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Q: My listview won't output, is a if post back necessary? so I am running a C# function in that is supposed to change the colors of the text based on the value. When I removed the function from the list view it would output the values but when I included it, it would output nothing I have now finally figured out that there is nothing wrong with my function but with how i am binding my data to my list view, so I am wondering what is it I am doing wrong.
Here is my code:
 <asp:SqlDataSource id="SqlDataSource3" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:2007  SoundAssist VER 1.0.5  05-12-2011 (2013-06-24)ConnectionString %>" ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:2007 SoundAssist VER 1.0.5  05-12-2011  2013-06-24)ConnectionString.ProviderName %>" SelectCommand="SELECT [Plant], [Group No#] AS column1, [Group], [Job Code] AS Job_Code, [TWA], [Job Classification] AS Job_Classification, [Job Function] AS Job_Function, [Job Description] AS Job_Description FROM [Temp Table that contains TWA values] WHERE (([Job Description] = ?) AND ([Group] = ?) AND ([Job Classification] = ?))">
                                                    <SelectParameters>
                                                        <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="DropDownList6" Name="Job_Description" PropertyName="SelectedValue" Type="String" />
                                                        <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="DropDownList4" Name="Group" PropertyName="SelectedValue" Type="String" />
                                                        <asp:ControlParameter ControlID="DropDownList5" Name="Job_Classification" PropertyName="SelectedValue" Type="String" />
                                                    </SelectParameters>

and my list view line:
<asp:ListView id="YourListView"  runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource3" OnItemDataBound="YourListView_ItemDataBound" >

And my color function:
protected void YourListView_ItemDataBound(object sender, ListViewItemEventArgs e)
  {
if (e.Item.ItemType == ListViewItemType.DataItem)
{
    Label theTWALabel = (Label)e.Item.FindControl("TWALabel");
    int theTWAValue = Convert.ToInt32(theTWALabel.Text);
    if (theTWAValue >= 85)
    {
        if (theTWAValue < 90)
        {
            theTWALabel.CssClass = "YellowThis";
        }
        else
        {
            theTWALabel.CssClass = "RedThis";
        }
    }
}
}

And here is the List View:
<ItemTemplate>

        Plant Name:
        <asp:Label id="PlantLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Plant") %>' />

        Department #:
        <asp:Label id="column1Label" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("column1") %>' />

        Department Name:
        <asp:Label id="GroupLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Group") %>' />

        Job Code:
        <asp:Label id="Job_CodeLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Job_Code") %>' />

        TWA
        <asp:Label id="TWALabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("TWA") %>' />

</ItemTemplate>

Also I didn't type these in (The Sql statement I mean), I used the built in asp.net connection wizard to do this, and it created it all for me.
Edit: If there is any other info you need to help answer this question, please comment
Edit2: Is it possible that I need a if post back function?

A: The problem is that you are trying to access the controls in the YourListView_ItemDataBound event handler, and at that point the ListView doesn't have loaded yet.
Try adding to your ListView the event handler onLoad and inside that method then you work with your items like:
protected void YourListView_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Label theTWALabel;
    int theTWAValue;
    foreach (ListViewItem item in YourListView.Items)
    {
        theTWALabel = (Label)item.FindControl("TWALabel");
        theTWAValue = Convert.ToInt32(theTWALabel.Text);
        if (theTWAValue >= 85)
        {
            if (theTWAValue < 90)
                theTWALabel.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow;
            else
                theTWALabel.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
        }
    }
}

A: You could try to loop through the controls rather than using FindControl.
if (e.Item.ItemType == ListViewItemType.DataItem)
{
    foreach (Control c in e.Item.Controls)
    {
        if (c is Label && c.ID.Contains("TWALabel"))
        {
            Label theTWALabel = (Label)c
            int theTWAValue = Convert.ToInt32(theTWALabel.Text);
            if (theTWAValue >= 85)
            {
                if (theTWAValue < 90)
                {
                    theTWALabel.CssClass = "YellowThis";
                }
                else
                {
                    theTWALabel.CssClass = "RedThis";
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Even if .Net modifies the ID name, you can check to see if the ID has the substring TWALabel and find your control that.
There is probably a better way to do it, but I can't think of another way that I know will work.

A: The YourListView_ItemDataBound method is called as the List view is being data bound. This is at the point where asp.net is creating a row in your grid for each row in your data source, so you will not be able to access the posted back data by pulling it from the control like you are doing. It is too late, as that old version of the grid has already been discarded.
I think you can either

*

*Have the TWALabel autopostback to the server and create an OnChange event.

*Parse the Request.Params to find the posted back value for each row

*Try and pull what you need earlier in the page lifecycle before the databinding occurs. I think you would still have access to this data during Page_Load

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Ferda Mravenec je komiksová, literární i filmová postava sympatického mravence, který vystupuje v komiksech a knihách Ondřeje Sekory a audiovizuálních dílech z nich odvozených. Ferda je vždy optimisticky naladěný mravenec s červenou puntíkovanou mašlí kolem krku. Je nebojácný, chytrý a vynalézavý, vždy si ví rady. Na rozdíl od svého kolegy brouka Pytlíka je ovšem praktik. Brouk Pytlík sice všude byl a všechno zná, převážně však jen teoreticky.

Ferda Mravenec v novinách a časopisech

První strip s mravencem

Traduje se, že se postava mravence na stránkách Lidových novin poprvé objevila v lednu 1927, kdy začaly vycházet kreslené Příhody opilého mravence. V roce 1927 však v Lidových novinách podobný Sekorův příspěvek zveřejněn nebyl; příběh vyšel v Pestrém týdnu 22. června 1927. Tento příběh však (krom svého autora a toho, že v něm vystupuje policista škvor) s Ferdou neměl nic společného.

Ferda Mravenec v Lidových novinách
Ferda Mravenec se zrodil až v roce 1933, kdy v Lidových novinách začaly vycházet Příhody Ferdy Mravence.

