New York: Dodge, 1936. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. The third of four crime novels by Shaw, issued by Dodge, an obscure publishing house responsible for 18 crime novels between 1906 and 1938. Shaw was one of the earliest practitioners of the hard-boiled school, and later the editor of Black Mask. Some offsetting to the endpapers, and light wear along the top edge of the jacket. The only jacketed copy of this title we have ever handled.
B.Grasset, Paris 2.12.1936. - Broché, couverture imprimée en noir et bleu, témoin. Menus défauts, si légers qu'on hésite à les signaler. Bon exemplaire de ce titre peu fréquent en ces conditions, ymagé de compositions croquées sur le vif, avec un étonnant portrait de Blaise sur le bateau à San Pedro avant son départ pour Hollywood. Cet essai de roman-reportage, typique de Cendrars, beau et rare qui rime avec star, nous emmène avec un petit air rétro chez les célébrité d'antan qui furent dans le vent. On y apprend par exemple qu'en 1935 la "paramount" a posté 750'000 photos d'artistes et qu'un de leurs stars, Clara Bow, reçut 35'000 lettres d'amour en une semaine - Qui s'en souvient ? Édition originale. L'un des 35 exemplaires de tête numérotés sur pur fil, seul tirage en grand papier.
Shanghai Shudian Reissue of 1936 edition, with original prefaces. Some humidity stains. Minor warping due to shelfwear. Otherwise in excellent, never-used condition.
Little, Brown and Co, May 1936. First Edition. Hardback.. Very good condition./Very good lightly edgeworn and lightly chipped dust jacket. . Not price clipped. Page edges dust speckled. Bottom corners slightly bumped.
New York: William Morrow, 1936. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Gardner on the front endpaper: "To Louise, whom we love. The whole gang, per Erle Stanley Gardner, August 1936. To Louise Weisberger." & Small mark on front cover, else about Fine in a bright, unrubbed, price-clipped dust jacket. A gorgeous copy of the ninth Perry Mason mystery.
New York: Morrow, 1936. Black cloth red lettered on spine and front panel. Wrapped in pictorial dust jacket darkening at spine with chips at the extremities. Store stamp and ownership name to endpaper. Nice front cover on dj and thus an attractive copy of an uncommon book.. 1st Ed. Cloth. VG+/VG. Octavo.
Harrap, U.K., 1936. First Edition. Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Weight 1.5kgms so PLEASE EMAIL FOR SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE UK. 256 pages, size 10 inches tall by 7.75 inches. With a coloured illustrated frontispiece and 11 further full page coloured plates, with captioned tissued guards, all by Arthur Rackham. Book - in Near Very Good light brown boards with gilt lettering - some marking to the bottom corner of the front and back boards, light bumping to the extreme ends of the spine and light sunning to the spine but the detail remains bright and distinct. Contents, illustrated endpapers, minor marking to the occasional page, light creasing to the bottom corner of pages 143/4, faint yellowing to the borders of the illustrations NOT affecting the detail otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. Dust Jacket - SEE SCAN - good, some wear and closed tears, with slight loss to spine ends, strengthened and repaired to verso. Now in a purpose made slipcase, with decorated title label to front and spine. A uniquely presented copy of this rare and desirable volume. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Poetry. Inventory No: 004422.
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1936. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.7 inches). A very good bright copy finely bound in recent full black morocco leather. The spine has five raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy of this classic work.
London: Covici, Friede. G: in Good condition without dust jacket in clear protective wraps. Light marking to covers. Endpapers browned. Inscription and date (Paris 1936) to fep. 1933. Limited Edition [761/1381]. Yellow hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 180mm (9" x 7"). 432pp. Signed by the author on the Limitation page to the rear of the book. .
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.,, 1936. Octavo. Original grey boards, titles to spine in blue, top edge stained blue. With the dust jacket. Very mild crease along spine, very faint spotting to endpapers and edges, paperclip rust mark to top edge rear two leaves, pastedown and rear flap; still an excellent copy in the jacket with tiny chips top corners and head of spine panel. First edition, first impression; one of 730 copies printed of Thomas's landmark collection, publishing the poems of "this young Welsh poet" who "has, during the last two years, attracted an unusual amount of attention with his Dionysiac verse." (jacket blurb).
Beijing,,: The Camel Bell [overprinted with: The Peking Bookshop], 25th year of the Republic of China, i.e., 1936.. Oblong quarto, printed in Chinese style on double leaves, with 61 coloured lithograph plates and 16 tipped-in photographic illustrations, a paper pattern and a diagram; original silk-covered boards in fine condition; 1947 ownership inscription on front endpaper. First edition of this delightful study of Beijing street peddlers; a significant resource for the study of a disappeared way of life.As Feng Yi has noted (The sound of images: Peddlers' calls and tunes in Republican Peking, 2008, online resource), Constant's book was the first collection of such images to be published. Constant's work and Qi Rushan's ?????? ('Gudu shiyue tukao', A pictorial study of city music in the ancient capital), also published in 1936, 'are probably the only two such records on peddlers, except for short series of images and notices in Peking's popular newspapers... One can find in the press and in various publications this sense that something had been or was about to be lost in Peking's culture, and that it was time to make a record of it before it became history... The first collection of images on peddlers was published by Victor Samuel Constant. He prepared this work for an M.A. degree at the California College in China and published it in 1935 under the title Calls, sounds and merchandise of the Peking street peddlers. The author states that his work includes the most important and most common peddlers who went around Peking streets. Sixty-five peddlers are presented in the book (4 in photographs), with a description of their calls, characteristic sounds and what they have to sell or offer as service...'. As Constant says of his own work, 'Some call out their wares in a musical voice or song calculated to please the hearer. Others have a loud or discordant cry which grates on the nerves as though the devil himself had something to sell.'The coloured lithographs all take a double form with an image of the peddler accompanied by another depiction of his wares or the devices used to accompany his call. The photographs depict actual peddlers in street performances.
Country Life, London. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Publisher's bound volumes - Vol 1. June 1936-May 1937. 378 pages with 306 pages of advertisements. Vol 2. June 1937-May 1938. 360 pages with 364 pages of advertisements. Vol 3. June 1938-May 1939. 360 pages with 376 pages of advertisements. Vol 4. June 1939-May 1940. 344 pages with 240 pages of advertisements. Vol 5 & 6 (bound together). June 1940-August 1941, Autumn & Winter 1941 , Spring & Summer 1942. 544 pages with 84 pages of advertisements. Books - in Good Plus original bright green boards with illustrated of a man on horseback to font board with black lettering and small gilt saddle and gilt lettering to the spine but with only gilt lettering to the spine to Volume 5&6 - some slight, faint marking to the boards - the rear of volume 3 has faint but still apparent, circular scribbling, SEE SCAN, some bumping and rubbing to the extreme corners and extreme edges and some bumping to the extreme ends of the spines. Contents, some browning to title pages, light creasing and light browning/marking to the occasional page, Volume 2, April & May 1938 pages has very light/faint browning to top half of most pages as have many pages in Volume 3 SEE SCAN. Otherwise all the pages are clean and tightly bound. An impressive and attractive set of the first six volumes of this interesting and informative magazine. Total weight approximately 10.00 Kg / 22.0 pounds, so please email for shipping for dispatch outside the UK. Size: 11 inches tall by 8.5 inches. Illustrated profusely with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; Horses; Inventory No: 7735.. THIS BOOK IS HEAVIER THAN THE AVERAGE UPON WHICH CHARGES ARE BASED AND SO WILL INCUR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR SHIPPING TO ADDRESSES OUTSIDE THE U.K..
New York, The Macmillan Company,, 1936. Octavo. Original buff cloth, titles to upper board and spine in blue. Housed in a crimson quarter morocco solander box made by The Chelsea Bindery. Endleaves lightly browned, edges of boards darkened, spine tanned and with a small puncture at the top. Very good. First Edition, First Printing. With the author's fine presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "To Katharine Hepburn of whom I always think as my "Kira" - with great admiration Ayn Rand August 4, 1936". Inscribed in the year of publication, Ayn Rand presented this book to Katharine Hepburn on a studio set in 1936. June Roberts, a Hollywood hairdresser who worked with Hepburn on a number of movies, was with her at the time Rand presented the book and Hepburn gave it to Roberts. Rand's inscription refers to the main character in We the Living, Kira Argounova, the young daughter of a bourgeois capitalist whose independent spirit reacts against her background. Rand later contended that Hepburn was the ideal actress to portray Dagny Taggart, the heroine in Atlas Shrugged.
Éditions GLM, Paris 5.1936. - En feuilles 26 x 20, couverture or-ange imprimée à rabats. Petite fissure délicatement restaurée à celle-ci, presqu'invisible. La couverture, qui allie la sobriété de la typographie à l'éclat de la couleur, masque un cliché pas banal: le divin poète en riches habits de soirée, robe de chambre au confort douillet et foulard de satin. Image visible sur site céleste. Édition originale. L'un des 70 exemplaires numérotés (53) sur Normandy Vellum du tirage total, signé par l'éditeur.
New York: Harper, 1936. hardcover. fine. Translated by George Dillon and preface by Edna St. Vincent Millay. 8vo, handsomely rebound in 1/2 blue morocco, marbled boards. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936. Fine.
1936. (London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936.) Original gold and red patterned cloth, with red leather spine label lettered in gold, all edges gilt. This is one of 100 numbered copies (this being #31) printed on handmade paper for The Golden Cockerel Press, signed both by the translator Hannah Waller and by the illustrator Robert Gibbings. Included also is a "Note on Pushkin and the Tale" by Raissa Lomonossova. This book (100 numbered copies plus a trade edition) was issued by The Golden Cockerel Press in honor of its namesake fable, in advance of the centenary of Pushkin's death (in 1837, at age 37, mortally wounded in a duel).~This limited edition is a magnificent production. The "cloth of gold" binding is made of golden silk with a red pattern, the page edges are gilt, and the title page is printed in gold as well. This copy is in remarkably fine condition (except that the red leather spine label may be faded); no dust jacket was issued with these special copies.
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.,, 1936. Octavo. Original grey boards, titles to spine in dark blue, top edge dyed dark blue. With the dust jacket. Light partial toning to free endpapers. A superb copy in the jacket that is just a little rubbed at the ends of the spine. First edition, first impression. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Irene & George, the day after their wedding, from Dylan. September 10 1950". George Reavey (1907–1976) was a Russian-born poet, translator, and publisher who fled to Belfast with his family during the Russian Revolution. As a young man he spent time in Paris and London and became closely associated with the Surrealist Movement. Reavey published important collections of avant-garde Russian poetry as well as the first English translations of Paul Éluard, and he was Samuel Beckett's first literary agent. A beautiful copy, one of only 730 of this landmark publication.
Danske og Norske Medailler og Jetons ca. 1533 - ca. 1788.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover. Very mild sunning to the spines. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Robert Gibbings. Three tall quarto (7-3/4" x 12-3/4") volumes bound in half blue linen and armorial-decorated boards. Illustrated with handsome wood engravings by master engraver Robert Gibbings who also designed the book. Preface of William Caxton. Edited, with spelling and punctuation modernised, by A. W. Pollard. Printed at the Golden Cockerel Press. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where the printed number "15" is struck through and the initials "G.M." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, and most likely the publisher George Macy's very own copy. One of the finest productions of the press.
Bodas de Sangre (Tragedia en tres actos y siete cuadros).
Dolph and Stewart, New York 1936 - Colorful graphic wall map of Dutchess County, New York showing all townships, major routes, waterways, towns, post offices, and land owners. Includes insets of Beacon and Poughkeepsie, an index of towns and a list of "Hunt Meets of the Millbrook Hounds". Minor toning to top and bottom edges from dowels. Wall map. Color lithograph mounted on linen with original dowels. Image measures 69" x 42".
New York & London: Harper & Bros. 1936. New York & London: Harper & Bros., 1936.. Small quarto. Green cloth, paper spine label. Characteristic fading to the spine, large bookplate of James S. Copley on front pastedown, otherwise a very good copy, without the original slipcase (however the label is present). Later half morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition, limited issue. One of 250 numbered copies for sale, from a total edition of 350 numbered copies, signed by the author and artist. The original lithographs, printed from the stone, are either inserted, or in the case of the frontis, tipped in. A classic of Southwestern literary/artistic collaboration.
Very Good. This document is a Danish Masters degree examination for qualifying for a teaching position in a secondary school in the math or science faculty. "Practical paper in Physics for stud. mag...Interferometric absorptions of the Cobolt-Curve-Spectre in the ultraviolet area are wanted procured in order to examine the hyperfinestructures of the lines and if possible relate these to those thermo-fissions that are known from the analysis of the visible area. The paper has been posed 1st October 1936. the answer is t obe handed in 29th October 1936 at the latest. Bohr signs as the second signature after the October 1 date, "Niels Bohr." Slight center fold tear below the text. Docketing in another hand on verso on bottom section.
