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Q: Spread and merge row records in R for the same customer I have the below data frame where I am trying to merge multiple transactions of the one customer into one single record.
Input:
ST_DATE ND_DATE LO_NO   ACTV_CODE   ACTV_AMT    AB_NO   FEATURE_CODE    L_NU
7/27/16 7/27/16 265       O          15          1      INTEREST        855
7/27/16 7/27/16 265       O          14          1      INSTALLMENT 855

Expected Output:
ST_DATE ND_DATE LO_NO   ACTV_CODE   ACTV_AMT    AB_NO   FEATURE_INTEREST FEATURE_INSTALLMENT     L_NU
7/27/16 7/27/16 265      O           29          1             1            1                    855

Tried:
install1 <- install %>%
  group_by(LO_NO,AB_NO,L_NU) %>%
  slice(which.min(as.Date(ST_DATE, '%Y/%m/%d'))) %>%
  slice(which.max(as.Date(ND_DATE, '%Y/%m/%d'))) %>%
  summarise(ACTV_AMT = sum(ACTV_AMT)) %>%
  spread(FEATURE_CODE,fill = 0) %>%  # confused here on what to put key value pairs so that I can get the above output

Can anyone help me in implementing the code. There are many feature_codes are available if that feature code is not associated with the customer it should fill 0 or if there are 2 same feature_codes like INTEREST is twice for that month it should fill as 2 in FEATURE_INTEREST

A: You can first use group by and then use dcast to spread out the aggregated values-
install1 <- install %>%
  group_by(LO_NO,AB_NO,L_NU,FEATURE_CODE) %>%
  summarise(count1= n())

library(reshape2)
final <- dcast(install1, formula = LO_NO + AB_NO + L_NU ~ FEATURE_CODE, fill = 0)

Hope this helps


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2015 Vw Golf
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Apr 27, 2015 Recalls
Bosch fuel pumps spark recall of 2015 Golf, GTI and Audi A3
The 2015 VW GTI, Golf and Audi A3 are being recalled to replace faulty fuel pumps that can fail due to flaking nickel plating. There are 6,204 vehicles in need of repair.
Chris Bruce
Volkswagen Golf named Motor Trend Car of the Year
The all-new, seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf has captured Motor Trend's prestigious Car of the Year award. The Golf, along with its many variants, which include the diesel-powered TDI, GTI hot hatch and electric E-Golf, beat out a slew of competitors which included corporate cousin Audi and its new Brandon Turkus
Volkswagen and Funny or Die take humorous spin in 2015 Golf
Volkswagen is partnering with Target and Funny or Die in a bizarre ad for the latest Golf starring comedian Rob Huebel, probably best known for his work on Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim.
Jul 9, 2014 Report
VW issues NA Golf and GTI stop-sale over steering issue
Volkswagen is issuing a stop-sale and recall for the 2015 GTI and Golf because of a problem with the front stabilizer link fasteners. The stop-sale covers 705 vehicles at US dealers, and, according to Automotive News an Chris Bruce
Jun 3, 2014 Official
VW Golf and GTI earn Top Safety Pick+ ratings [w/video]
More good news for Volkswagen, as its new small hatchback, the seventh-generation Golf and its sporty brother, the GTI, have both been named to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety's prestigious Top Safety Pick+ list.
Feb 1, 2014 Report
Europe's biggest car club scandalized by car of the year vote rigging
There's controversy in the ranks of Germany's Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (more commonly known as ADAC). The group's annual car of the year contest has come under fire after accusations of vote-rigging.
Nov 7, 2013 SEMA
VW flaunts seventh-gen Golf, two Jettas and 425 hp from 2.0 liters
Volkswagen brought just three vehicles to SEMA this year (compare that to Ford's 57 show cars): two Jettas and a Golf. Both Jettas showcase the automaker's new turbocharged EA888 four-cylinder engines - one of which is heavily modified - and the Golf is the fir
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Sep 7, 2013 Report
VW investigating Golf water leak discovered by car magazine
Volkswagen is in a spat with German magazine Auto Bild over claims that its new, seventh-generation Golf may already need a recall. The German weekly reports that new Golfs can leak water into front-passenger footwells due to a faulty drainage tube in their air conditioning systems.
Mar 27, 2013 New York
2015 VW Golf brings storied hatchback's seventh generation to US
The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf in US-specification officially debuts at the 2013 New York Auto Show. The new model is the first VW in the States to ride on the company's MQB architecture, and as such, it makes use of plenty of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel to keep weight down. All told, the new shell is 51 pounds lighter than the outgoing generation, despit
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Q: SVG polygon renders in Three.js, but can't find it in the SVGRenderer() I'm testing svg elements in Three.js.
I've added SVG elements in Three.js using SVGObject() where
SVGRenderer() creates a root svg element.
Two (2) SVG elements are added: polygon symbol and circle.
The circle is shown in the root svg element
Although the polygon symbol renders, I don't know where it's hiding.
It's not shown in the svg root element.
Where is it??
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A 'Sanplat' is a sanitation platform (a ground level slab covering a 3 metre pit) on which a light building is constructed to form a latrine. It offers improved sanitation by eliminating flies and smell, through air circulation. The addition of a chimney draws air currents into the structure and through the squat hole. Odours rise through the chimney and disperse. The structure of the toilet means that any flies attracted to the pit through the squat hole will try to escape by heading towards the strongest light source, which comes from the chimney. The flies exit is blocked by a wire mesh so the flies eventually die and fall back into the pit. The spiral structure prevents too much light entering the toilet while allowing a free flow of air.
Water for kids have used Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines as the model most suited for most of the latrine projects.
In the areas where the WfK projects are located, there is often little surface water. Boreholes are drilled in locations where sonar equipment indicated the rock is less dense, here water will collect at 45 to 90m below ground level. Pumps are then installed to bring water to the surface. Most commonly hand pumps are used to draw the water up through the borehole to fill containers. The cost of drilling a borehole and providing a hand pump varies from £2,000 to £8,000. So few boreholes can be provided and people often have to walk a long way to get water and may have to queue when they get there. This may mean they use contaminated surface wells or streams instead.
Where there is scope to pipe the water to individual houses it is decided at the outset that water should be distributed from the borehole to taps within 250m of each house, the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard. This involves pumping the water to tanks, using solar power, where mains electricity is not available. The tanks are usually sited on stands 5 to 8 metres above the ground. The water is then gravity fed to taps.
The Water Engineering and Development Centre at Loughborough University is one of the world's leading education and research institutes for improving access to infrastructure and services for the poor in low- and middle-income countries.
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Lanterns On The Lake debut "Don't Have Nightmares"
Mid-way through a headline UK tour, Lanterns On The Lake today share a new track, "Don't Have Nightmares". The track was created for the hit BBC podcast "Uncanny" in which The Battersea Poltergeist's Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters from ghostly phantoms through to UFOs.
Of the track Lanterns On The Lake vocalist Hazel Wilde says: "Danny and his producer Simon were keen for us to create something simple that would fit the themes of the series and send a shiver down your spine. Lyrically, I was trying to come up with something that could cover the range of unique stories and link them all. Each episode and story is different. Some include ghosts, UFOs, poltergeists and some even touch on mental health. So I wrote it from the point of view of someone being haunted by their experience. The thought/ memory of what they've experienced behaves like a ghost in a way. We wanted the music to get under your skin if you were listening on headphones to the podcast. We included subtle footsteps as the percussion for the song and piano sound is warped to give it that otherworldly, unnerving feel."
Originally formed in Newcastle in 2007, Lanterns On The Lake combine dreamy, melancholic Indie rock with beautiful layers of texture and celestial melodies that thread around intricate instrumentation.
Their fourth studio album Spook The Herd was released in February 2020 to critical acclaim and earned a place on the shortlist for the Mercury Prize. Recorded live where possible, the band's natural touchstones of gauzy dream-pop and monumental post rock still float in the air on this album.
Spook the Herd sees Hazel Wilde's voice and preoccupations rise to the fore like never before. In tandem, the band break new ground on a set of songs that are unavoidably direct – and crucial. Wilde does nothing less than dive headlong into the existential crises of our times, and proves herself a songwriter possessed of a rare talent for finding the personal contours to contemporary issues.
