Best Selling European author Virginia Fox is releasing her books to the US. Her German series, Rocky Mountain, saw every volume enter the top 50 of the Kindle charts. Her series of books, set in the Rocky Mountains, follows a cast of characters who feel like instant friends. Fox captures the essence of a life most people only dream about. The Genre-skipping series features elements of romance, suspense and a little bit of mystery. We talked more with Virginia Fox:
Q. What top 3 advice can you give to someone who wants to ride a horse for pleasure or sport?
Search for a place where a good atmosphere prevails, between teacher and client as well as the teacher stable hands and the horses. Watch the horses. Are they attentive when someone approaches? Are their ears pricked in a interested manner? You should feel safe and relaxed.
Q. If your book was turned into a film/TV show, who would you tap to play the lead(s)? Why?
I’m embarrassed to say that I have no idea. I don’t watch tv and seldom go to the cinema. I prefer reading 🙂 So I don’t have any idea who the hip actors are at the moment.
Q. What is the core message you want to deliver to the world through your writing/books/stories?
We are all connected. Try to be open, curious about other people and don’t jugde. The other thing is: go for your dreams! Grab the future with both hands. you can do it! Even if it might be hard, there’s always a way.
Q. What’s one secret about you that you’ll share with the world?
When I’m writing I consume my body weight in chocolate. Seems like my brain needs the constant sugar rush to function properly
Q. If you could give your book to one celebrity, who would it be and why?
Kate Winslet – I really admire her work as an actor and producer.
Q. What is the coolest thing you heard from your friends and family about your new book?
It’s like coming home, meeting up with my friends, like being on vacation from the comfort of my sofa.
Q. Tell us more about ‘Pansting’ and why it works for you:
I don’t have the patience for plotting for days when I already could be writing. And since my protagonists frequently decide to stray from the script and change the whole plot, it doesn’t make sense to me to spend energy on plotting. At the bottom of my heart, I’m a lazy person.
Here are some rapid-fire questions we’d like you answer as fast as you can. Pick one.
Are you more of a thinker or a doer? Doer
Physical strength or mental strength? Mental strength
Street smarts or book smarts? Book smarts
Are you more cautious or bold? Bold
Cannonball into the pool or dip a toe in first? Cannonball
Would you rather travel to the past or to the future? Future
Would you rather fly or have super strength? Fly
Would you rather find your dream job or win the lottery? Lottery – I already have my dream job 🙂
Do you prefer social time or alone time? There is a time for social time and a time for alone time. I do need more alone time to recharge after social time
Expensive presents or homemade presents? homemade presents
Read more about a new author, Deborah Levine Herman Here.
A best selling author, publisher, literary agent and intuitive writing couch, Deborah Levine Herman has a vast wealth of knowledge of the publishing world. Her goal: Help writers discover their spiritual writing path. We talked more with Deborah to get to the bottom of the secret and tell us more about Spiritual Writing From Inspiration to Publication.
Q. What makes your book a must-read?
The book is a must-read for writers but beyond that it has significant Spiritual messages for people in general who want inspiration and a greater understanding of our place in this world. It is also about how we can do our part to make things better. Aside from that, it is well-written with some really good stories in it.
If you could give your book to one world leader, who would it be and why? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
I think he is a good leader during this very difficult time. I believe my book would give him hope by putting it in the context of spiritual lessons. He is someone who is in tune with his authentic Divine Inner Voice.
What was the hardest part of writing your book?
I wrote the first version of this book over twenty years ago. I thought I would just update it to reflect the changes in the world and available technology. However, I found that I had changed so much and had held back aspects of my story that I needed to rewrite the book from top to bottom. Every word is now new and a reflection of my authentic voice and meaning. The book is personal as I am sharing my journey as well as “coming out of the closet,” with my spiritual gifts. Twenty years ago, I wrote the book because spiritual material was considered too fringe and “woo, woo.” Now, in writing the book I no longer felt the need to hold back anything. If I am asking people to be authentic, I needed to be as well.
What is the most enlightening/inspirational story you tell in your book?
