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Diaphragmatic respiration | definition of diaphragmatic respiration by Medical dictionary
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[res″pĭ-ra´shun]
1. the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the body cells, including inhalation and exhalation, diffusion of oxygen from the pulmonary alveoli to the blood and of carbon dioxide from the blood to the alveoli, followed by the transport of oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the body cells. See also ventilation (def. 2) and see Plates.
2. the metabolic processes by which living cells break down carbohydrates, amino acids, and fats to produce energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP); called also cell respiration.
The Respiratory Sequence. The sequence of the respiration process begins as air enters the corridors of the nose or mouth, where it is warmed and moistened. The air then passes through the pharynx, larynx, and trachea and into the bronchi.
The bronchi branch in the lungs into smaller and smaller bronchioles, ending in clusters of tiny air sacs called alveoli; there are 750 million alveoli in the lungs. The blood flows through the lungs in the pulmonary circulation. Through the thin membrane of the network of capillaries around the alveoli, the air and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide molecules migrate from the erythrocytes in the capillaries through the porous membrane into the air in the alveoli, while the oxygen molecules cross from the air into the red blood cells.
The erythrocytes proceed through the circulatory system, carrying the oxygen in loose combination with hemoglobin and giving it up to the body cells that need it. In cellular respiration the blood cells release oxygen and pick up carbon dioxide. The lungs dispose of the carbon dioxide, left there by the red blood cells, in the process of breathing. With each breath, about one-sixth of the air in the lungs is exchanged for new air.
Breathing. The lungs inflate and deflate 16 to 20 times per minute in adults, 12 to 20 per minute in teenagers, 20 to 30 per minute in children 2 to 12 years old, and 30 to 50 per minute in newborns. Their elastic tissue allows them to expand and contract like a bellows worked by the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles. The diaphragm contracts, flattening itself downward, and thus enlarges the thoracic cavity. At the same time the ribs are pulled up and outward by the action of the narrow but powerful intercostal muscles that expand and contract the rib cage. As the chest expands, the air flows in. Exhalation occurs when the respiratory muscles relax and the chest returns automatically to its minimum size, expelling the air (see also lung).
Automatic Breathing Controls. The automatic control of breathing stems from poorly defined areas known as the respiratory centers, located in the medulla oblongata and pons. From there, impulses are sent down the spinal cord to the nerves that control the diaphragm, and to the intercostal muscles. Chemical and reflex signals control these nerve centers. (See hering-breuer reflexes.)
The chemical controls of breathing are mainly dependent on the level of carbon dioxide in the blood. The response is so sensitive that if the carbon dioxide level increases two-tenths of 1 per cent, the respiratory rate increases automatically to double the amount of air taken in, until the excess of carbon dioxide is eliminated. It is not lack of oxygen but excess of carbon dioxide that causes this instant and powerful reaction.
The carbon dioxide tension (Pco2), of arterial blood normally is 35 to 45 mm Hg. When the Pco2 increases, the respiratory centers are stimulated and breathing becomes more rapid; conversely, decrease of the Pco2 slows the rate of respiration. The Pco2 acts both directly on the respiratory centers and on the carotid and aortic bodies, chemoreceptors that are responsive to changes in blood Pco2, Po2, and pH (see also blood gas analysis).
Protective Respiratory Mechanisms. The lungs are constantly exposed to the surrounding atmosphere. Twenty times a minute, more or less, they take in a gaseous mixture, along with whatever foreign particles happen to be suspended in it and at whatever temperature it may be. To compensate, the lungs have some remarkable protective devices.
On its way through the nasal passage, the cold air from outside is preheated by a large supply of blood, which gives off warmth through the thin mucous membrane that lines the respiratory tract. This same mucous lining is always moist, and dry air picks up moisture as it passes.
Dust, soot, and bacteria are filtered out by a barrier of cilia, tiny hairlike processes that line the passageways of the respiratory tract. The cilia trap not only foreign particles but also mucus produced by the respiratory passages themselves. Since the movement of the cilia is always toward the outside, they move the interfering matter upward, away from the delicate lung tissues, so that it can be expectorated or swallowed. Particles that are too large for the cilia to dispose of usually stimulate a sneeze or a cough, which forcibly expels them. Sneezing and coughing are reflex acts in response to stimulation of nerve endings in the respiratory passages. The stimulus for a cough comes from the air passages in the throat; for a sneeze, from those in the nose.
abdominal respiration inspiration accomplished mainly by the diaphragm.
aerobic respiration oxidative transformation of certain substrates into high-energy chemical compounds; see also adenosine triphosphate.
artificial respiration see artificial respiration.
Biot's respiration breathing characterized by irregular periods of apnea alternating with periods in which four or five breaths of identical depth are taken; seen in patients with increased intracranial pressure associated with spinal meningitis and other central nervous system disorders.
cell respiration respiration (def. 2).
Cheyne-Stokes respiration see cheyne-stokes respiration.
cogwheel respiration breathing with jerky inhalation.
diaphragmatic respiration that performed mainly by the diaphragm.
electrophrenic respiration induction of respiration by electric stimulation of the phrenic nerve; see phrenic pacemaker. Called also diaphragmatic or phrenic pacing.
external respiration the exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood.
internal respiration the exchange of gases between the body cells and the blood.
Kussmaul's respiration a distressing, paroxysmal dyspnea affecting both inspiration and expiration, characterized by increased respiratory rate (above 20 per minute), increased depth of respiration, panting, and labored respiration; seen in diabetic acidosis and coma and renal failure. Called also air hunger.
paradoxical respiration see paradoxical respiration.
tissue respiration internal respiration.
respiration (omaha) in the omaha system, a client problem in the physiologic domain, defined as the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body.
(res?pi-ra'shon ) [L. respiratio, breathing]
1. The interchange of gases between an organism and the medium in which it lives.
MUSCLES OF RESPIRATION
2. The act of breathing (inhaling and exhaling) during which the lungs are provided with air through inhaling and the carbon dioxide is removed through exhaling. Normal respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs is impossible unless the pulmonary tissue is adequately perfused with blood. See: lung; ventilation; illustration
abdominal respiration
Respiration in which chiefly the diaphragm exerts itself while the chest wall muscles are nearly at rest; used in normal, quiet breathing, and in pathological conditions such as pleurisy, pericarditis, and rib fracture. Synonym: belly breathing; diaphragmatic respiration
absent respiration
Respiration in which respiratory sounds are suppressed or absent.
accelerated respiration
Tachypnea.
Cellular respiration in which oxygen is used in the production of energy.
amphoric respiration
Respiration having amphoric resonance.
See: amphoric resonance
The release of energy from the reduction of metals (such as iron, manganese, or sulfur) by cells or organisms that do not use oxygen as their primary energy source.
apneustic respiration
Breathing marked by prolonged inspiration unrelieved by attempts to exhale. It is seen in patients who have had the upper part of the pons of the brain removed or damaged.
artificial respiration
Maintenance of respiratory movement by artificial means, such as rescue breathing, bag mask, pocket mask, automatic transport ventilator, manual transport ventilator, or a flow-restricted oxygen-powered ventilation device.
See: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Biot respiration
Biot breathing.
Bouchut respiration
See: Bouchut respiration
cell respiration
The gradual breakdown of food molecules in the presence of oxygen within cells, resulting in the formation of carbon dioxide and water and the release of energy in the forms of adenosine triphosphate and heat. In many intermediary reactions, substances other than oxygen act as oxidizing agents (hydrogen or electron acceptors). Reactions are catalyzed by respiratory enzymes, which include the flavoproteins, cytochromes, and other enzymes. Certain vitamins (nicotinamide, riboflavin, thiamine, pyridoxine, and pantothenic acid) are essential in the formation of components of various intracellular enzyme systems.
See: Cheyne-Stokes respiration
cogwheel respiration
Interrupted respiration.
costal respiration
Respiration in which the chest cavity expands by raising the ribs.
cutaneous respiration
The transpiration of gases through the skin.
decreased respiration
Respiration at less than a normal rate for the individual's age. In adults, it is a respiratory rate of less than 12 breaths per minute. Slower than normal respiratory rates occur after opiate or sedative use, during sleep, in coma, and other conditions and may result in respiratory failure or carbon dioxide retention. Synonym: slow respiration
Abdominal respiration.
direct respiration
Respiration in which an organism, such as a one-celled ameba, secures its oxygen and gives up carbon dioxide directly to the surrounding medium.
electrophrenic respiration
Radiofrequency electrophrenic respiration.
external respiration
The exchange of gases in the lungs. Oxygen diffuses from the air to the blood, and carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood to the air.
See: gas exchange
fetal respiration
Gas exchange in the placenta between the fetal and maternal blood. Synonym: placental respiration
forced respiration
Voluntary hyperpnea.
internal respiration
The exchange of gases in body tissues. Oxygen diffuses from the blood to the cells, and carbon dioxide diffuses from the cells to the blood. Oxygen is carried in combination with hemoglobin. Oxyhemoglobin gives arterial blood its red color; reduced hemoglobin gives venous blood its dark red color. Most carbon dioxide is carried in the blood as bicarbonate ions; a small amount is bonded to hemoglobin. Normally the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood is 75 to 100 mm Hg, depending on age; for carbon dioxide it is 35 to 45 mm Hg.
Synonym: tissue respiration See: gas exchange
interrupted respiration
Respiration in which inspiratory or expiratory sounds are not continuous. Synonym: cogwheel respiration
intrauterine respiration
Respiration by the fetus before birth.
See: fetal respiration
See: Kussmaul, Adolph
labored respiration
Respiration that involves active participation of accessory inspiratory and expiratory muscles; dyspnea.
The stages of cell respiration (citric acid cycle and cytochrome transport system) that take place in the mitochondria. Water is formed from oxygen and hydrogen ions, and energy is released. See: cell respiration
1. Respiration occurring in patients with chest trauma and multiple rib fractures in which a portion of the chest wall sinks inward with each spontaneous inspiratory effort.
2. A condition seen in paralysis of the diaphragm in which the diaphragm ascends during inspiration.
periodic respiration
Periodic breathing.
placental respiration
Fetal respiration.
radiofrequency electrophrenic respiration
A method of stimulating respiration in cases of respiratory paralysis from spinal cord injury at the cervical level. Intermittent electrical stimuli to the phrenic nerves are supplied by a radiofrequency transmitter implanted subcutaneously. The diaphragmatic muscles contract in response to these stimuli.
slow respiration
Decreased respiration.
stertorous respiration
Stertor.
stridulous respiration
Respiration marked by high-pitched crowing or barking sound heard on inspiration, caused by an obstruction near the glottis or in the respiratory passageway.
thoracic respiration
Respiration performed entirely by expansion of the chest when the abdomen does not move. It is seen when the peritoneum or diaphragm is inflamed, when the abdominal cavity is restricted by tight bandages or clothes, or during abdominal surgery.
See: Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage Breathing
tissue respiration
Internal respiration.
vicarious respiration
Increased respiration in one lung when respiration in the other is lessened or abolished.
diaphragmatic respiration
Biot's respiration
breathing pattern, ineffective
breathing-related sleep disorder
clavicular respiration
electrophrenic
frog breathing
diaphoretic
Diaphragm (Birth Control)
diaphragm breath
diaphragm contraceptive
diaphragm muscle
diaphragm pessary
diaphragm phenomenon
diaphragma
diaphragma sellae
diaphragmalgia
diaphragmatic
diaphragmatic constriction of esophagus
diaphragmatic eventration
diaphragmatic excursion
diaphragmatic flutter
diaphragmatic hernia
diaphragmatic ligament of mesonephros
diaphragmatic ligament of the mesonephros
diaphragmatic pacemaker
diaphragmatic part of parietal pleura
diaphragmatic peritonitis
diaphragmatic pleurisy
diaphragmatic surface (of heart, liver, lung, spleen)
diaphragmatic surface of heart
diaphragmatocele
diaphragmitis
diaphyseal
diaphyseal aclasis
diaphyseal dysplasia
diaphyseal-epiphyseal fusion
diaphysectomy
diaphysial
diaphysial aclasis
diaphysial center
diaphysial dysplasia
diaphysis
diaphysitis
diapiresis
diaplacental
diaplexus
diapnoic
diapophysis
DIAPPERS
diapsid
Diaptomus
Diapulse
diapyesis
Diaphragmatic hernia, congenital
diaphragmatic ligament
Diaphragmatic Lobar Pulmonary Artery
diaphragmatic muscle
diaphragmatic myocardial infarction
diaphragmatic pacing
Diaphragmatic pleura
diaphragmatic rupture
diaphragmatic septal defects
diaphragmatic surface of heart, liver, lung, spleen
diaphragmatic tendon
diaphragmatic thumps
diaphragmatic vertebra
diaphragmatically
diaphragmatitis
diaphragmed pith
diaphragmodynia
Diaphram


