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NBA Rumors: Will Bulls Pursue Carmelo Anthony With Joakim Noah Injured?
NBA Trade Rumors: The Chicago Bulls just took a big blow to their NBA Championship aspirations.
Center Joakim Noah will reportedly miss eight to 10 weeks following thumb surgery, and the Bulls will now be without their second most important player for the foreseeable future.
With Noah likely out until February, the Bulls certainly haven taken a step back in the Eastern Conference.
But does that mean that Chicago will now try to swing a trade for Carmelo Anthony?
It's time to debate, y'all.
5. No: Anthony Isn't the Nugget the Bulls Will Trade For
The Chicago Bulls are looking to trade for a Denver Nugget—it just isn't Carmelo Anthony.
According to ESPN.com, the two teams are currently in trade talks centering around shooting guard J.R. Smith.
There are no further details on the proposed swap, but it does seem like it could work for both teams.
Smith has worn out his welcome in Denver, and the Bulls could use a scorer at the shooting guard position.
5. Yes: The Bulls Need Him To Succeed in the East
The Miami Heat has the Big Thrice, the Boston Celtics have the Big Three and Rajon Rondo, and the Orlando Magic have arguably the deepest team team in the league.
The Bulls have a pretty deep roster themselves, but their team takes a huge hit without Joakim Noah.
Taj Gibson will have to take on a much bigger role with Noah off the court, and that bench won't be as affective now that it's lost a player to the starting lineup.
But if the team can swing a trade for Carmelo Anthony, that bench doesn't become as big of a problem.
The Bulls can do most of their damage with the starting unit, and they'll still have a solid enough bench to succeed in the Eastern Conference.
After all, Chicago's reserves would still be leaps and bounds better than Miami's.
4. No: The Swap Would Have To Be Noah for Anthony
The Bulls may want Carmelo Anthony, but they're not going to trade away Joakim Noah to get him.
And that's exactly who the Denver Nuggets want.
The main hangup in earlier trade discussions was Chicago's reluctance to part with Noah in any trade for Anthony.
If Anthony is going to wind up a Bull, then Noah is going to wind up a Nugget.
That probably isn't worth it to Chicago.
4. Yes: His Rebounding Has Been Stellar this Season
When did Carmelo Anthony become the league's best rebounding small forward?
Seriously, the dude's been a beast on the boards this year.
Anthony has 24 rebounds in his last two games, and he even had a 15-rebound and 22-rebound performance earlier in the season.
For the 2010-11 campaign, he's averaged 8.3 rebounds per game, which is two rebounds more per game than he averages for his career and is tremendous considering the position he plays.
And with the Bulls losing a phenomenal rebounder in Joakim Noah, Anthony might be worth bringing in thanks to his ability to clean up on the glass.
3. No: Anthony Doesn't Fit a Need
Chicago's starting center goes down with an injury, so the Bulls should trade for a small forward to replace him?
That doesn't really make any sense.
Carmelo Anthony, even if he was sent to Chicago for Luol Deng (among others), would not replace what the team is losing because of Joakim Noah's injury.
If the Bulls are going to trade for someone, it should be a dominating paint presence.
And as good as Anthony is, he would completely change Chicago's identity, rather than continue the one that's been pretty successful with Noah there.
3. Yes: An Anthony-To-Chicago Trade Has Been Rumored Before
The Carmelo Anthony to Chicago Bulls talk extends way back to the time when dinosaurs walked the earth.
OK, not really
But the two sides have been linked together for a while now and in multiple trade scenarios.
There's was the rumored three-team trade that would send Anthony to the Bulls, Luol Deng to the Philadelphia 76ers and Taj Gibson and Andre Iguodala to the Denver Nuggets.
There was also the proposed Joakim Noah for Carmelo Anthony swap.
Though these trade talks have never moved past the infant stages, they did indeed happen.
And they'll certainly come up numerous times before the NBA trade deadline as the Bulls make a push to bring Anthony to the Windy City.
2. No: The Bulls Would Have To Give Up Too Much
If the Chicago Bulls trade for Carmelo Anthony, they'll be giving up more than just a few expiring contracts.
Chicago will likely part with Luol Deng, who is injury prone but is still underrated, and some combination of Taj Gibson, James Johnson and a draft pick.
That's a lot to give up for Anthony, even though he's a superstar in the NBA.
If an Anthony trade comes at the cost of destroying team chemistry, hurting the team's long-term future and netting only Anthony in return, then Chicago may not want to make the blockbuster swap.
2. Yes: The Bulls Need Scoring Help
Though the Bulls obviously have some talented offensive players, they're still a mediocre team when it comes to scoring.
Chicago ranks 15th in the league with 100.1 points per game, and they've failed to score 100 points in 12 of their last 17 games.
Though the Bulls defense has been very good—holding opponents to 96.2 points per game—they could certainly use a boost on the offensive end.
And needless to say, Carmelo Anthony would provide the Bulls with that.
1. No: Anthony Wouldn't Re-Sign With the Bulls
Carmelo Anthony's made it pretty clear: he wants to play for the New York Knicks, and that's the only team he'd definitely be willing to sign a contract extension with.
If the Chicago Bulls traded for Anthony, they'd be putting all their eggs in one basket so to speak.
There's absolutely no guarantee that he would be willing to sign a contract extension with the team, and he could simply walk away once his current contract expires.
Does Chicago really want to trade two or three key pieces and a draft pick for a two-year rental?
1. Yes: The Bulls Need Another Offensive Playmaker
Derrick Rose is an offensive star, and Carlos Boozer is too when he's healthy.
Now imagine how good those two guys could be if the Bulls bring Carmelo Anthony into the mix.
Teams can key in on Rose and Boozer right now because they pack most of Chicago's scoring punch.
But adding Boozer to Chicago's starting lineup would really spread the floor for all three players.
As hard as it is to defend Rose, Boozer and Luol Deng, it becomes a lot more difficult to stop three of the NBA's elite scorers for four quarters every night.
The Verdict: Will the Bulls Now Pursue Carmelo Anthony?
It's hard to argue against any team bringing in a guy like Carmelo Anthony, who's one of the top seven or eight players in the league.
But there are also plenty of reasons why he wouldn't fit in Chicago.
Perhaps most importantly, a trade for Anthony would cost Chicago plenty of key players without guaranteeing that he re-signs with Bulls.
Because of the uncertainty surrounding Anthony's willingness to play in Chicago and Denver's lofty trade demands, the Bulls probably won't be eager to pull the trigger on a trade for Anthony.
And they shouldn't be.
The Verdict: The price is too high. Chicago will pass on Anthony.


