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The Things That Keep Us Hereby Carla Buckley
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Everything seems quiet on Ann Brooks's suburban cul-de-sac. Despite her impending divorce, she's created a happy home and her daughters are adjusting to the change. She feels lucky to be in a supportive community and confident that she can handle any other hardship/i>
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Everything seems quiet on Ann Brooks's suburban cul-de-sac. Despite her impending divorce, she's created a happy home and her daughters are adjusting to the change. She feels lucky to be in a supportive community and confident that she can handle any other hardship that life may throw her way. But then, right before Thanksgiving, a crisis strikes that turns everybody's world upside down. Suddenly her estranged husband is forced back onto her doorstep, bringing with him his beautiful graduate assistant. Trapped inside the house she once called home, confronted by challenges she never could have imagined, Ann must make life-or-death decisions in an environment where the simple act of opening a door to a neighbor could jeopardize all she holds dear.
The choices she makes will impact the lives of those around her irrevocably and linger in the reader's memory in this marvelous first novel, written with authority, grace, and wisdom.
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Editorial Reviews
"Riveting . . . crisp writing and taut pacing . . . could attract fans of authors as diverse as Jodi Picoult, Robin Cook, and P. D. James." —Library Journal
"Engrossing . . . [for] anyone who enjoys suspense and exceptional writing."—The Dallas Morning News
"A brilliant debut that deserves to be read by everyone."—James Rollins, author of Altar of Eden
"Guaranteed to keep you up all night." —Lisa Gardner, author of Live to Tell
"[A] knockout."—Los Angeles Times
Product Details
- 9780440339151
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication date:
- 02/09/2010
- Sold by:
- Random House
- Format:
- NOOK Book
- Pages:
- 416
- Sales rank:
- 42,810
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Chapter Eleven
Peter wedged his jacket into the hall closet beside the girls' coats, their cheerful colors standing out against the tan of his jacket and the sober maroon of Ann's coat, the same one she'd had for years. Boots stood on the floor below—Maddie's mauve leopard print, Ann's stubby brown ones, and a sleek black pair with designs stitched into the leather with white thread. Kate's, probably. She'd always loved cowboy boots. He remembered her first pair, a bright cherry color, that she loved so much she insisted on wearing them everywhere, to the store, on playdates, even to bed. After she'd fallen asleep, either he or Ann would tiptoe in and gently ease the boots off her feet. But then, sure enough, the next morning she'd appear in the kitchen doorway, yawning, still in her nightgown and wearing those boots. How old had she been, two? Maybe three. She'd cried so when she finally outgrew them and Ann couldn't find a pair in a larger size.
In the kitchen, Ann was tearing open a box of pasta and dumping its contents into a pot of bubbling water. She looked up as he approached, and she swept back a strand of hair from her face with the back of her hand. "It's just sauce from a jar tonight."
Peter thought of her homemade marinara, rich with chopped onion and garlic and bell peppers. He wondered if this hasty meal was a result of her working full- time or if this was just the way she and the girls ate now. Somehow, he'd thought all three would be frozen in time, doing the same things the same way they always had, just without him. "Smells good."
"Get out the Parmesan, Maddie," Ann said. "Kate, please set the table." She glanced over her shoulder at Peter. "I think there's a bottle of wine in the basement if you want to hunt it up."
He found it easily enough, lying in the wine rack above the mini- refrigerator, just where he'd left it. Rubbing away the dust from the smooth glass shoulders of the bottle, he came back into the kitchen. Maddie was pouring cheese into a small bowl while Kate spread place mats across the kitchen table. Shazia stood by the sink, a water glass in her hand.
He winked at her and she smiled.
Ann stirred the pasta. "Do you have a lot of family in Cairo, Shazia?"
"All my family's there," Shazia replied. "My brother, my sister, my parents. My father comes from a large family. He's one of ten children."
"Ten!" Maddie said. "That's practically a soccer team."
Shazia smiled. "I have a lot of cousins."
"I can imagine," Ann said. "What does your father do?"
"He's a medical doctor."
"And you're getting your PhD. He must be very proud of you."
"Shazia went to Oxford." Peter opened a drawer and began hunting for a corkscrew among the rattle of spoons and spatulas. "And she got her DVM in Cairo."
"Impressive." Ann brought out a loaf of bread and began to slice it. "So, you're making the switch from veterinary medicine to research?" Peter knew what Ann was thinking. He'd made the same career jump. He remembered telling Ann he was entering research. He'd leaned across the table and clasped her hands in his. Later, she'd confided she thought he was about to propose. When that time did come, it was over a table, too, and there was candlelight and wine. He looked down at the bottle in his hands and got busy.
"I read one of Peter's articles online," Shazia said. "It was very persuasive. He said the best way to make a real difference in animal health was through research."
"I like your phone," Kate said. "It's such a cool color."
"Look how tiny the keypad is," Shazia said, pulling it from her pocket.
"How are you finding Columbus?" Ann asked. "It must be quite a change from Oxford and Cairo."
Shazia laughed. "In many ways, yes. But it's actually been an easier adjustment than I expected. People have been very welcoming. There are lots of international students here."
Peter held up the wine bottle and Shazia shook her head. She set down her water glass. "If you don't mind, I think I'll go lie down. I have a terrible headache."
"Of course." Ann wiped her hands on a dishtowel. "Let me show you your room and get you some towels. Peter, would you dish the girls up?"
She said it so casually. Dish the girls up. One of the shorthand expressions they used to use all the time. Surprising how nostalgic he felt hearing it again. Staying here was going to be more difficult than he'd realized. He watched Ann climb the stairs, her voice floating lightly down as she talked to Shazia, showing her around, welcoming her into what would be her home, too, for a little while.
After dinner, peter stood in the doorway of maddie's room. Dishes clattered from the kitchen below as Ann cleaned up.
Shazia was in the guest room down the hall. He heard the soft murmur of her voice and guessed she was on the phone.
He put his hands on his hips. "You're sure you brushed your teeth, Maddie?"
She giggled from where she lay in bed. "Yes, Daddy."
"Because I'm not coming in if you haven't."
"I have. I swear."
"With toothpaste?"
"With toothpaste."
"All right then." He reached down to turn on the nightlight, then straightened and switched off the overhead light. The room was bathed in a soft glow. He made his way to her bed and sat down beside her.
Maddie lay back against her pillow and looked up at him seriously. His eyes adjusted to the darkness, and now he could see her features, the rounded curves of her cheeks, the sleepy slants of her eyes so like Ann's. He'd noticed that she'd lost another tooth, a bottom one along the side. What was the Tooth Fairy bringing these days? The going rate used to be five bucks. Once they couldn't rummage up enough bills between them to slide under seven- year- old Kate's pillow. In triumph, he had produced a Lowe's gift card. So much laughter. They should have saved some of it for the years to come.
Maddie said, "My teacher told us that birds are making people sick."
" Uh- huh."
She frowned. "You're around birds all the time."
"Well, that's true. But I wear a special suit. Did you know that?"
"Like Superman?"
"No. It has a mask and goggles to keep infection from getting through and gloves to protect my hands. Sometimes I put on white overalls so I don't spread the infection around."
"And you wear that all the time?"
"Oh, yes. Whenever I go in the field. I keep all that stuff in my truck."
"Do we need suits? Kate, Mommy, and me?"
"No. I don't think so." He brushed the hair back from her forehead.
"Now I lay me down to sleep."
"I pray the Lord my soul to keep. May God's love be with me through the night and wake me with the morning light." She yawned and smiled up at him.
He kissed her cheek, so soft and warm. He'd missed this. "Good night, Maddie girl."
He was at her doorway when she spoke up again.
"Are you and Mom still having a divorce?"
Poor Maddie. This turn of events must be so confusing for her. "Yes, sweetheart," he said gently. "We are."
Kate was a mound of blankets in the deep gloom of her bedroom, leaning up against her headboard, waiting for him. "Hey," she said as he sat heavily on her bed.
