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Mercy Falls (Cork O'Connor Series #5)by William Kent Krueger
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Back on the beat as sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork O'Connor has already seen his beautiful Northwoods jurisdiction through an eventful summer. Now, as the chill of autumn sweeps through/b>
A stunning new suspense novel in William Kent Krueger's prize-winning Corcoran O'Connor series finds the charismatic detective steeped in his most dangerous case to date.
Back on the beat as sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork O'Connor has already seen his beautiful Northwoods jurisdiction through an eventful summer. Now, as the chill of autumn sweeps through the countryside, he's about to face a season of murder, adultery, and deceit that will take him from seedy backwoods bars and humble reservation shanties to the highest and most corrupt echelons of Chicago society.
Lured to the nearby Ojibwe reservation on what appears to be a routine domestic disturbance call, Cork finds himself the target of a sniper's deadly fire. He has little time to worry about his own precarious situation, however. Soon after the shooting, he's called to investigate a mutilated body found perched above the raging waters of Mercy Falls. The victim is Eddie Jacoby, a Chicago businessman involved in negotiating an unpopular contract between his management firm and the local Indian casino.
Now Cork must deal with a high-profile murder contaminated with the blood of the rich and powerful. Sparks fly when the wealthy Jacoby family insists on hiring a beautiful private investigator named Dina Willner to consult on the case. But once Cork discovers an old and passionate tie between one of the Jacoby sons and his own wife, Jo, he begins to suspect that the events in Aurora have a darker, more personal motive than he could ever have imagined.
With his life at stake and the safety of his family in question, Cork must squelch the growing suspicion that another man desperately wants his wife, and at the same time resist the passion heating up between himself and Dina.
Murder, greed, sex, and jealousy all play a part in the maze of danger and intrigue Cork is caught in. But somewhere, hidden beneath the turbulent depths of Mercy Falls, lie the answers, and Cork is determined to find them.
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She woke naked on the bed, in a room she didn't recognize, her mind as clear of memory as the sky outside her window was of clouds. A huge pillow that smelled faintly of lavender cradled her head. She was too warm and drew back the covers so that she lay exposed on the white sheet like a delicacy on a china plate.
She tried to sit up, far too quickly, and the room spun. A minute later, she tried again, this time rising gradually until she could see the whole of the great bedroom. The bed itself was a four-poster with a canopy. The armoire a few feet distant was the color of maple syrup and carved with ornate scrolling. On the walls, in elegant, gilt-edged frames, hung oil paintings of Mediterranean scenes, mostly with boats and angry, blue-black seas. The magnificent red of the Persian rug matched the thick drapes drawn back to let in the morning light. None of this was familiar to her. But there was one detail that struck a welcome chord: an explosion of daisies in a yellow vase on the vanity. Daisies, she remembered, had always been her favorite flowers.
A clean, white terry cloth robe had been neatly laid out at the foot of the bed, but she ignored it. She walked to the daisies and touched one of the blossoms. Something about the fragility of the petals touched her in return and made her sad in a way that felt like grieving.
For whom? she wondered, trying to nudge aside the veil that, at the moment, hung between her perception and all her understanding. Then a thought occurred to her. The birds. Maybe that was it. She was grieving for all the dead birds.
Her eyes lifted to the vanity mirror. In the reflection there, she saw the bruises on her body. One on her left breast above her nipple, another on the inside of her right thigh, oval-shaped, both of them, looking very much like the blue ghosts of tooth marks.
As she reached down and gingerly touched the tender skin, she heard firecrackers go off outside her window, two of them. Only two? she thought. What kind of celebration was that?
She put on the robe, went to the door, and opened it. Stepping out, she found herself in a long hallway with closed doors on either side, her only companions several tall standing plants that were spaced between the rooms like mute guardians. At each end of the hall, leaded windows with beveled glass let in enough daylight to give the emptiness a sense of benign well-being that she somehow knew was false. She crept down the hallway, listening for the slightest sound, feeling the deep nap of the carpet crush under the soles of her bare feet. At last she reached a staircase that wound to the lower level. She followed the lazy spiral unsteadily, her hand holding to the railing for balance, leaving moist fingerprints on the polished wood that vanished a moment after her passing.
