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Review: What the Spell? - Brittany Geragotelis
What the Spell? by Brittany Geragotelis, published by Simon and Schuster on 29th January 2013
Almost-sixteen-year-old Brooklyn feels invisible, but she desperately wants to be pretty, to be popular, to be adored by a cute guy. Luckily for her, she's a witch about to come of age—so she's only a few spells away from making it all happen.
On her milestone birthday, Brooklyn's conservative parents finally unbind her powers, which include the ability to magically match couples with a love spell. Brooklyn uses her special skills to get a makeover, new friends, and the attention of her crush, Asher. But the popular clique Brooklyn wants to infiltrate puts her in the same precarious position as her Salem ancestors: If she's found out, she could be vilified—and lose Asher in the process. Can she make the most of her magic, or will she be luckless and loveless? Be careful what you witch for!
'What the Spell' is a fun and enjoyable read about a teenage witch. If this is giving you flashbacks of Sabrina the Teenage Witch then you are on the right track! The author was published after having her story spotted on Wattpad, giving hope to aspiring writers out there. The main character Brooklyn has her magic unbound by her parents on her sixteenth birthday. Suddenly, with the power of magic, anything seems possible and so she sets about turning her life around and hooking herself a boyfriend in the process.
I could understand how exhilarating it must feel to be able to change yourself so completely, but it did seem at times that Brooklyn wasn't happy with any aspects of her old life. She totally changes her appearance and some of her actions were distinctly questionable, but I could see that she was trying to find her feet and where she fits in at school. This is a theme that readers of the book will probably find familiar. She comes under pressure from 'The Elite', a group of the most popular teens at school and desperately wants to be one of them. However, I think she did gradually come to understand that there is more to life than popularity and develops a real relationship with Asher and his sister Abby, along with her ongoing friendship with Ms. Zia, the guidance counsellor.
The romance between Brooklyn and Asher is sweet and warm. Although I initially thought his interest seemed to follow on immediately after her transformation into the new hot girl at school, he did come across as genuine and too shy to say anything to her about his feelings before. They made a cute couple and I really enjoyed reading their scenes together.
I loved the magical aspects of the story and finding out about the history of the witch families and the truth behind the Salem Witch trials. It will be interesting to see how this is explored further in the series, as I would like this element of the plot to be developed more.
Younger readers in particular will love this story about magic, mayhem and romance and I for one am looking forward to more in the series by author Britanny Geragotelis.
Labels: Brittany Geragotelis, review, simon and schuster
Review: The Holders - Julianna Scott
The Holders by Julianna Scott, published by Strange Chemistry on 5th March 2013
17-year-old Becca spent her whole life protecting her brother from, well, everything. The abandonment of their father, the so called 'experts' who insist that voices in his head are unnatural and must be dealt with, and the constant threat of being taken away to some hospital and studied like an animal. When two representatives appear claiming to have the answers to Ryland's perceived problem, Becca doesn't buy it for one second. That is until they seem to know things about Ryland and about Becca and Ryland's family, that forces Becca to concede that there may be more to these people than meets the eye. Though still highly skeptical, Becca agrees to do what's best for Ryland.
What they find at St. Brigid's is a world beyond their imagination. Little by little they piece together the information of their family's heritage, their estranged Father, and the legend of the Holder race that decrees Ryland is the one they've been waiting for. However, they are all--especially Becca--in for a surprise that will change what they thought they knew about themselves and their kind.
I was looking forward to reading this book as the premise sounded very intriguing. However, I'll admit that I was a little worried that it was going to veer too much into fantasy for my tastes, so I started it with some trepidation. Turns out that I needn't have worried at all because 'The Holders' was right up my street! It had a gripping plot, plenty of exciting twists and turns and some pretty fantastic characters which all combined to keep me glued to the pages.
The main protagonist Becca, accompanies her younger brother Ryland to his new school, St. Brigids in Ireland. Her brother has always been a bit different and she has always been used to looking after him but once at the school, she discovers the truth about Ryland's ability to hear voices, as well as some unexpected revelations about herself. I thought that the idea of people having special abilities was executed brilliantly and I couldn't wait to find out what each person's gift was. Their history was also fascinating and kept me interested even when there was on occasion quite a lot of information to absorb.
One of my favourite things about this book was the connections between many of the characters. I loved the protective streak that Becca has towards the people she cares about and the way she is fiercely loyal and defensive about them, especially where her brother is concerned. However, what truly made 'The Holders' for me was the bond which develops between Becca and Alex. I could immediately believe in the feelings which they have for each other and I couldn't wait for all of their scenes together. There are so many great moments, including lots of romantic sparks that I was rooting for them the whole way through.
The story was fast-paced and the pages simply flew by. The setting of the book was fantastic and I almost wish that I could have attended a school like St Brigids. It seemed wonderful and had a very homey and welcoming atmosphere about it. There was lots to keep the reader absorbed and I didn't want it to end. It completely exceeded any expectations I had at the start and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to other readers. I desperately want a sequel to the book now!
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Labels: Julianna Scott, review, strange chemistry
Review: Survive - Alex Morel
Survive by Alex Morel, published by Electric Monkey on 4th February 2013
Furious and depressed, Jane is released from an institution for a rare visit to her family. But Jane has an escape plan. On the flight, she is going to take a lethal dose of pills and end her pain forever. But the plane never reaches its destination. Jane wakes up amidst piles of wreckage and charred bodies on a snowy mountaintop. There is only one other survivor: a boy named Paul. What starts out as a death mission quickly becomes a fight for life as the two struggle through snowstorms and starvation.
'Survive' by Alex Morel had an intriguing premise which caught my attention as soon as I heard about it. The plot concerns a teenage girl, who on the flight home to her family plans to commit suicide, until the plane she is on crashes. She decides that she wants to live after all but has to try to survive in the wilderness and make it back alive. This sounded exactly like my kind of book and for the most part I enjoyed it but there were one of two things that prevented me absolutely loving it.
I have to admit that I wasn't too keen on the main character Jane. I found it hard to connect with someone so intent on taking their own life and I didn't really feel like I ever got to understand her fully. I did enjoy the fact that she learns a lot of life lessons throughout the book though and begins to value the life she has rather than being intent on throwing it all away. I thought the connection with her father was dealt with well but I would have liked to have been made to care more about her throughout the story, as well as perhaps being presented with more of her back story.
The section of the book dealing with Jane and Paul surviving on a snowy mountaintop was brilliant and fascinating. I love survival shows so this definitely piqued me interest and kept me glued to the pages. This part of the story is rich with vivid images and descriptions of knawing hunger, unquenchable thirst, adrenaline and despair. Both characters have to deal with so many different emotions as they do everything they can to make it back to civilisation.
The overall message that came across to me when I was reading this book, was that life is something precious which should be treasured and lived to the full. Rather than planning every second, people should let go and embrace the experiences that are out there. I loved the ending which was truly heartbreaking, but I would have preferred it if the book had been a little longer, so some aspects of the plot and characters could have been developed more. This was still a very enjoyable read however, with a valuable lesson to teach.
Labels: Alex Morel, electric monkey, review
Review: Finding Cherokee Brown - Siobhan Curham
Finding Cherokee Brown by Siobhan Curham, published by Electric Monkey on 4th March 2013
When I decided to write a book about my life I thought I'd have to make loads of stuff up. I mean, who wants to read about someone like me?
But as soon as I started writing, the weirdest thing happened. I found out I wasn't who I thought I was. And I stopped being scared. Then everything went crazy!
Best of all, I discovered that when you finally decide to be brave it's like waving a wand over your life - the most magical things can happen . .
I thoroughly enjoyed Siobhan Curham's debut 'Dear Dylan' which was published last year, so I've been looking forward to reading more from her ever since. 'Finding Cherokee Brown' is another great title which I read in one sitting because it was such a brilliant story.
It centres on fifteen year old Claire Weeks who decides that she is going to write a story about her life after finding an old copy of a book called 'So you want to write a novel?'. What starts off as an attempt to escape from her day to day life, soon turns into something even more powerful and life changing when she discovers a huge family secret which makes her question everything she thought she knew about herself.
