The 'Gossip Girl' Cast Had A Mini Reunion At The Oscars, But How Would Their Characters Act If They Attended The Show?
Gossip Girl fans, brace yourselves. If you haven't already heard or seen, part of the Gossip Girl cast reunited at the Oscars and it was pretty much the best thing ever. Not only did it bring back memories from The CW show that made us all want to live in New York City, but (spoiler alert) it also made me question all over again how Dan Humphrey could be Gossip Girl. Moving on.
As you can see in the photos below, Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald), Kelly Rutherford (Lily van der Woodsen), Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina Sparks), and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) gathered for a reunion photo making every Gossip Girl fan squeal with delight. I know it's hard to believe that these actors get along, but you also must remember that they only played characters who despised one another from time to time, all while trying to ruin each other's lives on TV. Makes you miss the show, right?
Well, these two photos (oh how I wish there were more), got me thinking. How would these particular Gossip Girl characters act if they ever attended the Academy Awards? There would probably be some lies, secrets, blackmail, backstabbing, and, of course, seduction. Overall, Nate, Lily, Georgina, and Vanessa would make the Oscars even more exciting.
With that said, here is how each character might act if they attended the biggest night in Hollywood.
Nate would play it cool, but he'd be secretly screaming with excitement. He'd be like, "I'm just going to stand here and sip my cocktail like this is no big deal." Then, he'd spot a beautiful woman across the room and try to pursue her. We all know how much Nate likes older women, so he may or may not get Meryl Streep to have an affair with him. He might look innocent, but he's very good at seduction.
Oh, Georgina. She would be all, "I've arrived! Pay attention to me!" She'd make her away around the room seeing who she could blackmail first. Maybe even find someone she could trick into believing they got her pregnant, like Bradley Cooper. Then, after all that fun wore off, she'd get bored and want to leave.
Vanessa would be super pumped to showcase her unique dress. We all remember how she walked to the beat of her own drum. As a filmmaker, she would probably try to meet some of the top directors and producers, like Oscar-winner Alejandro González Iñárritu. They would probably bond, but then someone would interfere, say Georgina, and Vanessa would feel left out and probably make that sad face she's famous for.
As for Lily, she'd act like this is nothing new because she attends events like this all the time. She'd walk around all gracefully, smiling, and laughing with all the big stars. Yes, Rufus is in tow. Speaking of Rufus, forget about him ending up with Lisa Loeb (WTF?!). In my world, Rufus and Lily are together. Then, bam, Lily sees an ex-lover (possibly the dashing Idris Elba), who would make things super awkward, especially if Rufus is there. Drama, drama, drama!


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Oscars Early: Rock comes out swinging at…
Oscars Early: Rock comes out swinging at Oscars, 'Mad Max' revs up
David Crane — Staff Photographer
Alicia Vikander who won the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for "The Danish Girl" poses backstage at the 88th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on.
PUBLISHED: February 28, 2016 at 10:02 p.m. | UPDATED: September 24, 2021 at 1:11 a.m.
LOS ANGELES >> A white tuxedoed Chris Rock launched into 88th Academy Awards – "the White People's Choice Awards," he called them – at an Oscars where remarks on diversity dominated proceedings, the craft of "Mad Max: Fury Road" sped away from the competition and Sylvester Stallone was knocked out by Mark Rylance.
The night belonged to Rock, whose much anticipated opening monologue left few disappointed. He confronted head-on the uproar over the lack of diversity in this year's nominees, and returned to the topic throughout the show. ("We're black," he said after a commercial break.)
"Is Hollywood racist? You're damn right it's racist," said Rock, who also sought to put the issue in perspective. "Hollywood is sorority racist. It's like: We like you Rhonda, but you're not a Kappa."
Rock had stayed quiet before the ceremony as the controversy raged over the second straight year of all-white acting nominees, leaving Hollywood and viewers eagerly awaiting his one-liners. He confessed he deliberated over joining the boycott of the Oscars and bowing out as host, but concluded: "The last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart."
With the Rev. Al Sharpton leading a protest outside the Dolby Theatre and some viewers boycotting the broadcast, Hollywood's equality imbalance often overshadowed the actual awards, though "Mad Max: Fury Road" did its best to command the spotlight.
George Miller's post-apocalyptic chase film exploded with six awards in technical categories for editing, makeup, production design, sound editing, sound mixing and costume design. Roundly acclaimed for its old-school craft, Miller's "Mad Max" is virtually assured of becoming the evening's most awarded film.
"Us Mad Maxes are doing OK tonight," said editor Margaret Sixel, who's also Miller's wife. The flurry of wins brought a parade of Australian craftsmen onstage, including sound editor Mark Mangini, who celebrated with a loud expletive.
There were few surprises Sunday, but the supporting actor win for Rylance drew gasps. Stallone, nominated a second time 39 years later for the role of Rocky Balboa, had been expected to win his first acting Oscar. But he instead lost to the famed stage actor who co-starred in Steven Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies."
Best supporting actress went Alicia Vikander for the transgender pioneer tale "The Danish Girl." Vikander, the 27-year-old Sweden-born actress was ubiquitous in 2015, also winning awards for her performance in the sci-fi "Ex Machina."
Alejandro Inarritu's frontier epic "The Revenant," which came in with a leading 12 nods and the favorite for best picture, notched an early, unsurprising win for its maverick cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki. Renowned for his use of natural light in lengthy, balletic shots, Lubezki became the first cinematographer to win three times in a row (following wins for "Gravity" and "Birdman"), and only the seventh to three-peat in Oscar history.
Other early awards went as expected, including two movies seen as the stiffest competition to "The Revenant."
Best original screenplay went to the newsroom drama "Spotlight," an ode to hard-nose, methodical investigative journalism penned by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer. Backstage, a cord from a light suddenly fell behind the winners, prompting McCarthy – whose film shows the discovery of extensive sex abuse by Catholic priests – to exclaim in mock paranoia: "That is the power of the Catholic Church, ladies and gentlemen!"
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph took best adapted screenplay for their self-described "trauma-dy" about the mortgage meltdown of 2008. McKay thanked Paramount Pictures for taking a risk on a movie about "financial esoterica."
McKay, best known for broader comedies like "Anchorman" and "Step Brothers," gave an election-year warning to power of "big money" in the presidential campaign and government.
Best animated feature film went to "Inside Out," Pixar's eighth win in the category since it was created in 2001.
The Academy Awards, normally decorous and predictable, were charged with enough politics and uncertainty to rival an election debate. Down the street from the Dolby Theatre, Sharpton led several dozen demonstrators in protest against a second straight year of all-white acting nominees.
"This will be the last night of an all-white Oscars," Sharpton vowed at the rally.
The nominees restored the hashtag "OscarsSoWhite" to prominence and led Spike Lee (an honorary Oscar winner this year) and Jada Pinkett Smith to announce that they would not attend the show.
Aside from pleading for more opportunity for black actors, Rock also sought to add perspective to the turmoil. Rock said this year didn't differ much from Oscar history, but black people in earlier decades were "too busy being raped and lynched to worry about who won best cinematographer."
In a quick response to the growing crisis, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, pushed ahead reforms to the academy intended to diversify its overwhelming white and male membership. But those changes (which included stripping older, out-of-work members of their voting rights) precipitated a backlash, too. A chorus of academy members challenged the reforms. Others have cast doubt on how effective the changes will be.
Isaacs defended the changes on the red carpet ahead of the show. "We are going to continue to take action and not just speak," Isaacs told ABC.
How the controversy will affect ratings for ABC is also one of the night's big questions. Last year's telecast, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, slid 16 percent to 36.6 million viewers, a six-year low.
Derrik J. Lang contributed to this report.
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Wife-Killer Scott Peterson's Friends Tell All In REELZ Crime Documentary
Source: REELZ
By:Nikki Schuster
Jan. 7 2022, Published 12:07 a.m. ET
Scott Peterson reported his wife, Laci, missing in 2002 after she went on a walk with their dog on Christmas Eve. Four months later, police found her body in the San Francisco Bay, along with that of the couple's unborn child.
Scott, now 49, was immediately suspected of being involved in his late wife's death, and those closest to Scott and Laci speculated he lied to authorities to cover up his involvement in her disappearance and ultimate death. Those people open up — many for the first time — in Scott Peterson: The Friends Speak, Sunday, December 9th on REELZ.
"The last time I saw Laci, when she came in for the prenatal class, was December 20th," recalls Laci's Yoga Instructor, Debbie Wolski. "We had a good session but the woman could barely walk. She was not in a position where she could walk comfortably — which is how come when I heard that she was 'walking the dog' when she disappeared, I called the police and said 'The woman couldn't walk.'"
SCOTT PETERSON RESENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON AFTER ESCAPING THE DEATH PENALTY
"There's no way she was out early Christmas morning on a foggy day in uneven terrain walking the dog without her cell phone," Wolski adds.
Police in Modesto, Calif., redoubled their efforts to solve the headline-making case, and all signs continued to point to Laci's husband.
"We gotta start moving quick on this," Modesto Police Detective Jon Buehler, who was involved in Scott's arrest and questioning, recalls in the REELZ clip. "There was no weeping, there was no 'Oh my God.' He knew she was dead. He knew she was dead on the 24th."
Scott was convicted in 2004 of the first-degree murder of his wife and the second-degree murder of their unborn son, who was to be named Connor. He was sentenced to death in 2005, but his death penalty was overturned in August 2020, though the conviction was upheld. He was re-sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2021.
FAMILY OF LACI PETERSON 'CAN'T GO THROUGH RELIVING' HER MURDER AGAIN AS CONVICTED HUSBAND SCOTT PETERSON SEEKS NEW TRIAL
"There's evil out there, there's no question," adds the convicted murderer's college coach Hugh Gerhardt. "I mean that's pure unadulterated evil."
Find out more in Scott Peterson: The Friends Speak, Sunday, January 9th at 8 ET/PT on REELZ.
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Nine-year-old Saneie Masilela has become the world's youngest groom for the second time after remarrying the 62-year-old woman he tied the knot with last year.
Dressed in a silvery tuxedo, baby-faced Saneie clutched the hand of mother-of-five Helen Shabangu - her children are aged between 28- and 38-years-old - as they repeated their vows a year on in front of 100 guests.
The schoolboy says he did it to make the marriage 'official' but other villagers in Ximhungwe in Mpumalanga, South Africa describe it as "sickening".
The ceremony - where guests shared a piece of cake - took place in front of Helen's long-term husband Alfred Shabangu, 66, who was there last year as well.
Both families claim the wedding is simply another 'ritual' after Saneie was told by his dead ancestors to wed last year and his parents forked out £500 for the bride and another £1,000 for the ceremony.
But the schoolboy - the youngest of five children – wanted to follow South African tradition and insisted they have the second ceremony this week to make their marriage official.
"I'm happy that I married Helen – but I will go to school and study hard.
"When I'm older I will marry a lady my own age. I chose Helen because I love her and, although we don't live together all the time, we meet at the dumping site where my mother works regularly."
about it. So much so he wanted to do it again.
wedding everything went back to normal - nothing changed.
learn a new language, but they are very close. Our families are very close.
had asked then something bad would have happened in the family."


