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Spooktober Roundup
I don't know what happened this month. I feel like I must have walked into a timewarp at some point, but I keep checking my list and it IS accurate. Somehow or other I managed to read 21 books (Hands up this is a total humble brag, but I AM genuinely shocked). Given I read FOUR last month and thought that was good going I actually don't know how I managed this. The only thing I can think is that SO MANY of them were just fantastic that I just couldn't stop. Anyway, apologies for the length of this – it won't happen again. Honestly, if you make it through this more power to you! (I might even send you one of the mythical Orange Twirls as a reward!)
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (5 stars)
Mia was born into privilege, and enjoyed the high life until she was 10. Content with her parents, baby brother and beloved cat (who is relevant in the story, I promise!). Then a misplaced coup results in everything being torn from her and her running for her life. 6 years later she is looking to enter the secretive and elite assassins training school to become a Blade and get justice for the wrongs done to her family by the corrupt power structures of ????. The guild is comprised of zealots who excel at what they do, but competition is fierce, and each and every one of the acolytes is a murderer already. Added to that: their training consists of surviving the masters' multiple attempts to murder them, and this becomes Hogwarts for adults – with swearing, sex and bloody gory murder a plenty.
This book grabbed me from the first line, and I'd ordered the rest of the trilogy before I was halfway through. It's compelling, brutal and wonderfully written. I cannot express how much I loved it. But it is absolutely definitely NOT for children or young adults. I've seen a lot of reviewers really struggle with this and try to fit it into that box, I'm assuming because the protagonist is a teenage girl?
The Lost Ones by Anita Frank (5 stars)
In 1917 Stella Marchem returns from nursing in the Great War, traumatised and having to come to terms with the horrific loss of her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Steeped in a deep depression, Stella is given the mission of attending to her lonely and newly pregnant sister, Madeline, who currently lives with her mother-in-law and a handful of servants in an oppressive and chilling country manor. And so off she sets with her maid, Annie Burrows; a young girl who makes everyone around her nervous and who seems to on the knife edge of madness. But Madeline is facing more than simple loneliness; from running footsteps to sudden chills; misplaced items and sobbing in the night. Is it hormonal hysteria, or is there something more sinister at work?
Anita Frank has woven together a terrifying and nerve wracking tale which warrants becoming an instant classic of the genre. The first half ratchets up the tension unbearably; I genuinely found myself with goosebumps and nervous to go into unlit rooms, before unravelling its macabre revelations. It creates a tangibly unsettling atmosphere which, even with a satisfying ending, stays with you long after the book closes. This had me gripped from the start to the end and I'll be recommending it to everyone for some time to come.
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (5 stars)
So having 4 5 star reviews in one month makes it look like I hand them out Willy Nilly, but I promise I don't! I just read a lot of good stuff this month! But also somehow or other I've read 3 mermaid or "people of the sea" stories this year. It's not a genre I specifically seek out, but I guess coincidences happen. After the first two: The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock and Pisces, I decided that maybe I just didn't like mermaid stories, cause I HATED those two. (To be fair they both contained some pretty atrocious sex scenes and a lot of very unlikeable characters.) Then along came Things in Jars to prove me wrong.
Bridie Devine is a Victorian era detective, interested in figuring out how things work and
Things in Jars atop a Piano in Lews Castle
helping people that most would overlook. Having risen from an Irish Street rat to a doctor's apprentice and now an independent woman who advocates for the less privileged, Bridie's reputation is still recovering from her last case. Which is why a Baron with something…fishy to hide feels confident that she'll keep his case confidential. So Bridie and her 7 foot tall ferocious maid, Cora get drafted in to find Christabel Berwick; a missing child that no one was supposed to know even existed, and who has a little something of Kirstin Dunst's "butter wouldn't melt/oh so vicious" character from Interview with a Vampire about her. Oh and Bridie absolutely doesn't believe in anything inexplainable or supernatural. She DEFINITELY doesn't believe in ghosts, and definitely isn't developing feelings for the really handsome half dressed spectre from her past who just so happens to be following her everywhere.
What Jess Kidd has produced here is a book full of warmth, heart and genuinely hilarious quirks. It's a Victorian detective story, but with a folklore twist and loveable characters. So loveable that I found myself digging my heels in as I neared the ending (which fair warning, is inevitably bittersweet) and desperate for the ability to spend more time with Bridie and Cora. The fact that these characters aren't in a series is a travesty and if I'm ever fortunate enough to meet Kidd I'll be on my knees begging for more of them.
Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (4 stars)
I, along with every other millennial out there, am utterly obsessed with Fleabag. It's captured a zeitgeist that is hard to explain. It is whip-smart, dark and oh so identifiable. So I loved reading the original version which has most of the elements of Season 1 and demonstrates one of the earlier evolutions of the show that stole everyone's heart. This edition also collated memories of the stage show from the cast and crew.
The Institute by Stephen King (4 stars)
12 year old Luke has displayed minor skills in Telekinesis. Not even powerful to alert himself to his skills, he has been spotted by the Institute, a shady organisation in Maine who captures children with special talents and puts them to nefarious use. Meanwhile in Small town South Carolina, an ex-cop from Florida is starting a new life with the Sheriff's department.
It's very hard to go into the intricacies of this book without giving too much away, but as always King is a master story weaver, walking that fine line of compelling and making the unbelievable believable. If you're a King fan I think you'll enjoy this one. If not, start with Carrie and you will be!
Rivers of London: Black mould by Ben Aaronovitch (4 stars)
The Rivers of London book series is one of my Go To fantasy series'. Full confession, I don't always fully understand what's going on, particularly with whatever mystical revelation happens towards the end, and I'm totally lost from one book to the next about where things stand with Lesley May (not sure why this flummoxes me, it's usually stated pretty clearly.) But this confusion is where I found the Graphic Novel really came into its own. Black Mould is a standalone orginal graphic novel story that sees Peter and Guleed have to fight both sentient fungus and slum landlords as Peter continues his training with The Folly, the super secret supernatural branch of the Met Police.
It's a simple enough story, but seeing the characters and humour that I love in illustration really expanded my understanding of the series as a whole. I'll definitely be seeking out the other graphic novels.
Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon by James Lovegrove (4 stars)
Having been approached in a coffee shop by Eve Allerthorpe, eldest daughter of a wealthy and entirely batshit crazy Yorkshire family who live in a gothic black castle in the middle of a lake, Holmes and Watson are engaged to investigate the mysterious myth of the Black Thurrick; an evil side kick to Father Christmas who likes to leave bunches of birch sticks around and snack on naughty children.
Eve's sudden interest in the myth is, in large, thanks to some weird goings on and supernatural sightings around her creepy and not at all cosy home. Of course she's due a substantial inheritance on her 21st birthday on Christmas Eve, on one condition; that she has managed to retain control of her mental faculties by then. But while investigating out of curiosity a far more serious crime occurs almost in front of Holmes and Watson. So has local folklore come to life or is someone trying to drive Eve mad? Who would dare try and pull the wool over Holmes and Watson's eyes? And can the grumpiest and most eccentric family in England make it through a holiday season in one piece?
This is a highly entertaining and enjoyably ludicrous tale. Holme's eccentricity and Watson's sarcasm are set off perfectly by being surrounded by like-minded and similarly oddball members of the upper classes. There a moments of slapstick and exquisite arguments of the absurd where Holmes again proves his ability to always be right is pure luck, but is nothing compared to his unparalleled confidence in himself. And beneath it all the story is beautifully written and imagined. A truly enjoyable festive mystery.
Safe House by Jo Jakeman (4 stars)
Charlie Miller is a woman on the run from her past. She's just been released from prison for perverting the course of justice, but is also having to come to terms with her own guilt and abuse at the hands of ex-boyfriend and serial killer Lee. With few ties to her old life and hankering after a new start, she flees to Cornwall, intending to keep her head down and try and acclimatise to her new freedom and self-awareness, but she's being hunted by multiple people. Can she really just start anew?
