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To Write, or Not to Write...
Writing. What can I say about it? It completes me, puts my thoughts into words, transports me to a different place, where I can explore new surroundings and delve into the complexities of characters I have made up completely from my own experiences and imaginations.
And is something I can't bring myself to do now.
You see, I've gone through a couple of life-altering events a year-and-a-half ago and, while I have settled into my new life comfortably, I haven't found a daily rhythm that includes writing. Part of it is good ole procrastination, of which I embrace much too easily. Go explore my new surroundings? Absolutely. Park my butt behind a computer screen and create? Not so much. It just seems like so much work right now. And that's just the writing. Once you're finished, you have to market it, and then market it again when it's published. Like I said, it's a lot of work.
I moved from California at the very beginning of the pandemic. That was hectic, to say the least, and a definite topic of a future blog post. I'm a native to that state, and loved a lot of it, but for too many reasons to extoll in this humble post, we uprooted our comfortable life and planted ourselves in western Idaho.
It's a move I don't regret. Lovely state, warm, kind-hearted people, and room to breathe. You'd think I would be inspired to write. Instead, I'm inspired to go explore, and forget writing. There is much to love in Idaho, and in the next few weeks I will attempt to show you my transformation from city girl to country girl. And hopefully from nonwriter to writer.
Besides moving, I also find myself in the market for a new publisher. I wasn't expecting that, but such is the life of an author. Unless you want to self-publish, which I don't. Finding a publisher is a daunting task at any point of the writing game, made even more troubling by the fact I don't yet have a manuscript to peddle. Yikes! And so we're back to the basic fact that I can't write.
For one thing, I find myself questioning what I want to write: historical romance or romantic suspense. I like both, but I think my heart lies with contemporary romantic suspense. I even have three plots vying for my attention in my brain. But everyone loves a cowboy, don't they? Decisions, decisions. And underneath it all, I find a new-grown hesitance that I never had before. What if I choose the wrong genre, and waste a year working on something that will ultimately flop? I guess I won't know until I try.
Here's where blogging comes in. If I can start writing these fun blogs like I used to (if I have any readers still), maybe I will recapture the joy I get from writing, as well as the positive attitude I once had. Goodness knows I have enough plots rattling around in my head! And maybe I'll reawaken that joy I used to get whenever I sat down in front of my computer. It's worth a try, don't you think?
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Thriller Thursday with...Me!
I'm so excited to share my new release, Zone of Action, with all of you. At last, the change in my brand is visible to the reading world. Moving to military romantic suspense involved a heck of a lot of research, but now you get to see the results. I'm proud of this book, and hope you will enjoy Zone of Action! Leave a comment at the end of this post, and one lucky person will win an ARC of Zone of Action. Seriously.
Former terror cell expert Audrey Jenkins has seen enough death and destruction to last a lifetime. When she uncovers her ex, Brett, a higher-ranking officer in her unit, selling military secrets, she turns him in and returns to the simpler life she has embraced since leaving the army.
CID Special Agent Cam Harris is a career military man with a strong sense of duty. When a military prisoner who once saved his life in Afghanistan escapes while in his custody, he requests the assignment to track him down.
Cam's manhunt leads him to Audrey's door. His prisoner—her ex—will resurface here, he's sure of it. The feisty woman wants nothing to do with hunting down her ex, but when a terror cell she's all-too-familiar with launches a deadly attack on army intelligence soldiers and officers, she knows it's Brett.
Helping Cam is the right thing to do. But the attraction burning between them may be the mistake that gets her and Cam killed...
The shadow of dancing flames crept down the hall toward them. Audrey was struggling to raise the window. He added his strength and they got it up. She pushed at the screen.
"Get out of the way," he said, backing up. She frowned but did as he said. He kicked the screen out, just as the flames reached the doorway. Their roar intensified from all the new fuel they'd devoured.
"Let's go," he shouted, but she was already scrambling over the sill. He dove through after her, grabbing her elbow and pulling her forcibly toward his truck. He skidded to a stop, getting more pissed off by the second as he stared at it. Of course his truck tires had been slashed. Why had he ever thought they wouldn't be? He wanted to catch up with Brett and pound the hell out of him. All-Terrains were expensive, damn it.
"This way." He motioned for Audrey to follow him. She'd been looking back at the cabin. He took off up the donkey track they'd traveled the evening before at a punishing pace. Had it been just last night? The same night he'd spent in Audrey's arms, making love until they'd fallen asleep, deliciously exhausted? It seemed like days ago.
He could still see the marks he'd left on her neck and chest exposed by the scooped neck T-shirt she'd pulled on in front of Brett earlier. He remembered the way his ex-friend had ogled her as she dressed. There was an extra punch in the face reserved for him when Cam caught up to the bastard.
At a jog, they reached a rise in the road when an explosion rocked the ground they stood on. The propane tank had finally surrendered. He grabbed for Audrey, shoving her to the dirt, landing on top of her with an "oof." After the initial shock, nothing more came at them. They heard the whoosh of flames, the crackle of burning wood, but it didn't reach them here.
She rolled to her back. Their gazes met. Heat of a different sort kindled in her eyes. She was as aware of him as he was of her. The air crackled around them like the flames in the cabin. A flush washed through him that had nothing to do with the out-of-control fire and explosion.
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Lover of dogs, reading, and the outdoors, I look for story ideas in everything I do. Recently I moved to Star, Idaho, with my real-life hero, and now we enjoy life overlooking a pond. My favorite genre to write is romantic suspense, though I've also dabbled in historical romance. My fifth book, Zone of Action, blends my love of suspense with the military. My younger son, who's currently in the army, has stopped taking my calls because of all the research questions I asks him. Seriously.
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It's Thriller Thursday with L.A. Remenicky
Today I am thrilled to have L.A. Remenicky on the blog, with her book Saving Cassie, which is FREE today! You read it right; it's free. Check it out here and then run and get your free copy TODAY.
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Some secrets are too dangerous to keep.
After ten years in the big city, Cassie Holt is back in Fairfield Corners. She may look like the same girl who left home a decade before but she's hiding a dark truth from everyone. When her life is threatened by the demons of her past, her best friend—who happens to be the local sheriff—offers his help.
Deputy Logan Miller has been burned by love. He's not looking to get involved but duty calls when the sheriff tasks him with Cassie's protection. Thrown into close quarters with the gorgeous bookseller, sparks fly. Logan is drawn to Cassie, but it's hard to get close to someone who keeps themselves guarded all the time. To keep Cassie safe, Logan must open his heart but that's something he swore he'd never do.
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It had been almost a week since the deputy's apology, a week where Cassie took great pains to stay out of his way. Mel had gone to the drive-in for lunch with instructions to bring back a burger and onion rings for her. She planned on having a full hour to herself, since the store was usually quiet at that time of day on a Thursday. The sunshine seemed to be keeping the customers away, with no shortage of activities to do in town when the weather was so unseasonably nice.
She had settled in at the office desk to go over plans for the coffee bar she wanted to install when she heard the ringing of the bell over the door. Who could that be at this time of day? Rounding the last bookshelf, she almost ran into the deputy, who grabbed her arms to steady her when she stumbled over a chair while backing away.
"Slow down there, Miss Cassie; don't want you to re-injure that ankle."
"My ankle is fine," she snapped. "No thanks to you," she muttered before looking up at him, "What can I do for you today?"
"I'm looking for a book on plumbing. Need to replace a pipe and don't want to call a plumber."
"I believe those are back in the last row," she answered as she walked in that direction. "We have some really good, basic, how-to books." She reached the section and turned around, and he stopped, right there behind her, in her space. "Hey, no tailgating," she smirked, trying to make light of it.
He chuckled, and blocked the aisle. She dodged to slip around him, but he spread his arms to keep her there. Suddenly, his hands were holding both of her arms, and she couldn't move.
"What are you doing, deputy?" she demanded, confused and staring him square in the eyes.
His blue eyes held her gaze as he murmured, "Trying to get you out of my head." Taking her by surprise, he lowered his face and touched his mouth to hers, nipping at her bottom lip. She gasped at the unexpected development, and he took advantage of the opportunity to deepen the kiss, while moving his hands to her back and pulling her closer. Seeming to go on forever, the touch of his lips sent shock waves through her entire body. She could feel how the kiss affected him, and the hard lump of him pressed against her leg.
Somewhere in the back of her brain, the sound of the bell over the door registered, but she couldn't move; didn't want to pull away. "Hey Reggie, where are you?" The spell broken by the voice, she stepped back and out of Logan's embrace.
"Shit," she muttered under her breath. "How in hell did I let that happen?" she gazed up at Logan in wonderment. "That is never going to happen again," she whispered, not wanting James to hear. "Here's your damn book." She managed to maneuver her way around Logan and over to the counter.
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Thriller Thursday With Kari Cole
It's Thriller Thursday and today I welcome author Kari Cole And her book Hunt the Moon, which was a 2019 Prism Best First Book recipient. It's the first in a series, so get ready to check this one out!
Who'd think to bring silver bullets to a wedding? When Isabelle "Izzy" Meyers arrives in Montana and discovers her human foster brother is marrying into the local werewolf pack, she wishes she'd brought an arsenal. Werewolves can't be trusted, and Izzy should know…she is one.
Luke Wyland never planned on becoming the Alpha. He's still navigating how to protect the pack from the rogue threat that's been hunting in his territory, claiming his father as one of their victims. Yet the moment Luke lays eyes on Izzy, something primal takes root. Finding a mate who wants nothing to do with him is a complication he doesn't need, but letting Izzy go isn't an option.
After a childhood marred by shifter violence, Luke is everything Izzy was raised to hate. So then why does being with him feel so intensely right? With a thinning pack to defend, Luke knows what he has to do: embolden Izzy to unleash her true nature—or risk losing everything.
A low growl sounded in the gathering dusk.
The cop grabbed the dark-haired man by the arm and got snarled at for his trouble. He hissed something Izzy couldn't make out over the whoosh of blood in her head. Obviously, the man didn't care what the cop said, because he never took his hungry gaze off her.
As she stared into those glinting eyes, another hot flush rushed over her skin, tingling like electricity.
The man's jaw clenched, but he didn't look mad.
He looked like he wanted to eat her alive.
She must have tipped over the edge into insanity, because her own hunger intensified, shifting into something primal, something sensual. Instead of running away from him, she wanted to run toward him, wanted--
The shifting wind blew in her face, carrying a scent she'd hoped never to encounter again. Terror weakened her knees and sent icy pinpricks across her over-heated flesh.
In Izzy's mind, her grandmother's voice shrieked, "They're evil! Run, hide, fight."
The beautiful, dark-haired man. He was one of them. The cop, too.
Her already-primed muscles screamed at her to flee. But she couldn't leave Freddie and Ris--
Izzy's gaze whipped to her brother. He stood a dozen feet away, holding Rissa's hands.
"No!" Izzy covered the distance without blinking.
Grabbing Freddie, she pushed him behind her, and snapped out a kick that sent Rissa tumbling back six feet.
Not far enough. Nowhere near far enough.
Not when it came to these things.
As she tried to wrestle Freddie toward the helo, a well-dressed woman in her fifties burst from the office. Three men ran out of the hangars.
Izzy whipped the knife from the sheath at the small of her back. Her whole life, she'd hidden from these creatures. Now they surrounded her.
Werewolves.
Like Izzy.
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Kari Cole is an award-winning author of paranormal romances. Her action-packed stories have earned several awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, and the Prism Award. She lives in upstate New York with her college sweetheart, two way-too-smart-for-their-own-good sons, and a ridiculous labradoodle named for the bravest of Star Wars heroes, Artoo.
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Thriller Thursday with Dawn Altieri
Today we have romantic suspense author Dawn Altieri and her upcoming release, Dangerous Desires. I'm reading it now, and can't put it down! It will keep you guessing until the end. Love the cover, too. If you like hot cops and crafty whodunits, preorder your copy and start reading it January 27th!
Three years after Emma Sloane's wealthy fiance's mysterious death, she's finally ready to move on and pursue her own dreams. But her plans are derailed when she's attacked outside her New York City apartment in what she thinks is a random violent incident. Then other women who look just like her start turning up dead...
Homicide Detective Jake Quinn is haunted by the one case he couldn't solve. When he's put in charge of a new high-profile murder case, he interviews a victim who escaped a similar attack—and to his shock it's Emma, the former fiancée of his unsolved murder victim.