The most stupendous overmantel in Europe, a sensuous masterpiece by Rubens showing the sleeping Samson sprawled across the lap of his beautiful but treacherous Delilah, may soon be displayed in the room for which it was originally painted.
The 17th century painting now lives in London at the National Gallery, which is gathering up loans of Rubens paintings for a major exhibition opening at the end of this month.
However, the gallery is considering loaning it back next year to the Rockox House Museum in Antwerp, home of Rubens's friend Nicolaas Rockox. Rockox was a scholar, humanist and art collector, as well as a powerful local politician who was able to help the painter find lucrative and prestigious public commissions. A contemporary painting shows his "great chamber" lined floor to ceiling with magnificent paintings, with Samson and Delilah in pride of place over the fireplace.
In the huge room it looks comparatively modest: only at close quarters does the visitor see that the mantelpiece is a good foot above the head of a tall man.
David Jaffe, senior curator of the exhibition, thinks it would not only be kind but a fascinating artistic experiment to return the painting to the towering fireplace in Antwerp for which it was completed in 1610. "It's incredibly rare to be able to put a picture back into its original context - and look, you can see, the fireplace is calling out for it."
The Rockox curator, Hildegard Vandevelde, said: "For us it would be so wonderful to have the painting back to its roots, even for a few weeks."
The fireplace itself is a rare survival in a city where many of the oldest houses were altered beyond recognition, carved up for new uses as Antwerp's fortunes ebbed and flowed, with endless wars in Europe swirling around it, up to and including the second world war, when it was under Nazi occupation. The Nazis, though the city doesn't boast of this, were great admirers of Rubens, and rebuilt the painter's own house as a museum.
The painting shows a sated Samson asleep on Delilah's voluptuous naked breast, as an accomplice leans in and begins to cut his hair and steal his strength. It is not known why the happily married Rockox commissioned such an ominous subject from the happily married painter, but Ms Vandevelde said Antwerp patrons traditionally liked paintings of powerful women.
The National Gallery bought the picture in 1982 for £2.5m. This now seems a bargain for a major Rubens, but it was then the second highest price for an Old Master.
The height of the mantelpiece, and the fact that it was painted to be seen above a flickering fire, help make sense of a painting whose perspective is so peculiar that some scholars have insisted that it is not a genuine Rubens.
The painting is a key part of an exhibition that seeks to explain the phenomenon of Rubens, who left Antwerp aged 22 as a perfectly competent but uninspired regional painter, and came back eight years later as a superstar.
In Italy he met everyone who was anyone, worked for princes and cardinals, bought antiques and sketched newly excavated Greek and Roman sculptures, and was not only dazzled by but made careful notes and drawings of the work of Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Tintoretto, and the dangerous genius Caravaggio.
"When he comes back he is a marvel - and seen as such. He seems to have been able to do anything, he never again seems to have had a moment's doubt," Mr Jaffe said.
Antwerp is still studded with masterpieces by its most famous son. The artist established a painting factory in his sumptuous house, with teams of artists - including the young Van Dyck -churning out thousands of paintings entirely, partly or merely from an original design by Rubens.
The exhibition will include oil sketches and drawings for two superb paintings, The Raising of the Cross and The Descent from the Cross, both in Antwerp Cathedral.


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Le TEE Settebello était un train de la catégorie des Trans-Europ-Express (TEE) interne italien, qui reliait Milan à Rome durant dix années, entre 1974 et 1984. Il tenait son nom d'une combinaison du jeu de carte la Scopa, qui signifie le beau sept.

Historique

Dès 1954, les trois rames ETR 300 des Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) effectuaient la relation  elettrotreno de luxe entre la capitale italienne et Milan, capitale de la Lombardie et « cœur économique de l'Italie ». Ces rames n'offraient que des places première classe et comprenait une voiture-restaurant. Le public avait déjà baptisé ce train Settebello, mais il ne porta officiellement ce nom qu'à partir du .

Le , le Settebello devint un TEE. Aucune innovation ne fut apportée ; horaires et matériel roulant restèrent inchangés ! De plus, la relation Milan – Rome comprenait déjà une liaison TEE depuis une année : le TEE Vesuvio, qui se prolongeait jusqu'à Napoli-Mergellina. En fait, il s'agissait juste pour les FS de confirmer que la grande classe offerte par ce train méritait bien les standards TEE.

Itinéraire et points d'arrêts

Milano C – Bologna C – Firenze S.N.M. – Roma Termini.

Matériel roulant

Durant toute son exploitation, le TEE Settebello fut assuré par les trois trains ETR 300, qui étaient réservés à ce seul service ; deux assuraient simultanément la relation en sens opposés, le troisième restait en entretien au dépôt de Milano Greco.

En cas d'indisponibilité des ETR 300, la relation pouvait être également assurée par des ETR 220, 250 Arlecchino, voire ALe 601. Ces remplacements devenaient de plus en plus fréquents vers la fin.

Numérotation

 TEE 69 Milan – Rome
 TEE 68 Rome – Milan

Restauration

La restauration était assurée par la Compagnie des wagons-lits (CIWL)

L'après-TEE

Après plus de trente ans de bons et loyaux services, les ETR 300, commencent à accuser leur âge ; la clientèle des TEE ne voulait plus se contenter de véhicules aussi anciens. Le , le Settebello effectue son dernier voyage, et est remplacé dès le lendemain par une rame tractée comprenant des voitures Gran Confort de  classe, et tirée par une E 444. Les ETR 300 assureront après leur retrait du Settebello des services de treno rapido  Milano C – Firenze S.N.M. – Venezia S.L., jusqu'en 1992.