He leaned forward and kissed the top of her head. "Hey. You ever clean this place?"
"Only when Mom threatens to take away my phone."
She'd been dabbing on perfume again, its sweetness mingling with the fruity aroma of her shampoo and the mint of her toothpaste. He remembered the days when they had to plead with Kate to take a bath. When she was six, they had to stand over her to get her to brush her teeth.
"How long are you staying?" she asked.
"Maybe a few days. We'll see."
She bit her lower lip. "This is really serious, isn't it?"
"People are dying, right?"
"Do you know anyone who's died?"
He thought about that, then shook his head. "No one I know of, honey. Certainly no one here."
"Are we going to die?"
He picked up her stuffed owl, limp with age, its beak hanging on by a few stitches. Where had this come from? He hadn't seen it in years. She leaned forward, and he settled it behind her head. How his daughter could sleep without a pillow was beyond him, but she never complained of a sore neck. "I know things seem to have happened awfully fast. But scientists and governments have been working on this problem for a long time. We knew this was coming. We just didn't know when. There are all sorts of plans and procedures in place to protect us."
"Like closing school?"
"Exactly. Which is a very smart thing to do. If we can keep people from catching it from one another, we can give scientists time to work on a vaccine."
She made a face. "That means a shot."
If only it were that simple.
"Just think," he said, rising. "No school tomorrow. You can IM to your heart's content."
"No one IMs anymore, Dad."
"They text."
"Ah." These were the things he missed so painfully: the lost tooth, the backpack exchanged for a floppy bag, no more chocolate syrup stirred into milk. These next few days would be an unexpected gift, a chance to reconnect with his daughters. "Well, then you can text to your heart's content."
"Right. Tell Mom that." She yawned and turned over. "Good night, Dad."
That was another thing: Dad instead of Daddy. Maybe that was the thing he missed the most.
Ann was up when peter came into the kitchen early the next morning. She stood by the coffeemaker, her hand on the pot handle, waiting for the water to stop dripping. She wore her old blue terry robe with the sagging pockets, and her hair was mussed. She wasn't one for predawn conversation, so he was surprised when she spoke. "Coffee?"
"Please." He'd missed her coffee. Every pot he brewed was either bitter sludge or tasteless brown water.
"Sleep okay?"
"Really." She handed him a mug, the one Kate had painted at a long- ago birthday party, the orange happy face faded now from so many washings. "Beth says that sofa's a medieval torture device." Ann's sister had known what she was talking about. There was a certain pernicious spring that dug into his ribs whenever he turned over. "It's like the Four Seasons compared to the one in my apartment. Speaking of which, I'm going to head in and grab some clothes."
She nodded toward the television set playing quietly in the family room. "They're reporting a few cases in Mexico now."
Already? He lifted his mug so she couldn't see his expression. Mexico was close. There were all sorts of migrations between Mexico and the United States, human and otherwise. So the latest modeling studies had been correct: restricting air travel had had little effect on containing the spread of the virus.
She poured coffee into a second mug and pushed the pot back onto the burner. "Nothing in Egypt, though. Did Shazia reach her parents?"
"Not that I know of." He drank some coffee. No cream, of course, but he could make do with some milk.
"They must be so worried. Well, maybe they'll talk today." She sipped her coffee. "Hamburgers sound okay for dinner?"
"Sure." He'd forgotten this, the way- too- early decision- making about what to have for dinner. He didn't care what they ate. He never had, but Ann had always needed to regiment her day into segments. Errand time, laundry time, mealtime. It was how she'd coped as a stay- at- home mother. He wondered if things were different now that she'd gone back to work.
He reached into the refrigerator for the milk. "How are you for cash?"
"The ATMs were cleaned out by the time we got to the bank."
"They should be up and running now. I'll get water, too."
"It was horrible last night."
"Sounds like it." At least she'd come away with only a bruised shin. It could have been worse.
"That shooting at Kroger?" She shook her head. "They said on the news that it was over a parking space."
He couldn't believe it, either. "Well, things should have calmed down." He was here now. If anyone would be going to the store, it would be him. "Ann?"
She looked over.
"You know we can't let the girls play with their friends."
"For the whole three months, do you think?"
"We'll have to take it a day at a time."
"It's going to be so hard on them. Especially Kate."
"It's better than the alternative."
She looked at him over the rim of her cup and nodded. traffic was fairly light until he neared the airport.
Then the highway jittered with cars, brake lights flashing irritably, no doubt filled with students trying desperately to get home. An airplane thundered across the sky, its lights twinkling red and white in the darkness. Peter broke free of the backup and headed for the side streets. Here, the neighborhoods were still half- asleep, just a few cars working their way down the road. People yawned at bus stops and slumped against walls, waiting for rides.
Up ahead, Tower West rose against the lavender sky, dark except for the bright band of light that glowed through the glass of the first- floor lobby windows. Cars packed the lot and overflowed onto the grassy spaces between the buildings. A uniformed man was just coming out of the building. The guard from last night. Peter recognized the weary set of his shoulders. He slowed and rolled down his window.
"We're full up," the man said in response to Peter's question.
"We had to turn away a lot of kids. They just kept coming." He shook his head, his gaze distant. "You plan for the worst. And then when the worst happens, you find out just how useless your planning was."
Ten blocks away, a brick apartment building held down the corner, squat and square. The lobby doors stood open. The building manager was a stickler for keeping them locked. Peter stepped inside and listened. A television muttered in the apartment to his left.
Bikes leaned against the wall. Normal. He shrugged and closed the door behind him. Taking the stairs to the second floor, he unlocked the far door on the right. Here, too, everything appeared the same. The narrow bed in the corner, its covers pulled taut. The battered table that served as both nightstand and kitchen table, holding a gooseneck lamp, coffeepot, and alarm clock. The folding chair in the opposite corner beside the small bookcase. The framed photographs of the girls, Maddie's duck painting taped to the wall. He'd left the drapes half- open. Pale sun streamed across the worn carpet. He filled his suitcase and slung some things into a duffel bag. He unplugged the television and DVD player, and drew the curtains shut. He stood and stared around at the small space, his home for more than a year.
Out in the hallway, a man and a woman trooped up the stairs toward him. He recognized them as his next- door neighbors, both college students. Peter had learned to work late on weekend nights to avoid the inevitable parties and to close his ears to their earlymorning lovemaking. They pressed themselves against the wall to let Peter and his bags squeeze past.
"Take care," the woman said.
First time she'd ever spoken to him. It sounded so final. Peter nodded. "You too."
She continued up the stairs, the man's arm around her shoulders. The streets had perked up during his brief absence. The coffee shop on the corner was doing a brisk business. People thronged the patio and overflowed onto the sidewalk, chatting as they waited for their morning brew. People swooped past on bikes. Others walked hand in hand down the sidewalks. Downtown was beginning to have a carnival air about it, everyone hanging out, enjoying the unexpected day off from school and work.
Peter shook his head and loaded his bags into the back of the pickup.
He drove by playgrounds that an hour before had been empty. Kids ran everywhere, calling out to one another. Their parents stood in idle clusters, rocking strollers and no doubt negotiating how to manage this day and all the suddenly school- free days to follow. Movie theaters would be swamped. So would the mall, fastfood restaurants, the library, and rec center, anyplace that welcomed kids. A mistake.
This wasn't the time for celebration. These people shouldn't be standing out here, laughing, gossiping. He considered stopping, rolling down his window, and telling them to go home. But of course he didn't. They wouldn't listen. They'd think he was a madman. "listen to this." shazia sat on the floor in the corner of the den, laptop balanced on her knees, her hair loose about her shoulders. She was playing with her barrette, snapping and unsnapping it. "RNL is working on a vaccine."
