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ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY 12 PROPOSAL FOR BOARD / AUTHORITY AUTHORIZED COURSES District Name: Okanagan / Skaha District Number: 67 Developed By: Tom Cowper (Teacher of the Visually Impaired / Orientation and Mobility Instructor) Date Developed: March 11, 2004 School Name: Summerland Secondary Principal: Bill Bidlake Board/Authority Approval Date: Board/Authority Signature: Course Name: Orientation and Mobility (O & M) Grade Level of Course: 12 Number of Course Credits: 2 Hours of Instruction: 60 Prerequisite(s): Orientation and Mobility 11 the student will have completed levels 1 and 2 of the Framework of Independent Travel Orientation and Mobility 12 Special Training, Facilities or Equipment Required: Teaching O & M requires specially trained people who are aware of the dangers, responsibilities, and techniques involved. In British Columbia, the Ministry of Education defines a qualified orientation and mobility instructor as one who: meets standards established by the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER); or meets standards established by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP); or has a Masters degree in orientation and mobility; or has completed post-graduate studies in orientation and mobility, which include at least 300 hours of supervised practice in orientation and mobility working with individuals with a variety of visual impairments. The materials required for the student to successfully achieve the learning outcomes for O & M may include the following: cane (mobility or identification), adaptive mobility device, low vision devices (monoculars, magnifiers), tactile maps, tactile graphics kit, portable tape recorder, compass (print or Braille), and a CNIB bus pass. A cell phone is optional. Course Synopsis: This course has been developed to support and encourage the student who is blind or visually impaired to achieve the highest level of independent travel that is individually possible. The development of these skills allows the student to more fully participate in the life of the school and the community. The ability to use these skills affects access to educational opportunities and improves quality of life. The learning outcomes for this course are grouped under four strands from the Framework for Independent Travel. Students are expected to learn specific skills up to and including Level Three. Rationale: Orientation and mobility is a special skill that is essential for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. O & M has frequently been described as "knowing where you are, knowing where you want to go, and knowing how to get there." O & M is the ability to move safely, efficiently, and gracefully through all environmental conditions and situations with as much independence as possible. O & M training encourages students with visual impairments to develop essential skills, build confidence in their ability to travel within their schools and other environments, and take responsibility for their decisions. Page 2 of 7 Orientation and Mobility 12 This course has been developed to give students who are blind or visually impaired, the recognition for skills that need to be learned as part of the expanded core curriculum. Many of these students have received ongoing direct instruction in O & M throughout their years in school. This course will provide the intensive instruction to further develop their O & M skills as they near graduation. Organizational Structure: UNIT/TOPIC TITLE TIME Unit 1 Sensory Development 5 hours Unit 2 Orientation and Mapping 5 hours Unit 3 Travel Techniques 40 hours Unit 4 Communication, Personal Safety, and Advocacy 10 hours TOTAL HOURS 60 hours UNIT/TOPIC/MODULE DESCRIPTIONS UNIT 1: SENSORY DEVELOPMENT Overview The development of orientation and mobility skills goes hand in hand with the ability to gather and interpret sensory cues. Information from sight, sound, smell, and touch support movement and exploration of objects and the environment. Through the process of sensory integration, it is possible to establish and maintain one's position, locate objects, establish and confirm landmarks, and recognize safety cues. By using the senses, students can access additional information (Braille, print, voice, and tactile diagrams) that assist them in becoming familiar with a travel setting. Practice and familiarity with a setting often enhances sensory awareness and responsiveness. The ability to use one's senses may be compromised by illness, fatigue, and stress. Page 3 of 7 Orientation and Mobility 12 Curriculum Organizer - Vision Most students have some residual vision that can be used to establish and maintain orientation and safety when traveling. In addition, vision is important for developing concepts, encouraging movement, and integrating sensory cues. Learning Outcomes It is expected that students will be able to: demonstrate proficient use of vision to establish and maintain orientation and safety when traveling in complex environments understand the features and use of low vision devices Curriculum Organizer - Auditory Students with visual impairments must use information from sound to remain safe and oriented to their surroundings. Training in auditory skills can help them to develop awareness and understanding of the world, particularly about objects that may not be seen or may not be within arm's reach. Learning Outcomes It is expected that students will be able to: demonstrate proficient use of hearing to establish and maintain orientation and safety when traveling in complex environments use sound to "read" traffic flow at high speed and heavy volume intersections understand the characteristics of electronic travel devices in providing or enhancing auditory information Curriculum Organizer - Touch Students with visual impairments can gain information about surface and objects textures, shapes, size, and density through the development of tactile sensitivity. In addition, touch can be used to detect, explore, orient, and protect from hazards. Tactile cues from a guide dog or travel device (cane, electronic travel aid) or protective arm techniques can facilitate protection from objects. Learning Outcomes It is expected that students will be able to: understand the use of alternate travel devices be aware of changes in tactile sensitivity due to weather and environmental conditions Page 4 of 7 Orientation and Mobility 12 UNIT 2: ORIENTATION AND MAPPING Overview Orientation and mapping skills are an essential part of the student's orientation and mobility instruction. Map reading promotes the integration of concepts with skills, enhances comprehension of spatial relationships, and enables the student to travel independently in all environments. Learning Outcomes It is expected that students will be able to: use tactile, auditory, and visual maps in unfamiliar settings orient to unfamiliar settings and proceed to a predetermined destination UNIT 3: TRAVEL TECHNIQUES Overview Independent and safe mobility involves the development of motor skills, acquisition of basic concepts, and awareness of the travel setting. Teaching these outcomes in a developmentally sequential manner allows the student to acquire the necessary skills on which to build more complex orientation and mobility techniques. The ability to travel independently is integral to every aspect of personal, educational, and social development. The effective use of appropriate travel techniques enables students who are visually impaired to participate in activities as independently as is individually possible. Learning Outcomes It is expected that students will be able to: apply the use of all cane techniques plan and execute routes to unfamiliar commercial areas use advanced travel techniques with supervision (e.g. cross multi-laned streets with high speed and high volume traffic) use public transportation independently independently travel to a