Claire aka Cherokee was a great main character. Curham can really write people who you warm to instantly and feel enormous empathy for. She has several issues to deal with in the book, one being the fact that she is bullied at her school. This is something that a lot of people have faced at one point or another in their lives and I enjoyed seeing her finally decide to fight back and not let the bullies get away with it. I thought it was interesting that one of her teachers fails to deal with the teens who are taunting her. It shows that even adults sometimes suffer confidence issues, feel powerless and cannot stand up against other people.
Claire feels like she doesn't fit in with her family, since her mother remarried and had twins. Throughout the book she gradually learns that everyone has the power to change their own life and that wonderful things can happen when you take control of your own destiny.
Anbody being bullied or bullying others should read this book because it features a truly inspirational heroine and has a powerful message to convey about the power of both the written and spoken word. It is also moving, poignant and funny and is another great title from a fantastic author.
Labels: electric monkey, review, Siobhan Curham
Review: Skinny - Donna Cooner
Skinny by Donna Cooner, published by Electric Monkey on 4th February 2013
Hopeless. Freak. Elephant. Pitiful. These are the words of Skinny, the vicious voice that lives inside fifteen-year-old Ever Davies's head. Skinny tells Ever all the dark thoughts her classmates have about her. Ever knows she weighs over three hundred pounds, knows she'll probably never be loved, and Skinny makes sure she never forgets it.
But there is another voice: Ever's singing voice, which is beautiful but has been silenced by Skinny. Partly in the hopes of trying out for the school musical—and partly to try and save her own life—Ever decides to undergo a risky surgery that may help her lose weight and start over.
With the support of her best friend, Ever begins the uphill battle toward change. But demons, she finds, are not so easy to shake, not even as she sheds pounds. Because Skinny is still around. And Ever will have to confront that voice before she can truly find her own.
I was hesitant to start this book because I'm not really a big fan of stories which centre on weight loss issues. The plot is about a girl who wishes she was no longer overweight and ends up having quite drastic gastric bypass surgery. However, although she loses weight, she finds that the taunting voice in her head of 'skinny' is still there determined to knock down her confidence at every turn.
Perhaps because I got off on the wrong foot with this book even before starting to read it, I struggled to become engaged with the story. Ever takes a huge step in deciding to have surgery but I wish we had seen more of her trying to lose weight naturally or attempting to exercise, rather than just skipping straight to such a drastic solution to her problem. I felt like because a lot of these things were skimmed over, I didn't fully understand Ever's decision. Her eating is linked to issues she still has with the death of her mother and food is often her way of trying to keep the memories of her mother alive. I would have liked to have seen her family making more of an attempt to explore this with her, instead of just looking at her with disapproval when she eats.
My favourite thing about Ever was her love of musicals and show tunes. This was something which I could definitely identify with. I adore them too! Songs and singing are her escape from the real life issues that she has, although she is afraid to sing in front of people because of her lack of confidence due to her weight and her personal appearance.
Donna Cooner has created a twist on the classic Cinderella fairytale with the reader left guessing throughout if Ever will ever be transformed into the person she has locked up inside. Stepsisters, a Prince Charming (although she does not recognise him at first) and a fairy godmother are all present, as she begins to undergo an uphill battle to change her life around.
Sadly, I never felt like I came to fully understand Ever or her motivations. Also, because of the focus of the story, 'Skinny' wasn't really my kind of book. However, it was still well written and hard-hitting and will probably appeal to teen readers who are looking for titles on this subject matter.
Labels: Donna Cooner, electric monkey, review
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Cover reveal: Teardrop - Lauren Kate
I'm a huge Lauren Kate fan so I was very excited to hear about her new book, 'Teardrop' which will be published in the UK in October. Here's the absolutely beautiful cover which has to be one of the prettiest that I've seen lately. I can't wait to get my hands on this one!
Never, ever cry. . . . Eureka Boudreaux's mother drilled that rule into her daughter years ago. But now her mother is gone, and everywhere Eureka goes he is there: Ander, the tall, pale blond boy who seems to know things he shouldn't, who tells Eureka she is in grave danger, who comes closer to making her cry than anyone has before.
But Ander doesn't know Eureka's darkest secret: ever since her mother drowned in a freak accident, Eureka wishes she were dead, too. She has little left that she cares about, just her oldest friend, Brooks, and a strange inheritance—a locket, a letter, a mysterious stone, and an ancient book no one understands. The book contains a haunting tale about a girl who got her heart broken and cried an entire continent into the sea. Eureka is about to discover that the ancient tale is more than a story, that Ander might be telling the truth . . . and that her life has far darker undercurrents than she ever imagined.
Labels: cover, Lauren Kate
Review: Cracks - Caroline Green
Cracks by Caroline Green, published by Piccadilly Press on 28th February 2013
Who do you trust when you discover your whole life has been a lie?
Cal thinks he's losing his mind when cracks start appearing that no one else can see. But his life splinters apart when he discovers that, far from leading an ordinary life in a northern town in 2012 as he thought, he has spent his whole life so far in a deliberately induced coma. The year is actually 2024 and a repressive regime is in force: it plans to brainwash the whole population. Set free by the local resistance movement, he finds himself drawn into their struggle; and he gets involved with Kyla, a girl who lives on the streets. But are they all just using him: is there anyone he can really trust?
'Cracks' is a dystopian novel by British author Caroline Green. I was thrilled to be sent a copy to review as even though I haven't read anything by Green before I loved the sound of this book which is set in 2024 where society is very different from that which we live in now. The Securitat are now in charge and are determined to quash any resistance to the regime. The way they plan to do this is extreme and frightening and forms the basis for the experiences undergone by the main character Cal.
The story is split into three distinct sections. I'll admit that I initially found the first part rather puzzling but as the second part started everything became much clearer and I began to see how things were going to fit together. I would have preferred it if the introduction had been slightly less disjointed and at times I was confused about how this was going to have any link with the rest of the book but as Cal began to make sense of things, so did I.
I was fascinated by some of the ideas incorporated into the story and I enjoyed reading about the changes that society had undergone. There could perhaps have been a little more world-building and I would have liked to have seen some of the details discussed expanded on more, but on the whole it was depicted as being quite terrible and bleak for those living in it. I sincerely hope that 2024 does not turn out to be anything like Green describes here!
The tension builds throughout the book and I ended up enjoying the second half a lot more than the first. There are lots of challenges for Cal to face and plenty of ups and downs in store for him and the other characters. An enjoyable dystopian thriller, 'Cracks' is a roller coaster ride of thrills and spills with lots of surprises lying in wait for the reader.
Labels: Caroline Green, piccadilly press, review
Review: Drowning Instinct - Ilsa J. Bick
Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick, published by Quercus on 28th February 2013
Jenna is sweet sixteen, the age when a girl is supposed to find her prince.
Instead she finds Mr Anderson – intelligent, handsome, married Mr Anderson, who just happens to be her chemistry teacher. With a dark past and a difficult family, Jenna is just happy to have someone to protect her, to worry about her, to love her.
But should she be suspicious of Mr Anderson's reputation for helping 'damaged' students? Why is the most popular girl in school suddenly jealous of her? And where is Mr Anderson's wife?
'Drowning Instinct' deals with the dangerous subject of the formation of an illicit relationship between a pupil and her teacher. Although this at first seems to be the main focus of the story, it's actually more of a sub-plot to the larger problems that the main character Jenna faces. She has had to cope with an extraordinary number of traumatic events such as a childhood fire and her beloved brother leaving to join the army. She deals with her tumultuous family life by self-harming. When she makes a cut on her body she momentarily feels better but the sense of release never lasts.
Ilsa J. Bick has taken a completely different direction in her new novel. Having previously read the fabulous 'Ashes' and 'Shadows', I was surprised to see that the topic of this book was the polar opposite to her other work. 'Drowning Instinct' is hard-hitting and quite controversial. Bick writes with such a deft and sure touch however that I never felt she was forcing any particular opinion on me. I formed my own ideas about the characters and their motives as the story progressed.
