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Shelf Awareness for Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Big Philip Roth Biographer Job Interview Q&A
"I pointed out that I'm not an aging bisexual alcoholic with an ancient Puritan heritage, and I still managed to write a biography of John Cheever."
--Blake Bailey, quoted by the New York Times in response to Philip Roth's question about what qualified Bailey, a gentile from Oklahoma, to be Roth's official biographer. Note: Bailey got the job.
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Kobo Introducing New Tablet and E-Readers
Kobo is introducing several new devices, including a new tablet called Kobo Arc, which will appear in November, and two e-ink e-readers that appear in October. The Android-based Arc will retail for $199 (8GB) and $249 (16GB); the Kobo Glo, with an adjustable front light and six-inch screen, is priced at $129; and the Kobo Mini, with a five-inch screen, retails for $79. By comparison, Amazon's least expensive Kindle costs $79 and comes with advertising. Amazon is expected to introduce a new tablet and updated Kindle at a press conference today.
Last week Kobo and the American Booksellers Association announced a partnership whereby ABA members can sell Kobo devices and e-books, replacing the Google eBooks program that Google is ending in January.
Kobo CEO Mike Serbinis told Reuters that Kobo is aiming to expand its U.S. market share to more than 20% compared to its current "low single digit" share. "Our overall objective is to be No. 1 in the world," he continued. "That may sound preposterous today, but it sounded a lot more preposterous two and a half years ago when we first started. We have proven that we can be No. 1, as we are here in Canada or in France. It is going to take some time, but we are in this for the long haul."
Barbara Marcus to Head Random House Children's Books
After 10 years, Chip Gibson is stepping down as president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. Effective immediately, his successor is Barbara Marcus, who worked for 22 years at Scholastic, most recently as president of children's book publishing and distribution. Since 2005, she has been a consultant and advisor to several major book publishers and international media companies. Her arrival at Random House is a kind of return: her first job after college was at Bantam.
At Scholastic, among many other accomplishments, she directed the acquisition of the Harry Potter series and the publication of the first six books in the series. She helped expand the company and was involved in other bestselling titles, including series such as the Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, the Magic School Bus and I Spy as well as books by Cornelia Funk, David Kirk and Norman Bridwell.
During her career, she has also supported a variety of charitable organizations for literacy, the welfare of children and education.
In a letter to staff about the changes, Random House chairman and CEO Markus Dohle called Marcus "one of the most qualified, and sought-after, children's books leaders in our industry, as revered for her publishing track record as she is for her great heart and team-building--values that align with the Random House culture."
Chip Gibson has worked at Random House for more than 30 years, starting at Crown right after college, rising from inventory clerk eventually to president and publisher in 1996. In 2002, he became president and publisher of the children's books division, a position he was originally going to hold for three years.
Dohle praised Gibson, saying, "Together with his colleagues, Chip has transformed the workplace culture at Children's and impacted young readers everywhere--not just with their beloved books but also with their genuine commitment to philanthropy and community service."
The division, he added, has "substantially increased revenues and profits under his leadership, which has emphasized author and illustrator development, breakout sales and marketing programs, and served as home to an incomparable roster of longstanding and emerging authors." Major titles have included Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones series and Lauren Kate's Fallen. In the last three years, division titles have won either a Newbery or Caldecott. He has helped grow the audience for established franchises while launching new imprints, experimenting with new business models, going digital and reinvigorating such brands as the Princeton Review and Prima Games.
Considering all that, perhaps it's not surprisingly that Dohle said Gibson plans to take an extended break from work.
B&T Buys Some Assets of Follett's Book Wholesalers
Baker & Taylor has bought "certain assets" of Book Wholesalers, Inc., a company owned by Follett Corporation that specializes in providing children's and YA books and AV materials to public libraries. The purchase follows Follett School & Library Group's decision to concentrate on the pre-K-12 market.
"In this process, we felt it was imperative to find a distributor that would continue to provide outstanding service levels for our BWI customers," said Todd Litzsinger, president of Follett Library Resources. "Baker & Taylor is the right partner and the best choice to continue BWI's legacy."
China's Book Biz: Dispatch from Beijing International Book Fair
Calling the mood at last week's Beijing International Book Fair "buoyant, despite the barren decor and a lack of good coffee," the International Herald Tribune reported that among the factors driving increased sales in China "is a literate population that emphasizes education and self-improvement. Censorship has become less draconian since Mao's time and publishing has become more commercial. As a result, readers of Chinese books today have more choice of genre, voice and subject matter than they have had at any time in the last 60 years."
Seth Russo, director of international sales at Simon & Schuster, described the Chinese publishing industry, the largest in the world, as being in an "expansive mode," with 7.7 billion books published in 2011, up by 7.5% from 2010.
"Unlike many developing countries, China has a long tradition of education and reading, culture and literature," observed Jo Lusby, head of Penguin China.
While censorship and political pressure are certainly still factors inhibiting the Chinese book market, IHP noted a few other challenges: "As in the West, online retailers are squeezing independent bookstores and digitization is hurting sales of printed books; more distinctively local is the problem of piracy. And while international publishing houses are eager to enter this market, local writers and publishers complain that because of red tape the number of books published in China is still well below par for a country this size."