Letter. Fine. Fine, early letters to Cornell University professor and artist Walter King Stone SIGNED as "Andy" and "Andy White" from the author of CHARLOTTE'S WEB and STUART LITTLE. A one- page typed letter about a Stone painting, in part: "When the landlady puts on a violin record downstairs, I brush typewriters, manuscripts, soiled shirts, tobacco cans, and newspapers to one side, place my feet luxuriously upon the dresser, and gaze long and wistfully down your blue valley, and at your little snow-covered house with the two lights, and at your nice little stars above the lovely blue mountains. And I ponder imponderable thoughts, and dream of astounding adventures which come to me when I explore the valley, and climb the mountains." The two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED and dated 16 October on NEW YORKER stationery is likely from 1936 as it refers to an article White published in THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, "You Can't Resettle Me? A Defense of New York City by a Stubborn Inhabitant" (SEP, Vol. CCIX, 10 Oct. 1936). In part: "The only reaction I've gotten from Post readers so far is from a sad little woman who lives in Willow Street, Hoboken. She said it wouldn't take much to induce her to leave New York for the country. 'I got as far as Hempstead one time,' she said, 'and it was like heaven.'" Finally there is a Christmas card "from Katharine and Andy White" with a color photograph of a boy to the widow of Stone with a short but lovely note by White.
Ohne Ort, 1936 - Mit 176 mont. Illustrationsproben von Lämmel darunter 26 Originalzeichnungen (Bleistift und Kreide) und 140 Probedrucken in Kupfer- und Stahlstich auf 44 grauen Kartonblättern. Beiliegt ein maschinenschriftliches Typoskript, 14 nn. Bll. mit einem Verzeichnis der enthaltenen Illustrationen. Moritz Lämmel, geboren 1822 in Leipzig, besuchte ab 1844 die Akademie der Bildenden Künste in München, mit den Fächern Kupferstecherei und Druckgrafik. In allen einschlägigen biographischen Notizen zu seinem Lebenslauf ist kein Todesdatum vermerkt, bzw. Todesdatum unbekannt angegeben. Das vorliegende Gesamtverzeichnis (?) seiner Werke ist wie folgt gegliedert: I. Zeichnungen (26 Bilder). II. Buch-Illustrationen (29 Bilder). III. Weibliche Porträts (17 Bilder). IV-VI. Männliche Porträts (104 Bilder). Die Kupfer- und Stahlstiche zumeist Probeabzüge und Abzüge vor der Schrift teils mit handschriftlichen Anmerkungen von Lämmel. Unter den Originalzeichnungen befinden sich drei Portraits von Lämmel von seinem Sohn Martin Lämmel. Sprache: de Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Halbleinenmappe d. Zeit mit Metallösen. Folio (435 x 350 mm). Blätter gelockert, sonst sehr schöne Gesamterhaltung.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited,, 1936. Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, a couple of small ink annotations to contents. Very lightly rubbed at ends of spine, endpapers lightly toned. An excellent copy in the rubbed and creased jacket with some small chips and short closed tears and a tanned and spotted spine panel. First edition, first impression. Written in the aftermath of the great depression, Keynes's masterwork is generally regarded as probably the most influential social science treatise of the century; it quickly and permanently changed the way the world looked at the economy and the role of government in society.
New York:: Dodd, Mead & Co.,. 1936.. 8vo. 1st edition. SIGNED by the author. x, , 270 pp.. Linen cloth binding with black & red stamped lettering. Pictorial eps. Red topstain. Dust jacket.. VG+ (square & tight/light foxing to cloth/pos to ffep)/VG+ (modest. edgewear).. "In 1911, Bugbee got her first [and ultimately, only] newspaper job with the New York Herald (which later became the New York Herald Tribune). BugbeeÕs first important newspaper assignment was to cover a weeks-long march of suffragists from New York City to Albany. Her feminist ideals were reinforced in her founding of the Newspaper WomenÕs Club of New York. Bugbee was one of a handful of prominent female reporters who sought to expand the role of women in the male-dominated world of journalism that existed when she began her career. She was best known for her intimate coverage of Eleanor Roosevelt, beginning in 1933Ñamidst the early days of President Franklin D. RooseveltÕs terms of officeÑand ending with a reminiscence of the former First Lady, written on the day of her death in 1962." [Walker]. Bugbee wrote 5 titles in this series published as part of the Dodd Mead Career Books, of which this was her first. . Frontispiece.
Westkarolinen: Songosor, Pur, Merir; Tobi und Ngulu. (Full set of 2 vols.).
1936, edition Unknown. () Fine. 16.5 X 10.5 CM (6.5 X 4 inches) original black ink wood engraving on paper. In 2.5 CM (1 inch) brushed gilt decorative wooden frame with only very slight wear. Off white acid free matting. In extremely good condition, with no fading or acid burn. Crisp, and clear. Frame measures 33 X 32.5 CM (13 X 10 inches). Metal wire hanger across back. To the bottom right of the image is Phillips' signature (in pencil). A great image. Boulet MBL217. Edition unknown. A bold image depicting flpwing water under sharp and jagged rocks. The excellent quality of framing and pristine condition makes this print especially desirable. Walter Joseph Phillips (October 25, 1884 – July 5, 1963) was an English-born Canadian painter and woodcutter, acclaimed as one of Canada's most famous printmakers and for popularizing the colour woodcut in the style of the Japanese. His artistic career spanned from the 1900s through the 1940s, during which time his work was exhibited throughout North America and Great Britain. In 1940 he was asked to become a resident artist at the Banff Centre, then known as the Banff School of Fine Arts, where he played an important role in the development of their visual arts program- It's Walter Phillips Gallery, which focuses on contemporary art, is named after him. The Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta holds an extensive collection of Phillips works and a research archive..
Au Verseau, Lausanne (1936). - Broché 27 x 22, couverture imprimée rempliée. Bel exemplaire de ce livre un peu fragile, deuxième édition onze ans après la première. L'agréable typographie, mise en page avec un rien d'audace, est aimablement prolongée par les sept hors texte; la huitième composition, qui nous a quelque peu perturbé, se trouve être la vignette de titre. L'imagerie, très travaillée dans le détail, représente divers personnages et numéros des plus typiquesCe texte admirable dédié à Richard Heyd, non repris dans les oeuvres complètes et qui est resté d'une diffusion plutôt restreinte (les deux premières éditions n'en totalisent pas 350 exemplaires) est une sorte de réflexion poignante sur la solitude humaine, révélée dans la foule par la venue d'un petit cirque en ville.Notre exemplaire comporte, exceptionnellement, la suite des 7 hors texte sur Chine, habituellement réservée aux 10 exemplaires de tête.Un illustré de Ramuz très réussi, sur un troisième papier qui a beaucoup plus de corps (et de classe) que le dernier, déjà bien rare et disponible aussi sur demande, broché ou sous ravissante demi reliure signée de Semet & Plumelle. [Bringolf 32a] Première édition illustrée. L'un des 40 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande, outre 10 Chine nominatifs signés avec suite et 5 planches refusées sur Japon, 20 Japon et 155 vélin teintés.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to corners; mild foxing to the title and limitation pages. Near Fine. Cloth-backed decorated boards. Copy #167 of 200 copies SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. This autobiographical novel with a pacifist theme was the first book by Huxley published after BRAVE NEW WORLD. Its title derives from a phrase in John Milton's SAMSON AGONISTES and, as with Milton's poem, recalls the biblical story of Samson, who was captured by the Philistines, his eyes burned out, and taken to Gaza, where he was forced to work grinding grain in a mill. Issued without dustwrapper or slipcase.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1936). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name on the front endpaper. Spine sunned. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. A later printing of the First Trade Edition of Frost's third Pulitzer Prize winner. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page to a professor at the University of Texas, Philip Graham, with two stanzas, a total of eight lines, from the poem "A Drumlin Woodchuck," which is included in this volume: "My own strategic retreat/Is where two rocks almost meet/And still more secure and snug/A two-door burrow I dug./With those in mind at my back/I can sit forth exposed to attack/As one who shrewdly pretends/That he and the world are friends.
London: Chapman and Hall. 1936. "4to. Unpaginated [46 numbered plates, plus prelims]. Illustrated with b/w gravures. A series of studies of female nudes; some dramatically lit high- contrast work, and sensuous soft-focus portraits. A lovely collection. Please note: Oversized volume: this book will require additional shipping for destinations outside the US. Please write for details; we will ship at cost." Printed beige cloth, with some darkening at edges. Dust jacket present: age-toned, rubbed and nicked, missing pieces at top of spine and at back edge. Foxing to end-papers and a faint mustiness to book, but no signs of damp; internals clean and very good.
New York: Covici Friede. 1936. First Edition; 2nd state. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket. Flaps are clipped on all four corners, owner book plate. Steinbeck's first book. This is the second state of the binding with blue cover and a first state of the dust jacket, without the publisher's seal on the spine. Has protective mylar wrapper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
London: The Piscatorial Society , 1936. Green cloth covers with gilt fish and title on front, blindstamped ruled margins, gilt title on spine. 34 full page black and white plates plus frontispiece in colour. 128pp. Gilt upper page edges, roughcut lower, marbled grey endpapers. Three 2mm rubs, on spine ends and one corner. Light age toning to endpapers and margins of outer pages, no other markings. Undated, assumed 1936. 890g.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
London: G. Harrap and Co., 1936. 312pp, . Original full vellum, semi-raised bands, spine in six panels, title to second panel, grape device to fourth, with date to foot, covers with double fillet border and grape device corner pieces, upper cover with fox device to centre, all in gilt, t.e.g., marbled endpapers, in original publishers slipcase (spotted and worn to edges), with original paper label to spine. Spine very slightly dulled, very minor rubbing. Very light foxing to edges of text block, previous owners book label to foot of front pastedown, otherwise internally bright and clean. With twelve full-page copper plate engravings by Gooden. One of five hundred copies, this being number three hundred and forty-two. For Gooden, see Horne, pages 221-2. Signed by Illustrator. First Thus. Full Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket (as Issued). Illus. by Gooden, Stephen. 8vo. Limited Edition.
London: Jonathan Cape,, 1936–7. 3 volumes, octavo. Original yellow cloth, titles to spines in turquoise. With the dust jackets. Ticket of the Dutch department store Magasin Du Nord to each front pastedown. Excellent copies in the dust jackets with very light wear to the extremities. First edition, first impressions of the first three novels by the undeservedly obscure James Curtis, whose works rivalled those of his contemporaries Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood. Curtis, after a middle class upbringing, embraced leftist politics and turned to the underworld, writing novels about criminals, prostitutes, and boxers. After the 1930s he began a slide into obscurity, and today is one of British literature's great "missing persons". These novels are scarce in jackets, and a set in this condition is a rarity.
GIRONDO, OLIVERIO , PRÓLOGO- DEDICADO FIRMADO Y FECHADO POR RAFAEL CRESPO.
Pintura Moderna. Asociación Amigos del Museo .Colección Rafael A. Crespo.
Gallimard, Paris 10.12.1936. - Broché, couverture imprimée. Dos jauni et tête poussiéreuse. Avec feuillet d'errata poético-ironique? Sur les traces de Jules Verne? dont un hommage sous forme d'image volante, c'est le cas de le dire puisqu'on y voit une montgolfière, reproduit un dessin de l'auteur (daté de 1955), signé à la main des initiales de ce dernier.Dans le prolongement de l'amusement du feuillet d'errata, un drôle de petit ensemble. Édition originale. L'un des 305 exemplaires numérotés sur alfa, après 9 Japon et 28 vélin pur fil.
London: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. 1936 - Seventy-third edition. Original hardback. Covers wrinkled and gilt badly faded. A fair copy.
London: MacMillan, 1936 Major R. E. Cheesman. LAKE TANA AND THE BLUE NILE. An Abyssinian Quest. Macmillan, London, 1936. First Edition in Dustwrapper. 8vo., 400pp., green cloth with gilt titles on spine & gilt canoe on front panel. 49 photo illustrations, incl. one long foldout panorama frontis. & one colored folding map at the back. Cheeseman's book painfully written for a second time after his manuscript had been stolen with his car, was the first description of much unexplored country in southern and eastern Gojjam. Cheesman was HM Consul in NW Abyssinia for 9 years & he received permission to survey the Lake Tana region & the Blue Nile as it coursed through Abyssinia to the Sudan. Cheesman travel several times to the region. He journeyed to all the related islands which had never before been visited by any European. He also made the first journey through the lake down the Blue Nile across previously unexplored territory to the furthest point reached by expeditions that had entered Abyssinia from Sudan. An extraordinary adventure & a very important book, here in hansdome collectible condition. A near fine or better copy in a near fine example of the rare dustwrapper. Extremely nice & very uncommon as such indeed. Major Cheesman was H.M. Consul for North-west Ethiopia, 1925-1934. He recorded his surprise on arriving in Ethiopia at finding that the upper waters of "one of the most famous of the rivers of the world, and one whose name was well known to the ancients" was in his lifetime "marked on the map by dotted lines", managed to map the upper course of the Blue Nile between 1925-1933. He did this not by following the river along its banks & through its impassable canyon, but following it from the highlands above, travelling some 5,000 miles (8,000 km) by mule in the adjacent country.. First Edition..
New York: Macmillan, 1936. First edition. Very Good/Poor. First printing, May 1936, with first issue jacket. A Very Good copy of the book with toning to the spine, minor soiling to the boards and some wear at the extremities. In a Poor example of the first issue jacket wtih tape reinforcement all over the jacket verso and also some reinforcement on the recto. Signed by the author on the front free end paper and small bookseller's ticket from Davison Paxon Co. departent store in Atlanta, where the book was first offered for sale and was likely signed. & & A true first, albeit worn copy of this twentieth-century monolith; the basis for the critically acclaimed, 1939 film starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. Mitchell managed to create a book that was both an engaging romance (without being sentimental) as well as a sympathetic portrayal of the devastation to the Southern way of life in the wake of the Civil War. No other work of literature more fully captures the old Southern gentility than "Gone With the Wind." "This is beyond a doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best." (J. Donald Adams, New York Times Book Review July 5, 1936). Very Good in Poor. dust jacket.
London ; New York : London : Oxford University Press ; H. Milford, 1936. 1st Edition in this form. Physical description: 2v.: illus., plates, ports., maps ; 25 cm. Contents: v.1. 1914-1917 --v.2. 1917-1920. Subjects: Wilson, Arnold Talbot, Sir, 1884-1940 -- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Iraq -- Military history -- Memoirs. Notes: "Reissued in The Oxford Bookshelf, October, 1936." Vol.1 has four folded maps in rear pocket. Finely bound copies in modern leather-backed marbled boards. Gilt-blocked leather label to spine, with raised bands. Gilt tooling to spine compartments. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.