The opening chapter intrigued me from the start. Jenna has clearly been involved in some kind of accident and is asked to tell the truth about what happened by a police man. The reader does not know yet what has occurred and so her story begins to unfold. Her narrative voice drew me in immediately and I felt so much sympathy for her as I learnt more about her situation. No teen should have to go through the things that she deals with and her life is sadly lacking of any adult that she can trust in and rely on.
There is a non-judgemental tone throughout the book which suggests that things are not always as black and white as they might first seem. Her relationship with her teacher Mr Anderson develops quite naturally over the course of the book and does not seem predatory on his part, although he is of course in a position of power and responsibility, so the reader must decide whether or not he has abused this privilege.
The ending is explosive and turned everything that happened on it's head. It made me question what I thought and challenged some of my pre-conceived notions. Nothing is ever really as we think it is although Bick leaves it up to the reader to ultimately decide whether the line between right and wrong can ever be blurred.
Labels: Ilsa J. Bick, Quercus, review
Trailer: Hidden - Marianne Curley
Today I'm sharing the stunning trailer for 'Hidden' by Marianne Curley. The book is published in the UK by Bloomsbury on 14th March and sounds incredible with a story about stolen angels, intense romance and a secret that may change one girl's life forever.
For as long as Ebony can remember, she's been sheltered. Confined to her home in a secluded valley, home-schooled by her protective parents, and limited to a small circle of close friends. It's as if she's being hidden. But something is changing in Ebony. Something that can't be concealed. She's growing more beautiful by the day, she's freakishly strong, and then there's the fact that she's glowing. On one fateful night, Ebony meets Jordan and she's intensely drawn to him. It's as if something explodes inside of her—something that can be seen from the heavens. Ebony still doesn't know that she's a stolen angel, but now that the heavens have found her, they want her back.
Labels: bloomsbury, Marianne Curley, trailer
Cover reveal: Zenn Scarlett - Christian Schoon
One of the books I'm looking forward to this year is 'Zenn Scarlett' by Christian Schoon which sounds extremely quirky and original . It's being published by Strange Chemistry in May 2013. Here's the eye-catching UK cover -
Zenn Scarlett is a bright and occasionally a-little-too-smart-for-her-own-good 17-year-old girl training hard to become an exoveterinarian. She specializes in the treatment of exotic alien life forms, mostly large and generally dangerous. Her novice year of training at the Ciscan Cloister Exovet Clinic on Mars was going well - until there are a series of inexplicable animal escapes from the school that Zenn finds herself blamed for. As if this isn't enough to be dealing with, her father vanishes under strange circumstances, and Zenn is worried that she has started hearing the thoughts of the creatures around her...
With the help of Liam, a towner boy, and Hamish, an alien bug also training at the clinic, Zenn must try to find her father, rescue the animals and unravel the mystery of who is behind the attacks on the school. And all without failing her first year.
Let me know what you think. Will you be adding this one to your wishlist?
Labels: Christian Schoon, cover, strange chemistry
Review: Blood Prophecy - Alyxandra Harvey
Blood Prophecy by Alyxandra Harvey, published by Bloomsbury on 14th February 2013
Solange Drake will not claim her birthright; she will not be queen as vampire tradition dictates. But change always comes at a cost . . .
Possessed by a vengeful twelfth-century witch, Solange commits heinous crimes against the vampire tribes that she pledged to empower. Motives are questioned. Trust is broken. The treaty between the Drakes and the Helios-Ra is under threat. Solange must escape the folds of memory and time and fight for the fate of the royal crown - and win. Her destiny, and her heart, depends on it.
'Blood Prophecy' is the final thrilling instalment of one of my favourite vampire series by one of my favourite young-adult authors. This is one of the first series that I started reviewing on my blog so it is sad to say goodbye to so many well-loved characters.
The story centres mainly around Solange and finally begins to explain the reasons for her strange behaviour in the previous book. Everything gradually slotted into place but there were still plenty of twists and turns to keep readers guessing until the very end. I like the way that Harvey always has something extra up her sleeve and continually leaves the reader wanting more.
Solange shared the bulk of the narration with Lucy, although Christabel and Hunter chipped in too along the way. In my eyes, Lucy has been one of the best characters in the series. She is funny and witty, incredibly brave and feisty and always looks out for her friends. She is also loyal and stubbornly determined but the latter in a good way. Her scenes with Nicholas were awesome and made my toes tingle. I would love to see a spin-off just about them and what happens to their relationship in the future!
The story culminates in a tremendous battle involving vampires and humans and I enjoyed seeing everyone coming together to fight for what they believe in. Each character has to step up to the mark when it really counts but they know they can always rely on each other. There is lots of action and excitement throughout, especially in the second half of the book but there are also some lovely scenes between some of the couples in the series and some touching family moments.
Fans of the series will not be disappointed in the send-off given to the Drakes. There is something to please everyone and glimpses of all the characters who have been in it along the way.
UK readers are in for an extra treat too in this book, as there is an exclusive bonus story included about Sky and Duncan Drake which I enjoyed.
Alyxandra Harvey may have bid farewell to the Drake family but I'm excited to read more by her in the future and I have no doubt that she will continue to entertain and amaze readers with her terrific writing.
Labels: alyxandra harvey, bloomsbury, review
Blog tour: The Reckoning - Alma Katsu
Today I'm hosting a stop on the blog tour for Alma Katsu's new book 'The Reckoning'. Alma very kindly answered some of my questions about her book which is the sequel to 2011's hit 'The Taker.
What inspired you to write The Taker trilogy?
I love big sweeping dark stories. I love very bad men and the women who despair of them. I love history and the never-ending mystery of life. I wanted to see if I could write a story that had all these elements, because it seems there were not enough of them.
Was it always planned as a trilogy or did you ever think about it being a standalone novel?
It actually started as a standalone. I worked on The Taker, the first book, for ten years and by the time it was sold to publishers, I'd started missing the characters. They are an endearing, if headstrong, bunch! I thought of a way to continue their story—there were some unanswered questions—and luckily the publishers felt the same way.
In The Reckoning, the main character Lanore meets Lord Byron in 1822. If you could go back to any period in time and meet a famous figure who would it be and why?
It might very well be Lord Byron—mad, bad and dangerous to know! By writing him into the book, I created an opportunity I'd always wanted. It was a lot of fun, too.
The are some wonderful characters in the series. Who is your favourite character to write and why?
It has to be Adair. It is always interesting to be inside his head. Not always pleasant, but interesting. He is so unlike everyone else, so singular in his rationales, it's like getting to study a psychopath close up. A very charismatic and seductive psychopath.
How much research did you have to do for the series considering all the different time periods and locations that the characters visit? Is this something that you enjoy doing?
I think a writer ends up drawing on things that are already bouncing around in her head. A lot of what ended up in the books has to do with things I've found interesting at some point in my life: the dark ages, the British Colonial period (Kipling! The Flashman series!), magic. I did a strange amount of research on castles and life in medieval times, for some reason I've forgotten. Luckily it came in handy for writing these novels!
As for the first book, The Taker, which was set mostly in 1820s New England, I didn't have to do too much specialized research as I grew up in an area that had been settled in the 1700s (I like to call in Colonial ground zeo). I seem to have learned a lot through osmosis. I had to do more research on the early history of the state of Maine since that was more obscure (but fascinating) and a lot of what I learned ended up in the book in one way or another.
Can you tell me anything about what is in store for readers in the concluding instalment?
It picks up a few years after the end of The Reckoning. Lanny seeks out Adair to ask him to help her with something that only he can do: she wants to ask the Queen of the Underworld to release Jonathan. Of course, Adair fears the next plane of existence because he is afraid of being held accountable for his many sins and by sending Lanny into the underworld, he may come to the queen's attention. Will Adair refuse Lanny's request? What will happen when Lanny goes into the underworld? Will she be reunited with Jonathan or will her world—and Adair's—come crashing down? We'll finally learn the source of Adair's mysterious powers, too. It's not what you think it is!
Do you have any plans you can share for future writing projects?
Think I might have to defer on this question. It's a tricky time, wrapping up one series and thinking about what comes next. I don't want to jinx myself!
Which other books would you recommend for people who have enjoyed The Taker trilogy?