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The Oregon State Beavers are a touchdown favorite against Utah State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl this Saturday from SoFi Stadium (4:30pm, ABC).
Beavers head coach Jonathan Smith joined John Canzano on Monday’s Bald Faced Truth radio show to discuss his team’s mentality and preparation ahead of the program’s first bowl appearance since 2013.
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Beauty Accelerate, the premier cosmetic industry event connecting brand marketing and R&D innovation, is delighted to announce it has partnered with The Ocean Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reversing the trend of ocean environment destruction around the world.
Through this partnership, a portion of the proceeds from Beauty Accelerate registrations will be contributed to The Ocean Foundation—exclusively toward its Redesigning Plastics Initiative.
As readers of Global Cosmetic Industry and Cosmetics & Toiletries, the media brands hosting Beauty Accelerate, are aware, there is much more work to be done to establish a more circular and sustainable future that respects the blue economy.
Through the Redesigning Plastics Initiative, The Ocean Foundation seeks to move plastics toward “safe, simple and standardized” solutions. “The Ocean Foundation is working to shift the conversation from why plastic has become so problematic as harmful pollution, to how plastic is being made and what it brings to society,” said Mark J. Spalding, president, The Ocean Foundation. “Our Redesigning Plastics Initiative is working to develop and synthesize original science to inform legislative approaches to change the way plastics are made.”
“Our Redesigning Plastics Initiative is working to develop and synthesize original science to inform legislative approaches to change the way plastics are made.”Mark J. Spalding, president, The Ocean Foundation
“Cosmetic product developers take great inspiration from the marine environment,” said Rachel Grabenhofer, managing scientific editor, Cosmetics & Toiletries. “They recognize it is critical to protect this precious resource and to seek ways to reduce the industry’s impact on it; from eco-friendlier chemistries and manufacturing, to low-water formulating and sustainable packaging. The Ocean Foundation’s Redesigning Plastics Initiative mirrors and amplifies the pursuits of our industry, and we are proud to join in this critical movement.”
“The beauty and personal care industry have made immense headway in sustainability in the last few years,” says Jeb Gleason-Allured, content director, Global Cosmetic Industry. “The Ocean Foundation’s work, in particular its Redesigning Plastic Initiative, aligns with the revolution underway in this innovative industry. We couldn’t be happier to support their efforts.”
As the only community foundation for the ocean, The Ocean Foundation’s 501(c)(3) mission is to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world. It focuses its collective expertise on emerging threats in order to generate cutting edge solutions and better strategies for implementation. The Ocean Foundation executes core programmatic initiatives to combat ocean acidification, advance blue resilience and address global marine plastic pollution. It also fiscally hosts more than 50 projects across 25 countries.


COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It’s the last weekend of regular season play in high school football and the Coldwater Cardinals will be gunning for their first winning season in 24 years when they play at Marshall. The last time the Coldwater varsity had a winning football season was 1989 and the Cardinals aim to end that drought tonight when take on the Redhawks at Marshall. The Cardinals are 4-and-4 including 4-and-2 in the SMAC East while Marshall is just 2-and-4 in the division and 2-and-6 overall. Our live coverage of the game on AM 1590 and FM 95.5 WTVB as well as the audio streaming on-line at wtvbam.com begins at 6:30 pm with the kickoff at 7 pm.
The varsity football action kicked off a night early for Quincy and Union City as they were on the road last night for their annual Big 8-Cascades Conference crossover games. Union City joined Reading as the only two Big 8 teams to return home with victories as the other 5 matchups went in favor of the Cascades schools. Union City pulled out a 28-14 win at Addison. The visiting Chargers had a punishing ground game with 135 yards for Kenyon Stuchell, 120 yards for Jason Means and 99 yards for Aaron Watson. Means had a pair of touchdowns with one score each for Stuchell and Watson. Both teams ended up with 3-and-6 records.
The Quincy Orioles came up short at Vandercook Lake with the Orioles losing 42-to-24. Jimmy King led Quincy with 149 yards rushing on 22 carries with 2 touchdowns. King also had a team-high 14 tackles. The Orioles finished with a 4-5 record.
Last night’s junior varsity games included Coldwater and Marshall playing to an 8-8 tie in Coldwater. Defense dominated after each team scored on their opening possession. Collin Torrey had 126 yards rushing for the Cardinals while Spencer Dudek had a team-high 8 tackles.
Also tonight in high school varsity football, Bronson has a road game against Bath while in 8-man football, it’s Tekonsha at Litchfield.
There was non-conference volleyball last night for Union City as the Lady Chargers swept to a 3-0 victory at Battle Creek Central. Rachel Wing had 16 kills, Marissa Mead had 21 digs, Cassie Thrope had 12 assists and Haley Harty had 5 aces. Union City improved its overall record to 17-15-and-4. Battle Creek Central won the j-v match 2-0.
In boys soccer, a SMAC East team is headed to the Division Two state semi-finals. Last night, Sturgis won the Jackson Regional with the Trojans beating Milan 4-0 in the title match. Today on the Coaches Corner, it’s Coldwater football coach Jeff Schorfhaar.