Thrillers are brain popcorn for me, I read them as a palate cleanser; a mini puzzle where I try and figure out the twists and turns as soon as possible. Usually the foreshadowing is pretty obvious but not with Safe House. This genuinely kept me second guessing myself until the end, and even when I did just about figure it out (About a chapter and a half before the reveal, but I wasn't certain) it still managed to throw a twist at me that I REALLY didn't see coming. (It's fairly minor, but I appreciated the surprise).
Charlie is a likeable character who made catastrophic mistakes.. She was a victim herself, but is having to find the balance of accepting her own vulnerabilities, complicity and abuse. There was the odd scene, particularly towards the end which felt like it was written with cinematic dreams in mind and ignore the prologue which feels much clumsier than the rest of the book, this is a well drawn, subtle character driven story with edge of the seat tension and jeopardy.
Tam O Shanter by Robert Burns, adapted by Richmond Clements (4 Stars)
From Cranachan Books comes this new vibrant Manga rendering of the classic Burns poem Tam O'Shanter. I always struggled with the depth of the Scots Language in Tam O Shanter, but this rendition really does bring it too life and is chock full of atmosphere. A good Scottish Autumnal tale for a creepy Halloween. Highly recommended.
My Name is Monster by Katie Hale (3 stars)
Monster has survived the apocalypse deep in the Arctic Seed vault, miles from home. Emerging weeks later, she must make her world through a totally changed and deserted world and find a new home, but she's not entirely alone. In an unnamed city she discovers a child who she takes under her wing, naming her Monster and renaming herself Mother.
This is a strange slow burner of a book, showing the fears and hopes of motherhood spliced alongside a child's need to become their own person and make their own way in the world. It is beautiful but dark.
Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry (3 Stars)
Two ageing Irish gangsters have staked out the Gibraltar ferry port, searching for Dilly, a daughter that hasn't been seen in 3 years. What follows reads in part like an atmospheric one act play and in part like a painful flashback to the drug glory days of the 90s when Charlie and Maurice were making names for themselves.
It's an interesting book that is absolutely not for everyone – it's written very stylistically – but contains lifetimes of pain and love while two Irish fuckups try to figure out what the hell life is about. Their conversations are hilarious, but spin on a dime and turn dangerous with breathtaking speed. Their entire beings are wrought through with violence and pathos as they reflect back on the mistakes they've made and the hurt they've caused over the decades. Drugs and uncontrollable urges abound, and yet despite the fact that they have been horrible people who have committed unforgiveable crimes, Maurice and Charlie are pretty likeable; in part because they own up to their mistakes (even if it is too late), and in part because of the fondness with which Dilly views them. Safely. From a distance.
Duckett & Dyer: Dicks for Hire by G.M Nair (3 stars)
Michael Duckett and Stephanie Dyer are chalk and cheese but have been friends forever. She's chaotic and he's Type A. But just as their friendship if falling apart they mysteriously get dragged into a manic adventure to save the multiverse.
This is the first book in a new series which relies a little too heavily on stereotypes but offers a tantalising glimpse of a promising new sci-fi/humour series. I'll definitely be checking out the sequel when it arrives.
The Aunt who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (3 stars)
Lyrical prose succinctly captures three very different women in a Bengali family struggling to navigate the social conventions expected of them: a young modern woman who wants nothing to do with marriage and feels she has to duck, dive and lie to retain her independence, a shrewd young bride who carefully "manages" her new husband and family towards success from a position of supposedly happy meekness (although there is burning passion present too, which eventually takes over), and a righteously furious ghost of an elderly aunt who taunts and goads her family with scathing rants, pushing them via sneering insults and death threats to achieve more than she was allowed too. A quick read but containing massive riches (and some hidden treasure).
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss (3 stars)
This was a brutal read. Written as a lilting stream of consciousness from the point of view of Sylvie, an abused and brainwashed 17 year old girl on a summer "study" retreat with her psychopathic father who is obsessed with the Iron age; her institutionalised mother and an archaeological study group. Sylvie knows not to enrage her father, and knows to hide his physical abuse from prying eyes, but also takes it as normal that she is whipped black and blue based on his whims. The Horror that unfolds as her father and the professor explore their obsessions with the past and the Britishness of the Iron Age feels like sliding uncontrollably and inevitably towards a cliff edge, but the tension is built with poetical intensity.
The Guardians by John Grisham (3 stars)
John Grisham deserves his reputation as a crime writer. Normally I loathe present tense writing as it often smacks of immaturity, so my heart sank when I saw that's what this was, but within the first few pages I was gripped as Grisham wove his typically tight, tense and compelling narrative.
The Guardians of the title are pro bono legal sharks who pursue exonerations for the wrongfully convicted, and this novel, some of which is sadly based on true cases, looks at two particularly intricate cases. The characters are interesting and sympathetic, the plot is believable yet also insane and the tension is palable . Indubitably readable.
Captain America Dark Designs by Stefan Petrucha (3 stars)
It's 2005 and Captain America has finally gotten some semblance of a life back, but following routine tests after a mission, it's discovered that within his body Cap carries an extinction level virus. Why it's not currently active, and what might trigger it is anyone's guess, but to protect humanity Rogers has to head back to the deep freeze until a cure can be found.
However, old nemesis Red Skull is back, in a body cloned from Captain America himself, so he also carries the virus, except that he has become symptomatic. Knowing the end is insight, and without the selfless gene that is sending Rogers into cryogenic sleep, Red Skull sets about fulfilling his bucket list; specifically ending Captain America, with the aid of some hidden old Nazi Tech. Can Rogers fight off giant killer Nazi robots and a psychopathic enemy with a bug that makes Ebola look like a cold all while he's technically in quarantine?
What follows is a rollicking good adventure which explores the extremes of Steve's moral code, and what sets him apart from other heroes. Philosophical questions are thrown into the mix like challenges which Steve side steps with ease.
The Silent House by Nell Pattison (3 stars)
Waking up to their worst nightmare, the Hunter Family discover one of their children was murdered in the night. But they are deaf and heard nothing. Paige Northwood is called in as an interpreter, but being part of the Deaf Community herself her interest quickly becomes much more personal and her investigations lead her to a dark place.
Despite the promising concept this is a pretty run of the mill thriller, with red herrings a plenty and a so so conclusion. Worth a read, but doesn't fulfil the promise it makes.
The Extinction trials by SM Wilson (The Extinction Trials: 3 stars Exile, 2 Stars, Rebel 2 Stars)
Stormchaser Knux accidentally finds herself taking part in trials to become a finalist to go to Piloria in search of food, resources and a way of survival. Piloria, as opposed to Earthasia, Storm's home continent which is struggling to sustain its population, is the dinosaur continent across the sea. Thus Storm and a hodge podge band of comrades and a cardboard cut-out villain find themselves shipped off to face the living fossils.
I'm not totally sure why I kept reading these, honestly I'm exhausted just writing the summary, remembering how they were executed. Maybe it's cause I grabbed them at the Library and they were easy reads, but good grief they were not good. The blurby bit describes them as The Hunger Games meets Jurassic World. Maybe in Ambition; it's a good summation of what the series tries to do, but absolutely not in execution. It's one dimensional, predictable, tries to be gory and edgy but really isn't and the exposition; oh god the exposition is endless, clumsy and repetitive. Yet I read them all. And Quickly. I'm not sure why.
Of course I'm not the target audience for these. It says 13 + (Nope) but I try and put myself in my 7 year old's shoes and I think he'd just have got bored, especially compared to the quality of some of the stuff he's been reading. However, given that I tore through them I don't feel I can warn you off despite not wanting to recommend them. (Look at my expert level of fence sitting!). Make your own minds up, but good luck!
Everything you Ever Wanted By Luiza Sauma (2 stars)
Oh Boy was this a disappointment.
Stuck in an overpopulated rat race Iris is struggling with depression and feeling her life is meaningless, when she gets the opportunity to be part of a lead colony on Nyx, a new planet on the other side of the galaxy which offers a new start and open space. The catch is it's a one way ticket. The concept had so much promise but was a massive disappointment. It raises questions about Depression and the society we're living in. Is the grass really greener on the other side? The answer will be obvious from the start, but it felt like a mystery was set up that never really paid off, the characters were one dimensional and their motivation never particularly compelling. Definitely NOT everything that I wanted.
