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Two European countries, Greece and Austria, have told their citizens to get the COVID vaccination by early next year or pay a lot of money in fines. Greece is targeting those 60 years of age or older. Austria is requiring all adults to get vaccinated. Joanna Kakissis joins us now from Athens.
Joanna, thanks so much for being with us.
JOANNA KAKISSIS, BYLINE: Thanks for having me, Scott.
SIMON: And what brought on this vaccine mandate in Greece?
KAKISSIS: So basically, it was frustration over the surging numbers of infections and the fact that there wasn't enough vaccine coverage. About 63% of Greeks are vaccinated. The rest make up most of the numbers who were getting infected and intubated in hospitals and even dying. The government did try to manage the surge by banning the unvaccinated from indoor spaces like restaurants, cafes, you know, cinemas. But that did not bring up the vaccination rate. So the Greek prime minister took what even he thinks is a drastic step, which is mandating the vaccination of seniors, who are more vulnerable to the virus. Those 60 and older are more likely to get seriously ill from COVID, to be intubated in hospitals, to die. To get a sense of the number of seniors who are not vaccinated, that's about a half a million Greeks. And now they have to get their shots by mid-January or pay monthly fees of 100 euros, which works out to be about $114. And that doesn't sound like a lot of money in the U.S., but in Greece, it's a lot of money because the average pension here is about $800 a month.
SIMON: And what's the reaction been like?
KAKISSIS: Well, you know, those who are vaccinated support it, and they say, you know, the Greek economy cannot afford another lockdown. But, you know, the unvaccinated say it's totally undemocratic and point out, hey, you know, Greece is the land where democracy was created. The prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the cabinet that, you know, this decision personally tortured him. And here he is, explaining why he went forward with the vaccine requirement.
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KAKISSIS: He's saying it's not punishment. It's the price of health, and it's also an act of justice for the many Greeks who are vaccinated. He said it's not right that these Greeks are deprived of health care services because the unvaccinated are stubbornly refusing to do the obvious. Mitsotakis says any fines collected from the unvaccinated will go to Greek hospitals, which are stretched very thin right now.
SIMON: Joanna, why are there so many people in Greece who are unvaccinated?
KAKISSIS: You know, many Greeks do not trust the government or the media, and they don't trust information coming from these sources. Some of them think that the media is peddling information that is tainted about vaccines or that the government is promoting shady interests that are associated with vaccines. Some of this disinformation is actually coming from Western Europe - you know, countries like Germany and Austria, where there are influential anti-vaxxer movements. And speaking of Austria, earlier this month, the government there said all adults must be vaccinated by February, or they could face thousands of dollars in fines.
SIMON: Joanna, what's the sense you get now as to whether the - what I'll call the ultimatums on vaccines seems to be working?
KAKISSIS: Initial reports show that they probably are working, that they seem to be working. In Greece, the number of vaccination appointments has tripled. In Austria, despite major protests, vaccination coverage has surged in the last month. And even Germany is talking about a vaccine mandate now. I think what's happening is that European governments really want to get ahead of the omicron variant of COVID. And you know, they're saying, look, scientists say vaccination is still the best shield against serious illness.
SIMON: Joanna Kakissis in Athens, thanks so much for being with us.
KAKISSIS: Thanks so much, Scott.
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I started my senior year of college intending to have fun before being steamrolled by the demands of adult life. Recently single, I was looking for excitement, distraction, nothing serious. Guys do it, why shouldn't girls?
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Small-town love stories are a popular staple of romance novels and television, and many of them follow a certain pattern. These stories often convey a certain implied hierarchy of lifestyle choices: It's all about rejecting big city values and returning to life on a smaller and slower scale.
In the strictest versions of this fiction, small towns are lifesaving havens for burned out and jaded city refugees. Real estate development should always be scrapped in favor of historic preservation and charm. And career-minded, type-A women often have two choices: Let their hair down and let go of some of their ambitions or get left behind for earthier partners.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry is both a tribute to and takedown of this cultural form by a star of the summer beach read. Her playful and clever contemporary romance — her third — pokes holes in many of the assumptions that surround small towns in popular culture.
To start, both of its leads are ride-or-die New York City devotees. Nora Stephens, the heroine and narrator of Book Lovers, is the kind of driven woman usually left behind when a leading man leaves for greener pastures, which has happened to her more than once.
Late for a meeting with Charlie Lastra, a fastidious book acquisition editor with the Midas touch, "uptight" Nora — the "manicured literary agent, reading manuscripts from atop her Peloton" — is reeling from being dumped yet again by a man who's moving to a small town, and thinking hard about this cliched plot turn:
[T]hat's why I'm running late to this lunch meeting. Because that's my life. The trope that governs my days. The archetype over which my details are superimposed. I'm the city person. Not the one who meets the hot farmer. The other one.
The lunch starts badly and gets worse. Since Nora processes life in terms of fiction, in her view, "If I'm the archetypical City Person, he is the Dour, Unappeasable Stick-in-the-Mud. He's the Growly Misanthrope, Oscar the Grouch, second-act Heathcliff, the worst parts of Mr. Knightley."
Two years later, that resentment remains. Grumpy, exacting Charlie is Nora's literary nemesis, the man who insulted and turned down Once in a Lifetime, one of her client's greatest hits. But when both Nora and Charlie land in the same small town at the same time, irritation yields to attraction.
The first sighting is a shock and an accident. Nora is checking about the cute guy in line for coffee. He turns around, and there's her grumpy Mr. Knightley. She tries to run off.
A few meetings later, it's clear that their surface rivalry masks similarities and chemistry. Nora and Charlie share the same ambitions and priorities, feel like outsiders, and most of all, are both very loyal to family. Though her favorite writer likens her to a shark (much to her horror), Nora mostly bares those sharp teeth in service of loved ones and clients.
Hard-edged in the workplace, Nora (named after the late romantic comedy luminary Nora Ephron) has a deep dedication to being her younger sister's keeper — since their mother's death when Nora was in college. And that lands both women in the small town of Sunshine Falls, just outside Asheville, N.C., for a month.
Heavily pregnant Libby craves rest and time away from responsibility – and her cramped New York City apartment — before the birth of her third child, and she's excited to immerse herself in the storybook small-town life that Once in a Lifetime made famous, even if the town has seen better days.
Libby devises a list of experiences that she and Nora have to complete to attain the maximum "small-town romance novel" effect: Wearing flannel, going on at least two dates with locals, and saving a local business will transform them into more relaxed versions of themselves. A supportive and loyal Nora plays along without protest.
But instead of salt of the earth locals, Charlie and Nora only have eyes for each other. Of course, there's a catch. While Nora and Libby are in Sunshine Falls for downtime and adventure, Charlie is there out of necessity.
Though born and raised in the picturesque North Carolina town, Charlie never felt accepted there for reasons revealed later in the novel. He's returned only to support the family bookstore while his mother cares for his father, who's suffered a stroke.
That potential long-term responsibility threatens to derail their future as a couple — or leave Nora behind yet again. So while things heat up quickly, the "will they or won't they" energy persists.
That's one aspect of the novel that seemed a bit of a stretch. Given how in sync and smart Charlie and Nora are, I had a hard time believing they couldn't figure out a way to be together while still supporting their family.
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A slow runner and fast reader, Carole V. Bell is a cultural critic and communication scholar focusing on media, politics and identity. You can find her on Twitter @BellCV.
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The IWC-Porsche Design compass watch was more than just a beautiful timepiece, it was an innovative combination of wristwatch and compass that helped bring IWC through the 1970s quartz crisis.
Forty years ago, in 1978, IWC took a calculated risk. A few years before, inexpensive quartz watches decimated the entire Swiss mechanical watch industry.
Searching for new ways to survive as sales plummeted, IWC tried becoming a pocket watch specialist. It also promoted jewelry watches and introduced a new SL sports line. But nothing succeeded like its alliance with Ferdinand A. Porsche and Porsche Design. The first product of that alliance was the revolutionary IWC-Porsche Design compass watch.
