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Rolls-Royce takes step towards electrifying flight
Rolls-Royce (www.rolls-royce.com) has taken a significant step towards providing hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the next generation of aircraft, with successful ground tests in Indianapolis of a hybrid system using its M250 gas turbine — originally developed to power helicopters.
The tests are part of one of the world's most comprehensive hybrid aerospace turbine engine development and integration programmes, paving the way for experimental flights on aircraft in 2021.
Rolls-Royce successfully tested the hybrid version of the M250 gas turbine recently in three operating modes: Series Hybrid, Parallel Hybrid and Turbo-Electric.
The M250 hybrid is planned to be used as a propulsion plant with power ranging from 500kW to 1MW; it has the potential to transform aviation power.
It will be used across a range of transport platforms to enable distributed electric propulsion, including EVTOLs (hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles), general aviation aircraft and hybrid helicopters.
Mike Mekhiche, deputy director of Rolls-Royce Electrical, said: "Rolls-Royce has always been a pioneer in aviation, and one of the key elements of our strategy is to champion electrification across all our businesses.
"The successful testing of the hybrid M250 system is an important step forward in providing a hybrid-electric propulsion system that will enable a new class of quieter and cleaner air transport."
Rolls-Royce engineers based in the USA, the UK and Singapore have developed this engine into a hybrid-electric propulsion system.
The M250 gas turbine engine has powered more than 170 varieties of fixed-wing military, civilian aircraft and helicopters since its initial development.
Rolls-Royce selected this engine for its maturity, power density, ease of maintenance, and high reliability.
In the last 50 years, M250 variants have logged more than 250 million flight hours, and nearly 33,000 M250 engines have been delivered to customers.
Dr Mekhiche said: "Electrification is one of the most exciting developments in aviation since the birth of the jumbo jet.
"We are determined to use our pedigree in aerospace to be at the forefront of developing innovative propulsion systems to meet the needs of the next chapter in aviation.
"When this happens, it's going to transform the way aero transport is designed and produced, reducing the time required to travel, revolutionising cargo delivery and changing the way we design our cities and infrastructure."
The Rolls-Royce hybrid electric propulsion system demonstrator integrates an M250 gas turbine engine with a high-energy-density battery system, electric generators, power converters and an advanced power management and control system.
The power management system optimises the overall propulsion performance in order for the system to be suitable across a variety of platforms, including EVTOL, while delivering efficiency gains, reduced noise and lower emissions.
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Bonnie Tyler to sing Total Eclipse of the Heart to accompany actual solar eclipse in the US
The big moment will see the Welsh singer backed up by dance act DNCE and Joe Jonas in one of the most random events we've seen.
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Bonnie Tyler will sing her classic hit Total Eclipse Of The Heart during next week's solar eclipse in the US.
The special performance is set to take place aboard a cruise ship on August 21 and Welsh singer Tyler will be backed by US pop group DNCE, fronted by Joe Jonas.
Tyler, 66, said she is not worried about feeling seasick because she has a ship of her own and that her 1980s hit is longer than the time it takes for the eclipse to happen.
She told entertainment magazine Time: "It's going to be so exciting. It doesn't happen very often, does it?
"The eclipse of the sun lasts two minutes and 40 seconds, I'm told.
"Unlike my song. It had to be chopped about because it was so long. I never thought it would be played on the radio, in the beginning."
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Tyler's sunset show will take place aboard the Royal Caribbean's vessel the Oasis of the Seas on its Total Eclipse Cruise, which sets sail from Orlando, Florida, for the Caribbean on August 20.
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Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International, said: "Bonnie Tyler was a natural choice for this once-in-a-lifetime moment."
A total solar eclipse is seen from the beach on Ternate island, Indonesia, March 9, 2016 (Image: REUTERS/Beawiharta)
Tyler's Total Eclipse Of The Heart, which was a number one hit in countries all over the world in 1983, is one of the most recognisable songs of the 1980s.
"It made me cry because I loved it so much," Tyler said about hearing it for the first time.
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The epic ballad currently has more than 106 million streams on streaming service Spotify and the video has been viewed more than 300 million times on YouTube.
The celestial event will be the first total solar eclipse in 99 years to cut a coast-to-coast path across the United States.
A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the earth and the sun and completely blocks out the sunlight.

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A new Foundation in America ready to take Down Fibromyalgia
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As Fibromyalgia Care Society of America (FCSA) launched their campaign, the exciting news was shared in the medical community recently. FCSA has one and only one goal as the brainchild of long-term fibromyalgia sufferer Mildred Velez and that is to cure fibromyalgia. Or at least, bring this illness to the lead of medical research in the U.S. the plan of FSCA is to introduce new approaches to patient care, create care centers, provide professional education courses for the doctors and introduce non-clinical services for the patients of fibromyalgia.
For several years, Velez has worked diligently by cooperating with a doctor's team, non-profit professional and social workers in creating Fibromyalgia Care Society of America. They hope that they would help in stopping the stigmas that are attached to chronic pain illnesses across the board of medicine and science.
Velez said on the topic of creating FSCA, "I never wanted to set up my own organization; I always wanted to help what was already in place. But over the past few months, I took a closer look at what was in place and it occurred to me that there are some very critical things being done for other diseases that are are not being done for fibromyalgia."
Three core areas of focus are utilized in the primary model for FSCA. The first is the centers for Excellence where state-of-the-art will be started. The second core area is the program name Fibrcares, in which a work will be done with patients of fibromyalgia in a non-clinical location. And the third one will involve FSCA'a Empowerment Groups.
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All these groups will work as a type of traditional support group but will propose particular coping mechanisms for patients in dealing with fibromyalgia, comprised of clinical based self-care strategies and 12 step program models. This multilayered and original model will prove to be a holistic program (all mind and body) that anyone in the fibromyalgia world has ever seen.
For fibromyalgia sufferers, a lot of things are now changing. Not only in terms of resources for expanding patient care, now, a lot of doctors and community members actually understand this disease.
All that matters is the love and acceptance from people around us. Now, the normality in the lives of patients who are long overdue is going to occur because of Mildred Velez and the Fibromyalgia Care Society of America.
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Duchamp vandalism and BBC fuckwittery
Someone took a hammer to Fountain by Marcel Duchamp. Which is the famous sculpture made from a urinal. I just found the BBC's phrasing annoying:
A 77-year-old Frenchman has spent a night in custody in Paris after attacking a plain porcelain urinal considered to be a major artwork.
'considered' to be a major artwork? It's one of the iconic artworks of the 20th century! I can't believe that 88 years after the event, the BBC still feels the need to prevaricate about it. Not the Daily Mail or the Sun, but the BBC, a serious news organisation and a major cultural broadcaster to boot. Fuckwits. What kind of philistinic culture do we live in?
I don't insist people should like Fountain, and if you wanted, you could argue it's a kind of work which has been a rather uninteresting experiment and should be relegated to a footnote in art history. Or whatever. But the idea that we have to have the same stupid, boring, pointless argument about whether it's art, over and over again – aargh!
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I'm surprised there's not more of an "it's an improvement!" jokiness running underneath. I remember when that guy jumped on Tracey Emin's bed, everybody was, like, "it's guerilla theater." Well, after the guards tackled him
Harry 10 Jan 2006
What really annoys me is that it just short-circuits any debate. Every year, there are pieces in the Turner Prize exhibition which are, imho, a pile of crap: literal-minded, one-dimensional, and unoriginal. But that DailyMailish reaction – it's not art! – just removes all possibility of a sane public discussion about the difference between good and bad contemporary art, or whether the Turner Prize jury are doing a good job of choosing the shortlist, and who ought to be being picked instead.


Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch today handed down the Government's 12.9 billion Kina budget for 2017, which has a projected deficit of 1.8 billion Kina.
This is down by over one billion Kina from the 2016 revised budget.
While the Government has wound back on increased spending on the eve of elections, it maintains focus on key priority expenditures like Tuition Fee Free Education, Free Primary Health Care, Infrastructure Projects, Agriculture and Small to Medium Enterprises.
The 2017 national budget is tight with huge cuts across the board on expenditure for all sectors. These include big cuts to health, education, transport, infrastructure, and law and order.
The 2017 national budget is tight with huge cuts across the board on expenditure for all sectors.
These include big cuts to health, education, transport, infrastructure, and law and order.
Speaking at the press budget lock-up, Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch says the reduction in expenditure in 2017 is necessary to maintain overall debt at a sustainable level.
But he says, despite the cuts, the budget will continue to fund key priority expenditures in education, health, infrastructure, agriculture and small to medium enterprises.
There are significant increases though in the administrative sector area which cover the collection of taxes, preparations for the 2017 election and APEC.
There's also an increase in allocation to provinces to ensure goods and service delivery reaches people.
The budget also contains significant taxation measures that will raise government revenue by over 600 million Kina in 2017.


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2017 Fiat Lineup
Ever heard the expression, "good things come in small packages?" The 2017 Fiat model lineup lives up to that and much more. In 2017 alone, one of the Fiat models was named Top Safety Picks by the I.I.H.S. and two Fiat models were included on Kelley Blue Book's list of The 10 Coolest Cars Under $25,000. So it's no wonder why Driver's Auto Mart maintains Fiat in their used car inventory.
2017 Fiat 500X
While having the capability to do and go just about anywhere, the Fiat 500X delivers the conveniences of a five-passenger sedan at an affordable price, and the price is even better when it is a used model. The Fiat 500X is available in four trim levels, Pop, Trekking, Lounge and Urbana. All Fiat 500X trims are four-door models that provide comfortable seating for five passengers.
The Fiat 500X Pop is equipped with a 160-horsepower 1.4-liter I4 MultiAir Turbo engine that is paired to a 6-speed manual transmission or a 9-speed automatic transmission.The other three Fiat 500X trims (Fiat 500X Trekking, 500X Lounge and 500X Urbana) are equipped with a 180-horsepower 2.4-liter I4 MultiAir engine and a 9-speed automatic transmission. The Fiat 500X has a fuel economy of 25 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway and the other three Fiat 500X trims have an fuel economy of 22 mpg in the city and 30 mpg on the highway.
Named one of The 10 Coolest Cars Under $25,000 by Kelley Blue Book, the 2017 Fiat 500 exudes Italian flare with its stylish exterior and spacious interior. The Fiat 500 is available in three trim levels – the 500 Pop, 500 Lounge and 500 Abarth. Plus, three appearance packages – Two-Tone Package, Sport Black Package and Abarth Roof and Mirror Cap Package. The Fiat 500 is a two-door four-passenger city car, so it's great for single professionals that want a fuel efficient and affordable vehicle for the daily commute, weekend errands and the occasional road trip.
The Fiat 500 Pop and 500 Lounge are both equipped with a 1.4-liter I4 MultiAir engine and the 500 Abarth is equipped with a 1.4-liter I4 MultiAir turbo engine. The 1.4L MultiAir engine produces 101 horsepower and averages 33 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway and the 1.4L turbo engine produces 160 horsepower and has an average fuel economy of 28 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway. .
2017 Fiat 124 Spider
The 2017 Fiat Spider 124 is a classic-looking Italian sports car that's fun to drive. The 2017 Fiat Spider 124 was not only awarded the Driver's Choice Award for Best-Looking New Car by The Car Connection, but was also named Best Sports Car for the Money by U.S. News & World Report. The Fiat 124 Spider is a topless coupe with seating for two passengers and it is available in three trim levels – Classica, Lusso, and Abarth. All three trims have a 1.4-liter MultiAir turbo engine paired to a 6-speed manual transmission, and have a highway fuel economy of 35 mpg.
2017 Fiat 500L
The 2017 500L is a cute and affordable compact car. The 500L is available in three trim levels – Pop, Trekking and Lounge and all three trim levels share a horsepower of 160 and they are equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The Fiat 500L also has a five passenger max seating and a highway fuel economy of 30 mpg. Additionally, offered on the base Pop trim is 16-inch alloy wheels, daytime running lights, power windows/mirrors/door locks, 60/40-split rear seats that slide forward and back and remote keyless entry. A 5-inch touchscreen display includes voice controls, six speaker sound system paired with a CD player and auxiliary input.
For drivers in need of a fuel efficient small car that is stylish, the 2017 Fiat 500E is a plug-in electric vehicle and it is a great option. While only available in two trims, the California or Oregon, this compact plug-in has an estimated driving range of 84 miles when only powered by a battery and it has an EPA estimated fuel consumption rate of 30 kWh per 100 miles. The electric-drive motor outputs 111 horsepower and 147 lb- ft of torque. Standard features included in the 500e are rear parking sensors, automatic climate control, full power accessories, audio controls mounted on the steering wheel, manually adjustable heated front seats with driver-side height adjustments plus 50/50-split folding rear seats. Additionally, standard equipped technology features include 5-inch display paired with bluetooth phone and audio connectivity, navigation, and six-speaker Alpine audio system.
The eSport appearance package includes darkened exterior lamp bezels, orange exterior trim pieces and exceptional 15-inch wheels for a more stylish look.
It's no secret that the Fiat Lineup offers incredible high value at a low cost and Driver's Auto Mart is just the place to find your next Fiat! You can view all available 2017 Fiat inventory on our website or stop by Driver's Auto Mart located in Davie, FL to see all of our available used car inventory.
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PARTIAL BASEMENT WITH A CRAWLSPACE ADJACENT TO IT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CONFIGURATIONS IN EXISTING HOMES.
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Scholarship honors former Smoky Hill Teacher
Students from Smoky Hill High School didn't lack descriptions for Mitch Hanson.
For four years, Hanson taught social studies at the school. He also served as a teacher in the Smoky Hill AVID program, coached the drum line for the marching band, sponsored the mock trial team and even carried the title of shill for the school's homecoming dunk tank. When Hanson passed away in January, proof of his impact at the school came through in multiple tributes from his students.
"Mr. Hanson impacted so many lives"; "I have not had a happy life, but Mr. Hanson made me feel important"; "You weren't just a teacher, you were a friend"; "Mr. Hanson taught me to believe in myself when I couldn't"; "Mr. Hanson was my home." All of these quotes came directly from Hanson's students, and they helped put his contributions in perspective for those who loved him.
"We wanted to give back after he passed away," said Penny Hanson, Mitch Hanson's mother. "He impacted a lot of kids through Smoky Hill. We found that out after he died; we had more than 700 people at his funeral and we had the kids speak. The things that they said were very impactful."
The outpouring of support from Hanson's students was a bright spot amid tragedy, a sorely needed reminder of the accomplishments of a life ended too soon. The feedback was also a spur for Mitch Hanson's family to continue his legacy.
They worked with the Smoky Hill community and the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation to create the Mitch Hanson Scholarship, an initiative that provided four Smoky Hill students with $2,000 to go toward their college education. Nebiyu Tadesse (University of Colorado Boulder), Jade Henderson (Metropolitan State University of Denver), Janay Henderson (Metropolitan State University of Denver) and Zavier Hadley (Colorado State University) will all benefit from the scholarship when they start their college careers in the fall.
For Penny Hanson, creating the scholarship was a way to temper the tragic loss of her son. Mitch Hanson made a career out of helping students, and he had a strong connection to those who had faced adversity. In choosing candidates for the scholarship, his family wanted to remember that work. In addition to earning a GPA of 3.0 or higher, candidates displayed a dedication to education in the face of adversity.
"All of the kids who received scholarships have had difficulties in their lives," she said. "All of them have risen to the top. These kids aren't the valedictorians, they're not the IB kids necessarily. This amount of money is going to make a difference for these kids so they can go to college. That's what they want to do."
Penny Hanson said that mission will continue. "I would like to raise at least as much money as we had this year," Penny Hanson said. "We're going to see how we can continue to boost this scholarship. It's grown so quickly."
The rapid success of the scholarship speaks to Hanson's commitment and connection as a teacher. One of the quotes that stood out for Penny Hanson was the most direct kind of tribute to her son's contributions to the Smoky Hill community: "Mr. Hanson was my home."
With this scholarship, the Hanson family wants to make sure that dedication to education and inspiration continues. Contributions to the Mitch Hanson Scholarship can be made through the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation, ccsdfoundation.org.