Pick of the Month: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Dud of the Month: Everything you Ever Wanted by Luiza Sauma
Hebridean Reader	Books, Hebridean Life, Monthly Round Up	Leave a comment November 1, 2019 14 Minutes
A Halloween Treat – Safe House by Jo Jakeman, Book Review
Charlie Miller is a woman on the run from her past. She's just been released from prison for perverting the course of justice, but is also having to come to terms with her own guilt and the abuse she suffered at the hands of ex-boyfriend and serial killer Lee. With few ties to her old life and hankering after a new start, she flees to Cornwall, intending to keep her head down and try and acclimatise to her new freedom and self-awareness. But her new start is haunted by her past mistakes and it quickly becomes apparent that Charlie is being hunted by multiple people. Can she really just start anew?
I grew up obsessively watching Columbo films at weekends. I used to play a game where I would switch on the film 20 minutes in so that I missed the murder and then see how many seconds it took me to go "They did it". As an adult, obviously this is hardly a challenge – it's whoever Columbo insists on sharing the screen with in every scene – but as a kid I loved playing detective and that feeling has never really gone away. I love trying to solve the puzzle.
But thrillers are brain popcorn for me. I read them as a palate cleanser; a mini puzzle where I try and figure out the twists and turns as soon as possible. Usually the foreshadowing is pretty obvious but not with Safe House and I loved it for that. This genuinely kept me second guessing myself until the last page, and even when I did just about figure it out (about a chapter before the reveal, but I was never 100% certain) Jakeman still managed to throw a twist at me that I REALLY didn't see coming. (It's fairly minor, but I appreciated the surprise).
Charlie is an identifiable character who made catastrophic mistakes. She was a victim herself, but is having to find the balance of accepting her own vulnerabilities, complicity and abuse ensuring a complex and well-rounded heroine. I enjoyed that as she re-built her new run down home she began to recover herself and a semblance of a life, but more than that I loved the empathy and kindness she showed to the people around her who she initially had no intention of engaging with. Her relationship with the elderly man next door was one of the highlights for me.
There was the odd scene, particularly towards the end, which felt like it was written with cinematic rendering in mind (It strongly reminded me of Julia Robert's 'Sleeping with the Enemy' which is no bad thing!) and I stumbled with the prologue which is driven by a character who is nowhere near as likeable as Charlie but he's quickly relegated to the background.
But these are quibbles; this is a well-drawn, subtle, character-driven story with edge of the seat tension and jeopardy. The thriller elements; the paranoia of the prey and the twisted view point of the hunter, are ratcheted up so expertly and in such clever increments that the you can feel the tightening claustrophobia make your heart race.
A really top-notch thriller, and one that I'd definitely recommend.
I received a preview copy of Safe House in exchange for an honest review, but it's out today (31st October) and the Publisher has confirmed that it is going to be available on Amazon Kindle for 99p throughout November – definitely one to add to your TBR pile.
Hebridean Reader	Book Review, Books	Leave a comment October 31, 2019 October 31, 2019 2 Minutes
Somehow or other I've read 3 mermaid or "people of the sea" stories this year. It's not a genre I specifically seek out, but I guess coincidences happen. After the first two: The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock and Pisces, I decided that maybe I just didn't like mermaid stories, cause I HATED those two. (To be fair they both contained some pretty atrocious sex scenes and a lot of very unlikeable characters.)
Then along came Things in Jars to prove me wrong.
Bridie Devine is a Victorian era detective, interested in figuring out how things work and helping people that most would overlook. Having risen from an Irish Street rat to a doctor's apprentice and now an independent woman who advocates for the less privileged, Bridie's reputation is still recovering from her last case. Which is why a Baron with something…fishy to hide feels confident that she'll keep his case confidential. So Bridie and her 7 foot tall ferocious maid, Cora get drafted in to find Christabel Berwick; a missing child that no one was supposed to know even existed, and who has a little something of Kirstin Dunst's "butter wouldn't melt/oh so vicious" character from Interview with a Vampire about her. Oh and Bridie absolutely doesn't believe in anything inexplainable or supernatural. She DEFINITELY doesn't believe in ghosts, and definitely isn't developing feelings for the really handsome half dressed spectre from her past who just so happens to be following her everywhere.
The plot is mesmerising while you try and fit all the inricate pieces together. There is a little violence and some gore but it's generally treated very sensitively, what's more likely to leave you shaken is the emotional resonance and implications of past events on present (in book timeline) events.
An absolute must read: this is how a historical folklore mystery should be done!
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd is out now and is published by Canongate Books.
Hebridean Reader	Uncategorized	Leave a comment October 23, 2019 October 23, 2019 2 Minutes
Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon by James Lovegrove
With humor set to wry, hypocrisies abounding and the usual great assumptive leaps masked as logic, Holmes and his world weary and slightly befuddled friend Watson are back for a new seasonal adventure.
Eve's interest in the myth is in part thanks to re-gailings of the myth from her recently deceased mother and to some weird goings on and supernatural sightings around her creepy and not at all cosy home. Of course she's due a substantial inheritance on her 21st birthday on Christmas Eve, on one condition; that she has managed to retain control of her mental faculties by then. But while investigating out of curiosity, a far more serious crime occurs almost in front of Holmes and Watson.
So has local folklore come to life or is someone trying to drive Eve mad? Who would dare try and pull the wool over Holmes and Watson's eyes? And can the grumpiest and most eccentric family in England make it through a holiday season in one piece?
This is a highly entertaining and enjoyably ludicrous Tale. Holme's eccentricity and Watson's sarcasm are set off perfectly by being surrounded by like-minded and similarly oddball members of the upper classes. There a moments of slapstick and exquisite arguments of the absurd where Holmes again proves his ability to always be right is pure luck, but is nothing compared to his unparalleled confidence in himself. And beneath it all the story and central mystery is beautifully written and imagined.
The book is stunning as well and has one of those covers you can't stop running your hands over – it really would be a great addition in anyone's stocking.
Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon is on sale from 22nd October 2019 and is published by Titan Books.
Hebridean Reader	Uncategorized	Leave a comment October 22, 2019 October 23, 2019 1 Minute
A Spooky story for Spooktober
The Lost Ones by Anita Frank – Book Review
"Behind the crass grandeur and tasteless opulence, the walls of Greyswick were infused with so many secrets and lies that the very fabric of the building breathed deceit."
Written with a similar depth to classic gothic fiction and horror such as Rebecca, the Haunting of Hill House and The Woman in Black, Anita Frank has woven together a terrifying and nerve wracking tale which warrants becoming an instant classic of the genre.
The first half ratchets up the tension unbearably; I genuinely found myself with goosebumps and nervous to go into unlit rooms, before unravelling its macabre revelations. It creates a tangibly unsettling atmosphere which, even with a satisfying ending, stays with you long after the book closes.
Stella is a capable and defiant heroine, driven by her love of her sister and those that she's lost, and despite her misgivings and fear she never once succumbs to damselhood. Annie is intriguing and engaging as she awakens to her gifts and begins to accept who she is. In fact the entire story is driven by strong female characters, be they overbearing, hopeful, cynical or psychopathic.
The male characters are generally misogynistic as they sneeringly try to force the women back into their societally approved boxes, and inevitably fail.
Chilling and terrifying this had me gripped from the start to the end and I'll be recommending it to everyone for some time to come.
Appropriately enough The Lost Ones is out on 31st October.
Hebridean Reader	Book Review	Leave a comment October 16, 2019 2 Minutes
Dark Designs – Book Review
Dark Designs by Stefan Petrucha
What's really interesting however is that aside from Steve and red skull there is a second good/evil battle going on that you won't even spot. The real villain of the piece is signposted quite early on, and you'll see them coming, as you're meant to, but the real hero of the piece is a genuine surprise which you won't realise until the epilogue, and in true hero form it's one which you've been underestimating all along.
A good addition to the Marvel novel universe. Not quite as intriguing as the stand alone Thanos title which was released earlier this year, but definitely worth a read.
Thanks to @titanbooks for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. Dark Designs is out tomorrow (15 October 2019)
A Taste of Scottish Folklore in a Fantasy Realm – Book Review
The Stone of Destiny by Caroline Logan
