An island group and state of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. Part of a Japanese mandate after 1920, it fell to US forces in 1945. Yap is noted for the large stone disks traditionally used as money by the native population.
1. To bark sharply or shrilly; yelp.
2. Slang To talk noisily or stupidly; jabber.
1. A sharp, shrill bark; a yelp.
2. Slang Noisy, stupid talk; jabber.
3. Slang The mouth: Shut your yap.
4. Slang A stupid, crude, or loud person.
1. to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappishly; yelp.
2. Slang. to talk shrilly, noisily, or foolishly.
3. to utter by yapping.
4. a shrill, snappish bark; yelp.
a. shrill, noisy, or foolish talk.
b. mouth: Keep your yap shut.
6. Slang. a stupid or uncouth person.
one of the Caroline Islands, in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 46 sq. mi. (119 sq. km).
1. yelp, bark, woof, yip (chiefly U.S.) The little dog yapped frantically.
2. (Informal) talk, go on, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), gossip, jaw (slang), chatter, spout, babble, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), prattle, jabber, blather, run off at the mouth (slang) She keeps yapping at me about Joe.
Aries March 21 - April 20 STILL waters run deep, silent sorts may need more attention than the constant yappers this week has brought you.
Now, let's stipulate that company leaders, gurus, writers, speakers and assorted professional yappers are prone to saying things like, "Everyone here is in customer service" or "We are all part of the sales team.
The homeland of motormouths George Hook, Brendan O'Connor and Roy Keane, it comes as no surprise that Corkonians are perceived as the greatest yappers, taking 36% of the votes.
So the snappers and yappers nipped at the big fella's heels, making his life a living hell.
For example, FreeNet  uses history-based hints, Yappers  uses partition-based hints, and LMS  uses the node-to-object distance in the hash-space.


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UN to help with building earthquake resistance plan
By SU MYAT MON | FRONTIER
YANGON — The Myanmar Engineering Society and UN-Habitat will work together to help ensure three "important" buildings in Yangon are earthquake resistant, officials from the organisations said on November 10.
Mr Bijay Karmacharya, country programme manager at UN-Habitat – the United Nations Human Settlements Programme – told a MES meeting on earthquake resistance that the three buildings would be chosen from a shortlist of 50.
U Saw Htwe Zaw, a central executive committee member of the Myanmar Engineering Society and secretary of Myanmar Earthquake Committee, said the project would mainly focus on Lanmadaw and Shwepyithar townships.
The shortlisted buildings are likely to include health and education facilities, electricity and water infrastructure, fire and police stations, and other government buildings. Some of those with the potential to be chosen are used by more than 5000 people each day, Saw Htwe Zaw said.
Some participants at the meeting suggested that the project be expanded to include at-risk religious buildings and facilities for orphans, the elderly and disabled.
UN-Habitat will help draft guidelines for building retrofits for when work is carried out. After examining the 50 buildings, the three weakest and oldest will be renovated. Restoration is expected to be complete by the end of 2017, Saw Htwe Zaw said, adding that he hoped the project could be expanded.
"If all [50 of the buildings] can be upgraded for better earthquake resilience then that would be very helpful," he told reporters after the meeting.
"Earthquakes are not predictable like weather events but at the same time we know we are at risk, so then government should make preparations to minimise the damage when an earthquake hits."
Mr Shashank Mishra, a programme manager for disaster risk reduction at UN-Habitat, said the failure to enforce construction laws and standards had created "challenges" for earthquake readiness.
In an effort to raise standards in the industry, UN-Habitat submitted a draft Myanmar National Building Code to the Ministry of Construction in 2012. The draft was revised in cooperation with the ministry in March 2016 but has not yet been enacted, he said.
"The Myanmar National Building Code has to be enforced – everyone has to follow it," he said, adding that it needed to apply to both public and private buildings.
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Meetings and Auctions
Zoom Online Meetings
For the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Waterloo Coin Society is hosting online meetings on Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month. The Zoom meeting opens up for a "Social Hour" at 6:30 p.m. and the official meeting gets underway at 7:30 p.m.
Zoom meetings will typically follow this outline:
6:30 p.m. Social Hour: Chat with fellow members and guests
7:30 p.m. Official Welcome
Attendance Draw: Guaranteed prize of $20 for either Colonial Acres Coins or Amazon.ca awarded to a random paid-up member of the Society in attendance
Share 'n Learn: "Show and Tell" meets Q&A. Show off something from your collection or ask a question to the club and other members
Main presentation: An educational presentation from a club member or special guest
Consult your Newsletter and emails from the club for details about upcoming meetings. You can also contact us on Facebook Messenger or send us an email.
W.C.S. Coffee House
Answering the overwhelming desire for more time to socialize with club members and friends, the Waterloo Coin Society is hosting a monthly gathering on Zoom with no agenda, club business or other formal activities. The Coffee House is an opportunity for you to see and chat with others, show off items from your collection, ask questions and generally socialize. The Coffee House is open on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Consult your Newsletter and emails from the club for details about upcoming Coffee House events. You can also contact us on Facebook Messenger or send us an email.
In-Person Meetings (Currently Suspended)
All meetings are scheduled to take place on the second Tuesday of each month at Wing 404 and start at 7:30pm sharp.
You will find us at the Wing 404 RCAFA Rotary Adult Center, 510 Dutton Drive (off Weber Street North between Albert Street and Parkside Drive), Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 4C6, Canada.
Each W.C.S. meeting consists of an educational segment (guest speaker, videos, displays, etc.), President's update, 50 lot auction (occasionally 100 lot auctions), dealers tables, door prizes, Pirates Treasure draw, attendance draw, Q&A and refreshments.
Contact the club secretary if you would like a randomly selected sample of our digital monthly newsletter or if you have any questions prior to visiting us for the first time.
Live Auctions (Currently Suspended)
A limited number of auction lists are available at the meetings so be sure to print off a copy and bring it with you.
Our auctions always have some unique, rare and interesting items. The auction sheets are available in PDF format below. We welcome you to come out whether you are a member or a guest. Anyone may bid in person on auction items, but only W.C.S. members are permitted to submit items for our future auctions.
Generally the lead-time to submit is 2-3 meetings with an average of five items per submitter per auction. A consignor may submit a dozen or more items, however they will be spread over a number of months at the Auction Coordinator's discretion.
A small commission based on the final sale price is paid by the consignor for any items sold at auction:
$14.99 or less: 25 cents
$15 - 24.99: $1.00
$35.00 or more: $3.00
The Auction Coordinator reserves the right to refuse and/or withdraw an item at his discretion. Reserve prices are based on a number of factors and sources and usually set at 50% of the market value. Contact the Auction Coordinator (Brian Faulkner) for further information or if you would like to submit items for upcoming auctions. Bidders and consignors are encouraged to review the Auction Guidelines.
Please use the Auction Consignment Form provided which you can fill out and hand in personally to Brian along with your consignments.
Auctions (2021)
Jan 2021 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 Apr 2021 May 2021 Jun 2021
Jul 2021 Aug 2021 Sep 2021 Oct 2021 Nov 2021 Dec 2021
* indicates an incomplete auction
Completed Auctions (2020)
Can I bring family and friends to your meetings?
Absolutely, we encourage family and friends and fully believe "the more the merrier". Of course we hope you enjoy the experience so much that you give serious consideration to joining our club! Our monthly meetings are always open to the public (collectors and non-collectors) regardless of their numismatic knowledge.


