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This post was originally published on April 2, 2019. With winter break right around the corner, we wanted to share some recommended Canadian urbanist films to entertain you in the coming weeks.
By Adam Hasan, B.A. Geography '19
The National Film Board of Canada–NFB (Office National du Film du Canada–ONF) was established as the National Film Commission in 1939 during the third government of Prime Minister William Lyon MacKenzie King. As Canada's public film producer and distributor, the NFB's mission as set forth in the National Film Act of 1950 has been "to produce and distribute and to promote the production and distribution of films designed to interpret Canada to Canadians and to other nations." As part of this mandate, the NFB has produced over 13,000 works that speak to issues of national and international importance. As I have also come to find out, its collection is also a treasure trove of historically-relevant urbanist films. From feature-length interviews with Jane Jacobs to vignettes about Montreal neighborhoods in transition, here are some must-see titles for your next urbanist movie night:
Regina Telebus (1973)
"This short film from 1973 offers a report on Regina's successful experiment with dial-a-bus, a flexible service midway between a bus and a taxi. The idea is to provide passengers with door-to-destination transportation at an affordable cost."
Regina Telebus, Rex Tasker, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
September Five at Saint-Henri (1962)
"This short film is a series of vignettes of life in Saint-Henri, a Montreal working-class district, on the first day of school. From dawn to midnight, we take in the neighbourhood's pulse: a mother fussing over children, a father's enforced idleness, teenage boys clowning, young lovers dallying – the unposed quality of daily life."
September Five at Saint-Henri, Hubert Aquin, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
A Capital Plan (1949)
"This short documentary features a portrait of Ottawa in the mid-20th century, as the nascent Canadian capital grew with force but without direction. Street congestion, air pollution, and rail traffic were all the negative results of a city that had grown without being properly planned. French architect and urban designer Jacques Gréber stepped in to create a far-sighted plan for the future development of Ottawa. With tracks moved, factories relocated, and neighbourhoods redesigned as separate communities, Ottawa became the capital city of true beauty and dignity we know today."
A Capital Plan, Bernard Devlin, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Chairs for Lovers (1973)
"In this documentary short, Vancouver architect Stanley King demonstrates his method for involving the public in urban design. Called the "draw-in/design-in", the method is applied to a downtown Vancouver area slated for redevelopment. How can it be made to best serve the needs of the people who will use it? Here, sketches prepared by students and refined by adults are used to guide city planners."
Chairs for Lovers, Barrie Howells, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
City Limits (1971)
"This short documentary features acclaimed author and activist Jane Jacobs' forthright, critical analysis of the problems and virtues of North American cities. Jacobs orients her fascinating observations around Toronto, to which she moved after leaving New York City because Toronto "is a city that still has options … it hasn't made so many mistakes that it's bound to go downhill." Her remarks, made in 1971, are prescient yet earnest and will interest all urban stakeholders. This colourful city film, accompanied by an upbeat, jazzy soundtrack, is a must-see for all civic and community groups—indeed, for all urban dwellers worldwide."
City Limits, Laurence Hyde, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community (1983)
"This feature documentary takes us to the heart of the Jane-Finch "Corridor" in the early 1980s. Covering six square blocks in Toronto's North York, the area readily evokes images of vandalism, high-density subsidized housing, racial tension, despair and crime. By focusing on the lives of several of the residents, many of them black or members of other visible minorities, the film provides a powerful view of a community that, contrary to its popular image, is working towards a more positive future."
Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community, Jennifer Hodge & Roger McTair, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)
"In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien'kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, set the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness. Director Alanis Obomsawin—at times with a small crew, at times alone—spent 78 days behind Kanien'kéhaka lines filming the armed standoff between protestors, the Quebec police and the Canadian army. Released in 1993, this landmark documentary has been seen around the world, winning over a dozen international awards and making history at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it became the first documentary ever to win the Best Canadian Feature award. Jesse Wente, Director of Canada's Indigenous Screen Office, has called it a "watershed film in the history of First Peoples cinema."
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Alanis Obomsawin, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
*Descriptions retrieved from NFB website
Featured image courtesy of Adam Hasan
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Unwrapping a Review of THE PROFESSOR'S SECRET by Peggy Bird
Always a fan of Peggy Bird's romances because she conjures up the best characters, and with THE PROFESSOR'S SECRET, new from Crimson Romance, she did not disappoint.
***eARC provided by author in exchange for an honest and unscripted review.
Blurb for THE PROFESSOR'S SECRET:
English professor Claudia Manchester secretly writes spicy romances as April Mayes, the Queen of Steam. She wants to keep her side job under wraps till she's secured tenure, but when she's pressured by her agent to appear at some out-of-state conferences, she agrees … if she can go in disguise. Dressed as her sexier alter ego, she meets historical romance writer and high school history teacher Bradley Davis and passion ignites. But can true love be built on lies? And will he still want her when she reveals her real self?
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As Sir Walter Scott said, "O, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive."
Claudia Manchester is a professor of English Lit at Portland State University, and is eagerly awaiting her chance to secure tenure but there's only one problem…she's also a romance writer and her agent wants her to start attending author functions such as writers conferences. Her pen name is April Mayes. When she finally gives in to her agent's request, she agrees to go but only if she can go as April and not as Claudia – in disguise, in other words – but as her alter ego instead of her staid professor self. April is known as the Queen of Steam and so as April, Claudia discovers a whole new side of herself.
When she encounters a hot and handsome fellow romance writer, high school history teacher, Brad Davis, she discovers that April is much more willing to have fun than Claudia ever was. But what happens when Brad discovers the truth that April/Claire isn't the real her?
Knowing that a lot of romance writers use pen names, this was a fun story for many reasons. As an aspiring author, I've considered the use of one myself but since I'm not a very good web weaver, I figure it would be more trouble than it's worth to try to keep a cover story straight. Just the problem that poor Claudia seems to find herself in when Brad, who also writes under a pen name – Davis Churchill – begins to unravel her woven web but instead of coming clean, she creates yet another persona tangling her web even more so.
I love how Peggy infused the world of romance writer conference with all that comes with it. How she plunked this poor introverted college professor/sexy romance writer smack down in the midst of it with the undeniably delicious temptation of Mr. Hot and Handsome Brad Davis to keep her on her toes, sweating her woven web, and trying to grab a moment when she can breathe even as she wishes he'd steal away her breath again.
