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Twisted (Deathwind Trilogy #1) will be released on December 15, 2013.
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Twisted (Deathwind Trilogy #1) is a spin off from The Destroyers Series
Sixteen-year-old Allie isn't like other girls. Instead of spending her summer break sitting around on the beach, she takes the epic vacation of a lifetime.
Tornado chasing.
And she's not disappointed. Just a few miles from the town of Evansburg, Nebraska, Allie meets her dream of seeing a tornado. In person. She can't wait to tell her friends back home. Never mind that her parents are going to kill her.
But her dream soon turns into a nightmare, and a strange event leaves her shocked. Confused. When she returns home to Wisconsin, something's…different. Allie now bears a curse so awful, it could destroy everyone and everything she's ever known.
With her best friend, Tommy, Allie must return to the plains to find a way to reverse it. She enters a world that she had never imagined, where she becomes a pawn in a fight to save the people of Evansburg from her fate…or to destroy them.
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My very first tornado touches the grass of the plains.
I stand next to the van, mouth dropping open, heart pounding. It's the moment I've been waiting for, saved money for, begged my uncle to book us for the Wild Weather Storm Chasing Tours for.
Uncle Cassius swears next to me, equally in awe. It barely cuts over the wind rushing towards the distant funnel. Waves of grass bow down to the twister, whipped down by the surrounding air flying in to feed it. The perfect white cone stands out against the coal sky, slim and graceful. A skirt of dust spins around its base, signaling its dance through a field a few miles away.
"Beautiful!" Kyle, our storm chaser guide, snaps a photo for his website. He steals a glance at me and smiles. He's all enthusiasm, joy that we've found our prey. "Don't worry. We're safe. It's heading to the east. It'll pass no closer than a couple of miles to our north."
I want his job someday.
"I'm not scared," I said, but my shaky voice betrays me. Who am I kidding? Kyle's an experienced chaser–twenty years–but this is a real tornado. In person. Live. I never realized it would be this intense, this breathtaking. A hollow feeling fills my stomach like I'm plunging down the first hill of a roller coaster.
The tornado curves, almost like it's leaning to the side for a better look at something. At us? It's a silly thought, one that makes me laugh. The thunderstorm spins slowly above it, low and menacing. Thunder claps. It's enough to remind me that the storm in front of me isn't just beautiful. It's a predator, entrancing like a cobra and ready to strike.
Good thing there's no houses or buildings in its way. Only farmland stretches from horizon to horizon.
"Allie. Forget your camera?" Uncle Cassius slaps me on the arm, smiling. It's a tense smile. So I'm not the only one with some nerves going.
Yes. Duh.
I pull it out of my pocket and fumble with the slim case, fingers hunting for the button. The camera zings to life. Behind it, the tornado looms a bit larger, gaining strength and racing across the ground. More dust kicks up around the perfect white of the twister.
"Now I can really prove to everyone at school how crazy I am." I give Uncle Cassius a nervous chuckle. The camera trembles in my hands as I catch the tornado in my view, click, and seal it in my memory forever.
I'm having the most insane summer vacation of my entire high school.
I lift the camera for another shot, backing up to squeeze the tornado into the viewport. I click another picture and lowered the camera again for another look.
My heart jumps.
The tornado looms larger, taller. Kyle holds his hand up to his face, squinting for a better view. Even Uncle Cassius goes quiet, stiffening and taking a step back towards the tour van.
All at once I understand.
The tornado has changed course.
Kyle turns. Real fear widens his features.
"Get in the van," he shouts.
The one big thing I can recall from those first ten seconds is the roar, like a distant train growing closer. The wind whips my hair back, trying to pull me back out of the van. It feels like the twister's right behind me already, coming down for the kill.
I slam the door on it. The funnel's much bigger behind the glass, so much that I can't see the top of it anymore.
Uncle Cassius snaps on his seat belt next to me. Kyle starts it up, punches the gas, and gets us back on the road to nowhere.
I toss my camera to the floor. My hands fumble with the seat belt. The van speeds up, slamming me into the seat. The specter of the tornado closes in, whipping across the field towards us. I've heard of tornadoes making sudden turns like this but I never realized it could happen this fast. It rips across the field, coming straight at us. My heart beats on a runaway course. My mind locks into overdrive. I feel like that news crew they always have on tornado shows, that one that survived by hiding under that overpass. Will Kyle make us get out and climb under one? They're actually bad places to hide. That news crew got off lucky. Kyle knows better. He's been chasing storms longer than I've been alive.
Only green and yellow spreads out ahead. No shelter for miles. Worse, no ditches. The radar on Kyle's laptop is covered in ugly red and orange blotches like Nebraska has sores.
A hole of panic opens up inside me and for the first time, I regret coming on this vacation.
"Can't you go faster?" Uncle Cassius leans forward in his seat, gaze hard, arms trembling.
Uncle Cassius never loses his cool.
Not even when I accidentally set his Persian rug on fire when I was seven and broke my arm at the age of nine.
Outside, the tornado grows so close that I could only see the bottom half of the funnel. The van bounces along every speed bump on the highway, every uneven spot. My stomach heaves. I'm going to be sick right here. It's my stupid fault we're in this mess.
"I don't understand." Kyle punches the gas harder, making the van jump. He turns his head like Linda Blair in the Exorcist, eyes widening. "The tornado should not be moving this way."
He's right. It shouldn't. But it is.
The funnel reaches the road behind us, twisting harder, kicking up earth higher and higher. We've gotten out in front of it. I breathe a sigh of relief. Kyle and Uncle Cassius do the same. It'll cross the road and forget all about us.
Kyle lets off the gas a little and the whine of the engine calms some. "We're safe now. That was highly unusual. I've never seen a tornado turn like that in my career." There's a hint of an apology in his voice.
"Well, that was a close one, wasn't it, Allie?" Uncle Cassius hugs me from the side.
"Yeah," I say, willing my heart to slow down. At least I can think straight now. Can I even do another two days of this?
Wow, what a dumb idea this was.
But I still can't resist another look at the storm. I turn as far as my seat belt allows.
My guts fall out of me all over again.
The tornado's still on the road, bigger than ever. It can't be.
The twister has turned again. It's coming right up behind us. Rolling dust eats the entire highway. There's tornado taking up the whole view of the back window. Dust rips to the sides. The bottom of its funnel spins with fury, big enough to swallow a house whole. Its roar screams against the outside of the van, shaking the seat, pushing the whole van to the side.
It's no longer beautiful.
"Ohmigod," I say, sucking in a breath. "Um…Kyle? Stomp on the gas. Just saying."
