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"We're with you", "we're here to help", "we're on your side", "we're proud supporters of you", it's "for all of us", and "we're all in this together".
In a game of "spot the difference", all the above catchlines are lifted from banking and superannuation industry television advertisements, except one. "We're on your side" is the buzz phrase of Scott Morrison's 15-day-old Coalition government. Its political significance lies in the fact that the phrase fits seamlessly into the most successful theme in Australian advertising – bonding with the consumer/voter.
Bonding, or generating a warm, common interest and familiarity between the messenger and those receiving the message, has a proven track record in Australia, but as far as the current global political zeitgeist is concerned, Scott Morrison is the odd man out. He wants us to "feel the love", but it's "crazytown" in US President Donald Trump's chaotic White House, Brexit threatens to unhinge UK politics, and much of Europe has swung to the rancid right over refugees.
Meanwhile, in Australia Morrison is, as he says, on our "side". The sentiments are genuine. Politically speaking, they are central to Morrison's plan for a shaky Coalition government to survive the next eight months, and even past the next election, although the divisions of the past three years, and the bedlam, bitterness and payback of recent weeks suggest this is a big ask.
It's the Morrison vibe, not the Turnbull policies, that are set to change – or at least are intended to change – after the divisions that scarred Malcolm Turnbull's 35½ months in government, ending in such a nasty, bloody, mendacious party room putsch on August 24.
Attempting to flick the switch from Liberal Party beastliness to bonding, Morrison knows from years of experience dealing with advertising campaigns – as head of the Australian Tourist Commission and onetime director of the NSW Liberal Party – that, in Australia, promoting a bond between the advertiser and the consumer is a proven winner.
It's not surprising, therefore, that one of the first comments he made after becoming prime minister was that the government is "on your side". Later, addressing a Menzies Centre gathering in Albury, the birthplace of the Liberal Party in 1944, Morrison warmed further to the theme: "I don't think that, for someone to get ahead in life, you've got to pull others down. I believe that we should be trying to lift everybody up at once – that we get away from this politics of envy," he said, also aiming a barb at Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
"You can't just be about what you're opposed to. You've got to be about what you're for – as a country, as a political party, as an individual, as a family," he told the Albury gathering.
"We all love Australia, of course we do. But do we love all Australians? That's a different question, isn't it?" he challenged. "You love all Australians if you love Australia," came the answer, and in a folksy nod to multiculturalism, Morrison added: "Whether they've become an Australian by birth 10 generations ago ... or if you came last week."
Reacting to the new Scott Morrison political zeitgeist, Greg Daniel, co-head of the Social Media Advisory Group at KPMG, and who has 30 years experience in devising the National Party's advertising for federal and Queensland elections, provides the crucial political marketing context. "I think the Liberal Party research, like all research, will be showing that people are fed up with politicians, particularly politicians in the same party, fighting each other. They much prefer them to be fighting for the voters.
"One thing Scott Morrison is trying to address is this issue of growing distrust of institutions and the political process by using this political appeal, which is quite powerful for a lot of Australians, of helping your neighbour in a communitarian way.
"Australians have always had a great history of helping their neighbours, [with organisations like] the rural fire service and surf lifesaving associations. Scott Morrison needs to be seen as a healer, as well as a leader, by appealing to the emotion of coming together."
Morrison's challenge is to "take on that problem" of distrust exacerbated by fractious politicians talking about themselves and "turn it on its head" by "appealing to Australians emotionally", and urging them to "come together in times of trouble", Daniel says.
As a former chairman and managing director of Clemenger BBDA, at one time Australia's second-biggest advertising agency by billings, and a onetime campaign adviser for former NSW Liberal Party leader (and current Liberal Party national president) Nick Greiner in his successful campaign in the 1988 NSW election, Daniel knows the bonding technique has been employed effectively in a raft of beer ads in the past few decades.
"You can get it drivin', you can get it divin', you can get it mixing cement. A hard-earned thirst needs a big beer, and the best cold beer is Vic – Vic Bitter" etc, etc. A similar work-reward bonding theme is contained in Morrison's Albury speech, with phrases like "I believe in a fair go for those who have a go in this country" and "if you put in, you get to take out".
For a man who was treasurer for nearly three years before his elevation into the PM's job after such a spectacular Liberal Party boil over, Morrison may be more familiar with the recent attempts of the banking and superannuation industries to project a positive image.
Westpac, one of the big four, has run a series of television ads featuring catch phrases like "We're with you", "We're here to help", "help when it matters – that's what Australians do" and "we're proud supporters of you", while NAB's current ads end with the call sign of "more than just money". It's similar in the superannuation industry, with Cbus ads proclaiming "for all of us" and the Industry Super Funds campaign declaring "we're all in this together".
The "together" theme resonates for Scott Morrison. "We want to keep Australians together," he told his Albury audience. "I'm bringing my party together around the values and the beliefs that I've outlined to you today…..Do we love all Australians? We've got to. That's what brings a country together."
"Bringing Australia together" was the theme for Labor leader Bob Hawke's highly successful election campaign in 1983, when he trounced Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser's cross-grained administration. The theme was articulated within minutes of Hawke toppling Bill Hayden as Labor leader by former ALP national secretary, South Australian federal Labor MP, and later government minister, the late Mick Young.
They are vastly different people, but what Hawke and Morrison have in common is a natural, unfussy love for the ordinary things in life that everyday Australians hold so dear – a stroll on the beach, a swim in the ocean, and a corny joke – reinforced by an instinctive emotional and tactile nature. Despite the enormous political challenge the times pose for the Liberal Party, the Morrison approach has potential because its sponsor is a natural fit for what some may regard as a corny marketing pitch, but others would characterise as the "real" Australia.
Put another way, can you imagine a Malcolm Turnbull or a Tony Abbott, or even a John Howard or a Robert Menzies, saying: "Do we love all Australians. We've got to." Or could you see any of these former leaders walking arm in arm with their No.2, as Morrison did with deputy Liberal Party leader Josh Frydenberg after the August 24 party-room vote.
The closest modern political comparison to Morrison is in fact former Queensland Labor premier Peter Beattie, who, like Morrison, was also the senior state (in Morrison's case, NSW Liberal) apparatchik before entering the Queensland (or federal for Morrison) Parliament.
Beattie, premier of Queensland for nine years from 1998 to 2007 always projected a warm image as the man who put his state and electors first, and his party second. Shortly before the 2001 Queensland election, Beattie faced a crisis with a state Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into widespread vote rigging within the ALP. No problem: Beattie, the leader of the ALP in the state and the party's former state secretary, launched a powerful attack against Labor's "rorters", sacked several and returned to office with a thumping majority.
In a similar vein, the August 24 Liberal Party room coup, which ended Turnbull's prime ministership, was preceded by dark plotting, intimidation and bullying of MPs by party hacks, particularly aimed at female Liberal MPs, before the final vote. Morrison was not involved in the bullying, but his supporters were up to their armpits in pre-party-room-vote intrigue. Like Beattie before him, however, Morrison adroitly manoeuvered around a sticky political problem by jumping in front of it.
"I think a lot of people would have been absolutely disgusted by it, but we are a great country," Morrison acknowledged to the ABC the day after he was made prime minister. "People are going to get back to where they have to have their heads and where they should have their heads and that is where I am going to get their heads."
Whether he succeeds or not could be the decisive political factor over the next eight months.
- Matthew Cranston, John Kehoe and Michael Pelly


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US 4919853 A
A method for spraying liquids involving a flow of gas which shears the liquid. A flow of gas is introduced in a converging-diverging nozzle where it meets and shears the liquid into small particles which are of a size and uniformity which can be controlled through adjustment of pressures and gas velocity.