"Who isn't?" Peter looked back to his computer screen and typed a few commands. He had to download his lectures for the week and then post the exam. It was all master's- level work. At that point, students could be expected to follow the honor system. "But it looks like they may have something. They've already moved on to Phase Two of clinical trials."
Peter swiveled in his chair to look at her. "Really?"
She nodded. "A Dr. Liederman's leading it."
"Albert Liederman?"
"You know him?"
"My old doctoral advisor. I haven't talked to him in months." Which had been a worry. Over the course of the past year, Liederman had stopped attending conferences and returning phone calls. Peter had thought the old fellow was slowing down, but now it seemed he had simply diverted his energies elsewhere. "I've been after him for years to write a memoir about the '78 influenza outbreak. We came that close to a full- blown pandemic." He held up his thumb and forefinger pinched together.
"In 1978?"
She had probably never even heard about it. Few people had. "You should hear him talk about it. That guy could send shivers down your spine."
But talk was all Liederman would do. How many times had he grumbled, "I can't write a book, Brooks. That's your job." Peter leaned back in his chair. "He gave me his notes a while ago. Told me to take a crack at putting together a book. Maybe you could help me organize the material."
"I'd like that."
He saw a movement out of the corner of his eye, and he looked over to see Ann standing in the doorway of the den. "Want to light the grill?"
Shazia set down her laptop. "I'll help."
"Stay put." Peter waved his hand. "Tonight I'm cooking." Shazia looked at him. "That'll be nice."
He knew what she was thinking. What kind of dish could she expect from a guy who ate from vending machines and take-out restaurants?
Peter walked beside Ann down the hall. "I might have found Shazia a place. The school's going to open up Baldwin Hall. I persuaded them to take her even if she's not on the official list."
"It's too bad she won't be with her roommate."
"There'll be other international students there. She'll know someone."
Maddie sprawled on her belly in front of the television set. He had no idea what shows were her favorites these days. He'd never seen this particular one before, something involving preteen girls arguing with a man in a hotel uniform. He stopped beside the couch where Kate sat, laptop propped before her. His old computer, outdated but powerful enough for her to play around on. "Who are you talking to?"
She answered without looking up. "Michele. Claire. John. Andrea. Scooter."
He looked over at Ann. "John? Scooter?" These weren't names he'd heard before. What kind of name was Scooter? He couldn't even tell what gender it belonged to.
"John is Michele's boyfriend." Ann handed him a platter of hamburger patties. "And Scooter's a boy in one of Kate's classes."
Peter looked down at Kate. Pink blossomed across her cheekbones as she stared at her computer screen. He glanced back at Ann. She was frowning slightly. Then she shook her head. Don't say anything, she was telegraphing, and he nodded.
So soon. He slid open the screen door and stepped out onto the patio. Too soon. Kate had just turned thirteen. He looked back through the glass at his daughter cross- legged on the sofa, coltish, long brown hair falling forward. She tapped gracefully at the keyboard, her hands all smooth motion, sitting back and laughing. The sight of it made his heart twist.
He turned the dial and was glad to see the answering flame. He hadn't thought to check the propane level. He shoveled the burgers onto the grill and set down the empty platter.
It was a crisp evening, cold enough to cloud his breath into soft puffs. Streetlights burned up and down the dark sidewalks. He'd missed the sunset.
A dark SUV glided past. The driver lifted his hand in greeting. It was that doctor who lived beside the Guarnieris, what was his name? Singh. That was it. He'd moved into the neighborhood a few months before Peter moved out. They used to nod politely at each other as they crisscrossed their lawns with mowers. The vehicle slowed in front of the driveway and Peter saw a figure step in front of the headlights, followed by a smaller, shaggier shape.
Walter Finn and his dog. The animal was genial enough, but you couldn't say the same about the man. Finn was forever circulating petitions against one thing or another: too many weeds in a neighbor's yard, bikes left scattered across sidewalks, snow going unshoveled, all the petty grievances that sprang up in a suburban community, which most people ignored but onto which Finn fastened greedy claws.
Peter stabbed at the burgers and flipped them over.
The dog tugged at his leash, wanting to come over and investigate the meat he was cooking. Finn lifted his head and spotted Peter standing conspicuously against the bright light shining from the kitchen behind him. Peter braced himself for another round of what's- this- neighborhood- coming- to, but Finn jerked the leash instead and tugged the dog away.
"Heel, Barney," he ordered, and the dog shambled over to check out who'd been visiting the tree on the far corner.
Peter had been afforded a reprieve. Finn must have figured out he wasn't the go- to guy of the house any longer. Turning back to the grill, he saw Smith standing at his own grill just across the yard. "Dude," Smith said. "Good to see you."
"Been a while."
"Crazy times, huh? Libby sent me out for water today, but all I could find was that fizzy designer stuff."
"I got lucky at a gas station on Franz. A delivery truck was just unloading when I pulled up. We've got extra you can have."
"I'll take you up on that. Libby's been a wreck about it."
They talked back and forth across their patios. Would the NFL adjust to a few missed games? How much farther would the Dow Jones skid before recovering? Was there any end in sight to the price of gas? Libby came out, the baby in her arms, and handed Smith a platter.
"Hey," Peter said.
"Hello," she said coolly.
Well, at least she wasn't pretending he was invisible. This was progress. Peter pushed his luck. "Jacob's gotten big." Last time he'd seen the baby, he'd been cradled easily in one arm. Now the kid straddled Libby's hip, reaching forward with one plump hand for the piece of bun Smith held out.
Smith said, "Gonna grow up to be a linebacker, just like his old man."
The coals glowed softly. The smell of cooked meat rose. Peter pressed the spatula beneath the hamburgers and lifted them onto a plate. Picking up the platter, he dialed off the heat.
"Hey," Smith said. "I got an idea. Why don't you guys come over?"
An old tradition, combining their cookouts onto one patio or dining room.
"Smith," Libby said.
"Jeez, Libby. Come on. If Ann's cool with it—"
"Actually," Peter said, "Libby's right. We should probably be keeping our distance."
"Christ." Smith's voice came to him out of the darkness. "Right. I guess I saw something about that on the news. You really think it'll do any good?"
"It's all we can do."
The clatter of a grill lid lowered into place. "Well, good to see you, Peter."
"You too."
Peter looked around at all the houses, large, dark squares rising out of the ground, windows glowing bright, islands separated by lawns and closed doors. The empty patios, the tables with the chairs stacked and the umbrellas furled. No one else was out enjoying the spate of clear weather.
He looked back at his own house. Through the glass he saw into the kitchen—Ann reaching down a stack of plates from the cabinet, Maddie collecting her drawing materials, Kate pouring a glass of milk. It all appeared normal, but it wasn't. Everything had changed.
From the Hardcover edition.
Meet the Author
Carla Buckley lives in Chapel Hill, NC, with her husband, an environmental scientist, and their three children. She serves on the Board of the International Thriller Writers as Vice President of Awards, and is the international bestselling author of Invisible and The Things That Keep Us Here, which was nominated for a Thriller Award as a best first novel and the Ohioana Book Award for fiction.
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Peter and Ann Brooks are married but separated when H5N1 Avian Flu hits the global human race. The virus travels and mutates so quickly that is kills 1 out of every 2 people it touches and causes communities all over the world to take drastic matters in order to survive. When their own sleepy town goes into quarantine, their two girls, Kate and Maddie, have a hard time dealing with the isolation and many deaths around them. This is a gripping story- very sad, and all too close to home, thanks to the recent H1N1 news. The story quickly builds to the pace of a feverish thriller and keeps you on edge until the very end. The Things That Keep Us Here deals with a distinctly scary issue that makes you think about your own family and how you would react if someday this shocking situation was a reality. Buckley will make you believe in the triumph of the human spirit through the worst of times.
A startling look at what our future could bring. An in depth look at getting back to the basics and caring less about material things and more about relationships, caring, and sharing. A must read for everyone. Power and wealth no longer mean anything. Hard work and teamwork are key.
