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The Bounty
The Bounty by Janet Evanovich, Steve Hamilton
3/23/21; 320 pages
Atria Books
Fox and O'Hare Series #7
The Bounty by Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton is a highly recommended action/adventure thriller.
Special agent Kate O'Hare and international con man Nick Fox work together using their strengths to solve cases. The two have been sent to the Vatican to work with Interpol and the Vatican stop a would be thief, but when the item stolen is not what was expected and is instead a map and, even more shockingly, the thief is identified as Nick's father, Quentin, the hunt is on to find Quentin. When he is found, it becomes clear that more is going than Interpol knows. There is an international organization looking for $30 billion in Nazi gold, and there is a race to find it before they do. Kate and Nick work with Quentin, and Jake, Kate's father, a professor and a retire British officer work together to find the clues and decipher what they mean. At the same time they have a group of bad guys after them at every step. The key is to find clues hidden across Europe, keep them away from the bad guys, and put them together to find where the gold is hidden.
The Bounty is one of those action/adventure thrillers that requires you to totally suspend disbelief and ignore all the impossibilities that occur at every turn in order to enjoy the adventure. The group travels all over, have contacts and the ability to get what ever supplies that they need at every turn, and manage to be talented and knowledgeable do all the impossible things. I easily set aside my disbelief to enjoy the action that ranges from the Eiffel Tower, to the Swiss Alps, to Great Britain, to Austria, to Slovakia, and to the Sahara. This is a movie waiting to be filmed.
I've read one of the previous Fox and O'Hare novels. With series character development often occurs over several books. At this point those following the series know the characters and those of us who haven't followed every book have to accept that we don't know all the back story. This is easy to do as the action is the main event here and the characters are just the vehicle to get the action done. This is great escapism.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Atria Books.
Danger in Numbers
MIRA Books
Danger in Numbers by Heather Graham is a highly recommended thriller/procedural.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Special Agent Amy Larson and her experienced partner of two years, John Schultz, are sent to investigate a horrendous ritualistic murder on the edge of the Everglades. The FBI quickly joins the investigation because of a similar ritualistic murder that occurred. FBI special agent Hunter Forrest join the two. Hunter has information and knowledge that will focus the investigation as he specializes in ritualistic killings, extremists, and the occult. When John has a heart attack, Amy joins Hunter in investigating the murder. Amy sketches every crime scene and her sketches helped focus the investigation as she often captures subtle nuances that can be overlooked when viewing crime scene photos. Hunter and Amy work together and quickly determine the direction their investigation will take.
Hunter is a better developed main character, however Amy is not given the same character development. She is known for her proclivity to draw crime scenes, but her artistic ability seems to be a bit over-stated as a sketch wouldn't necessarily capture everything it is purposed to be able to do in the plot. Ask anyone who actually is talented at drawing. Hunter has a whole backstory to shore up his character and give it some depth. Both characters are portrayed as intelligent and insightful, as well as attractive.
While the investigation will hold your attention, there were not the twists or surprises that one expects in a procedural thriller. It is a very familiar plot with no real surprises. The key to enjoyment is simply to read, follow the clues, and reach the conclusion. The fact that a cult is involved does make it more interesting and frightening. The side story set set in 1993 actually raised the rating of the novel for me and added at least something beyond the unremarkable, familiar plot. Honestly, I could do without the partners attraction to each other as I would prefer the investigators to concentrate on the actual investigation. 3.5
Taking the Fight South
Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by Howard Ball
2/1/21; 280 pages
University of Notre Dame Press
Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by Howard Ball is a highly recommended autobiography from 1976-1982
Howard Ball chronicles the six years, from 1976-1982, that he, his wife Carol, and his three young daughters moved from the Bronx to Starkville, Mississippi. Ball accepted a tenured position in the political science department at Mississippi State University. The move, like most moves across country, was a culture shock for the Jewish family from the Bronx and an awakening to the societal conditions in Mississippi during the civil rights struggles at that time. Ball, a historian and civil rights activist, did not shy away from the task set before him. He and Carol immersed themselves in the community working to make integration a reality rather than just a law. He was active with the Mississippi chapter of the ACLU. The family remained close to their Jewish faith in a heavily Protestant area and received threats for his activism.
This is a riveting historical biography set during a very specific time and place in America. It is important to note that Ball lived in Mississippi from 1976-1982, which means 40 years have passed since his experiences there and much has changed in the world. After finding his notes from his time in Mississippi, Ball set out to share his stories from his time in the deep South. The chapters are written as recollections of events that occurred during the time his family lived there and the struggles and obstacles they experienced.
Ball writes that Judaism asks that they observe and obey the law but also that they vigorously debate, discuss, and disagree with each other as well as take legal of political action to challenge it. This affirmation of justice has shaped both his character and the mission of his work. Taking the Fight South showcases Balls fight for social justice during his six years in Mississippi many year ago. "Distinguished historian and civil rights activist Howard Ball has written dozens of books during his career, including the landmark biography of Thurgood Marshall, A Defiant Life, and the critically acclaimed Murder in Mississippi, chronicling the Mississippi Burning killings."
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of the University of Notre Dame Press.
Saving Grace by Debbie Babitt
Penzler Publishers
Saving Grace by Debbie Babitt is a highly recommended (maybe) debut novel of suspense.
Set in two different time lines in the small town of Repentance, Arkansas, Saving Grace follows Mary Grace Dobbs' search for her salvation from her past. In 2019 Mary Grace is the first female sheriff and the single mother to Felicity. In 1995 Mary Grace was an eleven year old orphan living with her aunt and uncle when two of her sixth grade classmates went missing in an event that rocked the town. Mary Grace still has guilt over the events in 1995. Her long-held guilt could be over her temper, a bully who made her life difficult, her cousin who was sadistic to animals, or her feelings over her parent's death. When a man who was a suspect in 1995 returns in 2019, it brings a host of emotions across the town, especially when a sixth grade girl disappears.
While the story will hold your attention for the most part as you try to figure out why Mary Grace has so much guilt, the actual novel is a bit choppy and uneven. The narrative alternates between the events of 1995 and 2019. The switching back and forth in time as well as the tense, first and third person, was not as successful in this novel as it has been in others. There are enough hints and suggestions in both timelines that imply something awful is coming, which will keep you reading even during certain parts that seem repetitious and rather long-winded and slow.
Mary Grace is a character who is hard to analyze and get a read on why she feels so condemned all the time. In both timelines, Mary Grace constantly bemoans her cursed state and lack of salvation and you won't learn the reason why until the very end. Granted the ending is really a shocking twist and revelation, but getting there was a struggle at time. Part of the issue could be the constant referral to what she did, to her reprobate state, but then nothing, no disclosures, for so long that you begin to doubt that anything of any importance actually did happen to her beyond the typical adolescent traumas. Nothing is really what it seems.
Character development is actually following the same rocky road. Because you don't know why Mary Grace feels cursed and evil and you don't see any indication of her behaving that badly. It seems like she may just need some therapy and perhaps medication. At the same time the townspeople are really reduced to caricatures of a type rather than unique individuals. It also felt like there was a bit of stereotyping the residents of an area of the country. (3.5 rounded up)
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Penzler Publishers via Netgalley.
Search for Her
Search for Her by Rick Mofina
Search for Her by Rick Mofina is a highly recommended twisty thriller
Grace Jarrett and John Marshall along with her daughter Riley and his son Blake are a blended family who are making a move across the country, from San Diego to Pennsylvania. Grace and John married two years previously after they both lost their first spouses and John a daughter due to tragedies. This move represents a big job advancement for John and a new start for the family, but 14 year-old Riley is upset about the move and being told to break up with her boyfriend, Caleb. Blake, seventeen, seems indifferent. As they start the trip in a rented RV, Grace confiscates Blake and Riley's phones so they will see the scenery rather than being glued to their screens resulting in Riley angrily stomps off to take a nap in the back.
As they enter Nevada, they decide to stop at the Silver Sagebrush, a huge truck stop complex. Grace makes the decision to allow Riley to keep sleeping and leaves her a note as the family goes inside. They return to the RV half-an-hour later and continue the trip. Grace asks Blake to check on Riley, which he pretends to do and then says she's sleeping. When Grace check a bit later, She realizes Riley's gone. John frantically tries to find a place to turn the RV around to return while Grace frantically calls the Silver Sagebrush to start the search for Riley. They are heading back when an accident totals the RV. All of this sets into motion a frantic search for Riley who can't be found at the truck stop as well as the exposure of secrets all the family members have been keeping.
Once the plot has been set into motion, the novel turns to part investigation and part family drama. There is no doubt that the intense drama and heart-stopping twists are all encompassing and will keep you glued to the pages. There are a few instances where you have to set disbelief aside, which you will easily do in order to follow the investigation. As a 14 year old missing from one of the largest truck stops in the country, she could be a prime target for all manner of nefarious deeds, so the main drama is the search for Riley. But you will also want to find out exactly what secrets the family is keeping since the existence of these huge secrets is teased all the way through the novel. The investigators question and look closely at the family members as suspects in Riley's disappearance.
The character development is secondary to the action and suspense. They are developed, but it is all at a measured pace and based on keeping the drama, tension, and suspense moving along at a fast pace. Mofina knows how to deliver the drama and suspense and that is what will keep you frantically reading to the end.
Hummingbird Salamander
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer is a highly recommended biotech speculative conspiracy thriller.
An unnamed security consultant "Jane Smith" is the narrator who states that is telling us the story of how the world ends. Jane receives an envelope with a note and a key to a storage unit. Inside the storage unit is a taxidermied hummingbird and a note from someone named Silvina with the words hummingbird ... salamander. Jane takes the hummingbird and begins to surreptitiously look into who Silvina is. Jane discovers the note was from Silvina Vilcacampa, a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. Her research, even though it was carefully undertaken, sets into motion a series of events that result in surveillance and danger from unseen and unknown enemies. Jane, though, is a strong, capable woman, physically and mentally, and she continues looking into Silvina's life even as the danger increases.
Hummingbird Salamander is an absolutely unique twisty thriller with a noir vibe. We have antagonists who are destroying the natural world and involved in exotic wildlife smuggling, but they aren't absolutely bad. We have protagonists who mean well, but are also running on the wrong side of the law. There are also endangered species, climate change, the approaching end of the world, a dark global conspiracy, and a host of unseen foes who want to stop anyone looking into any knowledge of whatever it is that Silvina was doing - but why? And the attacks are directed at everyone even remotely connected with Jane.
The thriller is extremely well written and carefully plotted to allow an increase of tension as the action carefully unfolds and the danger is ever present, ever increasing. The world described is certainly similar to the one we live in, although not entirely realistic, but in a future transmutation of the world. It is not a created new world/new reality. It does, at times have a sort of cinematic dream-like feeling. As if we are being shown the reality of what is behind the curtain, what could be a future.
Jane is a well-developed character, although not particularly likeable. She wouldn't care if you liked her either. She was a body builder, she is tall, strong, and already prepared with a go-bag to escape some threat. She is not afraid of defending her self. She does the unexpected in physical fights which put the men attacking her off-balance. She's in many ways a very good role model for women to be physically strong and mentally smart. On the other hand, she continues to call the large bag she carries "shovel pig" after her boss gave it that moniker. That's a little odd. But you will also follow Jane's actions with rapt attention right to the ultimate final revelations.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux via Netgalley
Falling from Trees
Falling from Trees by Mike Fiorito
Falling from Trees by Mike Fiorito is a recommended slim collection of short stories which all have science fiction elements.
These very brief speculative stories explore consciousness, identity, climate change, and the human condition. The collection consists of all soft science fiction stories with the focus more on the concept than the actual science. Admittedly, I generally appreciate hard science fiction stories more than the softer conceptual variety. The stories presented are also almost too brief. An interesting idea/concept/setting/character is introduced in a brief narrative, grabs your attention, and then it's over. Smith is the only recurring character who makes an appearance in four stories. The collection is entertaining and a quick read, while the success of the actual content of the stories was rather hit or miss for me.
Climbing Time - Those with Asperger's lead the way when an alien species communicates through them.
The Love of a Dandelion - Colin loves drawing yellow suns.
The Thread - Aliens contact a man and tell him of their plans to save humans.
Twilight - The earth is annihilated with just a few random survivors.
Tiny Blue Oceans - A man is hopeful to overcome problems and find a way home as his capsule drifts between the earth and the moon.
Simulacrum - Roberto visits Lourdes.
Slow Time - We follow the actions of a half man living with/in nature.
The Unending - A man who lives by the tracks takes an odd late night ride on a train.
Everybody's Perfect, Nobody's Human - A man attends a week long corporate event. Work will set you free.
The Purest Rain - A crew who left Earth evolves into one consisting of pure thought.
All of The Days - A couple is offered to have their son remain 6 forever.
The Three Bridges - An astrophysicist meets a magician.
The Long Way - Philip stops at the bakery to buy a loaf of bread.
A Star in Time - Willy and Smith talk about what they are going to do.
The Numbers Man -Smith walks into Monroe's bar.
The Productions of Time - Smith visits the beach on the ocean.
Earth to Earth -Smith visits the Mojave desert.
Pale Leviathan - The heat is unbearable as climate change marches on.
Skies of Hell Flames - A dysfunctional couple drinks and argues.
Tomorrow's Ghost -Liddy has reoccurring dreams of an alien while his wife is away at a climate conference.
Storytime - Twlf reads a story about earth to her son Pflx.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for review purposes from Apprentice House and TLC.
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Good Eggs
Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman
Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman is a highly recommended farcical over-the-top family drama.
The Gogarty family is the manifestation of a real life Irish soap opera. The matriarch, eighty-three -year-old Millie, is a bad driver who has shoplifted one too many times at a local shop. The police are called and Mille is hauled into the station to wait for her fifty-year-old son, Kevin, to come in and talk to the police. The result of her shoplifting is that she must have a caretaker to keep an eye on her. Kevin finds Sylvia, an American, to keep an eye on Millie and take care of her, much to Millie's chagrin.
Kevin has his own issues. Unemployed, he is now the parent in charge of the family of four children, three living at home, while his wife, Grace supports the family and often has to travel for work. Their daughter Aideen, is a moody, recalcitrant teen who is sent off to a boarding school. Once there she befriends the school rebel. Kevin, however, has eyes for the school receptionist and sets out to have an affair. In the meantime, Millie and Sylvia eventually get along enough that Millie lends her a large sum of money.