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Advertising has come to resemble Neverland as fairytale characters and fantasy themes come to life in brand campaigns. But can a spell of magic in marketing enchant consumers? For more information, click here to read the article in full.


NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A huge multiracial crowd jammed inside and outside of Kelly's restaurant on election night here to celebrate the victory of Toni Harp as the first woman African American mayor, and cheered also for the mayors elected in New York and Boston. In all three cities, the labor movement joined with community forces to elect a candidate running on a program prioritizing people's needs.
Led here by New Haven Rising, unions of Yale University workers and community groups, hundreds of volunteers knocked on doors across the city this summer and fall to discuss issues and organize a large voter turnout. Labor-backed Harp won the primary and then went on to win the general election. In addition, the 20-member super-majority of union members and allies on the Board of Alders elected in 2011 was retained.
Also, charter revision to give residents a larger voice in government passed overwhelmingly. Two elected members were added to the mayor-appointed Board of Education, a civilian review board was established, 10 points were added for city residents who pass civil service exams, and mayoral appointments will be approved by the Board of Alders.
These victories and fulfilling the aldermanic priorities for jobs, youth services and an end to violence have not come easy.
New Haven's population is majority Black and Latino. Since the flight of industry, Yale University and its teaching hospital have become the dominant employers with constant expansion into surrounding neighborhoods displacing working class families.
After two decades in office, outgoing Mayor John DeStefano decided not to run again, creating an open field with five candidates in the Democratic primary. Harp's candidacy was unanimously endorsed by the union/community alders. This led to a hot and heavy primary election filled with union-bashing and personal attacks against Harp, which were rejected by the majority of voters.
Opposition candidates organized as "Take Back New Haven" claimed the alders were controlled by a "union machine" from the suburbs. In fact, the alders who are union members were elected as a result of unprecedented outreach door to door in each ward, exactly the opposite of a back-room machine. They have brought into the community the skills they learned representing co-workers on the job as service, maintenance, clerical and technical workers at Yale and as members of AFSCME and 1199. They are neighbors with as much stake in the future of the city as anyone else. Most are African American, many are women.
A longtime state senator with a strong progressive voting record, Harp came under attack for tax problems around her late husband's business. After she won the five-way Democratic primary, these attacks escalated in an apparent attempt to keep down the vote.
Harp's years of community service and her endorsements by legislators and the governor ensured her victory over Alder Justin Elicker who switched and ran independent after coming in second in the primary. His votes came primarily from wards with large white homeowner professional populations who liked his balanced budget program.
While Harp won with 54 percent of the vote, a campaign of education and discussion about race and the role of unions will be important post-election to move the city forward.
A major accomplishment of the union/community alders during their first term was the establishment of New Haven Works, which to date has helped over 100 residents get jobs at Yale, with a goal of 1,000 jobs in the next two years. Efforts are being made to get comparable commitments from other employers.
New Haven Rising activists are preparing for a new push to create jobs with livable wages and the right to a union. Activists who became involved during door knocks for the election plan to bring their message to Harp and the alders that to restore hope and opportunity more initiatives are needed to bring an end to the massive unemployment facing youth and adults, especially in largely African American and Latino wards. Young people themselves were a major part of the door knocking all year long leading up to November's general election.


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Why did Johnny Cash name his signature song I Walk The Line?
-By Cowboy Anton
Johnny Cash was one of the most inspiring country music singers of all time. But why did he decide to change the name of one of his best songs and call it I Walk The Line?
"I Walk the Line" is a song written and recorded in 1956 by Johnny Cash. After three attempts with moderate chart ratings, it became Cash's first number one hit on the Billboard charts. It reached number 17 on the US pop charts. It remained on the record charts for over 43 weeks, and sold over 2 million copies. It has also been used on many LP's released from Sun Records, such as With His Hot and Blue Guitar, Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous, and Sings Hank Williams. It was the title song for a 1970 film starring Gregory Peck.
But the first title of the song was "Because You're Mine." Carl Perkins had a song withthe same title. The man in black discovered the coincidence. Cash simply didn't want to use the same title and changed it.
"Because You're Mine," is an excellent rock song that Perkins cut for Columbia. Here's an outtake of the Perkins number.
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import com.namelessdev.mpdroid.views.holders.AbstractViewHolder;

import org.a0z.mpd.item.Item;

import android.content.Context;
import android.support.annotation.LayoutRes;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

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//Thanks qlimax !

public class ArrayAdapter extends android.widget.ArrayAdapter<Item> {

    private static final int TYPE_DEFAULT = 0;

    private final Context mContext;

    private final ArrayDataBinder mDataBinder;

    private final LayoutInflater mInflater;

    private final List<Item> mItems;

    public ArrayAdapter(final Context context, final ArrayDataBinder dataBinder,
            final List<? extends Item> items) {
        super(context, 0, (List<Item>) items);
        mDataBinder = dataBinder;

        mInflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
        mContext = context;
        mItems = Collections.unmodifiableList(items);

