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Review: "Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic"

Authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lucy H. Hooper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, H. G. Wells, Edmond Nolcini, M. R. James, Ambrose Bierce, Howard R. Garis, William Hope Hodgson, Edith Nesbit, H. C. McNeile, Abraham Meritt, Emma Vane

Editor: Daisy Butcher

Date: 03/01/2023

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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I think I ordered this book some time during summer, after I accidentally stumbled upon it on an online bookstore. I love anthologies and I love plants, so this title definitely intrigued me enough to order it. I finally decided to read it around Christmas and finished it during a recent trip, so it's officially my first finished book of the year.

"Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic" is an interesting anthology of short horror stories by quite a few well-known authors. From the creator of Sherlock Holmes, to the acclaimed writer of "The Yellow Wallpaper", all the way to the legendary H. G. Wells, this collections features some hidden gems of the late 19th and early 20th century. While the stories are certainly old-school, they could still be regarded as timeless classics and masterful creations.

Most stories revolve around the fascination of the exotic - of unknown plants that are in some way dangerous to humans (or other organisms) and which originate from far away places, like South America. There's mentions of exquisite poisonous flowers, murderous liana, mysterious wisteria, and the weirdest of them all - carnivorous plants.

It is interesting just how much the writers and, by default, the general public were fascinated by exotic flora which, in one way or another, transcended the known laws of nature. Plants were considered sedentary, passive, and at the bottom of the food chain, but as new discoveries were being presented and as more people, professionals and amateurs alike, from the western civilization started their expeditions in new places, society was being introduced with oddities that seemingly didn't follow any established rules. So while the horror in this collection is displayed through various flora, the true horror is derived from the simple fact that humans fear what they cannot understand. One of the most frightening things a person, especially a scientist, can experience is realizing that they will never be able to fully predict nature's capability to adapt and to evolve.

Of course, this theme goes hand in hand with the understanding that it is dangerous altering the natural order of things. While this could also be understood as criticism to the human tendency to play god, there isn't much religious commentary throughout the collection. The stories are centered around ecology, evolution, and biology, highlighting how humans shouldn't meddle with something as powerful as nature - which they will never fully understand, let alone be able to control. Even though the writers do create a feeling of dread through the fear of nature, the horror is actually realized through characters that underestimate its abilities and that have the need to disfigure nature in order to measure their own capabilities.

Furthermore, this collection highlights the uncomfortable fascination western civilization had with other cultures. The urge to study new exotic phenomena on their own accord, to test the limits of human science on something they don't fully understand with little to no regard of the laws of nature and the test subject's true needs, is somewhat perverse. These scientists are conducting experiments in uncontrolled environments, and playing with their test-subjects in order to test their own abilities and knowledge. It is a portrayal of poor research. They're acting out of curiosity with little to no regard of the consequences. It is not their subjects that are evil, for they have been brought up and mistreated in an environment completely unnatural to their habitat, but their tormentor, who butchers them through extreme studies. This is usually evident through a secondary character, most often a colleague, who tries to stop the scientist in their mad experiment before it's too late. The horror is, therefore, found in the abuse executed by the brazen oppressor, not in their vicious, abnormal creations.

The fact that the aforementioned themes barely scratch the surface of all the ideas featured in this collection, prove how layered and compelling all the featured stories are. The editor also did a marvelous job with a lovely foreword and an intriguing introduction to each of the authors and their respective work. Of course, as with every short story collection, not all works are equally strong, but "Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic" is still a gorgeous anthology and a noteworthy testament to a relatively overlooked category of horror.

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Joan Bennett and Walter PIdgeon in Man Hunt (Fritz Lang, 1941)

Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine, Roddy McDowall, Ludwig Stössel, Heather Thatcher, Frederick Worlock, Roger Imhof. Screenplay: Dudley Nichols, based on a novel by Geoffrey Household. Cinematography: Arthur C. Miller. Art direction: Richard Day, Wiard Ihnen. Film editing: Allen McNeil. Music: Alfred Newman.

Walter Pidgeon spent much of his movie career at MGM, playing prince consort to Greer Garson: He was Mr. Miniver, Mr. Parkington, and M. Curie -- they made nine films together, if you count their cameos as themselves in The Youngest Profession (Edward Buzzell, 1943). So it's interesting to see him on his own in a 20th Century-Fox film, playing an action hero, the big-game hunter Alan Thorndike, who nearly assassinates Hitler, is beaten by the Gestapo, gets pushed off a cliff and survives, escapes to a seaport where he boards a freighter for England, eludes his relentless pursuers, goes to ground in a cave, survives by killing his chief antagonist, and at the film's end parachutes into Germany, presumably to start it all over again. In fact, Pidgeon is a little too starchy for the role, which was better suited to someone like Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power, and he's upstaged (as who wasn't?) by George Sanders as the villain. Joan Bennett gives a nice performance as Jerry Stokes, the cockney "seamstress" (read: prostitute) who helps Thorndike escape. There's an entertaining scene in which Jerry encounters Thorndike's snooty sister-in-law, Lady Riseborough (Heather Thatcher). Roddy McDowall makes his American film debut as the cabin boy Vaner. This was the first of four films Bennett made with Fritz Lang as director, and they remain probably the highlights of her long career. Although Lang's American films never reached the heights of the ones he made in Germany, such as M (1931) and Metropolis (1927), he had a sure hand with the kind of suspense on display in Man Hunt. Dudley Nichols did the screenplay based on Geoffrey Household's novel Rogue Male.

#Man Hunt #Fritz Lang #Joan Bennett #Walter Pidgeon

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What information do you have about Johnson & Johnson?

Alza filed an NDA for the transdermal opioid analgesic product in December 1987 for post-operative use and for the relief of chronic cancer pain. Developed by J&J subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica, fentanyl has been marketed since 1968 under the Sublimaze brand. The drug is currently approved for I.V. administration and used primarily as a short-acting analgesic during anaesthesia. "This new drug delivery system will make it possible for the first time to use fentanyl . . . outside the operating room to control moderate to severe pain." Source

US opioids: Johnson and Johnson and drug distributors offer $26bn to end thousands of lawsuits. Source

The drug company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has expressed regret after court documents unsealed in talcum powder litigation showed that it funded a 1971 study in which Pennsylvania prison inmates, most of them black, were injected subcutaneously with asbestos. Source

Asbestos Prisoner Study May Spell More Problems for Johnson & Johnson

WASHINGTON - Global health care giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiaries will pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from allegations relating to the prescription drugs Risperdal, Invega and Natrecor, including promotion for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and payment of kickbacks to physicians and to the nation’s largest long-term care pharmacy provider.  The global resolution is one of the largest health care fraud settlements in U.S. history, including criminal fines and forfeiture totaling $485 million and civil settlements with the federal government and states totaling $1.72 billion. Source

Johnson & Johnson paused all clinical trials of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine after a study participant became sick with an "unexplained illness."

