![]() Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance by Erica Dhawan: This is a must-read for my remote-working pals out there.What’s supposed to be a beautiful escape becomes a reality of the dangers posed by the Iraqi military and their strict laws in the war-torn beautiful country. Take What You Can Carry: A Novel by Gian Sardar: In this historical fiction, an aspiring photographer, Olivia, joins her boyfriend on a trip to northern Iraq for a wedding.Next time you feel “bored,” go for a book instead. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have been trying to cut down my use of tech devices when I’m not working, with the exception of my Kindle, of course. May is proof that 2021 is zooming by! Luckily, we have some highly anticipated great reads picked out. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Her search leads her beyond the Walls of Dinétah and straight into the horrors of the Big Water world outside. She vows to track down the White Locust, then rescue Kai and make things right between them. The Goodacres are convinced that Kai’s a true believer, but Maggie suspects there’s more to Kai’s new faith than meets the eye. Then the Goodacre twins show up at Maggie’s door with the news that Kai and the youngest Goodacre, Caleb, have fallen in with a mysterious cult, led by a figure out of Navajo legend called the White Locust. Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she’s lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she’s somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power. It’s been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Diné monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things. ![]() Kai and Caleb Goodacre have been kidnapped just as rumors of a cult sweeping across the reservation leads Maggie and Hastiin to investigate an outpost, and what they find there will challenge everything they’ve come to know in this “badass” ( The New York Times) action-packed sequel to Trail of Lightning. ![]() ![]() īut the most important and life-changing thing for me was the privileged insight into the lives of 23 people living with COPD. The interviews and focus group were recorded and transcribed, so I then got to use some qualitative research software - QDA miner lite - to manage the data coding of the emerging concepts, themes, and ideas. Through 12 one-to-one interviews and a focus group discussion, we explored how participating in a community singing group contributed to the health and wellbeing of people living with COPD. I was fortunate to have an experienced qualitative researcher to show me the way and help me to understand the bewildering world of qualitative methodology. Then, as part of a clinical research project looking at the potential benefits for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) of participation in a community-based singing group, I conducted a mixed-methods quantitative/qualitative study. Where was the science? The statistical significance? How could I apply this to my clinical work? ![]() ![]() As a general respiratory physician, schooled in the clinical world of evidence-based medicine (EBM), I shared a common view that qualitative research was, well, flaky. ![]() ![]() It’s not exactly a job description, nor is it an employment contract or a salary negotiation: it is rather a question of detailing the mission that the person will have to carry out within a defined time horizon, the company’s expectations, the way in which this mission enables the coworker to meet his or her objectives, the necessary resources… Not to mention, of course, the employee’s expectations and how the company will respond: how will this mission benefit both? What do they want to achieve in the end? The aim is to objectify the relationship, by clarifying and agreeing together on expectations from both sides right from the beginning. It’s a kind of moral commitment made by both parties, usually for ‘tours of duty’ lasting 18 to 24 months. This is how Learn Assembly developed its first alliance declarations. Indeed, when you consider your coworkers no longer as resources at a given time but as partners during and after contractual collaboration, helping them grow as much as possible and investing in their long-term employability becomes strategic. These concepts, completely aligned with the raison d’être and philosophy of Learn Assembly, hit the nail on the head with Sophie, who suggested to her partner and co-founder to implement them in their team. The chief principle underlying it is reciprocity: both parties understand and acknowledge that they’ve entered into a voluntary relationship that benefits both sides. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “An empathetic, beautiful, magical, fiercely necessary book that stares unflinchingly at the very real challenges contemporary kids face and gently assures them they are not alone. A gentle but truthful look at poverty and homelessness.” - School Library Journal, starred review, on THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME “Vivid characters and situations, along with clear, simple writing and plotting, make this an accessible and enlightening read. Middle school worries and social issues skillfully woven into a moving, hopeful, STEM-related tale.