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In Free Fallby Juli Zeh
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Oskar and Sebastian, both brilliant physicists, have been close friends ever since they first met at university. But now their relationship is strained by distance, competing philosophies, and Oskar's belief that Sebastian fell into mediocrity after having a wife and child. When Sebastian's is seemingly kidnapped, their friendship is further tested,
Oskar and Sebastian, both brilliant physicists, have been close friends ever since they first met at university. But now their relationship is strained by distance, competing philosophies, and Oskar's belief that Sebastian fell into mediocrity after having a wife and child. When Sebastian's is seemingly kidnapped, their friendship is further tested, because Sebastian will go to grisly lengths to protect his family, even if it puts the lives of those around him in jeopardy. Fast-paced and mind-bendingly intelligent, In Free Fall is an unforgettable ride through a world where nothing, not even one's own senses, can be trusted.
Editorial Reviews
"This is one of the best books of the year. Zeh has enough control to keep the murder from being lurid and the physics from being dull. . . . Sharp and often witty." —New York Observer
"Give me a crime novel of ideas, where two physics professors, friends and rivals, opposites but startlingly similar, do emotional battle on an intellectual canvas, raise the stakes through betrayal, the possible kidnapping of a child, and embroil a romantic-leaning police detective in the complicated machinations of quantum theory, and holy hell, I think I have myself one of my favorite books of the year." —Sarah Weinman, crime fiction columnist for the Los Angeles Times
"The most intellectually satisfying thriller you'll read this summer. . . . Slyly intelligent and enigmatic. . . . The brainiac's beach read." —The Daily Beast
"Add a hospital scandal and two of the quirkiest detectives in fiction, mix with Juli Zeh's thrumming, moody prose, and you have one of the finest crime novels you'll read." —The Herald Sun (Australia)
"In Free Fall is very clever . . . and often astounding. . . . A wonderful exhibition of bravura novel writing." —Curled Up With A Good Book
"An engrossing [and] enigmatic story of a murder and its aftermath. . . . Erudite digressions and vivid characters . . . combine with a devastating 11th-hour reveal to make a memorable intellectual thriller." —Publisher's Weekly
"A novel from Juli Zeh's pen is always an adventure, because each of them opens up an entirely new world . . . This is Juli Zeh's unique talent: Her sharp intellect absorbs the most complex issues, including elementary particles; to then put them into words with such playful precision it makes you swoon . . . In Free Fall takes the bird's-eye view, unorthodox, nerve-racking, simply unforgettable—like Hitchcock's masterpiece." —Brigitte
"In Free Fall is the virtuosic presentation of an amazing narration. Juli Zeh steers through with confidence and ease." —Welt am Sonntag
"[A] gripping, high-toned philosophical thriller. . . . Readers who can surrender to [Zeh's] radical rewriting of the rules of detective fiction and the physical universe will find it revelatory." —Kirkus Reviews
"It is such a delight to watch Juli Zeh play her entire repertoire of literary skill . . . challenging the conventions of the classical detective story with subtle irony."
—Die Zeit
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- Publication date:
- 04/13/2010
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In Free FallA Novel
By Juli Zeh
Nan A. TaleseCopyright © 2010 Juli Zeh
All right reserved.
[ 1 ]
As you approach it from the southwest, at a height of about five hundred meters, Freiburg looks like a bright, worn patch in the folds of the Black Forest. It lies there as if it had fallen from the heavens one day, right at the feet of the mountains.The peaks of Belchen, Schauinsland, and Feldberg stand in a ring around it. Freiburg has existed for mere minutes in relation to these mountains, yet the town behaves as if it has always been there, next to the river Dreisam.
If Schauinsland were to ripple its slopes in a shrug of indifference, hundreds of people cycling, riding in cable cars, or looking for butterflies would die; if Feldberg were to turn away in boredom, that would be the end of the entire district. But themountains don't do that. Instead, they turn their somber faces to the goings-on in the streets of Freiburg, where people set out to entertain. Every day, mountains and forests send a swarm of birds into the city to gather the latest news and report back.
The Middle Ages live on in the ochre yellows and dusty pinks of the narrow lanes where thick shadows gather. The roofs are dotted with dormer windows, ideal landing spots unless they are adorned with bird spikes. A passing cloud sweeps the brightness fromthe facades. A girl with pigtails is buying an ice cream on Leopoldring. Her part is straight as an arrow.
A few beats of the wings, and here is Sophie-de-la-Roche-Strasse, so leafy and green that it seems to have its own microclimate. There is always a light breeze blowing here, making the leaves at the top of the chestnut trees rustle. The trees have outlivedby a century the town planner who planted them, and they have grown larger than he had envisaged. Their long-fingered branches brush the balconies, and their roots bulge beneath the pavement and dig their way under the walls of the canal that flows by the buildings'foundations. Bonnie and Clyde--one head of brown and one of green--paddle along against the current, quacking away, always turning at the same spot, and allowing themselves to be carried downstream. On their conveyer belt they travel faster than the peoplewalking on the canal path, at whom they look up, begging for bread.
Sophie-de-la-Roche-Strasse radiates such a feeling of well-being that an objective observer might think its residents are all at peace with the world. Because the canal makes the walls damp, the front doors are wide open so that the walkways over the waterlook like tongues hanging out of gaping jaws. Number 7--in tasteful white stucco--is without doubt the most beautiful building on the street. Wisteria cascades down from it, sparrows chirp in the swathes of ivy on the walls, and an old-fashioned lantern dozesin the porch, waiting to be lit at night. In an hour or so a taxi will come around the corner and stop at this building. The passenger in the backseat will raise his sunglasses in order to count change into the driver's hand. He will get out of the car, tiphis head back, and look up at the windows on the second floor. A couple of doves are already picking their way across one of the window ledges, nodding and bending, fluttering upward occasionally to look into the apartment. These winged observers watch Sebastian,Maike, and Liam closely on the first Friday evening of every month.