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Data transfer to and from customers is key to providing a SaaS offering, and as a SaaS provider's customer base grows, so does the demand for protocols and connectors that can deliver modern and reliable data exchange. As the worldwide leader in supply chain management, manufacturing, and retail planning software, Arizona-based JDA Software knows a thing or two about trying to keep up with that demand.
It's critical for a SaaS company such as JDA to not only efficiently connect to its customers, but also manage its internal data flows that drive its cloud service. But a high-growth strategy meant the volumes of data flowing through its business ecosystem – and its B2B and cloud integration needs – were at all-time highs.
JDA's customers require up-to-the-second service as they manage the flow of goods through the supply chain, from raw materials to manufacturing to customer delivery. If a piece of information isn't where it's supposed to be or isn't on time, however, customers don't have the most-up-to-date service to effectively compete, which can result in crippling credibility and reputational damage to JDA.
JDA's pieced-together file transfer and integration "strategy" had put its thriving business at risk of increased downtime, missed SLAs, customer churn, and thus, lost revenue. But the software giant found a solution in a fellow software company's cutting-edge embedded integration technology.
What is Embedded Integration?
Cloud-based organizations like JDA and the services they offer are highly reliant on the ability to ingest data from the businesses they service, the ability to process the received information as part of a securely well-orchestrated workflow, and the ability to provide responses in a way that is accessible to the businesses using those services.
But it's not easy. JDA and similar companies must connect customer systems to its own internal systems, which are connected to lots of other applications and systems. These business relationships often demand various ground-to-cloud and cloud-to-cloud integration scenarios, and the customer side also might have existing ad-hoc integrations. That these technologies don't natively communicate with each other also complicates things and is where SaaS companies have trouble taking on new business.
Embedded integration, an advanced cloud integration mechanism, solves this growing problem. Embedded integration means the B2B tools and capabilities to connect customer systems (whether on-premise or in the cloud) and create a secure data transfer gateway are built right into the SaaS solution architecture. The result is a more seamless customer interaction via faster, more reliable information exchanges.
With thousands of customers across the world, getting data to and from JDA's customers while quickly moving it throughout its geo-distributed data center network required just such a solution.
About JDA
In the fast-moving and highly competitive supply chain management space, JDA prides itself on being an organization that's easy to do business with, as evidenced by its more than 4,000 customers and record growth. But that commitment requires the organization to stay flexible and agile while onboarding new customers, something that was being challenged by its rapid expansion.
JDA was experiencing a booming 20 percent year-over-year growth in its cloud business, which meant it was executing tens of millions of transactions per day – representing billions in e-commerce orders. A side effect of its increasing business, JDA's cadre of file transfer and integration solutions could not scale to support such growth and still meet customer SLAs.
With the volume of data that required secure and reliable migration growing unwieldy, JDA sought a modern managed file transfer (MFT) and integration backbone for its growing cloud supply chain services, one that could:
Consolidate its incumbent integration technologies onto a single platform
Support database replication as part of its disaster recovery (DR) strategy
Move massive data assets to and from geo-distributed data centers
Seamlessly interoperate with existing infrastructure
JDA now leverages an advanced embedded integration technology platform and provides greater business value to its customers with:
A single integration solution that supports all business data movement use cases
A highly available multi-protocol gateway for diverse customer communications
High-speed file transfer to move large files and massive data sets
Data center replication to support redundancy and DR plans
"The Cleo solutions delivered the security and reliability necessary to successfully support a global supply chain management operation," said John Frazier, former vice president of cloud services, JDA Software Group. "Cleo's single-platform technology enables JDA and its dynamic customer base to manage their supply chain services now and into the future."
While other SaaS companies are grappling with piecemealed data exchange strategies, JDA is busy gaining further market share with robust integration technology.
About Matt Torman
Matt Torman is the senior manager for marketing communications at Cleo. He previously managed local and corporate journalism teams for more than 10 years and has five years of experience in content roles focused on B2B, integration, and cloud software solutions.
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Erly Vieira Jr
Erly Vieira Jr is a writer, filmmaker, researcher, professor and audiovisual curator.
Website: juliano-gomes.com
Mariana Nunes graduated in Theater Interpretation at the na Faculdade de Artes Dulcina de Moraes (Brasília-DF), studied acting for TV and cinema at Instituto del Cine (Madrid-SPA) and has a long career in cinema as an actor in films such as Zama (Lucrecia Martel, 2017 ), Pelé – The birth of a legend (Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist, 2017), São Jorge (Marco Martins, 2016), Overgod (Gabriel Mascaro, 2019), among many others .
Instagram: instagram.com/marianasousanunes/
Rafael de Luna Freire, Ph.D., is a Film Professor in the Film and Video Department and in the Film and Audiovisual Graduate Program at Federal Fluminense University (UFF), in Niterói, Brazil, where he is the Head of the Audiovisual Preservation University Laboratory (LUPA), the first film archive in Brazil dedicated to small-gauge film.
Rafael has been active in the Film Preservation field for more than fifteen years. He was Head of Documentation at the Film Archive of Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art (Cinemateca do MAM) and is a founding member of the Brazilian Association of Audiovisual Preservation (ABPA). Rafael coordinated the project of restoration of the feature film Antes, o verão, directed by Gerson Tavares in 1968, and he is the creator of the blog www.preservacaoaudiovisual.blogpost.com, the oldest website in Portuguese dedicated to film preservation. Finally, he was responsible for the local organization of the Audiovisual Preservation Exchange program of the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation M.A. at the New York University (MIAP-NYU), in Rio de Janeiro, in 2018.
As a film scholar, Rafael has published many books and articles on the history of Brazilian cinema.
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Alguns Apontamentos Sobre a História do Cinema Produzido no Espírito Santo: Dos Primórdios ao Início dos Anos 1990
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Q: ¿donde esta el error? intercambio de variables Disculpen pero soy nuevo en c y tengo que resolver este ejercicio

