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This page shows archived posts for Gary J. Wolff's blog from April-June, 2013.
It was a great pleasure meeting up @ Narita Airport with my longtime friends, the Cannons, and their lovely family from North Carolina. They were returning back to the states from an amazing 2-week China vacation.
Michael (white shirt), Ashleigh (red shirt), George (gray shirt), and I all used to teach at the same English conversation school here in Tokyo around 20 years ago. WOW!
I recently showed this movie to my English students. It's one of my all-time favorite flicks about 2 terminally ill men who escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
Carter: [in his letter to Edward] "Dear Edward, I've gone back and forth the last few days trying to decide whether or not I should even write this. In the end, I realized I would regret it if I didn't, so here it goes. I know the last time we saw each other, we weren't exactly hitting the sweetest notes---certain wasn't the way I wanted the trip to end. I suppose I'm responsible and for that, I'm sorry. But in all honestly, if I had the chance, I'd do it again. Virginia said I left a stranger and came back a husband; I owe that to you. There's no way I can repay you for all you've done for me, so rather than try, I'm just going to ask you to do something else for me---find the joy in your life. You once said you're not everyone. Well, that's true---you're certainly not everyone, but everyone is everyone. My pastor always says our lives are streams flowing into the same river towards whatever heaven lies in the mist beyond the falls. Find the joy in your life, Edward. My dear friend, close your eyes and let the waters take you home."
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Compiled by Miguel Arboleda, a Kobe, Japan writer, illustrator, and university lecturer who's been deeply involved with ultralight backpacking for 18 years now.
Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, because he owned a beautiful white horse. People offered fabulous prices for the horse, but the old man always refused. "This horse is a friend, not a possession," he would respond.
The old man responded, "Perhaps. Once again you've gone too far. How do you know if this is a blessing or a curse? Unless you can see the whole story, how can you judge?" But the people could only see the obvious. The old man now had twelve additional horses that could be broken and sold for a great deal of money.
For any longtime or former residents of Tokyo, or tourists who've ever visited the trendy Shimokitazawa (下北沢) area, they're sure to be surprised, as I certainly was yesterday, to see that the Odakyu train line (小田急電鉄), which has LONG been aboveground, is now a subway section as it passes thru Shimokitazawa Station (下北沢駅).
With its laid-back atmosphere and unique fashion, Shimokitazawa is usually considered to be one of Tokyo's hippest neighborhoods among young Japanese. The district is a center for stage theater and live music venues, and with its numerous cafes, boutiques, & funky shops, Shimokitazawa is especially popular with students and young people, and a mecca for artists of all genres.
This amazing pic from the summit of Mt. Fuji was taken by Dr. David Wallace, an internationally-touring musician, a Grammy-nominated performer, an award-winning composer, a Juilliard professor, a New York Philharmonic Senior Teaching Artist, and fiddler of The Doc Wallace Trio. After an unsuccessful attempt in 2009, Dr. Wallace managed to scale Japan's highest peak on Aug. 20 of last year. Read his many helpful hints on climbing Mt. Fuji & view more stunning pics, as well as his breathtaking video, with his own electric viola as the background music, here.
Regular yakitori (焼鳥) is bite-sized chicken pieces (sometimes beef or pork) grilled on a wooden or bamboo skewer. "Yaki (焼)" in Japanese means grilled or roasted & "tori (鳥)" means bird or chicken. Negima (ねぎま) means pieces of onion are inserted between the chicken....so it's chicken, onion, chicken, onion, chicken.
It reminds me of my dad's famous Texas BBQ, so I have some negima yakitori at least once a week. Usually they sell for around 100 yen per stick, or a little over US$1. Yum-yum!!
April 1, 2013 - Japanese bicycle escalator in Tokyo - ONLY in Japan!!
This bicycle escalator starts from the basement bicycle parking garage in the 45-story i-Link Tower near JR Ichikawa Station. Filmed April 1, 2013, but NO, it's not an April Fool's joke!


The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s or 40s driving a 1980s to 1990s model white Ford pickup with a white camper shell. The vehicle had a temporary license tag.
The gas station was open for business as normal on Tuesday morning. A manager inside declined to comment, and a call to the station's parent company, Bradley Petroleum in Centennial, went unreturned.
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The accessible compendium of polymers in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—extremely thin tubes only a few nanometers in diameter but able to attain lengths thousands of times greater—are prime candidates for use in the development of polymer composite materials. Bringing together thousands of disparate research works, Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Manufacture, Properties, and Applications covers CNT-polymers from synthesis to potential applications, presenting the basic science and engineering of this dynamic and complex area in an accessible, readable way. Designed to be of use to polymer scientists, engineers, chemists, physicists, and materials scientists, the book covers carbon nanotube fundamentals to help polymer experts understand CNTs, and polymer physics to help those in the CNT field, making it an invaluable resource for anyone working with CNT-polymer composites. Detailed chapters describe the mechanical, rheological, electrical, and thermal properties of carbon nanotube-polymer composites. Including a glossary that defines key terms, Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites is essential reading for anyone looking to gain a fundamental understanding of CNTs and polymers, as well as potential and current applications, including electronics (shielding and transparent electrodes), flame retardants, and electromechanics (sensors and actuators), and their challenges.
The first part of Semiconducting Polymer Composites describes the principles and concepts of semiconducting polymer composites in general, addressing electrical conductivity, energy alignment at interfaces, morphology, energy transfer, percolation theory and processing techniques. In later chapters, different types of polymer composites are discussed: mixtures of semiconducting and insulating or semiconducting and semiconducting components, respectively. These composites are suitable for a variety of applications that are presented in detail, including transistors and solar cells, sensors and detectors, diodes and lasers as well as anti-corrosive and anti-static surface coatings.
Since the publication of the successful first edition of the book in 2010, the field has matured and a large number of advancements have been made to the science of polymer nanotube nanocomposites (PNT) in terms of synthesis, filler surface modification, as well as properties. Moreover, a number of commercial applications have been realized. The aim of this second volume of the book is, thus, to update the information presented in the first volume as well as to incorporate the recent research and industrial developments. This edited volume brings together contributions from a variety of senior scientists in the field of polymer nanotube composites technology to shed light on the recent advances in these commercially important areas of polymer technology. The book provides the following features: Reviews the various synthesis techniques, properties and applications of the polymer nanocomposite systems Describes the functionalization strategies for single walled nanotubes in order to achieve their nanoscale dispersion in epoxy matrices Provides insights into the multiscale modeling of the properties of PNT Provides perspectives on the electron microscopy characterization of PNT Presents an overview of the different methodologies to achieve micro-patterning of PNT Describes the recent progress on hybridization modifications of CNTs with carbon nanomaterials and their further applications in polymer nanocomposites Provides details on the foams generates with PNT Provides information on synthesis and properties of polycarbonate nanocomposite. Describes the advanced microscopy techniques for understanding of the polymer/nanotube composite interfaces and properties.
Written by an expert in the field of nanomaterials, composites, and polymers, this book provides up-to-date information on recent advances in various aspects of polymer composites reinforced by carbonaceous nanofillers, including their fabrication and their electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. It also extensively covers applications of these nanocomposites in fuel cells, sensors, electromagnetic interference shielding, human implants and scaffolds.
Because it is critically important to manufacture quality products, a reasonable balance must be drawn between control requirements and parameters for improved processing method with respect to plastics additives. An important contribution to the commercial polymer industry, Polymer Blends and Composites is one of the first books to combine plastics additives, testing, and quality control. The book is a comprehensive treatise on properties that provides detailed guidelines for selecting and using blends and composites for applications. A valuable resource for operators, processors, engineers, chemists, the book serves to stimulate those already active in natural polymer composites.
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Polymer composites are materials in which the matrix polymer is reinforced with organic/inorganic fillers of a definite size and shape, leading to enhanced performance of the resultant composite. These materials find a wide number of applications in such diverse fields as geotextiles, building, electronics, medical, packaging, and automobiles. This first systematic reference on the topic emphasizes the characteristics and dimension of this reinforcement. The authors are leading researchers in the field from academia, government, industry, as well as private research institutions across the globe, and adopt a practical approach here, covering such aspects as the preparation, characterization, properties and theory of polymer composites. The book begins by discussing the state of the art, new challenges, and opportunities of various polymer composite systems. Interfacial characterization of the composites is discussed in detail, as is the macro- and micromechanics of the composites. Structure-property relationships in various composite systems are explained with the help of theoretical models, while processing techniques for various macro- to nanocomposite systems and the influence of processing parameters on the properties of the composite are reviewed in detail. The characterization of microstructure, elastic, viscoelastic, static and dynamic mechanical, thermal, tribological, rheological, optical, electrical and barrier properties are highlighted, as well as their myriad applications. Divided into three volumes: Vol. 1. Macro- and Microcomposites; Vol. 2. Nanocomposites; and Vol. 3. Biocomposites.
