First draft text prepared and authored and circulated on Good Friday, April 3, 2015, by Dr Thomas Clough Daffern PhD – Director, International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy (1990-2015); Global Coordinator, International Philosophers for Peace and the Prevention of Nuclear Omnicide (1990-2015); Founder of the Multifaith and Multicultural Mediation Service (1995—2015); Archdruid of the Order of Peace Poets, Bards and Druids (1999-2015); Peace Officer, Council of British Druid Orders (1998-now); Secretary General, World Conference on Religion and Peace (UK and Ireland) 1990-1997. Executive Committee member World Congress of Faiths (1991-1993), Member Governing Board, Anglican Pacifist Fellowship (1998-2001), Trustee, International Sacred Literature Trust (1991-1997), Coordinator, School of Nonviolence (1994-2015). Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Middle East (2006-2015), Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Britain and Ireland (2004-now), Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Stonehenge (1999-now), Convenor, Pagan Academic and Educational Network (PAEN) 1997-now; Coordinator of the Commonwealth Interfaith Network (1997-2015).
Dr. Thomas Clough Daffern B.A. (Hons.) PGCE. D.SC. (Hon), PhD. is a philosopher, historian, teacher, poet, author, lecturer, musician, thinker, educator, consultant and peace studies specialist. His academic background includes degrees in European, Russian, Balkan and World History (with political philosophy) and a Post Graduate Certificate in Religious Education, plus a long period of intense personal study in philosophy, religion and the history of ideas – together with over 30 years teaching experience in the same fields. He has also trained and practised in conflict management within communities and schools, specialising in multifaith and multicultural mediation. He is also a trained and experienced teacher in secondary schools, specialising in philosophy, religious education, history and citizenship studies. He was awarded his PhD from the University of London for a thesis which explores the Towards a Transpersonal History Of The Search For Peace From 1945-2001 and which proposes a new field of historiography, Transpersonal History, as the best way to establish a rigorous discourse on peace among rival and contending spiritual and intellectual traditions, currently battling for hegemony on the planet. He is an expert in research techniques and methodologies on all aspects of history, religious studies, the history of world philosophy and transpersonal psychology. He has lectured in peace studies, philosophy and religious studies for many years at the Universities of London and Oxford, and has spoken twice at the UN Headquarters about the role of Universities in changing the climate of fear and violence on the planet to one of trust and wisdom-seeking. He is a founder and coordinator of Philosophers and Historians for Peace and has worked with philosophers and intellectuals from many countries worldwide to help establish intellectual and spiritual networks for peace and goodwill. In 1990 he was elected in Moscow as Coordinator of International Philosophers for Peace and the Prevention of Nuclear Omnicide, a specialist body of philosophers worldwide searching for peace and international understanding founded by Prof John Somerville in 1983.
He is Director of the International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy (IIPSGP) which works across many academic fields to bring together all those with an interest in and a commitment towards the study of peace and philosophy on all levels of the personal and global and to applying the qualities of love and wisdom to the resolution of the problems and tensions of today’s world. IIPSGP arose out of a feasibility study which Thomas undertook for the University of London into the proposed establishment of an Institute of Peace Studies (from 1989-1992). IIPSGP now operates as an autonomous Institute with members scattered worldwide. Thomas is also Founder of The Global Green University, which has arisen from the work of IIPSGP and was launched in 2000 as a pilot project in complementary higher education, to bring into being a new global higher education initiative which can provide space for the deeper kind of learning which we believe is needed at this time of critical transition in the history of planet earth.
Dr Daffern has developed long term educational programmes to widen understanding of the causes of conflict and approaches to peace and to assist social and cultural development. He has also created, (in association with the Gandhi Foundation and the World Conference on Religion and Peace), the Multifaith and Multicultural Mediation Service. The M.M.M.S. is the first mediation service to specialise in disputes in which issues of faith and/or culture are present. He has also served as an educational adviser to numerous organisations including the UN and UNESCO. He has travelled widely in India and has visited 8 times, travelling throughout the country and meeting academics and spiritual seekers. He has extensive knowledge of Indian religious and philosophical teachings and has proposed the formation of an Indian Union Mediation Service to prevent conflicts in the entire sub-continent. He is a lay member of the Anglican Church, as well as a practising Druid elder, Qabalist, Sufi, Yogi and universal mystic with an extensive knowledge of all world religious and philosophical traditions. He served as educational director of the Gandhi Foundation with the late Surur Hoda, and as Secretary General of the World Conference on Religions and Peace (UK and Ireland) from 1990-1997 attending and contributing to many of its international conferences in Rome, Vienna, Sweden and Paris. As an ecumenical esotericist and universal mystic, he has also spoken at Theosophical, Anthroposophical and other esoteric organisations and networks worldwide, and helped convene the Network of Wisdom Schools at the Theosophical Society headquarters in London in 2000 for Sancta Sophia Seminary. He has spoken in Edinburgh to the Edinburgh International Festival For Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace on several occasions, running a workshop there on the Esoteric Dimensions of Peacemaking in the Middle East, focused on his book The Qabalah Runes, which proposes that the Runic system of esoteric knowledge and the Qabalistic system of esoteric knowledge (and Sufism) go back to a common prehistoric origination point some 20,000 years ago. (A similar idea has independently been proposed by Prof Michael Witzel of Harvard University) He has lectured in the USA on various occasions, including at Sancta Sophia Seminary, as well as at Findhorn in Scotland and the Edinburgh Theosophical Society, and in about some 30 countries worldwide. He has met numerous leading spiritual and religious elders, interfaith leaders, philosophers and contemporary intellectuals, many of them still living, but also many of them no longer with us on this plane. He has been inspired to author the Interfaith Peace Treaty as a thank you offering to all the amazing teachers who have inspired his spiritual and intellectual journey to date. A full account of the spiritual influences, traditions and intellectual journeys he has made can be found at: http://www.educationaid.net/homepage.html (Interfaith Peace Studies)
He has travelled widely worldwide and often spoken at conferences in many different parts of the world in about 33 countries. In 2006 he founded the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Middle East, and has been long involved in interfaith peacemaking in the Middle East region, helping, as a philosopher, to resolve the ancient battles between Islam, Judaism, Christianity, nationalism, secularism and fundamentalism. In 2011 he launched the Golden Gate Project on a visit to Jerusalem, as a symbolic project to reopen the Eastern gate in the wall of the old city of Jerusalem and to act as a sign of the healing of the nations. He has lectured in Tel Aviv on several occasions about his work and the necessity to develop an intelligent peace policy in the Middle Eastern content. In his publication TOWARDS A TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST he explains two things, firstly the background behind the launching of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Middle East in 2008, and secondly to give something of the theoretical framework in which this project is being based. Unusual among peace institutes worldwide, the work of the International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy is dedicated not to the political or military or even economic aspects of peace building, although all such are important – but rather to the causal, metaphysical and philosophical level of peace building – the building of peace in the collective imagination, the collective will and the collective intelligence of mankind’s warring tribes, nations and religions. The book is therefore concerned with the psychological healing and philosophical reconstruction of mankind’s inner life, alongside the outermost socio-economic factors.
Thomas divides his time between writing, teaching, networking, travel, reflection and prayer and meditation. He has several current writing projects in hand and has published over 35 books and monographs as well as contributing to learned encyclopaedias and journals on many occasions. He has also worked as a Religious Studies teacher in the secondary school sector since 2001 and is passionate about sharing scientific approaches to the study of religions with younger minds. He is especially concerned that today’s youth gain access to the wisdom teachings of the past, and in the secular climate of contemporary educational institutions, that the spiritual wisdom traditions of mankind are not overlooked, and that the emphasis on ICT in schools is balanced by education in spiritual and emotional intelligence. He advocates an international approach to peace through education and the proper allocation of resources to education and schools and universities from military spending. He has served as Head of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Poole Grammar School (Dorset), Moira House (Sussex), Phoenix School (Telford), Llandrindod Wells (Wales) and Sherwood Hall School (Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire), and he also taught Religious Studies and Critical Thinking at St Mary’s Calne, a private girls school in Wiltshire. His Periodic Table of the World’s Religious and Philosophical Traditions is specifically designed for use in schools, colleges and universities to make the subject come alive and to enable young minds to see how complex and rich a tradition of philosophical and spiritual thinking and practice goes to make up human society worldwide.
In his SELECTED PHILOSOPHICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS 1985-2005 many of his early writings are gathered together for the first time, ranging from historical studies, peace studies, intellectual history, educational theory, to studies in the esoteric history of religions. In his 6 Volumes of autobiographical studies entitled MUSINGS: AN AUTOBIOSOPHY OF HALF OF LIFE DEDICATED TO POETRY, PHILOSOPHY, EDUCATION, PEACE AND SPIRIT he has explored something of the personal narrative of his intellectual journey from 1956 to 2014.
Another of recent his works, ENLIGHTENMENTS is the first book yet published to examine in detail the teachings on enlightenment in the world’s great spiritual and philosophical traditions. It is based on over 30 years of teaching and research experience and is intended to help lay the foundations for a global pluralistic civilisation at peace with itself in which each person alive can develop their own spiritual awareness in a world free from dogmatic imposition.
Thomas has himself travelled 8 times to India and regards it almost as a second home, as he is familiar with, and teaches from, the ancient wisdom teachings of Indian civilisation. In November 2008, following the tragic Mumbai killings, he proposed that the Indian subcontinent, including the patchwork of countries bordering onto the Republic of India (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Burma, Tibet) form together an Indian Union Mediation Service, and pledged the support of IIPSGP towards this end. This proposal was warmly endorsed by the Jain Anuvibha movement, Buddhists, Hindus, Indian Muslims, Christians and other groups.
A further study, THE PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATION OF HISTORY examines each of the major philosophical schools East and West and compares and contrasts their views of ultimate historical reality. The author searches for the notion of a Underlying Common Wisdom (UCW) and finds this in the idea of a transpersonal historiography, which he proposes as a methodology of historical work which can reconcile and harmonise the best of Eastern and Western philosophies of history
His further work WISDOM AFFAIRS: TOWARDS A CARTOGRAPHY OF ENLIGHTENMENT, ENLOVEMENT AND JOYISM FOR WISDOM LOVERS is an exploration of the powers and dynamics of human relationships, as a vehicle for the advancement of wisdom, learning and enlightenment on planet earth. It is a manifesto for the liberation of mankind from false desires and towards the realisation of authentic nirvana and enlightenment within the context of human relational existence.
He has also written and published a play, based on the ancient mystery drama of the mediaeval world, THE MEMORY OF LIGHT, with the co-authorship of Krystyna Stevenson. The essential premise of the play, that Dionysus can save the world from actual destruction, through effecting a dramatic catharsis, is surely at least worth a try. Joyism as so conceived has a long intellectual heritage, going back into the mists of the ancient world. Certainly under Dionysus’ direction it emerged on the stage with the comic plays of antiquity, not least the work of Aristophanes, who in his Frogs has Dionysus journeying to the Underworld with Heracles in a classic supernatural comedy. The Memory of Light is neither comedy nor tragedy, but includes elements of both, as a classic tragic-comedy. It is also a deliberate homage to the Miracle plays of the Middle Ages, in which Creation, Redemption and the Last Judgement were performed in the cycles of York and Chester, and which saw the rebirth of theatre in Britain, after the long dark ages.
His BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA A – Z OF TRANSPERSONAL THEORISTS, HISTORIANS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PHILOSOPHERS 1945-2001 is a further study which is the first attempt to create a biographical dictionary of the lives and works of selected transpersonal thinkers in the 20th century. Ranging widely across disciplines, the work includes philosophers, historians, psychologists, educators, artists, psychohistorians, religious experts, theologians, Christians, Sufis, Kabbalists, Buddhists, Hindus, humanists, mystics all of whom have shown an interest in trying to understand the spiritual or transpersonal side of human nature. Many of the leading Jungian thinkers of modern times are listed here. The work seeks to provide reference material for the development of a new sub-field of history, proposed by the author, namely “transpersonal history.” This work was originally written as an appendix to his doctoral thesis for the University of London in intellectual history.
THE UNIVERSAL CALENDAR OF SAINTS AND SAGES is a unique reference calendar, developed from many years of teaching religious studies and philosophy, which includes saints and sages for every day of the calendar year. Unlike other such Calendars, it includes saints and sages from every religion and faith tradition, including the following: Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Paganism, Wicca, Druidry, Shamanism, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, Secular Humanism, Marxism, Freudian thought, Bahaism, Shintoism, Jainism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, Kabbalah, Sufism etc. The work follows on from his core argument – that the Saints of the planet need to inter-communicate and discuss together their understandings of wisdom, peace and truth, before their rival followers succeed in destroying the world around them.
He is also the founder and coordinator of the Commonwealth Interfaith Network, which brings together educators, religious scholars and practitioners and spiritual leaders from all of the 53 Commonwealth nations to share ideas and visions of good practice and interfaith peacebuilding. All citizens of Commonwealth countries are welcome to join in this project, which was founded at Edinburgh University at New College in 1997 during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. As a dual Canadian-British citizen Thomas believes the Commonwealth has important spiritual and intellectual networks and resources for peace and interfaith solidarity that can be utilised for peacemaking worldwide. Thomas supports the application of a peaceful Palestine, for example, to join the Commonwealth once it achieves independent statehood.
