New IRRI report on the causes of exile of Burundian asylum seekers (Kampala, 24 August 2017) International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) today published a new report about the causes of exile of Burundian asylum-seekers.The research shows that Burundians continue to leave their country because of the ongoing threats and abuses by members of the Imbonerakure and the killings and enforced disappearances of their family members.
Some came to Uganda, because of the difficult situation for Burundian refugees in Tanzania.
"If the Burundian authorities are serious about promoting the return of refugees, they must reign in the Imbonerakure and ensure accountability for abuses committed since the beginning of the political crisis, including through cooperation with international efforts." Since the political crisis erupted in April 2015, accompanied by serious violence and repression, almost 420,000 Burundians have left their country.
In June 2017, IRRI interviewed 30 who had recently arrived in Uganda.
They described how they were severely tortured in detention, how their family members were brutally killed or how they continued to suffer because of the fate of family members arrested by the Imbonerakure, a militia affiliated to the ruling party.
Five, including one man, said they had been gang raped.For a small minority, economic motives also played a role in the decision to leave Burundi, but always in combination with other reasons.Burundians in Uganda who came from Tanzania complained about limited legal and physical protection, the difficult humanitarian situation and strained relations with host communities and Tanzanian authorities.President Magufuli of Tanzania recently announced the suspension of registration and naturalisation of Burundian refugees and has also called on them to return to Burundi.While the situation in Uganda appears better, some refugees had concerns regarding protection issues, insufficient non-food items and difficulties in accessing to specialised medical care.The majority of the refugees IRRI spoke to, mentioned three conditions that would need to be in place before they would consider returning: the dismantlement of the Imbonerakure militia, political change and accountability for abuses, especially those committed since April 2015.


text:
Will voters punish Trump over tariffs?
Tweet Share More
President Trump Donald John TrumpAmash responds to 'Send her back' chants at Trump rally: 'This is how history's worst episodes begin' McConnell: Trump 'on to something' with attacks on Dem congresswomen Trump blasts 'corrupt' Puerto Rico's leaders amid political crisis MORE's recent tariffs on multiple countries, including key U.S. allies, could hurt him at the ballot box.
"The problem with all of this politically and economically is that that ends up hurting consumers. So we see that there are huge majorities of voters saying, especially in battleground districts, that this is going to mean something for their wallets," Democratic pollster Nancy Zdunkewicz, who is the managing director at Democracy Corps, told Hill TV's Joe Concha on "What America's Thinking" on Tuesday.
"The costs of goods and services is going to go up," she added. "A majority say that this will have a negative impact on jobs."
A survey conducted in June by SSRS indicated that 63 percent of respondents said they preferred maintaining good relations with allies over protecting domestic industries.
Trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries have ratcheted up in recent weeks amid the tariffs from Trump, which have come over the objections of multiple Republican lawmakers.
In May, the president established tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, prompting multiple challenges with the World Trade Organization.
Trump also hit China last week with steep tariffs on about $34 billion worth of products, an escalation of tit-for-tat levies between Washington and Beijing.
— Julia Manchester
What America's Thinking: July 18, 2019
Nearly half of Americans in a new poll say they believe the Trump administration has had a negative impact on the environment, an issue that Democratic presidential candidates have seized on in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
Support for citizenship question slips in new poll
The number of Americans who support adding a citizenship question to the U.S. Census has slipped in recent months, according to a Hill-HarrisX survey released Wednesday.
Almost half of voters say elected officials shouldn't be allowed to block Twitter followers
Almost half of Americans say elected officials should not be allowed to block followers on Twitter, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll.
Biden support slips below 30 percent in new poll
Former Vice President Joe Biden's support in the latest Hill-HarrisX poll of Democratic voters has fallen below 30 percent, his lowest mark in the survey so far.
Poll: 73 percent of Americans say women's national soccer team should receive equal pay
A overwhelming majority of Americans said in a poll released on Friday that the U.S. women's national soccer team should receive about the same pay as the men's team.
Nearly half of voters less likely to support lawmakers who back ObamaCare repeal
Almost half of Americans say they are less likely to support lawmakers who are in favor of repealing ObamaCare, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll.
1 week 1 day ago
Trump approval rating ticks up to 47 percent
President Trump's approval rating has ticked slightly upward, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll released on Wednesday.
What America's Thinking: July 9, 2019
Poll: Majority of voters say racial segregation persists in America
A majority of Americans say racial segregation persists across the U.S., decades after the civil rights movement, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.
Poll: Plurality backs criminal prosecutions for illegal border crossings
More Americans say they favor criminal prosecutions for people who illegally cross the border than punishing them with civil fines, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll.
Poll: 36 percent of voters say DC, Puerto Rico should get statehood
More than a third of voters say they believe Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico should be granted statehood, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Poll: One-third of Americans say news media is the 'enemy of the people'
One-third of Americans say the news media is "the enemy of the people," according to a new Hill-Harris X poll survey.
Harris surges past Warren to claim third place in post-debate poll
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) surged past Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to rank third in the Democratic field after the first primary debate last week, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll.
What America's Thinking: June 28, 2019

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Home / The Sims 4
The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs
Cheats & Hack
The Sims 2018
The Sims 4 Laundry Day Stuff
The Sims FreePlay
Sims 4 mods
The Sims 4 Update
The Sims 4 Pets
The Sims 4 City Living
The Sims 4 All Additions
The Sims 4 Last Version
If you want to play a cool life simulator, welcome to The Sims 4. That's a 4th life simulator in The Sims series. Its official release took place in 2014. The game doesn't have any certain plot, and the gameplay doesn't have a certain aim. A player is able to control up to eight characters he has created or chosen. He makes them complete different tasks, including meeting their needs, activities directed on earning money and creating relationships with other characters. A building editor helps create a building in the desired style and accommodate it with any furniture. Your created sims will live in those buildings.
The task of the developers was to improve artificial intelligence of the characters. It was developed taking into account it will be played even on very weak computers. For that purpose, the developers decided to restrict the world openness, as it was in The Sims3, and use a special style requiring details and textures minimalism. It was also decided to add multiple visual effects to the game and lights. The game was deprived various elements of the basic gameplay because of a low budget.
The critics' reviews were really mixed. The advantages praised were improved editor of the characters and building, the improved intelligence of the characters, beautiful graphics, and surrounding world. Major disadvantages are small playing world, raw overall game, strong gameplay limits, and multiple errors.
The playing process contains a life simulator. You control one or more characters, meet their needs and desires. Each of the town citizens (sims) has his own mind, emotions, personality, and unique appearance. There are two scales of relationships between people, romance and friendship.
As you start a new game, you can choose among existing families from Newcrest, Oasis Springs, and Willow Creek towns, or create a new one. Their age can be absolutely different, from a kid to aged people. The editor contains 24 skin shades and 18 hair shades. It allows to change the features and body forms, but not their height. Each of the sims has his life objectives and personality traits, affecting his further behavior and desires. You can change his life objective anytime in a life mode. If you create several sims, you can make them relatives or spouses. It's possible to see genetics and all the relatives (even the deceased ones) of each character in his relationships menu. One family cannot have more than 8 people.
2018 © sims4games.com


text:
Tag: Harlequinade
A Night at the Pantomime
Published on December 24, 2018 December 26, 2018 by milliethom20 Comments
One of the Christmas traditions we still hold on to in the UK is that of the yearly pantomime – or 'panto', as it is often called. Last year, we decided to make our first visit to the pantomime in many years, and headed into Lincoln to see Aladdin at the New Theatre Royal.
Having enjoyed it so much, we decided to see if this year's production, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, was as much fun. We weren't disappointed. Unfortunately, as last year, we weren't allowed to take any photos once the production had started, but we were told it would be okay to take photos from around the theatre once all the spectators had left. This photo of the stage screen (for want of the correct name) was taken before the show started, and because it doesn't show any people, I decided it should be okay:
These are a few more photos from around the theatre and foyer:
The New Theatre Royal is a very special place to the people of Lincoln. The Victorian theatre was built in 1893 on the site of a previous theatre built in 1806 which had been destroyed by fire. (The old, 1806 theatre was, in turn, a rebuild of an even older Lincoln theatre built in 1764 – though not on the same site.) The 1893 theatre was falling rapidly into a state of disrepair when the current owners bought it in 2016. After extensive refurbishment and modernisation, this Grade II listed building now looks fabulous. Snow White is the third pantomime produced here since the theatre was restored – the interior design created to resemble the 1893 interior as closely as possible. We didn't take any photos of the outside, but I found this one on Wikipedia:
Frontage of the New Theatre Royal, Lincoln. 2 Feb. 2017. Source/Author: New Theatre Royal
We were also told we could take photos from the brochure, so here are three of the cast – a mix of professional actors and comedians, resident stars and local groups.
The Cast, including the Unicorn Fairy (centre) the Huntsman (back left) Snow White, Nurse Flossy and her pantomime son. The last two are comedians
The Wicked Witch
So, what exactly is a pantomime, and what can we expect when we go to see one?
The actual word pantomime is formed from two words: panto+mime, which means 'all kinds' of 'mime'. It is a type of musical comedy designed for family entertainment. In many countries outside of Britain, pantomime usually refers to mime alone, whereas here it includes songs, bawdy jokes, slapstick, topical humour and dancing, all wrapped around the telling of a story, loosely based on a well-known fable, fairy story or folk tale. Some of the most popular stories include Cinderella, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Dick Whittington, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Babes in the Wood and Peter Pan. They are performed over the Christmas and New Year season in many towns and cities across the UK, as well as a few other English speaking countries and France. Some of the larger, city theatres employ professional actors, but there are many pantomimes produced by smaller theatres and amateur dramatic societies.
