After saying goodbye to all her graduating friends, Sadie expects her pre-senior summer to be long and lonely. Then, she is catapulted to a new status, when she performs a heroic act, and is honored for her actions. At the recognition luncheon, Sadie forms an unlikely friendship with four of the other "homegrown heroes". Together these five teens embark on a revolution of kindness, trying to covertly right some wrongs.
This book was in the right place at the right time, because I really needed some kindness warriors to erase some of the week's events for me. This may be a work of fiction, but I hope it inspires the use of social media for good instead of evil. I was totally in love with all the positive messages, and because of that, I was able to forgive other things that were not perfect in this book.
I really liked getting to know all the characters in this book. The cast was very diverse with some quality that set them apart, but each also had a personal issue they were dealing with. Firestone painted an overall positive picture of these teens, but she did give them flaws, which I thought made them more real.
Sadie had an Irish ex-cop dad and a Muslim Iranian mother. She was recovering from a traumatic event, and also feeling the loss of her best friend.
Jean was an immigrant and gifted artist, who dedicated his time to teaching young artists, while he was recovering from the horrors he witnessed following the earthquake in Haiti.
Val was an immigrant from El Salvador, who collected school supplies for the children of migrant workers. She had a boyfriends with Lupus, who was often unkind and controlling.
Alice used her gift for photography to help get homeless animals adopted. She also was trying to save her best friend from her spiral into heroine addiction.
Gordie dedicated his time to assisting at a center for developmentally disabled adults.
Their bond formed quickly, but because it was based on mutual respect and a common cause, it was strong. Watching their friendships develop and change was quite wonderful. When one was in trouble, they came to their aid. When one had a mission, they were there to support them. That's the most you can ask for in a friend. Firestone did not make it all ice cream and rainbows, there were bumps in the road, and many apologies had to be made, but they worked through their problems, showed grace, and forgave each other.
I am not going to lie, there were some plot points that were unrealistic, but this was a work of fiction, and when we talk about a means to an end, I forgive the OTT plot lines, because the overall message was so positive and made me feel good. At the same time, Firestone made an effort to keep it real. She showed the upside and the downside to dispensing random acts of kindness. She showed how good it could feel, when things go exactly as intended, but also how disheartening it could be when things do not go according to plan.
You know if there is romance in a book, I will find it, latch onto it, and hold it tight. This book did have a bit of romance. It was quite sweet and adorable, and I had no problem shipping these two. I liked that they had some history, and there was something there prior to becoming the Unlikelies.
This book was amusing, dramatic, even inspiring. It was a lovely story of friendship and the power of kindness, and a story I enjoyed reading.
"There's nothing I can say to do justice to this care package, so I'm just going to hug you"
"You're the baby saver. Well done," she said.
"Thanks. Some prefer to call me the damn fool."
"It felt like the start of a whirlwind five-person romance, like we were running into something deep and exciting, something magnetic and abnormally comfortable."
"I think it's better to be a most-unlikely," Alice said. "Then when you do something awesome, everyone will be surprised.."
"We should aspire to be unlikelies."
"Perfect, Alice. It's the summer of weird."
"Oh, so you're not afraid of anything?" Val said, shoving a three-ring binder into an already full box.
"Being obsolete, maybe," Gordie said."
"If you choose kindness, we'll let you in. -- The Unlikelies."
**I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book. Quotes are from an ARC and may change upon publication.
Carrie Firestone has lived in rural, urban, and suburban places, and, while she currently lives in the suburbs, she is decidedly a CITY person. She loves parties, and all kinds of music, and books about random people doing random things in random places. She loves to travel with her husband, and two daughters, Lauren and Emily. When she isn't writing, you might find her reluctantly sharing her popcorn at the movies, trying to get people (or dogs) to do a conga line, or adding items to her loose ends list.
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Top Ten Most Anticipated Books for the Second Half of 2017!
I know I always say this, but once again, I struggled with this list. The difficulty was not that I could not think of ten anticipated books, but rather, I am anticipating so many! I went through my preliminary list and eliminated books I have already read and books that have been featured on Can't Wait Wednesday, and I found that I still had a fairly long list. Therefore, I decided to select two books per month. Below, I present you with my Top Ten Twelve Most Anticipated Books!
I am a fan of Paula Stokes. I am always amazed by her depth. She has such a diverse canon of work, and has impressed me with doing such varied genres so well. I am intrigued by the sound of the this one. The mystery coupled with this idea of the internet acting as judge and jury. I am very interested to see what Stokes does with this concept.
Julie Buxbaum won my heart with Tell Me Three Things, and she solidified my fan status with her adult novels (The Opposite of Love, After You). So, I kind of didn't even have to read the blurb before I added this to my TBR, but when I did, I knew it was a total Sam-book.
I loved The Thousandth Floor, and the ending totally left me wanting. I thought the idea of a mini New York encompassed in a building was very interesting, and it totally played out with a Gossip Girl vibe that I was all over. Can't wait to find out what happens next.
A friends to reluctant lovers tale. I always like a story, where the hero and heroine try to deny their feelings. If it's done right, it could be great, and early reviews are pointing to a great but complicated romance. Count me in!
Lockhart blew me away with We Were Liars, and I also really enjoyed the Ruby Oliver books. However, it has been a while since her last release, and that just makes me more excited for this book.
I have been a Mathieu fan since The Truth About Alice, and have really enjoyed her subsequent books. So imagine my glee, when I saw a book with an empowered heroine with a Riot Grrrl mom, who is harnessing the female population of her school for a revolution, AND it's written by Mathieu. Oh yeah!
I found this book, while researching the books dropping at BEA, and was instantly won over by the title. After I checked the synopsis, I was totally sold. It sounds like it will be tongue-in-cheek fun, and I am all for a fun read.
I am so ready to get back into the world of The Graces. The ending of The Graces took me by surprise, and I am really eager to continue the story.
I adored Furthermore! It was such a fun and whimsical story. So, I was bouncing with joy, when I heard there would be a companion. I hope Mafi delivers more of that heartfelt fairytale adventure.
I love A Christmas Carol, and am always up for a good re-telling. This one sounds like it puts a great spin on this classic tale by having the Ghost of Christmas Past trying to change her afterlife.
It's Not Me, It's You was one of my favorite books of 2016. It was so fun and fresh, it put Strohm on my short-list of auto-buy authors. I see so many great possibilities with the concept of this book, and I feel confident that Strohm will execute it well.
A love story between an ADHD heroine and an autistic hero, who share a love of ancient love letters sounds like something fresh and new. Early reviews are all glowing, and I am really excited to let this one hit me in the feels.
What are some of your anticipated reads?
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. Jen Vincent, Teach Mentor Texts, and Kellee of Unleashing Readers decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kidlit focus.
This post is for sharing what I read last week, what I am currently reading, and what I plan to read.
This was a great reading week. I fed my romance monster, and added two books to my favorites shelf. If Birds Fly Back was my top read, but The Authentics was a close second. Both were great coming-of-age stories that were just beautiful and engrossing. Loved them!
I totally zoned by #MonthlyMotif challenge, so I am trying to squeeze in a book that has an adaptation being released this year. I chose Wonder, because the movie is coming out soon and I have heard amazing things about these books. My audiobook for the week is another Lucky Harbor book. I was pretty excited when Hoopla had three new ones. So, yeah for me!
I am NOT planning too many books this week, because I will be spending the weekend at BookCon. One of my favorite yearly events, and I am so happy it is back in NYC. I picked Witchtown for another reading challenge that ends this month. Fingers crossed I read it in time.
Samantha is already facing scrutiny and anxiety at the start of her junior year, as she's finally been accepted into the popular girls' clique called "The Sherpas." But when she realizes that her new boyfriend Zach was raised Amish, Sam must tackle a whole new set of challenges! Zach has chosen not to end his Rumspringa, instigating a potential shunning from his family. Not only that, but Sam's new friends can't miss this opportunity to tease and torment her.
Sam has never really come to terms with her parents' divorce, so when her world crashes down on her in the form of cyberbullying and Zach's apparent return to the Amish community, she reverts to old, illegal habits. Does Sam even want friends like these? And, will her culture-crossed love with Zach find a way?
Following her parents divorce and a scape with the law, Samantha and her mother relocate from Philadelphia to Lancaster AKA Dutch Country. While she is attempting to navigate a complicated social structure, she meets Zach, who may be "the guy" she needs to accomplish Plan P — the search for her first boyfriend. While everything else in her world appears to be unravelling, Samantha also begins to worry that Zach may return to his Amish life. Will yet another person leave her behind?
When I saw this title, I was very intrigued. As a kid, I visited Dutch Country often, have quite a love for shoofly pie, and been interested in the ways of the Amish. This was an interesting portrayal, because Dodd opted to show all sides of the Amish. She shared the good things and the bad things. I thought she did a good job weaving these info bites throughout the story.
In fact, Dodd tries to show multiple perspectives on many of the issues in the book. I appreciate that approach, because it gives me something to consider and think about by presenting multiple angles. I really enjoyed Dodd's afterword, where explained some of the choices she made in the book, as well as her inspiration. It confirmed things I thought, and also cleared up other things.
I really liked both Samantha and Zach. I found that they complemented each other quite well, and shared a lot of common issues. I honestly felt Zach brought a little more to the table, as his different experiences often helped Samantha see things with in a different light. It was pretty great how he could share parts of his culture with her in order to help give her clarity.
The romance between those two was very sweet and endearing. I loved seeing it slowly unfold, and the more time they spent together, the more each of them healed from their pasts.
I love a good redemption arc, and Dodd allowed so many characters to redeem themselves. There were a lot of character behaving badly in this book. Sam's father left without a trace, while her mother was playing some kind of part-time role. Her friend was divulging her secrets and allowing them to be used against her, while another so-called friend was cyberbullying Sam. Sam also had her moments of bad behavior, but then someone stepped in, and set the redemption ball in motion. So, although there is the poor parenting and mean girls stuff, these characters all grew and changed for the better over the course of this book, and I am always glad to see that.
I found this to be a sweet and charming story of first love, friendship, and family.
Have you ever been to Dutch Country?
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sandhya Menon for writing such a beautiful and adorable story of first love. Today, my eyes are wet with tears of joy and my heart is filled with glee courtesy of this lovely book.
This was me, after finishing this book.
This book tells the story of when a boy, who is loyal to his parents and their cultural traditions, meets a girl, who rages against the patriarchy. Both Dimple and Rishi are recent high school graduates, and the first generation of their families not born in India. They are sent to San Francisco to partake in Insomnia Con, an intense IT summer program and competition. While Rishi is well aware that he is there to meet his future wife, Dimple is not. She is filled with ire, when she discovers her parents attempt to marry her off, but later decides to give Rishi a chance.
Characters: I could not have asked for better MCs. Both Dimple and Rishi are amazing. Dimple is this intelligent young woman, who is comfortable in her own skin. She wants to be appreciated for her mind, ambition, and skills, not for her hair and makeup.
Rishi is just perfection. He is honest and wears his heart on his sleeve. He a good son and brother, and takes his responsibilities very seriously. He was all in from the start, and I wish I had kept track of how many times I swooned, said "awww", or cried happy tears due to him.
The Story: This was a story of falling in love, and it was beautifully told. With each page, their love grew and flourished. It was so touching to watch it unfurl. Every first love should be this wonderful!
The Cultural Aspects: Fact - I studied three foreign languages in high school, and had pen pals all over the world, because I love learning about other cultures. Therefore, I really enjoyed how Menon shared her culture with us in this book. I liked the juxtaposition of the role of Indian culture in each protagonist's life. Rishi was the ideal Indian son. He abided by all his parents wishes, even when they clashed with his own, and he wanted to educate people about his culture/language/religion. Dimple was sort of the opposite, but together, she and Rishi were able to find that middle ground, where they could be true to their culture, while also being true to themselves.
Overall: A hilarious, adorable, and endearing story of falling in love, and finding yourself in the process.
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There is a part in this book, where Dimple and Rishi recreate a dance from a Bollywood movie.
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This week I can't wait for The Speaker by Traci Chee!
I felt so lucky, when I won a Twitter contest and received a copy of The Reader from Chee. I felt even luckier, when I read the book and absolutely loved it! I found myself immediately immersed in this story, which was packed with action, adventure, and mystery. I was left with plenty of unanswered questions at the end of The Reader and am very eager to get back into this world.
I am so excited about The Speaker, that I am giving away an ARC of The Reader for those of you who may not have started this series.
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There are several things I associate with summer: road trips, summer camp, frolicking on the beach, fun romances, and easy, breezy days. The following are ten books I have read, which evoke the essence of summer for me.
Dessen is well known for her books sharing settings, and Along for the Ride is one of several set in the idyllic sea side town of Colby. This is a summer book to me, not only because of the beach setting, but because of freedom the characters enjoy over the course of this book. From beach bonfires to 2 am pie, Auden leads a very carefree existence in Colby, and that is a summer trademark, if you ask me.
Nothing says summer like a road like a cross country road trip, and that is exactly what we have in Amy & Roger's Epic Detour. This is a car trip, which became more fun, once Amy and Roger veered from the itinerary and starting seeking some adventure. But let's face it, when I can't help but associate Matson with summer, as all her books are set during the summer and are marked with that fancy-free frolicking that happens when school let's out and the temperatures rise.
This book was a pleasant surprise for me. I got it through the Kindle First program, and ended up really enjoying it. This says "summer" to me because it take place during the summer at a summer camp. Although this is not a traditional summer camp, the teen campers have some very typical summer camp experiences.
How could this not scream "summer", when it's book that focuses on those seeking the "endless summer" - surfers. This is a series I discovered through an anthology, and it ended up being a really fun read. I loved the premise of taking chances and fell in love with the characters.
This is still my favorite JES book. What could be better than accidentally meeting a teen celebrity online, and whiling your summer away with him as he shots his current film in your small town? This sweet little romance wrapped summer in a bow for me, and I remembering not wanting the book to end. **With that said, Smith did give me a follow-up novella, and I cried tears of joy.
When your young, summer should be filled with falling in love and hijinks, lots of hijinks, and that is exactly what we get in Alex, Approximately. I have nothing but love for this light and easy romance, and can only say good things about it.
Another celeb encounter, this book finds Lacey not wasting her summer days away, but working hard at her summer internship. We have summer, we have fun, we have a sweet romance, and that is why it is on this list.
This is a time-out summer for Delilah. She was starting to make some bad decisions, so her mother whisks her away to Vermont. I loved the setting for a summer romance, new found friendships, and family healing.
Kasie West is one of my go-tos for light and fluffy romance, and isn't summer all about being easy and breezy? This is an adorable story of the lone sister in a family of manly men, who discovers another side of herself after being forced to get a job to pay for a very expensive speeding ticket. She is not the only one who notices this new side of her, and a sweet romance ensues. Loved it!
I know I am in the minority, but this is my favorite John Green book. I loved the road trip, the whole string of failed "Katherine" relationships, and Hassan!, who is one of my favorite sidekicks to date. I loved spending the summer with these guys as they worked out their romantic issues.
What are some of your favorite summer books?
Last week was an ok reading week. The two standouts were Making It Right and Internet Famous. I did have a DNF, but we won't talk about that. And as suspected, Be True to Me was sort of nostalgic. I loved so many of the references, and thought Griffin used just the right amount to let us taste the 70s, but not alienate anyone unfamiliar with the time period.
This is a very cool story of how I got my current read. I was in one of my reader groups (Crownover's Crowd), and there was a giveaway for an ARC of Crownover's newest Saints of Denver book. However, one of the entries required posting a review for the last Saints book. When I lamented on the thread, how I have been on the hold list since the beginning of April and there were still 6 people ahead of me, I was gifted an eBook. Needless to say, I was very touched by the gesture, and quite excited to read it, because I love Jay's books.
My audiobook is the second book in the Into the Deep series by Samantha Young. Wow! Young is ruthless. How many times can she tear these two apart!
Planning the normal four books for this week. Hoping for some good things. I am interested in seeing what Williams does with YA, as I have read and enjoyed her NA books. Early buzz on If Birds Fly Back is really good, so hoping it wins my heart too. I am really enjoying all these #OwnVoices books that I have been reading lately, and I hope The Authentics continues this streak for me. And a week of reading is not complete without a sports romance, as far as I am concerned. I have enjoyed the previous books in this series by Doyle, and know Called Out will most likely satisfy my sports romance need.


