Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Dead or Alive 5 Hadirkan Tag Mode
Dead or Alive 5 Hadirkan Tag Mode
Apakah Anda sudah siap menyambut kehadiran game fighting teranyar dari Team Ninja � Dead or Alive 5? Berbeda dengan seri-seri sebelumnya yang menghadirkan mekanisme gameplay klasik, seri kelima ini menawarkan setting pertempuran yang lebih dinamis dengan beragam efek sinematik yang mengagumkan. Apalagi Team Ninja juga menawarkan segudang alternatif kostum yang akan memanjakan mata para gamer, terutama para gamer pria. Tidak cukup untuk membuat Anda meliriknya? Mungkin mode baru yang satu ini akan membuat Anda tertarik.
Lewat sebuah trailer terbaru, Team Ninja memperkenalkan mode baru untuk membuat pertarungan berjalan menarik. Tidak hanya tertutup para pertempuran 1 vs 1, Anda juga menemukan Tag Mode di dalamnya. Benar sekali, Anda kini akan terlibat dalam pertempuran 2 VS 2 dengan segudang kombinasi yang dapat Anda terapkan di dalamnya. Selain itu, trailer ini juga memperlihatkan arena pertarungan baru � Fighting Entertainment yang akan cocok dengan scene ini. Tertarik? Dead or Alive 5 sendiri rencananya akan dirilis pada September 2012 mendatang.
DB2 Express C at IBMs IOD conference!
DB2 Express C at IBMs IOD conference!
The rest of the team and I returned home this week after spending last week in sunny Anaheim, California for IBMs Information on Demand (IOD) conference. The conference was a great success this year, I havent heard official #s of attendees but I believe we had something like 6000+ attendees!
There was a lot of interest in DB2 Express-C and I had some great conversations with a number of people . Thanks to everyone that came out and talked to us.
If anyone has any further comments or feedback we would love to hear from you, either by adding comments to this blog, or to this thread in the DB2 Express-C forum
Ryan
Defraggler 2 11 560
Defraggler 2 11 560
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DB2 9 7 Overview Chat with the Lab
DB2 9 7 Overview Chat with the Lab
New event coming up:
DB2 Chat with the Lab
Wednesday May 6, 2009,
11:30 AM Eastern / 10:30 AM Central / 8:30 AM Pacific /
4:30 PM London / 5:30 PM Munich
DB2 9.7 Overview
IBM recently announced that DB2 9.7, the next release of DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, will be available in June 2009. This release of DB2 contains new features to:
- Reduce storage-related costs for data
- Improve database administrator productivity
- Improve developer productivity, and accelerate application development
- Improve business decision making with simplified analytics and end-to-end support for XML documents
- Reduce the expense of deploying and supporting departmental warehousing and analytic solutions
Join, Sal Vella, VP of Development, and Tim Vincent, Chief DB2 LUW Architect, to learn more about whats new in DB2 9.7, and get your questions answered.
To attend this session and receive the call-in telephone numbers and further instructions, kindly RSVP using the link below:
http://tinyurl.com/DB297overview
Cheers,
Leons Petrazickis
DB2 Express-C Team
DEMON SOULS BLACK PHANTOM EDITION WITH GUIDE ARTBOOK AND SOUND TRACK MANA FOR UK FANS
DEMON SOULS BLACK PHANTOM EDITION WITH GUIDE ARTBOOK AND SOUND TRACK MANA FOR UK FANS
The most collectible game this summer will be Demon Souls Black Phantom Edition the PAL region free release of one of the most original and ego crushing video games experiences ever - you know if you have played it ! so the hardback guide [see below ] will come in handy! It should be the most collectible PS3 PAL release since the Bayonetta Climax Edition
Black Phantom Edition Contents:
Demons Soul PS3 Game
Soundtrack CD
Artbook
Strategy Guide
so suddenly the most collectible version is now PAL and region free looks like the dudes behind 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3) have much love for the UK and EU after all !
Or if you prefer head over to shop to to PREORDER
DEMON SOULS BLACK PHANTOM EDITION which will be one of THE most collectible PS3 releases of this summer
so you can ditch your old USA and Chinese copies now the UK version is THE one ! and they are currently going for decent amounts of money!
Demon Souls itself its a game you should not be without , with a unique use of online gaming , and a punishing Pavlovian addictive drive to get further the more the game sets you back !
There is nothing to compare it to , every other action RPG seems too traditional.