Johnson & Johnson has suspended international trials of a drug in the same class as an experimental drug made by Portuguese pharmaceutical company Bial, whose tests in France left one person brain dead and five others hospitalised. Source

1982 - McNeil

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Reason for Recall - Unpleasant smells causing nausea; tiny metal shards in liquid medicines; wrong ingredient levels

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Reason for Recall - Metal poisoning (metallosis); loosening of the implant or joint dislocation; additional surgeries

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Reason for Recall - Perforation of organs; vaginal bleeding and scarring; mesh erosion; severe pain

2014 - Ethicon

Product Recalled - Power Morcellators

Reason for Recall - Spread of uterine cancer; rapid progression of the disease; death

2019 – Johnson & Johnson

Product Recalled – 33,000 bottles of Johnson’s Baby Powder

Reason for Recall – The FDA found a small amount of asbestos — a known carcinogen — in a sample

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J&J was involved in seven of 2017’s top ten health-care-related verdicts.

The company was also involved in the third-largest pharmaceutical settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2013, J&J paid the Justice Department more than $2.2 billion. The settlement resolved civil and criminal allegations involving Risperdal, Invega and Natrecor.

May 2017

J&J paid $33 million to most U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The states charged J&J with misrepresenting the manufacturing practices behind certain drugs. This included its Motrin products. These products were later recalled.

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Estudio revela la relación entre pérdida de peso y mortalidad en personas mayores saludables

Un nuevo estudio revela que la pérdida de peso en personas mayores saludables puede estar asociada con un mayor riesgo de mortalidad.

El envejecimiento es un proceso natural en el que el cuerpo experimenta diversos cambios, entre ellos, la tendencia a perder peso. Sin embargo, la pérdida de peso en adultos mayores saludables puede estar relacionada con un mayor riesgo de mortalidad, según un nuevo estudio publicado en JAMA Network Open.

El estudio, que analizó los datos de más de 16.000 adultos mayores en Australia y Estados Unidos, reveló que los hombres y mujeres que experimentaron una pérdida de peso del 10% o más tenían un riesgo mucho mayor de mortalidad por todas las causas, incluyendo cáncer y enfermedades cardiovasculares.

Los resultados también destacaron la importancia de medir la circunferencia de la cintura, ya que la disminución de esta medida también se asoció con un mayor riesgo de mortalidad.

Este estudio sugiere que los médicos deben prestar atención a los cambios en el peso y la circunferencia de la cintura en adultos mayores saludables, especialmente en hombres. Además, es importante educar a los pacientes sobre la importancia de mantener un peso saludable y evitar una pérdida significativa de peso sin una razón médica clara.

En resumen, la pérdida de peso en adultos mayores saludables puede ser un factor de riesgo importante para la mortalidad. Es fundamental que los médicos y pacientes estén conscientes de los riesgos asociados y trabajen juntos para mantener una salud óptima a medida que envejecen.

Referencia:

Hussain, S. M., Newman, A. B., Beilin, L. J., Tonkin, A. M., Woods, R. L., Neumann, J. T., Nelson, M., Carr, P. R., Reid, C. M., Owen, A., Ball, J., Cicuttini, F. M., Tran, C., Wang, Y., Ernst, M. E., & McNeil, J. J. (2023). Associations of Change in Body Size With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Healthy Older Adults. JAMA network open, 6(4), e237482. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.7482

#Ciencia #Salud #Peso #Gerontología

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SICKERT- A Life in Art Exhibition Review

To move through The Walker Art Gallery’s newest exhibition

Sickert - A Life in Art  is to essentially walk the path of one of Britain's most extraordinary artists, whose creative evolution spans nearly six decades. Walter Richard Sickert (1890-1942) was a German born, English Post Impressionist artist who produced an unapologetic body of work, gaining a reputation after his death as one of Britain’s most radical painters of the twentieth century. 

Sickert’s progressive approach to subject matter sought out those who were overlooked in society, being the first English artist to paint London’s atmospheric music halls during his early career, then later capturing his notorious naked women in his Camden Town nude series. (Miller, 2021, P.20) These artworks illuminated the underbody of society, shining a light on those kept in the shadows. Constantly honing his skill, Sickert challenged what his contemporary audiences found shocking and intriguing, and went on to influence British Avant-garde in the mid-twentieth century.  Sickert’s passion for authenticity and the modern world resulted in a kind of pure art form, capturing an enduring essence of humanity that relates audiences today to subjects who lived more than one hundred years before. Sickert - A Life in Art has been curated as an intimate exhibition - despite the large volume of works. Charlotte Keenan McDonald, Lead Curator of Fine Art, at the Walker Art Gallery, said; “He repeatedly reinvented himself, pushing his art in new and unexpected directions. He sought to combine a technical interest in painting with his conviction that art should reflect the modern world. Visitors to the exhibition will experience first-hand how Sickert chronicled Britain during a period of rapid change through an outstanding and uncompromising body of work.”  Each artwork also acts as a snapshot of Sickert’s personal life which seeps out from the thick layered oil paintings beneath.  The collection of Sickert’s work is the largest that has taken place in Britain for thirty years, boasting over three-hundred paintings and drawings, (Miller, 2021, p.5) allowing the public to re-examine Sickert’s contribution to British art- both then and now. 

E A R L Y   L I F E

Upon entering the gallery, Sickert’s sombre Self Portrait 1896 (Figure 1) both confronts and welcomes, overlooking the gallery as a precursor to what is to come. The gloomy portrait was painted at the height of his success, despite his unsmiling, forbidding expression. The combined muted colour palette exposes the true weight of his financial misfortunes and separation of his wife, Ellen, which overshadowed his success at this time. (Miller, 2021, p.13) The painting, like Sickert’s personality, is captivating and complicated. While this painting is outside of the otherwise chronological timeline of the exhibition, it effectively kicks off the outstanding retrospective. Interestingly, the self portrait is surrounded by Sickert's early years; his rudimentary first paintings Violets 1880 (Figure 2) and scratchy pencil sketches, Husum 1978 (Figure 3) The pairing of these artworks together anticipates the changes in his artistic ability - uniting the improved technique and meaning that he gave to his later works.

