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Re: 10 Must-See Dallas Documentaries

revesby — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:55:41 -0000

Michael Cain's "Starck Club" project is a seriously disappointing project. He used Kickstarter funds to "finish" this film years ago, promising to deliver DVDs of the finished film to his supporters in March 2013. Here it is, July 2015--nearly two and a half years later--and this film is still "in progress." Not a very professional production.

Re: Mute the Messenger

revesby — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:14:02 -0000

Bomer's conflict of interest with Pearson may not be as clear-cut as it appears. Bomer's book was published by Heinemann, whose US education division is owned by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Pearson is the parent company of Heinemann's education divisions in the UK, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, but those are not the divisions that published Bomer's book.

Re: Help me test new comments — Ysolda

revesby — Fri, 23 May 2014 10:38:20 -0000

I think Disqus works just fine, so I'm be happy with it if the solution works for you!

Re: ING DIRECT is now Capital One 360.

revesby — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:52:54 -0000

I have to say, I find the new colors to be drab and depressing. The bright colors that ING used were fresh and inviting--and reinforced the idea that ING Direct was a different kind of banking experience. These new colors for Capital One 360 look like more of the same old same old. I'm very sad to see the bright colors go.

Re: Political Influence: It’s Bigger In Texas

revesby — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:08:47 -0000

Time to check your facts. None of the big three educational publishers are headquartered in Texas. The corporate HQ of McGraw-Hill is in New York City, Pearson's is in London, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is in Boston. McGraw-Hill's K-12 division, Glencoe, is based in Ohio, Pearson's K-12 is in Boston, and HMH's are divided between Evanston (IL), Boston, NYC, and Austin. HMH is the only one with any sizable editorial presence in Texas, and they're stuggling so badly they just declared bankruptcy.

Re: Lloyd Shepherd Confronts eBook Pirate - GalleyCat

revesby — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:34:03 -0000

We already have a mechanism for allowing people to read books that they have not purchased individually--it's called the library. Libraries make not only printed materials available, but they increasingly make ebooks available to their patron. There really is no valid excuse to pirate a book.

Re: Alba Botanica Sun Mineral Sunscreen Kids, SPF 30 || Skin Deep Cosmetics Database | Environmental Working Group

revesby — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:02:20 -0000

Easy to apply, but you do have to rub it in quite a bit to minimize the whiteness.

Re: Seton Hill University Promises Incoming Students a MacBook and an iPad - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

revesby — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:29:27 -0000

Presumably, the university will be passing along the cost of all these laptops to students.

Re: Scribd to Sell 14,000 Graduate Dissertations and Theses - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

revesby — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:12 -0000

My thoughts exactly.

Re: Seth Godin Attacks Textbook Publishing - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

revesby — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:49 -0000

It is important to note that Godin was commenting on college textbook publishing (marketing textbooks in particular), while Schwarzenegger's announcement was aimed at K-12 publishing. As a 17-year veteran of the K-12 textbook industry, I have never once come across an author who could buy a $20 million house on the proceeds of a textbook. Royalties in K-12, on the rare occasions when they actually exist, are a mere fraction of what college textbook authors receive.

Re: Daily Home - Ricks arrested for grand larceny

revesby — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:29:03 -0000

Would her boyfriend happen to be Gene Pierce, the owner of Knapp Winery (and Crystal's new boss)?

Re: Daily Home - Ricks arrested for grand larceny

revesby — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:43:21 -0000

I live in the Watkins Glen area, and there has been no news reported here since the reports that came out on April 1. Crystal Ricks was charged with a Class D felony, and released on her own recognizance. Her case has been transferred to the Schuyler County Court, but I have not heard if she has a court date yet.

However, she has a new job as director of operations and public relations with Knapp Winery, which was announced two weeks after she was fired by the Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce. By all accounts, the owner of the Knapp Winery is an astute businessman, but he has not commented on her situation other than to confirm her employment.

