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The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren
Synopsis (via Goodreads): Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at sixteen, and—more than anyone would suspect—has helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to launch, the Tripps are on the verge of superstardom. There's only one problem: America's favorite couple can't stand each other.
James McCann, MIT graduate and engineering genius, was originally hired as a structural engineer, but the job isn't all he thought it'd be. The last straw? Both he and Carey must go on book tour with the Tripps and keep the wheels from falling off the proverbial bus.
Unfortunately, neither of them is in any position to quit. Carey needs health insurance, and James has been promised the role of a lifetime if he can just keep the couple on track for a few more weeks. While road-tripping with the Tripps up the West Coast, Carey and James vow to work together to keep their bosses' secrets hidden, and their own jobs secure. But if they stop playing along—and start playing for keeps—they may have the chance to build something beautiful together…
From the "hilariously zany and heartfelt" (Booklist) Christina Lauren comes a romantic comedy that proves if it's broke, you might as well fix it.
From the New York Times bestselling author behind the "joyful, warm, touching" (Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author) The Unhoneymooners comes a delightfully charming love story about what happens when two assistants tasked with keeping a rocky relationship from explosion start to feel sparks of their own.
"I am very clearly the Pigpen to his Schroeder."
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are my own. Any quotes I use are from an unpublished copy and may not reflect the finished product.
First of all, I want to point out that the synopsis says Carey Douglass, but the story I read had a Carey Duncan. I'm not sure if it's a typo, or if the authors decided to change the main character's last name after the review copies were sent out.
The Honey-Don't List was enjoyable, but not my favorite book by this duo. I dislike it when the main conflict arises due to a lack of communication or secrets, and that's basically all this book is. Melly and Rusty don't communicate, Rusty is keeping secrets from Melly, Melly and Carey don't communicate, Melly and Rusty are keeping secrets about their business and Cary's involvement, and James doesn't communicate something that eventually turns into a secret. From the moment he said, "I'll tell her later," I knew it would be what came between their relationship. Nobody likes to be kept in the dark, especially when there's no reason for it.
I thought Carey's relationship with the Tripps was really unhealthy. I hate that she stayed with them for so long and let them get away with stealing her ideas and claiming them as their own. It's not really a spoiler, since you learn about it pretty early on (and it's alluded to in the synopsis), but it was a big issue for me in this book. Why didn't Rusty say something, if he felt so bad about it? How was their relationship able to continue the way it did for so long? How had no one ever bothered to tell Carey that she was in a parasitic relationship (before James)? It just wasn't believable that Carey spent 10 years of her life with these people, and they never fully appreciated her or acknowledged how she contributed to their success.
I hated both Melly and Rusty, so following them around the entire time was not a fun experience. Additionally, there's very little time spent between James and Carey, so it was hard to feel invested in their relationship. It was adorable watching them go from teasing co-workers, to hesitant friends, and then eventually lovers, but there wasn't really anything solid between them. At the beginning James mentions his sister and nephews, and I wish we'd delved more into their respective backgrounds. I thought their individual lives were interesting, and think more shared information would have helped them build a stronger connection. The L word was said way too soon, in my opinion. They've known each other for months, and most of that time was wrapped up in other people's craziness.
"Right now I'm looking at Carey's face, thinking it's like a song I've heard a few times now, and every time I hear it again I like it more."
I like home makeover shows, so I thought that aspect of this book would appeal to me more, but it's not really a focal point. It's always there in the background, but we mostly see the Tripps on tour promoting themselves and fighting. Always fighting. I think seeing some of the behind-the-scenes interactions would have been an awesome addition to the story. Their respective interviews with police officers started off well, but I felt like their questions led you to believe something bigger would happen at the end. After everything was said and done, those snippets felt unnecessary.
The ending really bummed me out. Carey still doesn't know who she is, or what she wants to do. James is back where he started, so it feels like everything he went through was for nothing. Carey's relationship with the Tripps is still complicated and exhausting to experience, and I was left feeling exasperated instead of elated. It wrapped up nicely, sure, but it didn't have any of the resolutions I was hoping for. (★★★⋆☆)
By Lindsi at Do You Dog-Ear? on March 31, 2020 16 comments:
Labels: ARC, Christina Lauren, NetGalley, The Honey-Don't List
The Sunday (on Monday) Post [42]
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly at the Caffeinated Reviewer! It's an opportunity to share news, post a recap for the previous week, showcase books, and highlight what's planned for the week ahead.
Everyone keeps talking about finding their new normal, but I'm struggling to find mine. Jacob is home now, so that helps, but trying to essentially homeschool our son while also taking care of the day-to-day tasks, is difficult. We can't go to Story Time at the library, playgrounds are a big no, and walking is quickly losing its appeal. As far as physical exercise goes, we bought them a trampoline last weekend, and they seem to enjoy jumping for the most part. Jacob and I have used it to, and it was quite the reminder that I'm not as young as I used to be! I can still do a front flip though, so there's that. ;)
I'm not sure how some parents are going to handle having to homeschool on top of everything else. I'm a teacher (when I'm not a stay-at-home mom), so this isn't completely new to me, but other parents are going to struggle with what's required of them. What if they're unable to print the papers the students are supposed to working on? They have to cut and paste, fill in blanks, etc., so it can't all be done online. Additionally, some students don't have access to computers or internet, so how are they going to even see the materials? Are we supposed to save these papers and turn them in? Turn them in when? When my son is supposed to start first grade next year? Is he going to start first grade? There are so many unanswered questions right now, and it's hard not to feel super stressed about it.
My son's school introduced three phases of learning over the last week. One was an emergency packet just to keep kids going while they were unsure if schools would reopen. Now we've entered phase two, which is two weeks of materials that need to be completed (and possibly stored somewhere) before "Spring Break". There will be no new materials that week, but phase three starts the following Monday, which includes classroom and video instructions from his teacher. How am I supposed to help and monitor his "school" day, if I'm also supposed to keep the girls away from the computer? The rules state that only the person the video is for should be seen, and that nothing inappropriate should be seen in the background. Do naked three-year-old twins count as inappropriate? Because the hotter it gets, the less inclined they are to wear clothes, plus we're potty training.
We tried to do online instructions with my son's piano teacher, but that was a huge flop. Mostly because of the reasons mentioned above, but there were just so many interruptions in a 30 minute time period. The guy came to read our meter, so I had to let him in the backyard. Then the dogs started barking, because they heard him outside. The girls woke up from their naps earlier than planned, and then they wanted to know what their brother was doing and "help".
In other news, we've ripped up all the new linoleum in the kitchen, dining, and utility rooms. If you've been following along with our recent move, you'll know that the floors were unfinished when we moved in. The "handy man" rushed through the process of installing new linoleum (that was weirdly soft and squishy for a kitchen -- vinyl, I think), and the flooring didn't go all the way to the walls in some places. It looked like crap, and I was always stressed about not being able to get all of the dirt that was collecting in those cracks. He also didn't glue all of it down, just the areas where it connected, so there were big bubbles everywhere.
I took pictures of all of this, and the lady we're renting from said she would look into it and potential solutions, but I never heard back from her. After awhile, I noticed that water was collecting between the old linoleum and the new (that's right, he didn't even remove the old first (or clean it for that matter) before installing the new). I was worried about mold and mildew, so I asked if I could life a corner to see what looked like underneath.
Yep. Moisture was trapped underneath the top layer, and this is two months after its installation. You can also see the jagged edges the "handy man" made with a freaking box cutter. After seeing these pictures, she said she would talk with him and brainstorm ideas. I told her Jacob was going to be home for the next two weeks, and that we wouldn't mind tearing it up and just using what was there (that was professionally installed and didn't need to be replaced to begin with). She said that would be fine, so Jacob tore it out, and I scrubbed until my arms ached to make sure the floor was clean after seeing the mold and mildew.
The landlord told me repeatedly that what was underneath was damaged and no longer pretty, because someone used the wrong product when cleaning it (something like that), and that their "handy man" wasn't concerned about messing up the flooring when he was painting (also poorly done, but beside the point). He also assured her the old linoleum was irreparable, when he's actually just lazy.
THIS was underneath the new stuff. Sticky stains and paint splatters, and a ridiculous amount of dirt buildup. I mean, c'mon dude. How hard would it have been to sweep and mop the floor before installing new linoleum? This is also likely the reason we've had an ant issue in the dining room. To say I was frustrated would be an understatement. I sent the landlord all of this to show her what we were now working with, and again she said the darker areas were ruined beyond repair. Oh, yeah?
It wasn't ruined or damaged. It just needed some elbow grease (several hours of intense scrubbing), and someone that actually cared about having a clean floor. This linoleum is actually really nice, and I like the subtle checkered pattern (hard to see in this picture). The floor legit sparkled when I was finished with it. Edward Cullen would look pale in comparison. ;)
