![]() ![]() After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly. Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. ![]() After Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. ![]() Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. ![]()
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![]() And sometimes we step-ĭanced, although mostly the step-dancing was done at Cretingham Bell. 'The Fakenham Ghost' and 'The Farmer's Boy'. 'Nellie Dean' and 'Pack up your Troubles'. Matter how awful it was-you could tell it. Happening to them at that moment! But if it had happened years ago-no People didn't usually tell each other things that were We told each other about the things that happened to us, onlyĪ long time ago. It was the good time of the day and we all lookedįorward to it. The boys would be there too, rollicking and laughing but They sat on the verge if it was fine and on the benches inside the Twenty or more folk to sit on that bank outside the shop and talk of anĮvening. ![]() ![]() All through my boyhood it was a regular thing for ![]() What I notice most about the village now is the way people no longer Ronald Blythe, Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village (New York: Pantheon, 1969), p. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Combined it was shown that these 80 solutions could eliminate 1 trillion tonnes of CO 2 from the atmosphere by 2050, enough to prevent the dangerous climate tipping point of 2 degrees Celsius. Together this group developed a unique global systems model, evaluating 80 technologies and practices from the ground up – from innovative energy and agricultural methods to enhanced environmental conservation and restoration. ![]() The project, led by activist and entrepreneur Paul Hawken, was started in 2013 and has since brought together over 65 researchers from across the globe with 128 experts in climate, sustainability, academia, and business. But a new book called Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming presents a way forward to create a future that is perhaps greater than anyone has imagined was possible. When you start to grasp the severity of the climate crisis, it’s easy sometimes to feel a little hopeless. ![]() ![]() Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana has entered our imagination and our hearts with a force equal to It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. I’ll give you the synopsis and then my thoughts. The movie is based off this collection of short stories. I LOVE the movie by the same name and it’s holiday tradition to watch it every year. ![]() ![]() I wanted to do a Christmas-y post today so I decided to review a book that I’ve been curious about for a long time, A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd. ![]() Merry Christmas Eve to all of you! I hope that whatever your plans are for today or tomorrow that it involves time with your loved ones and good food. ![]() ![]() ![]() The spotlight – showing clearly who is encouraged into the pipeline of politics and who is not, would lead not just to improvements in the representation of women, but also of other under-represented groups, based on ethnicity, sexuality, disability etc. Knowing that the information would be made public and that they would be compared to other companies encouraged employers to address inequalities in their organisations.Ĭollecting diversity data in parliament could have the same effect. The WSPU, established by Emmeline Pankhurst, was an active force in the struggle to win the right to vote for women in Britain. In 1906, Davison joined the Womens Social and Political Union. She eventually started dedicating her spare time to social and political activism. Gender pay gap reporting in April last year rocketed equality to the top of many employers’ agendas. After leaving school, Davison found work as a teacher. This begs the question, if we don’t know where we stand in terms of candidate diversity, how are we going to make further progress on eliminating the diversity deficit how are we going to make sure that the MPs representing us truly reflect Britain’s people? It’s not systematically gathered and so there is no consistency in data collection processes, leaving us with a fragmented picture. ![]() To put it bluntly, we simply don’t have good enough data. In particular, it exposes serious shortcomings in the way that diversity data is collected, collated and reported. New research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the diversity of elected officials in Great Britain shows us just how significant the problem is. ![]() ![]() ![]() “That invisibility might end up being something that’s helpful in allowing to take on behaviors that otherwise would not be allowed. “Black women may not be seen as prototypical Blacks, and they may not be seen as prototypical women,” Phillips told the audience comprised of people of various genders, ages, and races. ![]() So, they may find their dual makeup actually boosts their achievement possibilities, she told a