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Author: Richard Wilson Author Record # 1257
Legal Name: Wilson, Richard
Birthplace: Huntington Station, New York, USA
Birthdate: 23 September 1920
Deathdate: 29 March 1987
Webpages: Fancyclopedia 3, SFE3, Wikipedia-EN
Used These Alternate Names: Edward Halibut, Ivar Towers,
Ričard Vilson?Richard Vilson
, Richard Wilson, Jr., Dick Wilson,
リチャード・ウィルスン?Richādo Uiruson
Richaado Uiruson
Author Tags: science fiction (3), Librivox (3), Merril02 (2), X Minus 1 (1), New York City (1), dystopia (1), overpopulation (1), immortality (1), arcology (1), mystical healing (1), blindness (1), dog (1), mars (1), human-alien love (1), female protagonist (1), Merril04 (1), Merril06 (1), Merril03 (1)
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The Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack
23 The 23rd Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack (2015) [C]
The Girls from Planet 5 (1955) also appeared as:
Translation: Les visiteuses de la planète 5 [French] (1962)
Translation: Invasion von Planet Fünf [German] (1962)
Translation: Las chicas del planeta 5 [Spanish] (1963)
Translation: Die Damen vom Planeten 5 [German] (1973)
Serializations:
Translation: Donne del Quinto Pianeta (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1993)
30-Day Wonder (1960) also appeared as:
Variant: 30 Day Wonder (1960)
Translation: Das Monats-Wunder [German] (1963)
Those Idiots from Earth (1957)
Time Out for Tomorrow (1962) also appeared as:
Translation: Zwölf Schritte in eine bessere Welt [German] (1974)
The Kid from Ozone Park (1987)
The Story Writer and Other Stories (2011)
The Man Without a Planet and Other Stories (2012)
Masters of Science Fiction: Richard Wilson (2018)
The Sioux Spaceman / And Then the Town Took Off (1960) [O/2N] with Andre Norton
The Town from Planet Five (2013) [O]
Aunt Fritzi (1987)
And Then the Town Took Off (2007) also appeared as:
Translation: Tierra, te sobra una ciudad? [Spanish] (1960)
The Inhabited (2010)
Back to Julie (2010)
Traveling Companion Wanted (2016)
Inside Out (2019) with Kenneth Bulmer
The Watchers in the Glade (2019)
The Eight Billion (2019)
Adventures in the Space Trade (1986)
Short Fiction Series
Harry Protagonist
Harry Protagonist, Brain-Drainer (1965) also appeared as:
Translation: Harry Protagonist, Drenatore Di Cervelli [Italian] (1979)
Harry Protagonist, Undersec for Overpop (1969)
Harry Protagonist, Inseminator General (1987)
Retribution (1938) [also as by Richard Wilson, Jr.]
Murder from Mars (1940)
Stepsons of Mars (1940) with C. M. Kornbluth and Dirk Wylie [only as by Ivar Towers]
Transitory Island (1941)
The Purple Bat (1941)
The Message (1942)
Four Star Planet (1942)
Wide-Open Ship (1942)
The Man from Siykul (1942)
The Man Without a Planet (1942) [also as by Ivar Towers]
Dark Cloud (1951)
Dateline: Mars (1951) also appeared as:
Translation: Reportage sur Mars [French] (1959)
Love (1952) also appeared as:
Translation: Amore [Italian] (1955)
Translation: Pas de frontières [French] (1958)
The Hoaxters (1952) also appeared as:
Translation: Falso allarme [Italian] (1952)
Translation: Les mystificateurs [French] (1955)
Translation: Abwechslung muß sein [German] (1959)
Translation: Les Vizzies [French] (1975)
Friend of the Family (1953) also appeared as:
Translation: L'ami de la famille [French] (1961)
Translation: Ein Freund der Familie [German] (1976)
Press Conference (1953) also appeared as:
Variant: Visitor from the Void (1953)
Incident in Iopa (1953)
The Inhabited (1953) also appeared as:
Translation: Dis-moi qui tu hantes... [French] (1954)
Translation: L'ossesso [Italian] (1954)
Translation: Les possédés [French] (1976)
If You Were the Only— (1953) also appeared as:
Translation: S'il n'y avait que vous... [French] (1957)
Strike (1953)
New Weapon (1953)
Mary Hell's (1954)
Back to Julie (1954) also appeared as:
Translation: Mes deux conquêtes [French] (1959)
Translation: Pourquoi je vais retrouver Julie [French] (1976)
Have It Your Own Way (1954) also appeared as:
Variant: An Abundance of Good Things (1954)
Translation: Des Guten zuviel [German] (1974)
The Wasp (1954) also appeared as:
Variant: Wasp (1954)
Translation: La avispa [Spanish] (1964)
Translation: Wespe [German] (1974)
Robots' Gambit (1954) also appeared as:
Translation: Scacco matto [Italian] (1960)
Science Fiction Story (1954)
Killer in the Crib (1955)
Inside Story (1955) also appeared as:
Translation: Reportage martien [French] (1956)
When I Grow Up (1955)
Course of Empire (1956) also appeared as:
Translation: Baas Boven Baas [Dutch] (1979)
Translation: Scuola D'impero [Italian] (1980)
Translation: Razvoj carstva [Serbian] (1985) [as by
Honor (1956)
The Futile Flight of John Arthur Benn (1956) only appeared as:
Variant: The Futile Flight of John Arthur Benn (1956) [as by Edward Halibut]
Translation: »Eigentlich wäre ich lieber in Philadelphia.« Grabsteininschrift von W. C. Fields [German] (1984)
Don't Fence Me In (1956) also appeared as:
Translation: Geef Me de Ruimte [Dutch] (1961)
Translation: Non C'è Gabbia Che Tenga [Italian] (1980)
One Man's Inch (1956)
Kin (1956) also appeared as:
Variant: Show Your Might (1956)
Translation: Vettern [German] (1974)
Translation: Broer! [Dutch] (1979)
Translation: Parentele [Italian] (1979)
