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November 7, 2014 Joan Hall Fiction 8 comments
Once again, it's time for First Friday Fiction. Polar Vortex is part six of David's story. To read the other installments, visit the First Friday Fiction page and follow the links. I'll conclude the series next month.
David stood on a hill overlooking his cabin and watched the sun dip below the horizon. He snapped a few photos of the sunset before making his way back to the cabin. The wind had shifted toward the north—forecasters called for a "Polar Vortex" to make its way into the area.
Along with his new job, he inherited the camp mascot, a hound mix named Winston, who accompanied David on walks.
When David opened the front door of the cabin, Winston went inside, sauntered across the room, and lay down near the sofa.
"Make yourself at home." David smiled. He liked having a pet again. Cassie always hated animals.
David still found it hard to believe she showed up on his doorstep before he left the city. Though he told her to leave, she called several times after that.
Not one to take no for an answer, she came to his apartment the day he traded his car for a used Jeep.
"A Jeep doesn't suit you," she said.
Sarah had said the same thing about the sports car.
Women! Always think they know what's best for everyone.
Cassie had called again a few nights earlier in an attempt to convince him to move back.
"What happened between us is in the past. I have my life, you have yours," David said.
"But I want you in my life. Why can't you realize I made a mistake?"
"What must I do to convince you I'm happy here? If you don't believe me come see for yourself." With that, he hung up the phone. He hadn't heard from her again.
After learning Sarah would not be spending time with her family on Thanksgiving, David invited her to his parent's house for dinner. His older brother, Daryl, was in town with his wife Kate and two children.
When he stopped at Sarah's house, the overcast sky had a hint of snow in the air. Meteorologists had been correct—the arctic air had arrived.
"Glad you don't mind going early," David said. "Mom will serve dinner around six, but this will give us time to visit. I haven't seen Daryl in a while."
"This is great! I look forward to meeting Kate and spending some time with your mom."
They got into the Jeep, with Winston in the back seat, and made the short drive to the Turner's farm.
"I love this house," Sarah said as they walked to the front door. "It speaks warmth, comfort, and family. Must have been a great place to grow up."
"It was. For a while, I'd forgotten."
The farm had been in David's family for several generations—the white frame house first belonged to his grandparents. He had fond memories of family meals, helping his father with the farm, wading in the creek on hot summer days, and snowball fights with Daryl in the winter.
Myra Turner met them at the door, and Sarah followed her into the kitchen to meet Kate. David joined his father and brother Daryl in front of the TV set. Animals were welcome in the Turner household and the comfort-loving Winston made his way to the warmth of the fireplace.
It was almost time for dinner when they heard a car pull into the driveway. Daryl, who sat nearest the windows, said, "Know any tall blondes who drive a black BMW?"
David jumped up from his chair and looked outside. Cassie. She got out of the car and made her way to the door.
"I'm afraid I know who it is." He opened the door and she breezed inside on a cloud of perfume. "What are you doing here?"
"Well that's no welcome." She threw her arms around him and kissed him firmly on the mouth. Remember, you told me come. Aren't you going to introduce me to your family?"
Myra, Kate, and Sarah had entered the room upon hearing the knock at the door. He couldn't read Sarah's expression. Surprise, anger, jealousy?
David made the introductions, unsure of what else to do. He came to Sarah last, "And this is my friend, Sarah Keller."
Cassie locked her arm in David's and said, "How sweet."
Sarah didn't respond.
Myra Turner, who would never turn anyone away said, "We were just about to have dinner. It's no problem to set another place. Won't you join us, Miss…"
"Please call me Cassie. After all I am almost family."
David winced as Sarah turned back toward the kitchen. This time, he didn't mistake the anger in her expression.
The tension was thick as David and Sarah drove home. David wasn't sure how he made it through the evening. Cassie dominated the dinner conversation, made excuses not to help the other women clean up, and complained about the dog being inside the house.
Then she announced she was staying in town for a few days and had plans to visit the campground "Because I can't wait to see where David works."
After they had driven a while, David said, "Sarah, I didn't invite Cassie to come."
"Then why did she say you did?"
"She called a few nights ago, begging me to come back. I told her I was happy here and said something about coming to see for herself. She took it literally."
"Look Sarah, I'm being honest. That part of my life is over. I'm happy here. I have a great new job with almost no stress. And I have friends like you."
"Friends? Is that what we are?"
"Well of course you are my friend."
Sarah turned away to look out the window. She was silent the remainder of the drive. The cold air outside was nothing compared to the Polar Vortex inside.
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Joan Love the awkward moment with the x and hoping David smooths things over and the story heats up, so to speak.
Kath, this twist was totally unplanned when I began the story, but as you know, characters (and stories) often take on a life of their own. The final part is next month, so be sure to check back! (And since I haven't written it yet, I'm sure I'll be surprised at what happens.)
La McCoy says:
Cold sounds so fun!
Thanks, La!
Lorna Faith says:
Now I'm really curious as to what will happen next, Joan! Can't wait to read the next part 🙂
Thanks, Lorna. Tune in next month!
Great installment. And I LOVE the last line. Can't wait to see what's next.
Can't believe it's almost time for this story to end.


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Franciscus Alexius van Giel (Oostmalle, 16 juli 1892 - Wechelderzande, 7 april 1975) was een Belgisch schilder. Hij wordt schilder van de Kempen genoemd en was bevriend met kunstschilder Jakob Smits. Van Giel was een leerling van Karel Mertens aan de Antwerpse academie. Hij schilderde portretten en landelijke en religieuze taferelen.

Hij was lid van diverse kunstenaarsverenigingen, waaronder:
 "Kunstkring Moderne Kunst", gesticht in Antwerpen in april 1927.
 "Kunstkring 't Getij", gesticht in 1939 door Oscar Verpoorten, Edmond Van Dooren, Frans Van Giel en Albert Poels.

Hij vestigde zich in Wechelderzande en is daar begraven.

Korte biografie
16/07/1889 Geboren in Oostmalle als Franciscus Alexius Van Giel.

1904 Kunstonderwijs aan de Tekenschool in Hoogstraten.

1908 Technisch onderwijs aan de Vak- en nijverheidsschool (atelier van  decoratieschilder Baumann) in Antwerpen.

1909 Avondleergangen aan de Antwerpse Academie (ateliers van Delrue en van Elliot).

1912 Kunstonderwijs aan de Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen : primus in de schilderklas van Karel Mertens.

07/07/1920 Huwelijk in Merksem met Julia Maria Lucia De Laet .

08/11/1920 Echtpaar vestigt zich in Merksem.

1923 Raakt bevriend met kunstschilder Jakob Smits. Jacob Smits schrijft een brief naar Frans Van Giel waarin hij voorstelt om samen een tentoonstelling te organiseren.

1924 Eerste tentoonstelling in "Zaal Renis" in Antwerpen.

1931 Vestigt zich als zelfstandige in Wechelderzande (tot overlijden in 1975).

27/ 9/1951 Wordt ereburger van Oostmalle.

1962 Maakt reis van 3 maanden naar Chili, gevolgd door een aantal lezingen over de schoonheid van de ongerepte natuur.

21/10/1962 Viering (met huldetentoonstelling) in zijn geboortedorp Oostmalle naar aanleiding van zijn zeventigste verjaardag.

14/11/1969 Overlijden van zijn echtgenote.

07/04/1975 Overlijdt op 83-jarige leeftijd.

12/ 4/1975 Begraven op begraafplaats van Wechelderzande.

07/09/1977 In zijn geboortedorp Oostmalle wordt een straat naar hem genoemd.

