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Apr 26,2009
Horoscopes by Holiday: Week of April 26
by Holiday Mathis
Mercury, the communication planet, has two homes: Virgo and Gemini. When he visits either, the channels of information open in interesting ways. This week Mercury comes home to Gemini, stimulating our conversations and introducing new ideas. Friday marks the halfway point of spring, and the fun will escalate in part two of the season. The Taurus sun urges us to revel in the freshness and vitality that are all around.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). A creative project is frustrating to you, but that's because you're looking at the minor aspects of it. Don't try to be too perfect. You need a broad perspective. Get away from your work for a while on Tuesday and come back to it later in the week. A Leo or Pisces has uplifting anecdotes. Your weekend will be inspired.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The scope of your personality is not limited to the role that you play most of the time. Spend two hours on a private endeavor — one you consider to be a luxury. It may be months before you can get back to this project, but that doesn't matter. What's important is that you recognize the many facets of your talent.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are interested in the way things come together. You want to know why they work. Like a child who is learning about the world, you are naturally inclined to experiment. You might deconstruct a situation in order to understand it, or cause problems on purpose in order to test your skill at fixing them.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Are you really getting what you need? You may find yourself acting out in uncontrolled ways. You could overindulge in some regard to make up for feelings of deprivation. Know what brings you pleasure and enjoyment — make a list. And then make it a priority to do some of the things on your list this week.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are excellent at sales. Whether it's ideas, products or simply selling yourself, you'll rock it this week. You appear not to be taking this work too seriously. With a gleam in your eye, you will tease and have some fun with your subjects in order to drum up more interest. And you know just when to swoop in for the closer.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS: You have a long-term effect on others. You are a walking, talking example of all you believe in, and because you constantly demonstrate your beliefs, others will be influenced by you. Refrain from arguing your cause — it will only backfire. Your life choices are an argument that no one can refute. There will be an exciting shift in your career in May. You see new parts of the world in June. A personal fantasy comes true in July. Your heart is fulfilled by a special connection in August.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You still think about that certain person from your distant past. You might even replay a scene that you lived through with this person, imagining that you behave differently, saying the perfect thing. You can't go back in time, but you will get the chance to make a current situation right with the lesson you learned.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You are mentally fresh in the early week and will zoom through the work that seemed like a slog just last week. Take a break on Wednesday. You don't have to wait until the weekend to do something that's tremendously fun.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). What kind of people are interested in you and your work lately? You'll get an objective viewpoint on what you offer and understand why it appeals to certain people and not others. You'll also get insight as to how you can broaden your appeal. By the end of the week you will have earned new fans.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A higher degree of teamwork will be necessary in order to make things happen this week. Big projects can't move forward unless the whole group gets behind to push them. You can be the glue, bringing people together who don't usually like one another and making them all work in the same direction.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You will consider embarking on a new endeavor. You would have to be a beginner at this one — to start at the very bottom and work your way through each stage. There are advantages to being at the bottom. It is a place where there is everything to dream about and nothing to be afraid of. Have courage!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You see a problem coming together like dark storm clouds in the distance and are not the least bit daunted. Trouble, if you face it head on, is what will make you strong. Welcome this challenge. It is quite like other things you have handled and handled well. People will rely on you. You're a leader and a visionary.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You don't have to be in an elite group to be special. You don't feel the need to separate yourself or judge others. You get into the social mix and do what everyone else is doing. Because of this, you make a difference in someone's life. This person respects you, feels safe around you and let's you inside his or her world.
Holiday Mathis is the author of "Rock Your Stars".


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The aim of graduate education is to create individuals with the capacity to learn independently and the ability to define and attack new problems. Chemists with graduate degrees are people who can both advance the fundamental understanding of their discipline and communicate what they have learned to others. The goal of the Graduate Program in Chemistry at DU is to realize the full development of the talents in each of our students. The various facets of the graduate experience have been crafted with that objective in mind. The size of our graduate program in chemistry allows us to maintain an informal environment in our department that both facilitates interactions between graduate students and members of the faculty and gives careful attention to the needs and aspirations of each student.
An advanced degree in chemistry or biochemistry can open up many interesting and challenging opportunities in today's technological society. In addition to seeking careers in traditional academic and industrial research environments, advanced degree holders in chemistry often go on to professional schools. This provides the possibility of exciting careers in medicine or areas that combine science with law, business, or public policy.
Please refer to the .pdf at left titled "Summary of Graduate Admission Requirements" as most questions you may have may be answered there. Please note that all applications must be received online and our priority application deadline is January 15. Email inquiries on any graduate subject may be sent to Professor Michelle Knowles, Chair of Graduate Admissions, at [email protected].
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Most graduate students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are provided financial support as teaching assistants or research assistants. Both positions provide a full tuition waiver, health insurance, and a stipend.
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The MA degree is designed primarily for students wanting to teach at the high school level. Although the main focus is formal course work, students become involved in a laboratory project; however, there is no thesis requirement. A full-time student can expect to take 18 months to complete this degree.
The MS degree has a strong research emphasis and requires a thesis representing a substantial research project. Those holding an MS degree in chemistry are currently much sought after by employers in the chemical, biotech, and environmental industries, as well as government laboratories. These employers are looking for strong laboratory skills and well-developed chemical instincts. A full-time student will typically take two to two and one-half years to complete this degree.
The PhD degree is the highest degree awarded and is intended for students whose goal is a career in scientific research. The ultimate aim of this degree is to train a scientist who can independently pursue a research project.

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We live blogged the U.S. stock market\'s action on Tuesday. You can get before-the-open news in Indications and read a compact rundown of the stock market in Market Snapshot.
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- 9:34 am
- Small steps back
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Good morning.
The main indexes are edging lower in the early going, putting a halt to two days of gains.
Dow -0.1%
Nasdaq -0.1%
Russell 2000 -0.3%
- 9:37 am
- Staples, other retailers slide
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Staples /quotes/zigman/78299/delayed /quotes/nls/spls SPLS is the worst performer among S&P 500 stocks, last down 10%.
Before the opening bell, MarketWatch's Ciara Linnane had reported that retailers led decliners among S&P 500 stocks in premarket trade Tuesday after a slew of earnings reports that fell short of expectations.
Photo credit: Bloomberg
- 9:43 am
- Urban drops 6%
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Other retailers that are taking it on the chin include Urban Outfitters /quotes/zigman/55244/delayed /quotes/nls/urbn URBN , last down nearly 6%, TJX /quotes/zigman/243683/delayed /quotes/nls/tjx TJX (-4.4%) and PetSmart /quotes/zigman/54520/delayed /quotes/nls/petm PETM (-2.7%).
The SPDR S&P Retail ETF /quotes/zigman/478011/delayed /quotes/nls/xrt XRT was last down 1.6%, leaving it down 6.2% for the year to date versus SPY's /quotes/zigman/714403/delayed /quotes/nls/spy SPY 2.1% gain.