If you look closely, you can see the scrubbed clean area on top, and the dirty untouched section on the bottom. Ignore the baseboards, because they're a problem for another day. Apparently, he sawed off the bottoms around the door so he could just shove the new linoleum underneath. I have no words for half of the "improvements" that were made prior to our arrival. However, it was a great way to kill time one day while we're still stuck at home. I only had to use a putty scraper where he connected the newer pieces together (some of the glue wasn't even dry, and he applied it months ago). It was a lot of work (for free), but I'm much happier with how the flooring looks like. It feels better under our feet, I know it's clean and not collecting dirt or water, and it's pretty to look at. It's also easier to clean, if you can believe it.
As far as reading and blogging go, I'm failing. I thought I would have more time with everyone home and socially distancing themselves from the world, but keeping everyone entertained (physically and mentally stimulated) is a lot of work. There's very little "me" time, and I usually fall asleep the second I crack a book open. I've been trying to make more time for myself, and Jacob's been helping with that, but I also know he needs his own time, too. If you've found your new normal, know that I'm super jealous, because we're still trying to find ours.
Also, if you're hoarding toilet paper and soap, please stop. Be kind to others, and kind to yourself. :)
Previous week on the blog:
Sunday: NA
Monday: NA
Tuesday: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (★★★★⋆)
Wednesday: My Weekly Pull [115] & Can't Wait Wednesday [85]
Thursday: NA
Friday: NA
Saturday: NA
What I'm currently reading:
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig 🎧
Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett
I'm really enjoying the audio version of House of Salt and Sorrows! It's spooky, which I wasn't expecting, and I'm really curious about the sisters and their "curse".
The Honey-Don't List has been pretty great so far! I'm already super defensive of Carey and want to fight people on her behalf. Luckily, James seems up to the task. ;)
Chasing Lucky started off as a buddy read with Karen (For What It's Worth), but Josie really annoys me, and I'm having trouble with her as a main character. It's sitting on my desk waiting to be read, but I'm not itching to pick it back up.
What I plan on reading next:
Night of the Dragon (Shadow of the Fox, #3) by Julie Kagawa
What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume
We Didn't Ask for This by Adi Alsaid
What I'm watching:
I'm still re-watching Yu Yu Hakusho, which has been enjoyable! LEGO Masters is an amazing show that we all look forward to each week, and Jacob and I still watch The Masked Singer every Wednesday. I've correctly guessed one person (Taco), and Jacob was right about Robot. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, and slew of movies on Disney+.
Challenge updates:
Read the Alphabet Challenge 7
Audiobook Challenge 9 / 50+
Beat the Backlist Challenge 19 / 110
Discussion Challenge 1 / 1-10
Goodreads Challenge 107 / 365
We've also been doing a lot of Spring Cleaning while being stuck at home, and one of our larger projects has been our ever-expanding comic book collection. We simply don't have room for them all, and have needed to go through them for awhile now. We're only going to keep our absolute favorites. If you're looking for new reading material, I'm selling them on Mercari! I'm getting rid of single issues, as well as some sets. I haven't posted everything yet, but there are a few things already up and available. If you're a friend, message me or make an offer, and I'll give you the Friend Discount. ;)
Labels: The Sunday Post
My Weekly Pull [115] & Can't Wait Wednesday [85]
Folklords #5 by Matt Kindt, Matt Smith
Hidden Society #2 by Rafael Scavone, Rafael Albuquerque, Greg Tocchini
Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #6 by Kelly Thompson, Mattia De Iulis, Valerio Giangiordano
Jim Henson's Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance #7 by Adam Cesare, French Carlomagno, Kelly Matthews, Nichole Matthews
Once & Future #7 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
Rising Sun #3 by Ron Marz, David Rodriguez, Martin Coccolo
Star #3 by Kelly Thompson, Javier Pina, Carmen Carnero
Stranger Things: Into the Fire #3 by Jody Houser, Ryan Kelly, Le Beau L. Underwood, Adam Gorham
Tarot #4 by Alan Davis, Paul Renaud
Dying Is Easy #4 by Joe Hill, Martin Simmonds, Gabriel Rodriguez
Punisher Soviet #6 by Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows, Paolo Rivera
Ravencroft #3 by Frank Tieri, Angel Unzueta, Kyle Hotz
Scream Curse of Carnage #5 by Clay McLeod Chapman, Chris Mooneyham, Garry Brown, Ryan Stegman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Jennika #2 by Brahm Revel
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #104 by Tom Waltz, Sophie Campbell
Transformers Galaxies #2 by Kate Leth, Cohen Edenfield, Alex Milne
Transformers Vs Terminator #1 by David Mariotte, Alex Milne, Gavin Fullerton
Kissing Lessons by Sophie Jordan
Expected publication: June 23rd 2020
Synopsis (via Goodreads): A steamy contemporary YA romance by New York Times best-selling author Sophie Jordan about a girl with a bad reputation giving lessons on how to attract guys for some extra cash—only to fall for her client's golden-boy brother. For fans of Kami Garcia, Katie McGarry, and Netflix's Sex Education.
Wild, beautiful, and (as rumor has it) experienced, Hayden Vargas doesn't have time for love or relationships. She's learned the hard way that the only person you can count on is yourself, and she's hell-bent on earning enough money to leave her small, judgy Texas town as fast as possible. So when nerdy Emmaline Martin offers to pay Hayden for lessons in seduction, the money is so easy, there must be a catch. Enter the catch: Emmaline's older brother, popular, all-around nice guy™ Nolan Martin, who doesn't want his sister's reputation tarnished by the school's resident bad girl.
But Hayden should know that looks can be deceiving. Nolan may seem like a golden boy, but like Hayden, he has a few secrets of his own. And the more he meddles in her lessons with Emmaline, the more these polar opposites clash—and the more sparks fly. Turns out Nolan may have some lessons to teach Hayden, but only if she's willing to learn.
Labels: Can't-Wait Wednesday, Comics, Kissing Lessons, My Weekly Pull, Sophie Jordan
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Synopsis (via Goodreads): A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.
When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they're likely to bring about the end of days.
But the children aren't the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.
An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours.
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I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are my own. Any quotes I use are from an unpublished copy and may not reflect the finished product.
The House in the Cerulean Sea exceeded my expectations, and introduced me to the brilliance of T.J. Klune. The blurb compared this book to The Umbrella Academy (which I loved), and Douglas Adams. While I'm only somewhat familiar with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this book definitely had the magical-misfit-vibes of The Umbrella Academy. I adored all of the characters, and I really hope there is another book set in this world! The ending wrapped up very nicely in an epilogue, but there's definitely room for more. ;)
Klune has created complex and fantastic characters, and their individual stories were wonderfully written. We follow Linus as he navigates a grey world filled with prejudice and hatred, as we're slowly introduced to the way this particular society works. DICOMY is the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, and Linus is one of its many caseworkers. While magical creatures are acknowledged, they're not necessarily accepted. People don't see children with powers, they see monsters with wicked intentions. It's how they were raised, and the cycle continues with every new generation. We see how the voices of a few start to change the minds of the many, and it was a lovely thing to experience.
Linus isn't your typical hero. He doesn't carry a sword or swing his fists; he isn't the most handsome, or super fit. He's an average guy that uses his mind and his words to battle injustice. Linus was relatable, ordinary, and somehow managed to make his own magic. He's also objective, thorough, and always has the best interest's of the children in mind. He inspects the homes where they live, and determines if they are safe or being mistreated in some way. Unfortunately, we see how some of the children are abused for something out of their control (lots of sad and ragey feelings in this one). They cannot help how they came into the world, but they still suffer for being different. I thought the author delicately and expertly wove words together that effectively pulled at my heartstrings.
The children! Lucy was delightful and endearing. I really loved him and his antics. He purposefully tries to be scary, but that was more due to his age than his parentage. Talia was not someone to be trifled with (unless you wanted to be brained with a shovel), and I'm sure I'll think about her garden while planting my own. Chauncey was the sweetest and most sincere of them all, and desperately wants to be a bellhop when he grows up. Phee was standoffish and reserved, and while I wish we'd seen more from her, I can understand why she didn't have a large presence. Sal was obviously healing, but it didn't stifle his creativity. He wrote something that will stay with me much like Talia's garden:
"I am but paper. Brittle and thin. I am held up to the sun, and it shines right through me. I get written on, and I can never be used again. These scratches are a history. They're a story. They tell things for others to read, but they only see the words, and not what the words are written upon. I am but paper, and though there are many like me, none are exactly the same. I am parched parchment. I have lines. I have holes. Get me wet, and I melt. Light me on fire, and I burn. Take me in hardened hands, and I crumple. I tear. I am but paper. Brittle and thin."
Theodore never spoke in English, although I felt like he could still be heard through the pages of this book. His chirps and clicks were a language of their own, and through the other characters, I felt like his voice was clear. It's amazing how the author managed to make me feel as if I heard a language that wasn't really there. All of the children were unique and offered so much to the story as a whole. They were simply trying to exist, but they've left a lasting impression (on me as well as the other characters in this story). They're children first and foremost, but I enjoyed the parts that made them special.
Arthur. Always Arthur. It's something Linus said often, and it's another thing that will stick with me. Arthur's smile was another aspect that could be felt through the pages, and I really enjoyed learning more about him as the story progressed. He is an enigma at first--quiet and reserved, yet fiercely protective of the children--and I think his journey tugged at my heart the most. He's been through so much--they all have--but they are thriving on the island. They've found their home with each other. Zoe, too.
I cannot sing this book's praises enough, although I do have one very tiny complaint: at times the dialogue felt a bit wordy, and so the book was maybe a tad longer than it needed to be. Other than that, I thought it was perfect. The world-building, the characters, the otherness the author managed to channel into his writing--amazing. (★★★★⋆)
Labels: ARC, LGBTQ+, T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea
Past Due Reviews [3]
Marvels X #1 by Alex Ross, Jim Kreuger, Well-Bee
Synopsis (via Goodreads): David has a problem. He lives in a world of monsters that would love to devour him. He's the last boy on Earth. The last human being on Earth. And these creatures that see him only as prey, they're his former neighbors. He has one hope: to get to New York. To get to where Captain America and the rest of the heroes are. Alex Ross and Jim Krueger combine their abilities with artist Well-Bee to tell a very uncanny prequel to the legendary EARTH X trilogy.
I started keeping track of my thoughts with a thread on Twitter, but decided to turn them into a post! Then I spent an hour making a graphic for A Handful of Reviews, since I stopped using Mini Reviews (they were never short, so it felt weird to call them Mini Reviews). What do you think?
The synopsis tells us that David is the last boy on Earth, but you wouldn't know that simply by reading the issue. He does say something about short people not lasting very long, and I thought he was referring to children, but it wasn't clear. I'm also not sure why the blurb says he's the last human being on Earth either... after the ending, that part is a little confusing.
I do like David as a character, and feel like he's going to have a lot to offer the story, but he will likely travel down a dangerous path to get there. He doesn't think very highly of himself, but hopefully that will change once he realizes he's not as weak as he seems to believe. He's survived this long, right? I'm also very curious about his sister.
The story is about a virus that's taking over the world... wait... that sounds familiar... The main character already has an interesting backstory, and the author managed to be very thorough (but not overly so) in a single issue. Mrs. Tree is a fave, obvs. Overall, I thought this was an excellent start to the story, and I cannot wait to see where it goes from here. I have the second issue lined up for tonight, so fingers crossed it keeps holding my attention! (★★★★☆)
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Stranger Things: Into the Fire #1 by Jody Houser, Viktor Kalvachev, Ryan Kelly, Le Beau L. Underwood, Triona Farrell
Synopsis (via Goodreads): Years after escaping Hawkins Lab, two of Dr. Brenner's former subjects seek to live normal lives. When news reaches them that the lab was shut down, they go on a harrowing search for Nine, a powerful pyrokinetic whose shattered psyche threatens to burn them all to ashes if they can't find her and free her from her own malevolent imagination. ''I can say with certainty this book is well worth reading — it adds to the TV show in surprising and satisfying ways.'' -AiPT! A pyrokinetic Hawkins Lab subject! See the true effects of Dr. Brenner's meddling experiments.
I haven't seen Stranger Things (although it's a show that I've been meaning to watch) but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to read something written by Houser. She wrote Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, and it's one of my all-time favorites!
I really liked the setup for this story, but more background information would've been helpful in this first issue. Maybe more flashbacks to give me a better understanding of the characters? Honestly, I can't recall their names and I read it a few hours ago. I know one of the main characters is a twin, and she escaped a really bad experimental facility with someone else. I'm definitely interested, but it didn't grab me from the start. If you've watched the show, this issue might make more sense! (★★★☆☆)
Star #1 by Kelly Thompson, Carmen Carnero, Javier Pina
Synopsis (via Goodreads): BORN OF THE REALITY STONE, THE BREAKOUT CHARACTER FROM CAPTAIN MARVEL FLIES SOLO! Ambitious reporter Ripley Ryan rocked New York City when she became the hero STAR, adored by everyone. But in truth she was Dr. Minerva's attempt at a Kree-human Super-Soldier. Desperate for the strength to control her own destiny, she tried to kill Captain Marvel — and failed. Ripley was left, defeated and powerless, in the Raft...or so she thought. The Reality Stone has found her, and now no prison can hold her. You thought you knew what the Infinity Stones were capable of. Think again.
I knew nothing about Star going into this one, but I can already tell she'll be a character that I like! Ripley isn't your standard superhero, and I was getting some pretty strong villain vibes. She's quick to anger, and then tries to inflict as much damage as possible (without considering the innocent people she'd hurt). I'm not sure how she ties into Captain Marvel, but we get a brief history of their interactions and how they've impacted what's happening now. I definitely want to know more about Ripley's past and where she came from, but I'm content with what was shared.
Thompson is an incredible writer, and one of my all-time favorites, so of course I'm reading Star. I thought the first issue was fantastic, and we see two of my favorites: Jessica Jones and Loki. I'm not sure what Loki was trying to do, or how he knew what he did, but I hope he sticks around. Stories are always more interesting when he's involved! (★★★★☆)
At the start of this issue, Ripley hadn't left her apartment for weeks, so it's already relatable! ;)
Miles Morales: The End #1 by Saladin Ahmed, Rahzzah, Damion Scott
Synopsis (via Goodreads): THE FINAL MILES MORALES STORY! Humanity makes its last stand in the only place strong enough to survive: BROOKLYN. Former Spider-Man, Miles Morales, leads the last bastion of civilization into the future! Penned by MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN author SALADIN AHMED!
I should have mentally prepared for this one. I mean, the title says The End, and the synopsis claims it's the final Miles Morales story, so I shouldn't have been so surprised, but I couldn't help hoping for the best. Miles always finds a way to survive, to make a bad situation flip in his favor, but gah. Ahmed really got me with this issue.
Miles was everything I know him to be, only older and wiser. He still cracks jokes, cares deeply about the people in his life, and is willing to give his all to make the world a better place. It was fun seeing him as an old man, and how his life had drastically changed due to MUTATED GERMS. All of my reading today has been pretty spot on with what's currently happening in the world.
I adore Miles as a character, and I love what the author has done with him (in the ongoing series and this single issue). His family is fantastically complicated, but the love is there. He has amazing friendships, and is just a really freaking awesome person. He's been through some terrible ordeals that had me sobbing, but he still fights for what's right. He's the hero everyone needs. (★★★★★)
Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #1-4 by Kelly Thompson, Valerio Giangiordano, Mattia de Iulis
Synopsis (via Goodreads): Jessica Jones was once the costumed super hero known as Jewel. She sucked at it. Now she's a private investigator at her own firm, Alias Investigations. She sucks less at that. With the Purple Man gone, her relationship with her husband, Luke Cage, and their daughter, Danielle, is better than ever. But her past always comes knocking, and when a woman whose case she fumbled winds up dead on her office floor, Jessica goes from private investigator to prime suspect. Can she find the real killer and clear her name? The critically acclaimed Marvel Digital Original series by Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis, released for the first time as a print miniseries!
I am loving this! I'm bummed there are only 6 issues, because this should definitely be an ongoing series. Kelly Thompson mentioned being worried about following in the footsteps of the previous writer, but this is my favorite Jessica Jones ever. I enjoyed the television series, but Thompson has really made JJ stand out in a sea of endless comics. If they decide to restart the show, they should seriously consider bringing Thompson in for some all of the writing/storytelling, because this is by far the best portrayal of Jessica Jones I've seen.
Jessica is a PI, and her job isn't all that glamourous, but I think it suits her. However, this series hasn't really focused on the work JJ does, but something that's happening to her and other powerful women in the city. It's dark, gritty, and refreshing. The story is fan-fucking-tastic, and I love Jessica's dark sense of humor. I think the author nailed her personality and amplified all of her already awesome qualities.
I also love that Thompson is fond of crossovers in her comics! Kate Bishop made an appearance (All-New Hawkeye, West Coast Avengers) along with Elsa Bloodstone who showed up in Deadpool. In Star, JJ pops up unexpectedly, and it makes me so happy to see them outside of their individual comics.
This series has seriously gotten better and better! Jessica has an entire conversation with Elsa while battling sea monsters. It was gross, but also weirdly satisfying to observe. I definitely think those two deserve their own series! If you're looking for something new to read, make sure you pick this one up! (★★★★★)
Labels: Alex Ross, Comics, Jessica Jones: Blind Spot, Jody Houser, Kelly Thompson, Marvels X, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Miles Morales: The End, Past Due Reviews, Saladin Ahmed, Star, Stranger Things
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Your journey is really informative and i appreciate this effort as it can be helpful in image building of Pakistan. The International face as seen on Pakistan latest news is a bitter reality but its not all. As Pakistan has many things to visit for tourism just it needs some loyal tourists which could explore its other soft image in the eyes of the world.
I love your blog Amy! Your travels sound absolutely amazing. I'm a solo female traveler headed to Ethiopia in March and would love any advice you have to offer, especially about visiting the South Omo tribes.
Their the first ones to have the so called american style known as Sisterlock/Brotherlock in America, that people of color are now wearing including myself.
Dear travelers, I'm from Brazil and I really liked this picture. I would like to use this photo for a college job. Could the original post for me? Thank you and good luck.
What is the sense of whipping ladies? Is it a fertility rite?
Hi,i like the way u present the Mursi people,....luv it. but u still have a lot to appreciate in my country........go to the north...east..u will find it. cheers!!!!
its very sad ignorant people are killing albinos...and its hard to know that some of them are selled by their own parents, to be murdered. That mursi baby looks so cute..God bless and care of these people.
Someone has to tell the mother to protect him/her from the sun!
This is amazing! I thought Africa had barberic cultures, but this is beyod.... Lip plate... Albin babies mistaken for a white.... Thanx for the good work, it was much of courage to take.
This blog is a 2011 TravelBlog favourite!
dear It was really good that you visited Pakistan and took all type of risks. Your complete narration about Lahore and Pakistan was very real and comprehensive except Talibans. You must know Talibans and complete fuss of today in Pakistan is the creation of USA and CIA. The tree which we and complete world is watching today was planted by USA for defeating Russia.
The photos are amazing, but I was waiting and waiting to read more positiveISH stories, well it wasn't meant to be …..
yet another very interesting blog - how did your Mum react when she got your postcard?
a really interesting blog and great photos.
These 2 are abolutely gorgous, I could look at them 24/7. They're so cute.


