![]() ![]() UBC exports their parking requirements onto 16th Ave or Marine Drive, for free. Here are a few shots, near UBC along Marine Drive, along 16th Ave, along Blanca (that looks like a RV storage site) and in Point Grey to show how modern squatting in the car-era looks like. the authority that allows squatting are equally guilty. As such the squatter and the squattee, i.e. You demand free space, paid for by someone else. To me, offloading your parking requirements is like squatting. The biggest unused tool is parking revenue in residential streets. Of course they have plenty of tools, but do not like to use them for fear of voter backlash. They complain to the federal and provincial governments and pretend they have no money. Vancouver and other dense cities often bemoan the fact that they do not have the revenue tools for public transit. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Fantastic Four: Full Circle is a fully painted adventure set within the strange “Negative Zone,” home of the interdimensional warlord Annihilus and countless other threats to our reality. This July, Abrams ComicArts and Previews will present a PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE graphic novel by the legendary Alex Ross, who has, in past endeavors, captured the heart, soul, and spirit of those who came before him in exciting new projects expanding upon and paying tribute to classic characters and scenarios… particularly those of the early Marvel Comics. ![]() Jack Kirby, along with Marvel front man / idea man Stan Lee, transported readers to worlds both alien and commonplace for over 100 issues of their “World’s Greatest Comics Magazine,” Fantastic Four. ![]() There’s no denying the power of a certain image and its ability to transport readers to another realm. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Daniel keyes![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Other experiments, including some sanctioned by the US government, were much more egregious. A US Department of Energy committee concluded in 1994 that it was “extremely unlikely” that the boys had been harmed by the radiation, but the disregard for their human rights is breathtaking. The boys were told only that they were joining a science club, and consent forms sent to their parents made no mention of radiation exposure. Fernald State School in Waltham, Massachusetts, were fed cereals containing radioactive tracers to track how they absorbed iron and calcium. Dozens of boys with learning difficulties at the Walter E. A case in point is a 1946–53 study conducted by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and sponsored in part by food conglomerate Quaker Oats. ![]() ![]() Oh, and there are jokes galore, again, as with his entry for 25 September 2007: “Paris. The book displays his admirable taste for the grotesque, and although world affairs feature in his daily accounts – the “con man” Donald Trump, Brexit, coronavirus – his funniest observations deal with the quirks of the great unwashed. ![]() I listened to David Sedaris reading Theft by Finding, the first volume of his diaries, on audiobook and could still hear his voice in my head while feasting on A Carnival of Snackery – Diaries: Volume Two, 2003-2020 (Little, Brown), which is full of the same sardonic barbed wit. Fellow Scottish thespian Alan Cumming will also have you laughing and squirming with Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life (Canongate), which includes a memorable account of just how grim it was to spend a weekend as the guest of a drunken, cantankerous Gore Vidal. Brian Cox’s Putting the Rabbit in the Hat: My Autobiography (Quercus) grips from the beginning – a witty prologue about the preposterousness of Steven Seagal – and is the sort of riveting, candid read you might expect from the illustrious Succession actor. There are two crackers coming at the end of the month. ![]() October is bursting with celebrity memoirs, as comedians, actors and musicians, including Nirvana and Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl, rush to wear their hearts on their literary sleeves. ![]() ![]()
5/12/2023 0 Comments The Black Circle by Patrick Carman![]() She is definitely working against them, but at one point it seemed like she was genuinely concerned about their safety and offered them a warning. The Kabras trail the Holts and Irina Spasky mysteriously turns up in places Amy and Dan are searching. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but it wasn't who I thought it was all along. We finally find out who NRR really is, which was a major surprise. Amy and Dan continue to receive help from the unknown "NRR". The clues were spread out all over Russia and there was no way any one team could collect all of them on their own in the designated time frame. ![]() When I pulled them up, the first podcast was about Rasputin, so I feel like quite the expert after this comprehensive history lesson.Īmy and Dan were forced to work with their cousins, the Holts, in order to accomplish this mission. ![]() ![]() In addition, my step-dad suggested that I start listening to these "Remarkable Lives, Tragic Deaths" podcasts. It was very coincidental, but my son was learning about Rasputin and the Romanovs in school while we were reading this book. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Namesake by Adrienne Young![]() If Fable is going to save them then she must risk everything, including the boy she loves and the home she has finally found.įilled with action, emotion, and lyrical writing, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with Namesake, the final book in the captivating Fable duology.īefore I get into my book review for Namesake, I must commend the author- Adrienne Young for her excellent choice of book covers. In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.Īs Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception she learns that her mother was keeping secrets, and those secrets are now putting the people Fable cares about in danger. ![]() That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. ![]() ![]() Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Book Depository ![]() ![]() ![]() When a freak technological failure halts all traffic to and from Gora, three strangers-all different species with different aims-are thrown together at the Five-Hop. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her sometimes helpful child, who work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through. ![]() If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop.Īt the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. ![]() With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. Return to the sprawling, Hugo Award-winning universe of the Galactic Commons to explore another corner of the cosmos-one often mentioned, but not yet explored-in this absorbing entry in the Wayfarers series, which blends heart-warming characters and imaginative adventure. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Sorcery of thorns book 2![]() Usually, orphans are sent to the orphanage but something about Elisabeth made the Director keep her at the library. Anyone else feel like we might be seeing the Book of Eyes again? I would definitely not be a fan of so many eyes watching me. We meet Elisabeth, an apprentice librarian who is helping the Director of the library transport the Book of Eyes to the vault as part of a training exercise. Read only if you’ve finished those chapters! -!SPOILERS!. Please be warned, the following will include spoilers for chapters 1-6 of Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson. We’re starting the readalong with chapters 1-6 inclusive. ![]() I’ve only heard good things about this book, it’s said to have whymsical, strong and hilarious characters which should be thoroughly entertaining and I’m so excited to dive straight in to the magic! ![]() ![]() Welcome to day 1 of our Sorcery of Thorns readalong! It’s really nice to see so many people who have participated before and to any of you who are joining for the first time, its okay, it’s my first time hosting and I really hope you enjoy this readalong with your fellow fairy friends! ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments DEAD WAKE by Erik Larson![]() ![]() In accord with Cunard's practice of rotating captains from ship to ship, this was his third stint as the Lusitania's master, his first in wartime. ![]() He had blue eyes and a kind and gentle smile, and his graying hair - he was fifty-eight years old - conveyed wisdom and experience, as did the mere fact of his being a Cunard captain. With the physique of a bank safe, he was the embodiment of quiet strength. It was Turner's intention, however, to provide reassurance. His presence had the perverse effect of affirming everything the passengers had been fearing since their departure from New York, in the way that a priest's arrival tends to undermine the cheery smile of a nurse. There was already a good deal of tension in the room, despite the singing and piano playing and clumsy magic tricks, and this became more pronounced when Turner stepped forward at intermission. Ordinarily Turner avoided events of this kind aboard ship, because he disliked the social obligations of captaincy, but tonight was no ordinary night, and he had news to convey. ![]() The room was large and warm, paneled in mahogany and carpeted in green and yellow, with two fourteen-foot-tall fireplaces in the front and rear walls. ![]() William Thomas Turner left the bridge and made his way to the first-class lounge, where passengers were taking part in a concert and talent show, a customary feature of Cunard crossings. On the night of May 6, 1915, as his ship approached the coast of Ireland, Capt. ![]() |