     T H E  M U S I C  H A L L   S E R I E S                                                                                                                                                                                                              Adjoining his early works are Sickert’s famous music hall paintings. Sickert was part of the vibrant art scene in London, where he became the apprentice of James Abbot McNeil Whistler for whom he owes credit for the inspiration of his earliest works. However, Sickert was not always an aspiring painter. As a young man, he pursued an acting career which ultimately was unsuccessful, but did inform some of his most acclaimed works – The Music Hall Series. (Corbett, 1998, p. 34) This sector of the exhibition spans across red walls, allowing the hints of colour among darkness to stand out to the visitor. Perhaps the star of the show is Minnie Cunningham 1892, (Figure 4) the vibrant vermillion red of the performer’s dress projects from the painting, surrounded by the same cherry-hue of the walls. Sickert found the beauty within the otherwise grim London scenes, which were at the time associated with heavy drinking and rowdy audiences of the middle class. His choice of subject perhaps influenced by the Parisian Impressionist scenes of nightlife and prostitution which were popular mong artists such as Degas and Manet. (Miller, 2021, p.18) These depictions of Music Hall paintings shocked the Victorian audiences, however despite the criticism that Sickert was bound to face, he engaged in the public debate surround politics and sex which undercut the modern society. Sickert's focus turned away from the performers in the later 1890’s, and focused primarily on the grand architectural spaces and the atmosphere among those in the audience. (Miller, 2021, p.32)This evolution is clearly marked through exhibition, using detailed information plaques and a simplified timeline, which is helpful for those who know less about Sickert’s life. It is clear from the outset of the exhibition that the intent is to simply and effectively display Sickert’s remarkable life and evolution as an artist in a sequential way-  as the name of the show would suggest. 

T I M E  S P E N T  A B ROAD

V E N I C E

Moving forwards into the next room introduces a new era of Sickert’s life, with travel and the time he spent painting in Venice and Dieppe explored thematically. Beneath an arched entrance, the audience is met with a series of cityscape paintings juxtaposing the dark and cramped interiors of the London Music halls displayed in the previous room. Sickert’s range of skill and technique required for such a shift in subject matter is apparent, Venice’s elegant surroundings allowed him to expand his collection of picturesque scenes. The first in the series of Venetian paintings shown is The Facade of St Mark’s Red Sky at Night 1895 (Figure 5) which is an impressive example among the many versions he painted of the same building under changing light. The dusty pink evening sky forms the background behind the vast building, gold brilliance bouncing off each of the crosses in the diminishing light. This exhibition places great importance on the influence Sickert’s environment had upon him, as well as the other great artists he had contact with.

D I E P P E

Another location that Sickert spent a prolonged amount of time at, and somewhere that proved to be fruitful for his career was Dieppe. Dieppe is a coastal town on the outskirts of Northern France, and was a social and artistic hub in the late 19th Century. There are two rooms dedicated to the collection of work he produced there, emphasising the importance to Sickert's career and the bridge Dieppe built between Britain and France. Degas, Blanche and Sickert became acquainted while working there, this expansion of social network exposed the flourishing artist to gain contact with Parisian dealers. (Daniels, 2002, p.59) Most impressive to the collection where the paintings that were originally commissioned by the owner of the Hotel de la Plage in Dieppe. To stand in the centre of the six large paintings, which have never been displayed together before, really gives a sense of what Sickert was striving to achieve. However, as the story goes, the Hotel owner was disappointed by the six paintings and they were never to be installed together until today in The Walker Art Gallery. Perhaps most favoured of the group is the painting Bathers 1902 (Figure 6) which was a unique take on Dieppe for Sickert, with no foreground or horizon and a sharp contrast between the striped red and blue bathers at leisure in the sea. 

    D R A W I N G S   A N D   S K E T C H E S

What sets this exhibition apart from the previous retrospectives displaying Sickert’s work is the expansive drawings and sketches that are part of The Walker Art Galleries’ Collection. Boasting over three-hundred pieces, The Walker has remounted the drawings in small collections in the same way that Sickert did originally onto canvas board. (Miller, 2021, p53) For the visitor, being able to view these fleeting moments of inspiration recorded quickly on scraps of paper, then being able to compare them to finished paintings, breaks down the artistic process and the boundaries set by traditional ‘painting only’ exhibitions. The glass encased palette (Figure 7) displaying his left-over paints is also encased in glass, as if he had just set down his paint brush. Sickert used soft graphite and black chalk to clarify the form of the figures and to help process the composition for the finished paintings. This cultivates a deeper meaning with the audience, bringing the master down to the basics of his creation. An excellent addition to the collection of paintings, Sickert’s paper collection displayed as he would have added an exciting twist to the exhibition.

  C A M D E N   T O W N   N U D E S

Sickert moved back to London from Venice and Dieppe in 1905, and made some of his most iconic works during this era of his life. He began to capture domestic settings, portraits of those close to him and their nudes. Sickert had a fascination with capturing modern life, the mundane day-to-day events in his paintings went against public taste. ( Miller, 2021, p.65) The evolving role women and the increase in sex workers was a taboo subject for his early Twentieth Century audience. Within his Camden Town Nudes Series, he focused attention on limited use of light, exposing instead a rose hued, purposeful portion of the naked woman. The gloomy shades in the cramped dark rooms create a sinister undertone, combined with the violent brush strokes which are perhaps symbolic of sexual violence these idealised women endured. While a twenty-first century lens may criticise the objectification of these women, there is some merit perhaps in the realistic portrayal of female anatomy, there is a brutally honest portrayal of women within the paintings of whom he lived among and observed. La Hollandaise 1906 is one of the more shocking and intimate of the group. The position of the nude figure, propping herself up on one arm with her face obscured is suggestive of her insignificance as she is just one of many. Importance instead is placed on her illuminated body and the transaction that is about to take place. 

 J A C K  T H E   R I P P E R

The accusation that Sickert was Jack the Ripper has been given much media attention in the wake of this exhibition. Tactfully, the room exploring this conspiracy has been left towards the end of the exhibition, despite it being one of the main focuses of the advertising campaign. The suggestion that Sickert was the notorious murderer did not come to light until the 1970’s (Daniels, 2002, p 58) long after Sickert’s painting career and death, and it proved to be impossible that Sickert was the culprit as he was in Dieppe during the course of the crimes. While the exhibition leans into a sinister narrative by displaying the paintings on black walls with writing ‘Murder is as good as any other subject’ large above the paintings, the rumours are cleared discreetly on a wall panel. 

 T H E R E S E   L E S S O R E

During the finishing walk of the gallery rooms, there is a space dedicated to artists other than Sickert who had influenced or been influenced by his work. While some of Sickert's portrayals of women may be controversial due to their violent imagery, the exhibition makes a case for the uplifting Sickert achieved of his female counterpart during his life time. Mentioned predominantly within the discussion of his woman-artist companion, his third wife, Therese Lessore. Sickert promoted her work long before their marriage, and like many female artists, Lessore has been greatly overlooked instead living under Sickert’s status. (Miller, 2021, p53) Whilst only a small portion of the exhibition discusses the vital role that women played in Sickert career, this honourable mention brings an aspect of inclusion to his otherwise white, cis male oriented exhibition.

