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When You Disappeared
John Marrs (Goodreads Author)
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When Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work. But Simon never makes it to the office. His running shoes are by the front door. Nothing is missing - except him.
Catherine knows Simon must be in trouble. He wouldn't just leave her. He wouldn't leave the children.
But Simon knows the truth - about why he left and what he's don When Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work. But Simon never makes it to the office. His running shoes are by the front door. Nothing is missing - except him.
But Simon knows the truth - about why he left and what he's done. He knows things about his marriage that it would kill Catherine to find out. The memories she holds onto are lies.
While Catherine faces a dark new reality at home, Simon's halfway around the world, alive and thriving. He's doing whatever it takes to stay one step ahead of the truth.
But he can't hide forever, and when he reappears twenty-five years later, Catherine will finally learn who he is.
And wish she'd stayed in the dark.
Revised edition: Previously published as The Wronged Sons, this edition of When You Disappeared includes editorial revisions. ...more
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Did anyone else cringe at the phrase 'Simon and I's' - meaning 'Simon's and my' which has so far jolted my grammar antenna three times and I haven't yet finished the book. Does his editor not have any knowledge of the English language? And absolutely detest both main characters?
l Green Wow! yes, I noticed that one. I'm not usually pedantic about grammar, but I was surprised it escaped in the editing process. Still, the plot holes wer…moreWow! yes, I noticed that one. I'm not usually pedantic about grammar, but I was surprised it escaped in the editing process. Still, the plot holes were more of a problem(less)
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Aug 10, 2017 Meredith rated it liked it
Having read glowing reviews from some of my GR friends, I wanted to love When You Disappeared. But of course, I have to be the person who didn't love this book!
Married for 10 years with three children, it might seem like Catherine and Simon have the perfect marriage. But when Simon disappears without a trace, Catherine comes to learn that she never really knew the man she married. Flash forward 25 years, Simon has returned determined to punish Catherine for her wrongs. The two share wi 2.5 Stars
Married for 10 years with three children, it might seem like Catherine and Simon have the perfect marriage. But when Simon disappears without a trace, Catherine comes to learn that she never really knew the man she married. Flash forward 25 years, Simon has returned determined to punish Catherine for her wrongs. The two share with one another what happened over the course of their time apart, and buried secrets begin to emerge. At this point, it seems as if the reader is being set up for an expert game of cat and mouse.
But as they share more and more, and tell and tell and tell, NOTHING really happens. And things move SLOWLY. All I wanted to know was why Simon left?! Little clues do emerge, and I was hoping I was being teased for a big reveal. But as I read more and more, and NOTHING happened, I grew rather frustrated. And once Simon finally told Catherine his rationale for leaving, I wanted to jump in the book and beat the crap out of him! Not because of why he did what he did (which is just stupidly awful), but because I had to wait so freakin long to find out!
Sadly, it all just felt so contrived.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ...more
Sep 24, 2020 Dita rated it it was ok
Shelves: scribd
A trigger warning for you and here's one for you and oh, here's an obscure one for you! We are leaving nothing and no one out today, Folks!
I mean seriously, it's hard to even list them without spoiling all over the damn place.
It's almost like the goal was to be ridiculous and far-fetched.
If so, well played. A trigger warning for you and here's one for you and oh, here's an obscure one for you! We are leaving nothing and no one out today, Folks!
If so, well played. ...more
Aug 18, 2017 Kaceey rated it liked it
Shelves: netgalley, traveling-sister-read
A Traveling Sister read with Brenda and Lindsay!
Catherine wakes up in the morning oblivious that her world is about to change forever. Her husband is gone! And she is frantic! He never showed up to work…maybe lying injured or dead in a ditch somewhere. The hours turn into days and eventually fall away into years. Simon has never been heard from again…until now!
We're also given a view into Simon's world during his disappearance. What would have motivated him to leave his family? What is the A Traveling Sister read with Brenda and Lindsay!
We're also given a view into Simon's world during his disappearance. What would have motivated him to leave his family? What is the unforgivable act that triggered his vanishing act? And why stay away so long? There are whispers throughout this book of what drove a wedge between Catherine and Simon and eventually led to Simon leaving. There-in lies the mystery, buried deep within the pages. (Unfortunately not deep enough for me as I guessed most of it early on. I know…junior detective in the makings…Lol!).
Told in past and present tense from the POV of both Catherine and Simon. Including the journey Simon traveled to find himself in his new life. Which at times became soooo far-fetched! He was not at all a likable character.
In fact, I ended up having a love-hate relationship with this book. I absolutely loathed everything about Simon, wishing him ill-will at every turn. Yet, I couldn't pull myself away from tale he told.
Aren't the best books the ones that make you feel unsettled, setting off a wave of emotion within you? Especially if that emotion may be a troubling one. Well this book did just that!
Thank you to NetGalley, Thomas &Mercer and John Marrs for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
For this review and our Full traveling sister review please visit Norma and Brenda's fantastic book blog:
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Aug 13, 2017 Brenda - Traveling Sisters Book Reviews rated it liked it
Traveling Sisters NetGalley Sister Review by Brenda with Lindsay and Kaceey's thoughts.
When You Disappeared started off with seven of us for a Traveling Sister Group read, and then they started to disappear with three sisters dropping out and the thread started to read like a thriller itself. Norma with a full weekend ahead had to drop out as well, leaving Kaceey, Lindsay and me as the last standing Sisters for this read
When You Disappeared is a family drama thriller that is heavy on the drama Traveling Sisters NetGalley Sister Review by Brenda with Lindsay and Kaceey's thoughts.
When You Disappeared is a family drama thriller that is heavy on the drama and light on the thrills. Some parts of the story dragged and were unrealistic for us. We had the believability police on duty for this one and reporting back to the rest of us. We found much to be unrealistic but came to the conclusion it was for the convenience of the story and thought it was written more for drama than believability.
The story is told by Catherine and Simon in two different timelines which we all enjoyed. At times when the story dragged we really wanted Catherine to put down the wine and do something. We really had some strong feelings of dislike for Simon and there was nothing likable about his unlikeable character for us.
The story had no suspense for me and I was rushing to get to the end but for Kaceey and Lindsay the suspense kept them turning the pages to see how it ended. In the end, we all found the ending to be over the top and underwhelming. We still recommend for thriller lovers who really like a lot of drama to their thrillers.
Thank you to NetGalley, Thomas &Mercer and John Marrs for a copy of this book to read and review.
All of our Traveling Sisters Reviews can be found on Norma's and my sister blog:
Aug 16, 2017 Lindsay - Traveling Sisters Book Reviews rated it liked it
3 stars. This novel had such potential with a highly enticing premise, however, the extreme lack of believability meant the story fell flat for me.
I enjoyed the way the story unfolded. The novel was told through Catherine and Simon's perspectives ranging from 28 years ago to a present-day meeting. The author, John Marrs, does a great job revealing pieces of the story in a suspenseful and intriguing way, all the while making me curious to see how the story would play out. Unfortunately, many of 3 stars. This novel had such potential with a highly enticing premise, however, the extreme lack of believability meant the story fell flat for me.
I enjoyed the way the story unfolded. The novel was told through Catherine and Simon's perspectives ranging from 28 years ago to a present-day meeting. The author, John Marrs, does a great job revealing pieces of the story in a suspenseful and intriguing way, all the while making me curious to see how the story would play out. Unfortunately, many of the situations, particularly those involving Simon seemed highly unlikely and absurd. Believability is a huge requirement for my reading enjoyment - I have a hard time truly immersing myself within a story that isn't realistic (the "believability police" within me kicks in quickly!). My reading mind can stretch to accept slightly exaggerated situations, but the list is fairly long of the things that I found far-fetched within this novel.
There were some very serious parts to this story that really pulled at my emotions and maternal instincts. I had a hard time reading some pages as there is such a devastating family loss that deeply affected me.
Overall, I found this to be an averagely enjoyable read with nothing that truly made it stand out other than its lack of believability.
A big thank you to NetGalley, Thomas & Mercer and John Marrs for a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review!
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Sep 05, 2020 Jayme rated it liked it
Shelves: buddy-read, mystery-suspense
Have you ever attended a blind wine tasting event?
The bottles are covered with brown paper bags and you have to taste the wines without seeing the label, and identity the varietal. Or perhaps the region. 🍷
Well, let's just say, that if you had handed me this book, with the cover and title page covered, and asked me to identify the author...I would have never guessed John Marrs.
His style has evolved so much since this was written.
His work is now darker.
Or more futuristic.
And, I LOVE it! ❤
But Have you ever attended a blind wine tasting event?
But, I didn't love this.
This book reads more like a family saga.
Catherine's life after her husband Simon disappears.
Simon's life after he disappears.
And, Simon's confession when he reappears.
(not a spoiler-the narratives alternate from the start)
The problem is-the REASON he chose to leave, isn't revealed until the last 3 chapters...and the story till you get there...just wasn't captivating enough for me, to make the reveals worth it!
With that said, I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of his latest, "The Minders", as soon as it becomes available in the U.S. ! ...more
Aug 10, 2017 Kendall rated it did not like it
DNF.... 50 percent in and just can't anymore.
Boring boring boring.... and plot is just unbelievable and stupid. No thanks 👋🏻.
I did win this in a goodreads giveaway which I was happy about but I Just couldn't finish this book :(. Sorry!! DNF.... 50 percent in and just can't anymore.
I did win this in a goodreads giveaway which I was happy about but I Just couldn't finish this book :(. Sorry!! ...more
Mar 11, 2020 Sandra rated it it was ok
Shelves: thrillers-uk
Audible version .
When Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work. But Simon doesn't come home and never makes it to the office. Over the years Catherine does everything to find her husband and is determined to stay positive for their children.
However, Simon is living on the other side of the world, he does not want to be found. He has walked away from his family and his old life.
When Simon appears in Catherine's life again 25 years later we slo Audible version .