The Big Fix! (1956) also appeared as:
Variant: The Big Fix (1956)
Translation: Der Sonnentanz [German] (1974)
Lonely Road (1956) also appeared as:
Translation: Route déserte [French] (1957)
無人国道?むじんこくどう
Mujin Kokudō
Mujin Kokudou
[Japanese] (1960) [as by
Translation: La chiocciola sotto il viadotto [Italian] (1964)
ひとけのない道路?ひとけのないどうろ
Hitoke no Nai Dōro
Hitoke no Nai Douro
George All the Way (1956)
It's Cold Outside (1956)
The Sons of Japheth (1956)
Success Story (1957) also appeared as:
Variant: 88 Beats 266 (1957)
The Ubiquitous You (1957) also appeared as:
Variant: The In-Betweens (1957)
Translation: El ubicuo [Spanish] (1964)
Translation: Das allgegenwärtige Du [German] (1974)
Deny the Slake (1957)
Hometown (1957) also appeared as:
Translation: Und sei's noch so bescheiden - [German] (1984)
QRM (1957) also appeared as:
Translation: Brouillage [French] (1958)
Translation: Geisterstation [German] (1974)
Quota for Conquest (1957) also appeared as:
Translation: Fabriquez dix mille hommes ! [French] (1957)
Change of Venue (1957)
The Locus Focus (1957) also appeared as:
Translation: Kometenschweif [German] (1974)
The Enemy (1957)
Translation: Auszeit für morgen [German] (1974)
Kill Me with Kindness (1958) also appeared as:
Translation: Un tour au paradis [French] (1958)
Translation: Nostro Servizio Particolare [Italian] (1958)
And Then the Town Took Off (Part 1 of 2) (1958)
The Venus Papers (1958) also appeared as:
Translation: Le dossier Vénus [French] (1958)
Grand Prize (1958)
The Voice of the Diaphragm (1958) also appeared as:
Translation: Nostalgie du temps passé [French] (1958)
Translation: La voce del diaframma [Italian] (1961)
Translation: Die Stimme aus der Vergangenheit [German] (1974)
Farewell Party (1958)
Just Call Me Irish (1958) also appeared as:
Translation: Un locataire qualifié [French] (1959)
Translation: Llámeme Irish, por favor [Spanish] (1964)
Translation: Der Veteran [German] (1974)
Translation: Es könnte durchaus eine Verbesserung sein [German] (1984)
Man Working (1958) also appeared as:
Translation: Der neue Job [German] (1976)
Translation: Les travailleurs immigrés [French] (1984)
The Thing That Stared (1959)
Frostbite (1959)
Super City (1959)
Traveling Companion Wanted (1959) also appeared as:
Variant: The Tunnel Under the World (1959)
Translation: Cercasi compagno di viaggio [Italian] (1961)
Translation: Le monde intérieur [French] (1968)
Translation: Der Tunnel unter der Welt [German] (1974)
The Little Woman (1959) also appeared as:
Translation: Die kleine Frau [German] (1972)
The Best Possible World (1960) also appeared as:
Translation: El mejor mundo posible [Spanish] (1964)
Translation: Die beste aller möglichen Welten [German] (1974)
The Watchers in the Glade (1964) also appeared as:
Translation: I fantasmi della radura [Italian] (1964)
Translation: Les spectateurs dans la clairière [French] (1967)
The Carson Effect (1964) also appeared as:
Translation: L'effetto Carson [Italian] (1965)
Box (1965)
The Eight Billion (1965) also appeared as:
Translation: Die Maulwürfe von Manhattan [German] (1966)
Translation: Huit milliards d'hommes à Manhattan [French] (1966)
Deserter (1966) also appeared as:
Translation: Questione di principio [Italian] (1967)
Green Eyes (1967)
See Me Not (1967) also appeared as:
Translation: Zie Jij, Zie Jij, Wat Ik Niet Zie? [Dutch] (1971)
Translation: Non mi guardare! [Italian] (1972)
Translation: Such mich doch! [German] (1974)
Translation: Un coup tu la vois... [French] (1984)
The Evil Ones (1967) also appeared as:
Translation: Les visiteurs [French] (1967)
They Hilariated When I Hyperspaced For Earth (1967)
9-9-99 (1967) also appeared as:
Translation: 9-9-99 [Dutch] (1967)
Translation: Le 9-9-99 [French] (1968)
The South Waterford Rumple Club (1967) also appeared as:
Translation: Billiges Geld [German] (1968)
Translation: Dollari dal cielo [Italian] (1968)
Mother to the World (1968) also appeared as:
Translation: Es geht weiter, meine Herren [German] (1972)
Translation: Eine Mutter für die Erde [German] (1972)
Translation: Pastorale pour une Terre qui meurt [French] (1975)
Majka čovječanstva?Majka covjecanstva
Majka chovjechanstva
[Croatian] (1989)
A Man Spekith (1969) also appeared as:
Translation: Der Schwätzer [German] (1974)
If a Man Answers (1970)
The Day They Had the War (1971) also appeared as:
Translation: Et ce fut la guerre [French] (1971)
Translation: Die letzten Minuten [German] (1971)
Translation: Il Giorno Del Pulsante [Italian] (1972)
The Far King (1978) also appeared as:
Translation: Der ferne König [German] (1979)
The Story Writer (1979)
Gone Past (1980)
Lark Thou Never Wert (1984)
See Me Safely Home (1984)
The Nineteenth Century Spaceship (1984)
A Rat for a Friend (1986)
A Table for One (1986)
A Letter from a Lady (1987)
Fair Morsel (1987)
Green Is the Color (1987)
Sleeping Booty (1987)
The Blue Lady (1987)
The Greater Powers (1987)
Waiting for the Buyer (1987)
Able Baker Camel (1987)
The Name on the Book (1988)
At the Sign of the Boar's Head Nebula (2011)
Oh, You UFO or, The Case For the Frying Pan (1956)
Integers (1986)
That's All Folks (1987)
IBM, My Shipmate; Or, the Difference Between Orbit and Obit (1987)
Scientifilm World
The Undersea Kingdom (Part 1) (1938)
Letter (Paul "On the Mat") (1936) [only as by Richard Wilson, Jr.]
Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories): Farewell to Zarnak (1938) [only as by Richard Wilson, Jr.]
Letter (Science Adventure Stories, #2 October 1938) (1938) [only as by Richard Wilson, Jr.]
Letter (The Satellite, v2 #1) (1939) [only as by Richard Wilson, Jr.]
Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Films (Astonishing Stories, February 1940) (1940)
Fantasy Films (Astonishing Stories, April 1940) (1940) with Forrest J. Ackerman only appeared as:
Variant: Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Films (Astonishing Stories, April 1940) (1940) [as by Forrest J. Ackerman and Dick Wilson]
Fantasy Reviews: At the New York World's Fair (1940) [only as by Dick Wilson]
Fantasy Reviews: The Phantom Wagon (1940) [only as by Dick Wilson]
Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Films (Astonishing Stories, February 1941) (1941) [only as by Dick Wilson]
Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Films (Astonishing Stories, April 1941) (1941) with Forrest J. Ackerman [only as by Forrest J. Ackerman and Dick Wilson]
Fantasy Reviews (Super Science Stories, August 1942) (1942) with Donald A. Wollheim
Fantasy Stage and Screen (1942)
Fantasy Reviews (Super Science Stories, February 1943) (1943) with Donald A. Wollheim
Fantasy Reviews (Super Science Stories, May 1943) (1943)
Introduction (The Girls from Planet 5) (1967)
Syracuse University's Science-Fiction Collections (1967)
Afterword to "Love" (1979)
George Pal: An Appreciation (1980)
How Not to Write Science Fiction (1983)
Adventures in the Space Trade: A Memoir (1986)
About Richard Wilson (2013)
The Literary Career of Richard Wilson (2015)
Afterword (At the Sign of the Boar's Head Nebula) (2018)
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ZTE could soon see itself back in business; at least if US President Donald Trump gets his way. According to sources, the company is being offered an alternative deal to the current sanctions that prevent it from buying anything from US companies.
The US Department of Commerce is saying that ZTE could be allowed to operate as normal in the US. In exchange for heavy fines, hiring American compliance officers, and changing its management team. Which is something that was already tried before the company was caught violating international sanctions for the second time.
Not everyone is happy that ZTE is being thrown a lifeline, with the US House of Representatives having passed a bill that would make it more difficult to save the company. Representatives believe that the issue is a matter of national security, and that allowing ZTE to continue to operate would weaken law enforcement policies.
President Trump is eager to lift penalties on ZTE in order to push a trade deal through with China. Naturally, the Chinese are using the ZTE issue as a major bargaining piece; and it appears to have successfully pushed American negotiators into a favourable position.
It's still difficult to say if ZTE will come back. Having already ceased all operations when the seven year ban on US products was originally announced. Since then, it has cost China thousands of jobs and could have wider repercussions on the Chinese economy.


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Italian police bust money laundering gang
The financial police in Italy say they have broken up an illegal metal recycling operation which enabled criminals to transfer large amounts of illicit cash between the country and China.
A three-year investigation uncovered a network of firms which sold around 150,000t of scrap copper, brass, aluminium and other metals from various sources between 2013 and 2021.
Transactions estimated to be worth €300m ($364m) circumvented environmental norms and evaded taxes.
To make the metal appear legitimate for the end users, companies in the Czech Republic and Slovenia produced falsified documents to show the material had been acquired in China.
The firms also sent around €150m in deposits to Chinese banks as apparent payment so the documentation would seem more authentic,
Police said their monitoring of the operations showed that when the money showed up in China, the Italian businessmen received huge bundles of cash back in Italy. On one occasion, €200,000 was handed over in a plastic shopping bag.
"Without wiretapping, surveillance and, above all, micro-cameras, we would never have been able to uncover this mechanism," Reuters news agency quoted senior financial police official Colonel Stefano Commentucci as saying,
So far police have made five arrests, placed 53 people under official investigation and seized €66m. The investigations continue, especially into the Chinese operations.
