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Stacking The Shelves #3
Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and is a post for bloggers to share what books they've received to review, bought, won, borrowed or were gifted.
What I got this week
Books mentioned in the vlog:
I raved about
Library haul
Goodreads Amazon Goodreads Amazon Goodreads Amazon
Have you read any of these???
What is new to your shelf this week?
Posted by Rebecca at 9:33 PM 15 comments:
Review: Cinderella: The Graphic Novel by Beth Bracken, Illustrated by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins
Every now and then I come across a children's book that I just have to share. Cinderella: The Graphic Novel is one of those books.
Title: Cinderella: The Graphic Novel
Author: Beth Bracken
Illustrator: Jeffrey Stewart Timmins
Cinderella's wicked stepmother won't let her go to the ball. But with a little help from a Fairy Godmother, she'll be getting there in style. There's just one catch. At midnight, her magical gown will turn back into dirty old rags.(Goodreads)
As you know I love to read fairy tales, the original and retold stories. Cinderella has always been one of my favorite stories. When I was at the library the other day with my girls, Cinderella: The Graphic Novel caught our eye.
Cinderella: The Graphic Novel is not quite the Disney version most people are used to. This version of the story was wonderful. The author, Beth Bracken went closer to the original version and put her own spin on it.
What I love the most about this book is how well the artwork and story go together. The art in this graphic novel is wonderful! I love the style of it.
Illustrations by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins
If you are a fan of Cinderella and graphic novels this is a perfect fit. Bonus, at the back of the book there is a bit of Cinderella history that we all enjoyed reading. I have now read this with my children three times because they LOVE it! I will be purchasing it soon because I will eventually have to return it to the library.
Totally stalking the author and illustrator when I get done with this review!
OK, I already have;)
Posted by Rebecca at 8:05 AM 2 comments:
I Need Authors and Bloggers!!!
Yep, that's last years button!
Spooking The Spine starts in one month!!!
I need authors and bloggers that would like to participate in Spooking The Spine this year.
Last year was so awesome!
I had bloggers guest review spooky books they loved.
Great authors came by to do guest post, interviews, and giveaways.
Spooking The Spine will go from October 1,2012 to November 1,2012.
I had so much fun with last years Spooking The Spine event! I hope this year is just as great:)
To participate just send me an email letting me know how you would like to participate.
Put Spooking The Spine in the subject please.
let me know what book you are planning on reviewing.
I would also love you to send me little something about you and your blog to put in your post.
Send me your book info: title, genre, Goodreads link, ect…
Let me know if you want to do a guest post, character GP, or interview. also let me know if there will be a giveaway available.
I can't wait to hear from you.
bendingthespine(at)gmail.com
Waiting on Wednesday: The Haven by Carol Lynch Williams
My Pick This Week
For the teens at The Haven, the outside world, just beyond the towering stone wall that surrounds the premises, is a dangerous unknown. It has always been this way, ever since the hospital was established in the year 2020. But The Haven is more than just a hospital; it is their home. It is all they know. Everything is strictly monitored: education, exercise, food, and rest. The rules must be followed to keep the children healthy, to help control the Disease that has cast them as Terminals, the Disease that claims limbs and lungs—and memories.
But Shiloh is different; she remembers everything. Gideon is different, too. He dreams of a cure, of rebellion against the status quo. What if everything they've been told is a lie? What if The Haven is not the safe place it claims to be? And what will happen if Shiloh starts asking dangerous questions?(Goodreads)
Why I'm Waiting
I am in love with this creepy cover!!! I'm also very intrigued about this odd place these people are calling home. Why are they there???
Are you excited about The Haven?!?!
What are you waiting on???
Posted by Rebecca at 1:07 AM 19 comments:
Are You Buying??? (August 28, 2012 Edition)
I love Tuesdays! These are some of the titles releasing today.
"Love is just the beginning... of the end."
Mason Starling is a champion fencer for Gosforth Academy, but she's never had to fight for her life. Until now. When a ferocious storm rips through Manhattan and unleashes terrifying creatures onto Gosforth's campus, Mason barely escapes alive. Without help from the mysterious stranger who appeared in the midst of the storm, she might not have made it at all. But now, in the aftermath, Mason's life begins to spin dramatically, mystically out of control, and the only one who seems able to help her is the stranger who can remember nothing but his name: Fennrys Wolf.
As Mason and Fenn uncover more about Fenn's past and the strange events that surround them, they realize that Mason's family — and its dark allegiance to the ancient Norse gods — is at the center of everything. A predetermined fate seems to be closing in on Mason, but is it possible to change one's destiny?
Readers who fell in love with Lesley Livingston's Wondrous Strange trilogy and those who love Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series will be captivated by the sweeping romance and pulse-pounding action of Starling.(Goodreads)
A powerful debut novel about the gray space between truth and perception.
Quinn's done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend. And she got caught. Being branded a cheater would be bad enough, but Quinn is deemed a traitor, and shunned by all of her friends. Because Carey's not just any guy—he's serving in Afghanistan and revered by everyone in their small, military town.