That is just part of the events that make Good Eggs a campy, slapstick drama of preposterous proportions. This is not a novel to take too seriously. If you do, you will be very disappointed in it. Every event is a dramatic ordeal while the dialogue, especially anything Millie says, is exaggerated and melodramatic. Kevin is whiny and always feels beleaguered upon as he has to be the one to care for the family. You won't actually hear about him doing much caring or cleaning, however, but you will hear him complain, deal with Aideen and Millie, and lust over the young receptionist. Ultimately, Hardiman does demonstrate how much her characters care for one another.
The only characters that really have any development are Millie, Kevin, and Aideen. Millie and Aideen are the best developed of the three, but since the plot is decidedly comedic and even ludicrous at times, I didn't expect a whole lot of serious character development, especially after I started the novel and realized that the characters are presented more as caricatures. Millie's actions and words are often so absurd that they border on the ludicrous. Good Eggs is a comical, entertaining novel with some small serious keen insights, but mostly it is just a diverting lively romp with three generations of an Irish family.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Atria Books
Maniac by Harold Schechter
Little A
Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer by Harold Schechter is a highly recommended account of a horrendous historical crime.
In 1927 one of the worst mass murders in history occurred in Bath Michigan. On May 18th Andrew P. Kehoe set off a series of planned explosions at the Bath Consolidated School that killed 38 children and 6 adults. He also killed his wife, horses, and set fire to his farm. Then Kehoe loaded his truck with shrapnel and explosives and drove to the school. He called the school superintendent over to his truck and then blew up his truck, killing both of them while the shrapnel caused even more injuries to bystanders. It was clear in hindsight at the inquest, that Kehoe was an angry man. He was especially angry about the new property taxes levied to build the school.
Kehoe was a local farmer and the school board treasurer. He was often called in to look at mechanical problems, so he had access to the school. He had purchased a huge quantity of explosives, dynamite and Pyrotol, to be used in his explosions. At the school he set the clock on his device to explode at 9:45 AM, when the school would be full of children. Shockingly, it was discovered that only part of his explosives actually exploded causing the north wing of the school to collapse rather than the entire building.
Schechter does an excellent job setting the historical context of this account of one of the deadliest school massacres in U.S. history. For example, the explosion happened on the same day Charles Lindbergh took off in The Spirit of St. Louis. He also looks into the background of Kehoe, who was born on February 1, 1872. As the first son following six daughters, he was expected to excel. There were several early incidences that point to early indications of his mental state. Although there isn't much information about his life, Schechter presents what he uncovers leading up to the madness that lead to his abominable actions. This is a book that is sure to attract true crime readers.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Little A via Netgalley.
We Begin at the End
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Henry Holt & Company
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker is a very highly recommended exceptional, tragic drama/thriller featuring a broken and dysfunctional family. This novel is unforgettable and is sure to be one of the best books of 2021.
Thirty years ago seven-year-old Sissy Radley was accidentally killed by fifteen-year-old Vincent King. Vincent was sent to a men's prison for thirty years and is now being released. His best friend at that time was Walk, who is now Police Chief Walker of Cape Haven, a small tourist town on the California coast. Walk is planning to pick up Vincent and bring him home. He grew up with Vincent and Star Radley, the older sister of Sissy and Vincent's girlfriend at that time. Since that time Walk has tried to look after Star, whose life has taken a downward spiral into self-destruction with drinking and drugs. Star is the negligent mother of 13 year-old Duchess and five-year-old Robin. Walk is medicated, suffering from a progressive medical condition that he has never told anyone about.
Duchess is a self proclaimed outlaw - the outlaw Duchess Day Radley - but also the one who cares for her younger brother Robin and tries to look after her mother, Star. Walk, in turn, tries to watch out for Duchess and Robin, along with Star. Local kids make fun of Duchess and Robin, but Duchess will fight back, hard. She's used to fighting for herself and her family and doesn't feel the need to follow rules. Both Walk and Duchess expect the worst to happen as that is what has always been the case. When Star ends up murdered and it appears Vincent is responsible, both Walk and Duchess begin to look for the truth. Developer Dickie Darke is the prime suspect for both of them. When Duchess and Robin are sent to Montana to live with their grandfather, Hal Radley, a man they never met, Duchess knows Darke will be looking for her.
Set in 2005, this is a breathtaking, heartbreaking literary novel, vast in scope and emotional depth. The plot is intricate, authentic, and perfectly plotted and paced. In We Begin at the End Whitaker has written a thriller, murder mystery, family drama, and love story. It is a quest for retribution, friendship, a tale of personal sacrifice, and, ultimately, allows a sense of hope. This is the kind of memorable novel that will leave an indelible mark and stay with you long after it is over. The writing and descriptions are
Part of the enduring nature of the narrative is due to the character development. It is absolutely impeccable and all of these characters will make a mark on you and will be remembered for a long time. Duchess, the angry teen, is the main character whose fierceness and fury is justified, yet dangerous. She is the one protecting what remains of her family and clutches hard to her moniker of an outlaw. Her care for Robin is heartbreaking, as she tries to protect him from all the bitter truths in their lives. Walk is also and incredible character and you will feel his emotional struggle, his desire to make everything alright, his need for a happy ending, for closure while he is facing a future struggle he won't divulge. The ending is perfect, heartbreaking, yet hopeful.
(There was one odd flaw in an otherwise masterful novel that most will overlook. When Whitaker mentioned the "priest" at Hal's Baptist church several times, I was taken aback and wondered how a writer could make an error like this - until I saw Whitaker is from the UK and it all made perfect sense. FYI: a minister at a Baptist church is normally called a reverend or pastor. Since I read an advanced readers copy, this could have been corrected but it also made me respect even more how he captured the specific settings in the novel.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Henry Holt & Company.
Oslo, Maine
Oslo, Maine by Marcia Butler
Central Avenue Publishing
Oslo, Maine by Marcia Butler is a recommended quirky character-driven novel set in a small Maine town.
This is a story that involves a moose, a twelve-year-old boy, and three families in a small town in rural Maine named Oslo. The story begins when a female moose enters the rural area of Oslo and is caught in a trap. This event sets into motion a heartbreaking chain of events that result in an accident where twelve-year-old Pierre Roy loses his memory. His parents, Claude and Celine are struggling to cope with their son's memory loss. Claude grapples with acknowledging his son's injury and the cause of it. Celine takes pills to cope. Pierre loves reading and his life changing violin lessons with neighbor Sandra Kimbrough. She and her husband, Jim, are both musicians and live next door. Edna Sibley, is a wealthy widow whose has asked Claude to take her grandson Luc on as a mentor. Luc is a bit slow, perhaps on the spectrum, and Edna thinks he needs a male role model. Edna also advises the Roy's on appropriate books for Pierre to read.
The plot is quite simple as the focus of the narrative is the characters. Their relationships and interactions with one another highlight how very different and disparate these characters are from each other. They are all dealing with to some extent duplicity, trauma, marriage problems, trust, secrets, and health issues. Pierre is the one character that readers will roundly care about and wish the best for him and his recovery. The accident he experienced was unfortunate, but the reactions to it are heartbreaking. Edna is also a sympathetic character, but she is not as present in the story as Pierre. Beyond Pierre, the character that is the most maligned and sympathetic is the moose, but be forewarned this isn't a gentle giant quietly watching the foibles of the humans. This moose, or her calf, is abused or at risk at every turn and it is disturbing, which must be set aside in order to follow the plot.
The desire to see what happens to Pierre is what kept me reading after the first incident of animal abuse occurred. While I appreciated the conclusion of the novel, there were many head-shaking moments of people behaving badly that I had to overcome to get there. Yeah, I think it all turned out better for the characters at the end (not the moose) but I'm not sure I completely enjoyed the journey getting to there.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Central Avenue Publishing
Forget Me Not by Alexandra Oliva
Random House Publishing Group
Forget Me Not by Alexandra Oliva is a highly recommended unique thriller set in the near future.
In a secluded walled-off twenty acre property in rural Washington Linda Russell's mother, Lorelei Niequist, artificially conceived Linda in an attempt to replace her deceased daughter, Madeline. It became clear that Linda was not a replica of Madeline, and from the point of that realization, Linda was basically abandoned and left to raise herself. Linda often thinks of her twin, Emmer, who disappeared when they were young. She doesn't know what happened but thinks Linda may have killer her. If Lorelei was present, she made her disdain clear and often told Linda to make herself scarce. Eventually she all but disappeared while still having food delivered for Linda. Then at age twelve, something scared Linda enough that she climbed the fence and made her way to town. From that point on, she was known as the Clone Girl and was brutally introduced to the modern world via social media. Her wealthy father, Arthur Niequist, who knew nothing of the artificial conception, is trying to do what he thinks is best for this daughter he never knew existed.
Now Linda is twenty-four and known as Linda Russell. She lives a quiet, withdrawn, controlled existence in Seattle, trying to go out at times crowds are fewer to draw no attention to herself. When/if she is identified, photographed, and it goes out on social media, she receives threats and will have to move again for her safety. In the world now people wear arm-wrapping "sheaths" that act as phones, fitbits, cameras, trackers, etc., and the only social media is SocialHub. When she has a new neighbor move in next door, Anvi Hendrickson, Linda is extremely reluctant to respond to her friendly overtures, but Anvi has a dog, Nibbler, that Linda wants desperately to pet. Linda's burgeoning friendship with Anvi becomes life changing, especially in light of what happens to her next, after her childhood home catches fire and she is thrust back into the news.
The narrative is told through Linda's point-of-view, drafts of messages Lorelei sent to Arthur, and Anvi's thoughts. It is clear that Lorelei is mentally ill and her unraveling is evident in her treatment of Linda and her messages to Arthur. We slowly learn why Linda is the way she is, what her childhood experiences were and how she is living now. Her anxiety comes through the pages and you can feel her tension, her nervousness, her anxiety, her fear. When Linda meets Anvi, you will feel wary along with Linda, cautious about this friendly stranger. Oliva's character development mimics Linda's watchful, circumspect approach to life and it serves the novel well. While we meet the characters we are judicious when considering their character and intentions.
The plot held my attention throughout and the novel is well-paced. Linda's suspicion and caution is clearly reflected in the novel and your reaction to the events going on will mirror this reaction. Oliva's ability to manipulate the readers emotions to approach the plot with this same caution through her use of a present-tense narrative is incredibly intuitive. I didn't realize this until after I was finished, and applaud the intelligence and skill involved in the choice of this presentation. I loved Oliva's previous novel, The Last One, and while I loved many aspects of Forget Me Not, I did think the sub-plot featuring GH could have been left out, even though the end of this thread was noteworthy.
The Truth About Melody Browne
The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell
The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell is a highly recommended novel about a woman recovering past memories.
Melody Browne's house burned down when she was nine years old and at that point the trauma of the experience erased all of her previous memories. Now, at age thirty three, Melody has a son, Ed, who is about to turn eighteen and she hasn't seen or spoken to her parents since she was fifteen and pregnant. At this time she also met her best friend, Stacey, who was also a teen about to become a mother. Stacey and her family became sort of an extended family to Melody and Ed since Melody doesn't know of any other family members.
Then, unexpectedly, Melody accepts a date to a hypnotist's show where she is chosen to participate on the stage. When she is put back to sleep after one segment, she ends up fainting and is out cold. When she recovers, she unexpectedly begins to remember memories and pieces of her past and people, none of which seem to have a tie to her life after the fire. These recovered flashes of memories start her on a journey to discover her life before age nine and how these recollections reflect on her forgotten childhood.
The narrative switches back and forth in time, telling Melody's present day story and the story of her lost childhood. In the present, she slowly begins to recover memories and put together clues from the increasing number of memories coming back to her. The flashes from her past combine with her intuition when she sees something familiar which helps Melody slowly reclaim past memories. The narrative from her childhood highlights the instability and trauma in her childhood that may have led to her amnesia, but the memories also highlight those who cared about her at that time. Jewell keeps the pace moving along at an even pace and the plot is interesting in both time periods. FYI: This is a re-release from an earlier published novel.
The character of Melody is well-developed and interesting both as an adult and a child. Although it's not overly stressed, it is clear why trauma in her childhood might also have resulted in her reticence as an adult to expand her circle of friends, but it is also clear that as a child she had a number of people who cared about her and her well being. One thing didn't necessarily ring true for me. Most teenage boys aren't going to allow all the hugging and face touching from their mothers, no matter how close they are, that Ed was fine receiving from Melody.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Simon & Schuster
Foregone
Foregone by Russell Banks
Foregone by Russell Banks is a highly recommended novel where a dying man shares memories from the early part of his life.
"Except for his memories, all living traces of his past, all the witnesses and evidence, have been erased by years of betrayal, abandonment, divorce, annulment, flight, and exile, eaten by time the way his body is being eaten by cancer."
Canadian American Leonard Fife is dying from cancer in Montreal. Now in his late seventies, he fled American and went to Canada many years earlier to avoid serving in Vietnam. He became a lauded documentary filmmaker in Canada. Now one of his former students, Malcolm MacLeod, is going to film Fife in a last interview about his famous films and how they were made. Fife has another plan. He is going to confess all his secrets and tell the real story of his life to the camera, while speaking to his wife, Emma. In a room of his apartment prepared for the interview, Fife sits under a focused light in his wheelchair while on a morphine drip with his nurse nearby.
Rather than answering questions posed to him by Malcolm, he insists his wife Emma be present so he can confess the true story of his life before they met. "[H]e's telling his tale to his wife, Emma, because he wants to be known by her, the one person who has said many times over that she loves him for who he is, regardless of who he is. Perhaps most importantly, for the same reason, he's telling it to himself- because before he dies he wants to be known to himself, regardless of who he is." Then Fife begins his story before he cam to Canada, when he was married, had a son, and wanted to be an author.
As Fife shares his story in the narrative it becomes clear that his memories may not be quite as coherent or cohesive as he thinks they are to his audience and readers will ultimately wonder what memories are just in his mind and what he is actually sharing. At the beginning the memories Fife shares seem realistic and trustworthy to the reader, through Fife's point-of-view, but then his memories begin to flicker to other events at different times and the realism of his recollections is not so straightforward. Fife is dying. We know this from the start and Fife knows that death is imminent. The thoughts in his head that we learn through the confession he wants to share make him a sympathetic character. As the narrative continues it becomes clear that that his illness and medication may result in the fact that Fife is an unreliable narrator.
This is a compelling story of a dying man sharing his memories. In between his story are interjections from his wife, nurse and others in the room. Their discussions make is clear that what they are hearing is not necessarily what we are reading. Can our memories of our past be trusted or are we our best editors? This is a character study of a man that may not be entirely trustworthy, but these are the stories he wanted to share before he died.