Readers might be interested in this post I wrote for Heroes and Heartbreakers listing some dark historical novels that I loved. They don't have the supernatural element but otherwise might be a good fit for Taker fans. The ultimate is Interview With The Vampire, of course!
Labels: Alma Katsu, Arrow, blog tour
Review: Level 2 - Lenore Appelhans
Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans, published by Usborne on 15th January 2013
Felicia Ward is dead. Trapped in Level 2, the waiting room between Earth and Heaven, she spends endless days replaying memories, of her family, friends, boyfriend…and of the guy who broke her heart. The guy who has just broken into Level 2 to find her…
Felicia learns that a rebellion is brewing in Level 2, and it seems she is the key. Suspended between Heaven and Earth, she must make a choice. Between two worlds, two lives and two loves. A choice that will change everything…
I particularly wanted to read 'Level 2' because the author Lenore Appelhans also has a successful book blog and so has managed to cross-over from the blogger world to that of published author. The plot also sounded intriguing and the cover is really striking and quite different to a lot of other titles on the market at the moment.
The main idea that the story hinges on, is that of there being three levels of existence. Level 1 is earth, level 3 is heaven and level 2 is the place in-between, a kind of waiting room for the dead. Felicia is one of those biding their time in level 2. She, along with everyone else there, spend their time viewing memories of their past lives. They can watch those moments when they were happiest or saddest, when they had their first kiss or met their best friend. Although they are dead, it almost doesn't seem like death because they are still conscious. As Felicia views her own memories, we get to know more about her and the people that were important in her life and are gradually introduced to her boyfriend Neil and bad boy Julian.
Although the love triangle aspect is there, I have to say that I loved Julian from the start but didn't really warm to Neil at all. I thought that his characterisation was quite weak and I couldn't understand what attracted Felicia to him, rather than the incredibly hot Julian, who she has amazing chemistry with. The scenes between the two of them were one of my favourite things about the story and I enjoyed getting to see how they first met. There's a huge revelation about one of the boys at the end of the book and I'm looking forward to seeing how this will affect things in the sequel, 'Level 3'.
I thought that the story started quite slowly and didn't begin to pick-up until about half-way through when the truth about level 2 began to surface. Although this debut novel didn't sweep me off my feet, I feel like there is still an awful lot more to come and I'm intrigued to discover what will happen to Felicia and co next.
Labels: Lenore Appelhans, review, usborne
Review: The Prey - Andrew Fukuda
The Prey by Andrew Fukuda, published by Simon and Schuster on 31st January 2013
For Gene and the remaining humans—or hepers—death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast... and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But they're not the only things following Gene. He's haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side.
When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think they're finally safe. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders, the civilisation begins to raise more questions than answers. A strict code of behaviour is the rule, harsh punishments are meted out, young men are nowhere to be found—and Gene begins to wonder if the world they've entered is just as evil as the one they left behind. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he and Sissy only grow closer. In an increasingly violent world, all they have is each other... if they can only stay alive.
One of my favourite debut's last year was 'The Hunt' by Andrew Fukuda; a thrilling tale of vampire-like creatures hunting down the last remaining humans or hepers as they are known, to satisfy their ravenous blood-lust. I've been counting down the days until the sequel, so when this book finally arrived in my hands, you can bet I couldn't wait to pick it up and get stuck in.
The story begins almost immediately after the events of the previous instalment. Gene is on the run from the Heper Institute, along with Sissy and the other boys. Having narrowly escaped with their lives, they make their way down the river, seeking the sanctuary that the Scientist promised them was out there. Their journey is not an easy one however, as they are still being hunted and may be in danger of swapping one prison for another.
There is a real sense of trepidation and fear which emanates from the pages of the book. Gene and co are living on a knife edge and every decision they make is vital. What they choose to do may just be the difference between life and death. I was terrified for them most of the way through the story, as danger seems to dog their every step. Fukuda keeps the pace high and the tension ratched up. So much so that there were very few chapters where I could take a breather from the terrible events that occur. I found this title absolutely addictive reading and so exciting!
When they finally make it to a place called The Mission it looks like their struggle might be over at last. But things don't seem quite right in their new home as they eventually begin to find out. I honestly didn't think that Andrew Fukuda could come up with anything worse than they had already faced but fresh horrors presented themselves which had me on the edge of my seat. The writing is vivid and descriptive and completely gripping. I was both shocked and horrified at times but also immersed entirely in the incredible world set before me.
Inventive and imaginative, with top notch storytelling and an unbelievably exciting plot, 'The Prey' is a book not to be missed. I'm already checking off the days until the final part of the trilogy is published in Autumn 2013.
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Sheila Cope documents the dogs living in the trendy Nashville neighborhood Germantown.
Bama has been blind since birth, but the Australian shepherd knows when he's arrived at his favorite place in Nashville: the front porch of "the Germantown dog lady," Sheila Cope. There, he's greeted with treats and ear scratches.
Cope runs the Instagram account "Dogs of Germantown" (@germantown_dogs). Since starting the page six months ago, Cope has photographed more than 150 dogs that have passed by her door.
Meet the mighty Zeus. This seven-year-old, mostly French Bulldog is deaf but that does not slow him down. He knows some sign language and with his family's help, he is living his best life!
When Cope moved to Germantown 13 years ago, it was through walking her dog, Rudy, that she met her neighbors. "(Dogs) are wonderful goodwill ambassadors," she said.
Eleven years ago, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which made it difficult to walk long distances while holding a leash and cane. Now, the dogs come to her, pulling their owners behind them.
For the past three years, Cope and Germantown resident Liz Zipperer have lived just a few blocks from each other. The two women did not meet until this year, when Zipperer got a Dalmatian puppy named Dottie.
"I saw (Cope's) page and started to tag her in a few things, and then we came over for the first time," said Zipperer. "Dottie had so much fun; I think she ate about three sticks."
At 11 months old, Dottie rarely sits still long enough to get her picture taken when she visits the porch, but Cope has a secret weapon: clipped to her phone are attachments that hold tennis balls and dog biscuits.
If there's a dog-friendly event in the neighborhood,like organized "yappy hours," where pets and their people socialize on bar patios, or the Nashville Sounds' "Bark in the Park" games, chances are Cope will be there with camera in hand, documenting the local pups.
"This just makes me happier than anything I do right now," she said, watching as Dottie contentedly gnaws on a tennis ball. "(Dogs) bring me so much joy."
And the human friends she's met through Dogs of Germantown? "That's even better."
She pauses, then admits, "Well, I don't know. I love people; I love dogs more."
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sheila Cope will take photos at Crossroads Pets' annual Santa Paws event, where, for a $25 donation to the animal rescue organization (located at 707 Monroe St.), pet owners can get photos of their furry friends with Santa Claus.


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If the smell of fresh leather wafting from a shoe box makes you smile, then Zappos is the site for you. This online retailer carries more styles of shoes than any bricks-and-mortar store could hold, with customer service that truly is the best around. Here's some tips on how to shop the online shoe mecca.
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Zappos DOES NOT OFFER coupon codes. However, the site offers the perk of free shipping on all purchases and returns. So you can buy multiple sizes and not be penalized with mailing expenses. There's also no such thing as buyer's remorse. If those dreamy platform purple heels are still untouched in your closet months after you've bought them, you have up to 1 YEAR to send them back for a full refund. Items do eventually go on sale, so you just have to keep a close eye on your virtual shopping cart.
Zappos may have a larger selection than other online shoe sites, but that doesn't mean it has better prices. Always, always double check the price of your purchase on other sites like Nordstrom.com, Endless.com (which is ironically owned by Amazon.com, too), Amazon.com, and on the shopping aggregator shopstyle.com.
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Hyundai has announced a series of changes to the 2014 Accent. Key highlights include an improved audio system and standard LED-infused headlights on higher end models.
Hyundai has announced a series of changes to the 2014 Accent.
First and foremost, the model gains additional standard equipment including a driver's side blind spot mirror, sliding sun visors and one-touch triple turn signals. The entry-level audio system has also been improved with a new button layout and better voice recognition technology.
