![]() Those businesses that had already embraced web-scale IT architectures and adopted platform ecosystem models (for resilience, data-driven automation and value exchange), were best placed to ride the storm. ![]() There were some who believed they had effective digital strategies, but who could not scale up in areas like remote-working, online-services and supply chains. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we witnessed some businesses that were quickly able to repurpose their capabilities to respond to the crisis, and some that found themselves unable to effectively continue their operations. Technology is not only a source of disruption but can also be an enabler of the flexibility and adaptability required to successfully negotiate the challenges of Cusps and navigate the uncharted territories of Event Horizons. These have the potential to derail even the most established business models and ways of living. ![]() ![]() Significant and disruptive advances in technology areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), together with wider societal and environmental shifts, will lead to a variety of disruptions that we refer to as Cusps and Event Horizons. As we journey toward 2024, we expect that the impacts of deploying digital technologies will become less predictable and manageable. ![]()
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![]() When outsiders maybe imagine a single monstrous shock, it’s not really like that. Because our son has an elder sibling who doesn’t have autism, our family had an in-built basis of comparison. Lack of eye contact and a very tortuously slow language acquisition and compared to our non-autistic daughter a lack of interest in books aged 18 months to two years. How did you come to understand your son had autism? In a way that I find quite intellectually nourishing. Inadvertently, it’s quite a philosophical book by being a users manual of his autistic mind, he also can cast light on how our brains and our minds work as well. It starts making you think about how your memory works, too. If you have autism, it’s really hard to sort out the distant past, into the recent past, into five minutes ago. He talks about memory being like a pool of dots, one of those pointilist paintings, rather than a chronological line. When Naoki talks about how memory works for him, inadvertently, he nudges us neurotypical lot into thinking about how our memory works. Then when they see someone who has autism they will be less fazed, less creeped, and more understanding. I hope that people whose lives aren’t directly touched by autism will read it, because then their lives will be indirectly touched by autism. ![]() ![]() ![]() The title suits the book, because it invokes Didion’s authoritative role as a literary icon (a role about which she is no doubt dubious) and her rare talent to, in fact, say what she means. ![]() Perhaps she finds the requirement to explain tiresome, or is frustrated that you even need telling. It is an intimate gesture, yet also fatigued. Didion has pulled you aside and, after describing a feeling or sensation or scene, she is ready to share why her subject matters, to unveil the stakes to you specifically. It’s formulated as a softened threat, a moderated aggression, an effort to make whatever follows palatable, perhaps because the writer believes you require gentle easing into the truth, a methodical preparation. Let me be clear, let me be frank, let me enlighten you. Taken literally, the phrase requests permission, but read properly as an idiom, permission is assumed. It encapsulates Joan Didion’s authorial attitude with a march of monosyllables, every second word a pronoun: she is a straight shooter, made weary by circumlocution. The title introduces two characters, writer and reader, the writer in comfortable control. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having relocated from Chicago, Alex now works for the Chance family. It was at her sister’s wedding that Tyler had an explosive roll in the hay (literally – they did it in a hayloft!) with Alex, who was still licking his wounds over his divorce. Little does she know that Alex Keller is also in residence at Last Chance Ranch. However, before setting off to her next exotic locale, she’s swinging by Jackson Hole, Wyoming to visit her very pregnant sister, Morgan. Tyler Connelli is up for a big promotion with the luxury vacation cruise line she works for. In the case of Vicki Lewis Thompson’s Sons of Chance series for Blaze? I think this one, book four, might have been the undoing. In some cases I can make it 20+ books in before I “break up” with a series. Like most things in life, there is no hard and fast rule. Eventually every reader hits their “breaking point” when it comes to a series. ![]() Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Should’ve Been a Cowboy (Sons of Chance, Book 4) by Vicki Lewis ThompsonĬontemporary Romance published by Harlequin Blaze 24 May 11 ![]() ![]() “Filled with questions about the nature of intelligence and how we value it, and humanity’s place within the universe, Semiosis is a provocative novel. “A fresh and fun perspective on planetary exploration.”- The Bibliosanctum (4 out of 5 stars) beautiful.”- Publishers Weekly, starred review ![]() "Burke’s world building is exceptional, and her ability to combine the intricacies of colonization with the science of botany and theories of mutualism and predation is astounding." - Booklist “A clever, fascinating, fun and unique debut.”- Kirkus Semiosis unfolds the old science fiction idea of first contact in ways that are both traditional and subversive.”