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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wild night ride with the Moonlight Bay adventurers
Continuing the adventures of Christopher Snow, Orson, Bobby and Sasha, "Seize the Night" moved so quickly I read it in one sitting. It was like a movie, experiencing everything in one night, but Koontz, as ever, goes beyond the mere adventure/thriller/horror theme.
Its predecessor, "Fear Nothing", brought us the story of what's happening in...
Published on March 16, 2000 by Sue-Ann Cooper
26 of 31 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Review of unabridge audiobook = Really a 3.5 star rating
Rating System:
1 star = abysmal; some books deserve to be forgotten
2 star = poor; a total waste of time
3 star = good; worth the effort
4 star = very good; what writing should be
5 star = fantastic; must own it and share it with others
STORY: More of Christopher Snow and his pals in this "sequel" to Fear Nothing. Again Snow is confronted...
Published on January 20, 2004 by Erik1988
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wild night ride with the Moonlight Bay adventurers,
Sue-Ann Cooper (Johannesburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seize the Night (Audio Cassette)
Continuing the adventures of Christopher Snow, Orson, Bobby and Sasha, "Seize the Night" moved so quickly I read it in one sitting. It was like a movie, experiencing everything in one night, but Koontz, as ever, goes beyond the mere adventure/thriller/horror theme.
Its predecessor, "Fear Nothing", brought us the story of what's happening in Moonlight Bay. "Seize the Night" focuses more on the friendship and emotions of the characters; we get to know them better (except Orson, who's kidnapped and hidden for most of the book). And these definitely are people I'd like to know, and have as friends!
The geek-speak and general banter worked for me - that's basically how my friends and I speak to each other, and that made the whole story more real. The surfer lingo was a plus. It made their conversations much more fun.
Koontz's message that love, friendship and caring for one's fellow man are the most important things in life is familiar to most of his readers - it's a theme he's carried through many of his books, such as "Watchers", "Strangers", "Intensity", "Mr Murder", etc. And his characterisation is as wonderful as ever.
As with his other books, I felt really comfortable with the characters, and I was concerned about what would happen to them. And the pace of the book, the scary situations, the action and adventure added to the thrill!
The monkeys are back and as aggressive as ever, if not more so, while the mysterious figure from "Fear Nothing" shows itself, although it's as much of a mystery as ever (and a reminder of the Outsider in "Watchers". The way in which the residents of Moonlight Bay are changing is described more fully, and the way in which it's changing people who were "good" guys in "Fear Nothing" into villains is made chillingly clear.
In fact, this book seems more like a movie on paper!
I can't wait to see what the third installment will bring, and how the world will end in Mr Koontz's hands.
One thing, though - try to read "Fear Nothing" before you read this book. That's where the characters are developed. "Seize the Night" is written with the understanding that the reader has met them all before, and has learned the basis of the story. Trust me, it'll make far more sense!
26 of 31 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Review of unabridge audiobook = Really a 3.5 star rating,
Erik1988 (Folsom, CA) - See all my reviews
Rating System:
1 star = abysmal; some books deserve to be forgotten
2 star = poor; a total waste of time
3 star = good; worth the effort
4 star = very good; what writing should be
5 star = fantastic; must own it and share it with others
STORY: More of Christopher Snow and his pals in this "sequel" to Fear Nothing. Again Snow is confronted with a mystery and crimes of the local military base as he tracks down the kidnapped five-year-old son of his former sweetheart.
1) I so liked Christopher Snow, his dog Orson, his "dream" girlfriend Sasha, and his funny buddy Bobby that I had to come back for seconds. Each of the characters has a sense of humor and enjoyable qualities that make the reader connect and care for them.
2) The first-person told story works pretty well and kept my attention more than if this were told in the third person. I had an immediate bond with the protagonist and this allowed Koontz to keep the reader in the dark as much as he keeps Christopher Snow in the dark on a lot of issues. It added to the mysteriousness of the mystery, if you know what I mean.
3) Problem with this story is that Koontz goes on and on with every bit of setting description and tangents through the thoughts of the character. Though some of the thoughts are funny and entertaining, the story extends a typical 5 page scene into a 25+ page scene.
At some points I was screaming, "Get to the point". While at other points the drawing out of the scene added to an extended sense of suspense that became intense and like eating raw lemons there is a part that says in your mind, "Why am I doing this to myself", and another part that thoroughly enjoys it no matter how much it makes your face pucker.
4) Keith Szarabajka did a great job of acting out this book, which probably added to some of the moments of suspense and well delivery of humor. Great job, Keith.
5) I think I like the story better in this second book than the first. Both are entertaining and not a waste of time though.