I've never had the luck to attend a conference but I know Peggy has and I'm so glad she wrote a story that allowed us to experience one even if only through Claudia and Brad's eyes. Peggy always creates the most real, alive, and wonderfully delightful characters, people that I would thoroughly enjoy knowing in real life. Claudia and Brad are no exception. They are wonderfully clumsy, each trying to impress, and deceive, while trying to make a connection that will last. Whether, she's Claudia, April, or Claire, our heroine is as sweet, complicated, and adorable as any romance heroine and Brad is definitely her hero.
If you love sweet, flirty, and terrifically fun romance, I highly recommend reading THE PROFESSOR'S SECRET by Peggy Bird. It's a quick, fun read that will have you wishing for your own nom de plume to secret behind in hopes of meeting your own Mr. Hot and Handsome.
THE PROFESSOR'S SECRET by Peggy Bird, Crimson Romance, available now in ebook formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobobooks.
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Review Stop on the Tasty Virtual Book Tour for BLACK LISTED by Shelly Bell with #excerpt & #giveaway
Welcome to my review stop on the Tasty Virtual Book Tour for BLACK LISTED by Shelly Bell, the newest Benediction novel and trust me, this one is explosively good. Stick around for an excerpt & fab giveaway too.
***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest and unscripted review – I already bought my copy because this one is a definite re-read.
Blurb for BLACK LISTED:
She sacrificed everything to keep him safe…
Five years ago, con artist Lisa Smith broke the first rule of hustling when she fell in love with—and married—her mark, billionaire Sawyer Hayes. The erotic nights spent acting out her darkest fantasies with her husband and Master were the happiest of her life. But when her ruthless father demanded she kill him and take his money, she had no choice but to disappear without a trace…or lose him forever.
He'll risk everything to have her again…
Now Sawyer has found her, and he has an indecent proposal: submit to him for seven nights and he'll grant her the divorce she desires. Forced to pretend she no longer loves him, each night spent in his arms is exquisite torture as they reignite their intense passion through role play and ménage. But when a deranged killer out for revenge targets Lisa, she must finally trust Sawyer with the secrets of her past…or neither of them will live to see the future.
Warning: Scenes depicting BDSM, fisting, MMFMM, consensual non-consent, and references to abuse.
Let me just say straight out…I love the Benediction series. I cannot get enough of it, and even though it is not a series for everyone, I think everyone should try it on for size just once. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I do either, but it is truly addicting.
We first met Lisa Smith in the White Collared books and frankly, I didn't like her much. I thought her conniving and was always feeling as if Kate needed to watch her back with her. I guess there was a good reason for that…she's a con artist. Not just someone who manipulates to get things her way but an all-out, criminally minded, con artist, who came from a family of con artists, and is now hiding out from them—and her husband, Sawyer Hayes.
Lisa's real name is Annaliese Hayes nee Hunt. She married Sawyer Hayes, the sexy billionaire computer genius who helped clear Rachel and Logan of murder in BLUE BLOODED. She married him because that's what her father wanted her to do then divorce him for the money, only he changed his plans and decided she should kill him instead, and take it all. Only one problem with the old man's plan…Lisa had fallen in love with Sawyer, so she took enough money to appease her hateful father, and left. She left the man she loved, the life she wanted with him, and took along with her a Black List that could put her entire family away for a very long time…her included. She warned her father that if anything happened to Sawyer, the list would go straight to the FBI. She gave up her life to save Sawyer's. All was well until her picture appeared in the newspaper and Sawyer showed up at Cole and Danielle's wedding.
Lisa asks him for a divorce. Sawyer says he'll agree only if she agrees to spend one week as his submissive. Seeing that he was, and still is, her only Master, Lisa agrees because she still craves this man, still loves this man, and wants to protect him by making sure he goes away and stays away from her. The problem is…if Sawyer could find her…so could her father, her brothers and any one of the many marks, she's defrauded over the years.
As I read each book in the Benediction series, I think Shelly Bell can't possibly thrill or keep me enthralled as well as the one before but she can, and she does. Having just come off reading RED HANDED immediately before reading BLACK LISTED, I thought nothing could surprise me more, but it did.
BLACK LISTED, book three in the Benediction series by Shelly Bell is raw, rough, suspenseful, and not for the faint of heart when it comes to sex scenes but it's also, beautiful, emotional, passionate, and overflowing with an intense love between two perfectly matched characters that are getting a second chance at love, marriage, truth, and the future. We are used to second chance romances where a couple who had unspoken feelings for each other come back together and reignite their love and relationship but this time, in BLACK LISTED, this is a married couple, a Master and Sub, two people who had already committed themselves and their hearts to a union torn apart by secrets and lies. It's unique, it is heart wrenching, and we can't help but be drawn into their world, their love, and feel the same sense of healing when the truths—all of them—finally come out.
Frankly, I hope Shelly never ends this series but I know it will happen eventually…happily, these are stories I will be revisiting many times in the future. I highly, highly recommend that if you love good suspense, characters rich in realism, a world of the sexually unusual—one that intrigues and makes you wish you were brave enough to venture into—and experiencing love that you wish could exist outside the realm of romance novels then please…read BLACK LISTED by Shelly Bell, and welcome the addiction.
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Excerpt from BLACK LISTED:
Lisa turned and caught sight of Rachel walking toward her with two men by her side.
It took only a moment for it to register.
The long blond hair she loved to tug on during rough sex.
The stubble lining his jaw that used to scratch the skin of her inner thighs as he worked her over with his mouth.
The roguish and lighthearted appearance he maintained in public and the dark dominance that lurked beneath the surface.
It was him.
He was here.
Her Master.
He had found her.
She blinked a few times, trying to see if maybe she was imagining that the man she'd run from four years ago was suddenly only feet away and talking with her friends as if he knew them. That was impossible, right?
Her heart galloped a wild beat, and the sounds of the crowd disappeared under the roar of her pulse.
She wanted to run from him.
She wanted to run to him.
All the sorrow and regret she'd buried deep down inside came rushing back with a force that nearly bowled her over. And when the ghost from her past stood right in front of her and looked at her like a stranger, the glass of red wine slipped from her shaking hand onto the green grass, the liquid pooling beneath her heels.
Seemingly oblivious to her shock, Rachel smiled, a twinkle of mischief in her eyes. "I'd like to introduce you to Logan's friend, Sawyer Hayes. Sawyer, this is Lisa Smith."