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The first aid workers from Malteser International, the Worldwide Relief Agency of the Order of Malta, are on their way to Nepal. An assessment team was dispatched to the region on Sunday morning. On the scene, they will be able to form an overview of the situation and begin setting in motion the first emergency relief measures. The Nepalese government has declared a state of emergency and called for international assistance.
“The people in Nepal need urgent help. Medical infrastructure on the ground has been overwhelmed: the hospitals are overflowing and they need medications and dressings. Some people are digging in the rubble with their bare hands. Communication on the ground is difficult and mobile phones are barely functioning,” says Oliver Hochedez, Malteser International’s Emergency Relief Coordinator. As of yet, there is almost no information on the effects of the tremor from outside of the capital.
By Sunday morning, the official death toll from Nepalese authorities was more than 2,000. This figure is expected to rise even further. A large aftershock of magnitude 6.7 was reported in the region on Sunday at around 7am UTC.
The earthquake which struck Nepal on Saturday morning was of magnitude 7.8 and was also felt in the surrounding countries of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The epicentre of the tremor was around 80 km distant from the capital city Kathmandu.
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Literary fiction has long tinkered with science for its themes, but in biotechnology the novelistic imagination has found its ideal technical partnerby Julia Lovell / November 20, 2002 / Leave a comment
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In Douglas Adams’s 1980 novel The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, as Zaphod Beeblebrox and friends take their seats at the restaurant of the same name, they are greeted by an ingeniously engineered bovine waiter: “Good evening. I am the main Dish of the Day. May I interest you in parts of my body?” It had been decided, the cow explains to its would-be consumers, to “breed an animal that actually wanted to be eaten and was capable of saying so clearly and distinctly. And here I am.” Twenty years on, the possibilities of genetic engineering-clones, Frankenfood, animal-human organ transplants-continue to generate a stream of fictional meditations on the implications of a post-evolutionary future, though few have been as entertainingly succinct as Adams’s walking, talking steak machine.
The 1980s and 1990s saw an upsurge in the number of novelists and playwrights venturing across the Two Cultures border. They returned from the science side bearing metaphors, plotlines, ideas and analogies. Neutrinos, superstrings and wave-particle dualities started cropping up in the works of Tom Stoppard (Hapgood), Martin Amis (Night Train), Ian McEwan (The Child in Time), Michael Frayn (Copenhagen). The mind-expanding sublimity of particle physics and mathematics-what Amis called the “whizz-bang factor”-was seen to bring a reflected glory to the world of literature. The involvement of such serious authors as Amis, Stoppard and McEwan was also seen as proof that fiction about science need not be science fiction. The distinction between the two modes could be made as follows: the primary aim of science fiction is to elaborate and embroider upon the rational premises of science, and ponder possible future implications for humanity. The point of science “in” fiction, however, has been to use the metaphors of science to illuminate human situations and reactions, and to scrutinise how science’s findings might cause us to re-evaluate our selves, and the selves of others.
English male novelists, Lucy Ellmann remarked acidly in the 1990s, had become convinced they shouldn’t write about “life, the world, the Universe, their mothers, or anything else until they’d read a few books on black holes.” But since the late 1990s-in the wake of the human genome project and the GM food scares -biology, and genetics in particular, has been taking over from particle physics as stimuli for literary contemplation of the…