The nine songs turn the microscope to our hopelessly polarized politics, social media, addiction, grief and the climate crisis. Yet Wilde's romantic streak is still the record's beating heart and shines a hopeful beam of light into the darkness. The band's sound has been beautifully winnowed into something more pared back, urgent and direct, with songs full of arresting intimacy. "Swimming Lessons" is writhing and supple as Gregory's arpeggiated guitar dovetails with Ol Ketteringham's pulsating drumming and Wilde's keening vocal, while "Every Atom" rides on insistent beats which lay a bed for a warped and playfully robotic guitar line.
Lanterns on the Lake, completed by bassist Bob Allan and viola player Angela Chan, have always known how to cannily manipulate texture and space. But rarely before have they captured such sheer presence. Stripping layers away, unearthing their essence, proves to be a new alchemy as their sound is writ large at its boldest.
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ASUS Z490 Motherboard Preview
The next generation of Intel CPUs are on their way, and to support those 10th Gen CPUs, we've got a range of new motherboards from ASUS in the office today! The more affordable ASUS TUF Gaming Z490-Plus WiFi, designed for the mass-market PC gamers. If it's as good as previous TUF hardware, this should be one worth checking out. Then on the enthusiast side, we've got the more powerful (and more expensive) RoG Maximus XII HERO WiFi too, certainly two different side of the same coin.
Of course, we can't show you any performance figures right now, as the CPUs are still pending release. What we can show you is a quick overview of the design, VRM, features, ports, and stuff like that, and there's plenty of it all! Andy will walk you throw in the video below, or you can move onto the next few pages for some close-up images and my breakdown of it all.
Of course, it's not just about motherboards, as these will be launching to compliment the upcoming Intel Comet Lake-S desktop CPUs. That means we've got a new LGA 1200 socket on these motherboards to accommodate them. New CPUs from Intel pretty much always means a new socket these days, but we're hoping to see plenty of attractive features for motherboard makers to make it an exciting prospect for those looking to upgrade their system, or even build a new one. The CPUs have leaked more than something built by British Layland. Check out the leaked prices and specifications here. However, all of these motherboards should be available with all the new CPUs, from the budget G-5900 right up to the flagship i9-10900K/KF.
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Sunday's 2-1 win over Belarus – secured with Josh Magennis' late goal at Windsor Park – sent Northern Ireland top of Group C by three points.
Taking six points from their opening two games at Windsor Park was always a minimum requirement if they are to keep alive hopes of beating either Holland or Germany to one of the two automatic qualification places from the group.
And O'Neill also knows they will need points on the road when Northern Ireland head to Tallinn and Borisov in the second week of June.
O'Neill has changed Northern Ireland's approach in recent months, looking to dominate possession and build pressure rather than relying on set-pieces and counter-attacks.
It led to frustration in last year's Nations League, when several good performances went unrewarded, but has borne fruit in the opening qualifiers.
"Maybe we won't play identically in terms of personnel, but it will be pretty similar in terms of the shape," O'Neill said of June's fixtures.
"You learn about your team all the time. It's very difficult to have that level of possession away from home, but what we have got good at away from home is finding a way to win.
Northern Ireland certainly piled on the pressure against Belarus, but for much of the second half it appeared it would go unrewarded.
Jonny Evans' first international goal since September 2017 put them in front after 29 minutes, only for a deflected shot from Igor Stasevich to level it for Belarus three minutes later – a rare foray forward from the visitors.
Northern Ireland then spurned several chances before substitute Magennis struck with three minutes to go.
O'Neill admitted that the players available to him dictate Northern Ireland are forced to play a similar shape home and away, looking to their wingers to create chances.
Central midfielder Ollie Norwood missed this week's games for personal reasons and O'Neill indicated he would be absent again in June, further restricting his options.
But the manager has been delighted with the way the players have taken to the change of approach, and is confident it gives them their best chance of advancing.
"There's been a massive buy-in from the players and we've got to go out there and replicate the results," he said.


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In case you are wondering, Harrison Ford is in Blade Runner 2049. Maybe he will be mostly made of android parts. In 2049 I'll be made of android parts too. Don't let them sell you on a bionic appendix. That's a waste of money. I will take that undercarriage clear coating, because, I mean, it's the oxidation that will get ya.
Yes, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is the book behind Blade Runner.....and it is awesome. It's definitely different than the movie, it's funnier and the plot moves really fast. In 2021 apparently phone-booths will make a comeback and we'll have laser-guns! Post-nuclear times make animal life precious and so it's a big deal (and a status symbol) to have an animal and take good care of it. As I LOVE animals, I'm like yes, finally! I have two animals so suck on that neighbors! I'm not so crazy about that radioactive fallout though. BUT I STILL WANT THAT DAMN HOVERCAR.
I don't know what the big deal is about killing androids, I mean, can't you just get them wet? Maybe they have a giant rice filled swimming pool they get into and plot their revenge in the two days it takes to dry them out. I'll bet the new movie doesn't have jokes. Would it be so hard to call a nightclub the Control-Alt-Delete? A tiny antique looking portrait of Bender? Man, that'd be sweet. No, it's probably be all slick with gravitas out the ying-yang.
There is an important scene in here with bourbon which is very rare in the future....note to self...stockpile more. Read this with a Bourbon Hovercar...ok, it's called a Bourbon Lift, which seems perfect for the holidays: 1 and 1/2 ounces decent bourbon, 1/2 ounce coffee liquor, 1/2 ounce half and half, 1/2 ounce orgeat (you can buy or make). Put these ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a Collins glass fill the glass slowly with club soda. It should have a an egg cream or root beer float style foam head.
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The Lathe of Heaven
What if your dreams became reality? I don't mean one of those stupid inspirational posters you see. Or those messages you get from your distant relatives that are in one of those multi level marketing schemes...(shakes fist). No, I mean what you actually dream when you are sleeping becomes the new reality. Freaky.
Written in 1971, Lathe of Heaven is a dystopian novel set in the future...and that future is 2002. What? Our protagonist George Orr (I'm sure that name is not a coincidence) has the ability to change reality with "active dreaming." If my dreams became a reality there would be a lot of college students showing up for an exam without going to class....actually I do think that is happening. Huh...now I'm freaking myself out.
I kid you not I actually dreamed this last week: A group of unruly high school students came to tour my work (we do get groups of 4 or 5 in real life) but this was more like 25 students. I could not get them to be quiet and settle down in one spot. To make things worst there was one boy who just kept saying "Balls, Balls,Balls, Balls, Balls." My dreams are very realistic.
While this is a very good book, I'm not sure if I can recommend a dystopian book right about now. I guess I can take heart in that global warming is not quite as bad as in this book and there haven't been any nuclear bombs go off and devastating population dropping pandemics. Not that we don't have these problems but not to this extent. Even so, you might need a palate cleansing book after this. Or my homemade Prozac.
Why not drink this with something from the past? This one was hot in the 70's: Harvey Wallbanger: 1 and 1/2 ounces vodka, 4 ounces orange juice, 1/2 ounce Galliano. Pour the orange juice and vodka in a large glass with ice, gently top the drink with the Galliano. Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry for garnish.
"This book knocked my socks off!"-- Bill Cosby
"This book is right up my alley. What a realistic portrayal of college life." -- Roman Polanski
"I've heard worse." -- Billy Bush
This book should be subtitled: Holden Caulfield goes to College in Japan and the Adventures With His Wiener! Ah, remember the good old days the days when women were nymphomaniacs but ultimately submissive and also amazing cooks? Neither do I.
Actually, I like Holden Caulfield more than Toru Watanabe. Holden is a tortured disaffected youth that can't deal with tragedy without a psychotic break. I get that. Toru is a music loving "nice guy" that has women all over him for no discernible reason. Oh, you're so good with words Toru...oh, how about we do it Toru....oh BARF. Compliments, free snacks and various forms of wiener release from nearly every woman in the book I might add. (plus jazz music, coffee and The Great Gatsby for some reason). I mean really Toru are you an NBA player? Oh, baby your use of irregular verbs makes me want to look at your dangling participle. Why this book isn't labelled Fantasy is beyond me.
There is a brief mention of a well at the beginning of this novel which got me overly excited. Man, some supernatural powers in this book would have been sweet. No, narcissism is not a supernatural power. Sadly, it's all too natural these days.
