For many of us, motor vehicles go hand-in-hand with music, and there have been countless songs written about cars, trucks, and motorcycles. This is a certain romanticism that is distinctly American. When it comes to cars, Detroit has always been the epicenter, and on the musical side, there are a handful of cities that stand apart from the others. Without question, Memphis, Tennessee is one of them. This southern city has deep musical roots in multiple different genres. The Memphis blues scene is legendary, and the town is known as the home of "The King Of Rock and Roll", Elvis Presley. A visit to Graceland is probably on your bucket list, and if you love cars, there is a very special aspect to it. The Elvis Presley Automobile Museum was opened there in 1989, and it houses more than 20 cars that were once owned by the singer.
Memphis is a great place to travel to any time of the year, but there is an added reason to consider a visit during the month of October. The Memphis International Auto Show will be held from October 28th through the 30th at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. This show is of particular value if you are considering a new car purchase in the near future. Many people search the internet reading reviews, but there is no substitute for hands-on experience. It can be hard to find the time to drive from dealership to dealership to test drive cars, so you may settle for something without exploring all of your options.
The Memphis International Auto Show changes the playing field in this regard. There will be countless brand new makes and models on display, and there will be experts there to answer your questions. However, it will be a sales-free environment, so there will be no pressure or arm-twisting. Plus, test drives will be offered, and they are also going to display pre-production vehicles that will go on sale in the future.
This year, the show will be open from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and the hours will be 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 30th. Admission is just eight dollars for adults, and children 12 and under get in for free. The timing is perfect, because you can have a fantastic time in Memphis and get back home in time for Halloween. Visit the Memphis International Auto Show website to obtain more details about this fantastic event.


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Karen Olivo Breaks Foot Onstage; Return to Show Unknown
by BWW News Desk
BroadwayWorld.com May. 11, 2010
Audience reports from this Saturday night's WEST SIDE STORY noted that Karen Olivo fell during the show's late in ACT 2 'drugstore scene' and limped off stage at the conclusion of the scene, not to return for the curtain call. Olivo has just posted on her Twitter that "My foot is broken but my spirit is thriving....". It's unknown at this time, how long Olivo, who won a 2009 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical will be out of the show. Stay tuned to BroadwayWorld.com for more information as it becomes available!
The smash hit revival of WEST SIDE STORY celebrated its first anniversary on Friday, March 19, 2010, at Broadway's Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) having begun previews Monday, February 23, 2009, and opened Thursday, March 19, 2009. Karen Olivo won a 2009 Tony Award for her performance as "Anita," and the new Broadway cast album won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. WEST SIDE STORY recouped its $14 million investment after running only 30 weeks (247 performances), and a touring production is set to tour North America beginning in the fall of 2010.
WEST SIDE STORY is directed by its two-time Tony Award winning librettist Arthur Laurents with the original Jerome Robbins choreography restaged by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely. The cast of 48 stars Matthew Hydzik and Jeremy Jordan as "Tony," Josefina Scaglione as "Maria," Karen Olivo as "Anita," John Arthur Greene as "Riff," George Akram as "Bernardo," Steve Bassett as "Lt. Schrank," Joshua Buscher as "Diesel," Mike Cannon as "Snowboy," Kyle Coffman as "A-Rab," Sara Dobbs as "Anybodys," Wes Hart as "Action," Michael Mastro as "Glad Hand," Michael Rosen as "Chino," Lee Sellars as "Krupke," Ryan Steele as "Baby John," Greg Vinkler as "Doc," Mikey Winslow as "Big Deal" and Mark Zimmerman.
Tickets for the Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com (212-307-4100) or at the Palace Theatre box office. WEST SIDE STORY plays Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Broadway ticket prices are $121.50 - 46.50.
Photo credit: Jennifer Forchelli
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Since its return for 2012 on the top-grade Regal, Buick's legendary GS badge has injected some much-needed cred into GM's sleepiest brand. (The letters might soon be applied to more models, too.) Serving up a Euro-style balance of sport and luxury, the Regal GS boasted its own tune for the 2.0-liter turbo four that provided cushions of 50 horsepower and 35 lb-ft of torque over the same engine in the mid-grade Regal Turbo. But a Regal refresh for 2014 sees an updated powerplant installed in both models, a move that has fortified the Turbo but weakened the GS. Although GS performance doesn't suffer from the swap, a stronger Turbo brings the chief Regal's value into question.
More or Less Power, You Decide
The new engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a twin-scroll turbocharger, a forged steel crankshaft, direct injection, and twin balance shafts. With maximum boost of 24 psi, the engine produces 259 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque; the GS thus sees a drop of 11 horses (torque stays the same), while the Turbo gains 39 horsepower and 35 lb-ft. Different engine maps have the GS making maximum torque at 2500 rpm versus 3000 in the Turbo, but horsepower in both versions tapers off after a 5300-rpm peak. A six-speed manual transmission is again offered on the front-wheel-drive GS, with GM's six-speed 6T70 automatic the default choice for GS AWD models and the only gearbox for Turbos.
Larger front brakes (wearing Brembo branding) and fat rollers give the GS a decelerative edge over the Turbo, with the stop from 70 mph coming in a fade-free 153 feet. The all-season-shod Turbo turned in a 163-foot number. Both models are stable and quiet up to their drag-limited top speeds. We were unable to measure lateral grip with the new AWD system, but don't expect much to change from the front-drive versions, which posted 0.85 g (Turbo) and 0.90 g (GS on the Pirellis).
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Your guide in English to films showing in Germany.
Chasing Niagara
Austria/U.S.A./Canada/Mexico 2015
Opening 25 Aug 2016
Directed by: Rush Sturges
Writing credits: Mark Anders
Principal actors: Rafa Ortiz, Rush Sturges, Evan Garcia, Gerd Serrasolses, Aniol Serrasolses
Rafa Ortiz learned the sport of kayaking as a young boy. He meets others with a similar history: Rush Sturges and Evan Garcia from northwestern USA and brothers Gerd and Aniol Serrasolses from Spain. Although kayaking is an individual sport, here, the five of them paddle together as a team, a good idea considering the dangers involved. Sturges was long-recognized as a top professional kayaker. Now he has the opportunity to prove his talent as a director and film maker. He films Ortiz over a period of three years as Ortiz trains to achieve his goal: kayaking down the Niagara Falls on the border between northeastern US and Canada. This entails much practice on similarly dangerous rivers and falls such as: Rio Aqua Azul in Mexico, the Palouse Falls in Washington and the Sahalie Falls in Oregon, both USA.
While enjoying these spectacular scenes, we also get some of the history of the Niagara Falls. In 1901 the first person went over the falls in a barrel and survived. Most interesting is that it was a woman, Annie Edson Taylor, and she was already 63 years old. Since then 15 people have sailed over the Falls by different methods; ten survived and five died in the attempt. There are 12 million tourists each year; the Niagara Falls is known as the "honeymoon capitol of the world." We get an idea of this history and the atmosphere through old black and white film sequences. Today it is illegal to go down the Falls both as a safety measure and because it is an official border between two countries.
The film will be especially interesting to those who are interested or even active in the sport of kayaking, which has its special rules. For example it is not unusual to throw away the paddle once one is in the clutches of the churning water and can no longer control movement. For others the fantastically beautiful scenery filmed on location in the USA, Mexico and Brazil, will attract viewers. Much is up close as there seems to be cameras mounted on the athletes' helmets. Perhaps it becomes a big redundant after a while, as white water begins to look the same everywhere. I would like to know how three years of having fun and filming could be financed, considering that, in the end, this entailed a production team of 15 people. (Becky Tan)
A Rainy Day in New York (05 Dec)
Alles außer gewöhnlich (The Specials, Hors normes) (05 Dec)
Der Unschuldige (The Innocent) (05 Dec)
All I Never Wanted (12 Dec)
Aquarela (12 Dec)
Der kleine Rabe Socke: Suche nach dem verlorenen Schatz (12 Dec)
Jumanji: The Next Level (12 Dec)
Supervized (12 Dec)
The Kindness of Strangers - Kleine Wunder unter Fremden (The Kindness of Strangers) (12 Dec)
Wild Rose (12 Dec)
Cunningham (19 Dec)
Einsam Zweisam (Someone, Somewhere, Deux moi) (19 Dec)
Star Wars: Der Aufstieg Skywalkers (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) (19 Dec)
The Farewell (19 Dec)
The Peanut Butter Falcon (19 Dec)
7500 (26 Dec)
Cats (26 Dec)
Der geheime Roman des Monsieur Pick (The Mystery of Henri Pick, Le Mystère Henri Pick) (26 Dec)
Die Sehnsucht der Schwestern Gusmao (Invisible Life, A Vida Invisível) (26 Dec)
Jam (26 Dec)
Latte Igel und der magische Wasserstein (Latte & the Magic Waterstone) (26 Dec)
Pavarotti (26 Dec)
Spione Undercover – Eine Wilde Verwandlung (Spies in Disguise) (26 Dec)
Judy (02 Jan)
Knives Out – Mord Ist Familiensache (Knives Out) (02 Jan)
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (02 Jan)
Milchkrieg in Dalsmynni (The County, Héraðið) (09 Jan)
Queen & Slim (09 Jan)
1917 (16 Jan)
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (16 Jan)
Vom Giessen des Zitronenbaums (It Must be Heaven) (16 Jan)
Das Vorspiel (The Audition) (23 Jan)
Die Wolf-Gäng (23 Jan)
Die Wütenden – Les Misérables (Les Misérables) (23 Jan)
Jojo Rabbit (23 Jan)
Ein Verborgenes Leben (A Hidden Life) (30 Jan)
Sorry We Missed You (30 Jan)
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Michel Kinderfest Hamburg: 2012
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What is the long-term response of zooplankton production to climate forcing?
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How does climate-driven variation in plankton production affect food web energy transfer to upper level consumers (e.g., planktivorous fish) in coastal marine ecosystems?
To address questions related to this topic, I use a combination of experimental lab work, field studies, and modeling (including spatial analysis and food web modeling). I am particularly interested in applying novel technologies and approaches like plankton imaging systems and data science to marine ecology.