Ailsa is a 19 year old Hermit. Living a life of self-imposed isolation in a beach cave 5 years after her mother died, Ailsa has come to terms with her loneliness and convinced herself that she's happy. Then she saves two selkies from ravagers and her life is flip turned upside down leading her to discover more about her own history.
In a world where Fae run rampant and the imprisonment of the evil faerie queen Nicnevan is perilous at best, Ailsa finds herself thrown into a quest to secure the throne for the royal family and protect her new friends from the powers that want to destroy them.
Logan has created a wonderful fantasy world, heavily influenced by Scottish Culture – kilts, bagpipes and thick Scottish accents abound, the Selkies themselves are named after Scottish Islands which don't exist in this realm – and an engagingly grumpy heroine whose heavily foreshadowed destiny is much greater than she's initially willing to accept.
There are a couple of minor problems, such as a relatively confusing backstory timeline that seems to give different time stamps every time it's brought up and Harris, the younger of the two selkies that Ailsa rescues. His arrogance is more irritating that endearing, however there are enough hints that Harris' main problem is immaturity that I'm hopeful he will grow out of his less likeable character traits and vindicate Ailsa's faith in him.
But these are quibbles, and there are many many joys in this tale. The themes of family, both blood and found, which run through this are wonderful; there are themes of mental health and trauma; bullying and superstition and things not always being what they seem – be that monsters or people's intentions. Groundwork is laid for what promises to be an epic multi-part tale. There are intriguing hints that Nicnevan may not be entirely bad, but rather wronged and misunderstood and perhaps even empathetic – I'm thinking Angelina Jolie's Maleficient.
The initial characterisation and scene setting is sedate and then about half way through the story picks up a headspinning pace and revelations come thick and fast. Certainly enough is laid out to keep you excited for the next instalment and see what's next for Ailsa. A real joy of a new Fantasy series. (AND IT HAS A MAP…and I LOVE MAPS!)
Thanks to Cranachan Books for letting me review this as part of their Blog Tour, and thanks to Caroline Logan for writing it!
Hebridean Reader	Book Review, Books	Leave a comment October 7, 2019 2 Minutes
Autumn begins with a few good reads – September Round-up
September was an odd month for me (I blame the Autumnal solstice and the darkening nights, cause it couldn't POSSIBLY be my laziness. Nope. Not that.). The books I managed to read were all generally good and I would recommend them, however I spent far too long persevering with a book which I desperately wanted to like and ended up abandoning after about 2 weeks; and then the rest of the month scrolling the internet instead of reading (this I blame on the whole Sony/Marvel debacle while I not-so-patiently waited for confirmation that they were PLAYING US THE WHOLE TIME. Ahem. Moving on.) So there's not a lot here, but other than my DNF I'd give any of them a shot!
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I am so late to the party on this one, but it has been sat on my TBR pile for months. This is the book that kickstarted me reading again after "it-that-shall-not-be-named" (at the bottom of this list.) and I suspect you already know how powerful and phenomenal it is.
Starr Carter is a typical teenager, studying for exams; navigating changing friendships; hiding boyfriends from parents. But as she and her childhood friend Khalil are driving home from a party one night, tragedy strikes and Khalil is brutally shot dead by a cop in front of her, igniting the racial tensions in the community and forcing Starr to question the prevalent institutional prejudice being aimed at her community. All while she is trying to grieve and come to terms with her own heartbreak and trauma. Worse still, it's not the first time Starr has had to witness the death of a friend.
Starr is a girl who straddles two worlds, the one she grew up in where she feels she can be herself, and the one her school sits in, one of opportunity and privilege but where she feels she needs to censure herself in order to fit in. What follows the horrific murder of her friend is a clash of those two worlds, and Starr's journey to see if she can bring the two versions of herself together in a way that she is comfortable with. It is an astoundingly powerful story and should absolutely be a recommended text for all schools everywhere.
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I love love love The Handmaid's Tale – not the TV show, the book (although I watch the show avidly too). I think it was probably the last book to surprise me. I'd heard of it, but somehow my brain had assumed it was a historical story about a servant. I had no idea what awaited me; how horrifying; how powerful; how plausible a dystopia it contained. And through the horror I fell in love with Offred and Margaret Atwood's sinisterly powerful writing. The Testaments is NOT the Handmaid's Tale. It doesn't contain the creeping horror or the unavoidable dread. But it is exactly what fans of the original needed 30 years later, in a world skirting scarily close to an oppressive dystopia.
It is a more streamlined look at the world of Gilead, focussing on three separate female voices and experiences of the regime: Agnes who was raised a believer; Daisy who was raised in Canada but whose parents hold secrets close to their chests; and Aunt Lydia. Yes. That one. Each woman's voice is individual; Daisy is a child of privilege, awakening to some of the global issues around her, Agnes is that of a devout believer and Lydia is…complex and will genuinely keep you guessing until the end. Most importantly in this political climate, it offers hope and shows that individual actions always count for something.
A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Betty Widdershins and her sisters live with their sullen grandmother in Poacher's Pocket; a rowdy, inn on the dreary island of Crowstone.
Desperate for a life of adventure, Betty plans a secret outing with her youngest sister to neighbouring Marshfoot for her 13th birthday, but is mysteriously caught mid-voyage by their Grandmother. Betty is then devasted to discover that all Widdershins' girls are trapped by an ancient curse and if they ever leave Crowstone, they will die by the following sunrise.
Her grandmother attempts to soften the blow by showing the girls three magical objects which have been passed down through generations: an old bag that transports the bearer wherever they wish to go, a mirror which shows the holder whatever they want to see, and a set of Russian dolls containing the power of invisibility. When Betty tries to use these objects to change their fate, she inadvertently puts her sisters in mortal danger and has 24 hours in which to save them all.
This is a lovely, engaging story led by a brave and likeable heroine.
The Stone of Destiny by Caroline Logan ⭐⭐⭐ (and a half!)
I'm on the blog tour for this one next Monday, so I'll post a full review then – but it's ace!
A School in South Uist: reminiscences of a Hebridean Schoolmaster 1890 – 1913 by F.G. Lea ⭐⭐⭐
This was a bit of a comfort read for me. Although it's events take place over 100 years ago, the community, people and traditions it so gently describes are alive and well throughout the Hebrides, and defiantly recognisable to any who have experienced the way of life here… except now we have more cars. It's not a dramatic story, but it is a cosy snapshot of Hebridean life and so would invoke homesickness in ex-pats or give a nice taster for those wanting to know more about the Hebrides. My only complaint is FG Lea spends WAAAYYYY to long talking about sport. Especially fishing.
Kraken by China Melville (uch…DNF)
I wanted to like this one so badly – from the cover (yes, I know, but LOOK at it ! ↓) to the concept (Copper is thrown into the underground world of Secret London Cuthulu Cults worshipping giant squid) this just looked my bag.
It was my curated book subscription book too, so chosen specifically for me; but at one point I actually googled the history and current stance on Cursive Writing, just because I was so easily distracted. Trying to keep my brain on this story was HARD work and even though I tried for nearly two weeks I only got about 8 chapters in. I couldn't invest in the characters, I could barely understand what was happening half the time, and while generally I tend to let narratives like that flow over me until it clicks, I just couldn't make myself care with this one…so apologies if it suddenly gets good 3 pages after I quit but Life's too short.
Pick of the month: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Dud of the Month: Kraken by China Melville
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Barclays boss says he will not be 'patient' with poor returns as it sets aside £750m for FX fines
Bank's pre-tax profits fall 21pc due to heavy foreign exchange provisions and big drop in performance at investment bank
The provisions masked an improvement in adjusted profits at the bank, which rose from £4.9bn to £5.5bn last year.
By James Titcomb
3:19PM GMT 03 Mar 2015
The chief executive of Barclays has said he will not be "patient" with underperforming parts of the company, potentially raising the prospect of further cuts at its struggling investment bank.
Antony Jenkins said that "every business within the group has to deliver [the returns we want]" as a huge fall in annual profits at the investment bank, and £1.25bn in foreign exchange rigging provisions, dragged Barclays' annual profits down by 21pc.
Barclays investment bank, which was built up by Bob Diamond and hugely expanded with the acquisition of Lehman Brothers assets in 2008, saw a 32pc decline in adjusted profits last year.