When Simon appears in Catherine's life again 25 years later we slowly get to hear why he left and what he did over the missing years.
Simon was a particularly dislikable character ..... self obsessed and egotistical. As I listened, I did not really care how it was going to end.
I would also say that I thought the plot unimaginative in places, by that I mean that one thing after another seemed to go wrong in a persons life.... then repeat! It felt like everything was thrown into the mix. In the end it felt like ....... 'what now' and a roll of my eyes!
Who knows, maybe I would have enjoyed it more if had read the book rather that listened but as it stands I can only give it 2.5⭐
Overall a disappointing read.. ops listen. ...more
Sep 13, 2017 Pauline rated it liked it
I found this book very hard to read as the characters were very unlikeable. I did feel sorry for Catherine who was abandoned by her husband. She did not know what happened to him and she was left struggling to look after her three children. Her husband Simon was a very selfish man, not caring about his wife and children and taking advantage of everyone. I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for my e-book in exchange for a honest review.
Nov 12, 2017 Mackenzie - PhDiva Books rated it really liked it
Shelves: missing-person, british, guilt, survival, old-mystery, time-travel
This is a really lovely book by John Marrs, and I have to admit, it was difficult to put down. I saw many reviews and it does seem this is a polarizing book. Some hated it, some loved it, and most hate-loved it. Having read it, I can understand these opinions. I will say that even those who seemed to dislike the book the most, admitted that it really made them feel something, and that is a marker of a great book in my opinion. This is a book I won't soon forget.
I would not characterize this book This is a really lovely book by John Marrs, and I have to admit, it was difficult to put down. I saw many reviews and it does seem this is a polarizing book. Some hated it, some loved it, and most hate-loved it. Having read it, I can understand these opinions. I will say that even those who seemed to dislike the book the most, admitted that it really made them feel something, and that is a marker of a great book in my opinion. This is a book I won't soon forget.
I would not characterize this book as a psychological thriller, or even really a domestic thriller. Though there are secrets not unveiled until the end, you understand from early on much of what is going on. You know where Simon went the day he disappeared, and you know what Catherine went through as she struggled to find her footing. As the blurb says, Catherine of course is a mother of three who wakes up one day to find her husband missing. In a very real way, she does not initially really think of him as missing. From early in the day, there is a very reasonable explanation for why he is not there.
But as the first chapter unfolds, we see Simon returning to visit Catherine 25 years after his disappearance. She's in the same cottage where they made their home. Simon is in a bespoke suit. These are two people who have lived very different lives from the ones they pictured when they were first newlyweds.
The story moves back and forth between Simon and Catherine, and begins the day he disappeared and then flashes forward to present day, when Simon and Catherine are telling their stories of where they have been and what happened to them. This is a book that is completely about the journey. At times it is difficult to read. Simon seems so selfish and Catherine seems so wounded. But ultimately, it was hard to clearly decide who to blame until the very end of the book.
I don't want to spoil anything, because this is really a good read. I will say that contrary to many readers, I wasn't left completely hating either Simon or Catherine. There were of course things that I hated about them (one in particular), but mostly I just felt sorry for them. This is a novel about the lasting damage that can occur through our childhood. Our parents, our environment, our friends, and our experiences from a young age truly shape how we approach situations as adults. We see this theme not just through Simon and Catherine, but through other characters as well: Sophia and Luca; James, Robbie, and Emily; Dougie; Doreen.
I recommend this book fully, with the caveat that there are some sensitive topics that arise throughout. ...more
Jul 29, 2017 Linda Strong rated it it was amazing
Shelves: netgalley-2017, read-in-2017
Catherine wakes up one morning to find her husband gone. She checks his shoes .. no, his running shoes are right where they always are. His car is still there, his keys are not missing. His wallet is on the dresser. Where is he and what has happened to him?
Twenty Five years later Simon appears on her doorstep. He has all the answers, and he knows it's time that Catherine had them, too.
But neither of them know the whole truth!
The story line is perfect. When Simon shows up, he confesses to all he Catherine wakes up one morning to find her husband gone. She checks his shoes .. no, his running shoes are right where they always are. His car is still there, his keys are not missing. His wallet is on the dresser. Where is he and what has happened to him?
The story line is perfect. When Simon shows up, he confesses to all he's done in the past years. Every other chapter or so the reader hears Catherine's voice .. to learn how her life has turned out. And of course, the one question she wants answered ... Why?
I have to share with you .. I did not like Simon. I could not find any redeeming qualities. His total disregard of his family .. just disappearing. Did he never think about how they were .. were they eating... where were they living? It got worse with each story that Simon had to share.
The ending is stupendous. Never, ever had any inkling of what was coming. Excellent writing.
Revised edition: Previously published as The Wronged Sons, this edition of When You Disappeared includes editorial revisions.
Many thanks to the author / Thomas & Mercer /Negalley for the advanced digital copy. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Oct 19, 2015 Michelle rated it liked it · review of another edition
For a debut novel this is quite good but i think i expected more because of all the hype. Its good but felt quite dry and while the main character is meant to be unlikable, i disliked everyone so this wasn't the best reading experience for me. For a debut novel this is quite good but i think i expected more because of all the hype. Its good but felt quite dry and while the main character is meant to be unlikable, i disliked everyone so this wasn't the best reading experience for me. ...more
Sep 15, 2017 Stacey rated it really liked it
3.5 I've been told that the secret to a lasting relationship is communication. So it's the same with Catherine and Simon.
Alternating from the perspective of Catherine and Simon 25 years ago to present. Simon is the perfect father and husband. One day he doesn't come home. The police are called, the community rallies up search parties with no luck. Family and friends start to suspect Catherine has something to do with it. Over time he's presumed dead and Catherine and their 3 children try to move 3.5 I've been told that the secret to a lasting relationship is communication. So it's the same with Catherine and Simon.
Alternating from the perspective of Catherine and Simon 25 years ago to present. Simon is the perfect father and husband. One day he doesn't come home. The police are called, the community rallies up search parties with no luck. Family and friends start to suspect Catherine has something to do with it. Over time he's presumed dead and Catherine and their 3 children try to move on with no answers. However, Simon is out there and he can't live with who Catherine says she is. He contemplated suicide, but leaving without a trace would be easier. We see how each of them cope over the 25 years.
It's an interesting premise for a novel and Marrs does a good job with the characters. I haven't come across a novel that I have completely despised a character as much as I despise Simon. Does this man have any redeeming qualities? No. I read on hoping for a twist. No, still an ass.
Thank you Net Galley, John Marrs, and Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity.
Feb 03, 2019 Sue rated it liked it
Shelves: net-galley, kindle-paperwhite, psychological-thriller, mystery-thriller, debut-novel
WHEN YOU DISAPPEARED is a family drama debut novel by John Marrs.
Catherine wakes up alone one morning, to find she and her three children had been abandoned by her husband, Simon. He had gone for a run before work, but never makes it to the office. Man Missing in Action!
But Why would Simon do this to his family? What a selfish man. He knows the truth - about why he left and what he's done. He knows things about his marriage that it would kill Catherine to find out. Her memories are all based on WHEN YOU DISAPPEARED is a family drama debut novel by John Marrs.
But Why would Simon do this to his family? What a selfish man. He knows the truth - about why he left and what he's done. He knows things about his marriage that it would kill Catherine to find out. Her memories are all based on lies.
While Catherine deals with the consequences, Simon is alive and living halfway around the world.
But then Simon reappears twenty-five years later, and Catherine will finally learn who he is.
With alternating POV's from both Catherine and Simon in two different timelines, we start to put the pieces together.
I found this novel a little slow, and the characters especially Simon, unlikable.
This is a well written novel with flawed characters and an enjoyable ending.
Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer via NetGalley for my digital copy. ...more
Aug 12, 2017 Al *the semi serial series skipper* rated it it was ok
At first I was not going to rate this because I felt I would not be able to separate my feelings for the characters from the overall story, then I decided to sod all and rate.
Have you ever read a book where you hated the MC, absolutely hated. I hated Simon, I hope he is in the hottest place in hell.
Before I get into the why of my hatred let me talk about the book. I didn't like the back and forth time jumps to be honest, I almost gave up. I hated being yanked out of the story. Secondly, it was s At first I was not going to rate this because I felt I would not be able to separate my feelings for the characters from the overall story, then I decided to sod all and rate.
Before I get into the why of my hatred let me talk about the book. I didn't like the back and forth time jumps to be honest, I almost gave up. I hated being yanked out of the story. Secondly, it was slow, so slow. I kept reading because I wanted to know what happened but christ was it slow.
Now onto the plot
(view spoiler)[Simon, the MC , abandons his wife and 3 kids, he ups and leaves one morning, while she still mourns the death of one of her children. His wife,
Catherine, tries to find him, she tries everything from asking his best friend who's a detective to going on live tv to appeal to strangers, all to no avail, she is certain he wouldn't just walk out and leave. The police dig up her garden because they think she killed him, she has a miscarriage. She struggles to get by for years though she's weary and she almost gives up.
We are also told what Simon has been up to for years, but I honestly don't care to recount it.
Twenty five years go by and he comes to her door, he's seeking forgiveness and he wants her to know why he left all those years. He left because he knew she had an affair with his bestfriend Doug. It turns out that he had a friend Doug, who loved him but couldn't have him because he married Catherine. Doug goes on with his life, marries and gets divorced.
He gets jealous of Catherine's relationship and sodomizes her, Simon hears them but doesn't help,
he's in his head wallowing in self pity while his wife gets raped. Catherine is too ashamed to tell him what happened so she just sweeps it under the rug. Meanwhile, Simon kills Doug and buries him. He is ok for a while until Catherine tells him she's pregnant. He is certain that the child is Doug and wishes she has a miscarriage, she doesn't and gives birth to a baby boy.