Tentoonstellingen
1924, Antwerpen, Zaal Renis
1929, Buenos Aires
1929, Antwerpen, Driejaarlijkse
1930, Antwerpen, Kunstkring Moderne Kunst
1930, Brussel, Kunstkring Moderne Kunst
1932, Antwerpen, Kunstkring Moderne Kunst
1933, Antwerpen, Kunstkring Moderne Kunst
1933, Tilburg, Kunstkring Moderne Kunst
1933, Gent, Kunstkring Moderne Kunst
1936, Turnhout, De Kempen
1937, Mechelen, Feestzaal
1938, Antwerpen, Zaal Wijnen
1939, Brussel, Cinquantenaire
1939, Herenthals, Kunstdagen
1939, Antwerpen, Kunstkring 't Getij
1946, 's-Gravenhage, Kunstkring 't Getij
1950, Leuven, Kunstkring 't Getij
1951, 's-Hertogenbosch, Kunstkring 't Getij
1952, St. Niklaas-Waas, Kunstkring 't Getij
1952, Antwerpen, Huldetentoonstelling
1962, Oostmalle, Huldetentoonstelling

Bibliographie
1929, ED. NED. (E. Glouden), Ons Land
1929, ED. NED. (E. Glouden), El Pueblo (Brazilië) (31/10)
1929, ED. NED. (E. Glouden), El Pueblo (Brazilië) (14/11)
1929, P. D. M. (Pol De Mont), De Schelde
1930, P. D. M. (Pol De Mont), Kunst en Opbouw
1933, P. D. M. (Pol De Mont), De Schelde (feb)
1934, P. D. M. (Pol De Mont), De Schelde (17/2)
1935, DELEN, A. J. J., De groep kunstenaars van 'Moderne Kunst', Antwerpen, Uitgave Loosbergh, 64 pp (5x z/w afb.) 450 ex., waarvan 200 genummerd en op naam van de inschrijver, 3 ex. a, b en c bleven voorbehouden
1939, L.V.T., 'Frans van Giel - de schilder der Kempen', De Stad, 12e jg, no. 28, 15/9, p890
1941, LAENENS, Bert, Volk en Kultuur, (23/3)
1943, LAENENS, Bert, 'Frans Van Giel', Standaard, Antwerpen, 29 pp, (12 zw/w afb. buitentekst)
1952, DE CNODDER, Remi, 'Frans Van Giel', Brussel, uitgeverij 't Getij, foto's door Nestor Gerard, clichés door Firma Lambert en Co, Antwerpen, gedrukt door C. Govaerts N.V., Deurne-Antwerpen, februari, 32 pp (20 afb. waarvan 1 in kleur), 450 ex., waarvan 200 genummerd en op naam van de inschrijver, 3 ex. a, b en c bleven voorbehouden
1961, PEETERS, Denijs, "Kunstenaars van heden - deel 7 - Frans Van Giel', Artistenfonds, Rockoxhuis, Antwerpen, pp 37-52 (6 z/w afb.)
1970, VAN HEMELDONCK, Emiel, 'Frans Van Giel en de Kempen', drukkerij Plantin Antwerpen, pp 334
1982, SMOLDERS, P., 'Huldetentoonstelling Frans Van Giel', Kunstkring 't Ven, Cultureel Centrum Westmalle, foto's door C. Hoefnagels, gedrukt door Paulussen-Raveels, mei, 24 pp, (30 afb. waarvan 5 in kleur)

Varia
De gezamenlijke tentoonstelling die Jacob Smits voorstelde in zijn brief uit 1923 is er nooit gekomen. Postuum organiseert het Jacob Smitsmuseum in Mol, van maart tot mei 2015 een tentoonstelling met werken van Frans Van Giel naar aanleiding van de 40ste verjaardag van zijn overlijden.

Externe link
Officiële website
Frans Van Giel tentoonstelling in het Jacob Smits Muzeum

Belgisch kunstschilder

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- There are 211 physicians per 100,000 population in Los Angeles. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
- Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Los Angeles commutes 30.9 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.


Judith Tuvim (later Judy Holliday; June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress. She acted on the stage and in movies. In Born Yesterday (both stage and movie versions), she played Billie Dawn. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for this performance. She won a Tony Award for her performance in Bells are Ringing.
Holliday was born in New York City. She also died there from throat cancer, age 43.
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Homegrown Blue Wave 17u takes East Cobb Astros extra innings before falling in finals of Perfect Game event
Special to East Alabama Sports Today
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — The Excel Blue Wave 17u had its best showing of the young summer travel baseball season, reaching the finals of the Perfect Game East Cobb Invitational, falling to the East Cobb Astros in Monday's final 5-3 in nine innings.
The Blue Wave beat Team Elite Prime 18u in the semifinals 5-1 behind a complete game by Oxford's Jacob Sears earlier in the day. Sears was named the tournament's most valuable pitcher.
"This is a bigger deal than what people understand, mainly because of the way Excel sets up compared to the teams we play against," said Excel co-owner Matthew Maniscalco. "The teams we competed against over in Atlanta, they will fly guys in for the weekend. They bankroll the whole team and win these trophies; that's fine, but that's not the way we kind of do things, so it's even a bigger deal.
"They've got double the size of roster we've got. They get them after they've committed. We try to groom them. It is a really big deal to get it that far. We don't take it for granted. We understand how awesome a run it was."
The Blue Wave, with 19 players from north and central Alabama, rallied twice to tie the championship game. They tied it 2-2 in the fifth on Ethan Holsombeck's RBI single and 3-3 in the sixth on Oxford's Nate Lloyd's two-out RBI single.
Lloyd went 6-for-17 with five RBIs in the tournament; he had at least one hit or one RBI in each of the team's six games. He also pitched two innings in the championship game, giving up a run and two hits.
The Blue Wave almost won it in the eighth, putting the winning run at second with one out and third with two, but couldn't get it home.
The Astros, with 27 players from five states and 13 college commitments as underclassmen, won it with two in the top of the ninth.
Sears gave up one earned run on six hits and struck out four in the semifinals. He also pitched a perfect seventh inning in an earlier game.
"Sears did a really nice job of pounding the strike zone and getting ahead of hitters," Blue Wave coach Steve Gendron said. "We have a talented team with a lot of future college baseball players, so when we throw strikes and let our defense make plays we give ourselves a chance to win."
The Blue Wave sealed the victory with four runs in the bottom of the fourth. It started when Garret Farquhar (Hoover) doubled home Manning Early (Gardendale) with what proved to be the game winning run. After another run scored on a passed ball, Lloyd delivered the knockout blow with his two-run single.
Overall, they went 5-1 in the tournament. They also beat East Cobb Colt 45s 18s (5-3), Game On Baseball (6-0), Wildfire Baseball Black (12-1) and Fierce Baseball (7-0) Alexandria's Will Reaves threw six-hit complete game shutout with five strikeouts against Game On.
"One of our favorite things about our program is that 95 percent of these players have been playing with us since they were 15 years old," Excel co-owner Josh Beshears said. "When we come and play in these huge tournaments we are playing teams with kids from all over the country. Some of these teams fly guys in and out each weekend. We try to treat it like a family. You grow and learn together and that is what makes runs like these so special."
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Emerging professionals, did you know that when volunteering for Architects Without Borders-Oregon you may be eligible for credit for AXP, the Architectural Experience Program (TM) required for licensure?
AWB-Oregon is on the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) roster of pre-approved Community-Based Design Center/Collaborative organizations. Licensure candidates may earn up to 320 hours related to the six AXP experience areas, when volunteering for such organizations.
"Emerging professionals working with AWB should be aware of this opportunity for meeting the professional experience criteria," says Rod Merrick, AWB's designated AXP supervisor.
While earning his license, AWB volunteer Kent Wu tracked his volunteer hours through AWB's project management software. He coordinated with Merrick during this time, logged his hours through what is now the AXP program, (formerly the Intern Development Program, IDP), and asked Merrick to review and approve them for the registration process.
"It was a helpful way to gain experience in several practice categories that a young intern might not find available in a traditional professional setting," says Wu.
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MAKING the finals of MasterChef was like competing at the Grand National for a Dollar teacher.
Jilly McCord was full of pride after she made it all the way to the last episode of this year's season of the popular cooking show and gave thanks for the support she had received locally.
And while she ultimately did not quite manage to clinch the sought-after title, she was gracious in defeat and paid tribute to the outstanding culinary skills of her opponents.
A long-time fan of the TV cooking contest, Jilly, a former rugby union internationalist who captained Scotland in 2007 and earned 28th caps, decided to apply after family and friends suggested it.
The teacher described getting through the first auditions as an "amazing achievement", before going from strength to strength in later rounds.
Jilly told the Advertiser: "The first day was pretty terrifying; you are thrown into it really.
"You just arrive one day and then the next you are thrown into the kitchen and just get on with it – there's not much preparation.
"Just to get past every round felt like an achievement and you got a bit more confidence every time.
"To get to the final three, especially when there have been such strong cooks...was like the Grand National really."
Jilly was full of praise for the skills on display among her fellow cooks and she even helped to make a little bit of TV history.
In the first-ever all-female final, Jilly was up against Delia-Maria Asser and eventual winner Irini Tzortzoglou.
Jilly said: "Irini was definitely the deserving one at the end of the day.
"She didn't make any mistakes and I know what a good cook she is.
"There were a couple of things there weren't quite right my dishes, I think I knew that myself."
She added: "At the end of it I felt real pride and relief getting that far and joy for Irini and for Delia – I think we all got on very well."
Receiving praise for her dishes throughout the 24 episodes was always a pleasant experience while one of the other highlights for Jilly came in the penultimate episode.
It featured a masterclass from renowned cook Raymond Blanc, who has had two Michelin stars for the last 30 years.
In a bid to test the contestants, he asked them to re-create his signature café crème dessert.
Jilly continued: "It was challenging ,but I am such a big fan of his that it was just a really-really special day."
Giving thanks for the local support, she said it was an "uplifting experience" to hear how everyone was rooting for her together.
In turn she hopes she managed to inspire some of the young people, showing you can achieve anything if you give it your best shot.