Behind one of the windows, Sebastian is sitting cross-legged on the floor of his study, head bent over something. He is surrounded by scissors and bits of paper, as if he were making Christmas decorations. Crouching next to him is Liam--blond and palelike his father, a mini-Sebastian down to his posture. He is looking at a sheet of red card on which the laser printer has marked a zigzag curve, like an outline of the Alps. As Sebastian puts the scissors to the card, Liam raises a warning finger.
"Wait! Your hands are shaking!"
"That's because I'm trying hard to hold still, clever clogs," Sebastian snaps. Liam's eyes widen in surprise and Sebastian regrets his tone.
Sebastian is on edge, as he is on the first Friday evening of every month. As usual, he puts it down to having had a bad day. Little things can spoil his mood on the first Friday of every month. Today it was an encounter on the bank of the Dreisam, wherehe takes a break from his lectures at lunchtime. He passed a group of people who were standing around a mound of earth a little way off the main path for no apparent reason. In the earth was a pathetic-looking seedling held upright only by a construction ofwooden sticks and rubber bands. Three gardeners were leaning on spades nearby, and a lanky man in a dark suit, with a little girl hanging on to his leg, stepped up to the mound of earth and made a small celebratory speech. The tree of the year. Black appletree. Love for home and hearth, for nature, for Creation. Elderly ladies stood around silently in a semicircle. Then came the thrust of the spade and a pathetic shovelful of earth, and the little girl poured water from a tin can. Applause. Sebastian couldn'thelp thinking about what Oskar would have said if he had seen them. "Look, a herd of forked beings celebrating their own helplessness!" And Sebastian would have laughed and refrained from saying that he felt very much like the tree of the year, actually. Likea seedling dwarfed by its scaffolding.
"Do you know about the tree of the year?" he asks his son, who shakes his head and stares at the scissors that have fallen still in his father's hand. "It's nonsense," he adds. "The worst rubbish imaginable."
"Oskar's coming today, isn't he?"
"Of course." Sebastian starts cutting. "Why?"
"You always talk about strange things when Oskar's coming. And," Liam continues, pointing at the card, "you bring work back home."
"I thought you liked measuring curves!" Sebastian replies indignantly.
At ten, Liam is already clever enough to know not to reply to this. Of course he loves helping his father with physics experiments. He knows that the zigzag line marks the result of a radiometric measurement, even though he can't explain the meaning of"radiometric." The integral under the curve can be measured by cutting out the surface area and weighing the card. But Liam also knows that there are computers at the university that will give you the answer without cutting and weighing. This could definitelyhave waited till Monday. Sebastian has brought it home for Liam to have fun with and because he finds this activity calming late on a Friday afternoon. Even though the chopping board and the sharp knife that they need to cut out the tiny jagged bits are withMaike in the kitchen.
When Maike is cooking for Oskar, the kitchen utensils are hers and hers alone. Every time Maike tells Sebastian about the new dish she is trying out that evening, he wonders why Oskar's visits are so important to her. He would have thought that Liam'shero worship of the big-shot physicist from Geneva would put her off Oskar, not to mention the heavily ironic tone of voice in which Oskar invariably addresses her. Yet it was Maike herself who had started the tradition of dinners with him ten years ago, andshe is the one who has insisted on them to this very day. Sebastian suspects that, consciously or unconsciously, she is trying to steer something in a controlled manner. Something that should be playing out before her very eyes, rather than developing uncheckedin hidden corners. They have never spoken about what this certain something might be. Deep down, Sebastian admires his wife's calm persistence. "He's coming on Friday, isn't he?" she asks, and Sebastian nods. That is all.
The curve is easier to cut out in the middle, and it becomes more complicated again toward the end. Liam holds on to the card with both hands, cheering when the scissors have negotiated the final jagged cliffs and the zigzag cutting falls to the ground.He picks up the masterpiece carefully by the edges, and runs off to see if the kitchen scales are free.
Maike is standing at the kitchen counter chopping some unruly-looking salad leaves. She is wearing a white dress that makes her look as though she is about to be married for the second time. Her feet are bare, and she is absentmindedly scratching a mosquitobite on her left calf with her right foot. The window is open. Summer air is wafting in with the smell of hot asphalt, flowing water, and a wind that is juggling with the swallows high in the heavens. In the golden evening light, Maike looks more than everlike the kind of woman a man would like to ride up to on horseback and carry off into the sunset. She is unique, and not just at first glance. Her skin is even paler than Sebastian's and her mouth is very slightly lopsided, which makes her look a little pensivewhen she laughs. The small contemporary art gallery in Freiburg where Maike works has her to thank for a great deal of its success, for she is not only the artists' agent, but also their occasional model. Maike's aesthetic feeling has almost the fervor of religionabout it. Surroundings furnished without care depress her and she is the sort of person who checks every glass against the light before placing it on the table.
When Sebastian approaches her from behind, she stretches her damp hands out in front of her, showing her shaved underarms. His fingers climb the staircase of her vertebrae, from her bottom to her neck.
"Are you cold?" she asks. "Your hands are trembling."
"Can't you and Liam think about anything other than my clapped-out nervous system?" Sebastian asks.
"Yes," Maike replies. "Red wine."
Sebastian kisses the back of her head. They both know that Oskar will have read the article in Der Spiegel magazine. Maike has no particular desire to understand the intricacies of the long-standing scientific disagreement between Oskar and Sebastian.But she knows what will happen. Oskar's voice will be threateningly quiet when he launches his attack. And Sebastian will blink more rapidly than usual while he is defending himself, and his arms will dangle limply by his side.
"I bought a Brunello," she said. "He'll like it."