Like all Murakami novels there is a little whiskey drinking. Try this variation on an Old Fashioned-- Heck's Old Fashioned: Drop 2 sugar cubes in a rocks glass, add 4 dashes of Angostura bitters, a lemon wheel, and orange wheel, a lime wheel, a maraschino cherry and 1/2 teaspoon of grenadine. Muddle these enough to release the juices. Add 1/4 cup bourbon or rye whiskey, add ice and stir to combine top with equal parts and club soda.
Merde this is a big book! I think it may be the longest novel I've ever read. I'm not entirely sure I understood some of this book. There was some serious history name-dropping. I didn't even know Chateaubriand was a dude and not steak with fancy sauce (actually it's both!) Next I'll find out there was a Giovanni Lasagna that was an Italian artist and intellectual in the 1600's. A contemporary of Caravaggio, the lesser known Lasagna developed the Alfredo technique. Luckily the legacy of the Australian Prime Minister Jacko Bloominonion is intact. There are huge sections of this book that talk about things of which I am clueless. And these sections go on and on and on. Whew, other than that this book is excellent.
I never saw the musical or the movie. Yes, I am well aware that the movie has Hugh Jackman in it. You know I'm not fond of musicals. We all know that the story tells of the ex-convict of Jean Valjean and the various adventures of those people surrounding him. And boy do they surround him. I mean are there like 500 people in France in the olden times? Everyone knows everyone and they all keep bumping into one another. Especially the enemies. Just delete your Facebook account already. Jean just checked in at the Tuilries....how did they find me here! Pings and GPS Jean, just leave your phone at home next time.
Anyway this is cool book if you have an extra 4 months to spare and also want to know about The Battle of Waterloo, all the different machinations of French politics from the late 1700's to the mid 1800's, weird convents and last but not least the Paris sewers. Probably the most exciting moment of the book and Hugo goes off for about 50 pages on the history of the Paris sewers. You're killing me, dude! Oh wait, you're dead. Never mind. It's cool. So, if you can get past all of that some say it's the greatest novel ever written. Could be. Yes, people die in it. Life was hard in the olden times.
Brandy has a little cameo in this book and I'm feeling like it deserves a comeback anyway. While this cocktail was developed in 1876 a a tiny bit later than when Les Miserables is set....it's still a very olden times recipe. Brandy Daisy: 3/4 ounce yellow chartreuse, 1 and 1/2 ounces brandy or cognac, 3/4 ounce lemon juice. Pour ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and stir well. Strain into a Collins glass with ice and top with a little seltzer.
These mid-life or later life existentialist crisis books tend to win awards but I don't think Gen-Xer's vote on these things. For a Gen-Xer, examining the meaning of your life and finding it wanting is what we call Tuesday. The Sense of an Ending is by the super-British author Julian Barnes. (His name is Julian for Pete's sake) This won the Man Booker Prize in 2011. Sure it's well written but this genre doesn't do much for me, by that I mean, the examined boring life. People's lives are boring enough. Kids and work and kids and work and sports and sports and sports and work. (Read that last sentence to a dance beat and it gets more exciting).
In this book, our narrator Anthony lived a fairly ordinary life except for a few weird blips when she was a young adult. Those "blips" come back, in one form or another after his retirement...and...we have a plot. The "twists" are not all that twisty. And they happen to other people. If you like a beautifully written very Britishy character study you might like it. There is a mention of tyres. I almost wished someone got stabbed. (No one got stabbed). The most amazing part of this book is that our narrator gets to retire before he turns eighty, unlike most Americans I know. You can retire AND eat at a Pub? La-di-da, look at you fancy man.
They mostly drink beer in this book. I've been known to have an occasional beer myself. I found a nice citrus-y crisp IPA that is my new favorite. Green Flash Brewing Company makes it: Soul Style. They do sell around town and Green Flash has a map of exactly where they sell it in your city on their website. Pretty cool, huh.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
I have a confession to make. I don't really like Halloween as much as everyone else. I know, I know, its the "hot" holiday these days but I've never loved it. Even as a kid. I'm going out in the cold with an old pillowcase going up to strangers asking for candy? And wait a minute...we have candy here at home. Then as an adult I have to spend $70 on a sexy Postmaster General outfit and go out in the cold and wait a minute...we have alcohol here at home? I guess I have to be "social." But I can do that without an outfit. I always want to be some obscure real life person from the 70's. One year I was Phyllis Diller and people thought I was Cruella de Vil...which I get but I'm like, "Do you even know me?" It turns out they didn't know me at all because we were in costume. (That year I also considered Gene Shalit and Charles Nelson Reilly). Anyway, I actually do like fall things, the cats get super snugly, hot drinks and I like to read one scary story near Halloween.
They are making a movie of this book which is coming out next year. I don't want to put any spoilers in this but there are two young women that live with their disabled uncle in a big rambling mansion. They don't get many visitors. One reason is that you might be taking your life in your hands even in the simple act of eating a snack. You know, I'd take that risk. How do you know those rum cakes aren't poisoned? Me with mouth full: Mgoota die smoometimme! This is a fun/scary small Gothic novel with subtle social commentary subtexts--read it. I might actually go to the movie as it has Crispin Glover in it. What a weirdo! Love it.
It's not really cold this Halloween so this is fall-like drink sounds refreshing: Hard Cider Sangria: combine in pitcher one cup thinly sliced apples, one navel orange, quartered and thinly sliced, one cup chilled apple juice, two tablespoons fresh lemon juice, and 1/4 cup apple brandy. Just before serving add a 22 ounce bottle of hard apple cider. Serve in tall glasses over ice.
Riftwar Saga: Siverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon
Dungeons and Dragons is making a comeback or so I've been told. I was never into D&D and while I kind of approve of the massive snacking involved I think a game that lasts like, years, would not appeal to me. I also feel like it would really bring out the pedants. Call the exterminator! The pedants...they're everywhere! I don't think diatomaceous earth would work either, because instead of puncturing their thoraxes they would just explain that the diatoms were fossilized hard shelled protozoa. Sigh. Anyway, Siverthorn and A Darkness at Sethanon are books three and four in this D&D based fantasy series and written well before it was cool. Well before.
First, you should not read these without reading books one and two because you will be horribly lost. Second, you could stop with these four books as it comes to a kind of resolution at the end. Good enough resolution. I had a slight preference for Silverthorn over Darkness because I'm more interested in a small band of weirdos on a secret mission than multiple castle battle scenes. Now I do know the difference between crenelations and a murder hole, but when I see the word barbican I think about shaving cream and modelling schools for some reason. So, you'll need to know your castle defenses anatomy to follow Darkness for sure. C'mon, it's good for you. Plus you can casually slip donjon in a conversation. Don't be a jerk about it though...otherwise it will be the diatomaceous earth for you.
It's getting brisk out so it's fall cocktail time: Jack Rose: 1 oz lemon juice, 1/2 ounce of grenadine, 2 ounces applejack. Shake all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Yes, this will be rosy--grenadine will do that.
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Year of Magical Thinking
Everyone Poops...and dies. Everyone Poops was a great name for a kid's book. Everyone Dies is a good name for a punk band's album. Nevertheless, Joan Didion, who is not dead, although she is old and looks more fragile than a sugar-spun cake topper wrote this book about dealing with her husband's sudden death (while her daughter was in the hospital). Joan is richer, fancier more famous than you and she really is the antithesis of punk rock. Yet, she too will die and someone will write about it. Circle of life, Joan, circle of life.....oh Mufasa. Damn you...who is cutting onions?
I thought this book was really interesting. How would an intellectual deal with death...well, by doing more research on death, of course! That is what you are getting. She doesn't dumb it down for you. It also treads this weird line between narcissistic, cathartic and voyeuristic. I suspect this is indicative of her work and why people really like her. It's compelling. You would not think some old lady talking about death would be compelling but it is. Well, it's not just me because it did win the National Book Award.
I listened to this book on audio and the narrator is originally from Great Britain but she has a mostly American accent. That mix between the two is what some people call the "continental" accent. You'll hear blue-bloods from old movies like Grace Kelly and Katherine Hepburn talk like this and it seemed to fit Joan's "voice" perfectly. For whatever reason, at the end of every third chapter they put in some weird piano music to transition for the next chapter...with no warning...the first time this happened it scared me horribly. I was in the car and it sounded like there was an erudite ambulance siren behind me.
