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9 Hollywood Child Stars Who Grew Up And Became Super Attractive
By sandeep399 25/11/2017 Hollywood 0 Comments
The film business has dependably been captivating, and the lives of characters depicted frequently overpower us in all the ways that could be available. Over that, with regards to Hollywood, the energy takes us to another level. Regardless of whether it is fiction or show, sentiment or activity, you pick any type; the on-screen characters dependably astonish you in ways you had never envisioned.
Take Harry Potter, for instance, he matured at a large portion of the rate in the motion picture arrangement than, in actuality, and when you see Hollywood flicks, they sort of maneuver you into the film and influence you to trust in the story as though it was genuine. The on-screen characters in it simply assume their part and live typical lives after the shoot is finished. The main distinction in their lives is that they develop old delightfully and the hotness remainder never passes on, much the same as in their films. Meet the nine performing artists who have developed old yet appears as though they're getting more youthful and more appealing as though they're continually living a Hollywood film.
1. Abigail Breslin
The sweet child from Little Miss Sunshine. You would now be able to see, how beautiful she has turned out to be throughout the years.
2. Michelle Trachtenberg
Irregular looking child from "Harriet The Spy". Subsequent to entering the Hollywood field at a youthful age, today Michelle is pretty chick, who turned out to be absolutely provocative in Eurotrip motion picture.
3. Georgie Henley
At 10 years old years, Georgie was found in the motion picture "Annal of Narnia." But, today she is a hot angel and the favorite of everybody.
4. Jonathan Lipnicki
Jonathan was a charming child in Jerry MaGuire. Be that as it may, now he is a hot hunk with 6 pac abs.
5. Meagan Good
She was found in the third period of "Cousin Skeeter." Megan got the chance to act in rapper 50 Cent's popular video melody "21 Questions."
6. Isabelle Fuhrman
Keep in mind the young lady from the motion picture "The Orphan." She is presently hot and breathtaking and as of late did the film "The craving recreations."
7. Shia LaBeouf
Do you know the child from "Even Steven." He has assembled a macho man physic now. He was as of late found in a film "Transformers."
8. Alicia Silverstone
Alicia showed up in couple of great films in 1995. Today, she's adult into a beautiful woman with an appealing figure.
9. Rachael Leigh Cook
Showed up in She's All That (1999) as a creative young lady who dependably covers herself with paint and excursions. Today, Rachael is hitched to Daniel Gillies and have a 1-year-old little girl, Charlotte Easton.
Tags:Abigail Breslin, Alicia Silverstone, celebrities, Georgie Henley, Grown-up, Hollywood Child Stars, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jonathan Lipnicki, Meagan Good, Michelle Trachtenberg, Rachael Leigh Cook, Shia LaBeouf
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Q: Airflow: Task Not Found I have a basic DAG setup with a python callable. The code inside the callable works fine and prints the log statement as well. It returns a list as expected.
with DAG(
...
        catchup=False
) as dag:

    def get_delta_lean_articles(**kwargs):

        logging.info(f"Total : {len(article_list)}")

        return article_list

    start = snowsql_operator.StepOperator(
        task_id='start'
    )

    get_lean_ids = BranchPythonOperator(
        task_id='lean_article_ids',
        python_callable=get_delta_lean_articles
    )

    end = snowsql_operator.StepOperator(
        task_id='end'
    )

    start >> get_lean_ids >> end

However, after returning the list, it gives me this error:
[2022-10-12 14:58:10,994] {python_operator.py:114} INFO - Done. Returned value was: ['63456df263', '6346d56', '6346']
[2022-10-12 14:58:10,995] {skipmixin.py:122} INFO - Following branch ['63456df263',....
[2022-10-12 14:58:11,033] {taskinstance.py:1150} ERROR - Task 344885cd7836c6b9a924adddt not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/airflow/models/taskinstance.py", line 984, in _run_raw_task
    result = task_copy.execute(context=context)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/airflow/operators/python_operator.py", line 142, in execute
    self.skip_all_except(context['ti'], branch)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/airflow/models/skipmixin.py", line 148, in skip_all_except
    dag.get_task(branch_task_id).get_flat_relative_ids(upstream=False)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/airflow/models/dag.py", line 1263, in get_task
    raise TaskNotFound("Task {task_id} not found".format(task_id=task_id))
airflow.exceptions.TaskNotFound: Task 344885cd7836c6b9a924adddt not found

When I check the UI, the BranchPythonOperator has already failed and is red.

A: The problem was that I was using BatchPythonOperator instead of PythonOperator.

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Constantin Petrescu a fost un colonel român, care a deținut funcția de comandant al Flotilei Române (1864-1866).

Biografie
Constantin Petrescu s-a înrolat în cadrul Flotilei din Muntenia cu gradul de locotenent, fiind printre primii ofițeri ai flotilei muntene. A fost numit la comanda uneia dintre cele trei canoniere intrate în dotare în anul 1845, deținând și comanda superioară a întregului grup de canoniere.

Numele său este legat de începuturile de organizare a unei flotile de război în Muntenia, în perioada modernă. Prin Decretul nr. 122 din 5 iulie 1850, Flotila Munteniei s-a constituit într-un corp aparte, iar Constantin Petrescu, care fusese înaintat la gradul de căpitan, a fost numit comandant al acestei flotile. După Unirea Principatelor Române și unirea flotilelor din Muntenia și Moldova într-un singur corp, printr-un decret al domnitorului Alexandru Ioan Cuza din 22 octombrie 1860, căpitanul Petrescu a fost numit în funcția de ajutor al comandantului Corpului Flotilei, pe care a deținut-o până în iulie 1861, din data de 9 decembrie 1860 având gradul de maior.

Pentru mai bine de un an și-a întrerupt activitatea în flotilă, fiind numit în funcția de prefect al județului Brăila, după care la revenirea în flotilă în ianuarie 1863 a fost avansat la gradul de locotenent-colonel. După aproape un an, la data de 27 decembrie 1863, el a fost desemnat pentru a ocupa funcția de comandant al Flotilei Române, funcție pe care a deținut-o până la data de 11 februarie 1866. În această perioadă, a fost înaintat la gradul de colonel (1865).

Vezi și
 Lista comandanților Flotile Române

Bibliografie
 Forțele Navale Române, Comandanții Marinei Militare Române
 Georgeta Borandă - "Colonelul Constantin Petrescu, primul comandant al flotei muntenești și comandant al flotei Principatelor Unite". În: AMMR, 2002, 5, p.235-238