I give trust to my employees at work a lot easier than most CEOs would.
A lot of people struggle with giving trust freely because they fear micro-losses. When you trust someone blindly especially at work, they might make mistakes. If you're driven by the fear of losing in the short term, you won't find it that easy to "let go" and let the other person make decisions without micromanaging their every move.
But building trust and giving it freely are both incredibly important parts of the equation when it comes to climbing the ladder in the corporate world or running your own business.
The thing that really scares me is, often times the best way to get trust as a new employee within an organization is to pander to the judgment of senior leadership. It's by aligning yourself with their point of view.
But their point of view might not actually match with your own.
For example, a common problem I see at big companies is executives and leaders deciding to spend a bulk of their marketing budget on things like billboards or television commercials. Many companies will struggle or go out of business in the next decade because they're not adapting to the current landscape of advertising and attention.
Toys R Us was just the preview.
If you're a new employee in a marketing role at an organization and you want to grow within the company, it would be easier in the short term to just align yourself with the POVs and decisions of senior leadership. Even if they go against what you believe.
Personally, the advice I would give would be to "die on your sword" and bet on winning in the long term.
If you express your authentic point of view and disagree with the people "above you", you might "lose" with many of the leaders within your company and it might stifle your growth within the organization. But you'll win over the smart people in the company, especially when they leave and move on to other organizations.
I have empathy for those who decide to pander to the POVs of senior leadership to move up within a company, but expressing your honest opinions respectfully and being historically correct will help you more in the long run.
Many times, you'll make more money and get more accolades in your career if you don't immediately grab what's right in front of you. On top of that, there's always someone watching – and you'll always have to worry about what they'll say or do after they see you do something unethical.
For example, I have an assistant with access to my emails. He'd know immediately if I did something unethical or shady, and then he'd question everything I've ever said to him.
Not only would that be devastating to the kind of impression I'm trying to leave, but it would also slow us down. Healthy company culture is built on trust and openness, and even though there can be healthy debates, there should be never any question of anyone's intent.
The same thing applies if you're trying to level up your career within an organization and get promotions – sacrificing your ethics to get what you want might "work" in the short term but it will leave you in a very vulnerable position over the course of your career.
A lot of managers and people within organizations struggle with giving the people they work with the freedom to win or lose on their own.
To me, "ultimate scale" is allowing people to roam free and expose themselves. By giving people a "blank canvas" to express themselves on, I'm able to get a true read on someone and who they are.
I tell my team all the time that I trust them blindly. And I will continue to do so until they do something that makes me take away that trust. If they have questionable intent or if they prove that they're not capable of handling the challenge they've been given, I might take away that trust and put restrictions around them.
But I operate on a different playing field than "trust is earned." I believe that trust is given first. Who am I to have it earned?
Some people will take that "rope" and create enormous happiness and wealth in whatever we do together, and others will get tripped up in that rope and lose.
A big part of being a leader is being the bigger person – in every situation.
It means "giving" even when you don't get anything in return sometimes. It means taking ownership and accepting blame.
You can't simply impose your will because you're now the boss. There will be plenty of times where you will need to swallow your pride and do what's in the best interest of the team.
This means empowering those around you to do their jobs, but it also means something else: you need to be able to accept that certain things are your fault. At the end of the day, you're the one leading the charge, so you need to be willing to accept responsibility for your successes, and more importantly, your failures.
No one likes a boss that passes the buck to an employee in a tough situation.
If you take the blame, your people will know that you've got their back – no matter what the situation is.
Even though I give trust up front, I prefer to earn other people's trust over time.
It comes down to giving without expectation. I trust and empower other people, but I'm not crippled if someone doesn't trust me at first.
When people watch my content for the first time, they might be confused when it comes to my intent. But over time if they keep listening and consuming my content, they'll slowly begin to understand my truths and what I really stand for.
The same thing happens in corporate America. One of the toughest decisions I've had to make was the decision to "put myself out there." I knew that the "establishment" might not respect my self-promotion and that it might somehow undermine my success as a businessman and operator in their eyes.
But I wanted to stick to my truth – and over time, many of them have come around.
I give trust to others, but I don't expect it at first – and it's a big key to my happiness.


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JavaDay Ukraine is an annual international 2-day conference with more than 60 global speakers – well-known Java-professionals from the US, Canada, Western Europe and other countries.
The conference agenda will include multiple cutting-edge technologies and trends, such as Full-stack Java, JVM Languages, Machine Learning and Data Science.
Join Azul Deputy CTO and Java Champion, Simon Ritter, for a keynote tour through the new features in JDK 9. Find out about the Java Platform Module System (A.K.A. Project Jigsaw) as well as many other new and improved features in the core Java platform. He'll also provide a sneak glimpse into the future of the JDK.


In the days before Christmas the Czech Republic's capital will once more turn into the European capital of poker.
PokerStars returns to Prague in December for its annual PokerStars Championship and you can qualify online.
It's the last big poker event of the year and, among a slew of accessible low buy-in events, a €50k Super High Roller and the Championship POY finale are on schedule.
The 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague runs from December 7-18 with a total of 43 events on the schedule.
There are online satellites in the PokerStars lobby for both the Main Event and the National Championship and they're running 24/7.
The direct satellites are tournaments for €215, €320, and €530 but you can satellite into them for as less as €5.50. There is one direct satellite every day.
PokerStars is hosting an internal ranking list to determine the best player in the Championships across the whole calendar year.
Every PSC has its own leaderboard and the winner of each of them has received a full PCA prize package including buy-in, accommodation and travel costs worth $17,000.
Prague will determine the last of the seven contestants and the winner will enjoy the Caribbean Adventure in January.
As always the location of the PSC Prague will be the Hilton Hotel and cash-game tables will be brimming.
In addition there'll be a Players Party at the Cloud 9 club on December 11. As it's the last one of the year, expect some fireworks.
If you want to take some time away from the tables you'll soon find out that Prague is one of the most fascinating cities in Europe.
There are several Christmas markets in the city, all selling amazing local produce and all the Christmas accessories and souvenirs you can think of.
Other than that there is much more to see in Prague than you can get through in a couple of days, from the Astronomic Clock to Charles Bridge to the Powder Tower to the Dancing House.
Prague has been on the PokerStars premier events schedule every year since December 2007 and the main event will again be live streamed in seven different languages starting from Day 2.
Register with PokerStars through PokerListings and win your own ticket to the PSC Prague or to any of the other numerous live events organized by the largest online poker operator in the world.


In 2013, former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden leaked secret documents revealing that state agencies like the NSA had spied on the communications of millions of innocent citizens. International outrage resulted, but the Snowden documents revealed only the tip of the surveillance iceberg. Apart from insisting on their rights to tap into communications, more and more states are placing citizens under surveillance, tracking their movements and transactions with public and private institutions. The state is becoming like a one-way mirror, where it can see more of what its citizens do and say, while citizens see less and less of what the state does, owing to high levels of secrecy around surveillance.
This book is aimed at South African citizens, academics as well as the general reader, who care about our democracy and the direction it is taking.
"Nobody can help everybody, but everybody can help somebody." Words of wisdom from a homeless drifter; words that never would be shared with the world if not for a wayward husband, a forgiving wife, and an unforgettable true story that brought the three of them together.
Based on an unforgettable true story of forgiveness, friendship, family, and faith, Same Kind Of Different As Me interweaves the story of international art dealer Ron Hall, his grace-giving wife Debbie, their unexpected friend Denver, and Ron's estranged father Earl.
"I Can Only Imagine" - it's the song that brings ultimate hope to so many … often in the midst of life's most challenging moments. Amazingly, the song was written in mere minutes by MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard. In reality, those lyrics took a lifetime to craft.
Based on the inspiring true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock, the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia.
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import numpy as np
import pygame

import config
import event

class Canvas:
    def __init__(self):
        if config.fullscreen:
            config.set_max_resolution()
            self.surface = pygame.display.set_mode(config.resolution, pygame.FULLSCREEN)
        else:
            self.surface = pygame.display.set_mode(config.resolution)
        self.background = pygame.Surface(self.surface.get_size())
        self.background = self.background.convert()
        self.background.fill(config.table_color)
        self.surface.blit(self.background, (0, 0))

