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HOW PROPOSED YABA TECHNOLOGY PARK WILL BENEFIT COMMUNITIES IN LAGOS
Yaba commonly regarded as the heartbeat of the mainland is a suburb located on the mainland area of Lagos state The proposed Yaba Technology Park project named KITE, representing the Knowledge, Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship center is an initiative of the Lagos State Government to develop a technology hub in the Yaba area and create a home for startups, tech investors, and innovators within and outside the state.
Meanwhile, the success of the proposed project is set to provide an enabling environment that will facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship in Information Communication Technology in the state especially in the Yaba neighborhood.
Chike Onwuegbuchi, Chairman of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), while speaking about the project noted that if the project is established, it is going to support entrepreneurship, create employment for youths in the area and other parts of the state, while bringing development in the Yaba Axis.
"It is going to help the youth to be gainfully employed and have a carrier in ICT and the hindrance of trying to look for accommodation while at work will be taken care of by the park itself because it is built by either the Government or NGO, so you don't need to look out for where to stay and there is also an idea of interdependence because there will be no need of going out to look for a company that is into hardware or software and a company doing coding in another area because it is already provided in the Park."
"It will open more doors for collaboration in building entrepreneurship in Yaba which helps in delivering end products. It is going to solve youth unemployment through entrepreneurship," Chike said.
He explained that the Park is going to bring about development not only through entrepreneurship but engaged companies who are going to work for them thereby bringing development to the community. "The park will also attract multinational interest and other private individuals within and outside the country will come to situate and locate a business because of the existence of the park in Yaba and to benefit from ICT facilities to foster the growth of their establishment," Chike added.
Speaking on the hitches that may be encountered on the project, Chike noted that the major challenges that will be encountered in building the technology Park is the Government having the political will-power in executing the project. According to him, Political continuity is a major challenge that might be encountered in establishing the project if eventually the incumbent Government is not re-elected to power in the coming election.
"This project is an initiative of the present Government, the possibility of any incoming administration considering the fact that there is going to be an election in 2023, if eventually, the present Government did not get back to power, sustaining the same vision will be another hindrance. If they did not sustain the same vision, there is a possibility that the project may be stopped or abandoned.
Ozioma Ubabukoh, a tech, and public sector consultant explained that with plenty of business hatchlings growing bigger in the Yaba area of Lagos State every year via incubators, it's clear that the Yaba Technology Park will be more than just a commercial neighborhood.
Read more at: https://businessday.ng/technology/article/how-proposed-yaba-technology-park-will-benefit-communities-in-lagos/
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A swift helper to handle app store receipt validation.

## Before you go live

- Test, Test, Test

Please test this properly, including production mode which will use apples production server URL. Use xcode release mode to test this to make sure everything is working. This is not something you want take lightly, triple check purchases are working when your app is in release mode.

## Requirements

- iOS 11.4+
- Swift 5.0+

## Installation

### Cocoa Pods

[CocoaPods](https://developers.google.com/admob/ios/quick-start#streamlined_using_cocoapods) is a dependency manager for Cocoa projects.
Simply install the pod by adding the following line to your pod file
```swift
pod 'SwiftyReceiptValidator'
```

### Swift Package Manager

The Swift Package Manager is a tool for automating the distribution of Swift code and is integrated into the swift compiler.

To add a swift package to your project simple open your project in xCode and click File > Swift Packages > Add Package Dependency.
Than enter `https://github.com/crashoverride777/swifty-receipt-validator` as the repository URL and finish the setup wizard.

Alternatively if you have a Framwork that requires adding SwiftyReceiptValidator as a dependency is as easy as adding it to the dependencies value of your Package.swift.
```swift
dependencies: [
.package(url: "https://github.com/crashoverride777/swifty-receipt-validator.git", from: "6.1.0")
]
```

### Manually

Altenatively you can drag the `Sources` folder and its containing files into your project.

## Usage

### Add import (if using cocoaPods or SwiftPackageManager)

- Add the import statement to your swift file(s) when you installed via cocoa pods or SwiftPackageManager

```swift
import SwiftyReceiptValidator
```

### Instantiate Receipt Validator

- Standard Configuration (Not Recommended)

```swift
class SomeClass {
    let receiptValidator: SwiftyReceiptValidatorType

    init() {
        // Standard configuration communicates with apples server directly, which is not recommended
        // Enable logging events in your console by setting isLoggingEnabled to true
        receiptValidator = SwiftyReceiptValidator(configuration: .standard, isLoggingEnabled: false)
    }
}
```

- Custom Configuration (Recommended)

```swift
class SomeClass {
    let receiptValidator: SwiftyReceiptValidatorType

    init() {
        // The recommended approach is to communicate with your own webserver
        // which would than connect with apples server
        let configuration = SRVConfiguration(
            productionURL: "someProductionURL",
            sandboxURL: "someSandboxURL",
            sessionConfiguration: .default
        )

        // Enable logging events in your console by setting isLoggingEnabled to true
        receiptValidator = SwiftyReceiptValidator(configuration: configuration, isLoggingEnabled: false)
    }
}
```
NOTE: Requires your own server
https://www.raywenderlich.com/23266/in-app-purchases-in-ios-6-tutorial-consumables-and-receipt-validation

### Validate Purchases

- Go to the following delegate method in your code, which you must implement for in app purchases

```swift
extension SomeClass: SKPaymentTransactionObserver {

    func paymentQueue(_ queue: SKPaymentQueue, updatedTransactions transactions: [SKPaymentTransaction]) {
        transactions.forEach { transaction in
            switch transaction.transactionState {
                case .purchased:
                ...
                case .restored:
                ...
            }
        }
    }
}
```

and modify the `.purchased` and `.restored` enum cases to look like this

```swift
case .purchased:
    // Transaction is in queue, user has been charged.  Client should complete the transaction.
    let productId = transaction.payment.productIdentifier

    let validationRequest = SRVPurchaseValidationRequest(
        productId: productId,
        sharedSecret: "your secret or nil" // Enter your shared secret if your have set one on iTunes, otherwise set to nil
    )

    receiptValidator.validate(validationRequest) { result in
        switch result {
        case .success(let response):
            defer {
                // IMPORTANT: Finish the transaction ONLY after validation was successful
                // if validation error e.g due to internet, the transaction will stay in pending state
                // and than can/will be resumed on next app launch
                queue.finishTransaction(transaction)
            }
            print("Receipt validation was successfull with receipt response \(response)")
            // Unlock products and/or do additional checks
        case .failure(let error):
            print("Receipt validation failed with error \(error.localizedDescription)")
            // Inform user of error
        }
    }

case .restored:
    // Transaction was restored from user's purchase history.  Client should complete the transaction.
    guard let productId = transaction.originalTransaction?.payment.productIdentifier else {
        queue.finishTransaction(transaction)
        return
    }

    let validationRequest = SRVPurchaseValidationRequest(
        productId: productId,
        sharedSecret: "your secret or nil" // Enter your shared secret if your have set one on iTunes, otherwise set to nil
    )

    receiptValidator.validate(validationRequest) { result in
        switch result {
        case .success(let response):
            defer {
                // IMPORTANT: Finish the transaction ONLY after validation was successful
                // if validation error e.g due to internet, the transaction will stay in pending state
                // and than can/will be resumed on next app launch
                queue.finishTransaction(transaction)
            }
            print("Receipt validation was successfull with receipt response \(response)")
            // Unlock products and/or do additional checks
       case .failure(let error):
            print("Receipt validation failed with error \(error.localizedDescription)")
            // Inform user of error
        }
    }
```

Note: There is also Combine support for these methods if you are targeting iOS 13 and above

### Validate Subscriptions

- To validate your subscriptions (e.g on app launch), create a validationRequest object  `let validationRequest = SRVSubscriptionValidationRequest(...)` and  call `func validate(validationRequest)`. This will search for all subscription receipts.

```swift
let validationRequest = SRVSubscriptionValidationRequest(
    sharedSecret: "your shared secret",
    refreshLocalReceiptIfNeeded: false,
    excludeOldTransactions: false,
    now: Date()
)
receiptValidator.validate(validationRequest) { result in
    switch result {
    case .success(let response):
        print("Receipt validation was successfull with receipt response \(response)")
        print(response.validSubscriptionReceipts) // convenience array for active receipts
        print(response.receiptResponse) // full receipt response
        print(response.receiptResponse.pendingRenewalInfo)
        // Check the validSubscriptionReceipts and unlock products accordingly
    case .failure(let error):
        switch error {
        case .subscriptionExpired(let statusCode):
            // no active subscription found, update your cache/app etc
        default:
            break // do nothing e.g internet error or other errors
        }
    }
}
```

Setting `refreshLocalReceiptIfNeeded = true` will create a receipt fetch request if no receipt is found on the iOS device. This will show a iTunes password prompt so might not always be wanted e.g app launch.

