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TeleRead and the Pineallas Park Public Library
Why Amos Bokros Wants Library Books to Go on the Internet
Cost-Justifying TeleRead: The E-Forms Connection
How TeleRead Could Help Good Publishers Financially and in Other Ways
TeleRead in a Nutshell
--A well-stocked national digital library with fair compensation for content-providers. As many books as possible would be free to the public. Perhaps a subscription plan could help drive down the costs of accessing the others.
--A national program to promote the spread of multi-use, e-book-friendly machines--driving down costs.
--Cost-justification of the ebrary by encouraging the use of electronic forms on the same convenient, tablet-style computers.
--Similar programs in other countries--not just to grow the market for U.S. books and other items but also help people outside the States preserve their own cultures, especially in the Third World.
Click here for more of the basics of the TeleRead idea.
TeleRead would help good publishers, not just readers, writers and libraries. It would grow the market for superior books and adjust business models to the realities of the new technology.
Not surprisingly, many publishers fear the future. "The Last Book" isn't just the name of a device that uses electronic ink to display an unlimited number of e-book on flippable pages. It is also the worst nightmare of publishing executives in the United States and elsewhere. What if the political climate and the copyright laws changed? And then what if libraries could buy just one copy of each e-book and reproduce it endlessly? Or what if readers could Napsterize to their heart's content? If the publishing industry truly cares about its sustainability, however, it will work out compromises with librarians and others rather than depending so much on the political and legal clout of the moment.
As the U.S. Defense Department has shown with its increasingly friendly attitude toward file-sharing technology, the interests of Hollywood and Publisher's Row might eventually take a back seat to a different set of priorities. What's more, American laws might eventually change some years from now if Washington grew less business-oriented--hardly an impossibility, given past ideological transitions such as the dramatic changes that unfolded in the United States during the 1930s.
The best choice, then, is for book publishers and others in information and entertainment to rely less on sheer power and more on a TeleRead-style approach to adapt to the new technology. Along the way, publishers might find that profits actually increased, just as they mushroomed in Hollywood after the coming of the video tape recorder.
The Laudable Bookshare.org Experiment
To befriend the new technology, publishers should experiment with innovative forms of distribution, copy protection and rights management.
Or at least the industry should allow others to do so with proper safeguards in place.
In this vein, the Association of American Publishers has broken new ground in letting Bookshare.org distribute free books to the visually disabled.
The latter group is using volunteers to digitize books for the disabled to share.
Current copyright laws allow this for the blind and others with print-related disabilities. And AAP and Bookshare have worked out specific technological and legal procedures to safeguard intellectual property.
Bookshare.org's protection schemes are rather awkward compared to those that TeleRead would eventually offer. But at least they are a start and should be developed further.
Here's a chance to refine property protection while trying to keep the reading experience as enjoyable as possible.
Besides, it isn't as if publishing right now is the healthiest of industries. Even in the paper era, trade publishing is a nasty, brutal business, with just a tiny fraction of titles earning serious money. Margins are typically small. Revenues can fluctuate horrendously since publishing houses are at the mercy of readers' tastes. Within the U.S. trade-book category, industry sales declined 3.7 percent in 2000 compared to 1999, and adult hardbacks fell off 11.6 percent, according to the Association of American Publishers. The industry's $25 billion in total U.S. sales included a 3.4-percent increase, but this happened in part because of the Harry Potter phenomenon and still-favorable demographics of the juvenile and K-12 markets. Even outside the trade area, publishing today is not for the weak-stomached. How can good publishers remain profitable and friendly to words, ideas and stories? Is there a way to exploit the efficiencies of e-books beyond reducing the waste of returns and all the fees paid to distributors and other intermediaries?
TeleRead is hardly an instant or complete solution, but it could help good publishing houses that added value through editorial selection and intelligent marketing. First, it would increase total revenue. Second, the plan would more efficiently reward editorial quality. Brute-force marketing would matter less; good books, more. Third, via a comprehensive catalogue, quality-oriented librarians and other content experts, sophisticated search engines, permanent archives and a truly reliable linking system, TeleRead would increase the usefulness, longevity and seriousness of e-books.
How to Grow Industry Revenue
In a $10-trillion economy, the $25-billion industry figure is a pathetic showing. Just one computer-maker, Dell, has enjoyed sales of at least $32 billion in twelve months--or more than ten times those of the so-far profitless Amazon.com.
Some publishers hope that electronic books will broaden the tiny audience that books enjoy today, but despite the success of Riding the Bullet, the typical e-book probably sells in the hundreds, if that much. Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam, a nonfiction book, sold all of eight copies before reaching the finals in the Frankfurt eBook awards. As e-book hardware improves and the technology grows more popular, total industry sales will increase, but even then there are serious challenges ahead. The question isn't just one of the costs of each book. In this era of so many distractions, it is also how much time Americans are willing to spend reading books, whether they are plain-vanilla text on pulped wood or multimedia wonders on the Web.
TeleRead would help the publishing industry enjoy higher revenues by making books easier to find and also by introducing new funding sources to the system. Some of the money might actually come from taxes if publishers and librarians put aside their fights and redirected their lobbying to focus less on means and more on ends--notably, better accessibility of books for library users and better odds for good publishers. The underlying justification for the TeleRead plan is that books have a special place because of their ability to encourage sustained thought among readers, a way to strengthen a democratic society. What's more, the public library can indeed be a poor man's university just as Carnegie said; and one result can be a smarter workforce. That is why we pay taxes for libraries, and why books and magazines have cost less to send through the U.S. mail than toasters or Silly Putty. It is also why we need to update the Carnegie vision with TeleRead and at the same time strengthen the publishing industry.
So how could TeleRead grow the industry's total revenue?
Revenue-Grower Number One: TeleRead would help popularize e-books by making them more of a part of life inside and outside the U.S.. Via tax incentives or in other ways, the sellers of e-book readers would be encouraged to make their wares available to libraries and schools for free or at much lower costs than otherwise. Children could grow up with e-book technology. By lending the hardware to the public for free, libraries and schools would help whet interest in e-books and reading and seed the market for private purchases of both technology and content. In the end hardly any of the computers would be publicly owned. As technologists at Microsoft and elsewhere can verify, we are headed toward an era of throwaway computers for reading e-books and for other tasks such as email, Web-browsing, e-commerce or word-processing. Benefiting e-commerce and allowing greater use of e-forms in government, TeleReaders would help the program cost-justify itself. In effect some resources would be directed from bureaucracy to books and learning.
Cost of a TeleReader should eventually sink to $50 or less if past trends in computer technology hold up. That's the price of economy models of ink jet printers, which years ago would have sold for thousands. Are $50 TeleReaders immediately around the bend? Not quite. The Microsoft-envisioned TabletPC now costs at least in the four digits. Still, it is very much akin to the machine predicted in a 1992 description of TeleRead, which, just like PC hardware, has evolved considerably. The TabletPC offers a tablet shape in various sizes, the ability to work with a sharp screen and extensive multi-use and multimedia capabilities. What TeleRead would do is speed up the popularity of the TabletPC and similar machines from many vendors--and thus help drive down costs through the efficiencies of mass production. And, yes, to answer one question, TeleReaders could rely on different operating systems, just as the servers could, a wise precaution, given all the OS-specific viruses in circulation.
Revenue-Grower Number Two: TeleRead's all-inclusive database would enable readers to find their exact choices more easily--either normal commercial books or library books. Search engines could be more powerful and more intelligent in a well-integrated system that included both the library business model and the bookstore model. And readers seeking library books might instead end up purchasing titles that were still being sold by publishers at the usual prices.
In a common scenario, books might start off as commercial and then evolve into TeleRead library books as their popularity dwindled and publishers and authors turned to TeleRead for revenue. Keep in mind the broad reach that the online approach could bring. Just a fraction of the Wall Street Journal's online subscribers also choose to receive the print edition. No matter where they live, Manhattan or Oslo, they want the content now. Similarly, TeleRead would allow U.S. publishers to find new markets in both the States and abroad. In fact, the plan could even encourage the development of TeleReads in other countries--with compatible technical standards and pay-per-read and subscription options for people overseas who wanted to read American books. At the same time, these libraries abroad could also help preserve and promote local cultures. Some of this foreign content might find its way back to the States, and sophisticated American publishers could more easily undercover the best talent abroad.