Později následovaly další díly: Ferda Mravenec, Ferda Mravenec a syn, Ferda Mravenec v cizích službách a za předmnichovské krize také Ferda cvičí střelbu (19. 6. 1938), Co Ferda vykopal místo zákopů (10. 7. 1938) či Ferda klame nepřítele (24. 7. 1938).

Původní komiks byl koncipován pro dospělé a měl znázorňovat Ferdu jako osudem otloukaného chlapíka. Poté, co
se Ondřej Sekora na popud nakladatele Hokra rozhodl pro knižní vydání, komiksy přepracoval a poněkud "uhladil", aby se přiblížily dětskému čtenáři. I tak v knihách nechybí celkem drastické pasáže vyplývající nejčastěji z potravních vztahů mezi hmyzem. Ale je to stále poměrně krotké například ve srovnání s "mravenčími" příběhy Josefa Haise Týneckého.

Poslední kreslený seriál se v Lidových novinách objevil v roce 1941. Pak musel Ondřej Sekora z politických důvodů redakci Lidových novin opustit. V roce 1942 natočila Hermína Týrlová první český loutkový film s postavou Ferdy Mravence.

Ferda Mravenec v Mateřídoušce
Příběhům Ferdy Mravence se jeho autor věnoval i po druhé světové válce. V letech 1945 až 1951 byly vydány Kousky mládence Ferdy Mravence na zadní straně časopisu Mateřídouška. Ze Sekory se stal po zkušenostech z lágrů v Kleinstein a Osterode komunista a tak mravenec i beruška na počátku 50. let chodí na brigády, plní pětileté plány a bojuje proti škůdcům.

Ferda Mravenec v divadle

 Ferda Mravenec – práce všeho druhu, v režii Marie Míkové. Premiéra 1. června 2007 v Divadle D21.

Knižní vydání
 Ferda Mravenec (1936), jen ilustračně přepracováno 1958 (původně 69 černobílých a 14 barevných ilustrace, později 36 černobílých a 34 barevných, větší stylizace)
 Ferda Mravenec v cizích službách (1937), přepracováno 1962 (jako u prvního dílu, přidáno barevných ilustrací, stejné motivy ve větší stylizaci)
 Ferda v mraveništi (1938) – přepracováno jako první dva díly v roce 1962
 Ferda cvičí mraveniště (1947)
 Mravenci se nedají (1954)

První tři knihy o Ferdovi vycházely od roku 1962 společně pod názvem Knížka Ferdy Mravence. Vedle této pětidílné "ságy" nalezneme kratší příběhy nebo zmínku o Ferdovi také v knihách:

 Ferdův slabikář (1939)
 Kousky mládence Ferdy Mravence (1950), komiks, s veršíky Ljuby Štíplové vyšlo v roce 1968
 Ferda Mravenec ničí škůdce přírody (1951) – 12stránkové leporelo
 O psu vzduchoplavci (1961)
 Ferda Mravenec (1969) – komiks s verši Josefa Bruknera
 Vesele s Ondřejem Sekorou (1999)
 Dobrodružství Ferdy Mravence (2010) – komiksy – sestavil Tomáš Prokůpek
 Deníky Ondřeje Sekory (2016)

Ferdovy osudy

Následující popis vychází z prvních knižních vydání.

Ferda Mravenec (1936)

Ferda se ztratí z domovského mraveniště. Osudně si znepřátelí nesympatického domácího pána Ej. Hlemýždě. Postaví si domek a prožije krátký románek s rozmarnou Beruškou. Ta nerozumí žertu, v důsledku toho se Ferda ocitne ve vězení a je odsouzen k pětadvaceti ranám na zadeček. V poslední chvíli jej přátelé zachrání a umožní mu odletět na vzducholodi vyrobené mistrem pavoučkem. V této knize se poprvé objevuje brouk Pytlík a také známé heslo "Práce všeho druhu".

Ferda Mravenec v cizích službách (1937)

Ferda ztroskotá v cizině, je zajat rezavými mravenci a přinucen pracovat jako otrok pro různé zástupce hmyzí říše. Slouží jako trubač a nosič trumpety u čmeláka. Aportuje ulovený hmyz střevlíku Masorádovi. Pumpuje vzduch potápníku Straširybkovi. Odmítne nadhánět mravence mravkolvímu mláděti Ťutínkovi. Pečuje o larvy chrostíka. Nakonec je zachráněn přáteli a odplouvá na lodi do své domoviny.

Ferda v mraveništi (1938)

Ferdova loď je potopena znakoplavkou, posádka ale vyvázne a vrací se do mraveniště. Zde Sekora popisuje Ferdovy technické vynálezy, lovení divokých mšic (mravenčích krav), postavení výtahu, péči o potomstvo. Mraveniště ohrožuje nájezd loupeživých mravenců, nakonec však vše končí smírem. Rodí se nová mravenčí generace včetně velkého počtu nových Ferdů (možná tím trilogie měla končit).

Ferda cvičí mraveniště (1947)

Sekora, sám aktivní sportovec, se v této knize zaměřil na popularizaci atletiky. Ferda a Brouk Pytlík svorně spolupracují na organizaci velkých sportovních her a na zlepšení kondice reprezentantů domácího mraveniště. Jsou zde probrána témata jako efektivní trénink a fair play. Kniha je v tomto dosti didaktická a antropocentrická, o životě hmyzu se mnoho nedozvíme.

Mravenci se nedají (1954)

Na knize je velmi znát letopočet jejího vzniku. Na druhou stranu zde Sekora dokázal asi nejlépe vybudovat dramatické napětí. Ferda se ztratil a nalézá mladou mravenčí matku. Sám buduje provizorní mraveniště a vychovává první generaci dělníků. Brzy se objeví ohrožení v podobě aristokratických mravenců otrokářů. Horečně se buduje silné opevněné mraveniště, ale nakonec rozhodující roli sehraje válečná lest. Po historickém vítězství se Ferda vrací do rodného mraveniště, kde zřejmě bude vyprávět nové generaci o svých dobrodružstvích.

