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require 'test_helper'

class RepresentableTest < MiniTest::Spec
  class Band
    include Representable::Hash
    property :name
    attr_accessor :name
  end

  class PunkBand < Band
    property :street_cred
    attr_accessor :street_cred
  end

  module BandRepresentation
    include Representable

    property :name
  end

  module PunkBandRepresentation
    include Representable
    include BandRepresentation

    property :street_cred
  end

  describe "#representable_attrs" do
    describe "in module" do
      it "allows including the concrete representer module later" do
        vd = class VD
          attr_accessor :name, :street_cred
          include Representable::JSON
          include PunkBandRepresentation
        end.new
        vd.name        = "Vention Dention"
        vd.street_cred = 1
        assert_json "{\"name\":\"Vention Dention\",\"street-cred\":1}", vd.to_json
      end

      #it "allows including the concrete representer module only" do
      #  require 'representable/json'
      #  module RockBandRepresentation
      #    include Representable::JSON
      #    property :name
      #  end
      #  vd = class VH
      #    include RockBandRepresentation
      #  end.new
      #  vd.name        = "Van Halen"
      #  assert_equal "{\"name\":\"Van Halen\"}", vd.to_json
      #end
    end
  end

  describe "inheritance" do
    class CoverSong < OpenStruct
    end

    module SongRepresenter
      include Representable::Hash
      property :name
    end

    module CoverSongRepresenter
      include Representable::Hash
      include SongRepresenter
      property :by
    end

    it "merges properties from all ancestors" do
      props = {"name"=>"The Brews", "by"=>"Nofx"}
      assert_equal(props, CoverSong.new(props).extend(CoverSongRepresenter).to_hash)
    end

    it "allows mixing in multiple representers" do
      require 'representable/json'
      require 'representable/xml'
      class Bodyjar
        include Representable::XML
        include Representable::JSON
        include PunkBandRepresentation

        self.representation_wrap = "band"
        attr_accessor :name, :street_cred
      end

      band = Bodyjar.new
      band.name = "Bodyjar"

      assert_json "{\"band\":{\"name\":\"Bodyjar\"}}", band.to_json
      assert_xml_equal "<band><name>Bodyjar</name></band>", band.to_xml
    end

    it "allows extending with different representers subsequentially" do
      module SongXmlRepresenter
        include Representable::XML
        property :name, :as => "name", :attribute => true
      end

      module SongJsonRepresenter
        include Representable::JSON
        property :name
      end

      @song = Song.new("Days Go By")
      assert_xml_equal "<song name=\"Days Go By\"/>", @song.extend(SongXmlRepresenter).to_xml
      assert_json "{\"name\":\"Days Go By\"}", @song.extend(SongJsonRepresenter).to_json
    end

    # test if we call super in
    #   ::inherited
    #   ::included
    #   ::extended
    module Representer
      include Representable # overrides ::inherited.
    end

    class BaseClass
      def self.inherited(subclass)
        super
        subclass.instance_eval { def other; end }
      end

      include Representable # overrides ::inherited.
      include Representer
    end

    class SubClass < BaseClass # triggers Representable::inherited, then OtherModule::inherited.
    end

    # test ::inherited.
    it do
      BaseClass.respond_to?(:other).must_equal false
      SubClass.respond_to?(:other).must_equal true
    end

    module DifferentIncluded
      def included(includer)
        includer.instance_eval { def different; end }
      end
    end

    module CombinedIncluded
      extend DifferentIncluded # defines ::included.
      include Representable    # overrides ::included.
    end

    class IncludingClass
      include Representable
      include CombinedIncluded
    end