As Sebastian reaches for the carafe of wine, a red point of light sweeps over Maike's breasts, as if a drunken marksman were aiming through the window. Fruit, oak, earth. Sebastian resists the temptation to pour himself a glass and turns to Liam, who iswaiting by the kitchen scales. Cheek to cheek, they read the digital display.
"Excellent work, little professor." Sebastian presses his son against his side. "What conclusion can we draw?"
"Nature behaves in accordance with our calculations," Liam says, glancing sideways at his mother. Her knife taps a solid rhythm on the wooden chopping board. She doesn't like him to show off with sentences learned by heart.
Sebastian lingers at the kitchen door before bringing his graph back into the study. Maike will want to say that she will keep Liam off his back later. Off his back. She likes that expression. It reminds her of the battle of her everyday life, which shewins every evening. But Maike is not really the fighting kind. Before she met Sebastian, she was very much a dreamer. She used to walk through the streets at night, dreaming her way into every illuminated window. In her mind, she was watering strangers' pottedplants, laying their tables for dinner, and patting their children's heads. Every man was a potential lover, and, depending on the color of his eyes and his build, she dreamed of living a wild or conventional or artistic or political life by his side. Maike'svagabond imagination had inhabited people and places as she encountered them. Until she met Sebastian. The moment she walked into his arms on the Kaiser-Joseph-Strasse in Freiburg ("On the Mnsterplatz!" Sebastian would say, for there were two versions of theirfirst meeting--one for him and one for her), her hazy reality became solid. It was love at first sight, precluding alternatives, reducing an endless variety of possibilities to a here and a now. Sebastian's appearance in Maike's life was--as he would expressit--a wave function collapse. From that moment on, Maike had had someone whose back she could protect. She does so at every opportunity, and gladly, too.
"You two can talk in peace later," she says, brushing a strand of hair off her brow with her forearm. "I'll keep . . ."
"I know," Sebastian says. "Thank you."
She laughs, showing a glimpse of chewing gum between her molars. This does nothing to diminish her irresistible charm--all fair hair and childlike eyes.
"When is Oskar coming?" Liam pesters.
As his parents look at each other, he expresses his impatience by decorating the kitchen table with chunks of onion and cloves of garlic. Maike lets him get away with it because there is a seed of creativity in his cheekiness.
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Juli Zeh's debut novel, Eagles and Angels, won numerous prizes, including the German Book Prize. She has worked at the United Nations in New York and Krakow, and currently lives in Brandenburg.
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Police caught a shoplifter with merchandise from a retailer but ultimately let him go after the store's manager said she did not want to press charges.
A Home Depot employee called police to report a theft about 9 a.m. Thursday and gave a description of the suspect and his vehicle, which was heading north on Southern Boulevard, police said.
An officer stopped the suspect's car a few blocks away, near Lucy Drive, and the suspect got out of the car and began to run toward the cruiser, reports state.
The officer drew his gun and ordered him to stop, and the suspect complied, police said.
Boardman Police Chief Jack Nichols was in the area and stopped to assist the first patrolman. Nichols said the two patted down the suspect and found merchandise stolen from Home Depot.
When officers went to Home Depot, the employee who called police said he could not cooperate with the prosecution of the suspect because of Home Depot's corporate policy: Suspects who take merchandise outside the store are not to be pursued, according to police records. An unidentified female manager recited the same corporate policy, police said.
Home Depot spokesman Stephen Holmes told The Vindicator on Friday he could not comment on specific corporate policies but said the company "aggressively defends against theft and has protocols in place."
"We do have asset-protection associates in the field and in stores, and there are different policies regarding what they can do versus what non-asset-protection associates can do," Holmes said.
"There are strict policies and we enforce them, and we have them for the protection of customers and associates. No amount of merchandise is worth risking anyone's safety," he continued.
Police said both the Boardman manager and employee expressed greater concern Thursday that an employee may have violated corporate policy by following the suspect through the entrance of the store than that a crime had occurred, or that police became involved because of the report of that crime.
The officer asked what the store wanted police to do with the suspect and was told nothing. Then, the officer asked if the store wanted its property back, and he wrote in the police report: "I was told 'No, he can keep it.'"
Without witnesses to go to court and someone willing to pursue charges, police released the suspect and let him keep the stolen property.
"The problem is we could have arrested him, but we have no witnesses to proceed with the case and then it gets dismissed," Nichols said.
Holmes said the corporate asset-protection team is reviewing the Boardman case.
"They're going to see if they can appropriately assist with prosecution," Holmes said.
The chief said the whole episode was extremely frustrating.
"There's a number of stores of that do that — don't pursue shoplifters — and essentially when word gets out, [those stores] are funding the heroin trade," he said.
Nichols said many shoplifting cases involve drug addicts who are stealing to either trade the items for drugs or sell stolen items to get cash for drugs. He did not say if that was the case in Thursday's incident.
"When a store throws up their hands and says, 'Go ahead and take whatever,' that's how people fund their habits. It's just ridiculous," he said.
This is the most rediculous thing I have ever heard!! So we can all just walk into a Home Depot, take whatever the heck we want, and the company turns down police assistance? What idiot lawyer made up those policies. It's one thing to prohibit the employees to pursue, but the Police had the guy in their custody!!! Morons, all of them. I agree with the chief on this one. And this is why i shop at lowes, but then again, why spend money at lowes when i can get it for free at Home Depot.
Well it looks like HD is giving away free stuff, just wear a heavy coat and fill up the pockets.
Now every theif in town will know where to go now. Looks like Lowe's will no longer have to be concerned about shop lifters, they all went to HD.
Too bad Free At Last Stan is not around to comment, I know he would really have some laughable comments to make.
Were they filming "What Would You Do?" Are there certain days you can steal from HD; like M-W-F??