Pantomime has a long history in Western culture, dating back to the classical theatre. It is generally accepted that British pantomime stems from the masques of Tudor and Stuart times. In the 14th century, masques were performed in the large houses of the rich and were either spoken dramas or musical mime. The timing of the British pantomime at Christmas – with the principal boy played by a girl and the Dame by a man – may have originated in the Feast of Fools in Tudor times. This was presided over by the 'Lord of Misrule' and involved much drinking and rowdy merrymaking.
Hare chasing, riding a dog. Medieval tile found at the Friary Derby, UK. Source: The Reliquary, vol 3 no.2 Oct 1862. Author: Llewellynn Jewitt. Public Domain
The idea of the selection of the Lord of Misrule himself is thought to have originated in the days of mighty Rome, when masters allowed servants to be in charge for a while during the mid-winter festival of Saturnalia. The result? Chaos reigned.
There is so much more to the history of pantomime than I have outlined here – from the days of Roman pantomime at Saturnalia to the origins of a 17th century French comic genre called the Harlequinade. The latter is the part of a pantomime in which the characters of the Harlequin and Clown play the main parts. Until the 19th century, the harlequinade was an important part of British pantomime. For anyone interested, there are many online sites to delve into.
Pantomime F Warne & Co. 1890. Author: User Wetman on en Wikipedia. Public Domain
Pantomime contains certain key elements that spectators expect to see in every performance. In addition to a strong story line, slapstick (custard pies, silly costumes etc.) and music and dance, a few of those elements are:
Audience participation. This usually includes the audience booing the villain every time he/she appears, shouting out 'He's behind you!' when a wolf or villain arrives on stage and taking part in the two-way argument: 'Oh yes he is!' . . . 'Oh no it isn't!'
Goodies and baddies – and the villain is always defeated by the end of the show. Baddies include characters like Captain Hook in Peter Pan and the Wicked Queen in Snow White. The goodies all live 'happily ever after'.
A group of juveniles, generally as singers and dancers, but not always. It the version of Snow White that we saw, youngsters played the seven dwarfs, although there were a few older 'teenagers' amongst the dancers.
Comical fights and chases, during which the audience warning shouts of 'He's behind you' come into play.
Role reversal/gender-crossing actors – men dressed as women and women as men. Examples of men dressed as women are Widow Twankey in Aladdin , and the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella. Also in Cinderella we have a woman playing a male called 'Buttons'.
A key, gender-crossing character in every pantomime is the 'Dame', a man outrageously dressed as a woman and whose performance is exaggerated and extravagant. Widow Twankey in Aladdin and and Nurse Flossy in Snow White are examples, as is this 'large' female from an 1887 production of Babes in the Wood. I'll make no comment regarding the appearance of the 'child' other than, 'Oink, oink'!
Dan Leno and Herbert Campbell in costume for the 1897 pantomime, The babes in the Wood at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Source: The Sketch, Illustrated London News, 19 January 1898. Public Domain.
The Dame is generally played by an oldish, unattractive man who interacts with the two principal characters and is instrumental to the plot and the happy ending. It is thought that role reversal may have also evolved from the 'Feast of Fools' of Tudor times, in which the Lord of Misrule created an unruly, raucous event involving role reversal, a lot of drinking and noisy festivities. As I mentioned above, the whole idea probably originated in the Roman festival of Saturnalia.
The New Theatre Royal continues to be a popular venue in Lincoln. There are shows during the year, and in 2019 they kick off with The Variety Show on January 26 and The Wizard of Oz over the Easter period (April 13-23). And next Christmas, we can look forward to the pantomime, Robin Hood, for which bookings can already be made! Yes, pantomime continues to be a popular as ever in Lincoln – and by no means is the New Theatre Royal the only place to see one – but it is nice and comfortable, and full of old world charm…
Categories Customs and Traditions•Tags christmas, Christmas Entertainment, Harlequinade, Lincoln UK, Lord of Misrule, New Theatre Royal Lincoln, Pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Harlequin, The Wicked Queen


Research shows awareness amongst the UK's 4.1 million small businesses managing energy contracts is limited. Over 61% of companies are on expensive tariffs that are often 60% or higher than the cheapest standard market rates.
Spending just 30 seconds completing a quote saves SMEs on average £2,300 per year.
SME pricing comparisons take less than one minute every 12 months to select the best possible tariff. Read our advice guide on managing contracts, choosing your supplier, and switching if required. Businesses rolled over could save on average 65% to 85% just by moving onto standard tariffs.
Save money on energy bills with this guide to lowering consumption and tariff rates. Some are obvious, but did you know that swapping desktop computers for laptops could save £1,400 per year on just 10 computers? Introducing efficiencies costs nothing, but ultimately saves thousands each year.
Micro electricity prices are extremely competitive amongst the energy companies. Ofgem rules help avoid signing up to the wrong contracts. It's still your responsibility to check contractual obligations and switch your tariff each year. Read our guide to keep average bills at £2,300 per year.
No standing charge contracts are rare for small businesses, but do exist. Normally 03 and 04 metered customers pay 21p to 23p per day, no matter your level of usage. Max-demand users could pay up to 100p per day. Our no standing charge guide shows what's on offer.
Guide to switching gas and electricity contracts. Unlike residential customers, contracts need formally terminating prior to taking out a new agreement. If you're comparing prices yourself, then it's critical you follow these methods. If you don't, you may invoke expensive out of contract rates.
Market research analysis data highlights industry trends on companies switching supplier and those that don't. 64% of respondents report they don't plan to switch in the next 12 months. They're potentially missing a percentage of the estimated £1.8 Billion overpaid annually by UK businesses.
Small business owners can contact our dedicated team on 0800 690 6008 with any questions about switching, obtaining quotes, or efficiency measures.


text:
U.S. Shield Proposals Fail to Sway Kremlin
Nov. 13 2008 00:00
The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected U.S. proposals aimed at easing concerns over a missile-defense system in Europe and said it would try again to resolve the dispute once Barack Obama is in the White House.
Russia says the planned U.S. system will threaten its national security and that the administration of George W. Bush, who leaves office in January, has failed to allay its concerns.
"Russia is ready to cooperate with the United States on European security but considers the proposals that were sent insufficient," an unidentified Kremlin official told Russian news agencies. "We will not give our agreement to these proposals, and we will speak to the new administration."
The Kremlin press office declined to comment.
The Bush administration "is intent on putting the new U.S. president in a hopeless situation, so that he should take responsibility for what they concocted without him," the source said.
President Dmitry Medvedev said last week that he planned to deploy missile systems near Poland's border if the United States goes forward with its plans to install elements of the proposed missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Washington says the missile-defense system is needed to protect the United States against missile strikes from what it calls rogue states, specifically Iran.
President-elect Obama has said he would make sure the system had been proven to work before deploying it — a more cautious approach than that of the Bush administration, which has been pressing to have the system operational as soon as possible.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this weekend after meetings with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the latest U.S. proposals were insufficient. The United States had proposed confidence-building measures that included allowing Russian representatives access to sites where the missile system is to be deployed and providing real-time video-monitoring of activities at the sites.
In Brussels, Russia's ambassador to the European Union said Medvedev's speech had been intended as a signal to the Obama administration.
"Russia has been warning the international community for many months that we would have to react," Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov told reporters ahead of an EU-Russia summit Friday in Nice, France. "I don't want to prejudge any decision that President-elect Obama will be taking, but I believe it's best for him to know what to expect from Russia in case this decision is taken."
A U.S. official said separately that the United States and Russia would begin talks Thursday on finding a successor to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expires at the end of next year.
She said the talks would take place in the U.S. and Russian diplomatic missions in Geneva and last until Nov. 21.
The official spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to be quoted by name.
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said the U.S. State Department's third-ranked official, William Burns, met with Lavrov, Kremlin foreign policy aide Sergei Prikhodko and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.
Reuters, AP


text:
CBA apologises for grooming handbook
This was published 15 years ago
December 6, 2005 — 2.59am
The Commonwealth Bank has apologised to staff for official guidelines that recommend employees wear flesh-coloured knickers, trim nose hair and get regular haircuts.
Presented free of charge to customer serving staff this year, the Commonwealth Bank's "Grooming Handbook" advises female workers not to pull on a pair of shiny stockings because they tend to make legs look "larger".
Rings should be restricted to two per hand while earrings should be no larger than a 10 cent piece, the handbook says.
It also suggests that staff attend to unwanted facial hair, which has a propensity to sprout as people age.
The Commonwealth Bank on Monday said the grooming handbook was intended as a guide only.
"The guidelines are just that, guidelines. They should be seen in that context," said Hugh Harley, group executive of retail banking services.
"The guide was developed in response to staff interest in personal presentation and I apologise to any staff who may have been offended or who do not feel comfortable discussing such matters."
The bank, which has been holding workshops to show staff the "full potential" of their new corporate attire, was proud of the way its staff presented to the public, Mr Harley said in a statement.
The guidelines were put together by a consultancy called Corporate Intelligence.


text:
The Tahrir Square Moment
Constitution, pg 1
The Bill of Rights (1791)
Amendments XI-XXVII
Ways to Engage
Budget Policy
The Civic Arena
Future Voting
Media Freedoms
The Middle Class
Federal Court orders release of Mueller Grand Jury materials
In a stunning, detailed, historically sourced, and overwhelming rebuke to the Trump administration's arguments, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell of the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C., has ordered the Department of Justice to turn over grand jury materials from Robert Mueller's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The 75-page ruling rejected Trump administration arguments that the President is immune to prosecution, and even to investigation, while in office. Among the most important elements in the ruling were:
The finding that the President enjoys no immunity to criminal investigation while in office.
The finding that impeachment is a judicial process—effectively requiring lawmakers who would otherwise be entitled to act from political leanings to put those biases and factional interests aside.