Quinn could clear her name, but that would mean revealing secrets that she's vowed to keep—secrets that aren't hers to share. And when Carey goes MIA, Quinn must decide how far she'll go to protect her boyfriend…and her promise.(Goodreads)
Full of adrenaline-injected chases and heartbreaking confessions, Erasing Time explores the strength of the bonds between twins, the risks and rewards of trust, and the hard road to finding the courage to fight for what you believe in.(Goodreads)
Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance. For Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as natural as breathing. It's all she's ever known. Growing up on an isolated farm in Kansas with other practitioners may have kept her from making friends her own age, but it has also given her a sense of purpose—she's connected to the land and protective of the magic. And she is able to practice it proudly and happily out in the open with only the crows as her companions. Mab will do anything to keep the ancient practice alive and guard its secrets. But one morning while she is working out a particularly tricky spell she encounters Will, a local boy who is trying to exorcise some mundane personal demons. He experiences Mab's magic in a way his mind cannot comprehend and is all too happy to end their chance meeting. But secrets that were kept from Mab by the earlier generations of blood magicians have come home to roost. And she and Will are drawn back together, time again by this dangerous force looking to break free from the earth and reclaim its own dark power.(Goodreads)
Eva's life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination—an echo. Made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, she is expected to replace a girl named Amarra, her "other", if she ever died. Eva studies what Amarra does, what she eats, what it's like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready.
But fifteen years of studying never prepared her for this.
Now she must abandon everything she's ever known—the guardians who raised her, the boy she's forbidden to love—to move to India and convince the world that Amarra is still alive.
What Eva finds is a grief-stricken family; parents unsure how to handle this echo they thought they wanted; and Ray, who knew every detail, every contour of Amarra. And when Eva is unexpectedly dealt a fatal blow that will change her existence forever, she is forced to choose: Stay and live out her years as a copy or leave and risk it all for the freedom to be an original. To be Eva.
From debut novelist Sangu Mandanna comes the dazzling story of a girl who was always told what she had to be—until she found the strength to decide for herself.(Goodreads)
A modern-day retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with a chilling twist
Harper has never been worried about falling in love, something she is skeptical even exists. But everything changes when Logan moves to town, and to Harper's shock, the two tumble into an intense romance. It's everything she never thought she wanted.
Then she meets Logan's twin brother, Caleb, who was expelled from his last school. True, he's a bad boy, but Harper can't shake the feeling that there's something deeply sinister about him--something dangerous. When Logan starts pulling away, Harper is convinced that Caleb's shadowy past is the wedge being driven between them. But by the time she uncovers the truth, it may be too late.
The author of Prada & Prejudice, You Wish, and Ripple delivers a modern-day retelling of a famously gothic tale, full of suspense, lies, and romance.(Goodreads)
Since the car crash that took her father's life three years ago, Emma's life has been a freaky — and unending — lesson in caution. Surviving "accidents" has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin? Not an option.
It's not easy being dead, especially for a reaper in love with a girl fate has put on his list not once, but twice. Finn's fellow reapers give him hell about spending time with Emma, but Finn couldn't let her die before, and he's not about to let her die now. He will protect the girl he loves from the evil he accidentally unleashed, even if it means sacrificing the only thing he has left…his soul.(Goodreads)
Mia is torn between two guys—and two worlds—in this epic, romantic fantasy.Mysterious lights have flickered above Crownsville for as long as Mia can remember. And as far as she's concerned, that's about the only interesting thing to happen in her small town.
That is, until Sol arrives. Mia's not one to fall for just any guy, but she can't get Sol—or the brilliant tattoo on his back—out of her mind.
Then Mia's brother goes missing, and Mia's convinced that Sol knows more than he's sharing. But getting closer to Sol means reevaluating everything Mia once believed to be true. Because Sol's not who Mia thought he was—and neither is she.(Goodreads)
Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.
Every morning, A wakes in a different person's body, a different person's life. There's never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.
It's all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.
With his new novel, David Levithan has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A's world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day.(Goodreads)
GOT DEMON?
Grace does. She's got more demon than she can saddle. In fact, she's got a sinfully sexy Crown Prince of Hell named Caspian. She's also got ten days to get rid of him or Bad Things shall ensue. See, her Russian mobster ex-boyfriend didn't take kindly to her smutty Mephistophelean contract. It's not that she's conspiring with fiends; that was his idea. It's that she's conspiring against him with outrageous devilry that runs the gamut from embarrassing to a dead hooker turned dominatrix demon gunning for his soul.
One should never trust demons, let alone shag them. They don't have hearts. Yet Grace is buying hers some slightly tarnished armor and hoping that once he's been shoveled into it, kicking and screaming, he'll find it's just his size. This wicked witch needs a white knight--or at least a Prince of Darkness for a Happily Ever After.(Goodreds)
Even ANGELS can be tough... Ex-cop Brendan Clarkson is an angel with an edge. His tough exterior is the perfect camouflage for his job-hunting down the most dangerous criminals on earth. Brendan's a self-reliant and demanding lone wolf, constantly on the brink of clashing with his superiors at the Company of Angels.
Brendan is the perfect angel to track and capture demoness Luciana Rossetti. Luciana's cool, green-eyed beauty masks her true nature: inside, she's a dangerous and malevolent killer. Yet, she sees what most people don't-that beneath the layers of Brendan's rugged shell beats the heart of a passionate lover.
They are perfectly matched. Yin and yang. Angel and demon. Man and woman. But only one of them can win the battle of wills, of strength and of desire.(Goodreads)
IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE GODS…
No one patches up the incoming wounded like Dr. Petra Robichaud. Recruited by the gods for her uncanny medical skills, she's the best M*A*S*H surgeon in the army. Along with a nosy guard sphinx,vegetarian werewolf, and otherparanormal paramedics, she bandages soldiers who are built like Greek gods (literally). But when one sexy immortal ends up on her operating table—half dead and totally to-die-for—Petra's afraid she'll lose her patient and her heart…
NOTHING IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN LOVE
Commander Galen of Delphi is one gorgeous but stubborn demi-god. When his spirit tries to slip out of his fatally wounded body, Dr. Petra has to slip it back in—unwittingly revealing her ability to see ghosts. Now that Galen knows her secret, he's convinced she's part of an ancient prophecy. If the oracles are right, Petra could lead Galen's army to peace. And if he seduces her on the way to hell and back? Heaven knows—all's fair in love and war…(Goodreads)
Tony Prosdocimi lives in the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura — a city gripped in fear, a city under siege by the hooded supervillain, The Cowl.
