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If you have any questions about WASC-accredited college transfer credits, we recommend consulting your school/university administrators in advance of registration. Also, we recommend discussing the maximum number of units you can earn from an outside institution like The Grauer School with your school administrators.
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The cost to enroll in independent study classes at The Grauer School is $2950 per semester (2019 prices, subject to change). A fee of $200 will be added to each semester for any class taken in an honors capacity.
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For further information about the Independent Studies program, please contact Clayton Payne at claytonpayne@grauerschool.com.
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What exactly is he doing? Why does he have only one ankle in a pool, and why is he wearing a helmet?
The answer speaks volumes, even to those of us who only dream of playing in the NFL.
For starters, Peyton Manning is the best at what he does.
He is a Super Bowl winner, and without question a first ballot Hall-of-Famer. He is an instantly recognizable "face of the League" to many, and represents all that is good about the NFL. In a league filled with controversies regarding player safety, criminal acts by players, cheating scandals, etc., he has consistently represented the positive 'All-American', 'clean-cut' side of football. He is a polite, humble, well-mannered guy who has consistently not only stayed out of trouble, but benefited many a worthy cause.
He is still at the top of his game after a neck injury that many thought would either end or severely impact his prolific career. Yet he has emerged in having what is perhaps his best year as a pro.
The point of saying all that is this – it didn't just happen that way. It took some serious effort and determination.
But back to that strange picture.
This photograph of Peyton Manning was taken during a Broncos practice. Having sustained an ankle injury, Peyton had to sit out of practice. His official listing was "did not participate".
Unable to participate physically, he chose to participate mentally. He couldn't be on the field, but he could be active. He chose to keep his injured ankle in the "cold tub" in the team training room, and wear his helmet to listen in on practice and the plays that were called on the headset, while simultaneously studying game film on a tablet.
This is the guy who leads the league with 45 touchdowns. His team has the best record in the NFL (11-2). He has been a starting NFL QB since 1998.
These numbers didn't come because he's just 'that good'. It appears to be because of his attitude, and using even down moments to improve his craft instead of resting on his laurels. This picture reflects a multi-tasking intensity that we could all apply to our life, whatever it is that we do. Do I pray with this determination? Do I apply it to my work or home life?
Embrace this intensity, and strive to be a better husband, a better parent, a better employee, a better driver, a better writer, a better friend. The list is extensive and personal.
In education, we often speak of the desire to see students become "lifelong learners". I think Peyton Manning in this candid moment is a perfect model of that. A guy who continues to perfect his craft and keep his mind sharp on a day he could easily just do nothing and still keep his job and still be one of the best. No one but him would really know the difference. Right?
So to answer the question, what is he doing?
He's doing exactly what I should be doing.


Of course we all know about Kanye's daughter North West. Then there was Sylvester Stallone's son, Sage Moonblood. Nicholas Cage named his son Kal-El, which was Superman's given name. Ashlee Simpson and her now-ex Pete Wentz named their son Bronx Mowgli. Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller named his daughter Moxie CrimeFighter. Then there is Pilot Inspektor Lee, son of "My Name Is Earl" star Jason Lee, and Gwen Stefani's Zuma Nesta Rock.
In response, we have to ask ourselves a couple of questions. Why are celebrity baby names so crazy? What impact do these names have on us as a society, if any? Should we even bother worrying about it?
So, first of all, why?
"To me, it's to be different and to set their children apart from the others," said Montie Grier, a father.
Bri Davis, a mother, thinks celebrity parents have an ardent wish to keep their own fame alive in their bloodline.
"I think some celebrities do this to gain more attention and possibly attention for their children," Davis said.
The consensus is that celebrities try to keep alive or revive their fame by giving their children outrageous names.
Yoganarasimhan is a marketing expert who based her research on Social Security Administration lists of names since the 1940s. She took into account socioeconomic status of the parents and their cultural exposure.
It seems that more "cultured" parents started baby name trends. When lower class parents picked up those names, higher class parents would discard that trend and soon start a new one. Celebrities display power by creating baby name trends. It shows they are wealthier or more social.
And who better to start social trends than celebrities? Unfortunately, the victims in this case are their own children. They use flesh and blood to prove who is the biggest hipster.
One of the latest trends is naming your child after a place. That's why London, Paris, and Brooklyn have become so popular. But when Ashlee named her child Bronx or Gwen named her son Zuma, after a beach, I think that is the line most people are talking about being crossed.
Davis' own daughter is named Hanalei, which is a place in Hawaii and a spin-off from the "Puff the Magic Dragon" theme song. This is no doubt original, as I have never seen it before, but it is reasonable, especially when you take into account that she simply goes by Hana – a rather traditional name – most of the time. This is a good example of being simple and yet original.
A small poll showed that most of the people I know thought Penn was the worst offender by naming his daughter Moxie CrimeFighter. They say Moxie could have sufficed, but that the addition of CrimeFighter ruined it.
So whether now or in the future, try your hardest not to name your child something that will more than likely result in adolescent embarrassment and future name-changing. Just ask yourself, "how would I feel if my name were Pilot Inspektor?" And even if your answer is "not bad," name your child something less weird.


