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We miss streetcars' frequent and reliable service, not streetcars themselves
By Owain James - April 17, 2019
The United States is well into a building boom of modern streetcars. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) reports that 22 new streetcar projects have opened since 2013 with dozens more in various stages of planning.
These projects are part of a wider movement over the past several decades to revitalize downtowns. Kansas City's 2014 streetcar project was pitched as a way to reconnect the neighborhoods of the city and getting people back to downtown without cars. Russ Johnson, a leading streetcar booster on the city council at the time, argued that the KC Streetcar could bring back the kind of connectivity that his mother enjoyed when she graduated high school in 1951 and could "live, work and play without a car."
The myth that the destruction of streetcar systems in the U.S. was a conspiracy by auto manufacturers to undercut useful public transit by replacing streetcars with buses and thus sell more cars, as depicted in the 1996 documentary Taken for a Ride, is one that persists to this day despite debunking. While it is true that Kansas City, like many American cities at the time, had an extensive public transit system, it was not the fact that it was a streetcar- based system that made it so useful.
The key to successful transportation infrastructure is whether it can get you where you need to go conveniently, not whether it runs on rails or rubber tires. It sounds like a simple point, but focusing on the mode rather than the quality of service leads to disappointing projects that don't live up to the hype. The Kansas City streetcar is effective at moving people along its two miles of track, but unless it matches the range and frequency of its 1920s predecessor, it will never be a strong alternative to cars.
Perhaps more importantly, public transportation doesn't need to be made of streetcars to deliver what streetcars once did.
The level of transit service in U.S. cities in the heyday of streetcars has been unmatched since, but the switch from streetcars to buses is not responsible for this decline. As automobile traffic increased, streetcars had to compete for road space that was filling up quickly. While streetcars ran on tracks, these were almost always installed on roads that were open to all automobiles, so streetcars had to sit in traffic like everyone else.
"It sounds like a simple point, but focusing on the mode rather than the quality of service leads to disappointing projects that don't live up to the hype."
While we look back on streetcars with nostalgia and new streetcars as cutting edge, the opposite was true in the streetcar's heyday. Urbanites in streetcar cities valued the ability to move quickly around a city for a mere $.05, but by the time of the streetcar's demise, they were widely considered to be backwards and obsolete.
Many riders welcomed the replacement of streetcar lines with modern buses which were quieter and considered cutting edge technology, more appropriate for the modern age. Streetcars, meanwhile, were old, noisy, crowded, and slow.
The debut of buses did not relieve transit lines of their traffic woes, but the new buses offered other advantages. Washington, DC historian John Deferrari in his book Capital Streetcars: Early Mass Transit in Washington, D.C., writes that there was "surprisingly little contention" about converting the Connecticut Avenue streetcar line to buses. The story was much the same on lines elsewhere in the city. In fact, riders were often quite positive about the change, noting that buses were quieter and faster. The complete changeover in DC was even done at the urging of the Public Utilities Commission, the local body responsible for regulating streetcars. The owners of the streetcars at the time saw it as an expensive investment that would also leave them responsible for removing the old streetcar tracks.
Blaming the switch to buses for the decline in transit service is a mistake. Competition with the personal automobile, both for riders and for road space, led to death spirals of falling ridership, increasing fares, and service cuts. CityLab's extensive history of U.S. mass transit points out that systems running on their own lanes or track, free of other traffic, survived, while those running in mixed traffic collapsed. Only the latter, they argue, could compete with cars by providing frequent service that would not be slowed down by traffic.
Another underlying problem was that urban mass transit was privately owned and never had been very profitable. Most streetcars were land speculation ventures, like LA's Pacific Electric Railway which was built primarily so people could reach new housing that was being built. DC's system was propped up by its much more successful electric company subsidiary, PEPCO, but Congress banned holding companies from owning both electricity and transit companies in the 1930s.
"What made streetcars successful in their heyday wasn't the tracks, but the investment in extensive service that was both frequent and far-reaching."
As cities attempt to rebuild the transit infrastructure that once existed, it's important to remember the right lessons. What made streetcars successful in their heyday wasn't the tracks, but the investment in extensive service that was both frequent and far-reaching. People rode streetcars because they could get them where they needed to go quickly and conveniently, and they will ride buses for the same reasons.
Owain James
Owain James is a recent grad of American University's School of Public Affairs and is Mobility Lab's Graphics Intern
Note that the citizens that complained about noisy streetcars were comparing rail vehicles that were built in the 1900's against reasonably modern buses, because they had no experience wit the PCC car design of the 1930-1955 era. Modern streetcars (and light rail transit vehicles) continue to include the low-noise design features of the PCC era.
Also note that the streetcar lines that survived the massive post-war conversion to buses featured traffic free subways, elevated structures, and/or traffic-free lanes within the street surface. A good example are the surviving four lines of Boston's Green Line Subway, of which one line (D-Riverside) uses a former commuter railroad bed to run twice as far as the other three branches. Accordingly, lines that feature at least some degree of separation from street traffic congestion are often classified as 'light rail' even though the vehicles themselves are indistinguishable from newfangled streetcars!
Conversely, buses that operate in traffic-free lanes of public streets and/or private rights of way (former streetcar or railroad beds, etc. with severely limited stops are often described as 'bus rapid transit'. Boston's Silver Line 1, 2 & 3 operate dual mode buses that operate in all-electric mode in a bus subway from South Station to Transit Way in South Boston. In turn SL 3 as a section of bus only private right of way alongside a commuter rail line in Chelsea.
Lucy Kortum
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Popular World War II Advertisements
World War II was a global war fought between major countries of the world along with their allies. The war continued for 6 years and proved to be one of the deadliest ones with over 85 million deaths. In order to gain support from the general public, different types of advertisements were run by the governments as well as brands. Some of these turned out to be very popular advertisements due to the unique style of gaining public support, creating awareness and promoting the brand itself.
M & Ms Candy
M & Ms promoted itself to be the brand that was 100% at war and was supporting the soldiers. The company claimed itself to be providing 100% support because more than 200,000 pounds of M & Ms every week from which most of the chocolate was sent out to the military. Since the hard sugar coating on top prevented the chocolate from melting or expiring quickly, M & Ms became reserved for military purposes. As all soldiers had chocolate in their diet to keep themselves warm in extreme temperatures, M & Ms did the job perfectly. The advertisement by the company gained itself a fame as well as encouraged people to donate more to support M & Ms in helping out the soldiers.