    # test ::included.
    it do
      IncludingClass.respond_to?(:representable_attrs) # from Representable
      IncludingClass.respond_to?(:different)
    end
  end

  describe "#property" do
    it "doesn't modify options hash" do
      options = {}
      representer.property(:title, options)
      options.must_equal({})
    end

    representer! {}

    it "returns the Definition instance" do
      representer.property(:name).must_be_kind_of Representable::Definition
    end
  end

  describe "#collection" do
    class RockBand < Band
      collection :albums
    end

    it "creates correct Definition" do
      assert_equal "albums", RockBand.representable_attrs.get(:albums).name
      assert RockBand.representable_attrs.get(:albums).array?
    end
  end

  describe "#hash" do
    it "also responds to the original method" do
      assert_kind_of Integer, BandRepresentation.hash
    end
  end

  class Hometown
    attr_accessor :name
  end

  module HometownRepresentable
    include Representable::JSON
    property :name
  end

  # DISCUSS: i don't like the JSON requirement here, what about some generic test module?
  class PopBand
    include Representable::JSON
    property :name
    property :groupies
    property :hometown, class: Hometown, extend: HometownRepresentable
    attr_accessor :name, :groupies, :hometown
  end

  describe "#update_properties_from" do
    before do
      @band = PopBand.new
    end

    it "copies values from document to object" do
      @band.from_hash({"name"=>"No One's Choice", "groupies"=>2})
      assert_equal "No One's Choice", @band.name
      assert_equal 2, @band.groupies
    end

    it "accepts :exclude option" do
      @band.from_hash({"name"=>"No One's Choice", "groupies"=>2}, {:exclude => [:groupies]})
      assert_equal "No One's Choice", @band.name
      assert_equal nil, @band.groupies
    end

    it "accepts :include option" do
      @band.from_hash({"name"=>"No One's Choice", "groupies"=>2}, :include => [:groupies])
      assert_equal 2, @band.groupies
      assert_equal nil, @band.name
    end

    it "ignores non-writeable properties" do
      @band = Class.new(Band) { property :name; collection :founders, :writeable => false; attr_accessor :founders }.new
      @band.from_hash("name" => "Iron Maiden", "groupies" => 2, "founders" => ["Steve Harris"])
      assert_equal "Iron Maiden", @band.name
      assert_equal nil, @band.founders
    end

    it "always returns the represented" do
      assert_equal @band, @band.from_hash({"name"=>"Nofx"})
    end

    it "includes false attributes" do
      @band.from_hash({"groupies"=>false})
      assert_equal false, @band.groupies
    end

    it "ignores properties not present in the incoming document" do
      @band.instance_eval do
        def name=(*); raise "I should never be called!"; end
      end
      @band.from_hash({})
    end

    # FIXME: do we need this test with XML _and_ JSON?
    it "ignores (no-default) properties not present in the incoming document" do
      { Representable::Hash => [:from_hash, {}],
        Representable::XML  => [:from_xml,  xml(%{<band/>}).to_s]
      }.each do |format, config|
        nested_repr = Module.new do # this module is never applied. # FIXME: can we make that a simpler test?
          include format
          property :created_at
        end

        repr = Module.new do
          include format
          property :name, :class => Object, :extend => nested_repr
        end

        @band = Band.new.extend(repr)
        @band.send(config.first, config.last)
        assert_equal nil, @band.name, "Failed in #{format}"
      end
    end

    describe "passing options" do
      class Track
        attr_accessor :nr
      end

      module TrackRepresenter
        include Representable::Hash
        property :nr

        def to_hash(options)
          @nr = options[:nr]
          super
        end
        def from_hash(data, options)
          super.tap do
            @nr = options[:nr]
          end
        end
      end

      representer! do
        property :track, :extend => TrackRepresenter, :class => Track
      end

      describe "#to_hash" do
        it "propagates to nested objects" do
          Song.new("Ocean Song", Track.new).extend(representer).to_hash(:nr => 9).must_equal({"track"=>{"nr"=>9}})
        end
      end

      describe "#from_hash" do
        it "propagates to nested objects" do
          Song.new.extend(representer).from_hash({"track"=>{"nr" => "replace me"}}, :nr => 9).track.nr.must_equal 9
        end
      end
    end
  end

