![]() ![]() During this period, construction materials other than timber-stronger and longer-lasting materials-became the norm, thus saving lives.", A scheduled plan to inspect structures for repairs or replacement prior to failure began to occur. With the information afforded through inspections and additional funding mechanisms, counties by the mid-1980s had the tools to be proactive toward bridge maintenance. ![]() Changes began to occur with the Silver Bridge disaster in 1967 over the Ohio River, as the federal government instituted inspection of all public bridges at two-year intervals. The practice was to send the crews out to pick up the pieces and then figure out how to repair or replace the bridge. They depict a county highway department that was only reactive. Many of the photographs are of the wreckage of failed bridges and what is left of the vehicles that brought them down. ![]() ![]() This pictorial history of the spanning of area waterways is mostly a story of disasters. "item_description" : "Knox County had its beginnings at the confluence of the waters of Center Run with the Kokosing River. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Reflecting an earlier era in SF where the short story was a key part of the genre, these stories demonstrate Laumer's skill, provide insights into the America of the 1960s (most of which apply today), and generate some nice chuckles. "Protothap" confronts an every-man with the impossible-he can't buy life insurance (the twist is in why). ![]() "Gooberreality" mixes an every-man with a government/business society where independence is impossible. "The Big Show" blurs reality with entertainment. "The Exterminator" explores America's fascination with violence as a unversal solution. "The Devil You Don't" is a romp with a demon. ![]() "The Body Builders" explores a future where people (except a few fanatics) have abandoned their bodies for robots. ![]() "The Planet Wreckers" confronts an every-man with a galactic movie crew intent on staging the world's largest disaster film. A nice twist at the end makes this one me. People wait their entire lives to move up, holding their places not only for themselves, but also for their children. "In the Queue" tells of a planet-wide waiting list. KEITH LAUMER: THE LIGHTER SIDE combines two novels along with a number of short stories written by the SF classic author Keith Laumer. ![]() ![]() While working on the rest of the Wolf Smitten Trilogy, Phoenix decided to take on a university degree, and is now in the final stretch of her Bachelor of Art’s degree in Professional Writing and Publishing, with plans to continue on to her Master’s degree. She wandered away from writing for a few years, but was soon encouraged to return and, within months of picking up the proverbial pen, Phoenix’ first story, The Wolf In The Neighborhood, was accepted for publication by Naughty Nights Press. Phoenix lives west of Brisbane, Australia, with her husband, Michael, their daughters Jayde and Hela, cats Flash and Furgus, and a red cattle x, Rusty. Phoenix is now returning as an independent author, and is very excited to see what is in store for her this time around. ![]() Phoenix won the Best Paranormal Award through Easychair Bookstore in 2015, and, along with a few other authors, hit the USA Today bestseller’s list shortly before she had to take a step back for health reasons. She was first published through Naughty Nights Press, where she did well. She has a particular fascination with paranormal and fantasy, where her imagination can run wild with dragons, magic, far off lands, and strong female characters. ![]() ![]() Phoenix Johnson has always been intrigued by the written word, and is rarely far from a book, whether it’s one she’s reading or writing. ![]() 6/4/2023 Impressioniste. Mary Cassat, Marie Braquemond, Eva Gonzalès, ... by Martina CorgnatiRead Now![]() The artists had already formed a joint stock company to gain direct access to a potential public.Ĭlaude Monet, Impression: Sunrise, 1872, Musée Marmottan Monet. The first show was in 1874 it was an artist-led independent initiative that then was folded into the emerging dealer critic system. One man invented Impressionism? Can this be right? In what sense did a dealer invent Impressionism?Ĭlearly the artists were the origin of the paintings. An entrepreneurial art dealer, Durand-Ruel discovered and unwaveringly supported the Impressionist painters and is now considered a founding father of the international art market as we know it today. This spring, the National Gallery presents the UK’s first major exhibition devoted to the man who invented Impressionism, Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922). This is how it was presented on the website: It’s just finished, but don’t worry if you didn’t see it, I’m about to tell you why you shouldn’t have. ![]() Under the title Inventing Impressionism: The Man Who Sold a Thousand Monets, the National Gallery in London recently mounted an exhibition about Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922). ![]() ![]() ![]() She is the sole survivor of a nightmare that