Escribir el código del programa que solicita el valor de dos números enteros y los intercambia posteriormente, mostrando tanto el valor inicial de cada variable como su valor final.

Pero al correrlo no me imprime los valores, me pide ingresar 2 numeros para que despues los imprima y luego los intercambie y los imprima pero no imprime los valores
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {

    int a,b;
    printf("ingresa el primer valor: \n");
    scanf("%d", &a);
    printf("ingresa el segundo valor: \n");
    scanf("%d", &b);
    printf("el primer valor es: \n", a );
    printf("el segundo valor es: \n", b);
    a=b;
    b=a;
    printf("el nuevo valor de a es: \n", a );
    printf("el nuevo valor de b es: \n", b);

    return 0;
}

A: El error que tienes es que realizas el printf() sin el modificador "%d" que sirve para imprimir numeros enteros.
Aqui la solución:
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {

    int a, b, aux;

    printf("ingresa el primer valor: \n");
    scanf("%d", &a);

    printf("ingresa el segundo valor: \n");
    scanf("%d", &b);

    printf("el primer valor es: %d\n", a );
    printf("el segundo valor es: %d\n", b);

    aux = a;
    a   = b;
    b   = aux;

    printf("el nuevo valor de a es: %d\n", a );
    printf("el nuevo valor de b es: %d\n", b);

    return 0;
}

Resultado

ingresa el primer valor:
10
ingresa el segundo valor:
15
el primer valor es: 10
el segundo valor es: 15
el nuevo valor de a es: 15
el nuevo valor de b es: 10

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Stephen's story
Published on 15 March 2020
STEPS resident Stephen designs a T-Shirt for BBC Children In Need.
Stephen, who lives in STEPS at Epilepsy Society, has put his artistic talents to good use and designed a t-shirt for BBC Children in Need.
When Stephen went to get the materials for the t-shirt, he explained to a local retailer that he was creating a t-shirt for Children in Need. They gave him the materials for free because he was designing the t-shirt for charity.
It took Stephen over a week to design and make the finished product.
Stephen says: "I feel very proud and confident about making the t-shirt, as I've done something important".
He has received many compliments from other residents and members of staff, who have commented on his natural talent.
Stephen attended 'BBC Children in Need Rocks 2018' concert at the SEE Arena in Wembley earlier this month. He saw a number of celebrities perform, including Sir Rod Stewart, Jess Glynne and Olly Murs as well as many other famous faces. He thoroughly enjoyed the concert.
Next year, Stephen is hoping to design the back of the t-shirt, with 'BBC Children in Need 2019' and is thinking about adding another Pudsey bear to make the t-shirt even more special.
He has had people asking him whether he could design their t-shirts for next year. He joked: "So many people have been asking me to design their Children in Need t-shirts, at this rate I'll have to start making them in September!"
Well done to Stephen!
Epilepsy is not just one condition, but a group of many different 'epilepsies' with one thing in common: a tendency to have seizures that start in the brain.
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She brushed her fingers gently against his pallid cheek where he lay, caught in feverish sleep, knowing it was her turn to show strength. With her back to a crooked tree she appraised the peaceful fields beyond the fraying cloth of their lean-to; the region bathed in the suns golden glare as it made its cosmic dive beyond this world. Breathing in the tender air of spring Melody savoured the serene moment. Feeling his body tense beside her and noting his brow begin to furrow she shifted closer to rest against his form. Slipping her hand into his she let out a low hushing sound, stroking his forehead until it relaxed back into normal sleep.
"You have nothing to fear" she whispered into the quiet twilight.
The dry grass itched at her underside as she watched the washed out cloth undulate softly beneath a cool breeze. Drawing comfort from his warmth she tried to doze, hoping this night would hold fewer terrors than the last.