The Chinese had considerable cash resources, thanks to the black economy and other criminal activities, but faced logistical and legal hurdles in getting the money back home, police said.
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Only a few years after the American soldiers returned triumphantly from WWII, when gas was 18 cents per gallon, and stars like Elvis Presley were racing up the pop charts, Ronnie McFarland's father, Eddie, took him into the country near Nashville, Tennessee, and ordered him his first BBQ sandwich. Little did he know that over 70 years later, Ronnie's love of BBQ would remain a constant in his life and that of his family, as the restaurant his father purchased in 1958 would blossom into a wildly successful franchise system.
"My daddy took me into the woods and into what was basically a shack," Ronnie says. "The building was billowing smoke, and I thought it was on fire. I was only a child, but I remember that first BBQ sandwich my daddy served as the best BBQ sandwich I've ever eaten. He told me then, 'We're going to open our own BBQ restaurant, and we're going to make it work.'"
Ronnie's mother and father, Eddie and Mildred, ran a Pie Wagon in 1940, known as Tasty-Eat-Shop in downtown Nashville on 9th Avenue. In those days, a Pie Wagon only accommodated about 20 patrons and had only counter service. Mr. and Mrs. McFarland had a strong following and were successful because they were known for their southern style home cooking. Everything was made from scratch.
In 1958, Mr. McFarland got word that the Bar-B-Cutie on Murfreesboro Road was for sale. He was very familiar with Bar-B-Cutie and was aware that it had started in 1950 serving the best hickory smoked barbecue in town. So he purchased Bar-B-Cutie. At that time, Bar-B-Cutie was predominantly a car hop business and had only four inside, dining tables. Mr. McFarland expanded the existing "short order menu" by adding his fresh "made from scratch" southern vegetables.
From one generation to the next
Eddie and Mildred's business quickly became a local hang-out. People all over Nashville enjoyed taking part in the "Bar-B-Cutie experience" — the great southern food, the Cutie car hops dressed in short, red skirts and white tops, and the unique family atmosphere that made one always feel welcome. In 1972, Eddie and Mildred moved the Bar-B-Cutie to a new building that would seat in excess of 300 people.
"When my folks retired in 1978, they asked me to step in as the owner," Ronnie says. "I had been to Vietnam, and had begun a grocery store business nearby, which was doing really well. I sold that off to take over Bar-B-Cutie because I always knew that I wanted to. I've been in this business, one way or another, since I was 12. I've done everything from washing dishes and waiting tables to cooking the food. BBQ is in my blood. But the business had become so big that it was completely unmanageable, so I went into the little side building where we cooked the food and started a drive-thru. We sold the big building off and just started operating solely out of the side building."
As times changed and people began getting busier, the drive-thru at Bar-B-Cutie became more and more popular — so popular that people would come and eat sitting on crates in the back room of the restaurant.
"Businessmen in suits and ties would bring their secretaries," Ronnie says. "They would sit in the smoking pit with us and eat their lunch. It was a kick for them. Eventually, we expanded to include a dining room just so these people could enjoy their lunch. It was much smaller than my parents' restaurant, but it remains profitable to this day."
Bar-B-Cutie in the 21st century
Over the years Bar-B-Cutie has become Nashville's most iconic and longest lasting BBQ franchise, growing to six locations in the area. The franchise growth has been organic, with businessmen turned regulars opening their own locations. Since opening in 1950, Bar-B-Cutie has grown across three different states, while BBQ has exploded on the national stage as well, becoming more and more popular with folks. This has created an underserved market and pent-up demand for authentic BBQ, without any nationally known chain to dominate the landscape.
Enter Bar-B-Cutie SmokeHouse. This new model, launched in three locations in Texas by the end of 2017, is the result of more than a half century in the BBQ industry. The current locations are winning new customers with ease, as this model is one of the most affordable, sustainable and potentially profitable franchise opportunities to hit the market in a long time.
"I think we'll easily be the biggest BBQ franchise in the coming years," Ronnie says. "We didn't get into the BBQ business as an investment, we did it to earn a living, and it's been more than good to us. My hope is that people who are passionate about BBQ will join us, because it's a chance to do what you love and do well for yourself and your family."
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Do you know someone who wishes they could change something about themselves?
Maybe a friend who thinks her hair is too short, or a family member who believes life would be so much better if he were just five inches taller.
In today's story, we'll meet a character who wishes she could change everything about herself! But when she gets her wish, she's in for a big surprise...
Our story is called "The Gloomy Pine Tree." Versions of this tale originally come from the European country of Germany.
Voices in this episode include Mae Hedges, Maizy Scarpa, Eric and Igor Shimelonis, Alexia Trainor, Chris Tucci and Mykal-Michelle Harris. You can check out Mimi's sitcom, Mixed-ish, on ABC.
This episode was adapted for Circle Round by Rebecca Sheir. It was edited by Virginia Marshall. Circle Round's original music and sound design is by Eric Shimelonis. Our artist is Sabina Hahn. Circle Round's executive producer is Katherine Brewer.
ADULTS! PRINT THIS so everyone can color while listening. We're also keeping an album so share your picture on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest, and tag it with #CircleRound. We'd love to see it! To access all the coloring pages for past episodes click HERE. Our resident artist is Sabina Hahn and you can learn more about her HERE.