OVERALL: I still think Watchers is the scariest book not only from Koontz by the scariest book I've ever read. With that said, this book isn't in the same category but with its believable and entertaining characters this was a fun story.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Part 2 in a great continuing series--Bring on Part 3!,
Craig Larson (Maple Grove, MN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seize the Night (Hardcover)
This is actually the second book in a projected trilogy, but one of the neat things Mr. Koontz does here is that he writes it in such a way that it stands alone. Yet, if you've had the chance to read the first installment, _Fear Nothing_, this only enhances the experience further.
Chris Snow, the protagonist, is limited to a night-time existence by the presence of a gene for XP, a condition that makes exposure to sunlight potentially lethal. This hasn't limited him or his amazingly positive outlook on life any. He has a collection of friends that anyone would be proud to have.
In _Seize the Night_, we get a chance to explore more deeply into the abandoned army base at Fort Wyvern, wherein all manner of sinister, secret government projects were apparently underway, with some suggestion that they haven't all been abandoned. Wyvern is a great creation--an eerie place haunted by the genetically altered results of an experiment gone wrong.
The entire town of Moonlight Bay is a memorable setting for these stories--government men and their local toadies have clamped down on all attempts to get the story out to the world at large. Indeed, it sometimes seems like armageddon may have been loosed upon the world from the seemingly peaceful area.
The book is very highly recommended. If you have the chance, by all means read _Fear Nothing_ first, however.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A very satisfying sequel to "Fear Nothing"...,
Freddy Jones (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
Chris Snow, his dog Orson, Sasha, and Bobby are all back, but this time it involves something more evil. Moonlight Bay looks more beautiful at night and Chris knows this from experience. Afflicted with a rare skin disorder that leaves him vulnerable to light, he has come to develop rituals that make the night his home. But as beautiful as Moonlight Bay is at night, that is when shows its menace. Now children are dissapearing. They are being taken right out of their homes and vanishing without a trace. There is nothing the families can do about it, because in Moonlight Bay, the cops work to conceal crimes and do anything they can to protect the town's deadly secret. Chris believes that the children's dissapearance and the town's secret are connected, and that the missing children are still alive. When an old friend of Chris's begs him to find her child, he plunges back into the realm of evil and mystery that only happens after dark.
I read "Fear Nothing" and "Seize the Night" back to back. While "Fear Nothing" was the superior book in the Chris Snow series, "Seize the Night" is still a very worthy sequel. The story looks more into the mystery of Moonlight Bay, and it also offers creatures that are new and even more terrifying than the originals. The story was put on a much grander scale, because Chris attempts to rescue the missing children. In "Fear Nothing" the whole story revolved around Chris only helping himself. The characters are still top notch. In "Seize the Night", we get to take a deeper look into Bobby's past and see another side of him. He still has the great dialogue of a laid back surfer. I like Sasha better in this story, because Koontz gives her more of a role in helping Chris. The most surprising character however is Roosevelt. While he was in the first story, we learned nothing about him. He is the story's Dr. Doolittle, because he has the ability to communicate with animals. This also helps to give Chris's dog Orson more of a role in the story. The last thing that is great about both of the Chris Snow books is that they are in a first person narrative coming from Chris. It gives the story a more personal feel. "Seize the Night" does have its flaws however. At times I felt like I was reading a recycled version of "Fear Nothing". Koontz spends time repeating information about characters and events that happened in the first book. The sequel's job is to expand on issues from the first book, not repeat them.
"Seize the Night" has very few flaws, and is almost as good as "Fear Nothing". The mystery of Moonlight Bay is expanded upon, new and scarier creatures are added to the story, and Koontz's character development of all the characters was amazing. The good news is that the ending was left open for another sequel. Hopefully Dean Koontz will choose to make the Chris Snow saga into a trilogy!!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth is stranger than fiction.,
Cathleen M. Walker "geminiwalker" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seize the Night (Audio Cassette)
This was my first Koontz book, and I loved it. Admittedly, I am a reader who gravitates toward alternative books, those who don't quite make it to the popular mainstream. Thus, my late acquaintance of Mr. Koontz. Silly me. Once again I am reverting to my quaint habit of listening to audio books as I weed in my garden. I started this one last summer, summer ended, as did the weeding, and I put it away, unfinished. I picked it up again first thing this summer, and started over, delightedly reminded of the intrigue that had held me quite rapt last summer. I didn't mind starting at the beginning again at all.
Now, what intrigues me about this book is how believable it is, and how it dovetails so nicely with the poli-sci reading that I *do* do. It's more realistic than you might think. More horrendous than you would want to think realistic. Koontz knows something, and he's telling it the only way he thinks he can get it across. For those who dismiss what he has to say as pure fiction, well, do your homework.
Even more than that, though, is Koontz's delightful way of turning a phrase, painting a picture with his words, making knowledgeable references to time and place and culture that most, if not all of us can relate to. More than once I smiled and even giggled as he captured an image with a brilliant metaphor. The man is good. He's very good. And yes, I'll read more by him.