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Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery
Review by Michael S. Gant
With his unwavering eye for natural detail and his consummate hand, Leonardo Da Vinci could make art even from anatomy, as witnessed by a remarkable notebook sketch from about 1508 of the gravid uterus of a cow with the tissue removed to show an expanded bulbous spiral of blood vessels. Amazing Rare Things by David Attenborough (with additional essays by Susan Owens, Martin Clayton and Rea Alexandratos) uses the drawings and manuscripts at the Royal Library at Windsor Castle to track in broad outline the history of how artists and naturalists recorded plant and animal life from the late 1400s to the early 1700s, a stretch often referred to as the Age of Discovery. During this period, explorers brought back to Europe images and specimens of a bewildering profusion of fauna and floral. At first the fantastical (unicorns and dragons) mixed with the wondrous but real (Albrecht Dürer's famous etching of a rhinoceros). Eventually, precise observations substituted firsthand knowledge for secondhand rumors. The artists covered are da Vinci; Alexander Marshal, who toiled more than 30 years on his English "plant portraits"; the intrepid female pioneer Maria Sibylla Merian, who, in her 50s, ventured to Surinam to paint vivid pages full of jungle insects; and American Mark Catesby, whose fame as a bird tracker was eclipsed by Audubon. There is also a chapter on Cassiano dal Pozzo, who collected a wealth of natural-history illustrations in his "Paper Museum." These artists helped start a scientific revolution, but we remain entranced by their aesthetic skills. The superb reproductions recommend Amazing Rare Things, from Merian's big-nosed lantern flies investigating pomegranate blossoms to Catesby's painting of a tiny slay-legged lizard working its way up a riot of foliage; from Marshall's exquisite primula variations to a simple cat curled up in a sleeping ball by da Vinci.
By David Attenborough; Yale University Press; 223 pages; $37.50

