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Review: 2012 Ford F150 EcoBoost surprises with performance and efficiency
January 31, 2012 Omar Rana 2012, F-150, Ford EcoBoost, Ford F-150, Ford F-150 EcoBoost, Pickups, reviews
Whenever anyone thinks about America and the automobile industry, one of the first things that should pop-up into mind is the pickup truck: an automobile that is synonymously iconic to our culture like the small roadster is to Great Britain or the executive saloon is to Germany. And when anyone thinks of a pickup truck, the ultimate buy word in the segment would arguably be the proverbial Ford F150. That should be a given considering that the Dearborn-based manufacturer invented the automobile when they produced the "Ford Model T Runabout with a Pickup Body" in 1925. Not to mention, the F150 is indubitably one of automotive history's most iconic automobiles, racking up some astonishing accolades such as America's best-selling vehicle for 24-years and best-selling truck for 34.
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That said, the Ford F150 can be considered the car that 'built' America, much like how Jeremy Clarkson showed the world that the Ford Transit had "built" Great Britain. No matter where you go, you'll always find some generation and some sort of variant of the Ford F150 running about doing all things utilitarian. I can go on and on about the F150's prominence, but that would be similar to me rambling on about how famous Mr. Henry Ford is himself—gee, thanks Captain Obvious.
But truth be told, I have very little personal experience with pickups for my short time on Earth. The first and last pickup truck that I had comprehensively driven in-depth was a 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 with the 5.9L Magnum V8. And even though the Ram was uncomfortable, brash and tiresome to drive—on top of abysmal fuel economy that never went north of 15 mpg—the Ram's commanding view of the road made it interestingly fun to drive and its practicality was hard to trump, considering that the Ram helped me move back and forth between college and home. Afterwards, the last pickup I ever drove entirely prior to this review was a 2005 Ford F150 King Ranch SuperCrew, complete with the top-of-the-line 5.4L Triton V8 during my time working at a used car dealer. Other than that though, pickup trucks never really appealed to my taste for refined and fun-driving performance and luxury cars. And that was due to their sacrifice for utilitarianism in place of luxury and driving pleasure. In other words, I felt one would be socially awkward pulling up to a fancy function in a workhorse pickup truck rather than a stately executive saloon.
2012 Ford F150 EcoBoost Lariat 4×2 SuperCrew V6 Specifications:
Style: Full-size pickup truck.
Drive Type: RWD / 4WD.
Seating Capacity: 5.
Base Price: $39,475.
Price As Tested: $45,380.
Engine: 3.5 liter twin-turbocharged, direct-injected EcoBoost V6 – 365-hp / 420 lb-ft of torque.
Transmission: 6-speed automatic.
0 to 60 mph: 6.1 seconds.
Top Speed: 100 mph (electronically limited).
Fuel-economy (EPA city/highway – egmCarTech Observed): 16/22 – 17/19 mpg.
All Photos Copyright © Omar Rana – egmCarTech.
Social awkwardness aside though, over the years numerous others have proven to take Ford's recipe for a pickup and have perfected it in their own ways, the Ram being one of them. And over those same years, manufacturers, including Ford themselves, have evolved the pickup to be not only a workhorse automobile, but one of the most versatile vehicles money can buy. In order to continue keeping up with the times of fuel economy-conscious buyers and strict CAFE regulations, Ford had decided to gamble with a new engine top-of-the-line option for the 2011 F150: a twin-turbocharged 3.5L EcoBoost V6. It's a boosted mill that Ford hopes will help improve the brand's CAFE rating and sway the traditionalists from the typical pickup powerplant, so that the gasoline-guzzling V8 can slowly fade away into the pages of history (Oh dear God please no), or at least be the second choice. So, how does it fare and does it have what it takes to meet Ford's and the buyers' expectations?
There's really not much to discuss when talking about the aesthetic aspects of pickups. Their designs are pretty straightforward. Though what differs Ford's F150 from the more chiseled-down looks of GM's GMT900 pickups and the sleek, refined muscle of the Dodge Ram is the F150's Tonka Truck Toy-like looks. But it's not outrageously childish or terribly offensive. In fact, I like the way the F150 looks. It comes off as thoroughly American, rugged and masculine—as if it could take on anything you can throw at it. It has every visual trait a real pickup should have. And who's to argue? And what makes me appreciate the F150 even more is that its looks are also civil enough that once you were done with your dirty work, you could just take a hose and some suds to it and drive it through town like a boss. In other words, I wouldn't feel ashamed to pull up in a clean, modern F150—like the one we had—at a fancy function. I couldn't exactly say the same thing with the Ford F150 from several decades ago and earlier. And I definitely couldn't say that about the 2002 Dodge Ram I drove several years ago.
The same Tonka-like characteristics can be found inside the F150 as well. Where as the F150s of yesteryear often had flat, boring and monotone insides, the F150 of today (and ever since the 11th generation F150 from 2004 such as that 2005 King Ranch I aforementioned) dropped the straight-workhorse looks for some style, without any sacrifice or deviation from the F150's tough, rugged utilitarian roots. And this latest F150 just takes it even a step further. So if you were like me, with the little experience I have with pickups, you'd be surprised to find a very comforting ambiance when compared to the F150s of the 1990s and prior. The responses elicited from me when I first stepped into the F150 were: "wow, this is pretty darn nice," and "I'm really impressed." Ford's use of different colored materials is extraordinarily well executed making you think that you're in a more civilized Expedition rather than an F150—and it's definitely an exponential upgrade from that brash Ram. I simply love it.