Multiphase polymeric systems include a wide range of materials such as composites, blends, alloys, gels, and interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs). A one-stop reference on multiphase polymer systems, this book fully covers the preparation, properties, and applications of advanced multiphase systems from macro to nano scales. Edited by well-respected academics in the field of multiphase polymer systems, the book includes contributions from leading international experts. An essential resource for plastic and rubber technologists, filler specialists and researchers in fields studying thermal and electrical properties.
The book focusses on the recent technical research accomplishments in the area of polyethylene-based blends, composites and nanocomposites by looking at the various aspects of processing, morphology, properties and applications. In particular, the book details the important developments in areas such as the structure-properties relationship of polyethylene; modification of polyethylene with radiation and ion implantation processes; stabilization of irradiated polyethylene by the introduction of antioxidants; reinforcement of polyethylene through carbon-based materials as additives; characterization of carbon-based polyethylenes composites, polyethylene-based blends with thermoplastic and thermoset; characterization of polyethylene-based thermoplastic and thermoset blends; polyethylene-based blends with natural rubber and synthetic rubber; characterization of polyethylene-based natural rubber and synthetic rubber blends; characterization of polyethylene-based composites.


double cheeseburger from mcdonalds (their so oily and when I open the wrapper the wrapper is covered with oil and they make it so fast that it looks sloppy! I rather would make my own!) Gosh I use to eat cheap and when I wanted to eat cheap it was a double cheeseburger from mcdonalds and i am glad i haven't had one in a really long time.
I won't drink milk anymore.
The only animal products I will eat directly are yogurt and eggs, and they must be organic.
Meats, any meats but I was gorging on Hamburgers, Beef dip sandwiches, and chicken wings.
Eggs- I cannot NOT overdo eggs. Healthy high protein snack? Not when I eat omlettes with 3 eggs twice a day. Now I just scramble tofu. For omegas I use flax.
Going vegan has helped me simply not even want to look at 99% of all the processed items at the grocery store. They are simply full of animal products for no reason at all. This helps me avoid extra fats, sugars, and cost. My trip to the store now consists of going to the bulk bins, then to the produce aisle, then to soy milks, yogurts, and other items, and maybe to the condiments if I need to restock.
& like MeganTheMushroom I am also trying to not use bottled water. Instead I put a little bit in my thermos now until I can get a new Stainless steel bottle.
helpings of self loathing, depression, anger, resentment,and boredom all wrapped up in unhealthy food. I refuse to eat my feelings anymore.
I used to eat it as a kid but now for some reason, I can't even look at someone eating white bread (think classic white wonderbread). I just think of it as white, fluffy, and nutritionally irrelevant. I was watching tv and this guy was eating it and I couldn't watch. I know some people love the stuff and they have come up with some whole wheat white type but I'm not a fan. What's yours?
Wonder Bread actually puts out a Smart White bread now. I don't eat bread, but I buy this one for my 5 year old. It's chock full of vitamins, fiber, calcium etc.
Something I'll never eat again? Pink Elephant popcorn, why did I use to like that crap? Gross.
soda , and thas all.
My list is more about switching from processed food to real food rather than cutting out foods themselves. For example I wouldn't eat mcdonalds french fries but I do make french fries from scratch at home, using healthy oil and fresh potatoes that I cut by hand. I would never say I won't eat a hamburger again but after seeing Food Inc. I haven't ordered a hamburger out at a restaurant since. I do make them at home with beef that I've ground myself and real cheese and real toppings.
Margarine - I can't believe I used to eat this stuff thinking it was healthy. Only real butter now.
Anything labeled low-fat or fat-free - that includes milk, cheese, yogurt and mayo. They put so much sugar in low fat foods that I can't eat them anymore. I like real mayo and a little goes a long way. The only people I see eating these highly processed foods are fat people who are trying to lose weight. Healthy people eat REAL food. I make my own mayonnaise.
Bologna - I have discovered mortadella which is much better and much healthier.
Artificial sweeteners - I drink unsweetened coffee and real soda - diet drinks are out of the question. That stuff is poison.
Pre-packaged baked goods - if i want a cookie I'll make it from scratch, if I want a muffin I'll make it from scratch. I don't want any HFCS in my foods.
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There are so many great headband curl tutorials out there that I'm not going to flood the Internet with another. Check out this one and then read my helpful hints below.
Start with hair that is only slightly damp (via washing or via spritzing with water.) If it is wet (or even very damp) it will never dry. Even with only slightly damp hair, make sure you allow about seven to eight hours for hair to dry fully around the headband/s.
You can technically use any elasticized headband but I prefer the ugly thick cottony ones, like the one on the left below. They are comfy to sleep in and don't leave a weird dent in your hair. The skinnier type on the right works too, I just don't like them as much. I cover the whole thing with a slumber cap I picked up at my local beauty supply store. I won't lie, it is a terrible look, but it keeps the hair in place as you sleep.
FYI, this is less wavy than usual, due to my hair reacting to both the ridiculously high level of humidity in the air and the deep conditioning I did the night before.
Both looks are great. Experiment and see what works for you!
PS, I'm really proud of myself for posting a makeupless photo of myself for all of the Internet to see.


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The Brain Health Benefits of Omega-3
Did you know omega-3 fatty acids play an important role in protecting brain health? Research shows that this nutrient can help people diagnosed with depression, ADHD and dementia.
In countries where people have diets rich in omega-3, depression seldom manifests. However, that is not to say these fatty acids are cure for depression. It is highly advised to speak with a doctor regarding this mental health condition.
With ADHD, patients have shown significant improvement after they have been introduced to taking omega-3 fatty acids. This nutrient is known to facilitate brain development and enhance mental function. However, it are not intended to replace conventional ADHD treatment.
As for dementia, there is a strong evidence that omega-3 fortifies the mental faculties, protecting people against age-related mental decline such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia. In one study, people who were taking omega-3 supplements or eating a diet rich with these fatty acids were less likely to develop mental decline.
If you've noticed, a lot of pregnant women are advised to take omega-3 supplements for its brain-boosting attributes. But the U.S. Federal Trade Commission issues a warning against companies claiming these benefits unless they can scientifically prove it.
On the other hand, the American Academy of Pediatrics urges pregnant women and children to include fish in their diet. Top choices include salmon, mackerel and tuna. The medical body also warns against partaking of any fish that's high in mercury; this includes tilefish, swordfish and shark.
If fish is not a viable selection, omega-3 can be derived from supplements. While you need to seek advice from a doctor first before taking them, 1 gram per day is recommended for people diagnosed with heart disease. There are reported cases where high doses of omega-3 interfere with some medications. Omega-3 can also be found in algae supplements as well as foods like spinach, broccoli, walnuts, canola oil and flaxseed.
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Arizona lawmakers pick leaders as several races hang
Several key races were still undecided, awaiting further vote counting that won't wrap up until next week.
Arizona lawmakers pick leaders as several races hang Several key races were still undecided, awaiting further vote counting that won't wrap up until next week. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2fE5BK8
Mary Jo Pitzl, The Republic | azcentral.com Published 7:15 p.m. MT Nov. 9, 2016 | Updated 5:42 p.m. MT Nov. 10, 2016
Several key legislative races are still up in the air.(Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Republic)
Lawmakers this week picked their leaders for the coming session, even as the makeup of the next Legislature was unclear.
Several key races were still undecided, awaiting further vote countingthat won't wrap up until next week.
While final counts are still pending, it's clear Republicans will retain their hold on the state House of Representatives, something they have done for 50 years. Speaker-elect J.D. Mesnard, chosen by his GOP colleagues on Wednesday, said he expects to have a caucus of 35 Republicans, down one from the current number. That would give the House a 35-25 partisan split.
In the Senate, leaders are looking at a 17-13 split, or possibly a narrowing to 16 Republicans and 14 Democrats, said Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix and the incoming majority leader.
The Senate makeup depends on the results of the contest between Rep. Kate Brophy McGee and Rep. Eric Meyer.