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The Gig Economy: Which Side Are You On?
by Barbara Nimri Aziz
The tall good looking New Yorker, about 25, stands out in the crowd around me. His black curly hair shines, his head raised expectantly, his smile so unlike the sleepy people around us peering anxiously into their handheld devices.
I'll learn before my trip ends that this warm faced lad's name is Dijon.
Our fleeting association begins there on the platform waiting for the uptown #6 train. Initially his smile attracts me; then my gaze rises beyond his face to a shimmering red and silver flag; it's actually a balloon waving above us, and somehow I know this belongs to Dijon. Seeing "Happy Anniversary" scrolled clearly on the shimmering surface, I think 'Nice. He's returning from an office party celebrating his marriage'. That explains his smile too.
I'm distracted by a growl from the mouth of the tunnel, a welcome noise to commuters at the end of their workday. Here comes the #6 train. The platform, dense with thick-coated bodies, begins to stir, preparing to press into the car the second its doors slide open. Forget about a seat; I may not even find standing room.
At 4:30 p.m., the rush of workers heading uptown to their homes—one room, maybe two, three at the most, somewhere in the Upper East Side, Spanish Harlem or the Bronx-- has begun.
I am unconcerned how Dijon, with his unwieldy balloon and the large carton cradled in his arms, manages to maneuver himself into the train as thirty other commuters lurch through that single door. Then, doors safely closed behind us, there's that same balloon. And, here beside me, our backs squashed side by side against the door, stands its bearer, with the same quiet smile.
As this isn't my regular route so I must check: where should I disembark? Instinctively, I look up towards the anniversary flag: "Does the #6 stop at 84th Street?" His voice is soft, reassuring: "We stop at 86th-- good for you. You know you could have taken the #5 express across the platform; you'd reach in just two stops by the five."
Never mind; with this friendly opener I proceed with my inevitable interview, probing my travel companion's agenda and introducing me to another New York lifestyle experience. "Your anniversary?" I inquire. "How many years?" "Oh no", Dijon casually rejoins and, glancing at the balloon above us, explains: "I'm delivering this: Edible Arrangements. We're a party service (I'll Google it later) Nodding to the package in his arms now, he explains this service for family celebrations; "They get the balloon and our fruit package -- chunks of fresh pineapple, melon, apple, stuff like that-- arranged on sticks all poking out of a big orange. It's really pretty, done up like a bouquet."
And do you sing as you present this gift? "No, no", and pausing, adds "But I could sing".
It occurs to me that Dijon may in fact be a talented vocalist-- a singer, an actor, a performer of some kind. He's probably one of the tens of thousands of gifted young people drawn to the city in search of gigs on stage, hunting for an agent, waiting to be discovered. Yes, that explains his bearing. I miss that cue, and instead ask about his 'edible' services; it's a lifestyle service, the pampering of well-to-dos and trend-obsessed young people who socialize with indulgences, like hand delivered balloons and fruit baskets. "For say $50?", I guess. "Hmm", replies Dijon; "Well, $50 and up."
I think: what could he earn for one delivery (remembering he has to travel by subway)? Maybe $10. I can't ask him directly, so I follow up with "And tips? Do your happy anniversaries tip well?" Another "Hmmm" from Dijon. "No tips: not usually."
(No point inquiring about health insurance or workman's compensation.)
These delivery gigs employ battalions of young and energetic do-anything-to-live-in-New Yorkers. Would-be actors, comedians and musicians traditionally wait tables and serve drinks in the city's many bars. More and more, these jobs are augmented by these delivery services which employ jobless graduates and anyone else willing to serve those who can pay, however indulging and frivolous the service. What's offered are sometimes routine and tedious (house-cleaning, dog walking), at other times exotic and terribly fashionable (you can't imagine).
Subway advertisements abound with invitations to do something special for yourself, or a loved one—all by phone apps, and like Uber-- delivered personally by a young man or woman at your door. Handy.com, delivery.com, taskrabbit, upwork.com blueapron.com, redbucket.com, deliveroo.com are just a few examples of what's available.
It's the gig economy; on one hand it's emerging from excessive joblessness, a serious condition finally receiving attention from workers rights advocates. On the other hand it's created by people with abundant disposable incomes. Based on both desperation and trendyness, servitude is a growth industry in American cities. Ediblearrangements.com and bueapron.com are New York chic.
The fashion crowd—i.e. those with monthly salaries, health insurance, social security savings and a company pension fund--- chat in the bar or at office break about these trendy services, similar, one imagines, to how white ladies chatted about their domestic 'help'.
The Sunday Lifestyle section of your newspaper features the merits of blueapron.com fashion. Meanwhile less noticed reviews expose the inbuilt exploitation and the hardships lived by these young workers.
Doubtless some of the tens of thousands of wishful, handsome jobless graduates, having glimpsed inside those wealthy apartments to whom they delivered massages and fruit bouquets, gather after hours to invent their own startup service. Maybe they themselves can launch the next trend.
No one is thinking about workers rights. In fact a new adjunct trend is umbrella recruitment companies. They locate, vet and sign up individuals who they then farm out for hour and day jobs. In the UK this service extends to school teachers—all to save someone else money. END
[ The Gig Economy: Which Side Are You On? ]
Letter to My Friend in Damascus
I am afraid to ask you you're feelings about the recently announced American invasion into your country. In our talks these past months, we've spoken only about hardships: the increasing scarcity of electricity, water and food shortages, an absence of home heating fuel. This in the capital, Damascus, where people can still go to school and to work, where some local buses can navigate through the mud and debris, where drivers can sometimes find petrol for their cars.
When we're able to connect by phone, you talk about people I know: parents unable to pay for their child's surgery, a family with no means of keeping warm in winter.
You could easily leave to live abroad with your children. But you're in charge of a children's home, and you simply can't abandon the staff—those few who remain. Before, donations were adequate and teachers sufficient. Now teachers are leaving to find work and safety abroad, following many hundreds of doctors who've emigrated. You spend more time searching for assistance from the few remaining families offering charity. Syrians have always been especially generous to the homeless (few though they were in the past), and to any charitable effort by any faith. How can able Syrians sustain this deeply embedded principle when they themselves are in need, dependent on their children abroad?
Do you have someone outside who supports you while you provide succor to others inside? I don't know what sustains you, apart from your love of country, something few speak about these days, and hardly anyone outside Syria recognizes.
On international women's day here, I broadcast some interviews from my audio archive, conversations with women in Damascus 6-7 years ago. Each spoke with such pleasure about her work, delighted too that their voices, Syrian voices, might be heard (and felt) in America. I don't know where those patriotic souls are today. None would have chosen to leave, I know that. In 2010 their lives had been full and promising. Yours, too. And those of your office staff and everyone at the children's center, and your youngest son, just graduated.
You and I witnessed many favorable changes under the new, young president. Tourists were arriving in large numbers. Shopping malls were lively and welcoming. Colleges were vibrant centers of learning and hope; new private universities were flourishing. "Why should our bright young people go to Lebanon or Europe to study?" you declared: "We can educate them here, providing more work for our professors, for contractors who build these colleges, and for staff who drive buses and manage college dorms and cafeterias."
Nowadays, students who can't find a way to leave, face military service. There are no figures about all the soldiers killed and wounded; it's tens of thousands, for certain. Only a few families can manage to pay for their sons to avoid the draft. "We are losing all of our young people," you sigh. That proclamation lies in the shadow of every one of our conversations.
Five years ago, after I returned to New York from Syria, I followed news reports and forwarded you an occasional report from writers Joshua Landis, Robert Fisk or Patrick Cockburn which I thought might shed light on events; you asked me what I thought the U.S. administration was planning and what American commentators were saying about Syria. Then we ended these exchanges. They were useless; they simply offered false hope.
In the months preceding the American election your interest and hope returned; a new U.S. administration might somehow bring the war to a close. Then however, you decided that whoever prevailed, Democrats or the Republicans, Syria could hardly expect relief, peace, a settlement:-- nothing but worsening conditions and the loss of youths, teachers and doctors.
We haven't spoken about the new U.S. leadership. Nor did I ask you for your reaction to Israel's bombing of Syria last month, an aggression that garnered almost no attention here. Was that attack more unsettling and ominous that earlier Israeli assaults?
I expect that Syrians can think about little except: "Can it get worse? And, "How can we find some heating fuel, more medicine, a pair of shoes?"
On top of all this comes this major political development:-- the unconcealed arrival of American military presence on your soil. Marines and heavy armaments are moving into Syria as I write. According to U.S. generals, their troops are deployed to help Washington's Syrian allies—not the Syrian army-- to dislodge and eradicate ISIS from Raqqa. This move comes in the wake of remarkable gains by the Syrian army backed by Russia, Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah forces.
While the U.S. troop arrival is (to the American public) optimistically presented as ISIS-motivated, you and I know that it's likely a pretext; it's really another step in The U.S.'s Syria 'mission creep'. Has Washington ever limited military incursion to the announced goal? Has it left anything behind its wars on Arab soil except destruction and deprivation, chaos and animosity?
Five years ago, following initial uprisings in Syria, many there might have welcomed an American military presence. But in time, you and your compatriots understood America's support for the cruelest, most extreme opposition (rebel) fighters; Washington's endorsement of Saudi and Qatari plans to sow chaos in Syria was clear within a few months. As Syrians comprehended the real US agenda--to destroy and disrupt at any cost--their view changed.
So what now? This most nationalist of Arab states is still somehow intact, against all odds. All those Syrian boys martyred; those barefoot children, those empty colleges, those ghostly shopping malls wait.
I could find no public response here to this week's American surge in Syria, no indication that it's a noteworthy U.S. policy change, no journalist asking for Syrians' reactions. An unsettling silence engulfs the first hours of a new American invasion.
Barbara Nimri Aziz, a New York-based anthropologist and writer, hosted RadioTahrir on Pacifica-WBAI in New York City for 24 years. Her 2007 book Swimming Up the Tigris: Real Life Encounters with Iraq is based on her 13 years covering Iraq. Aziz' writings and radio productions can be accessed at www.RadioTahrir.org, Syrian stories at http://podcast.radiotahrir.org/?s=syria
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Q: Complete printing N lines from text files Im new to python and im trying to write a script that print out the the first N lines from each text file in a directory that i give as a user input. I cannot make this work. any help will be appreciate it.
the file path i enter is /home/myprofile/
#!/usr/bin/env python