def add_separation_line(canvas):
    # white ball separation line
    pygame.draw.line(canvas.background, config.separation_line_color, (config.white_ball_initial_pos[0], 0),
                     (config.white_ball_initial_pos[0], config.resolution[1]))

def create_buttons(text, text_font, text_color_normal, text_color_on_hover):
    # this function generates button objects using button text, button font, normal colour and color of the text when
    # the mouse is hovering over the button

    button_size = np.array([text_font[num].size(text[num]) for num in range(len(text))])
    # generating button objects
    buttons = [
        # text when mouse is outside the button range
        [text_font[num].render(text[num], False, text_color_normal[num]),
         # text when mouse is inside the button range
         text_font[num].render(text[num], False, text_color_on_hover[num])]
        for num in range(len(text))]

    screen_mid = config.resolution[0] / 2
    change_in_y = (config.resolution[1] -
                   config.menu_margin * 2) / (len(buttons))
    screen_button_middles = np.stack((np.repeat([screen_mid], len(buttons)),
                                      np.arange(len(buttons)) * change_in_y), axis=1)

    text_starting_place = screen_button_middles + [-0.5, 0.5] * button_size
    text_ending_place = text_starting_place + button_size

    return buttons, button_size, text_starting_place, text_ending_place

def draw_main_menu(game_state):
    buttons, button_size, text_starting_place, text_ending_place = create_buttons(
        [config.menu_title_text] + config.menu_buttons,
        [config.get_default_font(config.menu_title_font_size)] + [
            config.get_default_font(config.menu_option_font_size)] * 3,
        [config.menu_text_color] * 4,
        [config.menu_text_color] + [config.menu_text_selected_color] * 3)
    draw_rects(button_size, buttons, game_state, text_starting_place, emit=[0])
    button_clicked = iterate_until_button_press(buttons, game_state, text_ending_place,
                                                text_starting_place)

    return button_clicked

def iterate_until_button_press(buttons, game_state, text_ending_place, text_starting_place):
    # while a button was not clicked this method checks if mouse is in the button and if it is
    # changes its colour
    button_clicked = 0
    while button_clicked == 0:
        pygame.display.update()
        user_events = event.events()
        # the first button is the title which is unclickable, thus iterating from 1 to len(buttons)
        for num in range(1, len(buttons)):
            if np.all((np.less(text_starting_place[num] - config.menu_spacing, user_events["mouse_pos"]),
                       np.greater(text_ending_place[num] + config.menu_spacing, user_events["mouse_pos"]))):
                if user_events["clicked"]:
                    button_clicked = num
                else:
                    game_state.canvas.surface.blit(
                        buttons[num][1], text_starting_place[num])
            else:
                game_state.canvas.surface.blit(
                    buttons[num][0], text_starting_place[num])
        if user_events["closed"] or user_events["quit_to_main_menu"]:
            button_clicked = len(buttons)-1
    return button_clicked

def draw_rects(button_size, buttons, game_state, text_starting_place, emit=list()):
    # drawing a rectangle around the button text
    for num in range(len(buttons)):
        game_state.canvas.surface.blit(
            buttons[num][0], text_starting_place[num])
        # emit contains indexes of buttons which do not need a rectangle around them
        if not num in emit:
            pygame.draw.rect(game_state.canvas.surface, config.menu_text_color,
                             np.concatenate((text_starting_place[num] -
                                             config.menu_spacing, button_size[num] +
                                             config.menu_spacing * 2)), 1)

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Guilty plea in Wright County sex abuse
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Authorities say he gave the girls alcohol before assaulting them.
CLARION, Iowa – A man is pleading guilty to sexually abusing two teen girls.
Steven Wayne Nelson, 62 of Clarion, was arrested in April 2017 in Wright County and charged with two counts of 3rd degree sexual abuse. Authorities say he had unwanted sexual contact with a 17-year-old female and a 16-year-old female at a property in rural Goldfield. He's also accused of forcing the girls to drink alcohol before he assaulted them.
Nelson has entered guilty pleas to two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse with injury. He faces up to five years in prison on each count and his sentencing is set for May 9.
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The Coming of the Toads
Penina's Letters and Other Books
Honor and Shame: Born Again Off Maggie's Farm
by Joe Linker.In Discuss, Reading, Writing.
When Huck decides to help Jim at the end of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he really does believe he'll go to hell for his actions. Yet he's awakening from a cultured sleep; he's being reborn. First, he's accepted the responsibility of a decision; he must act: "I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: 'All right, then, I'll go to hell.'" Huck was born into a culture that passed on as a value the idea that to help a runaway slave was a crime and a sin. It's a culture informed by codes of honor and shame. "It was awful thoughts and awful words, but they was said. And I let them stay said; and never thought no more about reforming." And at the end of the book, when Huck decides to "light out for the territory," he's saying that he ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more. The orphaned Huck has been born again.
This same sense of honor and shame opens Crossan's discussion of Mediterranean cultures in his "The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant. Honor and shame are cultural core values, but more, they become the very persona of the culture: "Honor and shame, then, could be defined as the ideology of small, discrete, and unstable groups competing permanently for basic resources that are attained insecurely and maintained precariously but where conflict must be reluctantly transposed into cooperation for the most precious resource of all, marriageable women" (p. 15). But like Huck, Jesus ain't gonna work on this Maggie's farm no more, either. It's clear that honor and shame, as enculturated values, become emotions enabling control, and one must be born again to escape the enculturated entrapments.
We see both examples come together in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, where the culture described in Huck Finn finally plays itself out, and Quentin's suicide, prompted, among other things, by his worrying over his sister Caddy's reputation, will continue forever his argument with his father who has told him that virginity as a value is a man-made tool to control women, the same explanation Crossan argues: "Boys. Men. They lie about it. Because it means less to women, Father said. He said it was men invented virginity not women" (p. 96). But Quentin can't stomach the irony: "And Father said it's because you are a virgin: don't you see? Women are never virgins. Purity is a negative state and therefore contrary to nature. It's nature is hurting you not Caddy and I said That's just words and he said So is virginity and I said you dont know. You cant know and he said Yes. On the instant when we come to realise that tragedy is second-hand" (p. 143).
An example of the controls at work can be seen in Joseph Campbell's "Tales of Love and Marriage," from his The Power of Myth. We're now in medieval Catholic culture, where marriages are arranged, but Tristan and Isolde decide they are, absurdly, in love, in romantic love. Isolde's nurse delivers the warning, but Tristan, too, has had enough of Maggie's farm: "And if by my death, you mean the eternal punishment in the fires of hell, I accept that, too" (p. 190).
A culture's core values, what it desires, finds expression not necessarily in ideology but in personality, in the masks individuals wear to get along with their neighbors. The existential decision to be born again shucks the mask. James Joyce leaves Ireland and the oppression of the church's values of honor and shame, its sanctioned hierarchy of rich and poor, ecclesiastical and secular, its discriminations of right and wrong. And Samuel Beckett ain't gonna work for the text, no more, ripping off the mask with the inside out eyes, the mask that conditions us to see ourselves as others see us, and to find there outside acceptance and respect. Everyone working on Maggie's farm must wear the same mask.
How we vote is also probably an enculturated core value. Louis Menand, in "The Unpolitical Animal: How political science understands voters (New Yorker, August 30, 2004), argues that "Voters go into the booth carrying the imprint of the hopes and fears, the prejudices and assumptions of their family, their friends, and their neighbors. For most people, voting may be more meaningful and more understandable as a social act than as a political act."
"I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm, no more" is an existential decision, like Huck's, and announces a rebirth, affirming that one's existence precedes one's essence, and that one has taken individual responsibility for one's own essence.
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Mason's sizzling start enough in lethargic win at Towson
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Patrick Stevens The Washington Times - December 3, 2011, 10:50PM
TOWSON, Md. | Dominating six minutes usually isn't enough to secure a victory in basketball.
Nonetheless, it did the trick for George Mason in its conference opener Saturday.
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The Patriots trudged to a 65-53 victory before 1,202 at the Towson Center, parlaying their fast start and a lethargic finish into a defeat of a team almost a year removed from its last triumph.
Mike Morrison and Ryan Pearson both scored 14 points for Mason (6-2, 1-0 CAA), which has upended the Tigers (0-7, 0-1) in their last 18 meetings.
"I thought we were overanxious," coach Paul Hewitt said. "We got that great start and we got the bench in the game and it looked like guys were anxious to get a shot off. I wasn't pleased after the opening segment of the game. We didn't play to our strengths. We started hurrying. There were catches we were bobbling because we were trying to go so fast."
Indeed, Mason spent much of the game stuck in neutral, and for no obvious reason —- especially after a quick start.
The Patriots scored 13 points in their first five possessions, a torrid pace no opponent could hope to keep up with. Mason pushed its lead to 21-7 with a Bryon Allen basket a little more than six minutes in, and seemed set to predictably pummel an undermanned Towson team that has lost 26 consecutive games.
Except it didn't happen. The Patriots' bench was sluggish, accounting for more fouls (six) than points (four). Mason couldn't convert a plethora of offensive rebounds. And Towson, to its credit, was efficient from beyond the 3-point line and kept the margin around 10 for most of the night.
"We tried to keep fighting," Morrison said. "Things go bad sometimes. It's a game of runs. We tried to extend it further, but never really got the chance to do that. Hopefully we'll be able to in the future."
It is evident Mason, which won its fourth straight, still doesn't possess all the pieces it figured to have even a few months ago. Point guard Corey Edwards missed his second straight game with a concussion, though Hewitt said the freshman "should be OK for Tuesday" at Virginia. And senior Andre Cornelius must still sit two more games before his suspension is lifted.
Without either, the Patriots seemed frazzled and disorganized on the perimeter, even if it didn't result in a surplus of turnovers. Perhaps most telling was the offense didn't work its way through Pearson, who tried a season-low five shots.
"It's a league game now," Hewitt said. "If you're playing for the team and trying to put yourself in position to be a better team, it doesn't matter. We have two guys here [Morrison and Pearson] who I have supreme confidence playing through. If they're on the court with you, there's no need to rush. If you don't have something good, find them and they'll make something good happen."
Ultimately, Mason needed someone to pull something off in the closing minutes. The Tigers closed within 56-51, but Sherrod Wright's dunk made it a three-possession game. Vertrail Vaughns then hit a 3-pointer with 1:05 to go to snap an 0-for-14 drought from long range and seal the win.
It was a plucky performance from the Tigers, who went winless in league play a year ago and were almost universally picked to occupy the CAA cellar again. And while their effort was admirable, it didn't do enough to satisfy their first-year coach.
"We cut it to five, but we didn't come out the right way, which was disappointing," Towson coach Pat Skerry said. "We blew some assignments defensively and had some turnovers. I'm pleased with the effort, but the effort's been pretty complete. We were smarter tonight. You have to play hard and intelligently, especially where we're at right now, to win against good teams in this league."
History and the current standings assert Mason was and remains one of those programs. On a day when 10 of the CAA's dozen teams opened league play, the Patriots were able to dodge the unexpected results that ensnared both conference favorite Drexel (lost at Delaware) and preseason sleeper William and Mary (32-point loss to Georgia State).
Yet it wasn't a picture-perfect outing, either.
"I'm just going to chalk it up to inexperience," Hewitt said.
When the Patriots pick up more experience, one thing is unlikely to repeat itself from Saturday: Cruising along thanks to just six superb minutes.
—- Patrick Stevens
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import java.util.StringTokenizer;

