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Online forum that allows file share?
Does anyone know of web-based community forum software that is FREE and allows FILE attachments to community posts (PDF, Word, and PPT docs)? I've tried Freeforums.com, which is great, but it does not allow PDF attachments. THANK YOUs!!!!
Not to derail, but what are the most important off-topic topics?
ForumFilter: What advice do you have for seeding a soon-to-launch professional forum with general topics? What should we bake-in to help build community, serve as social release valves, encourage participation, etc? [more inside]
Community User Ranking
I'm looking for a standardized list of user ranks in online forums/communities. I'm wondering what has become the standard out there, and please don't suggest the Star Wars ranks.
Membership Management and Joomla Community Builder
I've been asked to investigate Joomla Community Builder for use by a community circus I'm a part of to manage their membership. Based on their needs and abilities, is it worth using, or are we better off with other less complicated solutions? [more inside]
Post yo bills
I'm wondering where I can find some community noticeboards in Liverpool, England? [more inside]
Drupal's old and busted. What's the new hotness?
Looking for a Drupal replacement for a small community with specific requirements. [more inside]
Feed a fever, starve a troll?
How do you deal with trolls on your forum? I have a fairly low volume site, with one recurring irritant. [more inside]
Wal-Mart or Target?
Assuming I have no other choices - and have serious ethical concerns about issues like fair pay and equitable treatment of workers (primary), environmentalism (secondary) and commitment to localism (tertiary) - should I shop at Wal-Mart or Target? [more inside]
I Wanna Rock!
What are some community-based online radio stations? [more inside]
How do I join people and groups to specific events?
Looking for an open source solution to keep a small community, up-to-date and connected online. [more inside]
Keeping the public in public process
Planners, Social Media Experts, and Community Activists: Have you encountered any really great uses of the internet for keeping a community informed and engaged in a public planning process? [more inside]
Cargo's Cargo
Ever heard of the Cargo Collective? How many portfolios are registered with them? Anyone?
Looking for a church surrogate
Are there communities of people similar to religious communities but without the baggage? [more inside]
How to discourage piracy amongst a small community?
Seeking ideas for discouraging piracy of a DVD which has a small potential audience of only a few thousand, well-connected people. [more inside]
What is the toughest community volunteer work?
What in your opinion is the most difficult, impressive, or character-demonstrating community volunteer work? [more inside]
creative + sexy + fun name +... HIV Prevention?
Please (re?)name my texting/facebook/email-based, safer sex outreach program aimed at men who love men! [more inside]
Java Community
I have a vexing issue with Java/Processing.org threads and am looking for a Java community to turn to for help. When I was a Perl devotee Perlmonks was invaluable. What's the java (and, importantly, processing.org tolerant) equivalent?
Tweet the Vote
What were some novel uses of technology in the 2008 U.S. presidential election? [more inside]
Anonymous and Impermanent Communities?
What online communities or networks have embraced or enforced both anonymity and impermanence (i.e. no permanent archives)? Usenet (before Deja), IRC, imageboards (2ch/4chan), Craigslist Missed Connections, Omegle, ChatRoulette... What else? [more inside]
Community health
What's the best method to be ok around an ex? [more inside]
Legitimize our user group...
I run a user group...help me make it legit. [more inside]
Looking for good, easy to set up 'Content Management Community' web-software
Web-Design-Filter: I am looking for a free (or very cheap) and easy to use Content Management System that I can use to set up a private, dynamic blog, content and community space for multiple users. I would be willing to look at Wordpress type software bases, but would like to integrate something of the functionality of lifestream systems like Facebook and Sweetcron/Tumblr. [more inside]
What would I do without you guys, really?
My friends and I are starting an artist collective in Phoenix, Arizona and we desperately need help thinking of a name. Can you help? [more inside]
Please suggest books, movies or shows like Bel Canto
I loved the plot of Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Any recommendations for similar books, shows, or movies? [more inside]
Print is dead; help me replace it
What's the best platform for a local community news and events site? [more inside]
Before Etsy: What was that DIY trading community from way back when?
Years ago (2002? 2003?), long before Etsy, there was an online community for DIY/crafty blogger types to trade materials and maybe handmade goods as well. What was it called, and what happened to it? [more inside]
A new version of MP3.com? [more inside]
Using the web to make HOAs/Condos click?
Looking for suggestions or examples of websites dedicated to folks who live in Condos or HOAs (i.e. a website for a specific building or development), and what makes them work (or not). [more inside]
gauging online community health
What are the five metrics you would use to measure the health* of an online community? [more inside]
Help me think of a new career.
I feel like a career change. I need help brainstorming the possibilities. Which careers do you think may meet my skills and requirements? [more inside]
Community Media Website Design
Suggest a model for a money-making, or at least self-sufficient, website dedicated to a region or small city something like "Mayberry Online." Probably advertising driven, dedicated to news, events, listings, but with active forums for 'consumer gripes,' local politics, advice columns, restaurant reviews, arts, sports, health, pets & wildlife. Think 'city paper' or alternative press but online, with an active Craigslist component. Any thing like that out there? Suggestions on website design/creation/start-up consultants would be an added bonus. Links please to worthy existing sites that fit the bill. And, TIA
Are college math placement tests hard?
How hard are math placement tests for community colleges? [more inside]
Is Community College a Reasonable Choice for my Teenage Daughter?
Community college: am I asking all the right questions for my soon-to-be-senior daughter? [more inside]
What great town Web sites are there? Or what should be on one?