stated destination from a drop-off starting point Page 5 of 7 Orientation and Mobility 12 UNIT 4: COMMUNICATION, PERSONAL SAFETY, AND ADVOCACY Overview Effective communication skills, the knowledge and application of personal safety procedures, and the ability to be an effective self-advocate are fundamental in reaching one's destination, safely and efficiently. Learning Outcomes It is expected that students will be able to: independently demonstrate appropriate social interactions with the public independently demonstrate the rules of safe travel in unfamiliar environments advocate on behalf of persons with visual impairments Instructional Component: direct instruction self directed practice of learned skills interactive instruction role playing modeling practical application of learned skills brainstorming problem solving Assessment Component: Fifty per cent (50%) of the grade will be based on evaluations conducted throughout the course. This portion of the grade will reflect the student's most consistent level of achievement throughout the course. Thirty per cent (30%) of the grade will be based on a practical examination. For this task, the student will travel independently to a stated destination from an unfamiliar drop off starting point. The student will be expected to travel the route employing skills and strategies appropriate to the advanced travel situation. This task may involve public transportation. Twenty per cent (20%) of the grade will be based on a final written examination demonstrating knowledge from all four strand areas and emphasizing knowledge of advanced travel techniques and strategies. Page 6 of 7 Orientation and Mobility 12 TYPE OF ASSESSMENT CATEGORY DETAILS PAGE(S) Formative Checklist of learned skills Sensory Development 37 (50%) (FIT) Orientation and Mapping 45 Travel Techniques 55 Communication, Personal 63 Safety, and Advocacy Summative Final Assessment Practical (Drop off) 30% (50%) Written Examination 20% Learning Resources: Books o Framework for Independent Travel: A Resource for Orientation and Mobility Instruction, B. C. Ministry of Education, 2000. o TAPS: An Orientation & Mobility Curriculum for Students with Visual Impairments, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1993. Internet sites o Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired o Hadley School for the Blind o Dog Guide Schools Additional Information: This is a new course based on the Framework for Independent Travel. The course applies to a small number of students who are blind or visually impaired. These students need this specialized instruction in order to travel independently and safely to more fully participate in the life of the school and the community. The knowledge and application of these skills will improve their quality of life and success during school years and later life. Students who need to learn O & M skills should receive credit for the hours of work involved and have their efforts documented on their graduation transcript. Page 7 of 7
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I have submitted many tickets in-game with no response. When I login to support via the website, I get page errors. As a Gold Paying Member, what must I do to get this resolved?
I THINK it's been this way for a good while. The last ticket I submitted in-game got what could only have been a canned response asking me to explain what I had already tried very hard to be accurate about.
I don't even get canned responses. In fact, my currently open tickets don't even show up. And, I cannot access the support page on the website either once I log in.
If you are submitting a bug report, you will not get a response. Those now go directly to QA and they read them and investigate -- as such, they dont show up in the"My Tickets" section. If you submit a GM ticket for anything other than reporting another player for something (because we can't let you know what action was taken on another player for their privacy), it should be receiving a response within around 3-4 business days, and it will show up in "My Tickets" once a response is provided. This timeframe can change depending on how many tickets are received as they are answered in the order received. As always, GM tickets can also be submitted at support.perfectworld.com or you can email directly: email@example.com :)
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I submitted a bug report 7 days ago, and updated it 5 days ago (5 business days open so far). Hopefully I get it looked at soon.
I can get into the online support, it only shows tickets I submitted from a couple years ago.
Still no response back on the ticket, and its a game stopper of an issue on one of my characters.
Weird to say, but if everything in game worked as smoothly as the support guys STO would be the greatest game ever.
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Here is the response I've received when using the support website to file bug reports:
This was the response I received for a bug report about the NX-01 replica showing a price of 500 zen for the ship by itself even though I purchased the Enterprise Era bundle pack which includes the ship. The uniforms show up individually as being purchased though but not the ship. Still not fixed. Ticket submitted 12/26/2012, reference #121226-000356
Edit: I do have access to the NX-01 replica light escort but the only way to get it is to click the Claim button while having the Enterprise Era bundle selected in the c-store. It also shows a price of 500 zen at ship requisitions.
Edit: I prefer to use the support website to file bug reports because often times I have screen shots to include to give the Q&A team an idea of the bug and as much info as possible. But they don't seem to care.
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one of the most important thing about it - The most popular themes throughout the Hanukkah dishes are the use of oil. The oil reminds us of the oil which burned eight days instead of one. Latkes are potato pancakes made from grated potatoes mixed with eggs, onions, and flour, then fried in vegetable oil. The texture is crispy on the outside and tender within. They're served hot and often dipped in apple sauce or sour cream. The Maccabbee soliders ate latkes made from cheese, vegetables, or fruits which were brought to them on the battlefields. However, they didn't eat potato latkes, as potatoes weren't available until the 16th century.


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The initial code submission for the Apache Beehive project, the cross-container, open-source application framework for building SOAs and enterprise Java applications, is now available to the public from the Apache Software Foundation.
BEA strongly believes Beehive can help enable developers to begin developing and collaborating on SOA-based applications: "With the open-source community adding value to our innovations, we hope to help a greater number of Java developers build and orchestrate J2EE and service-based applications more easily, without having to sacrifice portability and long-term investment protection," said Cornelius Willis, the company's VP of developer marketing.
The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal and financial support for a broad range of open-source software projects via an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that are designed to help simultaneously limit contributors' potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative development process, Apache projects are designed to deliver enterprise-grade, freely available software products that can attract large communities of users. The Apache License is designed to help make it easy for users at all levels, commercial and individual, to deploy Apache products.
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The trucking operation Celadon Group Inc. more than doubled its net income in the second quarter of the year while revenue increased 21.4%.