Joan and her late husband were drinkers, in fact, the last thing John drank right before he died was Scotch. I'd bet it was decent stuff too. I actually love Scotch but I like it neat. I'm warming up to brandy these days and in this cocktail you can use brandy, bourbon or rye. Horse's neck: put 2 ounces of liquor in a tall Collins type glass, put a few cubes and fill the rest with ginger ale. Garnish with a long lemon peel that you artfully drape in the length of the glass. Enjoy your life.
In the Heart of the Sea
I'm really sad that Burger King no longer calls their fish sandwich The Whaler. I think it was meant to be the co-conspirator of the Whopper. I'm sure BK liked the symmetry in naming their giant greasy sandwiches. What name can we give it that makes it sounds like you are getting something large but might make you sick? Hey, not only do I have one name.....I've got two! Anyway, In the Heart of the Sea is about whalers who suffer more problems than a lonely teenager that tries to eat a Whopper and Whaler in the same sitting. We call that the ol' plebeian surf and turf.
Do you think I'm not going to read a non-fiction book about a shipwrecked whaling ship, because that sounds boring. Well, you're boring, and also dead wrong. This book is awesome. It's very exciting and well written. I listened to the audio book and the narration was excellent too. It gets all the stars. (Yeah, it won a National Book Award too, pfft...whatever).
The story about the Essex is the the inspiration for Moby Dick. The author tells you right away some of the worst parts but then explains how it all went down. People were so weird in the olden times. At one point I was rooting for the whale because these peoples' relationship to nature was so bizarre. What if you came across your buddy and you see he sits down to eat a baby panda. You would say--C'mon! He's like, what? (baby panda leg hanging out of his mouth). [That did not happen in the book although they would have totally done that if there were pandas around]. Maybe in the future people will think this about us. I can't believe they used to eat pork back in the day....those are the Emperor's ancestors for Pete's sake.
Drinks: The main thing you will want to drink with this book is water...lots and lots of water. Once you've had your fill how about a super refreshing "last of summer" celebration cocktail: Sgroppino (It's a Venetian drink): 1 oz vodka, one small scoop lemon sorbet, 3 oz Prosecco. In a small bowl, whisk the vodka, sorbet and some of the Prosecco until it reaches a slushy consistency. Slowly add the rest of the Prosecco and incorporate with a whisk. Transfer this to a champagne flute. (It's like an adult slushy).
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? Remember that from Gladiator? What if you had a person, off camera say...."Meh"? or "Uninspired!" (Gladiator instantly turns into a Mel Brooks movie). Anyway, Under Heaven, while well written, was just not my thing. In fact, it supposedly gets "exciting" at the end but by then I was kind of in slog-mode. It is about 85% historical fiction with a "hint" of supernatural. They say it's fantasy but it's not really fantasy. Set in 8th century China its about some dude, horses, concubines, ghosts, a wolf-man (not the fun kind, who makes a wolf-man boring!), ninjas...even "lady ninjas" and lots and lots of court intrigue.
I'm not sure women were this empowered in the olden times. I guess theoretically there would be a lady ninja or a petite, super-cute lady warrior but I doubt it. You know there would be some 8th century idiot that made a proclamation that lady-ninjas weren't smart, strong or "too emotional" to be hired. It turns out the idiot is just some bro who lives in his parent's basement playing mah-jong all day and never held a sword in his life (he had a collection of swords but had no idea how to actually use them).
There are plenty of people that liked this book, but sadly, I thought it meh. I listened to some on audio and the narrator is excellent (one reason I picked this up) but still.....I've heard this is not Kay's best work so I'll probably give him another chance.
Drinks: The characters in this book drink warm spiced rice wine. Mulled wine will sound amazing in about three months but it's a still a little too hot right now. How about a Ginger Ale and Sake drink?: Mix roughly equal parts sake and ginger ale in a glass with ice and serve with a lemon twist.
Three Parts Dead
Max Gladstone, the author of the Craft Sequence series, (Three Parts Dead is the first in the series), is a young very intelligent author. It would easy to be a hater, but this book is good so there's no hate. It's creative, smart and action-y.
Gladstone is a Yale graduate. This makes him a Yale-y. To say this properly you need to stick your lower jaw out as far as it can go then say Yale-y all up in your sinuses and in two syllables. He majored in Mandarin. Now, who spends over $250,000 to major in Chinese except rich people? People from money. I recently had a conversation with someone from money and these are the tell-tale signs: 1) the shoes are not flashy but seem spectacular nonetheless, 2) the high school they went to has "County Day" as in the name somewhere, as in "The Country Day school of the Village of Country Day," 3) they do not laugh with a great big guffaw where you can see their molars, and 4) they do not interrupt you mid-sentence point to the ceiling and loudly proclaim Awww, wait....this here's my JAM! and then do a kind of shrug the shoulders dance to said music. If all of the above signs are apparent then you are among the landed gentry.
The first part of a fantasy series, there are already 5 books and I think I'm going to keep going, apparently he's going to write a dozen, but I mean, let's not go too crazy. He's got a couple of interesting characters already set up, a witch-lawyer, a chain-smoking monk that is an expert in HVAC (that's cool...I guess) and a "flawed cop." Ok, two of the three are unique. Now, I like this series, it's fairly smart and it has a lot of plot. The only flaw I saw was the "mystery" of the plot ends up in a Matlock-like courtroom scene but I don't remember quite so much fire in Matlock's courtroom. I'm no expert in Matlock though and admittedly missed some (all) episodes.
One of the witch lawyers loves vodka tonics. This is a G&T but I mean--I've got use this recipe called a Witch Cocktail from Nigella Lawson. Make your gin and tonic the ordinary way using dry gin. Instead of a splash of lime juice use a (small) splash of creme de cassis. If you want to get really fancy you can top it with a candied violet.
Punch the ceiling dance! Punch the floor dance! YES! The long awaited sequel to The Rook is here. The British agents have long been enemies with the dreaded Dutch, now are they allies, but maybe now it's more like frenimies? I suspect I'm missing some Dutch jokes as a non-European. According to the Internet, the Dutch have a reputation as a bunch of know-it-all smart-asses. Wow, the Internet must be one big giant instrument for the propagation of the Dutch culture then. I'm pretty sure I have some "friends" that are of Dutch ancestry too. This happened: "I believe the word you are looking for is unicorn." No, the word I was looking for is the one I used, because chupacabra is much funnier than unicorn. You, on the other hand, are a chupabroma. That's right, a Joke Sucker.
This is not a stand alone novel. You must read The Rook first and preferably recently. Stiletto, like The Rook, is James Bond meets the X-Men. All the camp and then some of Bond. Stiletto has a lot of little snarky jokes, most of them work, not all of them, but they are not all Dad jokes, whew. This book is a lot like the first. Fun, not serious and some action scenes. This was written before the Brexit so even if two supernatural agencies of two European countries could work together that dream is gone. Sure, I can believe in someone who see through walls but I mean the logistics of a post Brexit union--c'mon now we are talking fantasy there.
There is a character in this book called The Lady. The supernatural agency has it's members named after chess pieces, however in England there is only one Queen. Why not read this book with a drink called the White Lady. 2 ounces of Plymouth gin, 1/2 ounce Cointreau, 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice and one egg white. Shake all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice, strain and pour into a chilled cocktail glass.
Left Hand of Darkness
This is not The Martian. Not that I hated The Martian it just wasn't my thing. This is sophisticated, timeless, philosophical and there are absolutely no boob jokes. Not one. If fact, if you're looking for boobs this is not the book for you. (Try Murakami with a boob description in every book). The residents of this planet (nicknamed "Winter" by earthlings) are sexless except for two days out of the month when they go into an estrus type state. They could turn into a man or a woman depending on who is around I think. I would imagine that would be challenging it's like, oh no....it's happening...do you carry a bra in your briefcase just in case? These important questions were never answered.
Ursula LeGuin's parents were famous anthropologists and intellectuals. I don't think most people get her fancy childhood where your parents host the Illuminati at your house. I know I didn't. I remember my Dad just yelled at me because I was in his eye-line for the Reds game. We won't even talk about my brothers....so many farts....so many. My house was no Algonquin Round Table. It felt more like living in a zoo among the higher apes.