The finding that the ongoing closed depositions are legal and appropriate, given the need to gather and verify evidence before proceeding to public impeachment hearings.
The finding that grand jury materials must be released to avoid injustice.
The finding that the 1973 Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel memo—which says the President cannot be indicted while in office—does not have the weight of law.
The finding that key questions of Mr. Trump's possibly demonstrable guilt in a series of criminal conspiracies could be clarified in the documents ordered to be released.
There are shocking and tragic questions about Trump's motivations for withholding aid to Ukraine and for efforts to obstruct the Special Counsel's investigation—as outlined in the Mueller Report itself. Chief Judge Howell's ruling makes clear Congress has both the power and the responsibility to review all available evidence.
Filed under: Checks and Balances
Posted by Joseph Robertson
Joseph is Citizens' Climate International Director. He is the lead strategist supporting the Acceleration Dialogues (diplomatic climate-solutions roundtables) and Resilience Intel—an effort to move the world to 100% climate-smart finance. Joseph represents CCL in the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, the UNFCCC negotiations, and other UN processes, and is founder of Geoversiv. His articles appear from time to time in the Guardian. He served as Interim Director for the Food System Economics Commission from April through November 2020, and is a senior advisor to EAT for sustainable finance. He is a lead contributor to the Earth Intelligence podcast.
Respond to Federal Court orders release of Mueller Grand Jury materials


text:
What Allie is Reading
Posted on: 14 June 2016
By: ursulagross
"for what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. i hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, i hope you have the strength to start all over again." -f. scott fitzgerald
Deadly Little Scandals (Debutantes, Book Two) (Hardcover)
By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Availability: Not Currently On The Shelf, But We Can Ship It To You In 3-5 Days
Published: Freeform - November 5th, 2019
The Girl from Widow Hills: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Megan Miranda
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Simon & Schuster - June 23rd, 2020
Chosen Ones (Hardcover)
Published: John Joseph Adams/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - April 7th, 2020
Pretty Things: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Janelle Brown
Published: Random House - April 21st, 2020
All the Best Lies: A Mystery (Ellery Hathaway #3) (Hardcover)
By Joanna Schaffhausen
Published: Minotaur Books - February 11th, 2020
Becoming (Hardcover)
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Crown - November 13th, 2018
Imaginary Friend (Hardcover)
By Stephen Chbosky
Published: Grand Central Publishing - October 1st, 2019
The Poison Garden: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Penguin Books - January 14th, 2020
Little Secrets: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Jennifer Hillier
Published: Minotaur Books - April 21st, 2020
Know My Name: A Memoir (Hardcover)
By Chanel Miller
Published: Viking - September 24th, 2019
Temper (Hardcover)
By Layne Fargo
Published: Gallery/Scout Press - July 2nd, 2019
Kira gets the leading role in a Chicago play, working with the famous director Malcolm Mercer. Soon, his toxic techniques become almost too much to handle and cause a rift between Kira and her roommate Spence, who is also her best friend. The stories about Malcolm become more and more disturbing, but Kira is under his spell and refuses to distance herself. Malcolm's business partner and best friend watches with curiosity, jealously, and guilt as the situation unfolds. Opening night arrives, and the ending isn't what anyone expected in this compulsive noir thriller. Couldn't put it down!
All Your Twisted Secrets (Hardcover)
By Diana Urban
Published: HarperTeen - March 17th, 2020
Amber, the music prodigy. Sasha, the queen bee. Priya, the loner. Robbie, the baseball jock. Diego, the valedictorian. Scott, the school drug dealer. They seem to have nothing in common and yet they were all invited to a scholarship dinner. They quickly realize they are trapped in a room with no way out and are told in a note they need to kill one of the people in the group to make it out. There is a syringe of poison and a bomb. Soon, several stories are revealed, touching on subjects ranging from love, popularity, online bullying and suicide. Who will they pick and who is behind this terrifying evening? A gripping read from start to finish.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Paperback)
By Bessel van der Kolk
Published: Penguin Books - September 8th, 2015
Bessel van der Kolk, a leading expert on traumatic stress, unpacks how trauma affects your brain, your body, and how to heal. I learned so much about PTSD, how trauma is stored in the body, and cutting edge techniques and therapies aimed at changing the way our minds deal with and live with ingrained and invasive trauma. This was a very intense and thought provoking book and I learned so much about myself while reading it! 10/10 would recommend.
The Wives (Paperback)
By Tarryn Fisher
Published: Graydon House - December 30th, 2019
Our unreliable narrator, Thursday, is in love with her husband Seth and would do anything for him. She always makes sure he has a great dinner and even better sex the one night a week she gets him. He has two other wives. She doesn't even know their names until one day she finds a receipt in Seth's pocket with the newest wife's name, Hannah. Hannah is pregnant. Thursday embarks on an unsettling quest, discovering more about her husband's life and along the way becomes certain he's evil and out to destroy all the wives. Unpredictable, complicated, and surprising, this book will have you guessing until the last page. You won't believe the ending.
You Are Not Alone: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
Published: St. Martin's Press - March 3rd, 2020
Shay watched a lady jump to her death in the subway station. Her own life seems less than ideal, and she quickly becomes fixated on this girl, showing up to her memorial. Glamorous sisters Jane and Cassandra throw the wake, and take Shay under their wing, showing her how great life in NYC can be. But all is not as it seems. The sisters are scared Amanda, the girl who jumped, told Shay about their secret group of vigilante justice before she jumped. Shay's life quickly unravels and becomes deadly as the sisters and their friends manipulate Shay and frame her for murder. Will Shay also be forced to jump? I couldn't put this book down... the best yet from author duo Greer and Sarah!
The Astrology Dictionary: Cosmic Knowledge from A to Z (Hardcover)
By Donna Woodwell
Published: Adams Media - November 19th, 2019
This little book sure packs a punch! Filled with over 100 of the most common and important astrological definitions, this book is a great companion whether you're just starting out or wanting to delve deeper into the world of astrology. Highly recommend!
Twenty-one Truths About Love: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Matthew Dicks
Published: St. Martin's Press - November 19th, 2019
1. This book is deeply moving. 2. This book will draw you in. 3. You will find yourself caring deeply about the characters. 4. Dan is an expectant father. 5. He quit is job to open a bookstore. 6. He thinks about his absent father quite a bit. 7. He writes a lot of lists. 8. This book is composed entirely of lists. 9. I loved it. 10. Read it now!
The New Girl: A Novel (Paperback)
By Harriet Walker
Published: Ballantine Books - May 19th, 2020
Margot Jones is a fashion editor who is about to go on maternity leave. Maggie is a freelance journalist who is filling in for Margot. Maggie looks up to Margot and Margot seems jealous of Maggie. Margot is also dealing with the end of a childhood friendship, and soon things take a sinister turn. Everybody thinks Margot is perfect, but a secret from her past threatens her present life, sending her into a paranoid spiral. Will both of them make it out alive?
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Hardcover)
By Holly Jackson
Published: Delacorte Press - February 4th, 2020
Everybody thinks they know the truth. Sal Singh murdered his girlfriend Andie Bell before killing himself. But the truth is rarely that simple. Pip thinks Sal was innocent and that he was murdered, and makes her senior capstone project about figuring out what really happened. Ravi, Sal's brother, helps Pip, and together they set out on a dangerous and captivating quest. The ending will leave you breathless!
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
By Lori Gottlieb
Published: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - April 2nd, 2019
I loved this book! A therapist goes to a therapist and shares her experience with him, along with stories of her sessions with her own patients. Great overview of the therapeutic process. Heartwarming and thought provoking, this was one of my favorite books of 2019.
Dead to Her: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Sarah Pinborough
Published: William Morrow - February 11th, 2020
Second wives. Old money. New money. Insecurities in the deep south over power and where nothing is as it seems. Keisha is the newest second wife and just arrived from England with a sordid past. Marcie, the other second wife who stole her husband away, is trying to keep her husband interested. Somehow, the two wives fall in love with each other. Mix in some voodoo, ghosts, orgy parties to appease the spirits, money laundering, and dark secrets coming to light and you've got a roaring good time of a thriller on your hands. But, if you've stolen your husband from some other woman I would maybe sleep with one eye open. Just saying.
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) (Board book)
By Deborah Diesen, Dan Hanna (Illustrator)
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - September 10th, 2019
I read this book to our Inventory Manager, Christopher. I think he got a lot out of it. I personally loved the rhymes and it had a great message. Don't bully! Let's all be friends! And, always find the courage to speak up against a bully.
Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Peter Swanson
Published: William Morrow - March 3rd, 2020
Way back when Malcolm Kershaw wrote a blog about the eight perfect murders in books. Years later an FBI agent shows up with questions. These murders are being committed in real life. She wants his help. Some of these murders tie back to him. But how? Is someone trying to help him? Frame him? Does this have anything to do with his dead wife that was cheating on him? You'll have to read to find out! Then, you know, maybe go read the OG books the list is based on and get away with some murders of your own! Just kidding.
The Turn of the Key (Paperback)
By Ruth Ware
Published: Gallery/Scout Press - May 12th, 2020
By far my favorite Ruth Ware book. Rowan becomes a nanny for a family living in a secluded posh smart house in the Scottish Highlands. The parents are never there. The charges are not easy. Rowan and the caretaker develop a bond. One of the children dies, but you don't know which one. Rowan is in prison trying to convince a lawyer to take her case. The conclusion was a shocking ending I didn't expect in the best way. Read this now. Okay, bye.
Good Girls Lie (Hardcover)
By J. T. Ellison
Published: Mira Books - December 30th, 2019
The Goode School only accepts the best girls into the private boarding school. Ash is accepted from England under dubious circumstances. Her parents are dead. Her teacher dies when Ash no longer wants to play. Secret societies are giving bids. Girls are turning up dead. Creepy dudes and dubious characters keep you guessing until the very end. Is Ash even who she says she is? Is she behind all of the kills? Or is she next?