McGee, a Republican, was leading Democrat Meyer by 1 percentage point, with thousands more ballots to count. They are running for the Legislative District 28 seat, representing a district that runs northeast from central Phoenix, including Paradise Valley.
Democrats were hopeful that thousands of uncounted ballots in rural Arizona would boost the chances of Sen. Barbara McGuire of Kearny holding onto her seat in her race against Rep. Frank Pratt in LD 8, which includes northern Pinal County and the mining communities of Globe and Superior.
But those hopes faded as later returns widened Pratt's lead.
In north-central Arizona, Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake,was increasing her lead over Democrat Nikki Bagley for the LD6 Senate seat.
The race for an open seat in Ahwatukee Foothills/south Tempe between Democrat Sean Bowie and Republican Frank Schmuck appeared over,as Bowie joined Democrats Thursday as they met to pick leaders. Bowie holds a nearly 3-point lead over his GOP rival in LD 18.
In the House, Democrats are eyeing a pickup of two seats, as Rep. Chris Ackerley, R-Tucson, is trailing Democrats Rosanna Gabaldon and Daniel Hernandez. The top two voter-getters win the House seats in LD 2.
In LD 18, Democrats expect Mitzi Epstein to claim one of the two House seats, creating a split delegation for this suburban district. Rep. Jill Norgaard, R-Phoenix, is in second place, with Rep. Bob Robson trailing as thousands more votes await tabulation.
In LD 28, Democrats are confident Kelli Butler will win one of the two open seats in that district. Republican Maria Syms is leading fellow Republican Mary Hamway for the second seat.
In Tucson's LD 10, Democratic Rep. Stefanie Machcontinued to run third against newcomer Democrat Kirsten Engel and Republican Todd Clodfelter.
The leadership elections produced new teams on the GOP side, with a heavy female influence.
In the Senate, in addition to Yee, Sen. Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, was elected Senate president, and Sen. Gail Griffin, R-Hereford, was re-elected majority whip.
In the House, Rep. John Allen, R-Phoenix, will serve as majority leader and Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, will be majority whip.
House Democrats on Thursday elected Rep. Rebecca Rios of Phoenix as House minority leader. Rep. Randy Friese of Tucson will be assistant minority leader and Rep. Charlene Fernandez of Yuma was elected minority whip.
In the Senate, Democrats opted to stick with the same team they have had for the last two years. Sen. Katie Hobbs of Phoenix is the minority leader, with Steve Farley of Tucson as assistant leader. Martin Quezada of Phoenix and Lupe Contreras of Avondale will continue to share the minority-whip duties.
Reach the reporter at maryjo.pitzl@arizonarepublic.com and follow her on Twitter @maryjpitzl.
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Photos: Election Day in Arizona 2016
Irma Perez, holding her granddaughter, celebrates at the state Democratic Party bash after the announcement that Paul Penzone defeated Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Democratic Party supporters react to an early Donald Trump lead at the party's election-night bash at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown. At press time, Trump had clinched several key states and was leading in others. Michael Chow/The Republic
Democrats watch election returns for president at the Arizona Democratic Party's election night bash at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel November 8, 2016. Michael Chow/The Republic
Trump supporter Jamie Gibbs is consoled by Tracey Michelle Theisen, right, as Donald Trump is considered President-elect during the Republican election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 in Phoenix. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Donald Trump supporter Terry Mendoza leaps into the air as Trump becomes president-elect, during the Republican election-night party on Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Trump supporter Terry Mendoza celebrates on election night. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Donald Trump supporters celebrate Trump becoming president-elect. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Trump supporters celebrate on election night. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Trump supporters celebrate. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Donald Trump supporter Jamie Gibbs breaks into tears as Trump gets closer to becoming president-elect. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Donald Trump supporters celebrate as Trump nears winning the election. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Trump supporters Wesley Alexander and Caleb Frost celebrate. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Trump supporters Mark Fitzgerald and Marlena Milum celebrate. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
A Donald Trump supporter breaks down into tears as Trump takes Ohio. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Trump supporters Robin Labani, Rosalie Barley, Shirley Coldosco, Terryn Barker and Jane Cook react as results come in at the Republican election-night party on Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. David Kadlubowski/The Republic
Crowds gather around the large projection screens showing early election results on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Desoto Central Market in Phoenix, Ariz. Carlos Salcedo/Special for azcen
Clinton supporter Kaitlin Vigil, of Phoenix, reacts as the election results are announced on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Desoto Central Market in Phoenix, Ariz. Carlos Salcedo/Special for azcen
Jack, an 18-month old mix terrier who belongs to Rosana Nesheim, watches as people walk by in the patio of Desoto Central Market on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz. Carlos Salcedo/Special for azcen
Early election results are being shown on a projection screen on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Desoto Central Market in Phoenix, Ariz. Carlos Salcedo/Special for azcen
Gabrielle Johnson, of Phoenix, watches as the early election results are announced on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Desoto Central Market in Phoenix, Ariz. Carlos Salcedo/Special for azcen
Long lines to vote at Maryvale Church of the Nazarene in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Michelle Sandstrom, 35, Glendale, right, talks outside the polling place at St. Helen's Catholic Church about the reasons she voted for Donald Trump for president, Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, 2016. Her son, Gary Hart, 15, is at left. Tom Tingle/The Republic
Marianna Conner-Pacheco, 20, Glendale, talks outside the polling place at St. Helen's Catholic Church about the reasons she voted for Jill Stein for president, Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, 2016. Tom Tingle/The Republic
Laura Kuntz, 52, Glendale, talks outside the polling place at St. Helen's Catholic Church about the reasons she voted for Donald Trump for president, Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, 2016. Tom Tingle/The Republic
Voters wait in line outside the Maryvale Church of the Nazarene on Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
The ending of voting draws near at the Peoria Community Center during the general election on Nov. 8, 2016, in Peoria. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Maryvale High School students walk out of their school and march toward one of the polling stations in Phoenix to get out the vote against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Maryvale High School students Gisselle Avila, 17, and Mark Sauceda, 16, walked out of their schools marching towards on of the polling station to rally and get out the vote against Sheriff Arpaio during Election Day in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Maryvale High School students walked out of their schools marching towards on of the polling station to rally and get out the vote against Sheriff Arpaio during an election day in Phoenix, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Maryvale High School students Gisselle Avila, 17, and Mark Sauceda, 16, walk out of their school and head toward one of the polling stations in Phoenix to get out the vote against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Ashley Carmona,18, a first time voter casting her ballot at Metro High School during an election day in Phoenix, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Linda Gonzales wears her Trump hat as early election results come in at the Republican election night party on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. David Kadlubowski /The Republic
Trump supporter Maxine Steiner, 91, (bottom right) of Mesa, and her daughter, Kelli Reed (bottom center) of Safford, cheer as they watch election results, during the state Republican party's election night party at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, 2016. David Wallace/The Republic
Algernon Mosley (left), Jorge Mendez (mask) and Joseph Edhuine watch returns at the Arizona Democratic Party's election night bash at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel Nov. 8, 2016. Michael Chow, Michael Chow/The Republic
(From left) Emily Austin, her sister Jennifer Black with Jaden Black, 10, and Calvin Black, 14, watch election returns at the Arizona Democratic Party's election night bash at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel Nov. 8, 2016. They are from Los Angeles but their mom grew up in the Valley. Michael Chow, Michael Chow/The Republic
Trump supporters cheer as Trump t-shirts are thrown into the crowd during the state Republican Party's election night party at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, 2016. David Wallace/The Republic
Ashley Carmona,18, a first-time voter, gets ready to cast her ballet at Metro High School in Phoenix on Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Frank Felix leaves the polling place at the El Tianguis Mercado, 9201 S. Avenida del Yaqui, Guadalupe on Nov. 8, 2016. Mark Henle/The Republic
The polling place at the El Tianguis Mercado, 9201 S. Avenida del Yaqui, Guadalupe on Nov. 8, 2016. Mark Henle/The Republic
Jose Matus (left) and his daughter, Anna Almanza leave the polling place at the El Tianguis Mercado, 9201 S. Avenida del Yaqui, Guadalupe on Nov. 8, 2016. Also with Jose is his great-grandson Gabriel Almanza. Mark Henle/The Republic
Residents wait in line to vote Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Center, 1800 N. Longmore Road, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Mark Henle/The Republic
Sen. John McCain (right) greets supporters after dropping off his ballot at a polling station, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo
Sen. John McCain and his wife Cindy McCain, greets their supporters before he talks to the media after casting their ballots at Mountain View Christian Church in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Sen. John McCain leaves after casting his ballots at Mountain View Christian Church in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Javier Limon, at his polling station at Mountain Vista Academy in San Tan Valley, voted for Donald Trump. He immigrated more than 40 years ago and has voted in every election for 30 years. Robert Anglen/The Republic
Olga Garding (left) talks with Joe San Agustin (center) and Wesley Truchanowcz after voting Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Mesa Public Library - Dobson Branch, 2425 S. Dobson Road. Mark Henle/The Republic
Nina Vernardo arrives to drop off her ballot Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Mesa Public Library - Dobson Branch, 2425 S. Dobson Road. Mark Henle/The Republic
Porter Reed (91) arrives to vote Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Mesa Public Library - Dobson Branch, 2425 S. Dobson Road. Mark Henle/The Republic
Mesa residents wait to vote Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Mesa Public Library - Dobson Branch, 2425 S. Dobson Road. Mark Henle/The Republic
Sen. John McCain and his wife Cindy McCain make their way to cast their ballots at Mountain View Christian Church, in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
Sen. John McCain makes his way to cast his ballot at Mountain View Christian Church in Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Nick Oza/The Republic
People stand in line to vote before the polls open at the Salvation Army in Downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8 2016. Thomas Hawthorne/The Republic
Gabriel Leyba stands in a line of people waiting to vote at the Salvation Army before the polls open in Downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8 2016. Thomas Hawthorne/The Republic
People stand in line to vote at the Salvation Army in Downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Thomas Hawthorne/The Republic
People stand in line to vote at the Salvation Army in Downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, Nov. 8 2016. Thomas Hawthorne/The Republic
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and Paul Penzone, candidate for Maricopa County sheriff, talk with voters at Bible Baptist Church, 2320 N. Seventh St., Phoenix, on the morning of Nov. 8. Madison Alder/
A voter carries her mail-in ballot to her polling station early Nov. 8, 2016, in Tempe. Matt York / Associated Press
Voters wait for the polls to open early on Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. Matt York / Associated Press
Voters wait to vote as a voter exits his polling station on Nov. 8, 2016, in Tempe, Ariz. Matt York / Associated Press
Voters wait in line to vote early on Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. As polling locations opened across Maricopa County Tuesday morning, long lines of voters were already waiting to cast ballots. Matt York / Associated Press
Voters line up at Cheatham School in the Laveen area of Phoenix on Nov. 8, 2016. Madison Alder/The Republic
Voters line up at Cheatham School in the Laveen area of Phoenix Tuesday. Madison Alder/The Republic
Voters enter and exit from their polling station early, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Tempe. Matt York/AP Photo
Voters wait for the polls to open at dawn, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. Matt York/AP Photo
Voters wait in line to vote at their polling station early Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Tempe. Matt York/AP Photo
A voter is greeted at the door of their polling station early, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Tempe. Matt York/AP Photo
Gilbert residents vote at the Freestone Recreation Center, 1141 E. Guadalupe Road, Gilbert on Nov. 8, 2016. The polls close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Mark Henle/The Republic
Danna Showalter fills out her ballot, Nov. 8, 2016, at the Freestone Recreation Center, 1141 E. Guadalupe Road. The polls close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Mark Henle/The Republic
Russ Freestone fills out his ballot, Nov. 8, 2016, at the Freestone Recreation Center, 1141 E. Guadalupe Road. The polls close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Mark Henle/The Republic
Gilbert residents wait in line for their ballots before voting, Nov. 8, 2016, at the Freestone Recreation Center, 1141 E. Guadalupe Road. The polls close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Mark Henle/The Republic
Voters wait for the polls to open, Nov. 8, 2016, at the Freestone Recreation Center, 1141 E. Guadalupe Road. The polls close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Mark Henle/The Republic
People wait in line before the sun comes up at the polling place at Community of Christ Church in Phoenix on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2016. David Wallace/The Republic
Fay Witham puts together a voting booth while setting up a voting site at Salt & Light Christian Church in Phoenix on Nov. 7, 2016. Michael Chow/The Republic
Manuel Medrano checks the ballots while setting up a voting site at Salt & Light Christian Church in Phoenix on Nov. 7, 2016. Michael Chow/The Republic
Manuel Medrano and Irma Guzman store ballots while setting up a voting site at Salt & Light Christian Church in Phoenix on Nov. 7, 2016. Michael Chow/The Republic
Adilene Quintero (left) and Nancy Biggs assemble a table while setting up a voting site at Salt & Light Christian Church in Phoenix on Nov. 7, 2016. Michael Chow/The Republic
A worker prepares early ballots to be counted at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix on Nov. 7, 2016. Michael Chow/The Republic
A worker feeds early ballots to be counted at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix on Nov. 7, 2016. Michael Chow/The Republic
Early ballots are stacked in boxes at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix on Nov. 7, 2016. Michael Chow/The Republic
Early voters were waiting two to four to cast their ballots at the Tempe Public Library on Nov. 4, 2016, the last day to vote early in Arizona. Cheryl Evans/The Republic
Jillian McChesney (center) waits to vote early at Scottsdale City Hall on Nov. 3, 2016. She said she had been waiting for more than two hours. David Wallace/The Republic
People wait to vote early at Scottsdale City Hall on Nov. 3, 2016. Approximately 100 people were waiting to vote at mid-afternoon. David Wallace/The Republic
Susette Faulkner (center) of Scottsdale, reads a book and Dolores Van Nutt, also of Scottsdale, plays a game on her tablet while they wait to vote early at Scottsdale City Hall on Nov. 3, 2016. They said they had been waiting more than two hours to vote. David Wallace/The Republic
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters at his victory party after announcing his victory over Democratic challenger Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo
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Democratic senatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., speaks to supporters during an election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. Kirkpatrick lost to U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Matt York/AP Photo
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2015.
January 21 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) launches a 6-part television miniseries of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies . [1]
March 8 – The BBC launches a new television series of Winston Graham's Poldark novels. [2] [3]
March 10 – Jacek Dukaj's cyberpunk novel The Old Axolotl is published in its original Polish version as Starość aksolotla as purely electronic literature including hypertext and 3D printable character models.
March 19 – Kim Thúy's novel Ru wins the 2015 edition of Canada Reads . [4]
July 7 – Jeff Lindsay releases his final novel in the "Dexter" series, writing off Dexter Morgan two years after the final episode in the television series. [5]
c. October 14 – Start of Causeway Bay Books disappearances: Five staff of the political bookseller Causeway Bay Books in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, go missing, apparently detained by mainland Chinese authorities.
November 10 – The Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford, acquires its twelve millionth book, a unique copy of Shelley's subversive Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things by a "Gentleman of the University of Oxford", published in 1811. [6]
November 25 – Singapore's Media Development Authority lifts prohibitions on 240 publications under the Undesirable Publications Act. [7]
English author Iain Pears' novel Arcadia is accompanied as an electronic book by an interactive app allowing readers to switch between multiple narratives. [8]
January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 344 days remain until the end of the year.
Wolf Hall is a British television serial first broadcast on BBC Two in January 2015. The six-part series is an adaptation of two of Hilary Mantel's novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, a fictionalised biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through to the death of Sir Thomas More, followed by Cromwell's success in freeing the king of his marriage to Anne Boleyn. Wolf Hall was first broadcast in April 2015 in the United States on PBS and in Australia on BBC First.
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel, is an English writer whose work includes personal memoirs, short stories, and historical fiction.
January 4 – 50th anniversary of the death of Anglo-American poet T. S. Eliot.
April 23 – centenary of the death of English poet Rupert Brooke, on active service.
June – centenary of the publication of T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".
June 10 – centenary of Saul Bellow's birth.
June 13 – 150th anniversary of W. B. Yeats, who was born on this date in 1865. [9]
September 26 – 75th anniversary of his death of Walter Benjamin
October – centenary of the publication of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung).
November 26 – 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . [10]
October 21 – 75th anniversary of the publication of Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls .
December 21 – 75th anniversary of the death of American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald.
December 23 – bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen's Emma .
January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 361 days remain until the end of the year.
Thomas Stearns Eliot, "one of the twentieth century's major poets", was also an essayist, publisher, playwright, and literary and social critic. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States, to a prominent Boston Brahmin family, he moved to England in 1914 at the age of 25, settling, working, and marrying there. He became a British subject in 1927 at the age of 39, renouncing his American passport.
