I'll never forget the day in 2007 when my older sister, Rachel Levin Troxell, called me to share the news. Not about breast cancer – our family had already recovered from the shock of Rachel's diagnosis at an impossibly young age of 34. This was different. This was lymphedema, a lifelong side effect of breast cancer treatment that can cause permanent swelling in the arms.
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Rachel inspired thousands to look beyond a lifelong condition and find beauty within its unsightly confines. But we are inspired daily by what our customers do in their LympheDIVAs sleeves. LympheDIVAs customers win fitness competitions, travel the world, raise kids, succeed in their chosen careers – and so much more. We feel fortunate to offer a little support – physically and emotionally – to women living with lymphedema, who are just as heroic to us as our beloved Rachel.


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Even the scorned forgive... Will Vaccaro Unless you've been left at the altar by a woman who screwed your old man, don't pretend you know what I've been through. I don't care if you're a pretty bartender with big blue eyes and the tits to match.
I'm never gonna feel sorry for you, and you're never gonna convince me that you're not capable of doing exactly what she did. Tres Even the scorned forgive... Will Vaccaro Unless you've been left at the altar by a woman who screwed your old man, don't pretend you know what I've been through.
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Nielsen Study Breaks Out Handset Patterns in U.K., Japan
Smartphone ownership more widespread in the U.K. but Japanese smartphone users are far more likely to own a gold-plated unlimited data plan, research firm finds.
February 7, 2013 7:06PM EST
Nielsen this week took a look at two of the world's "most highly mobile cultures," Japan and the United Kingdom, and found a couple of countries where cell phones are nearly ubiquitous but used in different ways.
The research firm's study of handset usage patterns in the two ultra-connected nations found that mobile markets are not one-size-fits-all affairs. For instance, U.K. cell phone users were more than twice as likely to own smartphones as their Japanese counterparts.
In fact, some 61 percent of U.K. handset owners had a smartphone at the start of last year, according to Nielsen. Just 24 percent of Japanese cell phones were smartphones during that period but those in Japan who did have a smartphone likely had a gold-plated plan—some 92 percent had unlimited data, the research firm reported.
Smartphone owners in the two countries take advantage of different features and services available on their phones, the study found. In Japan, using search and portals to navigate the Internet on a smartphone is the norm, with between 50 and 70 percent of smartphone owners doing so, according to Nielsen. In the U.K., smartphone owners are more likely than their Japanese counterparts to directly access specific destinations like news and sports sites on their devices.
The Japanese are hungrier for smartphone apps, averaging 10 apps on their smartphones, compared with six apps on the average U.K. user's device, Nielsen found. Japan's smartphone owners are also more active on social networks than Britons "and nearly twice as likely to use these sites multiple times per day," according to the study.
At that all-important confluence of social and mobile, smartphone users in the two countries behave quite differently, Nielsen said. Britons are more "passive" users of social networks on their devices, with more saying they read messages, view pictures, and browse profiles on such sites than their Japanese counterparts.
Japanese frequenters of social sites on mobile devices, by contrast, treat such destinations as interactive social hubs and are more likely than Britons to upload photos, post blogs, and play online games, according to the research firm.
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I wish it was a joke. When I first saw its construction from the highway, I thought it was an above grade parking structure alone but it's not. Is it really that hard to submerge this part of the structure of is it a structural stability issue this close to the river? I didn't realize the upper floors would look like this but it's just awful. Who would keep their blinds open with the whole world to see your business' work? Let's hope those windows aren't operable.. Likewise, why are the modern developers so scared to put a profound topper elements on their buildings? It's a way to conclude the structure, like a period on a sentence – a building needs to be purposeful and apt. They need to figure their designs out because this is embarrassing.


Yesterday I had a conversation with a physician colleague who is reading Dr. Mukherjee's spectacular "biography" of cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies," reviewed here about a month ago. He commented that the book was so broad and deep in its ambition as to be almost incomprehensible, especially from an author still so young and while conducting all the duties associated with being a newly minted doctor.Then I ran across this 20 minute presentation by Dr. Mukherjee. It's a worthwhile glimpse into the mind of this very impressive author, as well as an interesting update on the status of cancer knowledge.