Image of the Day: Bookstore Engagement
Recently, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, Ariz., was the setting for this amazingly cute moment: Jamie Duke asked Stephanie Frensley to marry him and gave her a coupon to be redeemed at the store register. The coupon was good for one engagement ring.
Personnel Changes: Luisa Smith, Victoria Comella
Luisa Smith has been appointed head buyer of Book Passage, Corte Madera and San Francisco, Calif., her second time holding the position.
Smith began her career as a bookseller at Book Passage, became a manager, then managed the annual Book Passage Writers' Conferences, and became head buyer. She held that position for several years, then cut back when her second daughter was born--although she remained active in the buying department.
"Luisa's knowledge and love of books, her attention to inventory management, her leadership skills, and her much appreciated ways of working with colleagues, publishers, authors and the public make her the ideal person to lead our buying team," said Book Passage president Elaine Petrocelli.
Smith (whose father is author Martin Cruz Smith) may be reached at lsmith@bookpassage.com; 415-927-0960 ext. 242.
Victoria Comella has joined HarperCollins 360 as publicity manager. She was formerly a senior publicist at Putnam and Amy Einhorn Books.
The Green Apple Platform '12
Green Apple Books, San Francisco, Calif., offers an amusing "election year message" video. The people's choice: Green Apple or "the Amazon."
Anthology Celebrates Remodeled Cafe and Espresso Bar
Congratulations to Anthology Book Company, Loveland, Colo., which is celebrating the grand opening of its remodeled café and espresso bar this Friday evening, beginning at 6 p.m. with live music. Other events include children's story time and face painting for children of all ages by Matt Fredricey, bookseller, events coordinator and artist. The store is offering samples from the café and its new offerings, including wines by the glass and Colorado beer, cider and root beer on tap.
Owner Stephanie Stauder noted that the store will have new, longer hours and thanked customers and Loveland for being "wonderfully curious and supportive during our remodeling phase. There are even more great things to come!"
Bookmasters Distributing Edibesa
Effective immediately, Edibesa, Madrid, Spain, a publisher of Catholic books, is being sold and distributed in the U.S. by Bookmasters. Founded in 1984, Edibesa publishes prayer books, biographies of notable Saints and Popes, Sacrament studies, inspirational materials and Bibles.
"The Catholic market in the U.S. is lacking quality Catholic contents in Spanish," Edibesa commercial director Luis Angel Soler said. "In the past, we haven't been able to address the requests from many Catholic bookstores requesting our titles. Today, through our partnership with Bookmasters, we are able to share our mission with Hispanic readers in the U.S."
Book Trailers of the Day: How Not to Read
How Not to Read: Harnessing the Power of a Literature-Free Life by Dan Wilbur (Perigee), for which the author, who is also a comedian and a bookseller at the Community Bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., made two hilarious trailers.
Filmed at the store, one discusses what a book club is and the other has tips on how to survive a book club.
Media and Movies
Media Heat: Mitch Albom on the View
Tomorrow on CBS This Morning: Carol Blue, widow of Christopher Hitchens, who wrote the afterword to Hitchens's new book, Mortality (Twelve/Hachette, $22.99, 9781455502752).
Tomorrow on the View: Mitch Albom, author of The Time Keeper (Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401322786).
Tomorrow on NPR's Studio 360: D. T. Max, author of Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace (Viking, $27.95, 9780670025923).
Tomorrow night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Meghan McCain, co-author of America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom (Da Capo, $26, 9780306821004).
Downton Abbey Third Season Trailer
The first official trailer for the third season of Downton Abbey, which starts in January.
This Weekend on Book TV: Kofi Annan
Book TV airs on C-Span 2 this week from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday and focuses on political and historical books as well as the book industry. The following are highlights for this coming weekend. For more information, go to Book TV's website.
2:30 p.m. William Clancey presents his book Working on Mars: Voyages of Scientific Discovery with the Mars Exploration Rovers (MIT Press, $29.95, 9780262017756). (Re-airs Sunday at 10 p.m.)
7:30 p.m. Jeff Faux talks about his book The Servant Economy: Where America's Elite Is Sending the Middle Class (Wiley, $27.95, 9780470182390). (Re-airs Sunday at 2 p.m.)
8:45 p.m. Dinesh D'Souza presents his book Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream (Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987784). (Re-airs Sunday at 10:45 a.m. and Monday at 4 a.m.)
10 p.m. After Words. BBC America's Katty Kay interviews former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, author of Interventions: A Life in War and Peace (Penguin, $36, 9781594204203). (Re-airs Sunday at 9 p.m. and Monday at 12 a.m. & 3 a.m.)
11 p.m. At an event hosted by the Booksmith, San Francisco, Calif., Ruben Martinez discusses his book Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West (Metropolitan, $28, 9780805079777). (Re-airs Saturday at 11 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.)
Awards: Scotiabank Giller, Wellcome Trust Book Longlists
The longlist was unveiled for this year's $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize, which recognizes "the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English." The shortlist will be revealed October 1 and the winner announced in Toronto October 30. You can see the complete Giller longlist here.
A longlist was also announced for the £25,000 (US$39,689) Wellcome Trust Book Prize, which "celebrates medicine in literature" by honoring a work of fiction or nonfiction published in the U.K. The shortlist will be revealed on October 11, with the winner named November 7 in London. The complete Wellcome Trust longlist can be found here.