The division's return on equity, a separate measure of profitability, was just 2.7pc, compared to the 12pc Mr Jenkins says each part of the bank will have to surpass to prove its worth.
Although returns appeared artificially low due to double-counting of compensation, related to the bank paying deferred bonuses from recent years and switching to more fixed allowance payments last year, Mr Jenkins admitted that continuing poor performance could see changes.
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"I'm not a very patient person," he said. The group's finance director Tushar Morzaria said: "We won't hesitate to allocate the capital to generate [our desired] returns."
Mr Jenkins last year announced 7,000 job cuts in the investment bank over three years, and has shrunk the division's balance sheet.
The unit's adjusted profits, including restructuring costs, fell 32pc to £1.4bn last year, while bonuses fell by 24pc.
"Management [said] that it would do 'whatever it takes' to raise Barclays' return on equity above 12pc," said Sandy Chen, an analyst at Cenkos Securities. "We can't see how they'll get anywhere near that target without huge cuts in the investment bank"
Barclays, which unlike other banks has yet to settle with any authorities in the UK or US over allegations it failed to prevent foreign exchange rigging, on Tuesday set aside an extra £750m related to the scandal, bringing its total bill to £1.25bn.
It also earmarked an extra £200m for PPI compensation for the final three months of last year, meaning it made £1.1bn of provisions last year.
These helped drag the group's profits down 21pc to £2.3bn last year, although on an adjusted basis, which stripped out such one-offs, profits increased 12pc to £5.5bn. The bank cut costs and profits improved in its retail bank, Barclaycard and in Africa. Shares fell 3pc.
In legal disclosures in the bank's annual report, Barclays revealed that it had "been providing information" to the US Department of Justice in connection with the authority's investigation into precious metal benchmark fixing, which is investigating Barclays among others.
The bank said it was "continuing to co-operate" with authorities related to foreign exchange rigging allegations, and Mr Morzaria said the bank is "working as hard as we can" on the matter, but did not say when it expects to settle.
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The Psychology of Innovation in Organizations
David H. Cropley, University of South Australia
Arthur J. Cropley, Universität Hamburg
In today's highly competitive market, organizations increasingly need to innovate in order to survive. Drawing on a wealth of psychological research in the field of creativity, David H. Cropley and Arthur J. Cropley illustrate practical methods for conceptualizing and managing organizational innovation. They present a dynamic model of the interactions between four key components of creativity - product, person, process, and press - which function as building blocks of innovation. This volume sheds new light on the nature of innovative products and the processes that generate them, the psychological characteristics of innovative people, and the environments that facilitate innovation. It also fills a significant gap in the current literature by addressing the paradoxical quality of organizational innovation, which may be both helped and hindered by the same factors. The authors demonstrate that with proper measurement and management, organizations can effectively encourage individuals to produce and take advantage of novel ideas.
Provides an extensive review of validated instruments for measuring aspects of the building blocks of innovation
Presents a phase model of innovation that resolves its paradoxical nature
Written by top experts in the field who have published extensively on creativity from a psychological perspective
'While the first part of this carefully researched and well-written book focuses on the basic building blocks of innovation, the second part shows in detailed yet practical terms how to measure aspects of your organization to marshal them for innovation. Logical and useful, this work provides resources for managers and educators alike. Great discussion of the paradoxes of innovation and good reviews of assessment measures set the stage for the introduction of the authors' comprehensive innovation assessment measure, the IPAI. Using a systems approach, these accomplished authors overcome the failures of previous methods by addressing each aspect in context, not as a static, isolated element of the process. Bravo!' Susan P. Besemer, PhD
'[This book] provides a great review of the current research and theoretical developments in the field of creativity and innovation. It effectively integrates work from psychology and management as well as design and entrepreneurship. One important feature of the book, which distinguishes it from others, is that the authors discuss not only the various factors that can influence creativity, but also what tools can be used to measure these factors. Cropley and Cropley, however, go beyond just a summary of previous work. This makes this book not only an effective textbook for a class on creativity and innovation, but also a great book for researchers of creativity. They suggest that to understand creativity, we must adopt a system view that integrates all these components. While the system approach itself is not novel, the integration suggested by Cropley and Cropley is.' Roni Reiter-Palmon, PhD, University of Nebraska, Omaha
'This engaging, incisive book first covers the basics of what any leader, consultant, or researcher needs to know about innovation and then offers specific and practical ways for implementing and nourishing it. This is required reading for anyone who wants to build or maintain the creativity within their organization.' James C. Kaufman, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut
1. Understanding innovation: a reorientation
Part I. Basic Concepts:
2. Products: what does innovation lead to?
3. Process: how are innovative ideas formed?
4. Person: the personal resources that support innovation
5. Press: where the innovation happens?
Part II. Managing Innovation:
6. Paradox: the contradictions of innovation
7. Measuring the building blocks of innovation
8. Innovation and organizational performance
9. Managing the paradoxes of innovation
10. General conclusions.
David H. Cropley is Associate Professor of Engineering Innovation at the University of South Australia. His publications include Creativity and Crime: A Psychological Analysis (with Arthur J. Cropley), The Dark Side of Creativity (with Arthur J. Cropley, James C. Kaufman and Mark A. Runco), and Creativity in Engineering: Novel Solutions to Complex Problems.
Arthur J. Cropley is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Hamburg. He was the founding editor of the European Journal of High Ability (currently known as High Ability Studies), and he is the author or editor of twenty-eight books, which have been widely translated.
Creativity and Crime
A Psychological Analysis
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Creating and Directing the Entrepreneurial Workforce
Finding the Muse
A Sociopsychological Inquiry into the Conditions of Artistic Creativity
The Dark Side of Creativity
Critical psychology
Cultural psychology
Health and clinical psychology
History of psychology
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Final Score: Jimmy Butler too much for Cavs as Wolves win 131-123
The Cavs get their second straight moral victory to start the season
By David Zavac@DavidZavac Oct 19, 2018, 9:56pm CDT
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Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports
Collin Sexton, welcome to the NBA.
To be sure, his debut came earlier in the week. And I wouldn't even say he totally showed up for the first half of this one. He's not starting, and he's logging minutes with Jordan Clarkson. Finding his space with the ball, role in the offense, catching up to the speed of the game ... it's all going to take time. In the second half of the Cavs loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sexton gave a hint of what he could be, and of what he'll have to be to justify where he was drafted. Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns were ultimately too much for the Cavs. Sexton, and even more so Cedi Osman, gave the team reason to be okay with that.
The Minnesota Timberwolves 131, your Cleveland Cavaliers 123.
The Cavs starting unit came out and played well in this game. Kevin Love is really good. I think a few of us tried to make that clear in this space over the last few years. 25 points on 19 shots, 19 rebounds and seven assists to just three turnovers. The Cavs outscored the Wolves by three in 39 minutes. I think they only played basketball for nine other minutes, so you know those ones didn't go so well. The Cavs have him locked up on a yearly basis that decreases over time. Not bad.
Unfortunately, Butler is a top-eight NBA player, and the Wolves haven't traded him yet. 33 points on 12 shots, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, two blocks. Are you kidding me? Anytime the Cavs made a run in this one, Butler had an answer. You got the feeling he was willing to spend just as much energy as he had to so that everyone knew he was the reason Minnesota won the game. Sure, Towns was impressive and great; he simply didn't bend the game like Butler.
But look, the moral victories for the Cavs won't last all year. Guys will get frustrated, season long stats will not be flattering, and it'll be hard to tell who is worth building around or with or without. For now, Osman and Sexton look like they can be players. That's worth being excited about, and I'll take the moral victory when I can.
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can any one please suggest me what would be the angularJS way to write this code for the view?
The JSON version of $order['is_active'] is order.Order.is_active.

