Theories abound on boys’ slow reading
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- Theories abound on boys’ slow reading
- ‘Potter’ fan pleads for spoiler alerts
- Digital detectives discern Photoshop fakery
- Vampire book incites bloodthirsty bidding war among movie studios
Theories abound on boys’ slow reading
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Aug 29, 2007
Lebanon, with her sons, from left, Joel, 8, and Sam, 15, are avidreaders. Wilshire reads a chapter a night of “Harry Potter” toJoel before he goes to bed. Sam has a long list of books that hehas read over the summer. In recent years, boys have been making headlines for all thewrong reasons. A Newsweek cover story focuses on “The Boy Crisis. Business Week writes about “The New Gender Gap…
With an awareness of the gender gap in reading, he said,”hopefully we can do for boys with reading what we’ve done forgirls in science and math. Decades ago, girls were not expected to do well in math andscience, but there has been a dramatic increase in women inmedical, dental and veterinary schools. The appearance on the literary scene of a boy-wizard named HarryPotter brought a bright ray of hope for boys. The Harry Potterbooks showed parents, teachers and librarians that many boys willread if the subject matter appeals to them. Rowling,” said Susan Claus, a librarian in thechildren’s section of Northland Public Library in McCandless.
‘Potter’ fan pleads for spoiler alerts
OCRegister – Aug 29, 2007
I don’t have any serious problems. Rather, I have something to say to those who enjoy spoiling the surprise of a book. I’ve read the Harry Potter books since first grade…
I don’t have any serious problems. Rather, I have something to say to those who enjoy spoiling the surprise of a book. I’ve read the Harry Potter books since first grade. ) They are a major part of my childhood. The sixth book was spoiled for me by a close friend. Not only did she emphatically announce who died, it became common knowledge whether you’ve read the book or not.
Digital detectives discern Photoshop fakery
Christian Science Monitor – Aug 29, 2007
With each modification, older additions to the collage deteriorate. This disparity is often undetectable to the eye, but Krawetz’s software can sniff out the variations. The Harry Potter photo case A few days before the release of the seventh Harry Potter novel in July, someone posted digital photos of every page in the final book on the Internet. The culprit has yet to be caught, but digital forensics experts know a lot about this leaker. Embedded in each photo file is information called metadata, which reveals that the shots were taken by a Canon EOS Digital Rebel 300D. The tags disclose the year the camera was made, when the pictures were taken, even the serial number for the specific camera. “Now, if that person ever brings in his digital camera for repairs, they got him,” says Bruce Schneier, CTO for the network security firm BT Counterpane.
Vampire book incites bloodthirsty bidding war among movie studios
chicagotribune.com – Aug 29, 2007
And if the movie bombs? “I’m sure in some year-end meetings, someone has to account for them, and someone loses a job,” said Amy Schiffman, vice president of books and literary properties at the Gersh Agency. “But every year the studios keep clamoring for more, now more than ever. There are a lot of ‘Harry Potter’ wannabes in development, trying to get to be movies. The conventional wisdom of the studios now is, you risk more, you make more.