Dealing with Spyware Attack
Dealing with Spyware Attack
- Internet access to slow
- the computer performance to slow down
- the computer becomes unstable There are several free anti spyware software such as:
- Spybot Search and Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/)
- Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE (http://www.lavasoft.com/)
- Microsoft Windows Defender (http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/hijackthis.php)
Debbie have you seen TRU NELLE by G Neri
Debbie have you seen TRU NELLE by G Neri
A reader asked me about G. Neris Tru & Nelle. Heres the synopsis:
Long before they became famous writers, Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) were childhood friends in Monroeville, Alabama. This fictionalized account of their time together opens at the beginning of the Great Depression, when Tru is seven and Nelle is six. They love playing pirates, but they like playing Sherlock and Watson-style detectives even more. It�s their pursuit of a case of drugstore theft that lands the daring duo in real trouble. Humor and heartache intermingle in this lively look at two budding writers in the 1930s South.With Harper Lees death and the publication last year of Go Set A Watchman, this book is timely and could do quite well. My quick look inside in the "look inside" feature at Amazon tells me theres a character in it named Indian Joe.
If I get it, and read it, Ill be back. If you got it, and read it, let me know!
Desbloquear Internet � Cabo
Desbloquear Internet � Cabo
Muitas vezes os provedores de internet a cabo limitam os utentes dependendo de tipo de cliente (residencial, profissional, empresarial)
ja imaginou remover estes limites? e utilizar a velocidade maxima k seu provedor pode oferecer tanto para upload como para download?
esta informa�ao tem sido transformada em mito urbano mas eu testei e funciona, nao � possivel identificar basta manter um low profile tou usando a 1ano (estes gajos devam maximo de down 80kb/s agora uso 256kb/s, nao � muito mas � o melhor servi�o deles)
e para melhorar permite trocar o mac address do seu modem (vc pode roubar internet).. nao recomendo pk alguem vai pagar pela internet k vc usar.
simplesmente pague pelo servi�o mais basico e use o melhor deles.
Democratic Pakistan Bans BBC World News Over Secret Pakistan Documentary
Democratic Pakistan Bans BBC World News Over Secret Pakistan Documentary
Image via WikipediaAccording to BBC News, Pakistani cable television operators have begun blocking the BBCs international news TV channel, BBC World News. This move was apparently due to a critical documentary broadcast entitled Secret Pakistan. Excerpts:
The BBC said it was deeply concerned by the move, and called for its channel to be speedily reinstated.Active link added above. Read in full here.
"We condemn any action that threatens our editorial independence and prevents audiences from accessing our impartial international news service," a BBC spokesperson said.
"We would urge that BBC World News and other international news services are reinstated as soon as possible."
The two-part BBC documentary questioned the countrys commitment to tackling Taliban militancy.
[...]
The decision to block BBC World News and other international news channels comes after a media uproar in Pakistan over a Nato air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops near the Afghan border at the weekend.
The All Pakistan Cable Operators Association announced on Tuesday that all foreign news channels airing "anti-Pakistan" content would be barred from Wednesday.
The operators called on the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) "to revoke the landing rights of foreign channels" if they are found to be "propagating" information harmful to the country.
[...]
Correspondents say it is not possible to see BBC World News in most Pakistani cities, with the ban expected to be extended to rural areas by Wednesday.
Cable Operators Association spokesman Khalid Arain said that no foreign anti-Pakistan channel would "ever" be broadcast in the country.
"We want to send them a strong message to stop this. If they dont stop this, then it is our right to stop them," he said.
Correspondents say the Pakistani government is likely to have put pressure on the operators to impose the ban.
The two-part documentary is, of course, now available on YouTube for everyone to see and unless pulled by BBC for copyright issues, available to anyone with access to the web.
Secret Pakistan : Documentary by BBC Part 1
(Double Cross) | Length: 59:03
http://youtu.be/qSinK-dVrig
from BBC: In May this year, US Special Forces shot and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Publicly Pakistan is one of Americas closest allies - yet every step of the operation was kept secret from it.
Filmed largely in Pakistan and Afghanistan, this two-part documentary series explores how a supposed ally stands accused by top CIA officers and Western diplomats of causing the deaths of thousands of coalition soldiers in Afghanistan. It is a charge denied by Pakistans military establishment, but the documentary makers meet serving Taliban commanders who describe the support they get from Pakistan in terms of weapons, training and a place to hide.This first episode investigates signs of duplicity that emerged after 9/11 and disturbing intelligence reports after Britains forces entered Helmand in 2006.
Secret Pakistan : Documentary by BBC Part 2
(Backlash) | Length: 58:59
http://youtu.be/G5-lSSC9dSE
from BBC: The second film in this timely and enthralling two-part documentary series reveals how Britain and America discovered compelling evidence that Pakistan was secretly helping the Taliban and concluded they had been double-crossed.