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The 5E Instructional Model
The BSCS 5E Instructional Model is a popular, evidence-based teaching framework that is applied extensively in Stile's science program. So, what is it? Where did it come from? How can you use it in the classroom? Read on to find out.
Alexandra Russell
Created by the BSCS in 1987, the model's name comes from its five phases, which each begin with the letter E. All of these phases have a specific role in the teaching and learning process and can be applied at the program, unit and lesson level.
Stile's units and lessons have been crafted with the 5E model front of mind, and each of the phases can be easily identified in our resources.
"Capture the students' attention" (Bybee, 2015, p.4)
The aim of the first phase is to get students interested in the topic by relating it to their past experiences. We know that getting students excited is one of the hardest parts of teaching! That's why a unit's Introduction lesson is designed to hook them in with a real-world phenomenon, activate their prior knowledge, and leave them wanting to know more. Each lesson also begins with an interesting link to the wider world. Students should be intrigued by and curious about the learning activity so they are motivated to continue learning.
"Concrete experiences through which students wrestle with their current conceptions" (Bybee, 2015, p.6)
Now that students are ready to discover more about the phenomenon, it's time for them to explore, investigate, and develop explanations. This phase uses hands-on experiences to help students resolve their curiosity and reconstruct their understanding. Lab activities and custom-made simulations in Stile give students opportunities to explore new concepts, build on their existing knowledge and discuss their ideas.
"The teacher introduces concepts directly and explicitly" (Bybee, 2015, p.6)
In this phase, students are asked to draw on learning experiences from the previous phases to explain key concepts. You can use these explanations to measure student understanding, and then apply direct teaching to clarify ideas and correct misconceptions. Stile's Teach Mode gives you the tools to examine students' explanations and provide immediate feedback. It's also designed to support direct instruction, so our purpose-built resources help you to communicate ideas with students.
Elaborate
"Facilitate the transfer of concepts…to closely related but new situations" (Bybee, 2015, p.6)
In this phase, students expand their understanding and transfer it to new contexts while interacting with you, with one another, and drawing upon a range of resources. The sequence of lessons in a Stile unit are structured to let students develop and refine their thinking in a variety of contexts. The questions within a lesson also scaffold students from lower-order thinking to higher-order thinking, with many opportunities to collaborate and discuss ideas.
"Involve students in activities… designed to assess their explanations" (Bybee, 2015, p.7)
This final phase is about the assessment of learning outcomes where students receive feedback on their thinking. There's no shortage of opportunities to evaluate student learning in Stile! Teach Mode and Key Questions allow formative assessment on the spot during class, while quizzes can be a quick check for understanding after a lesson. A summative test in each unit offers a detailed view of students' learning, and engineering challenges include rubrics to assess Science and Engineering Practices alongside Disciplinary Core Ideas and Crosscutting Concepts.
5E: A history
So where did the 5E model come from in the first place? The BSCS wanted to create an evidence-based instructional model that "enhanced student learning and was understood by teachers" (Bybee, 2015, p. X). They were drawn to the Science Curriculum Improvement Study's (SCIS) learning cycle, an existing model for science instruction, because many studies had shown its advantages over other approaches (Abraham and Renner, 1986). The learning cycle states that a unit of learning should "consist of this sequence: preliminary exploration, invention, and discovery" (Karplus & Their, 1967, p.40). They named these three phases Exploration, where students encounter a phenomenon; Invention, where they're introduced to topic-specific terminology; and Discovery, where they transfer concepts and terminology to new but related circumstances. BSCS maintained these as a starting point for their model, but renamed the last two phases to Explanation and Elaboration.
Having thoroughly examined available educational research, further additions were made to the model. The Engagement phase became the fourth 'E', which recognised the importance of connecting with students' prior knowledge in an educational setting (Bybee, 2006). BSCS also added collaborative learning to both the Exploration and Elaboration phases to include the important element of students working together. Finally, the Evaluation phase was included to show the importance of assessment and self-reflection in developing students' metacognition (ibid.).
Is it useful in a science teaching context?
Thirty years later, the BSCS 5E Instructional Model continues to align with current educational research. A number of studies demonstrate its effectiveness, showing that students who are taught science using the 5E model have a better understanding of subject matter, improved scientific reasoning skills, higher levels of interest in the subject, and more positive attitudes toward science compared with alternative approaches (Bybee, 2006). The role of the teacher in these outcomes is especially interesting. In 2002, Coulson studied the relationship between student outcomes and the teacher's implementation of the 5E Model (Taylor et al., 2007). He found that when teachers follow the model closely, it leads to significantly better student learning outcomes. We can conclude that applying the 5E Model requires instructional resources that align with the approach as well as an understanding of how to implement them in practice.
What does this mean for you? Research suggests that including all five phases in the learning sequence is essential to achieve the best possible results, and that Exploration takes place before Explanation (Bybee et al. 2006). Practical tasks should be incorporated in the Exploration phase, and discussion needs to take place in the Explanation phase (ibid.). The good news is that Stile's units and lessons are built with 5E in mind. They contain useful teaching notes, written by our team of experts, to help you apply the 5E Model with your students. These notes point out opportunities for discussion, collaboration, and differentiation. You can find them when viewing the lesson in Prepare Mode, and as convenient Teacher Tips that you can refer to quickly in Teach Mode.
5E FAQs
Is 5E a discovery learning model?
Direct instruction and discovery learning are often explained as opposing methodologies, with direct instruction described as lecturing and rote learning while discovery learning is labeled as something that takes place without any guidance from the teacher. The 5E Model doesn't belong at either end of the continuum, but rather somewhere in the middle (Bybee, 2006). In fact, the BSCS believes that "characterization of these instructional approaches as separate, as opposed to being possibly integrated, has done a disservice to both approaches" (ibid. p.21).
Is 5E used to sequence units?
The model provides a sequence that applies to program, unit, and lessons. It also provides teachers with a framework to guide classroom decisions (Bybee, 2006). For example, if students' explanations are missing information, another exploration task that emphasizes this particular idea might be necessary. Student explanations also guide the level of detail required from direct instruction.
Isn't the Explain phase for students to explain, not teachers?
It's actually both! The Explain phase begins with students explaining, but teacher explanation through direct teaching plays an important role. Student explanations give valuable insight into their understanding, which can be used to determine next teaching steps. Through direct instruction, you can give necessary clarification, definitions, and terminology that support students in the Elaboration and Evaluation phases.
Taylor, J., Van Scotter, P., and Coulson, D. (2007). Bridging research on learning and student achievement: The role of instructional materials. Science Educator 16(2):44–50
Bybee, R.W. et al. (2006). The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Origins, Effectiveness, and Applications
Bybee, R. W. (2015). The BSCS 5E instructional model: Creating teachable moments. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press, National Science Teachers Association.