Coca Cola was one of those companies which paid special attention to its advertisement and catered to it according to World War II. One of the most popular advertisements was the one where a pilot was shown drinking a coca cola while on a break. It suggested that a bottle of coca cola could eliminate your thirst for a long while. The tagline for this ad was "Your Thirst Takes Wings". Other popular ads by Coca Cola include the one where numerous soldiers were having a coke along with the generals. It depicted that the element of refreshment among the soldiers and generals was due to Coca Cola. It also gave the image of unity among the generals and soldiers. The brand was highly appreciated for such ads as it gave a sense of corporate social responsibility.
Government Ads
The World War II Ads were also in the form of governmental awareness ads. These ads had different types of themes and were regularly published in the different types of newspapers and magazines. One of the most popular advertisements included the one which urged people to provide scrap material to the collectors as it was quite useful in war. These ads urged people to donate bones, scrap metal, and paper as well. This campaign turned out to be quite successful in The Great Britain as the people actually started giving away extra scrap material. Other types of popular advertisements urged the people to not speak much or give away any important information as many countries had started using spies. The government wanted the people to not engage in any kind of useless talk so as to prevent any important information leaking out. Much of these ads went increasingly popular because of the very harsh tone that was being used in the messages. One such ad showed a picture which said "Wanted For Murder! Her Careless Talk Costs Lives".
Some government ads asked the women at home to help and support at war by doing the different types of chores. One such advertisement asked the women at home to train and become registered nurses so that they could help out soldiers that were injured during war.
In the year 1941, Pall Mall Cigarettes launched a war-based advertisement that showed two different soldiers comparing the different Cigarettes and the advertisement suggested that "Pall Mall's modern design filters the smoke – lessens throat irritation". The secondary tagline of this ad was "Wherever particular people congregate". The ad was based on the premise that the soldiers smoking the Pall Mall Cigarettes will have a reduced irritation due to better design. The ad gave the concept that soldiers at war should use the right kind of cigarettes.
US Employment Service
The advertisement by the US Employment service urged the women and men at homes to do the jobs which were not being completed. The US Employment service wanted extra employees to work. One such as suggested "Do the job HE left behind". Another such as suggested "We Need you to work for us". Since most men were employed at war, the different chores needed to be completed on time. The US employment service ads were mainly targeted towards the women. An advertisement by the company said "Longing him won't bring him back sooner! Get a War Job". As a result of these kinds of advertisements, the US employment service saw a sudden rise in the applications by women as a way of supporting their men at war.
There were different types of popular advertisements that were campaigned during World War II. Many different brands not only presented a good image but were also able to cash out the opportunity. Some of the World War II ads were also considered to be unnecessary propaganda as well since they just led to extra hate rather than useful outcomes. Nonetheless, these were some of the most interesting ads of World War II.
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Last year I was traveling with my wife for vacation while our kids were at their grandparents house. Little did I know that this trip could have been my last. The accident was swift. It didn't hurt. The pain came after when I was overwhelmed by regret for all the things I wanted to say to my children and almost didn't. This time I was lucky and I get another chance to speak up.
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I don't want to miss another opportunity to ever share my memories, thoughts, and advice. More than a testament, I want to leave a mark that can be revisited for my friends and family. I don't want anyone to miss the opportunity. This is how Your Last Will was born. Today I am proud to share the first look.
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California guard Matt Bradley (20) hits the winning basket in overtime as Washington forward Jaden McDaniels tries to defend during the Pac-12 game on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Berkeley, Calif. (Jed Jacobsohn, Associated Press)
Jed Jacobsohn, Associated Press
Bradley banks in game-winner to lift Cal past UW men in OT
After big second-half rally, Huskies go cold in extra session
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press
BERKELEY, Calif. — Matt Bradley didn't think much of his game-winning 3-pointer in overtime other than he missed a similar shot at the end of regulatation. California coach Mark Fox, on the other hand, compared Bradley's bucket to watching a sunset.
"You wish you could watch that thing for 30 minutes but it happens in like two seconds," Fox said. "It was a thing of beauty. As hard as he's worked and as much as he's bought in, he deserved to have that thing go down."
Bradley banked in a 3-pointer with six seconds remaining in overtime, lifting California to a 61-58 win over Washington on Saturday night.
Bradley finished with 17 points and five rebounds to help the Golden Bears (8-8, 2-1 Pac-12) to their second straight win after a four-game losing streak. Grant Anticevich added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Paris Austin scored 10.
Jaden McDaniels had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Washington. The Huskies (11-6, 1-3) rallied from 10 down in the final 12 minutes of the second half but made only one basket in overtime.
Bradley scored on a left-handed layup with 1:35 left in overtime to give Cal a two-point lead. The two teams traded misses before Nahziah Carter made two of three free throws that made it 58-all with 34.2 seconds left after being fouled taking a 3-pointer by Anticevich.
Bradley, Cal's leading scorer this season, got the ball and dribbled the clock down before taking the game-winning shot above the arc and over McDaniels, Washington's 6-foot-9 freshman. The ball banked in as the crowd at Haas Pavilion erupted.
"Coach told me I had to work out, try to get a shot off," Bradley said. "The second half I had the same opportunity which I trusted Grant, he took a really good shot and ended up missing. I was like, 'Let me just give it a go,' and I made it."
Both teams missed a shot to win at the end of regulation. Anticevich missed a 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining and Carter's 3 at the buzzer fell short and hit the front of the rim.
Neither team shot well early but California pulled away late in the first half. Anticevich hit a 3-pointer and then a jumper before Austin made a jumper to give Cal a 28-20 lead at the break.
Washington made only seven shots in the first half, five of them 3's.
"This win was more about the investment that we've demanded that these kids make," Fox said. "Late in the game it just meant a lot to our team to dig in, whether it's offense or defense, to make the plays that we needed to make."
The Huskies grabbed 44 rebounds and outhustled the Bears for much of the second half but shot 18 of 61 (29.5 %) for the game. They were especially cold in overtime, making one of their four attempts.