Logan's friend? Sawyer was Logan's friend? This was the man who had helped Rachel and Logan in Las Vegas when they were framed for murder and running from the FBI?
"Hello," Sawyer said cordially, standing so close she could feel his body heat radiating off him and smell a scent that reminded her of the best days of her life. "It's nice to see you again, Annaliese."
Her mind was a jumbled mess.
Like she was prey caught in the sights of a hunter, she became entrapped in his eyes.
She couldn't breathe.
Couldn't speak.
Couldn't move.
"You know each other?" Rachel said, her brows wrinkled in confusion.
"You could say that," Sawyer said slowly, still holding Lisa captive with his eyes. "She's my wife."
"Lisa is the woman who conned you?" Logan asked incredulously.
Shame heated her cheeks, and she suppressed the threatening tears. Her friends would hate her when they discovered what she'd done. Not that she deserved any less.
And what did it matter? She was about to lose everything. She wouldn't be surprised if she was arrested at any moment.
Rachel took her hand, but she still couldn't look away from Sawyer. "I'm sure if she did, she had her reasons."
Yes, she had her reasons. Dark, dangerous reasons that sometimes woke her out of her sleep in the form of violent nightmares.
And now with Sawyer's appearance, her nightmares were one step closer to becoming true.
A sucker for a happy ending, Shelly Bell writes sensual romance often with a bit of kink and action-filled erotic thrillers with high-emotional stakes for her alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines.
She began writing upon the insistence of her husband who dragged her to the store and bought her a laptop. When she's not working her day job, taking care of her family, or writing, you'll find her reading the latest smutty romance.
Shelly Bell writes the Benediction series for Avon Red Impulse and the forthcoming Forbidden Lovers series for Grand Central Forever.
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Unwrapping a Review of RED HANDED, a Benediction novel by Shelly Bell
The Benediction series by Shelly Bell continues to blow me away. I know I've read them out of order, but it doesn't matter…I'm totally addicted. RED HANDED by Shelly Bell had me hooked from page one and she surprised me with a bang of a bad guy in the end.
***purchased for my own reading delight but sharing an honest and unscripted review.
Blurb for RED HANDED:
Shelly Bell returns with another steamy and suspenseful thriller set at the exclusive sex club Benediction …
An exhibitionist who's waited her whole life to be seen …
After her stepmother is abducted, Danielle Walker has no choice but to follow the kidnapper's cryptic instructions. Under the guise of a sex slave trainee, she must infiltrate Cole DeMarco's BDSM club and find evidence of his offshore bank account … or she'll never see her stepmother alive again. But Master Cole is no stranger, and despite the dark past they share, Danielle cannot resist his magnetic pull.
The voyeur who's always been watching …
As Danielle begins uncovering Cole's secrets, the artistic voyeur arouses her deepest desires, and she surrenders to a fiery passion she never expected. But with time running out to save her stepmother, Danielle and Cole will face off against an evil growing more ruthless by the day … and discover a twisted web of lies, betrayal, and murder that neither saw coming.
Danielle Walker wakes in the night to find a stranger in her home, her stepmother's life being threatened, and she's given instructions to retrieve bank account information hidden in a place where no one but one man has access…the private quarters of the owner of the most prestigious sex club in Michigan—Benediction. So her only choice is to become a sex slave in training under the one man who has haunted her dreams and sexual fantasies since she was a teen—Cole DeMarco.
Cole DeMarco is surprised but pleased that Danielle Walker, the daughter of his former partner, has submitted an application to sex slave training at Benediction but he can't help but wonder what she's up to, and if she's up to all it means to be a sex slave. When unusual things start happening with Danielle in the center of the action, Cole is determined to discover who, and for what reason, is behind it all.
Danielle may have set out to seduce him but she ends up being seduced by the world of delights available to her and Cole at Benediction.
RED HANDED, the actual book one of the Benediction series by Shelly Bell simply blew me away. Having read these out of order didn't interfere with my enjoyment of the series at all but I am surprised that the first real Benediction book turned out to be one of the best. Having already read BLUE BLOODED, I knew somewhat what to expect but in fact, I had no idea just how seductive the world of BDSM as Shelly paints it could be.
The characters, the mystery, the suspense, and the sensuality of RED HANDED is what hooked me in, seduced me, if I may say, and now has me totally addicted to this series. Shelly's characters are alive and people that I would love to know in real life…especially the men. She kept me on the edge of my seat not knowing who might be behind everything but I have to admit, who it was…I never saw it coming. She got me and that's usually very difficult to do.
The Benediction series by Shelly Bell, as well as the White Collared books are not exactly for everyone but if you're willing to take a step on the wild side, or if you read the dreaded SHADES books, then I highly, highly recommend reading RED HANDED by Shelly Bell. Darlings, the SHADES books haven't got a clue as to how hot, how amazing, how inviting, and downright exhilaratingly sexy, BDSM can really be.
RED HANDED, a Benediction novel by Shelly Bell, Avon Impulse, available now in print, and ebook formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobobooks.
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Unwrapping a Review of NO EXIT, book two in the Exit Inc. series by Lena Diaz
There is nothing I love better than a good action read and NO EXIT, book two in the Exit, Inc. series by Lena Diaz gives the reader that and mystery as well as steamy sexy romance. I didn't want this one to end.
***purchased a copy for my personal reading and sharing an honest and unscripted review
Blurb for NO EXIT:
Lena Diaz returns to the thrilling world of EXIT Inc., with two enemies who become unlikely allies—and discover that only through love can they save each other...
As an agent of the Equalizers, Jace Atwell will risk everything to destroy EXIT Inc., the corrupt antiterrorist group, before more innocent lives are lost. The only way to infiltrate EXIT is by getting close to the CEO's beautiful daughter, but when they get a little too close, Jace finds himself falling for the woman he is duty-bound to deceive.
Whatever clandestine activities EXIT is involved in, Melissa Cardenas refuses to believe that her father is responsible and is determined to prove it. So when sexy, smooth-talking Jace comes clean about his motives, Melissa drops a bombshell of her own: she's been investigating too—and she wants to help him find the truth.
The chemistry between Melissa and Jace is undeniable, but their opposing views of justice make teamwork tricky. With their lives on the line—and the truth something neither of them expected—the only way to survive will be to trust their hearts and each other . . . if they can.