She stood at the bottom of the stairway, uncertain which way to turn. To her right, a large room with a baby grand piano at its center, a brick fireplace, a sofa and loveseat of chocolate brown leather. To her left, a dining room with a huge crystal chandelier and a table large enough for a banquet. Sunlight from a long window cleaved the table, and in the bright gleam sat another vase full of daisies. Drawn by the smell of freshly brewed coffee, she moved through the dining room to the opened door of the kitchen beyond.
A carafe of orange juice sat on the counter near the sink, and next to it a glass, poured and waiting. The smell of the coffee came from a French-press coffeemaker that sat on a large butcher-block island. An empty cup and saucer had been placed on the block, as if she were expected. A book lay there, too, opened to a page that began, I couldn't sleep all night; a fog-horn was groaning incessantly in the Sound, and I tossed half-sick between grotesque reality and savage, frightening dreams.
The sliding glass door that overlooked the veranda was drawn back, letting in the morning air, and she walked across the cool black and white kitchen tiles to the doorway. From there, she could see the back of the estate with its pool set into the lawn like a piece of cut turquoise. Beyond was the blue-gray sweep of a great body of water that collided at the horizon with a cornflower sky. Beside the pool stood a man in a yellow windbreaker with the hood pulled up. Although she couldn't see his face, there was something familiar in his stance. She stepped outside, not bothering to slide the door closed behind her.
It was a chilly morning. The cold marble of the veranda made her feet ache, but she paid no attention, because something else had caught her eye. A crimson billow staining the blue water. She descended the steps and followed a limestone walk to the apron of the pool.
The body lay on the bottom, except for the arms, which floated free, lifted slightly as if in supplication. The swimming trunks were white, the skin tanned. She couldn't see the wounds, only the blood that leaked from somewhere underneath, gradually tinting the turquoise water a deep rose.
The standing man turned his head slowly, as if it were difficult, painful even, for him to look away from death. The sun was at his back, his face shadowed, a gun in his hand.
She recognized him, and the thought of what he'd just done pulled her heart out of her chest.
"Oh, Cork, no," she whispered.
When he heard his name, his hard, dark eyes grew soft. Corcoran O'Connor stared at his wife, at her clean robe, her bare feet, her hair still mussed from a night she barely remembered.
"Jo," he said, "I came to bring you home."
Copyright © 2005 by William Kent Krueger
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William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of fourteen previous Cork O'Connor novels, including Tamarack County and Windigo Island, as well as the novel Ordinary Grace, winner of the 2014 Edgar Award for best novel. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Visit his website at WilliamKentKrueger.com.
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This is the first book I've read from this author and I was not disappointed. Very authentic. Kind of reminds me of the "Longmire" TV series, if you've ever watched that. I want to go back now and start with the first book. Recommend.
William Kent Krueger is one writer that makes you feel like you are right there with Sheriff Cork O'Connor working on the cases. He draws you in with such realistic descriptions, you can almost smell the pine needles and feel the mist on your face as you are walking in the boundary waters. I can't wait to read the next book in this series. You cannot go wrong when you pick up one of Mr. Krueger's books. They are the best!
I'm a total sucker for this genre and this series is no different. I think the characters are well developed and with each new book they age and change appropriately. There are no supermen here just people trying to do their job. Of course the setting is great. Northern Minnesota is beautiful. Start with the first book in the series and read your way through the latest, you won't regret the trip.
As with all of the Cork O'Connor series books, this one kept me glued to it. Couldn't put it down. You think you have it solved in your mind, then Krueger turns it in another direction.
