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Larry Ellison's Rising Sun
[From Live Yachting]
It's been a busy two weeks, with travel and major events getting in the way of blogging. Had I written one more post two weeks ago, it would have been about the news of Larry Ellison's basketball interest.
Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, has been among the three or four wealthiest Americans for years. In sports, he is best known for his America's Cup yachts that have won the last two competitions. A little over two weeks ago, in the aftermath of the NBA's decision to ban LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life, the WSJ reported that "Oprah Winfrey is joining with entertainment mogul David Geffen and Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison with an eye to buying the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers."
We learn further down that in 2010,
Mr. Ellison unsuccessfully tried to purchase the Golden State Warriors, which are based near software maker Oracle in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors were eventually sold for $450 million.
"Although I was the highest bidder, [former Warriors owner] Chris Cohan decided to sell to someone else," Mr. Ellison said in a statement at the time. "In my experience, this is a bit unusual."
Mr. Ellison, who routinely ditched schoolwork for basketball practice during his high-school years in Chicago, has yet to break into a major American sport.
His top sporting accomplishment has come in the America's Cup, the world's most famous yachting competition. He owns Oracle Team USA, the racing squad that lost the contest in 2003 and 2007 before winning in 2010 and 2013. Mr. Ellison, with an estimated wealth of more than $40 billion, lavished his own money on those campaigns; the head of Oracle Team USA estimated last year that the sailing squad's budget for the 2013 America's Cup was at least $115 million, though part of that came from corporate sponsors.
The Oracle chief has had basketball courts on at least two of his yachts, said Tom Ehman, who handles America's Cup matters for Mr. Ellison. He said Mr. Ellison liked to relax by shooting hoops on these courts, and has had someone in a powerboat following the yacht to retrieve balls that go overboard.
How about that last detail? It got a fair bit of attention in the press, best of all in a piece the next day from the WSJ's own sportswriter, Jason Gay, who imagines the powerboat pilot's tale. Here's an excerpt, starting with the tryout for the not-yet-explained job:
A couple of days later they brought me out to the Embarcadero. Put me in a powerboat, had me take the wheel and put a 12-foot net in my hand. Then they sent another boat out before me with a couple of dudes; told me to follow it.
All of a sudden, these guys just start chucking basketballs off the boat, right into the wake. They howled at me on a bullhorn to grab the basketballs with the net. It was completely bizarre. Here we are in San Francisco and I am reaching out with this net, grabbing Spalding basketballs and chucking them into the back of a boat. And it was tricky. If you know the water there, it's windy as hell. They had the America's Cup there for a reason.
The whole thing took about a half-hour. I guess I did OK. Something like 48 basketballs went into the ocean. I got 46. I heard nobody else got more than 30.
An hour after we returned to the dock, they told me I got the job. I still wasn't sure what the job was. OWBR, they said. "Official Waterborne Basketball Retriever." The pay was right. They wanted me to start immediately.
Mind you I still had no idea who I was doing this for, but the next week I'm flying first-class to Nice, and then a car picks me up to go to the Mediterranean. We pull into the harbor and I'm given the keys to a 44-foot powerboat.
"This is yours," the guy said. "Go to that." He points out into the sea.
And I look out and there is just the craziest and most blinged-out super yacht I'd ever seen. I mean, it looks like the Houston skyline. The guy tells me to keep the radio on channel 7 and wait for instructions.
"Instructions on what?" I ask.
"Basketballs, man."
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After 30 years of marriage, Wilson is forced to face a painful truth. His wife, Jane, has fallen out of love with him. Despite the shining example of his in-laws, Noah and Allie Calhoun (originally recounted in The Notebook), and their 50-year love affair, Wilson is unable to express his true feelings. With his daughter about to marry and his wife thinking about leaving him, Wilson knows it is time to act. He will do anything he can to save his marriage.
They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks - with a passion that would change their lives forever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines between past and present are about to slip.... Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again. Can true love ever rewrite the past?
Reeling and desolate, Adrienne Willis needs space to rethink her life after her husband leaves her for a younger woman. Fleeing everything, she jumps at the chance to look after her friend's guesthouse in the coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina. But there is a storm heading for Adrienne, in more ways than she can imagine. Stranded and isolated as the weather closes in, Adrienne has only one guest: Paul Flanner, a man running from his own shattered past. Taking refuge, Paul and Adrienne have only each other to turn to.
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, Taylor feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives, and the search for Kyle is no exception. But there is one leap of faith Taylor cannot bring himself to make - to commit to a relationship. Will this chance meeting with Denise prove any different?