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Presidents Cup Format 2013: Breaking Down Tournament Structure
The Presidents Cup is far from your average golf tournament, from the tradition to the format itself. It's a structure that will require some studying up before tuning in this weekend to catch all of the action.
If you think watching last year's Ryder Cup is enough to go off of for this tournament, think again. There are some key differences between the two biennial events.
The Presidents Cup is stretched out to four days of action. This has been the case ever since 2000, when the switch was made from a three-day competition.
Let's take a look at the format for each day, and break it all down in text.
2013 Presidents Cup Format
Day 1 (Thursday): Six foursome matches (all 12 players from each side play)
Day 2 (Friday): Six fourball matches (all 12 players from each side play)
Day 3, Morning Session (Saturday): Five foursome matches (10 of 12 players)
Day 3, Afternoon Session (Saturday): Five fourball matches (10 of 12 players)
Day 4 (Sunday): 12 singles matches
Note: Each match is worth one point each
Full Breakdown of Format
Day 1 of the tournament will feature six matches between the Americans and the International Team. This means each of the 12 players from both teams will be in action Thursday, a sharp contrast to the Ryder Cup, which allows players to be saved on the early going.
Thursday's games will be played in the 'foursome' format, which means the two players on each team will hit alternating balls. Player 1 will tee off, followed by Player 2 hitting that ball, and so on until the ball is holed.
However, things get switched up for Day 2. While all of the team members still play on Friday, the format switches to a 'fourball' meaning both players on the team play their own ball and the best overall score from each hole is recorded.
Not surprisingly, Friday's format will allow for lower scores across the board.
Players do get the opportunity to sit out on Saturday, but it comes with a price. There are five foursome matches in the morning and five fourball matches in the afternoon, meaning 10 of the 12 team players will be in action for each.
Sunday is obviously when the history will happen, and the format reflects that. On the final day of the tournament, all 12 players will be in action. But they'll be playing individually in 12 singles matches, only increasing the excitement surrounding each hole and each golfer.
One point will be awarded for each match, regardless of the format of that match or whether it's an individual or team match.
Who will win?
If a fourball or foursome match is all tied up after 18 holes, it's simply recorded as a tie and each team walks away with a half-point. However, individual showdowns will be decided by a traditional playoff just like in a normal tournament.
The unique format of the Presidents Cup is what makes it special, and there's no doubt that it'll produce some exciting golf yet again.
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Throughout its 54-year history Bowers & Wilkins had rarely issued the designation of Signature, but the newest 700 Series speakers—the Signature 705 and Signature 702—stand as unique speakers to earn the name.
Bowers & Wilkins points out that like previous Signature loudspeakers, the new 705 and 702 Signature products represent the highest levels of the company’s engineering capabilities.
First introduced in 2017, the 700 Series of products feature design elements from the company’s 800 Series Diamond products. Some of those elements include the solid Body Tweeter On-Top assembly, Continuum cone drivers and Aerofoil profile woofers.
As part of the speakers’ Signature designation, the 705 and 702 speakers feature upgraded bypass capacitors from Mundorf, larger heatsinks. The Signature 702 adds an upgraded low-frequency capacitor to the bass section of the speaker’s crossover network.
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Examining the new Bowers & Wilkins speakers, the company points out 705 and 702 Signature products utilize Datuk gloss ebony-colored veneer.
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The finish offers homeowners the look of exotic woods and the environmental benefits of sustainably sourced materials. These wood materials come from the Italian company Alpi, and Bowers & Wilkins augments these materials with nine coats of finish that includes primer, base coat and lacquer.
Enhancing these finish materials, Bowers and Wilkins notes the new 700 Series speakers employ metal trim rings around the mid-bass and midrange cones, and silver-finished tweeter grilles.
Additionally, Bowers & Wilkins says there are signature identity plates on the speakers’ rear panels.
Internally, both models incorporate the company’s Carbon Dome Tweeter technologies. According to Bowers & Wilkins, these technologies are designed to bridge the gap between the Aluminum Double Dome Tweeter used in its 600 Series of products and the Diamond Dome used in the 800 Series Diamond series.
Summarizing Carbon Dome Tweeter, Bowers & Wilkins says the driver is capable of extending up to 47kHz before first breakup.
The tweeter is setup on the Signature series using the Tweeter On-Top design, which is also found on the 800 Series Diamond. Bowers & Wilkins explains this feature employs a piece of solid aluminum milled to form the tweeter housing. The benefit of the decoupled aluminum housing is that it is less resonant, which helps it to deliver higher levels of transparency.
Bowers & Wilkins says the Signature edition 700 Series speakers also feature 800 Series Diamond’s Continuum driver cones to deliver more midrange detail.
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Researchers at MIT, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and Virginia Tech have developed a technique that they hope will help first responders quickly zero in on regions of the sea where missing objects or people are likely to be.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0699-y Anthropogenic aerosols mask some greenhouse warming via radiation scattering and cloud interactions. Research suggests the economic impact of this aerosol-induced cooling was small globally, although it benefitted developing countries in warm climates and harmed high-latitude developed countries.
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How can patterns in the marine biodiversity of the past help us to understand how it may change in the future? A recent research by Drs Moriaki Yasuhara and Timothy C Bonebrake (School of Biological Sciences and Swire Institute of Marine Science, the University of Hong Kong) and numerous international collaborators finds that the tropical diversity decline now seen in the ocean is not purely human induced, but nonetheless will worsen considerably if we do not limit anthropogenic climate warming.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 May 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0788-y The influence of the changing climate on individual snowstorms has been uncertain, in part due to the use of coarse model simulations. Now, research employing more detailed simulations finds fewer and smaller snowstorms as a result of warming, with a reduction in the amount and extent of extreme snowfall.
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Wedding in RODINA Grand Hotel & SPA is a fairy tale that comes to life: a luxury hotel in the Black Sea Riviera of Sochi, the gentle sun and the sea shimmering with all shades of azure - is ideal for wedding ceremonies in the luxury style – here everything represents the high-style, hidden luxury and impeccable service.
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The guests will have a wide choice of luxury venues for ceremonies and receptions, and the exquisitely decorated wedding room with gifts from the hotel will be a pleasant continuation.
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Many religious arguments exist in the RV builder community. One of the many in the RV-8 religious sub-group concerns using the front baggage “well” for battery and electrical purposes. Some say it’s heresy to use that space and some, like me, think it’s a great idea.
In addition to the PC680 battery, I mounted the B&C regulator for the backup alternator and the fuse block for the backup “essential bus”. The “forest of tabs” grounding block is located here. All in all, I think it’s a great place for all this “stuff” and it frees up the firewall for other things.
The battery mount is attached to the sub-floor using eight AN3 bolts and #10 Riv Nuts.
As anyone who’s studied the subject of where to put your ELT antenna on an RV-8 knows, there ain’t a good place to do it. When the canopy is open, it covers the entire turtle deck, which is where you’d normally mount the antenna, and where the ELT manufacturers want you to mount it. But, you can’t do it. So, where to put it?
Rather than re-hashing the discussion and arguments, I elected to mount mine inside the cabin on a bracket as shown below. Yes, there’s no good ground plane, but as many do, I plan to wear a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) when flying anyway. I felt like this was the best compromise of all the compromises available.
Like most RV builders, I find the prospect of fiberglass work to be less than thrilling, and when you add the typical mediocre quality of the fairings supplied by Van’s to the equation, well, I just look for any alternative. Fortunately, for me, I found one at Fairings-Etc. I bought the RV-8 empennage fairing from them and it fit like a glove straight out of the box.
Basically, I trimmed and sanded the edges, installed the necessary plate nuts and I was done. Is it a perfect fit? No, but it’s very close and close enough for me.
The fairing comes with bottom fairings which are very flexible and easy to fit.
I had installed the rudder control stop as called for by Van’s instructions, but I hated the way it looked so off it came, and I installed this control stop that I bought from Flyboy Accessories.
I decided to replace the tubes, re-pack the bearings and generally check out the landing gear. Even though the plane hasn’t flown, I was leery of the age of the tubes and decided to prophylactically change them just for peace of mind. I changed them to a set of Michelin Airstop tubes from Spruce and repacked the bearings with Aeroshell 22 grease.
Since the plane is on its gear and the engine is mounted, etc, I had to find a safe and sturdy way to lift it up for these activities. My company owns a pallet jack and I conceived of an “A Frame” support, which is mounted on a “pallet”. The pallet jack serves as the lifting mechanism and the “A Frame” support is mounted directly under the gear boxes. All pressure is upward and applied to the steel mount. Worked out beautifully and I plan to buy a pallet jack for the hangar.
While I had everything off, I decided to drill some 3/4″ holes in the wheel pant bracket in order to expose the 7/16″ holes in the landing gear. Insert a shortened 7/16″ bolt in that hole and you have a sturdy way to jack the wheel off the floor with a scissors jack.

