Drop Bags will be dropped off at the pre-race meeting at Merlin Olsen Park starting at 3:30.
Pre-Race Briefing is the Thursday at 5:00 pm, before the race at Merlin Olsen park, which is located at 300 East Center St. in Logan. We will be at the south pavilion, which is near the 200 east 100 south intersection.
The meeting is at 5:00 pm. You may start checking in as early as 3:30 pm.
The Race starts at Hyrum Gibbons/Mount Logan Park, located at 1400 East 350 South in Logan.
Go up Center Street in Logan.
Work your way up the hill until you come to Eastridge.
The park will be straight ahead.
It is your responsibility to find a way from the finish. When registering you will have an opprotunity to buy a bus ticket back to the start .


Oldtown is an ancient city in the south-east of The Reach. Its history dates back several 1000 years to the Age of Heroes when House Hightower, a family descended from the first men, raised their castle, the '"Hightower"', on an island in the mouth of the Honeywine. Over the course of many centuries, the city grew around the iconic, gigantic, stepped beacon tower atop the bluffs of Battle Island. The city used to be the largest in all of Westeros before the advent of King's Landing. Today it is comparable in size. Downstream of the Hightower the Honeywine opens up into the Whispering Sound. There are countless shallows and sandbars in the bay and villages and fields on the banks.
A road connects the port with the citadel following the turns of the Honeywine through the heart of the city. Like all the crooked streets, criss-crossed alleys and wynds the river road is cobbled (20, 31, IV:272). The entire city is build mainly out of stone with a few exceptions like the Quill and Tankard (16, 24). By the harbour there is an undercity filled with rat pits and black brothels (IV:273). The city contains lots of buildings devoted to the Seven: a motherhouse, the lord's sept, the citadel septry, the sailor's sept, the starry sept, and seven shrines in the city gardens. Furthermore there are various temples for other gods near the harbour too. Notably the largest one being the Temple of R'hllor.
Hightower is the tallest structure in the Seven Kingdoms and one of the oldest, a massive stepped tower with a great beacon at its top to show ships the way to port. It stands on the bluffs of Battle Island at the mouth of Whispering Sound in the center of Oldtown, which grew around it.
The domes and towers of the Citadel rise on both sides of the river, connected by stone bridges crowded with halls and houses The gates of the Citadel are flanked by a pair of towering green marble sphinxes with the bodies of lions, the wings of eagles, and the tails of serpents. One has a man's face, one a woman's. Just beyond is Scribe's Hearth, where Oldtowners come in search of acolytes to write their wills and read their letters. There are half a dozen open stalls where acolytes wait for customers, there are stalls that sell and buy books and a stall that sells maps. The path divides where the statue of King Daeron the First set astride his tall stone horse, his sword is lifted toward Dorne (The East in this case). The left fork (south-west) runs beside the river. Further down is the Weeping Dock from where boat trips to the Bloody Isle (an abortion clinic, obviously, duh) are very short. Beneath the dock there are shallow waters in which gathering frogs is possible. Further down this path is the Seneschal's Court and a Septry. The Seneschal's Court is a rectangular hall with a stone floor and a raised dais at its far end and a door leading to the office of the seneschal. There are high arched windows with a bench beneath. Outside before the court there are stocks that are used as a punishment for acolytes and novizes. Following the path north-east from Daeron's Statue leads to the Ravenry, the oldest building of the citadel. Having been built by a river pirate once, the stronghold is only connected to the east bank via a weathered wooden drawbridge. Moss and creeping vines cover the walls, ravens walk its battlements and the drawbridge has not been raised in living memory. It is cool and dim inside the castle walls meaning the primary light source are small window slits. The yard of the stronghold is filled with an old overgrown weirwood, half of its branches are dead. The North tower is round and houses Archmaester Marwyn's chambers and a rare obsidian candle within. His chambers are accessed by going through the yard and up a few steps. The room is large and round. Books and scrolls are everywhere, strewn across the tables and stacked up on the floor in piles four feet high. Faded tapestries and ragged maps cover the stone walls. A fire is burning in the hearth, beneath a copper kettle. In the center of the room shines the obsidian candle. The western tower contains 2 sleeping cells, Maester Walgrave's chambers and the rookery. Sam's future chamber (the one below "Pate's") has a good look over the Honeywine (IV: 684).
A domed building made from black marble with huge arched windows. Former main seat of the faith.
Opposite of the Starry Sept across the Honeywine are gardens for shrines of the seven.


In development for the near future, a neckband "collar" that can interpret your brain signals for your vocal cords and send them to a phone, without speaking.
For now you'll have to train yourself on how to "think" correctly for this to work, but future applications will be more direct.
Eventually, we won't have phones at all anymore, just a collar.
We'll speak to each other in our minds, real telepathic communication.
The developer wants this to access the internet as well. You could walk down the street, wonder where the closest ATM is, your brain would googlemap it, and the results would be sent back to you mind…without monitors, a pc or the like.
Kinda cool, but also kinda scary. This has enormous potential and the applications it could be used for are great , but there is always the fear that kind of technology could be used for darker purposes by the government and such. There certainly are some Big Brother Orwellian thoughts that come to mind.
Most people that have seen or heard about this do not like it. Or pledged to refuse to use it if it comes to be.
No way, man! Imagine the implication of random thoughts. I don't want anyone to know what's going on in my mind. I'd have no friends, no husband and no job ;D.
I'm all for convenience but this is ridiculous. If I ever get so lazy that I need google in my brain just kill me dead.
actually if this is used for medical purposes this could be a very good thing.


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Children's books set in Ghana
Welcome to the children's books set in Ghana section of Kids Travel Books. We are so glad you're here. Below you'll find a small selection of Ghana children's books. We're always looking for new books to add to our Global Bookshelf, so please contact us if you know of one we're missing.
Within these books, you'll find things including stories featuring Anansi the Spider, medieval Africa, and a Goldilocks tale.
Children's books set in West Africa
Click below for books set in other West African countries.
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Ipods in Accra
Kobi Goes to Ghana
The Ghanaian Goldilocks
Gizo-Gizo: A Tale from the Zongo Lagoon
The Leopard's Drum: An Asante Tale from West Africa
ABC's from Ghana: With Love
The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa

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Dior Heads to Dallas with Its Traveling Exhibition
The Dallas Museum of Art opens its doors to the iconic French brand.
Barry Samaha May 16, 2019
The Met's "Camp: Notes on Fashion" isn't the only exhibition presenting exuberant fashion. Dior, the famed French fashion label, is bringing its roving spectacle, "Dior: From Paris to the World," to the Dallas Museum of Art (May 19-Sept. 1).
The "Dior: From Paris to the World" exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art. …
Debuting at the Denver Art Museum last fall to great acclaim, the show presents collections from all of Christian Dior's creative heads: the eponymous designer, Yves Saint Laurant, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri. It serves as an extension of the 70th-anniversary showcase, "Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams," that premiered in Paris in 2017, and is currently housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. And like its predecessor, "Dior: From Paris to the World" examines the maison's influence on the fashion industry—but goes a step further, juxtaposing a coterie of designs with works from the museum and local private collectors.
From a large-scale baroque painting behind pastel ball gowns, to a splatter painting by Jackson Pollock adjacent to a sack dress cast in the same motif, to a Sterling Ruby work overlooking a selection of pieces inspired by the artist, curators Florence Muller and Sarah Schleuning makes it a point to highlight the brand's close relationship with the fine art world. The duo also created galleries filled with sketches, photographs, and accessories.
It's a monumental exhibition that relays Dior's trajectory through the years—and proof that everything's bigger in Texas.
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IPO Announcement Boosts DoubleClick Stock 80 Percent
When DoubleClick Inc., New York, announced an initial public offering of 3.5 million shares of its common stock on Feb. 20, its stock jumped more than 80 percent by the end of the day.
Initially, DoubleClick, which was launched two years ago, said shares were going to be sold at $17 each. When the market opened, they already were at $29 on NASDAQ, and before trading stopped that afternoon, investors were paying close to $32 a share before it closed at $26.75 a share. The 3.5 million shares represent nearly a 20 percent stake in the company.
That day's activity helped make DoubleClick's market capitalization value nearly $430 million. DoubleClick is planning to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes such as working capital, as well as for the expansion of its international operations and sales marketing capabilities.
DoubleClick provides Internet advertising solutions for Web advertisers and publishers.
Gateway Retail Stores Will Close April 9
Gateway Inc., Poway, CA, will shut its 188 retail stores on April 9, the company said yesterday. About…
10,000 Free PCs to Most Worthy Prospects
"There's no such thing as a free lunch," the saying goes, but there are free personal computers. Free…
McHugh Introduces Revised Postal Reform Bill
U.S. Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) released a newly revised Postal Reform Bill last week, which includes an annual…