Journaling is a powerful tool that can help sharpen your brain and mind so that you can become more successful, think more clearly, and reach their goals.
Journaling is one of the top strategies that contribute to many entrepreneurs and high achievers's success inside and outside the workplace.
Maybe you're unsure of how to get started with the habit of journaling, or maybe you're looking for ideas for using journal to sharpen their brain to maximize your productivity and happiness.
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Here's some interesting stats…. According to the Jacksonville Business Journal, Canadians accounted for 39% of all international buyers of property in Florida during 2010… That's $4.9billion worth of property purchased by Canadians. Wow, we must have a lot of snowbirds here.! Or maybe we just have a lot of investors? Perhaps it's is a combination of the two.
One thing is for certain, Canadians like Florida… It certainly has become a popular investment for many. Who wouldn't want a sunny getaway in Florida? The ads are everywhere…condos starting at $30k… houses that once sold for $600k are now selling for $225k. Clearly, Canadians see Florida as a bargain.
And maybe, just maybe, Canadians aren't getting into debt for frivolous reasons?… Maybe we are borrowing with these record low interest rates to invest? Maybe those stats and articles that keep telling us we should be concerned with the 'high personal debt levels' of Canadians, are not a true reflection of our spending habits…??
Most Canadian buyers of Florida property are obtaining loans from a Canadian bank. Borrowing from a Florida bank isn't easy these days. That's why many Canadians will refinance their homes and use the equity to buy their Florida property.
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Tyler Linderbaum proves pre-draft doubters wrong with early rookie year success
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Just as he has done on the high school and college football level, Solon native Tyler Linderbaum has quickly proven his mettle in the NFL.
Starting at center for the 7-4 Baltimore Ravens since the start of the season, Linderbaum has already proved doubters, who believed that he did not have the size to thrive in the pros, wrong.
Linderbaum first began to gain notoriety as a member of the Solon football, wrestling, and track and field teams.
As a senior, he was named a U.S. Army All-American football player and placed third at the state wrestling tournament. At the state track and field meet, he finished second in shot put and third in the discus throw.
Despite the growth of his national profile, Linderbaum said that his intention was always to stay close to home when he made the jump to the next level. That's how he wound up playing his college ball in Kinnick Stadium with the Hawkeyes.
"It was always kind of the end goal to end up at Iowa," Linderbaum said. "Just being 15 minutes away was a big thing for me. I only had two scholarship offers, which were from Iowa and Iowa State and I definitely was not an Iowa State fan. So it was an easy decision for me to decide what school I wanted to go to."
His decision proved to be the right one as he quickly became a key cog along the Hawkeyes' offensive line.
After redshirting his freshman year, he went on to start nearly every game after that, which helped to earn him the title of team captain and win the Roy Carver Most Valuable Player Award as a redshirt junior.
His talents were recognized by the NCAA in 2021 when he was named a unanimous All-American and received the Rimington Trophy, given to the best center in the nation.
When he announced his decision to declare for the 2022 NFL Draft, there was little doubt that he was one of the best offensive linemen in the class. But standing at just 6-foot-2, he routinely had to answer questions about his size and how he would fare against bigger NFL defensive linemen.
Rather than let the questions bother him, Linderbaum said that he knew that teams were just doing their due diligence.
"It was just a part of the process," Linderbaum said. "Questions like that were going to come up, but there were other things that they could look at that helped my game. At the end of the day, that is just a process because coaches are trying to figure every little thing out about you. But, football is football and it is all about getting the job done. It does not matter your size or how tall you are."
That proved true when he was drafted by Baltimore Ravens with the 25th overall pick back in April.
Knowing early on that he was selected with the intention of being the team's Week 1 starter, Linderbaum understood that his top priority was protecting the team's franchise quarterback, Lamar Jackson.
The 2019 MVP and two-time Pro Bowl selection has proven to be one of the most athletic quarterbacks the NFL has ever seen, which Linderbaum said makes it a lot of fun to block for him.
"Here it is a different style of offense, but it is awesome having him behind me and protecting him," Linderbaum said. "At the end of the day, you just have to get your job done and block for however long you can. We know that 8 [Lamar Jackson] is going to make plays."
Through the first 11 games of his career, Linderbaum has done a fine job of doing so. According to Pro Football Focus, he has played 714 offensive snaps and has allowed just two sacks, which is tied for the eighth-lowest mark in the league.
As exciting as his transition to the league has been, Linderbaum said that few moments can touch the feeling of getting a road win, which the team has four of so far this season.
"Anytime we go on the road and win, that is a pretty good feeling," Linderbaum said. "Looking back, I cannot say that there is one play that is my favorite. It is more so the whole experience of getting that victory and experiencing the locker room after a game."
Linderbaum and the Ravens will have the opportunity to experience that feeling several more times as the team has over a month left in the regular season. They take on the Denver Broncos this weekend, though it's from their home stadium in Baltimore.
While it would be easy to look past those opponents and think solely about the playoffs, they're not guaranteed a spot in a talented AFC field just yet. Linderbaum said that his goal for the rest of the year isn't on the playoffs, instead, it's to focus on getting better each week.
"I really just want to focus on one week at a time," Linderbaum said. "You look around the league and there are games where teams are supposed to win, but they do not win them. No game is going to be easy and we know that, so we have to keep practicing to get better. Each week our focus is to take things one game at a time and I have that same focus."
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Posted by Ed Mortimer in Uncategorized.	Tagged: animal rights, Occupy Wall Street.	Leave a Comment
Annual Animal Rights Rally, Union Square.
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Occupy and Idle No More.
Excuse me a moment while I get serious. The old era is over, and the new age is upon us. The social upheaval predicted by the First Nations people is here. We are the ones we have been waiting for. The Occupy Movement heralded the Idle No More Movement. The ideals of Occupy as expressed in the Occupy Wall Street Declaration of the NYC General Assembly, The Principles of Solidarity and the Statement of Autonomy are in complete solidarity with the Manifesto and Mission of Idle No More.
"Idle No More calls on all people to join in a revolution which honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the land and water. Colonization continues through attacks to Indigenous rights and damage to the land and water. We must repair these violations, live the spirit and intent of the treaty relationship, work towards justice in action, and protect Mother Earth."
Occupying is about physically taking public space back from the power elite. Public space is defined as everything — the earth and all human knowledge is public. Of course, we started out small — trying to occupy Wall Street itself, then the sidewalk around Chase, and finally settling into the privately owned public space called Zuccotti Park, halfway between (9/11's) Ground Zero and Wall Street. Occupiers across the globe tried to exercise their inalienable rights to assemble in public space, seek redress for their grievances, and abolish a violently oppressive and destructive global-socio-political-economic-military-industrial-agricultural-educational-medical-etc system.
The act of occupying is a demand that our voices be heard, and action be taken to correct the situations. Maintaining an occupying action, such as Occupy Union Square, Occupy Trinity Wall Street and Occupy Goldman-Sachs, is saying the same thing the Idle No More Movement is saying — we will not be appeased, we will not be silenced, we will not give up. In short, we will not go home and let the status quo remain. We have had enough. Game over, yo. We are not amused.
We have given the power elite enough time to do the right thing, and it is obvious to everyone that they have only further indulged their destructive addictions to money, power and cruelty. It is obvious to everyone that the power elite cares not for the health of the Earth, or of the human species. The insanity of the power elite is killing the species through resource depletion, environmental pollution (including genetically modified organisms polluting the gene pool) and climate change. For the sake of our very lives, and of the lives of our future generations, we can be idle no more.
I occupy everything, everywhere. That is how I am idle no more. I am disappointed that the Occupy Movement failed at connecting with indigenous people around the planet. I am disappointed that the Occupy Movement did not reach out for guidance from the indigenous community. I am disappointed that the indigenous population needed to rise up outside the Occupy Movement. However, perhaps it is for the best as many Occupiers, in my experience, have no idea of their colonizer privilege — and therefore perpetuate the cruel injustices of colonial rule. Perhaps it is for the best that we in Occupy learn about reality the hard way. Perhaps it is for the best that Idle No More lead the way so Occupiers can learn. It is not about the money, it is not about the economy, it is not about reform. It is about people — all people-beings — plant, animal, mineral, spirit. It is about the land and water. It is about love. The age of greed is over and a new age is beginning. We can change everything but first we have to de-colonize our minds, occupy our hearts and realize we can be idle no more.
By our European Colonizer calendar it is the time of a new year. By the spiritual calendar of the indigenous peoples around the globe it is the time of a new era.
We are the 99%. We are all related. We are mad as hell and are not going to take this anymore! We are Idle No More! We will Occupy!
Posted by Ed Mortimer in Uncategorized.	Tagged: occupy, Occupy Wall Street, Street medic, Union Square, Zuccotti Park.	2 Comments
It has been almost almost 9 months since I stopped blogging here, and arrived in New York City to become a part of the Occupy Movement. I have been living on the streets at Union Square for the last 4 of those months. Look at the beard — where's the black gone?
I am a street medic with Occupy. I started at Zuccotti Park on October 1st, 2011, and am still going strong. I lived and worked in Zuccotti during that Occupation, and have continued working as a street medic in our exile wherever there are are Occupiers in New York City. Many, many medics have come and gone. I miss some of them very much. I work alone most of the time now — yes, that means I am a rogue street medic. Get over it. One medic is better than no medics. Here in Union Square I am basically an Occupy Medic, or village shaman. I have a community that knows me, and I know them. We share the travails and tribulations — and there are many each and every day here on the Occupied streets and in the Occupied parks. I am on duty 24/7 — everyone here knows where to find me, and often I am awoken in the middle of the morning's night to rush down the lonely New York City streets to tend to a fallen comrade. Life on the streets is harsh.
I have used up all my life savings, and have no income of any kind. I live off the kindness of strangers, and the loving thanks of all in my Occupy Union Square & Occupy Wall Street community. However, my community is full of people who have come to the end of their resources as well. I, and they, rarely get a balanced meal (maybe, just maybe, once a month). Donated medical supplies are sometimes abundant, but not always what I need. I cannot help my community with the necessary medical supplies, foods and herbal supplements. For that I need money. Please consider donating so I can upgrade the care I can give (see donation buttons in the sidebar). Without donations I will eventually run out of medical supplies and herbals. My herbals are incredibly important in this work, and they do not come cheap here in 1% Land. There is no OWS-Medical anymore to help me out with supplies or buddy-medics. I am on my own here in Union Square (thankfully, Kareem stops by for the day every now and again, but otherwise . . . on my own). I need your help. Help me maintain the health of all the Occupiers in New York City. Help me give them the emergency first aid and continuing care the frontline soldiers of this peaceful revolution deserve. Be proud of them, for they are the ones we have been waiting for. Help me help them.
Occupy everywhere! Occupy everything! Occupy together!
Follow my current misadventures at: http://occupytrinity.wordpress.com/
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. . . See you on Wall Street*
*who ever thought I'd be living on Wall Street?
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A court in Bahrain has jailed 20 medics who treated protesters for up to 15 years each, after convicting them of incitement to overthrow the regime
Posted 29 September 2011, by Staff, BBC News, bbc.co.uk
They treated people injured when a protest movement calling for more rights for the country's Shia majority in the Sunni-ruled kingdom was crushed.
But a spokesman for the government said the group was involved with "hardline protesters" who sought regime change.
The medics had been released on bail after many staged a hunger strike.
In a separate case, the special security court sentenced a protester to death for killing a policeman.
'Surprise' sentence
The Bahraini doctors and nurses were sentenced to between five and 15 years in prison on charges that include possessing unlicensed arms, seizing medical equipment, and provoking sectarian hatred.
All worked in the Salmaniya Medical Complex in Manama, which security forces entered on 16 March after forcefully clearing the nearby Pearl Roundabout of demonstrators.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak, of Bahrain's information ministry, said protesters had used the hospital as a "co-ordination centre", and that some of the medical staff had helped them.
"They should not have got themselves involved in choosing sides in a tragically dark period in Bahrain's history," he told the BBC.
"There is hard evidence that political rallies were taking place in the grounds of the complex and those seeking treatment were only allowed in on sectarian lines," he added.
Human rights activists say the sentences against the medics come as a surprise.
They had been cautiously hopeful that the medics' release on bail was a sign that the government was softening its approach.
One of the doctors charged, Fatma Haji, said she and her colleagues are currently saying goodbye to their families as they await arrest.
"I know that I am definitely, 100% innocent. Our crime – I'm talking about all the medics – was that we helped innocent, helpless people who were just protesting and got injured," she told the BBC.
The medics and other suspects have been tried by a special security court
'Tortured'
The medics were also accused of refusing to treat injured security officials.
Relatives of some of the medics said in June that they were tortured into making false confessions.
A wave of mostly peaceful protests swept the country in February and March, but they were put down by force by the government, which called in troops from neighbouring Gulf states.
However, skirmishes are reported regularly as protesters try to keep their movement alive.
Bahrain's official news agency, BNA, said the protester sentenced to death, Ali Yusof al-Taweel, had killed a policeman in the Shia area of Sitra, south of Manama.
Earlier, the security court had sentenced two other protesters to death for killing a police officer.
On Wednesday, the court upheld life sentences for eight Shia activists convicted over their alleged role in protests.
It also upheld sentences of up to 15 years on 13 other activists.
(Ed Note: Please visit the original site for two news videos associated with this article ("In a video recording for her son, one of the doctors, Fatma Haji, maintains her innocence" and "Sheik Abdulaziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa from Bahrain's Ministry of Information: "No-one is above the law""))
Bahrain Protests
Will Bahrain's Arab Spring bear fruit?
'Island of fear'
Doctors in danger
The Today programme's James Naughtie reports on the ongoing struggle for the future of oil-rich Bahrain.
Ruling family split
Saudi controversy
Simmering resentment
Protests prompt global concerns
In pictures: Protests cleared
Bahraini views on Gulf forces
Arab states seeking PR facelift
'Torture' of Shia activist in Bahrain
Guides & Background
Country profile: Bahrain
Timeline: Bahrain
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'Braving the bullets' in Bahrain Watch
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From other news sites
AFP via Yahoo! Bahrain sentences protester to death, medics to jail 3 hrs ago
Financial Times* Bahrain hands death sentence to protester 4 hrs ago
Reuters UK Bahrain jails 20 doctors after democracy protests 5 hrs ago
Channel 4 Doctors sentenced to 15 years in Bahrain 7 hrs ago
France24 Bahrain jails medics, protester gets death penalty 8 hrs ago
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Leave a Comment / Car Accidents, Personal Injury / By Fox Law Staff
Injury Cases from Distracted Driving on the Rise
Each day in the United States more than 9 people are killed and more than 1,060 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver. Philadelphia Accident Lawyer John Fox has observed an increase of injury cases due to distracted drivers.
There are three main types of distraction seen in injury cases:
Visual: taking your eyes off the road;
Manual: taking your hands off the wheel; and
Cognitive: taking your mind off what you are doing.
Distracted driving activities include things like using a cell phone, texting, and eating. Using in-vehicle technologies (such as navigation systems) can also be sources of distraction.
Texting while driving is especially dangerous because it combines all three types of distraction. In 2010, nearly 1 in 5 crashes (18%) in which someone was injured involved distracted driving.
A CDC study analyzed 2011 data on distracted driving, including talking, texting, and reading email behind the wheel. Texting takes the driver's attention away from driving more frequently and for longer periods than other distractions and; younger, inexperienced drivers under the age of 20 are at increased risk, as they have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes. Many states are enacting laws to help raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving and to keep it from occurring.
Philadelphia Accident Lawyer, John Fox, cites the case of Matt Cruz as a tragic victim of distracted driving. A Neshaminy High School sophomore, Matt was one of 42 passengers on a bus when it struck an overpass in Boston. The bus struck an overpass and its roof caved in, injuring more than 30 people aboard. The Cruz family has sued the bus company Calvary Coach, and driver Samuel J. Jackson, 66, alleging that Jackson should have seen height-restriction signs. It was reported that Jackson was looking down at his GPS and missed the signs.
Matt Cruz, pictured above, was among the most seriously injured. Matt remains in critical condition, with several fractured vertebrae. He had fluid in his lungs, a severe laceration to his scalp, and pneumonia. At this point, his injuries have left him incapable of moving. On Thursday, Matt underwent surgery to insert a tracheostomy tube. His mother spoke by phone during the procedure. When not sedated, she said, Matt is alert and aware, watching television and able to alert doctors if he is in pain.
"He's still Matt," she said. Still, his recovery is expected to be arduous, she said. Her son still needs a ventilator to breathe, and is unable to speak, communicating by mouthing words or moving his eyes. No date has been set for Matt's release from Boston Medical Center, even to a hospital closer to home. "The hardest part is just watching him suffer, day in and day out, and he did nothing to deserve it," Cruz said. "He did nothing wrong."