Simon can't deal,so he kills the baby in the bath, he lets him drown. Catherine is devastated, inconsolable, she blames herself because she was supposed to be watching him, Simon lets her . He basically abandons his family for 25 years while he went around gallivanting around Europe and America killing who ever gets in his way with no remorse at all. He makes another family and doesn't think about the one he left. He was a monster in all sense of the world. I hope he died alone.
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Having said all that, it was a pretty good book , reason being, it made me hate a character so much I didn't think it was possible.
Dec 01, 2020 Mellisa rated it really liked it
I really liked this book, how it goes from the time Simon went missing - from his point of view and from Catherine's and also the time now, 25 years later, when Simon has gone back to his old home to explain why he left.
This author is unbelievably good at making characters be hated. Even with the sad past of Simon's I had no sympathy for him. Even less so when it goes back to how Billy died. That was the worst part in the book for me because I hate reading things like that, I had to skip over i I really liked this book, how it goes from the time Simon went missing - from his point of view and from Catherine's and also the time now, 25 years later, when Simon has gone back to his old home to explain why he left.
This author is unbelievably good at making characters be hated. Even with the sad past of Simon's I had no sympathy for him. Even less so when it goes back to how Billy died. That was the worst part in the book for me because I hate reading things like that, I had to skip over it because I just can't read them. However, the rest of the book is so good!
I loved how Catherine picked herself up, how she found strength and how she really made a home for her children again despite how Simon left her.
The excuse he finally gave Catherine on why he left her - WOW! I didn't see it coming, how wrong he obviously was. When her version of what happened was told, and he finally realised noone was to blame but himself - that was a very satisfying ending! He was a bad character in the sense of how he was portrayed, but it takes a really good author to make characters as believable as these were. ...more
Mar 06, 2018 Rachel rated it liked it
While some aspects of this Brit-Lit Thriller were good and extremely captivating, others were a bit far-fetched.
Catherine and Simeon have known each other since they were eleven years old, have been a couple longer than most people can remember and are now married with three children. Although their family recently suffered a devastating loss, their marriage seems incredibly solid. Just when they seem to be healing from their loss and the whole family is beginning to move forwar 3 Stars
Catherine and Simeon have known each other since they were eleven years old, have been a couple longer than most people can remember and are now married with three children. Although their family recently suffered a devastating loss, their marriage seems incredibly solid. Just when they seem to be healing from their loss and the whole family is beginning to move forward, Simeon goes out for his morning run and never comes back.
The police are alerted, the whole area is searched over and over again. Finally, after months of investigating, the police stop searching and the whole village is left to assume he either had an accident of some kind and his body never surfaced or he abandoned his family. Catherine just knows he would NEVER leave them and continues to search for years.
Pretty early in the story we learn that he purposely left this family but the question of 'why' he left continues to haunt the reader until the very end of the book. What could have been so bad that he would leave Catherine, their three children and the life they build together????
The book is written from the POV of both Catherine and Simeon, skipping back and forth in time from the events leading up to Simeon's disappearance to the present day, 25 years later. It works well for the story and was never confusing.
I have to say I absolutely adore Brit Lit!!!! I love the variations in the wording - mum for mom/ jumper for sweater etc. I love both quaint countryside settings and the large city feel of London. I just find it all so charming. This book was gave me my much loved British experience.
I found the character study portions of the book fascinating!!! Loved Catherine's metamorphism from a dependent housewife to the sole family breadwinner, I was impressed with how she adapted to her change in circumstances even though she had a rough start. Learning of Simeon's childhood; how his mother was in and out of his life and the long term effects it had on his life made me feel badly for him BUT didn't excuse any of the sociopathic things he did. Most of all, I found the parts about how someone can be so different at various stages of their live / circumstances fascinating and the concept of how you can think you know a person and they can do something you NEVER imagined possible. Definitely thought provoking material.
It was addictively readable. I was glued to it from page one to the very last sentence. I ABSOLUTELY needed to find out why Simeon left, what he did while he was gone and how Catherine and their children made it without him.
While I totally and completely hated Simeon as a person, he did make a very despicable yet interesting character so I cannot count it against the book.
WHAT I DIDN'T LOVE
Toward the end, the story was told of what exactly the family's the devastating loss was and how it occurred. Those chapters were incredibly hard to read. I had to skim it because it was WAY too disturbing for me to read in it's entirety and then I had to remind myself over and over that it was just a work of fiction.
There were several things in the book which seemed highly improbable and made me roll my eyes. The biggest issue was Luciana's story. I highly doubt her situation has even once happened in real life to anyone ever in the history of the world. I can't say more without a spoiler but you will know what I'm referring to if you read it. Then, the very last couple of pages involving Simeon's reaction to everything made me roll my eyes too. Just kind of a weird way to end the book. I would say melodramatic, but considering what all happened, maybe calling it 'weird' or an 'odd choice' is the correct description.
This is a book I would recommend for people who like thrillers and are either okay with a few disturbing elements or are able to skim through the more disturbing passages. It is well written enough so the reader has a growing sense of fascinated unease starting about a third of the way through the book and gaining momentum as it progresses. In the end, it leaves the reader feeling like they have been on a long rough journey. ...more
Jul 24, 2020 Lisa rated it it was amazing
Shelves: top-author, audio, nature-v-nurture
Another exceptional read by John Marrs. I only recently finished What Lies Between Us and thoroughly enjoyed it and then this...wow...if you are a psychological drama fan then read this one.
I'm not going to go into the story itself...but just so you know I really hated Simon BUT I did find it interesting to find out the reasons for his abhorrent behaviour.
This is a 'mouth open, eyes wide, nooooooooo' kind of read. Soooooo good.
Yes the characters are unlikeable but if you can let that go (it did Another exceptional read by John Marrs. I only recently finished What Lies Between Us and thoroughly enjoyed it and then this...wow...if you are a psychological drama fan then read this one.
Yes the characters are unlikeable but if you can let that go (it did make my blood boil though) then the story as a whole is sublime. So much to think about; so much to discover.
This book really appealed to me. ...more
Nov 15, 2018 Lisa-Books Smiles rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Jun 09, 2020 Bradley rated it really liked it
Shelves: mystery, 2020-shelf
Leaving the final reveal aside, I was consistently impressed by how easily I was drawn into the characters, made to identify with them, and how smoothly I was led to give both sides the benefit of the doubt...
Even when the slow, out-of-order reveals gave me a very disturbing sense. It's one thing to know it's a thriller, that there are some really horrible secrets buried in the tale somewhere, but it's another to find just how deep the hole goes.
The order of the tale matters so much more than t Leaving the final reveal aside, I was consistently impressed by how easily I was drawn into the characters, made to identify with them, and how smoothly I was led to give both sides the benefit of the doubt...
The order of the tale matters so much more than the actual events. The biggest reveals are often just around the corner.
I admit I was rather horrified. I got sucked right in.
Putting it this way, I think this is a very, very fine tale that does exactly what it intends to do. :)
Saying more gives away way too much of the tale. So simple. And yet so circuitous.
May 21, 2020 Lyn❤Loves❤Listening #AUDIOBOOKADDICT rated it liked it
Shelves: great-narrator-performance, suspense-mystery-and-or-thriller, teared-up, raw-gritty-dark-brutal, long-winded, flashbacks, secrets-and-or-misunderstandings, heartbreaking, that-s-messed-up, depressing
Audio...5 Stars
Story...3 Stars
I need to do better with my John Marrs book selection, because for such a popular author, I'm only mildly impressed so far.
What I liked about this story was that it kept me guessing. That in itself is a huge plus. But the way the story was told was frustrating as heck, and very confusing in the beginning. Once I got used to the pattern, the story was easier to follow, but it was no less frustrating.
The chapters are long, and within each chapter there are past and Audio...5 Stars
The chapters are long, and within each chapter there are past and present scenes. While in a past scene, there are flashbacks of events even further in the past. There are two POVs being given of the past, present, flashback mixture. And sometimes the voice of the person in the present isn't that of the person whose POV is being given. 😳 Confused? Yeah, well, you've been warned.
Overall, I really didn't like either the h nor the H, and the story was pretty depressing. ...more
Jan 11, 2014 Deborah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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I started this book last night and it's now just after 2am, that's how addictive it is I just couldn't put it down. This is I believe the first book by this author which is incredible, what a first book!
In general I prefer my books lighter than this with a male character that I actually like but wow you should really give this book a chance, I only intended to read the first couple of pages to see if it's a book I'd want to read in the future and that was it I was hooked, couldn't put it down.
In I started this book last night and it's now just after 2am, that's how addictive it is I just couldn't put it down. This is I believe the first book by this author which is incredible, what a first book!
In order to give a balanced review you could argue that it's a little far-fetched and yes I suppose it is but it's written in such a way that the story just grabs you and takes you along for the ride.
Nov 25, 2017 Danielle (The Blonde Likes Books) rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: thrillers-mystery
John Marrs gets me every time! After reading (and loving) The One earlier this year, I was eager to pick up his other books! While I was reading this one, I kept thinking about how it was good, but not as twisty as The One...then I got to the end, and WOW. It was twist after twist, and I LOVED it! This was easy to read, and once the story got going, I didn't want to put it down. I loved how things played out, and loved to hate Simon. I especially enjoyed the ending of the book! John Marrs gets me every time! After reading (and loving) The One earlier this year, I was eager to pick up his other books! While I was reading this one, I kept thinking about how it was good, but not as twisty as The One...then I got to the end, and WOW. It was twist after twist, and I LOVED it! This was easy to read, and once the story got going, I didn't want to put it down. I loved how things played out, and loved to hate Simon. I especially enjoyed the ending of the book! ...more