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The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan (Wedgeford Trials #1)
I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Overall Impressions
It's been a while since Courtney Milan's last full-length historical novel (After the Wedding, 2018) and as a devoted follower on Twitter, I know that the last few years have been difficult for her because people are terrible and stupid. You might expect her first book to be a fluffy, delightful farce that distracts us all from the dumpster fire of 2020.
You'd be right.
You'd also be terribly wrong.
Somehow, this book manages to walk a very fine balance between being brilliantly charming, fluffy, delightful, and funny while making the reality of characters so heartbreakingly real and devastating that I found myself tearing up at several parts of this book. I don't understand how some authors do this — how I can go from laughing like a maniac to reminding myself that the characters aren't real and everything is okay.
That is the Milan brand, and it's something I've been familiar with since I picked up Proof of Seduction on a whim in 2010. That book is good — startlingly good — but it was the second book, Trial by Desire, with her depiction of a hero struggling to overcome depression that put her at the top of all my lists and she's never faltered.
The Duke Who Didn't is the story of Miss Chloe Fong who loves to make lists and Jeremy, the Duke of Lansing who owns the entire village where Chloe lives — a fact he has never told Chloe or anyone else in Wedgeford. He tried to kiss her one day, and she told him that he needed to be serious. He left, and it's been three years since she's seen him. He's back — and wants her help to make a list of her qualities so he can get married.
Chloe is Chinese, living in a village filled with people who might not be stereotypically British (read: white) and Jeremy is the half-Chinese, half-British duke who has struggled to fit into British society. Asking Chloe to marry him means asking her to live in his world — a world he's not even sure he belongs in.
Chloe had me the minute she started talking about making her lists in Chapter 1. The concept of making a list of what could be done if life went absolutely perfectly, then judging herself as a failure because perfection was impossible — if that's not my life, I don't know what it is. I make lists for everything. I love to check things off. I also know the pain of making a list that never gets finished and an inability to set realistic goals because people are depending on me and I need to finish things when they need to be done — not when it's convenient for my sanity.
I love Chloe Fong.
The first time we meet Jeremy, we see his charm from Chloe's POV, and then we switch to his thoughts. That is the smartest thing Courtney Milan could have done. If we had listened to that first conversation entirely from Chloe's POV, Jeremy might seem too charming. Too irreverent. But reading his dialogue along with his inner thoughts — you know that there's more. There's real substance and as his story unfolds throughout the novel, I really started to wonder if he had a point — could he and Chloe be happy? In Britain? To make me wonder, even for a minute, how the ending could be a HEA is a feat that most authors can't manage. Courtney Milan always does.
This is a deceptively charming book that will make you smile, laugh, think, cry, and then when you're done—you'll want to read it again because there's a twist at the end of the book that will make you wonder — does it actually work? Does the author play fair with us?
And yes. It completely works, and it makes that second read-through all the more better because now you're all in on the secret — except for one of the characters. And it's fricking delightful.
This is a great book with a gorgeous romance, three-dimensional characters, and a world that feels so real that I'm legit mad that I can't go to Wedgeford, taste the Wedgeford Brown sauce, and play in the Trials. I can't wait to see where Courtney Milan takes this series next.
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Darius: Lord of Pleasures (Lonely Lords, #1)
I took a long break between this book my last review, The Virtuoso. I wrote in that review that I was not looking forward to rereading Darius because it depends on the use of my absolute least favorite trope in romance. I stopped reading in July 2019. We're now in the waning days of December 2019, nearly six months later. That's how much I did not want to read this book.
Having read it again for only the second time, my feelings aren't entirely improved. Darius is the story of Darius Lindsey and Vivian Longstreet. Darius is a younger son who seems to have a notorious reputation and a need for money. He's contracted by Vivian's much older husband to have an affair with her so Vivian can conceive a child to carry on William Longstreet's barony and ensure Vivian's welfare after his death.
I hate this trope. I hate it. I know all the reasons it's around, and I think Grace Burrowes handles it better than most, but I hate it more when it's the husband that contracts the affair on behalf of the wife. Sure, Vivian had a list and picked Darius, but there's still a sense of agency that is lacking. I just….ugh. I hate it.
That being said, the trope is not why this is not a good book. I remarked in The Virtuoso that I had forgotten how much of Darius takes place during the span of other books — the entirety of Virtuoso takes place within the second chunk of this story. Nicholas also takes place during Darius. This book takes place during a year, and, wow, does Burrowes make it hard to get to the end of this.
We meet Darius's other married ladies who pay him so they can spank and whip him. We meet his sister, Leah. There's a minor subplot with Leah and Nicholas, but it's so vague and hazy as to keep the best scenes for their book that it's mostly distracting here.
There's several villains set up, but all of them fizzle by the end. The romance and friendship itself is sweet, but I think it collapses under the muddiness of the narrative. It's strange to say that it's not the trope that bothers me, it's everything else. We'll get into it in the weeds, but this book is kneecapped by its place in the universe and the fact that meatiest part of this story is completely missing.
Hunting for a Highlander (Lynsay Sands)
Note: I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review from the publisher. This book is scheduled for release by Avon on January 28, 2020.
I've read every historical romance Lynsay Sands has released, including all seven previous entries of the Highland Brides series. She's an author who plays into specific tropes with an incredibly melodramatic style of writing. That's not a criticism — as a soap opera lover, I love melodrama and there's honestly not a lot of authors who can do it well. She's one of them.
When I first started reviewing the Highland Brides series, I hadn't yet identified why exactly I go back to Lynsay Sands over and over again because I don't read a lot of authors who write in this style. And it's because her melodramas are incredibly entertaining, almost always satisfying, and comforting. She writes lusty heroes and heroines who have a lot of sexual chemistry are always in the middle of murder mysteries, and I always know exactly what I'm getting when I pick up a Lynsay Sands novel.
The Buchanan brothers were introduced to us in The Highlander Takes a Bride when the sole sister of the rambunctious group, Saidh, gets married. There are seven brothers, and Hunting the Highlander is the fifth of their stories. Geordie is one of three unmarried Buchanan brothers who returns to the keep to find it filled with unmarried women looking for husbands to inherit their father's land because they have no brother. This is a good opportunity for the Buchanans who have a lot of brothers but not a lot of titles.
Geordie seeks solace and silence by sleeping in a tree in the orchard only to be woken up one of the potential brides fleeing tormenters. We meet Dwynn Innes, heiress to a holding by the sea in the Lowlands. Dwynn is not a typical beauty, but she and Geordie hit it off immediately and there's not a lot of conflict as to whether they're going to end up together. They're immediately attracted to one another, but someone seems to want to cause Dwynn harm.
I really liked this book. I think that Geordie and Dwynn are probably my third favorite couple in the series (Ross and Annabel are always going to be number one). The attacks and attempted murder stuff is all fine and predictable. The most I can say in relation to that stuff is that it doesn't drag the book down and it's nicely paced. As always, both our leads get injured a lot which lets the other person confront their feelings. That's a Sands trope I'm ready for.
I think my only critique of this book is the focus on Dwynn's breasts. Her sisters lower all of her necklines to an excruciating degree (there are lots of times when we're told her nipples are basically showing) and I feel like that doesn't match the fashions of the time period. It's a weird central theme that repeats until literally the end of the book. Early on, Geordie even sees Dwynn and only recognizes her because he's looked at her breasts more than her face. It's a discordant note in an otherwise delightful book.
The Wallflower Wager (Tessa Dare)
This is the third book in the Girl Meets Duke series, and one that I was particularly looking forward to having met Lady Penelope Campion in early installments. She was the delightfully sweet animal lover who made sham sandwiches that Emma and Alexandra made their beaus pretend to like. I'm a sucker for any book with a lot of animals, and this definitely did not disappoint.
She lives alone with a chaperone who should probably retire, surrounded by her animals, but her aunt makes it clear that Penelope can only remain in London if she makes an attempt to marry and rejoin society. Otherwise, she will be forced to return to her brother's estate, a fate she can't face. Her next door neighbor is ruthless business man Gabriel Duke who bought and restored the town home next door. He knows social climbers will jump at the chance to live next to a member of the ton like Lady Penelope. He agrees to help Penelope re-home her beloved animals and keep her in London.
Their meet cute is probably one of the most adorable you'll ever read — Penny has adopted a parrot that flies away and ends up in the house next door in the middle night. Dressed in her night clothes, she goes to retrieve the parrot, thinking the house is empty, only to find her new neighbor in little more than towel, fresh from the tub.
I like this book. It's cute, there are a lot of animals, and we get to see the returning supporting cast. I like Penny and Gabriel and their various adventures in re-homing many of Penny's animals. Their romance is lovely, and Penny's backstory is suitably tragic. It's as well written as you'd expect a Tessa Dare book to be, and I promise you, if you love her writing, you will like this book.
I think the problem I have with this book is not the fault of Tessa Dare, but something a bit more subjective for me. Everything about this book is good — all of the dots line up, things connect, and it's good. But I will probably never be able to re-read it.
I've always read my ARC books a few times to get the best review possible, but for content reasons, I won't be able to read this one again. I'll get into that in the spoilers.
Let me repeat that this book is good. I think that I'm just not able to be more objective than that, and I feel really bad. This is probably the reason books should have content warnings, to be honest. I wouldn't have asked for this book as an ARC if I'd known the content. I still would have read it once because I adore Tessa Dare, but this is a topic I don't ever read about more than I have to.
The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens
I missed this when it originally came out and didn't hurry to read it, probably because I hadn't totally loved the first book in this trilogy, The Designs of Lord Randolph Cavanaugh. It was fine, but nothing that made me look forward to the stories of Rand's younger brother and sister. The Cavanaughs are the younger half-siblings of Ryder Cavanaugh, the hero from The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh who married Mary Cynster. Their mother was Lavinia, the villain of Taming, so that makes this series slightly more interesting. After all, Lavinia was truly terrible but raised these kids. What would it be like to have such an utter sociopath as one's mother?
Designs didn't really address that and neither does Pursuits. I haven't reread Taming in a few years (it's on my list when I do the Cynsters next year) so I don't remember much other than the big stuff. So I was a bit disappointed to see that thread wasn't really pursued (ha) here. That being said, this is a sweet read that deviates a bit (in a good way) from the formula that I've come to expect from Stephanie Laurens.
When I think of Laurens' books, I don't think of characters or the romances. I generally return to her writing because I love her mysteries and her plots. She has a basic approach: her heroes are alpha males who pursue the heroines who generally need to be convinced to marry them. Her female leads are always strong-willed, intelligent, and a good match for the heroes. One of my favorite things about the majority of her romances is that hero values the heroine for that intelligence and they often work together side by side to solve the plot. Her Bastion Club was tour de force of these kinds of romances (save the terrible prequel, Captain Jack's Woman, and the stalker in To Distraction).
This book isn't quite the same. There's more focus on the romance, actually, as our lead characters navigate a series of smaller mysteries as they get to know one another better. Lord Christopher "Kit" Cavanaugh is the second of Lavinia's three sons and has come to Bristol to begin a yacht-building company. His new warehouse lease displaces a charity school run by vicar's daughter Silvia Buckleberry, the maid of honor at his brother's wedding. Silvia has a low opinion of Kit at first, but when he helps her relocate the school and goes on to sponsor it, she sees a different side of him.
Laurens also writes a lot of sex scenes in her books — I don't generally review this stuff because it's not really what I go to romance for so I end up skipping some of the scenes. But generally her leads have a lot of sex. Pursuits doesn't have a kiss between her leads for almost two hundred pages, and then the single sex scene is in the epilogue. Instead of lust, Kit and Silvia work together to save the school, find out who's sabotaging his business, and then who's following her around Bristol. Silvia is a vicar's daughter, and Kit respects that. I was surprised by how much I liked that approach. Kit and Silvia weren't very interesting character on their own, but their romance was sweet and they worked well together. When he finally kisses her, it feels a lot more earned.
The mysteries themselves aren't super engrossing, but they're fun to read and follow. There are bits of this book that are a bit overwritten, but that's part of Laurens's style so I tend to discount that. This is a sweet book that is a bit outside her norm, and I really liked that.
The Obsession by Nora Roberts
Every time I reread a new Nora Roberts release, I always go back and start reading some of her older work. I just finished Under Currents which I sort of liked but didn't love. It reminded me of The Obsession without the payoff or follow through. So I returned and reread The Obsession, including the first two parts which I usually skip — the backstory of Naomi before she shows up in the Cove, basically. It's the same way I skip the first part of The Witness and start the book when Brooks shows up.