Neither expects the sparks of attraction between them. But the killer escalates, clearly targeting Emma, and Jake's job is on the line. Can he solve this case before it's too late for both of them?
"I'm telling you," Jake said as they rode the elevator to Emma's apartment, "if I'd known there'd be women grabbing my ass like that, I would've tried yoga years ago."
Emma aimed a playful smack at his shoulder, but he caught her by the wrist and pulled her close.
Something had clicked between them in that yoga studio. It wasn't love, but whatever it was, she was eager to feel the connection again. In class…or out. But what if he hadn't felt it, too? Or even if he had…how many times would he need to tell her there could never be anything between them?
She pushed the doubts away. "Just so you know, Detective, I'll grab your ass like that whenever you want." She reached behind him and gave him a squeeze, and he wrapped his arm around her.
His eyes locked with hers, but she broke away from him to step out of the elevator and into the hallway. He held her arm and turned her to face him again. He covered her mouth with his, and his tongue parted her lips with no apology, probing mercilessly.
He leaned away suddenly, staring down at her with hunger in his eyes. "Do you know how much of a turn on it was watching you in action for the last ninety minutes?" He groaned as he devoured her mouth again, stepping her backward until her shoulders pressed against the grasscloth wallpaper. "And then there's these snug little yoga pants that I'm dying to get you out of." He slid his hand down her thigh, hiking her leg up to his waist, pulling an anguished whimper from her lips. "Make me stop, Emma. I don't know if I can do it on my own."
She didn't want him to stop, even if it would all go absolutely nowhere. She'd told him before this was what she wanted, and she would tell him again if he asked. She could do this.
"Let's get inside," he murmured against her lips.
They stumbled toward her apartment door until she turned to put the key in the lock and froze.
The door was already open.
With an overactive imagination and a slightly twisted mind, Dawn Altieri enjoys reading dark and dangerous tales almost as much as writing them. When she's not curled up on the sofa with her laptop, her latest story, a box of chocolates and a cup of tea (or a glass of wine, depending on the time of day), she can be found volunteering in the world of animal rescue. To keep a roof over her head, she works in the printing industry as a graphic production artist. She shares her home with her husband and daughter, and a menagerie of rescued fur-babies.
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Thriller Thursday with Kerry Blaisdell
Wow! The cover for thriller author Kerry Blaisdell's book Publish or Perish looks so exciting, I want to dive right into it. Let's see how it sounds in the blurb and excerpt below.
IN THE CUTTHROAT WORLD OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH…
When computer whiz Emma O'Manny's scientist husband dumps her on Valentine's Day, vandalizing his office seems like a justifiable—if petty—response. But then Dan's small plane crashes under mysterious circumstances, and Emma's suddenly the prime suspect in a double homicide. Worse, Dan may have faked important vaccine safety research, to further his career—and the digital trail leads to Emma. Can she determine which data is correct, to prove her innocence? Or will Dan keep controlling her life, even from the grave?
…THE FIRST TO PUBLISH WINS…
Detective Vin Bronislovas came to Portland to rebuild his reputation, after nearly blowing a years-long investigation by believing the lies of a mobster's daughter. A single misstep—like falling for another suspect—would destroy his career and ruin his life. But when the killer strikes again, and Emma and her children are threatened, Vin must choose between the Job and love. Can he trust his gut? Or will repeating his past mistakes allow a murderer to go free, and potentially put millions of children at risk from an unsafe vaccine?
…AND ANYONE CAN MAKE A KILLING. ANYONE.
Emma sat back to check her handiwork. This was so far out of character, it was like admiring someone else's artistry. It'd taken longer than expected, but was still faster than a pen. Thank heaven the minivan still had junk in it from December—a.k.a., Holiday Craft Month.
Yes. Dr. Dan and Mollie would get quite the shock when they returned from Hawaii. Maybe they'd come in to catch the sunrise while sipping their coffee. Thanks to the angle of the building, both Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood were visible through the windows.
Emphasis on the were. Now the only thing visible was yards and yards of Smith's Pink Spray Tree Flocking-in-a-Can. She'd run out or she would've done the desk, too—but white was almost as good. And gold and silver added nice touches to the filing cabinets and shelves.
But the pièce de résistance was Dan's monitor. He'd needed it to complete his research--had to have a bigger screen, so he could finish his vaccine paper and rush it to publication, before someone else got there first, and he lost a decade of work. Or worse—his position at the university, or even his lab. But back then, the Sion was in start-up mode, bleeding money left and right, and none of his early grants covered equipment. So he'd been forced to dip into the kids' college funds to pay for it.
Now, thanks to his soon-to-be-pubbed research, the National Vaccine Research Endowment had funded him to the tune of one million dollars—which was lucky for him, because his five grand, flat-panel, goddamn huge display was now solid fuzzy green, front and back, except right in the middle where she'd sprayed a huge red, furry "F*** YOU."
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Kerry Blaisdell is the award-winning author of The Dead Series, including DEBRIEFING THE DEAD—2019 Royal Palm Literary Award for Best Published Fantasy, RONE Award for Best Long Paranormal, HOLT Medallion Literary Award for Best Paranormal & Best First Book, and Romance Writers of America RITA® Award finalist—and its sequel, WAKING THE DEAD, which InD'tale Magazine recommends for "fans of television shows like 'Constantine' or 'Supernatural.'" She also writes award-winning Romantic Suspense and Historical Mystery. She has a Bachelor of Arts from UC Berkeley in Comparative Literature (French/Medieval English), and a Master's in Teaching English and Advanced Mathematics from the University of Portland. Kerry lives in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest with her family, assorted cats and dogs, and more hot pepper plants than anyone could reasonably consume.
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Thriller Thursday with Savanna Kade
Dark Echoes looks fantastic, and not just because it has such a hot cover model. It sounds realistic, sexy, romantic, and dangerous. Another book for my TBR pile.
"An intricate, layered, deliciously twisty plot and you won't be able to help polishing off this book in one sitting." USA Today
Risa Caldwell decided to take a different trail through the woods that morning…and it would change everything that came after.
In case tripping over a dead body wasn't enough, now Risa has a twisted ankle, too much forced time off from her job as a firefighter, and Dark Falls' own FBI agent Ethan Eames following her around…
Ethan is confident he's been parked in Dark Falls until the FBI can decide what to do with him. He's on shaky ground with the Bureau after the incident in Florida, but solving the case may mean leaving Risa exposed to a killer.
The first body leads to more. And Ethan realizes they are facing a killer that has been operating—uncaught—for decades. Can Risa and Ethan put an end to his long string of murders? Or will they simply be his next victims?
Risa Caldwell found more adventure than she'd bargained for when she tripped over the body of a local missing girl. She'd decided to vary her usual running route that morning, she was thinking she'd like a little more adventure. Well, she got it.
Her usual route was two miles through the woods, on an open path where she often passed other joggers. Today she tried a harder route, through a more isolated area. Still, she felt normally felt safe and comfortable jogging out here even though she was mostly alone.
For whatever reason, that morning she'd gotten a jones to try something new. So, when the path split to an unfamiliar trail, Risa gave into a whim and took it.
Portions of the national park were open to runners, hikers, and—in some places—even mountain bikers. The entrance to the path was clear, and she decided it was worth a shot even though she had no idea how long or difficult it was. She'd thought she was prepared for anything. That had been a mistake.
Though she managed to run at a solid pace for about a half mile after the split, the path quickly narrowed to where that kind of speed wasn't safe. Underbrush grew in close, free to spread where hikers had not been using the trail. Soon enough, the path also grew steep, and rocks and roots were needed for staircase-like use. Risa found she was hiking rather than running, but it didn't matter. She loved a challenge and she had nowhere she needed to be. So she followed the mystery trail deeper and deeper into the forest.
Today was one of her off days at the fire department, hence the long run. A tried and true morning person, she'd woken up with the sun and happily seen the day was already bright and warm.
She'd taken the standard precautions—she'd let her best friend Leah Dev know where she was going and that she was running alone. Of course, Risa had her cell phone on her, tucked into a nice pocket stitched into the backside of her shirt. She didn't have earbuds, though. As much as she felt safe out here running by herself, she liked hearing what was around her.
When the path flattened out before her, even though it wasn't very wide, she'd picked up her pace, again. But the reprieve hadn't lasted very long. It was only maybe twenty steps later that she was sent suddenly sprawling as a sharp pain shot up her left leg. Hitting the ground hard, she could feel the scrapes on her hands and knees.
Twigs and rocks pierced her skin, pain now spiking her arms as well. Cautiously, she'd rolled over onto her butt to check the damage.
Crap, she thought. It felt like she'd twisted her ankle. Still, she wanted to be wrong. For a moment, she just sat there, hoping the throbbing pain would pass if she just waited it out. It probably wasn't going to work, but she gave it a try.
While she waited, she picked tiny twigs from her palms and pulled leaves off her shirt. From her position on the forest floor, Risa looked around to check if anyone was nearby. Maybe they'd see her and come help pull her up. When no one appeared, she checked out the scene on the ground.
She'd turned around when she rolled onto her butt and was now facing back the way she'd come. Narrowing her eyes, Risa spotted something sticking up in the path.
It looked like maybe a root, but the leaves covering it obscured what it was. Still, Risa frowned. Something smelled, and that was a little odd, because she hadn't noticed any scent of decay before. Maybe it was because she was sitting here in the rotting leaves. When the rains had come last week, everything had gotten soaked and was sitting, damp and rotting, since then. She could feel a little bit of the wetness seeping up through her running shorts. She groaned. Wet-butt was the worst.
Hobbling back along the hard path with a twisted ankle and wet-butt was not something she was looking forward to. Sighing, she pulled her phone out and checked for signal. As expected, she was out of range. Crap.
Risa tried texting Leah anyway. "Tripped, twisted my ankle. I'm okay, though. Hobbling my way out. Will be a while."
She hit the send button and hoped it would work. Then she put the phone back into the cute little pocket on her shirt. Clambering up onto one foot, Risa gingerly tried putting some weight on her left foot and felt the sharp pain again.
Nope, she thought. Not gonna do that again. Definitely twisted, and—hopefully—not broken.
The trail behind her was littered with bumps and wet leaves, but ahead of her, it was more clear. Hopping a bit farther that direction on just one foot, Risa tried to be as careful as she could and watch where she went. She tried to make sure she didn't further injure herself in the process.
It was only after she turned and got back to the root she had tripped over that she realized what had gone wrong. Balancing as she leaned over, she brushed the leaves away a little bit, and discovered it wasn't a root under the leaves, but a knob of something covered in denim.
Risa frowned as the smell got stronger. She brushed away more leaves and discovered yet another swath of denim. Looking to her left-hand side now, she saw another shot of color—this time sparkly blue. It was a sneaker.
Risa sucked in a sharp breath.
She hadn't tripped over a root, but a dead body.
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Savannah created her first romance novella at age eight. Even then it was clear she was looking for a story about a breakthrough. Though that particular book shall never again see the light of day (please, don't even ask) it set the stage for everything after.
Now even nerdier than she was at eight, Savannah holds several degrees in human biology and neuroscience—not that it makes true love any easier. She's become an ardent defender of stray dogs, a protector of frogs and random wildlife in her yard, and a firm believer that women need to be straightening each other's crowns for no reason other than we are all in this together.
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Thriller Thursday with Adriana Anders
Happy New Year! What better way to kick off the new year and decade with a fantastic new romantic suspense from author Adriana Anders. This book's cover pulled me in. The writing will keep you engrossed. This one promises you late nights, readers.
With a storm coming and a killer on the loose, every step could be their last...
Angel Smith is finally ready to leave Antarctica for a second chance at life. But on what was meant to be her last day, the remote research station she's been calling home is attacked. Hunted and scared, she and irritatingly gorgeous glaciologist Ford Cooper barely make it out with their lives...only to realize that in a place this remote, there's nowhere left to run.
Isolated with no power, no way to contact the outside world, and a madman on their heels, Angel and Ford must fight to survive in the most inhospitable—and beautiful—place on earth. But what starts as a partnership born of necessity quickly turns into an urgent connection that burns bright and hot. They both know there's little chance of making it out alive, and yet they are determined to weather the coming storm—no matter the cost.
"That's bananas." Whoever was in that plane was out of their mind. Couldn't they see what they were flying into?
"Yeah." He swung around to look at the quickly moving storm, then back at the plane again. Was it closer than before? "They want our virus. Badly."