The point I want to make, though, is that if you are in the habit of following my reading and my reviews, this one fits right in. You might not think so, but check it out. You will be amazed. I know I was.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Christopher Snow; macabre homage to Travis Mcgee?,
Amazon Customer (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
For years Dean Koontz fans have been clamoring for the author to write a sequel to his most popular work; Watchers. This isn't it, but it is indeed a sequel. Seize the Night is an immediate follow up of Koontz's last book, Fear Nothing. Like its predecessor, Seize the Night is a first person account from Christopher Snow, sufferer of xeroderma pigmentosum, and native resident of Moonlight Bay, a small California town that had the misfortune of being home to a vast,now defunct, top secret military testing laboratory. Stricken with XP, an incurable(real life)genetic disorder, that renders a person EXTREMELY sensitive to any kind of ultraviolet radiation, Snow does battle with the myriad of consequences stemming from Fort Wyvern's untold number of failed experiments. Some of which are beginning to have frightening and large scale side effects. Armed with trendy surfer lingo, a motley assortment of resourceful friends, and two four legged companions with enhanced intelligence(a la Watchers), Christopher Snow faces a gene altering epidemic, savage troops of rhesus monkeys, and a new threat, the experiment gone way wrong--Mystery Train. We've seen the others before but the thing that actually induces fear is the slow realization of Mystery Train's purpose. Unlike Fear Nothing the second two thirds of Seize the Night are much more chill inspiring. After all, what are bioengineered monkeys compared to an irresistible, malignent 'place' pushing its way into our reality? As far as the writing style Dean Koontz has adopted for Moonlight Bay's adventures we must remember that he was very successful with it in his book Twilight Eyes, and he is more so here with the self-reflecting thought processes of Christopher Snow. One of Koontz's major influences was John D. Macdonald's Travis Mcgee storyline, and with good reason, those books are some of the most eloquently written, first person narratives in contemporary fiction. If at first, this sequel seems like a rehash of Fear Nothing stick with it, appreciate Snow's reflections, and by the middle of the story you will realize the something truly scary is happening in Lauderdale--oops!--I mean Moonlight Bay.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of his best, but enjoyable,
I'm a true Koontz devotee, having read nearly everything he has written. He's definitely an up and down author and you always have to take your chances. I guess I'd put this one around the middle. Good story, but long winded and failing to successfully suspend disbelief as well as some of his better novels. Koontz is always wordy, but in his better books you're well into what's happening before halfway through the book and the pace thereafter tends to maintain itself. He doesn't have the way with words and turns of phrases that Stephen King does to hold interest very well during descriptive passages (but also doesn't get stuck in description for 900 pages the way King does).
He just belabours the point too much - far too much of the book on the relationships and on mental ramblings, which leads him to end up rushing the climactic portions of the book. I'm hoping the 3rd installment moves along better.
It doesn't match up to some of his really excellent books like Strangers (pretty wordy, but great premise), Lightning (starts out slow, but what a great idea), The Bad Place, or Watchers (being an animal lover, one of the best sci-fi novels I ever read, ranks right up there with King's The Dead Zone).
If you're a Koontz fan, you'll read it anyway. If you are not, read a few of the others I've mentioned first.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Chris Snow part deux,
I have read many bad reviews of Seize the Night and Fear Nothing. The more harsh critics talk about a 50 year old author attempting to sound like a surfer in his 20's and a meandering plot. I find both books rivitng. The second picking up so closely from the first is exactly what I like to see.
The plot is definitly not realistic, but that is what we have come to expect from Dean Koontz. It is mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, love story, and novel all rolled up into 443 pages.
Chris Snow personifies what a hero should be. Just a regular guy with a squeaky clean rap and a cross to bear that gives him vision instead of wallowing in self pity. Welcome back to the day of the role model.
Cheers to Dean Koonts and Jeers to those who detract from the book by not allowing the story to be exactly what it should be. A good read, A squeeky clean hero, and an imaginitive ride through the wold of Dean Koontz.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A great follow up to Fear Nothing,
NotATameLion (Michigan) - See all my reviews
This sequel to "Fear Nothing" was well worth reading. I have not read much Koontz--I did not care for "The House of Thunder"--but I have read both Moonlight Bay books now. And they are great.
"Seize the Night" focuses less on Christopher Snow's condition (basically, he can't be in the sun because of a genetic condition called XP...which causes the cumulative effects of exposure to the sun to give him cancer and make him die) and more on his relationships with his friend Bobby and girlfriend Sasha. While searching for their friend's abducted son they investigate the mysterious things that once occurred (and may still be occuring) at the "abandoned" Fort Wyvern.