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— японский самурайский род.

История
Род Юки ведет своё происхождение от кугэ .

Клан Юки состоит из двух линий: Симоса Юки и Сиракава Юки. Это разделение произошло в период Намбокутё (1336—1392). Одна из ветвей поддерживала Южный императорский двор, а вторая ветвь — Северный императорский двор.

Как и многие самурайские кланы, род Юки разработал кодекс областных законов (bunkoku-hō). В 1556 году Юки Масакацу (1503—1559) опубликовал новые законы рода Юки (結城氏法度 Yūki-shi Hatto).

Ветвь рода Юки из Сиракавы была уничтожена Тоётоми Хидэёси, а ветвь рода Юки из Симосы сохранилась в качестве даймё Юки-хана в провинции Симоса.

Члены клана Симоса Юки стали частью могущественного клана Токугава.

Главными вассалами клана Юки был самураи из кланов Тагая, Мидзутани, Ямакавэ и Иваками.

Список представителей клана Юки
 Юки Томомицу, 1168—1254, 1-й глава клана Юки
 Юки Томохиро, сын предыдущего
 Юки Хироцугу, сын предыдущего
 Юки Сукэхиро, сын Томорихо из Сиракавы в провинции Муцу, 1298
 Юки Мунэхиро, 1266—1339
 Юки Тикатомо, ум. 1347
 Юки Тикамицу, ум. 1336
 Юки Акитомо, ум. около 1370, сын Тикатомо
 Юки Удзитомо, 1398—1441
 Юки Норитомо, 1439—1462
 Юки Масатомо, 1477—1545
 Юки Масакацу, 1504—1559, сын предыдущего
 Юки Харутомо, 1534—1614, младший сын Оямы Такэтомо (1508—1575), приемный сын Юки Масакацу
 Юки Хидэясу, 1574—1607 второй сын Токугава Иэясу
 Юки Наомото

Примечания

Самурайские роды

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SOHAM helps to provide direction in implementation and guide regarding the Education of children of Migratory Labour basically from Bihar, UP and Upper Shimla through Vishvas Foundation at Kumarhatti, in Solan District. It also sensitizes the Migratory Labour in different ways. The school has completed its first year and had the distinction of making 32 adolescent girls self reliant in Computer basic course and around 35 labour class children the quality education.
Master Tarachand who entered in Soham Vishvas Ghar in April 2005 at the age of 8 years has now grown up to 17 years. He has been nurtured by SOHAM for the past 9 years with values and sanskars apart from routine education, recreation, nutrition, health facilities and vocational education that he studied up to class 9th and has taken up the SOHAM Mission of grooming young children to responsible human beings through Community based centres in villages of Dangri Panchyat in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh. SOHAM Bal Sanskar centers has been establised at Kothi Devera and Kailer villages in Ghatti area of Solan Block of Solan District on Sabthu Road. In these centres children from age 7-14 are enrolled and guided on different Life skills. Drug abuse, Mental Health, Character building, Growing up are some of the issues covered under these sessions.


[re]frame Manila for the Women of Lumban, LagunaDr. Bennett describes the community of Lumban as very religious and where he learns to drink Tanduay with the locals. The main source of livelihood for the women is embroidery and for men is wood work. They were asked to submit designs to be installed in wooden frames as a permanent artwork in the hallway of De La Salle – College of St. Benilde's School of Design and Arts in Malate, Manila. During the inauguration, these women were invited and most of them almost cried as they see their masterpieces beautifully arranged on top. It was all about respect and recognition. None of them talked about the money they were paid for. He remembers these women who never stops eating while doing it before. After the ceremony, though they were given hotels to sleep for a night, a number of them wanted to sleep near or under the artwork.
DasManila for the Women of Dasmariñas, CaviteDasmariñas is a community where a number of people recycle garbage by gathering, cleaning and weaving by hand. Interesting enough, Dr. Bennett searched those who can make a craft out of it and came up with a design of a flower where Manila is named after, the "nilad". He shares what blocks him to keep his project on going smoothly is the rampant red tape for public places. He thinks that corruption in this country is probably the worst of all public concerns. Good thing he found Ayala Museum where the visibility is superb to display his art work. He received many positive feedbacks and on March 15th this year, DasManila will be exhibited in Sydney Australia.
Image taken from "Creative Outreach: Social Development Through Art & Design" with Dr. Rick Bennett of the University of New South Wales, Australia on January 29, 2011, 3:30 pm at the Luna Room, Ayala Museum in Makati City.
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Double Double, Toil and Trouble: Two Different Takes on 'The Scottish Play'
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Christopher Eccleston in Macbeth © RSC, Richard Davenport
Two things, actually, as the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Opera House present different imaginings of Macbeth on the Vancity Theatre screen this May.
While both the RSC and ROH's productions are based on The Bard's classic tragedy, they're differentiated by their content and original genre; theatre and opera. What's more, the original tale is based so heavily in the human condition – jealousy, greed, ambition, betrayal and a thirst for power – that each adaptation offers an individual interpretation depending, in part, on the director and, perhaps more so, on its audience.
So which of Shakespeare's murderous kings is for you?
The One Played By Doctor Who
Presented by: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director: Polly Findlay
Macbeth: Christopher Eccleston (Dr. Who; The Leftovers; Jude; 28 Days Later)
Lady Macbeth: Niamh Cusack (The Playboy of the Western World; Always and Everyone)
Running time: 150 minutes (plus a 20-minute interval). Good for those who don't fare well when attempting to sit still through a three-hour-plus performance.
In a nutshell: A modern-dress retelling of the Scottish Play, informed with a cinematic sense of dread, loss, and horror.
"One for the horror film fans…haunting, creepy, eerie'"–– The Stage
"…stylish with flashes of humour and not a hint of Brexit." –– The Times
"The three witches are children, a brilliant stroke which puts the Macbeths' hunger for power in a new light."
Screening: Monday 14th May, 2 pm – introduced by Mary Hartman, Director of Education, Bard on the Beach.
Macbeth at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon. © RSC, Richard Davenport
The Witches in RSC's Macbeth © RSC, Richard Davenport
The One That Sings
Presented by: Royal Opera House
Director: Phyllida Lloyd, Daniel Dooner
Macbeth: Serbian baritone Željko Lui
Lady Macbeth: A showstopping performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko
Running time: Get comfortable, you're in for 200 minutes of extravagance, violence and drama.
In a nutshell: The Royal Opera's production uses Verdi's 1865 Paris revision of the opera, which includes Lady Macbeth's riveting aria 'La luce langue'. Lloyd depicts the Macbeths' childlessness as the dark sadness lurking behind their terrible deeds.
"With Antonio Pappano and the Royal Opera orchestra stirring up a cauldron of red-hot music-making down in the pit, this is a Macbeth that is always on the boil." –– Financial Times
"Anna Netrebko gave one of the most stunning vocal performances heard in this theatre for many years" –– The Spectator
Screening: Wednesday 16th May, 2 pm.
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Željko Lučić and Anna Netrebko (as the Macbeths) in the Royal Opera House production of Verdi's Macbeth. (Image: ROH)
Verdi's "Macbeth" from the Royal Opera House. (image: ROH)
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Clinton Changes Story on Dubai Deal
RUSH: 'President Clinton yesterday sought to downplay his role in the Dubai ports deal, saying that he took a single phone call from an official at Dubai Ports World and advised the company against pursuing the purchase.' That's not what was reported. What was reported was that after doing two speeches and collecting 600 grand, Clinton was the guy who told the DP Ports World people to suggest they go along with a 45-day cooling-off waiting period. 'While acknowledging his ties to Dubai through business dealings and a university scholarship set up in his name, Mr. Clinton adamantly denied any official involvement in the scuttled sale and said he was not paid by DP World.' (Clinton impression) 'Hey, I want to tell you the truth. I didn't lie. I never knew. I have never heard of this company. I didn't know this company existed. I have never been an advisor, I have never asked anybody to support this deal, not one time.'
Well, now, what are we to believe? We've got Clinton who is an admitted known liar, versus the drive-by media. This is a no-win. The drive-by media reported that Clinton advised these guys for the 45 days and was encouraging it, and he did encourage the deal. But now he's out there saying he backs his wife. Hillary is right and his quote, "We ought to run our own ports,' corroborating a statement his office put out earlier this month, Clinton said he took a single phone call from a representative of DP World seeking his input. He said he told the company he couldn't understand why they wanted to do this and that there would be enormous public opposition in America. Clinton urged the company that if it was determined to go forward, it should propose a way to increase port security.'
So he did advise them! He did advise them, while now saying he didn't. (Clinton impression) 'I never heard of this company, not a single time, not once ever. I didn't advise them.' Now he says we ought to run our own ports. All right, well, that's all hunky-dory and fine and dandy, but we have a question for you, sir. If we ought to run our own ports, why did you let the ChiComs in on the ports on the left coast, and why did you not complain about the ChiComs operating the ports on both sides of the Panama Canal? I'll tell you what's happening. This guy has got taken to the doghouse by his wife big time. Can you imagine that conversation? 'How dare you undermine me? How dare you do something that damages my credibility?' Remember what Hillary said? She broke a leg, folks. She was running to a microphone and camera faster than Chuck Schumer ever has. She said the White House is trying to hand over the US ports. 'We can't afford to surrender our port operations to foreign governments. We cannot cede sovereignty over critical infrastructures like our ports.' Well, you better ask your husband about his acquiescence with the ChiComs, the port operations on the left coast and at the Panama Canal.