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Water Masses in the Region of the Iceland–Færoes Front
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Observations of Helmholtz Waves in the Lower Atmosphere with an Acoustic Sounder
C. B. Emmanuel, B. R. Bean, L. G. McAllister, and J. R. Pollard
Acoustic probing of the lower atmosphere (<150 m) reveals structures that appear similar to those of instability waves produced by wind shear at the stable interface of a temperature inversion. The acoustic sounder was located in the vicinity of a meteorological tower 152 m in height. Profiles of wind velocity and temperature were taken during the acoustic sounder operation. Regions of enhanced thermal stability and wind shear produce strong echoes which the acoustic sounder maps on a height vs time facsimile record. In this paper we limit our discussion of those echo returns that have the characteristic appearance of Helmholtz waves. Richardson numbers calculated from the tower measurements over the layer thickness as determined from the acoustic sounder returns appear to he of the order of ½, while sub-strata embedded within the layer thickness exist where the Richardson number drops near the theoretically predicted critical value of ¼. In addition, measurements of the wavelengths associated with the "breaking" phenomenon conform to the theoretically predicted range of values.
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Q: What method to use(in OpenCV) to associate markers to proper bone structure? I'm trying to write a C++ program using Opencv library that will reconstruct 3d points from the corresponding 2d markers placed on human model.
But I've a question. How do commercial mocap(motion capture) industry figure out which markers belong to which bone structure?
What I mean by my last question is: lets suppose there are three markers placed on left upper arm. What method do they use to associate these three markers to left upper arm from frame to frame?
Because it could belong to right upper arm right or to any bones like front chest, femur etc.
So what process do they implement to differentiate between markers and place the right marker to proper bone structure?
Do they use optical flow, SIFT to track markers where in frame-1 the markers' are labelled for proper bones? But even if the mocap industry use this method, aren't these two methods very time consuming? I saw a video on you-tube. And there they associate and reconstruct markers in real-time.
Is it possible to kindly tell me what procedure commercial mocap industry follow to correspond points to individual parts of skeleton structure?
After all you need to do this because you have to write the xRot, yRot and zRot(rotation about x-y-z axis) of bones in .bvh file so that you can view the 2d motion in 3d.
So what's the secret?

A: For motion capture or tracking objects with markers in general the way to go is to keep track of the markers themselves between two frames and to keep track of the distance between the markers. A combination of this information is used to determine if a marker is the same as one close by to a marker in the previous frame.
Also these systems often use multiple cameras and have calibration objects where the position of markers is known and the correlation between the cameras can be determined. The algorithms to do this detection are highly advanced in these commercial mocap solutions.

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Brigadier James Roderick Sinclair, 19th Earl of Caithness, CVO, CBE, DSO (29 September 1906 – 8 May 1965) was a British Army officer during World War II and was also chief of Clan Sinclair.

Sinclair joined the Gordon Highlanders and rose to the rank of Brigadier and as such led his regiment (part of the 51st (Highland) Division) through France, Belgium, the Netherlands into Germany during World War II and was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order and made Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

In 1949 he was appointed the first Commander of the Ceylon Army and played a major role in establishing it as a regular army from the volunteer Ceylon Defence Force till 1952. On returning to the UK he was given various postings in England and Scotland before in 1955 being appointed land agent and manager of Her Majesty The Queen's private Estate at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire where he lived until his death. After leaving the army, he was appointed Colonel of his old Regiment the Gordon Highlanders.

Sinclair succeeded his sonless paternal uncle as 19th Earl of Caithness.

His first wife, by whom he had three daughters (Jean, Margaret and Fiona), died during the war and after it, in 1946, he married a widow Gabrielle Ormerod (1912–1990), whose husband had been killed on active service in Africa leaving her with a daughter (Susie). In 1947 while posted to Germany another daughter (Bridget), was born and the next year in Burma, Malcolm, Lord Berriedale was born. Upon his death on 8 May 1965, his son Lord Berriedale became the 20th Earl of Caithness and chief of Clan Sinclair.

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Ranked number 12 in the UK and in the top 6 for student experience, the University takes a pro-active approach to supporting student study and success.
In 2012/13 the University introduced No Hidden Extras to help address the additional costs of study. The initial scheme was successful and the University wanted to build on that success in partnership with JS Group.
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Since September 2012, the No Hidden Extras initiative has been a major financial investment by the University to support students in their learning. All new undergraduates joining Coventry University and CU London are provided with a course specific start up package, including relevant textbooks or support materials (e.g. professional subscriptions, software licences etc.) and a large number of printing credits. In addition, any mandatory UK site visits and trips are included in the package. We make a commitment to students that they can all benefit from course enrichment activities including industrial visits, field trips and international visits, irrespective of background. The No Hidden Extras Grant is an additional grant to enable students to undertake an international travel or UK placement during their course of study. We know that these opportunities are beneficial to student success as graduates. In total, we spent just under £6.6m across the group on course specific packages including the No Hidden Extras initiative and international experience grants (£1,455,198). In 2015/16 the number of students supported to undertake an overseas visit or trip was 3,158 and over 12,000 students engaged in international activities, with the resulting positive impact on their employability outcomes.


