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Michal Bodemann is critical of what he calls the "permanent" and "brooding" culture of Holocaust commemoration in Germany. A professor of sociology at the University of Toronto, he studies postwar German-Jewish relations and tells Die Tageszeitung that Germany's focus on the past overlooks the racist tendencies in society today and suggests a hopelessness toward the future. "My impression is that you hide yourself away in history in order to keep the present from cutting too close," he says.
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In the knowledge economy, organisations are faced with many challenges to maintain growth and competitive advantage. Fast changes in organisational environment, market dynamics and the needs of the knowledge worker have a wide impact on organisational performance. Small and Medium Enterprises in particular are facing more difficult challenges when they try to offer integrated services to their corporate clients. Outsourcing parts of their business to meet demand within constrained resources make it difficult to manage diversified expertise and cultures. Knowledge Management concepts offer opportunities for organisations to overcome these challenges by creating innovative business models that facilitate exploitation, sharing and utilisation of knowledge. This paper is about the problem-solving lifecycle in conducting Knowledge Management Systems analysis in a small company. It describes an action research project that extends and evaluates concepts that emerged from conducting requirements analysis. This study uses action research to investigate the current situation at XPR – an established provider in IT recruitment and Human Resources services in France and UK – which uses knowledge management concepts to improve service delivery to corporate clients by value-sharing with the IT community they serve.
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Optical Materials Express, Vol. 3, Issue 4, pp. 511-518 (2013)
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A silica-based highly acoustically-anti-guiding optical fiber, fabricated using a molten core approach employing spinel (MgAl2O4) for the first time, is presented. To our knowledge, this is the first truly single mode optical fiber fabricated from a precursor crystal. It is shown that MgO increases the acoustic velocity when added to silica (some physical parameters of MgO are identified) and that the Brillouin gain in the core is less than one third that in the cladding in one of the fibers. This results from a massive acoustic waveguide attenuation term that broadens the spectrum to well over 200 MHz. For the first time, to the best of our knowledge, this also enabled the validation of the intrinsic Brillouin line-width (~20 MHz) of pure silica in fiber form via a direct measurement.
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(060.2290) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber materials
(160.2290) Materials : Fiber materials
(190.4370) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(290.5830) Scattering : Scattering, Brillouin
(290.5900) Scattering : Scattering, stimulated Brillouin
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Original Manuscript: March 15, 2013
Revised Manuscript: March 26, 2013
Manuscript Accepted: March 27, 2013
Published: March 28, 2013
Anthony Mangognia, Courtney Kucera, Jonathon Guerrier, Joshua Furtick, Thomas Hawkins, Peter D. Dragic, and John Ballato, "Spinel-derived single mode optical fiber," Opt. Mater. Express 3, 511-518 (2013)
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Genre/Form: | Drama |
Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Churchill, Caryl. Top girls. London : Methuen Drama, 2008 (OCoLC)679467983 |
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Notes: | "An Open University set book." Previous ed.: 1991. |
Description: | lv, 102 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. |
Series Title: | Open University set book.; Methuen drama student editions. |
Responsibility: | Caryl Churchill ; with commentary by Bill Naismith and notes by Nick Worrall. |
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It was not a fashionable place, but even among the pleasant people there, the girls made few friends, preferring to live for one another.
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Girls are apt to imagine noble and enchanting and totally imaginary figures in their own minds; they have fanciful extravagant ideas about men, and sentiment, and life; and then they innocently endow somebody or other with all the perfections for their daydreams, and put their trust in him.
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Aggression is part of the masculine design, we are hardwired for it.... Little girls do not invent games where large numbers of people die, where bloodshed is a prerequisite for having fun. Hockey, for example, was not a feminine creation. Nor was boxing. A boy wants to attack something -- and so does a man, even if it's only a little white ball on a tee.
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The U.N. food agency has recommended insects as a nutritious, ecological food source
The United Nations has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now — edible insects.
The Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday hailed the likes of grasshoppers, ants and other members of the insect world as an underutilised food source for people, livestock and pets.
A 200-page report, released at a news conference at the U.N. agency's Rome headquarters, says 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diets with insects, which are high in protein and minerals, and have environmental benefits.
Insects are "extremely efficient" in converting feed into edible meat, the agency said. On an average, they can convert 2 kg (4.4 pounds) of feed into 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of insect mass. In comparison, cattle require 8 kg (17.6 pounds) of feed to produce a kilo of meat.
