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Book Review, Contemporary Romance, Contractors, curses, Family Life, Fiction, Grief, Loss, Mexican Americans, Miscarriage, Multicultural Relationship, Multicultural Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, romcom, Siblings, Twins, Veterinarians
Librarian Laura's Review
This is a sweet new multicultural romantic comedy that will cause you to both laugh & swoon. I loved it!
Twenty-four year old Millie Delacroix has her hands full. Five months ago, her parents were killed in a freak accident, leaving her in charge of her three siblings: teenage twins Harry and Mattie, and 8 year old Emmett. Millie has worked hard to become a respected veterinarian. And now she has to work even harder to keep things in order in her family home, as well. In an effort to bring some change and joy into their home, Millie pursues her late mother's plans to remodel the family kitchen. Enter the tall, dark, and handsome Mexican-American contractor, Luc Valencia. Luc doesn't stand a chance with feisty, red-headed Millie and her no-nonsense, but playful attitude. As things heat up between Luc and Millie, two problems arise. One – the curse (kind of). The women in Millie's family are highly subject to pregnancy, regardless of any type of preventative measures they take. Case in point: her little brother Emmet who came along 5 years after her father's vasectomy. Birth control just doesn't seem to work for them. As such, Millie has sworn off men and relationships, especially since the most recent one with Carter ended so painfully. Her life of celibacy all sort of goes to pot when sexy Luc starts demolishing her kitchen. (I could totally insert wickedly hilarious tool and hammer puns here!)
Problem number two is that Millie is Luc's client. Luc's father worked so hard to build a respectable business in America, and he doesn't want to do anything to seem unprofessional or give the business a bad name. And his Papi doesn't take too kindly to him finding a white girl to date, either. Despite all the obstacles in the way of true happiness for Luc and Millie, there's no denying their attraction and Luc's genuine love and care for Millie and her siblings. I won't let you know how the story ends, of course, because that would be a spoiler. You'll just have to read it and find out for yourselves. I promise you'll enjoy it!
Thank you to the author for providing me with an early copy in exchange for an honest review.
KIND OF CURSED is a brand new, romantic comedy by Stephanie Fournet
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Stephanie Fournet, Amazon bestselling author of FALL SEMESTER, LEGACY, BUTTERFLY GINGER, LEAVE A MARK, YOU FIRST, DRIVE, SHELTER, and SOMEONE LIKE ME, lives in Lafayette, Louisiana—not far from the Saint Streets where her novels are set. She shares her home with her husband John and their needy dogs Gladys and Mabel, and sometimes their daughter Hannah even comes home from college to visit them. When she isn't writing romance novels, Stephanie is usually helping students get into college, setting up a tent in the woods, or running. She loves hearing from fans so you can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or message her on Goodreads.
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Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
Adult Fiction, Affairs, Betrayal, Book Review, Car Accidents, Colleen Hoover, Dating, Grief, High School, Loss, Love, Montlake Romance, Mother Daughter Relationship, Regretting You, Romance, romance book review, second chance romance, Secrets, Teenage Pregnancy
Having read all of Colleen Hoover's books and knowing how amazing she is, I was overjoyed to see she had another book coming out this December. I had no idea that this book would surpass all her others for me, putting it at #1 in my CoHo lineup. If you don't read any of her others (and I guess we can still be friends if this happens) read this one! This is the one I want you to remember – it's just so well written and so heart wrenching. She ripped my heart out over and over…but in a good way!
First off, let me mention, that compared to the other CoHo books, the romance in this book is very tame (no steam!). So if that was holding you back from reading one of her amazing books, read this one! The story has the typical angst and romance, but it's just a more tamed down version. It still gave me goosebumps and tears, so I'm not knocking it in any way!
Talk about an impossible situation, 34 year old Morgan is babysitting her 2 month old nephew, Elijah, for her younger sister and best friend, Jenny, on Jenny's first day back to work at the hospital where Morgan's husband of 16 years, Chris also works. She gets a call to come to the hospital because Chris has been in an accident. She arrives to find Jonah, Jenny's fiance and father of her nephew also waiting for news. They soon learn that Chris and Jenny were together and both in an accident, and that neither survived. In an instant, Morgan's husband and best friend are gone – her entire support system vanishing in a moment. Now, imagine you were Morgan for a moment – imagine the gamut of feelings you would feel when you then discover that Chris and Jenny were having an affair (for who knows how many years of your marriage) and keeping it secret right under your nose for years! How can Morgan begin to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart while caught in a whirlwind of anger, shock, disbelief, loss, betrayal, and grief. Though she never felt goosebumps or butterflies and married Chris when she found out she was pregnant at age 17, she did love her husband. He was the kind of guy everyone loved. How will she keep the hurt from her daughter, Clara, who thought her father hung the moon? She can't tell Clara, because Chris was an amazing father to her. How can she ruin that for her own daughter? Morgan and Clara's relationship was already a bit rocky before the accident, and now the foundation has shifted, causing an epic battle of the wills.
And then there's Jonah…Morgan is still unhappy with him for leaving town after high school without a word or a visit since. She and Jonah were always able to communicate without words, and she felt a special connection to him back then, even though Jonah was dating her sister Jenny and Morgan was pregnant with Jonah's best friend Chris's baby. So, of course, Morgan stifled her feelings and went on with her life, putting all her energy into raising Clara and keeping a happy household, while her dreams of going to college slowly faded into the distance. But, Jonah, being the upstanding man she knew he would become, has come back home to raise Elijah and marry Jenny. Now, Jonah is left alone with a 2 month old baby and some of the same crippling feelings of anger, betrayal and grief as Morgan. Can you see the writing on the wall, my friends? Only, Morgan is strong willed and selfless. She is determined to keep her feelings for Jonah bottled up, taking the blame from her daughter in order to keep her from knowing the painful truth about her father and Jenny, who Clara was closer to than her own mother. Morgan will have a tough time, however, with the ever-present, ridiculously handsome, attentive and loving Jonah back in her daily life.
There's also a parallel story going on with Clara and her love interest, Miller. Her father was against her dating Miller, but Jonah "Uncle Teacher" is both she and Miller's history teacher, and he assures Morgan that Miller is in fact one of the good ones. Clara and Miller's story feels like a wonderful YA book that is interspersed with Morgan and Jonah's story and I loved them both so much! Clara and Miller's story has humor, awkward dating moments, setbacks and so much love.
I will forever associate watermelon jolly ranchers and the color orange with these wonderful characters you have created, Colleen. You are everything that I aspire to be as an author someday. And, pretty please, keep 'em coming!
Thank you to Montlake Romance for the advanced reader's copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Q&A with Author Colleen Hoover
You are 'label-less' in the fact that you write in several genres. Readers never know what to expect next. If someone asks, how do you label yourself?
When I self-published my first novel I had no idea what genre to put it in. I thought I had written a drama but it turns to that I had written a romance. I've learned a lot since then, but I still don't put a lot of weight in genre when I write. When your best friend is begging you to read a book, it's not going to matter what genre it is when someone you trust is passionate about the story.
To keep all of your stories and characters straight, you must be very organized.
I'm the most disorganized person you will ever meet! I have no schedule. I can't wake up before nine in the morning. I probably don't go to bed until like three in the morning. I usually work about 16 hours a day.
What happens if you get blocked when you are writing?
If I get stuck writing, I go for a drive and play music. Music really helps me plot. I love The Avett Brothers, X Ambassadors, Airborne Toxic Event…I could go on and on.
What can you tell readers about your latest release Regretting You?
I would spoil it if I told you about it! Most of my books are like that. I can't say what they are about or it spoils it. But I can say that Regretting You is told from a dual point-of-view centered on the inner lives of both a teen and adult protagonist.
Sounds like lots of different types of readers will be interested!
Absolutely. I wanted to write a book that bridged the gap between young adult and contemporary romance so that mothers can read with their daughters. I think it's exciting to see people sharing reading experiences.***
Excerpt: Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
Despite knowing I just pissed my mother off by being half an hour late for curfew, I still can't stop smiling. That kiss with Miller was worth it. I bring my fingers to my lips.
I've never been kissed like that. The guys I've kissed in the past all seemed like they were in a hurry, wanting to shove their tongue in my mouth before I changed my mind.
Miller was the opposite. He was so patient, yet in a chaotic way. It was like he'd thought about kissing me so often that he wanted to savor every second of it.
I don't know that I'll ever not smile when I think about that kiss. It kind of makes me nervous for school tomorrow. I'm not sure where that kiss leaves us, but it felt like it was a statement. I just don't know what exactly that statement was.
My phone buzzes in my back pocket. I roll over and pull it out, then fall onto my back again. It's a text from Miller.
Miller: I don't know about you, but sometimes when something significant happens, I get home and think of all the things I wish had gone differently. All the things I wish I would have said.
Me: Is that happening now?
Miller: Yes. I don't feel like I was entirely forthcoming with you.
I roll onto my stomach, hoping to ease the nausea that just passed through me. It was going so well…
Me: What weren't you honest about?
Miller: I was honest. Just not entirely forthcoming, if there's a difference. I left a lot out of our conversation that I want you to know.
Me: Like what?
Miller: Like why I've liked you for as long as I have.
I wait for him to elaborate, but he doesn't. I'm staring at my phone with so much intensity that I almost throw it when it rings unexpectedly. It's Miller's phone number. I hesitate before answering it, because I rarely ever talk on the phone. I much prefer texting. But he knows I have my phone in my hand, so I can't very well send it to voice mail. I swipe my finger across the screen and then roll off the bed and head to my bathroom for more privacy. I sit on the edge of the tub.
"Hey," he says.
"Sorry. It's too much to text."
"You're kind of freaking me out with all the innuendos."
"Oh. No, it's all good. Don't be nervous. I just should have said this to you in person." Miller inhales a deep breath, and then on the exhale, he starts talking. "When I was fifteen, I watched you in a school play. You had the lead role, and at one point, you performed a monologue that went on for like two whole minutes. You were so convincing and you looked so heartbroken I was ready to walk onto the stage and hug you. When the play was finally over and the actors came back out onto the stage, you were smiling and laughing, and there wasn't a trace of that character left in you. I was in awe, Clara. You have this charisma about you that I don't think you're aware of, but it's captivating. I was a scrawny kid as a sophomore, and even though I'm a year older than you, I hadn't quite filled out yet, and I had acne and felt inferior to you, so I never worked up the courage to approach you. Another year went by, and I continued to admire you from afar. Like that time you ran for school treasurer and tripped walking off the stage, but you jumped up and did this weird little kick and threw your arms up in the air and made the entire audience laugh. Or that time Mark Avery popped your bra strap in the hallway, and you were so sick of him doing it that you followed him to his classroom, reached inside your hoodie, and took off your bra and then threw it at him. I remember you yelling something like, 'If you want to touch a bra so damn bad, just keep it, you perv!' Then you stormed out. It was epic. Everything you do is epic, Clara. Which is why I never had the courage to approach you, because an epic girl needs an equally epic guy, and I guess I've just never felt epic enough for you. I've said epic so many times in the last fifteen seconds—I'm so sorry."
He's out of breath when he finally stops talking.
I'm smiling so hard my cheeks ache. I had no idea he felt this way. No idea.
I wait a few seconds to make sure he's done; then I finally respond. I'm pretty sure he can hear from my voice alone that I'm smiling. "First of all, it's hard to believe you were ever insecure. And second, I think you're pretty epic, too, Miller. Always have. Even when you were scrawny and had acne."
He laughs a little. "Yeah?"
I can hear him sigh. "Glad I got that off my chest, then. See you at school tomorrow?"
We end the call, and I don't know how long I sit and stare at my phone.
Title: Regretting You
Publisher: Montlake
Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike.
Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn't want to follow in her mother's footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn't have a spontaneous bone in her body.
With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan's husband, Clara's father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.