I have an opportunity to produce a kickass community Web site for my town. What cities already have wonderfully interactive, community Web sites I can look at for inspiration, or what do you think a killer town Web site should have or be like? [more inside]
Specific social networking?
Best topic-specific networking/community/cloud sites? [more inside]
Seeking best community-driven websites
Looking for examples of websites that engage/inform/empower the communities and readers they serve. Examples include barackobama.com, greenforall.org and (in terms of content, not presentation/interface) this site for the UK Improvement and Development Agency. [more inside]
Is skill or motivation more important?
I'm a little short on skills but large on motivation. Should I start working on growing my community's web presence, or leave it to the pros? [more inside]
Looking for a website where users can get together, share/critique new ideas, and volunteer to collaborate on new projects.
Are there any sites out there for organizing people to work on collaborative projects or new ideas? [more inside]
Help me design a Community Engagement Plan
I need to come up with a community engagement plan for a community based event, and I need to do it by Monday. My problem? I have never designed a community engagement plan before, and I don't even know how to begin designing one. I'm really quite desperate for help here so could you please help me? [more inside]
best practices for supporting online user communities?
Does anyone have any information about best practices & strategies for online community support and community development? [more inside]
Active writing forums?
Anyone know any active writing forums they would recommend? [more inside]
Sending emails through a nonprofit's website
How to set up a way for my non-profit's supporters to send letters to the editor and to elected officials online? [more inside]
How to start a community music ensemble
Are there instrumental equivalents to community choirs? And which ones work? [more inside]
Best cities on the interwebs
What are some great examples of cities using new media to connect citizens? to promote a project? to do something awesome? [more inside]
What U.S. cities are best for artists to make a living?
I live in Madison WI and am looking to move to a larger city, under the impression that being in a larger city will provide me with more exposure and greater opportunities. I was thinking of moving to the outskirts of Chicago because it's close to my family in Madison and I love it there. I also miss Denver CO where I was born, but am unsure what kind of an art community it has. Does anyone know what cities are best for making a living as an artist? I have a degree in illustration but am also trying to get into gallery shows as well if that helps. Thank you very much for any advice.
What was the first website to hide troll's activity to everyone but the troll himself?
In this article, Clive Thompson says Disqus invented "selective invisibility" -- the moderation technique of hiding the activity of troublemakers and trolls from everyone but the troll themselves. I know this can't be true, mostly because I implemented it on Upcoming.org back in 2003. But I remember the idea floating around long before that, and some old online communities definitely implemented it, but I can't remember which ones. Any old-schoolers remember? [more inside]
IAF National Leadership Training?
Has anyone here participated in (or know someone who has participated in) the Industrial Area Foundation's National Leadership Training? [more inside]
Yet another question about parents, finances, and roommates after college.
CollegeTransitionFilter: Help a sad little CS student deal with figuring out where to live, what he can expect in this economy, and how to deal with an unexpected surprise for his besieged parents. [more inside]
Where can I find more community cycling events that happen in interesting locales?
I'm looking for annual community bike rides around the world, particularly where there's a big participation or closing of regular streets. As an example, I've done Chicago's Bike the Drive and just found out about Perth's Freeway Bike Hike. Are you aware of anything else that's similar? [more inside]
NYC freelance get-together?
I remember reading an article in 2008 about an informal gathering in New York of people who do various kinds of freelance work; they met in a coffee shop, I believe. I think it may have been in New York magazine or the NYTimes, but I can't find it. Does anyone else remember this? Or know of a gathering that meets this description? [more inside]


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The Reunion PART 3
ThaGhettoview recaps on the third part of Bad Girls Club: Twisted sister reunion show
But when her case was called, Mari was MIA -- so the judge issued a warrant for her arrest
Long story short ... Mari's been ordered to surrender to authorities so she can stand trial asap -- and if a cop spots her gallivanting around town, she could be cuffed on the spot.Mari tells us it was her bad -- she wrote down the wrong time -- but she's already rescheduled for Tuesday morning.
"I had made friends in line with some other fans and my group were talking to them. Two people were meeting Christina and there was one guy in front of us in line. "My back was to Christina but I kept turning to check on how long we had to meet her. "The one guy in front of us was walking up to meet her. Her arms were open, waiting to greet him with a hug.
"Then there was a sound of three pops, like balloons. People had brought balloons to the show and the security guards were popping them so at first I thought it was that.
"Then I saw the yellow barricade fall and the two people who had just met her started running away.
"I saw Christina's leg fall to the side on the ground like a dead weight. I didn't see her face.
"I saw her brother jump over the merchandise table and then it was just a blur. I turned and started running, then I heard another pop."
"This passed Friday when that occurred, I was advised to remove Janine from the social media and block her from the accounts because it was not the first time she had posted something negative or offensive against the estate on social media. So in my opinion, she attacked the wrong person. Not that anyone should be attacked, but she should've gotten the facts straight. I was working at my school when all of this went down, and had no clue what was even going on, but had to follow orders from the executors of Angela's estate. Her daughter Raquel does want specific items and words posted, and when she does, I have to post verbatim and with the photos she sends, all pre-approved of course. They too have the passwords and are always on it. No one excluded Janine but Janine."