The four-door Premium and five-door SE gain LED-infused projector beam headlights, a tilt / telescopic steering wheel and an auto up / down driver's side window. The latter model can also be equipped with a newly optional B&M Racing sport shifter.
Power is provided by a 1.6-liter Gamma four-cylinder engine that develops 138 bhp (103 kW) and 123 lb-ft (166 Nm) of torque. It enables the model to return up to 27 mpg city / 38 mpg highway (US).


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Book review – The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
Imagine being a successful dinosaur palaeontologist and landing a professorship before you are 40, authoring a leading dinosaur textbook and a New York Times bestseller on dinosaurs. Imagine achieving all that and then saying: "You know what really floats my boat? Mammals." After the runaway success of his 2018 book The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, palaeontologist Stephen Brusatte shifted his attention and now presents you with the follow-up, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals. Taking in the full sweep of mammal evolution from the late Carboniferous some 325 million years ago to today, this book is as epic in scope as it is majestic in execution.
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Book review – Explorers of Deep Time: Paleontologists and the History of Life
When I ask you to think of a palaeontologist, what comes to mind? Admit it, you likely thought of someone digging up dinosaur fossils. And that someone was probably a white man. Grounded in the past, and endlessly repeated in the present, this is of course a very narrow picture of what palaeontology is like. In Explorers of Deep Time, Roy Plotnick, a palaeontologist and emeritus professor in earth and environmental sciences, challenges this and other stereotypes. Pardon the excruciating pun, but he leaves no rock unturned in the process of showing the many faces of modern palaeontology.
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Big Island police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person who stole a laptop from a Special Education classroom at Honokaa High School.
The IBM ThinkPad was removed from room E2A Thursday (May 8) sometime between 10:30 a.m. and noon.
Police ask that anyone with information about the case call the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.


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Hans Wolfgang Sachse (* 17. März 1899 in Dresden; † 20. Dezember 1982 in Plauen) war ein deutscher Komponist.

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Von 1909 bis 1911 lernte er an der Thomasschule zu Leipzig. Von 1919 bis 1921 studierte er am Leipziger Konservatorium Komposition (bei Paul Graener), Kontrapunkt (bei Stephan Krehl) und Opernschule (bei Otto Lohse). Parallel studierte er an der Universität Leipzig Musikwissenschaft (bei Hugo Riemann, Herbert Albert, Arnold Schering), Philosophie und Germanistik.
Nach seinem Studium wurde er Theaterkapellmeister in Plauen. Seit 1927 arbeitete er als freischaffender Komponist, Dirigent und Musikerzieher. Nach 1945 wurde er vom sowjetischen NKWD verhaftet und verbrachte einige Jahre im Speziallager Nr. 1 Mühlberg. Im Jahre 1960 wurde ihm der Kunstpreis des Bezirks Karl-Marx-Stadt (heute Chemnitz) und 1981 der Vaterländische Verdienstorden verliehen.

Sein Nachlass befindet sich im Stadtarchiv Plauen.

Werke (Auswahl)
 Orchester-Variationen über ein Baßthema von Debussy, op. 17, 1931 ... Thema mit sieben Variationen
 Streichquartett Nr. 4, op. 42, 1952
 Sonate für Englisch Horn und Klavier, op. 61, 1959 ... I. Bewegt, II. Ruhig, III.Heiter
 Sinfonische Variationen für Orchester, op. 67, 1960
 Sinfonia serena für Orchester, op. 70, 1961 ... I. Allegro, II. Andante, ma molto tranquillo, III. Allegro
 Sonate für Horn und Klavier, op. 71, 1962 ... I. Allegro energico, II. Andante sostenuto, III. Allegro molto - Allegretto scherzando
 Gruß an die Republik, op. 77, 1964 ... Festliche Musik für Pionierstreichorchester, Viol. 1 und 2, Viola, Cello und Bass
 Suite für Kammerorchester, op. 86, 1967 ... Variationen über vier alte Weisen: I. So treiben wir den Winter aus (16. Jahrhundert), II. Tanzlied im Maien (Th. Morlay, um 1600), III. Der grimmige Tod mit seinem Pfeil (um 1525), IV. Von der edlen Musik (V. Rathgeber, 1733)
 Kantate Wissen ist Macht, Uraufführung 1972
 Drei Holzschnitte zum deutschen Bauernkrieg für Orchester, op. 106, 1975 ... I. Ich armes Brüderlein klag mich sehr, II. Es ist ein Schnitter, der heißt Tod, III. Wir sind der Geyers schwarzer Haufen

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Briefe von Hans Wolfgang Sachse befinden sich im Bestand des Leipziger Musikverlages C.F.Peters im Staatsarchiv Leipzig.

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 Hans Wolfgang Sachse in der Sächsischen Biographie

Komponist (Deutschland)
Komponist klassischer Musik (20. Jahrhundert)
Träger des Vaterländischen Verdienstordens
Klassische Musik (DDR)
Geboren 1899
Gestorben 1982
Mann
Speziallagerhäftling
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DDR-Bürger

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Synthesis and Characterization of Some New Heterocyclic Compounds Derived from Thiosemicarbazide (A Response Surface Methodology Approach)
Shaima Ibraheem Chyad AL-Khazraji 1
Luma M. Ahmed 2
1 Department. of Chemistry, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Kirkuk, Iraq
2 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Kerbela, Iraq
10.22034/chemm.2022.2.8
In this work new thiosemicarbazide derivatives were synthesized to obtain the intermediate of thiosemcarbazone compounds (1-5) by thiosemicarbazide reaction with several aromatic aldehydes, following treatment of compounds (1-5) with 2-chloroethanoic acid with sodium acetate, a series of compounds (6-8) was prepared. There were 1,3-oxazepine-4,7-dione derivatives compounds (9,10) with phthalic anhydride. By heating thiosemicarbazide with carbon disulfide and anhydrous sodium carbonate in absolute ethanol, 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-5-thiol compound (11) was prepared. The azomethines synthesized by reaction of compound (11) with aromatic aldehyde compounds (12-14), then processed to obtain mercaptoacetic acid as compounds (15-17). The compound (18) was made with ethylchloroacetate from the cyclization thiosemcarbazone compound (2) in the presence of fused sodium acetate. The reaction of compound (11) with chloroacetylchloride produced compound (19) then treated with urea to obtained compound (20) followed by 4- phenyl phenacyl bromide to prepare compound (21). The characterization outcomes for the prepared compounds verified their chemical structures using IR spectroscopy, NMR, and melting points.
Thiosemicarbazide
thiosemicarbazone
thioxoimidazolidin-4-one ring
[1,3] oxazepin -4(3H)-yl)thiourea
Thiosemicarbazide is one of the N-amino thiourea compounds and is considered an effective control for rice bacterial leaf blight as a ketone reagent, some metals as arodenticide. Antibiotics have been used in organic chemistry to condense aldehyde or ketone with semicarbazide to form semicarbazone derivatives such as nitrofurazone [1]. Due to their antineoplastic action, thiosemcarbazone derivatives from related aldehydes and 2- formyl pyridine have been of considerable interest [2]. Thiosemcarbazone derivatives are of the broad pharmaceutical interest and exhibit various biological activities such as anticancer, antifungal, Leprosy, and antiviral [3-4].
For various pathological states [15-12] (including antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory, the therapeutic effect of a compound containing 1,3,4-thiadiazole ring has been well studied. Because of their numerous applications as agricultural insecticidal, antidepressants, thiadiazole gained widespread attention. The 4- thiazolidinone class is an essential analogue of heterocyclic thiazolidine compounds. 4-thiazolidinone derivatives have been synthesized by various methods. Enaminones reactions with ethyl-2-bromo propionate [13] are included in this method. Thiosemicarbazones bearing aromatic heterocyclic moiety tens to have improved the biological activities [14,15]. On the other hand, due to their therapeutic and pharmacological activities, heterocyclic compounds containing the dole ring are of considerable importance [16-22].