It's not because either of these parts are not well-written or important to the story, but when I reread romance novels, I'm usually more interested in rereading the romance part of it and in these stories — the romance doesn't start until the hero and heroine are on the same page.
I like The Obsession, but it's not my favorite of these kinds of books (that's The Witness, literally my favorite NR book). I think the set up is really interesting — the daughter of a serial killer grows up and is stalked by someone who is copying her father's crimes. The narrative follow through is decent (everything connects and there's thematic resonance). I even like the supporting cast a lot.
I read a lot of reviews when this came out and saw some readers complaining about the excess of home restoration detail you get in this book. This is incredibly common in Nora Roberts' novels. In the In the Garden trilogy and the recent Under Currents, we spent a lot of time with landscaping. In Birthright, we learned about archaeology. In The Witness, there was computer programming. The Inn Boonsboro trilogy was also heavy on construction and the local businesses (though that was partially an advertisement, heh).
It never drives me out of the story, to be honest, because I understand why it's being written this way. It's made very clear in the narrative that since the day Naomi graduated college, she's been on the road. She's moved around a lot. She arrived at the Cove, saw this house, and bought it. And this is the first home she's had since her childhood.
So every time we stop to talk about Kevin and the work he's doing or Lelo and the landscaping — it's part of the construction of Naomi's new life and the home she wants. The life she's building. The life she's not so quick to run away from when her past follows her there. It's part of Naomi's identity, and I'm okay with it. It works for me, but I can understand why it wouldn't work for other readers.
The central narrative conflict is good and I like the resolution of the mystery. I like the romance, even if Xander isn't really the most interesting of heroes. He's fine—there's nothing wrong with him. But there's also nothing wrong with him, if that makes sense. He's just someone who's incredibly patient with Naomi but doesn't seem to have any vulnerability of his own. He's kind of a flat character in that I'm only interested in because I want Naomi to be happy.
This is one of those books that makes me very sad that Nora Roberts doesn't write connected books in her hardback releases because I love Mason Carson, and I desperately want his HEA. He's probably my second favorite character and I'm a bit sad we'll never get more of him.
I like this book. It has almost everything I go to Nora Roberts for, with the exception of a truly dynamic second lead.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts
Under Currents is a return to an old formula for Nora Roberts, one in which she has deviated from in her last two hardback releases, Shelter in Place and Come Sundown. Those releases read more like straight suspense mysteries with romance as a subplot. Both were good, but they showed Nora Roberts stretching her writing muscles and stepping out of her role as master romance writer. In Come Sundown, the main story was the tragic and disturbing kidnapping of a woman who was then kept in captivity for decades while Shelter in Place examined the survivors of a mass shooting. I liked both of these books, but I haven't been driven to return to them.
Under Currents takes place on familiar ground. Like Carolina Moon, The Witness, and Obsession, we're in a small town filled with vibrant characters, warm family ties, and the seediness that often lies beneath the thin layer of old-fashioned values. We follow the hero, Zane Bigelow Walker, primarily. He's our protagonist for the first 130 some pages as we live through his abusive childhood and the night that changed his family and future forever. The heroine, Darby McCray, doesn't show up until Chapter Eight. If you read Obsession and The Witness, you're familiar with this narrative style.
I liked this book. I don't know if I loved it. I think it's because I just wasn't sure what the plot was, and I didn't know what to expect. I think that's good in a lot of ways — having read so many of Nora Roberts' novels, I was expecting a central plot that was hinted at in the beginning and then given to us at the climax. This was a lot more episodic in a way that I can't quite say I was expecting.
We spend a lot of time with teen-aged Zane, then follow Darby as she sets up her landscaping business. Then we follow their relationship for a little while. Because we start with Zane, I expected his story to drive the plot. But it doesn't. Nothing really does. And I don't know if I like that. I guess their romance pushes the plot but I'm not sure their romance was all that interesting.
I think this is a book that I want to reread now that I know what to expect. I liked the setting and the supporting cast. Nora Roberts has a way of constructing characters that make you want to read more about them, and that's no different here. Zane has two nephews who are quite charming, and another author might write their story later. But alas, Nora Roberts never returns to her characters in her single titles.
This is a good book and I'm sure a lot of people will like it. But it didn't have enough of what I go to a Nora Roberts for — there wasn't enough conflict in the romance and there wasn't enough suspense in the mysteries. It kind of meandered in a way that didn't entirely satisfy me. It's well-written, and I like Darby and Zane. It just feels…thin.
The Virtuoso by Grace Burrowes
Note: All of my GB reviews not only talk about the book but the way the book fits into the universe Burrowes built because so many of her characters flit back and forth. So I will be talking a lot about other books and the universe as a whole.
You know you've got an intricately connected universe when even the author doesn't really know which order things happen in. The Virtuoso takes place before Jack in the universe, but it also takes place during Darius and after Nicholas. I knew that second part, but I had forgotten just how close to the end of Darius this particular book is set. So I reshuffled the list to be a bit more accurate, and will be going back to read Darius & Nicholas next. I'm not mad about this — it's actually kind of fun to read this universe like it's a puzzle. When I was reading Jack, a Lady Val showed up at the wedding and I remember thinking — wait, did Val and Ellen already get married?
I read The Virtuoso when it was released, but I wasn't quite a Grace Burrowes fan yet. I didn't reread either The Heir or The Soldier and none of the Lonely Lords series that feature Valentine had been released yet so I remember sympathizing with Valentine in this book, but honestly, you really need to be steeped in this character and have read all the previous times he's shown up because when I finally got to Valentine in this book, I was so much more invested in him. Ellen also makes a brief cameo in an earlier book, David, in which she is close friends with Letty's vicar brother, Daniel. He is not mentioned in this book, but has obviously quit the area.
Valentine Windham is introduced briefly to us in Douglas with the rest of the Windhams, but we get to know him in David when he becomes a confidante to both David and Letty. He shows up in a few other books, but it's in David, The Heir, and The Soldier that we get our best look at him prior to this book. He's a musical genius who depends on his extraordinary ability to play the piano to communicate. At the opening of this book, he is told by David that he might not be able to play the piano anymore due to an injury to his hand.
The opening line is David's declaration, but it really doesn't pack the same punch if you haven't read the earlier books in the Windham series when it's clear that playing the piano is how Valentine has managed to function given the devastating loss of two of his brothers, one right after another. Feeling trapped in town by this idea he can't play piano, he decamps to Oxfordshire and an estate he's won from the Baron of Roxbury, Freddie Markham. He takes with him Darius Lindsey, a hero of a later book and connected to several other characters we'll read about at some point.
On the estate he finds Ellen FitzEngle, a widow with whom he shared an encounter with when he was doing David a favor. She's briefly mentioned a few times in subsequent books, but this is the first time we get her name from Valentine. Ellen is the widow of the late Baron Roxbury, and Valentine finds her situation to be strange — why did her husband not provide better for her? Why is she tucked away in a tiny cottage?
Ellen offers some guidance and company while Valentine works to restore the estate, and they fall in love but she's got secrets that might explain why someone is trying to destroy the house he's rebuilding.
I adore this book. It really shows off the complicated and intricate universe Grace Burrowes has built, and you can always tell the books she's already written from the deeply rich characters that return. Darius shows up just enough here to make one interested in his story (which I'm not looking forward to because it's my least favorite trope in the history of romance), but Devlin also drops in as does Westhaven, Nick Haddonfield, and the Belmonts. Ironically, we see and hear more from Axel Belmont's son, Dayton and Philip, than we did in either of the Belmont brothers' books. Jack shows up as the magistrate, so we get to see him rebounding after the events in Axel. It's got a great supporting cast.
The mystery is really fun too — the who is never in doubt, but the why remains a mystery throughout and it's quite tragic. You might feel like Ellen is a martyr at points, but she's a woman who is entirely alone in a world that does not treat women well. Her fear is palpable and completely understandable. I really love both of these leads and am completely invested in their own personal journeys as well their romance.
Jack by Grace Burrowes
I had only read this book once and didn't really remember the storyline all that well. After finishing Axel, where we met both Madeline and Jack, I have to say I wasn't really looking forward to reading their book. Neither of them made an impression on me as a character I wanted to know more about.
Sir John Fanning (Jack) has taken over as magistrate, something Axel hinted about being a good idea in his book. He spent a lot of time in India (twenty years, putting him in his late thirties) and has returned with an Indian butler who was the brother of his wife, a half-Indian woman who died before Jack returned. His demanding mother is coming for a long visit and Jack wants to organize his household, so the Belmonts suggest Madeline Hennessy join him as his mother's companion. Madeline reluctantly goes. At the same time, Jack is investigating a series a petty thefts that is plaguing the local area.
So for the most part, I ended up really liking this book and these characters. My chief complaint about Jack is that the most interesting part of his story happens in Axel, and that's one of my big pet peeves. He tell Madeline that he abused opium, but he doesn't really get into it. I really don't appreciate when a main character's back story is in another book.
But would that have bothered me if I hadn't read Axel? Probably not. I think there's enough in Jack to make it work and other readers won't notice it. Jack's story was somewhat important to the end of Axel, and as Jack was written much later, I'm almost positive Grace Burrowes did not initially plan to have him be a hero. So maybe that explains it.
Madeline is an incredibly empathetic character as her story is unraveled throughout the book. I forgot how much I liked her. She's very strong but also ridiculously stubborn and proud. The trope of the housekeeper falling in love with the man of the house is probably one of my least favorite in romance fiction because it literally never happens the opposite way (I can think of maybe two or three off the top of my head) and as both Jack and Maddie point out — women are uniquely vulnerable in this time period and it is so easy to render them powerless.
But I appreciate that Jack did recognize this fact and made it clear that Maddie was to direct everything between. He asked permission every five minutes and always gave Maddie an out. Informed consent is pretty sexy.
I liked this book a lot. There are few things that bothered me just a little that stop this from being a full-fledged five star, but there's a lot to like in this book and I'm glad I reread it.
The Soldier by Grace Burrowes
There's something about this book that has never worked for me. This is the third time I've read it from beginning to finish since it came out, and I've never been able to put my finger on why I don't like it as much as I like her other books.
Devlin St. Just has just been created the first Earl of Rosecroft, taking over the estate of the villain from the The Heir, Anna's brother whom Devlin killed in order to save her. He travels to the estate in Yorkshire where it has been neglected where he finds that the brother, once the earl of Helmsley, left behind an illegitimate daughter who is nominally in the care of a cousin, Emmaline Farnum. Emmie grew up as an illegitimate child left in the care of her aunt who was Helmsley's mistress and Bronwyn's mother. Devlin takes Bronwyn (Winnie) under his care and brings Emmie to stay at the estate to serve as her governess.
I think honestly the book collapses under its own weight. Devlin is suffering from what we would call PTSD today, but obviously not as well understood in Regency Britain. This is probably the best part of the book and one of my favorite things about Grace Burrowes' writing is that she lets her heroes be emotional and vulnerable with each other. Toxic masculinity doesn't play a role in her books.
But the problem is probably Emmaline. There's a lot to like about Emmie. She's incredibly generous and empathetic. She's known real tragedy and pain in her life which allows her to be the person that Devlin desperately needs at this point in his life. She's unselfish almost to her own destruction.
But there's a piece of her story that simply fails for me and I'll have to get it into specifically in the spoiler section. Suffice to say, she keeps a secret from Devlin that the author also keeps from the reader and I hate it. Because it requires Emmie to lie to Devlin, but in a few spots, Burrowes even lies to me as a reader. I mean, the secret is almost obvious which is why it's ridiculous that the reader isn't brought in earlier.
The supporting cast is pretty good—Douglas and Valentine play large roles here in Devlin's recovery. I don't entirely buy the depth and strength of Douglas and Devlin's friendship but I enjoy it so much that it doesn't bother me. Winnie is also very sweet, and thus far, Burrowes has avoided a lot of tropes of cute children in romance novels. The Windhams show up briefly, but not for long. The local vicar, Hadrian, will return in a later Lonely Lords book and shows up well.
Ultimately, this book fails for me because I can't ever quite sympathize fully with Emmie. While the romance is well-developed, I am increasingly frustrated by Emmie and her ridiculous secret. The book is well-written and others will probably like it fine.
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Chief Tempesta originally started his law enforcement career post 9/11 with the NYPD. He relocated to Florida with his wife, following family to the Lady Lake area. Chief Tempesta has worked for the Lady Lake Police Department for the past 14 years being promoting through the ranks. Chief Tempesta has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and will be completing his Masters in Criminal Justice this April. Chief Tempesta is a graduate of the University of Louisville- Southern Police Institute- 72nd Command Officer Development Course. He has also attended the 17th session of the Florida Executive Development Seminar (FEDS) course as part of the FBINAA-LEEDA.