Melissa Cardenas has been suspicious of her father, Cyprian Cardenas and secrets he may be keeping in regard to business as usual at Exit, Inc. (EXtreme International Tours) where she works too, for a while. So when a mysterious van runs her off the road one day, and a handsome and very sexy ex-Navy SEAL comes to her rescue, she begins to suspect everyone, especially Jace Atwell.
Jace is on a mission for the Equalizers, a group dedicated to taking down Cyprian and EXIT, Inc. before any more innocent people are killed under manipulated orders. Having done surveillance on Melissa for a while, he's ready to get close and try to determine if she is a good guy or bad. His 'getting connected' to her didn't go quite as planned but he got close anyway. When she proves smarter than expected, he comes clean threatening to overthrow the entire mission and the safety of the Equalizers so instead, teams up with her to find out the truth—a truth that threatens their lives.
Lena Diaz delivers an action-packed story from the first page to the end. I was glued to the pages from the start and barely took a breath as things became more and more dangerous for Melissa and Jace…even as things got more and more sexually tense between the two of them. Okay, the ending seemed a little rushed but frankly, after the rollercoaster ride of action, danger, sexual tension, and edge of the seat nail-biting…who cares.
NO EXIT, book two in the Exit, Inc. series by Lena Diaz delivers and delivers BIG! As usual for Lena, the characters are alive, intelligent, skilled, and the interaction between them is palpable and real. I even found myself ignoring a few errors I stumbled upon along the way. I didn't care because the story was that good, and I had to keep turning the pages.
If you love action, romance, danger, and a story with more twists and turns than a cross-country road race then you will definitely want to read NO EXIT by Lena Diaz. If you don't like suspense, nail-biting tension, and excitement then by all means…pass it by…I dare you.
NO EXIT, an Exit, Inc. thriller by Lena Diaz, Avon Romance, available now in print and ebook formats at Amazon, Barnes& Noble, and Kobobooks.
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Release Day Blitz for SEVEN NIGHTS OF SIN by Sabrina York with stories by Maggi Anderson, Lynne Connolly, Eliza Lloyd, Suzi Love, Hildie McQueen & Victoria Vane
Seven Sensuous Stories by
Bestselling Historical Romance Authors
Sabrina York ~ Maggi Andersen
Lynne Connolly
Eliza Lloyd ~ Suzi Love
Hildie McQueen ~ Victoria Vane
One night, one tryst can change everything...
Seven Sensuous stories by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Sabrina York, with bestselling and award-winning authors
Maggi Andersen, Lynne Connolly, Eliza Lloyd, Suzi Love,
Hildie McQueen, and Victoria Vane.
Enter a world of passion and mystery where dashing heroes, and dauntless heroines come together in a scorching conflagration that will tip your world on its end.
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LUSCIOUS by SABRINA YORK
When Deveny Hargrove rescues a waif in a rainstorm in the middle of nowhere, he has no idea that she represents his long-awaited chance at vengeance. When she offers him her virginity—in an attempt to escape an unwanted society marriage—he has to agree. To his surprise, very little of his motivation stems from punishing her brother.
The fact is, Matilda Paddington represents his chance at revenge...or redemption…but his choice could destroy them both.
ONE SCANDALOUS NIGHT by MAGGI ANDERSEN
Can one night with a rake be enough for a lifetime?
Miss Bella Lacey desires to accomplish two things before settling into an unfulfilling marriage to the man her father has chosen. First, she intends to inveigle a goodly amount of money for her orphans from a man of means, and second, to have one night of passion to help her endure the dreary years ahead.
When Derrick, Lord Eaglestone, a wealthy viscount with a scandalous reputation, agrees to donate to Miss Lacey's charity, he has only seduction in mind. Little does he suspect that Miss Lacey has already chosen him to debauch her before she weds another. The lady has virtually fallen into his lap, but much to his annoyance, he finds himself reluctant to oblige her.
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW by VICTORIA VANE
When dealing with the Devil, it's easy to get burned…
Who can find a virtuous woman…
Beautiful, respectable, and dutiful, Lady Diana Palmerston-Wriothesley has long resigned herself to her twelve-year loveless and childless marriage to a feckless husband…until his gambling pushes them to the brink of financial ruin.
Sometimes the devil is disguised as a gentleman…
Viscount Ludovic, "The Devil" DeVere is accustomed to taking what he wants heedless of the cost, until he encounters a woman who won't be had at any price.
She found heaven in the devil's arms... When Diana discovers a secret that shatters the carefully built façade concealing her private pain, she seeks aid and comfort from the most unlikely place…the devil's arms. But will a single night of heavenly passion damn them both forever?
UNDER A SILVER MOON by HILDIE MCQUEEN
The shadows of the past fall over Silver City, Idaho casting its darkness over a man and a woman attempting to start anew.
When US Marshal Lucas McKade and new deputy of Silver City decided to settle down, he didn't consider how his presence could bring complications to the townspeople of his new home. Against every instinct he seeks out apothecary owner Camille Johnston, a woman who calls to his basic nature to protect and to make his.
Camille Johnston knows that eventually the secrets of her past will come to haunt, yet she hopes to keep things hidden as long as possible and enjoy her lonely but peaceful existence in Silver City. The new deputy brings with him desires she'd thought firmly shut away. A relationship of any kind comes with very dangerous consequences.
A story of Lucas and Camille, who attempt to leave a past behind only to find true happiness, comes when they face it.
MY DEAR MR. FORRESTER by ELIZA LLOYD
He can't resist a woman in trouble. Will he ever learn?
Joshua Forrester is a man of the world, returning to London after receiving a wound in a Parisian duel. He's done it again - out to save all womankind. When will he ever learn not all women want to be saved? In London, he is reacquainted with a family friend and now widow, Char Dunlevee. He is charmed - and appalled. He knows her secret and is furious his friend, Char's now dead husband, could have left her in such circumstances. He can save her, if she will only say yes to his proposal.
Char has other plans. Joshua would make a perfect husband—for one of her sisters. She doesn't need to be saved. Seduced perhaps…? With one kiss, Char forgets her plans as she is drawn closer to the enigmatic and dear Mr. Forrester.
WHAT HE WANTS by LYNNE CONNOLLY
Love hides in unexpected places...