/**
 * This class is used to compare a Definition with a Term and return a score
 * @author Akshay Choche
 * @version 1.0
 * @see LICENSE (MIT style license file).
 */
public class CompareTermDef {

    /**
     * This method is used to score a term with definition
     * @param term Is the term to be compared
     * @param defination Is the definition to be compared
     * @return Returns the similarity score
     */
    public static double getSimilarity(String term, String defination){
        double score = 0;
        defination = RemoveStopWords.removeStop(defination);
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        StringTokenizer ter = new StringTokenizer(term);
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                double newscore = CompareTerm.getSimilarity(termword, defWord);
                if(newscore > intermediate_score){
                    intermediate_score = newscore;
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@renatoram There are some calm voices on YouTube, but the algorithm makes it hard to find. I like Mark Brown's video series "Game Maker's Toolkit", which isn't really shouty at all. He just talks, calmly, about how cool bits of how games work and don't work.
Most other videogame YouTubers are indeed, all about exaggerating their reactions to the point of absurdity, which means that they spend a lot of time yelling. It's an attempt to garner more views, I think.


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The Words and the Days è un album in studio del trombettista e compositore italiano Enrico Rava, pubblicato nel 2007.

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Tutte le composizioni sono di Enrico Rava, eccetto dove indicato.
The Words and the Days - 4:00
Secrets - 10:31
The Wind (Russ Freeman) - 4:44
Echoes of Duke - 6:36
Tutù - 7:09
Sogni Proibiti (Rosario Bonaccorso) - 2:11
Todamor - 6:37
Serpent - 9:07
Art Deco (Don Cherry) - 3:18
Traps (Roberto Gatto) - 3:25
Bob the Cat - 5:57
Dr. Ra and Mr. Va - 9:11

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Gianluca Petrella - trombone
Andrea Pozza - piano
Rosario Bonaccorso - basso
Roberto Gatto - batteria

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It's a rainy Monday... feels about right.
Busy, lots to do, lots to experience. It was a pretty decent one.
So hard to tell the difference.
We even got new cushions for our patio furniture in the back... & now we're praying that Harvey Dent doesn't destruct them in a matter of minutes. Could happen.
But Saturday was the exciting day of the week.
Y'all know I talk about Ryan & Chasity a lot on here... well, Chasity & her sisters planned a surprise 20th anniversary vow-renewal for their parents. I mean SURPRISE. Like they had no clue... their anniversary isn't actually until the middle of June. No way they would have expected it.
But the girls got a new dress for mom, picked out clothes for dad... dug into their old wedding stuff & pulled out things like their old unity candle, their glasses... put pictures up over the past 20 years. It was so amazing.
Their reaction when they pulled up in the driveway & saw their kids standing there with a sign... I honestly think it took them a bit to really understand what was happening. Everything about it was precious. Seriously - I can't even begin to write how it went or how the emotion of it felt. It was just too much for words.
& man, it worked out perfectly with the weather too. They were calling for clouds & downpours... & it actually rained for maybe 5 minutes & that was it. Beautiful skies the rest of the time. God shining down.
Sunday was a fun day at church - Orange Sunday... where all the kiddos get to sit on blankets with their parents for church. It was Super Hero themed this time around so even the adults were into that ... & you ain't seen nothing till you have our crazy leaders talking about wedgies & why super heroes wear capes to cover them.... Orange Sunday's are the best.
What a special day!! Such a sweet idea, I bet their parents loved it. So glad the weather held out!
It sounds like a wonderful weekend to me. Mine was busy too and then it was over!
Oh, Harvey! You should write a book on all the things he's done! And what a sweet, sweet day! Such a great idea!
What a fun surprise and how sweet of them to do that for their parents!


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Academic Choice: The academic options at Princeton give students a great deal of flexibility in shaping their intellectual interests while working toward either the Bachelor of Arts degree or the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree (34 departments in total).Students also may choose among more than 46special interdisciplinary programs, creating special combinations of academic interests. For example, a student might major in history while also earning a certificate in musical performance; or major in astrophysics while earning a certificate in African American studies.
The classroom experience at Princeton is supported by an array of campus resources and opportunities. These resources include: 15 libraries, the largest of which, Firestone Library, houses more than 6.5 million books; world-class laboratories and research centers, such as the new Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics; and an art museum that has over 60,000 works of art from around the world.
Small and Residential: The university is located in the town of Princeton, which has a diverse population of approximately 30,000 residents. Princeton is situated between New York City and Philadelphia, with rail service to both cities.
Princeton's campus extends from the town center, and is easy to explore by foot. The six residential colleges, where students live and eat, are at the heart of Princeton's residential community. Advising services, cultural events, educational programs, and intramural sports are just some of the resources available to residents of the colleges.
Extracurricular Activities: The vast range of interests and talents of Princeton undergraduates translate into countless ways for students to get involved and follow their interests. Beyond the programs offered by the residential colleges, students can participate in more than 200 student-run organizations, the arts, community service, student government, religious groups, athletics, and more.
Princeton students also are active in various organizations and programs that reflect the multicultural student body and that focus on issues of diversity. For example, the Black Student Union Leadership and Mentoring Program assists participating first-year students in their transition to campus life by matching them to student mentors. Also, an initiative called Sustained Dialogue, which is run by students, provides a regular discussion forum for various topics including race relations, gender, and faith.