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Who's the fairest of them all? Is it Snow, with her fair skin and hazel eyes? Maybe it is Bird, with her cap of dark curls and golden skin. Nigerian-born Helen Oyeyemi's latest novel, Boy, Snow, Bird, takes classic fairy tale themes of beauty, stepmothers and sibling rivalry and reworks them around a 1950s New England town and a family's secrets.
Eighteen-year-old Boy Novak lives in New York City with her sadistic father who works as a rat catcher, using blinded rats as bait. To escape her father's abuse, she buys a train ticket for the far-away stop of Flax Hill, Massachusetts. The fine-boned, flaxen-haired Boy meets and marries Arturo Whitman, local professor-turned-jeweler, widower, and father of Snow. Boy slides right into her role of benevolent stepmother and daughter-in-law until she and Arturo have their own baby, Bird, who is "born with a suntan." Unbeknownst to Boy, her new husband and his family are African-American passing for white. Bird's arrival pulls back the curtain on their carefully constructed public lives.
What is fair, either in beauty or in deeds? Arturo's mother wants to send the darker-skinned Bird away to live with relatives; Boy views stepdaughter Snow as the interloper who needs to go. Oyeyemi uses a conversational writing style and alternates characters' narration, including letters sent between the sisters, to explore issues of identity relative to race and gender. Boy, Snow, Bird warns us of the danger in allowing our reflection, whether in the mirror or eyes of the beholder, dictate who we are.
British author Laline Paull is setting the book world abuzz with her debut novel, an imaginative and gripping tale which takes place in a beehive. Paull began studying bees after a beekeeper friend died; the fascinating societal structure of the hive inspired her to write The Bees.
Flora 717 is a worker bee living in a hive valuing conformity. Born "obscenely ugly… and excessively large," Flora is saved from immediate execution because a ruling class priestess wants to use her in an experiment. The hive's rigid caste system relies on mind control and strict job divisions, which keep the hive operating for the good of the group, but its totalitarian mindset allows no individual freedom. Flora defies the limitations of her Sanitation class: She is able to speak, block other bees from accessing her thoughts and use her abilities to forge a unique role for herself when the survival of the hive is threatened.
In creating the intricate life of this honeybee colony, Paull did everything from attending beekeeper classes to watching nature unfold in her backyard. She blends factual bee behavior, like building honeycomb nurseries or the "dancing" and antennae touching which bees perform to communicate information, with elements of goddess worship, Catholic prayer and the British monarchy in her creation of a detailed parallel world. As in nature, The Bees is sometimes chillingly violent. It is also surprisingly funny, with its swaggering Drone class reminiscent of any Animal House frat bro collective hopped up on testosterone.
The Bees is being compared to the modern classic Watership Down by Richard Adams for its thrilling adventure and social commentary wrapped up in an animal story. This story makes a perfect book club choice or escapist summer read as Flora 717 takes the reader on a wild flight. Is Flora a traitor or a savior? The bees in your garden will never look the same again.
Life could be greener on the Emerald Isle these days, where Ireland's economic recession has wreaked havoc upon the residents of one small rural town. There are no jobs, no pension, no unemployment benefits. The effect is a domino-like collapse of livelihood and sanity for everyone in Irish writer Donal Ryan's insightful, darkly humorous debut, The Spinning Heart.
The title refers to a battered and flaking red metal heart on a front cottage gate belonging to the father of well-known resident, Bobby Mahon. Despite its beaten condition, the heart continues to spin on its hinge. It becomes a metaphor for Bobby and the other 20 blindsided souls, who each get a brief chapter to tell their story. They, too, need restoration after the town's big employer abandons them.
Pokey Burke is the corrupt, now-defunct builder who absconds with more than his workers' money. Soon everyone is pondering their hand-to-mouth existence and the fissures emerging in their community. The common thread is Bobby, Pokey's tough but well-respected former foreman whom everyone knows and generally respects. But even Bobby is not above reproach, as his possible complicity in his father's death has people wondering.
Ryan's snapshot into the recess of weary minds speaks to a wry, vulnerable sensitivity, and his writing in the vernacular hits home. The prose oozes with spot-on observations of the time, while his use of idioms smartly adds to the authenticity of the first-person narratives. Long-listed for the Man Booker prize, Ryan isn't the first author to swirl Ireland's economic woes into a novel. Tana French did it in Broken Harbor, and closer to home, Stewart O'Nan did it with Last Night at the Lobster. Best laid plans are never guaranteed. "The future is a cold mistress," Bobby's father said. Tomorrow is like that.
Easter Quillby is a caregiver despite her tender age of 12. She takes care of her little sister Ruby as well as her pill-addicted mother, who mostly wanders around in a fog when she's not passed out. Brady Weller is a disgraced ex-police detective who works for his ex-brother-in-law installing home security systems. Mostly alienated from his ex-wife and daughter, Weller volunteers as a court-appointed guardian ad litem. Finally, meet Pruitt: He's a bodybuilding, former minor league baseball player recently released from prison, and he's also a facially disfigured psychotic contract killer. (Is there any other kind?) Easter, Brady and Pruitt take turns narrating author Wiley Cash's new novel, This Dark Road to Mercy.
Easter and Ruby end up in a children's group home after their mother dies from an overdose. Weller is assigned to look after the girls' interests. Easter's master plan for life, which is college and a career as an FBI agent all the while raising her sister, is at risk when she overhears her foster mother discussing the sisters' maternal grandparents' plan to move the girls to Alaska to live with them. When Wade, the girls' sad sack estranged father, himself a washed-out pitcher, shows up in the middle of the night toting a gym bag filled with ill-gotten gains, Easter impulsively grabs her sister and they take off with not-so-dear-old Dad ... only to find that Weller, Pruitt and the FBI are all in hot pursuit.