London businesswoman Annie Cathcart can't bring herself to enter into another business arrangement masquerading as marriage. When her current landlord demands her hand in exchange for her continued use of the property, there is only one answer—she must find another house. Upon inquiring after a property owned by the dashing Earl of Carbrooke, the last thing she expects is an indecent proposal. Forced to choose, should she risk everything she's worked so hard for and trust a man she hardly knows —or sink back into her lackluster life?
Upon unexpectedly inheriting the Earldom of Carbrooke, Gerald Dersingham fears his carefree days are behind him—until a sensuous widow inquires after his former residence. Unable to resist the temptation to have one last liaison before settling down with the lovely but boring Lady Elizabeth, he offers her one night of passion in return for the lease, little knowing how explosive and far reaching the consequences will be....
PLEASURE HOUSE BALL by SUZI LOVE
Love revealed at a courtesan's ball.
Brenton, Lord Mallory, attends his first courtesan's ball in ten years to appease his concerned friends, though he'd rather stay home and read to his motherless daughters. To protect his friend, Lady Lillian Armstrong, Brenton hides her in a wardrobe, but his resistance, and years of self-imposed celibacy, shatters when her soft curves press against him.
Though mortified that Brenton unmasked her at the scandalous ball, Lillian doesn't regret their night together. But will the object of her girlish adoration still treat her as his best friend's little sister, or will he now see her as a mature and willing woman?
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Tasty Book Virtual Tour for DRACONES AWAKENING by Sheri-Lynn Marean + #Giveaway
DRACONES AWAKENING
Dracones book #1
by Sheri-Lynn Marean
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If it lives, it can die...
For a thousand years, the Ilyium druids have hunted the Dracones without mercy.
At seven, in a terrifying moment, Tierney lost her world and fled to Earth, keeping her true nature secret from humans.
But a nightmarish past is not easy to escape.
Now, years later, that truth is abundantly clear every time she looks into the eyes of the man she secretly loves, seeing a torment that draws her to him even as he pushes her away.
Jax battles his desires for Tierney alongside his inner demons, ashamed to speak of a past he cannot forget.
Frustrated by her efforts to connect to Jax, Tierney is unprepared when the Ilyium resurface triggering ancient instincts. Now she and Jax will be tested in ways they never imagined. Will Tierney and Jax overcome the legacy of their past, or will it destroy them?
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Not caring if it was the bond sending them spinning through heaven, or his dragon, Jax soaked up the decadent waves each thrust shot through him. Tierney's claws raked him again while her inner walls gripped his cock and squeezed. Exquisite bliss consumed him, tearing a ragged shout from his throat. Tierney shuddered and climaxed with a strangled cry, her arms holding him close.
"Oh! Don't stop, don't stop!" she cried, eyes glowing a deep dark purple as her walls released and gripped him again. Jax's dragon blazed inside him and he frantically licked his way up her sleek, exposed neck, seeking what, he didn't know.
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These FTSE 100 dividend stocks have sunk in 2019! Can they rebound in 2020?
Royston Wild | Sunday, 8th December, 2019 | More on: EVR GLEN PRU
Anyone who described the second half of 2019 as a bad period for Evraz (LSE: EVR) could surely be considered a master of understatement. Its share price has more than halved in value since the beginning of June, making it the worst performer across the FTSE 100 in that time. As a consequence, it's worth 28% less than it was at the start of the year.
The steelmaker and iron ore miner has been crushed as fears have grown over the spluttering global economy and, more specifically, the slowdown in China and the threat of economically-damaging trade wars spreading into 2020. Judging by latest data from the World Steel Association showing the rate at which steel production is falling, investors in Evraz clearly have a lot to worry about.
City analysts predict the company will follow an anticipated 51% earnings drop in 2019 with an 11% decline next year. The risks of more sharp share price weakness in 2020 means I'm not tempted to buy this specific firm, in spite of its low forward P/E ratio of 6.2 times and monster 9.8% dividend yield.
The recent diver
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is another Footsie share that's suffered badly in 2019, the mining colossus dropping 26% in value since the bells rang in New Year's Day. This business has dropped on the same concerns over commodity demand in the short-to-medium term, but more heavy weakness emerged this week followed news lawmakers were launching a probe into its activities.
On Thursday, the firm declared in a brief market update that the Serious Fraud Office "has opened an investigation into suspicions of bribery in the conduct of business of the Glencore group." The US Department of Justice is already is already studying claims of corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Venezuela and Nigeria, and this new investigation gives investors more to fear in the new year.
On the brighter side, City analysts expect Glencore to print a 55% rise in net profit in 2020. Projections of any sort of bottom-line bounceback look more than a little far-fetched in my book, though, and so I'm happy to avoid the firm despite its low forward P/E multiple of 11.2 times and huge 5.8% corresponding payout yield.
The emerging markets star
Footsie share Prudential (LSE: PRU) has also endured some severe share price weakness in the latter half of 2019, causing its share price to drop 6% since the beginning of January. The hiving off of its UK and European operations into the separately-listed M&G didn't help, though fears over worsening economic conditions in Asia was already depressing investor appetite for the stock.
A shame, if you ask me. It's possible that, with key data coming out of Beijing gradually worsening, that 2020 could prove another challenge for 'The Pru's' share price. I remain convinced, though, the combination of low product penetration and solid growth in emerging nation consumers' income levels should keep the insurance giant's profits rising in 2020.
City analysts agree and are predicting a solid-if-unspectacular 6% earnings increase, one which supports expectations of more dividend growth and therefore a decent 3% yield. A forward P/E of 9.2 times too marks an attractive entry point for long-term investors to buy in at, in my opinion.
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Kingsman: The Secret Service review – dapper laughs in thrillingly adolescent 007 pastiche
This is the trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service. It stars Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson and (local boy) Michael Caine. Some of the scenes were filmed at the bottom of Black Prince Road outside The Black Prince pub (there's a couple of glimpes in the trailer).
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Important travel update for the festive period
Kennington - From Friday 26 December until Saturday 3 January, Kennington Lane will be closed southbound due to gas main replacement work. Buses will be diverted or stop short of their normal destination.
Kennington - From Friday 26 December until Saturday 3 January, Kennington Lane will be closed southbound due to gas main replacement work.
Festive services
The main changes to our services are as follows:
Christmas Eve, Wednesday 24 December - A reduced weekday service will operate across the Tube network from mid-afternoon. Last trains will be earlier than usual. Most buses will run until just after midnight.