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Eyelid dermatitis is commonly related to atopic dermatitis or allergic contact dermatitis. Volatile substances, tosylamide, epoxy hardeners, insect sprays, and lemon peel oil may be implicated, with many cases of eyelid contact dermatitis being caused by substances transferred by the hands to the eyelids.

Signs and symptoms
Dermatitis on the eyelids causes inflammation of the thin, sensitive skin around the eyes. The eyelids become irritated, swollen, dry, and reddened. It can affect one or both of the eyes. If this condition continues, the eyelids can be thickened by lichenification. If it is caused by an irritant or allergen, symptoms typically occur within a few hours or days of contact with a trigger substance. Symptoms should decrease when the trigger substance is removed.

Types
There are two common forms of Eyelid dermatitis. Allergic contact dermatitis develops because of an allergic reaction that causes inflammation of the skin, such as pollen in a person with hay fever. Some cosmetic products or metals, such as nickel, are common causes of allergic skin reactions. Irritant contact dermatitis is caused by the eyelid coming into direct contact with a substance that damages the outer layer of the skin, such as certain types of makeup, soaps, and detergents.
Other forms of dermatitis on the eyelids include atopic dermatitis is a form of eczema that can affect the eyelids, and seborrheic dermatitis which is a common condition that causes the skin to become inflamed and flakey. Seborrheic dermatitis often occurs on the scalp but can also affect oily areas of skin, such as the eyelids.

Causes, risks, and complications
Allergens commonly causing allergic eyelid dermatitis consisted of fragrances, metals, neomycin, oleamidopropyl dimethylamine, tosylamide formaldehyde resin, benzalkonium chloride, and other preservatives. Irritants for eyelid contact dermatitis include soaps and detergents, acids and alkalis, chemicals such as chlorine, dust particles, hydrophobic substances, and cosmetics such as eyeliner, eye shadow, mascara and sunscreen. These substances may touch the eyelids directly or be transferred from the fingers. Common items that are irritants and allergens include certain makeup brands, sunscreens, perfumes, swimming goggles, eye drops, false eyelashes, contact lens solution, and airborne particles. Age (infants are more susceptible), genetics, and poor hygiene of the skin are risk factors for eyelid dermatitis. Other risk factors include professions that expose you to an allergen, medications (Neomycin, Beta blocker) or preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride, and other medical conditions such as asthma, hay fever, acne, psoriasis). Possible complications include skin infection, eye infection, and insomnia.

Prevention and treatment
Some ways to prevent eyelid dermatitis. includes avoiding scratching or rubbing the eyes, which may cause further inflammation and damage. Avoiding certain foods, moisturizers that contain triggers, wearing protective gear when necessary, moisturizing the area, using less makeup, and spending less time in the shower/using milder soaps and shampoos, are all effective ways to prevent a flare up of eyelid dermatitis.

