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I don't give my Mommy too much time to herself these days so the blog entries have been severely lacking. What can I say, I don't like being anywhere but in her arms so anything else can just wait in line. But, Mommy has been tricking me into taking little kitten naps in my bounce chair lately so let's see if she can get a few photos from the last few weeks posted for you Grandma's, Grandpa's and other loyal followers.
Here's the beauty shot. What else can I say…
Here is my first and only captured smile so far. Smiles are becoming more often now so maybe Mommy can capture a few more on film for you guys.
This is me sitting in my big sister's chair while Mom and Dad get the big girls ready for bed. So far I really like this chair. I can sit upright and stare at the different lights. Did I ever mention how much I love staring at lights. They are mesmerizing to me.
Mommy has decided its much easier to give me a bath with her in the big tub instead of that slippery baby tub. I tend to slide down a lot in the other tub. What's not to love about this new idea. I get to be held by Mommy in warm cozy water. Its one of my favorite times of the day. Mommy lowers me into the water and I immediately go into this trance as seen here.
Another beauty shot! This is me sitting in my bouncey chair. Previously this chair was very hated. Now I can be persuaded to take small naps in here. But, only if it is really quiet.
This is me sitting up in the corner of the couch. I am starting to like sitting up more on my own. That is until I realize that my Mommy isn't holding me.
Another close-up shot.
This is me and my big sister Reagan. Since Syd is in first grade now I spend a lot of my day with Reagan. She absolutely adores me. If I'm awake you will find my sister Reagan ALL OVER ME…
I do tend to cry the second my Mommy puts me down. She has found it quite hard to get any bit of housework done. I think she is okay with that for now since she loves me so much but the other house members tend to get mad when there is no clean laundry. So Mommy has found it necessary to sometimes throw me in with the dirty laundry at times. This tends to be okay with me since I can still see her and I know its only for a few minutes. Still, Mommy thinks it is hilarious.
This is me taking a little nap in the downstairs pack-n-play. I think this worked for maybe 10 minutes before I realized my Mom was gone. But, she was thankful for the brief separation.
This is a picture of what I look like when my Mommy is not holding me…
And finally, Reagan needed a family picture for her school project last week. Since we had none containing me we had to take a spur of the moment family picture. Here is a picture of the new and improved Fuller family.
Hope you enjoyed my pictures. Love, Kayla


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How to Plan Your Digital Marketing Budget for 2019
Category: Small Business Strategy
Skill Level: All Levels
Date Recorded: November 15, 2018
Digital Marketing is becoming increasingly important for small and medium businesses. However, many business owners and managers don't know where to start with creating their digital marketing budget (or overall marketing budget).
In this webinar, we'll be talking about all about budgets, and how you can ensure you're allocating the right amount of spending on digital marketing.
More importantly, we'll take a quick look at some key digital marketing strategies and help you put together a marketing plan that will help you meet your goals for the next year. We'll discuss how the following strategies can be used to help your company grow:
- search engine marketing
- social media marketing
- web design
- content marketing
- email marketing
- mobile marketing
- PPC advertising
When you're done, you should have a better grasp of how your marketing efforts can help you better reach your target audience, and what percentage of your total revenue you should be spending on digital marketing.
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Prior to starting Fistbump Media in 2012, Dan has been a long-time blogger, website developer, and social media expert. He is a speaker and both a self-published and traditionally published author.
He has helped numerous other writers, non-profits, and small businesses expand their reach by using online tools to amplify their voice.
When he's not working, he and his wife are usually spending time with their five kids (two biological and three adopted).
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Bahay Na Bato, Luna, La Union
"Bahay na Bato" (Stone House), a house made of stone is located in Luna, La Union. Ate Jean, our former dorm mate in Ortigas who now lives again in La Union thought we might enjoy the place, especially me given my line of work. With elements of major stone and wood art + beach scenery. I hope you guys appreciate it as much as we have.
Having personally experienced extreme heat emitted from the sun, the stones and the pebbles in the summer, I'm very confident to suggest it as a tourist destination even during the rainy season. Why? Because its shore is basically made up of pebbles. Therefore, they balance the temperature in the area as the stones and pebbles emit stored heat to combat the cold air brought about by the season.
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You can download Arduo File Splitter 1.2.4 from our software library for free. This download was scanned by our built-in antivirus and was rated as clean. The common filename for the program's installer is ArduoFileSplitter.exe. The actual developer of the free program is arduosoft.com. The following version: 1.2 is the most frequently downloaded one by the program users. The program lies within System Utilities, more precisely File Managers.
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Arduo File Splitter is a simple and useful software that permit to split a file in multiple chunk with any size, and then merge it to obtain the original file.
You may want to check out more software, such as All in One File Splitter Merger, WinUtilities File Splitter or WonderWebWare File Splitter, which might be similar to Arduo File Splitter.
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Our Summer of Learning Program
for children is a terrific way for families to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) as well as STEAM (STEM with an art component).The Library has many free science resources for adults, too.
Start with our online Science & Technology resource page. It includes free access to Birds of North America Online as well as The New Book of Popular Science (an encyclopedia with science projects, articles, games, puzzles and brainteasers). Our science librarians also put together these suggested reading lists:
Another great learning opportunity is provided by Science Friday, a weekly talk show on KUOW2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. You can listen to science programs streamed through your computer, mobile device, HD radio or Internet radio. Produced by the Science Friday Initiative, a nonprofit organization, it has become a popular radio program nationwide. Journalist Ira Flatow discusses fascinating topics with scientists from many fields, and listeners are urged to call in with their questions. On the Science Friday site, you can hear prior shows, watch videos and engage in interesting activities. Topics covered include the science behind barbecuing, tips on keeping cool, communication by fireflies and the explosive chemistry behind colorful fireworks. Check out Ira Flatow's book Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.


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How we brought an urban settlement from Mumbai alive at Kochi Muziris Biennale
Samooha: a collective reflects on its art work at the event.
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Among the many conversations I've had about housing and urban culture in Mumbai, I recall one in particular quite vividly. Santosh Thorat, a housing activist was talking to me about the role of protest and direct action in his own life and in that of his settlement. He ended his conversation with his customary salutation, zindabad!
Zindabad recalls revolutionary change and the destruction of a system before rebuilding. But Santosh explained that in Sathenagar, the large, informal settlement in northeast Mumbai where he lived, they had transformed the meaning of the word to always refer to the phrase that lies at its heart – jo zinda hai, woh abaad ho – meaning let she who is alive, be happy and prosperous.
In recent years, Santosh and others in Sathenagar have been reflecting on what makes their struggle to remain in the city meaningful, that makes life prosperous, beyond achieving the specific goals of the movement such as secure housing and infrastructure.
Our artistic collective, Samooha, is rooted in these reflections, bringing together the knowledge and practice of many different disciplines to speak to this question. We came together in early 2016 at the invitation of Sudarshan Shetty, the curator of the third edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.Our project imagines the city itself as a studio - as an actor within the work of art and as an element that enables the work of art to emerge as such.
Sathenagar became a central focus of our project to imagine an installation for the Biennale after several conversations with Santosh and others from the neighbourhood, discussing interpretations of key terms like Zindabad, watching short films conceived and directed by Santosh, listening to the philosophical and devotional songs performed by some of Sathenagar's oldest residents, watching the young men and women of a local theatre troupe called Swapna Kala Manch, setting up interactions between a studio photographer from Sathenagar and a professional artist-photographer and being enchanted by the performances of young men and women devoting themselves to the popular dance form called lavani.