It tells the story of how under President Obama the US has waged a secret war against Pakistan. Taliban commanders tell the film makers that to this day Pakistan shelters and arms them, and helps them kill Western troops - indeed one recently captured suicide bomber alleges he was trained by Pakistani intelligence.Chillingly, the film also reveals that, based on some evidence, Pakistani intelligence stands accused of sabotaging possible peace talks. Pakistan denies these charges, but relations between Pakistan and America now verge on hostility.
Since it is inevitable that some clips of this documentary will bleed into prime time news, I suspect that a host of foreign channels will also be banned for "propagating information harmful to the country."
Perhaps, the cable operators would like to use the following programming filler - a music video, titled "Zindagi Hai Yahan." This has been created to showcase the treasures of the beautiful valley of Swat and promote it as a premium tourist destination in Pakistan, with assistance from USAID and the people of the United States of America:
Read more on Tourism Takes On Taliban (IPS) and USAID Support to Tourism in Swat.
Related articles
- BBC World News blocked in Pakistan (guardian.co.uk)
- Pakistani Cable Blocks BBC Over Critical Documentary (huffingtonpost.com)
- Pakistan withdraws from Afghanistan peace conference (telegraph.co.uk)
- Threat to foreign TV channels issued (nation.com.pk)
- Pakistani Cable TV Blocks BBC Over Documentary (abcnews.go.com)
Debbie have you seen BEAUTY OF THE BROKEN by Tawni Waters
Debbie have you seen BEAUTY OF THE BROKEN by Tawni Waters
A reader wrote today, to ask if Ive seen Beauty of the Broken by Tawni Waters. It came out in 2014 from Simon Pulse/Simon and Schuster. Heres the description:
In this lyrical, heartwrenching story about a forbidden first love, a teen seeks the courage to care for another girl despite her small town�s bigotry and her father�s violent threats.
Growing up in conservative small-town New Mexico, fifteen-year-old Mara was never given the choice to be different. Her parents�an abusive, close-minded father and a detached alcoholic mother�raised Mara to be like all the other girls in Barnaby: God-fearing, churchgoing, and straight. Mara wants nothing to do with any of it. She feels most at home with her best friend and older brother, Iggy, but Iggy hasn�t been the same since their father beat him and put him in the hospital with a concussion.
As Mara�s mother feeds her denial with bourbon and Iggy struggles with his own demons, Mara finds an escape with her classmate Xylia. A San Francisco transplant, Xylia is everything Mara dreams of being: free-spirited, open, wild. The closer Mara and Xylia become, the more Mara feels for her�even though their growing relationship is very much forbidden in Barnaby. Just as Mara begins to live a life she�s only imagined, the girls� secret is threatened with exposure and Mara�s world is thrown into chaos.
Mara knows she cant live without Xylia, but can she live with an entire town who believes she is an abomination worse than the gravest sin?
The description doesnt mention Henry, the Native character. Heres what I see in Amazons "look inside."
We meet Henry at the start of chapter 4:
Theres a new freshman named Henry at our school. Hes an Indian who moved from the reservation. His father came here to work at the prison, not as a guard, but as a janitor. Henry has no mother. No one knows why for sure. Some people say she drowned herself when he was little, right after his baby brother drowned in the tub. But I dont know if thats true. People talk a lot, and only half of it has any basis in reality.
What I do know is that Henry has long braids, black and shiny like licorice whips. Daddy said Henrys father fought the school for Henrys right to keep his braids and they agreed because they needed his tuition money. That pissed Daddy off so much, he drank all night and punched out a window. "Its a disgrace for a man to have long hair!" he bellowed. "It says right there in the first Corinthians. They call that place a Christian school? The little fucker probably worships rocks and trees and wolves and shit."
Daddy isnt alone in his convictions. All the boys at school hate Henry. Especially Elijah Winchell. I heard that in the bathrooms, they shove him up against the wall and call him gay. Also, people say he wears tighty-whities, which is weird because, apparently, most boys wear boxers these days. Not that Id know from personal experience, but everyone seems to agree on it.Mara feels bad for him. By the end of the chapter, shes invited him to her birthday party. He accepts her invitation. The last line in the chapter is this:
And that is how I ended up with a genuine Indian coming to my birthday.Ill order a copy and will be back once Ive read it.
Delete and Blocked Autorun inf System File Malware in My Local Disk Drive Volume C and D
Delete and Blocked Autorun inf System File Malware in My Local Disk Drive Volume C and D
Autorun.inf file create a system file in your local drive and flood your system.
Show Hidden Files and folders and unchecked hide protected operating system files (recommended) to ensure if your disk drive volume is safe for malware. The above image is a sample of malware that run automatically using autorun.inf file also known as system information file. see the image above sample of autorun.inf file affect your local drive.