Scheme 1: Route of synthesis for thiosemicarbazone derivatives in this work
Methods and Materials
Preparation of Thiosemicarbazones compounds (1-5)
A mixture of aromatic aldehyde [0.01 mole], thiosemicarbazide [0.01 mole] in 20 mL of ethanol, and four drops of glacial acetic acid were heated under reflux for 5 h. The product was cooled to room temperature, and the solid was filtered, dried, and purified to provide compounds (1-5) via recrystallization with ethanol.
Synthesis of 2-(4-substituted-benzylidene hydrazono)-1, 3- thiazolidine-4-one compounds (6-8)
A mixture of thiosemicarbazide derivatives compounds (1-3) was prepared by heating and continuous stirring for 0.01 mole chloroacetic acid (0.01 mole), and- anhydrous sodium acetate (0.01 mole) in 20 mL glacial acetic acid under reflux for 8 h. The produced mixtures for compounds (6-8) were left to cool via poured into ice cold water, and the separated solid was filtered off, washed with water, dried, and recrystallized by absolute ethanol.
Synthesis 1-(3-(derivative)-1,5-dioxo-1,5-dihydrobenzo[e] [1,3] oxazepin -4(3H)-yl) thiourea compounds (9- 10)
A 0.0025 mole from thiosemcarbazone derivatives (1-2) compounds and 0.0025 mole from phthalic anhydride in 20 mL from dry benzene was mixed, refluxed, and stirring on a water bath at 75 °C for 12-14 h.
Synthesis of 2-amino -1,3,4- thiadiazole -5- thiol compound (11)
Exact 0.02 mole, 1.82 (g) from thiosemicarbazide suspended in 15 mL ethanol was added to anhydrous sodium carbonate (0.02 mole, 2.12 g) and 3 mL carbon disulphide, the produced mixture was warmed with stirring under reflux for 1 h., then heated on the steam bath for 4 h. The most solvent was removed, and the residue was dissolved in ice- water and acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid [7].
Synthesis of E-4-(((5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) imino deivatives compounds (12- 14)
A suspension of p- hydroxybenzaldehyde (0.01 mole) in 40 mL ethanol and 2- amino -1,3,4- thiadiazole-5-thiol compound (11) (0.01 mole) were mixed with two drops of glacial acetic acid and heated under reflux for 4h. The product was collected after cooling and recrystallized using ethanol, in the same way for preparation compounds (13,14).
The preparation of thiazolidine -4-one compounds (15-17) [8]
0.01 mole of Schiff bases compounds (12-14) was mixed with 0.04 mole (0.26 mL) from mercaptoacetic acid in 30 mL from dry benzene, and then refluxed for 10 h. The mixture has been concentrated and recrystallized by absolute methanol.
Synthesis of 3-((4-hydroxybenzylidene) amino)-2- thioxoimidazolidin -4-one compound (18) [9]
A mixture of 0.01 mole from compound (2), 0.01 mole of ethyl chloroacetate and 0.03 mole from sodium acetate in 30 mL ethanol were heated under reflux for 4h, then cooled and poured in water.
Synthesis of 2-chloro-N-(5-mercapto-1,3,4- thiadiazole-2-yl) acetamide compound (19)
Freshly 2.5 mL of distilled chloro acetyl chloride was dissolved in 100 mL dry benzene, and gradually added to a mixture of 0.033 mole (4.3 g) from 2-amino 1,3,4-thiadiazole-5-thiol in 30 mL dry benzene. The mixture was refluxed via a water bath for 4 h. and benzene solvent was distilled off. The product was washed with distilled water, dried, and recrystallized using absolute ethanol.
Synthesis of N-(5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-yl)-2-ureidoacetamide compound (20)
Exact 0.01mole (4.18 g) from compound (19) was refluxed with 0.02 mole, (1.2 g) from urea for 14h. In 20 mL from absolute ethanol. Then the reaction mixture was filtered, recrystallized the product by ethanol, and dried to give the final product.
Synthesis of 2-((5-([1,1`-biphenyl] -4-yl)-2-yl) amino)-N-(5-mercato-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) acetamide compound (21)
A mixture of 0.01 mole (2.33 g) compounds (20) and 0.01 mole (2.75 g) from 4-phenyl phenacyl bromide in 20 mL of ethanol. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 12h. The precipitate was filtered off and recrystallized using absolute ethanol.
Result and Discussion
In the present work, new derivatives of carbothioamide, thiazolidin-4-one, [1,3] oxazepine-4(3H), 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol, 2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one, Acetamide, were synthesis and outlined in Scheme 1. The first step of the reaction includes the removal of proton from NH group by sodium acetate that resulted from conversion of the produced intermediate partially or totally to thiol form. The second step representthat nucleophilic attack by thiol on carbon atom that bears an excellent leaving group (CH-Cl) will result in the formation of a new S-C bond. This step is followed by a nucleophilic attack by NH2 group on the carbon atom of carbonyl group resulted in the formation of five and a five-member heterocyclic ring. These steps have been demonstrated in changing physical properties (color and melting point) and FT-IR analysis in In the present work, new derivatives of carbothioamide, thiazolidin -4- one, [1,3]oxazepine-4(3H), 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol, 2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one, Acetamide, were synthesis and outlined in Scheme 1. The first step of the reaction includes the removal of proton from NH group by sodium acetate that resulted from conversion of the produced intermediate partially or totally to thiol form. The second step representthat nucleophilic attack by thiol on carbon atom that bears an excellent leaving group (CH-Cl) will result in the formation of a new S-C bond. This step is followed by a nucleophilic attack by NH2 group on the carbon atom of carbonyl group resulted in the formation of five and a five-member heterocyclic ring. These steps have been demonstrated in changing physical properties (color and melting point) and FT-IR analysis in Table 1. The FT-IR data were interpenetrated for conforming to the essential bonds generated in compounds synthesis (1-21) agree with the mention in references (23-24).1H-NMR spectrum of compounds (7) in (DMSO as solvent) was pictured, a singlet signal appear at 3.9 ppm could be attributed to protons of methylene group (-CH2-) for thiazolidine -4-one ring. Aromatic protons appear at 7.5-7.7 ppm. Signal at 8.4 ppm could be attributed to proton of CH=N group. A singlet signal appears at 12.0 ppm referred to N-H group of 4-thiazolidineone ring. Shown 1H-NMR spectrum (400 MHZ, in DMSO) of compounds (9). The singlet signal at 3.3 ppm was assigned to methyl groups protons (6H, 2 XCH3). Aromatic protons appear at 6.6 - 8.0 ppm peaks as an amultiplate a signal at 5.0 ppm referred to amine group (NH2), a singlet signal appear at 10.3 ppm are due to one proton of (- NH -) group (25). the 1H-NMR spectrum (400 MHZ, DMSO) of compound (11) explained that a singlet signal appears at 5.2 ppm due to two protons of NH2 group, also the spectrum showed one sharp singlet signal at 13.2 ppm, which could be attributed to proton of –SH group. 1H-NMR for compound (15) and found a quartet signal in the region (3.8- 3.9) ppm (2H) due to the protons of (CH2) in thiazolidin -4- one ring. The signal at 6.4 ppm, which belong to –CH- of thiazolidine-4- one ring, another multiple signal at (6.7- 7.6) ppm belong to aromatic protons. The board peak at 9.0 ppm (1H) was due to the proton of (-OH) group. Also, the spectrum showed a signal at 13.2 ppm could be attributed to proton of –SH group.Other characteristic peaks with their interpretation were listed in Table 2. The 1H-NMR spectrum of compound (18) at (400 NHZ, DMSO) obtained the following clear signals at ppm. The signal at 4.2 ppm (2H) due to the protons of (CH2) thioxoimidazolidin -4- one ring, and another multiple signal at 6.8- 7.2 ppm belong to aromatic protons; also the spectrum showed a signal at 8.5 ppm could be attributed to the proton of CH=N group. A signal at 9.6 ppm due to the proton of (- OH) group and the signal at 10.2 ppm referred to –NH of thioxoimidazolidin -4- one.