Set against the backdrop of the 1998 Sammy Sosa/Mark McGwire race to break Roger Maris' home run record, Cash explores the unbreakable ties of family and the sins from the past, just as he did in his first novel, A Land More Kind Than Home. Easter's voice is especially engaging as she tells her story with a clear-eyed realism. This Dark Road to Mercy will leave the reader rooting for the Quillby sisters and hoping for a grand slam ending.
Be careful what you wish for: a reminder that sometimes wishes are fulfilled in a way not quite anticipated. The desire to turn back the clock or proffer up a desperate bargain in order to keep a loved one with us is universal. Two new novels, The Returned by Jason Mott and Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield, explore the consequences of cheating death and getting a second chance.
Lucille and Harold Hargrave are watching a riveting television news story reporting what seems to be an ongoing resurrection of the dead. A knock on the elderly couple's door reveals a federal agent holding hands with a boy who calls Harold "Daddy." The child is their eight year old son Jacob who drowned 50 years prior. The Returned explores not only the Hargraves' reactions to the reappearance of their child, but also the complex societal and governmental responses to this unimaginable and unexplainable global phenomenon. Mott hit the author jackpot with this debut novel. In addition to climbing up The New York Times Best Sellers list, ABC developed the story into a television series entitled Resurrection, which is set to premiere in March.
In Bellman & Black, handsome Will Bellman is viewed as blessed. He's inherited the family fabric-making factory where he's introduced the principles and technology of the Industrial Revolution to great success. He adores his wife and young children and is a beneficent country gentleman. A man in black dogs Bellman, however, appearing at the funerals of his friends and family. When a diphtheria-like illness plagues Bellman's village and takes the lives of his family, Bellman cuts a deal to save the life of his remaining child, Dora. Who is this man in black? Is it wrong to profit from death? Setterfield, who also wrote the popular ghostly story The Thirteenth Tale, delivers another atmospheric story that looks at the price one pays for a deal with the devil.
Lives will never be the same again in Rachel Joyce's Perfect when, in the summer of 1972, two 11-year-old boys convince themselves that the British government is adding two seconds to that year. Byron, a heartfelt husky lad, admires his lone friend, James, for his intelligence and diligent approach to life. When James informs him of this addition to time, Byron has no reason to doubt him.
However, when Byron witnesses a shocking incident within these extra seconds, the repercussions prove costly for everyone surrounding him, especially his captivating mother, Diana. Although she delights in nature, theater and small kindnesses, Byron's thoughtful observations detect a deeper sadness under his mother's delicate repose. Her husband expects her to dress in the refined styles of the '50s and lavishes gifts upon her, like a brand new Jaguar, for the sole purpose of instilling envy in the community.
Fast-forward two decades and we encounter Jim, a man living in a dilapidated trailer who is plagued by obsessive compulsive tendencies. Although he is well-meaning, his stuttering and fear of disasters keep him from developing any real relationships with others. As these alternating stories escalate, the two seconds become more mysterious and questionable, yet are vital to these seemingly unrelated plots in this latest work by the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
On March 11, 1948, a fire raged through the main building of North Carolina's Highland Hospital, killing nine female patients trapped in a locked ward on the fourth floor. Victims included Zelda Fitzgerald, a dancer, artist and writer like her husband F. Scott Fitzgerald. Highland was a residential treatment facility for the mentally ill and considered quite progressive in its treatment methods. Author Lee Smith takes inspiration from the hospital, the tragic fire and Zelda Fitzgerald's own life in her newest book Guests on Earth.
Smith's narrator is 13-year-old New Orleans native Evalina Toussaint. Evalina refuses to eat after the death of her mother and is packed off to Highland for a cure. Now an orphan, the resort-like hospital becomes Evalina's home, and its caregivers and patients her family. Fresh air and exercise, music and art: Evalina thrives under the care of the enlightened psychiatrist Dr. Carroll and develops into a talented pianist. Swimming and songs aren't the only therapies employed at Highland, though, and as Smith reveals the darker secrets in the lives of Evalina, Zelda and other patients, she also explores the more invasive and seemingly barbaric treatments employed upon the mentally ill.
Smith, winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award, imbues her writing with the atmosphere of rural Appalachia. She draws upon both the folklore of the mountains as well as the culture of southern high society in creating compelling characters and an absorbing story. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "the insane are always mere guests on earth, eternal strangers carrying around broken decalogues that they cannot read." Guests on Earth allows a few of the guests to share their memorable tale.
Paul Harding's second novel, Enon, brings back the Crosby progeny in this not-quite-a-sequel to his stunning 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning debut, Tinkers. In this latest effort, the grandson of Tinkers' dying protagonist reels over the sudden loss of his only child in the same tiny New England town. It is a story not so much about death as it is about the physical and emotional spiraling into grief's crevasse and the slow, tentative climb out.
Charlie narrates this story with a hand-wringing anguish. His 13-year-old daughter Kate has been struck and killed by a car while riding her bicycle to the beach. It's an unimaginable bond lost, not just for Charlie but for his wife, too, who promptly leaves her depressed husband to return to her native Minnesota. Life is at its lowest point for Charlie as he descends into a morass of drugs and alcohol. For him, grieving demands a continual rewind of the past: his time with his daughter, his memories of his clock-enthusiast grandfather, the history of Enon. Soon healing begins to seem uncomfortably overdue.
Harding delivers metaphor-laden prose and rich detail that relentlessly probe Charlie's grief through his hallucinations that are, at once, dreamy and remarkably lucid. At one point Charlie tries to capture "the function of loss'" through a mathematical proof he writes on a wall. "My thoughts quickly became confused as I tried to demonstrate the calculus of grief." Another time he digs out his grandfather's fly fishing rod he intended to show Kate and begins casting off the old oak stump in his overgrown backyard until he crawls, exhausted and defeated, back into his house. With its disquieting tone, this short novel of 238 pages oozes like a scab that will not heal until finally, a choice must be rendered: to heal or not.