Auprès de la clientèle, le nom Settebello désignait les  ETR 300 ; il fallut donc rebaptiser la relation : elle prit le nom de TEE Colosseum, en l'honneur du célèbre monument romain. Trois ans plus tard, l'adjonction de voitures de  déclassera la relation en InterCity.

Dès 1989, le train devient un EuroCity international et traverse les Alpes pour relier l'Allemagne via la Suisse : Roma Termini – Milano C – ligne du Gothard – Luzern – Basel SBB – Mannheim Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf.

Le Colosseum sera limitée à Bâle deux ans plus tard avec l'introduction des services Intercity-Express de la Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB), puis disparaîtra complètement le , lorsque les ETR 470 Cisalpino s'approprièrent dès le lendemain les relations diurnes à travers le Gothard.

Notes et références

Settebello
Settebello

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Visit Adelaide River War Cemetery and Survivors' Lookout for their historical value. Relax by the water at Mindil Beach and Lameroo Beach. Explore Darwin's surroundings by going to Litchfield National Park (Buley Rockhole, Florence Falls, & more), Batchelor (Litchfield National Park, Batchelor Museum, & more) and Territory Wildlife Park (in Berry Springs). Spend the 26th (Fri) wandering through the wild on a nature and wildlife tour. Spend the 1st (Wed) on the water with a fishing tour. And it doesn't end there: examine the collection at Defence of Darwin Experience, take an in-depth tour of Darwin Aviation Museum, take in the architecture and atmosphere at St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Cathedral, and look for all kinds of wild species at Crocosaurus Cove.
For photos, more things to do, where to stay, and more tourist information, read our Darwin planning tool .
April in Darwin sees daily highs of 38°C and lows of 28°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 24th (Fri) early enough to travel back home.