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Please check back as we add our musical acts for 2019!
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Reverse Order is a dynamic alternative rock band from New Jersey with an undeniable edge that you will never forget. Through an impressive live show, and songs that are steeped in infectious catchy melodies, Reverse Order has made a powerful impact not only in the US, but internationally performing in multiple countries including Russia and Mexico. Reverse Order is currently on a 25 week U.S. tour in support of their government certified non-profit "Reverse The Trend" anti-bullying initiative speaking to, and performing for, thousands of students a day.
Chris and Kari of S.C.3 Entertainment will get you moovin' and groovin' from good ole' fashion oldies to today's top hits there is something for everyone to enjoy! S.C.3 Entertainment regularly provides outdoor entertainment to parades, fairs and car show's all around the tri-state area. Your ears and hips will be sure to love the sounds of SC3!
The Musical Showcase will take place on Saturday, June 15 at the Tri-County Fair located on the grounds of Christ Church @ 140 Green Pond Road, Rockaway, New Jersey 07866.
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President Lee Talks to Foreign Press about Pyeongchang bid
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Japans Mitsui in quake-zone solar plan: report
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DNV acquiring the software company Synergi Solutions
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Award Winning Innovative Show Design "Goes All In" with Million Dollar Show Set of Massive Proportions
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The World's First Cordless Root Canal Sealer, the E&Q Master!
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Linear Technology announces the LT6109, a complete high side current sense device that incorporates a current sense amplifier, dual comparators and a precision 400mV voltage reference. When connected to a current shunt resistor, the high side current sense amplifier precisely extracts the shunt voltage, amplifies it, and translates it to ground. This output is available for monitoring and can be
Kim Chek Institute of Technology: North Korea's Science Technology and Engineering Hub
Located near the Daedong River in Pyongyang, the Kim Chek Institute of Technology occupies about 400,000 square meters. As the top educational institute for science technology and engineering in North Korea with 13,000 students and 3,000 staff, the Institute cultivates high-level specialists in the technology and engineering fields.Admission to this university requires good grades in the prelimi
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Seeing the Future of Korean Mobile Technology Tomorrow
Wireless and mobile technology is the most rapidly-growing and fastest-moving technology sector today. At the core of mobile phones is the subscriber identity module, or SIM, which keeps the most important parts of information to identify one phone from another. They are only 25 mm by 15 mm, and contain the internationally unique mobile user number, security authentication and ciphering informat
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Gartner Says Spending on Gaming to Exceed $74 Billion in 2011
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BiCORE, Attracts 5 Billion KRW In Investments
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Britain Studies Feasibility of Automotive Battery Recycling Industry
The Technology Strategy Board, Britain's national agency for business-led technology studies, granted six local companies almost £500,000 ($804,200) in total to conduct seven feasibility studies on different aspects of the recycling and re-use of batteries for low and ultra-low carbon vehicles. The studies will look into ways to maximize battery life, enable cost-effective recycling, and address c
UK Foreign Office Minister for the Far East to Visit Korea
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Telecoms Korea Launches iPad Magazine Application
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Ubiquitous Element Strategy
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker along with several other state/federal office holders and candidates recently made a planned visit to the offices of Cooperstown Environmental LLC to gain feedback from employees of the firm on a range of environmental issues related to site contamination, two of the state's primary financial reimbursement mechanisms, stormwater permitting, and other matters. Governor Baker, the nation's most popular governor, spent more than an hour speaking with and interviewing Cooperstown's entire staff about key issues for the firm's consulting practice.
Governor Baker was interested to learn about how Cooperstown staff apply their specialized education and expertise in assessing and remediating contaminated properties under the state's "Chapter 21E" regulations. These regulations are designed to ensure that sites where releases of oil and/or hazardous materials (OHM) have occurred are brought to a status of No Significant Risk, based on standards set by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Under Massachusetts' innovative privatized cleanup program, site assessments and cleanups are overseen by Licensed Site Professionals (LSPs). Cooperstown Environmental has three experienced LSPs on staff, all of whom have extensive experience in bringing sites to closure. The firm, which is in its fifteenth year, works for property owners and site developers, universities, government agencies, legal counsel, and homeowners.
Governor Baker also received feedback on two of the state's primary financial reimbursement mechanisms – the Massachusetts Brownfields Tax Credit and the "21J" program that assists gas station owners with cleanups at their properties. Cooperstown is the state's leading practitioner in the tax credit program, based on published statistics that show the firm has prepared most of the successful applications each year for six straight years since the statistics have been published.
In addition to Governor Baker, Massachusetts State Representatives Jim Lyons of Andover, Marc Lombardo of Tewksbury, and US Congressional candidate Rick Green of Pepperell participated in the session. Over the course of more than an hour-long meeting, Cooperstown staff touched on many topics including the vital importance of the state's tax credit program for redeveloping blighted "Brownfield" properties; regulatory reform especially of the NPDES regulations addressing stormwater; sub-slab depressurization systems (SSDSs); contaminated soil management; and many other topics.


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Trying to Tango with More Than 2: Extra Centrosomes Promote Tumor Formation in Mice [Johns Hopkins]
Improper chromosome separation sets the stage for cancer.
Incorporating Weight Management and Physical Activity Throughout the Cancer Care Continuum: A National Cancer Policy Forum Workshop [National Academies]
Workshop sessions and discussions will examine the evidence base on obesity, physical activity, weight management, and health outcomes in cancer survivors, as well as the effectiveness of interventions for promoting physical activity and weight management in cancer survivors.
Curbing inflammation after radiation therapy slows pancreatic tumor growth in mice [FierceBiotech]
The team plans to look into tumor-associated inflammatory cells and radiation therapy in human patients. They will also try to unravel why radiation therapy provokes an antitumor response in a patient's T cells in other cancers but not in pancreatic cancer.
Are Phase I Trials Ethical? [In the Pipeline]
The only cohort that can be considered to derive at least a modicum of medical benefit from volunteering in a phase 1 trial consists of patients who have the condition for which the drug is being developed as a treatment. They should be the only persons who are asked to volunteer for a phase 1 trial.
Researchers publish paper on first uses of Cellectis' CAR-T [FierceBiotech]
If Cellectis can show these issues don't outweigh the benefits of UCART19, it and its partners Pfizer and Servier could upend the CAR-T field.
5.14 ECCO
Twice-daily radiation therapy cuts deaths from head and neck cancer [ECCO]
Dr Petit cautioned that she has not yet studied the side effects experienced by patients, either during treatment or in the longer term, and that more research is needed to examine this and to confirm the results.
Bristol-Myers Goes From Hunter to Target [Bloomberg]
After a $50 billion plunge in market cap, Bristol-Myers is looking less like a potential mega-acquirer and more like an increasingly vulnerable mega-target.
5.3.4 Traitements - AMM (FDA, EMA)
Ibrutinib Use Expanded to Additional Type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma [Cancer Research Catalyst]
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CLL patients get routine NHS access to Janssen's Imbruvica [Pharma Times]
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved funding the drug for use in patients who have had at least one prior therapy or who have a 17p deletion or TP53 mutation, and in whom chemo-immunotherapy is unsuitable.
2017 Symposium to Feature New Insights for Patient Care After Cancer Treatment [ASCO]
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Anxiety and depression linked to increased cancer death risk [NHS Choices]
We don't know from the study whether mental distress is a cause of cancer, or of cancer mortality. It could be a reflection of another confounding factor – for example, people with poor mental health may have a poor diet, and diet is linked to cancer. Or mental distress could be a result of poor physical health, which itself could have increased the chances of death from cancer.
Treat older prostate cancer patients according to fitness, not age: guidelines [Reuters]
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Surveillance for Cancer Incidence and Mortality — United States, 2013 [CDC]
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Cervical surgery for pre-cancer tied to preemies and small babies [Reuters]
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In this case, the woman's name is Sarah Valentine; the cancer is breast cancer; and the story appeared in the Mirror and entitled Mum-of-four battling breast cancer turns down traditional NHS treatment in favour of vegan diet: Sarah Valentine, whose youngest child is aged just one, says she is "100 per cent sure" her breast cancer is "emotional".


