Tom Rachman, Best-Selling Author of “The Imperfectionists,” Publishes Short Story Exclusively as a Kindle Single

Kindle customers can also enjoy new short fiction from Lee Child, Stephen King and Karin Slaughter

Best-selling authors Lee Child, Stephen King and Karin Slaughter are also publishing short stories this month as Kindle Singles. Their work appears alongside “The Eight Foot Woman” by Matthew Ducker, a University of Virginia MFA graduate and a strong new voice in literary fiction. Together, these authors have made the Kindle Singles Store a go-to destination for fiction this summer.About Amazon.comForward-Looking StatementsAmazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, and www.amazon.it. As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.SEATTLE -- Last year, Tom Rachman’s debut novel “The Imperfectionists” became an instant best seller after earning a cover rave from Christopher Buckley in the New York Times Book Review, landing on numerous Top 10 lists and appearing on the Amazon editors’ list of the Best Books of 2010. Today, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that Tom Rachman has published his first short story exclusively as a Kindle Single. Titled “The Bathtub Spy,” Rachman’s Kindle Single tells the story of a middle-aged intelligence bureaucrat and his odd relationship with his boss. It’s available now in the Kindle Singles Store (www.amazon.com/kindlesingles) for $1.99.Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle 3G, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.New Kindle Singles in Fiction include:Since launching in January, Kindle Singles have received more than 600 5-star reviews from Amazon.com customers and 25 titles have made it into the Top 100 in the Kindle Store. Kindle Singles are typically between 5,000 and 30,000 words and are intended to allow a single compelling idea — well-researched, well-argued and well-illustrated — to be expressed at its natural length. To be considered for Kindle Singles, writers can email their manuscript or a brief synopsis to kindle-singles@amazon.com.

Like all Kindle books, Kindle Singles are "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" — customers can read them on their Kindle, on the web with Kindle Cloud Reader and on free Kindle reading apps for Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry, Windows Phone, PC and Mac. With Kindle Worry-Free Archive, books purchased from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in customers’ Kindle libraries on Amazon, where they can be re-downloaded wirelessly for free, anytime.This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

CULTURE NOTES - Danger zone

If you ever experienced the adrenalin of a Quasar or Alien War birthday party as a child, part of you is going to love Our Days of Rage, a play by the winners of the Write to Shine competition, at the Old Vic Tunnels (until 15 September).

The play ends with a bang. But it has self-destructed long before.The pretext for our adventure is less in spired. Libyan-born Hanna stumbles into a dry cleaners beneath Waterloo run by bomb-making anarchists. She exchanges her suit jacket for a video of The Thief of Baghdad , which sets off a series of flashbacks. Daniella Isaacs, as Hanna (above), convincingly mutates from businesswoman into little girl within seconds. But her flashbacks appear calculated less to make sense of Hanna's predicament than to broach all the big issues of the moment - suicide bombers, quantitative easing, the Arab Spring, even last month's riots - while saying nothing controversial about any of them .Ironic, then, that the final scene - an 'Art of Protest exhibition' hosted by the World Bank - should parody this selfsame calculation on the part of corporate 'out reach' programmes.

The play ends with a bang. But it has self-destructed long before.

New Jersey American Water Advises Customers to Prepare for Hurricane Irene

VOORHEES, N.J. -- In anticipation of the potential impact of Hurricane Irene, New Jersey American Water encourages its customers to take the following steps:

In 2011, American Water is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a yearlong campaign to promote water efficiency and the importance of protecting water from source to tap. To learn more, visit www.amwater125.com.New Jersey American Water wants to ensure all its customers that we are doing everything we can to prepare for the potential impacts of Hurricane Irene, Service impacts can be expected from a storm of this magnitude and we will commit to restore impacted service areas as soon as possible and to keep customers informed as best as possible.

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During the storm, customers can check for service updates from at http://www.newjerseyamwater.com, and post any questions on New Jersey American Water’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/newjerseyamericanwater.New Jersey American Water asks its customers to adhere to state and local guidelines and exercise all safety measures before, during, and after the hurricane.