Y'all listen and please listen clear! I will not speak on this situation again... Me and Waka separation had nothing to do with ANYONE! Waka did not leave me for ANYONE lol. We made a mutual decision that we needed to separate, Sometime ppl use other people's lives to prey off and get attention, I guess for IG likes or followers. It's very sad but it's the truth and the world we live in... Waka is a Great man and father to my child, we all make mistakes and learn from them. BUT PLEASE don't listen to these attention seekers. Just pray for them!! Y'all have a blessed day!! 💋A photo posted by 💫Tammy Rivera💫 (@charliesangelll) on
We are separated and we are married and that's what guys do when they get upset, they lie, they go on tour and instead of announcing their new music when they havnt had on the air in 20 years + plus, you go on tour and disclaim your beautiful wife thats been nothing but good to him. I've been nothing but great to you, I've been a great wife to him, I've been cheated on, lied to and I stood by him…and when I packed up and I left the home,the best thing you can go on tour and start disclaiming your wife…you look like a sucka…real men don't do that, if you gon go on the radio, have a hot song, don't call the radio station on no stupid shit…
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- Target disease: HAT
- Partners (since project start): Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA; Pace University, USA; LMPH, Belgium; SCYNEXIS Inc., USA
- Project start: April 2007
- Funding (since project start): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA; Department for International Development (DFID), UK; Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS), The Netherlands; Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF through KfW), Germany; Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders, International; Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Spain; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Switzerland; Other private foundations & individuals.
Extensive pharmacokinetic profiling of possible oxaborole compounds led to the selection of SCYX-1608210, which demonstrated cure in the stage 2 mouse model of HAT, as a backup for SCYX-7158 in case of need. Given the current success of other projects for HAT, further development was put on hold in 2013 and will only recommence should problems be encountered with SCYX-7158 in clinical development.
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Databases and Zope
Just about anyone who creates a serious web site will eventually want to connect it to a relational database. Relational database systems might be 30-year-old technology, but they're flexible, safe and fast. Using a database ensures that we can store and retrieve data needed by our web application without having to create our own persistent storage layer. This results in fewer bugs, greater speed and far greater safety.
Zope, the object-oriented web application server that we have discussed over the last few months, includes a built-in object database known as ZODB. ZODB is both powerful and easy to use; everything in Zope, including DTML documents and folders, is stored as an object in ZODB. The fact that ZODB supports such database concepts as transactions means that you can use it to store serious data, confident that no one else will be modifying information during the execution of a long, complex query.
But in many cases, ZODB isn't a good match for the data we want to store and retrieve. In many cases, this is because the data already exists, and we simply want to use Zope to access it. Perhaps we're creating a new persistent storage layer but want people to be able to access it from outside of Zope. Perhaps our data is more suited for the relational database model than an object database. And finally, perhaps our organization's IT department requires that all information be stored in a relational database.
For all of these reasons and situations, the standard Zope installation defines a ZSQL method object. This month, we'll take a look at ZSQL methods and at the general integration of Zope with relational databases. As you'll see, it's very easy to turn a simple Zope site into one that reads and writes data in a relational database.
Before we can work with a database, we must first connect to it. In Zope, we accomplish this by creating a database connection object. A Zope site can contain any number of such objects, each of which is then available for sending SQL queries to a database.
Zope comes with a single kind of database connection, which allows you to work with the simple Gadfly relational database. But while Gadfly is good for demonstrating Zope's database connectivity, it cannot match any other relational database in terms of speed or functionality. I suggest skipping Gadfly completely, installing a database adapter for the server to which you intend to connect.
I have a running PostgreSQL server on my office database server, so I decided to install the psycopg database adapter, one of several PostgreSQL adapters currently available on the Internet. (See Resources for more information on psycopg.) When installing these (and other) packages, remember that Zope typically comes with its own copy of Python, which is independent of any other copies that might be installed on your system. This means that you must install psycopg into the Python library defined by Zope (using $ZOPE/bin/python) rather than /usr/local/bin/python or /usr/bin/python.
Before we can install psycopg, we must first install the mxDateTime class written and distributed by eGenix. This package makes it possible to work with dates and times beyond the current UNIX limits (starting in 1970 and lasting until 2038) and provides a number of convenience routines to work with dates and times in various formats. Even if you don't use this module, you still will need to install it in order to get psycopg to install correctly. You can download mxDateTime from www.egenix.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html.
Note that you will want to download the "base" extensions package (which is free), rather than the commercial extensions package. Even if you are using an RPM-compatible distribution of Linux, you should not download the RPMs for mxDateTime. This is because we need to compile and install the libraries into our Zope Python tree, rather than the system Python tree.
After downloading and unpacking the mxBase package, you should be able to install it by switching into the mxBase directory and typing
$ZOPE/bin/python setup.py install
This will compile and install the mx module into your Python installation.
We're almost ready to install psycopg, a combination of Python and C that requires you to have the PostgreSQL development libraries installed. If you install PostgreSQL using RPMs, then you will need the postgresql-devel RPM for the appropriate version of PostgreSQL that you are running. This should install files in /usr/local/pgsql and /usr/include/pgsql, although some installations use postgresql instead of pgsql in both of these paths.
Now download the psycopg source code from initd.org/pub/software/psycopg. I retrieved version 1.0.4, but new versions seem to arrive every few weeks, so be sure to retrieve a recent version. In order to unpack and install psycopg, you will need to make the makesetup shell script (installed into $ZOPE/lib/python2.1/config in Zope 2.5b1, the latest version as of this writing) executable:
chmod 775 $ZOPE/lib/python2.1/config
To configure psycopg, change into its source directory and enter the following:
./configure --with-python=$ZOPE/bin/python --with-zope=$ZOPE --with-mxdatetime-includes=$ZOPE/lib/python2.1/ site-packages/mx/DateTime/mxDateTime --with-postgres-includes=/usr/include/pgsqlYou should obviously change the paths to reflect your installation, paying particular attention to the Python version number (2.1, in my case) and the PostgreSQL include directory.