"I know!" he snaps. His knuckles turn white on the steering wheel. The van lurches again but he maintains control.
"Allie, get down!" Uncle Cassius puts his huge hand on my back and pushes me towards the floor.
The seat belt cuts into my throat.
What good is it going to do? If the tornado lifts the car–
I'm going to die.
I begged to go on this trip and now Uncle Cassius is going to die too.
The windows shatter with a deafening boom and the wind screams in my ears. AllieAllieAllieAllie…
I can't breathe.
We're floating.
Uncle Cassius shouts something. Kyle yells. If I'm screaming, I can't tell. The storm's sucking it right out of me. Windy hands seize my arms, my legs.
They pull.
My safety belt snaps, whipping against my leg. I cry out with the sting. The seat disappears under me.
I'm flying.
The tornado's ripping me right out of the van.
The world turns to a white and brown roar. The van's gone. I have no time to cry out to Uncle Cassius before the world snaps to black and silence takes the place of all.
About Holly Hook
Holly Hook is the author of the Destroyers Series, which consists of five young adult books about teens who are walking disasters...literally. She is also the author of the Rita Morse series, a young adult fantasy series still in progress, and After These Messages, a short ya comedy. Currently she is writing Twisted, a spin-off of the Destroyers Series due out in December. When not writing, she enjoys reading books for teens, especially ya fantasy and paranormal series with a unique twist.
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Tempest (Destroyers, Book One) By Holly Hook
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy, Sci Fi, Adventure
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Book 1 of the Destroyers Series
Sixteen-year-old Janelle never thought the gray spiral birthmark on her arm meant anything special. That is, until she meets Gary, a boy her age with a birthmark exactly like hers. Gary's attractive, brooding, and perfectly normal…except for the fact that he materialized out of a dangerous hurricane right in front of her. Janelle's certain of only one thing. Gary's mark—and hers, too—mean something, but he's reluctant to tell her what.
At last she squeezes the truth from Gary about their markings. And the truth is utterly terrifying: Janelle and Gary are more connected to the destructive power of nature than she ever dreamed possible. And learning the truth about herself is only the start of her nightmare.
Book 2 of the Destroyers Series, Inferno, is now available. See below.
*TEMPEST is a 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalist and has now sold over 6000 copies since its release in September 2010!
Inferno (Destroyers, Book Two) by Holly Hook
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Ever since becoming leader of the human hurricanes called Tempests, 16-year-old Janelle is overdue for a vacation. But the trip to Hawaii quickly presents its own problems when she meets Kenna, a local sophomore who makes the volcano start rumbling when she's nearby. So when Kenna gets kidnapped, Janelle has to find her before catastrophes can start. If she doesn't, it could mean the end of civilization as we know it, and the death of everyone she loves.
Outbreak (Destroyers, Book Three)
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Paul doesn't want to kill anyone. All he's wanted through his teenage years is to have his first Outbreak, where he'll leave his body to take the form of a tornado. In Mobley, Oklahoma, it's a normal part of growing up. But just as his wish is granted, he learns that his ability can be used for an evil purpose–and that those in charge are watching him.
Frostbite (Destroyers, Book Four)
AMAZON AMAZON UK
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Book Four of the Destroyers Series
Sophia's teenage years have been plagued with another presence that lives inside her–one that freezes everything around her when it gets angry. When a new storm goddess arrives in town, it's determined to get out of Sophia and join her…even it it means Sophia's destruction and the end of the world.
Ancient (Destroyers, Book Five)
Book Five of the Destroyers Series
This is the fifth and final book of the Destroyers Series.
Things are never easy when you're growing up. They're even worse when you're also a group of walking natural disasters.
With the insane goddess Andrina on the loose, Janelle and her friends have no choice but to seek out Huracan, the ancient Mayan god of storms, to combat her. But their solution could cause more problems on their adventure than they ever anticipated. Huracan is an old god who craved power and human sacrifice, and handing over power to him could return the world to those days…and mean their end.
Janelle, weary from her position as Tempest High Leader, may finally have a way out of the nightmare she and her boyfriend, Gary, have lived in since she discovered her true identity. But waking up an old, grumpy storm god and giving back her curse might not be better than anything she's ever known.
Since Kenna learned of her place as a volcano goddess, she has struggled to control her power…and anger. Tired of being helpless in the face of Andrina and falling into her traps, she must discover her own abilities or perish. Unfortunately, Andrina has her own new plans for Kenna.
Paul, riddled with guilt from being forced to turn his girlfriend, Leslie, into an Outbreaker like him, has promised that she will be human again, no matter what price Huracan demands from him. Anything is better than watching her turn into a tornado each time it storms, unable to stop herself from destroying everything around her.
Leslie fears that she will be forced to help Andrina bring Janelle to her side. Worse, she fears that she will lose Paul. She's willing to sacrifice her humanity forever to keep him safe, but if Paul doesn't listen, she could lose everything she loves.
Sophia has lived her entire life harboring a winter demon in her body, a dangerous spirit that can take her over and freeze others at any moment. Her new friends need the demon's help in order to track down the storm god, but there's no telling what she can do and when.
An adventure told from the point of view of five different teens, this is the conclusion to the Destroyers Series.
Rita Morse and the Sinister Shadow
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Fourteen year-old Rita Morse is the kind of girl that the teen-hating Shadow Regime doesn't like. She won't put up with crap that isn't fair. Ever. After she toilet-papers a video game store in retaliation for a ban on teens, the Regime, an army of immortals secretly trying to oppress teens all over the world, adds her to their list of threats. That's not good, because the Regime's enemies always disappear.
Now Rita's in the biggest trouble of her life. She's being stalked, threatened, and nearly kidnapped by shadow people. And the Regime isn't the only danger: they also control countless humans around the world, some of which are much closer to Rita than she thinks. There's nowhere to turn.
If Rita can't learn the Shadow Regime's reason for their war on teens—and her—she might not make it through her first week of high school.
Rita Morse and the Treacherous Traitor (Rita Morse, Book Two)
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Learning that she's a Guardian, meant to protect the world from evil and injustice, has only been the start of Rita Morse's problems. Now the teen-hating Shadow Regime has returned, with its sights now set on kidnapping and enslaving Rita's classmates. Rita's new powers might not be enough to protect them, and worse, there may be a traitor working in her midst.
After These Messages (A Parody)
Genre: Young Adult Humor, Fantasy, Parody
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What would happen if the world suddenly turned into a giant commercial break? Unfortunately, Jade is about to find out, thanks to her little brother's stupid wish.
Now, not only must she face stupid ads coming to life around her every minute of the day. She's also being stalked by the most terrifying one of all: the creepy, ever-smiling Burger Planet mascot!