Review: Dora: A Headcase
Dora: A Headcase by Lidia Yuknavitch (Hawthorne Books, $16.95 paperback, 9780983477570, September 11, 2012)
Lidia Yuknavitch's The Chronology of Water met with stunned praise when it was published in 2011. The memoir introduced readers to a woman writing from a howling, honest, unapologetically feminine raw nerve--one who clearly knew what it is to be a messed-up, shut-down, screaming-but-silenced teenage girl.
Dora: A Headcase, Yuknavitch's first novel, comes from a similar place. It's an inside-out retelling of Sigmund Freud's classic case study of "Dora," a Viennese teenager he diagnosed with hysteria (that proverbial feminine plague) in which Yuknavitch transposes the patient to modern-day Seattle and outfits her with a shaved head, plaid miniskirt and a crew of badass, misfit friends. "You know what? Seventeen is no place to be," declares Ida, our modern-day Dora. Her family life is stressful and complicated. She acts out. She gets high. Like the first Dora, intense emotions make her faint or lose her voice.
So Ida's parents send her to Seattle's top psychotherapist: Dr. Freud, whom Ida calls Sig. She has no patience for his brand of analysis: "Hello, won't you come in and let me explore your genitals by pretending to talk about your family origins," she scoffs. "What a load of crap." Ida's first line of defense against Sig's probing is her recalcitrant wit, but she's also got a millennial's innate flair for technology---and an audio recorder stashed in her repurposed Dora the Explorer purse.
Buying Freud as a contemporary Seattle psychotherapist takes some suspension of disbelief, but otherwise you would never know that Yuknavitch was borrowing a story from early 20th-century psychology. Ida and her friends (including Obsidian, a gorgeous Native American girl whom Ida is in love with) are hyper-modern, overstimulated and misunderstood. "We live through sound and light--through our technologies," she explains. "With our parents' zombie life dope arsenal at our fingertips."
Technology and chemicals may dominate Ida's life, but she's wiser than she gets credit for. "Wanna know the difference between adult wisdom and young adult wisdom?" she asks us. "You have the ability to look back at your past and interpret it. I have the ability to look at my present and live it with my whole body."
We know the original Dora (whose real name was Ida) only filtered through Freud's predictable analysis of her feelings and dreams. But in Dora: A Headcase, Yuknavitch grants a perspective and a voice to the girl who lost both. --Hannah Calkins
Shelf Talker: Lidia Yuknavitch transposes Freud's classic case study to modern-day Seattle, giving us Dora 2.0: a funny, foul-mouthed, queer bad girl who has more to teach us than Freud ever dreamed.
The Bestsellers
Top Book Club Books in August
The following were the most popular book club books during August based on votes from readers and leaders of more than 35,000 book clubs registered at Bookmovement.com:
1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
3. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
4. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
5. Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James
6. Defending Jacob: A Novel by William Landay
7. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
8. Before I Go to Sleep: A Novel by S.J. Watson
9. The Paris Wife: A Novel by Paula McLain
10. 11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King
Rising Stars:
The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
[Many thanks to Bookmovement.com!]
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Preview: Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers: Checkatrade Trophy, Tuesday 7th November, 7.45pm Kick-Off
Rochdale are in Checkatrade Trophy action at the Crown Oil Arena on Tuesday night, with Blackburn Rovers the visitors.
Dale head into the match on the back of Saturday's Emirates FA Cup 4-0 win over Bromley, while Rovers progressed to the second round of the famous competition with a 3-1 win over League Two side Barnet.
Rochdale currently top the Checkatrade Trophy Northern Group C on four points, and Rovers are second in the table, a point behind.
Keith Hill's side recorded a resounding 4-0 win over Bury in the first group stage game and drew with Stoke City U21s last month. Rovers, meanwhile, beat the Potters and lost to Bury.
All four teams in the group still have a chance of progressing in the competition, although a win or a draw for Dale on Tuesday night would ensure safe passage. The top two teams go through to the knockout stages.
Hill is taking the game very seriously, telling iFollow after Saturday's Emirates FA Cup win: "The cup game against Blackburn is as equally as important for me.
"We want to progress in the competition and I'll be bitterly disappointed if we don't."
Fans can pay on the night on Tuesday.
Prices are:
Adults - £10
Juniors (16 and under) - £5
The Main Stand is open from home supporters, while visiting fans will be housed in Willbutts Lane.
Dale are 9/5 with Sky Bet to beat Blackburn Rovers.
See full match odds HERE.
Rochdale AFC's matchday programme – The Voice of Spotland – is back for Tuesday's Checkatrade Trophy tie against Blackburn Rovers.
The reduced 32-page programme covers both of Dale's home games in Group C, with sections dedicated to Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City's Under 21s, who Rochdale faced last month.
It is priced at £2.
View highlights from Dale's last two group stage outings on the club's YouTube channel.
