tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63090169950902102592024-03-13T10:20:18.322-07:00Tessa Dick Presents: It's a Philip K. Dick World!It's a Philip K. Dick World!
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”
—Philip K. Dick
Government intrusion into our personal lives is increasing, the economy is shot and the media focus on hate and violence.
Philip K. Dick's fifth and last wife, Tessa Dick, talks about her husband. I have my own books and stories, as well.tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-29067695542781894472020-03-12T13:58:00.000-07:002020-03-12T13:58:06.088-07:00Stay calm, and wash your handsThe panic over toilet paper would be funny, if people were not going nuts over it. Please use a little common sense. Maybe we should all get those bidet attachments for our toilets. Problem solved, as long as the water is running. Speaking of water, you don't need to buy all the bottled water in the store. Fill some empty juice bottles with tap water and store them in a cool place. If and when the emergency happens, boil the water, let it cool, and filter it.I use a Pur filter pitcher, but there are other brands.<br />
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If you think that TP will be valuable in a crisis, you should stock up on cigarettes and liquor. You can get even more money for cigarettes, beer, whiskey, etc. No, I will not trade you my food for a cigarette.<br />
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I have enough canned food to last a couple weeks. There is no need to stock up on five years of survival food. Just buy the things that you like to eat, as you always do. Keep in mind that fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as bread and milk, will go bad. Don't buy so much that it rots before you get around to eating it.<br />
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<br />tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-38990891633890190262019-07-20T07:40:00.001-07:002019-07-20T07:40:23.044-07:00It Was a Very Good Year: 1969 I want this book; I need this book! Whether you remember 1969 or you only read about it, this book will inspire you.<br />
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DENVER, July 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --The final year of a tumultuous decade, 1969 upended American culture and shattered domestic tranquility. On the 50th anniversary of that electrifying year, eight eminent authors, journalists and political commentators share their coming-of-age memories, political critiques and lessons learned in a new book, 1969: Are You Still Listening?<br /><br />Six of the authors will attend a book launch at the BookBar, 4280 Tennyson Street in Denver, 7-9pm on July 20, exactly 50 years after Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon.<br /><br />Joining lead author Brent Green, an authority on the Baby Boomer generation, are co-authors: Greg Dobbs, veteran ABC News correspondent and Denver Post columnist; Bob Moses, publisher of the nation’s first newspaper for older adults; attorney and novelist Robert William Case; David Cogswell, a multi-book published author and prolific travel writer; and Carol Orsborn Ph.D., author of over 30 books about the Boomer generation. Additional authors not attending are Richard Adler, a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future; and best-selling author Jed Diamond.<br /><br />“1969 was extraordinary and galvanizing,” said Green. “From Apollo 11 to Woodstock, from Vietnam to The Beatles, indelible lessons from 50 years ago impact our national consciousness and priorities today.”<br /><br />One question reverberates throughout this book, are you still listening?, inspires readers to think about the nation’s social and political progress 50 years later. How do we define national unity today? Does discord linger from 50 years ago? Do we sense progress toward the goals of that decade?<br /><br />For those who experienced 1969 firsthand, this book stirs memories and invites reflection. For those born later, the book reveals truths about a rebellious time and an engaged generation that proclaimed a new vision for America.<br /><br />The book is available from BookBar in Denver in paperback, as well as through online retailers, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DU25A0yMouzj_k8F2cx4aQdiqZYSKq8MI-ahsmqShRXxFT0u4ZopSK9ylOOrUBBBcjK3bylfhHQFtrY72UeC-KFIACqc25pn5PR9mzWjmINNU2ebp4ojxS0bPCsvTvay2&source=gmail&ust=1563679569547000&usg=AFQjCNGrqzEu4kK9pQ8R9WyEv-5vCoWSBg" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=U25A0yMouzj_k8F2cx4aQdiqZYSKq8MI-ahsmqShRXxFT0u4ZopSK9ylOOrUBBBcjK3bylfhHQFtrY72UeC-KFIACqc25pn5PR9mzWjmINNU2ebp4ojxS0bPCsvTvay2" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Purchase here through Amazon.</a><br />
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Milledgeville, June 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An archaeological dig commences tomorrow, Tuesday, June 11, at Andalusia: Home of Flannery O’Connor at Georgia College in Milledgeville. The excavation could pinpoint the exact location of pens where the famed author kept her flock of more than 40 peacocks.</div>
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Female members of that richly-colored pheasant species are referred to as “peafowl.” Historical photographs show peafowl were kept in original pens near O’Connor’s “nail house”—which served as the property’s garage and storage area.<br /><br />The four-day dig will run through Friday but be in full swing Wednesday and Thursday, June 12-13, said Matthew Davis, director of historic museums.<br /><br />“We hope to find items that can better illustrate the life of the O’Connor family on the farm,” Davis said. “Opportunities to learn about our past are always exciting, and I look forward to seeing the discoveries that we make and can share with the public, as a result of this work.”<br /><br />In August 2017, Andalusia Foundation donated the landmark to Georgia College & State University Foundation. The farmhouse was the final home of O’Connor, who graduated in 1945 from the university, then known as Georgia State College for Women. She lived on the property from 1951 until she died of lupus in 1964. During those years—influenced by the farm’s setting—O’Connor wrote the bulk of her literary work.<br /><br />Georgia College updated the property by stabilizing the old farmstead. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DMDpyuF1Ywrbif0QtKPbQ9g6l3oYyQuzMoz4EWxQa3zfwQF4S9Knu3PPYJXvj7S_Vnt8AeQY-G_Tv33v1obisyw%3D%3D&source=gmail&ust=1560255201267000&usg=AFQjCNEs6-oVdwJeOFAIWEm-1ZJdCvIMfA" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=MDpyuF1Ywrbif0QtKPbQ9g6l3oYyQuzMoz4EWxQa3zfwQF4S9Knu3PPYJXvj7S_Vnt8AeQY-G_Tv33v1obisyw==" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Andalusia</a> reopened to the public last summer. Among other improvements: Historic windows and building foundations were repaired, the gutter system restored and entire electrical system replaced. Interior walls were painted in original colors and historic flooring preserved. The first full inventory of antique collections was also completed.<br /><br />Andalusia now serves as a public museum and learning site for Georgia College students. The university offers historical interpretations, exhibitions and public lectures there.<br /><br />“As we work towards Andalusia’s restoration, it’s important to have a full understanding of the site’s history,” Davis said. “Finding the location of these historic resources will allow us to fully articulate Andalusia’s history during the time O’Conner’s family lived at the site.”<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DDaJZPirKe2COT0VCwfQZULa1meARkzJKBfYUw8yTFXi5VHhcixaK_7xmRKcDo6-s9TIjWCy8gc5pY7eaELuUWRahJOqXXTB-RgY5JAnZdvw%3D&source=gmail&ust=1560255201267000&usg=AFQjCNEg0fFQ8Ffj_kg3e7YaGOl3IG5etA" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=DaJZPirKe2COT0VCwfQZULa1meARkzJKBfYUw8yTFXi5VHhcixaK_7xmRKcDo6-s9TIjWCy8gc5pY7eaELuUWRahJOqXXTB-RgY5JAnZdvw=" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Southern Research</a>, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. of Waverly Hall, Georgia, was chosen to conduct the excavation. Its team helped develop current guidelines for historic preservation on campuses in the University System of Georgia. Co-owner and principal investigator, Dean Wood, has more than 40 years of experience protecting timeworn properties throughout the Southeast. His company has done digs in Milledgeville at several locations, including <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DvVsH6uQjxpg0GqXFXH1pdfB2VJxx3y4MGDkiU02CVZ7ECo9XhmEeIYlk-hItxfcszdjl_4WcHX0GVRzXMopyhghsSd2t3E30b_3FnEXMsfEbORJc6430903XnECXtdwC&source=gmail&ust=1560255201267000&usg=AFQjCNEPwszRKGlerQCe-OKtspnm_K7Wgg" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=vVsH6uQjxpg0GqXFXH1pdfB2VJxx3y4MGDkiU02CVZ7ECo9XhmEeIYlk-hItxfcszdjl_4WcHX0GVRzXMopyhghsSd2t3E30b_3FnEXMsfEbORJc6430903XnECXtdwC" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion</a>. </div>
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Glen Ellyn, April 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When it comes to Chicago’s rich 182-year history, the “second city” played a surprising role in the works of some of the most well-known American modernist authors. </div>
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For College of DuPage English Professor Michelle Moore, exploring Chicago’s past and connecting it to her love of art and literature led to the interesting discoveries in “Chicago and the Making of American Modernism: Cather, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Fitzgerald in Conflict” recently published by Bloomsbury Publishing plc. </div>
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“I show how Ernest Hemingway's long forgotten Chicago friends and mentors are actually the most important in that they caused the development of his famous style. I reveal brand new sources for F. Scott Fitzgerald's ‘The Great Gatsby’ and long-forgotten sources for his memorable female characters, including Daisy,” she said. “Each chapter has new revelations about often read and well-known novels and writers. There's nothing obscure here; in fact, it’s quite the opposite.” </div>
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Moore’s book offers new insights and revelations about Chicago area history and its influence on several famed writers on both a personal and professional level, including an exploration of Hemingway’s relationship to Oak Park and Frank Lloyd Wright. </div>
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“I’ve been studying, teaching and writing about modernism and literature for years and have presented at conferences focused on several of the writers discussed in the book,” she said. “When I first moved to Chicago 15 years ago, I became fascinated with the city's rich history and how much of it is unknown and forgotten; even by Chicagoans. This book is the result of these interests coming together.” </div>
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Drawn to an academic life focused on literature through a lifelong passion for reading, Moore earned a bachelor's degree at Dickinson College and both her master's and Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Before joining COD in 2002, she taught at SUNY at Binghamton and Broome Community College in New York. She was named Outstanding Overall Faculty Member at COD for the 2010-2011 academic year. </div>
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Her work has been published in the “Faulkner Journal<i>,</i>”“Cather Studies” Issues 9 and 11<i>, </i>and in “Film/Literature Quarterly,”as well as contributingchapters in “Rape in Art Cinema,” “Teaching Henry James and the Turn of the Screw” and forthcoming “Teaching Hemingway in the Digital Age,” Moore is currently coediting a book on the work of film director Paul Schrader with COD Associate Professor of English Brian Brems. </div>
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tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-71387503701279448362019-01-15T11:55:00.002-08:002019-01-15T11:55:50.157-08:0044TH DEFINING DETROIT EVENT BRINGS AUTHOR HERB BOYD TO MARYGROVE COLLEGE<section style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><article>DETROIT, MI, Jan. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing its nearly two-decade tradition of bringing internationally-renowned authors and scholars to its campus, Marygrove College’s Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS) will welcome Herb Boyd at its 44<sup>th</sup> Defining Detroit event on February 11, 2019.<br />