If you want to check the users auto renewal status it is recommended, as far as I understand,  to 1st check the pending renewal info and than fall
back on the current subscription status.

e.g
```swift
let isAutoRenewOn: Bool
if let pendingRenewalInfo = response.receiptResponse.pendingRenewalInfo, !pendingRenewalInfo.isEmpty {
    isAutoRenewOn = pendingRenewalInfo.first { $0.autoRenewStatus == .on } != nil
} else {
    isAutoRenewOn = response.validSubscriptionReceipts.first { $0.autoRenewStatus == .on } != nil
}
```

Note: There is also Combine support for these methods if you are targeting iOS 13 and above

## Unit Tests

In order to unit tests your in app purchase class it is recommended to always inject the type protocol into your class instead of the concret implementation

- Not Recommended
```swift
class SomeClass {
    let receiptValidator: SwiftyReceiptValidator
    init(receiptValidator: SwiftyReceiptValidator) { ... }
}
```

- Recommended
```swift
class SomeClass {
    let receiptValidator: SwiftyReceiptValidatorType
    init(receiptValidator: SwiftyReceiptValidatorType) { ... }
}
```

- UnitTest example
```swift
class MockReceiptValidator { }
extension MockReceiptValidator: SwiftyReceiptValidatorType { ... }

class SomeClassTests {
    func test() {
        let sut = SomeClass(receiptValidator: MockReceiptValidator())
    }
}
```

- Mocking models
```swift
SRVReceiptResponse.mock()
SRVReceipt.mock()
SRVReceiptInApp.mock()
SRVPendingRenewalInfo.mock()
SRVSubscriptionValidationResponse.mock()
```
## StoreKit Alert Controllers

One thing I do not know about receipt validation is if there is a way to stop the default StoreKit alert controller to show. When you get to the purchase code and to the `.purchased` switch statement, storeKit automatically shows an AlertController ("Thank you, purchase was succesfull"). This however is the point where receipt validation is actually starting so it takes another few seconds for the products to unlock. I guess this must be normal, although it would be nicer to show that alert once receipt validation is finished.

## Final Note

As per apples guidlines you should always first connect to apples production servers and than fall back on apples sandbox servers if needed. So keep this in mind when testing in sandbox mode, validation will take a bit longer due to this.

I will try to update this in the future if I have a better grasp of what is needed for your own server.

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Publishing: The Road Ahead
John Biggs 10 years
With the closing of Spin Magazine's print edition alongside the failure of the print edition of Newsweek (not to mention the shuttering of countless newspapers and magazines around the world) you'd be hard-pressed to say that publishing – particularly in the news space – is doing well.
Add in the merger of Penguin and Random House – a Napster-esque move designed to stave off the vagaries of a non-collusive market – and you've got an even bleaker picture.
In short, after centuries of progress, the old method of transmitting information via the printed page – not to mention the publisher's tendency to control content with an iron fist – is crumbling. In its place we have an entirely new system and regime, one ruled less by a central authority – the editors, publishers, and printers of yore – and now ruled by the mob.
That's not a bad thing. It lets people publish books that would have never seen a printing press and it gives an organization with seemingly bottomless resources – Amazon – the ability to define the rules to which all others must cleave. This new media has laid a book store chain low, bleeding publishers nearly dry in the process, and it has changed the way we consume media from a slow meal savored over time to an experience more akin to grazing or, more precisely, a bit of sushi on the go.
Here are my predictions for publishing this year. I love books and I hope not many come true, but we shall see.
You will stop buying paper books and magazines. If you're here reading this, you've already stopped buying books. If you haven't, you will. I got one book for Christmas this year, Building Stories by Chris Ware. We also bought some print editions for the kids. But a year from now? I doubt the Christmas list will even be on paper.
Digital comics will outsell print editions. In 2012 digital comic sales for DC rose 200 percent and, thanks to series resets and the like, the comics industry is selling more and more comics to a casual audience. Hardcore readers will prefer print for a while longer but folks who don't want to trudge to the local Mutant Mania will probably be fine with a title subscription on the iPad.
Goodbye, magazines. Except for a few stalwarts, more print editions will disappear, leading to a chain reaction as others realize some of the same cash can be generated in selling digital copies. The New Yorker and Wired – most of Conde Nast's catalog, in fact – is proof positive of this and the selection of ads in these magazines has gone from the same Rolex repeated twenty times in the title to cool, interactive advertisements that actually encourage further examination. This is a good thing.
Goodbye, Barnes & Noble stores. Barnes & Noble stores will see a massive contraction while smaller booksellers will thrive. B&N knows what's up. They recently split their company into two and now one company sells paper books and the other one sells digital. In fact, Microsoft invested in the digital side, leaving the print side to fend for itself. And fend it must. Although this year saw brisk sales at small mom & pops, B&N saw a minor dip in retail sales due to store closings and slow sales in stores and on BN.com. Even the college business is slowing.
A major writer will go digital. I doubt Stephen King will make the jump, but one of the lesser mystery folks will probably go all digital. Why not? It gets them more cash for their efforts and places them at the helm of their business – and blockbuster writing is a business. Going indie no longer has a stigma attached.
Big names in journalism and publishing will go online… if online lets them. What do you do if you're stuck in a mid-tier job at a newspaper or cable news channel or publishing house? Heck, what if you're at the waning Associated Press? You look around. And what do you find? Us. Engadget. VentureBeat. TMZ. Everyone except the Scranton Times Journal And Ledger. But jobs will be hard to find. After all, we're looking for people who aren't entrenched already.
All is not lost. Publishing will regroup. The written word is still an amazing medium. Change is good. Gutenberg may not recognize the heights to which his invention has flown but he will recognize its constant sacred intent.
This is not to say that good content won't come out of this new model. This site, for example, is a testament to the will of one man who dedicated himself to a purpose. That it sometimes makes mistakes, is tricked, or is sloppy is part of what you get when you burn down a medium. I fear I won't be around to see the electronic press become as mature and moribund as the current "old media," but here's hoping it stays exciting for as long as we're alive.

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This is the first of two volumes about the history of the state, written by Francis Fukuyama. So far, I've only read the first volume, "The Origins of Political Order". It begins in murky prehistory and ends with the French Revolution. The second book is titled "Political Order and Political Decay" and deals with the 19th and 20th centuries.
Despite its monumental sweep, Fukuyama's book is surprisingly easy to read. It attempts to answer the question why Western Europe and Western-derived societies in other parts of the world are unique in terms of modernization, democracy, the rule of law and overall social stability. While Fukuyama denies holding a near-deterministic position in which societies are trapped in their present state due to events that took place centuries or millennia ago, I think it's obvious that he *does* hold such a position. Thus, the roots of Western, more specifically Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian, success goes back all the way to the fall of the Roman Empire and the social changes during the Early Middle Ages. In the same way, Russia, the Muslim world, India and China follow trajectories heavily shaped by ancient successes and failures.
That being said, Fukuyama does not have a "teleological" view of history, where Western modernity (or the Whig Party platform) is somehow inevitable. Nor does he believe that Western modernity and democracy are inevitable in the rest of the world as a kind of preordained endpoint of The Historical Process as a whole. Rather, Fukuyama sees human societies as products of uneven and contradictory processes. While human social change isn't "blind", it often has unintended consequences. Thus, the attempts by the Catholic Church during the Early Middle Ages to strengthen its power base against the Germanic monarchs unintentionally dissolved tribalism and laid the long term basis for modern Western society, which is unique in world history due to its non-tribal character. While not identical, Fukuyama's perspective does seem to have certain similarities with Stephen Jay Gould's view of biological evolution (he mentions Gould in his book). Shorter periods of decisive but often contingent change are followed by much longer periods of relative stasis, and adaptive evolution often gives rise to "spandrels", non-adaptive structures which are byproducts of the adaptive ones, but often plays an important role anyway. If I read Fukuyama correctly, the West is the eventual outcome of historical changes that could have been different. Perhaps we simply were lucky!
Fukuyama sees tribalism or "patrimonialism" as the natural state of humankind, rooted in our biological evolution as a species. Originally, humanity was organized around patriarchal clans where almost everyone was genetically related. Later, the patriclan gave rise to the tribe, which is much broader in composition and hence more based on reciprocal altruism than on kinship, although kinship still plays an important role on sub-tribal level, where families attempt to promote their own special interests. The tribe can be seen as a form of extended or "fictional" kinship system. War is another constant of human existence. From this follows that any political order will tend to be based on kinship, extended kinship in the form of tribalism, and territorial aggression. Political systems *not* based on tribalism will tend to devolve in a tribalist direction if given half a chance. Only Western civilization has successfully managed to escape from tribalism due to various unique historical circumstances. However, other societies have tried to accomplish the same thing through different routes than the Western one. Thus, China's history has revolved around the constant conflict between a strong state based on meritocracy and equally strong familial lineages promoting their own special interests. Some Muslim societies, most notoriously the Mamluks and the Ottomans, tried to escape from tribalism by a peculiar system of slave-soldiers and slave-officials, who stood outside the kinship system altogether and were therefore "neutral" (and loyal to the sultan and his state foremost). In Western Europe, as already noted, the dissolution of tribalism was an unintended consequence of the Catholic Church's attempt to gain control over land and other property, while simultaneously strengthening its own political power. Among other things, the Church prohibited marriage between close kin and levirate marriage, while recognizing female property rights. For these and related reasons, it became difficult to keep property within the patriclan, eroding its material base. While noble families of course played important roles in European history, they were no longer part of real clans or tribes. Very often, feudal loyalty ties were between non-kin. Kinship ties also weakened among the peasants, who gradually evolved into freeholders based on private property.
Other important changes also took place in Western Europe. Fukuyama argues that the rule of law and democratic accountability evolved already before a strong state, whereas in China the state emerged first and never permitted the two former from evolving in the same decisive way as in Europe. Once again, the Church played an important role by systematizing canon law and the Roman law. The investiture conflict between the Church and the secular rulers also created the preconditions for modernity, since the conflict ended with a compromise, in effect creating a "secular" sphere outside the direct control of the religious authorities. Another important factor was the role played by kings who supported the commoners against the nobility, thereby in the long run (and perhaps despite their own intentions) strengthening the former. Thus, in medieval England, the local courts played a curious dual role as both the king's agents and representatives of the local population. When the strong state emerged during the Early Modern Period, it had to contend with powerful traditions of legality and accountability, and also with free burghers and peasants. After prolonged conflict, this created a balance in society not found in, say, Russia where the rise of the absolutist state was accompanied by the destruction of republican forms and the enserfment of the peasantry.
In contrast to Marx, Fukuyama believes that politics and religion are independent variables which shape the course of history. The centrality of religion comes from Max Weber, although the details differ. Overall, I must say that "The Origins of Political Order" is pretty heterodox, the author constantly attacking received wisdom from Marx, Hayek, Huntington, modernization theory and yes, even Herr Weber! Often, he is right. For instance, Fukuyama points out that despite the lack of real rule of law and democratic accountability, China and similar authoritarian regimes might become very successful anyway, if the regimes feel that something resembling "rule of law" is in their best pragmatic interest. Nothing stops the Communist Party from grabbing private property such as American companies or their profits, but it's not done since it's bad for business. This sounds trivial, but it goes against the received wisdom of both liberals, libertarians and Neo-Cons (and perhaps Fukuyama himself in an earlier incarnation) that everyone will become more modern in the Western sense (perhaps with some prodding from American bombs or Open Society Foundation handouts) and that only such societies can possibly be successful, generate economic growth, etc.