When Tony develops super-powers and acts to take down The Cowl, however, he finds that the local superhero team Seven Wonders aren't as grateful as he assumed they'd be…(Goodreads)
So… do you plan on snatching any of these books up today? Is anything new to you?
Happy Bookday!!!
To all the author that have books out this week.
Blog Tour Review and Giveaway: The Guardian of Bastet by Jacqueline M. Battisti
Title: The Guardian of Bastet
Author: Jacqueline Battisti
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Publisher: Carina Press Date of Publication: 8/20/2012 ISBN: 978-14268-9424-4 ASIN: B0088NH1Z8 Number of pages: 237 Word Count: 84,000 Source: Bewitching Book Tours Goodreads Amazon Barnes & Noble
Cat-shifter Trinity Morrigan-Caine has discovered a demon is killing supernaturals. Magically challenged, she has every intention of letting handsome Alpha werewolf Gordon Barnes handle it. But after a dying vampire gifts Trinity a mystical amulet, she is drawn into the fray as the legendary Guardian of Bastet, a warrior born when the need arises.
Though Trinity initially rejects the role, she warms to the idea when Gordon agrees to train her—and their passion for each other grows as he teaches her to embrace her animal instincts.
As she begins to accept her destiny and believe in her growing powers, Trinity realizes the danger is even closer to home than she ever imagined—and she and Gordon are going to have to face the demon in a fight to the death...(Goodreads)
It took me a little bit to get into The Guardian of Bastet. In the beginning it seamed to move a bit slow and I was a little worried at first, then all of a sudden the story takes off and I could not push the page button on my reader fast enough.
You all know that Urban Fantasy is one of my favorite genres. Well, the cool thing about The Guardian of Bastet is that while it is obviously a UF it also has a bit of PNR mixed in as well. Another fun thing about TGoB is that for the most part the paranormal characters go by the old rules: As in werewolves can't handle silver, and vampires must be invited into a residence.
With an exasperated sigh he said, "You have to invite me in, Trinity. I am a vampire,
remember? I cannot enter until I am formally invited inside. Since this is my first visit to this
address, you must give me permission."
"Damn, I forgot." Stupid of me…
Jacqueline M. Battisti is a new author to me and I was very impressed by how character driven The Guardian of Bastet is. I really grew to love Trinity. At first Trinity is very unsure of herself as far as her supernatural abilities go.
I can yell like the girl I am. (I swear my voice goes sonic when I screech.) I have some martial arts training, great marksmanship with my handgun and a keen sense of smell. But that's about it. I'm nothing special, just a genetic disappointment. It seems being a half-and-half, I have the ability to cast spells and shift, but neither one is very impressive. My spells tend to backfire, usually to my
mortification, and I only shift into a housecat. Not exactly intimidating material, so I may as well
be a norm.
I loved that I got to see her grow so much throughout the book. Trinity's character was very well developed. Not to mention the fact that she is incredibly snarky and sarcastic, so of course I have to love her character. I loved Trinity's normal BFF, Brandon! He is so sweet and has no idea about Trinity's supernatural side. I am excited to see how their relationship continues if there are future books in this world. Another male character that I rally enjoyed is the very smexy Gordon. Gordon is the alpha werewolf in town. The blooming relationship between he and Trinity really fit, and I love the fact that he is alpha, but not in that annoying overpowering way.
I would love to go through so many more characters with you but then I will start to give to much of the story away…
I very much enjoyed this urban fantasy! I knew who the villain was early on but that didn't spoil the story for me because I wanted to see how each characters role would play out. I am anxious to see more of these characters in the future.
It's good. I had fun for the most part.
16 and up : For language, violence, and sexual content.
The Guardian of Bastet
Tour Wide Giveaway
What is being given away?
* In celebration of the release of her new book, Jacqueline is giving away 5 copies of The Guardian of Bastet (EPUB or PDF) your choice!
3-Pewter Egyptian Bastet Cat Pendants, The Goddess Bastet (cat goddess) is an important role in The Guardian of Bastet
ARC Review & Giveaway: The Waiting Sky by Lara Zielin
Title: The Waiting Sky
Author: Lara Zielin
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Source: Publisher
Goodreads Amazon Book Depository
One summer chasing tornadoes could finally change Jane's life for the better.
Seventeen-year-old Jane McAllister can't quite admit her mother's alcoholism is spiraling dangerously out of control until she drives drunk, nearly killing them and Jane's best friend.
Jane has only one place to turn: her older brother Ethan, who left the problems at home years ago for college. A summer with him and his tornado-chasing buddies may just provide the time and space Jane needs to figure out her life and whether it still includes her mother. But she struggles with her anger at Ethan for leaving home and feels guilty--is she also abandoning her mom just when she needs Jane most? The carefree trip turned journey of self-discovery quickly becomes more than Jane bargained for, especially when the devilishly handsome Max steps into the picture.(Goodreads)
Can I just start this review with some cover love?!?! Ok, lets take a moment and look again… It is so stunning! It's even better in person. All right on to the real review.
OK, so after trying like eight times to write this review I finally gave up and did a gushy vlog review to get what I was trying to say across. If you are not one that likes to watch reviews, let me just say I loved The Waiting Sky! It is an awesome YA contemporary that deals with real issues and really gets it. The Waiting Sky has awesome memorable characters that I fell in love with. And I already want to read it again.
Happy Reading and watching,
My Ramble
The Waiting Sky Giveaway
Posted by Rebecca at 11:08 PM 9 comments:
Waiting On Wednesday: Revel by Maurissa Guibord
Title: Revel
Author: Maurissa Guibord
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
There's an island off the coast of Maine that's not on any modern map.
Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders. Seventeen-year-old Delia grew up in Kansas, but has come here in search of her family and answers to her questions: Why didn't her mother ever talk about Trespass Island? Why did she fear the open water? But Delia's not welcome and soon finds herself enmeshed in a frightening and supernatural world where ancient Greek symbols adorn the buildings and secret ceremonies take place on the beach at night.
Sean Gunn, a handsome young lobsterman, befriends Delia and seems willing to risk his life to protect her. But it's Jax, the coldly elusive young man she meets at the water's edge, who finally makes Delia understand the real dangers of life on the island. Delia is going to have to fight to survive. Because there are monsters here. And no one ever leaves Trespass alive.(Goodreads)
What first caught my attention was Revel's amazing cover. Then I read the description and I was totally intrigued! Like what kind of supernatural are we talking here? Is the blurb talking about real monsters or just evil people? Why does no one leave Trespass alive? Although with a name like Trespass…
And what the heck is a lobsterman?!?!
*Googles lobsterman*
Wow! a lot of stuff popped up… Still not 100% sure. Now I just want to read it more!
Come back tomorrow for my review and giveaway of The Waiting Sky.
Are you excited about Revel?
What are you waiting on?
Posted by Rebecca at 10:04 PM 11 comments:
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I am in love!
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Cover Reveal & Free Book Info!!!
Audio Review: Abandon by Meg Cabot
It's Monday! What are you Reading? (6)


DU FLEUVE ROUGE OU MEKONG - NOTRE DOMAINE INDO-CHINOIS - MINAS GERAES - LE ROLE DE LA FRANCE EN AFRIQUE.
LE CENTENAIRE DE CH. COLOMB - MADAGASCAR - LA CHINE - VOYAGE EN ANNAM DE NHA-TRANG A STUNG-STRENG - EXPLOITATIONS AU TONKIN - AU SUD DU CHILI - HENRI D'ORLEANS - LA MISSION MAISTRE - MADAGASCAR - VOYAGE AU MASHONALAND.
CHICAGO ET SON NOUVEAU CANAL - EXPOSITION COLOMBIENNE - TOMBOUCTOU - HAI-PHONG - INDUSTRIE DE COCHINCHINE LE THIBET - LA SIBERIE - RHODES - KHABAROVKA - ALGER - TAMATAVE - ZANZIBAR - ABOMEY - ATTAKROU ET MANOAS.
PAR LE DAHOMEY ET LE NIGER MOYEN AU SAHARA FRANCAIS - LE HAUT SINU - LE MEKONG A LA FRANCE ET LE LIEUTENANT SIMON - M. MONNIER - LA CHINE - LA MISSION CHAFFANJON - AUX CANARIES.
SITUATION DE LA SOCIETE - LE JAPON SEPTENTRIONAL - LE SI-KIANG - LA COLONISATION EN ANGLETERRE ET EN FRANCE - L'ETHIOPIE - M. MARCEL MONNIER - MME MASSIEU AU SIAM - M. BONNIN - A MADAGASCAR - ALBANY ET LES MINES DE COOLGARDIE - M. A. DUMAZET - E. POIRE - CASTONNET DES FOSSES - GRAVIER - BEAUVISAGE ET GERBIER - LA TUNIE.
LES OASIS SAHARIENNES - LE PAYS DES PRINCES A JAVA - TOUAT - SAHARA ET SOUDAN - LES CULTURES A CEYLAN - EMIGRATION EUROPEENNE - EXPLORATIONS SOUS-MARINES DU PAS DE CALAIS - A TRAVERS LA RUSSIE - LE CACOYER AUX ILES SEYCHELLES.
LES MEDAILLES DE 1892 - M. DE VOGUE - DE SAINT-LOUIS A TRIPOLI - LACS D'AFRIQUE - LA PROVINCE DE NINH-BINH - TONKIN - LE SAHARA ALGERIEN - LA MISSION MIZON - NIBER FRANCAIS.
LE YUNNAM ET NOS POSSESSIONS DU TONKIN - L'ILE DE BORNEO - LES TOUAREG DE L'EST - SUR LE HAUT MEKONG - LE PORT DE PAKHOI - LE CAFE EN HAITI - PALMOUN - TOURANE - ALGER - BONAKE - ZANZIBAR - ADEN ET NOUMEA.
LE PAYS COMPRIS ENTRE HUE - TOURANE - ATTOPEU ET BASSAC - DEBAY - LA CERAMIQUE EN TUNISIE - AUSTRALIE - LE PRINCE D'ORLEANS A CALCUTTA - LES SOURCES DE L'IRAWADI - EXPLORATION BONIN - M. MADROLLE - EN CHINE - DANS LE BETSILEO - A DJIBOUTI - ALLEMANDS ET ANGLAIS A ZANZIBAR - SUR L'AMAZONE PAR LE RIO-BRANCO.
LA GUYANE CENTRALE ET SON AVENIR - LA ROUTE FRANCAIS DE L'INDO-CHINE - AU PAYS SAKALAVE DE LA COTE OUEST DE MADAGASCAR - TUNISIE - CHINE - LA TRIPOLITAINE ET LE COMMERCE DU SOUDAN - LE JURA MERIDONIAL - L'HYGIENE AU SAHARA - LE THE CHEZ LES ANNAMITES - LE HENEQUEN DU YCATAN - EN INDO-CHINE.
CHEMIN DE FER DE KAYES A BAMAKOU - DU SENEGAL AU NIGER - LES PORTS ET LES COTE DE L'ALGERIE - DU CONGO AU NIGER PAR L'OUBANGUI ET LA BENOUE - LE TONKIN - LE CONFLIT AVEC LE SIAM - M. DEVELLE - J. HARMAND.