AutoRun was introduced in Windows 95 to ease application installation for non-technical users and reduce the cost of software support calls. When an appropriately configured CD-ROM is inserted into a CD-ROM drive, Windows detects the arrival and checks the contents for a special file containing a set of instructions. For a commercial application, these instructions normally initiate installation of the software from the CD-ROM. To maximise the likelihood of installation success, AutoRun also acts when the drive is accessed ("double-clicked") in Windows Explorer (or "My Computer").
Heres My Guide on how to delete and blocked Autorun.inf.
1: Show Hidden Files and folders and unchecked hide protected operating system files (recommended).
Disable one or More System Services and Startup in System Configuration Utility or you can run shortcut command "MSCONFIG".
2. Find the Sytem Files Autorun.inf Creates.
Note:
File Name : mvnmbx.exe
File Type : System File
File Size : 101 kb
3. Create a clean Autorun.inf File.
You can Download Here or follow my step-by-step instruction Here
Note:
Make Sure You Checked Hidden and Read-only file Attributes of your Autorun file Properties.
4. To Delete the file.
Log off Your Computer
Copy Your Clean Autorun.inf file and Paste on affected Local Drive
Replaced the existing Autorun.inf file with your newly created autorun.inf CLEAN file.Now view the file, to insure that your already replaced it.
Note: This is my sample Autorun.inf file
Now Delete The System File Autorun.inf Created
Name: mvnmbx.exe
5. Checked Your Local Drive For Malware
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release: 2008
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Debbie have you seen LITTLE WHALE by Roy A Peratrovich Jr
Debbie have you seen LITTLE WHALE by Roy A Peratrovich Jr
This morning as I started to read the Summer 2016 issue of Children & Libraries a book cover caught my eye (thats it, to the right). Inside the front cover is a page of new books for children and young adults. Little Whale is displayed.
Heres the synopsis:
Keet, a ten-year-old Tlingit Indian boy, stows away for a voyage on his father�s canoe . . . and soon finds himself caught in the middle of a wild seastorm. The story carries him far from his home village, and when he makes land, he winds up right in the middle of a dangerous dispute between two Indian clans. The story of how he copes with these surprises and extricates himself from danger is dramatic and unforgettable.
And it�s mostly true. Roy Peratrovich here builds a wonderful children�s tale on the bones of a story his own grandfather passed down. His accompanying illustrations bring the people and landscapes of Alaska�to say nothing of the adventures!�to stunning life, drawing young readers into a long-gone time when the whims of nature and man could suddenly test a boy�s courage.Im definitely interested in this one! The author is a member of the Raven Clan of the Tlingit Tribe of Southeast Alaska. Check out his bio. Ill get a copy and be back with a review.
Decoding Google Chrome timestamps in SQLite databases
Decoding Google Chrome timestamps in SQLite databases
I had occasion to work with Google Chrome histories today. The timestamp in the History SQLite databases look like unixepoch time at first glance, but they are not. However, the Chrome timestamps are 7 digits longer than unixepoch time.
Unixepoch
Unixepoch time is the number of seconds elapsed since 01/01/1970 00:00:00. It can be converted in a SQLite statement with the datetime() function thusly:
sqlite> SELECT datetime(time, unixepoch, localtime) AS time FROM table;
"time" is the name of the field containing the (currently) 10-digit date string, e.g., "1307078210", and "table" is the name of the table containing the time field. The "AS time" displays the column label as "time". Without it, the column takes the full datetime() function as the column name which is a bit ugly and confusing to recipients of the data.
PRTime
The extra seven digits in the Chrome timestamp brought to mind Firefox PRTime. PRTime is the number of microseconds since 01/01/1970 00:00:00. The timestamp needs to be converted to unixepoch format before it can be converted to local time through the SQLite datetime() function. This can be done by dividing the value by one-million. In SQLite, this looks like:
sqlite> SELECT datetime(time/1000000, unixepoch, localtime) AS time FROM table;
Chrome Time (Webkit Format)
If there is an official name for Chrome time, I dont know it. EDIT: I have learned the name for the Chromes format is Webkit format). What I do know, is that Chrome time IS NOT the same as PRTime. Though it is also a microsecond calculation, its base time is 01/01/1601 00:00:00. To calculate local time, Chrome time has to be converted to seconds by dividing by one-million, and then the seconds differential between 01/01/1601 00:00:00 and 01/01/1970 00:00:00 must be subtracted. But how do we figure that out?