Stanford audience in June during a talk titled, “Black Women and the Backlash Effect - Understanding the Intersection of Race and Gender.” In reality, Phillips said, Black women are viewed as independent, competent, and demanding of respect - all classic leadership traits. And, between 20, the number of businesses owned by Black women rose by 19% - twice as fast as all other firms and generating $29 billion in sales nationwide. Two-thirds of Black college undergrads are female. In fact, Black women are excelling in education and entrepreneurship, she said. However, that bleak assessment does not tell the complete story, says Katherine Phillips, PhD ’99, visiting scholar in organizational behavior at Stanford GSB and an expert in workplace diversity. Some people believe that Black women are doubly oppressed in the workplace, challenged by sexism because they’re female and by racism because they’re Black. ![]() ![]() Which could serve to explain the muted tone and low energy at the beginning of his set. ![]() More: Roger Waters review Roger Waters' concert Wednesday laden with societal, politcal issues Given the special relationship of the two countries, Clapton’s act served as a communal expression of loss. It is likely Clapton’s choice had a deeper significance, as he is married to an American from Columbus and maintains a residence here. Interestingly, though, the melody is the same as “America (My Country ‘tis Of Thee),” one of the de facto American national anthems before “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the official anthem in 1931. Rather than engage his six backing musicians, the rock icon eased into a simple, impromptu solo reading of “God Save The Queen.” It didn’t sound as if he had worked out the melody ahead of time and the effect was quite touching. View Gallery: Photos: Eric Clapton performs at the Schottenstein CenterĮric Clapton took the stage in Value City Arena Thursday night mere hours after Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years reigning over his native England. ![]() ![]() He distinguishes how two types of leaders - the “statesman” and “the prophet” - face challenges differently. In his latest book, “Leadership: Six Lessons in World Strategy,” Henry Kissinger examines several cases over the last century in which, in his view, key personalities admirably rose to the task. The daunting challenge, in either case, is how to convincingly frame the shifting spirit of the times in a manner that organizes the energy and direction of society into a force field that propels it along a fresh path. Or it can come with a bang, such as a devastating war. ![]() Rupture can come with a whimper, in which a way of seeing the world finally succumbs to the entropy of the outmoded. It is at that moment of transition from a rupture in the old patterns of apprehending reality to the construction of a new metaphor when leadership most matters. “A world ends when its metaphor has died,” the poet Archibald MacLeish once said. ![]() Nathan Gardels is the editor-in-chief of Noema Magazine. ![]() ![]() ![]() Two novels, two women who retreat further into the realm of the imagination until the boundaries between what is real and what is not become blurred. William Trevors Last Stories is forthcoming from Viking. My House in Umbria tells of Emily Delahunty, a writer of romantic novels, who helps the survivors of a bomb attack on a train to convalesce, inventing colourful pasts for her patients. Read Two Lives by William Trevor available from Rakuten Kobo. In Reading Turgenev, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, an Irish country girl. In Reading Turgenev an Irish country girl is trapped in a loveless marriage with an older man, but finds release through secret meetings with a man who shares her passion for Russian novels. Two Lives William Trevors Last Stories is forthcoming from Viking. I wanted to start right again at the beginning' Guardian As rich and moving as anything I have read in years. Trevor writes like an angel, but is determined to wring your heart' Daily Mail Two Lives: Reading Turgenev & My House in Umbria - two novels by William Trevor ![]() ![]() ![]() Note: This is the second book in the series and is full of spoilers from book 1 □ Best listened to after listening to Operation Meet Cute. Don’t miss this warm and fuzzy, all-the-Christmas-feels, steamy story. ![]() Operation Meet the Parents is a 25K-word novella companion to the full-length novel, Operation Meet Cute. There’s nothing like the holidays with family. That is, if he doesn’t burn the house down first. I know Harlow is desperately trying to impress my family, but I’m a lot more concerned about coming up with a proposal worthy of his Hollywood dreams. A missed connecting flight, inappropriate winter attire, and a kitchen fire…it wouldn’t be Christmas without some complications, right? Teddy is ready to pop the question, but can he find the perfect movie-moment proposal for Harlow? And, more importantly, will Low survive meeting the parents? Oh, the joy of Christmas. ![]() |