Most insects are likely to produce fewer environmentally harmful greenhouse gases, and also feed on human and food waste, compost and animal slurry, with the products being used for agricultural feed, the U.N. agency said.
Currently, most edible insects are gathered in forests and the extant insect farming is mostly family-run and serves niche markets.
"Insects are everywhere and they reproduce quickly," the agency said, adding they leave a "low environmental footprint".
They provide high-quality protein and nutrients when compared with meat and fish and are "particularly important as a food supplement for undernourished children".
Insects can also be rich in copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium and zinc, and are a source of fibre.
The agency noted that its Edible Insect Program was also examining the potential of arachnids — such as spiders and scorpions — although these are not, strictly speaking, insects.
University biologists have analysed the nutritional value of edible insects. Some of these — such as certain beetles, ants, crickets and grasshoppers — come close to lean red meat or broiled fish in terms of protein per gram (ounce).
The report noted that some caterpillars in southern Africa and weaver ant eggs in Southeast Asia are considered delicacies and command high prices.
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Jon Huntsman used to ride his bicycle to meetings with his Chinese counterparts. It seems that American officials aren't new to doing more with less--at least when it comes to the State Department.
Seems that Obama's love of the local cheeseburger joints around the WH is another "conspiracy"? Xi take note!
In dining out with minimal extravagance, Lew is telling Xi that the capitalists are more frugal than the communists, and that's why they are rich.
WSJ propaganda has no problems pointing out that Lew is 'frugal' when spending money on this dumpling house when the US spends trillions of useless wars. Penny wise, pound foolish (or in this case, billions of pounds.)
Give Lew some butter and Jam and send him back to America. These worthless white bums are not welcome in China.
"Worthless white bums'? Your scum bag criminal syndicates aren't welcome in my country. What, you have a couple of bad apples in China? We have triads in the thousands. Selling YOUR peoples children as sex slaves typically in China-town to YOUR own people. Lets not forget the extortion rackets and gambling. How about selling guns and drugs? Yeah YOUR people excel at that, also.
I'll take worthless bums any day over YOUR scum bags. You've lost your face because of these people, they represent YOUR culture.
So you are saying Americans are so useless that they can't stop a few Chinese rogues on their own soil? How about spending some money on their own turf instead of the middle east? Keep order in your own house before you try be the world's policeman.
went to beg for money, looser,
John Huntsman used to pimp his daughters to Bo Xilai son
"Rouges" hardly "Rouges" Full fledged psychopaths with elaborate criminal networks that have infiltrated much of the world. Human trafficking, Heroine trafficking, Gun trafficking, Counterfeit currencies, Extortion and Murder are just a few examples of the network of crime the N American police forces are taxed with. How about keeping order in your house and not allow these people to leave China then, come get them from my country. We'll have a trade, we'll take back our dead beats who hang out in China chasing girls and you can have the Chinese murderers and serial criminals who destroy peoples lives living here.
How about not being so stupid? Criminals like easy targets.
Or maybe pull a trillion from Iraq and spend it at home, you know, where it might actually help americans.
I'm not American. Sorry, the world isn't so black and white; stop being so provincial. This Issue hurts my country and many others. It's an enormous issue costing billions of dollars to the worlds economies and human beings lives being destroyed so shut up!.
No mention of the most simple and reasonable explanation of why Lew ate at Baoyuan - someone wanted to take him out for the best dumplings in Beijing?
of course white people are not welcome in China. China welcomes no one but Chinese people. Yet Chinese want to be welcomed in other countries. Hatred of all foreigners is Central to the Chinese Psyche. Chinese want to hate foreigners but be loved when they are the foreigner in another country. Chinese people in America even call Americans foreigners.
But to get back to the story. The American official actually IS humble. The typical Chinese is the opposite: s/he boasts loudly of how humble Chinese people are while splashing $ to impress
Well Mr. notamerican, too bad. If what you say is true, then China has done a better job of internal policing and security than your country has, because they are a small problem in China. Just like criminals everywhere, they go for easy targets, and suckers like you have a bulls eye on your chest.
Wrong! You are the worlds only Triad apologist. There are over 100.000 in Hong Kong alone. The numbers on mainland China? Know one knows because they work hand in hand with the authorities to commit extortion, fraud, the drug trade, counterfeiting currencies, illegal gambling, loan sharking, human trafficking, murder etc..etc.. By not acknowledging this and looking the other way you are complicit in these crimes.
Yet another reason to take your country from the CCP, they are members of a criminal syndicate other than the CCP syndicate. YOU are the victim here.