- 9:48 am
- Home Depot leads Dow
- by Victor Reklaitis
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It's not all gloomy for retailers today, as Home Depot /quotes/zigman/229488/delayed /quotes/nls/hd HD gains 2% to lead the Dow industrials.
Home Depot had been in the red in premarket action, as its quarterly earnings and revenue missed expectations.
But the company did lift its full-year profit target, and that helps explain why the stock is now in the green.
Photo credit: Bloomberg
- 9:58 am
- Fresh session lows
- by Victor Reklaitis
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The main indexes have been marching steadily lower since the open, yet again touching fresh session lows in the last few minutes.
They are coming off two straight days of gains.
At last check, the S&P 500 has basically given back all of yesterday's advance.
Dow -0.4%
Nasdaq -0.6%
Russell 2000 -1.2%
- 10:03 am
- Dick's dives 16%
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Today is light on economic reports, so the market's main focus seems to be these generally downbeat quarterly releases from retailers.
Dick's Sporting Goods /quotes/zigman/310940/delayed /quotes/nls/dks DKS is another retailer that's really struggling today, last down a whopping 16%.
MarketWatch has a story that says:
"Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. cut its outlook for the year, saying it continued to struggle with weaker sales in its golf and hunting categories during its first quarter."
Go here for more.
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- 10:20 am
- BlackRock strategist says stick with stocks
- by Victor Reklaitis
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MarketWatch's Need To Know column points out a bullish note from a strategist working for the world's largest asset manager:
"Don't be scared out of equities, says Russ Koesterich of BlackRock. They're still the place to be long term, no matter how tasty bonds may seem to be."
Here's another excerpt quoting Koesterich (pictured here) from today's Need To Know piece:
"'Despite the strong performance of bonds year-to-date, I remain cautious toward fixed income and advocate maintaining a long-term overweight to stocks.' He also warned you might want to be selective and avoid the still-pricy small caps and social-media stocks. Even those, however, are cheaper than bonds, he says."
Go here to read the full column.
- 10:39 am
- XRT chart
- by Victor Reklaitis
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It's interesting that the retail ETF peaked on Black Friday.
Check out the posts here at 9:37 a.m. Eastern and 9:43 for the individual retailers that are getting hammered today.
- 10:44 am
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Wall Street returns to the down side. And close to 10 million U.S. households are underwater on their mortgages. MarketWatch's Ann Cates reports.
- 10:55 am
- Markets update
- by Anora Mahmudova
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More than an hour into the trading session, stocks are deeply in the red, though they are trading sideways in a narrow range.
On the S&P 500 all ten main sectors are trading low, with the industrials and telecoms leading losses.
The Dow is weighed down by losses in Caterpillar and AT&T. 25 or 30 Dow components are trading in negative territory.
- 11:00 am
- Hulbert: don't bet on summer rally
- by Anora Mahmudova
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As Memorial Day approaches each year, many advisers — like clockwork — begin referring to a so-called "summer rally." Here's what to do if yours does so this week: Get rid of him, says Mark Hulbert.
To be sure, the stock market will rally sometime this summer. But it rallies at some point during every season of the year. There is nothing exceptional about the summer in this regard.
- 11:09 am
- Fed speakers this week
- by Anora Mahmudova
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For the past two days there are practically no economic reports that investors care about. But this week's calendar is full with Fed speakers.
Today, Charles Plosser, president of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank speaks at 12:30 p.m. Eastern, and William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, talks at 1 p.m. (pictured on the right).
On Monday, San Francisco Fed President John Williams said it would likely be more than a year before the central bank begins raising interest rates. Meanwhile, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher lamented the performance of Congress, saying it has acted like a brake on economic growth which the Fed can't overcome with aggressive stimulus policies. Read the recap of the live blog with Williams, Fisher and Bernanke.
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- 11:15 am
- Small stocks are selling off
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Tech and small stocks rallied yesterday, but today's declines already erased Russell 2000's gains. The index of small stocks is down 1.1% this morning.
Russell 2000 erases all of yesteray's 1.0% gain in 30 minutes. On a Tuesday no less! $IWM
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) May 20, 2014
- 11:27 am
- Performance of defensive stocks
- by Anora Mahmudova
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An interesting tweet about defensive sectors:
All 3 defensive sectors still outperforming the $SPX year-to-date. $XLU $XLP $XLV pic.twitter.com/FX82IYiOHq
— Charlie Bilello, CMT (@MktOutperform) May 20, 2014
- 11:49 am
- Equity rotaion
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Wells Fargo analysts — Marke Litzerman, proprietary equity strategies and research manager and David Hoium, equity style portfolio manager, put out a note on the equity market rotation, shedding some light in to causes and consequences.
March marked the end of a period of significant outperformance by growth stocks that began during the summer of 2013. …
This was a rotation out of seemingly over-valued stocks in the technology, biotechnology, and specialty pharmaceutical sectors, and "hot" growth stocks in other sectors as well.
Interestingly, it was not preceded by a rash of analyst downgrades, negative earnings revisions, target price decreases, or negative earnings preannouncements. While there is no easy answer to explain the sudden shift in market sentiment, it appears to be a confluence of several factors that occurred at about the same time, prompting investors to reevaluate their appetite for risk.
- 12:01 pm
- Society a step closer to cashless
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Alternative payment systems including apps mean more of us actually cannot spare a few bucks. Joan Doniger reports.
- 12:12 pm
- Stocks extend losses
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Stocks hit new session lows as they extended earlier losses.
S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -0.52%
Dow /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.59%
Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP -0.57%
- 12:18 pm
- Dow in triple-digit loss
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Dow digs deeper into the red – drops over 100 points at session lows. Only 4 of 30 components are hanging onto small gains.
- 12:33 pm
- GM heads south on more recalls
- by Sue Chang
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Shares of General Motors /quotes/zigman/1466682/delayed /quotes/nls/gm GM retreated 1.8% after the auto maker announced it is recalling 2.4 million additional vehicles. The latest move brings the total recalls so far this year to 29.
This new recall will affect the following cars:
- 1,339,355 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia full-size crossovers from the 2009-2014 model years and Saturn Outlooks from 2009-2010.
- 1,075,102 of the previous generation 4-speed automatic transmission Chevrolet Malibu from the 2004-2008 model years and Pontiac G6 from the 2005-2008 model years.
- 1,402 Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs from the 2015 model year.
- 12:46 pm
- Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 fails to impress
- by Sue Chang
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The market is not too impressed with Microsoft's /quotes/zigman/20493/delayed /quotes/nls/msft MSFT new Surface tablet which the company claims will replace the conventional laptop.
Microsoft unveiled the 12-inch screen Surface Pro 3 Tuesday in the hopes of grabbing some of Apple's iPad's share of the tablet market. Microsoft's stock is down 0.4% in recent activity.