While I remain convinced that there is a way to avoid doing so by passing configure another option, it seems that you must now edit the Makefile by hand to add a new header directory to the CFLAGS variable. Open the Makefile in your favorite editor and modify the CFLAGS definition (line 90 in my version) to include headers from $ZOPE/include/python2.1. Thus, if $ZOPE is /usr/local/zope, you would add the following to CFLAGS:
Save the Makefile, and then install psycopg with
make && make install && make install-zopeThis will compile and install psycopg for Python and Zope within your $ZOPE directory.
Finally, move the psycopg shared library (psycopgmodule.so) from $ZOPE/lib/python2.1/site-packages to $ZOPE/lib/python2.1/lib-dynload/.
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Lacrosse is a people game.
When John Danowski was hired by Duke University, I wasn't sure he was the right fit for the job. But after spending a day with him in Durham, N.C., I'm convinced he is the ideal person to move Duke lacrosse forward, to heal the wounds and to create a positive culture. This isn't about X's and O's. It's not about tactics or innovation. It's about people, relationships and being optimistic.
Danowski inherits a hornet's nest -- after this spring's scandal involving the alleged rape of an expotic dancer by three members of the Duke men's lacrosse team, the program has come under fire -- but welcomes the accountability.
"My dad was a teacher and a coach and my brother was a teacher and a coach," Danowski said. "I accept that right from the beginning that in this atmosphere the coach will be held accountable and I welcome the challenge. That's part of the excitement of being here. It's more than just winning and losing it's an opportunity to make a difference in a young man's life."
To understand John Danowski, you have to know his family. His father was an NFL quarterback in an era where professional players were heroes, but not paid the way they are today.
"My father was a product of the Depression," Danowski said. "Right after he played for the Giants, he enlisted in the Navy and he was an officer during World War II. The men of that generation experienced something that a lot of us struggled relating to. He was very quiet about some of the things about emotions and showing emotion. But you knew deep down that he was very loving and very caring and probably was a mush inside. To the exterior, to someone who didn't know him, he was a cigar-smoking, tobacco-chewing, spit on your shoes in practice if you don't do the right thing. And people feared him. But deep down, for those who got close to him, knew that he was a very caring man."
The lessons were many. Communication comes first, but picking and choosing when to input advice may be more important.
"Sometimes it's funny, I look back and I can't believe how I would treat him because he was a professional quarterback, and he would try to give me some pointers about playing quarterback and I was like, 'Dad what do you know.' I think about that now and I'm like, 'What a jerk I was,'" Danowski said. "But look at how I would treat [my son] Matt and very seldom offer him any advice because I knew that he wasn't going to listen, because I didn't listen really to my dad at that age. When he gets older, I hope he will appreciate me a little bit more."
Lacrosse is a people game. A coach must develop and maintain relationships with his players, give them purpose and motivate them to get the best of their talents.
"Coaching is being a parent, but more formidable because your team is larger," Danowski said. "If you have two children, three children, they are a little different but there's only two or three. Now you've got 40 sons, and they deal with the same issues in totally different ways. I believe that being available to listen, but trying to teach young men how to express their feelings will be one of those challenges."
In coaching, the highs are so high and the lows are so low. That's the rush, the thrill.
"Only coaches comprehend that and understand that when someone that you are counting on makes a mistake while in essence that may be a great learning experience for that young man, but maybe in the short term it hurts your development as a team," Danowski said. "When things do come together you are successful as a group -- that's why the highs are so high."
Creating a successful culture starts with leaders from within. Players who are empowered to drive the bus themselves.
"I think that one of the things that I've always used is that it's your team, fellas. It's gonna be what you decide it's gonna be," Danowski said. "I'm going to support, I will direct and redirect, I'll manage, but you really ultimately hold the key to where you are going to be headed. With your work ethic, your commitment, your decision making."
But why leave Hofstra after the best season in years? Why risk getting involved with this mess?
"I remember asking my son, 'Matt what do you think?' He looked at me and said, 'Dad, the place is everything that a coach would want.' I thought that was a pretty neat response," Danowski said. "It wasn't personal, it was more professional. During the whole process he stayed out of it. One of the things that I learned is that he treated me like I treated him during the recruiting process. He treated me with the same type of respect that I would make a decision that was best for me. He was there if I had any questions or needed to know, but he really let me be myself."
For Danowski, the biggest hurdle was leaving Long Island and moving away from home.
"I was born and bred on Long Island except for four years away at college in central Jersey," Danowski said. "I think the only person who had anything to say negatively was my mom. She's 90 and she [said], 'What are you doing where are you going?'"
The scars are apparent. The athletes are hurt, humbled, but in time they will recover and move on. Healing begins with loyalty and trust.
"I think the biggest thing I can do is be a listener," Danowski said. "Be there for people. Look them in the eye and care about them. Let them know how much you care."
Danowski gets it. He lived through the rape allegations as a parent. He knows exactly how the student-athletes feel. He is uniquely qualified. But more important, he understands that priorities need to be re-established.
"One of the things that they've realized is that lacrosse is a game and it's part of life," he said. "Sometimes when you put yourself on a pedestal, it becomes bigger than life. Sometimes those athletes struggle with real life issues. This is a real life issue. They'll be stronger because of this experience. The humbleness for them is that they are not sure how people are going to look at them or treat them, but there's a strongness of character that they possess and they always have."
