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(Use new Thread for April-June) 2012 January-March Country-Hopping Reading Challenge Post Books read here
Thanks to all who put in input here: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/468236 and I will keep that thread open for further discussions.
Post here
1) Your 2012 goal (and you can change it up or down as the year goes on). Yes, you can post 1 or even "no goal".
2) AFTER you've read the book, post here in a separate entry - the book # towards your goal, title, author, country, BC link (if appropriate) and a little about the book you chose (loved it, hated it, where it's going next, a synopsis, whatever). Others are welcome to comment on your entry.
1) Any country, territory or dependency counts
2) Only one book/country
3) Can be setting OR author from the country, if the author makes sense (An american author writing about Japan, doesn't make sense unless s/he was raised in that country)
4) All genre's welcome, as long as it's a book. It could be Fiction, Non-Fiction, Childrens/teens (there were some GREAT ones in the 666 challenge). No travelogues, like Zagat's guide to xxx - that's TOO easy
5) Books can be from any source: TBR pile, rabck, library, borrowed
J4Shaw's 666 challenge will still be running too here: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/446323 Yes, you're welcome to post books that you read for her challenge in this thread too.
Ideas for countries: http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm
Dependencies and territories: http://www.worldatlas.com/dependtr.htm
Fiction authors: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
You can also keyword search for a country in most library searches.
This is a no-pressure reading challenge. Hopefully, you'll expand your reading horizons and find some gems that you may have overlooked along the way.
PS to Goodreads folks - I can't get to goodreads from work, so I started my version here. But feel free to stay on that site, do both or borrow away!
My goal will be rather low to start: 15 books.
I'm starting grad school part-time (and working full time), plus have my first grandbaby due in May.
I may increase or decrease that goal as I see how 2012 settles out!
I'm going to aim to reading books from 25 different countries, with only six from Europe being counted in this 25. I think this will be a stretch for me (especially the restriction on Europe).
Welcome to the challenge! From doing the 666 challenge, Asia was also a continent that I had a lot of books for. North America - US & CAnada - easy. But central america and the carribean?? Now that was harder. Dependencies and Territories should help (I hope)
I will set my goal at 20, which is stretching, I think. I will not put a restriction on any continent yet, but that may change. Now off to find some books to start with :-).
My goal is 12 books from countries to which I didn't armchair travel in the 666
challenge. The authors should be natives or at least have lived there for many
years. Thanks for setting this up, Nancy.
I would like to aim for 20 to start with. As for Pinkoeria, this is a stretch for me too but I'll go for it ! And I will also try to achieve that with as many books from my TBR, registered and unregistered, as possible.
Thanks for organising NancyNova! It is going to be good.
And remember - you CAN move your goal up or down as the year progresses - although sometimes aiming for a goal can influence what jumps off a TBR shelf!
I have no idea if that's feasible, but I usually read about 100 books a year, and in the past, I've been frustrated when I wanted to read yet another book for Europe, and I'd already read my allotted 6. So I'm looking forward to seeing how many countries I can visit next year;-)
Welcome. I have "extra" country Europe and Asia books patiently waiting their turn for THIS year.
I've got several which I could try to read in the last days of 2011 to add to the 666, which I can't possibly finish this year without finding some children's books to read. Or I could save them and get off to a flying start next year with Country-Hopping. No doubt it will end up being the latter, given there will be too much television watching and eating over the festive season. The 666 will carry over into next year too, for me, as usual...
I'm shooting for 53 and will be thrilled if I make it
For those wanting to do the 666 challenge this year (vs. Finishing last year), there is a new thread here in Book Talk for that. Format is slightly different in response to the comments here by kiwi. Hopefully the thread will be more interesting to follow as people finish books with the new "rules."
This is the link to the rules page, and there is a link there to the completed read thread: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/469867
Or lack of goal I should say. I like to join in with several challenges and and also read anthing else that takes my fancy so goals can be a bit frustrating if I feel that I'm obliged to read a certain book when I'd rather be reading something else.
So, I'm just planning on reading as many Country-hopping books as I can, and hopefully ones that are on the 1001 list. I have plenty of those on Mt TBR so I shall investigate them to see where they're set.
I'll keep track of how many I do read and see how many countries I manage to visit.
Although my main goal this year is to try to read as many books from other BCers as I can, I'm going to set a goal on this challenge too. That may "force" me to choose certain books I may otherwise pass up, "until another time."
I'll make this goal 12 books (with one from each country). I don't normally pay attention to which country an author is from, so that may get me looking at that as well. I'll make this a somewhat flexible goal, with an average of 1 per month, not necessarily one per calendar month. I'm working on reading for a couple of bookboxes now, and that may keep me busy for the next couple of months. However, one of the books I'd like to read in the next few months is by Sara Douglass, and even though it's a thick scifi since I know she's Australian that should give me the incentive to read it.
I think I read about sixteen or so for the 666 challenge in 2011? So this seems like a challenging but attainable goal for me.
I wasn't going to add one more challenge, but I kept coming back to this. I can combine it with some of my other challenges, such as 1001 books, TBR read down, KTM books, read down my books from other BCers.
I found myself with the 666 challenge, that it got me out of the US/Canada rut and exploring other countries. I still have a few countries that were dups with the 2011 666 challenge, so those will likely be the first read (besides the Book Club books - one i KNOW is set in another country)
which will be mainly from the 1.000 books to read German version.
The first country I visited was Switzerland, our next-door neighbour. I read a book by Urs Widmer with some short stories over New Year´s. I enjoyed the book, but some of the stories were quite bizarre.
#1: Switzerland, Before us the deluge (Vor uns die Sintflut): http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/9699993
1. IRELAND - The heather blazing, by Colm Toinbin. http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/8252701
I liked this book, it gave me the feeling of being IN Ireland. The main character, Eamon, is seen in different phases of his life, with many struggles, family members' deaths, single dad bringing him up, dad becoming ill later etc, as well as his life later with his wife and children, and working as a judge. And again experiencing deep loss when his wife dies. I found him very human, for all his shortcomings.
2. MONGOLIA - The Cave of the Yellow Dog, by Byambasuren Davaa and Lisa Reisch.
I have read two other books set in Mongolia before and it is a bit like coming back.
What an amazing culture.
Ohh! Awesome! We're doing a similar thing in the Scandinavian Forum. I've tried to create a list with as many countries as possible. Mongolia is one where I missed. Couldn't find any. Could you post here, or PM me the title/author of the other two books as well? Pretty pretty please? If I can get my hands on one of those books I can add another country to my list! Pretty pretty please?! ;-)
Hi Elskaliam! Interested in books set in Mongolia?
I really like: 'Hearing the Birds Fly', by Louisa Waugh (Publisher Abacus 2003) A woman describes spending a year with the nomads in Mongolia.
The other book is: Horse Boy .I can't look up the author now as someone is asleep inthe room where that book is.Inthis book Amercian parents of an autitsic boy travel with him to Mongolia to find healing. The beginning and end of the book are in USA, the main part is in Mongolia.