The Subscription Model
Keeping all library books free is the best scenario and most in line with the Carnegie vision. However, other options exist. A TeleRead library could limit itself to the best and most useful books. This is the most likely occurrence. But what if TeleRead included all books? Just what would the revenue models and the costs be?
One way to obtain revenue for an all-inclusive TeleRead-style library system would be to charge modest subscription fees based on family income. The fees might even be paid via tax-form check-offs. And poor families might enjoy the service for free.
So how much would fees be for a book-only subscription arrangement that focused on text? Figures from the Book Industry Study Group show how much money goes for books in the U.S. right now. Divide 2001's approximately $33.3 billion in consumer sales by 105 million, the approximate number of U.S. households, and the amount ends up around $317 per household per year. That would be a bit over $26 a month. It includes markups from stores, distributors and wholesalers, however. Plus the costs of the cardboard and ink and transportation in the Real World Today.
So actually TeleRead's hypothetical subscription fee would be far lower--maybe even just $15-$20, or in NetFlix territory. Yes, there would be the cost of the library system, but the figure for consumers might still be under $20 because TeleRead librarians would be performing similar tasks for existing libraries.
$15-$20 monthly for access to thousands of books--and easy purchase of multimedia material to augment basic text? Not such a bad bargain, especially if, in return for the subscription approach, the publishing industry let the library system include the most recent titles. Moreover, powerful search capabilities and easy hyperlinking among titles could be used to add to the value of library.
Once again, keep in mind that the above scenario assumes that TeleRead would cover the costs of all books--not the most likely scenario. Better a trimmed-down TeleRead than none at all. Either way, readers would win with books more easily available; and writers and publishers would enjoy new sources of revenue.
Meanwhile thanks to Daniel Akst, a sharp-eyed visitor to this site, for catching some glitches in earlier figures posted here. A great example of the glories of sharing information! Further corrections welcomed. (Changes made Jan. 22, 2003.)
Revenue-Grower Number Three: Via a mix of public and private funding, TeleRead would allow thousands of good books to go online for free to the public--but with publishers and writers paid from a national digital library fund. Accesses could be tracked and content providers rewarded by popularity of individual titles. The providers' participation in the royalty system would be voluntary, although the short lives of most books might well encourage publishers and writers to take part.
To avoid having just a few titles bankrupt the library fund, royalties per book would actually decrease as the accesses grew, and publishers would have to gamble money up front to qualify for huge advances later on. Money from lost bets would go to midlist books, academic books and others that could be worthwhile but not the biggest money makers. Needless to say, publishers would have additional incentive to gamble on books that they concluded would never make the best-seller list. The delightful irony is that by being bolder, the industry might find itself with some surprise best-sellers on its hands.
Meanwhile keep in mind the voluntary nature of TeleRead's royalty system and the fact that a highly structured digital library system with true permanence would be more likely to attract money from philanthropists and appropriations from politicians.
To keep generating revenue for libraries to pass on to publishers, one other possibility is that even in the States TeleRead could charge modest subscription fees based on family income. See the subscription proposal at right. While the free Carnegie model is a good one, it might be modified to allow for small fees, which the lowest-income Americans would not even have to pay.
More Efficiently Rewarding Editorial Quality
Most books appear with little publicity and never reach mainstream distribution. TeleRead would make it easier for librarians and other subject experts to identify the best books and spread the word. Librarians acquiring books for TeleRead and otherwise managing the collection would be in many locations. Geography might matter less than expertise. An expert on books on antebellum architecture, for example, might work at a university in South Carolina or Mississippi.
Readers could conduct searches that were restricted to books favored by a certain library system or--within a specialized niche--by a specific librarian. Librarians would no longer have to be so anonymous. In addition to public librarians, readers could subscribe to private services that rated books. What's more, libraries as well as private corporations could gather and edit intelligent readers' comments on individual titles, just like Amazon.com and other online booksellers, which themselves could contribute valuable expertise to TeleRead and offer enhanced versions of the library-developed database.
In addition, TeleRead could reward editorial quality or at least commercial acumen by making it easier for friends, classmates and colleagues to share books and discuss them. Books could be transmitted over the Net or beamed to friends via infrared, and at regular times downloads could be reported to the National Digital Library Fund--perhaps via intermediaries or through other means to assure privacy for the typical user (in this era of terrorism, privacy questions exist even with the libraries of the present). Napster-style sharing of files might be especially helpful if combined with tracking of intellectual property.
Simply put, TeleRead would help the marketplace more efficiently reward good books and punish bad ones--through the use of comments from both experts and ordinary readers. What's more, readers could use refined versions of Amazon.com-style devices to scour the collection for new books that reflected their interests--a benefit both to the public and the publishers. Findings could be regularly emailed to users. The real Amazon.com could even offer TeleRead such services as a contractor. The result? Less need for readers to hear of books through television or happenstance--and more chance of books finding appreciative, well-informed audiences.
Increasing the Usefulness, Longevity and Seriousness of E-books
Usefulness-related issues abound, along with those related to longevity and the suitability of e-books for writing that is more ephemeral than popular fiction.
Skeptical librarians have rightly questioned the usefulness of e-books in their present form and now are reluctant to spend major money on the medium. The appropriate search engines and distribution systems could help, as could quality-control mechanisms. So, too, could more focused work in such standards-related areas as format and technological ways to protect intellectual property.
For one thing, e-books still come in a variety of formats. Readers cannot use Microsoft software to read a book formatted for the Rocket eBook. The Open eBook format has been usefulness in streamlining the process through which publishers release ebooks in different formats, but hardly is a panacea, and the industry badly needs truly meaningful standards of the most direct benefit to consumers. A national library system, with assistance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and groups such as the National Information Standards Organization, could help set the direction and smooth out the wrinkles. In the end the solution might be hardware and software that could accommodate a number of different formats and perhaps take a plug-in approach similar to that used by Web browsers.
Longevity is another thorny issue and is closely related to the seriousness of e-books. Imagine the frustration for readers, writers and librarians if there is no assurance that e-books will be permanently readable. A well-integrated, TeleRead-style system could better deal with the threats of changing formats and lost or corrupted computer files. A TeleRead-style library system could help make certain that older formats were readable by new software or at least could be translated. It could also arrange for decentralized storage of e-books and other items in a variety of different media and in different locations, and monitor the condition of e-book files. What's more, in an era of hackers and terrorism, it could protect files against viruses, natural disasters and other threats. Content-providers could do their own storage but entrust master files to a TeleRead-style library. Otherwise we'll find that many e-books will vanish just like early movies and ancient television shows; reliable storage must happen in a truly massive way. While there is talk around the Library of Congress about preservation of "born-digital" content, much work remains to be done in this area.
Associated with the archive issue is the linking question. What happens if a writer of a Random House book links to a book from a small publisher, which then goes out of business? The link will be obsolete. Despite all the excitement over Digital Object Identifiers and the like, that still does not offer a final solution to a more basic problem--the mortality rate among publishers, especially minor houses. A TeleRead-style approach certainly could help deal with this issue. Without good, solid linking, including internal links, so that Author A can reliably send readers directly to a relevant section of a book by Author B, e-books will never be able to realize their full potential. The TeleRead model, as opposed simply to a bookstore model alone, is the best way for this to happen.
If nothing else, the financial woes of NetLibrary show the limits of a purely private-sector approach if we want to store e-books for centuries and increase the seriousness of the medium. Perhaps it is time for publishers and their owners to show some enlightened self interest and work toward the day when the permanence and efficiencies of a TeleRead system could increase the value of e-books and other digital properties.
Comments? Suggestions? The above will continue to be a work in progress. Feedback should go to David Rothman at dr@teleread.org. Original draft: Nov. 8, 2001.

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The Royal Rose Hotel: A New French-Style Palace in Abu Dhabi
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Since our on-the-ground luxury hotel report, the Abu Dhabi hotel scene continues to heat up with new openings across the emirate. One such property is the Royal Rose, built as a 17th century Parisian palace within walking distance to the Corniche in Abu Dhabi city. Behind the opulent façade, the interiors are equally as lavish; think gold leaf, marble, and large crystal chandeliers.