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Does the thought of washing your hair and being able to head out the door promptly after sound good to you? Us too, us too. If we're really honest, most of us spend a lot more time than we'd like to admit styling our hair after washing it. Between drying it, adding any texture (straightening, curling, etc.), and creating a hair style we're happy with it's quite the process. But what if we told you that you could look great with wash-and-go hair? Lucky for you, it's 100% possible and we're sharing some of our favorite wash-and-go hair styles to prove it to you!
While wash-and-go hair styles may have you thinking you're only choice is chopping your hair to a short length, think again! The truth is that long hair with long layers is much more wash and go friendly than we really realize. Adding long layers to long length is an easy way to add depth, style and help bring out the natural texture of your hair. When the layers are added to a length that flatters your hair's natural texture it's easy to wash your hair, use a towel or t-shirt to take any excess water out of your hair and be on the go. The layers will take a lot of the bulk out of your hair and give you a nice, natural look.
This one may seem like a surprise, but if you have fine hair bob length hair styles are the perfect wash and go option for you. When you have fine hair, the bob cut allows you to literally wash your hair and head out of the door. Bob styles are all one length, and with fine hair your hair is easily suited to this type of cut without requiring any additional styling (unless you have days where you want to style a little more). Plus, the less length you have the less drying time required so it's perfect to wake up and head to work without a lot of styling time.
If you're up for it, the pixie cut is another great wash and go hair style. Needless to say, there's very minimal hair to deal with when your hair is cut in a pixie length. Similar to the bob cut, the less hair you have to deal with the less styling required. The key is to ensure that your pixie cut has been styled in a way that works with your hair type and texture to really make the most of the wash and go capabilities with this cut.
If we've perked your interested in adapting a wash and go hair style, we suggest heading in to see your hair stylist. Working with a properly trained hair stylist, they'll be able to help you decide upon a hair style that's going to flatter your facial features as well as meet your styling preferences to help determine the best wash and go cut for you.


Burn This is an exquisitely arranged chamber piece for four self-distancing people who have misplaced their deepest feelings. It begins shortly after the funeral of Robbie, a young gay dancer who drowned in a boating accident. In attendance were his roommates, choreographer Anna and ad man Larry. Soon joining them in Robbie's lower-Manhattan loft are screenwriter Burton, Anna's longtime lover, and Pale, Robbie's coke-snorting, hyperactive restaurant manager brother. In the face of their shared tragedy, the quartet attempts to make sense of their lives and reconsider their own identities and relationships.
Burn This ran at Bewley's Café Theatre as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2000 and was identified as one of the highlights of that year.
Credits: Directed by David Parnell. Set Design by Nicola Hughes. Costume Design by Sinéad Cuthbert. Lighting Design by Paul Keogan. Stage Manager Tara Furlong. Music by Paul McDonnell (One Productions). Video by: Tom Hopkins (One Productions). Produced by Donal Sheils. CAST Seamus Moran, Jennifer O'Dea, Mark O'Halloran and Peter Vollebregt. Bewley's Café Theatre.


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Amy Willerton confesses being with Joey Essex was hard for her
"I regret dating Joey Essex": Amy Willerton confesses being with the TOWIE hunk was hard for her. They briefly dated for a few weeks and now Joey Essex is happily loved up with Sam Faiers, but Amy Willerton has come out to say she regrets ever dating him.
The 22-year-old enjoyed a passionate fling with the former The Only Way Is Essex star after meeting him in the Australian jungle on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! last year. But the former Miss Universe contestant has since confessed on Sunday their short romance was not a happy time for her.
And she wishes she never went on the ITV show in the first place, where millions of viewers watched them fall for each other. 'The attention after we left the show was really hard for me,' she told the Daily Star Sunday newspaper. In 24-year-old Joey's autobiography, he revealed he and Amy had sex the second night after leaving the jungle.
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He also claimed the pair hooked up with each other in an airplane lavatory on the way back to the UK from Australia. Amy, who Sam said in one interview 'wouldn't be welcome in Essex', claims she has never read the former TOWIE hunk's book.
[contentblock id=3 img=gcb.png] At the time of their split in January, Amy said their romance ended because she wanted a 'normal' boyfriend she could she without cameras around them. She even said in one interview: 'I still fancy him, but I don't want to be the next Katie Price and Peter Andre. 'He is a really loving, kind person and being with him felt really nice.'
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Q: Where string will create object in java when we did concat operation? I wrote the following;
String str1 = new String("railway"); // line 1
String str2 = str1.concat("station"); // line 2

When line 1 executes string will create objects in scp and heap.
What about the line 2 statement? In this case also it creates in scp and heap?
Thanks in advance

A: "railway" and "station" will be in Constant Pool.

str1 and str2 will be in heap.