Thank you so much for that! No I've got a few options. :-) Now let's just hope I can find them here in Sweden!
1) Australia - The Convict Boy by Jackie French
This young adult book is historical literature that follows Tom as he struggles to survive as an orphan in England before being deported to Australia aged nine. This was a fascinating read that recreated life for one of the first settlers from England when they landed in Australia. Great descriptions of travelling on a convict ship.
2) Lebanon - A House at The Edge of Tears by Venus Khoury-Ghata
This is set in Beirut, and tells the story of growing up in a house ruled by a tyranical father whose interaction with his wife and children cause great distress. The author is almost poetic in some of her descriptions of places and characters in the neighbourhood. It was a beautiful, and at times harrowing, short read.
Finished my Trinidad read, which turned out to take place in Central Africa.
It was A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/8512710/ which didn't rock my world like some of my reads from Africa last year. I'm glad I read it, but not thrilled. I reviewed it on my blog:
That entry also has opening impression of my next book, for Kiribati: Sex Lives of Cannibals, which is already making me laugh out loud. Nice change from the seriousness of Naipaul.
I'm glad you didn't totally ditch Naipaul, like I did with one of his books. I suspected some were more readable than others.
1. Mexico
The Power and the Glory - Graham Greene
During an anti-clerical purge in one of the southern states of Mexico, the last priest is on the run. Greene makes you see the people and surroundings beautifully. You can almost feel the heat and hear the mosquitos.
#2: Germany, Willenbrock, Christoph Hein, http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/: this was the easiest for me as I come from that country. I chose a book from the 1.000-books-to be read German list and I was really amazed by the book as I had not read anything by this author before. The main character in the book is a former engineer who lost his job after the break-down of the GDR and finds himself a second hand car dealer in Berlin. He sells most of his cars to people from the former Warsaw Bloc. He and his wife are victims of an armed robbery and slowly he gets paranoia. An excellent read and I would recommend it if you can get a copy in English or your native tongue.
Thanks fo much for doing this challenge! The 666 challenge really interested me, but was just too much for me.
Are we allowed to change the country of the book later on if it fits more than one?
So far I have two books for the challenge under my belt:
#1 TURKEY- Dancing With Colonels: A Young Woman's Adventures in Wartime Turkey by Marjorie Havreberg which is a very vibrant, entertaining collection of the author's letters home from Washington D.D. in 1936 where she was working for a senator, and from 1944 - 1946 from Turkey where she was working for the War Dept. I just wished she'd ahd more exposure to the people and culture of Turkey.
#2: CANADA: The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger who is a Canadian author. I had a hard time trying to decide which country to give credit for this book, since it is set in Egypt during the 19th Century. However, I think I'm likely to read another book set in Egypt this year, so I ended up giving Canada the credit. I loved this book, which was based on the true story of Lady Duff-Gordon's maid. Sally Naldrett, who accompanied her Lady to Egypt when her lady became ill, and who found more freedom than she had dreamed possible. When she overstepped the bounds of that freedom by falling in love with an Egyptian dragoman, she also found that she was not as free as she'd believed, and that overstepping the bound of that freedom came with a heavy price.
Since you're posting AFTER you've read the book, pick the country then (and only one/country though!)
2. Antigua
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
A coming of age book set in Antigua. This was a lovely little book. I loved the main character, Annie and the descriptions of the life as seen through a schoolgirl's eyes were excellent.
3. Haiti
The Kingdom of this World by Alejo Carpentier
This has themes of slavery, voodoo and superstition. It's quite brutal in places. There are elements of magical realism. Overall I enjoyed it, but I'm glad it was a fairly short book.
Just finished
2. The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost
This is a very funny book which I review in several blog entries at http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com . The author and his girlfriend spend 2 years on the VERY small atoll which is part of the very large, in geographical area, but very small, in landmass, country of Kiribati in the VERY remote South Pacific. Key words: VERY small, VERY remote. And yes VERY funny.
For those attempting the 666 challenge, this one will be up on the RABCK thread.
#3: Austria, Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied (The short letter for a long farewell) by Peter Handke: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/9925481/
The book is actually set in the States but I view this as a book for Austria because the author is Austrian and he describes a story which also starts in Austria. I have now covered all German speaking countries and am now off to Italy.
#4: Italy, The Bicycle Thieves, Luigi Bartolini: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/6932443/
Through this book I visited Italy in 1944. The main character is an Anti-Fascist painter/writer whose bike has been stolen. He tries to take repossession by looking for it in the streets of Rome. This book was part of the 1.000 books-to-read German list. I am now off to France.
I found some of these short stories very amusing. The culture in this (imaginary) Pacific Island is an extreme of real life. The way the author wrote about the manipulation of overseas aid/ funding, the blind observation of religious life to the detriment of real life, and the pull of family expectations was very interesting.
This book was written by a Tongan born in Papua New Guinea, and was published when the author lived and worked in Fiji. So I am counting this book as Fiji.
Just finished Pitcairn's Island by Nordhoff and Hall http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10262662
Loved it, but it is tragic. Here is my review: http://www.goodreads.com/---/257781082
I'll make a bookray for this one, which has two other books as well, one in Tahiti, and not sure what to label the other (the section devoted to Captain bligh after the mutiny, which I have't read, but they don't get to Tahiti)
The gravedigger's daughter by Joyce Carol Oates
I really enjoyed this one. I got really drawn into the story and the characters lives.
I seem to be making my way around the N. American continent at the moment. I might make a break for it and try something from Europe or Asia at some point *grin*
This book concerned the first generation of british born children to immigrants from a small village in the Punjab, and how there is social conflict between the families Indian culture and the British view of relationships.
Like Romeo and Juliet, a teen from each house falls in love with the other. Various amounts of teen angst and sneaking around. The girl lives in a strict family so it outlines the social conflict between the families Indian culture and the British view of relationships.
As an expat myself, I enjoyed this tale of an immigrant family, and recognise my children's experience in being born in the country of residence, being accepted and absorbed by the surrounding culture, and yet regarded as foreign whenever anything goes wrong, e.g. dyslexia blamed on bilingualism (and that's without the racial issue).
High adventure in Kenya, just after WWI. What a page-turner it was!
For my challenge book #5 I visited France in the first half of the 19th century. The book I read was Story of my Life by George Sand who was among others a contemporary of Frédéric Chopin. I read the book as part of the 1.000-books-to-be-read challenge but did not enjoy it that much, probably because I did not know a lot of the real life persons who appeared.
"The Umbrella Country" by Bino A Realuyo: A story of preteen boys in a working class Manila neighborhood trying to figure out their place in the world under the
alternatingly abusive and neglectful rule of their father and the emotionally
distant watch of their mother. I gave it 6 out of 10 stars. (country 1 of 12)
"Barbed Wire Surgeon" by Alfred A. Weinstein, is a memoir of his experiences
in the Japanese prisoner of war camps on the Bataan Penisula and in Japan
during WWII. This is an amazing tale of human endurance and ingenuity under
deprivation, starvation, and cruelty. My copy, inscribed by the author in 1950
to his employee, my mother-in-law, has been on my TBR pile for 20 years. This challenge provided just the push I needed.