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A Michelin-Starred Meal 1,000 Feet in the Air
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Afraid of heights? Then last night's unique pop-up restaurant in the French Alps certainly wasn't for you; a converted cable car provided a one-off dining experience presented more than 1,000 feet in the air.
The event took place on the Vanoise Express cable car in France's Paradiski ski area—a fitting venue, since the 200-plus capacity, double-decker cable car is billed as the world's largest. Despite this, however, Michelin-starred chef Stéphane Froidevaux, who helmed the event, reportedly had only two small 10-by-10-feet kitchens to work in (one in each cabin), and the exclusive event was open to only 36 diners, who were chosen at random in a contest.
Instead of shepherding passengers back and forth between the Les Arcs and La Plagne resorts, the Vanoise Express was stopped midway between the Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne lift stations for 90 minutes, providing patrons a panoramic view of the Alps.
The meal, which was being billed as a modern twist on "cuisine de montagne" or "mountain cuisine," probably wasn't too bad, either. The spaces were "redecorated for a baroque ambiance, complete with special tables, chairs, candelabras and chandeliers." And Froidevaux, who spends most his time as head chef of Le Fantin Latour in Grenoble, described his choices for the meal—which included a mushroom-and-truffle soup encased in a giant snowball—as "close to land art," where "we're going to create a meal and then it will disappear."
You can see some pictures of the full experience from one of the lucky diners who got to attend here.
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Prestige Pest Control helps hundreds of Brisbane's households sleep easy with the perfect pest control solution for every home and budget. Prestige Pest Control helps hundreds of Brisbane's households sleep easy with the perfect pest control solution for every home and budget.
Based in the metropolitan suburbs of Brisbane, the new owners of 35-year-old business, Prestige Pest Control, had inherited a tired and out-of-date website.
New kids on the block, they wanted to do some clever marketing to get their name and brand 'out there'. Problem is, traditional marketing methods such as radio and TV ads are very expensive in downtown Brisvegas and out of the question for a small business like Prestige. They knew they had to tap into the powers of digital marketing….and that's where we come in.
Let's just say, we were super keen to help Prestige Pest Control in their quest to rid the world of creepy crawlies!
Well, apart from the fact that we share a mutual disgust of cockroaches, we are also digital marketing experts with a team of copywriters, content creators and social media whizzes that, working with our in-house website designers, could make sure we created a website that helped Prestige top Google's SEO rankings every single time.
The thing about pests is that they prefer to raise their ugly heads at specific times of year, meaning that Prestige Pest Control was likely to undertake seasonal promotion of their business – termites in summers, rats and mice in winter. Cockroaches all year round – yuck!
With the company's particular needs in mind, we designed a website that had unique landing pages, each representing their different services. High performing and modern landing pages with clear, ad-like banners, gave Prestige specific URLs to link to their Social Media and Google Adwords campaigns, meaning a higher Google quality score and better SEO results. The banners on the landing pages reflect the offer in the ad and, of course, contain a prominently positioned 'Book Now' button. There's no messing about for the wannabe termite destroyer on this website….one click and Prestige Pest Control will be there to save the day!
And, ok, we couldn't help ourselves. Just for fun we added a 'Spray the Bug' game on the home page. Catch those nasty cockroaches if you can! But even if you can't, you won't forget this website. And of course, when it came to designing the perfect digital marketing campaign to get those click-throughs to the new website, we were the guys in the know too.
Prestige Pest Control have a brand new, modern and fit-for-purpose website with cleverly designed landing pages intended to optimise their digital marketing campaign.
No longer do they have to spend thousands of dollars on expensive TV campaigns, their digital campaign, clicking through to their specialised, targeted and optimised website does the job for a fraction of the cost. Bye bye cockies!


The Helicon Classics label was established in 2006, 70 years after the founding of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, as a joint project between the Orchestra and Helicon Music, with the intention of perpetuating the Orchestra's work in the past, present and future.
This 5-CD set includes previously unreleased live recordings of Maestro Leonard Bernstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Spanning the years 1957-1974, these performances embody the warmth and mutual respect which characterized the relationship between the Maestro and the IPO.
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Helicon Classics is proud to present a new, prestigious set of 12 CD's + a Bonus CD of recordings from the orchestra's archives. The repertoire in this set is very special: a veritable treasure trove of in-concert material, including rare recordings, never previously released.
The majority of the recordings in the Helicon Classics catalogue were made under the baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta.
Many internationally established artists and conductors are featured in the label's repertoire, including Herbert Blomstedt, Yefim Bronfman, Rudolf Buchbinder, Vladimir Jurowski, James Levine, Kurt Masur and Pinchas Zukerman.
The label's "Heritage" series is dedicated to historic recordings from the 50's, 60's and 70's, and archival treasures recorded under the baton of Antal Doráti, István Kertész, Rafael Kubelik, Zubin Mehta, Pierre Monteux, Paul Paray and Mstislav Rostropovich have already been released.
The label's biggest selling title to-date is the outstanding and moving performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony under the direction of the late Leonard Bernstein, recorded in 1985.
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1936 by Bronislaw Huberman, and its inaugural concert on 26th December 1936 was conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
The IPO annually tours the world's cultural centers and appears at the most prestigious festivals. The IPO frequently premieres works by Israeli composers and contributes to the absorption of new immigrants by including many newly arrived musicians in its ranks.
The late Leonard Bernstein was named IPO Laureate Conductor in 1988; in 1992 Kurt Masur was appointed Honorary Guest Conductor; since the 2001-02 season Yoel Levi has been the orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor; and since the 2011-12 season, Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda has been Chief Guest Conductor of the IPO. Maestro Zubin Mehta was appointed the IPO's Music Advisor in 1969, Music Director in 1977, and its Music Director for Life in 1981.
This 5-CD set includes previously unreleased live recordings of Maestro Leonard Bernstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Spanning the years 1957-1974, these performances embody the warmth and mutual respect which characterised the relationship between the Maestro and the IPO.


Windesheim Honours College, founded in 2009, is the first professional college in the Netherlands. We educate students to become highly competent professionals, who are active across public and private domains, have a reflective attitude, a global mindset, and promote intercultural diversity and sustainability.
We educate students to become highly competent professionals, who are active across public and private domains, have a reflective attitude, a global mindset, and promote intercultural diversity and sustainability.
Windesheim Honours College is an innovative educational concept offering a unique four-year Bachelor's degree programme in Global Project and Change Management.
With lecturers coming from diverse professional backgrounds and our strong focus on research, we provide an academically challenging environment. Because of this engagement and small-scale community we can offer our students a personalized learning environment.
For the sixth year, our BBA programme Global Project and Change Management has secured the top position in the Selection Guide for Higher Education (Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs). It means we have the best Business Administration and Management programme in the Netherlands.
The Advisory Board is important for Windesheim Honours College to discuss developments in the work field that are relevant for our programme and to give advice on our strategy and curriculum development. Together we monitor the connection between our programme and the relevance for the work field. Also, the Advisory Board gives input and suggestions for our partnerships and projects within the programme. The overall goal is to be truly linked to developments in the broad work field we are preparing our students for and to have critical friends helping us to improve. The Advisory Board meets three times a year.