I really liked this book. However, one needs to read "Fear Nothing" first. "Fear Nothing" introduces the primary characters of this story. Also, the suspension of disbelief in the second book depends on the foundation of the story in the first book. Get this book (and the first if you don't have it already). You will enjoy it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Koontz Delivers the Thrills,
Elizabeth Carroll (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seize the Night: A Novel (Christopher Snow) (Mass Market Paperback)
As suspense writers go, Dean Koontz is a master. "Seize the Night" is a book that delivers thrills, chills, and edge-of-your-seat action. Chris Snow is a treasure as a character; overly sensitive to light, Snow exists in a world of shadow and darkness, coming out to play when all others are settling in for their appointments with Mr. Sandman. During a nightly bike ride, Snow comes upon a neighbor whose son has vanished from his bed. He promises to help find the child and finds himself on an adventure that you would literally have to read to believe.
What makes this novel work is the pacing, the dynamics between characters, even the setting itself - a town called Moonlight Bay, which sounds pretty but hides ugly secrets. While Koontz spends a few too many pages with his character Snow stumbling around a dark army base (Fort Wyvern) seeing nothing but darkness (it's almost as though Koontz just couldn't convince himself that the reader would be able to understand the pitch blackness of the place), the rest of the novel is fascinating. With everything from scientifcally altered monkeys to a dead body to a writhing mass of rattlers (I no longer have a desire to drive on any back roads after dark), the myseries of Fort Wyvern will keep the reader entertained for hours.
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WINNIPEG is on a smart-city run.
For the fourth year in a row, Manitoba's capital has been named to the Intelligent Community Forum's (ICF) list of the world's top 21 smart cities.
This year's list includes 10 cities from North America, four from Australia, three from Taiwan and one each from Kenya, Greece, Brazil and New Zealand. It also includes four other Canadian cities -- Kingston, Montreal, Parkland County, Quebec City and Toronto.
The naming of the top 21 is the first stage of ICF's annual Intelligent Community Awards cycle, which is followed by the naming of the Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year.
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Each year, a theme is chosen that relates to this overall objective, and this year's theme asked applicants to consider the power of culture in the emergence of intelligent communities.
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It finally rained, we needed it bad! I'm about ready to go out and take my walk...even though my entire body is sore from cleaning the daughter's house. (She's moving into an old farmhouse that had 40+ cats inside, and the people smoked a LOT, so we had to wash the wood walls in the room they're making the den. Talk about filthy water!!) We also taped so we could paint the walls....think we're doing that this week.
Next weekend is the wedding in Stevens Point our son is the Best Man in. Can't wait, he's nervous, but hey, maybe he'll meet a nice girl and be happier again! I keep praying for him, but he's so afraid to ask anyone out it's not funny. He's afraid they'll say no and doesn't understand that's life, we've all had someone tell us no! Oh well, God knows what He's doing!
Have a wonderful week, everyone! Time for my walk.
Our daughter said they weren't doing hay today (they were to load up all the hay in their old shed and move it to the newer one, that's a LOT of hay) so we won't be going over to help with that. They're also going to paint the walls before doing the floor, I hope that turns out well for them, I'm just afraid the sanding of the floor will get on the walls, but who knows.
I need to get out there and take my walk, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Rick and his cake. (homemade angel food cake, cut in half, crushed strawberries and whipped cream in the middle, and topped with whipped cream and a few more strawberries)
I was just thinking that between now and the end of October, we only have 2 weddings, 1-50th anniversary, 1 wedding reception (not part of the 2 weddings, my sister got married in Vegas and she's having her reception back in WI), and yesterday I get an invite to a baby shower on Oct. 19. I so don't want to go, but it's a cousin of mine; heck I didn't even know she was pregnant! I don't know her that well, I mean we're not close, but still.....
So add another thing we have to attend, not looking forward to it at all. Next weekend (not tomorrow), we go up to Stevens Point for the wedding our son is Best Man in. Then the following weekend we have my sisters reception, and the following one, a 50th anniversary near Boscobel. Then the first weekend in October (my birthday, we leave), our daughter and I head down to North Carolina! It's a weekend of birthdays because my nephew, Camden's, birthday is 10/2, my sisters (Cam's mom), is 10/3, and mine is 10/4, then my brother in law (sisters husband)'s is 10/9, and their other son's bday is 10/18. (Not to mention I have an aunt born the same year as myself on 10/1; her younger sister born 10/12) We have a lot of October Birthdays.
With any luck, next year we won't have a darn thing going on, and I can enjoy life again. *LOL*
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Today we celebrate 3 birthdays, my Husband, Rick; our niece, Breanne (who turns 18), and my cousin, Lenora, born on the same day and year as my husband.
It's going to be a fun day, we're taking Rick out to eat for his birthday, I finished the cake, but it doesnt' look as good as I thought it would. Oh well, as long as it tastes good.