In 2011 Thomas was awarded the Anuvrat Ahimsa Award for International Peace in 2011 and was invited to India to receive it in person at Jaipur from the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He was awarded the Mount Haemus prize in 2010 and has received numerous other prizes for his educational and scholarly work.
PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLISHED WORKS:
Daffern T.C. The History And Purpose Of The Multifaith And Multicultural Mediation Service (MMMS) 1996-2001 in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. Peacemaking and Peacebuilding: a survey of approaches in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern, T.C. Toward a Transpersonal History of the Search for Peace 1945-2001 (PhD thesis, 2009)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Towards A European Union Mediation Service (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2009)
Daffern, Thomas Clough The History Of Educational Ideas And Institutions And The Search For Peace 1945-2001 (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2009)
Daffern, T.C. The Periodic Table Of The World’s Religious And Philosophical Traditions (2010)
Daffern T.C. What is Sufism ? in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. A checklist of early Christian writings: canonical, apocryphal and gnostic to 632 AD: a contribution to Judaeo-Christian-Islamic Dialogue in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays
Daffern, Thomas Clough Towards A History Of The Interrelations Of Marxism And Esotericism (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2008)
Daffern T.C. Towards an Islamic and Middle Eastern Peace Studies Association (IMEPSA) in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. World Philosophy and Peacemaking: a survey, 2003 in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. Religion and Literature, 2000 in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. The Word in the World in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. On Paradigms, Global Philosophy And Peace – St Petersburg Conference – August 1995 in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. Transpersonal History And The Israeli Palestinian Conflict: An Approach To Solving The Unsolvable in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. Three Philosophical Problematics In Humiliation, Dignity And Peace Studies: “Recognition”, “Sophiaphobia” And “Philiaphobia” – Naming The Ghosts In The Mists Of The Peace Landscape in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. On The Potential Contributions Of Philosophy And Peace And World Order Studies To The Prevention Of Omnicide 1990 in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Transpersonal History And Peace Historiography – Exploring The Implications For The Philosophy Of History: Towards A Definition Of The Field (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2009)
Daffern T.C. On The Potential Of Psycho‑History & Intellectual History To Peace & Conflict Studies, 1989 in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. Memory And Literature: Towards A General Theory, Illustrated By A Sequence Of Ten Poems in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. Paper for the Convocation of Wisdom Schools, London, May 23-25, 1999
Daffern T.C. Holistic Images Of Peace In Andalusian Spirituality in Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. Selected Historical and Philosophical Essays (1985-2005)
Daffern T.C. The Qabalah Runes – A Comparative Philological And Philosophical Study Of The Qabala And The Runic Systems Of Esoteric Wisdom (2013)
Daffern T.C. Multifaith and Multicultural Mediation Service Handbook – Handbook on Peace, Justice and Mediation in World Religions (1996)
Daffern, T.C. Gandhi as a Religious Thinker for Peace: An overview of his contribution to the search for peace in the 20th century (in Celebrating Gandhi’s Life Work, (Anglo- Indian Historical Society Centenary Publication) (London and Bombay, 1996)
Daffern, Thomas, editor Multilingual and Multifaith Dictionary of Peace and Global Philosophy, (First edition, 2000, Printed in the Journal of the International Institute for Peace Research and Global Philosophy, 6th Issue)
Daffern, T.C. Education For Peace & International Understanding In The Interwar Period 1918-1939: Towards A Prehistory Of Contemporary Peace and World Order Studies, (1991)
Daffern, T.C. Towards a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the Middle East (2008)
Daffern, T.C. Feasibility Study On Peace Studies In The University Of London (1991)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Universal Calendar Of Saints And Sages (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2007)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Musings: Volume 1-5 (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2007)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Wisdom Affairs: Towards A Cartography Of Enlightenment, Enlovement And Joyism For Wisdom Lovers (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2009)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Collected Poems Volumes 1-5 (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2012)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Biographical Encyclopaedia A – Z Of Transpersonal Theorists, Historians, Psychologists And Philosophers 1945-2001 (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2007)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Sophiaphobia (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2007)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Enlightenments (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2007)
Daffern, Thomas Clough The Philosophical Interpretation Of History (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2008)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Selected Philosophical And Historical Essays 1985-2005 (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2006)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Druid Observations On A Cycle Of Poems 2004 – 2006 (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2007)
Daffern, Thomas Clough Clio Encounters Thanatos: On The History Of Research Into Psychopathology, Violence And Aggression In Human Behaviour, War Psychology And Conflict Research 1945-2001 (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2009)
Daffern, Thomas Clough The Qabalah Runes: A Comparative Philological And Philosophical Study Of The Qabalah And The Runic Systems Of Esoteric Wisdom (IIPSGP Publications, USA, 2013)
Most of the above publications can be purchased from www.lulu.com/iipsgp in either a downloadable ebook format or as a hard copy.
AUDIO RECORDINGS AVAILABLE:
This course presents a unique overview of the new field of Transpersonal History, which combines the insights of transpersonal psychology with that of scientific and academic historiography. The course presents a thorough overview of the potential insights that transpersonal history can shed on areas of traditional historical scholarship, like shining a light on them from an integral, holistic perspective. This course is the most in-depth consideration of history from a transpersonal perspective ever given. The course is based on Dr Daffern’s doctoral thesis, entitled Toward a Transpersonal History of the Search for Peace 1945-2001 and also based on the unique Periodic Table of the World’s Religious and Philosophical Traditions devised and published by Dr Daffern.
COMMENTARY ON THE QUR’AN
This commentary is an in depth study of the innermost meanings of the Qur’an, told utilising the fullest possible range of contemporary scholarship resources, including Arabic and other linguistic analyses. The author utilises the overall methodology of transpersonal historiography to try and unravel the inner story behind the Qur’an’s creation, trying to eavesdrop into the mind and spirit of Muhammad as he received these verses and asking: what, why, when ?
COMMENTARY ON THE
This commentary is an ambitious and detailed work of scholarship, utilising the full range of New Testament studies available in the 21st century, using Greek, Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew linguistic interpretations where appropriate. It explores the many levels of interpretation which the New Testament requires: historical, literal, figurative, mystical, and allegorical. It draws on the concepts of transpersonal history to enable a comprehensive overview of both the details of the text, but also their wider archetypal, symbolic, psychological, spiritual and historical meanings to unfold. It draws on Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Gnostic ideas.
COMMENTARY ON THE KETUVIM
This commentary is on the final third of the Jewish Bible, which is known collectively as the Tanakh. The final third is known as the Ketuvim and consists of the “Writings”. These include Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Solomon, and other important scriptures. The Commentary discusses the meanings and significance of the text in relation to transpersonal history using the analysis of the language behind the texts, set in their complex historical contexts.
PERIODIC TABLE OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS
A lecture series advancing understanding of different philosophical and spiritual traditions, enabling students to gain a broad, deep, knowledge of different spiritual paths. This course helps in making informed life choices regarding spiritual journeys, and also with guiding others through the complexities of life’s initiations. Focusing on the esoteric philosophical core teachings of each tradition, Dr. Daffern gradually aims to unveil a transpersonal common denominator underlying all the spiritual paths of humankind and to develop students’ understanding of the possibilities for the emergence of peace and interfaith harmony. Whatever spiritual path one is drawn to, or practices, the course is premised on the faith that it will bring great benefit to learn about others’ practices and beliefs as they will enrich and stimulate one’s own. The actual Periodic Table comes with the audio course.
PEACE AND GLOBAL PHILOSOPHY (MUSES) SERIES 2011
This series of talks given in 2011 covered all the 9 areas of intellectual and spiritual activity that are underway in the Castle of the Muses, in each of the following areas, and gives an overview not only of the intellectual problems facing the planet in each field, but also what IIPSGP and others are trying to do about them. Areas covered include: Calliope (Politics and Economics), Clio (History and Education), Erato (Love, Philosophy and Psychology), Melpomene (Law, Peace Studies, War Studies), Polyhymnia (Religious Studies), Terpsichore (Musicology), Thalia (Literature), Urania (Natural Sciences).
This 2 series of talks by Dr Thomas Clough Daffern are meant as both an overall introduction to Druid studies on the part of beginners, and also as suitable for advanced level thinkers who have been exploring Pagan and Druid philosophies for many years. They are suitable for those who wish explore in more depth the spiritual traditions and teachings which underpin Druidry and how they can be applied in the current complex world situation. They will be also suited for those wishing to train as Druid peacemakers and mediators with the Order of Peace Poets, Bards and Druids. Thomas was the Mt Haemus Lecturer for 2010 with the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids (OBOD) and serves as Peace Officer to the Council of British Druid Orders.
LIVING SAINTS AND SAGES
This series of talks from 2012 gives an overview of contemporary spiritual leaders, intellectuals, philosophers, saints and sages from all known spiritual, intellectual and scientific orientations. It is accompanied by the Calendar of Living Saints and Sages to be published later in 2014. The talks are designed to support and encourage leading global thinkers to work together on a planetary mission for peace and interfaith understanding and to end the scourge of war.
GUIDED AUDIO TOUR OF THE
CASTLE OF THE MUSES
Thomas has led several groups of visiting scholars and students around the Castle, and this 9 room guide comprises a detailed overview of the contents of the Library and Museum which are based in this extraordinary Castle in Argyll, Scotland: Calliope (Politics and Economics), Clio (History and Education), Erato (Love, Philosophy and Psychology), Melpomene (Law, Peace Studies, War Studies), Polyhymnia (Religious Studies), Terpsichore (Musicology), Thalia (Literature), Urania (Natural Sciences). The idea of the Castle of the Muses is based on Plato’s Academy, Aristotle’s Lyceum and the Museon of Alexandria, all of which used the 9 Muses as their guiding archetypes.
Please note: the above audio recordings are available via http://musespress.wordpress.com/
- FILMED TALKS BY DR DAFFERN ABOUT SPECIFIC AREAS OF WORK
Periodic Table of the World’s Religious and Philosophical Traditions
Golden Gate Project 2012
Commentary on the Tanakh : Ketuvim – A Transpersonal Historical ApproachCommentary on the New Testament – A Transpersonal Historical ApproachCommentary on the Holy Qur’an – A Transpersonal Historical Approach
Thomas Daffern Birthday Message 2011
Interview with Thomas Daffern, by Brian Felstein (Sussex, 2010)
Interfaith Peace Treaty (2015)
- FILMED TALKS OR AUDIO RECORDINGS OF TALKS BY DR. DAFFERN (AVAILABLE IN DVD FORMAT)
Spiritualism in War and Peace – Towards a Transpersonal History (Sussex, 2013)Esoteric Philosophy and Peacebuilding in the Middle East – Introducing the Qabala Runes (Edinburgh, 2013)Tenth Mount Haemus Lecture – Druidry and Transpersonal History (Salisbury and Scotland, 2012)Report on Faslane Academic Seminar Roadblock (Scotland, 2012)An Academic Overview of Tantra (Sussex, 2010)Transpersonal History And The Future Of Peace In The Middle East (The 2012 Middle East Festival Forum, Edinburgh)Eileen Daffern’s Memorial Service – Eulogies to Eileen Daffern (Sussex, 2012)Thomas Daffern Talk on Transpersonal History and Theosophy (Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 2011)Transpersonal History : Lecture 1 Defining a New Discipline (Sussex, 2010)Transpersonal History : Lecture 5 – Ken Wilber, Integral theory and transpersonal history (Scotland, 2010)Transpersonal History : Lecture 6 Intellectual History and Transpersonal History (Scotland, 2010)Pathways Of The Spirit : Scientific philosophies and spirituality (Wiltshire, 2008)Pathways Of The Spirit : Greek and Roman philosophical teachings (Wiltshire, 2008)Pathways Of The Spirit : Sumerian, Babylonian philosophies and Phoenician (Canaanite) religions (Wiltshire, 2008)Pathways Of The Spirit : Judaism and the Kabbalah (recorded in Wiltshire, 2008) Druidry and Peace: Towards a Manifesto for Global Wisdom (Filmed in Suffolk, 2007)Stars and Thrones: Druids, Kings and Queens –Towards a World Council of Monarchs for Global Wisdom and Peace (Filmed in Suffolk, April 2008)
- INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY DR DAFFERN WITH INDIVIDUALS
WI’AM Palestinian Conflict Resolution Centre, Bethlehem (2008)Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic, Jerusalem (2008)Interview with Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, Bethlehem (2008)Interview with Naji Owdah, Bethlehem (2008)Interview with Luay Abdel Ghaffar, Bethlehem (2008)David Friedman – Kabbalah Artist, Safed, Israel (2008)An Interview with Assiya Amini, Loch Goil (2011)Andrew Cohen in conversation with Thomas Daffern (2012)An Interview with Sheila Abdalian, Loch Goil (2012)Interview with Lobna Tawfik, Loch Goil (2011)An Interview with Susan Leybourne (2011)An Interview with Shapur Amini, Scotland (2011) An Interview with Eileen Daffern, Sussex (2009)Interview with Dr Gulab Kothari, Scotland (2011) An Interview with Lilian Brzoska, Scotland (2011)An Interview with Lynne Sedgmore CBE, Sussex (2010) An Interview with Menorah Charney, Israel (2008) An Interview with Trefor Wickens (2013)
- FILMS OF SEMINARS OR CONFERENCES ORGANISED BY IIPSGP FEATURING DR DAFFERN
Centre for the Study of Divine Intelligence (2011)Centre for the Study of Divine Intelligence (2012) Poseidon Seminar (2011) Poseidon Seminar 2012)Iranian-Western Peace Philosophy and Poetry Seminar; Truth & Reconciliation Commission for the Middle East (Filmed in Israel and Palestine, 2008)Truth & Reconciliation Commission for Ireland and Britain (Filmed in Belfast, 2009) NOTE: Most of the above filming has been done by Nicola Hague, of Harmony Productions, who is Media Director for IIPSGP; they are normally available in shortened formats for watching on the IIPSGP1 YouTube channel, although longer versions can be obtained in DVD format by contacting: Dr Thomas Daffern on firstname.lastname@example.org or 01301 703053
Further details on the life and work of Dr Thomas Daffern can be found at www.educationaid.net – He can be contacted directly by emailing email@example.com