The 13C-NMR of compound (9). The signal at 41.7 ppm assigned to methyl groups carbons (2C, 2 X CH3). The signal of carbon (C-N) of oxazepine ring appeared at the 94.3 ppm. The spectrum appeared at the range (123.5- 149.1) ppm attributed to carbon of methine group in Benzene ring. Moreover, the signal at 167.0 ppm was assigned to the carbon of (O-C=O) group inside the oxazepine ring. The signal at 172.5 ppm attributed to carbon of (O=C-N) group inside oxazepine ring. The signal at 182.5 ppm for the carbon of (C=S) group [25]. The 13C- NMR spectrum of compound (15) in Figure A signal at 33.5 ppm referred to the carbon of methine group inside thiazolidine-4-one. The signal at 72.3 ppm referred to –CH group in thiazolidine -4- one ring, in addition, another multiple signals at (115.8- 156.9) ppm referred to the carbon of CH2 group in the benzene ring. Moreover, the signal at 163.4 ppm is for the carbon of (C=N) group for the thiadiazole ring. Also, the spectrum showed at 171.2 ppm referred to (N-C=O) group, and the signal at 184.0 ppm for (C=N) group inside thiadiazole ring, other characteristic peaks with their interpretation were listed in Table 3. The 13C-NMR spectrum of compound (18), showed the following signals at ppm. The spectrum appeared a singlet signal at 55.5 ppm for methylene group carbon inside thioxoimidazolidin-4-one. The aromatic carbons occurred at 154.1 ppm for the carbon of (CH=N) group. Also, the spectrum showed one signal at 160.8 ppm that could be attributed to C=S group of thioxoimidazolidin-4-one ring (25).
The key results of this work are based on the synthesis of new compounds of carbothioamide, thiazolidin-4-one, [1,3]oxazepine-4(3H),1,3,4- thiadiazole-2-thiol, 2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one, Acetamide, with good yields derived from carbothioamide or 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2- thiol and they were characterized by various spectral analyses.
The authors would like to appreciate any individuals who supported this work.
This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
All authors contributed toward data analysis, drafting and revising the paper and agreed to be responsible for all the aspects of this work.
We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Winners of the Estonian Jazz Awards announced!
On 26 April the Estonian Jazz Union and Jazzkaar Festival announced this year's winners of Estonian Jazz Awards. Due to the state of emergency, the awards were presented for the first time via a live broadcast from Philly Joe's Jazz Club. The award ceremony was broadcast live on Delfi portal and the Jazzkaar Facebook page and can be rewatched here.
Already for the 14th time, Estonian Jazz Awards were presented to outstanding local jazz musicians. Awards were given in five categories: Jazz Musician of the Year 2020 is the pianist and pedagogue Joel Remmel; Young Jazz Talent 2020 was awarded to the singer and violinist Marianne Leibur; selected as Jazz Ensemble of the Year 2020 is Kadri Voorand in duo with Mihkel Mälgand that has also gained international recognition; Jazz Composer of the Year 2020 was awarded to the composer and double bass player Mingo Rajandi, and the Jazz Promoter of the Year 2020 award was given to the jazz festival with the longest tradition in Estonia, TUJA / Student Jazz.
"My emotions are extremely positive and this really bring a smile on my face. It may sound like fake modesty, but having been selected the Jazz Musician of the Year came as a huge surprise to me. Moments like this make me look in the mirror and think about how I have reached where I am? I am grateful to all the people, especially my family and fellow musicians, with whom I could share this path. It also gives me the responsibility and impetus to continue my journey," pianist and composer Joel Remmel commented on his winning of the Jazz Musician of the Year 2020 award.
Jazz Musician of the Year 2020 was awarded to the versatile pianist and pedagogue Joel Remmel, who has been leading his group, Joel Remmel Trio for nine years already and has released four studio albums which have received acclaim from critics as well as listeners. On 1 May the pianist will release his first LP of his solo music, Live at Taff Club. The Jazz Musician of the Year award recognises the most active and professional jazz musicians in Estonia, who have stood out the most with their creative work during the recent years. Jazz Musician of the Year receives the monetary prize of EUR 3,500, presented in cooperation with Estonian Authors' Society and Viru Keskus.
Young Jazz Talent 2020 was awarded to the soloist, violinist and songwriter Marianne Leibur for her outstanding activity. Having released her debut album at the end of 2019, Leibur is currently pursuing her master's degree at the Jazz Department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. The Young Jazz Talent award recognises the initiative and high level of young musicians and encourages their endeavours. The prize for the winner of Young Jazz Talent 2020 was presented by Telliskivi Creative City, sending her to the largest jazz festival in Europe, North Sea Jazz.
The title of Jazz Promoter of the Year 2020 was awarded to Tudengijazz (TUJA), the jazz festival with the longest tradition in Estonia. The aim of TUJA is to support the initiative, creativity and international cooperation of young musicians, and through this also the development of Estonian jazz. The festival brings together young talents from Estonia and other European countries, with the desire to offer students an output for the creation and performance of their works. The festival also presents international projects of new compositions and promotes the development of knowledge through seminars. The aim of the award, presented for the 12th time, is to recognise a person or an organisation that has made a significant contribution to the promotion and development of jazz music in Estonia. Jazz Promoter of the Year receives the smartest coffee machine, Jura ENA8 Full Metropolitan Black from our main sponsor, JURA, as well as a free pass to all concerts of Jazzkaar and Estonian Jazz Union during the period of one year.
Jazz Ensemble of the Year 2020 was awarded to Kadri Voorand and Mihkel Mälgand for their album In Duo with Mihkel Mälgand. Both artists have previously also won the title of Jazz Musician of the Year at Estonian Jazz Awards. As a duo they mainly play original music for vocal, bass and piano. Their soulfully poetical songs always leave room for improvisation as well as electronic effects. The aim of the Jazz Ensemble of the Year award, presented for the fifth year, is to encourage the original music and concert activity of ensembles. Jazz Ensemble of the Year receives a monetary prize of EUR 1,000, presented in cooperation with a private sponsor.
Jazz Composer of the Year award was given to Mingo Rajandi, composer and double bass player, artistic director of several ensembles and initiator of diverse interdisciplinary projects. Her most recent major works include the interdisciplinary stage production Creating Gods commissioned for the Arvo Pärt Days, the project Trees Talk with world-famous bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann, which premiered at the Estonian Music Week in Toronto, and the production Double Bass at the Estonian Drama Theatre, which was recognised with the Estonian Theatre Award. She is also the leader of the Mingo Rajandi Quintet, which recently recorded their first studio album. Jazz Composer of the Year is awarded to jazz composers who contribute to the fresh creation in the field of jazz and collaborate with musicians both in Estonia and abroad. Jazz Composer of the Year receives a monetary prize of EUR 2,000, presented in cooperation with the Estonian Authors' Society.
All winners will also receive a sculpture by Tiiu Kirsipuu. More than 90 names were nominated for the Estonian Jazz Awards, from which the jury selected this year's nominees. Winners of the Estonian Jazz Awards were selected as a result of the joint vote of the jury and the audience, where the audience vote was equal to one jury vote. The 2020 Jazz Awards were presented by the Estonian Jazz Union and the Jazzkaar Festival in cooperation with a private sponsor of jazz music, Estonian Authors' Society, Eesti Päevaleht, Viru Keskus, JURA and Telliskivi Creative City. The broadcast was facilitated by Philly Joe's Jazz Club and the team of Babahh Media.
The 31st Tallinn International Festival Jazzkaar will take place from 9 to 15 October 2020 in various places around Estonia and on 3 November at Alexela Concert Hall. The programme of the Jazzkaar Festival 2020, which was postponed to this autumn, can be found here. The 17th concert season of the Estonian Jazz Union will be opened with concerts in September and will include events in various places around Estonia. The programme will be announced in May both on their website and on social media.
Main sponsors of the festival are JURA, Jazz Pesulad and Eesti Päevaleht. Annual sponsors are My City Hotel, BMW, Tallink and Aktaprint. The concert of the legendary jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater will be presented by Viru Keskus. The festival hub is set up with the help of Prike, Telliskivi Creative City and Fotografiska Tallinn. We are also sponsored by Overall, MyFitness, Kodupaber, NOBE, Estonian Public Broadcasting and Estonian Authors' Society. Embassy of Norway and Embassy of Sweden help us bring the musicians of their countries to Estonia. We are also grateful to the Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the City of Tallinn and Enterprise Estonia for their support.