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A Name Earned
● Tim Tingle (Indigenous American; Native American; Choctaw;)
Text Content Territories: Indigenous American; Native American; Choctaw;
Grade Levels: 7; 8; 9; 10; 11;
After overcoming years of trouble with his alcoholic father and surviving a near-death car accident, Bobby Byington - for the first time in his life - has a strong family. His parents are reunited, his father has turned away from the bottle, and he is a starter on the basketball team at his high school.
But the door to trouble never stays closed. Bobby's girlfriend, next-door-neighbor Faye, suffers attacks from a bullying classmate, and some of Bobby's basketball teammates are dealing with family problems that are all too familiar to him. Maybe Bobby's old backyard hideout will need to be uncovered again and the door reopened.
Hoping to help his friends, Bobby shares the Choctaw legend of No Name that Coach Robison had told him back when Bobby needed to hide from his father. Who knew Coach's wisdom would become so meaningful to others?
As the playoffs near and the team plays to win, Coach delivers a message that extends well beyond the basketball court: "Your life is carved by the choices you make. You earn your name by your actions."
Educator Information
Reading Level: 2.5
Recommended Ages: 12-16
This is the third book in the No Name series, which is part of the PathFinders series. The PathFinders series of Hi-Lo (high interest, low readability) novels offers the following features:
• Indigenous teen protagonists
• Age appropriate plots
• 2.5 – 4.5 Reading Level
• Contemporary and historical fiction
• Indigenous authors
The PathFinders series is from an American publisher. Therefore, Indigenous terminology in the PathFinders books is not the same as Canadian Indigenous terminology. This prompts a useful teaching moment for educators in discussing appropriate terminology use in Canada. The recommended ages for books in the PathFinders series are 12-16.
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A Very Small Rebellion
● Jan Truss
Text Content Territories: Indigenous Canadian; Métis;
Grade Levels: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9;
"You must stand up for your way of life in the forest and protect it against the dangers that menace it."
Paul Gauthier heard the voice in his dream and woke to stare at the poster on the wall of his bedroom. The sad, angry eyes of the man on the poster looked down at him. It was as if the poster had come alive.
The man in the poster is Louis Riel, and in this powerfully wrought historical novel by Jan Truss, Paul Gauthier has been chosen to play Riel in a school play at a time in his life when new menaces threaten the small Metis settlement where he lives with his family.
Convinced that such menaces can be fought with the same spirit that emboldened Riel, Paul and his young Indian friend Simon Buffalo set out to thwart a government plan to raze the settlement to make room for a new highway.
An essay by Jack Chambers complements the novel, weaving through it the parallel history of the Riel Rebellion of 1885, and the events and confrontations of another time.
That the spirit of Louis Riel lives on can be heard in the voices of the characters in this remarkable novel on every page; for as the essayist writes, "The spirit of Louis Riel is neither old-fashioned nor modern, but timeless."
Algonquin Spring: An Algonquin Quest Novel
● Rick Revelle (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Anishinaabeg; Algonquin; Ardoch Algonquin;)
Text Content Territories: Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Anishinaabeg; Algonquin; Beothuk; Haudenosaunee (Iroquois); Kanyen'keha:ka (Mohawk); Mi'kmaq;
Grade Levels: 7; 8; 9; 10;
Years after a devastating battle, Mahingan and his tribe struggle to recover a lost loved one.
Six years earlier in the fourteenth century, Mahingan and his tribe fought the Battle of the Falls against the Haudenosaunee. There were many losses, and Mahingan thought he had lost his wife, Wàbananang (Morning Star). But after the battle, he learned she was still alive, taken captive by the Haudenosaunee. Now on a desperate quest to rescue her, Mahingan and his small family are wintering north of the Ottawa River near present-day Lachute, Quebec. If they are to have any hope of recovering Wàbananang, though, they must first survive until spring.
At the same time, over 2,000 kilometres away in present-day Newfoundland, events taking place will affect four Native tribes: Mahingan's, a group of Mi'kmaq, a Beothuk group, and a band of Haudenosaunee warriors led by Mahingan's old nemesis, Ò:nenhste Erhar (Corn Dog) — a fierce Mohawk War Chief and Wàbananang's captor.
Along the way, Mahingan's brother, Mitigomij, will reveal his true self and powers. Then, an influential Mi'kmaq legend puts a new, powerful twist on events, and threatens to send things spiraling out of Mahingan's control.
Recommended Ages: 12-15.
This novel is part of the Algonquin Quest Series, a series of young adult novels from Algonquin author Rick Revelle.
Algonquin Sunset: An Algonquin Quest Novel
Text Content Territories: Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Anishinaabeg; Algonquin; Haudenosaunee (Iroquois); Kanyen'keha:ka (Mohawk); Mi'kmaq; Sioux; Lakota;
Anokì and his sister Pangì Mahingan have grown up, and now face a decision that will change their lives forever.
Twelve years after Mahingan was wounded battling for his life against the Haudenosaunee warrior known as Ö:nenhste Erhar (Corn Dog), we rejoin his family and learn what fate held for him.
Now, his children, Anokì and Pangì Mahingan, along with their twin cousins Makwa and Wàbek, are grown and have adult responsibilities. Still living with their Algonquin family, they have become a formidable fighting unit with the addition of three Mi´kmaq warriors, E´s, Jilte´g, and the fierce Elue´wiet Ga´qaquj.
However, there is danger in the land of the setting sun, and nothing is more dangerous than what the family is going to encounter from the fierce enemy of their new Anishinaabe allies: the Lakȟóta.
Arctic Thunder
● Robert Feagan
Mike Watson''s team has just won the Alberta Bantam Provincial box lacrosse championships. The euphoria of victory and plans for next season are short-lived when Mike''s father, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is transferred to Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
The transition to life inside the Arctic Circle is a tough one. With temperatures of -30 Celsius, a hulking monster named Joseph Kiktorak threatening him at every turn, and not a lacrosse ball in site, Mike''s resentment at moving north escalates.
As his friendships with local youth develop, Mike is introduced to the amazing spectacle and athleticism of traditional "Arctic Sports." When his father witnesses the natural talent of Mike''s new friends, the idea of an Inuvik lacrosse team is born! With hearts full of desire, the motley group of athletes heads south to participate in the Baggataway Lacrosse Tournament, and to face Mike''s former team, The Rams.
● Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Text Content Territories: Indigenous Canadian;
Grade Levels: 8; 9; 10; 11; 12;
Aboriginal snowboarder Jax has it made. He's in his last year at Podium Sports Academy and he's got a sponsorship from a big snowboarding company in the bag. But then his older brother, always the troublemaker in the family, shows up in Calgary unexpectedly. Suddenly Jax's sponsorship is threatened when the police come asking questions about a break-in at the house where he lives. He wants to help his brother, but will it cost him his future as a professional boarder?
"The series is designed to connect with teens by dramatically leading them through the possibilities their choices create and offering wholesome suggestions for successful outcomes. Author Lorna Schultz Nicholson achieves this without ever appearing to be preaching to the reader. Big Air is highly recommended for any teens, and the series should be available in all middle years school libraries." — Sherry Faller, CM: Canadian Review of Materials
"What gives this story its depth is the abiding hatred the prejudiced policeman holds for Jax. Jax sees just how easy it is for dangerous stereotypes to rule the day." Rated E: excellent, enduring, everyone should read it! — Lesley Little, Resource Links
Educator & Series Information
The Podium Sports Academy series follows the lives of super-jocks at an elite high school as they train for a future in pro sports.
Interest age: From 13 To 18
Fry Reading Level [grade]: 2.5
Lexile Reading Level: 580L
Billy Buckhorn: Paranormal
● Gary Robinson (Indigenous American; Native American; Choctaw; Cherokee;)
Text Content Territories: Indigenous American; Native American; Cherokee;
In this second installment in the series, Billy and his friend Chigger continue their adventures in a hidden cave. After a horrifying accident at the cave, Billy is pronounced clinically dead on an operating table. After being revived, he discovers an ability to see and speak with the spirits of the dead including his deceased Cherokee grandmother. When Chigger becomes possessed by an alien creature, Billy knows he must return to the cave to save his friend. What he doesn't know is that the Horned Serpent known to the Cherokees as Uktena is lying in wait.
Ages: 12 to 16 / Reading level: 4.5
This novel is part of the Billy Buckhorn series, which is part of the PathFinder series. The PathFinders series of Hi-Lo (high interest, low readability) novels offers the following features:
Billy Buckhorn: Supranormal
Grade Levels: 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12;
Billy Buckhorn's uncanny intuition became apparent at an early age. In the course of this exciting series, Billy's supernatural abilities grow and develop, and his reputation as a gifted "holy man" in the Old Way spreads throughout the Cherokee Nation. In book 3, Supranormal, Billy and his grandfather Wesley face a deadly, ancient beast that's poised to take control of the world. While Wesley and Billy summon aid from the spirit realms, Billy's father, a college professor, puts together an archaeological team to help out - and to document the unprecedented things they've seen and experienced. But even with everyone pulling together, can they stop Uktena?
Break Away 2: Power Forward A Novel
● Sylvain Hotte
Grade Levels: 9; 10; 11; 12;
A thrilling, human story that takes you well beyond the world of hockey.
Alex McKenzie is back, a promising young hockey player who hopes to make the juniors in Quebec City. Though he still prefers fishing and roaming bush roads on his quad, he trains hard under his demanding coach Larry in his hometown on the Lower North Shore of the St. Lawrence.
His buddy Tommy is vying to make the juniors too. Once in Quebec City, things change. Tommy gets sullen and obnoxious as he hangs out with some dubious types. He and Alex grow apart and then tragedy strikes. In this sequel to Break Away, Jessie on my Mind, young people deal with powerful peer pressure, budding love, and catastrophe.
In this sequel to the award-winning Jessie on my Mind, young people deal with powerful peer pressures, budding love, and tragedy. Their friendships are sorely tested, their values are challenged, and they begin to learn what is important in life.
Break Away: Jessie On My Mind
Alexandre McKenzie lives on North Shore of the St. Lawrence River. In summer he rides the logging trails on his quad. Come winter he is a promising young hockey star who seeks solitude at a bush camp by the frozen lake. But when he plunges into a relationship with a girl plagued by tragedy, things turn ugly. Fighting his own demons Alex fights to hold his head high, like the bull moose that haunts him from the moment he meets Jessie. Break Away, Jessie on my mind tells of friendship, family, pride and love. It's a story that could happen wherever winter, hockey, and young people come together.
● Jean Rae Baxter
Text Content Territories: Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Haudenosaunee (Iroquois); Oneida (Onyota'a:ka);
Broken Trail is the story a thirteen-year-old white boy, the son of United Empire Loyalists, who has been captured and adopted by the Oneida people. Striving to find his vision oki that will guide him in his quest to become a warrior, Broken Trail disavows his white heritage—he considers himself Oneida. But everything changes when Broken Trail, alone in the woods on his vision quest, is mistakenly shot by a redcoat soldier.
This is the second book in the "Forging a Nation" series. Other titles in this series include The Way Lies North, Freedom Bound, The White Oneida, and Hope's Journey.
Caged Eagles
● Eric Walters
When Canada went to war with Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Canadians of Japanese descent were declared "Enemy Aliens." Without recourse of any kind, they were forced to leave their homes along with the British Columbia coast, their possessions were sold, and their rights as citizens denied. Caged Eagles follows fourteen-year-old Tadashi Fukushima and his family as they embark on a torturous physical and emotional journey. Along with neighbours from their remote village on the northern BC coast, they travel by fishing boat to Vancouver, where they are placed in detention in Hastings Park, the Pacific National Exhibition ground, and forced to live in cattle stalls. For Tadashi detention becomes both an adventure and a dilemma as he struggles to understand the undercurrents of racism and injustice that have overtaken his life and those of his community.
This story is a sequel to War of the Eagles.
"An excellent book for a middle grades reader, it is perfect as a companion to a social studies unit to explore a new historical perspective of the second World War." — Alan Review, January 2001
"[Walters's] fast-paced novel avoids heavy-handed moralizing as it portrays the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II."— Booklist, December 2000
"Walters successfully combines history, adventure, and social criticism in Caged Eagles while providing young readers a glimpse into Canada's past and a chance to consider serious issues inherent in any complex, multicultural society." "Highly recommended." — CM Magazine, September 2000
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
● Joseph Bruchac (Indigenous American; Native American; Abenaki;)
Text Content Territories: Indigenous American; Native American; Navajo (Diné);
Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years.
But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This deeply affecting novel honors all of those young men, like Ned, who dared to serve, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians.
"Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find." —Booklist, starred review
"With its multicultural themes and well-told WWII history, this will appeal to a wide audience." —Kirkus Reviews starred review
"Bruchac's gentle prose presents a clear historical picture of young men in wartime, island hopping across the Pacific, waging war in the hells of Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and Iwo Jima. Nonsensational and accurate, Bruchac's tale is quietly inspiring..." —School Library Journal
Recommended Ages: 12+
Recommended English First Peoples Resource for grades 10-12 in units on identity; steps toward reconciliation; and exploring text through local landscape.
Cold Grab
● Steven Barwin
► Non-Indigenous Content
Sixteen-year-old Angelo has moved to Toronto from the Philippines to join his mother, who has been living and working in Canada for most of Angelo's life. Adjusting to a new country isn't easy for Angelo, with a new language, curfews, new rules, and pressure from a mom who seems like a stranger. Angelo's mother takes him to the Filipino Community Centre where he meets Marcus who has shared the same experience.
At school, Marcus introduces Angelo to Felix and Darius. The boys quickly give Angelo a reality check, pointing out how rich everyone else is, and how no one respects poor Filipino immigrants. They lure Angelo into running petty thefts as a way of proving his friendship. But when Angelo is accused of stealing something valuable from the house his mother cleans and she loses her job, he realizes that everyone sees him as just a punk. He wants to set things right, but how can he go against his friends without getting the law involved?
"Cold Grab presents readers with one boy's experience in leaving behind a home he loves to join his mother in a new country. Readers journey with him as he struggles to find his place in this new-to-him world, and they can connect with the lessons Angelo learns and reflect upon the application of these lessons in their own lives."— CM: Canadian Review of Materials
"Author Steven Barwin's portrayal of adjusting to life and family in an unfamiliar environment and the perils it engenders is told in the straightforward terms we have come to associate with his sports novels. Barwin presents the clash of values and culture experienced by Angelo and how he works through it without sentiment or preaching, making a complex and nuanced situation accessible without diminishing its urgency."— Resource Links
This book is part of the SideStreets series. SideStreets are edgy, fast-paced novels that combine real-world themes and believable characters to make for short, heart-stopping books — sure to engage the most reluctant reader.
Themes: Law & Crime, Diversity & Multicultural, Assimilation, Peer Pressure
Lexile Reading Level: HL560L
Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner
Danny Blackgoat is a teenager in 1864 Navajo country when United States soldiers burn down his home, kill his sheep, capture his family, and force them all to walk at gunpoint to an Army fort far from their homeland. This forced exodus of the Navajo people was called the Long Walk of 1864, and during the journey, Danny is labeled a troublemaker and given the name Fire Eye. Refusing to accept captivity, he is sent to Fort Davis, Texas, a Civil War prisoner outpost. There he battles bullying fellow prisoners, rattlesnakes, and abusive soldiers, until he meets Jim Davis. Davis teaches Danny how to hold his anger and starts him on the road to literacy. In a stunning climax, Davis—who builds coffins for the dead—aids Danny in a daring and dangerous escape.
Set in troubled times, Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner is the story of one boy's hunger to be free and to be Navajo.
This is the first book in the Danny Blackgoat series, which is part of the PathFinders series. The PathFinders series of Hi-Lo (high interest, low readability) novels offers the following features:
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I also want to compliment Harris Teeter in Manassas again because they have very good customer service and Harris Teeter because they are so kid friendly! Not only do they have "cool" carts for the kids to "drive" around the store but they have a "free" cookie and "free" balloon for the kids too. The cookies can be found in the bakery aisle or the front the store entrance and the balloons are at the exit after checkout.
For my second day of super doubles this is what I got.
I bought a couple other items too including bananas, milk and sugar.
Thanks to Laura for helping me buy a couple items in her transaction since I went over 20 coupons. It worked out great!
Vic savings this year $63.96! It's only 1/8/10!
Hi Holly…I just want to let you know how thrilled I am to find someone that has a blog where I live!! I read alot of blogs but none from this area so reading about all of those 'shop and save' deals, etc dont really help that much. I look forward to reading your blog!!!
I'm so glad! Welcome! Please feel free to leave comments or email me if you have any questions. Happy to help!
I went to HT in Alexandria twice this weekend and they were surprisingly well stocked. No more ballons for my son– he somehow let one go out the car window one day. We still like the cookies though!
Anyway, it was a good weekend for coupons. I love super doubles.
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I had a great time shopping yesterday Holly! It was nice to go couponing/Super Doubles shopping together, and we got some great deals. We'll have to do it again!
.-= Laura – Frugal Friends in Northern Virginia´s last blog ..My Harris Teeter Super Double Coupons Trip #3 – Jan. 8th, 2010 =-.
I did this deal too in Leesburg, had 19 cqns. Had to ask Manager why last cqn didn't double, and she fixed it. With Vic's card total was $100, after cqns $50….good day 😀 Thanks for alerting of this deal !


