reflect the scales of community that make a place and its people successful. Re-housing forces a great trade-off of infrastructure versus community. It would be a quantum leap forward to make both available at the same time.
As a counter point to the Mumbai approach, one of our projects in East Africa is a new city driven by the creation of a new seaport. Many of the tens of thousands of people who will move here to get employment will not all be able to afford developer built apartments. To this end, we are designing serviced plots that have the requisite infrastructure, but will allow residents to self-build their accommodations.
The success of new cities can also hinge on the approach to construction with an eye to building a local economy and skill base. A few years ago I visited a new city being developed in the West Bank, Rawabi. It is being used by the developer as a way of contributing to the long-term employment market rather than just during construction, by funding local entrepreneurs to create businesses that can serve the local construction market at large. One example is the creation of a window company, so that these large components can be built in Palestine rather than being imported.
We are also employing this technique in our work in Africa. For instance, in Mombasa, Kenya, we are building a mixed-use town center where the structures will be built from locally-quarried concrete and locally quarried petrified-coral for cladding. The office building in this development will be naturally ventilated so an all-encompassing solar shading system is required. The sun comes from all four sides in Kenya, so we are not importing a European brise soliel that would take money out of the country. Instead, we have designed a collection of smaller screens that can all be built by artisans from the neighborhood. Our general contractor will build the frame for all these screens as a sort of patchwork quilt that will become a legacy for the local community. This approach keeps foreign investment on site, rather than exporting it back to the country from which it came. It also eliminates unnecessary transport miles from the supply chain, thereby reducing our carbon footprint.
Wherever We Work
Working in locations with a pronounced divide between rich and poor teaches us about the issues that we need to grapple with, but these issues exist everywhere. In Seattle or Los Angeles, for example, a growing homeless population has created tent cities and RV neighborhoods. Just like in Africa, these are informal settlements, too. We need to abandon any sense of an inevitable Faustian bargain and identify opportunities to improve all aspects of the human experience through design.


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If you're currently working as a nurse, you may be wondering how you can expand your career options to include leadership, advanced patient care, or education roles. Whether you have a Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree in nursing, you may be a good candidate for a Master's degree in nursing. If you are ready to earn your MSN, Virginia nursing schools have several options to choose from. Once you have found programs that interest you, request information from schools to get additional details to help you make a decision.
Master's programs in nursing tend to be very flexible, as administrators are aware that many students continue to work as nurses while attending school. This can be a big benefit of returning to school—you may not need to lose your income source or stop gaining experience while earning your degree.
Most Master's-level nursing programs offer a wide variety of nursing classes, permitting you to get a well-rounded nursing education in several different fields. These courses may include Advanced Nursing Practice, Policy and Systems for Advanced Nursing Practice, and Evidence-Based Nursing.
In a direct care specialty, like nurse practitioner or nurse anesthesia, you may take a mix of clinical and classroom courses. Commonly required classes include Common Health Problems of Adults, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Adults, and Primary Care of Families. Programs require between 550 and 900 clinical hours.
The nursing leadership specialty requires significantly less clinical work—most programs include fewer than 300 hours. Courses in this program may include Nurses as Organizational Leaders, Application of Financial Concepts, and Integrative Administrative Systems.
With the amount of nursing scholarships available in Virginia, you may be able to significantly reduce your out-of-pocket costs. The Virginia Department of Health funds a number of scholarships for graduate-level nursing students. You can also look at scholarships offered by the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority. The Virginia Nursing Students' Association offers three scholarships every year.
Virginia is currently experiencing a primary health care shortage. Over 25% of the population does not have access to a primary care physician. Local groups like the Virginia Action Coalition are currently trying to expand the scope of practice for advanced practice nurses. As a nurse practitioner or other advanced practice nurse, you may be able to work in an underserved area of the state. This can help you contribute to the state's reputation for health care quality; the Citizen-Times reports that several health care facilities throughout the state rank at the top of national patient satisfaction rankings.
There are many state programs that offer education assistance to veterans and others pursuing in-demand occupations. The Virginia VA Program notes that registered nurses are in extremely high demand. As the state continues to fund program that increase the amount of nursing students, many colleges may need nurse educators to handle the influx of students.
Virginia is an eastern state that offers many opportunities for nurses. Nurses who have earned their masters degrees will have greater employment opportunities, including the ability to work as a clinical nurse specialist or a nurse midwife.
Working as a clinical nurse specialist, you will work in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team to provide better outcomes for healthcare departments and for patients. As a clinical nurse specialist in the state of Virginia, you have the potential to earn an annual salary of around $62,600, based on 2014 median annual salary data (O*Net, 2015). The demand for clinical nurse specialists in this state is expected to grow by 13 percent between 2012 and 2022 (O*Net, 2015).