April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 252 days remain until the end of the year.
The date in brackets after a title refers to U.S. publication unless otherwise stated.
Rabai al-Madhoun – Destinies: Concerto of the Holocaust and the Naqba
André Alexis – Fifteen Dogs
Isabel Allende – El amante japonés (The Japanese Lover)
Claudia Amengual – Cartagena (April 28)
Margaret Atwood – The Heart Goes Last
Paul Beatty – The Sellout (March 3)
Pierce Brown – Golden Son (January 6)
Graeme Macrae Burnet – His Bloody Project (UK, November 6) [11]
The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May (May 12)
The Familiar, Volume 2: Into the Forest (Oct 27)
The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May is an American novel by writer Mark Z. Danielewski. Released on May 12, 2015, it is the first of a planned 27-volume story entitled The Familiar as well as the first book of Season 1, which includes The Familiar Volumes 1-5. This first volume takes place over the course of a single day: May 10, 2014. Its story weaves together nine different narratives from across the globe that continue to develop in subsequent volumes.
The Familiar, Volume 2: Into the Forest is an American novel by writer Mark Z. Danielewski. Released on Oct 27, 2015, 2015, it is the second of a planned 27-volume story entitled The Familiar as well as the second book of Season 1, which includes The Familiar Volumes 1-5. The book serves as a continuation of nine characters' interlocking stories introduced in the first book.
Mathias Énard – Boussole (Compass)
Lissa Evans – Crooked Heart (UK, December)
Raymond Carver – Beginners (September 15)
Jonathan Franzen – Purity (September 1)
Sarah Hall – The Wolf Border (UK)
Paula Hawkins – The Girl on the Train (January 13)
Lawrence Hill – The Illegal
John Irving – Avenue of Mysteries (November 3)
Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried Giant (March 3)
Miranda July – The First Bad Man (January 13)
Finders Keepers (June 2)
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (November 3)
Finders Keepers is a crime novel by American writer Stephen King, published on June 2, 2015. It is the second volume in a trilogy focusing on Detective Bill Hodges, following Mr. Mercedes. The book is about the murder of reclusive writer John Rothstein, his missing notebooks and the release of his killer from prison after 35 years. The book's cover was revealed on King's official site on January 30. An excerpt was published in the May 15, 2015 issue of Entertainment Weekly.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams is a short fiction collection by Stephen King, published on November 3, 2015. This is King's sixth collection of short stories and his tenth collection overall. One of the stories, "Obits", won the 2016 Edgar Award for best short story, and the collection itself won the 2015 Shirley Jackson Award for best collection. The paperback edition, released on October 18, 2016, includes a bonus short story, "Cookie Jar", which was published in 2016 in VQR.
Harper Lee – Go Set a Watchman (July 14; written c.1955)
Michael Livingston – The Shards of Heaven (November 24)
Tom McCarthy – Satin Island (UK)
Ian McDonald – Luna: New Moon (September 17)
Lisa McInerney – The Glorious Heresies (April)
Henning Mankell (d. October 15) – Svenska gummistövlar (Sweden; translated as After the Fire, 2017)
Toni Morrison – God Help the Child (April 21)
Ottessa Moshfegh – Eileen (August)
Haruki Murakami (村上 春樹) – Wind/Pinball: Two Novels (August 4)
Viet Thanh Nguyen – The Sympathizer
Chigozie Obioma – The Fishermen
Max Porter – Grief is the Thing with Feathers (UK, September 17)
Orhan Pamuk – A Strangeness in My Mind (October 20)
Sunjeev Sahota – The Year of the Runaways (UK, June)
John Scalzi – The End of All Things (August 11)
Roger Scruton – The Disappeared (March 5)
Joss Sheldon – Occupied (UK, October 20)
Neal Stephenson – Seveneves (May 19)
Anne Tyler – A Spool of Blue Thread
Guy Vanderhaeghe – Daddy Lenin and Other Stories
Sarai Walker – Dietland (May 26)
Hanya Yanagihara – A Little Life
Rabai al-Madhoun is a Palestinian journalist, novelist and writer. He was born in the village of al-Majdal in British Mandatory Palestine, near Ashkelon in present-day Israel. His family was driven out of Palestine in the 1948 Palestinian exodus. Madhoun grew up in the refugee camp of Khan Younis located in the Gaza Strip. He went to Alexandria University for higher education, and in 1973 turned to journalism as a career. He was also involved with the Palestinian liberation struggle in the 1970s as a member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, but quit politics in 1980 to focus on writing full-time. As a journalist, he worked in Beirut (Lebanon),Nicosia (Cyprus) and later on in London where he is now based. Currently a British citizen, Madhoun is an editor at the Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
André Alexis is a Canadian writer who grew up in Ottawa and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He has received numerous prizes including the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize.
Fifteen Dogs is a novel by Canadian writer André Alexis. Published by Coach House Books in 2015, the novel was the winner of the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2015 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, as well as the 2017 edition of Canada Reads.
Kevan Atteberry – Bunnies!!!
Sarah Crossan – One (verse, UK, August 27)
Jane Godwin – The True Story of Mary
Frances Hardinge – The Lie Tree (UK, May 7)
Moriah McStay – Everything That Makes You
Carol Morley – 7 Miles Out
Barry Moser – We Were Brothers
Lesléa Newman – Ketzel, the Cat who Composed
Jerry Pinkney – The Grasshopper & the Ants
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (August 18)
The Sword of Summer (October 6)
Bunnies!!! is a 2015 picture book by Kevan Atteberry about the interaction between Declan, a small friendly monster, and a group of four rabbits.
Sarah Crossan is an Irish author. She is best known for her books for young adults, including Apple and Rain and One, for which she has won several awards.
One is a 2015 children's novel by the author Sarah Crossan. The book was published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 27 August 2015.
Further information: 2015 in poetry
Annie Baker – John
David Hare – The Moderate Soprano
Lynn Nottage – Sweat
Tom Stoppard – The Hard Problem (UK, February 5)
Elizabeth Alexander – The Light of the World: A Memoir
Björk – Archives
Carrie Brownstein – Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl
Noam Chomsky – Because We Say So
Kate Christensen – How To Cook A Moose: A Culinary Memoir
Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips – The Misfit Economy
Isaac Deutscher – The Prophet: The Life of Leon Trotsky
Kim Gordon – Girl in a Band
Greg Grandin – Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
Chris Hedges – Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt
Tameka Hobbs - Democracy Abroad, Lynching At Home
Robert Hughes – The Spectacle of Skill: Selected Writings (November 17)
W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne – Blue Ocean Strategy (expanded edition)