I made an angel food cake, 2 small ones, put down one layer, put crushed strawberries in the center with a touch of whipped cream, then put the second layer of cake on and put colored whipped cream on top. I hope he likes it. We're going out to eat at Knute's tonight. It's funny, the owner of Knutes is Kerry Knutson...I have a cousin named Kerry Knutson (yep, same spelling) but they're not related. To have a guy, no, 2 guys with the name Kerry is unusual enough, but to have them both have the same last night...wow.
I hope you all have a fun filled day, I'll see you tomorrow!
I had clicked on one of the runners scrolling to read a sparkpage blog, because it had me a little concerned and I thought I could help. So I left a message, saying things like if you need someone to talk to, and some advice. When I went to check on how she was doing, she'd blocked me from the page.
If people don't want help, why would they post such things on the runner; I didn't say one negative things, I just don't get it. Oh well, I guess it's their loss, but at least I know I tried to help.
I had to go to the clinic today for my mammo, it went well, but for the fact I didn't have my appointment until next week. *L* But they arranged it so I went in place of someone who'd cancelled, so it actually turned out for the good!
Now this afternoon, our daughter called; they're moving into another house but the bad part is, the woman who lived there had cats in the house all the time, and the cats ruined the floor, the smell is horrible in the house, and it needs to be cleaned SO BAD!. This house was rented out by the daughter's bf's aunt, and she just made a total mess of the place, so I'm going over and help clean it. They have to replace the floor because the cats had messed in it so much! It's an old farmhouse, not real old, but old enough, and it will be beautiful, once everything's redone in it. That's where our daughter's ponies and horses are currently, which is wonderful, plus it's very close to where she got her externship, so that's another positive.
She's hoping to get moved in before October, but it's hard to tell.
Tomorrow is my husband, Rick's, birthday and I went into town and was going to buy a cake, but then I decided I'd take strawberries, crush them up, make an angel food cake, put the strawberries between the layers (I'll cut it in half), and then put whipped cream on top. I hope it turns out, since it's just a "wonder if I can do this" type thing. But I wanted it to be special for him...I hope it is.
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HARARE, ZIMBABWE—Wildlife rangers in Zimbabwe put the northern resort town of Kariba on full alert Wednesday after rogue lions mauled to death two people near a suburb there.
The National Parks and Wildlife Authority said fliers were being handed out in the town and volunteers were using a loudspeaker to caution townspeople on the dangers of lion attacks on the shores of Lake Kariba, a man-made hydroelectric dam popular for fishing and tourism.
It said one man escaped from a lion attack on Tuesday, but the woman with him was savaged to death. An arm and a few remnants of a second corpse were found by rangers hunting for the lions.
The predatory animals had eaten most of one corpse but did not devour the body of the dead woman, rangers said.
The wildlife authority warned people against walking at night and crossing through thickets of bush where lions conceal themselves. It urged people in the area only to use wide and established roads.
Lion attacks are not common close to urban settlements. In the past, elephants have roamed into Kariba's suburbs, causing several deaths in recent years. Victims were often heading home from late night taverns and bars.
Wednesday's lion alert fliers also warned "beer drinkers to avoid moving at night on foot." With the recent growth of outdoor Christian groups and religious and other tribal sects, the authority advised their followers to "stop going for secretive prayers in thick vegetation" in and around Kariba.
Rangers said the hunt for the rogue lions was continuing late Wednesday.
It is known in common conservation practice that lions that have eaten human prey will continue preying on people until they are hunted down and killed.
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Church child abuse scandal: Archbishop of Canterbury Welby warns of more revelations
Convicted sex attackers still using 'reverend' title, claims victims' group, as Archbishop of Canterbury says he deals with sex abuse issues 'on a daily basis'
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Disgraced vicars convicted of child sex attacks have abused their former Church titles by posing as respected members of society, victims claimed last night, after the Archbishop of Canterbury warned that new cases of abuse by clergy were likely to emerge.
Justin Welby said the Church had to be absolutely transparent, after learning from victims of cover-ups, bungled investigations and the devastating long-term impact of abuse, at a fringe meeting of the Synod of the Church of England. His comments came as the Pope described child abuse as "leprosy" that affected 2 per cent of clergy in the Roman Catholic Church and was determined to confront the problem.
The figure would represent some 8,000 out of a global figure of more than 400,000 priests worldwide.
The intervention of two of Christianity's most prominent religious figures highlighted the damaging legacy of long-term child abuse and the failure of organised religion to confront the problem.
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A group representing victims said that it welcomed the Archbishop's comments but said that the Anglican Church was still responding too slowly to genuine complaints of abuse.
The Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors (Macsas) group told The Independent that it was aware of at least two men with child abuse convictions who still called themselves "reverend" and wore dog collars.
"If they knock on the door and say 'I'm a reverend' they already have trust. It's not all about sexual gratification, it's all to do with power," said the group's chair Lucy Duckworth. "To abuse a child, you need to get the trust of the families and children, it's a lot easier to do that if you're called reverend." She said one of the men, living in the South-east of England, had previously been convicted of the abuse of young girls.