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Can you please help me in bringing out of this issue?
7. Now look in the "Associated Editors" selections, if "Test jBPM Editor" is not in the list then select Add...and add it.
8. Now select "Test jBPM Editor" and hit the Default button.
I don't recognize the steps you took, but I suspect they are from an old version and are no longer necessary, and may mess up correct registration. Hopefully someone else can be more definitive about this - I'm a relative newbie. Check the version you found this info for.
I strongly suspect that your registration for XML files is messed up in some other way as well. I don't believe it should be using OLE at all for normal invocation of the editor - Eclipse is trying to call some other program via OLE and failing.


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Bengal, March 14: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday ruled out an attack on West Bengal CM Mamata during her campaign in Nandigram on Wednesday.
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Quill & Crow
Along Came a Spider.
"It's hard to say," the doctor said as he squinted at her arm. The tiny ray from his pen flashlight bounced around the wound.
Earlier that day, she'd texted a picture of it to her family - Mom, Dad, two sisters, little brother, sister's fiancé - with the caption: Does this look like skin cancer? If that wasn't the perfect example of their warped family dynamic, she didn't know what was - after months of silence and awkward estrangement, she sends a picture of an oozing misshapen sore on a group text, to which they spent the full day trying to diagnose her. It ended with her stoic, emotionless father texting an emoji of a spider.
"It looks like it may be a spider bite," the doctor concluded, clicking off the pen light. "Basal cell usually doesn't itch. I'll give you some cream and we'll go from there. I really don't think it's any type of skin cancer."
She rolled down her sleeve. Guess her dad was right.
She thanked the doctor, took the prescription, and headed out of the building. It figured; she hated going to the doctor and her first visit after a couple years was over a goddamn spider bite. It only further cemented her title of Reluctant Hypochondriac.
Home was a century old reconstruction they couldn't afford on the top of a hill in the nicest neighborhood around. Even their driveway was grandiose, a long stretch of concrete that made you feel as though you were driving up to a magical castle. The trees were ancient as well, towering above like judgmental giants. You have the perfect home, the perfect life, why are you so unhappy? they chastised every time she pulled in.
"It's not skin cancer," she called to her husband as she headed to her office.
"Well, are you dying?" he called back from his, across the hall.
"It's a spider bite."
"Oh, for fuck's sake," he snorted. "Well, sounds like you're stuck with me for a bit longer."
The rest of the day was eventless; piles of laundry, bits of work, kids' homework, dinner, crazy dogs running circles in the living room. She finally settled into bed at eleven or so, absently scratching her arm as she browsed through her phone. She cursed when she noticed the wound had gotten bigger, the big red circle with its oozing middle extending further up her arm. She'd forgotten to pick up the cream from the pharmacy.
That night, she dreamed she was in a dilapidated house with leaking sinks, rainwater pouring down crumbling fireplaces that did not work. The house was in shambles, puddles of filthy water kicked up by the feral cats and dogs that raced through them. Every hair on her body stood up in disgust as she clamped her eyes shut, wondering why the fuck she was raising children in such a mess. How could her husband have picked such a shithole - to save money? When she opened them, there was a spider feasting on her arm.
The next day was exactly the same as the day that preceded it, numb as she listlessly performed the daily dance that was life. Her little brother texted her in jest: Spider bite sounds cool. Let me know if you suddenly start shooting webs out of your palms.
The wound was still getting bigger, now taking up the better part of her arm. She'd intended to run to the pharmacy at least a million times, but there was always a distraction, something to sign off on, a runny nose, dog vomit to clean up, a kid that needed to eat. She found some cream around the house and slapped it on, wearing long sleeves so it would stay covered. She had some errands to run tomorrow, she'd pick it up then.
That night she dreamed of fingers probing her body, tenderly caressing her hidden spaces. She experienced the full moment of bliss in her dream, until she opened her eyes to see a giant, hideous spider above her, dripping poison from its fangs onto her chest. She screamed herself awake, snuggling against the heavy wall that was her husband, as she tried to calm her racing heart and ignore the ache between her legs. Her arm itched, but she refused to scratch it.
The next day was a repeat of the thousand before it, this time offering a fresh determination to get the cream. The itching had reached maddening proportions, the lower half of her arm now completely red, the sore staring at her like an angry, oozing eye. She tore at it with her fingernails, drawing blood before she wrapped it up with a big Band-Aid. She dropped the kids off at school, stopping to take a quick hike before she headed to the pharmacy.
There was a fragrant breeze in the air, one that reminded her of her teenage years when she thought each day held the promise of a new adventure. She was always a seeker, an explorer, loving life as it was. Where did that girl go? she wondered as she stomped through the snow. She loved her family, loved them so much she could burst, and yet…? Where was the adventure life had promised? Somehow she'd lost it, perhaps between Kid Number One and Dog Number Four.
A hawk screeched over head, distracting her. She realized she was itching her arm through her sweatshirt. It must have been hard, because splotches of scarlet now ruined the fabric. She cursed; this was her favorite shirt, one of the few that weren't black. She needed to get that damn cream already.
It was six in the evening when she finally made it to the drug store down the street. The bespectacled pharmacist told her she needed to come back tomorrow; they had to order it since it was a special kind and it wouldn't be in until then. She nodded, paid for her pack of gum, and headed home.
That night, she wrapped her arm in an old sock so she wouldn't scratch it in her sleep. She drifted off thinking of her childhood, how one night she dreamed a spider was calling her name. She screamed so hard, her mother came racing in. She watched her kill the wolf spider that was sitting behind her nightlight, which had created a giant shadow crawling up the wall.
It was talking to me, she sobbed to her mother.
It was only a dream, her sleep-deprived mother said coldly. I killed it. Now go back to sleep.
When she woke, blood and pus had soaked through her makeshift bandage. She unwound it to discover her arm was now covered in sores - eight to be exact - spider eyes that gazed her, adoringly.
"I think I need to go to the hospital," she whispered to the empty spot on the bed. She could hear her husband and the kids downstairs, a typical Saturday morning. She thought of yelling for him, but she doubted he would hear her.
"I don't think I want to get rid of you," she admitted to the eyes.
They seemed to share her sentiment, crying tiny streams of blood onto the bed sheets.
She sighed, listening to the mayhem ensuing downstairs. She should go down there and spend time with them, like a good wife and mother. Then she thought of the mess, the dogs, the sink full of dishes. The world of demands, the pressure to be perfect.
Perhaps she would just stay in bed a bit longer.
The spider in her arm agreed.
Push.
Petrified.
The Ice Cream Truck.