In 2011, American Water is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a yearlong campaign to promote water efficiency and the importance of protecting water from source to tap. To learn more, visit www.amwater125.com.

New Jersey American Water Advises Customers to Prepare for Hurricane Irene

VOORHEES, N.J. -- In anticipation of the potential impact of Hurricane Irene, New Jersey American Water encourages its customers to take the following steps:

New Jersey American Water asks its customers to adhere to state and local guidelines and exercise all safety measures before, during, and after the hurricane.In 2011, American Water is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a yearlong campaign to promote water efficiency and the importance of protecting water from source to tap. To learn more, visit www.amwater125.com.New Jersey American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:AWK), is the largest publicly traded water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 2.5 million people. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15 million people in more than 30 states, as well as parts of Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

In 2011, American Water is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a yearlong campaign to promote water efficiency and the importance of protecting water from source to tap. To learn more, visit www.amwater125.com.

Tom Rachman, Best-Selling Author of “The Imperfectionists,” Publishes Short Story Exclusively as a Kindle Single

Kindle customers can also enjoy new short fiction from Lee Child, Stephen King and Karin Slaughter

“It wasn’t long ago that stories like this could only be published in a magazine, collection or anthology,” said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President of Kindle Content. “But Kindle has really opened up the world of short stories, making it possible for authors to get compelling ideas out to their readers in a new way.”About Amazon.comThis announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.SEATTLE -- Last year, Tom Rachman’s debut novel “The Imperfectionists” became an instant best seller after earning a cover rave from Christopher Buckley in the New York Times Book Review, landing on numerous Top 10 lists and appearing on the Amazon editors’ list of the Best Books of 2010. Today, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that Tom Rachman has published his first short story exclusively as a Kindle Single. Titled “The Bathtub Spy,” Rachman’s Kindle Single tells the story of a middle-aged intelligence bureaucrat and his odd relationship with his boss. It’s available now in the Kindle Singles Store (www.amazon.com/kindlesingles) for $1.99.Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, and www.amazon.it. As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle 3G, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.Since launching in January, Kindle Singles have received more than 600 5-star reviews from Amazon.com customers and 25 titles have made it into the Top 100 in the Kindle Store. Kindle Singles are typically between 5,000 and 30,000 words and are intended to allow a single compelling idea — well-researched, well-argued and well-illustrated — to be expressed at its natural length. To be considered for Kindle Singles, writers can email their manuscript or a brief synopsis to kindle-singles@amazon.com.

Like all Kindle books, Kindle Singles are "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" — customers can read them on their Kindle, on the web with Kindle Cloud Reader and on free Kindle reading apps for Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry, Windows Phone, PC and Mac. With Kindle Worry-Free Archive, books purchased from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in customers’ Kindle libraries on Amazon, where they can be re-downloaded wirelessly for free, anytime.Forward-Looking StatementsNew Kindle Singles in Fiction include:

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

Bathing Your Baby

Baby bath time might be essentially the most enjoyable exercises especially for first-time moms and dads, but it really is certainly at the same time somewhat difficult to deal with. The truth is, a few mothers and fathers, even people who aren't first-timers, still find it difficult to carry on to the newborn simply because they likewise have to avoid fumbling around and messing up the full newborn bath time process.