Oprah's newest selection for her Book Club 2.0 is Sue Monk Kidd's The Invention of Wings. Kidd, who's The Secret Life of Bees remains a perennial book club favorite, is "thrilled and honored that Oprah Winfrey chose my novel as her new book club selection." The title, due out in early January, is sure to be a favorite among book clubs with Oprah calling it "layered and gripping."
Inspired by the life of early 19th century abolitionist and suffragist Sarah Grimk, Kidd writes in her author's note that her aim was to write "a thickly imagined story inspired by her life." The result is this beautifully written novel with the dual portrait of two women bound by the horrors of slavery as its centerpiece. Sarah, the daughter of a wealthy Charleston plantation owner is desperate to break free from the confines of her time. She is denied the opportunity to pursue her passion of a legal career and struggles to find outlets for her creativity, intelligence and convictions. Hetty, nicknamed "Handful," a slave in the household, is also keenly intelligent, brave and brandish a strong rebellious streak. Told in first person, the chapters alternate between these women's perspectives as the reader follows them and their unique relationship from childhood through middle age.
Kidd will not disappoint her legions of fans with this masterly told story of fascinating women striving for liberation and empowerment during a devastating historical time. Check out Oprah's announcement here to find out more about this exciting literary pick.
On a peaceful summer evening in the town of West Table, Missouri, the quiet of the night was shattered by a thunderous explosion. In 1929, the Arbor Dance Hall blew apart with a force that flattened the two story buildings adjacent to it, with a blast that was felt in the next town some 20 miles away. Forty-two people lost their lives and countless others suffered terrible injuries from either the fire or having been blown from the building. The devastation wrought by the dance hall explosion had an impact on every resident of the town. Daniel Woodrell's new novel The Maid's Version recounts many of their stories.
The mystery of what caused the explosion and who was responsible was never discovered. Could it have been mob related? Was it the evil deed of a band of Gypsies? Was it just a tragic accident or possibly something more ominous the town leaders wanted covered up? This literary novel is comprised of numerous small chapters, frequently describing the circumstances of individuals who ended up at the dance that fateful Saturday night. Interspersed throughout the minor character vignettes is the story of Alma DeGeer Dunahew, a woman who believes she knows the truth.
This remarkable tale is a fictionalized account of an event that occurred on April 13, 1928 in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. Woodrell believably captures the historical and cultural characteristics of the inhabitants of the Ozarks. It is the author's skillful narration that will mesmerize the reader and bind them to this powerful yet tragic tale.
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Hydeby Daniel Levine
What happens when a villain becomes a hero?Mr. Hyde is trapped, locked in Dr. Jekyll's surgical cabinet, counting the hours until his inevitable capture. As four days pass, he has the chance, finally, to tell his story--the story of his brief, marvelous life.Summoned to life by strange potions, Hyde knows not when or how long he will have control of "the body." When dormant, he watches Dr. Jekyll from a remove, conscious of this other, high-class life but without influence. As the experiment continues, their mutual existence is threatened, not only by the uncertainties of untested science, but also by a mysterious stalker. Hyde is being taunted--possibly framed. Girls have gone missing; someone has been killed. Who stands, watching, from the shadows? In the blur of this shared consciousness, can Hyde ever be confident these crimes were not committed by his hand?"You may think you know Dr. Jekyll, but this Hyde is a different beast altogether."--Jon Clinch, author of Finn "Prepare to be seduced by literary devilry! Go back to Victorian times to find a very postmodern whodunit. Visceral prose, atmosphere you could choke on, characters who seem to be at your very shoulder."--Ronald Frame, author of Havisham"Hyde brings into the light the various horrors still hidden in the dark heart of Stevenson's classic tale of monstrosity and addiction. Devious and ingenious, it is a blazing triumph of the gothic imagination."--Patrick McGrath, author of Asylum
A Rendezvous To Rememberby Geri Krotow
World War II to Present. "My dear Melinda, I hate to see you throw away what may be the love of your life..." Melinda Thompson knew that her grandmother had always adored Nick. But Grammy's gone now and Melinda's on the verge of divorce...When she comes home to her widowed grandfather, Grandpa Jack hands her a leather-bound journal--and invites her to look into some family secrets. Grammy's voice rings out from the journal, begun when she was in her twenties and living in Nazi-occupied Belgium. Breathlessly, Melinda reads the story of a young woman involved in the Resistance and the British airman whose life she saved. The story of passionate love and a wartime promise. One that saw her grandparents, Esm? and Jack, through World War II. And a marriage of more than sixty years. With the example of her grandparents' lives, Melinda looks for the courage to believe again. In the love of her life.
Shadow Daysby Andrea Cremer
Shadow Days, told from Shay's perspective, chronicles the days before the start of the New York Times bestselling Nightshade, when Shay is taken away from the friends he loves and forced to live in his uncle Bosqu Mar's mansion, where the gargoyles seem to move, magic seems real, and nothing is as it should be.
Stolen Soulsby Andrea Cremer
Bosque Mar, the source of dark magic in Andrea Cremer's New York Times bestselling Nightshade series, enters our world for the first time in Rift. This short story chronicles what happens when he--and his wraiths--arrive in the village of Dorusduain, a village that disappears in Rift.
Superheroes Anonymousby Lexie Dunne
Everybody in Chicago has a "superhero sighting" story. So when a villain attacks editorial assistant Gail Godwin and she's rescued by superhero Blaze, it's a great story, and nothing more. Until it happens again. And again. Now the media has dubbed her Hostage Girl, nobody remembers her real name, and people are convinced that Blaze is just her boyfriend, Jeremy, in disguise.Gail's not so sure. All she knows is that when both Jeremy and Blaze leave town in the same week, she's probably doomed. Who will save her now?Yet, miraculously, the villains lose interest. Gail is able to return to her life ... until she wakes up strapped to a metal table by a mad scientist who hasn't read the news. After escaping--now more than human herself--she's drawn into a secret underground world of superheroes. She'll have to come to terms with her powers (and weaknesses) to make it in the new society, and it's not easy. After all, there's a new villain on the rise, and she has her sights set on the one and only Hostage Girl.