Congratulations goes to our Year 6 mixed netball team in their first league match. The boys and girls worked so well together and beat their opposition (St Mary's) 9-0! An amazing result - well done!
Kerem did extremely well in the latest tournament.
Our A team got to the quarter-finals and just lost 1-0 to Sinai A .
Our B team also got to the quarter-finals and just lost to Hertsmere A 1-0 in the last minute of extra time.
Our C team won their league without losing a game to reach the C team finals. They narrowly missed out on the trophy losing 2-1.
WE WON! Congratulations to the Year 5 girls for an excellent tournament. They did extremely well on both teams with the A team bringing home the trophy and the B team coming a close second. Check out the sports page here for the Captains' reports.
Kerem are currently 6th out of 40 schools in the Barnet Cross Country, one point behind 5th, after Heat 1.
Look out for news in March when the second heat takes place to see if we can beat our previous record of 5th!


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Visiting temples can be quite exhausting. Take it easy with this 3-day temple tour. At a slower pace you will visit all the famous temples of Angkor that are also included in the Small tour and Grand tour + Banteay Srei. You can take as much time at the temples as you like, no rush. There is also time to upgrade this 3 day tour with a relaxing massage or other spa treatment at the end of the day.
Prices are for the total 3-day tour.
You can spend the afternoons as you like. For example have a nice swim at your hotel or go shopping in town. It is also possible to take you to a spa or museum.


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Gold cyanidation Cyanide is mainly produced for the mining of gold and silver: It helps dissolve these metals and their ores. In the cyanide process, finely ground high-grade ore is mixed with the cyanide (concentration of about two kilogram NaCN per tonne); low-grade ores are stacked into heaps and sprayed with a cyanide solution (concentration of about one kilogram NaCN per ton). The precious metals are complexed by the cyanide anions to form soluble derivatives, e.g., [Au(CN)2]- and [Ag(CN)2]-.


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You can then load it from the setting like this:
 StringReader reader = new StringReader(Settings.Default.TableXml);
 table.ReadXml(reader);

A: I believe I encountered this same problem while performing a LINQ query on a DataTable from an ERP database. After using the CopyToDataTable() method on the query result and assigning it to the settingTable setting, I verified that neither the resultTable nor the settingTable were null and I ran the Settings.Default.Save() method. However, I received a null error when I subsequently attempted to assign the settingTable to a dataTable variable.
I resolved this problem by assigning the settingTable.TableName property to something other than its default value (the null string) before running the Settings.Default.Save() method.
Note: The ERP system is really slow, I would just query the data directly using the ERP's business objects.

A: sadly the solution above doesn't work for me (got an exceptation that the root element is missing).
I had to make this adjustments.
Create XML String:
 StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
 table.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema); //WriteSchema
 Settings.Default.TableXml = writer.ToString();

Create DataTable from Xml String
 StringReader reader = new StringReader(Settings.Default.TableXml);
 table.ReadXml(reader);

Hope this helps al further users having the same problem ;)