Perhaps it is the beginning when I discovered there was more to life than the five senses. I met my first spiritual teacher only a few weeks before he passed away. He was the husband of my music teacher and he gave me a poem to read that he had written. It was very mystical and opened my eyes. He gave me his book and said this is for you. From that point on it was as if something was ignited in me, a spiritual flame. One of my first writing jobs was to write his Eulogy for a local paper. Even though I had only known him a short while, his wife told me he wanted it that way. That started me on the path to becoming a writer.
One word that best describes you.
Mystical
Deborah Levin Herman
Any ritual like a specific scented candle, preferred writing place, or drink that you kept through writing?
When I am writing anything of length I have a writing room in my home. My home is over 100 years old and this room has bookshelves and a large desk. I can block off the rest of the house so I can concentrate. When I am writing a book I tell my family that I love them but they should not call me unless they are bleeding or in jail and they typically comply. Of course, I do allow my dogs to sleep near my desk or they would make a lot of noise.
Then, although this doesn’t help my figure, I keep a box of crackers, some cashews and chocolate in my desk drawer.
I light nag champa incense because I love the smell and it relaxes me.
If I am under a particularly difficult deadline I will say a prayer asking God to allow me to be a vessel for the highest energies and to do a good job.
If I am particularly nervous about a project I might also add a prayer: Almighty God and my Guides, please don’t let me “screw” this up. However, I may use a different expletive.
If there is a movie adaptation of Spiritual Writing Second Edition, who do you think would be perfect for the lead roles?
My daughter Jess is about the same age as I was when I first came into awareness and she looks like a mini Me. She is also an actress.
What can this new edition teach to a motivated and mission-driven population of writers?
The first part will help them center and focus on being a positive vessel for higher information. I stress the need to move above ego. The seven lessons are laid out clearly for writers to understand their individual journeys.
Then these writers will learn everything they need to know about how to navigate the publishing industry, but more importantly, how to create success with the many alternative opportunities. I stress that becoming a bestselling author may not be the goal. It could be the result. However, the important thing is to be accessible to those who need the message they convey. The book includes sections on platform building and digital marketing that didn’t exist when I first conceived of the book.
As an animal communicator, what would animals mostly like to tell their human owners?
Not to worry so much. I had a dog drag his owner across a street to meet me. I explained that I was an animal communicator and asked if she wanted to know what her dog was telling me. She agreed and I told her the dog was adamant that he was okay and no longer sick from lyme disease. She was still so anxious and worried about losing him that it was interfering with the relationship and was making him nervous.
Dogs tend to complain about things, but they are also there to convey concerns about their owners.
Cats often start out with “I don’t like you.” I am not making this up. When they feel me tap into them they don’t like it at first but then it seems to change to “you are not like me.” When they warm up they also like to complain and demand.
In one situation, a woman came to me and said her cat stopped being affectionate toward her. She was worried.
I tuned into the cat and the cat clearly showed me salmon and said it was angry that she didn’t give it to her.
I asked the owner if she had stopped giving the cat salmon and she said, “yes, she was getting too fat.”
I had to laugh and tell her that the cat was essentially on strike. Of course, you never have to do what the cat wants, but at least she could understand the stalemate.
I know that the animals do not speak English and am not sure why my mind translates it this way.
Horses are the best for me. I can hear them as clearly as a conversation with a human. They are philosophical. They are concerned about humanity and, at least my first horse who has passed away, hoped that people would be more like a herd and have each other’s back more. Even though there is a hierarchy in a herd, they protect and watch over each other.
My horse was also concerned about too much traffic and business. He passed away before the pandemic but I think he would have thought the side effect of people staying home would have been a good one.
The Lakota Medicine Man, Chief Arvol Lookinghorse explained the importance of horses to his people. He said the horse is here to give us many lessons of wisdom.
Are you ready for our rapid-fire questions? Let’s go.
Dogs or Cats? Both
Beach or Mountain? Beach but I live in the mountains
Werewolf or Vampire? Vampire
Candles or Incense? Incense
Pasta or Pizza? Pizza
Artist or Writer? both
Writing in the Morning or at Night? morning
Coffee or Tea? tea
Games or Movie Night? movie night
The ability to see the future or the ability to change the past? see the future
Find your copy of Inspiration to Publication on Amazon now. Reflect on your journey and life, check out this interview about the poetry collection, Tears of Change.
