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Iwoz5/22/2023 I was four years ahead of him in school so I didn’t know him he was closer to Bill Fernandez’s age. Examples of that teamwork are all over this story. What one of us found difficult, the other often accomplished pretty handily. Our introverted and extroverted personalities (guess who’s which) really helped us in those days. A year later I would meet Steve Jobs, who showed me how brave he was by scoring free chips just by calling sales reps. I never had the courage to ask chip companies for free samples of what were then expensive chips. It was designed to calculate bomb trajectories for the military during World War II. The ENIAC- which stood for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer-was the first true computer by most people’s definition. But what I saw was an article about the ENIAC and a picture of it. Back then, back in 1960, writing about computers wasn’t common at all. I found this article about computers in one of the old engineering journals my dad had hanging around. At about this time, there was another lucky accident.
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Ben guterson5/22/2023 And what if that family had itself suffered some tragedy, was itself in need of redemption? What if they were grieving, and the building itself played some role in allowing them to heal? I began imagining a loving family, maybe, purchasing the property and then restoring the building. Beneath a snow-cloud sky and surrounded by silence, a strange thought came to me, possibly because the place felt so shrouded in isolation: what if this beautiful building, for some reason, became abandoned? I took that image away with me, kept picturing the tower dilapidated and forlorn-and then, somehow, redeemed. Not a soul was in sight, and the tower itself, a museum now, was closed. Known as Vista House, the gray-skinned and green-capped stone building-constructed as a rest-stop-remains as lovely today as it was when it was dedicated back in 1918.Ĭrown Point draws plenty of sightseers, particularly during the warmer months but on one trek I made there several years ago in mid-winter, I was granted the gift of complete solitude. The spot is called Crown Point, and aside from the wondrous views in three directions, it’s notable for a four-story stone tower that commands the bluff like some distant outpost in a Wes Anderson film. Over many years and on several occasions, I’ve been fortunate to visit a spectacular overlook-not merely charming but, I feel, charmed-high above the Columbia River on the Oregon border.
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She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell5/22/2023 Ruthy's “Kirkwood Lake” series will tackle constraints facing current law enforcement agencies while celebrating life, love and God's perfect timing. For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage in the. She is the author of the highly acclaimed North Country series, the Men of Allegany County series and has just contracted a new series with Love Inspired Books. Read 609 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. A city girl who transplanted to a farm, Ruthy weaves experiential learning with God's grace to craft the tales her readers love. Award-winning author and public speaker, Ruth Logan Herne writes evocative stories of warmth, grace and humor set in small towns. She Walks in Beauty Siri Mitchell Mate Selection Debutantes New York (State) New York.
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Game of Stars by Sayantani DasGupta5/21/2023 Praise for Game of Stars:"A must-read for every aspiring Demon Slayer!" - Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil* "DasGupta once again wittily meshes Bengali folktales, intergalactic science, and a spectacular world of her own creation in a yarn that is part hero's quest, part immigrant coming-of-age tale." - Kirkus, starred review* "Action-packed." - School Library Journal, starred review" Game of Stars a fun, funny adventure, more exciting than an auto rickshaw ride across dimensions.
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After atlas by emma newman5/21/2023 They are very much connected, but separate enough to stand on their own. Thankfully, After Atlas is written such that it can be understood and enjoyed without having read Planetfall. I have not yet read Planetfall, but most definitely will at some point. This is the second novel set in this universe, the first being Planetfall. Recently, I finished a great science fiction novel by Emma Newman called After Atlas. I try to periodically share some of these other art forms, to encourage all of you to keep looking for creativity and inspiration in many different forms. So I read a lot of fiction and non-fiction, I watch movies and documentaries, I read graphic novels and comic books, and I view paintings, sculptures and other physical works of art as often as I can. Inspiration can come from immersing ourselves in many different forms of creativity and art, not just that of photography. I received my copy of After Atlas through a Tor.com giveaway.