The Newbery Award winners are:
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan. I think this is one of those that could have won BOTH the Newbery and the Caldecott awards. Not only is it well written; it is beautifully illustrated.
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk. I haven't read this one yet, but have been told by the other elementary librarians that it is not appropriate for elementary school. I hate when that happens, but our GV friends can enjoy this one in middle school.
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz. This is an honor book. An interesting one that I am in the middle of reading. Elementary school appropriate and will be in our collection
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. The winner of the Newbery Award this year. I am also still working on this one but am glad to be able to add it to our collection.
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The Caldecott Award winners are:
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is the Caldecott Medal winner this year. It is illustrated by Javanka Steptoe. I have not even seen this one. As always, after the awards are announced, I get online and purchase the winners. This one has been interesting. When I first went to Amazon.com, it was not available. A couple of weeks later, it was available, but the cost was $79.99 (WOW!!!!). I've been checking back and forth with Amazon since the award announcement. It's either VERY expensive (yesterday it was $238.33) OR it will not ship for 2 months. I've never had this difficult of a time trying to acquire an award winner for our library. I'll keep trying.
They All Saw a Cat illustrated by Brendan Wenzel. I LOVE this one! It's about perspective, and the cat looks different to everyone who sees it. I see bits of other artists in the illustrations...Seurat, Picasso. VERY VERY well done!
Du Iz Tak illustrated by Carson Ellis. I LOVE this one too! The text is jibberish which makes this book basically a wordless picture book. I think the kids will have a great time trying to interpret the text using the illustrations.
Leave Me Alone! is illustrated by Vera Brosgol. Love this one too! As a mom, I totally get it. Grandmother has a house full and just wants to be left alone with her knitting; so she takes a journey that makes her appreciate her big family. Precious
Freedom in Congo Square is illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Very well done. Beautifully written and illustrated.


STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order (Steam Gift RU) 🚀 🤖
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Loyalty discount! If the total amount of your purchases from the seller IgorDeRish more than:
1 $ ..... the discount is ..... 1%
✅ Instructions for activating STEAM Gift:
1. Immediately after payment, your account will receive a friend request from our bot (nickname can be completely different)
2. Accept a friend request, after which the bot sends the gift in 1-2 minutes, press add yourself to the LIBRARY.
3. After activation, the game or dlc will appear in the list of games and you can download it from steam.
4. There are some Steam glitches and a client restart is required to display the game in your game library.
5. If after pressing the button to accept a gift, a circle is constantly spinning in the window, then you can safely close it, the game has already been instantly activated to your account.
6. If you bought DELUX or any other edition of the game, you can check its correctness only here https://store.steampowered.com/account/licenses/ in the library of games the edition is never indicated!


by Denise Felt
I love to write -- not just fiction, but non-fiction as well. These essays and articles all deal with the UFO tv show. Several of them have been published in the magazine SHADOFile, which is no longer available. The rest have been written as the whim strikes.
Those in the first list were written by me, and the articles each carry my byline and copyright date. Those in the second list are collaborations. Each author is cited and given credit for their work.
Stand By For Action!
When They Were Good, They Were Very, Very Good
And When They Were Bad, We Still Loved Them
UFO: What's Your Favorite?
Who's the Mole?
UFO and Me
The Difference Between Men and Boys


The accepted citation style at ADHS is Harvard in-text referencing. Students are expected to acknowledge all sources in their work and cite appropriately. Students are expected to take effective notes throughout their research in order to avoid plagiarism. Explicit teaching of these skills is undertaken during research lessons in the library.
Bibliography record sheet. Fill this in for each source you use while researching so you have recorded all the necessary information to write your bibliography. Then write your bibliography copying the examples given on this sheet.
Online referencing Generators
Use these online generators to write your bibliography the easy way!
www.citethisforme.com (this one will even generate your in-text references as well as your bibliography)


Aug 26, 2017
Tui Snider joins us to discuss the meanings of symbols in graveyards. Fascinating stuff!
You can find her book at Amazon.com:
Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards (Messages from the Dead Book 1)
Aug 12, 2017
Appalachia is chock full of paranormal stories. Micheal Rivers has cataloged many of them and he shares his stories on this edition of Ghost Insight!
You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: Appalachia Mountain Folklore


BOOKS BY IHTISHAM KABIR
Ihtisham has published six books of photographs and essays on Bangladesh. They are all in print.
Just published in 2019 - Exploring Sundarban: Adventures in Bangladesh. 8"x8", 254 pages, BDT 3500.
Available from the author, Aarong and BD Culture and Books (Dhaka Airport.)
33 flower species and 41 bird species of Bangladesh.
Includes information and anecdotal stories.
9.5" tall, 8.5" wide, 162 pages
74 colour photographs
Captions with background information
4-colour offset on 170-gsm paper
Available in Bangladesh for BDT 2000
Published in 2013
All photographs and text by Ihtisham Kabir


Lévy, S., Huertas-Maestro, M., & Huertas, R. (2021). The reception of psychodrama in Spain: Correspondence between Jacob Levy Moreno and Ramón Sarró. History of Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/hop0000206
Jacob Levy Moreno, the well-known creator of psychodrama, had a close epistolary relationship with the Spanish psychiatrist Ramón Sarró; a collection of these letters has been located in the Sarró personal archive, deposited in the Library of Catalonia. After locating and arranging this correspondence, we proceeded to analyze and contextualize its contents. The analysis of this collection serves as a basis to outline the context in which the relationship between Moreno and Sarró developed, the role played by certain psychotherapy congresses in strengthening their relationships, and the process that resulted in the University of Barcelona awarding Moreno Doctor Honoris Causa. This study has allowed us to identify certain areas of how psychodrama was received in Spain during the 1960s and reflect on the creation of international collaboration networks and the creation of schools and professional and academic legitimation strategies in the wake of the approaches to group psychotherapy and psychodrama that Moreno developed while based in New York.