How do directors decide if a movie needs a sequel? Sideways director Alexander Payne says, “Money. It’s obviously about the money.” However, it’s a bit more nuanced than that, according to the two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker, who spent most of 2022 filming and editing his newest dark comedy, The Holdovers, which is set to be released in 2023.
“There has got to be enough interest in the world of the story and the characters suggested in the first film,” says Alexander Payne. Take, for example, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. Payne considers the 1972 crime drama and its 1974 sequel, The Godfather: Part II, “the greatest examples [because] The Godfather had the source material, the novel [written by Mario Puzo],” he says. “The Godfather had a lot more material unused in the first one, plus the interest and the desire of the artist to express more about that world. So you had Francis Coppola and Mario Puzo saying, ‘Well, yeah. We are interested in expressing more about that world.’”
Too Much of a Good Thing?
The Godfather made the cut of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of the 1970s; it ranked ninth, just behind Smokey and the Bandit. Payne says, “There was such interest in The Godfather. Fans asked, ‘Oh, can’t there be more? Can’t there be more?’ And the studio hammered Coppola for years to ‘Do a three. Do a three.’ However, he resisted. There’s nothing more to say. But finally, Coppola relented and made The Godfather: Part III, which is arguably the least impressive of those very impressive films.” The third film in the series was released in 1990 and brought in $136.9 million at the box office.
Payne cites Star Wars as another excellent example of a movie that’s spawned many prequels and sequels. “The interest in that world is so keen around the world, that there’s more to do,” says the filmmaker. “Nowadays, though, for a lot of filmmakers, that question doesn’t even come up because they’re doing series. The series kind of takes care of it and is like a sequel on steroids — t never-ending stories.”
What did Payne prefer about 1970s cinema? He says the movies of that decade “defined my idea of what an adult commercial American film is, [which is] just intelligent, human stories told in a modern cinematic vernacular where you say bad words and show nudity, and where acting style more approximates real life and is relatively free of contrivance and device.”
Alexander Payne Answers: Is Film School Necessary?
Payne graduated from high school in 1979. His teenage years were spent consuming the new American cinema. “Movies which are now considered to be the golden age of ’70s filmmaking, but at the time they simply reflected what commerical American cinema was supposed to be,” he says. “Those movies really made me want to make movies.”
He studied Spanish and history at Stanford University before following his dreams by attending film school at UCLA. However, Payne believes aspiring filmmakers should be free to pursue their own paths. “No one could follow in anyone else’s footsteps because everyone has his or her own path. But you certainly do not need to go to film school anymore to be a filmmaker, nor did you even need to in my day,” says Alexander Payne. “Some people decide to go to film school. You need that discipline. And that sense of a conservatory and being surrounded by like-minded peers. You’re all working together, supporting each other, working on each other’s films, becoming one another’s colleagues, both in school and then later professionally. And that’s one very beautiful possible path.”
Payne says, “But nowadays, access to the means of production is so easy. And access to filmmaking knowledge, and how-tos, is also easy. All you have to do is watch YouTube tutorials and bonus materials on DVDs, and it’s all out there. So it’s always been a matter of self-motivation, discipline, and stuff like that to actually do it. You can tell a story in many ways, short story or painting, any art form. But for anyone really burning to tell a story on film, there is no longer no excuse not to do it, other than a few thousand dollars to get set up with the basic equipment and then the wherewithal and the discipline to get it done. Or go to film school. There are many different paths.”
Is It Time To Bring Tracy Flick Back to the Big Screen?
After the success of “Election”, does Alexander Payne see a path forward for a Tracy Flick-centric seuquel?
Alexander Payne says that Election is one movie he’s directed that he can watch in its entirety from time to time. “Because it’s the only one I made that isn’t too long,” he says. “It has a very good rhythm to it. I think it succeeds because of its brisk, metronomic pace. It has a relentless, shark-like narrative drive.”