Mravenec v proměnách doby

I do osudů hmyzu se promítaly lidské dějiny. Zatímco v prvním díle upomínají na 1. republiku jen uniformy škvorů policistů, v díle Ferda Mravenec v cizích službách zažijeme po incidentu s plošticí plynový poplach a rozdávání masek; helmy nepřátelských červených mravenců zobrazených na zadní předsádce odpovídají tehdejším helmám německé armády.

V díle Ferda cvičí mraveniště vedle komické dvojsmyslné zmínky o atomové pumě (s. 96) nalezneme scénu, kdy rozzuřený dav s pokřikem "Rozbijte mu tu boudu, beztoho je to šmelinář!" zaútočí na šnečka podloudně prodávajícího falešné lístky (s. 98). Sekora píše, "prý mu [domek] až do prvního poschodí rozbili a všechny lístky mu sebrali bez placení", ale ilustrace v závěru kapitoly evokuje spíše hlemýždě rozdrceného těžkou botou.

V posledním díle ságy pak najdeme mimo jiné: pracovní soutěžení, výhody stavební mechanizace, varování před neopatrnými řečmi ("nepřítel naslouchá"), navenek roztomilé broučí záškodníky, kteří požírají mravenčí vajíčka. Příznačná je také totální mobilizace hmyzí říše – snad nikdo nezůstal v boji neutrální. Hlemýžď v tomto díle přechází na Ferdovu stranu. Za zmínku stojí i to, že zlí mravenci mají královnu, kdežto ti dobří maminku.

Reference

Související články
 Brouk Pytlík
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Externí odkazy