THE MARK OF THE GATE
H M HOWES is proud to introduce his new and original novel, ‘THE MARK OF THE GATE’, a Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror like no other.
Carmelina is a young librarian who has little adventure in her life except what her imagination can conjure up between the covers of a book. She soon finds herself entangled in the clutches of both the unbelievable and the terrifying. Her encounter with both demons and an Invoden named Phoebus, from a parallel world, takes her on an adventure through time and not only shapes her own identity but reinforces the undeniable power of destiny.
Download the Kindle App for Windows here.
Download the Kindle App for Macintosh here.


Skinning the Interface
Context: HL Kit
The Kit provides a perfectly reasonable visual look that can be used for any game system. However, once you've got all of the mechanics working, you may be inclined to fully customize the visuals for your game system. The Kit fully supports the skinning of both your data files and HL itself. The topics below outline all of the different facets of this process. Simply click on one of the many topics below to learn more about it.
IMPORTANT! This section of the documentation is not yet complete. Topics that have been written will be found at the top of the list below and possess live links. Other topics are simply identified by name, sometimes along with a few notes about what the topic will contain. These topics will be added over time to complete the documentation.


To know how to purchase research papers you must first take a look at your own objectives. What are the strengths and weaknesses of a particular researcher?
If the strength is the ability to generate contact with and keep contacts with other specialists who will help you better your results then it is worth searching for research papers from such research workers. Conversely, if your approach is that you will research every available post to discover what makes it tick you then might be better off buying the most up to date research papers out there. Both approaches have their place also will be suited to different types of researchers.
The online world can help you buy paper when you aren’t able to physically purchase the newspaper in question. You are able to browse the literature online and then decide which research papers would be suitable to your own situation. In the end, you will be the person who is spending time taking grammar check online a look at the newspapers, so why should it be any different when you choose your research papers?
When you’re looking for internet research papers you have to start looking to find the most up to date research papers available. This is the only way that you can guarantee that the data is current and that you’re not wasting your own time. The Internet is full of old posts, some as recently as a couple of years ago.
Even if an article was published in a prestigious academic journal or on a day paper, it is very likely to be out of date in just a few days. The internet world is far more reliable and you can go to the net and search for topics as broad as your study needs and not have to worry about missing a milestone. Research papers are the building blocks of knowledge and grammar punctuation and spelling checker if you are looking for evidence that something works, you may want to be sure that you are receiving research papers from leading researchers.
When you search for papers on the internet, you may even opt to do a little bit of research on your own. But, remember that the Internet has changed the way in which people do research and when you’re researching on the web can also be changing. Because of this, you will be aware that if you enter key words to the search engines that they may not be specific.
In addition, you’ll be having the proper research toolstools which make it easy to find research papers. To find these tools you’ll need to seek out good web-based research tools which do the job of locating study papers. There are plenty of them available and there is a huge difference between the top 3 systems.
You want to start looking for a tool which finds distinct sites so that you are able to select and choose your keywords. Whenever you do that you can locate research papers for researchers globally and the Web will supply you with this valuable service.


Waiting on Wednesday is a Weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine.
I loved loved loved Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin. It took me into another world and I adored the characters. Dance of the Red Death can't come out soon enough as far as I'm concerned. I cannot wait to see what happens with Araby, Will, and Elliot. It is supposed to come out at the end of April 2013.
Here is what Goodreads has to say about this book.
Bethany Griffin continues the journey of Araby Worth in Dance of the Red Death—the sequel to her teen novel Masque of the Red Death.
In Dance of the Red Death,
Araby’s world is in shambles—betrayal, death, disease, and evil forces
surround her. She has no one to trust. But she finds herself and
discovers that she will fight for the people she loves, and for her
Her revenge will take place at the menacing masked ball,
though it could destroy her and everyone she loves…or it could turn her
into a hero.
With a nod to Edgar Allan Poe, Bethany Griffin
concludes her tragic and mysterious Red Death series with a heroine that
young adult readers will never forget.
Come on April! Get here soon :)


There are five parks, with four of them being located along the Flat River, which is known for canoeing, kayaking, tubing, and fishing. We also have an accessible kayak launch dock. Lightning Bend is a 128-acre nature preserve along the Flat River with an amazing disc golf course known as SMASH Park. We have beautiful walking trails throughout the city, a skateboard park, and a second-to-none Veteran’s Memorial. The state game area located in the northeastern portion of the city offers hunting, fishing, and recreation opportunities.
Belding is home to the annual Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament, an annual Labor Day celebration, the Beatnik Bazaar, and an annual Home for the Holidays celebration. Public transit services are offered through Dial-A-Ride, both locally and to two of our neighboring cities.
A Look at the Belding of Long Ago
In 1838, six years before John Green came to the area that later would bear his name, Levi Broas, Belding’s first settler, arrived in the area. The community first was known as Broas Rapids, later Patterson Mills and even, during logging days, as Hog Wallow. The name Belding was chosen in 1871 to honor the Belding family.
For a glimpse of the Belding of earlier times, let’s take a “historical pilgrimage” with Helen Cusack, a former librarian at the Alvah N. Belding Library, who wrote about Belding’s past in “Belding’s Yesteryear: Pioneer Stories of Our Community.” She wrote in 1961, so a few of the landmarks she mentions may have changed over time.
Cusack begins the journey at the old Belding cemetery on east M-44, across the highway from Hillcrest Bowling Lanes. “This is the burial place of many of our early settlers. Together with a visit to the Otisco Cemetery, a bit later on in our pilgrimage, you should be able to locate the graves of such early Belding families as Broas, Ellis, Ranney, Belding, Gooding and Wilson.”
Traveling west on M-44, two blocks beyond the blinker at the Bridge Street intersection is Countryside Floral. “That land and the lovely old home in the midst of tall trees, just west of the greenhouse, was once owned by Levi Broas, Belding’s first settler. The first home of Mr. Broas stood somewhere on that property and its owner was responsible for the town’s first industry, a sawmill on Flat River.”
Several of the streets in the area of the original homestead bear the names of Broas’ children-Ann, Elizabeth, James, Mary and Charles.
Still traveling west on M-44, we cross the Veterans Memorial Bridge. “The hill just beyond the bridge, short and gradual today, was once a higher, steeper one. On the hillside to the right, you may find traces remaining of one of Belding’s earliest industries-a brick making yard.”
A bit farther on, the left, is the Green farm. “This place, an old colonial-type home with an interesting fanlight front door and a Centennial Farm plaque on the lawn, is the site of the first farm in Otisco Township. It was here that Mr. Morse and Mr. Green in 1838 erected a small log cabin. The dwelling was so small that at night what furniture there was had to be moved from the cabin in order to provide sleeping space for the 14 people who shared it.”
Next is Cooks Corners, settled in 1837. It was named for Rufus R. Cook, who operated a tavern, stagecoach stop and general store in addition to serving as the hamlet’s first postmaster.
“Older residents tell us that, in the late 1800s, Cooks Corners had a hotel boasting a dance floor anchored upon springs. It bounced gently as you danced and was famous throughout the Central Michigan area.”
A right turn at Cooks Corners brings us to the Otisco Cemetery, burial place for many Belding pioneers.
Turning east, we head for Kiddville, on Long Lake Road. “The ruins of an old dam are all that remain of a town older than Belding. Settled in 1836, it was first named Otisco by James Dickinson who operated a sawmill at that spot. In 1845 the enterprise was sold to J.C. Kidd of Ionia, who surveyed the site of the village named Kiddville. During the lumbering era there was a post office, railway station, general store and sawmill as well as a large boarding house.”
Near the Arches, an abandoned railroad bridge just south of Kiddville and down the Flat River toward Belding, is a tree-covered island. “The island, known as Cobmossa Isle, was once a camping spot for Chief Cobmossa and his braves. Every spring they camped in the area while gathering sap from the nearby maple trees and boiling it into sugar.”
The historical pilgrimage ends with a visit to downtown Belding. “Just east of the Main Street bridge is a large factory building known as the Jolly Kid plant, which manufactured children’s clothing. It was formerly the Richardson’s Mill, Belding’s first silk factory started in 1887. It was said that the enterprise was sponsored and financed by the Belding family, but fearing it might be a failure, they chose to call it the Richardson Mill.
“Northeast of the factory, on the block behind what was the Belding Locker plant, was the White Swan, or Richardson’s boarding house, Belding’s first dormitory for women mill workers. During the years from the 1880s to the 1920s, Belding Brothers were to erect two more dormitories plus several annexes or large rooming houses, for the girls working in the silk mills. The Belrockton on East Main Street (now the home of the Belding Museum) and the Ashfield and Harrison, today a parking area for nearby plants.”
No trace remains of the boardwalk along the river across from the Belrockton, present site of the Alvah N. Belding Library. “During the Silk Mill period, it was a romantic spot for girls and their beaux to linger until the boom of the town clock sent the girls scurrying to the Belrockton. Like college girls in dorms, 10 o’clock was the deadline on weekday nights.”
For a longer trip, Cusack looks at other sites in Ionia County. At the Ionia Free Fairgrounds is a plaque erected in honor of Chief Cobmossa. “You will find it on a huge boulder north of the Floral Building. Long before the day of the famed Ionia Free Fair, this park on the banks of the Grand River was the site of a large Indian village and a favorite fishing spot of Cobmossa and his braves.
At the very end of Ionia’s East Main Street is a farm that was a drill ground and encampment for volunteers during the Civil War. A mile west of Muir, skirted by the Grand Trunk railroad, is a high tree-covered hill. “Before the coming of the white man, the hill, now called Arthursburg, was an Indian stronghold and many battles were fought for its possession.”
The land lying between Muir and the neighboring village of Lyons once was a favorite camping place for Indians and was a rich source of arrowheads and other artifacts.
A mile east of Lyons is a scenic turnout, Green View Point, high above a U-shaped bend of the Grand River. “It was at that place that a bloody Indian battle occurred. A flotilla of battle canoes bearing war-painted Indians, tribes from what is now the Lansing area, gathered to battle Indians of the Grand River valley tribes.”
Sometimes there are new employment opportunities available with the City of Belding. Watch this page for timely information and application instructions: https://www.ci.belding.mi.us/employment_opportunities.php