Bury 0-4 Rochdale
Rochdale 0-0 Stoke City U21s (4-5 pens)

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Q: Are all odd natural numbers of form $\dfrac{n\cdot 2^{\alpha}-1}{3}$, where $n$ is also an odd natural number? While searching for patterns in odd natural numbers, I realised that if $k$ is an odd natural number then:
$$k=\frac{n \cdot 2^{\alpha}-1}{3},$$
where $n$ is an odd natural number and $\alpha \in \mathbb{N}$.
Even though I have arrived at this conjecture I cannot seem to think of a way to prove it. Can someone furnish the proof for the said conjecture or refer to any earlier stated proofs of this.

A: Any even number can be expressed as $n.2^\alpha$ where $n$ is odd and $\alpha\geq 1$ - just keep taking out factors of $2$ until what you have left is odd. So the statement is basically saying "if $k$ is odd then $3k+1$ is even", which is immediate.

A: if 3 does not divide n, then there are multiples alphas that make n * 2 ^ alpha -1 divisible by 3.
If n mod 3 is 1, then alpha is even (any even number> = 2), and gives a valid k.
If n mod 3 is 2, then alpha is odd (any odd number> = 1), and gives a valid k.
If 3 divides n, then there is no alpha that gives a valid k.
n=1, alpha=8, k=85
n=1, alpha=6, k=21
n=17, alpha=1, k=11
n=17, alpha=3, k=45
...
The other sense, given k, finding alpha and n is trivial, and is related to how the number (3k + 1) is written in binary code.
The number of the last 0's is the alpha, and odd n is the result of removing those last 0's.
Example:
k=45
3k+1 = 136 (dec) = 10001000 (bin)
alpha = 3 (last 3 zeros)
n = 10001 (bin) = 17 (dec)
And every number, which in binary, ends in 1, is an odd number.

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Mare, New Caledonia
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Maré Island (French: Île Maré) is the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Maré, in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia.
The island is 42 km (26 mi) long and 16 to 33 km (10 to 20 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland. Like its neighbor to the north Lifou, Maré is a raised coral atoll, a former atoll that has been lifted about 120 meters. The interior of the island is the former lagoon, surrounded by a rim of higher land that was the ring of reef islets. Its fossil coral rock is honeycombed with caves, pools, and pits of all sizes, whose sharp edges make for difficult walking. Because of the lifting, the current shoreline is relatively recent and supports only short sections of nearshore fringing reef, unlike the extensive barrier reef found on the main island of New Caledonia, Grande Terre. The narrow beaches of Maré are often backed by cliffs.
Villages include, from north-southwards, Roh, Thogone, Kaewatine, Tenane, Hnawayaca, Wakuaori, Menaku, Padawa, Kaewaura, Pakada, Atha, Tadurehmu, Nece, La Roche, Tuo, Miramas, Wakone, Hanadid, Rawa, Tawainedr, Mebuet, Tadine, Cuaden, Cengeite, Penelo, Patho, Wabao, Medu, Kurin, and Eni.
The population of Maré is about 6900, of mainly Melanesian heritage (less than 2% of the population is of European ancestry). The indigenous language is Nengoné, one of the Austronesian languages, widely spoken in island regions from Madagascar to Indonesia, coastal New Guinea and on most Pacific islands. There are two small towns of Tadine and La Roche, but most Maréans live in tribes associated with one of 29 chieftaincies (chefferie), that are closed to outsiders. Maréans are often fervent Christians, following extensive missionary activity by the competing Protestant (London Missionary Society) and Catholic (Marist) sects during the late 19th century. Sectarian hostility has led to episodic intertribal violence over the years.
Maré has produced several important leaders of the militant Front de Libération Nationale Kanak Socialiste (Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front, or FLNKS), which seeks independence from France. The Front was founded by a former grand chief of Maré, Nidoish Naisseline around 1970. Another Maréan, Yeiwene Yeiwene, was deputy to the Front's leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou during the violence of the early 1980s and the signing of the Matignon Accords on 26 June 1988 that brought peace. Seen as traitors by militant elements of the FLNKS, Tjibaou, and Yeiwene were assassinated on the island of Ouvea on 4 May 1989. The gravesite of Yeiwene by the sea near Tadine on the west coast of Maré is maintained with often-renewed flower garlands.
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Mare, New Caledonia: Port Information
Mare is a tender port. Cruise passengers are transported by tender boats to Tadine, the island's main town.
Get around Mare, New Caledonia
There's no public transport on Mare. However, there are tour buses and boats, taxis, and car rental agencies.
Besides, you can rent a bicycle or explore tourist attractions on foot.
What to see in Mare, New Caledonia
Enjoy fantastic pristine nature.
Mare beaches are second to none.
You'll be impressed by the Mare's underwater world.
What to do in Mare, New Caledonia
Snorkeling, diving, other water sports
Relaxing, tanning, and generally doing nothing
Cuisine - eating French and local cuisine
What to eat and drink in Mare, New Caledonia
Food is one of the highlights of New Caledonia: being a part of France, French cuisine is available everywhere and is generally of a very high standard. However, eating out will set you back a pretty penny.
To cut costs, look out for snacks (budget restaurants), which serve a limited but cheap menu of hot sandwiches like croque madame (ham, cheese and egg toast) and heartier Asian-influenced favorites like porc au sucre (pork in a sweet soy-based sauce) with rice or in a half baguette. Local bakeries (pâtisserie) and crêperies are also a good option for cheap eats on the go.
