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01.14: Fred Venturini in Conversation with Chuck Palahniuk
2014-12-18 20:04:24| Powells Books Events Calendar
Dale Sampson is used to being a nonperson at his small-town Midwestern high school, picking up the scraps of his charismatic lothario of a best friend, Mack. He comforts himself with the certainty that his stellar academic record and brains will bring him the adulation that has evaded him in high school. But when an unthinkable catastrophe tears away the one girl he ever had a chance with, his life takes a bizarre turn as he discovers an inexplicable power: he can regenerate his organs and limbs. When a chance encounter brings him face to face with a girl from his past, he decides that he must use his gift to save her from a violent husband and dismal future. His quest takes him to the glitz and greed of Hollywood, and into the crosshairs of shadowy forces bent on abusing his gift. Can Dale use his power to redeem himself and those he loves, or will the one thing that finally makes him special be his demise? Fred Venturini's The Heart Does Not Grow Back (Picador) is a darkly comic, starkly original take on the superhero tale. Venturini will be joined in conversation at the event by Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club and Beautiful You. In lieu of Palahniuk joining Venturini for the signing, autographed copies of Beautiful You will be available at the event.
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Fred Meyer Grocery Fleet Receives First LNG Trucks
2014-12-06 13:28:55| Grocery - Topix.net
Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The Kroger Co., announced the arrival of its first 11 heavy-duty trucks that run on liquefied natural gas . The food retail chain will receive a total of 40 LNG trucks over the next several months, making Fred Meyer the first company in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty LNG trucks , according to Clean Energy Fuels Corp., which will provide both the LNG fuel and fueling infrastructure.
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Ad Council, Stephen Colbert honor FedEx's Fred Smith
2014-11-27 00:58:52| Air Courier - Topix.net
FedEx Corp. chairman and CEO Fred Smith was feted at the 61st annual Ad Council Public Service Award Dinner last week. The 70-year-old corporate leader and Memphian was given the 2014 Public Service Award for Personal and Corporate Commitment to Philanthropy.
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Fred Grimm: Miami-Dade a oedesperately needsa the Ludlam Trail
2014-11-22 05:10:03| Railroads - Topix.net
It's not just that the proposed linear park would offer a pleasant amenity for the area south of the Miami International Airport. That traffic-clogged stretch down to Dadeland desperately needs the relief of a landscaped walking, biking passage through an area where cars trump people.
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FedEx CEO Fred Smith welcomes Republicans' Election Day wins
2014-11-07 21:16:31| Air Courier - Topix.net
Fred Smith, chairman and CEO of Memphis-based FedEx Corp., delivers the keynote Thursday at the Economic Club of Memphis. Memphis-based FedEx Corp. CEO Fred Smith , speaking at a recent banquet, applauded the recent Republican elections sweep as an opportunity to put the U.S. "back on the right track."
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