Two ways, as it turns out. With SQLite itself, or with the Unix date command. This is how:
SQLITE:
sqlite> SELECT strftime(%s, 1601-01-01 00:00:00);
-11644473600
DATE:
$ date +%s -d Jan 1 00:00:00 UTC 1601
-11644473600
In both commands above, the "%s" represents unixepoch time. The commands calculate the number of seconds between unixepoch time (1970) and the subsequent date (Chrome time base, 1601). Note that the seconds are negative. Of course, this is because you have to count backwards from 1970 to 1601! With this information, we can convert Chrome time in SQLite like this:
sqlite> SELECT datetime((time/1000000)-11644473600, unixepoch, localtime) AS time FROM table;
Unfortunately, there are more time formats out there than these. You may recall I blogged about Apples Mac Absolute Time in February. But, armed with this information, You should be able to convert the times formats Ive discussed and possibly discover the solution to any others you might encounter.
Design Urdu in Photoshop Urdu and Hindi Video Tutorial
Design Urdu in Photoshop Urdu and Hindi Video Tutorial
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Desktop Gmail Client WMail 2 0 0 Stable Released
Desktop Gmail Client WMail 2 0 0 Stable Released
Therefore, WMail is more useful if you only need Gmail, especially if you use multiple Gmail accounts, however, alternatives like Franz or Rambox might be a better option if you use multiple services.
WMail settings and the Unity Launcher unread email badge counter |
Heres a list of the most interesting changes in WMail 2.0.0 (stable):
- Tray / AppIndicator changes:
- tray icon designer in the settings screen;
- option to change the background color of the tray icon;
- auto-theming of tray depending on OS theme;
- DPI Multiplier for tray icon for users with 4K monitors;
- changed tray menu to have submenus for each mailbox (see the first screenshot in this article);
- focus the WMail window when clicking on emails in the tray;
- User interface:
- unread count over app icon for Ubuntu users using Unity (General > Show app unread badge);
- removed excess top space from side-menu on Linux, Windows and when the toolbar is enabled;
- add option to set your own CSS and JavaScript on a per mailbox basis;
- detecting when you launch WMail in an offline state and showing a splash screen rather than a broken WMail;
- changed the layout of the settings screen to use the available screen space;
- support for 38+ dictionary languages;
- added Primary Inbox support for Gmail;
- added ignore-gpu-blacklist flag under advanced for Linux users having rendering issues;
- updated to Chrome 53, Electron 1.4.4 and React 15.3.2.
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Demigod AVENGED
Demigod AVENGED
Publisher: Stardock
Developer: Gas Powered Games
Genre: Role-Playing
Release Date: Apr 14, 2009
"half-god", is used to describe mythological figures whose one parent was a god and whose other parent was human. Demigid is a strategy game which is similar to War Craft 3 Defense of the Ancients (DOTA). Game player needs to choose one demigod from several demigods, each poised battle with their own unique abilities. Use following links to download the image for free!
System Requirements:
- Microsoft � Windows � XP SP2 / Vista
- CPU Pentium � 4 3 GHz or Core2Duo � E4300 or higher
- 1 GB of RAM for Windows � XP / 2 GB operational
RAM for Windows � Vista - video card with 256 MB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 7600,
ATI Radeon 2600 or a similar, compatible with DirectX � 9.0s,
supports 32-bit color and pixel shaders - 16 bit sound device compatible with DirectX �
- DirectX � 9.0c
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Monday, May 29, 2017
Debbie have you seen Nathan Hales ALAMO ALL STARS
Debbie have you seen Nathan Hales ALAMO ALL STARS
A reader wrote to ask if Ive seen Nathan Hales Alamo All-Stars. New in 2016 from Amulet, it is book six in Hales "Hazardous Tales" series of graphic novels. Heres the synopsis:
In the early 1800s, Texas was a wild and dangerous land fought over by the Mexican government, Native Americans, and settlers from the United States. Beginning with the expeditions of the so-called �Land Pirates,� through the doomed stand at the Alamo, and ending with the victory over Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, the entire Texas saga is on display. Leading the charge to settle this new frontier is Stephen F. Austin, with a cast of dangerous and colorful characters, including Jim Bowie, William Travis, David Crockett, and others.
I didnt know about this series, but it is quite popular. Ill see if I can get a copy at the library.
Dear Michael a letter to Michael Grant about GONE
Dear Michael a letter to Michael Grant about GONE
Note from Debbie on Nov 20 at 7:30 AM: This "Dear Michael" post is now a conversation between myself and Michael Grant. Heres a Table of Contents. Michael Grants is submitting his comments/responses to me by email.