The Return (Hardcover)
By Rachel Harrison
Published: Berkley - March 24th, 2020
Group of friends. One goes missing and when she comes back she is not the same girl who disappeared. The group of girlfriends go to a creepy hotel in New York. Things get even weirder. Teeth start falling out of mouths. Hotel workers go missing. Fear rises. Zombie vibes. Who will survive? Read it now, you won't regret it.
Ayurveda (Idiot's Guides) (Paperback)
By Sahara Rose Ketabi, Deepak Chopra (Foreword by)
Published: Alpha - August 8th, 2017
Great introduction to Ayurveda that covers everything including recipes. Sahara Rose knows her stuff, and Deepak Chopra wrote the forward to both her books. A must read for anybody wanting to dive into the world of Ayurveda!
Whisper Network: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Chandler Baker
Published: Flatiron Books - July 2nd, 2019
Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita all work at Truviv in Dallas, Texas. Truviv's CEO just died and the women's boss, Ames, is set to take over. There is a list being circulated among professional women in Dallas naming all the men that have sexually harassed women or more. There has always been whispers about how Ames, a married man, treats women, but he isn't on the list. Yet. There is a new female colleague in the office and Ames is making inappropriate moves on her. This time the women have had enough and their actions set into motion an ending they couldn't have imagined. Secrets and lies are exposed, many are accused, and not everyone will survive. Great for fans of Big Little Lies and thrillers!
Girl in the Rearview Mirror: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Kelsey Rae Dimberg
Published: William Morrow - June 18th, 2019
Finn Hunt has a past that she doesn't want anyone in her current life to know about. She has the perfect boyfriend who comes from the perfect old money family and would never think that she doesn't come from the same kind of family. She is the nanny for a prominent Arizona family, the Martins, until her charge, Amabel, is found dead after drowning in the family pool. Finn is also confronted by a woman claiming to be carrying the child of her boss. Finn is quickly caught in a web of lies and secrets that threatens to destroy her future. Will Finn figure out the truth about Amabel's disturbed family before everything falls apart? I enjoyed this debut thriller!
The Wife Between Us: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: St. Martin's Griffin - October 30th, 2018
This suspense novel reminded me of The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine. Two authors made for an interesting read. The first half of the book makes you think one thing is going to happen, but second half really surprises you. Put this on your list if you like a good suspense novel!
Someone We Know: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Shari Lapena
Published: Pamela Dorman Books - July 30th, 2019
This is by far my favorite book that Lapena has written. Set in a New York suburb, the lives of seemingly unrelated neighbors collide as a woman's body is found. Who killed her? Was she having an affair? At the same time, a mother is writing anonymous apology notes to certain neighbors after finding out that her son has been breaking into their homes and snooping. This is bad news for the killer. Does the boy know who the killer is? Families are pitted against each other in this domestic thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
Material Girl, Mystical World: The Now Age Guide to a High-Vibe Life (Hardcover)
By Ruby Warrington
Published: HarperOne - May 2nd, 2017
A great guide for modern women who want to learn more about the mystical world and mysteries.
Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers (Hardcover)
By Natalie Eve Garrett (Editor), Anthony Doerr (Contribution by), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Contribution by)
Published: Black Balloon Publishing - October 29th, 2019
Loved all these short stories about comfort food and the recipes these authors used to get through tough times in their lives. Unexpectedly emotional, sweet, and touching.
The Escape Room: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Megan Goldin
Published: St. Martin's Press - July 30th, 2019
Four people from the same Wall Street firm are called to an empty building for what they think will be a team building escape room exercise. Little do they know it is a real escape room and they're all paying for their sins. Switching from past to present and with different points of view, this debut thriller kept me on the edge of my seat. A completely un-guessable ending! Will any of them escape, and do they deserve to?
Tidelands (The Fairmile Series #1) (Hardcover)
By Philippa Gregory
Published: Atria Books - August 20th, 2019
I wasn't sure I was going to like this as much as Gregory's previous books since it wasn't centered around famous royal figures, but it didn't disappoint! Alinor is a poverty stricken woman with a missing husband and two children. She comes from a long line of wise women, but that can be very dangerous in her town and in that period of history. King Charles has been forced off his throne and James is a Catholic priest who is secretly trying to help him escape and get back on the throne. James and Alinor meet and both their lives are forever changed. Great characters, history, and the signature Gregory style of focussing on the daily lives and gossip of the people. Excited for the next one to come out!
Eat Clean, Play Dirty: Recipes for a Body and Life You Love by the Founders of Sakara Life (Hardcover)
By Danielle Duboise, Whitney Tingle
Published: Harry N. Abrams - April 9th, 2019
Loved this cookbook and their message!Such great recipes from the founders of Sakara Life! A must read for vegans and people who love fun, healthy, and colorful food!
The Perfect Wife: A Novel (Hardcover)
By JP Delaney
Published: Ballantine Books - August 6th, 2019
A handsome, rich husband. A beautiful artist wife. The perfect life. Except that the wife, Abbie, went missing five years ago and many believe her husband was behind it. So who is the Abbie in this novel? The AI he created in her image. After the public finds out, things start to go downhill. AI Abbie starts remembering things she couldn't possibly know. But she knows she can't trust her husband or leave Abbie's son with him. I loved this high intensity thriller with sci-fi vibes. Great if you liked Delaney's first novel, The Girl Before or anything by Peter Swanson. This is an excellent, fast-paced, beach read. I couldn't put it down!
My Lovely Wife (Hardcover)
By Samantha Downing
This husband and wife duo have an interesting way of keeping the spark alive: murder. Everything was fine until the discovery of a body in an abandoned building. The wife, Millicent, was supposed to have killed her the year before, but without telling her husband, she kept the girl and tortured her for months. The husband, known only as his alias, Quentin, soon realizes his wife is not who he thought she was. They manage to stay way ahead of the police by leaving clues and pretending to be a notorious serial killer who was never caught. I would almost have felt bad for Quentin, since his wife had him start murdering under false pretenses, but he is still a murderer. The question is, who will win in the end? Quentin or his lovely wife?
Girls Like Us (Hardcover)
By Cristina Alger
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - July 2nd, 2019
Nell Flynn comes home to bury her father and ends up staying for various reasons, one of them being that she is on leave from the FBI after getting shot. Her father was a homicide detective in Long Island. After settling the estate, she wants to get as far away as possible from the small town. But she can't. Latina escorts keep turning up dead and Nell is convinced there is a serial killer on the loose and wants to help the police investigate. But soon she is in way over her head and starts to fear that her dad may have been involved before his death. These girls also look a lot like her mother who was murdered when she was 7. The deeper Nell gets, the more the reader fears that she may not survive. This was my first Alger novel, and I really liked it!
Lock Every Door: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Riley Sager
Published: Dutton - July 2nd, 2019
Jules gets a job as a house sitter in a coveted building in Manhattan, The Bartholomew. There are, however, very strange rules. She isn't allowed to talk to apartment owners in the building, spend nights away from the apartment, or even have people over. But the money is too good to pass up after her recent misfortune. Then other apartment sitters start to go missing and Jules is on the hunt for answers. Are these disappearances connected to rumors that the building once housed a cult with witches that performed human sacrifices? I loved this thriller with horror movie vibes. Sager has yet to disappoint! Great for fans of Sager's previous two books, Gillian Flynn, and Stephen King.
The Last House Guest (Hardcover)
Published: Simon & Schuster - June 18th, 2019
Townie Avery and summer visitor Sadie form a very close bond. They are more like sisters than friends... until Sadie is found dead. While it is ruled a suicide, Avery is not convinced. The next summer Avery really starts investigating what really happened, but all she finds out are more secrets. Now the police have reason to suspect foul play. Flashbacks are mixed into the novel, making the reader question Avery's character. Could she be to blame? Or Sadie's own brother? And how does the death of Avery's parents tie into this? Avery must find out before she becomes more than just a suspect. Great summer read and an excellent choice if you loved Miranda's other novels!
The Wolf Wants In: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Laura McHugh
Published: Spiegel & Grau - August 6th, 2019
Sadie's brother Shane died suddenly and his wife isn't being cooperative and neither is the detective, Lacey, since the death was ruled an accident and a child's skull was just found in the woods. Could the skull be tied to the disappearance of Macey Calhoun and her father the spring before? Enter Henlet Pettit who works for the wealthy Sullivan family and has a weird relationship with the son, Jason. Then Jason begins to act in an aggressive and questionable manner. Are the Calhoun disappearances linked to Shane's death? Or Jason? Or was his opioid related? How do they all tie together? This domestic southern noir thriller is both suspenseful and heartbreaking. Good for fans of Sharp Objects.
The Last Time I Saw You: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Liv Constantine
Published: Harper - May 7th, 2019
After her mother is murdered, Kate gets back in touch with her estranged best friend, Blaire. Blaire is now a best-selling mystery author, and insists on staying with her after Kate begins to receive threatening messages from the presumed murderer of her mother. Security detail ensues and everybody is a suspect. Old money vs. new money also plays a role in this twisted thriller where no one is to be trusted. Such a great vacation read and a hard-to-guess ending! Great for fans of Liv Constantine's debut novel and The Wife Between Us.
I Know Who You Are: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Alice Feeney
Published: Flatiron Books - April 23rd, 2019
Aimee Sinclair is an actress with a seemingly perfect life until her husband goes missing. She also has a stalker who knows about her secret past. Switching from past to present, Aimee's life unravels before our eyes. Is she going crazy? Does she remember the past correctly? And who knows about the horrible things she's done? Just like Alice Feeney's first book, Sometimes I Lie, this psychological thriller has some crazy twists and a totally shocking ending. Definitely great if you love Megan Miranda, Gillian Flynn, and Lexie Elliot!