1. An apparatus for spraying liquids comprising:
a nozzle of certain dimensions having a converging gas inlet portion;
a choke portion;
a divergent spray outlet poriton, said choke portion being intermediate and connecting said converging gas inlet portion with said divergent spray outlet portion, said nozzle being formed by an iterative procedure in successive steps to change the nozzle dimensions and thereby form a desired spray pattern and particle size beginning with the equation ##EQU2## wherein the area A is the area of the nozzle measured at a selected distance downstream the area A* is the area of the nozzle throat, M is the ratio of the speed of the gas flow to speed of sound, and γ is a function of the specific heats of the two-phase gas mixture; and
a liquid inlet means, said liquid inlet means terminating in the region of said choke portion to permit the feeding of a liquid into the region of the choke point for mixing with a gas from said gas inlet to form a two-phase mixture.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 further including an element for controlling temperature of said gas inlet portion.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 further including an element for controlling temperature of said liquid inlet means.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said nozzle and said liquid inlet means are rectangular in cross-section.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said nozzle and said liquid inlet means are circular in cross-section.
6. A method for nebulizing liquids comprising the steps of:
forming a nozzle having interconnected converging, restrictive, and diverging portions through an iterative procedure beginning with the equation, ##EQU3## where A* is the area of the nozzle throat and A is the area of the nozzle at a selected distance downstream; M=ratio of the speed of the gas flow to the speed of sound, and is the ratio of the specific heats of the two-phase gas mixture;
modifying the nozzle dimensions using the equation to achieve a nozzle having a desired spray pattern and particle size;
forcing a gas through said nozzle at initially a subsonic speed;
delivering a liquid at subsonic speed for contact and mixing with said gas in said restrictive portion of said nozzle at subsonic speed; and
maintaining the pressure at the exit of said diverging portion of said nozzle equal to ambient pressure whereby the resultant two-phase mixture exits with substantially uniform particle size and a substantially non-dispersed spray pattern.
The United States has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC07-76ID01570 between the United States Department of Energy and Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for spraying or atomizing liquid materials, and more particularly, a method of atomizing a liquid into a uniform distribution of droplets over a specific cross sectional area.
Liquids have been rendered into droplets by a variety of means but most commonly by shearing a liquid stream. The shearing may be introduced by several methods and the particle size distribution of the resulting atomized droplets may be controlled dependent upon several factors based upon the method used. The simplest method to introduce shear is by forcefully ejecting the liquid through a constriction of a desired shape to cause increased perturbations on the liquid stream. Break up devices may be inserted in the path of the stream to introduce secondary shear. Further shear is introduced by drag of the atmopshere through which the stream passes, much as experienced, for instance by a free falling liquid, known as atmospheric drag shear. Shear may also be introduced by vibratory means. Liquid films may be sheared as filaments leave a spinning disc or cup. Additional shear may be introduced by intersecting the liquid stream with a second fluid stream, either gas or liquid. The two most common methods are variations of the first and last methods.
Applications of these techniques range from spraying water, to paints, to applying insecticides, to medicines, and include forming metal powders for special metallurgical applications. Many applications do not warrant attempts at improvement since energy requirements and complications detract from the present simplicity of the process with no additional advantages. Many processes can be improved, however, where a uniform droplet size distribution is required in a specific size range. As may be expected, the smaller the size, the more difficult this is to achieve. Many processes can be improved or simplified where droplet production is required in harsh environments or in the use of hazardous materials. Particular efforts have been made in improving gas to liquid coupling in two diverse fluid systems by configurational modifications of the spraying apparatus and by increasing the energy of the gas. In addition, the particle size distribution may be controlled by sonic and ultrasonic vibrations imposed upon the gas stream; some of these aproaches are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,997,245, 3,067,956, 3,829,301, and 3,909,921. In general, particle size distribution directly relatable to gas velocities or vibrational frequencies has not been demonstrated, since particle size distribution for these designs of the prior art related directly to total gas flow only. The sonic velocities of a two-phase flow when a gas stream couples with a liquid stream were not considered. While very small particle sizes have been possible in the prior art, the sizes obtained were more related to the increased gas pressure than the imposed frequency of a second stream.
The present invention is a system for spraying or nebulizing liquids by shearing with a supersonic two phase jet such that the particle size distribution is controlled within a narrow specified range; the resulting spray is relatively uniform in cross-section and directed with minimal expansion of the spray cross-section. The system in inherently controllable: the liquid to gas mass ratio and the two phase mixture are adjusted to obtain a certain sonic velocity whereby a sonic shock wave or waves and an imposed sonic frequency are maintained in the nozzle. Such adjustments ensure that coupling between the gas energy occurs in the form of shock waves, sonic frequencies, and velocity and liquid to be sheared such that optimum energy is delivered to the liquid and subsequent liquid droplets. The imposed frequency is selective for a single particle size, tending to disintegrate droplets larger than the desired size and to agglomerate those smaller, thereby forming a spary of substantially uniform particle size.
FIG. 1 is a schematic of a nozzle of the subject invention with the liquid feed near the choke point.
FIG. 2 is a schematic of a nozzle showing a second embodiment of the subject invention with the liquid feed located in-line.
FIG. 3 is a graph showing the static head produced by a gas flow withhout a liquid in the liquid feed of FIG. 1 compared to that of the apparatus of a conventional (concentric) system.
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the amount of water aspirated as related to gas flow in the apparatus of FIG. 1 as compared to a convention (concentric) system.
FIG. 5 is a graph showing the mass ratios of gas to aspirated liquid for a nozzle according to FIG. 1 and compared to a conventional (concentric) system.
FIGS. 1 and 2 represent different embodiments of the sonic nebulizing units of the subject invention and are similar with the exception of the position of the liquid inlets 3 and 3a. The different embodiments may be referred to as "in-line," FIG. 2, and "orthogonal," FIG. 1, nebulizers. The figures show a cross-section schematic of the nozzles which may either be cylindrical or rectangular, the dimension extending perpendicularly into or out of the page having no predetermined limit.
FIG. 1 shows a gas inlet portion 101 of a nozzle which converges to a minimum at the choke point 102 and then diverges outwardly in the exit portion 103 of the nozzle. Suitable gases which may be used in the subject invention are those gases which are compatible with the material to be sprayed, as well as with the materials of the spraying apparatus. Such gases are generally the inert gases, such as Argon, Nitrogen, Helium, Neon, and the like. Other gases, such as air, may be functional in limited applications.
In FIG. 1, the nebulizing gas is introduced to the units through the gas feed 1. The gas feed 1 may be temperature controlled by elements 2. The gas feed terminates at the converging portion where the choke point 102 of the converging-diverging nozzle 100 exists. The liquid feed 3 may also be temperature controlled by elements 4 and is located orthogonally near or about the narrow or choke point 102 of the nozzle 100. In other words, the liquid feed 3 is positioned for entry perpendicular to the flow of gas from gas feed 101. The exact location of liquid feed 3 may vary dependent primarily on the proportion or species of the components involved and may also depend on the sonic velocity of the two-phase mixture and the amount of aspiration at the liquid outlet desired, and thus the location of the liquid feed 3 may be adjusted relative to the choke point. Such relative placement will affect spray shape and dimensions, liquid throw, spray placement, and other spray parameters. Though the liquid feed 3 in FIG. 1 is shown to enter from one side, it may enter from either side or both sides simultaneously. The liquid feed may be a single or multiple pointentrance or a continuous slit. The diverging section of the nozzle 103 can have a length, shape and degree of divergence dependent upon the sonic velocities of the two-phase mixture, the desired characteristics of the exiting stream and droplet size distribution, as discussed below.
Liquids which may be sprayed by the apparatus and method of the subject invention include those liquids which are compatible with the materials of the apparatus. Even liquids of very high viscosity may be sprayed. Molten metals, such as Tin, Aluminum, Copper, and Steel, may be sprayed.
FIG. 2 depicts another embodiment of the subject invention utilizing an in-line liquid feed 3a. The gas feed 1a may be temperature controlled by elements 2a as in FIG. 1. The in-line feed 3a terminates at the converging portion 101a of nozzle 100a. The two-phase mixture is mixed at or about the choke point 102a and exits the nozzle via diverging portion 103a. As in FIG. 1, the liquid feed may be a single or multiple point entrance, or it may be a continuous slit. Temperature may be controlled by element 4a.