Since its inception the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was poised for a long, tumultuous and rewarding history. Although it may be possible to chronicle the challenging and harrowing legacy of the NAACP, the real story of the nation’s most significant civil rights organization lies in the hearts and minds of the people who would not stand still while the rights of some of America’s darker citizens were denied.
From the ballot box to the classroom, the dedicated workers, organizers, and leaders who forged this great organization and maintain its status as a champion of social justice, fought long and hard to ensure that the voices of African Americans would be heard. The legacy of those pioneers such as W.E.B DuBois, Thurgood Marshall and Roy Wilkins and the hundreds of thousands of nameless faces who worked tirelessly can not and must not be forgotten.
The history of the NAACP, is one of blood sweat and tears. From bold investigations of mob brutality, protests of mass murders, segregation and discrimination, to testimony before congressional committees on the vicious tactics used to bar African Americans from the ballot box, it was the talent and tenacity of NAACP members that saved lives and changed many negative aspects of American society. While much of its history is chronicled in books, articles, pamphlets and magazines, the true movement lies in the faces—black, white, yellow, red, and brown—united to awaken the conscientiousness of a people, and a nation. This is the legacy of the NAACP!
– See more at: http://www.alnaacp.org/page/naacp.html#sthash.jAuWzUJj.dpuf
David Smith, President
Robert Clopton, 1st Vice President
Ramsey Sprague, Treasurer
Mrs. Mary B. Walker, Secretary
Ms. Jasmine Washington- Political Action Chair
Dr. Demetrius Semien – Criminal Justice/Veterans Affairs Chair
Dr. Tan Stephens – Fundraising Chair
Ms. Cecelia Hawkins – Communication Chair
Rev. W.A. James – Religious Affairs Chair
Ms. Ester Lyn Mitchell – Women in the NAACP (WIN) Chair
Ms. Glenda Rankin – Youth Council Chair
Ms. Brittany Dixon – Fair Housing Chair
Ms. Irene Antone – Court Monitor
Ms. Suzie Bolden – Mobile Community Action Liaison Chair


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I love children’s books!
There are tons of fantastic picture books out there. Some of my favourites (and more importantly my daughters’ favourites) are The Love Monster*, The Best Ever Bookworm Book*, and Shh! We Have a Plan*. I love these just as much for the artwork as for the story.
But this year I want to read more chapter books to my daughters.
I’ve tried in the past but the ones with lots of words and no pictures don’t really hold my older girl’s interest for long (and not at all my youngest girl’s). So I’ll be reading the ones that are so heavily illustrated that they are almost like junior graphic novels. We’ve read the first two Princess in Black* books, and they both love them. They’re cute books, I really enjoy them too. The words and sentences can be a little challenging at times; but they’re colourful with illustrations on each page so it keeps their attention. And the princess doesn’t need saving by a prince.
Here are the 10 chapter books (with lots of illustrations) for junior readers that I will be reading with my girls this year:
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde*. This is #3 in the series so read the first two (The Princess in Black* and The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party*) if you haven’t yet.
Olive & Beatrix: The Not-So Itty-Bitty Spiders*. I’m hoping Silly Bean likes this one. The story sounded cute and it’ll be a (nice) change to read about witches instead of princesses all the time.
Owl Diaries: Eva’s Treetop Festival*. Looks cute and the illustrations are pretty. The diary format might be a little confusing to read at first.
Lotus Lane #1: Kiki: My Stylish Life*. Another one with cute illustrations that is perfect for early readers also in a diary format. The only thing I’m not too fond of is much it seems to focus on fashion and makeup but my goal this year is to get them more interested in reading longer books.
To balance out all the cutesy books I’ve already posted there is Dragon Masters: Rise of the Earth Dragon* that I’m looking forward to reading. I don’t want the girls to feel like they only need to read about about princesses and fashion (even if the princess has ninja skills!)
Danny’s Doodles: The Jelly Bean Experiment* Has good reviews so I’m looking forward to reading it. (Again trying to get away from princesses and make up a little bit).
I’ve had this Ivy+Bean* book in my shopping cart on Amazon for months now and am looking forward to finally reading it this year. If I could buy every book I wanted I would probably be running a library.
Clementine* sounds a bit like Ramona, and I absolutely loved Ramona books when I was little. From reviews the book sounds funny and engaging for younger readers so even though they are most likely less illustrated than any of the others on this list I hope that it catches my daughter’s interest!
Another one of Scholastic’s early reader Branches series: Missy’s Super Duper Royal Deluxe #1: Picture Day*. Missy’s fashion sense sounds just like my girls’ so I think they’ll enjoy this.
And one more of the Branches series… Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe: Moldylocks and the Three Beards*. It’s supposed to be a funny series, so I’m looking forward to this one as well.


If you ever wondered what French President Nicolas Sarkozy was like when he was un petit garçon, the movie is being released to the public on September 30 in France.
Le Petit Nicolas (Little Nicholas) is a series of books that contain short stories about a fictional boy named Nicolas (Nicholas). The first book was published in 1959.
Below is a trailer of the film, Le Petit Nicolas. No, it is not based on the life of little Nicolas Sarkozy. The kid in the movie seems too sweet.


Online Bible Study - Tuesdays @ noon
Our Spiritual Liberation: A Virtual Study of the Book of Exodus
"You in Your mercy have led forth the people whom you have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.” -Exodus 13:15
The book of Exodus tells the story of the liberation of Israel from slavery in Egypt, and long
passage into the promised land. This book is understood by many Christian writers to be a
type of our liberation from bondage to sin and death, and journey towards the kingdom of
Join us as we explore its meaning and relevance in our own spiritual journey, as the
Church today navigates through contemporary spiritual issues.
To be held on Tuesdays at 12pm EST via Zoom. For more information, or to receive the weekly Zoom links, please email Angelo Niqula by clicking here.
Make your Stewardship Pledge or General Donations online using the secure link below. Be sure to add "In memory of" or "For the health of" loved ones in the optional "notes" field.