 Marie Kudeříková - Mravenci se nedají

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Proponents of a bill now working its way through the Russian parliament say passing the measure will protect the country's internet from foreign cyberattacks or other threats.
But international human rights groups and opponents say the law is an attempt to create a firewall around Russia's internet and restrict information flow. The law's introduction has drawn comparisons to China's restrictive Great Firewall.
Technology experts say beyond the concerns about freedom of information, even if the measure passes, it's unclear whether Russia would be able to build the technical infrastructure to pull it off.
What does the law propose?
The bill proposes routing all Russian internet and data through a central point controlled by the state. To make that happen, Russian internet service providers would have to install specialized equipment to monitor web traffic and block banned content. Theoretically, this would allow the government to cut off the Russian internet, sometimes called Runet, from the rest of the global network.
The law would grant more powers to Roskomnadzor, the Kremlin's federal censor, so it could oversee the government-ordered banning of websites and shutdowns.
The legislation calls also for the creation of a domestic Domain Name System, or DNS, which theoretically would give websites autonomy from the rest of the global net.
Why does Russia need a 'sovereign' internet?
Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014 claimed the internet was created as a CIA project. (It was actually created by researchers at the U.S. Department of Defense.) It was the first time Putin hinted at the idea of building a purely Russian-run system to counter what the Kremlin sees as the West's dominance in the cyber world.
Since then, the U.S. has accused Russia of trying to interfere in the 2016 elections by hacking into the Democratic National Committee computers and spreading disinformation online, a claim the Kremlin has vehemently denied.
Moscow now fears the increasing tensions between Russia and the West could extend into cyberspace. Lawmakers backing the sovereign internet bill said it is needed to prepare the country should the U.S. or another foreign, hostile entity launch a cyberattack.
This is not a purely hypothetical fear. Last month, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. Cyber Command hacked into and temporarily disconnected the infamous St. Petersburg internet troll factory around the time of the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. A U.S. grand jury indicted the troll farm, the Internet Research Agency, in 2018 for conducting an influence campaign on behalf of the Kremlin during the 2016 election.
Putin on Feb. 20 threw his weight behind the bill, which is being heard again in the Russian parliament this month.
"They are sitting over there — this is their invention after all — and they're listening, watching and reading everything you say, and they're storing all this information," Putin told Interfax news agency, when asked why Russia needs the new internet legislation. "In general, the more sovereignty we have, including in the digital sphere, the better."
Can Russia's internet really be cut off from the rest of the world?
Critics of the bill say that even if it passes — and it looks like it will — Russia will face several obstacles to enforcing the law.
It took China at least 10 years to build its Great Firewall, as its internet filtering system is known, said Karen Kazaryan, the general director of the Internet Research Institute, an analytical and consulting group in Moscow.
For Russia to do the same, "it would take a long time, a lot of resources and a lot of human resources, which we don't have," Kazaryan said.
Russia does not currently have the equipment available for telecom companies to filter the internet as required by the bill. That will mean "some entity will have to supply every Russian telecom and internet service provider" with the technology, he said.
That entity is likely to have a close connection to the Kremlin, he added. The state tends to award lucrative projects to private enterprises whose owners have close links to the Kremlin.
"Like everything in Russia, it's always about a commercial interest, and here it's pretty obvious," Kazaryan said.
Stanislav Shakirov, an internet freedom activist at the nonprofit Roskomsvoboda, which advocates for unrestricted internet access, told the news outlet Meduza that the other major hurdle to creating a China-like model would be the lack of domestic investment infrastructure for developing enough tech startups in Russia to compete with what's offered in the West.
"Not only are Russian internet users accustomed to having their pick of Western online services, but Russia's domestic market isn't big enough to sustain competition in isolation, and its unfriendly business climate remains a major hindrance," he told Meduza.
Doesn't the Kremlin already restrict the Russian internet?
The Kremlin in effect controls most of Russia's media, including television and newspapers. Many Russians still get their news from TV.
Still, a vigorous generation of web-based news portals have kept independent journalism alive in Russia, albeit with a fraction of the audience that Russian state media get. Social media and YouTube have become convenient mediums for opposition leaders and regular Ivans to express their opinions in Russia.
A handful of Russian media — including Meduza, in Riga, Latvia — have relocated and rebranded themselves outside the country.
The Kremlin has already armed itself with weapons to fight this threat.
The government passed a law in 2012 ordering Roskomnadzor to create a blacklist of websites deemed a threat to national security. Putin signed the law after a massive wave of street demonstrations erupted in 2011 and 2012 over what protesters said was a rigged election to put Putin back in power. According to Roskomsvoboda, Russia is blocking 154,000 websites from the blacklist registry.
Critics of the blacklist law argue that the definition of which sites should be included is unclear and it is frequently used to block political opposition groups and other dissenting voices.
That last claim is undeniable. Increasingly, Russian authorities have cracked down on dissent, even jailing people for "liking" posts on VKontakte, Russia's answer to Facebook. In a recent case, Russia convicted a video blogger on hate speech after he posted a video of himself playing Pokemon Go in a church.
In 2014, Russia passed a controversial data storage law, which requires social media websites to keep their servers — and all their data — in Russia. Some sites have refused, including LinkedIn, which is now blocked in Russia. Telegram, a messaging service popular in Russia and elsewhere, refused to comply with the law and is now technically banned. The program is still accessible through an IP-blocking application such as a virtual private network, or VPN.
Russia banned the use of VPNs and other software and websites used to circumventing the country's internet filtering system in June 2017. As is the case for the proposed sovereign internet law, Russia lacks a mechanism for completely enforcing the ban on VPN use.
Freedom House ranked Russia's internet as "not free" in its most recent global surveyreleased in late 2018. Although internet access increased among Russia's 143 million people, internet freedom in the country declined for the sixth year in a row, the watchdog group reported.
Human Rights Watch has expressed concern about the proposed sovereign internet law.
"Russia's regressive internet laws have mostly been rushed, clumsy and chaotic, but that doesn't reduce their threat to freedom of speech and information," researcher Yulia Gorbunova wrote in a statement for Human Rights Watch.
"Russia is definitely beginning to look like one of the worst offenders in the world on internet freedom, but it's so sporadic," Kazaryan of the Internet Research Institute said. "It's just random prosecutors all around Russia, who block some random sites because, I guess, they need to report to their higher-ups that they are dealing with threats on the internet."
Source: https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-russia-internet-20190304-story.html
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March's Top 10 Audiobooks.com Member Downloads
Posted on April 1, 2020 by Lena Yang
Listen to last month's most popular fiction and non-fiction titles downloaded by Audiobooks.com members.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, narrated by Jennifer Lim
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned—from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.
Enter Mia Warren—an enigmatic artist and single mother—who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.
When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town—and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.
Blindside by James Patterson and James O. Born, narrated by Danny Mastrogiorgio
The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing and in danger. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who's in prison. The two strike a deal.
Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett a discreet investigator with family worries of his own. Just one father helping another.
The detective leaps into the case and sources lead him to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties to a sophisticated hacking operation—and also to the mayor's missing daughter, Natalie, a twenty-one-year-old computer prodigy. The murder is part of a serial killing spree, one with national security implications. And suddenly Bennett is at the center of a dangerous triangle anchored by NYPD, FBI, and a transnational criminal organization.
Michael Bennett has always been an honorable man, but sometimes—when the lives of innocents are at stake—honor has to take a back seat. Survival comes first.
You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Dylan Moore
Shay Miller wants to find love, but it eludes her. She wants to be fulfilled, but her job is a dead end. She wants to belong, but her life is increasingly lonely.
Until Shay meets the Moore sisters. Cassandra and Jane live a life of glamorous perfection, and always get what they desire. When they invite Shay into their circle, everything seems to get better.
Shay would die for them to like her.
She may have to.
Long Range by C.J. Box, narrated by David Chandler
The wife of a prominent local judge is shot and killed on Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett's turf. But as Joe investigates, all signs point to the shot having been taken from an impossibly long distance. Joe has seen a lot in his time as warden, but he's never seen a killing like this. How could the shooting have been arranged? And who else is in the cross hairs?
At the same time—just as he's adjusting to the arrival of a new baby, his first child—Joe's best friend Nate Romanowski is attempting to decipher a startling grizzly attack in the area.
Beset by threats both man-made and natural, the two men must go to great lengths to figure out how to keep their loved ones safe.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, narrated by Grace Gummer
2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher.
2017. Amid the rising wave of allegations against powerful men, a reckoning is coming due. Strane has been accused of sexual abuse by a former student, who reaches out to Vanessa, and now Vanessa suddenly finds herself facing an impossible choice: remain silent, firm in the belief that her teenage self willingly engaged in this relationship, or redefine herself and the events of her past. But how can Vanessa reject her first love, the man who fundamentally transformed her and has been a persistent presence in her life? Is it possible that the man she loved as a teenager—and who professed to worship only her—may be far different from what she has always believed?
Alternating between Vanessa's present and her past, My Dark Vanessa juxtaposes memory and trauma with the breathless excitement of a teenage girl discovering the power her own body can wield. Thought-provoking and impossible to put down, this is a masterful portrayal of troubled adolescence and its repercussions that raises vital questions about agency, consent, complicity, and victimhood. Written with the haunting intimacy of The Girls and the creeping intensity of Room, My Dark Vanessa is an era-defining novel that brilliantly captures and reflects the shifting cultural mores transforming our relationships and society itself.
Educated by Tara Westover, narrated by Julia Whelan
An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a Ph.D. from Cambridge University.
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
Open Book by Jessica Simpson, narrated by Jessica Simpson
Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique humor and down-to-earth humanity, Open Book is as inspiring as it is entertaining.
This was supposed to be a very different book. Five years ago, Jessica Simpson was approached to write a motivational guide to living your best life. She walked away from the offer, and nobody understood why. The truth is that she didn't want to lie.
Jessica couldn't be authentic with her readers if she wasn't fully honest with herself first.
Now America's Sweetheart, preacher's daughter, pop phenomenon, reality tv pioneer, and the billion-dollar fashion mogul invites readers on a remarkable journey, examining a life that blessed her with the compassion to help others, but also burdened her with an almost crippling need to please. Open Book is Jessica Simpson using her voice, heart, soul, and humor to share things she's never shared before.