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Title: Cold Chisel
Subject: Don Walker (musician), Forever Now (Cold Chisel song), Music of Australia, Pub rock (Australia), 1982 in music
Cold Chisel performing in November 2011.
Pub rock, hard rock, rock and roll
1973–1984, 1998, 2003, 2009–present
WEA, Mushroom
Catfish, Little River Band, Tex, Don and Charlie
.au.com.coldchiselwww
Phil Small
Charley Drayton
Steve Prestwich
Les Kaczmarek
John Swan
Ray Arnott
Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It had chart success from the late 70s up until their most recent album releases since 2011, with nine albums making the Australian top ten.[1] Cold Chisel are regarded as having a distinctly Australian popularity and musicianship, exemplifying "pub rock" and highlighting the working class life in Australia.
1 Beginnings (1973–78)
2 Main career (1978–82)
3 Break-up and aftermath (1983–84)
4 Reunion
5 Death of Steve Prestwich
6 Catalogue Re-release and Light the Nitro Tour
7 Musical style and lyrical themes
9 Band members
10 Discography
10.1 Studio and live albums
10.2 Compilation albums
10.3 Singles
Beginnings (1973–78)
Originally named Orange, the band formed in Adelaide in 1973 as a heavy-metal cover-band comprising bassist Les Kaczmarek (died December 5, 2008),[2] keyboard player Don Walker, guitarist Ian Moss and drummer Steve Prestwich (died 16 January, 2011). Seventeen-year-old singer Jimmy Barnes—known throughout his time with the band as Jim Barnes—joined in December 1973, taking leave from the band in 1975 for a brief stint as Bon Scott's replacement in Fraternity.[3] The group changed its name several times before settling on Cold Chisel in 1974 after writing a song with that title. Barnes' relationship with other band members was volatile; as a Scot he often came to blows with Liverpool-born Prestwich and he left the band several times. During these periods Moss would handle vocals until Barnes returned.
Walker soon emerged as Cold Chisel's primary songwriter. Walker spent 1974 in Armidale, completing his studies and in 1975 Kaczmarek left the band and was replaced by Phil Small. Barnes' older brother John Swan was a member of Cold Chisel around this time, providing backing vocals and percussion but after several violent incidents he was fired.[4]
In May 1976 Cold Chisel relocated to Melbourne but found little success, moving on to Sydney in November. Six months later, in May 1977, Barnes announced he would quit Cold Chisel in order to join Swan in Feather, a hard-rocking blues band that had evolved from an earlier group called Blackfeather. A farewell performance in Sydney went so well that the singer changed his mind. The following month the Warner Music Group picked up Cold Chisel.
Main career (1978–82)
In the early months of 1978, Cold Chisel recorded its self-titled debut album with producer Peter Walker. All tracks were written by Don Walker except "Juliet", for which Barnes wrote the melody and Walker the lyrics. Cold Chisel was released in April and featured appearances from harmonica player Dave Blight, who would become a regular on-stage guest, and saxophonists Joe Camilleri and Wilbur Wilde from Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The following month the song "Khe Sanh" was released as a single but was deemed too offensive for airplay on commercial radio because of the lyric "Their legs were often open/But their minds were always closed",[5] although it was played regularly on Sydney rock station, Double J, which was not subject to such restrictions because it was part of the ABC. Despite that setback, it still reached #48 on the Australian singles chart and number four on the Adelaide charts thanks mainly to the band's rising popularity as a touring act and some local radio support in Adelaide where the single was aired in spite of the ban. "Khe Sanh" has since become Cold Chisel's signature tune and arguably its most popular among fans. The song was later remixed, with re-recorded vocals, for inclusion on the international version of 1980's East.
The band's next release was a live EP titled You're Thirteen, You're Beautiful, and You're Mine, in November. This had been recorded at a show at Sydney's Regent Theatre in 1977 that had featured Midnight Oil as one of the support acts. One of the EP's tracks, "Merry Go Round" was later recorded on the follow-up, Breakfast at Sweethearts. This album was recorded between July 1978 and January 1979 with experienced producer Richard Batchens, who had previously worked with Richard Clapton, Sherbet and Blackfeather. Batchens smoothed out many of the band's rough edges and attempted to give their songs a sophisticated sound. This approach has made the album sit a little uncomfortably with the band ever since. Once again, the majority of the songs were penned by Walker, with Barnes collaborating with Walker on the first single "Goodbye (Astrid, Goodbye)" and Moss contributing to "Dresden". "Goodbye (Astrid, Goodbye)" became a live favourite for the band, and even went on to be performed by U2 during Australian tours in the 1980s.
By now the band stood at the verge of major national success, even without significant radio airplay or support from Countdown, Australia's most important youth music program at the time. The band had become notorious for its wild behaviour, particularly from Barnes who was rumoured to have had sex with over 1000 women and who was known to consume more than a bottle of vodka every night during performances.[4]
In late-1979, following their problematic relationship with Batchens, Cold Chisel chose Mark Opitz to produce the next single, "Choirgirl", a Don Walker composition dealing with a young woman's experience with abortion. In spite of the controversial subject matter, the track became a hit and paved the way for Cold Chisel's next album. Recorded over two months in early-1980, East reached #2 on the Australian album charts and was the second-highest selling album by an Australian artist for the year. Despite the continued dominance of Walker, during Cold Chisel's later career all four of the other members began to contribute songs to the band, and this was the first of their albums to feature songwriting contributions from each member of the band. Cold Chisel is the only Australian rock band to score hits with songs written by every member of the group.
Of the album's 12 tracks, two were written by Barnes, with Moss, Prestwich and Small contributing one song each. The songs ranged from straight ahead rock tracks such as "Standing on the Outside" and "My Turn to Cry" to rockabilly-flavoured work-outs ("Rising Sun", written about Barnes' relationship with his girlfriend Jane Mahoney) and pop-laced love songs ("My Baby", featuring Joe Camilleri on saxophone) to a poignant piano ballad about prison life, "Four Walls". The cover featured Barnes asleep in a bathtub wearing a kamikaze bandanna in a room littered with junk and was inspired by Jacques-Louis David's 1793 painting The Death of Marat. The Ian Moss-penned "Never Before" was chosen as the first song to air by the ABC's radio station Triple J when it switched to the FM band that year.
Following the release of East, Cold Chisel embarked on the Youth in Asia Tour, which took its name from a lyric in "Star Hotel". This tour saw the group play more than 60 shows in 90 days and would form the basis of 1981's double live album Swingshift.
In April 1981 the band was nominated for all seven of the major awards at the joint Countdown/TV Week music awards held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, and won them all. As a protest against the concept of a TV magazine being involved in a music awards ceremony, the band refused to accept its awards and finished the night by performing "My Turn to Cry". After only one verse and chorus, the band smashed up the set and left the stage.[6]
Swingshift debuted at No. 1 on the Australian album charts, crystallizing the band's status as the biggest-selling act in the country. Overseas, however, Cold Chisel was unable to make an impact. With a slightly different track-listing, East had been issued in the United States and the band undertook its first (and only) US tour. But while it was popular as a live act, the American arm of their label did little to support the album. According to Barnes biographer Toby Creswell, at one point the band was ushered into an office to listen to the US master only to find it drenched in tape hiss and other ambient noise,[4] making it almost unreleasable. The band was even booed off stage after a lacklustre performance in Dayton, Ohio in May 1981 opening for Ted Nugent, who at the time was touring with his guitar army aka the 'D.C. Hawks'. European audiences were more accepting of the band and the group developed a small but significant fan base in Germany.
In August 1981, the band began work on the album Circus Animals, again with Opitz producing. The album opened with "You Got Nothing I Want", an aggressive Barnes-penned hard rock track that attacked the American industry for its handling of the band. The song would later cause problems for Barnes when he later attempted to break into the US market as a solo performer as senior music executives there continued to hold it against him. Like its predecessor, Circus Animals contained songs of contrasting styles, with harder-edged tracks like "Bow River" and "Hound Dog" in place beside more expansive ballads such as "Forever Now" and "When the War Is Over", both written by Prestwich. The latter track has proved to be the most popular Cold Chisel song for other artists to record -- Uriah Heep included a version on the 1989 album Raging Silence and John Farnham has recorded it twice, once while he and Prestwich were members of Little River Band in the mid-80s and again for his 1990 solo album Age of Reason. The song was also a No. 1 hit for former Australian Idol contestant Cosima De Vito in 2004 and was also performed by Bobby Flynn during that show's 2006 season. "Forever Now" was also covered (as a country waltz) by Australian band The Reels.
To launch the album, the band performed under a circus tent at Wentworth Park in Sydney and toured heavily once more, including a show in Darwin that attracted more than 10 per cent of the city's population.[7]
Break-up and aftermath (1983–84)
Circus Animals and its three singles, "You Got Nothing I Want", "Forever Now" and "When the War is Over" were all major hits in Australia during 1982 but further success overseas continued to elude the band and cracks began to appear. In early 1983 the band toured Germany but the shows went so badly that in the middle of the tour Walker up-ended his keyboard and stormed off stage during one show and Prestwich was fired. Returning to Australia, Prestwich was replaced by Ray Arnott, formerly of the 1970s progressive rock band Spectrum. After this, Barnes requested a large advance from management. Now married with a young child, exorbitant spending had left him almost broke. His request was refused however because there was a standing arrangement that any advance to one band member had to be paid to all the others. After a meeting on 17 August during which Barnes quit the band it was decided that Cold Chisel would split up.[7] A final concert series known as The Last Stand was planned and a final studio album was also recorded. Prestwich returned for the tour, which began in October. Before the Sydney shows however, Barnes lost his voice and those dates were re-scheduled for December. The band's final performance was at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 12 December 1983, apparently precisely 10 years since its first live appearance. The Sydney shows formed the basis of the film The Last Stand, the biggest-selling concert film of any Australian band. Several other recordings from the tour were used on the 1984 live album Barking Spiders Live: 1983, the title of which was inspired by the name the group occasionally used to play warm-up shows before tours, and as b-sides for a three-CD singles package known as Three Big XXX Hits, issued ahead of the release of the 1994 compilation album, Teenage Love.
During breaks in the tour, Grafton, New South Wales. Barnes later recorded an acoustic version of the song on his 1993 album Flesh and Wood and the track was also covered by Sarah Blasko in 2006.
Barnes launched a solo career in January 1984 that has produced nine Australian No. 1 albums and an array of hit singles. One of those, "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" also peaked at No. 1. He has recorded with INXS, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, John Farnham and a long list of other Australian and international artists and is arguably the country's most popular male rock singer.
Prestwich joined Little River Band in 1984 and appeared on the albums Playing to Win and No Reins before departing in 1986 to join John Farnham's touring band. Walker, Moss and Small all took extended breaks from music. Small, the least prominent member of the band virtually disappeared from the scene for many years, playing in a variety of minor acts. Walker formed Catfish in 1988, ostensibly a solo band with floating membership that included Moss, Charlie Owen and Dave Blight at various times. The music had a distinctly modern jazz aspect and his recordings during this phase attracted little commercial success. During 1989 he wrote several songs for Moss including "Tucker's Daughter" and "Telephone Booth" that the guitarist recorded on his debut solo album Matchbook. Both the album and "Tucker's Daughter" peaked at No. 1 on the chart in 1989 and won Moss five ARIA Awards. His other albums met with little success.