Payne is particularly fond of the film’s protagonist, Tracy Flick. “I have a soft spot for all the characters in my movies. She was no exception. You have to distinguish between whether you would like that character as a human being if you knew that human being in real life, separate from [whether] you love this person as a character, as a literary character,” he says. “As driven as she was, and the name Tracy Flick has entered popular culture as a very driven person, I still wanted to give her understanding and depth. There is a scene where she’s really weeping, and you see how much she has been manipulated by her mother. Stuff like that even subtly helps explain things,” he says.
In June 2022, Election author Tom Perotta published the next installment of the story, Tracy Flick Can’t Win. Speaking of sequels, would Alexander Payne ever consider bringing the characters back to life on the big screen? “Oh yeah. It’s possible. It’s very possible,” he says. “I’m interested in that world. I think there is more to say, but I’m not deep into it yet, into deciding what that would look like.”
Payne and his screenwriting partner Jim Taylor collaborated on the original Election script. “When you work with a partner, it’s nice to be throwing a larger net for ideas,” says Payne.”That’s why TV has the writer’s room. You’ve got a lot of people there throwing out ideas, and it’s just great to have all of that collective brain power. Writing, as you know, can be so very lonely and frustrating. So it’s nice to have someone help you through.”
On the other hand, Payne says, “The advantage of writing alone is it’s also nice to go to that secret silent place inside of you and just write from there and not have to talk about it first. And I think sometimes, when you’re writing something a little bit more personal, it’s good to write alone, at least at first. And then maybe work in partnership with crafting a final screenplay.”
“Luck,” which is a 3D animated comedy film, is now available on Apple TV+. It is produced by Skydance Animation, headed by the animation guru John Lasseter. This is the first movie that John Lasseter has produced as the head of animation at Skydance Animation. “Luck” is directed by Peggy Holmes, who has also directed “The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning,” a direct-to-video film for the Disneytoons under the leadership of John Lasseter at Disney/Pixar. Lasseter is regarded as one of the best animation filmmakers in history, with movies such as “Cars,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Finding Nemo,” and “Toy Story.”
The newly released “Luck” is based on an original idea by Juan De Dios, Julian Romero, and Rebeca Carrasco, and it’s written by Keil Murray. While getting ready to direct “Luck,” Peggy Holmes met with orphan children in 2020 to prepare for her directing the animated movie. The main character in “Luck,” Sam, is shown to be an unlucky orphan. Peggy Holmes met with the orphan children to develop a better understanding of Sam’s character. Holmes was deeply impressed by the optimism, kindness, and never-give-up spirit of the orphans, and she used these character traits for Sam. These children have endured serious misfortune in their lives, and John Lasseter and Peggy Holmes decided to celebrate that courage through “Luck.”
The story of “Luck” starts when the main character, an orphan, Sam Greenfield, voiced by Eva Noblezada, settles into her new apartment after starting her new job. Sam is shown as the unluckiest person in the world, that is until she stumbles upon a penny that changes her fortune. Sam is joined by the enigmatic black cat, played by Simon Pegg, who shows her the way to the Land of Luck, a place in which both good and bad luck are created.
John Lasseter has once again demonstrated why he was the best choice to lead Skydance Animation through the outstanding creativity and skills he has shown through “Luck.” The “Luck” universe is extremely detailed and the animation in the film is visually appealing, with stunning locations like “Computer Keeps Crashing” on the Bad Luck side, or R&D for “Happy Accidents” on the Good Luck side. Some well-known Hollywood stars have lent their voices to “Luck,” including Whoopi Goldberg as a manager of leprechauns and Jane Fonda’s voice as the CEO of Good Luck.
The bureaucrats in charge of dispersing great luck are cats, bunnies, pigs, and leprechauns. Sam’s presence in such a location is a surefire recipe for turmoil. Audiences are expected to laugh out loud at Bob and his leprechaun aide Gerry’s, played by Colin O’Donoghue, attempts to stop Sam’s bad luck. Sam’s “Latvian leprechaun” costume will make everyone chuckle. The same goes for the ridiculous justification as to why she is significantly larger than everyone else.
The more sensitive issues in “Luck” are skillfully handled. The story has a melancholy tone at the start because of Sam’s lonely upbringing and her frantic attempts to transform her younger friend Hazel. But as the movie progresses, it brings joy and happiness. The movie reminds us to value our relationships with loved ones. In addition, finding a “forever home” should not be dependent on luck or chance. A fantastic dance performance by a group of bunnies and wonderful music are also included in the film. Overall, the movie is peppy, lively, and fascinating.