The best way to stop eyelid dermatitis is to find the trigger and remove it. However, if that doesn't happen, there are several things you could do. Moisturizing the area to prevent excess scratching or itching is beneficial. Corticosteroids, can be directly applied to the eyelid as cream to reduce dryness and inflammation. Another medication is calcineurin inhibitors, which can be applied as a cream or orally. However, this should not be lightly used because it my suppress immune function.

See also
 Skin lesion

References

Eczema

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Looking into the Beyond
Sanford Schwartz
Reviewed:
Rooms with a View: The Open Window in the 19th Century
an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City,
April 5–July 4, 2011
Catalog of the exhibition by Sabine Rewald
Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Yale University Press, 190 pp., $30.00
Belvedere, Vienna
Caspar David Friedrich: View from the Artist's Studio, Window on the Right, 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches, circa 1805–1806
At some point in 1805 or 1806, the German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich made two sepia ink drawings of the windows in his studio, looking out onto the Elbe River, in Dresden—drawings done with extraordinary exactitude of a subject that, conceivably, no artist had ever handled this way before. Then in his early thirties, Friedrich had so far made mostly landscapes, and it is as a landscapist, showing mountains, meadows, seacoasts, and forests in moments when mist—or sunrise, or snowy, leaden skies, or moonlight—casts over them a kind of hushed, revelatory mood, that he would become known as probably his country's greatest nineteenth-century painter. (He died in 1840, at sixty-five.) His studio interior drawings, currently part of a show at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, entitled "Rooms with a View: The Open Window in the 19th Century," certainly have his distinctive expectant if uncertain mood.
Yet the drawings, which are about a foot high and move in tone from dark brown through a range of luminous gray tans to the white of the sky, have a clinical crispness of form and atmosphere that is unusual for the artist. They show the world of 1805 with an unexpected modern starkness and tension. While the bit of Dresden we can see, with its boating activity, is inviting—the casements at the bottom of the window are wide open—the room itself, with its shadowy walls and looming drapeless windows, is austere and forbidding. The pictures seem to be as much about imprisonment as release.
Friedrich's drawings and a related small painting of his from 1822 of a woman, her back to us, looking out a window, are the most powerful works in the Met's show. They give a manifesto-like spine to a group of generally small pictures that includes at least two masterworks (by Wilhelm Bendz and Georg Friedrich Kersting) and many lovely, and some merely mildly charming, paintings and works on paper. Organized by Sabine Rewald, who wrote its first-rate accompanying catalog, the exhibition traces the history of a motif that had currency in European painting in the first half of the nineteenth century: the open window seen from inside a room.
It seemingly began with Friedrich's sepia drawings. They were much remarked upon at the time, and they clearly influenced some of the artist's painter friends in Dresden, including Carl Gustav Carus and Johan Christian Dahl, whose own versions of Friedrich's conception, done some years later, are in the show. During these same decades other artists, working on many parts of the continent, and unaware of Friedrich's drawings, picked up the theme for their own purposes. The Met's superbly installed exhibition includes paintings and drawings by German, Scandinavian, Austrian, Italian, and French artists (and would have numbered Russian artists except that loans from Russian museums, including a significant Friedrich drawing, fell through).
"Rooms with a View," which brings together this material for the first time anywhere, is in some way an experiment. Rewald is in effect seeing how an idea looks once it has been illustrated. She is fleshing out the findings in what she calls a "now-classic" 1955 article, "The Open Window and the Storm-Tossed Boat: An Essay in the Iconography of Romanticism," by the late Lorenz Eitner, which for its part represented the first time these pictures had been analyzed by an art historian. Eitner, to whom Rewald has dedicated her catalog (and who, besides being an authority on Théodore Géricault, almost single-handedly revitalized and modernized the art museum at Stanford, where he taught), doesn't leave us with a clear fix on the issue, and this ambiguity seems to have been what he was after. He wasn't writing only about the art of a certain historical moment. His essay in the largest sense was one of the earliest reactions against the tendency among art writers in the twentieth century to assume that artworks of any era could be explained primarily in formal terms, with the "poetic imagination," as he called it, left out.
In looking at the many images in early-nineteenth-century art of the open window (and, in the second part of his essay, of the storm-tossed boat), Eitner's goal was to bring "subject matter" back into the discussion. He wanted to show how a visual art could mirror a given culture's need—even an inchoate or barely conscious need—for literary and symbolical meanings. So we see how having a prominent window in an interior, or even a suggestion of one, appealed all of a sudden to a variety of artists. To more outright Romantic painters and writers like Friedrich, the point seemed to be a spiritual and poetic one: distance and the unknown were being brought into everyday life. At the same time the era witnessed a revival of genre painting, and artists intent on showing characteristic, and unheroic and uneventful, moments in middle-class lives often made windows part of their scenes. And artists, increasingly intent on showing themselves or their colleagues in studio settings, would naturally include the source of light needed for their work.
Reading Eitner's suggestive and deliberately speculative (and felicitously written) essay, one can wonder in addition whether the theme of the open window didn't have political and aesthetic overtones during the early nineteenth century, a turbulent time when age-old autocratic social orders were being questioned or dismantled. Images of families, solitary artists, or courting couples in modest living rooms or studios with a window open to city or even leafy views outside perhaps say that private, apolitical persons are now poised to have more of a stake in what happens in the world beyond them. The image also announces that daylight (or in some cases moonlight) is now being acknowledged as a force in itself, and this certainly was borne out in the following decades by the artists. Realism and, later, Impressionism were in good measure about the way natural light can enhance and transform (and obliterate) what it falls on.
Except in the case of Caspar David Friedrich, though, whose window views at the Met form a kind of show on their own, the literary, symbolical, and social meanings of the open window aren't felt very forcibly in "Rooms with a View." How important the theme of the open window was for Adolph Menzel (1815–1905), for instance, is no longer very apparent. Yet his presence, in a handful of small realist interiors, is welcome since, arguably nineteenth-century Germany's greatest painter after Friedrich, he is little seen or known outside his homeland. The Menzels on view, moreover—brushy, speedy-looking oils showing various corners of Berlin apartments—have the cachet of being part of a group of works that, done in his early thirties, in a more impetuous manner than the precisely detailed way he carried out the grand and crowded scenes of Berlin public life he became known for, were never exhibited or even known about during his lifetime.
Windows seem to have meant most to Menzel simply as sources of light, and he expertly catches the way it can make a room's atmosphere bleary or twinkling. Looking at apartment life from unusually cramped and casual angles, he suggests an incipient uneasy drama; but these particular Menzels, at least, need more of a human dimension. They are merely vignettes. Most of the genre paintings in the show, which are a little earlier in date than Menzel, are similarly quiescent. It is certainly fun to see how, in the work of Martin Drolling or of his daughter Louise-Adéone Drolling, Paris apartments, with views, looked in the Napoleonic era and just after it. It is amusing to take in the spaces, with their dwarfingly high ceilings and merely huge windows, that young French artists occupied in the Villa Medici, in Rome. We look at the living rooms and studios in Dresden as painted by Georg Friedrich Kersting and wonder if they were really so bare. But with most of the genre paintings there isn't a lot more to think about than the appearance of the rooms. Our eyes and minds slide off scenes where the figures in them, drawn without some bodily or facial inner life, are little more than period mannequins.