In general, an atomizing or nebulizing apparatus produces a stream of liquid droplets by shear when a gas and liquid stream interact under the conditions produced in the apparatus. The apparatus of the subject invention provides very efficient coupling between the gas and liquid and allows maximum control of the process because the coupling occurs under certain controllable conditions in the choke point of the nozzle. Experimental evidence of the narrow region of effectiveness are shown in FIGS. 3-5. The nozzle of the subjection invention is compared to a more conventional nebulizer that also aspirates the liquid but is not mounted in a converging-diverging nozzle.
In the apparatus and method of the subject invention, the liquid and gas are fed into the nozzle such that the two phases (gas and liquid) mix at or around the gas choke point and enter the diverging section of the nozzle where the two phase mixture expands and utilizes some of the energy of expansion to push the two phase mixture into supersonic speed.
FIG. 3 shows the static head produced at the choke point of the nozzle when gas is directed through the gas feed without a liquid in the liquid feed. The nozzle of the subject invention produces aspiration only over a narrow gas flow range measured in standard liters per minute (SLPM) with a definite maximum in the suction produced, while the conventional system tends to increase with flow rate.
FIG. 4 shows the amount of water aspirated when water is introduced to the liquid feed with the same gas flow conditions (measured in standard liters per minute SLPM). The amount of water aspirated descreases monotonically over the operating region of the nozzle of the subject invention. The conventional system increases the water aspirated to a maximum which is dependent upon the vapor pressure and temperature of the water; at that point, the water vaporizes and reduces the vacuum.
FIG. 5 shows the gas to liquid mass ratios of the two systems. The ratio is essentially the same for a large range of gas flow rates in the conventional system, but changes appreciably in the nozzle of the subject invention. Gas flow is measured in standard liters per minute (SLPM).
The three figures also indicate how the system of the subject invention can be controlled. First, with given nozzle dimensions, as shown by FIGS. 3-5, aspiration will occur only within a very narrow range of gas velocities. However, such parameters can be altered by changing the dimensions of the liquid feed or changing the delivery pressure of the liquid. Increasing either or both will decrease the gas to liquid ratio, which will increase the average droplet size and decrease the cooling, but will increase the liquid delivery rate. Decreasing either or both will have the inverse effect. Increasing the ambient pressure of the nozzle exit will require an increase in the pressure of the nebulizing gas to ensurean increase in the gas to liquid ratio and a decrease in the droplet size with an increase in cooling, but without an increase in the liquid flow rate.
The parameters discussed above are those conditions where the pressure at the nozzle exit matches the ambient pressure. The structural dimensions of the nozzle may be established by first determining A/A* from the one-dimensional steady flow calculation ##EQU1## where M is the Mach number or ratio of the speed of the gas flow to the speed of sound, A is the area at some position downstream of the nozzle throat, A* is the area of the nozzle throat and γ is the ratio of the specific heats of the two phase mixture. A/A* at a given downstream position will vary dependent upon the two phase mixture in use and the speed contemplated. The length and shape of the nozzle is then determined by an iterative procedure known in the field of nozzle design as hodograph construction which is a means for determining the dimensions of a nozzle for supersonic flow by a graphical, calculational method which minimizes the shocks encountered by a supersonic flow through a given nozzle; however, it it possible to modify an existing nozzle based on the above formula and the value gained for A/A*. Either method requires an estimate or empirical determination of γ for the two phase mixture, as known in the art.
An important aspect of the supersonic nozzle of the subject invention is the ability to control the shape of the exiting spray. When the exit pressure equals the ambient pressure, the spray maintains the same cross section as the nozzle exit. When the exit pressure is lower, the spray converges and when the exit pressure is higher the spray diverges. The shape of the exiting spray can therefore be predetermined.
By the method of the subject invention, supersonic conditions as well as shock or nebulizing conditions are established by breaking up a liquid through shear into fine droplets by a nebulizing gas to form a two-phase flow. In the method of the subject invention, the placement of the liquid feed may be varied to control aspiration of the liquid for inducing and controlling liquid flow and to control the shearing by the nebulizing gas. The ability to shape the exiting plume and affect the distribution of the droplets in that plume and to control the temperature of that plume are further advantages of the subject method.
A preferred embodiment of this invention is a supersonic spray nozzle that is a converging-diverging nozzle which is either circular or linear at its exit and such that supersonic conditions for a two-phase mixture are established within the nozzle. The mass of droplets and droplet size will influence this velocity, the shock conditions and the coupling of the shock and the two phases. Conversely, the shock conditions and coupling of the shock and the two phases will influence the droplet size and droplet distribution within the nozzle. The mixture will choke and hence shock at a velocity well below the choking velocity of the gas, allowing coupling to and disintegration of the liquid at gas delivery pressures below those of previous nozzle designs.
The frequency of shocks can be increased such that an ultra-sonic frequency is imposed for selecting a narrow droplet size distribution. The droplet size distribution can be narrowed and made more uniform by disintegrating the larger droplets and agglomerating the smaller droplets of the distribution. The periodic shocks can be established by shape, length, and pressure of the nozzle, by periodic roughness of the surfaces of the nozzle, such as, machining marks, or by imposing a frequency on the gas prior to the choke point.
The position of the end of the liquid feed 3 and 3a of FIGS. 1 and 2 will also affect the spray characteristics. The liquid feed 3 and 3a can be so positioned to the rear or the front within the choke point 102 or 102a, thereby increasing or decreasing the amount of aspiration or back pressure of the liquid feed, which will determine the flow rate of the liquid when considered in combination with the liquid pressure. The liquid flow can thus be controlled by varying liquid pressure, nozzle exit pressure, gas flow and gas pressure. This will allow control of the spray pattern, plume density and droplet size distribution during the process as conditions or requirements vary, and can be utilized in conjunction with adjustment of the position of the liquid inlet relative to the choke point to further control the spray.
Another manner of controlling the spray is to control the temperature of either or both the liquid and gas feeds. This control may be necessary to prevent freezing of the liquid in the liquid feed or freezing witin the nozzle before all necessary conditions are established. A further consideration in temperature control is that sonic conditions are temperature dependent and dependent upon the degree of thermal equilibrium between the phases. A further need for the temperature control is to vary the droplet temperature at the exit, to compensate for heating or cooling from phase interactions, and to compensate for cooling from expansion of the two phase mixture.
A cylindrical nozzle having an orthogonal single point liquid feed was designed for spraying liquid tin. The nozzle had an entrance cone of 38° and an exit cone of 17°. The exit cone was terminated at an exit diameter which is a multiple of 10 times the constriction diameter. An argon flow of 16 standard liters per minute (SLPM) was established at the choke point, thereby effecting a 3.9 psi static head across the liquid feed with no liquid being fed. Distilled water was then aspirated through the liquid feed of the nozzle while the nozzle exit pressure was maintained equal to ambient pressure. A water flow of 6 grams/min. was achieved, and the mass ratio of argon to water was 4.0. A uniform cross-section of the resultant spray was observed as well as a uniform particle size distribution of the spray.
With the subject invention, any liquid chemically compatible with the materials of the spray apparatus should be able to be sprayed. Even liquids of very high viscosity are capable of being sprayed. The sonic perturbations of the two phase mixture apparently are responsible for such high capabilities, and shears the liquid into discrete particles of a size which might form a spray. Thus, practically any liquid may be sprayed, including molten metals such as steel or tin. Similarly, any gas which is compatible with the materials of the spray apparatus and the liquid being sprayed should be capable of being sprayed.
In addition, it may be possible to feed two different liquids from two separate liquid feeds. In such cases, adjustments to the respective relative feed rates will be called for to compensate for the differences in viscosity, vapor pressure, surface tension and the like of the respective liquids. In addition, while such an arrangement might result in a homogeneous spray, the particular sizing of the individual liquids might vary within the spray. Differences in placement of the respective feeds might also affect the size and shape of the spray.
While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, itis intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include all embodiments and equivalents falling within the scope of the appended claims.
Various features of the invention are set forth in the following claims.