If Jade is unable to face him, she risks losing everyone she cares about to thirty-second slots forever.
*This is a novella at about 23,000 words long. It's not too serious.*
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Book Blast - arbitrate
arbitrate:
It's one year later. And everything has changed.
Remember The Second Chance Institute (SCI). Earth's benevolent non-profit by day, Thera's totalitarian regime by night. They've stepped up their game on Earth and on Thera—infiltrating political parties, preying on the downtrodden, and planning offensive maneuvers. The SCI's abuse of their charter leads to Arbiter oversight and bitter consequences.
Remember Kira Donovan. Broken, burdened, and evading those who wish her harm, Kira enlists the Arbiters' help when forced to return to the clutches of the SCI and her angry, estranged love.
Remember Blake Sundry. Exiled, determined, and packing an agenda, Blake seeks assistance on Earth and Thera to use his newfound knowledge to bring down the SCI.
Remember Ethan Darcton. Overworked, emotional, and holding a grudge, Ethan hunts down his stolen property, but finds himself in awkward territory, stuck between the Arbiters and the SCI.
Full of action, competing agendas, romantic entanglements, humor, twists and turns, arbitrate is Megan Thomason's third installment in the award-winningdaynight series after daynight and clean slate complex (a daynight story).
Praise for arbitrate:
"There are a lot of books I finish and feel happy, this one I finished and my head is swirling, in a totally awesome way! Not only does it have a great story with characters that you like (and some you just hate as they are the enemy) but the book also gets you thinking, thinking about the implication of effects of different actions and courses in life. This story has action, fighting, plots and plans, romance, love triangles, family, betrayal - has it all." --Emily Barton, Emmy Mom One Day at a Time blog, 5 stars
"You have hit this one out of the park." --ARC Reviewer
"For the record, I LOVED Kira's choice!! And the whole thing just blew me away! Very, very well done!! Now when can I get my hands on generate?! Can't wait " --ARC Reviewer
"Read my ARC of Arbitrate and consider my mind blown! I started it the minute it was sent and couldn't put it down." --ARC Reviewer
Meet The Second Chance Institute (SCI): Earth's benevolent non-profit by day, Thera's totalitarian regime by night. Their motto: Because Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Life(TM). Reality: the SCI subjects Second Chancers to strict controls and politically motivated science experiments like Cleaving--forced lifetime union between two people who have sex. Punishment for disobeying SCI edicts? Immediate Exile or death.
Meet Kira Donovan. Fiercely loyal, overly optimistic, and ensnared by the promise of a full-ride college scholarship, Kira signs the SCI Recruit contract to escape memories of a tragedy that left her boyfriend and friends dead.
Meet Blake Sundry. Bitter about being raised in Exile and his mother's death, Blake's been trained to infiltrate and destroy the SCI. Current barrier to success? His Recruit partner--Miss Goody Two Shoes Kira Donovan.
Meet Ethan Darcton. Born with a defective heart and resulting inferiority complex, Ethan's forced to do his SCI elite family's bidding. Cleave-worthy Kira Donovan catches his eye, but the presiding powers give defect-free Blake Sundry first dibs.
Full of competing agendas, romantic entanglements, humor, twists and turns, daynight is an award-winning, bestselling novel and first in thedaynight series.
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Praise for daynight:
2012 Book of the Year Award Finalist-Young Adult Fiction, ForeWord Reviews
"Sure to win over YA readers looking for a dangerous, dystopian adventure story" —Kirkus Reviews
"Gripping young adult dystopian novel; compelling conflicts; high stakes; powerful narrative; surprises keep coming; strong writing; page-turner; engaging characters; Readers will be hungry for the sequels."—BlueInk Review (starred review)
"Thomason's description of Thera's totalitarianism will make fans of Brave New World shiver... SCI, her fantasy corporation, has disturbing parallels to actual companies and regimes that claim to do good while harming people... The author deftly appeals to both romance-loving teens as well as those intrigued by young adults fighting the establishment."—ForeWord Clarion Review, 4 stars
arbitrate Excerpt:
"I'm angry at all of them. Every SCI leader. In fact Joshua gave me a list of those who are Earth-side. It makes for a great to-do list." They all deserve to pay.
I'm done talking. It's time for some action.
One thousand one.
One thousand two.
One thousand three.
That's all it takes to even out my breathing and steady my hand.
I shift the crosshairs on my target ever so slightly—from his heart to his hand—and pull the trigger.
My father would be proud that all his training paid off. Oh, who am I kidding? He'd find something to criticize about my work here. Sad that even though he's gone I can hear him saying, "If you'd hit a little to the left you'd have taken out a higher concentration of nerves."
Author Megan Thomason
Bestselling, award-winning author Megan Thomason lives in paradise aka San Diego, CA with her husband and five children. A former software manager, Megan vastly prefers writing twisted tales to business, product, and marketing plans. When she isn't typing away on her laptop, she's reading books on her phone--over 600 in the last year--or attending to the needs of her family. Megan's fluent in sarcasm, could potentially benefit from a 12-step program for road rage, struggles with a Hot Tamales addiction, loves world travel & fast cars and hates paperwork & being an insomniac.
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Book Review - Diamond
Title: Diamond
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Series: Hetty Feather (book 4)
Publisher: Doubleday Childrens
Release Date: 26 September 2013
ASIN: B00COMWJL0
Diamond wasn't always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter - and a bitter disappointment.
Discovering she has an extraordinary gift for acrobatics, Diamond uses her talent to earn a few pennies, but brings shame on her family. Then a mysterious, cruel-eyed stranger spots her performing, and makes a deal with her father. Diamond is sold for five guineas, and is taken to become an acrobat at Tanglefield's Travelling Circus.
The crowds adore Diamond, but life behind the velvet curtains is far from glamorous. Her wicked master forces Diamond to attempt ever more daring and dangerous tricks, until she is terrified to step into the ring. But there are true friends to be found at the circus, too: the gentle Mister Marvel; the kindly Madame Adeline; and the glorious Emerald Star, Tanglefield's brand-new ringmaster, and Diamond's heroine.
When life at the circus becomes too dangerous to bear any longer, what will the future hold for Diamond? And will her beloved Emerald be a part of it?
I was a massive Wilson fan as a child and I occasionally like to go back to that world. I read the Hetty Feather series last year I think and found I quite liked it. As I've got older I tend to either really like Wilson's books or find them a bit annoying, but this series seemed to call to me and so when I found out there was going to be another one in the series I requested it from the library.