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Boyd will present <i>Leadership and Self-Determination in Early Twentieth-Century Black Detroit</i> and sign copies of his latest book, <i>Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination</i>. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in Madame Cadillac Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase.<br />
“We are pleased that Professor Boyd has accepted our invitation to speak at Marygrove,” says IDS co-founder Frank Rashid. “<i>Black Detroit</i> derives from decades of rich personal experience and thorough research into the lives of black Detroiters.”<br />
Previous <i>Defining Detroit</i> speaker and Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Heather Ann Thompson observes that readers of <i>Black Detroit</i> “not only experience the very epicenter of this nation’s most important freedom struggles, but they come to know a city that has always, <i>always</i>, been anchored by a most powerful and determined black community.”<br />
Herb Boyd is a journalist, activist, teacher, and author or editor of twenty-three books. His articles have been published in the <i>Black Scholar</i>, <i>Final Call</i>, the <i>Amsterdam News</i>, <i>Cineaste</i>, <i>Downbeat</i>, the <i>Network Journal</i>, and the <i>Daily Beast</i>. A scholar for more than forty years, he teaches African American history and culture at the City College of New York in Harlem, where he lives.<br />
Herb Boyd’s appearance kicks off the 2019 <i>Defining Detroit</i> series, which will also feature noted journalist and author Desiree Cooper on Wednesday, March 20<sup>th</sup>, on Marygrove’s campus. Ms. Cooper will read from her 2017 book <i>Know The Mother</i> and other works. An exhibit of the works of Northwest Detroit artists is also planned for spring 2019.<br />
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ABOUT MARYGROVE COLLEGE’S <i>DEFINING DETROIT</i> SERIES</div>
<i>Defining Detroit </i>is a series of Detroit-focused lectures, readings, exhibits, and performances established in 2000 by the Marygrove College Institute for Detroit Studies. Previous guests include Melba Joyce Boyd, Kevin Boyle, Jim Daniels, Toi Derricotte, Angela D. Dillard, Jeffrey Eugenides, Lolita Hernandez, Lawrence Joseph, Philip Levine, Naomi Long Madgett, Joyce Carol Oates, Thomas J. Sugrue, June Manning Thomas, and Heather Ann Thompson. A complete list is at: <u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.marygrove.edu/detroit-studies&source=gmail&ust=1547668095840000&usg=AFQjCNH6quhP3olO5MlAXDwFf_KX-v6Blw" href="https://www.marygrove.edu/detroit-studies" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.marygrove.edu/<wbr></wbr>detroit-studies</a></u>.<br />
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ABOUT MARYGROVE COLLEGE<br />Established in the city of Detroit in 1927, Marygrove College is an independent Catholic graduate college sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) and guided by the values of human dignity; community; social justice; ecological justice; excellence; innovation; and diversity. The campus is situated on 53 wooded acres at 8425 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit, MI 48221. Visit <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marygrove.edu&source=gmail&ust=1547668095840000&usg=AFQjCNHA9j7Gkxn1WXLd--WupWxwKVqp6w" href="http://www.marygrove.edu/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.marygrove.edu</a>.</div>
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</article></section>tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-89595489507898576332019-01-09T08:46:00.000-08:002019-01-09T08:46:00.064-08:00Empire of the Wheel pulls threads <br />
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Review of <i>Empire of the Wheel: An Investigation of Occult
Espionage and Murder</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, by Walter
Bosley and Richard B. Spence. Corvos Books, 2011. </span>
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Tessa B. Dick </span>
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A plain grave marker in
the potter's field of Mountain View Cemetery reads, “Cora Stanton,
Nov. 19, 1915”; it bears no date of birth or next of kin because
nobody knows who she is or where she came from. You can see that
marker today in the cemetery on Highland Avenue, on the north side of
the street, facing the grounds of St. Bernadine Hospital.
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The year is 1915. While
World War I rages in Europe, the United States remains neutral, sort
of. German spies haunt the transportation hubs and infest the social
circles of America. British spies cooperate with Americans in their
efforts to root out the German spies, along with their Irish and East
Indian compatriots, and foil their plans to smuggle arms to the
Central Powers. Meanwhile, the U.S. responds to the revolution in
Mexico, led by Pancho Villa, by closing down railroad lines that run
too close to the southern border. This puts the train station on
Third Street in San Bernardino into the position of a major hub for
the transportation of both freight and passengers traveling east and
west across the continent.
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In the midst of
international intrigue, San Bernardino's first Chief of Police,
Walter Shay, investigates seven unnatural deaths, three of which are
children who were poisoned and three of which were adults who
apparently committed suicide. The seventh was an adult man who died
in an apparently accidental drowning in Lake Baldwin, a mountain lake
near Big Bear. These appear to be local matters with no connection to
the wider world.
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The book follows the
newspaper reports of the day, since the police reports no longer
exist or at least cannot be found. The authors of focus on Cora
Stanton, who almost certainly is not Cora Stanton. Her lifeless body
was pulled out of the lake at Urbita Springs, a park that was built
in the present location of the Inland Center Mall. Although the lake
and park are gone, you can still find traces of them in the landscape
around the shopping center. Cora, or whoever she was, had poison
tablets in her stomach, but the coroner determined that the cause of
death was drowning. Her apparent suicide might be a murder committed
as part of a black magic working. Was she used to symbolize Core, the
goddess of the Spring who descended into the land of the dead in
Greek myth, or was she just an unfortunate woman who decided to take
her own life? Follow the threads in this fascinating tale of local
history and make up your own mind.
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The Kindle edition is
available at:
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Wheel-Espionage-Southern-California-ebook/dp/B005DKHV90">https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Wheel-Espionage-Southern-California-ebook/dp/B005DKHV90</a></u></span></span>
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Walter Bosley’s
updates and links to purchase the paperback edition are available at:
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://empireofthewheel.blogspot.com/">http://empireofthewheel.blogspot.com/</a></u></span></span></div>
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<br />tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-23237495305087072712018-12-15T10:08:00.002-08:002018-12-15T10:08:51.108-08:00Indy authors beware! <span style="font-size: large;">Since the boom of self-publishing by independent authors, fueled in great part by Amazon and Create Space, many questionable publishing services have sprouted. Some have been part of mainstream publishing houses, while others have been tiny home businesses, and quite a few have grown somewhere in between. Many of these schemes have died on the vine, while others take root in whatever soil they find. A few are actually legitimate services for independent authors. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Most of these services charge too much money and deliver too little value. Watch out for the really bad ones. While some authors are happy with Hulu and Amazon, others are on the lookout for something better. Maybe you don't want to go with a brick-and-mortar publisher, or maybe they just haven't accepted your manuscripts. In any case, when you look for a way to self-publish, keep your eyes open. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I get much of my information from the Writer Beware! blog. Here's a link to their latest news: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<a href="https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2018/12/amelia-publishing-and-amelia-book.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+AtLastWriterBewareBlogsAcCrispinAndVictoriaStraussRevealAll+(Writer+Beware%C2%AE:+The+Blog)"><span style="font-size: large;">https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2018/12/amelia-publishing-and-amelia-book.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+AtLastWriterBewareBlogsAcCrispinAndVictoriaStraussRevealAll+(Writer+Beware%C2%AE:+The+Blog)</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I recommend that you read that post and subscribe to that blog. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy writing! </span><br />
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<br />tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-91891483495157489412018-09-13T07:08:00.000-07:002018-09-13T07:08:05.654-07:00“Dragon Skin” Authors Engage Alan Morell, Creative Management Partners for Book to Film Option Rights<span style="font-size: large;">I just got this press release. The book shows how our troops were given inferior body armor: </span><br />
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<strong>“Dragon Skin” Authors Joe Trippi,
Patrick Hayes and Jules Radcliff Engage Alan Morell, Creative Management
Partners for Book to Film Option Rights</strong></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>“Dragon Skin”</em></strong><strong>: </strong><em>The Amazing True Story of a Congressional Hearing, a Charlatan, and a Game-Changing Body Armor</em> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">BEVERLY HILLS, CA, Sept. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Announced today, <em>“Dragon Skin” </em>Authors Joe
Trippi, Patrick Hayes, and Jules Radcliff have engaged as their
Literary and Broadcast Agent, Alan Morell of Creative Management
Partners LLC in Beverly Hills CA for their Book to Film Option
rights. Mr. Trippi, (former FOX and current CNN Analyst) is a character
featured in the Hugh Jackman upcoming fall film SONY release, <em>“Front Runner”</em>, the true story of Gary Hart and his presidential bid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Said
the Authors Joe Trippi, Patrick Hayes, and Jules Radcliff : “As first
time Authors for our book to film, we went through a thorough
investigative process for representation and unanimously selected Alan
Morell of the Creative Management Partners in Beverly Hills to champion
our true story narrative. We know there is a huge, international
audience for this timely and shocking story, and more than a few
reporters will be on pins and needles over fears their own roles will be
revealed. The blogosphere is going to go wild.”</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">Said
Agent Alan Morell, Creative Management Partners: “My clients, Joe
Trippi, Patrick Hayes, and Jules Radcliff have captured perfectly in <em>Dragon Skin, </em>the incredible true <strong>Body Armor </strong>story, inside the Washington DC beltway, whose scandal reached the very top political international levels; with <em>Dragon Skin, </em>insider glossary terms language known to very few. It’s going to be a very exciting Book and Book to Film.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>ABOUT “<em>DRAGON SKIN”</em>: </strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">This
book tells two extraordinary, improbable, and intertwined true stories.