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Edward Scissorhands Volume 2: Whole Again | Kate Leth & Drew Rausch | Review
*Review copy c/o Netgalley, image via goodreads.com
The second volume of this Edward Scissorhands reboot takes place after our favourite outsider has won over the town's residents as we tag along on another of Meg and Edward's adventures.
Alongside a couple of new characters the pair find themselves headed out to meet Dr Wells, queen of the makeover. You see, Edward has just had a TV installed in his castle for the first time and stumbles across the Dr's popular reality series, and becomes fixated on being 'normal'. Soon the group find themselves at the centre of Dr Wells next big episode, with Edward becoming somewhat of a celebrity. Meg however isn't the Dr's biggest fan and has her suspicions that things may not be quite what they seem.
In this volume we also get to see Kim through some flashback sequences. These show snippets of her life across the last twenty years, between the events of the 1990 film and the previous graphic novel, including interactions between her and her young family as well as Edward. I really loved this addition to the graphic novel's fresh story as it perfectly ties the new adventures of Edward back to the original film.
I have to admit, I didn't enjoy the story of Whole Again quite as much as Parts Unknown but it was still a good quick read with awesome illustrations. Once again, I hope to see more adventures starring Edward, Meg and co. in the future!
Film Adaptation, Graphic novels, Netgalley, YA
Edward Scissorhands Volume 1: Parts Unknown | Kate Leth & Drew Rausch | Review
Review copy c/o Netgalley in exchange for an honest opinion, images via goodreads & drewrausch.com
Edward Scissorhands and I go way back. I've been a big fan of the 1990 Tim Burton film for a long time and even used it as inspiration for a project whilst at university back in 2008. Unfortunately that particular idea didn't end up working out and whilst I still love the story I haven't watched the film since. I always thought that one day I would revisit the characters and the story however I never imagined it would be through a graphic novel. A few months ago I noticed the cover for this book pop up on Netgalley and couldn't resist taking the opportunity to snap it up, and I'm happy to say that I'm glad I did!
As this is an adaptation of a film with such a distinctive style I want to kick off by talking about the visuals. I have to say I honestly really loved the style of the illustrations in this book, particularly those of Edward and the interior of his castle, which I preferred over the more brightly coloured scenes set outside of his lonely world. With reference to the original film the illustrations had a bit of a Burton-esque feel to them and I really felt that Drew Rausch's style was perfectly suited to this quirky project. With this in mind I would really love to re-read the story, perhaps next time as a physical book, to catch all of the little details I must have missed first time around.
As for the story itself it's important to first note that Parts Unknown is not a re-telling of the film's plot but is actually a sequel. Set years into the future we are introduced to teenager Meg who is the granddaughter of Kim (Wynona Ryder's character in the film). The plot follows Meg as she looks for Edward and tries to prove that her late grandmother's tales of the mysterious but lovable character are more than just make-believe. Another new character is introduced in the form of Eli, one of the inventor's failed projects who becomes the villain of this piece, an interesting twist on the events of the original story.
Personally I loved that this graphic novel offered a different spin on the world of Edward and brought new life to the character so many fans love. It also gave an interesting insight into what could have happened after the events of the film or what we may have seen if there had been a cinematic sequel. I did however feel like the story could have been padded out a little more, although I understand that this isn't always easy with the format of a graphic novel.
Overall I think Edward Scissorhands Volume 1: Parts Unknown is a great little graphic novel and love that the story of Edward is being shared with a new generation. As it looks like this is just part one of a planned series I'm really looking forward to finding out where the story will go in the next instalment and what future adventures Edward and Meg may go on together!
This review was originally published over on my blog e-elise etc in May. Don't forget to check back here tomorrow to read my review of Edward Scissorhands Volume 2: Whole Again!
Features | 5 Spooky Reads For Halloween
Today I'm talking Halloween appropriate reads. I'm not really into super scary horror books, but I like a little spooky as much as the next person, so I'm here to share a few spooky recommendations with you to get you in that Halloween spirit!
1. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is definitely not the most original Halloween recommendation in the world but the story of Dr Henry Jekyll and the sinister Mr Edward Hyde has been chilling the bones of readers for well over one hundred years now and for good reason too! You may think you know the story already, but I highly recommend reading the novel if you never have. No one tells it better than Stevenson himself.
2. Shiver the Whole Night Through by Darragh McManus
Shiver the Whole Night Through starts with a young Irish boy choosing not to end his own life. He wakes the next morning to find that a girl he sort of knows didn't make that same decision that night. Then he finds an icy message on his bedroom window, which makes him wonder if that's really the whole story. I actually read this one a few days ago and it took me all of two days to read because as soon as I started it I was hooked and just wanted to see what happened next in the spooky Shook Woods.
3. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein is another novel, like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde that you might think you already know all about but which will definitely surprise you if you've never read it before. I read it for the first time this month and, although I am a self confessed classics-phobe, I loved every minute of it. Frankenstein's story of his hideous creation and the consequences of his tampering with nature is every bit as chilling as you would expect and it's an excellent and intriguing read from start to finish.
4. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
For those of you who really aren't into spooky stories but still want to get into the magical spirit, I highly recommend Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys series. There are three books so far, following Blue and her raven boys as they search for the ancient Welsh king Glendower. Blue's whole family are psychics and the search for Glendower is shrouded with mystery and magic, as are a few of the boys themselves, so there's no shortage of Halloween spirit here.
5. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Ransom Riggs's Miss Peregrine series is already pretty creepy, with its mysterious monsters and even more mysterious Peculiar children, but what really takes it over the edge are the antique photographs Riggs uses to illustrate the stories. In my opinion the second book in the series, Hollow City, is the creepiest of all but all three books manage to be pretty creepy in their own rights and I would highly recommend the series, if only for the experience of getting to really see the Peculiar world that the protagonist, Jacob, discovers in their pages as well as reading about it.
What spooky books are on your reading list this Halloween?
Tonight The Streets Are Ours | Leila Sales | Review
*image via Goodreads
Like all the stories, the one you are about to read is a love story.
If it wasn't, what would be the point?
Arden Huntley is recklessly loyal. Taking care of people is just was she does, especially when it comes to her family, boyfriend - Chris, or her best friend Lindsay. Being self-sacrificing has been her thing since she was a child. She does it completely out of love. Her loyalty is such a part of her identity she was even immortalised in perfect porcelain doll form, when she had an American Girl Doll named after her.
One day he stumbles upon 'Tonight The Streets Are Ours', a blog written by a teenage boy called Peter who lives in New York. She soon finds herself fascinated by Peter's life and his story. His life in Manhattan is so far removed from her own in small-town Maryland. When Peter writes on the blog that he's been dumped suddenly by his 'perfect' girlfriend - Bianca - Arden takes a risk and decides to road trip to the city to see him. In one crazy whirlwind night out, with Lindsay in tow, Arden soon discovers things aren't as they seem with Peter. And maybe Arden will learn a little bit about herself along the way too.
I have a lot of feelings about this book.
First of all the choice of first person perspective was totally apt and necessary for this story to work. We only see Arden, her friends, her family, and even Peter through her eyes. Her story is one of awkward self-discovery, and whilst it can be frustrating it's so important to remember she's only 17 years old. Yes, she's incredibly loyal, but she's also in some ways, naive, self serving and (as I've seen some reviews) incredibly unlikable. But that's the thing, Arden will obviously paint herself in a good light. In her own mind she's always strives do good and to be good, but as it turns out is not the best way to live your life sometimes.
As for the other characters, again, as we're seeing them through Arden's eyes they aren't painted in the most favourable way. Her father is a workaholic, her mother an deserter, her boyfriend is kind but totally goal orientated, and her best friend Lindsay at times is a bit of a freeloader. Peter is portrayed her escape. Through his blogs she sees him as the ultimate good. He too is just trying to do the right thing - something Arden clearly identifies with.
With these characters in place it was hard not to predict that the inevitable tensions buried under the surface explode - sometimes at the worst possible moments. Not only does Arden learn a lot about herself but we also see everyone else growing and developing throughout the story.
All in all what's most interesting about the story is not Arden herself or even her story, but the running themes of perception, self-sacrifice and love in all forms. Sales captures the reality that we can never really know the full story and whilst we want to believe we're always the good guy in the story, sometimes we're our own worst enemy too.
A Place In This World: Taylor Swift
Fools: Troye Sivan
This City Is Contagious: The Cab
Friday Night: McFLY
Manhattan: Sara Barielles
The Mixed Tape: Jack's Manequin
Daydreaming: Paramore
Just Watch Me: Kate Voegele
For lovers of…Paper Towns, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, and Jennifer E. Smith.
2015, romance, YA
THREE | Happy Birthday Blogger's Bookshelf!
Today's post is an extra special one for everyone here at team BB as we're celebrating three years since Ria & Erin launched the blog!
We're very proud of everything we've achieved so far, including the fact that according to Bloglovin' our number of regular readers has almost doubled over the last twelve months! We're also very grateful to our current team lineup for all of their hard work in keeping Blogger's Bookshelf full of interesting new content, as well as everyone else who has written for us along the way.
Finally, we'd like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of our readers, both old and new, for joining us on our book blogging journey! We hope you'll all stick around to celebrate our fourth year with us too.
And to celebrate our 3rd birthday we have a very special giveaway to say thank you to all of our readers! Included in this awesome YA themed literary bundle:
The official YALC 2015 goodie bag, complete with a tote bag, pens, badges, postcards, and bookmarks
A handful of preview reads including All Of The above, The Art Of Being Normal and Demon Road
An uncorrected proof copy of The Baby by Lisa Drakeford*
All you have to do is fill out the Rafflecopter form below! The giveaway is open to everyone (including you International folk!) for the next two weeks and will end on the 8th November 2015.
*c/o Chicken House
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1/ Ways To Wear Books - this roundup from Buzzfeed shares tons of awesome bookish accessories and clothing items bibliophiles everywhere will adore! Let us know which item is your favourite in the comments below.
2/ Preserving Paperbacks - if you can't stand the sight of cracked spines this one is for you. In this recent post Joséphine shares her clever method for preserving paperbacks.
3/ Twists & Turns - in this thoughtful post all about twists in novels, Faye sparks an interesting discussion on how knowing in advance that a book has a twist can affect our reading experience.
4/ Favourite Formats - in this post blogger Laura looks at the pros and cons of new books, second hand books and ebooks. Which format is your favourite and why? Let us know in the comments!
