The demise or Dorchester as a publisher of mass-market paperbacks means that the books scheduled for the fall won't be appearing. One of them is Quarry's Ex. So the ARC that I have has become an instant collectible.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Here's a Thought
The demise or Dorchester as a publisher of mass-market paperbacks means that the books scheduled for the fall won't be appearing. One of them is Quarry's Ex. So the ARC that I have has become an instant collectible.
Lawsuit of the Day
Family of man hit by train suing railroad, canoe company: "The family of a man who was hit by a train while jumping off a trestle into a river two years ago is suing the railroad and a local canoe center, according to documents filed in Clark County Common Pleas Court Thursday, Aug. 5."
Attention South Carolina Residents
Learn to hunt alligators this morning in Georgetown - Breaking News - TheSunNews.com: "The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will hold an alligator hunting seminar today at 10 a.m. on Horry-Georgetown Technical College's Georgetown campus. The seminar will cover topics including capture and handling techniques, rules and regulations, alligator hunting equipment and processing. The event is open to the public and geared toward those interested in the public alligator hunt that opens in September."
Reality TV: The Bottom of the Barrel? Part 2 Part 1
Utah polygamists star in reality TV show | The Salt Lake Tribune: "“Sister Wives,” a seven-episode series on the TLC network, is the first reality show that follows a polygamous family. The show profiles Kody Brown and his three sister wives, a group of fundamentalist Mormons in Utah (the family does not want to reveal the city it live in)."
Reality TV: The Bottom of the Barrel? Part 1
Television - ‘The Great Food Truck Race’ - Griddle to the Metal - NYTimes.com: "The show is called “The Great Food Truck Race.” Seven specialty food trucks — home-style Cajun, fine-dining French, pressed sandwiches, Vietnamese banh mis, crepes, hamburgers and banana pudding — will set off on a six-week road trip from Los Angeles to New York, stopping along the way to peddle their grub. The teams who sell the most food advance to the next town; the losers pack up their fryers and head home. As the celebrity chef Tyler Florence, who hosts the show, put it recently, “It’s like ‘Cannonball Run’ with food trucks.”"
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Croc Update (Mysterious Photo Edition)
monster crocodile photograph mystery in Australia | Embrace Australia: "Do you recognise this croc? If you do then you are not alone for quite a few people claim to own this snap of the giant crocodile taken somewhere in Australia."
Friday, August 06, 2010
Neanderthal Update
Neanderthal's cozy bedroom unearthed - Technology & science - Science - DiscoveryNews.com - msnbc.com: "Anthropologists have unearthed the remains of an apparent Neanderthal cave sleeping chamber, complete with a hearth and nearby grass beds that might have once been covered with animal fur."
No Comment Department
Dorchester Drops Mass Market Publishing for E-Book/POD Model: "Mass market romance publisher Dorchester Publishing has dropped its traditional print publishing business in favor of an e-book/print-on-demand model effective with its September titles that are “shipping” now. President John Prebich said after retail sales fell by 25% in 2009, the company knew that 2010 “would be a defining year,” but rather than show improvement, “sales have been worse.” While returns are down, the company has had a difficult time getting its titles into stores as shelf space for mass market has been reduced, Prebich explained."
Seems to me the Fill-Up Would Be Different
Bio-Bug: Car run on human waste is launched - Telegraph: "A car that runs on methane gas produced by human waste has been launched and its makers claim drivers cannot tell the difference."
Hat tip to David Cranmer.
Hey, It Could Happen
SWAT team requested for violent midgets | TheUnion.com: "At 12:32 p.m., a caller from West McKnight Way reported steroid-using body-builders from Reno had beaten up the caller's son and might have killed him.
Midgets from Fulton Avenue had been following and trying to poison the caller. The body-builder and the lead female midget, who the caller reported as being “really violent,” allegedly had been driving the caller's truck. The caller wanted the Nevada County Sheriff's Office to activate the SWAT team."
Midgets from Fulton Avenue had been following and trying to poison the caller. The body-builder and the lead female midget, who the caller reported as being “really violent,” allegedly had been driving the caller's truck. The caller wanted the Nevada County Sheriff's Office to activate the SWAT team."
Let 'em Eat Kindles
Camden Closing Library System: "New Jersey's most impoverished city will close all three branches of its public library at year's end unless a rescue can be pulled off,
Camden's library board says the libraries won't be able to afford to stay open past Dec. 31 because of budget cuts from the city government. The city had its subsidy from the state cut.
The library board president says the library system, which opened in 1904, is preparing to donate, sell or destroy its collections, including 187,000 books."
Camden's library board says the libraries won't be able to afford to stay open past Dec. 31 because of budget cuts from the city government. The city had its subsidy from the state cut.
The library board president says the library system, which opened in 1904, is preparing to donate, sell or destroy its collections, including 187,000 books."
Once Again, Texas Leads the Way
KIAH-TV's plan to air anchorless news has NYC anchors wondering where bond with viewers has gone: "Word that a Houston station is considering anchorless news has folks wondering whether this is the next wave of TV news or just a stunt to draw attention by a station with low ratings.
The answer is somewhere in between, but the mere thought of ditching anchors has TV news staffs wondering if it could happen here."
The answer is somewhere in between, but the mere thought of ditching anchors has TV news staffs wondering if it could happen here."
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