Things To Think About After Listening
Pick one of your favorite people — a family member or friend — and think about all the things that make them... them! In other words: all the things that make them unique.
Maybe they have a really great laugh or a fun sense of style. Maybe they bake the chewiest chocolate-chip cookies ever or give the warmest hugs.
Think about all those things, then share your list with that person. After that, have them make a list about you! In the end, not only will you appreciate each other even more… you'll appreciate yourselves.
Musical Spotlight: Glockenspiel
The glockenspiel is a percussion instrument featuring tuned metal bars played with mallets. Originally, the glockenspiel was made of bells; in fact, in German, glockenspiel means "to play the bells." Given the glockenspiel's delicate, mystical sound — and its German origins — composer Eric Shimelonis thought the instrument would be ideal for a magical German story about a petite pine tree.
NARRATOR: One spring morning... in the middle of a great big forest… a tiny pine tree began to grow.
Or should I say, a tiny, gloomy pine tree began to grow.
You see, even though she was just a little sapling, already the little tree was as glum as can be.
PINE TREE: Ugh. Look at me. I'm growing all these spiky, waxy needles… and these scaly, prickly pine cones… All the other plants and trees in the forest are so much more beautiful than I am!
NARRATOR: The pine tree cast a longing glance at the flowers.
PINE TREE: I mean, look at the flowers — those daisies, for instance! They have such elegant green stems, such delicate white petals... (beat) Oh, if only I could be a flower like them!
NARRATOR: Two of the daisies happened to overhear the gloomy pine tree's words.
DAISY 1: So... you wish you were a flower, eh...?
DAISY 2: Like us…?
PINE TREE: Yes! I do! I wish I were a flower! Just like you!
DAISY 1: You know, darling, being a flower isn't really all it's cracked up to be.
DAISY 2: If you could spend just a little while in our roots, you'd know what we're talking about.
NARRATOR: The pine tree waved a needly branch.
PINE TREE: (scoff/pshaw!) Oh, you two must have been out in the sun too long this morning, because you're talking nonsense! (beat) If I were a daisy, I'd be graceful and bright and soft and pretty… so pretty! (big sigh) But what's the use of pining away? I'll never be a daisy. Never.
NARRATOR: That night, along with all the other plants and trees, the gloomy pine tree went to sleep. But when she awoke the next morning…
PINE TREE: (discovering her new form) Oh my goodness!
NARRATOR: ...something was different. Very different!
Gone were the pine tree's spiky, waxy needles. Gone were her scaly, prickly pine cones. Instead, she'd been transformed into…
PINE TREE: (totally astounded/thrilled) … a daisy!
NARRATOR: …complete with an elegant green stem, and delicate white petals.
PINE TREE: Woah! I can not believe this is happening! (beat) I'm a daisy. A daisy! Woohoo!!!
NARRATOR: The gloomy pine tree — or should I say, the "delighted daisy" — fluttered her leaves and bobbed her head. Never had she felt such joy, such happiness!
But then… as the spring days flew by and summer grew nearer… something happened.
Her delicate white petals began to wither… and her green leaves wilted. Her soft head kept drooping down, and try as she might, she couldn't lift it up again!
Alarmed, she called out to her fellow daisies.
PINE TREE: Um, daisies? What's going on here? I'm drooping and wilting and withering all over the place!
NARRATOR: The other daisies shrugged.
DAISY 1: Now you see what we were warning you about, darling!
DAISY 2: Sure, we daisies bloom and look all soft and pretty…
DAISY 1: ...but after a while, we droop, and wilt, and wither.
DAISY 2: That's just the way it is!
PINE TREE: Well, I don't like the way it is! And I don't want to be a daisy anymore!
NARRATOR: She cast a glance around the forest. Her eyes landed... on an apple tree.
PINE TREE: You know what? I want to be a fruit tree — like that apple tree over there! Its branches are bursting with clusters of apples! How cool is that? (beat) Oh, if only I could be an apple tree!
NARRATOR: The apple tree happened to overhear her words.
APPLE TREE: Okay, let me get this straight. You wish you were an apple tree...? Like me...?
PINE TREE: Yes! I do! I wish I were an apple tree! Just like you!
APPLE TREE: You know, kid... being an apple tree isn't always a walk in the park! (beat) Not that any of us plants can walk, but you know what I mean!
NARRATOR: The gloomy pine tree — or should I say, the disappointed daisy — shook her droopy head.
PINE TREE: No, I don't know what you mean! If I were an apple tree, I'd be content as can be! And I'd be so proud of the fruit bursting from my branches! Back when I was a pine tree, all I had were those scaly, prickly pine cones. (big sigh) But what's the use of pining away? I'll never be an apple tree. Never.
NARRATOR: That night, she went to sleep. But when she awoke the next morning…
PINE TREE: (discovering her new form) Woooooow!
No longer did she have a wilted green stem and withered white petals. Instead, she'd been transformed into…
PINE TREE: (totally astounded/thrilled) … an apple tree!
NARRATOR: …complete with knobby brown branches, bursting with clusters of little green apples.
PINE TREE: Check this out!!! My wish came true! (beat) I'm an apple tree. An apple tree! Hooray!!!!!
NARRATOR: The gloomy pine tree — or should I say, the ecstatic apple tree — shivered with delight. Never had she felt such joy, such happiness!
But then… as summer turned to fall… and her little green apples grew into plump, ripe, red ones… something happened.
Something that she never expected.