- 1:51 pm
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Retail stocks have come in for more punishment than the rest. Rightly so, says Brian Battle of Performance Trust.
- 1:56 pm
- Top 5 losers on S&P 500
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Top 5 decliners on the S&P 500 – all retail stocks:
Staples /quotes/zigman/78299/delayed /quotes/nls/spls SPLS -13%
Urban Outfitters /quotes/zigman/55244/delayed /quotes/nls/urbn URBN -8.4%
TJX Companies /quotes/zigman/243683/delayed /quotes/nls/tjx TJX -7.1%
Best Buy /quotes/zigman/219712/delayed /quotes/nls/bby BBY -5.8%
PetSmart /quotes/zigman/54520/delayed /quotes/nls/petm PETM -5.1%
- 2:43 pm
- Gold settles modestly higher
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Gold futures settled modestly higher for a second straight session on Tuesday, sticking to a tight trading range and finding little reason to rally after the World Gold Council reported that first-quarter gold demand was nearly unchanged from a year ago, writes Myra Saefong and Shawn Langlois.
Traders also positioned themselves ahead of several speeches from Federal Reserve officials this week and the central bank's minutes from the last meeting due out Wednesday.
- 2:56 pm
- WSJ Live: Chasing yield, investor plow into junk bonds
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Large investors are rushing into the riskiest corporate bonds, frustrated by low interest rates on safer investments and convinced that even companies with shaky finances are in little danger of default. Colin Barr joins MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
- 3:18 pm
- Market update
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Quick market update – stocks are on track to finish the day with solid losses.
S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX – 0.71%
Dow /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.86%
Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP -0.78%
Russell 2000 /quotes/zigman/2759624/realtime RUT -1.7%
- 3:20 pm
- On stock buybacks
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Williams Watts has a blog post on stock buybucks:
With cash coming out the collective wazoo, companies have been aggressively buying back stock for years, a factor that's undoubtedly contributed to the five-year-plus bull market. Now there are signs the tactic is losing its punch, writes John Higgins of Capital Economics.
- 3:28 pm
- A drubbing for the Dow
- by Victor Reklaitis
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- 3:31 pm
- iShares Russell 2000 ETF
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Folks, until the $IWM can close above the 200 DMA for more than a day or 2, rallies remain suspect. @jkrinskypga
— Mike Bergen (@BergenCapital) May 20, 2014
- 3:49 pm
- What did the Fed say
- by Victor Reklaitis
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What's with the stepped up selling in the afternoon?
The latest comments from Fed officials have been getting some of the blame.
The U.S. economy is likely to grow at an accelerating pace in the second half of 2014 and into next year, possibly requiring the Federal Reserve to "begin raising interest rates sooner rather than later," said Charles Plosser, president of the Philadelphia Fed.
Meanwhile, New York Fed President William Dudley said the central bank will take its time lifting interest rates.
- 3:50 pm
- Kim Forrest: Tuesday selloff
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Kim Caughey Forrest, senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital, says that today's market sold off after a combination of several factors:
Dismal earnings from retailers signal that consumers do not want to spend and that is worrying for the economy. Weak outlook from Caterpillar rattled investors after it warned about falling demand around the world.
Finally, Philly Fed president Charles Plosser said that Fed may need to act sooner rather than later should the economy accelerate and even though it's not news and everyone expects rate hikes sometime in the future, markets did not like to be reminded of the fact.
- 3:59 pm
- Cat crushed
- by Victor Reklaitis
- Add a Comment
Caterpillar /quotes/zigman/221644/delayed /quotes/nls/cat CAT is on track to be the biggest loser in the Dow, last down 3.7%.
The heavy-equipment maker posted soft global retail machinery sales for the three months through April, according to a WSJ report.
- 4:01 pm
- The close!
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Dow -0.8% or -137 points
Nasdaq -0.7%
Russell 2000 -1.5%
- 4:10 pm
- Salesforce up late
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Salesforce.com /quotes/zigman/338061/delayed /quotes/nls/crm CRM is up in late trading after its quarterly earnings report.
MarketWatch's After Hours column will have details shortly on the software maker and other late movers.
Thanks for checking out today's live blog… that's a wrap.


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The Bots rise beyond high school origins
Brothers Mikaiah and Anaiah Leil are two of the many teenage boys who started a rock band while in high school. But, unlike most of those guys, who leave those rock n' roll dreams on the graduation stage, they bucked that trend and turned their band, The Bots, into a full-fledged music career. The rock duo now tours with bands such as the Dropkick Murphys and has recorded three self-produced albums while preparing to turn its new EP, "Sincerely Silent," into a full-length album for release later this summer.
Friday, the duo will make their first trip to Wilmington to perform 8 p.m. May9 at Orton's Music & Billiards (135 N. Front St.). Performing with them will be The Hell No and The Manimals. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased through eTix.
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How were the The Bots formed?
Mikaiah Leil: We formed the band as a garage rock band in high school. Over the years, we were just the last members of the band and we kind continued to work with it. Now, seven or eight years later, here we are doing it professionally and we're very grateful for the success we have found with the band and the experiences we have had.
How you would describe your style of music?
It is always different when we write things in the studio and then play it on stage. When performing, the music tends to be a bit faster and more raw than it is on the record. So the music lives two different lives. When we go for our sound, we are a rock band, that is what we like to call it. It is all about dynamics and about keeping things textually interesting.
Who are you influenced by? What bands do you find inspire your music?
I listen to all the music we don't sound like, honestly. In fact, I don't really listen to music to sound like it. I listen to classical music, and there are certain breaks that will inspire certain elements and bits in our tunes. But it is not that it sounds classical or anything like that. I listen to everything and feel like we appreciate all kinds of music. Our influences come from anywhere, really. If you're a passionate person and you're inspired by life, then that can be your thing that helps you write songs.
You mentioned that your music lives two lives — one on the record and one on the stage. So how would you describe you live shows?
Anaiah: A lot of energy.
Mikaiah: (laughs) I feel like most bands do that though. If you listen to any record, you can hear the studio quality and not everything from the studio can be replicated on stage. That's what makes it a live show and raw and really rock n' roll.
This will be your first time in Wilmington, so are you guys excited to be performing somewhere you haven't yet?
Anaiah: We are always excited to play a place we have never been to. Whatever town or city it may be, it is always fun.
For information about The Bots' show Friday, visit Orton's Music & Billiards.
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Each I SURVIVED book tells the story of one of history's most terrifying events, through the eyes of a kid who lived to tell the tale. A mix of real history and thrilling plots will take you into the midst of events that have shaped our world, from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the Nazi Invasions of 1944 to the Joplin tornado of 2011. Each character will face life-or-death challenges to discover that even in history's darkest moments, hope stays alive.
Want more thrilling stories? Read I SURVIVED True Stories.