It's set on a super cold planet so you should read this in the summer. And you should drink this with something cold. [They drink hot beer in this book--no thanks] It's still hot here so try with this very adult lemonade made for a crowd--Limoncello Collins: 16 oz. Limoncello, 12 ounces of gin, and 8 oz. lemon juice. Combine these and chill for at least 2 hours. Press three thinly sliced lemon slices in each of your 8 glasses and add ice. Stir your liquor mix and add to the glass. Top that with about 2 ounces of club soda.
City of Saints and Madmen
With giant sentient squid, "mushroom dwellers," (whatever those are) and general weirdos this is a nutty book. I'm not complaining....no not at all. Like Perdido Street Station, City of Saints and Madmen is set in a crazy world where anything is possible and possibly dangerous...very dangerous. In fact, if Ambergris was a real City-State the State Department would put it on the list of places with a travel warning like this: The State Department warns travelers that violent crime is pervasive during the Festival of the Freshwater Squid. Also, you should be aware if you see red flags...no we literally mean red flags....these are signs that the elusive but possibly violent mushroom dwellers are sleeping nearby. Travelers should be wary of spontaneous mushroom growth, because the State Department believes that just can't be good.
This book is a collection of interconnected (kind of connected) short stories about the city of Ambergris, the city is actually a squid port unlike what my husband calls the waterfront in Toledo. It's very well written and contains a super cool world Jeff Vandermeer creates but dang it.... short stories... just when I'm trying to get into a plot and it either gets resolved real fast, story's over, or it's like, what's happening (squints eyes)? That's the only negative to this book. It has humor, weird stuff, a little gore and violence. Good stuff.
OMG is is super hot right now. I've been drinking my weight in Dark and Stormys (Stormy in not normally plural--except it in this case-- it totally is). Anyway, read this with...a Frozen Dark and Stormy: Blend 2 cups ice in a blender with a juice of one lime, a tablespoon of fresh ginger, and one can or bottle of ginger beer. Blend until smooth and pour into two glasses. Top with two ounces of rum (the darkish kind) it will make this pretty ombre effect. Enjoy the goodness.
This is not the book version of a summer blockbuster action romp. Still with me? Yeah, I get sick of those too sometimes (well, quite a bit). I know someone who is a Marvel "enthusiast." He probably feels that the box office numbers affirm his worldview. He lives in a Marvel bubble.
Memory Wall has six short stories, well more like four short stories book-ended by two novellas. The two novellas are excellent. The first story has just a tiny touch of sci-fi/dystopia and the last story just a hint of the paranormal. The short stories in the middle ranged from meh to ugh.
Now, these stories are a little sad so if you are sensitive, just lost someone, or someone close to you is super sick then maybe you should skip this. Hey, this is a poignant look at the fragile human condition dammit.
Anthony Doerr is the same author of All the Light We Cannot See. I enjoy his writing. I just gave up on another book that had this really unusual writing which some people really like but as soon as I realized that it sounded exactly like Bigfoot writing the copy for a Coors Light commercial....well, you just can't get past that. I won't tell you which book that is as it will completely ruin it for you.
It's pretty hot out so read this with a Porch Swing (which is a lot like a Pimm's Cup): 1&1/2 ounces of gin, 1&1/2 ounces of Pimm's 1, 1/2 cup lemonade (preferably homemade as you can adjust the sweetness), some lemon-lime soda, and thinly slice cucumber. Pour the gin, Pimm's and lemonade into a tall glass with ice and then add a splash of the lemon-lime soda. Add the cucumber slices.
Magician: Riftwar Saga Books 1 and 2.
I was tricked. Not with this book. No, this book is exactly what you think it is....wizards, elves, court intrigue, this is classic high fantasy. No, I was reading a brand new book labeled fantasy but I should have investigated further. It had no magic. The "hero" was an accountant. It was like a young hot Janet Yellen undermining a country's economy...I'll show you...I'll print more money causing inflation. C'mon--no magic but your power is usury? Some people are into freaky stuff like that.
The Riftwar Saga is a tetralogy, a.k.a a four part series. It's a Dungeons and Dragons world but with a twist. There is a cosmic rift in the universe where aliens are invading through the portal and they have wizards too. Yes! You can read books one and two if you don't want a four book commitment as there is a natural resolution to the plot. Book three has the same characters but with a new story-line. So far I really like this series.
Raymond Feist made an entire career writing this series. He published the first book shortly after undergrad the early 80's (it was based on his college D&D games) and finished the last of this series about two years ago. Yeah, 30 books in this series. Apparently he's never sold the rights for a movie or series but if they ever do this it will need a little makeover as the female characters are not strong enough. I guess there is one princess that is pretty tough, I guess, but the women are kind of lame. There is an Elven queen that ends up with an emotionally abusive husband. I'm thinking: YOU ARE AN ELVEN QUEEN--KICK THAT LOSER TO THE STUMP! (Elves don't really have "curbs" so I had to improvise). It turns out that the husband is actually a nice guy he just had some magical clothing that was turning him into a world-class a-hole. In his defense, I've had some ill fitting shoes that could have taken me down that path.
Hey it's summer and my basil is up. Why not read this with a Strawberry Basil Bourbon Lemonade? This is enough for a crowd (8 drinks). It's a little work but here it is: 1 lb. strawberries, 1 and 1/2 cup sugar (more or less to taste--the original recipe says 2 cups but I don't like drinks too sweet) 1 cup bourbon, 1 cup ice cold water, 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice, 1 ounce bitters, 12 basil leaves and 8 basil springs. Pulse the strawberries and 1/4 cup of water in a food processor and add this puree to the medium saucepan over medium heat and heat until the mixture just begins to boil. Take off the heat and let cool completely. Strain and chill in fridge for about a hour. In a large pitcher combine the syrup, water, bourbon, lemon juice, and bitters. Stir for one minute and add the basil leaves and stir to combine. Strain into 8 tall glasses with ice and garnish with a basil sprig.
Do you remember when Garth Brooks wanted to be a rock star and released an album under the name Chris Gaines? Apparently the album wasn't all that bad but everyone thought that Garth had lost his mind. This book is a little like that. It wants to be a thriller but with a twist! The killer is a time traveller. Good idea--but it turned out lame.
I think a killer from 1930 would stand out more. I mean women wearing slacks....short slacks? Why is everyone hatless? How some everyone looks like they are prepared to go to the gymnasium? You'd have so many questions it would distract you from your kill quest. Although a man from the turn of the century might fit in with some gentrified hipster neighborhood. "Excuse me ma'am, can you tell me where I can find new spats? Hipster Lady: "Well, around the corner is a mustache wax and artisan hay store, I would try there."
I think I'm done with thrillers for a while. The Shining Girls had gore but no suspense and time-travel but no surprises. Film noir type dialog that just sounded contrived. SWING AND A MISS! And there is a baseball bit in here for absolutely no reason...because of course there is...(heavy sigh).
This is the Chris Gaines album cover. Learn from this.
How about a prohibition era cocktail? I'm not a mint person but I think I would make an exception for this one which seems subtle. The Southside: 2 oz gin such as Plymouth, 1 oz lime juice, 3/4 oz simple syrup and one mint sprig. Combine these in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with another mint sprig. Apparently you are supposed to smash it a little bit to release the oil. So violent.
This book could also be called the Great British Book of Dad Jokes. But GBBDJ doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. For example, the demon named Mr. Crawley, is the same snake from the Garden in Eden--get it? The whole book is like that. Either you really like this sort of thing or you don't....you might think I would but it's not really my thing.
Good Omens is about the end times but set in 1990. It's a little dated. Computers are still kind of exotic in 1990 which blows my mind. I guess when they were new they were really frustrating and seemed to be evil spawned. Now it's like we worship the WiFi god. Reboot and you will be Saved! Save and you will be Saved! (That's directly from the good PDF of our Lord iGod). There was a false Microsoft god for a while but I mean....really...you might as well worship Ba'al.
If you like this humor and have been to London, remember the 90's, have seen The Omen, and know the very basic 4 horsemen thing but don't care that they incorrectly refer to the Book of Revelation as Revelations sometimes (I kind of care-- I KNOW I'M A NERD). Then read this. Sure. It's a classic in a way. If you do like this humor (and are an Anglophile) but want less jokes and more plot read Ben Aaronotvitch's Peter Grant series.