Untamed by Glennon Doyle, narrated by Glennon Doyle
This is how you find yourself.
There is a voice of longing inside each woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good partners, daughters, mothers, employees, and friends. We hope all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives and wonder: Wasn't it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to be grateful, hiding our discontent—even from ourselves.
For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her own discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There She Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high. But she soon realized they had come to her from within. This was her own voice—the one she had buried beneath decades of numbing addictions, cultural conditioning, and institutional allegiances. This was the voice of the girl she had been before the world told her who to be. Glennon decided to quit abandoning herself and to instead abandon the world's expectations of her. She quit being good so she could be free. She quit pleasing and started living.
Soulful and uproarious, forceful and tender, Untamed is both an intimate memoir and a galvanizing wake-up call. It is the story of how one woman learned that a responsible mother is not one who slowly dies for her children, but one who shows them how to fully live. It is the story of navigating divorce, forming a new blended family, and discovering that the brokenness or wholeness of a family depends not on its structure but on each member's ability to bring her full self to the table. And it is the story of how each of us can begin to trust ourselves enough to set boundaries, make peace with our bodies, honor our anger and heartbreak, and unleash our truest, wildest instincts so that we become women who can finally look at ourselves and say: There She Is.
Untamed shows us how to be brave. As Glennon insists: The braver we are, the luckier we get.
Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by James Clear
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving–every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.
Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.
• make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
• overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
• design your environment to make success easier;
• get back on track when you fall off course;
Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits–whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson, narrated by Erik Larson, John Lee
On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally—and willing to fight to the end.
In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports—some released only recently—Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents' wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela's illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the advisers in Churchill's "Secret Circle," to whom he turns in the hardest moments.
The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.
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February's Top 10 Audiobooks.com Member Downloads
Posted on March 4, 2020 by Lena Yang
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, narrated by Yareli Arizmendi, Jeanine Cummins
Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable.
Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with a few books he would like to buy—two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.
Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia—trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to?
American Dirt will leave listeners utterly changed. It is a literary achievement filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity. It is one of the most important books for our times.
Golden in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (In Death, Book 50) by J. D. Robb, narrated by Susan Ericksen
Pediatrician Kent Abner received the package on a beautiful April morning. Inside was a cheap trinket, a golden egg that could be opened into two halves. When he pried it apart, highly toxic airborne fumes entered his body—and killed him.
After Eve Dallas calls the hazmat team—and undergoes testing to reassure both her and her husband that she hasn't been exposed—it's time to look into Dr. Abner's past and relationships. Not every victim Eve encounters is an angel, but it seems that Abner came pretty close—though he did ruffle some feathers over the years by taking stands for the weak and defenseless. While the lab tries to identify the deadly toxin, Eve hunts for the sender. But when someone else dies in the same grisly manner, it becomes clear that she's dealing with either a madman—or someone who has a hidden and elusive connection to both victims.
Crooked River by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston, narrated by Jefferson Mays
Appearing out of nowhere to horrify the quiet resort town of Sanibel Island, Florida, dozens of identical, ordinary-looking shoes float in on the tide and are washed up on the tropical beach—each one with a crudely severed human foot inside.
Called away from vacation elsewhere in the state, Agent Pendergast reluctantly agrees to visit the crime scene—and, despite himself, is quickly drawn in by the incomprehensible puzzle. An early pathology report only adds to the mystery. With an ocean of possibilities confronting the investigation, no one is sure what happened, why, or from where the feet originated. And they desperately need to know: are the victims still alive?
In short order, Pendergast finds himself facing the most complex and inexplicable challenge of his career: a tangled thread of evidence that spans seas and traverses continents, connected to one of the most baffling mysteries in modern medical science. Through shocking twists and turns, all trails lead back to a powerful adversary with a sadistic agenda and who—in a cruel irony—ultimately sees in Pendergast the ideal subject for their malevolent research.
The Outsider by Stephen King, narrated by Will Patton
An eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizens—Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad.
As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, King's story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell, narrated by Malcolm Gladwell
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't true?
While tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a book for the page. He was also producing for the ear. In the audiobook version of Talking to Strangers, you'll hear the voices of people he interviewed–scientists, criminologists, military psychologists. Court transcripts are brought to life with re-enactments. You actually hear the contentious arrest of Sandra Bland by the side of the road in Texas. As Gladwell revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, and the suicide of Sylvia Plath, you hear directly from many of the players in these real-life tragedies. There's even a theme song—Janelle Monae's 'Hell You Talmbout.'
Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don't know. And because we don't know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world.
Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne
For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. 'F**k positivity,' Mark Manson says. 'Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it.' In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mindset that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—'not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault.' Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.
There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, narrated by Hillary Huber, Carol Leonnig, and Philip Rucker
"I alone can fix it." So went Donald J. Trump's march to the presidency on July 21, 2016, when he accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Cleveland, promising to restore what he described as a fallen nation. Yet over the subsequent years, as he has undertaken the actual work of the commander in chief, it has been hard to see beyond the daily chaos of scandal, investigation, and constant bluster. It would be all too easy to mistake Trump's first term for one of pure and uninhibited chaos, but there were patterns to his behavior and that of his associates. The universal value of the Trump administration is loyalty—not to the country, but to the president himself—and Trump's North Star has been the perpetuation of his own power, even when it meant imperiling our shaky and mistrustful democracy.
Leonnig and Rucker, with deep and unmatched sources throughout Washington, D.C., tell of rages and frenzies but also moments of courage and perseverance. Relying on scores of exclusive new interviews with some of the most senior members of the Trump administration and other firsthand witnesses, the authors reveal the forty-fifth president up close, taking readers inside Robert Mueller's Russia investigation as well as the president's own haphazard but ultimately successful legal defense. Here for the first time certain officials who have felt honor-bound not to publicly criticize a sitting president or to divulge what they witnessed in a position of trust tell the truth for the benefit of history.
This peerless and gripping narrative reveals President Trump at his most unvarnished and exposes how decision making in his administration has been driven by a reflexive logic of self-preservation and self-aggrandizement—but a logic nonetheless. This is the story of how an unparalleled president has scrambled to survive and tested the strength of America's democracy and its common heart as a nation.
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17 Most Anticipated Book to Screen Adaptations for 2020
Fret not, bookworms, 2020 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for book to screen adaptations. From beloved classics to contemporary bestsellers, there will be no shortage of movies and TV shows to bask in as our favorite characters and worlds are brought to life.
The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver, narrated by Jeff Harding
Release date: January 10
If you've devoured the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffrey Deaver, then you'll definitely want to take note of the new television series based on the nine books in the series! This new series follows NYPD officer Amelia Sachs (Arielle Kebbel) as she joins forces with disabled forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme (Russell Hornsby) to solve cases surrounding infamous serial killer, the Bone Collector.
The first episode just premiered on NBC on January 10, so you can catch the next episode this Friday, January 17.
Let's be honest, Stephen King has a knack for penning tales that are just too good not to be adapted into movies and television shows. The Outsider is no exception there. HBO just released the first episode of this 10-episode miniseries with the same title, based on The Outsider, on January 12. Starring Ben Mendelsohn and Jason Bateman, The Outsider features a police investigation in a small town following the murder of a young boy. Detective Ralph Anderson is on the case, but his suspect is a beloved father, husband, and friend with an alibi. Anderson's case seems ironclad, but as his investigation unfolds, new and terrifying secrets are unearthed.
Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, narrated by James Langton
Expected release date: January 17
Doctor Dolittle, a classic favorite, is getting a 2020 remake! The original novel by Hugh Lofting was released in 1920 and has since had countless adaptations to the big screen, television, and even on stage!
This star-studded version will feature Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Dolittle, the physician who discovers that he can talk to animals (and they talk back), Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, and boasts a voice cast of Emma Thompson, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, and Selena Gomez. Get your popcorn ready, this flick hits theaters on January 17!
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, narrated by Jefferson Mays, and Bianca Amato
Since Henry James' novella, The Turn of the Screw, was released in 1898, it has inspired countless adaptations in film, television, literature, and theater productions. The staying power of this spooky tale is proven again in the 2020 remake titled The Turning. The story follows Kate who is hired as a nanny by a man who becomes the guardian of his niece and nephew after the deaths of their parents. As Kate's employment progresses and she uncovers the dark secrets of both the house and the children, she realizes that things may not be what they seem. Starring Mackenzie Davis and Finn Wolfhard, this creepy film will make its debut on January 24.
The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell, narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden
The Rhythm Section has everything you could want in an action drama: tragedy, deceit, revenge, assassins. Not to mention the fact that the film adaptation is produced by EOS Productions, known for producing the James Bond movies. Blake Lively plays Stephanie Patrick, whose life takes a devastating turn after a plane crash kills her family. When the crash is revealed to be an act of terrorism and not an accident, Stephanie vows to stop at nothing until she can seek her revenge on the people to blame.
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han, narrated by Laura Knight Keating
Expected release date: February 12
