Hal Schumacher, or Prince Hal as he was commonly referred to by the scribes of the day, played with the New York Giants during some of their very best years, and played along side some of the best players the game has known - Mel Ott, Bill Terry, and his pitching partner Carl Hubbell to name but a few, all of whom are in the baseball Hall of Fame. Although Hal was proud of his accomplishments as a pitcher, he kept that pride to himself. And although willing to give interviews to baseball writers of the day, he tended to keep them short and rarely placed himself on the same pedestals that other players did. The New York Giants of the 1930s played in 3 World Series contests: 1933, 1936, and 1937, the latter two against the great Yankees teams of the day, and Schumacher was an integral part of those series. He also was chosen to play in the very first All Star game in 1933. His newspaper nickname of Prince Hal was chosen as the perfect complement to King Carl Hubbell, one of the greatest pitchers of the time, and a teammate of Schumacher during most of his playing days. Many have referred to them as one of the best righty-lefty combination to have ever taken the mound during their peak years. This biography of Hal Schumacher takes us year by year through the life of Prince Hal, gives us a history both before and following his playing days, and is most valuable to the reader because it gives us some insight into a quality baseball pitcher and a quality human being.
In today's highly competitive market, many destinations - from individual resorts to countries - are adopting branding techniques similar to those used by 'Coca Cola', 'Nike' and 'Sony' in an effort to differentiate their identities and to emphasize the uniqueness of their product. By focusing on a range of global case studies, Destination Branding demonstrates that the adoption of a highly targeted, consumer research-based, multi-agency 'mood branding' initiative leads to success every time.
This textbook shows how cities, regions and countries adopt branding strategies similar to those of leading household brand names in an effort to differentiate themselves and emotionally connect with potential tourists. It asks whether tourist destinations get the reputations they deserve and uses topical case studies to discuss brand concepts and challenges. It tackles how place perceptions are formed, how cities, regions and countries can enhance their reputations as creative, competitive destinations, and the link between competitive identity and strategic tourism policy making.
The first edition of this book really put destination branding on the map. Now, this second edition brings together some of the world’s leading destination branding experts in a collection which represents the cutting edge of this exciting area of destination marketing.’Francesco Frangialli, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organisation ‘This comprehensive text should be on the reading list of all people directly and indirectly involved in destination marketing,’Ian Macfarlane, B.COM., MBA, M. Phil, Chief Executive Officer Gold Coast Tourism Bureau, Formally GM: Marketing, Tourism New Zealand. Today, destination branding is one of the hottest topics amongst place marketing professionals and politicians. Many destinations – from individual cities to entire countries – are adopting branding strategies similar to those of leading household brand names in an effort to differentiate themselves and to emotionally connect with potential tourists. By focusing on a range of global case studies, Destination Branding: Creating the unique destination proposition, revised second edition, demonstrates how destinations – big and small – can successfully harness the power of branding. Now with a companion website at www.elsevierdirect.com/ 9781856178204 offering extra case studies, discussion questions and further reading. This revised edition provides: Case studies authored by brand consultants, destination marketers and academics, including Philip Kotler and Wally Olins and other destination branding experts. Global coverage with case studies and examples from the UK, Eastern Europe, the USA, New Zealand, Australia and Asia. Consideration of the web as a channel of place branding/promotion and of the roles of special events and media and public relations in leveraging promotional activities. Nigel Morgan is a Professor at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK Annette Pritchard is a Professor at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK Roger Pride is Director of Marketing, Welsh Assembly Government
Travelers to the Holy Land can all attest ... this truly is a land of “hills and valleys” (Deuteronomy 8:7, 11:11) and so is life! Hills and valleys, highs and lows, peaks and pits—whatever one chooses to call them, every person has some good days and some bad ones. In this inspirational Christian book, Roger D. Mardis, a seasoned pastor, preacher, writer, and traveler, reflects on the many places and locations in Israel (mountains and/or valleys), to take you on a thirty-day journey to learn about the Holy Land—and life. As you read this devotional guide, you’ll consider questions such as: •What is the problem with pride? •When were you tested in life—and what did you learn? •What is the purpose of God’s law? •What does it mean to “abide” in Christ? At the conclusion of each day’s reading, you’ll find questions like the ones above that will help you make your way on your journey—whether you’re enjoying a peak or trying to slog through a pit. Embark on a journey that will challenge your life and bring you closer to the Lord with the lessons in this book.