Re: Back in the Snowy Northeast

revesby — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:29:20 -0000

All sorts! I miss homegrown strawberries and raspberries, as well as fresh sugar snap peas (so sweet, I eat them straight off the vine.)

Re: 55 Days till Spring

revesby — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:40:46 -0000

I have great plans for my garden this year! irst, I'll be expanding my vegetable garden, which we first planted this year. I'll plant lots of "rainbow tomatoes"--the red, yellow, and purple cherry tomatoes that are my youngest son's favorites. Soybeans for my stepdaughter, pumpkins for my eldest son, and I haven't quite figured out what to plant for my stepson yet.... We're also putting in a "fairy garden" this year, which (according to my eldest son) must have rainbow tomatoes, strawberries, "blossoms", and a windmill.

Re: Necessity is the Mother of Invention

revesby — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:06:43 -0000

How about a forsythia yellow? I've seen our forsythias begin to bloom even before winter is over. It's what keeps me going after months and months of cold winter weather.

Re: The Book of Yarn

revesby — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:01:58 -0000

I'm currently reading a nonfiction book called Same Kind of Different as Me, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. It's been highly recommended to me, and I can't put it down. It takes place in Fort Worth, and is written in two voices: one a highly polished art dealer millionaire and the other an illiterate black cotton picker from Louisiana, whose lives come together at the Union Gospel Mission in Ft. Worth. You'll recognize all the locales, but more importantly, you'lll be really moved by the characters---especially when you realize it's all a true story.

Re: Homesick

revesby — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:10:22 -0000

I love gardening, especially now that I live in a place with actual seasons. I'll grown anything--flowers, vegetables, fruits. Last year, I put in hop vines, and I have fantasies of brewing my own beer with my own hops. Wouldn't that be fantastic?! but I really love the way that gardening and knitting complement each other. I knit a bit less in summer, garden a lot less in winter...

Re: From Sheepville to Cowtown

revesby — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:11:15 -0000

I'm a Cowtown native and I love the Stock Show! Do you remember when it used to be called the Fat Stock Show, until the word "fat" became some kind of taboo? My best friend Pam got her picture in the paper when my first-grade class went as a big group to the stock show--I was so jealous! Thanks for bringing back a lot of good memories. There's nothing quite the same up here in upstate NY.

Re: Barack Obama Is Your New Reading List - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

revesby — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:40:52 -0000

The author seems to be expressing what many of us feel--that even though it's been "only" eight years of an anti-intellectual presidency, it feels like an eternity. Bush was a plank who managed to read the words off the teleprompter correctly at least 50% of the time. It will be refreshing to have a president with a mind that actually functions.

Re: Winners! And another spectacular giveaway!

revesby — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:06:49 -0000

I think the perfect thing to knit would be a cozy afghan--something warm and soft and snuggly to wrap up in on a cold winter's day, when it's snowing and bitter cold outside. (Note: I have also been known to crank up the A/C on a torrid summer's day in order to enjoy my woollies in summer as well. Fear not! Said afghan would be loved and adored year-round.)

Re: Will Amateur Booksellers Kill Publishing? - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

revesby — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:46:57 -0000

Couldn't you make the same argument about libraries? For years, before there were 25-cent copies of backlist books available online, many people simply checked those books out of the library if they wanted to read those books and not shell out the full retail price for them. When I was working at my first publishing job, I was paid so miserably that I couldn't afford to buy books--even with my company discount! The library was my best friend--I could read everything I wanted, for free!

Re: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Breakdown: What’s Going On? - GalleyCat

revesby — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:54:46 -0000

This is what I've heard from a source inside the company:

• 78 people laid off at Riverside yesterday
• 200 people laid off in the Orlando office--out of a total of about 900 employees at the site
• reorganization of the elementary and secondary educational divisions into a single K-12 structure
• more layoffs to be announced today and Friday