The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
By Alex Michaelides
Published: Celadon Books - February 5th, 2019
Alicia is a painter who killed her famous fashion photographer husband. When police arrived he was dead and tied to a chair, the gun was on the floor, and Alicia was covered in blood. Since then she has not spoken, even at her trial, and now is housed at Grove Psychiatric Hospital. Theo Faber is a Psychotherapist obsessed with getting her to talk and figuring out what happened. He begins an investigation into her past, amid personal issues in his own life. This debut novel is dark, twisted, suspenseful, and just in general unputdownable. The ending caught me off guard for sure!
Beautiful Bad (Hardcover)
By Annie Ward
Published: Park Row - March 5th, 2019
Maddie and Jo are best friends from high school who end up living in Eastern Europe at the same time. Enter Ian, a British soldier turned bodyguard. Ian flirts with Jo first, and then sets his sights on Maddie. After 9/11 Maddie moves back to the states, and even though years pass and a rift with Jo has occurred, Maddie ends up marrying Ian and they have a baby boy together. Told in fragmented pieces, we realize that not all is well. Ian has PTSD. Maddie suffered a severe accident on a camping trip and soon starts to worry that Ian may have been involved, since she cant remember what happened. She begins seeing a therapist who encourages letter writing, and we become even more scared for Maddie and what may happen. Chapters jump from past to present, culminating in The Day of the Killing, when police show up to their beautiful house after a 9-1-1 call. Will Jo help save Maddie? Is Ian going crazy? Or is there something even more sinister going on? A total page turner!
Cali'flour Kitchen: 125 Cauliflower-Based Recipes for the Carbs you Crave (Paperback)
By Amy Lacey
Published: Harry N. Abrams - January 15th, 2019
I got this book from being part of a virtual dinner party hosted by Abrams. I really love the recipes and creativity. An added bonus is that there are also frozen cauliflower pizza crusts you can order online from Cali'flour. They are amazing and make these recipes much easier and faster!
Tangerine: A Novel (Paperback)
By Christine Mangan
Published: Ecco - January 8th, 2019
A fractured tale about two best friends after an accident that happened in college. Lucy shows up in Tangier to see Alice and her husband with no warning. Soon Alice begins to remember the night of the accident and what her controlling best friend may have done. Once Alice's distant and philandering husband goes missing, her whole world begins to unravel and Lucy's sinister motives are revealed. I loved all the exotic imagery from Morocco. Great for fans of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Genuine Fraud, and The Wife Between Us.
The Perfect Mother: A Novel (Paperback)
By Aimee Molloy
Published: Harper Paperbacks - December 31st, 2018
The May Mothers meet twice a week with their babies who were all born in May. One night the group goes out for drinks in NYC and the worst thing possible happens. Midas, Winnie's son, is abducted from his crib. Was it one of the May Mothers or even Winnie herself? Not everyone is who they claim to be and many bombshells are exposed in the search for Midas. Very suspenseful!
The Map of Salt and Stars: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Zeyn Joukhadar
Email or call for price.
Availability: Hard to Find
Published: Atria Books - May 1st, 2018
This debut novel about ancient magical places and the modern plight of Syrian refugees captivated me from the beginning. Full of colorful descriptions and lyrical writing, you will love this book if you are a fan of anything Khaled Hosseini has written. This novel also helped me understand the Syrian refugee crisis in a different, more empathetic way. Highly recommend!
She Lies in Wait: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Gytha Lodge
Published: Random House - January 8th, 2019
Seven teens go camping one night and only six leave alive. Thirty years later the body of Aurora is found right where they were camping, along with a stash of drugs. Only the teens knew this hiding place, so it stands to reason that one or more of them killed her. But who? Detective Jonah Sheens grew up with this group and now has to find out who did it. A riveting thriller! I read it in two nights and am excited this author will be writing more books and creating a series.
Salt Houses (Paperback)
By Hala Alyan
Published: Mariner Books - June 5th, 2018
Salt Houses was a very compelling tale about a Palestinian family. Love, war, religion, displacement and secrets weave three generations together. Great for fans of The Kite Runner. I enjoyed the character development and the back and forth of time and place.
Ibiza, Land and Sea: 100 Sun-Drenched Recipes (Paperback)
By Françoise Pialoux, Françoise Lefébure (Text by), Albert Font (By (photographer))
Published: Harry N. Abrams - October 30th, 2018
Great recipes! I got this book from Abrams and absolutely adore the pictures, stories, and food. So far I've made the Salmorejo and it was delicious! Highly recommend!
Where the Crawdads Sing (Hardcover)
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - August 14th, 2018
This was an amazing novel. Some of the best character development I've encountered in quite a while. I loved the weaving of a love story, mystery, nature, and historical fiction. Loved this book!
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (Hardcover)
By Ben Macintyre
Published: Crown - September 18th, 2018
This biography tells the story of Oleg Gordievsky, the KGB agent turned British spy responsible for the largest operational down loading in MI6 history.Informative and captivating, Macintyre's non-fiction tale is full of in-depth interviews and other supplementary research, giving readers a vivid portrayal of a scary and uncertain time.
An Anonymous Girl: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: St. Martin's Press - January 8th, 2019
Hendricks and Pekkanen have really honed their co-author craft in this thriller! Told through the eyes of two women, the story of Jessica and her therapist, Dr. Sheilds begins innocently enough when Jessica signs up for a psychology study. She is quickly sucked into the mysterious and twisted world of Dr. Sheilds and her husband. Do they just have a messed up marriage or is there something way more sinister going on? And will Dr. Shields discover something about Jessica that will force her to go along with her twisted plan? Great for fans of Peter Swanson and Gillian Flynn.
The Missing Years (Hardcover)
By Lexie Elliott
Published: Berkley - April 23rd, 2019
Ailsa's mother has died, so now she is the half owner of a house called the Manse in the Scottish countryside. The other half belongs to her father, who has been missing since she was a child. He went missing during a diamond buying trip, and most people think he made off with the diamonds. Ailsa heads to the Manse with her half sister to try and get her father legally declared dead so she can sell the house. This thriller is full of sketchy and ethereal townspeople, strange happenings that take place inside the Manse boundary walls, and Ailsa's own theories about her father. A woman who has a mental disorder that keeps her from being able to tell time lends an eerie, almost fantastical air to the novel.
The Perfect Girlfriend (Paperback)
By Karen Hamilton
Published: Graydon House - March 26th, 2019
Juliette is far from the perfect girlfriend. She could more accurately be described as the worst ex-girlfriend. Ever. She becomes an airline stewardess to keep tabs on her ex-boyfriend, Nate, who is a pilot. Stalker vibes are strong in this voyeuristic thriller. Great for fans of Ruth Ware.
As Long as We Both Shall Live: A Novel (Hardcover)
By JoAnn Chaney
Published: Flatiron Books - January 15th, 2019
Janice is married to Matt. Matt is cheating on her and Janice dies under mysterious circumstances. Flash forward to 2018 and Matt is married to another woman who is presumed dead after a fall in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. Detectives on the case start to investigate, and more and more details start falling short. What happened to his first wife? Did Matt kill both his wives or are they somehow both alive? This dizzying thriller will keep you guessing until the end. Very twisted and unexpected... I really enjoyed this book! Great for fans of Peter Swanson.
A Place for Us: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Fatima Farheen Mirza
Published: SJP for Hogarth - June 12th, 2018
I absolutely loved this debut novel about addiction, family, and the immigrant experience in the United States. Beautifully written and heartbreaking, this book is great for fans of Salt Houses and A Thousand Splendid Suns.
The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir (Paperback)
By Yrsa Daley-Ward
Published: Penguin Books - June 5th, 2018
Yrsa Daley-Ward's haunting and lyrical memoir is one of my favorite autobiographies to date. Her unusual story and voice, and her unique life story make for a great read. Her journey is also a great example of how to get up after you have fallen, and to love everything that got you to where you are, even the most terrible things.
Sea of Strangers (Paperback)
By Lang Leav
Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - January 9th, 2018
This is my favorite book of poetry by Lang Leav. I loved the prose and the themes of love, loss, and redemption. Great for fans of Rupi Kaur.
Before She Knew Him: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: William Morrow - March 5th, 2019
Henrietta lives with her husband in a cute little neighborhood outside of Boston. They go over to their neighbor's house and Henrietta spots something in her neighbor's study that deeply unsettles her. It is a trophy that may be tied to a murder. Henrietta has a history of mental illness so the police don't believe her. Is her neighbor Matthew a innocent man who is now the target of Henrietta's obsessive nature, or is he really a serial killer with something terrible in store for Henrietta? Peter Swanson does it again with this suspenseful novel!
Trust Me: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Hank Phillippi Ryan
Published: Forge Books - August 28th, 2018
Mercer's husband and daughter have been killed in a car accident. Mercer is asked by her former editor to write a true crime novel about the Baby Boston murder and the accused killer, Baby Boston's mom. Ashlyn (the mother) is somehow found not-guilty for Tasha's murder, which means Mercer has to write a different kind of story even though she is convinced Ashlyn is guilty. Truth and innocence seem hard to find in this twisting thriller, where nothing is as it seems. Is Ashlyn innocent or just a very convincing sociopath and liar? Is Mercer in grave danger from shadowy forces, or has Ashlyn just gotten into her head? Read and find out!
Bad Man: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Dathan Auerbach
Published: Doubleday - August 7th, 2018
Ben's brother Eric disappears from the grocery store when Ben is supposed to be looking out for him. He spends years trying to find him to no avail. His dad is struggling to make ends meet and his step-mother never recovered from Eric's disappearance. Ben gets a job at the same grocery store and begins to realize something is not right. This disturbing thriller has a fever dream quality to it and the ending is extremely unsettling. Makes for some great horror reading.