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Obama leads alone on immigration reform
One of the legacies of the Obama presidency will be that Barack Obama did not shy away from controversial challenges. Unfortunately for the president, that has committed him to a series of thankless tasks, from trying to end wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to instituting health care reform.
Now comes immigration. Congress, including the members of both parties, has long treated immigration reform as a political hot potato. When the subject of changing immigration laws comes up, as it did under President George W. Bush, moderate ideas are rebuffed. Some unions object, but the loudest protests come from nativists posing as job protectors. Those implacable opponents, now a key part of the tea party movement, represent a minority of Americans, but their vociferousness apparently frightens mainstream Republicans.
So now House Speaker John Boehner, who absent the tea party might be inclined to make deals with the White House, has told President Obama his chamber won't be discussing immigration reform this year. The president says he will try to put some reforms in place through executive orders.
The urgency of the situation has intensified, with some 40,000 minors from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala having been apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol officials since last fall. Most minors from Mexico are sent home.
This is a serious and increasing problem, complicated by the fact that those countries have problems with drugs, gang wars and killings. Simply sending children back could send them into danger. Obama is seeking $3.7 billion from Congress to tighten security and help these youngsters.
There are approximately 11 million people in this country illegally. Those who came as children had no say in the matter. The children born here to undocumented immigrants are in a hopeless quandary, as their parents need to stay under the radar or face deportation.
The conundrum for some Republicans is that they must avoid provoking tea party members on immigration, but they must also respond to their American business supporters who rely heavily on immigrant workers. That dependence is particularly strong in agribusiness, and in many places authorities have been winking at reality for years.
A calm debate might result in reasonable reform. An immigration agreement could provide a way for those in the country illegally to gain legal work status and a path to citizenship with appropriately rigorous requirements; a permanent solution for the children of these immigrants to ensure them an opportunity for education; strict requirements that those with criminal records leave the country for good and border security that is consistent and just.
There are reasonable ideas on immigration reform that would protect our borders and deal realistically with those who are here now, many of whom have been productively working in the United States for years. Deporting 11 million people is not realistic.
The truth is, Boehner gave something away in criticizing the president's reasonable decision to allow some children of those immigrants here illegally to stay for two years under clear conditions: If they were law-abiding, had served in the military or had high school diplomas or equivalents, they could get work visas. Boehner said that causes more border problems and predicted anything Obama did would worsen the situation.
Boehner even had the nerve to criticize the president for not working "with" the House. That would be laughable if it weren't so sad. Republicans in the lower chamber have made it clear almost from the start of the Obama presidency that they don't intend to work with the president on anything, period. They even have brought the country to the brink of financial disaster by holding up increases in the debt ceiling.
Obama, on immigration, has no choice but to go it alone. At least he will be going somewhere on an issue that needs to be addressed.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)