Nurse midwives provide pre-pregnancy, prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum care, and newborn to women of childbearing age. As a nurse midwife in Virginia, you have the potential to make $88,400, based on 2014 median annual salary figures for this state (O*Net, 2015). There is an expected growth rate of 27 percent for nurse midwives in Virginia between 2012 and 2022 (O*Net, 2015).
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23.03.2016 - comdirect publishes online annual report 2015: "More time for living"
Quickborn. The comdirect group is today publishing its online annual report for 2015. What's special about it: the annual report was created in "responsive design", meaning that its content is displayed in such a way that fits a range of different browsers and mobile devices. Thanks to the modern storytelling approach using parallax scrolling, readers can accompany comdirect customers throughout their day and share their thoughts.
The new online annual report has been both visually and technically enhanced, and uses the latest web design trends to bring to life comdirect's underlying concept of enabling its customers to live an easier and freer life. The annual report is designed so that readers can quickly and intuitively find the content that they are looking for. This content was created in "responsive design", and thereby adapts to fit various different browsers and mobile devices. The innovative "Ken Burns effect" is also used in the annual report for the first time: the photos in the image galleries are given a dynamic character using panning and zoom effects.
What's also new are the animated key figures and graphics, which display the year's highlights in an attention-grabbing way. Thanks to the modern storytelling approach using parallax scrolling, readers can accompany comdirect customers throughout their day and share their thoughts. When scrolling, the individual image sequences merge with each other, thereby producing an interactive reading experience.
Another special feature of the new annual report are the so-called "touchpoints" embedded in the picture slide shows. By clicking on the corresponding symbols throughout the customers' stories, readers can access detailed information about their personal customer experience. The new download centre also provides easy access to the content. Here, readers can put together individual chapters from the financial report and download them as PDF.
The annual report is available now at www.comdirect.de/ir. The Online Annual Report was realised in collaboration with the digital agency VALID and the communication marketing agency Edelman.ergo.
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Richard and John by Frank McLynn
McLynn has a keen eye not only for history, but for storytelling and the importance of artfulness in writing. This is everything a historical biography should be.
Richard and JohnPublisher: Da Capo
Subtitle: Kings at War
Author: Frank McLynn
Price: $30.00
Length: 578
Formats: Hardcover
US publication date: 2007-11
When presented with the truth (as we know it) of history, the legends that have risen in its place seem all the more frustrating. Take for example the lives of Richard the Lionheart and his brother John, both medieval kings of great renown in their era (though for very different reasons), brothers whose lives were replete with ferocious battles, political intrigue, and fantastic adventure across their ever-expanding world.
In the 800 years since their reigns, however, their exploits proved too complex for the popular imagination, no matter how enthralling they may have been. Instead, the two kings were relegated to supporting roles in the tale of the fictional Robin Hood, a simplistic morality play which pales in comparison to the Lionheart's epic clashes with Saladin in the Holy Land or John's amoral machinations to seize power in Western Europe. It's likely that the legend supplanted the reality simply because the world of Richard and John is too complex to be explained and faithfully rendered by word of mouth in easy to remember vignettes. Real life is messy, and cannot be confined to parables or campfire tales.
With Richard and John: Kings at War, historian Frank McLynn proves that it's possible to make these far-off times and the tales of those who populated them not only comprehensible, but intensely exciting. McLynn's meticulous research and flashy, entertaining prose brings life to the titular monarchs and their dysfunctional family which was known in their time as "the devil's brood". The family of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine could be described as nuclear, not because they represented normalcy but because their interactions were devastatingly explosive.
Richard was his mother's favorite, while John found the favor of his father. Together with their brothers Henry the Young King, and Geoffrey, they were caught up in the affairs of medieval politics and in a bloody civil war in which the family was pitted against itself for control of the Angevin Empire. It is this conflagration in which Richard gained his fame and influence by defeating Henry II, and where an adolescent John learned his skill for treachery by deserting his father when the going got tough. On his deathbed, Henry II informed his illegitimate son (also named Geoffrey), that his sons with Eleanor were "the real bastards".
With the civil war settled and Richard reigning supreme, the story begins to reach full gallop. It's clear that McLynn feels strongly about Richard, stepping in to defend the king against the misguided analyses of contemporary critics who attempt to apply modern standards and mores to a man who lived in a very different time. McLynn is adamant that it would be unfair to judge the actions of these historical figures without understanding how their decisions were seen in the context of their era, and through methodical citations, he provides the reader with a wealth of perspectives from which fully informed conclusions can be drawn.