Our tester was of the Lariat spec, which is one of the most commonly optioned trimlines of the F150. It surely isn't the most luxurious model, nor is it the cheapest as Ford pins the Lariat just in the middle of the lineup, below (and in order from least luxurious and expensive to most luxurious and expensive) FX4, SVT Raptor, King Ranch, Platinum and Harley-Davidson Editions and above the base XL, STX, XLT and FX2. Ours was fully optioned up the wazoo complete with Microsoft/Ford's collaboration called SYNC, their tow package, leather-trimmed 10-way heated and cooled seats with memory function—which also means the transmission shifter changes from a column stalk to a center console-mounted selector. All of the ergonomics were simple and easy to use. Admittedly, a lot of the equipment bespoke to pickups that help its owners tow and haul stuff did throw me off a bit. But I'm sure that's purely from my lack of experience. Either way, Ford offers a lot of kit and the seats were wonderfully supportive and comfortable. Additionally, our F150 was optioned out with the 6.5-foot bed and the SuperCrew layout, which means four full doors and a rear bench to haul not just your friends or family, but their junk as well.
Driving the F150 is where the real news is. For the first time ever, Ford's iconic workhorse gets their latest twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 3.5L EcoBoost V6, which is the same engine that received some honorable mention and placement in cars like the current Taurus SHO and the Ford Flex EcoBoost. And even though the F150 EcoBoost V6 produces the same 365 horses as the Taurus SHO, the F150's EcoBoost V6 produces 70 more lb-ft of twist for a whopping total of 420 lb-ft that's best-in-class—and 90% of that is fully and readily available at 1700rpm, all the way through the rev range to 5000rpm. Mated to Ford's SelectShift six-speed automatic, mashing the pedal from a standstill in the F150 EcoBoost would yield a 0-60 time of roughly 6.5 seconds, which is not shabby at all. In fact, during our week long test, Editor-In-Chief Omar Rana and I often found ourselves with our windows down in between quick stoplight drags with owners of older pickups and even some quick car drivers, all wondering what the hell just put them in the dust. And because that power is so readily available from the well-tuned and adjusted six-speed, highway cruising and overtaking is a breeze. Turbo lag was virtually nonexistent and traditional pickup purists would feel right at home with the EcoBoost V6. The only thing that would tell them that the F150 EcoBoost has two less cylinders would be the options list and the exhaust note, which was the sound of a muffled yet, meaty V6 with a slight hiss from the snails versus a throaty, rumbling V8. But for those who are truly committed to the seductive rumble of Ford's V8 still have a choice to opt for their all-new 5.0L V8 mill—the same that debuted in the current Mustang 5.0—and 6.2L Boss V8, which is in the SVT Raptor. The only sacrifice with the V8s is for those seeking practicality in terms of tow capacity: the 3.5L V6 EcoBoost has the highest ratings out of all the other engine options.
Considering the F150 is no performance automobile, I completely relieved myself from any expectations of handling with the F150. But such a notion wasn't exactly necessary because simply put, the F150 EcoBoost is truly wonderful to drive for being a full-size pickup. Sure, the handling is completely nonexistent when compared to something with a unibody and finely tuned suspension. But the F150, much like many other pickup trucks from the competitors, has thoroughly proven that utilitarian automobiles don't have to be woeful to drive like they used to be. When compared to my 2002 Dodge Ram experience, the F150 felt like the Mercedes-Benz of pickup trucks. Refined, comfortable and composed describe the F150 EcoBoost's ride and handling. The same could be said for the 2005 King Range Edition I drove too a while back. Highway speeds were quiet, relaxing and a complete dawdle making me think that it would be the perfect truck to take on a cross-country adventure. The steering for the entire F150 lineup except for the 6.2L Boss V8-equipped models was converted from the typical lifeless hydraulic setup to a more efficient electronically assisted power steering system. When comparing the two, the electronic system offered nothing in the way of feel next to the hydraulic setup I experienced in the 2005 King Ranch F150, but on the upside, the electric tiller was effortless with solid on-center feel, making any kind of maneuvering a breeze. Should you find yourself approaching a corner too fast, the F150 would respond with enough composure surprise to make you forget about the F150's on-paper body-on-frame and solid-rear axle setup.
Unfortunately, for the time that we had the F150 EcoBoost V6, we weren't able to put it in a situation to truly test the F150's ability to haul or tow something. The closest we got though was a quick trip up into North Jersey to pickup a new couch for my apartment. And this trip led us to come up with a thing or two we could point out. Firstly, our fuel economy hovered around an average of 17-19 mpg, which is very respectable for a pickup truck and understandable when compared to the EPA's rating of 16 mpg's city and 22 highway. Though, we didn't think it was much of an improvement over the alternative and more traditional engine, Ford's new 5.0L V8, rated at 15 mpg's city and 21 highway and even the 6.2L V8. That said, we were a little perplexed by the fact that Ford chose to opt for a traditional gasoline engine when diesel technologies are so readily available. Altogether, it raises a question for the brand itself too. Are they still betting on gasoline engines when 2/3rds of the world has been benefiting from the higher fuel efficiency of diesel-powered automobiles? Even on home turf, those who are well informed of the pickup market know that a Dodge Ram with a Cummins or a GM pickup with a Duramax, or even the Ford with a PowerStroke will yield far better fuel economy without a sacrifice in capability. Either way, I think "Big Oil" is still to blame. But that's a whole 'nother can o'worms.