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FLYING WITH PETER (fotobok 2021)
Peter Greenaway's films have been important to me for a long time. In 'Flying with Peter' I show some of my photographs where selection and short texts are inspired by Greenaway's films and his relation to time and objects.
Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
# of Pages: 238
Publish Date: Sep 29, 2021 self-published

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In R (Croyde Area Residents Association) v North Devon District Council  the High Court quashed a planning permission for an extension to a holiday park six and a half years after it was granted. The usual time limit for a judicial review in planning matters is six weeks.
The Council granted planning permission for extended opening for a holiday park in 2014. One of the "approved" plans significantly, but unintentionally, increased the area of the holiday park. The Officers report to planning committee said: "This planning application does not propose increasing the amount of holiday accommodation or associated facilities in this area".
When the owner noticed that in reality it did, it applied for a Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) to enlarge the holiday park. The LDC was refused by the Council, but granted on appeal.
A local group then brought a judicial review against the grant of planning permission. On the face of it this claim was brought out of time. It also raised the question of what would quashing the permission mean for the LDC.
There have been other recent cases where judicial review was allowed after the six week period. The key considerations are whether the claimant acted promptly and if they were able to bring the challenge sooner. The court also needs to balance prejudice caused to the developer, and the public interest in good decision-making. The key for the court is "fair balance".
In this case when balancing fairness to the developer the court took into account several case specific facts. Namely, the developer had not relied on the permission to expand the site, had the extent of the site been recognised it would likely have required an environmental impact assessment to have been carried out, the location of the development was in an area of natural beauty (AONB) and the development as consented was contrary to a number of development plan policies.
The developer had also failed to notify the owners of the extended site (including the National Trust) when it submitted the application, so they were in the dark. Moreover, the Owner itself had not realised the error in the permission for four years. This affected the claimant's knowledge of the circumstances and ability to bring a claim. Case law is clear that claimants must act promptly “unless very special reasons" can be shown.
After the developer had realised the error in the permission, the Council refused the LDC. From the claimant's perspective this meant that there was no need to act. The court was happy that this constituted "very special reasons" and the "proper notice" had not been given to the claimants to enable them to act sooner.
The wider concern for developers here is that the error was a matter of public record. None of the parties had realised the error, but they could have. The information was available. Analysis of the plans would have revealed the mistake.
The Developer also raised the argument that quashing the planning permission would remove the benefit of the LDC. The judge was clear that the LDC establishes lawfulness on the date it was issued. At that point, the planning permission was "alive". The planning act states that an LDC is subject to any material change before the development is implemented. Quashing the planning permission was found to be a material change. The judge made an interesting observation: “In the vast majority of cases the existence of an LDC will be an overwhelming reason not to quash a planning permission".
The Croyde case was held to be exceptional. Although this statement from the court may give developers some comfort when relying on LDC's.
There is no doubt that this case indicates a more expansive approach to interpreting the time limits for bringing judicial review. It also creates doubt about relying on LDC's. However the context of the development in an AONB, lack of loss to the Developer, breaches of planning policy and to maintain credibility of the planning system as a whole provides some comfort that the court will use its discretion to extend the six week judicial review period sparingly.


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Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday demanded that party founder Kanshi Ram should get the Bharat Ratna even as she welcomed the central government’s decision to confer the award on former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur.
Mayawati lauded Thakur for his commitment to social justice and equality and his work for the extremely backward classes.
“Today, on his 100th birth anniversary, I pay immense tribute to the great leader Shri Karpoori Thakur ji, who fought to ensure constitutional right, social justice and equality to the extremely backward classes in the country throughout his life,” the BSP chief posted on ‘X’.
Mayawati said she welcomed the Centre’s “belated decision” to award Thakur with the title of Bharat Ratna — the country’s highest civilian honour.
She also said that BSP founder Kanshi Ram should also get the honour for his contribution in helping Dalits live with self-respect.
“The contribution of BSP founder, who is known for helping the Dalits and other neglected people to live with self-respect and for making them stand on their feet, is historic and unforgettable. It is the wish of crores of people that he should be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.”


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Upgrades at Worcester airport ready for takeoff
WORCESTER — A public meeting on the planned upgrade to the instrument landing system at Worcester Regional Airport, along with construction of a "jug-handle taxiway" at the end of its longest runway, drew few people Tuesday night, none of whom voiced opposition to the project.
Only a handful of people braved the cold weather to trek up to the airport for the meeting and hear a presentation about the project, which is expected to cost about $30 million.
While some of those in attendance posed questions to representatives of the Massachusetts Port Authority, which owns and operates the airport, about certain aspects of the project, no one expressed concerns or objections to it.
Stewart Dalzell, Massport deputy director of environmental planning and permitting, said the 30-day public comment period for the project is open until March 6.
He said the Federal Aviation Administration will then review all the comments and make a determination on whether the planned project will require a further environmental review.
Mr. Dalzell said it is hoped that permitting for the project will be completed by the middle of this year, with construction beginning next year and completed in 2017.
"It would be a challenge to move this project any faster," he said. "This project will require a solid two construction seasons to complete."
Massport wants to upgrade the airport's instrument landing system with the installation of a CAT-III system.
Mr. Dalzell said such an upgrade is needed because of the airport's 1,000-foot elevation, which often puts it into low visibility conditions. He said low visibility conditions reduce airfield reliability.
"Our goal is to bring Worcester up to safe operating conditions in all weather," he said.
To upgrade the instrument landing system, new light towers will be constructed halfway between the existing towers, which are about 200 feet apart.
To minimize the environmental impact of the construction of the new towers, the duct banks providing power for the towers will be put in the existing access road to the towers.
Lisa Standley of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., Massport's consultant for the project, said the impact to wetlands in that area will be limited to one of the new towers and the duct providing power to another.
Also, the project will require the relocation of a small portion of Mulberry Street, located west of the airport in Leicester.
The proposed 1,000-foot-long jug-handle taxiway will be built at the end of the airport's main runway.
Because of the challenging topography of that part of the airport, Ms. Standley said a retaining wall will be built along the north side of the taxiway to minimize potential environmental impacts to wetlands there.
All of the upgrade work will be done in the Leicester portion of the airport property, though a temporary construction access road will be built in the Worcester side, with access from Goddard Memorial Drive.
In total, Ms. Standley said, the project will result in the permanent loss of 3,522 square feet of wetlands and have a temporary impact on another 385 square feet.
Those wetlands will be replaced by 7,100 square feet of wetlands created adjacent to Lynde Brook, on the airport property, she said.
The project will also result in the permanent loss of 1.8 acres of grassland habitat on the airport property and have a temporary impact on another 3 acres. But 1.3 acres of new grassland areas will be created on the airport property.
"We feel we've really been able to minimize the environmental impact for this project," Ms. Standley said.
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This tea shimmers in many nuances of green, with long, slightly needle-like leaves. After brewing, you will be impressed by the bright green, flowery, sweet infusion and the clearly visible leaf structures. The sweetish, fresh taste is reflected in the sunny yellow cup. Plus it’s USDA organic.