B. B. Lal – The Rigvedic People: Invaders? Immigrants? or Indigenous?
Zachary Leader – The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune, 1915–1964
Mark Levin – Plunder and Deceit
Alberto Manguel – Curiosity (literary criticism)
Jay Parini – Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal
Marilynne Robinson – The Givenness of Things: Essays (October 27)
Oliver Sacks – Gratitude
Ruth Scurr – John Aubrey: My Own Life
Steve Silberman – The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Aaron Swartz – The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz (November 26, UK) [12]
Edmund de Waal – The White Road. A Pilgrimage of Sorts (porcelain)
Jim Wallis – America's Original Sin
January 1 – Miller Williams, American poet, 84 (born 1930) [13] [14]
January 4 – Michele Serros, American novelist, poet, and staff writer, 48 (born 1966) [15] [16]
January 10 – Robert Stone, American novelist, 77 (born 1937) [17]
January 12 – John Bayley, novelist and critic, 89 (born 1925) [18]
January 25 – John Leggett, American author and academic, 97 (born 1917)
January 27 – Suzette Haden Elgin, American linguist and science fiction author, 78 (born 1936) [19]
January 28 – Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic, 90 (born 1924)
January 29 – Colleen McCullough, Australian author, 77 (born 1937) [20]
André Brink, South African novelist and professor of literature, (born 1935)
Assia Djebar, Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker, (born 1936)
February 14 – Philip Levine, American poet laureate, 87 (born 1928) [21] [22]
Fritz J. Raddatz, German feuilleton writer, essayist and biographer (suicide, born 1931) [23]
Avijit Roy, Bangladeshi-American writer, 42 (stabbed, born 1972) [24]
February 28 – Yaşar Kemal, Turkish writer and intellectual (born 1923)
March 12 – Sir Terry Pratchett, English author of fantasy novels, 66 (posterior cortical atrophy, born 1948) [25]
March 18 – Grace Ogot, Kenyan writer, 84 (born 1930)
March 26 – Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and Nobel prizewinner, 83 (born 1931) [26] [27]
April 9 – Ivan Doig, American novelist, 75 (born 1939). [28]
Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist, 74 (lung cancer, born 1940)
Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and Nobel prizewinner, 87 (lung infection, born 1927)
May 2 – Ruth Rendell, English crime and thriller writer, 85 (born 1930) [29]
June 19 – James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer, 90 (born 1925) [30] [31]
July 21 – E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, 84 (born 1931)
July 31 – Alan Cheuse, American writer and radio reviewer, 75 (born 1940)
August 30 – Oliver Sacks, British neurologist and author ( Awakenings ), 82 (born 1933) [32] [33]
October 2 – Brian Friel, Irish playwright and short-story writer, 86 (born 1929)
October 5 – Henning Mankell, Swedish novelist, children's author and playwright, 67 (born 1948)
Gamal El-Ghitani, Egyptian novelist and cultural critic, 70 (born 1945) [34]
Paul West, English-born American novelist, poet and essayist, 85 (born 1930) [35]
November 30:
Dan Fante, American author and playwright, 71 (born 1944)
Hazel Holt, English novelist, 87 (born 1928)
November 30 – Fatema Mernissi, Moroccan scholar and writer, 75 (born 1940) [36]
December 5 – William McIlvanney, Scottish novelist, short-story writer and poet, 79 (born 1936)
December 9 – Akiyuki Nosaka, Japanese writer ( Grave of the Fireflies ), 85 (born 1930)
Akutagawa Prize, Japan: Masatsugu Ono for 9 Nen Mae no Inori (A Prayer Nine Years Ago) [37]
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, U.S.: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction: How to Be Both by Ali Smith [38]
Caine Prize for African Writing: Namwali Serpell, "The Sack"
Camões Prize, Portugal: Hélia Correia
Dayne Ogilvie Prize, Canada: Alex Leslie
Desmond Elliott Prize, U.K.: Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller [39]
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature: The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri, India
Folio Prize, U.K.: Family Life by Akhil Sharma [40]
German Book Prize: Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969 by Frank Witzel
Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings, Macedonia: Bei Dao (China) [41]
Goldsmiths Prize, U.K.: Beatlebone by Kevin Barry [42]
Gordon Burn Prize, U.K.: In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile by Dan Davies [43]
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, Canada: Guy Vanderhaeghe, Daddy Lenin and Other Stories
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, Canada: Nicolas Dickner, Six degrés de liberté
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française: Les Prépondérants by Hédi Kaddour; 2084: la fin du monde by Boualem Sansal
International Prize for Arabic Fiction: The Italian by Shukri Mabkhout, Tunisia
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: Harvest by Jim Crace
Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award: Blue Is the Night by Eoin McNamee [44]
Man Booker Prize: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Miguel de Cervantes Prize: Fernando del Paso
Miles Franklin Award: The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna [45]
National Book Award for Fiction, U.S.: Fortune Smiles By Adam Johnson
Nobel Prize in Literature: Svetlana Alexievich, Belarus
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish
PEN Center USA 2015 Fiction Award: Robert Thomas, Bridge [46]
Premio Planeta de Novela, Spain: Hombres desnudos by Alicia Giménez-Bartlett; La isla de Alice by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Premio Strega, Italy: Nicola Lagioia
Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing, U. S.: David Hackett Fischer
Prix Goncourt: Boussole by Mathias Énard
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, U.S.: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr [47]
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: U.S.: Digest by Gregory Pardlo
RBC Taylor Prize, Canada: They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Canada: André Alexis, Fifteen Dogs
Russian Booker Prize: Vera by Alexander Snegirev
SAARC Literary Award: Sitakant Mahapatra, Selina Hossain, Suman Pokhrel, Nisar Ahmad Chaudhary, Aryan Aroon
Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, U.K.: Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman
Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada: André Alexis, Fifteen Dogs
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, U.K.: The Ten Thousand Things by John Spurling
Whiting Awards, U.S.: Fiction: Leopoldine Core, Dan Josefson, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi; Nonfiction: Elena Passarello; Plays: Lucas Hnath, Anne Washburn; Poetry: Anthony Carelli, Aracelis Girmay, Jenny Johnson, Roger Reeves
W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction, U.S.: Redeployment by Phil Klay [48]
Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award: Ryszard Krynicki [49]
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Louise Erdrich is an American author, writer of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribe of the Anishinaabe.
Canadian literature is literature originating from Canada. Canadian writers have produced a variety of genres. Influences on Canadian writers are broad, both geographically and historically.
This article presents lists of literary events and publications in 1953.
This article presents a list of the literary events and publications in 1974.
Bernardine Evaristo, MBE FRSL FRSA, FEA, is the award-winning author of eight books of fiction and verse fiction. Her other writing includes short fiction, drama, poetry, essays, literary criticism, and projects for stage and radio. Two of her books have been adapted into BBC Radio 4 dramas. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London and Vice-Chair of the Royal Society of Literature.
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Running to God
Aged 15, Scott Watson had become, in his words, "a bit of a tearaway".
He says: "I started doing all kinds of things, like burgling houses. My nan just couldn't hack it anymore."
Scott didn't know his dad as a child, and his mum left home when he was only three years old. He was raised by his grandma in her flat in London.
"My mum didn't really take responsibility on that well." he says, "I can clearly remember the night that she left. I was at my nan's, I was in the front room with my uncle, she stuck her head around the door and said 'I'll be back in a bit' and that was it."
A bright spot in his early life was his friendship with Jamie, the son of a pastor. Jamie's dad was the pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Forest Hill, so Scott used to go along with his friend. Scott says he "always believed in God, from a young age."
"I used to pray every night as a kid, always for different things. I used to pray for my Mum quite a lot."
As he grew up, Scott's grandma often tried to get him to not stay out too late, but he became frustrated and started to rebel. At a loss for what to do, Scott's grandma phoned Jamie's dad, the pastor, asking for help. They agreed to let Scott stay at their house for a bit.
"They took me in and I just ran away." says Scott, "Eventually, my auntie tracked me down and took me back to hers. I went to Jamie's house to pick up my stuff and just before I left, his mum gave me a book called 'Run Baby Run' by Nicky Cruz."
Scott then went to live with his uncle in east London. His uncle was part of the Jesus Fellowship Church in Forest Gate at the time, but Scott struggled with going to church because there wasn't anyone else his age. He couldn't connect with anything.
So Scott ran away, to his aunt in Rochester. She didn't want him to stay, but allowed him a few days, "just to figure something out". Running away was becoming a pattern in Scott's life, but it was at this point that he remembered the book he'd been given.
"I started reading 'Run Baby Run', because I realised that I needed to do something positive in my life."
'Run Baby Run' tells the story of the conversion of Nicky Cruz, the leader of the infamous Mau-Maus, a gang in New York.
"I would never compare myself to someone like Nicky Cruz," says Scott, "But I was reading it, thinking, I could easily end up going down this road. That had a bit of an effect on me. I really met Jesus through reading it and praying 'God, make something better in my life'."
Following this prayer, Scott moved back to live with his uncle and got more involved with church, including 'London Jesus Day', an event in central London and Roundwood Park. During that weekend, Scott looked at the people around him and thought, "There's something so different here". He watched people getting baptised in the evening and knew God was calling him to do the same.
"I really met Jesus. As I was getting baptised, I knew that He was setting me free from everything that had gone before."
Life seemed to improve for Scott after that, but it wasn't "all rosy". He ended up living by himself in supported accommodation in West London. He was only 17 at the time. It was "a bit daunting, really".
"I didn't know how to look after myself and ended up getting back into bad habits. I was shoplifting and all that kind of stuff. At the time my uncle was living up in Northampton; he rang me up out of the blue and asked me if I was alright and I just wasn't."
Scott went to stay with his uncle and attended a festival weekend with the Jesus Fellowship. He felt accepted by everyone and hopeful about making a change in his life, but found himself falling back into cycles of bad habits.
But God hadn't let go of Scott, and in 2005, when he was diagnosed with cancer, his friends from church became a support and strength to him like never before.
"Before then, it had felt like everything was just falling to pieces. During that time, something inside me definitely changed."