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Hulu Releases Tekashi 6ix9ine Documentary, '69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez'
Tune-in to learn more about the polarizing rapper's journey.
Hate him or love him, Tekashi 6ix9ine's reign has been an undeniably fascinating anthropological case study. The controversial Brooklyn rapper infiltrated both the music industry and gang culture through his "must-see TV" aesthetic, likening him to a car wreck. Sure, you know you should look away, for being a spectator to someone's misfortune isn't virtuous, but it's damn near impossible not to sneak a peek — or become completely fixated.
While some media outlets, including Spotify, have chronicled his story to some extent, the full-length documentary most have been clamoring for has yet to be created — until now. Hulu has come forth with an in-depth look at one of the more interesting hip-hop narratives and polarizing figures of recent memory in 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez. The documentary was released earlier today.
Head to Hulu to watch the full documentary, and check out the trailer below:
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Tekashi 6ix9ine Hits The Streets In "PUNANI" Video
Fresh off house arrest.
Tekashi 6ix9ne Reportedly Inks $5 Million Live Stream Deal
Coming to you live on September 5th.
Tekashi's "TROLLZ" Goes No. 1
They said it couldn't be done.
Tekashi 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj To Release "TROLLZ"
Guess he's still able to get features...
Tekashi Has Returned
Breaking an Instagram Live record in the process.
Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced
The exhaustive case has come to a close.
Complex & Spotify Announce New Tekashi 6ix9ine Docu-Podcast
Beginning January 28th.
Tekashi 6ix9ine Pens Remorseful Letter To Judge
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16 Books on my Summer TBR: YA Edition
Hello again, Bookworms!
I'm back today with yet another summer TBR post! (What can I say, there are just SO many good books to read this summer!) Today I'm sharing some of the newest YA books that I am hoping to read this season!
*in order by release date*
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason June
My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ahston, Jodi Meadows
Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
Steelstriker by Marie Lu
So many awesome books, right?? Are any of these on your summer TBR??
18 Books on my Summer TBR!
Summer is officially here, Bookworms!!
It's time for some SUMMER READING!!
Did you know that summer is my least favorite season?? It's SO hot and humid here in the south, and I am not a fan at all. But, I do love summer break from school and ALL the summer reading!
And there are SO many books that I am hoping to read this summer... SO many, in fact, that I have to break down my TBR into two seperate posts!
(Check back tomorrow for YA edition of my summer TBR!)
Without further ado ... here are some of the books that I am hoping to read this summer!
*in order of release date*
That Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
The Disappearing Act by Catharine Steadman
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
It Happened on Summer by Tessa Bailey
While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory
Isn't It Bromantic by Lyssa Kay Adams
Totally Forked by Penny Reid
The Duke Goes Down by Sophie Jordan
Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Bombshell by Sarah MacLean
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting
Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore
So many great books, right?? I can't wait to read them all!
(Actually, I've already read Isn't It Bromantic, but I am totally going to check out the audiobook once it's released!)
What books are you looking forward to reading this summer??
My Thoughts: Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur
Hang the Moon
(Written in the Stars #2)
by Alexandria Bellefleur
Publisher: Avon
Genre: Adult Ficiton / Romance / Contemporary
Source: Netgalley Review Copy / Own
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In a delightful follow-up to Written in the Stars, Alexandria Bellefleur delivers another #ownvoices queer rom-com about a hopeless romantic who vows to show his childhood crush that romance isn't dead by recreating iconic dates from his favorite films...
Brendon Lowell loves love. It's why he created a dating app to help people find their one true pairing and why he's convinced "the one" is out there, even if he hasn't met her yet. Or... has he? When his sister's best friend turns up in Seattle unexpectedly, Brendon jumps at the chance to hang out with her. He's crushed on Annie since they were kids, and the stars have finally aligned, putting them in the same city at the same time.
Annie booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Seattle to spend time with friends before moving across the globe. She's not looking for love, especially with her best friend's brother. Annie remembers Brendon as a sweet, dorky kid. Except, the 6-foot-4 man who shows up at her door is a certified Hot Nerd and Annie... wants him? Oh yes.
Getting involved would be a terrible idea—her stay is temporary and he wants forever—but when Brendon learns Annie has given up on dating, he's determined to prove that romance is real. Taking cues from his favorite rom-coms, Brendon plans to woo her with elaborate dates straight out of Nora Ephron's playbook. The clock is ticking on Annie's time in Seattle, and Brendon's starting to realize romance isn't just flowers and chocolate. But maybe real love doesn't need to be as perfect as the movies... as long as you think your partner hung the moon. (Goodreads)
Hang the Moon is the absolutely adorable sequel to Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, and also one of my most anticipated reads this spring! I loved Written in the Stars when I read it last year, so I couldn't wait to get my hands on this sequel… Especially since it's Annie and Brendon's story!
So, if you've never read my review for Written in the Stars, let me tell you … It was one of my most favorite reads of 2020. It was a sapphic, fake dating, Pride and Prejudice retelling, and I loved every minute of it. Elle and Darcy were fantastic, and I loved their story.
Hang the Moon is all about Annie and Brendon. Annie is Darcy's best friend, and Brendon is Darcy's brother. We meet them in the first book, where we discover that Brendon had a huge crush on Anne when they were younger. They reconnect in Hang the Moon, and let me tell you, the sparks… they FLY!
Annie and Brendon were SO ADORABLE! They are definitely now on my list of favorite couples. The chemistry between the two is fantastic, and I loved their interactions with each other. (Did I mention that they were adorable? Because they are!) They have the absolute best storyline with Brenden trying to prove to Annie that love still exists by wooing her, using some of my most favorite rom-coms ever as inspiration. This book had it all and I was so here for it!
Oh and I also love that Darcy and Elle were in this book as well! It was so fun to catch up with them to see what they'd been up to since the last book ended!
Overall; If you can't tell from above, I really loved Hang the Moon! This was a fantastic sequel that made me laugh and smile SO much, and it was just an all-around enjoyable read. And I'm SOOOO excited to discover that there is going to be a third book, Count Your Lucky Stars, which will be Margot's story, and is set to release in February 2022!
Labels: Adult Fiction, Alexandria Bellefleur, Avon Books, Books Reviewed in 2021, Contemporary, Harper Collins, HarperCollins, Romance
My Thoughts: We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
We Free the Stars
(Sands of Arawiya #2)
by Hafsah Faizal
Publication Date: January 19th 2021
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy
The battle on Sharr is over. The dark forest has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan's Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya. But they are low on resources and allies alike, and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night's return.
As the zumra plots to overthrow the kingdom's darkest threat, Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood. He must learn to hone his power into a weapon, to wield not only against the Lion but against his father, trapped under the Lion's control. Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat—a darkness that hums with voices, pushing her to the brink of her sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dare not unleash. In spite of the darkness enclosing ever faster, Nasir and Zafira find themselves falling into a love they can't stand to lose…but time is running out to achieve their ends, and if order is to be restored, drastic sacrifices will have to be made.
Lush and striking, hopeful and devastating, We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal. (Goodreads)
We Free the Stars, the much-anticipated sequel to We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal, was very high on my list of most anticipated reads for 2021, and I am beyond thrilled, and a little sad, to have finally read the book! It was well worth the wait.
If you've read my review for We Hunt the Flame, then you probably know that the book and I got off to an … interesting start. I tried four separate times to read the book, but couldn't get into it the first three. (It was definitely an *it's me, not the book* situation.) I was determined that my fourth try was going to be my last, and I don't what happened, but SOMETHING CLICKED, and I devoured the book! It quickly became one of my favorite reads of 2019, and is also on my favorite series list as well.
Before starting We Free the Stars, I decided to read We Hunt the Flame again to refresh the story in my brain. I am so glad that I did! I loved the story even more the second time around, and I had somehow forgotten, (or blocked, lol), the ending of the book. HOW could I have forgotten it?? (I'm so sorry, Altair!) I'm very glad that I decided to re-read.
We Free the Stars picks up right where We Hunt the Flame leaves off, and takes you on another great adventure that will have you hooked as you turn the pages. I don't want to say too much about the story here, because I don't want to spoil anything for anyone, but WOW. What a story! I loved it so much, and all the characters as well. They are all so great! Especially Zafira. She's so awesome!
This series really is such a great read, and I am so sad to see it end. If I had any complaint about the books, it would be that this is just a duology and not a trilogy. I would love more! I'm not at all ready to let these characters and this story go. Sigh.
I also want to add that while I have finished copies of the books, I decided to listen to the audiobooks for them, and they are fantastic! The narrators, Fiona Hardingham and Steve West are two of my most favorite narrators, and I loved listening to them in yet another series!
Overall; I really, really enjoyed We Free the Stars SO much! It was a great ending to a fantastic series. This will definitely be a series that I read again and again in the future, and I already can't wait to start the story over. I'm also excited to check out more books by Hafsah in the future, including her upcoming series, A Tempest of Tea, which is expected to release sometime in 2022! If you haven't already checked out the Sands of Arawiya series, I highly recommend it! And the audiobooks as well!
Labels: Books Reviewed in 2021, Fantasy, Farrar Straus and Giroux, Hafsah Faizal, Macmillain, Magic, Romance, Young Adult
My Thoughts: Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey
Tools of Engagement
(Hot & Hammered #2)
by Tessa Bailey
Publication Date: September 22nd 2020
Genre: Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
Source: Own
Hair, makeup, clothing, decor... everything in Bethany Castle's world is organized, planned, and styled to perfection. Which is why the homes she designs for her family's real estate business are the most coveted in town. The only thing not perfect? Her track record with men. She's on a dating hiatus and after helping her friends achieve their dreams, Bethany finally has time to focus on her own: flip a house, from framework to furnishings, all by herself. Except her older brother runs the company and refuses to take her seriously.
When a television producer gets wind of the Castle sibling rivalry, they're invited on Flip Off, a competition to see who can do the best renovation. Bethany wants bragging rights, but she needs a crew and the only member of her brother's construction team willing to jump ship is Wes Daniels, the new guy in town. His Texas drawl and handsome face got under Bethany's skin on day one, but the last thing she needs is some cocky young cowboy in her way.
As the race to renovate heats up, Wes and Bethany are forced into close quarters, trading barbs and biting banter as they remodel the ugliest house on the block. It's a labor of love, hate, and everything in between, and soon sparks are flying. But Bethany's perfectly structured life is one kiss away from going up in smoke and she knows falling for a guy like Wes would be a flipping disaster.
In Tessa Bailey's latest rom-com, two enemies team up to flip a house... and the sparks between them might burn the place down or ignite a passion that neither can ignore! (Goodreads)
I have been such a huge fan of the Hot & Hammered series since I read the first book way back when it was released, and I was so excited to finally read this third and final book! Tessa Bailey definitely saved the best for last with Tools of Engagement… Out of all the books in this series, I think this one is definitely my favorite!
I have been SO curious about Bethany since we met her in Fix Her Up, and I was so excited to finally read her story. Especially after Wes was introduced to us in Love Her or Lose Her. I had no idea what to expect from these two together, but it was everything that I didn't know I wanted and more. We get to see a side of Bethany in this book that we didn't see in the previous books, and it made her so much more relatable. And I love that Wes helps her through so much. They are SO cute together and have SO much chemistry.
I loved it. I also loved Wes's adorable niece as well, and how the whole community came together to help with her. And I also loved that characters from the previous books were included in this one as well. It always makes me so happy when we can catch with the previous characters just a little bit.
I also thought the storyline for the book was really fun! I do watch home-makeover shows sometimes, and this is only the second book that I have read so far that has had it in the story. I was definitely interested!
Overall; Tools of Engagement was such a great read! Definitely my favorite in the Hot & Hammered series. And while I enjoyed it so much, I am also super sad to see it come to an end. If you haven't already gathered from this super gushy review, I love Tessa's books! I'm definitely excited to read more of the ones I haven't read for her yet, as well as her newest upcoming release, It Happened One Summer, which comes out in July! (I AM SO EXCITED!!)
Labels: Adult Fiction, Avon Books, Books Reviewed in 2021, Contemporary, Harper Collins, Romance, Tessa Bailey
My Thoughts: The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan
The Intimacy Experiment
(The Roommate #2)
by Rosie Danan
Publication Date: April 26th 2021
Publisher: Berkley Books
Genre: Adult / Romance / Contemporary
Naomi and Ethan will test the boundaries of love in this provocative romance from the author of the ground-breaking debut, The Roommate.
Naomi Grant has built her life around going against the grain. After the sex-positive start-up she cofounded becomes an international sensation, she wants to extend her educational platform to live lecturing. Unfortunately, despite her long list of qualifications, higher ed won't hire her.
Ethan Cohen has recently received two honors: LA Mag named him one of the city's hottest bachelors and he became rabbi of his own synagogue. Taking a gamble in an effort to attract more millennials to the faith, the executive board hired Ethan because of his nontraditional background. Unfortunately, his shul is low on both funds and congregants. The board gives him three months to turn things around or else they'll close the doors of his synagogue for good.
Naomi and Ethan join forces to host a buzzy seminar series on Modern Intimacy, the perfect solution to their problems--until they discover a new one--their growing attraction to each other. They've built the syllabus for love's latest experiment, but neither of them expected they'd be the ones putting it to the test. (Goodreads)
I was super excited to get my hands on The Intimacy Experiment, the sequel to Rosie Danan's debut novel, The Roommate! I had The Roommate on my TBR for a while before actually starting it, but once I finally read it, I was hooked, and I couldn't wait to get started on this second book. It was such a fun read!
To be honest, I had no idea what to expect when I started this book. The summary definitely had me intrigued though, and I couldn't wait to read Naomi and Ethan's story. I really liked Naomi's character since I met her in the first book, and definitely wanted to know more about her. And that's exactly what we got in this book.
I want to get this started by telling you just how much I LOVED Naomi and Ethan… They were SO perfect together! Naomi, the confidant, badass businesswoman, and Ethan, the soft-hearted rabbi. Omg, they were so good together! I loved watching their relationship grow throughout the book. Ethan brought out a completely different side of Naomi, one that's softer and not at all what she usually lets someone see. It was so sweet. They were really great together. Also, LOTS of steamy moments between the two, in case you're wondering. *wink*
The storyline for the book was really interesting as well. Not only do we get updates about the success of the start-up that Naomi created with Clara and Josh in the first book, but we also get the storyline with Naomi helping Ethan with his Modern Intimacy seminars for his synagogue. It was really interesting, and I'm kind of wondering if these are a thing in real life, because if they aren't, they should be! I definitely enjoyed reading about it.