The Bone Keeper (Paperback)
By Luca Veste
Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - February 5th, 2019
Twenty years ago four kids are exploring in the woods, trying to find the home of a local urban legend, the Bone Keeper. After going into a dark tunnel only three emerge. The boy's body was never found. Twenty years later a woman is found wandering the streets, mutilated, and singing the Bone Keeper song. Police don't believe that she escaped this ghost story until a body turns up. And another. Is the nightmare legend of the Bone Keeper actually true? Horrifying and addicting, this suspense novel will be sure to keep guessing until the very end.
Sea Prayer (Hardcover)
By Khaled Hosseini
Published: Riverhead Books - September 18th, 2018
Heartbreaking and relevant. This beautiful picture book should be required reading, and not just for children.
The House Swap: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Rebecca Fleet
Published: Pamela Dorman Books - May 22nd, 2018
Set in England, this domestic noir thriller has many twists and turns.It was very creepy and kept me entertained. A depressed husband, a wife who cheats, a stalker, and secrets that can't be kept hidden: what more could you want?
Cross Her Heart: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: William Morrow - September 4th, 2018
Lisa is a single mother who works hard to make a good life for her teenage daughter. Her daughter Ava loves her mom, but is frustrated with how overprotective she is. One day Ava rescues a child who fell into the water and their lives change forever. Lisa is recognized in the news and her dark past comes to light. Who has Lisa been hiding from all these years and did she really commit the atrocious act she was charged with? This twisted thriller with several unexpected turns is sure to resonate with fans of Paula Hawkins and Ruth Ware.
An Unwanted Guest: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: Pamela Dorman Books - August 7th, 2018
Lapena's newest thriller is set in the Catskills. Everybody arrives at the inn during a snowstorm and are completely isolated when the snowstorm cuts off the electricity. The next morning one of the guests is found murdered. They are being picked off one by one. Will they survive the weekend and find the culprit?
The Perfect Stranger: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Simon & Schuster - January 2nd, 2018
Wow! I knew I liked Miranda's writing after her first adult novel, but this one exceeded my expectations! Leah moves to rural Pennsylvania after she ruins her career and begins teaching at the local school. Her friend Emmy is the one who convinced her to move and had just gotten out of a destructive relationship. After a vicious crime occurs Leah realizes that Emmy has gone missing and that she knows very little about her friend. Police get involved and Leah is now the main suspect. Did Emmy ever really exist? Is Leah crazy? This was the perfect thriller to read on a stormy night! Great for fans of Ruth Ware and Shari Lapena.
Kingdom of the Blind: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Hardcover)
By Louise Penny
Published: Minotaur Books - November 27th, 2018
Louise Penny does it again! Armand is still on suspension in the 14th Armand Gamache novel. He gets a peculiar letter asking him to go to an abandoned farmhouse; being curious and maybe a little bored, he goes. A woman has passed away and in her will named Armand and two other strangers as executors (one of them is a bookseller, yay!). None of them have ever met this lady and when a body turns up soon after, the plot thickens. Like with other Louise Penny books, there is a mystery within a mystery. Armand is also trying to secure the lost drugs that got him suspended in the first place. The end of this book is sure to pack a wallop for Penny fans. Make sure to brush up on the previous books in the series, and get ready to dive back into the world of Armand Gamache and Little Pines!
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Paperback)
By Cheryl Strayed
Published: Vintage - March 26th, 2013
I personally think that Cheryl Strayed can do no wrong. Her insightful writing gets me every time. What an origin story! Already read Wild? Check out Tiny Beautiful Things by Strayed for some uplifting wisdom and inspiration.
The Song of Achilles: A Novel (Paperback)
By Madeline Miller
Published: Ecco - August 28th, 2012
Although I knew how the story would end, this retelling through the eyes of Patroclus was emotional and heart wrenching, and I was more invested with these characters than any in Homer's Iliad. This was a great book that I could read over and over again!
Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (Paperback)
By Piper Kerman
Published: Spiegel & Grau - March 8th, 2011
I saw Piper Kerman speak in Breckenridge and got to meet her, so of course I had to read the book. I loved it! Insightful and funny and real. Definitely read it before you see it. That being said, she is one of the creative geniuses behind Orange is the New Black on Netflix, so also check that out!
Milk and Honey (Paperback)
By Rupi Kaur
Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - October 6th, 2015
A beautiful book of poetry that explainsthe female experience perfectly.
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Hardcover)
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Published: Knopf - March 7th, 2017
When Adichie comes out with a book, you read it. Short and powerful, this is an important manifesto for women today.
It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War (Paperback)
By Lynsey Addario
Published: Penguin Books - November 8th, 2016
Possibly one of my favorite non-fiction reads ever. Following Adario (New York Times war photographer) through her career and around the world was mesmerizing and addicting... I read this book in a day!
The Wife Between Us: A Novel (Hardcover)
The Woman in the Window: A Novel (Hardcover)
By A. J. Finn
Published: William Morrow - January 2nd, 2018
The main character's agoraphobia and a little problem with alcohol creates almost a fever-dream quality to this novel. Could not put it down. Great for fans of Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins.
The Perfect Nanny: A Novel (Paperback)
By Leila Slimani
Published: Penguin Books - January 9th, 2018
In the first chapter we find out that the nanny has killed her two charges and then killed herself. The rest of the book details how her mental state deteriorated, explores motherhood, parenting challenges, and family dynamics. Very disturbing and mesmerizing. Definitely recommending this to everyone!
Into the Water: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Paula Hawkins
Published: Riverhead Books - May 2nd, 2017
This much anticipated second novel from Hawkins did not disappoint. This psychological thriller takes place in a small town full of secrets, with a river that has a long history of drowned women. I liked this book even more than her debut and read it in one evening (with some help from cupcakes and wine). Great airplane, beach, or cozy afternoon read!
Genuine Fraud (Hardcover)
By E. Lockhart
Published: Delacorte Press - September 5th, 2017
Loved this young adult twisted mystery! Gone Girl meets Martha's Vineyard and the upper crust of the world. Suspense and class issues make this thriller A+!
Jar of Hearts (Hardcover)
Published: Minotaur Books - June 12th, 2018
Angela Wong's remains are found fourteen years after she disappeared in high school. Geo is a successful business woman until she is charged with being an accessory to Angela's murder. Kaiser Brody, a town cop, was also best friends with Angela and Geo. When Geo gets out of jail and moves back in with her father, more dead bodies start appearing. These murders have similarities to Angela's, but Geo's high school boyfriend and Angela's killer, Calvin,is still in jail. Does he have anything to do with these deaths, and if so, how? Alternating narrative perspectives and flashbacks make for a fast-paced thriller with an unbelievable ending. I read this book in a day and highly recommend it to suspense novel fans.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Better Bundo Book, LGBT Children's Book) (Hardcover)
By Marlon Bundo, Jill Twiss (With), EG Keller (Gerald Kelley) (Illustrator)
Published: Chronicle Books - March 18th, 2018
Meet Marlon Bundo, a lonely bunny who lives with his grandfather, the Vice President of the United States. Marlon Bundo meets his life partner, another boy bunny! The stink bug tells them they can't marry, but they still do! A portion of the proceeds from this book go to the Trevor Project and AIDS United. Great for children and kids.
Believe Me: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: Ballantine Books - July 24th, 2018
This second novel by Delaney was highly entertaining and addictive, if maybe a bit far fetched. Claire is a struggling actress in NYC who is from England. She doesn't have a green card. She gets caught up in a murder mystery with a very dangerous man when she is working as a decoy for a law firm. She is one of the most unreliable narrators I have ever encountered, but it didn't stop me from enjoying this book. Is she crazy? Is this man a serial killer? Is she working with the police or is it a figment of her imagination? Who will survive? Read this enthralling suspense novel to find out!
A Double Life (Hardcover)
By Flynn Berry
Published: Viking - July 31st, 2018
Claire is a doctor obsessed with figuring out where her missing father is. He stands accused of killing her babysitter while trying to kill her mother when she was very little. She, along with her mother and brother, changed her last name and cut ties with her father's titled family. She becomes secretly entwined with the family friends who helped her father escape. This thriller is based on real events; a British member of the royal family is accused of murdering his wife and has yet to be found. I liked this book even more than Flynn's award-winning debut novel.
All These Beautiful Strangers: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Elizabeth Klehfoth
Published: William Morrow - July 10th, 2018
"You've got a decades old mystery, a missing mother, an elite boarding school, old money families, and a secret society that ties it all together. I loved this book! If you like thrillers this is for you. Also, Reese Witherspoon is a fan and her production company has already bought the rights to this property."
Winnie's Great War (Hardcover)
By Lindsay Mattick, Josh Greenhut, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 18th, 2018
Finding Winnie is one of my favorite picture books, so when I found out this team decided to write a chapter book I just had to read it! This story is about Winnie, a girl cub, who travels from Canada to wartime Europe with Captain Harry Colebourn, and finally to the London Zoo where she became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh. This is such a sweet story and really showcases Winnie's loveable nature and her special relationship with Colebourn and his fellow soldiers. Excerpts from Colebourn's diary and interactions with other animals really elevates the story. This is the perfect book for young readers and families alike.
Something in the Water: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Catherine Steadman
Published: Ballantine Books - June 5th, 2018
Mark is an investment banker who has just lost his job and Erin is a documentary filmmaker who is following three prisoners on their journey back to the outside world. Their last splurge for the foreseeable future is a dream honeymoon vacation to Bora Bora. Mark convinces Erin to go scuba diving with him and what they find at the bottom of the ocean changes their lives forever. Do they keep their discovery a secret or tell the truth? Does somebody already know? And how does one of Erin's documentary subjects fit in? This book is Reese Witherspoon's newest favorite pick and is sure to be a summer favorite.