Ok--I found the perfect drink for both Cinco de Mayo and a British connection. Pepino's Revenge is served at Wolfgang Puck's London restaurant and it sounds delicious: 4 thin slices of cucumber, 2 large basil leaves, 1&1/2 ounces of silver tequila, 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice, 1/2 ounce simple syrup. Muddle the cucumber and basil, add the tequila, simple syrup and lime juice to a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a glass with ice, garnish with more cucumber.
Martin Chuzzlewit
Ecod! One character in Martin Chuzzlewit starts nearly every sentence this way. I think he is scared of cods. My, Cod! I'm not sure why he keeps coming across so many cods in London, or maybe he keeps dropping a cod he keeps in his pocket. No wonder no one liked this guy.
Ok, do not read this book if this is your first Dickens novel. This book is sometimes known as the American one, because two characters go to America for a bit. The Americans in this book are portrayed as rude, gun-toting, money obsessed, uncultured, swindling, patriotic folks who hate foreigners. I mean, really.....*cough.* Luckily, Martin Chuzzlewit is not set entirely in America. The book is over 800 pages but there are sections that are hard to read especially the lady with the cockney accent who rambled -- I hated her more than the two villains in this book. Also, the Internet has ruined my attention span. I must admit that cracking nuts and drinking wine by the fire, which three characters do in this book, sounded really nice. Now we just show each other our phones with some YouTube clip. I want to crack some nuts...wait, that sounds nasty.
I would not consider this a comedy but there are some funny bits like when the guy was trying to take off his boots and promptly fell into the fireplace. Also, there are a number of lines that probably not meant to be funny but definitely are, as in: "touching the organ for my own amusement" (he was playing a church organ). Everything sounds nasty!
There is a drink featured in this book that according to Dickens is the only good thing about America. Sherry Cobbler: 1 orange slice, 1 lemon slice, 3/4 simple syrup, 3 ounces dry sherry. Muddle the orange and lemon in a pint glass and add the simple syrup and sherry. Pour those into a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Strain and pour into your pint glass with some crushed ice. Garnish with another orange wheel. This will be pretty sweet and cold so wait until you are on a steamboat during the height of summer.
The Kind Worth Killing
I noticed that the sociopaths in thrillers are usually beautiful women. Apparently boobs can make men do things even at their own peril. Like a boob Svengali. Listen, the only boob that can control you is yourself.
I think it would be fun to have an old lady serial killer. Who is going to suspect Alice, the little piano teacher? Well, it's true that she uses piano wire as a garrote but who would have thought she had the strength? Little did they know she's been totally blasting her lats at the senior center's weight room. No one knew that Alice was totally jacked.
This book does not have an Alice, but The Kind Worth Killing has all kinds of weirdos. Sociopaths, narcopaths and general idiots. In this book we get the "voice" of multiple characters, including their sociopathic thoughts. It's interesting when you feel sympathy for a character because they kill for a fairly good reason, maybe self-defense, but then that sympathy degrades because then they kill because someone stole all the ketchup packets.
This book is a retelling of a classic thriller, Strangers on a Train. I'm not crazy about the writing but, meh, it's a thriller. There are the requisite twists and some suspense. It is not long, nor is it hard to read. It's like a literary Snickers. Creme Brûlée it is not.
Let's drink this with something fancy. This is from Nancy Mitchell the Backyard Bartender: Lady Sibyl: (I think she was going through a Downton Abbey phase) 1 oz. gin, 3/4 oz. St. Germain, champagne or Prosecco. Combine the gin and St. Germain over ice, shake and strain into a flute. Top with the champagne or Prosecco.
Oh She Glows Cookbook
I think we can all agree this is one of the dumbest names for a cookbook. I almost feel like she lost a bet. Maybe The Turd-town U.S.A Guide to Cooking would be worse. Despite the awful name, this cookbook is fantastic. I mean 95% of the recipes I've tried, and it is close to half, are gold. Gold! I tell you. Here's the thing, I've been a vegetarian for many years and let me just say the vegans have really stepped it up. This one is not preachy it's just easy and the recipes make really good food.
I've made these recipes for my mother-in-law, my father-in-law, and even my family (who are notoriously hyper critical of my cooking) and everyone is like, this tastes….awesome. And when I tell them --ha-ha that's vegan! They say "Whaaaaat?" "You crazy." I don't think my mother-in-law said, "You crazy," verbatim but you get the picture.
If you have a decent natural foods pantry and even basic cooking skills you are good to go. This book is written for the home cook and you can tell. Like a lot of bloggers, these recipes have been tested. When you get those fancy restaurant/café cookbooks, you need watch out. Those editors are converting chef's guesses and restaurant measurements and the editors occasionally (and inevitably) fall asleep at the wheel.
The copy is fine, she seems like a perfectly nice Canadian girl, super cheery and someone I probably wouldn't be friends with in real life. Hey, maybe she has this super dark humor and she hides it really well. If that's true, Bravo, Angela, Bravo. It doesn't really matter as the food is great and her photos are as good as any professional food stylist. No, you do not have to be a vegan to enjoy this cookbook, so don't be all weird about using this cookbook.
This is a part of the hungry narrator series so instead of a drink why not try the tomato soup recipe? It's stupidly easy (shhh...I won't tell).
The Book of Strange New Things
Sometimes you just need a 2000 year old ultra religious Jewish dude, political insurgent, conceived by an other-worldly creature, that was part God and part human but also wholly human and wholly God and died and came back to life to somehow help you out 2000 years later when you are waiting for the results of that dubious mole. Thank you, Jesus... it was just a hairy nevus.
So, the premise of The Book of Strange New Things is that "aliens" need Jesus too. Technically, in this book, humans are the aliens but the "natives" were exposed to a Christian missionary preacher and just are craving more and more Jesus. Like Jesus is chocolate.
This is a dystopian sci-fi novel with a lot of Christianity in it. Now, I have two religion degrees and it was a lot for me. It has more Bible verses than a drunk Mel Gibson.
I will say, this book is for grown-ups, which is refreshing compared to a few books I've read lately. I don't think dystopian sci-fi novels should be for children anyway. Sure it starts out innocent enough with Goodnight Two Moons, but then it devolves into Pat the Mutant Radioactive Bunny, and then The Very Hungry Flesh-Eating Bacteria. Inappropriate.
Our narrator in this book doesn't drink. Former alcoholic preacher. Boo. Here is a fun winter cocktail to make this season more bearable. Applejack Sazerac: 2 oz. apple brandy, 1/4 ounce maple syrup, 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters. Stir with ice then strain into an old fashioned glass. Serve up and garnish with a lemon twist.
London Multiverse! Where people drive on the right and biscuits are called "cookies"...wait... Well, in this book there are four Londons. Of course, ours (called Grey London) has the least magic (sad horns).
A Darker Shade of Magic is set about 200 years ago during mad King George's reign. How dare he think there was another London! So, while this is technically an urban fantasy it feels more like an epic fantasy. Magicians, kings, despots, pickpockets, princes, and lots of taverns. Our hero has a magic coat but does not have a magic codpiece. Well, this is the first book of the series. I know they didn't wear codpieces in our London in 1813, but multiverses. Maybe there is a codpiece universe, you don't know.
V.E. Schwab is the same Victoria Schwab who writes YA. V.E. is supposed to be her "adult" novelist name. The problem is...this still feels like a YA book with more violence. One does not have a wizard, who is only briefly in the book, make a seemingly offhand comment with an obvious plot point that will later be a "surprise." Readers pay attention to wizards. An adult fantasy book has wizards that secretly meet with giant eagles and tells no one. It's hard to give me a sense of wonderment when you dumb it down. I DEMAND WONDERMENT. Anyway, it's a decent book and I actually enjoyed the worlds, but it's not very sophisticated. Perhaps we need more top hats.
Why not drink with a multiverse Old Fashioned? Winter Spiced Old Fashioned: First make a simple syrup with cardamon pods, cinnamon stick and an aniseed pod (strain the spices and cool completely). Muddle an orange slice and two maraschino cherries in the bottom of your glass. Add three ounces of bourbon or rye (per drink), the simple syrup to taste probably 1/2 ounce and ice to a shaker. Shake or stir according to your preference. Pour in your prepared glasses and garnish with an orange wedge and cinnamon stick.
Riftwar Saga: Siverthorn and A Darkness at Sethano...