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Whether you choose white or multi coloured bulbs, these retro light bulb string lights make a fun addition to kids rooms. Battery operated, place this run of 10 LED bulbs anywhere in kids rooms brightening up even the darkest of corners with a magical glow. Perfect for looping around bedframes, for hanging around mirrors or for for highlithing shelves, these mini light bulbs transform your space with a party glow.


i believe the launch approach for this design is far superior to launching from the top of the carrier. this design has a lot going for it in the areas of aerodynamics and safety.
in about 1990 or so, i mentioned to my boss at the time how awesome the sr-71 was - i was fortunate enough to be able to watch the nasa sr-71 take off on it's weekly flight most wednesday mornings at edwards afb from very near the runway. i know for a fact that my boss was a51 cleared to some extent so i believed him when he told me that the sr-71 was NOTHING compared to what was actually flying at that time, i suspect that this thing or something like it actually flew.
btw, the wheel is a rather old design and it is still relevant today.


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Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health of George Washington University
David Michaels is an epidemiologist and Professor at the Milken Institute School of Public Health of George Washington University. Appointed by President Obama to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, he served from 2009 to 2017, the longest serving in the agency's history. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Michaels was Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety and Health, charged with protecting the workers, community residents and environment in and around the nation's nuclear weapons facilities. In that position, he was the chief architect of the historic initiative to compensate nuclear weapons workers who were sickened by exposure to radiation, beryllium and other toxic exposures.
Much of Dr. Michaels' work has focused on protecting the integrity of the science underpinning public health and environmental protections. He is the author of Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health and The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception, as well as articles in Science, JAMA, and numerous other journals.
Michaels is a graduate of the City College of New York, and holds an MPH and PhD from Columbia University.
How Biden Can Protect Workers on Day 1
Article By David Michaels and Gregory R. Wagner |	Nov 13, 2020
By fully utilizing the power of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), President Biden could take meaningful steps to keep workers safe during the pandemic, even without Congress's help
OSHA in the 21st Century: Real Protection for America's Workers
Article By David Michaels and Jordan Barab |	Jun 25, 2020
The Occupational Safety Health Administration was created 50 years ago. Today, it's in dire straits, say OSHA's leaders during the Obama administration
David Michaels Michael's INET funded research is featured in SciTech Daily, Focus Technica, Medical Xpress, & Scienmag
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Blog of the Week: Why staying in doors with children is A BAD IDEA!
Relentless fighting over crap toys. Apologies about the blurriness of the photo, it was like an action shot, but seriously. This argument went on for most of the day. In the end? I used it as a bit of a reality show. Like a Big Brother task. Back story. There was an tatty old buggy they fought over. So I brought this new pram. Now no-one wanted the tatty buggy and so? They just fight over this f*cking Peppa Pig pram. Put Peppa on a turd and they would want to play with it.
They then moved onto just fighting each other. It started as like lovely, yet aggressive cuddles, then proper rugby tackles, with hair pulling and there was an actual bite from someone (not me promise) at one point. One was always laughing whilst the other wept. I'm not sure who won really? It certainly wasn't me. Please note yes I did take photos and also just stood there and watched them fight. Call me mean, but this had been going on for an hour. There was no weapons involved unless the dummy can be used to harm with intention. I'm sure my boy could find a way.
So if you ever think about staying in the house, with two teeny tiny children. Go back and look at this blog. Think of the fighting, the mess, the crying, the shouting and rush out to the local park stat. Don't say I never warned you.
*on a side note I can fit my foot in my mouth. At the age of 36 and after two children? I think this is a marvel.
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14 Responses to Blog of the Week: Why staying in doors with children is A BAD IDEA!
I totally get it! I get tired of screaming no fighting! Play nicely! Say sorry! Ahhhh…y do I punish myself staying indoors I ask? So much better to get out of the house.
I made this mistake yesterday. Glad it's not only me.
I have never stayed in the house with kids, this is probably why. Whenever new mums are feeling down I tell them they have to get out, no matter how bad it makes you feel to consider it. They can't fight when they're out of the house, can they? There's no Peppa Pig buggy at the park, right?
Utterly fabulous! I remembers well – I had 3 under 5 (and one has aspergers)… Have you started placing bets on who might win the fight yet?
Peppa Pig on a turd – you're brilliant!
Only a bad idea if they're not going crazy when you do go out too, when they're on one of 'those' kinda mood trips there's nothing better then pottering about in safety inside.
Hillarious! my children are 10 and 2 and I still have them same problems.
Reading this at work and laughing out loud in the office! Mine are now 11, tend to let them practise their negotiation skills with each other these days as much as I can, rather than keep nagging them to stop. Agree that the outside definitely has different "rules" and if everything else fails, they tend to sleep earlier having had fresh air!
Take them to the park for two hours and they'll sleep like, uhm, babies.


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Sycamore Advisory Commission
The Sycamore Advisory Commission was established by the Sycamore Board of Education. Its purpose is to support the Board of Education, the school district administrative staff, and the school district in general. This is done primarily through research projects on topics determined by the administration and the Board of Education and also by serving as a communications link among the Board of Education, school district administration, parent and staff organizations, and residents of the district. To this end, members of the Sycamore Advisory Commission are kept up-to-date on Sycamore programs and activities and provide feedback from the community and member organizations to the Board and administration.
Sycamore Advisory Commission members represent area civic organizations, government entities, parent-teacher organizations, the Sycamore student body, Sycamore teaching staff and the community at large.
The Sycamore Advisory Commission has been in existence for more than 50 years. Until 2013, it was known as the Sycamore Planning Commission.
The role of a member is to:
support the mission and goals of Sycamore Community Schools;
be an informed advocate for the district;
attend SAC meetings
notify the Chairperson or Secretary in advance if an absence will occur, and may arrange for a non-voting alternate to attend the regularly scheduled meeting
serve and actively participate on one or more committees annually;
facilitate general communication among the community and the BOE and administration;
suggest needs, concerns, or topics for possible study or programs; and
if representing a PTO or a civic/community organization, provide regular updates on the organization's goals and activities.
The Advisory Commission meets on the second Monday of each month, from September through May, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sycamore Board of Education Office.
Seeking New Members
Are you interested in having an impact on the future of your local school district? The Sycamore Community Schools Advisory Commission is seeking at-large members. Any resident of the school district is welcome to apply.
Individuals interested in joining the Sycamore Advisory Commission should complete and return a Sycamore Advisory Commission application. The deadline for submitting an application is one week prior to the March SAC meeting (March 11, 2019). New members are appointed and approved by the Board of Education on an annual basis. SAC officers are elected and approved annually each spring.
An application to become a member-at-large can also be obtained by visiting the Sycamore Board of Education Office at 5959 Hagewa Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242, or by calling the school district at 513-686-1700.
2019-2020 Officers
Ashish Kothari
Charles Stocker
Margo Rapp


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Q: DB2 FUNCTION TEST ERROR HOW to resolve this problem ? :
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "BADIL_PROD"."FCT_UPDATE_POINTAGE" (id_projet in NUMBER)
return NUMBER
is

  Results NUMBER;
  CURSOR cur_update  IS
          SELECT distinct t.ID_TACHE,t.id_collaborateur,t.id_ref_rubrique_activite
          FROM TACHES t
          where t.ID_PROJET =id_projet ;

begin

dbms_output.enable(200000);
  FOR cur in cur_update
    LOOP
     BEGIN

 dbms_output.put_line(cur.ID_TACHE || '--' || cur.ID_COLLABORATEUR || '--' || cur.ID_REF_RUBRIQUE_ACTIVITE);
 UPDATE POINTAGES p SET p.ID_TACHE_INCIDENT = cur.ID_TACHE
 where p.id_projet_tma=id_projet
 and p.ID_COLLABORATEUR = cur.ID_COLLABORATEUR
 AND p.ID_REF_RUBRIQUE_ACTIVITE = cur.ID_REF_RUBRIQUE_ACTIVITE;

  END;
END LOOP;

  results:=0;
  return(results);

end fct_update_pointage;

So when I want to test this function I get this error in data studio :

(specific name "FCT_UPDATE_POINTAGE") attempted to modify data but was
  not defined as MODIFIES SQL DATA.. SQLCODE=-577,

A: This worked for me with DB2 V11 on Linux:
db2set DB2_COMPATIBILITY_VECTOR=830
db2stop
db2start
db2 create database mydb
db2 connect to mydb
db2 "create table taches(....)"
db2 "create table pointages(...)"
db2 -tvf FCT_UPDATE_POINTAGE.sql

(where FCT_UPDATE_POINTAGE.sql contains your function definition )
However, note the documented restriction in the documentation "Compiled SQL functions (including PL/SQL functions) that MODIFY SQL DATA can only be used as the only element on the right side of an assignment statement that is within a compound SQL (compiled) statement."
DB2 Version 9.7 allowed the "modifies sql data" clause when defining PL/SQL user defined functions, but IBM removed that ability at DB2 Version 10.1 and higher.  Maybe you need to convert to an sproc.