Eva is a fabulous tour guide. Since we had six people in our party, she rode with us in our rental car. We had a long to do list and she managed to squeeze everything in. We decided to do an 8-hour tour of Vancouver and am glad we did. Eva was early to pick us up at our hotel and texted when she arrived. Her knowledge of every plant and tree in the Botanical Gardens was incredible. She managed to get us all across the Catalano suspension bridge and happily took pictures of our group. She is terrific!!!
I booked Eva as guide for a bus tour I organized for a family reunion in May 2017. After our initial meeting, I knew I could trust Eva's experience & knowledge. Taking into consideration the varying ages of our group, the mobility challenges of some and the bilingual nature of our family, Eva delivered a tour full of facts & stories about Vancouver that both local, Canadian and international visitors found interesting & informative - FANTASTIC! Thanks Eva for a wonderful day & for making me look good.
Wonderful tour!! Perfect in every way!!!
Our city tour was a very nice tour. Eva was very knowledgable on the history of the area as well as the present activities and plans. She was very patient and helped with my Mother's disability in taking out a walker from her vehicle. Eva let us make decisions about what things we'd like to do based on the rainy weather and my mother's ability to walk. She made suggestions for lunch and we tried a great tiny Italian place that was fabulous. I will definitely use "Tours by Locals" again.
Eva was great, definitely 5 out of 5 stars. She really knew the history, buildings, city projects, growth, politics - it was a great tour for getting to know Vancouver!
Eva, Vancouver sightseeing guide for my group of Kiwi adults, did a great job, reading the group well and arranging activities and timings to suit the group. She gave us interesting information about Vancouver, without overloading us with details. After the tour she assisted us in our personal requests that ensured that our tour of Canada started well.