Colonei români
Comandanții Marinei Militare Române
Prefecți români

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December 19, 2015 - Luxor competed in a WCRL Trial and qualifies twice in Level 1, twice in Level 2 and once in Level 3 with good scores (200, 203, 205, 206, 210). He earned a leg towards his ARCHEX and also legs towards his championship titles in each level and four placements - a 2nd, two 4ths and a 5th.
December 5-6, 2015 - Nadia competed in CPE agility in Ham Lake, MN. She qualified in Level C Jackpot, Jumpers, Colors and FullHouse and also in Level 5 Snooker to finish her CPE Enthusiast Agility Trial Champion 3 title.
November 28-29, 2015 - Great weekend for us at the last UKC Show of 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. Luxor won a Best of Breed and Group II. Bentley won the champions class for her fourth Grand Champion leg. Dozier, Natasha and Angel debuted in Novice Puppy. Dozier won the male puppy class in three shows and won Best of Breed Novice Puppy in one show. Natasha won the female puppy class all four shows and won Best of Breed Novice Puppy in three shows. She also won a Best Novice Puppy in Multi-Breed Show.
November 27, 2015 - Got together with some friends/training partners for some trick dog training and they witnessed tricks for Luxor to earn his Novice Trick Dog (NTD) and Intermediate Trick Dog (ITD) titles.
November 21-22, 2015 - Nadia competed in CPE agility in Ham Lake, MN. On Saturday she qualified in Level 5 FullHouse and Colors. On Sunday we moved to level C to work on her CPE Enthusiast Agility Team Extraordinaire (CT-ATE) title. She earned her first Level C Qs in Jackpot and Jumpers.
November 6-8, 2015 - Nadia competed in CPE agility in Ham Lake, MN. She had a perfect weekend - ten runs and ten Qs in Level 5 Standard (x2), Jumpers (x2), FullHouse, Wildcard (x2), Snooker, Jackpot and Colors.
October 17-18, 2015 - Luxor and Nadia competed in CPE agility in Cannon Falls, MN. Luxor qualified in Level 3 Standard, Level 3 Wildcard and Level 4 FullHouse. Nadia qualified in Level 5 Jackpot, FullHouse, Colors, Standard, Wildcard, Snooker and Jumpers (x2). She also finished her CPE Enthusiast Wildcard Championship (TChWC).
October 10, 2015 - Luxor competed in WCRL rally in Minneapolis, MN and he did wonderful with Qs in all runs and scores of 209 and 200 in Level 3, 208 and 204 in Level 2 and 210 and 210 in Level 1. He was not eligible for placements as we competed in the judges class.
September 19-20, 2015 - We did a UKC agility trial in Minneapolis, MN. Anubis was 8/8 and earned 4 championship points. Nadia was 7/8 and picked up 10 championship points. Luxor was 4/8 and earned 6 championship points. Anubis and Nadia split the High Scoring GSD awards both days.
September 13, 2015 - Nadia did CPE agility in St. Cloud. She Qed in Level 5 Standard, Colors and Jackpot.
September 5, 2015 - We did a day of NADAC agility in Burnsville, MN. Nadia was Qed in Open Jumpers and Novice Regular (x2). Luxor Qed in Intro Regular (x2).
August 29, 2015 - We traveled to Ixonia, WI for UKC agility. Anubis got 198 (3rd place) and 199 (4th place) in AGI. In AGII he got a perfect 200 and a 197 (both 2nd place) for 12 points towards his championship. Luxor Qed in both AGI runs and one AGII run.
August 1, 2015 - Luxor competed in UKC Rally in Loves Park, IL. We did six runs (2 in each level) and his scores were 100 and 100 in Level 1, 99 and 99 in Level 2 and 99 and 96 in Level 3. He got two second places and a third place and two legs towards his rally grand championship.
July 25-26, 2015 - Luxor competed in WCRL Rally in Hugo, MN. On Saturday he earned his WCRL Rally Champion Excellent (ARCHX) title and his Rally Level 2 Championship (RL2X). On Sunday he finished his Rally Level 3 (RL3) title and completed it with all scores of 190 or better so earned an award of excellence.
June 20-21, 2015 - We attended an awesome weekend of NADAC agility and WCRL rally in Burnsville, MN. Luxor qualified in all nine of this rally runs with great scores. He earned four ARCHX legs, four RL2X legs and his first RL3 leg. He also finished his RL1X2. In agility, Anubis qualified both days in novice touch n go and earned his title. Luxor qualified in intro tunnelers.
June 13-14, 2015 - At a CPE agility trial in Burnsville, MN Nadia qualified in Level 5 Standard, Wildcard, FullHouse, Jackpot and Colors to finish her enthusiast colors championship.
June 5-7, 2015 - We traveled to Council Bluffs, IA for some CPE agility. Luxor qualified in Level 3 Wildcard and Level 4 FullHouse. Nadia qualified in Level 5 Colors (x2), FullHouse (x2), Jackpot (x2), Jumpers (x2) to finish her enthusiast jumpers championship and Level 4 standard to finish her level 4 enthusiast standard title.
May 23-24, 2015 - Another great weekend of CPE agility in Ham Lake, MN. Nadia qualified in Level 4 Standard (x2) and Level 5 Wildcard, Snooker, FullHouse, Colors, and Jackpot. She earned her CPE Enthusiast Agility Champion 2 title (CT-ATCH2) and her enthusiast Jackpot championship.
May 9-10, 2015 - Nadia had a great CPE Trial in Ham Lake, MN. She qualified in Level 4 Standard and Level 5 FullHouse, Colors, Snooker, and Jackpot. She earned her enthusiast Snooker and FullHouse championships.
April 18-19, 2015 - We had a great time at UKC agility and conformation in Minneapolis, MN. Anubis qualified in 7 of his 8 runs with a 3rd and a 4th place and one High Scoring GSD award. Nadia Qed in 6 of her 8 runs with a 2nd, three 3rds and a 4th and three High Scoring GSD awards. Luxor qualified in 3 of his four runs. All three dogs picked up points towards their UKC Agility Championship. Tribute showed in conformation only and won the grand champion class three times as well as a Best of Breed and Group II.
April 4-5, 2015 - Nadia competed at a CPE trial in Cannon Falls, MN. She qualified in Level 4 Standard (x3), Level 5 Colors, Level 5 Jackpot, Level 5 FullHouse, Level 4 Snooker (x2) and Level 4 Jumpers. She finished her CTL4-S and CTL4-F titles.
March 28-29, 2015 - At a UKC Show in Minneapolis, MN, Bentley won the Champions class once for her third Grand Champion leg. Tribute won the Grand Champion class three times as well as a Best of Breed and Group III.
March 21-22, 2015 - We attened a CPE Trial in Isanti, MN. Nadia qualified in Level 5 Colors and Level 4 Jumpers, Level 4 Snooker, Level 4 FullHouse, Level 5 Colors and Level 5 Wildcard. Luxor Qed in Level 3 Jumpers.
March 6-8, 2015 - At a CPE trial in LaCrosse, WI Nadia qualified in Level 4 Jackpot, Level 4 Wildcard (x2), Level 4 Snooker, Level 4 FullHouse (x2), Level 4 Standard, Level 4 Jumpers, Level 5 Colors, and Level 5 Jackpot. She also finished her CTL4-H title.
February 21-22, 2015 - At a CPE trial in Huntley, IL Nadia qualified in Level 3 regular (x2) to finish her CTL3-R title, Level 4 Colors, Level 4 Wildcard, Level 4 Jackpot (x2), Level 4 FullHouse, Level 3 Jumpers to finish her CTL3-F title and Level 4 Jumpers.
February 13 and 15, 2015 - We headed over to LaCross on Friday and Sunday for some CPE agility. Nadia qualified in all eight of her runs: Level 4 Colors, Level 4 Wildcard, Level 3 Jackpot, Level 3 Standard (x2), Level 3 FullHouse, Level 4 Jackpot and Level 3 Snooker to finish her CTL3-S title.
February 6-8, 2015 - Nadia competed in CPE Agility in New Berlin, WI! Nadia qualified in Level 2 Standard (x2) to finish her CTL2-R title, Level 3 Snooker, Level 3 Jumpers (x2), Level 4 Colors, Level 3 FullHouse, Level 3 Standard (x2) and Level 3 Wildcard to finish her CTL3-H title.
February 1, 2015 - UKC standings are final for 2014! Luxor finished #8 in the UKC Top Ten of German Shepherd Dogs for conformation and #1 in Rally 1 All Stars and #45 in Rally 3 All Stars. Bentley finished #35 in Rally 1 All Stars.
January 11, 2015 - We attended a CPE trial in Ham Lake, MN. Nadia qualified in Level 5 Colors and FullHouse.
January 2-4, 2015 - We attended a CPE trial in La Crosse, WI. Nadia qualified in Level 5 Standard, Snooker, Jumpers, Jackpot, Wildcard, FullHouse and Colors and finished her CPE Enthusiast Agility Trial Championship! Luxor finished his CPE Level 3 Strategy title.


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SONIG UNDERGROUND | ALEX CLARE
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Signed to Island Records UK and Universal Republic Records in the US, Clare has really made a name for himself. If you've never seen him live and up close, here is your chance. He will be at the House of Blues Boston on Monday December 22, 2014. Bringing you the upbeat tempo that cheers you up for the holiday spirit.