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GRAND OPENING EVENT DAY 25 - K. BROMBERG PROMO & GIVEAWAY!
Hey ya'll! Welcome to day 25 of my Grand Opening Event! Today we have K. Bromberg for a Promo & Giveaway! One lucky winner will receive SIGNED PAPERBACKS OF HARD TO HANDLE, HARD TO HOLD AND HARD TO SCORE (GIVEAWAY IS US ONLY) so scroll down and enter to win!
The Play Hard Series
When four sisters set out to save their family business, each one sets their sights on a different client to help them succeed.
The Play Hard Series, Book 1
New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg is back with an all new second-chance, standalone hockey romance.
At first, the request seemed simple—sign a new athlete to the agency.
Then I found out the new athlete was none other than the most wanted man in hockey today: Hunter Maddox
Gifted. Sexy. At the top of his game. And the only man who has ever broken my heart.
If signing him will help save our family business, I'll swallow my pride and do what's asked.
But when it becomes clear his uncharacteristic antics off the ice are a hint of something deeper, keeping things strictly professional between us becomes more than complicated. But I know better than to cross that line.
I'll never date a client. Not even for him.
Win the Stanley Cup and do it before time runs out.
Not a small feat, but it's what's motivated me since the start of my career.
And time is running out.
Enter Dekker Kincade.
Feisty. Dogged. Damn gorgeous. The one I let get away.
I have no idea why she's traveling with the team, but hell if resisting her is going to be easy.
But I have a job to do, and I refuse to lose sight of that end game. Even if she confuses me. Even if she sees parts of me I've hidden from the world.
I can't lose focus. Not even for her.
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Hard to Hold
New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, standalone romance and a new hero to steal your heart . . .
The contract with Major League Soccer was supposed to help repair my damaged reputation.
Then I discovered that I'd made a deal with the devil: the player I'm supposed to recruit is none other than the bad boy, star Premier League footballer, Rush McKenzie.
British. Tattooed. Sexy. A man currently at the center of a huge scandal.
The goal? To convince him to stay in the States.
But what's wrong with a little fun in the meantime? No strings. No sweet nothings. Just a way to pass the time while we're both struggling to prove our true selves to the world.
If someone found out our relationship was anything more than professional, it would only serve to prove all our critics right.
I never should have agreed to take the fall.
But I did and I'm a man of my word.
Even if it means risking everything I've worked for.
The only bright side is Lennox Kincade.
Gorgeous. Defiant. Rumor-tainted. Totally off-limits.
Sharing a house with the gorgeous sports agent should have been a fun distraction from the turmoil. Someone to help pass the time while the tensions back home die down.
But what started as nothing, ends up as something I never saw coming.
Hard to Score
New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a new Kincade sister and a swoon-worthy football player in an all new standalone romance that will make you believe in first crushes and true love.
I've signed numerous players to my family's agency—I assumed winning over my next client would be just as easy.
The last thing I expected was to run into the boy who took my first kiss and broke my heart: only now Drew Bowman is all grown up.
Sexy. Scandal-tainted. Second-string. The crush I never got over.
I tell myself work is the reason I can't get him out of my head. I tell him his talent far outweighs his position, and I know I can help. I lie and lie, because admitting that I want a second chance at my first love is impossible.
Some lines cannot be crossed, and ours was drawn in the sand years ago.
I'm supposed to hate her.
I've been told so time and again for ten years - her father ruined our family, smeared my name before my career even began.
But that's not what I'm feeling now.
Brexton Kincade just strode out of my memories and onto my field.
Driven. Determined. Grown up. The Capulet to my Montague.
Being with her would be an unforgivable sin against my father, but I can't resist the pull between us. Even if it means hiding what we have. Even if it means confronting the secrets I've always feared were lies.
Hard to Lose
COMING SOON: MARCH 30, 2021
New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, brings you a romance about love, forgiveness, and living every day to the fullest.
I know finding and signing a military vet to the agency is a long shot--but it'll be good press just letting him try out. That's what I tell my family, rather than admit I can't get the letter he wrote us five years ago out of my head.
But what I tell the bartender in his hometown is a lie. I know veterans protect each other. So I pretend to be a graduate student.
Sparks. Flame. Fire. I accidentally got in too deep.
I didn't expect to develop feelings for Gunner Camden.
And there's no way I can admit to my lies now, not without destroying what we share. So I'll keep faking it.
There are two versions of me: before, and after deployment.
Back then I was a screwup kid. I'd lie, cheat, and steal my way out of everything. My only love was baseball.
After I started fighting, I found out there had been another path for me. One that involved my dream. But by then I had seen too much.
The old me was dead, so I put my dreams to rest, too.
Then Chase Kinkade walks into my bar and reminds me that life is meant to live. No regrets.
Fresh. Happy. Hopeful. I can start to see a new dream, with her.
But sometimes things are too good to be true… and dishonesty is the one thing I can't forgive.
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ALL ABOUT K. BROMBERG:
New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate but can't help to love.
A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow.
Since publishing her first book on a whim in 2013, Kristy has sold over one and a half million copies of her books across sixteen different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over thirty times. Her Driven trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed) is currently being adapted for film by Passionflix with the first movie slated to release in 2018.
With her imagination always in overdrive, she is currently scheming, plotting, and swooning over her latest hero. You can find out more about him or chat with Kristy on any of her social media accounts. The easiest way to stay up to date on new releases or sign up for her newsletter (here) or text KBromberg to 77948 to receive text alerts when a new book releases.
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Labels:Giveaway,Grand Opening Event,K. Bromberg,Play Hard Series,Sports Romance
krg March 25, 2021 at 9:56 AM
I love all her books but so far my top favorites are:
~ Faking It
~ Hard to Score
~ Wicked Ways series
Rita March 25, 2021 at 10:04 AM
My favorite is usually the first book I read by an author because it's the book where I discover a great author. So I would say Driven and that series was so emotional for me.
K. Bromberg writes the best books across the genres...which makes it very hard to pick out a fav....this is a sereis I've yet to try, so looking forward to reading it...
Ashley Hansell March 25, 2021 at 12:51 PM
This is SUCH a good series! Hard to Handle is probably my favorite K. Bromberg book, but I also really loved Flirting With 40!
Annie March 25, 2021 at 1:52 PM
K. Bromberg - love The Driven Series.
Johanna March 25, 2021 at 1:56 PM
Love her books!
Wendy L March 25, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Which one isn't my favorite? But honestly, I have to stick with the Driven series since I've been a fan of Kristy's before Driven even came out and I race Rylee and Colton!
Karen W March 25, 2021 at 3:59 PM
I love all her books but the Driven series is my favorite. It was my introduction all things Kristy.
Kristina March 25, 2021 at 4:10 PM
The Driven Series <3 although the Everyday Heroes series comes in a close second!
Brooke March 25, 2021 at 4:30 PM
My favorite is Flirting with 40!
Ashley March 25, 2021 at 7:36 PM
I just finished Hard to Score and I loved it!
Cowboy Mom March 25, 2021 at 8:13 PM
I love all of Kristy B books from driven series to flirting with forty to hard beat, hard to handle I love them all and I can't even tell you a number to how many times I've read them all
Kathy March 26, 2021 at 11:32 AM
Love her books including the Driven series!
Tiffany J March 26, 2021 at 10:29 PM
Love the Driven series
Shannon Cole March 29, 2021 at 8:51 PM
Love Kristy Bromberg!! The Driven series is my favorite but I must say Slow Burn tore me apart!! Becks and Haddie - just love them to pieces!!!
Jaime April 1, 2021 at 5:36 PM
While I love the Driven series, the Play Hard series was simply amazing! Hard to Lose left me with the biggest book hangover ever!
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, nom complet amb patronímic Mikhaïl Serguéievitx Gorbatxov, AFI / mʲɪxɐˈil sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɡərbɐˈtɕɵf /, fou un polític rus, destacat com a vuitè i darrer líder de la Unió Soviètica, va exercir com a secretari general del Partit Comunista de la Unió Soviètica (PCUS) entre 1985 i 1991, president del Soviet Suprem del 1988 al 1989 i president de la Unió Soviètica entre 1990 i 1991.