While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she's been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including the bestselling women's fiction novel It Ends with Us and the bestselling psychological thriller Verity. She has won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance three years in a row—for Confess (2015), It Ends with Us (2016), and Without Merit (2017). Confess was adapted into a seven-episode online series. In 2015, Hoover and her family founded the Bookworm Box, a bookstore and monthly subscription service that offers signed novels donated by authors. All profits go to various charities each month to help those in need. Hoover lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Visit http://www.colleenhoover.com.
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Waiting for Fitz by Spencer Hyde
YA book review, Young Adult
Book Review, Family, Grief, Guilt, High School, Loss, Mental Illness, OCD, Psychiatric Hospital, Psychiatrists, realistic fiction, Schizophrenia, Seattle, Teenage Mental Illness, Teens, YA, YA book review, YA Fiction, Young Adult Book Review, Young Adult Fiction
Originally published in School Library Journal, March 2019.
Gr 9 & Up – Midway through her senior year, 17-year-old Addie Foster is sent for inpatient psychiatric therapy at Seattle Regional Hospital for OCD. Quick-witted and literary-minded, she dreams of being a playwright. Making some unlikely, but unique friends from the first day of group therapy, Addie accepts that she needs help, while handsome, mysterious Fitz is desperate to leave after two years of treatment. Grieving and guilt-ridden, Fitz, a schizophrenic, mentions San Juan Island and the name Quentin, but not offering any details to Addie. Unlike Addie, whose supportive mother visits, Fitz's mother blames him and has never visited. Innocent romance sparks for Fitz and Addie, their shared passion for literature kindling their companionship. When the truth of Fitz's past is revealed to Addie, she is forced to take a painful look at their relationship and her own future. The ending is hopeful, albeit a touch predictable. Author Spencer Hyde, having spent much of his high school years in inpatient therapy for severe OCD, provides an accurate, honest rendering of teenage mental illness. VERDICT: Fans of John Green and Jennifer Niven will enjoy this realistic, yet PG portrayal of some heavy subject matter.
04/02/2019 09/13/2018 by LibrarianLaura
The Latecomers by Helen Klein Ross
adoption, Book Review, Family Drama, Family Secrets, Fiction, Friendship, Great Depression, Historical Fiction, Immigrants, Infertility, Ireland, Loss, Love, Maids, Marriage, Poverty, Romance, wartime, Women's Fiction
Originally published in Library Journal, October 15, 2018.
In her third novel, Ross (What Was Mine; Making It) weaves a tale of the wealthy Hollingworth family and a secret that spans five generations. Rich historical details bring time periods to life from early 1900 wartime to the Great Depression and all the way up to September 11, 2001. Bridey, age 16, leaves Ireland with her sweetheart, Thom, hoping to marry in America. Thom perishes of ship fever, leaving her alone and pregnant. She gives the infant up for adoption, working in a factory until she meets Sarah Hollingworth and becomes a maid at the family's lavish estate in Wellington, CT. Sarah, who lost her mother at age 12 and then took care of her siblings, marries Edmund, but is unable to have children of her own. Readers will come to know the infant as Vincent and follow him until his adult years. Vincent's granddaughter, Emma, loses her own father when the twin towers collapse, a repeating pattern of tragedy for the Hollingworth family. Family drama unfolds in alternating viewpoints; the characters are linked across time periods, as they navigate poverty, loss, loneliness, and heartbreak. VERDICT: Fans of historical sagas will enjoy this dramatic tale.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Adult Fiction, Adult Fiction book review, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Book Review, Heather Morris, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction Books, Holocaust, Internment, Jewish, Jewish People, Lale Solokov, Loss, Love, Prisoners, Tattooists, True Stories, WWII
Originally published in Library Journal, August 2018.
Originally intended as a screenplay, this compelling debut historical fiction novel is based upon the life of Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew imprisoned for almost three years at Auschwitz-Birkenau, where he served as the tattooist. Soon after Lale, 25, arrives at Birkenau, he contracts typhus and is left for dead. He is rescued by fellow inmates and Pepan, an older French man and tattooist. Pepan teaches Lale the trade, which along with fluency in six languages, allows Lale privileges of a single room and extra food. Lale's sole mission is to survive the unbelievable horrors and live to see another day outside the camp. Then he meets young Gita, and his mission changes to surviving and marrying Gita. Despite surroundings of bleakness and death, Lale and Gita's passionate love blooms in the precious, miniscule moments alone. Lale's story is heartbreaking, yet hopeful. Readers will root for him despite many setbacks to his survival. An afterword by Gary Sokolov, Lale and Gita's son, further demonstrates his parents' unbreakable bond of love and survival against unfathomable evil. VERDICT: Recommended for historical fiction & memoir fans for its unforgettable Holocaust story told from the unique perspective through the eyes of the tattooist of Auschwitz.
Till it Stops Beating by Hannah R. Goodman
Alcoholism, Anxiety, Book Review, Cancer, Family, Friendship, Grandparents, High School, Loss, Mental Illness, realistic fiction, Road Trips, Romance, Sibling Relationships, Teen Fiction, Teens, Writers, YA, YA book review, Young Adult, Young Adult Book Review, Young Adult Fiction
Till it Stops Beating, a young adult realistic fiction from author Hannah R. Goodman tackles some very heavy themes including mental illness, alcoholism, sickness (cancer), and loss. The language and scenes are very mature, so I would not recommend it for readers under the age of 16. It is, however, a great book for teens to relate to for a variety of tough situations that may come up during high school or teenage years.
Maddie Hickman, a 17 year old senior can not stop thinking about the boy who got away. No matter who she dates or that it's been years since she's laid eyes on him, Justin is the one for her. Her best friends, fun-loving Susan and handsome, gay Peter attempt to keep her mind off of Justin, to no avail. Added to her constant anxiety about Justin is the fact that Maddie has a major Senior Project due soon, which involves writing a book about the one that got away…Justin. Her older sister, Barb, has battled alcohol addiction for most of her adult life, which ultimately led to her marriage falling apart. To complicate matters, Barb starts bringing around her new beau, who is a bit overbearing for Maddie's taste. And then, Maddie receives a phone call from Bubbie, her beloved grandmother who lives in Florida, to let her know that she has cancer. This announcement sends Maddie over the edge into a full-blown anxiety attack, which leaves her feeling unmoored and shaken. Come to find out, her father has suffered from a similar mental illness, so Maddie begrudgingly sees a therapist at her parents' request.
In the midst of all of these issues surrounding her, Maddie ends up taking a life-altering road trip with her friend Peter and his current boyfriend. On the way, she decides to take a risk and really start living her life the way she wants to live it. I won't give you any more plot details because you'll have to read it yourselves. The author does a great job of bringing the characters to life, in a way that readers can identify with them.
My favorite quote from this book: Bubbie tells Maddie "Never worry about your heart, honey, till it stops beating." (Good grandmotherly advice.)
Thank you to the publisher for providing a review copy of this book.
Seventeen-year-old Maddie Hickman's senior year begins with the good (the reemergence of The One That Got Away), the bad (a cancer diagnosis, not hers, but it might as well be) and the WTF (an anxiety attack that renders her writhing on the floor like an upside down crab).
Adding to her spiraling anxiety is Senior Project, in the form of I've Decided To Write A Book about The Other One That Got Away (And Crushed My Heart). Compounding it all is applying to college and keeping up with her friends. The ever mounting stress eventually rips her tight grip on all that she holds dear.
Her break down leads to an unexpected road trip where she is forced to listen to her wildly beating heart. It is only in the back of a convertible with pop music blasting, that she discovers she must risk everything in order to really live.
Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684330807/
Often referred to as "the teenage whisperer", Hannah R. Goodman's twenty-year career working with teenagers includes the titles teacher, tutor, coach, and, more recently, mental health counselor. Hannah has written essays about mental health for various online publications. Her work has appeared on MindBodyGreen, OC87 Recovery Diaries, Zencare.co, and The Mighty. Though she has previously earned the title author with her first three books, the last was released in 2009 and all were self-published. This time around, indie publisher Black Rose Writing released her novel Till It Stops Beating this summer.
Hannah's first YA novel, My Sister's Wedding, won the first place award for The Writer's Digest International Self-Publishing Contest, 2004, children's book division. She published the follow-up, My Summer Vacation, in May 2006, which went on to win a bronze IPPY in 2007. The third Maddie book, Fear of Falling, was released in the fall of 2009 and was praised by teachers and readers for tackling subjects like homophobia and coming out. She's published young adult short stories on Amazon's Shorts, in an anthology entitled Bound Is The Bewitching Lilith, and in the journal Balancing The Tides. She also has written columns for The Jewish Voice & Herald. Recent, previous projects include Sucker Literary, which features emerging YA authors and All The Way YA, a group blog of writers telling the real deal about writing and publishing YA fiction.
Hannah is a member of ARIA (Association of Rhode Island Authors) as well as a graduate of Pine Manor College's Solstice Program in Creative Writing where she earned an MFA in Writing For Young People. She resides in Bristol, RI with her husband, two daughters, and black and white cat named Zoe
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Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia
Abuse, Athletes, Book Review, Family, Football, Friendship, Heartbreak, High School, High School Sports, Kami Garcia, Loss, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, New Beginnings, Physical Therapy, Romance, Soccer, Steroid Rage, Steroid Use, Tennessee, Ultimate Fighting, YA, YA Fiction, Young Adult Romance
Holy Romance Novel, B atman! This one is going to the top of my YA romance favorites list! This is the first of Kami Garcia's novels that I have read, but I am now kicking myself for not reading her other ones already! You probably hear this a lot, but I literally couldn't put this book down. I started it at 7:30 PM after the kids went to bed and finished the last page at 11:45 PM. It was THAT GOOD! It reminded me a little bit of the Abbi Glines Field Party series because of the small town where football is life. (That is also a really good series, by the way.) Garcia's characters are beautifully crafted, but also very real – readers will be able to identify them to people in their own lives.
Here's the rundown: Things are going well for high school senior Peyton Rios, a star soccer player who just received admittance and a starting soccer position at her college of choice, UNC. About a year prior to the story, Peyon's father was killed in Iraq. She has had a tough road, but she is not alone. She has a best friend named Tess and a boyfriend of 7 months, Tess's older brother, Reed. Reed is an MMA fighter who has been there for Peyton, but lately he seems a little distant and moody.
During a typical weekend house party, Peyton discovers a secret about Reed the she doesn't want to believe, but knows she has to distance herself from his lies. When she confronts him, he gets violent and pushes her down the stairs, shattering her knee and her heart at the same time. After extensive surgery, Peyton worries she will lose her spot on the team at UNC, and wonders if she will ever be able to play soccer again? An even bigger problem is that Reed claims she fell and no one (other than her own mother) believes her, not even her best friend Tess. Soon she begins getting threats and Reed will no stop calling her, trying to see her as if nothing bad has happened.
Needing a change of scenery so that she can focus on rehab for the next few months, Peyton moves to a small town in Tennessee to live with her Uncle Hawk and the Twins, Christian and Cameron. Hawk was the only survivor of the military attack which killed her father, but having to dredge up painful memories even seems better than her current situation of constant fear and threats. She learns quickly that football is life in her Uncle's family, her new school, and the whole town. Still reeling from the heartbreak of her last relationship, Peyton makes it clear to everyone that she is not interested in dating. Her muscle-head, tender-hearted, football star cousins, the Twins, watch her every move, determined to keep her safe, even from their own teammates. At first endearing and sweet, Peyton appreciates them, but really she just wants to be left alone and treated like everyone else. Until she (literally) runs into Owen Law, a mysterious, sexy guy who she instantly feels attracted to for some reason. Even so, she refuses to be swayed by his charm.
When she shows up for her first therapy session, however, she is forced into even closer contact with Owen. He is interning with the therapist and Peyton is his new patient. Side note: If I were her, I would be milking that knee injury for a very long time. The longer it hurts, the more therapy you need, right? But, I digress…
To complicate matters, it turns out that Owen is an MMA fighter, and he is GOOD. Though she knows of the risks of getting involved with another fighter, Peyton can't help thinking that Owen is different. He's nothing like Reed, and she is finding it hard to think about anything but Owen. But then she finds out Owen is hiding something. Something too big to ignore. And even though Peyton claims they are just friends, the something could shatter her heart all over again. Both Peyton and Owen must ask themselves how far they are willing to go for themselves and for each other. Is love worth really fighting for?
The story moves along rather quickly with just the right amount of romance, mystery, and humor. And fighting, lots of fighting. And not always in the ring. Hallways, parking lots, abandoned buildings, you name it. These small town Tennessee boys are quick to throw punches and protect their own. I loved this book and the characters. I can't wait for her next book!