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Q: Set locale doesn't work in onCreate? If I use this code "setLocale("de"); etc." with button click, it's work. But If I put in onCreate, it does't work. Could you fix for me? Thanks.
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The theme of the 9th Annual meeting will focus on "Chronological vs. Vascular Aging: Biological, Clinical and Population Implications" and will feature Plenary Lectures, Keynote lectures, Symposia and Tutorial lectures by international leaders in the field and oral and poster presentations by young investigators and trainees. We will also continue with the popular Debate between two experts on a controversial topic in the field of vascular aging. Our sessions and exhibits will be hubs of discus- sion, with opportunities to network with leading basic, clinical and population scientists, practicing physicians and other professionals from the United States, Europe, Asia and Central and South America including members of our sister societies ARTERY (Europe), Pulse of Asia (Asia) and LATAM (Latin/South America). There will be ample opportunity to visit and view hands-on demonstrations of the latest technologies, devices and other products from our sponsors.
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Syria: 'Deplorable' violence in Idlib against civilians, humanitarian workers must 'stop immediately': UN Coordinator
"I am shocked and appalled by reports of an incident yesterday in which a female patient and three paramedic staff were killed when the ambulance they were travelling in to Maarat Al Numan main hospital, in Idleb, was hit by a strike", Panos Moumtzis said in a statement, which also offered his condolences.
Panos Moumtzis, UN Regional Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, by UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre
He said that "hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands injured in the last few weeks" and that a 24-hour, seven-days-a week emergency humanitarian response has been activated in the de-escalation area, which hosts over three million people – more than half of whom are displaced.
Since 1 May, there has been an escalation in hostilities in southern Idlib and surrounding areas that has led to more the displacement of 320,000 people from the southern part of the de-escalation area, which includes Idlib.
"I am outraged by the ongoing violence affecting civilians in Idleb", he asserted "There are daily reports of children, women, and men being killed, injured and displaced as a result of this violence".
He remined the parties to conflict that they have "an obligation to protect civilians and to respect the principles of distinction and proportionality enshrined in International Humanitarian Law".
Mr. Moumtzis paid "full tribute and respect to the humanitarian workers in Syria who risk their lives daily to assist millions of people made vulnerable by conflict" and lauded the aid workers who provide "humanitarian assistance" and professionals "providing basic life-saving services" throughout eight years of violent conflict.
He elaborated that at least 37 schools and 26 healthcare facilities have been damaged or destroyed as a result of airstrikes and shelling in the last two months alone, noting that two of the health facilities were in Government-controlled areas.
International humanitarian law must be upheld by all parties — UN Envoy Moumtzis
"International humanitarian law must be upheld by all parties and attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure need to stop and they need to stop immediately", stressed the UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator.
'Unabated' violence
On Tuesday, the chief of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council, Rosemary DiCarlo, told the Security Council that violence in Syria's north-west "continues unabated" as parties on the ground scramble to advance militarily.
She painted a grim picture of ongoing airstrikes, barrel bombs, cluster munitions, mortar exchanges and artillery fire that are causing civilian casualties and massive displacement.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Lowcock spelled out that "over the last six weeks, the conduct of hostilities has resulted in more than 230 civilian deaths, including 69 women and 81 children".
Since March 2011, Syria has been in the throes of a conflict that has forced more than half the population to leave their homes. According to the UN humanitarian wing, OCHA, an estimated five million Syrians have fled the country while more than six million others are internally displaced. The crisis, described as the worst humanitarian disaster of our time, has left more than 13 million people in need of assistance, and caused untold suffering for Syrian men, women and children.


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James Lamont Scott (born June 30, 1972) in Paterson, New Jersey is an American former professional basketball player.

High school career
Scott attended EastSide High School until 1991, where he played high school basketball. While he was in high school, he was named a McDonald's "All-American" Basketball Player.

College career
After graduating from EastSide High School in 1991, James attended Spartanburg Methodist, from 1991 to 1993, where he played Junior College basketball. He was a two-time Junior College "All-American". While playing JUCO basketball, he averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists per game. Scott, along with Larry Johnson, a now retired former NBA player, who competed with the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks, are the only two freshman players in Junior College basketball history to be named two-time "All-Americans". He graduated from the school with an associate degree in Criminal Justice.

Scott then played NCAA Division I college basketball at St. John's University, with the St. John's Red Storm, from 1993 to 1995.

Professional career
After not being selected in the 1995 NBA draft, Scott played overseas, with the French club BCM Gravelines, in the 1995–96 season. In the 1996–97 season, he played in eight games with the Miami Heat. He also played with clubs in Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Spain, Turkey, and Russia.

References

External links
St. John's University stats @ sports-reference.com

1972 births
Living people
ALM Évreux Basket players
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Paterson, New Jersey
BCM Gravelines players
Eastside High School (Paterson, New Jersey) alumni
Élan Chalon players
Guaiqueríes de Margarita players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Levallois Sporting Club Basket players
Miami Heat players
Montpellier Paillade Basket players
Oklahoma City Cavalry players
Olympique Antibes basketball players
Small forwards
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
Undrafted National Basketball Association players

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package com.google.gerrit.server.index.change;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.gerrit.index.FieldDef;
import com.google.gerrit.index.QueryOptions;
import com.google.gerrit.index.Schema;
import com.google.gerrit.index.query.Predicate;
import com.google.gerrit.index.query.QueryParseException;
import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeData;
import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeDataSource;
import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
import com.google.gwtorm.server.ResultSet;
import org.junit.Ignore;

@Ignore
public class FakeChangeIndex implements ChangeIndex {
  static Schema<ChangeData> V1 =
      new Schema<>(1, ImmutableList.<FieldDef<ChangeData, ?>>of(ChangeField.STATUS));

  static Schema<ChangeData> V2 =
      new Schema<>(2, ImmutableList.of(ChangeField.STATUS, ChangeField.PATH, ChangeField.UPDATED));

  private static class Source implements ChangeDataSource {
    private final Predicate<ChangeData> p;

    Source(Predicate<ChangeData> p) {
      this.p = p;
    }

    @Override
    public int getCardinality() {
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    @Override
    public boolean hasChange() {
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    @Override
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      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
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    @Override
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    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
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  @Override
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    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
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      throws QueryParseException {
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  @Override
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    return schema;
  }

  @Override
  public void close() {}

  @Override
  public void markReady(boolean ready) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }
}