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Q: Removing selected elements from array of associative arrays I have the following array of associative arrays.
$result = array(
    (int) 0 => array(
        'name' => 'Luke',
        'id_number' => '1111',
        'address' => '1544addr',
        'time_here' => '2014-04-12 13:07:08'
    ),
    (int) 1 => array(
        'name' => 'Sam',
        'id_number' => '2222',
        'address' => '1584addr',
        'time_here' => '2014-04-12 14:15:26'

I want to remove selected elements from this array such that it will look like this;
array(
    (int) 0 => array(
        'name' => 'Luke',
        'id_number' => '1111'
    ),
    (int) 1 => array(
        'name' => 'Sam',
        'id_number' => '2222',

This is the code I wrote;
    foreach($result as $value)
    {
        unset($value('address')  );
        unset($value('time_here')  );
    }

When I run the code, Apache web server crashed.
Can the smarter members point out what did I do wrong? Thank you very much.

A: Array notation is wrong, use this;
$finalResult = array();
foreach($result as $value)
{
    unset($value['address']  );
    unset($value['time_here']  );
    $finalResult[] = $value;
}

Here is a working demo: Demo

A: That is because you are not accessing array correctly. Use square bracket insted of round brackets :
foreach($result as $value)
    {
        unset($value['address']  );
        unset($value['time_here']  );
    }


Weddings always seem to bring out romantic notions and queries about who could be next. However, Julia's expectation that Michael's desire to ask her "something" may be a proposal is interrupted when Pammy, Michael's older sister ("Barely older," she would say.), shows up asking to send the night.
Earth Day Fresno 2017: Educate, Collaborate, Celebrate!
If you're looking for the best way to celebrate all things earthy, look no further than the Earth Day Celebration at Central Fresno's Radio Park, located at First and Clinton Avenues. Saturday, April 22, will bring a full day of ecological fun and education for all!
Flora Vastine is a police officer in the small town of Swatara, Pennsylvania. Her long time neighbor, Mrs. Kepler, stops her as she is leaving for work to ask for her help. Her daughter, Jan, had not returned from a birding outing the afternoon before. Jan is a local school teacher and had grown up and gone to school with Flora, but they had never really been friends. Jan's only friend is Peg Peabody, a retired teacher and fellow birder who Jan assisted in conducting birding tours.


SUPER 8 WAUTOMA is set in Wautoma WI, 14 km from Nordic Mountain and Outagamie County Regional Airport is 91 km away. The hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a private bathroom and free WiFi. All units are equipped with a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a coffee machine, and free toiletries. Upon request and availability we can arrange for our guests to have a room that is furnished with a refrigerator and microwave. Guests at the hotel can enjoy a continental breakfast served each day. The hotel has a hot tub, heated pool, and sauna.
Please note the spa center is closed from Sunday, 13 January 2019 through Thursday, 31 January 2019.
Please note that pets are only allowed on the lower level. A nightly fee is assessed for each pet.


Montgomery: Garthbeibio, Hirnant, Llandisilio, Llandrinio, Llanerfyl, Llanfair Careinion (3), Llanfechan, Llanfihangel, Llanfyllin (2), Llangadfan, Llangyniew, Llangynog, Llanrhaidr yn Mochant, Llansaintffraed in the Hundred of Deythur, Llansaintffraed in the Hundred of Pool, Llanwyddyn with Cowny, Myfod (2), Pennant.
Denbigh: Carreghova, Llanarmon mynidd Mawr, Llancadwallader, Llangedwyn, Llanrhaidr yn Mochant.
The population falling within the Union at the 1831 census had been 19,537 with parishes ranging in size from Llanarmon mynidd Mawr (population 164) to Llanfair Careinion (2,687). The average annual poor-rate expenditure for the period 1834-36 had been £8,497 or 8s.8d. per head of the population.
A new Union workhouse which became known as "Y Dolydd" was erected in 1838 at the south-east of the town. In the same year, opposition to the new workhouse system in the area led to a mob setting out from Llanfair Caerinion to destroy the building but the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry prevented this.
The new workhouse was designed by the County Surveyor, Thomas Penson. The Poor Law Commissioners authorised an expenditure of £5,267.10s. on construction of the building which was intended to accommodate 250 inmates. The layout of the workhouse followed the popular cruciform or "square" plan published by the Commissioners in 1835.
At the centre was a supervisory hub from which radiated separate accommodation blocks for each of the different classes of inmate.
Llanfyllin general view from the south, 2000.
Llanfyllin from the south-west, 2000.
The workhouse Master's quarters were in the hub and its windows were arranged to provide good views in all directions. The areas between the wings were used as segregated exercise yards for the inmates, although the west yard appears to have been used as the Master's garden.
Llanfyllin west yard, date unknown.
The north-west side of the workhouse which faced back towards the town had a rather more elegant appearance than the rest of the workhouse and featured round-headed Venetian windows.
Llanfyllin north-west side from the north, 2000.
A garden party, perhaps to mark a Master's retirement, gives a rare group portrait of staff and inmates.
Llanfyllin garden party in south yard, date unkown.
The Board of Guardians who ran the union met for the last time when the workhouse system came to an end in 1930.
Llanfyllin Board of Guardians, c.1930.
Across the road from the workhouse was a small cemetery in which most inmates would be buried in unmarked graves.
The workhouse later became an old people's home called The Meadows (the English for Y Dolydd). From 1966 until its final closure in 1982, it was managed by Mr and Mrs Bowen.
The site is now in private ownership. A scheme to turn the buildings into an activity centre was abandoned following the death of its then owner in an accident at the time of its opening. By 2000, the buildings were lying empty and overgrown. The building was then acquired for development into a business centre but after featuring in the 2004 series of the BBC's Restoration programme, ownership passed to the Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust. The Trust plans to become "a leading force in the integration of education, arts, entertainment, and employment using a holistic and sustainable approach based upon sound social and environmental principles."
1881 Census for Llanfyllin workhouse.
Powys County Archives Office, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5LG. Holdings include: Guardians' minute books (1841-1930); Ledgers (1861-1930); Register of inmates (1885-1974); Births (1914-41); Deaths (1914-72); Creed Registers (1909-39); etc.
Llanfyllin — a Pictorial History by Richard Kretchmer (1992, Powysland Club / Llanfyllin & District Civic Society).


Alfred is a curious baby boy who wanted to see what it was like inside the family dog's bed. What the dog does to help is too sweet.
Dogs seem to understand children almost as well as we do. They know when to go into protection mode, when tears need to be wiped (or licked) away, and in the case of a Rhodesian ridgeback named Lea, how to help someone share a nice, comfortable bed.
As captured on YouTube by her owners, Lea is very curious as her new toddler of a human brother comes to inspect her doggy bed. Instead of getting jealous, however, she clears the way for him by removing her blanket and sitting close to try and offer him morale support to take the big step over the side of the bed.
Like any good maternal figure, Lea lets the baby make his own way, according to Sun Gazing.
Rhodesian ridgebacks are known to be dignified, even-tempered, and affectionate, according to the American Kennel Club. Recognized by the AKC in 1955, they are the 38th most popular breed in the United States.
Although most dogs thrive around babies and vice versa, a period of getting to know each other is recommended by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), which includes bringing home baby items for a dog to smell before the baby arrives, and supervising all time the two interact until they are completely comfortable with one another.