The first five-star hotel from the City Seasons Hotel Group, the Royal Rose opened in the spring with 355 guest rooms including 16 luxury suites, four Rose Suites with balconies, and one Royal Suite equipped with a dining room, walk-in closets and Jacuzzis. Facilities run the gamut from a rooftop pool and fully-equipped spa to a range of restaurant options. There's Printania for international fare served throughout the day in Abu Dhabi's favorite buffet style; the Brasserie Café for informal snacks and treats; and the Barocco fine dining restaurant for elegant Mediterranean cuisine.
Hotel services include a Clef 'Or Concierge team and VIP limos. Note that the hotel has a shuttle bus that regularly takes guests to various locations around Abu Dhabi. For more information, visit www.royalrosehotel.com
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Economic system of 100 million people in Ethiopia
By Martha T. Aycock on	 May 27, 2017 Economic system
By Tsegaye Tegenu
Why is it so important to discuss this economic system
Since the declaration of a state of emergency in October 2016, there has been too much political discussion about good governance and political power sharing in Ethiopia. The political debate is reaching an all time high, creating a distinct impression of the existence of one world, the political world, which is seen as both the problem and the solution to the challenges facing the country. Groups of opposing political forces are now polarized and have entered an era of political stalemate. The country's challenges and prospects are seen only through the prism of politics.
In this essay, a modest attempt is made to emphasize the existence of another world, an "economic system of population", which has its own driving forces, objectives, principles of organization and distribution. This economic system is autonomous existing independently of politicians. Politicians control only 30 percent of the national economy, the rest being an aggregate of the micro-decisions of millions of households in the country. Acknowledging the existence of the population economy as an independent world and scientific knowledge of its special characteristics can certainly change the nature and subject of political debate in the country.
The current political discourse, whatever the ideology, is based on the assumption that politicians know what the people need and that only a party and a leader who are visionary enough to solve the country's problems are missing. Policy is essential to any policy, but there are different fundamental viewpoints when identifying options and solutions. What is there at the end of a political battlefield? Is it about sharing power, distributing resources and / or improving the performance of the economy? If it is to turn the economy around, then it is necessary to know not only how to use existing resources (political values), but also how the economic system creates new resources (scientific method and evidence).
Ethiopia is the second most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa with a population of 99.4 million, according to World Bank data. According to the most optimistic low fertility scenario, the population size is expected to increase to 137 million by 2037. This is an increase of 38 million people with an average growth rate of 2.2% per year. year. Currently, Ethiopia's population is growing by around two million people per year.
What does a rapidly growing population mean for the country's economic performance and people's quality of life? How well do the county's economic resources meet the needs and demands of a rapidly growing population in recent decades? If the level of satisfaction of the desired needs is not satisfactory, what are the problems of supply and capacity for growth? Does the economy have the capacity to increase the scale of production and employment at the pace necessary to recover from arrears and readjust to further shortages each year? What are the roles of the private sector and the state in the fight against scarcity and poverty caused by the pressure of rapid population growth? What kind of policies can be designed to improve the performance of economic growth and other components of well-being?
These fundamental questions of the economic system of the population should be discussed by politicians. To start the discussion, in what follows I will try to define the economic system of the population, its size, functioning and performance over the past three decades.
The purpose and size of the economic system of the population
The population economy can be defined in terms of the management of an economy by a part of the rapidly growing population in the country. The objective of the population economy is the reproduction, survival and multiplication of households under conditions of demographic transition, institutional and technological constraints. The economy of the people is not for profit, capital accumulation and investment. This is a characteristic of countries where the population doubles every thirty or twenty-five years. It includes all "unobserved economies" that are not covered by the national accounts.
Since market and state economies are embedded in the economy of the population, it is difficult to know what proportion of GDP is controlled by the economy of the population. Considering the commodity-based account and transaction recorded by the government, private consumption is 65% while government and business / capital investment constitutes 20 and 15% respectively in 2013.
Private consumption, which in this study is considered the economy of the population, constitutes the rural economy on which more than 80 percent of the population depend (see CSA agricultural survey) and the urban informal economy which absorbs about 60%. of the workforce in urban areas. regions (ILO). There are 15.5 million households in rural areas and 5.3 million households in urban areas which are part of the population economy.
Although it is difficult to record rural and urban economic activities in the national accounts, the proof of their importance lies in their ability to support a rapidly growing population in the country. Ethiopia's population of 100 million is not by miracle or accident. It needs strategies, activities and cooperation among millions of household members.
How does the population economy work?
It is beyond the scope of this article to discuss the level and trends of the production performance of the sectors that make up the population's economic system: food, employment, basic social services (education and health) and sectors. infrastructure services. On performance analysis research methods and empirical conclusions, see the list of references below. National and international studies show that the economic system of the population is characterized by fragmentation of land, multiple deprivations, a low productivity trap and urbanization induced by migration.
The concept of a population economic system assumes that the effects of population growth exist in the form and pressure of scarcity of inputs, goods and services. This assumption is particularly important for analyzing the functioning and performance of the economy. On condition of doubling the population, in countries where structural transformation is limited, scarcity is not an artificial perception. I don't see a world of plenty. There is some form of want and need. Scarcity is an essential characteristic of rapid population growth, especially in conditions where there is no technological excess. In the table below, you can see the incidence of deprivation for each sector based on the distribution of urban and rural population.
My hypothesis is that population growth has positive effects on economic growth if there is division of labor and specialization in production and if there is a certain level of technological development. In the absence of these factors, population growth creates a shortage of resources and production. Not only does this lower the standard of living, but rapid population growth will also lead to a higher level of emigration, population losses and economic crashes (see media coverage).
The future: Creative destruction of the economic system of the population
The future should be based on the idea of a creative destruction of the economic system of the population and not on continuous cooperation for further reproduction. Creative destruction, sometimes known as Schumpeter's gale, is a concept that refers to the destruction or annihilation of the previous economic order and the creation of new wealth by capitalism. In this article, I have used the concept of creative destruction in the sense of annihilating the fragmented economy and replacing it with a growth mechanism that faces the pressure of multiple scarcity. The challenge of the economic system of the population is not to reduce the number through population policy measures. It is a question of destroying the economic system of reproduction by a structural transformation induced by industrialization. The economy of the people should be eliminated as a system. It has no growth mechanism to support a rapidly growing population. By 2050 Ethiopia's population is expected to reach 174 million to become the 9th largest country in the world (UNFPA, 2011). Already with 100 million people, we have economic crashes, population losses and political unrest. Reducing the number does not replace the growth mechanism. Capitalism, led either by the state or by the private sector, should replace the driving force of the population in the destruction and creation of wealth in society. The economic system must pass from the hands of reproductive households to the hands of the creators of wealth (capitalists and workers). How can this transformation take place in the given context?
The political discussion must focus on the creative destruction of the economic system of the population. Ethnicity, political ideology, distribution of existing resources and issues of power sharing must take a back seat, after discussing the pillars of structural transformation induced by industrialization. Ethiopia is at a crossroads when a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the country requires a mix of politics and science. Political judgment must be informed by economics, the main reason I am writing this article.
For more references, you can download articles by clicking on the following links
Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD


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Dundee United FC's new signing Sadat Anaku is looking forward to scoring as many goals as possible.
Sadat Anaku, a graduate of the KCCA FC Junior Team is the all-time top scorer of the FUFA Juniors League with 83 goals in 52 games.
In 2019, Anaku was promoted to the KCCA FC senior team and scored six goals in 17 games in his first season on the senior team.
Anaku bagged nine goals in 20 games in the 2020/21 season and would later score seven goals in 23 games in the 2021/22 season.
After impressing in trials in the past weeks, Anaku was acquired on a two-year deal by the Scottish outfit from Uganda Premier League giants KCCA FC.
"This is a very huge opportunity in my life and I am looking forward to embracing it," Anaku noted in an interview with the club media.
Listen to Anaku's first full interview with Dundee United
"Everyone here has been so welcoming and I feel at home already only waiting to get started."
"As a striker, I have my targets as an individual and I want to blend them with the ambitions of the club."
"I want to score as many goals as I can for this club and I want to write my name among the top scorers hoping that will help the team achieve their targets as well."
During the trials, the 21-year-old showcased his qualities against three English Premier League U21 sides Arsenal, Newcastle, and Leicester City, scoring against the latter.