I Survived The Children's Blizzard, 1888
By Lauren Tarshis
Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he's about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was a monster, a frozen hurricane that slammed into America's midwest without warning. Within hours, America's prairie would be buried under ten feet of snow. Hundreds would be dead, thousands terrified and lost and freezing.
John never wanted to move to the wide-open prairie. He's a city kid, not a tough pioneer! But his inner strength is seriously tested when he finds himself trapped in the blinding snow, the wind like a giant crushing hammer, pounding him over and over again. Will John ever find his way home?
I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
By Lauren Tarshis
British soldiers were everywhere. There was no escape.
Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He was only eleven years old! He'd barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. How could he, while being worked to the bone by his cruel uncle, Uriah Storch?
But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee the only home he knows, Nate is suddenly propelled toward a thrilling and dangerous journey into the heart of the Revolutionary War. He finds himself in New York City on the brink of what will be the biggest battle yet.
The American Revolution began because colonists were frustrated that Britain forced them to pay taxes, yet did not give them any representation in the British Parliament. Colonists rallied behind the phrase, "no taxation without representation."
The first shot fired in the American Revolution was on April 19, 1775 in Lexington, Massachusetts. It became famously known as the "shot heard round the world".
George Washington attended school until he was 14 years old and he became Commander of the Virginia Militia when he was just 23.
Although the war was between the colonies and Great Britain, other countries got involved as well. The French were a major ally to the colonies and there were French, German, and Spanish soldiers who fought in the war.
The Battle of Saratoga was the first great American victory of the war and is widely believed to have been the turning point that led America to triumph over Britain.
Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but it wasn't until the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 that Great Britain acknowledged America's independence. The treaty established a northern boundary with Canada and set the Mississippi River as the western boundary.
I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
By Lauren Tarshis
The mountain exploded with the power of ten million tons of dynamite . . .
Eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe has grown up with the beautiful Mount St. Helens always in the background. She's hiked its winding trails, dived into its cold lakes, and fished for trout in its streams. Just looking at Mount St. Helens out her window made Jess feel calm, like it was watching over her somehow. Of course, she knew the mountain was a volcano . . . but not the active kind, not a volcano that could destroy and kill!
Then Mount St. Helens explodes with unimaginable fury. Jess suddenly finds herself in the middle of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. Ash and rock are spewing everywhere. Can Jess escape in time?
- The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 was one of the most environmentally destructive in world history, destroying 230 square miles of wilderness (more than three times the size of Washington, DC).
- It was the most powerful natural disaster ever recorded in America, more powerful than Hurricane Katrina in 2005 or the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.
- The main volcanic cloud rose to between 12 and 15 miles into the sky, into the Earth's stratosphere.
- Before St. Helens erupted, the volcano was 9,677 feet tall, the fifth-tallest mountain in the Cascades). Following the eruption, St. Helens lost over one thousand feet in height, now standing at 8,363 feet tall.
- The landslide caused by the eruption covered 23 square miles of land, traveled at 70-150 miles per hour, and was roughly 100 feet deep. The landslide alone destroyed 27 bridges, 185 miles of highway, and roughly 3 million trees.
I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
By Lauren Tarshis
In May of 1937, the Hindenburg, a massive German airship, caught fire while attempting to land in New Jersey, killing 35 people. Lauren Tarshis's latest thrilling addition to the New York Times bestselling I SURVIVED series, will feature an 11-year-old boy in the middle of this historic disaster.
In their day, the Hindenburg and other commercial zeppelins were the fastest way to cross the Atlantic Ocean, travelling from Europe to North or South America in half the time of the fastest ocean liner.
Many of the passengers with tickets on the Hindenburg's return flight from the United States to Germany were planning to attend the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in London the following week.
The Hindenburg disaster is the most famous airship accident in history thanks to the iconic film footage and the emotional eyewitness account of radio reporter Herbert Morrison, who uttered the famous words "Oh, the humanity!".
Zeppelins are HUGE! The Hindenburg alone was close to 804 feet long, which is longer than three Boeing 747 jumbo jets placed end-to-end and just 79 feet shy of the length of the Titanic.
Zeppelins pioneered airmail service across the Atlantic, and the Hindenburg carried approximately 17,000 pieces of correspondence on its final voyage. Amazingly, 176 pieces stored in a protective container survived the crash and were postmarked four days after the disaster.
I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011
By Lauren Tarshis
The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011. It was part of a larger tornado outbreak in the spring of that year and reached a maximum width of nearly 1 mile during its path through the southern part of the city, killing 158 people, injuring over 1,000, and causing damages amounting to a total of $2.8 billion, making it the costliest single tornado in U.S. history. Lauren will bring her signature intensity to this distinctly American natural disaster, placing a young boy in the middle of one of the deadliest tornadoes to strike the United States since 1947.
Tornadoes have touched down in every part of the world except Antarctica, but the majority of them happen in the United States.
The United States has been struck by ten times as many tornadoes as Canada, which ranks second.
Half of all US tornadoes hit in the central plains; the area from northern Texas to North Dakota, which is often called Tornado Alley.
An average of 1,000 tornadoes touch down in the United States every year.
If you are ever taking shelter from a tornado at home, put on a bike helmet or ski helmet to protect yourself from flying debris.
I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire, 1871
By Lauren Tarshis
In a national contest, readers voted and decided that the next I SURVIVED topic will be the Great Chicago Fire, 1871!
Could an entire city really burn to the ground? Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city, but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode.
An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating fires in history?
The fire began at around 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 1871. In the end, it destroyed an area of the city four whole miles long and one mile wide.
Like some of the characters in the book, many children living in Chicago at the time of the Great Chicago Fire were orphaned. Many children lost their parents to diseases that today are curable, such as cholera and influenza; others had lost their fathers on the battlefields of the Civil War, which ended in 1865.
An estimated 300 people died in the fire. At the time, about 334,000 people lived in Chicago, so the vast majority of the residents did manage to escape.
Amazingly the deadliest fire in U.S. history happened the very same day as the Great Chicago Fire, about 250 miles to the north, in Peshtigo, Wisconsin.
I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
By Lauren Tarshis
In I SURVIVED: The Destruction of Pompeii, 79 A.D., one boy struggles to escape the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times? In this thrilling addition to the bestselling I SURVIVED series, readers are taken back to antiquity with a young boy trying to escape the doomed city as the giant volcano erupts. Does he have what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?
The eruption lasted for three days and buried Pompeii under thirty feet of ash and stone.
Many people did escape in the first hours after the eruption. Most of those who stayed behind were likely killed by the waves of gases and fire that swept down the mountain. These pyroclastic surges traveled at 400 miles per hour, and instantly burned everything in their paths.
Pompeii was buried in AD 79 and sealed for centuries, like a time capsule. The ash and stone preserved more than just the buildings. Archeologists have unearthed thousands of artifacts — skeletons, petrified loaves of bread, statues, toys, furniture, chariots, gladiator helmets, silverware, cooking pots, shoes, earrings, and much, much more.