- First and foremost I am extremely TERRIFIED of spiders. Microscopic to HUGE!!!! the size doesn't matter they are ALL HUGE, GIGANTIC..... and they all ATTACK!
-I love being a Wife and a Mom.
- I am the worst decorator, our poor house still does not have anything hanging on the walls (except for the (3) floral arrangements my mom made) she has the best eye for those things.
- I ABSOLUTELY love to run.. it is the best stress reliever ever.
- My favorite action figure of all time is BUZZ LIGHTYEAR..... TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!
- The Office (Dwight is my favorite) and Seinfeld are my favorite TV shows reruns never get old..
- Wearing socks drives me crazy. As soon as I am in the door shoes and socks off.
- My brother and I accidentally started our house on fire when we were 2-3 yrs old.
- I have this awful habit of not thinking things through before doing them... for example one Christmas I was putting up a real tree that a roommates dad had given us and it needed a small branch to be removed in order to fit in the tree stand..... of coarse I don't have a saw so the next best thing was a bread knife.... sawing away (it worked quite nicely) once done I thought "Oh no now this is not sharp..." with out hesitation I whipped out my index finger and sliced a way. As soon as I had cut my finger it dawned on me that that could have been the most stupid thing I have ever done... why didn't I think #1 then #2 why my finger. Luckily it wasn't a bad cut and it healed quite nicely. Every time I look at a bread knife, I think "THOSE KNIVES ARE ALWAYS SHARP" with a smile on my face :) I am so thankful that this doesn't happen very often.
Rahndi, I love this post! I laughed that you're scared of spiders like I am. I also totally agree on the sprite and lemonade mixture as well as running being a stress reliever.