import glob, os
dirpath=input("Enter path: ")
for file in glob.glob(dirpath + "*.txt" ):
        print(file)
        with open("file") as myfile:
        head = [next(myfile) for 2 in xrange(2)]
        print head

A: Would this work for you :
#!/usr/bin/env python

import glob, os
dirpath=raw_input("Enter path: ")

for file in glob.glob(dirpath+"/*.txt" ):
    print(file)
    with open(file) as myfile:
        for x in range(0, 5):
            print myfile.readline().rstrip() #rstrip to remove \n

Happy to edit if it doesn't fit.


Many thousands of years ago, the great Faeries ruled this land. They brought with them growth and fertility of land. The entire country side would be brilliantly green all year round and the trees grew three times the size they do now. It was a highly celebrated time in the time of the Celts, and there were many beautiful things that they left for us, if you look hard enough. Well, towards the end of their time, there was a evil Faerie that decided to rule over all other faeries. His name was Breslin, and he captured and enslaved his kind until finally causing the extinction of his own race. This is a story about just one of his great tragedies.
There was a famous Queen Faeries, though no one is sure of her name, since all the faeries called her Queen out of such respect and honor. Well the Queen was a generous ruler, but her heart ached. See, the Queen, wait as she tried, was never given a child by the gods. She went to them over and over asking for this one gift they could give her. For whatever reason (who knows the reasons the gods have?), they never granted her request.
Well, at this time, Breslin had conquered and enslaved most of the Faerie lands, and had his eye on the remaining portion, which belonged to the Queen. His warriors were sent over and over, but the gods, though not blessing her with a child, had blessed her with wisdom, and that wisdom had conjured the perfect magic to block evil attempts. She has wisely placed this magic on the perimeter of her kingdom. Her wisdom had saved her people through Breslin attempts.
One rainy night, Breslin had an idea. He would trick the Queen into letting him in. He sent word that night.
That next morning, the Queen received his letter, stating that a old and powerful mystic had a gift for her that would ensure a child of her own. She immediately sent back word, requesting a meeting.
Breslin disguised himself as a Mystic, and met with the Queen. He gave her a large seed he had found during his raids of the mortals, telling her this gift would give her the child she desired. She need only pour all her wise magic into it. He told her to do this when the sun touched the earth that evening, and not to hold any magic back, but to put every ounce in this seed.
Breslin immediately commanded his warriors to hide around the perimeter of the Queen's kingdom, and to strike when the sun touched the earth.
The Queen, being single-minded and desperate, placed the seed among her most precious silks, jewels, and gold. She caressed the seed and loved it. As soon as the sun touched the earth, she placed her hands on the seed, pouring all her magic into this precious seed. And that is how Rowan was born, and orphaned.
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This property is located in the heart of St Johns Wood just two minutes from the high street and tube station and right next to the American school. Featuring a communal garden its a great place to relax on your London trip.With a building porter lift and such close proximity to the tube this home is perfect getaway for a family or group of all ages. Sleeping up to eight guests this home benefits from two bathrooms for added convenience. This smart and clean apartment marries modern furnishings and wooden floors with high ceilings and large windows that maximise views across London ensuring that this is the perfect city pad. The large living space boasts three large windows three sofas and a dining table to seat eight. With a king size bed and tall windows this room is great for relaxing after a long day exploring the city. Featuring a double bed and mirrored wardrobe space. A large room with a double bed and abundant mirrored wardrobe space. A modest bedroom with a single trundle bed which can be transformed into two single beds or a double. Beautifully tiled with a bath and fitted shower WC and twin basins. Just off the master bedroom is a lovely bathroom with a bath and fitted shower a WC and basin. With all the mod cons you'd expect this kitchen has a small window and stainless steel amenities. A communal garden with ample lawn space. Minutes from the West End yet quiet and charming St Johns Wood has a wonderful village atmosphere. The superb High Street nearby offers the finest grocery shops a great selection of restaurants cafes bars and boutiques making it the perfect spot to enjoy London living. You are a mere two minutes walk from St Johns Wood Underground station at this property. From here you can take the Jubilee Line to Bond Street in just 4 minutes for nearby Oxford Street shopping and Westminster in just 8 minutes for famous attractions such as Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. Canary Wharf can also be reached in 20 minutes.


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Kingsman Star Says That Sequel Is "Unconventional"
Kingsman sequel The Golden Circle will be rather unconventional according to actor Colin Firth. Its nature might have something to do with Firth's character, Harry Hart, which he teased in an interview with Collider.
While Firth was teasing during the interview he did make it clear that he can't release many details about how his character returns, however he did clear that some of the speculation around the internet is dead wrong.
"I want to keep the surprise alive a little longer. I think they're going to be surprised again," he said.
While it is likely to be a surprise to the viewing audience it's also important to note that in doing so the hype will increase and if he waits too long it will cause the movie to be a let down like we see in many of our popular MMO's (Star Wars The Old Republic).
The poster above does have a strong hint that Firth's character would return for the sequel but in what form or manifestation we do not know. maybe it will be that Taron Egerton's character "Eggsy" will take over and fill the spot that was left from Firth's character.
The impressive supporting cast also includes Channing Tatum, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Halle Berry, Vinnie Jones, and Elton John.
The movie is set to hit theaters on June 16th, 2017.


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Q: Convert EER-Diagram/Generated Schema to ER Diagram I'm working on a school project that requires the creation of an ER diagram and a database schema that is derived from that diagram. The schema has some very stringent size requirements (no more than x number of tables). I'm running into an issue where some of my entities follow an "is-a" type relationship that is best described using the EER model, something we aren't allowed to use. Here's a very rough outline of what I'm trying to achieve:
I need to keep track of several unique [Part]s that have many (entirely unique attributes). They all share some attributes, like (QuantityInStock). I have [Machine]s that use any (quantity) of any of those different [Part]s.
If I follow the ER model, I believe the machines will have a separate M-to-N relationship with each unique part type. Each M-to-N relationship is supposed to translate into its own table. Because of the strict maximum number of tables we are allowed to have, this isn't possible.
If I follow the EER model, the translation process generates only one or two extra tables - not one more relation for each [Part].
What I need to accomplish is somehow convert the "is-a" relationship (i.e. [ThisPartType] "is-a" [Part]) into something that works within the ER model. I need some way to relate of the different unique parts to the machines that use those parts.
To give an example of what I'm going for:
Machine A uses 30 of PartA[1], 47 of PartB[21], 22 of PartC[18], and 3 of PartD[54].
Machine B uses 8 of PartC[12] and 1 of PartD[44].
Machine C uses 1 of PartF[0] and 5 of PartZ[28].
I'd like to have access to the unique bits of information for PartB[21] (radius, threadwidth), as well query the heaviest of all the PartCs. But I also need to have the ability to assign these parts to the Machines in a way that doesn't need many more tables.
I hope that makes some sense. Thanks for any hints you provide.