As Santa Barbara braces for big cuts in public schools and social programs, and other local governments struggle to balance their budgets, political reform advocates argue it's time to change the way California operates. Many say Proposition 13 is the place to start.
Since its passage in 1978, the Prop. 13 property tax cut initiative has transformed the economic and political landscape of our state. Supporters assert it has protected residential property owners from being taxed out of their homes and that it has produced stability and certainty in property tax rates for businesses. Critics claim it has caused severe damage to the state's education system and ripped political power away from local governments and handed it to lawmakers in Sacramento.
The Santa Barbara Channels' Real Talk: A Santa Barbara Forum series will record a one-hour special examining the pros and cons of Prop. 13 on Wednesday, July 22. The program will also explore underlying causes of the state's financial crisis and the new effort to radically restructure government in California. Joe Armendariz, a current Carpinteria City Council member and Executive Director of the Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Association, and Susan Rose, former Santa Barbara County Supervisor, will face off in what promises to be a spirited discussion. Jerry Roberts, Publications Director at UCSB, and formerly Executive Editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press and Managing Editor of The San Francisco Chronicle, will be the host and moderator.
Should Prop. 13 be changed to allow a different tax rate for commercial and residential property?
Should Prop. 13's two-thirds requirement for new taxes be relaxed?
Does Prop. 13 put too much power in the hands of Sacramento politicians?
What can be done to repair the dysfunction of state government?
How does all this affect Santa Barbara taxpayers, parents and voters?
For the first time, a studio audience, limited to 20 people, is invited to participate and ask questions. Those interested in being part of the studio discussion may contact Hap Freund. E-mailed questions will also be considered forum@sbchannels.tv.
Real Talk airs on Channel 21 Sundays at 7 pm, Mondays at12 noon and 8:30 pm, Wednesdays at 12 midnight and 5 pm, and Fridays at 12 noon and 8:30 pm.


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The Sioux Falls School District recognizes that strong community partners are invaluable as we work together to achieve our mission "to educate and prepare each student to succeed in a changing world."
Dozens of Sioux Falls businesses are committed to helping public school students become productive citizens through their generous donations in the School Business Partnership Program. Examples of partnerships include providing mentors, organizing career-related activities, providing meals to teachers during conferences, donating equipment and other school needs.