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Amnesty International Warns of Health Crisis in Northwest Syria
Qamishli, Damascus, Idlib - Kamal Sheikho and Asharq Al-Awsat
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Amnesty International warned of a health crisis in northwest Syria due to a drop in international assistance to hospitals and other medical facilities. (AFP)
Amnesty International warned on Thursday of a looming health crisis in northwest Syria due to a drop in international assistance to hospitals and other medical facilities, where doctors and medical teams are struggling to operate with low resources.
"This past year's massive funding drop has immediately translated into the closure of hospitals and vital services, and has left millions of Syrians struggling to access medication and other essential health care," said Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Maalouf called on international donors meeting in Brussels next week to prioritize ensuring adequate funding for health and other essential services as millions of people face the appalling prospect of being denied access to health care amid a worsening crisis.
Amnesty International interviewed eight doctors and health workers, four people who recently sought medical care and four humanitarian aid workers, each of whom described how the funding cuts have led to a shortage of resources and medication, leading to a scaling-down of operations and vital services.
"Before the funding cuts in December 2021, we used to receive about 500 outpatients and inpatients a day. Today, we can receive 10 percent of that number, because we suspended all services except for basic treatment in the emergency room," the manager of an obstetrics and pediatrics hospital said.
"Donors have the power to rectify this devastating situation. Their decisions have a direct impact on people's access to healthcare at a time when they are suffering more than ever. What is happening in north-west Syria right now is a terrible humanitarian crisis," Maalouf added.
Amnesty's warning came as the Union of Doctors in the Raqqa governorate in northern Syria warned that the current health situation poses a major challenge to the fragile medical sector.
Farhad Jumaan, head of the Union in Raqqa, said the city suffered from a shortage of doctors in some specialties and lack of them altogether in others.
The city has only three ophthalmologists, three neurosurgeons, one anesthesiologist, and one pathologist, "a very small number compared to the population density in Raqqa and its countryside," according to Jumaan.
He also said that the city of Raqqa lacks an oncologist, forcing patients to go to other Syrian cities for treatment.
"Over 600 doctors are present in Raqqa city and its countryside, which is enough relevant to the population, but the absence of some specialties impedes the treatment of specific diseases," he added.