As the narrative follows Richard's consolidation of his power in Europe, his reputation-making campaign against Saladin during the Third Crusade between 1189 and 1192, and his final years locked in battle with his rival, Philip Augustus of France, it's hard not to develop a fondness for the Lionheart, whom McLynn describes as a "perfect paladin," the epitome of the gallant knight. Though he was imperfect as all men are, brash, bold, and haughtily assured of his blessed status, he was also a man of distinguished action and brilliance, as evinced by his abilities as a leader and by the high esteem in which even his enemies held him.
On the flip side, John does not fare as well. True to the tale of Robin Hood, he schemes and plots while Richard is away on his crusade, with the intent of seizing control of England's vast wealth for himself. When he finally does become king, his reign is marked by turmoil, much of it fueled by his avaricious lust for power, money, and women. He is, as McLynn says, "cruel, treacherous, cowardly, and politically inept", prone to episodes of mania and bouts of crashing depression. Paranoia rules his mind, perhaps afraid that those around him are secretly plotting against him because he himself could never maintain loyalty for too long. McLynn's dislike of John is as evident as his admiration of Richard though he more than justifies it with a litany of offenses that shocked even his medieval counterparts and briefly got him excommunicated.
Richard and John: Kings at War is by no means an easy read. McLynn is a talented writer, and it is clear that he does not believe that reading should be a passive experience. He expects his readers to exert some effort, to engage in a dialogue with his book and participate in the exploration of the topic. That's not to say that reading Richard and John feels like work. That couldn't be further from the truth. McLynn's engaging style encourages thought and makes following him through the travails of these two figures a pleasure.
McLynn's presence is felt on every page, and it's his voice that keeps the narrative moving swiftly as he weaves the rich life stories of Richard and John with a vivid and essential portrait of the political and social climate of the 12th and 13th centuries. His prose is laden with gems, and is a true treasure-trove for lovers of language. He feels no compunction about using words like "uxorious" or "jacquerie" freely where appropriate, respecting the reader enough to believe they will seek out its meaning if they do not already know it, eager to add to their lexical quivers. He launches adjectives like arrows, and they fall around their target in a fierce volley.
Of the Young King, McLynn says "he was vain, shallow, irresponsible and impatient… a hedonist and a wastrel, permanently in debt; he was prodigal, improvident, insouciant, and foolish." In his words, Magna Carta, the keystone of constitutional law provoked by King John's rapacious rule, is "a farrago, an olio, a gallimaufry". Readers will relish the opportunity to converse with an author who loves language and isn't afraid to use it.
Richard and John: Kings at War is everything a historical biography should be. McLynn has a keen eye not only for history, but for storytelling and the importance of artfulness in writing. He invites the reader into a world fully populated with colorful characters, endearing heroes, and detestable villains, and through their stories manages to enthrall, proving that, properly told, the true story can be better than fiction.


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Writing requires a kind of retreat into oneself: Ken Spillman
Kitaab's fiction editor Monideepa Sahu interviews the multi-faceted author from Australia
Ken Spillman is a multi-faceted author from Australia, whose writing has won legions of fans across Oceania, Asia and the world. With over 35 books spanning many genres to his credit, he is also an editor and a critic. Dr Ken Spillman is an examiner for doctoral and masters degrees. An entertaining and uplifting speaker, he has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of children in Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines and Singapore.
Ken Spillman's Jake series is a smash hit with younger readers. His adventure series, The Absolutely True Fantasies of Daydreamer Dev is attracting many fans in India, as is his novel Advaita. His widely appreciated Young Adult novels, Love is a UFO and Blue have captured the hearts and minds of teenagers.
His writing has been shortlisted for a WA Premier's Book Award five times in four different categories – for two wins. His impressive list of literary honours includes:
Creative Development Fellowship, Department of Culture and the Arts, Western Australia, 2010
Top 5 listing, The Australian critics' Books of the Year, 1997
Winner, Fellowship of Australian Writers' National Literary Award.
Over to Ken Spillman, as he shares some exclusive insights with Kitaab.
Your books are widely read and appreciated by readers all over Asia and worldwide. What's your magic formula for infusing your writing with such universal appeal?
I don't really think there's a magic formula. Good stories well written travel all the time – after all, we read to enter other worlds. For a writer coming from outside the US and UK, however, finding global markets is difficult. For me, fun is the key. Sometimes I ask audiences, "Who likes fun?" – and of course they all raise their hands enthusiastically. I have a sense of fun and, beyond that, I can only say that I've worked hard for a long period, been patient, had some luck, and benefited from the guidance and example of others.