Sathenagar is named after the celebrated Dalit writer, poet and social activist Annabhau Sathe and its residents – largely from Dalit and Muslim backgrounds – share the struggles of Mumbai's many self-built communities. Influenced in part by Annabhau's role in Sathenagar's creation, many of its residents also share a heightened sense of cultural inheritance and its potential to transform communities.
Sathenagar is not only a morphological organisation of space and structures, reflecting social norms and urban policies but also a place of dense social interaction, where notions of public and private blur into the proximate interactions between people, structures, infrastructures and other forms of life to create specific cultural experiences based on an active awareness of heritage and provenance.
Itself an informal and interdisciplinary collective of architects, writers and social activists, Samooha took its time to develop a focus, in keeping with the spirit of multiplicity at play in the curatorial vision for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
Over the course of the year, we began to focus on tracing flows of cultural practice in urban India, coming at the project with different skills, concepts and tool kits.Based on this intensive and long term collaboration situated in and around Sathenagar, Samooha has built an interactive installation, modelling the intersecting public, private and performance spaces in Sathenagar in Fort Kochi.
This space is animated with video, photo and graphic content produced by artists from Sathenagar, in collaboration with Samooha.
Drawing on ethnographic research about informal urban cultures, our project imagines the city itself as a studio - as an actor within the work of art and as an element that enables the work of art to emerge as such.
Representing the spatial conditions of Sathenagar through the language of architecture and its social conditions through narrative, performance and images, Samooha's installation weaves these conditions, under which art is created, into the fabric of the artistic works presented on the stage of the Biennale.
Our programme thus connects a stage mirroring the spatial and social conditions of Sathenagar with images, narratives and performances produced by and with artists from Sathenagar.
Together, these programmes activate a residual public space in Fort Kochi, occupying and layering the site with a community's archive, and inviting Kochi's public to do the same at this public site.
Knowing that there are a wide range of situations and contexts in which art and artistic expressions are created and shared, we wished to examine the potential of perforating the boundaries of the élite, commercial worlds of the studio-gallery-museum complex with popular artistic practices, with the least possible mediation.
While Mumbai's informal communities are always available to the gaze of the privileged, we observed they rarely occupy the most privileged stages as protagonists themselves.
The intention was not to create a museum-like programme to display the talents of a single community but to allow a community's public expression, long trapped in specific forms of public discourse around protest and rights, to take flight on another, more universally visible stage.
We named our project "On Stage: Sathenagar Here" to bring visibility both to the community as author and to the concept of the stage, which operates on multiple levels to support the community as author.
Our other challenge was how to communicate this idea with the artists of Sathenagar, to bring the idea of the Biennale to Sathenagar without mediating or transforming their practices radically for presentation at the Biennale, to keep the context of the city's effects on Sathenagar alive in their artistic creations.
The process of negotiating across these radically different cultures and contexts of creation also produced its own fractures that we continue to navigate beyond the Biennale. Samooha's approach was to actively avoid a didactic attitude to creativity in contexts where the call for social justice and activism are pronounced practices, but that meant that we had to engage in process that gestated slowly, evolved, changed course and converged around a set of presentations and objects through a slow process of consensus and negotiation.
We continue this process throughout the 108 days of the Biennale, producing new video content, adding short set pieces of drama and rehearsing lavani performances, all tied together by the philosophy, poetry and political vision of Annabhau Sathe.
These ephemeral performances, images and narratives come alive within the architectural set that we have created in Kochi, but unlike other artistic media, some of this work may only live on as a trace, a residue of the interactions it provokes.
Samooha is thus also examining the meaning of its own contribution as a work of art.
Could this exploration of being together in a process of performance and self-expression itself stand in for the work of art, within the context of an international Biennale?
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2018 Scholarship AwardsUpdated Saturday February 2, 2019 by Kent Island Youth Soccer League.
The Kent Island Youth Soccer League is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Bert Robertson Memorial Scholarship. Due to the large number of exceptional candidates, $3,000 in awards were made to five very deserving graduates: Kyle Allewalt, Andrew Smith, Caroline Marr, Connor Abplanalp and Matthew Cutter.
Kyle Allewalt will be attending The Ohio State University studying Finance and Spanish. Andrew Smith will be attending Embry Riddle Aeronautical University studying Aerospace Engineering. Caroline Marr will be attending the University of Maryland studying International Relations. Connor Abplanalp will be attending Chesapeake Community College studying agriculture. Matthew Cutter will be attending Chesapeake Community College studying Pre-Med.
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Early trip to Hessenpark (it is an outdoor museum with rebuilt houses, churches and farms from Hessen) and the first parking area was nearly filled up. But at the bakery and at the cheese monger – always our first thing – no waiting time. But after queuing up at the cash desk we did an extended tour across the plant market. We finished our purchases and then a tour with picnic in the Hessenpark.
Schafe (das Gas außerhalb des Zaunes ist immer besonders gut) – sheep (the grass beyond the fence tastes always better)
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Collecting business cards from networking events, trade shows and in social situations is pretty standard behaviour. It's what we do with that valuable information afterwards that really counts.
It's a wonderful gesture in business when someone shares their business card with you. It is communicating that they would be happy for you to engage with them at a business level and the card usually contains information that isn't always available in the public domain.
I speak to so many business owners who just place these cards on their desk with the intention to do something with them later. Guess what, it never happens.
I've been using business card scanning apps on my iPhone since I started seriously networking in 2014. Keeping my desk free of clutter is important to me, so forgive me for putting this out there, but once your card is scanned, it's into the recycle bin to start its new journey.
There's a few available card scanning available options on the market and it's worth testing a few to see what works best for you.
A popular standalone product is CamCard. This has some nice features including business card exchange. It's also integrated with Salesforce if that's your CRM and there's a number of export options.
If you're a Zoho CRM user, then Zoho Cardscanner integrates with Zoho CRM by simply using your login within the Cardscanner app. The app is very easy to use. I've installed it on iPhone and tested it on Android and the functionality is simple.
Once installed, you can pretty much start scanning cards right away. If you want the details to be passed into Zoho CRM or Leads, then you need to set up the integration first. Go into Settings>Zoho and enter your normal credentials. Select if you would like your card details to sync with Leads or Contacts. It's my view that if you have been given their business card, then in most cases, it's likely to be a Contact.
Exceptions to the rule would be when using Zoho Cardscanner at a trade show or speed networking when you don't really have time to engage with each person so you may want to qualify further and leave then in Leads until you've done your homework.
Scanning Cards at Trade Shows
To segment your trade show scans, use the Campaigns option within the app to assign the Lead or Contact to the right Campaign in the CRM. You'll need to set this up first, but you will have a neat collection when you return to the office.
I set up workflow to send out a note following the successful scan thanking them for visiting the stand. Make sure the scan has been successful by reviewing the information on the phone first. Names and emails matter especially if you've merged the fields in your email template. When the app has struggled to scan, the text will be in red.
Scan Quality
The quality of the scan is dependent on the light conditions and the quality of your camera lens. I've seen varying results with different smartphones, but in the general, the newer the smartphone, the better the results. I use an IPhone 7 currently and my success rate is pretty high.
Position your cards in an area with lots of natural light and try to avoid using flash. It's surprising, but the results are usually worse with flash.
The colours used on the card also have an impact. High contrast works best with black on white being the true winner here. When designing your own cards, bear in mind that people are more likely to store your details if they're easy on the eye and easy to digitally import.
To download Zoho Cardscanner, just click the link to the right. It costs 79p and gets my vote simply from the integration with Zoho CRM. If you decide to use another scanner, then ensure you can export the data for use in your CRM at a later date.