        /** Empty lists need not be of type ArrayList<?> */
        if (!items.isEmpty() && !(items instanceof ArrayList<?>)) {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
                    "Items must be contained in an ArrayList<Item>");
        }
    }

    public ArrayAdapter(final Context context, @LayoutRes final int textViewResourceId,
            final List<? extends Item> items) {
        super(context, textViewResourceId, (List<Item>) items);
        mDataBinder = null;

        mInflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
        mContext = context;
        mItems = Collections.unmodifiableList(items);

        /** Empty lists need not be of type ArrayList<?> */
        if (!items.isEmpty() && !(items instanceof ArrayList<?>)) {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
                    "Items must be contained in an ArrayList<Item>");
        }
    }

    public ArrayDataBinder getDataBinder() {
        return mDataBinder;
    }

    @Override
    public int getItemViewType(final int position) {
        return TYPE_DEFAULT;
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(final int position, final View convertView, final ViewGroup parent) {
        View resultView;

        if (mDataBinder == null) {
            resultView = super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
        } else {
            // cache all inner view references with ViewHolder pattern
            final AbstractViewHolder holder;

            if (convertView == null) {
                resultView = mInflater.inflate(mDataBinder.getLayoutId(), parent, false);
                resultView = mDataBinder.onLayoutInflation(mContext, resultView, mItems);

                // use the data binder to look up all references to inner views
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                resultView.setTag(holder);
            } else {
                resultView = convertView;
                holder = (AbstractViewHolder) resultView.getTag();
            }

            mDataBinder.onDataBind(mContext, resultView, holder, mItems, mItems.get(position),
                    position);
        }
        return resultView;
    }

    @Override
    public int getViewTypeCount() {
        return 1;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isEnabled(final int position) {
        final boolean isEnabled;

        if (mDataBinder == null) {
            isEnabled = super.isEnabled(position);
        } else {
            isEnabled = mDataBinder.isEnabled(position, mItems, getItem(position));
        }

        return isEnabled;
    }
}

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This Is What Indigenous Architecture Is and Why It Matters
By Michelle Tchea
There is no greater movement and more thought-provoking phrase in the modern era than Black Lives Matter. This social and political movement has spread internationally since its launch in 2013. Heightened by the events in Minneapolis last year, a country more than 9,300 miles away also felt the aftershocks of the murder of George Floyd. Australia, a country generally associated with blistering summer heat, friendly Aussies, and BBQ culture, is fighting for their own Black justice within the Indigenous community.
Like many Indigenous communities worldwide, Australian Aborigines want to be heard and treated fairly when it comes to fair housing, employment, and architectural design on land founded by their ancestors. In 2018, and possibly earlier, Black Lives Matter was already a catchy and revolutionary expression in the Australian Indigenous community, with local Indigenous artists creating art exhibitions appropriately named: Black Design Matters. Starting with art exhibitions and developing a better awareness of the struggles of Indigenous people, the art movement has expanded into the architectural world of design, which will lead to benefiting Indigenous communities across Australia.
As a born and bred Aussie, I remember learning about Aboriginal art and Indigenous culture at school. One of the most memorable classes was learning about Indigenous art from an Elder (someone who has gained recognition and permission to teach, heal, and advise on Indigenous culture). I remember learning how the Australian Aboriginal People have been able to understand both the history and culture of their people through symbols and paintings and continue to share it with younger generations in the same creative way.
With its iconic dots and intense outback colors featured in Dreamtime paintings highlighting the spiritual beliefs and existence of the Aboriginal people, Aboriginal art is familiar to all Australians. However, Indigenous architecture is not something Aussies know a lot about. Very little consideration is given to Indigenous land when building in cities like Melbourne and Sydney. Similarly, Indigenous communities are rarely consulted on land ownership—a battle the Indigenous people have been fighting since British Colonization in 1788.
What Is Indigenous Architecture?
Researchers refer to Aboriginal architecture as projects designed with Indigenous clients or Aboriginals in mind, but it also imbues projects that show Aboriginality culture and history through project design. For advocates and researchers of Indigenous architecture, it's important that Indigenous architecture involve consulting with Elders when it comes to building properties for Indigenous people and the country's land.
With greater discussion on the topic of Indigenous architecture in Australia, a slow rise of young Indigenous architects is growing. This is in part thanks to further government funding by various universities to help support education in Indigenous communities, like the Close the Gap program at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, which offers equality in education for both Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.
One such young and inspirational Indigenous architect is Marni Reti. A graduate of the Australian University and a voice promoting greater awareness to Black Design Matters through Indigenous Architecture.
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"Architecture and styles specific to a First Nations cultural practice, knowledge, ontology, and epistemology is Indigenous design. How you achieve this is as important as the work itself," explains Reti. "The process must be done with genuine participatory design. A singular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person cannot appropriately design independently. There is always a process of gaining knowledge and the right to use that sacred information by Elders of language groups, we are—at our core—a part of something much bigger than our individual selves, we are a part of our Country. It's our duty to care for it."
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The Rise of Indigenous Architectural Design Firms
According to Reti, one of the most prominent organizations in Australia that supports Indigenous architecture dates back more than 20 years ago. "Merrima Aboriginal Design Unit did critical work in the 2000s, representing Aboriginal architects and interior designers exemplifying self-determination in the built environment," she explains. "The Wilcannia Health Service is a profoundly important piece of Aboriginal architecture designed by and for Aboriginal peoples."
A growing number of Indigenous architectural design firms are popping up in Australia, one of them being Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, where Reti currently works. To the firm's growing list of Indigenous designs, the Wirraka Maya Healthcare Hub in South Hedland and Western Australia will serve the same purpose as Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Services (PAMS) clinic, which Reti has worked on.
According to David Kaunitz, the founder of Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, a thorough co-design process involved consultations and advice with the Elders of the Martu community to create a sense of ownership, pride, and an excellent healthcare center for their local community.
"The cornerstone of [our process] is spending a lot of time in the community and not making assumptions," said Kaunitz in an interview ahead of the opening earlier this year. "[It's about] listening to local people and repeating the process, providing forums and both formal and informal opportunities for every voice to be heard."
With the project costing more than AUD 8 million, the center integrates design, sustainability, and the community's approval, but also saw the celebration of local Indigenous artists with seven artworks produced by more than 27 local artists across genders representing different communities in the Healthcare Clinic and meeting space.
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"Successful architecture is always considerate of context, [I believe] in Australia the context for all built projects is Country," muses Reti. "Which country you're working in defines the context. Culturally competent architecture should be designed for the country, and architects who design this architecture should listen deeply to the country and the peoples who've cared for that country for over 80,000 years. Working with our culturally rich and diverse clients allows us to create architecture that is deeply ingrained in Indigenous knowledge. This can only be achieved with the trust, support, and design of the Elders and communities these buildings are for."
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Trolling Radiohead
By Phil Urich (Fri Apr 04, 2008 at 08:40:23 PM EST) Radiohead, sellouts, sellbackins?, NIN, music, remix, I often feel passionately about utterly trivial subjects and events such as this one (all tags)
As most of us likely already know, because news on teh_intarweb travels fast, to promote their upcoming single Radiohead has a remix contest going. The setup and terms of this contest are so ludicrous in the "this is a parody, right? It's gotta be" sense that it initially hit Digg as an April Fool's Day joke.
All this is just background to help explain why someone would troll Radiohead, and why it is your responsibility--no, your duty--to vote for the troll remix.
Additionally, the guy doing this is absolutely hilarious.
Without Teeth
By alien zero (Thu May 03, 2007 at 06:15:57 PM EST) nin, geekery, ramble, globa warming, music (logistics of) (all tags)
Grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to distinguish between the two.
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Q: Multithreading lock statement for value storing classes Although I have read  already a lot through docs and forums I am still not clear about data caching and visibility of data shared among threads.
I am clear about updating values shared by different threads using lock statement.
As an example:
public class Foo
{
  object locker = new object();