Altogether, I walk away from the F150 EcoBoost in complete awe as to how pickups have evolved over time. Forgetting my lack of experience aside, as a car guy, stepping into an F150 wasn't overwhelming or intimidating whatsoever. The F150 was a breeze to get used to, especially for someone with my background…or lack thereof. In all, I see the F150 as a Swiss army knife, but one with a snakeskin holster that's stylish and practical and is sure to elicit some conversation from others and you can take it anywhere without being terribly uncivil. And for that, I can now appreciate the appeal of pickup trucks and I'm sure those venturing into the market for the first time will too. You can haul your friends/family plus their junk and nearly go anywhere all while in good comfort and style of the mighty Ford F150. In other words, where as enthusiasts come to appreciate cars for their sense of value rather than how superior their performance and drive is, enthusiasts can appreciate the F150 for its gung-ho and do-nearly-anything capabilities. And even for those who are looking to buy the F150 for its utility, they are definitely going to feel right at home. Sure, the fuel economy may not meet the promises of exponentially better fuel economy like Ford is pitching. But Ford has apparently tested the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 to extreme ends so the V6 is sure to be as durable and reliable as the V8 it hopes to replace. Not to mention, those who are considering or have experience with pickups are used to getting cruddy fuel economy anyway. Let's just hope that Ford's push for the EcoBoost engines in this F150 and its other cars isn't a harbinger of things to come, like the potential death of the V8. But simply put, the F150 is A+ all the way.
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The ability to predict future epidemic threats, both in real as well as digital worlds, and to develop effective containment strategies heavily leans on the availability of reliable infection spreading models. The stochastic behavior of such processes make them even more demanding to scrutinize over structured networks. This paper concerns the dynamics of a new susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) epidemic model incorporated with multi-stage infection (infection delay) and an infective medium (propagation vector) over complex networks. In particular, we investigate the critical epidemic thresholds and the infection spreading pattern using mean-field approximation and results obtained through extensive numerical simulations. We further generalize the model for any arbitrary number of infective media to mimic existing scenarios in biological and social networks. Our analysis and simulation results reveal that the inclusion of multiple infective medium and multiple stages of infection significantly alleviates the epidemic threshold and thus, accelerates the process of infection spreading in the population.


A number of competitions and activities are slated to enliven the country's upcoming total solar eclipse event on March 9.
In an attempt to popularise the occasion, the Tourism Ministry announced on Tuesday that it would hold video, photography and writing competitions for Indonesian citizens starting from March 1 until April 30.
Videographer Febian Nurrahman, who will serve as one of the judges, said that participants were encouraged to send at least one video file with a duration of between one and three minutes and a minimum quality of 720p.
"We are looking for original and interesting videos about the total solar eclipse that will attract viewers to visit eclipse destinations. The video footage can be a combination of aerial and ground shots," Febian told a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday.
A total of Rp 30 million (S$3,124) in prize money has been prepared for the winner of each category. Further information regarding the competition can be found at http://indonesia.travel/pesonagmt.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, totally or partly obscuring the sun from earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon's apparent diameter is larger than that of the sun, blocking all direct sunlight and turning day into darkness.
BMKG head Andi Eka Sakya has said that the total eclipse would be visible in 11 provinces: Bengkulu, South Sumatra, Jambi, Bangka-Belitung, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and North Maluku.
Balikpapan Tourism Agency head Oemy Facesly said the city had prepared activities surrounding the phenomenon at Manggar and Banua Patra beaches, including a study and a seminar on astronomy, a beach party and a dragon boat race.
Several regions have also planned to host sports events such as a 10K running competition in North Maluku, a Glowing Night Run in South Sumatra, an Ultra Beach Run in Belitung and a rowing competition in Central Sulawesi.
Meanwhile, mosques in the Muslim-majority regions of Bangka-Belitung and Central Sulawesi will reportedly host an eclipse prayer.


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Unlawful, unjustified and disproportionate use of force against protestors in DR Congo – UN report
GENEVA/KINSHASA (19 March 2018) – The right to freedom of peaceful assembly was severely restricted and often violently suppressed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2017 and the trend continues so far this year, according to a UN report issued on Monday. The report* documents killings and other serious human rights violations due to the use of excessive force by security services and defence forces in relation to mass protests. Between 1 January 2017 and 31 January 2018, at least 47 people, including women and children, were killed by security services and defence forces in the context of demonstrations and there are indications that Congolese security services have attempted to cover up these serious human rights violations by removing the bodies of victims and obstructing the work of national and international observers, the report states.
The report, published jointly by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)**, describes the lack of compliance with national law and international standards, in particular the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, precaution and accountability, related to the use of force by security services and defence forces during the suppression of peaceful demonstrations between January 2017 and January 2018.
The report is based on information collected during six main mobilization days and it states that while some people armed with sticks and broomsticks did attempt to perpetrate violence during some protests, the vast majority of demonstrators were peaceful. The use of excessive force – including lethal force – by the authorities was thus unlawful, unjustified and disproportionate.
The report also states that increasing restrictions to fundamental rights and freedoms coupled with inflammatory speeches and threats against demonstrators are cause for deep concern at a time when it is particularly important to create an environment conducive to peaceful elections.
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, Leila Zerrougui, said the report highlights impunity gaps and a continued shrinking of the democratic space in the country observed since the beginning of 2015.
"This is inconsistent with the letter and spirit of the 31 December 2016 Agreement and its confidence-building measures. Demonstrations are intrinsically related to freedom of expression and it is absolutely necessary that all voices can be heard in the context of the forthcoming elections," Zerrougui said.
"The creation by the Ministry of Human Rights of a joint commission of inquiry*** with representatives of the civil society is a positive step forward for accountability and reparation for the victims," she added. Zerrougui welcomed the findings of the Commission and urged their full and swift implementation. She expressed the readiness of the UN to provide support in that regard.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said the systematic suppression of demonstrations, including through the use of disproportionate force, is a serious breach of international human rights law and the laws of the DRC. There is an urgent need for a meaningful, transparent and independent judicial investigation into these violations and other allegations.