claimed her friends, and even as she prays for rescue, the killers-a family of cannibalistic lunatics-are closing in.A soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder returns from Iraq to the news that his brother is among the murdered in Elkwood.In snowbound Detroit, a waitress trapped in an abusive relationship gets an unexpected visit that will lead to bloodshed and send her back on the road to a past she has spent years trying to outrun.And Claire, the only survivor of the Elkwood Massacre, haunted by her dead friends, dreams of vengeance & a dream which will be realized as grief and rage turn good people into cold-blooded murderers and force alliances among strangers.It's time to return to Elkwood.In the spirit of such iconic horror classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Deliverance, Kin begins at the end and studies the possible aftermath for the survivors of such traumas upon their return to the real world-the guilt, the grief, the thirst for revenge-and sets them on an unthinkable journey & back into the heart of darkness.Review✿rom the first chapter I found myself comparing KIN to the absolute best work of Jack Ketchum, James White Wrath, and Richard Laymon. ![]() “A new novel by the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE TURTLE BOY.On a scorching hot summer day in Elkwood, Alabama, Claire Lambert staggers naked, wounded, and half-blind away from the scene of an atrocity. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jamie is the first indie author in history to strike a print deal with retail giant Wal-Mart. Novels also written by Jamie McGuire include: apocalyptic thriller and 2014 UtopYA Best Dystopian Book of the Year, Red Hill the Providence series, a young adult paranormal romance trilogy Apolonia, a dark sci-fi romance and several novellas, including Red Hill companion novella Among Monsters, Happenstance: A Novella Series, and Providence trilogy novella Sins of the Innocent. ![]() The fifth Maddox Brothers Series novel, A Beautiful Funeral, debuted at #4 on the New York Times, also making appearances on the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. In 20, the following three Maddox Brothers books, Beautiful Redemption, Beautiful Sacrifice, and Beautiful Burn also topped the New York Times, as well as Beautiful series novellas, A Beautiful Wedding and Something Beautiful. Beautiful Oblivion, book one of the Maddox Brothers series, also topped the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at #1. Her follow-up novel, Walking Disaster, debuted at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Jamie paved the way for the New Adult genre with the international bestseller Beautiful Disaster. She attended Northern Oklahoma College, the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center where she graduated with a degree in Radiography. Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ![]() ![]() ![]() While we offer a glimpse into this rich narrative, we invite you to visit us in person to learn more about the dynamic people who shaped and continue to shape our story. It is the story of those who built and preserved this unique mansion and of those who toiled under a brutal system of enslavement, building its wealth but also the community, culture, and customs that continue to define the bayou region.Įach part of the History section features an overview of the many eras that defined the Shadows along with brief bios highlighting the individual stories of the women and men who bring this complex history to life. It is a story of those who settled along the banks of the Teche to reap the benefits of-and later exploit-the richness of its soil. Damali Richards is a successful hip-hop artist by day, but come nightfall, she hunts vampires and demon-predators. As a former plantation, the story of the Shadows belongs to the individuals enslaved on the site and their descendants as much as it does the Weeks family. ![]() Each section highlights the women and men who not only defined the history of the estate but of New Iberia as well. This section traces that history from the first American Indian nations to settle along the Bayou to the present. ![]() The history of the Shadows extends far beyond the mansion and members of the Weeks family who owned the property from 1834 to 1958. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sometimes, I get caught up staring into those eyes and forget where I was. ![]() ![]() Six foot three in stature, all muscles and the most arresting face-full lips, straight nose, chiseled jaw-his unique eyes, hypnotizing. I must admit that-at times-my mind drifts off and imagine-envisaging what it would be like to date someone like Blake. In the beginning, both Luce and Toby thought we would start dating too, but after a few months of insinuating, they finally let-up-accepting the fact that we clearly are just friends, platonic friends. We hit it right-off the bat and hung out once a week or so-when he’s not busy with his women. We liked the same books, shows, board games-amongst other things. 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