The Church of England said it was powerless to prevent anyone using the term "reverend". But after years of accusations of cover-ups and inadequate investigations, the Synod last week agreed a "draft safeguarding and clergy discipline measure" to give Bishops the power to suspend clergy on arrest – an earlier stage than previously permitted. However, the change would be put in place at the earliest in November, officials said.
In an interview with the BBC's Andrew Marr, the Archbishop said he dealt with issues of child sex abuse on a daily basis and he anticipated that more "bad stories" would emerge. "I would love to say there weren't, but I expect there are." He said that it was "becoming clearer and clearer that for many, many years things were not dealt with as they should.
"We must show justice to survivors of abuse, that's the first and absolute principle and we must be absolutely transparent and we have to keep saying how utterly devastated and how sorry we are."
Survivors said the Anglican Church had opened their doors more than other they worked with, but that it "was still not enough and not fast enough," said Ms Duckworth. In an address to a fringe meeting at the Synod, a victim, Phil Johnson, highlighted the failure of inquiries to resolve child sex abuse investigations.
Mr Johnson, who was abused by two priests when he was a choirboy in the Chichester Diocese, criticised the failure of an earlier inquiry headed by Baroness Butler-Sloss – who has now been appointed to head the Government's overarching review of child abuse allegations, following claims that clergy were part of an Establishment paedophile ring that went to the heart of Westminster. She had previously been appointed to look into how the Church handled claims of abuse, following the convictions of two vicars and a choirmaster in 2008.
In his address on Friday, Mr Johnson said: "She seemed far too ready to believe accounts by bishops and far too interested in keeping damaging revelations out of the press."
The Home Office defended her appointment to run the inquiry after revelations at the weekend by Mr Johnson that she refused to go public about the Right Rev Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Gloucester, after Mr Johnson made allegations against him.
The former Bishop was charged with indecently assaulting two people, one a boy aged as young as 12 in 1978, and misconduct in public office, following an investigation into alleged attacks on 19 young men and boys.
Mr Johnson's claims put fresh pressure on the former High Court judge who faced calls to step down after reports that her brother Sir Michael Havers tried to prevent ex-MP Geoffrey Dickens airing claims about a diplomat in Parliament in the 1980s. Lady Butler-Sloss insisted she is "mindful of the very real suffering" and that she "has never put the reputation of an institution including the Church of England, ahead of justice for victims".
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Low-cost, high-return concrete repairs
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(NewsUSA) - In today's highly competitive housing market, every advantage counts when attracting potential buyers to your home.
Traditional home upgrades, like bathroom and kitchen remodels, return less than 70 percent of their cost, so homeowners are looking elsewhere for project ideas.
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 50 percent of the time a home is sold before a buyer even gets out of their car. Improving a home's exterior, or curb appeal, can give buyers better first impressions.
For exteriors, the some companies offer a line of inexpensive, easy-to-use products whose impact can mean the difference between another week on the market or making a deal:
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If a potential buyer pulls into your driveway and sees small cracks and mystery stains, they're probably walking away with a bad first impression.
A concrete resurfacing mixture offers an economical alternative to replacing old concrete. Following a thorough pressure washing, homeowners just mix, pour and squeegee. The resurfacer results in a durable, wear-resistant surface that can be driven on after 24 hours.
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Chris Singleton also rose to the occasion off the bench with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Jannero Pargo joined the party with 11 points as a reserve. A.J. Price added 11 points in a starting role and Jan Vesely put together four points and 11 boards for the Wizards, who held a 47-39 edge on the glass and scored 24 points in transition.
Dwyane Wade scored 23 points to go along with seven boards and LeBron James donated 13 points with six assists and five rebounds for Miami. New addition Ray Allen also tallied 13 points in the loss.
Miami had a grip on the contest early, scoring 12 of the game's first 13 points capped by a long Chris Bosh jumper. Yet, Washington settled in and worked its way back within 32-26 at the end of the period.
The Heat kept the Wizards at bay before extending their advantage late in the half, turning a six-point edge into a 61-47 lead on the heels of a 12-4 scoring stretch.
Washington got as close as three points in the third and finally took the lead at 85-84 on the first of two free throws by Webster. The Wizards claimed the edge for good moments later on Brian Cook's layup for an 89-88 lead.
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According to a report from ASUDevils.com, Auburn offensive lineman Christian Westerman plans to transfer to Arizona State.
Westerman, a product of Hamilton High School in Chandler, chose Auburn after a heavy recruitment from schools like Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama and Florida.
The 6-foot-5, 298-pounder redshirted in 2011, and played sparingly this season, appearing in three games and starting one. He had been bothered by an ankle injury as well.
Westerman was rated the third-best offensive tackle prospect in the nation out of high school by Rivals.com and second by ESPN.