I installed them using "sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 php-mysql mysql-server"
Then, i decided to use WordPress to help me manage my lan web server I did: sudo apt-get install wordpress, then, "sudo ln -s /usr/share/wordpress /var/www/html/wordpress" to link the directory and make it recognisable by the server.
Next, I did "sudo bash /usr/share/doc/wordpress/examples/setup-mysql - n wordpress localhost" to run the wordpress MySql configuration script.
This was all done on Raspbian.
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Corruption and Asian Value's in Indonesia: The Case of The Suharto Family Business
Julius Ary Mollet
Cendrawasih University, Indonesia
10.31014/aior.1991.01.02.22
The subject of corruption in Indonesian life has been neglected as an area of social research. Many studies suggest that Asian values have a strong connection with the Asian communities' corrupt conduct and that they underpin several factors that contribute to individual or society's corruption. In the context of Indonesia, President Suharto successfully developed Indonesia, establishing a strong foundation for the Indonesian economy. This achievement brought President Suharto the title of "Father of development". He involved his family businesses in all sectors of the economy and the family became one of the top ten businesses in Asia. Indonesian businessmen close to Suharto received protection and concessions from the President. This paper examines Suharto's and his mates' collaboration in business corruption in Indonesia. The study shows that after the Suharto step down from presidency the Suharto family businesses collapse due to their practice of corruption and nepotism.
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So you crawl in your shell and say, "Do not disturb,"
You've protected yourself for another day.
Folder Description Though undated, the majority of the documents in this folder deal with Freedom Summer, though many concern places other than Mississippi. They include "Mississippi Freedom Schools: New Houses of Liberty"; "Freedom Schools"; a fundraising appeal for SNCC's freedom summer program; a description of SNCC's "Freedom Force"; "Some Notes on Education" by Charlie Cobb; a SNCC pamphlet on the Mississippi Freedom Project; a COFO pamphlet on Mississippi Freedom Summer; curriculum guides for teaching citizenship and black history in freedom schools; "Freedom School Data" (COFO); an overview of Freedom Schools: a memo to Freedom School teachers; a petition to President Johnson to provide federal protection for civil rights workers; a memo seeking additional SNCC administrative staff to take the places of people like James Forman who were going to Africa in an attempt to establish beneficial relationships between the US civil rights movement and the new nations there; calls for research on federal programs in agriculture that might benefit black farmers; info on Arkansas's summer project; a SNCC report on Selma, Alabama; a proposal for a "Legal Peace Corps"; Jane Stembridge's thoughtful "Notes on education"; Joanne Gavin's position paper on "Funds--Sources and Staff Salaries"; "The School Boycott: Moultrie, Georgia"; a letter asking a SNCC sponsor to arrange a speaking engagement based on his poems; a summary of a SNCC meeting to discuss whether to have an executive committee; Courtland Cox's paper, "What Would It Profit a Man to Have the Vote and Not Be Able to Control It?"; a printed document: "Operation Freedom Works in Selma"; a 1966 program from a Eugene V. Debs Award dinner to honor Norman Thomas; a "Statistical Report on Forrest County"; a Freedom Registration Form; a petition to Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson to enforce school integration; "This Is Sunflower County, Mississippi"; a poem by Charlie Cobb; "Shaw, Mississippi: New Sounds in the Delta" [about the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union]; affidavits concerning arrests and beatings in jail; documents relating to charges against Neshoba County, Mississippi officials for the deaths of the missing civil rights workers; "The Justice Department and the Philadelphia 17"; "Federal Prosecution and Civil Rights in Albany, Georgia"; and "[James P.] Coleman on Negroes."
State Mississippi; Georgia; Alabama; California; Illinois; Massachusetts; Tennessee; Indiana; Arkansas; Florida; Washington, D.C.
What would it profit a man to have the vote and not be able to control it?
Eugene V. Debs Award Dinner for Norman Thomas, Mayflower Room, Terre Haute House, October 20, 1966, 7:00 p.m.


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Q: Sidekiq on heroku - Error R14 (Memory quota exceeded) I have a sidekiq process which runs on heroku that blows up after it has been running for a while with this error message:

Error R14 (Memory quota exceeded)

Can anyone give me any pointers about how to start the diagnosis as to what is happening?
There is nothing obvious that could be causing this.

A: Try lowering concurrency. Sidekiq default is 25. I lowered it to 15, and it drastically reduced memory usage and removed memory swap error.

A: We are facing the same problem and have decided to let Newrelic do the heavy lifting and help us with the diagnostic. There are some free Newrelic plans you might be able to use for that, but if none of them go deep enough into your code, you might want to consider paying for the Pro version for one month to help you profile your app.
I can't help you any further with this because we are about to switch to Pro (waiting for Newrelic to accept the plan) so don't have any more insight, but thought it might help you to look at it.
If you don't want to use Newrelic, Heroku also has a lab feature that will profile memory usage and report to the logs, enable it with:
heroku labs:enable log-runtime-metrics

Then it will show you how much memory each of your dynos is using.
The error you're getting is when the memory on Heroku exceeds the memory quota. Heroku has this to say about it:

Dynos whose processes exceed their memory quota are identified by an
  R14 error in the logs. This doesn't terminate the process, but it does
  warn of deteriorating application conditions: memory used above quota
  will swap out to disk, which substantially degrades dyno performance.

This page has more info.


The two main reasons for stopping smoking are Health and Financial. You might decide to defer the date of your death by several years and live to see your loved ones enjoy their lives too. Or your principle aim might be to afford a very decent holiday or two each year, or maybe to buy the car of your dreams.
Everyone now knows that smoking is a killer and often a very painful one. It's no picnic for loved ones to watch your suffering and have their own lives upturned too. By the way it's not just nicotine that's wrecking your body, there are about 4000 very toxic substances working their way around inside you. If you were handling these in an industrial setting, you would want all the protective equipment available to protect you from harm. Isn't it a bit strange that you are happy to inhale them several times a day with no protection?
A 20 a day smoker now spends £60 a week. That amounts to £260 every month. What else could you spend £3100 on each year? If you and your partner smoke you will say goodbye to £60,000 in the next 10 years! By the way, if those figures don't get your pulse racing, remember that if you pay tax on your earnings, you can add at least 22% to the real cost of your habit. Isn't it high time to get your own back on the Chancellor and refuse to smoke any longer?
If you want to quit immediately where do you start?
A good starting point is to realise that smoking does not reduce stress! It raises your blood pressure and it will induce a further cycle of stress within 30 to 40 minutes of smoking the precious cigarette. It's known as "The Nicotine Trick"
Before taking a cigarette from the packet, move to a different place to your usual smoking location. The reason for this suggestion is that you will have conditioned yourself to associate a particular location to the act of smoking. You probably sit in the same chair for your first cigarette of the day and then have other favourite locations during the remainder of the day. Next, distract yourself for 15 seconds by taking a few deep breaths, or a few sips of water. Then give yourself the choice to smoke or delay until later.
If you choose to smoke, decide after your first puff if you need another. If not, stub it out. Otherwise, decide after each additional inhalation if you have had enough. Quickly get used to smoking as little of the cigarette as possible. Make it a competition with yourself by smoking less of each successive cigarette. Take pleasure from "wasting" them by crushing them ASAP.
You can use nicotine patches or gum or other substances on the market. Patches and gum still put nicotine into your body. Certain other stop smoking preparations have created very dangerous effects on some people and are very definitely best avoided.
The speediest method of stopping immediately is hypnotherapy.
If you have a serious desire to stop smoking and it's your decision and not one imposed on you by someone else, you can become a person who no longer smokes in around 90 minutes. One word of advice on choosing a hypnotherapist who specialises in smoking cessation; be prepared to invest in the equivalent of three or four weeks or of your current smoking expenditure for their expertise. Don't waste time looking for the cheapest hypnotherapist on the planet. Remember that you will be enjoying having a mountain of spending money every month stop when cigarettes are no longer your boss.
So, what are you waiting for? Turn the tables right now and take charge. Become a non-smoker immediately.