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Hybrid structure aims to cut towering costs
The Dutch company Advanced Tower Systems has erected at a test site near Grevenbroich, Germany a pilot version of a novel hybrid wind turbine tower that cuts the unit's cost by significantly decreasing the proportion of steel it contains.
The first wind turbine with an ATS hybrid tower and one of the largest such towers in the world has been completed at the Grevenbroich wind test site in North-Rhine Westphalia, western Germany. The concrete section was erected at the end of 2008, followed by installation of the Siemens steel tower segment. This pilot project was finally completed recently with the installation of the wind turbine nacelle – a
2.3 MW system made by Siemens – and the
93 m diameter rotor.
Netherlands tower specialist Advanced Tower Systems, a joint venture of Mecal BV, Hurks Groep BV and Juwi Holding AG established in May 2005, built the innovative tower which combines a lower segment consisting of long, narrow pre-cast ATS concrete components and an upper segment made of conventional steel elements. The wind turbine reaches a height of 180 metres with a hub height at 133 metres. The tower will be operated by the ATS Projekt Grevenbroich company, in which Juwi Netzwerk, Mecal Projects, Hurks subsidiary HB Bau GmbH and Siemens Project Ventures (SPV) are equal partners.
The wind turbine was inaugurated in May this year. 'We are proud to be able to contribute our share to the pilot project. In terms of efficiency and implementation, the innovative concept is setting new standards' says Gernot Ziegeldecker, managing director, Siemens Wind Power GmbH. 'Renewable energies are a central topic for Siemens. Access to this tower technology provides Siemens with the innovation leadership' said Dr Wolfgang Bischoff, md of Siemens Project Ventures.
The development of larger and higher wind turbines is a global trend in the fast-growing wind energy market. At the same time, wind farm owners aim to decrease their energy costs. This can be achieved by increasing the hub height. However, doing so implies an extra investment that has to be justified by the higher average wind speed.
Moreover larger wind turbines require larger tower dimensions. Conventional tubular steel towers are extremely hard to transport over land, especially if their diameter is over 4.3 m, and current steel prices make large steel towers very expensive. Advanced Tower Systems has developed the new tower concept as an economically and logistically attractive alternative to steel towers, suitable for wind turbines of 1.5 MW or more.
The patented hybrid tower design combines a pre-cast concrete segmented tower with tubular steel sections on top. The lower tower sections, which have a final diameter larger than the 4.3m road transport limit, are vertically divided into three or more thinner segments made of high-quality pre-cast concrete. These segments can be easily transported by ordinary trucks. The installation of the entire tower takes less than a week and can be done under most weather conditions.
The cost of ATS hybrid towers is comparable to those of other tower concepts. They turn out to be commercially attractive for large wind turbines, but also for 'smaller' turbines (1.5–2 MW, 75-100m), especially in those countries where the transportation of steel towers is problematic and where the concrete segments can be produced locally instead.
The concept is said to offer greater hub heights and therfore more energy production, transport flexibility, short installation time, lower cost, and the opportunity to source the concrete section anywhere in the world, thus providing local employment.
The finished product is said to be cheaper to maintain, offer a solid support structure for larger wind turbines and introduce no height or dimensional limitations compared to other types of tower. The end result, says ATS, is an improved Return on Investment.
'The tower allows great hub heights and thus a higher energy yield to be achieved at comparatively low overall costs, and it is also easy to transport' according to ATS managing director Frans Brughuis.
Compared to the commonly found hub height of 100 metres, the ATS system yields about 20% more energy. The higher expenditures incurred with the installation of the tower are recuperated within about four years according to ATS figures (Table 2). And maintenance costs are claimed to be very low. Over the long course of a project, this means significantly lower electricity generation costs which is particularly important at inland locations with lower wind speeds. The hybrid tower elements are designed so that no special transports are necessary and even rugged or difficult locations (for example, in forested areas) are easy to access.


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This is an industrial category machine that is used in the recycling field for the industrial applications of shredding a wide range of materials and products for recycling. We call these machines by many names.
The invention was brought to market in the 1970 era with very large and very small rotors. The large rotors were used for processing construction and demolition materials and the smaller machines were used for processing plastic materials and other items such as paper and cardboard and wood. We call them shredders or industrial shredders of a single shaft variety design. This is one category that we use for this type of design as it simplifies the process of calling them by other names.
This is another name category that we use for this type of design as it simplifies the process of category recognition in the industrial shredder or industrial grinder field.
This is the most popular of our name brands for our single shaft industrial grinder or single shaft industrial grinder.
This is our generic shredder name for the single shaft grinder or single shaft shredder.
Some groups wish to use industrial rotary grinder as the descriptive name for the product.
This is another derivation of the single shaft industrial grinder name using the shredder designation rather than the grinder designation.
Rotary Shredder or Rotary Grinder is another way to describe the single shaft industrial grinder or single shaft industrial shredder.
This is one more in the names used to describe the single shaft industrial shredder or single shaft rotary grinder.
European name recognition for this type of description of the single shaft grinder or single shaft shredder as a uni shredder or uni grinder or one shaft grinder or shredder.
This is another derivation of the single shaft shredder in the industrial field of Europe.
No matter what the engineering name attached to the design it is very common to the recycling equipment industry and the use of this machine with single and even dual shaft design is common today.
Single Shaft Grinder and Double Shaft Grinder are common to our branding of the Eidal industrial Shredders and the Global Recycling Equipment Group.
Dan Burda is a pioneer in this design and has taken the steps of making this a very versatile machine that has been common to the industry using one or two basic design forms.
We have over 1,000 design forms of this machine in use today for our industrial grinder and industrial shredder lines.
We have thousands of different industrial shredders and industrial grinders in our product mix and we make and design new designs every year.
We offer rotor diameters from 4 inches to 200 inches in diameter.
We offer rotor lengths from 4 inches to 20 feet or more in length for industrial applications.
We offer different cutting heads with different designs to handle a wide range of materials from paper to scrap metal.
We offer different cutting segments or knives on our rotors to handle almost everything encountered in the recycling field that needs to be shredded or ground up into smaller particle sizes.
This is another design of the main rotor of the single shaft grinder when the rotor needs to be notched for a hawk bill type of blade.
This is another design of the rotor using plates that stack together to form an entire rotor assembly.
This is a design of air cooling of the rotor with internal fins of the rotor like a self cleaning head or tail pulley assembly where there are corridors for air to be used to cool the rotor assembly during shredding.