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LOTTO RESULTS: Tonight's winning numbers including the Thunderball
The results including the Thunderball will be revealed here
Daniel ChipperfieldContent Editor
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Local winners who have shared news of their win recently include Tyler Pate, who scooped £80,000 on the PAC-MAN Scratchcard from National Lottery GameStore and treated himself to a new car.
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National Lottery winners advisor Andy Carter said: "Bristol is such an exciting city and it's no wonder when you consider that twice a month, someone from the area wins at least £50k on The National Lottery.
"That's certainly worth celebrating.
"With seven new millionaires created in the last two years alone, Bristol really is a lucky place to be.
"The National Lottery makes, on average, a new millionaire every day meaning there are big winners in every corner of the country.
"We are always ready to help celebrate and have plenty of champagne on ice."

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. chief on Friday demanded an immediate end to the "violent repression" and human rights abuses by Syrian forces in their bloody crackdown against anti-government protesters.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "is deeply troubled by the continued serious violations of human rights, including disturbing reports of the deaths of children under torture, live ammunition and shelling," U.N. spokeswoman Vannina Maestracci told reporters.
She said Ban "takes note" of a promised amnesty and call for national dialogue by the Syrian authorities.
"He emphasizes, however, that violent repression by security and military forces must end immediately for a genuine and inclusive dialogue to take place and lead to the comprehensive reforms and change called for by the Syrian people," Maestracci said.
She added that Ban reiterated his for call for a full, transparent and independent investigation into the killings.
Earlier on Friday, a Syrian human rights activist said Syrian security forces had shot dead at least 34 demonstrators in Hama, in one of the bloodiest incidents in their crackdown on an 11-week-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution condemning Syria which was circulated to its 15 members by Britain, France, Germany and Portugal last week. Veto powers Russia and China have made clear they dislike the idea of council involvement in what they see as a domestic issue.
Diplomats said Security Council envoys met on Thursday to see if there was any way to amend the resolution so that Russia and China would not veto it. They have yet to overcome their differences, Western diplomats said.