  describe "#create_representation_with" do
    before do
      @band = PopBand.new
      @band.name = "No One's Choice"
      @band.groupies = 2
    end

    it "compiles document from properties in object" do
      assert_equal({"name"=>"No One's Choice", "groupies"=>2}, @band.to_hash)
    end

    it "accepts :exclude option" do
      hash = @band.to_hash({:exclude => [:groupies]})
      assert_equal({"name"=>"No One's Choice"}, hash)
    end

    it "accepts :include option" do
      hash = @band.to_hash({:include => [:groupies]})
      assert_equal({"groupies"=>2}, hash)
    end

    it "ignores non-readable properties" do
      @band = Class.new(Band) { property :name; collection :founder_ids, :readable => false; attr_accessor :founder_ids }.new
      @band.name = "Iron Maiden"
      @band.founder_ids = [1,2,3]

      hash = @band.to_hash
      assert_equal({"name" => "Iron Maiden"}, hash)
    end

    it "does not write nil attributes" do
      @band.groupies = nil
      assert_equal({"name"=>"No One's Choice"}, @band.to_hash)
    end

    it "writes false attributes" do
      @band.groupies = false
      assert_equal({"name"=>"No One's Choice","groupies"=>false}, @band.to_hash)
    end

    describe "when :render_nil is true" do
      it "includes nil attribute" do
        mod = Module.new do
          include Representable::JSON
          property :name
          property :groupies, :render_nil => true
        end

        @band.extend(mod) # FIXME: use clean object.
        @band.groupies = nil
        hash = @band.to_hash
        assert_equal({"name"=>"No One's Choice", "groupies" => nil}, hash)
      end

      it "includes nil attribute without extending" do
        mod = Module.new do
          include Representable::JSON
          property :name
          property :groupies, :render_nil => true, :extend => BandRepresentation
        end

        @band.extend(mod) # FIXME: use clean object.
        @band.groupies = nil
        hash = @band.to_hash
        assert_equal({"name"=>"No One's Choice", "groupies" => nil}, hash)
      end
    end

    it "does not propagate private options to nested objects" do
      cover_rpr = Module.new do
        include Representable::Hash
        property :title
        property :original, :extend => self
      end

      # FIXME: we should test all representable-options (:include, :exclude, ?)

      Class.new(OpenStruct).new(:title => "Roxanne", :original => Class.new(OpenStruct).new(:title => "Roxanne (Don't Put On The Red Light)")).extend(cover_rpr).
        to_hash(:include => [:original]).must_equal({"original"=>{"title"=>"Roxanne (Don't Put On The Red Light)"}})
    end
  end

  describe ":extend and :class" do
    module UpcaseRepresenter
      include Representable
      def to_hash(*); upcase; end
      def from_hash(hsh, *args); replace hsh.upcase; end   # DISCUSS: from_hash must return self.
    end
    module DowncaseRepresenter
      include Representable
      def to_hash(*); downcase; end
      def from_hash(hsh, *args); replace hsh.downcase; end
    end
    class UpcaseString < String; end

    describe "lambda blocks" do
      representer! do
        property :name, :extend => lambda { |name, *| compute_representer(name) }
      end

      it "executes lambda in represented instance context" do
        Song.new("Carnage").instance_eval do
          def compute_representer(name)
            UpcaseRepresenter
          end
          self
        end.extend(representer).to_hash.must_equal({"name" => "CARNAGE"})
      end
    end

    describe ":instance" do
      obj = String.new("Fate")
      mod = Module.new { include Representable; def from_hash(*); self; end }
      representer! do
        property :name, :extend => mod, :instance => lambda { |*| obj }
      end

      it "uses object from :instance but still extends it" do
        song = Song.new.extend(representer).from_hash("name" => "Eric's Had A Bad Day")
        song.name.must_equal obj
        song.name.must_be_kind_of mod
      end
    end