LE BRESIL - MINAS GERAES - MADAGACAR - LE BETSILEO - L'IMMIGRATION - LES TAPIS EN ALGERIE - LE NEMAN DE BANGKOK A AGUTHIA - MADAGASCAR.
MADAGASCAR - LES DOUANES MARITIMES DE LA CHINE - VENEZUELA ET COLOMBIE - LES PRODUITS DU TURKESTAN RUSSE - EUROPE - ASIE FRANCAISE ET ETRANGERE - AFRIQUE - AUSTRALASIE ET OCEANIE.
UNE PROVINCE LAOTIENNE - LE KHAM-MUON - LA COLONISATION EN ALGERIE - DE KONAKRY AU FOUTA-DJALON - LE COMMERCE AU SIAM - LES COLONIES DE LANGUES FRANCAIS.
LES MEDAILLE DE 1895 - LA PENETRATION AU LAOS PAR LA BRECHE D'AI-LAO - LA RIVIERE DE VINCENT PINZON OU JAPOC - LE TRANSSIBERIEN - AU THIBET ET EN CHINE - TURQUIE - SENEGAL - LA MISSION HOURST.
NOTES SUR LES ILES PHILIPPINES - LA RIVIERE DE VINCENT PINZON - LA LIMITE DE LA GUYANE FRANCAISE DU COTE DU BRESIL - LA MANDJOURIE - CHEMIN DE FER RUSSO-CHINOIS - M. NANSEN - LA PROVINCE DE SANTA-FE - LA GUYANE FRANCAISE - LE GENERAL PARMENTIER.
L'EMIGRATION CHINOISE DANS LES PAYS DE L'EXTREME-ORIENT - CHEMIN DE FER DE LOANDA A AMBACA - SINGAPORE - LE HAIT-LAOS - COMMERCE DE L'ALGERIE AVEC LE GOURARA ET LE TOUAT.
MADAGASCAR - INDE FRANCAISE - VOUNAN - ASSAM - TUNISIE - BRESIL - CONGRES DE LORIENT - LA MONTAGNE D'AMBRE - LA MISSION LECLER AU DINGUIRAY.
LE NIGER - L'ILE D'HAINAN - LA COTE D'IVOIRE - LE CAOUTCHOUC AU TONKIN - DE SALONIQUE A TOURNAVOS - LE TUNNEL DE BLACWALL - M. LE LIEUT. DEBAY - LE PORT DE SAIGON - MME MASSIEU - MADAGASCAR - LES VIGNOBLES DE L'ILE DE MADERE - AU TEXAS - AU PARAGUAY - M. CASTONNET DES FOSSES - M. M. PETIT M. VUILLOT - M. LE DR MIALARET.
LE MEKONG ET L'INDO-CHINE - LES MONTAGNE D'ANNAM - LE TONKIN - LA RAMIE - LORIENT - CONGRES - PRODCUTIONS ALGERIENNES - MADAGASCAR - ZANZIBAR.
LE NIGER - LA PROVINCE DE KOUANG TOUNG - LE COMMERCE DE LA CHINE AVEC L'ETRANGER - LES HUILES TUNISIENNE - EN ANNAM - LE TONKIN - A MADAGASCAR - SANTA-FE - L'OR EN NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE.
LES RESSOURCES DE LA TUNISIE - LE VOYAGE DE M. CAMBON DANS LE SUD-ALGERIEN - LA POPULATION DE CANTON - MADAGASCAR - COBDEN-CLUB - TCHOUNG-CLUB - LE TONKIN - LES TOUAREG - MADAGASCAR.
RAPPORT SUR LES MEDAILLES DE 1896 - LA HONGRIE - LE SI-KIANG - L'EMMIGRATION ET L'ACCROISEMENT DE LA POPULATION AU JAPON - LA CULTURE DU JUTE EN INDO-CHINE.
LA ROUMANIE ACTUELLE - LE SOUDAN CENTRAL - L'ILE DE SAMOS - LA CULTURE DU THE EN ANNAM - OUVERTURE DU PORT DE HOKEOU - MME MASSIEU - LE BONENI - M. LE PRINCE HENRI D'ORLEANS.
LES ILES DU PACIFIQUES - LES PHILIPPINES - LE TONKIN - LE SAHARA ORANAIS - EXPOSITION DE GENEVE - L'ILE DE CHIO - LA CHINE - M. MONNIER - EVENEMENTS DE CONSTANTINOPLE - M. MORES ET ABD-EL-HAK - LES ILES COMORES - NOUVELLES-CALEDONIE.
LE CANTON - LES ILES DU PACIFIQUES - LES ILES PHILIPPINES - LE TONKIN - LE PORT DE DUNKERQUE - LE TRAITE ITALO-TUNISIEN - MADAGASCAR.
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Man Dies From Electrocution While Testing New S£X Doll
31-year old Barry Smith died yesterday while testing a new s£x doll he was attempting to create. He was not satisfied with the current s£x dolls in the market, so he decided he was going to create a brand new s£x doll which would beat the rest. "Innovation is key", he said once.
His goal was to create new s£x doll with fake orgasms, fake moans, which can move on top of your like a real woman. He also wanted it to be able to perform fellatio.
Unfortunately, during the testing process of a prototype, he was electrocuted. He died on his way to the hospital.
His brother, Larry Smith, said he was going to retake the project, even if he needs to die in the process as well. "Sacrifices must be made in the name of science", he said.