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Jill Saward's twin sister pays emotional tribute at her funeral
Tuesday 17 January 2017, 4:20pm
The twin sister of victims' rights campaigner Jill Saward has paid an emotional tribute to her "life-saving" work as hundreds attended her funeral.
Ms Saward, who was the first rape victim to waive her anonymity and later became a sexual violence campaigner, died aged 51 on 5 January.
She had suffered a brain haemorrhage.
Her sister Sue Lancaster told the packed cathedral the attack on her sister at the Ealing vicarage in 1986 "changed all our lives".
"I felt hurt over the years for all the publicity, but now I'm glad she did it because I know there are many people alive today because of what she did," she said.
Ms Salward's twin sister Sue Lancaster (centre) and other sister Rachel. Credit: PA
Mrs Lancaster's words caught in her throat as she recounted their last words, telling her "I'll talk to you soon", days before Mrs Saward's collapse.
"I did (talk to her) - but she couldn't respond. My Snij had gone."
Her sister added: "She's gone away too soon.
"She held the phone next to my mother's ear when she was dying, so I could say goodbye. Now I have to say it again."
Jill Saward's husband Gavin Drake, sons Fergus, Miles and Rory and niece Aleasha. Credit: PA
The service was told Ms Saward had a love of "unusual trousers", good music, the Tudors, Agatha Christie and Winston Churchill and had, her sister said, always lived the family motto to "Win Through".
She unsuccessfully ran for Parliament against the now Brexit Secretary David Davis in 2008.
During the service attended by about 250 mourners, the hymn Bread of Life - which Ms Saward said had helped her overcome her rape ordeal - was played.
The anthem You'll Never Walk Alone then played as self-proclaimed "Scouser" Ms Saward was carried from the cathedral followed by her grieving husband and sons Fergus, Myles and Rory.
Many of those attending had followed the family's invitation to wear purple, to make a statement against sexual violence.
Ms Saward's coffin is carried out as her husband and sons look on. Credit: PA


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Q: How to compute the time between adjacent documents in MongoDB? I have a mongodb database with millions of documents representing events. Each document is timestamped. I want to evaluate the elapsed between events. Longer times are more significant than shorter times. How can this be done efficiently?

A: Well, I think a short answer is that this probably isn't going to be something that you can compute using a query. Your tag for this suggests that you might be looking for a query to compute this, but I don't think that's going to be possible.
It also doesn't sound like something like map reduce would work here, either.
If you literally need the computed differences between every single event, then you're probably going to need to look into crunching over those values and storing the results somewhere. Or, you could compute them up front as you insert each new event and store them somewhere.
Regardless, it just sounds like you're going to need to write something that computes that on its own agenda and stores the result somewhere for you.

A: I have been able to get the following code to work.
db.main.find()
    .forEach(function(doc){
        //print('got1 id: ' + doc._id);
        db.main.find({'_id': {$gt: doc._id}, user: doc.user})
               .sort({'_id': 1})
               .limit(1)
               .forEach(function(doc2){
                    //print('got2 id: ' + doc2._id);
                    print(doc._id + ': ' + (ISODate(doc2.startT).getTime() - ISODate(doc.startT).getTime()));
                })
        }
    );

There may be other ways to solve this which I would also be interested in as I have a lot to learn.

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Q: How to change a PG column to NULLABLE TRUE? How can I accomplish this using Postgres? I've tried the code below but it doesn't work:
ALTER TABLE mytable ALTER COLUMN mycolumn BIGINT NULL;

A: From the fine manual:
ALTER TABLE mytable ALTER COLUMN mycolumn DROP NOT NULL;

There's no need to specify the type when you're just changing the nullability.