You are a PhD yourself, and an examiner for doctoral and masters degrees. That's exceedingly serious business. How do you balance this grave and scholarly side of you with your fun and imaginative work as a children's writer?
To be brutally honest, I did the doctorate for the scholarship money! Sure, I've always had an enquiring mind and enjoyed critical analysis, and I definitely found all of my tertiary education far more stimulating than high school. But all the while, I wanted to write my own stories. Writing for young people came easily because I've always connected well with them, not just at the level of fun but in terms of understanding their anxieties.
You are a native of Australia. But several of your books are set in India, with Indian characters. Is there any special reason for this? Perhaps a story behind those stories?
India captured my imagination immediately when I first visited in 2006. I connected at some deep level and can only speculate that the seeds of this were planted by 2 Anglo-Indian teachers I had in primary school. They spoke with such love about India, and their stories of childhood stayed with me. Anyway, after that 2006 trip I returned home to start reading a lot of Indian books for both adults and children, and planned my next visit. In 2008 I was selected for an Asialink Fellowship, funded by the Australia-India Council, which enabled me to write for nearly four months in Delhi. I had intended to write only one story, but I wrote several – I couldn't stop! After presenting sessions at the Mussoorie International Writers Festival, I returned to Delhi and wrote Advaita the Writer – my first book with Indian characters and settings. I'm incredibly proud that this is now so popular, and recommended by CBSE. Subsequently, my many visits to Indian schools gave rise to Daydreamer Dev, while the sight of Indian kids in Australian classrooms inspired the Radhika stories.
How does the children's writing scene in Asia and Oceania compare with the rest of the world? Do you feel that Asian cultures, with their penchant for tiger-style parenting, tend to give inadequate importance to imaginative children's writing?
Writing scenes are similar everywhere – it's the publication and distribution side that is different. In India, Oceania and some South East Asian countries, we have huge numbers of good writers and illustrators but we work outside the mainstream. It isn't easy to sustain a writing practice without taking work to markets beyond our own. My conviction is that the industry in our region should focus on collaborative efforts to establish a third English-language powerhouse – to rival and ultimately top the USA and UK. Regarding your second question, I do think that creative writing is undervalued – but not just in Asia. It's something we battle everywhere.
You've wowed audiences everywhere with your readings and presentations. With all the litfests, launches, readings and other hoopla being mandatory for writers these days, how do you balance it all with the hard work of writing?
The short answer is this: with difficulty. Writing requires a kind of retreat into oneself, an internal life, the loss of audible speech to some extent. My public life is the exact opposite, and it's not easy switching from one mindset to another. I usually need a day or two of transition. For me, there's no chance of writing after a day of speaking.
Do you identify yourself with any of your fictional characters?
I identify with all my leading characters in some way. In the Jake series, Jake's imagination allows him to have fun, and that has always applied to me. He's more of an action man than I was as a kid, though – less inhibited. I'm a daydreamer like Dev. I felt the way Advaita does in Advaita the Writer when I left Perth to go to university in Brisbane. Like Advaita, and also Oscar in I Am Oscar, I have used humour and crazy thoughts to get through tough times. I exaggerate things in my mind like Radhika does in Radhika Takes the Plunge. You name the character, and there's a little of me.
Any favourites among your own books?
When kids ask me this, I say that they are like children – I love them all in slightly different ways. The ones that are not yet published are like babies – they can wake you in the night. The others are more grown up and, while I can give them a helping hand, they need to make their own way in the world, and all I can do is hope that they find people who will love them. Having said all that, I have think most often about I Am Oscar and Advaita, which depict young people dealing with very challenging times yet articulating their funny, imaginative selves.
What are you working on now?
Over recent years I've tended to work on several projects at once. I'm doing some final edits on another Radhika story – about my Indian girl who has moved to Australia. I'm working on another YA title, and a couple of picture books. I'm really excited about one of these – called The Circle, it's for older readers, on the subject of displacement and refugees, and it carries pictures by an Indian fine artist, Manjari Chakravarti. I will be setting aside time for a new Jake book very soon, too.


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We reviewed our progress and set a clear direction for KCUMB as a part of our annual Thanksgiving luncheon and Town Hall meeting. In particular, we identified ways in which all of our team will play important roles in planning new objectives and initiatives to continue our mission of "improving the well-being of the communities we serve."
In addition, I shared with the campus the vision for KCUMB and our University team, which centers on these three priorities:
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MOC 212 oxblood mesa coloured. yes, and there he was. what a nice RWS! the leather colour, the dark
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One of Apple's biggest launches last year wasn't a new iPhone or Mac: It was Liam, a robot that takes apart iPhones so their components can be recycled.