Throughout the '80s and most of the '90s, Cold Chisel was courted to re-form but refused, at one point reportedly turning down an offer of $5 million to play a single show in each of the major Australian state capitals. While Moss and Walker often collaborated on projects, neither would work with Barnes again until Walker wrote "Stone Cold" for the singer's Heat in 1993. The pair then recorded an acoustic version for Flesh and Wood later the same year. Thanks primarily to continued radio airplay and Barnes' solo success, Cold Chisel's legacy remained solidly intact and by the early 90s the group had surpassed 3 million album sales, most of which had been sold since 1983. The 1991 compilation album Chisel was re-issued and re-packaged several times, once with the long-deleted 1978 EP as a bonus disc and a second time in 2001 as a double album. The Last Stand soundtrack album was also finally released in 1992 and in 1994 a complete album of previously unreleased demo and rare live recordings also surfaced. Teenage Love spawned a string of hit singles.
Cold Chisel reunited in 1998 to record the album The Last Wave of Summer and supported it with a sold-out national concert tour. The album debuted at number one on the Australian album chart. In 2003, the band re-grouped once more for the "Ringside" tour and in 2005 again reunited to perform at a benefit for the victims of the Boxing Day tsunami at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
On 10 September 2009, two days after Barnes' 15th studio solo album The Rhythm and the Blues hit No. 1 on the Australian album charts, Cold Chisel announced it would reform for a one-off performance at the Sydney 500 V8 Supercars event on 5 December 2009.[8] The reunion saw the band perform at ANZ Stadium to the largest crowd of its career, with more than 45,000 fans in attendance.[9] Cold Chisel played a single live performance in 2010, at the Deniliquin ute muster in October. In December Ian Moss confirmed that Cold Chisel was working on new material for an album.
Death of Steve Prestwich
In January 2011, Steve Prestwich was diagnosed with a brain tumour. He underwent surgery on 14 January but never regained consciousness and died two days later, aged 56.[10]
Catalogue Re-release and Light the Nitro Tour
All six of Cold Chisel's studio albums were re-released in digitally re-mastered CD versions in mid-2011 and were also made available in digital format. The thirty-date Light the Nitro Tour was announced in July along with the news that former Divinyls and Catfish drummer Charley Drayton had been recruited to replace Steve Prestwich. Most shows on the tour sold out within days and new dates were later announced for early 2012. Midway through 2012, they had a short UK tour, as well as playing with Soundgarden and Mars Volta at Hard Rock Calling.
Musical style and lyrical themes
Influences from blues and early rock n' roll was broadly apparent, fostered by the love of those styles by Moss, Barnes and Walker and Small and Prestwich contributed strong pop sensibilities. This allowed volatile rock songs like "You Got Nothing I Want" and "Merry-Go-Round" to stand beside thoughtful ballads like "Choirgirl", pop-flavoured love songs like "My Baby" and caustic political statements like "Star Hotel", an attack on the late-70s government of Malcolm Fraser, inspired by the Star Hotel riot in Newcastle.
The songs were not overtly political but rather observations of everyday life within Australian society and culture, in which the members with their various backgrounds (Moss was from Alice Springs, Walker grew up in rural New South Wales, Barnes and Prestwich were working-class immigrants from the UK) were quite well able to provide.
Cold Chisel's songs were about distinctly Australian experiences, a factor often cited as a major reason for the band's lack of international appeal. "Saturday Night" and "Breakfast at Sweethearts" were observations of the urban experience of Sydney's Kings Cross district where Walker lived for many years. "Misfits", which featured on the b-side to "My Baby", was about homeless kids in the suburbs surrounding Sydney. Songs like "Shipping Steel" and "Standing on The Outside" were working class anthems and many others featured characters trapped in mundane, everyday existences, yearning for the good times of the past ("Flame Trees") or for something better from life ("Bow River").
Alongside contemporaries like The Angels and Midnight Oil, whose rise to popularity came in their wake, Cold Chisel was renowned as one of the most dynamic live acts of their day and from early in their career concerts routinely became sell-out events. But the band was also famous for its wild lifestyle, particularly the hard-drinking Barnes, who played his role as one of the wild men of Australian rock to the hilt, never seen on stage without at least one bottle of vodka and often so drunk he could barely stand upright. Despite this, by 1982 he was a devoted family man who refused to tour without his wife and daughter. All the other band members were also settled or married; Ian Moss had a long-term relationship with the actress Megan Williams (she even sang on Twentieth Century) whose own public persona could have hardly been more different. Yet it was the band's public image that often saw them compared less favourably with other important acts like Midnight Oil, whose music and politics (while rather more overt) were often similar but whose image and reputation was far more clean-cut. Cold Chisel remained hugely popular however and by the mid-90s had continued to sell records at such a consistent rate they became the first Australian band to achieve higher sales after their split than during their active years. While repackages and compilations accounted for much of these sales, 1994's Teenage Love album of rarities and two of its singles were Top Ten hits and when the group finally reformed in 1998 the resultant album was also a major hit and the follow-up tour sold out almost immediately.
Cold Chisel is one of the few Australian acts (along with AC/DC, The Easybeats,and Slim Dusty) to have become the subject of a major tribute album. In 2007, Standing on the Outside: The Songs of Cold Chisel was released, featuring a collection of the band's songs as performed by artists including The Living End, Evermore, Something for Kate, Pete Murray, Katie Noonan, You Am I, Paul Kelly, Alex Lloyd, Thirsty Merc and Ben Lee,[11] many of whom were still only children when Cold Chisel first disbanded and some of whom, like the members of Evermore, had not even been born.
Ian Moss - lead guitar, vocals (1973-1984, 1998, 2003, 2009-present)
Don Walker - keyboards, backing vocals (1973-1984, 1998, 2003, 2009-present)
Jimmy Barnes - lead vocals, guitar (1973-1975, 1975-1984, 1998, 2003, 2009–present)
Phil Small - bass guitar (1975-1984, 1998, 2003, 2009-present)
Charley Drayton - drums (2011–present)
Steve Prestwich - drums, backing vocals (1973-1983, 1998, 2003, 2009-2011; died 2011)
Les Kaczmarek - bass guitar (1973-1975; died 2008)
John Swan - percussion, backing vocals (1975)
Ray Arnott - drums (1983-1984)
Dave Blight - harmonica
Billy Rodgers - saxophone
Jimmy Sloggett - saxophone
Andy Bickers - saxophone
Renée Geyer - backing vocals
Vanetta Fields - backing vocals
Megan Williams - backing vocals
Peter Walker - acoustic guitar
Joe Camilleri - saxophone
Wilbur Wilde - saxophone
Studio and live albums
AUS (Kent)
AUS (ARIA)
NZ[12]
1978 Cold Chisel
Released: 24 April 1978
Label: Elektra Records
31 N/A — — Gold (ARIA)
1979 Breakfast at Sweethearts
Released: February 1979
4 N/A — — Gold (ARIA)
Released: 2 June 1980
2 N/A 171 32 5× Platinum (ARIA)
1981 Swingshift (live)
Released: April 1981
1 N/A — 9
1982 Circus Animals
Released: March 1982
1984 Twentieth Century
The Last Stand (soundtrack)
Released: July 1984
Barking Spiders Live: 1983 (live)
Released: December 1984
14 14 — —
1998 The Last Wave of Summer
Released: October 1998
Label: Mushroom Records
N/A 1 — 13 2× Platinum (ARIA)
2003 Ringside (live)
Released: 14 November 2003
Label: Warner Music
N/A 27 — — Gold (ARIA)
2012 No Plans
Released: 6 April 2012
N/A 2 — 14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Radio Songs: A Best of Cold Chisel (1985) AUS #3, NZ #36
Razor Songs (1988) AUS #11
Chisel (1991) AUS #3, NZ #16
Teenage Love (1994) AUS #6
Cold Chisel: The Studio Sessions (box set, 1999)
The Best of Cold Chisel: All for You (2011) AUS #2, Platinum; NZ #5
The Live Tapes Vol. 1: Live At Hordern Pavilion. April 18, 2012 (2013)AUS#27
The Live Tapes Vol. 2: Live At Bombay Rock, [April 27, 1979] (2014) AUS #19
1978 "Khe Sanh" 41 Cold Chisel
"Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)" 65 Breakfast at Sweethearts
1979 "Breakfast at Sweethearts" 63
"Shipping Steel" —
"Choirgirl" 14 East
1980 "Cheap Wine" 8
"My Baby" 401
1981 "You Got Nothing I Want" 12 Circus Animals
1982 "Forever Now" 4
"When the War Is Over" 25
1983 "Hold Me Tight" 14 Twentieth Century
1984 "Saturday Night" 11
"Twentieth Century" 91
"Flame Trees" 26
1991 "Misfits" 55 Chisel
1994 "Hands Out of My Pocket" 9 Teenage Love
"Nothing But You" 16
1995 "Yesterdays" 23
1998 "The Things I Love in You" 10 The Last Wave of Summer
"Water into Wine" 46
1999 "Way Down" 63
2011 "Khe Sanh" 402 Cold Chisel
"All for You" 80 All for You
2012 "Everybody" — No Plans
1 "My Baby" was the only US Billboard Chart single, reaching #32 on the Mainstream charts in 1981.
2 "Khe Sanh" re-entered the ARIA Singles Chart in August 2011.
Timeline of trends in Australian music
ARIA Hall of Fame
^ "Cold Chisel". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^ Black, Elisa (13 December 2008). "Chisel in town to farewell rocker Les".
^ Creswell, Toby Jimmy Barnes: Too Much Ain't Enough (1993)
^ a b c Creswell
^ McGrath, Noel The Australian Encyclopedia of Rock and Pop (1983)
^ Creswell, Toby and Fabinyi, Martin The Real Thing
^ a b Creswell, et al.
^ McCabe, Kathy (11 September 2009). "Cold Chisel Reform for Sydney Telstra 500 V8 Supercars Series at Olympic Park". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
^ "Cold Chisel rock race fans".
^ Levy, Megan (18 January 2011). "Australian music industry in mourning over Chisel, Sherbet deaths". The Age. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
^ "Chisel come in from the cold". The Age. 2007-03-30.
^ "COLD CHISEL IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
Breakfast at Sweethearts
Circus Animals
The Last Wave of Summer
No Plans
Swingshift
Barking Spiders Live: 1983
You're Thirteen, You're Beautiful, and You're Mine
Radio Songs: A Best of
Razor Songs
Teenage Love
Standing on the Outside: The Songs of Cold Chisel
The Best of Cold Chisel: All For You
Ringside... The Movie
"Khe Sanh"
"Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)"
"Breakfast at Sweethearts"
"Shipping Steel"
"Choirgirl"
"Cheap Wine"
"My Baby"
"You Got Nothing I Want"
"Forever Now"
"When the War Is Over"
"Hold Me Tight"/"No Sense"
"Saturday Night"
"Twentieth Century"/"Only One"
"Flame Trees"
"Misfits"
"Hands Out of My Pocket"
"Yesterdays"
"Nothing But You"
"Water Into Wine"
"The Things I Love In You"
"All for You"
Bodyswerve
For the Working Class Man/Jimmy Barnes
Freight Train Heart
Two Fires
Flesh and Wood
Love and Fear
Soul Deeper... Songs from the Deep South
Out in the Blue
The Rhythm and the Blues
Rage and Ruin
30:30 Hindsight
Barnestorming
Live (Unplugged) at the Chapel
Soul Deeper: Live at the Basement
Barnes Hits Anthology
Soul Deep: Live at the Palais
Hits: DVD Anthology
Unplugged: Live at the Chapel
"No Second Prize"
"Daylight"
"I'd Die to Be with You Tonight"
"Working Class Man"
"Ride the Night Away"
"Good Times" (with INXS)
"Too Much Ain't Enough Love"
"Driving Wheels"
"Still on Your Side"
"Waitin' for the Heartache"
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
"Lay Down Your Guns"
"Let's Make It Last All Night"
"When Your Love Is Gone"
"Love Is Enough"
"Little Darling"
"I Gotcha"
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (with John Farnham)
"River Deep Mountain High"
"(Simply) The Best" (with Tina Turner)
"Sweat It Out"
"Stone Cold"
"The Weight" (with The Badloves)
"Change of Heart"
"Lover Lover"
"Never Give You Up"
"Sit On My Knee" (with Dallas Crane)
Living Loud
Jonathan Cain
Swanee
Johnny Diesel
Tin Lids
Use Australian English from May 2011
All WorldHeritage articles written in Australian English
WorldHeritage articles needing style editing from June 2010
All articles needing style editing
Australian rock music groups
ARIA Award winners
ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
Musical groups reestablished in 2009
Musical groups from Adelaide
Powderfinger, Silverchair, Alternative rock, Kylie Minogue, Crowded House
Jimmy Barnes, Kylie Minogue, New wave music, Michael Hutchence, Ac/dc
John Farnham, Soft rock, David Hirschfelder, Glenn Shorrock, Melbourne
Forever Now (Cold Chisel song)
Cold Chisel, Rock music, Australia, Circus Animals, Warner Music Group
Pub rock (Australia)
Rock music, Ac/dc, Cold Chisel, Progressive rock, Rock and roll