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The Hipster Grifter Considered
T.A.N.
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The Assimilator
Kari ferrell
Hipster grifter
Gavin Mcinnes
doree shafrir
journalismism
So a regular feature with TAN on the weekend will be "The Assimilator". This week we have Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes, Grifter story-breaker Doree Shafrir, and a book editor talking about: Guess Who?
So, yeah, I love the Vice magazine angle on this story. Did you know you can score a job — a legit job, in a recession! — at a popular magazine by just being cute and charming? That's some tangible real-world lesson shit for the kids right there. If you're in the market, you might want to lose the paper printouts and get your résumé tattooed on your chest! Cooooool.
So I sent some of the Vice editorial staff a blind email on the matter, but no response (probably too busy doing background checks on the rest of their staff, understandable). But I did hear from former heart-and-soul of Vice, co-founder Gavin McInnes. He shared his unique perspective:
I realize hindsight is 20/20 but how awesome would it be if you knew a chick was a hipster grifter but didn't let on and dated her anyways? She'd fake cry during intercourse and tell you she wants to have your babies and you'd be all, "I know Kari. I've never loved anyone this much." How intensely dark and fucking weird would that be!?
You'd have to constantly avoid situations where you give her cash and you'd have to sleep with your credit cards up your ass but, as we've learned from seducing strippers, the more dough you put out the more you're seen as a dolt. She'd actually appreciate the challenge. Oh what a heavy thrill it would be watching her out of the corner of your eye, trying to predict her next hustle. Anyone with a junkie roommate knows how challenging this can be. You'd have to keep your laptop at work and all your CDs would need to go into storage but cheating a cheater must make you feel like God. I bet your hands would shake at the end of every encounter.
If you don't find this kind of idea exciting, you are precisely the sort of pussy hipster grifters prey on – and you deserve it.
Gavin McInnes founded Vice Magazine in 1994 but recently left to start Street Carnage with another assimilated negro.
Ha. Yeah, that's right you labia-lobotomized hipsters. Suck it.
Well after being enlightened to the edgy alternative universe perspective, I wanted to get grounded again in the reality of what's happening on the streets. So I talked to Doree, the journalist who broke the story, AND former Gawkette:
TAN: Will you be staying on top of the Grifter beat for the New York Observer? This story brings to mind Season 5 of The Wire, when they "surrounded" the homeless story once it got sensational enough. There's probably an entire subculture of grifters and aspiring-grifters out there waiting to be exposed?
Since the story ran I've heard tales of other grifters people have had the unfortunate experience of coming into contact with. They're certainly an intriguing group of people, but you just feel like at some point it starts just being sad more than anything else—the grifters themselves seem to have some serious mental health issues and the people they target are so emotionally and often financially drained from the experience. My (armchair) analysis is that it's partly the need to feel loved and taken care of (see Kari's constant hospitalizations under questionable circumstances) but taken to an unhealthy level. Connected to that is wanting to have power over people (Kari's suicide attempts and "pregnancy" scares, tellingly, seemed to come when it seemed like a guy was about to leave her, or when he was on tour with his band—she would make it so that he "couldn't" leave her). I think people with these kinds of issues are also deeply, deeply lonely; in one of my follow-ups to the original story I told about how she made up intricate lies to get someone to go to a concert with her. Many of her victims also said that she always seemed to have something to offer people, and I would bet that she did that because she was nervous about being alone.
But I think there's also the thrill of getting away with it all; knowing they have the power to manipulate people to such a degree must give grifters a kind of high. Kari knows she comes off as friendly and personable, which is why she's able to manipulate people so skillfully.
True that. Well here's hoping Kari reaches out to Doree, it'd be nice if they could work together on giving us this full story.
Finally, after those updates I'm thinking business now. And if you're a blogger, that means book deal. Many of the commenteratti think there are some big-time royalties to be earned on this story. Are they right? I asked a big-time book editor if they're hot on the meme:
As we say in the business, "there's no there there." Girl meet boy, girl dupes boy. Girl has bitchin' tats and boy possibly has Asian fetish. Boy loses girl, money and self-respect. The End.
Sounds kinda like an Ethan Hawke novel, now that I think about it. Which is the first sign publishers should stay far, far away.
And who would write the thing anyway? Kari? Yeah, because she's exactly the kind of person you can trust to honor a contract and a cash advance. So...no. Not gonna happen.
It's also worth pointing out that there have been a bunch of juicy stories that have gotten major play in the NY media fishbowl recently that have yielded exactly ZERO book deals. Anyone remember the DABA girls? They managed to dupe the NY Times into writing a serious trend piece and then released a statement saying "Oh, it was satire! Totes jk, y'all." But of course, right after they were "exposed" a story appeared in Fashionista saying they had a book deal—and sites like Jezebel jumped all over the book deal story. Now, no book deal was ever made—it was a classic case of getting a little notoriety and then planting some leads in the hopes that a publisher would bite. No one did. The agent still has not sold that b.s., nor will she. Ultimately there was no there there, and while someone might have taken a flyer 5 years ago when we were more flush, these days, publishers are a lot more wary about throwing real money around. Kari will just have to find some other sucker to fund her hipsterness. And really, I have complete confidence she will.
A senior book editor who prefers anonymity considering the sensational nature of this story
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Albania-Egypt relations refers to the bilateral relations between the two countries. Albania has an embassy in Cairo, and Egypt has an embassy in Tirana. Diplomatic relations between Albania and Egypt were established in 1958.  Both countries are members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

The history of political and military relations of Albanians and Egypt dates back to the Roman Times in ancient history.

Relations between Albania and Egypt intensified in early modern times, when  Muhammad Ali of Egypt (Albanian: Mehmet Ali Pasha) became governor, and self-declared viceroy of Egypt and Sudan with the Ottomans temporary approval.

History

Ottoman Period (15th-18th Century)
Relations became closer in Ottoman times when the Ottoman Empire took over Egypt in the early 16th century. Ottoman Albanians gave their contribution to the Ottoman conquest of Egypt, and many governors of this Ottoman province were Albanian.  The Ottoman government in Egypt came to rely on Albanians to staff their government, and Albanians soon made up much of the military and special bashi-bazouk units. Several Albanians even rose to the office of governor, the most famous of which were  Dukakinzade Mehmed Pasha, Koca Sinan Pasha, Abdurrahman Abdi Arnavut Pasha, and Mere Hüseyin Pasha.

Muhammad Ali era (18th Century)
Muhammad Ali, founder of Modern Egypt, was an Albanian from Korçë. At the height of his rule, he controlled Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Sudan and parts of Arabia and the entire Levant.

He was a military commander in an Albanian Ottoman force sent to recover Egypt from a French occupation under Napoleon. Following Napoleon's withdrawal, Muhammad Ali rose to power through a series of political maneuvers, and in 1805 he was named Wāli (viceroy) of Egypt and gained the rank of Pasha.

Amongst his army, fought hundreds of Albanian Bashi-bazouk, which would settle the first Albanian community in Egypt.

Albanian National Awakening

During the 19th century, the Albanian immigration to Egypt would continue to grow in Egypt, especially in Cairo.  The economical prosperity attracted many emigrants from the Albanian lands, mainly from Korçë and Kolonjë regions. With some exceptions, most of the figures were educated members of the Orthodox community from south Albania.