5/ Book Club Tips! - ever wanted to join a local book club but had no luck in finding any that are right for you? This informative post written by Janssen is full of advice on how to start your own.
6/ Dangerous Games - great news for fans of author Teri Terry, her brilliant YA novel Mind Games is getting an ebook sequel in December! The book is set to follow the daughter of Mind Games' main character Luna, 16-years after the original novel was set.
7/ Booktube Reccommendations! - it's no secret we love watching a bit of booktube and Lorna has some great recommendations for channels we should all go and subscribe to ASAP. Which booktubers are your favourites?
8/ 2015's Best - if you're looking for your next read this list is the one for you. Business Insider's article shares the 21 most popular fiction titles of the year so far and includes something for everyone! How many of these have you read?
If you've read or written an interesting bookish article you think our readers would enjoy please let us know - it may be featured in a future post!
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Features | Books I'm saving for my children
Most of the books we read as children are forgotten about. However, some of them stay with us even when we are "too old" to read them anymore. Some of my favourite books as a child were given to me by my mother, and I know that, if I have children, there are definitely some books that I want them to read.
First of all, Alice in Wonderland, one of my all time favourite books as a child. I re read it so many times. This was one that was given to me by my mum, and there's something really special about it. From the beautiful illustrations to the way it smells old, it's just a really nice book to own. I even like the fact that it's slightly dog eared as it adds to the charm. Added to this, it's such a magical story, and I would enjoy introducing my children to the crazy world of Alice. A classic kid's book.
Another one that was given to me by my mum. This story stuck with my a long time after reading it, perhaps because it's so sad, or perhaps because I was (and still am) really into horses. Either way, this book was one the of the ones I read when I was younger that I've always remembered reading and loving.
Like every little girl, at one point I wanted to be a ballerina. For this reason, I was fascinated by Dancing Shoes and Ballet shoes. I wanted so desperately to be a part of their world, and to be a dancer like the characters in the book. I would go as far as to say ballet shoes is my all time favourite book. I've probably read it at least 10 times. Even as a young adult, when I'm feeling low I will sometimes go back to this, because it reminds me so much of my childhood and makes me feel happy whenever I read it.
Last but not least, I could not make this post without mentioning Harry Potter. I think everyone from my generation is in agreement with me here - we grew up with the Harry Potter books coming out, and as a result it was a huge part our childhood. The world of Hogwarts was somewhere I loved to escape to, and somewhere I will always, always come back to. The thought of being able to share that with someone else, and see them experience it for the first time like I did, is truly magical.
Binge | Tyler Oakley | Review
Despite being 23-years-old, I'm not ashamed to admit I love Tyler Oakley. In fact, I'm a big fan of a lot of Youtuber's and whilst I'm not the typical screaming fangirl, I do look forward to hearing more about my faves so when Tyler announced he was writing a tell-all memoir, I couldn't wait to pre-order it. Tyler has always been one of those people whose personality just radiates - whether that be through a screen or off a page, so reading Binge was just like having a nice conversation with a friend over a glass of wine.
Binge features stories that we've never heard before, photographs from his childhood and exclusives that we never expected (PS. His name's not really Tyler!) I loved reading each and every page and learning more about a man I've grown to really admire - and it was all told in a voice that was very "Tyler" using his catchphrases and terminology, I could hear his voice reading the lines as I read them. The one aspect I had a slight issue with was that the stories switched from one to another very quickly and it all felt very rushed. I'm not a fan of comparing books, but I can't help but draw a comparison to Shane Dawson's I Hate My Selfie. In Shane's book, he had a chapter for each story - so you knew where each started and ended. I liked that. It was clear, concise and I didn't need to pause and think "oh, this is a different story now" as I felt myself doing whilst reading Binge. Tyler would finish one story and move onto another within the next paragraph, with very little separating the two. I found this to be a little disjointed whilst reading but understand that he had a lot he wanted to share, and only one book to share it in.
I really enjoyed reading Binge and I feel as though people who don't know Tyler would enjoy it too. His comedic way of speaking is portrayed really well through text and his witty humour is one of the main things I love about him. Reading this book made me happy and whether you're a fan of Tyler or not, I'd strongly urge you to pick up Binge.
Binge, books, review, Tyler Oakley
Heal | Amy Weintraub
*Image and book provided courtesy of NetGalley
After losing her sister to gastric cancer, Weintraub begins looking for answers on cancer research. Her search leads her to the relatively new field of comparative oncology. In this field, dogs with cancer help find cures for other dogs and people.
I'll admit, when I first requested this book, I thought it was going to focus on helper dogs that can smell when their human has cancer. I had no idea that the focus of the book would actually be cancer treatments and drug development. Apparently the molecules that form DNA in dogs are a closer match to those in rats. Combine this with the fact that dogs naturally get cancers similar to humans, while lab rats have to be engineered to get cancer, dogs are clearly better test subjects for medicines for humans. Another boost is that, because there are so many detailed records of dog reactions to traditional medicines alone, no dogs have to get a placebo.
This leads to one of the most interesting parts of this book, for me, the difference between how veterinarians treat their animal subjects versus how doctors treat their human patients. For the veterinarians and veterinary students who helped with the studies, the dogs' quality of life was of the highest priorities. Meanwhile, Weintraub's sister receives several surgeries and medicine that almost eliminate her quality of life and is even called "an experiment" by her surgeon.
Weintraub's biggest challenge in this book is finding the right balance between the heavy science and the heavy emotions of Comparative Oncology. Ultimately, I feel she succeeds in this. There is enough real science for the reader to educate themselves, but not so much that they get bored. There is enough emotion to keep the reader engaged and empathetic, but not so much that the book is just too sad. If anything, the reader is left with a feeling of hope for the future of oncology treatments.
So if you have an interest in oncology, have been affected by cancer, or just want to know more about how dogs are truly man's best friend, I recommend picking up a copy of "Heal" by Amy Weintraub.
Amy Weintraub, Cancer, Dogs, Heal, Medicine
Features | Blog Posts To Bookmark For NaNoWriMo!
November is just around the corner and for a lot of our readers this means it's time to get writing! In honour of NaNoWriMo, today we have a quick roundup of some blog posts full of tips, advice and stories to help you along the way to finishing your novel.
NaNo Stories & General Tips
1. 10 Things You Can Do To Conquer NaNoWriMo (via From L&P To English Tea)
2. 10 Reasons Why You Should Participate In NaNoWriMo (via She's Novel)
3. How To Survive NaNoWriMo (via Blots & Plots)
4. Making NaNoWriMo Work For You (via Tomi Adeyemi)
5. 4 Ways To Prepare Yourself & Your Story For NaNoWriMo (via The Sprint Shack)
6. NaNoWriMo 2012 Experiences (via Blogger's Bookshelf)
Chapters, Planning & Structure
1. 4 Ideas For Ending Book Chapters So Readers Will Kill To Know What Happens Next (via Helping Writers To Become Authors)
2. How To Cut The Crap & Research Your Novel Effectively (via She's Novel)
3. A Novel Idea: How To Make A Plot Board (via Going Reno)
4. Where To Find Story Ideas So Good, They Practically Write Themselves (via Mandy Wallace)
5. How To Write The First Chapter Of A Book (via Writer's Muse)
6. Outline Your Novel: The 5-Step Game Plan (via Helping Writers Become Authors)
7. Researching Your Novel (via Susan Dennard)
8. The 5 Best Ways To Start Your Novel (via Blots & Plots)
9. An Introduction To World-Building (via She's Novel)
Creating Characters & Dialogue
1. 33 Ways To Write Stronger Characters (via She's Novel)
2. How To Create A Remarkable Villain (via Better Novel Project)
3. Naming Characters (via Writer Owl)
4. Creating Lifelike Characters (via Hub Pages)
5. 7 Unreliable Narrators To Twist Your Next Plot (via Mandy Wallace)
6. Building Character Maps (via Ginger & Books)
7. 7 Tips For Writing Realistic Dialogue (via Better Novel Project)
8. The Badass Guide To Creating Natural Dialogue (via Ginger & Books)
Will you be participating in NaNo this year?
If you have any great NaNo tips don't forget to share them in the comments section!
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Features | 5 Cosy Autumn Reads
Autumn is not my favourite time of year but there are certain things that I can't help but enjoy, like apple and spice scented candles, hot chocolate, and getting cosy with my thick winter duvet and a good book without feeling like I'm going to suffocate from the heat. So today I'm going to share with you 5 books that I think are perfect for this time of year, for snuggling under duvets as the evenings get longer, and to draw your mind away from how cold your feet are when they accidentally poke out of the end of your swathes of blankets.
1. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Okay so maybe murder and intrigue aren't the first things you think of when you think 'cosy' but this time of year, with the bitter chill in the air and the long nights closing in, is the perfect time for an old fashioned mystery, and there's a good reason why people are still reading and adapting Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories even now!
2. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Although school is most definitely a thing of the past for me now, thanks to the old academic term dates, autumn will forever have just a little tinge of that back to school feeling for me, which makes it the perfect time to snuggle in and read a good college-set story. Plus this is the perfect time of year to try and perfect your own version of Levi's pumpkin mocha breve.
3. Starter For Ten by David Nicholls
Similarly to Fangirl, Starter For Ten is perfect for this time of year thanks to its university setting. It's an excellent reminder of how starting uni can sometimes feel. (Although thankfully my experience was nothing like Brian's!) A very good one for those of us who have been there and done that, but I think anyone planning to go to university soon would enjoy this a lot too.
4. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Autumn is definitely a time for magic and sorcery, and The Night Circus has that in bucketloads. It's completely atmospheric, sucking you right into the magic of this travelling circus, and it's absolutely perfect for this time of year, with Halloween coming up, the leaves changing, and the nights gradually getting longer.
5. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Admittedly, a lot of the action in I Capture the Castle happens during summer months, but from the moment this book starts, with Cassandra's feet in the kitchen sink of the crumbling down castle she and her family call home in the middle of the English countryside, everything about it screams 'cosy'.
What cosy books are on your reading list for autumn?
The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss | Max Wirestone | Review
*image via Goodreads, advanced readers copy c/o Netgalley
Dahlia Moss is a hot mess.
Broke.
Jobless.
And nothing great on the horizon.
So when she's offered a chance to play detective and recover a spear from an online MMORPG called Zoth for a huge wad of money she shrugs her shoulders and thinks 'why not'.ure, whatever, she's not a detective and the guy is a little nuts but it's not like she has anything better to do, other than mooch around her friend Charice's apartment and eat ramen until her next disastrous job interview.
It's all fun and games - literally in this case - until her 'client' shows up dead. The stakes are higher for Dahlia and time is running out.
If there's one thing I love more than a geeky novel, it's a geeky novel with a sarcastic and cynical protagonist. Sitting on the right side of 'quirky' and opinionated, without the lack of self confidence and self awareness attributed to the manic pixie dream girl trope. Dahlia is no damsel in distress nor is she a warrior woman, she's confident, intelligent but other than that she's pretty normal. Her YOLO - slightly Millennial - attitude is what drives the book where she literally has nothing better to do than investigate a Cyber crime/murder in an MMORPG. Despite this, she's a realist. There's plenty of moments where you can almost feel her side-eyeing a hidden camera with an 'are you actually kidding me' look.