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Wu Qidi (transliteración 吴启迪) es una política e ingeniera china. Es la presidenta actual de la Asociación Shanghái en el extranjero de Retorno de Becarios.

Educación
En 1970, Wu completó su licenciatura en ingeniería electrónica por la Universidad Tsinghua. Trabajó como técnica en una fábrica de equipamientos para la Oficina Central Yunnan de telecomunicaciones hasta que en 1975, se mudó a Pekín para ser una técnica en el Instituto de Estandarización de Electrónica de China.

En 1978, Wu completó sus estudios de maestría por la Tsinghua Universidad, investigando instrumentos de precisión y trabajando como una ingeniera asistente. De 1981 a 1986, Wu estudió para el PhD en el Escuela Politécnica Federal de Zúrich.

Carrera
De 1986 a 1989, Wu trabajó como profesora conferenciante en la Universidad Tongjiantes de devenir profesora asistente, y luego profesora. En 1993, fue designada vicepresidenta de la Universidad Tongji, antes de acceder como presidenta en 1995. Durante su presidencia, el número de estudiantes en Tongji aumentó de 27.000 a 56.000 y los fondos disponibles para investigaciones aumentó tres veces.

En 2002, fue miembro alterno del 16.º Congreso Nacional del Partido Comunista de China.

En 2003, fue designada Viceministra de Educación, además de devenir una Vicecatedrática de la Federación de Mujeres de China.

Honores y premios
 Cruz magnífica de Mérito de la República Federal Alemana (1999).
 Henry Fok Premio de Beca de MOE para Profesores Jóvenes (1988)

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Ingenieras
Ingenieros electricistas de China
Políticas de China
Científicas de China
Miembros del Partido Comunista de China
Miembros de la Orden del Mérito de la República Federal de Alemania
Alumnado de la Escuela Politécnica Federal de Zúrich
Alumnado de la Universidad Tsinghua
Chinas del siglo XX
Chinas del siglo XXI

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Global compact receives go-ahead from Federal Council
Bern, 07.12.2018 - In its meeting on 7 December, the Federal Council reviewed the global compact on refugees, which is expected to be endorsed by the UN General Assembly in conjunction with its annual resolution on the work of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Federal Council has tasked the FDFA to instruct Switzerland's permanent mission in New York to vote in favour of this resolution and to inform the competent parliamentary committees of its decision.
The global compact on refugees is based on current international law on refugees (1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol). The compact reaffirms the existing international refugee protection regime and pursues four key objectives:
• The first objective is to ease pressures on countries hosting large numbers of refugees (Uganda, Lebanon, Turkey, Bangladesh) and to encourage local assistance. This is in line with the wishes expressed by Parliament regarding international cooperation.
• The second objective is to support countries in the affected regions which make efforts to integrate refugees in local economies and communities, in order to enhance their self-reliance and make them less dependent on state support.
• A more equitable sharing of the burden and responsibilities associated with hosting refugees is envisaged in the third objective. The compact encourages states which are neither hosts nor donors to contribute more substantially to the international effort.
• Finally, the compact seeks to encourage the return of refugees to their countries of origin where possible.
By supporting the global compact on refugees, Switzerland protects its own interests, which are in accordance to the pact, and it asserts its humanitarian tradition. It is also adopting a position shared by the majority of the international community.
The global compact on refugees builds on the New York Declaration adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2016 to strengthen international cooperation in order to better manage movements of refugees and migrants. This declaration provided for the adoption of two global frameworks, the global compact for migration and the global compact on refugees. The legal basis for the second compact already exists in the form of the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol, both of which Switzerland ratified.
The global compact on refugees thus reaffirms the existing international refugee protection regime, whereas the global compact for migration seeks to improve global coordination in migration matters and was established through intergovernmental negotiations. The global compact on refugees was drawn up by the UNHCR through a consultation process with the UN member states. Instead of being adopted at an intergovernmental conference, it will therefore simply be 'endorsed' by the General Assembly in conjunction with its annual resolution on the work of the UNHCR.
The only divergence with Switzerland's current practice in the protection of refugees is that the compact calls for ratification of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, which Switzerland has not joined. Given that the global compact on refugees is not legally binding, Switzerland would not be under any additional obligation. The Federal Council considers that the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness does not need to be ratified since the current legislation already affords extensive protections to stateless persons.
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package org.xlrnet.tibaija.util;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.xlrnet.tibaija.commons.LogicUtil;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

public class LogicUtilTest {

    @Test
    public void testAnd_false() throws Exception {
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.and(0, 0));
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.and(0, 1));
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.and(-1, 0));
    }

