Larry nivens ringworld6/8/2023 ![]() ![]() I've done my best to keep the "facts" correct and sourced from the Ringworld novels, but this "document" is my own invention. Note: This answer is written in the form of a fictional, in-universe briefing document. ![]() Or they could have given the Ringwall a distinctive, irregular, zigzag rim, like mountain peaks, so that one could do basic navigation by measuring the angles to distinctive Ringwall peaks (as is done in coastal navigation) this would only work near the Ringwall though not a chance of seeing it through 100'000 km of atmosphere.The Engineers might have thought about embedding radio-emitting marker beacons into scrith in a regularly spaced, tight network, each one emitting its position, every 1000km or so.I suppose one could use extremely exact inertial navigation (but won't the integrator be mightily confused by being on a rapidly rotating ring?).Firstly, there is no practical way to navigate by the stars (or is there?).So how would one determine one's position on the ring? I thought about the following: Of course, there are some distinctive places one can easily identify, like Mons Olympus on the Map of Mars, but these are far and few between. Meeting places are hard to find ("We will meet exactly 1650'000 km spinward and 244'000 km to port, next to a small forest"). It recently occurred to me that trips on the Ringworld have a problem: The Ringworld is so vast that finding out where one exactly is at any moment is fraught with difficulties. A long,long time ago I read Larry Niven's "Ringworld" and "The Ringworld Engineers". ![]()
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Stan the man musial6/8/2023 ![]() He was one of baseball's greatest hitters, every bit the equal of Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio even without the bright lights of the big city. Louis that two statues in his honour stand outside Busch Stadium - one just wouldn't do him justice. Musial, the Midwest icon with too many batting records to fit on his Hall of Fame plaque, was so revered in St. The team said Musial's son-in-law, Dave Edmonds, informed the club of the slugger's death.Įarlier Saturday, baseball lost another Hall of Famer when longtime Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver died at age 82. The Cardinals announced Musial's death in a news release and said he died at his home in Ladue, a St. "I never heard anybody say a bad word about him - ever," Willie Mays said in a statement released by the Hall of Fame. Louis Cardinals star who was one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, died Saturday. The next issue of Sunrise presented by Vancouver Sun will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way.Westcoast Homes & Design Previous Issues. ![]() Vancouver Sun Run: Sign up & event info. ![]() 50th anniversary the outsiders6/8/2023 ![]() Us: Was it based on the experiences you were going through at the time? ![]() There wasn’t anything realistic being written about teen life at that time. I liked writing since I learned how to read, and I had been writing for about eight years when I wrote The Outsiders, so it wasn’t just all of sudden I could sit and write a book. ![]() I went back and put in more details, flashbacks, new little asides. The year I was 16, my junior year of high school, was the year I really put the work in. The first draft was about 40 pages long, single-spaced type. Us: What inspired you to write The Outsiders? Hinton: Pretty old! How many writers get to experience this, though? I’m trying to enjoy it. Us Weekly: How does this monumental anniversary make you feel? ![]() Hinton attends the 14th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books – Day 2 at UCLA on April 26, 2009, in Los Angeles. ![]() I am j by cris beam6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Beam effectively uses both personal anecdotes and a wide variety of interviews with people who have gained insight and growth from embracing empathy in addition to those who have become emotionally damaged due to a lack of empathy. The author then addresses the mixed results regarding schools that implement the teaching of empathy to both children and adults, largely due to the lack of agreement about what the sensation actually is. ![]() An opening section devoted to understanding and utilizing empathy charts the groundbreaking neuroscientific studies of “mirror neurons” in the brain’s sensory processing regions. ![]() Using empathy to achieve a kinder, gentler society.Īfter enduring the crushing deterioration of a 10-year relationship, journalist and educator Beam ( To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care, 2013, etc.) offers an intelligent three-part exploration of empathy’s cultural impact. ![]() Never too far by abbi glines6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It wasn’t hard to imagine the characters because I used the faces on the cover. ![]() (I must say that this is Gline’s best cover so far!) And much to my surprise, the book was released last week. What I saw was the lovely couple on the cover and ever since, I had really waited for this book to be released. Yes, I’m a fan of Abbi Glines but I didn’t saw her name when I first glanced at this book. He is jaded and has secrets Blaire knows she may never uncover but even knowing all of that…īlaire just may have fallen too far. She knows he is anything but good for her and that he’ll never be faithful to anyone. Then there is her sexy stepbrother who her father leaves her with for the summer while he runs off to Paris with his wife. She isn’t prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she’ll never fit into this world. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no.īlaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother.īut for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. To want what you’re not supposed to have… ![]() One Night by Aleatha Romig6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() can you say doormat?! She even looks the other way when she knows of illegal activity victimizing other women in order to get off the hook for $$. And she just gives in to any man's desire, sexual or otherwise. I love when my hubby compliments me too geez, talk about the MMC objectifying the FMC. After the revelation he has feelings for the FMC, every chapter, every encounter he comments on her 'f-ing fantastic rack' each conversation he has with her. He cant remember a conquests name so he repeatedly refers to her as 'Ms. not an backdoor sex fanĪnal just ain't sexy plus Marshal is just an awful misogynist who uses women as casually as he used kleenex. ![]() ![]() I listened at 1.9x speed using the audible app. Narrators: Callie Dalton is the voice of Sami. I should be consumed by the erotica of the dirty talk instead I’m rolling my eyes at the absurdity of the dialogue. The transition from the present to past memories was confusing. So much useless dialogue decreased my interest in this book. I’m disappointed because I like friends to lovers. I wasn’t entirely committed to these characters. He wants to continue hooking up with women never settling down. It started as a rescue mission ending with a friends with benefits. There was a pact of friendship to never cross the line. Sami wants forever with career, friends, and a man. They’ve known each other since they were kids. ![]() Daredevil mark waid vol 56/7/2023 ![]() “The Max In The Mirror” by Mark Waid, Todd Nauck, and Matt Herms – This flashback tale set during Mark Waid’s IMPULSE run tells an untold story of The Flash & Max Mercury trapped by Mirror Master, and only Impulse can free the speedsters!.“Don’t Come to Central City” by Jeremy Adams, Ferando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, and Matt Herms - Villains swap stories over a poker game about what makes committing crime in the Flash’s town so difficult. ![]() Something whispers from the dark vibrations beyond the Speed Force, and as Wally experiments with creative new approaches to his powers he encounters new realms, mysterious allies and mind-shattering terrors.įeaturing a main cover by Taurin Clarke and out on June 6th, here’s a rundown of each of the five stories: His evolving understanding of his powers has opened Wally to new avenues of sci-fi adventure, and attuned his senses to strange new ideas. Wally West has never been quicker, more fulfilled, more heroic. (Avengers) will chronicle the adventures of the Fastest Man Alive. The Flash joins Dawn of DC in September! Launching with The Flash #1, the award-winning new creative team of Simon Spurrier (Coda, Damn Them All) and Mike Deodato Jr. ![]() Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! ![]() Sometimes i lie book review6/6/2023 ![]() Although I am not usually a fan of the unreliable female main character trope, the author developed this so skillfully that I found myself enjoying the uncertainty and trying to understand her intentions.Īs the plot progresses several other characters are introduced, all part of Amber’s life and therefore possibly capable of harming her and putting her into a coma. It had me questioning if Amber was really the victim and if some of the parts were segments of her imagination or did happen. Stuck in limbo without being able to speak, Amber tries to trace her steps and understand whose fault it is that she is in a coma. ![]() Sometimes I Lie tests the boundaries of what is real and what isn’t through the powerful voice of Amber, a victim who recently woke up from a coma but cannot communicate. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it’s the truth? “ ![]() Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. ![]() ![]() There are three things you should know about me:Īmber wakes up in a hospital. ![]() Candace owens new book6/6/2023 ![]() She laments how the Democrats push for abortion has many adverse effects on Black communities- beyond the murder of Black babies. Owens argues, has a dark side and can take away motivation and independence. Black success means less power for the Democrats.She shares how she overcame obstacles and setbacks to beat the Democrat system designed to keep her down as a "victim." Government assistance, Ms. ![]() If you want the truth or are a Republican or Independent, then this book and Candace Owen's book are must-reads- so you can support conservative Blacks for 2020 and throughout life.The Democrat efforts are aimed to prevent Blacks from conquering the challenges of poverty. Your party has historically exploited and constrained Blacks. If you are a Democrat, don't read this book because you will learn many characteristics about your party that are embarrassingly despicable. ![]() It is not the original book, nor intended to replace it. WARNING!: This is a Best Seller Summary and Analysis of BLACKOUT by Candace Owens. ![]() Max einstein 16/6/2023 ![]() ![]() “Maxine-we’re sleeping, uninvited, above a horse stable. “You needed to improvise those bedroom slippers because the floor’s cold every morning. “Need to put on my bedroom slippers here…” He slid his bare feet into shoes he had fashioned out of cardboard and old newspapers. The tall and sturdy black man, his hair flecked with patches of white, creaked out of bed and rubbed some of the sleep out of his eyes. Lately, she’d been sleeping in the sweater under a scratchy horse blanket because her so-called bedroom was, just like Mr. ![]() Max was wearing a floppy trench coat over her shabby sweater. But you never know when a brainstorm will strike, do you?” “Is it? Sorry about the inconvenient hour. Albert Einstein would’ve called an ‘aha’ moment.” In fact, I’m better than fine! I’ve got something great here! At least I think it’s something great. She practically burst through his wonky door. Max took that question as permission to enter Mr. Max rapped her knuckles on a lopsided door hanging off rusty hinges. It was always a bouncing tangle of wild curls. ![]() ![]() Her red hair, of course, was a bouncing tangle of wild curls. The floorboards-bare planks laid across rough beams-creaked and wobbled with every step. More like a lumpy, water-stained mattress with frayed seams. The stench of horse manure woke Max Einstein with a jolt.Įven though she was shivering, she threw off her blanket and hopped out of bed. ![]() |