November 17: Debbies letter to Michael about GONE
November 18: Michaels response (submitted by email on Nov 18)
November 19: Debbies response
November 20: Michaels response (submitted by email on Nov 19)
November 20: Debbies response (about erasure)
November 21: Debbies response (Lanas identity)
November 22: Debbies note to Michael on dialog
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November 17, 2016
Dear Michael Grant,
Our conversation yesterday at Jason Lows opinion piece for School Library Journal didnt go well, did it? I entered it, annoyed at what you said last year in your "On Diversity" post. There, you said:
Let me put this right up front: there is no YA or middle grade author of any gender, or of any race, who has put more diversity into more books than me. Period.Then you had a list where you were more specific about that diversity. Of Native characters, you said:
Native American main character? No. Australian aboriginal main character, but not a Native American. Hmmm.You do, in fact, have a Native character in Gone. Id read it but didnt write about it. So when you commented to Jason in the way that you did, I responded as I did, saying youd erased a Native character right away in one of your books. With that in mind, and your claim that youve done more than anyone regarding diversity, I said youre part of the problem. You wanted to know what book I was talking about. Indeed, you were quite irate in your demands that I name it. You offered to donate $1000 to a charity of my choice if I could name the book. You seemed to think I could not, and that I was slandering you.
In that long thread, I eventually named the book but you said I was wrong in what Id said. So, heres a review. I hope it helps you see what I meant, but based on all that Ive seen thus far, Im doubtful.
Heres a description of the book:
In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young. There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out whats happened. Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents�unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers�that grow stronger by the day. Its a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: on your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else. . . .Chapter one is set at a school in California. It opens with a character named Sam, who is listening to his teacher talk about the Civil War. Suddenly the teacher is gone. It seems funny at first but then they realize that other teachers are gone, and so is everyone who is 15 years old, or older. In chapter two, Sam, his friend Quinn, and Astrid (shes introduced in chapter one as a smart girl) head home, sure theyll find their parents. They dont.
Partway through chapter two, you introduce us to Lana Arwen Lazar, who is riding in a truck that is being driven by her, grandfather, Grandpa Luke, who is described as follows (p. 19-20):
He was old, Grandpa Luke. Lots of kids had kind of young grandparents. In fact, Lana�s other grandparents, her Las Vegas grandparents, were much younger. But Grandpa Luke was old in that wrinkled-up-leather kind of way. His face and hands were dark brown, partly from the sun, partly because he was Chumash Indian.At first, I thought, "cool." You were bringing a tribally specific character into the story! If hes Chumash, then, Lana is, too! Theres whole chapters about her. Shes a main character. But, you didnt remember her. Or maybe, in your responses at SLJ, you were too irate to remember her?
Anyway, I wasnt keen on the "wrinkled-up-leather" and "dark brown" skin because youre replicating stereotypical ideas about what Native people look like.
As I continued reading, however, it was clear to me that you were just using the Chumash as decoration. You clearly did some research, though. Youve got Grandpa Luke, for example, pointing with his chin. Thing is: Ive been seeing that a lot. It makes me wonder if white people have a checklist for a Native character that says "make sure the character points with the chin rather than fingers."
Back to chapter two... Grandpa Luke pointed (with his chin) to a hill. Lana tells him she saw a coyote there and he tells her not to worry (p. 20):
�Coyote�s harmless. Mostly. Old brother coyote�s too smart to go messing with humans.� He pronounced coyote �kie-oat.�Hmmm... Grandpa Luke... teaching Lana about coyote? That sounds a bit... like the chin thing. Im seeing lot of stories where writers drop in coyote. Is that on a check list, too?
Next, we learn that Lana is with her grandpa because her dad caught her sneaking vodka out of their house to give it to another kid named Tony. Lana defends what she did, saying that Tony would have used a fake ID and that he might have gotten into trouble. Her grandpa says (p. 21):
�No maybe about it. Fifteen-year-old boy drinking booze, he�s going to find trouble. I started drinking when I was your age, fourteen. Thirty years of my life I wasted on the bottle. Sober now for thirty-one years, six months, five days, thank God above and your grandmother, rest her soul.�Oh-oh. Alcohol? That must be on the checklist, too. Ive seen a lot of books wherein a Native character is alcoholic.
Lana teases her grandpa, he laughs, and then the truck veers off the road and crashes. Grandpa Luke is gone. Just like the other adults. Lana lies in the truck, injured. Her dog, Patrick, is with her. The chapter ends and you spend time with the other characters.
His being gone is what I was referring to when I said that you erased him. At SLJ, you strongly objected to me saying that. You interpreted that as me saying youre anti-Native. You said that "every adult is disappeared." That you did that to "African-Americans, Polish-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Norwegian-Americans, French-Americans, Italian-Americans..." Yes. They all go away in your story, and because they do, you think it is wrong for me to object. Thats when I said to you that youre clearly not reading any of the many writings about depictions of Native people. It just isnt ok to create Native characters and then get rid of them like that. Later in the SLJ thread, you said:
"I threw the reference to the Chumash in as an effort to at least acknowledge that there are still Native Americans in SoCal. That was it. Its a throwaway character we see for three pages out of a 1500 page series."Really, Michael? Thats pretty awful. I hope someone amongst your writing friends can help you see why that doesnt work!
