Eagle Strike (Silent Reading Book)

Alex Rider is back once again to save the world; Anthony Horowitz has Alex Rider fighting crime for the 4^th time in Eagle Strike. This is the 4^th thrilling adventure out of the 8 books in the series. The story begins in the south of France when Alex is at the beach with his friend Sabina and her parents. Alex is peacefully tanning on the beach when suddenly a large yacht approaches to the docks. Out of the corner of his eye, he spots Yassen on the boat (the man who killed Alex’s uncle). Later on, Alex follows and spies on Yassen, he finds out that Yassen was talking to Damian Cray on the phone. Alex was shocked, why would the world’s richest, famous singer, and caring man be talking to an assassin. Nothing made sense, until later that afternoon when Sabina’s summer house exploded. Sabina’s father was in the house and came out alive, however he was severely injured. After the house had exploded, Alex found a news article on Damian Cray written by Sabina’s father (Sabina’s father was a journalist). Alex could now put the puzzle pieces together; Damian Cray was working with Yassen since Sabina’s father was going to expose Cray’s evil plan. This is why Cray sends Yassen to kill Sabina’s father.

After the whole situation in France, back in London, Cray released a new game system called the “Gameslayer”. Alex knows Cray is going to cause trouble for the world. Because of this, he goes to MI6 and tells Alan Blunt (head of MI6) about Damian Cray and his evil side. The MI6 does not believe Alex since Cray is a peace activist and has done many good deeds in his life. Now Alex does not have the government’s help and has to solve this problem all by himself. Further along the story, Alex realizes what Damian Cray’s evil plan is, to release a nuclear attack on large drug producing areas of the world. Through his game system “Gameslayer”, he manages to hack Air Force One with a pen drive to launch the US’ nuclear missiles. In the end, Sabina pushes Cray out of the airplane and tumbles into the turbines. Alex saves the world once again.

In my opinion, I absolutely 100% recommend this series to people who like adventure books because this will keep you at the edge of your chair until the very end!

Golden Retrievers

Dogs have been around for long periods of time, and there are many different types, but in my opinion the handsomest and most fun breed are the Golden Retrievers. This dog was first found and its origin was Scotland. The reason why Golden Retrievers could resist the cold weather in Scotland is because they have a thick inner coat that provided them with warmth. Then they have their outer coat which is glossy, smooth and water repellent. Their outer coats have beautiful color variations from golden to light cream tones. Back in the 18^th century, these dogs were commonly used for the wealthy class when hunting. A man would shoot a duck or bird and the dog would chase after the prey and return back with the dead animal or bird in its mouth. This is where Golden Retrievers got their name.

The Golden Retriever’s male average weight is around 60 to 80 lbs. and the female average is around 55 to 70 lbs. The dog’s life expectancy is around 10 to 12 years which in human years would be the equivalent of 70 to 84 years. This breed is known because of its delightful energetic, well-mannered and friendly being. Golden Retrievers needs exercise on a daily basis because they tend to be hyper active dogs.

Golden Retrievers are probably one of the smartest dogs, and for this reason they are guide dogs for blind people, illegal drug detectors, hunting partners, firemen assistants and sometimes even watchdogs. However, they are most known for their compassion with humans and namely children, which is why they are very popular family dogs.

I myself have a male Golden Retriever by the name of Sam who was born on June 30^th, 2010 (2 ½ years old) and currently weighing 76 lbs. He is very fun to play with and loves being around people.

Sam about 18 months ago.

Tomorrowland

There are no words that can describe Tomorrowland. It is one of the most massive and lively events of the 21^st Century. Tomorrowland is a large musical event other than Woodstock, to be more specific; it is the largest techno festival in the world. This techno fair was first set up in the summer of 2005 and has been consistently happening every year, until today. The last one was on July 22^nd -24^th; however, it varies each year. Similar to Woodstock, this event goes on for three consecutive days, filled with adrenaline and excitement. An approximate 180,000 visitors attended the 6th edition of the three day Tomorrowland event, and throughout the years, that numbers will increase. It takes place in Belgium in a small town called Boom, where the world’s best DJ’s have travelled in order to create an astonishing performance for the audience. When these DJ’s come and play their music, they take shifts, and each DJ plays around 1 to 2 hours and then they switch.

This event is so large, that it has been separated into different areas. Those areas are: Main Stage, Carl Cox & Friends, Café d’Anvers, Blue Flame, Global Underground, Tranceaddict, Untitled, Versuz, We Play House Recordings, Q-Dance, Winterclubbing, B2B, Above and Beyond Group Therapy Stage, Krush Club, Star Warz, Forma T, Kozzmozz, I Love the 90’s, Cafeina, Keta Loco, Dim Mak, M-nus, Kne’Deep, Daily Dupstep, Smash the House, Paul van Dyk, La Rocca, Coincidence Records, Radio Ultra-Modern, Samsung Galaxy Island.

This festival has become so famous that people instead of going to hotels, have started to camp out in tents, on the fields of where the event is taking place. These techno music fans have been camping out in tents for the past 6 years and the Tomorrowland people have finally came up with a name, Dream Ville. Now every year, the Dream Ville adventure becomes more and more important and part of the Tomorrowland experience. The people in charge, do their very best to make the Dream Ville voyage one of the nicest, with beautiful views and adequate services.