Overall; I really enjoyed The Intimacy Experiment! I think I even liked it more than the first book, and that rarely ever happens for me. I just really loved the characters, and the storyline was interesting, and it made for a really good read. I'm kind of bummed that there are not going to be any more books in this series, but I am definitely excited for Rosie's next book, Not Ready to Make Nice, which is currently set to release sometime in 2022. I will definitely be keeping my eye out for it!
Labels: Adult Fiction, Berkley, Berkley Books, Books Reviewed in 2021, Contemporary, Penguin Random House, Romance, Rosie Danan
Most Anticipated June Releases!
June has officially arrived, and it's brought along a LOT of awesome new books!
This brand new month has some many awesome new releases, and I am so excited to read so many of them! A few I have pre-ordered, and others I am hoping to snag from the library, and they all sound so amazing!!
Are any of these on your list this month??
(In order by release date!)
Instructions for Dancing
by Nicola Yoon
Published June 1st 2021 by Delacorte Press
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon is back with her eagerly anticipated third novel. With all the heart and hope of her last two books, this is an utterly unique romance.
Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began . . . and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually.
As Evie tries to understand why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with a boy named X. X is everything that Evie is not: adventurous, passionate, daring. His philosophy is to say yes to everything--including entering a ballroom dance competition with a girl he's only just met.
Falling for X is definitely not what Evie had in mind. If her visions of heartbreak have taught her anything, it's that no one escapes love unscathed. But as she and X dance around and toward each other, Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love. In the end, is love worth the risk?
A Chorus Rises
by Bethany C. Morrow
Published June 1st 2021 by Tor Teen
The Hate U Give meets Shadowshaper in Bethany C. Morrow's A Chorus Rises, a brilliant contemporary fantasy set in the world of A Song Below Water.
Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw has it all: she's famous, privileged, has "the good hair"— and she's an Eloko, a person who's gifted with a song that woos anyone who hears it. Everyone loves her — well, until she's cast as the awful person who exposed Tavia's secret siren powers.
Now, she's being dragged by the media. No one understands her side: not her boyfriend, not her friends, nor her Eloko community. But Naema knows the truth and is determined to build herself back up — no matter what.
When a new, flourishing segment of Naema's online supporters start targeting black girls, however, Naema must discover the true purpose of her magical voice.
Malibu Rising
Published June 1st 2021 by Ballantine Books
Malibu: August 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over--especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.
The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud--because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he's been inseparable since birth.
Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can't stop thinking about promised she'll be there.
And Kit has a couple secrets of her own--including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.
By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all come bubbling to the surface.
Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind.
Jay's Gay Agenda
by Jason June
Published June 1st 2021 by HarperTeen
There's one thing Jay Collier knows for sure—he's a statistical anomaly as the only out gay kid in his small rural Washington town. While all this friends can't stop talking about their heterosexual hookups and relationships, Jay can only dream of his own firsts, compiling a romance to-do list of all the things he hopes to one day experience—his Gay Agenda.
Then, against all odds, Jay's family moves to Seattle and he starts his senior year at a new high school with a thriving LGBTQIA+ community. For the first time ever, Jay feels like he's found where he truly belongs, where he can flirt with Very Sexy Boys and search for love. But as Jay begins crossing items off his list, he'll soon be torn between his heart and his hormones, his old friends and his new ones...because after all, life and love don't always go according to plan.
From debut novelist Jason June comes a moving and hilarious sex-positive story about the complexities of first loves, first hookups, and first heartbreaks—and how to stay true to yourself while embracing what you never saw coming.
The Road Trip
by Beth O'Leary
Published June 1st 2021 by Berkley
Two exes reach a new level of awkward when forced to take a road trip together in this endearing and humorous novel by the author of the international bestseller The Flatshare.
What if the end of the road is just the beginning?
Four years ago, Dylan and Addie fell in love under the Provence sun. Wealthy Oxford student Dylan was staying at his friend Cherry's enormous French villa; wild child Addie was spending her summer as the on-site caretaker. Two years ago, their relationship officially ended. They haven't spoken since.
Today, Dylan's and Addie's lives collide again. It's the day before Cherry's wedding, and Addie and Dylan crash cars at the start of the journey there. The car Dylan was driving is wrecked, and the wedding is in rural Scotland--he'll never get there on time by public transport.
So, along with Dylan's best friend, Addie's sister, and a random guy on Facebook who needed a ride, they squeeze into a space-challenged Mini and set off across Britain. Cramped into the same space, Dylan and Addie are forced to confront the choices they made that tore them apart--and ask themselves whether that final decision was the right one after all.
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Published June 1st 2021 by Feiwel & Friends
Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.
When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school's senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too.
Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.
As Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?
With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.
by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Published June 1st 2021 by Atria Books
Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing.
Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she's thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They've only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust.
Then the notes begin to appear on Nella's desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW.
It's hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there's a lot more at stake than just her career.
A whip-smart and dynamic thriller and sly social commentary that is perfect for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or overlooked in the workplace, The Other Black Girl will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last twist.
An Emotion of Great Delight
by Tahereh Mafi
Published June 1st 2021 by HarperCollins
From bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author Tahereh Mafi comes a stunning novel about love and loneliness, navigating the hyphen of dual identity, and reclaiming your right to joy--even when you're trapped in the amber of sorrow.
It's 2003, several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq, and the American political world has evolved. Tensions are high, hate crimes are on the rise, FBI agents are infiltrating local mosques, and the Muslim community is harassed and targeted more than ever. Shadi, who wears hijab, keeps her head down.
She's too busy drowning in her own troubles to find the time to deal with bigots.
Shadi is named for joy, but she's haunted by sorrow. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life. And then, of course, there's the small matter of her heart--
It's broken.
Shadi tries to navigate her crumbling world by soldiering through, saying nothing. She devours her own pain, each day retreating farther and farther inside herself until finally, one day, everything changes.
She explodes.
An Emotion of Great Delight is a searing look into the world of a single Muslim family in the wake of 9/11. It's about a child of immigrants forging a blurry identity, falling in love, and finding hope--in the midst of a modern war.
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This
Expected publication: June 8th 2021 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
A wedding harpist disillusioned with love and a hopeless romantic cater-waiter flirt and fight their way through a summer of weddings in this effervescent romantic comedy from the acclaimed author of Today Tonight Tomorrow.
Quinn Berkowitz and Tarek Mansour's families have been in business together for years: Quinn's parents are wedding planners, and Tarek's own a catering company. At the end of last summer, Quinn confessed her crush on him in the form of a rambling email—and then he left for college without a response.
Quinn has been dreading seeing him again almost as much as she dreads another summer playing the harp for her parents' weddings. When he shows up at the first wedding of the summer, looking cuter than ever after a year apart, they clash immediately. Tarek's always loved the grand gestures in weddings—the flashier, the better—while Quinn can't see them as anything but fake. Even as they can't seem to have one civil conversation, Quinn's thrown together with Tarek wedding after wedding, from performing a daring cake rescue to filling in for a missing bridesmaid and groomsman.
Quinn can't deny her feelings for him are still there, especially after she learns the truth about his silence, opens up about her own fears, and begins learning the art of harp-making from an enigmatic teacher.
Maybe love isn't the enemy after all—and maybe allowing herself to fall is the most honest thing Quinn's ever done.
Blood Like Magic
by Liselle Sambury
Expected publication: June 15th 2021 by Margaret K. McElderry
A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family's magic. The problem is, she's never been in love—she'll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.
After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every witch must pass in order to come into their powers—the one thing Voya Thomas didn't expect was to fail. When Voya's ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees—and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic.
Voya is determined to save her family's magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she'll first have to find the perfect guy—and fast. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. What she doesn't count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc—how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her?
With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, she'll have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. And in witchcraft, blood is everything.
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
by India Holton
Expected publication: June 15th 2021 by Berkley Books
"The kind of book for which the word "rollicking" was invented."--New York Times Book Review
A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance.
Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it's a pleasant existence. Until the men show up.
Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is smitten with Cecilia from the moment they meet. Unfortunately, that happens to be while he's under direct orders to kill her. His employer, Captain Morvath, who possesses a gothic abbey bristling with cannons and an unbridled hate for the world, intends to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society. Ned has plans of his own. But both men have made one grave mistake. Never underestimate a woman.
When Morvath imperils the Wisteria Society, Cecilia is forced to team up with her handsome would-be assassin to save the women who raised her--hopefully proving, once and for all, that she's as much of a scoundrel as the rest of them.
My Contrary Mary
by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows
Expected publication: June 22nd 2021 by HarperTeen
Welcome to Renaissance France, a place of poison and plots, of beauties and beasts, of mice and . . . queens?
Mary is the queen of Scotland and the jewel of the French court. Except when she's a mouse. Yes, reader, Mary is an Eðian (shapeshifter) in a kingdom where Verities rule. It's a secret that could cost her a head—or a tail.
Luckily, Mary has a confidant in her betrothed, Francis. But after the king meets a suspicious end, things at the gilded court take a treacherous turn. Thrust onto the throne, Mary and Francis are forced to navigate a viper's nest of conspiracies, traps, and treason. And if Mary's secret is revealed, heads are bound to roll.
by Jamie BrennerExpected publication: June 22nd 2021 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
From acclaimed author Jamie Brenner comes a stunning new novel about three generations of women who discover that the trashy novels of a bygone era just might hold the key to saving their family's coastal winery--and to finding the love that's eluded them.
For decades, the lush vineyards and majestic manor house of the Hollander Estates winery made it the North Fork of Long Island's premier destination for lavish parties and romantic day trips. Now the Hollander family fortunes have suffered, and as matriarch Vivian Hollander prepares for the arrival of her daughter and granddaughter for their annual summer reunion, she fears it might be their last. Worse, selling the family legacy to strangers might expose the dark secret she's harbored for thirty-five years....
Visits to the winery have been bittersweet for Leah Hollander Bailey ever since her father refused to let her take her place in the family business. Now a successful Manhattan shop owner, Leah loves the life she's built with her husband and daughter--but with her store, and her marriage, at a crossroads, she can't help but view this year's pilgrimage home as a sorely needed escape.
College senior Sadie Bailey has a thesis to write, and the towering shelves of the manor's library offer endless academic inspiration. But when Sadie discovers evidence that her proper Grandma Vivian once ran a book club dedicated to the scandalous women's novels of decades past, the shockingly outrageous tomes give her new insight into her family's glory days.
Resurrecting the trashy book club begins as the distraction all three women need. But as they battle to save their birthright and heal old wounds, they just might find that the pages contain everything they need to know about how to fight for what they want--and for the life, and love, they deserve.
This Poison Heart
by Kalynn Bayron
Expected publication: June 29th 2021 by Bloomsbury YA
Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power.
Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch.
When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer. Hopefully there, surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to control her gift. But their new home is sinister in ways they could never have imagined--it comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school apothecary, and a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world that can only be entered by those who share Bri's unique family lineage.
When strangers begin to arrive on their doorstep, asking for tinctures and elixirs, Bri learns she has a surprising talent for creating them. One of the visitors is Marie, a mysterious young woman who Bri befriends, only to find that Marie is keeping dark secrets about the history of the estate and its surrounding community. There is more to Bri's sudden inheritance than she could have imagined, and she is determined to uncover it . . . until a nefarious group comes after her in search of a rare and dangerous immortality elixir. Up against a centuries-old curse and the deadliest plant on earth, Bri must harness her gift to protect herself and her family.
From the bestselling author of Cinderella Is Dead comes another inspiring and deeply compelling story about a young woman with the power to conquer the dark forces descending around her.
So many awesome books, right?! I am super excited for them all!
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Eye of Horus (Wedjat) Amulet
Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE)
His works are horribly, insistently, uncompromisingly grotesque and repulsive—and that's the perfect reason to spend time with them.
On View, Gallery 50
Egypt (Object made in)
305 BCE–30 BCE
0.9 × 1.2 × 0.3 cm (3/8 × 1/2 × 1/8 in.)
Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
1894.959a
Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 127.
Art Institute of Chicago, When the Greeks Ruled: Egypt After Alexander the Great, October 31, 2013 - July 27, 2014; traveled to New York, NY, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, October 8, 2014 - January 4, 2015.
Art Institute of Chicago, Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, Feb. 11, 2022 - present.
Reverend Chauncey Murch (1859-1907), Luxor, Egypt; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1894.
1000 BCE–1 CE
Coin Depicting the God Zeus, 117-111 BCE, issued by Ptolemy X (Soter II)
Inlay Depicting the Face of a King, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (about 7th–1st century BCE)
Statue of Horus, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Bust of Seleucus Nicator of Syria, Late 19th century reproduction
Sabatino de Angelis
Statue of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Arsinoe II, After 270 BCE, issued by King Ptolemy II or III
Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy III Euergetes, Ptolemaic Period (221–205 BCE), issued by King Ptolemy IV, reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (247–222 BCE)
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy II Philadelphos and Queen Arsinoe II, After 270 BCE, issued by King Ptolemy II, reign of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II, 285–247 BCE
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy of Cyprus, 65-64 BCE
Plaque Depicting a Quail Chick, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Scarab Amulet, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Pentadrachm (Coin) Portraying King Ptolemy I Soter, 285-247 BCE, issued by King Ptolemy II Philadelphos
Ring Depicting Isis and Horus, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)