Zoho Contact Manager
Ideal for business networking, startups and individuals. Less complex than full CRM. Organize contacts, track deals and integrate with Mailchimp.


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The Food Aficionados Series #5: Spoon To Mouth
To be a foodie is just a saying, but being a real foodie means spreading the passion and love for food. It is hard work. Foodies are creating blogs and platforms which are attracting large audiences for a good read and advice. It is not easy to maintain the interest of an audience of followers who interact with the food pictures that foodies share. The food aficionado Hoda Chmaitilly is a perfect example of a successful foodie that has her audience's ear (and stomach) in rapture on her Instagram Page "SPOON TO MOUTH".
ChefXChange Food Aficionados Series #5: "Spoon To Mouth"
The food aficionado Hoda Chmaitilly is a young lady that is currently a student at AUB (American University Of Beirut) majoring in business and concentrating on Accounting. She is a sports lover and she loves extreme sports like bungee jumping and crazy water experiences… She traveled from Petra to London passing by Antalya. Her food page Spoon To Mouth on Instagram was created 3 years ago and currently boasts 17K followers. Her obsession with food inspired her to get into food blogging! Blogging is her hobby.
We asked Hoda why she called her page Spoon To Mouth? "It's just a random name that popped in my head and then I decided to start my blog"
Inspiration & Motivation
FUN is one of the main factors in Hoda's food blogging journey. In addition to simply enjoying sharing her food inspirations, one lesson she has learned from blogging is to compete with others. This is especially relevant nowadays as blogging has become really competitive with social media creating new opportunities for online users.
Hoda thinks that she doesn't need to motivate her self to keep running her blog. She loves her page and she will keep posting on it as long as she has this passion in her.
One of the best pictures that Hoda has ever took and posted on her page was the dessert pictured below from Entrecote Restaurant, "Vacherin Chocolat".Check below for this breathtaking shot! Brain freeze here we come!
We asked Hoda about her 'favorites'…
Hoda has had a lot of great culinary experiences, for example, Ferdinand (resto-pub) has a special place in her tummy: "It is definitely the place with delicious dishes (burgers, sandwiches, appetizers) amazing staff and great ambiance!"
Her worst culinary experience was eating sushi at a place that is currently closed, it was called Sticks and Maki. "The sushi tasted so so so bad" Hoda mentioned.
This food aficionado's favorite cuisines are French and Italian, and her least favorite cuisine is Indian. Her favorite dessert is Pain Perdu… à la Francaise!
We asked Hoda if she was stuck on an island and she could only choose three ingredients to use in her food! What would she pick? she answered: "Chicken, rice & milk"
Hoda's favorite food blog other than her own is "Cravings in Lebanon". This food aficionado's dream food destination is New York or Dubai! In her opinion, they have some of the best restaurants in the world. But for the food itself, she mentioned:"I'd love to find myself in Italy eating pizza and pasta every day!". Hoda couldn't decide on her favorite restaurant, we think she has so many in mind that she couldn't pick just one! Food lovers always face this problem. We understand your case Hoda!
This passionate food aficionado loves to eat home food but at the same time, she loves to try out new restaurants!
Hoda on Chefs and Foodies…
What would you like to see in a chef? – "Passion"
How would you define a true foodie? – "Passion"
If you enjoyed this post you will love the rest of the ChefXChange's Food Aficionado Series, so look out for the next post. For more food inspiration check out our recipe posts or have a look at what our extraordinary Private Chefs have to offer.
If you know a great food blogger, or you are a great food blogger, we're always looking to make new friends! Introduce yourself to us and you could be featured in the Series!


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I'm blaming my rambling on the eclipse. On August 21, entire swaths of the nation were caught up in eclipse fever, and Georgia and the Carolinas were part of the mania.
Did you have friends who traveled for the viewing? One Atlanta couple texted us Monday that they had stopped far short of their preferred destination after going 51 miles in two hours, so I was just as happy that the Clampetts, as my husband refers to us, shared our one pair of eclipse glasses and watched the phenomenon from our driveway.
If an eclipse can cause large parts of the population to take leave of their senses and sit in traffic for hours on end, perhaps it can cause my brain to hopscotch around. The idea of writing about music was triggered when I heard mention of Bonnie Tyler. I'd read she'd be singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at some point during the eclipse, but it didn't sink in until a local pop station snarkily said, "Bonnie Tyler will be culturally relevant again for the first time in thirty years." Can it have been that long?
I heard that comment right after enjoying a new song. Yes, me, a new song. I've since discovered it was "Something Just Like This," but as is typical for me, I couldn't catch all the lyrics as I was driving down the road. What first caught my attention was the mention of Achilles and Hercules, and those names made me think of the Crash Test Dummies hit from the 90s, "Superman's Song." From there, my mind jumped to "I'm Not Crazy; I'm Just a Little Unwell." And voila, I'd moved into the current century.
After sharing my music tastes a few weeks back in my newspaper column, I felt compelled to alert the media, or at least my readers, that I do listen to newer music on occasion. I only listen to the radio when I'm in the car running errands, so I don't hear new music often.
I'm also a button puncher and move between NPR and several music stations. That's how I heard "Something Just Like This." Via button punching, I stumble across both old and new songs that resonate with me.
Last year I sang along to "Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink. Google tells me it came out in 2012, though it seemed to be on every station in 2016. The male artist on the song sounded familiar, and it turns out he's Nate Rues of the band Fun. Fun's hits are just plain catchy: "Some Nights," "Carry On," and "We Are Young." Are my music tastes sounding a tad more modern yet?
I hear a good mix of old-time rock 'n roll along with newer artists like Adele, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Mechan Trainor, and even Justin Bieber. I was surprised I liked "My Mama Don't Like You" since it's a Justin Bieber song, and I'm predisposed to dislike him. Mechan Trainor's "All About That Bass," is also among my newer favorites. I consider a 2015 song new, don't you?
Phew! I feel as though I've been punching buttons in my brain just as I do on my car radio, and I'm amazed I was able to trace all the leaps back to the beginning—Bonnie Tyler. To be honest, I can't blame my rambling thoughts on the eclipse; my brain works this way all the time.
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In Bankruptcy: PG&E Files to Protect Itself From Wildfire Claims—but It Won't Solve All of the Utility's ProblemsJanuary 30 2019
As a publicly traded corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric reported $17.1 billion a year in revenues from its electric and gas operations. After operating costs, expenses and taxes, it still made out with a profit of $1.7 billion last year.
So why has California's largest utility filed for bankruptcy?
PG&E may be solvent, but it is facing a cash-flow problem as a byproduct of $30 billion in potential liabilities from a series of catastrophic wildfires in Northern California in 2017 and 2018. In the company's own words, the board has determined Chapter 11 "is ultimately the only viable option to restore PG&E's financial stability to fund ongoing operations and provide safe service to customers."
"A company the size of PG&E needs access to the capital markets, and right now, it's under stress," said Robert Labate, a San Francisco bankruptcy attorney with Holland and Knight, which has clients that do business with PG&E. "This is a way of getting breathing room."
PG&E is being sued by thousands of wildfire victims for property damage, medical expenses and a heap of punitive and personal injury damages alleging corporate negligence. Insurance carriers that have paid claims to homeowners and businesses for property damage have filed dozens of subrogation complaints. Even local governments, such as Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma counties, as well as the city of Santa Rosa, have piled on with their own legal claims.
So even though the company was just absolved by state fire investigators in last year's deadly Tubbs Fire, it still faces potentially tens of billions of dollars in liabilities. For one thing, its equipment remains a prime suspect in the Camp Fire that killed 86 people in Butte County late last year. A PG&E employee spotted flames near a shorted-out utility tower, at the same place Cal Fire identified as the start of the state's most-destructive wildfire.