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Groundbreaking New Projects Bring Hope for Bats
Bats For The Future Fund Announcement
From left: Marti Powers, Shell US External Relations Manager,
Amanda Bassow, NFWF Regional Director,
Paul Phifer, USFWS Assistant Director,
Dr. Winifred Frick, Bat Conservation International Senior Director
of Conservation Science, Photo courtesy of Winifred Frick
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $1.36 million in grants to launch the most aggressive effort ever to develop new scientific breakthroughs in the fight against White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a merciless disease that has killed more than six million bats in North America.
The grants were awarded through the Bats for the Future Fund (BFF), a creative public-private partnership between NFWF, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, Shell Oil Company and Southern Company.
The projects supported by the six grants announced today will test a variety of potential breakthrough treatments including a promising vaccine, a probiotic "cocktail," anti-fungal agents, microclimate optimization, and treatment with ultraviolet light.
"Bats are facing the biggest challenge they have ever faced," said Mike Daulton, Executive Director of Bat Conservation International. "This funding is a critical lifeline. The Bats for the Future Fund is like a rescue helicopter on a mountain. It's that important to the survival of these bats."
Bat Conservation International is proud to be working in partnership with some the country's leading researchers on two of the groundbreaking projects.
Creating New Refuges to Help Bats Survive
Bat Conservation International is collaborating with Dr. Liam McGuire from Texas Tech University, and Dr. Justin Boyles from Southern Illinois University to investigate the feasibility of optimizing climate conditions in mines as a strategy for reducing the severity of White-nose Syndrome (WNS) in tri-colored bats, Perimyotis subflavus, in Texas.
"We are partnering with leading bat researchers to develop a promising new line of inquiry, investigating our ability to create a new type of refuge for bats," explains Winifred Frick, Senior Director of Conservation Science for Bat Conservation International. "By optimizing the climatic conditions of mines or caves this research hopes to create places where bats have a much better chance to survive White-nose Syndrome as it moves across the landscape."
This project will assess whether the severity of the disease in tri-colored bats can be minimized by the optimization of microclimate conditions, like temperature and humidity. The project will also assess how bats' behavioral responses affect their survival. This research will determine whether it is possible to predict which individuals will be most severely affected by WNS, and assess the impact of microclimates on the growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the fungus that causes WNS.
Treating White-nose Syndrome on the Disease Front
Bat Conservation International is collaborating with Dr. Maarten Vonhof of Western Michigan University and Dr. Tim Carter of Ball State University to test a newly developed antifungal agent, Chitosan, in halting the progression White-nose Syndrome in Michigan and Texas.
"Chitosan is the most promising treatment that is game-ready to apply in the field. We are determined to bring potential lifesaving treatment to the bats that are most vulnerable and to do it as soon as we possibly can. Chitosan s has already been tested in both field and lab trials and has been shown to kill the fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, without harming bats or other microbiota," explains Frick.
Chitosan also stimulates wound healing, and is a candidate to decrease infection rates and limit tissue damage incurred by WNS-infected bats.
"Bat Conservation International is proud to have funded the earlier field trails of Chitosan and we are excited to be now working directly with the researchers to find ways to scale up treatment and give bats the best chance to survive," says Frick.
The project will test if Chitosan is able to halt the progression of Pd in Texas, and if it is able to improve bat survival and decrease fungal loads in already infected roost sites in Michigan.