The KCCA development side graduate went ahead and bagged a hat-trick in Dundee United B's 6-2 thrashing of Queen's Park.
His speed, ability to take on defenders one on one, and eye for goal have been fundamental in his development as a footballer.
Anaku will be hoping to get things started straight away with head coach Jack Ross' team.
Dundee has had a poor start to the new 2022/23 Scottish Premiership season with a single point from four games and placed 11th on the 12-team log.
Ross will be hoping that Anaku can have an impact on rejuvenating the team's performance.
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U.S. markets managed to squeeze out small gains in lighter than normal volume, as geopolitical tensions may be calming down.
Russia President Vladimir Putin said that the country will coordinate with the International Red Cross to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Palestinians and Israel both agreed to an Egyptian-backed 72-hour ceasefire.
On the home front, the Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Stanley Fischer, said that the United State's and global economies' recovery has been disappointing thus far. Some investors may conclude that Fischer's comments are proof the Fed may not tighten its monetary policy in the short term.
Looking ahead for the week, New York Fed President William Dudley and Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren will speak on Wednesday.
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The Dow gained 0.10 percent, closing at 16,569.98.
The S&P 500 gained 0.28 percent, closing at 1,936.92.
The NASDAQ gained 0.70 percent, closing at 4,401.33.
Gold lost 0.05 percent, trading at $1,310.40 an ounce.
Oil gained 0.40 percent, trading at $98.04 a barrel.
Silver gained 0.57 percent, trading at $20.06.
India's government announced it will begin to divest $10 billion of state-run companies with a 5 percent stake in the Steel Authority of India, the country's largest steel group by total volume.
Analysts at Jefferies maintained a Hold rating on Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) with a price target raised to $45 from a previous $43. Shares lost 0.20 percent, closing at $49.09.
Analysts at Citigroup maintained a Neutral rating on CF Industries (NYSE: CF) with a price target lowered to $256 from a previous $262. Analysts at Barclays also maintained an Equal-Weight rating on CF Industries with a price target raised to $271 from a previous $269. Shares gained 0.03 percent, closing at $246.95.
Analysts at Citigroup maintained a Sell rating on Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) with a price target raised to $20.50 from a previous $18. Shares gained 0.80 percent, closing at $25.23.
Analysts at Barclays maintained an Overweight rating on Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) with a price target lowered to $97 from a previous $101. Shares gained 0.21 percent, closing at $87.16.
Analysts at UBS maintained a Buy rating on Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) with a price target lowered to $77 from a previous $80. Shares lost 0.24 percent, closing at $71.58.
Analysts at Jefferies maintained a Hold rating on Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) with a price target lowered to $61 from a previous $65. Shares gained 0.16 percent, closing at $61.08.
Analysts at Argus Research upgraded Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) to Buy from Hold. Shares gained 1.12 percent, closing at $36.90.
Analysts at Craig-Hallum upgraded J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) to Hold from Sell with a $10 price target. Shares gained 2.35 percent, closing at $9.59.
Analysts at Pacific Crest downgraded King Digital Media (NYSE: KING) to Sector Perform from Outperform. Shares lost 5.81 percent, closing at $18.17.
Analysts at Wedbush upgraded Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) to Outperform from Neutral with a price target raised to $24 from a previous $18. Shares gained 8.49 percent, closing at $16.86.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank maintained a Buy rating on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) with a price target lowered to $98 from a previous $105. Shares lost 0.02 percent, closing at $93.53.
Analysts at Jefferies maintained a Hold rating on Merck & Company (NYSE: MRK) with a price target lowered to $60 from a previous $63. Shares gained 0.19 percent, closing at $56.66.
Analysts at UBS upgraded PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) to Buy from Neutral. Shares gained 1.66 percent, closing at $91.79.
Analysts at TH Capital downgraded Sina (NASDAQ: SINA) to Hold from Buy while removing a previous $75 price target. Shares gained 1.41 percent, closing at $48.23.
Analysts at Citigroup maintained a Buy rating on Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) with a price target lowered to $47 from a previous $55. Shares gained 0.27 percent, closing at $37.59.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) to Buy from Hold with a price target raised to $310 from a previous $220. Shares gained 4.51 percent, closing at $259.32.
Analysts at Credit Suisse maintained a Neutral rating on Tetra Technologies (NYSE: TTI) with a price target lowered to $13 from a previous $14. Shares gained 0.09 percent, closing at $11.12.
Analysts at Jefferies downgraded Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) to Hold from Buy with a price target lowered to $76 from a previous $89. Shares lost 0.42 percent, closing at $74.36.
MannKind (NASDAQ: MNKD) will receive a $150 million upfront payment from Sanofi (NYSE: SNY) following a worldwide licensing agreement between the two companies to develop and market an inhaled insulin therapy known as Afrezza. MannKind also stands to receive milestone payments of up to $775 million. The two companies also agreed to share the worldwide profits with Sanofi retaining 65 percent and MannKind receiving 35 percent. The two companies will launch the drug in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2015.
Shares of MannKind gained 4.92 percent, closing at $8.53, while shares of Sanofi lost 0.44 percent, closing at $52.09.
ConAgra Foods' (NYSE: CAG) CEO Gary Rodkin announced he will retire from the company next May. Shares gained 1.52 percent, closing at $31.43.
According to CNBC, ValueAct holds a $1 billion stake in 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA). Shares gained 1.16 percent, closing at $34.77.
Rice Energy (NYSE: RICE) announced it will fire for the formation of a midstream MLP through an initial public offering to occur in the first half of 2015. Shares gained 2.80 percent, closing at $27.52.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) acquired Lighthouse Security, a provider of identity and access management software for cloud-based apps for an undisclosed sum.
The European Commission approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ: REGN) Eylea for the treatment of visual impairment caused by diabetic macular edema. Shares gained 0.14 percent, closing at $338.81.
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) announced that it will consolidate all of the Kinder companies, which will create the largest energy infrastructure company in North America. The consolidation of all the companies under one umbrella is expected to lower the company's tax bill by $20 billion over 14 years.
Shares of Kinder Morgan hit new 52-week highs of $42.49 before closing the day at $39.37, up 9.00 percent.
Shares of Kinder Morgan Partners (NYSE: KMP) hit new 52-week highs of $98.67 before closing the day at $94.12. Shares of Kinder Morgan Management (NYSE: KMR) hit new 52-week highs of $99.77 before closing the day at $95.42, up 23.89 percent. Shares of El Paso Partners (NYSE: EPB) gained 20.71 percent, closing at $40.56.
According to Bloomberg, Chiquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) received an acquisition offer of $13 per share from Cutarle Group and Safra Group. The report was later confirmed by Cutarle Group and Safra Group and set a deadline of noon eastern on Friday for Chiquita to accept the offer. Shares surged 30.22 percent, closing at $13.10.
Mattress Firm Holding (NASDAQ: MFRM) reported on Monday preliminary net sales and adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter. Mattress Firm saw its sales in the second quarter rise by 35 percent from a year ago to $410 million while comp sales have risen 28.8 percent. Earnings per share is expected to be in a range of $0.58 to $0.61, an improvement from the $0.43 per share the company earned a year ago. At the same time, the company raised its full-year fiscal guidance. The company raised its net sales guidance to $1.545 billion to $1.585 billion from $1.50 billion to $1.56 billion. Earnings per share is expected to be $1.59 to $1.65, up from a prior guidance of $1.53 to $1.61. Shares hit new 52-week highs of $56.65 before closing the day at $54.53, up 13.58 percent.
GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT) announced that its Merlin solar module metallization and interconnect tech has now met industry standards. The company announced that it is now in active discussions with customers to bring its Merlin solar module to the market as early as 2015. The company estimates Merlin could generate $400 million to $1 billion in annual revenue by 2018 based on an estimated market share of 8 percent to 20 percent. Shares gained 5.29 percent, closing at $16.31.
Monday morning, Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO) reported its second quarter results.