Tummy Tub appears like some sort of deep transparent tank made from soft resources which are smoothed away for your personal babies' comfort. With regard to security, it has the base consists of non-skid mat so there is certainly a smaller amount chance of slipping or dropping around!There are a lot of baby bathtub products and solutions available which (blank) claims a whole lot for mom and her infant. Nevertheless, definitely not all of these products and solutions meet the actual standards regarding the majority of the customers- the mother and father that desired protection for their new borns for the duration of bath hours.Newborns usually are ensured for being kept cozy simply by typically dipping all of them into the waters around his or her neck as well as their particular bottom meets perfectly into the seat that will may keep them steady. Tummy Tubs works extremely well with regard to newborns right up until 6 months old or maybe in the event that (blank) they have got too big for that. Not only this Tummy Tubs happen to be connected with good quality, what's more, it appears fantastic!As well as a vey important issue can be, they essentially keep that promise! Consequently, let us know more about Summer infant bath tub very first. Summer bath tubs ranges coming from newborns to toddlers as well as in somewhere between. Summer bath tubs' focus on security and also comfort and ease. It can be the majority noticeable having a head and back support and temperatures sign capabilities.Likewise, to make sure that the little one keeps in position for the duration of bath, the particular bathtubs also offers some sort of non-slip hold characteristic. With regard to selection, they likewise have inflatable bathtubs which usually will work for traveling and some break because you can certainly inflate as well as flatten the item.This specific process might be a little unsafe if you don't have an excellent newborn bath tub. New or young mothers and dads may find baby tubs valuable since it can make bathing time period easier to deal with.Tummy Tubs alternatively, is regarded as being one of the best intended for babies especially for premature newborns. The idea improves the point that they're just highly recommended by a lot of pediatricians. Tummy tubs provide your own new borns the feeling of being in womb.Additionally, it lessen the chance of meeting a major accident during bathing time and more importantly, this helps make the whole bathing action thrilling and also unforgettable for both parents as well as the baby! Father and mother continually want the most effective for their newborns!

Tummy Tub appears like some sort of deep transparent tank made from soft resources which are smoothed away for your personal babies' comfort. With regard to security, it has the base consists of non-skid mat so there is certainly a smaller amount chance of slipping or dropping around!

Author: Suzanne Lincoln

Causes and Prevention of Drowning Accidents

In 2005 alone, there were 3,582 fatal drowning accidents in Los Angeles.

� Defective equipments � Defective heaters and sump pumps can cause explosion and electrocution.� Learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This may be extremely vital especially if paramedics or lifeguards are not available immediately.For people who own a swimming pool at home:� Learn to swim. Although this is not recommended for children below 4 years old.If you or your family has been a victim of a drowning accident, consult a Los Angeles drowning accident lawyer to help with your case.Drowning accidents are not exclusive to swimming pools; an individual can also drown in bathtubs,� Seizures disorders� Drowning is one of the leading cause of death for people with seizure disorders. Most drowning accidents happen in the bathtub during bath.� Swim with a buddy. Do not go into deep depths alone so that if something goes wrong someone will be there to help.It was also found out that non fatal droning accidents could lead to some devastating injuries like brain damage and this could lead to loss of memory, learning disabilities and even paralysis.The most common cause of Los Angeles drowning accidents are:� Select swimming sites with lifeguards.� Defective pool design - Some pools designs does not mark the change of depth in the pool sections. It can lead to a person miscalculating the depth and end up drowningHere are some basic guidelines to help prevent drowning accidents:� Lack of supervision � According to studies, most young children who drowned in pools was out of sight for just about 5 minutes. If you are near a swimming pool or any body of water, constant supervision is needed for children because it will only take less than 5 minutes for a child to drown.Preventing Drowning Accidents� Getting caught in drain covers � A swimmer can get his/her foot caught in a drain cover and get stuck which could lead to drowning.� Do not use air-filled toys as substitute for life jackets. They are not designed to keep swimmers safe.� Lack of barrier � Barriers can prevent children from gaining access to a pool without supervision of an adult.According to studies, about 350 kids aged 5 below die from drowning accidents each year and 2,600 are sent to the hospital for treatment related to drowning injuries.� Remove floating toys and devices from the pool after use. These toys can attract children and cause them to lean over the pool to reach floaters.� Install a 4 sided fence that separates the pool from other areas of the house. The fence should be at least 4 feet high and has latches that cannot be opened by children.Jacuzzis, during boating and in a body of water like lakes and rivers, and others.� Alcohol use � Alcohol is involved in more than 50% of all adolescent and adult drowning accidents and about one in five boating fatalities.� Avoid alcohol before or during swimming, boating or any activities near a body of water. Do not drink alcohol while supervising children as well.

If you or your family has been a victim of a drowning accident, consult a Los Angeles drowning accident lawyer to help with your case.

Author: Mark Dacanay