This time Hetty or Emerald as she is now known is more of a back stage player, instead we are introduced to Diamond. A poor little girl who is rather neglected by her family. The last child of the family and a bitter disappointment she is ignored by most of her family. her mother was desperate for another little boy and her father blames her for the families problems. So when a stranger offers her dad 5 guineas for her he accepts and so little Diamond is taken away to live at the Circus. She always enjoyed doing acrobatics but now she is forced to train day and night and learn new tricks and tumbles for the show. Circus life is not kind to a small little girl alone in the world.
In comes Hetty, the girls instantly become friends and Diamond starts to settle into life. Hetty's personality blows up across the page and makes reading more exciting, her presence just fills the story and you can't help but like her.
Wilson's books always have an 'issue' or two, child abuse, neglect, broken families, things like that and this was no exception but it wasn't too pushy and fit quite well into the story.
The ending isn't really an ending, it is clearly set for a sequel so I'm sure we can expect more from the two girls, now a team.
This book is perfect for fans of Wilson and fits right in with the collection, and for girls trying to get into reading would probably do well with these. They are easy to read and flow well.
Was quite nice to read an easy children's book for a change and embrace my inner child! :D
Book Review - Perfect Chemistry
Title: Perfect Chemistry
Author: Simone Elkeles
Series: Perfect Chemistry (book 1)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
Release Date: 1 April 2010
ASIN: B0067PEDLE
When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created "perfect" life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for—her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect.
Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more. In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart.
I got talking to a friend in the library this summer and I recommended she read 'Pushing the Limits' by Katie McGarry, she replied that I should read this book. I love a good book exchange so we made a deal and requested the books on our library cards. I have to confess I have since had this sitting on my table and didn't have time to read it with the Book Day reading list I had. But I went away for a few days last week and took this with me. I made a start with it there and then finished it yesterday evening when I was home.
From reading the blurb and the book's tag line: "Two different worlds. One true love." I could already tell pretty much how this book was gonna go down - the traditional story of forbidden lovers, Romeo & Juliet meets West Side Story etc etc.
But to give this book it's credit - it does bring unique elements into it. Brittany isn't the airhead, superficial girl you expect and she has a background and baggage to her that makes her more realistic. Alex is pretty much the typical bad boy, with the baggage and bad history, and tough guy attitude but I still kind of liked him and found myself routing for him a bit.
I actually read this quite quickly overall and did find that I wanted to know what would happen, there were a few moments that had me reading as fast as I could to see what would come next.
Every character is well described and presented, even the more minor ones felt like an essential part of the story and like they had a purpose which is hard to do but always good. It strengthens the story and the world it's created.
I was pleasantly surprised overall by this book and am glad I have read it, I will probably request the other books by Elkeles too, but it didn't absolutely blow me away. I don't think I would re-read it. But it is worth picking up, you won't regret it.
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Book Promo - Stolen Time
Stolen Time
Angela Rae Harris: Stories of Hope ~ Creating Dreams
The debut novella by Author Angela Harris
Tragedy has made Keaira wise beyond her twenty years. Forced to work for the General, a commanding man who blackmailed his way into her life, she was ordered to study self-defense and master knife throwing. In the hidden community of Shifters, falcons are considered weak, a fact which may ultimately save her life. To escape his cruelty, she will need to call
upon her quick-witted falcon side, but the General has other plans – ones which involve his only son, Carson.
When unexpected feelings form between Keaira and Carson, the General quickly moves his pieces into place, launching his quest to take over the world. If she wants to survive, Keaira must stay one step ahead in the General's deadly game and discover his weaknesses. Even if it means risking her life and the lives of those she cares about most.
With war on the horizon, sides are being drawn. Deadly secrets must be exposed. Time is running out for Keaira and all of mankind.
Carson stuffed his hands into his front pockets to keep from touching her.
"Then maybe a movie?" After he said it, he felt his lips slip into a half smile.
Keaira laughed, and her eyes brightened.
"My first night back isn't going to be spent in an uncomfortable chair, staring at a screen. Not being allowed to move or talk."
Carson chuckled. She was turning out to be unlike any girl he had met.
"Then let's hear your ideas."
Stepping closer, Keaira raised her eyebrows. Her tongue darted out to moisten lips that had turned serious. She had to tilt her chin up to look at him by the time she stopped in front of him.
"I say we go to my favorite sports pub and have dinner. I know for a fact that there is a baseball game on tonight."
She was so close Carson could smell mint on her breath. He closed his eyes for a minute and was greeted by his other half. His young mountain lion was calmly sitting in the darkness of his subconscious. Carson had inherited his family's Shifter genes. He could change into the large cat at will. His kitty let out an irritated huff and circled before lying down with his back to Carson. Apparently, the cat wasn't interested in Keaira. He didn't raise any alarms, so Carson took that as a "do what you want" kind of message.
Opening his eyes, Carson refrained from leaning into Keaira. He met her gaze and then scanned her face. She stole his breath away when she bit down on her lower lip. Freckles dotted her cheeks and her nose, making her look more innocent than she acted. A striped white mark was visible just under her left eye. It was so white it could have been an old scar. Four lines that looked like a bird track in the white sand that was her pale skin. He felt his fingers ball up into fists in his pockets. The urge to feel how soft her skin must be was overwhelming.
Angela is an author, a wife, mother of two, and a part-time assistant office manager. She loves nights when her husband cooks. Her two kids keep her hopping and help her tap into her well of creativity and imagination.
At thirteen, Angela read Harry Potter and was reacquainted with books. She reads everything from Steven King to Will Hobbs. She started writing after her youngest was born. The characters started to visit and wouldn't let her sleep until she wrote down their stories.
She'd love for people to get lost in her books.
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I have been fortunate to have many people support me throughout my life. My parents have always been there for me. My third grade teacher helped me adjust from the big city to a small town. Even now I have a wonderful support group.
There is one man that stands out, that was there for me during a tough time – high school. He makes a small cameo in Stolen Time. My history teacher, Mr. Jorgensen, was about more than just the classroom and test scores. He knew students by name and what sport they played or what their favorite subject was. The students fondly call him Jorg.
When I was in high school my father had to work three hours away to support his family and he was only home on weekends. I was on the dance team. After state competition, the dance team puts on a spring show. Before the dancing starts, the team dresses in their prom dresses and their father's walk them to the middle of the floor where academic awards and medals are announced. It was a big deal for me.
Spring Show was on a weekday however, and that meant that my dad couldn't be there to escort me. Jorg was the director of women's sports at the time and I went to him with my problem. Without hesitation he told me he would be my escort. We jokingly called him my substitute father.