    describe "property with :extend" do
      representer! do
        property :name, :extend => lambda { |name, *| name.is_a?(UpcaseString) ? UpcaseRepresenter : DowncaseRepresenter }, :class => String
      end

      it "uses lambda when rendering" do
        assert_equal({"name" => "you make me thick"}, Song.new("You Make Me Thick").extend(representer).to_hash )
        assert_equal({"name" => "STEPSTRANGER"}, Song.new(UpcaseString.new "Stepstranger").extend(representer).to_hash )
      end

      it "uses lambda when parsing" do
        Song.new.extend(representer).from_hash({"name" => "You Make Me Thick"}).name.must_equal "you make me thick"
        Song.new.extend(representer).from_hash({"name" => "Stepstranger"}).name.must_equal "stepstranger" # DISCUSS: we compare "".is_a?(UpcaseString)
      end

      describe "with :class lambda" do
        representer! do
          property :name, :extend => lambda { |name, *| name.is_a?(UpcaseString) ? UpcaseRepresenter : DowncaseRepresenter },
                          :class  => lambda { |fragment, *| fragment == "Still Failing?" ? String : UpcaseString }
        end

        it "creates instance from :class lambda when parsing" do
          song = OpenStruct.new.extend(representer).from_hash({"name" => "Quitters Never Win"})
          song.name.must_be_kind_of UpcaseString
          song.name.must_equal "QUITTERS NEVER WIN"

          song = OpenStruct.new.extend(representer).from_hash({"name" => "Still Failing?"})
          song.name.must_be_kind_of String
          song.name.must_equal "still failing?"
        end
      end
    end

    describe "collection with :extend" do
      representer! do
        collection :songs, :extend => lambda { |name, *| name.is_a?(UpcaseString) ? UpcaseRepresenter : DowncaseRepresenter }, :class => String
      end

      it "uses lambda for each item when rendering" do
        Album.new([UpcaseString.new("Dean Martin"), "Charlie Still Smirks"]).extend(representer).to_hash.must_equal("songs"=>["DEAN MARTIN", "charlie still smirks"])
      end

      it "uses lambda for each item when parsing" do
        album = Album.new.extend(representer).from_hash("songs"=>["DEAN MARTIN", "charlie still smirks"])
        album.songs.must_equal ["dean martin", "charlie still smirks"] # DISCUSS: we compare "".is_a?(UpcaseString)
      end

      describe "with :class lambda" do
        representer! do
          collection :songs,  :extend => lambda { |name, *| name.is_a?(UpcaseString) ? UpcaseRepresenter : DowncaseRepresenter },
                              :class  => lambda { |fragment, *| fragment == "Still Failing?" ? String : UpcaseString }
        end

        it "creates instance from :class lambda for each item when parsing" do
          album = Album.new.extend(representer).from_hash("songs"=>["Still Failing?", "charlie still smirks"])
          album.songs.must_equal ["still failing?", "CHARLIE STILL SMIRKS"]
        end
      end
    end

    describe ":decorator" do
      let (:extend_rpr) { Module.new { include Representable::Hash; collection :songs, :extend => SongRepresenter } }
      let (:decorator_rpr) { Module.new { include Representable::Hash; collection :songs, :decorator => SongRepresenter } }
      let (:songs) { [Song.new("Bloody Mary")] }

      it "is aliased to :extend" do
        Album.new(songs).extend(extend_rpr).to_hash.must_equal Album.new(songs).extend(decorator_rpr).to_hash
      end
    end

    describe ":binding" do
      representer! do
        class MyBinding < Representable::Binding
          def write(doc, *args)
            doc[:title] = @represented.title
          end
        end
        property :title, :binding => lambda { |*args| MyBinding.new(*args) }
      end

      it "uses the specified binding instance" do
        OpenStruct.new(:title => "Affliction").extend(representer).to_hash.must_equal({:title => "Affliction"})
      end
    end