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Dr. Carol Osborne
Born in Columbus, raised in Whitehall and a farm in Albany, she decided at a very tender age to be an animal doctor and live in the country. With the support of a loving mother and steadfast determination on her part, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture as a Dairy Science Major in 1978 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1982, both from The Ohio State University.
Upon graduation from veterinary college she established Briarhill Veterinary Clinic in a rented farm house serving large and small animals. In 1985 the first phase of the currrent facility in Albany was built, The practice case load gradually shifted toward more pets than farm animals and by 2000 it had become a predominately small animal practice.
Continuing education for herself and her team is a high priority for Dr. Osborne. She is currently taking a 20 month course in Chinese Herbology and has recently completed a 6 month course in acupuncture at the Chi Institute. Dr. Osborne is a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, bringing even more options for the treatment of pain and disease. This also helps animals maintain a balanced state of wellness.
Her compassion, respect and interest in animals extends far beyond pets to working animals, food animals, and wildlife, particularly the fascinating habitat and inhabitants of East Africa.
Another interest is the issues of animals in disasters. She is a founding member of Disaster Animal Response Team of Athens Co. and serves as a Veterinary Medical Officer on the National Veterinary Response Team of the National Disaster Medical System.
Over the years many animals have found a home with her. One dog, several cats, a flock of sheep and a pot-bellied pig keep things hopping on the home front!

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Of all our papaya jams, this one tastes the most like pure papaya. We cook chunks of the ripe fruit with pure cane sugar and whole vanilla beans until it reduces into a silky spread. It’s unbeatable on toast and perfect layered with yogurt, granola and fresh bananas.
Ingredients: Kauai Sunrise Papaya, Cane Sugar, Agar, Kauai Vanilla Bean
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Conventional Mach–Zehnder interferometer configuration is modified to enhance its stability from the vibrations. To study the effects of vibrations on the Mach–Zehnder interferometer, we used spectral interference fringes from a broadband nanosecond dye laser source. We observed an improvement in the stability of the interferometer by a factor of 3.
© 1999 Optical Society of America
(030.1670) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherent optical effects
(120.0120) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology
(120.3180) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Interferometry
D. Narayana Rao and V. Nirmal Kumar, "Stability Improvements for an Interferometer Through Study of Spectral Interference Patterns," Appl. Opt. 38, 2014-2017 (1999)


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Mom, police join forces to apprehend suspect
A Tulsa man was being held on bond following his arrest Wednesday for allegedly attempting to meet a local 12-year-old girl for sex after steps taken by an astute school counselor and the girl’s mother resulted in the reported discovery of an online correspondence between the two.
Trenton Patrick Earp, 19, was arrested Thursday on charges of indecent proposals to a child under 16.
Court documents show that on Feb. 27, the girl’s mother contacted the police to report finding obscene correspondence between her daughter and Earp, which included conversations on Facebook as well as the cell phone application KIK. Reportedly, KIK is an app that enables instant messaging on cell phones.
The 12-year-old’s mother, who is not being named to protect the identity of the victim, said she became aware of the situation thanks to Madison Middle School counselor Holly Martin, who reportedly learned of the girl’s online correspondence with the 19-year-old through another student.
“One of her friends was worried about her and told the school counselor,” the girl’s mother told the Examiner-Enterprise on Thursday. “I really want to thank (Martin) for what she did. She’s a wonderful counselor. If it wasn’t for her, I might have never known — or I might have known, but not as quick.”
She said that once she learned of the situation, she began calling random numbers on her daughter’s phone, eventually discovering the KIK app, where she encountered the suspect.
“I asked him how old he was … he said he was 19,” she said. “I said, ‘You know I’m 12, right?’ He said, ‘That just makes me want you more… .’”
She said she immediately contacted the police and began working with investigators to apprehend the suspect.
Police arranged to meet Earp at a local mall on March 5 and arrested him when he arrived. Police contend that a search of Earp’s truck turned up “a box of condoms and a blanket” in the back seat.
When interviewed, Earp reportedly admitted to having sexually explicit conversations with the girl, knowing that she was only 12. He further said, according to court documents, that he came to Bartlesville for purposes of meeting her and “anticipated having sex.”
The mother of the victim said she wants parents to be aware of the potential dangers with online access, and urges caregivers to “snoop.”
“I just want parents to be aware. They need to get the passwords and check up on their kids, because a lot of the time the kids have gotten themselves in too far and don’t know how to get out, so they don’t say anything in fear of getting in trouble.”
She said her daughter at first thought it was “cool” when the man began paying attention to her but that she became frightened and didn’t know how to stop the interaction.
“It scared her. It started going really fast, and I think she secretly told the friend to get it out because she was scared,” her mother said.
Bond for Earp was set at $10,000 with the condition that he have no contact with any minor children or unsupervised contact with minor family members.