But bankruptcy will by no means solve PG&E's long-term problems, which will require legislative and regulatory solutions. Because what will be just as important in the months and years ahead is consensus on a fundamental question: When can the utility pass disaster costs on to consumers as wildfires become more frequent and destructive?
And unfortunately for PG&E, that's about public trust.
"There's a lot of public distrust of investor-owned utilities right now," said Tara Kaushik, a utility lawyer also with Holland and Knight. "There's a sense that the utility has to be held accountable and to operate safely. But at the same time, we have these recurring wildfires that are making it unsustainable for them to continue operating."
Even before the utility announced its intent to reorganize in bankruptcy court, the financial market expressed concerns about PG&E's ability to recover costs associated with these recent disasters. It was part of the reason credit agencies recently downgraded PG&E to junk status, which only made it more expensive and difficult to access capital.
"The rating downgrade reflects the material exposure to new potential liabilities associated with the Camp Fire and the uncertainties associated with how the fire-related liabilities will be recovered," said Jeff Cassella, vice president at Moody's Investors Service.
As climate change impacts corporations' bottom line, the same concerns have extended to other California utilities, triggering downgrades for both Southern California Edison, which services the Coachella Valley, and San Diego Gas and Electric.
Cassella noted that state lawmakers passed $1 billion legislation that did nothing to address the 2018 wildfires. SB 901's most controversial provision, to make it easier for utility companies to absorb the cost of fire damages by borrowing money and charging customers to pay it back over many years, covered the 2017 fires and those that start in 2019, but not any when the Camp Fire hit.
PG&E also tried—but failed—to get the Legislature to loosen fire-liability laws. Under a legal doctrine called "inverse condemnation," utilities are liable for any wildfire damage traced to their equipment even if they were not negligent in maintaining it. Unless the state Supreme Court decided to issue a different interpretation or voters approved a constitutional amendment, releasing utilities of this financial responsibility would be pretty much out of the question.
Enter the California Public Utilities Commission.
The five-member commission regulates investor-owned utilities in the state and could decide whether PG&E acted prudently and should be allowed to pass on wildfire costs—even the damages a utility pays out in lawsuits—to consumers.
But a precedent has been set that has made PG&E think twice about its ability to recover wildfire costs through rate increases. In 2017, the commission blocked San Diego Gas and Electric from passing on $379 million in liability costs stemming from a 2007 wildfire. In a unanimous vote, the commission found the utility's management of its facilities unreasonable.
It's unclear what the CPUC would do if PG&E asked to pass on costs from the latest wildfires.
"We don't know yet," Kaushik said. "They haven't asked."
Even without liabilities, the cost to maintain public safety is creeping up. PG&E is asking for a $1.1 billion rate increase for wildfire prevention, risk reduction and safety enhancements, which, if approved by state regulators, would increase the average residential customer bill by 6.4 percent, or $10.57 per month.
Wildfire victims and their lawyers are quick to question PG&E's motives, calling Chapter 11 a tactic to discourage and discount lawsuits rather than taking responsibility for the spate of recent tragedies. Camp Fire victims recently rallied at the state Capitol with legal activist Erin Brockovich, who was portrayed by Julia Roberts in the 2000 box-office hit.
"This is another blow after the body blow of losing their homes and their lives," said Noreen Evans, a former state legislator who is now representing 4,000 victims of 2017 and 2018 wildfires, at the rally. "It's insult added to injury at a really hard time in their lives."
Evans noted that under bankruptcy, wildfire victims with claims in trial court would be treated as unsecured creditors.
"Their claims would be delayed and probably discounted," she said then—a fear that could now come true.
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Anna Dise slammed her hand into her car's steering wheel, crying out for her father, Gordon, as he ran into their blazing home in Butte Creek Canyon.
She tried desperately to get the car to start, but it was no use. Worse yet, she was running out of time, and her dad wasn't coming back out. One of the last things Dise saw before grabbing her two dogs and running for her life from the spreading Camp Fire was her childhood home's kitchen disintegrating.
Dise called 911, but emergency personnel couldn't get to her. To survive, she needed to find a way to outwit the blaze. She found a ditch and hunkered down, using what little water it held to douse herself and her beloved pets, Luna and Sirius, as embers rained down upon them.
Hours went by, and Dise, terrified the flames would consume her, stayed on alert as she spent the night outside.
"I had to stay awake and watch which way the fires were moving, all the hot spots," she said on Nov. 9 at Chico's Neighborhood Church, one of several locations temporarily housing evacuees and others rescued from the deadly Northern California blaze that ignited the previous morning.
In the early morning light, under a blanket of smoke, Dise hiked back to her house. There, she found its charred, skeletal remains and the car "all melted down." There was no sign of her father.
"I don't even think I saw my dad's bones, but I know he was in there," she said.
Inexplicably, a bag of family photos she'd abandoned was "untouched, no burns or anything." That, along with her canine companions, provided some comfort.
"We lost everything except for each other," she said.
Dise's cellphone battery had died, so she walked to a neighbor's house and waited for help to arrive. She heard chainsaws in the distance—the sound of Cal Fire personnel working their way through fallen trees—and was rescued around 7 a.m.
Dise's harrowing story would be unfathomable were it not for the fact that so many other Butte County residents can relate to it. Indeed, tens of thousands of residents fled for their lives, as the Camp Fire bore down on the Paradise and Magalia ridge communities of Butte County, as well as several surrounding hamlets, including Concow and Butte Creek Canyon.
The blaze started the morning of Nov. 8 east of Paradise in the Plumas National Forest. The cause is still under investigation, but one of the primary questions is whether an issue with a nearby high-voltage power line is related. Already facing billions in lawsuits for allegedly sparking other California wildfires—including the Tubbs Fire in Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties in October of last year—PG&E reported to the California Public Utilities Commission that an outage occurred just before the first calls of the Camp Fire came in to authorities.
It spread quickly in the parched foothills, pushed by low humidity and high winds that blew embers for miles, triggering fires throughout the region. As of this morning (Nov. 20), the firestorm had destroyed more than 16,800 structures. It has consumed more than 151,000 acres and was 70 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.
Amid the gray, post-apocalyptic landscape, particularly in the residential portions of Paradise, streets leading to the few main arteries exiting to the valley below were strewn with vehicles. They'd been abandoned by occupants who'd been stopped in gridlock traffic and had no choice but to get out and try to outrun the fast-moving flames.
Some of the automobiles were so scorched that their make and model were unrecognizable. Only shells remained, and in some cases, trails of melted aluminum oozed on the asphalt below. Several were crushed by collapsed power polls or trees. Still others appeared eerily unscathed.
James Betts witnessed the confusion and panic first-hand. Huddled with other evacuees at Neighborhood Church the day after escaping the flames, he described how quickly the fire moved through his Paradise neighborhood and how fortunate he was to make it out.
He, along with a friend and several family members, including his grandmother and nephew, were alerted to the fire by loud explosions. Outside, they saw flames down the street and drivers backed up on the roadway, honking and yelling.
Nobody in Betts' group had a car.
"I was screaming at people, begging them, 'Please stop,'" he said. "It was like Armageddon outside. It was nuts."
A stranger driving a pickup truck finally pulled up and all of them, plus their animals, piled into the bed. "We're so lucky, we really are," Betts said. "I gave him the biggest hug in the world. I don't even know his name."
Betts was echoed by fellow Paradise evacuee Oscar Albretsen, an epileptic who also was without transportation. "I honestly thought I was going to burn to death," he said.