Nope, never been affected in over 30 years. I have lived in several major cities, spent several years in Hong Kong, and none of my family, school mates from elementary to university, friends, or co-workers have ever mentioned that they have been affected by gangs of any kind. No victims in a pretty large circle of people.
They make nice subjects for movies though, but you know they are fictional right?
Your country must be a corrupt sh1thole.
I get it, you lost face. I haven't been culturally sensitive and forgot about the concept of face and you lost yours.
It's hard to come to terms with the fact that your country is politically backwards and deeply corrupt but only you can change that by demanding regime change. Take your country back from the criminal syndicate thats operating it. Overthrow your government you wont regret it, the freedoms are amazing.
WSJ attracts mobs of anti-China trolls.
To get fair Western news & opinion try Russia Today at RT.com
Guns are killers' preferred weapons!
is fake news, much like the Global Times.
Ha, i spent a few years in the US, it's nice, but amazing? No. Every country has its own pros and cons, pretty much like everyone and everything.
I choose to move back to China, my employer was more than happy for me to stay if I wanted to.
All of your attempts have been feeble and uninformed, not unlike most Americans I've met.
No, America may not be amazing but comparing the freedoms to those in China the freedoms are. I also lived in China so I can compare. "Uniformed" the Chinese are pretty "uniformed" with central authoritarian rule controlling what information they can access threw the great fire wall or less, they are savvy enough to use a proxy which is far and few between and those TV stations and newspapers.. Pleeease, you know better than that now don't you.
Don't question the state, you may have a couple of visitors at the door. I had a few visitors over the course of time sniffing around and asking "Why have you come to China?" "Same reasons you ask last time, don't you write these things down" I replied. I taught in a grade school and scene the indoctrination first hand so I know where your coming from, the damage has been done. Pretty oppressive stuff, I feel for you.
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As of colour, E6 is holding on alright; C41 negative is going quite well and B&W will be around just forever.
While the material is out there, you can shoot with it.
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Research Reveals Most Influential Social Media in B2B Buying
The latest BuyerSphere research report on business to business (B2B) buying decisions reveals key insights into the role of social media in the B2B buying process. These include the most influential social media channels and the best content formats.
The research covered over 500 B2B Buyers in Europe and asked them how they researched information in the buying process and which information sources were the most influential in their buying decisions. Social media was only used by 20% of buyers, however, there are some interesting lessons and insights from the research.
1. Industry Forums Are The Most Used Social Channels
Where social media was used by B2B buyers, the social channel they used most frequently was industry forums as shown below. They also ranked industry forums as the most influential source of information in the buying process.
Social Media Channels - Usage V Influence
2. Google Plus Is The Most Influential Social Media Channel
Interestingly whilst Google Plus and LinkedIn were used equally, Google Plus was rated as much more influential in buying decisions. Channels such as Pinterest were used very little and had very little influence.
3. Websites Are The Most Used Source Of Information
When researching companies most B2B buyers start with the company website and use this more than any other source of information as seen below. In the sample few people used social media as a source of information although they did seek and receive advice from friends.
Information Sources - Usage v Influence
4. Advice from friends is the most influential information source
Whilst company websites were the most used source of information, it can be seen from the above chart that advice from friends was the most influential. This advice appears to have been sought and received outside of social media channels but this is likely to change as the nature of work networks change and social media networks grow. The importance of advice from people you know is reinforced further when the researchers looked at the influence of information formats below.
Information Formats - Usage v Influence
Interestingly the most used information source was a PDF document downloaded from a website. Formats such as mobile apps and infographics being used little and having little influence. Video was used much less than the popular PDF documents but video was ranked as more influential in buying decisions.
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It is still early days for social media in the B2B buying process with only 20% of buyers using social media of any form in the buying process. Over 50% of those surveyed had not used any social media channel and usage declined with age. The B2B buyers surveyed had an older age profile as follows:
- 33% aged over 51
- 43% aged 41-50
- 24% aged 40 or under
This emphasises the importance of buyer personas and knowing your buyer audience.
On the positive side social media usage is growing and its influence is likely to grow further, not least as the younger generation moves through. It may also grow as it potentially has an important role to play in recommendations from peers and friends which are clearly an important part of the buying process. This could be a key role for social media in the B2B buying process in the future.
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- Your company website remains the most used source of information by B2B buyers. Your website must therefore demonstrate authority and credibility and provide the key information that B2B buyers require. See six ways to ensure your B2B website has authority.