Vesuvius is one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes — and also one of the most closely monitored.
Today, nearly two thousand years after Pompeii was destroyed, we remain powerless against the destructive fury of a major volcanic eruption. Much of this beautiful region of Italy would likely be buried again.
I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
By Lauren Tarshis
In a Polish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister Zena struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest.
Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?
In the 1930s, a large number of Germans were poor and desperate; it was during this time that Adolf Hitler rose to power. He stood in front of huge crowds of Germans and made a big promise — that he would lead Germany back to strength after their defeat in World War I. And many people, hungry for change, put their faith in him.
Jewish people tried to leave Europe when Hitler came to power, but since most nations had very strict rules about immigration, the majority of them had nowhere they could go. When World War II officially began, leaving Europe became even more difficult.
In order to survive, the Jewish partisans built secret camps deep in the forests, with underground dwellings that were almost invisible even to someone walking nearby. They scrounged for food, often forced to steal from local farmers or from Nazi food warehouses. Above all, they worked together to survive.
The largest and most famous Jewish partisan camp was organized by three brothers, Tuvia, Zus, and Asael Bielski. In addition to fighting Nazis, the Bielskis rescued and protected more than 1,200 Jewish men, women, and children.
World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied troops. By then, Hitler had already taken his own life and hundreds of thousands of survivors were freed from concentration camps.
I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
By Lauren Tarshis
The disaster felt around the world...
Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle's house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away and pulled apart by a terrible tsunami.
Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to survive one of the most epic disasters of all time?
The Tohoku Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.03—the strongest ever known to hit in Japan, and the fourth-largest earthquake ever recorded in history.
Nearly 16,000 people died in the Tohoku Disaster.
"Tsunami" is a Japanese word that literally means "harbor wave." Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes that occur under the ocean floor, though they can also be caused by landslides, volcanic eruptions, or meteor crashes. This makes them much different—and much more dangerous—than regular ocean waves, which are caused by wind moving over the ocean's surface.
The Tohoku Tsunami was hundreds of miles long, and destroyed towns, villages, and cities along more than three hundred miles of Japan's northeastern coast. Like the Tohoku Earthquake, the Tohoku Tsunami was one of the largest ever recorded.
The Tohoku Tsunami and Earthquake didn't just cause a disaster at sea; they also caused a major disaster on land by severely damaging the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Nuclear power is a kind of electricity created through a domino effect: a chemical reaction creates heat, which boils water, which produces steam, and then, finally, electricity! But if a nuclear plant is damaged, things can go wrong very quickly. At Fukushima, the quake and wave knocked out electricity, caused fires, and sent extremely harmful, radioactive particles into the atmosphere.
Between the Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi power plant failure, nearly 130,000 buildings were totally destroyed and roughly 1 million buildings were badly damaged.
I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
By Lauren Tarshis
The bloodiest battle in American history is under way...
It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone — they're marching with the army.
But then orders come through: The men are called to battle in Pennsylvania. Thomas has made it so far...
Imagine what it would be like to have no say in what happened to you. That's what life was like for the nearly 4 million slaves living in the United States in 1860, the year before the Civil War began.The Civil War lasted four years and ended in 1865. Slavery was also one of the main reasons the war was fought at all—because America couldn't agree on whether or not the country's many African American slaves should be free. When Abraham Lincoln became president, more and more people in the North were saying that America should not have slavery anywhere. Already it was illegal in the North. They said it had to be banned in the South, too.
Nobody knows exactly how many people died during the Civil War, but historians estimate that it was about 750,000. That's more than the number who died in all of the other wars America has fought combined.
Sadly, slavery has been a fact of human life for thousands of years. Even some of our country's founding fathers—George Washington and Thomas Jefferson—owned slaves.
Some slaves (like Thomas and Birdie in I SURVIVED: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863) decided to take matters into their own hands. Like them, thousands of slaves from the American South attempted to escape by following the North Star, finding safe harbor on Underground Railroad—a network of people who felt that slavery was wrong, and were willing to offer their homes as safe harbor for slaves escaping to freedom in the North.
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest in the Civil War. The Confederate Army (from the South) lost 28,000 men, more than a third of their army. The Union Army (from the North) lost 23,000, but their army was bigger, and there were more people living in the North. Even so, the battle was devastating to both sides, and is commemorated today with the Gettysburg Memorial in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Following the battle, Gettysburg was chosen by Abraham Lincoln as the site of his time-honored Gettysburg Address, beginning with the famous words: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
I Survived: The Attacks of September 11th, 2001
By Lauren Tarshis
On the day that shocks the world, one boy just wants to find his dad.
The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire department where they both work. Benny taught Lucas everything about football. So when Lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan.
So the next morning, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. But just as Lucas arrives at his uncle's firehouse, everything changes—and nothing will ever be the same again.
By 10 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, terrorists had crashed three commercial jets into three iconic American superstructures: The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were flown into the North Tower (Tower 1) and the South Tower (Tower 2); American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.
By 10:05 a.m., a fourth and final jet – United Airlines Flight 93 – crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Later, it was learned that Flight 93 was intended for either the U.S. Capitol building or the White House in Washington, D.C. Passengers on that plane learned of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and stormed the cockpit to try and regain control of the plane.
By 10:30 a.m., both the South Tower and the North Tower of the World Trade Center had collapsed. On the day of the attacks, 50,000 people were working in the World Trade Center. 2,016 of them died, in addition to 343 firefighters and 60 police officers.
On the 10th anniversary of the attacks, a 9/11 Memorial was dedicated at Ground Zero in New York City-the sixteen acre disaster zone surrounding the fallen towers. The memorial features the world's largest man-made waterfalls and reflecting pools of about an acre in size each.
I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
By Lauren Tarshis
Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco—not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, businesses and families move in everyday from everywhere, and anything seems possible.
But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken—literally—and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster?
Earthquakes are caused by movement of the earth's tectonic plates-gigantic pieces of the planet's rocky crust. The edges of the plates are rough, and sometimes knock into one another, getting stuck. They get so stuck, in fact, that only a sudden violent movement-an earthquake-can get them unstuck!
Eighty percent of the world's earthquakes happen in an area of the Pacific Ocean nicknamed the "ring of fire." The Pacific plate is always moving, and caused recent powerful earthquakes in Chile, New Zealand, and Japan. It also caused the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco.
The most earthquake-prone state in the United States is Alaska. That's where America's strongest earthquake occurred, a quake measuring 9.2 that hit Prince William Sound on March 28, 1964.
The deadliest earthquake on record happened in central China, in the year 1556. It struck a region where most people lived in caves carved into soft rock. The earthquake caused the caves to collapse, and an estimated 830,000 people died.
