Bruno Gideon (born 1931) is a Swiss-Canadian author and entrepreneur.
He grew up in a Jewish family during World War II in a farming village in Switzerland, close to the German border.
As a young man he worked at various jobs throughout Europe-a busboy in Rome, a waiter in France, a hotel clerk in Zurich, Switzerland. Later he decided to go into business for himself and built three multimillion-dollar companies from the ground up. His business ventures included a successful wholesale discount chain called Cash and Carry, a convenience store chain, PickPay, and Switzerland's first computer store, Microspot.
Gideon has written nine books that focus on personal growth and entrepreneurship which all draw from his personal experiences. Altogether he has sold over 100,000 copies throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States. He wrote a weekly newsletter called Bruno's "Minute" that explored motivational topics related to personal growth.
In 1997 Bruno immigrated to Toronto, Canada. He was fluent in English, German and French..
He died in 2015 and was buried in Switzerland.
Books by Bruno Gideon
* Wet Behind the Ears, , The Adventures of an Entrepreneur the 7 Essential Lessons Learned, Wet Behind the Ears is an autobiography.
* 2004: Don't Take No for an Answer!, , 5 Proven Steps That Will Get You to Yes
* Not at My Expense, , Six Steps to a New, Successful You, Not at My Expense is the story of how Bruno Gideon overcame low self-confidence.
He grew up in a Jewish family during World War II in a farming village in Switzerland, close to the German border.
As a young man he worked at various jobs throughout Europe-a busboy in Rome, a waiter in France, a hotel clerk in Zurich, Switzerland. Later he decided to go into business for himself and built three multimillion-dollar companies from the ground up. His business ventures included a successful wholesale discount chain called Cash and Carry, a convenience store chain, PickPay, and Switzerland's first computer store, Microspot.
Gideon has written nine books that focus on personal growth and entrepreneurship which all draw from his personal experiences. Altogether he has sold over 100,000 copies throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States. He wrote a weekly newsletter called Bruno's "Minute" that explored motivational topics related to personal growth.
In 1997 Bruno immigrated to Toronto, Canada. He was fluent in English, German and French..
He died in 2015 and was buried in Switzerland.
Books by Bruno Gideon
* Wet Behind the Ears, , The Adventures of an Entrepreneur the 7 Essential Lessons Learned, Wet Behind the Ears is an autobiography.
* 2004: Don't Take No for an Answer!, , 5 Proven Steps That Will Get You to Yes
* Not at My Expense, , Six Steps to a New, Successful You, Not at My Expense is the story of how Bruno Gideon overcame low self-confidence.
James Neil Sites (March 20, 1924 - October 10, 2015) was an American novelist.
Sites was born in 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He served 3½ years in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II, mainly in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. He is a journalism graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and a member of the Wayne Honorary Society. His career includes being a powerplant engineer, reporter, editor, publisher, Eisenhower Fellow, Washington public relations/editorial counsellor and government official during the Gerald Ford administration.
He died in Oslo, Norway in October 2015 at the age of 91.
Books
*Quest for Crisis: A World-Ranging Search for Clues in the Transport Future (1963 Simmons-Boardman)
*America: The Search and The Secret (1998 Jesse Stuart Foundation)
* (2006 ScanAm Communications/Jesse Stuart Foundation)
*Three Inspiring Images of Our Lives, Our World, Our Time (2014 Jesse Stuart Foundation)
Sites was born in 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He served 3½ years in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II, mainly in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. He is a journalism graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and a member of the Wayne Honorary Society. His career includes being a powerplant engineer, reporter, editor, publisher, Eisenhower Fellow, Washington public relations/editorial counsellor and government official during the Gerald Ford administration.
He died in Oslo, Norway in October 2015 at the age of 91.
Books
*Quest for Crisis: A World-Ranging Search for Clues in the Transport Future (1963 Simmons-Boardman)
*America: The Search and The Secret (1998 Jesse Stuart Foundation)
* (2006 ScanAm Communications/Jesse Stuart Foundation)
*Three Inspiring Images of Our Lives, Our World, Our Time (2014 Jesse Stuart Foundation)
Philippe Demard (born 6 June 1959 in Cherbourg, Normandy) is a French video-artist and designer.
Biography and works
In the movies he worked as cameraman with Eric Rohmer (Summer) Andrzej Wajda and as film editor with Paul Morrissey (who produced John Schabel's movie The actor’s Wife).
He directed many video-pieces : "Trois Métamorphoses" with the dancer Leroy Cornwall, "Le Mur du Silence" with Laura Favalli, "Wave", "Variation Chromatique", "City Symphonies", "Contemplations", "Inferno"…
A documentary : "Résurgence du Baroque" for Paris Première channel,
A radio show : "Cioran et la musique"for France Culture.