Distractions loom around every corner. The program will be held to the absolute highest standard in terms of off-the-field behavior and performance in the classroom. Winning in the court of law may seem more important than winning on Saturdays. The microscope won't go away.
"Scrutiny for athletes everywhere: professional athletes, collegiate athletes, and again my dad was an intercollegiate athlete back in the '30s it hasn't changed," Danowski said. "We'll do some things not for fanfare, we'll do things that'll reinforce the values that are important. We'll let people know that these are good kids with great character."
The national media has painted Duke as a four-letter word and lacrosse players as rich, spoiled, privileged punks. Danowski's roots do not support that stereotype.
"The reality of the average college lacrosse player is that lacrosse is being played everywhere now," he said. "From Maine to Florida. From Cape Cod to California, from Texas to Denver and Seattle. They are sons of firemen, sons of policemen, sons of construction workers, sons of doctors and lawyers. But I think lacrosse is just America -- a cross-section of who we are."
On the morning of Sept. 4, the Danowski chapter began with a fall practice. After more than two decades at Hofstra, Danowski wears a Duke sweatshirt and a smile. His athletes will need to reconnect with their confidence. They'll need to start over. The coach sees the early season as an opportunity to hammer home a life lesson.
"I don't think the guys are going to enjoy the first week," Danowski said. "It's going to be back to basics; it's a new coaching staff, new system, and that's hard for everyone. You have to pay attention to details in your life, pay attention to details on the field. We are going to start being fundamentally sound."
Amid last spring's storm, not a single upperclassman transferred.
"I think it's a powerful statement they made about their love for the place, the university, for each other, and for their love to finish what they started," Danowski said. "They all feel very strongly about that. Something special is here. The bonds that are created in the locker room, on the field, when you win, when you lose, those are tough to tear apart, and I think that these young men have that."
Can John Danowski create an environment in which people are willing to learn and grow and move forward?
Can John Danowski bring out the best in these 40 student-athletes?
Can he make a difference in their lives?
I think so.
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"Bloodsuckers are about to have some competition for the hearts of YA readers."
—The Daily Beast
"This emotional roller coaster will have you turning the pages nonstop!"
"This series has delivered glorious settings, fast-paced action and a love that transcends death."
—Justine magazine
"Readers will pine right alongside Luce."
—Publishers Weekly
"This epic romance is a perfect blend of mystery, intrigue, and celestial imagery with a beautiful, bittersweet ending."
"Twilight-style success could be in the cards for the fallen-angel saga."
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"Compellingly readable . . . readers will be hooked on Luce's story."
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Lauren Kate is the internationally bestselling author of The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove and the Fallen novels: Fallen, Torment, Passion, Rapture, and Fallen in Love. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband.
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I know I was supposed to root for Luce and Daniel and I guess to a degree I did but I have to say the character that I found to be the most captivating was Cam. I hope LK writes a spinoff series with him as the central character. There is still so much to be explained and played out.
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Rapture. Such an appropriate title. This book absolutely stole my breath away and made me cry while my throat was clenched tight. In other words--I was raptured, reading the fourth and final installment in the Fallen series.
Luce has just come back from the past bearing bad news. Lucifer is planning to wipe away millions of years of history. To bring them back to the one event that started it all--the Fall. But if that happened, Luce and Daniel wouldn't fall in love over centuries. Everything would come apart. So they, along with their angelic (and demonic) friends are on a race against time to find the three relics that will lead them to the site of the Fall where everything and anything is revealed. Including the secret revelation that sparked Lucifer's rebellion in the first place.
Rapture made me love the Fallen series. In the beginning it was just something to read. But now I'm making it my number one priority to re-read every book all over again with new eyes. Rapture left my crying so many times and made me love Lucinda more than ever. (Notice how I use her full name.) We encounter new characters like Dee and Olianna and revisit with old ones. Either way, each one is essential to this story and most (excluding a certain few...) of them now have places in my heart.
The writing was beautiful and the plot never left you bored. Fast paced and filled to the brim with action, I couldn't tear myself away and found myself reading deep into the night and finishing it in one sitting. Even the parts that are usually written awkwardly, the heaven descriptions, were wonderfully described, giving me the sense of angelic propriety.
Daniel seemed incredibly bossy and a bit merciless so I'm definitely Team Cam. I didn't like the way he reacted to certain angels' deaths even if they were his friends. I wanted to pull out my hair. Luce, on the other hand, seemed way more mature than in Fallen when we met her as a whiny girl. It was absolutely relieving when I realized that she was a better heroine than before. Whew!
It was a great angel read, although not as dark I prefer, but it was still awesome. The way Lauren Kate finished off Luce and Daniel's story was absolutely fitting and I loved it, although it was a bit saddening. I cried when I read the last line, it was absolutely touching. It was absolutely 100% beautiful and is definitely one ending I hadn't even imagined.
First 50 Pages: I cleared my schedule so I could spend plenty of time reading and absorbing Rapture. It felt very bittersweet because I've loved these books ever since I read Fallen and it's kind of painful every time a good series comes to an end. I'll admit that I wasn't super crazy about Fallen, but each of the subsequent novels has been better than the last. Rapture ended up being a stunning conclusion, and looking back at it, I feel happy with the way everything turned out and was wrapped up. Lauren Kate's writing had me completely sucked in once again and I blew through this final book just a little too fast, or at least it felt that way to me.