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Q: Download file with Finagle Http Client I'm trying to take a byte array from the remote file. I created AsyncStream but don't have any idea how to transform it into a proper byte array.
  val client: Service[http.Request, http.Response] =
    Http
      .client
      .withStreaming(enabled = true)
      .newService("www.scala-lang.org:80")

  val request = http.Request(http.Method.Get, "/docu/files/ScalaOverview.pdf")
  request.host = "scala-lang.org"
  val response: Future[http.Response] = client(request)

  def fromReader(reader: Reader): AsyncStream[Buf] =
    AsyncStream.fromFuture(reader.read(Int.MaxValue)).flatMap {
      case None => AsyncStream.empty
      case Some(a) => a +:: fromReader(reader)
    }

  val result: Array[Byte] =
    Await.result(response.flatMap {
      case resp =>
        fromReader(resp.reader) ??? // what to do?
    })

A: You don't need fromReader, AsyncStream already has it.
So, you can do something like this:
val result: Future[Array[Byte]] = response
  .flatMap { resp =>
    AsyncStream.fromReader(resp.reader)
      .foldLeft(Buf.Empty){ _ concat _ }
      .map(Buf.ByteArray.Owned.extract)
  }

A: Use scalaj for downloading files.
import scalaj.http._

val response: HttpResponse[String] = Http("http://foo.com/search").param("q","monkeys").asString

See the documentation for different type of requests Get, Post etc.
https://github.com/scalaj/scalaj-http


IS WIKIPEDIA THE END OF HISTORY?
Every one is familiar with Wikipedia the supposedly open source online encyclopedia. Were Wikipedia is truly open source then totalitarian governments would have to fear it for controlling history is a priority for a these kinds of dictatorships.
However, as we have seen as is Google and the Chinese Government, Wikipedia is a prime target for propagandists of such government. For as much as volunteers try to avoid it, these propagandists have a job to do and work at it with little imagination but much persistence. These propagandists label other opinions as "Vandalism" and lump them with obscene comments that appear periodically. If these other opinions are expressed persistently the pro-Castro contributors, stage false trials and ban those they find annoying.
Now in a free country there is nothing wrong of having a pro-Castro source. There is nothing wrong (within the limits of US anti-discrimination law) for a private group to select its own members, and to exclude those they decry or oppose them. However, what is concerning is that when common "net carriers" such as Google or Yahoo give large donations of server space and bandwidth which is the 'greatest expense for such highly trafficked sites' (Cohen, 2005). This matter becomes more dangerous when one considers that recently Google allowed the Chinese government to control access to their site in that vast and still highly controlled and authoritarian land (CNN 2006).
It would seem that Wikipedia software has much to offer Google, Yahoo, etc, and in return, for "business is business" there seems to be no objection on part of Google to censorship (see above). Thus, these businesses and this "free encyclopedia" are in collaboration, and this collaboration may result in the formulating the "end of history." An example follows.
In the last few days pro-Castro hacks have been busy trying to recover control of the Wikipedia section Cuba (Wikipedia, 2006). To see how this happens it is useful to go to the discussion page (Talk:Cuba); however, to truly see how this works one needs to visit the linking heading labeled "history" and follow the discussion there.
In Wikipedia as it stands at the present time the Cuban government must be called "socialist" since to call it communist is POV (Point of View, a term for an action that is forbidden in Wikipedia). To call Castro a dictator is also POV he must be referred to as a "leader." However, one can note that Batista and Machado are labeled dictators. Yet, Cuban government controlled elections are expounded in prolonged, solemn and laughable detail as if they were free.
Just in the last day or so (3/9/2006) a list of printed scholarly material on Cuba has been moved to a "limbo" with a link labeled Cuba/Printed_sources; and even in that limbo the classical Cuban history source: Hugh Thomas' "Cuba or the Pursuit of Freedom" has already been deleted.
Thus Wikipedia with its massive files on expressed opinion (linked to each user's computer identification) plus its growing collaboration with such "search engines" as Google offers the spectre of control of history.
What is proposed is not to close down Wikipedia for that would censor free speech, but to make it general knowledge that "web encyclopedias" such as Wikipedia are contaminated sources. One recalls, as Eric Blair (George Orwell) wrote "He who controls the past controls the future"