Joel Tobecksen waits at Monroe Harbor to start his first triathlon, his stomach as choppy as the murky green waters of Lake Michigan.
Others have overcome great obstacles to be here--young military veterans missing arms and legs, cancer survivors, blind racers and professionals who have traveled across the globe to face Chicago's windy conditions.
Tobecksen, a 33-year-old from Hoffman Estates, has all his limbs, good vision and robust health, but family and old friends are just as surprised see him among the spandex-and-goggle-clad throng. That he would tackle the nearly 1-mile swim, 24.8-mile bike ride and 6.2-mile run of the Accenture Chicago Triathlon is a "bombshell," said Reggie Sehgal, a friend of Tobecksen's since Hinsdale South High School.
Tobecksen concedes this day is not one he ever imagined.
Flash back to the late 1980s. He was a lanky teen who liked skateboarding and anything that strayed from the mainstream. He sported the black T-shirts of the band "Misfits" and wore his hair long. He did just enough to get by at school, smoked half a pack of Marlboros a week and the only sports he played were on a video game.
"Joel used to be, ahh, not the picture of health," said Sehgal, who followed a similar regimen.
Back then, Tobecksen loved smoking so much that he said he'd never quit.
He happily smoked a pack a day--through college, first jobs, and courting his wife, Kelly.
But as 30 came and went, Tobecksen had started to swim and bike twice a week and wasn't as stubbornly carefree about his smoking.
He quit for a year, but started again, just smoking on the weekends. By then, he and a business partner had launched a company that makes voice-activated systems for people with disabilities and he had become friends with many of his clients. Good health and mobility now seemed more valuable, something he should no longer take for granted.
Finally, he crushed his last cigarette a year ago and soon after replaced the habit with another he had long hated: running.
At first he could only run for five minutes. But liking the benefits of a more strenuous workout, he progressed to 10 minutes, 20, then 30. His desire to smoke faded.
"I had a reason or an excuse not to smoke," he said. "A switch went off, and it seemed counterproductive to any exercise."
In November, Tobecksen slogged through a 6.2-mile race. It took him an hour and 45 minutes, but afterward he felt great.
Let's do a triathlon, suggested Kelly, a high school Spanish teacher and already a runner.
Sure, Tobecksen said, not meaning it.
"I was just kind of humoring her, thinking that maybe it would just go away," he said.
Kelly called his bluff and earlier this year laid out all the information on the race.
In April, they started following a triathlon-training regimen. Soon, Kelly, a former gymnast, began teasing her husband that she'd beat his race time.Through flat tires, bike crashes, bad runs and early morning swims, Tobecksen kept to the schedule--as determined to become a triathlete as he once had been about sticking with his pack-a-day habit.
Now, on this overcast Sunday morning, Tobecksen cheers on Kelly through the swimming portion as he awaits his turn. Racers start in groups of 100 or so in order to ensure safety on the course.
Tobecksen, more bulky than buff, says he's freaked out, but he's confident that he belongs with this group of rare athletes. Less than one percent of the world's population competes in triathlons, according to USA Triathlon.
Jumping into the 73-degree water, he takes a few strokes and raises his fist to salute family members, all wearing orange "Team Tobecksen" shirts that carry a photo of him and Kelly.
After the swim, he enjoys powerful moments on the road, taking in Chicago's skyline as he rides the S-curve north on Lake Shore Drive and enjoying the lake breeze as he runs.
Then comes mile five of the 6.2-mile run. His thigh muscles tighten with cramps. He swallows some energy gel, rubs his thighs and for the rest of the race silently repeats a mantra: "This will not hurt anymore."
Nearly four hours after starting, Tobecksen crosses the finish line amazed and exhausted, every inch of his 6-foot-1, 208-pound frame wet with sweat.
He finds his wife on the sidelines, embraces her for a long and determined kiss. She finished in slightly less time.
On the car ride home, they look at each other in disbelief, floored with themselves.
"We're triathletes," they declare. "Us!"


Another flagship product we're seeing updated with the launch of Cellucor's new G4 series is their fat burner Super HD.
It's looks like they've kept the amount of caffeine per serving the same (160 mg), but they've updated the sensory blend in the new version. It'll be interesting to see if they've made any improvements. Be sure to check back soon for a complete review and update on Super HD.


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Grade II listed Drill Hall built in 1882 for the Bloomsbury Rifles. Throughout its history it has provided rehearsal and performance space - for Nijinsky and the Ballets Russes in the early 1900s, and Gang Shows during the war years. During the 1980s, however, it was more formally adapted for use as an arts centre, with rehearsal and performance spaces, and significant outreach and educational programmes.
In January 2012, after thirty years of running a successful arts centre and rehearsal space, Central Arts London moved out. The company will continue to trade as Outhouse London. Meanwhile the drill hall remains very much in theatre use, as an additional building for RADA - rebranded as the RADA Studios. The building provides several rehearsal rooms for the college, as well as two performance spaces in the shape of the 200-seat Studio Theatre, and the 50-seat Club Theatre.
1882 - 1883 Design/Construction: as drill hall for the Bloomsbury Rifles.
1981 Design/Construction: conversion to performance space (architect unknown).
1984 - 2012 Owner/Management: Central London Arts Limited, management company.
2012 Owner/Management: RADA (as RADA Studios).