Ideològicament, Gorbatxov va adherir-se inicialment al marxisme-leninisme, tot i que a principis de la dècada de 1990 havia avançat cap a la socialdemocràcia. Les seves polítiques reformistes conduïren a la fi de la guerra freda i per això, el 1990 va ser guardonat amb el Premi Nobel de la Pau.

D'origen mixt rus i ucraïnès, Gorbatxov va néixer a Privólnoie (Stavropol Krai) en el si d'una família camperola pobra. Sota el govern de Joseph Stalin, en la seva joventut va treballar en una granja col·lectiva abans de formar part del Partit Comunista, que llavors governava la Unió Soviètica com un estat de partit únic, segons la doctrina marxista-leninista. Mentre estudiava a la Universitat Estatal de Moscou, es va casar amb la seva companya d'estudis Raisa Titarenko el 1953 abans de llicenciar-se en dret el 1955. Es va traslladar a Stàvropol, on va treballar per a l'organització juvenil del Komsomol i, després de la mort de Stalin, es va convertir en un gran defensor de la desestalinització del líder soviètic Nikita Khrusxov. Va ser nomenat primer secretari del partit del Comitè regional de Stavropol el 1970, càrrec en el qual va supervisar la construcció del Gran Canal de Stavropol. El 1978 va tornar a Moscou per convertir-se en secretari del Comitè Central del partit i el 1979 es va unir al Politburó de govern. Al cap de tres anys de la mort del líder soviètic Leonid Bréjnev, després dels breus règims de Iuri Andrópov i Konstantín Txernenko, el Politburó va escollir Gorbatxov el 1985 com a secretari general, el cap de govern de facto.