Peter and Ann Brooks separate after he informs her he does not love her. A year later single mom Ann works and raises their two daughters. She learns that the virulent form of H5N1 virus has reached phase five, leading to the closing of all schools by the feds. Accompanied by her neighbor Ann goes to the store fearing quarantine so she stocks up on necessities. When Ann returns home, she finds her estranged husband and his co-worker Shazia there. Ann invites them in to stay for now but in separate beds. The Feds declare the anticipated quarantine in which everyone is to remain indoors. Over time as the pandemic spreads, the people inside the Brooks' home become claustrophobic; food supplies dwindle as she bought for herself and two youngsters and not two additional adults; electricity goes out during a storm; and firewood is low. Ann's best friend is dying from the virus so leaves her son in front of Ann's house. She fears bringing the child inside as the disease is probably incubating inside him, but Peter overrules her. Peter also takes care of a stray dog whose owner died, but Ann resents his using their dwindling food he gives to the child and canine. Everyone remains in danger unless a vaccine is manufactured as half the population is dead, others are dying, and sustenance supplies are becoming scarce. The Brooks family trials, tribulations and triumphs serve as a microcosm of what is faced by other people throughout the world. Some become heroic helping the needy; others try to protect their immediate loved ones; and finally those exist who commit legal and moral crimes. Ann owns this apocalyptic thriller as she feels strongly that her kids come before others in an imploding world gone mad; the opposite of Peter. In her debut, Carla Buckley provides a thought-provoking thriller that asks her readers who would they become if civilization somewhat vanished. Harriet Klausner
The Things That Keep Us Here by Carla Buckley "The Things That Keep Us Here" is a phenomenal debut thriller about what happens to one family when a virulent bird flu pandemic hits the USA. And it has the potential to kill about 50 our of every one hundred that it infects. And then that potential turns to reality. This is the story of one broken family coming to grips of the reality that is America during an unseen and unprepared for emergency. I've read so far this year, about 250 books.this is the one that I will remember for years to come. I've just finished it and I want to grab it up and start rereading it . It was an utterly amazing book especially for a debut. The characters are so well written that I came to think of them as friends of mine. The plot was very well thought out, fast paced, chilling, thrilling and yet tender. This book preys on our deepest emotions and fears, it also makes us ask the really hard moral and ethical questions of ourselves. It makes us wonder if we could cope just half as well as the Brooks family does. If we would come out of something like this with our sanity even half as intact as they did. I look forward to Carla Buckley's next novel.
Once I started, I could not stop reading. It felt like i knew these characters
I loved it!
There are a lot of books out right now that deal with the end of the world, or a pandemic of some sort. This one deals with H5N1 and from its name alone, you can imagine the similarities to H1N1. As I was reading, I couldn't help but think about the H1N1 scare here, and how it could have been much, much worse. In this novel, things take a turn for the worse and Ann is forced to make some tough decisions. As a mother, I could easily relate to Ann. The decisions she made were not made easily. They were made out of fear, and an intense desire to keep her family safe. I felt that the author did a good job of making Ann's situation desperate enough for the reader to understand her decisions. There is a lot that didn't work for me though. This is a story of survival yet when opportunities present themselves, Ann and her husband Peter, don't always take advantage of them. If there is any chance of your kids starving, you are going to do what you have to do to ensure that they don't. There are moments when they do take advantage of a situation, but not always and the inconsistency bothered me. As I was reading, I found myself asking about water or food or weapons, etc. To me, these things are basic necessities when dealing with a pandemic of this magnitude. To me, a couple of the characters really didn't have much of a purpose except to cause conflict between the main characters. One example of this is a young woman named Shazia. As I reader, I never really got to know her and I wondered what her purpose was besides the obvious, which I won't go into as it would give some of the story away. Her character, along with her back story seemed a bit choppy to me and could have been a bit more developed. Overall, the situations that I expected to be the most difficult ended up being almost too easy. Too pat. Water becomes an issue and then all of a sudden there's a stash of water at your convenience. Not very believable. A trip to the hospital, in the middle of a pandemic. and she gets in and out in under an hour. Not likely. I received this ARC several months ago so I don't know how the final version turned out, but the version that I received was a bit disjointed and could have used a bit more editing. There were some overused passages that could have been weeded out and perhaps a heavier hand could have been used as far as keeping things consistent. Without these distractions, I think I would have enjoyed the book quite a bit more. I recently read In a Perfect World, which also deals with a pandemic, but it was much more moving for me than The Things That Keep Us Here. However, I would definitely read something from this author author again as this was Buckley's debut novel and parts of it did show some promise.
It was amazing with all the twist and turns...im only in 6th grade and i loved it!!
Had a hard time putting this book down. Really made me think what if??? Going to go stock up on canned foods, baby wipes, firewood and a gun.
I love reading books. I was at school, and I saw that my friend was reading this book. So I saw the author, and she is my friend's mom. I knew I had to read it. So, I got it from my library and I read it. I could not put it down. I showed it to my mom, and she read it. Now my sister is going to read it. Carla Buckley wrote an amazing book.
This book was great! I wasn't able to stop reading it! From page 1, this book draws you in. This book focuses on a family trying to survive a flu pandemic. The trials and tribulations that the family goes through are real, and the panic and pain are written beautifully. I encourage everyone to read this book!
2nd novel I've read from Carla. She writes with an expertise of her subject and keeps the story full of twists and turns. Just when you think you have it figured out, she slips in an impactful blow. She impressivly ties up all loose ends and follows through with the suspense until the very last scene.
The book is well done. Filled with fear,courage and love.
Ever stop to think what you would actually do in an international crisis, such as a pandemic? This book will take you there, and when you finish the book, you will not see things in quite the same way as you did before. It's a book of love, disappointment, faith, courage, failure, friendship and every other emotion you've ever felt. I highly recommend this book, and Carla Buckley is a new author in my list of writers whose books I want to read.
kept my attention till the end!!
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a reference to all things positive. popularized in the classic hit "Sick Nicers" written and performed by Beverage Tunx.
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Seliger cattle bill clears Senate
AUSTIN - Amid warnings that cattle rustling is on the rise in Texas, the state Senate passed a measure Thursday that would stiffen penalties for stealing farm animals.
Zurich Financial to buy AIG auto unit for $1.9B
ZURICH - Zurich Financial Services says it will buy U.S. insurer American International Group Inc.'s car insurance unit, U.S. Personal Auto Group, for $1.9 billion.
Parts of South Texas remain in drought
LUBBOCK - More of South Texas is in the worst stage of drought, but recent rains have helped improve conditions elsewhere in the state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday.
Wal-Mart same-store sales up in March
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores says U.S. same-store sales rose 1.4 percent in March as consumers continued to hunt for bargains and bought necessities, such as groceries. But the results are below Wall Street expectations.
JPMorgan Chase profits better than expected
NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase's first-quarter profit was not as good as last year's, but it told investors what they wanted to hear: Banking is not dead.
3M offering early retirement to 3,600
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. - 3M Co. is offering early retirement packages to 3,600 employees, or 11 percent of its U.S. work force, to reduce costs even further amid the economic slowdown.
Storage unit auctions on rise amid woes
CHIGAGO - The auctioneer slides the steel door up, and a small crowd at the storage facility steps forward for a peek.
Target same-store sales down 6.3 percent
MINNEAPOLIS - Target Corp. said Thursday same-store sales declined 6.3 percent in March, slightly better than Wall Street expectations, partly because of improvement in the discount retailer's business segments.
GM to make official bond-exchange offer
DETROIT - General Motors is preparing to launch a public bond-exchange offer soon so the company can start slashing its debt, even without an agreement from a committee representing large institutional bondholders.
People in Business
Happy State Bank has hired two officers who will serve as vice presidents and trust officers at the bank's Soncy Road location.