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Whether working as a freelance contractor, or a traveling businesspeople, a notary service that can come to your office, home, or a coffee shop is a valuable asset to have access to. By coming to you, a mobile notary signing company saves the time of both parties meeting up at a notary public's office. You might pay a little more for this service, but if a contract needs to be signed on a deadline, it is worth cost of convenience.
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In today's fast moving world, where deals are made day in and day out at a rapid pace, a business person might need a mobile notary public to come out to them at an airport to sign documents between destinations.
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Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers
Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers is a teen novel about a 17 year old girl, Eddie Reeves, who loses her father to suicide. He was a semi-famous photographer, he was loved, and had a wonderful family, or so it seems. She is constantly enveloped in the question 'why?' She goes on a wild hunt searching for answers, anything that will help her understand why her dad chose to leave this world. With the help of a former student of her father, Culler Evans, she goes on a journey to discover who her father was, and why he made this decision. Along the way though, she finds love and understanding in many forms.
I was initially very intrigued by this novel. I was curious about a story of a young girl working through the suicide of her father. Soon though, I realized the book hit slightly less than my expectations. I was looking for an emotional and powerful novel of discovery and hope. Instead it focused more on Eddie's best friend Milo and his girlfriend, and how much Eddie hated her mom's best friend, and her father's only student and her small crush on him. I was disappointed that this novel was more of a high school - somewhat unrealistic - drama. It had far less depth and contemplation that usually comes with a story line focused on suicide. I was hurt at how the author seemed to almost completely overlook the suicide. Frankly, I was upset the way the suicide of Eddie's father was casually approached. If you enjoy a slightly clicheteen novel, this book is for you, but don't read it if you expect to find anything much deeper than that.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Minnetonka, Minnesota United States
Vesper by Jeff Sampson
Vespers, that's what they called the creatures that weren't like other humans, and Emily might be one of them. Emily Webb is a quiet nerd who never even thought about trying to fit in. But the night of the other Emily's murder, everything changes. She has become strong, wild, fast, and fearless, and she is scared of what the changes could mean. Has the other Emily's soul inhabited her body? Or could it be something that not even humans can control?
Vesper is a very exciting book. I have to admit that while first reading the book I kept putting it aside to read others, but the ending captured my heart with its romance and my mind with its action. I love how the author showed Emily telling her story; it added suspense and helped me to later on realize why everything played out the way it did. I think everyone should read this story at some point in life. Behind all the fantasy, it gives examples about how everyone at some time in life, especially in school, feel like they don't fit in. I can't wait to read it again.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Fresno, California USA
THE WAR ON DESTINY by J. Sciancalepore
Jenny Martinson, the sixteen-year-old main character in THE WAR ON DESTINY, possesses a very cynical outlook on the world. After a visit to her oblivious guidance counselor and experiencing strange results on a website, Jenny is suddenly pulled into an adventure she never expected.
Guided by two mini-soldiers, Jenny journeys into an alternate world with her two best friends. Once there, she battles evil creatures and learns that she could quite possibly be ruler of this new kingdom. However, things are more complicated than they seem and there is a twist waiting for Jenny and her companions at every turn.
I found this book enjoyable, as the characters were all very realistic and there was plenty of action. Every character had a unique personality, even those that could not talk, and this allowed me to picture them as actual people/creatures more easily. Also, the author often showed character thoughts, which let me understand each character better. The story was definitely suspenseful and it proved quite unpredictable. Jenny, as the narrator, was very sarcastic in the way she acted and what she said. I found this sarcasm very funny. At parts, the book was slow and there were other pats that required more detail, but overall I really enjoyed the sardonic humor of the characters and the interesting plotline. I recommend this book to fans of adventure, fantasy, and sarcasm.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Needham, Massachusetts United States
Gwenhwyfar by Mercedes Lackey
Gwenhwyfar is a book written about King Arthur's Queen, Gwenivere. It is split into 3 parts; Princess, Warrior, and Queen, each representing a different stage in her life. Gwenhwyfar, Gwen, is the daughter of King Lleud and grows up a princess, but what she really wants is to be a warrior. Her father finally lets her and she begins one of the happiest and most successful times of her life which ends when she is arranged to marry King Arthur whom she has never met. She is unhappy with him, but knows her duties as a king's daughter includes what's best for the people. But it appears her evil sister, Little Gwen, who looks so much like Gwenhwyfar that she could be her twin even though they are a year apart, does not know her duties and will do whatever it takes to get Gwen out of the way.
This book is all about King Arthur's times, which I absolutely love, so I was very excited to read it, and was not dissapointed. There was a huge part that confused me however, and this might help clarify it to people: Gwenhwyfar is the main character, and her sister's name is Gwenhwyfach, also known as Little Gwen because of her resemblance to Gwen. This puzzled me for the first few chapters because I did not notice a difference in the names at first so I thought they were the same character. There is also a lot of other people with similar namesᄒGynath, Gwydion, Gwalchmai, Gwalchafed, Gwynfor, and Agrwn to name a few. Also, if you are hoping for Queen Gwenhwyfar, you will not get to her until the last third of the book. And lastly, I want to warn you, in this book she has sexual intercourse and describes it. Despite all that, I found that I enjoyed the book a lot and it kept me very entertained. I could see it as a great movie. Please read this book, I would highly recommend it.
In this book, Gwen has sexual intercourse with two men, while being married to one of them, and most likely a third man, though she is not sure because she was drugged. Also she is described quite a few times by herself and others as being bred. &the only thing that kept it from being rape was my consent& I was breeding. He stayed only long enough to put a child in me and then could not leave me fast enough.
Also, a few characters are seen using black magic to bring men to bed with them and other stuff like that.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Gearhart, Oregon United States
What Can't Wait by Ashley Hope Perez
Marisa (pronounced MarisAH not dropped flat at the end: MarisUH) is stuck between a rock and a hard place. When she is at school, her teachers encourage her to do better. She is a senior in high school, and honor role student, she should be applying to college. And not just U of H, either, Marisa has a chance to get into UT Austin. However, Marisa's home life could not be more different. Her alcoholic father cannot seem to leave his Mexican childhood behind. Marisa does not have to get good grades as long as she graduates from high school. College? Totally unnecessary. All she has to do is work, give him the money, and take care of her young niece when her sister is at work to take care of her permanently injured husband. When does Marisa have time for herself? Also, what can(t) wait?
This book was thoroughly enjoyable. It covers issues that hit close to the youth of today including parental influences and multicultural conflicts. Marisa is a real character who is easy to connect to. Perez wove a wonderful story about an extraordinary girl whom the average teen can sympathize with. It is a fun and engaging read.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Leverett, MA USA