Tot i que es va comprometre a preservar l'estat soviètic i els seus ideals socialistes, Gorbatxov va creure que calia una reforma important, sobretot després de l'Accident de Txernòbil de 1986. Va promoure els acords de Ginebra entre Pakistan i Afganistan i es va retirar de la guerra afganosoviètica, i va iniciar cimeres amb el president dels Estats Units, Ronald Reagan, per limitar les armes nuclears i posar fi a la guerra freda. A nivell nacional, la seva política de glàsnost ("obertura") permetia una major llibertat d'expressió i de premsa, mentre que la seva perestroika ("reestructuració") intentava descentralitzar la presa de decisions econòmiques per millorar l'eficiència. Les seves mesures de democratització van soscavar l'estat de partit únic. Gorbatxov es va negar a intervenir militarment quan diversos països del Bloc de l'Est van abandonar el govern marxista-leninista el 1989-90. Internament, el creixent sentiment nacionalista va amenaçar amb trencar la Unió Soviètica, cosa que va fer que els líders marxistes-leninistes iniciessin el fallit cop d'estat d'agost contra Gorbatxov el 1991. Arran d'aquest fet, la Unió Soviètica es va dissoldre contra els desitjos de Gorbatxov, i va dimitir. Després de deixar el càrrec, va fundar la Fundació Gorbatxov, es va convertir en una veu crítica contra els presidents russos Borís Ieltsin i Vladímir Putin, i va fer campanya pel moviment socialdemòcrata de Rússia.

Considerat àmpliament com una de les figures més significatives de la segona meitat del , Gorbatxov continua sent objecte de controvèrsia. Va rebre nombrosos premis, inclòs el Premi Nobel de la Pau.

Va ser àmpliament elogiat pel seu paper fonamental a l'hora de posar fi a la Guerra Freda, reduir els abusos dels drets humans a la Unió Soviètica i tolerar la caiguda de les administracions marxistes-leninistes a l'Europa de l'Est i la reunificació alemanya. Per contra, sovint és criticat a Rússia per no aturar el col·lapse soviètic, un esdeveniment que va provocar un declivi en la influència mundial de Rússia i va precipitar una crisi econòmica.

Carrera política
Mikhaïl Gorbatxov nasqué el 2 de març de 1931 a Privólnoie, al districte de Krasnogvardeiski, situat al territori de Stàvropol del nord del Caucas. Els membres de la seva família es dedicaven a la pagesia en una granja col·lectiva, on el seu pare treballava de mecànic agrícola. Des de ben petit va destacar en els estudis i pel seu interés en la política. Als 19 anys començà a estudiar Dret a la Universitat de Moscou i el 1952 s'afilià al Partit Comunista de la Unió Soviètica (PCUS).

El 1955 contragué matrimoni amb una estudiant de filosofia, Raïssa Maksímovna Titorenko, amb qui tindria una filla, Irina, un any després.

Aquell mateix any 1955 rep el títol universitari. A partir de llavors comença a ascendir posicions dintre del Partit. Primer esdevé secretari general del Comitè Territorial de Komsomol, després cap del mateix a Stàvropol. Posteriorment en fou el delegat de Stàvropol al 22è Congrés del Partit Comunista a Moscou. El 1962 ja era responsable del Partit (a Stàvropol) pel que fa al personal de l'administració, granges i indústria.

El 1964 començà nous estudis a l'Institut d'Agricultura de Stàvropol, fins al 1967. A partir de llavors s'accelerà la presa de responsabilitats cada cop més transcendentals, amb un cert suport del llavors cap del KGB, Iuri Andrópov, natiu també de Stàvropol. El 1970 esdevé secretari general del territori de Stàvropol sencer, la qual cosa suposava formar part del govern d'una àrea de més de 2 milions de persones. El 1971 es convertí en membre del Comitè Central del PCUS, del qual en fou el secretari general d'Agricultura, motiu pel qual hagué de traslladar-se a Moscou el 1978. El 1980 esdevé el membre més jove del Politburó, amb gairebé 50 anys. I cinc anys després, fruit de la mort de Konstantín Txernenko, és nomenat pel Comitè Central com a secretari general del PCUS (11 de març de 1985). Després de la reorganització del Partit i del sistema electoral, el 1989 és escollit cap d'estat de l'URSS, i el 1990 president pels Diputats del Poble.

Política interna

Les seves reformes estructurals de la política i de l'economia són conegudes com a glàsnost ('transparència'), perestroika ('reestructuració') i uskorénie ('acceleració [del desenvolupament econòmic]').

L'any 1985 va impulsar una llei seca amb la intenció d'eliminar l'alcohol de la societat, però no va tenir gaire èxit, ja que el mercat negre en va proveir el suficient.

En maig de 1988 va entrar en vigor una llei de cooperatives que trencava amb una llarga tradició política, ja que permetia la propietat privada en els sectors econòmics de serveis, producció i comerç exterior. En un principi s'hi aplicaven impostos relativament elevats i restriccions laborals, però més tard van haver-se de suavitzar per a no obstaculitzar l'activitat privada. A partir de llavors, restaurants, botigues i productors van entrar en escena. Tot i això, no tothom va patir les restriccions inicials; per exemple, a Estònia es van permetre que les cooperatives s'abastissin per a proveir als estrangers, i que interaccionessin amb empreses estrangeres. També es van reorganitzar les grans empreses soviètiques, com l'aerolínia Aeroflot, que va ser fragmentada en diverses petites companyies independents.

Amb la glàsnost, els soviètics van poder gaudir de majors llibertats individuals, com la llibertat de religió (tot i que Gorbatxov és ateu confés) i una major llibertat d'expressió; cal tenir present que fins llavors hi havia un ferm control estatal de tota opinió crítica vers ell. La premsa deixà d'estar ofegada i es van alliberar milers de presoners polítics i de dissidents. Amb la glàsnost, Gorbatxov pretenia obtenir el suficient suport dels soviètics per fer front a les crítiques vers la perestroika provinents dels sectors més conservadors del PCUS. Aquestes crítiques retornarien a finals de la dècada de 1980 quan es van fer paleses les mancances de productes bàsics (es va retornar a les cartilles d'abastiment típiques dels temps de guerra), els grans deutes i la disminució de les reserves d'or.

El gener de 1987, Gorbatxov va impulsar la democratització amb unes eleccions amb múltiples candidats, i mig any més tard, a la 27a conferència del PCUS, va propugnar reformes encara més radicals per tal de reduir el control de l'aparell de govern. El desembre de 1988, el Soviet Suprem va aprovar l'establiment del Congrés dels diputats del poble, amb esmenes constitucionals que l'havien establert com el nou cos legislatiu de l'URSS. La primavera de 1989 van tenir lloc les eleccions al congrés, i Gorbatxov en fou escollit el primer president executiu de la Unió Soviètica.

Referèndum de la Unió Soviètica de 1991
El març de 1991 es va convocar un referèndum a la Unió Soviètica, i el 78% dels votants va optar per un "sí" a la continuïtat de la Unió Soviètica. Però amb els acords de Belaveja es dissolia de facto l'URSS en separar-se Ucraïna, Rússia i Bielorússia.

El cop d'estat de 1991

L'agost del 1991 Gorbatxov fou destituït per un grup d'alts funcionaris militars i civils, inclòs el vicepresident Guennadi Ianàiev, que s'oposaven al programa de reformes de Gorbatxov, la pèrdua de control dels estats d'Europa de l'Est i temien el Tractat de la Nova Unió de l'URSS que estava a punt de signar-se. Van formar el Comitè Estatal de l'Estat d'Emergència (GKTxP).

Els partidaris de la línia dura del GKTxP van enviar agents del KGB, que van detenir Gorbatxov a la seva finca de vacances, però no van poder detenir el recentment elegit president de la República Socialista Federativa Soviètica de Rússia, Borís Ieltsin, que havia estat alhora aliat i crític de Gorbatxov. El GKChP estava mal organitzat i es va trobar amb una resistència efectiva tant de Borís Ieltsin com d'una campanya civil de manifestants anticomunistes, principalment a Moscou. El cop d'estat es va esfondrar en dos dies i Gorbatxov va tornar al càrrec mentre tots els conspiradors van perdre els seus càrrecs.