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Tin-Copper-Lead Alloy Produced by Horizontal Centrifugal Casting
S.E. Vahdat
Keywords Functionally graded materials Phase diagram
Horizontal centrifugal casting is an effective method for the production of hollow metal with good mechanical properties, low defect, cast to size and relatively cheap. The ability of a metal to satisfy the above requirements highly depends on its microstructure. In this study, the relationship between microstructural parameters such as grain size and the amount of phases with bulk hardness of SnCu4Pb3 is concerned in three areas of the product. Consequently, to achieve the desired hardness of the product in a particular area, the interaction of two factors of the microstructure including, grain size and particles amount of the hard intermetallic compositions (Cu6Sn5) should be noted.
Effect of Cooling Rate and Pouring Temperature on the Hardness and Wear Resistance of Bronze SAE660
S.E. Vahdat S. Karimifer
Archives of Foundry Engineering | 2018 | vol.18 | No 3 | 144–151 | DOI: 10.24425/123617
Keywords microstructure bearing pouring casting
Metallic bearing alloys have different types, most of which are tin (Babbitt) or bronze based. Bronze bearings are used at heavy duty conditions. The goal of this research is an investigation on the effect of cooling rate and pouring temperature (two important factors in casting production) on the Brinell hardness and pin-on-disc wear resistance (two important properties in bearing applications) of bronze SAE660. The melt had prepared by induction furnace. Then, it had poured in sand mold in four different casting conditions, including pouring temperatures of 950 oC and 1200 oC, and cooling with water and air. Finally, the microstructure, hardness and wear resistance of the SAE660 had investigated. The results indicated that if the maximum hardness, along with the minimum weight loss due to wear (or maximum wear resistance) is required; the contents of intermetallic compounds, lead phase and the solid solution phase should be more. In this way, the samples which are cooled in air and poured at 950 oC have the high hardness and the lowest weight loss.
Repair of Structural Steel Surface Groove by Using Diffusion Welding of Pure Iron Powder
Y. Rahimy S.E. Vahdat
Keywords Magnetic induction Tensile strength Useful life
Metal pieces wear out due to variable loading, because cracks formed on their surface of them. In order to increase useful life of metal pieces with the help of different methods of welding, surface cracks are repaired. In this research, performance of the diffusion welding of pure iron powder through magnetic induction evaluated for repairing structural steel surface cracks. First, four specimens prepared including one control specimen and other three specimens grooved specimens in length of 6.25mm and in depth of 1mm and groove width in the sizes of 0.5, 0.75 and 1mm. Then by a coil, the induced current created in the piece surface. After crossing the current, the powder melted and the groove repaired due to diffusion welding. To prevent oxidation, the atmosphere inside the coil filled with argon gas. The results show that after repairing surface groove, tensile strength of the repaired specimens reached to the tensile strength of control specimen with the margin of 7.5%.
Repair of Structural Steel Surface Groove by Using Flame Welding Method by Spraying Pure Iron Powder
P. Keyhany S.E. Vahdat
Keywords Oxyacetylene Reducing flame tensile strength
To improve mechanical properties and increasing useful life of metal pieces, different methods of welding are used for repairing surface crack of metal pieces. In this research, performance of flame welding method by spraying pure iron powder evaluated for repairing surface grooves of structural steel. First, four specimens including one control specimen and other three specimens grooved specimens in depth of 1mm and in length of 12.5mm and groove width in the sizes of 0.5, 0.75 and 1mm.were prepared then, powder melted using oxyacetylene reducing flame and spraying iron powder in the flame path and attached to the inner surface of the groove and finally, the specimen repaired. Results showed that after repairing surface groove, tensile strength of the repaired specimens were reached to the tensile strength of control specimen with the margin of 2.5%.
Strength of the Bond of Structural Steel S235JR to Bronze SAE660 Produced by Casting in Pre-Mold
M. Zaheri S.E. Vahdat
Keywords Bond's length Trust bearing Weld
Different methods are used for production of bronze bearings. In terms of technical specifications, the success of each of these methods depends on the bond's strength and in terms of economic, the production method is important. In this study, the aim is to study the strength and microstructure of steel-bronze thrust bearing bond that has been produced through the casting using pre-mold. In this study, in order to bond, the raw metals are chemically washed with sulfuric acid solution for five minutes at first. Then, the molten bronze SAE660 is cast in a structural steel S235JR pre-mold. The bond's strength has been measured using the shear test three times; the measurement of bond's length has been done using field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM). The results indicate that the strength of the bond is at least 94.8 MPa and bond's length is 0.45 micrometers. Therefore, this method was successful for trust bearing application.
Microstructure Study of Diffusion Bonding of Centrifuged Structural Steel-Bronze
H. Soflaei S.E. Vahdat
Keywords Diffusion Bonding Line Scan Horizontal Centrifugal Casting
One of the methods to prevent unsuitable lubrication of moving components of devices and machinery is using bi-metal and three-metal bearings. Centrifugal casting process is one of the manufacturing methods that is used for such bearings. In this study, the purpose is microstructure evaluation of the bonding location and length determination of diffusion bond in structural steel-bronze. A mold made of structural steel with inner diameter of 240mm, length of 300mm and thickness of 10mm was coated by a 6mm film of bronze under centrifugal casting process. At first, a bronze ingot with dimension of 5mm×10mm×20mm is located inside of the hollow cylindrical mold and then the two ends of it will be sealed. During mold rotation with the rate of 800 rpm, two high power flames are used for heating the mold under Ar gas atmosphere to melt the bronze ingot at 1000˚C. After 15minutes, the system is cooled rapidly. Results showed that the diffusion bonding of bronze in structural steel to depth of 1.2µm from the bonding line was obtained. In this bonding, copper element was diffused to 50% of its initial concentration.