Characters & Plot: Final conclusions are revealed, characters are killed off, and this book was just full of surprises that I didn't really see coming. I'll do my best to keep all of the important points spoiler-free while writing this review, but it is going to be hard! It seemed like every other page I found out some kind of revelation or an answer to questions I had going into this book. And I totally cried a few different times. Lauren Kate's writing is just so good that I became emotionally invested in so, so many of her characters. I'd also like to point out that some people might be offended by the way Lauren visualizes Heaven, especially for hard-core Christians. I'm not easily offended, nor am I Christian, so I can't say that the way Lauren describes the pitfalls of heaven really bothered me, but I can see how Rapture may raise a few eyebrows. Just keep in mind that this is a work of fiction and try to keep an open mind if you are going to read this book.
Rapture once again revisits Luce and Daniel for their final moments of struggle and love. The time they have together may be running out and their fate is about to make an appearance. However, they have to figure out a way to stop the clock and stop Lucifer if they are even going to have a chance at making everything work. The problem is, how are they going to stop him? A battle is surely brewing and it promises to rain hell fire on anyone in its path of destruction.
In order to save what they love and each other, Luce and Daniel have to find the place where the original fallen angels fell and make sure it doesn't happen again or there will be an end to everything good they know. Their time is so limited and they have no idea where to look. As the clock ticks down to the final hours, will they be able to succeed or will they fail? Well, that's a question I can't answer here.
What I will tell you is that Rapture had me on the edge of my seat and I was flying through the pages to figure out what happens. The whole conclusion was very surprising and just when I thought I had it all figured out, Lauren would throw a wrench in the plot that made me rethink literally everything. The price that Luce and Daniel have to pay to save what they love is enormous and it pulled at my heart. All of Daniel's secrets he has held in for so long have come pouring out at last and it was interesting to see Luce's reaction to everything he had to finally tell her.
Final Thoughts: As I've stated before, the ending was so bittersweet. Rapture was completely everything I had hoped it would be and so much more. I can see myself picking up this series time and time again and never becoming tired of it. It truly is an epic story of love, love that is lost, and love found again. The struggles that Luce and Daniel had to deal with would break most couples, but they always had their hopes and dreams and they truly loved each other enough to have faced every obstacle that was thrown their way. I am going to miss this series and these characters so much! But, I'm excited for Lauren Kate to begin a new series and whatever she comes up with next, I know will be just fantastic!
To sum the book up, Luce & Co. have to find a way to stop Lucifer from destroying their past...and they only have nine days to do so. While Luce learned a lot about her past lives through Passion (Fallen), she still does not remember her role in the bigger picture. How did Daniel originally fall in love with her? Why is Luce, a mortal, so pivotal to the final showdown between Heaven and Hell? These questions are central to unraveling the seven thousand-year-old war raging for her soul.
As a caution, the subject matter in this book is definitely provocative--even more so than in the previous books. Lauren Kate uses Catholic lore when building her facts about angels and their fall from grace, and the liberties she takes with religious personalities and themes will undoubtedly offend some. It may go without saying, but if you are a strict Christian, make sure you approach this as a novel, not religious writing. It is intended to be a good story based on Christian religious lore, NOT a faithful portrait of official Catholic or Protestant doctrine. As a devout Christian myself, I found myself disagreeing with some of Kate's choices, but then again Christianity is a religion of diverse beliefs and doctrines, so I don't hold her to my own standards. (**For those worried, spoilers: some serious liberty is taken with fleshing out the characters of God and Lucifer, and there are some scenes of death and desecration that take place at real-world sites of religious significance**).
However, I hope that doesn't deter you from reading "Rapture." It has haunted me all day with its love story and its intricate plot. Lauren Kate is as nimble a storyteller as I have encountered in modern YA fiction--this is a book that closes her wonderful series with crowning glory.
The book starts off slow for my taste. Like, really slow. The first half of the book was a struggle. Yes, it had some interesting moments but it got tiring. The action was what I was expecting. I kept hearing about a war, but sadly I never saw it. The book failed when it came to suspense, at least for me. The most captivating scenes were when the Scale attacked in Vienna. Other than that,there was no much action.
The writing was good, even though Lauren Kate overdid it with some of the descriptions. They were too long to read. I skipped some parts because i was ready to fall asleep. I also didn't like how some information we already knew kept being repeated as if Kate was afraid we had forgotten about it. Okay, we know about Lucifer/Bill or whatever. We know what he did in Passion. We don't have to read about it in every two chapters in this book. Instead of repeating something we know, why don't you give us some new info about something we have been wondering since the beginning of the series? (Like, how did Trevor die? Who was responsible? Why this part was skipped as if it wasn't important? The whole story began because of this incident.)
The characters. Oh, you know how i feel about Luce and her angel boy, Daniel. They bored me before and unfortunately they bored me now.Like other readers say, they are interesting only when the side characters are around. If it had been Passion all over again I don't know what I would have done. Whenever they were alone I was looking forward to end the chapter because the cheesiness was too much for me. However, there are some improvements. Surprise, surprise!
Luce wasn't as irritating as she was in Torment and Passion. If she had been i would have burned all 4 books She kept being her usual stupid self by not using her brain, though. Less annoying yes, smarter no. I laughed my ass off when she tried to attack Dee because she confused her with Miss Sophia. It was hilarious to see her try to look fierce! She saw no one else was attacking her, didn't she think this was weird? She totally made a fool of herself, again. We have the usual contemplation about her tragic, deep, amazing, everlasting love with Daniel and what would happen if they failed to save it. Yawn. I can't read how perfect they are for each other anymore. I don't care! She keeps obsessing over him in every chapter, calling him her everything, her sun her moon her stars her universe. Way to go, she defines herself through Daniel. Because if Daniel hadn't existed, she wouldn't have existed as well.