Després del fracassat Cop d'Estat va prendre la decisió d'il·legalitzar el PCUS i de decretar la nul·litat de l'annexió de les Repúbliques bàltiques. Cada cop més debilitat políticament, sobretot arran de l'acció política de Borís Ieltsin, va haver de dimitir del seu càrrec de secretari general del PCUS i de dissoldre el Comitè Central. Ieltsin es va convertir posteriorment en el líder dominant i Gorbatxov va perdre gran part de la seva influència. El cop d'estat fallit va provocar l'enfonsament immediat del PCUS i la dissolució de l'URSS quatre mesos després.

Dimissió
El 25 de desembre del mateix 1991 es dissol oficialment l'URSS, i fruit de la negativa dels presidents de les Repúbliques de la Comunitat d'Estats Independents (CEI) de reconèixer els òrgans de poder central, optà per dimitir del seu càrrec de president.

Política exterior

Els seus anys al PCUS li van servir per adquirir experiència en política exterior, ja que va encapçalar diferents delegacions del mateix a diferents països: a la República Federal d'Alemanya de Helmut Kohl el 1975, al Canadà el 1983, al Regne Unit de Margaret Thatcher el 1984, els Estats Units de Ronald Reagan el 1986, etc.

Les seves polítiques van millorar les relacions amb els països occidentals, i van minar el monopoli del comunisme en els països de l'Europa Oriental. El 1987 es va culminar un seguit de negociacions amb els Estats Units i es va signar el Tractat sobre forces nuclears de mitjà abast instal·lats en bases militars de l'Europa Occidental i l'Europa de l'Est. Sota la presidència de Gorbatxov també es va posar fi a la «doctrina Bréjnev», de forma que es va permetre a les nacions del (ex)bloc comunista determinar els seus propis afers interns. Al llarg de 1989 es van succeir revolucions a l'Europa Oriental, i el comunisme es va enfonsar, tot i que manera pacífica (llevat a Romania). D'aquesta forma, la Guerra Freda veia els seus darrers dies.

Per tot plegat, el 1989 fou guardonat amb el Premi Príncep d'Astúries de Cooperació Internacional i el 1990 amb el Premi Nobel de la Pau pel seu principal paper en el procés de Pau que caracteritza avui a parts importants de la comunitat internacional. També va ordenar, el febrer de 1988, la retirada de les tropes soviètiques de l'Afganistan, cosa que suposava un punt d'inflexió en la llarga i sagnant Guerra afgano-soviètica.

Tractat sobre forces nuclears de mitjà abast

El 8 de desembre de 1987 va signar amb el president dels EUA, Ronald Reagan el Tractat sobre forces nuclears de mitjà abast, i fou ratificat pel Congrés dels Estats Units el 27 de maig de l'any 1988, entrant en vigor l'1 de juny del mateix any. El tractat eliminava els míssils balístics i de creuer nuclears o convencionals, el rang operatiu d'abast dels quals assolís entre 500 i 5.500 quilòmetres, instal·lats en bases militars de l'Europa Occidental i l'Europa de l'Est, als països sota influència de la Unió de Repúbliques Socialistes Soviètiques que podrien atacar als països europeus membres de l'Organització del Tractat de l'Atlàntic Nord (OTAN), com Alemanya, França, Anglaterra i Noruega, amb els seus territoris sota abast d'aquest tipus de míssils. A la data límit del tractat per destruir els míssils, l'1 de juny de 1991, 2.692 míssils van ser destruïts en total, 846 míssils per part dels EUA i 1.846 per part de la Unió Soviética. A l'empara d'aquest tractat, ambdues parts tenien permís per inspeccionar les instal·lacions militars de l'altre, per comprovar els treballs de destrucció de míssils, l'acord era també un compromís entre les parts per evitar construir més míssils de curt abast i mig abast en el futur.

Guerra afgano-soviètica

Després que Gorbachov va admetre el 1986 durant el 27è Congrés del PCUS que la Guerra afgano-soviètica havia estat un error, cada cop més polítics, inclòs el ministre d'Afers Exteriors, Eduard Xevardnadze, es van distanciar d'un conflicte que havia esdevingut impopular. L'oposició a la intervenció de paixtus, Tadjics i uzbekos dels països de l'Àsia Central va portar el PCUS a ordenar que es realitzessin purgues polítiques com a efectes de la perestroika, però la substitució dels quadres per personal rus va provocar disturbis i protestes a Kazakhstan, Tadjikistan, Armènia i a la regió d'Astracan. A Ucraïna, Geòrgia i els Estats bàltics també es van produir forts ressentiments antimilitaristes i antirússos. A Lituània, per exemple, el Moviment per la Reforma el febrer de 1989 va proclamar la independència de Moscou com a objectiu principal. Els oponents més vocals de les reformes de Gorbatxov dins de l'exèrcit van perdre la seva paraula, a les eleccions del Soviet Suprem de març de 1989, molts oficials superiors de l'ala antimilitarista van ser recolzats molt més i la conducta de la guerra es va presentar per primera vegada a un judici civil d'una comissió ad hoc creada pel Congrés de Diputats del Poble de la Unió Soviètica.

Darrers anys
La popularitat de Gorby (tal com es va arribar a conèixer en Occident) i el seu característic naevus flammeus al cap no el van apartar de la vida pública un cop es va retirar del poder. El 1992 encapçalà la Fundació per a la recerca social, política i econòmica, que porta el seu nom (Fundació Gorbatxov). I el 1993 creà la Creu Verda Internacional. El 1997 va protagonitzar un anunci de Pizza Hut.

Posteriorment, va ser el president del Partit Socialdemòcrata de Rússia, que fundà el 2001.

Des de la dècada del 1980, en diversos mitjans de comunicació espanyols, com La Región, es va difondre una teoria falsa mitjançant la qual seria descendent d'emigrants gallecs de cognom Corbacho.

Premis i condecoracions
 Premi Nobel de la Pau 1990
 Orde d'Honor
 Orde de Lenin (3)
 Orde de la Revolució d'Octubre
 Orde de la Insígnia d'Honor
 Orde del Lleó Blanc de 1a classe (Txecoslovàquia)
 Medalla Presidencial de la Llibertat (Estats Units)
 Comandant de l'Orde de les Arts i les Lletres (França)
 Gran Creu de l'Orde de Santa Àgata
 Gran Creu (Grã-Cruz - GCL) de l'orde de la Llibertat (Portugal)
 Premi de la Pau Indira Gandhi
 Orde del Mèrit (Alemanya)
 Ciutadà Honorífic de Berlín
 Premi Príncep d'Astúries de Cooperació Internacional
 Premi Grammy

Obra seleccionada
 Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World, Perennial Library, Harper & Row, 1988, . Traduït a molts idiomes.
 The August Coup: The Truth and the Lessons, Nova York: Harper Collins, 1991.
 Memoirs, Doubleday, 1996,
 Moral Lesson of the Twentieth Century'' amb Daisaku Ikeda (2005).

Referències

Bibliografia

Enllaços externs
  The Gorbachev-Foundation ©
  Pàgina oficial de Mikhaïl Gorbatxov
  Fundació Príncep d'Astúries, Príncep d'Astúries de Cooperació Internacional 1989
  Pàgina Oficial de l'Institut Nobel, Premi Nobel de la Pau 1990

Persones del territori de Stàvropol
Comunistes soviètics
Membres del Politburó del Comitè Central del Partit Comunista de la Unió Soviètica
Caps de govern de la Unió Soviètica
Caps d'Estat de la Unió Soviètica
Premis Príncep d'Astúries de Cooperació Internacional
Alumnes de la Universitat Estatal de Moscou
Premis Nobel de la Pau
Guanyadors del premi Grammy
Triples Orde de Lenin
Receptors de la Medalla Presidencial de la Llibertat
Gran Creu de Classe Especial de l'Orde del Mèrit de la República Federal d'Alemanya
Alumnes de la Facultat de Dret de la Universitat Estatal de Moscou
Receptors de l'Orde de la Bandera Roja del Treball
Comanadors de les Arts i les Lletres
Doctors honoris causa per la Universitat de Lieja
Persona de l'Any de la Revista Time
Dictadors comunistes
Doctors honoris causa per la Universitat Complutense de Madrid
Doctors honoris causa per la Universitat de Tromsø
Doctors honoris causa per la Universitat de Münster
Comunistes russos
Morts el 2022
Naixements del 1931