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Fighting the Good Fight: Tom Taylor Talks Injustice 2
It's not every day you get to help shape a universe, and yet, that's exactly what writer Tom Taylor has been doing for the past five years as the original writer of
DC Comics Art Academy Featuring Shane Davis
Welcome to the DC Comics Art Academy, a series of art tutorials recorded at Comic-Cons featuring many of the gifted and unique artists working for DC today. In today's installment, we talk to Superman: Earth One artist Shane Davis about his background, influences and path to becoming a DC artist while he draws everyone's favorite blood-spewing furball—Dex-Starr.
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SET Enterprises Five Crowns Card Game Review: Best for Families
This card game is a five-suited rummy style game with an exciting rotating wild card to make it even more exciting for the whole family.
By April Ann
SET Enterprises Five Crowns card game
A great family game that players of all ages will enjoy.
Brand: SET Enterprises
Recommended age: 8 years and up
Five Crowns is a fun and exciting game that transcends generational gaps. It's affordable and easy to play.
Fun for adults and kids
Perfect for large families or groups
The game takes a long time to finish
Material quality
The Five Crowns card game is a fresh take on the classic rummy-style card games. It can be played in 45 minutes with 1 to 7 players.
It contains 5 suites, and the objective is to have the lowest score after playing 11 hands by making books and runs. A book refers to a set of 3 cards with the same value. Meanwhile, runs refer to consecutive cards with the same suites.
The rules for this game are very easy to understand, so both kids and adults will have no problems playing together with it. It's basically the same with playing other card games, except that the rule structure is slightly different.
The cards used for this game are made with standard cardstock, but they are coated with wax. The wax layer makes the cards more durable and protects it from wear and tear.
The size of the card is not too large, so it's easy to hold, even for kids. Plus, since it has a wax coating, it does not stick with each other, so it's easy to shuffle as well.
The Five Crowns card game is as fun as any card game. What makes it more exciting is that it includes rotating wildcards on top of the joker, giving a particular player a much-needed advantage.
The rotating wild card depends on the total number of cards dealt, so this changes every time a new hand is dealt. It might be confusing to keep track of the wild card, but it's easy to know by counting how many cards are in your hand.
The Five Crowns card game is quite affordable compared to other more popular rummy-style card games. But it can easily rival the fun and excitement that the game offers. Besides, it's a game that can be used for multiple occasions, anytime, anywhere, so we can definitely say that it's worth its price tag.
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City Extends Vacant Building Initiative
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Windsor city councillor Fabio Costante on May 6, 2019 (Photo by AM800's Zander Broeckel)
Windsor's Vacant Building Initiative has been given another year to clean up blight.
Council has agreed to extend the program to July 2020.
Since it's launch in August 2018, roughly 750 vacant buildings have been identified leading to dozens of bylaw charges and 26 demolitions.
Ward 2 councillor Fabio Costante says the initiative also includes increased enforcement.
"I'd like to see this council take the most extreme steps that we can within the law to enforce property standards whether it's increasing fines at the limit that we can, whether it's expediting timelines as short as we can," says Costante. "Whatever we can do within the law, I'd like to see that happen."
Costante adds he'd like to see a formal vacant building registry created.
"My argument is simply this, let's put it all on the table and let's see what the best option is or a combination of options to move forward," states Costante. "These are important things that I think council needs to debate. For me, it's about reoccupying these properties, getting businesses and families back in these properties. So how do we most effectively do that? We've got to look at all the options."
Scene of vacant house fire at 458 Marentette Ave near Brant St. Friday Aug. 4. (Photo by AM800's Gord Bacon)
Costante tells AM800 News vacant homes are a problem in his ward and many others.
"Property standards, in general, is the biggest issue in my ward and in causes a ripple effect on their local environment whether it's property values, whether it's blight, whether it's rodents and crime and opportunities for crime and the list goes on," says Costante. "So it's time that we do the most that we absolutely could."
The plan will cost the city $230,000 over the next year with a portion of the cost recovered through bylaw fines.
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We are delighted to welcome author Michael Giorgio to Omnimystery News.
Yesterday we featured an excerpt from Michael's crime novel Justice Comes Home (Black Rose Writing; August 2014 trade paperback and ebook formats) and today we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to catch up with him to talk more about it.
Omnimystery News: Introduce us to your lead character. What is it about him that appeals to you as a writer?
Michael Giorgio: Patrick Morgan is the chief of police in Devlin's Crossing, Wisconsin, a city of about twenty thousand, in 1945, a position he's held for more than a decade. Morgan is, for me, what I would want in a police chief, because he's smart, but not so smart that he's not personable. He has flaws, for sure, and when Justice Comes Home opens, he's hurting. The book opens on Labor Day weekend in 1945 and the city's huge party to celebrate the end of the war. Morgan, whose son died in Germany the previous April, hasn't even begun to reconcile himself to the loss of his only son, at the expense of his daughter, Janey, who he has begun to ignore while placing his son on a lofty pedestal. That he can't see he's done this affects his wife and daughter both, and his investigation as well.
OMN: Will we see Patrick Morgan in another mystery?
MG: I just finished the first draft of a second Patrick Morgan book and I think he's changed over time (the second takes place at Thanksgiving/Christmas 1945). He's begun to try to move on from Chuck's death, at least a little bit, which for him is a major effort, and bring Janey back into his life. He has no choice, as she's become serious about a young man and there's talk of marriage.
OMN: Tell us something about the book that isn't mentioned in the synopsis.
MG: Justice, though set in the fictitious city of Devlin's Crossing, Wisconsin, is based on Waukesha, Wisconsin, where I live. I based the opening event of the book, the citywide Labor Day weekend Victory Celebration, on a real event in Waukesha, where there were more people on the streets than lived in the city. I saw a perfect setting for murder and wrote from there.
MG: My process is somewhat haphazard because of my helter-skelter schedule. I work a full-time job and teach classes online and onsite at AllWriters' Workplace and Workshop, plus I have a wife, Kathie, who is also a novelist, and daughter, Olivia. I write when and where I can, jotting lines in odd moments at work, while I'm cooking supper, and supplementing it all later at night when I have more uninterrupted time. I've been teased in my workshop for having drafts of chapters and short stories written entirely on post-it notes.
MG: Well, I can't claim firsthand experience, unless it was in a previous life, so I tend to use a combination of library time, historical museum time, and listening to radio programs of the era to get a feel for the period and accuracy of the story. The most challenging part was getting the day-to-day details down. For instance, there's a scene in the book that involves Morgan noticing a diner waitress giving his subordinate extra whipped cream on his pie at lunch. I wrote the scene, I was happy with it, then I learned that whipping cream was on the ration list for another two weeks after that scene. Since the book involves the black market in consumer goods, I had to decide whether to keep it as is and let the reader who would know this use it as a potential clue, or change it.
OMN: You mentioned that Devlin's Crossing is based on Waukesha, Wisconsin. How true are you to the setting?
MG: Devlin's Crossing is definitely Wisconsin, since it's based on Waukesha. I was very careful to use certain word choices and sentence structures that fit the region. For instance, when I moved to Wisconsin, I noticed that no one ever goes anywhere, they go "by" places (as in "I'm going by the store."), so my Wisconsinites go by places rather than to them most of the time. I also chose to set Devlin's Crossing where it is so it could be smack in-between Madison, the state capital, and Milwaukee, the largest city, and have both of them close enough for believable travel.
OMN: If we could send you anywhere in the world to research the setting for a book, all expenses paid, where would it be?
MG: Definitely, I'd time-travel to 1945 and immerse myself in the period. Barring that, I'd find the best Wisconsin history repository in the warmest climate I could find and winter there.
OMN: What advice might you offer to aspiring writers?
MG: Find readers you can trust to critique your early drafts. I don't mean people who will pat you on the back and love everything or people who will only find the negatives. For me, it was a critique group of people who are serious about their writing, a critique group led by someone who is currently publishing (not self-publishing) and who encourages participants to not only say what they like or what can be improved in a piece, but to explain the why of both. Knowing why something works or doesn't is the key to improving the story in subsequent drafts.
MG: … considered dangerous because no one knows what I'm thinking. There might be some truth to that at times, but I'm harmless.
OMN: Was Justice Comes Home your working title for the book?
MG: No, the working title was Bump Off and Grind, which is the title under which I submitted it to Black Rose Writing. The publisher felt it might be misconstrued as a different type of story and asked for a change, so I went with the theme of the story.
OMN: Suppose Justice Comes Home were to be adapted for television or film. Who do you see playing Patrick Morgan?
MG: My mental image of Patrick Morgan was actor Brian Dennehy, circa 1980. Since he's in his mid-70s or so now, he'd be too old for the part.
OMN: What authors influenced how and what you write today?
MG: There are four authors that, together, have had an incredible influence on me. Ken Follett, who is a genre hopper, showed me that I should write what I want, and my short fiction, while mostly mystery, goes into other genres as well. Bill Pronzini, who is a genius at setting and fully immersing his characters in their setting. Joseph Wambaugh, whose characters and attention to detail astounds me to this day. And John Lutz, whose work let me see that, even during serious situations, there is humor and humanity. I recommend them all highly.
OMN: When selecting a book to read for pleasure, what do you look for.
MG: Characters. If I can't believe the characters, I don't care about the plot. For genre, I'm all over the place. I read a lot of mystery (I'm working my way through everything Dennis Lehane has released), but I read other genres too. They all have something to offer to me as a reader and as a writer.
MG: Next for me is working on the rewrites of the sequel to Justice, tentatively titled The Misery Chiselers and writing short stories, teaching, and working at my day job, plus being the best husband and dad I can be. And maybe this will be the year I start taking art lessons, which has been a goal for a long time. I have no artistic talent, so it'll be a challenge.
Michael Giorgio lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin with his wife, author Kathie Giorgio, daughter Olivia, and an assortment of dogs, cats, and fish. His short fiction has appeared in The Strand, Mammoth Book of Tales from the Road, Tales from the Cash Register and many magazines and anthologies. In addition to writing, he is also a creative writing instructor for AllWriters' Workplace and Workshop, both in their Waukesha studio and online, and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America.
For more information about the author, please visit his website at MichaelGiorgio.org and his author page on Goodreads, or find him on Facebook.
After nearly four years of war, the citizens of Devlin's Crossing, Wisconsin, are grateful for a chance to celebrate peace, but police chief Patrick Morgan wants nothing to do with the city's massive street party. He can't understand how people can celebrate while his son lies dead in a grave somewhere in Europe, never to return home.
During the jubilee, Carter Fairfax, the black sheep of the city's wealthiest family, is found shot to death behind his burlesque. Chief Morgan, who has his own reasons for wishing Fairfax dead, has the responsibility of finding his murderer. Secrets are revealed that cause him to rethink everything in his life, from the city he calls home to his relationship with his daughter, who he's ignored while grieving his son. Immersed in murder and mourning, Patrick doubts justice will ever come home.
A wonderful interview. All the best with the book.
Enjoyed reading this interview, Michael. So happy for you getting your book published! Continued success!!