Then, as the story progresses Kate tries to make her strong and badass but the attempt fell short. Not because I despise her, but come on! .Luce is not the heroine who would suddenly become a different person with much more confidence. It's just DOESN'T feel all right. Not after three books of nagging, obsession and being a giant idiot. Kate tried to shove her down our throats as the savior. In the end everybody was praising Luce, even Lucifer himself! For me, she did nothing. Daniel was the one who guided her. Daniel was the one who was telling her what to do. Dee contributed to that as well. On her own she's incapable of doing anything.
Daniel is plain boring and a douche. I hated it when he saw the dead janitor in the museum and his reaction was casual as if this man's life didn't matter at all. Really? You're an angel, you are supposed to feel pain when an innocent soul perishes. Oh, wait you only feel pain when something happens to Luce. The swift change from controlling, possessive jerk to the dreamy boyfriend was quite good. But again, I have the same problem as I had with Luce's sudden courageous heart. He flattered her so many times that I actually believed he was mocking her. You're a genius, you're so brave, you're this, you're that blah blah blah.Are you for real? And yes, i know it's YA but teenage love cannot be so cheesy. I refuse to believe that. It's all on the surface with Luce and Daniel. Hear love, see no love. Especially epic, eternal love that surpasses everything. I didn't see the passion, the fire, the deep need to be with each other. The entire book is focused on the war, not on their "love". Maybe that's the problem. Jeez, Twilight was sexier than this. Kate could at least have given one sex scene to show how much they yearn each other.
The rest of the characters don't have a big role in the book. I wanted to see more of Cam who is always great but again he had a supporting role. I must say I was gutted when Gabbe and Molly died. I wanted to know more about them.
As for the story, i liked the places they visited, as i mentioned above the scenes with the Scale were the best, especially the killing part. Unfortunately they were the only villains in the book. Miss Sophia is by far the most ridiculous villain I've ever seen. The scene in the church was quite intriguing but she was so utterly idiotic I couldn't take it seriously. Thus, i believe the presence of all the characters was not needed, she could be killed easily without so much drama. After this, I noticed Elena Gilbert had made a cameo appearance in the book! Yes, that's right. Luce hugged Cam after she'd supposedly saved him (she saved the day again, hail mighty Luce) and said she couldn't imagine losing him. Yes. So, not only had she forgiven him but she grew to love him as well! In such a short amount of time,without mentioning what changed her mind all the sudden. This felt surreal and unconvincing. In the beginning of the book she was still wary of him and his intentions. Fail.
And the big revelations! Luce suffers from hallucinations after Dee gives her her blood and the reader suspects something's up. Come on. We all knew it since the beginning of the series. It was the number 1 theory. As well as the fact that she was Lucifer's love. Shocker! There's a hint in chapter 4, come on.
The depiction of Luce in Heaven was of the things i liked, what bugged me was the first meeting with Daniel. Not romantic and rather silly. You meet someone and then you start making out? Seriously? This part felt rushed and not so well-written. I was expecting something more special. Something more overwhelming.
As the other angels watch Luce is the one to stop Lucifer. She goes inside the Announcers to find him. Yeah...the brave Luce does not even fight him. I wanted to see a freaking battle of good and evil, of all the angels. I wanted to see death, loss, agony. Not some pathetic begging! Lucifer is the devil, he is not supposed to make you laugh, but to make you feel scared. He was silly and tacky. And the insults? Oh my God. He called Daniel a haircut. Yes, a haircut, wow the guy is so eeeeeeeevil.
Their bickering sounded like high school lovers who had been dating for two weeks and the guy is so obsessed he can't leave her alone. Oh, my God, when he told her that they looked cute back in Tahiti I burst out laughing.
She didn't even get tempted by him, isn't this what the devil must do? To lure you, to trick you? It would have been interesting if she'd considered joining him. This is how the story would reach a peak.
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Then the final chapter is in Heaven where Luce chooses what? GUESS! You won't believe it OMG. Yes, she chose Daniel! Lucifer sits in a corner with his head hanging low like a grounded kid and then our couple says goodbye to their friends because they will be reincarnated as humans without memories.
The epilogue was good, even though i have some questions. I would have liked to see them already together, not another first meeting. Daniel was like Miles and Luce was...well, as Luce. And her friend Nora was Callie with a different name.
The final scene where the angels and Nephilim stalk them, er, watch them was enjoyable but Miles and Shelby are grownups. Don't they have anything better to do than watch two teenagers make out? And Cam, what happened to him? WHAT HAPPENED TO TREVOR?! Some questions remain unanswered. Frustrating enough.
And Steven and Francesca, in Torment a student said they live in sin and that they can't get married, why in this book Steven referred to her as his wife?!
Rapture was an okay book, with some good moments and some action. Cam should have been the main character, because he's brilliant and i have not seen one reader to express hate on his character. He and Lilith would have been great main characters *sigh*. I wish we knew what happened to him, or why he hit on Luce in the first book. Lauren Kate said she was inspired to write about a mortal girl that would attract an angel's attention because she had something special. Am I the only one who didn't get Luce's special traits? I would have preferred if she were indeed mortal, this is how her original inspiration would be explained because now all i get is that a mortal girl must have been (view spoiler) in her previous life to make a fallen angel love her.