The first Albanian society of Egypt was founded in 1875. It was named "Vëllazëria e Parë" (First Brotherhood) and was led by Thimi Mitko.  Spiro Dine founded in 1881 the local branch of Society for the Publication of Albanian Writings in Shibin Al Kawm, a precursor and lobbyist for the Albanian education which started with the Albanian School of Korçë. Many newspapers and collections would come out, including the successful Shkopi ("The stick"), Rrufeja ("The lightning"), Belietta Sskiypetare ("The Albanian Bee") and so on. Many others would come out for a shorter time: Milo Duçi would publish the magazines Toska (The Tosk) during 1901–02, Besa-Besë (Pledge for a pledge) during 1904-05 together with Thoma Avrami, Besa (Besa) of 1905 which lasted for 6 issues and was printed by Al-Tawfik in Cairo, and newspapers Shqipëria(Albania) from October 1906 to February 1907, a daily of Cairo with the last two issues coming out in Maghagha, and the weekly Bisedimet (The discussions) of 1925–26 with 60 issues in total, which would be the last Albanian-language newspaper in Egypt. Aleksander Xhuvani published the newspaper Shkreptima (The lightning) in 1912 in Cairo. In 1922, Duçi established also the publishing company Shtëpia botonjëse shqiptare/Société Albanaise d'édition (Albanian Publishing House). Prominent Albanian organizations were: "Vëllazëria Shqiptare" (Albanian Fraternity) founded on 1 My 1894 in Beni-Suef, and "Bashkimi" (The union) which was found everywhere in Albanian populated areas and diaspora. It was an Albanian high official in Egypt, who sponsored the Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida in Khedivial Opera House in 1871.

The Albanian intellectual community in Egypt, would play an important role to Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912 and the funding of Albanian education.

Modern Era
In 1958, the countries established bilateral diplomatic relations, however the relations remained limited under Enver Hoxha's absolute regime. They improved drastically after the Fall of communism.

Diplomatic Visits
Speaker of the Parliament, Josefina Topali visited Cairo on the 20th of February 2010 in order to attend the Conference on Women Parliamentarians as Active Agents of Change.  During her visit, first of kind by an Albanian Speaker to the Arab Republic of Egypt, the two sides agreed upon the importance of strengthening bilateral parliamentary ties.

The Foreign Minister of Albania held an official visit to Egypt on 31 March 2013, during which he met with the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, as the talks addressed the outstanding level of political relations between both countries, and stressed the two sides' desire to further developing their   relations in all fields of mutual interest, especially expanding the prospects for economic cooperation and increasing trade exchange. The Albanian Minister expressed his country's  gratitude for Egypt's support by granting scholarships and training courses in various fields. They also discussed the regional developments in the Middle East and Balkans. The Albanian Minister also praised Egypt's support for Kosovo, and both ministers signed the executive program for cultural, scientific and technical cooperation of 2013-2015, on the sidelines of the visit.

The Foreign Minister of Albania held a visit to Cairo in 31 January 2015, as he was welcomed by the Egyptian Foreign Minister who discussed with him the latest developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. They affirmed their two countries' stance in fighting terrorism, a danger for the entire international community. They also discussed means to boost bilateral relations that are based on a strong historical basis. The two sides agreed to resume political consultations' meetings between their two Foreign Ministries, as well as seeking to hold the Joint Committee for economic cooperation, and enhancing contacts between both countries' Chambers of Commerce. The Albanian Foreign Minister praised the bilateral relations' level and the two countries' convergence within the different international forums. He also stressed his country's support to Egypt's bid for a UNSC non-permanent seat for 2016-2017.

Albanian and Egyptian Prime Ministers met in Cairo, in 23 October 2021 where both sides tackled the ways of enhancing the bilateral relations, said the Egyptian cabinet in a statement. Rama also promised a direct airline connection between Tirana and Cairo.

See also
 Foreign relations of Albania
 Foreign relations of Egypt
 Muhammad Ali of Egypt

External links
 Albanian Embassy in Cairo

References

Egypt
Bilateral relations of Egypt

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Paulo Fonseca, de son nom complet Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca, né le  à Nampula (Mozambique portugais), est un footballeur portugais, reconverti entraîneur.

Biographie

Jeunesse et carrière de joueur
Né à Nampula, au Mozambique portugais, d'un père militaire, Fonseca avait un an lorsque sa famille a déménagé à Barreiro après la révolution des œillets.
Il a joué 14 ans en tant que senior, en commençant par le club de sa ville d'adoption.  Barreirense en troisième division et directement en Primeira Liga avec Leça F.C.  dans la saison 1995-1996 , à partir de 21 de ses apparitions en championnat alors que le club terminait  et évitait de peu la relégation.  Au cours des cinq années suivantes, il a continué dans cette dernière compétition, étant premier choix avec C.F.  Os Belenenses et C.S. Marítimo mais seulement une option avec Vitória S.C. et C.F.  Estrela d'Amadora.

Fonseca a pris sa retraite en juin 2005 à l'âge de 32 ans après quatre autres campagnes avec Estrela, dont trois en Segunda Liga. Lors de la campagne 2003-2004, il a participé à 15 matchs alors que l'équipe de Lisbonne se classait dernière au premier rang, avec la relégation qui a suivi.

Carrière d'entraîneur

Lors de la saison 2011-2012 il entraine le club de Vila das Aves, le Clube Desportivo das Aves, en Segunda Liga (deuxième division).

Il arrive à Paços de Ferreira en 2012. Il fait ses débuts d'entraîneur en première division face à Moreirense le . Rapidement, l'équipe progresse et finit à une incroyable troisième place lors du championnat 2012-2013, ce qui qualifie pour la première fois de son histoire le club de Paços de Ferreira pour la Ligue des champions.

En , il est promu entraîneur du FC Porto ; il y signe un contrat de deux saisons et remporte la Supercoupe du Portugal de football en début de saison.

Le , alors que son équipe enchaîne les contre-performances et est quelque peu distancée dans la course du titre en Liga Sagres, Paulo Fonseca est limogé par le FC Porto et remplacé temporairement par Luís Castro, entraîneur de la réserve qui assura l'intérim jusqu'à l'issue de la saison.

Il est de retour pour la saison 2014-2015 dans le club qui l'a fait connaitre, Paços de Ferreira.

La saison suivante, Paulo Fonseca signe un contrat de deux ans et devient l'entraîneur du SC Braga. Il remporte avec le SC Braga la coupe du Portugal 2015-1016 face au FC Porto. Peu de temps après sa victoire en Coupe du Portugal, il est nommé entraineur du Chakhtar Donetsk à la place de Mircea Lucescu partant pour le Zénith Saint-Pétersbourg.

Le , il est nommé entraîneur de l'équipe italienne de l'AS Rome

À la fin de la saison 2020-2021, il quitte le club romain et est remplacé par José Mourinho.

Pour la saison 2022-2023 il est nommé comme entraîneur au LOSC à la suite du départ de Jocelyn Gourvennec. En août 2022, il est victime d'un cambriolage dans sa chambre d'hôtel dans le centre de Lille notamment des bijoux pour un montant de .

Palmarès

Comme entraîneur
  FC Porto
 Supercoupe du Portugal en 2013

  SC Braga
 Coupe du Portugal en 2016

 Chakhtar Donetsk
 Championnat d'Ukraine en 2017, 2018 et 2019
 Coupe d'Ukraine en 2017, 2018 et 2019
 Supercoupe d'Ukraine en 2017

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Footballeur portugais
Joueur du FC Barreirense
Joueur du Leça FC
Joueur du CF Belenenses
Joueur du CS Marítimo
Joueur du Vitória SC
Joueur du CF Estrela da Amadora
Entraîneur portugais de football
Entraîneur du FC Porto
Entraîneur du Sporting Braga
Entraîneur du Chakhtar Donetsk
Entraîneur de l'AS Rome
Naissance à Nampula
Naissance en mars 1973