Christmas Day, Thursday 25 December - There will be no service on the entire TfL network.
Boxing Day, Friday 26 December - A reduced service will operate on most of the network; there will be no service on London Overground and the Waterloo & City line. London Underground services will start later than usual at around 08:30.
New Year's Eve, Wednesday 31 December - Free travel will be provided on most of our services from 23:45 until 04:30. London Underground services will operate through the night on all lines except the Waterloo & City line which will close at 02:40.
From around 14:00, Victoria Embankment, Westminster Bridge and central London roads will start to close to prepare for celebrations so buses will gradually be withdrawn. Lambeth, Waterloo and Blackfriars bridges and most affected roads will be closed from 20:00 and will re-open at 06:00, provided it is safe to do so.
New Year's Day, Thursday 1 January - A special service will operate on most of the network.
Friday 2 January - The Waterloo & City line will operate a normal weekday service; all other Tube lines will run a Saturday service. There will be no service on the Kensington (Olympia) branch of the District line.
For full details, please click the links above or visit tfl.gov.uk/festive
Public transport and road users
As this is a quieter time of year, we are taking the opportunity to carry out improvements and maintenance. Even on Christmas Day, when the entire public transport network is closed, there will be over 1,000 of our team working.
For a map showing the planned line closures for this festive period and also bus replacement information, please click here
On Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 January, trains will not run between Marble Arch and Holborn. Additionally, from Monday 5 January, Central line trains will not stop at Tottenham Court Road until early December 2015. This is to enable improvement work at Tottenham Court Road station.
From Friday 26 to Tuesday 30 December, there is no service between Edgware Road and Aldgate via Victoria. This is for us to carry out track and drainage replacement work in the Earls Court area and station improvement work at Victoria.
District line
From Friday 26 to Tuesday 30 December, trains will not run between Edgware Road/Embankment and Ealing Common/Richmond/Wimbledon/Kensington (Olympia). This is to allow for track and drainage replacement work at Earls Court and station improvement work at Victoria. Piccadilly line trains to/from Heathrow and Uxbridge will call additionally at Ravenscourt Park, Stamford Brook, Turnham Green and Chiswick Park.
Hammersmith & City line
On Wednesday 31 December, there is no service between 10:00 and 15:30 to enable an all-night service to run on New Year's Eve.
From Friday 26 to Tuesday 30 December, trains will not run between Waterloo and Finchley Road. This is to enable us to carry out essential tunnelling work.
Piccadilly line
From Saturday 27 to Tuesday 30 December, Arsenal station will be closed while we carry out station improvement work.
On Wednesday 31 December, there is no service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge to allow us to provide an all-night service to run on New Year's Eve.
Waterloo & City line
On Friday 26 December, there is no service and on Thursday 1 January, services will start at 08:00.
On Boxing Day, Friday 26 December, there will be no service on London Overground.
Several closures are planned due to Earls Court development work, Thameslink work at London Bridge and Network Rail track and bridge work. Trains will not run on the following dates between the stations listed:
• On Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 December between Surrey Quays and New Cross
• From 19:30 on Tuesday 23 and all day Wednesday 24 December between Clapham Junction and Kensington (Olympia)
• On Saturday 27 December until 08:15 between Clapham Junction and Kensington (Olympia)
• On Saturday 27 December between Gospel Oak and Barking
• On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 December between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction/Crystal Palace/West Croydon
• On Sunday 28 December between South Tottenham and Barking
• On Saturday 3 January between Clapham Junction and Kensington (Olympia)
• On Sunday 4 January between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction
• On Sunday 4 January until 12:00 between South Tottenham and Barking
Docklands Light Railway
On Friday 26 December, there is no service between Canning Town and Beckton due to Crossrail work at Custom House.
London Buses
Central London, Marylebone Road - From Friday 26 December until Sunday 4 January, a series of improvement works will take place on Marylebone Road and Euston Road (A501). These will be between the Westway Flyover (A40) at Edgware Road and King's Cross. This route will be seriously disrupted during this time and buses may be diverted or stop short of their normal destination.
Hammersmith - From 22:30 on Thursday 18 until 05:00 on Friday 19 December, overnight work will take place on the Hammersmith Flyover. Buses will be diverted or stop short of their normal destination.
Westminster - From 18:00 on Friday 19 until midnight Sunday 21 December, traffic may be disrupted in Parliament Square as a result of a protest. Buses may be diverted or stop short of their normal destination.
A10 High Road, Tottenham - From Tuesday 23 until Sunday 28 December, High Road (A10) will be closed between Seven Sisters Road and Amhurst Park due to Network Rail bridge replacement work. Buses will be diverted or stop short of their normal destination.
Central London - On Wednesday 31 December, from around 14:00, central London roads will start to close to prepare for New Year's Eve celebrations so buses will gradually be withdrawn. Affected roads will be closed from 20:00 and will re-open at 06:00, provided it is safe to do so. For more information, please click here
Central London - On Thursday 1 January from 06:00, road closures will be in place as London's annual New Year's Day Parade takes place between Piccadilly and Parliament Square. Roads are expected to re-open by 18:00. Buses will be diverted or stop short of their normal destination. For more information, please click here
Ilford - From 21:00 on Monday 5, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 January until 05:30 on Saturday 10 January, overnight roadworks are in place on Eastern Avenue (A12) between Beehive Lane and the Gants Hill Roundabout, for road resurfacing work. Buses may be diverted or stop short of their normal destination.
The Congestion Charge will be suspended for a week, from Thursday 25 December until Thursday 1 January. The normal charge will apply again from Friday 2 January 2015.
Road users may be affected by the following:
Central London, Marylebone Road - From Friday 26 December until Sunday 4 January, a series of improvement works will take place on Marylebone Road and Euston Road (A501). These will be between the Westway Flyover (A40) at Edgware Road and King's Cross. This route will be seriously disrupted during this time; road users are advised to plan ahead and use alternative routes.
Hammersmith - From 22:30 on Thursday 18 until 05:00 on Friday 19 December, overnight works will take place on the Hammersmith Flyover. Road users are advised to use the A40 Western Avenue to avoid any disruption caused by these works.
Westminster - From 18:00 on Friday 19 until midnight Sunday 21 December, traffic may be disrupted in Parliament Square as a result of a protest.