Vicious Grace by M.L.N. Hanover
Kim starts working at the mysterious Grace Memorial Hospital in Chicago where strange things have been happening. She soon realizes it is too large for her to handle herself and calls Jayn← and her group of friends to help. They face many difficulties, including an attack in the hospital, which they barely escaped. The mysteries extend to their house when they find two hidden rooms. In one of the rooms they find Jayn←'s uncle Eric's private study. Inside they find clues to what is terrorizing the hospital and things that may tear them apart.
← to fight the evil spirits of the world and to protect them. When she is not fighting the forces of evil, she is almost a normal girl who has family problems and fights to keep her new family together. I think the theme of this story is the importance of teamwork. I would recommend this book to teens who like fantasy, mystery, and action stories.
Vicious Grace is a very unique book with many plot twists. I think M.L.N. Hanover did very well in creating an alternate world where demonic parasites, or riders, plague the world. Luckily for the people of that world, they have the powerful heroine Jayn
I gave it a 2 because it includes some material that may not be suitable for all younger children.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Makanda, Illinois USA
Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Princess Sylviianel is the fourth child of the king of Balsinland. She is bound at the age of twelve to a midnight-black pegasus named Ebon. As soon as they are brought together, the two new friends realize they can alk to each other in their heads. The first night after they are bound, Ebon takes Sylvi flying on his back, even though it is forbidden by law. For Sylvi's sixteenth birthday, Ebon invites her to visit the pegasus kingdom of Rhiandomeer. Sylvi accepts and while she is there, she visits the pegasi Caves and experiences ssshasssha (a type of pegasi recollection), as well as meeting Ebon's little sister. After Sylvi meets Niahi, she is able to silent-speak to the other pegasi as well. When Sylvi returns home, her kingdom is in great danger of falling to magical beasts including three rocs (giant birds, nasty habits) which are extremly hard to defeat. Will the king's army win the war? And how will Sylvi explain to her father what happened in Rhiandomeer
Pegasus by Robin McKinley was a wonderful book. It was extremely hard to put this book down. I loved all the pegasi, but I have to say Niahi, Ebon, and Hibeehea were my favorites. The kingdom of Rhiandomeer was amazing; I could see it as if I were there. I wish I could live in Sylvi's world, despite people like Fthoom, who was very strict about enforcing the rules about pegasi. I thought it was funny that Sylvi always broke the rules: no touching pegasi, no riding pegasi, no flying on pegasi. The rules seemed kind of pointless, because it didn't seem like most of the pegasi would mind being ridden. The author created a great cast of characters; the pegasi were as interesting as the people. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy, adventure, or magical creatures. I hope Robin McKinley will write a sequel to this book.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Lake City, IA USA
Old Photographs by Sherie Posesorski
In the story Old Photographs Phoebe Hecht finds herself trapped in the high class community of Forest Hill where she doesn't belong. Her best friend is back home in Tokyo for the summer and her mother is constantly shutting out their past lives back in Barrie. So Phoebe ends up spending her days reading under a tree or biking, until she meets Mrs. Tomblin. Mrs. Tomblin is a sweet elderly woman who easily befriends Phoebe and Phoebe's crush, Colin. Together Phoebe and Colin help Mrs. Tomblin solve the case of her mysterious robbery.
I thought Old Photographs was a good book. The plot was pretty simple, but still interesting. The characters were well developed, but at times they seemed to run together. I also found the book a little boring. I'm not the particular mystery type of person, but still I would not have my main character pretend to be a great detective just like the ones in the books she reads; its been done. But if you enjoy mystery stories or want a quick short read this a good book for you.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Hopkins, Michigan United States of America
The Sentinels: Stone of Tymora by, R.A. Salvatore
In the finale book of the the Stone of Tymora series Maimun's story has kept his pirate captors from killing him. But he knows that his story will end soon. He knows that he must at least attempt to escape. When he finally makes his move, though, the pirates are ready to catch him. Maimun has no way of fleeing the island that he is on, but the pirates don't seem to want to kill him. Can he really trust these pirates, or will they kill him as they intended to do in the first place? Find out in the thrilling conclusion to the Stone of Tymora trilogy.
There is no way that any book could get more epic than this one. The Sentinels is the best book I have read, no doubt about that. It was a roller coaster of events. First, it was the slow climb to the first climax, the pressure building and building as it went along. Then you finally get to the top and, bam, every thing goes much faster than before. Events taking place, secrets being reviled, epic battle fought and won. It doesn't stop until the book comes to an end, seemingly too soon. Anyone could read this book and fall into the adventure that is captured in those pages. So read what many have probably read and discover the pure awesomeness that others have experienced.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Mineola, Texas America
The Traveler by Jeremy H. Barefoot
John doesn't see the world like everyone else; from the time he was eight, he has had strange dreams and finds bizarre differences with things he's seen a million times before. There are also the letters that pop up unexpectedly at random intervals in his life: CDRS. As he comes to realize that these things are not normal, he digs deeper. He and his friends discover the existence of travelers, people who can journey through time and space and who seem to follow him. When John learns of this, things become even more complicated. John doesn't know why his terrified girlfriend gets shouted at by a traveler, or what the eccentric and beautiful Tabitha, who shows up in the thick of things, is really doing there. He doesn't know if the travelers are meant to help or destroy, but he had better find out soon, before the end of the world is provoked, or prevented, by them.
This book was original and very short, which I liked, but it was also very confusing at times. Sometimes there would be scenes that seemed to serve no purpose to the plot that were just popped into places where they didn't fit. I was also waiting throughout the book for the plot to develop and turn into something, but it didn't happen until the very end, where a development was made and the book ended as a cliffhanger. It was written pretty well, I believe, in the way that I didn't want to stop reading, but it was kind of tense and a little bit awkward at points. This was overall an interesting book, but it had some issues that could be fixed with more development to the plot and a lot more organization. It was also written from the point of view of a sixteen-year-old boy, whose mind wasn't very pleasant to be in at some points. There was frequent crude language and scenes that were inappropriate for young ages, along with references to his activities with his girlfriend that also were unsuitable for younger minds. All things considered, I would recommend this book for someone who is in need of an interesting short read and is doesn't mind language and references to some questionable behavior.
For frequent crude language, a couple times with the f word, underage drinking, and teen sex mentioned and portrayed as okay.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Sandy, OR USA
Saraswati's Way by Monika Schroder
A young boy named Akash loses his Bapu (father). Then,
Akash's Daddima (grandmother, father's side) orders him to
go work for the land owner to pay off his family's debts,
but Akash realizes that the amount of work he does is
unimportant, because he will never be able to earn enough
money. Akash escapes to Delphi to seek an education.
There, he learns to live as an orphan at the train
station. Through a series of lucky events, Akash finds
that soon, he will be living out his dream- attending a
city boy's school
I did not really like this book because although it did
have an adventurous plot, it just did not seem like my
kind of plot. It was a common 12-year old, living out