  int someValue;

  public void SetValue (int value)
  {
    lock (locker)
    {
      someValue = value;
    }
  }

  public int GetValue()
  {
     int value ;
     lock(locker)
     {
       value = someValue;
     }
     return value;
   }
 }

But now lets get a little bit deeper, where my problem is.
Think of a class named Person which is predefined and cannot be modified (for example it is coming from another assembly)
A class instance shall be passed between two threads.
public class Person
{
  public string Name { get; }
  public string SirName { get; }
  public uint Age { get; }
  public bool EntryValid { get; }

  public Person(string name, string sirName, uint age)
  {
    Name = name;
    SirName = sirName;
    Age = age;
    EntryValid = true;
  }

  public Person()
  {
    EntryValid = false;
  }
}

public class FoundResult
{
  private object locker;
  private Person person;
  private bool result;

  public FoundResult ()
  {
    locker = new object();

    // Is lock required here?
    result = false;
  }

  // Called from Thread No 1
  public void PlaceResult(Person person)
  {
    lock (locker)
    {
      this.person = person;  // This may be extended by an additional Clone();
      result = true;
    }
  }

  // Called from Thread No 2
  public bool HasResult()
  {
    bool result;

    lock (locker)
    {
      result = this.result;
    }
    return result;
  }

  // Called from Thread No 2
  public Person GetResult()
  {
    Person person;
    lock (locker)
    {
      person = this.person; // This may be extended by an additional Clone();
      result = false;
    }
    return person;
  }
}

To reduce overloading the example I assume that the threads will be signaled properly so that they will know when to access the methods. Then it will goes like this::
Thread no 1 is going to be asked to search for a person (for instance by a list which is held into the threads space) and places the result by calling PlaceResult. The thread will be going to signal Thread no. 2 which is going to call GetResult().
The question is now about the visibility of the data stored in person instance. Does lock guarantee that the values (name, age etc.) in person are passed from thread no 1 to no 2?
Or is it still possible that both threads only work on their caches or registers and thread no 2 reads sometimes the same "old" data?
And if so, how do I manage that the data are properly passed without touching the Person class itself?

A:
Does lock guarantee that the values (name, age etc.) in 'person' are passed from thread no 1 to no 2.

Yes. Lock implies a full memory barrier both when entering and leaving.

Or is it still possible that both threads only work on their caches or registers and thread no 2 reads sometimes the same "old" data.

No. Since there is a memory barrier both threads will be forced to read the actual value from memory.
The great thing about locks is that they are reasonably safe. As long as a shared field is only accessed from inside a lock it should be safe. It might be possible to get a correct behavior in your example using Interlocked or volatile. But if it is not performance critical you might as well use a lock and be safe.

// Is lock required here?
result = false;

No, this is called in the constructor. While inside the constructor the object can only possibly be accessed by the thread that creates the object. At least as long as the constructor does not give another thread a reference to itself. As far as I know any other threads that accesses the object would need to load it from memory at least once. This ventures into technical details I'm not sure about, but I would expect the GC to issue at least a memory barrier when reclaiming memory, thus ensuring the other threads cannot not observe an reclaimed object when a memory address is reused.

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UTAH COUNTY, Utah – Rescue crews were dispatched to a car accident during the weekend snowstorm. Unlike a typical two-car crash, this operation required snowmobiles and side by sides.
Utah County Sheriff's Office dispatched crews about 8 p.m. Sunday night to Highland Boulevard. They said the road was impassable due to the snow.
Search and rescue crews from the county assisted in the recovery of several stuck vehicles and were able to locate vehicles without any passengers.
It was determined that all passengers and drivers were safe.
Crews were cleared from the scene and roads reopened by 10 p.m., according to officials.