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TOKYO - One of the alternate, or replacement, gymnasts for the U.S. team has tested positive for the coronavirus, but the main team has moved to separate accommodation and is continuing preparation for the Olympics, USA Gymnastics said on Monday.
A Japanese official had earlier said one member of the U.S. gymnastics delegation in her teens had tested positive and had one close contact, but declined to give further details.
"One of the replacement athletes for the women's artistic gymnastics team received a positive COVID test on Sunday, July 18," USA Gymnastics said on Twitter.
It added that the local government had determined that the athlete, whose name wasn't given, and one other replacement athlete needed to be subject to further quarantine, so the rest of the team has moved to alternative accommodation and will continue preparing for the Games.
"The entire delegation continues to be vigilant and will maintain strict protocols while they are in Tokyo," it added.
Star gymnast Simone Biles is 24, and two of the main team members, Sunisa Lee and Grace McCallum, are both 18.
Sunisa Lee late on Monday posted a video on Instagram showing her and three team members smiling and waving their accreditation, with the caption "Tokyo bound." Still later, she posted a photo showing her and the others standing in front of the Olympic Village.
Multiple Japanese media reports said that a simple saliva screening test had flagged the athlete concerned as a suspected positive on Sunday, and it was confirmed with a more detailed PCR test on Monday.
They added that this person and one close contact were remaining at the hotel in the city where they trained, just east of Tokyo.
The Olympics, postponed for a year due to coronavirus, open on July 23 and the gymnastics competitions start on July 24. The women's qualifying rounds begin July 25.


Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Prof. Dr. Abd El-Ghani, Monier M.
Prof. Dr. Abou-Shanab, Reda A. I.
Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, El-Arish, N. Sinai.
Prof. Dr. El-Sayed, Wael S.
Prof. Dr. Elsheekh, Mostafa M.
Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Prof. Dr. Haroun, Soliman A.
Faculty of Science, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Prof. Dr. Ismail, Mady A.
Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Scientific Secretary, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria.
Prof. Dr. Mosallam, Hosny A.
Unit of Environmental Engineering, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.
University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
Prof. Dr. Salama, Fawzy M.
Faculty of Science, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt.


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Q: Securing S3 via your own application Imagine the following use case:
You have a basecamp style application hosting files with S3.  Accounts all have their own files, but stored on S3.
How, therefore, would a developer go about securing files so users of account 1, couldn't somehow get to files of account 2?
We're talking Rails if that's a help.

A: S3 supports signed time expiring URLs that mean you can furnish a user with a URL that effectively lets only people with that link view the file, and only within a certain time period from issue.
http://www.miracletutorials.com/s3-amazon-expiring-urls/

A: If you want to restrict control of those remote resources you could proxy the files through your app. For something like S3 this may defeat the purpose of what you are trying to do, but it would still allow you to keep the data with amazon and restrict access.
You should be careful with an approach like this as it could cause your ruby thread to block while it is proxying the file, which could become a real problem with the application.

A: Serve the files using an EC2 Instance
If you set your S3 bucket to private, then start up an EC2 instance, you could serve your files on S3 via EC2, using the EC2 instance to verify permissions based on your application's rules. Because there is no charge for EC2 to transfer to/from S3 (within the same region), you don't have to double up your bandwidth consumption costs at Amazon.

A: I haven't tackled this exact issue. But that doesn't stop me from having an opinion :)
Check out cancan:

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*http://github.com/ryanb/cancan

*http://railscasts.com/episodes/192-authorization-with-cancan
It allows custom authorization schemes, without too much hassle.


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Anja Spasojević (4 de julio de 1983) es una jugadora profesional de voleibol serbia, juega de posición receptora.