DirecTV, Comcast hit with $3.2M in fines
WASHINGTON - Satellite television provider DirecTV Inc. and cable company Comcast will pay out $3.2 million to settle claims that they broke the law by calling people who had asked the companies not to call them again.
Shriners may close some hospitals
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Shriners Hospitals for Children, which has provided free care since before the Great Depression, is considering closing a quarter of its facilities as donations stagnate, costs increase and the charity's endowment shrivels.
Google sees boost in first-quarter profit
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. eked out a higher profit in the first quarter as the Internet search leader trimmed its work force and winnowed other expenses to overcome the slowest revenue growth since the company went public nearly five years ago.
Texas judge blocks new rules for licenses, IDs
DALLAS - A Texas judge ruled Thursday that the state overstepped its authority when it adopted new rules that prevent seasonal workers and foreign nationals with U.S. work permits from obtaining driver's licenses and identification cards.
Griffin claims Wooden Award
Blake Griffin keeps picking up trophies on his way to the NBA.
ENMU tabs finalists for coaching job
Eastern New Mexico announced Thursday three finalists for the men's basketball coaching position.
Potter County District Courts: 320th District
Divorces Granted: Randall County
Potter County District Courts: 181st District
Randall County District Courts: 47th District
Randall County District Courts: 181st District
Potter County District Courts: 108th District
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Kassady Phillips
Stacey and Kevin Phillips of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Kassady, to Michael Dodson.
Nichole Brenneman
Joy and Rick Brenneman of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Nichole, to Michael Collazo. Grandparents of the bride-elect are the late Geneta Brenneman and Lois and Rex Brenneman, all of Amarillo and Dale and Marge King of Wylie.
Charity Nachtigall
Vicki and Paul Nachtigall of Pampa announce the engagement of their daughter, Charity, to Bryan Welps.
Lindsay Murphree
Ginger and Doug Murphree of Lewisville announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay, to Ryan Cotgreave of Amarillo.
Amy Michelle Stuck
Paula and Michael Stuck of Lake Ozark, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Michelle Stuck, to Billy Gene Armstrong. Grandparents of the bride-elect are Mary and Gene Hesterber of Blue Springs, Mo., and Darlene and James Stuck of Laurie, Mo.
Shannon Seitz
Donna and Duncan Seitz and the late Sue Seitz, all of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Shannon, to Jamie Robert Wheat.
Tashelle Hendrickson
Beth and Jeff Hendrickson of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Tashelle, to Clifton Yeary. Grandparents of the bride-elect are Mr. and Mrs. Val Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Trav Duran.
Susan Marie Buelow
Fran Buelow of Clinton, Iowa, announces the engagement of her daughter, Susan, to Bryan James White.
Amanda Dyan Morgan
Janey and Billy Morgan of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda, to .
Cassie O'Hair
Rennaye O'Hair and Kristi and Kevin O'Hair, all of Amarillo, announce the engagement of their daughter, Cassie, to Adam Kerns, both of Corpus Christi. Grandparents of the bride-elect are Betty Chapman and Helen and Bill O'Hair. Stepgrandparents are Nancy Truelock and Sandy and Eddie Baker.
Faith Briefs
Amarillo Christian Women's Connection will have Easter Parade April Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Southwest Church of Christ, 4515 Cornell St. Guest speaker will be Sue Bohlin, a mentoring mom and a frequent speaker in the Dallas area. Cost is $12 per person.
Group warns Nev. capital not to fund church with Mark Twain ties
RENO, Nev. - A group that advocates the separation of church and state is warning a Nevada city that it will sue if the city gives more money to a church that Mark Twain helped build in his 20s.
Religion Briefs
Prison Passover meals, Agencies cut budget, Gore, Mormons meet
Christians led to grace through power of hope
"I hope ..." The noun and verb indicate that something good in life can alleviate something bad in life. But hope is beyond merely avoiding transient trouble, it's confidence in divine provision when life is at its bleakest. It is not synonymous with optimism.
Cross Currents: Baptism allows faithful a rebirth in the spirit of Christ
My friend Edgar was an alcoholic.
Lubbock Symphony hits home run with project
LUBBOCK - The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra expects to hit a grand slam with performances of the auspicious Baseball Music Project three times next weekend.
Dear Abby: Girl's doughnut not as sweet in paper bag
Dear Abby: I am 8 years old, and I love science. I am writing you because when I go to the doughnut shop, they always give me paper bags when I order my doughnut to eat there. I also notice other people getting bags they don't need because they are eating their doughnuts there, too.
Heloise: Tips to plan summer vacation
Dear Readers: It is time to begin thinking about summer vacation, and there are several things you need to remember when planning your getaway.
Dear Abby: Phone call won't ease guilt of old affair
Dear Abby: I was pleased that you advised "Remorseful in Georgia" (Jan. 27) to find another outlet for her guilt and "leave the scab alone." I was recently contacted by my fiance's former girlfriend, a woman who had made several attempts to break us up when we first became a couple. Although she apologized for the problems she tried so hard to cause between us, all it did was dredge the feelings of anger and anxiety up again.
What's new: Device analyzes garden, house
The EasyBloom plant sensor is designed to take some of the guesswork out of gardening.
Heloise: Solution cleans dentures
Dear Heloise: What is the best way to clean dentures, other than soaking them overnight? - Lois, via e-mail
Adopting a dog doesn't have to mean a mutt
If your heart's in the right place, you understand the value of adopting rather than buying a pet. But what if that same heart is set on a particular breed?
Dr. Gott: Rare cancer misdiagnosed as bowel condition
Dear Dr. Gott: I would like to see you devote some space to a rare illness called carcinoid cancer, which is formed by neuroendocrine tumors. My husband was diagnosed with metastasizing carcinoid cancer in 2006.
Dr. Gott: Alternative, inexpensive remedies for psoriasis
Dear Dr. Gott: Please tell me what to do to get rid of my psoriasis. I've had it for a long time and just can't seem to get rid of it. I do have a prescription for Taclonex that works well, but I don't have health insurance to continue to fill the expensive prescription. What else can I do?
Hot cross buns for Easter
If hot cross buns, as essential to Easter eating as colored eggs and chocolate bunnies, can survive a ban by England's Protestant Queen Elizabeth I, they can survive the diminishing treatment of mass production and become one of your holiday homemade triumphs.
'Hannah Montana' fans will love movie
"Hannah Montana: The Movie" just shouldn't be analyzed from an adult perspective - which, frankly, is irrelevant.
Toting one's lunch becoming a trend
Frugality is the new black. Throw in the terms "eco-friendly" and "healthier," and the result is a trifecta of hip.
Amarilloan gets a hand from 'Trick My Truck'
The guys at "Trick My Truck," CMT's version of "Pimp My Ride," are giving a hand to Amarilloan Mike Richardson.
Bob Hatton: Watering after rain a waste, insensitive
The rains that we have had in the last week have been beneficial. Lawns and gardens were thoroughly soaked. Yet, the day after the skies cleared, I saw numerous lawns being watered as usual. This is not only a waste of water but also shows insensitivity to the environment and to the use of this limited resource.
Dear Abby: New author shies away from spotlight
Dear Abby: I have recently enjoyed the success of having my first book published. However, this achievement has begun to change my life in ways I hadn't expected.
Laundry 101
Whether you find doing laundry relaxing or were born to live with an overflowing laundry basket, the reality is that it's the chore that won't go away. The Web site of the Soap and Detergent Association (www.cleaning101.com) has tips and tricks for washing:
Heloise: Season for more safety
Dear Readers: Springtime is a good time to visit neighbors to talk about neighborhood safety and reinforce the importance of watching out for each other's homes.
Bob Hatton: Wintry return may not have killed plants
After the snow and cold weather we had two weeks ago, I have been asked several times "Are my plants dead? The leaves are black and shriveled." The short answer is probably not; it depends upon what type of plant you are talking about.