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Culture Managing Change Strategy Activation
The Necessary Discomfort of Inclusive Leadership
The following is an excerpt from How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive, a book in which diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Leadership is not leadership unless it's uncomfortable. If you aren't pushing yourself to do more, and pushing others around you to improve, chances are, you aren't doing enough.
Of course, this necessary discomfort is an indelible hallmark of leadership, of any kind. Often, not only are those who are considered inclusive leaders also considered great leaders in the traditional sense, but they lead with an additional vigilance, care, and intention: to perceive and then address what might be getting in the way for others around them. They are dedicated to the thriving of others, particularly those who have struggled proportionally more to be heard and valued. They honor and value input, nurture purpose in others, and encourage authenticity for those who fear the repercussions of being authentic. They are passionate about challenging whatever obstacles to potential and performance they can, and they constantly seek to learn more about what they don't know when it comes to cultural competency so that they can better resonate across difference and maintain trust.
And they don't pursue any of this as a chore, but with enthusiasm and joy. They take a strong stand against bias, even its most subtle forms.
Inclusive leaders bring more of themselves to the workplace than other leaders, believing that through their own vulnerability and authenticity, they can create a space in which others can do the same. They don't just push others to be blindly authentic but plan with them to stretch forward, to take calculated risks, while never encouraging someone to push themselves out there before they're ready, or put themselves into career peril. They always offer to be present, alongside others, to lend a voice.
They seek as much feedback as they give. They are aware of, and know how to utilize, their privilege to raise issues, to challenge norms and behaviors, and to root out and prioritize core issues that perpetuate exclusionary dynamics. They push themselves as much as they push others. And they do all of this consistently.
It's perhaps not surprising that two thirds of executives consider diversity and inclusion a rising priority. But that may not solely be due to the negative repercussions that can occur when you don't prioritize inclusion; there are also many inspiring statistics that supportinclusion in the workplace. For example, when companies chose to promote their female employees to top management teams between 1992 and 2006, they generated an average of one percent more economic value, which typically translated to over $40 million. Similarly, Fortune 500 companies with at least three directors who are women have seen their return on invested capital increase by at least 66 percent and their sales increase by 42 percent. And that's just diversity in gender for high-level leaders.
No matter which industry you're in, being profitable matters. Leaders at every level are expected to model the behaviors and take the actions that support financial success. And, increasingly, core leadership competencies are shifting to prioritize the ability to engage and retain diverse talent, with a focus on making them feel included and supported. The importance of these soft skills has been underestimated in the past, but the world is changing rapidly and leaders need to adapt as these become hard skills that will increasingly be expected, measured, and compensated accordingly.
All of the aforementioned data shows we have much at stake in making our workplaces more inclusive and that we need to make a serious course correction.
We have the opportunity to build a different future, a better future. We can choose to jump into the river and start swimming, but many of us are lingering on the shore. And yet all of us are needed—to chip in, to contribute, to get involved—not just on paper, registering our good intentions, but doing the actual work of change, especially within ourselves, and following a learning path with discipline and commitment.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Employee Engagement


Radovan Cavallin was born in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1969. At age 13, Cavallin entered the Academy of Music at the University of Zagreb, becoming the youngest student ever admitted in the University's history, graduating with honors and distinction in clarinet performance. In 1986, Cavallin was chosen from 76 candidates to enter at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he was awarded the following prizes: 1st Prize Chamber Music unanimously class Christian Lardé in 1988 and 1st Prize Clarinet unanimously in class of Guy Deplus in 1989. In addition, Cavallin received four scholarships: 1986, Ivo Pogorelich Scholarship; 1987 Scholarship Nadia and Lily Boulanger; and 1988 and 1989, French Government Scholarship. Radovan received awards in the following competitions: 1st National Prize for Clarinet in Yugoslavia on 4 occasions (1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986), 1st Prize of the International Clarinet Competition in Ancona (Italy) in 1984, 2nd Prize at the International Competition Clarinet "Dos Hermanas" in Sevilla (Spain) in 1995.
Mr. Cavallin has performed over 400 solo concerts in USA, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Japan, China, Portugal, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Colombia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro. He has performed as soloist with orchestras such as the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra RTV Zagreb, Zagreb Soloists, Orchestra of Belgrade, Sinfonia Varsovia, Orchestre National de Gottwaldov (former Czechoslovakia), Orchestra del Teatro Bologna Philharmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra Béla Bartók, Orchestra Franco-Belgian Brussels and Extremadura Orchestra, Symphony Dubrovnik (Croatia), Opera Orchestra of Rijeka (Croatia), St. Giles Orchestra (Oxford, United Kingdom) among others interpreting concertos by Francaix , Mozart, Nielsen, Stanford,Copland, Weber, Tomasi, Takemitsu, Danzi, Strauss, Bruch, Lindpeintner, Krommer, Debussy, Stanford, Leloup, Palacios, Shaw, Grgin, Adamic, Kovacevic.
Radovan performed as a soloist with STING during his Symphonicity tour with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria. He has performed as a soloist at festivals in Ferrara (Italy), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Bad Hersfeld (Germany), Granada, La Orotava (Tenerife), Lanzhou (China),Brussels (Belgium), Lisbon (Portugal), Ibagué (Colombia), Lanzhou (China) and Baton Rouge (USA ). Radovan has made recordings for labels like Yugoton, Croatia Records, BMG Arte Nova, Maguelone, AgrupArte Productions, Cristal Records, Summit Records and ASV.
Cavallin is one of the founders of the following chamber groups; Atlantis Quartet, Trio Spohr, Reinecke Quartet, and Alisios Camerata with whom he has recently made a successful tour of 5 concerts in Japan. Currently, Radovan is the Artistic Director of the Agaete Clarinet Festival, VIMM (Virovitica International Musical Meeting), and the Cyprus Clarinet Festival. He also serves as regular faculty at Quintanar de la Orden (Toledo, Spain) and the International clarinet course "Julián Menéndez" (Ávila, Spain). Cavallin has taught more than 60 master classes in Japan, China, Portugal, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Cyprus, United States, and Serbia.
Recently, Radovan has taught masterclasses at the I Encontro da Clarinetes at the Universidade de Évora, Clar.Meet Porto (2016), Clarinetissimo, California State University (Northeridge), Arizona State University, George Mason University, and the University of Maryland, College Park. He has also been a member of the jury of several international clarinet competitions in Spain, Croatia, Portugal and the United States.
Since 1989, Radovan has been Principal Clarinet of Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra with whom he collaborated with conductors such as Rostropovich, Yurovsky, Norman del Mar, Gianandrea Noseda, Trevor Pinnock, Gunter Herbig, Leopold Hager, Gabriel Chmura, Antoni Wit, Adrian Leaper among many others. Currently, Mr. Cavallin is Professor of Clarinet at the Academy of OFGC. Between 2002 and 2010, he was the Professor of Clarinet, Chamber Music, and Orchestral Repertoire at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
Cavallin is a Selmer, Backun, Silverstein Works and D'Addario artist performing on Selmer "Privilege" clarinets, Backun MoBa "Arabesque" Mouthpiece and Silverstein "Carbon Black" ligature and D'Addario"Reserve Classic" Reeds.


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Q: How to delete duplicates of files in directory and subdirs? Is there any fast method to delete duplicates of files based on any hash sum (i.e. SHA1 to be fast). Because I've got some mess in my music files.

A: There is package fdupes in linux (for example, it is present in debian repository). It uses md5sums and then a byte by byte comparison to find duplicate files within a set of directories. It also can delete dups with -d option, but I've never used that option. Also you can grep or sed from output files to delete and remove them from disk.

A: You will find this unix/linux text utils pipeline very useful. This command first compares size of files and if size is same then only compares hash.
OR
You can use fdupes utility ro identify duplicate files.
Both solutions use md5 hash

A: liten2 http://code.google.com/p/liten2/ works also on mac osx!
Is a python script with quite a few very useful features, like dry runs, interactive delete and more...
And is very fast.