 L A T E R    Y E A R S

The exhibition concludes with the later paintings of Sickert’s career  and his final creative period of work to conclude the chronology. The journey from Sickert's early, formative years through to the final decades is overall a moving and extraordinary journey. Especially since Sickert’s final years where some of his most successful, and much of his work was purchased for public collections. Despite this, a lot of this work is less favoured than his earlier pieces and the final room of the exhibition almost seems underwhelming because of this, just a blur of street fronts and street scenes. Perhaps this is due to the increasing reliance on photography that Sickert had developed. These images are often direct copies of images found in his day to day life, such as newspapers. 

 Over all, Sickert: A Life in Art takes its viewers on an interesting chronological tour through the shifting career and changing styles of the artist. The volume of the works exhibited leaves something for every viewer to enjoy and the sheer differences in technique between each decade creates an absorbing journey into one of Britain’s most famed artists of the twentieth century.

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Plot 2, Road 2

Square 9, Clifton

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Weight reduction PAKISTAN

49-C, Road 7 A

Badar Business Region, Saba Road

Stage 5, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Wellbeing ACT

25-C, tenth Road

off Khayaban-e-Shamsheer

Stage 5, D.H.A

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Juice Bars

GREENO JUICE BARS

The Spot, Fundamental Khayaban-e-Shaheen

Stage 8,D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

REFUEL JUICE BAR  

Shop 8, 34 C, Principle Rahat Business,

Stage 6, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Wellness Gear

BILAL Siblings

1-2, 119 A, Mustafa Arcade

S.M.C.H.S.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

BODY SHAPERS

Shop #3, Moona Arcade

Sindhi Muslim Lodging Society, Kazi Chowk

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Wellness Manufacturing plant

6-C, fourth Business Path, Zamzama

Stage 5, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

LIFE Wellness

Suite #1/14C, Mezzanine Floor

eighth Business Path, Zamzama

Stage 5, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

OSIM

Fundamental Zamzama Road

Stage 5, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: (92-21)

SKYTECH

S.M.C.H.S.

Ground Floor, Golden Square, Fundamental Shahrah-e-Faisal

Square A, S.M.C.H.S. Society

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Bahadurabad

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Enhancements and Lifting weights

AGHA'S General store

Shop No.1, Uzma Court, DC-3

Square 8, Clifton

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

EBCO

The Gathering

Ground Floor, Khayaban-e-Jami

Square 9, Clifton

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

GNC

ninth Business Path, Zamzama

Stage 5, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

NATURES'S Abundance

Shop G-9,Ground Floor

Sea Shopping center

Plot G-3, Square 9,

Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton.

Karachi, Pakistan..

Tel: [phone]

THE Nutrient SHOP

Shop #67, Clifton Center, Clifton

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Weight reduction PAKISTAN

49-C, Road 7 A

Badar Business Region, Saba Road

Stage 5, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Wellbeing and Sustenance Stores

GNC

ninth Business Path, Zamzama

Stage 5, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

N'ECO'S Normal STORE and Bistro Non-Smoker Agreeable

8-C-Path 1, Bukhari Business Region

Stage 6, D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

THE Nutrient SHOP

Clifton

Shop #67, Clifton Center, Clifton

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Guard

Shop No 3, Building No 28C

Badar business

Stage 5 Ext.D.H.A.

Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: [phone]

Yoga Studios

GmbH & Co. KG) (HK

: $16.99/€17,982.00)

and FESSA Games ($14—£9,279.)

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Namco X Capcom and Project X Zone series Hypothetical English Voice Cast

Lots of characters means Keep Reading! I’ve done a post like this before, but I thought it needed some revising. So, here are my personal picks for the English-language voice cast of Namco X Capcom and the Project X Zone duology!

Introduced in Namco X Capcom

From Bravoman:

Bravoman: Rob Paulsen?

Black Bravoman / Anti-Bravoman: Dee Bradley Baker?

Doctor Bomb / Dr. Bakuda: Dee Bradley Baker?

Waya-Hime: Romi Dames?

From Darkstalkers:

Felicia: Janyse Jaud, Tara Strong, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St Germain, or Kimlinh Tran?

Hsien-Ko: Nicole Oliver?

Lord Raptor / Zabel Zarock: Scott McNeil

Demitri Maximoff: Paul Dobson or Michael Donovan?

Morrigan Aensland: Siobhan Flynn

Lilith Aensland: Stephanie Sheh

Huitzil / Phobos: Ward Perry

From Dino Crisis:

Regina: Stephanie Morgenstern or Elysia Rotaru

From Final Fight:

Guy: Jason Miller

Mike Haggar: Matt Riedy, Jason Simpson, or Josh Petersdorf?

From Ghosts ‘n Goblins:

Arthur: Daniel Woren

Red Arremer Joker: Ian James Corlett?

From Klonoa:

Klonoa: Eric Stitt,  Brianne Siddall, Tara Strong, Cassandra Lee Morris, or Colleen Clinkenbeard?

Guntz: Chuck Huber?

Joka: Dave Mallow?

From Mega Man Legends:

MegaMan Volnutt: Susan Roman or Maxey Whitehead?

Roll Caskett: Tracy Ryan?

Tron Bonne: Caroly Larson; failing that, Tara Platt

Servbots: Elizabeth Hanna or whoever voiced them in Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

MegaMan Juno: Jef Mallory?

From Resident Evil: Dead Aim:

Bruce McGivern: Raj Ramayya?

Fong Ling: Claire O’Connor?

From Soul Edge and Soulcalibur:

Heishiro Mitsurugi: Scott Keck, Ed Cunningham, or Ray Chase?

Taki: Desiree Goyette; failing that, Cynthia Holloway

From Street Fighter:

Chun-Li: Laura Bailey; failing that, Ashly Burch or Shannon Chan Kent

Cammy White: Caitlin Glass

Juni: Michelle Ruff

Juli: Elizabeth Maxwell

Ryu: Kyle Hebert

Ken Masters: Reuben Langdon

M. Bison / Vega / Dictator: Gerald C. Rivers

Akuma / Gouki: either Keith Burgess or Richard Epcar

Sakura Kasugano: Brittney Lee Harvey

Karin Kanzuki: Lauren Landa

Rose: Gina Grad

From Strider:

Strider Hiryu: TJ Storm? Marc Biagi? (Do we want to keep the Japanese accent?)

Grandmaster Meio: Eric Newsome or Adam Harrington?

Solo: Dave Rivas

Tong Pooh: Niki Kernow

From Tales of Destiny:

Stahn Aileron: Liam O’Brien?