(Especially prior to the Civil War) A person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/abolitionist
The war between the American colonies and Great Britain leading to the formation of the independent United States http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/american-revolution/
Chiefswood National Historic Site
This unique mansion is the birthplace of famed Mohawk-English poet Pauline Johnson and was constructed along the Grand River in 1856. Chiefswood is rich in history, both Mohawk and English cultures and is an eye opening glimpse into 19th century life through the eyes of a young poetess. http://www.sixnationstourism.ca/chiefswood-national-historic-site/
A group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location, especially for some purpose or as a result of some process www.dictionary.com/browse/collection
E. Pauline Johnson
The daughter of a Mohawk Chief and an English women, Pauline Johnson is best known for her poetry celebrating her Aboriginal heritage http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pauline-johnson/
Haudenosaunee Confederacy or Iroquois Confederacy
Haudenosaunee Confederacy or Iroquois Confederacy is comprised of the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and the Tuscarora peoples. Together these nations form the Confederacy who would historically make decisions through consensus on matters that affected one another. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy was the governing body on Six Nations up until 1925 when a forced federal election replaced the Confederacy with the Six Nations Elected Council. Both the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Six Nations Elected Council are operational which creates a unique political environment on Six Nations.
Iroquois is a group of nations also known as the Haudenosaunee or “people of the longhouse,” which include the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and the Tuscarora peoples. Six Nations is an Iroquois/Haudenosaunee reserve with a unique history, values, rights and responsibilities from other First Nations’ in Canada such as Cree, Ojibwa, Mi’kmaq, Inuit, Metis, etc.
Towards the end of her life Pauline’s sister, Evelyn Johnson, wrote a Memoirs. The Memoirs book is about the lives of her family members and herself. Evelyn provides a very detailed description of each of the Johnson’s and their time spent at Chiefswood.
Her Majesty’s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks was the first Protestant Church in Upper Canada, and is now the oldest surviving church in Ontario. It is one of the two Royal Chapels in North America, but is the only one located on a First Nations Territory. Run by Six Nations Tourism, a sub department of Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC).
As one of only a handful of residential schools left still standing in Canada, the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School is a physical reminder of the legacy of assimilation imposed upon First Nations children in Canada.
To learn more about this often-overlooked era in Canadian history, join the Woodland Cultural Centre for a tour of the Mohawk Institute! http://www.woodland-centre.on.ca/join-us-tour-former-mohawk-institute
Napoleon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769 to May 5, 1821) was a military general and the first emperor of France who is considered one of the world’s greatest military leaders. Napoleon revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored the Napoleonic Code, reorganized education and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy. George Johnson was very fond of Napoleon and had tried to name his children after Napoleon and his family. https://www.biography.com/people/napoleon-9420291
Skill or eloquence in public speaking http://www.dictionary.com/browse/oratory?s=ts
Plank on Plank Technique
This is a construction technique used during the early 1800’s. House builders would often use this technique to ensure a sound and sturdy structure. This is the technique used in building Chiefswood. All interior and exterior walls of Chiefswood are built using this technique.
SNGRDC the acronym that stands for Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation which is a corporation with the mandate to pursue economic self-sufficiency without sacrificing the cultural values and integrity of the Six Nations people
This is the location of a National Park in British Columbia, Canada. This is also the location where E. Pauline Johnson’s ashes are spread. It was her dying wish to be buried in Stanley Park as this was her favourite place in B.C. to visit.
Is the home of Reverend Adam Elliott. The Reverend would hold church services at his home, the Tuscarora Parsonage, for the people of Six Nations. This is also where George lived while working as an interpreter for the Reverend and later where he met his future wife, Emily. The Tuscarora Parsonage was located on the Grand River, minutes from Chiefswood.
1784 Haldimand Treaty/Proclamation
1784 Haldimand Treaty/Proclamation authorized Six Nations to possess all of the land six miles on each side of the Grand River from its mouth to its source (to be held in trust by the Crown) comprising a total of approximately 950,000 acres. The lands were granted in partial recognition of the loss sustained by Six Nations of millions of acres of land in the aftermath of their alliance with the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War.


In the late 1800's a burst of interest in documenting history and people began. In many places this interest coincided with the nation's centennial celebration of 1876. Last week we looked at finding old books that have been digitized and how to search for them. Today we can find county histories and search them for information that can help break down brick walls. Most county histories had two sections written - one gave the history of how the county began and evolved, the other section listed families that moved, settled, or lived in the county, Often times where the family had come from was given with parent's names. Some county histories were prolific in listing of families and some not, It's worth looking in the area your family lived to see what you can learn.
Some great places to find county histories --
The county itself often has a historical society that has publications. Do an internet search for the county. You won't be disappointed at what you learn about the area your ancestors lived. ---Catrina