    # TODO: Move to global place since it's used twice.
    class SongRepresentation < Representable::Decorator
      include Representable::JSON
      property :name
    end
    class AlbumRepresentation < Representable::Decorator
      include Representable::JSON

      collection :songs, :class => Song, :extend => SongRepresentation
    end

    describe "::prepare" do
      let (:song) { Song.new("Still Friends In The End") }
      let (:album) { Album.new([song]) }

      describe "module including Representable" do
        it "uses :extend strategy" do
          album_rpr = Module.new { include Representable::Hash; collection :songs, :class => Song, :extend => SongRepresenter}

          album_rpr.prepare(album).to_hash.must_equal({"songs"=>[{"name"=>"Still Friends In The End"}]})
          album.must_respond_to :to_hash
        end
      end

      describe "Decorator subclass" do
        it "uses :decorate strategy" do
          AlbumRepresentation.prepare(album).to_hash.must_equal({"songs"=>[{"name"=>"Still Friends In The End"}]})
          album.wont_respond_to :to_hash
        end
      end
    end
  end

  describe "#use_decorator" do
    representer! do
      property :title, :use_decorator => true do
        property :lower
      end
    end

    it "uses a Decorator for inline representer" do
      outer = Struct.new(:title, :lower, :band, :bla).new(inner = Struct.new(:lower).new("paper wings"))

      outer.extend(representer).to_hash.must_equal({"title"=>{"lower"=>"paper wings"}})
      outer.must_be_kind_of Representable::Hash
      inner.wont_be_kind_of Representable::Hash
    end
  end

  # using your own Definition class
  class StaticDefinition < Representable::Definition
    def initialize(name, options)
      options[:as] = :Name
      super
    end
  end

  module StaticRepresenter
    def self.build_config
      Representable::Config.new(StaticDefinition)
    end
    include Representable::Hash

    property :title
  end

  # we currently need an intermediate decorator to inherit ::build_config properly.
  class BaseDecorator < Representable::Decorator
    include Representable::Hash
    def self.build_config
      Representable::Config.new(StaticDefinition)
    end
  end

  class StaticDecorator < BaseDecorator
    property :title
  end

  it { OpenStruct.new(:title => "Tarutiri").extend(StaticRepresenter).to_hash.must_equal({"Name"=>"Tarutiri"}) }
  it { StaticDecorator.new(OpenStruct.new(:title => "Tarutiri")).to_hash.must_equal({"Name"=>"Tarutiri"}) }
end


My name is Melissa Herrera and I am a Junior at Utah State University. Majoring in Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science (ADVS). I was born in Anaheim, California, but moved to Logan, Utah, when I was nine years old. Needless to say, choosing to attend USU was an easy choice. I work as a Veterinary Technician (Not Certified), and I am a member of Alpha Chi Omega, Beta Xi chapter here at USU. You will find me on my phone scrolling through Facebook, iFunny App, Instagram, Pinterest, etc. Growing up one of my favorite cartoons was Spongebob, so when it came through my newsfeed, it was instantly hilarious.
While skimming through my Facebook Newsfeed some time ago, I was on my phone and likely just hanging out with some friends. One of my good friends made a post, I messaged her asking for an interview but she did not write back. However, I remember that she did not create the image, it was shared on a Facebook page she was following (I don't remember the name or account of the comedic page). The meme is known as "Mocking SpongeBob" or "Spongemock". As many know SpongeBob comes from an animated series created by Nickelodeon called SpongeBob SquarePants. The image comes from an episode that aired on November 25, 2012, called "Little Yellow Book". In the episode, SpongeBob acts like a chicken whenever he sees plaid. "The earliest iteration of the scene being used as a meme occurred on May 4th, 2017. Twitter user @OGBEARD posted a screenshot of the scene where SpongeBob acts like a chicken with the caption "How i stare back at little kids when they stare for too long." The tweet (shown below) has received more than 73,000 retweets and 147,300 likes in five days" (knowyourmeme). Quickly after the presence of the new meme, a slight modification was added to the meme, specifically the caption, which shows an alteration of uppercase and lowercase text to represent a mocking tone.
The overall attitude of this meme is humorous, though I suppose there is a tinge of familiarity. In that when facing some altercations with another individual, we often hold back our personal opinion due to the likelihood of getting in trouble with a boss or someone of higher power. There is even the possibility of being unable to counteract the comment of another so we sometimes will just respond by mocking. Since my friend was not the original owner of the post, I could not get a hold of the creator of this meme. However, by posting this meme it shows that often times we have to bite our tongues and hold back how we truly feel and often times the only way to get that frustration out is to mock the individual in a silly tone. Below are a couple more of examples with the same concept of mocking due to the inability to share a personal opinion or failure to create a better argument for a comment.
Herrera, Melissa, "Mocking Spongebob Meme" (2017). USU Student Folklore Fieldwork. Paper 83.