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Mary by janis cooke newman5/21/2023 A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist … ( more) From her room in Bellevue Place, Mary chronicles her tempestuous childhood in a slaveholding Southern family and takes readers through the years after her husband's death, revealing the ebbs and flows of her passion and depression, her poverty and ridicule, and her ultimate redemption, in a novel that is both a fascinating look at a nineteenth-century woman's experience and "an old-fashioned pleasure to read" ( The Plain Dealer). She also ran her family into debt, held seances in the White House, and was committed to an insane asylum-which is where Janis Cooke Newman's debut novel begins. She was a political strategist, a supporter of emancipation, and a mother who survived the loss of three children and the assassination of her beloved husband. The wife of Abraham Lincoln is one of history's most misunderstood and enigmatic women. A novel about the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, narrated by the First Lady herself, a USA Today choice for Best Historical Fiction of the Year.
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Siblings without rivalry deutsch5/21/2023 From the beginning, he is portrayed as a character with potential and it’s up to himself to unlock them. Shingo Ichinomiya is the main protagonist who takes on the role of Wendelin after waking up in a fantasy world. The DNA formula for this show connects the most boring possible themes in the show with an even degenerate cast of characters. This anime adheres to what most people assumes and it’s like part of a genetic code. Oh but there’s political drama! Perhaps that could change the phase of the show, right? Wrong. like most isekai fantasy plot you’ve heard of these days. The key visual is covered by generic looking characters and an isekai based protagonist. Trying to find anything appealing about this show at first glance isn’t easy. But when the time calls for Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou to shine, it completely destroys itself and achieves absolutely nothing than wasting our time. Character study can also play its cards right and make an anime look beyond what it really is. Some clichés are actually cleverly executed in the case of deconstruction of certain themes or plot elements. There’s nothing wrong about anime with clichés, even when they have been milked to death.
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Art of racing in the rain novel5/21/2023 Having learned what it takes to be a compassionate and successful person, the wise canine can barely wait until his next lifetime, when he is sure he will return as a man. On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through. Using the techniques needed on the race track, one can successfully navigate all of life’s ordeals. Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn’t simply about going fast. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.
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Eliza jane brazier books5/21/2023 Even if you have to leave a few bodies behind. Because every good rich person knows: in money and in life, it’s winner take all. In a twist that neither woman sees coming, the game quickly devolves into chaos and rockets toward an explosive conclusion. But Demi has been struggling all her life, and she’s not about to go down without a fight. At the end of her rope, she seizes a risky opportunity to take over another person’s life and unwittingly becomes the subject of the upstairs couple’s wicked entertainment. Demi has always felt like the odds were stacked against her. After all, there is nothing worse than a bootstrapper. The wealthy couple invites self-made success stories to live in their guesthouse and then conspires to ruin their lives. Lyla has always believed that life is a game she is destined to win, but her husband, Graham, takes the game to dangerous levels.
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Kellan kyle thoughtless5/21/2023 I wanted to laugh, but instead I yanked my hand away, frustrated. “If you touch me, I won’t be able to keep resisting this beautiful body in my arms…we’ll skip right past slow.” He pulled back to look at me pointedly. I leaned in to kiss him, my hand trying once again to slip around and feel him. You have no idea how hard I am for you right now.” I want to know that I drive you as crazy as you drive me.” “We’re going slow…not stopping.” I pulled away and gave him a serious look. He caught it as I passed along his hip bone. I sighed contently and started sliding my hand around his hip. He laughed a little and grabbed me in kind, over my jeans. As the intensity of our kiss increased, I ran my hands under his jeans and boxers and grabbed his backside. Lying together on Kellan’s bed, I nimbly took off his shirt and ran my fingers down the lines of his chest while we kissed. * *Timeline: At the end of Thoughtless, when Kellan and Kiera are dating but not yet having sex** SEE KELLAN & KIERA AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE!!!! READ ON !!! – CAUTION: TEMPERATURE COULD GET HOT!!!!!!ĬHECK OUT THIS HOTTER THAN HOT NEVER BEFORE SEEN DELETED SCENE FROM THOUGHTLESS |