One revolves around the consequences of the media’s love affair with
narratives. The other recounts what happened when military families
engaged in an amazing act of self-help, doing for their loved ones in
combat what the political class in Washington, D.C. refused to do. The
subject is the saga of Dragon Skin body armor, still the source of
misunderstandings and controversy, and for the first time anywhere this
book reveals that its media-acclaimed inventor, Murray Neal, was a
charlatan, a fact ignored by the media and hidden by the House Armed
Services Committee in one of the most controversial and
highly-publicized episodes of the Iraq War. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">It
was a scandal that threatened the presidential ambitions of Hillary
Clinton and of an obscure Chicago pol by the name of Barack Obama
... until the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) put an end to it.
Was Dragon Skin body armor the best personal protection in the world?
Generals and visiting VIPs in the Iraq war zone were wearing it, the
Secret Service bought Dragon Skin, as did other elite federal agencies.
And yet, it was being denied to regular troops. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">The
media had gleefully flogged the story ever since Massachusetts senator
John Kerry first lit the fuse on it in his challenge to the presidency
of George Bush. The Army’s inexplicable resistance to making Dragon Skin
available to the men and women doing the fighting and dying in the
barbarity of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was an irresistible
narrative, serving as a proxy for the political war at home on Bush, on
the Iraq War, and on the Republican brand generally. When that narrative
got around to blaming it on corruption, something utterly unexpected
happened: The grass roots of the left joined with the grass roots of the
right, unleashing a fury directed at politicians in both parties.
Business-as-usual in Washington, D.C. was about to be upended. </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">The
only challenge the Chairman of the HASC faced was in coming up with a
way to put an end to what was by then known as the Army v. Dragon Skin
controversy without revealing political dynamite that would make
everyone look like fools. His staff did their job, and both Dragon Skin
and its media-acclaimed inventor, Murray Neal—who had become a modern
hero and symbol of hope for military families besieging the Congress for
answers to why their loved ones in combat did not have Dragon Skin—were
thoroughly discredited. The billion-dollar body armor cartel supplying
the Army under monopoly contracts breathed a sigh of relief, as did
Hillary Clinton, one of the big recipients of the political money they
splashed around in Washington, D.C. </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">To this day
the name Dragon Skin ignites controversy and misunderstandings. In
recent focus groups with defense industry professionals both in and out
of government, Dragon Skin was cited as an example of Pentagon
resistance to anything new, especially if put forward by a small company
unfamiliar with the Kabuki of military procurement. Nothing could be
further from the truth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">This book, after leading
off with the HASC hearing that left military families fuming, picks up
with the extraordinary story of how those families turned the tide and
took Dragon Skin right to the welcoming arms of the U.S. Army. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">It
was a rescue campaign designed, run, and managed by an unusual—and
unusually well connected—team of insiders. The authors were three
leading members of that team, and over the course of the effort it came
to be supported by a never-before-seen network among the military
families who are to be found all over the federal government, at all
levels, who opened doors, shared insights, and prayed for the team’s
success. The story tells of the involvement of such major figures as
Barry Zorthian, described by Life Magazine as one of the most important
figures of the Viet Nam era, and later, in his role with Radio Free
Europe, one of the architects of the collapse of the Soviet Union. And
of John Young, a pillar of the defense industry establishment, a man
once in charge of major Pentagon programs and credited with developing
some of the nation’s strongest weapons systems. All of them were
motivated by their own roles as veterans, as members of military
families themselves, or by a conviction affirmed early in the process
that Dragon Skin was exactly as advertised: a supremely better armor
technology that would save lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">The task as
initially seen by the team was to balance a visceral dislike of Murray
Neal among many government defense officials against intriguing reports
from some of the same individuals that Dragon Skin might be welcomed
under the right circumstances. The foreseeable challenges involved
surviving the assaults of the body armor cartel while overcoming the
animus still simmering within the HASC. The unforeseen challenge turned
out to be Murray Neal himself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">The media’s
fawning and uncritical coverage of Murray Neal had not only turned him
into an international celebrity but bestowed on him an unearned
credibility and gravitas as a critic of the Army bureaucracy. The
military families that first came to his rescue deferred to him even as
he asked them for money, which they readily gave him. As the rescue
campaign got underway, working with him proved to be like flying a 747
with a rattlesnake in the cockpit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">The book
follows the team of insiders as the Dragon Skin rescue effort—fueled by a
sense of urgency in the race to save lives—first took shape in a
meeting that included well-known political operatives from both sides of
the aisle. As the strategy unfolded against great odds, first in South
Africa, then in the UK, and finally in the U.S., Murray Neal’s role and
unexpected interference with the strategy also surfaces. Beginning with
his odd circumstances in Fresno where he was surrounded by
ne’er-do-wells, the story follows a rescue effort that is ultimately
wildly successful externally, even as Neal’s behavior internally ranges
from botching a simple assignment to install armor in a FedEx jet, to
his explosive and disruptive confrontation with a former member of SEAL
Team Six. That former SEAL was personally assisting the management team
as the SEAL Command prepared to become the official sponsor of Dragon
Skin in an Army test that would mark the success of the entire rescue
campaign. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div align="start">
<span style="font-size: large;">On the eve of that all-important test
Murray Neal took off in the dead of night. The revelations that followed
pulled back the curtain on what the HASC chairman had worked so hard to
keep from the public’s eye. Murray Neal was a charlatan who had scammed
the Army, the nation, and, unforgivably, those whose lives might have
been saved by a better body armor. </span></div>
tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-32001689839578424082018-08-30T12:06:00.001-07:002018-08-30T12:06:52.708-07:00Little Free Library Celebrates Milestone 75,000th Library<h3 style="color: #363636;">
A deserving elementary school in Jenks,
Oklahoma, received the Little Free Library book exchange through LFL’s
Impact Library Program</h3>
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Hudson, Wis., Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Today Little Free Library® (LFL) placed its 75,000th book exchange at
Jenks East Elementary in Jenks, Oklahoma, a diverse school where 32
languages are spoken. This milestone Library joins LFL’s worldwide
network of book exchanges. Since the Little Free Library nonprofit was
established just six years ago, it has grown into an award-winning
global force for literacy and community-building, with registered book
exchanges in 88 countries.<br />
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“With 75,000 Little
Libraries around the world, we estimate that 54 million books will be
shared this year alone and 900,000 neighbors will meet each other for
the first time,” says Little Free Library founder and executive director
Todd H. Bol. “But book access remains a critical challenge in so many
communities around the country. We believe everyone has the right to
read, and we want to help make that a reality.”<br />
<br />
The 75,000th book exchange was granted to Jenks East Elementary via the nonprofit’s <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DqvDZ-hk4RFHhVE-rX0UqpNWDDmPrYavqRz-aMMAOu6zpiIMzYhMqlZsVK0eyh1hq-XKpRY9qIkCKagujI8vBjrdHtBugzqz9o2vE96wfTF2iRCPHxLtsf0POgj1cvfC6&source=gmail&ust=1535740671260000&usg=AFQjCNHRjqDEH4Af7eGXHSWqA8R1OfCO0Q" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qvDZ-hk4RFHhVE-rX0UqpNWDDmPrYavqRz-aMMAOu6zpiIMzYhMqlZsVK0eyh1hq-XKpRY9qIkCKagujI8vBjrdHtBugzqz9o2vE96wfTF2iRCPHxLtsf0POgj1cvfC6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Impact Library Program</a>,
a donor-driven initiative that places Little Libraries in areas where
they can improve book access and reading motivation. In addition to the
book exchange, Jenks East Elementary will receive free books each month
for a year.<br />
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At Jenks East Elementary, a community of
more than 1,600 Pre-K to fourth graders, more than 67 percent of
students qualify for free and reduced lunch and 25 percent are
English-language learners. The student body includes resettled refugees
from Myanmar as well as immigrants from Mexico, Syria, China, Puerto
Rico, Korea, Russia and Iran.<br />
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“This is a wonderful
opportunity for our students to further develop their love of reading,
and to share that passion and knowledge with their classmates,” said
Ryan Glaze, Site Principal at East Elementary. “We feel so fortunate to
be selected by Little Free Library for this occasion. At Jenks Public
Schools, we want to create as many unique learning opportunities for our
students as we possibly can, and having a Little Free Library on our
campus is one more way for our kids to feel connected and for them to be
inspired.”<br />
<br />
The special launch ceremony of the
Little Free Library at East Elementary included a ribbon-cutting, free
books for students, remarks from Bol and story time with Sean Mahan, a
former NFL player who attended Jenks East Elementary and graduated from
Jenks High School.<br />
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“We are so pleased to share the
world's 75,000th Little Free Library book exchange with Jenks East
Elementary,” notes Bol. “Schools and educators play a vital role in
nurturing a love of reading in our youth, and we're delighted to help
ignite that love.”<br />
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Little Free Library has worked
with hundreds of schools throughout its existence. LFL is now a partner
to the National Education Association.<br />
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<b>About Little Free Library®</b>:
Little Free Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that inspires
a love of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity by fostering
neighborhood book exchanges around the world. Since the first Little
Free Library was built by founder Todd H. Bol in Hudson, WI in 2009, the
number of registered book exchanges has grown to 75,000 worldwide.