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Waters: Pot vote all about politics and power
Derailing marijuana decriminalization; politicizing sexual assault; remembering a dedicated pastor, 7 dedicated sisters
Waters: Pot vote all about politics and power Derailing marijuana decriminalization; politicizing sexual assault; remembering a dedicated pastor, 7 dedicated sisters Check out this story on commercialappeal.com: http://memne.ws/2nEG0GI
David Waters, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee Published 8:13 a.m. CT March 27, 2017 | Updated 12:53 p.m. CT March 27, 2017
Rev. Coleman Crawford Jr. of Memphis(Photo: File)
The most difficult thing about being a newspaper columnist is deciding what not to write about.
There's always more going on around here than I can fit into three printed columns every week.
So starting this week, I'm trying something new: A sort of daily digital digest that gives me more space and time for more of the newsworthy and noteworthy issues and events, moments and milestones that matter.
Today I'm calling it the D-List.
DOPEY: When it comes to drug addiction and abuse in Tennessee, we all know that marijuana is not the problem.
Only Indiana has more meth production labs.
Only Alabama prescribes more opioids per capita.
Only nine states have a higher rate of drug-overdose deaths.
"Opioid abuse has a stranglehold on Tennessee," USA Today Network-Tennessee reported in a special statewide investigation we published in Sunday's editions.
So why is our state legislature working so hard to override minor marijuana decriminalization ordinances in Memphis and Nashville?
Last week, the state House voted to nullify those local laws. This week, the state Senate is expected to do the same.
This is not about pot. It's about the blunt force of politics and power.
Nashville councilman Dave Rosenberg summed it up best, telling The Tennessean:
"The majority in the Tennessee House abandoned the principles of limited government and local control and ignored the will of the people of Nashville, instead yielding to the archaic Nixon-era hysteria of a small group of legislators who live outside of Nashville."
ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC: Speaking of political hysteria, last week I chided the legislature for trying to force local police to detain undocumented immigrants.
One unhappy reader responded with this email: "I expect to see a column next week about the two illegal immigrants who raped a girl at Rockville (Md.) High School."
The emailer was referring to the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl earlier this month by two classmates who are undocumented immigrants.
He didn't ask about the hundred of rapes reported in Memphis every year, the tens of thousands reported each year across the country, or the millions reported each year across the world.
Why would he expect this particular vile crime to be more newsworthy than all the others?
The answer, of course, is politics.
Maryland's Montgomery County reported 250 sex-related "serious incidents" in its 200-plus schools last year, according to the district and The Washington Post.
None incited public outrage, or threats to burn the school or "shoot" the alleged perpetrators, or demands to oust the superintendent.
This one did because the alleged perpetrators were undocumented immigrants — America's current bogeymen.
The Trump budget proposes to spend billions on securing our borders from these bogeymen.
At the same time, it suggests deep cuts in programs that provide shelter, counseling and legal aid for sexual assault victims within our borders.
Numerous government and academic studies have shown that undocumented immigrants in America are less likely to commit violent crimes than the rest of us.
In this case, the problem isn't undocumented foreigners. The problem is domestic violence and rape.
SAVE THE DATE: A minister, an imam and a rabbi will talk about their religious traditions' shared commitment to justice Monday evening.
Dr. Steve Montgomery, Dr. Yasir Qadhi and Rabbi Micah Greenstein will participate in the panel discussion that begins at 7 p.m. at Temple Israel, 1376 East Massey.
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DEARLY DEPARTED: The last time I spoke to Rev. Coleman Crawford Jr., he was celebrating his 50th anniversary as pastor of Grace Missionary Baptist Church.
"I guess I'm going to let the Lord retire me," he told me in 2013.
He did. Coleman, who had been the pastor of a church in North Memphis or North Mississippi since 1958, died March 17. He was 85.
You can retire from a job, not a calling. Ordained ministry was clearly Crawford's calling.
The North Carolina native served two congregations simultaneously for more than 30 years. The other was Fredonia Baptist Church in Coldwater, Mississippi.
Among the many ministries he inspired was Coleman Crawford Estates, 50 units of affordable housing for the aged and disabled in Hernando.
The complex doesn't just bear his name and witness.
"Everyone is a steward of God's creation," he told me in 2013. "God owns everything. We're not owners; we're just managers."
DEDICATED: The historical marker dedicated on Saturday to the Lee Sisters could have been placed at any number of locations along Main Street.
Logo for defunct Black & White department store, still set in tile on sidewalk along Main Street. (Photo: File)
The seven sisters were arrested at least 15 times at sit-ins from 1960-1965 — most often at whites-only lunch counters in several stores on Main.
The Shelby County Historical Commission chose to put the marker outside the old Black & White department store on Main at Gayoso.
The store, later renamed Shainberg's, closed decades ago. But two B&W logos remain embedded in terrazzo tile on the sidewalk outside what is now a Royal Furniture store.
Ironically, the name of the store had nothing to do with race. It was to let customers know the store carried less expensive merchandise than nearby Goldsmith's or Lowenstein's.
"My mother got all our new school clothes and shoes at the Black & White. We even had an account there," said sister Elaine Lee Turner.
"We could shop there. We just couldn't eat at their lunch counter. That's how crazy it was."
DULY NOTED: "People don't see the average person as being a possible opioid addict. ... We're your child's teacher. Your banker. Your nurse. Your restaurant manager. We're not bad people."
— Joy Fanguy, opioid addict, in "A Deadly Epidemic"
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'Instability' of Intelligence
The CIA along with all the US intelligence agencies were caught with their panties down on Tunisia and Egypt:
"These events should not have come upon us with the surprise that they did," the committee's chairwoman, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, said in an interview.
"There should have been much more warning" of the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, she said, in part because demonstrators were using the Internet and social media to organize.
"Was someone looking at what was going on the Internet?" she asked.
No surprise here.
In reality, US intelligence is really not worth a shit — Stuff we should have known in advance: An entire meltdown of the governing/social order in North Africa and the Mid East, or maybe even from a few years back, another major CIA ineptness on nowhere-near predicting the collapse of Soviet Russia.
Are these people worth the $80 billion budgets?
And to cover their intelligence-gathering asses, a mentally-unalert spokesman went whining:
"Did anyone in the world predict that a fruit vendor in Tunisia would light himself on fire and spark a revolution? No," said White House spokesman Tommy Vietor.
"But had the diplomatic and intelligence community been reporting for decades about simmering unrest in the region?
About demographic changes including a higher proportion of youth?
About broad frustration with economic conditions and a lack of a political outlet to exercise these frustrations? Absolutely," Vietor said.
What about on-the-ground human intelligence?
Jason Ditz at antiwar.com puts the mess into perspective:
The massive surveillance of social media and record intelligence budgets have given rise to the belief that this sort of thing should have been predicted, but might speak not so much to officials' lack of attention as their lack of understanding for the notion that average citizens are just generally unhappy to live under oppressive "president-for-life" dictators.
This would explain not just the intelligence failures but the continued US funding for such regimes.
Being ahead of the curve is what 'intelligence gathering' is all about, is it not?
And Hillary Clinton's acute analysis of the Middle East caught in a "perfect storm" of awsome, groundbreaking shit — a most-useful phrase/analogy these days, 'perfect storm,' original words, "perfect situation" as in meaning the coming quickly together of different phenomena, creating a perfect platform of circumstance for mega-disaster (except 'perfect situation,' doesn't have the drama, wouldn't be as catchy, wouldn't make a nifty book title).
Hillary's words sound really, really bad, as in 'we're casting stones in hypocritical hindsight' because the US has known all along of these festering environments, these 'situations,' which are now coming together big time in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, and other places.
In places where life is so overwhelmed by vicious government — if the boss is a mean, nasty asshole, then most-likely people who work for him will be mean, nasty assholes, all the way down to the lowest level of mean, nasty asshole of a municipal inspector — a 26-year-old fruit vendor, whose meager income supported his mother, uncle and five brothers and sisters at home, would douse himself with paint thinner and set himself afire.
In Egypt, the US knew what a mean, nasty asshole-operation Hosni Mubarak operated.
Late last month, WikiLeaks released some US diplomatic cables pertaining to life in Mubarak's Egypt.
From the Guardian:
"The police use brutal methods mostly against common criminals to extract confessions, but also against demonstrators, certain political prisoners and unfortunate bystanders.
One human rights lawyer told us there is evidence of torture in Egypt dating back to the time of the pharoahs. NGO contacts estimate there are literally hundreds of torture incidents every day in Cairo police stations alone," one cable said.
Under Hosni Mubarak's presidency there had been "no serious effort to transform the police from an instrument of regime power into a public service institution", it said.
The police's ubiquitous use of force had pervaded Egyptian culture to such an extent that one popular TV soap opera recently featured a police detective hero who beat up suspects to collect evidence.
The Internet and Egyptian bloggers also get high play in the WikiLeak cables.
In one cable (via the Guardian) an observance: Bloggers' discussions of sensitive issues, such as sexual harassment, sectarian tension and the military, represent a significant change from five years ago, and have influenced society and the media.
A country wanting to be free.
And where is the US/Egypt going from here.
Omar Suleiman, as a person, might be even worse than Mubarak.
Suleiman, one remembers, is now Egypt's vice president, former head of the intelligence service, appointed by Hosni and who has now come up with a transition plan to ease Mobarak out of the picture.
Even Hillary endorses Suleiman's plans, blubbering today in Germany: "There are forces at work in any society, and particularly one that is facing these kinds of challenges, that will try to derail the process to pursue their own agenda. That´s why it´s important to support the transition process announced by the Egyptian government headed by Vice President Suleiman."