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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly worked to stop anti-LGBT order
The White House said Tuesday that President Trump was "determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community."
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly helped push President Donald Trump to uphold a 2014 executive order protecting LGBT people from workplace discrimination.
The president's daughter and her husband, who serves as a White House senior adviser, worked to nix a draft executive order outlining how to roll back some of the protections granted by former president Barack Obama's 2014 executive order, Politico reported Friday, citing "multiple sources with knowledge of the situation."
"The executive order signed in 2014, which protects employees from anti-LGBTQ workplace discrimination while working for federal contractors, will remain intact at the direction of President Donald J. Trump," the White House said in a statement.
Progressive groups have expressed concern that Trump could overturn protections and rights gained by the LGBT community under the Obama administration. Vice President Mike Pence has a long history of opposing gay rights, and as governor of Indiana he opposed legalizing gay marriage.


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Nikephoritzes (; † 1078 auf Oxeia) war ein byzantinischer Eunuch und einflussreicher Beamter unter den Kaisern Romanos IV. und  Michael VII. Sein eigentlicher Name war Nikephoros.

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Nikephoritzes, der aus dem Thema Bukellarion stammte, diente unter Konstantin IX. in der kaiserlichen Hofkanzlei. Konstantin X. versetzte ihn als Gouverneur nach Antiochia am Orontes, weil er angeblich die Kaiserin Eudokia Makrembolitissa als Ehebrecherin verleumdet hatte. Nach dem Tod des Kaisers  und ihrer Übernahme der Regentschaft wurde Nikephoritzes inhaftiert. Der neue Kaiser Romanos IV. setzte ihn jedoch 1068 wieder auf freien Fuß und ernannte ihn zum Praitor (Zivilgouverneur) der kombinierten Themen Hellas und Peloponnes. Michael VII. rief ihn nach seiner Krönung am 24. Oktober 1071 an den Hof in Konstantinopel zurück, um in der neuen Regierung unter der Führung des Kaisars Johannes Dukas zu dienen. Als Logothet des Dromos gewann Nikephoritzes rasch an Einfluss und Macht. Er drängte die anderen führenden Köpfe der Regierung, darunter Michael Psellos, in den Hintergrund und zwang schließlich im Herbst 1073 auch seinen Förderer, den Kaisar Johannes, sich aus der politischen Führung ins Privatleben auf seine Güter zurückzuziehen.

Als De-facto-Regent widmete Nikephoritzes sich der Reorganisation des nach der Schlacht von Manzikert schwer erschütterten Reiches. Seine erste Priorität war es, die Schatzkammer wieder aufzufüllen. Dazu griff er zu radikalen Steuermaßnahmen, die große Not sowohl in den Provinzen als auch in Konstantinopel verursachten, während er zugleich darauf bedacht war, seinen persönlichen Reichtum zu vergrößern. Er gründete auch ein zentrales Getreidelager (phundax) bei Raidestos, um die Versorgung der Hauptstadt zu verbessern. Dennoch kam es im Winter 1076/77 in Konstantinopel zu einer Hungersnot, für die Attaleiates den Eunuchen direkt verantwortlich machte. Zur gleichen Zeit brach im Thema Paristrion ein Aufstand aus, weil Nikephoritzes die jährlichen Zahlungen an die lokalen Mixobarbaroi und die Petschenegen eingestellt hatte. Der Vestarch Nestor, der geschickt wurde, um die Angelegenheit zu regeln, schloss sich der Revolte an. Bemerkenswerterweise beschränkten sich die Forderungen der Rebellen auf die Entlassung des Nikephoritzes, jedoch ging Kaiser Michael VII. darauf nicht ein. Nachdem sie Raidestos eingenommen und das dortige Getreidelager niedergebrannt hatten, zog sich Nestor mit den verbündeten Petschenegen nach Paristrion zurück, das damit für die nächsten zwei Jahrzehnte der kaiserlichen Kontrolle entglitt.

Nikephoritzes versuchte auch, die Armee zu reformieren und in diesem Zusammenhang das Tagma der Athanatoi zu reaktivieren. Denn die militärische Lage während seiner Amtszeit war katastrophal: Im Westen sah sich Byzanz mit Angriffen der Bulgaren unter Georgi Vojtech und dem selbsternannten Zaren Konstantin Bodin wie auch der Normannen unter Robert Guiskard konfrontiert, in Kleinasien mit der Rebellion des Roussel Phrangopolos und dem wachsenden Druck der Seldschuken. Obwohl sich Nikephoritzes als durchaus fähiger Administrator erwies, zog er durch Habgier und Korruption wachsenden Unmut auf sich. Die Opposition formierte sich rund um den antiochenischen Patriarchen Aimilianos, einen alten Feind des Nikephoritzes, mit Unterstützung mehrerer Bischöfe und Gilden der Hauptstadt. Im Sommer 1077 rebellierten Nikephoros Bryennios auf dem Balkan und Nikephoros Botaneiates in Kleinasien gegen Michael VII. Bryennios zog gegen Konstantinopel, doch die Plünderung der Vororte durch seine Truppen schreckte die Bürger der Hauptstadt ab, so dass er sich zurückziehen musste. Als Reaktion versammelte sich am 7. Januar 1078 eine Gruppe oppositioneller Bischöfe in der Hagia Sophia und bestätigte Botaneiates als rechtmäßigen Kaiser. Nikephoritzes ließ die Synode auflösen, wofür er vom Patriarchen Kosmas I. exkommuniziert wurde. Alexios Komnenos, der unter Nikephoritzes im Militär Karriere gemacht hatte, schlug vor, den Widerstand gewaltsam zu unterdrücken, aber Michael VII. entschied sich zur Abdankung, womit der Thron für Botaneiates frei wurde.

Nikephoritzes floh aus Konstantinopel nach Herakleia zu Roussel Phrangopolos, der ihn jedoch in Ketten legen ließ. Als Roussel kurz darauf unter mysteriösen Umständen starb, wurde Nikephoritzes verdächtigt, ihn vergiftet zu haben. Roussels Verwandte lieferten den Eunuchen daraufhin an den neuen Kaiser aus, der ihn zuerst auf die Prinzeninsel Prote und dann nach Oxeia verbannte, wo er schwer gefoltert wurde und wenig später starb.

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 Michael Attaleiates 180–182; 201; 271
 Nikephoros Bryennios 143; 255
 Michael Glykas 613–614
 Katakalon Kekaumenos, Strategikon 222
 Michael Psellos, Sathas 103
 Skylitzes Continuatus 155; 162; 186
 Johannes Zonaras 18, 16–18

Literatur
 Michael Angold: The Byzantine Empire, 1025–1204, A Political History. Longman, London 1997, ISBN 978-0-582-29468-4, S. 121–124.
 Alexander P. Kazhdan (Hrsg.): The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, New York NY 1991, ISBN 0-19-504652-8, S. 1475, 1815.
 Paul Stephenson: Byzantium's Balkan Frontier. A Political Study of the Northern Balkans 900–1204. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, ISBN 0-521-77017-3, S. 98–100.