The characters you adored in To All the Boys I've Loved Before are back for a sequel in P.S. I Still Love You. The Netflix film will star Noah Centineo and Lana Condor (of course), alongside others. The story picks back up from where To All the Boys I've Loved Before left off with a new love interest added to the mix.
Can't get enough of Lara Jean? Luckily this isn't the end! You can follow Lara Jean through senior year in the third audiobook in the series, Always and Forever, Lara Jean.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London, narrated by Frank Muller
The Call of the Wild was originally published in 1903 and has since had multiple film adaptations. This time around, the flick stars Karen Gillan, Harrison Ford, and Cara Gee. Although, the real star is Buck, the St. Bernard/Scotch Collie mix that makes CGI look real-life adorable. When Buck is taken from his home in California and sold into the Alaskan sled dog trade, Buck's struggle to survive tells a story of resilience that has been cherished for over a century.
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, narrated by Ariadne Meyers, and Jennifer Niven, and Kirby Heyborne
All the Bright Places premieres on Netflix on February 28. The film, starring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith, is based on Jennifer Niven's best-selling book of the same name. Fanning and Smith play the pair Violet and Theodore, respectively, whose story of love and strength is a hit with romantic-drama fans and will surely have you sobbing into your popcorn.
Expected release date: March 18
Celeste Ng's bestselling novel about an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend the lives of one picture-perfect family during their stay in Shaker Heights, Ohio, is finally making its small screen debut on Hulu. Reese Witherspoon, who bought the rights to Litte Fires Everywhere after selecting it as her book club pick in September 2017, is co-producing and co-starring alongside Kerry Washington as Elena Richardson and Mia Warren, respectively.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, narrated by Flo Gibson
Expected release date: April 17
Another beloved classic is getting a big-screen remake — this time it's Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, which was last adapted into a movie in 1993. Starring Dixie Ederickx as Mary Lennox, The Secret Garden follows the spunky 10-year-old as she moves in with her reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth), following her parents' deaths and discovers a hidden magical garden on the grounds of her new home.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, narrated by Nathaniel Parker
Expected release date: May 29
After languishing in development hell for the better part of two decades, Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series is finally seeing the light of day. The movie, which was slated for release on August 9, 2019, was pushed back to May 29, 2020. Based on the first two books in Colfer's bestselling series, Artemis Fowl follows 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl (Ferdia Shaw) who uncovers an ancient underground world of fairies while searching for his missing father.
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy, narrated by Michael Prichard
Expected release date: September 18
Tom Clancy fans certainly can't complain about a lack of adaptations of the author's works. Following the success of Amazon Prime's Jack Ryan series, Paramount Pictures is adapting Clancy's John Clark duology in a two-part film series starring Michael B. Jordan as the title character. The first movie, Without Remorse, will be the first time fans will see John Clark, who until now has only been a supporting character in various Jack Ryan adaptations, center stage in his own story.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, narrated by David Suchet
Expected release date: October 9
Fans of Hercule Poirot can rejoice, the famed detective is returning to the big screen after the success of 2017's Murder on the Orient Express! With Kenneth Branagh back at the helm as director and once again starring as Hercule Poirot, Death on the Nile is bringing to life another one of Agatha Christie's famous mysteries, this time set aboard a luxury steamer cruising down the Nile River.
Dune by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Simon Vance, Orlagh Cassidy, Ilyana Kadushin, and Euan Morton
Expected release date: December 18
Frank Herbert's Dune is being resurrected for the big screen, although fans of the classic 1965 science fiction novel will have to wait a little bit longer to see it after Warner Bros. bumped its release date from November 20 to December 18. This new iteration will be helmed by Denis Villeneuve, who already has Arrival and Blade Runner 2048 under his belt. Villeneuve envisions Dune as a two-part film, and although no news has been confirmed about the potential second movie, fans already have lots to look forward to with the incredible cast assembled for Dune which stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgård, Zendaya, and Josh Brolin, just to name a few.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, narrated by Nick Podehl
Expected release date: TBD
Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, and Nick Jonas are joining forces to bring to life Patrick Ness' bestselling Young Adult series. Based on the first novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, The Knife of Never Letting Go, the story will set in a dystopian town called Prentisstown where everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts. When the only boy in town, Todd (Holland), discovers an awful secret, he's forced to run for his life.
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MY JOURNEY IN 1970 TO MAHARISHI'S INDIA
Recollections of tutelage under the direction of famed Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Miller's debut memoir begins by recalling his time as a youth in the 1960s when he first heard about the maharishi, who created the Transcendental Meditation technique and had popular devotees, such as the Beatles and actress Mia Farrow. After intensive study of TM, Miller was given the unique opportunity to study under the direction of the maharishi himself at his academy in India in 1970—the last TM teacher-training course held there for Westerners. In great detail, the author describes his travels to and around India, the physical and spiritual atmosphere of the academy, and the teachings and character of the maharishi and others whom he met. Some of these accounts are serious and reflective in nature: "Meditate and act: live a fulfilled life of 200%—all inner and outer values, and then spread joy, happiness and success." Others are lighthearted and humorous, as when Miller and his friends receive watermelon to provide relief from the heat only to find that it had been "garnished and adorned with chili peppers." In addition to written descriptions, he offers captioned photographs to chronicle his journey on nearly every page. Miller's comfortable prose achieves a satisfying balance of insight, humor, and information about the TM technique. However, given his thoroughness, not all of the precise details will be of interest or of value to most readers. Also, the author has a tendency to repeat himself, so readers encounter a few anecdotes more than once, as well as five nearly identical photographs of the late maharishi. That being said, the worth of this book is in its uniqueness, and Miller's firsthand experiences will greatly appeal to the maharishi's fans or devotees. The photographs, in particular, will take many Westerners to an exciting world that's geographically, culturally, and spiritually very different from their own.
A unique recollection and resource that will appeal most to a limited target audience.
Pub Date: Dec. 29th, 2014
Publisher: Shikshana Parthika Press
Review Posted Online: Dec. 22nd, 2017
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Toop opens his essay with a comparison of Jae-eun Choi's Japanese paper experiment and the musical mediums of CD's and Vinyls. I thought it was very interesting because he said that Choi's paper and vinyls can evolve over time, while CD's are a static, "dead thing" whose image remains the same no matter how it is used or abused.
After comparing changing and static mediums, he goes on to discuss generative music. He opens by acknowledging some of the first generative instruments such as wind chimes and aeolian harps which take the input of the environment and the rules and laws of physics to generate sound. Then, he describes "Sound Drifting" which was presented in the late 90's and networked various forms of communication via the internet to create music. He then goes into talking about Eno and Reich and their works and opinions on generative music. I found Eno's quote on the subject very interesting "Generative music is like trying to create a seed, as opposed to classical composition which is like trying to engineer a tree."
In his next section he talks about creating music which has no beginning or end, but is just a state of being, a structure. A quote by Evan Parker says "What happens when you work with the longest elements? Maybe you're not improvising anymore, you're just remembering." The rest of the essay goes on to describe this "change of conciousness" from an engineering mindset to a "biological and evolutionary paradigm." I really enjoyed Toop's perspective and overview of the state of generative music.
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Peak performance? You want it… in your work life, in your personal life, and athletically too. Really?
Have you ever thought about that term? Always a bit of a rebel for questioning issues that many accept as a given, I challenge you to consider what you are really striving for. Do you want to reach your highest level of performance at a particular point in time or do you really want to achieve a sense of mastery in your life, all areas of your life?
Many of us want to reach our highest level of mastery in important events in our lives, but we also might crave having more of a sense of mastery in our day-to-day lives. Do you want to push yourself as far and as high as you can go? Do you want to apply this intention to multiple areas of your life, no matter the situation? Relationships, finances, health, family, work… presentations, competitions, games, performances, events… all of these areas may at some time or another in your life motivate you to strive for mastery. You may say you are going for "peak performance", but what do you mean by that term?
So much has been written about it, studies have been done and we can all identify someone who "nails it"-usually we most easily see this in elite athletes or we experience it at a performance. There is something inspirational in watching or experiencing someone as they hit their peak, and we want to achieve that in our lives as well. What I notice, however, is that we tend to use these examples and say "I want THAT" and we forget that that particular performance may have been that particular individual's peak performance at that particular time and it won't be just exactly that way ever again and your peak performance will never look exactly like it, ever.
My highest level of mastery, my "peak performance" for cooking a meal, let's say will definitely NOT be the same as yours. And your highest level of mastery in cycling will most likely NOT be the same as say, Lance Armstrong's. If we are truly interested in mastery we need to take this into consideration. It is part of being clear about what we mean when we use that term.
Are you targeting a level of mastery for yourself? Or do you want what someone else "has". Take into account your talents, strengths, weaknesses, time, dedication and passion for success in that particular area and make sure it resonates deeply with what you really want in your life. Remember that your peak performance will not replicate anyone else's.
Have you clearly defined what you mean by "peak performance"? Be specific about time, place, event, etc.… How will you know you have achieved it? What will you do once you have?
Are you clear that "peak performance" is NOT static? Part of mastering your life involves being clear that "peak" means exactly that. There are valleys and there are peaks and there is everything in between. Trying to maintain the peak in any particular situation as status quo is not sustainable and ultimately will lead to frustration and failure. Unrealistic expectations often have us giving up before we start.
How flexible are you? How connected to the moment are you? Given that peaks are not static and variables change over time, people and situations, the more you are able to see clearly the NOW, the more likely you will be to achieve mastery in several areas of your life and the more you will be able to reach your peak performance.
In my view, assuming we make a goal based on our own strengths and weaknesses, that we have trained, practiced, prepped over and over and that we have clearly identified the situation and desired outcome there comes a critical moment. This is the moment when everything either clicks into place or not. Your ability to be fully present in this moment and make slight adjustments as needed is just as important as all of the preparation and training you have already done. Many people forget this part. However, the more you can do this, the more likely you will be to achieve your highest level of mastery in that moment.
Comment below and let me know how you incorporate the idea of peak performance and mastery in your life!