Big Inner City politics are notoriously corrupt! But are you aware of how deeply the widespread this corruption is? Transgressions: How one man survived Big Inner City Corruption This is the story of how Roger D. Griffin spent his life bumping up against the citys finest police: From having drugs strapped to his body with duct tape as a child and being slashed severly as it was razor-bladed off- to going "undercover" for a fraudulent FBI team to break up a very real V.A. fraud ring. Griffin experienced it all. The center piece of the damning evidence-an erotic audio tape of his children being assaulted at gun point with a police officer crowning proudly in the background during a crack party rave on the outskirts of the drama is a shadowy figure named "Timothy Bakersfield", a pseudonym for the man who will one day rise to the top. This novel is one mans quest to bring justice to those who harmed his children, and along the way combating others seeking to destroy his life and those he deeply loves. In the end, the audio tape gives us a "smoking gun" -Requiring a professionally developed forensic transcript in which the circuit court does not divulge the identity of the speaker. Griffins tenacious courage lead you down the rough path of misplaced loyalty, greed, and hate to arrive miraculously on the other side intact and willing to carry on the pride. Mr. Timothy Bakersfield Remember my family I am back! No one is above the United States Constitution Supreme Court Federal Rules and Regulations!
One day at the end of the twentieth century, Roger Echo-Hawk decided to give up being an Indian. After becoming an American Indian historian, he started to question our widespread reliance on a concept of race that the academy had long-since discredited, and embarked on a personal and professional journey to giving up race himself. This passionate book offers a powerful meditation on racialism and a manifesto for creating a world without it. Echo-Hawk examines personal identity, social movements, and policy—NAGPRA, Indian law, Red Pride, indigenous archaeology—showing how they rely on race and how they should move beyond it.
Private First Class R was an excellent soldier so it was unlike him to be late. When he came in a few minutes later I could see by the grim look on his face that something was terribly wrong. He immediately began to cry and tell me that his wife had miscarried the child they had so badly wanted. I had never seen anyone cry as much as he did that morning and one box of tissues simply was not enough. After a while, the front of his uniform was soaked from his many tears, and I felt horrible seeing him suffer. It was one of those times when I would have moved Heaven and Earth if I could have but I could not. It humbled me because I wanted to order someone to do something to fix the problem, but this time it would not be that simple. I had always taken pride in looking out for the welfare of the soldiers in my charge but this time was different; I knew I was not a miracle worker but I felt I had let him down because as much as I wanted to, I did not have the power to bring back his baby. It was the worst day of my Army career because a good soldier who looked up to me for wisdom and guidance was in peril, and there was nothing I could do. I felt like a weakened Superman hopelessly dragging his feet through a field of Kryptonite, because there I was with all my rank and power that the Army had entrusted in me, but I was useless to him.
Love & Forgiveness is a book about walking with God. It follows the all-too-typical believer's path of initially ignoring God, to searching for Him, and finally to serving Him. In its pages are a generous sharing of stories of faith, of how God reaches out to us regardless of our circumstances, and of how He can change our lives both now and in the hereafter. "Chuck Colson and I got to know Roger Turner in 1993 on our trip to India and South East Asian capitals, where we visited a number of prisons. It was evident then that Chaplain Turner was far more interested in the inmates than merely in inspecting the prisons or their environment. He was focused on them as sons and daughters of our loving, Heavenly Father. The insights in his book reflect the journey of a man who was called to reach out to prisoners... "This is a book worth reading for it is as relevant to the man and woman on the street as it is to the prison inmate." -Ron Nikkel, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship International Chaplain Roger Turner may have retired vocationally, but his faith in Christ remains strong and active in the pages of this book. He shares stories from his own life, and those gleaned from years of work with prison ministries both before and after his retirement from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The African lion (Panthera leo), long celebrated as the king of beasts, faces unprecedented challenges in the wild today. Loss of habitat through the expansion of human activity increasingly restricts the lion to game reserves and national parks, while diseases such as bovine tuberculosis pose a threat to the health of lion prides. Over a period of two years, Roger and Pat de la Harpe have documented wild lions of South Africa, and the result is a superbly photographed and engagingly written tribute to this often misunderstood predator. In Search of the African Lion enters the complex world of the lion, describing pride dynamics, hunting patterns, the reproductive cycle and interactions with human communities. The book focuses on four main areas: the Kalahari, the Madikwe/Mapungubwe area, the Greater Kruger National Park and Northern Zululand -each with its own problems, challenges and opportunities. In addition, the authors highlight the important work done by game rangers, wildlife managers and scientific researchers in understanding the lion and in protecting existing populations. The In Search of... series focuses on the plight of threatened and endangered species. Also available by the same authors: In Search of the African Wild Dog.