"It is particularly disturbing that security services and defence forces carry out this violence with almost full impunity which can be perceived as encouraging such repression," he said. "We are seeing the quashing of dissent at all costs – even at the cost of human life – in the DRC by the systematic deployment of armed forces alongside the Police Nationale Congolaise to handle protests."
Zerrougui and Zeid urged the Government to allow the exercise of the rights to peaceful assembly and expression, warning that repression would only breed frustration, could lead to serious deteriorations in the security situation in the country and could pose a threat to the electoral process. For credible elections to be held at the end of this year, the Government has an obligation to ensure that people's civil and political rights are respected and their exercise is facilitated.
* The full report in French can be accessed here
** The UN Joint Human Rights Office, which was established in February 2008, comprises the Human Rights Division of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the DRC (OHCHR-DRC).
*** At the request of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the report of the joint commission of inquiry is annexed as an answer to the UN report.
For media requests, please contact Rupert Colville (+41 22 917 9767 / rcolville@ohchr.org) or Ravina Shamdasani (+41 22 917 9169 / rshamdasani@ohchr.org).
This year, 2018, is the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN on 10 December 1948. The Universal Declaration – translated into a world record 500 languages – is rooted in the principle that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." It remains relevant to everyone, every day. In honour of the 70thanniversary of this extraordinarily influential document, and to prevent its vital principles from being eroded, we are urging people everywhere to Stand Up for Human Rights: www.standup4humanrights.org.
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Top Ten Books I Recently Added To My To-Be-Read List
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! As always, I am linking up over at The Broke and the Bookish, and this week I am talking about the books I have recently added to my TBR list. This was pretty easy to figure out as I just went to my Goodreads To Read list, and just sorted them by the date that I added them. Viola! A very quick list of the most recent books I have added to my TBR list, so those are the books that I am going to use here. A lot of them are going to be 2015 releases, which I suppose makes sense! Here is my list...
1. Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton
Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this soapy, drama-packed novel featuring diverse characters who will do anything to be the prima at their elite ballet school.
Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance—but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an end to her dancing dreams forever. When every dancer is both friend and foe, the girls will sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.
2. Unlovely by Celeste Conway
Accidents happen. But they happen more often when the beautiful ballet dancers return each summer to the island. When he hears the ruthless way that the loveliest dancer talks about boys getting what they deserve when they break girls' hearts, Harley, home for the summer after his first year of college, wonders if he's losing his mind. He knows for sure that he's losing his heart to this girl...But then, strange incidents start happening all over the island and Harley is caught between desire and fear: could he also be in danger of losing his life?
3. The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise by Matthew Crow
Francis Wootton's first memory is of Kurt Cobain's death, and there have been other hardships closer to home since then. At fifteen years old he already knows all about loss and rejection - and to top it all off he has a permanently broke big brother, a grandma with selective memory (and very selective social graces) and a mum who's at best an acquired taste. Would-be poet, possible intellectual and definitely wasted in Tyne and Wear, Francis has grown used to figuring life out on his own.Lower Fifth is supposed to be his time, the start of an endless horizon towards whatever-comes-next. But when he is diagnosed with leukaemia that wide-open future suddenly narrows, and a whole new world of worry presents itself.There's the horror of being held back a year at school, the threat of imminent baldness, having to locate his best shirt in case a visiting princess or pop-star fancies him for a photo-op . . . But he hadn't reckoned on meeting Amber - fierce, tough, one-of-a-kind Amber - and finding a reason to tackle it all - the good, the bad and everything in between - head on.In Bloom is a bright, funny, painful and refreshing novel about wanting the very best from life, even when life shows you how very bad it can be. It is a novel about how to live.
4. The Lies About Truth by Courtney C. Stevens
Sadie Kingston, is a girl living in the aftermath. A year after surviving a car accident that killed her friend Trent and left her body and face scarred, she can't move forward. The only person who seems to understand her is Trent's brother, Max.
As Sadie begins to fall for Max, she's unsure if she is truly healed enough to be with him — even if Max is able to look at her scars and not shy away. But when the truth about the accident and subsequent events comes to light, Sadie has to decide if she can embrace the future or if she'll always be trapped in the past.
5. A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern
Emily doesn't know why she froze. Or why Lucas did too. Afterward, she thought of different ways to rationalize it. But the truth is, they could have helped Belinda, and they didn't. It's a mistake they'll both have to live with.
Sometimes doing nothing is the only way to cope.
Belinda doesn't want to talk about what happened. Because when she does, it feels like it's happening all over again.
Sometimes good can come from bad.
Emily and Lucas's punishment is community service at a center for people with disabilities. People like Belinda. Soon they feel like maybe they're starting to make a real difference. Like they would be able to do the right thing if they could do that night all over again. Like they could help not only those at the center but also each other.
But when Belinda returns to school, Emily and Lucas have to figure out if they can do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt most.
6. Truest by Jackie Lea Sommers
Silas Hart has seriously shaken up Westlin Beck's small-town life. Brand new to town, Silas is different than the guys in Green Lake. He's curious, poetic, philosophical, maddening-- and really, really cute. But Silas has a sister-- and she has a secret. And West has a boyfriend. And life in Green Lake is about to change forever.
Truest is a stunning, addictive debut. Romantic, fun, tender, and satisfying, it asks as many questions as it answers.
7. Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid
Dave and Julia are best friends. On the brink of high school, they made a list of cliches they would never do. Now in their senior year, Dave and Julia decide to try every Never on the list. As they break out of their comfort zone and have many adventures- both together and apart- they learn a lot more about who they are and what their true feelings are for one another.
8. Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa
Ten months after her recurring depression landed her in the hospital, Mira is starting over as a new student at Saint Francis Prep. She promised her parents she would at least try to act like a normal, functioning human this time around, not a girl who sometimes can't get out of bed for days on end, who only feels awake when she's with Sebby.