Don't Wake the Yeti! (Hardcover)
By Claire Freedman, Claudia Ranucci (Illustrator)
Published: Albert Whitman & Company - September 1st, 2017
I love it when storybooks rhyme! This enchanting tale of what happens when you wake a Yeti is sure to become a family favorite. Adult approved!"
Love (Hardcover)
By Matt de la Peña, Loren Long (Illustrator)
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - January 9th, 2018
"Such a sweet and moving book about the power and meaning of love! It was a delight hearing Matt read it out loud in the fall."
The Sun and Her Flowers (Paperback)
Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - October 3rd, 2017
Rupi Kaur does it again. Her ability to articulate the essence of being human in simple, powerful prose is astounding. Everything she writes is pretty much magic. Read it now!
The Last Mrs. Parrish: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: Harper - October 17th, 2017
Amber Patterson comes from a low socioeconomic background and has set her sights on Daphne Parrish's life. She becomes her friend and a regular in the Parrish world, pretending to be sweet and naive, but all the while is trying to seduce Daphne's husband. Jackson Parrish appears to be perfect and Daphne acts like the dutiful, if somewhat disinterested wife, but looks can be deceiving. I read this thriller on the plane and it kept me guessing until the end. Loved the perspective shift halfway through and the twisted female lead!
All the Beautiful Lies: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: William Morrow - April 3rd, 2018
Harry comes home after his father commits suicide only to be told he may have been murdered. His young and beautiful step-mother becomes very attached to him, but as the story progresses Harry starts to wonder if she had something to do with his father's death. Several stories emerge and intertwine in this suspense novel, which has become part of Swanson's signature, along with complex female characters. This novel has everything; suspense, obsession, murder, sociopathy, mistaken identities, and a little bit of pedophilia. Highly recommend if you are a fan of Gillian Flynn, Megan Miranda, and earlier works by Peter Swanson.
The Favorite Sister (Hardcover)
By Jessica Knoll
Published: Simon & Schuster - May 15th, 2018
I've been waiting for this book since I finished Luckiest Girl Alive! Loved it. Very original and fresh, and of course, super twisted! Rivalries abound on the reality show Goal Diggers, where ladies revel in their #girlboss status. Unfortunately, this perfect sisterhood is only for show. Brett has died (although how isn't revealed until the end) and her sister makes the choice to stay on the show and explore the new story line. This read like a mix between the Real Housewives series and some old-fashioned psychological suspense. I will be highly recommending this book!
The Broken Girls (Hardcover)
By Simone St. James
Loved this! Unputdownable - read it in one night! Set in Vermont, this novel is part thriller and part ghost story. Fiona wants to find out the truth about her sister's murder. Her body was found twenty years ago on the Idlewild Hall property. Idlewild Hall, the abandoned boarding school, has been bought by a rich family with hopes of being reopened. As construction begins another body is found on the property from the 1950s. Are both the murders linked? What about the ghost of Mary Hand, the girl who haunts the Idlewild Hall grounds, where her dead baby is supposedly buried? Fiona races against the clock to solve both mysteries and her own life.
In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs (Hardcover)
By Grace Bonney
Published: Artisan - October 4th, 2016
Inspiring stories from leading women. Great as a coffee table book, and perfect for reading a story a day!
Sometimes I Lie: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: Flatiron Books - March 13th, 2018
I can usually guess where a book is going, and I was totally wrong. Love being surprised! Amber regains consciousness in a hospital, but she can't move or speak and she can't remember how she got there. Her husband is in the hospital room, but did he have something to do with her present state? Amber's sister is also in the hospital room, and Amber begins to suspect there is something going on between her and her husband.The book alternates between the hospital room, the week before her accident, and childhood memories told through a diary. It's almost impossible to know who is telling the truth. The ending was the perfect amount of twisted.
The French Girl (Hardcover)
Published: Berkley - February 20th, 2018
I loved this book and read it in one sitting! Set in England and France, this suspense thriller had me hooked until the very end. Ten years after Kate and her friends go to France on vacation, the body of the girl who disappeared while they were there is found. This discovery reveals secrets, lies, and betrayals that have long stayed buried. But that's not the only issue; Kate and her friends are suspects in their French neighbor's murder. One of the best thrillers I've read since The Weight of Blood.
What You Don't Know: A Novel (Hardcover)
Published: Flatiron Books - February 7th, 2017
Local(ish) author Joann Chaney debuts her writing skills with this fast-paced thriller about a copycat loose in Denver. Following the damaged detective Hoskins, Sammie the has-been reporter, and the original serial killer's wife, Gail, around Colorado made for an enjoyable read. You can't go wrong with a suspenseful who-done-it (again) story!
The Chalk Man: A Novel (Hardcover)
By C. J. Tudor
Published: Crown - January 9th, 2018
These coming-of-age friends use chalk drawings to communicate until disaster strikes. Cut to twenty years later and still nobody knows the truth. One of the most unexpected last pages I've read in a while, and I read a lot of twisted books!
Her Every Fear: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - March 6th, 2018
Stalkers, sociopaths, and murder in Swanson's third novel kept me up all night! Split between London and Boston, with different points of views, this might be my favorite novel of his yet.
Sharp Objects (Movie Tie-In): A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Broadway Books - June 12th, 2018
Everybody knows I love a good murder-thriller so it is no surprise that I loved Sharp Objects. What was a surprise? The ending. Really. This was Flynn's debut novel and I liked it better than Dark Places and Gone Girl.
The Weight of Blood: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Spiegel & Grau - January 6th, 2015
I loved McHugh's debut novel set in a fictional southern town. This thriller focuses on two disappearances a generation apart; that of Lucy's mother and her friend Cheri who had been missing for a year until her dismembered body is found. This novel explores the ties of blood and what one is willing to do for family. The dual narrative keeps you guessing until the end. Suspenseful, captivating, mysterious and all-consuming, I read this book in one night. If you are a fan of Gillian Flynn, this book is for you!
What You Don't Know: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Flatiron Books - December 4th, 2018
Local(ish) author Joann Chaney debuts her writing skills with this fast-paced thriller about a copycat loose in Denver. Following the damaged detective Hoskins, Sammie the has-been reporter, and the original serial killers wife, Gail, around Colorado made for an enjoyable read. You cant go wrong with a suspenseful who-done-it (again) story!
Sharp Objects: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Broadway Books - July 31st, 2007
Mornings in Jenin: A Novel (Paperback)
By Susan Abulhawa
Published: Bloomsbury USA - February 15th, 2010
This novel was both heartbreaking and powerful. We follow the Abulhega family, who is forced from the ancient village of Ein Hod into a refugee camp by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948. In the same vein as A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Kite Runner, and The Septembers of Shiraz.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Paperback)
By Ishmael Beah
Published: Sarah Crichton Books - August 5th, 2008
A portrait of a tortured boy soldier in Africa. This one will give you all the feels. Great piece of non-fiction from a man who overcame atrocities we cannot even fathom.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Paperback)
By J. D. Vance
Published: Harper Paperbacks - May 1st, 2018
Vance kept me enthralled from page one. A necessary read for today's current political climate.
The Chalk Man: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Broadway Books - December 31st, 2018
These coming-of-age friends use chalk drawings to communicate until disaster stikes. Cut to 20 years later and still nobody knows the truth. One of the most unexpected last pages I've read in a while, and I read a lot of twisted books!
Into the Water: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Riverhead Books - May 1st, 2018
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One & Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script): The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production (Hardcover)
By J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne
Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - July 31st, 2016
This book felt like coming home. I was so happy to be back at Hogwarts! Read it, you won't regret it, I promise.
295 Main Street C101
Bookstore Hours:
Weekends: 9AM to 5PM
If you have difficulty accessing content on this website, please contact us at 970-926-7323 and we will strive to assist you in accessing our website.


The traditional burial-place of the prophet Ezekiel, around which many sagas and legends have gathered, is shown at Kefil near Birs Nimrud; for centuries it has been a favorite place of pilgrimage for Mohammedans as well as for Jews. The mausoleum, dating probably from the time of the califs, was regarded already in the twelfth century as the work of King Jehoiachin, who is said to have erected it when he was liberated from prison by Evilmerodach. The Sefer Torah found there is alleged to have been written by the prophet himself; and he is said to have lighted the lamp which was burning on his grave and had never gone out, as the oil was constantly replenished. In the twelfth century the mausoleum contained a large Hebrew library, and it was said that many of these books dated from the time of the First Temple (Benjamin of Tudela, "Itinerary," ed. Asher, i. 67; comp. also in Schechter, "Saadyana," the letter of Sherira, p. 123, line 45). The bringing of presents to the sacred spot was considered efficacious in the rearing of a large progeny, and in causing animals to be prolific. The objects placed there could not be stolen, as such an attempt was immediately followed by sickness. Therefore people contemplating lengthy journeys brought their treasures to the mausoleum, sure of having a safe deposit there. Moreover, in case of death only the legal heirs were able to take the goods away. The pilgrimages to the spot took place in the autumn, and thousands of Jews celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles there. On these occasions the small gate in the wall surrounding the tomb of the prophet was miraculously enlarged, so that the camels with their burdens could go through (Pethahiah of Regensburg, ed. Jerusalem, 1872, pp. 4b, 5b, 6b; comp. also Benjamin of Tudela, l.c. ii. 141-143). The tomb of the prophet was the subject of two fine poems by Al-Ḥarizi ("Taḥkemoni," ed. Kaminka, xxxv. 293-296, l. 392-393).


During my holidays, it became clear that having a VPN access towards home might just come in handy some times. Besides that, it can also allow to protect your data when using a public/untrusted WiFi connection.
So with the bad weather, I started setting up an OpenVPN server using some of my course material from Annecy and other documentation.
