Fuel Dispensing Nozzles

YA Author Apologizes To 'Wall Street Journal' Critic

Gurdon's analysis didn't sit well with YA author Lauren Myracle, whose work was specifically mentioned in Gurdon's piece. After reading the critique, Myracle called Gurdon's analysis " idiocy, to be blunt ."

Myracle joined Gurdon and NPR's Neal Conan to apologize for that remark.

"I lashed out at you," Myracle said. "When people get outraged they get angry, and then it becomes this weird argument instead of a discussion. ... I should welcome people who aren't on the same page with love and generosity. ... And I didn't with you. And I'm sorry."

But while Myracle and Gurdon agreed that what is appropriate for individual young readers will vary widely, they still disagree over the state of the teen fiction industry.

Gurdon says the themes of incest, murder, graphically depicted self-mutilation and hate crimes have become far too common in books for teens. Still, she says she is not calling for censorship.

"When we talk about young adult literature, we are still talking ... about children," she said. "And children perhaps going through a very tumultuous phase of their life. ... We as custodial adults still have a responsibility to think about ... what our children are consuming."

Bloody Sunday

Teen Brutally Attacked

Stunned residents of Black Creek, North Carolina, pray for seventeen-year-old Patrick Truman, beaten and left for dead outside the convenience store where he works.

"There was blood in his hair, blood on his face ... blood everywhere," says Dave Tuttle, the motorist who discovered the unconscious teen early Sunday morning. Tuttle was driving from Atlanta to his mountain house in Tuckaway, North Carolina, when he pulled off the single-lane highway to refuel.

"Stopping at the Come 'n' Go has become a tradition," a shaken Tuttle told The Pulse. "They sell boiled peanuts and homemade jams. Sometimes fresh cobblers. It's a reminder of simpler times."

Simpler times which, apparently, aren't so simple after all.

Truman, who worked the closing shift the previous night, was scheduled to open the store at seven a.m. on Sunday morning.

E15 hits more roadblocks - Truckblog

A couple weeks we reported on the EPA’s approval of E15 and the associated warnings with its use; 2001 and newer, no small engines, motorcycles, etc. Well now it has come out that even with the approval of E15 it won’t be at a pump near you any time soon.

The Government Accountability Office is saying that it is unlikely to show up anywhere for at least a year due to safety, health, and environmental concerns. Not only that but with all the stringent requirements warning which engines E15 can and cannot be used in brings to light that underground storage tanks and fuel dispensing equipment (pumps, nozzles, hoses, etc) will all need to be tested for compatibility with E15.

This all sounds like a very pricey proposition in an economically stressed time when E15 really isn’t something that is needed or required. Time to re-think this one!

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