Night Hushby Leslie Jones
In this gripping and action-packed debut, an Army Intelligence officer and a Delta Force soldier must race against the clock to stop a catastrophic terrorist attack ...When Army Intelligence officer Heather Langstrom's military convoy is ambushed and she's taken prisoner, she knows she'll need all her strength and courage to survive, escape her captors, and report the whispers of unrest brewing in the Middle East.Delta Force Captain Jace Reed isn't one to throw caution to the wind, but when his team stumbles upon beaten and weak Heather fleeing the terrorist training camp they've been dispatched to destroy, he'll risk everything to get her to safety.Once back on base, they learn her convoy's ambush was no accident ... she'd been targeted. As the evidence of an impending attack mounts, Jace and Heather uncover a deadly terrorist plot that could kill hundreds of civilians.But Jace's protective instincts and Heather's fierce independence put them at constant odds. And as they close in on the extremists, they must learn to trust one another in order to save innocent lives ... even if it means sacrificing their own.
Sapiensby Yuval Noah Harari
One hundred thousand years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations, and human rights; to trust money, books, and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables, and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come? In Sapiens, Professor Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical--and sometimes devastating--breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural, and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology, and economics, and incorporating full-color illustrations throughout the text, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behavior from the legacy of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come? Bold, wide-ranging, and provocative, Sapiens integrates history and science to challenge everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our heritage...and our future.
The Lostby Daniel Mendelsohn
In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic--part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work--that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history.
Warriors Super Edition: Bramblestar's Stormby Erin Hunter Dan Jolley James L. Barry
Warriors Super Edition: Bramblestar's Storm is an epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! What happened to the warrior Clans after the events of the fourth Warriors arc, Omen of the Stars? In this never-before-told story, readers will dive into ThunderClan's continuing adventures under the leadership of Bramblestar.The Dark Forest has been defeated, and Bramblestar is now leader of ThunderClan. But the warrior cats must now weather a new kind of storm--or all four Clans will be swept away. Join the legion of fans who have discovered the epic adventures, fierce warrior cats, and thrilling fantasy world of the mega-bestselling Warriors series. This stand-alone entry is perfect for new readers and dedicated fans alike.Bramblestar's Storm also includes an exclusive ten-page Warriors manga adventure!
Frame Innovationby Kees Dorst
When organizations apply old methods of problem-solving to new kinds of problems, they may accomplish only temporary fixes or some ineffectual tinkering around the edges. Today's problems are a new breed -- open, complex, dynamic, and networked -- and require a radically different response. In this book, Kees Dorst describes a new, innovation-centered approach to problem-solving in organizations: frame creation. It applies "design thinking," but it goes beyond the borrowed tricks and techniques that usually characterize that term. Frame creation focuses not on the generation of solutions but on the ability to create new approaches to the problem situation itself.The strategies Dorst presents are drawn from the unique, sophisticated, multilayered practices of top designers, and from insights that have emerged from fifty years of design research. Dorst describes the nine steps of the frame creation process and illustrates their application to real-world problems with a series of varied case studies. He maps innovative solutions that include rethinking a store layout so retail spaces encourage purchasing rather than stealing, applying the frame of a music festival to understand late-night problems of crime and congestion in a club district, and creative ways to attract young employees to a temporary staffing agency. Dorst provides tools and methods for implementing frame creation, offering not so much a how-to manual as a do-it-yourself handbook -- a guide that will help practitioners develop their own approaches to problem-solving and creating innovation.
When Christians First Met Muslimsby Michael Philip Penn
The first Christians to meet Muslims were not Latin-speaking Christians from the western Mediterranean or Greek-speaking Christians from Constantinople but rather Christians from northern Mesopotamia who spoke the Aramaic dialect of Syriac. Living under Muslim rule from the seventh century to the present, Syriac Christians wrote the first and most extensive accounts of Islam, describing a complicated set of religious and cultural exchanges not reducible to the solely antagonistic. Through its critical introductions and new translations of this invaluable historical material, When Christians First Met Muslims allows scholars, students, and the general public to explore the earliest interactions between what eventually became the world's two largest religions, shedding new light on Islamic history and Christian-Muslim relations.
Closing the Rights Gapby Robin Stryker Ladawn Haglund
Do "human rights"--as embodied in constitutions, national laws, and international agreements--foster improvements in the lives of the poor or otherwise marginalized populations? When, where, how, and under what conditions? Closing the Rights Gap: From Human Rights to Social Transformation systematically compares a range of case studies from around the world in order to clarify the conditions under which--and institutions through which--economic, social, and cultural rights are progressively realized in practice. It concludes with testable hypotheses regarding how significant transformative change might occur, as well as an agenda for future research to facilitate rights realization worldwide.
Weaponizing Mapsby Denis Wood Joe Bryan
Maps play an indispensable role in indigenous peoples' efforts to secure land rights in the Americas and beyond. Yet indigenous peoples did not invent participatory mapping techniques on their own; they appropriated them from techniques developed for colonial rule and counterinsurgency campaigns, and refined by anthropologists and geographers. Through a series of historical and contemporary examples from Nicaragua, Canada, and Mexico, this book explores the tension between military applications of participatory mapping and its use for political mobilization and advocacy. The authors analyze the emergence of indigenous territories as spaces defined by a collective way of life--and as a particular kind of battleground.