The company announced an EPS of -$0.22, beating the consensus estimate of -$0.23. Revenue of $99.50 million missed the consensus estimate of $99.60 million. Net loss for the quarter improved to a loss of $18.7 million from a net loss of $72.6 million in the same quarter a year ago, as the company saw revenue gains in its major categories. Service revenue rose 28 percent from a year ago to $79.2 million, while equipment revenue rose 17 percent to $20.4 million from a year ago. North American commercial aviation revenue improved 25 percent from a year ago to $62.1 million with the average revenue per aircraft improving 18 percent to $9,994. Business aviation revenue rose 26 percent from a year ago to $37.1 million. Gogo reiterated prior guidance for its full-year revenue to be $400 million to $422 million, but the company expects its full-year adjusted EBITDA to be toward the low end of its $8 million to $18 million guidance range due to higher spending to obtain certificates for international services. Shares lost 4.57 percent, closing at $15.24.
Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) reported its second quarter results.
The company announced an EPS of -$0.14, missing the consensus estimate of -$0.05. Revenue of $2.40 billion beat the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. Operating loss for the quarter fell to $4 million from an operating income of $44 million a year ago, as unadjusted fluid milk volumes declined by 4 percent on a year-over-year basis despite a gain in market share to 35.9 percent from 35.7 percent in the previous quarter. Dean Foods referred to its second quarter as being "by far the most difficult operating environment in the history of the company." The company lowered its third quarter EPS guidance to a range of -$0.05 to -$0.15 and will no longer issue guidance beyond the coming quarter. The company also noted there is an "uncertainty surrounding whether or when" the dairy commodity market will improve. Shares lost 3.86 percent, closing at $15.20.
Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN) reported its second quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $12.51, beating the consensus estimate of $12.04. Revenue of $2.10 billion missed the consensus estimate of $2.15 billion. Net income for the quarter rose to $576 million from $437 million in the same quarter a year ago, as bookings in the quarter rose 34 percent to $13.5 billion and its global accommodation business booked 90 million rooms, an improvement of 29 percent from a year ago. Priceline is aiming for a non-GAAP net income per share in the third quarter to be between $19.60 and $21.10, while revenue is expected to be 15 percent to 25 percent higher than it was a year ago. Finally, the company expects its year-over year gross profit to be 21 percent to 31 percent higher than it was a year ago. Shares gained 2.16 percent, closing at $1,309.28.
After the market closed, Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) reported its second quarter results. The company announced an EPS of -$3.24, missing the consensus estimate of -$1.19. Revenue of $2.19 billion missed the consensus estimate of $2.22 billion. Shares were trading lower by 1.61 percent at $13.45 following the earnings release.
After the market closed, Rackspace Hosting (NYSE: RAX) reported its second quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.16, in-line with the consensus estimate. Revenue of $441.10 million beat the consensus estimate of $436.91 million. Shares were trading lower by 0.99 percent at $31.00 following the earnings release.


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Lady of a Thousand Treasures ~ Sandra Byrd ~ Reviewed
Lady of a Thousand Treasures (The Victorian Ladies Series) Paperback
by Sandra Byrd
Series: The Victorian Ladies Series (Book 1)
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (October 9, 2018)
Miss Eleanor Sheffield is a talented evaluator of antiquities, trained to know the difference between a genuine artifact and a fraud. But with her father's passing and her uncle's decline into dementia, the family business is at risk. In the Victorian era, unmarried Eleanor cannot run Sheffield Brothers alone.
The death of a longtime client, Baron Lydney, offers an unexpected complication when Eleanor is appointed the temporary trustee of the baron's legendary collection. She must choose whether to donate the priceless treasures to a museum or allow them to pass to the baron's only living son, Harry—the man who broke Eleanor's heart.
Eleanor distrusts the baron's motives and her own ability to be unbiased regarding Harry's future. Harry claims to still love her and Eleanor yearns to believe him, but his mysterious comments and actions fuel her doubts. When she learns an Italian beauty accompanied him on his return to England, her lingering hope for a future with Harry dims.
With the threat of debtor's prison closing in, Eleanor knows that donating the baron's collection would win her favor among potential clients, saving Sheffield Brothers. But the more time she spends with Harry, the more her faith in him grows. Might Harry be worthy of his inheritance, and her heart, after all? As pressures mount and time runs out, Eleanor must decide whom she can trust—who in her life is false or true, brass or gold—and what is meant to be treasured.
Sandra Byrd creates stories that are full of fascinating history and mysterious details. If a cover has her name on it I'm certain I'm going to find that I'm cancelling plans or leaving chores undone so I can spend free time reading.
She doesn't disappoint in Lady of a Thousand Treasures. Characters who are or are not whom they seem to be. Situations are twisted and mysteries unravel as the heroine finds herself between cliffs and jagged valleys. Eleanor Sheffield is gifted with a skill set best suited for men, or rarely, a married woman, valuing and finding antiquities for clients. Unfortunately, her father has passed leaving her with an uncle who seems to be losing his skill and mind. The male clerk/assistant sends mixed and confusing signals, and his behavior feels anything but safe. Eleanor is tasked with evaluating a treasure trove and deciding the fate of the wealth and antiquities of the estate. Will her work shows the treasure belongs to the son of the deceased? Or in the museum? One minor complication is that the son of the deceased is her childhood best friend and the very man who recently crushed her heart.
If the plot sounds intriguing you owe it to yourself to get a copy. And don't make any social plans around delivery because you won't want to do much more than curl up with a warm beverage and the Lady of a Thousand Treasures for the next couple of days.
*An advanced reader copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review. The provided copy did not require a positive review.
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Jane of Austin Hillary Manton Lodge ~ Reviewed
Jane of Austin
Hillary Manton Lodge
Publisher: WaterBrook (June 13, 2017)
"Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience - or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope." ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility
Just a few years after their father's business scandal shatters their lives, Jane and Celia Woodward find themselves forced out of their San Francisco tea shop. The last thing Jane wants is to leave their beloved shop on Valencia Street, but when Celia insists on a move to Austin, Texas, the sisters pack up their kid sister Margot and Jane's tea plants, determined to start over yet again.
But life in Austin isn't all sweet tea and breakfast tacos. Their unusual living situation is challenging and unspoken words begin to fester between Jane and Celia. When Jane meets and falls for up-and-coming musician Sean Willis, the chasm grows deeper.
While Sean seems to charm everyone in his path, one person is immune – retired Marine Captain Callum Beckett. Callum never meant to leave the military, but the twin losses of his father and his left leg have returned him to the place he least expected—Texas.
In this modern spin on the Austen classic, Sense and Sensibility, the Woodward sisters must contend with new ingredients in unfamiliar kitchens, a dash of heartbreak, and the fragile hope that maybe home isn't so far away.
I love Jane Austen. And I tend to enjoy the creative tweaks her ideas have spawned. Traditionalist, classic Austen lovers who don't want her stories trifled with might not find this novel as endearing as I did.
Hillary Manton Lodge stays close to the story but builds it into a believable modern twist. Jane, Celia and Margot are displaced after a family scandal leaves them without a protector of sorts. They move far away from their beloved home to start fresh.
There Jane is rescued (or at least her tea plants are) by a knight in shining armor who then woos Jane's heart. While living in the carriage house on a cousin's property, they rebuild their lives and look for a new, perfect location for a tea shop. They struggle together to make sense of all the difficulties they've faced, in a way. Jane, though distracted by Sean and the search, is concerned that Celia won't even talk about the most important thing she left behind, her love. Distance grows between the sisters. And then a handsome friend of their cousin's enters the picture. Captain Callum Beckett traded his leg for a load of nightmares while serving his country. Burdened and coming home to face a mess his father and brother left behind, he discovers he is concerned about Sean Willis, and the damage he might do to Jane's heart.
The author included quite a few recipes and a satisfying conclusion. I definitely recommend this one.
Disclaimer: A review copy of this novel was sent to me for the purpose of reading and reviewing. I was not obligated to give a favorable review. My opinions were not swayed by the free copy. If you purchase a copy through the provided link I will receive a small percentage of the sales.
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The Devoted by Suzanne Woods Fisher ~ Reviewed
The Amish life is all she's ever known--but will it satisfy her soul?
Restless and adventurous, Ruthie Stoltzfus is right on the cusp of leaving her Amish home. Secretly, she's earned her GED, saved her money--but she can't quite set her journey into motion. Just as everything falls into place, along comes Patrick Kelly.
Patrick is a young man on a journey of his own. He's come to Stoney Ridge to convert to the Amish and has given himself thirty days to learn the language, drive a buggy, and adapt to "everything Plain." Time is of the essence and every moment is to be cherished--especially the hours he spends with Ruthie, his Penn Dutch tutor.