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The results of the high-temperature test allow for the development of advanced simulation models of the reactor heat transfer and fluid flow phenomena, says M-Tech CEO Dr Pieter Rousseau.
He says that this allows for more detailed modelling of the plant's performance under a wide range of operating conditions.
M-Tech has supplied a range of specialist thermal-fluid systems analysis, simulation and engineering design services to the PBMR Company for the PBMR project on a contract basis since 1999.
Rousseau says that the company's initial involvement was through the original design and supply of the specialist thermal-fluid simulation and analysis software, Flownex, in a competitive bid to model the dynamic behaviour of the main power system of the PBMR as part of the design process. The success of this resulted in more contracts to provide a wider range of specialist engineering services.
M-Tech is also involved in the design of the fuel particle coater facility for the future fuel manufacturing plant and in developing the process heat applications for the PBMR reactor, which is now receiving increased attention.
He explains that Flownex soft- ware is used to model the dynamic behaviour of the reactor and the main power system of the PBMR plant. The company has also designed, constructed and oper- ated a number of nonnuclear facilities, situated on the Potchef-stroom campus of the North West University, to support the development of the PBMR plant.
Rousseau says that all the test facilities designed and built by M-Tech are situated on the campus and the training of undergraduate and postgraduate students is facilitated in parallel with the commercial project development.
"The PBMR is a distinctive project that could contribute to establishing South Africa in the world nuclear market as a strategic supplier of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology. The project has already contributed significantly to the development of local engi- neering expertise and manpower, and is set to continue to do so by its engagement of various tertiary education insti- tutions around the country," says Rousseau.
"International interest in these plants is substantial and it has already been visited by more than 800 delegates from different companies and universities in the US, Europe, Singapore, Japan, China and South Africa," says Rousseau.
Meanwhile, he notes that the company's involvement in the project has facilitated the further development of Flownex. The in-house-developed software has a wider relevance not only for PBMR application. It is also successfully used in the design and increased efficiency of coal-fired power plants, water and gas reticulation networks, gas turbine power plants and heat exchanger networks.
M-Tech has released a new generation of the software, Flownex Simulator Environment. This includes extensive new-user interface improvements and integrated plant simulation and design features.
Rousseau points out that the expansion of the software's capabilities has also resulted in the development of an internationally competitive industrial plant simulator platform funded by the Department of Science and Technology's partner in facilitating technological innovation, the Innovation Fund.
Besides the company's involvement in the PBMR project, it has ongoing projects in the energy efficiency and demand-side management (DSM) sector. It also has an established heat pump and air-cooling equipment range that is used in industrial and commercial applications for water heating, as well as mine cooling.
Rousseau says that M-Tech has developed three distinctive energy efficiency and DSM technologies. These projects were funded by State-owned power utility Eskom's DSM initiative to alleviate the peak load on the national electricity supply grid. The first is in-line water heating technology which has been applied extensively in large DSM projects for sanitary water heating in mine residences.
The company reports that the second technology is a product range of hot water heat pumps that are also used for large-scale sanitary water heating, but with significantly improved energy efficiency benefits when compared with conventional technologies.
The air-cooling unit (ACU) is the third technology, and is a modular ACU used to cool the working environment in underground mining applications. The company says that ACU offers distinct advantages to energy efficiency and also power consumption.
He concludes that M-Tech will continue to supply the PBMR project with its Flownex software for reactor and plant design and increased efficiency, as well as associated engineering consultation services. It also continues to be involved in the development of the process heat applications of the PBMR reactor, such as seawater desalination and hydrogen production. It will also be involved in the detail design and development of the fuel particle coater facility for the future fuel manufacturing plant.
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It's time to get your glue gun out, and gather together ribbons, a few dazzling ornaments and sparkly decorating bits. Whether you are going for the over-the-top treatment, or prefer a minimal look, tis the season to be cheerful with holiday lights, wreaths, garlands and ribbon. Trimming your home for the holidays can be as easy as creating one or two festive focal features. Shop at your favourite craft or home store for inspiration, and check out the internet for ideas and how-tos. To see my easy step-by-step projects visit canadiantire.ca and click on "Helpful How-Tos." Here are some suggestions that will take little time and make a big impact.
To help you get started, shop for the essentials first, so that you have everything at your fingertips. (It's very frustrating to be in the middle of a project and realize you have no glue for the hot glue gun, or a shortage of craft wire.) My essentials are: hot glue gun and extra sticks of glue, craft wire (thin gauge), twine, scissors, festive ribbon, including wired ribbon, ornaments and greenery spray sticks.
Welcome lanterns
The soft glow from LED candles makes these lanterns safe. Choose two lanterns, either the same size or one small and one large. Place the LED candle inside the lantern. Tuck in pieces of frosted greenery spray around the base of the candle and tuck in a few coloured bells or tiny ball ornaments. Use craft wire to secure more spray and ribbon to the top. Attach a bird or poinsettia ornament with hot glue. Hold in place for a minute until the glue has hardened. Hang small bells from the top and you're done.