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME ![]() “Successfully balances excitement with larger issues, ripe for classroom discussion.” - Booklist “Timely and relevant.” - The Horn Book Magazine “A sensitive coming-of-age tale about waking up to injustice and where that knowledge can lead.” - Kirkus Reviews “An accessible format and a unique focus on contemporary issues of criminal justice and racial bias make this an essential purchase.” - School Library Journal, starred review Messner shines a light on the ways that people are blind to their own privilege while quick to judge others.” - Publishers Weekly, starred review ![]() “An effective, authentically wrought look at how fear and ignorance can lead people to treat those of different races or from different places with suspicion. ![]() ![]() It may just be that he formalized the decision today and there is no ambiguity.Įarth 2 is the subject of a lot of activity of late, with a new Batman recently introduced and many fans figuring he's a likely candidate to replace one of four recently-cancelled DC titles. Whether "as of today" means that his departure date is flexible (as in, he could stay on to finish a story or be convinced to stay if DC doesn't find a suitable replacement in time) is unclear at this point. Since solicitations just came out, this gives them nearly two full months to select a replacement before they need to solicit the first Robinson-less issue.Įarth 2 #15 is solicited for August 2013, so Robinson's run on the title-which will be roughly a year and a half, including a zero issue-will conclude in the fall. Best wishes and regards to Dan, Geoff and everyone."ĭC Comics declined to comment for this story. ![]() "Yes, this also means I'm no longer working at DC Comics. Think I'll take Rex to the beach," he tweeted early this evening. "So as of today I am leaving Earth 2 with Issue #16. Writer and longtime DC Comics staple James Robinson has resigned from Earth 2, his lone New 52 title, and will no longer be working for the publisher for the time being, Robinson informed his fans via Twitter earlier today. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The summer Jake turns twelve, he befriends a pair of siblings new to town, and so Calvin decides to initiate them all into the "Saturday Night Ghost Club." But as the summer goes on, what begins as a seemingly light-hearted project may ultimately uncover more than any of its members had imagined. ![]() Immensely enjoyable, piercingly clever, and satisfyingly soulful." -Jason Heller, NPR Growing up in 1980s Niagara Falls - a seedy but magical, slightly haunted place - Jake Baker spends most of his time with his uncle Calvin, a kind but eccentric enthusiast of occult artifacts and conspiracy theories. An irresistible and bittersweet coming-of-age story in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and urban legends "A celebration of the secret lives of children, both their wonders and their horrors. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Clay Shaw, the only person ever indicted for conspiracy in the assassination of John F.Morrison would die of heart failure on July 3, 1971, during the time that the appeal was in progress. Following 16 days of testimony, Morrison would be found guilty of the indecent exposure charge on September 20, 1970, and would be sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine, but would post bail while the case was on appeal. Morrison would return to Miami to be arraigned on the criminal charges on November 9 and remain free after posting bond. ![]() Three days later, a Miami court would issue warrants for his arrest on a felony charge of indecent exposure and five misdemeanor charges, although by that time, he was no longer in Miami. Jim Morrison, the lead singer for The Doors, performed a controversial rock concert (and other alleged acts) before 12,000 fans at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami. ![]() ![]() Many focus on the third, “Totalitarianism” and neglect the first two, on “Antisemitism” and Imperialism.” The first part describe the rise of race thinking, particularly in the context of the nation-state, and how the Jews, as stateless persons were particularly vulnerable to racist attacks. But I hope I can give you a sense of what it is about and why I think the book is worth the effort. I certainly will not do the book justice in a blog-length review. It is long, the prose is demanding, and the ideas are critically important to our times. After over a month of reading, I can check this book off the list, but I can’t dismiss it from my thoughts. ![]() The Origins of Totalitarianism is on my “ Ten Books I Want to Read Before I Die” list. ![]() ![]() ![]() Summary: A work tracing the rise of totalitarian governments in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany to their origins in racism and class warfare, reactions to imperialism, and the mechanics that distinguish totalitarian states from other kinds of states. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1968. The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There is, to our apprehension, a spirit of cordial goodness in it, a playfulness of fancy and a benevolent alacrity to enter into the feelings and promote the simple pleasures of children which are altogether charming. We know not to whom we are indebted for the following description of that unwearied patron of music-that homely and delightful personage of parental kindness, Santa Claus, his costumes, and his equipage, as he goes about visiting the firesides of this happy land, laden with Christmas bounties but from whomsoever it may have come, we give thanks for it. When it was originally published in the Troy Sentinel of New York, two days before Christmas in 1823, editor, Orville Holley, admitted in print the following: Publications of the Classic Christmas Poem First Print 1823 “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” story book originated as a poem from the 1820s. ![]() |