Bittersweet Chocolate is a collection of poems that plumbs the depths of darkness and despair and then propels itself out of those depths to dwell upon exquisite moments of human existence and ecstatic snapshots of the spiritual majesty of the natural world. The reader that perseveres through the entire folio may find the movement analogous to the attempt of a mournful and determined Orpheus to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld and could also find comparisons with the death and resurrection celebrated by Christianity. The collection reflects a consciousness of detachment that springs from existence in a rural setting in an age of derealizing technology similar to what is described in the DSM-5. As a child, I grew up with stories from my grandfather, a Polish immigrant, who stated that he and other men worked the strip mines that bled into the waters pictured herein for a nickel an hour, which was considered a good wage in that era, but led to the bitter, acidic waters that are pictured on the cover. The collection offers reflections upon the contained rage of the human ego, the not-so-friendly games played by man against man—and one generation upon the next—the cyclical nature of many human behaviors, the frailty and limitations of the human condition, as well as man's reach, at his best, to seek for the divine. It is the author's hope that suffused within will be found a curious mixture of the inspirational, the mystical, the miraculous . . . and yes, the prideful, the self-serving, the entitled, the spiteful, the suffering, the closed, the rational, the doubtful, the scarred, the tepid and the misunderstood. These poems are compensation for that which we are, that which we do not show, and that to which we can aspire.
This book was written to help every senior medical student, every intern, every resident, and every fellow across the country learn how to navigate the treacherous waters of residency training. It will help bridge the communication gap between residents and faculty. It will help mentally prime medical students for their next stage of medical training. In preparing to write this book, I interviewed over 100 Program Directors across the country in seven specialties, including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, and Orthopedic Surgery. I asked them a standard set of questions in the hopes of collecting, organizing, and sharing that wisdom to current and would-be residents. I asked them about the obstacles they overcame, the setbacks they endured, the lessons they learned, and the lessons they taught. The singular goal was to create a compendium to guide current and future residents during their final stage of training. The chapters that follow are a compilation of wisdom from over 500 combined years of medical training experience. My focus was not only on the residents who struggled the most but also on the residents who were striving. Just as much wisdom could be gleaned from the strongest residents. Every program had them, and every faculty knew who they were. These were the residents who were so far ahead of their peers that they needed very little, if any, supervision. These were the residents who were so self-sufficient that they allowed us to spend the extra time with those who needed it. These were the residents who were routinely selected or elected for Chief Resident positions. These were the residents who allowed us to sleep better at night, knowing that patient care was in good hands. These were the residents to whom we would trust the care of our family members. Every June, faculty across the country would swell with pride as these strong residents accepted their training certificates on Graduation Day. As I reflected on those who have graduated from my program, I found myself feeling the same sense of pride for the residents who completed remediation. Despite the sleepless nights thinking about the struggling resident, there is always a unique sense of satisfaction from helping a resident who adrift found his way. There are very few things more rewarding than watching a resident who appears to be on the brink of failure dig herself out of a hole and successfully graduate from residency. There is something special about the lost sheep who is returned to the flock. During my interview with a surgery Program Director, he stated, "Perhaps the question we should be asking is ''Why was the sheep lost in the first place?''" I emphatically agreed with him, and I found myself even more determined to write this book. After all, as an intern, I was one of those lost sheep. Residency training is a privilege and an honor. For every medical student who enters residency, there are many more who apply and are not accepted. Residency is not a roadblock in your journey; it is the journey. We must never forget why we entered medicine in the first place. This book should be used by senior medical students to help them mentally prepare for the extraordinary challenge ahead. This book should also be used as a guide for all residents - not just those who are struggling, but those who want to excel in residency and beyond. Finally, this book should be a compass for all Program Directors and faculty, to help them recognize early warning signs in the residents who are veering off path or have lost their way. After collecting notes from some of the most intelligent and wisest physicians in the country, I feel confident in saying that no matter who you are, where you are from, or how successful you have been, you can benefit from the combined wisdom of those who have succeeded before you. After all, the lives of your patients depend on it.
I NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING" is the remarkable story of Walter Hubbard, a Black Catholic who as a member of "the greatest generation" fought the Nazis on European battlefields and came home to the United States to battle discrimination, bigotry, hatred. He became a union leader, a prominent civil rights leader, a pioneer lay leader in the Black Catholic Movement, and a distinguished public official.
Langevin Snippets ... from A to Z consists of sixty-four short pieces written in the ten years since Roger Langevin’s memoir, The Langevin Legacy, was published in 2008. They encompass a range of topics including noteworthy experiences, memorable moments, special events, and tales of a loving family. The author hopes you enjoy reading these snippets as much as he enjoyed writing them.
Gus McTavish-a rebellious sixteen year-old Portland youth-refuses to accompany his family to their five-year reunion. Once alone, Gus heads at full speed back into his life of delinquency. But then, a mysterious young Scottish immigrant named Aaron McGregor crosses paths with Gus. Within hours of their meeting, Aaron poses a troubling challenge. "Are you man enough, Gus McTavish, to go on the road with me? Are you man enough to earn your own way?" In false pride, Gus foolishly accepts the bet, and so begins a full week of painful encounters with the stark realities of life. Every trial leaves both a physical and a spiritual wound on this self-centered young man, and with that pain, he is unknowingly drawn closer and closer to his Savior. The story reaches its climax on a shear rock cliff in western Colorado where Gus is forced to choose between his personal safety and the lives of several strangers.
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