Lana is back in chapter seven. A mountain lion appears. Patrick fights it and it takes off, but Patrick has a bad wound. Lana drifts off to sleep again, holding Patricks wound to stop the blood. She wakes, part way through chapter ten. Patrick isnt with her but comes bounding over, all healed! Lana wonders if she had healed him. She glances at her mangled arm, which is now getting infected. She touches it, drifts off, and when she wakes it, too is healed. Next she heals her broken leg. All better, she stands up.
So---Lana is a healer, Michael? That, too, is over in checklist land (Native characters who heal others).
In chapter fifteen, Lana and Patrick set out to find food and water and hopefully, her grandfathers ranch. After several hours of walking in the heat, they find the wall that is an important feature of the story, and then, a patch of green grass. Theres a water hose and a small cabin. They drink, and she washes the dried blood off her face and hair.
In chapter eighteen, Lana wakes in the cabin, and remembers the last few weeks. She remembers putting the bottle of vodka in a bag with "the beadwork she liked" (p. 203). My guess, given that her grandfather is Chumash, is that the bag were meant to imagine is one with Native beadwork designs on it.
Lana hears scratching at the door, like the way a dog scratches at a door, and she hears a whispered "Come out." Oh-oh (again), Michael! Native people who can communicate with animals! That on the checklist, too? Patricks hackles are raised, his fur bristles. They finally open the door and go out out but dont see anyone. She uses the bathroom in an outhouse. When Lana and Patrick head back to the cabin, a coyote is standing there, between the outhouse and the cabin. This coyote, however, is the size of a wolf. She thinks back on what she learned about coyotes, from Grandpa Luke (p. 207):
�Shoo,� Lana yelled, and waved her hands as her grandfather had taught her to do if she ever came too close to a coyote.It didnt move, though. Behind it were a few more. Patrick wouldnt attack them, so, Lana yelled and charged right at them. The coyote recoiled in surprise. Lana was a flash of something dark, and the coyote yelped in pain. She made it to the cabin. She heard the coyotes crying in pain and rage. The next day, she found the one who shed charged at (p. 207):
Still attached to its muzzle was half a snake with a broad, diamond-shaped head. Its body had been chewed in half but not before the venom had flowed into the coyote�s bloodstream.What does that mean? Does Lanas healing power mean snakes will defend her? Or, that she can summon them to help her? Or is the appearance of these snakes just coincidental and has nothing to do, really, with Lana?
In chapter twenty-five, two days have passed since Lanas encounter with the coyotes. Lana and Patrick eat the food they find in the cabin, and learn that it belonged to a guy named Jim Brown. He has 38 books in the cabin. Lana passes time reading them. At one point, she realizes theres a space underneath the cabin. In it, she finds gold bricks. She remembers the picks and shovels she saw outside, and the tire tracks leading to a ridge and thinks that, perhaps, Jim and his truck are there. She fills a water jug, and the two set off, following the tire tracks.
In chapter twenty-seven, Lana and Patrick reach an abandoned mining town. She look for keys to the truck they find, and, they peek into the mine shaft. Suddenly they hear coyotes. It seems Lana can hear them saying "food." Lana and Patrick enter the mine, but the coyotes dont follow them. Then, one of them talks to her, telling her to leave the mine. They rush in and attack her but then stop, clearly afraid themselves. Shes now their prisoner. They nudge her down, deeper into the mine. She senses something there, hears a loud voice, passes out, and wakes, outside.
In chapter twenty nine, the coyotes push her on through the desert. She thinks of the lead coyote as "Pack Leader." Hes the one who speaks to her. She asks him why they dont kill her. He says (p. 326):
�The Darkness says no kill,� Pack Leader said in his tortured, high-pitched, inhuman voice.That "Darkness" is the voice she heard in the mine. It wants her to teach Pack Leader... She asks Pack Leader to take her back to the cabin so she can get human food there. Later on, Darkness speaks through Lara.
Ok--Michael--Ive spelled out how your depictions of Lana fail. Theres so much stereotyping in there. I gotta take off on a road trip now. I may be back, later, to clarify this letter. I think it is clear but may be missing something in my re-read of it. If you care to respond, please do!
Sincerely,
Debbie Reese
American Indians in Childrens Literature
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November 18th (Michael Grants response to Debbie Reese):
At first, I thought, "cool." You were bringing a tribally specific character into the story! If hes Chumash, then, Lana is, too! Theres whole chapters about her. Shes a main character. But, you didnt remember her. Or maybe, in your responses at SLJ, you were too irate to remember her?