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Maple Leaf Dog Chew Toy
PETstrong dog toy for power chewers
Is your dog really a power chewer? Ordinary chew toys don’t last long? If so, pay attention to the Colorado “Maple Leaf” Nylon Dog Chew Toy! It’s made of materials designed to withstand even the most aggressive chewers! Keep your dog entertained and solve the problem of chewing behavior.
Maple Leaf Dog Toy for power chewers
Multi-purpose device your dog has been dreaming of
Maple Leaf Dog Toy is veterinarian approved. It’s made of a non-toxic and PETstrong material: it’s FDA compliant. What’s more, this toy helps you keep the dog’s teeth clean and breath smelling fresh.
One size fits all
There’s no reason to worry if this toy will suit your dog perfectly: the toy is designed for dogs 15-80 lbs/7-36kg. Dimensions: 5″ long, 4.5″ wide, 1.5″ thick. 5.0 ounces
Made in the United States of America
The manufacturer of Maple Leaf Dog Chew Toy is proud to say that the company keeps jobs in America. The toy is designed and manufactured in the USA!
We stand by our products and offer a 30-day replacement guarantee. However, no dog toy is indestructible. Supervise your dogs while they’re playing with this toy. Inspect the toy frequently.
Safe and durable dog chew toy
If it doesn’t take your dog a lot of time to ruin an ordinary toy, the Maple Leaf Dog Chew Toy is exactly what you’re looking for! This toy is designed with special care for your dog in mind, meanwhile, it’s made of PETstrong materials so it’s able to withstand even the most aggressive chewers. So keep your dog always entertained and healthy with the Maple Leaf Dog Chew Toy!
At SodaPup we specialize in creating fun and innovative dog toys for dogs that destroy everything! All of our products are made in the USA and are FDA compliant, meaning they are the safest dog toys in the market today.
SodaPup has developed several brands, each with a unique theme that appeals to different consumer segments. Our brands are SodaPup, USA-K9, Industrial Dog, MuttsKickButt, Spotnik, and Harvard’s Finest (our brand of grain-free dog treats).
SodaPup gives back to the communities it serves, directing contributions to animal shelters as well as dog-related veterans organizations.
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At Egedeniz Textile, our commitment to organic farming and sustainability led us to address the pressing issues of drought, climate change, and water reduction that affect our world today. Recognizing the significant contribution of the textile industry to climate change, we embarked on a journey of regenerative agriculture and development in 2021.
We initiated a regenerative cotton production project in partnership with key stakeholders. This project is backed by a protocol signed by Egedeniz Group (Egedeniz Textile/Ege Organics), the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies, the International Agricultural Research and Training Center (UTAEM), and the Organic Agriculture Organization (ETO). Over the course of three years, from 2021 onwards, we have been dedicated to implementing regenerative practices on a designated land area in Izmir, Türkiye.
We avoid tilling the soil, as it disrupts the natural structure and microbial activity. This practice helps to preserve soil health, minimize erosion, and retain organic matter.
By incorporating these regenerative practices into our cotton production, we aim to foster sustainable agriculture, preserve soil health, increase biodiversity, and reduce our environmental impact. At Egedeniz Textile, we believe in the power of regenerative agriculture to create a positive change in the textile industry and contribute to a healthier planet.
Regenerative Cotton: A Holistic Approach for a Thriving Future
In today’s rapidly changing world, it has become increasingly evident that simply being sustainable is not enough to address the pressing environmental and social challenges we face. While sustainability focuses on minimizing negative impacts and preserving resources, it often falls short in actively restoring and regenerating the systems that sustain life. A new paradigm is emerging, one that emphasizes a holistic approach to sustainability that goes beyond mere preservation. This regenerative approach aims to create thriving ecosystems, resilient communities, and a flourishing planet.


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Bad Day for a Balloon Ride is an upcoming mobile game from Chaos Created. It uses engaging gameplay mechanics and contains captivating environments and characters to offer a fun and challenging experience.
Art Director, Character and Background Designer, Rigger, Animator
The assets were created in Photoshop, Corel Painter, with some help from Filter Forge, Modo and Keyshot
The rigging process involved converting 2D assets to custom meshes, skinning, creating IK constraints, and using free form deformation in Esoteric Spine.
The environments were assembled in Unity game engine.
In the Pirate level, a cheeky monkey and grotty pirates on ships and land test your dodging skills by attempting to take your balloon down.
Other characters in the Pirate level. A quirky octopus gets annoyed when your balloon passes by and lazily swings a tentacle at it. You have to watch out for the water blows of the depressed whale, the massive bites from the jumping shark and other obstacles.
Keeping it light. With only the elements on the left I made these tentacles.
Creepy characters and environment for Cave level.
Meteorites, fireballs and bursting lava in Apocalyptic level.
Emblematic retro style characters and environment for Futuristic level.
Development of building in the Futuristic level. Digital sculpting in ZBrush, rendering in Keyshot, filters applied in Filter Forge, and finally the paint over in Photoshop.

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By Nuttall, P.Austin.
An apparatus for ascertaining the presence of ozone and measuring its quantity. It consists usually of papers treated with a solution of potassium iodid and starch. On exposure to an atmosphere containing ozone, the potassium iodid is decomposed, and the liberated iodin colors the starch blue. [Gr.]
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Word of the day
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Assisted by: Steve Bier, Mark Jorgensen, Rose Leong, Pam Albers, Hal Cohen
Clear sky with 70-80's temps and calm wind. At 9:10 lift-off from the Date Farm. The hawks and vultures struggled to get some lift. They finally moved northwest probably picking up some movement near the mountains. Most moved out of the valley through Coyote Canyon. Twelve later Swainson's came very close to the hill.
At last report somewhere near 30 Swainson's flew into the Date Farm this evening.
Once again the air will be warm with little wind. Swainson's Hawks will lift-off between 8:45 and 9:30A again.
|Watching Swainson's Hawks very high in the evening-HC|
|Typical view in the evening before the hawks descend into the Date Farm-HC|