And Dahlia isn't the only person in the story who feels fresh, there's also a colourful mix of characters - my favourite is Dahlia's ridiculous roommate Charise, who has a thing for over the top hijinks most of which Dahlia turns a blind eye to because she's so used to it. The great thing about many of the nerdier side characters is that they don't just fall into the 'geek' character trope. They all feel like fleshed out people - weird as it sounds I've definitely come into contact with personality like some of the Zoth gamers she meets during the story.
Plot-wise it's refreshingly fun, and the right amount of geeky and full of pop culture references without being condescending or inaccessible to a non-nerd audience. Yes, there are parts of the story where Dahlia is knee deep into playing Zoth, but that comes secondary to solving the murder mystery and delving a little more into her character development. And for those craving that satisfying 'detective story end', this one comes with an amusing twist on the usual cop/criminal showdown.
For lovers of…Scott Pilgrim, Ready Player One and Veronica Mars
2015, crime, Geeky
One Two Three | Elodie Nowodazkij | Review
One Two Three is about seventeen-year-old Natalya, a talented ballerina who had everything taken away from her when she experienced a car crash which took her father and her dream of being a famous dancer. Natalya must navigate a new high school, her mother's drinking problem and the realisation that she may never dance again.
I had high hopes for this book as the concept seemed interesting and for the first 30% of the book, the characters were intriguing. However, after that point, I found myself becoming annoyed at the speech and the storyline. The speech seemed unnatural throughout and whilst I liked the mixture of languages and felt that aspect was realistic to those characters, the speech in general felt stilted and uncomfortable. I became disinterested quite quickly and found myself skim-reading to get to a better part.
I didn't particularly feel connected to any of the characters, even our main character, and for that reason, I didn't really enjoy reading this book. I probably wouldn't recommend picking up this book due to the issues I've mentioned, but for the most part it had a promising storyline, a good amount of diversity in the characters and a drama-filled plot. I can see why others would love this story but unfortunately, it just wasn't for me.
ballerina, Book review, dancing, elodie nowodazkij, one two three
Group Collaboration | Literary Halloween Costumes
This month we wanted to celebrate Halloween in style and asked our team which literary characters they would love to dress up as for the occasion! It's clear to see that if we were to host a real-life Blogger's Bookshelf Halloween party we'd certainly have some amazing costumes to show off! Here are our top costume picks...
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Thank you to all of this month's contributors - Ria, Cat, Erin, Amelia & Rachel
Who would you like to dress up as this Halloween? Don't forget to let us know in the comments!
Next month we're talking about the kinds of books we want to see more of! In celebration of NaNo we want to hear about the stories you think are missing from the literary world.
If you'd like to get involved just email bloggersbookshelf@gmail.com or drop us a tweet @blog_bookshelf!
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The Realmsic Conquest: The Candle of Crest | Demethius Jackson | Review
Welcome to Realm, a land of magic that has never known peace. The king has just been wounded and there's a massive army at the castle doorsteps. Leoden, the Hero of Legend, must find the Candle of Crest if King Maebus is to have any chance.
Last year I read and reviewed the prequel to this book and absolutely loved it. I still recommend it to friends. So when I found out that Jackson had written another Realmsic book previously, I started stalking the used book sites for a good copy. I was not disappointed.
Jackson wrote Realmsic Conquest: The Candle of Crest entirely in verse. Four line stanzas with rhymes that go back and forth between true rhymes and some slant rhymes. I got so into this book that I even started thinking in rhymes. He did this because he wanted "to demonstrate the use of rhyme as an art form beyond the scope of music and poetry." As someone who grew up on stories written in verse form, it was very easy for me to get into flow of the story. And for those that worry that writing in verse takes a lot from the story, Jackson also includes chapter summaries at the end.
As for the story, it is in true Realmsic format and reads like a myth or legend from ancient times. You have heroes, villains, wars, magic and more. It is a delightful, quick read that satisfied my need to read something different. If you find yourself a copy, I recommend picking it up.
Demethius Jackson, Fantasy, Magical, poetry, Realmsic
Being A Book Blogger | Interview With Bethany aka In The Clouds
It's interview time again! Today I'm chatting to the lovely Bethany who blogs about books and more over at In The Clouds. Here's what she had to say about being a bookworm, the sequel she'd love to read and seeing her own name in print...
BB: Hi Bethany! For anyone who hasn't yet discovered In The Clouds could you tell us a little bit more about the girl behind the blog?
I first starting blogging in February 2014 after I came across a few blogs and was intrigued by what I saw. The idea of writing about pretty much anything I wanted and people actually tuning in to read it sounded like a dream to me, after years of writing things down in notebooks and keeping them hidden from the world. I blog about my life, loves and the struggles of being a teenage bookworm (joking it's not a struggle at all!)
BB: Where does your passion for reading come from? And what made you want to start blogging about books?
When I was younger my parents used to read to me each night before bed and even now those comforting words from all of the stories are still swimming around in my brain. From then I progressed to more complex and longer books and I guess my love for reading just grew from there. Now I couldn't imagine a life without a book permanently glued to my hand. Its just in my blood, I guess. So with this burning passion inside me, how could I not want some part of In The Clouds to be about books? I just love being able to share the books that I enjoy with other people and it's a great conversation starter as well!
BB: If you had to list your favourite reads of the year so far which books would make the cut?
Ah that's a hard one- I love them all! But if I did have to pick I would say that Lisa Lynch's The C Word was a very powerful and eye opening read (I actually reviewed it here) as was Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner and Malorie Blackma's Noughts and Crosses. All well worth the read!
BB: We really enjoyed reading your thoughts on Go Set A Watchman. Are there any other standalone novels you would absolutely love to read sequels to?
One of the books I always said that I would really love to read a sequel to was The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. Now I know both the main characters will have realistically passed away by then but I would love to know what happens to their friend Issac and also Hazel's parents. It would be a interesting to read a portrayal of how a child's death can affect a family- will they or won't they stay together?
BB: We also noticed that last year you had a short story published, could you tell us a little bit more about the experience and how it felt to see your name in print?
That's right! I entered a Short Story Writing Competition that I fell upon on the Born Free Foundation website, an international wildlife charity that works tirelessly to help animals in need. The competition needed people to write about what it means for an animal to be truly free and bring to the attention of the public some of the horrific dangers they face. So I quickly wrote up a story about a Polar Bear, submitted it and thought nothing of it. And then a few months after, I got email telling me I had come runner up in my age category and that my story would be PUBLISHED in a book, with the royalties going to the Born Free Foundation!
Obviously I was over the moon as for as long as I could remember my dream had been to publish a book and this was just a small step closer to being a real published author. Seeing my name in print here was amazing!
BB: Just for fun, if you had the power to bring one fictional character to life who would you choose and why?
Without a doubt it would have be Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird because I just love how despite what everyone else in the town says she point blank refuses to conform to being a lady and would much rather be rolling around in the mud with her brother Jem!
BB: Finally, we're always looking for new book blogs to read, do you have any favourites?
My fav book blogs at the moment are: Gingerly Pale, VivaTramp, Ali Caitrin
Where To Find Bethany Online: Bloglovin' | Instagram | Twitter
I'd like to say a huge thank you from all of us here at BB to Bethany for taking part in this interview. If you are a booktuber or book blogger and would like to be featured in a similar post we'd love to hear from you - just email us at bloggersbookshelf@gmail.com for information!
Images c/o Bethany
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Features | Making It To The End
My least favourite book that I have ever read is The Time Traveler's Wife. I know this for a fact because I read it all the way to the end. For about three quarters of the book I was fully expecting to start enjoying the story eventually, and then I had just read so much of it that I didn't see any point in not making it to the end.
This is generally what happens with me. If I'm really not enjoying a book I might put it down but usually with the intention to pick it up again at some point in the future, thinking I'm probably just not in the mood for this particular story right now. Often that works but recently I picked up a book for the second time and after reading about a third of it realised that it wasn't my mood, I just didn't like this book. I knew there was a chance that things might get better later on but there are so many other books on my shelves that I want to read, and I didn't want to spend weeks forcing myself to read this book, when I could spend that time on books I would enjoy a lot more.
Unless you're a super fast speed reader, reading a book takes a lot of time, so why do I and many others force ourselves to spend that time on books we aren't enjoying? I think for some it can feel like an opinion is less valid if you haven't read the whole book, but I think there is usually a strong opinion behind choosing not to finish a book, which is just as valid as any other. Personally, I tend to push through to the end of a book in the hopes that things will get better, but I do find that if I haven't enjoyed the first half of a book, I probably won't enjoy the second half either. Most of the time it's just curiosity. If I have already read the first 100 pages of a book, even if I haven't particularly enjoyed it, I usually still want to see how it ends.
So if I was reading The Time Traveler's Wife for the first time now, would I still make it to the end? Probably. I'm just not sure I'll ever be able to get over that little niggle of curiosity that makes me want to see a book through to the end, even when I know I won't enjoy it.
What about you? Are you the type of person who always has to make it to the end of a book, no matter what? Or do you know when to call it quits?
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When is a "Climate Change Expert" not an Expert? (a question Al Gore can use to salvage his legacy)
Embellishing credentials is an exceptionally bad idea, whether it's done in self-promotion, or or done deliberately to hoodwink the public, or done mistakenly because someone didn't do elemental fact-checking. Yet in the global warming issue, we see instances where a major organization promoted the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a Nobel laureate when he is not, and another organization similarly promoting a prominent IPCC scientist as a Nobel laureate when he is not, and the long-term promotion of book author Ross Gelbspan as a Pulitzer winner when he is not, a problem first revealed long ago by Steve Milloy and expanded upon at this blog. But now, let's examine Gelbspan's other small problem, the "Climate Change Expert" label.
Screencaptures are worth a thousand words – click on each to enlarge it. First, we have the note at the bottom of the "Impact and Awards" sidebar on pg 4 of the Center for Public Integrity's December 2009 "Public i" newsletter, proclaiming Gelbspan to be an "expert on global warming".
Then we have a California organization (promoting passage of a community electricity purchasing law) displaying praise from "Energy Industry & Climate Experts". Note the "Pulitzer" designation…