ordinary events, such as sleeping on rooftops, selling
drugs, ect. Also, although I understood how the end was -
well, an end, it just sort of dropped off suddenly. I
think if there were an epilogue it would be better, but
this book would do best in a three or four book series.
Santa Fe, TX USA
Threads and Flames by Esther Friesner
Threads and Flames was a book about a girl named Raisa, who had been hunted by disease in her hometown, or shtetl. Raisa arrives in America with a cousin named Brina and 2 friends, Zusa and Luciana, in tow to find that her sister is gone. She scouts the whole neighborhood for a place to board, and eventually runs into Gavrel, a boy who takes her to his home. His mom, Mrs. Kamenski, welcomes Raisa and 5-year-old Brina into her home. When Raisa finds a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and is convinced by Gavrel to follow her dreams and learn English, life settles into a routine. Until a certain New Year's Eve, Raisa works, learns and hangs out with friends. On that day, she discovers her romantic side, which changes her life. On a memorable Saturday she settles in to work when a shout echoes throughout the workroom: Fire! A tragedy occurs that day, and forever in Raisa's mind. When she struggles to uncover the mysteries of Zusa, Luciana and Gavrel, friends who have missing since the fire, she learns a new story. Enjoy this book of heart-throbbing tragedy, families found, a bond of friendship, eternal struggles and a touch of romance.
After finishing the last sentence on the last page, I felt satisfied. The plot of the book had power and twists, the characters had personality, and the author's voice was captivating. I disappeared into the pages of this book; I was Raisa and then Gavrel and then Zusa. Gavrel did annoy me, but when he vanished I missed him. It was completely realistic. Esther Friesner gripped you and held you tight until the end, when she released you gently. I would never put this book down, but the beginning was a little slow. I would recommend this book to anyone who loved a page-turner and Historical Fiction.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Ellicott City, MD USA
Fate of Thorik by Anthony G. Wedgeworth
From the first sentence, this book grabs you and doesn't let you go. The action moves at a breathtaking pace from the quiet, charming village of Shorview where the Nums spend their days hunting, fishing, and caring for their families, to the awe-inspiring, divine city of Kingsfoot, to the city of Weirfortus where the climax between Darkmere and Ambrosius takes place, you hardly get a moment to catch your breath. Locations are described in minute detail so that you actually feel as if you are walking next to Thorik and his band. The cast of characters that Thorik meets along his journey add friendship, understanding; of himself and others; and of course just a bit of animosity to keep you on your toes. One thing is for certain, this band of travelers will accomplish the taks set before them, and I for one, can't wait to continue on with them through their journey.
I enjoyed this book, and look forward to further installments of this series. Those of us who enjoy fantasy literature always are looking for new worlds and characters to explore, but were often disappointed. Too often its more of the same, and Piers Anthony and J.R.R. Tolkien did it better. Wedgeworth may not be in their league yet, but he has created characters with depth and believability that we can care about, and the action keeps moving. The descriptions of Thoriks world are vivid in detail, yet they do not overwhelm the narrative. Plot turns and twists are reasonable, but not ridiculous. The story stands on its own, yet leaves the reader with an interesting cliffhanger to bring him or her back. A fine first offering."
Reviewer City, State and Country: Hearne, Texas US
Falling Under by Gwen Hayes
'Falling under' is about Theia Alderson, an exceptionally overprotected girl who has never really had any interest in the male gender. Theia s disinterest appears that it will continue forever, or at least till she is out of the grips of her father. However, a new, utterly beautiful and utterly mysterious new student threatens to change all that. His dark past and allure is only magnified by the fact that he has been slipping through her dreams for weeks, before she had ever laid eyes on him. He sends her mixed signals, flirting with her through her subconscious, touching her with his mind, kissing her so she can feel it somehow, when he is yards away. What is he? Who is he really? Is this book just 'Twilight' down to the letter? All important questions, all of which are answered in Falling Under.
At first glance, 'Falling under' IS 'Twilight'. For the first 100 pages, there is not really a difference to be found. This had the potential to be annoying, and the author realized this. She managed to make the book poke fun at itself and its similarities to the saga within the dialogue. The best example of this is in the book, during one scene, (which is the 'Falling Under' equivalent of the famous Say it. Out loud. scene from 'Twilight'), it shamelessly points out the glaringly obvious and slightly humorous similarities to the saga. Theia actually says 'You aren' t going to tell me that you are a vampire who sparkles in the sunlight, ARE YOU?' Luckily, Haden is a demon, not a vampire, and about 50 times more believable and WAY more attractive than Edward can ever dream of being. In my opinion, this is a much better book, written with MUCH better technique, and the audience quickly forgets the saga altogether as the plotline gets more intense. The hilarious, dark cast of minor characters (including a drag-queen psychic, a man-eating, gorgeous goth girl, a terrifying demon queen and a beautiful, but naive best friend) make this book edgy, enjoyable and funny. A lesser author with the same plot would have found it impossible to make this story not be depressing, due to the incredibly sad and dark subject matter, but there is never a point where our hearts remain broken for too long, which is a very, very selling quality. A gripping, uplifting tale of growing up and teenage rebellion, 'Falling Under' is to be one of the best books of the year.
Labels: demons, drag queens, fantasy, horror, scary stories
The Ugly Tree by Tamara Lyon
In The Ugly Tree, by Tamara Lyon, the protagonist's world is ripped apart the day she is born. Cane Kallevik is the sole survivor of a car crash that killed her father, mother, and her unborn twin. On one of the early summer days before she turns sixteen, she meets Justice Schaeffer who unknowingly saves her life that night. When the worst twister in history rips through Cane's small town, it threatens to take away the rest of her world. Her only living relative, and her sole caregiver, Grandma Betty, is knocked unconscious and remains in a coma for months. When Cane's only option is to move into the Schaeffer house, she learns hard lessons about life and love that help her grow as a person.
The Ugly Tree is one of the most interesting books I have read in a long time. It has an intriguing and original plot line. A reader will easily relate to Cane's feelings for Justice. It perfectly describes a teenage girl meeting her first love. Her questions about life and why she was the only survivor of the car crash gets the reader thinking about why things happen for any particular reason. Cane's character seems to be a little advanced for her age in the way she thinks, but most of the time she seems like any other ordinary teen age girl.
I rated this book a "3" because it does have some intense sections involving Cane and Justice together, and there is also some language that should be for older people only. The other reason is because there is some faith in it, but it isn't completely based on faith.
Rhine lives in a world seemingly devoid of hope -- men now die at the age of twenty-five and females at a meager twenty. When she is kidnapped and sold into a marriage like countless others, Rhine is determined to revolt against the bonds that secure her to this new husband and somehow reunite with the twin brother who was torn away from her. Even in a world like this, opinions and relationships shift and change. But escape -- escape is always on her mind.
I devoured and simply adored this new YA dystopian novel. There are moments when I found myself engrossed, grasping the little paperback and yelling No at the words squiggling across the pages as the story unfolded around me. The plot is captivating and the writing artfully done. The characters were authentic and contained a certain depth that made me love the book just that much more, as I could relate to the pain they experience throughout the book. There is a slight Hunger Games feel to the it, which I do not object to at all. This is definitely one of the books I've read in 2010, and I cannot wait for the next installment of this trilogy.