If you're looking for a quick getaway from the Metro, Tagaytay is one of the top-of-mind destinations. Aside from the usual landmarks and places to see, there's also a designer community, an art museum, and a couple of home stores that will surely give a new spin to your Tagaytay experience.
The city is officially located in the province of Cavite and is located 55km away from Manila. Tagaytay undoubtedly carries a piece of Philippine history and culture in it so make sure you visit it with friends and family soon!
When are you visiting? If you're currently planning your Tagaytay trip, here are 5 reasons and must-see places that will let you see this old destination in a new light.
Read the original article in the October 2014 issue of Real Living Magazine. Download your digital copy of Real Living on the Real Living App. Log on to summitnewsstand.com.ph/real-living for more details.


The Malawian people are, without doubt, one of Malawi's greatest assets: friendly and welcoming to a fault. Every visitor is met with a warm welcome which is genuine and long-lasting. This legendary welcome is there for all who wish to experience the unrivalled combination of Lake, Landscape, Wildlife & Culture in one of Africa's most beautiful and compact countries. Whilst Lake Malawi dominates the country, this is not a country of a singular attraction. It is the mixture of beautiful landscapes, fascinating wildlife, the alluring Lake Malawi, and rich culture that combine to make this small country such a wonderful place to visit.
Malawi has no less than nine national parks and wildlife reserves. Whilst it may not have quite the sheer numbers of large mammals (particularly predators) as some of its better known neighbours, it makes up for this in other ways. Malawi provides intensive and exclusive wildlife viewing in unspoilt areas of genuine wilderness which is not often found elsewhere.
The jewel in the crown of the country's tourist attractions is Lake Malawi. Although totally landlocked, Malawi is not denied its "inland sea". This vast body of freshwater fringed by beaches of golden sand is not only a scenic wonderland but it provides water sport opportunities for those looking for something beyond sun, sand and swimming.


Built in 2006, by the Foss Maritime Company of Rainier, Oregon (hull #006) as the Leo for the Foss Maritime Company of Seattle, Washington.
A Dolphin class tractor tug designed by Robert Allan Limited of Vancouver, British Columbia. For the Foss Maritime Company of Seattle, Washington.
In 2006, the tug was chartered to the Signet Maritime Corporation of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Where she was renamed as the Signet Magic.
In 2008, the tug was returned to the Foss Maritime Company of Seattle, Washington. Where she was renamed as the Leo. And, the tug was transferred to operations in Boston, Massachusetts. Under Constellation Maritime of Manchester, Massachusetts. A subsidiary of the Foss Maritime Company. The Foss Maritime Company had acquired the Constellation Maritime Company in 2006.
In 2012, the tug was acquired by the McAllister Towing and Transportation Company of New York, New York. Where she was renamed as the Bridget McAllister. The tug was the seventh tractor tug acquired by McAllister Towing. She was the twenty-seventh tractor tug tractor tug to enter service for the McAllister Towing and Transportation Company.
Powered by two, series II, Caterpillar 3512 C HD diesel engines. With azimuthing stern "z drives." For a rated 5,080 horsepower.
The tug's capacities are 10,000 gallons of fuel oil, 342 gallons of lube oil and 500 gallons of fresh water.
Her towing gear consists of a Markey DEPGF-42 hawser winch mounted on her bow. And, a Markey DEPC-32 hawser winch mounted on her stern.