And for good measure, a web site documenting 'a dramatically warming earth' where Gelbspan is a "global warming expert" on their Glacier Advisory Board.
[ 8/14/15 Author's addition: Piling on, with an item out of my July 29, 2015 blog post]:
Keep in mind what Gelbspan says at his own web site, and at his 1996-7 era bio, he is a retired reporter / editor having only a B.A. degree and some "post-graduate study" in the area of global politics/community service. He has no degrees in science, nor any demonstrated in-depth comprehension of specialized climate science areas. With his long-term out-of-hand dismissal of skeptic scientists' work, it is plausible that I have more knowledge of the issue than he does – both sides of it.
Now let me interject a personal note, to set up the problem in the final screencapture below. In a manner hardly different than Greenpeace's page of experts,* [12/5/17 Author's edit: broken link, works here] the Heartland Institute has pages for its topic experts, and I still find it rather amusing that I am among them here.* [3/7/17 Author's edit: More recently, Heartland has renamed its people collection as "Who We Are," thus I must now refer to the archive link where I was labeled as an "expert.] In my 9/15/10 AmericanThinker article, I said in self-deprecation, "I'm just a semi-retired idiot graphic artist", and regarding my designation as 'topic expert' at Heartland, I advocated for a non-traditional clarification about that early on. It was overruled in favor of their standard curriculum vitae format. At least I gave it a shot.
Therein lies a problem for Gelbspan: given all those mentions of him being an "expert", especially when an uninformed person might misinterpret them, where has he rejected or corrected those labels? And what explains all those other numerous instances where he apparently decided not to offer his "Pulitzer co-recipient" backpedal tactic?
The problem comes home to roost with this screencapture, where we are told on no uncertain terms that he was "one of Al Gore's key climate change advisers".
With no science expertise to speak of, and likely little knowledge or comprehension of skeptic scientists' detailed assessments, how could he possibly deserve the label of "key climate change adviser"?
Now consider how well this could work out for Al Gore, if the science conclusions of the IPCC collapse in the face of overwhelming criticism from skeptic climate scientists. All he needs to say is he was misled by a charismatic reporter who passed himself off as a Pulitzer winner. For good measure, Gore could also say he was misled by one other person having too close of ties to Gelbspan, Kalee Kreider.
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Is Bill Clinton Fair Game?
Filed under: General — Dana @ 7:00 pm
[guest post by Dana]
Because this campaign season seems so unlike any other, with its endless array of GOP candidates, an all out war within the Republican party, and Hillary Clinton coming back for a second round, I guess it really shouldn't be surprising that Bill Clinton has now become the focal point of the silly season. And while we know that he loves nothing more than being the center of attention, I don't think this particular kind of attention is what he had in mind.
Several days ago, Hillary Clinton's campaign announced that beginning in January, Bill Clinton will hit the campaign trail to stump for his wife.
GOP front runner Donald Trump, already having experienced Hillary Clinton accuse him of having a "penchant for sexism" after his "schlonged" comment about her, responded to the announcement by throwing Hillary's own words back at her and simultaneously hitting Bill Clinton with his past inappropriate sexual behavior toward women. Yes, he went there:
Hillary Clinton has announced that she is letting her husband out to campaign but HE'S DEMONSTRATED A PENCHANT FOR SEXISM, so inappropriate!
While Trump is a bombastic showman who stands for, well, Donald Trump, in light of Bill Clinton's well known historical abuse of women, it's easy to see which of these two men has a real penchant for sexism – and worse, far worse. Now the question being bandied about is whether an ex-president's misconduct is fair game for attack as he takes to the stage to campaign for his wife. The same wife who enabled her ex-president husband's gross sexual misconduct.
Over at the Washington Post, Ruth Marcus opines that yes, Bill Clinton's history is fair game in the campaign. This in spite of her extreme distaste for Trump:
Well, Bill Clinton has a penchant for something. He had a successful presidency — with an ugly blot. "Sexism" isn't the precise word for his predatory behavior toward women or his inexcusable relationship with a 22-year-old intern. Yet in the larger scheme of things, Bill Clinton's conduct toward women is far worse than any of the offensive things that Trump has said.
Trump has smeared women because of their looks. Clinton has preyed on them, and in a workplace setting where he was by far the superior. That is uncomfortable for Clinton supporters but it is unavoidably true.
Which leads to the next question: What is the relevance of Bill Clinton's conduct for Hillary Clinton's campaign? Ordinarily, I would argue that the sins of the husband should not be visited on the wife. What Bill Clinton did counts against him, not her, and I would include in that her decision to stick with him. What happens inside a marriage is the couple's business, and no one else's, even when both halves crave the presidency.
But Hillary Clinton has made two moves that lead me, gulp, to agree with Trump on the "fair game" front. She is (smartly) using her husband as a campaign surrogate, and simultaneously (correctly) calling Trump sexist.
These moves open a dangerous door. It should surprise no one that Trump has barged right through it.
Why anyone would be surprised by anything Trump does is beyond me. If there is a door to break down, he will break it down. If there is a window to shatter, he will shatter it. If there is an unspoken taboo in political campaigning, in this case using Bill Clinton's mistreatment of women as a weapon against Hillary Clinton, Trump will clumsily wield that weapon without a second thought.
And while GOP spouses and family members have already experienced attacks by the MSM in an effort to diminish their candidate's credibility, not one of them has ever been accused of rape.
In light of that, if you were wondering how the media will handle Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct being in the news again, as well as being used against his wife's run for the presidency, wonder no more:
Donald Trump on Saturday night slammed Hillary Clinton by citing her husband's history of marital infidelity and alleged sexual misconduct, escalating the increasingly personal feud between the GOP front-runner and the leading Democratic presidential candidate.
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"You mention Monica Lewinsky," Guthrie asked. "Are you saying an alleged extra-marital affair, that of course he has now admitted, is that fair game?"
"Is it alleged? I don't think that's alleged," Trump pounced.
"No, he's admitted it, he's admitted it," Guthrie agreed.
"If he's admitted it, you don't have to use the word alleged," Trump replied.
"Right, exactly," Guthrie said. "Are you saying an extramarital affair by Bill Clinton is fair game, is something that you think should be in the campaign?"
Marco Rubio Cannot Justify His Support for Sugar Subsidies
Filed under: General — Patterico @ 11:21 am
In an article from August 2015, we see Marco Rubio's justification for supporting sugar subsidies:
Battling crony capitalism and corporate welfare has been a central theme of this weekend's gathering.* In that vein, Mike Allen of Politico asked Marco Rubio at Sunday's lunch, commented on Rubio's votes against a federal backstop for terrorism risk insurance and the Export-Import Bank, and then noted that Rubio made one exception to his opposition to crony capitalism. Rubio instantly knew what Allen was talking about: the federal sugar program.
Rubio has consistently voted for and defended the federal sugar program, which drives U.S. sugar prices higher by keeping out foreign sugar and provides federal loans to guarantee those high prices.
Rubio said, "I'm ready to get rid of the loan program for sugar, as long as the countries that export sugar into the U.S. get rid of theirs as well, and here's why: Otherwise, Brazil will wipe out our agriculture and it's not just sugar."
This is nonsense. Other agricultural products do just fine without tariffs. And imposing tariffs on imports from other countries hurts us.
Before we get into why that is the case, let's clarify what the "loan program" really is: price-fixing by the government. SugarCane.org describes the program this way:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides loans to sugarcane and sugar beet producers and processors that guarantee a minimum price regardless of the true market conditions. At the end of the loan term (generally 9 months), sugar producers and processors make one of two choices:
1. Turn over to the government the sugar they produced as payment for the loan, or
2. Sell their sugar on the market if the going price is higher than the USDA loan amount
In other words, the government sets a floor for sugar prices. In addition, the government institutes two other forms of corporate welfare for U.S. sugar companies, including domestic market controls and tariff-rate quotas. All of these distort a free market in sugar, with deleterious effects.
I want to concentrate on Rubio's argument that we have to allow government to interfere with the operation of the free market in sugar, because other countries do the same thing. The argument appears to be: if they slap tariffs on us, we have to slap tariffs on them!
The problem with this argument is the lazy, populist assumption that when we slap tariffs on them, we are hurting them and not ourselves. This, I will explain, is not the case. When we slap a tariff on imports, there is a trade-off. (Remember Thomas Sowell's dictum: there are no solutions, only trade-offs.) And in that trade-off, we hurt ourselves badly when we slap tariffs on imports of any sort.
The following analysis is based on two rock-solid assumptions:
First: In a free market, people tend to buy the products that they believe are the best value. In other words, they gravitate towards the best products offered for the least amount of money. This means different things to different people, but the collective decisions of a free people result in some products being winners and some being losers.
Second: In a free market, people tend to benefit on both sides of a transaction. The seller believes he is better off with the money he receives, and the buyer believes he is better off with the goods or services he buys.
Any government interference distorts both of these principles.
Let's first consider what happens when we slap tariffs on other countries' imports. That will provide us a framework for considering what happens when other countries slap tariffs on our goods.
When we slap tariffs on other countries' goods, it feels like we're hurting the other country. But to a large degree, we are hurting ourselves.
Think about what happens when, in the absence of any tariffs, an American chooses to buy a product manufactured in a foreign country rather than one manufactured here at home.
If the good is a consumer good, the consumer benefits because he gets a better product at a lower price. (If he thought he could get the best deal by buying the domestic product, he would.) The consumer gets to keep more of his money and gets a better product — all of which increases his standard of living.
If the good is a capital good, certain American companies benefit if they use that capital good to make consumer goods. What is more, customers of those American companies benefit because they can buy those goods more cheaply.
Some goods are both consumer goods and capital goods — like sugar. Consumers buy sugar as a consumer good. American candy companies and soft drink manufacturers (among others) purchase sugar as a capital good (or used to), which they use to make their products. In these cases, without tariffs, American consumers benefit, certain American companies benefit, and customers of those American companies benefit.
American companies that export goods benefit from a lack of tariffs, for at least two reasons. First, other countries tend to retaliate against our tariffs with tariffs of their own — not a wise policy, but one that occurs. When we remove tariffs, other countries' retaliatory tariffs are often removed, making our exports more attractive. Second, when we buy foreign goods, that gives citizens of other countries American dollars, which they can then use to buy our exports.
Finally, in all these transactions, the foreign company benefits, because it gets the sale and the profits that go along with it.
American companies making inferior or more expensive products like to argue that they are also "harmed" by a pure free market that lacks of tariffs — because the American company is not making the sale, foreign companies are. And it is true: when tariffs are instituted, it may benefit American companies that make products that do not succeed on a free market, because they are inferior, too expensive, or both.