I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
By Lauren Tarshis
Eleven-year-old Danny Crane is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when the world is torn apart and World War II officially hits the United States. Does he have what it takes to find his way home in the midst of the bombs, the smoke, and the destruction of the day that will live in infamy?
In the attacks on Pearl Harbor, nearly 2,500 people were killed: 2,388 American military personnel; 48 American civilians; and 64 Japanese military personnel.
American artillery also suffered great losses. Naval forces suffered the total destruction of 164 aircraft; 12 sunk or beached ships; and 9 damaged ships.
Four months after the Pearl Harbor attack, American leaders decided that approximately 100,000 people of Japanese descent, the majority of them American citizens, should be forced to live in special guarded camps called "internment camps." They were forced to stay there until the end of the war in 1945. Today, the "internment" of loyal Japanese Americans is considered a shameful act in American history. The federal government officially apologized in 1983.
Pearl Harbor convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress that the United States should enter World War II, which at that time had already been raging in Europe for about 2 years. It would become the bloodiest war in history. Nearly 60 million people died, including more than 400,000 American soldiers.
Today, Pearl Harbor is still a major military base. It is also a monument and a graveyard, where you can visit the USS Arizona Memorial.
I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
By Lauren Tarshis
Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm.
At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century—alone?
Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst disasters ever to strike the United States, with a death toll that reached 1,800 people.
More than 340,000 people evacuated from New Orleans before the storm hit. But many were too old or sick to make the trip, or couldn't afford the costs of evacuation — leaving an estimated 100,000 people behind.
In the weeks after the flood, the Humane Society of the United States organized the biggest animal rescue in history. They broke into boarded-up houses, plucked dogs and cats from rooftops and trees, and even rescued pigs and goats.
Americans donated more than $1 billion to help the victims of Katrina. Other countries donated, too. The largest donor was the government of Kuwait, which gave $500 million.
Today, New Orleans is protected by a storm-protection system, a 133-mile long chain of new levees, flood walls, gates and pumps. There is no guarantee that the system will be 100-percent effective in a strong hurricane. But it is a vast improvement over what existed when Katrina struck in 2005.
I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
By Lauren Tarshis
In the summer of 1916, ten year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the local news: A great white shark has been attacking and killing people up and down the Atlantic coast, not far from Chet's hometown of Springfield, New Jersey.
Then one day, swimming with his friends, Chet sees something in the water…
Of the more than 350 known shark species, only 4 are particularly prone to attack people: the bull shark (which is considered by many experts to be the most dangerous to humans); the great white; the tiger shark; and the hammerhead.
Shark attacks are very rare. In 2008, there were only 118 attacks reported world-wide and 4 deaths. In contrast, an average of 125,000 people die of snakebites each year.
Some scientists believe that most sharks don't mean to attack humans, but mistake surfers or swimmers for large sea mammals, like seals. This could explain why most shark attacks on humans are not fatal: a shark takes one bite, realizes its mistake, and swims away.
Most shark attacks happen to people swimming alone in the ocean. Experts suggest that the best way to avoid attack is to swim in groups. Other tips: Avoid swimming at night or at dusk; don't swim with a dog, because the whirling motion of its paws in the water can attract sharks; leave jewelry at home, since bright objects can also attract sharks; and don't swim in the ocean if you have a bleeding wound.
Every year, humans kill nearly 100 million sharks. They do so mainly for their fins, which are a prized ingredient for shark fin soup. In fact, many species are endangered, including the great white.
I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
By Lauren Tarshis
Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck—he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever.
The Titanic was 882 feet, 8 inches long (the length of four city blocks), and 92 feet, 6 inches wide (almost the length of a football field).
The massive ship could carry up to 3,547 people, and had 2,224 passengers on board for its first—and final—trip. However, it only had enough lifeboats to carry 1,178 people.
On Sunday, April 14, 1912, at 11:40 p.m., the Titanic struck the iceberg that would cause it to sink. It sank 2 hours, 40 minutes later at 2:20 a.m. on Monday, April 15.
When the Titanic sent out distress signals, the ship the Californian was just 6 miles away. Its radio operator had gone to bed just ten minutes before. Even though the Titanic also fired distress flares, people on the Californian thought they were just having a party.
The sinking of the Titanic inspired better safety regulations on major shipping vessels. Now, all ships must carry enough lifeboats for every passenger on board. Ships' radios are manned 24 hours a day. Regular lifeboat drills are held, and speed is reduced in ice, fog, or any other dangerous weather conditions.
I Survived True Stories #1: Epic Disasters
By Lauren Tarshis
From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan, to a boy nearly frozen on the prairie in 1888, these unforgettable kids lived to tell tales of unimaginable destruction — and, against all odds, survival. These five true stories include: The Children's Blizzard, 1888; The Titanic Disaster, 1912; The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919; The Japanese Tsunami, 2011; and The Henryville Tornado, 2012.
The Children's Blizzard, 1888
There is no place on earth with more extreme weather conditions than America's northern plains. But if that isn't bad enough, get ready for grasshoppers, also known as locusts. Swarms containing billions of the insects would sweep down from the sky and devour everything in their path.
The Titanic Disaster, 1912
The Titanic was lost in the North Atlantic, eight hundred miles from land. For decades people searched for the wreckage. Finally, on September 2, 1985, the Titanic was found by Dr. Robert Ballard.
The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919
The Great Boston Molasses Flood was one of the strangest disasters in history and has been largely forgotten besides a small metal plaque in Boston's North End.
The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
The force of the Great Tohoku Earthquake shifted Earth on its axis. It measured 9.0 on the Richter scale making it the strongest earthquake ever to hit Japan since record keeping began.
The Henryville Tornado, 2012
An average of 1,200 tornadoes strike the United States every year. The largest tornado ever recorded was 2.6 miles wide.
I Survived True Stories #2: Nature Attacks
By Lauren Tarshis
From 14-year-old Joseph Dunn who was the lone survivor of the Shark Attacks of 1916, to 9-year-old Mike Kramer who, with the help of his quick-thinking parents, survived the Peshtigo fire of 1871, to the 13-year-old girl who survived a terrifying attack by a box jellyfish, this is a collection of unforgettable narrative non-fiction stories of unimaginable destruction — and, against all odds, survival.
A person is more likely to be killed by a coconut falling on their head than by a shark.
Sharks are more likely to approach lone swimmers, so best to stay in a group. Also, avoid swimming at dawn or dusk when sharks typically feed.
There are 1,500 active volcanoes in the world today.
The tallest volcano in the solar system is on Mars and it's called Olympus Mons and it's 15.5 miles high.
The Peshtigo Fire claimed 800 lives and happened on very same day at the Great Chicago Fire!
Every year there are an average of 70,000 wildfires in the United States. Lightning causes 10 percent of all wildfires.
There are more than 2,000 species of jellyfish and some of them even glow in the dark!