Roughly 54 million books are shared annually through the book exchanges,
which are individually managed by volunteer stewards in all 50 states
and in 88 countries. In its short history, Little Free Library has
received recognition from the National Book Foundation, the Library of
Congress, the Book Industry Study Group, the Women’s National Book
Association and others. To obtain a Little Free Library or make a
donation to the organization, visit <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3D_9gxf5yzE8HFnOpQ7Xn8mTzgS4-BG6Uzfh5OwEZlTo36f5v90mNMs3tgXONX6DSMhUvU5DZ1BHY1PsoKzNPNRlYQXYTU1Raz3r2jjjvs3xo%3D&source=gmail&ust=1535740671260000&usg=AFQjCNF5Ssoc645Exhttw48kCxo86wEVxA" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=_9gxf5yzE8HFnOpQ7Xn8mTzgS4-BG6Uzfh5OwEZlTo36f5v90mNMs3tgXONX6DSMhUvU5DZ1BHY1PsoKzNPNRlYQXYTU1Raz3r2jjjvs3xo=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">littlefreelibrary.org</a>.<br />
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<b>About Jenks Public Schools</b>:
Founded in 1908, Jenks Public Schools, located in Jenks, Oklahoma, is a
suburban district consisting of approximately 12,400 students and 1,600
employees. Embracing a tradition of excellence with a vision for
tomorrow, Jenks Public Schools is committed to the shared responsibility
of preparing all learners for productive, responsible citizenship in an
ever-changing world.tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-78447871396745207932018-08-04T09:29:00.000-07:002018-08-04T09:29:10.425-07:00Italian editoins of Conversations with Philip K. DickIl Terebinto Edizioni has published my book <i>Conversations with Philip K. Dick</i> in English and in Italian, with cover art by Dario Rivarossa, who also did the translation into Italian. I received two copies of each edition, so I am selling one of each -- one English and one Italian -- on eBay to raise funds for the repairs that my old house needs.<br />
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<strong> </strong><strong><em>“Delilah’s life story
and advice are compelling. Her heart shines through in challenging
trials and hard-won triumphs. No wonder she has so much love in her
life.” </em></strong>—Robin Roberts</h1>
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<strong><em>“Delilah speaks from the heart, writes from the heart, and touches the heart. This is a book everyone needs to read.”</em></strong>— Debbie Macomber, #1 <em>New York Times</em> Bestselling Author</div>
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<strong><em>“Delilah’s
stories hum with the joy of serving others. Fans of her homespun style
will enjoy her stories of care, concern, and love.” </em></strong><em>— Publishers Weekly</em></div>
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YORK, July 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The most listened-to woman on
American radio, Delilah, has a voice that 9 million listeners know and
love. On air for 25 years, her shows are heartfelt, often hilarious, and
warm. Listeners feel they know her; she is their co-pilot through
challenges and triumphs five hours per night, seven nights a week. Now,
she has written <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DliRs4CiZV8vEmkCe9SyEu-0KD9UdUf9saE6j2uxzx7Qp68xZNYwSHdx5QzeDeThGT4H713WJ9NT7oMoP0TrDOxZmdybnevy1cuN7r_7-kDQ%3D&source=gmail&ust=1533173730268000&usg=AFQjCNFC2zR23zZiGC1bgOo2jSMqJnkN-Q" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=liRs4CiZV8vEmkCe9SyEu-0KD9UdUf9saE6j2uxzx7Qp68xZNYwSHdx5QzeDeThGT4H713WJ9NT7oMoP0TrDOxZmdybnevy1cuN7r_7-kDQ=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>ONE HEART AT A TIME</strong>,</a> an inspiring, uplifting, and motivating look at life, love, and faith to be published by RosettaBooks on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1674276644" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">October 16, 2018</span></span>.<br />
Called one of the “Most Influential Women in Radio” by <em>Radio Ink</em>,
Delilah boldly and lovingly walks the talk—she has opened her heart to
the country and her home to 10 adopted children, making her a mom to 13
children, with an effort underway to adopt a two-year-old baby boy to
join the family. She is a syndicated radio host and the founder of an
NGO called Point Hope, created in 2004 to be a voice for forgotten
children and their families, helping them in the U.S., West Africa, and
elsewhere.<br />
Delilah speaks to us all. In today’s turbulent and
uneasy world, there is more divisiveness, pain, and loneliness than ever
before. Using stories from her extraordinary off-air life—full of
trials, forgiveness, faith, and adventure (along with select
well-executed pranks)—she encourages us to change this spiral by taking
one person at a time into our understanding. She calls us to connect,
one heart at a time, to lift others, and in the process, our communities
and ourselves.<br />
“In her easygoing style and characteristic,
beloved voice, Delilah shares the real woman behind the microphone,”
says Rosetta Books CEO Arthur Klebanoff. “She tells her deeply moving
story as the series of miracles and prayers it is.”<br />
Inducted
into the National Radio Hall of Fame and the NAB Broadcasting Hall of
Fame, Delilah is the author of three previous books: <em>Love Someone Today, Love Matters</em>, and <em>Arms Full of Love</em>. <em>One Heart At A Time</em>
will launch simultaneously in hardcover, e-book, and a Brilliance
audiobook version read by Delilah, and is now available for pre-order.
Visit <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DEa2sQSjnkej-q9kan5iT3YkIFQ3oi1khj81bXxjhmFTTd73jVweFkr8ssYvI03V2X82Oevvq9d0xYQTkravQd_fI7TvIjGnrfplCzusVpAc%3D&source=gmail&ust=1533173730268000&usg=AFQjCNFWot51llVuefyfubRosaKeojq0TQ" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Ea2sQSjnkej-q9kan5iT3YkIFQ3oi1khj81bXxjhmFTTd73jVweFkr8ssYvI03V2X82Oevvq9d0xYQTkravQd_fI7TvIjGnrfplCzusVpAc=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.oneheartatatime.com</a> for more information.tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-25464048503682669832018-07-06T10:20:00.002-07:002018-07-06T10:20:18.912-07:00 New Book Explores the Texas Connections to the JFK Assassination<span style="font-size: large;">I remember vividly the day JFK was shot. Many of us will never forget. Whatever really happened on November 22, 1963, the official story is a lie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just got this press release about a new book that is worth reading: </span><br />
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researcher and political cartoonist Richard Bartholomew’s new book, THE
DEEP STATE IN THE HEART OF TEXAS, takes a fresh – and often-stunning –
new look into the forces behind the most important murder in 20<sup id="m_7719919900264711519yui_3_16_0_1_1529875223734_303372">th</sup>century
American history. Available in paperback and Kindle beginning July 4,
2018, this book delivers truth in a detailed yet engaging style. From
the alleged murder weapon, to the Zapruder film, to a vehicle possibly
used in the assassination being found in Austin, as well as essays
covering political strategies for the present and future, THE DEEP STATE
IN THE HEART OF TEXAS provides real history in all its gory detail,
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I have always insisted that the assassination resulted from a
collaboration including the most powerful people in the country, I also
believed full well that a Texas axis was instrumental in carrying out
the plot and cover-up.,” writes researcher Ed Tatro, of THE MEN WHO
KILLED KENNEDY, in his forward. “Richard Bartholomew’s research is an
excellent place to continue searching for the truth.”</div>
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While the 45<sup id="m_7719919900264711519yui_3_16_0_1_1529875223734_303379">th</sup> American
President continues to abuse the term “deep state,” it retains its
original meaning as coined by Peter Dale Scott, in reference to the
private corporate and public interests that intertwine with one another
in the road to power. Bartholomew’s book goes beyond simple media biases
into the actual machinations of how deep state events are planned and
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A co-founder and director of the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://cdpresearch.org/&source=gmail&ust=1530983708563000&usg=AFQjCNHwBTMGd_MWNyUpU9N8KHTXA_MPSw" href="https://cdpresearch.org/" id="m_7719919900264711519yui_3_16_0_1_1529875223734_303383" target="_blank">Center for Deep Political Research</a>, Richard Bartholomew’s research has appeared in many publications, including <i id="m_7719919900264711519yui_3_16_0_1_1529875223734_303384">The Fourth Decade</i>. He has also presented at various conferences over the years, including the the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://jfkconferencedc.com/?speaker%3Drichard-bartholomew&source=gmail&ust=1530983708563000&usg=AFQjCNHVLuVU6xTvcxKOh0KMlAL39ikasw" href="http://jfkconferencedc.com/?speaker=richard-bartholomew" id="m_7719919900264711519yui_3_16_0_1_1529875223734_303385" target="_blank">2018 JFK Historical Group Conference</a> in Sterling, VA, and his critique of Joan Mellen at the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D7iGSQcewQVI%26t%3D1160s&source=gmail&ust=1530983708563000&usg=AFQjCNHM5c3fbPZvFeIXQ_gPYiTP4cwGhA" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iGSQcewQVI&t=1160s" id="m_7719919900264711519yui_3_16_0_1_1529875223734_303386" target="_blank">2016 JFK Assassination Conference</a> in Dallas, TX.</div>
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tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-39343395048356919262018-04-25T08:17:00.000-07:002018-04-25T08:17:36.414-07:00Reading Is Fundamental and Homewood Suites by Hilton Partner to Support Children’s Literacy Efforts<section><article>Washington, DC, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1059567840" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">April 25, 2018</span></span> (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <br /><br />Reading
Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s largest children’s literacy
non-profit organization, is partnering with Homewood Suites by Hilton on
the shared mission of promoting children’s literacy by providing
families, teachers, parents, and community volunteers free and
accessible educational materials around Lewis the Duck books. <br />
With a longtime commitment to children’s literacy, Homewood Suites by Hilton created the <i>Lewis the Duck</i>
books to help make kids feel more comfortable while someone they love
is away. Reading Is Fundamental created supplemental learning materials
aligned with the <i>Lewis the Duck </i>books along with a custom page on its <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3D7orSlNT80h-T018F6BM1AuCLke7NjFedrw5Jp1QDzFRl205gMK-_p_7qPxqoykUT1c8BNkjIYywfcrw0UINEMGRqV_r5LRe9midrS1FT1Ro%3D&source=gmail&ust=1524755249670000&usg=AFQjCNFdWz812WTIUYFI4a2LMBZTH9oeIA" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=7orSlNT80h-T018F6BM1AuCLke7NjFedrw5Jp1QDzFRl205gMK-_p_7qPxqoykUT1c8BNkjIYywfcrw0UINEMGRqV_r5LRe9midrS1FT1Ro=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Literacy Central</a> website, featuring <i>Lewis the Duck</i>
books with two titles available in Spanish and English. Each title is
matched with complimentary literacy activities and educational reading
resources to help create engaged readers. The books also include an
e-book version to encourage kids and parents to take reading on the go.
Parents, teachers, volunteers and literacy lovers can access the custom
Homewood Suites collection on Literacy Central at
RIF.org/HomewoodSuites.<br />
"As the <i>Lewis the Duck</i> book
series continues to grow and evolve, we are excited to partner with
Reading Is Fundamental and offer these valuable reading resources, which
we hope will provide more children with the tools needed to improve
literacy levels in our communities," said Adrian Kurre, global head,
Homewood Suites by Hilton. The Lewis the Duck books were created to keep
our guests connected to their families while traveling while also
strengthening our commitment to childhood literacy, and we look forward
to this new chapter with RIF.”<br />
Homewood Suites by Hilton and
Reading Is Fundamental will continue the partnership to encourage kids
to read with promotion in Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels around the
United States, Mexico and Canada. Literacy resources, including
bookmarks and activity sheets, will be available to Homewood Suites by
Hilton guests.<br />
“Reading Is Fundamental is committed to creating
a culture of literacy in communities nationwide. Reading is the
necessary foundation for all children that puts them on the pathway for
success,” says Reading is Fundamental President and CEO, Alicia Levi.