Weblinks
 Nikephoritzes in der Prosopography of the Byzantine World

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Taking the law into his own hands
"If at my convenience I might break them (laws), what would be their worth?" -- Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre"
Taking the law into his own hands "If at my convenience I might break them (laws), what would be their worth?" -- Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre" Check out this story on citizen-times.com: http://avlne.ws/1bbLpdx
ASH Published 12:00 a.m. ET Feb. 17, 2014 | Updated 12:01 a.m. ET Feb. 17, 2014
We've come a long way since Justice Charles Evans Hughes remarked a century ago, "...the Constitution is what the judges say it is." Or have we?
According to the Galen Institute, a nonprofit public policy research organization based in Alexandria, Va., "...more than 27 significant changes already have been made to Obamacare: at least 10 that President Obama has made unilaterally, 15 that Congress has passed and the president has signed, and 2 by the Supreme Court." Add one more now that he has decreed that small businesses with 50-99 employees will be given another year before they have to pay a penalty for failing to comply with the Obamacare law.
Where does the president get the power to unilaterally change a law? On Monday, during a tour of Thomas Jefferson's home with French President Francois Hollande, the president quipped to reporters about being able to tour the home, which was closed that day: "That's the good thing about being president; I can do whatever I want."
The old adage "many a true word is spoken in jest" seems to apply in this instance.
President Obama has already vowed to circumvent Congress "whenever I can," so this appears to be the next step toward quasi-dictatorship. Now if he can finish packing the courts with people who share his go-it-alone worldview his usurpation of power will be complete.
Responding to the president's latest summary declaration on Obamacare, Speaker John Boehner said, "Once again, the president is giving a break to corporations while individuals and families are still stuck under the mandates of his health care law and once again the president is rewriting law on a whim. If the administration doesn't believe employers can manage the burden of the law, how can struggling families be expected to?"
This isn't about any of that. This is about next November's election and delaying the pain of Obamacare so that vulnerable Democrats might keep their congressional seats. It is politics at its most cynical.
Republicans must do more than issue strong statements. They should go to court again and challenge the president's power to evade the law.
This president, like all presidents, took an oath (twice, in his case) to "faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Is deciding what part of a law he wishes to obey and unilaterally altering a law passed by Congress and signed by himself a faithful execution of his office? Is he preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution by such behavior?
Imagine a Republican president trying to delay the implementation of any law favored by Democrats. The sharp knives would be out for his political head, possibly including impeachment.
A court challenge may be the only hope for controlling this out-of-control administration. Under other administrations defying the law has caused serious problems for a president.
Richard Nixon told David Frost, "When the president does it, (break the law) that means that it is not illegal." We know how that turned out.
President Obama won't be impeached -- the Senate has a Democratic majority, Republicans will likely be reluctant to impeach America's first black president -- but the GOP should use the courts to at least restrain him. The Founders foresaw the danger when a president behaves like a king.
Readers may e-mail Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com. (c) 2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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The tour starts either at 08:00 and ends approximately at 12:00 or at 14:00 and ends approximately at 18:00.
In the morning your guide will pick you up at your hotel. The Heritage Walk starts as you reach Yangon's bustling downtown area, where you find the highest number of the most beautiful colonial buildings in Southeast Asia. Walk through Yangon's old business district to see the abandoned colonial-era administrative buildings, part of the Yangon City Heritage List, such as the High Court, Myanmar Port Authority building or the Accountant General's Office. As you pass the bridge to Pansodan Jetty, you get impressions of the busy life right by the Yangon River. Continue to visit the Sule Pagoda, which was built over 2.000 years ago. Bogyoke (Scott) Market offers a wide range of food, clothes, handicraft and gem stores. Afterwards, you transfer to Myanmar's most precious sight, the Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred pagoda in the whole country.


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KOSCIUSKO — A Milford man was arrested after battering an inmate while incarcerated in the Kosciusko County Jail.
Curtis Allen Walburn, 32, 427 E. CR 1150N 19, Milford, is being charged with battery causing serious bodily injury, a level 5 felony.
On Nov. 25, 2018, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office was notified by a male inmate that he was hit on the face by his bunkmate, identified as Walburn. The inmate had a deep laceration on the left side of his nose and said he was experiencing rib cage pain.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, the inmate was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Medical staff determined his nose was fractured on both sides and that they would consult an ear, nose and throat specialist.
An officer talked with Walburn, who admitted to hitting the inmate. Video surveillance showed Walburn and the inmate entering a cell, with a second male inmate shutting the door and positioning himself to keep the door shut so inmates could not enter or exit the cell. Surveillance video also showed Walburn hitting the inmate multiple times.
Walburn was booked for the battery charge on Feb. 5, 2019, with a $7,500 surety and cash bond.


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Flyhunter Origins Landing On Vita
Dominic L 09/06/14 2 Comments
The humble platform game's resurgence is clearly in full swing. If you've been paying attention, they never truly went away, but in the past twelve months there have been a number of examples of exceptional quality within the genre such as Rayman Legends and Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Indie start-up Steel Wool Games is looking to ride this new wave of platformers with their debut game Flyhunter Origins, but given the number of platform games appearing perhaps you're wondering "why should I care?". The simple answer is when it's being made by a team led by animators who've worked on a number of Pixar classics including Ratatouille, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3.
Steel Wool Games have approached the title with the simple mantra "this has to be fun to play" and as a foundation that's relatively solid. Andrew Dayton, one of the company's co-founders, readily admits though that when starting the game they knew what they were good at and what they lacked experience in.
As such, they had to research and study the genre to ensure that they had a full grasp on how they were going to build their own game. Luckily, one of the company's other co-founders, Joshua Qualtieri, had his own company Zombiesmith which creates rules for table-top games, bringing a solid understanding of game mechanics to the project.
Dayton states that their aim was "to first and foremost create a fun gaming experience and pepper it with the qualities that were part of our pedigree. Fun, compelling story, great animation performances, a character that you learn to care about and some really pretty visuals". Given the projects that they've worked on in the past, and the promise and humour shown in the teaser trailer, Flyhunter Origins looks set to be a game well worth keeping an eye on.
Source: PS Blog
Tags: Flyhunter Origins, PS Vita, Steel Wool Games
These PlayStation Vita games are going offline on December 24th
The PS3 and PS Vita stores will stop accepting PayPal and credit/debit cards this month
PS3 and PS Vita stores will remain operational as Sony reverses decision on closure
Sony confirm PlayStation Store closure on PS3, PS Vita and PSP
Lieutenant Fatman	 09/06/14, 11:06
Looks a bit weak to be honest, some seriously amazing games coming to the Vita soon, so can't see myself getting this.
TSBonyman	 09/06/14, 11:46
A 3D animator making a 2D platformer doesn't sound like the most exciting prospect but the character looks cute enough. Will have to wait and see.


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Q: What should I index mysql? I'm looking to speed this query up. I currently have an index on
users_score.appID
app_names.name

SELECT users_scores.username, users_scores.avatar, users_scores.score
FROM users_scores
RIGHT JOIN app_names ON app_names.id = users_scores.appID
WHERE app_names.name =  "testapp1"
ORDER BY users_scores.score DESC
LIMIT 0 , 30

A: Do you have an index on your primary key? (users_score.id, or whatever you've named it). If not, keys should always be indexed...  in fact, they ARE the index. app_names.id should also be primary key/index.
appID is a good index, however I see you searching for apps via name. It's faster if MySQL doesn't have to perform string comparisons on WHERE clauses. It would be much more efficient to search for an AppID. Given the app name is known ('testapp1'), you could do an inner query to determine the ID before searching, like this.
WHERE app_names.id = (SELECT id FROM app_names WHERE app_names.name = "testapp1")

A: You should never use RIGHT JOIN. Any RIGHT JOIN can and should be written as a LEFT JOIN.
Regardless, your WHERE clause automatically turns the query into an INNER JOIN:
SELECT users_scores.username, users_scores.avatar, users_scores.score
FROM app_names
INNER JOIN users_scores
ON users_scores.appID = app_names.id
WHERE app_names.name = 'testapp1'
ORDER BY users_scores.score DESC
LIMIT 30

Since you're not returning any data from app_names, you can get rid of the JOIN entirely by using a subquery:
SELECT username, avatar, score
FROM users_scores
WHERE appID = (SELECT id FROM app_names WHERE name = 'testapp1' LIMIT 1)
ORDER BY score DESC
LIMIT 30

MySQL executes non-correlated subqueries first, so MySQL can use an index on the app_names table for the search, then is able to utilize an index on users_scores for the search and sort.
For optimum read performance, add a multi-column index on user_scores(appID, score) to satisfy the search and the sort, or with an even larger covering index: user_scores(appID, score, username, avatar).

A: SELECT  users_scores.username, users_scores.avatar, users_scores.score
    FROM  users_scores
    RIGHT JOIN app_names                 -- Probably forces app_names to be first
              ON app_names.id
                  = users_scores.appID   -- users_scores second; Step 1
    WHERE  app_names.name = "testapp1"   -- app_names first; Step 1
    ORDER BY  users_scores.score DESC
    LIMIT  0 , 30

app_names needs INDEX(name)
users_scores needs INDEX(appID)
Even if you remove RIGHT (which might be noise), the Optimizer will pick app_names first because of the WHERE clause mentions only app_names.
All of this, plus more, is found in my blog on Creating an Index from a SELECT.


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% Make sure there is no division by zero
sumA(sumA == 0) = 1;

histograms = bsxfun(@times, histograms, 1 ./ sqrt(sumA)) ;


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