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Ecuador looking for help to free Assange
Zachary Basu
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London on May 19, 2017. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images
Ecuador's foreign minister called Julian Assange's stay in London's Ecuadorian embassy "unsustainable," and is seeking a solution through mediation from a "third country or personality," the BBC reports. "A person cannot live in those conditions forever," the foreign minister, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, said.
Why it matters: Assange has been living under political asylum at the embassy since 2012. The sexual assault charges that first drove Assange into hiding have since been dropped, but the Wikileaks founder still fears British extradition to the U.S. — where he'll undoubtedly face questioning about his involvement in the Trump-Russia scandal.


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Haïdouti  Orkestar est un groupe créé en 2005 dont la musique fait un pont entre les Balkans et l'Orient. Une formation cosmopolite (Grèce, Bulgarie, Espagne, France) entoure le chanteur turc Zéki Ayad Çölaş qui chante en kurde, arabe, azerbaïdjanais, turc et en rom pour prôner une fraternité entre les peuples. La formation est basée à Paris.

Biographie
En 2016, le groupe interprète avec Ibrahim Maalouf, la bande originale du film La Vache de Mohamed Hamidi avec Lambert Wilson et Jamel Debbouze. Avec plus d'un million trois cent mille entrées en France, le film s'exporte en Europe, en Amérique latine et au Canada. Pour la promotion du film ils sont invités à jouer sur le plateau de l'émission "C à vous" sur France 5.

En , Haïdouti Orkestar joue, invité par Ibrahim Maalouf pour la cérémonie de la remise de la Palme d'or au Festival de Cannes. Dès lors, concerts et festivals s'enchainent (Festival du bout du monde, festival Summerlied, Festival Rencontres Brel…).

Le , le groupe annonce la sortie d'un  album studio intitulé Babel Connexion, prévue pour le . Pour la première fois, dans ce melting pot musical et linguistique, la langue française est présente.

Naissance du groupe
À l'origine, le Haïdouti Orkestar est une fanfare-orchestre des Balkans fondée en région parisienne en 2004, par le batteur-percussionniste Sylvain Dupuis. Le groupe tient son nom du bulgare : les « Haïdoutine » s'apparentaient à des brigands aux grands cœurs, sorte de Robin des bois qui combattaient les seigneurs locaux.

Le fondateur du groupe, ethnomusicologue de formation et passionné des musiques du monde, a réuni le bulgare Krassen Lutzkanov (kaval, saxophone) et le serbe tsigane Jasko Ramic (accordéon). Pour la section cuivre il fait appel à Yann Martin et Martin Saccardy (trompette), Gaël Fajeau (soubassophone). Ibrahim Maalouf viendra apporter régulièrement sa couleur, tout comme quelques grands noms du jazz dont Didier Malherbe et Nicolas Genest.

La singularité du projet se dessine avec l'arrivée du chanteur turc Zeki Ayad Çölaş dont la voix apparaît déjà, en 2007, sur Balkan Heroes le premier album du Haïdouti Orkestar. Avec ce choix, le projet du groupe s'affine : les artistes ont la volonté commune de créer des passerelles entre les musiques turques et balkaniques. L'album a reçu un bel accueil de son public et de la presse.

Leur troisième album, Dogu, élargit ses frontières encore plus loin à l'est en fouillant les répertoires des musiques azéri, kurde, syro-libanaise et arménienne.

Répertoires (compositions, arrangements )
À l'origine, fidèles aux « traditionnels » des Balkans et de la Turquie, le répertoire du Haïdouti a évolué au fil des ans. Désormais l'écriture met en avant sa volonté de métisser tradition et modernité, Orient et Occident.

Pour preuve, le Haïdouti fut le premier orchestre à reprendre en version fanfare le célèbre titre du chanteur kurde Sivan Perwer : Cane cane (in Dogu). Idem pour Bint el Chalabiya, la chanson-monument de Fairuz, revisitée savamment par l'orchestre qui en propose une version cuivrée. Tout comme Duchmanya, ce traditionnel de Macédoine chanté par Ibrahim Tatlises,  qui devient cuivré à son tour.

Plusieurs membres du groupe partagent l'écriture des compositions : Kervan de Krassen Lutkanov ; Krassenitsa de Jasko Ramic ; Sevdaya Dair de Alon Peylet et Zéki Ayad Çölas.

Membres

 Sylvain Dupuis (France) : tapan, batterie
 Mihaï Pirvan Roumanie) :  saxophone
 Jasko Ramic (Tsigane de Serbie) : accordéon
 Zeki Ayad Çölas (Turquie) : chant, saz
 Denys Danielides (France) : soubassophone
 Justin Lardic (Grèce) : derbouka, tapan
 Martin Saccardy (France) : trompette
 Charlotte Auger, Manel Girard, Alon Peylet (France) : tubas
 Nuria Rovira Salat (Espagne) : danse

Collaborations
 Ont joué ou ont croisé la route du Haïdouti Orkestar : Radoslav Myrianov, Simon Andrieux, Gilles Garin, Gaël Fajeau, Fabrice Martinez, Alban Sarron, Stéphane Danielides, Julien Oury, Miroslav Pesic, Ivica Bogdanic, Laurent Clouet, Wassim Hallal, Adrian Iordan, Nenad Elmaz, Ibrahim Maalouf, Didier Malherbe, Bachar Mar Khalife, Amar Chaoui, Hacer Toruk, Sanaa Moulali, Yann Martin.
 La Vache (Quad, Mister Prod, Harmunia mundi) Ibrahim Maalouf et Haïdouti Orkestar, 2016
 Dogu (L'autre distribution) featuring Didier Malherbe, Ibrahim Maalouf, 2012
 Tek Tek (L'autre distribution) featuring Ibrahim Maalouf, 2009
  Benabar, Infréquentable (invité spécial sur les chansons L'effet papillon et Où t'étais passé ?), 2008
 Compilation Balkan Fever, 2008 (Wagram) avec Taraf de Haidouks, Emir Kusturica, Goran Bregovic…
 Balkan Heroes, 2007 (L'autre distribution)
 Les Balkans réunis, 2005

Puis le groupe s'illustre aux côtés d'Ibrahim Maalouf à l'Olympia en  et dans ses albums : Jasko Ramic enregistre l'accordéon sur Diagnostic (2011), Martin Saccardy et Yann Martin, la trompette sur Illusions (2013) et Sylvain Dupuis, le tapan sur Red & Black Light  (2016).

Festivals
L'Haidouti Orkestar s'est déjà produit sur scène dans bon nombre de festivals et d'événements : cérémonie de Clôture du Festival de Cannes 2016, Festival Jazz Sous les Pommiers, l'Olympia à Paris, Festival d'Eté de Nantes, Festival des Nuits Métisses à Auxerre, Festival Les Jours & Les Nuits de Querbes, Festival des cinq continents (Suisse), Festival Par Mont et par Mots, Rencontres Méditerranéennes, Centre culturel Décentrale en Belgique, Fêtes de Genève, Festival des mondes croisés à Murat, Festival des cuivres de Monastier, Festival Convivencia, Festival Europavox, Festival Dixieland à Tarragona (Espagne), Festival de Murcia (Espagne), Festival Accroche-Cœurs à Angers, Mont-Soleil Open Air Festival (Suisse), Journée mondiale des Roms à Montreuil, D'un Monde à l'Autre à l'Auditorium de Lyon, Festival du grand Soufflet à Rennes, Festival Mundo el Mar à Savone (Italie), Bellevilloise, Zèbre de Belleville, Cabaret Sauvage à Paris, Festival Mawazine (Maroc), Festival international de Besançon, Festival L'Oasis Bizz'art, Jerash Festival (Jordanie)...