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Q: TensorFlow: Evaluating functions across a tensor Sci-Py lets me do the following with the norm.pdf function:
x = 1;
mu = [1,2,3,4];
sigma = [1,1,1,1];
scipy.stats.norm.pdf(x,mu,sigma)

This will basically give me an array, where each element corresponds to the probability density of x given the corresponding mean and variance.
I'm trying to do this, with the difference being that x, mu, and var are now tensors (x is rank-0, mu and var are rank 1 tensors). I want norm.pdf to be a rank 1 tensor as well. I'm trying to do this on TensorFlow but not sure how to.
Suggestions?

A: Using TensorFlow, you can do it in 2 steps with tf.contrib.distributions.Normal and tf.contrib.distributions.Distribution.pdf
# Define a batch of 4 scalar valued Normals (mu=means, sigma=standard deviations)
dist = tf.contrib.distributions.Normal(mu=[1,2,3,4], sigma=[1,1,1,1])

# Evaluate the pdf of the first distribution on 1
# returning a length two tensor.
dist.pdf(1)


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Form With Function
7 Canadian artists muse on the meaning of environmental art and why we need it.
BY Julie Bélanger
May 2013 | Art & Media 39.3
Categories: Artists - Art
Mariner 9, Kelly Richardson (2012)
Kelly Richardson
All good art makes us see the world around us in a new light. Over the last few years, I've been increasingly interested in the function of science fiction, which allows us to experience what life might be like in the future. Scientists and futurologists can speculate, but artists are capable of visualizing those futures, making them tangible. If hindsight is always 20/20, experiencing these potential futures offers us a window through which we can view our present time and the direction we are headed with a measure of clarity, making explicit what we stand to lose. I'd like to change the conversation to being about humans and what we face if we fail to prioritize the protection of our incredibly fragile environment.
I create large, immersive video art installations that present alternate landscapes. These are more or less set extensions that act like another time or place, wherein viewers are invited to imagine themselves. Mariner 9 is a life-sized panoramic video installation that presents a highly detailed, photorealistic Martian landscape several centuries into the future, littered with the rusting remains from various missions to the planet. Despite its suggested abandoned state, several of the spacecraft continue to partially function, attempting to do their intended jobs, to ultimately find signs of life while possibly transmitting the data back to no one.
That search for alien life – to know that we're not alone in the universe – is fascinating on many levels, but it's also a beautiful, endearing endeavour, particularly because our species is destroying life on this planet at a truly alarming rate. I'm interested in that contradiction at this critical time in human history when current predictions for our future are not just unsettling, but terrifying.
Richardson's latest video installation, Orion Tide, will be on display at Toronto's Birch Libralato Gallery in May. Her work will also be exhibited at the Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver in summer 2014.
Michael Belmore
I have a memory, or collection of memories. I am standing on Pebble Beach, located in Marathon, Ontario, midway between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste Marie. The beach of tumbled stone varies in colour: reds, whites, blacks, grays, with a smattering of green. It extends out for what looks to be a kilometre in both directions. I watch as the foam dances on the surface of the water between the crashing waves. Through the roar of water and wind, I hear the subtle clink, clink, clinking sounds of rocks as the water recedes.
It is this action of water continually pressing against the shore that has informed the place where I stand. Rounded and worked together over the millennia, these stones bear witness to the persistence
of nature.
As an artist I am often left standing in a landscape that overwhelms. The sheer physical world which we – as people – inhabit is at times humbling. I feel art is an expression of the human body, the human mind, and that it is fruitless to attempt to contextualize our relationship to nature on a grand scale.
What the artist can offer is a glimpse into how we affect, and are affected by, our environment. Environmental art offers perspectives that engender a profound connection between the artist, their use of materials and the wider community.
Belmore's work is currently featured in Close Encounters: The Next 500 Years at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and he will also take part in Before and After the Horizon: Anishinaabe Artists of the Great Lakes at New York's National Museum of the American Indian beginning in August.
Order your copy of the Art & Media issue for more from artists Roadsworth (aka Peter Gibson), Ehryn Torrell, Isabelle Hayeur, Charles Stankievech and Sonny Assu. Interviews by Julie Bélanger.
Left: There is Hope if we Rise by Sonny Assu (2013)
Right: Delineated Territories by Michael Belmore (2012)
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Julie is an urban planning graduate student at the University of Waterloo, focusing on sustainable transportation.
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Thanks to all who worked so hard to put together our 2019 Auction.
This year we have a number of quality auction item collections. Many are sponsored by different individuals or groups in the parish.
You're sure to find something for yourself or that special person in your life. Make sure and join us at 2:30 Springfest afternoon in St. Joseph Hall as Faith Harper serves once again as our auctioneer.
Cash, credit or checks accepted!
This basket, donated by C & H Guns and Ammo, includes great items for the gun enthusiast.
This collection of Auburn goodies could be yours for the right bid!
This delightful basket is included along with a metal and wood replica yellow bicycle, two bottles of wine, and a large bottle of George's own olive oil.
Last year's winner of this package is sure to be a frontline bidder this year so get ready to raise your paddle!
Description: Make lots of friends when you place the winning bid for this multi-layer 16" very large oval fresh German Chocolate Cake baked by our own pastor and available on Springfest Sunday. If you've never tasted one of his cakes, you are in for a real treat! Add to that three more cakes to be baked and ready upon your request, along with three dozen cowboy cookies. This package is topped off with a covered cake plate/carrier and a cake knife and server.


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Live from Goodyear: A Comprehensive Review of Walk-Up Songs
March 15, 2013 · by Chris Gehring
A final farewell to Goodyear Ballpark. That statue is so cool.
As promised, Believing Since 1999's final account from Goodyear will focus on dissecting the Tribe's walk-up music in so much detail that you may not even find it entertaining by the end. We'll start with a review of all of the notable ones and then a ranking of the top three and why. Buckle up, because as I write this it is late in Phoenix, and I'm about to board a red eye back to Cleveland to complete the total screwing of my body clock. Here we go.
– The Cabrera/Carrera Latin Jam Fest – The walk-up songs of Ezequiel Carrera and Asdrubal Cabrera were unidentifiable due to the fact that they were entirely in Spanish and spoke entirely too fast for the limited Spanish vocabulary of the author. Still, don't count them out because they both had the classic Latin beat which has always been a personal favorite as far as getting in the mood to hit a baseball. A dark horse candidate, so to speak.
– Cedric Hunter's "Turn All the Lights On" by T-Pain – This one is really the reason that this contest is even happening, which may give it an unfair advantage. At any rate, Hunter hit the nail on the head with this selection, and quite frankly reminded me that the song even existed. The little tiny portion of the song that played right before he stepped in just struck me like an epiphany. In other words, this song is a jam. Don't even pretend to say you skip T-Pain songs when they come on Pandora.
– Lonnie Chisenhall's "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne – A classic selection from Lonnie. Who doesn't like a little Crazy Train at any given time? Let alone stepping into the batter's box. Hell, I would appreciate it if Crazy Train played every day when I stepped out of the door in the morning. What's more, Chisenhall promptly deposited a bomb over the left field wall. It's a classic stadium jam, and it worked. Tough to beat that combo. Lonnie is on fire this spring.
– Jason Giambi's "Sabotage" by The Beastie Boys – This was covered briefly in a previous report from Goodyear, but Giambi is the only one on the club old enough to remember the Beastie Boys' entire catalogue during the time their records were actually released. That gets The Giambino major longevity points. Also, Sabotage is just a great song. The Indians didn't make this process easy.
– Adam Abraham's "Uprising" by Muse – Abraham, an Akron Aeros alum and someone who happened to give me a bat of his which is currently on display in my apartment, was a surprising addition to the lineup on Thursday. What wasn't surprising was his interesting choice of music. Muse has always been a borderline group for my taste, but it totally worked here. They. Will. Not. Tell Adam he doesn't have great taste in walk-up music.
– Jason Kipnis' "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns n' Roses – Kipnis and Chisenhall must be good friends, because they know how to get motivated for an at bat. This one is also a classic, but would have ended the competition easily if it were Sweet Child O' Mine. As it stands now, look for this one to medal. Jason Kipnis also has a sandwich named after him at the Diamond Deli in Akron, so there's that.
– Ryan Raburn's "Country Girl" by Luke Bryan – Nothing wrong with one of the biggest hits from one of country music's biggest names today. Because I go to school in Kentucky, this evokes some kind of unwanted yet comforting emotion of the old Kentucky home. Y'all. This qualifies as another dark horse of sorts.
– Francisco Lindor's "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida – The young gun and Indians top prospect got an at bat late in the game Thursday, and his walk-up music didn't disappoint. Much like T-Pain and David Guetta, Flo Rida is an artist that most guys don't like to admit produces absolute bangers that make you want to just lose it every time their song comes on. Lindor may be young, but his swagger is through the roof, and this song fit it to a tee. In order to keep his rookie eligibility, he won't be included in the final rankings, but he had to be included in the discussion.
Without further a do, here are the final rankings. Drum roll…
1. Jason Giambi with "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. Because it's just too perfect. He also ripped a double in the game. If you've never seen a jacked-up 42-year-old dig out a double and finish it with a head first dive, your life is incomplete.
2. Jason Kipnis with "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns n' Roses. Second, because it wasn't "Sweet Child O' Mine".
3. Cedric Hunter with "Turn All the Lights On" by T-Pain. The reason for the season deserves a medal.
Runner-up: Lonnie Chisenhall with "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne. Still a song that never deserves to be turned off, but just didn't hit me with the originality factor or the "of course this is his walk up song" impression. Lonnie also went yard, so who's the real winner here anyway?
While Jason Giambi may be this contest's winner, I think that at this point everyone is just really upset that we will no longer get to watch Shin Soo Choo walk up to the plate to some of the most hardcore rap anyone has ever heard. That never got old, and the question of whether or not Choo ever knew what was actually playing or what it all meant will now last for eternity.
It's been an unbelievable trip to Goodyear, and there's so much to be excited about with this year's Tribe. Thanks for following along here on the blog, and rest assured that there will be plenty more talk on Twitter and here on the site about baseball, the Cavs, and the Browns in the near future.
Go Tribe.
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The Principles and Practice of Medical Jurisprudence. By Alfred Swainb Taylor, M.D., F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence in Grey's Hospital. Second Edition. Vols. I. and II. Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea. 1873.
A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence. By Alfred Swaine Taylor, M.D., F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Chemistry in Grey's Hospital. Seventh American edition. Revised from the Author's latest Notes, and edited, with additional Notes and References, by John J. Reese, M.D., Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology in the University of Pennsylvania, Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Honorary Member of the New York Medico-Legal Society. With Illustrations on Wood. Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea. 1873.
These two works, the latter in effect a compendium of the former, although it had reached seven editions in England before the larger work was published, are simultaneously issued by Henry C. Lea, of Philadelphia. The latter is an American edition, printed in Philadelphia; the former, although bearing the imprint of the same publisher, is evidently the English publication.
This is a medical, not strictly a legal treatise. The practising lawyer needs a work on "medical jurisprudence" just as he needs a chemical dictionary or a work on engineering, because he must know something of every thing; but we take it that what our author calls a " medical jurist" is really a physician who, knowing that some time or other he may be called as a witness in some legal investigation, has especially prepared himself in those branches of medical science which are likely to be of assistance in that investigation, and is in no sense a lawyer. In other words, he means by a medical jurist a medical witness, called as an expert. But it seems to us that the word " jurist" is so obviously misapplied that it were better to stop at the established compound " medical jurisprudence."
This work is purely medical in the subjects it treats of, although they are those which the law is frequently applied to, and it is therefore professedly a text-book for doctors, and we shall not attempt to criticise its contents. It has been for some time a standard authority on the subjects of which it treats, and has been now enlarged and revised, with additions, from recent investigations.
Reports of Cases heard and determined by the Lord Chancellor and the Court of
Appeal in Chancery. By J. P. De Gkx, F. Fishek, and H. Cadmas
Jones, Barristers at Law. Edited, with Notes and References to American
Law and subsequent English Decisions, by J. C. Perkins. Vol. I. 1859,
1860. Boston: Little, Brown, & Co. 1873.
Same, Vol. II. 1860, 1861. Same, Vol. HI. 1860, 1861.
It would, of course, be superfluous for us to review at any length the English reports of De Gex, Fisher, and Jones, with which the profession axe already so familiar. Neither do we think we can say any thing concerning the republication of this series that will not apply equally to each of the Chancery Reports, republished in this country by Messrs. Little, Brown, & Co., under the editorship of Mr. Perkins. To the reports of Clark and Finnelly we have lately referred. The typography and presswork are carefully and conscientiously done, and the series, being well and uniformly bound, presents an attractive appearance. The " notes and references to American law and subsequent English decisions," which, as far as we are able to judge, and a priori from Mr. Perkins's reputation, are accurate and trustworthy, render this more desirable to the American lawyer than the English publication.
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Chief Justice Chase. — The Supreme Court came in on the twentythird of October, and the Attorney General presented, with appropriate remarks, the resolutions of the bar on the death of the late Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Clifford responded with an extended eulogy, in which he reviewed at some length the character and services of his late associate, and his claims to the affection and respect of his countrymen.
The Chief Justiceship. The Hon. Georoe H. Williams. — On the third of December, the Hon. George H. Williams, the Attorney General, was nominated as Chief Justice. Mr. Williams has, within a few years, been called to fill in rapid succession some of the most exalted places under our government : as a senator, as a member of the Joint High Commission, and, lastly, as the official head of the American bar, he has had ample opportunity for the display of great talents, and in all these positions he has acquitted himself in such a manner as neither to invite distinguished praise nor, except in the Pacific Railroad case, to provoke much adverse criticism. If the public have seen in him as yet little to justify his selection for the high promotion with which the President has honored him, they have seen nothing to indicate that in his hands the dignity of his great office will be lowered or its powers used unworthily. Indeed, while it would be idle to deny that the nomination was a disappointment to all who had hoped that the seat of Marshall might be filled by a fitting successor, yet that disappointment was tempered by a sense of relief that the country had at least escaped the mortification of seeing in that honored place a man destitute alike of judicial temper and judicial experience, whose only claim to it was derived from active and unscrupulous service as a political partisan. ,
Of Mr. Williams's judicial experience there is little to say. He was born in 1823, and was admitted to the bar in New York. Three years afterwards, in 1847, he was elected judge of the first judicial district of Iowa, and in 1853 he was appointed Chief Justice of Oregon Territory, — an office which he held till 1857, when he declined a reappointment, as he then left the bench to begin his political career. Such a training does not of necessity give that familiarity with questions of the class upon which the Supreme Court is called to pass, which we have been taught to consider desirable ; but it is calculated at least to free the mind from narrowing local influences.
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Q: Error creating an Apache Apollo broker I downloaded and unzipped the Apache Apollo distribution as described in their site.
~/Developer/Web/MQTT/apache-apollo-1.7.1/bin/apollo create mybroker