What do you think happened to our pine-tree-turned-daisy-turned-apple-tree?
We'll hear how the story continues… after a quick break.
NARRATOR: Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm Rebecca Sheir. Today our story is called "The Gloomy Pine Tree."
When we left off, a gloomy little pine tree wished she could be a daisy… and lo and behold, she became a daisy! But as spring turned to summer, her petals withered and her head drooped, so she wished she could be an apple tree… and wouldn't you know it, she became an apple tree!
At first, her apples were small and green. But as they grew riper and riper, they turned bigger and bigger and redder and redder, until one crisp autumn afternoon...
SON: Wow! Look at that one, Daddy!
NARRATOR: .. she heard two unfamiliar voices.
DAD: My goodness, son! Those apples look great!
NARRATOR: She looked around, and saw two strange animals coming toward her: one was tall, and one was short. The animals both walked on two legs, and unlike the other creatures in the forest, they didn't have fur or feathers. And rather than paws or claws, they had hands… and each one held a basket.
DAD: What did I tell you, kiddo? I promised we'd find the tree with the most gorgeous apples...
SON: ...and here it is!
NARRATOR: The gloomy pine tree — or should I say, the ecstatic apple tree -- quivered with pride.
PINE TREE: (to herself) Now, that's more like it! Back when I was a pine tree, nobody ever praised me for my spiky needles or prickly pine cones. But these creatures are thrilled to see me! (beat, tongue-in-cheek) How 'bout them apples?
NARRATOR: But then, all of a sudden…
PINE TREE: (feeling a little tug) Ow!
NARRATOR: ...the tree felt...a little tug.
PINE TREE: (feeling a little tug) Yow!
NARRATOR: Then another…
PINE TREE: (feeling a little tug) Yipes!
NARRATOR: ...and another!
PINE TREE: (feeling a little tug) Yowza!
NARRATOR: That's when she realized... the two creatures were picking her apples! And putting them in their baskets!
Aghast, she called out to the other apple tree.
PINE TREE: Um, apple tree? What's happening? Why are these strange creatures plucking my apples?
NARRATOR: The apple tree shook its branches.
APPLE TREE: Look, kid, I told you being an apple tree isn't always a walk in the park! Every autumn, human beings come and pick your apples! If you're lucky, they leave a few behind… but then those leftovers get all shriveled and mushy and full of worms. (beat) That's just how it goes!
PINE TREE: Well, I don't like how it goes! And I don't want to be an apple tree any more!
NARRATOR: She glanced around the forest. Her gaze landed on a maple tree.
PINE TREE: You know what? I want to be a maple tree — like that one right there! It's so majestic — and see how some of its leaves are green, but others are turning gold, yellow, orange, and red? (beat) Oh, if only I could be a maple tree!
NARRATOR: The maple tree happened to overhear her words.
MAPLE TREE: Wait a second — wait a second! You really wish you were a maple tree...? Like me...?
PINE TREE: Yes! I do! I wish I were a maple tree! Just like you!
MAPLE TREE: You know, friend... being a maple tree isn't all fun and games. (beat) You really don't know what it's like!
NARRATOR: The pine tree — or, should I say, the eager apple tree — scoffed.
PINE TREE: Yes, I do know what it's like! It's amazing! If I were a maple tree, I'd have a tall, regal trunk, and those amazing pointy leaves… and come the fall, they'd turn all sorts of awesome colors! (big sigh) But what's the use of pining away? I'll never be a maple tree. Never.
NARRATOR: That night, the pine-tree-turned-daisy-turned-apple-tree went to sleep. But when she awoke the next morning…
PINE TREE: (discovering her new form) No way!!!!
She was no longer an apple tree, with knobby brown branches and plump fruit. Instead, she'd been transformed into…
PINE TREE: (totally astounded/thrilled) … a maple tree!
NARRATOR: …complete with a towering trunk and thousands of red and orange and yellow leaves sparkling in the sun.
PINE TREE: Woah! I can hardly believe it! (beat) I'm a maple tree. A maple tree! Yippeeeee!
NARRATOR: The gloomy pine tree — or should I say, the merry maple tree -- swung her branches and listened to her leaves rustle. Never had she felt such joy, such happiness!
But then… as the autumn days flew by and winter grew nearer… something happened.
Once all of her leaves changed colors, they began to grow crispy, and brittle… then they fell right off! Soon, her branches were bare, and the ground around her was covered in crumbly brown leaves.
Mystified, she called out to the other maple tree.
PINE TREE: Um, maple tree? What's all this about? My leaves are all gone! And I'm getting so cold out here! It's freezing!
NARRATOR: The other maple tree tilted its branches.
MAPLE TREE: Friend, I tried to tell you! Being a maple tree isn't always fun and games! Every autumn, our green leaves change colors, get all crunchy, then fall to the ground. (beat) That's just the way things are!
PINE TREE: Well, I don't like the way things are! (beat, a bit more slowly) And I don't want to be a maple tree any more! And I don't want to be an apple tree! And I don't want to be a daisy! (slowly, not realizing she's actually talking about a pine tree!) I want to be something that stays nice and green... all year long! I don't want human beings going around and picking stuff off my branches… and no matter how freezing-cold it gets outside, I want to stay nice and warm and snuggly. (big sigh) But what's the use of pining away? I'll never be all of those things. Never.