What can I say, I so enjoy the Cork O'Connor series. I was a bit upset with the ending of this book, so I read a few different books till I purchased and read Copper River loved it so much I read it in 1 1/2 days. William Kent Krueger has become one of my favorite authors. Buy and read Mercy Falls then immediately buy and read Copper River.
I love this author!! I am in process of reading all his novels. I have added him to my favorites: John Sandford, Robert Crais, Michael Connelly.
Engaging mystery with the enjoyable small town charm.
I was quite happy with the book until the ending. It didn't have one. I knew this was part of a series, but I did not realize this book would just leave you hanging until you buy the next book. If I had known this was a two or three part serial I would not have purchased it.
Cork O'Conner has returned as the sheriff of Tamarack County, Minn, but someone has taken a pot shot at him, apparently wanting him dead. Meanwhile, someone has also killed the representative of a group trying to set up a working arrangement with the Ojibwa Indians, but the killing suggests something more sexually motivated. The murdered man also turned out to be the brother of Cork's wife old college lover, Ben Jacoby. Jacoby's father is filthy rich, and wants revenge for the deaths of his only two children. In comes the beautiful ex FBI agent, Dina Willner, hired by Jacoby to find and eliminate whoever took out his boys. As always, Kruger builds up suspense and tension within his stories. Relations between the whites and Indians is always an issue, and Cork and his wife have difficult times meshing Cork's job with a safe family life. The addition of an old boyfriend really complicated this story, because this rich ex-lover may have his own ideas about getting back his old college flame. But somehow as things progress, extra elements just don't add up, and Cork may have more than he can deal with this time. This story ends with a definite cliff hanger--almost too much for me with this 5th installment of the Cork O'Conner mysteries. The answers are left to be dealt with in the next book, COPPER RIVER. Thus, 4 instead of 5 stars for this book. Then again, maybe this should be a 6 star read, since I find I MUST read his next book immediately!!
Krueger never fails to keep the reader in suspense in his Cork O'Connor Series. Mercy Falls keeps you guessing about the killer(s), and as usual has a twist at the end! I would recommend this book and any in the series to those who especially enjoy a good mystery.
Cork O'Connor is an all-American hero. This book just nails that impression. If you like a good story and one that will not let you put the book down - this is the one for you!
Krueger's main character, Cork O'Connor is once again the sheriff of the little town of Aurora Minnesota. The people of Aurora are down to earth folks, many of them in the lumber or mining business. Aurora borders a large Indian reservation. Most of Cork's days are filled with domestic arguments, drunken brawls and underage drinkers. A call to a regular domestic disturbance leads Cork and his deputies into a deadly trap, with Cork as the target. As the story unfolds Cork uncovers a bigger evil threatening his town, his wife and his own moral stamina. This is a tightly written book with a dark undertone that leaves Cork and his family into a bitter sweet family crisis. Krueger's endings are never anticipated, but they are always satisfying.
Not my favorite
This book was not up to the standards of Mr. Krueger's other mysteries. In my way of thinking the ending was totally unsatisfactory and the last sentence might well have been "to be contnued." I don't mind a surprise ending but do not like to be left hanging.


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Tiny pieces of plastic may be doing as much harm in our oceans and waterways as the big stuff, finds Nina Notman
Plastics microbeads will be banned from US personal care products to protect that country's waterways © iStock
Microbeads are defined in the US rule as any solid plastic particle less than 5mm in size and intended to be used to exfoliate or cleanse. They are often used in products like toothpastes and facial cleansers, but end up in waterways.
Some species of marine life mistake the plastic beads for food. A recent United National Environment Programme (UNEP) report concluded that most of the plastics in cosmetics and personal care products contained non-degradable polymers that may take hundreds of years to break down via oxidative or photodegradation routes.
UNEP reports that a typical exfoliating shower gel can contain roughly as much microplastics as is used to make its plastic packaging.
At least nine US states and numerous local jurisdictions already have bans on microbeads in personal care products. For example, California acted in October 2015 to phasing out microbeads in cosmetics by 2020.
