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2020 Top 10 High Tech Cars

Photo: Polestar The Polestar 1 hybrid, the first of a sub-brand from Volvo, goes fast and goes far in all-electric mode—roughly 88 kilometers (55 miles). Introduction Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8 Polestar 1 Hyundai Sonata Porsche Taycan Audi RS Q8 Mini Cooper SE Fiat 124 Spider Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Ford Escape Hybrid Aston Martin Vantage AMR In 2019, the auto industry finally started acting like its future was electric. How do we know? Just follow the money. General Motors just announced it was spending US $20 billion over five years to bring out a new generation of electric vehicles. Volkswagen Group has pledged $66 billion spread over five years, most of it for electric propulsion. Ford hopes to transform its lineup...

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Someone To Kiss My Scars by Brooke Skipstone

Someone To Kiss My Scars: A Teen ThrillerBrooke SkipstonePublication date: October 17th 2019Genres: Thriller, Young Adult First Place Pencraft Award in Young Adult AbuseReaders’ Favorite International Contest: Silver Medal in Young Adult Thriller“Powerful. Original. Deeply felt and convincing.” — Kirkus ReviewsHunter needs to remember. Jazz needs to forget. They need each other to heal in this teen thriller of survivor love.Hunter’s past is a mystery to him, erased by a doctor at the direction of his father. But memories of the secret trauma begin to surface when Hunter sees other people’s memories–visions invading his mind with stories of abuse, teen self-mutilation, rape, and forbidden sex.His best friend Jazz has dark and disturbing memories of her own that she hides behind...

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Top 19 Bathroom Organizers

  YCOCO Adhesive Bathroom Shelf Organizer Bathtub Shelves and Shower Caddy Kitchen Spice Rack Wall Mounted No Drilling,Pack of 2YCOCO Adhesive Bathroom Shelf Organizer Bathtub Shelves and Shower Caddy Kitchen Spice Rack Wall Mounted No Drilling,Pack of 2 - Just peel off the cover to use without drilling walls and requires no additional tools large size adhesive. Premium-grade sus 304 stainless steel, waterproof and rust protectionlarge pieces of adhesive have sufficient capacity to store shampoo, shower gel, etc. 100% satisfaction guarantee if for any reason you’re not completely happy with your purchase- simply let us know and we will either replace it or refund your money. The shelf can be recycled and reuse after you take it from adhesive hooksbut the...

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Osmanthus

How are you? Are you holding up okay with all of the Covid stuff and the sheltering in place? Things are going along well here in Orange County, California. We don't have many deaths from it. Most people I ask don't know anyone who is sick. The patients are there in our hospital, in the purple zone designated for them (there's even an elevator just for use with the Covid patients!), and it's been manageable. Not great, not terrific, because the patients are labor intensive.  Surgeons are pretty excited about starting cases. Yesterday I worked, and had lunch in the doctor's lounge. There were more people but nothing like our usual pho Fridays.  All the toppings for the pho were...

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Tautog provide some of the earliest saltwater fishing opportunities for New England anglers.Once the dandelions start to pop up on the lawns of Southern New England, savvy bottom fishermen reach for their tautog gear

Tautog, also known as blackfish, usually start to move inshore around the end of April, or when the water temperature hits the mid-40s. When it reaches 50 degrees, it’s game on! It’s no secret that tautog like to hang around structure, including rocks, mussel beds, wrecks and pilings. Isolated rocks and wrecks on an otherwise flat and featureless bottom are always prime spots, serving as oases for crabs, worms and other ‘tog food. For example, mostly sandy Nantucket Sound contains several wrecks that produce excellent spring fishing. A section of green crab rigged on an Octopus hook will do the trick with spring ‘tog. Photo Tom Richardson The waters off Gay Head (Aquinnah) on Martha’s Vineyard are ‘tog utopia in...

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