My challenge requires the book to be written by someone who's lived for
years in that country. These two, written by nonresidents, may work for someone else's challenge.
Darling Jim, by Danish author Christian Moerk , is the intriguing story of three Irish sisters, the aunt who raised them and Darling Jim, the man who came between them, as related in the diary of a dead girl.
Carmen, by Prosper Me'rimee' , the classic French tale of a seductive Spanish Gypsy and her lover/victim, Don Jose - nobleman, soldier, smuggler, condemned man.
5. Sweden
Vanished by Liza Marklund
The main character in this is a young female journalist. She gets involved in a story about a foundation that helps people to vanish as well as murders by a mafia. There are themes of social responsibility tackled in the book as well as it being a good thrilling read. I like this author's books. They're entertaining and intelligent.
6. Bohemia (Czech Republic)
Closely observed trains by Bohumil Hrabal
Very short but really quirky and enjoyable. Set during the war.
(no link as library book)
7. Slovenia
Veronika decides to die by Paulo Coelho
Fairly short but interesting and enjoyable. Set mostly in a mental institution after Veronika tries to commit suicide.
(no link as library book)
interesting reads.
#6: USA, Tooth and Claw, T.C. Boyle: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10364136
This book is a collection of short stories by one of my favourite authors. I enjoyed every one of the short stories and it is a quick read. I would definitely recommend reading this book. I am already off to England for my next book.
3. Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones. Solomon Islands http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/9797828/
Great book to read. I loved the way the story was told.
Just once or twice I did not understand how something came about in the story. ( for instance: how did Matilda find out that there was a first wife of Mr Watts? She just suddenly visited her)
1. Turkey - Dancing With Colonels: A Young Woman's Wartime Adventures in Turkey
2. Egypt - The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger (formerly counted as Canada, until I realized it didn't exactly qualify.}
3. Kenya - The White Rhino Hotel by Bartle Bull
4. Italy - The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
5. Jamaica - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
8. South Africa
A dry white season by Andre Brink
This was excellent.
#7: England: Tess of the D´Urbervilles: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/5560014
An excellent book and of course a classic. I read it because it is on the German 1,000 books-to-read list and it was a real treat. Set in England in the late 19th century it reflects on the morals of this time as Tess, the main character, struggles with the consequences of her past. I will not give away more but I would definitely recommend this book. I am off to Egypt or Finland now, have to decide as the novel takes place in Egypt but the author is Finnish.
Pakistan: The Reluctant Fundamentalist, by Mohsin Hamed.
I really enjoyed this modern classic, with the focus on a hard to pin down woman trying to make life exciting.
House of Flowers is a short story, published in the same book as Breakfast at Tiffany's.
It looks at the insular world of a young girl who works in a bordello, and then falls madly in love with a man and becomes his wife. It's very short, but describes the locations really well. I could see the events happening and imagine the people very clearly in my mind.
Yippie! My first book. I have not read as much as I expected to so far.
1. When God was a Rabbit - http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10384709/
Despite the odd title (and I have to admit that it did make me hesitate to buy the book initially), I really liked this book a lot. It is a very moving account of a brother and sister growing up and how they deal with each other - and with the past - as adults. I could not put this book down and stayed up till the early morning hours to finish it (despite knowing I'd be woken up at 6am by my kids). Set in England, but also covering a bit of New York.
Interesting trivia: Sarah Winman wrote this book during NaNoWriMo, which all of a sudden inspires me to take part this year.
After lounging about on Pitcairn through Bounty Day, I have now moved on to and through Tahiti with Breadfruit by Celestine Vaite. It was a fun introduction to Tahitian culture via what was basically chick lit. My blog post is here: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/---/from-tahiti-with-love/
1. Turkey - Dancing With Colonels: A Young Woman's Wartime Adventures in Turkey
2. Egypt - The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger (formerly counted as Canada, until I realized it didn't exactly qualify.}
3. Kenya - The White Rhino Hotel by Bartle Bull
4. Italy - The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
5. Jamaica - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
6. U.S. - Sandrine's Letter to Tomorrow by Dedra Johnson
7. Tuva - Tuva or Bust! Mr. Feyman's Last Journey by Ralph Leighton
* Special thanks for doing this challenge, NancyNova. I'm enjoying it very much. I love the books that it's bringing to my attention.
1. Turkey - Dancing With Colonels: A Young Woman's Wartime Adventures in Turkey
You're welcome! I certainly have never heard of some of the places before, like Tuva.
9. Spain
Fiesta: The sun also rises by Ernest Hemingway
(no link - library book)
Set partly in France, but mostly in Spain which is where the Fiesta of the title takes place. I really enjoyed it, despite its descriptions of bullfighting. The feel for the town of Pamplona while the week long festivities are going on is excellent. Great story.
And I just got #1! There really were other ones, but they didn't settle in one country long enough to figure out WHAT country they belonged to.
Yep - it's the easiest one: US
1. USA Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/6360135/
If you want a really good (albeit long) read about just WHO John Brown Sr was and what the country was like in the North before the civil war, this is your book.
10. England
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
(no link - ebook)
A very twisty-turny plot, and quite enjoyable.
I've just finished Pearl Buck in China: Journey to The Good Earth by Hilary Spurling. Of course I knew the bare, basic facts about Pearl Buck, but I had never read a biography of her life before. This was a good one.
Hmmm...I read a biography of Pearl Buck, but not this one. I'll have to keep it in mind.
# 8: Egypt: The Egyptian by Mika Waltari: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/9961217
Even though the author is Finnish I will count this book for Egypt because it has definitely nothing to do with Finland and as it takes place in ancient Egypt any writer who did some research is entitled to write a book on ancient Egypt. I enjoyed reading this epic (750 pages) which describes the life of an Egyptian doctor (Sinuhe) at the time of Akhenaton.
Two journalists are recruited to find the kidnapped wife of a British oil engineer, a seemingly common occurance in Nigeria. The story outlines very well the ecological damage being done by drilling oil, as well as the social unrest, destruction of traditional cultures, and unhappiness involved with the industry.
This book was very well written, with flashbacks to provide background information without the pace dropping. I did get a little confused when the flashbacks became real time, but I think that was because of where I stopped in the book for a rest.
What a variety of countries, dependencies and territories we have so far!
That would be lovely and I agree about the variety. I have to admit that I had never heard of some of the countries/territories which for me from a German perspective are actually remote. This is the fun of having a truly international group here. Will try to find some exotic ones as well.
Beginning with Finland, The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson: A grieving family
(elderly grandmother, father and young girl) spend their summers on an isolated
small island in Finland. This story is much loved by others, but I felt the adults were starving the child emotionally. Cultural difference perhaps? Country 2 of 12
Moved on to Sweden, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larrson: Fascinating
characters in this popular thriller, but a bit too dark for my taste. Country 3 of 12
On to Norway, Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson: A jewel of a coming-of-age
story, full of sparkling prose and crisp imagery. Country 4 of 12
Ending the month as the Swedish army invades Bavaria/Germany in
the 1630s in the Thirty Years War in
"The Adventurous Simplicissimus, being the description of the
life of a strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels Von Fuchshaim"
by Hans Jacob Christoph Von Grimmelshausen.