Both my junior and my senior year Jorg escorted me to the middle of the basketball court. Both years I was acknowledged for placing in the regional drill down competition and my senior year for my grades. No one was smiling wider than Jorg, as if he was really my proud father. Nothing meant more to me that seeing his face.
These days, I haven't kept in touch with Jorg as much as I'd like. He is still at Carbon High School cheering on those students who mean so much to him. He is always in my thoughts and inspired me more than he knows! Here's to you Jorg. Thank you!
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About Provex City (Lorne Family Vault #1)
Fifteen-year-old Oliver Grain begins his school year fighting off bullies, learning about the boy who committed suicide in his room, and trying to understand why his history teacher, Mr. Gordon, has taken such a personal interest in him.
Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe you can make bullies simply disappear? Do you believe you can walk through walls?
Mr. Gordon tells Oliver: "When you truly believe anything is possible, you will be able to open doors where there were only walls." And one of those doors leads Oliver to Provex City, which puts him in far greater danger than he can possibly fathom.
About SUSY Asylum (Lorne Family Vault #2)
In SUSY Asylum, there is no release. There is no escape. No hope.
Oliver and Desiree are introduced to the writings of a mysterious blogger, Commodore Chaos, when they return to Provex City to indulge in what the sublime city has to offer. The blogger claims the Lornes are collecting people venturing between the higher planes of awareness and locking them away in a mythical asylum. But are these legitimate concerns for inter-plane travelers or just the ramblings of an anonymous conspiracy blogger?
Oliver looks to Provex City as his only connection to his father while Desiree looks to the city as an escape from the torment of losing her best friend—again. Provex City is a wonder of beautiful treasures, entrancing them to continue returning. But behind the beauty, wolves have continued hunting Oliver, a boy who is still unaware of his importance in the rebellion.
Oliver's belief is waning. Desiree will not always be by his side. Mr. Gordon will not always come to his aid. Oliver finds himself alone, forced to confront his biggest fears, fight his inner demons, and face the very cold reality that no one is coming to save him.
Welcome to SUSY Asylum.
About Michael Pierce:
I believe in a future where I will be able to write full-time, a picture I already hold vividly in my mind. It all starts with my debut young adult novel, Provex City. I love Harry Potter & The Marbury Lens, Tool & Elliott Smith, Dexter & Donnie Darko, bold coffee & amber ale. I also love dabbling with writing music and recording, with no illusions of ever making it a career. I am ecstatically married and the lucky father to a beautiful baby girl.
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SUSY Asylum Original Preface
There were still bloodstains on the concrete where he had taken his last steps and collapsed. Desiree was powerless to her memory of the gruesome final moments of Kafka Lorne's life—the end of Oliver's bogeyman. She was cold and alone on the observation deck of Lorne Tower. She could almost see the body. She could still feel her own body flying through the air, crashing into the railing—the only thing between her and a thousand-foot drop onto the unsuspecting citizens of Provex City. This was one place she never imagined she'd return.
There has to be another way.
She shivered, not from the cold, but from remembering that day, sure it would be her last. It had only been a month since she last stood on this roof. She'd been trying to return to her ordinary, everyday routine ever since. But her travels to and from Provex City had opened a door she couldn't reclose. Her realization that there were two separate worlds in shrouded coexistence brought on a barrage of questions that swirled around her conscious mind. And it was rumored there were more. TJ helped her find Provex City the first time, and then he disappeared. It was the second time he'd neglected to say goodbye.
Desiree pried her eyes from the nauseating stains and inched toward the railing. She gripped the top bar and peered over the edge. The city was so elegant and beautifully lit. She felt so tiny and insignificant. Down below—far below—was a city functioning in perfect harmony.
The wind was drowning out her thoughts. But the voice, the voice she'd heard every time she and Oliver had returned to Provex City, led her here. She never told Oliver and she felt guilty for it now. The first time Oliver had come to Provex City, leaving her behind, she'd been devastated. Desiree didn't know if Oliver would feel the same about her coming here.
The voice was even louder than the wind screaming against her eardrums. Desiree climbed over the railing and shakily stood on the edge of the building, clutching tightly to the top bar. She couldn't bear to look down. Her muscles were fully flexed like she was holding up her entire bodyweight and more.
Desiree stared back at the bloodstain, balancing just inches from where Oliver had nearly lost his life. She was on the outside looking in. Oliver still dangled in midair from Kafka's vicious grip. It was only a memory, but she could almost see the violence unfolding before her all over again. She couldn't get the haunting images out of her mind as the scene replayed sadistically over and over. It was a mistake to come here. She believed it. She knew it. But the voice said—
—to jump.
TJ had made his choice and she'd made hers.
Desiree closed her eyes and let go of the railing. She felt her tense body slide back and take flight.
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Via Egnatia is an ancient road, built around 146 BC, during the Roman Empire, to facilitate the communication between Rome and Constantinople (present Istanbul), between East and West. The corridor connects the Adriatic coast with the Black and the Aegean Sea, passing through Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Greece and Turkey.
Via Egnatia is mainly related to cultural influences, reflecting the exchange of faith and knowledge. It plays strategic role since ancient times till nowadays as s specific conductor of cultural influence and information from West to East and from East to West.
Since the 2nd century the cultural corridor has been named by the Roman proconsul Gnaios Egnatios. Widened several times, Via Egnatia remained one of the most important roads in the Byzantine empire, connecting Durrеs to Lychnidos (Ohrid), Thessalonica (Thessaloniki), Adrianople (Edirne) and reaching Constantinople (Istanbul). From the ancient town on the Bosporus, along the spiritual and cultural axis began the spreading of Orthodox Christianity in South East Europe, and later on – of monkshood. This is the eternal road of the Orthodox Christianity, alive until present days, strewed with monasteries and churches. Via Egnatia is an important branch of the pilgrims' road from the British Isles and France to Rome - Via Francigena, leading, according to Prof. Renato Stopani, the European pilgrims to Jerusalem. Interesting is the fact that the axis of the Route of the Castilian Language and its Expansion in the Mediterranean - the Sephardic Routes, to a great extent repeats the Via Egnatia route. This emphasizes again the importance of Via Egnatia as one of the most significant religious axes in Europe.
Along the cultural corridor, crossing South East Europe in west-east direction, one could notice outstanding cultural centres. Starting from the Adriatic coast and the historical town of Durres, passing by the monasteries of southern Albania, through the big monastery agglomeration around the Ohrid lake (FYR of Macedonia), the ancient Christian and Byzantine temples of Thessaloniki and monasteries on the Holy Mount Athos, Mount Papikion – one of the most important monastery centres in Byzantine, the corridor reached Constantinople (Istanbul) – the source of spreading of the Orthodox religion in South East Europe. Via Egnatia is a collective cultural corridor, crossed by the axis of the East trans-Balkan road (in Komotini – close to Mount Papikion) – a corridor uniting the great monastery and literary centres of South East Europe in north-south direction, and also by the cultural corridor Sofia-Ohrid, connecting the monastery agglomerations of Metohia and the ones around Sofia.