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A handcrafted centrepiece livens up the holiday dining table or can be arranged on a bedroom dresser or bathroom countertop. Look for ornaments that complement each other, or pick out a few of your favourites from Christmases past. Choose a solid base that works with the dimensions of your display area. I like the look of a square white plate for a medium size display, but this works with a serving platter or tray if you want a large centrepiece. Arrange an LED candle and large and small ornaments. Use a hot glue gun to secure them to the plate. Tip the ornaments and have them leaning against each other for an artistic effect. Loop wired ribbon around part of the display. For larger displays add some greenery sprigs and picks to fill out the space.
Decorating with live flowers and boughs is lovely, but when you are making a centrepiece to last for 3 or 4 weeks, artificial materials make sense. Then, in time for a special party, slip some fresh stems in among your prepared display. The base can be as simple as a Mason jar, or as fancy as a crystal vase. Choose one that has a wide mouth so that there is room for your materials. Fill the container with pine cones. Create height with greenery boughs, spreading them out to gain the full effect. Then balance your display with colourful poinsettia sticks and other picks cut to various lengths. Fashion a bow with wire ribbon and tie around the top of vase.
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Artificial wreaths are available either plain or with lights. Whichever you prefer, it's easy to personalize to suit your home. Select two or three colours for ribbon, small ornaments and poinsettia picks. Wrap the ribbon around first, then use craft wire to attach the ornaments. Fill out with picks and finish with a bow.
Enjoy making these decorations with the kids or your girlfriends. Plan a decorating party and spread the joy.
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Kings coach Terry Murray fumes at Los Angeles fans for booing their own team
Mar 18, 2011, 1:17 PM EST
The Los Angeles Kings looked pretty awful during their 4-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues last night – culminating with an embarrassing red line goal allowed by Jonathan Quick – and Kings fans weren't shy about expressing their displeasure during the lopsided defeat. Los Angeles fans booed the team off the ice after Quick allowed an odd angle 2-0 goal to Matt D'Agostini with 6.9 seconds left in the second period.
After the game, Kings coach Terry Murray was fuming. Yet as angry as he was about how his team was outplayed, Murray also took exception to the fact that Kings fans booed their own team.
As Murray points out, the Kings showed some moxie in going 4-0 on a tough road trip before Thursday night's ugly loss. Of course, it's tough to ask fans to consider context on such a bad night – especially with all that green beer in their systems – but Murray was still angry.
The Kings, who tied their previous season low for shots with 18 on Tuesday in a 4-2 win at Nashville, were outshot 24-3 through the first 31 minutes in front of a frustrated sellout crowd that saw them get shut out for the third time at home and sixth time overall this season.
They were booed off the ice at the end of the second period after Jonathan Quick gave up D'Agostini's second goal with 6.9 seconds on the clock, giving St. Louis a 2-0 lead. That did not sit well with coach Terry Murray, who on Tuesday became the first coach to guide the Kings to consecutive 40-win seasons.
"You know what the most disappointing and frustrating thing was? When we were booed off the ice by our fans," Murray said. "That is the most embarrassing thing — the worst thing I've ever been through in all the years I've been coaching. I've been behind the bench for almost 3,000 hockey games in the NHL. And to be booed off the ice like that by your own fans after what we've been through in that road trip — going 4-0 in some hard places — it's very disappointing."
So, where do you stand on this? It's obviously well within the rights of Kings fans to boo their team and they did lay a stink bomb on the ice last night. That being said, should fans give their team a break if they have the occasional off night? Going further, isn't it kind of counterproductive to boo your own team anyway? Let us know how you feel in the comments.
- blackgold4ever - Mar 18, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Classless on the part of Kings fans. You have one of the best net-minders in the league this year and you boo him on a fluke goal?
- lovestedt - Mar 19, 2011 at 1:38 AM
The above comment is incorrect. The fans weren't booing Quick, they were booing that after 2 periods of hockey the Kings had SIX shots on goal and were being totally outplayed. The fact is: The Kings played horribly throughout and at this time of year they should not be getting worked over by the St. Louis Blues.
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Benedict revealed in a recent interview with Vogue that he still has a connection with Olivia, according to Entertainmentwise.com: "It happened very gradually, very mutually. We're still very good friends. There was no acrimony. I love her, adore her, always will."
The Daily Mail quoted Cumberbatch saying: "I still love Olivia to bits."
Cumberbatch, 37, has previously spoken to the media about his past desire to settle down and have a family by this time in his life. However, he no longer feels the need to rush, in an interview with Elle Japan.
"It is a wonderful thing to get married young and become a father. I used to think that I'd get married in my mid-30s and have children. But now I think I can wait. I'm no longer in a hurry to get married."
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