On Wednesday, Apple revealed many new details about its iPhone-destroying robot as part of a newly-public white paper published along with the company's annual environment report.
It turns out, "Liam" is actually 29 different robots organised in an (dis-)assembly line with 21 stations, or "cells." Every 11 seconds, an iPhone can be taken apart into eight different pieces.
Apple estimates that each Liam can take apart 1.2 million iPhone 6 units in a year, and it currently has two of them up and running — one in California, and one in the Netherlands.
At the end of the process, Apple is left with boxes comprised of only a single component — like a screw, or a battery. It looks like this:
Apple also revealed how it designed Liam. One of the challenges for the robot is that Liam only takes apart thoroughly busted iPhones, which means that one broken iPhone can actually look very different from another broken iPhone.
Here's how Apple tackled that problem:
The system utilises two main types of processes to remove components: (1) end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT) such as a drill bit, suction cup or fixed tip interacting with a stationary iPhone unit; and (2) direct robot handling of the iPhone unit to interact with external active tooling while performing complex coordinated motions. The EOAT on the robotic arms and external tool fixtures are all custom developed for the Liam line, as is the conveyor system that transports the iPhone units between robotic cells.
Some iPhone components can be tricky to remove, like the battery. Because of the risk of a battery exploding, Apple puts the iPhone into a steel compartment called the "sandbox" while it's being disconnected and unscrewed.
Then, Apple actually heats up the battery to loosen up the glue that's used to affix it to the iPhone, while a suction cup pulls the battery out. Then, the battery needs to cool down before it's removed from its metal box.
If the battery seems like it's too hot, Apple will literally pour sand into the "sandbox" until it cools down.
Here's how Apple illustrates it:
The reason Apple is investing in Liam is because it's much easier to recycle materials when the parts are already sorted. Apple announced an audacious goal on Wednesday to make all iPhones out of recycled materials — no raw materials necessary — although it did not specify a timeframe.
"While still an R&D project, Liam is a critical step in the journey toward establishing a closed-loop supply
chain for Apple," according to the white paper.
However, the research that is going into Liam may portend more automated manufacturing in Apple's future. After all, if it can take apart an iPhone using automation, perhaps the same tools and processes will be able to assemble one as well.
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GRAHAM Southam totalled 32 trout over two visits to LOCKWOOD BECK, most of his fish taking Balloon Caddis.
Tim Grove caught 18 in a single visit. Fishing a CDC Shuttlecock from a boat along the woodside, he returned fish to 5lb.
Ben Davison caught the biggest of a lively week, a 6lb 3oz rainbow from the boat jetty on an Olive Zonker.
His grandad Les Davison caught 11 from the same area and same patterns.
The fishing has been excellent, with trout feeding all round the reservoir, though anglers have had to vary tactics as sometimes fish are on top, and sometimes deeper.
John McGarrell caught 11 from a boat, all of his fish taking a small Shuttlecock.
Peter and Ann McLean caught 10 between them losing several others. Buzzers and Nomads were the key patterns.
Just under 200 fish - 25 of them averaging 4lb 8oz - have been stocked this week, and next week fish to 9lb are going in even though there are already several doubles in the lake.
GERRY Dewey from Redcar caught the largest trout of the week at SCALING DAM.
His 9lb 5oz rainbow took ledgered worm and yellow PowerBait cocktail fished off the east end of the dam wall.
Douglas Ward from Billingham enjoyed a busy two-hour session catching an eight fish limit.
Despite strong winds anglers continue to record fine catches. In the wild conditions those using ledger tactics have faired the best.
Over the week 89 anglers totalled 268 trout. Top baits are: worm and PowerBait cocktail, white Gulp Eggs, yellow PowerBait Paste, while fly anglers have had some success on Jungle Cock Snatcher, Black and Peacock Spider, Gold-head Hare's Ear.
A further 550 fish have been stocked.
DERWENT: 216 anglers caught 501 trout to 8lb 1oz. Bait: Chartreuse and Orange PowerBait Eggs, Mepps Spinner. Patterns: Black Fritz, Dawson's Olive, Black Hopper, Daddy, Black Muddler. 900 stocked.
GRASSHOLME: 222 anglers caught 495 trout to 4lb. Bait: Ledgered Red Gulp Eggs, Sweetcorn, float fished worm. Patterns: Sunburst Blob, Mini Black Zonker, Cat's Whisker, Invicta. 650 stocked.
HURY: 26 anglers caught 82 trout to 4lb. Patterns: Mini Cat's Whisker, Sunburst Blob, Hopper, Daddy. 200 stocked.
FONTBURN: 125 anglers caught 423 trout to 8lb 8oz. Bait: Red and White Gulp Eggs, Chartreuse PowerBait Eggs. Patterns: Dawson's Olive, Muddler, Orange Montana Nymph. 550 stocked.