When Kersting truly holds our attention, which happens in the beautifully engineered 1823 Young Woman Sewing by Lamplight, it is because, in a darkened setting whose window is not apparent, he has done something magical with the way shadows from a lamp interact with the light and the room itself. The emptiness of the young woman's face doesn't matter because she is a necessary cog in a witty drama about pattern and shape. Kersting's picture upends Lorenz Eitner's quest. It is extraordinary because its formal properties, not its connection with literary subject matter, are so alive.
Wilhelm Bendz's picture from around 1829 of his brothers in their Copenhagen apartment holds us for the same reason. This painting of a room where one brother stands dreamily at a high writing desk and the other is slumped in a sofa is an unforgettable gem because of a number of essentially formal decisions that the artist has made. The picture is like a mechanical toy ready to start moving. While the green and white background walls are boxy and upright, the brothers and the faces in the pictures on the walls all face left, like a rhyme scheme set on its own course—and the zooming floor and ceiling (which are "brothers" of a sort themselves) sandwich everything in place.
The pictures without people in the Met's show have an even more purely formal presence. In Dahl's suave 1823 oil of a view of Pillnitz Castle, outside Dresden, or in Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg's exquisite 1845 pencil drawing of a view from Charlottenborg Palace, in Copenhagen, the artists are clearly playing with the possibilities when the window frame or doorway is thought about as a surrogate for the canvas or sheet of paper. In their thinking, these early-nineteenth-century artists hardly seem to be very different from twentieth-century modernists. Looking at their elegant artworks alongside Friedrich's window views, however, is to see the limits of elegance. Next to Friedrich, they are a little vacant.
"Rooms with a View" is the fourth time since 1981, by my reckoning, that the Met has brought together significant pictures by Friedrich with work by his contemporaries. (He was seen entirely on his own in "The Romantic Vision of Caspar David Friedrich," a 1991 show of paintings and drawings of his in Russian collections.) None of these earlier group exhibitions, however, made his difference from the artists of his time so clear. No other artist in Rewald's show suggests, as Friedrich does in his sepia drawings, that there might be something risky or unnerving or momentous in confronting a window. About no other work in the show would it even occur to a viewer to use the word "confronting." Working simply with adjustments in scale, angle of vision, and degrees of dark tones and light, he creates a genuinely literary mood, where we can't help but see the window, whether in a spirit of anticipation or apprehension, as representing the new, the different, and the future.
Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen
Wilhelm Bendz: Interior from Amaliegade with the Artist's Brothers, 12 3/4 x 19 1/4 inches, circa 1829
The drawings may have startled the artist as much as they do us. Caspar David Friedrich: Das gesamte graphische Werk, a nearly eight-hundred-page compendium of his work on paper, shows that, before he made these sepia drawings, windows had never been a subject for him. He had rarely used his materials with the same particularly controlled density of application, or been so photographically precise in his rendering of a subject. Essentially a landscapist with a moralistic and religious bent, and a classicist in his affinity for design and balance, Friedrich seems never to have taken immediate, contemporary existence as a subject before, either, and except for one more window drawing done decades later, and the little 1822 painting in the Met's show of a woman before another waterside window, he apparently didn't touch the subject again. (He made less than a handful of paintings of interiors, with or without windows, all told.) Like his very few, and amazing, self-portrait drawings, which can have a similar high-focused intensity, the theme was one that he didn't want to, or couldn't, go further with. Indirectly, though, I think he did.
Sabine Rewald writes that the open window, as Friedrich and some of her other artists saw it, is about "yearning" and "unfulfilled longing," and surely this is right. But on another level the subject, for Friedrich, may have been about a need to extend and deepen his work. Along with his close contemporaries Constable and Turner, Friedrich gave to landscape painting a power and sense of self-sufficiency that European art had not seen since Jacob van Ruisdael, in the 1600s. But where Constable and Turner embrace the natural world so fully in their different ways as to wind up with pictures that are like structureless inundations of wetness and wind, Friedrich—besides always painting and drawing terrains and atmospheres with a greater daintiness and compositional lucidity—was essentially a more psychological artist.
As his window drawings make clear, Friedrich's deepest subject was not the force and pageant of nature but our response to it—how we literally approach the world outside ourselves—and it took him years to find a way to express this most fully. He did so in his use of figures with their backs to us, looking into the scene that we viewers see over their shoulders. He wasn't, of course, the first artist to show the figure this way, but few made it seem so inherently right. He began doing it with some consistency and real inventiveness roughly from 1818, when he was in his mid-forties and, much to the amazement of his friends, who saw him as a lifelong solitary, finally got married. His wife, Caroline Bommer, is very possibly the woman with her hair up who we see so often in these later pictures, and when she is with a man the figure is probably Friedrich himself.
His paintings with onlookers, which are a blend of landscape and figure painting, are not great in number, and they are not always necessarily finer than his straight landscapes. Yet it is in his pictures with people looking out to sea, or toward a harbor, or on nighttime walks, that Friedrich fully dramatized his sense of the natural world. The clothes his people wear, it has been noted, are slightly out of date, but to our eyes his high-collared women and floppy-hatted men are stylish enough, and their urban, day-tripper presence makes Friedrich's art into more than a private meditation. With his travelers, he seems to be following through on the promise of his sepia window drawings, the only other works in which he captured the texture and appearance of his own actual Dresden life.
There is thus a special appropriateness in Friedrich's returning to this motif in his 1822 painting of a woman, who we know is Caroline, before a window. It is as if the artist were acknowledging the link between the sepia drawings he had made almost twenty years earlier and his new pictures with onlookers, which seem to owe much to Caroline. The painting, where her body shifts delicately to one side, is a sweet-spirited masterpiece. It may not set off in us as many feelings as his early window drawings do, but then few artworks of any era do.
Storm Over Syria
Stieg Larsson, Moralist
Russell Baker
The Charms of Eleanor Roosevelt
More by Sanford Schwartz
A Language of Geometric Forms
Sophie Taeuber-Arp's art, like her life, was a bringing together of equals.
February 24, 2022 issue
Daydream Kingdoms
Susan Te Kahurangi King's art presents a visual, psychological, and expressive upside-down world.
Young and in Love
Salman Toor's absorbing show at the Whitney depicts the pleasures, tensions, and small moments of gay life.
April 8, 2021 issue
Sanford Schwartz's latest book is On Edward Hicks. (February 2022)
Murray Kempton
Thanks, Shchukin & Morozov
The Sad Degas
Charles Hope
E.H. Gombrich (1909–2001)
Invisible Cities
August 16, 1990 issue
Richard Holmes
The Romantic Pugilist
Francine Prose
The Collages of Mark Strand
Maurice Grosser
Holbein's Faces
The Uses of Adversity
March 25, 1993 issue