“We’ve joined forces with partner Homewood Suites to meet the reading
needs of today’s children with relevant tools and resources needed to
impact children and encourage reading.<br />
Every child deserves an
opportunity to own books, learn how to read, and obtain the fundamental
building blocks needed to achieve their highest potential, yet 25
million children in the United States cannot read proficiently.<sup>1</sup> In addition, 34% of children entering kindergarten lack the basic skills needed to learn how to read. <sup>2</sup> By the fourth grade, 65% of children are reading below grade level.<sup>3</sup><br />
Additionally,
Homewood Suites by Hilton and RIF are partnering with Le Bonheur
Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN on a special Children’s Book Week
reading celebration on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1059567841" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">April 30</span></span>.
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has a Family Resource Center where
patients can come and read, parents can find out more about their
child’s illness and families can spend some time outside their hospital
room. Along with story time and special activities for patients,
Homewood Suites by Hilton will donate a collection of <i>Lewis the Duck</i> books to the Family Resource Center as part of the brand’s commitment and contribution towards children’s literacy.<br />
<b>About Reading Is Fundamental</b><br />
Reading
Is Fundamental (RIF) is committed to a literate America by inspiring a
passion for reading among all children, providing quality content to
create impact, and engaging communities in the solution to give every
child the fundamentals for success. As the nation's largest non-profit
organization for children's literacy, RIF has provided more than 415
million books, impacting the lives of 40 million kids in all 50 states.<br />
<b>About Homewood Suites by Hilton</b><br />
Homewood
Suites by Hilton, Hilton’s upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotel
brand with more than 450 locations in the United States, Mexico and
Canada, is an award-winning leader. The first choice for guests seeking
comfortable accommodations when traveling for an extended or quick
overnight stay, Homewood Suites offers inviting, generous suites,
featuring separate living and sleeping areas, and fully-equipped
kitchens with full-size refrigerators. Additional value-driven
essentials include: complimentary internet, a daily full hot breakfast,
and complimentary evening social every <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1059567842" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Monday</span></span> - <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1059567843" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Thursday</span></span>.
Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton
channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment
slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points
and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount that can’t be
found anywhere else, free standard Wi-Fi, and digital amenities like
digital check-in with room selection and Digital Key (select locations),
available exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton Honors app.
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<sup>1</sup> Based on an analysis of NAEP test scores.<br />
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component of primary care pediatric practice. Pediatrics 134(2):
404-409.<br />
<sup>3</sup> National Center for Education Statistics. The Nation’s Report Card: A First Look: 2013 Mathematics and Reading.<br />
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Christine Lonsdale<br />Reading Is Fundamental<br />2025363438<br /><a href="mailto:clonsdale@rif.org" target="_blank">clonsdale@rif.org</a>tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-41991824389719969092018-04-02T07:59:00.001-07:002018-04-02T07:59:39.229-07:00Zodiac killer identified? Detective reveals evidence Infamous murders committed over a period of 60 years are now solved, according to author and veteran detective John Cameron. He has found evidence that the Zodiac killing spree, the Black Dahlia murder, other unsolved murders, and even murders that ended in convictions of other people, were committed by one man, a man who was convicted of five murders.<br />
<br />
Here's the press release about Cameron's book and the deal he signed with Reel Time:<br />
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<h1 style="color: #363636;">
<strong>RLTR - ReelTime Signs John Cameron
Author of "It's Me Edward Wayne Edwards" Launching Multimedia Publishing
Division Corresponding With National Exposure of The Most Chilling
Discoveries in Serial Killer History</strong></h1>
<br />
<section><article><em><b>ReelTime Media and Veteran Detective Author
John Cameron Have Partnered to Shed Light on Discovery that the Zodiak
Killer Killed JonBenet </b></em><br />
<em><b><br /></b></em>
Seattle, WA , <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_892889474" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">April 02, 2018</span></span>
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReelTime (OTCPK:RLTR) has signed a publishing and
monetization agreement with veteran detective John Cameron author of
“It's Me Edward Wayne Edwards The Serial Killer You Never Heard Of”
which profiles the life of what may be the most prolific serial killer
of all time. As part of the agreement the parties will split the
profits derived from the sale of the book and its derivatives and will
mutually promote the discoveries contained within it as well as what has
been learned since its publication. <br />
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<div align="start">
Although Ed
Edwards was convicted of only 5 murders the discoveries presented in the
book have led many to believe that the spree could have exceeded 60
people spanning over 60 years including many of the most famous murders
of all time. Murders such as those committed by the Zodiac Killer, the
deaths of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, JonBenet Ramsay,
as well as the murders of Teresa Halbach and Laci Peterson, whose
convicted killers already sit in prison. </div>
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<div align="start">
The book and evidence presented in it has recently gained national exposure in In Touch <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3De_eJp4oPTOnJhZNglHd15M6x-BoBbMD_6G8PEs8U63l58HO01b5s42g2ZDwoBi4ep-G2cyiTz7a9kBeaaOFlaTFxZMVg_BnZ4JXDQNw75w6vrENayporxcqopMCA_91E-oyxcPgREZr-TE1fo0VfJynrMgN7gFN-4lczLmjk2CA_RvnTmqGmH3CeFRo7MMEv7gInEuL-MnAdXNqA7h7ubPG5mr3HHYVljqrmXa2-ZKda_md6_VBKCiMOvbLrADBL4_yTCCQARkdrAgQS2BQzdA%3D%3D&source=gmail&ust=1522765659875000&usg=AFQjCNHJKNqjn_Sm9eOEXT-YcIJisy23WA" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=e_eJp4oPTOnJhZNglHd15M6x-BoBbMD_6G8PEs8U63l58HO01b5s42g2ZDwoBi4ep-G2cyiTz7a9kBeaaOFlaTFxZMVg_BnZ4JXDQNw75w6vrENayporxcqopMCA_91E-oyxcPgREZr-TE1fo0VfJynrMgN7gFN-4lczLmjk2CA_RvnTmqGmH3CeFRo7MMEv7gInEuL-MnAdXNqA7h7ubPG5mr3HHYVljqrmXa2-ZKda_md6_VBKCiMOvbLrADBL4_yTCCQARkdrAgQS2BQzdA==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>intouchweekly.com/posts/<wbr></wbr>edward-edwards-jonbenet-<wbr></wbr>ramsey-black-dahlia-156347</a> , and according to People <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3De_eJp4oPTOnJhZNglHd15AF2uSgzNc4ne7AX-h5-O_-XoevOmZ3V1kAF-kElP6b5Ot8rSsRUzO9G_xhOZmoPbmoUAmInc2FR3Rd-GY3sTGccknmcE2XwHPsvFOMZzAN-M2ULSJPV2jpRYDfgH9bV_wYZrT50EM3xzPtXnJtqhgY-QaftliE5LB20vMAJcE0_Oo58tkUFHYjNmEmj1gzmYfUONpi2OZmqsApcEGmuw1IFO8nc_i4lAzStGNqdaEcJ789kXcBS_GwldpRmMqNAIA%3D%3D&source=gmail&ust=1522765659875000&usg=AFQjCNESh27WSyCjpa8cZKSTB5cECndjug" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=e_eJp4oPTOnJhZNglHd15AF2uSgzNc4ne7AX-h5-O_-XoevOmZ3V1kAF-kElP6b5Ot8rSsRUzO9G_xhOZmoPbmoUAmInc2FR3Rd-GY3sTGccknmcE2XwHPsvFOMZzAN-M2ULSJPV2jpRYDfgH9bV_wYZrT50EM3xzPtXnJtqhgY-QaftliE5LB20vMAJcE0_Oo58tkUFHYjNmEmj1gzmYfUONpi2OZmqsApcEGmuw1IFO8nc_i4lAzStGNqdaEcJ789kXcBS_GwldpRmMqNAIA==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://people.com/<wbr></wbr>crime/did-edward-edwards-<wbr></wbr>murder-jonbenet-black-dahlia-<wbr></wbr>zodiac-killer/</a> spawned a six-part series based on the book set to begin airing <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_892889475" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">April 16</span></span>.