F.A. Porsche was an industrial designer par excellence. The son of the founder of Porsche automobiles, in 1963 he produced a design triumph, the Porsche 911 automobile. In 1972, he left the family company to establish Porsche Design Studio.
His designs were clean, bold and contemporary, following the German Bauhaus design school philosophy of form following function. This approach provided an optimal grounding for IWC to establish new bearings and to again find its way.
Battered by the quartz revolution, as well as the increasing price of gold and the Swiss franc, IWC found something important here. An IWC–Porsche Design watch would propel the company forward and would appeal to a younger, upwardly mobile clientele.
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The proposed compass watch would embody contemporary design and its mechanics would be unique, combining two precision instruments into one wristwatch. One measured time and the other measured direction. The combination would be unique because both the watch case and movement would be sufficiently anti-magnetic in order to not skew the compass function.
After Porsche Design and IWC entered into a 20-year agreement in March 1978, IWC assumed the difficult role of actually producing the watch. New materials and techniques had to be developed. The design required a hinged double-decker case which was anti-magnetic so the compass could work. A special hardened aluminum light alloy, also anti-magnetic, was used. The watch movement was changed by substituting anti-magnetic rotor bearings.
The end result, debuting in late 1978, was IWC's reference 3510, the IWC Kompassuhr or compass watch. Even the case and dial colors were ground-breaking. The watch was only made in black, a unique color for watches back then, or a more unique military green called "NATO olive". The matching cases were made with a PVD coating on the aluminum.
Reference 3510, the original IWC–Porsche Design compass watch, was 39mm wide and 12mm high. This was remarkably compact given its hinged case with four sapphire glasses. Inside the case was an automatic movement, IWC calibre 375, with 22 jewels. The ingenious construction claimed five international patents.
All this was revolutionary for its era. Here was a mechanical watch introduced in the age of quartz, with new functions, a new case material, new colors, new design and new manufacturing techniques. The compass watch was both a design triumph and an engineering achievement.
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As IWC searched for fresh approaches for brand new markets, this watch succeeded. It evoked adventure, was eminently practical and had a cutting-edge design that appealed to a new generation.
The original IWC compass watch paved the way for an entire generation of watches from the ingenious IWC-Porsche Design collaboration. Reference 3510 was followed in 1991 by a second compass watch, reference 3511, which had a titanium case that then was considered an exotic watchmaking material. That model in turn was followed in 1985 with reference 3551, a compass watch with a moon phase indication.
The success of the IWC compass watch led to other special IWC-Porsche Design watches. These included several chronograph models, all with modern case design including integrated pushers to operate the chronograph. The collaboration also created several remarkable diving watches, of which the Ocean 2000 is especially noteworthy – with a modern Porsche Design case it allowed an enormous submersible depth of 2000 meters.
When a company must find new products, it frequently must take gambles. The ones that succeed can be great successes. Here, IWC took a company-changing gamble with Porsche Design, and the collaboration resulted in a perfect match.
The IWC-Porsche Design compass watch, based on a bold design and IWC engineering acumen, revived IWC and perhaps the entire Swiss mechanical watch industry during the quartz dark ages. A compass found the right direction.
Michael Friedberg has been collecting watches, especially IWCs, for more than three decades. From 2001 through 2015 he was moderator of the IWC Collectors' Forum and has written extensively about IWC's history and technical features.
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A Minnesota girl taunted for dressing differently has to transfer to an alternate school to reclaim a normal life. A 13-year-old in Connecticut begins to contemplate suicide after relentless harassment, resulting in the arrest of a 12-year-old classmate. A note reveals cyberbullying as one factor in the tragic decision of a New York teen to take her own life. These are a handful of the many stories related to bullying that have popped up in the news in recent months. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, nearly one-third of all school-age children are bullied—some 13 million children and teens each year.
Publishers are doing their part to bring attention to this pervasive issue, with an increase in high-profile titles, including both fiction and nonfiction, aimed at stopping the cycle of bullying and helping victims cope.
Angie Manfredi, head of youth services for the Los Alamos County Library System in Los Alamos, N.Mex., has been working with teens professionally for six years. She sees them reading a wide range of stories about bullying, citing as favorites Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why (Razorbill), Erin Jade Lange's Butter (Bloomsbury), and A.S. King's Everybody Sees the Ants (Little, Brown).
"Why are these the books I hear them recommending to each other?" asks Manfredi. "Because, as I always say, literature is a lifeline: books about bullying, with plots and writing styles as different as the three I've mentioned, all tell teens the same thing: this is a bad situation you're in and it's serious and it hurts and it's scary." She adds, "That doesn't automatically offer a solution, I know, and that makes some people uncomfortable and sad, but for teens, even seeing that message in a book can be a lifeline, solace and comfort."
Truth in Fiction
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, which means that there's even more discussion than usual about this critical topic. Manfredi has been an outspoken advocate for one of the year's most acclaimed new novels, with four starred reviews, which grapples with issues around bullying: Meg Medina's Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (Candlewick, Mar.). The book describes the experience of a Latina teen randomly targeted by a bully at her new school. The author was shocked to be disinvited from a Virginia middle school event to discuss the subject of bullying, when objections were raised about the book's title. Around the same time, YA author Rainbow Rowell found a speaking engagement at a Minnesota school canceled and her book Eleanor & Park (St. Martin's, Feb.), which features a bullied girl, pulled from the shelves of the school library for concerns about profanity and allegedly explicit content.
Medina says such reactions miss the point of what students are dealing with every day. "We can't have these conversations with antiseptic language," she says. The author adds that when writing the novel, she listened closely to how her own kids talked about what they saw happening at school. "Again, I say that you have to tell kids the truth. These are the words that are used. I have no magic bullet, what I have is a story that can help someone."
While teens are often reluctant to approach Medina with stories after her appearances at schools—as she points out, their bullies may be sitting in the same classroom during her talks—she receives many e-mails from bullied kids. And she says that after every talk, without fail, an adult approaches her, often visibly affected, and relates a story about his or her own long-ago experience with bullying. The first line and the title of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass come from Medina's own experience living in fear of a bully for two years in a Queens, N.Y., junior high school, and she's not surprised that others have similar stories—or that the problem has been around for a long time. Still, there are important differences these days.
"Young people do live in a digital time; things can become public and spread very easily," Medina says, adding, "There's a sense of not being able to escape it." But she also says she hopes we're "turning a corner on attitudes about the right to feel safe in school." Author Erin Jade Lange agrees. Her debut novel, Butter, released last year by Bloomsbury, features an overweight boy who decides, in response to bullying, to eat himself to death while people watch via his Web site. Her newest title, Dead Ends, which was recently released by Bloomsbury, tackles bullying from the other side—the protagonist is a bully, dishing out what he believes to be just punishments.
Lange, who is also a TV journalist, says that the mail she gets from young readers often includes their deepest secrets about what they've gone through, and that the unexpected response from readers, teachers, and librarians has been "the most rewarding part" of being an author. She worries that the sheer amount of discussion about bullying might have an unanticipated effect. "I see firsthand how 'bully' has become a media buzzword, and buzzwords tend to lose their meaning," says Lange. "I think it's important to keep the conversation going, but perhaps with an emphasis on kindness versus cruelty and on the importance of speaking up," she notes.
Speaking Out
In fact, there are plenty of bullying-focused books in which teens share their own powerful accounts of bullying, and, in the process, offer a lifeline to others who may be suffering.
Perhaps the most prominent new release along these lines is the latest work from Teen Ink, Bullying Under Attack: True Stories Written by Teen Victims, Bullies & Bystanders, edited by Stephanie and John Meyer (HCI Teen). Published in September, it collects 100 of the best essays, letters, and poems about bullying written by Teen Ink contributors in response to a call for submissions on the topic. Teen Ink partners with HCI for distribution of its titles and is associated with the 25-year-old Teen Ink Magazine, distributed in 600–700 high schools via classroom sets and subscriptions. Teen Ink also has a Web site that publishes online 98% of submissions it receives from kids around the world.