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Choose The Right Type Of Crane For Your Needs
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The twin-engine crane is also available in Malaysia as a gantry crane. It is known for its high load capacity and versatility. It has the capacity to load loads that are usually up to 3 million pounds. This machine was designed to do precision work on project projects.
Malaysia, like many countries, has a rich tradition in the production of gantry cranes. This tradition dates back to the days of the 19th century when China became one of the major exporters of these machines. In the earlier years, these cranes were used primarily for overhead transport of material handling materials. These were the main uses of cranes in Malaysia.
These cranes are now available in a variety of forms due to the increased demands for material handling tasks. Other cranes can be used for material handling tasks. It is evident from the names that these cranes have different names like overhead crane malaysia, hard angle cranes, cable truss machines, wire rope machines and the like. Thus, these names do not refer to a single machine type. All these cranes are designed to do the same tasks or perform similar functions.
A Malaysia crane operator must choose between the two major types of crane: the twin engineed and the single girder electrical overhead travelling crane. These two types of cranes are chosen based on available space and type of load. The overhead crane malaysia is the more popular variety of cranes used in Malaysia. Because it's flexible, has a faster turn-around time and is more versatile than other types of cranes, the overhead crane malaysia is considered superior.
It is well-known for its versatility. It has both boom and tilt mechanisms for manoeuvring in narrow spaces that allow the operator to readily manipulate the position of the platform at any given time. This allows the operator to easily carry out precision turns without wasting valuable time in moving the platform to the desired location. It has a capacity to conveniently load heavy loads and unload heavy loads without any loss of momentum.
The single girder crane malaysia is the most reliable and versatile piece of equipment available in the market today. This crane is ideal for areas with limited access or high speeds. The four steel double-thick wheels make the machine ideal for carrying heavier loads. Two boom and two tilt mechanisms allow for the machine to be easily maneuvered. The construction of the machine is based on the principle of cross-belt technology where the boom moves horizontally while the other two roll vertically. Two booms and tilt mechanisms allow the user to load heavy loads easily.
The most popular type of cranes used for lifting heavy loads are those that are operated by electricity. There are many benefits to electrically powered cranes, including their flexibility and mobility. The platform can be moved easily from one place to the next. These sturdy sets can also be used to securely load or unload heavy objects using modern technological advances.
A variety of manufacturers offer a range of cranes that are suitable for different purposes. It is crucial to determine the exact purpose of your crane before you choose the best type. If you need a crane for mobile services and product handling then you should opt for a robust set which is capable of lifting heavy loads. A gantlet crane is a better choice if the access to difficult places or buildings cannot be made by hand.
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Unwrapping the new 2LP edition of Sgt. Pepper's by The Beatles
Posted on May 27, 2017 by Unearthing Music - Fabian Desmicht
1 June, as corroborated by Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn, will mark the 50th anniversary of the official release of 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. And of course, the world is celebrating with a series of new editions. Let's unwrap the new double LP version.
When I bought it yesterday, I was once again pleasantly surprised by the visual richness of the album, which goes extremely well with the music.
Front sleeve (older version in the back, more about that below):
Inside sleeve:
Rear cover:
The set contains a new and shiny stereo mix by Giles Martin, who previously produced the labyrinthic soundtrack album 'Love' together with his more famous dad George, and a second record, which features about fourteen interesting session outtakes. Among them: an instrumental version of Within You Without You, all sitar and tablas, and an alternative ending to A Day In The Life. A bit underwhelming, but of course that's why the Fab Four left if off and went for a more thunderous option.
The labels, roughly the same as the original UK 1967 release (Parlophone – PMC 7027):
The DIY cut-out insert:
The red half-tone print on white 'psychedelic' inner sleeves, also included in the first UK 1967 release:
The all-new bright yellow folder, containing short introductions by Paul McCartney and detailing the story about the legendary cover, the recording sessions and the outtakes – click pictures to enlarge:
The back of the new fategold sleeve:
One thing I find interesting is comparing different versions of a certain release – go on, call me a nerd 😉 Of course I already had a copy of 'Sgt. Pepper's'. Unfortunately not a first press of any kind, but still a rather neat French version of 1974 (Odeon/Apple Records– 2C 064 04177), which also had the cardboard cut-out insert, but not the ghost track you'll hear when the needle slips into the run-out groove, right after the monumental end chord of A Day In The Life dies out. It also featured 'Apple' labels, instead of Parlophone labels. Of course, The Beatles only founded Apple Records in 1968.
A little comparison:
That's it, folks. What do you think about the new package and mix? Oh right, the ghost track …
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The Launching Ceremony of an AirAsia Aircraft Featuring Thailand's 2019 ASEAN Chairmanship Logo and "Sustainable ASEAN Tourism" Livery
On 9 August 2019, H.E. Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, presided over the Ceremony to unveil the AirAsia's Airbus 320 aircraft featuring Thailand's 2019 ASEAN Chairmanship Logo and "Sustainable ASEAN Tourism" livery at the Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) Hangar, Don Mueang International Airport. Mr. Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia, delivered the welcoming remarks.
The Ceremony was attended by several other Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of AirAsia Affiliates, namely AirAsia X, Thai AirAsia, AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia Indonesia, and AirAsia Philippines, and Mrs. Mingkwan Metmowlee, President of the ASEAN Tourism Association. Other attendees from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand include H.E. Mr. Tharit Charungvat, Head of ASEAN Task Force, H.E. Ms. Busadee Santipitaks, Director-General of the Department of Information and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, and H.E. Dr. Suriya Chindawongse, Director-General of the Department of ASEAN Affairs.
In his remarks, H.E. Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi commended AirAsia for its role in supporting Thailand's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2019, and its efforts in promoting responsible and sustainable tourism in ASEAN. This livery is an outcome of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand's collaboration with AirAsia, underlining the spirit of "partnership" and "sustainability," in line with Thailand's Chairmanship theme "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability". The livery is aimed to raise public awareness of Thailand's 2019 ASEAN Chairmanship, especially among the Thai and foreign travelers across ASEAN, which makes up the majority of this aircraft's destinations. H.E. Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi also noted that through making air travel more accessible and convenient, AirAsia has played a key role in connecting people in ASEAN.
Mr. Tony Fernandes emphasized AirAsia's ongoing initiative to promote environmental sustainability by supporting sustainable tourism that upholds value and beauty of local arts and culture. These efforts had helped create jobs and income for the local communities, enabling them to develop and prosper in a sustainable manner.
Thailand's ASEAN Chairmanship Logo and "Sustainable ASEAN Tourism" livery will remain on this aircraft for the next 3 years, helping to spread the image and cultivate the memory of Thailand's 2019 ASEAN Chairmanship across the ASEAN region.
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Things get chippy for Mids
Patrick Stevens The Washington Times - December 5, 2009, 01:49PM
ANNAPOLIS —- Perhaps the visual highlight of Navy's 73-67 defeat of Penn last night was some sideline histrionics in the final minute.
Penn's Jack Eggleston went to the foul line with 17.5 seconds left and Navy ahead 72-67. But as officials discussed the foul call, Navy coach Billy Lange got into a heated discussion from his bench with some of Penn's assistant coaches.
Let's put it this way: When there's 1,808 people in the arena —- like last night at Alumni Hall —- just about everyone is going to be able to hear the details of any "heated discussion."
"There was miscommunication from some people on the floor as to who was going to shoot that free throw," Lange said. "Clearly, Penn put the right guy on the line. That's the bottom line. They didn't try to do anything different. But we were told that there was another player who was supposed to shoot those free throws. From that standpoint, you can understand why I would be anxious to talk to the referees where it's supposed to be when you're told two different things."
Lange didn't bring this point up, and it's to his credit, but the obvious thing about the shouting match that was strange was that it was one team's head coach and another team's assistants. Usually, any sort of communication between opposing teams will be done by the head coaches alone (regardless of whether it's civil or not).
In any case, Lange acknowledged it wasn't his finest moment in his six years at Navy.
"I apologize for even acting like that," Lange said. "I represent the Naval Academy and this is a class institution, so there's a certain way a coach has to act. I take pride in the fact I believe I have done that 99.9 percent of my career here. We'll continue to do that."