Discographie

Notes et références

Liens externes

Groupe de musique tzigane
Groupe musical français
Groupe de world music

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Apple, what were you thinking?
Some of the biggest websites in the world have been around for decades now and it goes without saying that in that time, the design of these websites are bound to have changed quite a bit.
Here are what some of the biggest websites used to look like when they first launched.


Section 6:1-44.1 - Licenses Or Certificates For Operation Of Aeronautical Facilities And Fixed Base Operations; Expiration; Fee.
Section 6:1-50.1 - Verification Of Identity Of Pilots Renting Aircraft.
Section 6:1-59.1 - Violations Or Failure To Have License; Penalties And Costs.
Section 6:1-89 - Short Title.
Section 6:1-90 - Findings, Declarations.
Section 6:1-92 - "Airport Safety Fund."
Section 6:1-93 - Permitted Uses Of Airport Safety Fund.
Section 6:1-95 - Powers Of Commissioner.
Section 6:1-95.1 - Submission Of Summary Of Terms, Conditions To Legislature.


JoJo Laroque, a sixth grade student in the WHA middle school, received a $100 check from her pen pal as a donation to the WHA school pantry/food shelf.
Our 2018-2019 Rotary Reading Challenge theme is Climb to the Top. The challenge will run from November 26-March 1. Each grade level created an English Language Arts-focused goal. The goals are listed below. Teachers also created student incentive and teacher resource wish lists to help achieve their goal. Thank you to the businesses/organizations listed below for sponsoring the Reading Challenge by fulfilling the wish lists. We will track student progress using a bulletin board that all students pass on the way to lunch. We kicked off the challenge on November 26 by showing a short video created by our Art teacher, Lynda Foster.
75% of preschool students will be able to identify 15 upper case letters of the alphabet by March 1st.
80% of students in kindergarten will be able to retell a story with a beginning, middle, and end with or without picture clues by March 1st.
1st grade students will increase 4 reading levels between November 29th and March 1st.
90% of students will increase 2 Book Levels between November 29th and March 1st.
90% of third graders will improve their adjusted DAZE score by 10 words between November 29th and March 1st.
80% of 4th grade students will read 10 novels at their lexile level with a minimum of 50 pages per novel between November 29th and March 1st.
The 5th grade will increase their lexile by 15% from the beginning of the school year to March 1st.


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Negoi – wieś w Rumunii, w okręgu Dolj, w gminie Negoi. W 2011 roku liczyła 2235 mieszkańców.

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There shall be an allowance of drawback of tax paid on tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes, when shipped from the United States, in accordance with such regulations and upon the filing of such bond as the Secretary shall prescribe.
1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary".
1958—Pub. L. 85–859 substituted "tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes" for "articles".
Amendment by Pub. L. 85–859 effective Sept. 3, 1958, see section 210(a)(1) of Pub. L. 85–859, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5001 of this title.


Classical, functional and dependable, the High-Neck Tank Leotard is a great foundation piece to have in your dance wardrobe. Can be worn layered, alone or with street wear. Features a high scoop front and back for modesty. This timeless essential is available in a range of colours and sizes to complement every dancer.
White and pink have full front lining. All other colours feature self-fabric shelf bra.


Allen Versus Webb: Referendum on the War?
A national political correspondent looks at the Virginia race for the U.S. Senate as a possible referendum on the prosecution of the war in Iraq.
The Chief of Naval Operations presents an innovative, interactive way to persuade naval professionals to read.
A former military judge advocate analyzes the disparate sentences being handed down for war crimes committed by U.S. troops.
A journey through the history of the U.S. Naval Institute, focusing on the personalities who have helped build its cachet.
The authors analyze the 15th-century voyages of a Chinese explorer for insights into China's maritime intentions.
We are at a research and development crossroads. If it is not sustained, we will pay the price decades down the road.
Cutting China's "String of Pearls"


Distance between Porepunkah and Bogong. How many miles from Porepunkah to Bogong.
The straight distance between Porepunkah (Victoria) and Bogong (Victoria) is 18.82 mi, but the driving distance is 32.23 mi.
It takes to go from Porepunkah to Bogong.


I think the OP wants to know why BOR sells an upgrade kit for somthing he has not heard of breaking.
This is what thefool (scott) says about the upgrade on flange bolt kit. If you click on it it takes you to a page and he explains why the bolt kit is better than the stock bolts.
The BOR Suspension Flange Bolt Upgrade kit is a complete kit including swing arm to frame mounting. Rear swing arm to wheel assy. Shock mounting bolts. Kit contains all hardware for front and rear.
Kit contains 10.9 grade flange bolts and locking nuts. Bolts are 5-10mm longer providing more contact surface then the stock bolts.
Nuts are conical locking flange for a more positive hold. Flanges is oversized VS stock bolts for better hold.
Shock bolts are flanged 10.9 grade with flanged 10.9 grade nylon locking nuts.
Upgrading to the BOR bolts allows better hold without the need to overtighten. This means less wear and damage to the suspension bushings and inner collars and better articulation. Also allows grease to reach each bushing more completely reducing wear.
The horror stories I was looking for was not about BOR - I've ordered from them before and have nothing but praise for their service and products. I was looking for suspension failure stories - was there a fault in the car that drove the need for the upgrade. Sorry for the confusion.
I installed the complete suspension bolt upgrade kit from BOR this morning in about 4 hours. While I had the tires off I checked the torque on the inside wheel spacer bolts (all tight for the fourth time), nut and bolted everything I could get my hands on. The kit was perfect and easy to install - spend the extra 6 bucks and get the shock bolts too. We are headed to Superlift OHV next week for the Ultra 4 race - preparing the car for the trip is important, rather wrench on it at home than at the park.
Get organized before you start - Lots of different sizes - turn your tool box over under the Reeper and you'll have almost everything you need. 14mm, 15mm, 17mm, 18mm, 19mm deep sockets, impact sockets, hammer, spud, impact wrench, torque wrench, ratchet, extensions, ratchet end open end wrenches, ALL OF EACH SIZE. Somehow there wasn't a single 16mm, and he felt all alone.
The main reason for changing to the new suspension bolts is the stock lock nuts do not always hold well and may have to be over tightened to stay tight. I have had the stock nuts fall off.
The BOR kit uses a more positive lock nut style that will not loosen. Its positive locking can allow to not over tighten. Over tightening can deform the metal sleeve with in the Teflon bushings causing them to bind and not pivot properly which can add to premature bushing failure.
The sleeve deformation can also block the pathway of the grease when greasing and this to can add to premature failure.
I agree to the Registration Agreement.


A woman is dead and three others are injured after a trucking accident on Interstate 90 near Cle Elum on Monday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
State Patrol said the semi-truck was hauling a trailer and was trying to switch lanes to avoid slowing traffic ahead just after 3 p.m. The semi rear-ended a car, which then spun and hit another vehicle in front of it. Both cars were forced off the road.
A Quincy woman died at the scene of the crash. Three others were injured, including one critically. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
Because damages can be so high in cases such as the one above, trucking companies have a strong incentive to fiercely defend claims. If the truck driver was at fault, it's important that information be collected quickly and the right questions be asked.
Do the driver's logs show that he or she had the proper amount of rest before the accident?
Was the truck traveling too fast or driving recklessly for conditions at the time of the crash?
Does the driver have any history of violations on the road?
Were drugs or alcohol involved in the crash?
A personal injury lawyer would have the knowledge to check the trucker's log book and see if there are any discrepancies. The lawyer might also check the GPS to see if the log book is accurate, as well as look into the driver's history to see if there are any previous incidents of tampering with the log book.