On The Paramount Network (formerly Spike) sparking perhaps the single
most controversial discoveries in criminal history. The first edition
of "Its Me Edward Wayne Edwards The Serial Killer You Never Heard Of"
can be purchased at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DiMkaEC1TLb8_ClD2pHd2DW71VBlvMAawJ6leBg0dBrGReM3cIHYC6Zh5y9yLtet1iVl42SBPuQ-0K5mGyIltK67WBaJV4F9RBMuXGmDxx28%3D&source=gmail&ust=1522765659875000&usg=AFQjCNHcxUK5I7IPPB7NWjgCvTC6LB8HQA" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=iMkaEC1TLb8_ClD2pHd2DW71VBlvMAawJ6leBg0dBrGReM3cIHYC6Zh5y9yLtet1iVl42SBPuQ-0K5mGyIltK67WBaJV4F9RBMuXGmDxx28=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.itsmeededwards.com</a> from Amazon in hard cover or e-book as of today. </div>
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<div align="start">
Veteran
Detective/Author John Cameron exclaimed: “I believe some of the most
famous murders in the last 60 years were created by this one man. I
never set out to learn what I have learned but once I started down the
rabbit hole I could not stop and am amazed at what I discovered. Being
able to partner with ReelTime will make a tremendous difference as to
how many people will be able to experience and understand this truly
shocking series of revelations. It is great to have a competent team of
very bright individuals at ReelTime working with me on this.” </div>
<div align="start">
<br /></div>
<div align="start">
Barry
Henthorn CEO stated: “Sometimes a mans fate is chosen and other times
it is discovered. John Cameron simply could not ignore his instincts nor
the mountain of evidence that corroborated his discoveries. We are
committed and compelled to share his work contained in the book as well
as additional revelations and evidence that further expand on the spree
of murders committed by Edward Wayne Edwards that continue to compile.” </div>
<div align="start">
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<div align="start">
<strong>About ReelTime:</strong> ReelTime Rentals, Inc. DBA ReelTime VR, ReelTime Media Group <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3Dc_Hwn-gs1RcT81tsSBrq4CvbrtIs2YJc2kfa-xMiFBQ6DFoFqG_19FTc8XrBwGDo4JjBlq83TobVPD23YLcXG6uuxerRSukkuv4Mj3xBl4n5-PlwfcVdwRQheVGIhMh88x861i1dLaOu1GMa7EX9RG3-V_2PdEHjPrNko2GCvQtt_ZycOMM_EXUZ5t-vNKbl0Q9tH62dSr6jhati1CtwR4yyQTlRz7M97H__hPA_Z7E%3D&source=gmail&ust=1522765659875000&usg=AFQjCNFxew1lGcfYUL0Xtve9s_BFmBeGCA" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=c_Hwn-gs1RcT81tsSBrq4CvbrtIs2YJc2kfa-xMiFBQ6DFoFqG_19FTc8XrBwGDo4JjBlq83TobVPD23YLcXG6uuxerRSukkuv4Mj3xBl4n5-PlwfcVdwRQheVGIhMh88x861i1dLaOu1GMa7EX9RG3-V_2PdEHjPrNko2GCvQtt_ZycOMM_EXUZ5t-vNKbl0Q9tH62dSr6jhati1CtwR4yyQTlRz7M97H__hPA_Z7E=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.reeltime.com</a> is
a publicly traded multimedia publishing company based in Seattle, WA
(OTCPK:RLTR). ReelTime is in the business of helping individuals whom
have been thrust into the public eye to monetize their exposure and
control the portrayal of their story. ReelTime is also in the business
of developing, producing, and distributing Virtual Reality Content and
technologies under the brand ReelTime VR. We have end to end production,
editing, and distribution capabilities for internal and external
projects. ReelTime Currently produces three ongoing series for the
Samsung Gear VR platform, VeeR TV, Oculus, and distributes them over
numerous VR delivery portals. </div>
</article></section><br />
tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-19900199659239128212018-03-14T14:13:00.001-07:002018-03-14T14:13:48.138-07:00They've been lying to us all along, and cheaters prosper"Cheaters never prosper." Oh, really? In my 63 years of life, I've watched in amazement and sometimes horror as the people who cut corners and copy the work of others rise to the top, gaining status, power and wealth. Even in low-wage professions, the worst workers often rise to management positions. <br />
<br />
They told us when we were children that we could be successful if we followed the rules, were kind to others and worked hard. They lied to us.<br />
<br />
I've watched i disbelief as the best employees in fast food, factory work and education got shunted to the side, while the brown-nosers got promoted without so much as breaking a sweat. Dad's uncle, for example, rose through the Navy ranks during WW2 to eventually become an admiral. He was in charge of supplies for the Pacific Fleet, based in Hawaii. However, since he didn't go to the Academy, the other admirals refused to play golf with Edgar Chapman. He was the lowest rank of admiral, and the only way to rise higher was by playing golf with other admirals. Doing a good job didn't profit him. <br />
<br />
On top of that, it really does matter where you came from. If your parents didn't mix with the right people, your first job was pumping gas or feeding snakes at a pet shop or handing out donuts and coffee. Their first job was an internship with a desk, a badge and a business suit, as well as a salary that was more than what their work was worth. <br />
<br />
Doing well in school can help with your career, but you will never get a job that enables you to pay off your student loans, unless you "known somebody". It also helps to have wealthy parents who are willing and able to pay your tuition, thus avoiding the student loan trap. Meanwhile, tuition has skyrocketed. At the junior college, I paid $50 a semester. At the four-year college, I paid $600 a term. What do you pay now? Your books cost more than what I paid for tuition in the 1970s.<br />
<br />
Wages and salaries, on the other hand, have not risen much. You are stuck with low wages, unless you know somebody or your parents mixed with the right people. If you have one or both of those advantages, you don't have to do a good job. A third advantage is available to cheaters, and they do prosper. They suck up to their superiors, and they steal the work of others, and they rise to the top.<br />
<br />
The rest of us are stuck going to work to earn the money to keep the car that gets us to work.<br />
<br />
They lied to us. Yet I can't bring myself to cheat or to steal the work of others. It just isn't in me.<br />
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<br />tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-60983733523687855522018-02-19T11:49:00.001-08:002018-02-19T11:49:48.623-08:00Water rights victory in Oregon<br />
Where I live, I am not allowed to have a rain barrel. If I were to save some of the rain that falls on my land, I would be subject to thousands of dollars in fines and possible jail time. If I were to dig a well, that would also be a crime. The water that falls from the sky and pools up underground supposedly belongs to our local water utility, but it is being sold off to a huge foreign corporation. That issue has grown to immense proportions in the midst of a five-year drought.<br />
<br />
Local, state and federal authorities in the U.S. have engaged in a pattern of selling water rights for a tiny fraction of what they are worth. The buyer, Nestle, is a foreign corporation with outlets all over the world. They take water from anywhere they can get it, bottle it and sell it back to the public at high prices. Meanwhile, wells and springs are going dry, especially in drought-stricken areas. Moreover, Nestle takes millions of gallons of water above and beyond what their permits allow.<br />
<br />
Boycotting Nestle as part of a grass roots effort has proven difficult and sometime impossible because Nestle owns such a wide variety of products, mostly processed foods. Pressure on government agencies has proven more effective in the fight to keep the water rights that properly belong to the public and should not be sold to anyone under any circumstances.<br />
<br />
Here's a copy of the email that I received early this morning: <br />
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While we were fighting Nestlé's in Michigan last year, we received some great news that we have yet to celebrate -- <strong>you helped secure a win against Nestlé in Oregon!</strong><br />
<strong>Nestlé’s had plans to pump fresh water out of Cascade Locks, Oregon to bottle and sell for massive profits -- but it fell through</strong> after a nine-year battle with local activists.<br />
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Bowing to the pressure of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, local residents, and thousands of SumOfUs members like you, <strong>Governor Kate Brown ordered state officials in October to stop an exchange of water rights that Nestlé needed to seal the deal.</strong><br />
<strong>It took major community power to stop Nestlé’s water grab,</strong> which would have had the brand drain some of Oregon’s cleanest water for only one cent per 40 gallons. Then, it would sell the same water back to the public for $2.63 per gallon -- a literal steal.<br />
It didn’t matter that Oregon was facing a devastating five-year drought: Nestlé’s plan was about profit and nothing more -- never mind Native American treaty rights or local access to cheap, clean water. <strong>But community members and activists wouldn’t let Nestlé rob them without a fight.</strong> In May 2016, a massive voter outreach campaign passed a Hood River County measure to ban large water bottling operations like Nestlé’s plan.<br />
Governor Brown’s notice is the result of years of local leadership and community activism. <strong>Which means this isn’t a victory just for Cascade Locks or Oregon -- it’s a win for all communities defending their local water rights in the face of corporate greed.</strong><br />
Together, we showed big corporations like Nestlé that even small communities like Cascade Locks won’t bow to corporate profiteering. Now, Nestlé has closed its offices in offices in Cascade Locks and will have to look elsewhere to practice their predatory business model. <strong>With your help, we’ll be ready to continue the fight wherever they end up next.</strong><br />
Thanks for all that you do,<br />
Angus, Emma, Amelia and the team at SumOfUs<br />
<em>P.S. Want to help us keep up the fight for local water rights? You can <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #222222;">https://act.sumofus.org/go/<wbr></wbr>396156?t=2&akid=39589%<wbr></wbr>2E7005551%2E_PtPc_</a> rel="noopener">make a donation here to keep us strong and ready to leap into action. Thank you!</em><br />
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<em><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">More information:</span></em></div>
<div style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://act.sumofus.org/go/390878?t%3D9%26akid%3D39589%252E7005551%252E_PtPc_&source=gmail&ust=1519148077854000&usg=AFQjCNEC_zW5oF3sopRX2W6jxOMzVjJD4w" href="http://act.sumofus.org/go/390878?t=9&akid=39589%2E7005551%2E_PtPc_" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Oregon scraps water rights deal for Nestle’s Cascade Locks bottling plant</a> Oregon Live, 31 October 2017</div>
tuffy777http://www.blogger.com/profile/06169895128599237020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309016995090210259.post-26647974489074687502017-12-09T02:08:00.002-08:002017-12-09T02:08:31.868-08:00Making reading fun for children in Fullerton, reading with dogs <span style="font-size: large;">Fullerton, where I used to live with my husband, is doing some good things. I got this press release this morning: </span><br />
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<strong>New Sensory Friendly Reading with Dogs Library Event - 12/13/17</strong></h1>
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Fullerton Cares Autism Foundation Partnership with Fullerton Public Library</h3>
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FULLERTON, Calif., Dec. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fullerton Cares Autism Foundation is teaming up with the Fullerton Public Library to provide a sensory friendly reading time where children of all needs can meet, greet and read to between seven-to-fourteen certified therapy dogs and explore a wide selection of books to read as they please, beginning on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_434066873" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">December 13</span></span>, and every second <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_434066874" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday</span></span> of the month following, from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_434066875" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:00pm-7:15 pm</span></span>, at the Fullerton Public Library, <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=353+W.+Commonwealth+Ave,+Fullerton&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color: #1155cc;">353 W. Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton</a>.</div>