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Craniomaxillofacial devices are used in the treatment and correction of injuries, diseases and defects occurring in areas like jaws, face, neck and head along with soft tissues present in the oral section and maxillofacial areas. This branch of medical requires specialization of both dentistry and medicine since these treatments require the application of both the arenas. There are a number of techniques applied for correcting various defects ad injuries which involves the role of many craniomaxillofacial devices.
What does the news say about this?
The global market for craniomaxillofacial devices is estimated to witness a substantial compound annual growth rate (CAGR) the forecast period of 2016-2020. The rising improvement in the development works for bringing about three dimensional implants which prove to be effective in treating these issues has been the market driving factor for this. Growing demand for surgeries that result in minimal invasion has been successful in adding to the gain of this market. Apart from these, increasing number of incidents for accidents owing to the industrialization and urbanization and thus the growing need and demand for reconstructive surgeries providing effective results along with rising awareness have posed positive hike in this, hence leading to the expansion of the market industry for craniomaxillofacial devices.
There are a number of craniomaxillofacial devices used in surgeries for treating and correcting problems related to the craniomaxillofacial regions. These are divided into categories which belong to different segments including craniomaxillofacial (CMF) distraction, bone graft substitutes, cranial flap fixation, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement, thoracic fixation and CMF plate and screw fixation. The most widely implemented segment is the TMJ replacement. These devices are used in surgeries related to replacement of prosthetic jaw. There are various applications in which these apply which include fractures, abnormalities, fused joints, arthritic conditions and degenerated joints. These devices are found to be helpful in facilitating the reduction of jaw pain, eating interferences and the capacity for opening mouth is also increased by these. Apart from these, metallic implants have also come up as a preferred option among the professionals and clients. The beneficial properties of these implants such as less corrosive nature and rigid physical support provision to the fractures. These also provide a cheaper section of the treating devices. The most widely used metals applied in CMF surgeries are titanium and its alloyed forms. These are light weighted, are non-reactive, provide strength to implants, have high acceptance for tissues and resistant to corrosion, which have made these a good choice.
Craniomaxillofacial devices encompass a range of corrective methods for craniomaxillofacial issues. Their wide utilization has given effective results, thus driving the market.


DETROIT, MICHIGAN — An armed robber is listed in critical condition in the hospital after shoving his gun in customers' faces while they waited for their orders at the Shrimp Shack in Detroit. Police carted the 19-year-old to the hospital after one of the customers pulled out his concealed carry handgun and shot the young man in the stomach. That customer had a permit to carry a concealed handgun and police are calling it self-defense.
"When I saw he had the gun in her face, and I threw my wallet down and keys, he turned to look and get the money, that's when I lit him up," the concealed carrier told reporters.
This concealed carrier was with his girlfriend at the time and the robber pointed a gun into her face. At first, he admitted to the news station, he had no problem just giving the man some money if that's what he needed. But when he saw his girlfriend's life was in danger as well, he realized he had to act.
Detroit police recovered the firearm used by the robber and discovered it wasn't even loaded. That young crook didn't even know the sort of danger he put himself and others in.
One thing I liked about this situation is the concealed carrier didn't just go for his gun. He used a surprisingly simple diversionary tactic to get the robber's attention away from his girl. The second the robber turned his focus to the floor, the concealed carrier knew he had time to draw his gun.
The direct route isn't always the best. Sometimes a simple trick to get the focus off of you is enough to get that momentary advantage you need to prevail in a gun fight.
This concealed carrier had no problem shooting this man if it meant saving his life and the woman he loved. However, nothing in the news article suggests he wanted to go out of his way to use his gun.
Young people make foolish mistakes. The problem is that when a bad apple gets a gun and decides to make a name for himself, he's like a young venomous snake that doesn't know how much poison is needed to catch the prey and how much poison is overkill. When we're talking about criminals and guns, triggers can get pulled awful quickly — and sometimes completely by accident — as tensions go up and bad guys get nervous.
As a trained concealed carrier, it's unfortunately all our jobs to make sure we keep our heads level. When it's time to act, act. Use whatever is around you or on you to your advantage.