The cheapest way to go is self-catering. The contents of most supermarkets are largely imported from France, which means there's an amazing selection of cheese and meats, but at a price. A cheaper option is visiting the local market (marché), which will have local produce and fresh seafood like tuna, shrimp, and crab, but opening hours are limited (weekend mornings are often your best bet).
Bougna, a traditional meal among the native Melanesians, which consists of some form of meat, pork, chicken, fruit bat, crab, etc, along with roots such as yams and sweet potatoes. This is wrapped in banana leaves and cooked under hot rocks heated in a fire.
Coconut crabs
All fruits taste very good
Shopping in Mare, New Caledonia
New Caledonia is very expensive since much of the food needs to be imported. There is no culture of bargaining either and attempting such might cause offense.
Safety in Mare, New Caledonia
New Caledonia is fairly safe, but it is wise to take the following precautions:
When snorkeling, avoid contact with sea urchins, which are often poisonous, and coral structures, which can cause scrapes that swell badly and take a long time to heal.
Sea kraits (tricot rayé) are commonly seen in shallow lagoons and have a potentially lethal venom. However, bites are rare since they are not aggressive when left alone and only attack when threatened.
There are sharks, some of them quite large, though Great White Sharks are rare. Avoid shark attacks by:
- Not carrying fish that you have caught (and may be bleeding) while in the water
- Facing the shark, so that to the shark you appear large, vertical and difficult to bite
There are no crocodiles native to New Caledonia. Rogue individuals have been observed on the island no more than twice within the past 200 years, probably swept out from the Solomon Islands.
Iodine or a similar disinfectant is invaluable to fight off small infections, which quite commonly occur in most sores and scratches.
Some mosquitoes carry the dengue fever virus. There is no vaccination for this, so it is important to prevent mosquito bites to the extent possible. Consult a doctor for more information.
Language spoken in Mare, New Caledonia
The official language is French though most locals speak New Caledonian patois, and it is difficult to find English speakers outside of Noumea except where a few pockets of English speakers are left amongst the elderly in the north-east.
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The Zola Team shares step-by-step instructions for creating a party-ready, flower crown bar.
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
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University of Minnesota Medical School seeks PhDs and/or MDs for tenure-track or tenured faculty appointments in the field of addiction science.
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Plant-based Foods for Nutrition and Health
The University of Saskatchewan invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Plant-based Foods for Nutrition and Health.
Assistant or Associate Professor in Epidemiology/Vector Ecology
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin
Faculty position in Epidemiology/Vector Ecology with strengths in modeling infection dynamics, population ecology, and/or disease evolution.
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The University of Michigan announces junior, tenure-track faculty recruitment for the recently expanded Biological Sciences Scholars Program (BSSP)...
CryoEM/Structural Biology Faculty Position
Seattle, Washington State
Compensation commensurate with experience.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center invites applications for an open faculty position in the Division of Basic Sciences.
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The University of Utah School of Dentistry invites applications and nominations for a full or part-time endodontic faculty member in either the car...
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Welcome back to #SharingtheBlogLove! I hope you enjoyed last week's linky and it's lovely to see you back again this week!
I'm so pleased that gin has come back into fashion in a big way – a G&T has long been my drink of choice and it's lovely to see more choices on offer these days. But I've never seen anywhere that has quite the range that Mr Fogg's Gin Parlour does! I loved Maria's review – it looks like the most eccentric, atmospheric place to sample some more exotic gins and I'm now planning when I can make a visit. If you're a gin lover (who isn't?!), head on over and have a read!
I hold my hands up and admit that I'm not someone who is good at keeping on top of housework, and cleaning the bathroom is something I'm terrible at! I thought Sara's post on How to Clean a Dingy Bathtub had some really great tips in it that I'd not considered before, as well as some tried and tested cleaning solutions.
I think childbirth must be one of the most vulnerable times in any woman's life. You have no idea what to expect, and when you're in pain, it can be so difficult to make your voice heard. I know a few people who have hired a doula, and they've all felt that the support has been invaluable – they've been a voice for them when they've not felt able to speak up. When so often the only other person in the room to advocate for you is your husband, who is usually equally clueless as to the options available and the whole process, having an experienced professional there whose role is to look after you, really can make you feel so much more positive about the whole situation. I really liked Kayleigh's post about why she's hiring a doula second time around.
I always found running to be one of the most calming and therapeutic activities you can do, but I don't think I've ever stopped to consider the parallels with our attitude to life, and particularly to parenting. I found this post from Louise so interesting – she talks about the important of pacing yourself, and taking regular breaks in order to allow you to take stock and then move forward in a more positive way than if you had just ploughed on regardless. It makes such perfect sense to me, and I've definitely been guilty recently of just steaming on ahead, trying to get through the days, without pausing to consider what I might be able to do differently.
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Do you think TV series " Moonlight " will become a hit show or not ?
If yes, why ?
If no, why not ?
Question 2) Some people say its pilot episode sucks. They say the storyline of the pilot episode sucks. Do you agree or disagree?
Update: Some people say it's good. Some says it's bad. What do you think ?