Ruthie's next-door neighbor and cunning ex-boyfriend, Luke Schrock, is drawn to trouble like a moth to a flame. Rebellious, headstrong, defiant, Luke will do anything to win Ruthie back--and Patrick Kelly is in his way.
Bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher invites you back to Stoney Ridge for a story of dreams deferred--and the promise of hopes fulfilled.
The Devoted is book three in the series, The Bishop's Family. In this book, we follow Ruthie Stoltzfus. She is finding that she is restless with the Amish life, and is wondering if she wants to follow in her Aunt Ruth's footsteps to leave the Amish life and become a doctor or some other "worthy" profession. Just as she thinks she has things figured out, a young man named Patrick Kelly arrives in town. He is determined to join the Amish faith, and enlists Ruthie's help to teach him Penn Dutch in 30 days. In the meantime, we are also learning more about her Aunt Ruth, also known as Dok, who has taken over the practice of the town doctor. David, on the other, hand, is still settling into his role as bishop, trying to figure out how to deal with the change in the townspeople since oil was discovered on the town's land. I think my favorite character in this book was Patrick. As an outsider, he came in with all of these ideas of what the Amish life was like, and jumped right in. Not only was he sincere, but he was able to point out some observations from an outsiders point of view that shed light on many issues going on in the town.
Review by Sarah Meyers
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A Fragile Hope by Cynthia Ruchti
A Fragile Hope
Cynthia Ruchti
Publisher: Abingdon Press (April 4, 2017)
Josiah Chamberlain's life's work revolves around repairing other people's marriages. When his own is threatened by his wife's unexplained distance, and then threatened further when she's unexpectedly plunged into an unending fog, Josiah finds his expertise, quick wit and clever quips are no match for a relationship that is clearly broken.
Feeling betrayed, confused, and ill-equipped for a crisis this crippling, he reexamines everything he knows about the fragility of hope and the strength of his faith and love. Love seems to have failed him. Will what's left of his faith fail him, too? Or will it be the one thing that holds him together and sears through the impenetrable wall that separates them?
Cynthia Ruchti is one of the authors I am compelled to read. She writes deep characters and adds settings that richly paint heart wrenching scenes. A Fragile Hope was the first book I've read of hers that has a male point of view. And what a point of view it is. As a marriage expert Josiah Chamberlain is sought out, his books sell, his wisdom changes lives. But one day he types "the end" on his latest manuscript, emerges from his comfortable home office and discovers that his own life is upside down and inside out. Josiah's "wisdom" turns out to be worthless in light of his new and uncharted territory. His theories leave him empty and his fragile hope only returns when he turns to God and gets real with his responsibility and failures. If you love powerful fiction, Cynthia Ruchti or novels that force you to look inward and assess your own choices and beliefs then grab a copy.
Reviewed by Kelly Klepfer
Disclaimer: A review copy of this book was provided. My review is not favorable because of this. I honestly liked the book and recommend it. If you click on the Amazon link and purchase this book I may get a portion of the price.
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Shine Like the Dawn by Carrie Turansky ~ Reviewed
Shine Like the Dawn
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In a quiet corner of northern Edwardian England, Margaret Lounsbury diligently works in her grandmother's millinery shop, making hats and caring for her young sister. Several years earlier, a terrible event shattered their idyllic family life and their future prospects. Maggie is resilient and will do what she must to protect her sister Violet. Still, the loss of her parents weighs heavily on her heart as she begins to wonder if what happened that day on the lake…might not have been an accident.
When wealthy inventor and industrialist William Harcourt dies, his son and Maggie's estranged childhood friend, Nathaniel, returns from his time in the Royal Navy and inherits his father's vast estate, Morningside Manor. He also assumes partial control of his father's engineering company and the duty of repaying an old debt to the Lounsbury family. But years of separation between Nate and Maggie have taken a toll, and Maggie struggles to trust her old friend.
Can Maggie let go of the resentment that keeps her from forgiving Nate—and reconciling with God? Will the search for the truth about her parents' death draw the two friends closer or leave them both with broken hearts?
Shine Like the Sky takes place in the northern Edwardian England, and focuses on a young woman named Margaret Lounsbury. Having lost her parents and sister in a tragic accident four years earlier, she now resides with her grandmother and five year old sister in her grandmother's millinary shop. She holds onto a lot of anger and bitterness, not only at the loss of her family, but at the loss and what she saw as abandonment from the family who employed her father, especially young Nathaniel Harcourt. Nathaniel, however, was not notified by his family of the accident until a week after it happened and was kept from young Margaret. Now, they have been brought back together, and other facts about the accident have come to light which could cause further division between the old friends.
This was a great story. Nathaniel has come to know the Lord during his time away, which helps him in dealing with the difficult situations he is encountering. Meanwhile, Maggie has to learn to let go of her anger and put her trust in the Lord for all things. This was a great read. by Sarah Meyers
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Back in the Saddle by Ruth Logan Herne ~ Reviewed
Ruth Logan Herne
Series: Double S Ranch (Book 1)
Publisher: Multnomah (March 7, 2017)
The Prodigal Is Coming Home
It's been a long time since Colt Stafford shrugged off his cowboy legacy for shiny Manhattan loafers and a promising career on Wall Street. But when stock market manipulations leave him financially strapped, the oldest son of legendary rancher Sam Stafford decides to return to the sprawling Double S ranch in Gray's Glen, Washington. He's broke, but not broken, and it's time to get his legs back under him by climbing into the saddle again.
He doesn't expect to come home to a stranger pointing a loaded gun at his chest— a tough yet beautiful woman that Sam hired as the house manager. Colt senses there's more to Angelina Morales than meets the eye, and he's determined to find out what she's hiding...and why.
Colt's return brings new challenges. Younger brother Nick, who's longbeen Sam's right-hand man,isn't thrilled when Colt inserts himself into Double S affairs. And the ranch's contentious relationship with the town's people forces all the Stafford men to reconsider what it truly means to be a neighbor. As Wall Street recovers, will Colt succumb to the call of the financial district—or stay in the saddle for good?
Back in the Saddle tells us about Cole Stafford, who left the "confines" of the Double S Ranch in Gray's Glen, Washington, to make it big on Wall Street, only to have a bad investment ruin his reputation and hurt his pride. After losing most everything, he returns home to the ranch he grew up on to help his ailing father. Their relationship has not always been the best, so Cole does not have high hopes of things going well. He is surprised to find that his father has hired a housekeeper, a beautiful woman named Angelina Morales, who pretty much runs the whole place. While there is an attraction there, Cole is confused about why this woman is here, and what she seems to be hiding from. Angelina suffers from trust issues due to unfortunate circumstances in her past, and while she is becoming more and more attracted to Cole, she is afraid to give into those feelings.
This book started out a tad slow, but soon picked up the pace, and I got pretty invested in it. As with most books, there were communication issues between the two main characters that made you want to grab each of them and tell them what was going on and to talk to each other instead of assuming the worse, but of course, it all worked itself out. I particularly liked the part of Cole's father, Sam. We read a lot about how he was in the past and why Cole doesn't want to be around him, but by the time we meet him, he has already come to know the Lord and he is making changes in his life. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Reviewed by: Sarah Meyer
To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander ~ Reviewed
To Wager Her Heart
By Tamera Alexander
Publisher by Zondervan
ISBN#978-0310-291084
ABOUT BOOK: Set against the real history of Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation and the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers ensemble, To Wager Her Heart is a powerful love story about seeking justice and restoring honor at a time in American history when both were tenuous and hard-won.
Sylas Rutledge, the new owner of the Northeast Line Railroad, invests everything he has into this venture, partly for the sake of the challenge. But mostly to clear his father's name. One man holds the key to Sy's success--General William Giles Harding of Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation. But Harding is champagne and thoroughbreds, and Sy Rutledge is beer and bullocks.
REVEW: The author pens a rich historical tale that gives readers a peek into the complex in a post-Civil War America Southern society where they meet Alexandra Jamison, daughter of a wealthy attorney who is part of Nashville's elite upper-class social order. Her father demands she gets married soon. It's been a year since the death of her fiancé David, it was time to move on. Her father's demands shake her to the core and move her into action. Alexandra is ready to risk everything in order to make her dream a reality. She heads to Fisk University; which is the first Freedmen's University. There was more to life than marrying for money's sake; David has shown her that.