The Disease Delusionby Dr Jeffrey S. Bland Dr Mark Hyman
Disease care vs health care: which would you choose?Contrary to conventional wisdom, chronic disease is not genetically predetermined but results from a mismatch between our genes and environment and lifestyle. What we call a "disease" is the outcome of an imbalance in one or more of the seven core physiological processes. Leveraging a lifetime on the cutting edge of research and practice, Dr. Jeffrey S. Bland lays out a road map for good health by helping us understand these processes and the root causes of chronic illness. As Bland teaches us, no two people have the identical form of any disease, so with the right personalized program, we can safely and effectively manage and ultimately cure what ails us.In the twenty-first century, medicine is undergoing a paradigm shift comparable to the advances in infectious disease in the late nineteenth century. While these strides have nearly doubled life expectancies in only four generations, quality of life has yet to rise to its full potential. Treatment of chronic diseases--diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, dementia, and many others--is responsible for 78 percent of total health care costs in the United States, yet we're managing the symptoms of these illnesses with pills and temporary remedies instead of identifying, preventing, and addressing their underlying causes. In The Disease Delusion, we learn how we may fundamentally change our perceptions of illness and approach a cure.Dr. Bland has greatly influenced many of the biggest names in medicine today, but until now we have not had access to the larger framework in which to understand chronic illness or ways to foster lifelong health. Complete with self-evaluation questionnaires and sample meal plans, and supported by the most recent advances in health science, The Disease Delusion is indispensable to anyone determined to live long and well.Includes 8 interactive health assessments you can complete on your phone
The Jupiter Pirates #2: Curse of the Irisby Jason Fry
Treasure Island meets Battlestar Galactica in Book 2 of the swashbuckling sci-fi adventure series SLJ called "space opera in the classic style" in a starred review, from New York Times bestselling author Jason Fry.It's been a tough year for Tycho Hashoone and his family. Hostilities between the Jovian Union and Earth have reached a boiling point. The privateering business hasn't exactly been booming. And the ongoing contest for the captain's seat of the Shadow Comet has the three Hashoone siblings perpetually on edge. Then the Hashoones intercept a ship--one with a long-dead crew, its final mission a warning to all who seek their fortunes in space. The Hashoones don't have time for ill omens; they need a payday. Following clues from the mysterious ship, they embark on a hunt for the long-lost treasure of the Iris--a treasure that Tycho's own great-grandfather Johannes had a hand in hiding. But in his quest for the Iris cache, Tycho is going to dig up much more than he bargained for. Because like old pirate treasure, family secrets never stay buried for long.Filled with action, intrigue, and one unforgettable family, The Jupiter Pirates: Curse of the Iris takes readers across the depths of space and brings the Jupiter Pirates saga to new heights.
Tales from Both Sides of the Brainby Michael S. Gazzaniga
Michael S. Gazzaniga, "the father of cognitive neuroscience," gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on the enigmatic coupling of the right and left brainIn the mid-twentieth century, Michael S. Gazzaniga made one of the great discoveries in the history of neuroscience: split-brain theory, the notion that the right and left hemispheres of the brain can act independently from each other and have different strengths. In Tales from Both Sides of the Brain, Gazzaniga tells the story of his passionate, entrepreneurial life in science and his decades-long journey to understand how the separate spheres of our brains communicate and miscommunicate their separate agendas. From his time as an ambitious undergraduate at Dartmouth, as a member of its now famed "Animal House" fraternity, and his life as a diligent graduate student in California to the first experiments he conducted in his own lab; from meeting his first split-brain patients to his collaboration with esteemed intellectuals across disciplines, Gazzaniga recounts the trajectory of his discoveries. In his engaging and accessible style, he paints a vivid portrait not only of his discovery of split-brain theory, but also of his comrades in arms--the many patients, friends, and family members who have accompanied him on this wild ride of intellectual discovery. By turns humorous and moving, Tales from Both Sides of the Brain uses an extraordinary discovery about the nature of human consciousness to tell an enthralling story of how science gets done.MICHAEL S. GAZZANIGA is internationally recognized in the field of neuroscience and a pio-neer in cognitive research. He is the director of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the author of many popular science books, including Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain; Nature's Mind: The Biological Roots of Thinking, Emotions, Sexuality, Language, and Intelligence; and Mind Matters: How the Mind and Brain Interact to Create Our Conscious Lives. He is a prominent adviser to various institutes involved in brain research, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a past president of the American Psychological Society. He is featured regularly on public television and his research has been presented on NBC Nightly News and the Today show. Gazzaniga lives in Vermont and California with his wife and six children.
A Trick of the Lightby Lois Metzger
Mike Welles had everything under control. He was a good student, an outfielder on the baseball team, a good son, a loyal friend. But that was before. Now things are rough at home, and theyre getting confusing at school. Hes losing his sense of direction, and he feels like a mess. Then theres a voice in his head. A friend, trying to help him regain control. More than that: The voice can guide him to become better and stronger than he was before, to rid his life of everything holding him back. To figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen. Writing with devastating power and precision, acclaimed author Lois Metzger gives us the story of one young mans battle with his own shadows--a spare, stark, and vital tale of the way in which the things we build to protect ourselves can threaten to destroy us.
The Thyroid Diet Revolutionby Mary J. Shomon
Fifty Million Americans Have Thyroid-Based Weight Problems-Do You? Since Mary J. Shomon's groundbreaking book The Thyroid Diet hit the New York Times bestseller list in 2004, the number of Americans diagnosed with thyroid disease has more than doubled. This newly expanded and updated version of Shomon's classic work, The Thyroid Diet Revolution identifies the many hormonal factors that can get in the way of your weight loss and offers much-needed solutions. New material includes: Guidelines to help frustrated dieters determine if they have an undiagnosed thyroid condition. A comprehensive step-by-step approach to help you get proper thyroid treatment, optimize thyroid function, increase metabolism, and effectively lose weight. A common-sense look at cutting-edge hormonal, nonsurgical weight-loss treatments, plus the latest on weight-loss drugs and surgery. Updated information on the latest nutritional approaches-herbs, supplements, and vitamins to help enhance your metabolism, improve energy, balance hormones, control blood sugar, and promote weight loss. Customized exercise approaches that help you fit in fitness and build muscle without fatigue. Reviews and recommendations of the best diet programs for thyroid patients . . . and more. Offering an integrated diet and exercise recommendations-and a special resource section featuring websites, books, and support groups-The Thyroid Diet Revolution provides vital help for the millions of thyroid patients dealing with weight problems.