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I recently went out with an eHarmony match. He was a nice guy and we had a pleasant time. I'm sure lots of women would be pretty happy with him. He is tall enough for me. He has a good job, and objectively he is even handsome. We talked and laughed and he seems like a good, kind soul. I could go on and on listing his great traits, but I never felt a sense of chemistry. We had a simple kiss at the end of the night and I thought maybe that would jump-start the fireworks. No. It was a pleasant kiss that left me very confused.This man obviously likes me, and has called for a second date. I don't know what to do. During our first evening together, I didn't feel any chemistry with him, but will that come later? We're compatible. We laughed together. Should the fact that I don't feel a strong sexual pull toward him on the first date mean anything?
Your wonderful letter has gotten right to the heart of a common problem. Many eHarmony members have expressed the same question about chemistry, and I have some strong ideas for you to consider. I'm a big proponent of physical chemistry in a relationship. I think couples who don't share strong chemistry may have additional problems during the ups and downs of a life together. After 35 years of counseling couples, it has become clear to me that a strong physical bond helps two people want to fight through the problems between them. It gives the relationship passion and drive in a way nothing else can.
Often chemistry is instantaneous. A particular person may not act on it immediately, but he or she feels the attraction within. This is so common that people have come to believe that chemistry is either there or it isn't, and that you know within seconds. My professional experience tells me that this isn't always true. I have talked with many couples – many successful eHarmony couples – who had to nurture their chemistry a bit. In some cases I've been told, "He isn't my usual type, and it took a couple of dates before I really felt comfortable with him." These are couples who have been married five, six or seven years and enjoy strong chemistry now, but it didn't present itself at the first date. As you know, a first date can be a high-pressure situation. People may be nervous or act in an awkward manner. This can significantly alter the energy that flows between them. Sometimes one of you has travelled a significant distance in order to meet. This can also add to the sense of pressure and awkwardness.
1. Promise yourself never to go forward with a relationship unless you share strong chemistry.
The passion is going to have to carry you forward for years and years. This means that you need to feel it AND your partner needs to feel it before you start to build an ongoing relationship. If you've been on several dates with someone and you don't feel that he or she shares a sense of physical chemistry with you, you need to address the issue.
2. Be prepared to give it some time – a short amount of time.
As I mentioned, for various reasons you may not feel passionately the first time you see each other. That's okay. But if by the second or third date you don't feel a strong inclination to kiss the other person, be near him, or hold his hand, you're probably never going to feel it. I've seen couples who didn't have immediate chemistry build it over time, but you don't want to go too far into a relationship on the hope that you can create chemistry where none currently exists.
3. Don't mistake "attractiveness" for chemistry.
As you point out in your letter, Mandy, chemistry is different from attractiveness. You're able to objectively determine that this man is handsome, yet you don't feel a strong physical pull toward him. This is one of the reasons that photos are often misleading when it comes to chemistry. The perfect person isn't perfect for you if you don't feel a deep sense of chemistry with him. The fact that you share great conversation and he has a good job, looks nice and is funny will likely not overcome the negative effects of low passion on your relationship through the years.
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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA paperback launched
Posted: January 13, 2017 in The Catcher in the Rye Enigma
Tags: bestsellers, Catcher, conspiracy theories, J.D. Salinger, mind control, The Catcher in the Rye
The paperback edition of our controversial book THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA: J.D. Salinger's Mind Control Triggering Device or a Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals? (The Underground Knowledge Series, #4) has been published.
Paperback edition launched.
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA unearths the mysteries surrounding the J.D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye – arguably the most controversial book of all time. Nicknamed the 'Bible of teenage angst', the classic novel, which is frequently labeled immoral by different groups, has been banned in various parts of America over the decades. However, the main controversy, and indeed the most common reason for it being banned, was that it either inspired or was associated with some of the most infamous crimes of the 20th Century…
This balanced exposé ultimately leaves it up to you, the reader, to decide whether J.D. Salinger's novel is a "Mind Control Triggering Device" or simply a "Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals" just as this book's subtitle suggests.
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA is available as a paperback and Kindle ebook via Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0473380498/
'The Catcher in the Rye Enigma' connects the dots…
Posted: October 30, 2016 in The Catcher in the Rye Enigma
Tags: Catcher, J.D. Salinger, JFK, John Lennon, Manchurian Candidates, The Catcher in the Rye, The Catcher in the Rye Enigma
In summarizing our book THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA: J.D. Salinger's Mind Control Triggering Device or a Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals? we acknowledge the alleged conspiracy surrounding Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye has already been studied ad nauseam. The conspiracy we refer to, of course, is that many high profile assassination victims or intended victims have been connected with Salinger's classic. (For those yet to catch up with this, refer to our blog of August 16).
JFK and John Lennon…amongst the alleged victims.
And we acknowledge the general consensus by experts is that it is a mere coincidence the criminals involved committed, or at least planned, such horrific crimes after reading Salinger's book. However, we also ask our readers how many of the so-called experts know about MK-Ultra and the highly documented history of mind control? And how many are aware of the intelligence community's experiments proving Manchurian Candidates are indeed possible?
Here's an excerpt from our book that addresses these very questions:
We're certainly not implying we are experts, but it's a fact that most who have analyzed Catcher conspiracy theories have been authorities in either literature or criminology with highly specific knowledge in their chosen fields. Perhaps to more accurately assess this subject a prerequisite would be to have a broader knowledge of such topics as the way intelligence agencies operate, the dark history of assassinations and suspicious lone gunmen, and Project Paperclip's Americanized Nazis as well as understanding how advanced the science of mind control really is.
We ain't saying Catcher is definitely a mind control mechanism for those who have been brainwashed by intelligence agencies. But at the very least, the book had an accidental and unintended influence on some of the most heinous and high profile crimes of the 20th Century. And to us that seems very convenient or coincidental or suspicious – take your pick.
"They say music can alter moods and talk to you / Well, can it load a gun up for you and cock it too? / Well if it can, and the next time you assault a dude / Just tell the judge it was my fault, and I'll get sued." -Eminem, lyric from Sing for the Moment
Just like any good story, maybe there's a few facts hidden within the fiction and a healthy dose of fiction buried amongst the facts. Perhaps J.D. Salinger never bothered to publicly comment on the crimes associated with his book as he liked the mystery that surrounded it.
And on that note let's allow the man himself have the final word…
"It's partly true, too, but it isn't all true," Salinger wrote in The Catcher in the Rye. "People always think something's all true."
The Catcher in the Rye Enigma is book four in The Underground Knowledge Series and is exclusive to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Rye-Enigma-Coincidental-Underground-ebook/dp/B00YVROKZ4/
Jury still out on whether 'Catcher' novel inspired high profile assassinations
Posted: August 16, 2016 in The Catcher in the Rye Enigma
Tags: Bobby Kennedy, Catcher, J.D. Salinger, JFK, Jodie Foster, John Lennon, Madonna
JFK, John Lennon, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Madonna, Jodie Foster are just some of the high profile assassination victims or intended victims who have been connected with J.D. Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye.
In our book THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA: J.D. Salinger's Mind Control Triggering Device or a Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals?, we remind readers that the murderers, stalkers and their victims and targets are all either confirmed or rumored to be part of the enduring Catcher mystery. The allegation leveled at Salinger is that he craftily implanted into his book coded messages that act as post-hypnotic suggestions or mind control triggers, which, in turn, enabled CIA handlers to activate Manchurian Candidates for planned assassinations.
It could be argued that, at best, those murders are only loosely related to Catcher for it was, after all, a critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the biggest selling books of the 20th Century.
We expand on this in The Catcher in the Rye Enigma. Here's an excerpt from a chapter titled 'The argument against the Catcher conspiracy':
Given its worldwide popularity, the fact that the book was found in the possession of a few killers – a handful at most – could just be pure coincidence.
Today, if some new Presidential assassin or serial killer had a copy of The Da Vinci Code or a Harry Potter book in their possession, would anyone blink? And even though religious books such as the Bible, the Qur'an (Koran) and the Torah have inspired innumerable assassins, madmen and terrorists – some well known, some not – surely that doesn't mean there are insidious mind control programs infused in their writings?
What about John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman? we hear you ask.
Yes, the man was completely obsessed with the book, but then again so, too, were countless other (normal) young people around the world in the decades following its publication. Many commented they felt as if Holden Caulfield was voicing their own inner reality and the angers and frustrations they felt in their own lives. And for those who are insane, as Chapman appeared to end up, a work as brilliantly and intensely written as Salinger's novel was bound to reach the darkest corners of their brains, encouraging those individuals to take the story too literally, or out of context, or both.
People who are mentally ill often obsess over all kinds of artworks – such as Michael Jackson's music, Stanley Kubrick's movies or Andy Warhol's paintings – believing there are dark messages embedded in those works, instructing them to kill. It's simply a case of criminal minds latching on to warped ideas and dark concepts in popular culture. And certainly Catcher is not the only novel to inspire murders, and it won't be the last.
As Aidan Doyle wrote on December 16, 2003 in a Salon.com article entitled When books kill: "A copy of 'The Turner Diaries' was found in Timothy McVeigh's car when he was arrested. The novel was written by a leader of the National Alliance and tells the story of a white supremacist group that overthrows the government and subsequently eradicates nonwhites as well as race traitors. The narrator destroys FBI headquarters by detonating a truck loaded with ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. McVeigh used a similar mechanism to destroy the federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people."
The same article also mentions it's not just books that have inspired killings. "A $246 million lawsuit was lodged against the makers of the game Grand Theft Auto III by the families of two people shot by teenagers allegedly inspired by the game. Such movies as 'Natural Born Killers,' 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Money Train' have routinely been accused of inspiring copycat crimes."
It has been estimated more than 100,000,000 people have read Catcher. With only a few crazy incidents attributed to it, you could reasonably argue this is not a bad record and certainly isn't enough to justify outlandish conspiracy theories.
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Formerly banned classic American novel now 'required reading' in the West at least
Tags: American classics, banned books, banned literature, Catcher, education, history, J.D. Salinger, Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, underground knowledge
In our book The Catcher in the Rye Enigma, we observe that J.D. Salinger's bestselling novel The Catcher in the Rye is now 'required reading' in most high school English courses in the US and throughout much of the Western world. This despite the fact it has been banned by various schools and libraries, and criticized by numerous parent and teacher groups as being immoral literature due to its use of profanity and themes of excessive rebellion and alienation.
Salinger's classic novel.
We explore this in the following excerpt from (our book) The Catcher in the Rye Enigma:
The fact that The Catcher in the Rye is now required reading has inspired some conspiracy theorists – most probably of the Tinfoil Hat variety – to envisage a grand conspiracy in which mind control is being conducted on a mass scale in order to corrupt, pacify or otherwise control today's youth.
Reclusive Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose took part in an online chat on December 12, 2008 on the GNR fan community site. When a fan asked him about a song he'd written called Catcher N' The Rye on GNR's new album Chinese Democracy, Axl's responses seem to indicate he believed the theory that the novel can incite violent acts when read by certain individuals.
"For me," he said, "the song is inspired by what's referred to sometimes as Holden Caulfield Syndrome …I feel there's a possibility that how the writing is structured with the thinking of the main character could somehow re-program, for lack of a better word, some who may be a bit more vulnerable, with a skewed way of thinking."
Axl Rose…believed novel can incite violence.
Axl also mentioned he felt that the novel is "utter garbage" and said he agrees "wholeheartedly that it should be discontinued as required reading in schools".
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA: J.D. Salinger's Mind Control Triggering Device or a Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals? is exclusive to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Rye-Enigma-Coincidental-Underground-ebook/dp/B00YVROKZ4/
'The Catcher in the Rye' a triggering device for criminals?
Posted: June 27, 2015 in The Catcher in the Rye Enigma
Tags: Catcher, J.D. Salinger, mind control, The Catcher in the Rye, The-Manchurian-Candidate, underground knowledge
If that classic novel The Catcher in the Rye is a triggering device for criminals – as suggested in the sub-title of our new release book THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA: J.D. Salinger's Mind Control Triggering Device or a Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals? – it would likely set off mind-controlled subjects by having carefully phrased words in strategic parts of the book. Nobody outside of the sleeper assassins and their intelligence agency handlers would be able to recognize such phrases as being abnormal, especially if crafted by such a skillful writer as Salinger.
Catcher novel a trigger?
Richard Condon's 1959 classic novel The Manchurian Candidate uses only one card, the Queen of Hearts, out of an entire deck of cards as a triggering device for activating the mind control programs in the story's main characters. If the mind controlled subjects are shown a deck of cards, card by card, they're hypnotized simply because the Queen of Hearts happens to be in the deck. Keep in mind there are 52 cards in a deck, so about 98% of cards in the deck aren't related to the mind control program at all.
Similarly, 98% of Salinger's book would simply be literature and probably have nothing to do with nefarious intelligence agency programs like MK-Ultra, that insidious (acknowledged and on-the-record) mind control program of the CIA. It wouldn't have upset the flow of the novel if Salinger, or perhaps his publishing house editor, had inserted a few brief triggering devices, or phrases, at the behest of the CIA or FBI or other such agency.
"It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to." –J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
If the novel contains mind control triggers there are two obvious possibilities regarding exactly who inserted them.
One is that Salinger didn't deliberately insert such triggers in Catcher and had no knowledge his novel would be used for mind control. Instead, the book was simply used by intelligence agencies, without his permission, as a triggering device to prompt chosen subjects to kill. This would likely have been achieved during the brainwashing process of subjects by repeating certain sentences from the book over and over. It may also be true that the likes of the CIA simply selected the novel as the perfect story to brainwash lone gunmen given its themes of alienation and angst.
"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody." –J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
The second possibility is that Salinger knowingly inserted mind control phrases into the novel and worked in collusion with high ranking officials in the US intelligence community. Following this theme Salinger along with his advisors, or controllers perhaps, planted excerpts of neurolinguistic writing designed to speak to an assassin's brain.
How could any ordinary writer achieve that? Such a question assumes Salinger was an ordinary writer…
You have been reading an excerpt from our new release book The Catcher in the Rye Enigma: J.D. Salinger's Mind Control Triggering Device or a Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals? – Available now via Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Rye-Enigma-Coincidental-Underground-ebook/dp/B00YVROKZ4/
Famous last words: "I just shot John Lennon." –Mark David Chapman
Tags: Catcher, cia, J.D. Salinger, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, mind control, mk ultra, The Catcher in the Rye, underground knowledge
Most people old enough remember exactly where they were when they heard the news that John Lennon was shot dead in New York City on December 8, 1980. The murderer was Mark David Chapman – yet another lone gunman who stood glassy-eyed at the crime scene waiting for the police to arrive. A witness to the shooting asked him if he was aware what he'd just done. "I just shot John Lennon," Chapman calmly replied.
The scene of Lennon's assassination.
To add yet another curiosity to the mix, while Chapman patiently waited for the police to arrive and arrest him, he stood at the scene of the crime reading a copy of The Catcher in the Rye.
Many conspiracy theorists believe that finding this particular book in the hands of an assassin is no mere coincidence. Regardless, it must have been a macabre sight to see Lennon lying dead on the ground with his murderer standing over him happily reading J.D. Salinger's classic novel.
Lennon in rehearsal.
Chapman's assassination of John Lennon was probably the mother of all Catcher incidents. Not long before the murder, Chapman had wanted to change his name to the novel's narrator and anti-hero Holden Caulfield – so enamored was he with this fictitious character; inside the very copy of the book Chapman had purchased on the day of the murder, police found he'd written, "To Holden Caulfield, From Holden Caulfield, This is my statement"; and during the court case that followed, Chapman read a passage from the novel when addressing the judge and jury during his sentencing.
New 'Catcher' book unearths mysteries around Salinger's 1951 novel
Tags: American literary classics, Catcher, cia, J.D. Salinger, John Lennon, mind control, mk ultra, The Catcher in the Rye, underground knowledge
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA, by James and Lance Morcan, unearths the mysteries surrounding the 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger – arguably the most controversial book of all time.
Nicknamed the 'Bible of teenage angst', Salinger's classic novel, which is frequently labeled immoral by different groups, has been banned in various parts of America over the decades. However, the main controversy, and indeed the most common reason for it being banned, was that it either inspired or was associated with some of the most infamous crimes of the 20th Century. These crimes include the murder of John Lennon and the attempted assassination of President Reagan.
J.D. Salinger…still controversial today.
The allegation directed at Salinger is that he (and/or his publisher) craftily implanted into the book neurolinguistic passages, or coded messages, that act as post-hypnotic suggestions or mind control "triggers". In turn, these triggers enabled CIA handlers to activate Manchurian Candidates for assassinations. Some conspiracy theorists also believe the novel was part of the CIA's now mostly-declassified mind control program MK-Ultra, and that while assassins were being brainwashed they were forced to read the book over and over until it was embedded in their minds.
But given that Salinger's critically acclaimed masterpiece was one of the biggest selling books of the 20th Century, are the crimes it was associated with merely happenstance? Today, if a handful of different murderers had a copy of The Da Vinci Code or a Harry Potter book, or were all fixated on a similarly popular book, would it even make the news headlines?
Novelists, filmmakers and independent researchers James & Lance Morcan investigate these theories and counter arguments in THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA – the fourth book of The Underground Knowledge Series. This balanced exposé ultimately leaves it up to you, the reader, to decide whether J.D. Salinger's novel is a "Mind Control Triggering Device" or simply a "Coincidental Literary Obsession of Criminals" just as this book's subtitle suggests.
Besides the criminals who targeted Lennon and Reagan, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA also details other deranged individuals who were obsessed with Salinger's book including stalkers and murderers of leading political figures, film stars and other celebrities.
John Lennon… forever linked with 'Catcher'.
The idea that assassination codes are buried deep in Salinger's book is one of the oldest conspiracy theories around and has been explored repeatedly over the decades with no smoking gun ever found. In fact, many familiar with Catcher conspiracies may think all the theories have already been proven to be false and there's no need to drag them up yet again.
However, given what the authors have uncovered in their research for THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA – especially the unique revelations on the history of mind control, the effectiveness of subliminal messages, the latest scientific studies on the brain, Salinger's underreported dealings with the Americanized Nazis of Project Paperclip and the recently declassified documents on real-life Manchurian Candidates – they believe some of the theories swirling about the classic novel deserve another look.
Note that this title is an extended version of several chapters in The Orphan Conspiracies: 29 Conspiracy Theories from The Orphan Trilogy (Sterling Gate Books, 2014) also by James & Lance Morcan. The Catcher in the Rye Enigma therefore contains a combination of new material as well as some recycled material from The Orphan Conspiracies.
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE ENIGMA is available on Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Rye-Enigma-Coincidental-Underground-ebook/dp/B00YVROKZ4/