Rutee Katrea: Erika Lenhart

Judas / Leon Magnus: Steve van Wormer

From Tekken:

Kazuya Mishima: Jordan Byrne

Heihachi Mishima: Jamieson Price

Jin Kazama: Brad Swaile

From The Tower of Druaga:

Gilgamesh: Charles Campbell?

Ishtar: Stephanie Young

Princess Ki/Kai: Leah Clark

Druaga: Chris Cason

Quox: Wendy Powell

From Wonder Momo:

Wonder Momo: Romi Dames?

From Xenosaga:

KOS-MOS: Bridget Hoffman; failing that, Luci Christian

Shion Uzuki: Lia Sargent; failing that, Stephanie Wittels

M.O.M.O: Sherry Lynn, Cristina Pucelli, or Brittney Karbowski

Allen Ridgeley: Dave Wittenberg; failing that, Blake Shepard

Introduced in Project X Zone

From .hack//:

Kite: Mona Marshall

BlackRose: Wendee Lee

Aura: Lia Sargent

From Cyberbots:

Princess Devilotte de Deathsatan IX: Tabitha St. Germain

From Darkstalkers:

Jedah Dohma: Travis Willingham or David Kaye?

From Dead Rising:

Frank West: TJ Rotolo

From Devil May Cry:

Dante: Reuben Langdon

Lady: Kari Wahlgren; failing that, Kate Higgins

From God Eater:

Soma Schicksal: Yuri Lowenthal or Crispin Freeman?

Alisa Ilinichina Amiella: Kate Higgins or Cherami Leigh?

Lindow Amamiya: Kyle Hebert

From Mega Man X:

X: Mark Gatha; failing that, Ted Sroka

Zero: Johnny Yong Bosch (sadly, Lucas Gilbertson has retired...)

Vile: Roger Rhodes

Iris: Michelle Gazepis?

From Resident Evil:

Chris Redfield: Roger Craig Smith; failing that, Joe Whyte

Jill Valentine: Patricia Ja Lee; failing that, Michelle Ruff

Nemesis: David Cockman

From Resonance of Fate:

Zephyr: Scott Menville

Leanne: Jessica DiCicco

Vashyron: Nolan North

From Sakura Wars:

Gemini Sunrise: Laura Bailey

Erica Fontaine: Caitlin Glass

Ichiro Ogami: Dave Wittenberg

Sakura Shinguuji: Wendee Lee

From Shining Force EXA:

Toma: Nick Tagas

Cyrille: Erin M. Cahill

Riemsianne La Vaes: Amy Provenzano

From Space Channel 5:

Ulala: Cherami Leigh (sadly, Apollo Smile is no longer voice-acting)

From Street Fighter:

Juri Han: Jessica Straus

Seth: Michael McConnohie

From Tales of Vesperia:

Yuri Lowell: Troy Baker; failing that, Grant George

Estellise Sidos “Estelle” Heurassein: Eden Riegel or Cherami Leigh?

Flynn Scifo: Sam Riegel

From Tekken:

Ling Xiaoyu: Carrie Keranen

Alisa Bosconovitch: Cristina Valenzuela; failing that, Michele Knotz

From Valkyria Chronicles:

Selvaria Bles: April Stewart or Carrie Keranen

From Xenosaga:

T-elos: see KOS-MOS

From Yumeria:

Neneko: Luci Christian or Brittney Karbowski?

Neito: Tiffany Salinas?

NOTE! Bruno Delinger (from Dynamite Cop AKA Die Hard Arcade) doesn’t have an official English voice, but if possible, I’d like to have Bruce Willis voice him; I mean, the character’s appearance seems to have been based on him.

Introduced in Project X Zone 2: Brave New World

From .hack//:

Haseo: Yuri Lowenthal; failing that, Andrew Francis

Azure Kite / Tri-Edge(?): see Kite

From Ace Attorney:

Phoenix Wright: Ben Judd, Sam Riegel, Trevor White, or Eric Vale?

Maya Fey: Lindsay Seidel or Abby Trott?

Miles Edgeworth: Seon King, Kyle Hebert, or Christopher Wehkamp?

From Darkstalkers:

Pyron: David Kaye

From Devil May Cry:

Vergil: Daniel Southworth

Nelo Angelo: David Keeley or Daniel Southworth?

From Fire Emblem:

Chrom: Matthew Mercer

Lucina: Laura Bailey

Tiki: Mela Lee

From God Eater:

Ciel Alencon: Cristina Valenzuela

Nana Kouzuki: Cassandra Lee Morris

From Mega Man X:

Sigma: Gerald Matthews or Chris Tergliafera?

From Nightshade:

Hibana: Karen Swenson

Kurohagane a (Alpha): Casey Robertson

From Resident Evil:

Leon Scott Kennedy: Paul Mercier; failing that, Matthew Mercer

Ada Wong: Megan Hollingshead or Sally Cahill?

From Resonance of Fate:

Cardinal Garigliano: Dave B. Mitchell

From Sakura Wars:

Ranmaru: Dorothy Fahn

Dokurobo: Paul St. Peter

From Shenmue:

Ryo Hazuki: Corey Marshall or Austin Tindle?

From Shinobi:

Hotsuma: Jordan Rosa

From Soulcalibur V:

Natsu: Kate Higgins?

From Space Channel 5:

Shadow: Tom Clarke Hill

From Streets of Rage:

Axel Stone: Joe Bianco and/or Oliver Raynal?

Robot Axel / Break: see Axel Stone

From Summon Night 3:

Aty: Melissa Gulden

From Tales of Vesperia:

Zagi: Roger Craig Smith

From Tekken:

Unknown (Jun Kazama): Edi Patterson?

From Xenoblade Chronicles:

Fiora: Carina Reeves

Metal Face / Mumkhar: Timothy Watson

From Yakuza:

Kazuma Kiryu: Darryl Kurylo

Goro Majima: Mark Hamill; failing that, Matthew Mercer

#namco x capcom #project x zone #project x zone 2 #nxc #pxz #pxz2 #klonoa #street fighter #xenosaga #tekken #soul edge #soulcalibur #soul calibur #darkstalkers #dino crisis #final fight #ghosts n goblins #Mega Man #resident evil #strider hiryu #strider #dead rising #god eaters #resonance of fate #dot hack #devil may cry #space channel 5 #space channel five #yakuza #xenoblade

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“Jail For Dr. J. G. Lyman, The Land Promoter,” Toronto Globe. December 25, 1911. Page 2. --- WELL-KNOWN IN TORONTO AND OTHER PARTS OF CANADA. ---- San Francisco, Dec. 24 . - Dr. John Grant Lyman, the Los Angeles land promoter, was sentenced to-day by United States District Judge Van Fleet to eighteen months in the Federal prison on McNeil’s Island, Washington, on the charge of conspiracy to escape from a United States marshal.