Justice. Lowes has the same policy. Many stores do. Reread HellaBB's post. It does seam ridiculous but on the other hand, I wouldn't want my husband run over in the parking lot by a shop lifter speeding away in his car while being chases by a store employee.
TERRI-USA: You said Stan is not around anymore and I have noticed this. What happened to him?
TERRI-USA my comment is
This is just life in Boardman .,With all the crime out here we use the police to stop shop lifter . REALLY
But at what point do these stores just become a free for all? Is it OK if it happens once a week? What about when the word gets out (thanks Vindy) and shoplifting starts happening 30 times a day?
Following HellaBB's logic, NO property crimes should be prosecuted. Is it worth the risk of injury to stop someone from stealing your car? How about robbing your house? Just sit in a corner and let anyone just take everything you have because you are afraid?
Actually steelman you should probably help them load the heavy stuff so they don't get injured picking it up.
This is to the people at home depot. If you are not going to prosecute shoplifters don't waste the time of the boardman police,they could be going on calls to store's that are serious about prosecuting shoplifters.
@ HellaBB, I don't care if someone takes a pencil, IT'S STEALING and good for the guard from kmart for doing his job. That's why I have a concealed carry permit and I'm not afraid to protect my family, hell I may even help you if your being robbed, but you would rather they just take whatever they want because your AFRAID someone might get hurt.. Wake up people and start defending ourselves...
Why did HD even bother to call the police.
When you speak of the possibility of someone being injured, what about the responding police officer.
This is the most ridiculous asset protection policy I have ever heard. We all end up paying for this insane policy, by higher prices. I for one am done with shopping at HD.
I agree with dmacker, why did they even bother to call the police? And since they did, why not let the police do their job? Makes no sense whatsoever.
Boardman is a wonderful place to test this company policy. Now all of the lowlifes know they can steal and get away with it and they certainly will steal--a lot. The store manager will end up being fired due to losses, price increases to the rest of us will skyrocket and HD will move it's store because of lack of business. Once again we lose, criminals win.
Decriminalizing the sharing of wealth is the first step in creating a kinder and more gentler valley. We should applaud and not criticize Home Depot for their actions. Can you just imagine how life would be if banks adopted this policy? The sky would be the limit in consumer satisfaction.
That's ridiculous.
At a discount store in Boardman that is now the HobbyLobby, I saw the store's security personnel detain a shoplifter in the funniest way possible.
The shoplifter ran out the door as the bus was was approaching. He actually thought he was going to use a city bus as a get-away vehicle. Well, the bus didn't stop and open its door fast enough. He was dancing around on the curb, when the security team from the store nabbed him by the shirt collar and pulled prone on the sidewalk.
It was quite amusing. And gave the audience on the bus and in the parking lot respect for the store.
Hey, shoplifters...stay away from grocery stores, they will proscecute.
This is a HD company policy, it's not a Youngstown thing. Stop trying to be an online Limbaugh, you're really bad at it as your arguments are complete non sequiturs. I'm still waiting for you to accept my friend request on your little oil boy website. What are you afraid of tough guy?
At post 19. Hello Stan.
misterlee Its HD policy to let everyone who steals to walk. But let's face it the policy of the lowlifes of Y-town take advantage of all the free and not so free stuff that they can get away with, Am I not correct !!!! They have free phones ,free food , free housing, nice cars etc . They have scammed their way to a good life by using taxpayers and the good moral people pay for it.
I guess in a way I can understand HDs policy.
Scumbag ambulance chaser attorneys will file lawsuits against anyone they think will pay.
Just suppose some low life thief gets hurt running away from store security.
There's your lawsuit.
And even if the store wins the lawsuit they still lose given the cost of defending the suit.
Anyone can file a suit over anything and right or wrong it costs the victim to defend themselves.
In this case the police did their job,caught the thief but you'de think the store would at least want the stolen items back.
This story just declared open season on HD......
To decrease the risk of injury, just have certain days thieves can "work" at these stores with these policies in place!
Welcome back Stan, too bad you till do not have that funny picture for your profile anymore.
You guys are missing the point entirely. This isnt about the store's policy to not pursue. The COPS caught the guy. I think the store personnel have missed the intent of their own policy here. Why would it prohibit prosecution if the cops are invovled? No one from the store put themselves in harm's way.
Seems to me that the Boardman Police Dept. put this store in jeopardy by leaking this story to the media. They just declared open season for theft! Come on there are things you let get out to the media and then there are things that you don't! Just think about the min, wage associates in that store that now have to worry about being robed! Could one of them be your Mother just trying to make ends meant, or how about your son or your daughter just trying to make extra money to put them thru college? Sorry you all are missing the point! Its not the Home Depots fault its the Boardman Police Departments fault! Shame on them!
Sounds like a free for all or a game show. I can see it now, Yes folk the rules of the game are simply ,if you make it out the door , the things you stoled are yours free . So take what you want and make a mad dash to the door. Bring your friends ,see how many can make it to the door. You can all win some great prizes
Let's all head down to Home Depot and make a selection, sounds as though the price is right! Ha ha
What kind of a society have we become? We are to the point where it is somehow wrong to try and stop theives {making it o.k. to steal} and having to change the constitution to call marriage the union of a man and a women. Friends I think we got big problems! Just sayen!
I would like to know Walmart's policy as a couple months ago I saw a customer in line with boots on with the price tag on them. I told the associate at the register and she checked it out and notified a manager a couple feet from us. NO ONE did anything to the lady. I said I should go back and get a new coat and walk out.
Why didn't Home Depot at least get the stolen item back???? I guess if you can't afford what you want you go to Home Depot and walk out.
Justsayin is right. Some of y'all are missing the point entirely.
I Do understand HD's policy of not pursuing outside the door. BUT they don't even want employees to call the police now! WTH???