Sep 09, 2014 Tracy Fenton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This is a brilliant debut novel. I literally could not put it down and have recommended it to everyone I know! So many twists....a gripping book. Can't wait for the author to write another book. This is a brilliant debut novel. I literally could not put it down and have recommended it to everyone I know! So many twists....a gripping book. Can't wait for the author to write another book. ...more
Sep 24, 2017 Ingstje rated it really liked it
After reading both of his novels I can say that I'm officially addicted! He's got what it takes to completely transport me to another country and another lifetime and he really let the characters come alive so much in this novel that they crept under my skin. When You Disappeared is a deeply character-driven family drama and I was really invested in the characters (or one of them at least). This is a novel that's all about the journey and isn't fast-paced in that way but more of a slow unfolding After reading both of his novels I can say that I'm officially addicted! He's got what it takes to completely transport me to another country and another lifetime and he really let the characters come alive so much in this novel that they crept under my skin. When You Disappeared is a deeply character-driven family drama and I was really invested in the characters (or one of them at least). This is a novel that's all about the journey and isn't fast-paced in that way but more of a slow unfolding and discovery of the characters throughout the story. Don't expect it to focus on an investigation after Simon went missing and you'll be absolutely fine.
The novel starts with Simon's return after 25 years and then turning back to his decision to disappear and leave his childhood sweetheart Catherine and his 3 children so many years ago. He actually planned to take his own life but in the end he decided that would be too easy, better to let his wife suffer and wonder what happened to him so he just vanished… until now. The reason why he left is surrounded by mystery but it must be something terrible is all I could assume. It is much worse than I thought though… that ending, knowing, finally understanding it, realizing… it's harrowing!
When he knocks on her door after such a long time and after she's overcome the shock of seeing him again, Catherine demands why he left and what she did to him that make him take this action. He's there to tell her why he's resented her all this time but first she has to hear what she made him do while he was away. He tells her he set fire, he stole and killed and it was all due to her. She quashed his dreams and ideas and all he knew was that true happiness was non-existent. When you think you'll have it, something dark and rotten will turn it around and take it away. He'd seen it often enough, with his mother, with the 'perfect' family of his friend Douglas, and then what his wife did. It sounds bitter and there is definitely a heaviness I felt when I was reading this book but thankfully positive notes became more and more prominent the further I advanced into the novel.
There's nothing that gives an idea as to what happened but the alternating storylines of their pasts gave me a pretty good idea of who these people were, their true selves come forward through their actions and how they coped with their struggles. I learned how he led a decadent life without worries while she tried to pick herself up, got 3 jobs to provide for her children. Even though Catherine did something so awful that Simon gave up everything and I should probably have sympathized with him for making such a grave decision, I didn't, not one moment really. He pushed his family out of his mind just too easily, he did atrocious things and I found myself not feeling sorry for him and not sympathising anymore. I was wondering if the author was going to make me feel guilty and swing my sympathies by the end of the novel but I can't say. I can only confirm that I felt deeply for one of them in the end.
It took until the end of the novel to be enlightened why he finally came back and is even so many years after the facts still trying to instill guilt. Their interactions in the present were like a dance, seeing what their truths did to the other when hearing them so honestly declared. It was fascinating to see how they spent their lives and slowly they are coming to the crux of the story with a twist, a turn of events that I never imagined and was so tragic.
I'm not sure this novel is for everyone, it'll have some divided opinions probably because of this unlikeable character and the lack of exciting things happening, but I was really drawn into it. When You Disappeared was a rich story that had me completely immersed. ...more
Sep 13, 2017 The Book Review Café rated it liked it
Imagine one day your husband disappears, you have no idea what has happened to him, as time passes you grieve, you go on to build a life without him and then when you least expect he turns up on your doorstep, I'm sure you would be shocked to say the least! and even more so when he reveals what he's been up too! And this is pretty much the premises for When You Disappear. The story opens with the day Simon left and follows the impact this has on his family, and on Simon himself, when he reappear Imagine one day your husband disappears, you have no idea what has happened to him, as time passes you grieve, you go on to build a life without him and then when you least expect he turns up on your doorstep, I'm sure you would be shocked to say the least! and even more so when he reveals what he's been up too! And this is pretty much the premises for When You Disappear. The story opens with the day Simon left and follows the impact this has on his family, and on Simon himself, when he reappears twenty-five years later, Catherine will finally learn who he really is, and that's when the book gets really interesting as there are shocks and dark buried secrets galore.
I absolutely loved The One by John Marrs so I really wanted to read When You Disappeared the author's debut novel. Although it made for a good read I did have mixed emotions regarding the book as a whole some parts I really enjoyed and other parts I struggled with. Personally I felt this book read more like a mystery until just over the halfway mark when the psychological thriller element kicked in. I do have to mention Simon what an evil, cold hearted individual John Marr's has created he doesn't have one endearing feature, and at times he literally made my blood boil, sometimes I think having strong feelings for a character even if they are negative ones can actually heighten my enjoyment of a book, but unfortunately I disliked him so much it actually distracted from my enjoyment of When You Disappeared.
When You Disappeared is told in alternating chapters past and present from the two main characters POV, unfortunately I did find the constant change sometimes made the chapters feel disjointed. Although I can see why the author used this ploy I did find it slightly distracted from my enjoyment of this book. I would describe this book as a Character driven family drama and so I found the pace quite slow, although I do feel the author builds on the suspense and tension as he slowly reveals Simon's darkest secrets. There is no doubt the author hasn't written a captivating tale that many readers will enjoy with an original plot. It's an impressive debut and one I'm sure many readers will enjoy. ...more
Dec 01, 2017 Petra rated it it was ok
Shelves: ku, drama
2.5 stars. This was ok, but I can't honestly go as far as saying that I enjoyed it. Quite a frustrating read. I had the urge to slap the male protagonist, Simon. He had no redeeming features whatsoever. On top of that, I couldn't even find a lot of sympathy for the female lead, Catherine, who ends up raising their three children by herself after Simon simply disappears one day. Told from Simon and Catherine's perspectives and switching between the present and the past, this was a character drive 2.5 stars. This was ok, but I can't honestly go as far as saying that I enjoyed it. Quite a frustrating read. I had the urge to slap the male protagonist, Simon. He had no redeeming features whatsoever. On top of that, I couldn't even find a lot of sympathy for the female lead, Catherine, who ends up raising their three children by herself after Simon simply disappears one day. Told from Simon and Catherine's perspectives and switching between the present and the past, this was a character driven family drama, which I found very, very slow. Nothing wrong with the writing itself, but some of the story, in particular some of the events in Simon's life after his disappearance, were extremely far-fetched. Unfortunately, I guessed some of the secrets before they were revealed so that added to the lack of suspense. Overall, a bit underwhelmed by my first experience of a John Marrs' book, but I have his latest on my Kindle and will definitely give it a try.
The audio version is nicely done by a male and a female narrator. ...more
Jan 22, 2018 Sara rated it really liked it
For me, this wasn't so much a thriller but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. I was hooked right from the start and needed answers. A great page turner. This is one that has sat unread on my Kindle for a while and I'm so glad I finally decided to start it. For me, this wasn't so much a thriller but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. I was hooked right from the start and needed answers. A great page turner. This is one that has sat unread on my Kindle for a while and I'm so glad I finally decided to start it. ...more
Dec 06, 2020 Katie rated it did not like it
Holy crap Dita! You weren't joking when you said there is a trigger warning for any and everyone in this book.
This was so dull for the first 50% then ridiculous after ludicrous twist started popping off until the absurd, appalling ending.
I am shocked this is John Marrs. The One was one of my favorites from last year and I really really enjoyed The Passenger. If you've never read Marrs, DO NOT READ THIS AS YOUR FIRST (or ever, honestly). This is not the same author.
Maybe this is a silly thing to Holy crap Dita! You weren't joking when you said there is a trigger warning for any and everyone in this book.
Maybe this is a silly thing to say because I've read a lot of questionable books but I'm at loss for why you would want to create and share this story with the world. Yikes. ...more
Aug 31, 2017 Sarah rated it really liked it
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Years ago, my husband was a stay at home dad. He took care of both kids, cleaned, did the laundry, ran errands & much more. He was & is the backbone of our household. One time, we had a particularly difficult morning loading up while traveling with my Aunt. We were all loaded in the car & my husband ran into the hotel to check us out. He was gone for a Really long time & my Aunt asked me in a joking way, "Do you ever think he just won't come back?"
YOUR HUSBAND IS GONE
He did eventually come back to the car & we had an enjoyable trip. Luckily, have a spouse that I love & trust. But, so did Catherine. As a reader, when I put myself in Catherine's place I can't breathe. You've got kids, a house, bills & your husband disappears without a trace. The police arrive, your in-laws are suspicious & your children need their father. He's still missing & you're left to take care of your family- alone.
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When You Disappeared is a quick read that is fast-paced & keeps you invested in learning why Simon disappeared. What is he hiding? Did his fatherly roles take a toll on him & he couldn't hang anymore? Is he just an awful person that did his family a favor by leaving them behind? John Marrs hooked me early on & layered this story so well. The ending had my stomach doing flips.
I was Really Into This book. It's just what I want when something is billed as a "psychological thriller." I winced, I was on the edge of my seat & I didn't see the ending coming- at all!
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Zenia insignis ist die einzige Art der Pflanzengattung Zenia in der Unterfamilie Dialioideae innerhalb der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler (Fabaceae). Diese seltene Art ist geschützt.