For Lasseter, “Luck” has a crucial role in articulating his studio’s ideas to the animation industry, regardless of whether the films go on to win major awards or not. Skydance Animation is also keen on recruiting talented employees due to the high demand for product development for streaming platforms.
The movie’s overarching message is to encourage people to accept life’s unpredictability and that bad luck is part of life, and it can be beneficial as it can lead you to a better path in life. John Lasseter, the brilliant animator, and storyteller is all set to bring good luck to Skydance through this movie. He has brought his extraordinary talent to “Luck.” This movie has all the ingredients to be a major success and help further reinforce the position of Skydance Animation as one of the leaders in the industry. “Luck” can be watched in theaters or through an Apple TV+ subscription.
If you enjoy gaming and want to switch from console games to PC games, there are plenty of reasons why it’s a great idea. Compared to gaming on a console, PCs offer more control and flexibility. With lower game prices and no need to pay for multi-player, they can also be cheaper to use in the long run. But, getting started with PC gaming can often be expensive as you’ll need to make sure that you have the right setup for you. The price of a gaming PC isn’t always cheap, although you might find that over time, it’s cheaper than consoles as you won’t need to upgrade it as often. There are plenty of ways that you can save money on your gaming PC.
Build Your Own
One of the main things that gamers have been doing for a long time to save money is building their own PC rather than buying one that’s pre-built. As building your own allows you to choose your own components individually, you can shop around for things like your processor, a graphics card from https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/intel/intel-graphics/, peripherals and everything else you are going to need to build the right gaming PC for you. You can find second-hand deals, flash sales or seasonal sales to help you save money overall by getting the best deal for each component you need.
Choose a Budget-Friendly PC
With PC gaming becoming more and more popular, there’s now a larger range of ready-built gaming PCs that you can choose from if you want to switch and get started with this type of gaming. Many manufacturers are developing more PCs that are designed for or at least suitable for gaming, and are available at a range of prices, including plenty in the lower range that are ideal if you want to save money.
Consider Buying Second Hand
When it comes to buying your first gaming PC, don’t think that you need to have the best, fastest and newest parts. Often, you can get some great second-hand deals whether you are interested in building your own PC or if you want to buy a complete PC that is ready to use. It might be worth joining online PC gamer communities to see if you can find the components you need, or to see if anybody is selling a complete gaming PC that might be ideal for you.
Upgrade Later On
Another thing that you can do if you want to build your own gaming PC is go with cheaper, entry-level components now and then upgrade further down the line as you build up your PC gaming experience and start playing more games. However, bear in mind that with cheaper components, you might be limited when it comes to the games that you can play, as they may not always work with the most powerful, high-end gaming titles.
Whether you want to take up gaming as a hobby for the first time or are interested in switching from console to PC gaming, these are some of the best ways to spend less while still getting a good deal.
The diritto all oblio gdpr is a legal tool you must use to protect your reputation and privacy. However, not everyone knows how to make the most of it. So here’s everything you need to know about it so you can get the most out of that right.
RIGHT TO BE FORGOT: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS FOR
First, you need to understand what the right to be forgot is . Well, this right is ensured by the Privacy Guarantor and is integrate into article 17 of the regulation . In practice, the right to be forgot is configure as a right that allow you to completely delete personal data. To understand this concept, it is appropriate to give an example. Imagine you signed up for a social network.
After trying it you have decided that you want to delete your profile. Maybe your personal data in the meantime obtain from the company that owns the social network. In this case, you can appeal to the right to be forgot and have the personal data to which you have given access completely delete by agreeing to register on the portal.
Right To Be Forgot
The right to be forgot can help you strengthen your reputation and eliminate any problem with your privacy . Furthermore, this right can be fundamental to increase your personal web reputation or that of your company. In fact, by using this right, you can obtain the removal and de-indexing of links harmful to your reputation.
In short, this medium is essential if you want to emerge on the web avoiding that others tarnish your reputation. On 25 May 2018 with the entry into force of the GDPR , the right to be forgot enjoy a specific rule .