But a tariff does not just help American companies making inferior and more expensive goods, and hurt foreign companies making better and cheaper products. These tariffs also hurt the people listed above who benefit from a lack of tariffs.
American consumers are hurt because of the lack of choices and because they are incentivized to pay more for inferior products, lowering their standard of living.
If the goods slapped with a tariff are capital goods, certain American companies are hurt because they must pay more for those goods. In turn, the customers of certain American companies are hurt because they must pay more for the products, or receive inferior products.
When the goods slapped with a tariff are both consumer and capital goods — like sugar — all three groups are hurt by tariffs. Consumers are harmed. Certain American companies are harmed. And the consumers of those American companies are harmed.
What's more, there are ripple effects from the massively increased price of capital goods like sugar — including businesses moving to other countries and the loss of jobs resulting from such moves. In March of 2014, I published a post titled Planet Money on Rent-Seeking, Part 4: The Government-Mandated Minimum Prices for Sugar
The Planet Money episode opens with a CEO of a candy company talking about how he could expand his operations here in the U.S., rather than send massive parts of his operations to Mexico. What does he need? he asks rhetorically. Lower tax rates? Workers' comp reform? A right to work law? Nope. He says he could pay no taxes, and get all those other things, and would still manufacture candy canes in Mexico. What does he ask for?
"Let us buy sugar on the free market."
Finally, as noted, American companies that export goods are harmed by tariffs on imports.
Now let's turn to the case Rubio is talking about: the distortion that occurs when a foreign government distorts the market by, say, slapping a tariff on imported goods from the United States.
Again, a simplistic analysis says: when a foreign country slaps tariffs on our goods, they are hurting us. But in reality, they are largely hurting themselves. This flows from taking the analysis above and applying it to the country imposing a tariff.
If Brazil imposes a tariff on U.S. sugar, that can have the effect of helping Brazilian sugar companies, to the extent that they are producing inferior or more expensive products that would not be purchased absent the tariff. It can also have the effect of harming U.S. sugar companies, to the extent that U.S. sugar companies would be able to compete in Brazil absent the tariff.
But, as we have seen, a Brazilian tariff on sugar also imposes harms on Brazil. Brazilian consumers are hurt, as their sugar prices rise, lowering their standard of living. Certain Brazilian companies are hurt — namely, ones that use sugar as a capital good. And the customers of those Brazilian companies are harmed. Also, Brazilian companies that export goods generally are hurt.
It's not as if Brazil can slap tariffs on us without consequence.
What about the argument that retaliatory tariffs act as a "crowbar" to loosen tariffs in other countries, promoting free trade for all? Jim Powell has examined this argument and found that it lacks any evidence to support it, saying: "it is hard to find a single significant case in which trade retaliation or retaliatory threats have forced open a foreign market." Trade retaliation tends to close markets, not open them.
As one of several problems with trade retaliation, Powell explains what I have explained above: that tariffs and sanctions harm the country that imposes them as well as the country targeted:
[T]he "tougher" the sanctions, the more they harm people in the retaliating country. Import restrictions trigger shortages and higher prices for consumers, and export restrictions wipe out business for exporters. Sanctions probably inflict as much harm at home as they do on the target country. That is why tough sanctions are seldom adopted, despite continuing objectionable practices in a target country. When such measures are adopted, they lead to losses, black markets, and corruption.
Powell also notes that a retaliatory tariff "tends to inspire nationalism and xenophobia in the target country"; "forces a country to reorient its economy toward alternative suppliers and markets"; "expands the role of government in the target country, much as warfare does"; and "cannot do anything about the worst cases, nations whose economies are already closed."
Finally, in addition to having wonderful economic benefits, free trade has the effect of increasing the peace. As Stephen Lai argues at the Foundation for Economic Education:
When nations depend on one another for trade, there is little cause for war. As Frederic Bastiat stated, "If goods do not cross frontiers, armies will."
Rubio supports sugar subsidies because they are goodies for big sugar companies in Florida. His justification for them does not withstand scrutiny.
And, by the way?
Ted Cruz opposes sugar subsidies.
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One of many paintings and illustrations depicting Betsy Ross making the first Stars and Stripes.
January first is usually marked on the calendar as New Year's Day designating the beginning of each new year. It is also the day in 1776 that George Washington raised a flag over his encampment in Cambridge, Massachusetts to mark the reorganization of the Continental Army giving the Americans a new beginning, and it is the day in 1863 that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Also on January 1st in 1752, Samuel and Rebecca Griscom welcomed a newborn daughter, Elizabeth, into their family. History knows her by her nickname of Betsy and her first married surname of Ross: Betsy Ross who is widely credited as the maker of the first thirteen star American flag. Elizabeth Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole, to include all her names, lived almost a full month past her 84th birthday, and she outlived three husbands. Living during momentous and trying times, she proved herself a strong and independent woman, a capable business woman, a dutiful and supportive wife and an esteemed mother & grandmother. Few women of the period of the American Revolution are as well known as Betsy Ross, and many details of her life would justify interest in her history. Yet she is known primarily because of her association with the making of the first Stars and Stripes.
A postcard depicting Philadelphia's Betsy Ross House was sent out by a shoe manufacturing company with what appeared to be a handwritten message on the back, "Liberty Bell shoes fit well, look well, wear well–" using a popular story to draw attention to their product.
Her story has been labeled both history and legend, labeled both fact and myth. Renowned flag historian, Whitney Smith, once described to me the story of Betsy Ross as a phenomenon of flag history. He noted that adherents of the story vehemently pronounce it as unquestioned history, while detractors dismiss the story with equal passion. Whether her story is believed or not, her name is better known than many leaders of the American Revolution. In fact her name is as well known as Washington and Franklin. Ask the man on the street to identify Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox or Charles Cornwallis and he may draw a blank, but almost every American—young and old—knows Betsy Ross.
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Airbnb Forced To Remove Listing Described As A 'Slave Cabin'
A listing on Airbnb for "an 1830s slave cabin" has been removed after a video of the property went viral on Tiktok.
Before the listing was deleted, it described the property as "an 1830s slave cabin from the extant Panther Burn Plantation to the south of Belmont".
"It has also been used as a tenant sharecroppers' cabin and a medical office for local farmers and their families to visit the plantation doctor," the listing continued.
Airbnb was blasted by New Orleans lawyer Wynton Yates over the listing that was labelled "The Panther Burn Cottage at Belmont Plantation" in Greenville, Mississippi.
"Properties that formerly housed the enslaved have no place on Airbnb," Airbnb said in a prepared statement provided to NBC News. "We apologize for any trauma or grief created by the presence of this listing, and others like it, and that we did not act sooner to address this issue."
"If you were to see just the pictures of the inside of it, you'd have no idea the history of that building, and I think for me, that is a mockery of the experience," Yates told USA Today. "It is the continuation of erasing what the experience of slavery was."
Yates can be seen in a video on Tiktok questioning: "How is this ok in somebody's mind to rent this out, a place where human beings were kept as slaves—rent this out as a bed and breakfast?"
The reviews left by people who had stayed at the listing described the cabin as "elegant," "cool," and "delightful" which Yates was also quick to criticize.
The lawyer continued on to mention how the listing contained a lot of extravagant features, "Maybe you're thinking that maybe this will give people insight on how enslaved people had to live—not at all," he said.
More details of this report from The Daily Wire:
In an interview with Mic, Yates added that the listing felt like a mockery of the history of American slavery.
"Growing up, would take my siblings and my cousins and I and put slave shackles in our hands so that we could feel the weight of the steel that was put on our ancestors' bodies to contain them," Yates shared with the outlet. "To see someone just blatantly make a mockery out of it just didn't sit right with me."
Viewer comments expressed widespread shock over the property's purported historical usage, including the mention that more than 60 reviews had been left by people who had stayed at the cabin.
"How do you sleep there and not feel the pain in that room?" one user asked.
"This is soooo not ok!!!" another responded.
"I wouldn't be able to sleep in there knowing the pain and suffering slaves went through. Who does this?" one commenter asked.
"I am not even sure where to start with this one. Can't believe people actually stayed there and reviewed it," still another person commented.
A follow-up video by the lawyer claimed that the cabin had been moved from its original location to its current spot.
According to a report by TMZ, an Airbnb spokesperson says they're removing listings that are known to have included former slave quarters on site in the U.S.
The company also apologized for "any trauma or grief created by the presence of this listing, and others like it, and that we did not act sooner to address this issue."
According to USA Today, the property changed ownership last month. The new owner, Brad Hauser, said he opposed the previous owner's decision to market the building as a place where enslaved people once slept. He said that the cabin had actually not been slave quarters, but just a doctor's office.
"I intend to do all I can to right a terrible wrong and, hopefully, regain advertising on Airbnb, so The Belmont can contribute to the most urgent demand for truth-telling about the history of not only the South but the entire nation," Hauser said.
Sources: DailyWire, TMZ, USAtoday, NBC News
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Friday 5/7/21: In Memoriam: Lloyd Price (1933 – 2021)
Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B vocalist, known as "Mr. Personality," after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality." His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952. He continued to release records, but none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Price was born and raised in Kenner, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. His mother, Beatrice Price, owned the Fish 'n' Fry Restaurant. Price picked up lifelong interests in business and food from her. He and his younger brother Leo were both musical.
He had formal training on trumpet and piano, sang in his church's gospel choir, and was a member of a combo in high school.
Price and his wife resided in Westchester County, New York. He died on May 3, 2021, aged 88.
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CRESTVIEW � A husband and wife�s disagreement went public when she leaped from his truck and he chased her down, dragging her back to the pickup, lawmen say.
The two were spotted at Bowers Avenue and Wilson Street by numerous callers and witnesses, who reported the woman jumped out of the truck while it was still moving and said she did �not have to deal with it.� The man then got out of the truck and chased her, slapped her and threatened to kill her, witnesses told Crestview Police. Then he dragged her back to the truck, put her inside and drove off.
Police found the two and discovered they had been arguing over passengers in the truck. The man said he grabbed the woman in a bear hug and forced her back in the truck, while the woman said he picked her up and put her back inside.
Neither had signs of injuries or mussed clothing, the officer noted.
The man was arrested for battery and faces an April 22 court date.