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VISTA, CA, November 22, 2021 -- San Diego is welcoming back the Vista Altitude Trampoline Park as it reopens this week to the public. The premier trampoline facility is located at 1928 Hacienda Drive and features thousands of square feet of trampolines, zip lines, rock climbing, dodgeball, trampoline basketball, and other challenges- all in a clean and safe environment.
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INTERVIEW: Homebound (02/09/2018)
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Homebound's subtle rise has been both quiet and emphatic. The band's 2017 EP, 'The Mould You Built Yourself Around', combined ferociously energetic pop-punk with an added air of heavy intensity that made it one of the most accomplished releases in its area of that year.
A little over a year later, follow-up EP 'More To Me Than Misery' takes everything that was successful on its predecessor and adds a delicious bit of spite whilst adding on a heavier and bolder tone than we've heard from the boys before.
As the group headed out on their first ever headline tour across the UK, we sat down with frontman Charlie Boughton ahead of their show in Glasgow to pick his brains about support culture, influential bands, and inter-band friendships.
DP!: Hello! So, Homebound are out on their first ever headline tour. How have you found it so far?
CB: Really good. Actually, eye opening in some senses and quite surprising. There are certain shows that even before we announced the tour we thought "How many people are going to turn up for that one?", or even as we saw some of the tickets start to sell thinking "Oh god, is that one going to reach a certain number?". But, the closer and closer it got to the tour, and especially since the new EP's been out, the numbers sort of went up, and up, and up. Even on the days of the shows there's been a load more walk-ups, and it's made for really good shows.
We were dead nervous about doing a headline tour as it's our first ever UK headliner. Last year we did a lot of support slots, as recently as May when we supported Broadside here in the Attic. We're doing a lot of similar venues to the ones we've been support acts in, and it's been really surprising in a good way.
DP!: How's it comparing to previous tours where you were a support band?
CB: It's completely different. I suppose equally in both support and headline shows you have no expectations. I think there's this idea that, because it's a headline tour, you think everyone is going to be here for us and that it's going to be a really good show. But then there's another part of you that has that self-doubt that it isn't necessarily true. It's a different experience.
As a support band, which we were a lot last year, we were just happy to be there and to be playing big rooms and not a lot of people knew us at the time either, whereas with the headline tour we've got a little bit more expectations since people are here for us. With the headline tour, we've had a bit more freedom as it's our tour, so we've been able to choose the band we've been able to go out with, have a longer set list, and be a bit more creative with that in terms of production and stuff like that.
DP!: With a lot of experience as a support band previously, do you view support culture as a big part of the scene?
CB: I think it's important that we have support bands still. I know a lot of people just view them as being there in the background and just waiting for the main headliner. I mean, you can't force anyone to sit and watch a support band. At the end of the day, they've paid their money and in their rights to do whatever they wish really. For me, I've discovered a lot of bands when I was younger going to shows and seeing bands and thinking "This band opening the tour are really good."
I remember years and years ago I went to see Parkway Drive, and at the time they had The Ghost Inside supporting them. At the time I was very much into that type of music, but I had never given The Ghosy Inside a listen, but seeing them live – they blew me away. Since then, they've always been one of my favourite bands. In terms of what support bands can do, you have to go out there with a no-half-measures energy, because people will sense right away if you're not quite committed to it. I always went in with the idea that when we play shows, you have to actually put on a show and make people think "Oh, wow, this band deserves to be playing this stage." That's the only bit of advice I'd give, just fully commit to what you're doing and enjoy it.
DP!: Your new EP 'More To Me Than Misery' came out last month. Do you find it easier to play shows when you have more songs after a releasing new material?
CB: The EP hasn't been out very long, so a lot of people are still obviously getting to know the songs. It's been obvious because we've been playing the new EP in full across our set list on the tour and the songs that have only just come out, there's less people who know those ones. But it's exciting and really cool to see even the singles that have been out, there a lot of people who do know them.
For example, last year when we put out our EP 'The Mould You Built Yourself Around'. Those songs everyone knows now, and everyone will get involved in those. I think the more you go out and the more you tour with an EP, you start to see a steady climb in terms of the amount of people singing along and people coming to the shows and picking up records. All that sort of thing.
DP!: Speaking of the EP, where did the title 'More To Me Than Misery' stem from?
CB: Nothing particularly special. When I was writing it, there was no conscious decision to be like, "I want it to be like this." It's a lyric from one of the songs, 'Indelible', and the actual lyric in the song "Nothing more to me than misery", which, obviously, is quite a negative, sad, or poignant line. But I wanted to spin it, so that the title was 'More To Me Than Misery', because I wanted it to sort of highlight the fact that all the experiences I've been writing about and talking about in our songs have actually helped me prove myself. That there's more to me than misery, and it kind of rolls off the tongue. It felt right.
It was one of those ones when we were discussing potential titles that everyone was kind of like "Yeah, that sounds solid." The title really just highlights all of the topics I've been talking about in our songs and sort of highlighted and talks about the issues you go through and the highs and lows, peaks and troughs of life and happiness. There's a huge theme on the EP about finding what makes you happy and sometimes realising that actually what you thought made you happy doesn't, or the things that make you happy are also a deep rooted cause of anxiety and your problems. For me, it was quite a cathartic experience to figure all of this out as I wrote the songs. It's probably the most personal songs I've written about. It felt good to finally release it.
DP!: Does that explain the darker presence on the EP? For example, you appear to have added an extra bit or grit to vocals across the record. What was the thinking behind that?
CB: That was a conscious decision. We've always felt like we steered in the darker lane in some aspects of this music. We obviously have had poppier songs in the past, but we've always felt like the direction of the band was always going to take us down a slightly darker way and towards a sound that was more in line with what we listen to and what we grew up listening to.
This EP was kind of like a warmer into where we're going to go. In comparison to our last EP, there's a stark difference as 'More To Me Than Misery' is darker, my voice is grittier. There's just generally like a rawness to it that wasn't so obvious on the last record. The last one was a lot more polished whereas with this we took different influences. Bands like The Used and Underoath were like big influences and inspirations I suppose. They were both bands that we grew up listening to and we thought actually, if we want to write something like this then let's just do it. We took on a mindset this time around where we were like "If this was going to be the last thing we ever release, what would we want to do and what music would we want to write?". Even if there's bits where we thought when writing, "Is that too out there?" or "Is that too different?", we just thought "Whatever, screw it, let's just do that." I think throughout the EP, and as the singles came out, a lot of people were surprised by some of the sounds of the EP.