Jeremy is the painfully shy art nerd at Saint Francis who's been in self-imposed isolation after an incident that ruined his last year of school. When he sees Sebby for the first time across the school lawn it's as if he's been expecting this blond, lanky boy with a mischievous glint in his eye.
Sebby, Mira's gay best friend, is a boy who seems to carry sunlight around with him like a backlit halo. Even as life in his foster home starts to take its toll, Sebby and Mira together craft a world of magic rituals and secret road trips, designed to fix the broken parts of their lives.
As Jeremy finds himself drawn into Sebby and Mira's world, he begins to understand the secrets that they hide in order to protect themselves, to keep each other safe from those who don't understand their quest to live for the impossible.
A captivating and profound debut novel, "Fans of the Impossible Life" is a story about complicated love and the friendships that change you forever.
9. What's Broken Between Us by Alexis Bass
Alexis Bass's heartbreakingly beautiful second novel is a tale of love, loss, and learning to forgive.
Look to the left, look to the right. We're all going to die. But someone has to do it first. So who's it going to be?
Tragedy struck Amanda Tart's town a year and a half ago when a sophomore girl was killed in a car accident on graduation night.
Amanda's brother, Jonathan, was behind the wheel and too drunk to drive. He's spent the past year in prison and has cut off all ties. But now Jonathan is coming home. Just as Amanda's trying to figure out what that means for her family and herself, she's paired up for a school project with Henry Crane—a former crush, and brother of Jonathan's ex-girlfriend, who survived the crash with horrible injuries.
Everyone is still incredibly damaged by the events of that night. Can Amanda and Henry finally begin to heal what's broken and find some peace?
10. More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Happiness shouldn't be this hard…
The Leteo Institute's revolutionary memory-relief procedure seems too good to be true to Aaron Soto -- miracle cure-alls don't tend to pop up in the Bronx projects. But Aaron can't forget how he's grown up poor or how his friends aren't always there for him. Like after his father committed suicide in their one bedroom apartment. Aaron has the support of his patient girlfriend, if not necessarily his distant brother and overworked mother, but it's not enough.
Then Thomas shows up. He has a sweet movie-watching setup on his roof, and he doesn't mind Aaron's obsession with a popular fantasy series. There are nicknames, inside jokes. Most importantly, Thomas doesn't mind talking about Aaron's past. But Aaron's newfound happiness isn't welcome on his block. Since he's can't stay away from Thomas or suddenly stop being gay, Aaron must turn to Leteo to straighten himself out, even if it means forgetting who he is.
Adam Silvera's extraordinary debut novel offers a unique confrontation of race, class and sexuality during one charged near-future summer in the Bronx.
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chucklesthescot March 31, 2015 at 8:43 AM
When I look at everyone's lists and I maybe don't recognise them, it makes me think just how many books there are out there waiting to be read! I'm specific with my reading-dystopia, urban fantasy and horror-so if I liked most genres my tbr would be something very scary! Enjoy your books!
Jessica @ a GREAT read March 31, 2015 at 12:01 PM
OOoh nice! Those are all new to me! Like how most of them have the title in BIG letters so they cover the page! It looks like you planned that! ;)
(did you?)
Tiffany York March 31, 2015 at 2:20 PM
Haha you are so right! I didn't even notice that (I would like to say it was planned, but it definitely was not!). I guess that might be the in thing for covers right now!
Monica March 31, 2015 at 5:27 PM
So many pretty covers on this list! The Brilliant Light and A Step Toward Falling sound really interesting!
-Monica @ Tomes Project
Olivia-Savannah April 3, 2015 at 12:22 AM
Nice choices! So many good sounding books! Tiny Pretty Things is one I wanted to read and now I have a review copy so I hope to begin my journey of reading it soon :D
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Review: America through Ilhan Omar's eyes
In this memoir, the first Somali-American woman elected to the US Congress describes how she got there
by Ifrah Udgoon Jun 24th 2020 · 4 min read
And in the Midwest a onetime Somali refugee, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib, who is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, shared the historic distinction of becoming the first two Muslim women elected to the US Congress. (Eric Miller/Reuters)
This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman by Ilhan Omar (Dey Street, 2020)
This is What America Looks Like is Ilhan Omar's answer to a question that the United States has grappled with since its inception: Who is an American?
America is said to be a nation of immigrants. It is said to be a melting point, an amalgamation of cultures into one distinctly American. This, however, is not entirely true. America has not wanted all of the world's "poor, tired and hungry."
It has always been very selective in who it allows within its borders. And more importantly, who it allows to be a part of that distinctly American identity, endowed with all of its privileges.
For a long time, this did not include people who looked like Ilhan Omar: a hijab-wearing black Muslim woman from Somalia.
Through the waves of immigration, American attitudes towards immigration have oscillated between exclusionary and welcoming, granting some passage, while denying others. And one persistent determining factor has always been race.
It's no secret that America has always struggled with race, even today with the global protests against the killing of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes, killing him.
It took the 14th Amendment, which was ratified on July 9 1868, for African Americans, descendants of enslaved people who have been in America for 400 years, and other people born on American soil to even be considered citizens of the US.
Against the backdrop of America's racial history, here comes Ilhan Omar, her jagged edges forcing their way through, compelling the US to live up to its promise of being a nation of immigrants.
But that has not been realised without a good fight. Don't be fooled by her tiny frame. She is a force to be reckoned with. We are immediately introduced to Ilhan's fighter spirit as she tells a bully to meet her in the school courtyard to settle a dispute. She even fights her patriarchal Somali society who is unaccepting and unaccustomed to female leadership.