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Freshman Quarterback Dismissed From Team After Kneeling During Anthem
Filed Under:Albright College, Reading Pa.
READING, Pa. (CBS) — A football player at Division III Albright College in Reading has been dismissed from the team after taking a knee during the National Anthem on Saturday.
Before the game against Del Val, the Albright Lions decided as a team to both take a knee during the coin toss and to stand during the Star Spangled Banner as a sign of unity.
Goodell: 'We Believe That Everyone Should Stand For The National Anthem'
One player, 19-year-old Gyree Durante, went down on one knee during the National Anthem. According to school officials, the freshman quarterback didn't tell anyone his plan to kneel.
In a statement, the school says Durante was dismissed for his decision to not support team unity.
A 24-player leadership council came up with the pregame routine as a way to find common ground and mutual respect on a team with so many different opinions.
Trump Sends Fundraising Email Touting Pence's Anthem Walk-Out
School officials say Durante remains enrolled as a business major. He did not respond to requests for comment.


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Staff Writer Oct 28/2016 Choosing the Right Program, Featured
Oct 28/2016 Published by: Lytx
With Phase 1 of the ELD mandate heading your way, chances are you've been scrambling to ensure that your fleet is compliant. With so much energy being poured into Phase 1, you may not have been thinking ahead to Phase 2.
When Phase 2 of the ELD mandate rolls out at the end of 2017, fleets will be required to retain supporting documents to verify hours of service (HOS) compliance. Supporting documents include everything from shipment paperwork to expense reports to motel receipts and fuel transactions -- anything that can be cross-referenced with the drivers' electronic logs to prove that they're working within the legally mandated hours of service.
"The new ELD Mandate puts more emphasis on the supporting document requirement than the current HOS regulations by identifying the specific types of documents to be retained," said Gary Johnson, director of risk and compliance management for Lytx. "Because of this, it is imperative that carriers are prepared to manage these documents to ensure compliance."
Consider this: a fleet with 500 drivers will have around 7,700 fuel transactions in just one month. Fuel transactions are just one type of supporting document. When Phase 2 begins, your business will need to match up eight supporting documents each for every 24-hour period your drivers are on duty. That's a lot of work – and also leaves a lot of room for costly human errors.
In the event of a DOT audit, if the auditor determines that the supporting documents don't match the driver's log but see that it was an honest mistake, you could still incur a $1,000 fine. However, if the auditor shows that the inconsistency was intentional, the fine could go as high as $16,000 per violation.
To avoid these kinds of penalties and eliminate the headache of manually matching electronic drivers' logs with supporting documents, fleet operators can take advantage of the RAIR® hours of service (HOS) tracking system.
The RAIR HOS tracking system pulls in driver data, such as fuel charges, from integrated partners such as Electronic Fund Source (EFS) and automatically compares the transaction records with the electronic drivers' logs to ensure the information corresponds. The information can be used as proof of HOS compliance and also to identify drivers who may be in need of coaching.
New mandates and regulations will always present new challenges within the industry, but fortunately there are ways to relieve some of the burden. By making plans to address Phase 2 of the ELD mandate now, you can start 2017 with one less thing on your plate.
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Nancy Andolena (nee Capitti) a retired nurse and life-long resident of Kearny, NJ died on December 28th, 2020 at the age of 88.
Nancy's last employment was with Dr. Salahi in Kearny where she was his office nurse until retirement.
She was a devoted parishoner of St. Stephen's Church, where a Mass to celebrate her life will take place on Wednesday, December 30th at 11a.m., followed by a burial in Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, NJ.
Nancy's greatest joy in life was her family. She was predeceased by her loving husband Joseph and is survived by her children and their spouses Stephen (Julie), Karen (Robert), James (Carol), Gary (Helene), Mary (David) and Gail (Thomas). She was the cherished grandmother of Danielle, Ryan, Alison, Stephen, Christie, James, Kaitlyn, Andrew, Kelly, Victoria and Brett and great-grandmother of Evelyn, Robert, Dakota and Grace.
Nancy's compassion, kindness and loving spirit will be remembered and live on in the hearts of all those she touched.
To see Nancy's Mass live-streamed please visit St. Stephen's Facebook page (Saint Stephens Roman Catholic Church) or their website shortly before 11 on Wednesday morning.
Kindly omit flowers and consider a donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Nancy's memory at stjude.org/tribute or mail to PO Box 1000 dept.142 Memphis, TN 38101
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Anatolian (Turkmen) Beyliks
Anatolian beyliks (also Turkmen beyliks, Tevâif-i mülûk (in Ottoman Turkish) are small Turkish emirates or principalities governed by beys, which were founded in several locations of Anatolia at the end of the 13th century.
Following the conquests in Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks, Oghuz clans began invading this region. The Seljuks settled these clans in border areas, to ensure their safety against the Byzantines. (Compare marches.) These clans led by beys would receive military and financial aid from the Seljuks in return for their services, and acted as if owing full allegiance to their sovereignty. However, during the end days of the reign of Ala ad-Din Kay Qubadh I, especially with the Mongol invasions from the east, the Seljuk power deteriorated and instead Ilkhanate commanders in Anatolia gained strength and authority, which encouraged the beys openly to declare sovereignty. Many of them, following the fall of the Seljuk empire, joined forces with the dispersed Seljuk elite. Many religious Muslim leaders and fighters from Persia and Turkistan who fled the Mongols also settled in these small states. Their assaults on the Byzantines reached even further with the help of these fighters, and the power sphere of the beyliks expanded.
When the Byzantine empire weakened, their cities could resist less and less the assaults of the beyliks, and eventually many Turks settled in western parts of Asia Minor. As a result, many more beyliks were founded in these newly conquered western regions. However, power struggles and conflicts arose between them.
In the beginning, the most powerful states were the Karamanid and the Germiyan, whereas Ottoman Turks were quite weak relatively. When other beyliks were founded along the coasts, Germiyan became an inner state and lost its influence. With the advance of the Ottomans into Roumelia and their annexation of Karesi, they became rivals with the Karamanid, who were then thought to be the strongest player. The Ottomans advanced further into Anatolia by acquiring towns, either by buying them off or through marriage alliances. Meanwhile the Karamanid assaulted the Ottomans many times with the help of other beyliks, Mamluks, White Sheep Turkmen (Akkoyun or Ak-Qoyun), Byzantines, Pontus and Hungarians, failing and losing power every time. The early Ottoman leaders conquered big parts of the Karamanid land, which was restored after the Ottoman defeat to the Mongol Timur Lenk in 1402.
The final blow was made by Mehmed II who conquered Karamanid in order to construct a homogenous dominion in Anatolia. This was achieved by Selim I in 1515 who conquered Ramazan and Dulkadir, finally ending all beyliks in Anatolia and declaring sovereignty on all Turkish possessions in Anatolia.
In spite of their limited sources and the political climate of their era, art during the Anatolian beyliks flourished, probably building the basis for Ottoman art. Although the artistic style of the Anatolian beyliks can be considered as representatives of a transition period between Seljuks and Ottomans, new trends were also acquired. Especially wandering traditional crafts artists and architects helped spread these new trends and localized styles to several beyliks across Anatolia, which resulted in innovative and original works particularly in architecture. Wood and stone carving, clay tiles and other similar decorative arts of the Seljuks were still used, however with the influence of the pursuit for new spaces and its reflections in other arts as well.
Some representative examples of the Anatolian beyliks' architecture are Ilyas Mosque at Balat (Milet) (1404), Isabey Mosque at Selçuk (1375), Ulucami Mosque at Birgi (1312) built by the Aydin beylik. The above mosques, although being successors of Seljuk architecture, differ greatly in the increase of decorations in the interior and exterior spaces and the different placement of the courtyards and minarets. Karaman beylik also left noteworthy architectural works, such as Ulucami Mosque in Ermenek (1302), Hatuniye Madrassa in Karaman (1382), Akmedrese Madrassa in Nigde (1409), all of which respect a new style that considers and incorporates the exterior surroundings also. One of the first examples of the Anatolian beylik architecture hinting at the forming of the Ottoman architecture that aims at uniting the interior space beneath one big dome and forming a monumental architectural structure is Ulucami Mosque in Manisa (1374) built by the Saruhan beylik. Also worth noting is the increase in constructions of madrassas that points at the beyliks' attaching greater importance to sciences.
The Anatolian beyliks were:
Alaiye
Artuk
Candaroglu
Danishmend
Dulkadir
Ertena
Husameddin
Inanc
Karaman (Karamanid)
Karesi
Kadiburhaneddin
Menguc
Menteshe
Osmanoglu (Ottomans)
Sahipata
Saltuk
Saruhan
Sources: Wikipedia, Answers.com