Revlon lip butters have become a rage these days. These got launched in India a few months back and I picked up two shades – Candy Apple and Berry Smoothie. Candy Apple has already been reviewed here. I am reviewing Berry Smoothie today.
Rs. 600 for 2.55 gm.
Buttery Balm + Shiny Color. Buttery balm with beautiful shiny color to give you baby soft, healthy glowing lips.94% of women felt lips were softer, smoother, and instantly hydrated.
Hydrating mango, shea and coconut butter formula boosts lip moisture by 156%.
Pampering gel formula provides super charged hydration and glides on lips buttery smooth.
Sheer to medium colour with buttery shine.
Available in 20 luscious shades.
Starting with clean, dry lips, apply your favorite shade of Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter onto lips. Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter can be worn with or without lip liner. Reapply as often as desired for softer, smoother and instantly hydrated lips!
The lip butter comes in a colorful plastic packaging, which makes it easier to distinguish the shades, if you have more than one in your stash. I am not particularly fond of the packaging though, they could have made it a bit more compact. The lip butter is very smooth and well, buttery, as the name suggests. It glides on very easily without requiring much pressure and I keep reaching out for it frequently because of the soft, hydrating formula. It keeps my lips moisturized for around 5 hours even when the color has faded. I don't have chapped lips so can't really comment upon it's healing ability. This particular shade is quite sheer and is shimmery (unlike Candy Apple) and it requires two swipes to show up properly on my non-pigmented lips, the color is buildable though. If you have pigmented lips, please swatch it at the store before purchasing.
The shade is a light, cool-toned mauvy pink which doesn't look over the top during day time since it's sheer and the shimmer is so fine that I didn't even realize it was there until I examined the bullet closely; it sort of just imparts a bit of shine to the lips without feeling gritty.
Hydrating, soft formula which makes it very comfortable to wear.
Easy to spot with the colored cap.
Fades with a mild stain so my lips look pretty pink even after it has faded.
Ingredient list not mentioned on the packaging or on Revlon website.
Plastic packaging which appears cheap (considering the high price).
The color lasts for only about 3 hours without meals in between, so frequent reapplication required.
Contains shimmer (not a big con as it's barely visible on the lips).
The bullet is prone to breakage because it's very soft. It may even melt in the heat, so don't leave it lying around in your car or handbag on a hot day.
Fades unevenly. Remains on the outline of the lips and fades from the centre, so I have to wipe the outline of the lips after 2-3 hours to prevent looking funny.
I know I have listed too many cons, but the few pros are actually enough for me to ignore the cons. Only thing I can't justify is the price for such little quantity. Other than that, it's a great product.
Wow this is a gorgeous color!
hey tinkerbell, great pictures!! loved the shade..suits u a lot. i m just so confused about which shade to buy first.
Sure the color payoff isn't that great..but there are a few people (like moi) who actually don't like opaque lipsticks and prefer sheer colors 🙂 i used to wear only tinted lip balms or gloss untill i bought these. i do agree about it being quite overpriced though..
yo tinkerbell…even though my lips are pigmented, i prefer tinted lip balms or sheer moisturing lip colors. with a brown eye liner or navy blue kohl (try it sumtime, it doesnt look harsh and highlights the white of ur eyes beautifully. i use revlon matte kohl).
i wish these lip butters had spf 15 or so.
one request to imbb team..can u plz bring all the lip butters together and swatch them in one post?
Lovely colour and your lip swatches are so good… I love Sweet Tart more though.
Berry Smoothie is a fab shade !
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Today, a significant part of the oceans remains coarsely mapped. Some specific areas like the continental shelves will require high-resolution surveys. This represents a very long and expensive task that will keep scientist busy for several decades. A way to reduce costs and time could be to improve the efficiency of current surveys. We are trying to do this by sending more signals in the water at the same time.
The Multi-beam echo sounder is recognized as one of the most efficient and reliable tool for seabed mapping. Applications range from regional mapping of the seabed for geological surveys to the inspection of man-made objects such as pipelines or ship wrecks.
How does it work? A Multi-beam is composed of two orthogonal arrays. The sounder transmits a short ultrasound pulse (or ping) inside a wide angular sector steered vertically under the ship (see the illustration in Fig. 1). On reception, beamforming technique is applied in order to process the seafloor echoes inside a high number of narrow beams, providing depths of sounding along numerous angular directions. Usually, we put a limit on the minimum delay between two pings, since a new echo might mask the final part of the previous reflection.
This system has mapped seabeds all over the world since its introduction in the 1980's. The hardware has benefited from significant improvements in transducer technology and processing power. However, the fundamental design has not really changed for 40 years. Moreover, the simplest type of waveform, the unmodulated pulse, is still the one most used.
In my PhD project, we are exploring with our industrial partner Kongsberg Maritime, new sonar designs that could lead to improved performance in some particular applications. One possibility is to transmit advanced coded waveforms, inspired from modern techniques used in radar and wireless communication.
We show in Fig. 2, two examples of transmitted signals: The first one is the conventional "unmodulated" pulse, while the second has been "encoded" with a sequence of ones and zeros (the red line). In this example, additional information is added to the phase of the signal. It gives new properties to the pulse that may lead to various improvement, depending on the code and the desired application.
Fig. 2: (Top) Conventional unmodulated signal transmitted for seabed mapping.
(Bottom) Encoded signal, the red line corresponds to the code.
By carefully choosing specific codes, we are trying to mitigate interferences between signals transmitted at the same time. Such a property is called orthogonality and it is very interesting for seabed mapping since it will make it possible to map multiple parts of the seabed at the same time. It may also increase the sounding density, and make the survey more efficient.
Due to high cost at prototyping and testing new concepts, design investigations are performed with a simulator. It is based on FieldII (from DTU in Denmark) the reference in medical ultrasound simulation.
The main advantage is the ability to model the wave-field emitted by all kinds of array geometries with arbitrary pulse shape. It computes the wave-field backscattered from a defined seafloor model. Data are generated at all the different processing stages, from raw data until the final depth of soundings. It allows us to study the effects of new designs on Multi-beam performance. The simulation workflow is shown in Fig. 3.
The last point that I would like to mention is the Doppler Effect: Unlike in medical imaging, the Doppler Effect is a source of trouble in seabed mapping. Rough ship motions induce frequency shifts in the transmitted pulse. The consequence will be the same as encoding with a chaotic sequence which is a function of the ship motion. If this sequence is unknown, it will corrupt the coded signal and destroy its properties. Therefore, we are working on signal processing techniques that estimate and correct these shifts. Once corrected, it will allow us to extend the boundaries of orthogonality between signals.
Hopefully, this research project will open new possibilities for the next generation of Multi-beam echo sounders.
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Xiaomi reportedly overtakes Samsung as top smartphone vendor in India
After potentially losing the top spot in feature phone sales to Reliance Jio in Q4 2017, Samsung has some bad news on the smartphone front as well. According to the latest data from market research firm Canalys, Xiaomi beat Samsung to emerge as the top smartphone vendor in India this part quarter.
Canalys says Xiaomi shipped close to 8.2 million units compared to Samsung's 7.3 million smartphone shipments in Q4 2017. Xiaomi's market share for the quarter stood at 27%, while Samsung came in second place at 25%. Together, they accounted for more than 50% of the smartphone market share in India for Q4 2017. Samsung registered an annual growth of 17%, but that was not enough to retain the top spot in the Indian market. Samsung was followed by Vivo, Oppo, and Lenovo for the next three spots.
Not final, but quite possible
It is worth pointing that smartphone shipment reports from market research firms are not always accurate and are typically based on incomplete and unofficial sources of data. In fact, reports from different firms often publish contradictory findings. However, it is not impossible that Xiaomi took over the top position from Samsung in India, given that there were visible signs of it last year.
Many market research firms were pointing to Xiaomi's changing fortunes in India. In October, data from Counterpoint Research showed that while Samsung maintained its lead in Q3 2017, Xiaomi was at a striking distance to take over the top position. This was followed by Q3 2017 data from IDC which showed that both Samsung and Xiaomi were both tied at 23.5% market share.
An interesting factor to note in all these reports is that sales of Samsung smartphones are not declining in India, but instead Xiaomi is growing at a much faster rate than Samsung. The smartphone market in India is still growing and Xiaomi is taking a much larger pie of the growing market. The fact that Samsung reported a 27% increase in mobile revenues in India amidst all this noise of Xiaomi beating Samsung speaks volumes about the nature of expanding smartphone market in India.
Samsung's weak point in India seems to be its mid-range and budget devices. None of them matches Xiaomi's value for money offerings. There has been a lot of talk about Samsung revamping its strategy in India to counter Xiaomi. However, the efforts and the results so far are nothing substantial. It will be interesting to see how Samsung responds to Xiaomi's onslaught in 2018.
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Kuch rishte kitne ajeeb hotey hain. Unka koi naam nahi hota has been a favourite Bollywood sentiment. Never has it rung so true for me like it does now. With a dear angel who I've never met. Sheetal. I know her parents, I know her brother & have even met her adorable bundle of a nephew. But not Sheetal. I enjoy her other brother's films that are the Cannes league; I've mentioned her husband Sameer in one of my posts cz I like the name so much but my rishta with Sheetal remains an enigma. Like the girl herself.
Seeing the alu ki subzi with the Sattu Parantha, Sheetal had almost thought that subzi recipe is included in the post. While doing the Daal Poori , I'd suggested a masaledar subzi with it & I thought of Sheetal. This is what I'd served it with that day, Gurl. An Alu Gobi Tamatar chatpata delite. This one's for you. And for all you beautiful, multi-talented people out there who find cooking therapeutic. And all others, who aspire to be there!
Very less oil, very yummy, try this today!
1. Heat oil. Let cumin seeds crackle.
2. Add the turmeric & chilli powder and saute the diced potato.
3. Add the tomato and stir for 4-5 mins on medium flame till tomato softens.
4. Add the gobi florets and fry on high flame for 5 minutes. 5. Add the chopped coriander & garam masala and stir for 2 mins.
6. Add water & salt and pressure cook till one whistle.
Modify amount of water according to how much gravy you want. Bengalis have a fascination for jhol, thin gravy, with their kachori/stuffed parantha. Suit your palate.
1. For home cooking, leave the skin of the potato on. Makes for great fibre. Most of the nutrients are just beneath the skin, if you peel off, they are all lost.
2. Use minimal oil. Unless you are deep frying. Remember, oil is a medium of cooking. It is like words. Just like you may not write a good essay by using too many words, you need not produce a tasty dish by using excess oil. The taste comes from the judicious use of spices, not the oil.
The fresh coriander, that dash of garam masala, the tangy tomato give this simple subzi its lip-smacking chatak. Serve it hot with roti/parantha and see the glow on your family's face.
As you begin a new chapter of your life, here's wishing you & Sameer, Happiness Always, Sheetal! God Bless!