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This is a personal post related to game design. It's important to write because all art, including game design, is personal.
My last two posts have been about my single-player storytelling game (SP game). Since my previous post, I created SP prototype #5. It was somewhat successful, and I believe if I continue in this direction I will reach my goal – a progressive, personal, meaningful experience for one player.
For years I have struggled with mounting depression and anxiety. Two years ago, this dark feeling inside me became incredibly clear, and I stopped believing in everything. I believed, and still believe, that all concepts are contrived. It's ultimately all an illusion.
Over the course of the next year, this idea of contrivance stayed at the top of my mind. I was working on freemium games at the time, and the more I did, the more I knew I wanted to work on board games (see here for the reasoning). These two ideas led to the thought, 'Why not switch to board games now? If nothing matters, why should I ever hesitate to act?' This, combined with the introspection from declining, surgical-level foot health, made it clear what I needed to do.
I left my job and started freelance-designing board games full-time. I did most of my work with my girlfriend at the time who was working on her own projects. We eventually split up, and my work sessions became solo acts. At first it was a good learning experience. I became more skilled at playtesting multiplayer games by myself. It was in this period that I made strides toward the final design of Merc Mayhem (side note: possible news coming soon!). Everything would be ok, right?
The days became increasingly lonely. Depression and anxiety intensify when no one is there to make you feel connected to humanity. Death and suicide became daily thought topics. It wasn't a concern, though – if nothing mattered, why would death? On my evenings alone, I wanted something I could sink my time into that would make me feel like my life was going somewhere meaningful. Thus, my SP game idea was born. Death had to be an important part of it, because I wanted others to feel the same acceptance and "truth" that I did. Death was intriguing; I had no place in my heart for fun.
I hit rock-bottom. I'd tried meditation, exercise and other non-pharmaceutical solutions for years, so it was time to see a psychiatrist. I tried one medication after another, each with different, negative side effects.
After a few months I got off the drugs. I wanted my old, unclouded, authentic point of view back. It felt great at first, but soon after, I hit rock-bottom again.
Fast forward to now. I am on one drug, and I am ok with it. Life has become worth living. I am still comfortable with death, but I don't desire it. I smile everyday! The world is a different place now.
So how does this affect my game design work? I'm almost there!
Earlier this month I attended the Sasquatch Board Game Festival here in Seattle. I played and discussed the design of a bunch of new games. I enjoyed playing casual games the most during my time there: Rampage, Machi Koro, Concept and storytelling in CV. The other games I played, like Lewis and Clark, were intriguing but not fun. Intrigue is one of the feelings I desire most in life, but in my new, consistently happier state of mind, I desire pure fun more. It's always been in me in some form – that's why I was a PopCapper – but now it's truer than ever. Fun felt fake and worthless when I was unhappy; now fun is authentic and valuable.
As a result of all of this, I've started working on more casual games. The single-player game is still important to me, but my new happy state has really de-prioritized that part of my brain. Thus, the project is now on the back burner. It feels like I'm abandoning a meaningful journey in some way, but I'm ok with it. I'm still a relentless thinker no matter what I do, so I'll get back to it someday. For now, I just want to make players laugh and smile with their friends.


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Smartphones to Overtake Feature Phones in U.S. by 2011
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Roger Entner, Senior Vice President, Research and Insights, Telecom Practice
The iPhone, Blackberry, Droid and smartphones in general dominate the buzz in the mobile market, but only 21% of American wireless subscribers are using a smartphone as of the fourth quarter 2009 compared to 19% in Q3 2009 and 14% at the end of 2008. We are just at the beginning of a new wireless era where smartphones will become the standard device consumers will use to connect to friends, the internet and the world at large. The share of smartphones as a proportion of overall device sales has increased to 29% for phone purchasers in the last six months and 45% of respondents to a Nielsen survey indicated that their next device will be a smartphone. If we combine these intentional data points with falling prices and increasing capabilities of these devices along with a explosion of applications for devices, we are seeing the beginning of a groundswell. This increase will be so rapid, that by the end of 2011, Nielsen expects more smartphones in the U.S. market than feature phones.
The Smartphone User
Slightly more males than females are getting smartphones (53% versus 47%) which is what we would expect for technical early adopter products. In terms of demographics, Hispanic Americans and Asians are slightly more likely to have a smartphone than what their share of population would indicate, which is a trend we see in the adoption of other mobile data services. While smartphones started out in the business segment, two-third of today's buyers of smartphones are personal users.
In the last six months, roughly 77% of new smartphone buyers remained loyal to their wireless operator, while 18% switched to a new provider to get their new smartphone with the remaining percentage made up of first-time smartphone buyers. Interestingly enough, the percentage of people who switched carriers and got a new smartphone is not higher than that of the average wireless subscriber.
This indicates that the portfolio of the wireless carriers in general is robust enough to prevent any wide-spread smartphone flight from one carrier to the other, with very few exceptions. The added bonus for wireless carriers is that smartphone owners are significantly more satisfied (81%) with their device than feature phone owners (66%).
Features, features, features
Smartphones show higher application usage than feature phones even at the basic built-in application level. During Nielsen's Mobile Insights survey we asked the respondents about features they've used in the last 30 days. The good news for the smartphone market is that people are actually taking advantage of the device capabilities.
The percentage of people who use their phone for only voice communications drops from 14% among new feature phone owners to 3% of smartphone owners. The use of the built-in camera and video capability jumps by almost 20% for both categories, due to the generally better quality and user friendliness of the features. Smartphones also often have a better speaker which translates into more frequent usage from about half of feature phone owners to about two-thirds of smartphone owners. Not surprisingly the use of Wi-Fi increases 10-fold from 5% for feature phone owners to 50% for smartphone users to satisfy the need for fast downloads.
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We can take a trip without a plan.
We can live a life without a plan.
Even with a great plan – a long, complicated, nuanced and sound plan – what degree of control do we really have over outcomes? We say 'lots', but do we really?
Life is neither black of white.
Life is many shades. Of every vibrant colour.
Some people are fatalistic, feeling they have very little control over their lives, their health or whatever happens next. I'm on the other end of that spectrum – I believe I have enormous influence on what happens.
When we are well, these statements and those great dinner party conversations they inspire are interesting.
However, when we aren't well or aren't young – the picture ain't so rosy.
We have more control over our life, our health outcomes and our happiness than many people think – and while there might be statistics about our facts, the issue of attitude is incredibly important. I think it is. I try to live my days in that belief. I'm staying in the kingdom of the well. Well. Well … that's my plan.
Nothing else matters much if we don't.