European Regulation
Thanks to the new European regulation for data protection, the so-call GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation, the right to be forgot now has method of implementation and a regulation that expressly identifies its scope and limit.
This is a radical innovation, which lays well-structured foundations, going to cancel that sort of limbo in which the right to be forgot move, which was consider only at the jurisprudential level, with evaluation and judgment express from time to time, as if there was only a similarity and no common rule gdpr diritto all oblio
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WHAT EXACTLY IS THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOT
From a purely technical point of view, the answer is provide by the Court of Cassation which define the right to be forgot as the “just interest of each person not to remain indefinitely expose to the further damage that the repeat publication cause to his honor and reputation. of new legitimately disclose in the past “.
In less high-sounding term, the right to be forgot is the faculty that allows a single individual, who has committed a more or less serious crime in the past, to request that the affair not be re-disclose in the press or that it be remove from the web page.
Public Domain
If a news story from the past can remain anchored in people’s memory, perhaps due to the gravity or the presence of gory details, it is not right that it returns to the public domain especially if those who have blamed themselves have in the meantime paid amply for their mistakes. .
After a reasonable amount of time from the fact, it is possible to ask that it no longer be talk about in the newspaper, just as it is legitimate to request the removal from the web page of article, photograph, video, and of the search result that list the links to get there. to the new page because they are dealt with by several subjects.
E.A Smiroldo is a nuclear engineer turned author with her debut novel, The Silent Count. She weaves her real life expertise with real-world inspired drama for her climate science fiction thriller. E.A. is also a award-nominated signer-songwriter, engineer, and musician. A woman of many talents, she tells us more about her writing experience.
Q. If you could give your book to one celebrity, who would it be and why?
Reese Witherspoon! She has a book club and I think my book would appeal to her fellow readers. Daisy Jones and the Six was one of her selections. While not a cli-fi book, this book uses song lyrics as part of the storytelling and focuses on different characters and their viewpoints. My book has a lot in common with Daisy Jones, particularly a beating, rock and roll heart.
Q. Who is your biggest writing inspiration?
I’m a huge Jane Austen fan. We’re still talking about her characters 200+ years later. They’re all wonderfully flawed and fully human.
Q. Give us the scoop about your book.
It’s a climate change thriller based on real science. Yes, you really can change weather patterns by eliminating certain mountain ranges using nuclear weapons. But I’m not recommending it!
Q. Can you tell us three fun facts about you?
I’m an award-winning pop-punk singer-songwriter, and my novel is laced with lyrics from songs I wrote and performed. The soundtrack will be available on YouTube!
I’m a guitar playin’ fool and grew up practicing 7 hours a day. I play all the guitars on the soundtrack to the novel. “Break the Skin,” one of the songs in The Silent Count, features the guitar solo I’m most proud of.
My family is from Sicily and my mom taught me everything she knew about cooking. I go nuts making traditional dishes for my loved ones, especially during the holidays. I secretly dream of owning a food truck that sells Sicilian street food! I want to call it “Rhymes with Arancini.”
Q. If your book was turned into a film/TV show, who would you tap to play the lead(s)? Why?
I think Millie Bobby Brown would make a great Dara Bouldin (my main character). Dara is young, introverted, and damaged by heartbreak and loss, but finds her strength as the story progresses. As Eleven on Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown has shown that level of emotional depth.
Q. What’s one secret about you that you’ll share with the world?
My favorite car is a white Corvette Stingray (any year is fine, they’re all great), and when I see one, I make a wish. The wishes almost always come true!
Q. What is the core message you want to deliver to the world through your writing/books/stories?
We sent a man to the moon, we developed the atomic bomb, we created a vaccine for covid-19…why can’t we do something just as remarkable about climate change that would realistically solve the problem?
Beatrice Adenodi is telling the world to evolve their behavior, anazlyze their problems, and learn their patterns. She believes most of life’s problems can be boiled down to a handful of issues. Let her explain more:
Q. If you could give your book to one celebrity, who would it be and why? – I don’t have a Celebrity that I admire and want to be like. I don’t know what mask they are wearing even to want to put that admiration in a mainstream figure.