KIELDER: 69 anglers caught 147 trout to 4lb 12oz. Bait: Worm and PowerBait cocktails small Mepps spinners. Patterns: Claret Bumble, Minky, Daddy. 400 stocked.


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When developing application which interacts with SOLIDWORKS entities in some cases it is required to reference certain objects and track them during different actions. For example it is required to find the specific feature in the template model or identify the user selected face after the face got modified (split or merged).
There multiple different ways to handle this requirement. The most common approaches are:
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How to Get Bonded for Landscaping
Depending on the state law where the business resides, a landscaping company needs to be licensed as a contractor or landscaping company. A requirement of the licensing process will be for your new landscaping business to post a bond in the amount required by the state. This type of bond is an insurance project and can be provided by a licensed insurance agent or agency.
Function of Surety Bonds
A surety bond is a type of insurance product that guarantees the bond buyer will live up to the financial obligations expected by the party that requires the bond. For this insurance product, a landscaping business would pay a premium for the bond that is a fraction of the bond amount. For example, if state law requires that landscapers post a $10,000 bond, the cost of the bond might be $200 or $300 per year. Actual bond costs depend on a range of factors.
Surety Agencies
The bond needed to complete the requirements for a landscaping company license can be purchased from any insurance agency authorized to sell bonds from a surety insurance company. Agencies that provide other forms of business insurance may also be a source of surety bonds. In addition, there are insurance agencies that specialize in surety products. In either case, agents who sell surety bonds must hold insurance licenses from the state.
Qualifying for a Bond
A surety bond acts as a guarantee that the new landscape company will live up to its contract and legal obligations. To decide whether to approve or disapprove, and to set pricing on a bond, the insurance company reviews the financial situation of the company that wants to buy the bond. For a new landscaping company, the surety insurer may also want to review the financial assets of the company owners.
What the Bond Covers
A surety bond gives the assurance that the buyer of the bond can meet its financial obligations. If there is ever a claim against the bond, the surety company will pay a valid claim, then go after the buyer of the bond for the money paid out on the claim. In this respect, the bond posted by a landscaping company is not insurance, but is more of a guarantee that the surety company will make sure that the landscape company does what it promises as a business or will pay for any unkept contracted promises.
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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon of salt evenly over chicken. Coat chicken with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done.
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While chicken cooks, combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, cilantro, and remaining ingredients. Serve salsa with chicken.


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Come on. When Sony started teasing the return of a quirky PS1 peripheral - the PocketStation - you didn't really think they'd re-release the actual hardware, did you?
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The Darkest Star by Jennifer Armentrout | Sister Review
The Darkest Star by Jennifer ArmentroutSister Review
This review is a combined effort between me and my sister. We read a book and review it by asking each other questions related to the title we are reviewing. The idea is to provide you with two different perspectives.
This review might contain spoilers! We might discuss any part of the story (sometimes the questions we ask each other might be general, while other times they might touch upon something specific about the ending, etc). If you have not read the book and do not wish for the story to be spoiled you might want to avoid this post!
Published by Tor Teen on October 30th 2018
Genres: Paranormal
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen...but he is, in fact, something much more powerful. Her growing attraction for Luc will lead her deeper and deeper into a world she'd only heard about, a world where everything she thought she knew will be turned on its head...
Iris asks Merel:
It's been quite some time since we last set foot in the world of the Lux. Did you need a refresher on all that had happened in the original series or did you have no problems jumping back in?
I did not reread the books before starting TDS, and I found that it wasn't really necessary to do so. Even though this series is a continuation of The Lux series, I think you could read it without having read the previous books, you just wouldn't understand some references and jokes. Had I had the time, I totally would've reread the entire series! I did have to think about certain things every now and then, but in the end, it all fell into place and the story came rushing back quickly!
The anticipation of a new book set in this world was quite nerve-wracking, did The Darkest Star live up to your expectations?
I tried very hard not to have any expectations (though that was rather hard, especially with all the teasers leading up to the release!) since I loved the Lux series. I think Armentrout did a great job. She didn't try to turn The Darkest Star in a Lux series 2.0. The characters were all their own, as was the storyline. I loved how some of the characters made their returns, and I think they might play a bigger role in the books to come. I think Armentrout did a great job writing The Darkest Star. The book made me laugh out loud a lot, the story was realistic following the earlier books, it was action-packed and the characters were realistically flawed as much as they are lovable!
There is quite some time between the Lux series and The Darkest Star being published, looking at the two of them together do you feel there is a difference between the two (e.g. writing style)?