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NEW PORT RICHEY — The sounds of life echoed outside the courtroom, heels on a hard hallway floor, muted speech, shuffling steps in the room above. The inside of courtroom 2A was dim and silent as a crime scene video played. It showed a rural property at night, trees, a fence, a porch, a shattered window lit in the camera's head lamp. The jurors leaned forward to see.
The video was recorded on the evening of Feb. 11, 2008, shortly after the bodies of David and Sherrill Wright were discovered. The husband and wife, both 54, had been shot to death in their Shady Hills home three or four days earlier. Sherrill Wright's son, Jackie Braden, is on trial this week on charges he killed his mother and stepfather, hacked his way into their safe, stole more than $200,000 and 43 pounds of marijuana and partied at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and a few beach hotels until he was caught.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office crime scene video had no sound. It showed newspapers that piled up before the couple's bodies were discovered. The headline on one said "American Nightmare."
The lights in the house were on and the videographer walked toward them. Inside the walls and floor were white. Red place mats were on the dining room table. The camera moved into the master bedroom, where Sherrill Wright's body lay on the floor. She wore a sleeveless nightgown. Her long hair fanned out behind her. Her son, who lived with her, whom relatives testified never was employed, is accused of shooting her in the face, the neck and the thigh, standing just 18 inches from her as he fired.
The camera left the bedroom and went into the living room, where the television was still on. There was blood on the tile floor. Braden is accused of killing his stepfather first by shooting him once in the back of the head. David Wright's body was still in his recliner. The bullet exited his head, shattered a window and sprayed blood on a yellow valance above it.
As the video played Tuesday during the second day of Braden's trial, his eyes flitted to the screen a few times, his face passive, showing no emotion. Braden, now 40, mostly did not watch it.
David Wright was a general contractor who also ran a profitable marijuana selling business, the prosecution said. After shooting his mother and stepfather, Braden hacked into the safe, stuffed the cash in an Adidas gym bag and the marijuana in a suitcase and a feed bag, and fled the scene in his stepfather's pickup, experts testified.
When Braden was arrested at a luxury hotel overlooking the gulf, he had David Wright's wallet in his pocket and a garbage bag full of clothes, stained with his mother's blood, and pry bars, which still had the green paint from the safe on them, experts said.
Woodrow Wright, the 63-year-old brother of David Wright, testified Monday afternoon about finding the bodies of his brother and sister-in-law. He had been worried when he couldn't reach his brother for days. The gate was locked so he had to jump over it. When he got to the house the two dogs were barking at him, their heads sticking out of the bullet-shattered window. He cleared the glass and got inside the house. He saw his brother.
"I touched him to see if he was still alive," Woodrow Wright testified. "I knew he was dead when I looked at him, but I kind of hoped."
The defense gave no opening statement on Monday, although Braden's attorney could give his opening remarks before starting his portion of the case. Defense attorney John White spent Tuesday asking questions of the state's witnesses, such as whether the Wrights' home alarm was disabled, potentially allowing anyone to attack.
The experts testified the alarm was in working order.
Braden is charged with two counts of murder in the first degree, which, if convicted, carries a sentence of life in prison. The trial is expected to finish Thursday or Friday.
Erin Sullivan can be reached at [email protected] or (727) 869-6229.


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Any kind of cake mix will do! My personal favourite is to use German chocolate mix, and use peanut butter chocolate chips!! The cookies in the picture were made with French vanilla cake mix, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and walnuts! You shant be disappointed!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix, butter (melted!) vanilla, and eggs until smooth and well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing.


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Bennett Miller (born December 30, 1966) is an American film director.
Miller is the director of the feature Moneyball (2011). He also directed Capote (2005), a film for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Director and the documentary film The Cruise (1998). He has also directed television commercials and music videos, most recently Bob Dylan's "When the Deal Goes Down."

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Have you heard of a personalized story book and how inspirational it can be
When it comes to learning the facts of life, most people will agree that being able to insert themselves into a particular situation makes them understand that situation that much better. This particular scenario is especially true when you are trying to teach kids all sorts of different aspects of their lives while they are just starting out.
While young children want to understand one story or another, it can be hard to develop empathy at a very young age because they simply don’t have a whole lot of life experience to fall back on. This is just one of the reasons personalized story books are something that every child should have access to.
What are personalized story books? It appears that this a relatively new phenomenon and something that we can credit the Internet with helping to proliferate. While there may have been these kinds of children’s books long before the net was around, the ease of making these has been aided quite a bit with online tools. These books are basically what they sound like and depending on what company you go through, the detail to which they can be personalized varies.
The one constant when dealing with these kinds of books, is that your child will be able to see their name included in the story. This means that all of the sudden a Scooby Doo fan who has always dreamed of fighting crime and solving mysteries along side the gang will get to see their name depicted as if they are helping Shaggy and Velma uncover who the monster really is and why they they needed to get rid of those meddling kids.
Some books like this are also allow you to put in a child’s friends or families into the book. This means that the kids will feel even more immersed in the story and could even follow along better. When a child sees their name in the book alongside the storybook characters they love, they will sit up and take notice. These children will become even more engaged in not only the story they are reading but can develop an overall abiding love for reading in general.
There are other books that will allow you to get the story to take place in the child’s home town, also making the story more personal to them. If Batman is taking on the Joker in Sacramento, California instead of some fake town known as Gotham City, your child may feel as though they can understand the story and the moral of the story that much better. By including the child in the book, they get the thrill of seeing their name in print but also realize that these stories are meant to resonate with them.
Just how much a book can be personalized depends not only on the company, but on the book itself. There are some books out there that will actually allow you to not only change the names of the main characters, or where the story takes place, but even the ethnicity of the characters. The stories seem to come in almost any kind of category you can think of, meaning that no matter what your child is interested in, you will be able to find a story that will resonate with them.
Your child can fight alongside Superman and Wonder Woman, or they can join a pirate’s crew or they can lead their team to victory in the big game. Whatever the setting for the story, the point is the same. Children will learn faster and take a better interest if they feel like they can picture themselves doing the things that are described in these stories.