Recent research by US scientists estimated that more than 8 trillion microbeads enter US aquatic habitats each day. The researchers suggested that an outright ban on microbeads would be the best way to protect water quality, wildlife and other resources.
Cosmetics Europe, which represents European companies and associations in the cosmetics and personal care industry, recommended in October 2015 that its members 'discontinue' the use of microbeads in 'wash off cosmetic and personal care products for exfoliating and cleansing purposes' as of 2020. Yet, no action has been taken thus far to ban microbeads across the EU.
The Canadian government announced in July its intention to ban the use of microbeads in personal care products, saying a scientific review revealed that the presence of microbeads in the environment may have long-term effects on biological diversity and ecosystems. A proposal to add microbeads to a list of toxic substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act was published in August 2015.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) applauded the new US law, calling it 'an important step to ensure there is one sensible, national standard to phase out solid plastic microbeads from rinse-off personal care products across America'.
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Skip to comments.Police: Adrian Peterson Arrested In Houston [MN Vikings running back]
Posted on 07/07/2012 1:17:54 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
A Houston Police Department spokesperson said Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was arrested early Saturday morning for resisting arrest, according to CBS-affiliate KHOU.
Peterson was arrested at 2:30 a.m. Saturday after being at a nightclub in downtown Houston, police say.
Peterson, who is from Palestine, Texas, remains in a Houston jail on a $1,000 bond, according to information on the Houston Police Department website.
Team spokesman Bob Hagan said Saturday that the Vikings are aware of the situation and are gathering more information.
Check back with WCCO.com for more on this developing story.
Hope it is not something of an unseemly nature. Always had the impression he was a good guy and good example for the kids. Hopefully it was a stack of unpaid parking tickets.
"That doesn't make any sense..."
If only AP had volunteered to be arrested, he would not have been arrested for resisting arrest.
Yet another reason why I'm not keeping him on my fantasy football keeper team.
It's a recursive arrest.
Probably tried to run from a drunk in public situation.
TMZ reporting he shoved an off-duty police officer. Obviously a Napolean Bonaparte.
If Obama had a running back...
So now bouncers can make arrests? Plus it sounded like the place was full of other drunks, I mean cops.
Nothing good happens after 2:30 am.
I wonder if the "off duty" cop's id themselfs as cops???
Uh....."remains in jail on a 1000 dollar bond"?????? really? REALLY???? 1000 dollars? He doesn't have 100 bux? That's....curious. :-/
After 2:30 am is when most of the interesting/entertaining stuff happens.
In its own way, that's even weirder than the pre-emptive resistance thing.
Nothing good happens at 2:30AM out in the streets.
"Nothing good happens at 2:30AM out in the streets."-—>True.
"Nothing good happens after 2:30 am."-—>No no no no NOT true."
(Why just last night...um...ahh, never mind...)
Like a departed friend of mine used to say,"No matter where you are in the world,day or night,there's always something to do.Sometimes you have to be pretty sick to do it..."
"the Vikings are aware of the situation and are gathering more information.
And gathering more bail money too.
That is why I put in 'in the streets' :>
Shoved an off duty cop working at bar the second time he told AP it was closing time & he had to leave. Squared off against the other off duty officers who came to their buddy's aid. Stupid move on AP's part. Just get up, leave quietly, and head for the Waffle House. AP rehab'ing from knee surgery. Any chance he is full of 'roids to speed the recovery? Remember this is the overpaid knothead who says playing in the NFL is akin to slavery. Moron.
According to Jerome Solomon, the Houston Chronicle columnist who broke the story, Peterson was out with his girlfriend and family at the nightclub, when police arrived, telling everyone to get out.Solomon says white people probably haven't heard of being arrested for resisting arrest, implying that minorities are familiar with the concept.