Egypt might horribly be caught in the old 'frying pan into the fire' routine.
Suleiman is one piece of work.
He was the go-to guy for the CIA's infamous rendition program in the Global War on Terror, and, he was on the scene getting the US its needed 'intelligence' to invade Iraq.
According to Jane Mayer at the New Yorker:
Technically, U.S. law required the C.I.A. to seek "assurances" from Egypt that rendered suspects wouldn't face torture.
But under Suleiman's reign at the intelligence service, such assurances were considered close to worthless. As Michael Scheuer, a former C.I.A. officer who helped set up the practice of rendition, later testified before Congress, even if such "assurances" were written in indelible ink, "they weren't worth a bucket of warm spit."
UPDATE: Further documentation of Suleiman's role in the rendition program appears in Ron Suskind's book, "The One Percent Doctrine."
Katherine Hawkins, a sharp-eyed human-rights lawyer who did legal research for my book, points out that, according to Suskind, Suleiman was the C.I.A.'s liaison for the rendition of an Al Qaeda suspect known as Ibn Sheikh al-Libi.
The Libi case is particularly controversial, in large part because it played a role in the building of the case for the American invasion of Iraq.
In particular, the Egyptians wanted Libi to confirm that the Iraqis were in the process of giving Al Qaeda biological and chemical weapons.
In pushing this line of inquiry, the Egyptians appear to have been acting in accordance with the wishes of the U.S., which wanted to document its case for going to war against Iraq.
Under duress, Libi eventually gave in.
Details from his confession went into the pivotal speech that then-Secretary of State Colin Powell gave to the United Nations in Feburary of 2003, making the case for war.
Several years later, however, after the U.S. invasion of Iraq turned up no such weapons of mass destruction, or ties between Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, Libi recanted.
When the F.B.I. later asked him why he had lied, he blamed the brutality of the Egyptian intelligence service. As Michael Isikoff and David Corn first reported in their book, "Hubris," Libi explained, "They were killing me," and that, "I had to tell them something."
And most-likely Suleiman was on the scene.
From AOLNEWS:
"He has a long history of doing all the dirty work that needs to be done in Egypt. Both domestically, and we also know that he was involved with the infamous rendition affairs with the United States," Rime Allaf, a Middle East expert at London's Chatham House think tank, told AOL News.
Allaf was referring to an alleged CIA program under the Bush administration in which terror suspects were secretly transported, imprisoned and tortured by U.S. allies like Egypt.
The U.S. has publicly denied the existence of any such program, but President Barack Obama nevertheless signed an executive order outlawing rendition torture in the opening days of his presidency.
"We've heard a lot of stories where he [Suleiman] would take a personal interest, either in the renditions or in anybody who was caught who he thought had links to Islamist groups. He was said to be personally involved in the interrogations and the torture," Allaf said.
"He's not a civilian, and he's not a pleasant person."
Intelligence has its own instability.
Posted by: Bruce Maulden // Cloud Gazing, Media, War & Politics // Egypt, History, internet, Orwellian, propaganda // February 5, 2011
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After You: A Novel
byJojo Moyes
Kobo ebook | September 29, 2015
Audio Book (CD)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.
"You're going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit. But I hope you feel a bit exhilarated too. Live boldly. Push yourself. Don't settle. Just live well. Just live. Love, Will."
How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living?
Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can't help but feel she's right back where she started.
Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group, who share insights, laughter, frustrations, and terrible cookies. They will also lead her to the strong, capable Sam Fielding—the paramedic, whose business is life and death, and the one man who might be able to understand her. Then a figure from Will's past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future. . . .
For Lou Clark, life after Will Traynor means learning to fall in love again, with all the risks that brings. But here Jojo Moyes gives us two families, as real as our own, whose joys and sorrows will touch you deeply, and where both changes and surprises await.
Title:After You: A NovelFormat:Kobo ebookPublished:September 29, 2015Publisher:Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage:English
Customer Reviews of After You: A Novel
Rated 3 out of 5 by Nancy_J from Less than Me Before You I did not want a follow-up story for Me Before You. I thought the story ended there perfectly--everything that happened afterwards could be left to our imagination, for better or worse. But this was not what I imagined or wanted for Louisa Clark, so let's just say that I was struggling through this.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Andersell from Read it for yourself Although this book has a completely different vibe compared to "Me Before You", Lou is still Lou and most of the main characters return for a second round. This book takes you through grieving and finding the ability to reopen your heart. I strongly recommend those who read the first book to give this one a whirl! Quick and easy read. #plumreview
Rated 2 out of 5 by Lindsay from Not as good as the first The story was not what I was hoping for. I really enjoyed the first book - well written, and lovely to read about the love story. But this book was as if Lou became a totally different person, even knowing she went through the trauma and grief, it didn't seem like it was the same character. None of the same characteristics or anything. Would recommend reading the first one only. #PlumReview
Rated 1 out of 5 by ms10 from Don't waste your time Oh god, i bought this book because Me Before You was SO GOOD! But man, this book was a drag.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Steph from Surprisingly lovely I didn't have high expectations for After You, as Me Before You was such an impactful story, but I knew I had to read it because of how much I love Lou as a character. It may not have been quite as good as the first, but I still really enjoyed it! There were some pretty unexpected plotlines that still read as believable, and ultimately, I really liked reading it. Now reading the third installment (Still Me) and still can't get enough of Lou's quirky hilariousness :) I would recommend this book!!
Rated 2 out of 5 by vonnie from Not the best sequel I had high expectations for this book as I really enjoyed the first book. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed by the story-line and a part of me wished I haven't picked up this book at all and just let the story of Louisa Clark and Will Turner conclude in Me Before You.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Robin from What a true love story! Such a touching story. Grab a box of kleenex, it's one of those books you can't put down, you're so involved you feel personally invested in the characters. Although the ending is not what I hoped, I was still very satisfied with the ending. I finished this book with a satisfied feeling and have recommended it to many people!
Rated 4 out of 5 by Jenn from Ok Was very curious how the author was going to write a sequel to such a great book. This book wasn't as inspired as the original but it was believable and well done. I wish there had been a little more humor in the story and I wish the Lilly plot wasn't so messy.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Karen from Very different from Me Before You I was surprised to see that Me Before You was made into a series because the ending of the first book makes it feel like a standalone. Part of me wishes it was a standalone. However, I do like the main character, Lou, and I'm interested in exploring her journey after losing Will. This book is more of a coming-of-age type story and I did enjoy reading it.
Rated 3 out of 5 by paperandbinding from A Bit Disappointing This novel is the sequel to Me Before You. While Me Before You was a better story and more more engaging, Me After You is a story that allows you to travel along with Louisa as she goes through the stages of grief. It's about emancipation as Louisa's mother challenges the confines of the role of women in marriage to the dismay of her daughters and husband. It is done with both strength and humour. Without his ever knowing, Will had fathered a daughter who actively seeks out Louisa. In an unlikely match each helps the other through the grieving process and become a real family.
Rated 2 out of 5 by AEFH2702 from Wasnt worth the time I loveeeeed the first one and the movie but found this very blah and not the style of continuous chapter book after such a great and powerful first book.
Rated 2 out of 5 by Anita from Disappointing After finishing "Me before you" in tears, i was really looking forward to reading the sequel. However I was disappointed to discover this was a filler novel. Will's daughter appears from nowhere, no real story line, very boring.
Rated 3 out of 5 by amanda from Heart warming I am so happy there was a sequel to me before you. It was hard not to fall in love with Louisa Clarks quirky character. She portrays a strong and independent character. I could keep reading and reading to see what happens next. Although there was a sad event Jojo Moyes seems to be able to make light of it and find humour. Good book a must read especially if you read the first one.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Sydney from Liked it I really enjoyed Me Before You and I liked finding out more about Lou after the fact
Rated 3 out of 5 by Amanda from Just okay This was an okay book. A bit slow. It got a lot better closer to the end.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Nicolio from Not what I expected.. I was very hesitant to read this book after reading Me before you. However I feel as if reading this book was the ending I needed. It's not your perfect ending however, it's real.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gail from Better than expected! I was initially hesitant to read this sequel due to my love of the first novel. At first it seemed unnecessary in the story since Me Before You worked so well as a stand-alone novel. After You turned out to be an immensely entertaining novel with all the wit, humour, and emotion of the first. Great read in the continuation of Louisa Clark.
Rated 3 out of 5 by kymothoe from Wanted more I really enjoyed this book, but I had a difficult time connecting with the characters in this story compared to the first novel, Me Before You. I felt for Lou and for Sam, but it took a long time for the new character to connect with. A great continuation of the story and excited to see what happens next in Still Me.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Nicole from Really Good I fell in love with Louisa Clark in "Me before you" so I really enjoyed this follow up story of her life after the events of what happened in the previous book.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Ava7 from Pretty Good This book is a great look on Lu's life after Will, but it's just not the same. I much preferred the first, but I needed to know what happened! Lu's character matures and new characters and problems are added to her life. Overall really good sequel that all "Me Before You" readers must read!