After his recovery, Scott met Jemma, and they got married. He describes this time as "when things started to change for the better" and life continues to surprise him:
"Around six or seven months ago, I remember thinking how, over the years, considering everything, I never fully accepted God's love for me in the way that He intends it to be received: a father's love. How could I accept something that I don't understand and don't know?
"I thought to myself: I just want to know my dad, even if it never really works out, I want to get to know him somehow. I prayed to God: 'if I'm meant to know him, make it happen'."
God answered Scott's prayer in an amazing way. His uncle in Croydon had been doing an open mic night at a pub for the last six months. Every week he'd been talking to the assistant manager, Doug. One day, he overheard Doug talking about working at his mum and dad's electrical store in Forest Hill. He asked Doug what his surname was and was astonished to realise that Doug was the brother of Scott's dad.
"My uncle found my dad's Facebook page and I messaged him." says Scott, "Doug had said to my uncle that my dad had throat and neck cancer but was in remission. My dad's response was very positive; on the day that my uncle met his brother, he'd been given the all-clear for the cancer. It was a mad set of events."
Scott says: "In any situation in my life, when I look back, where all hope seemed lost, Jesus was there. Every time. Just ready, waiting to receive me again. He is always there."
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Chauncey Billups to Reportedly Undergo Knee Surgery
According to the Detroit News, veteran guard Chauncey Billups will have knee surgery to repair his right meniscus:
Billups, 37, has been in and out of the lineup since early in the season, usually held out of back-to-back games to preserve his health. This injury isn't thought to be season-ending or career-threatening. The recovery time on meniscus surgeries certainly vary, as younger guards Derrick Rose (Chicago), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City) and Eric Bledsoe (Phoenix) have all suffered from different forms of the same injury.
Even though Billups is a much older player than those three, it's believed the surgery won't be as invasive and Billups should be back to playing in short order.
"Not even close (to Rose and Westbrook)," one of the sources said.
Billups signed a two-year, $5 million deal (2014-15 is a team option) this offseason to return to the Pistons, a franchise that gave him a shot in 2002 to lead a team. Billups then led the Pistons to the 2004 NBA championship, another Finals appearance a year later, and six straight trips to the Eastern Conference finals from 2003-08.
Billups has appeared in 19 games this season, averaging 3.8 points and 2.2 assists in 16.3 minutes, shooting a career-low 30 percent from the field and 29 percent from 3-point range.
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LendingClub is an online financial community that brings together creditworthy borrowers and savvy investors to help both benefit financially. Founded in 2006, the company is the world's largest online credit marketplace and has facilitated over $18 billion in loans to date, including personal and business loans, as well as education and medical financing.
Behind the scenes, the Product Analytics team at LendingClub is creating infrastructure to make the organization of over 1,000 employees as self-sufficient as possible. The team also manages A/B testing, web analytics, customer surveys, customer feedback, and SEO. Alan D'Souza, Director of Product Analytics, and Amanda Rosenberg, Senior Product Analyst, are two team members behind LendingClub's analytics implementation and strategy.
Since implementing Heap, the team has already made a big impact. In one big win, they were able to discover small points of friction in the customer experience—a find that's helped them to serve thousands of additional customers.
Searching for a better solution
Two years ago Alan joined LendingClub to lead web analytics. While the team had a solution from a well-established enterprise company in place for many years, it was used sparsely to view website visits and do light path analysis. It was never core to the team's work due to concerns about data accuracy. Also, LendingClub products and pages evolved quickly, and new pages weren't always immediately included.
According to Amanda, it was hard to get a full view of user behavior across numerous pages. "Either we'd try to find something directional to help inform our decisions, or it just was impossible to do, so we didn't have answers to all of our questions, such as, 'On this page, how many people clicked on View Agreements? And of the people who clicked on View Agreements, how many then went on to sign up or not?' That formula—'for X, how many people did Y'—was hard to analyze with our old tool, and there was little transparency into how things were being calculated."
When Alan joined, one of his first tasks was to figure out whether to stick with the established product or switch to something else.
"We realized that the old solution wasn't flexible enough for the advanced analysis we wanted to do," Alan said. "We wanted to answer questions like, 'how many people took x, y, z actions in this order.' We wanted to be able to track every click, to segment and create cohorts. For that, we needed a better, more flexible tool."
The analytics tool wishlist
Alan and team knew they wanted a tool that met the following criteria:
Event-based vs. grounded in pageviews
Quick to implement. In selecting an analytics tool, they wanted substance, not just style. One major concern was how quickly and easily they could implement it. Would the tool come ready out of the box?
Provided a more complete dataset. Experience showed Alan that "it wasn't possible to anticipate every possible question in advance. Questions would come up from across the org, such as 'How many people click on this agreement popup in the footer of this particular URL?' Those are peripheral things that I'd never think to tag." In their next tool, they wanted event tracking to be easier by not having to decide in advance what to tag.
Made raw data easy to access. No matter how great the UI in their new tool might be, LendingClub wanted access to their raw data, so they could extract it to power A/B testing, combine multiple data sources, and run predictive modeling.
When Alan started researching tools, he "simultaneously installed the Mixpanel, Amplitude, and Heap scripts. Ten minutes later, we're getting all of this data in Heap, and nothing in the others. Heap just worked. I didn't want it to work, because it was too simple—was it really that easy?"
Creating a better customer experience
After deciding to use Heap, the team began to dig into their project backlog. Amanda wanted to analyze friction points that users received when requesting loans, particularly validation errors. With a validation error, a user doesn't fill out a field in the way the system is expecting and asks the user to redo something rather than progressing them to the next step. With Heap, she could identify these, understand how many people were impacted by them, and therefore prioritize which ones engineering should solve first.
"I was like a private investigator, trying to find out why someone would get stuck," Amanda said. "When we joined validation error data with Heap data, we were able to see how many validation errors we were receiving, narrow it down to specific ones, and ask whether or not a user reached the next conversion point. For example, if someone forgot to fill out a checkbox. If a user truly didn't check a box, they'd likely just go back, click it, and move on. That may tell us we need to make the box more noticeable. But if they don't proceed, it's a signal that there may be some other friction in the process that we need to remove."
To identify what were actually validation errors vs. one-time user errors, Amanda was able to take a user's email address and user ID, go into Heap, and see how many times they received an error, tried to fix it, and where they got stuck. After that, she could see how many users experienced the error and didn't continue to the next step.
"If 300 people a day experience the same friction, we know that it's a good candidate to address. We calculate the impact of fixing that by multiplying how many people were impacted by average conversion rate," Amanda said.
Added Alan, "The improvements we've been able to make are a big deal for us. They're enabling thousands of people a week to have a slightly better experience using our site. A good number of people won't be put off by these small frictions and will complete the task anyway, but if even 10 or 20 people a day get through who would otherwise have given up, that's 10 or 20 more families that are one step closer to freedom from credit card debt or growing their business. That means a lot, for them and for us."
Insights from combining data sources in Redshift
In addition, the team has been using Heap for A/B test tracking and detailed persona creation. In both cases, Alan and Amanda pull multiple data sources into Redshift alongside their raw Heap data to glean deeper insights. With A/B testing, they can enrich Heap data with testing control information, export it to Redshift, and model it however they'd like.
"You can go beyond the data you typically see with A/B testing to look at every down-funnel and non-test page action. We're still just scratching the surface, but will soon be able to form a complete picture around A/B testing analytics on top of our raw Heap data," Alan said.
By combining Heap data in Redshift with user data that lives in their database (e.g. credit score, location, age, etc.), they're creating holistic user personas to see how demographics impact site patterns. Because a big portion of traffic to their site comes from mobile, the team is using Heap to inform how to optimize the mobile loan application experience.
"In researching site patterns, we wanted to identify whether people preferred starting and completing applications on desktop, mobile, or a mix of both. That's very important, because it informs whether you should optimize an experience for people switching devices, or make each flow the best it can be without worrying about cross-device consistency," Alan said.
Making everyone data-informed
Beyond their big wins with validation error analysis, A/B testing, and persona development, Alan and Amanda most enjoy the unexpected workflow changes that come from using Heap. Namely, fewer meetings and faster decision-making. The team is building out lightweight dashboards for the rest of the company, but also wants to help everyone go into Heap and explore raw data themselves.
"People are conditioned by incumbents to want these big metrics like page summary," Alan said. "But those aren't actionable. What improves things for our customers are specific questions, which is why we want to spend as little time as possible on these high-level, feel-good numbers and more time on the specific things that create value day-to-day. Heap is the only tool I've encountered that lets everyone instantly answer business questions."