mild sexual references
Reviewer City, State and Country: Los Altos, CA US
The Storm Witch by Violette Malan
The Storm Witch starts out with a bang. Parno Lionsmane and Dhulyn Wolfshead board a ship to sail away to save their friends when they found out that the ship is infested with Nomads in need of their services. They will kill their captive friends if they don't agree to sail with them. They agree to, and all is good. But something haunts Dhulyn throughout their trip; a foreboding vision could separate Parno and Dhulyn? And Parno is growing closer and closer to their captives. In a freak thunderstorm who knows what will happen.
This book was not very well-written. It took me a long time to understand what was going on, and then it was so boring I could barely finish it. It had a good plot. It was just not written out very well
Reviewer City, State and Country: Dorr, Michigan United States
The Haunting of Charles Dickens by Lewis Buzbee
Meg lost her older brother, Orion, 6 months ago. She and
Mr. Dickens, after believing that they saw him one night,
renew their search for him. The clues lead to a mysterious
triangle names. Though, this triangle of names is even
more important when, underground, they found children,
half-dead, half-alive, and press-ganged into work, forging
bolts. Finally, they learn the location of Orion, but can
they rescue him in time?
I thought that, although a good
plot and extremely descriptive detail, there was a little
too much detail. It seemed like there was too much slow
parts in between the exciting. There was not a good
balance between dull and exciting. Otherwise, it was a
good book, as I said before, I liked the plot, and how you
just might be able to figure out the ending, just before
it actually happened.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Santa Fe, TX USA
They Call Themselves The K.K.K. by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Lynch, betray, murder -- this is what several shameless people decided to do to harmless civilians of a different race. They Called Themselves the K.K.K. provides hefty amounts of information about how the Ku Klux Klan was created and about the people they affected. Surprisingly enough, the basis of the KKK wasn't formed to destroy African Americans and most other races or religions. It was created as a clan that would joke around and crash parties at night. This is just tidbit that readers will find surprising in this book. This book offers glimpses idea of what was going on inside KKK members' heads. The amount of information that is held within They Called Themselves the KKK is immeasurable, and is filled with facts that readers can use for the rest of their lives.
I was disgusted while I read this book, not in a bad way though. I learned so much about the KKK and have been able to use information from the book on several school papers. Normally, when someone writes nonfiction, especially history, the reader is bored as soon as the first page is finished. This book did not do that for me because it was written with such superiority and efficiency that there wasn't a dull moment. I would recommend this book to any history or literature teacher; any student who needs to work on a research paper, or anyone who is interested in the history of the KKK. This is an amazing resource, with easy to understand explanations, so this would be my number one choice for research.
This is nonfiction, therefore original quotes have not been altered; graphic language is used. There is also some graphic material that might concern parents of younger children.
The Properties of Water by Hannah Roberts McKinnon
The Properties of Water is a book about a girl
named Lace who's sister Marni has a medical condition. She
almost drowns underwater after she jumps off Turtle Rock .
Lace's mom and sister are at a far away hospital for
people like Marni. Lace and her dad are home by themselves
and her dad can't handle it, so he hires a helper named
Willa Dodge. Lace thinks that Willa Dodge is a thief, so
she keeps a close eye on her. But Lace finds out something
about Willa besides stolen goods.
At first reading The Properties of Water I didn't
really like it. I thought it was a little unorganized.
But after I found out why Marni and her mom were so far
away I started understanding it and liking it. I
recommend this book for people who like finding things out
later in the story rather than all in the beginning. I
think that The Properties of Water is kind of a mysterious
book.
Claremont, N.H U.S.A
Getting the Girl by Susan Juby
The book starts out talking about the school.s tradition
of defiling girls, which involves getting your picture put
up on all the bathroom mirrors with a D written on it.
The main character is a ninth grade kid, Sherman Mack. He
has a huge crush on this tenth grade girl, Dini. When he
suspects that she might get D-listed, he sets out to find
the culprits of the Defiling, and gets himself into more
that he can handle.
Getting the Girl is one part mystery, two parts funny,
and one part just plain weird. The book starts out talking
about the schools tradition of defiling girls, which
involves getting your picture put up on all the bathroom
mirrors with a D written on it. If a girl is defiled,
then she is socially ruined forever. The main character is
a ninth grade kid, Sherman Mack. He has a huge crush on
this tenth grade girl, Dini. When he suspects that she
might get D-listed he sets out to find the culprits of the
Defiling. His investigation takes him on a wild ride. He
ends up finding out who is the defiler. I bet you can't
figure it out before they tell you. I thought the book was
enjoyable, a fun read, and funny as heck. I love how the
author showed common high school problems. One thing that
bugs me was she made high school seem like a battle zone.
(Ok, it can be; but, it's not that bad.) She over
exaggerated the cliques and groups that kids sort
themselves into. I thought Sherman was a very weird
fifteen year old boy. I have no idea how the male minds
works, but he just seemed a little off to me. Overall, the
book was a very enjoyable read.
Carbondale, IL United States
Pretty Dead by Francesca Lia Block
Charlotte Emerson has been young, beautiful, and rich for almost a hundred years. She's a vampire, but has been struggling with her existence for almost the entirety of her change. Charlotte's life may seem perfect, but has been keeping a painful list of grief that just gets longer with the suicide of her best friend Emily. Soon after, Charlotte's nail breaks. Something that hasn't happened since she was human. Could Charlotte's deepest wish be coming true?
I was not that impressed with Pretty Dead. First off, it just seems to be another faceless book in the vampire genre. There are way too many now, and if an author doesn't want her book to get lost in the shuffle, it must be extraordinary. I didn't care for any of the characters, which I blame on the fact that Block doesn't go into much detail. Everything is kept on the surface, including some of the plot. I would have liked to learn a lot more about the vampire lore, Charlotte's past and her relationships with the other characters. The only thing I liked about Pretty Dead was that it tried a new idea, with a vampire turning mortal. Normally books deal with the opposite, so I was interested in learning more about this process, but everything was very vague. If you want to read about vampires, I would recommend skipping Pretty Dead and finding another book.
Come Fall by A.C.E. Bauer
Salman Page is a foster child bounced from home to home all of his life. Over the years, he has learned how to not be noticed, and to never make friends, because you always have to move away. When he moves to a new school to live with foster parents Ozzy and Tina on their farm, however, that is exactly what he ends up doing. Lu Zimmer has been appointed as Salman's "Designated Buddy", not expecting much from it, but she gets quite a bit more than she bargains for-including two friends. Blos Pease is quite literal and likes things to be "just so". No one really understood or like him, until Salman came along. Little do the three know, however, that while their friendship is forming, there are outside influences on them all. Titania and Oberon- the king and queen of faerie, are fighting amongst themselves because of a promise Titania made to watch Salman until he was grown. Puck, the mischievous messenger, is forced to go back and forth between the two, interfering in the lives of the three unsuspecting friends.