Dr. Gott: Recommendations to keep chiggers away
Dear Dr. Gott: I live in Missouri. Warmer weather is my family's favorite time of the year, and, with spring approaching, we wonder if there is anything that can be done about chiggers. Every spring, summer and fall, we itch and find ourselves covered with unsightly rashes following outdoor activities. Is there anything you can recommend so we can continue to hike and do the things we enjoy so much?
Thinking about a pet bunny for Easter?
Thinking of getting a live bunny this Easter Sunday?
New mall cop film has issues
All malls may be created equal, with the same array of Gaps, Body Shops and J.C. Penneys from Bangor to Boca. But all mall cop movies aren't.
Masters Scoreboard
First-Round Scores, Second-Round Tee Times
Kim's roller-coaster round results in tournament mark
AUGUSTA, Ga. - For 22 holes, Masters rookie Anthony Kim looked overmatched by the Augusta National Golf Course.
Postcard From The Masters
Former Amarillo High golf and basketball star Judd Burkett is caddying for Chad Campbell this week in the Masters.
Postcard From The Masters
Former Amarillo High golf and basketball star Judd Burkett is caddying for Chad Campbell this week at the Masters.
Norman's career has revived during marriage to Evert
AUGUSTA, Ga. - When Greg Norman's round of 70 that could easily have been 66 was over, the female half of one of sport's biggest power couples felt as drained as when she hit those nerve-racking shots at major tennis tournaments.
Great start for Campbell
AUGUSTA, Ga. - You wanted it, you got it. Roars. Birdies. Eagles. Red on the scoreboard. It was all there Thursday in the first round of the Masters Tournament.
Postcard From The Masters
Former Amarillo High golf and basketball star Judd Burkett is caddying for Chad Campbell at the Masters this week. Judd and Campbell met during their junior golf days and became close friends while teammates at Midland College. Judd has agreed to offer the Amarillo Globe-News a daily postcard from the legendary course.
Beasley, Haynes sign with Division I programs
Two area volleyball players, Shavonda Haynes of Borger and Kirsten Beasley of Bushland, signed letters of intent Wednesday to continue their careers at the Division I level.
Baseball: Unpredictability highlights 3-4A race
The second half of the 12-game District 3-4A season is about to begin, and if the first half was any indication of what to expect down the stretch, then be prepared for a chaotic finish.
District 5-1A Tennis Tournament
Caprock standout Cearley to play volleyball at WT
Haleigh Cearley, a two-sport star at Caprock, will focus her attention in college on the sport, "I have a passion for."
H.S. Baseball
Hereford defeated Caprock, 4-3, to break a fourth-place tie in District 3-4A on Friday.
H.S. Softball
Caprock posted an impressive victory Friday, knocking Randall from the unbeaten District 3-4A ranks with a 4-2 win at Randall.
SJCA rolls past Pantego, 9-5
After falling Saturday to Fort Worth Coram Deo, San Jacinto Christian Academy got back on the winning track Thursday with a 9-5 win at home against TAPPS 1-3A foe Arlington Pantego.
North girls score 100
River Road's Tori Velasquez scored nine of her game-high 16 points in the second half, including a 3-pointer with eight seconds left to cap her North team's scoring, in a 100-58 rout against the South in a girls semifinal in the 39th Annual Golden Spread High School All-Star Games at First United Bank Center in Canyon.
Borger tabs Floydada's Purser grid coach
One of the more high-profile coaching positions in the area was officially filled Thursday night, while another remains open.
Balance carries South boys
With a 9-0 run at the outset of the second half, the South boys doubled up their 12-point halftime lead on the North, using that run toward a 79-59 victory Thursday night in the 39th Annual Golden Spread High School All-Star Games at the First United Bank Center.
District 2-5A North Zone Girls
Austin Corder: Focusing on his future
Ten months ago, Clayton Cook wrapped up his senior season at Amarillo High by leading the Sandies to the Region I-5A semifinals.
AHS teams advance
Amarillo High qualified its Black and Gold teams to the District 2-5A girls tournament as the North Zone completed its three-round qualifying tourney Wednesday at Comanche Trail Tomahawk.
High School Baseball Statistics
Storms force at least 2 postponements
Thursday's heavy rain and hail conditions forced postponement of at least two sporting events for Amarillo-area athletes.
Big fifth inning lifts Pampa past PD, 11-1
Pampa improved its hopes of a District 3-4A playoff berth with an 11-1 win against Palo Duro on Thursday at Pampa.
Dumas meet keys week's action
With district track meets on tap for next week, most of the Class 5A and 4A teams in the Panhandle area will use today's North Plains Relays at Dumas as a final tune-up.
Statistics sought
Coaches are urged to report baseball statistics by noon Thursday each week by fax at 806-373-0810 or e-mail to email@example.com. Statistics will appear in the Globe-News every Friday through the middle of May.
Sandies' Thomason nets District 2-5A title
Don't tell Amarillo High's Pete Thomason and Tascosa's Will Porter and Brason Hollabaugh teenagers aren't awake before noon.
High School District Track Meet Results
Rousing start to district
HEREFORD - The patience of Job and the nerves of a thief.
Nickleberry back on Dusters' roster
Former Palo Duro and West Texas A&M football player T.J. Nickleberry has returned to the Amarillo Dusters.
Gorillas offer deal on ticket renewals
Today is the deadline for a renewal discount offered to Amarillo Gorillas season-ticket holders for next season.
Amarillo Dusters Tonight
The Game: Amarillo Dusters at Corpus Christi Sharks, 7:05 tonight, American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.
QB Drafts gets his opportunity
To avoid a disappointing 0-3 start, Amarillo Dusters head coach Ben Bennett is introducing a new practice method - a psycho-cybernetic workout.
Rangers drop Indians again
ARLINGTON - Nelson Cruz hit two solo homers and drove in three runs, and rookie Elvis Andrus added his first homer to lead the Texas Rangers past the Cleveland Indians, 8-5, on Wednesday night.
Fontenot, Ramirez lift Cubs past Astros
HOUSTON - Cubs manager Lou Piniella joked with Ted Lilly that he picked the right night to have a mediocre start.
Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Odds, Soccer, Transactions
The short list
It is disturbing how many politicians cannot throw a baseball 60 feet, 6 inches.
Auto Racing, Basketball, Football, Golf, Hockey, Odds, Soccer, Tennis, Transactions
West Texas Baseball League sets meeting
West Texas Baseball League will have its scheduling meeting Sunday at Lubbock's Premier Sportsplex, 90th and Memphis streets.
Spurs fall to Trail Blazers, 95-83
SAN ANTONIO - Brandon Roy scored 26 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took a big stride in the race for home-court advantage with a 95-83 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
Firefighters hampered by wind in battling house fire
A house fire propelled by gusty winds took Potter County firefighters nearly an hour to get under control today.
Flirting with 200,000 population: Growth slow, steady
Driving into the city might be the only time most of us think about Amarillo's population.
TxDOT reminds motorists to be aware in work zones
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CRMWA votes to begin building
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Bill intends to attract rural doctors
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FEMA aid OK'd for Wheeler
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Winds fuel fires, damage
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Peanut plant fined $14.6M
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Inmate remains in coma
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Cigarette sparked fire that caused $50K damage to home
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Elementary student says driver pointed gun at him
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Session on grad decorum for AISD parents today
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Officials practice disaster response
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Canyon police officer taken to hospital after car wreck
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Annual education dinner features author Realini
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Schools aim to help students pass TAKS
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Metal from passing vehicles causes grass fires, officials say
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Ticket process fails to reach its full potential
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Developers granted extensions
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Baby's parents set to testify
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Water leaders prep for meeting
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Borger blaze largely contained
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Ramiro Lopez Cano
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Carolyn Marie Trank
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Leon Stratton
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Joyce Ann Platt
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Marcelino Ibarra Munoz Sr.