Mark Rothkoby Annie Cohen-Solal
Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his Talmudic education and his memories of pogroms and persecutions in Russia. His integration into American society began with a series of painful experiences, especially as a student at Yale, where he felt marginalized for his origins and ultimately left the school. The decision to become an artist led him to a new phase in his life. Early in his career, Annie Cohen-Solal writes, "he became a major player in the social struggle of American artists, and his own metamorphosis benefited from the unique transformation of the U.S. art world during this time." Within a few decades, he had forged his definitive artistic signature, and most critics hailed him as a pioneer. The numerous museum shows that followed in major U.S. and European institutions ensured his celebrity. But this was not enough for Rothko, who continued to innovate. Ever faithful to his habit of confronting the establishment, he devoted the last decade of his life to cultivating his new conception of art as an experience, thanks to the commission of a radical project, the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. Cohen-Solal's fascinating biography, based on considerable archival research, tells the unlikely story of how a young immigrant from Dvinsk became a crucial transforming agent of the art world--one whose legacy prevails to this day.
Toxic Charityby Robert D. Lupton
Public service is a way of life for Americans; giving is a part of our national character. But compassionate instincts and generous spirits aren't enough, says veteran urban activist Robert D. Lupton. In this groundbreaking guide, he reveals the disturbing truth about charity: all too much of it has become toxic, devastating to the very people it's meant to help. In his four decades of urban ministry, Lupton has experienced firsthand how our good intentions can have unintended, dire consequences. Our free food and clothing distribution encourages ever-growing handout lines, diminishing the dignity of the poor while increasing their dependency. We converge on inner-city neighborhoods to plant flowers and pick up trash, battering the pride of residents who have the capacity (and responsibility) to beautify their own environment. We fly off on mission trips to poverty-stricken villages, hearts full of pity and suitcases bulging with giveaways-trips that one Nicaraguan leader describes as effective only in "turning my people into beggars." In Toxic Charity, Lupton urges individuals, churches, and organizations to step away from these spontaneous, often destructive acts of compassion toward thoughtful paths to community development. He delivers proven strategies for moving from toxic charity to transformative charity. Proposing a powerful "Oath for Compassionate Service" and spotlighting real-life examples of people serving not just with their hearts but with proven strategies and tested tactics, Lupton offers all the tools and inspiration we need to develop healthy, community-driven programs that produce deep, measurable, and lasting change. Everyone who volunteers or donates to charity needs to wrestle with this book.
Seven Wonders Book 3: The Tomb of Shadowsby Peter Lerangis Torstein Norstrand
Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling adventure Seven Wonders! The Tomb of Shadows is the third in a seven-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis. This sequel to the bestselling Lost in Babylon and The Colossus Rises chronicles the adventures of Jack McKinley and his friends in a life-or-death race to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. In the rubble of this Wonder of the Ancient World, they have to face down their own demons and engage in an epic battle with foes long gone. But when promises are broken, blood is spilled--and the Select are left with no choice but to destroy the one thing that might have saved them all.Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, praised Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises as "a high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. Young readers will love this story. I can't wait to see what's next in the Seven Wonders series!"
Seven Wonders Book 2: Lost in Babylonby Peter Lerangis Torstein Norstrand
Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling epic adventure Seven Wonders! Lost in Babylon is the second book in a seven-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis. This sequel to the bestselling The Colossus Rises chronicles Jack McKinley and his friends as they carry on their mission to save their lives--and the world--by locating seven magic orbs called Loculi, which are hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. After defeating the Colossus of Rhodes and capturing the first of the Loculi, their friend Marco has disappeared. With no leads, no clues, and no one else to turn to, the kids have no choice but to trust Professor Bhegad and the Karai Institute again as they head off to Babylon.Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, praised Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises as "a high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. Young readers will love this story. I can't wait to see what's next in the Seven Wonders series!"
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungasby Louise Rennison
As I was going out of my bedroom door I remembered my nungas. Perhaps I should take some precautions to keep them under strict control. Maybe bits of Sellotape on the ends of them to keep them from doing anything alarming? I'd like to trust them, but they are very unreliable.The irrepressible heroine of the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is back, and funnier than ever! Georgia has finally landed Robbie the Sex God, but he's never around, and Georgia's ex, Dave the Laugh, is starting to look quite dreamy. Strangely, so does just about every other guy Georgia meets, even the new French teacher.In this third installment of Georgia's hilarious confessions, Georgia's "red bottomosity" is out of control! Whatever will happen next?
The Princess Diaries, Volume VII: Party Princessby Meg Cabot
Princesses just want to have fun.. . . And Mia does too, despite the fact that the student government over which she presides is suddenly broke. But Grandmère's got a wacky scheme to raise the money, catapult Mia to theatrical fame, and link her romantically with an eligible teen bachelor who's not her boyfriend. No wonder Michael seems to think she's a psycho, or worse: not much fun. Is it possible that Mia, soon-to-be star of the stage, president of the student body, and future ruler of Genovia, doesn't know how to party?
Warriors Super Edition: Bluestar's Prophecyby Erin Hunter Wayne Mcloughlin
Destined for greatness . . .Four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest for generations, thriving in their territories. But tensions are running high, and ThunderClan must assert its strength or risk falling prey to its power-hungry neighbors. Into this time of uncertainty, a kit is born. A prophecy foretells that Bluekit will be as strong as fire, destined to blaze through the ranks of her Clan. But with this prophecy comes the foreshadowing of her destruction by the one enemy she cannot outrun.As Bluekit gains power and eventually earns her leader name, Bluestar, she fights to protect her Clan. But secrets from the past threaten to surface--secrets that may destroy ThunderClan . . . and Bluestar.
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