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In other words, he plays it safe while climbing and swinging from tree to tree. (Frost.1107-1108) Why does he want to begin it all over root finding scholarly essays again through an endless cycle? Perry 5 (Frost.1107-1108) Of course everyone has limitations. Print, reference this, published: Mon, escaping can be a productive coping mechanism to lifes many demands and challenges. Consequently this stands in sharp contrast with the pain of the adult world; however this section also further develops the theme of the imagined world versus the real world. But, let's not get him wrong, he doesn't want to tempt Fate and end up, well, dead?
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Researchers develop method to dramatically reduce error rate in next-generation sequencing
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital software will likely expand clinical uses of next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer
Memphis, Tennessee, March 13, 2019
Corresponding author Xiaotu Ma, Ph.D., (left) with corresponding Jinghui Zhang, Ph.D., illustrates the significantly decreased error rate using CleanDeepSeq.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have developed software to shrink the error rate in next-generation sequencing data by as much as 100-fold, which would likely speed early detection of relapse and other threats. The findings appear March 14 in the journal Genome Biology.
Researchers analyzed next-generation DNA sequencing datasets from St. Jude and four other institutions to identify and suppress common sources of sequencing errors. Using the new process, researchers reported that the error rate for DNA base substitution declined from 0.1 percent (1 in 1,000) to between 0.01 (1 in 10,000) and 0.001 percent (1 in 100,000).
By making it easier to distinguish with greater accuracy the signal from noises, in this case a true mutation from a sequencing error, researchers hope to give patients a head start on cures.
"Early detection of cancer or cancer relapse really is like finding a needle in a haystack because the number of cancer cells is overwhelmed by the number of normal cells at early stage," said co-first and corresponding author Xiaotu Ma, Ph.D., an assistant member of the St. Jude Department of Computational Biology. "This method, which we named CleanDeepSeq, helps eliminate the hay to make it easier to find the needle."
Sequencing the human genome involves determining the exact order of the 3 billion chemical bases or letters that make up the genome. DNA base substitutions are the most abundant mutations in children and adults with cancer.
Interest in reducing errors and improving data quality has grown as next-generation sequencing costs have fallen. Massively parallel processing means cancer-driving genes can now be sequenced thousands or hundreds of thousands of times to find clues of cancer cells long before the overt disease.
"Sequencing errors are a roadblock to detecting the low-frequency genetic variants that are important for cancer molecular diagnosis, treatment and surveillance using deep next-generation sequencing," said corresponding and senior author Jinghui Zhang, Ph.D., St. Jude Computational Biology chair. "This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the source of such sequencing errors and offers new strategies for improving the accuracy."
Error suppression
This study focused on identifying the variety and source of substitution errors in next-generation sequencing data and creating a mathematical error-suppression strategy. Investigators used a variety of techniques to determine the lowest frequency at which a true mutation could be distinguished from a sequencing error. The research involved analyzing datasets from St. Jude, HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology, the Broad Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, and WuXiNextCODE, in China.
The analysis revealed several sources of errors, including handling and storage of the patient samples, the enzymes used to amplify patient samples and the sequencing itself. The profiling led Ma and his colleagues to home in on recognition and suppression of errors related to poor sequencing quality or difficulty re-assembling (mapping) the sequences or aligning the patient genome with a reference genome.
Researchers are working to bring CleanDeepSeq to the clinic for monitoring relapse and possibly early diagnosis, especially in high-risk patients. "This method might also help scientists studying infectious diseases like influenza and HIV or wherever drug-resistance is a concern," Ma said.
The other first author is Ying Shao of St. Jude. The other authors are Liqing Tian, Diane Flasch, Heather Mulder, Michael Edmonson, Yu Liu, Xiang Chen, Scott Newman, Joy Nakitandwe, Yongjin Li, Zhaoming Wang, Shelia Shurtleff, Leslie Robison and John Easton, all of St. Jude; Benshang Li and Shuhong Shen, of Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai; and Shawn Levy of HudsonAlpha in Huntsville, Alabama.
The study was funded in part by grants (CA216354, CA021765) from the National Cancer Institute; and ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization of St. Jude.
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Genome Biology. Published online: March 14, 2019
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The lineage of Alma the Younger is a set of minor figures from the Book of Mormon who descended from Alma the Younger. They are described as Nephite record-keepers, missionaries and prophets.