The employee didn't pursue outside the door. S/he called the cops. The cops caught the person. The manager tells the cops, the person can KEEP THE GOODS, they are not pressing charges. IMO this is completely INSANE.
I am never shopping at HD again.
Home Depot is a business, not a reformer of society. In today's world it is cheaper to let the crooks steal and absorb the loss and pass the cost along to the honest shoppers.
This is because of all the lawyers and lawsuits and the high expense. The blame falls on the lawyers and jurys getting big settlements for the crooks.
This is how a liberal mindset gradually erodes and destroys society. Liberals love lawyers.
How about not shopping at Home Depot because I now don't feel safe there. They let thieves go and put all of us at risk. Now lets see who they choose to protect..the thief or me! I wonder if they mind losing money from consumers!
Let's try Lowes till HD regains their senses!
Doesnt make sense to me either. There was no problem in the parking lot, no one got hurt. There did not seem like any reason for any law suit etc. So why not prosecute this person for stealing ? The Police caught the person and they had the merchandise on them that they stole. It was all wrapped up !! Crazy !! And then to tell them to keep it !!!???
"Home Depot's corporate policy: Suspects who take merchandise outside the store are not to be pursued"
All this means is that an employee is not to run after someone who is running off with store merchandise. Obviously, the employee could get hurt and the store does not want to put it's employees in danger. The police can run after people wo are stealing- that is their job.
Is the store manager that dumb that they do not understand this? This person runs a store? Really? Where is HR to explain this?
As another poster pointed out...HD, as well as most big box stores write off this theft as "shrinkage" and allow for that in their yearly budget. Why waste the time? Avoid the danger, simply add it to your expense for doing business and charge the paying customer for the loss.
All of those cameras in the ceiling?...no one is watching them. They are only there to make customers think they are being watched. The cameras are really used by management and corporate more to watch the employees, because you just can't trust an employee. Especially employees in an economically stressed area such as Mahoning County. I know of one manager who received a call from his Corporate office in another state and was told he was observed on camera leaving his office and failing to lock the office door.
If a cashier comes up short on their drawer, the manager can review the video tape on that employee to see if there was theft by the employee.
Customers stealing merchandise that walks out the door with them?...not a big deal...its small stuff and will be written off, but an employee stealing cash or coming up short often? Immediate dismissal.
@uticashale. you are the biggest a#$hole i have seen on here. you are clearly not from here. this pos did wrong and they fired the employee. i am sick of you acting like everyone that gets some help from the governent is a fn criminal!!!!!! i just gor custody of my grandbabys. am i a thief cuz im gettin help? unemployent from 25 plus yrs doesnt cut it so i need help, so if i a thief then oh well. u need to go back where you came from and stop labeling everyone here


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Here is a list of some of the most popular books about Autism Spectrum Disorder - Asperger Syndrome in the Autism Victoria Library. It is not an exhaustive list. To help you, we have prepared a brief description of each item. All items are available for loan from the Autism Victoria Library (members only) or for purchase from the Specialist Bookshops.
We have categorised them as follows:
- General Reference
- Training Programs and Approaches
- Parents and Families
- Children's Books
- Autobiographical Accounts
- Videos
- Periodicals
General Reference
WING, L., The Autistic Spectrum - A Guide for Parents and Professionals, Constable, London, 1996.
On its publication in 1971, Lorna Wing's book Autistic Children was acclaimed as the definitive guide on autism. In this update, Lorna describes what autism is, how to help those with the condition, and the service types of value. This guide is easy to read and invaluable for parents and anyone working with people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
HOWLIN, P., Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
Pat Howlin is one of the most highly regarded clinicians in the field of autism. This book describes the full range of presentations along the autistic spectrum, and explains what is currently known about causes, assessment and treatment. Pat deals in an unbiased way with the vast range of treatments and therapies for autistic disorders. This is a detailed reference for practitioners and carers.
BASHE, P.R. & KIRBY, B.L. The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome, Crown Publishers, 2002.
Written by two parents, this book deals with the social, emotional and cognitive challenges faced by those with Asperger Syndrome, and their parents. It also provides an overview of treatment strategies and options.
ATTWOOD, T., Asperger's Syndrome - A Guide for Parents & Professionals, Jessica Kingsley, UK, 1998.
This book is essential reading for those living or working with a child or adult with Asperger Syndrome. It is written in a clear and concise manner, with plenty of examples, practical suggestions and resource lists.
SHAW, W., Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD, The Great Plains Laboratory, US, 1998.
This book will be of interest to parents and others who are researching the alternatives to conventional treatment and management of Autism Spectrum Disorders. It specifically focuses on biological treatments, including antifungal and antibacterial treatments, gluten and casein restriction, vitamin therapy, food allergies - to name a few. This publication is not considered to be part of the mainstream literature on Autism Spectrum Disorders, but will meet the need of some families.
BARNHILL, G., Right address...wrong planet: Children with Asperger Syndrome becoming Adults, Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2002.
Written by an autism consultant, who has an adult son with Asperger Syndrome, this book covers a much needed area - that of adolescence and adulthood. Ms. Barnhill offers both her family perspective and practical advice for those living with/caring for an adult with Asperger Syndrome.
NEWPORT, J. & M. Autism-Aspergers and Sexuality, Future Horizons, 2002.
This book is written by a married couple, both of whom have Asperger Syndrome. It is a valuable insight into the social and sexual challenges faced by those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, and provides advice for these individuals and their parents. Some parts of this book are quite explicit.
Training Programs and Approaches
JORDAN, R. & POWELL, S., Understanding and Teaching Children with Autism, John Wiley & Sons, England, 1996.
An excellent book for all teachers of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. The authors provide a basis for understanding the developmental processes and problems of these students, and also the implications of these for social and educational learning.
CUMINE, V., LEACH, J. & STEVENSON, G., Asperger Syndrome A Practical Guide for Teachers, David Fulton Publishers, UK, 1998.