Says Larry Houser, Founder of Fullerton Cares, “Sensory Friendly Read with the Dogs is an inclusive environment for children and their families to be able to enjoy the library. We are excited for this new resource for our community and my son loved Heather the collie and all the therapy dogs.”<br />
Sensory friendly reading time is an opportunity for people of all abilities to feel included. Janine Jacobs, Fullerton Public Library Children’s Division Manager says, “We understand that sometimes the typical library setting can be overwhelming to families and their children with special needs. That is why we are partnering with Fullerton Cares to provide a much needed time for children of all abilities to experience the enjoyment of reading and the magic that comes from a library.”<br />
Children with sensory needs will be accommodated whether it be with light, sound, or touch, and the library staff will be there to help children and their families feel comfortable. Therapy dogs are provided by the Pet Prescription Team.<br />
<em>Free parking is available. Any questions regarding accommodations, please request upon arrival to any Children’s Services staff member.</em><br />
<strong>ABOUT FULLERTON CARES</strong>: Awareness, acceptance and action are the pillars of Fullerton Cares, a nonprofit spreading autism awareness throughout North Orange County founded by Lawrence Houser, after being inspired by his son, Boyd, with autism. Raising funds for autism charities and programs in Fullerton schools through organized awareness and entertainment events, Fullerton Cares was founded in 2010 and has raised over $75,000 for autism initiatives. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DFh-JiOhDiQW2Upw0B3gHXPNa8THfTVjERQ557g7oaiYYOOBqEenCMWHnTv_2a8n-CcB4uWLF_Yy_c1H4AM6PML-wPcSRzm1G3NPwWH4fmGM%3D&source=gmail&ust=1512899550767000&usg=AFQjCNG3YcqiZFD7LnZRsTaXv0YwNygGxQ" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Fh-JiOhDiQW2Upw0B3gHXPNa8THfTVjERQ557g7oaiYYOOBqEenCMWHnTv_2a8n-CcB4uWLF_Yy_c1H4AM6PML-wPcSRzm1G3NPwWH4fmGM=" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>fullertoncares.com/</a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DXVgXznMRZ8bw6bVpSTb85TVCGt-G-u28Hm0mHXqu0-A2gTXxQO68yPkfhsbIjTh7WiOkuO9crbwZl0_a9Mc_tNi3Zs8xXg9M45Ijjan0qOSOLqMGVpjeRgPk118K73sAv8kSEF19HsyXfkWXrJTGLukD1rwsYo-RiP1nW6fh5Hk8WcbuJBvHQZBYuvSnZti9&source=gmail&ust=1512899550767000&usg=AFQjCNFHSp-MZYQCzjL1eytyaXMQuNYzLQ" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=XVgXznMRZ8bw6bVpSTb85TVCGt-G-u28Hm0mHXqu0-A2gTXxQO68yPkfhsbIjTh7WiOkuO9crbwZl0_a9Mc_tNi3Zs8xXg9M45Ijjan0qOSOLqMGVpjeRgPk118K73sAv8kSEF19HsyXfkWXrJTGLukD1rwsYo-RiP1nW6fh5Hk8WcbuJBvHQZBYuvSnZti9" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://<wbr></wbr>www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>FullertonCaresAutismFoundation</a><br />
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sweetFrog's newest store is owned by Patrick Beard and will be located at <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=2159+York+Rd.,+Timonium,+MD+21093&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color: #1155cc;">2159 York Rd., Timonium, MD 21093</a>. It will be in the popular Timonium Square Shopping Center, with neighbors including Starbucks, Nalley Fresh, Jason's Deli, Zoe's Kitchen & Panera Bread.</div>
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Beard is a Maryland native and proven local restauranteur who owns three additional sweetFrog franchises. In 2013 at 30 years old, Beard opened his first sweetFrog location in Dundalk. The following year he opened another Baltimore-area sweetFrog in Rosedale. Most recently in June, Beard opened his third sweetFrog location in Salisbury.</div>
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Beard says sweetFrog was the perfect fit for his entrepreneurial journey because he loves the company's community first values and believes in how much the concept resonates with kids.</div>
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"sweetFrog delivers an excellent product and has great brand recognition, especially here in the mid-Atlantic region," says Patrick Beard. "My goal was to align myself with a wholesome, family-centric, community-oriented business where parents felt comfortable bringing their children and I found that with sweetFrog." </div>
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You can visit the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://irreach.com/lt.php?c%3D17420%26m%3D20723%26nl%3D1591%26s%3D63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0%26lid%3D53941%26l%3D-http--pr.report/eGwUt-LN&source=gmail&ust=1511884209710000&usg=AFQjCNGk2w0kaNbOCdlTtHF1ERuZIXiC-g" href="http://irreach.com/lt.php?c=17420&m=20723&nl=1591&s=63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0&lid=53941&l=-http--pr.report/eGwUt-LN" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">sweetFrog Timonium Facebook</a> page for instant updates on specials, contests and everything related to the upcoming grand opening ceremony.</div>
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sweetFrog's CEO, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://irreach.com/lt.php?c%3D17420%26m%3D20723%26nl%3D1591%26s%3D63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0%26lid%3D53942%26l%3D-http--pr.report/YJ87Rcp9&source=gmail&ust=1511884209710000&usg=AFQjCNGTV2uMANv9ChZKSR4DoHlvaoKqDQ" href="http://irreach.com/lt.php?c=17420&m=20723&nl=1591&s=63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0&lid=53942&l=-http--pr.report/YJ87Rcp9" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Patrick Galleher</a>, is excited Patrick Beard is expanding the sweetFrog brand and believes the company's frozen yogurt concept is a perfect fit for the Timonium community. </div>
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"We are thrilled Patrick Beard is opening our newest sweetFrog location in the Baltimore area," said Galleher. "Beard possesses the perfect skill set to run a successful sweetFrog. Plus, he is deeply committed to the Timonium community and will support countless local organizations, including schools, churches, and businesses, via various <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://irreach.com/lt.php?c%3D17420%26m%3D20723%26nl%3D1591%26s%3D63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0%26lid%3D53943%26l%3D-http--pr.report/JuDdyYG8&source=gmail&ust=1511884209710000&usg=AFQjCNEsgsjD7eTYy5-dRSmb7ChdITuXVg" href="http://irreach.com/lt.php?c=17420&m=20723&nl=1591&s=63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0&lid=53943&l=-http--pr.report/JuDdyYG8" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">sweetFrog FUNdraising events</a> and education programs. We expect Beard to continue to flourish as a sweetFrog owner." </div>
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For more information about sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt, please visit <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://irreach.com/lt.php?c%3D17420%26m%3D20723%26nl%3D1591%26s%3D63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0%26lid%3D53944%26l%3D-http--pr.report/tJ6NrBaY&source=gmail&ust=1511884209710000&usg=AFQjCNG303Iz26Be4wKHCajtG6XxxQ4Rbg" href="http://irreach.com/lt.php?c=17420&m=20723&nl=1591&s=63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0&lid=53944&l=-http--pr.report/tJ6NrBaY" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.sweetfrog.com</a>. </div>
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To learn more about sweetFrog Frozen Yogurt franchise opportunities, as well as acquisitions and re-brands, please visit <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://irreach.com/lt.php?c%3D17420%26m%3D20723%26nl%3D1591%26s%3D63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0%26lid%3D53945%26l%3D-http--pr.report/9NIxUQjc&source=gmail&ust=1511884209711000&usg=AFQjCNGQZdl3SoYvAFsutsSEaLK-86jYPA" href="http://irreach.com/lt.php?c=17420&m=20723&nl=1591&s=63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0&lid=53945&l=-http--pr.report/9NIxUQjc" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://sweetfrog.com/franchise</a><wbr></wbr>.</div>
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<strong>About sweetFrog Frozen Yogurt:</strong></div>
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sweetFrog (<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://irreach.com/lt.php?c%3D17420%26m%3D20723%26nl%3D1591%26s%3D63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0%26lid%3D53946%26l%3D-http--pr.report/sfGEbkBD&source=gmail&ust=1511884209711000&usg=AFQjCNGkBw6xX_yqwM3BlPmUewmIrzNthQ" href="http://irreach.com/lt.php?c=17420&m=20723&nl=1591&s=63074a365d7ffba39686a3c1fca158b0&lid=53946&l=-http--pr.report/sfGEbkBD" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.sweetfrog.com</a>) is the fastest growing self-serve frozen yogurt restaurant company in the country. With a wide selection of premium frozen yogurt flavors and fresh toppings choices, sweetFrog was named Best Frozen Yogurt in the USA by The Daily Meal in 2014 and 2016. sweetFrog has over 340 locations and mobile units including retail, mobile trucks and non-traditional locations (such as sporting venues) in twenty-seven states in the U.S, Dominican Republic and Egypt. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Richmond, Virginia. sweetFrog prides itself on providing a family-friendly environment where customers can enjoy soft-serve frozen yogurt, ice cream, gelato and sorbets with the toppings of their choice. The company was founded on Christian principles and seeks to bring happiness and a positive attitude into the lives of the communities it calls home.</div>
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NEW YORK, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_214805594" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Aug. 23, 2017</span></span> (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RosettaBooks adds to its William Manchester catalog with the ebook releases of <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3Dfvpb8_TKF-n9I-cjqRbA2l2Ob3Rx1bXUa6ZTU0yERJg1VWVCrNCuQrAUCuxyepYnzlI7xZij94AKnHdngpYc9JUn4gwYAVbn8DOz8q0j-co%3D&source=gmail&ust=1503592225837000&usg=AFQjCNFHHXPyp-DdyKDsKY56CmworIOW4g" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fvpb8_TKF-n9I-cjqRbA2l2Ob3Rx1bXUa6ZTU0yERJg1VWVCrNCuQrAUCuxyepYnzlI7xZij94AKnHdngpYc9JUn4gwYAVbn8DOz8q0j-co=" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><em>Portrait of a President</em></a> and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3DiAUmAnIvLhx_oelC-L_a1DQ_45JQ6jgzR2kpMKUHi-u-9TCTs5xktBkTXtKVtxDHAoz2f9ZpU7j85W3BdZonl4nTYmmfbYBH4a-NtudUbQI%3D&source=gmail&ust=1503592225837000&usg=AFQjCNEre8_nFxMJqbCBRWRRQzVfc5M1KQ" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=iAUmAnIvLhx_oelC-L_a1DQ_45JQ6jgzR2kpMKUHi-u-9TCTs5xktBkTXtKVtxDHAoz2f9ZpU7j85W3BdZonl4nTYmmfbYBH4a-NtudUbQI=" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><em>One Brief Shining Moment</em></a>. Manchester, an award-winning author, was Professor of History Emeritus at Wesleyan University and a prolific chronicler of historical events that shaped America and the modern world during the mid-20<sup>th</sup> Century. </div>
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First published in 1962, <em>Portrait of a President</em> is <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data%3Dg3Kbi-wNfusfOyXWsjWzAqryaPxKnIK83js9fQxFmU3ObdrQ6J31nPLZBO-_YgTCuqUArPJswh8-gLA9jeP2mdTtio7ozICJNG3QNy5rBYY%3D&source=gmail&ust=1503592225838000&usg=AFQjCNHj3NWfPDRjaQ6wi8xQgnnOEFLR0Q" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=g3Kbi-wNfusfOyXWsjWzAqryaPxKnIK83js9fQxFmU3ObdrQ6J31nPLZBO-_YgTCuqUArPJswh8-gLA9jeP2mdTtio7ozICJNG3QNy5rBYY=" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">William Manchester’s</a> firsthand account of the life of President Kennedy. Drawn from his personal friendship with the President and the Kennedy family, and from more than 40 interviews conducted during JFKs first year in office, Manchester provides a glimpse into the chaotic, yet magical, world and times of the Kennedy administration. Manchester himself provided updates to the book after the assassination of the President, and <em>Portrait of a President</em> remains a classic must-read for anyone interested in John F. Kennedy, the man. </div>