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Milano took to Twitter to share that Biden's support of the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds for certain abortion services, is why she has not publicly endorsed Joe Biden, however social media users feel her comments are hypocritical.
On "KUWTK," Kim was in tears after seeing her mother, Kris, on a stretcher. Video | Yahoo Entertainment
Presidential candidates Cory Booker and Julián Castro react to Jill Biden's suggestion that voters should look at "electability" over policy. Video | Yahoo Entertainment
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Health, Wellness & Safety
People seek out the library for many reasons related to health, wellness and safety. In addition to reference and other types of educational materials, libraries provide a range of programs and services – often in partnership with other community organizations – to help people manage medical issues, and advance healthy lifestyles, including the preventive activities that ensure people’s and community well-being.
This category recognizes innovations in partnering to advance community health priorities; addressing access to health care and promoting critical health outcomes; participating in public safety initiatives; providing resources for underserved populations; responding to unforeseen crises.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 3, 2022 – The February issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online. Also available is the latest issue of Focus.
The American Journal of Psychiatry is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. The February issue features articles that provide new data and perspectives focused on improving outcomes across treatment modalities, such as:
There are also two new Priority Data letters,
Psychiatric Services features research reports on issues related to the delivery of mental health services, especially for people with serious mental illness in community-based treatment programs. The February issue of Psychiatric Services features
Also now online: Volume 20, issue 1 of Focus, which is devoted to Novel Neurotherapeutics, with Alexander Bystritsky, M.D., Ph.D., serving as Guest Editor.
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The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 37,400 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses. APA’s vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. For more information please visit www.psychiatry.org.

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Giusti Sweet and Sour Pomegranate Condiment
Obtained from a combination of wine vinegar and grape must with the addition of fresh pomegranate juice, this Sweet and Sour Pomegranate Condiment is a fresh and balanced condiment that enhances the flavour of the dishes to which it is added.
Thanks to its pleasantly sour end, it is recommended to use it an ingredient in the preparation of alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails.
Serving suggestions: salads, white meats, fish, crudités, risotto, cooked vegetables
wine vinegar, grape must and fresh pomegranate juice
Gran Deposito Balsamic Vinegar by Giuseppe Giusti
We hope that you enjoy our selection of Balsamic Vinegars. We wanted to bring you the best quality prize winning vinegar at great prices and to be able to assure you that you won’t find any mention of extracts, sugars, preservatives or colourings on our labels.
There are many brands and types of so-called balsamic vinegar, most are cheap and artificially coloured and thickened. The real, mouth wateringly good ones are a little more expensive, thanks to the superior production method and lengthy ageing process undertaken, and are a world apart from their imposters.
Our producer is Giuseppe Giusti in Modena. Seventeen generations of his family have been producing high quality balsamic vinegar since 1605 and have won numerous prizes (including 14 Gold Medals) over the centuries. They were the authors of the first documented recipe for the production of Balsamic Vinegar and are the custodians of the most extraordinary existing cask reserve, composed of invaluable century old barrels.
Giuseppe Giusti and his family select good quality Trebbiano and Lambrusco grapes and slowly reduce the grape juice in copper kettles until it is thick, dark and sweet. No caramel is added to sweeten and colour it - this is the industrial way to mimic age. Giusti do not reduce by speedy pressurisation either, as do many industrial producers of balsamic.
Giusti add only good quality wine vinegar to the cooked grape must, and then age it in traditional barrels of various woods - juniper, cherry, oak, ash, and mulberry. Each wood infuses the balsamic with its own unique flavour and aroma. The family have over 1000 barrels in use - 600 of which are over 200 years old. Many industrial producers have only a few barrels and large, stainless steel silos.

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Design and 3D modelling • Wingsail shipping concept • bluetechnology.dk • 2010 - Present.
- Development of a completely new type of ship which, via the technologies of wing sails, multi-hull and lightweight materials, paves the way for zero emission maritime transport.
- Since 2010, I have been responsible for illustrations and participated in the development of the design.
- The concept where first time introduced at the SMM in Hamburg (SMM‚ the worlds leading maritime trade fair at Hamburg Messe) in September 2017, garnering plenty of praise, leading to a establishment skilled advisory board.
- In 2018, we obtained support from the Danish Maritime Foundation and have since then implemented a “Proof Of Concept” with very promising results.
- This type of ship can carry large quantities of cargo without the use of fossil fuels and still at a good speed (average 17 knots on a route across the Atlantic).
- The next loop consists of a JIP that runs over 2021 and 2022 and results in us achieving a TRL6 (Technology Readiness Level 6), after which the EU can take “part ownership” for a period and make sure to spread the technology.
- Potentially, these ships could reduce world CO2 emissions by 2-3% before we hit 2050.
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text: What makes the music of Nick Psiol such a joy to listen to is his ability to make you feel. Through his songwriting, his harmonies, and especially his voice- the listener is transported to a place of memory and experience. Speaking for myself, I greatly enjoy his music for its unique combination of storytelling, fantastic singing, and memorable melodies. His voice is something distinctive and delightfully unpredictable. His songwriting- at times hilarious; at other times thoughtful and emotional. And what binds it all together is the music, which Mr. Psiol writes and performs, himself. To hear it is to feel something that people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy and relate to. I’m a fan of the music of Nick Psiol- he’s a rare musician who puts it all together well, and who creates something that all of us can find enjoyment in listening to.

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Saturday, 23 January 2010
Our song on BBC Radio...and a very special review
Crikey, we made it onto BBC Radio!!! "All Here" from the upcoming album By Hook Or By Crook was broadcast on BBC Radio Sheffield during the Raw Talent show on 21/01/10.
Until Wednesday 27th January 2010, you can listen to the show here:
And we've had a very special review, sent after listening to our new album material:
"Great voice and band"
Yes, that's Christopher Holland from the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra!! He's also a songwriter and singer about to release his 5th studio album - take a look at his site.


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Case Press is a vertical H type press which is used for production of cartridge cases. It is capable of drawing, length-cutting, indenting, fire hole piercing, stamping, tapering and necking of cases depending on the sequence of operation or the caliber to be produced. The 8 Guides Slide System is designed not to lose accuracy even under extreme conditions. It is a fully automated PLC controlled machine. The machine is equipped with different type of sensors placed on various points. The user-friendly touch LCD screen not only monitors the performance of the machine but also enables operators to control and configure the production.


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EDITOR’S NOTE: GOOD NEWS! The HSUS and the New York Blood Center have announced an agreement to provide long-term sanctuary for the Liberian chimpanzees. READ THE UPDATE »
As of today, September 14th, all chimps are listed as endangered under U.S. law – both wild and captive chimps. This day marks the official end of unrestricted invasive experiments on chimpanzees in this country – a milestone in our long-running Chimps Deserve Better campaign.
Our campaign has been multifaceted, pushing for the enactment of legislation in Congress, urging the National Institutes of Health to empanel an expert group to examine the usefulness of chimp research to the human condition, and pressuring pharmaceutical companies to significantly restrict chimpanzee research. The HSUS also led the effort to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list all chimps as endangered, including the ones living in laboratories.
There exists the possibility that a laboratory might seek to secure a permit from FWS in the future to conduct invasive research, but it is highly unlikely that labs would meet the legal requirements for such permits. Such experiments would have to demonstrate that they are benefitting chimpanzees in the wild, and we don’t see the labs motivated to reorient their work, given that they’ve been focused on human health and not chimpanzee conservation.
As a community and a nation we can now turn to the retirement of these animals who have endured so much over decades. Some of the chimpanzees were captured from the wild and are now in their late 50’s. During our Chimps Deserve Better campaign, we’ve already inspired a major transfer of chimpanzees to Chimp Haven, the national chimpanzee sanctuary. All 110 government-owned chimpanzees from the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana were moved to sanctuary, which essentially doubled Chimp Haven’s population.
But it’s no time to shutter our Chimps Deserve Better campaign. More work remains.