    @Test
    public void testAnd_true() throws Exception {
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.and(1, 1));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.and(-1, 1));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.and(1, 123));
    }

    @Test
    public void testNot_false() throws Exception {
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.not(1));
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.not(-1234));
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.not(56454651651.31241));
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.not(0.000000001));
    }

    @Test
    public void testNot_true() throws Exception {
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.not(0));
    }

    @Test
    public void testOr_false() throws Exception {
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.or(0, 0));
    }

    @Test
    public void testOr_true() throws Exception {
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.or(1, 0));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.or(12, 123));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.or(0, 4));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.or(-1, 0));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.or(-2, -45));
    }

    @Test
    public void testXor_false() throws Exception {
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.xor(12, 12));
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.xor(0, 0));
        assertFalse(LogicUtil.xor(-5, -1));
    }

    @Test
    public void testXor_true() throws Exception {
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.xor(1, 0));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.xor(0, 1));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.xor(123456, 0));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.xor(0, 123456));
        assertTrue(LogicUtil.xor(-1, 0));
    }
}

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Big news coming soon for Gimme5 customers. Flavio Talarico, product manager, has anticipated some of them: "We will give soon the opportunity to accumulate their savings starting from the very small everyday expenses, going to intercept the rounding of any type of transaction. We will also give the opportunity to supply the Gimme5 account going to insert fintech realities present in the market. Thus giving the opportunity to increase their account using other payment systems". According to Talarico, "It is an example of how this sector is born to cooperate and not to compete".
Gimme5 is the digital "piggy bank" that helps people to accumulate small or large amounts of money and make them grow over time. Everyone can set a savings goal and achieve it freely. You can always save money the way you want, set up automatic rules that help you be constant or invite friends and relatives to help you reach your goal.
This service constitutes a Business Unit of AcomeA SGR, an Investment Management company founded on July 2010, and joined the Fintech District at the beginning of this year. "Being part of this community offers us the opportunity to share our experience with many young and dynamic realities like ours – explains Talarico – It also offers us the opportunity to be part of the change taking place in our country today and that initiatives like the Fintech District aim to achieve, stimulating cooperation in the sector more than competition".
Gimme5 was created to satisfy the multiple needs of new generations who have low awareness of the opportunity to save and invest through a fintech service. "We want to encourage the creation of a generation of 'Smart savers' to allow everyone to access an efficient investment product without entry barriers, through a gradual growth path of their financial awareness".
More than 20K people have started saving and investing with Gimme5, they have invested more than EUR 20 million, over 75% are millenial. Talarico points out that "it is a surprising result in a sector too far from this target and still accessible to a few, at least in Italy".
As a matter of fact, according to him, "the gap to be bridged between Italy and some European Union countries and beyond is still great, but something is moving and the Fintech District demonstrates this. The support of the institutions seems to give new life to the movement, so we are confident that soon we can fill those gaps especially regulatory. A different and longer problem is to fill the big gap in financial literacy that still exists in Italy".


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There's a quite lot of room in the rear of both the Dodge Nitro and Dodge Journey. Which, obviously, means you can pack a lot into them. But the more you pack in, the greater the danger of travelling with unsecured cargo becomes. If you are unaware of these dangers, just keep in mind that there are many hundreds of people injured on the roads each and every year by the items we've probably all carried in our cars at some time or another. The thing is, if you're involved in a collision, these items can not only travel through the cabin at speed, they also become many times heavier than their weight when static.
This means that objects as seemingly harmless as shopping, luggage, tools and even pushchairs could prove potentially fatal. However, with a Travall Dog Guard fitted in your Dodge, there'll be a strong barrier protecting you and your passengers from serious harm – with our guards being able to typically absorb a weight of 30kg travelling at 80km/h. And it's unlikely any universal style of dog guard is going to be anywhere near as sturdy.
Part of this guard's strength comes from its custom-made design, meaning that every one we make has been created for a specific vehicle and its year of manufacture. This ensures a perfect fit and a dog guard that's certain to stay in place, no matter what. It makes installation very quick and easy too. We think most people could get the job done in around ten minutes by following the clear and concise instructions that come with every order. Also, unlike the 'one size fits all' type of guard, our bespoke design takes into account the position of any side airbags in your vehicle.
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Considering getting a Black Russian Terrier? Makes sure you know the characteristics of the breed. We've put together the following Black Russian Terrier breed information and facts to create a profile of this dog so you have the critical information necessary to make a decision.
The Black Russian Terrier has a life expectancy of 10 to 12 years.
Few working dogs could be found in Russia following World War II. However, the need and demand for them remained. In response, Colonel G. Medvedev of the Central Military School of Working Dogs set out to develop a new breed of guard dog. Under his direction, the Black Russian Terrier was created using the Giant Schnauzer, Rottweiler, Airedale Terrier, Newfoundland and Caucasian Ovcharka.
The Black Russian Terrier weighs 80 to 130 pounds and measures 26 to 30 pounds.
The Black Russian Terrier has a long, coarse double coat that sheds moderately. The Black Russian Terrier should be brushed a few times a week and bathed as needed. If being shown, the Black Russian Terrier also needs to have their coat professionally trimmed every six to eight weeks. If not being shown, the coat can be trimmed less frequently or even trimmed at home.
Like all dogs, the Black Russian Terrier also needs basic grooming. Brush their teeth, clean their ears and trim their nails on a regular basis.
The Black Russian Terrier is powerful and bold.
The Black Russian Terrier thrives on companionship and interaction with their family. The Black Russian Terrier desires lots of attention and wants to be as close to their family as possible. They are gentle and patient with children and can make great playmates, however they are quite large and are best suited to a home with older children.
As much as Black Russian Terriers are loving family dogs, they are also steadfast protectors. This breed was developed to be guardians and they are committed to watching over their family and property. Black Russian Terriers are naturally wary of strangers and other dogs. Even with proper training and socialization, they will be highly alert and suspicious when someone new enters the home.
The Black Russian Terrier is highly intelligent and learns quickly as long as they have a leader who is confident and takes charge. Black Russian Terriers responds especially well to positive reinforcement in the form of praise, treats and affection. Once they have the basics down, Black Russian Terriers can go on to participate in agility, obedience and rally.
As part of their training, the Black Russian Terrier does need early socialization. As a guard dog, the Black Russian Terrier is suspicious of new people and dogs. They require early and ongoing socialization to help them discern between friend and foe.
The Black Russian Terrier can make a great companion for jogging, biking and hiking. The Black Russian Terrier is energetic and requires regular exercise in the form of a daily walk and time outside in a secure area to run around and play.