NARRATOR: That night, the pine-tree-turned-daisy-turned-apple-tree-turned-maple-tree went to sleep. But when she awoke the next morning…
PINE TREE: (discovering her new form, more surprised than ever) Would ya look at that!!???!!
She was no longer a maple tree, with crumbly leaves strewn around her.
Nor was she an apple tree, with apples bursting from her branches.
And nor was she a delicate little daisy.
Instead… she had spiky, waxy needles… designed to stay on her branches all year long, and protect her from ice and snow. She had prickly pine cones…with scales that actually closed up, to protect the tiny seeds inside from cold temperatures, brisk winds, and any animals that tried to eat them!
In short, she had been transformed into, yes...
PINE TREE: (totally astounded/appreciative) … a pine tree!
NARRATOR: ...but not a gloomy pine tree.
From that day forward, she was a glad, grateful, glorious pine tree who didn't want to be anything but herself.


From A Left Wing: Starved fans pack Rose Bowl for pointless match - and love it!
Starved fans pack Rose Bowl for pointless match - and love it!
Last night's match between Chelsea & Inter Milan was a pretty laid back affair. Chelsea dominated the entire match, and seemed really relaxed as they did so. I'd say they were operating at about 65%. (Read match report here.) Inter Milan? I don't know what to make of them. They seemed to accept to their role as the team to be defeated by Chelsea. Which is a shame for their fans - there were quite a few in my section.
The game between the Italian domestic champions and one of England's most star-studded teams looked like they drew about the same as a UCLA-Fresno State football game.
it's clear soccer still has a way to go before it becomes a must-see event in Southern California. Only a spectacle, like the World Cup, proved to be a winning ticket.
Somewhere around 80,000 people turned out to see Chelsea play at 65% percent, in a game that only matters to the deep soccer nerd aware of Drogba's vascillations in commitment, the rumors that it maybe might possibly be John Terry's last appearances as "Mr. Chelsea" (he is being seriously romanced by Manchester City), and that The Special One's team would be facing the squad that made him special. I'm speaking here of course of the elegant José Mourinho, former Chelsea manager now guiding Inter and pictured here, perhaps slightly bummed about the large numbers of people about to witness his team's mediocre performance.
I am not surprised that there are tens of thousands of people who are that deep into this world. But many US sports writers are willfully oblivious to the amount of energy (and money) we spend keeping up with this sort of stuff, and what suffering we are willing to endure in order to participate in the global game.
We brave the tail end of rush hour and overcome heat-wave induced inertia for the pleasure of watching a game played with the intensity of a weekend kickabout between friends. We do so because the people on the field are some of the most technically skilled and gifted players of the sport. I was just happy to lay eyes on Petr Čech (goalie of magic hands & bionic face) and admire John Terry (who manages to be an intimidating defender when he's just standing there and the ball is nowhere near him). And I am not a fan of either team.
the largest crowd to see a soccer game in Southern California since the U.S. defeated China in the 1999 Women's World Cup final, also at the Rose Bowl, and the biggest for men's soccer since the 1984 Olympics.
Last night's crowd is, in fact, good evidence of how hungry fútbol fans are for more. We live on meager rations. The MLS bores the crap out of most of us. The WPS season is all too short. You have to have a really expensive cable package if you want easy access to international games. And our sports editors are actively hostile to us - reproducing match reports written by team press offices, or reported with all the literary flare of the phone book. Good stories are ignored until they are irrelevant.
When you look at the numbers the story isn't that of a city that doesn't care about the sport - quite the opposite. Perhaps Wolf got the story wrong - as so many US sports journalists do - because the people behind those numbers are invisible?
After yesterday's interview with Gustavo Arellano, I hung out to listen to his conversation with musician Ceci Bastida. Ceci was a member of the influential Tijuana No!, and is a fantastic musician and advocate for Rock en Español. She and Arellano talked about the music industry's resistance to marketing Mexican music - to Spanish-language music in general (even as, say Japanese or French Pop is embraced by alternative-middlebrow radio), and Mexican music in particular. Such resistance makes no sense in terms of money and demographics - it's a blindness to the interests and desires of not only Latino consumers but also others who care about, are participants in, and members of Latino, Chicano, and/or Mexican cultural spaces.
Of course, the 80,000 people at the Rose bowl were not 100% Latino. Just for the sake of argument, let's say the breakdown was an uncharacteristically-low-for-L.A. 60%. I think that's about the fraction of the crowd that Wolf missed. But where Anglo/American/European sports writers and editors are content to treat this crowd as invisible and insignificant, it's worth taking note of those organizations that are very interested in taking note of every person who passes through the turnstiles - Chelsea FC & FC Internazionale Milano. You can bet they are crunching the numbers and know exactly how the math on this works.
What a great rebuttal to that piece by Scott Wolf (and I mean "piece" in more than one sense there). I'm impressed by your patience and your tact in the face of such ridiculously blatant anti-soccer sentiment.
It's time to read a great new soccer comedy, entitled Classes Apart.


13/12/2018 · A littel backstory. I installed Chrome on my vista machine the day it came out. I set it as default and have used it with no issues. over the weekend I reinstalled vista just to have a clean install.... I am experiencing this problem on Vista Business Edition 64-bit. If I run Chrome as Administrator and then try to set it as default, it still has no effect. I do not experience the same problem on my Vista Ultimate Edition 32-bit laptop, which managed to set as the default browser without any problems.