Best Answer: A lot of pilot episodes "suck" because the actors don't have they're characeter yet... usually anyways. It gets better as it goes on as they develop the character. I actually like Moonlight, the fact that he can be in daylight kinda sucks, but I like the whole story with the blonde... I just want him to make her a vamp damnit! then they can live forever together... then come make me a vampire too lol, not for blood, I'm not a freak... but so I can live forever stalking the night! HAHAHHA naw just playin, but I hope its a hit
Aaron H · 1 decade ago
1. Yes. It has a gorgeous lead, a funny sidekick, and all the chemistry you could ask for. The vampirism is so intriguing, and you learn more and more about it each episode. What CBS needs to do is to promote the show more. If you ask me, CBS is doing a poor job of promoting it.
2. The pilot episode does "suck"! Haha, bad joke, I know. The pilot's awesome, but the guy that played the professor annoyed me. He may have been the reason the pilot didn't do so well. Other than that, I loved it, and every episode that came after.
Moonlight is one of those shows I look forward to every week. It's the kind of show where I feel like 1 hour isn't enough. It's one of those shows that make me say.......
MickBeth · 1 decade ago
Hey IFC ~
No other show has compelled me to comment all over the Internet, write/call the network and even create my own blog about it.... until Moonlight! Pilot episodes are often flawed. The writers and actors just need time to get into the groove. Which is exactly what happened with Moonlight. Since the Fever episode (#4), it has simply gotten better and better.
As for it being a hit.... it won the coveted 18 to 49 demo every week except for two. Moonlight actually gained viewers, unlike many newbies that lost watchers. Every where we go (online and off) people are talking about it. Ooooo... and it is in the final three competing for a People's Choice Award. I'd say that is pretty good!
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Hopefully cuz I think the show is great. The pilot was alright and I wasn't sure to continue watching, but I'm glad I did cuz it just got better and better and now I'm hooked.
ebz · 1 decade ago
yes, while many people may disagree moonlight has a plot different from other vampire detective shows that makes it unique. so far it looks like a promising show that will entertain many.
I hope it does. I hope more veiwers give it a chance. I have seen all the episodes so far and the show keeps getting better.
No, the writers suck and it is on the wrong network. CBS typically doesnt fare well with science fiction...
I don't believe it will be a hit. It's just plain sorry.
mikk · 1 decade ago
TV show "Moonlight" Eps.The Mortal Cure?
Where can I buy the "moonlight" tv series on dvd?
Does anyone else watch the show "Moonlight" on CBS?
Does anyone know how the TV show "Moonlight" is doing?
Do all alcoholics have to hit "rock bottom" in order to change?
An episode, just was on TV, where a guy passes for white, but he was really black, which episode?
Did Ron Ely Ever Wear a Shirt on the 1960's Tarzan TV Show?
Which is the best Season of The X-Files?
Where is Mulder in Season 9 of the X-Files?
Is Stranger Things worth watching for a 56 year old man? Says 98 percent match to me but looks like a kids show.?
Is "Eye of the Beholder" the scariest episode of the old "Twilight Zone"?
Drama Section: Who is your favorite Stranger Things character?
TV series recommendations?
Why is there so many crime dramas in US television?
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Avengers: Under Siege – Baron Zemo's Finest Hour
If you're hot off the heels of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, and were amazed by the cunning mind of Helmut Zemo, why not settle into a story where he brings the Avengers to their knees? AVENGERS: UNDER SIEGE is a five-part story written by Roger Stern and pencilled by John Buscema that ran from 1986-1987. The story begins in AVENGERS v1 #273, featuring the Black Knight framed by the Marvel Comics 25th Anniversary border on the cover, that really couldn't have come at a more perfect time. By 1985, The Avengers had split their membership into West and East Coast teams. With longtime mainstays Hawkeye and Iron Man the team in California, the team in New York is a little thin. Thankfully, the first issue opens with dialogue courtesy of Hercules, so readers are quickly caught up with information about himself and the other Avengers Captain America, Black Knight, Captain Marvel II, the Sub-Mariner, and The Wasp. The man Hercules shares a drink over conversation turns out to be The Wrecker, one of Thor's most persistent foes, in disguise gathering intelligence.
It is soon revealed that Baron Helmut Zemo has spent weeks– months– on end, surveilling The Avengers. Like the version in the film, Zemo has dedicated himself to analyzing their individual behaviors, habits, temperaments, and interpersonal relationships all to better destroy them in dramatic fashion. To this end, he's also coerced a dozen villains to work together, the latest incarnation of THE MASTERS OF EVIL, to surpass The Avengers' mighty assemblage. The team consists of himself, Moonstone, The Fixer, Goliath, Titania, Absorbing Man, The Wrecking Crew, Mister Hyde, Yellowjacket, Tiger Shark, and Blackout. Not only do they have the power to match the Avengers, they already outnumber them more than two-to-one.
To date, this also happens to be the largest group of villains we've seen in one place. So a plan is put into action. With all of the Avengers away, the villains will play. They sack what amounts to an empty Avengers Mansion, taking hapless butler Edwin Jarvis as a hostage and destroying countless trophies and memorabilia. The mansion is theirs, and the Avengers none the wiser. The Masters lie in wait, ambushing each returning Avenger. Yellowjacket and Hyde surprise Black Knight. Blackout captures Captain Marvel. Fixer trips the mansion's defenses to stop Captain America. And though valiant in his might, an inebriated Hercules is brought down by the combined strength of the Wrecking Crew, Mister Hyde, and Goliath. The Wasp escapes to get help, but finds that the Mansion has been surrounded by an impenetrable barrier of Darkforce energy.