Rescue came in the form of his neighbors, who made room in their vehicle for Albretsen and his cat, Nibbler.
The scene he described on the downhill ride to Chico is surreal—a wall of fire on either side of the roadway, which was dotted with charred deer carcasses, abandoned cars with pets inside, and homes burning or burned to the ground with only their chimneys intact.
Albretsen's last glimpse of the landscape in no way resembled his hometown.
"It's beautiful, and a town where people are so good to each other," Albretsen said. "Now it's starting to dawn on me: Everybody lost everything."
A version of this piece originally appeared in the Chico News & Review. Please consider donating to the GoFundMe campaign for employees of the News & Review who have been affected by the fire at www.gofundme.com/help-our-news-amp-review-family.
Connected at a Cost: Is the 'Internet for All Now Act' a Lifeline for Rural Communities—or a Big Giveaway to the Telecom Industry?September 20 2017
Since 2007, the California Legislature has worked to encourage the development of telephone and Internet access through the California Advanced Services Fund. The fund provides financial assistance to both large telecommunications companies—including Frontier, AT&T, Charter and Cox—and independent broadband projects driven by community organizations that partner with smaller Internet service providers.
Thanks in part to the fund, the Legislature has grown closer to its goal of deploying broadband Internet service to 98 percent of Californians by 2017. But as the end of 2017 drew closer, many California legislators wanted to update the broadband-support program. The result: AB 1665, aka the Internet for All Now Act, which was authored by eastern Coachella Valley Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia.
After overwhelming approval in both houses, the bill now sits on the governor's desk, as of this writing.
"We know that having broadband Internet access improves the state's economy, enhances educational opportunities, and benefits public safety, (as well as) our medical field and patient care," Garcia said during a recent phone interview. "Even in the Coachella Valley, civic participation requires a connection to the Internet now. So this law supports a program that invests in and ensures that the infrastructure is in place for the purpose of allowing carriers to connect all these homes, businesses, schools, hospitals, clinics and public safety services in remote areas, allowing them to communicate. It's vital to what we all do on a daily basis."
Garcia said the Legislature set the 98 percent connectivity goal about a decade ago. "We have now gotten to about 94 percent or so, and that last (unconnected) percentage happens to be in mostly underdeveloped areas like the eastern Coachella Valley, Imperial County and other rural parts of the state. So that's what this program will do."
However, the bill did not make it to the governor's desk without controversy.
Stephen Blum is an executive team member of the Central Coast Broadband Consortium, a California Public Utilities Commission-funded group engaged in broadband planning and development in the state, He's also the president of Tellus Venture Associates, his own broadband-development consulting agency. He is not fan of the Internet for All Now Act version that made it to the governor's desk.
"There have been attempts in the last legislative session and the two previous sessions to put more money into the (CASF) fund, more or less keeping the program as it was," Blum said. "This year, things changed. The incumbents (large corporate ISPs) including AT&T, Frontier and the California Cable and Telecommunications Association jumped in and said, 'We want the bill to be X, Y and Z.' … Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia took it and started adding language that reflected the desires of these cable and telephone company incumbents.
"The bill went through three revisions, and each time, more perks were added for the incumbents. So as it's written now, AB 1665 is going to put $300 million into a CASF infrastructure grant account and make it virtually impossible for independent projects to be funded. Essentially, then, it becomes a fund for AT&T and Frontier to use at their discretion."
Blum said some of the changes made to the act baffled him.
"One of the things this bill does that boggles my mind is it lowers California's broadband speed levels—and it's a significant change," he said. "Right now, an area is fundable if there's no existing service that provides 6 mbps (megabits per second) download and 1.5 mbps upload speeds. That's the standard. This bill changes it to 1 mbps up. Now, that doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is, because the difference between 1.5 or 1 mbps up is the difference between 1990 DSL systems and contemporary copper system architecture and electronics. You can take a 1990 DSL system, do relatively minimal upgrades to it, and reach the 6 down, 1 up speed standard required. You can't get 6 down, 1.5 up without going in and doing substantial work. That's the change that AT&T and Frontier pushed very hard for, because that allows them to do minimal upgrades in rural areas to meet their obligations. Now they're going to have to invest even less money—because the state will pay for it.
"If you're in an area that falls under the CASF umbrella … you're looking at a future where you're going to have service somewhere in the 6 to 10 mbps download range, and 1 mbps upload range, and that's not going to change for 10 to 20 years, because once this stuff is in, there's no point in upgrading it."
Garcia defended the changes made to the bill.
"There are places throughout the state that still have absolutely no Internet service whatsoever," Garcia said. "The intention of the bill is to get people connected. The debate was: Why would we allow for certain areas that are already connected to increase their speed capacity? We laid out a goal, through a bipartisan effort of Republicans and Democrats from both rural and urban parts of the state, to make sure that the primary focus of this legislation was to serve the unserved populations. We had people push back, saying that we should be trying to get higher network speeds in places that already had connectivity, and we wrestled with that. What we decided is that we could (try for higher network speeds) after we connect everybody to some service in the areas still having no service. So, modifications to the bill were made where we were not able to appease everyone, but get enough support to move the bill forward."
Another controversial aspect of the bill: For "last mile" projects that connect established "mid-mile" broadband pipelines to end users like homes, hospitals or businesses, those end users will have to participate financially in the funding of their access. Is that reasonable or fair when the target population is disadvantaged?
"The thought was that there should be some investment, or 'skin in the game,' on everyone's part in order to be considered for access to CASF grants, and ultimately be connected," Garcia responded.
The Independent asked whether there is some sort of means test built into the bill in order for disadvantaged end users to obtain financial support via the CASF.
"There is a means test through the CPUC," Garcia said. "There was some confusion that this bill was attempting to just give people free Internet access—that it was like a welfare-type of program where if you signed up, you got free Internet. That's nowhere near the real case. We're talking about infrastructure being developed, and that makes it that much more accessible for people to connect to some type of broadband service."
Blum said when we spoke that he was hopeful the legislation was not a done deal.
"When it gets to the governor, I think there's a conversation to be had at that point," he said. "We think that's where the final decision will get made, and we feel that's still an open question."
Hiring in the Golden State: The President of the State Public Utilities Commission Reaches Out to Disillusioned Federal EmployeesMarch 28 2017
A young lawyer for the Environmental Protection Agency had a heavy feeling as he headed to work one recent morning.
Like many EPA staffers, he's been distraught over the steady stream of negative news about the Trump administration's plans for his agency, and what it all means for his future. That morning the White House had released its budget proposal, calling on Congress to cut 31 percent of the EPA's budget, more than 50 programs and 3,200 of the agency's 15,000 employees.
The lawyer's subway stop, the Federal Triangle Metro Station, dumps people out under a grand archway between two entrances to the EPA's ornate limestone DC headquarters. As he went up the escalator, he encountered a small group of people standing in the cold wind, passing out fliers and holding signs that read: "Fight climate change; work for California."
A man with a bushy gray mustache exclaimed: "I'm recruiting for California jobs!" and introduced himself to the EPA lawyer as Michael Picker, the president of California's Public Utilities Commission, which regulates electric companies and other utilities.
Picker explained that he has 250 job openings—and more on the way. California's Air Resources Board and Energy Commission also have opportunities for federal employees frustrated with the direction in which the Trump administration is headed.
"All the jobs will have impacts on climate change in some ways," he said.