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Jerusalem, under King Zedekiah, had recovered a measure of strength after its capture by Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BC, and false prophets were prophesying a period of divine favor (see Jer. 28:1-4).
These reports reached the exiles in Babylon, and the burden of Ezekiel's message at this time was that, on the contrary, Jerusalem was about to experience God's judgments.
The closing verses of chapter 3 are best regarded as an introduction to the prophecies of chapters 4-24, which all relate to the approaching judgment on Jerusalem. During this time the prophet was commanded to live in seclusion, as if bound and dumb, except when God gave him some message to deliver (3:25-27).
In chapters 4:1- 5:4 the prophet is directed to show by four symbolic actions the impending siege of Jerusalem, with its privations and sufferings, and also the plight of those who would be carried into exile after the city's fall. What were these actions?
Which of them refer to the siege, and which to the sufferings of those who would be carried into captivity?
Cf. 4:13; Hos. 9:3, 4.
(c) the purposes of the terrible judgment that was about to fall upon Jerusalem?
Some Christians are less Christian in their lives than many who reject or ignore Christ. In the light of these verses, what can we infer to be God's attitude to this sad fact?
4:10, 11. Food restricted to eight ounces, and water to two pints or less. Cf. 4:16.
4:15. Animals dung was, and still is, a recognized form of fuel in the East.


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March 18, 2014 (Montgomery, AL). Monarch Investments Group, L.L.C., the rapidly expanding Atlanta-based real estate firm, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Promenade Montgomery and Promenade Montgomery North shopping centers in Montgomery, Alabama.
Promenade Montgomery is a community center anchored by Winn-Dixie, HH Gregg, Guitar Center, Goody's, Tuesday Morning, Dollar Tree, Arby's and Chick-fil-A, among other national chains. Promenade Montgomery North is a nearby community center anchored by Home Depot, with national tenants such as Harbor Freight Tools, FedEx Kinko's, Subway and Republic Finance. Together the centers have over 270,000 square feet of retail space.
"We are excited to expand the Monarch footprint into Alabama for the first time and are already working on another acquisition in the market," stated Monarch's Managing Principal, Stephen M. LaMastra. "We are thrilled to further expand our relationships with current anchor tenants such as HH Gregg, Goody's and Dollar Tree, while adding great national retailers like Guitar Center, Rainbow, The Avenue, and Tuesday Morning to that list."
Monarch acquired the property from Garrison Investment Group of New York. Financing for the transactions was provided by regular Monarch financing partner A10 Capital, along with new partner RAIT Financial Trust.
With the addition of the Montgomery properties, Monarch and its affiliates now own and manage over 1,100,000 square feet of retail space and reached that milestone in little more than a year since LaMastra arrived at Monarch.
Monarch plans to acquire $200 million of properties in 2014 and $500 million by 2016.
Monarch is an affiliate of Atlanta-based Crown Holdings Group, founded in 2009. Crown plans to grow into "one of the most active real estate companies in the southeastern U.S." over the next two years, according to co-founders Moshe Manoah and Blair Schlossberg.
Monarch Investments is actively seeking retail shopping centers located in the United States. Please contact Stephen M. LaMastra at (770) 391-1233 for more information.
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Many of us know that too much sugar in our diet is not healthy, so we have cut back on sugar. If you are like us here at ProcuraMed, you may have switched more to artificial sweeteners. But is this the best approach?
A new study from Canada casts doubt on that. Here we first discuss this new research on sweeteners, and that they actually might lead to weight gain. And then we suggest a way to deal with sweeteners in general, without turning back to adding more sugar.
The study, just published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, was a "meta-study", in which the researchers analyzed 37 previous studies (totaling 405, 907 people) on how artificial sweeteners affect our bodies. They combined the results to reach their grand conclusions.
The people who consumed one or more artificially sweetened beverages per day were actually slightly MORE likely to gain weight, develop high blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and have cardiovascular "events" (such as heart attacks), than people who did not use sweeteners.
Researchers call such results "counterintuitive" but that's what the analysis showed. Does this mean we should go back to sugar? No. But first, why could sweeteners, with no calories, possibly cause us to gain weight?
Fortunately, many other studies have been done essentially proving that sweeteners do NOT lead to cancer, as some people might think. However, if this current study is correct, sweetener use does NOT help people lose weight.
Do we have to give up everything?
Make your own decision, but we here at ProcuraMed are, drop by drop, slowly cutting down on our use of sweeteners. Sodas we have mostly already cut out. We also use sugar in reduced quantities. Nobody is perfect, and—as many people say, life is not worth living if you have to give up everything. We just do the best we can to minimize the unhealthy things in life, and maximize the healthy things, like exercise and good food.
Fruit juice is really not very healthy—what are the alternatives?


SAP empowers companies to master digitalization. At the SAP Design AppHaus in Korea, visitors also learn how they can change their work culture.
I meet Christopher in the SAP Design AppHaus in Korea. In July 2016, SAP opened its third AppHaus worldwide and its first in the APJ region,which is also responsible for Greater China, here on the Pangyo Startup Campus in the South Korean capital Seoul. We sit on stylish bar stools. Behind us is a kitchen. In front of us, designers are working at big Apple computer screens. The rooms are open and snazzily furnished.
The 15 employees at the SAP Design AppHaus have so far received more than 7,000 guests. They have held workshops with customers, partners, and representatives from universities and public administration, and familiarized their visitors with the concept of design-led development.
"People's first reaction when they come in here is always: 'Wow, this is SAP?'" says Christopher.
To do this, a different form of communication had to be established at the SAP Design AppHaus, too.
Since then, the colleagues at the SAP Design AppHaus have been on first-name terms, using titles is off-limits. And that doesn't go unnoticed by visitors.
"We're increasingly being asked by companies whether we can show them how to foster such an open and creative working atmosphere," Christopher reports. This is because there's a growing realization among Korean executives that a work culture based on principles that worked during the past 30 or 40 years won't necessarily take them forward – at least not fast enough.
Using this approach, Christopher and his colleagues in the SAP Design AppHaus work on customer projects using the SAP Fiori design language to increase the adoption of the SAP solutions, and helping customers develop new business models by applying design thinking principles. They make it clear to their business partners that it's important to give all employees the opportunity to contribute ideas, that it's acceptable to build rapid prototypes that are not perfect, and that — crucially — it's also okay to admit to errors and, if necessary, pull the plug on a project if it's going in the wrong direction.
Of course, the Korean economy is influenced by cultural aspects other than language; for example, the values of Confucianism, including respect for authority and the desire for harmony, which makes it difficult for people to disagree with opinions of their superiors. Nevertheless, Christopher finds that the visitors to the SAP Design AppHaus in Korea are very keen to learn what adjustments they can make so that employees work and interact with each other differently.
In the kitchen behind us, some of the employees are preparing their lunch. I remember the quote attributed to Peter F. Drucker, the influential pioneer of management consultancy, and I wonder: Is it true today that culture eats strategy for breakfast – and digital transformation for lunch?


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Video: Trump Supporter Flips As DC Police Allegedly Refuse To Call For Backup And Allows "Extremists" To Incite A Riot At U.S. Capitol
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The former chief of U.S. Capitol Police says security officials at the House and Senate rebuffed his early requests to call in the National Guard ahead of a demonstration in support of President Trump that turned into a deadly attack on Congress.
Former chief Steven Sund — who resigned his post last week after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for him to step down — made the assertions in an interview with The Washington Post published Sunday.
Sund contradicts claims made by officials after Wednesday's assault on Capitol Hill. Sund's superiors said previously that the National Guard and other additional security support could have been provided, but no one at the Capitol requested it.
Sund told the Post that House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving was concerned with the "optics" of declaring an emergency ahead of the protests and rejected a National Guard presence. He says Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger recommended that he informally request the Guard to be ready in case it was needed to maintain security.
Like Sund, Irving and Stenger have also since resigned their posts.
Yet, so many questions surrounding the riots at the Capitol!
A video that was sent to us by one of our readers, raises suspicions that the Capitol police acted "slow" and could have prevented the breach if they called for support earlier.
In the video, we mentioned, you can see a Trump supporter yelling at the police for not calling for a backup.
Video below:
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Why the police didn't call for backup earlier and why the national guard wasn't there to increase the security, are questions that raise a lot of suspicion about who incited the riots.
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