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Head of DR Congo Senate attacked in Paris
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DR Congo's Senate chief and former presidential candidate Leon Kengo (pictured) was attacked at a Paris train station on Saturday, allegedly by supporters of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, the Congolese government has said.
AFP - The Congolese government Sunday condemned an attack on the country's Senate chief in Paris allegedly by supporters of President Joseph Kabila's rival and called in France's envoy to explain the incident.
France condemned the attack and said police were investigating.
The 76-year-old senator, Leon Kengo, was attacked at the Gare du Nord train station on Saturday "by bands of those who call themselves 'fighters' close to Etienne Tshisekedi", Communications Minister Lambert Mende told AFP.
Tshisekedi is a veteran opposition leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo and runner-up in the November 28 election but he has refused to recognise Kabila's victory and has proclaimed himself the country's leader.
According to initial reports, Kengo "had some teeth knocked out, was trampled underfoot, and rolled on the ground", Mende said, adding that the lawmaker had been hospitalised in north Paris.
He had got off a train from Brussels and was getting into a waiting car when he was brutally attacked, a source close to the investigation said.
"We protest in the strongest terms this attack perpetrated in France against Congolese officials in the view and knowledge of French authorities," said Mende, calling it "totally unacceptable".
He claimed that Kengo, who came in fourth in the presidential poll with 4.95 percent of the vote, was attacked because Tshisekedi supporters were angry that he had not withdrawn his candidacy, which may have prevented their leader from being elected.
The Congolese foreign minister called in the French ambassador "because this incident is very serious and worrying to the Congolese government", Mende said.
"We regret this attack," French foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero told AFP.
"Security forces naturally came to his assistance as quickly as possible and French authorities ensured that he was admitted without delay to a Parisian hospital to be treated," Valero said.
"An investigation is underway," he added.
Kengo was one of the presidential candidates who had called for annulling the vote over fraud allegations. Several foreign countries and election observer missions also complained of irregularities in the vote.
Still Kengo was present at the swearing-in of Kabila to a second five-year term on December 20.
The French ambassador to Kinshasa, Luc Hallade, told AFP he denounced these "rogue methods", adding: "this is not how can advance democracy in Congo or anywhere else".
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Richard III tracks Richard's bloodthirsty ascent to power. The play is almost all action – it contains less meditation and soliloquy than many of Shakespeare's plays – and nearly every action is orchestrated by Richard to facilitate his own rise to the crown. The play begins right after King Henry VI's death vacates the throne and ends as soon as Richard is slain by Richmond at the end of Act V, its dramatic…
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The seat of power Richard so ruthlessly seeks is the English throne, whose rightful holder, the play suggests, will be worthy because of both blood and character. The blood claim to the throne derives from England's tradition of royal lineage. At the time the play opens, this tradition is embroiled in dispute: Richard's brother King Edward has just taken the throne after the Wars of the Roses, a drawn-out series of civil wars between two…
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"Why should calamity be full of words?" asks the Duchess of York. Indeed, though Richard III contains plenty of bloodshed, it's most insidious violence occurs in language. Orchestrating his rise to power with his tongue, Richard can be seen as a kind of director: he describes his plot to gain power to the audience in the first scene, then quickly begins to turn his words into reality. As the play goes on, Richard makes…
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The women in Richard III are, on the surface, as disempowered as they usually were in the historical 15th century society that the play depicts. Men preside over the nation and over their wives, as the crown passes from Edward to Richard to Richmond and as Anne follows her husband Richard's orders even when it breaks her heart to do so and King Edward's daughter's wedding is arranged for her by Richmond and Queen Elizabeth…
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Richard III compresses fourteen years of British history into a five-act play whose action takes place over about a month. The effect of this compression is palpable and the drama seems to race by, even though it is, line for line, one of Shakespeare's longest plays. The plot takes place at breakneck speed and the terrifying spectacle of Richard's behavior is made to feel more terrifying because it happens so quickly, his violent scheme…
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Does God choose who will believe?
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Does God unconditionally choose every person who will ever be saved or does He look deep into the future and choose those whom He foresees will trust in Him?
Two Southern Baptist theologians grappled with the controversial doctrine of election Nov. 27 during the three-day "Building Bridges: Southern Baptists and Calvinism" conference co-sponsored by Founders Ministries and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and held at the LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center. Founders Ministries formed in 1982 to advance Reformed theology in SBC churches.
Greg Welty, associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, unpacked the Calvinist view of unconditional election -– the belief that God has chosen before the creation of the world every individual who will ever be saved apart from foreseen faith or good works.
Ken Keathley, senior associate dean and professor of theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., proposed a solution to the Calvinistic (unconditional election) and Arminian (God chooses those whom He foreknows will trust in Him) disagreement on election through a theological system known as "Molinism."
Welty argued in favor of unconditional election, pointing to a number of biblical texts that seem to support the Calvinistic doctrine, including Ephesians 1:3-11. This passage, he said, demonstrates that election is God's choosing of individual persons; election is eternal, having taken place before the foundation of the world; and election is grounded in the will of God and not the will of man.
"God's will is to love us and show us mercy," Welty said. "This text tells us that He predestined us in love. It is not a cold and analytical doctrine. The will of man is not mentioned here as the basis of God's choice. It is clear to [the Apostle] Paul that election is grounded in the will of God. It is not conditioned on something in the creature."
Elsewhere, in Romans 9, Paul clearly asserts God's choosing of a people irrespective of foreseen faith or works, Welty noted. In the latter portion of the chapter, Welty pointed out that Paul even anticipated human objections to the doctrine of unconditional election and answered them. While humans charge God with injustice for choosing some and not others for salvation, Paul does not flinch in asserting the justice of a sovereign God in freely carrying out His holy will.
"If election were conditional," Welty said, "Paul would have every reason to say, 'Wait, you misunderstood my teaching; God's choice of man ultimately hinges on man's choice of God, so it is all fair in the end. God's choice of Jacob was really based on Jacob's future choice of God, so there is no injustice here.' That might be appealing to us on some level, but that is not where Paul goes. Paul traces this back to the eternal purpose of God in our lives."
Welty also dealt with a number of objections to unconditional election such as the Arminian assertion that election is based on God's foreknowledge of all who will believe in Him. Interpreting texts such as Romans 8:29 and 1 Peter 1:1-2 to uphold this view is neither necessary nor plausible, he said. "Foreknowledge" in these two texts does not mean that God merely foresees the actions of individuals, but shows that He has foreknown them relationally, Welty said. Neither text speaks of foreseen faith, he added.
"God foreloves individuals and marks them out," Welty said. "That is what foreknowledge in these texts means.... God is a God who chooses throughout the Bible. Most Christians will not deny that. God chose Israel in the Old Testament, for example. Paul's doctrine of election reflects on how God has chosen in the past."
Because of the logical problems inherent in both Calvinism and Arminianism, Keathley said he views Molinism as "a more biblical and logically coherent" alternative.
Molinism is named after 16th-century Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina and attempts to reconcile the sovereignty of God with human free will by looking at God's work of redemption through His foreknowledge.
Foundational to Molinism is the belief that God knows everything, including all the possible actions of human beings given every possible circumstance. Contemporary adherents to Molinism include apologist William Lane Craig and philosopher Alvin Plantinga.
Keathley proposed Molinism as a solution to the divide between Calvinism and Arminianism, arguing that Molinism, like Calvinism, affirms the absolute sovereignty of God, while also affirming God's permissive will, which establishes the free choices of men.
A key to Molinism's ability to better explain God's choosing some men for salvation without violating their free will is its doctrine of "middle knowledge," Keathley said. Middle knowledge postulates that God knows all possible worlds He could have created in addition to the one He chose to make. Thus, God created that particular world in which all of His elect people would experience circumstances appropriate to cause them to freely trust in Christ.
Both Welty and Keathley agreed that both Calvinists and non-Calvinists must be charitable in expressing their differences on the doctrine of election.
"To my non-Calvinist brethren I respectfully ask them to consider the arguments and the Scriptures that I have given," Welty said.
"To my Calvinist brothers, I want to say it is important to distinguish between doctrines that are essential to the Gospel and those that are essential to the flourishing of the Gospel.... Let us avoid using language such as 'Calvinism is the Gospel.' I find that unhelpful because it usually generates more heat than light. We don't want to give someone the impression that he has to believe all the traditional points of Calvinism if he is going to believe the Gospel."