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* We are sorry to report the death of science fiction artist John Berkey, who passed away last week at the age of 76. Tor Books' Art Director Irene Gallo provides this brief but moving notice: <http://igallo.blogspot.com/2008/04/john-berkey.html>
* Congratulations to the winners of this year's Nebula Awards, which were announced Saturday April 26, 2008, in Austin, Texas. The winner for best novel was THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION by Michael Chabon. For the complete list of nominees and winners, see <http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/07nebwiners.htm>
* We are excited to pass on the following news from awesome local author Simon Wood: "I was made an "author laureate" of San Francisco Library. And my 1st horror book under my horror pen name of Simon Janus, THE SCRUBS, will be coming out in May. It's picked up some rave reviews already. For details and to read an excerpt, go to <http://simonwood.net/scrubs.html>.
* More kudos to Lou Anders and everyone at Pyr Books, who sent along the following: Pyr Gets two Hugo Nominations plus two authors up for John W. Campbell Best New Writer Award! Pyr, the highly acclaimed science fiction and fantasy imprint of Prometheus Books, is proud to announce that its Editorial Director, Lou Anders, and three of its authors have been nominated for highly esteemed awards in science fiction: Lou Anders for Best Professional Editor, Long Form, Ian McDonald's BRASYL for Best Novel, and both Joe Abercrombie (THE BLADE ITSELF) and David Louis Edelman (INFOQUAKE) for John W. Campbell Best New Writer Award. We are delighted at Pyr's accomplishments and wish them ongoing success!
* The always delightfully unconventional Gavin and Kelly at Small Beer Press want you to have free John Kessel and Maureen F. McHugh stories! Two whole books of short stories have been licensed under Creative Commons, so go ahead and download 'em for free right here: <http://lcrw.net/>. We hope you'll also decide to pick up a copy of the physical books, which, although not free, are much more attractive and substantially easier to read in the bath.
* Thanks to John Scalzi, if you are, or become, a member of this year's World Science Fiction Convention, you can get FREE electronic copies of several Best Novel nominees for the Hugo Award - Ian McDonald's BRASYL, Robert Sawyer's ROLLBACK, John Scalzi's THE LAST COLONY, and Charles Stross's HALTING STATE: <http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=576>
* In the last of the "free book news" for this month, Mort Castle sends the following: "As you might know, I've been working the past few years to replace Howard Stern as King of All Media, and it seems my latest venture brings me closer to that goal. You can now download six of my stories in mp3 audio format at <http://www.sniplits.com>".
*Thanks to Pat Murphy for the following notice about the Tiptree Awards: "The James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2007 Tiptree Award is THE CARHULLAN ARMY by Sarah Hall (published in the United States as DAUGHTERS OF THE NORTH). The British edition was published in 2007 by Faber & Faber; the American edition in 2008 by HarperCollins. The Tiptree Award will be celebrated on May 25, 2008 at WisCon <http://www.wiscon.info> in Madison, Wisconsin. The winner of the Tiptree Award receives $1000 in prize money, an original artwork created specifically for the winning novel or story, and (as always) chocolate . . . . The James Tiptree Jr. Award is presented annually to a work or works that explore and expand gender roles in science fiction and fantasy. The award seeks out work that is thought-provoking, imaginative, and perhaps even infuriating. The Tiptree Award is intended to reward those women and men who are bold enough to contemplate shifts and changes in gender roles, a fundamental aspect of any society." For more information on the Tiptrees, including the Tiptree Award Honor List, see: <http://www.tiptree.org>.
From The Office
Books Without Borders
This is the second in a four-part series of stories about changes in the book world. In part one I gave a quick overview of three major changes. In this part I'm going to focus on Borders Books and Music's recent financial problems and what they may mean for readers, writers and publishers over the next year or two. The final two columns will focus on Amazon.com's recent business changes and eBooks respectively. As always, comments are welcome at abeatts@borderlands-books.com.
First off, a quick disclaimer -- I don't like Borders. I like them better than Barnes & Noble but still, like any independent bookseller, I don't like them. Despite my intention to be as objective as possible in the article, I'm sure that my bias is going to creep in here and there. But, if you were looking for objective, dispassionate news, you wouldn't be reading this. I'm going to start with what has been going on with Borders over the past year, then I'm going to talk about the implications, and I'll finish off with the reasons that it matters to everyone who loves books.
What's Been Happening - At the beginning of 2007 reports indicated that Borders had a poor holiday season and that their same-store sales were down compared to the 2005 holiday season. Same-store figures are one of the best measurements of sales since they compare sales at stores that have been open for more than one year and cut out the (usually huge) sales increases that are typical at a store that has just opened and is still in the "honeymoon" phase of a rapidly growing customer base. To be fair (and clear) the drop wasn't very large, somewhere around 1%, but in the world of big business that's serious. What was even more serious was that Borders' showed a loss of $151.3 _million_ in 2006 (that's compared to a profit of $101 million in 2005). Most of that loss was a result of their overseas operations (over $100 million) but the domestic side wasn't doing very well either.
Borders' reaction was very strong -- they decided to close or sell all their overseas stores, close more than 120 of their shopping-mall oriented Waldenbooks locations (they started 2006 with 678 Waldenbooks stores and ended 2007 with 490) and started a massive redesign effort for their flagship stores. This store redesign is based on stocking _fewer_ books, providing all sorts of high-tech, multi-media services (vanity book publishing, photo album design and ordering, eBook and music downloads and more), and, according to the original plan, a stronger focus on CD and DVD sales (which changed to a much _weaker_ focus on CDs sometime last year when they realized that music downloads were killing the CD business). The multi-media services come along with staff specifically trained to give assistance to people who aren't terribly comfortable with computer stuff.
This process moved along slowly (the first of the redesigned stores opened this January and they still haven't found a buyer for their overseas stores anywhere except in the UK) and, as last year progressed, it seemed to be too little and a bit too late. By the end of last year, Borders' management was really hoping for a good holiday season. Which they didn't get. At the beginning of this year, Borders was short enough on money that they set up a loan from Pershing Square Capital Management (an investment fund and one of their major shareholders) at a very high interest rate. Exactly what Borders needed the money for is beyond the scope of this article but, to put it very simply, companies are just like you and I -- they don't take out loans at a high interest rate unless they really need the cash and don't have another place to get it. Based on Borders' recently released shareholder report . . . wow, did they need the money. Their loss in 2006 was $151.3 million, right? In 2007 the loss was up -- $157.4 million. In two years, Borders has lost over three-hundred million dollars.
As of last month they managed to get better terms on the loan (still not great though -- around one-and-a-half times the current, usual interest rate for businesses) and they've gotten themselves some breathing room so that they can, in the words of Borders' CEO George Jones, "review their strategic alternatives". But they're still in financial trouble and everything hinges on whether their new business model is going to work (and if they can manage to make their interest payments). If it doesn't, they're very likely on the way out.
What Might Happen - It's possible that Borders' current plan will work. Closing less profitable stores and their new super-store format should reduce their losses and open up new sources of income. But closing stores isn't a cure-all. Closing a store creates other types of loss (selling off the fixtures at a loss, returning inventory, and getting out of leases which are far from expired) as was clearly demonstrated last year when closing their overseas stores produced an enormous loss. This may be a little graphic but closing stores is a little bit like cutting off a mangled limb -- the blood loss and infection stops but the patient is still missing the leg.
The new super-store format is very smart in a couple ways: The plan to reduce stock by eliminating titles that sell slowly (or not at all) instead of trying to have everything that any possible customer might want is a technique that has worked well for independent stores that were struggling (Cody's in Berkeley and Kepler's in Palo Alto are two prime examples). Offering computer services, free computer time, and tech help for people trying to build a "digital lifestyle" are all things that make a bookstore both a destination and hang-out spot. The best-case assumption is that these services are going to both attract shoppers as well as creating a new source of income. Of course, attracting shoppers is only useful if they buy something but in principle it's a good thing.
The flip side of the new store format is that it's still predicated on selling books, DVDs and (to a much lesser and perhaps vanishing degree) CDs. A fair amount of Borders' current troubles came from the unanticipated (at least by them) crash of the music CD market (their CD sales were down more than 14% last year) and, based on plummeting CD sales, they abandoned the CD-heavy element of their new store design and have been shrinking their CD sections in all stores like crazy. But may DVD sales go the same way? Apple is busily building their movie download market and Amazon is working on a similar project (more about Apple and Amazon's competition for downloadable media next month). If DVD sales follow CD sales then Borders can expect another huge revenue hit in the next couple of years.
As for book sales, Borders is still facing competition from on-line retailers (21% of overall book sales last year) and places like Target, Walmart, and CostCo (9% of sales). Though the last two outlets are not likely to increase their sales, internet sales will probably continue to grow over the next few years, especially as some towns are left without a bookstore as Borders continues to close Waldenbook locations. Overall 33% of book purchases are at chain bookstores. In comparison, independent stores get 3% of sales. Though it's possible that the sales going to the internet will come from independent store customers, it seems unlikely since the majority of people who shop at independent stores do so for qualities that the internet cannot provide, whereas shoppers at chain stores are often motivated by price, convenience and selection -- three qualities that on-line companies have in abundance. In summation, one of the three lines that Borders concentrates on is pretty much gone (CDs), one of them may be on the way out (DVDs), and the final one is certainly not going to grow and is likely to shrink (books). They are building a new service-based income source (on-demand book printing, photo album printing, download services, and etc.) that, while useful to many people, is dependent on a customer base that doesn't have the knowledge to do it themselves. The catch here is that, if their customers get educated, they evaporate, since everything that Borders is offering can be had on-line at a lower cost and with greater convenience.