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Just the one duck
Green Door Store
Duck Rabbit
It was a warm spring day, but a cool spring evening. At the Green Door Store, first up for Spirit of Gravity were Duck Rabbit, intrepid and enterprising sound collectors who had done us proud at the Caroline of Brunswick about eighteen months back. Joe, James and Tom played two improvised pieces tonight – the first drawing on samples from a historic working grain-mill (the last full-time working one, they said), and the second from the sounds of a Liverpool scrapyard. Sometimes they whipped up a storm, twisting and wringing the sounds from their machines – in Tom's case a self-made controller called a Clarinot. At other times – especially on the fadeouts – the sonics they conjured were so subtle that no one knew if they should applaud yet. Eventually, they did anyway.
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Andrew Greaves
Next up, Spirit of Gravity collective member Andrew Greaves played the final instalment of his Octabeast series – the 'last will and tentacle'. Appropriately, its minor key imparted an elegiac sense of a page turned, or a book closed. Over layered, pulsating sequences and echo loops, Andrew added lyrical notes on the mighty Casio 400, with plenty of rhythmic and harmonic contrast and counterpoint to hold attention fast. Behind him flashed up magnificent, self-produced collages, in which Renaissance cherubs vied for space with Russian iconography, a boxer and 1950s goalkeeper (former Palace legend Bill Glazier, it emerges). Andrew hasn't combined these two elements of his artistic output before but, on this showing, he should surely do it again. As a performer, the lad done great and, as always, gave 110 percent.
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Last but unleast, Resonant Blue from Hove, who let it be known during the sound check that they would be loud, and didn't disappoint in that or in the overall impact of their set. With a simple guitar and laptop setup, the duo produced the kind of soundthrob that really rolls and rumbles in the stomach. On the screen, logs burned in a grate – keeping the home fires burning, while Guardian news alerts went off in my pocket about bombs landing in Syria. Much of Resonant Blue's loudest sounds derived, I think, from a single sampled growl; the higher frequencies sang in the ears, in my case for some days afterwards, enhancing the sense of time well spent. Towards the end to the set, what sounded like a fire alarm mutated into something closer (odd as this may sound) to 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us' played on the bagpipes.
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Birdsong and red noise
I love the first Spirit of Gravity show of the year that I get to walk to with a bit of daylight. This was it, just. There's something of the light that gives me a right proper buzz. Even if it did herald a cold spell then some more rain…
minimal impact
We managed to prise Steve away from the Electrocreche for a minimal impact set. He's doing a series of ten, each building on recordings of the previous one. In this case, enhanced with what he calls "Black Box III: the uncontrollable". The sound comes in three layers, there is a background of deep bassy washes, indistinct murk hummering around the stinky corners, then digging into that are these vibrantly gritty buzzing chunks of sawtooth bass, then a mantle over that, separated by some distance of foggy treble. The uncontrollable device does plenty to keep it interesting, before I think, exasperated, he decides he's had enough and abruptly truncates his set.
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Bible are next up, Graham Zygotic drumming, Chris Parfitt switching between standard and alto flute. They start off with some pattering drumskins and the alto's resonant tones entrapped by some fairly roomy delay. This naturally gets going into some fuller battering from the pair of them, Chris switching to the normal flute to get some squeal into things. Then G gets out his selection of pound shop sex toys, various bits humming and vibrating on the cymbals and strung up rattling the piccolo snare. We get the drum kit as a generator of tones and drones, with a different scape for Chris to work against.
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Antipattern
Al Strachan sets up his Antipattern kit on the floor. No Volca sampler, so we're bereft of an obvious rhythm, but we have not so obvious rhythms, plenty of them, as we'll see. He starts with the trusty Strachan Cornet with some octave effects and gets the aquaphone into a glass of water, blowing bubbles through a pipe into it – pop pop popop pop, before wandering through the audience with it, still piping, swirling whooth whooth around his head, and then getting the aquaphone into the gob with a load of space dust, crack crack pop crackle. I'm glad I don't have to clean up his kit. He never did get round to using the little wooden bird cage.
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Resonant Blue with Lucy Day
Finally Resonant Blue with guest Lucy Day on vocals and percussion. They set up on the floor, Jake with his laptop and keyboards, Lucy to one side with singing bowl and gong. They start off with things pretty electronic sounding, some filtered backwards sounds looping casually, some gentle brass washes from the percussion and Lucy's breathy singing dreaming its way into your subconscious, then slowly they start drift off into fractioned shimmering acoustic guitars, microscopically dismantled into tiny fragments of light with Lucy's vocals drifting effortlessly across them.
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Is it birdsong, or is it bridge FX?
It was the kind of evening that starts with a walk down the hill that just makes you happy to be out and about, a proper August Spirit of Gravity night.
Resonant Blue starts off squatting on the front of the stage, low level drone-stuffs laid out in front of him: keyboard and laptop, it modulates nicely for a while then seems to lift in a rush that precedes a whirr of traffic and field recordings and goes off in a more Ypsilon in Malaysia pale mode, the noise becoming tones and chimes, again it lifts into more digital sounding synths, before thickening up again with more choral drones and heading for deep space. Truly music for Starfelds.
Shinamo Moki
With the busiest stage we've had for a while, Shinamo Moki have guitar (!) electronic drums and electronics. Minutes before going on the guitarist's effects rack goes west, so we have a slight delay while Tim Holehouse sets him up with his array; credit to both of them, I can detect no problem during the set. Shinamo Moki operate somewhere between Cornelius and Japan, the idea of eastern pop and its actuality. With the age and haircuts, it's tempting to look on them as an indie band born of YouTube, but I think they go beyond that and manage to eschew vocals, which obviously helps us. It's all bent sounds; gongs, string synths, drums that detune, everything shifts and stutters – a lightness around the rhythm and deftness of touch that make this as far to pop as we'll go, and we go happily.