Peterson wanted to get a drink of water first, according to Solomon, and an officer told him to leave. Peterson tried to leave and was walking out with a bouncer, when the officer allegedly jumped him from behind. Others officers joined in the effort.
Either came from out of the blue, as if Adrian was trying to get away from something, or in the back and forth of the wording, the police officer decided, Im going to arrest the guy because I dont like what he said, Solomon said.
Sources close to WCCO sports Mike Max say that Peterson was not physical, and he is upset with how he was treated by one officer in particular.
Solomon said the officer was probably not on duty, but hired by the club for security. He said that is a common practice there.
He also said there is surveillance tape of the incident. My guess is that the police are going to say, We told him to stop, and he didnt, so we took him down, he said.
Peterson will remain in Houston for the next couple of days to meet with his lawyers. They are interested in talking to specific witnesses as soon as Sunday.
The bit about AP still being in jail on $1000 bail is still in the article as of this posting.
Unless things have changed since I moved, Houston cops in uniform can work as security in clubs. It actually worked well back when I was there. You didn't start trouble in these clubs or you were charged with assaulting a police officer. Also, they called their on duty buddies who swarmed in a hurry. There weren't many problems in the clubs that employed them
Right on...as opposed to, say, "between the sheets"
What a moron........
More WHITE people have been arrested for resisting arrest than black people.
Dipstick racist!!
interesting... if they were in uni's then you would know by looking
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maybe theres an app for that or some way to play chess...online...with other people....like on the interweb thingy..maybe
That's so 7 minutes ago.
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Oooookay. Dude, I'm 14. I'm allowed to have a band that I like. No need to be rude....
When you get older you will be allowed to not take everything seriously.
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|1. Main Titles
|2. Far From Home / E.T. Alone
|3. Bait For E.T.
|4. Meeting E.T.
|5. E.T.'s New Home
|6. The Beginning Of A Friendship
|7. Toys
|8. I'm Keeping Him
|9. E.T.'s Powers
|10. E.T. And Elliot Get Drunk
|11. Frogs
|12. At Home
|13. The Magic Of Halloween
|14. Sending The Signal
|15. Searching For E.T.
|16. Invading Elliot's House
|17. E.T. Is Dying
|18. Losing E.T.
|19. E.T. Is Alive!
|20. Escape / Chase / Saying Goodbye
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Edition
While director Steven Spielberg has sometimes termed his blockbuster hit E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial a loose sequel to his similarly themed Close Encounters of the Third Kind, that notion only underscores the breadth of John Williams' talents as a composer and tempts the listener to consider this score a sort of second, more nakedly emotional movement to his Close Encounters music. As in his epic Star Wars work, the musical touchstone is early 20th-century Russian romanticism, a link that becomes even clearer with the restoration of three fragile, largely atmospheric cues ("Main Titles", "Meeting E.T." and "E.T.'s New Home"). While Williams has often suffered odd accusations of emotional manipulation--which is, after all, precisely the job of a film composer--his E.T. music is still some of his most compelling, recalling Herrmann's delicate, pastoral touch on The Magnificent Ambersons in its first half, then steadily ratcheting up the tension as the score's insistent brass motif intrudes ever more ominously. Two decades later, the 15-minute sweep of "Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye" remains one of Williams most powerful and memorable film music achievements. This edition also features an illustrated booklet with a new interview with the composer.--Jerry McCulley
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What is also hard to argue is the fact that soundtracks serve, in the end, the very utilitarian purpose of augmenting the images on the screen (although in the case of Williams' efforts, "augment" is too mild a word for what takes place in the souls of theatergoers upon having his music wash over them). For this reason, in the days of the 12" vinyl LP (which by the early 1980s held at best about 55 minutes) the composer selected those movements of his score which most represented the entire film thematically, and re-recorded them in suite form so as to make a more "listenable" overall package.