Beschreibung

Vegetative Merkmale
Zenia insignis wächst als laubabwerfender, relativ großer Baum und erreicht Wuchshöhen von 15 bis 20 Metern. Die Stammdurchmesser (Brusthöhendurchmesser = BHD) betragen bis zu 100 Zentimetern. Auf der schwärzlich-braunen Rinde der Zweige sind verstreut kleine gelblich-weiße Lentizellen vorhanden. Die raue Borke schält sich in Streifen ab. Zenia insignis ist nicht bewehrt. Die elliptisch-spindelförmigen Blattknospen besitzen wenige Knospenschuppen, die anfangs gelblich flaumig behaart sind und verkahlen. Es sind keine extraflorale Nektarien vorhanden.

Die wechselständig angeordneten Laubblätter sind in Blattstiel sowie -spreite gegliedert. Es sind keine Nebenblätter vorhanden. Blattstiel und Blattrhachis sind ± gelblich fein-flaumig behaart und insgesamt 25 bis 40 Zentimeter lang. Der Blattstiel ist bei einer Länge von 3 bis 5 Zentimetern relativ kurz. Die Blattspreite ist unpaarig gefiedert. Es sind keine Nebenblättchen vorhanden. An der Blattrhachis sind mit eine Anzahl von 18 bis 25 relativ viele, wechselständig angeordnete Fiederblätter vorhanden. Die Stielchen der Fiederblätter sind 2 bis 3 Zentimeter lang. Die ± symmetrischen, dünn-lederigen, ganzrandigen Fiederblätter sind bei einer Länge von 6 bis 9 Zentimetern sowie einer Breite von 2 bis 3 Zentimetern länglich-lanzettlich oder eiförmig-lanzettlich mit gerundeter Basis und spitzem oder kurz zugespitztem obere Ende. Die Blattunterseite ist gräulich-weiß striegelig behaart und die Blattoberseite ist kahl. Die starke Mittelrippe ist erhaben und es liegt Fiedernervatur vor. Die häutigen Nebenblättchen sind sehr unauffällig, fallen früh ab oder es sind keine vorhanden.

Generative Merkmale
Endständig auf relativ langen Blütenstandsschäften, befinden sich aus zymösen Teilblütenständen zusammengesetzte rispige Gesamtblütenstände. Die Blütenstandsachse und die Blütenstiele sind gelb oder braun striegelig behaart. Die früh abfallenden  Tragblätter sind relativ klein und schmal-eiförmig. Es sind Deckblätter vorhanden.

Im Knospenstadium bedecken die Kelchblätter die anderen Blütenteile dachziegelartig überlappend. Die zwittrigen Blüten sind bei einem Durchmesser von etwa 1,4 Zentimetern ± radiärsymmetrisch bis etwas zygomorph und fünfzählig mit doppelter Blütenhülle. Es ist kein Blütenbecher (Hypanthium) vorhanden. Die fünf etwas ungleichen, freien, dick-häutigen Kelchblätter sind bei einer Länge von 10 bis 12 Millimetern sowie einer Breite von 5 bis 6 Millimetern länglich mit gerundetem oberen Ende; ihre Außenseite ist striegelig behaart und ihre Innenseite ist kahl. Eines der fünf Kelchblätter ist viel kleiner als die anderen. Die Kronblätter sind mit einer Länge von etwa 1,2 Zentimetern etwas größer als die Kelchblätter. Von den fünf roten oder rötlichen etwas ungleichen, freien, kurz genagelten und gekielten Kronblättern ist das obere bei einer Breite von etwa 8 Millimetern verkehrt-eiförmig und die vier anderen sind bei einer Breite von 5 bis 8 Millimetern elliptisch-länglich oder verkehrt-eiförmig-länglich.

Der auffällige Diskus ist wellig-gelappt. Es ist nur ein Staubblattkreis vorhanden. Manchmal sind alle fünf Staubblätter fruchtbar (fertil). Die etwa 3 Millimeter langen und kurz-flaumig behaarten Staubfäden sind am Rand des Diskus inseriert und untereinander frei. Oft ist ein Staubblatt zu einem relativ kurzen, fadenförmigen Staminodium reduziert. Die basifixen Staubbeutel sind mit einer Länge von etwa 6 Millimetern und einer Breite von etwa 1 Millimeter etwas länger als die Staubfäden. Die Theken öffnen mit einem Längsschlitz.

Der Stiel unterhalb des Fruchtknotens ist mit einer Länge von etwa 4 Millimetern nur relativ kurz. Das einzige Fruchtblatt ist oberständig und abgeflacht sowie mindestens am Rand angedrückt behaart. Jedes Fruchtblatt enthält sieben bis neun Samenanlagen. Der nur kurze, etwas gebogene, pfriemliche Griffel endet kleinen, nicht verbreiterten Narbe.

Die bei Reife rötlich-braune, häutige Hülsenfrucht ist abgeflacht und bei einer Länge von meist etwa 19 Zentimetern sowie einer Breite von 2,5 bis 3,5 Zentimetern gebogen und länglich oder elliptisch-länglich. Die Hülsenfrucht ist an der oberen Naht mit einer Breite von 5 bis 6 Millimetern relativ breit geflügelt. Die Hülsenfrucht öffnet sich nicht und enthält vier bis neun Samen. Auf den Fruchtklappen ist eine auffällige, erhabene Netznervatur erkennbar. Die bräunlich-schwarzen, glänzenden, glatten Samen sind bei einem Durchmesser von etwa 7 Millimetern kugelförmig. Der Samenstiel (Funikel) ist mit einer Länge von etwa 4 Millimetern relativ lang und fadenförmig. Der gerade Embryo besitzt eine gerade oder etwas schiefe Radicula.

Chromosomensatz
Die Chromosomenzahl beträgt 2n = 28.

Ökologie und Phänologie
Zenia insignis ist ein schnell wachsender, laubabwerfender, relativ großer Baum.

In China liegt die Blütezeit im Mai. Die Früchte reifen in China von Juni bis August.

Systematik
Die ersten Herbarexemplare wurden im chinesischen Kwangtung, Kwangsi gesammelt. Die Erstbeschreibung erfolgte 1946 unter dem Namen Zenia insignis durch Woon Young Chun (1890–1971) in A new genus in the Chinese flora. in Sunyatsenia, Volume 6, Issue 3–4, S. 195–198, Figur 24–25; dabei wurde die Gattung Zenia aufgestellt. Der Gattungsname Zenia ehrt den Wissenschaftler und Hochschullehrer H. C. Zen (1886–1961, Hongjun Ren, Hung-chun Jen).

Die Gattung Zenia  gehört seit 2017 zur Unterfamilie Dialioideae

Vorkommen und Gefährdung
In der Flora of China 2010 werden für Zenia insignis Fundorte im nördlichen Vietnam und in den südlichen chinesischen Provinzen Guangdong, Guangxi und vielleicht Yunnan verzeichnet. Bei der IUCN 1998 wurden zusätzlich Hunan, Guizhou sowie Yunnan genannt. Zenia insignis gedeiht im tropischen Karst. Zenia insignis wurde 1998 in der Roten Liste der gefährdeten Arten der IUCN als NT = "Near Threatened" = "potenziell gefährdet" bewertet. Ein aktuelles Monitoring ist erforderlich. In den deutlich voneinander entfernten Wildstandorten wurden Exemplare abgeholzt.

Untersuchungen zur Kultivierung
Obwohl Wildvorkommen von Zenia insignis selten sind und diese Bestände fortlaufend zurückgehen, gibt es eine hinreichende genetische Bandbreite. Es wurden Saatgutproben aus allen größeren Fundorten gesammelt. Dabei gab es eine große Bandbreite in Samengröße und Tausendkornmasse. Bei Kultivierungsuntersuchungen von Saatgut der unterschiedlichen Herkünfte konnte gezeigt werden, dass die aus diesem Saatgut kultivierten Pflanzenexemplare aus den unterschiedlichen Herkünften eine große Varianz in Bezug auf beispielsweise Wachstumsraten und Blattgrößen hatten.

Zenia insignis gehört zu den wertvollsten, seltenen, schnellwachsenden Baum-Arten, die vielseitig nutzbar sind und deren Verwendung untersucht werden. Als Pionierbaum eignet sich Zenia insignis in für die Aufforstung schwierigen Gebieten. Zenia insignis wurde als Forstbaum in den chinesischen Provinzen Fujian, Jiangxi sowie Zhejiang eingeführt. In seiner schnellen Wachstumsrate übertrifft Zenia insignis die anderen chinesischen Baumarten und reicht ähnliche Wachstumsraten von Pappel- und Eucalyptus-Arten.

Es gab mehrere Untersuchungen zur Kultivierung von Zenia insignis. Durch Xiao-Yong et al erfolgten von 2005 bis 2007 Untersuchen zur genetischen Diversität v9on Pflanzenmaterial unterschiedlicher Herkünfte von Zenia insignis. Dabei wurde beispielsweise die Kälteresistenz unterschiedlicher Herkünfte untersucht. Diese Untersuchungen zeigen, dass bei den Herkünften die Kältetoleranz und die Wachstumsraten sehr unterschiedlich sind. Mit diesen Ergebnissen können das beste Pflanzenmaterial für die Kultivierung ausgewählt werden. Es kann Saatgut ausgewählt werden, dessen Pflanzenexemplare auch Frost über einen kurzen Zeitraum überleben.