For the first time since they'd started this terrible trip, Angel almost wished they'd left the samples back at base. Almost, until that nightmarish image flashed back—that moment when Sampson had put his gun to Alex's head, and the handful of seconds afterward, when disbelief morphed into gut-squeezing shock. It would never leave her. The whole thing—the feeling of it—had been imprinted into her brain, into every cell, every part of her being.
Her eyes flicked from one quickly approaching threat to the other. In one direction, the blizzard swept angrily toward them, in the other, the red dot grew larger, carrying men who would do absolutely anything to get their payload. "What are you thinking?" she asked, afraid she knew the answer.
"I'm thinking we're screwed."
"Right." She nodded. They already knew that anyway.
Closer now, the wind whipped ice crystals into the air, like sugar spinning into cotton candy. Even through the whistling, she thought she heard the sound of an engine.
"What do we do now?"
He shoved his empty bag away and grabbed his ski poles, so she did the same.
"We run." He turned and led her straight into the coming storm.
Praise for Whiteout:
"Scorching hot and beautifully emotional. A pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat read."--LORI FOSTER, New York Times Bestselling Author
"The gripping characters, fresh writing, unique setting, and a villain as cold as the Antarctic itself, make this a fiercely enjoyable story."--TONI ANDERSON, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author
"What a thrill ride! The action is nonstop—I don't think I took a breath until I finished."--KATIE RUGGLE
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Adriana Anders is the award-winning author of the Love at Last series and Blank Canvas series. Under Her Skin, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2017 and double recipient of the HOLT Medallion award, was featured in Bustle, USA Today Happy Ever After, and Book Riot, and Loving the Secret Billionaire was a Romance Writers of America 2019 Rita® Award Finalist. Today, she resides with her husband and two small children on the coast of France, where she writes the gritty, emotional love stories of her heart.
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Thriller Thursday with Tess Thompson
Our last thriller author for 2019 is Tess Thompson, a sister writing team. Their book When an Angel Whispers looks and sounds so good, you'll want to read it right away!
In a terrifying romantic thriller, a young FBI agent is forced to relive her greatest fear.
Macy Adams, a beautiful law student, is abducted and assaulted by a vicious serial killer known as the Bayou Butcher. She escapes with the help of a guardian angel and Houston Police Detective Chance O'Brien.
After fleeing her captor, she begins to build a new life but is plunged back into his murderous grasp by circumstances beyond her control. More women are murdered, and only Macy can help the FBI catch the Butcher before he kills again. What they don't know is that this time he is out for revenge and is pulling Macy into his carefully planned trap.
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself."
Ba-Boom! Ba-Boom! Ba-Boom! The noise was deafening. A drum or a clock. Yes, a tick but no tock. Not a clock. Not a drum. Louder. Hammering. Beating. Ba-Boom! Ba-Boom! Ba-Boom!
Macy moved her head from side to side and tried to open her eyes. Where was she? What was that sound? She was in a terrible dream. The kind that you have when you want to scream and scream, but you can't. You try to run and your feet won't move. It's as if they are glued to the floor. Why couldn't she open her eyes? Why couldn't she see?
Macy reached to cover her ears. Her chest ached from the vibrations. Her hands refused to move. Her legs were paralyzed. She realized her eyes were already open and she gasped for air.
She could hear the pounding even louder coming from deep inside. Inside of her. Macy realized the pounding was her own heart beating inside her chest. "Oh God! Oh God! Oh God!"
Darkness! "Oh my God!" She exhaled slowly. Was she blind? Or was she just trapped? Would she stay in this darkness forever? Once, when she was a teenager during a truth or dare game, somebody asked her to name her worst fear. She hadn't told the truth then. To do so would have made it real. Make it something that could really happen. But, it did happen. This was her nightmare. The one she'd had since childhood. To be trapped, in darkness with no one. Alone. Left to go insane for all of eternity.
Macy sucked air into her lungs. It hurt to breathe. She could only manage small puffs. Tears poured down her face, and she sobbed in desperation.
Again, she pulled at her arms, but they were held down. She couldn't move. Confused and bewildered, she cried harder. Her body shook with spasms. What had happened to her? Was she dead? She began to recite her childhood prayer.
"Macy," a soft voice spoke to her from the darkness. A woman's voice. "Macy, hush." The voice caressed her. "You aren't alone. I am here with you."
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Tess Thompson is the pen name for two sisters who write suspense novels as a team. Charlene Tess and Judi Thompson combined their two last names into a pen name that they use when writing romantic thrillers and suspense. Charlene lives in Colorado with her husband Jerry, and Judi lives in Houston with her husband Roger. The sisters have published nine romantic thrillers and are working on number ten. They also publish under their own names and write spicy romantic comedy as Annie Curtis. All of their novels are available in the Kindle Store.
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Thriller Thursday with W. B. dineen
It's Thanksgiving here in U.S., but you can only eat so much. When you're filled to the brim, sit down and read about W.B. Dineen's book, See No More. It's guaranteed to keep you awake into the night (perfect for that second piece of pie)!
***Finalist at the International 2019 Readers Favorite Awards!
"One of the year's best thrillers, See No More is a near-perfect blend of sci-fi and spy fiction. Credit author W.B. Dineen with creating a powerful novel about personal identity wrapped within a breathtaking thriller. Sure to please fans of both Douglas E. Richards and Daniel Silva " --BestThrillers.com
Thirty-three-year-old music therapist, Kate Randolph, is at the top of her professional game. Her life is happily on track, until she receives a phone call announcing the death of the man who abandoned her when she was eight years old. Kate has no interest in going to her father's funeral, but soon realizes she must confront the past to move forward.
While in Oregon, Kate discovers why her scientist/father disappeared, and what she learns will set her on a path that will change her life forever.
With her father's good friend, Jake, she uncovers conspiracies beyond imagination. She learns of secret societies, cover-ups, and that the planet is in jeopardy from both terrestrial and extraterrestrial threats.
With the aid of a mysterious stranger, Kate must help save the world. Can she stay alive long enough to succeed?
"Dineen writes in a sharp, lively prose that is equally comfortable rendering emotional domestic moments, flashy action sequences, and humorous observations. The premise is wonderfully mysterious and immediately gripping. An expansive thriller that satisfies every absent-father fantasy." —Kirkus Reviews
I pour a cup of coffee before opening the letter. Oddly, my favorite creamer is in the refrigerator and I wonder if Jake's a fan, too. Otherwise, how would he ever know I use sugar-free nondairy hazelnut creamer?
I sit down at the old farmhouse table in the kitchen and sip my coffee. I run my hands over the envelope and even bring it to my nose to smell it.
I pull out one sheet of lined paper in my dad's handwriting.
Dear Katydid,
There are a million things I want to say to you. But the very first is that I love you. I never stopped. I thought of you every day and wished with all my heart things could have been different. For reasons you will learn later, I cannot easily explain why I left. I will tell you the story though, but it must be in my own way.
It's important you don't dispose of my things for a full year after I'm gone. I've left plenty of money to pay the taxes and keep the house up in the interim. Please trust me on this.
I'm sure you're wondering why you should trust me about anything, but I promise I won't let you down again.
If Buddy isn't to your liking, Jake will take him. But if you wind up loving him as much as I think you will, I promise there's never been a better friend in this world.
My Whole Heart,
Daddydid
Dear God, how can I do this? It's taken me twenty-five years to get the laceration left by his departure to scab over. Being here is like ripping it off without anything to numb the pain or staunch the flow of blood. I have to keep this house for a whole year? I know I don't have to come back after this weekend, but that's really not an option. I need to figure out the mystery of Jeffrey's disappearance for my own sanity. I'm entitled to some answers.
Whitney Dineen is a rock star in her own head. While delusional about her singing abilities, there's been a plethora of validation that she's a fairly decent author (AMAZING!!!). After winning many writing awards and selling nearly a kabillion books (math may not be her forte, either), she's decided to just let the voices in her head say whatever they want (sorry, Mom). She also won a fourth-place ribbon in a fifth-grade swim meet in backstroke. So, there's that.
Whitney loves to play with her kids (a.k.a. dazzle them with her amazing flossing abilities), bake stuff, eat stuff, and write books for people who "get" her. She thinks french fries are the perfect food and Mrs. Roper is her spirit animal.
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It is very important that women take on an active role in managing their own health.
Read on to discover some ways in which you can be pro-active regarding health issues of important significance to women.
There is 50% more cancer of the cervix (the neck of the womb) in Newfoundland women than in the rest of Canada. A diagnosis with advanced cervical cancer is especially tragic given that if a woman is regularly screened & the disease is caught early on, it is highly treatable.
This is why it is so important for all women, ages 18 and above who have been sexually active to have a yearly PAP smear which tests for the presence of cervical cancer. In fact, a PAP smear can detect changes in the cervical cells even before they become cancerous.
Unfortunately, many women are weary of PAP smears, feeling uncomfortable with the situation itself or fearing that the procedure may be very painful. It is important that such fears do not sway you from having a PAP test!
The procedure is in fact rather simple & rapid, and if your doctor is a male, a female staff member will be asked to be present at the time of the exam.
Following proper procedure, you will be allowed to leave on your shirt or to wear a gown & will be carefully draped so that only the necessary areas of your body are exposed.
During the procedure itself, the physician will insert a lubricated device called a speculum into your vaginal passage which holds the passage open, making the cervix visible and accessible.
Next, a small spatula will be used to lightly scrape a sample of cells from the outer part of your cervix and a small brush will be used to sample cells from the inner part of your cervix. This entire sampling procedure takes only a couple of minutes and then you are all finished. The doctor will transfer the sampled cells onto a glass slide, spray the sample with a fixative and send it off to the lab for analysis.
Research suggests a link between cervical cancer and infection by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Many clinics will conduct a full screen for HPV as well as other sexually transmitted diseases as necessary.
One of the most common types of cancer in women is breast cancer. A very important way to detect changes in your breasts is to have a yearly Clinical Breast Exam performed by your physician.
This will typically involve the physician visually examining your breasts for abnormalities as well as carefully feeling all areas of each breast according to a sort of grid system in order to detect any lumps or bumps. According to proper procedure, you will be draped so that only the necessary parts of your body are exposed for examination.
Another way in which breast lumps may be detected is by Breast Self Examination. This involves you conducting your own monthly breast exam at home to detect any lumps or any other changes to the normal appearance of your breasts.
If you need information on how to examine your own breasts, ask your public health nurse or doctor or follow one of the links to the right. If you find a lump in your breast, consult your physician, but don't panic prematurely-about 90% of the lumps found in breast are not cancerous.
Also, the lumpiness of your breasts will change throughout your menstrual cycle. It may be best to examine your breasts just after you finish your period.
Finally, if you are 50-69 years of age or if breast cancer is known to run in your family, you should have your physician arrange a mammogram examination of your breast. This exam can help pick up any changes in your breasts before they are able to be felt.
There are some important steps a woman can take before and during pregnancy to help ensure the birth of a healthy baby.
One concern is getting the right nutrition which can involve eating right as well as taking vitamin supplements. It is particularly important to get enough of a vitamin called folic acid both before conception and during pregnancy. Getting enough folic acid is necessary for preventing neural tube or spinal cord and brain defects in your baby. In addition to over the counter folic acid, you can up your intake by eating foods such as green, leafy vegetables, oranges, cantaloupe, bananas, milk, grains and organ meats.
Another concern is avoiding behavior that can harm your baby. Some of the things you put in your body when you are pregnant can cross the placenta and gain access to your baby, affecting its health.
Two of the most important things to give up when pregnant are drinking alcohol and smoking. Babies of mothers who drink during pregnancy are at risk of being born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, a serious condition that can affect a child throughout its life. Smoking deprives your baby of oxygen and can lead to a number of disorders for your child.
Drug use during pregnancy also poses serious risks to the baby and this applies not only to illegal drugs, but to certain over the counter medications. It is important to check with your doctor before taking a medication during pregnancy to make sure it is not harmful to your baby.
Exercise during pregnancy can offer certain benefits to your baby, but can also be harmful in some circumstances. Consult your physician about exercising during pregnancy.
Please note that some excellent, more detailed information on the above pregnancy-related topics & on other pregnancy concerns can be found in the links section to the right.