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In Flanders Fields – Royal British Legion Launch The 2017 Poppy Appeal
The Royal British Legion have installed lines of the renowned poem 'In Flanders Fields' in iconic locations across the UK to launch the 2017 Poppy Appeal. By re-creating John McCrae's, the Legion aims to bring 'In Flanders Fields' into modern-day consciousness, encouraging the nation to Rethink Remembrance by recognising the sacrifices made by the Armed Forces community, past and present. Find out more at: http://www.rbl.org.uk/remember
In the RBL 2017 Poppy Appeal Campaign, lines from the 'In Flanders Field' Poem by John McCrea have appeared in iconic locations including the White Cliffs of Dover, the beaches of Dunkirk, The National Memorial Arboretum, Cardiff Bay, The Sage in Newcastle & Salford Quays in Manchester.
This year the Royal British Legion is asking the public to 'Rethink Remembrance' – The first Poppy Appeal took place in 1921, the same year that the Royal British Legion was founded. A year later, the Poppy Factory was set up to employ disabled veterans to make the poppies to sell during Remembrance. The first Poppy Appeal in 1921 sold out all poppies, raising more than £106,000 (an equiverlant in today's money of £30million) to support veterans find employment and housing after World War One.
To this very day, the Poppy Factory still produces the millions of poppies that we see on sale across every town in the UK during Remembrance and still employs disabled veterans.
This year the RBL ask the public to also remember the current armed forces community and veterans of recent wars such as Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq & Afghanistan as well as remembering those who thought in WW1 & WW2.
The Royal British Legion's Director of Fundraising Claire Rowcliffe said "The Poppy Appeal 2017 is encouraging the public to recognise that your poppy supports the Armed Forces community past and present, and is a symbol of both Remembrance and hope. The work of the Legion is as relevant and vital today as it was in the aftermath of the First World War when the charity was founded. The donation for your poppy will help the Legion support today's Armed Forces community through hardships, injury and bereavements. We're encouraging people to dig deep for this year's Poppy Appeal to help us raise £47 million. The Legion's work is entirely dependent on the public's generous support, so please wear your poppy with pride."
On 3rd May 1915 John McCrae wrote the iconic First World War poem, In Flanders Field. The poem was written after poppies bloomed on the battlefields of the First World War, despite the death and destruction around them.
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The Society of Certified Senior Advisors Bookshelf is dedicated to helping professionals find quality books on aging, older adults, and relevant topics to businesses and individuals serving seniors. This library allows you to quickly find books written by experts in the fields of aging and business, helping you provide better service to the growing population of seniors.
The opinions and philosophies expressed by authors in publications listed on this bookshelf are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Certified Senior Advisors.
6 easy-to-read practical booklets covering the core competencies for serving older adults. With content designed specifically to help professionals better serve seniors.
Caregiving can be a gift in disguise, an experience that moves you toward a more meaningful connection with yourself and with others and a chance to nurture your spirit and perhaps even to transform your life.
With frank detail and profound understanding, "Wisdom from Those in Care" illuminates the trials, frustrations, hopes, and fears of those in care as they learn to accept help and adjust to the changes and challenges in their lives. Anyone who has received or given care will appreciate these moving accounts of nurtured spirits and transformed lives.
Keep your funds insured and safe, while earning interest rates that are far above average. Author leverages 30+ years of experience in the banking, securities, and insurance world to ferret out the best places for safety and growth, available to rich and poor alike.
When his dad, Big Roy, passed away at the age of ninety-five, Roy Jr. started the healing process and discovered a more profound purpose behind the power of hugs.
21 Days to Wealth, Well-Being, and Abundance Now!
A practical guide that links smart money-management and healthful living for people who care as much as about their financial health as they do about their personal health.
After a chance encounter with a remarkable ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer decided to find out what older people know about life that the rest of us don't.
50 Sanity Saving Tips for Caregivers: Don't Kill Yourself trying to Keep Them Alive brings you valuable tips that will reduce your stress, save you time and money and give you hope, all while providing practical ideas for less frustrating, more effective care for your elderly loved ones.
Robert is fiercely committed to informing, educating and empowering Global Citizens so they can be protected from theft, violence and crime in the physical and virtual worlds.
How to develop policies that will bring forth the resources and contributions that the elderly can make and also deal with the problems they impose.
Millions of baby boomers are approaching the golden years. While it's a marker worth celebrating, it can also be a reminder of uncertain times ahead. The Accessible Home goes beyond ramps and grab-bars to help aging boomers, or those faced with disabilities, accomplish home accessibility on a deeper level.
Achieving the Good Life After 50 is loaded with Renee's sound advice and positive outlook. Renee' offers a new way to look towards retirement and prepare for it. Renee imparts that we must maintain our humor during each step of this journey while she motivates us throughout the book.
by Richard H. Gentzler Jr.
We are on the cusp of the new story of our age, as individuals and as a planet, a story in which multiple generations have an opportunity to redefine age and reimagine the future together, and in doing so, transform the world in visionary ways.
In Agewise, renowned cultural critic Margaret Morganroth Gullette reveals that much of what we dread about aging is actually the result of ageism—which we can, and should, battle as strongly as we do racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry.
Senior care authority Frank Samson assists his Baby Boomer client, Linda, to guide her through the challenges she's facing with her aging parents. He asks the tough questions to experts in health care, law, aging, and senior services.
Presenting current research in an innovative format, Aging: Concepts and Controversies encourages students to become involved and take an informed stand on the major aging issues that we face as a society.
Are you caring for or worrying about an aging parent or elder? Feeling stressed, confused and unprepared to handle problems your elder encounters?
Aging in the Right Place highlights the profound influence of where older people live and receive long-term care on their ability to age successfully.
Growing older brings many thoughts of "I wish I knew that before" This book provides information to help us age as well as possible.
This book offers a concise, comprehensive resource for middle-aged readers who are facing the prospects of their own aging and of caring for elderly relatives―an often overwhelming task for which little in life prepares us.
Richard Ambrosius' hands-on experience as a nonprofit area agency on aging executive, senior living marketing executive, entrepreneurial small businessman, author and motivator has enhanced his holistic vision of the changing marketplace.
The decisions we make from our heart, using good guidance and information, are often the best ones. Our culture focuses on reactionary health care rather than proactive life decisions.
In this extensive guide, caregiver advocate Carolyn Brent outlines a step-by-step process so caregivers know what to do and what to ask in every situation that may arise.
Whether you have a loved one who can't make his or her own decisions or you are a healthcare professional, you know how difficult - even heartbreaking - it can be to make decisions for others.
Using the experience she gained as a cancer caregiver for her husband Gordon, Joni has created this useful workbook to document thirty-three of your oncologist visits.
Caregiving is a universal concern today. Sooner or later, you will be called to care for a loved one. Are you prepared to provide care?
Caring Cards® contain 50+ open ended questions that are comprised of a wide range of topics suitable for all ages and stages of life designed to promote meaningful connection especially with aging loved ones.
The golden years of retirement are what people look forward to after years of toiling at work. However, as author and reverse mortgage specialist Jim Blythe explains in his new guide book, Challenges of Change, it is important for seniors to be proactive in personal finances right now.
Joy Loverde shares her expertise with family members and professionals who want to successfully plan and manage eldercare and caregiving issues.
Conscious Capitalism is for anyone hoping to build a more cooperative, humane, and positive future.
Golden years? Career criminals and one-time opportunists are scheming to strip that gold from elderly people.
Work through the organizational, emotional and spiritual issues that can reduce anxiety about end-of-life.
Creating a new mindset in the way we see and act on aging. Tearing down old antiquated barriers of belief and providing new frameworks, behavior, attitudes, actions and creations in the subject of aging.
In a world where customers regard flawless products as a given, service is the key differentiator between competitors in any field.
We've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines-"50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but CEO of AARP Jo Ann Jenkins disagrees. 50 is 50, and she, for one, likes the look of it.
Learn from these deep lessons of life. A heartwarming, thought-provoking story of Rollie Riesberg's life and how he profited from the mistakes, hardship, and adversities of his life, with God's help and guidance.
Lisa Nerenberg provides the first comprehensive look at elder abuse prevention trends and strategies.
First-of-its kind reference manual covering the legal, financial, housing and health care considerations of aging boomers themselves as well as issues confronting them as caregivers.
The "10 Commandments of Emotional Branding" have become a new benchmark for marketing and creative professionals, emotional branding has become a coined term by many top industry experts to express the new dynamic that exists now between brands and people.
Until recently, most Americans equated the end of a successful career with the beginning of retirement. No more. Now they want to stay in the game, or better, change the game.
As evidenced in the Terri Schiavo case that made national headlines, having a living will is an essential element in ensuring that the way in which you would like to spend your last days will be respected.
Advances in medical technology have created dilemmas for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals over such questions as the allocation of resources and a patient's "right to die."
Van Norman received the Rosabel Koss Honor Award from the American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness in 1998 for her service to the profession of older adult fitness.
Your brain is your most important organ and, just like any other part of the body, you should strive to keep it healthy and active. Studies have shown that regular exercise can not only improve brain function, but also potentially prevent the onset of cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Parkinson's.
Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition, yet medical opinions are divided as to its cause and how it should be treated. Is it a neurological or a physical ailment? Should you treat the muscles or the mind? The correct answer is to treat both.
This book was born to fill a specific need, to create a foundation for dialogue between the two generations.
Companies for whom "loyalty" isn't just real: it's palpable, and driving unbeatable advantages in everything from marketing to recruitment.
A groundbreaking book that interweaves twenty years of case studies and research in the field of aging with an exhaustive knowledge of psychology, religion, and literature.