There is! I have to admit that it's been a while since I've read the Lux series. (I feel a reread coming up!) But what I do remember is that Jennifer Armentrout has a certain way with her dialogue. She did this as well in The Darkest Star. The main characters are different people with different personalities, but the bickering and humour is ever present! The books are probably not written in the exact same writing style since I feel like she grew and changed as a writer, but this didn't bother me. It's not like the two series don't fit into each other.
Jennifer Armentrout's books always tend to make me laugh because there's so many funny scenes and great dialogue present. What scene made you laugh?
Oh, this question is impossible to answer! There were a lot of moments that made me laugh out loud, which you know because we've talked/skyped/facetimed/texted about it quite a lot! But for me to have to choose one particular scene… that's impossible! All I could say to other people is: Read this series, because it will brighten your day and make you laugh out loud! Not to mention, you'll find yourself with another book boyfriend, haha.
There's quite some contrast between the way the Lux live in the first books (in secrecy) and the way they live/are being treated in The Darkest Star. How did you perceive this?
I think The Darkest Star was realistic in the way this changed. In book four of The Lux series the apocalypse pretty much started, and after what happened at the end of book four and in the final installment of the series, it wouldn't have been realistic had people just continued as if nothing had happened. Even though the way of living for the Luxen changed in one way, it did not change that much in another. Sure, they no longer have to pretend to be human and try to blend in. However, in this new reality, they still aren't free to be themselves and to roam as they wish. The Luxen are forced to register and wear disablers so they lose their powers. Moreover, as the story continues you learn how the tension keeps getting worse, and how there is even talk about "Luxen only communities" in order to separate the humans and Luxen at all. And I think we all know what happens once you start putting different groups in 'communities or reservations' separated from each other…
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So, another Jennifer Armentrout book! The Darkest Star reconnects us with a world we were already familiar with, the one from the Lux series. Did it live up to your expectations?
Yes! It most definitely lived up to my expectations in the way that every book by Jennifer Armentrout does. It was great fun to read and I felt that it was so easy to dive back into the world of the Lux. Though I very much enjoyed this book, I do have to admit that I loved it less than I thought I would. This had nothing to do with the quality of the book (this was superb as always), but rather with the characters they concerned. I like Luc and Evie and I think they're great characters, but I might just love Katy and Daemon slightly more.
What was (were) your favourite part(s) of The Darkest Star?
I think my favourite parts where the nudges towards the earlier books and how The Darkest Star builds onwards from all that happened in the Lux series. What I loved just as much is that even though these earlier events from the other books matter, Luc and Evie's story stands on its own as well.
What did you think of the main characters?
Smart-assed, witty and a lot of heart. Honestly, what's not to like?
One of my favourite parts of Jennifer's book is the dialogue. What's your opinion about this?
Jennifer Armentrout definitely has a way with dialogue that is witty and a lot of fun to read. The Darkest Star is no exception! The dialogue plays a huge role in what makes these books so attractive. It truly wouldn't be the part of the Lux series if the dialogue wasn't on point (and it really was!).
The Darkest Star takes place four years after the last Lux novel. Do you think the setting and issues in the book are realistic?
I think the way The Darkest Star unfolds builds very logically and realistically upon earlier events in from the world of the Lux series. It continues exploring certain themes and events introduced in the earlier books, but also brings into play new issues that fit the course of the new story and add to series as a whole.
Lastly, since we both pre-ordered the book, we received a bonus scene. What did you think of that?
Do not hurt me for this… I have, unfortunately, yet to read the bonus scene. Even worse is that I can't seem to find the bonus scene anywhere in my mailbox, so it appears I have to take a raincheck on this question (and beg you to forward it to me…).
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DETROIT – Dana White loves Twitter.
During today's pre-event press conference for UFC 123 in Detroit, the UFC's head honcho talked about the effectiveness of having 1.2 million fans providing instant feedback on his decisions.
So if you have an idea for which fighters should coach the upcoming 13th season of "The Ultimate Fighter," get your suggestions in. As of today, White said no coaches have been determined.
"We haven't decided who the coaches will be yet," White said. "I've been on the road for two weeks now, and I don't go home till Sunday. And then I'm back on the road on Wednesday. I need to get back in the office … and get some [expletive] done."
"TUF 13" begins production in January with an April debut on Spike TV. The UFC's long-running competition/reality series has launched the careers of more than 100 UFC fighters and crowned champs such as Rashad Evans and Forrest Griffin. But aside from the weight classes (welterweights and middleweights), few details have been released about the upcoming season.
However, with the upcoming January UFC-WEC merger, which will bring some of the world's best lighter-weight fighters to the UFC fold, new options are available.