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The Second Company Governor's Foot Guard Band is the musical arm of one of the oldest continually active military units in the United States. It was chartered in 1775, and the first Commandant was Revolutionary War General Benedict Arnold. The present Commandant of the Second Company is Major Richard K. Greenalch Jr..
The Second Company Governor's Foot Guard has mustered its members when needed, in part or as a whole company, to aid in the defense of the United States in all wars from Revolutionary War through both World Wars. It was the first organized military unit to take action against the British. Many of its founding members continued on the greatness. Among them are Aaron Burr (Vice President to Thomas Jefferson), Ethan Allen (Commander of the forces that captured Fort Ticonderoga), and James Hillhouse (United States Senator from Connecticut).
Brigadier General Michael W. Trentalange is a renowned American military band conductor with 57 years experience. During World War II, he had the honor of playing for General Douglas MacArthur, and conducted the peace ceremony in Manila at the end of the war. He has organized and commanded bands for the Connecticut National and State Guards, the U.S. Army, and the Army Ready Reserve.
After many years of retirement, BG Trentalange was called upon to reorganize the Second Company Governor's Foot Guard Band which has been inactive for years.
Applications for membership are being accepted.
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Mass surveillance sparks investigative journalism renaissance
BY TREVOR TIMM
(Photo: David von Blohn / Demotix)
It seems you can't step away from the computer for more than a few hours these days without a story revealing previously secret information about the National Security Agency (NSA) setting the internet aflame. The scandal has sparked an investigative journalism renaissance with virtually every major news organisation in the country—not just the keepers of the Snowden files—getting in on the act.
Several stories of critical significance broke in the last two weeks. First, the Wall Street Journal reported that the NSA's surveillance system, "has the capacity to reach roughly 75% of all U.S. internet traffic in the hunt for foreign intelligence, including a wide array of communications by foreigners and Americans." The Journal detailed the NSA's direct access to telecommunications' fiber optic cables around the country and their extraordinary reach into many corners of the web.
The next day, the administration finally released the 2011 FISA court opinion ruling some NSA surveillance unconstitutional, making front-page news around the country. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, the organization for which I work, has been suing the Justice Department for its release for over a year. The ruling showed the NSA had vacuumed up more than a 150,000 Americans' emails, only alerting the court to a collection method that had been in place for three years. The court also accused the NSA of "material misrepresentation regarding the scope of a major collection program" on two other occasions.
Until two weeks ago, the administration had stuck to the talking point that all the privacy violations were unintentional. That was already cold comfort to Americans, as the Washington Post had previously reported, based on Snowden documents, that the NSA has been committing thousands of privacy violations, however unintentional, affecting untold number of people per year. And the numbers seem to be increasing.
Soon after the FISA court opinion was released, Bloomberg News revealed that a still-classified NSA inspector general's report documented "approximately a dozen" willful privacy over the last decade by the NSA. This contradicted many previous statements by government officials, including NSA chief Keith Alexander, who said "no one has wilfully or knowingly disobeyed the law or tried to invade your civil liberties or privacy" at a speech on August 8.
The Wall Street Journal followed up, detailing how many of these violations consisted of analysts following former spouses or partners (nicknamed "LOVEINT"). The Journal explained that most of the violations were self-reported. How many went unreported we will likely never know.
Couple this with the fact that NBC News reported how Edward Snowden was able to browse the NSA networks for months without detection, and you have an agency which claims it has strict internal oversight procedures in place, but seems to have only one real mechanism for enforcement: self policing.
Amazingly, all of these stories have come since President Obama was forced to address the issue at a press conference just three and a half weeks ago in response to the first wave of stories published by the Guardian and Washington Post. At that point, the sea change in public opinion about civil liberties and privacy had become clear and Congressmen in both parties had been pressuring the White House for weeks. Obama promised more transparency to programs (it's important to remember he also promised more transparency six years ago when he was first running for president), but there were no concrete proposals for reining in the out-of-control powers of the NSA. He did not even mention the two major stories of the day, one in the Guardian, and the other in the New York Times. Obama did say this, however:
What I'm going to be pushing the [intelligence community] to do is rather than have a trunk come out here and leg come out there and a tail come out there, let's just put the whole elephant out there so people know exactly what they're looking at. Let's examine what is working, what's not, are there additional protections that can be put in place, and let's move forward."
While the full elephant is the only thing that will satisfy the public at this point, disturbingly, Sens. Ron Wyden and Mark Udall, the lone NSA critics on the Senate intelligence committee, cryptically said in a press release after Obama's press conference that we've only learned "just the tip of a larger iceberg."
Congress is currently on August recess, an annual break where members return to their home districts to hear from their constituents. We can expect some sort of action when they return. Eighteen bills have already been introduced, with many more on their way, and as Politico reported, members from both parties are listening to people at town halls voice their concerns about NSA surveillance, "a sign that fears about the ultra-secret National Security Agency have spread beyond the Beltway as lawmakers embark on their annual town-hall tours."
Meanwhile, the reporting will only continue, as the Guardian is now sharing some of the Snowden documents with the New York Times and ProPublica after GCHQ disturbingly entered the Guardian offices in London and oversaw the destruction of a copy of the Snowden files.
Early on, the administration and its defenders may have hoped the story would disappear with the next news cycle. It won't. The NSA scandal is destined to a prime issue in the fall Congressional session, carrying into next year's midterm elections. The administration's attempts to calm the public with transparency-after-the-fact PR measures won't change the narrative.
What we want to see is this headline: "Obama reins in NSA surveillance authority."
This article was originally published on 9 Sept, 2013 at indexoncensorship.org
Trevor Timm
Trevor Timm is an activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He specializes in surveillance, free speech and government transparency issues.
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2 responses to "Mass surveillance sparks investigative journalism renaissance"
Matt F (@flayman) says:
13 September at 12:56
"Eighteen bills have already been introduced, with many more on their way, and as Politico reported, members from both parties are listening to people at town halls voice their concerns about NSA surveillance, "a sign that fears about the ultra-secret National Security Agency have spread beyond the Beltway as lawmakers embark on their annual town-hall tours.""
This shows clearly that the Snowden leaks have been democratically significant, critical in fact. Any talk of treason is nonsense.
Olaf, Germany says:
Leak-journalism is not investigative journalism, big misunderstanding.
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The Curtis-Shapley Debate And The Discovery Of The Universe
by Anna Sekscinska / Scientists
This article on Curtis-Shapely debate is a guest article by Ariana Vlad, senior at the International Computers High School of Bucharest, Romania, where she focuses on studying Physics and Mathematics.
A Historical Debate
26 April 1920. The opulent Baird Auditorium in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the beginning of the Curtis-Shapley debate. On one side, the young, aspiring scientist and former journalist Harlow Shapley, ready to make good use of his energy and enthusiasm. On the other side, the world-renowned professor Heber Curtis, known for his oratory skills, fearsome motivation, and comprehensive work on spiral nebulae for over a decade. Their knowledge, thoughts, and ideas clashed against one another, focused on one topic: the extent and boundaries of our (lesser known at the time) Milky Way. How
Shapley (left) and Curtis (right)
The Great Debate was a day-long event: the morning started with each of the scientists' speeches about their own technical papers, and the actual debate took place later in the evening. Due to lack of proof (as breakthroughs and measurements were not happening as often and as easy as today), the Curtis-Shapley debate wasn't settled that same day.
Shapley's Claims
Shapley believed that the Milky Way contained all the known and unknown celestial objects – that it represented the whole Universe. He argued that galaxies like Andromeda were simply part of our own galaxy. He backed up his claim with a dimensional argument. Looking into former studies, he calculated that if Andromeda were not in the Milky Way, then it should be as big as 100,000,000 light-years. While today's astronomers are not baffled by such a span, in 1920 that was believed to represent a good argument.
Andromeda galaxy in night sky
Shapley was also supported by a fellow scientist – Adriaan van Maanen. Van Maanen reported an independent study about the Pinwheel galaxy. His measurements and calculations showed that the celestial object was rotating on a timescale of years. If the Pinwheel galaxy were farther than the Milky Way border and rotating with such a great angular velocity around Earth observers, it would need to have a speed greater than the speed of light. Since van Maanen was a treasured astronomer and it was already known that no object can go over the threshold speed of light, this argument had a great value in this debate.
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Curtis' Claims
In Curtis' vision, Milky Way and Andromeda were independent galaxies, just two of many such bodies. His argument focused mainly on astronomical events called novas, transient phenomena that represent a sudden appearance of a bright, star-like object that fades over several weeks or a few months. For a nova to be created, some exceptional circumstances have to be met. For example, the event will only appear near a white dwarf in a close binary system.
Illustration of a nova (Photograph: K. Ulaczyk / Warsaw University Observatory)
Therefore, one could conclude that by looking into two independent regions in space, one could tell if they have a common past by measuring the number of novas in a given (yet long enough) time. Curtis used this idea, recorded the rate of nova occurrences, and found that there were move novas in Andromeda than in the Milky Way. While he strongly believed in his argument, he noted that if van Maanen's measurements and observations were correct, Shapley's assumptions proved correct.
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Conclusion of the Curtis-Shapley debate
For today's science enthusiasts, there is no mystery around who is the real "winner" of the debate. That same decade, Edwin Hubble's work on Cepheid variable stars proved that the Andromeda galaxy lies outside of the Milky Way – the first proof for Curtis' claim, and an irrevocable one. Thanks to the same astronomer, it is now known that the Milky Way and Andromeda are just two of the more than 2 trillion estimated galaxies.
The Uniqueness of the Curtis-Shapley debate
The Curtis-Shapley debate is a unique one in the whole scientific history for two reasons. Firstly, not many such debates sparked since the 1920s, as astronomy became more of a collaborative science; contemporary, ideas can be easily shared, measurements are usually precise, and every article is proofread before it becomes public. Secondly, the topic of the debate – and its result – changed the way scientists viewed the cosmos. After Curtis' victory, astronomers plucked the courage to broaden their horizons and move their observations and measurements farther than the rim of the Milky Way.
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Carolyn Wickey
Carolyn M. Wickey, 71, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020, at home with her family by her side. She was born October 14, 1949, in Winter Haven, Florida to Stuart and Louise (May) Stowell. She was married October 1, 1967, at Locust Grove Mennonite Church to John W. Wickey, son of Joe R. and Rachel B. (Schwartz) Wickey.
She was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1967 and had been employed by Bell Telephone, McLaughlin and Miller, City of Sturgis and Abbott Laboratories throughout her life. She was currently a member of Grace Sturgis Church, and she has taught Sunday school for over 30 years at several local churches. She was noble, classy, steadfast and kind. She loved the Lord and worshipped with all her heart. She loved her family well.
She is survived by her mother of Florida; her husband; three sons, Travis (Katya) Wickey; Spencer (Amanda) Wickey; and Justin (Becca) Wickey, all of Sturgis, Michigan; eight grandchildren, Jessica and Jennifer Wickey; Aaron and Mikayla Wickey; and Anna and Matthew, Madeline and Gift Wickey; brother, Frank Stowell of Florida; sister, Linda Stepien of Elkhart; and half-sister, Roxanna Southwell of Florida.
She was preceded in death by her father; son, Keith Wickey in 1974; brother, Ron Stowell; and sister, Angela Buchannan.
Visitation will be Wednesday, January 6 from 4-8 p.m. at Grace Sturgis Church, 300 Timothy, Sturgis, MI 49091. Funeral service will be Thursday, January 7 at 1:30 p.m. at the church. Officiating will be Rev. Luke Eicher. The visitation and services will be closed-casket to respect her wishes.
Livestream options will be available under the title "Carol Wickey Funeral" via the Grace Sturgis app, YouTube (search Grace Sturgis) and Boxcast (www.gracesturgis.com). Burial and graveside services will be at Prairie River Cemetery.
Due to the risk of COVID-19, no meal will be served.
Arrangements provided by Rosenberg Funeral Home in Sturgis, Michigan.