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Chester's Sealand Road homeless shelter gets the green light
Chester's Mulberry Centre has been housing rough sleepers during the pandemic
Mark SmithLocal Democracy Reporter
The entrance to the Mulberry Centre, on Sealand Road (Image: Google)
Planning chiefs have approved proposals to permanently convert a former day centre into homeless accommodation.
The Mulberry Centre off Sealand Road in Chester has been used temporarily to house rough sleepers during the pandemic as part of the government's 'everyone in' policy.
But that policy expired at the end of 2021 and the council has now taken the decision to continue operating the facility, which features 27 bedrooms and provides employment for 10 staff.
At a meeting of the council's planning committee on Tuesday, Alison Amesbury, head of housing at Cheshire West and Chester council, said there had been no objections to the proposals.
She told members: "It's provided a safe environment with staff on site 24 hours a day.
"The staff are really proud of the way the residents have taken ownership of the outside space, creating a growing area for herbs and tomatoes."
She added: "I think it's tribute to the management by ForFutures (homeless service) that there's been no complaints or objections to this planning application."
The former day centre had provided non-residential community support and social care services to adults with complex special needs until its closure.
The original planning application said there had been concerns from local residents when it was converted into temporary accommodation in 2020, but said this was not helped by the Covid pandemic limiting the consultation phase by preventing in-person meetings.
Committee member Cllr Charles Fifield, said: "As a council we do have a statutory duty in relation to helping some of the most vulnerable in our community and I do recall the issue of this sort of use cropping up before."
"I'm really pleased that we've been able to get on top of it and there's been no objections to this, because I do recall that when it's cropped up before it's been quite controversial."
He added: "I hope when we look back at the pandemic we can see this as a silver lining because I think this is a really good thing."
The plans were approved unanimously.
New Upton care home gets the go-ahead despite residents' objections
Cheshire village plans for new shop, café and play area
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compare two topographic change detection methods, cloud to mesh (C2M) and the Multiscale Model to Model Cloud Comparison (M3C2) algorithm.
compare the error analysis techniques used with C2M and M3C2, (3) describe RTS mass loss processes, and (4) investigate the drivers of RTS retreat rate and form.
We found that C2M reports higher magnitude topographic change over short time periods (~12 hours) and lower magnitude topographic change over long time periods (~20 days) when compared to M3C2. The spatially variable error analysis protocol used with M3C2 better accounts for the sources of uncertainty in point cloud data sets used for topographic change detection than C2M. TLS data from 2011 show a diel pattern in the mean retreat rate of the feature while data from 2012 show a more mixed signal. These differences are likely due to the warm, dry conditions experienced in 2011 verses the cool, wet conditions experienced in 2012. Statistical modeling indicates that RTS retreat rate and form are most sensitive to net radiation (R2 27.4%, pVal: 0.001 and R2 82.0%, pVal: <0.001, respectively). We interpret this to indicate that spallation-type mass loss processes, driven by elevated net radiation, are most effective at removing material from interstitial ice dominated RTS features. Furthermore, we find that hydrologic pathways in the tundra upslope of the feature control the cuspate form the Selawik RTS headwall.


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The Profound Ambivalences of Thanksgiving ; Part I: Jefferson on an American 'Tradition'
Posted on November 29, 2019 by Vinay Lal
(in two parts)
Los Angeles, Fourth Thursday of November 2019
As an immigrant with a certain political sensibility, I have always been filled with ambivalence towards Thanksgiving—and that is putting it mildly. July 4th doubtless has a more honored place on the American calendar in many respects, but Thanksgiving has long appeared to most people as the quintessential American holiday. It was a religious celebration before it became a holiday and its history predates by more than 150 years the founding of the Republic. Most holidays (of this kind) are full of good cheer, but Thanksgiving is much more than that, and not only because the Thanksgiving table is overflowing with food and that one eats to one's fill—and more. Thanksgiving appears to endorse a more democratic conception of what it means to be American: thus, as an illustration, we may witness a 3-star General, or the Vice President, serving Thanksgiving meals to soldiers stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Thanksgiving, I was long inclined to believe, was that one day when the foreign student in the US was positively supposed to feel welcome and find herself invited to an American home. On this singular occasion, at least, fellowship and conviviality often seemed to triumph over race, religion, and identity politics more generally.
Norman Rockwell, "Freedom From Want" (source: Wikipedia)
My conflicted feelings towards Thanksgiving arise from far more than the fact that turkey is scarcely the most delectable of all meats, an opinion that is rather widely shared even if some people are, for reasons of sentimentality or political correctness, unwilling to go public with their view, especially on Thanksgiving Day. But one may put this down to matters of taste and therefore relegate the question of the wholesomeness of the comestibles under which the traditional Thanksgiving Table groans to the sidelines, considering that the rather more stern misgivings about Thanksgiving which I now propose to delve into (especially in the second part of the essay) will be even less palatable to many readers. There is, to begin with, the matter of the conflicted status of Thanksgiving as a secular holiday. Thomas Jefferson was the principal architect of the idea of the separation of church from state, and it is his singularity as well that he appears to have been the only American president, at least among the presidents with wide recognition, to openly decry the public celebration of Thanksgiving.
Jefferson's reservations against Thanksgiving are best understood in an exchange of views he had with Baptists. Congress had declared a national day of Thanksgiving after the American triumph of arms at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, but in the years following Thanksgiving was associated with fasting and prayer more so than with bountiful meals. Sometime in late December 1801, in the first year of his first term as President of the United States, some Baptists wrote to him from Connecticut to express their concern that the state's constitution did not have a specific provision safeguarding the freedom of worship and religious expression. Was Jefferson, as President, they wanted to know, prepared to assure that they would have religious liberty? In reply, Jefferson wrote to express his firm conviction that no legislature of American people ought to make any law "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; thus building a wall of separation between church and state." His brief letter continues in this vein, pointing to his conviction that declarations of thanksgiving were expressions of religion; however, as the editors of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson (Princeton University Press, 2009) note, he omitted from his draft reply a passage which, he was informed by friends, "might give uneasiness to some of our republican friends in the eastern states where the proclamation of thanksgivings &c by their Executive is an antient habit, & is respected." On Jan 1, 1802, addressing one Mr. Lincoln of the Danbury Baptist Association, Jefferson began with the observation that he was "averse" to receiving addresses, but was "unable to prevent them"; and so he sought to make the best use of each such occasion to sow "useful truths & principles among the people", and on this occasion found it apt to explain "why [he] did not proclaim fastings and thanksgivings, as my predecessors did" (Vol 36, pp. 256-7).
That Jefferson was not averse to Thanksgiving as such becomes clear from a letter he penned to the Rev. Samuel Miller in 1808, during the second term of his presidency. Here his argument is made to rest on a different consideration: while affirming that the Constitution forbid the "government of the US" from meddling "with religious institutions, their doctrines, disciplines, or exercises", Jefferson noted that the Constitution reserved "to the states powers not delegated to the U.S." It was then a matter best left to each state: "Fasting & prayer are religious exercises. The enjoining them an act of discipline. Every religious society has a right to determine for itself the times for these exercises, & the objects proper for them . . . and this right can never be safer than in their own hands, where the constitution has deposited it." Thus, as Governor of Virginia, Jefferson had no qualms about declaring, as he did on 11 November 1779, "A Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer"; however, as President of the United States of America, he could do no such thing without violating the Constitution that he had sworn to uphold.
(to be concluded)
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Q: Filling drop down lists with ajax from the same data table I have a mysql database table with 5 columns.

id, columnA, columnB, columnC, columnD

I filled datatable with these values so each column has 2 (distinct) values.
columnA 1, columnB 1, columnC 1, columnD 1
columnA 1, columnB 1, columnC 1, columnD 2
...
columnA 2, columnB 2, columnC 2, columnD 2

I want that user can select these values from drop-down lists. When he/she select the first data from columnA, the columnB values appear in the other select-box according to selected value. And so on.. So I guess I need to use ajax-jquery. Here is the script i've used,
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(
function() {
    $(".columnA").change(
    function() {
        var columnA=$(this).val();
        var dataString = 'columnA='+ columnA;
        $.ajax (    {
                        type: "POST",
                        url: "ajax_try.php",
                        data: dataString,
                        cache: false,
                        success: function(html)
                        {
                            $(".columnB").html(html);
                        }
                    }
                );

                }
        );
});
</script>

And the php codes.
<?php
    //index.php
    include('db.php');
    $sql=mysql_query("SELECT ID, columnA FROM try GROUP BY columnA");
    while($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql))
    {
    $id = $row['id'];
    $columnA = $row['columnA'];
    echo '<option value="'.$id.'">'.$columnA.'</option>';
    }
?>

<?php
   //ajax_try.php
   include('db.php');
   if($_POST['columnA'])
   {
      $columnA = $_POST['columnA'];
      $sql = mysql_query("SELECT ID, columnB from try WHERE columnA = '$columnA' GROUP BY columnB");

      while($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql))
      {
         $id = $row['id'];
         $columnB = $row['columnB'];
         echo '<option value="'.$id.'">'.$columnB.'</option>';
      }
   }
?>

I'm getting values of columnA but when I choose one of them, nothing happens. And I don't know how to bind other drop-down lists using ajax..

A: I would suggest to best way to debug here is using following ways:
1) Alert on change to see whether function is being called or not
2) Debug php side using file_put_contents(..) and see what SQL actually gets executed?
3) Alert your data which you receive using Ajax to see whether you are receiving it or not?
If you debug right way using above 3 method, you should easily find what went wrong and where?
Good luck.