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Thursday, Jul 31, 2008, 9:56 am (Categories: Silesia, Churches)
Inside the late-Baroque church of St. Hedwig in Legnickie Pole.
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Church of Peace in Jawor
Thursday, Jul 31, 2008, 3:50 pm (Categories: Silesia, Churches)
Inside the 17th-century wooden Church of Peace in Jawor.
Wikipedia: "The Churches of Peace (Polish: Kościół Pokoju, German: Friedenskirche) in Jawor (Jauer) and Świdnica (Schweidnitz) in Silesia (Poland) were named after the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 which permitted the Lutherans in the Roman Catholic parts of Silesia to build three Evangelical churches, to be built outside the city walls, without steeples and church bells and made of wood, loam and straw. The construction time was limited to one year. Since 2001, the two remaining large ones are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Constrained by the physical and political conditions, three of the churches anyway became the biggest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe. With pioneering constructional and architectural solutions unknown ever before or since in wooden architecture, and surviving for over 300 years, they bear testimony to the quest for religious freedom and are a rare expression of Lutheran ideology in an idiom generally associated with the Roman Catholic Church in the Austrian Empire of the Habsburgs.
The church in Jawor, under the invocation of the Holy Ghost, sized 43,5 m long, 14 m wide and 15,7 m high, seating 5,500, was constructed by Breslau (Wrocław) architect Albrecht von Saebisch (1610-1688) and was finished in 1655 after a year. The 200 paintings inside by were done by Georg Flegel in 1671-1681. The Altar, by Martin Schneider, is of 1672, the original organ of J. Hoferichter from Legnica (Liegnitz) of 1664 was replaced 1855-1856 by Adolf Alexander Lummert.
By that time, the town was already for about 100 years part of the Lutheran Kingdom of Prussia. Another 100 years later, in 1945, as a result of losing World War II by Nazi Germany they became part of Poland, following Potsdam Agreement".
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Regional Museum in Jawor
Gallery of Silesian Sacred Art in the former Bernardine church in Jawor.
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Jawor Town Hall
Thursday, Jul 31, 2008, 12:31 pm (Categories: Silesia)
Sala Rajców (Councilmen's Chamber) in the Town Hall in Jawor.
The current building was erected in 1895-1897 in place of an older one that had burnt down in 1895. Its most representative interior is the Councilmen's Chamber with big stained glass windows, prepared in Berlin in 1897 and being the largest of their kind in whole Lower Silesia region.
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NewPages: Can you tell me a little bit about the history of Coffee House Press? How and why did you get involved in publishing?
Kornblum: Well, I started with a mimeograph magazine back in 1970. I started the magazine because it just seemed to be one of the coming-of-age things for a young poet to do at the time. Almost everyone I knew had started a little magazine and ran it for a few years. In doing so, you learned what you liked and why you liked it, what really spoke to you, how to talk about writing—that was essentially my incentive at first. Then I took a class on typography at the University of Iowa and was inspired by the instructor and the process. My teacher was Harry Duncan. He had published first editions of William Carlos Williams and Wallace Stevens and may have published Robert Lowell's first book. I was very attracted to the letterpress craft. Partly under Duncan's influence and partly of my own interest and volition, I began to learn the history of the craft of books and printing, bought a press and a house in West Branch, Iowa, and under the imprint of Toothpaste Press, began publishing exclusively letterpress books and pamphlets of poetry on a full-time basis in 1973. We published our last Toothpaste title, Anne Waldman's Make-Up on Empty Space, in December 1983, and re-opened as Coffee House Press in 1984.
During the Toohpaste years, I really did learn the craft of book design and letter press printing, along with a little bit about what went into marketing books, and the schedule of trade publishing. I began attending some of the major trade shows, like American Library Association and the American Booksellers conventions. I saw what the greater publishing world was about and thought there was room for me. I started to see the limitations of letterpress printing—you couldn't do large or longer books, you couldn't do fiction. The prices I was charging couldn't really cover the labor involved. Either I had to become a trade book publisher or switch to being a "private press" publisher and make books in the $200 - $2,000 price range, which is a viable option that others have taken, including several of my friends. I love their dedication to the craft of fine printing, and I love their work, but it wasn't what I wanted to do.
My wife and I were getting tired of Iowa, so it all came together: the move to Minnesota, becoming a non-profit house, doing trade books, publishing fiction, and the press name also became part of the change. Toothpaste Press was starting to get letters from authors who were about to get tenure reviews, asking for articles about the press to convince their tenure review committee that even though the press had a funny sounding name, it was a legitimate professional credential. I felt one of the reasons for running a press was to serve authors, and clearly using "Toothpaste" as a press name wasn't cutting it. We were looking for something that had an association with literature. Coffee houses had been associated with literature for a very long time. For example, [Joseph] Addison and [Sir Richard] Steele edited the one of the very first literary magazines—The Tattler—out of the gossip and conversations they heard in coffee houses. It seemed to be a name that had an association with literature and I love good coffee—it was a good fit.
NP: Do you think a knowledge of the history of books, of letter presses, of printing is necessary for a literary press to be successful?
Kornblum: Well, "successful," is a funny word—how do you define success? Let me say that a knowledge of the history of books and printing can only add depth and perspective to one's efforts as a publisher; it can only be a positive. It's a rich history. The very first trade school ever established was for scribes. Gutenberg? The guy went bankrupt. Gives you a little perspective to know that the very first printer went under and publishing has been in a very precarious state ever since. Some printers, along with their authors, were burned at the stake. Books have started revolutions, some good, some for ill. It's good to know the history of the business, and the craft. Is it absolutely necessary to be successful? Probably not.
NP: Your website shares the impetus behind Coffee House's name—how, historically, coffee houses have begun and perpetuated literary revolutions or movements. How do you think Coffee House has contributed to that history? And do you see any recent literary revolutions—or is the entire wave of self-publishing and new independent publishers a possible revolution?
Kornblum: I'm not prepared to discuss at length the relationship between coffee houses and social, cultural, or literary revolutions, but it is interesting to note that both literary magazines and insurance companies began at coffee houses. Insurers would hang out at docks in coffee houses and watch ships and see which ones were well-managed and which were not and charge insurance accordingly. Certainly the cafes of Paris in the early twentieth century saw the birth of cubism, Dadaism, and surrealism, and in the 1950s, the beats frequently read in coffee houses.
With regard to publishing, the clay tablets had tremendous charm. But cuneiform gave way to scrolls and alphabetic forms of writing. The papyrus scrolls gave way to parchment, then to books as we know them. Then finally Gutenberg came along with moveable type, independently reinventing printing, which had already been invented in Korea and spread throughout Asia. But at each stage, a little bit of charm was lost and greater access was gained. As letter press printing gave way to off-set printing, which gave way to desk-top book design programs (curiously known as desktop publishing programs), at each of those stages, a little charm was lost and greater access to the manufacture of books was gained. That seems to be continuing. In principle, it is a social good. That access may not create revolutions in literature, but it makes possible intriguing little pockets of literary activity, where local character can develop because publishing no longer has to be done at a national level. This greater access gives literature the freedom of folk music.
Of course new technologies have also revived the discussion about the demise of the book as we know it. That discussion brings to mind two paradigms: the horse-and-buggy and the automobile, and TV and the movies and the theatre. Movies did not destroy theater—it forced theatre to be more inventive and more relevant. TV didn't destroy the movies—it forced the movies to improve. It's my belief that electronic publishing will force traditional publishing to be improve—maybe it will encourage NY publishers never to be James Freyed again! If, in fact, one of the theoretical advantages that books have is that they are more slowly put together and that there are checking procedures that have been part of good publishing practice for centuries, let's make sure that those are restored and fully utilized. Let's make books better and respond to the challenge of electronic publishing in that manner.
NP: I'm sure you have a personal philosophy about publishing. Can you share it? How do you think it differs from other independent publishers and how do you think it's the same?
Kornblum: A publisher is providing a service to writers and to a community, and that community can and should be partly local, and it can and should be partly a community in/through time. I want our books to reach readers today, and readers in some future I can't imagine. As a publisher, I've tried to use my abilities and the resources that have been made available to me to turn words in a manuscript into books, and to get those books in front of readers. I've tried to use the capabilities of a publishing house to make a difference in the lives of the writers we've published, and to make a difference in the communities in which I live, both local and national. I think the impulse to publish is the impulse to share enthusiasm and that is universal. Coffee House has some focus areas—we've published a lot of New York School writers, and poets associated with Naropa and Brown University.
I've tried to use the capabilities of a publishing house to make a difference in the lives of the writers we've published, and to make a difference in the communities in which I live, both local and national.
We've done a lot of Minnesota writers because we're in Minnesota and we've done a significant number of books by African American and Asian American writers. I think we've found some unbelievable talented writers from every region and ethnicity who explode all of the expectations about what one might have expected them to say or the ways one might have expected them to say it. It's been a privilege and an honor to make that kind of work available. Other publishers will come forth whose main mission will be to present works from writers of Idaho, or publishers whose main mission will be to publish Hispanic American writers, or left-handed writers—there exists an incredible range of possible focus areas. But the central mission—to share one's enthusiasm—is the universal impetus for a publisher.
NP: What is a critical attribute or quality to develop or possess as an independent publisher?
Kornblum: You need to be committed to continue learning. This is a field in which you can never stop learning because it keeps changing. You need to learn from commercial publishing and from the basic principles of business as well as to be on top of the changes in the literary community. A commitment to keep learning is definitely one of the keys.
To do it successfully, which you asked about a while ago, you need to master a number of different skills including bookkeeping, financial management, organizational development, staff management, marketing, and some sense of book design, in addition to bringing a literary vision to the table. Those abilities aren't always found in the same person, so if you don't have them all, you need to find people to augment your own abilities, and you need to give everybody room to do their jobs.
NP: It seems like there are a million things to do to be successful at marketing. If marketing were ranked in order of importance, what should be held as a priority?