In This is What America Looks Like we journey with Omar from her idyllic life in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, where she lived as the child of her single father among her six siblings, her grandfather Baba, and other relatives.
My heart flutters as I read about Mogadishu pre-civil war. Although I was born in Mogadishu myself, I was raised by a nomadic family very far from the capital and did not know a bustling city life in my early days.
We see her through the heartbreak of the first shots of civil war, the disintegration of civil society, the violence committed against neighbours and friends, and her finally escaping all that and finding refuge in Utange camp in Kenya, and finally arriving in the US.
In America, like all refugees, Ilhan and her family start over. But even this isn't without a fight. She fights her way through middle school, high school, early marriage, complicated family relationships, parenthood, college and a political career — all the way to Congress, where she is still fighting for fellow immigrants, women of all races, and fighting the President of the US Donald Trump to save the soul of America, as she boldly claims.
Omar is not just a politician. She is a daughter of her late father, a wife and a mother of three children. She is human, and thus shares in all of our humanly struggles of raising children, of trying to forge an identity of her own while trying not to disappoint her parents, of navigating relationship dynamics, domestic life and unifying two perspectives under a single roof.
As far as memoirs go, This is What America Looks Like is brutally honest and definitively relatable. Omar speaks of her dark depressing days when she decides to leave her husband, taking her two children to North Dakota with her to study at college. She also details the crossroads she faced with her family, within her marriage and questioning her own identity.
We also witness her coming back to Minnesota, making amendments with her family, throwing herself into community work and setting the foundation for the political activism that she has become known for.
As a Somali-American woman who also came to the United States at the age of 12, and also grew up without a mother, I share a certain kinship with Omar. As I read about her navigating a third culture, not being Somali enough and not American enough, I kept thinking: I have been there.
As I read about her struggles in a patriarchal society which isn't accustomed to women leadership, women demanding to be heard and having a seat at the table, I was reminded of all the times I had to prove myself in my community, even having to prove that I was part of my community.
In This is What America Looks Like, you find a woman boldly telling her story and reclaiming her narrative. It is filled with lessons for all ages and reminds us to always fight for the life we deserve, and the world we all deserve.


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Q: Through a FORM I want to return a value to a Column Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()
Dim Which_Day As Integer
Dim Damage_Average As Integer
Dim Counter As Integer

Which_Day = CByte(TextBox1.Value)

For Counter = 1 To 29 'Loops for 29 members
Damage_Average = Range("g" & Counter + 1).Value 'Reads value of celles, column G
Range("i" & Counter + 1).Value = Damage_Average

Next

End Sub
Now ... I have the above added to the execute button on a FORM.
The FORM has one input field which simply asks "Which day do you want to export data to?"
If "1" is returned as value in input field I want the value to be returned to column "i", as above.
If "2" is returned as value in input field I want the value returned to column "j".
If "3" is returned as value in input field I want the value returned to column "k", etc. etc..
I can't make it work - Any suggestions ?

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"Colonial Industry and the Gendered Language of Empire: Silkworks in the Virginia Colony, 1607-1655." European Empires in the American South, ed. Joseph P. Ward; aft. Kathleen DuVal (Oxford, M.S.: University of Mississippi Press, 2017), 8-36.
"La dote natural: género y el lenguaje de la vida cotidiana en la minería andina." Anuario de estudios bolivianos 22, vol. II (2016): 145-168. ISSN: 1819-7981.
"Women, Men, and the Legal Languages of Mining in the Colonial Andes." Ethnohistory 63.2 (2016): 351-380. doi 10.1215/00141801-3455347.
"Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Extractive Economies: The Science of Colonial Silver." Journal of Extractive Industries and Society 3.1 (2016): 117-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2015.11.001.
"Conchos, colores y castas de metales: El lenguaje de la ciencia colonial en la región andina." Umbrales 29 (2015): 15-47. ISSN: 1994-4543. Digital copy available from la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (La Paz, Bolivia).
Multepal. Collaborative effort to build a digital edition of the Popol Wuj (Spring 2017, as part of SPAN 7559/4993).
"Recreating the Archive." Faculty Global Research with Undergraduate Students (Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation; with Rebecca Graham, CLAS 2017).
Podcast: "The Science of Colonial Silver: Rethinking the History of Mining and Metallurgy in the Early Americas." History Hub: Kingdom, Empire, and Plus Ultra (University College Dublin), 8 August 2016.
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Wikipedia editor, "Literatura indígena" (SPAN 4500, Spring 2016). Students could choose to write seminar papers (individually) or Wikipedia pages (in groups) about indigenous literatures and cultures. Projects include: deities from Mesoamerica and the Andes; musical traditions of the Suyá people of Brasil; spiritual practices of the Achuar people of Ecuador; Nahua writer Hernando de Alvarado Tezozómoc; León Portilla's Visión de los vencidos; modern retellings of Guaman Poma.
"Mining the Languages of Empire in the Early Americas." The Appendix 2.1 (2014): 14-21. This quarterly journal encourages interdisciplinary approaches to experimental and narrative histories, especially image-rich, interactive articles that are designed for digital platforms.


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Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in children
Influenza (true 'flu) is an infection of the airways caused by the Influenza group of viruses. Influenza occurs most commonly during winter months and can result in symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, headache, muscle aches and fatigue. These are usually self limiting but may persist for one to two weeks. The most common complications of influenza are secondary bacterial infections including otitis media (ear infections) and pneumonia. Influenza infection is also highly contagious and is spread from person-to-person by droplets produced when an infected individual coughs or sneezes.