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Shh! Don't mention the public housing shortage. But no serious action on homelessness can ignore it
in: Melbourne
The evidence shows permanent housing, like the Fitzroy housing estate, is the best and most cost-effective way to reduce homelessness. Kate Shaw, Author provided
Today, October 10, is World Homeless Day. Next week the Council to Homeless Persons will convene the Victorian Homelessness Conference to discuss options for ending homelessness. On the program are presentations and discussions about Aboriginal homelessness, youth homelessness, the links between mental health and homelessness, the NDIS, and a debate about tiny homes.
Nowhere is there any mention of, or provision for discussion about, public housing.
This is despite the fact that providing public and community housing (together, social housing) is the single most effective means to get people out of homelessness, and that nearly 43,000 households are on the state waiting list, and that Housing Minister Richard Wynne – who has primary responsibility for social housing – will be opening the conference.
Focus on managing social housing waiting lists is failing low-income households
The program does include a session on "How to win friends and influence homelessness policy". The title may offer a clue to why housing advocacy groups no longer mention the actual housing solution – public housing. Interestingly, the keynote speaker, Dr Stephen Gaetz of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, will discuss among other things "underinvestment in social housing" in his own country.
The Canadians appear to be less anxious about upsetting their governments and the development industry. Earlier this year, British Columbia's minister for housing, Selina Robinson, said of Vancouver's housing affordability crisis that "this is not a supply problem: it is a right supply problem".
Robinson was directly challenging the mantra that increasing housing supply is the solution to unaffordable housing. She was arguing for direct investment in housing specifically for low-income households.
Housing policy is the problem
Public housing supply has lagged behind housing need for decades in Australia. Australia needs to build 100 public housing dwellings a day for 20 years to provide for the people in the most urgent housing need – typically the bottom two-fifths of income groups – according to a recent study. This is achievable but would require a significant change in current policy.
Australia needs to triple its social housing by 2036. This is the best way to do it
Public housing policy in Victoria has become craven. Productivity Commission statistics for 2019 show every state in Australia except Victoria and South Australia has increased net spending on social housing since 2014-15. Since 2016 Victoria has transferred more public housing stock to the private sector than any other state. The state has fewer public housing dwellings today than ten years ago.
In a critique of the management of public housing, the Victorian auditor-general was scathing about a lack of long-term vision. The report described the current approach as "disjointed, poorly communicated and lacking in a comprehensive understanding of asset performance".
The major policy response has been the Homes for Victorians initiative. Its centrepiece is the redevelopment of inner-city public housing estates in Melbourne. The objective is to shift public housing provision to the private sector under the cover of renewal. No effort has been made to meet the obvious demand on the public housing wait list.
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry in 2018 and research study in 2019 raised serious concerns about the renewal program, its ability to meet the needs of vulnerable people and its very objectives.
Governments have no excuse for keeping public in the dark on public housing deals
A number of public housing estates – Northcote, North Melbourne, Preston, Heidelberg and Ascot Vale – have already been partially or fully emptied of people. Demolition has begun at North Melbourne. Private developer MAB has been awarded the contract to develop these estates and sell the new dwellings to private owners.
Walker Street Estate in Northcote is scheduled for demolition in March 2020.
Celeste de Clario, Author provided
The great majority of dwellings on these estates will be privately owned. The rest will be given to the community housing sector.
Community housing providers are required to take 75% of their clients from the Victorian Housing Register. However, rents can be higher and the increasing corporatisation of the sector pushes fundamental housing justice questions to the background.
'Growth' of community housing may be an illusion. The cost-shifting isn't
After renewal, these estates will have less capacity to house people who are experiencing chronic homelessness and have other complex needs. Capacity to address chronic housing inequality across Victoria will be reduced.
How public housing policy must change
The logic that drives housing policy in Victoria and Australia is undermining the most important and effective tool we have for ending homelessness: public housing.
Victoria's Housing Establishment Fund is the main policy mechanism for those needing urgent accommodation. Yet, instead of providing secure permanent housing, it is increasingly being used to provide short-term unsafe shelter in cheap motels and rooming houses.
International evidence shows permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness is more cost-effective and does more to end homelessness. It also secures the housing system to work better for all.
The most effective and cost-efficient way of overcoming homelessness, housing insecurity and inequality is to provide and maintain public housing. This requires a shift in policy direction that values housing not as real estate but as a basic right to a safe, secure place to dwell. In Australia this also means linking housing justice to questions of Treaty and land justice for which Indigenous peoples have been calling for generations.
Victoria's peak social justice and housing advocates have been aiming to win over state governments and influence homelessness policy for decades now. The crisis in affordable housing is just getting worse. Perhaps it's time to consider an alternative strategy.
Why should the state wriggle out of providing public housing?
David Kelly has received funding from the City of Darebin, City of Yarra and Moreland City Council for public housing research. He is a member of the Save Public Housing Collective
Libby Porter has received funding from the City of Darebin, City of Yarra and Moreland City Council for public housing research. She is convenor of the Darebin Community Friends of Public Housing and a member of the Save Public Housing Collective.
Kate Shaw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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This essay The Future of Bookselling (Loosely Told In Three Acts) originally appeared in Shelf Awareness on June 2, 2011.
On the morning of February 11th, 2011, few were surprised by the news Borders had filed for bankruptcy. The second largest retail bookseller in the U.S. had already started to delay payments to publishers, desperate to maintain their cash-flow after the traditional crest from retail sales during the holiday season. Every day brings new developments as the company establishes bridge financing to allow the company to emerge from Chapter 11 status, bankruptcy trustees complaining about the fees paid to lawyers and executives, and 238 stores across the country go through the proceed of liquidation. Unfortunately, this was not a singular event.
Bookstores around the country are suffering from the same fate as the Ann Arbor based big box outlet. A few days before Borders' bankruptcy announcement, Portland-based indie stalwart Powell's Books announced they were laying off 31 people or 7% of their workforce. The regional bookseller Joseph-Beth Booksellers entered bankruptcy with nine stores and emerged with five stores spread among three owners. If we used Publisher's Lunch as the newsletter of record, we'd find a total of 18 bookstores that closed, went bankrupt, or were in search of a new owner since the Borders entered bankruptcy in February, when compared to just four stores in the same six-week period last year.
As you read through the various reasons for closures, technology undoubtedly receives part, if not, all of the blame the general demise of bookselling. Amazon has long been the villain that has disrupted bookselling. But now, tens of millions of tablets in the marketplace, readers are choosing to buy more and more of their books digitally. Bookscan has reported that print books sales are down 7% this year compared to 2010 while most alternate indicators like the ebook sales report from American Association of Publishers show ebook sales growing substantially, now accounting for more than 20% of sales. Publishers like Sourcebooks and Bloomsbury USA have reported even higher percentages.
Given these realities, how can retail booksellers continue to stay in business? Empty bromides like "Work Harder!" and "Do Something Different!" fray the nerves of those working at bookstores around the country. Maybe things would be different if we could clearly see how to be different.
Kevin Maney, the longtime technology writer for USA Today, has a theory that businesses have one of two options when they compete. The first option is to compete on convenience—make a simple to use product, make it widely available, and charge the lowest possible price. Oreo cookies and Netflix come to mind.
The second option is to pursue fidelity: produce a high-resolution experience which the customer values for its uniqueness. My mother's homemade Grand Champion chocolate chip cookies and Avatar in IMAX 3-D contrast well to the convenient alternatives.
Maney says when Amazon introduced the Kindle they pursued the fidelity side of the continuum. If you go back and read the interviews with CEO Jeff Bezos he talked about the importance of emulating the experience you get when you read a book—the size of the screen, the weight of the object. Bezos even mentioned how the product team studied the book's vanilla-like scent and considered how they could include that in the device. The entire approach left the market confused. Amazon was a company that for their entire existence had pursued one goal: make buying things more convenient with their hallmarks were low prices, infinite shelf space, and quick delivery.
With the introduction of Kindle 2 in 2009, Amazon changed their messaging. "Books in 60 seconds" was the new tagline and everything we have seen since in Amazon's marketing and PR has been about convenience. Every chance they get the retailer announces how ebooks sales are overtaking some form of print book (using very subjective statistics). Every week in the New York Times Book Review, the full-page ad that sits opposite from the week's bestseller lists telling readers how easily they can download any of the popular titles from Amazon. Convenience has come in the form of lower and lower prices, most recent being the addition of an ad-supported Kindle that costs $114.
Ebooks and the myriad of devices people will use read books play directly to the market of convenience, a market that retail storefronts selling "pbooks" will never be able to properly satisfy.
The news of the passing of Seattle bookseller Kim Ricketts caused me to stop and reflect on what she accomplished and what it means more broadly to retail segment of book publishing. Anyone in bookselling knows the story of Kim's migration from the University of Washington bookstore in Seattle to her own business creating events that sold books. I was fortunate to be a beneficiary of her efforts firsthand during the launch of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time in 2009. At corporate events, like the one I spoke at, as well as her other events, Kim brought together wonderful groups of people who shared curiosities and passions. And while it is important for me to pay tribute Kim and the business she built, it is even more important for all of us to understand what Kim Ricketts Book Events exemplifies for the future of bookselling.
What too few booksellers understand is that the only strategic play for this entire retail segment is on the fidelity side of the continuum. Kim understood this in spades. She found great success in her Cooks & Books event, which attracted the country's top chefs to share a meal and tell stories to those gathered from the foodie community of Seattle. Each attending member of the tribe went home with latest cookbook from that celebrity and a collection of wonderful memories. For that privilege, attendees paid two to four times the cover price of the book.
800-CEO-READ, the book retailer in Milwaukee where I spent six years, is certainly a niche player with their specialty in business books, but that fails to fully explain their completely different approach to fidelity. The entire book retail distribution system is designed to get a single book into the hands of an individual. Rather than selling one book at a time, 800-CEO-READ sells tens or hundreds of books at a time to organizations that use books for meetings, training, or large industry events. While the revenue and the margins are markedly better, these orders generate a different set of costs from the need for a call center to manage the unique requirements of corporate sales to a shipping department that understands global logistics. It is hard to call this bookselling by standards we are all familiar with.
And look at Powell's Books. They have created a Disneyland-like destination in their City of Books location and I don't mean in the costumed characters sense (though you can get a green-screened photo of yourself in front of the store printed on a t-shirt). The store stocks over one million new and used copies of books, an order of magnitude larger than what you would find in amy Barnes & Noble. Like Ameoba Records in Hollywood, CA, Powell's has created a high definition experience making the store a destination for any book lover.
Kevin Maney offers a final caution worth noting. The nirvana of offering both convenience and fidelity is strategic mirage where customers increasingly understand less and less why they need your products. Starbucks doesn't want to admit that as a 17,000 store global chain they are a convenience play (and the reason VIA "Ready Brew" is successful is because of that). The US Post Office lives in the dying space between the next day fidelity of FedEx and the convenience of text messages. Do you need to talk about 35mm film?
Booksellers need to start seeing that Amazon is not their competition; convenience is. Retail booksellers need to answer "What can I do different?" by providing higher fidelity experiences for their customers. Or put another way: the book is the start and not the end to the experience customers want to have.
How will the enhanced experience work in the case of fiction? Maybe we just need to accept that the movie is the enhanced form of a novel, equivalent to a talk by some chefs, & offer a copy of the book if theater-goers pay an extra $10 for their ticket? But then the theater is the bookseller – and midlist novels (which don't get turned into movies) are still in trouble.