Kornblum: The priority is to have a plan and then be able to execute the plan on time. Your plan for each book might differ. If you have a book that has a small audience, then you shouldn't spend huge resources on it, but you should make sure the book reaches that audience. If you have a book with potential for big audience, put your resources behind it, but make a plan a year in advance and make sure you maintain your schedule. I can't tell you how complex book marketing has become. At Coffee House we're lucky to have a marketing director who reads each book and creates a plan appropriate to the author and the text.
If I were pressed to pick a particular aspect of marketing that we're stressing these days, it would be the number of galleys. We're no longer just sending them to book reviewers—they're also going to booksellers and bloggers. That's probably one of the most effective uses of our marketing dollars.
NP: How do you find the blog market?
Kornblum: There's the Litblog Co-op, which lists quite a number of literary bloggers, and our marketing director and publicist together have been doing the research, finding people who review the kinds of books we publish, and getting our books in front of them. It is a new phenomenon and an exciting one because it provides audience response. In some instances, there are blogs that are actually written by book reviewers, for example, Barbara Hoffert, the editor of Library Journal, who will occasionally put a review on her blog because she couldn't find space for the review in the magazine. But there are also blogs written by readers who, like publishers, want to share their enthusiasm. Those blogs provide authors with a kind of reader-response that was previously unavailable.
NP: Can you name a few magazines or newspapers that are especially good for reviews?
Kornblum: There are the traditional trade magazines—such as Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, ALA Booklist, and Kirkus, which bring books to the attention of the book trade: the librarians, and book sellers. Those reviews work in concert with our distributor's sales reps, who are talking to the stores and wholesalers. Obviously, if you get a book reviewed in the New York Times, it's going to really help your book. That has really national scope. But it's good to get reviewed anywhere.
Of course, a review in a newspaper in the author's hometown can make a big difference. Or if the author is writing about birds, a review in the Audubon Society's journal will help.
NP: Has Coffee House ever been involved in any odd-ball marketing schemes or guerrilla marketing tactics and if so, what was it?
Kornblum: Well, we just published a book that is narrated by a rat who was born in a second-hand bookstore. And after eating scraps of paper that his mother used to create their nest, the rat learns to read. Our marketing director found nine-inch long gummy rats on the internet and we gave them to reviewers and sales reps and sent about 400 off to booksellers with galleys through a marketing program run by our distributor. The [gummy rats] got a lot of attention for our book and were very successful.
And a long time ago we published a book called Elvis Presley Calls His Mother After the Ed Sullivan Show. We offered to send an Elvis impersonator to the bookstore that came up with the best Elvis window display, as long as it included our book. We were confident that wherever the winning store was located, we'd be able to find an Elvis impersonator nearby. As I recall, the winning bookstore was in St. Louis, and we had no trouble finding an Elvis impersonator who came to the store and performed for an hour.
NP: Do you find a big difference between indie bookstores and the chains? If so, what's the difference? How can publishers use those differences to market their books more effectively?
There are many differences between indie bookstores and the chains, not the least of which is accessibility for emerging small presses. Without a distributor like Consortium, it is increasingly difficult for emerging small presses to get their books into Barnes & Noble or Borders. They have centralized buying systems in place that give them advantages of scale, but make them difficult to approach. On the other hand those chains are interested in carrying small press books to give color and breadth to their shelves, so if a press is represented by a good distributor that meets with chain store buyers, it's possible to get a 3,000 copy order that can sweep a small press off its feet. At Coffee House, we value the interest chain stores have shown, and we value the personal integrity and financial risk taken by the visionary people who run independent bookstores. Our job is to get our authors' books onto bookstore shelves, and we're willing and eager to work with all aspects of contemporary bookselling world.
But for emerging presses, it's best to befriend a local indie bookseller, then add another, and then another to a slowly expanding circle. Go to the stores, shake hands, make introductions, give sample reading copies, ask advice, set up some author events. If I were starting from scratch, I'd make a list of ten stores to befriend in my first year, and plan to add at least an additional five stores each succeeding year. I'd print a broadside each year to give to booksellers, learn the names of the staff, and try to turn them into advocates for the press. After I developed a circle of indie bookseller advocates for my new press, I'd find a distributor to help introduce my books to the chains.
When not reading manuscripts, I've been reading history lately. I've been frustrated and angered by the attempt by the political and religious "right" to claim that theirs is the only correct interpretation of the constitution and of the meaning of American history. They have attempted to make our story as simple as a grade school Thanksgiving pageant.
NP: Coffee House is a non-profit press. Do you ever wish you had gone the for-profit route?
Kornblum: It's like asking if you would have preferred to have been born rich. Publishing is a capital-intensive proposition. You either have to inherit the money, have investors invest the money (in which case they expect their money to come back with a share of the profits), or become a non-profit and have people donate the money—unless you want to run a very small press that reaches a very small range of people. There's nothing wrong with a very small press. Some tiny presses have been quite influential. Sylvia Beach only published one book—it just happened to be Ulysses by James Joyce. But if you do want to build a press that has greater scope and might outlast its founder, you do need to have access to financial resources.
Of course the drawback is that I don't own the press. I can't sell it. I can't give it to my children (not that they want it). But Coffee House could never have continued as an exclusively literary press, or attained its current size and scope, without financial assistance. I wanted a press that would be of service to the literary community, not a press that would become a financial bonanza for my retirement. It is my hope that when I am ready to retire, the press will continue under the management of some of the staff who are now at the press. We're working hard to make sure that will be possible. But that wouldn't have been possible without the financial resources that were made available by both the local and national philanthropic communities. In short, I have no regrets.
NP: If a publisher who was fairly new to the scene was trying to decide which route to go, what advice would you give to him or her?
Before even thinking about the for-profit/non-profit issue, someone considering this field should start by getting some experience at a publishing house. There weren't any literary presses of our size when I started. Now there are a lot of opportunities to get an internship or a part-time job at a good small press. Or put up the money and go to the Denver Publishing Institute—it's a six-week series of classes that give a realistic picture of the business. Learn what you can before you start, unlike me. I just sort of stumbled into it and had to learn gradually. Then think about what kind of press you want to be part of. Think about your concerns, what you want to contribute to the world. Even if you only publish four books a year, in ten years that becomes forty books, and then ten years later, eighty books. Eighty books can make a significant statement if you've given thought to the kind of statement you want your press to make. And of course evaluate your access to financial resources, and find someone to help you put together a business plan. Regardless of your tax status, this is a business, and if you don't bring your head along with your heart to the office, your press will never fulfill its potential.
NP: I was joking around with my editor recently about how I read somewhere that Minnesota is a great state in which to be an artist because there are so many grants available. Would you say this is true? Does operating in Minnesota as a non-profit give you or your writers any kind of advantage?
Kornblum: Almost every state has money that goes to the arts. The difference in Minnesota is the way the money is distributed. In most states, all of the money goes to the major arts institutions in that state. In the Twin Cities, the major institutions would include such groups as the Walker Art Center, the Guthrie Theatre, the Minnesota Opera, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. These are major institutions with budgets that go well over seven figures. They deserve significant support and they receive it; but in some states they'd be the only organizations receiving support. At some point, the Minnesota philanthropic community decided that each funder would reserve funds for small start up operations and mid-sized organizations, in addition to the major institutions. It's not that there is more money for the arts, it's the way it's distributed that creates the stimulating Minnesota arts environment. Those small and medium-sized arts organizations push the large groups to be more creative, while the larger ones compel the smaller ones to reach their standards. I'd encourage other communities to consider Minnesota's division of philanthropic funds. It does make more work for the grants officers. Sometimes smaller groups are more cantankerous and don't always know how to fill out an application. Some local philanthropic organizations take a very proactive role, teaching small groups about budgeting, the role of the board, and the steps needed to develop the kind of infrastructure that can sustain an organization beyond the start-up phase. Their effort has made the Twin Cities an exciting place for every aspect of the arts.
NP: Coffee House has been in business since 1984. What's your secret for longevity?
Kornblum: Take your satisfaction from doing your job as best you can. Know that you're going to make mistakes, learn from them, and move on. Remember that it's about the authors and their books, not about you.
NP: Any books on the publishing business that you recommend?
I can give a quirky, not a definitive list. Some of these books aren't specifically about publishing, but actually reveal critical issues that continue to reverberate through the publishing industry. Other than the first title, few are specific how-to books. But if you read all of these titles, you'll have a far richer picture of this great calling.
NP: Let's end with a more personal question. What are you reading these days?
When not reading manuscripts, I've been reading history lately. I've been frustrated and angered by the attempt by the political and religious "right" to claim that theirs is the only correct interpretation of the constitution and of the meaning of American history. They have attempted to make our story as simple as a grade school Thanksgiving pageant. The American character can't be found in Horatio Alger—we're more like characters in a Dostoyevsky novel, rich in complications and contradictions. So after I finished reading Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, I found Wait Till Next Year, her memoir about growing up in the fifties at a second hand bookstore on a trip to visit my sister in Madison, and I gobbled that up with pleasure just this weekend. Now I'm reading a book about the election of 1800, the fight between Adams and Jefferson, which was just as nasty and partisan as anything seen in recent years. America may not have rolled out a welcome mat, but my grandparents were grateful to come here from Eastern Europe. I want to learn more about this great mixed-up country of ours. One of the principles of small press publishing is to find a way to turn the disadvantages of being small into an advantage. If we all understand our history better, maybe we can find new ways to turn some of our national weaknesses into strengths. Or maybe we'll just laugh harder at the Daily Show.