He created for the choreographer Philippe Jamet the video concept and the design of the installation : "Portraits Dansés, tour de France" (Theater of the Odéon, then tour in 15 cities in 2000)
This concept was adapted many times since : "Portraits Dansés, le tour du Monde" (creation in 2002 at the Theater of the Odéon ; then toured in 14 countries)"Portraits Dansés, le tour du monde" was created during the first "Nuit Blanche" in Paris and in Rome, then shown at the Venice Biennale in 2003. At last « Portraits dansés, Enfants du Monde » (2006) and « Portraits dansés l’Europe à Paris » (2008)
As video director he collaborated also with Philippe Jamet on the movies "Passages", "Danses, Villes, Sentiments" and on the show "Si loin, Si Proche" (2002 & 2003 at the Ferme du Buisson art center in Noisiel)
As film editor, he works with Gilles De Maistre (Oscar winner for « J’ai 10 ans et je fais la guerre »). And he edited the serie « Sin City Law » (directed by Rémy Burkel for Sundance TV) that was the continuing series award winner at the IDA festival 2008 in Los Angeles.
Biography and works
In the movies he worked as cameraman with Eric Rohmer (Summer) Andrzej Wajda and as film editor with Paul Morrissey (who produced John Schabel's movie The actor’s Wife).
He directed many video-pieces : "Trois Métamorphoses" with the dancer Leroy Cornwall, "Le Mur du Silence" with Laura Favalli, "Wave", "Variation Chromatique", "City Symphonies", "Contemplations", "Inferno"…
A documentary : "Résurgence du Baroque" for Paris Première channel,
A radio show : "Cioran et la musique"for France Culture.
He created for the choreographer Philippe Jamet the video concept and the design of the installation : "Portraits Dansés, tour de France" (Theater of the Odéon, then tour in 15 cities in 2000)
This concept was adapted many times since : "Portraits Dansés, le tour du Monde" (creation in 2002 at the Theater of the Odéon ; then toured in 14 countries)"Portraits Dansés, le tour du monde" was created during the first "Nuit Blanche" in Paris and in Rome, then shown at the Venice Biennale in 2003. At last « Portraits dansés, Enfants du Monde » (2006) and « Portraits dansés l’Europe à Paris » (2008)
As video director he collaborated also with Philippe Jamet on the movies "Passages", "Danses, Villes, Sentiments" and on the show "Si loin, Si Proche" (2002 & 2003 at the Ferme du Buisson art center in Noisiel)
As film editor, he works with Gilles De Maistre (Oscar winner for « J’ai 10 ans et je fais la guerre »). And he edited the serie « Sin City Law » (directed by Rémy Burkel for Sundance TV) that was the continuing series award winner at the IDA festival 2008 in Los Angeles.
Chigorin Chess is a chess variant invented by Ralph Betza in 2002. It was named after Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin.<ref name=Betza/> Betza commented that
Rules
The game follows all the rules and conventions of standard chess, with two differences:<ref name=Betza/>
# White starts with additional knights instead of both bishops, and a chancellor (which moves as rook or knight) instead of a queen, while Black starts with additional bishops instead of both knights, and has a standard queen.<ref name=Betza/>
# Pawns can only promote to any piece that their side had at the beginning of the game, except the king. Thus, white pawns may only promote to knight, rook, or chancellor, while black pawns may only promote to bishop, rook, or queen.<ref name=Betza/>
Gameplay
Chigorin Chess was meant to emphasize the contrast between the relative values of knights and bishops in standard chess. Betza commented that it was a good introductory variant for chessplayers, like his earlier Almost Chess.<ref name=Betza/>
Betza considered that White has a large advantage due to his fast development, being able to castle as early as the third move, whereas Black cannot castle before the fifth move, and to castle that early he must move the f- or h-pawn to develop the g8-bishop and weaken his .<ref name=Betza/>
Rules
The game follows all the rules and conventions of standard chess, with two differences:<ref name=Betza/>
# White starts with additional knights instead of both bishops, and a chancellor (which moves as rook or knight) instead of a queen, while Black starts with additional bishops instead of both knights, and has a standard queen.<ref name=Betza/>
# Pawns can only promote to any piece that their side had at the beginning of the game, except the king. Thus, white pawns may only promote to knight, rook, or chancellor, while black pawns may only promote to bishop, rook, or queen.<ref name=Betza/>
Gameplay
Chigorin Chess was meant to emphasize the contrast between the relative values of knights and bishops in standard chess. Betza commented that it was a good introductory variant for chessplayers, like his earlier Almost Chess.<ref name=Betza/>
Betza considered that White has a large advantage due to his fast development, being able to castle as early as the third move, whereas Black cannot castle before the fifth move, and to castle that early he must move the f- or h-pawn to develop the g8-bishop and weaken his .<ref name=Betza/>