Family tree

Ammaron

Ammaron should not be confused with Amaron, Ammoron, or Amoron, three other Book of Mormon figures with similar names.

According to the Book of Mormon, Ammaron (; Ammoron a frequent scribal variant in the Printer's Manuscript) was a Nephite record-keeper and perhaps a prophet.  He was also one of the authors who wrote on the Plates of Nephi, which Mormon abridged.

Ammaron took custody of the Nephite records after the death of his brother, Amos, in AD 306 and three verses contain Mormon's abridgment of his writings. In 321, he hid all the Nephites' sacred writings in the Hill Shim in the Land of Antum. He later instructed the ten-year-old future prophet Mormon to wait until he was 24 and then take the Plates of Nephi from the hill (leaving the other writings hidden) and continue the record.

Amos, son of Amos
According to the Book of Mormon, Amos was a Nephite record keeper.  His father was Amos, and his grandfather was Nephi III, Son of Nephi the Disciple.  Mormon is thought to have abridged his record which consists of 26 verses in the Book of 4th Nephi.  Amos must have been exceptionally long-lived, for he had custody of the Nephite records for 112 years, approximately from AD  194 to 306 (although a certain commentator suggests that this Amos may be referring to at least two different people).  are an abridgment of his writings. When Amos died, his brother Ammaron took over as record keeper.

Amos' record relates the degeneration of the society of the Nephites after the appearance of Jesus on the American continent.  This degeneration is due to the pride of the people.

Amos, son of Nephi
According to the Book of Mormon, Amos was a Nephite record keeper and son of Nephi the Disciple.  Amos had custody of the Nephite records for 84 years, from approximately AD 110 to 194.  Upon his death the Book of Mormon record passed to his son Amos.

Two verses, , are an abridgment (by Mormon) of his writings:

19 And it came to pass that Nephi, he that kept this last record, (and he kept it upon the plates of Nephi) died, and his son Amos kept it in his stead; and he kept it upon the plates of Nephi also.
20 And he kept it eighty and four years, and there was still peace in the land, save it were a small part of the people who had revolted from the church and taken upon them the name of Lamanites; therefore there began to be Lamanites again in the land.

Corianton
According to the Book of Mormon, Corianton () was a Nephite missionary, the third son of Alma the Younger (the first chief judge). Circa 74 BC (17th year of the reign of the judges), Corianton went with his older brother Shiblon and his father Alma, and five others (Amulek, Zeezrom, Ammon, Aaron, and Omner), on a proselytizing mission to the Zoramites in Antionum, while his eldest brother Helaman stayed behind. The group witnessed the peculiar worship of the Zoramites, including their prayers upon the Rameumptom.

His father Alma reprimanded him for his grievous sins, commanded him to repent, and preached to him about the afterlife, the Resurrection, and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Shortly thereafter, Alma called him again to preach to the people. The last account in the Book of Mormon of Corianton is that he journeyed to a northern land to deliver provisions.

Helaman, son of Helaman

According to the Book of Mormon, Helaman, son of Helaman, (sometimes referred to as Helaman II) was a Nephite prophet who lived around 30 BC. His father was Helaman, son of Alma, who was also a prophet and military commander. The younger of Helaman's sons include the missionaries Nephi and Lehi. He served as chief judge for seven years and then gave the Judgement Seat to his son Nephi. He then died in 39 BC.

Shiblon
According to the Book of Mormon, Shiblon () was a Nephite missionary and record-keeper. He was the second son of Alma the Younger, who was the first chief judge. Circa 74 BC (17th year of the reign of the judges), Shiblon went with his father, younger brother Corianton, and five others (Amulek, Zeezrom, Ammon, Aaron, and Omner), on a mission to proselytize to the Zoramites in Antionum, while his older brother Helaman stayed behind. The group witnessed the peculiar worship of the Zoramites in their congregations, including their prayers on the Rameumptom.

Zoramite mission
At the beginning of the Zoramite mission, Alma prayed for Shiblon and the group for the Lord to sustain and guide them. As Alma blessed them by the laying on of his hands on their heads afterwards, each was filled with the Holy Spirit, and each went separate ways to begin their missions. Through faith and prayer, they succeeded among the poorer classes, who had been shunned from other churches because of their lowly appearance.