Both HCI and editor Meyer cite an enthusiastic early response to the title—and the response from Teen Ink contributors to that first call for information was also big. Meyer read some 6,000 "heartbreaking" essays, from which she culled the 100 collected in the book. As she began to sift through the submissions and sort them, clear themes emerged, along with an idea for organizing the book into three categories. "We had all three prongs of this incredible problem represented: the victims, the bullies, and the bystanders," she explains. "The more the book gets out there now, the more the response grows. This is the kind of book kids can connect to. What victims really need is to know they are not alone."
That same sentiment is echoed by one of the contributors to Bullying Under Attack, Sitav Nabi. Now 18 and a freshman at Villanova University, Nabi says that her essay, "Dear Peers," was a "quick, emotional response to a moment in my life, when I had just had enough." She says, "My bullying defined a part of who I was. I was the girl who was bullied. That's how I viewed myself, sometimes even introduced myself."
Nabi never dreamed that her work would be published, or that "hundreds of strangers" would leave comments about it on the Teen Ink site. The reaction affected her deeply, and sharing her story was clearly cathartic. "The way my peers made me feel haunts me to this day. It's a horrific emotion of helplessness, anonymity, worthlessness," Nabi says. She adds, "I hope that no one, if I can help it, ever has to feel this way. I will do anything to bring someone out from that hole."
Teen Ink is also running a video campaign (teenink.com/video/bullying/) to help spread the word about the book, and to get out the message that no one being bullied should feel alone. The videos will feature contributors to the anthology, but the public is also invited to send in testimonials.
A slightly different and younger-skewing personal story comes from small publisher Wild Onion Press, which has seen a gratifying reaction to its 2012 picture book The First Day Speech. Author Isabelle Hadala was born with ectoderma dysplasia, meaning her hands, teeth, and toes did not develop normally in the womb. She established a tradition at age six of giving a speech to her classroom on the first day of school about how kids should treat her just as they would anyone else.
"We are such a small publishing company, and we serve the school market where Izzy's story will make the most difference," says publisher Shelley Fraser Mickle. She couldn't pass up the story of a young girl "advocating for herself in a heroic act."
News of Hadala's book made its way to the national media, and she was featured on the Today show. As a result, she's made numerous school appearances and is part of apparel company Aeropostale's Stomp Out Bullying campaign.
Meanwhile, Penguin's Puffin imprint is excited about its forthcoming Gabe & Izzy: Standing Up for America's Bullied (Mar.), by noted antibullying activist and speaker Gabrielle Ford, about her relationship with her long-eared coonhound Izzy. Ford has a rare genetic neuromuscular disease and was the victim of cruel bullying when she a child. When her beloved pooch developed a similar muscular disease, she spoke up to get her dog the best treatment. This experience prompted her to relate her own story in order to help kids who might be facing the similar issues.
Gotham recently brought into paperback its book Oddly Normal: One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality, by John Schwartz, adding a new afterword. The author is a reporter for the New York Times, and he worked with his son, Joe, to chronicle Joe's suicide attempt at the age of 13, after he came out to his classmates, and its aftermath. With the support of his family, Joe was able to come back from the dark place where bullying left him and join his school's Gay-Straight Alliance.
Megan Newman, Gotham's editorial director, says that gay kids all too often find themselves the targets of bullying. "While our culture is changing fast, it's not changing fast enough for kids like Joe," she says, adding, "This is the book that John wishes he'd had as his enlightened family struggled to find a place where Joe would fit in."
Sharing Resources
The growing numbers of books dealing with bullying target a wide variety of age groups. From somewhat gentler stories for younger children to expert guidance for parents and kids on how to deal with bullying when they encounter it, there is a wealth of resources.
At the younger end of the spectrum, one notable new picture book release is Loukoumi and the Schoolyard Bully (Dream Day Press, Nov.), the latest installment in the Loukoumi series by Nick Katsoris. It comes with an audio CD voiced by Morgan Freeman and Nia Vardalos. Proceeds from the sale of the title will benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. In the book, Loukoumi is bullied about her unusual name by an alligator, who eventually realizes he's in the wrong.
According to Katsoris, "The Loukoumi books are all about teaching kids how to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others, and I can't think of a better topic to discuss with children than bullying and the importance of being kind and respecting one another."
Also for the younger set is Bully Bean, which came out in July and was published by Lima Bear. The book is set in the kingdom of Beandom, where Bully Bean is feared. Over the course of the story, Bully Bean makes fun of Lima Bear for his green fur, but the tables are turned when he needs help from Lima Bear and his friends.
In June, New Horizons Press released Owen Has Burgers and Drum: Helping to Understand and Befriend Kids with Asperger's Syndrome by Christine M. Sheils, with Frank R. Pane. The title is part of the publisher's Let's Talk series for ages 4–7. It's designed to help parents and educators talk to children about respect, tolerance, and acceptance of classmates with Asperger's.
Religion-focused publisher Read the Spirit Books has undertaken an unusual new project to follow up on the success of 2012's The New Bullying, which it published in collaboration with the Michigan State University School of Journalism (the book was written by students of the M.S.U. program). Bullying Is No Laughing Matter (Dec.), edited by Kurt Kolka, contains a full-length graphic novel by Kolka featuring young adult superhero the Cardinal. It also includes a real-life account of a teenage girl's experience being bullied, and the second half features dozens of comic "story starters" from major cartoonists that allow kids to determine what should happen next when such comic characters as Funky Winkerbean and Dick Tracy encounter bullying.
"The first book, we heard from readers, is terrific for adults—for parents and educators. But effective antibullying programs need books that appeal to younger readers," says David Crumm, editor at Read the Spirit, about the decision to publish the graphic novel project.
It's worth pointing out that not all books have to be "about" bullying to help bullying victims. Recording artist and celebrity Demi Lovato has spoken out against bullying; her book of daily affirmations, Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year (Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends), goes on sale in November. Her 17 million Twitter followers and her legion of devoted young fans may find encouragement from the title, which is based on Lovato's own experiences.
On the more traditional side, offering advice for adults and children, Barron's Educational Series is building a strong list. Bullying No More: Understanding and Preventing Bullying by Kimberly L. Mason, which came out in August, shows parents how to change behavior and foster better communication. The publisher also has two titles slated for 2014: Bullying Case Studies: Learn from Real Life Bullying Experiences of Others by Michael Carpenter (June) and, for younger readers, Say No to Bullying by Louise Spilsbury, illustrated by Mike Gordon (Feb.).
Eric Lowenhar, Barron's marketing manager, says, "The feedback we've received from key accounts has been that this is an issue that's unfortunately not going away; in fact, it's grown in prominence over the past few years due to the rise of social media." Harper recently brought its well-received Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear by blogger Carrie Goldman into paperback (HarperOne). Goldman's inspiring true story about her bullied daughter triggered an outpouring of support from around the world. In the book, she explains the crucial lessons she's learned about how to stop bullying before it starts. Goldman first became a voice for the antibullying movement when she blogged about her first-grader Katie being teased over her Star Wars thermos. This year, Goldman moderated an "End Bullying" panel held at Comic-Con in San Diego, Calif., and it was such a success that a second panel was added at the recent New York Comic-Con.
But in spite of the growing library of resources and the attention they are bringing to this subject, Manfredi says there's still a need for more. "What we need in this area is the same thing we need for all young adult literature. We need more books with more diverse characters," she says. "And we need more quality, teen-appropriate nonfiction."
In Need of Some (Self-)Help
If there's one point every publisher of self-help books agrees on, it's the fact that competition within the category is as stiff as ever. Breakouts frequently require a platform and a new slant on an issue.
"There's no question: it can be hard to find something new and exciting in self-help," says Caroline Pincus, associate publisher at Red Wheel/Weiser. "Most subjects have either been done to death or anyone with access to the Web can find free advice and information on how to handle them. If you're submitting a self-help book to me, I want to know the specific problem it addresses and how you can fix it."
