![]() ![]() Only Askalani can decide whether to reject a plea. ![]() Parties will appear Wednesday before District Judge Shereen Askalani to argue over the plea deal, which is an agreement between Stetson's lawyer Fred Bruno and the Attorney General's Office. "The lenient resolution simply reassures other malicious officers that they are welcome to use violence and lies against their own citizens without fear of punishment," Stallings said in a 15-page objection filed late Monday. Stallings, 30, and his attorney, Eric Rice, are objecting to the proposed plea deal that would allow Stetson to plead guilty to the lesser charge and potentially avoid jail time, saying the agreement "fails to hold Stetson accountable for the significant harm to me, his profession, and the community he swore to protect." ![]() But in a recently filed amended complaint, state prosecutors added a gross misdemeanor charge of officer misconduct. ![]() The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has signaled a potential plea deal for the former Minneapolis police officer charged with brutally beating Jaleel Stallings during the height of unrest and riots in May 2020, an offer that Stallings firmly rejects as a "betrayal" of justice.Įx-officer Justin Stetson was charged in December with third-degree assault for beating Stallings, who won a $1.5 million settlement with the city after a Hennepin County jury acquitted him on all charges stemming from the attack. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Told from a child's perspective, in a voice that is intimate, poignant and startlingly lyrical, Beautiful Country is the story of a girl who learns first to live - and then escape - an invisible life. From manual labour in a sushi factory to learning English in elementary school, the days spent scavenging the neighbourhood for furniture to emergency treatment in hospital, Qian Julie Wang's memoir is an unforgettable account of what it means to live under the perpetual threat of deportation, where being seen is an act of danger. Join us for a fascinating evening of discussion with critically acclaimed author Qian Julie Wang, as we host her for the. This is the story of a childhood spent in extreme poverty as an undocumented Chinese immigrant in Brooklyn. In China she was the daughter of Professors, a popular student leading a comfortable middle-class life. ![]() ![]() When 7-year old Qian moves to Mei Guo with her mother she doesn't know what to expect from the place, otherwise known as America, that translates to 'Beautiful Country'. A scorching memoir of an undocumented childhood, and what it means to live an invisible life ![]() ![]() Has an avenging angel discovered the blasphemous work? Or is a jealous contender for the hand of Enishte’s ravishing daughter, the incomparable Shekure, somehow to blame? ![]() The only clue to the mystery-or crime?-lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves. Panic erupts when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears, and the Sultan demands answers within three days. But because figurative art can be deemed an affront to Islam, this commission is a dangerous proposition indeed, and no one in the elite circle can know the full scope or nature of the project. 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Turkish Miniature Painting in the Sixteenth Century.Introduction to Persian Miniature Painting.The New York Times reviews MY NAME IS RED. ![]() ![]() ![]() As friend and foe alike align against him-and his overprotectiveness drives Leila away-Vlad's love for his new bride could be the very thing that dooms them both. for Leila, because his enemy knows she is Vlad's greatest weakness. It isn't like Vlad to feel fear, but he does. Vlad must battle with a centuries-old enemy whose reach stretches across continents and whose strength equals his own. Adjusting to both has Leila teetering on a knife edge between passion and peril, and now the real danger is about to begin. What she didn't learn: how to be a vampire, or how to be married to the most famous vampire of them all. Leila's years on the carnie circuit were certainly an education. The climactic third novel in New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost's Night Prince series finds Vlad and his newly turned bride, Leila, at odds with each other-and vulnerable to the one vampire powerful enough to end the Dark Prince's reign. ![]() ![]() ![]() If your local booksellers are as lovely as mine, this adds considerably to the pleasure. ![]() ![]() Unless you are particularly fortunate, your local bookstore is unlikely to stock much Wodehouse, but they should be able to order books for you. Any errors, omissions and loony opinions that remain are entirely my own. In putting this series together, I’ve referred to many excellent online resources for Wodehouse fans (such as Neil Midkiff’s outstanding short story and novel listings) and invaluable advice from Wodehouse expert Tony Ring. It’s also helpful to know that Wodehouse’s books were often published under different titles in the UK and US. Wodehouse also rewrote some of his early stories, so the beginning isn’t always the best place to start. If you read Wodehouse in order of book publication you will encounter spoilers, particularly in the Blandings series. Many of Wodehouse’s stories first appeared in magazines such as The Strand (UK) and The Saturday Evening Post (US), but weren’t always published in book form in the same order, or even under the same titles. See the School Stories Reading List for a guide to the series. Or head straight for his best work in the genre, Mike and Psmith. Wodehouse’s first published novel, The Pothunters(1902) Wodehouse began writing at a young age and his early school stories depict English public-school life as he knew it - with plenty of sports, as well as the literary and classical references he used so cleverly in his adult work. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book's plot focuses on Zinzi's attempts to find the missing female member of a brother-and-sister pop duo for a music producer, in return for the money she needs to fully repay her dealer. Zinzi is attempting to repay the financial debt she owes her drug dealer by charging people for her special skill of finding lost objects, as well as making use of her writing abilities by drafting 419 fraud emails. She lives in the Johannesburg suburb of Hillbrow, which is nicknamed "Zoo City" in the novel for its large population of animalled people, refugees and the dispossessed. The novel's chief protagonist, Zinzi December, is a former journalist and recovering drug addict who was "animalled" to a sloth after getting her brother killed. Zoo City is set in an alternate version of the South African city of Johannesburg, in which people who have committed a crime are magically attached to an animal familiar – those who receive such punishment are said to be "animalled". ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her 2-year-old brother Bertram and her mother Georgette also survived.įor most of her life Dean had no contact with Titanic enthusiasts and rarely spoke about the disaster. Wrapped in a sack against the Atlantic chill, Dean was lowered into a lifeboat. Some people thought the ship was unsinkable," Dean told the British Broadcasting Corp. "That's partly what saved us - because he was so quick. He felt the ship scrape the iceberg and hustled the family out of its third-class quarters and toward the lifeboat that would take them to safety. The impact buckled the Titanic's hull and sent sea water pouring into six of its supposedly watertight compartments.ĭean said her father's quick actions saved his family. Four days out of port and about 600 kilometers (380 miles) southeast of Newfoundland, the ship hit an iceberg. Initially scheduled to travel on another ship, the family was transferred to the Titanic because of a coal strike. Her father had sold his pub and hoped to open a tobacconists' shop in Kansas City, Missouri, where his wife had relatives. Dean's family were steerage passengers setting out from the English port of Southampton for a new life in the United States. ![]() ![]() ![]() Harriet was loath to return to the land of accounting spreadsheets but her money wouldn’t manage itself and it was nice to dust off the business degree every now and then. Which wasn’t at all fair to think about the kid she’d taken in at fifteen and who had only ever been a damn delight.īut she still called him brat to make him laugh, even though he was twenty and in school and working in her shop. Her nephew’s adorable smirk was firmly plastered on his cherubic face and she sighed inwardly. She jabbed a finger at him, unable to stop the smile on her face. Curious what a little bergamot might do with the lavender.įill that jar while you’re out there and I will pointedly ignore your kitchen witchery. Nu gave an easy shrug, the movement causing his already off-shoulder sweater to droop more. She squinted over the top of her glasses at him. There should be more growing in the hothouse. An empty jar was in his hand, one of his many rings tapping against the glass. Harriet poked her head out of the office in the back of the store, peering at Nu’s frame silhouetted in the hall. ![]() ![]() The narrator first develops an acquaintance with Strickland's wife at literary parties and later meets Strickland himself, who appears to be an unremarkable businessman with no interest in his wife's literary or artistic tastes. ![]() Certain chapters entirely comprise accounts of events by other characters, which the narrator recalls from memory, selectively editing or elaborating on certain aspects of dialogue, particularly Strickland's, because Strickland is said by the narrator to have a very poor ability to express himself in words. The book is written largely from the point of view of the narrator, a young, aspiring writer and playwright in London. The story is, in part, based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. ![]() Somerset Maugham, first published on 15 April 1919. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Stiefvater’s author’s note in the book, she mentions that there were a lot of different variations of the water horse myth, which must’ve been hard to work with. Wonderful premise with a mix of magical realism, mythology, and reality. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen. So she enters the competition - the first girl ever to do so. ![]() But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Others die.Īt age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. ![]() Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Category: ( Young Adult) Fantasy / Mythology / Romance / Horses Introduction ![]() |