Today there are approximately 745 chimpanzees living in five laboratories (Alamogordo Primate Facility, MD Anderson Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine, New Iberia Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, and Yerkes National Primate Research Center). Of those 745, approximately 330 are owned by the federal government and the remaining 415 are owned by the laboratories themselves.
Chimp Haven is hoping to expand but will be relying on donors to help with this effort, including the fundraising necessary to guarantee lifetime care of the animals. At The HSUS, our eyes in the very short run are set on the 20 government-owned chimpanzees at Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a facility where we conducted an undercover investigation and that has been the site of unexpected animal deaths and various violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Every one of those 20 chimpanzees has been infected with disease and is unsuitable for any research the labs may be interested in trying to conduct.
Meanwhile, The HSUS continues to highlight the plight of more than 60 chimpanzees living in Liberia who were abandoned by the New York Blood Center. We have led a coalition of organizations and stepped in to fund continuing care for these animals, but this is a responsibility of the Blood Center, a wealthy non-profit organization, which used them in experiments for decades and then pledged to provide lifetime care after retiring them. Now it has reneged on that promise.
We hope to continue to share more news in the coming months as we roll up our sleeves and focus on achieving additional positive outcomes for chimps. If you’d like to contribute to this ongoing effort, consider donating to our Chimps Deserve Better Fund.
I look forward to the day when we can formally lay our Chimps Deserve Better campaign to rest. We’re not there yet, and we have more work ahead. But I’m confident we’ll get there if we stay focused on our goals of giving a good life to every one of these creatures.


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Sumo Digital Rising Star 2019 Animation - Maciej Osuch
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When I looked at SDRS 2019 brief I was not confident how I was going to approach that project because I did not have experience in animation for games. Before that project I just animated idle and simple kick sequences with Stewart rig from Animation Mentor school. However, I have decided that game animation will be my specialism at university so I could devote enough time for that project and improve in areas which I have not discovered yet. I have done creature and character animation before so this project was something new and refreshing for me.
With this project I have used the Hare rig by Arman Musovic (http://thinkinganimation.com/portfolio/hare-rig/ ) with particle accelerator -pistol models by comrade1280 ( https://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-models/military/gun/particle-accelerator-pistol). As brief says, I could choose random rig to create 4 game animation sequences. I did not check whether it is possible to export it to UE4 due to the lack of time. I know how to do it, but I just wanted to focus on animation because I am not rigging artist to fix issues which usually appear during moving rig from Maya to UE4. I like that character because he is really cartoony and I could push animation a lot to make it more entertaining. Also, I challenged myself in creating serious animation with “Bugs Bunny”. I suppose if I can do serious animation with character like that, then in the future I could make something really dramatic with, for example, monster rig.
In terms of what kind of game this animation set would fit into, I’ve decided to animate the character as if it was for a game like League of Legends or Heroes of Might and Magic. In that kind of games character moves are not limited due to the fact that players usually do not have camera control during a battle.
When I looked at the design of the rig, I have decided that I will fill up character personality worksheet which is going to help me in figuring out what will drive intentions, feelings and characters movements. Even though I have changed some details during animation, it helped me a lot to add depth in character’s actions.
My concept was to make him impulsive, impatient, very agile killer who knows perfectly how to use all types of guns. Creating elastic and really quick movements are suitable to a hare and they look dramatic and appealing to me. Additionally, they remind me Naruto or Overwatch which I just love. That is why character does what he does.
My animation sequence is as follows:
Character is waiting impatiently for battle, looking around and trying to find anyone who he might shoot.
Powering Up State
In this state he will clap eyes on somebody and will become tense and surprised in a way. He will then get into a combat position to be prepared to shoot whoever might it be in front of him.
In release state the character immediately jumps to avoid any coming attack and shoots particles from both of his pistols in midair to give a damage surpisedly to the enemy. The power of his weapon makes him do spin in the opposite direction of a shoot and he lands after that. Then, he jumps and makes forward roll, but in a similar way to Max Payne’s (Max Payne 3 - slow motion jump forward). After that, he shoots and spins backward to have a rest.
The character stands up on just one leg and he breathes smoke from pistols in with a pleasure as crazy man and then he comes back to idle state.
Overall I am quite delighted with how the project turned out. I suppose I did fine with the time constraints that I had, but I always have a feeling that I could do better. However, I am pleased with how much I have learned and that I am one step closer to the animation industry.
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LikidoONE® ‘HFC Free’ Heat and Refrigeration pump, already a model marvel of engineering technology, anticipates an additional 12% boost in energy cost-cost savings with its latest improvement.
Widely deployed, the LikidoOne heat pump could both save industrial users (hotels, office buildings, manufacturing plants) hundreds of millions of dollars and at the same time be as clean and clean power can get, when compared to the traditional Natural Gas boiler and conventional electric-powered CFC/HFC chillerer.
Globally, the International Energy Agency [IEA] estimates that the heating and cooling sector could contribute the largest portion of carbon savings by 2030. Buildings are responsible for more than 40% of global energy use and one third of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The LikidoONE system is a new product with new applications and simply cannot be compared to existing HFC heat pump technology.
There is a global growing demand for low-cost, clean power and LikidoONE has ambitions to be a major player in this multi-billion heating and cooling plant industry. Its ambition is to be first-to-market by retrofitting tens of 1000’s of existing buildings and replacing energy-using equipment with its’ more efficient system.
Efforts to reduce global warming by reducing ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerants is a force of wind behind the back of LikidoOne as old plants are being phased out and as new plants are being installed.
Launched in 2019, Likido®ONE is the world’s first high-temperature process heating and cooling system designed specifically for use in an industrial process environment. Operating in a combine heating and cooling mode, the system aims to reset the world’s expectations for industrial heating and cooling systems by using a non-toxic, non-flammable, environmentally friendly, inert, CFC/HFC free “natural refrigerant” to safely provide 160kW of high-grade heating plus 120kW of low temperature cooling for an electrical input of just 37kWh.
Use of the planet’s reserves of fossil fuels is becoming socially unacceptable, as pollution levels grow and the long-term effects become more apparent. Forward-thinking businesses must therefore listen to customers’ concerns, adapt, and build up resilience to the upcoming climate change policies that the 200 United Nations agreed at the Paris COP21 conference, in December 2015 and the Kigali Amendment that enter into force on 1 January 2019.
Dalrada’s (DFCO) Likido®, is positioned to be a market leader in natural carbon dioxide-based heating and cooling systems. They have developed a unique system that significantly reduces the demand for energy and water and maximizes the output of renewable energy sources. They can reduce energy consumption by over 75% from conventional combustion-based systems.
With a current market capitalization under $10 million, Dalrada is an incubator start-up with numerous shots-on-goal including clean energy, healthcare, and telehealth. It is a company whose progress must be followed.
PRESS RELEASE: DFCO’S Likido Limited Awarded Clean Energy Grant
Dalrada (DFCO) has had strong performance since ‘re-engineering’ itself in 2019 which was additionally bolstered by becoming ‘current‘ by completing and submitting all required SEC filings in April of 2020. Blue skies ahead?
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“In the decades since first encountering Walden in my late teens, I had often glimpsed Thoreau as the bearded sage of literature, natural history, or civil liberties,” writes Michael Sims. “I had seldom met the awkward young man who loved to sing, who ran a private school and applied his engineering skills to the pencil business, who popped popcorn and performed magic tricks for Ralph Waldo Emerson’s children, faced his own illnesses and the deaths of loved ones, and tried to make it as a freelance writer in New York City.” Thoreau, Sims argues, has for too long been misunderstood, molded into marble by the enduring influence of his work on the conservationist and civil-rights movements. In The Adventures of Henry Thoreau, Sims dispenses with the “bearded sage” and offers a portrait of Henry—a young man growing out of innocence into experience to become the iconoclast whose eccentricities went on to mold both American literature and American identity.