Scott Manning, chairman of the executive committee of the Books for a Better Life Awards, which presents annual awards to the top self-help books, observes that "self-help is such a huge umbrella of a subject area." The awards have been broken down into 10 categories and the committee receives nearly 500 submissions per year. Manning views the most important areas as inspirational memoir, wellness, and motivational, noting that the last is the heart of the field. "These are books that spur people to action both in their business and personal lives," he says. The following are several notable recent and forthcoming self-help titles.
Bethany House
Lost and Found: Finding Hope in the Detours of Life by Sarah Jakes (Apr., hardcover). TV personality Jakes, who oversees the women's ministry at the multicultural, nondenominational Potter's House of Dallas, offers a memoir that has an announced first printing of 75,000.
101 Tips for the Smart Stepmom: Expert Advice from One Stepmom to Another by Laura Petherbridge (May, trade paper). Petherbridge, an international speaker and author of When "I Do" Becomes "I Don't": Practical Steps for Healing During Separation and Divorce, has been featured on FamilyLife Today, HomeWord, and the Crown Financial Ministries' radio broadcast. She has taught about divorce recovery at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Fla.
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What Are You Waiting For? Learn How to Rise to the Occasion of Your Life by Kristen Moeller (Nov., trade paper). A self-confessed "self-help junkie," Moeller shares how she got past the persistent feeling of falling short and started living. The book features a foreword by Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul, and will publish on Chicken Soup for the Soul Day, Nov. 12.
Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself: 40 Ways to Transform Your Inner Critic and Your Life by Lori Deschene (Oct., hardcover). Deschene describes her personal struggles with bulimia and her stays in psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers. The book teaches readers how to accept their flaws and let go of the need for approval.
Take the Leap: Do What You Love 15 Minutes a Day and Create the Life of Your Dreams by Heather McCloskey Beck (Oct., trade paper). An inspirational tome from the popular speaker, global peace activist, and Huffington Post contributor.
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown (hardcover). Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, arguing that while feeling vulnerable is at the core of difficult emotions like fear, grief, and disappointment, it is also the birthplace of love, belonging, innovation, success, and creativity. She offers readers the tools to embrace these qualities and become courageous and successful. Gotham's associate publicity director Beth Parker notes that this 2012 title, with nearly 320,000 copies in print, "has been incredibly successful for us and a great example of the legs that these types of books can have."
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Getting Older Better by Pam Blair (Apr. 2014, trade paper). This title is filled with positive and practical advice for baby boomer women during the second half of their lives. Blair, a holistic psychotherapist, covers more than 100 topics, including health, libido, memory, death of loved ones, downsizing, retirement, finances, parenting adult children, and more.
He Wins, She Wins: Learning the Art of Marital Negotiations by Willard F. Harley Jr. (Oct., hardcover). Harley, a psychologist and marriage counselor, offers advice for couples.
Parenting Your Powerful Child: Bringing an End to the Everyday Battles by Kevin Leman (Sept., hardcover). Leman, a psychologist and author of more than 40 books, including Have a New Kid by Friday, returns with guidance for parents of smart, strong-willed children in this title, which was released in September.
The Smart Woman's Guide to Planning for Retirement: How to Save for Your Future Today by Mary Hunt (Nov., hardcover). Hunt, a syndicated columnist and popular motivational speaker, shares her personal finance advice, learned the hard way after a crisis with debt.
Being Sober: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting to, Getting Through, and Living in Recovery by Harry Haroutunian. The physician director of professional and residential programs at the Betty Ford Center shares his accumulated wisdom to help people deal with drug and alcohol abuse. The book includes a foreword by Steven Tyler, and the trade paper edition was released in September.
Walk Like a Buddha: Even If Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover Again by Lodro Rinzler (Oct., trade paper). The Huffington Post advice columnist and author of the bestselling The Buddha Walks into a Bar offers tips for living with integrity, compassion, and happiness in the real world.
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You Can Change Your Life: Easy Steps to Getting What You Want by Rob Yeung (Nov., trade paper). This straightforward guide from psychologist and bestselling author Yeung is designed to build a personalized self-improvement strategy.


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Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. Given it's awash in alligators, Florida is proposing to allow them to be hunted during gator season 24 hours a day. The new rules will also protect baby gators from embarrassment. They include a ban on selling stuffed baby alligators in unnatural positions, like a little gator waving on a surfboard or sporting a sheriff's badge.
The idea is serious, aimed at discouraging the curio shop stuff. Still, no more gators in hula skirts. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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I am on a workout where I take a protein shake and a creatine shake (just the ingredient with a little bit of water) after my workout. It is common knowledge that while using creatine you must intake large amounts of water. Most articles say take a certain amount everyday while on it. My question is; is it important to consume water immediately after taking it, or in intervals after taking it, or does it not matter, as long as you are getting a large supply (1-2 gallons) every day?
Update: With a very high intake of water, it is equally important to increase your salt intake?


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"Whether you're planning ahead for your own heirs or have been asked to serve as executor for someone else, it pays to understand what the role requires."
The job of the executor is an important one. The executor has a fiduciary responsibility to manage the assets and debts of the decedent and carry out instructions documented in his last will and testament. The executor is also responsible for distributing assets, explains the article "A Step-by-Step Guide to Being an Executor" from Kiplinger. If there are any claims against the estate, the executor might be facing personal responsibility, if funds are not handled properly.
The learning curve could be steep, especially if the executor does not know a lot about the person's finances and possessions, or is new to the tasks of managing money, corralling heirs or the legal processes that occur after someone dies. If the decedent didn't tell the executor where his records and important papers are kept, things can get even more challenging.
Here's what an executor needs to know, preferably before her services are needed:
Get informed and up to speed. Read the will and see if the decedent's intentions are clear. That's not always the case. When one man became executor of his mother's will, he and his sister had two different interpretations about what their mother wanted to happen to the family home. While they wrangled out the issue, there were property taxes to be paid and maintenance costs. A letter of direction explaining things clearly would have prevented many problems.
Sit down and talk about it. It is a kindness to heirs to share information and intentions, while you are still alive. Discuss the will with the immediate family to avoid any surprises or misunderstandings. Consider having an annual conference with children to ensure that they understand the estate, the will and what to expect. If you have an argumentative family, doing this in advance won't guarantee smooth sailing, but it may lessen the fighting.
Make an inventory. Managing an estate can be a long process, with many curves along the way. You'll make it easier, if you create a list of all assets, accounts, debts and liabilities. Make a note of where tax records and insurance policies can be found. Include a list of all online accounts and digital assets, plus the names of your professional advisors, including the estate planning lawyer and CPA. Ideally, review the list with your executor.
Should the executor change the locks? In a word, yes. Two kinds of theft happen while people are attending funeral and memorial services. Some family members will outright take items and thieves may break into empty homes. Remove anything of value and have a reputable locksmith install good locks. If the executor is technically inclined, an inexpensive videocam system would be a good idea.
Get copies of the death certificate. Request multiple copies. Some institutions will require originals with a raised seal, while others will work with a copy or a scanned document. Better to have a few more than you need, so you don't have to keep buying new ones.
Speak with an estate planning attorney. There are legal forms and tax forms that will need to be prepared. In some states, probate is straightforward. In other states, it is a complex and time consuming process. You don't need to go it alone.
Open an estate account. The estate is a legal entity and requires a separate tax ID. The executor needs to apply for a separate tax ID, and then can use that to open a bank account. The estate funds the bank account, which is used to pay bills and deposit proceeds from assets.
Distribute assets. The executor is responsible for keeping heirs updated. Heirs receive assets, as designated in the will. If there are collections or a home, they will need to be professionally assessed, before they can be sold.
Reference: Kiplinger (May 12, 2020) "A Step-by-Step Guide to Being an Executor"


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Someone has gone to great lengths to build a very custom car based on a Radio Flyer red wagon. It can been seen driving around Davis in good weather and is occasionally featured on television shows (it was on the Discovery Channel's 2004-05-03 "Monster Nation"). It was built in 1996 from a 1923 Ford T-bucket by Davis resident Art Baker, his cousin Bob Castaneda, and friends for $4000. It is owned by Art Baker and his cousin Bob Castaneda. It's named "Radio Flyer", although keen observers will note that it actually says "Radio Fiyer" on the side.