Chrome is also much more customisable with add-ons & extensions which extend the capabilities of Chrome, change it's appearance, or allow you to get things done more conveniently. The "default browser" is whatever browser you set to be used automatically when you click on a hyperlink in an email message for example.
13/12/2018 · A littel backstory. I installed Chrome on my vista machine the day it came out. I set it as default and have used it with no issues. over the weekend I reinstalled vista just to have a clean install.


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Buhari, Jonathan, Obaseki, Okowa, Dickson, others grace Anenih's Funeral Mass in Uromi
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In Events, NewsTags Anthony Anenih, Betsy Obaseki, godwin obaseki, Goodluck Jonathan, Ifeanyi Okowa, Muhammadu Buhari, Obaseki, Osagie Ehanire, Seriake Dickson
President Muhammadu Buhari, former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and a long-list of the who-is-who in Nigeria's political and business communities on Saturday graced the funeral mass in honour of late elder statesman, Chief Anthony Anenih.
The dignitaries, including Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson, Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who represented President Buhari, converged at the St. Anthony Catholic Cathedral, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area to pay their last respect to late Chief Anenih.
The mass was part of the state burial organised for Chief Anenih, the Iyasele of Esan land, in recognition of his contributions to the development of Edo State and Nigeria.
In his homily, the Bishop of the Diocese of Uromi, Most Rev. Dr Donatus Ogun, said human life was a journey and should be lived in service to humanity and with consciousness of the existence of the supreme being.
The Bishop said late Anenih was an exceptionally generous person, who believed in giving opportunities to others to achieve their dreams and was a man of integrity, who stood and lived by his words, a virtue which made him to excel in his political career.
"He believed that every situation could be solved and he helped to give solution to every problem brought to him," the Bishop said.
In his votes of thanks, the first son of the deceased, Anthony Anenih Jnr., described his late father as a national leader, a statesman and a caring father to many.
"He was a beloved pillar in our community; from Uromi to Benin and through out Edo. He was our protector, umbrella and educator.
He said his father believed in caring for the elderly, which made him set up a Geriatric Centre at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
Other dignitaries at the event include National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Alhaji Aliko Dangote, among others.
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki (right) former President, Goodluck Jonathan (middle) and Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, at the Funeral Mass held in honour of elder statesman, Chief Anthony Anenih, at St. Anthony Catholic Cathedral, Uromi, Edo State, on Saturday, December 1, 2018.
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Every shoe as well as every collection has a story of where Terhi Pölkki was in life at the time of the design process.
Finnish shoe designer Terhi Pölkki said 'no' twice when her friend asked her to come sell her shoes in New York. Third time's the charm: now her shoes are on shelves across the US.
LBD, little black dress, is a concept attributed to the legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel. Terhi Pölkki Shoes' office in central Helsinki has its own LBD: a little black mixed-breed dog, obviously known as Coco.
Pölkki shares the space with two other design brands, but today it's just Coco and her, recovering from a flu. Soon, she'll be the one flying around; she's got trips lined up to such destinations as Portugal and New York.
For someone whose brand carries her very own name, it can be difficult to let go of the reins. Pölkki notes that there'll be learning curves ahead trying to let someone else take care of some of the things she now deals with alone.
"I've had a hard time understanding that I'm running a business here, not raising a child," she admits laughingly.
It's no wonder the shoes carrying Terhi Pölkki's name feel like her offspring: she was 19 years old when her lifelong love affair with shoes had its first spark. She had always wanted to be a fashion designer, but working in a shoe shop during her gap year made her focus on footwear.
After studying shoemaking in Finland, Pölkki was determined to do a master's degree in London.
So, she applied and got accepted to the institution of her dreams. During the five years Pölkki spent in London, she designed shoes for high street brands and travelled around the world visiting factories in India, China and Brazil. She started to ponder over how, in some cases, everything was dictated by speed and price over quality and transparency.
Terhi Pölkki Shoes was founded in 2011. At that point, she already had a clear vision of what she wanted to do: minimalist, practical footwear made from sustainable materials, wood and vegetable tanned leather.
Terhi Pölkki Shoes are timeless and classy. Pölkki wants them to be noticed but not look last-season in a few months' time, as well as practical for everyday wear instead of Christmas party glitter.
She's not the only one fond of these features: in 2016, she won the Taito-Finlandia award, and in 2014 the Accessory Designer of the Year award at the ELLE Style Awards.
Shoes designed by Pölkki are manufactured in a small, family-owned factory in São João da Madeira, Portugal. All vegetable-tanned leather is locally sourced.
Each design is named according to someone or something important in Pölkki's life. This way, every shoe as well as every collection has a story of where she was in life at the time of the design process.
Terhi Pölkki Shoes don't grow old as the seasons change.
The shoe-shaped stories are for sale in places like Switzerland, Dubai and North America. Earlier this year, Pölkki signed a deal with Anthropologie, which is a part of the multinational clothing corporation Urban Outfitters.
Entering the US market happened partially by accident. Pölkki's friend from university had invited her to the US twice, and she only agreed the third time. She instantly got a deal with a really good store.
In general, Pölkki has been harnessing the breaking-the-walls spirit she had when she was younger. She emphasises that as an entrepreneur, particularly when going solo, one needs to have confidence in intuitions and not rely on outsiders' advice.
These shoes were made for walking: for Terhi Pölkki, comfort and convenience matter.


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