- Industry forums are the most used and most influential social sources of information. You need to participate and build positive relationships by being helpful in these forums. Remember love is the killer app in B2B marketing.
- Google Plus is the most influential social media channel, hence, you should have a strong presence on Google Plus and contribute to Google Plus communities.
- Know your buyers. Build buyer personas and make sure you understand the information sources they use and which ones have most influence.
- Friends and networks are the most influential source of information in B2B buying decisions. Thus building your social networks and relationships must be an essential part of your strategy.
The research was commissioned by Base One and B2B Marketing to explore the behaviours and attitudes of B2B buyers during the buying process. The research covered 516 people across UK, France & Germany. Download the full report.
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Sep 17 Posted 1 year ago
John, thanks. I loved the report, lots in there to analyse outside of social media as well. Really liked the four grid tables that I reused here, good to map both usage and influence. Great report, well done.
Sep 17 Posted 1 year ago
Great to see the survey has been useful – I was the editor and project leader for it and I hope it has given you food for thought.
Incidentally, there are a few other real gems in there (Steve, I can't possibly reproach you for missing them out – it's an 88-page document!) including:
- 47% of B2B buyers said social media was of zero use during their last major buying process!
- Downloading presentation decks was twice as popular as downloading videos
- Using effective email was cited as the most important characteristic of 'winning' suppliers (ie they did it more than unsuccessful suppliers)
It's all in the report - see Steve's link above
Hope that's useful
Sep 16 Posted 1 year ago
This is why I think brand advocates are better than influencers, because they are more within the culture of your target market. As we can see, Twitter is on a lower scale of the quadrant, a platform where influencers are active. Developing relationships is much more ideal than spending your investments on activists and well-known figures.
Sep 16 Posted 1 year ago
Completely self-serving, but I like seeing that industry forums are the most used and influential. We're building something at www.sharebloc.com (in private beta) that is a community of like-minded professionals that curates, shares and discusses business content that matters. It's basically a Reddit for professsionals.
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"Adventures of a reference librarian"
This book was a strange experience. It was, in large part, the story of a story. We follow a very dry, and somewhat dim hero unearthing dusty histories, reading over his shoulder snippets describing vast adventures as if through smoked glass. Minutes are devoted to characters we never see again, and events that deserve far more explication are lovingly set up and then casually abondoned. On the plus side, if you are patient, the ending suddenly rouses to slam-bang action and poignancy that ties the whole effort together at long last.
One more odd plus is that you can make a drinking game out of counting the times the verbally dyslexic narrator mispronounces and misreads fairly basic vocabulary. You will wince at first and then laugh.
What a great story! What beautiful writing. And the Narrator sets a new standard in excellence.
If you liked Ken Grimwood's "Replay", you will love FFL.
Claire North joins PF Hamilton and Neal Stevenson in my personal pantheon of authors who write science fiction that is epic in scope, moving and literate. I started FFL knowing only that it was science fiction and quasi-time travel, or time-shuttling if you will. I expected something light like Brett Battles "Rewinder" or Lee Geiger's "Doctor Wasserman's Time Chamber". Instead I have someone whom I think is a first-time author who is now on my MUST BUY list.
In all of this gigantic story of detective work, spycraft, science and technology, history, love, mystery, friendship and fanaticism there is not one false note of dialog and again no artificial twist shoe-horned into the flow of narration because of plot problems. I hope a writer as skilled with language and as intelligent as Ms. North is young and can keep doing this again and again. some of the dialog is hilarious, especially the bon mots uttered by a character named Virginia.
Of course, I had to give her a pass on the Grandfather Paradox. This is almost a given in any story where the timeline can be altered. Well worth that particular suspension of disbelief.
For those Audible listeners: Peter Kenney is the best narrator ever to synergistically boost a story into the heavens. Subtle, dramatic, nuanced, intelligent.
"Energetic YA Time Travel with a Naïf for a Hero"
First the good: energetic adventure in a new and strange alternate world. A likeable hero with a strong moral compass. Never a boring moment.
My problem: Denny Younger is advanced far above his humble caste by virtue of his interest in history and his brilliance. Supposedly. Well Denny may be a deep thinker but he surely is not a FAST thinker. Whenever he gets backed into a corner, his response is always (always!) "I... umm... uh" and I quote. It is the classic problem of the hero failing to see the obvious for the sake of the story. Surely this milquetoast can think faster than that. Also, he gets physically overcome by a girl his own age-- until it is time for a turnaround in the plot; THEN he is suddenly capable of physical defense.