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The year is 1955. Desperate to escape the chicory-pulling, stall-cleaning, hay-baling drudgery of life in RR#2 Caledonia, Peggy Ann Douglas has a plan. Following in the footsteps of starlet Debbie Reynolds, Peggy Ann will simply become a movie star – and she will start her journey to the top by winning the local pageant. Can she sing, twirl and pivot her way into the judges' hearts, or will shaky nerves and a "Puritanical Work Ethic� sabotage her efforts? Brimming with love, comedy, and a staggering work ethic of its own, Miss Caledonia is a delightful exploration of optimism and reality down on the farm. Dora and Canadian Comedy Award winner Melody A. Johnson, along with the delightful accompaniment of Alison Porter on fiddle, will have you in the palm of her hand on her quest for the tiara in Miss Caledonia.
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Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years: Demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems
Sarah E. Nelson, Mark J. Van Ryzin, Thomas J. Dishion
Substance use trajectories were examined from early adolescence to young adulthood among a diverse sample of 998 youths. Analysis of longitudinal data from ages 12 to 24 identified distinct trajectories for alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use. Modeling revealed 8 alcohol, 7 marijuana, and 6 tobacco use trajectories. Analyses assessed risk for substance use problems in early adulthood within each trajectory, as well as overlap among alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories. Findings confirmed that adolescents with early-and rapid-onset trajectories are particularly vulnerable to the development of problematic substance use in early adulthood. However, analyses also identified an escalating high school onset trajectory for alcohol and for marijuana use that was equally prognostic of problem use in adulthood. Moreover, tobacco use in early adolescence was associated with developing high-risk marijuana and alcohol use patterns. Random assignment to the Family Check-Up intervention was found to reduce risk for membership in the high-risk marijuana use trajectories, suggesting that family-based approaches delivered during adolescence can prevent escalations to problematic substance use. These findings suggest the importance of developmental heterogeneity and equifinality in considering prevention for alcohol and drug use.
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Nelson, S. E., Van Ryzin, M. J., & Dishion, T. J. (2014). Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years: Demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems. Development and Psychopathology, 27(1), 253-277. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579414000650
Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years : Demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems. / Nelson, Sarah E.; Van Ryzin, Mark J.; Dishion, Thomas J.
In: Development and Psychopathology, Vol. 27, No. 1, 08.07.2014, p. 253-277.
Nelson, SE, Van Ryzin, MJ & Dishion, TJ 2014, 'Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years: Demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems', Development and Psychopathology, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 253-277. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579414000650
Nelson SE, Van Ryzin MJ, Dishion TJ. Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years: Demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems. Development and Psychopathology. 2014 Jul 8;27(1):253-277. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579414000650
Nelson, Sarah E. ; Van Ryzin, Mark J. ; Dishion, Thomas J. / Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years : Demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems. In: Development and Psychopathology. 2014 ; Vol. 27, No. 1. pp. 253-277.
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SC MinBucovina SA Vatra Dornei este o companie minieră din România.
Obiectul de activitate al societății este extracția, prelucrarea și comercializarea resurselor minerale utile: minereuri feroase, neferoase, substanțe utile nemetalifere, roci utile, zguri metalurgice.
De asemenea realizează și cercetare geologică în cadrul perimetrelor aprobate și în extinderea acestora, pentru creșterea gradului de asigurare cu rezerve.

În iunie 2009, MinBucovina era în procedură de dizolvare, în condițiile în care nu a găsit finanțare pentru rambursarea unui ajutor de stat primit în 2005, fără aprobarea Comisiei Europene.
Societatea a fost scutită de la plata obligațiilor către Bugetul de stat, bugetul asigurărilor sociale de stat și cel pentru șomaj aferente anului 2005, însă operațiunea nu a fost aprobată de autoritățile europene.
Comisia Europeană a formulat o somație ultimativă de plată pentru decembrie 2007.
Colegiul Director al AVAS a decis intrarea societății în procedura de dizolvare și lichidare voluntară, iar lichidatorul selectat și-a început activitatea în vara anului 2008.

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Event Name Time/Distance/Height Date
55m Derek Sykora '98 6.60 1/31/98
60m Carlos Coleman '08 7.19 2/15/08
200m Derek Sykora '98 22.68 2/14/98
300y Robard Williams '89 31.9 2/20/88
400m Pete Landon '95 49.40 1/30/93
600y Tom Glasser '82 1:12.8 1/30/82
800m Karl Paranya '97 1:48.66* 1/31/97
1,000y Kevin Foley '83 2:09.3 2/20/83
1,000m Karl Paranya '97 2:23.6* 2/16/96
1,500m Karl Paranya '97 3:47.72* 3/8/97
Mile Karl Paranya '97 4:00.96* 1/25/97
3,000m Charlie Marquardt '16 8:06.56* 2/6/16
5,000m Seamus McElligott '91 14:07.69 1/25/91
55-hurdles Jeff Ainsley '16 7.74 3/1/15
60-hurdles Jeff Ainsley '16 8.33* 3/1/15
Shot Put Joe Awantang '08 16.12m (52 feet, 11 inches)* 2/15/08
High Jump Gibby Graves '15 2.03m (6-8) 3/1/15
Long Jump Anjan Chatterjee '80 7.16m (23-6 1/4) 2/29/80
Triple Jump Chaz Thomas '09 14.70m (48-2.75) 3/1/09
Pole Vault Jeff Barton '04 4.41m (14-6) 3/2/03
Heptathlon Jeff Ainsley '16 4,640 points 2/27/16
4x200m Thy Nguyen '05, Garvey Camilien '05,
Carson Pickens '07, Eddie Papalia '05 1:31.58 2/22/04
4x400m Derek Sykora '98, Chris Coulston '98,
Masilo Grant '97, Wakengo Mahaniah '96 3:19.99* 2/10/96
4x800m Chip Loutrel '96, Aryn Davis '97,
Ntobeko Ntusi '98, Karl Paranya '97 7:43.72* 1/28/96
DMR Eric Arnold '12, Andrew Golato '12,
Tim Schoch '12, Ivo Milic-Strkalj '13 9:56.01* 2/19/11
*Centennial Conference Record
Denotes current student-athlete
Fri, 01/31 | Men's Indoor Track & Field NYU Invitational (1:00 PM)
Thu, 01/30 | Men's Indoor Track & Field Haverford Quad Meet (4:30 PM)
Sat, 01/25 | Men's Indoor Track & Field Ursinus Invitational (10:00 AM)
Sat, 01/18 | Men's Indoor Track & Field Franklin & Marshall Invitational (11:00 AM)
Sat, 12/07 | Men's Indoor Track & Field Haverford Holiday Meet (10:30 AM)


TORONTO — Hydro repair crews continue restoring electricity to thousands of homes and businesses affected by a powerful wind storm that raked Ontario Wednesday.
The Hydro One outage map showed about 38,000 outages by early Thursday, down from a peak of about 88,000. Some areas were not expected to have power back until about 5 p.m.
The strong wind also caused multiple outages in western Quebec. Hydro Quebec was dealing with more than 55,000 outages as of 4 a.m., primarily in the suburbs south of Montreal.
Environment Canada says wind gusts topped 100 kilometres per hour in Port Colborne on the Lake Erie shoreline. Gusts in the upper 90s were recorded in Hamilton, Brockville and at both the Pearson International and Toronto's Billy Bishop airports.
In addition to bringing down trees, signs, tiles and branches, the wind toppled a large construction crane in Mississauga, and a video posted online by The Weather Network shows bricks being ripped off the side of a residence in Ottawa.
Pictures posted on social media show a large KFC bucket and the pole it was mounted on blown to the ground at a Hamilton-area location.
High wind and blowing snow also caused a number of road closures, including Highway 21 between Kincardine and Port Elgin. It was unclear when that stretch of road would reopen.
Environment Canada said although the wind and blowing snow would diminish Wednesday night, bands of flurries off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay were expected to continue and create hazardous driving conditions as far east as Peterborough.