Q. Who is your biggest writing inspiration? I was going through a transitional period in her life that made me reflect on my career, relationships, and faith. Through my professional and personal experience, I realized a growing trend of not valuing the human experience. People fascinate me. Their unawareness and my shortcomings lead me to believe that many societal issues stem from a lack of self-empowerment, community support, and many environmental conditions we must endure through our growing years. Societal systems do not effectively promote empowerment and community involvement in the workplace, education, and communities.
Q. Give us the scoop about your book. – The reader would be able to identify with some of the characters in the book. They will also learn different ways to become aware of their situation and view their challenges from another perspective. Also, the reader would know that they are not alone with their problems and know how to identify sustainable solutions.
Q. Can you tell us three fun facts about you? – I started my college career studying opera – I used to march in the band during Mardi gras in high school – I got to meet a lot of the Medal of Honor recipients
Q. What’s one secret about you that you’ll share with the world? – Secrets are for kids. After a certain age, they are not relevant.
Q. What is the core message you want to deliver to the world through your writing/books/stories? The book catalyzes our awareness of daily behaviors that keep us stuck in a reactive cycle. Through storytelling, I gave examples of specific behaviors about how far the rabbit hole goes and the conditioning we have been subjected to by our families, social constructs, unlearned behaviors through experiences, AND circular patterns that we readily overlook that eventually balloon through time. I bring the reader through a journey of self-awareness.
Q. Tell us something about you that no one else knows – I am a wounded healer.
Q. What book has made you cry? Why? – Great Expectations made me cry. It’s a literal and metaphorical representation of real-life relationships in society today. It illustrates the deep suffering and pain that happens after a broken heart. The trauma and emotional torture were overwhelming.
Q. What has been your favorite comment/review about your book? – Adenodi’s debut as an author with “Mindless Behaviors: Breaking through Unseen Barriers” weaves allegory with the understanding of our underlying metaphorical context of the world. It is well crafted, evoking hubris to humor, but ultimately lending a mirror into sub/unconscious behaviors and bias that we all universally share. Your takeaway will be personal to you, but the perspectives in leadership, CDI—culture, inclusion, diversity, and self-awareness are more important than ever across our enterprises, work teams, families, and communities.
Q. What is something you learned while writing this book? I learned that we are in constant battle with our light and shadow side of the self and that every day we have a choice to live in peace or chaos.
Rapid Fire Questions and Answers Q. Phone call or text? A. Phone call Q. Reading or writing? A. Writing Q. Wine or beer? A. Wine Q. Karaoke or bowling? A. Karoke Q. The ability to fly or invisibility? A. The ability to fly. Q. Selfie or group photo? A. Group Photo Q. Bacon or Tofu? A. Bacon
We can’t get enough of Suzie Newels newest book, The Path 365 Daily Direction for Ladies and Mothers; Witches and Others. We asked her to tell us more about this inspirational meets how-to book. Here’s what she had to say:
Q. If you could give your book to one celebrity, who would it be and why? The Americana Singer/Songwriter Brandi Carlile. Her journey is such an inspiration.
Q. Can you tell us three fun facts about you? My first degree was in political science. I love sci-fi and fantasy everything and always have. My daughter, Madeline Jaina, is a singer/songwriter.
Q. What’s one secret about you that you’ll share with the world? I dream about retiring in Guatemala.
Q. What is the core message you want to deliver to the world through your writing/books/stories? You can create your own path one damn day at a time!
Q If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for? World peace with compassion (It’s a trick, because the compassion bit includes all the other stuff like hunger:) A complete overhaul of western medicine, particularly in the United States. Access to power without responsibility:)
Q Who/What is your biggest inspiration in your writing? A toss up between Alice Walker and Barbara Kingslover. It’s funny because they didn’t write self help, but they wrote from the depths of their soul.
Q If you could give your book to one person in the entire world to read, who would it be and why? Easy, the Dali Lama. I would like his honest opinion. That guy says a lot of really wise things.
QHow did you come up with your title? That was my team. My original name was “A crone’s wisdom”. They very gently and firmly said, NO. So we tossed around ideas. Then the tagline came to me and everyone liked it.
Q What has been your favorite comment/review so far about your book? I feel like I am having a chat with the author, like she is just talking to me. Authenticity.