When you throw together three unlikely friends and the tricky messenger of fey, you end up with an interesting and warm tale of friendship and a wonderful read. When reading this book, I was sucked in by the intriguing characters and warm fall feeling, setting an overall tone of warmth. Switching between the perspectives of each character also gave the book a curious feel as you got to see the experiences of each one. The characters were believable and unique, each one with their own quirks and personalities that help shape the odd and indescribable feel of the book. Overall, the writing was lovely, but simple. The book continued to feel warm through the suspenseful bits. Despite this, however, the author still managed to evoke that feeling of anticipation throughout those scenes. I loved the book for what it was, but it isn't exactly the best book I've ever read. I'd recommend this book for readers ages 10 and up.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Sykesville, Maryland United States
Short Circus by Stephen V. Masse
Jeremy (Jem), is back at school with an assignment to write about his summer. Short Circus is Jem's story. This book is action packed with stories of dirt bike contests, camping trips, and trips with Jesse, Jem's Big Brother, from the Big Brother Association. When Jem and his friends find out that Jesse might have to move, they make a plan to keep his house from being sold. Even after school starts, Jem continues to write about his life and his adventures with his friends.
Short Circus has something for everyone. It is a realistic fiction novel with action and a bit of mystery. The characters all have unique personalities and are believable. Also, the events that take place in the book are original. I especially liked the part when Jesse took Jem and his friends to a festival in a nearby town. I would suggest this book for kids ages 10-12.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Leawood, KS United States
The Law of Nines by Terry Goodkind
To Alex Rahl, his twenty-seventh birthday was just another day of the year. However, he is almost victim in a car accident, and he meets a mysterious yet beautiful woman. At first he seems to think there is nothing unusual about these two encounters. However, as the weeks progress, and Alex finds out more about himself, he also discovers that there is nothing ordinary about the gorgeous woman who walked into his life, or the men who mysteriously have been following him.
"The Law of Nines" was an exceptional book that had me on the edge of my seat and wanting to read more. It contained few flaws, and a brilliant plot, which made it one of the best books i have ever read. The setting was somewhat scarce at points, however this was appropriate, as a setting wouldn't have done much good. This left some of the book at the mercy of the reader's mind, making it rather interesting. The mood of this book was one of bewilderment, however it also contained much romance. This romance between Alex and Jax grew and matured in a very realistic and lifelike way. Being so lifelike, this love drew me into the novel and helped me understand the characters, and not think of them as fictional.
The narrative of this novel was direct and very scarce, as it needed to be. The emotions of the dialogues was what truly captured the overall feel of the novel, and made the book understandable and enjoyable. The ending of the novel was both fulfilling and not fulfilling at the same time. While it is implied that everything will be alright in the end, one never gets to surely see if the events that transpire do indeed end well. This sort of ending that really makes a reader feel as if they had just experienced an excellent book.
Terry Goodkind achieved a fantastic, gripping novel that has complicated subplots, a twisted web of emotions, and a fantastic ending. There was, however, just one weakness of the book. During long monologues, the characters would speak in one sentence paragraphs. I found this to be confusing, mainly because I would be forced to be constantly checking for quotation marks at the end of paragraphs to be sure the same character was still talking. However, this did not affect the plot, and I was both mentally and emotionally moved by the novel. I would recommend "The Law of Nine" by Terry Goodkind to anybody looking for a very good read, as I enjoyed it very much.
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In Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry, Evie lives a quiet life in a small village with her grandfather. She's the village healer, the person everyone turns to anytime there's an illness or emergency. One day, the village receives word that the king is coming, to see the famous feast of Saint Bronwyn. They very quickly clean up the town in order to make it presentable for the king. When he arrives, he brings with him a sickly Lord Chancellor. Luckily, Evie is able to save him, and Evie and her best friend Priscilla are granted a place at the university at the kingdom's capital. They have difficulties getting there, since the carriage is overrun by bandits and their ship sinks in a storm. Evie learns that she is
magical and has a pet leviathan. In the capital, she gets caught up with politics and becomes best friends with Annalise, a princess meant to marry the king.
Secondhand Charm was very enjoyable to read. It was well written and had an interesting plot. Also, there were no stereotypical werewolves or vampires. Leviathans were a nice change. Evie was a well-rounded character with realistic feelings. Her surprise at finding out about her heritage and leviathan were palpable. It was interesting to read about Evie's surprise when she discovered that she was a Serpentina. While some parts were predictable, such as the soon-to-be
Queen Annalise's motives, the book was not ruined. Overall, Secondhand Charm was an exceptional novel with interesting characters.
Reviewer City, State and Country: Charleston , South Carolina, USA
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Taylor Swift donates to sex-abuse victims charity after court win
Taylor Swift is donating to groups that help victims defend themselves. Credit: Getty Images / Mark Davis
By Frank Lovece Special to Newsday Updated August 17, 2017 6:42 PM
True to her word following Monday's court victory in a sexual-assault case, pop star Taylor Swift has begun donating to organizations that help victims less financially able than she to defend themselves.
While Swift, 27, has traditionally remained mum regarding her philanthropic efforts, her friend Mariska Hargitay, longtime star of NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," acknowledged Thursday that Swift had donated to the Joyful Heart Foundation Hargitay created in 2004.
"The experience of sexual assault and domestic violence can be extremely isolating. One of the most important points we make to survivors is this: You are not alone," Hargitay, 53, said in a statement. "I hope that Taylor's very public experience — and her decision to speak out — not only helps empower other victims to speak up and take action, but offers them solidarity. I'm honored by her dedication and commitment to these issues. . . . "
She additionally tweeted, "For sharing your story, your resources, your time, your voice: @taylorswift13 you are a force."
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The foundation itself had tweeted Wednesday that Swift's "courage & generous investment in our work send a powerful message to survivors: you are not alone. Every survivor deserves to be heard, believed and supported. . . . We are grateful to [Swift] .. & thank all those who commit to a world where we boldly #SupportSurvivors."
That same day, foundation CEO Maile M. Zambuto had explained to HuffingtonPost.com that Swift's "team got in touch with me and we talked a lot about her commitment, all along throughout this ordeal, to wanting to be of service to survivors."
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The foundation did not specify a dollar amount.
On Monday, after a jury in a civil suit ruled that former DJ David Mueller had groped her during a concert's backstage meet-and-greet in 2013, Swift said in a statement, "I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this. My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. Therefore, I will be making donations in the near future to multiple organizations that help sexual assault victims defend themselves."
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Q: Get the column names of malformed records while reading a csv file using pyspark I am reading a csv file using pyspark with predefined schema.
schema = StructType([
StructField("col1", IntegerType(), True),
StructField("col2", StringType(), True)
StructField("col3", FloatType(), True)
])