A note: Brett Battles beautifully walks the tightrope of political neutrality in describing Denny's reaction to and description of an alternate timeline that happens to be our world. He is not going to make any Conservatives or Liberals angry here (and by Conservatives and Liberals I mean Conservatives). Well done.
As far as the big bugaboo of Time Travel stories, The Grandfather Paradox, the author does not so much ignore it as shred it into tiny pieces and shove it into plot hole oblivion where the sun never shines. In fact, Battles has one of his characters mentioning the confusion of meeting yourself and changing the future by saying: "Going down that road is a sure path to insanity". Just like the movie "Looper" when Bruce Willis dismisses any attempt to figure things out. That's alright. I always give the Paradox a pass just so I can enjoy the story.
-Denny learns all about history in our timeline but never bothers to do a little research into how to recharge his time travel machine. It never even crosses his mind. ??
-At a penultimate moment Denny is forcing a deal on his enemies and yet there is absolutely no way he can enforce their promises.
"A Few Top-Level Interviews Make Good Overview"
"Becoming Steve Jobs" has a narrow premise, sticks to it, and succeeds. Steve Jobs began as a product-driven, cruel company-smashing maniacal marketing genius, and rebuilt himself into a product-driven humane, super company-building CEO maniacal marketing genius. Although BSJ is an unauthorized biography, it is actually far more authorized than Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs" because of Brent Schendler's access to very high-level colleagues such as Iger, Ives, Cook, Catmul, Gates and of course, Steve's wife Laurene.
This isn't an in-depth analysis of the technology, which I would have liked. Nor are there many anecdotes from the many, many interesting people Jobs interacted with during his amazing life. It is a broad and illuminating look at how Jobs became a really good boss instead of a bomb inside the company gas tank. It is also, through interviews, the story of how Steve got less mean, more patient, and wiser. It separates his behavior outside of work: some people NEVER got yelled at by Steve. Starting a family with Laurene changed him. Watching creativity being gently fostered at Pixar, his "side bet purchase" changed him. He learned. He grew.
As for the leaps that were the music player, phone, and tablet look elsewhere for a real description of their technology and social impact. Although they are covered as pivotal events, the focus is always on Jobs, and that is fine.
There is a lot left untold in this useful new addition to the Lore Of Steve. I want more personal stories. I want more about the tech... lots more. Still, this is an excellent overview and the quotes from his friends and colleagues are valuable.
Oh, and one more thing: The book was written with love.
"Drop Off In Quality"
While still enjoyable, Mr. Wood's 4th foray into the adventures of Victor the Assassin seem to be a bit rushed. There is less plot complexilty and more shallow "chase scene" writing. Victor spends less time using his brain and more time dodging many many bullets. His lady friend is a big flaw: Is she a mentally ill shrew? Is she a moody 14-year-old? Is she wise in the ways of the world? Take your pick from page to page. We are at a loss to figure out Victor's protective feeling toward her.
Another problem is that Victor "Keeps his promises". Well, when it suits the plot; otherwise he lies like a rug, as he has in past and better installments of this saga.
I did think the way he tied together the first part of the book and the very last paragraph was just delicious. I will certainly read the next installment, in hopes that this lazy business was an abberation.
"A Classic Thriller/Police Procedural."
Frederick Forsyth is a masterful writer. This is as much a police procedural as a thriller. It never bores or flags in its pace. To listen to this is to understand why it was the perfect subject for a movie (twice) with its straightforward story. The only mystery is how he hid the rifle and the only twist is one of identity and yet the plot engrosses totally.
"A Load of Codswallop"
And hand-wringing, bosom-beating romance with an ending predictable withing the first few minutes of listening. The narrator was fine but could have toned down the angst with a flatter reading of our heroine's endless tormented monologues. I care about the environment, but Howey's approach has the pessimistic and defeatist tone of 1950's British science fiction.
I guessed the ending within the first half-hour of listening and even particular upcoming lines of dialog were utterly predictable.
I found that even the pleasant romance could not save a very silly story.
"This Story has Aged Well"
Sometimes the movie (3 Days of the Condor) is almost as good as the book. In this case, and In some ways, the movie is better: more complex, grittier. Still, this is an excellent first novel by James Grady (Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 is another best seller) that is fast, taut and well written.
"Lee Child Move Over"
This is the first of 4 books. This one is good, and by book four, I am giving 5 stars.
Juvenile dialog, pretty good writing, and MASTERFUL action scenes. Unlike Ben Coes or Mark Greany, Tom Wood really knows how to write a believable and nail-biting action scene that does not take you out of the moment with cartoonish stupidity or technical inaccuracy.