My version is a free download of the rather clunky 1912 translation of the German classic published im jahr MDCLXIX.
I understand the later translation is more readable, but the author's first hand
war experience and sense of humor still shine through. Country 5 of 12
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx is set in Newfoundland, Canada. The author is American, but at least as of the time the book was published, lived part-time in Canada. It definitely evokes a very strong sense of place, although reading more about it around the web, it seems as though there is controversy about whether that aspect of the book is actually accurate. Any Canadians care to weigh in?
SUMMER in Tuscany by Elizabeth Adler http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10202699/
I read this YEARS ago from the library when it first came out - and have been looking for it ever since (since I didn't keep track of books in those days & didn't remember the title).
I'm so glad I found the *right* one finally to reread it!
The Green House by Mario Vargas Llosa
Even after I finished it, I still don't know if I loved it or hated it! One thing is certain - it was interesting and much different from my usual fare.
The Green House by Mario Vargas Llosa
I don't think I've had that reaction to a book before. I'll have to think on that.
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/9709539
This might have actually been the first book by a South African author and I truly enjoyed it. Some parts of the story are irritating like the putting to sleep of the dogs but then again this might be metaphorical for solving the small problems whereas the bigger personal problems are not really solved. I read this book as part of the 1,000-books-to-read challenge.
3. Promises to Keep by Nina Beaumont http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/8343591/
Since this came out of a romance bookbox for the obcz, I really didn't expect much "meat" to it. But the author did her research and wrote a lot about a little known revolution in the mid-1800's in Austria, that I never knew about.
Got bogged down in this one. Glad to be done.
Voss by Patrick White. Review is here: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/---/survived-the-exploration-of-the-australian-bush/
11. Chile
2666 by Robert Bolano
This was mostly set in Mexico but as I've already claimed that, I'll go with the author's nationality and take Chile.
This was split into five books with the link between them being a town in Mexico. There are stories within stories within stories and it rambled on in places, which I loved. In the first book the focus is a German author but you don't find out until later how important he is to the whole book. It really was amazing.
I read the book some years ago and once I got into the story I found it very interesting. Hopefully, the book I sent out as a ring will come back to me one day so that I can read the book again.
1. 74 Seaside Ave. by Debbie Macomber -- USA (1 of many set in the US)
I am reading this series and enjoying it. Nice light reading.
2. Mercy at Midnight by Lois Hoadley Dick -- Finland --
the true story of a baroness who sacrificed her position and wealth to help the prisoners.
3. Embers by Sandor Marai -- Hungary -- a 1001 book; well written.
The writer is Hungarian. This is a sad tale of lost lives (though living).
This book is available to any 1001 library members.
The Help by Kathryn Sprockett.
No link, as I borrowed the book from someone.
I was a bit disappointed with this book. It came highly recommended by several people, but even though it was a compelling story, it left me very dissatisfied in the end. I also did not think it was very well-written, it was not always easy to spot who the narrator was (which is probably why the change over to another narrator had to be announced with their name). The style of writing was pretty much the same for all three women, although Aibeleen's narration was in more of a "black" style. All in all a good book but it does not live up to all the hype.
12. Netherlands
The Twins - Tessa de Loo
The book was set about half in The Netherlands and I believe that is also the author's nationality.
The story of twin girls who are separated at the age of six and find themselves on opposite sides during WWII. They don't meet again properly until very late in life where they talk about what their lives were like.
ENGLAND: Hard Times, by Charles Dickens.
Enjoyed this book.
But it is amazing how decisions are made, so quick and with so little ground or evidence.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Congo)
Released it and it was caught before I could even log it as released.
I loved it. I reviewed it on my blog: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/---/welcome-to-the-jungle/
be topical seeing as you're all hopping round the globe.You hear about countries in the older books or ones set in the past and wonder where's that to? Only to find it's a phantom country,it's changed it's name,borders,or just plain imploded into a whole mess of littler places.
Whatever happened to Tanganyika?
I'm currently trying the 666 challenge,though more out of an interest in seeing where my reading takes me than any hope I'll manage it.It's nice seeing all these books and ideas for what I might read next, though it's doing terrible things to MTBR ;)
be topical seeing as you're all hopping round the globe.You hear about countries in the older books or ones set in the past and wonder where's that to? Only to find it's a phantom country,it's changed it's name,borders,or just plain imploded into a whole mess of littler places.
You're right - and then I need to debate whether to post it or not, or WHAT to post it as. This challenge is more liberal than the 666 I did last year, so hopefully older books aren't causing too much trouble.
Liked this one and it's 90 pages! My review: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/---/a-very-rapid-trip-to-senegal/
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Varghese http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10202641/
Book club read for this month - was full of detail and description. Recommended by my sister & I thought it was good. We'll see what the book club readers have to say next week. This copy is already on it's way as a wishlist rabck to another bookcrosser.
if anyone here is interested!
(and it was a good read, too)
Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman by Marjorie Shostak. I loved that Nisa's voice seemed to come directly through the translation of her words, along with the cadences of the African oral storytelling tradition.
#10: The Girl by Sonia Faleiro: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/10364638/
Surprisingly, this is the first book set in India this year. It is actually set in one of the states, Goa, and has a Goan perspective in the way that Goa has a high Christian population.
The Book of Evidence by John Banville http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/7122755/
A 1001 book. Very hard to get into at first, until I got used to the prose. Once I understood the literary way he was writing, it was quite good....for a 1001 book! I don't know why most of them are hard reads - almost too cerebral.
Wow - 47 different countries, territories or dependencies. xx bookcrossers participating thus far.
USA in the lead as the country with the most books read, but there's some pretty obscure places making the list too.
Link: http://tinyurl.com/7nx62j9
Wow, am I behind in my posting!!
SInce leaving the Congo, I have been to
S. Africa with J.M. Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/9748792
Finland with Arto Paasalina's The Year of the Hare (audio)
Hungary with Imre Kertesz's Fatelessness http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/9693028/
and Ukraine with Nicholai Gogol's The Nose (Kindle)
I can say that I have enjoyed all of these for very diferent reasons. You can check my blog for the longer reviews and summaries http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com , but here's the thumbnail for each:
Michael K: City parks employee in Cape Town leaves city with ailing mother in midst of civil war. Hides out from army, is put in work camps, escapes. Lives in very mindful way. Book is pleasantly paced, and enjoyable in an odd sort of way.
Year of the Hare: Journalist goes in search of injured hare when it is hit by car he is riding in. He gives up his life and travels around Finland, living simply with the hare as his companion. Funny celebration of life off the grid. Short, easy read.
Fatelessness: This one blew me away. It is about a 14 year old Jewish Hungarian boy who is sent to Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and a labor camp. It is semi-autobiographical, since the author himself survived these experiences as a teen. In spite of the horror you experience watching a teenager head into what you know is a nightmare, this book is also life-affirming as you see this kid find ways to survive physically and emotionally. It is the first of three books about this character--I've ordered the others and look forward to reading them.