This is an essential resource book for teachers and parents. It provides a clear, non-technical explanation of the autistic spectrum, Asperger Syndrome, diagnostic issues and the educational implications of current theories. The bulk of the book provides information about educational and behavioural interventions in a school setting, in an accessible dot point format.
WINTER, M., Asperger Syndrome: what teachers need to know, Jessica Kingsley, 2003.
Written by a teacher, this book is very easy to read and full of strategies that will assist teachers, both in understanding Asperger Syndrome and also in providing a positive classroom experience for students.
GRAY, C., The Original Social Story Book; The New Social Story Book and the New Social Story Book Illustrated Edition, Future Horizons, (1993, 1994 & 2000)
Social Stories provide individuals with autism with accurate information regarding situations they encounter. For many students with Asperger Syndrome, this type of written information appears to have a positive impact on their responses to social situations. Social stories have also been used successfully to teach academic skills. These books are collections of sample social stories compiled by Carol Gray, who developed the Social Stories approach.
ADAMS, J., Autism - PDD: Introductory Strategies for Parents & Professionals; Creative Ideas During the School Years; and More Creative Ideas from Age Eight to Adulthood, Adams Publications, Ontario, 1995 & 1997 (distributed by Future Horizons).
A mother in Canada has compiled these parent resource books. They are packed with useful ideas, checklists, strategies, sample charts, teaching aids and suggestions gleaned from her son's teachers and therapists.
MYLES, B. S. & SOUTHWICK, J., Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments, Autism Asperger Publishing, KS, 1999.
This book specifically examines the rage and anger exhibited by persons with Asperger Syndrome. Chapter headings include "An overview of the characteristics of Asperger Syndrome that may impact on behaviour"; "The rage cycle and functional assessment of behaviours in the cycle"; "Strategies that promote self-awareness, self-calming and self-management"; and "Specifically for Parents". It is practical and easy to use and especially recommended for parents, carers, and teachers.
MCAFFEE, J., Navigating The Social World, Future Horizons, 2002.
This manual provides a thorough curriculum for teaching social skills to individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism. The program includes forms, exercises and guides for the student, and educational guidance to teachers and parents.
HOGDGON, L., Visual Strategies for Improving Communication, Quirk Roberts, 2001.
A very practical book that provides easy to follow strategies for using visual aids to assist those with autism, Asperger Syndrome and PDD-NOS. Strategies are suggested for school and home.
MOYES, R.A., Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom, Jessica Kingsley, 2001.
This book is divided into two sections - the first gives a thorough overview of the characteristics of Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism; the second half provides a guide to assessing areas of social deficit and implementing appropriate strategies. Very useful for parents and teachers.
SMITH MYLES, B & ADREON, D., Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Practical solutions for school success, Autism Asperger Publishing Co, 2002.
An excellent overview of the challenges faced by teenagers with Asperger Syndrome at school. The book provides teachers and parents with practical solutions to assist in the transition to, and survival in, secondary school.
WILLEY, L.H. (ed.), Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence: living with the ups, downs and things in between, Jessica Kingsley, 2003.
This book tackles issues pertinent to all teenagers with Asperger Syndrome, including friendship, depression and sexuality. A different author, including Tony Attwood, Liane Holliday Willey and Rebecca Moyes, has written each chapter.
Parents and Families
HARRIS, S.L., Siblings of Children with Autism, Woodbine House, USA, 1994.
This book will help parents understand a little more about sibling relationships and how Autism Spectrum Disorder can affect these relationships. It is a practical book, with suggestions and strategies for dealing with specific issues that are often of concern to siblings.
BOYD, B. Parenting a child with Asperger Syndrome, Jessica Kingsley, 2003.
Written by the mother of Kenneth Hall (author of Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything) this book is a handy guide for parents and teaching staff. The format makes it very easy to use - it covers the range of issues that affect a person with Asperger Syndrome, and a host of tips and strategies to address these issues. Highly recommended for parents and teachers.
JACKSON, J. Multicoloured Mayhem, Jessica Kingsley, 2003.
Jacqui Jackson is the mother of seven children, her four boys are affected by a mixture of autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Jacqui is also the mother of Luke, who authored the very popular book Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome. In Multicoloured Mayhem Jacqui gives the reader an amazing insight into her parenting strategies and the skills she has developed that enable her to parent these children on her own!
WAITES, J. & SWINBOURNE, H., Smiling at Shadows, Harper Collins, 2001.
This is the story of Junee and Rod Waites and their son Dane. Dane was born in Melbourne in 1974. He was diagnosed with classic autism when he was about four. Junee and Rod have endured much to bring Dane into their world, from infancy through childhood and adolescence to the talented and caring adult that he now is, with a valued place in his community. A remarkable family account.
Children's Books
HOOPMAN, K., Blue Bottle Mystery; Of Mice and Aliens; Lisa and the Lacemaker; Haze,Jessica Kingsley, 2001, 2002, 2003.
Kathy Hoopman is an Australian parent who has written a series of adventure stories in which the central character has Asperger Syndrome. These books are a delightful read for siblings, peers and young people with Asperger Syndrome. Suitable for children aged eight years onwards.
DAVIES, J., Able Autistic Children - Children with Asperger Syndrome, University of Nottingham,1993/94.
Designed specifically for brothers and sisters of children with Asperger Syndrome from the age of seven years, this useful booklet explains what Asperger Syndrome is and explores some of the difficulties that siblings may experience.
SCHNURR, R, G., Asperger's Huh? - A Child's Perspective, Anisor Publishing, 1999.
An excellent book on Asperger Syndrome for children, peers, teachers or parents. Written from the point of view of a 10-year-old child with Asperger Syndrome, it gives a good overview of the common difficulties faced by those with Asperger Syndrome.