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About 200 people here 'self-monitoring' after travel to China
The Pulse February 11, 2020 Andy Miller 1
Dozens of people in Georgia who have recently traveled to China are ''self-monitoring'' for possible symptoms of the novel coronavirus, Public Health officials said...
Dozens of people in Georgia who have recently traveled to China are ''self-monitoring'' for possible symptoms of the novel coronavirus, Public Health officials said Tuesday.
None so far has emerged with symptoms or has warranted being quarantined, said Cherie Drenzek, the state epidemiologist.
"A handful'' of people in Georgia have been suspected of having the coronavirus, but tested negative for it, Drenzek told reporters after a meeting of the board of the Georgia Department of Public Health.
She said about 200 people are checking whether they have fever or respiratory problems associated with the virus, which has led to more than 1,000 deaths, all but two of which were in mainland China. This self-monitoring period lasts 14 days.
These people are "self-isolating'' at home, and are showing no symptoms, Public Health said. None is considered to be "high risk" of having the virus.
The CDC says 13 people have been diagnosed in the United States with the infection, which has been called the novel coronavirus and is now officially known as COVID-19.
The death toll has continued to rise in China, where the virus emerged in December.
China reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll Tuesday, with 103 additional fatalities.
The virus is continuing to spread into other countries, and almost 500 of the 43,138 confirmed cases have been detected outside China.
The ''self-monitoring'' patients are airline passengers who arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and were determined to have recently traveled to China. Such people were given instructions at the airport on how to check for fever and other symptoms once they returned to their homes, Drenzek said.
The passengers have been told to contact public health officials immediately if they develop symptoms.
No "high-risk'' travelers – those who have recent visited China's Hubei province, where the outbreak began – have been identified at the airport, Drenzek said. Pilots and flight attendants who fly to China are exempt from the self-screening procedure.
A recent presidential proclamation required that all flights arriving from China be directed to one of 11 U.S. airports, including Atlanta's. It also ordered a mandatory 14-day quarantine for returning travelers who have been in Hubei province. The city of Wuhan, located in the province, is the epicenter of the outbreak.
Drenzek said the potential for a global pandemic is high but the risk for most Americans is low. More coronavirus cases are likely to be identified in the coming days, including more cases in the United States, she added.
The state public health lab has received the diagnostic kit to test for the coronavirus, and testing will be available there soon.
Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the CDC, said COVID-19 seems to spread more easily than another coronavirus, SARS – severe acute respiratory syndrome – but appears to be less lethal, USA Today reported.
SARS, which originated in China and spread globally in 2003, killed about one in 10 people who were infected. So far, the death rate for coronavirus is about 2 percent in China, and that figure might drop as the huge Asian nation counts people with milder cases.
The transmissibility of the coronavirus may be similar to that of the flu or the common cold, said Schuchat, USA Today reported. "It may be with additional cases, particularly if they don't involve symptoms or very mild symptoms, that it will be very difficult to block the spread," she said.
The CDC says the overall risk of coronavirus to the general public is low, but the best way to prevent a viral respiratory infection is to follow these steps:
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
Cough or sneeze into your elbow or use a tissue to cover it, then throw the tissue in the trash.