Also allow ip forwarding. To have persistent firewall rules, check here.
I've put it on a machine that has Wake-On-LAN, so that I can fire it up by sending a magic packet through the net, then connect to it with the VPN.
This entry was posted in Linux, Software and tagged debian, home server, home vpn, linux, vpn. Bookmark the permalink.


text:
Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression
Kathiravan Srinivasan, Nivedhitha Mahendran, Durai Raj Vincent, Chuan Yu Chang, Shabbir Syed-Abdul
Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics
International Ph.D. Program in Biotech and Healthcare Management
Unipolar depression (UD), also referred to as clinical depression, appears to be a widespread mental disorder around the world. Further, this is a vital state related to a person's health that influences his/her daily routine. Besides, this state also influences the person's frame of mind, behavior, and several body functionalities like sleep, appetite, and also it can cause a scenario where a person could harm himself/herself or others. In several cases, it becomes an arduous task to detect UD, since, it is a state of comorbidity. For that reason, this research proposes a more convenient approach for the physicians to detect the state of clinical depression at an initial phase using an integrated multistage support vector machine model. Initially, the dataset is preprocessed using multiple imputation by chained equations (MICE) technique. Then, for selecting the appropriate features, the support vector machine-based recursive feature elimination (SVM RFE) is deployed. Subsequently, the integrated multistage support vector machine classifier is built by employing the bagging random sampling technique. Finally, the experimental outcomes indicate that the proposed integrated multistage support vector machine model surpasses methods such as logistic regression, multilayer perceptron, random forest, and bagging SVM (majority voting), in terms of overall performance.
Electronics (Switzerland)
https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9040647
Multiple imputation by chained equations
Multistage support vector machine model
SVM-based recursive feature elimination
Unipolar depression
10.3390/electronics9040647
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Support vector machines Engineering & Materials Science
Sleep Engineering & Materials Science
Multilayer neural networks Engineering & Materials Science
Logistics Engineering & Materials Science
Health Engineering & Materials Science
Classifiers Engineering & Materials Science
Sampling Engineering & Materials Science
Srinivasan, K., Mahendran, N., Vincent, D. R., Chang, C. Y., & Syed-Abdul, S. (2020). Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression. Electronics (Switzerland), 9(4), [647]. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9040647
Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression. / Srinivasan, Kathiravan; Mahendran, Nivedhitha; Vincent, Durai Raj; Chang, Chuan Yu; Syed-Abdul, Shabbir.
In: Electronics (Switzerland), Vol. 9, No. 4, 647, 04.2020.
Srinivasan, K, Mahendran, N, Vincent, DR, Chang, CY & Syed-Abdul, S 2020, 'Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression', Electronics (Switzerland), vol. 9, no. 4, 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9040647
Srinivasan K, Mahendran N, Vincent DR, Chang CY, Syed-Abdul S. Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression. Electronics (Switzerland). 2020 Apr;9(4). 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9040647
Srinivasan, Kathiravan ; Mahendran, Nivedhitha ; Vincent, Durai Raj ; Chang, Chuan Yu ; Syed-Abdul, Shabbir. / Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression. In: Electronics (Switzerland). 2020 ; Vol. 9, No. 4.
@article{8742e19492be46e09e873cd3da31de60,
title = "Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression",
abstract = "Unipolar depression (UD), also referred to as clinical depression, appears to be a widespread mental disorder around the world. Further, this is a vital state related to a person{\textquoteright}s health that influences his/her daily routine. Besides, this state also influences the person{\textquoteright}s frame of mind, behavior, and several body functionalities like sleep, appetite, and also it can cause a scenario where a person could harm himself/herself or others. In several cases, it becomes an arduous task to detect UD, since, it is a state of comorbidity. For that reason, this research proposes a more convenient approach for the physicians to detect the state of clinical depression at an initial phase using an integrated multistage support vector machine model. Initially, the dataset is preprocessed using multiple imputation by chained equations (MICE) technique. Then, for selecting the appropriate features, the support vector machine-based recursive feature elimination (SVM RFE) is deployed. Subsequently, the integrated multistage support vector machine classifier is built by employing the bagging random sampling technique. Finally, the experimental outcomes indicate that the proposed integrated multistage support vector machine model surpasses methods such as logistic regression, multilayer perceptron, random forest, and bagging SVM (majority voting), in terms of overall performance.",
keywords = "Multiple imputation by chained equations, Multistage support vector machine model, SVM-based recursive feature elimination, Unipolar depression",
author = "Kathiravan Srinivasan and Nivedhitha Mahendran and Vincent, {Durai Raj} and Chang, {Chuan Yu} and Shabbir Syed-Abdul",
doi = "10.3390/electronics9040647",
journal = "Electronics (Switzerland)",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
T1 - Realizing an integrated multistage support vector machine model for augmented recognition of unipolar depression
AU - Srinivasan, Kathiravan
AU - Mahendran, Nivedhitha
AU - Vincent, Durai Raj
AU - Chang, Chuan Yu
AU - Syed-Abdul, Shabbir
N2 - Unipolar depression (UD), also referred to as clinical depression, appears to be a widespread mental disorder around the world. Further, this is a vital state related to a person's health that influences his/her daily routine. Besides, this state also influences the person's frame of mind, behavior, and several body functionalities like sleep, appetite, and also it can cause a scenario where a person could harm himself/herself or others. In several cases, it becomes an arduous task to detect UD, since, it is a state of comorbidity. For that reason, this research proposes a more convenient approach for the physicians to detect the state of clinical depression at an initial phase using an integrated multistage support vector machine model. Initially, the dataset is preprocessed using multiple imputation by chained equations (MICE) technique. Then, for selecting the appropriate features, the support vector machine-based recursive feature elimination (SVM RFE) is deployed. Subsequently, the integrated multistage support vector machine classifier is built by employing the bagging random sampling technique. Finally, the experimental outcomes indicate that the proposed integrated multistage support vector machine model surpasses methods such as logistic regression, multilayer perceptron, random forest, and bagging SVM (majority voting), in terms of overall performance.
AB - Unipolar depression (UD), also referred to as clinical depression, appears to be a widespread mental disorder around the world. Further, this is a vital state related to a person's health that influences his/her daily routine. Besides, this state also influences the person's frame of mind, behavior, and several body functionalities like sleep, appetite, and also it can cause a scenario where a person could harm himself/herself or others. In several cases, it becomes an arduous task to detect UD, since, it is a state of comorbidity. For that reason, this research proposes a more convenient approach for the physicians to detect the state of clinical depression at an initial phase using an integrated multistage support vector machine model. Initially, the dataset is preprocessed using multiple imputation by chained equations (MICE) technique. Then, for selecting the appropriate features, the support vector machine-based recursive feature elimination (SVM RFE) is deployed. Subsequently, the integrated multistage support vector machine classifier is built by employing the bagging random sampling technique. Finally, the experimental outcomes indicate that the proposed integrated multistage support vector machine model surpasses methods such as logistic regression, multilayer perceptron, random forest, and bagging SVM (majority voting), in terms of overall performance.
KW - Multiple imputation by chained equations
KW - Multistage support vector machine model
KW - SVM-based recursive feature elimination
KW - Unipolar depression
U2 - 10.3390/electronics9040647
DO - 10.3390/electronics9040647
JO - Electronics (Switzerland)
JF - Electronics (Switzerland)


Hailey Krinn homered and drove in three, Jojo Lucas had three hits and three RBI, Karley Becker knocked in four and Molly Sharpe and Alyssa Tarney each scored three times to lead the Big Walnut softball team to a 16-5 five-inning win over the visiting Braves Monday afternoon in Sunbury.
Big Walnut (2-0) led 12-0 after the first inning and cruised from there. After Olentangy (2-4) got on the board with all five of its runs in the second, BW answered with two more in the bottom half and another pair of runs in the third.
Autumn Imhoff picked up the win in the circle, allowing five runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking two.
Olivia Davidson led the Braves at the plate with a homer and two RBI.
Laiha Slayton had a pair of homers, drove in four and scored four more to lead the Pacers to a league-opening win over the host Panthers Monday in Hilliard.
The Pacers (4-2) scored in each of their first four trips to the plate, including a five-run first to set the tone.
Lexi Mattix backed Slayton with four hits while Chloe Barton had three to go with two RBI and two runs scored.
Haley Osborne earned the win in the circle, allowing six runs on 11 hits while striking out eight.
Olentangy Liberty 13, Dublin Coffman 2, 5 inn.
The Patriots put plenty of crooked numbers on the board Monday, plating three in the first inning, four in the third and six in the fourth to roll to a non-league win over the visiting Shamrocks.
Katelyn Wilhelm, who struck out 12 en route to the complete-game win in the cirlce, also helped herself from the plate. She finished a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Liberty's Dani Schoenly, Kaitlyn Leary and Lindsey Leeds were steady as well, finishing with two hits apiece.
The Bears swung the bats pretty well, collecting 13 hits, but six errors in the field hurt as they dropped Monday's league opener against the host Irish.
Berlin's (0-3) Blythe Beaumont had three hits and two RBI while Kirsten Kracht, Lexie Lewis and Allie Burkhart had two hits each in the setback.
Big Walnut picked up a solid road win Monday, knocking off host Worthington Christian 4-1.
Golden Eagle winners included Gabe Mexicott (6-3, 3-6, 1-0 at first singles), Grant Mudre (6-1, 6-3 at third singles), Sebastian Kirkpatrick and Devon McCullough (6-3, 6-1 at first doubles) and the duo of Andrew Grubb and Charlie Jaeger (6-0, 6-3 at second doubles).
Kyle Klumpp (6-3, 6-2 at first singles) and Sam Bonofiglio (6-1, 6-0 at second singles) picked up wins to lead the Pacers in Monday's non-league loss to the Lions.