Picker's recruitment drive is more than a publicity stunt: His agency is short-staffed already, and he's steadily losing employees to retirement. He needs reinforcements to meet an enormous challenge in front of him. He needs to ensure that electric utilities make the investments necessary to generate enough clean energy to meet California's ambitious climate change goals. (California is committed to getting 50 percent of its power from renewable energy by 2030.)
The EPA lawyer said his encounter with Picker last week lifted his spirits giving him a sense of "relief" and "hope." He'd already considered seeking a job in California, where the state government has a strong commitment to environmental protection.
"There's a pull and a push, especially with the budget coming out," added the lawyer, who like other EPA staffers, didn't want his name used for fear it would put his job in jeopardy.
This was just the kind of encounter that Picker hoped for when he decided to turn an already-planned trip to Washington, D.C., into a mini recruiting mission. His goal was to try to lure talented federal employees to California state government by promising them a chance to work someplace still committed to fighting climate change. He also spent a morning passing out fliers at the Energy Department. But he was especially happy with how things went outside EPA's headquarters.
One EPA staffer ran inside and returned with a resume. An EPA engineer asked for extra fliers for his colleagues. Picker passed out business cards, offering to help the D.C. refugees navigate the cumbersome hiring process at California state agencies. "Thank you for offering to rescue us!" one EPA staffer bellowed as he walked past.
Picker's challenge is bigger than getting companies to generate cleaner electricity. He also has to ensure they make investments to transform the electric grid to meet the challenges of all the additional renewable power that's coming online.
The grid was designed as a centralized system where electricity was generated by relatively few large power plants. The grid now needs to get a lot smarter to manage many thousands of new sources of power, from large-scale solar and wind farms to solar panels on top of people's homes. Cleaner electricity isn't enough: California also wants to shift its vehicles to clean electricity: "That's why we need people—to help build the infrastructure California needs to get greenhouse gases out of our economy. These tasks aren't going to solve themselves."
Despite all the rhetoric from the White House and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt about major plans to transform the agency and downplay climate change, there hasn't yet been a big exodus. EPA employees are passionate about the mission of the agency, and so far, many staffers say they're still doing their usual work.
"Because nothing drastic has changed yet at EPA, people don't have immediate pressure to leave," said another EPA staffer who spoke with Picker. "You saw people taking those fliers. So it's not that people aren't thinking about it."
She said she thinks California is smart to try to lure away the EPA's talented employees at a time when their current employer is making it clear their work isn't valued. She will definitely consider moving to California for a job, she said.
Fundamental changes are on the way, given that Pruitt and President Donald Trump have vowed to undo the biggest efforts undertaken by the EPA during the Obama administration—regulations to slash greenhouse gas emissions from cars and power plants and protect wetlands and waterways. Trump took a big step today with an executive order undoing many Obama-era regulations. EPA staffers will now be charged with justifying the elimination of regulations that they or their colleagues spent years crafting.
None of the EPA staffers I spoke with were willing to have their names published.
"We're all afraid now of retribution if we talk. It's already started to happen," said one staffer.
John O'Grady, president of a national council of EPA employee unions, said EPA employees are right to be cautious. "We all pretty much are aware we cannot speak out in the press; that would not be a very smart move on the part of an employee."
As Picker was wrapping up for the morning, a bundled-up bike commuter rode up to ask about an application he'd already sent in. Picker promised to help and then took a photo with some volunteers who had showed up to help him pass out fliers. One was a corporate lawyer, another a former Energy Department official, and third a solar executive from Oregon who was in town for business.
"I'm disillusioned by Trump's budget proposal," said Tom Starrs, a vice president of SunPower Corporation. "On the other hand, I'm inspired by California continuing to address climate change and by the support at every level of government in California. It's a unified front on climate change. It's wonderful to see."
Correspondent Elizabeth Shogren writes for High Country News, where this story first appeared.
Solar Savings: Palm Springs Unified Locks in Low Power RatesOctober 25 2013
The Palm Springs Unified School District is expected to save more than $6.9 million in energy costs over the next two decades after the installation of solar systems at campuses across the district.
Among the 11 sites, including the district's service center, is Cathedral City High School, where district officials are planning to hold a "flip the switch" event on Monday, Oct. 28.
Some of the solar systems are already in place, and the rest are expected to be installed by the end of the year, according to information distributed on a district PowerPoint presentation. The district includes schools in Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Thousand Palms.
With five different rate tiers between May and October, calculating the district's power rate is complex, said Julie Arthur, executive director of facilities and planning for the district. However, the district has projected a savings of $6,949,731 over the next 20 years.
That figure assumes a roughly 2 percent annual increase in energy costs. Arthur said the true savings could be as much as $25 million, or even more, because the district has historically seen 3.75 percent increases, Arthur said.
"Just this summer, Southern California Edison had a 5 percent rate increase, so we've already saved 5 percent," Arthur said.
(In an annoying bit of bureaucratic nonsense, Robert Villegas, a Southern California Edison spokesman, referred questions about rate increases over the years to the California Public Utilities Commission. When asked for that information, California Public Utilities Commission information officer Christopher Chow referred us back to Southern California Edison.)
Arthur said the district had explored wind energy as well, but opted for a solar solution with SunEdison, which assumed the installation and equipment costs. The district is only required to pay for the state inspections. Arthur did not know the precise cost, but estimated it would be roughly "a couple thousand" per site.
Because the solar panels will continue to generate power during the summer months when school is out, yet area energy consumption is at its peak, school and company officials called the partnership "a win-win."
The school board approved a 20-year energy-service contract with SunEdison. It effectively locks Palm Springs Unified in to the 2012 rates the district paid to Southern California Edison.
"Wouldn't you love to pay the same amount for your gallon of gasoline for the next 20 years?" Arthur said.
Formed in 2003, SunEdison focuses on making and installing solar systems for schools, prisons, commercial buildings and utilities.
"I'd love to have solar panels at every school," Arthur said. "We just don't have the parking lots to make it an option." She said the district is also looking to add two additional school sites: Raymond Cree and Nellie Coffman middle schools.
Palm Springs Unified is one of three school districts statewide with SunEdison contracts.
"It seems to be mostly Southern California schools that are showing interest at this point," said Dawn Brister, a SunEdison spokeswoman. "Palm Springs is an early adopter for solar. They really are ahead of the game."
The district's move to solar was part of its 2010 energy master plan, said Shari Stewart, Palm Springs Unified's school board president.
"One of our main objectives is to go as green as possible, if we (can) save money," Stewart said.
As for other valley school districts: Desert Sands Unified, which includes schools in Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, Palm Desert, Coachella, La Quinta and Indio, is "researching potential projects but (has) nothing in the works at this time," said Cynthia McDaniel, assistant superintendent of business services.
It is unclear whether Coachella Valley Unified has or is exploring solar power. Anita Meraz, a spokeswoman for the district with schools in Indio, Coachella, Thermal, Mecca and Salton City, did not return multiple emails or calls to her office and cell phone.
"I'm happy we're one of the first," said Stewart, of Palm Springs Unified. "We're going to be saving a tremendous amount of money over the long haul."


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Gerald24 asked How much power supply watts is required to use a GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked?
My relatives just gave me his videocard to use. I bought a new processor (Core 2 duo e7500) and bought a new 600 watt power supply. The details are on the newegg website http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822013. Is that good enough to run the video card?
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Should be. According to Nvidia.com it requires 500w to run (assuming it's not superclocked) so you could probably do it.


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Welcome back bibliophiles!
A couple days back, I shared my April Book Haul with all of you- the list included four bookstore picks and two library picks. Today, I'll be sharing my review of two of the bookstore picks!
(My review for both library picks can be seen on "AZE Reviews a Classic.")