One of the many things that can readily slip through the cracks as you improve your preparedness profile is preparedness for your pets. To many of us, our pets are just another member of the family, so they're going to be with us no matter what. But have you secured adequate preparations for your furry friends?
This article will focus on your pet's food and water needs, shelter needs, the importance of maintaining a regular health program, and the importance of providing daily attention to your pets.
Water is a no-brainer in many respects. Your pet should have access to clean water at all times. Sounds simple, doesn't it? But do you wash the bowl out each time you put water in the bowl? Do you give it a half-hearted swish? Do you use soap? Or do you give it a thorough scrubbing with an anti-bacterial soap? Hint: Would you want to drink out of that bowl?
When you refill the bowl, scrub it out. Your pet has the uncanny ability to put his mouth in some truly disgusting places. You know exactly what I'm referring to it because you're picturing your darling sweet lil pud cleaning himself even as you're reading this. Eventually, that mouth is going to be slurping in that water bowl, depositing germs and other slimy things in there that will multiply and cause odors and bacteria to flourish. Unless you're one of those tree huggers who goes to such extremes that you now want to provide a good home even for bacteria, get with the program. Scrub out that bowl daily with a good anti-bacterial dish soap. Many of the readily available dish soaps we use every day are anti-bacterial, so this should be easy to do.
For older pets, particularly those that are less mobile than they used to be, consider having two or more water bowls available throughout the house, particularly if you have a multi-floor home. That way, the older ones don't have to negotiate stairs just to get a drink.
Make sure, if you use any additives to your toilet water, that your pet can't get in there to drink it. Some dogs, especially, are toilet dogs. Who knows why they've developed that disgusting habit, but there you are. Do the dog a favor. Make sure the toilet seat is down so he can't drink out of it, especially if you use those fresheners in there. That stuff can kill your dog. But if, for some reason, you HAVE to have your seat up, don't use those fresheners and make sure the bowl is cleaned regularly. Just don't let that slimer lick you in the face. YUK. Been there, done that.
If you have a particularly tall dog, provide raised dishes for him. This goes for both his food and his water. I used to have Great Danes, and they always had raised dishes. I used those individual plant baskets atop three-footed bases. I used those because they couldn't be pushed over a table's edge onto the floor. Using a raised dish has two primary advantages. It eases the strain on your dog's back and legs during eating - it's hard on your dog's knees and back to bend down like that for prolonged periods of time. And it's easier for them to swallow at a more natural angle if they're eating and drinking without having to bend way down.
When there's plenty of water available, you may not even have to think twice about this. But what if water is scarce? Have you added water to your emergency water stores for your pets? Do you even know how much water your pet actually drinks each day? If not, you have two choices: estimate based on actual usage or grossly overestimate. I just grossly overestimate on the assumption that I cannot store too much water. I know that my four cats, collectively, consume a certain amount of water each day. So I have multiplied that amount by 60 days and I've added that amount to my water stores as my base amount for them. I then add to that an amount for waste and for washing their bowl. If you have limited space, you can keep track of your pet's daily water consumption. Remember that it will vary with the amount of activity your pet engages in as well as with weather conditions. Over a year's time, you will note a pattern of water needs and the variations you can reasonably expect, and you can plan accordingly. My cats are strictly indoor cats, and they're bums, so their use varies very little.
When you're estimating how much water you'll need, be sure to add in the amount of water you have to dump out when you clean out the bowl each time. Don't forget, your furry friend has a tendency to slime up his bowl so you end up dumping some of that water out every day. In an emergency situation, you may have to change the bowl every two days or so to reduce the waste. You may also reduce the size of the bowl to reduce this waste. But you'll still have some waste. So be sure to take that into account.
You know what type of food your pet eats. Does your pet eat only one type of food? How much does he eat each day. How much exercise does he get on a daily basis. If his exercise were curtailed for awhile, by how much would you have to reduce his daily consumption to allow him to maintain his current weight? Have you even considered this in preparing for an emergency?
How much pet food do you have stored for emergency situations? Had the recent mad cow disease scare turned out to be sufficiently widespread that there had been a disruption in beef supplies, chances are, there would have been a significant impact in at least parts of the pet food supply lines. Would your pet foods have been impacted? Do you know what is IN your pets' foods?
Look at the labels on your pets' foods. And ask yourself several questions. Do you have only one type of food for your pet. Can you add two or three additional types of food to your pet's diet so that, were one or two of them to be unavailable for awhile, you would still be able to maintain your pet reasonably well on the other foods without a sudden change in his diet?
Just because there's a disruption in supply doesn't mean demand is going to change, at least in the short run. As my vet says, even when times are tough, and funds are really stretched, people are going to do what they have to do to feed and take care of their pets. Our pets are our family members. We love them and that's all there is to it. In addition, for some of us, our pets are also hunting dogs and guard dogs. Many dogs alert when others approach your house, so you'll want those dogs around when TSHTF. They're going to help you survive. So our demand for pet food tends to be very inelastic in the short run-meaning, we're willing to pay extra to ensure our pets are fed because they're that important to us (compared with other things that don't mean much to us, so we're not willing to pay more for those because we'd rather do without than pay extra-that's "elastic" demand). Thus, the ultimate question is, do you have enough pet provisions for them to get you through however long you believe is necessary before you can start providing for them?
Don't be surprised if the costs double or more in the short run for things that are hard to come by. But if you have a large supply, you can ride out a temporary spike in prices altogether. It will also help you transition your pet to a wild animal diet if need be. And if you have enough of it, pet food could even be a good bartering item.
Consider getting your pets to accept two or three different types of food in a mixed diet. That way, if one of the types becomes unavailable, they don't have to make a sudden transition to something new. Sudden transitions can wreak havoc on their stomachs-and lead to messes you really don't want to think about, let alone clean up. Some pets don't do well with multiple foods. In that case, you really want to have a good stock of what you use. I use Iams Maintenance Light dry food (crunchies) for my cats. I always try to have 100 pounds or more on hand here. If it gets below 100 pounds, I'm scheduling another trip to the pet store and will have resupplied before I'm below 60 pounds of food. I also keep about 100 cans of food and about 25 to 50 boxes of Tender Vittles on hand at all times.
My cats always have dry crunchies available to them, free choice (available 24/7). Dogs aren't as good with free choice eating-they tend to be gluttons, though they can be trained not to scarf everything in the bowl. In addition to the crunchy food that's always in the bowl, I feed my cats a separate breakfast every day. I have several reasons for doing so. First, it diversifies their diet so I don't have to worry about supplies of one type disappearing, thereby creating the problems I just mentioned. Second, they get in the habit of showing up at my feet first thing in the morning (or if I suddenly call them and make the can opening noise or pouch opening motions, they'll come running). You want your pets to come to you in an emergency-especially if you have to get them into your safe room with you, fast. Third, I get to put my eyes and hands on them each day at least once.
I want to get my hands and eyes on my pets at least once a day. Why? I want to check out my pets daily for any changes. Are they gaining or losing weight? Is any of them injured or lame? Are there noticeable lumps or oozing injuries on them, swollen joints or other apparent problems? Is one of them showing any change in mobility or motor skills? Is any of them showing a noticeable attitude change?
These can often indicate problems warranting a visit to the vet. For example, if your cat is suddenly experiencing weakness in his hind end, isn' t interested in food, or is showing other significant changes in behavior or body condition, you want to get him to a vet pronto. If your cats have gotten into a tiff overnight, one of them is likely to be sporting a new hole or two in his face. You want to make sure there isn't anything particularly awful requiring medical care. Puncture wounds, ear piercings and the like need prompt medical attention or they can get infected. You may be able to handle it yourself, but if an ear is shredded, have your vet sew it up. Fortunately, my cats are pitiful pugilists so they rarely hurt each other effectively.
Suppose your dog is showing lame on his off hind leg, and you check it and find a lump there that you hadn't noticed before. Get him to a vet-if it's significant enough to affect the dog's ability to walk, it's serious enough to warrant a visit with the vet. If it's an injury, the limb may have to be stabilized. If it's a cyst or infection, allowing it to continue without the proper medication can lead to a worsening of the condition.
Knowing your pet well often allows you to catch certain illnesses or problems early, when the only sign that something is wrong is a lethargy or sluggishness to your pet. I've caught a urinary tract infection in the early stages twice in Bartholomew, my older male cat, and once in BennieFLB, my younger male cat, simply by recognizing that they were acting more sluggishly than usual. And sometimes, catching something like that early can save a cat's life or at least save him from a lifetime with kidney problems. On the other hand, because you're seeing the animal every day, subtle changes may go unnoticed. That is one of the reasons you want to bring your pet in for a checkup regularly -- your vet doesn't see your pet as often as you do, so changes will be more obvious to him or her than they might otherwise be to you.
Similarly, if your pet is showing signs of illness, and you have more than one pet, you want to try to ensure that the others aren't going to get the sick one's ailment. If one's sick, get him checked out before the other one comes down with the same thing, or at least get reassurance from a vet that it's not a contagious condition. That'll give you some peace of mind while helping out the sick pet.
How many of you bring your pet to a vet at least once a year, whether that pet is due for a shot or not? I always have my vet check my cats out at least once a year. And as they get into their mid-teens, I'm starting to take them in more often. Regular visits offer several advantages.
First, your vet wants to establish a baseline for your pet. This is just like a cardiologist might want to have an EKG on you while your heart is fine so that if it later turns ugly, he can compare it with the 'good' reading to see how it has changed. Each year, when you haul your pet in there, hissing, whining or growling, new observations can be evaluated in light of the baseline information. Is it normal in light of the pet's age and history? If not, what might the changes suggest? This can help your vet catch illnesses before they manifest. And, as mentioned earlier, your vet may see changes that you can't notice because they're occurring so slowly. But because your vet doesn't see your pet that often, these changes are far more noticeable to him or her.
Geriatric changes are particularly important to watch. As my vet says, the scale doesn't lie, no matter how normal your pet otherwise appears and acts to you. Your pet only lives 15 to 18 years, give or take, and significant geriatric changes are occurring each year. So you want that experienced eye to give that pet the once-over pretty regularly. At her most recent checkup, my little Maggie, who is now 13, weighed in at under 8 pounds for the first time since she was a kitten. In talking it over with my vet, he reassured me that I don't need to bring her in more often yet because she's otherwise in great shape, but I need to watch her more carefully now to ensure that she is able to maintain her weight. If she can't maintain her weight on her current diet, I'll have to separate her from the others once a day to feed her a special diet.
Second, your vet wants to establish a relationship with you. If one of your pets develops a problem later, your vet knows what to expect from you because of prior interactions. How receptive are you about changes? Are you the type of pet owner who is willing and able to separate the cats, if necessary, to ensure that they eat different foods? What kind of budget issues do you face? Are you able to administer medications? Cats are particularly difficult for pill administration, so if you can't give your cat a pill, he'll help you formulate a back-up plan. How committed to your pet are you? Are you going to get halfway through a program that isn't even complex and then just give up?
Third, your vet can remind you of vaccines the pet might need and can also update you on new findings and available medications or other treatments. Some recent developments in the veterinary world, for example, include limiting shots to lesser frequencies than earlier administered. The new inoculation courses were developed because of a couple of concerns that arose due to anecdotal evidence. Certain vaccinations seemingly were triggering autoimmune problems in some dogs. Though rare, veterinarians began noting this in more than just a few cases. Similarly, in cats, cancer was being found at the site of rabies injections. Money wasn't available for large studies, so veterinarians began to ask whether vaccinations really needed to be administered as frequently as they had been and concluded that they really weren't needed as often as they were being given.
Given that risks now appeared to accompany those shots, veterinarians rethought the shot schedules and made some changes.
Some schedules have changed, with the length of time between shots being extended. At least one cat inoculation is now administered at least part of the time via nose drops. In addition, the efficacy of medications may be leading to schedule changes as well. Stay on top of these developments by talking with your veterinarian regularly.
Fourth, your vet can check your pets for parasites or other problems that don't rise to the level of an illness but can reduce your pet' s life span and quality of life. Worms, lice, fleas, ticks. Some are a nuisance to you, your pets, or all of you. Some are even life-threatening to your pets and you.
It seems like new products are coming out every other month that promise miraculous treatments for many of these parasites. I've used several of these products and I have to say, they're pretty handy, making getting rid of parasites easier and easier, with less impact on your and your pet's wellbeing. This is particularly true in the flea/tick arena, where you can now administer a liquid to the back of your pet's neck and get rid of fleas and ticks quickly and keep them away. I remember having to set off multiple bombs in my house to kill fleas and taking all my cats to the vet for a flea bath the same day. Then I would have to repeat the process a few weeks later to kill the hatching eggs. Now, a couple of months with these liquid behind-the-neck solutions and those creepy crawlers are killed along with their newly hatched progeny.
Fifth, your vet has experience palpating animals for tumors, cysts and other lumps. At least taking your animal in once a year gives your pet the chance of something serious being caught in time to do something about it. I can't tell the difference between a little growth and a small serious lump, but my vet can. I can't even be sure, when I feel a bone sticking up, whether I should be worried about it or not. If I feel something I'm not sure about, I'm off to the vet with the unlucky cat who happened to be getting rubbed when I felt the offending lump. So far, it's always been innocuous, but I take no chances with my furry friends. I'd rather have him chuckle and tell me it's nothing than assume it's nothing and later find out that, had I taken my cat in earlier, I might have saved her life. But there are some things I know I wouldn't even know to feel for. My vet knows what to look for when giving those cats their checkups.
Sixth, your vet has lots of information that can help with pet behavioral problems that might crop up. Use your vet as a resource. Describe the changes you've noted in your pet's behavior. If you think you might know why your pet has suddenly gone bonkers, is refusing to use the litter box, is running in circles, is hanging from the chandelier, is walking on his nose, or doing other odd things, share those with the vet. Your vet isn't just there to diagnose physical ailments. He or she can often help diagnose behavioral problems and suggest ways to alleviate them. They're always learning more and they are happy to share this new knowledge with you. And the more you know, the better off your pets are. You might be surprised to know that pet's behavioral problems are often triggered by you or changes you have made-whether it be changes in your schedule, in your home, in their diet, their routine-pets, especially cats, don't like change much.
Seventh, keeping your pets up to date on everything, especially inoculations, improves your chances if a shortage arises with some medications. It's like keeping your gas tank topped off. In the event of a shortage, at least you got it done as recently as possible, but on the other hand, you can't leave this to the last minute because you never know when such a shortage could arise. So you just want to ensure that your pet is kept current and renewed as soon as possible. If your pet requires medication, keep as much of it on hand as is reasonably practical. Store your pet's medications as you would others . . . in a cool dry place, preferably in a darkened area. Medicines tend to degrade with heat, light and moisture.
Finally, if your pet is taking medication regularly, you might have to bring him or her in to see the vet far more often than once a year. By law, your veterinarian is required to see your pet a minimum of once a year in order to prescribe medications. But some ailments warrant more regular checkups. For example, if your pet has an ongoing skin condition, your vet should see him or her more often because medications for skin conditions often have to be adjusted. Your vet will need to re-evaluate your pet on levels of drugs but needs to actually see the skin to make that evaluation. Diabetic animals are monitored routinely-once a month or even more often-for basic maintenance. Kidney patients also require more frequent evaluations. Let your veterinarian be your guide in this. Love and Attention Your pets need this daily. They're not there to be warehoused. They're there to give you love and to be loved and messed with and played with. Rub their tummies. Play with them with their toys. Talk to them. Put in some quality time with them daily. They'll be happy to be with you. And the happy pet is more comforting to you than its unhappy counterpart any day. If times get tough, your pet will still be there for you, no questions asked.
You can get a lot of love and comfort from a happy pet. So remember your pet when you're addressing basic preparedness in your home. Your pet will thank you for it-with love.