C. M. Courtright, a watchman and co-defendant, was given six months in jail.

Dr. Lyman, was well known in Canada seven or eight years ago when he carried on a number of flotations in Toronto and other cities throughout the Dominion, including oil and land companies.

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Soi kèo, nhận định Brentford vs Burnley, 22h00 ngày 12/03/2022

Soi kèo, nhận định Brentford vs Burnley, 22h00 ngày 12/03/2022

Brentford cũng như đội khách đến từ Turf Moor đều đang rất cần điểm để trụ hạng. Trận đấu Brentford vs Burnley tối nay mang tính chất rất quan trọng, đội nào giành chiến thắng sẽ có thêm cơ hội để vươn lên nhóm an toàn.

Soi kèo Brentford vs Burnley

Burnley thi đấu thực dụng để tích lũy từng điểm số có thể, họ có 2 chiến thắng và 1 trận hòa để leo lên vị trí thứ 18, chỉ còn kém đúng Everton 1 điểm, thi đấu nhiều hơn 1 trận.

Trận gần nhất họ để thua 0-2 trước Leicester City trên sân nhà, trước đó là mạch trận khá ổn không đến nỗi nào.

Lối chơi đơn giản sử dụng nhiều tình huống bóng dài hạn chế những sai lầm từ tuyến dưới, những con người phục vụ cho cách đá này cũng bao năm nay gắn bó với đội bóng.

Cornet là tân binh với 6 bàn thắng từ đầu mùa, C. Wood đã chuyển sang Newcastle United, bản hợp đồng mới từ Wolfsburg Weghorst hay Rodriguez được cho rằng sẽ thay thế tiền đạo người New Zealand. Weghorst có bàn thắng đầu tiên và 2 đường kiến tạo cho các đồng đội.

Tuyến giữa đội trưởng Westwood vẫn là chân chuyền tốt nhất với 3 đường kiến tạo, McNeil hay Lowton xếp ngay sau ở khâu này cùng có 2 đường chuyền dọn cỗ. Các trung vệ của đội khách rất mạnh trong các tình huống cố định, B. Mee đã có 3 tình huống lập công.

Brentford đã thua 4/5 trận đã qua, họ chưa thể thoát khỏi chuỗi trận này khi các đối thủ quá mạnh đều nằm ở top đầu như Manchester United, Wolves hay Manchester City.

Soi kèo Brentford vs Burnley

Mới nhất họ thua luôn Newcastle United 0-2 trên sân nhà, để đối thủ vượt mặt trên bảng xếp hạng, tình hình đã rất xấu khi đá nhiều trận nhất nhưng chỉ hơn nhóm đèn đỏ 3 điểm.

Họ không còn đá quá thoáng và bùng nổ như đầu mùa nữa mà thay vào đó là đá cẩn trọng hơn, trên hàng công Toney dẫn đầu vẫn với 6 bàn, Mbeumo, Wissa đã có 3 pha lập công trở lên, tuy nhiên đều đang chững lại rõ rệt.

Tuyến giữa Canons, Wissa và Henry cũng có 3 lần lập công, riêng Canos chơi nổi bật với 2 đường chuyền thành bàn trong Norgaard, Onyeka hay Pinnock thi đấu phập phù.

Nhận định kèo châu Á Brentford vs Burnley: Burnley +1/4

Được thi đấu trên sân nhà nên Brentford có chút ưu ái xếp cửa trên nhưng với mức chấp dè dặt mong manh, họ thắng 4 hòa 2 thua 7 trong 13 trận trên sân nhà, trong khi đội khách thắng 1 thua 5 trong 12 trận phải thi đấu xa nhà. Trong 3 trận gần nhất đây là lần đầu tiên Brentford đá ở thế cửa trên.

Tỉ lệ thắng kèo đội khách có nhỉnh hơn chút 60% so với 40% của Brentford tính trong 10 trận đã qua.

Quá khứ chạm trán Brentford mới thắng 1/7 trận, đặc biệt dù đá sân nhà nhưng vẫn nhận đến 2/3 trận thua, trận lượt đi họ để thua đội khách 1-3.

Lựa chọn Burnley trận này.

Soi kèo tài xỉu Brentford vs Burnley: Chọn xỉu 2 1/4

Trên sân khách Burnley mới chỉ ghi 6 bàn trong 5 trận đã qua và cũng để thủng lưới ở mức tương tự, đôi khi chấp nhận hòa chia điểm. Tỉ lệ tài bàn thắng dưới 40%.

Chủ nhà Brentford còn đang ở điểm rơi phong độ tệ hại hơn, dù đá sân nhà nhưng mới chỉ ghi được 4 bàn, lọt lưới trung bình 2 bàn/trận, phần lớn để đối phương hành hạ là chính.

Lựa chọn xỉu bàn thắng trận này.

Dự đoán tỷ số: Brentford 1 – 1 Burnley

Nhận định Brentford vs Burnley

3/5 trận gần nhất của Brentford trong hiệp 1 không có bàn thắng nào được ghi.

3/5 trận gần nhất của Burnley trong hiệp 1 có ít nhất 1 bàn thắng được ghi.

3/3 trận gần nhất đối đầu giữa hai đội trong hiệp 1 có ít nhất 1 bàn thắng được ghi.

Hai đội hưởng trung bình từ 3-4 quả góc/trận.

Hai đội phải nhận trung bình từ 2 thẻ vàng/trận trở lên.

Đội hình xuất phát dự kiến hai đội:

Brentford: David Raya, M. Jørgensen, P. Jansson, R. Henry, E. Pinnock, C. Nørgaard, Sergi Canós, M. Jensen, F. Onyeka, I. Toney, B. Mbeumo.

Burnley: N. Pope, M. Lowton, B. Mee, J. Tarkowski, C. Taylor, J. Guðmundsson, A. Westwood, J. Brownhill, C. Wood, M. Cornet, D. McNeil.

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Some Background

Approaching Fast Fashion

Fast fashion, particularly in regards to how it is consumed and the barriers that people face when attempting to make sustainable purchasing choices is a problem that starts off with retailers and their supply chains. Many would likely agree that the elephant in the room pertaining to fast fashion is the harmful environmental impact that fast fashion has, and that there is often an “ethical gap” experienced once they have made a purchase from any fast fashion retailer. It’s difficult to deny the appeal of easy access that stems from rapid production. This can be backed up by research conducted by Lee, E. J., Choi, H., Han, J., Kim, D. H., Ko, E., & Kim, K. H. (2020). In short, their research discusses attitudes towards fashion consumption and sustainability, and how factors like price, design, and individual preference can all play a part in how people feel about where their clothes come from. They aimed to outline how accessibility plays a major role in consumerism and consumer behaviours. 