I Survived True Stories #3: Tornado Terror
By Lauren Tarshis
Available February 28, 2017!
The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. The Joplin Tornado of 2011 was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists and storm chasers create a unique and thrilling nonfiction read, by the author of the New York Times bestselling I Survived series.
I Survived: The Attack of The Grizzlies, 1967
By Lauren Tarshis
Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier National Park every year, and it's always been a place where she can forget her troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every moment in the park is a heartbreaking reminder of the past.
Then Mel comes face-to-face with the mighty grizzly. Now her only thought is one of survival. Mel will soon be a part of one of the most tragic seasons in the history of America's national parks, a summer of terror that will forever change ideas about how grizzlies and humans can exist together in the wild.
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A battle that would change the course of World War II… Eleven-year-old Paul's French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn't seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better.
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The specimens are packed and tomorrow the first Museum staff will make our way down to Lyme Regis for the fossil festival (3-5 May). We have a nice selection of ammonites, brachiopods, fish, sharks, and a replica dinosaur skull of a Baryonyx and its claw to show people different types of fossils which can be found on the Jurassic Coast. We do seem to have a lot of things to take...
Emma Bernard (left) and Zoe Hughes (right).
This first group is Martin Munt, Zuzanna Wawrzyniak, Zoe Hughes and me, Emma Bernard. We will be heading out to do some fieldwork on Wednesday (Hopefully we'll find lots of ammonites!), though we haven't yet quite decided where we will head to, it might be weather dependant, so hope for sunshine.
Thursday will take us to a school event in Dorchester where we will be talking about the wonders of cephalopod taxonomy. Over the weekend it is the festival and the Museum will be represented by many staff and lots of fun activities including sieving for sharks teeth, learning all about the wonders of the Rhynie Chert (which is 407 million years old) and gold panning. There is also an opportunity for people to bring along any fossils of their own for identification.
The festival is important as Lyme Regis is at the heart of the Jurassic Coast and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For more information about Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, visit their website.
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No need to panic, says Windies coach
PERTH, Australia (CMC) – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson says there is no need to press the panic button despite watching his side get routed by Australia for their third lowest total in One-Day Internationals on Friday.
Opting to bat first at the WACA Ground, the Windies were rolled over for 70 in seamer-friendly conditions with only three batsmen making it into double figures but none making it to 20.
The game ended in just over three hours with a nine-wicket defeat for the Caribbean side.
"It is not a situation where you will make wholesale changes, it's only the first match in a five-match series so we've lost the first contest and there are four more to go and we're obviously eagerly looking forward to the next four," Gibson told a media conference on Saturday.
"I don't expect there to be too many changes. The guys that were picked in the first game are the guys that we thought could do the job. We got knocked over [but] you have to back the guys you have in your squad."
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Now that President Obama has won a second term, he has a window of opportunity to address important issues facing the nation by reaching across party lines. One fruitful area for bipartisan agreement is technology. While it may not have received much attention during the campaign, technology can be a uniting cause that directly drives our national economy and supports our ability to compete globally.
As our political leaders turn to the pre-eminent issue of the near future -- addressing the fiscal cliff -- we at CompTIA call on policymakers to consider the importance of tech firms and entrepreneurs to our economy. While deficit control is vital and should be a priority, it should not be accomplished at the expense of our economic drivers: innovation, small business and workforce preparedness. We should identify savings from lower-priority programs that would allow the federal government to pursue its core missions, which include ensuring that strong and growing sectors of our economy, such as IT, continue to thrive.
Moreover, it is important to continue tax policies that spur innovation and the dynamism of our small businesses. For example, we should encourage accelerated depreciation on purchases of existing legacy and new innovative technologies so that U.S. business can not only keep up with the pace of innovation, but also outperform in a global economy. . Moving past this immediate imperative, the president can help spur growth and higher efficiencies in a wide swath of the economy by allowing small and medium-sized technology companies to realize their potential. One bipartisan priority should be easing access to capital to help small, innovative firms grow. Another should be preparing young people in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines and translating those educational underpinnings into career-readiness for those who do not pursue four-year or higher-education degrees.
By advocating for the release of a greater quantity, and larger blocks, of unlicensed radio spectrum for short-range applications, the president can spur innovation and growth in a critical sector of the economy. Today, we take for granted the degree of access and freedom that Wi-Fi has brought us. In truth, the benefits to the U.S. and global economy are incalculable.
A continuing revolution could stem from an additional release of spectrum. Medical devices, machine-to-machine communication, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing automation and logistics all would experience unprecedented advances, with consumers ultimately benefiting through faster, more efficient services -- from healthcare and personal finance to purchasing, both online and off. Small startups and IT technicians could benefit enormously, creating new and well-paying jobs. Beyond the economic and consumer benefits, miles of cabling could be eliminated annually, saving billions of dollars of resources and lessening environmental impact.
Finally, as technology continues to evolve, one of the biggest unknowns IT companies confront every day is protecting their customers' data and the nation's infrastructure. While this is in itself challenging, it is made increasingly confusing by uncertainty over the definition of data-breach and notification requirements. Today, without a common national standard for data breach and notification, an awkward patchwork of state laws has emerged. This regulatory hairball limits the ability of small IT firms in particular to grow and compete across states, and it throws into question how issues of breach are dealt with in distributed cloud-computing environments. The president, by advocating strongly for a national standard for data breach, can help bring sanity and clarity to this murky arena. No one loses by the creation of a national standard -- there are only winners.
By seizing technology imperatives and unleashing the potential of small and medium-sized IT companies, the president and Congress can continue the drive for innovation, growth and broad consumer benefits.
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Europe Week Ahead: Market Reaction Will Be Key
Market reaction to the Bank of Japan's massive monetary easing and the European Central Bank's wait-and-see position will be key next week. But, as MarketWatch's Sara Sjolin and Dow Jones's Andrea Tryphonides report, China, Bernanke and Alcoa will be very much in focus too.
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An improvement on the second film but not as fun or fresh as the first, the third "Men in Black" shows little sign of its troubled production – or even its age. Even though it has been 15 years since the first and 10 years since the second, director Barry Sonnenfeld and the behind-the-scenes team are so consistent in their approach, tone, design and production that it feels like MIB3 could well have been shot immediately after the last one.
Seemingly quaint in its modest 'please like me' approach, this instalment of 'Men' will only truly appeal to the faithful with its lack of trying to be anything other than what it is. There's no desperate need to prove itself, the film sticks to what it knows – allowing for a familiar and breezy entry that, though feeling forced and already quite dated, makes for a pleasant if bland diversion.
Will Smith does his usual routine of being a good host, Tommy Lee Jones pops up (albeit briefly) only to collect his check, while Emma Thompson and Bill Hader have small and unremarkable roles. It's the other supporting players who're the most memorable – Josh Brolin doing a superbly realised impersonation of Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg as the sweet and overly perceptive alien Griffin, and Jemaine Clement hamming it up as the delightfully icky villain Boris the Animal.