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
(5 stars)
The Contis seem to have it all: a loving relationship, a lovely home, and a beautiful baby. But one night, when they attend a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. When Detective Rasbach notices that the panicked couple is hiding something, suspicion falls on the parents. The couple soon discovers that each has been keeping secrets. Will their lies get in the way of solving an unsettling case?
The Couple Next Door is a quick and fun novel. While the book isn't necessarily suspenseful, it's definitely thrilling enough to hook the audience into some binge reading. From the first chapter, I found myself completely enthralled by the story. The characters were definitely memorable. Each was so different from the rest that their personalities served to piece the puzzle together. Although this was truly a great read, the outcome of the mystery seemed a bit predictable. Regardless, I gave The Couple Next Door 5 stars because it's a fresh, memorable novel! If you're in the mood for something to get you out of a slump, this is a great choice!
Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski
(4 stars)
When the body of teenager Tom Jeffries is found, deputies rule it a misadventure. However, not everyone is convinced. The truth of what really happened on that dreaded night is locked in the memories of a close-knit group of friends, the people who were with Tom that night. Twenty years later, notorious investigative journalist Scott King conducts six interviews in the hopes of uncovering the shocking events and truths of that tragic night.
Six Stories is a very distinct mystery novel. While most books in this genre are narratives that have a beginning and end point, Six Stories is divided into 6 chapters- each introduces the reader to a new character and adds a different perspective to the story. The novel is also different in that it reads like a podcast. It's as if the reader is listening to a podcast on the radio instead of reading a book. These two elements make for a very refreshing read. The writing is fun and easy to understand, and the characters are very intriguing. While each appears to be honest, it's quite evident they all have something to hide. Nonetheless the novel left a couple questions unanswered, because of this I gave the novel 4 stars as opposed to 5. If you're looking for something different in the mystery genre, Six Stories is a good option!
For my reviews of Murder at the Vicarage and Hercule Poirot's Christmas check out "Book Review (Bookstore Picks): Part Two"
What Makes a 5-Star Read?
Lately, I've been thinking quite a bit about what makes 5-star novels so distinguishable from the rest. Because of this, I decided I'd share my review process with all of you. There are times when my review of a book may be different from another reader. For example, maybe I've given a particular novel 3 stars but my peer has given it 4. Remember, it's perfectly okay to have a different opinion than your peers. Not everyone is going to enjoy every single novel, and that's what makes discussing books so fun! Let's look at what makes a great read for me!
3 stars
Infrequently, I start a book that doesn't particularly catch my attention but is okay enough to complete. This read usually features messy character or plot development. I usually consider this type of writing to be 3 stars because although it isn't captivating or memorable, it's manageable.
4 stars
Most of the books I read, the usual New York Times bestsellers, I give 4 stars. 4-star novels are usually great reads, but are somehow missing a significant element. Although the missing element is usually different in every 4-star book, most of the novels I've given 4 stars have had either insufficient endings or uninteresting characters.
For a book to receive the highest possible rating from me, it must feature four distinct elements: a hook, enticing characters (clear character development), a captivating plot, and a worthwhile ending.
5 stars
Hook: The beginning of a book is extremely important. It sets the tone for the rest of the novel and gives a reader a sense of what kind of writing they're facing. The hook of a novel, whether the first sentence, paragraph, or chapter determines if the reader is going to be interested and eager to continue reading or indifferent to finishing the book.
Enticing Characters: The second element essential to a 5-star book is interesting characters. As a reader you want to be engaged with the people in a story, you want to be eager to find out what's going to happen to them whether you like them or not. In most 5-star reads, the characters are likable. Regardless, that's not the case in all top rated books. Because of this, it's essential that writers take their time in developing a handful of enticing characters as opposed to many mundane characters. There's no doubt that this element weighs heavily on a reader's final rating of a novel.
Captivating Plot: The third element, and one of the most important in a novel, is the storyline. If the plot of a book isn't alluring, why would any reader want to finish a book? A great storyline is key to any high rated book, and because creating one is not easy, books that do have one deserve the praise they receive.
Worthwhile Ending: The ending of a novel is the most important element because it's the most anticipated. I've read plenty of books that were amazing... right up until the end. (Did any book come to mind?)
As a reader, you don't want to sit through an amazing book and then feel disappointed. Because of this, writing a worthwhile ending is essential. Authors have a duty to their audience and to their own characters to write an ending that's as strong and satisfying as the beginning.
Read a 5-star book lately? Leave book suggestions down in the comments below!
Welcome back to AZE!
This week I decided to share the books I'm most eager to read. Most of these have been released in hardcover, but because I prefer paperbacks, I'm waiting for those editions to be released. I have to admit that I'm most excited for Ruth Ware's and B.A. Paris' new novels. I've read their previous books and really enjoy their writing. However, I'm also looking forward to the other two novels I'm sharing with all of you! I've heard good things about the books on this list... If any of you are debating whether to read any of these or you have already, share your thoughts with us down in the comments below (please no spoilers)!
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
On an ordinary day, Hal receives a strange letter referring to her upcoming inheritance. As she's reading it, she realizes that this letter has been sent to the wrong person. However, she's also realized that this newfound information could assist her in claiming the large sum of money. Soon enough, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased...where she comes to terms with the fact that there is something very wrong about this situation and the letter she has "accidentally" received.
Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris
A young couple is driving through France on vacation when they decide to stop for gas. He runs in to pay, she stays in the car. When he returns to the car, her door is open, but she's nowhere near. That was the last time she was ever seen.
Ten years later, he's engaged and happy. Until one day, he comes home from work to find his wife-to-be holding something familiar in her hands. He's seen this familiar item before, and suddenly, memories of his missing first love come flooding back. Is it possible that his first love has returned years later? Or is the person who took her toying with his mind?
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Anna Fox lives alone in her New York City home. She spends her day drinking wine, reminiscing on her past, and watching neighbors. One day, a new family moves into the house across the way. Anna soon comes to admire the perfect family. But when one night, she sees something she shouldn't, Anna finds herself in the center of a dark secret with no way out.
The Good Samaritan by John Marrs
After Ryan has lost his pregnant wife in a mysterious suicide, he finds himself calling End of the Line for hope and assurance. He's immediately put through to Laura, an employee at End of the Line who finds herself craving calls from people who's hardships surpass hers. Will Ryan uncover his and Laura's truths before she gets her way?
AZE Reviews a Classic
Welcome back book friends!
Last week I told you all about my haul from the bookstore, but I didn't go into depth on the two novels I picked up at the library. After reading Six Stories, I decided to dive right into my library picks. This week, I'm back with two book reviews for all of you. Both of these reviews are based on my own personal liking. I absolutely understand if you agree or even disagree! Just remember, if we all liked the same things, life would be boring... With that in mind, let's get to rating!
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(3 stars)
In this collection of short stories, readers embark on a journey of truths alongside renowned Detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted companion Dr. Watson. Will the detective be able to solve such puzzling cases?
This was my first time picking up any work of Doyle's. I was so eager to read this collection, but ended up feeling very disappointed. While I completely understood his style of writing, it simply wasn't enjoyable for me.
Throughout the stories, Doyle incorporates figurative language. His writing is largely composed of metaphors and similes- this results in extremely detailed and unnecessary descriptions. For example, when describing the weather, Doyle writes "It was in the latter days of September, and the equinoctial gales had set in with exceptional violence. All day the wind had screamed and the rain had beaten against the windows, so that even here in the heart of great, handmade London we were forced to raise our minds for the instant from the routine of life and to recognize the presence of those great elemental forces which shriek at mankind through the bars of his civilization, like untamed beasts in a cage. As evening drew in, the storm grew higher and louder, and the wind cried and sobbed like a child in the chimney," (The Five Orange Pips).