Die Symbiose von Zenia insignis mit arbuskulären Mykorrhizapilzen wurde untersucht. Dabei konnte gezeigt werden, dass durch diese Endomykorrhiza die Trockenheitsresistenz erhöht ist. Für viele Standorte, die aufgeforstet werden sollen, ist die Trockenheitstoleranz der Forstbäume ein wichtiger Faktor.

Nutzung
Zenia insignis wird manchmal aus Wildbeständen entnommen. Das Holz besitzt eine sehr gute Qualität. Es gelangt nur selten in den Handel, da wenig Exemplare verfügbar sind. Das Holz ist bei der Innenausstattung von Gebäuden gut geeignet.

Zenia insignis wird ein hohes Potential bei Phytosanierungs-Projekten zugesprochen. Wenn Zenia insignis auf mit Schwermetallen Böden angepflanzt werden die Schadstoffe, besonders Zink sowie Cadmium im Pflanzengewebe angereichert.

Die Eignung von Zenia insignis als Forstbaumart wurde untersucht. Da Zenia insignis in Wildvorkommen so selten ist und Untersuchungen, diese Art zu nutzen erfolgversprechend ist, wurde untersucht wie eine In-vitro Vermehrung erfolgen kann. Da diese Versuche erfolgreich waren, können die besten Klone von Zenia insignis angebaut werden.

Quellen
 Datenblatt Dialioideae bei Legume Dataportal der Legume Phylogeny Working Group = LPWG.

Literatur

 Yu-Qing Zhou, Meng-Jie Zhang, Deng Zhang, Jun-Jie Zhang, Jing-Jian Li, Xiao-Yang Chen: In vitro plant regeneration of Zenia insignis Chun. In: Open Life Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2018, S. 34–41. doi:10.1515/biol-2018-0005 PDF.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Ken Fern: Zenia insignis bei Useful Tropical Plants In: Tropical Plants Database.
 Zenia - Herbarbelege.
 Illustration in der Flora of China.

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A powerful chant was recited by national sportsman Romani Katoa to show respect for traditional leaders who welcomed the Pacific Games team onto the Atupure Marae.
"I was honoured and humbled by the experience of being invited onto the marae. As we know it is tapu (sacred). It was indeed a privilege."
Katoa performed the chant, known as a 'Tila' (pe'e), in his native Pukapukan tongue.
He represented the national sports committee and is the manager of the swimming federation.
"We should be proud of our kids - our warriors who are representing us. And let's not forget the coaches, trainers, and all those who have made sacrifices to get our nation to the games."
The Ui Ariki and Aronga Mana as traditional leaders invited the Pacific Games team for a farewell ceremony at the marae in Arorangi yesterday.
House of Ariki president Tou Ariki delivered a traditional oration, and acknowledged the hard work involved in the Games preparation, urging the team to hold on to their cultural and national heritage and do their best for the country with pride.
Aronga Mana representative Terei Mataiapo Iaveta Short addressed the team saying, "you are very fortunate to be representing us. We are very small nation - we are sending you on our behalf."
"Follow the rules, the rules of behaviour, don't cheat… don't ever give up. Carry our flag with pride," he added.
Former Cook Islands sports representative and member of Parliament Tiki Matapo shared his experience at the 1966 South Pacific Games in New Caledonia.Though not all athletes may win medals, he advised "don't give in. Do your best with pride on behalf of our country".
Over 200 of our athletes will participate in the 16th edition of the Games. The team departs for Apia, Samoa today and Thursday.

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The heavy heat did not discourage Jet Ski lovers to gather in a friendlyand festive atmosphere for the Lebanon Water Festival's International Jet Ski Race today at the Four Stars Resort in Ghazir. 17 Lebanese Jet Ski racers including 2 women, competed in the race, which launched the fourth edition of the Lebanon Water Festival (#lebWF). Members of the press,including pro surfer and blogger for Eurosport Lee-Ann Curren were also present to cover the event.
The race was organized in collaboration with the Lebanese Motorboat Federation (LMF) and the Lebanese Motorboat Club and judged by a jury composed of Simon Khoury Founder of the Lebanon Water Festival, Fadi Fakhoury and Karim Chamoun. As the start line referee, George Bamlaen was manning the flag.
Toni Angelil, winner of the 2012 and 2014 Lebanon Water Festival Jet Skicompetitions, took the first place with a time of 2:01:17. Toufic Ziade placed second with a time of 2:01:83, while Elie Kannan finished third with a time of 2:02:33 "The race went very well, despite the fact that some racers were not able to make it to the race.
The sea had a deep swell, which made it more difficult for racers to manage their Jet Ski", explained Tino Angelil, owner of the Lebanese Motorboat Club and former Jet Ski champion.
The event ended with the awards ceremony, headed by the president of the LMF, Mr. Chalouhi who distributed the awards to the winners and with a parade, on therace's circuit, of a floating fiberglass Mini Cooper specially created for the occasion.
Paragliders from the leading paragliding school in Lebanon "Exit to Nature" alsoflew above the circuit, carrying the Lebanese and Lebanon Water Festival flags.


Eek! I'm so excited to be part of the Blank Slate Patterns Sewing Team! That means I'll occasionally get to sew up a pattern from Blank Slate Patterns and share it on Melly Sews. And then the post will make its way over here eventually. You can look for my first post on the Melly Sews blog in November. Until then, you can check out the tutorials, projects, and Sewing Team Bios! Can't wait!
So cool! Can't wait to see what you make.