There's actually a bit of heart to this one with a nice emotional element that adds heft to the already fairly good third act set piece, but to get it the film trades in its laughs. Some jokes do fall entirely flat, but the level of humour is so barely above the ground anyway that the duds have no real impact and could easily be mistaken for just straight forward dialogue. The few that do hit however only produce a mild smile.
The emphasis in this entry is more on the sci-fi and action than the comedy beyond the obligatory jokes about celebrities being aliens. Full kudos to Rick Baker and his alien creature design which is often superbly realised. It's a serviceable entry, designed to not really to strain itself. The 1969 scenes are distinctly better than the present day elements which feel obligatory.
Those looking for faults will find them in spades from some galaxy-sized holes in the screenplay to the lack of energy or creativeness. Yet because the film is amiable, solidly paced, and trying desperately to be liked rather than demanding you comply and beat your sensory perception to death, it's hard not to be sucked in (even if only a little) by its charms.


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General is investigating four companies in relation to the Badin Lake Sewer Project.
DENTON | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General is investigating Hobbs Upchurch and Associates, Wateree Construction, Terry's Plumbing and All American Associates in relation to the Badin Lake Sewer Project.
"Handy Sanitary District is not under investigation, however Handy is cooperating with a federal investigation of Hobbs Upchurch and Associates, the contractors and the consulting firm, All American Associates, concerning the Badin Lake Sewer Project," said Karen Nash, Handy's board chairwoman, at its monthly meeting Thursday.
The office of public affairs for the EPA, Wateree Construction and Terry's Plumbing did not return calls for comment. A spokesman for All American Associates and Fred Hobbs of Hobbs Upchurch declined to comment.
"We hired Gray Walls (former general manager for Handy) in November 2011," said Dan Caudle, Badin Lake resident and past board member. "He started discovering problems and brought those issues to the board. It was ongoing. He continued to find things out of spec. I would assume that's what the investigation is about. Who approved all the change orders?"
EPA initiated the investigation after Handy filed lawsuits against three of the companies, Hobbs Upchurch, Wateree and Terry's Plumbing. The lawsuit against Hobbs Upchurch, filed in December, claimed the use of materials in the sewer project were not to "design criteria and were not adequate for the project." The complaint also claimed Hobbs Upchurch "failed to provide adequate assistance with the evaluation of bids which resulted in the award of construction contracts to contractors lacking the experience or expertise to perform the work." Wateree Construction and Terry's Plumbing were hired to build the system, and because of the discrepancies in work, Handy is also suing the construction and plumbing company.
After the sewer system was completed, Hobbs Upchurch employed the inspectors who were doing quality assurance on behalf of Handy. No issues were reported to the board as a result of these inspections.
Not only is Handy fighting lawsuits, it may also soon face oversight from a local government commission if two bills make it through the state Legislature. Reps. Jerry Dockham, R-Davidson, and George Cleveland, R-Onslow, filed House Bill 238, which is an act to protect the fiscal health of North Carolina's water and sewer systems. The bill reads that to protect the fiscal health of the systems, the local government commission would have authority to oversee the financial management of water and sewer systems.
An almost identical bill was filed five days later by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson.
"Our bills are not companion bills. It looks and appears as if the Senate bill is a copy of the House bill with the exception of the title," Dockham said.
He added that he co-sponsored the bill with Cleveland because of Cleveland's request.
"He knew I had been involved in the water and sanitary district debate for quite a number of years," Dockham explained. "It is certainly not directed at Handy Sanitary District. That was not my intent. I was thinking more of the sanitary districts across the state although we have had plenty of problems with Handy in Davidson County. We have to find some way to bring these things under control and get someone in charge of them so they don't go off and do whatever they want in any fashion they want."
Dockham said he is in support of the majority of the Handy board, although there have been some issues with board members in the past.
Bingham said his bill was filed in direct correlation to what was going on with Handy. He added that he was not aware of the House bill filed by Dockham and Cleveland as of Friday morning.
"If you have a dysfunctional board and loans and other things that have to be paid back, it's just too important to not do anything about. (The bill) is directed at Handy, but it will protect the whole sanitary district system across the state," Bingham said.
At Handy's board meeting, Billy Norman, who lives in the Badin Lake Sewer Project limits, said during public comment that he thought Bingham needed to be in Denton more and run affairs from the local office instead of Thomasville.
"He also needs to stay out of Handy's business," Norman added.
"Makes you wonder why he's so interested in the project," Caudle stated.
"He's got something to gain: properties," Norman responded.
According to Montgomery County records, Bingham Daughters LLC co-owns four tracts of land along the sewer's force main. This land totals about 187 acres. Stan Bingham is listed as the agent for Bingham Daughters with the North Carolina Secretary of State.
Bingham responded to Norman's statement, saying the comments were a blatant lie.
"I can't hook up to the sewer line. I've caught a lot of grief because of this project; people think I'm getting filthy rich off of it, and that's not the case. I had many constituents calling me about getting sewer at the lake," Bingham said.
Two other topics came up in public comments at Handy's meeting: past voting issues and mandatory hookup for the Badin Lakes Sewer Project.
"In November 2010, we had an election, and there was a protest of that election in Montgomery County. We found 152 people registered to vote in Handy who were not residents of the district," Caudle said, noting that the people had listed their mailbox number instead of their physical address. "Out of the 152, 97 were located in Badin Shores Resort. Out of the 97, 64 voted."
Arlin Sechrest, board member, worked with the Montgomery County Board of Elections to determine those numbers. He confirmed Caudle's statements.
The protest of the election led to a change in the outcome, unseating Debbie Fee Yarbrough in favor of Sechrest.
"Sixty-four people living within probably a 200- or 300-acre radius made the same mistake. They all registered as living in a mailbox, when their residences were outside the district. I don't know about rest of you, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it could be a duck," Caudle said.
Comments about the protested election transitioned into a discussion about the mandatory hookup policy for residences of Badin Lake.
"I understood that there wasn't going to be a mandatory hookup," asked Larry Tyndall, Badin Lake resident.
"Right now it is a mandatory hookup," Nash responded.
Pat Harris, another Badin Lake resident, said she thought the current board had inherited a mess, but she hoped the residents were not forced to hook up until they needed sewer.
"I don't care about making us hook on to the sewer system, but there's nothing wrong with my current sewer system. Don't make us hook on until something is wrong with our system," Harris said.
Handy's board is also moving forward with hiring a new engineer after the resignation of Wall this past month.
"Are you going to hire a project engineer in the next 48 hours or quickly?" asked Bill Davis, Badin Lake resident, in public comment.
Nash confirmed after closed session the board had several meetings set up with engineers. They will also be going back in their files for submitted r�sum�s from the past round of hiring.
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