Sylas Rutledge leaves Colorado to end up near Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation. He's on a mission …
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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Michigan Lotto 47 Jackpot Hits For Third Time In Less Than 2 Months
Written By Derek Helling on September 27, 2021
At this rate, the 47 in Michigan Lotto 47 might come to represent the number of times Michiganders hit its biggest prize this year.
Just over a month after the last strike of the game's progressive jackpot, another player got lucky this past Saturday.
Going back a bit further, this is the third such win in the game in under two months. It's a situation that Michigan Lottery players should not expect to sustain itself, no matter the current results.
Lottery is searching (again) for latest Michigan Lotto 47 winner
Last week, someone bought a Lotto 47 ticket at Shoppers Market Plus on E. Nine Mile Rd in Warren. The ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, which were 07-12-22-24-30-37. At that time, the jackpot was worth $2.08 million.
If you hold that winning ticket, you should call (517) 373-1237 to set up an appointment to claim your prize. However, before doing so, you should consult with an attorney and financial professional. They can help you limit your tax liability, protect your identity and set up your windfall to grow.
You have up to a year to claim the prize, so there's no immediate rush. It's better to wait a few weeks and be prepared. At the same time, you should secure that winning ticket immediately. It's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars after taxes.
Whoever this winner is, they aren't the only person who has recently dealt with the "problem" of having to formulate a plan for claiming a large lottery prize.
In fact, this has been a relatively common occurrence in MI of late.
Just the latest in a series of similar wins
On Aug. 18, an Oakland County woman hit the Lotto 47 jackpot in this game, sitting at $1.8 million. On July 31, another player hit the big prize, which was an eye-popping $18.4 million then. These hits make for three such wins in under two months.
Such streaks for this game aren't that common. Prior to that July 31 jackpot, no players had matched all six numbers playing the game for more than six months. It stands to reason, considering the game's odds. The likelihood of matching all six numbers is 1 in 10.7 million.
Despite the long odds for Lotto 47 and other games, September has been a great month for MI Lottery players. Last week, a Genesee County man won $1 million playing Red Hot Millions, an instant-win game.
This win brings the unofficial count of players to win a prize of at least seven figures playing MI Lottery games this year to 42, approaching last year's total of 48. It would be quite appropriate if the 47th came playing Lotto 47.
At this pace, that possibility isn't all that unrealistic, either.
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Derek Helling
Derek Helling is a lead writer for PlayUSA and the manager of BetHer. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Iowa and covers the intersections of sports with business and the law.
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Click here for more information and to see all donations year to date. "Error 1335" installing FSX Started by Mace , Jun 05 2009 01:15 AM Please log in to reply I will try everything all of you have mentioned, and I will post here the results...And I get what I deserve, trying to install FSX at 1:00 a.m. Trying to re-install gets error 1335 on disk 1, D1feat~1.cab cleaned DVD and drive. Is it possible that I got a bad disk?
If it really is damaged, you can contact Microsoft and they will send you a replacement.Best regards,Jim Young 0 Back to top #4 Mace Mace Member - 5,000+ Members 5,038 posts Veröffentlicht am 09.04.2014Error 1335 data1.cab is corrupt. My old pc (a Pentium 2.8ghx with 1 gig ram and Win XP SP2) completes the install perfectly for FSX and FS2004. It installed no problem at all.
Although, I did not try installing from the hard drive. Back to top ggm9696TraineeJoined: May 30, 2009Posts: 2 Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:57 am will the MAXMEN setting mess up my windows 8 in anyway if i do it? FSX really really heats up my ram, hotter than the processor !!!! Drive G: is the designation given to my 1GB Store n Go USB flash drive.
Then once on his HD he runs the setup file just like he would running from the DVD. Sign In Sign Up Browse Back Browse Forums Downloads Back Main Library Page FS Airport Diagrams Terminal Procedures for Plan-G Calendar Online Users Activity Back Activity All Activity My Activity Streams A lot of solutions here: http://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/forum/topic/22174/error-1335-during-installation/ I would try and make iso images from the disks on a different computer and then install from a virtual drive. good luck, Is there a way to tell my system not to look for drives that are not connected, or to permanently remove the Drive G: designation.
I ran "setup" and it installed with no problems and I've been flying ever since. Also my F SIM X copy is legit. When I installed it last year, my PC was so full of rubbish and back-ground programs that it was running slow and so the data was coming off the DVD slower I can see not artifacts or anomalies on the DVD itself.
Posts 61 RE: Error 1335 Hi, if you can get it installed, try the repair mode instead of reinstalling it?. I also read a post where someone had the same 1335 Error and solved it by using a DVD drive cleaner. Topic Archived GameFAQs.comfacebook.com/GFAQstwitter.com/GameFAQsHelp / Contact UsChange Colors Blue (Default)Blue on BlackRedRed on BlackGreenGreen on BlackOrangeOrange on BlackPurplePurple on BlackCloudy BlueGrayscaleSepiaCotton Candygamespot.comgiantbomb.commetacritic.comgamerankings.com© 2016 CBS Interactive Inc. After that FSX starting crashing with ocassional "didn't write or won't read memory address".
Now all the rubbish has gone, the PC is running faster, but cannot process the data from DVD to IDE quick enough. By setting it to 150, Windows can only access the first 150MB of RAM, this slows the PC down (you will notice how slow FSX Installation actually runs under this setting) Your cache administrator is webmaster. Just thought I'd share.
I'm very confused. The second set of discs had the exact same problem. Back to top Guest Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:54 pm Tailhook: I simply created a folder on my desktop call "Disk1". To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Back to top TailhookChief CaptainJoined: Oct 12, 2005Posts: 8477Location: El Dorado Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:46 am Anonymous wrote: Finally, I decided to copy the contents of both discs into Connect a thumb drive or external drive to that computer. (make sure you have enough disk space!) 3. Votes 15418 Social Follow us on Social Networks Subscribe to our newsletter Hot Articles Best Freeware Boeing 747 Add-Ons for FSX/FSX:SE/P3DNew Flight Simulator on the Horizon: JetWayFlightGear 2016.2 Free Flight Simulator That's about all I can think of at the moment.


Dr. John F. Demartini is an international speaker and author who travels the world. He's been seen on CNN's Larry King Live Show, featured in Oprah's O Magazine and in the hit movies Oh My God http://www.omgmovie.com/ and The Secret.
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In this inspiring presentation, Dr. Demartini will be sharing his heavenly insights and down to earth practical action stems that will lead attendees into a world of greater financial fortune and wealthy abundance. He will provide the 6 secret steps of transforming financial "stressings" into "blessings." Don't miss this special evening dedicated to greater financial awareness and prosperity.
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It used to be easy to get a student loan. Before around 2008, banks would practically throw money at students—with serious strings attached, of course. But pretty much any student could get a private loan from a bank to further their education, which made college more accessible to all—despite putting graduates under heavy debt burdens after graduation.
But the economic recession that started in late 2007 with mortgage-backed securities didn't just affect the housing market—it affected institutions that made many different types of loans, including student loans. Today, banks look more carefully at anyone applying for a loan, because they want to be sure they'll get their money back—with interest. And not every student is a good investment.
If you are having trouble getting a private student loan to help pay for college, here are a few reasons why this might be the case.
If you're a traditional student with no credit history or you have bad credit, you may need someone to cosign on your loan. If you don't have a parent with a decent credit history to help back you up when you sign for a loan, you may have more trouble getting loans than students who have parents who can offer this type of support.
ever to get a loan for your education.
Many college students are just graduating from high school—and they haven't had time to build up any kind of credit history. If you're trying to sign up for a loan on your own without a parent or guardian to co-sign, you may have a difficult time convincing banks to lend to you.
Then again, some students have plenty of time to build up a credit history—and tear it down. If you already have significant debt or a history of defaulting on loans, you are a particularly bad bet to banks. As with those who have no credit history, you may need a cosigner with great credit if you want to get a student loan.
If you're a traditional student with no credit history or have gotten yourself into financial trouble in the past, you may need a cosigner to get a student loan. But what happens when your cosigner also has bad credit? If your parents have had a lot of financial struggles, have had a hard time paying off loans in the past, or have a high debt-to-income ratio already, getting their name on your loan may not help you.