Catherine McCarthy has represented clients on energy regulation and policy matters for more than two decades. Cathy currently chairs Bracewell's Energy Regulatory Department. Her experience includes obtaining Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state authorizations for major projects and transactions; FERC compliance and enforcement matters; FERC transmission and centralized markets issues; and rate, tariff and refund matters. She also represents energy clients before the Department of Energy, the Federal Communications Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cathy has been recognized as one America's Leading Lawyers for Energy Law by Chambers USA (2010-2018) and Chambers Global (2014-2019); selected as one of The American Lawyer's 45 Under 45 (2011); and included in The Legal 500 United States, Energy: Regulatory (2011-2013, 2016-2018).
"Regulated Industry M&A Transactions: Special Considerations and Recent Developments", Panelist, American Bar Association Webinar January 2018.
"Investing in Energy: Outlook and Opportunities, Power – Supply and Demand for Private Capital, Acquisition & Divestiture Driver and the Regulatory Dynamic", Panelist, Bloomberg BNA (New York, NY) November 2017.
"A Call to Focus on Strengthening Grid Resiliency and Reliability," National Law Review, September 2017.
"FERC Compliance," Portland, OR, October 2016.
"FERC Reconsiders Horizontal Market Power in Transactions," Law360, September 2016.
"Changing Mix of U.S. Power Generation Presents Opportunities and Legal Challenges," American Bar Association, May 2016.
"Energy & Utilities Sector" Financier Worldwide, December 2015.
"Energy Infrastructure Development Faces Impediments," Natural Gas & Electricity Journal, April 2015.
"Impacts of New FERC ROE Calculation Formulae on Transmission Owners and Projects," Infocast's 18th Annual Transmission Summit, March 2015.
"Utility M&A: Mid-Year Update," SNL Energy Webinar, September 2013.
"Rolling Off Long-Term Power Sales Agreements? Plan Ahead to Avoid Regulatory Speed Bumps," 21st Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference, April, 2013.
"Takeaways from FERC's Recent Due Diligence Order," Law360, February 2013.
"Energy & Utilities Sector Roundtable," Financier Worldwide, December 2012.
"FERC Order 1000 gives transmission planning an update," Windpower Engineering & Development, April 2012.
"Transmission Incentives and Order 1000," Yale Alumni in Energy Annual Conference, New Haven, CT, March 2012.
"Due Diligence Workshop - SNL EXNET Power & Utilities M&A Symposium," New York, January 2012.