Rated 5 out of 5 by RealNJ from Not so bad I really wanted to know what happened to Loiusa so I bought this book. Yea it is good but not as "Me Before you"
Rated 5 out of 5 by Panda from Perfect sequel I am so glad that Lou Clarke's story continues as she is such a likeable character. Enjoyable read with several surprises!
Rated 5 out of 5 by Joanna from A must read! I became so attached to the character of Lousia in 'Me Before You', and felt the need to know she would be okay after her heartbreak and loss. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and am hoping a third book comes out, following Louisa and her life.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Akshana from a GREAT read I was hooked and couldn't put the book down. The character Louisa in the novel had got me feeling emotional throughout my read. Glad I gave the book a go.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Linda_Quashie from Great sequel It was great read. I felt Louisa's pain and her struggle to move on from Will passing.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Marta from Big inspiration! Simply romantic. Made me cry. Life, oh life! You tricky life.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Puj29 from love it one of the best books I've read in 2016!
Rated 4 out of 5 by Michelle from Good read Well written, however, first book was better.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Amanda from Oh, I love this! It's so nice to find out what happens to Louisa after the fact! I adored learning more about her, and her life, and how she deals with the aftermath of Will's passing. A few quirky funny parts, which are lovely!
Rated 4 out of 5 by Delia from Okay I was excited to know what happened next but After You wasn't nearly as good as Me Before You.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Stacy from A good tie in book SO I read this one after reading the first and seeing the movie. Had to find out what happens. The book is ok. It is not as good as the first and sometimes the story falls short. I think a little disappointment comes from building the character and story into this big fantasy but then she is living in the real world and dealing with big girl problems. I still enjoyed reading this book and do not regret it at all and to find out what happens helps.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Shelly from Bad Critics I wouldn't believe what I read below regarding it being not as good as the first. It had such wild turns and we got to see how she continued to cope without Will and how she's moved on. I loved it just as much and there should be a movie as well!
Rated 4 out of 5 by Amanda from A nice continutation It didn't compare to Me Before You, but it was nice to be with the characters again :).
Rated 4 out of 5 by Corisca from It was so good to find out what happens after :) This book was a surprise from the beginning to the last page. It's a heartwarming story.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Leanna from Okay I was really hoping this would be as good as Me Before You, but it fell short. I was not as engrossed and wanting to know what would happen; I could easily put the book down. It was an okay read, but not one I would highly recommend. I missed feisty Will and his bantering with Clark.
Rated 3 out of 5 by logan from not as good as Me Before You I really loved Me Before You and didn't necessarily think that it needed a sequel, however, I am the type or person that needs to know what happens. I'm happy I borrow the book from a friend and didn't buy it as I felt that the author was just writing it to make some more money and threw obvious things in there that could happen. I did enjoy it and it did make me laugh, Louisa's parents are quite funny characters. I recommend reading it if, like me, you like to finish off a story and know what happens.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Celine from not as good as the original Don't go in with high expectations. It is interesting to see everyone again, but it's not the same without Will.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Stephenie from Wrapped up in a bow I really liked the follow up with Louisa. Getting to learn how she was coping and where her life went after.
Rated 2 out of 5 by Sarah from Not sure how I feel about this I adored Me Before You and couldn't wait to get my hands on this one; but it felt more like fan fiction than a continuation. I loved how the first one ended and almost wish I had left the story alone. That being said, it's hard to resist Louisa Clarke and the Traynor family.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Mushy from Yay After the first book this one was refreshing and really gives the reader closure. Made me feel alot better but also upset that she moved on so quickly. . .great book though leaves you happy as apposed to the first one where you were left with a broken heart and tears
Rated 4 out of 5 by Dawn from Worthy Sequel As is to be expected, this is not nearly as good as Me Before You. However, it is a very worthy sequel. If you want to know what happens to Lou after the events of MBY, then I would definitely recommend this book. You will not be disappointed.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Ebbie from Read this! I was very skeptical about a sequel as I thought Me Before You had a well done ending. After you takes a bit to get into, but once you are into it, it is a great continuation of a heartbreaking story.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Emma from A true ending... I believe this sequel to "Me Before You" was a true look at Clarks life after the loss of her first love. It was filled with a real look at what any of us would go through after losing a best friend, a love, and a future of which is filled with questions like "what now?" I continue to enjoy Jojo Moyes stories and characters and since Clark was a favorit to read about it had me turning the pages on page one.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Angelica from Great Book! Definitely a little harder to get into than Me Before You, but when you do, you don't want to put it down. A great read and addition to Me Before You.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Jennifer from A great sequel I didn`t think I was going to enjoy this book but decided to give it a whirl anyway. It was slow to start but after the first little bit I was hooked. I would recommend it for sure.
Rated 3 out of 5 by aspen from loved- could be better Loved this book, sadly I was expecting more also a better ending, hopefully there will be a third book to end this sequel.
Rated 4 out of 5 by RaAus from Good follow up I enjoyed this book. I thought it was a good follow up to the first. It was nice to read about these characters again.
Rated 3 out of 5 by amphora from Was expecting more. I am glad I read the sequel. I thought it was going to be as good as the first.
Rated 4 out of 5 by AkKnowsBest from Decent- Could Have Been Better! I wasn't planning on to read this book after finishing, "Me Before You", but a part of me really wanted to know what happened to Louisa! I strongly felt that this story cannot go further without Will, and sadly it kind of did. (I mean, isn't that what Will wanted from Louisa- to keep going, to #liveboldly)?! I also kind of felt that Lou didn't get why Will decided what he decided... It's his choice and yet I felt like she didn't come to terms with that... I don't know, maybe this book shouldn't have been written... Couldn't we all just safely assume that Lou was going to #liveboldly?!
Rated 3 out of 5 by Diha from Not as good. Not as good as Me Before You. Lacks the raw romance, the relationship between Louisa and the paramedic is a joke. Makes Louisa different from the woman who fell in love with Will. ANd the new found daughter? Still an OK read. #plumreview
Rated 5 out of 5 by Amrita from Enjoyed it! I couldn't wait to read this BOOK and it wasn't a disappointment! It was a great sequel to the first book and I liked the Lou's character development! Must read!
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jessica from Great sequel!! I could not wait for this novel to come out. Although I loved Me before You, I felt that the character of Lou was left hanging. I love the character of Lou, she is cute and funny. Moyes did a great job depicting the struggle of loosing a loved one throughout Lou's character. Not sure how much more Moyes can write about Lou but I would LOVE to read a third book in the series.
Rated 5 out of 5 by chicklitlove from Perfect Sequel I'm always hesitant when it comes to sequels, and after Will died, I didn't know what else could be done. But WOW. Very well written sequel. I'm glad I bought it!!
Rated 3 out of 5 by Jessica from Not Bad For A Sequel It's not as addictive as "Me Before You" but is still a good read if you're curious about what happened after the events of the previous book. #plumreview
Rated 4 out of 5 by Devon from Wonderful sequel After you was a great addition to show the aftermath for what happens after Before You. Lou is relatable and you want her to do well. It is easily to become emotionally invested, and you don't want to put the book down. I hope there is another book with these characters coming.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sarah from Great sequel! Me Before You is one of my all time favourite books, and I didn't see how a sequel could equal in comparison, and I wasn't sure how I would feel about Lou after Will. But Jojo Moyes surprised me and did a great job telling Lou's story. I was just as emotionally involved in her life as I was in the first book, and would highly recommend it to anyone.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Faye from Just Okay I thought this would be a page-turner, just like the "Me Before You" was, but it definitely was not.Much slower story-line and it took me much longer to get into it. I felt that it definitely wrapped up the story in a nice way.I would recommend it only for the purpose of finishing the story-line.
Rated 3 out of 5 by ExhastedReader from Not bad It was a great book. However I hoped for it to be a bit more descriptive and detailed.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Krista from Good for the beach A lovely follow up to Me Before You.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Catherine from Enjoyable Found the number of life defining events to be a bit tedious if not over the top. Moyes is adept at conveying the human condition in a way that makes for a pleasant read.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me."You're going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit. But I hope you feel a bit exhilarated too. Live boldly. Push yourself. Don't settle. Just live well. Just live. Love, Will."How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living?Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can't help but feel she's right back where she started.Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group, who share insights, laughter, frustrations, and terrible cookies. They will also lead her to the strong, capable Sam Fielding—the paramedic, whose business is life and death, and the one man who might be able to understand her. Then a figure from Will's past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future. . . .For Lou Clark, life after Will Traynor means learning to fall in love again, with all the risks that brings. But here Jojo Moyes gives us two families, as real as our own, whose joys and sorrows will touch you deeply, and where both changes and surprises await.