South Australia is Australia's best festival state, an accolade they've won two years in a row. January kicks things off with Crush Festival, where Adelaide Hills wineries open their doors. Food and wine fans can continue to imbibe themselves with Tasting Australia and Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend. Art lovers are in for a treat with Adelaide Festival's four world premieres and then the Art Gallery of South Australia hosting 65 pieces of Impressionist art from the renowned Musée d'Orsay. There's no excuse to stay at home with so much on your doorstep!
Famous for its entertainment, food, wine and fun in a spectacular island setting, the SeaLink Kangaroo Island Racing Carnival is a 'must do' on the South Australian event calendar.
The Cygnet River Racecourse comes alive with great country racing on Thursday 15th and Saturday 17th February 2018. Thursday is a casual race day, but Saturday is when race-goers like to dress up in true racing style and enjoy the trackside entertainment, colourful marquees, fashion on the field competition and the abundance of local Kangaroo Island food and wine.
For more than 55 years Adelaide Festival audiences have delighted in an outstanding mix of internationally acclaimed theatre productions, an eclectic array of world-class musicians, breathtaking dance pieces, renowned writers and striking visual arts displays.
Enjoyed amid warm March days and starry nights, Adelaide Festival's celebration of creative excellence makes for an event of truly epic proportions. With 4 world premieres, 14 Australian premieres and 13 events exclusive to Adelaide, the 2018 Adelaide Festival is not one to be missed.
The exhibition will be staged in one of Australia's few nineteenth-century gallery spaces. A fitting backdrop for Colours of Impressionism, the Elder Wing recalls the light-filled interior of the former metro station that now houses the Musée d'Orsay on Paris' Left Bank.
Tasting Australia is a journey of South Australia's produce from paddock to plate.
Tasting Australia is where foodies come to discover what's new on the menu. Be it a collaboration among world-class chefs, an inimitable tasting of beer, wine or spirits, or an evening soaking up the charred flavours and aromas of Town Square, Tasting Australia is an unique and moreish food and beverage experience.
Long lunches, exclusive dinners, farm tours, tastings, masterclasses, sharing and conversation; they're all there. Above all, Tasting Australia offers up Adelaide as the launchpad to unforgettable experiences that will leave you hungry for more.
Australia's first food and wine event marks the end of vintage with the region's award-winning wine and food paired with music and the backdrop of the stunning Clare Valley.
Celebrate the end of vintage with the Clare Valley winemakers at the South Australian region's Gourmet Weekend. The festival gives visitors an insight into the process of making wine as well as an opportunity to sample some wonderful local cooking at over 30 wineries. There are also kids' activities, masterclasses and a spectacular gala dinner.


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1961 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8-Litre Fixed Head Coupe
David Bush ©2018 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's
Inclusive of applicable buyer's fee.
RM | Sotheby's - MONTEREY 24 - 25 AUGUST 2018
Gearbox No.
Body No.
R 1314-9
EB 418 JS
The Holy Grail of early E-Types
Outside bonnet latch, welded bonnet louvers, and flat floor
Chassis no. 10 of 20 early production LHD coupes; one of 11 known to exist
51-year long-term tenure by its second owner until 2014
Recently completed no-expense-spared restoration by marque expert David Ferguson
Done to exacting standards, using original sheet metal and unobtainable NOS parts
Original chassis, engine block, and gearbox; correct-type cylinder head
Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate
Whether one referred to it as an E-Type or an XKE depends upon which side of the Atlantic one hailed; the former in England and the latter in the U.S. Regardless, this was, most assuredly, the sexiest car of the 1960s (if not still). It followed the Jaguar method – sensational looks, sensational performance, and a sensationally low price – which had been introduced so successfully with the XK 120 in 1949 and restated with vigor in 1961. The E-Type made Jaguar young and exciting once again. Replacing the voluptuousness of the former XK 150 was the sleekness of the new E-Type. What remained, however, was the undeniable sex appeal of the Jaguar formula.
The E-Type was preceded by the competition D-Type of the mid-1950s and its short-lived production version, the XKSS of 1957, as well as the experimental competition car entered by Briggs Cunningham at Le Mans in 1960. Like the D-Type, the new car used monocoque construction; the front of the chassis featuring a space-frame with steel tubes supporting the engine, the front suspension, and the hinged hood and fender assembly which lifted to provide virtually unlimited engine access. The proven twin-cam inline six-cylinder engine of the former XK 150 S, four-wheel independent suspension, and disc brakes at each corner were featured. One hundred fifty mph was promised, too – all for a price of about $6,000.
According to Dr. Michael Mueller, co-author with Dr. Thomas F. Haddock, of the Jaguar E-Type 6-Cylinder Originality Guide, of the first 500 Jaguars produced with outside bonnet latches in 1961, 385 were left-hand-drive roadsters and just 20 were fixed head coupes (there were also four RHD coupes). Of those 20, 18 actually left the factory, as car no. 1 was destroyed by the factory and no. 7 burned while still there. Only 11 of those built are known to remain today. Mueller has not only owned four of the original coupes, he has carefully examined each of the remaining examples.
The Jaguar Heritage Trust Certificate confirms that chassis 885010 was originally delivered to Montreal, Canada. The original ownership is noted as Terra Construction Company in Ottawa. The first owner is said to be Vernon Corbet. However, Vernon was apparently rather tall and only owned the E-Type for several years before selling it to its second owner, Rob Hopper. Hopper, on the other hand, would enjoy the car, taking it on Sunday drives to his cottage just outside of Ottawa and never driving it in the rain or in the city. Incredibly, he continued to own the Jaguar for the next 51 years before it was ultimately acquired by Jaguar expert Terry Larson who purchased the very rare fixed head coupe around 2014. It was then acquired on behalf of the current owner who had been searching for such a rare E-Type.
Following an exacting, recently completed restoration and finished in its original Cream over a blue leather interior, Dr. Mueller maintains that, "Number 10 is certainly one of the most authentic, in terms of the parts that are still on her as when she left the factory." A recent seven-page story by Paul McNabb chronicles the exhausting research and restoration of this car and is available for inspection.
David Ferguson, owner of Images Auto Body in Campbell, California, is responsible for the restoration of this remarkable early E-Type. Work began with a virtually complete car, including the original body, doors, and bonnet, as well as engine block and gearbox. According to Dr. Mueller, this is the only early coupe to retain these items. The consignor and restorer took painstaking efforts sparing no expense to research and acquire the correct and rare NOS parts in order to make this the most authentic restoration possible. The cylinder head was not original, and a proper date-code unit was sourced and installed. Mueller adds, "Most unbelievably, number 10 has an original factory radiator, which is unheard of on an early production car."
Complicating the restoration was the fact that virtually every part on the car is different than later production cars. It is thought that the early coupes began life as roadsters with a team of skilled craftsman welding tops on roadster bodies. As such, the early coupes feature nearly countless differences from the full production cars built months later. Having examined and restored other early coupes, Ferguson confirmed these peculiarities – which range from the size of taillights to a flatter roofline and smaller gas cap door. One noticeable difference is the smaller rear deck lid and rear glass which is fitted with hand-made steel hinges rather than the later cast aluminum parts.
Rarer than a D-Type or C-Type and as rare as an XKSS, these early fixed head coupes are seldom made available, and most remain in long-term private ownership. Do not miss this opportunity to obtain one of the most unusual and significant early E-Type coupes that has come to market in recent memory.
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Vibrato (afgeleid van het Italiaanse vibrare: trillen) is een muzikaal effect dat wordt veroorzaakt door het periodiek afwisselen van de hoogte van een toon. De omvang van de variatie in toonhoogte (modulatiediepte) is gewoonlijk ten hoogste een halve toon, maar meestal veel minder. De snelheid waarmee de toon varieert, de modulatiefrequentie, bedraagt doorgaans 1 tot 7 Hz. Als meerdere zangers of instrumentalisten samen spelen of zingen, zorgt een (matig) vibrato voor een beter versmelten van de individuele klanken tot een geheel. Vibrato kan een zangstem en instrumenten warmer doen klinken. Het gebruik van veel of juist geen vibrato is in de loop van de muziekgeschiedenis sterk wisselend.

Vibrato wordt toegepast in zang, bij snaarinstrumenten en blazers, alsook in synthesizers. In een instrument als de vibrafoon is het vibrato een essentieel onderdeel van de klank van het instrument.