An Ohio teen has died after authorities believe she contracted a brain-eating amoeba while on vacation with her church youth choir.
Lauren Seitz, 18, was traveling with the group from Church of The Messiah, United Methodist to sing at churches and nursing homes when they went on a rafting trip in North Carolina.
That one day likely cost the rising college freshman her life. She died on Sunday from Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis.
While it is not entirely clear where Seitz picked up the infection, the rafting trip at the U.S. National Whitewater Center was the only time she came in contact with water during the incubation period of the deadly Naegleria fowleri amoeba, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Reached for comment, the U.S. National Whitewater Center said in a statement: "The levels of UV radiation disinfection utilized every day, continuously, at the Center are sufficient to 'inactivate' the water born amoeba in question to an effective level of 99.99%."
The center said they are working closely with health officials as they investigate the matter.
The one-celled microscopic organism commonly occurs in warm fresh waters. While drinking water that is contaminated with the amoeba does not cause disease, Naegleria fowleri becomes infectious when water containing the organism goes up a person's nose.
When a person becomes infected, Naegleria fowleri is almost always deadly. According to CDC statistics, only 3 people out of 138 known infected individuals in the United States from 1962 to 2015 have survived.
Jim Wilson II, pastor at Church of the Messiah, posted condolences to Seitz's family in a Facebook post Sunday.
"Our deepest condolences are extended to Church of the Messiah's youth group in the sudden passing of one of our youth members," Wilson wrote.
"Lauren was a beautiful young lady, recent grad of Westerville South HS and planning on attending Dennison University this Fall. Last week she went on our youth choir tour. She will be greatly missed by her friends.
"May God bless our youth group in their grieving and may Gods presence wrap around Lauren's parents and sister in this time of loss. For all the smiles that Lauren brought to our church we are thankful and blessed. RIP Lauren."
In a touching obituary, it was said that Lauren "understood the overwhelming beauty and fragility of life with uncommon clarity and cared so deeply about the welfare of other people and this world we all share."
A celebration of her life was scheduled for Saturday.