Bobby Byrne's Pubs are not mere eating drinking and talking establishments; they are havens of comfort and camaraderie, places to bend an elbow, savor a stew, convene with friends. The Pub is a local hero, a neighborhood institution.
We make the ordinary extraordinary by expressing each Pub in terms of art. Our method, and indeed our madness, is using language and artifact to reveal the Pub's soul. To quote Seamus Heaney from his Nobel Lecture in 1995, we want to make use of "the energy released by linguistic fission and fusion," and we want to tap "the power that reminds us we are hunters and gatherers of value."
By celebrating language and artifact, we pray that our "pubsong" sings of the many thoughts and feelings that humans experience. We hope our display of language and artifact evokes a response in you...that has its own plot and theme, its own structure, style, image, logo, rhythm and rhyme.
We are at once surface and symbol. Our logo, which is dominated by the Celtic Knot, is insinuated not only into our decor and menu and onto our walls, but also onto the walls of our imagination. It can speak to us of mystery, of beginning and end, of what is now and of what is to be. Its meaning is amplified by sensibility and articulated by metaphor and symbol. Like poetry, we touch upon the coherent and the unknowable at the same time.
Thus the Pub is about more than food and drink. We want to give you magic and metaphysics with your meat and malt. We hope that we nourish your spirit and enable you to experience not only another great place but also a great good thought.