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Today we sit down with children's author Ann Morris to talk about her work and her inspiration. Please enjoy.
AM: "Everything Is Different"/"Todo es distinto" are the English and Spanish versions of the same story. They are picture books for children of any age.
AM: No, but I'll do my best.
Brett and his dad visit England briefly; many observations and questions ensue; Brett learns that different is not the same as wrong.
AM: Children of any age (5-9), children reading to them and parents or adults reading to them. Language learners are also part of my intended readers.
AM: I was visiting the United Kingdom, in England specifically, and people were commenting on things they noticed that were different. Immediately I knew it would be a perfect children's story. Children's notice things that are different, but they are much more adaptable to new ideas than adults. With a constantly changing world, it is important for children to learn that there is more than one way to do things "right".
AM: Melissa Wright is my illustrator for this book. She is a cousin of mine that I have never met, but she has entertaining details included in her illustrations.
AM: My junior high English teachers were fantastic and left a deep impression on my love of the language. Growing up, my dad was very observant and constantly drawing our attention to a pretty landscape or sunset. My mother loved to write and gave me tips as I progressed. She never did a project for me but was always cheering from the side lines. My junior high geography teacher was important in pointing out that we should look at what we have in common with people that are different from us.
AM: They are both equally important. Brett is the young boy who is constantly noticing "different" things and worrying that something will happen. His dad patiently addresses his concerns and explains why they are that way and that they work fine in this location.
DM: If you could change ONE thing about your book, what would it be? Why?
AM: I don't know that I could change anything. The story is based on things I actually saw, places I visited, and Brett is based on my nephew, true to form including speech patterns.
AM: My tax advisor wouldn't allow me to deduct trip expenses on my tax return! I've learned since that I could have. Grrrr.
I loved the trip and relive it every time I read the story. I want to return to the Midlands in England!
AM: My books are all based on true experiences. They are my way of telling a story, teaching a lesson, and trying to impress the importance of healthy adult/child relationships.
I am equally bilingual in English and Spanish (spoken and written) and love languages and cultures. I am always learning. A former High School Spanish teacher, I was always working to reach the students personally as well as academically. They know if a teacher cares about them or not.
I was a musician starting with piano in elementary school through adulthood. I've had leadership positions and feel it is important to include co-workers in decision-making. Everyone is important.
I love to bird watch, flower garden, and work on geneology. I write poetry and love to take photographs. My piano technician says I have a "sensitive" ear. It's all related somehow. People and the world are inter-related, it is important for us to notice and be conscious of other people as well as Mother Earth, and it is important for us to seek harmony.
Ann (Ana for Spanish books) Morris has a deep interest in education. She knows that children have vivid imaginations and an insatiable love of learning. Morris developed an interest in writing children's stories with the intention of recording memorable experiences with young family members sprinkled with memories of her own youth.
As a teacher and as a community worker, Morris has collaborated with and served people from many cultures new to our country, including our Latino friends. She speaks and writes Spanish as well as English. Her hopes are to encourage children and parents learning to read their native language, as well as to motivate language learners. She includes a positive adult role model, a curious child and a unique learning experience in each story.
Surprise in Auntie's Garden!/¡Sorpresa en el jardín de la tía!


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Little Miss Lulu made her appearance Tuesday night, just as I suspected. I suppose the historic Inauguration festivities got her excited to make her own appearance!
We got to the hospital at 4:30pm as I was having medium strength contractions 2 to 5 minutes apart. We were given the option of walking it off and coming back in the morning for a controlled delivery (and taking the chance of needing another speedy trip to the hospital sometime in the intervening hours); or getting set up with an epidural for pain, a pitocin drip to speed up the process, and having a baby within a couple hours.
As many of us know, when you offer a woman in labor an out, she is likely to take it. We looked at each other and thought, well, the kids are taken care of for the next 24 hours, we are already here, and I'm already getting really cranky. We took the second option, and everything jumped into motion.
I had an epidural with my first, but was otherwise out of my mind and thus not terribly impressed with the experience. My second came so fast there was no time, and I just pushed through the burn. That was also an out-of-body experience, followed by an intense adrenaline rush as if I had just survived falling out of a ten-story building.
This time I was still in control of myself so I appreciated the difference between pre-and post-epidural states. After I got comfy, I sat back and we waited for the pitocin IV to do its job. It seemed like only 15 minutes later it was time to push. After only a couple minutes of not really hard pushing, Lulu made her entrance into the world. She didn't even cause any tearing, which is my personal highlight of the week.
The whole experience was a bit surreal. As I said, I was fully aware of myself and everything else throughout the whole event. In my opinion, the epidural was a miracle that allowed me to appreciate and enjoy the moment. I am a fan.
Awesome. Congratulations. What a beautiful family.
Woo HOO! She is beautiful. I'm so excited to meet her. Larkin. I love it.YOu look great too!


Aaron Lasseigne takes a look at some of the new things we can play with in Ruby 2.2, such as Binding#local_variables, Enumerable#slice_after, and Kernel#itself. I hadn't known about most of these.
A practical (rather than theoretical) treatment of the various techniques and approaches that are available for concurrency and parallelism in Ruby.
Can deploying to production be a joyful experience? At Ninefold, we think so. Get a 1.5 GB combined Rails app server in the US, for free (seriously). Just sign-up, deploy a Rails app and enter your billing details.
A look at the measures taken by Shopify to ensure their busy Rails-based e-commerce system can stand the heat on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Ruby 2.2 introduced incremental garbage collection for extra performance through shorter GC pause times. This is an overview of the technique and how it compares to what older MRI implementations did.
The RubyGems site uses so many gems, they've split their vendor/cache folder out into a separate repository. Arthur Nogueira Neves looks at the how and why.
Ansible is an IT automation tool, most often used for configuring servers and deploying apps.
Just a few tips and things to check for.
Chris Seaton looks at a technique to jump from compiled code back to an interpreter for the 'tricky' parts of Ruby only, and how this can yield better performance.
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Includes Pry, Awesome Print, Hirb, Pry Doc, and others.
Supports formats like .doc, .docx, .pages, .odt, .rtf, .pdf and lets you pull out raw text too. Leans on Apache Tika so you need a working JRE present.
For when you want to keep things peaceful and not party hard.


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Jinni was a website-based search engine and recommendation engine for movies, TV shows and short films. The service was powered by the Entertainment Genome, an approach to indexing titles based on attributes like mood, tone, plot, and structure. As of 2015, it was no longer available to the public, but is reportedly available via API and business-to-business licensing, where it reportedly impacts businesses like Comcast's Xfinity product, as well as other businesses using "smart" entertainment search.

Description
The Jinni service included semantic search, a meaning-based approach to interpreting queries by identifying concepts within the content, rather than keywords. The search engine served as a video discovery tool focusing on user tastes, including mood, plot, and other parameters, with options to browse and refine using additional terms, e.g., "action in a future dystopia" or "Beautiful Girls, funny."

Jinni's semantic discovery engine was powered by that company's Entertainment Genome™, which reportedly contained thousands of "genes" automatically assigned to describe mood, style, plot and setting for every released movie or television program. These elements were then matched to subscribers' personal tastes according to their viewing history in order to provide a personalized discovery experience. Jinni also provided recommendations, according to a given user's favorites and ratings, of movies and TV shows. Stated another way, the recommendations were based on available content and on the user's taste profile.

As well as discovery, the Jinni website included internet television, the online streaming of film and television, mostly for titles available in the United States. Jinni also linked to other sites that rented or sold DVDs or offered downloads or streaming for a fee, such as Netflix, Amazon and Blockbuster.

Jinni's technology involved a taxonomy created by film professionals, with new titles indexed via natural language processing and machine learning methods to automatically analyze reviews and metadata.

Jinni's products included the website and APIs for TV operators and internet content providers. Jinni's partners included SeaChange, NDS, and OpenTV.

As of 2015, the business-to-business supply of its tools for use in "target[ing], deliver[ing], and measur[ing]... digital advertising efforts", with its entertainment audience-targeting solution addressed to movie studios, TV networks and "over-the-top" video providers.

History
In March 2009, the Jinni website integrated the Netflix developer API. As a consequence, people could search the Netflix catalog, and "Instant Watch" catalog from Jinni, and add to their Netflix queues or begin streaming. In May 2010, Google announced a strategic alliance with Jinni to allow access to its tools by Google TV. In May 2011, Jinni announced it having raised US$5 million in Round B funding.

In June 2012, Belgian cable operator Belgacom deployed a recommendation engine from Jinni on digital set-tops that allowed subscribers to browse for content based on "mood". In July 2012, Jinni teamed up with Swisscom "for integration into [o]n [d]emand and live TV".

On November 6, 2013, Jinni launched a new customer-facing website and iPad application, providing personal recommendations based on a users "entertainment personality" as well as personalized TV listings, semantic content searches, and social-based group recommendations. In May 2014, Jinni integrated its "mood" and "taste"-driven video discovery engine with AT&T's U-verse TV platform.

In June 2015, Jinni shut down its public service and now offers "solutions for pay TV [and] OTT operators" and "for entertainment advertisers".

References

External links

Further reading
Top 10 Movie Recommendation Engines - CNET
Red Herring Europe 100 Winners 2009
SXSW Web Awards Finalists 2009
Plugg Rally Winners 2009
CableLabs Best Product Idea Winner 2010
Webby Honorees 2010

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Online companies of Israel
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