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I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult...I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.
- Og Mandino
Best Novel: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Best Novella: "The Erdmann Nexus", Nancy Kress
Best Novelette: "Shoggoths in Bloom", Elizabeth Bear
Best Short Story: "Exhalation", Ted Chiang
Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola
Best Graphic Novel: Girl Genius (Kaja and Phil Foglio)
Best Editor, Short Form: Ellen Datlow
Best Editor, Long Form: David Hartwell
Best Related Book: Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded, John Scalzi
Best Semiprozine: Weird Tales (Ann VanderMeer and Stephen Segal)
Best Fan Writer: Cheryl Morgan
Best Fan Magazine: Electric Velocipede (John Klima, editor)
Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu
(John W. Campbell Award goes to: David Anthony Durham)
In its new digital form, ... research is more accessible. It allows larger projects to share the world’s linguistic heritage with a wider public of teachers and learners, including, when possible, the original speakers.
The aim is not just to salvage, but to revive.
Making a decision about where to take your vehicle for an oil change or routine maintenance can be anything but routine. There are a wide variety of choices at varying price levels, including the local dealership, an independent garage, or a major automotive service chain. There are many factors that can affect your decision, starting with your vehicle and your budget. Let's review the options.
Taking a vehicle to a dealership for routine maintenance is generally the most costly option, but there are several benefits. While you might be inclined to avoid the extra expense of going to the dealer, remember the old adage: you get what you pay for. Dealerships have invested a considerable sum of money in specialized machines, tools, and training.
Independent mechanics vary widely in terms of expertise, price, and convenience. Some independent mechanics specialize in repairing one or just a few brands. Sometimes these shops have mechanics with a high level of expertise (many are former dealership employees) and have invested in the special, brand-specific equipment required for the brands they service. They frequently use OEM replacement parts, which may be preferred in some situations, even though they tend to cost a bit more than aftermarket versions.
Read all of the great tips and ideas for help and a better understanding of how to choose a mechanic for you. Get comfortable and understand the differences between garages and dealerships, certified and non-certified mechanics.
"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else!"
Lawrence "Yogi" Berra
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Plans are ramping up for the ninth annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., which will take place on September 26. For 2009, the Library of Congress and the National Children’s Book and Literary Alliance have teamed up with 18 children’s book authors and illustrators for a special presentation entitled The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, an ongoing story that will be unveiled over the course of a year. more » » »
Books for Dudes: Dog Day Bildungsromans
It is late summer, and my dude’s mind naturally turned to that beloved (and just as often maligned) category of coming-of-age novels. Turns out there’s a special term for them: Bildungsroman, which I ran across in Saul Bellow’s The Adventures of Augie March. According to the Modern Oracle, Wikipedia, it’s when an author “presents the psychological, moral, and social shaping of the personality of a protagonist.” more » » »
From David Feith at the Wall Street Journal
Speaking Truth to PowerPoint
Dunkin’ Donuts insists that “America runs on Dunkin’.” Actually, America runs on PowerPoint. Slide, by slide, by slide.
But maybe we shouldn’t. Maybe—while we reconsider how we bank, manufacture cars, emit carbon and visit the doctor—we should also rethink how we PowerPoint. Maybe cutting the cord is change you can believe in.