I'm setting up this page as a space for you to suggest stories I should read for the Baen anthology. Remember, I'm looking for your favorite science fiction stories by women. Add your ideas in the comment section below.
To clarify, since there's been some confusion in the early comments, Tough Mothers (or whatever we'll call it) will be a collection of short fiction. I can't use novels, although the recommendations for novels should continue, just for other readers' enjoyment. But if you're trying to help me, please, shorter works would be best.
Thanks to great and immediate reader response, I can share a link to an old web index of women sf/f writers. Click here.
Andre Norton's Witch World was one of my favorite reads, as was Kate Wilhelm's Juniper Time. I've re-read both of those many times. I also enjoyed Joan Vinge's Cat series, and Connie Willis & Cynthia Felice's Water Witch caught my fancy. I must admit that back in the dark ages when I was reading them, they were just SFF; I didn't care whether SF or F, but they may not fit your requirements. There are so many, it's hard to pinpoint the best and/or the ones that made a lasting impression. And GOOD FOR YOU for doing this!
Suzette Haden Elgin (Google says she died in January); Barbara Hambly; Sherri Tepper, C.J. Cherryh, so many more, but first I have to refinish my basement floor, so I can put up bookshelves, so I can empty the 20-year-old boxes, so I can take Dean's advice to re-read and send you more nominees. Luckily it's hot and muggy here in Detroit and the basement beckons!
There was a time years ago when I bought nothing but "science fiction by women writers." Then it got to be all magic and dragons, and you lose me at horses. What a great project, Kris, thanks!
I second Sheri Tepper! I think I've read every book she's written.
You are wonderful for working on curating some of the great SF women writers. I can't wait to check in and find more new favorites!
I hope that Ursula K. LeGuin is on your list. Wonderful sci-fi back to the 1960s, including The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Word for World is Forest. My favorite short of hers changed my life: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas turned me into a public servant.
Also, Octavia Butler, specifically her story Bloodchild, and her Patternist series.
Janet Kagan's Mirable (a collection of linked short stories) would make a fine addition, although she is better known for her novel Hellspark.
Kagan is one of those beloved authors who is not terribly well-known, but is passionately admired by all who have read her.
May I take it as a given that content from the books that appear on the title art of this blog will appear in the collection? And that the giants (Tiptree, Bujold, LeGuin, etc.) will be represented? Unless you want specific suggestions of their work?
Doris Piserchia's Spaceling is a favorite.
Aaaaaaand that's probably enough to be going on with for now.
Great project! I searched the site for note of C.L. Moore, but found none. Wikipedia has a nice entry on her, noting her Northwest Smith (particularly "Shambleau") and Jirel of Joiry stories. I'm looking forward to the first anthology.
Second this recommendation. Jirel of Jory is one of the most Iconic of the Warrior Women.
I remember stumbling across Anne McCaffrey's Dragon riders of Pern series through a short story, which, at the moment I can't remember the title. I think it was in Analog, Asimov's, or F&SF. It left a lasting impression.
"Odds Against the Gods" is an obscure but wonderful short by Tanith Lee from the 1977 Swords Against Darkness II anthology. It's a wry Vancian fantasy work about a woman who escapes from a strict nun-like cult of women. I don't think it's seen the light of day in English since Dreams of Dark and Light: The Great Short Fiction of Tanith Lee in 1986. Deserves a better fate. One of her earliest and best. Good enough I've never forgotten it.
Anne McCaffrey's "Get Off the Unicorn" collection has several stories that could fit your requirements.
Seconding Janet Kagen, and in particular "The Nutcracker Coup" (Analog, December 1992; Hugo award winner). Or any of the short stories I haven't seen, listed at http://janetkagan.com/bibliog.html .
She was a very good writer and her stuff isn't getting reprinted, which is a crying shame. (Also, the Star Trek book she wrote has a rumored unpublished sequel that focuses too much on an original character and darnit, I WOULD BUY THAT BOOK IN A HEARTBEAT. …rest of rant deleted.) Ahem. Anyway. Kagen's work, aside from Uhura's Song, seems to be sinking into obscurity, and it shouldn't.
I'm very fond of Katherine MacLean's "Unhuman Sacrifice," which appeared in the November 1958 Astounding.
Pretty much anything by Francis Stevens (Gertrude Mabel Barrows).
I'm looking forward to seeing this project unfold. I've just recently finished Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'. I can't say it's my favourite speculative fiction but there are themes and moments in the story that will stay with me. I enjoyed her Oryx and Crake more as a story.
The late Anne McCaffrey, who is celebrated for her novels, also wrote short stories about women in her Interstellar Telepath and Telekinetic series; in particular, "A Womanly Talent," which was in the collection _To Ride Pegasus_.
Lee Killough was one of my favorites in the late '70's/early '80's.
You might want to take a look at "The Moonstone Mass" by Harriet Prescott Spofford. The short story was originally published in October 1868. I discovered her in the Library of America's American Fantastic Tales Volume 1.
Piserchia, Moore, Elgin, Judith Merril should all be known to students of the genre.
Less known, I fear; Mildred Clingerman LETTERS FROM LAURA and Joan Hunter Holly THE PROPER STUDY. Both bring back fond memories.
"Survival Ship" by Judith Merrill. Read it when I was a kid and it made me see the world differently ever after.
Alexis Glynn Latner has written over 100 SF shorts for SF magazines. You should definitely talk to her. She's a wonderful writer. She's been releasing some of her shorts on Amazon.
I'm not sure if you're going by Science Fiction only (as opposed to Fantasy) by I always admired C.L. Moore's short stories.
Also Catherine Asaro has some spectacular short stories – "A Roll of the Dice" was pretty compelling.
One more…from the short stories Baen puts up on their website periodically.
Seconded — I've gone back to the Baen website several times just to re-read this.
Anne McCaffrey has been mentioned, but not her "Ship who Sang" which I believe is her best.
 Dieudonné, Florence Carpenter. 1887. Rondah; or, Thirty-Three Years in a Star. Philadelphia, PA: T.B. Peterson.
Anything by Zenna Henderson, the most-overlooked master of her generation.
The lightness of the movement. Pat McEwen. Published in Fantasy and science fiction March / April 2014.
There's also less well-known writers. Elizabeth Camali, L.M. Davis, Zetta Elliott, Alicia McCalla, Patricia McKillip.
Yoon Ha Lee, "Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain" and "The Battle of Candle Arc" (and everything else).
"Captivity" by Zenna Henderson. It appears in Ingathering but it's rare I meet anyone who knows the People exist. She wrote beautiful rich characters, whether earthling or gifted member of the People. All her stories are good, but Captivity has music and disability and just so much in the character dynamics and relationships.
I forgot "Darkness Box" by LeGuin.
I assumed this was older, more classic SF, not modern. If modern, I'd point to MCA Hogarth.
"The Women That Men Don't See" by James Tiptee, Jr.
a prolific short story author published in many, many magazines over the years (1950s-1970s).
Mary Robinette Kowal – I read a short story by her and was blown away by the strength of the writing, so I sought out her novels.
If you'd asked me when I was at the age of wonder who had invented SF, I would have said Andre Norton. Her Time Traders books made me look upwards and wonder, "What if …" Up til then, it had been The Hardy Boys, Chip Hilton and Tarzan, and more Nancy Drew than I will ever admit to in public. Ooops. But Norton started it all off for SF when I read Ross Murdock's first adventure at age eight. Later on, I hoovered up the usual stuff, finally graduating to the harder SF stuff in high school. But it all started in a dingy basement of the local activities centre which was called the local town library, but was just a 20×20 room with shelves and a disinterested lady playing caretaker at the time. From that came wonder. What a wonderful gift Andre Norton gave me and so many others. An imagination, once started, fills a lifetime.
Switching tracks, I heartily recommend a Ladies of the Ace Doubles Books follow-up volume. You'll get Brackett, Moore, Anna Hunger who wrote The Man Who Lived Forever, Bradley, St. Clair, Leigh Richmond, Juanita Colson who wrote Crisis on Cheiron and was later a featured Laser Books writer (I'm Canadian and fondly remember them, despite them being … let's call them 'some minor works' under great covers by Freas), Susan Putney and others. Those books weren't all classics, but they were mostly all page-turners that you could read on a warm summer day and not have to hold the flashlight under the covers for too long before having to call it a night. As you went to sleep, that's when the IDEAS you had just read about started to percolate.
I also would like to suggest Ruthanne Reid's "The Sundered" – as a recommended read. I actually met Ruthanne through Story Cartel and read "The Sundered" back in the Fall of 2014. Working as a Indie-Sci-Fi writer myself – I was interested in reading someone who was enjoying a successful Indie career, but I found myself reading "The Sundered" for as much for the enjoyment as for the research.
Ruthanne's Short stories (which are on her website) are also engaging and I look forward to reading her "Notte" story very soon.
The short (and punch-in-the-gut) story "That Only a Mother" by Judith Merril. It is included in Merril's seven-story collection "Out of Bounds," which can be found on Amazon Marketplace.
re Merrill …. Why not get that story, along with ALL of her solo fiction in a book using acid free paper and sewn signatures … It'll last longer than you!
What a wonderful project! I just saw this in connection with your post that was excerpted at The Passive Voice.
I just found out today that D.E. Stevenson (some kind of second cousin to the author of Treasure Island, and best known for writing gentle comfort reads and romances, as well as the semi-autobiographical Mrs. Tim of the Regiment) also wrote an sf disaster novel called The Empty World: A Romance of the Future (1936), which was published in the US as A World in Spell. Apparently, everybody on Earth gets zotted except some people who were up in airplanes at the time, and the survivors have to go from there. She also does a lot of machinepunkish speculation about the future of airports.
Of course, Elizabeth Goudge wrote fantasy as well as gentle comfort reads and romances, so obviously the subgenre had such stretch in it.
I did previously mention Hallie Erminie Rives and her near-future sf book set in Japan, The Kingdom of Slender Swords (1910)? There's an atom ray designed by a Russian mad scientist, and an evil plot to destroy the Japanese Imperial Navy.
I'm coming upon this late, and while today she would probably be considered a YA author, Ziplha Keatley Synder. I don't know that she wrote any short fiction, but her novels gave me hours of escapism.
Also Susan Cooper – for her Dark is Rising trilogy.
Though to be honest as a child I never cared who the author was until after I fell in love with them. Male/Female/Cat/Dog, all I cared about was the story and as an adult I'm sometimes surprised that I remember the stories, with no clue who the author was.