The Nose: Odd little tale (32 pages!) about a nose that turns up first in a barber's loaf of bread and later in the uniform of a guy who out-ranks the nose's original owner. It is amusing to watch the nose's owner try to get it back. Recommended as a quickie classic read.
13. Italy
A farewell to arms by Ernest Hemingway (set almost entirely in Italy)
WWI from the POV of an American volunteering in the Italian ambulance service. Excellent book.
Finished Professor Martens' Departure by Jaan Kross for Estonia. Wonderful book.
It is based on a real person--a diplomat in the Russian Court of Tsar Nicholas at the turn of the 20th Century. In the book, he is on a train ride, reflecting on his past personal and professional lives. He also feels an almost supernatural connection to an earlier Martens who was a diplomat in Germany a century earlier, so we learn about his life and choices, too. I recommend this one highly, especially if you are into international relations! My full review is on the blog: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/---/moral-self-exploration-and-diplomatic-insight-on-a-train-ride-through-estonia/
I almost forgot to add Hamlet by Willliam Shakespeare! Something sure was rotten in the state of Denmark!
14. Suriname
Oroonoko or, The Royal Slave by Aphra Behn
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Outdoor Channel Delivers Record Breaking First QuarterJune 14, 2017
Major League Fishing and All Angles Delivers 12 of the top 15 Programs on Outdoor Channel During 1Q 2017
DENVER (June 14, 2017) – Outdoor Channel continues to show ratings strength as the No. 1 top-growing basic cable network with Adults 18-34 (up +103%) and Men 18-34 (up +67%) during Total Day in the first quarter of 2017 compared to one year ago.
During Q1 2017, Outdoor Channel grew its coverage ratings during Total Day with Persons 2+ (+1%), Men 18-34 (+67%), Adults 18-34 (+103%) and Adults 18-49 (+5%) from a year ago. The outdoor lifestyle network delivered its highest first quarter ratings in seven years (1Q2011 to 1Q2017) during total day with Adults 18-34 and Men 18-34.
Outdoor Channel's ratings success was led by programming related to fishing as the network's Major League Fishing and All Angles accounted for 12 of the top 15 programs on the network in 1Q2017. The two shows were also the top seven programs on the network during the quarter. MLF's popularity stems from the show's unique format which features all competitors knowing where they stand and how other competitors are doing in real time via in-boat iPads.
"As we continue to invest significant resources to support and grow this unique and exciting series, we are excited to see the continued growth of Major League Fishing," said CEO and President of Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks, Jim Liberatore. "It has been amazing to watch this series grow year-after-year."
"We're thrilled to once again have top programming with both Major League Fishing and the sister program General Tire All Angles," said Major League Fishing General Manager, Jim Wilburn. "We reach an incredible audience of dedicated anglers through Outdoor Channel and hope to continue to grow the sport of bass fishing through these shows and our partnership with the 50 outstanding professional anglers who make it possible."
About Major League Fishing: Developed through a joint effort between Outdoor Channel and two dozen premier bass fishing anglers in 2011, Major League Fishing brings the high-intensity sport of competitive bass fishing into America's living rooms in the form of riveting two-hour TV episodes. Twenty-four world-class anglers are filmed over the course of a six-day event. The show captures their efforts as they utilize a demanding format that allows them to weigh all the "scorable bass" they catch. Unlike other competitive fishing events, live leaderboards in the boats allow anglers to know their standings at all times. For more information about the game, visit www.majorleaguefishing.com and follow Major League Fishing on Twitter, Instagram and on Facebook.
About Outdoor Sportsman Group: Outdoor Sportsman Group is comprised of the world's foremost media and entertainment brands for outdoor adventure enthusiasts. It includes three leading multichannel networks: Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network, as well as MOTV, the world's leading outdoor television content platform. The Group also consists of a number of established integrated media assets: 15 outdoor magazines including Guns & Ammo, Petersen's Bowhunting and Florida Sportsman, and 19 top websites, including BassFan.com. Additionally, Outdoor Sportsman Group includes television production operations Winnercomm. For more information, visit www.outdoorsg.com. #MyOutdoorTV
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Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 54,289
Dodgers look to turn tables on Cubs in NLCS
LOS ANGELES -- One year later, the teams in the National League Championship Series are the same so it makes sense that the plot lines are similar.
There is a team four victories away from getting a chance to vanquish a long World Series drought. There is a fan base starved for a championship, hanging on every pitch. And there is a group of players who have bonded together to craft a memorable summer, while moving into the fall where destiny appears to be on its side.
The twist is that it is the Los Angeles Dodgers who carry all those credentials into the NLCS this time. The Cubs wore all those same markers on their sleeve as they plowed their way through the postseason last year.
Further solidifying the role reversals are the facts that the Dodgers are owners of home-field advantage this time, while the Cubs are the team arriving at the NLCS following a hard-fought division series. Both the Dodgers last year, and the Cubs this year, had to dispatch a determined Washington Nationals team in Game 5 in the nation's capital.
Added to Chicago's plate was a travel issue while flying overnight from Washington to Los Angeles early Friday. The plane was diverted to Albuquerque when a family member of somebody on the charter flight fell ill. Then the pilots had to go off duty because of accumulated flight time. The Cubs finally arrived to their Los Angeles hotel at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
"Everybody understood the reasoning behind it," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "I thought our guys handled it extremely well. Biggest concern was that there might be enough food for everybody. But big 767, plenty of room. We all settled in."
Maddon had not decided Friday night between left-hander Jose Quintana and right-hander John Lackey as his Game 1 starter. The Cubs announced Saturday that Quintana would get the start at Dodger Stadium.
Quintana went 7-3 with a 3.74 ERA with the Cubs after being acquired in a mid-July trade from the Chicago White Sox. He threw 5 2/3 innings against the Nationals in Game 3 of the NLDS, allowing one unearned run on two hits. Quintana recorded two outs and threw 12 pitches in the Game 5 clincher on Thursday night.
The Dodgers will enter the NLCS with a well-rested Clayton Kershaw starting Game 1. Manager Dave Roberts said Kershaw will be followed in the rotation by Rich Hill, Yu Darvish and Alex Wood, in that order.
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was limited in recent days with a sore back and was expected to play in Game 1. But the team announced Saturday that Seager was left off the 25-man NLCS roster due to the injury.
For Kershaw, having plenty of rest before a playoff series is a rare luxury. He did not pitch until Game 2 of the 2016 NLCS after getting the save in the deciding victory of the NLDS. When he returned to the mound again in Game 6 of the 2016 NLCS, he appeared tired and vulnerable as the Cubs pounced.
The Dodgers were eliminated last year after a 5-0 defeat at Wrigley Field and they were left to wait for another season, just as they have done every year since Kirk Gibson delivered his 1988 miracle that baseball fans in Los Angeles still clutch close to their collective heart.