it's my mothers birthday and she is stuck working at her cafe.
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Animal Control Management: A New Look at a Public Responsibility
This book is the first of its kind to discuss in detail the actual management of local animal control programs as opposed to the care of the animals. The book covers those financial, personnel, legal, health, and safety issues that animal control directors and management staff need to know in providing direction and oversight of animal control programs. Chapters examine selected topics in which the author assesses the strengths and weaknesses, offers new insights and strategies for managing more effectively. For example, the two chapters on contracting discuss the steps in the process, strategies, and suggested provisions in the written agreement to make the program more effective. The animal law chapters explain the basis for the laws, but also highlight those provisions that if enacted into law, can strengthen enforcement options. The chapter on budget and revenues explains funding variations among programs and how local officials have been creative in financing these programs. Subjects addressed in this book include many recently recognized as vital to the management of animal control programs. They include: need for Web sites, use of program evaluations, and the value of forms, records and reports. In addition, the author discusses and assesses from a new perspective: interacting with the public and the media, liability issues, wildlife problems, and the politics of animal control.
Come, Let Me Guide You: A Life Shared with a Guide Dog
Come, Let Me Guide You explores the intimate communication between author Susan Krieger and her guide dog Teela over the ten year span of their working life together. This is a book about being led by a dog to new places in the world and new places in the self, about facing life's challenges outwardly and within, and about reading those clues—those deeply felt signals—that can help guide the way. It is also, more broadly, about the importance of intimate connection in human-animal relationships, academic work, and personal life. In her previous book, Traveling Blind: Adventures in Vision with a Guide Dog by My Side, Krieger focused on her first two years with Teela, her lively Golden Retriever-yellow Labrador. Come, Let Me Guide You continues the narrative, beginning at the moment the author must confront Teela's retirement and then reflecting on the entire span of their working life together. These emotionally moving stories offer the reader personal entrée into a life of increasing pleasure and insight as Krieger describes how her relationship with her guide dog has had far-reaching effects, influencing not only her abilities to navigate the world while blind, but her writing, her teaching, and her sense of self. Come, Let Me Guide You makes an invaluable contribution to the literature on human-animal communication and on the guide-dog-human experience, as well as contributing to disability and feminist studies. It shows how a relationship with a guide dog is unique among bonds, for it rests upon highly regulated connections yet touches deep emotional chords. For Krieger, those chords have resulted in these memorable stories, often humorous and playful, always instructive, and generative of broader insight.
Free Market Dogs: The Human-Canine Bond in Post-Communist Poland
What has changed in the last twenty-five years in the relationship of Poles with their dogs? How have the free market and capitalism influenced Poland and the human-canine bond there? Are dogs "property," "friends," or "members of the family" in post-communist Poland? Free Market Dogs, edited by Michał Piotr Pręgowski and Justyna Włodarczyk, examines the interactions and relationships of dogs and humans in contemporary Polish culture and society, and explores how Poland's intense exposure to Western—and particularly American—cultural patterns influenced the status of dogs after restoration of democracy in 1989. This book discusses topics such as the emergence of pet cemeteries, dog memoirs, and presidential dogs in Poland; the growing popularity of dog sports and the feminization of said sports; the philosophical and ideological changes in dog training caused by exposure to state-of-the-art methods from American books and videos; dogs in contemporary Polish art; and the specificity and growing pains of local pet-facilitated therapy. Free Market Dogs was written by researchers and practitioners whose academic background includes sociology, anthropology, pedagogy, cultural studies, and literary studies, and whose practical experience involves either training dogs or working with them. Based on thorough research and personal expertise, this is a great book for anyone interested in human-canine relationships—and their similarities and differences—around the world.
Pet Politics: The Political and Legal Lives of Cats, Dogs, and Horses in Canada and the United States
Although scholars in the disciplines of law, psychology, philosophy, and sociology have published a considerable number of prescriptive, normative, and theoretical studies of animals in society, Pet Politics presents the first study of the development of companion animal or pet law and policy in Canada and the United States by political scientists. The authors examine how people and governments classify three species of pets or companion animals—cats, dogs, and horses—for various degrees of legal protection. They then detail how interest groups shape the agenda for companion animal legislation and regulation and the legislative and administrative formulation of anti-cruelty, kennel licensing, horse slaughter, feral and roaming cat, and breed ban policies. Finally, they examine the enforcement of these laws and policies by agencies and the courts. Using an eclectic mix of original empirical data, original case studies, and interviews—and relying on general theories and research about the policy process and the sociopolitical function of legality—the authors illustrate that pet policy is a unique field of political struggle, a conflict that originates from differing perspectives about whether pets are property or autonomous beings, and clashing norms about the care of animals. The result of the political struggle, the authors argue, is difficulty in the enactment of policies and especially in the implementation and enforcement of laws that might improve the welfare of companion animals.
Your Ideal Cat: Insights into Breed and Gender Differences in Cat Behavior
For a happy relationship with your cat, go beyond the looks and make your pick based on demonstrated breed behavior. This is the advice of the Harts, two experts in animal communication and behavior, whose new book takes the process of selecting a cat to the next level by offering data-based behavioral profiles of a wide range of cat breeds. Developed over a lifetime of research and through extensive interviews with eighty veterinary experts, the profiles are presented in easy-to-use graphical form. A history of the development of different breeds is presented, and then breed-specific differences across a range of variables are discussed. These include twelve behavioral traits, in areas such as affection, sociality, activity level, and litter box use. After giving guidance about choosing a cat, the authors present some strategies for avoiding problem behaviors and resolving those that emerge. They also share fascinating theories about the origins of various common cat behaviors, including purring, yawning, eating grass, "flipping out" on catnip, and staking out territory. While the focus is on purebred cats, there is also lots of good information for owners of blends. The book ends with helpful guidance on further reading. Based on the latest science, this is a great book for anyone interested in the fundamental building blocks of feline behavior, and an invaluable handbook for cat owners.
Assessing the Human-Animal Bond: A Compendium of Actual Measures
This book gathers, in one place, those measures presently used to study the human-companion animal bond. The measures chosen for inclusion are the most heavily used by researchers, as well as measures that appear to be innovative or relate to the different aspects of the human-companion animal relationship. The measures cover the human-animal bond principally by attachment, but also by fear, abuse, or neglect.
Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship
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Pets play a greater role in our emotional and physical health than ever before, says the Purdue University professor who is co-author of his revised edition of Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship. The book by Alan M. Beck of Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine and Aaron H. Katcher, psychiatrist and professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, explores the emotional and physical benefits of owning a pet and analyzes the complex relationship between people and pets. "The study of the importance of the relationship between people and animals is a growing field and has the potential to be part of the whole human-health field," says Beck, director of Purdue's Center for Applied Ethology and Human-Animal Interaction. "The social milieu on where animals fit into society has really changed in the last 13 years. We've gone from recognizing the potential of animals being a significant positive contribution to certain populations, such as the elderly, to actual documentation." Beck and Katcher note a 1992 study by an Australian cardiologist of 5,000 people who visited a clinic to find ways to reduce heart disease. The study found that people with pets had lower blood pressure and lower blood fat levels than those without pets, even though the two groups were alike in diet and exercise. The authors also point to the trend by nursing homes to incorporate animals into the routine and environment for patients. For example, in the early 1980s nursing homes typically did not allow pets to visit patients, while today nearly half of the homes have an organized program for animal therapy, Beck says. In addition to exploring physical benefits, the book covers such topics as pets as family members, pets as therapists, talking to pets, and how pets can teach us to become better companions to friends and family. The book also has a list of Web sites by such organizations as Canine Companions for Independence and the American Kennel Club. While pets provide health benefits, they can create problems, Beck and Katcher say. "There is no medicine that doesn't have some side effects," Beck says. For example, more pet ownership has public-health implications such as more dog bites, he notes. And some people whose pets die grieve to the point of illness, he says. But grief over the loss of an animal is not new, Beck says. Ancient Egyptians shaved their eyebrows after their cats died, and the Roman emperor Caligula had his horse entombed.
Bridging the Bond: The Cultural Construction of the Shelter Pet
What happens behind the doors of the animal shelter? This book will introduce the reader to the work culture of animal shelter employees, volunteers, activists, educators, and pets. By weaving together her own personal memoirs with interviews with workers, the author describes the traditions, philosophies, history, and current social dynamics of a typical animal welfare community. She examines how the daily interactions, personal philosophies, disparate methods, technology, and life experiences of the humans and pets influence the care of homeless animals, often playing an intricate role in the life or death situation each pet eventually faces.The author also describes her own experience with a "rescued" dog, touching upon the issues of victimization and redemption that she finds characterize the animal welfare field. The animals in the book are presented as active participants in this daily drama, able to communicate their needs to their caretakers and form lasting impressions. Throughout the book, workers, volunteers, and activists tell their own stories-stories that embody the hopes, frustrations, successes, and failures in bridging the bond between homeless pets and new families.
How I Became A Scientist: Activity Book for 3rd Graders
"Scientists have fun and exciting jobs! In this book, you will meet scientists from all over the world who work with animals. These scientists work hard to make sure people and their animals stay healthy. Maybe one day you will be a scientist too! You can start your science training now by completing the activities in this book."This activity book highlights how eight people became scientists. Published in full color, the book features fun activities relevant to the different scientific specialties represented for children to complete. The publication of the book has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Center for Research Resources, and a Scientific Education Partnership Award. An online version is available free of charge to download and print at: http://www.purdue.edu/svmengaged/docs/SEPA/3rd-Grade-Activity-Book-LoRes...
On the Road with Suzy: From Cat to Companion
On temporary assignment in Houston, Texas, at the start of 1998, Aleksandra and her husband, Norman, never expected that their lives would be changed forever when a small, chocolate-gold-black, stray cat stalked into the apartment complex where they were living and adopted them. Suzy soon became a key family member and travels extensively with the author. In a life full of animals, Suzy's owners have had to confront many of the dilemmas that cat ownership entails. This is the story of a deepening relationship between a couple and their cat, written by an award-winning author and filled with insightful comments about cat behavior and the nature of the human–feline bond. The episodes in this book will delight and inform other "cat people" and will leave readers with a new understanding of the way interactions with animals transform our lives.
People, Property, or Pets?
A child can't be owned, but parents are legally responsible for their child's care. A painting and a dog can be owned; both fall under the jurisdiction of the law and in particular, property rights. But why should a dog, man's best friend, an animal with a mind and emotions, fall under the same category as a painting? How could the law be so foolish? Requiring legal guardianship for animals would have radical consequences for how we live our lives.
Playing with My Dog Katie: An Ethno-Methodological Study of Canine/Human Interaction
The relationship between dogs and humans has been represented and contemplated since the beginning of human culture. Lasting expressions of this interest can be found in art, philosophy, literature, and science. With the rise of biological and social sciences in the nineteenth century, disciplinary frames of analysis have increasingly been brought to bear on this topic. These include, among others, evolutionism, biology, genetics, psychology, ethology, anthropology and sociology, with a more recent trend toward interdisciplinary treatments.At present, there is a large body of scientific literature about the relationship between humans and dogs based upon primarily biological, genetic and psychological approaches. It is only within the past decade that sociologists have shown a concerted interest in the social organization of dog-human interaction, and Playing with My Dog Katie is an example of this movement. This unique contribution to the literature-- an in-depth case study of a single dog and her guardian (the author) at play uses an "ethnomethodological" approach, an important aspect of the research is providing the reader with various kinds of data-in written, photographic and video formats-in order to display the phenomenon of play as ordinary, mundane practice. Based upon these data, various theoretical, methodological and empirical issues regarding our understanding of dog-human play are explored. Some of these include: anthropomorphism and anthropomorphic language, the social organization of different 'kinds' (guardian, guide-dog, working dog) of dog-human relationships, the conceptualization of play as an interspecies activity, and intersubjectivity (loosely meaning mutual understanding) between dogs and humans.
Potcakes: Dog Ownership in New Providence, The Bahamas
Although The Bahamas is not alone, either in the Caribbean, or elsewhere in having a pet over-population problem, however this publication appears to be the first to provide a systematic study of dog ownership in a Caribbean society. The dog population in The Bahamas consists mainly of mongrels, called "potcakes" a term unique to the greater Bahama archipelago. The fact that Bahamians have lived with potcakes so long has given them an accepted place in society, and they are considered part of the country's heritage. The word "potcake" as entered common usage and has evolved to have associations beyond that with dogs. The Bahamian perceptions of "pet" and "responsible pet ownership" are discussed to allow surveys of perceptions of residents towards dogs and attitudes towards the sterilization of pets to be understood in context. Dog bite data are examined over the last decade and considered in the light of the ever-increasing number of "image" dogs such as rottweilers, German shepherds and pit bulls which are seen at veterinary clinics and interact with the potcake population.. The final chapter draws the threads together from previous sections to show how all members of society, dog owners, non-dog owners and the authorities, need to work together in order for the dog population to be controlled and dog welfare enhanced.
Rescuing Rover: A First Aid and Disaster Guide for Dog Owners
Whether you're hiking with your canine friend in a remote area or work with a dog on a search-and-rescue team or police force, you need to be prepared for emergencies when veterinary service is not available. Rescuing Rover: A First Aid and Disaster Guide for Dog Owners provides dog owners, handlers, and emergency physicians with an understandable guide for safe treatment until the dog can be transported to a veterinarian. Although a number of books describe some techniques for the emergency care of dogs, there is no single illustrated summary that is as practical. With its concise, easy-to-read instructions, detailed and beautifully rendered illustrations, and convenient format, this book covers such common medical procedures as bandaging an ear and constructing a makeshift muzzle. Written in consultation with canine handlers from FEMA, staff from the AAVDM and the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, it can also be used as a practical learning guide for veterinary medical and technical students.
The Extraordinary Spirit of Green Chimneys: Connecting Children and Animals to Create Hope
Green Chimneys is a nationally renowned US nonprofit organization that helps improve the lives of at-risk urban children by incorporating animals and environmental activities into their educational experiences. Founded by Dr. Samuel (Rollo) B. Ross, Jr.,"Green Chimneys Farm for Little Folk" opened its doors in 1948 with just eleven students. The property has since expanded to cover nearly seven hundred fifty acres in New York, and the school now serves almost two hundred students. Recognized as a worldwide leader in animal-assisted therapy and activities, Green Chimneys provides innovative and caring services for children and their families, as well as the animals with which they spend time. It targets its services at restoring emotional well-being and fostering independence. For over sixty years, Ross developed and operated this innovative and experimental year-round school, and he still remains integrally involved. This book recounts his experiences, sharing a lifetime of practical learning and insights to benefit and inspire all those who work with troubled children, and who believe in the healing power of the natural world.
The Health Benefits of Dog Walking for Pets and People: Evidence and Case Studies
Obesity is at epidemic levels worldwide. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that by 2018 the cost of treating weight-related illnesses will double to almost $350 billion a year. A 2010 report by the U.S. Surgeon General estimates that two-thirds of American adults and almost one in three children are now overweight or obese. Similar statistics emphasize the staggering problem in other industrialized countries. This volume originated in a special 2009 symposium funded in part by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) and sponsorship from Mars-Waltham© on how human-animal interaction may help fight obesity across the lifespan. It provides systematic presentation of the scientific evidence for this powerful expression of the benefits of the human-animal bond. The volume will be especially valuable as a sourcebook of evidence-based studies for public health professionals treating overweight humans and veterinarians treating obese dogs.
Traveling Blind: Adventures in Vision with a Guide Dog by My Side
Traveling Blind is a romance, a travel adventure, an emotional quest, and a deeply reflective description of coming to terms with lack of sight. It reveals the invisible work of navigating with a guide dog while learning to perceive the world in new ways. Although an intensely personal account, Traveling Blind is not simply memoir, for it extends beyond one person's experience to illuminate our understandings of vision informed by the academic fields of disability studies, feminist ethnography, and the study of human-animal bonds. What does it mean to "travel blind"? What is it like to live in a world where things are not black and white so much as shades of gray? How does it feel to navigate through constantly changing imagery that requires changing inner perspectives as well? What can experiences of blindness tell us about sight? The book confronts these questions and more. In a series of beautifully textured stories, the author takes the reader on a fascinating journey as she travels with Teela, her lively ""golden dog," through airports, city streets, and southwest desert landscapes, exploring these surroundings with changed sight. This unusual account of travel will inspire the sighted as well as the blind, offering pointed observations on processes of learning to work with a service animal and on coming to terms with a disability. In remarkably visual detail, Krieger makes palpable an ambiguous world. Repeatedly confronted with social stereotypes (that she should be totally blind and incapable of mobility), she comes to value her own unique ways of seeing and her interdependence with both her animal and human companions. Her descriptions of exquisite natural landscapes and intimate personal moments will touch as well as educate readers. A companion website to this book can be found at: http://susankrieger.stanford.edu/travelingblind/
Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound: How You and Your Dog Can Lose Weight, Stay Fit, and Have Fun Together
A dog is an ideal workout partner: always supportive, happy to go for a walk, and never judgmental. When people and dogs exercise together, fitness and health happen on both ends of the leash. As the obesity epidemic spreads, 70 percent of Americans and 50 percent of dogs are overweight or obese, resulting in staggering health care costs and suffering. The causes, consequences, and treatment for the overweight and obese are strikingly similar in people and dogs. Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound, written by an expert veterinary surgeon and leading nurse researcher, helps you move from a food-centered relationship with dogs to an exercise-centered relationship. This volume is designed for dog lovers, dog owners, and families. Based on the latest scientific findings, it will also help professionals (including physicians, veterinarians, and physical therapists) fight obesity and promote fitness in both people and pets. Never has there been a more compelling time for innovative approaches to increasing physical activity, reforming sedentary lifestyles, and enhancing fitness. Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound provides specific strategies for people and dogs to exercise together, lose weight together, and have fun in the process.