MURRELL, D.,Tobin Learns to Make Friends, Future Horizons, 2001.
A delightful story about a train carriage that has characteristics of Asperger Syndrome, and therefore has difficulty making friends. Highly recommended for siblings, peers and children with Asperger Syndrome, between the ages of 6 - 14.
WELTON, J., Can I tell you about Asperger Syndrome? - A guide for friends and family, Jessica Kingsley, 2004.
This book is about Adam, an 11-year-old boy with Aspergers Syndrome. Adam's story is about the challenges of AS, his talents and his needs. This book is designed to assist children's understanding of AS, and is suitable for those aged between 7 and 15.
HADDON, M., The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Random House, 2003.
Christopher is 15 and has Asperger Syndrome. He finds his neighbour's dog dead one night and decides to 'do some detecting' to solve the crime. His efforts lead to an eventful sequence of events for Christopher and his parents. The story is written in the first person, from Christopher's perspective, and provides an amazing insight into how people with Asperger Syndrome and Autism think. It is funny, sad, exhausting and ultimately very satisfying to read. Whilst noted as a children's book, we would recommend it for teenagers and adults - it is a little gruesome and the language is colourful!
OGAZ, N., Wishing on the Midnight Star, Jessica Kingsley, 2004
Told from the point of view of Alex, a 13-year-old boy whose older brother has Asperger's, this adventure story is about two brothers, their relationship, their friends and some interesting dilemma's they get themselves into. A highly enjoyable read for those aged between 8-15. This book is by the author of another Asperger adventure, Buster and the Amazing Daisy.
IVES, M., What is Asperger Syndrome and how will it affect me?, National Autistic Society, 1999.
This is a useful guide specifically for the teenager and young adult seeking explanations about themselves. It contains simple coping strategies and answers to some frequently asked questions.
Autobiographical Accounts
HALL, K., Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything, Jessica Kingsley, 2002.
A wonderful book written by an 11-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome. This book gives a fantastic insight into his world, and provides an understanding of life with Asperger Syndrome. Highly recommended for siblings, parents, teachers and young people with Asperger Syndrome.
JACKSON, L., Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome, Jessica Kingsley, 2002.
Written by a 13 year old boy with Asperger Syndrome, this book is highly recommended for parents, teachers, and young adults with Asperger Syndrome. It is funny, sad, insightful and full of great tips for parents and teachers.
LAWSON, W., Life Behind Glass (1998); Understanding and Working with the Spectrum of Autism (2001); Build Your Own Life (2003), Jessica Kingsley.
For 25 years Wendy was incorrectly diagnosed with schizophrenia. When in her 40's, her son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and she realised that this condition explained her own difficulties. With this unique insight, Life Behind Glassis a readable and very moving personal account. Her more recent books provide practical day-day strategies for living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Wendy is an acclaimed speaker and consultant and lives in Victoria.
FLEISHER, M., Making Sense of the Unfeasible, Jessica Kingsley, 2003.
Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome when he was 11 years old, Marc has gone on to complete degrees in mathematics. This book is an enjoyable account of his life and his strategies for success, complete with appendices on astronomy, parallel universes and the mathematics of unfeasibly large numbers!
ATTWOOD, T., Asperger Syndrome: a video guide for parents and professionals, Future Horizons 1999.
A three hour presentation by Tony Attwood covering the major characteristics of Asperger Syndrome, the diagnostic process and management strategies. It is a very helpful introduction for anyone interested in learning about Asperger Syndrome. Tony has an informative and unique presentation style and is in demand as a speaker around the world.
PRIOR, M. et al, Understanding Asperger Syndrome, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, 2000.
This 28 minute video explains the nature of Asperger Syndrome, how it impacts on the affected child and their families, and gives practical advice for teachers. Available to buy from Autism Victoria.
Ask Me about Asperger Syndrome, Michael Thomson Productions, 2000
A fantastic, 30 minute video targeting teaching staff. This video is very comprehensive and will give teachers a thorough introduction to Aspergers Syndrome and several classroom strategies that will assist students and teachers. Would also be helpful for parents.
GRANDIN, T. Sensory Challenges and Answers and Visual Thinking of a Person with Autism, Future Horizons, 2002.
These videos are interviews with Temple Grandin and provide a useful insight into the sensory challenges faced by people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the process of 'thinking in pictures' and strategies to overcome these. Each video is approximately 30 minutes long.
Autism Victoria has issues of the following periodicals available for loan:
- The Advocate (Autism Society of America)
- Autism/Asperger Syndrome Digest (Future Horizons)
- NoticeBoard (Association for Children with a Disability, Victoria)
- Autism Research Review International (USA)
- Communication (National Autistic Society - UK)


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In a video that gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at his 'Where Are U Now' video with Diplo and Skrillex, Justin Bieber shows us never lost his vocal skills.
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Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson serenaded unsuspecting restaurant patrons with their "Home to Mama" and some cover songs.
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Saturday Open Thread [7.23.16]
DR Tucker at the Washington Monthly on Kaine:
While I anticipated that [...] Hillary Clinton would select a running mate more admired by the progressive wing of the party, I have no grievance with her selection of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her partner.
Yes, there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth in some quarters because Caine is viewed as the ultimate centrist. [But] as Evan Popp notes, Kaine's record is not nearly as offensive to progressives as is commonly assumed.
Clinton/Kaine 2016
Hillary Clinton has selected Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.
Hillary Clinton's Tampa Rally
Since it is widely expected that the VP announcement will be today, perhaps this is the event where it will happen. I have no idea, of course, but this rally is being live-streamed (starts at 4:30 EDT) so if you want to see it as it happens, here you go:
Trump Can't Help Himself
Trump goes after Cruz because… well… we knew he would. Via TPM (go read the whole thing!): "Somebody got booed the hell out of a place by thousands and thousands of people," Trump said. "There wasn't one person in the room — not one. And then they said there may not be unity. Unity? There […]
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What the floor of the DNC looks like
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He Comes Home
An old friend stops by to chat about the election, Roger Ailes, and Fox News.