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Through the experiences of others, readers from all walks of life can learn the gift of love, the power of perseverance, the joy of parenting and the vital energy of dreaming. Share the magic that will change forever how you look at yourself and the world around you.
Special contributions from M. Scott Peck, Ann Landers, Art Linkletter, Harold Bloomfield and many others are included.
A Better Way to Live (USED)
The author recounts his descent into despair and his discovery of spiritual nourishment in the works of Aristotle, Emerson, Ben Franklin, and Plato, and enumerates the seventeen rules that helped transform his life.
Og Mandino was one of the leading inspirational authors in the world. But once, he was a thirty-five-year-old derelict who nearly spent his last few dollars on a suicide gun. In A Better Way to Live, he describes the joyously redemptive process that turned a down-and-out alcoholic into a millionaire and a happy man within ten years. Og Mandino is the only person who could tell this heartwarming tale of personal triumph--because it is his own true story. And it can profoundly influence your life. Here are the principles that turned Og Mandino's life around: his seventeen "Rules to Live By."
These simple, easy-to-follow rules comprise a sound, wise prescription for inner growth and for a fulfilling everyday life that will work for you--just as it worked for Og Mandino. You can avoid spending even one more day feeling failure, grief, poverty, shame, or self-pity. Here is a better way to live: a way that literally saved Og Mandino's life, a way that can help make your dreams come true.
A Big New Free Happy Unusual Life (USED)
A Brilliant Mind; Proven Ways to Increase Your Brainpower (USED)
Most people use less than 5% of their overall brain potential. 'A Brilliant Mind' helps readers tap into their other 95% through the mental exercise of vocabulary building and memorisation. With the exercises in this book, readers can increase IQ, communicate more effectively, and excel in work.
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss (USED)
An expanded edition of this classic book on grief and loss--with a new preface and epilogueLoss came suddenly for Jerry Sittser. In an instant, a tragic car accident claimed three generations of his family: his mother, his wife, and his young daughter. While most of us will not experience such a catastrophic loss in our lifetime, all of us will taste it. And we can, if we choose, know as well the grace that transforms it. A Grace Disguised plumbs the depths of sorrow, whether due to illness, divorce, or the loss of someone we love. The circumstances are not important; what we do with those circumstances is. In coming to the end of ourselves, we can come to the beginning of a new life--one marked by spiritual depth, joy, compassion, and a deeper appreciation of simple blessings.
A Love Like Ours (USED)
A Return to Civility and a Path to Get There; An Exploration of Responsibility, Accountability, and Compassion (USED)
"Having just watched the first presidential debate, the level of civility in the United States has sunk lower than we ever thought possible. This book, therefore, couldn't come at a better time. Through examples from his own life as a professional drummer, Tai Chi practitioner, father, and therapist; as well of the life's of the famous and infamous, David Medeiros not only reminds us how important the qualities of responsibility, accountability, compassion, and civility are but also provides clear guidelines for achieving them." -Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. Founder and Developer of the Internal Family Systems Model of psychotherapy
"Since David began working with us almost ten years ago, he has saved many young people's lives. This book is a reflection of his influences and integration of models of psychotherapy, the performance arts, real life experiences, and relevance of universal truths." -Dorothy Jungels and Aaron Jungels, Co-Founding Artistic Directors, Everett: Company, Stage & School
We, as a nation, are experiencing one of the most openly divisive times in our countries history. How did we get here, why are we languishing here, and what can we, as individuals, do about it? More than we think.
Through self-reflection and a recommitment to a sense of responsibility we can, on an individual and collective level, get back on a path towards civility. Some of the paths described in this book may surprise you, and one of them, the Internal Family Systems Model, can provide a clear, practical, and elegant framework that we can apply to ourselves and our actions, and improve the way we relate to and acknowledge the dignity and humanity of others.
David Medeiros was a musician for 20 years and inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame as a drummer. Currently, he is a Clinical Social Worker/psychotherapist in private practice. Areas of specialization and training include Complex and Developmental Trauma, Threat Assessment and Risk Management, integrated with models such as Internal Family Systems, and EMDR. In addition, he is proud to be involved with the Everett: Company, where he collaborated on the development of Good Grief; an exploration, through the lens of performance arts and Internal Family Systems, on how trauma is encoded, embodied, and experienced.
Active Wellness (USED)
Actualization: You don't Have to Rehearse to Be Yourself (USED)
Stewart Emery was one of the first people to lead EST training, and one of the founders of Actualizations, a supportive and loving workshop that helps people establish joyful relationships in their lives. The purpose of this book is to provide the groundwork for a complete transformation of its reader's relationships--into sources of joy, satisfaction, and exhilarating personal growth. The philosophy described here will allow you to deepen not only your connection with others, but your understanding of yourself. Emery's Actualizations will allow you to live life to its fullest--no reservation, or rehearsal, required!
After the Darkest Hour the Sun Will Shine Again (USED)
After Elizabeth Mehren lost her daughter, she set out to write the book she most needed: one that would offer solace, support, and inspiration. Telling her own story and the stories of other bereaved parents - contemporary and historical - she discovered that this worst grief of all never ends but that if you're open to it, it can transform itself. Above all, it is a journey. After the Darkest Hour is both a guide and a meditation. The author takes us through the process of grieving, from the effects of a child's death on the parents' marriage to what to say when someone asks, "Do you have children?" This book also offers valuable advice for the friends and relatives of bereaved parents.
Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent; Living the Art of Allowing (USED)
This leading-edge book by Esther and Jerry Hicks, who present the teachings of the nonphysical entity Abraham, is about having a deliberate intent for whatever you want in life, while at the same time balancing your energy along the way. But it's important to note that the awareness of the need to balance your energy is much more significant than goal-setting or focusing on ultimate desires. And it is from this very important distinction that this work has come forth. As you come to understand and effectively practice the processes offered here, you will not only achieve your goals and desired outcomes more rapidly, but you'll enjoy every single step along the path even before their manifestation. As such, you'll find that the &Iof your life is an ongoing journey of joy, rather than a series of long dry spells between occasional moments of temporary satisfaction.
Angel Medicine (USED)
Angel Visions (USED)
Astonishing Power of Emotions; Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide (USED)
This leading-edge book by Esther and Jerry Hicks, who present the teachings of the Non-Physical entity Abraham, will help you understand the emotions that you've been experiencing all of your life. Instead of the out-of-control, knee-jerk reactions that most people have to their ever-changing life experience, this work will put those responses into a broader context. You'll come to understand what emotions are, what each of them means, and how to effectively utilize your new awareness of them.As you read, you'll come to appreciate, and make peace with, where you are right now, even though there is so much more that you may desire. Every thought you absorb will bring you to a greater understanding of your own personal value and will show you how to open your own doors to whatever you may wish to be, do, or have. And as you turn the last page of this book, you will very likely find yourself thinking, I have always known this, but now, I know this!Includes a FREE CD excerpt from a live Art of Allowing Workshop with Abraham!
Awakening Intuition (USED)
In a groundbreaking, major work on intuition, health, and brain science, Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz gives innovative, fresh, and exciting new ways to tap into intuitions that not only hold the power to improve our health, but also save our lives.
Intuition, Dr. Schulz maintains, is not magical or mystical, but a real, down-to-earth capacity we all possess that is as natural as all our other senses. Functioning as a transmitter of messages from a nonrational, unconscious level of our brains, intuition provides information to guide our actions. Awakening Intuition teaches readers how to hone their receptivity to intuitive messages by attending to the clues of their bodies -- including symptoms of physical disorder and disease, dreams, internal visions or voices, body sensations, and emotional reactions.
Like Spontaneous Healing and Anatomy of the Spirit, Awakening Intuition illuminates the intimate connections between our minds, bodies, and emotions, and offers practical, proven guidelines for achieving maximum physical and psychological health. And like The Man Who Mistook His wife for a Hat, the book provides astonishing new perspectives on the powers of the mind as Dr. Schulz recounts her own extraordinary experience as a psychiatrist, clinical practitioner, and brain researcher.
"By reading this book you too can find healing, new growth, and a new life". -- Christiane Northrup, M.D., from the foreword
Ayurveda & Immortality (USED)
Becoming: A Guided Journal
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - What's your journey of becoming? Based on Michelle Obama's bestselling memoir, this gorgeous journal features an intimate and inspiring introduction by the former First Lady and more than 150 inspiring questions and quotes to help you discover--and rediscover--your story.
"It's not about being perfect. It's not about where you get yourself in the end. There's power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there's grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become." --Michelle Obama
In writing Becoming, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama shared her own extraordinary journey to help create space for others to tell their stories and to give people the courage to discover the power of their own voice. With this journal, she now provides you with the encouragement to find value in your own personal journey of becoming. Printed on cream writing paper, with a grosgrain ribbon, foil-stamped cover, and removable half-jacket, Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice includes thought-provoking prompts designed to help you reflect on your personal and family history; your goals, challenges, and dreams; what moves you and brings you hope; and what future you imagine for yourself and your community. Writes Mrs. Obama in the Introduction to the Becoming journal, "I hope you'll use this journal to write down your experiences, thoughts, and feelings, in all their imperfections, and without judgment. . . . We don't have to remember everything. But everything we remember has value."
These pages will help you capture your own voice and journey so you can nurture your sense of belonging. Inside, you'll find an opportunity not only to take heart in the experiences that brought you to where you are today, but also to feel empowered to take those next steps, wherever they might lead.
Being in Balance (USED)
In this inspirational work, best-selling author and lecturer Wayne W. Dyer shows you how to restore balance in your life by offering nine principles for realigning your thoughts so that they correspond to your highest desires.Imagine a balance scale with one end weighted down to the ground, and the other end--featuring the objects of your desires--sticking up precariously in the air. This scale is a measurement of your thoughts. To restore the same balance that characterizes everything in our universe, you have to take up the weighty thoughts so that they match up to your desires.The seasons reflect the overall harmony of life. For example, winter passes and the blossoms emerge. This is balanced by a need to have the trees rest, so autumn arrives on time and helps the trees ready themselves for another period of repose. This book is dedicated to the idea that we're a vital component of this creative process and have within ourselves the wherewithal to create all that we want if we recognize and revise out-of-balance thoughts.
Blue Day Book: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up (USED)
An ideal little book that's sure to lift the spirits of anyone who's feeling down, The Blue Day Book presents a collection of charming black-and-white animal photographs paired with text that is both heartfelt and inspirational.
Bodymind (USED)
Born to Be Free; The Freedom You Look For is Where You Look From (USED)
Brain Fitness (USED)
Cancer Has Its Privileges (USED)
Cancer survivor and founder of The Cancer Club®, Christine Clifford has been sharing her inspiring, humorous outlook on living with cancer with thousands of cancer patients and their families. Now she has gathered a collection of battlefield stories and anecdotes from her fellow survivors that go from the outright hilarious to the downright moving, and combined them with her own personal story of triumphant survival.
Capital Gaines
National Bestseller--New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly
The most important step is the first one. Dive into Chip Gaines' personal playbook and start learning how to succeed in business--and in life.
The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of five in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned.
Now a #1 New York Times bestselling book, Capital Gaines offers readers a ringside seat as Chip relives some of his craziest antics and the lessons learned along the way.
Readers will learn:
How to work towards success--and how to determine what that looks like
The power of living in a way that rejects fear
How to embrace small acts of courage and be bold to go all-in
Capital Gaines is the playbook you need to start redefining success and going after it, no matter what that means to you.
Carry On, My Friend... Life is Waiting
Carry On, My Friend... Life Is Waiting is a book of hope and encouragement. And it's a book of inspiration designed to help people get through difficult times and uplift their spirits.
Filled with positive quotes, passages and images, this book is all about perseverance - as the author's strong foundation from her childhood has given her the strength to pull through during difficult times.
Take a moment to pause and reflect and let Carry On, My Friend... Life Is Waiting help you develop your "attitude of gratitude."
Cartas A La Dra. Isabel (USED)
Descubre las valiosas enseñanzas de vida de El Ángel de la Radio a través de sus respuestas a las conmovedoras cartas que ha recibido a lo largo de su carrera
Escribir acerca de nuestras dudas, nuestros temores, nuestros problemas no es solo estrechar la mano pidiendo ayuda, sino que es una manera de comenzar a enfrentar lo que nos pasa. Es una forma de ponerse cara a cara con la verdad y empezar a ordenar nuestras vidas enfrentando lo que nos aqueja.
Cartas a la Dra. Isabel es un homenaje a todos sus queridos oyentes y seguidores que le han escrito buscando consejo en temas como:
- conflictos de pareja
- relaciones familiares
- sexualidad
- problemas de salud mental
Con su incomparable sabiduría y candidez, la Dra. Isabel brinda respuestas a todos los pedidos de sus seguidores, ayudándolos a comenzar ese cambio tan necesario en sus vidas. Recibe las enseñanzas de la Dra. Isabel en cada una de sus réplicas, y siente su más tierno abrazo a la distancia, dándote fuerza para emprender tu nuevo futuro.
Ceaseless Tenacity (USED)
From Simplicity To Complexity, Everything has a reason for happening. While Fantasy is wrapped in Rainbows, Reality is different. From Philosophy To Atavistic Incentives, We discuss a variety of different scenarios and topics that exhibit true testaments of tenacity.
Celebrating Life; Catching The Thieves That Steal Your Joy (USED)
Do you ever experience discontentment, depression, resentment, or fear? This topical Bible study for women examines the many reasons you have for letting go of the past and celebrating life now. Author Luci Swindoll's enthusiasm will encourage you, her questions will challenge you, and her insights will impact the way you face each day. Begin to enjoy your talents, experiences, relationships, and uniqueness.
Centering (USED)
For the attainment of a successful life--including better health and relationships, relief from stress, career satisfaction, and financial security--Centering offers a unique system of meditation techniques to help you take charge of your destiny and realize your full potential. This simple but complete guide to psychic integration shows you how to increase your learning power and healing energy, discover new talents within yourself, develop an understanding of the language of dreams, and live at ease in a stressful world.
The book includes self tests that enable you to accurately assess your current progress and future direction for personal development.
Change Your Life and Everyone In It (USED)
From the bestselling author of Divorce Busting comes a powerful blueprint for creating immediate, dramatic, and lasting changes in every aspect of your life.
If you're tired of being told why you have problems instead of what you can do about them, if you're tired of examining your feelings and are ready for action, then Michele Weiner-Davis has good news for you. Whether you're attempting to improve a difficult relationship, struggling to overcome depression, trying to establish a better relationship with your kids, or coping with a stressful work environment, Change Your Life and Everyone In It is filled with inspiring examples of people who have made real and enduring changes in their lives. Focusing on the simple actions that make change possible, Weiner-Davis offers a step-by-step, no nonsense program for discovering and implementing practical solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems.
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change (USED)
Chasing Sleep
Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul (USED)
Chicken Soup for the Country Soul (USED)
Chicken Soup for the Soul (USED)
Collected over twenty years of motivational speaking, these stories introduce metaphors for the author's truths about life. The collection includes tales by Dan Millman, Robert Fulghum, Gloria Steinem and Art Buchwald among others. It should be useful for teachers, therapists, seminar givers and workshop leaders.
Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work (USED)
Work is an important part of living, whether you wait on customers, build a business or cook for your family. As such, we all have important stories to tell about our work. From this rich treasure chest of experiences, Canfield, Hansen and company have gathered a special collection of inspiring tales that share the daily courage, compassion and creativity that take place in workplaces everywhere.
"Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work "will nourish your spirit with stories of courageous leaders and will foster your creativity with examples of inspiring breakthroughs. It will also teach you how to enrich yourself and your coworkers through heartfelt acknowledgment.
This powerful book gives you new options, new ways to succeed and, above all, a new love and appreciation for yourself, your job and those around you. Share it with your mentor, coworkers or staff, and enjoy renewed joy and pleasure in your chosen vocation.
Special stories by Dilbert's Scott Adams, Beverly Sills, Dave Thomas and many more make this collection complete.
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship (USED)
Children: the Challenge (USED)
"Children: The Challenge" gives the key to parents who seek to build trust and love in their families, and raise happier, healthier, and better behaved children. Based on a lifetime of experience with children--their problems, their delights, their challenges--Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs, one of America's foremost child psychiatrists presents an easy to follow program that teaches parents how to cope with the common childhood problems that occur from toddler through preteen years. This warm and reassuring reference helps parents to understand their children's actions better, giving them the guidance necessary to discipline lovingly and effectively.
Claiming Space
Color Me Beautiful (USED)
Communion the Female Search for Love (USED)
Como Lidiar con los Ex (USED)
Porque no hay quinto malo...
En el verano del 2004, María Antonieta Collins se pre-paraba para escribir su quinto libro, cuando de repente se vio propulsada al mismísimo centro de una telenovela mexicana. Después de casi una década de estar felizmente casada con su esposo, Fabio, su armoniosa existencia familiar se tornó en un huracán cuando la ex esposa de su marido reapareció intempestivamente en sus vidas. La mujer, una rusa que Fabio no había visto en más de trece años, llegó un día a Miami con las intenciones de recobrar a su ex marido y sacudir los cimientos de la vida que María Antonieta y Fabio tanto habían luchado por conseguir.
Enfrentada a esta difícil situación, María Antonieta tenía dos opciones: podía tomar el camino fácil y separarse de Fabio, o podía tomar el más difícil y aprender a no dejarse vencer por una situación que nada tenía que ver con ella. Entonces, con el valor y la perseverancia que la caracterizan, María Antonieta decidió ponerle buena cara al mal tiempo, y luchar de una vez por todas por el hombre que ama.
En este, su quinto libro, María Antonieta cuenta la historia de este doloroso momento de su vida y se adentra en el imprevisible mundo de los ex esposos, ex esposas, ex novios y ex novias. Hoy en día, todo el mundo tiene un "ex" y para sobrevivir a lo que puede llegar a ser una experiencia desgarradora y aniquilante, hay que saber mantenerse firme, y confiar tanto en sí mismo como en la persona que se ama. A través de la pesadilla que tuvo que vivir con la ex esposa de su marido, y los muchos otros "ex" de su vida, María Antonieta ayuda una vez más a sus lectores, ofreciéndoles su humor y sus consejos más acertados para aprender a tomar la decisión adecuada en el momento adecuado.
Complete Eldercare Planner (USED)
Eighty percent of today's older Americans are receiving care from family members. Sooner or later, all of us may face an eldercare crisis: Your father has a heart attack; do you know his medical history? Your mother can't cook for herself anymore; do you know who to call? Can you make the best housing, legal, and insurance arrangements for your elderly family members? No one can foresee all of the problems that may arise, but we can prepare for them and know what to do if crisis should strike.This is precisely what Joy Loverde has dedicated herself to teaching. Loverde's crucial insights have been featured in national newspapers such as USA Today and the Chicago Tribune. The Complete Eldercare Planner equips families with the vital information they need and provides fill-in space to keep critical medical, legal, financial, and personal records always readily available. The Planner includes vital information on
-- How to tell when an elder needs help
-- How to broach difficult topics with an elder
-- Where to find low-cost or free information and servicesWritten with the busy caregiver in mind, the Planner includes a summary page at the beginning of each chapter and action checklists throughout, to keep track of progress.As upsetting as it may be to think about eldercare, the emotional and financial consequences of not doing so can be devastating. The Complete Eldercare Planner will ease the trauma and difficulty of eldercare, and provide security and peace of mind for elders and caregivers alike.
Contacting Your Spirit Guide (USED)
With research and real-life stories, psychic Sylvia Browne offers this book-and-CD pack which is designed to help you find your spirit guide - the entity who is designated by you and God to help you with life and give you guidance. It should help you tune in to this guide, recognize who he or she is and the messages he or she can give you, and even discern what their names are so that you will know how to refer to them.
Couple's Comfort Cookbook (USED)
From the author of "The Woman's Comfort Book," A compendium of creative, comforting, and sometimes kinky ideas to keep your relationship supercharged with sex, love, and friendship.
Rhode Island Authors
Drama & Plays
Foreign Language Studies
Large Notebook
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Clustering "Social" Justice in Southwest Georgia
By Christa Tinsley Spaht, Project Manager.
Over Labor Day weekend I ended up taking a last-minute trip to Americus, a small town in Sumter County of southwest Georgia. I spent the rest of September trying to figure out what I had just seen in that place—what was started there, what is growing there—and what it could mean for Americus and for small, rural towns in general.
Americus has a lot in common with its neighboring counties—agriculture as a huge share of the local economy, the challenges of its distance (about 30 miles) from a major interstate, stagnant population change, high child poverty rates, historically uneasy race relations that still linger, retail leakage to bigger cities, and the constant fear of losing the community's best and brightest talent, never to return.
A few assets like a small university (Georgia Southwestern State University), a technical college, and a steady stream of tourists visiting Jimmy Carter's hometown (nearby Plains) and the Andersonville Civil War prison make Americus stand out in the region and give it national recognition.
But there's some even more unusual, overlapping economic and social activity if you can dig deeper than well-preserved Victorian architecture and the signage directing you to National Historic Sites.
Jimmy Carter—arguably (depending on how big a fan of George Washington Carver you are) the world's most famous peanut farmer—was born and ran his family farm nearby in Plains. But really Americus' catalyst—what put it on the map before President Carter's political ascent—was Koinonia Farm, a social justice-driven Christian farming community which inspired the founding of Habitat for Humanity International. Americus is now home to the global headquarters of Habitat for Humanity (while the national headquarters have relocated to Atlanta) and its Global Village and Discovery Center, which teaches about poverty and housing issues around the world.
Beyond the pecans and peanuts Koinonia ships all over the world and the constant influx of individuals and groups coming to work on the farm, the agricultural roots of the region have also grown processed products for distribution, such as the spirits of Thirteenth Colony Distilleries (Georgia's only craft distillery) and Café Campesino, a fair trade organic coffee roaster. All of these places are open for tours, exposing to visitors the craft and process of what they make.
In the midst of this socially-responsible coffee bean roasting and egalitarian pecan picking is an active social life in the community that defies the small town stereotype. This isn't just kid-centered fun I'm talking about. For example, as a source of income, the very involved Sumter Historic Trust runs a members-only "all adult" pool where Americus' grown-ups can go swimming and sunbathing in peace all summer long. This is a place where judges, business owners, homemakers, teachers, non-profit workers, and executives mingle between laps and over pool noodles.
What does this intersection of social justice organizations, farming and food, and a very social environment mean for a place like Americus? Could a specialty food cluster like Asheville's or Boulder's be birthed in southwest Georgia—but this time, with a heavy social justice bent? I can't help but see the lively interactions of Americus—whether at a Christian farming commune or a strip of downtown bars—as part of the "social" in social justice, and the reason food and drink (which are always better when shared among friends and family) could make it known as an even more special place and ripe for true clustering activity. In the meantime, I'll hope that maybe one of our hotshot social, economic, and urban theorists--Richard Florida? Robert Putnam?--will study whatever it is that's going on in Americus.
Labels: Christa Tinsley Spaht, Commentary, Community Development, Rural development
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