Baron Zemo is triumphant.
The Avengers lie before him beaten and captured, but his plan goes so far beyond this– he wants their total humiliation before their complete destruction. Captain America receives the most personal of Zemo's menace– the footlocker of all his personal possessions is destroyed right in front of him. His original badge-shaped shield, photos of his sidekick Bucky, and even the only photo of his mother. But Steve remains stonefaced and vigilant. He refuses to show any weakness– to give Zemo the satisfaction he so craves.
Meanwhile, The Wasp has been seeking outside help. She recruits Scott Lang and Thor, and with an escaped Captain Marvel, make an effort to return to the mansion and free their compatriots. Doctor Druid aids the Avengers in dispelling the Darkforce barrier preventing them from entering. Zemo's plan begins to fall apart as a re-assembled Avengers incapacitate the Masters of Evil. In a final, desperate gamble, realizing the Mansion cannot be held without his allies Zemo attempts to convince Blackout to transport all of his enemies into the Darkforce Dimension, from where they might never escape. This brings us to the final showdown, and one of the most iconic covers in all of Avengers history.
Although, like many covers, this one is a bit of a deception. The Masters of Evil are certainly trounced, but The Avengers (taking their fair share of lumps in the trouncing) are still able to witness the final showdown between Captain America and Baron Zemo. On the roof of the crumbling mansion, Cap dismisses his teammates and admits, this was the way things should have ended all along. Zemo flies into a fury, attacking Steve with his own shield, ranting about Captain America's role in the death of his father, the original Baron Zemo, in a battle with the Avengers years earlier. They trade taunts, and like a certain other Real American, Cap completely dominates the fight. Zemo makes one final lunge at his enemy and takes a seemingly fatal tumble to the ground below. The day is won, not easily, and not without cost.
Things end on a bit of a bittersweet note; The Avengers start clearing the debris that was once their home, Hercules remains in a coma, and Jarvis and Black Knight are alive but hospitalized. Captain America returns to the epicenter of the conflict, dropping to the ground and finally breaking down. He's brought to tears, devastated by Baron Zemo's destruction of his personal effects. Captain Marvel urges him to steady on, that the Avengers and the citizens need his help in rebuilding the future. True to form, the Star-Spangled Avenger rises proudly for next month's adventure. It's a powerful scene that, in two pages, gives you a sense of vulnerability in Cap's character that hadn't really been seen since he first left the ice. Sure, Zemo could destroy his home and rough up his friends, but trashing the only material items of his past life? A despicable act for which there is no recompense. (At least until some time travel-based reparations almost 20 years later.)
I enjoy this story a great deal for a few reasons, favoring it to the actual Civil War series the movie draws its inspiration (and title) from. AVENGERS: UNDER SIEGE stands on its own, and can be picked up by virtually anyone. It takes time to explain characters and scenarios– all the storytelling elements are put in place deliberately. Nothing seems forced or contrived, and there are lasting impacts and consequences that persist through pages of AVENGERS and CAPTAIN AMERICA issues following. It's also a building point from which Baron Zemo emerges as a truly formidable threat and a fantastically tactical character, a trait that develops fully in the pages of THUNDERBOLTS (which I've written about here before). You'd also be hard pressed to find an artist that more characteristically represents Marvel Comics than "Big" John Buscema, here a twenty year veteran in the House of Ideas alone.
Modern readers may find some elements of the story a little dated (as thought balloons and broad expositions are all-but absent today), but the issues otherwise hold up very well, especially with the digital enhancement and presentation via Marvel Unlimited or a crisp trade paperback. Yet ultimately, AVENGERS: UNDER SIEGE stands as one of the all-time best Avengers stories, one well-worth experiencing.


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Maurice Maximilian Malone (born 17 August 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC, on loan from FC Augsburg.

Club career
Malone made his professional debut for Wehen Wiesbaden in the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 13 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute for Sebastian Mrowca against 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Heidenheim. The home match finished as a 1–0 win for Wiesbaden.

On 30 August 2021, Malone joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim on loan until the end of the season.

International career
Born in Germany, Malone is of American descent. He is a youth international for Germany.

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Living people
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What can we say….on October 26, 2016 all of our dreams came true!
We turned the front parking lot of Karin's Florist into a scene from a Disney fairy tale to celebrate our Diamond Anniversary – 60 years in business! In case you missed it.. or wanted to relive the magic all over again…here's a recap of one of the greatest days in Karin's Florist history : A Cinderella Dream Celebration!
In short, to celebrate our anniversary, Karin's Florist threw a huge party where our neighbors could meet and greet Cinderella and Prince Charming on the red carpet. Of course in true Karin's Florist style, we decorated a real-life Cinderella carriage with flowers which carried the Royal Couple down Maple Avenue during the 70th Annual Vienna Halloween Parade. A special little girl, Princess Abigail, was also chosen via a social media contest to live the life of a princess for a day, and ride in the carriage with Cinderella and Prince Charming. For the grownups, we are featuring a Princess Diamond Giveaway, diamond earrings from Princess Jewelers as well!