"We want to win this series; we want to go to the World Series," Kershaw said Friday. "We didn't get to do that last year, and the Cubs were the reason why. No doubt about it, we know that. But if the Nationals won this, I'd be saying the same thing. I don't hold grudges, it's not billboard material for me or bulletin-board material that we've got to get revenge on the Cubs."
After defeating Los Angeles in the NLCS last year, the Cubs went on to get past the Cleveland Indians in seven games of the World Series. Fans filled the streets in Chicago as the Cubs vanquished a 108-year championship drought.
The Dodgers are working on a 29-year dry spell of their own. They haven't even been to the World Series since their underdog team upended the mighty Oakland Athletics for their last title. They have made 10 postseason appearances since and have come up empty each time.
"It's very clear what our ultimate goal is," Roberts said. "But our guys, all year long have done a very good job of not getting ahead of themselves. So our only focus is tomorrow, it really is, and whatever we can do to win a baseball game tomorrow."
Roberts' Dodgers went 52-9 at one stretch this season. They also went 1-16 late in the year in what appeared to be a collective exhale. But a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS had the Dodgers looking more like the team that dominated most of the season.
The Cubs had their woes during a sluggish first half of the season. But they scored more runs than anybody in the NL since the All-Star break and their OPS was best in the league too. Only one NL team hit more home runs in the second half.
Starting Saturday, it is the Dodgers and their major-league-best 104-58 record against the 92-70 Cubs, the reigning champs. The credentials of both are clear.
"They were the best team last year, and until somebody beats them, they're the best team," Kershaw said. "So we've got to go get them."
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The last time I whacked out a last-minute post in less than 20 minutes, it actually did really well and that's what I've found myself doing again now. In the shower I was reflecting on my September and how busy, hectic, draining, emotional and happy it's been all rolled into one. I never, ever do monthly round ups anymore (just solely because I'm lazy and never really do enough in am month to warrant one) but I wanted to for this month because… I dunno, I feel like it was an important month in a lot of ways. So excuse the quickly and poorly written blog post but here's a quick round up of everything that's happened in September.
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The CTCC web pages are no longer maintained. Please go to www.hylleraas.no to visit the web pages for our new Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Science
The Centre for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (CTCC) is a Norwegian Centre of Excellence (CoE) shared between the Universities of Tromsø and Oslo, established by the Research Council of Norway for a 10-year period in 2007. Led by 10 principal scientists, the CTCC comprises about 60 members, in addition to visiting researchers from all over the world.
The cavity enclosing a benzene molecule. Different colors show the different patches. From a work published in J. Comp. Chem. 31, 1469 (2010).
The research carried out by the CTCC covers a broad range of themes, with equal emphasis on theory and application projects. Quantum-chemistry methods development uses a broad range of techniques, including linear-scaling and periodic-boundary-condition methods, multiwavelet basis functions, and subsystem optimization. Application projects cover transition-metal chemistry, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, bioinorganic chemistry, photochemistry, gas-phase chemistry, and reaction dynamics. Several projects are closely coupled with ongoing experimental work at the two universities.
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Besides appointing PhD students and postdocs, the CTCC will also host visiting students and scientists for varying periods. Please contact one of the CTCC Principal Scientists or the CTCC administration if you are interested in visiting the Centre. See who is visiting CTCC today.


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When Lucasfilm was bought by Disney, and a new Star Wars trilogy was announced, a lot of people met the news with skepticism, accusing Disney of cashing in on a pop culture phenomena at the expense of the classic trilogy, a stance which gained ground in the wake of the three spin-offs being announced sometime later. However, the decision to hire J.J. Abrams, who had resurrected the Star Trek franchise and is a huge fanboy of everything geeky, gave a lot of people like me hope, especially when they announced the cast, which outside the big three, included few people I had ever heard of.
One element about the failed Star Wars prequels was that it felt like George Lucas went against the grain of casting relatively unknown talent, and trying to make them stars, opting instead to cast Natalie Portman and Ewan McGreggor, who although not huge stars, still carried some weight. Liam Neeson was a solid casting, as was Samuel L. Jackson; there is a solid argument to make, however, that in terms of established stars, those two really should have been it, with Padme, Obi-Wan, and Anakin all cast with relative unknowns; the irony being that although Portman and McGreggor were successful, albeit in the limited window Lucas could write into, Lucas's attempts to cast relative unknowns as Anakin Skywalker, aka the most central character in Lucas's vision, he failed completely, casting two actors whose performances were less than stellar, although Jake Lloyd gets a pass because of his age and the fact that Lucas probably couldn't communicate with him that well. These decisions, combined with bad writing and directing, culminated in a massive creative failure.
With The Force Awakens, however, Abrams opted to bring in fresh blood, along with the experienced cast. Bringing in people who truly love their work, and have something to prove is always a good starting point, and given Abrams casting of his television series over the years, I trusted his eye. What we got was something incredible, which revitalized the franchise, and may have given a new generation their first Star Wars experience. Rogue One, the following year, took Star Wars and put a darker spin on it, whilst using a more experienced cast to provide the depth the story would need from the get-go, allowing us to see aspects of the Star Wars universe we had never seen before. It was a wonderful accomplishment that complemented The Force Awakens in terms of re-energizing the franchise for a new era.
So, where are we now? Well, it is an amazing and awesome time for the Star Wars universe, with Star Wars land being built at Disneyworld, Episode XIII coming out later this year, and constant news updates about the Han Solo film giving fans new things to chew on. I also like that there are new people tackling each film, giving a fresh perspective to each film as we move along through this new era in the franchise.
Perhaps the most surprising thing to me is that the quality of work has been great, even though Disney took possession of the franchise. Given the massive amount of money they paid to get the rights, there were legitimate and quite serious concerns that the studio would meddle with the film and ruin it (SEE: Suicide Squad if you want a good example of that). However, Disney is letting the filmmakers make their movies, something that works out well when you hire the right people. Indeed, Disney is on the road to recouping their massive investment by the time The Last Jedi completes its theatrical run, if not before.
Obviously, the passing of Carrie Fisher is a really sad element to this story, and the fact that she won't be able to make Episode IX, which was reportedly to feature her prominently, in the same way Episode VII featured Han, and Episode VIII features Luke, but her estate has been very gracious with both Lucasfilm and the general public, and although we don't know what changes will be made, it can be surmised that Leia will receive a proper tribute in some form or another. However, Carrie Fisher completed her role in Episode VIII, which means that we all get to see her in action one last time.
I am very intrigued about the franchise and where it is headed, since the trailer seems to hint at flashbacks, something the franchise has never done before. It also seems to hint at a broader plot point involving Luke coming to terms with the fate of the Jedi, not only his students, but the Jedi Order exterminated before he was born; has he had a realization that a dedicated order simply does not work? That, like the Order Palpatine destroyed, a set in stone Jedi Order, with a full code and bureaucracy, is doomed to become stagnant, complacent, and possibly even corrupt? That last line in the trailer is a missile that seems to have a precision target, and I look forward to learning what it all means. Perhaps Kylo Ren's fall to the dark side awakened in Luke a realization that the Jedi had failed centuries before they fell, it just took that long for it to manifest.
