Older than easy but not yet novels. The fact of the matter is that while Easy Books are hard to write, Early Chapter Books are hard to categorize. They're also ideal bedtime books for older children, which means that with the European imports you get a lot of experimentation. American early chapter books are pretty much just written to please. Here then are the books written with 6-9 year olds in mind.

This year, ALA established the first Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT). Long gone are the days when we would pooh-pooh anything with a panel or a little sequential art. And so, in celebration of their status, I cast aside the "graphic novel" moniker. Long live, comics! Long live, panels! And long live speech balloons!

Dogecoin shot higher on Tuesday night, extending its postelection surge after President-elect Donald Trump formally announced the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, which he referred to as "DOGE" in his statement. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, former Republican…

At least 10 Ukrainian soldiers died in the Donetsk region after the Kurakhovo Reservoir dam was blown up, TASS reported, citing Russian security forces. The blast flooded nearby areas, trapping soldi...

Rivian and Volkswagen Group have finalized a multi-billion-dollar joint venture to develop software, paving the way to let the German auto giant leverage the EV startup’s more technical chops in the coming years. Volkswagen will invest up to $5.8 billion by 2027, about 16% more than when the deal…

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's Vingroup has said it is willing to sell off assets to fund VinFast, its electric vehicle arm, as a backstop to ensure the Nasdaq-listed startup breaks even by 2026. The country's biggest conglomerate said it would lend up to $1.4 billion to VinFast and that founder…

RWE AG announced on Wednesday that its adjusted net income in the first nine months of the fiscal year 2024 decreased by 1.4% annually to reach €1.6 billion. Its external revenue lost 24% in contrast ...

RWE AG announced on Wednesday that its adjusted income in the first nine months of the fiscal year 2024 decreased by 1.4% annually to reach €1.6 billion. Its external revenue lost 4.9% in contrast wit...

In This Article: MUNICH (Reuters) - Siemens Energy has not proposed a dividend for the 2024 fiscal year, citing limitations to its payout policy as a result of obtaining project guarantees last year that are backed by the German government. A year ago, Berlin supported Siemens Energy with…

Europe's biggest meal delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway said on Wednesday it struck a deal to sell its U.S. unit Grubhub to Wonder for $650 million.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) -- Vietnam Airlines will issue a request for proposal to aircraft manufacturers next year to purchase 50 narrowbody jets, its CEO said on Wednesday. The carrier last year signed a provisional deal with Boeing BA for 50 737 MAX planes that has yet to be…

In This Article: (Reuters) - Europe's biggest meal delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway said on Wednesday it struck a deal to sell its U.S. unit Grubhub to Wonder for $650 million. (Reporting by Michal Aleksandrowicz; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

After hours of calls to BT, engineer no-shows, complaints raised and multiple promises, nothing has happened I am desperate to help my 80-year-old dad, JF, and his partner who have been left without a landline for more than two months by BT. This is especially difficult as my dad has relatives in…

A surge in Bitcoin has paused as traders assess the remaining market impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetorical support for crypto. Most Read from Bloomberg The digital asset is up about 30% in the wake of Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory, hitting a record of $89,968 on Tuesday, based on…

President-elect Donald Trump has promised tariff hikes. Here's what experts say business owners should be doing now to prepare.

Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway announced today that it is selling Grubhub to Wonder in a deal valued at $650 million. The company said that it expects the deal to be completed by Q1 2025. “The sale of Grubhub to Wonder will increase the cash generation capabilities of Just Eat Takeaway.com…

In This Article: (Bloomberg) -- Wonder Group Inc. is buying Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com NV for about $650 million, acquiring the restaurant delivery service at a steep discount to the $7.3 billion price tag it commanded during the early days of the Covid pandemic. Most Read from…

On today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got the Vistiq! It’s all-new, three row SUV from Cadillac that packs 650 hp and can go from 0-60 mph in under 3.5 seconds, a serious word from Rivian, and something fishy at Tesla. We’ve also got word that Hertz is selling off even more of its…

Revolut, which claims to have over 45 million customers globally, launched Revolut X as its stand-alone exchange in the UK earlier this year.