As my brother, the bank-guy, said, "_I_ wouldn't invest in them".
So, let's say that Borders continues to have financial trouble. What happens? My bet is that they close. I'm pretty sure no-one is going to buy their business, neither the whole company or piecemeal (i.e. a local chain buying up three or four locations). The only business that might be interested in buying Borders as a complete business entity would be Barnes & Noble and, to be blunt, there's no reason that B&N would want it. Most places where there's a Borders there's a B&N nearby so B&N wouldn't buy Borders to add to their markets. Borders' inventory is very similar to B&N's and the same goes for their staff. Borders doesn't own any of their buildings so there is no real estate asset that would be attractive. In short, Borders doesn't have anything that B&N would want, other than its customers. And, if Borders goes out of business, all B&N needs to do to get the customers is wait. It's possible that some other company would want to buy Borders but essentially all that Borders owns that's worth anything is its inventory and store fixtures. That's not enough value to be worth the trouble of buying the company. The same argument applies to the possibility of Borders being broken up and sold piecemeal to other bookstores. There just isn't anything that Borders has that's unique or particularly difficult to duplicate.
Without a buyer or a source of capital, continuing losses for Borders probably means bankruptcy. In cases of bankruptcy like this, it's very common for creditors to be paid somewhere between 30 and 70 percent of what they are owed by the bankrupt company (though it can go as low as 10% or less in some cases). That would mean that almost all of the publishers in the US could lose as much as 14% of their _total_ accounts receivable. To put that in real-world terms, imagine what your personal financial situation would be like if your employer cut your pay by a similar amount (i.e. instead of making $40,000 a year you made $34,000). The effect on publishers would be at least as bad.
What Are The Consequences - If Borders declares bankruptcy and closes there will be a cascade of effects. Publishers will lose a great deal of money owed to them. The five major US publishers (Hachette, Macmillan, Peterson, Harper and Bertelsman) and the the big distributors (Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Diamond Books, and so on) will be able to weather it without too much disruption but all the smaller publishers in the country are going to be hurt. Many of them may be hurt badly enough that they'll close. Publishers closing has the immediate effect of reducing the number of books that get out to the consumers and also reduces the number of places that authors can sell books.
These effects will be amplified by the loss of bookstore shelf space nationwide. Here's a simple equation -- the ability of a publisher to purchase a book from an author and print it is determined by the number of copies the publisher believes will sell. The format (i.e. hardcover, large-size softcover, or paperback) of the book is also determined by expected sales. You would think that the number of copies that will sell is simply based on the number of readers who will buy the book but it's not that simple. For a reader to buy a book, they have to find it and the most common way that readers find a book is on a shelf at a bookstore (though word of mouth and publicity are also important). If there are fewer shelves and fewer stores in the country, fewer books will sell. So, in the immediate aftermath of Borders closing, fewer books will be sold in the US. Perhaps a great deal fewer -- remember, of every six copies of a book that are sold anywhere in the country, Borders sells one of them.
So, on the heels of financial losses as a result of a bankrupt Borders not paying its bills, there would also be a potentially major decrease in book sales over all. Which would cause more independent publishers to go out of business. Consequently even fewer books are published, authors have more trouble selling their books and readers have less choices in reading. It's also possible that print runs would get smaller, which means less money for authors. Less income from writing means that some authors won't be able to spend as much time doing it, which also means fewer books out there for readers.
Which brings us to the final consequence -- readers' access to books. Borders and Barnes & Noble have been so successful over the years that there are many towns and cities in which the only bookstore is either one or both of those chains. If Borders closes, there are many towns that will be without any bookstore of any sort or, if they do have a bookstore, it will be Barnes & Noble. In the first case, the residents will have the choice of either ordering books on-line or driving long distances (in these days of four-dollar-a-gallon gas) to get to a store. In time, a local store might open or B&N might move into the area but it could be a long time coming, if at all. In the areas that have a B&N as well as a Borders things will be better but there's a catch - the buying decisions for chain bookstores are made at the corporate level. In other words, for any given section (like SF and fantasy for example) one person decides for all the stores not only what books are going to be stocked but also how many copies each store gets. As far as I know, the buyers for the chains are all nice people and they really care about books but they are still individual people with all the assumptions, biases, and foibles that you'd expect.
Let's say, for example, that the science fiction buyer for B&N decides that British hard SF is too complicated for an American audience and therefore won't sell. In a world without Borders, that might mean that a huge number of readers wouldn't be able to read Iain Banks or Alastair Reynolds since the only store near them wouldn't have their books. Even worse, without significant orders from B&N, it's quite possible that those authors wouldn't even be published in the US. And there would be no way of proving that the authors would be popular since the books would simply be unavailable (though people might order them from British outlets). If this seems farfetched, consider that A) that comment about "too complicated" is an exact quote from a US editor and that, due to their huge market share, B) both Borders and B&N have enough influence with publishers to get cover art and even book formats changed, pretty much on a whim.
To sum up, Borders closes. Some small publishers close. Book sales drop. More publishers close. Number of books published per year drop. Print runs get smaller. Authors sell fewer books and get less money for the books they do sell. Fewer books get written. Many areas are without bookstores or only have a representative of the one remaining chain. Readers have less access to books and the books they do have access to are increasingly the product of a single corporate "style".
Who loses in this scenario? Publishers, authors, and most of all readers. And who wins? To some degree, independent bookstores since some portion of Borders' former customers would end up going to them. But the big winners are Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com when they divide up what's left. However many of the pressures that have been squeezing Borders are going to affect B&N as well, so how long will they stay profitable? And then we're left with Amazon. Who is making a huge bid to avoid the fate of their non-virtual competitors. And that's the topic for next month.
- Alan Beatts
abeatts@borderlands-books.com
Top Sellers At Borderlands
1) Infected by Scott Sigler
2) Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold
3) The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton
4) Small Favor by Jim Butcher
5) Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
6) Starry Rift edited by Jonathan Strahan
7) Wit's End by Karen Joy Folwer
8) Pump Six by Paolo Bacigalupi
9) The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford
10) On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
1) Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill tie with
Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
2) Poison Sleep by T.A. Pratt
3) The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy
4) Ravenous by Ray Garton
5 ) Hilldiggers by Neal Asher
6) Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews tie with
Snake Agent by Liz Williams
7) The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
8) Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
9) The Demon and the City by Liz Williams
10) Judge by Karen Traviss
1) World War Z by Max Brooks
2) Wastelands edited by John Joseph Adams
3) Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
4) Steampunk edited by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer
5) City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Notes From a DVD Geek
I'm going to cover some old ground with this one, but the really high profile new release last month was "I Am Legend". I've gone on about this one before, but I figure I'd mention some of the interesting bits about this release. The two-disk special includes the "original" ending that actually speaks to the source material, and addresses the problems I had with the first half of the movie, and the intelligence of the zombie/vampires. It's still not a very good movie in my opinion, but it's not as bad as the theatrical version, which is also included with the DVD.
Speaking of Bad Adaptations, "The Golden Compass" came out at the end of last month. It's got a nice CGI polar bear battle, anyway.
Another big SF franchise hitting DVD this month is "Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem". The word on the street is that this one isn't as bad as the original "Alien Vs. Predator" movie. That's high praise indeed.
Another adaptation that just hit DVD is Tim Burton's "Sweeny Todd". Neither of the leading actors can sing very well, and Burton manages to screw up the framing device, but hell . . . it's Sweeny Todd! Even Tim Burton can't squeeze the goodness out of the source material.
On the good side of the DVD releases this month, there's a two-disk 25th anniversary edition of "War Games". Would YOU like to play a game?
On the anime side of the shelf, the sequel to "KITE" just hit DVD. "KITE Liberator" follows high-school student Monaka as she becomes a feared and highly-skilled contract killer.
Two films from Spain to check out: one very high-profile movie just released was produced by Guillermo Del Toro: "The Orphanage". It got a wide theatrical release and a ton of well deserved positive reviews. On the opposite side of the spectrum is "Crazy Eights," a Spanish horror/exploitation film from the Afterdark Horrorfest series, starring Tracy Lords. "Crazy Eights" was released last year, so this isn't one of Lord's early efforts. But it's got all the right moves for a gruesome little indy horror film. Check it out.
Another After Dark Horrorfest release is "Deaths of Ian Stone". I haven't seen this one yet, but it's a sort of slasher version of "Groundhog Day". Ian Stone must relive the day of his death, over and over until he solves his murder. I'm definitely looking forward to giving this one a watch.
And, finally, to the truly sublime part of this month's releases, we have "The Mist". This adaptation is very true to the original novella by Stephen King, and features top notch performances. It also has some really stunning fx work, and has an unbelievably grim ending. What's not to like? This was one of my two favorite movies of the year last year, so I hope you'll check it out. There's a two disk special edition of this one that features an extensive mix of extras that are worth the extra $3.