Of course, there will be action and battles, but this philosophy of the Force, as shown by Luke's books, and the dialogue allude to serious stuff I want to know answers to, but like everyone else, I'm stuck waiting until December to find out.
Thanks for reading. May the Force be with you.


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As Linux spreads, it is necessary to bring it into line with the current standards for internationalization. Arguably the most important of these is Unicode, the standard which allows for representation of virtually all modern languages in plain text. It is important for Linux to support Unicode well, and the console is a core part of a Linux system.
I've recently been experimenting with implementing Unicode normalization, largely for learning purposes. In testing my code, I came across a problem with discrepancies in display and lower-level handling of UTF-8 sequences containing combining characters, such as <U+1E0C, U+0307>. Sequences would appear as one glyph per character, rather than one glyph per combining sequence. However, backspacing or moving through the text in question would throw off the display of the cursor and the characters. Backspacing through the example above would delete both characters together, but remove only the glyph for U+0307. Seemingly, the shell was handling combining sequences as single characters, but those sequences were being displayed (and treated) as multiple characters.
I filed a bug with bash and it turns out that the problem comes partially from gnome-terminal, the emulator that I use. (Incidentally, the problem is also present in Xfce's terminal emulator.) To handle Unicode with bash properly, it should display the characters as composed sequences. zsh did not have this problem, as it treats each character in a sequence as separate. xterm properly composes the characters and thus has no problems with this particular issue.
This isn't quite the end of the problem, however. Applications usually handle this sequences as separate characters, though they display them as one. Thus, backspacing through the above example would delete first U+0307 and then U+1E0C. This is especially important in certain scripts where a combining sequence can contain three or more individual characters, and deleting full sequences could grow to be quite an inconvenience.
Further, insisting on display of composed sequences could create spacing problems in some scripts, such as Tibetan. With this script, one will often come across characters that, when properly composed, become quite tall. This would mandate that all proper console rendering would need to deal with vertical character spacing in strange and possibly unpredictable ways. Indic scripts or scripts like New Tai Lue, where logical and visual order do not necessarily match, would also have to be handled.
The best option, perhaps, is for community members to gather and discuss the direction of Unicode text on the console. How much support for complex scripts should there be? Will terminals need to be able to do visual reordering for Indic scripts? Will vertical character stacks be supported? Will consoles need to be able to render RTL as well? The terminals we use are relatively simple, and I think many would see this simplicity as a virtue. Full support for Unicode rendering would greatly increase the required complexity, but the current support is mixed and inconsistent at best. I believe it to be imperative that some sort of consensus be reached as to how best to support Unicode and the potential it offers to Linux around the world.


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Zeeda Andrews, a Co-Organizer of Ride for the Constitution, has shown the world exactly how deluded and downright doltish her movement really is. The trucker group plans a protest on the DC beltway on October 11-13. This "peaceful" event is in conjunction with Overpasses for Obama's Impeachment and other anti-Obama groups.
This woman is insane. Reeeeeally insane. She's so ludicrously, senselessly stupid–it's as if Michele Bachmann mated with Zaphod Beeblebrox's second head, produced an unholy love child, and raised it on a diet of grease and Jesus.
Listening to her talk is almost as disturbing as the first episode of Thundercats…you know, the one where they're all naked and stuff? That episode warped my childhood:
I mean…seriously…how do they reproduce? They don't have any…
Ahem…moving on…she's that kind of messed up. Observe:
In a manifesto entitled Press Release – The American Drivers Terms, Zeeda writes:
Long before he was president, Barry Soetoro, aka Barack Obama, was already plotting with others, to overturn the Constitution for the United States.
As if an evil plot to overthrow the Constitution were not enough, Zeeda also purports that:
"a legal investigation has proven that his documents are forgeries, which is a felony offense.
Great–so she's a birther–but how crazy is she? According to FreakOutNation, she subscribes to a theory that the government may secretly be pumping aluminum into the atmosphere to block out the Sun's rays, and that a secret race of lizard people covertly rule the world–perhaps she should speak to Alex Jones. She's a 9-11 Truther who believes Obama is bringing Sharia Law to America. On Facebook, this dimwit wrote:
The fact that these soldiers were set up to die in a no return operation is obvious they had knowledge that Obama didn't want leaked. This is the Seals that killed Osama Bin Laden. I don't believe this story. He is alive call me crazy but, Osama Bin Laden is our President Obama do your research. The CIA has been preparing for this since he was a boy. They have same height, bone structure, hands and ears both are left handed the Osama face was created by Hollywood. The fox is in the hen house."
That's right–she believes that Osama Bin Laden is alive and well–and IS OUR PRESIDENT. I suppose that "research" is code for "insane amounts of bath salts," if that is the conclusion she drew!
That's not all, though! According to Media Matters, on July 30, she reposted a fake news report that claimed Edward Snowden revealed that the government is using a secret research facility in Alaska to…DEATH RAYS! DEATH RAYS, people!
She also entered a song contest on Infowars:
All I can say is, "Wow!"
Zeeda claims that the event will be peaceful and nothing unlawful will be done, but I was perusing the Overpasses for Obama's Impeachment – West Virginia group, and found this- in reference to a branch of the "Ride's" agenda in Charleston, WV:
It seems that the group is not discussing the most placid tactics, here, after all.
Recently, Zeeda sat down with Greta Van Sustern. Witness the crazy for yourself:


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S.C.I.: Special Criminal Investigation (Atari ST)
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DescriptionThree girls have been reported missing including the mayor's daughter, and Chase Special Investigations has asked you to track down five vehicles, mentioned in the mission briefing, who are believed to be involved in the kidnapping. Using a heavy-designed machine with a V6 DOHC 3000CC Twin Turbo Engine, five sets of nitro-fuel boosts, and a gun attached to the steering wheel (which you can use to damage the target vehicle), your mission is to patrol the streets and find these vehicles.
The gameplay is similar to Chase H.Q., but there are a few differences. For example, cars travel in both directions instead of one, and some of them will catch up to your car and shoot at you. At least once in every stage a helicopter does a fly by and drops you some grenades you can use to further damage the target vehicle. A guy on a motorcycle will catch up to you and throw grenades at your car. And, most importantly, as mentioned earlier, you can shoot at the target vehicle rather than just bumping into it.
Have fun driving around, but remember, there is a strict time limit, so I wouldn't waste time or keep crashing into things if I were you.
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30 December 2011
Kuantan – Firefly is reaching out to government agencies in Pahang to highlight its new twice daily services between Subang and Kuantan.
Its Marketing & Communications Head, Angelina C Fernandez, said: "Our findings have shown there is a substantial amount of government agencies movement between Kuantan and Subang. This is from government employees who make regular trips to Kuala Lumpur for meetings and training purposes.
"To further tap this market, our sales team regularly conducts product briefings tailored to government agencies where we stress on the convenience of our direct flights to Subang City Airport, which is a mere 20 minute drive from the city centre. We also highlight our convenient flight timings which benefits day trippers and the benefits of our booking terms which provides passengers with full flexibility to make flight amendments."