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Q: Override volume key in Android in pop up menus/notifications I have been trying to figure this out and know that overriding the volume keys is not the most ideal thing but its the one real buttons on every Android device which is needed for my application.  Currently I am overriding the volume keys with dispatchKeyEvent because onKeyUp and onKeyDown were not working.  Throughout the application there are little dialogs or context menus that pop up.  The problem is when those take focus I lose control of the volume buttons and it adjusts the main volume instead of acting like my button.  Is there any way to completely take over the volume buttons?  Any help would be appreciated.
-mlove

A: You have to implement a listener of type DialogInterface.OnKeyListener and set it on your dialogs with setOnKeyListener to capture the volume keys.

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"A missing person's case kicks off bestseller Coulter's nail-biting 25th FBI thriller… Coulter does her usual fine job of building suspense by shifting between the parallel narratives. This long-running thriller series shows no sign of losing steam." — Publishers Weekly on Vortex
"If you are looking for a roller coaster, highly emotional ride then you will really want to sit down with Vortex in your hands…Vortex—by definition is a 'whirling mass like a whirlpool or whirlwind' and Catherine Coulter knows how to catch her readers in one…As always with Ms. Coulter's books, Vortex will captivate and fascinate." — Fresh Fiction
"Coulter… knows who her characters are, and what motivates them, and she knows what kind of adversary to put up against them… [The FBI novels] are suspenseful and surprising, and they have earned their large following. Vortex will be received enthusiastically." — Booklist
"A new release from Catherine Coulter is always a special treat for suspense thriller fans—fans who will devour Vortex…[a] fast-paced, action-filled read." — The Big Thrill
"Intricate... Coulter expertly weaves all the plot threads together. Fans of extravagant thrillers with a paranormal tinge will be satisfied." — Publishers Weekly on Deadlock
"Eerie, unsettling, and breathlessly terrifying, Paradox is another gripping read from Catherine Coulter, who, at twenty-two books into her bestselling series and counting, shows no signs whatsoever of slowing down anytime soon." — The Real Book Spy
"Seductive and menacing… [Enigma] sets new standards to judge thrillers. It's a thriller most people would like to finish in one sitting…. Intense and packed with the action and inventive fantasy Catherine Coulter is known for." — Washington Post Book Review
"A breakneck plot, magnetic characters and just enough romance to make everything sizzle—that is to say, exactly what the world loves about [Coulter's] best-selling FBI series…. The double-barreled plot explodes in the first chapter and doesn't slow down until the breathtaking end. — Huffington Post on Bombshell
"All the elements of a real spellbinder: glamour, romance… murder, colorful characters, sinister settings and a hidden motive for revenge that goes back decades. The plot twists at every turn…. Excellent." — San Diego Union-Tribune on Riptide
"Pulse-pounding… Coulter fans will have a tough time putting this one down." — Publishers Weekly on Paradox
"A master of smooth, eminently readable narratives." — Booklist
"Catherine Coulter is one of the bona fide rock stars of the thriller genre, and her last book, Paradox, was as good as anything she's written. Labyrinth promises to be another 'white-knuckled' thriller." — The Real Book Spy
"One of the reasons this long-running series keeps on being so entertaining is the combination of eerie and twisted plotline and engaging characters who continue to grow. Coulter is a true master!" — RT Book Reviews
Coulter is always good, but in Vortex she uses her considerable talents to spin a complex tale of escalating stakes in a full-bore thriller that is not to be missed.