In Freewheeling after Sixty, Bonilla asks us to reframe our thoughts about driving and embrace the concept of a network. Drive as long as you can do so safely and also identify and experience transportation alternatives such as travel training and ridesharing.
Mainstream business has been slow to react to dramatic population aging--maybe even in denial. All but a handful of enlightened companies remain fixated on the gold standard of demographic marketing targets: adults 18 to 49.
Human aging is a complex, multi-faceted experience that unfolds over an entire lifetime. While human aging is universal, it is also wildly variable, shaped by individual, social, cultural, political, geographic and historical contexts. Gerontology: The basics explores the field of research, education and practice which takes on the complex and multi-faceted questions, issues and problems of adult aging and old age.
The challenges of moving the elderly from one home to the next are frequently faced by both generations: seniors and their adult children.
This easy-to-read book will shatter many of perceptions that, in the past, have diverted marketers' attention from one of the biggest marketing opportunities ever.
Practical advice about seniors moving from the home they love. Bruce takes you, step by step, through the moving process.
This is a workbook to help guide people through the process of gathering, organizing and maintaining all your personal documents.
In The Hourglass, Pamela Cuming invites us to contemplate how we can find the courage to age and to confront death as the runway of our lives gets shorter.
How to Avoid the Pain and Suffering of Probate!!
This is the must-read go-to book for what to do: before the death of a dear loved one; after the death of a dear loved one; to avoid the "pain and suffering" of probate.
This book is designed to create conversations within family's with the hope of making death and dying less difficult for those left behind.
Geriatric psychology expert David Solie offers help in removing the typical communication blocks many experience with the elderly.
Conveys valuable scientific information on how Alzheimer's and other dementias affect the brain and how art and creative therapies are often able to bypass the limitations imposed by those changes and reach areas of emotion, creativity, and expression.
Contains interviews with more than twenty older couples about their partnerships and late-life romances.
Margaret Cruikshank's book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness, and the other social roles of the elderly, the over-medicalization of many older people, and ageism. In this book, Cruikshank proposes alternatives to the ways aging is usually understood in both popular culture and mainstream gerontology.
What legacies have you received and what will you pass on, to leave the world a little better than you found it? In Legacies of the Heart, Meg Newhouse provides an unconventional compass to discover and shape your legacies.
The acclaimed author of What's Worth Knowing reveals the truth about aging: Old age often offers a richer, better, and more self-assured life than youth.
This is the "go-to" book for helping you solve your problems of life and pain.
Over a decade ago, a landmark ten-year study by the MacArthur Foundation shattered the stereotypes of aging as a process of slow, genetically determined decline. That means that if we optimize our lifestyles, we can live longer and ''die shorter''--compress the decline period into the very end of a fulfilling, active old age.
The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Shaiman shares stories from her family history and over thirty years of her own life experience as a successful educator, business woman, and social entrepreneur to inspire and guide you to create a vision and plan for initiating a personal legacy.
By providing tools and suggestions that offer hope, optimism, introspection, and self-discovery, this book enables readers to embrace the happy days of life with their loved one and gently guide them through their grief.
Pulitzer-prize winning author Dr. Robert Butler coined the term "ageism" and made "Alzheimer's" a familiar word. Now he brings his formidable knowledge and experience in aging issues to a recent and unprecedented achievement: the extension of human life expectancy by thirty years. As Butler shows, our society had not yet adapted to this change.
Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. This book offers practical, compassionate advice on overcoming caregiving obstacles and maintaining meaningful relationships with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss.
By 2010, 30 percent of the U.S. population will be over age 50.
Baby Boomers who feel overwhelmed trying to decide where to live will appreciate the information found in this book.
"Moving in the Right Direction" shares Bruce's experience and expertise on the many issues involved when seniors consider moving from their long-time home.
With millions in the Boomer generation aging, single and still active, many are exploring non-traditional living arrangements. My House Our House is the story of three trailblazing women who came together to create a 21st century cooperative household.
As an architect, Matthias Hollwich is devoted to finding ways in which we can shape our living spaces and communities to make aging a graceful and fulfilling aspect of our lives.
Many of us have thousands of pictures we took before the age of the digital camera. This book will help you organize, convert to a digital format, preserve, protect and most importantly enjoy your life's most precious memories.
A one-of-a-kind practical guide to making the tough decisions parents and their adult children inevitably face.
How "the second largest boutique hotelier in the world" overcame the storm that hit the travel industry by applying Maslow's theory.
Please Dance at My Funeral offers a warm and gentle approach to death through thoughtful discussions about grief, fear, courage as well as the most meaningful facets of our lives.
Retirement planning can be scary, confusing and overwhelming, especially if you wait until you're faced with a family medical emergency.
In The Savvy Resident's Guide, psychologist Dr. Eleanor Feldman Barbera explains how nursing homes work and how people can make the most of their stays. Finalist in the 2014 SeniorHomes.com Best Books on Aging and Caregiving contest, this large-print guide is the only book available that is directed specifically toward residents.
There has never been a better time, in all of history, to grow old. But will your brain age as well as the rest of you?
Dr. Thomas is at the forefront of a strong nationwide movement to reframe "life after adulthood" as an exciting stage of human growth and development. In Second Wind, he explores the dreams and disappointments, the struggles and triumphs of a generation of 78 million people who once said they would never grow old and never trust anyone over thirty.
A behind-the-scenes look at this hidden epidemic- what it means, how to recognize it before it gets out of hand, and how to deal with it.
This book gives you the information you need to successfully use your PC or Mac, including how to surf the Web and send e-mail. Step-by-step instructions and screenshots.
In this landmark book, Danny shares the lessons he's learned while developing the winning recipe for doing the business he calls "enlightened hospitality."
This ground-breaking resource addresses the question of how long-term care facilities can respond to the sexual desires of older adults while balancing individual resident rights against the needs and concerns of the community as a whole.
Finding the right housemate can feel like a gamble and incredibly risky. Annamarie Pluhar's book, Sharing Housing, reduces the risk by guiding the reader with a practical process, insights and tips.
Covering the physical problems, inner experiences, and instrumental needs of the aging, the text examines aging on both an individual and societal level.
Spirituality and Aging incorporates material from two decades of interviews, observations, study, and reflection to illustrate ways of thinking about and discussing spirituality―what it is, why it is important, and how it influences the experience of aging.
At once beautiful and terrifying, Still Alice is a moving and vivid depiction of life with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
This Survival Guide focuses on Senior Living issues such as long term care planning, finance and costs saving tips for seniors, improved longevity through exercise, eating, and healthy lifestyles, legal and political issues, events in the news, and interesting stories and events that can help shine a light on making the most out of your Senior Living years.
Tears in My Gumbo, The Caregiver's Recipe for Resilience is a heartfelt manuscript that speaks personally and passionately to the 44 million caregivers caught up in the silver tsunami sweeping this country and for all of the people who care about the caregiver. Nadine Roberts Cornish, CSA, the book shares her personal experience as a caregiver for her mother, which transformed her life as she becomes a care consultant, care manager, and caregiver coach.
An intimate and funny collection of essays on the sometimes confusing, sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious condition of being a woman over sixty.
Encourages you to engage aging without either succumbing to it or trying to overpower it, so your retirement will be the rich and rewarding part of life you expect it to be.
A powerful book that is extremely helpful to anyone who with a parent or takes care of an elderly person.
In Uncontainable, Tindell reveals his approach for building a business where everyone associated with it thrives through embodying the tenets of Conscious Capitalism.
Underdog Advertising is written for the small-to-midsize business that must compete against bigger companies for sales, market share and brand awareness.
This book candidly discusses the challenges of living with the personality and behavior changes that a brain illness brings. When a family member or friend is diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or a stroke, life as you know it has ended.
Moving beyond the stereotypes of dependency and decline that have defined older age, The Upside of Aging reveals the vast opportunity and potential of this aging phenomenon, despite significant policy and societal challenges that must be addressed.
Women visionaries share their no-holds-barred inspirational points of view on growing older boldly, wisely, and visibly to reshape the future for all of us. These women don't just tell it like it is. They tell it like it can be. For all of us.
"What to Do with Your Stuff" details the aspects of storing, assigning, allocating, organizing, and even the disposing of your possessions. Problems with moving and downsizing are also addressed.
Colorful and enlightening vignettes about life by everyday people in their seventies, eighties, and nineties.
After his father suffered a massive stroke and his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Jim Comer found himself an overnight "parent" at the age of 51. When he walked into his father's hospital room everyone looked to him as the "man who knew all the answers." He soon realized he didn't even know the questions. In ten years of caregiving, Comer has not only learned the questions he has lived them, and with When Roles Reverse he shares his hard-won answers.
So you thought you'd never have to live with Mom again? Think again. As the population ages, elderly parents everywhere are moving in with their children―and changing everything.
For those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. It is possible to maintain a good quality of life in your later years, but having a plan is essential.
In this book, an award-winning journalist tells the story of people devising innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure they are surrounded by a circle of friends, family, and neighbors.
It's the end of work as we know it. Career paths look nothing like they did in the days before phones got smart. We work more hours at more jobs for more years than ever before. So it's vital that we know how to find work that allows us to remain true to who we are in the deepest sense.
When Kathryn Severns Avery's husband, Chris, began contemplating retirement in 2014, she knew they had to quickly come up with a multi-faceted plan. They spent the next year discussing, sometimes heatedly, what they would do once he stopped working.