-Jeremy Lassen
jlassen@borderlands-books.com
The Gay Men's Book Club will meet on Sunday, May 11th, at 5 pm to discuss THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. The title for June is CHILDHOOD'S END by Arthur C. Clarke. Please contact the group leader, Christopher Rodriguez, at cobalt555@earthlink.net, for more information.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club will meet on Sunday, May 18th, at 6 pm to discuss MATHEMATICIANS IN LOVE by Rudy Rucker. The title for June is"The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" from THE WIND'S TWELVE QUARTERS by Ursula K. LeGuin. Please contact Jude at jfeldman@borderlands-books.com for more information.
Upcoming Event Details
SF in SF presents free movies "Silent Running" and "Outland," in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street, Wednesday, May 7th - 7:00pm "Silent Running" directed by Douglas Trumbull, 9:00pm "Outland" directed by Peter Hyams. Free movies! Free popcorn! Cash bar! The screenings will take place at Variety's Preview Room, located in The Hobart Building, 582 Market Street @ Montgomery, San Francisco. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the first movie starts at 7:00 pm. There will be one thirty-minute intermission between the two films. Seating is limited and seats are available on a first-come, first seated basis, so arrive early! Refreshments will be available for purchase, and your purchase benefits Variety Children's Charity of Northern California, a non-profit organization that supports children in local communities who are dealing with poverty, neglect, violence, and physical disabilities. For more information about upcoming movies, write movies@borderlands-books.com. For more information on Variety Children's Charity, see their web site at <http://www.varietync.org/> or write sffilmvariety@yahoo.com.
Marc Acito, Mark J. Ferrari, Adam Mansbach, Alejandro Murguia, and April Sinclair are guests of Writers With Drinks at The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, Saturday, May 10th at 7:30 pm - Writers With Drinks is exactly what it sounds like -- writers with drinks! Emceed by the madcap and inimitable Charlie Anders, this is a monthly spoken-word variety series that takes place at a bar down the street from Borderlands. Do not miss this odd mix of authors, alcohol and fun! Sliding scale, $3 - $5 at the door, proceeds benefit good causes locally. Borderlands will be on hand to sell books at the event. More info at <http://www.writerswithdrinks.com/>
Paul Genesee, THE GOLDEN CORD - THE IRON DRAGON VOL. 1 (Five Star, Hardcover, $25.95) Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00 pm - From Paul's website: "Paul lives with his incredibly supportive wife Tammy and their collection of frogs. He spends endless hours in his basement writing fantasy novels, short stories, crafting maps of fantastical realms, and occasionally copy-editing manuscripts for a small press publisher. . ." We are happy to welcome Paul, in an unusual mid-week event, to the store for the first time. He'll be presenting his debut novel THE GOLDEN CORD, the first volume of his Iron Dragon series. Paul describes the book thus: "Take a journey to the harsh plateau world of Ae'leron. The dragon king has risen from the Void, forcing a hunter to leave behind the woman he loves, give up all hope of survival, and guide his most hated enemies to the dragon king's lair." Read the first chapter at <http://www.paulgenesse.com>.
Cory Doctorow, LITTLE BROTHER, (Tor, Hardcover, $17.95) Thursday, May 22nd at 7:00 pm - We're very excited to welcome former local author Cory Doctorow back to Borderlands. This time, he's presenting what may be his most important novel to date. All of the staff here has already read LITTLE BROTHER and we're crazy about it -- in fact, it is one of only three novels in the past ten years that everyone on the staff has loved! Here's the text from the book jacket, so our enthusiasm doesn't give you any spoilers: "Marcus, a.k.a "w1n5t0n," is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works-and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school's intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they're mercilessly interrogated for days. When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state where every citizen is treated like a potential terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself."
Ripley's Birthday Sale and Celebration, Sunday, June 8th from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Now she is six! Come down to the annual Ripley's Birthday Sale and celebrate with an indifferent feline. Buy two used paperbacks and get a third of equal or lesser value free, and all non-book items in the store (excluding staff and cat, sorry) are 10% off! Ripley will of course be on hand to greet admirers and be spoiled (unless she decides to hide in the stock room,) and there will also be cake and cat treats (but not together). Ripley says "I already have everything I need, so instead of bringing me gifts, please donate some money or volunteer time to the San Francisco SPCA <http://www.sfspca.org/home.shtml> or to Wildcare <http://www.wildcaremarin.org/>. You'd better come and adore me, though."
Jacqueline Carey, KUSHIEL'S MERCY, (Grand Central, Hardcover, $26.99) Saturday, June 21st at 3:00 pm - As always, we are delighted to host Ms. Carey, author of the fabulous KUSHIEL books, and this year you won't have to choose between attending her appearance and attending Pride! KUSHIEL'S MERCY closes out the Imriel trilogy. From the book jacket: "Having paid dearly for ignoring Elua's edict to love as thou wilt, Imriel and Sidonie have finally come forward to publicly confess their love for each other -- only to watch the news ignite turmoil throughout the land. Those who are old enough cannot forget the misdeeds of Imriel's mother, Melisande, whose self-serving lies plunged their country into war. In order to quell the uprising, Queen Ysandre hands down a decree: she will not divide the lovers, but neither will she acknowledge them. And if they decide to marry, Sidonie will be disinherited. That is, unless Imriel can find his mother and bring her back to Terre D'Ange to be executed for treason . . . ." Join us to meet the delightful Jacqueline Carey, and learn where she will take the magic next!
Carol Emshwiller and Pat Murphy are guests of SF in SF at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street, Saturday, June 21th at 7:00 pm - More information to come.
Borderlands event policy - all events are free of charge. You are welcome to bring copies of an author's books purchased elsewhere to be autographed (but we do appreciate it if you purchase something while at the event). For most events you are welcome to bring as many books as you wish for autographs. If you are unable to attend the event we will be happy to have a copy of any of the author's available books signed or inscribed for you. We can then either hold it until you can come in to pick it up or we can ship it to you. Just give us a call or drop us an email. If you live out of town, you can also ship us books from your collection to be signed. Call or email for details.
Chapter Two - Book Listings
Small Press Features
ON STRANGER TIDES by Tim Powers (Subterranean Press, Hardcover, $18.95) - Lovely, affordable hardcover reprint of this classic pirate fantasy adventure. Recommended by Alan and Jeremy
STEAMPUNK edited by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer (Tachyon Publications, Trade Paperback, $14.95) - Lucky us -- it's the month of great anthologies, starting with STEAMPUNK! Wonderful gadget-driven fiction by some of the biggest names in the genre including Ted Chiang, Michael Moorcock, and Neal Stephenson. Also includes three context-rich essays on the history and origins of steampunk by Bill Baker, Rick Klaw, and Jess Nevins. Recommended by Jude. And speaking of notable Tachyon anthologies, THE NEW WEIRD, also edited by the Vandermeers, was just named a BookSense Notable Book for April. Way to go, guys!
LIFE SUCKS by Jessica Abel, Warren Pleece and Gabe Soria (First Second, Graphic Novel, $19.95) - What if being a vampire wasn't all elegant clothes and fabulous eternal life? What if your prospects for eternity were working at a convenience mart forever and being ignored by lovely goth girls? What's a nice-guy vampire to do? Meet Dave Miller, unfortunate victim of circumstance and learn what he does about his (ahem) dead-end life in this bittersweet and funny graphic novel. Recommended by Alan and Jude.
LINE WAR by Neal Asher (Tor UK, Hardcover, $37.61) - Asher does a great job of wrapping up the events that have been building in the last two Cormac novels and he continues to improve his plotting. I was very, very happy with it. Recommended by Alan.
MAPS AND LEGENDS by Michael Chabon (McSweeny's, Hardcover, $24.00) - Essays and short-form memoirs, with one of the most beautiful and clever dust jacket designs I've ever seen.
THE DEL REY BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY edited by Ellen Datlow (Del Rey, Trade Paperback, $16.00) - Sixteen original works by some of specualtive fiction's finest writers, including Pat Cadigan, Carol Emshwiller, Jeffrey Ford, Margo Lanagan, Paul McAuley & Kim Newman, and Maureen F. McHugh.
LITTLE BROTHER by Cory Doctorow (Tor, Hardcover, $17.95) - I can't remember the last time we were all so excited about a book! Cary says LITTLE BROTHER "may be the most important book we've ever sold". I don't know if I would go that far, but it is certainly chilling, topical, San Francisco (and Mission District!) local, funny and vital. Pretty much everyone should read it. Short version: a teen hacker and his friends are in the wrong place at the wrong time when a major terrorist attack occurs in San Francisco. Once released by the DHS, they decide to take civil liberties matters into their own hands, or actually, keyboards. Recommended by everyone on staff.
GREEN GLASS SEA by Ellen Klages (Puffin, Trade Paperback, $7.99) - Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Not science fiction, but fiction about science, this is an incredible coming of age story starring eleven-year-old misfits Dewey Kerrigan and Suze Gordon, set in a city that didn't officially exist -- Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1943. Look for the sequel, with the awesome title WHITE SANDS, RED MENACE, coming in October. Recommended by Jude.
LAVINIA by Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt, Hardcover, $24.00) - From the dust jacket: "In The Aeneid, Virgil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whoim he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now Ursula K. Le Guin gives her a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills."
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE NORTH by Philip Pullman (Knopf, Other Hardcover, $12.99) - Excellent short-story prequel to HIS DARK MATERIALS that includes the very first meeting of Texas balloonist Lee Scoresby and armored bear Iorek Byrnison. This pretty little volume also contains an ingenious board game called "The Peril of the Pole". This volume matches LYRA'S OXFORD, (ONCE UPON A TIME has blue boards) and rumor says that there will eventually be a third volume, with green boards, that will tell Will's story.
HOUSE OF SUNS by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz, Hardcover, $39.44) - From the jacket: "HOUSE OF SUNS is a dazzling, dizzying space opera with a hard SF heart in a glorious new universe: this is Alastair Reynolds at the very top of his game."
THE STARRY RIFT edited by Jonathan Strahan (Viking, Hardcover, $19.99) - Fabulous new anthology of teen-oriented science fiction. Stories by almost everyone you could ask for - Stephen Baxter, Cory Doctorow, Greg Egan, Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, Ian McDonald, Garth Nix, Alastair Reynolds, Walter John Williams and more! Recommended by Jude.
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