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In-flight PSF calibration of the NuSTAR hard X-ray optics
An, Hongjun and Madsen, Kristin K. and Westergaard, Niels J. and Boggs, Steven E. and Christensen, Finn E. and Craig, William W. and Hailey, Charles J. and Harrison, Fiona A. and Stern, Daniel K. and Zhang, William W. (2014) In-flight PSF calibration of the NuSTAR hard X-ray optics. In: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Proceedings of SPIE. No.9144. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) , Bellingham, WA, Art. No. 91441Q. ISBN 9780819496126. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150612-100131748
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We present results of the point spread function (PSF) calibration of the hard X-ray optics of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). Immediately post-launch, NuSTAR has observed bright point sources such as Cyg X-1, Vela X-1, and Her X-1 for the PSF calibration. We use the point source observations taken at several off-axis angles together with a ray-trace model to characterize the in-orbit angular response, and find that the ray-trace model alone does not fit the observed event distributions and applying empirical corrections to the ray-trace model improves the fit significantly. We describe the corrections applied to the ray-trace model and show that the uncertainties in the enclosed energy fraction (EEF) of the new PSF model is (approximately less than) 3% for extraction apertures of R (approximately greater than) 60″ with no significant energy dependence. We also show that the PSF of the NuSTAR optics has been stable over a period of ~300 days during its in-orbit operation.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2055481 DOI Article
http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1892023 Publisher Article
http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.7419 arXiv Discussion Paper
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© 2014 SPIE. Date Published: 24 July 2014. This work was supported under NASA Contract No. NNG08FD60C, and made use of data from the NuSTAR mission, a project led by the California Institute of Technology, managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. We thank the NuSTAR Operations, Software and Calibration teams for support with the execution and analysis of these observations. This research has made use of the NuSTAR Data Analysis Software (NuSTARDAS) jointly developed by the ASI Science Data Center (ASDC, Italy) and the California Institute of Technology (USA).
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Hongjun An ; Kristin K. Madsen ; Niels J. Westergaard ; Steven E. Boggs ; Finn E. Christensen, et al. "In-flight PSF calibration of the NuSTAR hard X-ray optics", Proc. SPIE 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 91441Q (July 24, 2014); doi:10.1117/12.2055481


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By: Savannah Smith | 07-21-2018 | News
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Florida- Babysitter Gets 40 Years For Death of Baby Left Under Her Care
A babysitter from Florida has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the tragic death of an 8-month-old baby she was supposed to take care of.
Adrianna Bradley, 22 years old, was convicted in February of aggravated child abuse and manslaughter. She faced up to 45 years in prison.

Lakeland babysitter gets 40 years for death of boy left in her care https://t.co/2yWNf2LGS1 pic.twitter.com/pDtWBIDeZK
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Officials said Bradley had been babysitting Jaxon Betts for several months until she called his mom that ill-fated day in September 2015 to say the baby wasn't breathing.
Court records show that an autopsy was carried out to determine the cause of the baby's death. The result was shocking, but it also proved crucial in convicting Bradley- it was established that Jaxon died of brain swelling after being violently shaken.
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During the investigation, Bradley claimed that Jaxon had fallen backward while playing on the floor with her 10-month-old son. The then 20-year-old regular babysitter of Jaxon claimed that she did not see any injury marks on the baby's head and so she went on with his feeding. She claimed she observed at about 2 p.m. that Jaxon had stopped breathing and was not moving in the playpen, so she performed CPR, and called the mother and paramedics.
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Investigators said then that when Jaxon was examined at the hospital, two small, parallel marks — each about 2 inches apart and 1 inch long — were discovered on the back left portion of his head. The sheriff's office said then also based from the autopsy result that the injury sustained by the baby could not have occurred from a fall.
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>The babysitter from Florida has was to 40 years in prison
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Gerard Manley Hopkins
Author : Gerard Manley Hopkins
Publisher : Ardent Media
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The Split World of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Author : Dennis Sobolev
Publisher : CUA Press
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The Contemplative Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Author : Maria R. Lichtmann
Download The Contemplative Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins in PDF Full Online by Maria R. Lichtmann and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989, the centenary of his death, Gerard Manley Hopkins continues to provoke fundamental questions among scholars: what major poetic strategy informs his work and how did his reflections on the nature of poetry affect his writing? While form meant a great deal to Hopkins, it was never mere form. Maria Lichtmann demonstrates that the poet, a student of Scripture all his life, adopted Scripture's predominant form--parallelism--as his own major poetic strategy. Hopkins saw that parallelism struck deep into the heart and soul, tapping into unconscious rhythms and bringing about a healing response that he identified as contemplation. Parallelism was to him the perfect statement of the integrity of outward form and inner meaning. Other critics have seen the parallelism in Hopkins's poems only on the auditory level of alliterations and assonances. Lichtmann, however, builds on the views held by Hopkins himself, who spoke of a parallelism of words and of thought engendered by the parallelism of sound. She distinguishes the integrating Parmenidean parallelisms of resemblance from the disintegrating Heraclitean parallelisms of antithesis. The tension between Parmenidean unity and Heraclitean variety is resolved only in the wordless communion of contemplation. This emphasis on contemplation offers a corrective to the overly emphasized Ignatian interpretation of Hopkins's poetry as meditative poetry. The book also makes clear that Hopkins's preference for contemplation sharply differentiates him from his Romantic predecessors as well as from the structuralists who now claim him. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
A Banished Beauty
Author : John Bickerdyke
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Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889)
Author : William Henry Gardner
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Gerard Manley Hopkins and the Victorian Visual World
Author : Catherine Phillips
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Download Gerard Manley Hopkins and the Victorian Visual World in PDF Full Online by Catherine Phillips and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-12-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerard Manley Hopkins initially planned to become a poet-artist. For five years he trained his eye, learned about contemporary art and architecture, and made friends in the Pre-Raphaelite circle. In her fascinating and beautifully illustrated book, Catherine Phillips, whose knowledge of Hopkins's poems is expert, uses letters, new archival material, and contemporary publications to reconstruct the visual world Hopkins knew between 1862 and 1889, and especially in the 1860s, with its illustrated journals, art exhibitions, Gothic architecture, photographic shows, and changing art criticism. Phillips identifies three artistic contexts for the Hopkins's life: his childhood circle of artistic relatives who were important in shaping his early vision; his friends at university and the criticism he absorbed while there that inflected his view as a young man; and the mature religious beliefs which came to govern his understanding of a visual world interconnected with an eternal one. With chapters devoted to Hopkins own drawings, and to visual theories of the time, Phillips is able to suggests fresh links between this visual world and the startling originality of Hopkins's mature writing that will alter radically our understanding of Hopkins's practice as a poet.
A Commentary on the Complete Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Author : Paul L. Mariani
Publisher : Ithaca : Cornell University Press
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Gerard Manley Hopkins and Critical Discourse
Author : Eugene Hollahan
Publisher : Ams PressInc
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Correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins to Robert Bridges
ISBN 10 : UCAL:B3550249
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Chicorel Index to Poetry in Anthologies and Collections in Print
Author : Marietta Chicorel
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The Norman Kingdom of Sicily
Author : Donald Matthew
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The Botanical Wall Chart
Author : Anna Laurent
Publisher : Hachette UK
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Author : Paddy Kitchen
Publisher : Atheneum Books
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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The Poetical Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c
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Salvation for All
Author : Gerald O'Collins
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Today, Nov. 17, is Elton John Day.
But nobody knows it. Not even him.
I, however, have been celebrating it for close to 50 years.
"11-17-70" is the title of an Elton John album. It's the date of a live radio broadcast.
This is the first Elton John album I ever heard but it was actually the fourth or fifth he released. It was brought to my attention in 1971 by my friend Danny Lorenzini in the form of an 8-track tape. We played it over and over in my old Buick Special I had bought the year before for 600 bucks. Danny put in the 8-track player for me.
The album was like nothing I had ever heard.
At the end, Dave Herman comes back and introduces the "band," which consisted of, besides Elton, only bassist Dee Murray and drummer Nigel Olsson. He also introduces lyricist Bernie Taupin.
I loved early Elton John. I listened to "Tumbleweed Connection" and "Madman Across the Water" almost as much as "11-17-70," but my all-time favorite is "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." Most people know "Candle in the Wind," which was later re-written for Lady Di's funeral, and "Benny and the Jets," but to me the opening number "Funeral for a Friend" is the best on the album. It's haunting.
I'm surprised it's not sung at more weddings.