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<em>One Brief Shining Moment</em>, first released in 1983, is Manchester’s celebration of Kennedy and the extraordinary period of American history. Manchester admired Kennedy and was proud to call him a friend. Twenty years after JFK’s death, Manchester takes us from the wedding of Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier, through the presidency with a look back on those years as only time can provide. Manchester uses his own reality to show that the myth of Camelot was not just a label for the times. </div>
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“<em>One Brief Shining Moment</em> does indeed make the Kennedy days look glamorous again.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred)</div>
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RosettaBooks also publishes Manchester’s books <em>Controversy</em>, <em>The Glory and the Dream</em>, and <em>H.L. Menken </em>in eBook. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nestlé pays just $524 a year to pull tens of millions of gallons of water out of San Bernardino National Forest -- water it turns around and sells at a massive profit for $2 a bottle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And when challenged on whether Nestlé should be able to continue to drain our watersheds for practically nothing, a chief executive replied, "Water belongs to no one."(1)</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">We beg to differ.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The water necessary to sustain our national forests belongs to the American people, and after years of historic drought, we need that water to replenish our aquifers, not to help pad Nestlé’s profits.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Courage Campaign Institute is continuing its legal battle to stop Nestlé from taking our water, but Nestlé will spend whatever it takes to drag it out. Will you chip in $5?</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nestlé has been pulling water out of the San Bernardino National Forest for decades on an expired permit, and Courage Campaign Institute has been fighting for more than two years to stop the company. Currently:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are appealing a federal judge's ruling that allowed the outdated permit to continue.(2)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've filed a Freedom of Information Act suit to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to turn over Nestlé's records so we may know the true extent of Nestlé's water operation.(3)</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: large;">And we're planning a huge response for when the California State Water Resources Control Board opens its public comment period about disputes over water rights in the San Bernardino National Forest. We need an outpouring of comments highlighting just how much people want the Forest Service to stop Nestlé from draining the water supply needed for our forests.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our legal bills are piling up, and Nestlé is hoping that we will just give up and go away. <strong>But we're not going anywhere.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nestlé should not be allowed to pump our national forests dry, and we won't rest until we have justice for our environment. <strong>Will you chip in $5 to help fund our fight against Nestlé?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/backlash-bottled-water-nestle/&source=gmail&ust=1503267787793000&usg=AFQjCNHUebrkbL1GFyPbYgOpzbXfBu74dw" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/backlash-bottled-water-nestle/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.cbsnews.com/news/<wbr></wbr>backlash-bottled-water-nestle/</a><br />2. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2016/09/21/nestle-lawsuit-judge-ruling/90791204/&source=gmail&ust=1503267787793000&usg=AFQjCNGoTKbJdrdN0LgVZvqzaQnzMC7OtA" href="http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2016/09/21/nestle-lawsuit-judge-ruling/90791204/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.desertsun.com/<wbr></wbr>story/news/environment/2016/<wbr></wbr>09/21/nestle-lawsuit-judge-<wbr></wbr>ruling/90791204/</a><br />3. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.courthousenews.com/california-groups-demand-info-nestles-water-pumping/&source=gmail&ust=1503267787793000&usg=AFQjCNGsvCXNqvOl3T5Ic11jKS-cvAcwFw" href="https://www.courthousenews.com/california-groups-demand-info-nestles-water-pumping/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.courthousenews.<wbr></wbr>com/california-groups-demand-<wbr></wbr>info-nestles-water-pumping/</a></span></div>
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<section style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><article>MCLEAN, Va., <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_778480808" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Aug. 08, 2017</span></span> (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To promote the many benefits of reading on paper, the <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=VnDuiSA-HPva7pwSFPF1VJkmpHh6SKG92j566V7EP14G0_1RwrMlbhn2OZCGnLNRSqYEWsfK7MQ1VRSst3tiIuv3CYT9JhJdr73zRQIla-SeW4-kTAmpeYHPav7xG_Djxtl8eMT_G9eSBrXrUfcdrg==" target="_blank">Paper & Packaging – How Life Unfolds™ campaign</a><span id="goog_1432542295"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1432542296"></span> launches <b>15 Pages A Day</b>, a new program encouraging everyone to take the pledge to read 15 Pages A Day in print. Similar to physical exercise, the consistent reading of print pages can yield several benefits including improved mental development and memory.<br />
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“Reading, like playing a musical instrument or speaking a second language or exercising, involves habit,” says Dr. Naomi Baron, Professor of Linguistics at American University in Washington, DC and author of <i>Words Onscreen: The Fate of Reading in a Digital World </i>(Oxford University Press). To read Dr. Baron’s full essay, “<i>Make Books a Daily Habit: Why Regular Reading Matters, Especially in Print</i>” and for more insights on the benefits of learning with paper see the <i style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=zHgLXsKuRmNOrfviQBuMEaGWmZXWjiAWwtnsEfPOsbqZazoUUgZ6dVKCk31FvSqqLhcncgswesDYVHdKfPNdhwMFnnySmGn3pLJhtGDYjOLwWFbXIVGKx6juUyRAPmgl05YecQe_qZwB1fHR273CL_FaXmYsNkymAW8DNTouBNJtzoP55YctLKqB1JfvT4P6Pe3Gx0Cn55YDfdn40lbDm4yl9RHAfTh0SZtmzqG04w5o2hmjVmcx3wscInyD1M8y6qmjmFy82WGb2MAfGQBUIA==" target="_blank">Paper and Productive Learning Report: The Third Annual Back-to-School Report. </a></i><br />
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The 15 Pages A Day program, launching just in time for the back-to-school season, offers parents, students and teachers a way to participate by pledging to read 15 print pages a day.<br />
<b>How Can People Participate? Take the Pledge!</b><br />
Pledge to read at least 15 pages a day in print to realize the benefits of reading on paper. More details on how to take the pledge can be found at <a href="http://howlifeunfolds.com/15pages."><span style="color: #1155cc;">howlifeunfolds.com/15pages</span>.</a> Participants can also share their involvement and invite their friends to take the pledge by using #15Pages.<br />
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<b>The Benefits of Reading on Paper Each Day</b><br />
<u>Improved Memory/Recall</u><br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614524581&source=gmail&ust=1502292035739000&usg=AFQjCNGZhP-k-LrbP6NpC0UAuw8qLuYb7w" href="http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614524581" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Current research</a> indicates that taking notes by hand on paper aids memory and recollection. </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">According to another <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.mhpbooks.com/new-study-finds-that-reading-can-keep-your-brain-sharp-as-you-age/&source=gmail&ust=1502292035739000&usg=AFQjCNHKxNyUQ5Wtk1ieeicBM3T8swRF_g" href="https://www.mhpbooks.com/new-study-finds-that-reading-can-keep-your-brain-sharp-as-you-age/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">recent study</a>, “the findings show that people who regularly read and write have a markedly slower decline in memory than people who don’t.”</li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">The <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol3/SLMR_IndependentReading_V3.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1502292035739000&usg=AFQjCNESHY8e5JLKMadJNPat1VYD4HF13w" href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol3/SLMR_IndependentReading_V3.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">American Library Association</a> has found that “students who read independently become better readers, score higher on achievement tests in all subject areas, and have greater content knowledge than those who do not.” </li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.readaloud.org/surveyreport.html&source=gmail&ust=1502292035739000&usg=AFQjCNH_E6hygwMh_jqckSKVdQ2GMwQaIw" href="http://www.readaloud.org/surveyreport.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Reading aloud</a> for 15 minutes a day aids language development, instills a love of reading and increases understanding of how knowledge is gained and shared. </li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">This is the first edition of my murder mystery, and it is out of print. A longer version of the same novel is still available under the title <i>Murder Lies</i>. This book has three copyright dates because I spent three years writing it, and I published excerpts of 300 words or less during the writing process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">I once made the mistake of submitting my novel to Publish America, which turned out to be a vanity press. Although they did not charge me any fees to publish it, they never sold my book, either. As far as I know, the only copies in existence are the six copies that I bought for myself. This is an early edition of my novel <i>Origins</i>, which is also out of print. Another edition is available under the title <i>Fallen Angels</i>, which has many changes and additions to the text. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A young lady has died, and the coroner can't figure out why. After all the witnesses testify at the inquest, the ruling is natural causes. However, the surviving sister Enid suspects that her stepfather had something to do with it. After two years have elapsed, Dr. Watson suspects that Enid is about to suffer the same fate. Calling upon his old friend Sherlock Holmes, he opens a snake's nest of greed and insanity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote this play, <i>The Speckled Band</i>, based on his short story of the same title. It is different enough to be interesting to those who are familiar with the story, and familiar enough to be interesting to fans of Sherlock Holmes. Tudor House Players used Conan Doyle's original script with a few ad libs. The casting is superb, and the performances are spot on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Holmes and Watson are perfectly cast, with Phil Simmons as a more intelligent Watson than the bumbling role played by Nigel Bruce in the old movies, and Richard Lavin as a more amiable Holmes than Basil Rathbone. Together they allow the audience to share in a few humorous moments while they deceive the villain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Dr. Grimesby Rylott, played by David Heisler, will remind you of the villain in the Lakeside Players production of "Gaslight". Soft-spoken when he tries to persuade others to give him what he wants, Rylott can change in a moment to a roaring fiend who brandishes a whip against those who have crossed him or refused him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In her role as Enid Stoner, the young lady in peril, Madison Siedschlag plays well off Nancy Loesch in her brilliant performance as Mrs. Staunton, the conniving housekeeper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Overall, <i>The Speckled Band</i> is fascinating and entertaining, and the performances are brilliant. Tudor House provides a comfortable upscale venue with dinner served by cheerful, competent staff. </span></div>
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