This gorgeous Charisma Paper Pad includes charisma designs for your Botanical Floral and Butterfly embellishments!
There are four different sheets for each of the 8 designs giving you 35 flowers per floral sheet and 20 butterflies per butterfly sheet.
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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR interview online. Touring Australia in October with BUCKCHERRY.
I spoke again with Jocke from HARDCORE SUPERSTAR about their tour here last year. He told an interesting story about the secret password at Customs, as well as having to go shopping in Sydney. Enjoy.
If you'd prefer to read the interview, click here.
Stand by for a double shot of dirty, gritty, sleazy, street wise Rock 'n' Roll as Los Angeles' notorious, multi-platinum-selling rock band BUCKCHERRY team up with special guests Sweden's Kings of thrashy sleaze rock HARDCORE SUPERSTAR thanks to Silverback Touring.
"I wanna have fun blowing out your eardrums keep it rocking state to state." Screams BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd on the new album Warpaint and The Los Angeles-based line-up has been doing exactly that since the 1999 release of their self-titled album. Hits including Lit Up, For the Movies, Say F** It, Crazy Bitch and Sorry, not to mention Grammy nominations, international touring and sales, have solidified BUCKCHERRY's rock 'n' roll bona fides.
BUCKCHERRY staunchly uphold the commandments of rock music with an arsenal of anthems primed to explode on impact live on stage and teeming with riotous energy, sexy swagger, and primal chops intact. It's something that the boys have done since day one, but it's more necessary now than ever. BUCKCHERRY head back to Australia for the first time since 2016.
Sweden's premiere purveyors of thrash metal meets sleaze rock, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR last hit Australia in June 2018 and the demand was there for an encore appearance, so here they are! Fusing a base of hard, aggressive heavy metal with the catchy, melodic and decadent hard rock of glams glory days, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's self-coined 'street metal' is made for the stage!
It's music from the heart. Fist pumping, anthemic rock with tasty licks, big bass and bigger drums! The band will be bringing all their bombastic hits with them like Wild Boys, You Can't Kill My Rock 'n Roll, Last Call For Alcohol, Bring The House Down and Above The Law that will get the room shaking as well as their expert level power ballads like Someone Special which will have phones (and some old school lighters) raised high in the air.
BUCKCHERRY / HARDCORE SUPERSTAR / BAD MOON BORN October 2019 Tour Dates
Tuesday October 08 PERTH, Rosemount Hotel
Wednesday October 09 ADELAIDE, The Gov
Friday October 11 MELBOURNE, Max Watts
Saturday October 12 BRISBANE, Zoo
Sunday October 13 SYDNEY, Metro
Tickets here.
Australian Metal
Tour Announcements.
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Episode 6
3. Power Broker
As John Walker and Lemar Hoskins trail Karli Morgenthau in Munich, Sam and Bucky head to Berlin to break Zemo out of jail. Surprised that the guy is actually filthy rich, the duo ride along in his private jet en route to Madripoor, an affluent island-nation in the Strait of Malacca that harbors a plethora of illicit activity. After a meeting with an informant goes awry, the trio are rescued by Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) who now enjoys a lucrative life in exile there trading counterfeit paintings after the fallout of her illegally aiding the Avengers during Civil War. They are led to a German scientist who claims that he has been funded by the Power Broker to recreate the Super Soldier Serum, of which he was able to manufacture 20 that Morgenthau and friends stole. Discovering that the enemy is in Riga, Zemo, Sam, and Bucky travel to the Baltic city for more intel. While Zemo and Sam enter a building, Bucky excuses himself after seeing some Wakanda tech on the street and is led to Ayo (Florence Kasumba), who has come for Zemo's head.
Madripoor, yet another composite of Asia courtesy of Disney. The rap song being played is in Tagalog. The signposts are a mix of Hanzi, Katakana, and Devanagari. I'm not familiar with this fictional city in the comics, so imagine my surprise to see how first-world it looks like. That skyline, damn. Wow factor from the introduction of yet another fictional city aside, this episode plays catch-up with the repercussions of previous films to some characters we almost forgot about already. You get to know what happened to Sharon Carter. And now even Wakanda is involved because lest we forget, they are still pissed at Zemo for bombing the UN Headquarters and killing King T'Chaka. Of course, the thrill here still lies on the unlikely alliance with Zemo, who has a way of getting what he wants. At least the character is consistent about his anti-Super Soldier sentiments. The rest of the cast felt sidetracked by the reunion and the Madripoor introduction. Looks like we'll be seeing more of Madripoor in the MCU. Fun.
"You must have really looked up to Steve. But I realized something when I met him. The danger with people like him, America's Super Soldiers, is that we put them on pedestals. They become symbols. Icons. And then we start to forget about their flaws. From there, cities fly, innocent people die. Movements are formed, wars are fought." –Helmut Zemo
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Hitachi Vantara Launches Pentaho 8.0 With Real-Time...
Hitachi Vantara Launches Pentaho 8.0 With Real-Time Data Processing to Fast-Track Digital Insights for Enterprise Customers
Next-Generation Release Provides Integration With Spark for Data and Stream Processing and Kafka for Data Ingestion in Real Time
Orlando, FLORIDA – October 26, 2017 — From its PentahoWorld 2017 user conference, Hitachi Vantara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., today unveiled the next generation of its Pentaho data integration and analytics platform software. Pentaho 8.0 is enhanced and provides support for Spark and Kafka to improve data and stream processing, plus the ability to easily match compute resources with business demand in real time. The new release is designed to help Hitachi's customers extract greater value from their data to gain a competitive advantage and accelerate their digital transformation journeys.
According to independent research firm IDC, the global datasphere will grow to 163 zetabytes by 2025 – 10 times faster than the amount of data generated in 2016. The firm also forecasts that more than a quarter of that data will be real-time in nature, with IoT data making up more than 95-percent of it.1
With its Pentaho 8.0 release, Hitachi Vantara helps customers to better prepare their businesses to address this real-time data deluge by optimizing and modernizing their data analytics pipelines and improving the productivity of their existing teams. New enhancements to the Pentaho 8.0 platform allow users to:
Improve Connectivity to Streaming Data Sources: With data moving faster, it's critical to process it as it happens and react immediately if necessary. New capabilities in Pentaho 8.0 include:
Stream processing with Spark: Pentaho 8.0 now fully enables stream data ingestion and processing using its native engine or Spark. This adds to existing Spark integration with SQL, MLlib and Pentaho's adaptive execution layer.
Connect to Kafka Streams: Kafka is a very popular publish/subscribe messaging system that handles large data volumes that are common in today's big data and IoT environments. Pentaho 8.0 now enables real-time processing with specialized steps that connect Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) to Kafka.
Big data security with Knox: Building on its existing enterprise-level security for Cloudera and Hortonworks, Pentaho 8.0 now adds support for the Knox Gateway used for authenticating users to Hadoop services.
Optimize Processing Resources: Every organization has constrained data processing resources that it wants to use intelligently, guaranteeing high availability even when demand for computation resources are high. To support this, Pentaho 8.0 provides:
Worker nodes to scale out enterprise workloads: IT managers can now easily bring up additional nodes and spread simultaneous workloads across all available computation resources to match capacity with demand. This matching provides elasticity and portability between cloud and on-premises environments resulting in faster and more efficient processing for end users.
Adaptive execution enhancements: First introduced in Pentaho 7.1, Pentaho's adaptive execution allows users to match workloads with the most appropriate processing engine, without having to rewrite any data integration logic. Now, Pentaho 8.0 makes adaptive execution easier to set up, use and secure. The functionality is also now available on Hortonworks.
Native support for Avro and Parquet: Pentaho 8.0 makes it easy to read and write to these popular big data file formats and process with Spark using Pentaho's visual editing tools.
Boost Team Productivity: Pentaho 8.0 also comes with several new features to help increase productivity across the data pipeline. These include granular filters for preparing data, improved repository usability and easier application auditing.
"On the path to digital transformation, enterprises must fully exploit all the data available to them. This requires connecting traditional data silos and integrating their operational and information technologies to build modern analytics data pipelines that can accommodate a more connected, open and fluid world of data," said Donna Prlich, chief product officer for Pentaho software at Hitachi Vantara. "Pentaho 8.0 provides enterprise scale and faster processing in anticipation of future data challenges to better support Hitachi's customers on their digital journeys."
Product Availability and Resources
Hitachi Vantara's Pentaho 8.0 software will be generally available in November. To learn more, visit https://www.pentaho.com/product/version-8-0.
Learn what's new in Pentaho 8.0. Register for the webinar at http://events.pentaho.com/8.0-Launch-2017.html.
Tune in to theCUBE at PentahoWorld 2017. Watch the mainstage and live interviews with Hitachi Vantara customers and executives at http://siliconangle.tv/pentaho-world-2017/.
About Hitachi Vantara
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., helps data-driven leaders find and use the value in their data to innovate intelligently and reach outcomes that matter for business and society. We combine technology, intellectual property and industry knowledge to deliver data-managing solutions that help enterprises improve their customers' experiences, develop new revenue streams, and lower the costs of business. Only Hitachi Vantara elevates your innovation advantage by combining deep information technology (IT), operational technology (OT) and domain expertise. We work with organizations everywhere to drive data to meaningful outcomes. Visit us at www.HitachiVantara.com.
Connect with Hitachi Vantara
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society's challenges. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal 2016 (ended March 31, 2017) totaled 9,162.2 billion yen ($81.8 billion). The Hitachi Group is a global leader in Social Innovation and has approximately 304,000 employees worldwide. Through collaborative creation, Hitachi is providing solutions to customers in a broad range of sectors, including Power / Energy, Industry / Distribution / Water, Urban Development, and Finance / Government & Public / Healthcare. For more information, please visit http://www.hitachi.com.
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Kuna National Guardsman Could Win Singing Competition…With Your Help
Rodrigo Cortes is an Idaho National Guard soldier, a Kuna resident, and an exceptional singer! In fact, Cortes is competing on an international TV show called 'Tengo Talento Mucho Talento,' the Latin version of 'America's Got Talent. According to a Facebook post, Cortes has made it to the top 20 and will be performing tonight on Estrella TV (channel 16) tonight for a chance to win the show!!
According to the post, camera crews were in the small town of Kuna last week to get footage of Cortes at Enriques in Kuna, then made their way over to Boise to get some shots of Cortes at Ann Morrison Park and the State Capitol building! Those shots will be aired tonight before his performance!
Check it out and VOTE for our very own Idaho soldier!! Take a look at one of his past performances below.


Thermal insulation is becoming an increasingly important part of construction performance. Modern building design calls for materials of high insulation value, whilst being cost effective and without hazard to the environment.
IKO enertherm insulation products are a range of environmentally friendly, thermally efficient rigid insulating boards. Designed to satisfy the needs of the specifier, installing contractor and building user alike, IKO enertherm provides options for use with mastic asphalt, hot melt monolithic membranes, bitumen bonded, torch applied and mechanically fixed reinforced bitumen membranes and polymeric single ply roofing systems.


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George Lucas Abandons Plans to Build Lakefront Museum in Chicago
'Star Wars' creator to resume effort to build in California after court battle is won by the parks side
A rendering of the public plaza of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. It may yet be built, but it won't be in Chicago.
Photo: LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART
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CHICAGO—"Star Wars" creator George Lucas on Friday said he is taking his art, memorabilia and design plans for a museum complex back to California amid a court battle over his proposed lakefront site here.
The planned site for the $750 million museum would have replaced a parking lot near Soldier Field, but it was opposed in federal court by a group called Friends of the Park, which cited the need to protect public space along the Lake Michigan shoreline.


Annually the Cincinnati Bailliage requests voluntary contributions to the Cincinnati State Foundation as part of our local dues renewal notice which raises approximately $2,000 each year. We've done this since 2009 when we started our Bailliage's participation in the Young Chef Competition, and this fundraising activity helps to fund scholarships for culinary students at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Community College.
Each year we've also been able to take advantage of the Chaîne Foundation's matching funds program which provides up to $1,000 for the first $1,000 of funds raised for this purpose. Additionally, we have an annual silent auction of our wine inventory consisting of bottles remaining from each of our four major dinners which raises approximately $3,000 – $4,000 per year. And finally, from time to time we arrange special wine tasting events where a portion on the entrance fee is earmarked for scholarships.
These four sources of funds are then utilized for our contribution to Cincinnati State Foundation each year. After deducting our expenses related to the Young Chef Competition, over the past nine years Cincinnati Chaîne members and the Chaîne Foundation have contributed a total of $61,000 to the Barbara and Irwin Weinberg Culinary Scholarship Fund at the Cincinnati State Foundation.
provide additional funds to local Bailliages for these purposes under their matching funds program.
The Cincinnati Bailliage has contributed $2,000 annually to this foundation since 2012.


Nokia HERE maps was available only on the Windows Lumia Phones. This application let you download the maps of a specific region and can be used even with out a data connection. Now Samsung is bringing this application to Samsung galaxy devices. You can get this application from this link (if you are a Galaxy phone user and have Samsung apps in your phone).
Nokia will be releasing the HERE for iOS and all Android devices officially.
To use the HERE app you need not to register an account, but if you have an account there are additional benefits like creating collections, Access from any device etc.
Nokia HERE Maps are available for Android devices.