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L. Nadyne Davis
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Jewell Sharp
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Charles Lowell Slaton
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Charlene Spillman
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'The Large Passion: The Harrowing of Hell'
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According to Roman Catholic belief, Christ descended into the underworld between the time of his Crucifixion and his Resurrection. He rescued the souls of all the just people who had died and been held in limbo. Holding Christ 's cross is Adam - the first man that God created.


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Toshiba AT200 pictures and hands-onPocket-lint
Over in Berlin at IFA, Toshiba has been walking round with its chest fully pumped out, telling anyone who'll listen that it's got the skinniest tab in town with the Toshiba AT200.
Samsung may have come along all guns blazing with its Galaxy Tab 7.7 measuring in at a super slim 7.89mm, but the Japanese electronics giant has shaved 0.19mm off of that - and on a tablet with a 10.1-inch screen too.
So Pocket-lint was extremely keen to get its hands on Tosh's third crack at the Android tablet market - so we sought out that skinny-minny to give it the once over at Europe's largest tech expo.
The first thing we noticed is that, although without doubt extremely thin, the fact that the edges don't curve as much as more fruity tablets makes it appear bigger than it is. But once you get used to it, and realise just how light it is, at 558g, you soon realise this is a tab with serious one-hand ambitions. Although it was hard to judge the weight accurately as the couple of AT200s that Toshiba did have freed from perspex cages were under lock and chain.
The display, which is a capacitive LCD with a HD 1280x800 (16:10) resolution, is noticeably radiant. It's bright, and even under the glare of the show floor lights and hundreds of flashing cameras (not to mention the abundance of smeared finger prints) it looked good. Very good in fact, and the viewing angles were superb.
We can't really comment on the sound of the AT200, with its Adaptive Sound Device Enhancer, as it was difficult to even hear ourselves think in a room choc-a-block with tech hacks.
Android 3.2 is on board and is a stock version by the looks of things - no sign of a Toshiba UI, at least on the models we saw, as of yet.
Port-wise you're looking at a micro-USB, micro-HDMI and a microSD port - it's also got a docking port for those sure-to-come accessories.
We couldn't really put the AT200 through its paces due to the attention it was getting on the show floor, so we can't comment too much on how the 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 performs. But it seemed to breeze through the browsing and photo viewing tasks that the assembled press presented to it.
No release date or cost details yet but, if Toshiba prices this right, then we're quite confident that it could be third time lucky in its quest for Android-tab mainstream acceptance.
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To my beautiful Mom, the strongest person I have ever known. Even though I miss you terribly, your love lives on in everything I do.
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My Mom told me that she felt cheated when, in her thirties, she lost her mother to breast cancer. I now know all too well the pain she felt.
For three years we fought the battle to defeat primary peritoneal cancer until it came to an end on March 24, 2010. We had never heard of this form of cancer but knew that it was similiar to ovarian cancer and treated the same way. Through all of the treatments and all of the trips, my Mom was determined to win. It is her positive attitude and infectious smile that gets me through the darker days.
So Mom, although you are physically not here, your voice and your love are ever present. As we always told each other, "I … love … you!" Forever and ever.
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Written by Jen Finn
September 27, 2012
Teach your children
Feeling lonely?
One reason might be that a number of players in the seafood industry are trying to distance themselves from the harvest of fish. In other words, from you.
For example, the Wall Street Journal reported in mid-July that some big-time restaurant operators such as McDonald's, Yum Brands, which owns Long John Silver's, and Darden, which owns Red Lobster, "have embraced the growing movement toward more eco-friendly seafood-buying practices."
According to the Journal, these companies are working with scientists and advocacy groups to make sure their products pass muster as sustainable. Truth is, it doesn't matter whether they "embrace" the movement or not as long as they heed the wishes of consumers for whom sustainability has become a priority. For example, the newspaper noted, McDonald's for a time stopped using Eastern Baltic cod because it had questions about the veracity of catch reports. Similarly, Darden took Chilean sea bass off the menu of its Capital Grille chain in 2007.
We respect companies for responsible decisions that go against the bottom line. But companies should also feel a responsibility to educate consumers when appropriate. Indeed, in the long run, education will return a far greater dividend than trying to meet the public's every — sometimes misinformed — expectation.
Restaurant menus are an integral part of the "dining experience," and millions of Americans ate their first lobster after reading how on a place mat. Why not use these items to make clear to diners that cod, for example, can be fished in a manner consistent with their recovery, or to explain why trawls, longlines and big boats aren't evil.
Still, that's the easy part. It's one thing for a hamburger chain to take a stand for Eastern Baltic cod, or for a shrimp and lobster purveyor to get religion about Chilean sea bass; it's quite another for vessel operators with long-term commitments to particular fisheries to up and steam away from their bread and butter.
Truth is, if you're a fisherman, you can be a true steward of the resource and still take heat on sustainability because you can't distance yourself from the issues that concern the public and loom over your ability to make a living. The public misapprehends the meaning of overfishing, believes you are indifferent to bycatch, and finds fishing gear and how and where it is used almost incomprehensible. In short, what Darden and others can accomplish with supply-chain changes and a PR campaign, you cannot.
The U.S. fishing industry needs to undertake a campaign to educate consumers. And I don't mean sound bites. I was on CNET, the consumer electronics review Web site, the other day and found that flat-panel TVs are evaluated, among other criteria, on the basis of energy consumption. Energy consumption, traditionally a pocketbook issue, has emerged as a sustainability issue as well. And in a world in which TVs are under a green microscope, the fishing industry can expect nothing less than utmost scrutiny of its resource use.
The good news is we have a story to tell. The bad news is we haven't told it.
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GRAND RAPIDS -- Motorists should expect continued backups for the next month at the city's busiest interchange -- Int. 196 and U.S. 131 -- as the state has closed a pair of ramps for repairs.
The ramps from eastbound Int. 196 to southbound U.S. 131 and from northbound 131 to westbound 196 closed on Wednesday and were to remain blocked through early May for the $260,000 repair project, state Department of Transportation officials said.
About 114,000 vehicles a day travel that stretch of U.S. 131, while Int. 196 carries about 70,000 cars daily, MDOT records show. They are the busiest highways in the Grand Rapids area.
The suggested detour for eastbound Int. 196 motorists trying to reach southbound U.S. 131:
Take the ramp to northbound U.S. 131, head north to the Ann Street NW exit, west on Ann to Turner Avenue NW, north on Turner to the ramp to southbound U.S. 131.
The state suggests this detour for northbound U.S. 131 motorists trying to reach westbound Int. 196: Continue north on U.S. 131 to the Ann Street exit, west on Ann to northbound Turner, to southbound U.S. 131 to westbound Int. 196.
The state also closed a lane of westbound Int. 196 between Fuller and College avenues NE through 5 p.m. today for road work.
State transportation officials also said bridge repairs forced it to close the ramp from westbound Int. 96 to southbound U.S. 131, as well as the right lane of westbound Int. 96 from Plainfield Avenue NE to U.S. 131.
That closing is expected to last through today.
The detour: westbound Int. 96 to southbound Alpine Avenue NW (exit 30A), south to the ramp to southbound U.S. 131.


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12 Digital Fundraising Trends
Bryan Miller at blog Giving in a digital world has made a herculean effort over the month of January to unload a pile of insights about online and mobile fundraising. They're well-worth looking through … Bryan has a strong fundraising background, both on the agency (Merkle, Rapp Collins) and client (Worldvision, Cancer Research UK) sides.
He's grouped them together in this post, which has the links to each of his 12 January posts on the subject. Each post discusses trends, Bryan's recommendations, and plenty of illustrative links. Here are the topics, with individual links:
- Trend #1 – Truly Personalised Video Thanking
- Trend #2 – Investment in Strategic Blogger Outreach
- Trend #3 – Augmented Reality
- Trend #4 – Microdonations
- Trend #5 – Mobile App vs Mobile Web
- Trend #6 – Ebooks
- Trend #7 – Getting smarter with Email
- Trend #8 – Contactless Payments
- Trend #9 – Back to Website Donation Basics
- Trend #10 – Social Media Fundraising Growing-up
- Trend #11 – Properly Joined-up Digital Planning
- Trend #12 – Digital Fundraising Staff Shortages
This is definitely a keeper for all you online fundraisers.