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Alumni from Hyderabad Chapter organized yet another get together on 29th December 2018 to welcome New Years 2019 and discuss way forward plans by the latest inductees from the 2018 batch. Around 30+ alumni participated and thoroughly enjoyed the evening with fun, food and laughter. The chapter also hosted Stand – up comedy show by Mr. Rajashekhar Mamidanna, a well-known artist in the Hyderabad circle.


There were some truly amazing pearls in the generally annoying rubble as I like to call the musical landscape of those times. Yet I find myself inexorably attracted to it, partly because my parents were back then not only alive but young. And Herbie Hancock & Bill Withers, these not-known-well-enough giants, stand up.
The 70s are the temporal home of several "greats" who are often lost in the midst of hundreds of cocaine-emboldened musical terrorists. It is worthwhile picking these geniuses out of the amorphous, gelatinous rainbow.
I first found Herbie long time ago. His single "Rockit" had been "mod-ed" (see below) by an unknown enthusiast and I got to play it on my 486 computer.
I didn't know who Herbie was or that he authored that song. I had few ways of finding out and though I tried, I couldn't. When I finally managed to find out, I learned that he's also the author of Cantaloupe Island, the amazing jazz piece that found new fame after US3 sampled it. That's not all – Watermelon Man (TED version), Chameleon and many others bear his signature.
Though very different – Bill is more of a Soul icon – Bill Wither's life is similarly interesting. His father died when he was young and enlisted in the army, where he served for 9 years. He worked on the assembly line while recording songs and performing in night clubs in his spare time. When he debuted with "Ain't No Sunshine", he did not want to give up his day job, as he felt that his success might not last. He had disputes with both Sussex Records and Columbia Records. Some of his best known songs include Lean on Me, Lovely Day, She's Lonely, Just the Two of Us, most of them used in movies and commercials. I'll stop here and let him take you there..
Back in the day, not all windows music players could play *.mod files, so I ended up using Mod4Win, which was just amazing. There weren't many songs that I would play over and over, but rockit.mod was one of them.
This was in the 80s and 90s, long before MP3s had become the de facto standard. A consumer grade computer (such as a 386 or 486) with an off-the-shelf sound card could only play (other than WAV) MIDI files, which were wholly inadequate for the rich sounds of remixes or vocal samples. Luckily, most computers could also play Amiga MOD files and the MOD scene was part of the Demoscene. Unlike MIDI, (or .mid), which contained a series of instructions for playing actual samples of instrumental sounds stored on the sound card, .MOD files also contained some actual samples embedded in the file. .MOD files were much smaller than today's MP3 files and required far less processing power, but required a considerably larger effort in production. By contrast, MP3 (and other compression schemes) files are dumb and have no intrinsic logic, but they do not require technical knowledge in creation, only processing power at both the encoding and decoding end.
It is also worth mentioning that though some sound cards claimed to have stored "MIDI" sound samples on-board, in reality these sounds were generated via an algorithm called FM synthesis, which produced the sounds using math formulae. If you had good speakers, you could tell the difference; today nobody really cares about this aspect – it's been "solved".
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Imran Khan backtracks over extension of army chief's term till elections
Imran Khan: Imran Khan said he had best proposed deferring the military leader's appointment until new elections.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan on Tuesday rejected suggesting the extension of the tenure of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa till the following elections.
The PTI chief stated he had handiest proposed deferring the navy leader's appointment till new elections. He stated that the newly elected government need to determine the army leader's selection on merit, suggested Geo News.
A day in advance, the former prime minister, while speaking for the duration of an interview with a personal TV channel, had suggested that the appointment of an navy chief ought to be deferred till the government is elected, which must then choose the brand new army head.
In a meeting with journalists, Khan stated, "I by no means pointed out the extension of the navy chief's tenure, I just proposed to defer the appointment of the navy chief until the new elections," mentioned Geo News.
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During the assembly, the former prime minister said that the newly elected authorities must decide the army leader's choice on benefit, including that he never stated who need to be the army's head.
"I did not say anything to elicit a declaration from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)," Khan said, including that the two households (Sharif and Zardari families) have to by no means select the top of the defense force."
Meanwhile, Khan decided to call on the state to protest towards the government in September, suggested Geo News.
He has been making headlines since his ouster in April because of his consistent feedback regarding the navy leader.
Earlier this month, while talking throughout a public rally in Faisalabad, the PTI chairman had known as out the government, saying that it become delaying the elections to rent an navy leader of its personal and that if a "patriotic leader of military personnel is available in, he will no longer spare the incumbent rulers."
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Lamenting the effect of floods in Pakistan, the former prime minister stated that the 2010 floods and the modern-day ones had caused large devastation, in particular in Sindh.
He stated that the financial fallout of the floods could be witnessed all through the winter season. "Tell me (…) do they have an answer? Exports are falling, loans are rising, remittances are falling (…) your capacity to give loans is shrinking."
"The economic system is shrinking while unemployment is rising," Khan maintained, adding that such document high inflation — which clocked in at 27.3 according to cent in August — turned into "in no way visible before inside the history of Pakistan".
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A Pangbourne College student won gold at the British Indoor Rowing Championships earlier this month.
Edward Digby outpaced a strong field of competitors to be crowned the British Year 11, 500 Metre Indoor Rowing champion in the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome on Saturday, December 12.
By finishing in an impressive time of 1 minute 24.7 seconds, Edward won the event by a large margin of more than two and a half seconds.
Edward made it double gold for the Digby family on a day which saw his older brother Thomas, a student at Abingdon School, win the sixth form 2K event.
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Liberty Hall Capital Partners Announces Sale of AIM Aerospace to Sekisui Chemical Group for US$510 Million
PR Newswire June 17, 2019
CHARLESTON, S.C. and NEW YORK and RENTON, Wash., June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Hall Capital Partners ("Liberty Hall"), a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry, announced today that it has executed a definitive agreement to sell AIM Aerospace, a leading designer and producer of advanced composite structures, systems, engine components and thermoplastic technology for the global aerospace industry, to Sekisui Chemical Group ("Sekisui") for US$510 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.
"AIM Aerospace is an integrated and diversified composite supplier with an innovative approach and proven track record on delivering a range of full-service solutions for the commercial and military aircraft and engine markets," said Rowan Taylor, Liberty Hall's founding and Managing Partner. "Over the past three years through our partnership with AIM Aerospace, the company has expanded its capabilities, diversified its customer base and extended its geographic reach. AIM Aerospace is now leading the way in the implementation of advanced thermoplastics and intelligent automation for aerospace in North America. As demand for composite components continues to increase, we are pleased that AIM Aerospace is well-positioned to deliver a new generation of complex products to the industry. We are very proud to transfer leadership to Sekisui to oversee the next chapter in AIM Aerospace's expansion."
Founded in 1988 as part of the UK-based AIM Group PLC, Renton, WA-based AIM Aerospace has more than 1,000 employees operating from its manufacturing centers of excellence and research and technology center located in the United States. The company's key customers include The Boeing Company, GE, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Spirit AeroSystems. AIM Aerospace was acquired by Liberty Hall in 2016 to serve as the foundational asset of the firm's strategy to build a fully-integrated, diversified composites supplier. In 2017, Liberty Hall acquired Quatro Composites, a leading supplier of highly engineered advanced composite structures, components and assemblies for the aerospace industry, and integrated the company into AIM Aerospace.
"With the support of Liberty Hall, AIM Aerospace has grown stronger in the past three years by extending its leadership position in manufacturing of complex thermoplastic aerospace components, growing its customer base, and entering the engine composites segment of the market," said Taylor Catarozoli, Partner, Liberty Hall. "AIM Aerospace has demonstrated an ability to deliver innovative solutions to complex problems as one integrated platform, and we applaud the company's leadership, led by Daniele Cagnatel, for their work in transforming the company and creating new opportunities."
"Through our partnership with Liberty Hall and the relentless efforts of our skilled employees, AIM Aerospace has built on its strengths in composite thermoplastics manufacturing, and successfully positioned itself on key growth programs in structures and engine components on both Boeing and Airbus platforms." said Daniele Cagnatel, Chief Executive Officer, AIM Aerospace. "We appreciate the support of Liberty Hall in preparing us to reach the next stage of growth. We are excited to join the Sekisui Group, and plan to leverage their strong industrial, material and manufacturing expertise to further enhance our capabilities, as well as utilize their global presence to better serve our current and emerging customer needs."
Completion of the transaction is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2019, subject to customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory reviews.
Lincoln International served as sell-side financial advisor to Liberty Hall. Legal advice to Liberty Hall was provided by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
About Liberty Hall Capital Partners
Liberty Hall Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry. Liberty Hall's principals have a 25-plus year history of working together and have led the investment of over $2.5 billion in equity capital in over 25 businesses serving multiple segments of the aerospace and defense industry and complementary industrial end markets. Liberty Hall develops actionable investment strategies for attractive segments of the aerospace and defense industry and then partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to acquire leading businesses serving these segments and, together with them, develops sound, long-term strategic plans to build these businesses through a combination of strategic investments and strategic acquisitions. For more information, please visit http://www.libertyhallcapital.com/.
About AIM Aerospace
AIM Aerospace is a leading designer and producer of advanced composite structures, systems, engine components and thermoplastic technology for the global aerospace industry. AIM's multiple and highly complementary capabilities allow the delivery of products to its customers with optimal cost, quality and delivery. AIM Aerospace has been manufacturing and engineering products for the aerospace and defense markets for over 30 years. Based in Renton, Washington, AIM Aerospace is currently executing a strategic plan to build its business through strategic investments in further capabilities, customers and platforms. For more information, please visit http://www.aim-aerospace.com/.
About SEKISUI CHEMICAL Group
The SEKISUI CHEMICAL Group consists of SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD (4204.T), whose headquarters is in Japan, and its subsidiaries. Twenty-six thousand employees work in over 200 companies in 21 countries, aiming to improve the lives of the people of the world and the earth's environment. The group conducts business in the fields of residential and social infrastructure creation and chemical solutions. Since its founding in 1947, the SEKISUI CHEMICAL group has dedicated itself to contributing to social development and environmental improvement and it has recently been selected as one of the Global 100 most sustainable companies. SEKISUI CHEMICAL Group will continue to show its strong presence for 100 years or longer.
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##### ****FillForm.NETCore.csproj:**