One gaining traction is WEC superstar and fan favorite Urijah Faber, who's helped the WEC and Versus garner some its biggest ratings over the past few years.
"Everyone has been asking me [about Urijah]," White said. "I just don't know. I really have not even thought about it yet."
Faber, though, isn't the only interested party. Chris Leben, Wanderlei Silva, Jon Fitch, Alan Belcher, Chael Sonnen, Nate Marquardt, Dan Hardy, Miguel Torres and countless others all have expressed interest in coaching slots, which give the fighters unparalleled exposure and legions of new fans.
"TUF" oftentimes pits two top contenders (or a champ and contender) as coaches on opposing teams, and the fighters meet in a season-ending bout that's publicized throughout the 12-week season of "TUF." Current coaches Josh Koscheck and champ Georges St-Pierre, for example, meet in a UFC 124 title fight next month.
However, officials have to make their decisions carefully since, in essence, each fighter is put on the shelf for the better part of a year to tape the show and to wait for it to air over a three-month period. Some seasons already put title pictures on hold for extended periods of time, and fans can grow tired of the waiting.
Still, despite its 13th season and now entering a sixth year on air, "TUF" shows no signs of slowing down. The current 12th season has scored solid ratings with approximately 1.8 million weekly viewers. Additionally, the recent "TUF 13" open tryouts drew nearly 300 professional fighters in Las Vegas, including notables such as Andre Galvao, Karl Amoussou, Zak Cummings, Robert "Bubba" McDaniel, Louis Taylor, Vitor Vianna, Tyler Stinson, Levi Avera, Shamar Bailey, Muhsin Corbbrey, James Krause and others.
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Eclipse champion and Kentucky Derby contender Hansen will school in the paddock at Turfway Park on Friday evening between the 6TH and 7TH races, according to the colt's breeder and majority owner, Dr. Kendall Hansen.
Hansen is scheduled to be in the paddock around 8 p.m. (EST). The gray son of Tapit is also expected to stretch his legs on the track during training hours on Friday morning, likely about 6 a.m., trainer Mike Maker said.
Hansen will remain at Turfway through Friday before heading to Louisville to continue his training, his conditioner added. He shipped to Kentucky from New York on Monday after winning the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes by three lengths on Saturday at Aqueduct.
For his trip to the Gotham Stakes winner's circle, Dr. Hansen decided against the usual coat-and-tie in favor of a bright blue T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase "The Great White Hope 05.05.12," the date of this year's Kentucky Derby. The shirts, produced by Overlay Apparel, will be available at Turfway on Friday for $20 each.
Dr. Hansen, a Northern Kentucky pain management specialist, has announced he will donate his portion of the proceeds to New Vocations, a racehorse retraining and adoption organization.
Hansen started his career with two races at Turfway, breaking his maiden on September 9 by 12 1/4 lengths and next winning the Kentucky Cup Juvenile on September 24 by 13 1/4 lengths. In his third start on November 5 at Churchill Downs, the talented colt held off Grade 1 winner Union Rags to capture the Breeders' Cup Juvenile by a head, sealing his selection as the year's champion two-year-old male.
Hansen finished second to Algorithms in the first start of his three-year-old campaign in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park on January 29, his lone defeat to date. His winning effort in the Gotham Stakes set the gray up for his expected next start in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial back at Aqueduct on April 7.


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Brad Pitt and Angela Jolie are back at it! For the first time in nine years, the longtime partners are collaborating on an upcoming movie, Deadline reports.
Pitt, 50, met his current mate on the set of their first movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith, which arrived in theaters in June 2005. While the action flick was successful, bringing in $186.4 million at the domestic box office, and an additional $291.87 million abroad, it may be best known for bringing the power couple together.
According to Deadline, the parents to six children will team up for a film based on an original script that Jolie, 38, wrote. The publication speculates that Pitt and Jolie will star opposite one another in the leading roles.
Pitt, who recently worked on the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, seems to have room on his schedule for his leading lady's film. His only major upcoming project is the WWII drama Fury with Shia LaBeouf, Scott Eastwood, and Logan Lerman, which is scheduled for a November release.
This won't be Jolie's first time penning a script for the big screen. She wrote the 2011 war drama In the Land of Blood and Honey, which opened to mixed reviews from critics and earned $303,877 at the box office from its limited release.
Jolie's upcoming films include the Disney feature Maleficent with Elle Fanning, Juno Temple, and Brenton Thwaites, which will hit theaters later this year, and a vocal part in Kung Fu Panda 3, which is scheduled to arrive in 2015. She also recently led the war drama Unbroken, producing and directing the film, which is set for a Decemeber release.
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