![]() Having been raised in the States and hailing most recently from Florida, I was being pushed just to the right of crazy by this late September weather. I’ve always loved it and found the bright blue-and-white-striped awning and matching blue shutters on the windows above to be cheerful, but even they couldn’t defeat the never-ending gloom that seemed to descend upon our section of London. Our shop is nestled in the midst of Portobello Road and takes up the bottom floor of the three-story white building that our grandmother bought over forty years ago. ![]() ![]() Gray clouds, gray sheets of rain, gray fog filling the streets and alleyways, gray, gray, gray. I stood at the counter of Mim’s Whims, the hat shop my cousin Vivian Tremont and I had inherited from our grandmother Mim, and I gazed out the window. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Now each side has retreated into belligerent isolation, with Donald Trump gleefully fanning the flames of discord. ![]() It feels as if the situation in the Middle East is always a reflection of its age. It’s a strange time for a novel as full-hearted as Apeirogon. It does far more than make an argument for peace it is, itself, an agent of change. But it’s indisputably a novel, and, to my mind, an exceedingly important one. It achieves its aim by merging acts of imagination and extrapolation with historical fact. it allows us to inhabit the interiority of human beings who are not ourselves. ![]() Apeirogon is an empathy engine, utterly collapsing the gulf between teller and listener. Reading Apeirogon we move beyond an understanding of Rami and Bassam’s grief from the outside we begin to share it. the novel succeeds brilliantly at its larger project. McCann’s brilliant act of novel-making builds a wholly believable and infinitely faceted reality around Rami’s and Bassam’s first-person accounts, a rich and comprehensive context that allows us into the fathers’ experiences, their histories, their minds. They’re also the most intimate pages of the book, and the most difficult to read. these fathers’ grief-stricken voices are already part of the public consciousness. This novel, divided into 1,001 fragmentary chapters.reflects the infinite complications that underlie the girls’ deaths, and the unending grief that follows. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In principle you could look for quasi-normal modes in the data, and then you would have created not a wormhole but a black hole and be doing “quantum gravity in the laboratory” Maldacena’s proposal is basically for a variant of the wormhole publicity stunt: he argues that if you have a large enough quantum computer, you can do a better calculation than the recent Monte-Carlo. Maldacena points to this recent Monte-Carlo calculation, which claims to get results consistent with expectations from duality with supergravity. ![]() New Scientist has an article Quantum computers could simulate a black hole in the next decade which tells us that “Understanding the interactions between quantum physics and gravity within a black hole is one of the thorniest problems in physics, but quantum computers could soon offer an answer.” The article is about this preprint from Juan Maldacena which discusses numerical simulations in a version of the BFSS matrix model, a 1996 proposal for a definition of M-theory that never worked out. ![]() We’re hearing this week from two very different parts of the string theory community that quantum supremacy (quantum computers doing better than classical computers) is the answer to the challenges the subject has faced. ![]() ![]() ![]() Images can express the author’s thoughts and aesthetic emotions in different forms “animal image” refers to the aesthetic images that express the author’s thoughts and feelings with animals as the carrier. The concept of imagery has been broadened and equated with an artistic image. Imagery is an objective image combined with subjective emotion, or the subjective emotion expressed by objective things. Influenced by Chinese and Western classical imagery theories, modern scholars have different understandings of the word “imagery”. ![]() At this time, “imagery” has a dual structure of representation and meaning. Wang Chong of Han Dynasty first combined “meaning” and “image” into one word, and mentioned “the image of ceremony and its precious value”. The two concepts of “meaning” and “image”, originally two independent concepts, originated in the pre-Qin and Six Dynasties, are two concepts in ancient Chinese literary theory. This concept, like other concepts in ancient Chinese literary theory, has no clear meaning or usage of any one meaning. ![]() The word “imagery” has been endowed with rich connotations in the history of literary theory. ![]() ![]() Readers Digest Condensed Book selection Literary Guild alternate. As the coincidence-laden plot twists towards its predictable ending, its myriad stereotyped characters utter dialogue embarrassing enough to make Robert E. Ripley (Charleston includes potentially interesting historical detail, but it is all but obscured by the sorely abused conventions of the historical romance genre that dominate her story. New Orleans legacy by Ripley, Alexandra Publication date 1987 Topics New Orleans (La. Mary perseveres through poverty, drudgery, a sham marriage and subsequent rape, voodoo and a yellow fever epidemic, the mesmerizing Saint-Brevin toying with her heart all the while. ![]() As Mary wanders the strange city, her path crosses that of her Aunt Celeste who, hoping to retain the inheritance left by Mary's mother, hides her identity from her niece. ![]() ![]() Mary escapes the brothel, virtue intact, but not before she is seen there by Valmont Saint-Brevin, a handsome Creole aristocrat. The naive girl soon falls into the clutches of New Orleans' most infamous madam. ![]() When Mary's father dies, leaving his fortune to his unscrupulous second wife, 16-year-old Mary sets out for New Orleans to find her real mother's family. Set in antebellum Louisiana, this historical romance follows the fortunes of Mary McAlister, raised in a convent in Pennsylvania. ![]() ![]() ![]() He likes doing new things and gets obsessed over motor cars and houseboats. He lives in Toad Hall and is smart and kind, but he is also spoiled and believes he is the most important person in the world. Ratty does not like new things, though, so he and Mole learn some things together. He tells Mole he will show him the world and proudly shows Mole how much fun life along the river can be. Ratty is fun-loving and has a relaxed attitude about life. While he is wandering along the river, he meets his first friend, Ratty. ![]() He discovers the world is a busy, crazy place and it takes a while for him to adapt. Toad and Badger form a tight friendship and have many adventures.