First of all, Karin's Florist has been a part of this community for 60 years. We started this flower shop back in 1956 and it's still a family owned business today, that's certainly something to celebrate! Successful small businesses are harder and harder to find nowadays, and we cherish every member of our staff over the years that has kept Karin's Florist alive and well. We wanted to do something special that would show how much we appreciate everyone's hard work!
Second, Karin's Florist wouldn't be what it is today if it wasn't for our supportive customers and community. Some of our customers have been coming to us for decades, and their parents bought flowers from us before that! Karin's also makes it a priority to give back to many of our local charities and organizations, with our Karin's Gives Back program. So we wanted to do something that could be etched into the hearts and minds of everyone forever! And what better day to share our 60th Anniversary and beautiful Cinderella Carriage than at the Annual Vienna Halloween Parade, also celebrating 70 years that same night.
Lastly, Karin's Florist is a huge fan of Disney! We recently launched a memorable and adorable Disney line that we know will have everybody talking! It just made so much sense to throw a Disney Princess themed party to celebrate our Diamond Anniversary!
Also, a special thanks to NBC 4 Washington who came out and did a story on our Cinderella Carriage and 60th Anniversary!
We even got a surprise visit from our favorite UPS driver RENNY on his very last day on the job!!! Renny is a beloved delivery man here in Vienna for decades and was recently launched into semi stardom when the local TV stations covered his retirement route that was decorated by all the neighbors. We will miss you Renny! Thanks for celebrating 60 years with us!!
Inside….the party continued with face painting and fairy kisses from Karin's Florist mascot, Lexi! She was dressed in her ice blue princess dress and everyone just loved her!
Once the clock struck five, it was time to get the horses, Ozzie and Colonel all dolled up. Our designers draped their necks in fresh flowers and intertwined some in their tails. They loved all the special attention!
It's hard to say whether the Cinderella Carriage looked better during the day or night, but once those decorative lights around the carriage went on, a whole new sensation of magic was released into the night. You could hear the oohs and ahhs of parade-goers as the carriage rode by….a definite highlight of the 70th Annual Vienna Halloween Parade!!


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Maharashtra tried to incentivise Marathi-medium schools in Karnataka illegally: KBADA chairman
08:50 PM Dec 02, 2022 | PTI |
Bengaluru: Karnataka Border Area Development Authority (KBADA) chairman Dr. C Somashekhara on Friday said a team from the Maharashtra government had started a drive six months ago offering incentives to set up more Marathi-medium schools inside Karnataka in and around Belagavi district.
The campaign came to a halt after the KBADA protested saying that this was unlawful.
"A delegation from Maharashtra had come to the border regions of Karnataka and started a drive by making an offer of more grants and more facilities to those schools which impart education in Marathi," Somashekhara said addressing a press conference on Friday.
He was addressing reporters after releasing a booklet 'Sadhaneya Darshana' (A peek into the achievement) on KBADA completing 12 years in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
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Explaining the activities of KBADA, Somashekhara said the authority was established by the state government in 2010 to protect the interest of Kannadigas in the border regions outside Karnataka. According to him, there are 19 districts outside Karnataka that have a sizeable Kannada-speaking population.
"There are about 980 villages in 63 taluks of 19 districts where Kannadigas are living. The role of our authority is to protect their entity, culture and language. We are also doing the job of instilling confidence among them," Somashekhara said.
In the midst of a border row once again flaring up between Karnataka and Maharashtra over Belagavi, the KBADA chairman said the Maharashtra government's campaign happened six months ago.
"When we got the news that a team had conducted a survey in and around Belagavi and offered more grants to Marathi-medium schools and more incentives to the teachers, we swung into action due to which the campaign stopped," he explained.
Somashekhara said the authority along with some organisations in Belagavi protested saying that the Maharashtra delegation visiting Karnataka and opening more Marathi schools here was unlawful.
"The Maharashtra government had come inside Karnataka to open more Marathi schools in and around Belagavi. A conspiracy was hatched to offer more grants to the schools, incentives to teachers, attractive scholarship to the students and build hostels, which we have stopped," he claimed.
To a query, the retired IAS officer clarified that the team had come on its own and were not invited by the Karnataka government to do such activities.
The Maharashtra government has been demanding that Belagavi should be merged with it on the ground that the district has a sizeable Marathi population. However, the Karnataka government has been opposing it. Recently, the issue regarding Belagavi was heard in the Supreme Court as well.
The KBADA carries out its activities through the district collectors of the respective districts. To oversee the implementation of the schemes launched by the authority, a supervisory body has been set up, its chairman said.
To promote Kannada among children in the border region, KBADA is planning to deposit Rs 5,000 in the joint account of the Kannada medium student and the school. This has been conceptualised to ensure that the student studies in Kannada medium till they complete Class 10, he added.
"The student will study in the same school and will not go to any other medium school. By the time child completes 10th standard, there will be a decent amount in his account. This will attract children towards Kannada. It will benefit students as well as the school. We are planning this scheme," Somashekhara said.
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