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Coulter… knows who her characters are, and what motivates them, and she knows what kind of adversary to put up against them… [The FBI novels] are suspenseful and surprising, and they have earned their large following. Vortex will be received enthusiastically.
A new release from Catherine Coulter is always a special treat for suspense thriller fans—fans who will devour Vortex…[a] fast-paced, action-filled read."
The Big Thrill
"Eerie, unsettling, and breathlessly terrifying, Paradox is another gripping read from Catherine Coulter, who, at twenty-two books into her bestselling series and counting, shows no signs whatsoever of slowing down anytime soon."
The Real Book Spy
All the elements of a real spellbinder: glamour, romance… murder, colorful characters, sinister settings and a hidden motive for revenge that goes back decades. The plot twists at every turn…. Excellent.
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Seductive and menacing… [Enigma] sets new standards to judge thrillers. It's a thriller most people would like to finish in one sitting…. Intense and packed with the action and inventive fantasy Catherine Coulter is known for.
Washington Post Book Review
If you are looking for a roller coaster, highly emotional ride then you will really want to sit down with Vortex in your hands…Vortex—by definition is a 'whirling mass like a whirlpool or whirlwind' and Catherine Coulter knows how to catch her readers in one…As always with Ms. Coulter's books, Vortex will captivate and fascinate.
A breakneck plot, magnetic characters and just enough romance to make everything sizzle—that is to say, exactly what the world loves about [Coulter's] best-selling FBI series…. The double-barreled plot explodes in the first chapter and doesn't slow down until the breathtaking end.
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One of the reasons this long-running series keeps on being so entertaining is the combination of eerie and twisted plotline and engaging characters who continue to grow. Coulter is a true master!
Past and present danger looms in this latest featuring FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock. Virginia Commonwealth attorney Kirra Mandarian turns to Savich when she finds herself dangerously out of her depth while seeking to bring down the man she holds responsible for her parents' death 14 years earlier. Meanwhile, Sherlock joins with Metro officers in Washington, DC, to protect 12-year-old piano prodigy Emma Hunt when she performs at the Kennedy Center; granddaughter of a crime boss and adopted by a federal judge, she was abducted at age six and has just avoided another kidnapping. With a 200,000-copy first printing.
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Good Samaritans to the rescue as thousands of animals displace by wildfires
By David K. Li and Colin Sheeley with NBC News U.S. News • Updated: 13/11/2018
Dogs roam burned out neighborhoods as the Camp fire tears through Paradise, north of Sacramento, California on Nov. 8, 2018. - Copyright Josh Edelson AFP - Getty Images
Animal lovers across California have banded together in frantic efforts to save thousands of their four-legged loved ones threatened by wildfires raging across the state, officials said Monday.
Allison Cardona, a deputy director of operations for Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control, said about 700 animals — including 550 horses, nine cows and at least one tortoise — are now in her agency's care.
But she estimated that at least 10,000 more pets have been displaced from the Woolsey and Hill Fires, both near the Ventura-Los Angeles County line, and the Camp Fire in rural Butte County, about 500 miles to the north.
"It's hard to wrap your head around what a disaster this is — for people and animals," Cardona told NBC News on Monday. "Anything that impacts people, impacts their animals."
Dogs roam burned out neighborhoods as the Camp fire tears through Paradise, north of Sacramento, California on Nov. 8, 2018.Josh Edelson
Dr. Bill Matzner, who owns eight horses and regularly boards nine, has taken in 13 more since the Woolsey Fire broke out not too far from his Simi Valley, California, ranch.