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Rick Wakeman covers The Beatles, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin on new studio album
Piano Portraits will arrive on January 13, 2017
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Rick Wakeman has announced details of a new studio album.
Piano Portraits will be released on January 13, 2017 and the track listing includes versions of David Bowie's "Life on Mars?", which Wakeman recorded the original piano parts for, and "Space Oddity", to which he contributed mellotron; through The Beatles, Yes and Led Zeppelin; to classical pieces composed by Debussy and Tchaikovsky.
"I've been wanting to do a piano album for years and I spent quite a bit of time looking at everything from straight classical pieces to stuff that I'd played on in the past like 'Morning Has Broken' and 'Life On Mars?'," Wakeman explains. "Plus pieces of music that I thought would work really well like 'Stairway to Heaven' and classics like 'Clair de Lune'. Nearly all of the tracks have a memory for me somewhere down the line and it just seemed to work."
The tracklisting is:
I'm Not In Love
Wonderous Stories
Dance of the Damselflies
Vow To Thee My Country
Digital pre-orders will receive an instant download of Wakeman's interpretation of "Help" by The Beatles.
The December 2016 issue of Uncut is now on sale in the UK – featuring our cover story on Pink Floyd, plus a free CD compiled by Lambchop's Kurt Wagner that includes tracks by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Sleaford Mods, Yo La Tengo, Can. Elsewhere in the issue, there's TheDamned, Julia Holter, Desert Trip, Midlake, C86, David Pajo, Nils Frahm and the New Classical, David Bowie, Tim Buckley, REM, Norah Jones, Morphine, The Pretenders and more plus 140 reviews