Getting professional dissertation writing help may sound like the most optimum solution for all of your essay writing worries. In real life, good dissertation writing assistance is honestly as great as it is made out to be. However, in spite of how good it can get, there is no denying the importance of students learning the basics of writing dissertations either. This is because while the ease that professional assistance gives you may feel great most of the times, it is not always the only answer.
You can learn to use some of the easy essay writing tricks that almost every professional uses to complete your essays. Of course, for most students, it is not about the need to learn the basics of academic writing, it is about why they need to do so?
This is your work. You need to make sure that your writer is completing it just right.
Your guidance on how to write out any project will supply your input to the same and give the work your personal touch.
You could be asked to write in a time or place where a professional is not available to assist you.
Until you are not aware of exactly what the topic in question is about, there is actually very little that you can do with it. Make sure that you have understood the topic before beginning to write the essay. Doing some basic, online research at this point is a good idea.
Planning and drafting any academic work is one surefire way of writing a great piece later. That is why you need to start with a plan. Decide how you want to answer the question that has been posted and then begin to decide just how you will put it into different paragraphs. Of course, at this stage all your work is definitely open to changes and suggestions, so edit your draft to perfect it!
Once you sit down with the research work, it seems like no amount of material you have collected is enough. Do not overdo it. Set yourself a fixed time, a few hours or days, depending on the length of your project, and then begin to research. Once the time is up, stop!
Just write so you have time later for editing!
Writing can be one of the most distracting tasks around, so when you have begun on this particular task, make sure that you do not allow yourself any distractions. That means, don't bother about spellings and random punctuation errors. You can easily correct them later also!