Alma's counsel
In 73 BC, during Shiblon's mission to the Zoramites, Alma gave him counsel and advice. From these instructions, we learn that Shiblon was held in bonds and stoned for the Word's sake. According to Alma, Shiblon bore all things with patience because the Lord was with him.  We also discover the following strengths and weaknesses that Shiblon may have possessed through the words of counsel Alma gives:

Strengths
Steady and faithful to God since youth
Diligent, patient, and long-suffering

Possible weaknesses
Remember to trust God
Continue to preach; do not be idle
Be diligent and temperate; do not be over-passionate
Do not be proud or boastful; be humble and sober
Be bold, but do not domineer

Importance of continual encouragement
Shiblon appears to obey his father's teachings; Alma advises that adult children need continual direction and encouragement from their fathers regardless of the child's maturity and station.

Record-keeping in later years
Circa 56 BC (36th year of the judges), Shiblon inherited the records and other items from his brother Helaman. He kept them for three years, then realized he would soon die.  Because he could not deliver them to Corianton who had gone north in a ship, he gave them to his nephew Helaman II.  As he predicted, he died shortly afterwards, c. 53 BC.

Name origin and other uses
Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley stated both names are probably related to the Arabic word shibl, "lion cub," and argued that Shiblon may have been a variant of Shiblom. His student Benjamin Urrutia further connected it with "Jaguar Cub" imagery of the Olmec people.

Shiblon is also a Nephite word for a weight of silver, equal to half a senine of gold, or a senum of silver. See Book of Mormon weights and measures.

Timothy, son of Nephi
According to the Book of Mormon, Timothy was the son of Nephi, son of Helaman, and brother of Nephi the Disciple.  At one point while preaching as a missionary, he was stoned to death but was raised from the dead by his brother.  After the appearance of the resurrected Jesus Christ to the Nephites, he along with Nephi was chosen by Christ to be one of Twelve Disciples.

Timothy is relatively unusual in the Book of Mormon for having a Greek name.  (See also Mulekites.)

See also

Alma the Younger
Book of Alma
Book of Mormon

References

External links
 Corianton - the "Corianton" entry in the Guide to the Scriptures at churchofjesuschrist.org.

Book of Mormon people

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Let's be honest: Life in 2018 kiiiinda sucks. Natural disasters, political catastrophes, constant subway delays. Name something bad, and it's consuming the news. So why would readers want to continually envelope themselves in more hardship and realism when they actually have a choice in the stories they read? Yes, it's important to embrace the real world in our literature, but I firmly believe it's also important to believe in something better, funnier, and happier in the world.
"Regular women carry pictures of their babies, their husbands, their summer houses. Fat ladies carry pictures of themselves at their skinniest." — Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
That's not to say all chick lit is sunshine and daisies. Most books in this genre deal with their fair share of heartbreak (my word, Where We Belong brought me to tears), and the books are constantly at the precipice of some huge drama (Me Before You has you questioning life or death for more than 300 pages). These protagonists usually just come out ahead. C'mon, don't we all root for the good guy or gal? So what if chick lit characters usually get their cake and eat it too.
Common chick lit might not have the nuances and stamina of classic literature, but these writers are the wittiest in the game. They know how to turn a phrase and give sharp quips that have you laughing while saying "Amen." It's these remarks that illustrate the characters perfectly.
Take Something Borrowed for example. The antagonist, Darcy, is full up sass and spunk to coincide with her take-no-prisoners independence. While author, Emily Giffin, is describing Darcy, from the viewpoint of best friend/archnemesis, Rachel, she writes seven words that give an accurate depiction to last the entire book:
"I don't break up. I trade up." — Something Borrowed
Talk about a one-liner not to mention some writing prowess.
Relatability and Wisdom
As someone who gags at the thought of self-help or motivational books (see my review of The Last Lecture for the one that doesn't), I'm not one for inspiring quotes. I was the kid in school who always remarked that there is in fact a "me" in team when someone told me there was no "I." However, when it's a fictional world, I can appreciate these tidbits for the wisdom they possess, and let's be honest: Chick lit has more than enough life lessons and mantras to get you through even the shittiest of times.
Bond Girl, one of the funniest reads to come across my path, has the perfect mix of relatability and wisdom. Our heroine, Alex, is fresh out of college and working in the cutthroat world of finance. Any female can relate to the sexual harassment and vulgarities she faces at work, as well as the temptations and moral questions that come with being young, dumb, and new to the working world. Her thoughts at the end of the book speak to us all.
"I'd given up a lot for this life, some of it willingly. But there were still some things I wouldn't give up … I refused to give up me. And screw this guy for expecting me to." — Bond Girl
Yasss, preach, Alex, preach.
I read that sentence thinking, "That's how I'm going to live my life." That's an impact.
No one ever said every book you read has to be critically acclaimed, to be something you read in your literature classes and parse through to gain a better understanding of this world. Sometimes you need a break and something or someone to cheer for even if it's not the most realistic.
We don't constantly need the heavy shit, and that's where chick lit fills the gap.
Still not convinced? Check out my top choices for chick lit reading, along with some suggestions from my literary lady friends:
Anything Emily Giffin, but especially Something Borrowed, Where We Belong, and her new book coming out in June, All We Ever Wanted
Good in Bed and Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
The Futures by Anna Pitoniak
Chasing Harry Winston and The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Me Before You and The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Big Little Lies and Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Remember Me?, the Shopaholic series, and My (Not So) Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
Anything by Sarah Dessen
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
Philippa Gregory, especially The Other Boleyn Girl
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
All We Ever Wanted, American Wife, Ann Brashares, Anna Pitoniak, Audrey Niffenegger, Big Little Lies, Bond Girl, Candace Bushnell, Certain Girls, Chasing Harry Winston, Chick Lit, Curtis Sittenfeld, Emily Giffin, Erin Duffy, Fiction, Good in Bed, It Ends With US, Jennifer Weiner, Jojo Moyes, Kate Quinn, Lauren Weisberger, Liane Moriarty, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Me Before You, My (Not So) Perfect Life, Philippa Gregory, Remember Me?, Sarah Dessen, Sex and the City, Shopaholic series, Something Borrowed, Sophie Kinsella, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Alice Network, The Devil Wears Prada, The Futures, The Girl You Left Behind, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The TIme Traveler's Wife, Three Wishes, Where We Belong
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