Another study was done by Peters, G., Li, M., & Lenzen, M. (2021) that looked into changes that need to be made in regards to supply chains, and the common practice of outsourcing production to low-wage countries. There is often a disconnect between consumers and their purchasing choices because of this outsourcing. Sim, J., & Kim, B. (2021) have also brought to light the power that both suppliers and buyers have when it comes to reducing carbon emissions in the fashion cycle. The overarching concept that emerged from this study was the theory that “the manufacturer generates pollution as a byproduct of production activities. The retailer resells the product of the manufacturer to consumers and sets a sales price”. The sale price is very important in consumerism. 

Demographic’s Ethics in Purchase

To most, personal ethics can be a deciding factor when choosing where to purchase clothing garments from. Social impact and environmental impact specifically. This has become even more important to many throughout the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the fashion industry and consumerism have undergone major shifts in the past year (Roshitsh, 2020), with “the degrowth movement” growing in size and consequently rewriting the future of fashion. Buyers are starting to care more about the quality of their purchases rather than reverting back to their fast fashion habits that came rather easily before the pandemic. Dobrosielski, C. (2021) did research that identified a rise in demand for sustainable fashion throughout the pandemic. This research found that 34 percent of teenagers and adults in the United States would do all their shopping at stores if they only sold sustainable garments. Additionally, a study conducted by Zhang, B. (2021) found that employment status is a major factor in people’s decision to make sustainable purchases. This was even backed up by Apparel Resources (2021), who observed a study done by Superdry, a British clothing brand. 

Consumer Behaviours and Mindsets

 We wanted to get into the mindset of shoppers and what motivates their purchases to get a better understanding of our demographic. One study by Sojin Jin and Byoungho Jung found that shopping sustainably and ethically is a growing interest for consumers. However, they concluded that patrons care more about authenticity, exclusivity and functionality when shopping sustainably over the environmental concerns of fast fashion (2016). Another way to understand shoppers is through McNeil and Moore study that categorizes consumers in 3 groups outlined below;

The Self Consumer, whose purchases are driven by indulgence in their desires.

A Social shopper, whose purchases are driven by what others will think of them.

Sacrifice Consumers, whose habits are driven by the effort to make a low impact on the environment and other people.

The sacrifice consumer is likely to shop environmentally friendly, followed by the social consumer. However, the social shoppers purchasing choices would be motivated by improving their public image and concerned about others' judgment towards their fast fashion purchases. Lastly, researchers McNeill and Venter, concluded that individual identity and expression are a bigger motivator to buying slow fashion compared to social and ethical benefits. Overall the research demonstrates that the mind of a sustainable consumer is more concerned with social leverage rather than the environment. 

Barriers to Shopping Sustainably

One of the main points we want to get across with our research is understanding what impacts female consumers from the ages of 18-30 from buying sustainably, especially if they are concerned about fast fashion's environmental impact. Fast fashion is still the dominating source for consumers, although there is an increase in awareness regarding the harm the industry causes to the environment (Smith, 2021). The attitude behaviour gap is a topic studied in research discussing the difference between consumer beliefs and purchusing habits. Authors Jacobs, Petersen, Hörisch and Battenfled use the framework to identify barriers that may impact consumers from purchasing fast fashion even though they advocate for sustainability (2019). The researchers discuss key limitations which include; lack of sizing availability, limited item selection, pricing and difficulty accessing sustainable alternatives. Other research regarding consumers purchasing habits explain that shoppers are more likely to source out companies that market themselves as ethical over sustainable as there is greater information in the public about the determinants of unethical workplace treatment. One study informs that people's prior knowledge about social and environmental consequences of purchasing can impede shopping from fast fashion (Kong, Ko, 2015). Meaning, education can be considered another barrier to consuming sustainably as there is a lack of information about harmful environmental practices available in the media. Lastly, another factor making sustainable shopping inaccessible is the pricing of items. The higher costs and the shopping experience feel exclusive coming off as only available for affluent consumers (Puspita et al, 2015). 

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Cetirizine Hydrochloride Market to exhibit a robust CAGR of 3.2% over the forecast period (2018 – 2026)

Summary:

Cetirizine hydrochloride belongs to the antihistamine drug class, which reduces the natural chemical, histamine in the body. Histamine induces symptoms such as sneezing, watery eyes, and runny nose. Cetirizine hydrochloride is used for treating cold, allergy symptoms, itching and swelling caused by hives. It is available on prescription, however, it is also available over-the-counter in pharmacies and supermarkets.

The global Cetirizine Hydrochloride Market size was valued at US$ 1,100 million in 2017.

Figure 1. Global Cetirizine Hydrochloride Market Value (US$ Mn), by Region, 2017

Market Drivers:

High prevalence of allergic conditions such as allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever is expected to propel growth of the Cetirizine Hydrochloride Market. According to the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), 2016, the prevalence of pollen allergy or hay fever in children between the age group is 12-14 was 22.1% worldwide, registering the highest rate of 33.3% in North America.

Moreover, the cetirizine hydrochloride market in North America is expected to witness significant growth, owing to the increasing economic burden caused due to allergic diseases on the affected population. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2018, allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S., with over 50 million people suffering from allergies annually, which account for an expenditure of US$ 18 billion.

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Figure 2. Global Cetirizine Hydrochloride Market Share (%), by Dosage Form, 2018 and 2026

Increased risks of developing allergic eye conditions with the onset of allergic rhinitis or hay fever is also a major factor driving the market growth. For instance, according to the survey conducted by Virtual Medical Center, around 97% of children diagnosed with allergic rhinitis or hay fever also have allergic eye symptoms.

According to the Nutrition and Health Department, 2015, atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting 15-20% of children and 1-3% of adults worldwide. Thus, the increasing prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis and eczema is a major factor driving the market growth.

Market Restraints:

The drug can induce severe to moderate side effects, which include insomnia, hyperactivity, uneven heartbeat, nausea, constipation, and headache, thereby limiting the adoption of the drug and hindering the market growth.

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Market Development

Key players in the market are focused on new product launch to enhance the market share. For instance, in 2014, McNeil Consumer Healthcare—a Johnson and Johnson Company— launched a convenient oral, dissolvable tablet to the Zyrtec portfolio of allergy-relief products. The tablets will be available for adults and children across major retailers and pharmacies.

Major players operating in the global Cetirizine Hydrochloride Market include, Johnson and Johnson, Mylan, Inc., Nicox S.A., Strides Shasun, Apotex, Inc., Teva UK Limited, Aurobindo Pharma Limited, Jubilant Life Sciences, Tris Pharma, Inc., and Cipla Ltd.