df = spark.sqlContext.read
    .schema(schema)
    .option("header",true)
    .option("delimiter", ",")
    .csv(path)

Now in the csv file, there is float value in col1 and string value in col3. I need to raise an exception and get the names of these columns(col1, col3) because these columns contain the values of different data type than that of defined in schema.
How do I achieve this?

A: In pyspark versions >2.2 you can use columnNameOfCorruptRecord with csv:
schema = StructType(
    [
        StructField("col1", IntegerType(), True),
        StructField("col2", StringType(), True),
        StructField("col3", FloatType(), True),
        StructField("corrupted", StringType(), True),
    ]
)

df = spark.sqlContext.read.csv(
    path,
    schema=schema,
    header=True,
    sep=",",
    mode="PERMISSIVE",
    columnNameOfCorruptRecord="corrupted",
).show()

+----+----+----+------------+
|col1|col2|col3|   corrupted|
+----+----+----+------------+
|null|null|null|0.10,123,abc|
+----+----+----+------------+

EDIT: CSV record fields are not independent of one another, so it can't generally be said that one field is corrupt, but others are not. Only the entire record can be corrupt or not corrupt.
For example, suppose we have a comma delimited file with one row and two floating point columns, the Euro values 0,10 and 1,00. The file looks like this:
col1,col2
0,10,1,00

Which field is corrupt?

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Intellipedia est lancé fin 2005. En , Intellipedia comprend  et . En , il compte environ  éditées par , avec  éditées par jour.

En 2014, le site comptait 255.402 utilisateurs enregistrés et 113.379 articles pour 290 millions de pages vues et 6,2 millions de modifications.

Description
Intellipedia fonctionne sur le , le réseau confidentiel qui connecte les  formant cette communauté.

Projet similaire à l'encyclopédie en ligne Wikipédia dans son fonctionnement informatique — les deux utilisent le logiciel MediaWiki —, il s'inspire ouvertement de celle-ci. Il n'est toutefois accessible au public ni en écriture ni en lecture (son contenu est partiellement classifié). Il faut être connecté au VPN de son agence ou insérer une carte informatique dans le lecteur de son poste de travail pour s'identifier et accéder au contenu du site. L'hébergement et les fonctions de recherche sont assurés par Google.

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Le but du réseau est de mettre en commun les informations concernant les domaines d'investigation des différents services, avec une base importante de lecteurs et de rédacteurs pour les vérifier, un historique afin d'identifier l'origine des différentes contributions et une modification en ligne pour une mise à jour en temps réel des informations. Le projet vient en complément de blogs (sites à rédacteur unique) internes à la CIA et généralise un wiki qui était mis à disposition de certains services.

Ses fonctions incluent : prise de notes, débats et échanges d'idées, diffusion d'informations, mise à disposition de documents en préparation et publication de documents finalisés.

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Holiday Party: "Matteo's Restaurant is located at 2321 Westwood Boulevard (between Olympic and Pico), Los Angeles, "
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Hank Heuer came in right on time to lead us in the Pledge, followed by an excellent Invocation by Mark Rogo.
Seated at the Head Table were Mark Rogo, Ann Sampson, Terry R. White, Ed Jackson and Sally Brant, Second Quarter Program Chair. Joining them were our speakers, Kasey Shuda and Olga Arroyo from the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project.
Announcements: PE Dwight Heikkila announced that the annual holiday party at Matteo's on Tuesday, December 13th, 12-2 p.m. is shaping up to be a time to remember, Talk with Dwight soon if you want to attend.
Wednesday, December 14th at Eloise Siskel's home, we will celebrate the Auxiliary Holiday Party. Contact Margie Downie for more information.
Terry de Sousa announced that the Holiday Shopping Spree for the children of the Salvation Army Transitional Living Center on Thursday, December 15th, will began at 5 p.m.
PP Gordon Fell Reported on a project we participated in on Tuesday. Past District Governor Bill Goodwyn, Mark Rogo and Gordon worked with students in the Business and Finance school at University High.
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