Īt the beginning of the book, Mole is busy spring cleaning is home when he suddenly decides he is simply sick of the job and that he wants to see what the big world outside his home is really like. The Wind in the Willows allows every person who has always wished animals could talk to dream a little more. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s been a long time since I posted anything. Genres & Subjects: Fiction, graphic novel, comics, romance, humour ![]() * I received an advanced copy of Fangs by Sarah Andersen from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*įangs by Sarah Andersen will be released on September 1, 2020 Even with their differences, such as Elsie’s aversion to sunlight and Jimmy’s allergy to silver, they are perfect for each other.įangs is a really cute collection of comics, and I would recommend it to those who are looking for a light read. They are just like any couple, except… Elsie is a vampire and Jimmy is a werewolf. Each comic is a few panels long and the entire comic can be read in one sitting.Įlsie met Jimmy in a bar. FANGS chronicles the humor, sweetness, and awkwardness of meeting someone perfectly suited to you but also vastly different.įangs is a collection of comics about the relationship between a werewolf and a vampire. This all changes one night in a bar when she meets a charming werewolf. Vamp is three hundred years old but in all that time, she has never met her match. Fangs tells the story of a romance between a vampire and a werewolf. ![]() I related so much to Sarah Andersen’s comics about being an introvert. ![]() Initial Thoughts: I love Sarah’s Scribbles. A new gothic romance story from the creator of the enormously popular Sarah’s Scribbles comics. ![]() ![]() "Beautifully written for both the non-expert and expert, The Discovery of Insulin not only describes the events surrounding that momentous discovery in 1921, but also provides insight into the numerous factors that promote as well as detract from scientific discovery." Patricia Brubaker, Professor, Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto: Alison Li’s foreword offers tremendous insight into the writing and impact of The Discovery of Insulin – incredibly valuable and a pleasure to read!" "This book is the definitive history of the discovery of insulin and readers will be captivated by the determination, exasperation, suffering, and ultimate resurrection of individuals. Shelley McKellar, Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine, Western University: The new edition of this historical masterpiece marking the centenary of insulin’s discovery fleshes out events and personalities through a narrative that remains as stirring and relevant as ever." "No book before or since, fiction or non-fiction, has affected me as powerfully: I was inspired to enter the specialty of endocrinology and to pursue medical research after reading The Discovery of Insulin. ![]() Wolfe Distinguished Medical Research Chair, Martha Blackburn Chair in Cardiovascular Research, and Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, Western University: ![]() ![]() ![]() Other than her two personal guards and her handmaiden, she doesn’t have much interaction. ![]() ![]() She is secluded from everyone, bound by the strictest rules – to never talk or socialize, be seen, and always cover her face with a veil. She is to bring in a new era on her ascension.Īlthough that destiny looks prestigious, it is anything but. The future of the Kingdom of Solis rests on her shoulders. We meet Penallaphe ‘Poppy’ Balfour, 17 years old, known as the Maiden, chosen by the Gods. Although I got confused when I read this the first time, there were several terms thrown around and understand the complicated layers of Solis and Atlantia (the Two Kingdoms). The story is initially focused more on introducing us to the brand new world that’s breathtaking and dangerous, rife with tension – and you get sucked in, wanting to know more. I’ve devoured most of her series – Lux, Dark Elements, and Wicked. First off, she is one of my favorite authors. From Blood and Ash is a high fantasy novel, a first for Jennifer Armentrout who usually writes more of Sci-Fi and Paranormal Romance. ![]() ![]() Her expertise in the disability community comes from her personal experience of living with a spinal cord injury for over twenty five years, as well as her years as host and producer of two national television programs that focus on telling in-depth stories about Canadians with disabilities, the Gemini award winning CBC show Moving On, and her current show, Accessibility in Action. ![]() As a certified nutritional practitioner, she works with you on creating individualized nutritional programs to help you achieve your optimal health and well-being. Joanne fully understands the unique needs of people with disabilities and her nutritional consulting practice helps others live to their maximum potential. As a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, she specializes in providing optimal nutritional health for people with disabilities, spinal cord and brain injuries, digestive dysfunction and weight issues. ![]() Joanne has dedicated her career to raising awareness of the issues concerning people with disabilities. Joanne Smith is a graduate of the Institute of Holistic Nutrition in Toronto, holds a degree in psychology from York University, as well as a diploma in radio & television broadcasting from Seneca College. ![]() |
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