Edgware Road - From 08:00 on Saturday 20 until 05:30 on Monday 22 December, lane closures are in place at Maida Vale at the junction of Blomfield Road. This is due to Thames Water work.
A10 High Road, Tottenham - From Tuesday 23 until Sunday 28 December, High Road (A10) will be closed between Seven Sisters Road and Amhurst Park due to Network Rail bridge replacement work.
Finchley Road - From Saturday 27 December until Sunday 4 January, lane restrictions are in place on Finchley Road (A41). This is while Thames Water carries out work.
East London - From Saturday 27 December until Sunday 4 January, temporary traffic signals are in place on the A102 Homerton High Street, at the junction of Wardle Street. This is while Thames Water carries out essential sewer repair work.
Central London - On Wednesday 31 December, from around 14:00, central London roads will start to close to prepare for New Year's Eve celebrations. Affected roads will be closed from 20:00 and will re-open at 06:00, provided it is safe to do so. For more information, please click here
Central London - On Thursday 1 January from 06:00, road closures will be in place as London's annual New Year's Day Parade takes place between Piccadilly and Parliament Square. Roads are expected to re-open by 18:00. For more information, please click here
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fine church was built on the site: St. Peter's, Vauxhall. Now a new
book shares the rest of the St Peter's story, and the North Lambeth team
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6.45 for 7.15pm at the Durning Library. Light refreshments. Everyone welcome.
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cafe or a pub for lunch. Unless you fancy Thai food, in which case, I'll
give you directions." N.B. the walk takes about two hours and ends in
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Our Faith should never be taken for granted. We've heard it before…. if we are not climbing up the ladder, we are most assuredly moving backwards. There is no standing still.
Just lately I have come across the term "the law of gradualism". It is a daunting thought that if we do not make the effort to protect our faith, if we do not guard it from the onslaught of the world, it will slowly be chipped away until lukewarmness sets in….maybe even loss of the faith. Gradually, gradually…..
We need to take heed those who we hang out with, the books we are reading, etc……making sure they are wholesome choices…..or it can all add up to "the law of gradualism" that will slowly strangle the taste we have for spiritual things, and lead us out of the Arms of God.
1. FAITH is certainly so precious and supernatural a possession that no earthly good can be substituted for it. As innocence is the maiden's fairest ornament, so is faith her most precious possession. It resembles the glorious light of the sun; which cheers and animates all created nature.
How sad and gloomy, how cold and unfruitful would the earth be without this light! But far sadder would our life be without the divine light of the true faith.
Therefore the first and most important affair of your life is to preserve this light, this precious treasure, with the utmost care. And this is no easy matter, especially in the present day, when unbelief is gaining ground with terribly rapid strides. Therefore mark well what you have to do in order to acquit yourself of your most important duty, in order to preserve your most precious possession — the holy faith.
2. The first thing is to attend diligently to religious instruction. In its origin, faith is a gift of grace, and this grace is imparted first of all in holy Baptism, for Baptism makes man a Christian.
Consequently you must set a high value on the word of God as announced to you in sermons and religious instructions, and not absent yourself from them on any frivolous pretext.
Whenever you are about to listen to religious instructions be careful to recollect yourself, and invoke the aid of the Holy Spirit, in order that He may prepare your heart to receive the divine word. Afterwards apply what you have heard to yourself, not to other persons, and make it the guide of your life. In this manner you will not merely keep your faith, but be more and more confirmed in it.
3. The second means of keeping the faith is to live in accordance with its teaching. The more earnestly you strive to practice the precepts of the Gospel, the more will your faith be strengthened.
The harder the blows dealt by the hammer, the more deeply the nail is driven in; similarly faith becomes all the deeper, firmer, and stronger, the more carefully its teaching is observed.
The Japanese whom St. Francis Xavier converted in the sixteenth century grew and became strong in the faith in a manner which was nothing short of marvelous. But this was only the natural result of the extreme zeal they displayed in the performance of their Christian duties. For every kind of virtue was practiced by these recent converts in great perfection.
Their holy zeal was wonderful indeed, and so conscientious were they that it was not easy to soothe their distress whenever they fell into even trifling faults.
Do you, my daughter, imitate their bright example, and be earnest in the fulfilment of your religious duties? As soon as you grow careless in this respect, in an equal degree will your firm, undoubting faith become weaker.
4. The third means, namely, the avoidance of sin, is inseparably connected with the second. In order to keep the faith it is indispensably necessary to avoid everything which is of the nature of sin, and to lead a life which is pleasing to God. For faith can never long dwell in a heart defiled by sin.
And here listen to a parable. A wealthy Greek carefully selected a cask and filled it with the choicest wine. In order to protect himself against thieves he affixed his seal to the mouth of the cask.
However, in spite of his precaution, a cunning slave bore a little hole in the bottom of the vessel, and thus succeeded in getting at the wine, being able to close the aperture without much difficulty.
His master frequently broke the seal in order to partake of the wine, but he always replaced it. Ere long he perceived that the wine was rapidly diminishing, but, as the seal remained unbroken, he was at a loss to account for this.
The mystery was solved by a friend, who said to him: "No doubt someone draws out the wine from beneath." However, the foolish man could not understand this and absurdly protested that the wine was not deficient at the bottom but at the top of the cask.
5. This is a very old story, for it is related by the heathen sage Hierocles. But it constantly repeats itself in regard to a widely different subject.
Faith in God, in His Divine Love and saving doctrine, is the precious wine which renews, elevates, ennobles, gladdens and strengthens the life of man.
No, it is from beneath that the decline of faith proceeds. It originates in the lower region of life, that, namely, of sensuality and the baser impulses. Guard against them, my child, and beware lest you become their slave, and thus your faith be endangered.
6. But the chief means of preserving a firm and enlightened faith is prayer. Faith is a gift of Divine grace, as Isnard, a Frenchman who lived in the beginning of the last century, learned from experience.
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America Needs New Names for the State Alliances Forming to Circumvent Trump
President Donald Trump, looking as confused and incompetent as ever, in the White House briefing room on April 16, 2020.
In the early 1980s, Washington Post editor Joel Garreau wrote about how he would redraw the map of North America as new countries, giving each region a new name. There was Dixie in the south, Ecotopia in the northwest, and the Breadbasket in the Midwest, among plenty of others. With the U.S. currently splintering into several distinct factions during the covid-19 pandemic, it feels like America needs some new names for the nations that appear to be forming. And since the term "united states" is taken, we'll have to get creative.