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Offering patients choices: A pilot study of interactions in the seizure clinic
Toerien, M., Shaw, R., Duncan, R. et al. (1 more author) (2011) Offering patients choices: A pilot study of interactions in the seizure clinic. Epilepsy & Behavior, 20 (2). pp. 312-320. ISSN 1525-5050
Using conversation analysis (CA), we studied conversations between one United Kingdom-based epilepsy specialist and 13 patients with seizures in whom there was uncertainty about the diagnosis and for whom different treatment and investigational options were being considered. In line with recent communication guidance, the specialist offered some form of choice to all patients: in eight cases, a course of action was proposed, to be accepted or rejected, and in the remaining five, a "menu" of options was offered. Even when presenting a menu, the specialist sometimes conveyed his own preferences in how he described the options, and in some cases the menu was used for reasons other than offering choice (e.g., to address patient resistance). Close linguistic and, interactional analysis of clinical encounters can show why doctors may feel they are offering choices when patients report that the decision was clinician dominated. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Toerien, M.
Shaw, R.
Duncan, R.
Reuber, M.
© 2011 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Epilepsy & Behavior. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Conversation analysis; Epilepsy; Nonepileptic seizures; Decision making; Patient choice; Patient participation
The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine (Sheffield) > Division of Genomic Medicine (Sheffield) > Academic Neurology Unit (Sheffield)
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Maybe God is like a balloon.
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It's also just one more thing that separates humans from the rest of creation.
What's fascinating is that there are two basic views people hold about intelligence. Some people view intelligence as fixed. They see the mind like a glass jar. Maybe they have a pint jar, or a quart jar, or they have a whole gallon. Whatever the size, it's fixed. It can only hold what it is capable of holding and no more.
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Air heating system integrated with exterior metal cladding which covers about 1/6 of the south wall of the strawbale building. Heated air is drawn into the building via fans and distributed with a conventional metal duct system.
A modified Enerworks solar water heating panel is heating air that is connected to the interior of the strawbale building via a heat recovery ventilator core.
An Enerworks flat panel solar water system is installed on the south side of the strawbale building.
Several sets of Copperhill Alternate Energy evacuated tube solar water heating panels are being tested on a set of scaffolding on the south side of the strawbale building. This work is part of a Master's program in Biosystems Engineering, supported by Manitoba Hydro.
A Global Wind Group sponsored Wind-Terra turbine is installed at the Village. It is a grid tied electricity generation system that offsets power loads at the Village complex.
The VAWT is installed on a synthetic tower that is being monitored for behaviour under active loading conditions. This work is part of a Master's program in Civil Engineering, supported by ISIS.
A set of instruments destined to be installed at the Ste. Leon wind farm are being verified for functionality. This set-up is designed to be entirely off-grid, with both photovoltaic and wind providing electricity generation. This work is part of a Master's program in Mechanical Engineering, supported by Manitoba Hydro.
A Wet Brayton cycle device is being set up on the North side of the strawbale building on the Village site. This device is intended to use biogas to generate electricity and heat. The electricity will be used to offset the load from the strawbale building, and the heat will be used by buildings on site during winter months. This work is part of a Master's program in Mechanical Engineering, supported by the NSERC chair in alternative energy.
A Biovator commercial composting machine is being tested for suitability handling fish remains from northern Manitoba fishing communities, mixed with wood chips. This work is part of a Master's program in Biosystems Engineering.
The north half of the strawbale building is home to the department on soil science's apparatus for testing erosion due to tillage in various soils and at various slopes. Work conducted in this apparatus is at both graduate and undergraduate level, and is supported by NSERC and the faculty of Agriculture.
A wall section on the north wall of the strawbale building is contrasting the thermal and moisture performance of three variations on standard stick framing techniques. This work is part of an undergrad thesis in Biosystems Engineering, and is the latest in an ongoing set of work on exterior finishes and building system performance.
There are two large hydraulic load frames in the strawbale building which are used for structural testing of conventional wood and alternative building material structural systems. They are currently testing structural insulated panels, manufactured in Dominion City, Manitoba. This is an example of commercial testing leading to third party product certification (CCMC in this case).
A number of test buildings are being built on the Village site to contrast the thermal and moisture performance of several residential building systems. These test buildings are available for use by other researchers, and there are plans underway for Landscape Architecture to test several green roof technologies on them. This work is supported by Manitoba Hydro.
Undergraduate and graduate students are brought together with clients and stakeholders from the community to learn together and produce designs specific to each project. Inter-disciplinary collaborations are both possible and encouraged in this model.
Undergraduate engineering students take a truss course for an intensive week, and then a software training course for another week. After these two weeks, they are employed by a wood truss manufacturer for the rest of the summer. This program is supported by the members of the Western Wood Truss Association.
The Alternative Village is host to the annual 'Northern Climates Alternative Building Design Day'. The Design Day is a one day conference that focuses on a variety of topics such as: Stackwall/Cordwood Masonry, Light Clay, Timberframe, and Verticle Axis Wind Turbine to name a few.