I got teh below output in the Terminal.

Creating apollo instance at: mybroker
ERROR: mybroker/etc/log4j.properties (No such file or directory)

That command is supposed to create the etc sub directory among others.
Any idea why this error is occurring?

A: Okay, I resolved it. I installed Apollo via Homebrew successfully. Then I cd'ed to /var/lib and ran the following command. This time with sudo.
sudo apollo create mybroker

It created the broker successfully. Then I ran the below command to run it. Again with sudo.
sudo mybroker/bin/apollo-broker run

Which started the broker and I could login via the web dashboard at http://127.0.0.1:61680/ too.

A: I use Ubuntu 16.0.4. And I encountered the same problem. I resolved by this:
use "sudo apollo create......"
it seems because the apollo didn't have authorities to create document in /etc/


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Render Visible: Presentation for pilot press… and Court Square
Many thanks to Shelley Burgon, Lea Bertucci, MV Carbon, and Victoria Keddie for participating in the first publication of Render Visible – a forthcoming series of zines that feature contemporary artists that work in sound art, avant-garde music and composition, improvisation and sound-based performance. This preliminary manifestation of Render Visible was published and presented for pilot press… on July 19, 2012.
Shelley Burgon is a harpist and electronic musician based in New York. Her work centers around the sound of the harp, either as a traditional acoustic instrument in a chamber setting or as the primary sound source for her electronic music. She performs with the chamber ensemble Ne(x)tworks and solo under the name Rowan. Burgon has recorded and performed with various artists and musicians including Bjork, Merce Cunningham and Anthony Braxton. Her sound chandeliers have been exhibited in the exhibition Dead of Winter (2011) at Splatterpool Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, and most recently, Lunar Maria: Sinus & Paludes, was shown during Armory Week 2012 at the Spring Break Art Fair.
Lea Bertucci is an interdisciplinary artist who works with photography, sound, video and installation. The emphasis of her work lies in exciting the liminal areas of perception. She uses tactics such as slide projection, stop motion video and lo-fi filtering of sound to engage with these ideas. In 2009 she was awarded a residency from Smack Mellon and a Young Composer's Commission from Roulette. She has performed solo and collaborative works at venues such as Roulette, Issue Project Room, The Kitchen, Anthology Film Archives, St. Marks Ontological-Hysteric Theater, free103point9, Galapagos Artspace, The Queens Museum of Art and the High Zero Festival.
MV Carbon is a Brooklyn based musician and artist whose work frequently involves reel-to-reel tape machines, voice, cello, analog synthesis and field recordings. She conjures sonics that transport the listener through a turbulent terrain of structured chaos and hypnotic, decomposing rhythms. Her solo work along with Metalux (MV Carbon, J Graf) has releases on labels including Ecstatic Peace, Load, 5RC, Veglia, No Fun Productions, Nihilist, Hanson, Period Tapes…
Victoria Keddie is an artist, curator, and archivist based in New York City. She works in varying media involving film, video, sound, installation, and broadcast media. Keddie has programmed events internationally, with a focus on film, video, sound, and hybrid media. As an archivist, she focuses on preserving analog experimental sound and radio collections. Keddie is the co-director of E.S.P. TV, and also part of the film based collective, Optipus. In addition, she is the organizer and co founder of the INDEX Festival (2011), a month long international festival of media and technology.
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