Bunny Chan, who is a deputy to the National People’s Congress, and Paggy Chan, are the new owners of Twenty One Whitfield.

What was Learned? I can not say 2012 has been the best of years to this point, while at the same time several new thing’s have been picked up this year though. Some of the primary thing’s I picked up this year were new techniques pertaining to the SEO industry, time management and Cold Fusion […]

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,600 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to […]

Antec Inc., a global leader in high-performance computer components and accessories, is proud to announce the launch of the Antec CX600M Trio Mid-Tower Gaming Case. This latest addition to Antec's chassis lineup combines compact design with cutting-edge modern style, delivering a jaw dropping microATX case that's perfect for modern, high-performance PCs.

The post Antec Introduces the CX600M Trio PC Case appeared first on ThinkComputers.org.

In this review we are taking a look at the ProArt LC 360, a 360mm all-in-one cooler for your CPU that brings in some outside help from Alphacool for the fan solution. Taking design queues from the existing LC 420, the LC 360's smaller radiator footprint allows for use in many more case options, while still promoting good performance.

The post ASUS ProArt LC 360 Liquid CPU Cooler Review appeared first on ThinkComputers.org.

Until December 29th, as part of our Indiana Jones and the Great Circle GeForce RTX 40 Series Bundle, get the Digital Premium Edition of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (a $99.99 value) with the purchase of a qualifying GeForce RTX 4090, 4080 SUPER, 4080, 4070 Ti SUPER, 4070 Ti, 4070 SUPER, or 4070 desktop or graphics card, or laptop with a GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, RTX 4070 Laptop GPU.

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AMD's latest gaming handhelds, powered by the Ryzen AI 365 and HX 370 processors, have shown impressive performance benchmarks, surpassing the ASUS ROG Ally X equipped with the Ryzen Z1 Extreme by 15-20%. This marks a significant advancement in portable gaming technology, particularly with the introduction of AMD's Strix Point architecture.

The post AMD Ryzen AI 365/HX 370 Handhelds Outperform ROG Ally X by 15-20% appeared first on ThinkComputers.org.

This new pillarless case is the iCUE LINK 3500X RGB which comes in as a mid-tower with three pre-installed iCUE LINK RX120 fans and the iCUE LINK System Hub. Of course you have glass front and side panels to show off your system, support for 360mm radiators, and this case is compatible with back-connect motherboards like ASUS’s BTF and MSI’s Project Zero. Let’s take a look and see what this case is all about!

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Chelsea’s defense has always occupied one of the central places in the strategy and philosophy of the game. In the..

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The dust is settling on this year’s Premier League season, and Blues fans are both satisfied and, have a right..

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As the 2024 summer transfer window closes, Chelsea has made several key signings that could significantly impact the upcoming season...

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Don’t be fooled by press releases from Georgia’s Republican voting chiefs. The reason there is “record turn-out” on each day of voting so far is that, under new GOP-written law, the number of early voting days have been slashed, so that more voters with fewer voting days will create “record” turn-out — also boosted by a... READ MORE

Death Stranding Director’s Cut - PlayStation 5 $10.00

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/death-stranding-directors-cut-playstation-5/6471392.p?skuId=6471392

Frosty Entertainment via Eneba has 50-Day of Game Pass Ultimate via Xbox Live Gold Conversion for ~$7.75 when you follow the instructions below.

Note, this offer is for Current/Existing Game Pass Ultimate Members only. Expired/New users can redeem up to 3-Years worth of Xbox Live Gold codes and convert their Xbox Live Gold membership to 2-Years of Game Pass Ultimate by joining Ultimate Membership. (3:2 Ratio)
 
Deal Instructions:

• Click here to visit the product page
• Click Buy Now and go to cart
• Click on "Got discount code?" and apply code GoldUS
• Proceed to checkout
• Select payment method PayPal/Credit Card (service fees will be applied here)
• End-price should be ~$7.75
  • Note, price is subject to change by a few cents due to currency exchange rate volatility.
• Redeem code on Microsoft Store or on your Xbox Console/App
• Your Game Pass Ultimate membership will be extended for 50 days per each code.