India lost the solar energy race to China decades ago. The loss can be attributed to the limited technology and infrastructure available to leverage the omnipresent resource. However, the Indian alternative energy industry is rapidly embracing this growing opportunity, and leading this change as a pioneer is Hyderabad-based Shri Shakti Alternative Energy Ltd. (SSAEL), a solar asset management company offering consultancy and technology-driven solutions with a mission to make a sustainable impact.
parks and now utility scale O&M, with its services across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Uttar Pradesh.
"We are undertaking this mammoth task of monitoring these gigawatts of off-grid installations to help MNRE and State Nodal Agencies make better asset-utilization decisions using bigdata"
Though the Indian solar market is currently on an unprecedented growth trajectory, long-term performance and sustainability rests on strong solar O&M (Operations & Maintenance) processes. Addressing this issue, SSEAL's Solarpro (Utility-scale O&M), a unique asset management system based on predictive analysis, helps users monitor realtime performance (in Indian operating conditions) of not only the technical KPIs, but of module cleaning, vegetation management and overall service management as well. Created by the in-house team of NIT and IIT engineers, this interesting combination of data analytics and visualization helps site managers identify existing problems, and accordingly reduce down-time and enhance productivity.
Agricultural inputs. SEWA assists MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) & solar installers to monitor pump performance & farming activities, leveraging big data and cloud technology. It is interesting to note that this unique project was funded by grant from MNRE and the U.S. State Department. Satya asserts, "We are undertaking this mammoth task of monitoring these gigawatts of off-grid installations to help MNRE and State Nodal Agencies make better asset-utilization decisions using big data. The manufacturers and farmers too, streamline operational economies and technical services through this first-time-ever platform".
SSEAL has also developed the first-ever private-public 100 MW solar processing zone in association with the Govt. of Rajasthan near Jaisalmer. Clients are facilitated with a one-stop-solution where they receive developed land in a high irradiation zone with set infrastructure, making it easy to setup solar plants with low operational and transmission costs & losses.
The future of solar energy industry is rapidly spreading into other dimensions such as electric vehicles, unrestricted storage, efficient panels, hybrid systems and improved land/groundwater use, among others. In all of these, SSAEL continues to innovate, to harness new opportunities that can help reduce the society's dependence on non-renewable energy sources.


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Kicking the obesity epidemic
By taking small steps that add up to big changes, your family campaign to trim calories can be fun, painless, filling, and still taste good
By M.E. Malone
Globe Correspondent / March 10, 2010
While Michelle Obama is campaigning against childhood obesity, there's Charles Barkley on TV hawking Taco Bell's NBA Five Buck Box. The extra-large former basketball All-Star raps about the box's crunchy tacos and volcano burritos, but doesn't mention the Jumbotron-size helping of fat and calories. At 1,380 calories, the box contains close to two-thirds of what a typical 12-year-old needs for an entire day. And that's before adding 200 calories for the soft drink that comes with the meal.
"Economically, if you had just $5 to maximize your calories, that's certainly a way to do it,'' says Dr. Lauren Smith, medical director for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. "When that's your landscape, it becomes normal.''
But as many parents know, changing what is normal in a child's food world can be as challenging as getting them to take out the trash. There are many hurdles: School lunch programs feature fried and processed foods, sweet snacks are ubiquitous and, for many families, access to inexpensive fresh fruits and vegetables is limited. Add in reduced physical activity and parents coming home from work tired, and who has time to prepare - much less do battle over - broccoli or brown rice?
With more children overweight than ever, toddlers included, efforts are underway from the White House down to deliver a stern message about trimming excess fat and calories from daily diets. The first lady's Let's Move campaign takes aim at labeling laws, school cafeteria food, and food "deserts'' - communities where fast food and convenience stores flourish at the expense of produce-stocked markets. In public appearances, Obama also highlighted the small but effective steps she took as the mother of two girls to reduce the calories in her own family's diet: smaller portions, more home-cooked meals, no dessert on weeknights, and limiting beverages to water, low-fat milk, and fresh-squeezed juices.
"Eating healthier foods really has to become a whole family project,'' says Leslie Song, a nutritionist at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care center in Worcester. "You can't just try to change the way the child eats, still keep junk food in the house, and expect there to be success.''
Dawn Carlo agrees. Her daughter, Lauren, 9, is an active girl who plays several sports and enjoys lots of outdoor time. But Lauren's weight was steadily creeping up compared with the norm for same-age girls. Carlo brought Lauren to the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) program at Children's Hospital Boston a little more than two months ago and the whole family is now on the mend nutritionally.
"We've all lost weight,'' says Carlo, who lives in Westborough with her husband, Francis, and daughters Lauren and Allie, 12. "We all eat the same meals and the same snacks. . . . I thought we were eating healthy [before]. I thought granola bars and Wheat Thins were good snacks. Now I know better.''
Carlo credits the staff at OWL for offering more than just nutritional advice. "They really worked with Lauren, talked to her about her self-esteem, her body image, helped her cope with the teasing.'' Now, her mother reports, Lauren is feeling much better about herself and can even run a little faster when playing indoor soccer. She's lost six pounds and "her confidence and self-esteem are just way up.''
Her experience mirrors what specialists advise. Take a lot of small steps and they will add up to big differences. Don't label some foods as "bad'' or "forbidden.'' Pizza and birthday cake and ice cream are just fine now and then, but keep the foods served at home as healthy as possible. Choose everyday snacks wisely and be willing to put in just a little more time to prepare foods at home.
Kids are often willing to change their habits. Sometimes it surprises the parents, as it did Carlo. "Trust me, [Lauren's] a typical kid who would eat chicken nuggets and mac and cheese every night. If you told me a few months ago that she'd be eating Kashi cereal for breakfast, I'd have laughed,'' says Carlo. She reports that it took little time for Lauren to embrace new foods and invest in new eating habits. "The first week was kind of hard. She was so focused on what we should be eating and how much. After about a week, she wasn't asking, 'What can I have now?' ''
Song confirms that children can make changes in their eating habits if parents are consistent. "It's a real partnership. Have faith in them and be really consistent. They will come to realize, I can deal with this. It will be this way from now on,'' says the nutritionist.
For most children who are overweight or obese, the goal is not to "put them on a diet,'' advises Suzanne Rostler, a clinical nutrition specialist at the OWL clinic and coauthor of "Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World'' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Children who learn to maintain their weight with better eating habits and additional physical activity will, for the most part, counteract past weight gain as they grow in height, she says. "From a parenting perspective, it's about keeping a safe food environment, keeping junk food out of the house, and having the whole family eat the same way. It's important that a child not feel punished. It's an effort to keep the whole family healthy.''
Rostler's first suggestion: Encourage kids to be involved in choosing and preparing some of their meals. "Whether it's a teenager or a toddler, cooking can be a very positive entree into accepting a variety of foods,'' she notes. Dr. Smith agrees. Encouraging her own children to leaf through her cookbooks has made them more informed and adventurous eaters. "Sometimes, they read [food] labels more carefully than I do,'' she says.
Taking charge of what's stocked in the fridge and pantry is essential. "Parents have little control of what goes on in terms of eating outside their house; at school, at a play date, at the mall,'' says Rostler. "You do have control over what comes into your home. It really is number one in my mind and it can work regardless of income, regardless of the age or gender of the child, regardless of anything else really.''
Some of the small steps that Rostler and others suggest is to offer children low-fat milk and water, as the Obamas do, which means no sodas in the house. Also, healthier snacking is key. Kids can be ravenous when they return home from school, a music lesson, or a sports practice. "They will eat whatever is there, whatever is easy to grab, so make it healthy,'' says Song. Having a little protein with each snack and meal will help keep hunger at bay. A handful of nuts, slices of low-fat cheese, or lean sliced deli meats are easy alternatives to chips, cookies, and crackers.
Another strategy is to eat together as often as possible at home, using weekend time to prepare a few meals in advance, and limiting trips for fast food. Smith acknowledges that many parents don't have easy access to the best foods, but notes that putting a healthy meal on the table doesn't necessarily mean "shopping at Whole Foods.'' Focus on the "perimeter'' of the supermarket, favoring fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and dairy products over "center aisle'' food staples such as boxed macaroni and cheese, canned soups, crackers, and cookies. Frozen vegetables and fruits, without added sauces or syrup, are excellent alternatives during the months when fresh produce in New England is limited.
If pasta is on the menu two or more times per week, have it less often and experiment with whole wheat pastas (or mix regular and whole wheat varieties to ease the healthier version onto the table). Treat the family to ice cream once on the weekend, rather than keeping it on hand in the freezer. When fast food is the only option, look for the healthiest items on the menu.
Perhaps the most comforting words come from Smith, a mother, a pediatrician, and a state health leader. "Your home doesn't have to be the perfect food environment. You're setting yourself up for failure if you feel you have to do everything right, right away,'' she says.
Her advice for parents struggling with this: "They don't have to be perfect.''
© Copyright 2010 Globe Newspaper Company.
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