Instead of dragging on with such detailed information, Doyle could have easily just mentioned the condition of the weather. The last sentence from the previous excerpt: "the storm grew higher and louder, and the wind cried and sobbed like a child in the chimney" would have been more easily understood and would have achieved the same purpose.
Unfortunately, every single story in the collection was told in this manner, making it mundane and very tiresome. There are many classics which I've enjoyed immensely- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was not one of them.
Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot #18) by Agatha Christie
(4.5 stars)
Among the captivating cliffs of Petra lays the dead body of Mrs. Boynton, a puncture mark on her arm raises suspicion of foul play. Detective Hercule Poirot is told of the misfortune and feels compelled to investigate- clearly opposing the family's wishes. Are they hiding the truth? The detective has hours to solve the case.
I was so happy when I began reading this novel right after Sherlock Holmes; it felt like taking in a breath of fresh air. Unlike my previous read, which had been dull, Appointment with Death was exciting and such an easy read. Christie did a great job at creating an enticing story and such vivid characters. Nonetheless, the ending felt a bit rushed and left one or two questions unanswered. Because of this, I gave this novel 4.5 out of 5!
Have you read either of these novels? Let me know down in the comments!
Because I purchased a lot of books in the month of February, I decided to take it slow in March. Truth be told, it was agonizing. I only purchased three novels, and tried my absolute best to pace myself and take it slow.
On the much brighter side, that book drought encouraged me to binge read this month! And so, I've decided to share the four novels I picked up on my last trip to the bookstore!
1. Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski
When the body of teenager Tom Jeffries is found, deputies rule it a misadventure. However, not everyone is convinced. The truth of what really happened on that dreaded night is locked in the memories of a close-knit group of friends, the people who were with Tom that night. Twenty years later, notorious investigative journalist Scott King conducts six interviews in the hopes of uncovering the shocking events and truths of that tragic night.
2. Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1) by Agatha Christie
When Colonel Protheroe is found shot through the head, Miss Marple finds herself on her first case. Despite lack of testimonies and leads, everyone surrounding the establishment seems to have a reason to want the Colonel dead. Can Miss Marple uncover the identity of the mysterious killer without help from the local police?
3. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot #19) by Agatha Christie
It's Christmas Eve, and the Lee family is filled with holiday cheer. Suddenly, there's a deafening crash followed by a piercing scream. Upstairs, Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, a deep cut across his neck. When Hercule Poirot offers his services, he comes to realize the situation is much worse than he suspected.
4. The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
The Contis seem to have it all: a loving relationship, a lovely home, and a beautiful baby. But one night, when they attend a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. When Detective Rasbach notices that the panicked couple is hiding something, suspicion falls on the parents. The couple soon discovers that each has been keeping secrets. Will their lies get in the way of solving an unsettling case?
I also picked up The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Appointment with Death from my local library. If interested in the synopses and reviews of these two library picks, check out "AZE Reviews A Classic" located in the April archive.
Read any of the books on this list? Have any suggestions for what I should read next? Let me know down in the comments below!
Welcome back to AZE!
For the past couple of weeks, I had been thinking about doing a very honest book review. On the site, I've mentioned books that I've really enjoyed, but I haven't shared the moments in which I found some reads disappointing. I decided to review four best sellers that I was eager to read. Some I enjoyed... others not so much.
1. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (3 stars)
Days before her death, Nel called her sister, Jules, pleading for help. Now, Nel is dead. They say she jumped. Jules has been forced back to her hometown to clean up the mess her sister left behind. But there are moments when Jules wonders whether her sister's death was really suicide. Would Nel actually jump into the Drowning Pool?
While I really enjoy Paula Hawkins' writing, the most disappointing read this year has been Into the Water. I really enjoyed Hawkins' first book, The Girl on the Train, and felt heartbroken when I found myself wondering how the same author could write such different novels. While Hawkins' debut was composed of a clear and intriguing plot, memorable characters, and a great ending, Into the Water was composed of a messy structure and a mundane plot. This novel shifts viewpoints throughout the whole book. And while some authors are known to do that between two characters, Hawkins did it with more than five. This resulted in an unpleasant and dull storyline. While the writing was great, the plot's structure made it so difficult to stay engaged and interested. Unlike Hawkins' first novel, which I would recommend in a heartbeat, I wouldn't recommend this book to any of my peers.
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (4 stars)
On Amy and Nick's five-year anniversary, Amy Dunne disappears from home in broad daylight. There are definite signs of a struggle, and when evidence emerges against the husband, readers are left to decide whether Nick Dunne is a killer. How far would you go to avenge a betrayal?
I had been very excited to read Gone Girl when I purchased it. I did some research on it, read some reviews, and noticed that it had good ratings on Goodreads. I was so positive I would like this book, and I did..... at first. I was crazy about the plot, I devoured Flynn's writing, and then came the ending. Although Flynn perfectly developed characters and a fascinating story, she failed to write an ending that would satisfy many of her readers. This book left me hanging right after the last page, and I'm sure I'm not the only reader who felt like this. I had so many questions. I felt like there should've been so much more to the story... But Flynn just ended it without warning, and that left me without closure.
So, despite this being a great read, the ending made it impossible for me to give this 5 stars.
3. Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (4 stars)
Everyone has dreamed of finding their perfect match. Well, Jack and Grace have. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. Sometimes, they're relationship just makes you wonder... Can any marriage really be that perfect?
Grace's friends ask her to tag along on girls night but she never makes it. Her friends call but she never answers? Why are there iron bars on the bedroom windows?
Is this the perfect marriage or something much more sinister?
There's no doubt that I'm a huge fan of B.A. Paris. I absolutely love her writing and the way she creates and develops such vivid characters. B.A. Paris does a brilliant job at painting a picture. Her readers can clearly imagine the story she's written. That's why I think I struggled with this read. Behind Closed Doors features a broken home, a twisted relationship, and horrific domestic abuse. While I don't want to spoil this story for any viewers, it's important that I'm honest with all of you when I say that this novel can be difficult to swallow. To me, The Breakdown, B.A. Paris' debut novel, was much more enjoyable. Regardless, both are great books!
4. The Lying Game by Ruth Ware (4.5 stars)
On one cool morning, a woman is walking her dog along the water at Salten when it charges into the water and finds something dreadful. The next morning, three women residing around London receive the text they had always dreading coming. The message only contains three words: "I need you." Moments later, four women find themselves reunited after years of silence. They'll soon find that there can be no avoiding the long awaited consequences of their actions... the truth always comes out.
I've read all three works published by Ruth Ware, and The Lying Game is definitely my favorite. As I've mentioned before, Ruth Ware is one of my favorites. Like B.A. Paris, she amazingly creates vivid characters and storylines. What I love most about this read is that it got better as the story developed. At first, I considered the novel to be a little slow. There's no doubt that I enjoyed the book, but it didn't feel like a thriller or mystery throughout the first couple chapters. I really didn't find it to be a binge-reading page turner until the second half. As the story progressed, my interest in the story and characters certainly grew. I also found the ending of this book to be surprising. Overall, I'm positive that The Lying Game is sure to be a book that'll be memorable for a lot of readers.


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These should build everything including the seeder and seeder tests.
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This whole thing is very confusing. There is a seeder target and a bitcoin-seeder one. Does that mean the seeder target contain all the logic of the seeder, at the exclusion of bitcoin specific ones? If so why does it have a bitcoin.cpp file in it?
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This is duplicated code and calls for some refactoring.
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