About Game Pass Ultimate

• Includes Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass with over 100 high-quality games to play with friends on console, PC, phones, and tablets, plus an EA Play membership, all in one membership. (see the current list here)

Update: Alienwarearena Celebrating Intel® Gamer Days event is over. 

Alienware Arena

New Topic:

Earn up to 1000 Dell Reward Points(DRP) Every Week by playing the spaceship game after completing 4 DAILY QUESTS.

Earn additional ARP/DRP by logging daily via the Monthly Advent Calendar reward. (Day 20,26 for DRP)

Alienware Reward Points(ARP) can be redeemed for MARKETPLACE rewards for physical/digital products.

Tier rewards: You can choose to claim one game each month provided you have enough ARP and Tier status.

100 DRP = $1 Dell Credit 

1 APR = up to ~2cents

 Points expire on the 15th day of the 4th month after earn date.
 

*NOTE: Linking reward account

When registering with Alienware make sure to use the same email address that you use for Dell.

Extra: Earn 100 DRP by Logging into your Dell Reward profile(Earn once a week, Reset every Monday)

NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition for Xbox Series X|S Account

https://cag.vg/odyssey57

Pre-orders between September 18 and October 1 will receive a gift of $500 Samsung instant credit.

You can use these discounts if you are a nw QVC customer.

NEWQVC30: $30 off your first order of $60 or more.

NEWQVC20: $20 off your first order of $40 or more.


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https://www.gamefly.com/browse/store/ps5-store-usedbestsellers

NFS unbound is $20
PGA Tour 2023 $20

Some decent prices here, if you’ve never purchased from GameFly you get a mint case and guaranteed disc. The cases often include any original codes if applicable. I’ve purchased a few games from GameFly and would recommend them for some decent savings on physical

All PS5 prices but some Xbox are actually better and even Switch has a couple finds. Happy hunting Cag’s!

PlayStation $100 GC $90 w/coupon: FTTCX9645

Xbox $100 GC $88 w/coupon: FTTCX9426

Nintendo $50 GC $45 w/coupong: FTTCX9425

Sonic MotherBoard $189.99

All Gaming items at Fantastech Sale

Everything at NewEgg's Fantastech Sale

https://www.amazon.com/Outriders-Worldslayer-PlayStation-Included-Upgrade-Digital/dp/B0B47CBJT2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=39KZ05VNEE0X&keywords=ps4&psr=PDAY&qid=1696978848&s=pbdd&sprefix=ps%2Cpbdd%2C137&sr=1-2

My Best Buy Plus and Total members get:

• Get a free extra controller with an Xbox Series X console

• Save $60 on Xbox Series X Diablo IV bundle. 

• Save $400 or $700 on select Samsung gaming monitors.

• Save $30 on Elite Series 2 wireless controllers for Xbox.

https://cag.vg/memberdeals

My Best Buy Membership info

All refurbished

OLED $299.99

White

https://howl.me/ckUNgcAkgtj

Neon Blue

https://howl.me/ckUNg0uHK9m

Zelda

https://howl.me/ckUNjRx8fF9

LITE $179.99

Blue

https://howl.me/ckUNkgKM4nd

Turquoise

https://howl.me/ckUNkgKM4nd

Coral

https://howl.me/ckUNlX8mofG

The Coast Guard Exchange has the Spider-Man DualSense controller for $49.99. Also the Spiderman Ps5 bundle is $479. No sales tax. Only available for those active duty, retirees, veterans, and their dependents. 

https://shopcgx.com/electronics-en-2/featured-brands-en/sony/ps5-dualsense-wireless-controller-spiderman2-lmtd-ed-new-age-8-1-23.html

https://shopcgx.com/electronics-en-2/featured-brands-en/sony/ps5-disk-spiderman-2-slim-bundle-d-and-h-10-13-23.html