JulieB notes that the owner of this car is her neighbor and says he's a very nice guy. AngelaGerould seconds that, saying "Arty is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. He doesn't just drive freshman girls around, he drives his friends and people that ask him to take them to events or even just go for a quick trip around the block. And I am impressed with his car." kayejobst notes that, "both Art and Bob have put their heart in this car."
Like the Little Green Electric Car, once you see it you won't soon forget the experience.
The Davis Enterprise, 2004-05-02 issue, had a cover feature about it. Fox 40 did a news story about it on 2009-03-22. It was on the Home Improvement Christmas show with Tim Allen.
The Radio Flyer car was featured in a photo on autoblog.com on August 15th, 2009 after it participated in the Concours d'LeMons show in Monterey, CA.
SteveDavison was disappointed to see that you don't steer with the handle. When he was a kid he put an electric motor on his.
A similar "Radio Flyer car" was constructed by a retired couple in Alaska. Video footage can be found "here".
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2012-12-08 11:25:38 We noticed in the Geek Daddy Video this morning that the couples wore no seat belts and there was no way to get in and out of the vehicle. We assumed the step stool was portable and probably under the portable heater they showed us. Have you had any offers to make these wagons for anyone? We seniors need them quick before we move on. Rev. Marvin E. and Connie Purser, ages 74 and 75 respectively. —marvinpurser


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The men and women who died on military service during the First World War are invariably the group who attract the most publicity, most column space in newspapers and by far the most mentions on the web. Maybe that's understandable, not only because of the emotions that death during wartime arouses in people, but also because they are so much easier to research. Their names are on war memorials nationwide and the majority of those names are listed on the database of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. With a couple of clicks it's possible to find relatives or local men and women who died while serving their country between 1914 and 1921. Their names truly 'Liveth for Evermore'.
However, most of those who served their country didn't die but returned home again to take up employment, to marry and to prosper, or possibly to suffer from the effects of war throughout their lives, blighting their happiness. The majority of women were employed on the Home Front and although their work might have been demanding and stressful it rarely put them in immediate danger, though I must exclude munition workers here who often worked under dangerous conditions and who history has chosen to sideline more than any other group of women. The figures I'm using as examples are just a rough estimate but hopefully serve to make a point.
Between 22,000 and 24,000 trained nurses served with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, it's Reserve and the Territorial Force Nursing Service. The lack of service records in the public domain makes an exact figure impossible to estimate. The number of untrained nurses - members of Voluntary Aid Detachments - is even more difficult to work out. They included not only VADs who performed nursing duties but also General Service VADs who from 1917 worked as drivers, orderlies, waitresses, clerks, typists, and store-women in military hospitals. Then there were the members of War Hospital Supply Depots whose work involved the sewing of garments, the preparation of dressings and packing of stores and comforts for distribution both at home and abroad. Together the Red Cross workers are likely to have totalled well in excess of 100,000. If you include nurses working in the military wards of civil hospitals the total figure for nursing staff engaged in caring for military personnel during wartime is likely to have totalled more than 150,000. In addition to these it's believed that nearly a million women were working in engineering and munitions.
Of this multitude of women workers, only a tiny percentage died during wartime, less than 1% of the total - and of those, very few deaths actually resulted from war service. Most died due to illness or disease that would have proved fatal in any conditions, such as influenza, pneumonia, diabetes, gastric ulcers and cancers of many types. Dead women are now 'celebrated' on websites such as Facebook where many pages are dedicated to women who served during the First World War. But far from remembering them all, these pages are frequently crammed with information solely on those who died and resulting in bland, throwaway comments such as 'RIP,' and of course, 'We will remember them.' No, I don't think you will - another couple of days and you'll have trouble remembering what you ate yesterday and certainly not the names or causes of death of women whose pictures you briefly looked at. Photos of headstones on Twitter may tell us a woman died, but say nothing about the work she did and what her life was like.
Victory Parade, London, July 1919. They lived! They lived! |
Why, why, why can't we celebrate what nurses DID during the war without this mawkish tendency to concentrate almost exclusively on the tiny percentage who died? After all, they're all dead now, and deserve the same respect and remembrance. Make nurses famous for their deeds, their endeavour and their dedication, not just famous for dying.


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Orthopedic Surgeon Michael Oberlander Explains How Telerehab Addresses Pain and Patient Adherence at HIMSS 2018
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Orthopedic surgeon Michael Oberlander, MD, believes that telerehab solves the challenges patients face with pain and their adherence to physical therapy (PT). He presented his insights recently at HIMSS 2018 as one of the speakers at the Intelligent Health Pavilion in Las Vegas, NV. HIMSS stands for Healthcare Information Management Systems Society.
Oberlander, president and chief medical officer of Trainer Rx, shared his perspectives in "Beyond Paper: Evidence-Based Telerehab." At HIMSS, he emphasized the cost of orthopedic injuries to society:
- $213 billion: Cost of treating orthopedic injuries annually, including care and lost wages
- 77% (65.8 million): Healthcare visits that are specific to orthopedic injuries
- 48% or $12.7 billion: Percentage/amount US spends on PT
"While the majority of patients may benefit from physical therapy, less than 15% on average are given prescriptions for PT," noted Oberlander. "Many ignore their injury until it becomes debilitating or rely on medications to alleviate pain. In some cases, patients would actually prefer to undergo surgery to relieve their suffering."
To learn more about how telerehab works, view this short video: http://bit.ly/2DaNfdp
Oberlander explained that two primary reasons people don't seek physical therapy are cost and convenience.
"In my sports medicine practice I saw a significant gap with conventional rehabilitation," he noted. "Patients were paying more, not completing their PT treatment plans and were relying more on pain medicines."
Oberlander said that reduction in reimbursements have pushed the burden of paying for physical therapy to the patient. Out-of-pocket costs today can range between $60 to $175 per session. Additionally, work, family life and other life pressures have also infringed on patients' therapeutic sessions. On average, patients complete only 70-80% of their treatment plan. Not completing their therapy significantly increases their risk for re-injury and for substance abuse. According to Altarum, the US cost of pain medicines, such as opioids, has reached $1T since 2001.
The Trainer Rx platform solves the cost and convenience challenge by offering patients an annual fee that is usually lower than insurance co-pays and by giving them 24/7 access to the PT platform after a physician has prescribed it.
Since the platform was launched in 2014, more than 600,000 telerehab sessions have been completed, and many accessed their sessions at any time of day or night. Those who utilized Trainer Rx also have reported statistically significant pain reduction. For example, patients who received hip arthroplasty and used the platform for PT reported a 45.9% reduction in pain scores using the visual analog scale (VAS Pain).
"Physical therapy can be an effective pain management solution, while addressing the underlying pathology," noted Oberlander. "Telerehab holds the promise of improving patient health outcomes while reducing reliance and potential abuse of pain medicines."
The company is launching new products in April to enhance patient access.
About Trainer Rx
Outcomes Focused. Evidenced Based. Consumer-Centric. Trainer Rx is a leading innovator in orthopedic mhealth solutions. The platform aids in the prevention and recovery of injury and surgery providing prehab, rehab and home self-care video content. The visual display of objective data allows providers and patients to review their recovery progress in real time. Gamification and helpful tips drive motivation and engagement. The platform uses innovative technology that learns and individually adjusts based on end user feedback. Educational material is delivered to improve understanding of injury and treatment options. Average patient use is 91 days (26 sessions). Visit www.trainerrx.com.
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A Brief Overview
The Sisters of Mercy are a rock band that came out of the British post punk scene in 1980-1981. They are one of the most popular and influential bands among the gothic rock scene, although since the late 1980s Eldritch disassociated both himself and the band from that scene.