Sims begins this lucid, accessible account of Thoreau’s early years with a striking image, drawn from the correspondence of Sophia Hawthorne (yes, the wife of that Hawthorne): a Concord River skating party in December of 1842, where three of the leading voices of American Romanticism—Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Ralph Waldo Emerson—met for an afternoon of ice-capades. Examining the unsmiling images of literary lions, we do not often imagine them away from dimly lit writing desks; certainly, we don’t see them frolicking on an icy river—Emerson skating “earnestly,” Hawthorne “grandly,” and Thoreau moving wildly in what Sophia Hawthorne described as “dithyrambic dances and Bacchic leaps.” This image of the great man at play in a manner appropriately characterized as “ecstatic and pagan” inspired Sims’s refreshing account of Thoreau’s formative years. “I didn’t want to applaud Thoreau,” Sims writes. “I wanted to find Henry.”
Sims’s most recent book is the much-lauded The Story of Charlotte’s Web, a similarly accessible account of E.B. White’s formative years. Applying the same methodology to The Adventures of Henry Thoreau, Sims deliberately focuses on Thoreau’s late teens and early twenties, with a coda describing the reception of Walden and its impact on Thoreau’s life and reputation, a summation of his work’s impact (including his influence by Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.), and a short narrative of his last years and final days.
Hence, we come to know “Henry,” as Sims calls him, as a student at Harvard, where he “barely got in.” We see his unusually close relationship with his mother, a quintessential plain-spoken New Englander and opponent of slavery with “little patience for fools,” who nevertheless “tended to indulge her precocious but difficult younger son.” Sims’s narrative is peppered with charming period details, such as the Harvard students’ practice of using cannon balls heated on the hearth and then moved in a cast-iron skillet near bedsides to serve as improvised radiators in dormitory rooms during frigid Cambridge winters, or Henry’s contribution to the development of a satisfactory lead composite that helped make his father’s budding pencil-making business successful.
More importantly, Sims recounts the development of curious habits that seemed to be mere eccentricities at the time but reveal the nascent beginnings of the freethinking philosophy so indelibly rendered in Walden and “On Civil Disobedience”: Thoreau’s preference for wandering the woods rather than attending church; his obsessive curiosity about the Native American tribes that inhabited New Hampshire before the nineteenth century; his love of Concord—its woods, its rivers, and its people.
Sims also settles some relevant misconceptions and inaccuracies, about Thoreau’s character and personal history. Casual admirers of Walden may be surprised to discover that Thoreau’s sojourn at Walden Pond was not a complete retreat into ascetic solitude but a more spontaneous affair, consisting of frequent visits from friends and regular trips to town. He did not write “On Civil Disobedience” while in jail, nor was his poll tax paid by Emerson but, rather, by an aunt, and at Thoreau’s mother’s request.
And while Henry did leave a teaching job over his problems with the administering of corporal punishment, he was not fired for refusing to whip a student; on the contrary: he quit abruptly, apparently wracked with remorse after whipping an insolent ten-year-old named Daniel Potter. “Although at last he had indulged in a paradoxical bout of violence,” Sims writes, “Henry—always a master of rationalization—managed to tell himself that he had otherwise stood by his principles, renouncing corporal punishment. Perhaps he had also peered into the future and seen a sobering image of himself as a servant of the community, trapped by a regular income, rather than his dream job of gadfly.” Nor was Henry’s departure from the Centre Grammar School his final foray into teaching: with the assistance of his beloved brother John, Thoreau operated his own school in the late 1830s—one with a less forbidding structure and a broader curriculum, including regular field trips into the neighboring forests.
Sims also brings to life Thoreau’s most intense relationships—with his doomed brother John; with Ellen Sewell, the young woman who refused marriage proposals from both Thoreau brothers, presumably because of their modest circumstances; and, most significantly, with Emerson, Thoreau’s great mentor and inspiration. It was Emerson, of course, who first implored Thoreau to keep a written record of his ventures into nature, who introduced him to Hawthorne and Bronson Alcott and the wider milieu of New England intellectuals in and around Concord and Cambridge, and who provided the hours of conversation and debate that honed Thoreau’s unique perspective on American Transcendentalism.
The lively, intimate quality of these scenes and anecdotes, rendered in refreshingly informal and accessible prose, delivers revealing insights into the true stories behind some of the most significant and influential works of prose ever written by an American. Like the works of Thoreau himself, The Adventures of Henry Thoreau serves as a lively and valuable model of a life lived “deliberately” for any reader who “hears a different drummer.”
Michael Sims will appear at Jean and Alexander Heard Library on the Vanderbilt University campus in Nashville on April 11, 2014, with a book-signing at 6 p.m. and a free public address at 7 p.m.


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It is lunchtime I have been productive, well sort of, I have washing out on the line and I have planted a load of veg seeds, not guaranteed anything will grow but we can but try. Am just about to go take the second lot of washing out of the washer and go put that out but I still feel lazy. Yes, it is that one day of the year that I feel guilty having a lie in, it is marathon day! I have never been one for running long distances in fact I hated stamina days when I did athletics as a teen but after make back surgery I realised that my chances of ever running one were more or less gone, it is on my bucket list so I have not given up on the idea completely but the one thing I love is not only watching the excitement of the elite races but watching all those running for charities, joining in the atmosphere on the course, they may not get records but they will have achieved something truly incredible. So between housework and writing today I shall be watching the unicorns, firemen, nurses and a hundred other fancy dress outfits cross the finish line.
- the first blog post I am sharing is one that made me jealous, would love the chance to attend events like this, it just seems that time wise it never quite works out for me https://isleofbooks.com/2017/04/10/an-evening-with-neil-gaiman-in-review/
- As mentioned above it has been school holidays here and sometimes you just need a good laugh https://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2017/04/10/when-saying-oops-is-not-enough/
- If you are scared of spiders you might need to skip this one but other wise it is an inspiring post about how you can look death in the face and say not today thank you https://accidentalspacegirl.com/2017/04/17/the-tarantula-who-saved-my-life/
- My final two blog for today are both A -Z posts, I am doing so badly and will take a few extra posts to catch up and make the finish date, I haven’t quite given up but we shall see, I picked this first one because it hit a nerve with me as we all have that point where we have to decide at what point we class ourselves as writer, authors or still make excuses for doing the thing we love, https://lindaghill.com/2017/04/20/qualification-atozchallenge/
- The final one is just because it’s Doctor Who themed and well why not https://nerdygirlconfession.wordpress.com/2017/04/22/s-is-for-im-so-so-sorry/
I think this is actually an interesting contrast to my last book review…
As always we begin with the Goodreads blurb…
At the close of the last millennium, Helen Fielding debuted the irrepressible (and blockbuster-bestselling) Bridget Jones. Now, Fielding gives us a sensational new heroine for a new era…Move over 007, a stunning, sexy-and decidedly female-new player has entered the world of international espionage. Her name is Olivia Joules (that’s “J.O.U.L.E.S. the unit of kinetic energy”) and she’s ready to take America by storm with charm, style, and her infamous Overactive Imagination.
How could a girl not be drawn to the alluring, powerful Pierre Ferramo-he of the hooded eyes, impeccable taste, unimaginable wealth, exotic international homes, and dubious French accent? Could Ferramo really be a major terrorist bent on the Western world’s destruction, hiding behind a smokescreen of fine wines, yachts, and actresses slash models? Or is it all just a product of Olivia Joules’s overactive imagination?
Join Olivia in her heart-stopping, hilarious, nerve-frazzling quest from hip hotel to eco-lodge to underwater cave, by light aircraft, speedboat, helicopter, and horse, in this witty, contemporary, and utterly unputdownable novel deluxe.
It may seen ironic that the last book I reviewed I complained about the plot being too far fetched but while the other die so within the thriller genre here in Rom-Com/Chick-Lit it works perfectly, the author mocks the very absurdity of the plots within the actual title, but here mixed with comedy it works brilliantly. The Bridget Jones author manages to create another cast of characters that grab the imagination though I have to say the lesser characters are less rounded than in the first Bridget Jones book, however it is not really an issue, as unlike those others, these are not likely to feature again. I did really enjoy this book, it is fun and an easy read which provides perfect escapism, it is definitely the perfect holiday read, there is a but though!