- The Christian Science Monitor “This first-contact tale is extraordinary.”- Library Journal (starred review) “A magnetic meditation on biochemistry and humanity.”- Locus Online It goes on my pile of books to be re-read.”-Tade Thompson, author of Rosewater and The Murders of Molly Southbourne It is superbly written without an ounce of fat. “It makes the reader reexamine ideas about sentience. Le Guin: science fiction at its most fascinating and most humane.“- Thrillist ![]() ![]() "The only way to grow is to challenge yourself. ![]() It is made up of your thoughts, your fears, your doubts, your beliefs about what is possible, and what you are truly capable of." "The mountain you are climbing is not just made up of the physical ascent. The book has been widely read and recommended by readers seeking inspiration and guidance for personal growth. The Mountain is You has been praised for its engaging writing style, insightful advice, and relatable anecdotes. By embracing these challenges and developing a deeper sense of self-awareness and self-acceptance, readers can overcome their struggles and become more resilient, empowered, and fulfilled. Wiest argues that many people feel stuck or lost in their lives because they are unaware of their own inner obstacles, fears, and limiting beliefs. The book offers practical guidance and exercises for personal growth and transformation, drawing on principles of mindfulness, self-awareness, and self-compassion. The Mountain is You is a self-help book by Brianna Wiest, published in 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now all of a sudden it Only shows up in a totally different state and with exact name search. ![]() Is there something I could do to send signals to Google to show that I am in Matthews, NC?Ģ months ago my listing quit showing up at all unless you typed exact business name What could possibly cause my listing or Google to do this? I have been without my listing for a few months now and have NO calls coming in from it. If you search Locksmith Independence, KS it shows up on the maps. Last Night at the Telegraph Club, some of the pressure that Lily faces in her family life is related to their precarious situation as immigrants, specifically as Chinese immigrants in the aftermath of the anti-communist hysteria of McCarthyism. ![]() If you search Locksmith Matthews, NC my listing does not show up at all. Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a young adult historical novel written by Malinda Lo and published on January 19, 2021, by Dutton Books for Young Readers. I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name. ![]() ![]() "Literature and arts are also, in their own way, of great importance to the life of the Church. The theme builds on the insights of the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes, in which the Fathers of Vatican II had affirmed that: For any educator wanting to examine ways of bringing Catholic culture back into the school curriculum, this magisterial theme is worth close consideration. Following in the footsteps of Paul VI and John Paul II, he took as his theme the via pulchritudinis, the way of beauty, and sought to draw inspiration from artists while simultaneously challenging them to work with the Church. ![]() On 21st November 2009 Pope Benedict XVI addressed 250 artists, both believers and non-believers, in the Sistine Chapel. He is an English teacher at Woldingham School, Surrey, and maintains a blog - where some of the books mentioned in this article are discussed in greater depth. His piece is also a masterly and succinct guide to the unbalanced development of post-Reformation literature. ![]() Mr Peachey convincingly argues that there are worrying lacunae in the school curriculum. Roy Peachey FAITH Magazine March – April 2011 Share: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus ![]() ![]() (By the way, Saramago doesn’t capitalize names or use quote marks in the book.) ![]() Or this, when Abraham is asked to sacrifice his son, Isaac: “The logical, natural and simply human response would have been for abraham to tell the lord to piss off, but that isn’t what happened.” “What’s diarrhea, asked the angel, Another word for it is the runs, the vocabulary the lord taught us has a word for everything, having diarrhea or the runs, if you prefer that term, means that you can’t retain the shit you have inside you.” Through it all, Saramago offers some wry observations – such as when Eve complains about having diarrhea. After the murder, Cain witnesses historical events from the Bible – the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the creation of the golden calf and the construction of Noah’s Ark. The late Portuguese’s last novel, Cain, released last month, tells some of the stories of the Bible from the perspective of Adam and Eve’s son, Cain, who killed his brother, Abel, out of jealousy. Nobel Prize winner José Saramago is known for his dark words such as Blindness. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because first they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. And in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god Ra - a feat no magician has ever achieved. If Carter and Sadie don't destroy him, the world will end in five days' time. But now a terrifying enemy - Apophis, the giant snake of chaos - is rising. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years.Īs descendants of the magical House of Life, they command certain powers. Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos. ![]() 'ĬARTER AND SADIE KANE'S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. ![]() 'I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM. ![]() |