�Coyote�s harmless. Mostly. Old brother coyote�s too smart to go messing with humans.� He pronounced coyote �kie-oat.�
�No maybe about it. Fifteen-year-old boy drinking booze, he�s going to find trouble. I started drinking when I was your age, fourteen. Thirty years of my life I wasted on the bottle. Sober now for thirty-one years, six months, five days, thank God above and your grandmother, rest her soul.�
Debbie have you seen Sara Birens THE LAST THING YOU SAID
Debbie have you seen Sara Birens THE LAST THING YOU SAID
A reader wrote to ask if Ive seen
Sara Birens The Last Thing You Said.
Birens young adult novel is due out on
April 4, 2017 from Amulet Books
(which is part of Abrams Books).
Heres the description:
Last summer, Lucy�s and Ben�s lives changed in an instant. One moment, they were shyly flirting on a lake raft, finally about to admit their feelings to each other after years of yearning. In the next, Trixie�Lucy�s best friend and Ben�s sister�was gone, her heart giving out during a routine swim. And just like that, the idyllic world they knew turned upside down, and the would-be couple drifted apart, swallowed up by their grief. Now it�s a year later in their small lake town, and as the anniversary of Trixie�s death looms, Lucy and Ben�s undeniable connection pulls them back together. They can�t change what happened the day they lost Trixie, but the summer might finally bring them closer to healing�and to each other.The Last Thing You Said got a starred review from Kirkus, but the reader who wrote to me noted these two lines from School Library Journals review:
However, the appropriation of an Inuit cultural practice, inuksuk, as a symbol for the two white teens relationship is a poor choice. VERDICT Cultural appropriation mars an otherwise promising debut thats recommended for libraries with a high demand for romance.Both Kirkus and SLJ note that the book is set in Minnesota. Inuksuk in Minnesota? Are there inuksuk there? And if so, why? From what I am able to glean online, tourists started making them...
Ill look for a copy and be back with a review.
Demi Olimpiade Hotel Kontainer ini Dibangun dalam 48 Jam
Demi Olimpiade Hotel Kontainer ini Dibangun dalam 48 Jam
Perhelatan besar pesta olahraga seluruh dunia, Olimpiade 2012, yang berlangsung di London, Inggris, mengakibatkan permintaan akomodasi seperti hotel meningkat tajam. Peluang ini tidak disia-siakan. The Snoozebox Container Hotel pun dibangun dengan super cepat.
The Snoozebox Container Hotel merupakan hotel yang mengandalkan ruangan kamarnya dari kontainer. Mengutip laman Inhabitat, hotel kontainer ini dengan mudah dapat berdiri di mana saja serta dibuat sesuai permintaan konsumen.
Dalam sekali membangun, hotel kontainer ini bisa sekaligus dibuat mencapai 40 sampai 400 kamar. Uniknya lagi, hotel ini cukup cepat pembangunannya, yakni sekitar 48 jam atau 2 hari saja. Sekali bangun, lahan yang tadinya biasa saja, bisa menjadi tempat tujuan wisata.
Namun, meskipun berdinding kontainer, hotel ini tidak dibuat sembarangan. Suasana di dalamnya tetap menghadirkan kenyamanan ala hotel untuk ratusan tamunya. The Snoozebox Container Hotel di kawasan Hainault Forest Country Park ini menjadi lokasi aman dan nyaman menikmati Olimpiade sampai pertengahan Agustus nanti.
Kamar-kamar tamu di Snoozebox dibuat senyaman mungkin, laiknya seperti di rumah. Dalam sebuah kamar saja bisa memuat dua sampai empat tamu. Bahkan, bisa ditambah ranjang tambahan atau bisa memilih ranjang berbentuk bunk bed atau bertingkat.
Kamar hotel ini juga dilengkapi tempat penyimpanan serta perlengkapan kamar mandi. Ada pula layanan wifi, televisi layar datar, dan stopkontak untuk barang-barang elektronik di dalam kamar. Di setiap kontainer dilengkapi pula pula kamar mandi berisi toilet dan pancuran untuk mandi.
Tak hanya kamar, para tamu hotel juga dijamin kenyamanannya dengan halaman, balkon di kamar tingkat atas, dan ruang pertemuan, serta restoran dan bar untuk semakin melengkapi kebutuhan tamu. Tampaknya, hotel portabel seperti ini sangat cocok untuk sebuah acara festival atau event besar, bahkan dalam situasi bencana. Pasalnya, hotel seperti ini bisa dibangun relatif singkat tanpa mengecilkan kenyamanan dan kemudahan tamu-tamunya.