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Q: JFreeChart: Add and sync a srollbar when zooming a chart (Eclipse plugin / SWT) I am using JFreeChart library to plot something in an Eclipse view and currently my code for view initialization looks as follows:
@Override
public void createPartControl(Composite parent)
{
    JFreeChart chart = null;

    // Created via different object
    chart = graph.createLineChart("Test Graph", "x", "y");

    ChartComposite frame = new ChartComposite(parent, SWT.NONE, chart, true);
    frame.setRangeZoomable(false);
    parent.layout(true);
}

I wanted to add scrolling to my graph when the user zooms in, but so far all the examples that I found (in the demo package, here, and other sources) are based on Swing dealing with JPanes and ChartPanels.
How can I achieve the same in the createPartControl() function of my view where I have only a Composite. Is it possible to do it in SWT only or should I mix (need to figure out how) SWT with SWING or AWT?
Thank you

A: In addition to the accepted answer I'd like to post an answer myself, because I ran into a couple of issues regarding to SlidingXYDataset:

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*The implementation allows to specify the number of points in the dataset that can be shown at any given time and that is OK for most use cases. But in the case where the data points are sparsed very uniformly in the dataset sliding thorugh data will cause the domain axis to change its range.
For example if the window size is 5 datapoints and first 5 are 2 units appart and the next 5 are 20 units appart the X axis visible range size will change when your are sliding. So you can see what the behaviour will look like when all the points are ploted at arbitrary locations.
This may or may not be a desired behaviour. In my case I needed to have a fixed visible range of the X axis (for example 200 units) and to keep it as such all the time.

*For some reason I was not able to create a SlidingXYDataset by giving it an empty XYSeriesCollection/TimeSeriesCollection. I needed to start with an empty dataset and update it in real time and I had to add useless data to start with. But that's maybe because I was doing something wrong.

Having said that above, there might be workarounds for it, but I went and implemented the zooming and scrollbar in a different than the accepted answer's way.
Also this example shows how to sync the slider when user performs a zoom action on the graph.

First: you need to create an XYLineChart and set the desired range (The example is elaborated for X axis only, but can be applied for Y axis as well)

XYSeries dataset = new XYSeries("my dataset");
XYSeriesCollection datasetCollection = new XYSeriesCollection(dataset);
JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("title",
                   "x label",
                   "y label",
                   datasetCollection,
                   PlotOrientation.VERTICAL,
                   true, false, false);

XYPlot plot = chart.getXYPlot();
ValueAxis domainAxis = plot.getDomainAxis();
ValueAxis rangeAxis  = plot.getRangeAxis();

domainAxis.setAutoRange(false);
domainAxis.setFixedAutoRange(300); // 300 units visible at anytime on X axis
domainAxis.setLowerBound(0); // start from 0

Second: you need to put both the chart and a scroll bar inside the parent layout. In SWT you can do this for example through the user of FormLayout

// Given that composite is the parent Composite
FormLayout layout = new FormLayout();
composite.setLayout(layout);

chartComposite = new ChartComposite(composite, SWT.NONE, chart, true);
Slider slider = new Slider(composite, SWT.NONE);
sldier.setValues(/* depends on your needs */);

// add the slider to the bottom of the form
FormData sliderLayoutData = new FormData();
sliderLayoutData.left = new FormAttachment(0,0);
sliderLayoutData.bottom = new FormAttachment(100,0);
sliderLayoutData.right = new FormAttachment(100,0);
slider.setLayoutData(sliderLayoutData);

// now add the graphComposite to the form above the slider
FormData graphLayoutData = new FormData();
graphLayoutData.left = new FormAttachment(0,0);
graphLayoutData.right = new FormAttachment(100,0);
graphLayoutData.top = new FormAttachment(0,0);
graphLayoutData.bottom = new FormAttachment(slider);
chartComposite.setLayoutData(graphLayoutData);

// refresh the layout
composite.layout(true);

Now every time you move the slider, you need to capture that event and change the chart's domain range with the to methods according to you slider data:

  domainAxis.setLowerBound(minimum visible);
  domainAxis.setUpperBound(maximum visible);

Third: Finaly you need to override the zoom method of the ChartComposite either by extending this object or right above when you create a new one

@Override
public void zoom(Rectangle selection)
{
  XYPlot plot = (XYPlot) getChart().getPlot();
  Rectangle2D plotArea = new Rectangle2D.Double( getScreenDataArea().x,
          getScreenDataArea().y,
          getScreenDataArea().width,
          getScreenDataArea().height);

  float x1 = (float) plot.getDomainAxis().
                       java2DToValue(selection.x,
                                     plotArea,
                                     plot.getDomainAxisEdge());

  float x2 = (float) plot.getDomainAxis().
                       java2DToValue(selection.x + selection.width,
                                     plotArea,
                                     plot.getDomainAxisEdge());

  // x1 and x2 will have the points transalted into chart coordinates
    // of the selection the user made for zooming the X axis
  // you can adjust your chart to show only the selected (zoomed)
    // information as such
  domainAxis.setLowerBound(x1);
  domainAxis.setUpperBound(x2);

  // and now adjust the slider information so it's
    // synced to your graph's current view
  sldier.setValues(/* depends on your needs */);
}

Hope this implementation can find it's use in other people's use cases.

A: You might look at SlidingXYDataset, mentioned here, or the paging approach shown here.

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