DP!: You say that The Used and Underoath inspired your new EP. Was this a direct influence, or was it more personal?
CB: No, I don't think so. I mean, maybe some people do write like that. They think "Alright, I want this to sound like this kind of band", but it was never like that. We've always been steering towards a darker way, so for us it just felt like a natural progression from what we were doing already. That being said, I guess it might sound a bit different from our old stuff, but for us, it felt like the right way the songs were going. But, no, there wasn't a conscious decisions I suppose in the sense of "Let's emulate this band."
We know what vibes and areas we like more in terms of our own listening, and we want to do everything on our basis. We want it to sound like the way we wanted to sound as opposed to the expectations other people may have set for us. It just went there as well as we started writing the record. We kind of just delved into these areas more and more. There were songs that we wrote for it at the start of the process that, by the time we finished writing, there was no chance those songs could fit on the record because it's just so different from where we are now. It was definitely a journey in that sense, and we're happy with where it ended up and the songs we did pick in the end. We had to be bold with the choices, and that's kind of why we picked the songs we picked.
DP!: Apart from your own release, what other bands' releases within the scene have you been checking out this year?
CB: To be honest, we don't actually listen to that much music within the scene anymore. I suppose when you're surrounded by it so much you just want to listen to something different. Most of us listen to hip-hop or anything like completely different pop music, even stuff like Post Malone's album, new Drake – although I'm not so keen on his new record. In that sense, I guess it also gives us time to rest our ears as well, because if you're listening to the same music all the time it's quite draining.
I really like the new Bring Me The Horizon song. I just love that band, to be honest. For me, that kind of sound they've gone for is the end game. That should be the end game for most bands. Their progression over the years is just unrivalled, because they've done it so well. I've also been listening to a lot of Chase Atlantic, and I really like them. I guess they kind of delve into the hip-hop areas of things. I'm also quite excited for the new Boston Manor record. I've always been a big fan of those guys, and we've toured with them before. They're the nicest dudes as well. I'm excited for them and seeing what happens with that album too.
DP!: Following on from your friendship with Boston Manor, how have you guys found the community-style friendship between bands within the scene and how did it impact your journey through it?
CB: It's interesting, because a lot of the bands we first spoke to when we started are still very much there and in the scene and doing well. I think it might have been our very second show ever and we were with Trash Boat, and we literally both played together in Sheffield to, no joke, like ten people. I think a couple months later we went on a long weekend run again in similar kind of venues too. We've been friends with them for all of this time, and we even went on tour with them last year. It was crazy really. We were talking throughout the tour about how crazy it is from where we both were to where we both are now and in a different places.
I suppose it helps if you have got friends in the scene, because you start off like that. I don't think it happens as much anymore, but when we started, it was a real big thing to get out on the road, get playing shows, and make friends along the way and enjoy it. We had that approach and, the more you do it, you find that different people know different people from different places. Like once, I met one of the guys from Can't Swim and he knew our manager, but I'd never met him. It's crazy how close knit everything is. I think there's a strong sense of community within the scene, but it can get twisted and manipulated. I think some people have the wrong mindset when they go into a band. I think you just have to enjoy it and be yourself and you'll make the right friends in the right places your own way. I know there are fake people. There's always going to be fake people. You've just got to go out and enjoy it, and it's what you make of it.
DP!: Finally, what does the rest of the year look like for Homebound?
CB: It's really going to be focusing on this EP and getting the most out of things on it as we can. We don't really know what the next few months are going to entail, but we're just excited to have this record out and see where it will take us. Hopefully there'll be more touring, new places, new crowds, that kind of thing.
I think what was important for us when we wrote this EP is that we didn't want to put ourselves in a box where we necessarily had to associate or tour with certain bands. We wanted to kind of leave it in a place where we could tour with a really poppy band still, but we could also go on tour with an Underoath or someone like that. That was why we picked a band like Modern Error for this tour. We wanted to show that we are more than just this pop-punk label that everyone gets splashed with, and we don't want to be painted with the same brush. It was a case of us wanting to play with the bands that we wanted to play with, and Modern Error are a good mould for this tour and what we we're trying to set about doing. We wanted to be associated with playing with those kind of bands as well. Hopefully that will lead to more opportunities and meeting new types of fans who wouldn't have normally come across us otherwise.
The band's new EP, 'More To Me Than Misery', is out now through Pure Noise Records.
You can purchase it online from the band's official webstore (here), iTunes (here), Amazon (here), and Google Play (here).
You can keep up to date with the band online by following them on Facebook (here), Twitter (here), and Instagram (here).
Dylan Tuck
Writer for DEAD PRESS! | Literature undergrad with a love for all things punk | Often found sipping on coffee and attempting to write some words.
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ALBUM: Parkway Drive – Deep Blue
Release Date: June 28th, 2010 Label: Epitaph Website: www.parkwaydriverock.com MySpace: www.myspace.com/parkwaydrive Rating: A band that seem to have been around forever, Parkway Drive hit us with their third studio effort 'Deep Blue' a whole three Read More
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Having faced a more than difficult few months following their tragic traffic accident in November of last year, The Ghost Inside have released a video to accompany their track 'Between The Lines' to offer the Read More
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Aussie heavyweights Parkway Drive have announced they'll be returning to the UK this November for a headline tour run. All dates of the tour are listed below: Zach RedrupFounder & Editor for DEAD PRESS! | Atheist Read More
VIDEO: Boston Manor – Cu
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News Review December 2017
The Comics Studies Society has announced four prizes to be awarded in relation to comics scholarship from 2017. Nominations are due by the 2nd February. Link (English, WG)
Superheroes and Critical Animal Studies: The Heroic Beasts of Total Liberation, edited by J.L. Schatz and Sean Parson, has now been published through Rowman and Littlefield. Link (English, WG)
Graphic Novels as Philosophy, edited by Jeff McLaughlin, has now been published through the University Press of Mississippi. Link (English, WG)
Forging the Past: Seth and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone, has now been published in paperback by University Press of Mississippi. Link (English, WG)
There is a call for papers for the edited collection The Comics of R. Crumb: Underground in the Art Museum. A 250-500 word abstract is due by the 15th January. Link (English, WG)
The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, administered by the Library of Congress, is accepting applications for its graduate fellowship for the 2018-2019 academic year. The deadline for applications is 15th February. Link (English, WG)
A special issue on "Comics and Authorship" has been published through the Ghent-based journal Authorship. Link (23/12/2017, English, BC)
The shortlist for the Fauves awards of the Angoulême international comics festival has been published. Link (01/12/2017, French, BC)
The Prix Papier Nickelés, rewarding the best comics criticism of the year during the SoBD festival, has been awarded to the collective volume Case, strip, action! Link (10/12/2017, French, BC)
Former head of Tokyopop Germany, Joachim Kaps, has started a new manga publishing house, Altraverse. Link (08/12/2017, German, MdlI)
A symposium on "Japan Pop Goes Global?" is going to take place in Cologne on the 19th January. Link (German, MdlI)
"Abrafaxe" creator Lona Rietschel died on the 19th December aged 84. Link (19/12/2017, German, MdlI)
The Portuguese Association "Chilli com Carne" is organizing the contest "Toma lá 500 paus e faz uma antologia de BD" [Take 500 bucks and create a comics anthology]. The contest awards 500 Euros for the best comic story submitted. The deadline for submitting proposals is the 4th February, 2018. Link (Portuguese, RR)
S.M.A.S.H. at Artizan Street Library & Community Centre takes place on the 20th January, and hosts an array of talks on comics. Link (English, WG)
European Comic Art 10.2 has recently been published. Link (English, WG)
Correspondents: Benoît Crucifix (BC, Belgium and France), William Grady (WG, UK and United States), Martin de la Iglesia (MdlI, Germany) and Renata Rafaella (RR, Portugal).