Factoren binnen het vibrato
Vibrato kan doorgaans niet losgezien worden van de muzikale uitdrukking die beoogd wordt. Technisch gezien zijn er wel factoren aan te wijzen en te bestuderen die de kwaliteit en zeggingskracht van het vibrato bepalen:
Snelheid van de vibratogolf (de modulatiefrequentie)
Volumefluctuatie binnen het vibrato (micro- en macrodynamiek, ofwel: amplitude en 'gewone' dynamiek zoals crescendo-decrescendo)
Plek van het vibrato t.o.v. de toonhoogte (vibrato 'onder' of 'in/door' of 'op' de toonhoogte)
Versnellingen of vertragingen binnen het vibrato

Zie ook
 Zweving
 Tremolo
 Frequentiemodulatie
 FM-synthese
 Ringmodulatie

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CUMBERLAND, May 31 – Wilford Carroll Hedrick, 86, of Cumberland, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Mary Smith Hedrick.
Born in Sevierville, Tennessee on October 10, 1924, Mr. Hedrick was a life-long resident of Cumberland, and most recently of Brookview Lodge, Farmville. A loving husband, father, brother and friend to many, he proudly served his country during World War II. He worked hard as a farmer at the family farm on Route 45 and later enjoyed his career at Southern States Cooperative in Cumberland.
Mr. Hedrick was a member of Tar Wallet Baptist Church and was also an ordained Deacon. His quiet presence, supportive spirit and dedication to those he loved and cared for will be deeply missed by all who knew him and loved him.
He is survived by two sons, John Hedrick and wife, Judy of Charlotte Co. and Ralph Hedrick and wife, Diane of Rice; two daughters, Peggy H. Recker of Warrenton and Cindy Hedrick of Rice; brother, James Hedrick and wife, Crystal of Sevierville, TN; two sisters, Eleanor Langford and Frances Hodges both of Plant City, FL; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday (tonight), May 31, in the chapel of Puckett Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening beginning at 6 p.m.
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Scream Queens wants feminism identity
By TheHollywoodMag on August 6, 2015@thollywoodmag
Fox's upcoming horror-comedy series Scream Queens is set to bring fear, laughter and (possibly) feminism into our living rooms this fall. The cast and creators did a panel at the Television Critics Assn. in efforts to promote the upcoming television show debuting Sept. 22. Scream Queens star Jamie Lee Curtis suggested the show, that takes place on a college campus and focuses on a sorority, takes on feminist values. "I was raised on feminism, and Wendy Wasserstein would love this show because it's saying like it is," Curtis said. Considering show creator Ryan Murphy has a history of nailing first seasons (Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, etc.) and being one to bring diverse, interesting characters to television — the feminism claim may be possible. Hoping to achieve the right balance of funny and scary, the show is aiming to unite women through its plot that focuses on hunting down a killer. "What's fun about this show is the girls are much more interested in their friendship with each other than boys," explained Murphy. We remain optimistic about the 13-episode upcoming anthology series — after all, Glee and Nip/Tuck were awesome for the first three seasons. It seems that Murphy is awesome at starting shows — providing the right formula of interesting plot, likeable characters and great dialogue — but struggles with maintaining strong audience interest in later seasons. An issue with development, we wonder. Which may have been noted, as Murphy has been having more success with current anthology series American Horror Story. Because the upcoming Scream Queens is set to follow a similar format — starring Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele and Abigail Breslin — a decent run on Fox is looking like a good possibility. Guess we'll find out on Sept. 22 when Fox airs the two-hour series premiere. Here's the trailer — in case you haven't seen it yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FtenR69qmk
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Q: Why doesn't MobX observables work with ternary operators? Does anyone know why MobX observables can't re-render conditionally rendered components using the ternary operator? I'm using version 5 of MobX. To be clear, the first render works fine, showComponent1 will be true and React will render Component1. But if you click the button to change showComponent1 to false, no re-render will happen and it will still show Component1 even though showComponent is false. This is shown in the example below.
import { observer } from "mobx-react";
import { observable } from "mobx";

@observer
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  @observable
  showComponent1 = false;

  render() {
    return (
       <>
          {this.showComponent1
             ? <Component1 />
             : <Component2 />
          }
          <button onClick={() => showComponent1 = true})>Show Component 2</button>
       </>
    )
  }
}

However, if I assign the observable to a variable with the render function, React will observe any changes to showComponent1 observable and re-render the correct component. Does anyone know why this is happening and a better way of resolving this than re-assigning the observable?
import { observer } from "mobx-react";
import { observable } from "mobx";

@observer
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  @observable
  showComponent1 = false;

  render() {
    const show1 = this.showComponent1;
    return (
       <>
          {show1
             ? <Component1 />
             : <Component2 />
          }
          <button onClick={() => showComponent1 = true})>Show Component 2</button>
       </>
    )
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}

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The Financial Crisis: Lessons Not Learned
The financial crisis of 2008-9 — accompanied by the Great Recession, a doubling of the U.S. jobless rate (to 10 percent), and a plunge in major stock-price indexes (−53 percent, peak to trough) — was caused by government intervention, mainly in mortgage finance and the housing sector.
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"Salsman lays out the case for a free-market in money."
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Richard M. Salsman is president of InterMarket Forecasting, Inc. and a visiting assistant professor of political economy at Duke University. Previously he was an economist at Wainwright Economics, Inc. and a banker at the Bank of New York and Citibank. Dr. Salsman has authored the books Gold and Liberty (1995), The Collapse of Deposit Insurance and the Case for Abolition (1993) and Breaking the Banks: Central Banking Problems and Free Banking Solutions (1990), all published by AIER, and, most recently, The Political Economy of Public Debt: Three Centuries of Theory and Evidence (2017).
Dr. Salsman earned a B.A. in economics from Bowdoin College (1981), an M.A. in economics from New York University (1988), and a PhD in political economy from Duke University (2012).
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By Colin Malone / August 9th, 2015
Love 'em or hate 'em, trophies and achievements are an integral part of the gaming experience these days. And in keeping up with the times, Capcom has revealed how you can get go about actually achieving the achievements and trophies in their newest Mega Man compilation, Mega Man Legacy Collection.
The PS4 Trophies are as follows:
The Xbox One and Steam versions share the same Achievements, and those are:
So, all in all, nothing too crazy. While you get one achievement for each game you finish, most of them come from playing the game's challenge mode. Which makes some sense, seeing as how Capcom is really promoting that part of the game. What do you think though? Will you be trying to get these achievements?
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Ben Carson, Vegetarian
By Arthur Delaney and Ashley Alman
DES MOINES, IA - MAY 16: Dr. Ben Carson speaks to guests gathered for the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center on May 16, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. The event sponsored by the Republican Party of Iowa gave several Republican presidential hopefuls an opportunity to strengthen their support among Iowa Republicans ahead of the 2016 Iowa caucus. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON -- Republican primary politics is often about giving "red meat" to conservative voters, but that is something Dr. Ben Carson will not do.
Carson, the only openly vegetarian candidate in the 2016 pool, has avoided meat for decades. He told the Vegetarian Times in 1990 that his religion and health concerns inspired his diet. Politico confirmed with Carson's campaign that the candidate remains mostly meatless, noting Carson's lifestyle would put him at odds with the meat industry in Iowa, an important primary election state.
The meat industry in Iowa and nationwide has been aggressively lobbying against proposed federal dietary guidelines that would encourage people to eat more vegetables and less red and processed meat.
Carson told the Vegetarian Times in 1990 that a meatless diet would eventually catch on. "It might take 20 years," Carson said. "But eventually there will no longer be a reason for most people to eat meat. And animals will breathe a sigh of relief."
Unfortunately for animals, the rate of vegetarianism in the United States hasn't gone up. In 1999, just 6 percent of Americans told Gallup they avoided meat. In 2012, it was only 5 percent.
And perhaps unfortunately for Carson, almost a third of Republican voters have an unfavorable view of vegetarians. A 2013 survey conducted by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling found that 30 percent of Republican voters view vegetarianism unfavorably, while 38 percent view it favorably and 32 percent are unsure how they feel about it. Of those Republican voters, 41 percent have an unfavorable opinion of vegans. In contrast, 68 percent of Democratic voters have a favorable view of vegetarians.
While Carson is the only vegetarian candidate, potential Republican challenger Jeb Bush is probably eating enough meat for two people. The former Florida governor has been keeping a paleo diet on the campaign trail, sticking to meats, nuts and berries in an increasingly popular diet inspired by the supposed health benefits of living like a caveman. Bush is said to have lost 30 pounds since cutting out dairy products and processed grains.
Former President Bill Clinton adopted a vegan diet -- though only briefly -- for health reasons. Clinton underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 2004, and later made the decision to cut meat, fish and dairy from his diet.
"I just decided that I was the high-risk person, and I didn't want to fool with this anymore," he said in a 2013 AARP Magazine profile. "So I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival."
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