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Woman mocked for rare condition by cruel meme on Facebook speaks out about online bullying
Motivational speaker and author Lizzie Velasquez was mocked for her rare inherited condition Credit: Lizzie Velasquez/Instagram
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Motivational speaker and author Lizzie Velasquez has spoken out about online bullying after she was the subject of a cruel meme shared on Facebook.
Ms Velasquez, who suffers from a rare, inherited condition which means her body is unable to store fat, saw the picture, which featured a photograph of her smiling and the text: "Michael said he would meet me behind this tree for a bit of fun.
"He's running late, would someone please tag him and tell him I'm still waiting?"
The aim of these pictures is for people to tag their friends in the comments under the post, so they can laugh at the idea of their friend being romantically linked to someone unusual-looking.
I've seen a ton of memes like this all over @facebook recently. I'm writing this post not as someone who is a victim but as someone who is using their voice. Yes, it's very late at night as I type this but I do so as a reminder that the innocent people that are being put in these memes are probably up just as late scrolling through Facebook and feeling something that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. No matter what we look like or what size we are, at the end of the day we are all human. I ask that you keep that in mind the next time you see a viral meme of a random stranger. At the time you might find it hilarious but the human in the photo is probably feeling the exact opposite. Spread love not hurtful words via a screen. Xoxo Lizzie
A photo posted by Lizzie Velasquez (@littlelizziev) on Dec 11, 2016 at 12:07am PST
Ms Velasquez shared the picture on her Instagram page after seeing it on Facebook, to remind people that the subjects of these pictures are human beings.
She wrote: "I've seen a ton of memes like this all over Facebook recently. I'm writing this post not as someone who is a victim but as someone who is using their voice.
"Yes, it's very late at night as I type this but I do so as a reminder that the innocent people that are being put in these memes are probably up just as late scrolling through Facebook and feeling something that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
"No matter what we look like or what size we are, at the end of the day we are all human. I ask that you keep that in mind the next time you see a viral meme of a random stranger.
Thank you 💜
A video posted by Lizzie Velasquez (@littlelizziev) on Dec 11, 2016 at 5:51pm PST
"At the time you might find it hilarious but the human in the photo is probably feeling the exact opposite. Spread love not hurtful words via a screen."
Thousands of people commented showing their support for her bravery, and the post has been 'liked' tens of thousands of times.
She later posted a video message on Instagram thanking users for their support, but saying people should "think before they tweet".
She said: "When you see something online, remember that there is a human who is being affected by it.
"It might be funny at the time, but there's probably someone who's not feeling that it's that funny. So just think before you tweet, think before you share, think before you like, because we just want to be accepted, and that's it."
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Crypto Remains A Priority For UK Under New Leader
Industry advocates in the country worried previous finance minister Rishi Sunak's crypto plans would not pan out, especially after his recent defeat in the race for Prime Minister.
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The U.K. said it still plans on becoming a crypto hub despite a recent leadership shuffle, and industry advocates are thrilled.
Even with all of the change in its leadership, the U.K. government is set to press forward with former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak's plans to turn the country into an international hub for crypto, Richard Fuller, the country's new economic secretary to the Treasury, said at the U.K.'s first-ever crypto debate in Westminster last week.
The local blockchain community's hopes for innovation-friendly regulations that could push the U.K.'s stagnant crypto industry forward were dented when Sunak stepped down from his position in July, and perhaps even more so when he lost to Liz Truss in the contest to be prime minister.
But Fuller's comments came as a "great signal of progress" to the crypto community, according to Baroness Manzila Uddin, co-chairwoman of a cross-party parliamentary group that's focused on the metaverse and Web3.
In April, Sunak, along with Fuller's predecessor, John Glen, made headlines when they announced their plans to turn the country into a crypto hub.
When the seemingly crypto-friendly Sunak resigned in July, Ian Taylor, executive director of CryptoUK, a London-based lobby group, told CoinDesk that it could simply mean Sunak and Glen will be back "in a different form."
"However, you can say all of the hard work the community has done in the last two years educating Rishi Sunak and John Glen has now gone away," Taylor said at the time.
Little from Truss so far
Truss had revealed little about her stance on crypto aside from a couple of pro-innovation statements she made years ago.
Kwasi Kwarteng, Truss' pick as finance minister, has likewise remained silent on crypto, although the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy he previously oversaw seemingly supported the development of blockchain technology.
"Clearly, it's good to see the continued statements of intent – with many in the industry perhaps fearing this was Sunak's baby, and scarce little from Truss herself in recent times," Nick Jones, CEO of Zumo, a U.K.-based crypto wallet startup, told CoinDesk in a statement.
Sendi Young, managing director of U.K. and Europe at Ripple and Rushd Averroës, CEO of London-based crypto app Babb, said it is an exciting time for the U.K. crypto industry.
During last week's crypto debate, Fuller said the government still plans to move forward with the new Financial Services and Markets bill, which seeks to regulate stablecoins. Those are cryptocurrencies that are pegged to the value of other assets like gold or the U.S. dollar. Fuller also said a separate Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill will go ahead which could also give authorities the power to seize crypto assets tied to crime.
Fuller also echoed the government's goal of enforcing strict rules for crypto promotions in line with local ad regulations.
"The strategy outlined in April by Glen is still very much in play," Taylor said in an email to CoinDesk.
But some worry that the U.K.'s plans for crypto aren't enough to catch up with other countries.
"I am concerned that what has been offered to date has been a patchy and piecemeal approach to regulation, compared to the far more comprehensive proposals in, for example, the European Union's draft regulation," Peter Grant, a member of Parliament, said at the crypto debate.
In response to that concern, Fuller said that in the months ahead the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority, the country's financial regulator, will study the broader implications of crypto.
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Q: Accidentally deleted System.Core Reference I have accidentally deleted the System.Core reference from the References tab on the application settings and I want to know how I can add it again.
You may think it is as simple to add as it is to delete but each time I try and add it through the "Add..." button it comes up with this error:
"A reference to 'System.Core' could not be added. This component is already automatically referenced by the build system."
My problem is that now it's gone, I cannot do simple lines of code such as My.Computer or Application or even Me...
How do I re-add it?
And for those who to want to know how I deleted it. I was deleting references that were unused by my application and I went a bit delete happy and clicked it too fast and too many times. I was able to add the rest of the references find but it's just the System.Core.

A: I have figured out the problem and fixed it.
By opening the project file in Notepad and adding the following lines to the file and saving it, the System.Core reference was restored:
<ItemGroup>
  <Reference Include="System.Core" />
</ItemGroup>

The project file can be found in: Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Your Application\Your Application\Your Application.vbproj
After this, restart Visual Studio if it's not already closed and re-open the project. If, like me, you find that you have errors such as "restart() is not a member of Your Application.My.MyApplication" or something of that nature.
Fixing this is also easy; go into the application settings and then go into the references tab. In the Imported Namespaces menu scroll down until you see:
System.Windows and System.Windows.Forms
If these are un-ticked then tick them and then the errors should go away.
Hope this helps anyone having the same problem I've had!


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Q: How to move content resource when it is set to Copy if newer? I have few resources that i have put into Dependencies Folder in the Project.
Copy To Output Directory is set to Copy If Newer
Default Behavior is that it will copy to \bin\Dependencies\*
I want to set it to copy to \bin\*
How to achieve this?

A: If you need them to be in the bin folder, you need to put the files in the root of the project.
The only other way i can think of doing it is to add a post-build event to the project which copies them each time:
copy "$(ProjectDir)Dependencies\*" "$(TargetDir)"