Bryan, you deserve an Agitator raise.
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THIS TIME IT TOOK ONLY THREE DAYS TO SHAKE THE WORLD. BY chance, associate editor Maria Wilhelm was in Moscow on the morning that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was temporarily deposed. Wilhelm had arrived in the Soviet capital to arrange an interview with Raisa Gorbachev and was scheduled to leave Moscow at 6 P.M., Aug. 19. Instead she awoke to find herself an eyewitness to history. Her account follows.
THE FIRST CALL COMES AT 7:15 A.M. On the line is my Russian interpreter for the last three weeks, a young American living in Moscow. Tanks are rolling. Her voice is agitated. "It's Gorbachev," she says. "My roommate just got a call. It's on Radio Moscow. He's resigned. For health reasons. She says tanks are in October Square."
Although it has been discussed for months, the idea that Mikhail Gorbachev's six-year revolution is actually being crushed under the treads of his own tanks seems impossible. As I hurriedly dress, I keep thinking how there have been too many tanks this year. I covered the war in the Persian Gulf for three months, so I saw tanks in Saudi Arabia, tanks in southern Iraq, burned-out tanks on the highway out of Kuwait City. Reporting on factional fighting in Slovenia in June, I'd seen more tanks. As I walk to nearby Kutuzovsky Prospekt, the wide boulevard leading toward Wed Square, I listen for the rumbling of mechanized treads.
I arrive at the Time-Life News Service office. The phones ring constantly, as Soviet citizens call to ask what we know. Outside, tanks roll past. After a while I hurry outside, following the crowd streaming toward the mammoth Russian parliament building, the headquarters of Boris Yeltsin, known as the White House. If the conservatives have overthrown Gorbachev, then Yeltsin—the earthy populist President of the Russian Republic, the first democratically elected leader in Russia's 1,000-year history—is surely their next target.
When I arrive, out of breath, Yeltsin himself is atop a tank, addressing a growing crowd. He is wearing a dark suit, sweating, and speaking with obvious passion. This coup clearly will not be a pushover. With the Russian Republic flag behind him, Yeltsin thunders, "Any army against the people will not work!" He calls for a general strike, exhorting the crowds to civil disobedience against the "putschists." He will later warn of "clouds of terror and dictatorship gathering over the country."
Looking back, I realize that Yeltsin's extraordinary show of courage probably saved the day. I could see that the crowd was stirred. Maybe Gorbachev's fledgling democratic reforms had finally penetrated the infamously passive Soviet citizenry. The thought of returning to life under the yoke of the Communist Party, and another dictatorship by men with bad suits and bad haircuts, was obviously unacceptable to the thousands rallying around Yeltsin.
Not far from where I stand listening to Yeltsin, an elderly woman stoops to pick up a piece of rusting metal on the street. Her lips are chapped, and she is wearing a soiled blue scarf over her wiry white hair. Laboring, she hoists the twisted metal to add to the makeshift barricade the people are hastily assembling around the building. She shouts at a young soldier peering out of a tank turret, "Where is your heart, your soul? Will you fire on your own people? Will you?!"
I head for the headquarters of the Novosti Press Agency, making my way through streets jammed with military vehicles. There, the members of the State Committee for the State of Emergency, the junta now ruling the country, has scheduled its first press conference. Though no one knows it, this will be the only public appearance by the coup leaders. Gennady Yanayev, Gorbachev's handpicked Vice President and now acting President, announces that Gorbachev "has gotten very tired over these many years, and he will need some time to get his health back." Four of his committee members, faceless all, sit beside him at a table. In contrast to Gorbachev's easy charisma, these gray-suited, jowly men are throwbacks to the sclerotic Kremlin leadership of the past. Yanayev's hands shake nervously. The journalists are hostile; they laugh derisively when Yanayev explains that Gorbachev is ill.
At 7:45 P.M. I am back across town, where I spot a man lifting his wide-eyed 8-year-old son so the boy can get a close-up look at a tank. Vadim Stinger, 48, a gymnastics coach, is resigned. "What did you think would happen when there is nothing in the stores and the money you make wouldn't buy anything—if there was anything to buy? If that is reform, reform doesn't work." As he watches his son scamper over the dusty tank, he shrugs. "All boys like to play war."
I stop to talk with a passerby, Heinrich Elesin, 29, a cellist with the Moscow Piano Quartet. He says when he heard the news on the radio this morning, it was "like being hit with a hammer on the head." His wife, Marina Pukel, 25, a pianist studying at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, says she wept when she heard the news. "Communists," she hisses, her dainty, heart-shaped earrings swinging. "Idiocy and amorality characterize this day. It is something people always said would happen, that they would get rid of Gorbachev, but nobody really believed it."
Daylight breaks Tuesday with a light rain falling. Yeltsin supporters have kept an all-night vigil at the barricades, sharing Marlboros and moonshine. We do not know it, but the coup is beginning to crumble. The plotters acted hastily, seizing power and hoping to prevent Gorbachev from signing a treaty giving new rights to nine of the country's 15 republics. But they have overestimated the allegiance of the Communist Party and the army. We hear that the defiant street protests in Moscow are being echoed at mass demonstrations in other Soviet cities. Midafternoon it is announced that one of the Emergency Committee members, Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov, has resigned because of "severe hypertension." KGB Chief Vladimir Kryuchkov and Defense Minister Dmitri Yazov are also rumored to have resigned.
Tuesday night, Aug. 20, may go down in history as the night Russians rescued their nascent democracy. Against a misty night sky, bonfires dot the streets bordering Yeltsin's headquarters in the White House. Despite a curfew, tens of thousands have responded to Yeltsin's appeal to defend the building. Although rumors swirl that the military is about to strike, men and women form a human chain across the bridge spanning the Moscow River. They are united, exuberant, sharing food and fearful anxiety. Three people are dead, some say; tanks are advancing. At 2 A.M. Eduard Shevardnadze, Gorbachev's onetime Foreign Minister who resigned in December predicting a "coming dictatorship," appears. His words, "Long live freedom!" ring with life. The crowd surges, chanting "Russia, Russia!" Vladimir Sergeyev, a 36-year-old psychologist who has joined the people on the barricade, says, "The people are awake. We have already tasted freedom. It is impossible that [the coup] will succeed."
By midafternoon Wednesday, word spreads fast that the army is pulling back. The coup leaders have fled. Gorbachev arrives back in Moscow under heavy guard. In the streets surrounding the White House, the mood is relieved but still wary. Yeva Ryabova, 23, speaks of the Russian character as "stoic. We've lived through so much. We're happy tonight, but not drunk with it."
This isn't the wild jubilation of Berlin or Prague. It is very different, though, from Moscow on any other evening. At midnight a heavy-metal rock band plays for thousands still massed at Yeltsin's headquarters. Bread and thick slices of pink sausage are passed among the people who formed the links in the chain blocking Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The tanks guarding the area are strewn with flowers. On a gray concrete wall, someone has scrawled DOWN WITH THE RED FASCIST EMPIRE.
His back to the building, Yevgenny Shvets, 42, one of those who risked their lives to block the tanks, tells of teaching young men and women to make Molotov cocktails. An army major for 20 years, Shvets says that for the last 24 hours he has been a "commander of an army of anarchists. I taught them to be careful, to let the tanks move forward and to throw the cocktail slightly behind the tanks." Shvets has been two days without sleep, but in the early morning hours after the collapse of the coup, he says he feels as if he's on vacation. "For the moment," he says, "we've won the war."
The People Say 'Nyet!'
updated 09/02/1991 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 09/02/1991 AT 01:00 AM EDT


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