The band cited Leonard Cohen, The Stooges, Suicide and Motörhead as among their influences. The group has made three original studio albums, of which the last was released in 1990. In 1992 followed, however, a compilation album featuring the early singles, and in 1993 their Greatest Hits Vol. 1 album was launched, which included their last track ever released under an official record company contract Under The Gun.
Since then, the band is kept alive as a touring outfit. The only original member to survive the band's lineup changes is singer and songwriter Andrew Eldritch (even Doktor Avalanche, the drum-machine, is not an original member). All of the other original members had left the group by 1985, the same year as their first studio album, First And Last And Always, was released. At the time of the second Sisters album, the majestic Floodland (1987), The Sisters were essentially a studio-bound outfit, although by the time of Vision Thing (1990) Eldritch had again formed a fully-working band to take the album on the road. That incarnation was relatively short-lived. However, the band have been touring regularly with stable long-time varieties of personnel ever since and currently, i.e. since 2019, includes Dylan Smith and Ben Christo on guitars as well as Ravey Davey on nurse duties to The Doktor, and of course Andrew Eldritch. Another album release? One never knows; at least quite a lot of new songs are being played at the gigs ...;-)) ...
Recent Events
In 2011, The Sisters embarked on their SISTERS XXX 30th Stage Anniversary Tour all over Europe, including a long-due gig at Fuji Rock Festival, Japan and an additional series of first performances in New Zealand and Australia.
The latter were postponed, however, to February/March 2012 and then followed by a further three gigs in Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Mexico) which ended the SISTERS XXX 30th Stage Anniversary festivities.
Summer 2012 saw two festival appearances in Belgrade, Serbia and Cologne, Germany, while 2013 remained a year of early announced and happy silence.
On January 21st, 2014, The Sisters of Mercy notified the world of their gig at Sonisphere Festival 2014 at Knebworth Park. What follwed was a tour of 17 gigs to Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe, Benelux in May, and to England, Scotland and Ireland in July, ending in a festival performance at Zottegem, Belgium.
In 2015, The Sisters of Mercy played a festival gig on August 1st at Suikerrock Festival, Tienen, Belgium and went on a short, but brilliant tour scheduled for Scotland, England, Belgium, Germany and Greece in October (and December) 2015. The year 2016 was marked by the Europe Spring Tour in March, some Summer gigs in August and Septempber, and another short tour of the UK and Beligium in November, which ended in a Near Meth Experience performance at the fundraising event for former Doktor's nurse Si Denbigh.
2017 saw The Sisters of Mercy travel all over Europe again, including Switzerland, Britain, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Austria, Luxembourg and three highly appreciated concerts in Sweden. A gig @Barby Club, Tel Aviv marked the end of that tour. 2018 passed without any Sisters' gig.
The European Summer Festival Tour in 2019 welcomed The Sisters' new guitarist Dylan Smith. These festival appearances were followed by two gigs in Greece and a surprise concert of Near Meth Experience in Antwerp on September 16th in preparation for the worldwide National Treasure Tour in 2019. Towards the end of this, quite a few tour dates were announced for 2020 already, but the worldwide spread of the coronavirus prematurely ended The Sisters touring acitivties after a row of only four gigs in the UK. For details about postponed, rescheduled and cancelled gigs and the three concerts in London in September 2021 celebrating The Sisters 40th Stage Anniversary please check our Current Events page and/or The Sisters of Mercy's Official Live News Page. 2022 eventually was a good year for concerts again, and for summer festivals, too! And 2023 has a hell lot to offer as well...
For yes, they are touring, again ... : - ))))) ...
Further Information
External Links
NOTE: The SistersWiki is not on facebook, Twitter or any other social media forums. Insofar, references to external pages on any such forums are only made,
if these are available to the general public. This is in no way an evaluation or quality assessment of any such page, but based on the logical conclusion that
we cannot trustfully link to what we ourselves cannot see!
Official Pages
Sisters Forums
- My Dominion NL - The Sisters Of Mercy fan site (and Dutch-speaking forum) - the forum is closed, but the fan site is still actiive
Other Sisters (Fan) Sites
- The Sisters Of Mercy Image Gallery - (part of the Heartland forums, thanks to the new forum software currently unavailable)
- Glasperlenspiel - the most recent officially endorsed Sisters fanzine, last issue 2003
- I Was A Teenage Sisters of Mercy Fan - a very lovely and interesting blog
- Dr. Avalanche's Vault - a relatively new but rather informing site for Sisters stuff collectors or those who just want to know what it is about
- Sisters Tours - extensive setlists, reviews, overviews and interviews from Sisters concerts
- The Sisters of Mercy Database v0.5 Beta - an extensive database on tours, setlists, venues, the band ... updated until 2003
- http://www.mixi.net/Sisters.Of.Mercy/ - a glimpse from 1997 thanks to wayback machine, click on the according logos there ...
- THE REPTILE HOUSE EP LYRICS - exactly what it says, no more and no less
- PiB Sisters Reference Site - an informative site about existing Sisters recordings up to 2009
- sistersbootlegs - information on all kinds of bootlegs, videos, books, etc.
- The Sisters of Mercy Ultimate Resource Guide - the one and only ... updated to 2009
- The Sisters of Mercy France - A French-language Sisters page - some pretty stuff 2006-2011
- a lovely comprehensive Polish language Sisters site - gone ...: - ( ... however HERE COME THE GOLDEN OLDIES ...: - ))...
- First And Last Archive - recently invented, still growing press archive on the early days of The Sisters of Mercy
- The Sisters of Mercy Discography @discogs - very extensive information about official and non-official releases


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Barack Obama, Leslie Jones + More Celebrities Mourn Anthony Bourdain: 'He Looked Like a Guy Who Lived Life'
Anthony Bourdain's fellow celebrities are taking to social media to mourn his death by suicide at the age of 61.
CNN announced its longtime employee had died Friday. The exact manner has not been disclosed yet.
The news comes just days after beloved handbag designer Kate Spade hanged herself in New York. She was 55.
"Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer. This is how I'll remember Tony. He taught us about food -- but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together. To make us a little less afraid of the unknown. We'll miss him," former President Barack Obama tweeted, along with a photo of them sharing a meal in 2016 Vietnam.
"Bourdain's exceptional writing made this one formerly picky, fearful eater very brave and want to try everything and I'll always be grateful for him and the worlds he opened," Lin-Manuel Miranda said on Twitter.
"Man I can't believe Anthony Bourdain killed himself. It's so sad cause he looked like guy who lived life. You never know what's going on with people yo. Be kind to folks. (Expletive) be kind to yourself. It's easier said than done but ask for help!! Mental heath is real!! #pleasenomore," Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones said.
"I am gutted and saddened upon hearing the news of @Bourdain, a beloved presence in the culinary community. You will be missed," The Chew co-host Carla Hall tweeted.
"According to AFSP, there are nearly 45,000 suicides every year in the US. Shocking. I was saddened to hear of the deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. RIP. It illustrates that success is not immune to depression. We all need to be more aware of our friends who are suffering," Bryan Cranston posted.
"I knew Bourdain a bit. Late '90s, after Noise Funk on B'way, I used to hang at Sullivan's where he was chef. Would run into him later from time to time - on a plane, at some joint somewhere. But I knew him better as a rally cry for living in the world! Paris? Sacre bleu. To life!" Westworld star Jeffrey Wright wrote.
Patton Oswalt posted a phone number for a suicide hotline, stating: "I've brushed up against this darkness and I know it's a tempting exit but REACH OUT to ANYONE. Stay on this side of it - in the light and warmth. Where you get to try again, every day."
"When I traveled to some exotic place I'd not been before -the last were Beirut and Amman- I'd text Bourdain & ask where I should eat. He gave the best, most fun recommendations. I'd like to think he's scouting out the best watering holes and places to eat in heaven, right now," television personality Ana Navarro said.
Author Brad Meltzer offered: "Anthony Bourdain. Kate Spade. Happiness doesn't come from money, fame, or accumulating stuff. For some, doesn't come from loving family or friends. Hell, not even sure where it comes from -- except the ability to see what you have regardless of what you have. #PartsUnknown."