Victor is a great creation, and pretty consistent in his actions and most but not all of what he says.
The writing is pretty good, with the occasional dangling participle but very smooth syntax. The silly dialog improves bit by bit in the next 3 books (yes, there are more!) and Victor becomes more sympathetic while the CIA becomes less evil. I would remind Rob Shapiro, the narrator, that the word is "prostrate", not "Prostate"-- an error he repeats in the next book in the series. Shapiro is good, but I wish he would tone down the querulous whining and let the dialog carry some of the load.
Often, when an author paints his beleaguered hero into a "how will he ever get out of this?" corner, the escape is disappointingly unbelievable. But no Deus Ex Machina here, Tom Wood comes up with some very clever solutions, stratagems, and twists.
Tom Wood is intelligent. I like that in an author. Some of what gets published today is really lowest common denominator stuff, but here we have logic and believability.
If you like this first book about Victor, you are in for a treat, as they keep getting better, and Wood gets better at keeping you guessing.
"The Story Deepens"
Obviously more coming
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My Gosh! Stop with the stereotypical raspy voice for almost all military.
Can't stay awake that long, or I would.
Read "Terms of Enlistment" first, if you can, although this novel does well enough as a stand-alone. Marko Kloos has revealed himself as quite the subversive, and I approve! He seems to think that sometimes, a society will endure a time when it is not the cream that rises to the top, but the ... well, you know.
In the first book of this series (may there be many more!) Grayson is a callow youth; not stupid, mind you, just living in a black and white world. He is optimistic in a world that is falling apart. In "Lines" he has begun to realize that he is those at the top are behaving with perverse stupidity, and he slowly comes to know that he has to do something about it or lose his self respect.
A weakness of the book is Kloos aliens: what makes them tick. Why are they so powerful and yet so apparently stupid. Humans are cockroaches to them, such is their technological superiority. They wipe us out like we would fumigate termites, and as easily. But I don't know of any termites that can band together to kill humans, or burn down a house rather than let you move in. The aliens inscrutability is taken too far. Wouldn't they make more effort to stop us from fighting back if they are so powerful? Maybe Kloos will explain this in the next book.
And there better be a next book. Our hero is likable and the writing is smooth and professional.
But please, again, narrator Luke Daniels, stop with the constricted throat rasping voice for all ground troops except our hero and his girlfriend. Even Sergeant Brianna sounds like a weight lifter. And apparently all the pilots speak in a rapid monotone or with a Tennessee twang. Oh, another choice for soldiers is that some sound like Squiggy from Lavern and Shirley. There are about 5 exaggerated voices that are used over and over again. Gets really annoying.
Having been so mean to our Narrator, let me say that his performance choices are very important, and can change the quality of the book. Luke Daniels is good! Just never let him do military voices again unless he broadens his repertoire.
"Cardboard Apocalypse"
The narrator has about 3 voices and 2 accents. He does not serve the material well. The characters are not developed. The moral qualms of the soldiers are unrealistic in the situation as described. Too many characters who are not anchored by time and place and personality. Poor writing. I can't give it one star because the spelling was fine.


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We use to have a drive-in but they closed :(
I have been to one, but not in 6yrs since it closed.
the boys and I go see the "kid" movies- Misfit Pirates, Toy Story 3, Muppits, we went to see Alvin Chipwrecked twice. We can't wait to see the new Madagascar- it looks cute from the preview.
the nearest drive-in to us is over an hour away...I have never been to a drive-in
DH took the boys to see Avengers the other day- I got a couple hours to myself :) I went to the thrift store
I wish the theater was cheap, its a great break during those killer heat days of summer, but it costs way too much, and the shock of ours is almost as bad. They make it sooo cold in the theater and you wak outside and almost faint from the drastic temperature change lol
Quoting LucyHarper:Yes, we go when its something that we really want to see. Movies are pretty cheap in our area and its really the one activity that we spend any money on, the kids love it, we dont have cable or air conditioning, so getting to go to the cool theater in the summer and watch a movie on the big screen is a big deal to them. There is a drive though, about 15 minutes away, and we do go sometimes in the summer, its a lot of fun.
I LOVE the cheapy bins at the stores! Its insane how expensive it is lol
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My fiance took me last Friday to see The Avengers. It was a really good movie. But paying almost $40 for tickets, popcorn and drinks reminded me why we rarely go. Lol I just bought 6 movies at kmart for les than that!