Lenders don't just look at you when they're deciding whether to loan students tuition money. They also look at your school. If your school has a relatively low graduation rate or a relatively low rate of high-earning alumni, the bank may see you as more of a lending risk than it would someone who's going to a school with high-earning alumni. If this is your case, you may have a tough time getting the loan you want at the rates you want.
To a bank, a future doctor is a better loan risk than a future English teacher. If you're getting a degree that doesn't lead to a high-paying career—or even worse, if your career tends to be underpaid compared to other careers in the US—it could affect the loans you get and whether a bank will consider you for a private loan.
In this economy, it's tougher now than ever to get a loan for your education. If you're having trouble getting a private loan, it may be because of any of these reasons—and when you finally do get a private loan, you may be stuck with a high interest rate, variable rates, and other terms that make that loan hard to live with. If it's possible, look over your credit rating and see if there's anything you can contest—this may help you improve your chances for getting a loan over time.


In just four years the Danish contingent has increased its floor space at ICFF 27-fold, from 300 square feet to the current 8,250. The numbers of companies participating has increased from six to approximately 30. And though the roster is impressive—including designs by such legends as Arne Jacobsen (Fritz Hansen and Stelton) and Hans Wegner (Carl Hansen), as well as by vibrant newcomers (Normann Copenhagen and Dnmark)—you could be forgiven for overlooking them the last two years, when the group's booth sat in the shadow of the Italian pavilion. The Danes crisp booth faded into the "woodwork" of the Italians' white wall.
The Danes had a couple of other tricks up their sleeves this year, namely live music and beer during a two-hour party at the end of the opening day.


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Loafer SC23 Lounge Chair
Space Copenhagen for &Tradition
Article code P-10345
The SAS Royal Hotel turned to Space Copenhagen founders Signe and Peter, who designed a chair that would look lovely in the hotel - and actually anywhere, Loafer.
Color: * Gold velvet Pink velvet Green velvet Blue velvet Fabric made to order
Size: * H75 x W65 x L70 cm
Design Space Copenhagen
Manufacturer &Tradition
Dimensions H 75cm x L 70cm x SH42 cm
Colour & Materiality Wood, HR foam, polyester wadding, fabric & leather upholstery, black base
"The SAS Royal Hotel lobby is an essential part of their legendary interior," says Henriksen. "It's enormous and elegant. We wanted to design a piece of furniture that could create a sense of intimacy in this very open space." "At the same time," adds Rützou, "the design had to relate the signature spiral staircase and the circular columns of the space. A comfortable design that would somehow also make you feel protected. Sitting alone or in a group, without feeling too exposed." Whether for an exclusive hotel, club or lounge, or a private living space, Loafer offers the ultimate in luxury. The freedom to lounge in style forever.
Established in 2005 by Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard Rützou, Space Copenhagen is a design studio working across multiple disciplines from furniture, lighting and refined objects, to art installations, art direction and interior design for private homes, hotels and restaurants all over the world. The ambition is to forge new paths by balancing opposites: classic and modern, industrial and organic, sculptural and minimal, light and shade. The studio's intuitive approach embodies designs that are distinctively shaped by the given circumstances, functional needs, and a fundamental interest in human behavior. It is a sense of and belief in slow aesthetic that centers quality and longevity.
Paying homage to Denmark's long-standing design heritage, &Tradition bridges old and new by creating furniture, lighting and interior objects with timeless appeal. From reissuing design icons to creating future classics in collaboration with acclaimed international designers, the collection combines craftsmanship with creativity and shapes carefully considered pieces with purpose and meaning. Always respectfully, and made to last.


A thirteen-lined ground squirrel going on a fat binge. Photo.
The editorial staff of Squirrels, Squirrels, Squirrels has visited Minnesota in December. So, we're only partially surprised to read the findings of a cool study out of Duluth, which examines how the 13-lined ground squirrel hibernates without becoming a completely frozen solid squirrel-sicle.
Anyway, how do they do it? It takes extreme metabolism to counter the extreme weather. Precisely, they literally store fat in their hearts, and then slowly burn off that fat all winter long. Yes, it sounds counter-intuitive to long-term survival (equivalent to a human eating a triple-bacon cheeseburger for every meal), but the long starvation following their autumn pig-out creates a metabolic state known as "ketosis," and that apparently brings them good tidings, cheer and above-average longevity compared to similar non-hibernating species.
So there. Squirrel research saving lives.


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by Admin | Sep 12, 2018 | Writing and Residencies | 0 comments
Amanda Petrusich is a writer I greatly admire, and her latest piece for The New Yorker, "Why Artists Need Oddball Residencies," is timely and most welcome. Petrusich's thesis is clear: no matter how outlandish these residencies have become, they're important.
Perhaps inevitably, there's a very American discrepancy between the existing paradigms for writers residencies: the well-known (and justly venerated) programs, such as the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo, are supremely competitive; these so-called oddball residencies, while ostensibly less prohibitive in terms of cost and accessibility, are anything but easy to attend. It's not that there aren't enough residencies, ranging from the good, bad, and ugly, but rather, there aren't enough of the right kind.
And how does one define the right kind? Well…
The first complication involves the inevitable profit motive: only those wealthy or credentialed enough need apply. And as for these pop-up and one-off curios, there's something discomfortingly sadistic about the idea of "sponsoring" writers in reality-show scenarios, which at once devalues them and their work. Worst of all, it feeds the myth that writers are desperate (by design), and authentic art only emerges from deprivation.
It seems to me the more paramount issue is what—besides money (and time—not to mention discipline and the whole "vision thing")—a writer requires or at least craves. Petrusich gets to the crux of the matter, here:
The proliferation of oddball residencies simply reiterates how hysterically difficult it is for contemporary artists who are not born rich to nurture or sustain any sort of creative practice. In the midst of this, a silent room with your name on the door—wherever it is, and regardless of whether it has plumbing or not—becomes a kind of life preserver.
What she said.
In fact, it's this very conundrum that inspired me to create the Virginia Center for Literary Arts (@VALitArts). This, from VCLA's mission statement, is—if I may be so bold—the slam dunk for Petrusich's rhetorical alley-oop:
…beyond having time and space to work, so many writers are derailed by a lack of funds and solidarity. A community that advocates (and, on a more basic but crucial level, understands) creativity—how it happens, what it requires, who seeks to cultivate it more as calling than hobby—is essential. Each individual must ascertain and walk their unique path, but what all writers share is the need for support, in all its forms, and reassurance they're not alone.
As a recovering grad student (MA, Lit) who passed up the opportunity of further studies, in part because I wanted to really figure out how to write (hint: by doing a lot of it and failing, a lot), I nevertheless came to miss the unique vibe of a graduate seminar (or writing workshop). The one-word concept I kept trying to come up with, year after year, was community.
Aside from academia, book clubs, and the camaraderie available via the internet, where can a writer find their community (or better still, communities)? Until a better model emerges, writer residencies—where one can focus and create for a sustained period, be it two weeks or several months—serve as arguably the best forum for combining kinship and creativity. That's the answer. The question is: how to build a better writing residency?
This is the motivation—and aspiration—for VCLA, which aims to provide a world class environment featuring collaboration, imagination, and inspiration, boasting a business model that's inclusive by design and won't cost you an entire tax return to attend. A thriving literary arts center ideally becomes a destination, a prolific alliance where diverse but compatible artisans come to create. And, as is appropriate—and essential—in 2018, there must be a robust, interactive, accommodating web presence: an electronic safe space where writers can come to get tips, advice, read interviews with prominent authors, agents, and editors, and not least, network. This is possible, and we're working to make it happen. We welcome your input and support. Join us!
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Chianan,  Chia-nan, or Jianan may refer to:

 Chiayi–Tainan Plain, also known as the Chianan or Jianan Plain (, Jiānán Píngyuán), a large plain on Taiwan Island
 Chianan Irrigation (, Jianán Dàzùn), also known as the Kanan Irrigation, used by farms in the Taiwanese plain

See also
 Wang Jianan (disambiguation)
 Jian'an (disambiguation) or Chien-an, sometimes misspelled as Jianan or Chianan
 Kanan (disambiguation), the Japanese pronunciation of the same characters

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