On the one hand, some may say that this was a cold commercial calculation which cherry-picked from an abundance of worthy material and shoe-horned what would fit into an allotted space. I would say that since John Williams himself wrote, arranged, conducted, and chose what material would appear on the LP, this is a farcical argument -- but I won't deny that it exists among purists who wish to hear the actual cues used IN the movie AS used in the movie.Read more ›
I can't stop listening to it. Thanks Mr Williams.
One of Williams all time best movie scores is this soundtrack from E.T. Unlike some of Williams work that is more memorable than the films they were written for, the music for E.T. is an integral part of the film. The movie and the music cannot be separated and if they were, both would lose something. One can't help but remembering scenes from the film when listening to the sounds here or at least be taken back to a time of youth and innocence in one's own life.
I love the music of John Williams and this is one of my favorite Williams albums. It's great to listen to on an evening with a full moon in the fall.
This compact disc release contains excerpts (such as the witty "Frogs" cue) that had not been available on previous CD or LP versions of the soundtrack. The same familiar cues that accompany E.T. and Elliott's flight across the face of the Moon, the climactic bike ride, and E.T.'s farewell all remain, only now they have been remastered for maximum audio and emotional impact.
Even if you've had old LP or CD recordings of the score, this new version, which now probably stands as the official COMPLETE version, as did the CLOSE ENCOUNTERS score, is worth getting for your collection. It is Williams, the greatest living composer of film music today, at his very frequent best. Grab it!
This edition of the soundtrack is nice in that it contains music not released on the original CD, but I have to say I like the original soundtrack release the best. Self-contained orchestral tracks like "Flying" from E.T. (which is unfortunately absent from this release, as is the beautiful "Over the Moon" track, although parts of it are heard in the End Credits), have all but disappeared from more modern movie soundtracks. It's unfortunate, because these concert arrangements are often better than the edited tracks used in the films. They serve to focus the musical themes, and give us fully-fleshed out orchestral works instead of just background music. What would we do without great tracks like "Luke and Leia," "The Forest Battle," "Parade of the Ewoks," "Yoda's Theme," "The Imperial March," or "Princess Leia's Theme" from the Star Wars films? Or tracks like "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra," "Marian's Theme" and "Slave Children's Crusade" from the Indiana Jones films? Those soundtracks wouldn't be nearly as spectacular without them. Thankfully, John Williams still does this fairly often, with great compositions like "Duel of the Fates" and "Hedwig's Theme."
As a self-contained musical experience, I still think the original E.T. soundtrack is by far the best. But there is wonderful music on this CD that can't be found anywhere else. And the music is just so phenomenal that I couldn't give it anything but 5 stars. The "Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye" track (originally titled "Adventure on Earth" on the first soundtrack release) is the best 15 consecutive minutes of movie music ever written. It still gives me goose bumps every time I listen to it.
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Très bon produit à un très bon prix. Je vous recommande ce produit pour tous les bons collectionneurs de musiques de films.Published 4 months ago by Gilles Qc.
John Williams' score for the re-release of Spielberg's classic is one of his best, and his most emotional. Read morePublished on June 1 2002 by Kristy M. Ross
E.T. is one of my all-time favorite movies ever and I think its the same for many others. But I believe we can all agree that it wouldn't be as powerful minus John Williams'... Read morePublished on May 11 2002 by Matthew Paul
I actually own a 1996 digitally remastered re-issue which has everything from the 20th anniversary edition but lacks Main titles/Meeting E.T./E.T. Read morePublished on April 23 2002
personally i think it is the best score of jonh williams.It is trully a magic soundtrack!!!Published on April 15 2002
I have always been in favor of expanded edition CDs, but there is something different about this expanded edition of "E.T.-The Extraterrestrial" on its 20th anniversary. Read morePublished on April 11 2002 by Luis M. Ramos
It's hard to believe that E.T. is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the initial theatrical release. It doesn't seem like it has been that long ago. Wow. Read morePublished on April 1 2002 by T. Lobascio
E.T. is a rare gem. And one of John Williams best masterpieces. This new edition of the sountrack is really good. Read morePublished on Feb. 20 2002 by Michael McDaid


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The Effect of the Disintegration of Chemical Stratification on the Time-dependent Behavior of the Earth's Mantle
A. Galsa, and M. Herein
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Based on recent results from seismology, geochemistry etc. the distinct chemical character of the D'' layer (lowest part of the mantle around the Earth's core) has appeared unequivocally. Numerical calculations have been carried out to investigate the effect of the disintegration, mixing and homogenization of the dense D'' on the time-dependent behavior of mantle convection. A ...