I was happily engrossed in this book until I noticed that I was running out of pages and seemed a long way from the story being resolved. The action in the last section of the book seems a little hurried and lacking in the detail and atmosphere building of the earlier sections, it is almost as if she was busy writing a great book and then it was pointed out she was reaching her word quota and had to finish it off quickly. I am not sure if the answer would have been to leave the last section for a next book and build up the previous action to the climax of this one or to just have risked making this one longer, I certainly would be happy to see Olivia have more adventures but only the author knows what her intentions are in that regard.
So to scores up until that last bit this would have had the perfect score but because I felt the last bit was on diet rations it gets 4.5 starts out of 5.
This book is a stand alone novel and not part of the Rizzoli & Isles series
As always let’s begin with the Goodreads blurb…
THEY’D SAID HER HUSBAND WAS DEAD … SO WHY WAS SHE SURE HE WAS STILL ALIVE?
A ringing phone in the middle of the night shakes newlywed Sarah Fontaine awake. Expecting her husband’s call from London she hears instead an unfamiliar voice. Nick O’Hara from the US State Department is calling with devastating news: Geoffrey Fontaine, Sarah’s husband of two months, died in a hotel fire … in Berlin.
Convinced her husband is still alive, Sarah forces a confrontation with Nick that finds them crisscrossing Europe on a desperate search for Geoffrey. Trying to stay one heartbeat ahead of a dangerous killer, they become quarry in the clandestine world of international espionage, risking everything for answers that may prove fatal.
When you love a series by someone you can find their stand alone novels lacking, however I have read a couple of others which I had really enjoyed so I was optimistic about this one. Sadly for me this book was a bit of a flop, the plot is a little implausible, well more than a little to be honest, but more than that the characters themselves just do not ring true. Had it remained steadfastly a thriller, spy drama it might have been more engaging but the sub plot of a romance between the two main characters just makes it so hard to believe. We are asked to believe that the grieving widow, whose reaction to her husbands summons is to jump straight on a plane can fall in love with another man within a few weeks. I accept her husband is not who he pretends to be, nor does it turn out they had the happy marriage she thought they had but the reallocation of affections is too swift without the soul searching one would expect.
The pacing is fast and furious, in places a little too fast as you barely get time to get a real feel for places and situations before we are torn away to the next, I do love Tess Gerritsons books but for me this one just did not grab me the way her others have,
So time for a score and I hate having to give this score but I have to be fair so I award it 3.5 stars out of 5.
I have to say I challenge anyone who has heard his voice not to read this and hear him talking to you…
As usual begin with the Goodreads blurb…
Ten childhood snapshots from the master of the monologue Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style. Hampered, as he sees it, by a family that never manages to be quite like other families he recounts his early years in Leeds a place where one learned early on the quite useful lesson that life is generally something that happens elsewhere: there is hiking every Sunday, trips into town and teas in cafes. Its an ordinary childhood, Bennetts father a butcher, his mother a reader of womens magazines who dreams of coffee mornings and cocktail parties and life down south. He re-lives family crises, early pieties and the lost tradition of musical evenings round the piano, all these tales told with that wry observation and ironic understatement that has earned Alan Bennett a place in the forefront of contemporary writing.
Even though his childhood in Leeds took place decades before my own I can still relate to much of what he was saying, I grew up on the outskirts of Leeds in a mining village and to be honest it always felt like you went back a decade or two from the city centre. But the truth is that even for those who grew up in other areas there will be elements from their own childhood they recognise, after all we all have those certain characters in our childhood that make their mark one way or another. Though it is written about a specific area the language is not dialectically difficult, and as I said in the opening if you have heard Alan Bennett’s voice it is impossible to read this without your head creating the illusion of him narrating it to you. It is also interesting reading the introduction the understand more about his reasons for choosing to use this medium to relate his personal stories. It is a slim book and can be read in one night and makes a refreshing change to some of the ‘celebrity’ memoirs that are three hundred volumes of drivel., it is a testament to Bennett’s genius that he can select out a few memories that give you such an in-depth understanding into his childhood without needing a whole book.
And for the score, well it has to be five out of five stars.
Hi guys well another month is almost done and in some ways for me has not been a very roductive one but so much going on behind the scenes. I am currently sat typing, sparkling everywhere and my fingers are blue, yup some days it is better not to ask.
I did sit down to start this earlier with a full cup of coffee but it is nearly empty now after being distracted chatting to a friend so I best get on with things before I get distracted again.
- Where has the year gone? Well March is upon us and as you know it is followed by April which can mean only one thing… http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2017/02/announcing-2017-blogging-from-to-z.html need to start thinking of a theme for this year
- This second blog post will take up a little more of your time but it really is a great watch, I never really though about the idea of drag kings so this was educational and also raises some interesting points about challenging gender stereotypes https://throwingchanclas.com/2017/02/13/wretched-productions-delivering-and-wanting-to-deliver-more/
- I have been following this blog for a long time and have followed the journey she and her family have been on with her husbands dementia this post however hit home so much, as you know my gran passed just over two years ago but towards the end she was not sure who I was, she would talk to me about me parents as if they were strangers to me, she knew I was a relative just seemed to struggle to remember who exactly, and while it is hard it is something you have to learn to overcome https://jmgoyder.com/2017/02/18/dementia-and-misrecognition/
- I love listening to podcasts, usually true crime ones or ones related to sci-fi or writing, but when I saw this post I thought the idea does sound intriguing, the exploration of how other people remember events which had profound effects on you but they may not even register. I have not listened to it yet, I think a binge listen will happen later this week but am certainly looking forward to it https://adelegallogly.wordpress.com/2017/02/25/jonathan-goldstein-revists-regrets/
- I failed miserably at the Goodreads Challenge last year, I am determined to do better this year but also to write the reviews for books much quicker so they do not sit on my desk with the fact I have read them unregistered for months lol https://breezybooksblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/on-a-reading-binge/
So that’s it for today off to do some house work and maybe a little writing also to scrub my fingers lol
Four years ago this incredibly brave little man lost his fight against cancer, he left an army of followers all heart broken by his loss and devastated for his family, I wrote Voices Across The Void to honour his memory and to raise awareness and funds for the charity set up in his name Cords4LifeUK, I said Iwould never give this book away free because of that but today and tomorrow to honour him and this family I am with the hope if you like it you will leave a review, spread the word and help make cord donation something offered to all new mums so they may help save a life or at the very least give those precious extra few months cells from a donated cord gave Charlie with his family. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voices-Across-Void-Pa…/…/B01GZ5NFPU
I picked this book up in a charity box and confess it was the title that grabbed my attention…
As always let’s begin with the Goodreads blurb…
When rumours of witchcraft sweep through the town, Anna’s son, Manfred, who does not communicate like other children, is seized by those who use him to pursue their own agenda. As innocent townsfolk are accused, a climate of fear prevails. No one is safe – and Manfred is at the heart of the terror.
I confess I did not really pay much attention to the blurb when I picked the book up, I had just done my shopping after finishing the day job and was having a flick through a trolley full of books we had, donations for which went to our local charity, I spotted it thought it looked interesting and grabbed it, throwing my donation into the tub. The actual blurb on the book is longer than the Goodreads one and plays a lot more on the witchcraft aspects of the story. I was really looking forward to it and it has some really good point it also has faults though.
The story is based on real events and at times I did question if it would have been better as a factual examination of the events or as taking it further and going for pure fiction. The story in some ways is reminiscent of the Salem witch trial, the way that it is the children who accuse and that they are encouraged to greater and greater accusations, the way the accusations are made and the way the villagers react to them is intriguing, as is the initial introduction of the Church into the mix however for me this was where the story became a little sluggish. There seemed, and maybe it is because I am not religious myself to be too much of the church at times and not enough of the family, I really cannot put my finger on what exactly the problem was because I understand with the plot where it was going but at times getting there felt like wading through treacle in wellies, which is a shame because the conclusion of the aspect of the story was really good. I was not really that taken by they end of the story overall, but to be fair because of the characters involved, even without having a real story it related to I do not think this was ever going to be a happily ever after story, I would like to have had more about the other characters on the periphery and how their lives were effected by the conclusion of the story. Do not get me wrong I enjoyed it and this is a good book in many ways but I do think it could have been an amazing book if it had explored the broader consequences rather than such a small character focus group.