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VICH, Daniele Vital; GARCIA, Marcelo Loureiro; VARESCHE, Maria Bernadete Amâncio. Methanogenic potential and microbial community of anaerobic batch reactors at different methylamine/sulfate ratios. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, São Paulo, v. 28, n. Ja/Mar. 2011, p. 1-8, 2011. DOI: 10.1590/s0104-66322011000100001.
Vich DV, Garcia ML, Varesche MBA. Methanogenic potential and microbial community of anaerobic batch reactors at different methylamine/sulfate ratios. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2011 ; 28( Ja/Mar. 2011): 1-8.
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Q: What conditions a density function undefined on finite set, must obey to produce a distribution? Let's suppose we have $I_i=]a_{i-1},a_i[, i\in \{1,...,n\}$, with $a_0=-\infty$ and $a_n=+\infty$.
Let $f$ be continuous on its domain which is $\bigcup_{i \in \{1,...,n\}}I_i$. With $F(x)=\int^x_{a_0}f(u) du$.
If I want to be sure that $F$ is distribution function, what conditions on $f$ would I need to satisfy? Let's assume I'm using Riemann integrals, and the density is associated to a continuous r.v. .
For $F(a_{i}^+)=F(a_i)$ (right-continuity), $\lim_{x->a_i^+}\int^x_{a_0}f(x)dx=\int^{a_i}_{a_0}f(x)dx$. But in this case, for $\int^{a_i}_{a_0}f(x)dx$ to exist, $\lim_{x->a_i^-}\int^x_{a_0}f(x)dx$ must exist and be finite, right? So, I must have $F(a_{i}^+)=F(a_i^-)$. Will this imply that $f(a_i^+)=f(a_i^-)$?
For $F$ to be non-decreasing, $f$ for $x \in I_i$ must be non-negative, and this seems to be enough given the above comment.
For $F(-\infty)=0$ and $F(+\infty)=1$, I don't see what type of special behaviour $f$ would necessarily need to have.
Am I right?
I am looking for an answer using knowledge only from calculus and a 1st course in probability.
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Book Review: Walking the Divide – A Tale of a Journey Home
Walking the Divide – A Tale of a Journey Home, is a unique combination of reality and fiction. It is a fictionalized narration of the life of Syed Sardar Ahmed, specifically his childhood and young adulthood in undivided India and his experience of partition.
By Fatima Arif October 15, 2021
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This story is curated based on multiple in-depth interview sessions with Syed Ahmed. It is a story that anyone whose family migrated during the 1947 partition will be able to relate to, as there is a whole generation that carries that trauma. However, not many families had the foresight to document it for the coming generations.
Syed Sardar Ahmed was born in his maternal grandfather, Justice Khwaja Mehmood Hosain's house in Delhi. His's paternal family was settled in Kharkhoda in East Punjab's district Rohtak. Syed Sharif Ahmad, his father continued his family's legacy of managing his lands and farming.
The narrative starts with the announcement of Syed Sardar Ahmed's birth, the eldest of four brothers, and continues to paint a clear image of his family's lifestyle, childhood, time at Aligarh Muslim University and the moment of truth that required him and his family to leave behind all they knew and leave for the new found country, Pakistan.
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At the time of partition, once the family made the decision to migrate, it was his mother Riffat Bano's last minute decision that ended up resulting in his survival. The rest of the family (entire immediate family and a large section of his extended family) were martyred during the violence. After crossing over to Pakistan and not knowing the fate of his family, he went back to find them soon after.
His story is of courage to put it mildly. At the young age of 21 he suffered a trauma that no one can even image and yet at no point his personality takes on a bitterness that would be a natural reaction for many. Every obstacle life threw his way, Syed Ahmed braced it head on, dusted himself up and continued his life without giving up on optimism. This enabled him to not just survive in the new country but thrive and built his own family. For me this was the crux of this biographical - historical fiction narrative.
The writing style is fast paced and the storyline is interlaced with narrations from the interviews, making reading Walking the Divide a very visual experience as well.
As mentioned earlier, this book is a curation and not authored. This was a choice Halima Khan made herself. As she writes in the opening note of the book, "For years, I have dreamt of narrating historical events in the way I thought they should be told: complex, human-centric stories with unique plots that 'impact' us even today. It is, in fact, emotions that train us in the art of being human.
"The study of emotions during the Partition 1947 is a fascinating topic, and we approach this significant historical event from different angles. This book testifies the importance of emotions in a factual narrative, nurturing empathy and enhancing our social and emotional selves."
Halima Khan, has a Masters in Communication Studies and English Literature and has always been naturally drawn to the intrigue that the subject of history offers. She is recognized for advocating digital disruption, her contributions to a paradigm shift in communication strategy in diverse global markets with increased levels of engagement, connectivity, activism and, above all, a higher valuation on transparency. In her free time she has written for multiple leading publications and is working on translating an anthology of an early 19th century manuscript about altruism and Sufism. Khan is also interested in deep diving into children's publishing as well.
Topics: Culture, Pakistan, Authors, Female Authors, History, Book Review, Authors On Twitter, Fiction, Non-fiction, Historical Fiction
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