While the characters don't develop much the final scenes are satisfying. The ending was good, solid and what the story needed.
I would have given it a 4 if the villains weren't stupid and the romance was not so cheesy. Will I be watching the movie if it ever comes out? Yes, just out of curiosity. I'm too old for this kind of series, i know, this is why I'll stay away from YA. If I were a teenager I'm sure i would have appreciated this series a lot more.
What really bothered me was how rushed the last few chapters felt, and what a let down the final outcome was. I don't understand how Luce and Daniel's choice to love each other had to somehow compete with heaven. If love was what God created, how is this a bad thing, and why wouldn't Luce and Daniel have a place in heaven? I guess their love could be seen as trumping the adoration they should have for God, but I really feel the author didn't explain this dilemma (at least in my opinion) well enough. I really didn't want to see them as human again! This is an urban fantasy, and I really expected it to end like that. Part of why I read books like this is for the fantasy element, and I felt the ending detracted from that. Their history, their struggles, and their angelic mystique, everything that entertained me throughout the series, was stripped away in the ending. I would have liked to see a more compelling end to the series. I am super disappointed, I almost wish I hadn't finished the book.
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What is a pneumothorax?
A collapsed lung (pneumothorax) is a buildup of air in the space between the lung and the chest wall (pleural space). As the amount of air in this space increases, the pressure against the lung causes the lung to collapse. This prevents your lung from expanding properly when you try to breathe in, causing shortness of breath and chest pain.
A pneumothorax may become life-threatening if the pressure in your chest prevents the lungs from getting enough oxygen into the blood.
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People who smoke cigarettes are much more likely to develop a pneumothorax than those who don't. Also, the more you smoke, the greater your chances are of having a pneumothorax.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms depend on the size of the pneumothorax. In minor cases, you may not realize you have a pneumothorax. In more severe cases, symptoms will develop rapidly and may lead to shock.
Symptoms may include:
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea), which may be mild to severe, depending on how much of the lung is collapsed.
- Sudden, severe, and sharp chest pain on the same side as the collapsed lung.
Symptoms may become worse with altitude changes (such as flying in an airplane or going underground or underwater).
How is a pneumothorax diagnosed?
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--The Virginia softball team split a pair of games Thursday (Feb. 21) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. The Cavaliers (5-5) defeated San Diego State, 5-2, after falling to Washington, 7-1, earlier in the day.
Against the Aztecs (6-6), the Cavaliers used a four-run third inning on the way to a 5-2 victory. In that third inning, senior Kristen Hawkins (Elizabeth, Pa.) singled and moved to second on a sophomore Peyton Larus (Midlothian, Va.) bunt single. After a groundout, sophomore Heidi Velk (Murrieta, Calif.) singled to load the bases and sophomore Megan Harris (Knoxville, Tenn.) singled to score Hawkins.
Junior Erica Cipolloni (Philadelphia, Pa.) walked to score Larus and Velk came home on an Aztec error. Harris scored later on a fielder's choice.
In the fourth inning, Hawkins led off with her first home run of the season.
Senior Melanie Mitchell (White Plains, Md.) improved to 4-2 on the season, allowing two runs in seven innings with six strikeouts.
SDSU's Rebecca Arbino fell to 5-3 after allowing five runs (three earned) in seven innings with 10 strikeouts.
In the first game, the Cavaliers fell to No. 16 Washington, 7-1.
Virginia scored its lone run in the fourth inning, when junior Karli Johnson (Lovettsville, Va.) doubled home classmate Marcy Bowdren (Fairfax Station, Va.), who had doubled to lead off the inning.
The Huskies (7-5) were led by Bryana Walker (5-2), who pitched a complete game, and Shawana Wright, who hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning. Walker allowed one run on three hits with 12 strikeouts.
Mitchell took the loss, allowing five runs (four earned) in six innings of work with four strikeouts. Freshman Aimee Chapdelaine (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) gave up two runs in an inning of relief.
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Crystal Fire tells the story of the creation and development of that gadget, demonstrating that very little about the transistor's invention was as simple it seemed. The device put together on that December day was no idle experiment, but the product of decades of high-level research--and the first major practical application of the esoteric quantum mechanics that had emerged from European particle physics at the beginning of the century.
Just as fascinating as the scientific background, though, is the story of the brains and events behind the invention of the transistor. The collaboration and rivalry of the three men credited with the invention--the brilliant John Bardeen, the likable Walter Brattain, and the appallingly driven William Shockley--hold center stage. However, authors Riordan and Hoddeson make it clear that the unique organizational resources of Bell Labs, the furious course of the war effort, and the random twists and turns of historical accident played equally important roles. The saga makes for a gripping read and a crash course in the dizzying complexity of information-age invention. --Julian Dibbell
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Comment Canada should have done the same! (Score 1) 183
This is what Canada should have done rather than phasing out home delivery of mail in favour of not-so-super "super mailboxes".
For those not in the know "super mailboxes" are basically community mailboxes located somewhere in your neighbourhood. The not-so-super aspects of this is that they are subject to vandalism, theft, and arson (yes, arson). Additionally, some people feel it acceptable to drop their junk mail straight on the ground, rather than take it home for recycling. And, finally, for some folks (elderly, disabled) fetching mail by trekking out to a super-mailbox in the middle of a Canadian winter is a less than pleasant experience.
One can only assume that the sensible approach of cutting mail delivery from 5 to, say, 3 days a week was not taken so as not to upset the postal union (CUPW).