"Sad to hear about Anthony bourdain. Met him once with lance from yo gabba gabba for like nine seconds we kind of side eyed each other and I thought instantly this guys fkn cool. Then his show came out and I was hooked he was the inspiration for RIDE I said it all the time. And he meant a lot to a lot of the people I care about. I always thought we'd end up hanging out hopefully one day we will. Totally unique. Gonna be missed," The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus captioned a photo of his cat curled up.
By Karen Butler, UPI.com
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The presidential debates are expected to cover a wide range of topics, from the economy to foreign policy to health care. Wednesday night's debate will focus on domestic policy — and one topic that's likely to come up is energy.
It's a subject that is certainly on the minds of voters in Larimer County, Colo. Last week, in a rural area outside Fort Collins, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan held a campaign event in a warehouse at Walker Mowers, a family-owned manufacturer of lawn mowers and tractors.
Enthusiastic supporters cheered as Ryan called for a wide-ranging energy policy.
"We have lots of energy in this country," he said. "Let's use that energy in this country and put people back to work! You've got it all right here — oil, gas, to coal to renewables. Colorado's got it all!"
He went on to say that President Obama is standing in the way of a more comprehensive energy policy, that there are too many federal regulations on drilling for domestic oil and gas. It's a sentiment that many at the rally seemed to share — people like Gary Albers, a strong supporter of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Albers believes that those federal restrictions are keeping the U.S. overly reliant on foreign oil. Additionally, he says, gas is expensive, which is making a tough economic time even tougher. But Albers also agrees with Ryan about renewables.
"I think we have to invest in our natural resources, as well as in natural energies such as wind and solar," he says.
Another Republican, Wade Troxell, also believes in those natural energies. Troxell is an elected member on the nonpartisan City Council of Fort Collins and an associate dean at the College of Engineering at Colorado State University. He is openly passionate about the technology and the policy behind renewable energy, specifically the smart grid.
Fort Collins, which is Larimer County's seat, has always been on the leading edge of energy innovation, even as far back as the 1970s. There's a solar village in Fort Collins, and the university's Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory is recognized internationally for a number of projects related to natural gas and smart-grid technologies.
Many businesses around Fort Collins have embraced renewable energy and sustainability, including one of the city's most well-known companies — the New Belgium Brewing Co.
Jenn Vervier, the brewery's director of sustainability, details some of the energy-saving efforts the company makes, like making ice at night, when it's cold. The brewery also produces some of its own electricity, using the methane gas created by treating processed wastewater.
"We capture the methane in two large balloons on the property and pipe that methane back into the plant to use in two engines, which create electricity on-site," she explains. That system can provide up to 15 percent of New Belgium's electrical needs. The brewery also uses energy from solar panels — an investment it was able to make because of the federal stimulus, which offered grants for renewable energy projects.
Even through the worst of the downturn, the New Belgium Brewery was able to prosper, so much so that it recently bought land for another brewery in Asheville, N.C. Vervier knows that there's not likely to be any federal money this time around, even though she thinks government should help businesses move toward sustainability. Still, she plans to vote for Obama and the Democrats, citing their more pro-environmental record.
As for Troxell? He, too, is committed to renewable resources and sustainability, and while he has yet to make a final decision, he says he believes in a lot of things about the Romney campaign. He doesn't think much has been accomplished in the past four years but — like many of the people we met in Fort Collins — seems to take a balanced view of the current political scene.
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- Press Release
BIA Sets Favorable Precedent for Children of Fiancées (K-2 Visa Holders)
Washington, D.C.—The Legal Action Center of the American Immigration Council applauds the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) for advancing family unity in its June 23, 2011 decision, Matter of Le. The Board's long-awaited ruling favorably resolves the issue of whether the child of a fiancée of a U.S. citizen (a K-2 visa holder), who legally entered the U.S. when under age 21, is eligible for adjustment of status even after turning age 21. The Board concluded that the age of the child is "fixed" at the time the child is admitted to the United States. In doing so, it rejected the Department of Homeland Security's position that a K-2 visa holder is eligible only if he or she is under 21 at the time the adjustment of status application is adjudicated.
The Board's decision is consistent with the position that the American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association advocated in amicus briefs submitted to the Board in approximately a half dozen other cases where the child turned 21 after being admitted to the United States. The noncitizens in these and the many other cases before both Immigration Judges and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices throughout the country now will be able to become lawful permanent residents as Congress intended.


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They're back! Get out your dancing shoes, and get ready for Kim Sanders & Friends in Gypsy Party mode at Camelot on Friday July 7. There will be bent Romany (Gypsy)- style brass-band grooves, Persian reggae, Kurdish pulsations, ska, Sth African township jive and all kinds of weird originals. At all times, rhythm is king!
This version of Kim Sanders & Friends is:
* Kim Sanders: goat bags, breath tubes, zaxofon
* Llew Kiek: stringy things with long necks
* Sam Golding: honkenblurter
* Mustafa Karami: big tambourine (no relation to Salvation Army) and singing too
* Peter Kennard: whacking and shaking things
Kim Sanders has studied, recorded and performed in Turkey, the Balkans, West Africa, China and Indonesia. He has grooved with the Roma (Gypsies) in the Balkans and Turkey. He is the first Australian to have a Turkish Classical composition published in Turkey. In Australia he has performed with musicians from every continent except Antarctica – even with Normie Rowe at Penrith Leagues! Now that's street cred!
Another Australian World Music pioneer, Llew Kiek,has recorded 10 albums and performed in 20 countries with ARIA-winning folk-jazz group Mara! He was Australian World Music Instrumentalist of the year in 1999. Llew and Kim have been playing in each other's bands since 1983.
Sam Golding performs in many musical settings from Senegalese mbalax through traditional music from the Balkans, jazz small groups, reggae and cabaret. He is currently working with Darth Vegas, The Glorious Sousaphonics, The Fantastic Terrific Munkle and that ain't all.
Kurdish Iranian Mustafa Karami was declared Best Dhaf Player in Iran at the Festival of Dhaf in 2005/6/7. He also sings and plays oud. Mustafa has performed throughout Iran with ensembles such as Madakto, Javidan, Bamdad and Salmak.
Peter Kennard is another peripatetic world music pioneer. Colombia, India, Ireland, Mexico, Japan, Venezuela, Ghana, Samoa…You name it, Peter has been there. He was also in Kim's legendary Romani-style brass/ jazz band Brassov ( a band ahead of its time). Mustafa and Peter together drum up a storm.
Kim and his friends insist on respect for the sources of the music. "You can't learn whatever music is current flavour-of-the-month from listening to a few CDs in your own lounge-room," says Kim. "You gotta go to the source, study that, then maybe after ten years or so, you can start messing with it…"
No 'world fuzak' here! – Doug Spencer, "The Weekend Planet" ABC Radio National
Be early or book online!
Doors open 7.30pm Show 9pm
Friday 7 June 2013
Camelot Lounge
19 Marrickville Rd (cnr Railway Pde,
2 mins walk from Sydenham station)
Marrickville, NSW
Entry: $25/$20 at door
or Book Online at stickytickets.com.au/11132
Wheelchair access
Fully licenced. Pizzas, mezzes, snacks and sorbets available.
To arrange interviews, HiRes photos etc contact Kim at email@example.com


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If you feel the need to get away for a few days, you're probably looking for discount travel deals. Whether you want a simple weekend getaway or an all-out vacation, there are a variety of tools and travel promo codes available to help. No matter where you want to go, it's best to stay flexible with your plans. If you have a specific destination and dates in mind, your search might be a bit more difficult – especially if it's tourist season in that location.
One way to get a good deal is to look over "undercover hotel" offers. The prices are so low that the hotels don't want to advertise the offers outright; you won't find out the name of the hotel until after the booking. While this may seem like a gamble, many top-name hotels like Marriott, Hilton, and Sheraton are involved with these offers. You can usually view some information about the neighborhood the hotel is located in and the types of amenities it offers before you decide whether or not you want to book.