Friday Open Thread [7.22.16]
Andrew Sullivan, like myself, read Trump's draft speech around dinner time, after it was leaked by a Republican to Hillary's campaign (which by itself should strike panic into the hearts of the Trump campaign). Here is his take before seeing it:
It's a remarkable piece of oratory, cannily crafted, framed by massive lies and distortions, crammed with incoherence, and yet, I'm afraid to say, scarily potent. It invents a reality – that the U.S. is in a state of chaos, lawlessness and soaring crime; that the world is careening toward catastrophe – and then makes a classic argument for a strongman to set things straight.
This is a very new departure for politics in a liberal democracy. We've never heard an appeal from a major party platform to junk traditional democratic norms, and cede power to a new tyrant, whose magical powers will somehow cause almost every problem in the country to disappear. In this election, the very basis of liberal democracy is on the ballot. The fears I expressed last May about the popularity of tyranny in a late-democracy have, I'm afraid, only been fanned by events since.
The speech is entirely about fear, to be somehow vanquished by a single man's will to power. Its core message is what America was founded to resist. Its success would be an abolition of the core promise of this country for two centuries – that self-government is incompatible with the rule by the whims and prejudices and impulses of a man on a white horse.
It can happen here. It is happening here. No election has been more important in my lifetime.
His reaction after delivery:
I have to say I'm relieved. This was a terrible presentation of what read like a powerful speech. It seems screechy, unmodulated, and yet also plodding. Mussolini never had a Teleprompter.
I agree completely. During the hours between reading it and 10:30, I drank. Heavily. It read like a fascist masterpiece determined to take what existing fear there is and stoke it so as to change America beyond any democratic (small d) recognition.
But it was delivered like a 75 minute primal scream. If one piece of shit complains about Hillary's voice ever again, I will punch them directly in the face, and then continue the pummeling on the ground.
However, it was still a dark, dystopian, fascist speech. It will do more to unify those who believe in liberalism or progressivism than anything Clinton, Sanders or Obama could do alone.
Angry Trump Accepts RNC's Commission to Flush America's Toilet in 75 Minute Rant
With a steady diet of this doom and gloom misanthropy, is it any wonder Donald Trump thinks (in spite of all evidence to the contrary) that America is a fucking shit hole? There is no pretense of objectivity. There is only wall to wall hate and fear mongering. Pickled in this hatred and myopic gloom, Donald Trump is ready to give birth to a new age in America. An age of "LAW AND ORDER" and an age completely unburdened by the debilitating effects of "political correctness." In short an age of one man, one vote. His vote.
It Looks Like Kaine.
According to the NY Times, Hillary Clinton is expected to name US Senator from Virginia Tim Kaine as her Vice Presidential nominee. Of all the candidates under consideration, with the possible exception of the General, she appears to have chosen the nominee with the least progressive record. Pro-TPP, pro-bank deregulation, squishy on women's rights.
DSEA and NEA Endorses Townsend [Update]
I have just learned that the Delaware State Education Association, a union representing approximately 12,000 hard working classroom teachers, specialists, and education support professionals working in Delaware public schools, will be endorsing State Senator Bryan Townsend in the Democratic Primary for our lone congressional seat. Townsend is running against former Markell and Carper advisor and 2014 Treasurer candidate Sean Barney and former state Labor Secretary Lisa Blunt Rochester.
The release is inside.
Donald Trump is frantically scrubbing his speech for plagiarism.
From Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump's campaign team is reportedly checking and rechecking the speech he will give Thursday at the Republican National Convention to make sure it isn't plagiarized, The New York Times reported. [...] Trump's chief speechwriter, Stephen Miller, told others on the campaign that the speech was original, two anonymous campaign staffers told the Times. Miller declined an interview with the Times. Despite this, at least one staffer reportedly downloaded plagiarism software to screen the text. The search came up empty, according to the Times.
Original, as in either written by Trump himself or Miller. So why would then have to scrub the speech for plagiarism, unless Trump wrote a lot of it, just as, I am convinced, he wrote Melania's speech. Yeah, I doubt Meredith McIver is either a real person or, if actually a human, responsible for the plagiarism in Melania's speech.
Markell signs bill modifying mandatory sentencing
Mandatory sentencing was a horrible idea, so this is most welcome. What I think is shows though, is that the biggest differences between Democrats and Republicans is that Democrats can be swayed by evidence and change their minds. WILMINGTON — Gov. Jack Markell signed into law Tuesday a bill eliminating some mandatory life punishments and […]
Boos Cruz… What Redstate is Saying
RedState.com Appears to be the last redoubt of anti-Trumpism in the GOP, so I was curious to read their take on Ted Cruz' speech and the resulting hub-bub.
Holy &#*$!
Via Slate: "Conservative radio personality Laura Ingraham closed her Republican National Convention speech this way." I have no words.
Thursday Open Thread [7.21.16]
I'd never thought I would be … proud… of Ted Cruz. He one upped Trump in dominance politics last night, refusing to endorse in a prime time speech and telling conservatives to vote their conscience instead of voting for Trump, ruining the night for VP nominee Mike Pence and Trump's other son, Eric. He cast himself as the leader of the true conservative resistance while other Republican leaders, save John Kasich, cowered like cowards before the Fascist. He is now a leading contender for 2020, and will be able to say he was right.
My response to 3rd party types
This is my response to Bernie August and any 3rd party types out there who don't want me to vote for the "lesser of two evils" because that kind of voting is killing America.
The GOP is Now Officially Your Angry (Dead or Dying) Racist Grandpa's Party
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