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Santa Barbara est une ville de  située sur la côte de l'État de Californie au pied des monts Santa Ynez, face à l'océan Pacifique, dans l'ouest des États-Unis, à une heure de route au nord-ouest de Los Angeles. C'est le siège du comté de Santa Barbara. Son aire urbaine, qui comprend les villes voisines de Goleta, Montecito et Carpinteria, a une population totale estimée à . Son climat, ses plages et ses maisons couvertes de toits en tuiles canal lui valent le surnom de « riviera américaine » (en anglais : American Riviera). La ville de Santa Barbara abrite, avec la commune voisine de Montecito (Californie), la plus haute concentration de très hauts revenus des États-Unis après l'arrondissement new-yorkais de Manhattan, la région de la baie de San Francisco, Seattle, Miami et Chicago.

Située à  de Los Angeles, elle est aussi connue pour être le lieu de résidence de nombreuses personnalités de Hollywood ou du monde des médias californien.

Histoire

En 1780, le commandant général des provinces intérieures, Teodoro de Croix, veut l'établissement d'un presidio et d'une mission sur l'emplacement de la ville actuelle alors peuplée par la tribu amérindienne des Chumash. Le Presidio de Santa Barbara est achevé le . La Mission Santa Barbara est fondée par les Espagnols en 1786.

Le , est construit le premier édifice en adobe, maison en brique rouge et place à arcades.

Cette architecture témoigne du passé colonial de la ville. Les maisons récentes ont été pour la plupart édifiées dans le style de l'architecture Mission Revival.

En 1823, le Mexique adopte un régime républicain mais le , cède la Californie à la fédération des États-Unis par le traité de Guadalupe Hidalgo. En 1864, l'espagnol devient la langue officielle de la ville jusqu'en 1870 où il est remplacé par l'anglais.

Santa Barbara a été fondée en 1782, date à laquelle elle était une forteresse espagnole. Durant tout le , elle demeura un paisible pueblo qui ne comptait que quelques centaines de familles vivant principalement de l'élevage.

À la suite du séisme qui ravagea la ville en 1925, des règles strictes furent imposées lors de sa reconstruction, ce qui explique notamment le style architectural homogène qu'elle présente aujourd'hui.

Géographie

Topographie et situation
Siège du comté de Santa Barbara (situé au palais de justice), la ville se situe à  au nord-ouest de Los Angeles et  au sud de San Francisco, bordant le canal de Santa Barbara, le long de l'océan Pacifique. La ville s'étend entre une large plage et les monts Santa Ynez, dans une zone de  de long sur  de large.

Santa Barbara forme un seul ensemble urbain avec les villes voisines de Goleta, Montecito, Summerland et Carpinteria.

Climat

La douceur du climat tout au long de l'année et un maximum de la pluviométrie en hiver caractérisent le climat méditerranéen (Csb) de Santa Barbara. .

Environnement
Santa Barbara possède un des suintements naturels de pétrole les plus étudiés au monde. Il est nommé  et se situe sur le campus ouest de l'UCSB. Il se dégage de ce suintement naturel environ  de pétrole par jour, que l'on retrouve sous forme de petites boulettes noires sur les plages alentour.

Santa Barbara accueille plus de trente espèces de baleines, dauphins et phoques. C'est un lieu favorable à l'observation des mammifères marins. Pour cela du  mai au  août, des excursions sont organisées.

Démographie

Selon l', pour la période 2011-2015, 62,54 % de la population âgée de plus de  déclare parler l'anglais à la maison, 30,41 % déclare parler l'espagnol, 1,23 % l'allemand, 0,70 % une langue chinoise, 0,62 % le français, 0,53 % l'italien et 3,96 % une autre langue.

La ville attire beaucoup de retraités, ainsi 14,1 % de la population sont âgés de plus de  quand seuls 13,2 % ont moins de  ; par ailleurs, elle abrite une forte communauté hispanique représentant plus de 33 % de la population totale.

Malgré une hausse récente, le taux de chômage de la ville à 5,3 % en  est très inférieur à celui de la Californie (11,2 %).

Voies de communication et transports

Réseau routier
Le centre-ville de Santa Barbara est traversée d'est en ouest par l'U.S. Route 101. Elle relie la ville à Los Angeles au sud et San Francisco au nord. Jusqu'à la fin des années 1980, la 101 perdait son statut de route express dans le centre-ville à cause de feux tricolores à quatre carrefours. La construction de deux ponts a mis fin à cette situation en 1990.

Des travaux d'élargissement de deux à trois voies (dont une réservée au covoiturage) et d'isolation acoustique de la 101 ont débuté à l'est de la ville, en direction de Los Angeles, en 2008 et s'étendent en quatre phases jusqu'en 2027. La première phase, entre Milpas street et Hot Springs road, s'est achevée en 2012, pour un coût total de  de dollars pour . La deuxième phase, a eu lieu de 2012 à 2015 et a concerné une section de  à l'est de Carpinteria. La phase 3, entre 2016 et 2019, concerne la traversée de Carpinteria et la dernière, de 2020 à 2027, les  entre ces deux villes.

Réseau ferré

La ville est desservie par l'Amtrak qui la relie à Los Angeles et San Diego au sud et à San Luis Obispo, San Francisco, l'Oregon et l'État de Washington au nord. La voie ferrée traverse le centre de la ville, où se situe la gare, longeant la route 101.

L'ancienne gare à l'architecture mexicaine est entièrement rénovée et modernisée en 2000.

Aéroport
Santa Barbara est desservie par son aéroport situé sur la commune voisine de Goleta, à proximité de l'université de Californie à Santa Barbara.

Petit aéroport régional, il ne possède que deux terminaux, le deuxième ayant été construit en 2010. L'aérogare historique a alors été restructurée pour une remise en service l'année suivante. Les coûts élevés de ses vols font qu'il est majoritairement utilisé par la population la plus fortunée. La majorité des habitants de Santa Barbara utilisent l'aéroport international de Los Angeles (LAX) à deux heures de route de la ville, et desservi par la société de bus privée "AirBus Shuttle".

Politique et administration
La ville est gérée par un conseil municipal de six membres et un maire élus pour quatre ans. Sous sa présidence, le conseil se réunit publiquement une fois par semaine.

La municipalité est impliquée dans la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique. Les véhicules municipaux ont fait l'objet d'un renouvellement et des normes d'émissions de gaz nocifs sont imposées aux industriels.

Sans-abris
L'augmentation du coût du loyer et des prix de l'immobilier oblige des centaines de personnes de la classe moyenne, y compris des enseignants, des chefs cuisiniers et des infirmières, à vivre dans leur voiture sur des places de parkings.

Éducation

L'université de Californie à Santa Barbara (UCSB) se situe au nord de la ville, sur la commune de Goleta. Fondée en 1944, son campus s'étend sur près de  pour quelque .

L'UCSB est l'un des dix campus de l'université de Californie.

Culture et loisirs

Musées

Le  possède une importante collection permanente d'œuvres. De nombreuses galeries privées, le musée d'art de l'Université de Californie à Santa Barbara et le  viennent compléter l'offre culturelle en ville.

Médias
Les trois journaux principaux sont le Santa Barbara News-Press tiré à , le Santa Barbara Daily Sound, un quotidien gratuit, et le Santa Barbara Independent, un hebdomadaire sur les arts et le divertissement.