Another way to obtain discount travel deals is to use budget airlines. More and more budget carriers are offering long haul trips – some of which are even offering flights to other countries. WOW and Norwegian Air are two airlines to look into if you want to fly internationally. For domestic flights, consider Jet Blue or Allegiant Air.
Flying direct might not always be the answer, either. Sure, you might get to your destination a lot faster, but you might end up paying a lot more. It might be a lot cheaper to book a flight to another city first, and then book a separate flight from that city to your intended destination.
Warnings for Discount Travel Deals
Watch out for airfare that seems TOO low. You might wind up getting hit by a bunch of hidden fees. Some smaller airlines charge extra for onboard drinks and snacks – including water. You might also get charged for a carry-on bag. Be sure to read over the fine print to determine if you really will be getting a good deal.
You can save money if you book with a hotel and airline that are partners with each other. On travel booking sites, there is usually an option to combine your flight and your hotel room. There are also memberships and loyalty points to consider. If you're an American Airlines AAdvantage member, for instance, you can earn points for staying at hotels such as Best Western, Hilton, Marriott, La Quinta Inn, etc. Convert those points into free air miles. There are many, many opportunities like these. Some credit card companies also reward points that can be redeemed for airfare or free hotel rooms.
Don't be discouraged if you don't see any discount travel deals right away – sometimes it takes just a bit of patience. The perfect offer will eventually pop up.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
We live a couple of thousand miles away from my parents and my brother and almost eight hundred miles away from my mother-in-law. They don't usually make it over when I invite them to dinner. I'm so close with my family and yet so far.
I started Hungry Cravings to promote my forthcoming book Seared to Perfection. I started it to share my food stories and my recipes with whoever cared to read them. But what I didn't realize when I started Hungry Cravings is that this blog would also become my way of sharing my cooking with family and friends when they can't be here in person. It makes all those miles seem so much shorter.


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Hoodsman's Blind is known today as Blind Man's Bluff. The person who is "It" is blindfolded or hooded and must try to catch any player that ventures tooclose. The other players see how close they can get to "It" without gettingcaught. The last person caught is "It" for the next game.
Jingling is the reverse of Hoodsman's Bluff. All of the players areblindfolded except "It". "It" is given a string of bells and the playersmust try to catch him. The person who catches "It" is "It" for the nextgame.


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At Oak Manor, our goal is to serve our residents, their families and our staff with compassion first.
The Core Values We Are Dedicated to at Oak Manor Senior Living Community:
Compassion – Working to understand and empathize with the needs of others and striving to better the lives of those with whom we come in contact.
Lifestyle & Family – Providing a loving, caring and supportive environment for all of our residents while encouraging socialization and independence in a safe and secure environment.
Dignity – Creating an atmosphere of privacy, individuality and freedom of choice.
Trust – Maintaining the confidence of our residents & their families by consistently demonstrating & upholding our value system.
Excellence – Ensuring the best-possible care for our residents through dedicated staff members, continued training and development, innovation and growth.
Service – To uphold and honor the ideals of having a "servant's heart" while caring for the needs of others.
Stewardship – To manage and operate with the utmost integrity all that has been entrusted to us.
We are passionate about creating a work environment that embodies the above values. If our mission speaks to you and you are interested in joining our team, please visit our Careers page for more information.


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Are You a Goal-Getter? 7 steps to achieving your goals
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
I recently overheard someone reply, when asked about her holiday weekend, "It was successful. My New Year's resolution is to overeat on every major holiday. I figure I'm going to do it anyway; why not make it a goal I can actually keep?" I had to laugh. It made me think about the goals we create in our lives and in our businesses.
Many fall into one of two major categories. The first category is goals we set that we have a 95 percent chance of accomplishing--mostly because we have done it before, so the likelihood is high that we'll succeed. (Our overeater above almost didn't pig out because she was feeling poorly. But she pulled herself together and gorged.) The other category is goals where there is a 95 percent degree of uncertainty that we'll accomplish them, and we have never done it before, but we would like to. There are benefits to both kinds of goals.
You might think the first kind of goal is for slackers, but there is some value in setting goals that you're confident you'll achieve. Using that confidence as a springboard for trying new things can be a useful thing--kind of like doing the perfect swan dive as a warm-up for an Olympic-caliber diver. The problem is if you stop at those, you don't get to really compete with the big dogs.
Let's dive into the second kind of goal--the uncertain one.
Goal-setting has been written about every which way. This article is a little bit about setting, but more about accomplishing the goal. The kind of goals you set is certainly important, but for the sake of brevity, I'm going to assume you're setting an uncertain goal that has some reasonable chance of success. The human brain is set up to help you achieve goals that you sincerely believe are achievable. If you want to stretch yourself or your business to new heights, here are my thoughts on goal-setting and goal-getting.
- Dream, but be motivated.
It's OK to dream and have big goals. But if you're actually going to accomplish them, you have to DO something about them, and that takes motivation. The very first thing you need to achieve a goal is a reason and deep desire to achieve it. The path to achieving goals is fraught with boredom, excuses and difficulty. You will have a lot of opportunities to talk yourself out of the goal. But if you can keep going back to the reason and your desire for the goal, those will help you stay on track. - Break it down into 24-hour bites.
The brain has a built in B.S. monitor that rings out when all you do is set an enormous goal but then don't manage it to 24-hour cycles--daily mini goals. If your goal is to shed 50 pounds, your brain doesn't see you 50 pounds lighter in 24 hours, but it can see you five ounces lighter in that time. Set your goals so that your B.S. alarm doesn't go off. To prevent that alarm bell, the mini goal must be reasonable and sustainable. Losing one pound in a day is doable, but it's not reasonable or sustainable, so the B.S. sentinel will scream its head off, and you'll eventually stop going after your big goal. - Do something daily.
Nothing replaces repetition and creating momentum like doing something to get you closer to your goal every day. You will naturally take some time off, but if you don't take seriously the first 30 days of work on the goal and use them to create momentum, it's almost guaranteed you won't get there. The first 30 days are critical to convincing your B.S. monitor that you're serious. Organizationally, it convinces colleagues you're serious. - Adapt and adjust.
As you work on your daily mini goals and toward the bigger goal, be willing to adapt. Make the mini goals more difficult if they seem too easy. Make them easier if they become too taxing. The main thing is that if your brain deems the mini goal to be too difficult, you'll quit. If it's too easy, you're running in place. Find the middle so you have advancement each day. - Feedback and reward.
The human brain responds to two things to learn and attain new behaviors and knowledge: feedback and reward. As you go about your goal-getting, be brave enough to request feedback from others, and then reward yourself each day for accomplishing your little goals. Research has shown that even keeping a calendar where you put a little gold star on the days you are successful (a la kindergarten) can be effective positive reinforcement. The visual is enough reward for the brain to know it's doing something right. - Schedule slop time.
When I was a television news producer, the worst thing you could do going into a newscast is be so tightly scheduled that there was no room for error. Every newscast was filled with anchors reading more slowly than you counted on, reports going longer than they were supposed to and other time-gobblers. The good producers always included "slop time" in their show. They would leave one to two minutes of unscheduled time to be stolen by the gobblers. You should do the same with your goals. Schedule time when you're not focused on your goal, when you get to cheat on it or not do it at all. You're going to do it anyway, so you might as well allow yourself the room to be human so you don't feel dejected by temporarily ignoring your goal. Just don't make it a habit. - Know you're going to get bored.
Doing something in small pieces each day can lead to boredom. Do it anyway. Achieving goals isn't always about a daily cork-popping ceremony to celebrate something sensational you did. It's usually about sticking to the daily, boring small stuff. Get that right, make it slightly more difficult each day, and do it again and again. People who achieve their goals usually do it because they kept going when it gets tough and boring.
There is no secret formula to success. Sure, luck comes into play, but it's foolhardy to count on that. Mostly, it's having a direction and place you want to get to and then showing up for the daily grind. Hopefully, it's not about overeating. Go get 'em.