Timothy C. Holehouse
Timothy C Holehouse reclaims his effects array and sets up his collection of objects, and starts Ashtoreth Shaman, his new project. He has his effects and is just feeding sound in: throat-sung didgeridoo gurgles, drones and whistles, Brighton beach stones, sticks. And it's just that: an hallucinatory ever-thickening drone of immense depth. We just soak it up, eyes closed, letting the sound wash over us and watching the internal unfolding.


The prestigious Heritage Golf Club in Killenard has been sold for over €2million, in a deal which should secure jobs at this property which was under the control of NAMA.
John Dunne, proprietor of Hume Auctioneers, has confirmed that a sale has been agreed for the magnificent Seve Ballesteros Gold Course in Killenard. The deal includes Sol Oriens restaurant, The Thatch pub, golf school, Leix course, club house and the championship golf course, regarded as the finest Ballesteros championship course. It is understood the buyer is Irish-based.
"I have been NAMA's auctioneer for the resort for some time. Over this period we sold a large number of residences on the resort for NAMA and it was becoming clear that the market was ready for the launch of the course," said John Dunne.
"Last autumn I approached a large number of individuals, institutions and consortia from all over Ireland, which resulted in an outstanding offer from the eventual purchasers. It was very clear from day one that they saw the huge merit of this course and were very eager to secure it," he said.
Hume Auctioneers and golf sales guru Marcus Magnier of Colliers International planned an extensive global campaign which netted a large number of enquiries particularly from Asia and America. However the initial Irish bid was so strong it staved off all international competition.
Mr Dunne went on to say he was extremely impressed with the buyers, who made it clear from day one that they saw the huge qualities and merits of the course and wanted to keep it operating as the world class facility it is.
The consortium who have purchased the property wish to rename anonymous, but have expressed their intention to keep all staff and maintain the golf course.


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The error of futurism: prediction and computer ethics
David Horner
The aim of this paper is to challenge the assumption that we can insure ourselves against natural and moral evils through improvement in our powers of prediction. I argue that computer ethicists need to take account of the epistemological and logical limits to our knowledge of the future. The supposition that we can accurately predict future events is 'the error of futurism'. At least part of the job of Computer Ethics has been seen to be the need to foresee and forestall the undesirable and unintended consequences of computer technologies. The paper seeks to show that our faith in the power of prediction is ill-founded and is often based on a misconceived picture of the future. There are reasons for supposing that the limits on prediction are not only epistemological but also logical. The epistemological problems are illustrated by reference to: 'information effects' (problems with information gathering and processing); Oedipus effects (the effect of making a predictive statement about the human situation to which that statement refers); and 'revenge effects' (unintended, undesirable, unpredictable consequences of innovation). The logical problem with prediction is that when we refer to 'future events' we don't refer to events at all. The phrase 'future event' is not a descriptive phrase that characterises some special kind of event as the phrases 'sudden event' or 'historic event' do. 'Future event' refers to an unrealised possibility until it comes to pass. The Y2K phenomenon is illustrative of some of these problems of accurate prediction. We can use our knowledge of the past (and we surely can talk about 'our knowledge of the past') as a guide to action. This does not imply that the future will necessarily be like the past only that it is reasonable to proceed on this basis and that prediction must play a much more limited role in our thinking. It can hardly be moral to claim to know what we cannot know.
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How To Start A Jazz Festival
Extracts from Don't Worry 'Bout The Bear by Jim & Ron Simpson which reflect a lifetime of working in what we laughably call the music business.
Today's segment tells the story of how the festival first got off the ground 36 years ago,with a little help from Mitchells & Butlers.
The 1984 M&B Jazz Bash at Cannon Hill Park
Malcolm Powell was a maverick within Mitchells & Butlers. Personally appointed by Chairman Sir Charles Darby, he was given a free hand with the Special Projects budget as long as he delivered – which was pretty much always. I was always amused by the stories Malcolm told about the Ivy Bush pub on the Hagley Road, adjacent to the Big Bear office. Sir Charles lived on the other, posh side of the Hagley Road and apparently, whenever their window cleaner, an Ivy Bush regular, complained to Lady Darby about the toilets or anything else, she had a word with Sir Charles and the problem was always swiftly put to rights.
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I complained about the state of jazz in this country to Malcolm who asked what I would like to do about it. I told him I would like to put on a major concert in Birmingham, borrowing an idea from Eddie Condon's New York Town Hall show of two all-star front lines alternating over the same rhythm section in an organised jam session. I wanted to use Cannon Hill Park's open-air Arena Theatre and record the whole thing for posterity. Without hesitation Malcolm gave me the go-ahead and I set to work.
Humphrey Lyttelton, my Number 1 choice to lead the operation, bought into it immediately, even before I had finished laying out the plan. Trumpet/cornet ace Digby Fairweather was the obvious choice as leader of the opposing front line and the resultant line-up was just about as all-star as you could get in this country at that time. Humph was to front Roy Crimmins, Dave Shepherd and Dick Morrissey, while Digby led Roy Williams, Randy Colville and Bruce Turner. The rhythm team was Mick Pyne, Jim Douglas, Harvey Weston and Johnny Richardson.
There was a strong representation from the legendary Alex Welsh Band here – no bad thing – as well as present and former members of Humph's own band and Average White Band tenor man Morrissey who was to turn in a stunning performance, so no surprise there.
The concert on August 12th, 1984, was a sell-out, with 860 people enjoying a perfect summer's evening. Malcolm had agreed I could rent Richard Branson's Manor Mobile: no point in bringing in anything but the best for such an illustrious gathering of musicians. When we released The M&B Jam Session Volume One on Big Bear, the reviews were uniformly enthusiastic – why wouldn't they be with such a line-up? – and the album picked up the award of Jazz Album of the Year.