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Development of very high speed integrated circuits is currently of great interest for today\'s technologies. This paper presents the quasi-TEM approach for the accurate parameters extraction of multiconductor transmission lines interconnect in single, two, and three-layered dielectric regions using the finite element method (FEM). We illustrate that FEM is accurate and effective for modeling ...
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Ferrimagnetic based, coaxial nonlinear transmission lines (NLTLs) provide a means to generate sub-nanosecond risetime pulses (from nano-second input pulses) or megawatt level high power microwave oscillations, depending on the geometry, material, and external bias fields. This investigation uses the commercially available, finite element solver COMSOL to provide insight into pulse behavior. ...
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[3]Istituto Superiore C.T.I., Communications Department, Ministry of Economic Development, Rome, Italy
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In this study, COMSOL®4.2a is used to model a microwave heating process in a TE10 rectangular waveguide. The sample consists of a small cylindrical Ca-alginate gel (D = 8 mm, H = 10 mm) inoculated with bacteria Escherichia Coli K12. The sample is placed along the microwave propagation direction into the waveguide. Maxwell's equations and heat transfer are coupled to a microbial inactivation ...


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The Choreography of Desire
Former Ziegfeld Follies Girl Recalls the Glory Days
Published: October 18, 1996
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Mrs. O'Connell was born in London on Sept. 21, 1904. Her father was in charge of advertising for Barnum & Bailey Circus, which was on a European tour. She spent her early years in Greenwich Village going to dance classes on Saturdays.
At 15 she tried out at the old Hippodrome at 44th Street and Sixth Avenue, where she was put in an act with another young girl and a baby elephant. All but the elephant danced in pajamas and held candles. ''I get hysterical thinking about it,'' she said over a vodka and tomato juice at Sardi's, one of her hangouts for more than 70 years.
She answered a call for the ''George White Scandals of 1920,'' a popular revue with music composed by Gershwin, among others.
''I was dancing on Broadway,'' Mrs. O'Connell said. ''I had to keep pinching myself.''
The show went on the road, and her parents reluctantly let their 16-year-old daughter go. Her boyfriend, 10 years older, followed her to Chicago and the two promptly went to a judge and got married. The girl's furious parents immediately ordered the marriage annulled, a process that took seven years and $10,000.
Mrs. O'Connell saw the man once more in her life. She met him walking up Broadway five years later. They started strolling together. He told her he had named a race horse for her. A few steps later, he dropped dead of a heart attack.
''I liked him very much,'' Mrs. O'Connell said. Then she added, ''You name it, and I have a place in my life for it.''
Next the dancer answered a call for the Midnight Frolics, a more intimate version of the Follies held on the roof of the New Amsterdam. She was accepted as a Ziegfeld girl, and found herself in fairy-tale world in which the Duke of Windsor would appear one night and Jack Dempsey the next. She was ''a special girl,'' because she got to do special numbers. The audience, she recalls, seemed like a colony of penguins, because everyone wore formal evening attire.
Then, at 18, she auditioned for the 1922 Follies and was accepted. But after the New York season, the show was going on the road. Her parents didn't make the same mistake twice. So she resigned.
''Can you imagine I quit Ziegfeld?'' she said. ''Nobody ever resigned from Florenz Ziegfeld.''