During a recent product briefing, Pahang Traffic Staff Officer DSP Mohd Rizal Abdullah described Firefly as being a "true community airline" as it emphasizes on passenger convenience by providing web check-in facilities, direct debit payment options as well as good in-flight services.
Firefly has also been reaching out to motorists, business travellers and bus commuters in Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan to promote this route. The Subang – Kuantan services was reintroduced on October 30, 2011 following its suspension in early September 2009 due to lack of aircraft.
Hafiz Muzammil Shahruddin (right) with Police officers from Royal Malaysian Police contingent of Pahang at a recent product briefing session.
From left - Pahang Police Administrative and Traffic Enforcement Officer ASP Zainalabidin Othman, Pahang Traffic Staff Officer DSP Mohd Rizal Abdullah and Sergeant Major Husin Ibrahim.
Firefly, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, began operations in April 2007. Currently, it operates a fleet of 12 ATR 72-500 turboprop out of Penang and Subang, connecting secondary destinations within the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle as well as providing air linkages between Malaysia and Singapore.
Firefly provides incredible value as well as convenient flight timings and excellent service to its passengers. On the ATR 72-500, passengers are allowed 20kg check-in baggage allowance, provided complimentary in-flight refreshment, assigned seating and convenient city airports.
Firefly had also received numerous awards and recognition. The most recent was on November 15, 2011 when Firefly was conferred "Superbrand" status. In July 2011, Firefly's Managing Director, Dato' Eddy Leong had been honoured for his outstanding leadership qualities and was awarded the Global Leadership Awards for Community Airline Sector.
Awards received last year include the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Value Airline of the Year award and the Green Initiative of the Year award by Leaders in Aviation in conjunction with the Doha Aviation Summit. Firefly is also recognised as the Best Brand in Aviation for the Brand Laureate. Firefly connects with the world through Facebook and Twitter.


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HONG KONG — The streets around Centre Street, in the Hong Kong neighborhood of Sai Ying Pun, are a microcosm of the vibrant, small-business life that makes this city as colorful as it is. There are shops selling large, wobbling blocks of fresh tofu, bean sprouts and papayas. There are tiny stalls selling fish balls, pork, noodles or copy books to local schoolchildren. There are hardware stores, cheap clothing outlets and clattering car repair shops, whose shrines to the Chinese Earth God provide a colorful counterpoint to the oil-stained floors inside.
Much of this life, however, is in the process of disappearing, as a new architectural addition to Centre Street — an outdoor escalator that grinds up the street's steep incline under a modernist roof — takes its toll on the neighborhood's commercial ecosystem.
Hong Kong is an exceedingly hilly city. The high-rises that house its residents and the offices that have turned the former British colony into an international financial hub are wedged between the sea and steep peaks. In days of yore, wealthy residents had themselves carried in sedan chairs when they wanted to travel to the higher reaches of the city. In 1888, a tram began trundling up and down the steep incline to Victoria Peak.
More recently, urban planners hit upon the concept of outdoor escalators to make uphill districts more accessible, especially during the hot and humid months. A little over two decades ago, an escalator that winds uphill in about 20 segments and has become a tourist attraction in its own right began operations in an area now known as Soho.
That escalator brought more than just convenience. It quickly acted as a magnet for Western-style restaurants, bars, boutiques and wealthy residents — and helped gentrify the neighborhood around it.
"When they first built the Soho escalator, there was a lot of opposition because people didn't understand what it would do," said Wayne Parfitt, an Australian who founded a restaurant group that has outlets in Soho and now Sai Ying Pun. But, he said, the escalator gave the neighborhood an injection of energy. "Yes, you lose some character, but you also create something new."
What was lost was much of the area's old, Chinese feel: Many of the open-air food stalls and printing shops that used to thrive there are gone, squeezed out by soaring rents.
There is every indication that the escalator on Centre Street, which was completed late last year — and a new subway station that is due to open nearby later this year — is having a similar impact on Sai Ying Pun.
Within the past few months, High Street, which intersects Centre Street, has acquired an elegant French restaurant right by the new escalator, as well as half a dozen Italian restaurants and pizzerias, two Thai restaurants, a sprinkling of Indian, Japanese and Western restaurants and a wine shop.
Jaspas, which serves burgers and fusion food and is part of Mr. Parfitt's restaurant company, opened in February in a site once occupied by a store selling cheap clothing. A restaurant called the High Street Grill opened in December, replacing a traditional Chinese restaurant. A dozen sites are empty, advertising for new tenants or in the process of being converted into new shops and restaurants.
"Every few weeks you see a new place opening up," said Zoe Au of Apex, a real estate agency on High Street. "Everything is changing very fast."
All this has drawn in wealthier people, including expatriates, who used to barely set foot in the neighborhood until a year or two ago but now delight in the area's bohemian feel.
A painful side effect, however, has been higher rents — a hot-button issue in Hong Kong, which has some of the highest rents and property prices in the world, and where nearly one in five people live in poverty, according to a government report published last year. Many Sai Ying Pun residents and storekeepers, rather than welcoming their neighborhood's newfound trendiness, are worried about it.
"Everything has gotten expensive," said Yeung Sun, the co-owner of a shop that sells and services tires and car batteries. "There are many more Western restaurants that only foreigners go to. I never go there. I can't afford them."
Two small noodle restaurants and a place that sells bowls of congee, or rice porridge, for about 16 Hong Kong dollars, about $2, are the only cheap eateries left on High Street. Across from Mr. Yeung's workshop, an Italian restaurant recently replaced a car repair shop.
Ground-floor retail spaces in the area now cost about 55 or 60 Hong Kong dollars per square foot per month, according to Ms. Au, the real estate agent. Two years ago, it was 30 to 35 dollars.
"The new escalator does bring more people, but not so much business," said Lee In-yu, whose small stationery and toy shop is packed with pens, dolls and stickers featuring Hong Kong pop stars.
In their 20 years on High Street, Ms. Lee and her husband, Cheng Chi-ming, survived the arrival of the Internet and computers: They phased out the printing business that used to be their main source of income and added phone cases and cables to their shelves when cellphones took off.
Sai Ying Pun's gentrification may be harder to survive.
Because many cheap restaurants closed last summer, far fewer students from nearby schools now visit, Ms. Lee said. "They used to come to this neighborhood for lunch, and shop here before they go back to class. That doesn't happen anymore."
The expatriates who have begun moving into the area do visit the little shop from time to time, but do not buy much.
The opening of the new subway station later this year may bring more people, Ms. Lee said. But with rents rising fast, she has little hope that she will be able to make ends meet. "We'll probably close in two years' time, if not this year," she said.
Alan Wong contributed reporting.


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netTheatre director Pawel Passini takes this heritage: then adds his own singular vision and advances of technology to the equation, creating something startling and new.
A graduate from the Theatre Academy of Warsaw, Passini established netTheatre as a means to explore new ways of theatrical expression: to harness the power of the internet and improvisational skills of both actors and audience in an attempt create something groundbreaking and unique.
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