Laying down the principles behind the session, the sleeve notes read, 'The M&B Jam Session was conceived as a positive gesture against the introspective, self-indulgent, over-intricate music that, masquerading as jazz, often threatens to obscure the true spirit of the music. To this end, a galaxy of the most exciting and consummate musicians gathered together in a Birmingham park to demonstrate that masters of their craft are still prepared to take risks, compete with their peers and produce red-blooded swinging jazz that really does move the spirit.'
It was a memorable, exhilarating and inspiring session: the album attests to that. However, it didn't finish at sundown and, in a way, it's not over yet. At the after-party I was approached by Humph and Malcolm with Stephen Carter, manager of the then-new and very swish Holiday Inn off Broad Street. They all thought it would be profligate to let it end there, so why not do a multi-day version the next year, a jazz festival in fact?
Stephen opined that July was a poor month for hotel occupancy in Birmingham, Malcolm could commit a portfolio of appropriate venues and Humph asked me to think what fun I could have, coming up with ideas and booking the best of musicians. There was really not much I could say other than yes, but at least I did have the presence of mind to ask Humphrey Lyttelton to become Festival Patron. 'Of course I will,' he said. 'I see it as a role not unlike that of the Queen Mother.'
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Remember Nollywood actor, Lanre Adeyemi?, See his cute wife as he Celebrates his wedding anniversary
By AyoDpipper (self media writer) | 1 year ago
The Nigerian actor, movie producer, productions manager and enterpreneur, Adeyemi Lanre Ayodeji took to his Instagram page to celebrate his wedding anniversary today.
He got married to his heartthrob on the 26th of October 2019. According to him he got married to an intelligent, smart, and a beautiful lady, who is a bit shy and love her privacy.
After his wedding, the actor took a break from the industry, and he is currently based in the Uk with his wife.
Lanre is known to always appear in Movies produced by the crew of the Late Ishola Durojaiye popularly known as Alasari with the likes of Odunade Adekola, waheed Ijaduade, Owolabi Ajasa, etc.
Olanrewaju was born on the 23rd of April in Ifo area of Ogun state Nigeria. he attended O.U.S elega abeokuta for his primary education, Abeokuta Grammar school for my secondary school, Then bagged his Masters degree in business administration at the University of Benin.
He started his career in the movie industry in 1999 and made his first appearance in a movie titled Ounje Oluwa produced by Alasari in year 2000.
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Dhow festival opening weekend sees large turnout
A snapshot from the festival
The first weekend of the 11th edition of the Katara International Dhow Festival saw a large number of visitors soak in the festivities and enjoy various shows and competitions.
The two-week festival, which reflects the renowned marine heritage and traditions of Qatar and the region, was launched last week, coinciding with FIFA Arab Cup 2021.
This year's festival is spread over a large expanse by the Katara beachfront esplanade and has more cultural shows besides the craftsman's market, pavilions of the participating countries as well as participating museums, bodies and ministries, such as the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Municipality, the Private Engineering Office, Qatar Museums and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, and Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum, as well as live painting throughout the festival with more comfort and safety.
The first weekend witnessed big appreciation for the Al-Nahma competition.
Locals follow this marine singing art with great interest and passion.
It is one of the most famous marine arts in Qatar and the Arabian Gulf, closely related to the marine environment, fishing trips and pearl diving, a press statement noted.
The 'Nahman' take turns to sing a number of marine 'mawwal' that many visitors love.
The singers move the audiences with their masterful performances between the art of the 'Nahma', its various sights and its many melodies, which differ depending on whether a ship is at sea or is docked.
The Al-Nahma competition, introduced at the 11th edition of the Katara Traditional Dhow Festival, recorded the participation of seven participants from Qatar, along with three from Iraq and two from Kuwait.
Meanwhile, the operetta with schoolchildren's performances continues to be a big draw on stage.
In addition, the traditional story-telling competitions and stage shows continue throughout the festival.
The Haddaq Al-Saif fishing competition is also taking place on all days of the festival.
For those interested in maritime history of Qatar, Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum has highlighted historic facts through books that narrate legendary tales of the past about guns, the finding of oil and its journey in the region, marine navigational tools, trade and life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Deep-sea diving and precious pearls, which are native to Qatar, from all over the Pacific region are also on display, the statement adds.
The Qatar Museums pavilion showcases some of the rarest and finest pearls, both freshwater and sea, with descriptions of how they are found and the marine life around the pearls.
"Oysters or sea shells, like those displayed here, can produce a pearl. Depending on the quality of a shell that is laid, it is also the quality of the pearl that is produced," said Alex from Qatar Museums at their pavilion. "Pearl formations are due to a defence mechanism of the mollusk living in the shells."
Visitors can also see some fine and precious pearl jewellery put up on display by Al Majed Jewellery.
They also watch artisans working on pearls, and see how pearls are curated and crafted to blended with jewels to create some of the finest jewellery.
Patrons are also enjoying a cinematic presentation of the "Fath Al Khair" – Qatar's famous traditional dhow boat that has made trips around the world.
There are also many dhows on the Katara waters, where people can enjoy evening rides.
They also visit the floating café, accessing the venue by way of the free water taxi on the beach.
Live music, folk bands and traditional food of various types add to the visitors' delight.
The festival runs until December 18 and is open to all nationalities and people from all walks of life from 9am-12noon and from 3pm-10pm.
On weekends, the festival is open until 11pm.
On Fridays, the festival opens at 3pm.
The Katara dhow festival – where traditions are revived and renewed – has established its position as a prominent destination for heritage, culture and tourism, reinforcing its role in preserving the authentic marine heritage and the customs and traditions of the ancestral past.
It attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every year.
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