Palmarés

Clubes
Copa de Serbia y Montenegro:
  2002
Campeonato de Serbia y Montenegro:
  2002, 2003, 2004
Liga de Campeones:
  2005, 2012
Supercopa de Italia:
  2005
Copa Top Teams:
  2006
Copa CEV:
  2007, 2009
Copa de Suiza:
  2008
Campeonato de Suiza:
  2008
Campeonato de Turquía:
  2009
Copa de Francia:
  2011, 2012
Campeonato de Francia:
  2011, 2012

Selección nacional
Campeonato Mundial:
  2006
Campeonato Europeo:
  2007

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 perfil LegaVolleyFemminile
 perfil Volleybox
 perfil CEV

Nacidos en 1983
Nacidos en Belgrado
Voleibolistas de Serbia

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Welcome to Appalachia Rising
The Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia by Kat Wallace (ToplessAmerica.org)
By Kevin Gosztola | Cross-posted at OpEdNews.com
What organizers are calling "an unprecedented gathering of Appalachian people and their allies in the movement to abolish all forms of surface mining" for coal, particularly mountaintop removal mining, will take place over the weekend. The organizers hope this weekend will be an opportunity to "build solidarity not only between Appalachians and their allies, but also between communities impacted by similar issues all over the nation."
Saturday and Sunday will be about hearing from "Voices of the Mountains," people who have felt the impact of surface mining in their communities and people who have engaged in activism to bring surface mining to a halt.
Attendees will hear stories from individuals like Matthew Sherman, a Blackfoot Indian of the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia and someone who has served as a Federal Native Americans Spiritual Advisor for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and an opponent of mountaintop removal mining. They will hear stories from leaders like Mickey McCoy, who will talk about experiencing a toxic coal sludge breach that occurred in Massey Energy's Martin County sludge dam. And, they will hear stories from people like Vickie Terry, who lives in the Clearfork Valley in Tennessee and can look out from where she lives and see mountains being blasted in a ridge nearby.
Sessions will be dedicated to education on the issues and tactics that this growing movement to end surface mining employs and will employ in the future. Coal combustion waste (or coal ash), coal-fired power plants, natural gas hydrofracking, climate change, resource extraction, monoeconomies, slurry and sludge, post-mining land use, and, of course, surface mining will be discussed. Participants will also be introduced to the tactics of nonviolent direct action like civil disobedience, permitting/regulation, economic diversification, field work, lobbying, corporate campaigns, land reform, community organizing, telling the movement's story through media, and using art to tell the story of Appalachia's coalfields.
A "Day of Action" will take place on Monday, September 27th. It will involve a rally at Freedom Plaza, a march to the White House, and then a protest to demand the Obama Administration make the abolition of mountaintop removal mining a national environmental policy. These are the events on the agenda, but there may be some nonviolent direct action as well.
Resident of Boone County, WV, Maria Gunnoe, who lives in a house that now sits below a mountaintop removal site and will be sharing her story with attendees, wrote an editorial that was published on Common Dreams.
Gunnoe writes:
"Coal speaks its truths in what it leaves behind for the people that sacrifice so much for the coal companies' bottom line. The people get nothing in return but destroyed ancestral, historic lands and communities such as Blair, the battleground for today's United Mine Workers Association. "We the people" get the poisoned water, the polluted land, the silica-laden air, the bad health, and the diminished hope of ever having a future. This is what we have to show for 200 years of mining coal. Where is the preached prosperity? We have no desire to bash coal. Coal speaks for itself."
On the movement to end mountaintop removal, she declares:
"There are nearly 3.5 million pounds of explosives used EACH DAY in West Virginia alone. People throughout Appalachia couldn't find the political support to stop the attack on our homeland and we began to organize. While our county, state and federal leaders turned a blind eye and deaf ear to us"We formed a movement. Appalachians have depended on our democracy (the American people) to help defend us as our politicians and regulatory agencies have not."
Kari Fulton, a young D.C. resident who organizes around environmental justice issues, says of this event, "I'm really excited to see Appalachia Rising come," to D.C. "Before it even started, we saw the street art they have posted everywhere."
"A lot of people don't know about mountaintop removal, and it would be good to see this end," Fulton says. "This is one of those issues that we could see come to an end soon. Hope we continue to build solidarity." She works for PowerVote.org, the latest campaign of the Energy Action Coalition, and hopes to hold leaders accountable by getting them to support a nationwide transition from coal and oil to clean and renewable energy like wind and solar.
I will be posting on this great event all weekend and on Monday before and after the "Day of Action" takes place. Stay tuned.
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There's an enthusiasm in these pages which is infectious. The author clearly loves her genre and it's impossible not to feel that pulsate through every review or short essay. I'd imagine that anyone who reads this book will have seen a fair share of these movies, but it doesn't matter as you'll want to charge back to the ones you have seen, while the ones you haven't – well, you may not rest until you've tracked them down.
Definitely recommended for anyone like me who already has their head joyously full with black and white tough guy images, and wants to give the memory a fantastic jolt.


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Lana Payne elected Unifor National President
TORONTO – Lana Payne has been elected as the new National President of Unifor, the first woman to hold the position.
"Today, we turn a page. Today, we move forward. Today and every day, we put our members at the heart of everything we do," said Payne after her win was announced.
Payne was previously National Secretary-Treasurer of Unifor, and was the first woman to hold that position, as well. She defeated Executive Assistant to the President Scott Doherty and Unifor Local 444 President Dave Cassidy.
"I want to thank Scott and his team and Dave for showing our union that we can have a conversation about the future of our union," Payne said.
Delegates to Unifor's fourth Constitutional Convention elected Payne on Wednesday. She announced her candidacy in April after both Doherty and Cassidy had already entered the race.
Payne led the union's efforts to recover from the turmoil that followed an investigation into a constitutional breach by former Unifor National President Jerry Dias, who retired in March. An investigation into the alleged breach continues.
Throughout the campaign, Payne championed the need for greater transparency and accountability in the union.
"We can have a fighting transparent democratic union. We can build this union stronger, and we will, all of us together," Payne said.
Payne is a former journalist and past president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour. Prior to being elected Secretary-Treasurer in 2019, Payne was the founding Atlantic Regional Director for Unifor. She began her involvement in the labour movement in 1991 with FFAW/CAW.
Payne led Unifor's efforts through the COVID-19 pandemic, including the fallout for members – both those facing layoff and those in essential services such as retail, warehousing and healthcare who faced increased workloads and new workplace hazards – while providing information on health and safety measures and tips on navigating new government programs.
Payne was also the first Secretary-Treasurer to produce a budget for the national union, which was adopted by delegates on Monday.
That budget will be administered by Len Poirier, previously an Assistant to the President, who was elected Wednesday to replace Payne as Secretary-Treasurer.
"We have a lot of work to do to achieve what Unifor was meant to be," Poirier said at his nomination.
Daniel Cloutier, elected as Quebec Director in May, was affirmed to the position on Wednesday, replacing Renaud Gagné, who is retiring.
"The union is not the business of a single person, it is together that we will work and advance towards the common good, by putting the interest of the members at the center of our actions," Cloutier said in his report to the convention.
Unifor also elected three Regional Directors on Wednesday.
Jennifer Murray, National Executive Board member for the rail sector, replaces Linda MacNeil as Atlantic Regional Director.
"Every single member of this great union deserves to have their voices heard," Murray said at her nomination.
Naureen Rizvi was re-elected as Ontario Regional Director.
"We have to build our union together. Listening to our locals, listening to our members," Rizvi said at her nomination
Gavin McGarrigle was re-elected as Western Regional Director.
"I pledge, I will always do what is right for our members," McGarrigle said at his nomination.
To arrange for interviews, in-person or via Skype or FaceTime, please contact Unifor Communications Representative Stuart Laidlaw at @email or 647-385-4054 (cell).


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