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Added on 12/03/2021 NEPA Scene Staff Christmas , Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre , musical , Wilkes-Barre , Wyoming Valley
'Christmas Carol' musical created in NEPA visits Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre Dec. 10-19
No work of literature is so closely associated with a holiday as the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol."
Written at lightning speed in the fall of 1843, the great author's novella sold out its first edition in a week, and many more times during the subsequent year. It is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold, bitter old miser who despises Christmas and everything about it. When the ghost of Scrooge's former business partner Jacob Marley visits him on Christmas Eve exactly seven years after his death, Scrooge is challenged to rethink his ways before it is too late.
Over the course of the evening, he is visited by three more spirits, the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. These visits help Scrooge to see the error in his ways transforming him by the end of the story into a kinder and gentler soul.
Inspired by his experiences as a child, Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" highlights the plight of the lower class in 19th century England through an enduring and ultimately heartwarming tale. The British took its timeless message to heart – charitable giving in England doubled. It was known as "the 'Christmas Carol' effect." Dickens did public readings of his work until his passing in 1870.
In 1998, Wyoming Valley authors and musicians Ted Anderson and Kevin Costley adapted the novella into a musical. It was performed for many years to great critical and popular reception. The finest actors and musicians in the region were part of the production.
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre (537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre) will stage Anderson and Costley's "A Christmas Carol" once again on Friday, Dec. 10 through Sunday, Dec. 19 with a live orchestra and a dream cast, including Costley in the role of Scrooge.
"Please join us for an unforgettable holiday experience. Bring the grandparents and the little ones. 'A Christmas Carol' will live in your hearts forever," the theater wrote on the Facebook event page.
The show runs Dec. 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 12 and 19 at 3 p.m. Tickets, which are $20, can be purchased online via OvationTix or by calling the box office at 570-823-1875.
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre is one of the oldest continually-running community theaters in the United States, dating back to 1922 with its original founding as the Drama League. Today, it is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 corporation housed at the 537 North Main Street Playhouse in Wilkes-Barre. LTWB's mission is to provide professional quality, Broadway-style live theatre while ensuring a welcoming environment that enhances the cultural growth of the Greater Wyoming Valley.
Photos by Angel Berlane Mulcahy/On My Cue Photography
12 local singers compete in NEPA Sings! fundraising competition in Kingston on April 12
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre ends 2018 season with classic musical 'Annie' Dec. 7-16
Pink Floyd tribute Brit Floyd takes World Tour to F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 19


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Disability and Queerness: Centering the Outsider
When James Anastos, a transgender man, turned 21 and moved into a residential
living environment for the neurologically impaired in Staten Island, his male gender
identity became a problem.
"Being transgender, they told me they could have me put away if I dressed like a boy.
They didn't like the way I dressed—all boys' clothes," he told me during an interview.
His two best friends in the facility were lesbians, and were also very out about their
identity. "One of my friends there always dressed like a boy, never wore a dress, never. She told
them 'I'm going to dress the way I want to dress and that's too bad for you.' Another friend
was, according to Anastos, "a real tomboy," who wore gay themed baseball caps and pins.
"That was just who we are, we were comfortable that way," he added.
But the facility was not comfortable, to say the least, with out queers and transgender
people among its residents. "The staff hated it, they would make us wear girls' clothes, dresses
and skirts, make us shave our legs all the time, tell us the way we 'should' be." The
management considered this "training" part of their "hygiene" curriculum.
Anastos' partner Brandi Campbell is a transgender woman with a physical impairment.
Anastos can't travel through the city by himself and Campbell's mobility impairment makes it
very difficult for her to walk. But to get their food stamps, they have to travel from Staten
Island, where they live with Anastos' mother, to Brooklyn, an arduous trek negotiating the bus,
the ferry, two subway lines and several sets of subway stairs.
"They have programs for the disabled, but they don't know how to deal with transgender
people. And GLBT programs don't know how to handle people with disabilities," Campbell
said. "But we're told not to make waves, to keep our mouths shut," Anastos added.
(I met with Anastos and Campbell in a Manhattan coffee shop last fall, wearing my
transgender advocate hat, to answer their questions about getting sex reassignment surgery
covered by Medicaid; in New York, as in the vast majority of states, Medicaid, like almost all
private insurance plans, does not cover these procedures.)
This story is not just an account of two transgender individuals with physical and
neurological impairments "falling between the cracks" of what's left of the social welfare
system. Anastos and Campbell's predicament also brings into sharp relief the intersections of
disability rights and LGTBQ rights, and the ways that disability studies and LGTBQ studies, to
some measure, might share some common theoretical bases and political projects.
In the disability rights movement and in disability studies, the distinction between
impairments and disability has been crucial. Disability studies scholar Lennard J. Davis points
out in Bending Over Backwards: Disability, Dismodernism & Other Difficult Positions that in the
"social model" prevalent in the field, "disability is presented as a social and political problem
that turns an impairment into an oppression either by erecting barriers or by refusing to create
barrier-free environments (where barrier is used in a very general and metaphoric sense)."
"Impairment" refers more to the physical "facts" of individuals' bodies, though certainly the role of medical discourses in constructing particular types of
bodies as pathological comes under heavy scrutiny. In moving
away from the "medical model" of disability, in which the
problem to be solved inheres in individual bodies, disability rights
activists and disability studies scholars have located the problem in
social practices, discourses, institutions, and landscapes.
Much of the LGBT rights movement is geared toward finding
a space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and, more recently, transgender
people, within the legal and social structures to which we've
historically been denied entrance, rather than challenging the
structures themselves—marriage is perhaps the most prominent
example at the moment. In a "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"
age saturated with images of perfect queer bodies, questioning
the way the norms themselves reproduce the outsider status of
those who fail to meet them seems to have dropped out of the
picture. For example, the fight for same-sex marriage doesn't end
the state's ability to be the legal arbiter of an individual's sex; nor
will same-sex marriage distribute rights and privileges to those
who've created communities and ways of living outside of
marriage-like arrangements.
Disability studies, and the disability rights movement that spawned this lively and important
interdisciplinary field, reminds us that, as a movement, we need to continue to challenge not
only the historical heteronormativity of the social and legal landscape we find ourselves in, but
also the way those same structures are imbued with race, class, gender, and ableist privileges.
As the story of Anastos and Campell reminds us, queer rights and disability rights are not
just parallel, but intersectional. And the work of disability studies doesn't just provide a
convenient analogy for those of us in queer studies—it also shows us how useful it might be to
analyze how different types of queer and impaired bodies and desires are cast as "abnormal"
together. As queer disability rights activist Eli Clare writes in Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness
and Liberation, "my body has never been singular. Disability snarls into gender. Class wraps
around race. Sexuality strains against abuse."
The point of all this is to give you some idea of the work that CLAGS has been doing this
year in our series, "Disability and Queerness: Centering the Outsider." At the urging of disability
rights activists Jim Davis and Anthony Trocchia, and under the leadership of CLAGS's former
executive director, Alisa Solomon, CLAGS formed a committee of queer disability rights activists,
disability studies scholars, and queer studies scholars and activists to develop this programming.
This fall, we've seen some of the fruits of that work and the programming continues this spring:
on March 29th, CLAGS and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU will host a
pedagogy workshop on teaching at the intersections of queer and disability studies with Simi
Linton and David Serlin; on April 14th, we'll have a panel, "Composing Birth Announcements:
The Production of Hetero-Normative, 'Healthy' Babies," addressing the effects of new
reproductive technologies; and on May 12th, Santiago Solis will present his work, "Unzipping
the Monster Dick," on ableist penile representations in homoerotic magazines. If you're in the
New York area, I urge you to come out to these events; if you think you already know about the
disability rights movement and disability studies, and how they might intersect with queer lives
and queer studies, think again.
This is just some of the innovative programming that we at CLAGS have been working on
this year, in addition to our on-going initiatives, including the International Resource Network,
which, with the support of the Ford Foundation, will now be moving from the planning to the
realization stage.
We're also delighted to announce that the Feminist Press has just published, Queer Ideas: The
Kessler Lectures in Lesbian & Gay Studies. The book includes the first ten lectures by Kessler
honorees: Joan Nestle, Edmund White, Barbara Smith, Monique Wittig, Esther
Newton, Samuel R. Delany, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, John D'Emilio, Cherríe
Moraga, and Judith Butler. Finally, you'll be hearing more about Gayle Rubins'
wonderful 2003 Kessler Lecture, "Geologies of Queer Studies: It's Déjà Vu All
Over Again," in our summer newsletter—stay tuned.
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Q: PyAudio issue with libasound_module_conf_pulse.so I am using the Anaconda Python distribution on a Dell E6520 laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (x86_64) with ALSA and PortAudio installed - "aplay -L" shows the default audio device as "HDA Intel PCH, 92HD90BXX Analog".
After installing portaudio19-dev, I was able to do a successful pip install of PyAudio using the following command:
sudo /usr/local/anaconda/bin/pip install --allow-all-external --allow-unverified PyAudio PyAudio

However, when I attempt to open a PyAudio object using the following commands in Python:
import pyaudio
p = pyaudio.PyAudio()

I get the following errors:
ALSA lib conf.c:3314:(snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:953:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0

Googling the error shows that the "Cannot open shared library..." problem pops up in a variety of contexts (including PyAudio), but none of the suggested solutions are particularly satisfying and some are just plain scary.
I realize problems with low level audio interfaces are difficult to pin down for a variety of reasons, but if this looks familiar to anyone I would very much appreciate any pointers.
Thanks!

Additional details - Python version:
#python --version
Python 2.7.6 :: Anaconda 1.9.1 (64-bit)

I am using the PyAudio 'record.py' example from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bastibe/PyAudio/master/test/record.py
When I run it from the command line I get the following:
#python record.py
ALSA lib conf.c:3314:(snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:953:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

When I debug step through the code in PyCharm I get the following output after I step past line 7:
/usr/local/anaconda/bin/python /usr/local/pycharm-4.0.2/helpers/pydev/pydevd.py --multiproc --client 127.0.0.1 --port 35435 --file <path to record.py>
pydev debugger: process 5668 is connecting

Connected to pydev debugger (build 139.711)
ALSA lib conf.c:3314:(snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:953:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0

Process finished with exit code 139

I do not get a Python exception.