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2017 reading wrap-up

I don’t normally do this, but I figured that since this year was the first year I kept track of the books I read and also set a specific goal (1/3 books by authors of color), I thought it could be interesting to see what I read in 2017. And yeah, this is a little late but I didn’t have laptop over Christmas break so *shrug*.

I read 186 books total, with 73 being by authors of color. (That’s actually 11 more books than I needed to read, so yay for being an overachiever.) I think having a specific number to aim for helped me to diversify my reading and push me to read things I wouldn’t normally have read and I want to continue doing that. Of those 186 books, 108 had a person of color as a pov character and 61 had a LGBTQIAP+ main character. I think I’ll try to focus on reading more books with good disability representation next year because I only read 23 books with a disabled main character (not counting thrillers that used mental health as an an unreliable narrator plot twist because ugh). 

I read mostly the same number of books (between 9-20) each month during school or summer, which surprised me since I normally think of myself as reading more during vacations. Also, I read 9 books when I should have been doing NaNoWriMo, which might explain why I didn’t finish..

Anyway, here’s the whole list below the cut if anyone wants to see!

*=reread

January

1/ Vicarious by Paula Stokes

2/ Run by Kody Keplinger

3/ Pantomime by Laura Lam

4/ Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard

5/ Don’t Fail Me Now by Una LaMarche

6/ The Force Awakens novelization by Alan Dean Foster

7/ The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury*

8/ Timekeeper by Tara Sim

9/ Tattoo Atlas by Tim Floreen

10/ Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova*

11/ Life in Motion by Misty Copeland

12/ Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak

13/ Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis

14/ This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston

15/ The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine*

16/ The Cursed Queen by Sarah Fine

February

17/ See No Color by Shannon Gibney

18/ This Side of Home by Renée Watson

19/ I’m Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl by Gretchen McNeil

20/ Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

21/ Rogue One novelization by Alexander Freed

22/ Railhead by Philip Reeve

23/ When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore*

24/ Truthwitch by Susan Dennard*

25/ Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley

26/ The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig*

27/ Here We Are: Feminism For the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen

28/ We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

29/ City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson

30/ Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza

31/ A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab*

32/ The Young Elites by Marie Lu*

March

33/ A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab*

34/ A Study In Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

35/ History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

36/ The Rose Society by Marie Lu*

37/ The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

38/ Windwitch by Susan Dennard

39/ American Street by Ibi Zoboi

40/ The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

41/ The Midnight star by Marie Lu

42/ Heist Society by Ally Carter

43/ Pasadena by Sherri L. Smith

44/ A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho

45/ Camp So-and-So by Mary McCoy

46/ Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson

47/ Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

48/ Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz*

49/ The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

50/ Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

51/  The Last of August Brittany Cavallaro

April

52/ Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

53/ Every Breath by Ellie Marney*

54/ Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

55/ Dramarama by E. Lockhart

56/ Every Word by Ellie Marney*

57/ The Secret of a Heart Note by Stacey Lee

58/ Lucky Few by Kathryn Ormsbee

59/ The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

60/ Caraval by Stephanie Garber

61/ Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

62/ Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

63/ Every Move by Ellie Marney

64/ Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

65/ These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas*

66/ A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

67/ Fear the Drowning Deep by Sarah Glenn Marsh

68/ The Valiant by Lesley Livingston

69/ 37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon

70/ The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

71/ The Ship Beyond Time by Heidi Heilig

72/ Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

73/ Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue

74/ Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

May

75/ The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

76/ Hunted by Meagan Spooner

77/ The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos*

78/ A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

79/ Girl Out of Water by Laura Silverman

80/ How To Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake

81/ To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

82/ P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

83/ P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

84/ Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

85/ You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner

86/ The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein

87/ The Weight of Stars by Tessa Gratton*

June

88/ Does My Head Look Big In This? By Randa Abdel-Fattah

89/ Diverse Energies edited by Tobias S. Buckell and Joe Monti

90/ The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie*

91/ The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah

92/ The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Skrutskie

93/ Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

94/ Cat Girl’s Day Off by Kimberly Pauley

95/ Rook by Sharon Cameron*

96/ York by Laura Ruby

97/ Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali

98/ Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

99/ False Hearts by Laura Lam*

100/ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

101/ The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord

102/ Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee

103 That Thing We Call A Heart by Sheba Karim

104/ In A Perfect World by Trish Doller

July

105/ Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray

106/ Want by Cindy Pon

107/ Behold the Bones by Natalie C. Parker

108/ The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

109/ When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

110/ The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

111/ This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab*

112/ Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older*

113/ Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab

114/ If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

115/ Because You Love To Hate Me edited by Ameriie

116/ Wildlife by Fiona Wood

117/ Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson*

118/ The Diviners by Libba Bray*

119/ Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

120/ Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim

121/ The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

122/ Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray*

123/ Flying Lessons and Other Stories edited by Ellen Oh

124/ Amberlough by Lara Elena Donelly

August

125/ The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Gray*

126/ The Next Together by Lauren James

127/ Past Perfect by Leila Sales

128/ The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana

129/ Once and For All by Sarah Dessen

130/ Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody

131/ Burn For Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

132/ Radio Silence by Alice Oseman*

133/ The Great American Whatever by Time Federle

134/ Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds

135/ Heartstone by Elle Katharine White

136/ Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

137/ Solo by Kwame Alexander

September

138/ The Savage Dawn by Melissa Gray

139/ Boyfriends With Girlfriends by Alex Sanchez

140/ Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff

141/ Dove Arising by Karen Bao

142/ Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

143/ Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

144/ Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert

145/ Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

146/ Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

147/ Warcross by Marie Lu

148/ Spinning by Tillie Walden

149/ Release by Patrick Ness

150/ Here Lies Daniel Tate by Cristin Terrill

October

151/ Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

152/ Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

153/ Dress Codes For Small Towns by Courtney Stevens

154/ Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older

155/ Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

156/ Venturess by Betsy Cornwell

157/ Night of Cakes and Puppets by Laini Taylor

158/ An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

159/ When I Am Through With You by Stephanie Kuehn

160/ Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore

161/ Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon

November

162/ Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George

163/ The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

164/ You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins

165/ Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

166/ In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

167/ A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

168/ Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

169/ Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta

170/ Geekerella by Ashley Poston

December

171/ You Don’t Know Me But I Know You by Rebecca Barrow

172/ Like Water by Rebecca Podos

173/ Last Leaves Falling by Fox Benwell

174/ Black Boy, White School by Brian F. Walker

175/ Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser

176/ They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

177/ The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

178/ If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

179/ Empress of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

180/ King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Anne Berthelot

181/ Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

182/ Life On Mars by Tracy K. Smith

183/ Grendel’s Guide to Love and War by A.E. Kaplan

184/ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

185/ The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

186/ You Don’t Know Me But I Know You by Lilly Anderson

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