Drexel University doesn't have the most popular basketball program in the country, and isn't talked about often in the greater college athletics landscape. But yesterday, the hoops team accomplished a feat that is sure to be discussed for a long time.
The comeback, according to reports, is the largest in Division I men's college basketball history.
Drexel is a Nike-sponsored school, and its players laced up several of the brand's top performance basketball looks during the win, including two signature styles for NBA star Kyrie Irving (the Kyrie 3 and Kyrie 4), the Kobe A.D. and the LeBron Soldier 11.
Drexel guard Tramaine Isabell, a junior, led the team in scoring against Delaware, posting 29 points on 11-of-24 shooting, including hitting 3-of-8 shots from three-point range. Senior guard Sammy Mojica contributed 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting, and sophomore guard Kurk Lee dropped 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting.
The Dragons hold a 12-18 overall record on the season, including 6-11 in conference play. The Blue Hens are in last place in the CAA with a 12-18 record, including a 5-12 mark against CAA opponents.


How cool is that? Embedding that animated brilliance into a stack of records to help define and promote the insanity that will be Domains 17. Are you ready? Are you animated? Are you registered? No? Let's take care of that now.
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Any idea/write up of how the video was done?
I'm experimenting with how 2D artwork can be placed in a 3D space. The short clip of browsing the stacks, is 2D, but AfterEffects is clever enough to interpret the footage, allowing you to build planes that track with the camera. As it happens, Records and Discs work really well because they essentially are flat 3D objects, so essentially 2D.


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James Cummings $5 to surpass O'Shea's feats this season
Wed, Jul 26, 1:38pm by Senior Writer
Godolphin are hoping to put a troubled 2016-17 racing season in Australia behind them as new head trainer James Cummings spearheads an attack on Australia's biggest races in his first full season in charge.
Cummings, the grandson and former training partner of Australia's greatest trainer Bart Cummings, officially took control of Godolphin's Australian operation at the start of July after John O'Shea's shock decision to walk away from the high-profile job.
The pressure of the position became too much for O'Shea, who trained 173 winners, including four Group 1 winners for Godolphin for the racing season before departing in May.
Former champion jockey Darren Beadman took interim control until Cummings was available and oversaw another 36 wins, including Impending's G1 win in the Stradbroke Handicap.
That made it five Group 1s in total for the season and Sportsbet are offering $5 for Cummings to match or exceed that amount in his first full season in charge.
To put that in context, Cummings has had four Group 1 wins in his entire career before now, including two in partnership with his grandfather.
Godolphin's five Group 1s last season were the most since O'Shea took charge in May 2014, while in 2013-14, the stable, then under the banner of Darley, won five Group 1s. Their most is seven Group 1s under Snowden back in 2010/11.
Cummings will hope to move on quickly from the roubles of the last 12 months, with the stable losing their main jockey, James McDonald, to a lengthy ban after it was revealed he profited from a bet on one of their horses in a race in December 2015.
Then came the O'Shea announcement which followed rumours of discord between their training and racing arms.
And troubles have continued to dog Godolphin even since Cummings took charge with a Racing NSW stewards investigation into a possible cover up of a strangles outbreak while O'Shea was in charge.
It has been alleged there may have been a cover up of the serious equine illness and subsequently, the main in charge of their entire Australian operation, Henry Plumptre, has resigned.
Godolphin's problems are far from confined to Australia with Plumptre's global equivalent John Ferguson forced to resign after he was heavily criticised by long time trainer Saeed Bin Suroor.


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