So a score, I debated this but am going to go for three and a half stars out of five.

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ZAVALLA, TX (KTRE) - After half a century of oppression and poverty, earlier this summer the President announced re-establishing the diplomatic relationship with Cuba. An East Texan shared with us the story of his family escaping Cuba as political refugees under Castro.
"Today, I can formally say the U.S. will establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba," Obama said.
"My parents came from Cuba in 1963," said Carlos Guzman, a Zavalla business owner.
"Americans and Cubans alike are ready to move forward," Obama said.
"You have to go on with life," said Guzman.
He's now a well known East Texas business owner and family man in Zavalla. The oppression felt in Cuba decades ago as a young boy still remains fresh in Guzman's mind.
"The army would come in the house, tear everything up, leave everything outside, and you'd have to put it all back in," Guzman said.
Oppression, adversity, and famine were named normal, and food was being rationed.
"My parents told me we had one chicken a week and one bag of potatoes a month. It was devastating," Guzman said.
Guzman says his father soon made a decision that would change his life forever.
"Either we all go and we all make it, or we all go and we all die," Guzman said. "My dad knew the Communists were going to take over, so he decided he had to leave the country."
The Guzman family, like millions over the past half century, set out for America.
"My Dad came up with a system to hijack the boat. They literally hijacked the boat," Guzman said.
This is a risk that Carlos is forever grateful for.
"You do what you think is better for your kids," Guzman said. "For him to bring us to this great country is amazing to me. It brings tears to my eyes."
His father's determination to learn English and thrive at any cost is engraved in Carlos today.
"My father is very patriotic, and so is my mom. They believe in this country," Guzman said.
Cubans left behind are still in his heart. As for the new policy after half a century Guzman said, "I'm kind of on the fence with these new relations with Cuba because we know it's not going to help the people it needs to help."
Carlos said his family still sends items back to Cuba, but he's forever indebted to his father for saving him from the life that would have been ahead of him in there.
"You can't tell me you can't do it in this country," Guzman said.
Guzman said two of those families that escaped with his still reside in Beaumont to this day.


American Cities Battle Private Water Companies for Public Control of Water
The privatization of public water supplies is occurring in many places around the world. Sold like a common commodity, the rights for distribution and management of community water are being bought and controlled more and more by private entrepreneurs and corporations. But a global movement of activists say this most basic element of life should stay in the hands of the people who use it and out of the control of profit-seeking corporations or government bureaucracies.
On this edition, we investigate what's behind customer complaints of American Water, North America's largest private water company. And we'll take you to Detroit, Michigan, where anti-poverty activists are leading the fight to demand that access to water be treated as a human right and not a commodity.


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Platinum Will Make Bayonetta Sequel "When The Time Is Right"
Although the PlayStation 3 version suffered - a mistake the developers likely won't make twice - Bayonetta remains one of the most critically acclaimed action titles of the generation.
And for all the fans hoping for a sequel, Platinum Games has hinted that it's a definite possibility. In speaking to Eurogamer, studio co-founder Atsushi Inaba said they "would love to make Bayonetta 2," and they do plan to embark on the project "when the time is right." Inaba is producing the team's stylish new shooter, Vanquish, and was responding to questions involving a Tweet from fellow co-founder Hideki Kamiya. When Kamiya was asked if there would be a sequel, the DMC creator simply replied, "I believe so." But Inaba has also clarified that "there is no concrete plan or schedule" they can talk about; it's just a vague plan that should come together in the future.
"But Bayonetta is definitely a special IP for us. We loved creating that game. We think it was a really good game. We would love to make a sequel to it when the time is right. That's all we can say."
Bayonetta averages 90% in review scores based on the GameRankings tally, even though the PS3 version lags a little behind at 86%. Vanquish appears to be almost identical on both platforms, though, so if Platinum did bring back the leggy vixen, PS3 owners probably wouldn't be left out in the cold. Just a guess.
Related Game(s): Bayonetta
10/4/2010 10:53:11 AM Ben Dutka

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Just about any county in any state has one.
A golden stretch of real estate where each new development brings high prices and attracts high-profile buyers.
In Baltimore County, this undisputed area of prime real estate is known simply as the Falls Road corridor.
This six-mile stretch begins just north of the Baltimore Beltway and ends at Shawan Road. The section has for almost 30 years been home to some of the most desirable housing developments in the metropolitan area, while commanding some of the highest new-home prices on the market.
According to those who buy and sell along this winding road, the lure that attracts top-dollar buyers comes from its proximity to some of Baltimore's best private and public schools and its pastoral ambience.
John Meredith, a former president of the Falls Road Community Association, has lived in the area all his life and has seen it slowly develop into an upscale residential community.
"It's been a gradual thing. The land was never really suitable for large parcels of farmland because it was so hilly," Meredith said. "So it became impractical for people to farm it and was more valuable to sell it to developers. Fortunately, the zoning was in place that didn't allow more than one house per acre from the very beginning."
For Tim Rodgers, president of Hill & Co., a boutique realty firm in Cross Keys that for years has claimed numerous transactions up and down the corridor, the area is "probably one of the most convenient neighborhoods in Baltimore County."
"It also offers new construction, which is harder to find in convenient locations. Many people who originally bought in that area came for the public schools. It is also close to the private schools. The combination of these is certainly a win-win situation," Rodgers said.
For many residents along the Falls Road corridor, the public school district includes Riderwood or Pinewood elementary schools, Ridgely Middle and Dulaney High. At least a dozen private schools are nearby, including Maryvale Preparatory School, St. Paul's School, St. Timothy's School, Park School and Loyola High School.
While prices for newly constructed homes are sometimes advertised as starting in the high-$500,000 range, it's more common to find new homes in the $800,000 to $1 million range.
"I think that within Baltimore County that corridor is pretty unique," said Marc Witman, an agent with the Greenspring office of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. "There are similar areas in Howard, Carroll and Harford counties. But as soon as you talk about those other counties, you pull yourself farther away from downtown Baltimore. There is similar ambiance elsewhere, but not the convenience to downtown."
Existing homes have continually commanded top dollar as well. According to the Metropolitan Regional Information Systems Inc., the multiple-listing database used by real estate brokers, the average sale price of an existing home in the Falls Road corridor last year was $346,490.
Karen Hubble Bisbee, an agent with the Greenspring office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, says the convenience of the Falls Road corridor has helped shape it into a high-end market.
"The Falls Road corridor offers that very sound sense of privacy, or the illusion of being surrounded by more land then perhaps you really are. Part of that is the fact that you are not raising up houses in the middle of cornfields," Bisbee said. "There is beautiful, beautiful old-growth tree structure out there."
She pointed to Laurelford and Westwicke - probably two of the most-sought-after luxury housing developments in Baltimore County - as a case study in land use.
"The developers were able to design those communities to look like they have been there for a very, very long period of time," Bisbee said. "The area has all the qualities and conveniences of a good suburban neighborhood, but you have the illusion of being in the country or nearing the country. And those things are important."
Near Hunt Valley
The development of the Hunt Valley business area has also helped attract executives to the Falls Road corridor.
"There are thousands and thousands of jobs in Hunt Valley that didn't exist 10 years ago," Bisbee said. "The two-career family, where one works in the city and the other in Hunt Valley, is a very familiar scenario. And the Falls Road corridor is the perfect location for those people."
Melvin C. Benhoff of Benhoff Builders recently completed Ivey Trace, a nine-home development where prices ranged from $1 million to $3 million.
Benhoff has built homes along the corridor for the past 20 years in neighborhoods that include Springhill Farms, Westwicke and Laurelford. He believes the access to Interstate 83 can't be beat.
"For some reason, that pocket attracts an executive or business owner who wants that convenience," Benhoff said. "The executives that come by there definitely want access to the I-83 corridor."