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
    <EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
    <GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyFileVersionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyFileVersionAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyTitleAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyVersionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyVersionAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyCopyrightAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCopyrightAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyTrademarkAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyTrademarkAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyCultureAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCultureAttribute>
    <GenerateAssemblyDescriptionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyDescriptionAttribute>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
    <None Include="W-9.pdf">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </None>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="2.0.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="Bytescout.PDF">
      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
      <HintPath>c:\Program Files\Bytescout PDF SDK\netcoreapp2.0\Bytescout.PDF.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>
```

<!-- code block end -->

<!-- code block begin -->

##### ****FillForm.VS2013.csproj:**

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProjectGuid>{474F52FF-3928-44EA-8F6F-379E9DAA23FF}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <RootNamespace>FillFormExample</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>FillFormExample</AssemblyName>
    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v2.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="Bytescout.PDF, Version=1.0.0.15, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f7dd1bd9d40a50eb, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Content Include="W-9.pdf">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.
       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
  </Target>
  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
  </Target>
  -->
</Project>
```

<!-- code block end -->

<!-- code block begin -->

##### ****FillForm.VS2015.csproj:**

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProjectGuid>{474F52FF-3928-44EA-8F6F-379E9DAA23FF}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <RootNamespace>FillFormExample</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>FillFormExample</AssemblyName>
    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v2.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="Bytescout.PDF, Version=1.0.0.15, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f7dd1bd9d40a50eb, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Content Include="W-9.pdf">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.
       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
  </Target>
  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
  </Target>
  -->
</Project>
```

<!-- code block end -->

<!-- code block begin -->

##### ****Program.cs:**

```
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace FillFormExample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to fill PDF form programmatically.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Map of form fields and sample values to set
            Dictionary<string, object> fieldMap = new Dictionary<string, object>()
            {
                { "f1_1[0]", "John J Smith" }, // Name
                { "f1_2[0]", "12 Palm st., Hill Valley, CA 12345" } // Business address
           };

            // Load PDF form
            Document pdfDocument = new Document(@".\W-9.pdf");
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";

            // Get first page
            Page page = pdfDocument.Pages[0];

            // Get widget by its name and change value
            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> keyValuePair in fieldMap)
            {
                Annotation annotation = page.Annotations[keyValuePair.Key];

                if (annotation is CheckBox)
                {
                    ((CheckBox)annotation).Checked = Convert.ToBoolean(keyValuePair.Value);
                }
                else if (annotation is EditBox)
                {
                    ((EditBox)annotation).Text = (string)keyValuePair.Value;
                }
            }

            // Save modified document
            pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf");

            // Cleanup
            pdfDocument.Dispose();

            // Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
            processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
            Process.Start(processStartInfo);
        }
    }
}

```

<!-- code block end -->

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FiveThirtyEight Says Ezekiel Elliott is Not Worth the Money His is Asking For
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) gets ready as the Cowboys practice in preparation for the NFL Divisional Round against the the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Center at The Star on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. (Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS via Getty Images)
In what is becoming an annual event, a high-profile running back is threatening a preseason holdout. On Monday, reports surfaced that Ezekiel Elliott will sit out training camp unless he gets a new contract from the Dallas Cowboys. Two days earlier, Melvin Gordon had announced a holdout from the Los Angeles Chargers and cited Elliott as an example of why running backs should command higher pay. Perhaps Zeke and his agent read Gordon's comments and decided to strike while the iron is hot. Perhaps a holdout was always planned. Whatever the case, Elliott has made clear that he believes he's underpaid and wants a new contract sooner rather than later.
The holdout threat may have taken Dallas a bit by surprise. It's not as if Zeke isn't in line for competitive compensation. Dallas picked up Elliott's fifth-year option in April, guaranteeing him nearly $9.1 million in 2020 — money that will make Elliott the fourth-highest-paid running back in the league that year. But Zeke's focus is on 2019, not 2020. According to reports, Elliott believes that the Cowboys plan to use him heavily this season, and he wants a long-term deal in place as an insurance policy against injury.
For their part, Dallas appears to want to keep Elliott around. Stephen Jones, Dallas director of player personnel, has indicated that signing Elliott to an extension is a team priority. In an odd bit of negotiating, Jones even set the floor for a deal at Todd Gurley's recent contract — a contract that is currently the highest in the league at the position. Still, Elliott's camp is betting they can leverage Zeke's absence into an early deal, and based on their previous maneuvering, I'm betting that the Cowboys will cave.
The question is: Why?
In a league that is steadily paying less for running back production, capitulating to an Elliott holdout and making him the highest-paid ball carrier in the league would be a deeply contrarian move. According to data from Overthecap, the share of average team salary allocated to all rostered running backs has fallen from 6.8 percent of spending in 2013 to 4.5 percent in 2019.
Even elite backs aren't immune from feeling the pinch. Le'Veon Bell sat out all of last season expecting to make up his lost wages on the free-agent market. Instead he ended up settling for a contract with less average compensation per year than what he was initially offered by Pittsburgh. It's been a slow, incremental change, but teams across the league have moved toward an asset allocation model that favors many low-priced specialists over an expensive three-down bell cow.
Dallas already bucked the trend of devaluing running backs when they took Elliott with the fourth overall pick of the 2016 draft and then proceeded to give him 868 carries over his first three seasons. That, apparently, is just how the Cowboys are built. Jason Garrett is absolutely determined to "run the fucking ball." But even if the Cowboys have fallen out of step with a league that believes paying "high first-round draft pick" money to a running back is gauche, it still pales in comparison to what will come next. Assuming the cap rises to $200 million in 2020,1 Zeke's salary alone in his optioned fifth year will represent 4.5 percent of the Cowboy's salary cap. If Zeke signs an extension before the 2020 season, his cap hit combined with the rest of Dallas's spend at the running back position will likely be double the league average.
Profligate spending and contrarianism aren't proof of incompetence, of course. Elliott on paper seems to be quite good at his job — and his appeal to Dallas might seem warranted. In 2018, Zeke led the league with 1,434 rushing yards on a league-best 304 carries, over 16 percent more than second-place finisher Saquon Barkley (261). If Elliott is worth twice as many wins to a team as a replacement-level running back would be, he's probably worth twice the money. The problem is that having Zeke on the field isn't worth even half a win to the Cowboys. Eric Eager at Pro Football Focus estimates that Zeke's production in 2018 was worth just 0.2 of a win above a replacement player.
We know — and the Cowboys should, too — that rushing is not nearly as important to winning in the NFL as passing. But rushing is still a part of the game, and situational running is still critical. A back who excels in high-leverage spots can be quite valuable. It could be the case that Dallas believes it has an advantage in crucial moments with Zeke on the field that helps justify re-signing him.
Examples of situational football are legion, but three in particular stand out as being important in the run game. If the Cowboys are valuing Zeke for the skills that most help the team — and not just for his number of carries over a season — we would expect him to be at or near the top in each of these categories, dominating the plebes drafted rounds after him or those plucked from the NFL scrapyard.
SOURCE: FiveThirtyEight, Josh Hermsmeyer
Eric Eager
jerry jones
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