This update reviews the randomised controlled trial evidence of a class of drugs called the neuraminidase inhibitors in treating and preventing influenza in children. Neuraminidase inhibitors work against influenza by preventing viruses from being released from infected cells and subsequently infecting further cells. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), an oral medication, and zanamivir (Relenza), an inhaled medication, are currently licensed, whilst laninamivir is undergoing Phase III clinical trials. Neuraminidase inhibitors are usually prescribed to patients presenting with flu-like symptoms during epidemic periods to reduce symptoms or prevent spread of the virus.
We included six treatment trials involving 1906 children with clinically suspected influenza and 450 children with influenza diagnosed on rapid influenza testing. Of these 2356 children, 1255 had proven influenza infection confirmed on laboratory testing. We also included three trials of neuraminidase inhibitors for the prevention of influenza, which involved 863 children who had been exposed to influenza.
This review found that treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors was only associated with modest clinical benefit in children with proven influenza. Treatment with oseltamivir or zanamivir shortened the duration of illness in healthy children by about one day. One trial demonstrated that the new neuraminidase inhibitor drug laninamivir reduces duration of illness by almost three days in children with oseltamivir-resistant influenza. The effect of neuraminidase inhibitors in preventing transmission of influenza was also modest; 13 children would need to be treated to prevent one additional case. Neuraminidase inhibitors are generally well tolerated but there will be one extra case of vomiting for every 17 children treated with oseltamivir. Other side effects such as diarrhoea and nausea were no more common in children treated with neuraminidase inhibitors compared to placebo. There is currently no high-quality evidence to support targeted treatment of 'at risk' children (with underlying chronic medical conditions) with neuraminidase inhibitors.
Oseltamivir and zanamivir appear to have modest benefit in reducing duration of illness in children with influenza. However, our analysis was limited by small sample sizes and an inability to pool data from different studies. In addition, the inclusion of data from published trials only may have resulted in significant publication bias. Based on published trial data, oseltamivir reduces the incidence of acute otitis media in children aged one to five years but is associated with a significantly increased risk of vomiting. One study demonstrated that laninamivir octanoate was more effective than oseltamivir in shortening duration of illness in children with oseltamivir-resistant influenza A/H1N1. The benefit of oseltamivir and zanamivir in preventing the transmission of influenza in households is modest and based on weak evidence. However, the clinical efficacy of neuraminidase inhibitors in 'at risk' children is still uncertain. Larger high-quality trials are needed with sufficient power to determine the efficacy of neuraminidase inhibitors in preventing serious complications of influenza (such as pneumonia or hospital admission), particularly in 'at risk' groups.
During epidemics, influenza attack rates in children may exceed 40%. Options for prevention and treatment currently include the neuraminidase inhibitors zanamivir and oseltamivir. Laninamivir octanoate, the prodrug of laninamivir, is currently being developed.
To assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of neuraminidase inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of influenza in children.
For this update we searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2011, Issue 1) which includes the Acute Respiratory Infections Group's Specialised Register, MEDLINE (1966 to January week 2, 2011) and EMBASE (January 2010 to January 2011).
Double-blind, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing neuraminidase inhibitors with placebo or other antiviral drugs in children aged up to and including 12 years. We also included safety and tolerability data from other types of studies.
Four review authors selected studies, assessed study quality and extracted data for the current and previous versions of this review. We analysed data separately for oseltamivir versus placebo, zanamivir versus placebo and laninamivir octanoate versus oseltamivir.
Six treatment trials involving 1906 children with clinical influenza and 450 children with influenza diagnosed on rapid near-patient influenza testing were included. Of these 2356 children, 1255 had laboratory-confirmed influenza. Three prophylaxis trials involving 863 children exposed to influenza were also included. In children with laboratory-confirmed influenza oseltamivir reduced median duration of illness by 36 hours (26%, P < 0.001). One trial of oseltamivir in children with asthma who had laboratory-confirmed influenza showed only a small reduction in illness duration (10.4 hours, 8%), which was not statistically significant (P = 0.542). Laninamivir octanoate 20 mg reduced symptom duration by 2.8 days (60%, P < 0.001) in children with oseltamivir-resistant influenza A/H1N1. Zanamivir reduced median duration of illness by 1.3 days (24%, P < 0.001). Oseltamivir significantly reduced acute otitis media in children aged one to five years with laboratory-confirmed influenza (risk difference (RD) -0.14, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.24 to -0.04). Prophylaxis with either zanamivir or oseltamivir was associated with an 8% absolute reduction in developing influenza after the introduction of a case into a household (RD -0.08, 95% CI -0.12 to -0.05, P < 0.001). The adverse event profile of zanamivir was no worse than placebo but vomiting was more commonly associated with oseltamivir (number needed to harm = 17, 95% CI 10 to 34). The adverse event profiles of laninamivir octanoate and oseltamivir were similar.
Child health > Infectious disease > Respiratory infections: influenza
Child health > Lungs & airways > Respiratory infections: influenza
Infectious disease > Respiratory infections > Influenza
Lungs & airways > Respiratory infections > Influenza
Wang K, Shun-Shin M, Gill P, Perera R, Harnden A
Acute Respiratory Infections Group
Wang K, Shun-Shin M, Gill P, Perera R, Harnden A. Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in children (published trials only). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD002744. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002744.pub4


Well, tollywood is ringing new tunes this week. Starting from A Aa to young aspirant movies, there've been 3 audio releases this week and adding to the list seems Naga Chaitanya starrer Sahasame Swaasaga Saagipo. The movie's audio is being waited upon by the audience given that A.R.Rahman is composing it attributed to the fact that all his bilingual music ventures have been blockbusters.