YORK -- Drew Harper is quietly assuming a leadership role in his third season with the York Comprehensive High boys basketball team.
The senior guard sees a lot of potential on this year's roster.
"We are a young team with real good talent," said Harper prior to a practice in the place they call the Dome.
Harper sounds like a coach when he talks about what it takes to be successful on the court.
"Senior leadership means getting everybody involved in the program and doing the right things," he said. "The younger players need to know that there's no goofing off at practice or in the classroom. Academic performance is a big deal to our coaches."
Harper is rotating with sophomore shooting guard Jerry Holmes off the wing. "Our goal is to make some noise in the region this season," he noted.
The Cougars made some noise in last weekend's Fort Mill Preseason Tournament, defeating the host Yellow Jackets 57-55, with four players scoring in double figures.
Three sophomores, Brandon Hagins, Jerry Holmes and Zach Sharp, dot the starting lineup, along with senior starters Ben Kennon and Harper.
Hagins, who had a double-double (points and rebounding) against Fort Mill, was named to the all-tournament team.
Cougar head coach Kendall McCarter has been pleased with the overall effort and defensive play in the early-season games.
Said McCarter, "Our young players are making some mistakes and committing fouls, but their play has been terrific."
McCarter is counting on a demanding non-region schedule that includes Chester, Lancaster, Rock Hill and South Pointe, to have the Cougars battle-tested when play begins in Region 3-AAAA.
McCarter said the Cougars will continue to play an up tempo game, applying pressure defense from the outset.
The Cougars game against Chester, originally set for Friday, was moved to tonight since the Cyclones' football team is in the state championship game this weekend.
A highlight of holiday season play will include participation in the annual Farm Bureau Classic Dec. 29-31, with details to be announced later this month.


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Victory the Golden Monkey. Sounds like the newest member of The Muppets, right? Maybe if Estelle were writing this, we'd hear all about this imaginary Muppet, but you'll just have to put up with me today and learn about the beer Victory Golden Monkey.
Victory hails from Downington, PA, where two friends decided to strike out on their own and start a brewery. Since 1996 they've operated the brewery and attached restaurant, brewing eleven year-round beers and eleven seasonal beers, including HopDevil IPA and Golden Monkey.
Golden Monkey is a Belgian-style tripel that weighs in at 9.5% ABV, a pretty hefty beer for the parks. And yes, Golden Monkey can be found in at least one Walt Disney World park (more on that later).
This golden-colored ale pours into the glass with a small white head. It's a pretty complex-tasting beer; banana, pepper and spices, sweet bread, a bit of yeast. A slightly bitter, lingering finish with a bit of a bite. Medium carbonation and slightly syrupy.
So yes, Golden Monkey is a Walt Disney World beer! As of this writing, it's available at the Block & Hans booth outside The American Adventure. This booth has single-handedly overhauled The American Adventure, making your trip around World Showcase much more palatable. It's also available at several bars and lounges around the resort. Put this one on your list if you haven't had it.


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Relay Design Agency spoke to Danish design duo busk + hertzog about their studio practice in Lisbon and how music and travel influence their design practise.
The busk + hertzog studio is pretty unique - in the time that we have known each other the studio has moved from Copenhagen to London to Lisbon. Why have you sought to move the studio and why is travel so important to your design process?
It is very stimulating for us to seek new environments, inspiration and thereby challenge ourselves on a personal level. It is a way to keep yourself on your toes.
The first thing we do is turn on the music then the computer.
Our most important items are our Ergoline and Artline pens and markers.
To be honest, we don't really have any, as we have already done so many good and interesting projects.
Music is an important ingredient in our studio and sets our mood depending on the project .
Go to the gym or relaxing with a big glass of a very good white wine seems to do the trick!
Established in 2000, the busk + hertzog studio started out with a very clear vision of 'being not only innovative and professional, but also with the aim of leading a new generation of Danish designers'.
Those ambitions were recognised soon after in 2008 when the studio was awarded The Industry Furniture Award. Previous recipients include Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjærholm, Verner Panton and Jørn Utzon.
They have designed extensively for the +Halle collection - see their work here.
The busk + hertzog collection at this years Relay represents - part of Clerkenwell Design Week 2018.
Images courtesy of busk + hertzog and Relay Design Agency.


In Norway, there is usually snow for at least parts of the winter, and certainly around Christmas there is likely to be some snow. At least that was the case when I was a kid, in the good old days. Because of the snow, a lot of birds will migrate south during winter, but some are a bit tougher than the rest, and stay in Norway during the winter.
While the birds probably don't need our help, it is quite common to provide some sort of food for them. For example a lot of people will have some sort of platform, which can be very simple, or more elaborate, for example a tiny house, mounted outside their window. You put some suitable food for birds on this platform, and then you can sit inside, in the comfort of your own home, and watch the birds as they eat and fight and flutter and twitter and whatever else birds do. It is really quite enjoyable.
As I said, in Norway we will usually have snow for quite a while during winter. Also, it is said that if you have first begun feeding the birds, you need to keep it up until spring, otherwise they will show up expecting to find food, and if it's not there, they will die slowly and painfully from starvation. I don't know if this is strictly true, but the point is that it is quite common to keep feeding the birds all winter. But this article is supposed to be about a Christmas tradition, and now we are getting to the point.
For Christmas, it is quite common to get what we call a "julenek". It is basically a sheaf of wheat or something similar (the word means "Christmas sheaf"), which people will tie to a tree or a pole or something in the garden, for the birds to eat. So for the rest of the winter, it's usually sunflower seeds on a platform outside the window, but for Christmas, it's a sheaf tied to a tree. Why? I have no idea. But be that as it may, the sheaf is a quite common motif for Christmas cards in Norway, and is definitely among the more Christmasier of the lesser Christmas symbols.
It certainly beats julebord and juletrefest. Birds are cute. Drunken co-workers and children high on sugar not so much.
Oh, that is very cute.
I think we will do that when we have a garden. :) I love things like that.


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Imma Keep Pushing: new Zawles single
Added by Pat Williams on April 24, 2012
Zawles is pleased to the release of his latest single – Imma Keep Pushing – available on iTunes.
"I'm always looking for ways to satisfy my audiences' curiosity and give them more than they expect," said Zawles.
Entertainment sector analysts say Zawles uses well-chosen beats – a remarkable gift that makes Zawles a one-of-a-kind artist that's thorough and thoughtful. Music reviews say Imma Keep Pushing the single's production uses more remixing and subtle tones as compared to Zawles' previously released singles. The authentic lyrics work to make Imma Keep Pushing one of Zawles most successful to date, say insiders.
Zawles says an album is in the works and, according to critics, if Imma Keep Pushing is any indication of his next album, they anticipate the album will be just as well produced and performed.
Zawles said he enjoyed making the video of the live studio session, available on YouTube.
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The Zodiac, who, to this day remains unidentified and un-apprehended, terrorized the San Francisco Bay area during the late s. Belli agreed to meet with him in Daly City, but the suspect never showed up.
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The seemingly lucid seaman whose name Tarbox would not reveal due to confidentiality described his crimes briefly but persuasively enough to convince Tarbox. A gun in one hand and a bayonet by his side. Franklin was also convicted of at least five other murders, receiving a string of life sentences, but he suggested that he was responsible for 22 murders.
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The letter included a snippet of verse from The Mikado and an unusual symbol at the bottom that has remained unexplained by researchers. He claimed to have killed as many as 37 people and has never been caught.
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