Yesterday, the governors of several Midwestern states announced a new alliance to coordinate strategies for when and how they'll "reopen" their economies after the coronavirus lockdown. Shelter-in-place orders have been instituted by most states and cities to save lives as covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has spread in the U.S., infecting more than 671,000 Americans and killing at least 33,286. A record 4,591 Americans were reported dead from covid-19 yesterday.
The governors of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin said on Thursday that "a formal partnership" would allow the states to use "similar criteria" for deciding when to open up. Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota all declined to be a part of the new alliance, with South Dakota's governor being a particularly egregious example of a leader who refused to issue a lockdown. South Dakota has emerged as the new worst hotspot for covid-19, with at least 598 infections linked to a single pork plant in Sioux Falls.
The Midwest coalition is similar to others we've seen among states on the west coast and in the northeast, as local authorities take it upon themselves to form coherent plans in the wake of failed leadership from the federal government. The governors of California, Oregon, and Washington have formed the Western States Pact. The governors of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Delaware have formed an alliance that the governor of Connecticut called the Covid Corridor. Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont may even be added to the northeast alliance soon, according to CBS News.
The three coalitions formed by state governors to coordinate a response to the covid-19 pandemic as President Donald Trump fails to form a coherent strategy
Image: Infogram
President Donald Trump has previously said that he has "total authority" over the states, only to backtrack a day later, making it clear that even if Trump believes he's in charge, he's not providing any of the leadership necessary to actually help anyone with a coherent plan. There are no indications that Trump's most recent "plan," announced yesterday at the White House, will have any bearing on what individual states decided to do in the coming weeks and months.
Which brings us to the question of names for our brave new world. In the 1980s, Joel Garreau split up the country into nine imaginary regions, some with straightforward names like New England and MexAmerica, and others with more creative names, like The Foundry and Ecotopia. Hilariously, Garreau called the Rocky Mountain region The Empty Quarter, which seems inaccurate for a number of reasons. But at least it was more creative than his name for the "new" region of Quebec. It's just called Quebec.
Richard Furno illustration scanned from the August 1980 issue of The Futurist magazine
Image: The Futurist
But what are we supposed to call these new regions of the United States, with one on the west coast, another in the east, and the latest in the Midwest? I posed that question to Twitter and got some interesting responses. For the Midwest, there were ideas like The Coalition, South Canada, Flyoverstan, and simply Big Ohio. There were also names like Ohsippi or Missio, a combination of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. My own contribution of Great Lakesylvania didn't seem very popular.
Back in 2017, I spoke with a former employee at the U.S. State Department, Dr. Paul Goble, who worked on geographical issues surrounding the Soviet Union in the 1980s, and it really opened my eyes to the possibility of border disruption in the 21st century.
"The tragedy of the American foreign policy of my generation, and I'm 68, is that we grew up and had our worldview formed during the longest period of no border changes in Europe," Goble told me in 2017, talking about the postwar era of 1945 to 1990, ending with the fall of Soviet Union.
"There are a lot of people who have trouble imagining that the borders might change. It's probable that over the next hundred years we'll see the emergence of more countries. People have real trouble with that," Goble said.
The capital-U "United States" may be on the brink of collapse, thanks largely to the repeated failures of an astonishingly stupid president. But long live the united states, whatever we call them from here on out.
"[Americans are] locked into a mindset that somehow borders aren't changed and that we change things within borders," Goble told me in 2017. "I've always thought that America should always understand, coming from the British Empire, but we don't seem to have learned very much from that history."
What do you think we should call these new alliances within the current borders of the U.S.? Are you happy that your state has or hasn't joined one? What do you think President Trump will try to do if entire regions of the country try to secede? Let us know in the comments.
And take care of yourself during these trying times. There's a painful road ahead during the coronavirus crisis. But even as things get torn apart, geopolitically and otherwise, there are good people around, no matter where the world's invisible lines are drawn on a map. I promise.


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Q: "dynamical storage" with memcpy I'm working with a library that uses "memcpy" to simulate dynamical storage data structure with direct access. It's important to note that I'm working on numerical operations that result with small data sets. How can I determine if a linked list would be more appropriate than memcpy in terms of efficiency?
From what I've found in the literature and online, benchmarks are considered quite evil.
I'm dealing with around 30 elements (from experience) of small size (3 component vectors : points in space).
What would you use in this case:
1) memcpy + direct access
2) linked list + linear search time
Thanks!

A: If you really care that much about performance, you should measure it, i.e. benchmark your code (this is not evil, it is common practice; what is evil is premature optimization).
But be aware that, at least with recent GCC (e.g. GCC 4.6) on GNU/Linux and when optimized by at least -O2, memcpy & memset are semi-magically (thru __builtin_memcpy or similar tricks) transformed to quite efficient code.
And for large set of small data elements, I would guess that caching consideration are dominant w.r.t. performance.

A: Profiling, or benchmarks, are not evil. They are the best way to figure out which of more options is more efficient. With the "smartness" of optmizers nowadays, the counter-intuitive option might actually prove to be the most efficient. I suggest you run a benchmark and choose based on that. The only way you can go wrong is not providing valid input, that covers most cases.

A: As you a dealing with such a small amount of data - why are you worrying?
Benchmarking only really works with lots of computations - to limit the other effects from the OS.

A: With a so small dataset ( 30 * 12 bytes ), all your data is inside a cache line. So I4m sure it will be quicker than a list. If you use a list, you still need to allocate a piece of memory, which, on most OS's takes more time than copying such a small piece of memory.

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With a New Year upon and high expectations and optimism for the year ahead I thought it would be timely before we jump back onto the treadmill to reflect on what is really important in our lives. Finding a balance in your life is difficult when working, living day to day, raising a family or running and building a small business, you are so busy caught up in the day to day stresses and pressures of everyday life or running a Business you become programmed into living life a certain way and you neglect the other important areas of your life, family, friends, exercise, faith and whatever it is that is important to you.
'Every day have an imaginary little bird on your shoulder that asks "Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be? … when you are prepared to die, you are ready to live". Most of us walk around as if we are sleepwalking, we really don't experience the world fully because we are half asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do. Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently and be more involved in life while you're living.
During your busy day take some time to listen to that imaginary little bird so you can also enjoy the important things in your life.