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The term 'Contaminated Land' is a legal definition, which is found in Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The presence of contamination by itself does not make a property 'Contaminated Land'. The contamination present must be sufficiently severe to meet this legal definition through several tests and exclusions.
My report has resulted in a 'Further Action'. Does this mean my property is contaminated?
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Alternatively, you may wish to proceed with your property purchase and undertake no further action. However, your solicitor is likely to advise against this, and if a lender is involved 'doing nothing' is often not an option.
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All post 2007 NHBC Buildmark Certificates with policy references starting 'AG' and beyond are accepted by our free review service.
NHBC Buildmark certificates dated pre-2007 must have contaminated land cover clearly shown as an endorsement on the policy documentation.
Developments after 2001 are likely to have considered the possibility of land contamination. In some instances, the planners will have imposed conditions on the development to make the developer investigate and remediate contamination. If you have a copy of the original planning permission for the development of your property, and the accompanying discharge notices for the relevant conditions, these may be accepted by our free review service.
The Local Authority Environmental Health Department is responsible for investigating and designating properties as 'Contaminated Land' under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. If the Local Authority can provide a clear written statement confirming that it has no intention to investigate the Property, this is likely to be sufficient to change the report result in our Free Review service.
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Where can more info on Radon be found?
From there you can also conduct your own radon tests.
I am concerned about Radon, but I do not have enough time to carry out a test.
A potential and lesser known option available to homebuyers is a Radon Bond, whereby an agreed amount of money can be put aside from the sale to pay for remedial works if determined necessary after the sale, allowing sufficient time for testing.
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The conclusion of this Review will detail the risk to the property and either reduce the risk of flood presented in the FCI report, or give next step guidance.
If you would like to order a Report Review, this request will need to be placed by the professional advisor who ordered the report. A Report Review can be purchased for £99 + VAT for properties under 10Ha in size.
My property is in an area with geology that has a potential ground stability problem what should I do next?
Though the geology may mean that a ground stability problem can occur there are other factors which may affect this, such as the water table. Consult a surveyor to make sure that there are no signs of subsidence in the property.
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