A couple of other dancing jobs followed. She went to Hollywood and found the people boring and back-stabbing. She decided to give Mr. Ziegfeld another try. She was admitted to his office, she thinks, because nobody else had ever spurned him.
''Can you learn the entire show in two days?'' he growled.
She did and she danced several more seasons. There was an endless chain of admirers.
''We used to party and we used to do a little bouncing around,'' she said. ''You know those places.''
She also began dating one of J. P. Morgan's lawyers, whom she wouldn't name. She said he was tall, handsome ''and commanded attention with the money to back it up.'' She also found him boring, describing a typical meal: ''He and his friends would just sit and wait to be served,'' she said. ''Then they ate, and sat and waited for the next course.''
The lawyer was dumped when she met Jack O'Connell, an entirely different kettle of fish. A bartender who owned a couple of bars, he took her to a club on a Long Island hill on their first date. Onstage was a six-piece band of exceptionally zaftig German women bellowing away, a sight that greatly amused her.
''He kept me laughing for 21 years, that's all I can tell you,'' Mrs. O'Connell said.
These days, she spends her time trying to clear up the tangled finances of the Ziegfeld Club, which raises money for performers in financial trouble. The club has a small office in the Presbyterian Church on Park Avenue at 63d Street, filled with pictures of long-ago flamboyance.
She lives alone in a studio apartment in Rego Park, Queens, near the house where she lived for years. She has no children and no relatives. But she has friends, who gave her a swell birthday party at London Lenny's, the Queens restaurant where her husband was headwaiter for many years.
And Eleanor Dana O'Connell has some fine memories. Asked to describe them, she sipped her second vodka and tomato juice and thought.
''Oh, boy,'' she finally answered, smiling ever so sweetly. ''Oh, boy.''
Photos: ''Girls in no other show got the attention,'' said Eleanor Dana O'Connell, 92, former Follies Girl, standing in Times Square. (Jack Manning/The New York Times); Eleanor Dana O'Connell, a Follies Girl, in 1922. Beginning in 1907, the Ziegfeld Girls were Flo Ziegfeld's idea of the most glorious specimens of American womanhood. (Archive)(pg. B17); Flo Ziegfeld looking over the Follies dancers on the roof of the New Amsterdam Theater in August 1924. (Corbis-Bettman)(pg. B18)


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William P. Ryner, 64, of Monmouth, and formerly of Seaton, passed away at 1:03 a.m. on July 30, 2009 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
William was born on July 23, 1945 in Monmouth, and is the son of Paul and Mildred Mills Ryner. He was raised in Monmouth and attended Warren School through high school. He was previously married to Susan J. Price, and later was married to Judy Hawk, both of Monmouth. Bill was first employed at the Gambles Skogmo Warehouse in Monmouth as a warehouseman. He then was a Linestocker at Maytag in Galesburg for a time and then a material cutter at Smolers of Monmouth. His main employment was as a lineman, meter reader and gas lineman for Illinois Power Company which he did for numerous years. Bill also for a time was a welding instructor for IP in Decatur.
Bill enjoyed life and his friends. He was a people person and knew no strangers.
Bill is survived by his sons, Mark Ryner and Dawn of Wabash, Ind., and Cory Ryner and Emily from Plymouth, Mich. Also two daughters survive, Paulla Thornberry and James of Delaware, Ohio; and Ashley Ryner and Larry of Monmouth. One step daughter, Carrie Traore of Peoria. Bills special friend Wanda Schreck of Monmouth is also surviving. Seven grandchildren survive with two on the way. Also Bill's brother, Gene Ryner of Galesburg, is surviving along with his sister Barb Walline and Bob of Cambridge. He is preceded in death by his parents, one sister, and one granddaughter.
A funeral service took place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday Aug. 4, 2009 at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth. Interment was in Mosher Cemetery. His family received friends at the Funeral Home Tuesday for an hour and a half prior to the service. A memorial fund is being established. For more information please visit our website www.turnbullfuneralhomes.com
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