À la télévision
Cette ville a aussi donné son nom à une série, Santa Barbara, diffusée pendant les années 1980 sur TF1 en access-prime juste avant le journal télévisé de 20 h.

La ville est également le théâtre des aventures de Shawn Spencer et Burton Guster dans la série Psych.

En 2020, Santa-Barbara est la ville où se déroule l'histoire de la nouvelle série de Netflix, The Politician. Bien qu'elle soit surtout tournée à Los Angeles et d'autres environs, tout est fait pour rappeler l'atmosphère de Santa-Barbara, y compris dans les décors intérieurs.

Jeux vidéo
Le dernier chapitre du jeu vidéo The Last of Us Part II se déroule à Santa Barbara.

Personnalités liées à la ville

Jumelages

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Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Marc Muench et Barnaby Conrad, Santa Barbara, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co., 2004,  .

Articles connexes
 Université de Californie à Santa Barbara

Liens externes

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A team of researchers compared the effects of diets varying in carbohydrate to fat ratio over a 20-week period.
Presenting their findings at the international Obesity Week conference in Nashville, Tennessee, doctors said a low-carb diet could allow formerly overweight patients to live a healthier life by keeping the pounds off long term.
The conventional treatment for obesity, which costs health services hundreds of billions of euros each year, treats all calories alike -- simply eat less and your weight will come down.
But several studies have shown that this calorie-deficit effect tails off longer term as an individual's metabolism slows to conserve energy, making weight loss harder.
A team of researchers at Boston Children's Hospital tried a new approach, comparing the effects of diets varying in carbohydrate to fat ratio over a 20-week period.
They trialled 234 overweight adults who had a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher and put them on an initial weight loss diet for 10 weeks.
Those who achieved the target weight loss were then randomly assigned diets varying from 60 percent (high) to 20 percent (low) carbohydrate.
Participants on the low-carb diet burned as many as 278 calories a day more than those on the high-carb regimen.
Writing in the BMJ medical journal, the authors said this effect, if sustained, "would translate into an estimated 10 kilogramme (22 pound) weight loss after three years".
They said the difference in calories burned could be especially useful among people with high insulin production -- those suffering from diabetes or pre-diabetes -- as it might help delay or offset hormonal changes that increase hunger.
"These findings show that all calories are not alike to the body and that restricting carbohydrates may be a better strategy than restricting calories over the long term," David Ludwig, an endocrinologist at Boston Children's Hospital and study co-author, told AFP.
"Diet composition independent of calories has profound effects on hormones, metabolism and even the workings of our genes. These effects can make weight loss easier or harder, and at any weight lower or raise risk of chronic disease."
The World Health Organization says global obesity has tripled since 1975 and for the first time in human history there are more deaths linked to being overweight than malnutrition.
Katarina Kos, senior lecturer in diabetes and obesity and the University of Exeter, said Wednesday's study raised questions over how the body metabolised carbohydrates and whether it did so differently to other food groups.
"Noteworthy is that the basic metabolic rate was no different between participants of the three diets and it remains unclear how to explain the difference of total energy expenditure," said Kos, who was not involved in the study.
"I am confident however, to continue to recommend a low (carbohydrate) diet to people with pre-diabetes."
Obesity Week 2018 brings together more than 5,000 experts from around the world and wraps up on Thursday.


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Brexit, European Union
Britain and Europe: Confusion worse Confounded
According to your tastes, the embarrassments over Mrs May's table-talk may arouse amusement, or despair. But this should not distract us from more important matters. We Brits ought to apologise to the EU, for our relations with Europe do not redound to our credit. Any foreigner who wished to defend the proposition that the British are not an intellectual race could easily do so by reference to the evasions and muddle which we have brought to bear on European questions.
Throughout our membership, British opinion has divided into four groups. The first one is a fanatical minority who have been guilty of sustained intellectual dishonesty over several decades. Federasts, committed to European union, they have behaved like the priests in the temple of some occult oriental religion. Although mysteries take place in the recesses, there is no access for the worshippers. On two points, the federasts were so convinced as to be immune from contradiction. First, that a united Europe was absolutely in Britain's interests. Second, that as the British people could never be brought to agree with this, they had to be deceived.
Some attempts have been made to expose the post-1945 Soviet penetration of the Labour party and trade union movement. But not nearly enough effort has been devoted to another tightly-knit body of subversives, who also wanted to subject the UK to rule by a foreign power: the Tory Euro-fanatics. It is fortunate that most of them have now been safely interned in the House of Lords.
The second group is the great majority of the British people, who have been guilty of sustained intellectual apathy over the same decades. Never federalists, and perpetual grumblers about EU intrusions, they were more or less persuadable about the economic benefits of membership. But - assisted by the federasts' weaselly evasions - they disregarded the mounting evidence that Europe was not just about economics: that when the foreigners talked about political union, this did not mean that they had been dining with M Juncker. They were sincere. The Europeans cannot be blamed for our failure to recognise this.
Third, there is another fanatical minority: the swivel-eyed anti-European obsessives. They cannot be accused of deception or idleness. Honest in their hatred of Europe, they have also mastered the theology to the extent that they deserve a Pulitzer prize for tedium. When they appear over the horizon, wise persons suddenly remember an urgent engagement, some way away. These characters would make the Ancient Mariner sound like Sydney Smith. Apart from the infliction of megalithic boredom, their problem is a refusal to make any allowance for complexity. At least until Mr Corbyn began to lie in wait, they wanted Brexit, the whole Brexit and nothing but the Brexit - whatever the consequences. Temperamentally, they have nothing in common with Boris Johnson; these are serious men. Even so, Boris has come out with the best summary of their position: have cake, eat cake. The thought that they are unwitting Borisonians ought to give them pause.
Fourth and finally, there is a group of chronic ineffectuals, which includes this writer. Our problem is that we cannot make up our minds. We wish that we were as certain about anything as the federasts and the swivel-eyes are about everything. Although we regard ourselves as intellectually superior to the apathetic majority, this appears to have no practical benefit. I tried to summarise this position in an Irish-ism: that before taking a leap in the dark, I wanted a bit more daylight. That is hardly a rallying cry.
This all leads to two conclusions. One, we never joined Europe. Two, we never understood Europe (Federasts and swivellers excepted). In the early 1970s, the UK underwent transplant surgery. An organ was inserted into the British body politic, assisted on its way by immuno-suppressant drugs. The assumption was that as the years passed, the drugs would no longer be necessary. Not so. The rejection process could not be over-ridden.
As for understanding, the EU is a trinity. It has an economic dimension, a moral one and a psycho-therapeutic one. Most Brits would assume that economics would be most important, and that as the current arrangements work to everyone's benefit, it should be easy to strike a deal. But that is based on a false assumption: that the Euro-nomenklatura are vulgar Marxists. This is not so. As they have proved over the single currency, the European elite believes that politics should determine economics and not vice-versa. So the UK cannot rely on economics.
The moral aspect ought to be self-evident to anyone with the most basic knowledge of modern European history. By 1945, everyone on the continent had every reason to fear nationalism and the nation-state. It seemed that in order for civilisation to survive, they had to be transcended. But most Brits thought differently, because of the Channel, which has protected us from so many conflicts, so much destruction. Although twenty miles seems no distance (except on D-Day) it has created an unbridgeable gap in historical understanding: the basis for Britain's current difficulties with Europe.
We do not understand them and many of them are bewildered by us. Although we compound our difficulties by having a grotesquely inept Foreign Secretary, this cannot all be blamed on Boris Johnson. We are not doing enough to put our differences in context. Were we to overcome our instinctive reluctance to accept that important political questions have an intellectual dimension, we might find it easier to explain ourselves, which we have a duty to do. Most Europeans deserve an explanation. Their views on post-nationalism are entitled to respect.
That is less true when it comes to psycho-therapy, which is so important to the French and the Germans, and which explains some of the complexities in their relations with us. After 1945, two patients met in a psychiatrist's waiting room. They discovered that they had come to be treated for the same problem: war guilt. The Germans were guilty about victories: the French, about defeats. They then began a relationship. The new Europe was born on a psychiatrist's couch.
Partly because it is easier to forgive yourself for victories than for defeats, the Germans were easier to treat. Moreover, their repudiation of nationalism was genuine, as was their belief in union. The French position is more complex. Although they may talk about political union, they really mean union on French terms: Europe as a French jockey on a German horse: the other European countries so dazzled by French Cartesian logic that they would do whatever Paris wanted. As a guide to what might actually happen if Europe were to unite, that is a fantasy: only a French intellectual could be naive enough to believe in it. So what would the French actually do if the Germans, Italians and Benelux countries took them at their word and proposed fiscal and political union? Were that to happen, France would no doubt punch above her weight. Even so, she would ultimately be a large state in a confederation. At present, in Douglas Hurd's felicitous phrase, the French can indulge in splendid ambiguity. But ultimately, there is nothing ambiguous about sovereignty. You have it, or you don't.
In the short-run, the French can use Europe as a means of pretending that they are still a superpower, and also as a means of forgetting some of their recent history. This also explains their sustained ambivalence towards Britain in Europe. De Gaulle never forgave us for helping to liberate France and Michel Barnier is a Gaullist. All this talk about punishing Britain: some of them still want revenge for June 6 1944.
So where does this leave us? What is a strong phrase for total confusion? The British electorate voted for a leap in the dark. When do they - or anyone else - expect to see daylight?
A version of this piece first appeared in the Boisdale magazine.
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