"It's been a scary time," Matzner said. "To us, these animals are our children, our family."
With the Woolsey fire headed south and then west toward Malibu, the retired physician said he and the horses are safe for now.
But if winds change directions, he and ranch hands will have to find ways to shuttle their 30 horses to safety in shifts — with just three trailers that hold a combined total of eight animals.
"You never know when the winds shift," he said. "The winds are blowing away from us now but if they shifted, we could be vulnerable again."
Dan Sauvageau, a developer from Roseville, California, on Sunday raced 90 minutes north to Magalia in Butte County to help a friend evacuate his family of animals — a cat, a dog, three goats, one them pregnant, and a donkey.
All the animals were safely evacuated to a farm in Chico. But when locals saw Sauvageau driving a heavy-duty GMC truck and a 16-foot-long livestock trailer, they drafted him into pet-saving services.
Officers attempt to transfer a potbelly pig to Butte County Animal control officers in Paradise, California, on Nov. 9, 2018.Peter Dasilva
On Sunday alone, he picked up 14 more dogs and a cat in his travels, taking them to a makeshift shelter at the Chico airport.
Alpacas are tended to on the beach after they were evacuated as the Woolsey Fire swept through Malibu, California on Nov. 9, 2018.Mike Nelson
Nine of those dogs were picked up in one stop, when locals told him to check out the Rosewood Drive in Magalia where he found the pack of pooches looking for help.
"They all came out with a big puppy smile, happy to see us and wagging their tails," Sauvageau said.
The 39-year-old home builder had planned to go come Sunday night but struck around Butte County on Monday to help rescue more animals.
"I love animals, but more I hate the feeling of hopelessness and helplessness. It's the worst feeling," he said. "Those people down there feel helpless and I want to help pull out as many (animals to safety) as I can."
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Footage posted to the Citizen app shows fire crews battling a blaze in Arlington Heights on Dec. 28, 2022.
1 in grave condition after Arlington Heights fire
A house fire in Arlington Heights has left one person fighting for their life on Wednesday.
The blaze in the 1800 block of Arlington Avenue was extinguished in 18 minutes by 24 firefighters, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an alert.
Initially, no injuries were reported, but after a "thorough search of the crawlspace and both floors" of the two-story Craftsman-style home, one person was discovered.
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No further details were available.
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Inmate pleads to escape, theft
John Richmeier jrichmeier@leavenworthtimes.com
A Lansing Correctional Facility inmate has pleaded guilty to stealing a truck and escaping from the state prison, according to court records.
Cal Henry Green, 36, pleaded guilty Friday in Leavenworth County District Court to aggravated escape from custody, theft and burglary of a motor vehicle.
The crimes occurred Jan. 7 at the Lansing Correctional Facility.
Green reportedly was on a work assignment when he left the prison without permission. He stole a state-owned dump truck, which he reportedly used to escape.
The truck later was found in Kansas City, Kansas.
Green was apprehended Jan. 10 in Independence, Missouri.
Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 11.
As part of a plea agreement, there will be a recommendation that the sentences for the three counts run concurrent. But the prosecution and defense otherwise will be free to make their own arguments regarding what the sentence should be, according to County Attorney Todd Thompson.
"It's unfortunate this happened," Thompson said in a news release. "Inmates who attempt to escape always end up with less freedom than they would serving their sentence."
Green currently is serving a prison sentence for an aggravated battery conviction in Wyandotte County, according to a Kansas Department of Corrections website.
Twitter: @LVTNewsJohnR
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