Q What is something you learned while writing this book? I am nobody without my team.
Rapid Fire Questions and Answers
Q. Morning person or night owl?
A. NIGHT OWL
Q. Reading or writing?
A. Both
Q. Kittens or puppies?
A. Puppies.. although I recently have a grand kitty to whom I am very partial.
The team’s nickname has roots in uniform features. A Red Sox uniform is the first known instance of “Red Sox.” The term was not used during the team’s inaugural season. According to the Red Sox Media Guide, the Red Sox began playing under “Red Sox” during the 1907 season. A definitive history of the team, Red Sox Century, details the nickname’s origins.
Boston’s Red Sox name comes from a uniform feature.
Have you purchased your Boston red sox tickets yet? Did you know that the name of the Boston Red Sox derives from a constant feature. In the late 1800s, the team’s uniforms featured a red sock on the front, which led to the name “Red Sox.” However, it was not until the 1980s that the Red Sox uniforms got their traditional red coloration. Today, however, the uniforms will be red and feature the Patriots’ Day color scheme.
The first team uniforms were grey. Unfortunately, a gray background did not show stains as white, so the uniforms were worn for more extended periods before they needed laundering. The name was eventually adopted for the team, known as the “Americans” for the first few years. However, the team’s uniforms were not a complete overhaul. Before the 1908 season, there was no such uniform.
Former owner Tom Yawkey
A former Major League Baseball executive and industrialist, Tom Yawkey became president of the Boston Red Sox in 1933. The team was a perennial doormat, and the former owner spent millions on the club but failed to win World Series titles. Still, he never complained and stayed in the job throughout his career. He could have quit many times, but no one would have blamed him. The Boston Red Sox won three pennants during his tenure, but they finished in fourth or fifth.
His wife, Jean Yawkey, shared the same love for baseball with her husband. Jean Yawkey took over the team and president when Tom died in 1976. Yawkey’s wife became the first female director of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1980, Tom Yawkey was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Only three other major league team owners were established that year.
Atlanta Braves franchise
The Atlanta Braves franchise has a long history dating back to 1913. During the early 1920s, the team was a struggling franchise. The franchise was sold to Chicago-based businessman William Bartholomay, who then began scouting larger television markets for the team. In 1962, the fast-growing Atlanta area decided to build a new ballpark. In less than a year, the city built the Atlanta Stadium. The stadium’s purpose was to lure a central league baseball team and NFL/AFL team to the city. In addition, the stadium was constructed specifically to attract a major league football team. The Atlanta Braves would soon begin a winning streak under the direction of Bill McKechnie.
The team used the name “Braves” for the first time in 1912 after the club relocated to Milwaukee. This name is derived from a Native American warrior term. The team’s name “Red Caps” was later dropped after the Braves went to sixth place in 1917. The Braves would eventually win their first championship, and the Braves would subsequently return to Boston as the Red Sox in 1969.
Logo
The team’s official name is the Boston Red Sox Baseball Club, but before the 1978 reorganization, the team was known as the American League Baseball Company. The name is also used for the entrance to Fenway Park, where the team plays its home games. Despite the name change, the baseball team still retains its distinctive red and white colors. So how did the team get its current name?
When the Boston team first began playing professional baseball in 1876, they were known as the Red Stockings. This lasted until they joined the National Association of Professional Baseball Players and merged with the National League. This move led the team to change its name to the Red Sox and eventually became one of the most storied franchises in the sport. Its name stuck. The team’s first home games were played in 1876, and by 1908, the team had won a World Series – the first of its kind.
Motto
The answer is complicated, but it starts in 1912 when Taylor named Fenway Park after the Boston Red Stockings. Taylor decreed that the team would wear red stockings. That led to a change in spelling, but it was never confirmed. Newspapers shortened the word “ox ox” because they were short and recognizable.
In 1933, the wealthy Tom Yawkey owned the franchise and invested money into the team. In 1907, he bought the team from the Boston Americans, who had been in the Pacific Coast League. He then proposed a name change. By the following season, he had the team playing under Boston Red Sox. Immediately after the name change, the group became famous as the Red Sox, and the name stuck.