This Gowtham Menon directorial has been shooting at a brisk pace and the movie teasers have generated some buzz with some action episodes. One of the teasers have been released with on shoot sounds for the first time and to tell you more, it was a bold move which paid off. A.R.Rahman has been busy is the word we hear from our sources and to confirm the same, Kona Venkat tweeted that the unit is waiting for the ace music director to turn up for the audio release.
So the longing is supposed to end when Rahman is back and the million dollar question would be "When would that be?". Well, we have limited information about the date and so we'd suffice you with "soon". Let's hope the wait is short. Keep watching this space for updates.


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More than 40 cars burglarized downtown in under 4 hours Saturday: New Orleans police
The NOPD said five suspects were in a white Infiniti SUV.
Updated: 6:07 PM CDT May 31, 2021
WDSU Digital Team
STOPPERS, 822-1111. IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS, A GROUP OF FIVE REGULARIZED MORE THAN 40 CARS IN DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS, ACCORDING TO THE NOPD. IT HAPPENED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. POLICE TODAY RELEASED IMESAG SHOWING THE PEOPLE AND OF A WHITE INFINITI SUV THEY USED DURING THE BURGLARS.IE NOPD IS ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CONTACT THE
More than 40 vehicles were burglarized in downtown New Orleans early Saturday in less than four hours, the New Orleans Police Department said. The department released surveillance images of five people -- all in hooded sweatshirts, masks and gloves -- who NOPD says are responsible for the burglaries. Police also released an image of a white Infiniti SUV the wanted people used during the burglaries. The burglaries happened in the 8th District, which includes the Central Business District, French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny, between 1:30 and 4 a.m. NOPD has asked anyone with information about the burglaries, the pictured people or SUV to contact 8th District detectives at 504-658-6080, or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.
More than 40 vehicles were burglarized in downtown New Orleans early Saturday in less than four hours, the New Orleans Police Department said.
The department released surveillance images of five people -- all in hooded sweatshirts, masks and gloves -- who NOPD says are responsible for the burglaries. Police also released an image of a white Infiniti SUV the wanted people used during the burglaries.
The burglaries happened in the 8th District, which includes the Central Business District, French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny, between 1:30 and 4 a.m.
NOPD has asked anyone with information about the burglaries, the pictured people or SUV to contact 8th District detectives at 504-658-6080, or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free 1-877-903-STOP.


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How to Deal with Judgment and Haters
Shaking off the judgment of haters is harder than mega-hit pop songs would have you believe. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 6 ways to, whatever they say, be the rubber to your haters' glue.
Admit it. You've sung along. So you know that when the players gonna play and the haters gonna hate, you're just supposed to shake, shake, shake it off.
But have you ever tried to do that? It's really, really hard. Whoever made up the old playground adage of "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," was clearly never a target of family gossip, judgy friends, or internet trolls.
Now, there's a big difference between constructive criticism and the judgment of haters. Constructive criticism, although negative, by definition contains ways to help you improve and grow. At its heart, constructive criticism aims to help you and is on your side. If you're so lucky as to receive constructive criticism, learn all you can from it.
But haters are another story. True hate is unconstructive. There's nothing in there for you. Instead, all the benefits go to the hater. Their intention is to hurt and provoke you, usually as a way to feel powerful or in control, or to put on a show to earn the admiration of others at your expense.
Some of us react to haters by getting mad, while others react by feeling hurt. Either way, it's rough. Even when you've been showered with love and support, one hater can feel like a bucket of ice water thrown squarely in your face.
This week, by request from listener Melody, who asked what to do when she finds herself invalidated, unsupported, or otherwise hated on, here are six tips to deal in the moment, move forward, and yes, to shake it off.
Tip #1: Consider the source.
First, is the hater known to you? Did someone anonymous swoop in, deposit some hate like a bird over a newly-washed car, and take off? If so, like in the case of internet comments or insults shouted from moving vehicles, pay it no mind. In general, if someone won't put their name or face behind their slander, it's best to let it dissipate like a fart in the wind.
On the other hand, if the criticism is from someone you know and respect, as Hillary Clinton—an expert at dealing with haters—says, take it seriously, but not personally. How to do that? Try…
Tip #2: Disarm them with respect.
Haters speak in a language of disrespect, so answering with respect and aplomb both confuses them and diffuses the situation. They might even apologize.
Respect also works because haters are trying to provoke. They want a reaction—to sit back and watch the show. So when they don't get what they're expecting, they have to recalibrate.
Sometimes they'll just keep on being belligerent, in which case there's no need to engage further—you can't get blood from a stone—but often they'll change tactics and engage with you, turning their insults into the aforementioned constructive criticism or even some love.
This also works if you're a business. One study examined the Facebook pages of 237 companies to determine how effectively they dealt with negative comments. Turns out experience made all the difference. Businesses newer to social media more often ignored negative posts. But the longer the companies had been active on Facebook, the more likely they were to react positively to customers' negative posts, either by apologizing, giving an explanation, or offering a reimbursement. Yet another study found that positive reactions to negative comments actually develop stronger customer trust than no response because a positive response signals honesty.
Tip #3: Ignore it, even if you really want to explain yourself.
But what if respect is a language your hater just doesn't speak? What if you've engaged politely, only to be met with more hate? Then you can ignore them.
In politics there's a saying: "If you're explaining, you're losing." Here's why: haters make you want to defend yourself, but when you do, you legitimize them. If you don't engage, they're left with their venom hanging in the air. If you do engage, suddenly it's a legitimate conversation. Worse, you're the responder, not the initiator, which means they're in control. In sum, if they're throwing bombs, don't catch them. You know what will happen if you do.
Okay, that's all great, but let's up the ante. What if you've been rejected by a whole group? What if a committee, review panel, or nine justices in Washington D.C. rule against you? How to recover from negative feedback from an entire group?
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