sounds like crazy
by Shana Mahaffey
sounds like crazy
Though she doesn’t remember the trauma that caused it, Holly Miller has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Her personality has fractured into five different identities, together known as The Committee. And as much as they make Holly’s life hell, she can’t live without them.
Then one of those identities, the flirtatious, southern Betty Jane, lands Holly a voiceover job. Betty Jane wants nothing more than to be in the spotlight. The rest of The Committee wants Betty Jane to shut up. Holly’s therapist wants to get to the bottom of her broken psyche. And Holly? She’s just along for the ride…
IN THE PRESS
At turns both funny and poignant, "Sounds Like Crazy" celebrates resilience as an essential element of the human condition…. Though Holly has been in twice-a-week therapy for six years, she is just now nearing the ultimate goal of DID treatment - that of integrating her disparate personalities into a core identity. Her veteran psychologist, Milton, is portrayed as a skilled therapist - direct, flexible, interactive and pragmatic.
Sounds Like Crazy is a wonderfully creative novel, bringing to life a colorful cast of characters in a memorable story. This is Shana Mahaffey‘s first novel, and it is an incredible debut. The premise of the novel alone is fascinating, engaging the reader from the start. It was nominated by the San Francisco Chronicle as a notable book for fall.
CHEFDRUK BOOK REVIEW
Wow! This book makes you laugh, think and feel! Once you get into the meat of this novel, you feel compelled to see it to the end.
Shana Mahaffey has done her homework and presents Dissociative Identity Disorder in a way that you not only feel for the character(s) but also learn about how someone lives with a condition like this.
ACTING BALANCED BOOK REVIEWS
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Shana Mahaffey is the author of Sounds Like Crazy (NAL/Penguin), a San Francisco Chronicle notable book for Fall 2009. She is a survivor of catechism and cat scratch fever and is a co-founder of the Castro Writers' Cooperative. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including Sunset Magazine, SoMa Literary Review, Spectrum Literary Journal, Reflections Literary Journal, and assorted literary blogs. Shana lives in San Francisco with her husband and two tuxedo cats that require reverence and worship akin to the level proffered by the ancient Egyptians.
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Cozying Up with The Little Book of Hygge [Book Review]
Hi! I hope you all take a few minutes, get cozy, and read on about this wonderful little book that Penguin Books was kind of to send me — The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking. First of all, it’s one of the most beautiful books/book covers I’ve ever seen. Maybe I just love Scandi design, but I just think the cover perfectly conveys the feeling you get from hygge.
Coziness. Contentment. Warmth. Soul-soothing.
Beyond the cover, the pages are also filled with beautiful drawings, photos, and icons that you’ll want to cut out and keep on a inspiration board somewhere. They’re just so cozy!
The Happiness Research Institute & Meik Wiking
The author of the The Little Book of Hygge, Meik Wiking, is the Chief Executive of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Yes, Denmark has an entire Institute dedicated to studying happiness. They study the causes and effects of happiness and how to improve the overall quality of life for its citizens. Forget Disney World! This place sounds like the happiest place on earth.
I’ve talked a lot about hygge and what it means here on the blog. I’ve even talked about how it can bring you happiness. But Meik Wiking’s The Little Book of Hygge gives you so much information about the history, origin, and implementation of hygge all around the world.
The Little Book of Hygge: Food & Drink
The Little Book of Hygge is filled with practical tips on how to incorporate hygge into your home and life. Chapter 4 talks all about Food & Drinks — my favorite! Although the Danes aren’t exactly known for healthy eating, Meik talks about how they do rely on slow cooking, baking, and hot drinks for hygge-inspriation.
Meek writes, “preparing hygge food is about enjoying the slow process of it, about the appreciation of the time you spend and the joy of preparing something of value. It is about your relationship with the meal. That is why home-made jams are more [hygge] than bought ones. Every bite will take you back to that summer day when you picked the fruit and the entire house smelled of strawberries.“
Sounds an awful lot like initiative eating & cooking to me! Intuitive eating teaches us to take the time to appreciate and recognize what went into our food, its preparation, and its tastes/aromas. Although the Danes usually associate hygge + food with pastries, sweets, candy, and fatty meats, I think they have the right idea about how food should be prepared and enjoyed. With care, love, attention, and detail. We also don’t overindulge when we take the time to truly appreciate and enjoy what we’re eating.
A Wonderful Holiday Gift
The Little Book of Hygge would also make a great holiday gift for someone in your life. This book would be a great present for someone who:
- Could use a hug of the soul
- Loves design and beautiful things
- Needs to slow down
- Enjoys reading about other cultures & ideas
- Wants to learn more about hygge and how it can make you happier.
The Little Book of Hygge was released in Europe earlier this year. Good news! The book is also being released in the U.S. on January 17, 2017! Also, by pre-ordering it on Amazon, you can get it on/by the release date.
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I hope you, too, enjoy this book if you order it! You won’t be disappointed. It would also make for a great conversation starter & coffee table display book!
This is not a sponsored post. I simply received the book to review. Also, I am an Amazon affiliate, but that is where I order all of my books anyway : )
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Hernando County Library presents a screening of “Chasing the Moon,” a film produced by an Academy-Award nominee
The Hernando County Public Library System has partnered with WEDU PBS to screen an excerpt of the film “Chasing the Moon,” a new six-hour documentary by AMERICAN EXPERIENCE celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing. Join us on Thursday, June 20 at 4:30 p.m. at the Spring Hill Branch, located at 9220 Spring Hill Drive, to watch the film by Academy-Award nominee, Robert Stones.
“Chasing the Moon” thoroughly reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort. “When we think of that breathtaking moment of the 1969 moon landing, we forget what a turbulent time that was,” said Mark Samels, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE executive producer.
The event is free of charge and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served, courtesy of the Friends of the Library of Hernando County, Inc.
The full film will premiere Monday July 8 – Wednesday, July 10 from 9 - 11 p.m. ET on WEDU PBS. It will also be available for simultaneous online streaming at www.pbs.org.
Visit www.HernandoCountyLibrary.us or call (352) 754-4043 for more information.
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M. Kiyokawa, H. Nakajima, Y. Takizawa, M. Suami, M. Honda, A. Atsushi, M. Tanaka; Measurement Of Volume Of Subretinal Space From Serial C Scan Images Obtained By Oct Ophthalmoscopy . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2006;47(13):5712.
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Serial C scan images can be obtained by OCT ophthalmoscope from which three dimensional (3D) information of the retina can be constructed. The purpose of this study was to measure the volume of the subretinal space by serial C scan images of the retina.
The topography mode of the OCT Ophthalmoscope (OTI, NIDEK) was used. The recording area was 15x15°, recording time was 2 seconds, and recording depth was 1.5 mm. Within this 2 seconds, 100 serial C scan images were obtained. These images were recorded with a depth interval of about 15 µm, and from these images, B scan images of the retina were constructed. In patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), we recorded OCT and manually drew the area of subretinal space in the B scan image. The mean height of the subretinal space was measured in several square areas of 0.65x0.65 mm where the subretinal space existed. Then we calculated volume of subretinal space in two patients with CSC.
In one patient, the retinal part of the subretinal space was divided into 16 square of 0.65x0.65 mm. The sum of mean height of these 16 area was 0.484 mm, and the volume of subretinal space was 0.204 (0.484x0.65x0.65) mm3. In the other case, the retinal part was divided into 20 squares and the sum of mean height was 1.17mm and volume was 0.494 (1.17x0.65x0.65) mm3.
These results show that the volume of the subretinal space can be easily calculated from serial C scan images of the retina. This method will allow us to assess and follow the changes in the volume of different parts of the retina.
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While there are a variety of sources for research available, not all are equally valuable or valid. Being able to tell which sources are credible and relevant ensures that research is accurate and on point. The Internet has made many sources readily available and information more accessible, but much of what is found there is inaccurate or misleading. Libraries and their resources, which are increasingly available online, are still among the best places to begin when looking for sources. Since the goal of research is to accumulate information, often for the purpose of drawing conclusions, evaluating sources is an important part of the research process.


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If you're interested in the background to the ideas presented in these pages, I can recommend some useful books. For NLP, you might start with one of these:
Introducing NLP - Joseph O'Connor & John Seymour
This is probably the best, most comprehensive introduction to NLP. I always recommend it to clients as a starting point for studying the subject. It's very much a textbook in style, so might not appeal to everyone, but if you're only going to read one book on NLP, I'd make it this one.
NLP Workbook - Joseph O'Connor
Another great book from Joseph O'Connor. It contains practical exercises and a guide to which NLP technique to use with which problem - so I regard it as a Practitioner's reference rather than a general introduction. However, it's perfectly readable as a first exposure to the subject and a bit lighter than "Introducing NLP".
NLP: The New Technology of Achievement - Steve Andreas & Charles Faulkner
Another introduction, and another style. Much more a personal development book than an academic account of NLP. Lots of exercises and case studies, laid out rather like a journey, culminating in the "21-Day Unlimited Achievement Program"!
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Excerpt from: C.H.Turner, The Oldest MSS of the Vulgate Gospels, (Oxford, 1931)
Excerpt: - Turner on Wordsworth
with mention of Bentley, Lachmann (p.xix fwd)
C.H. Turner was a thorough Hortian, as can be seen from other parts of his book. It is all the more remarkable that Turner dismisses Lachmann's (admittedly shabby) work in favour of Wordsworth, who supported the authenticity, or at least the historical integrity of the Pericope Adulterae. He speaks here of the Textus Receptus in passing as if it were extinct, but that was the naive assumption in the 1930s, so soon after Hort's initial success (among academics).
"... it was the Carolingian movement which substituted the study and circulation of the works of Augustine and Jerome and dethroned in their interest the favourite writer of the seventh and early eighth centuries, Pope Gregory the Great.
Naturally the Bible took the first place in this revival of learning. But four hundred years had passed since Jerome issued his Vulgate text, and it is not likely that either Alcuin of Theodulf, in their homes at Tours or Orleans, had access to MSS of the same or anything like the same value as Cassiodorus two and a half centuries earlier with, the resources of Italy instead of Gaul at his command. The apparatus to Bishop Wordsworth's text records the readings of two Alcuinian MSS, K and V, and of one Theodulfian MS, Θ. They contribute to our knowledge of the history of the Vulgate, but that is all. Where the reading of Jerome's text is doubtful, their evidence is negligible : it must be settled on earlier testimony.
A fortiori is this the case for the Middle Ages. Interest in the Bible of the Western Church never quite died out, especially in France : a text of the scholars of Paris had a more or less official recognition. Even in England individuals like Prior Senatus of Worcester or Bishop Grandisson of Exeter busied themselves with the text or history of the Vulgate. But Italy, the proper home of scholarship, contributed nothing. The condition of the Vulgate went from bad to worse. When in the middle of the fifteenth century Lorenzo Valla,, a canon of the Lateran basilica, took up the study of the text of Scripture, the Greek movement of the Renaissance was already beginning to be dominant ; the most-vcorrupt copy of the inferior text that prevailed in Constantinople was assumed to be of superior value to anything extant in Latin. Valla's attitude was inherited by Erasmus, and in only one of Erasmus's five editions of the Greek Testament was a place allowed to the Vulgate translation. The services of Erasmus to sacred learning in popularizing the knowledge of the New Testament in its original language were of incalculable value ; but it never occurred to him that a purer text of the version he despised would have brought Western Christianity to a closer acquaintance with the sense of the New Testament documents than the depraved Greek text of which he was so proud.
So the defence and purification of the Latin Vulgate was left to the scholars of the Roman obedience : with the queer result that throughout the sixteenth century the greatest contributions to the improvement of the text of Scripture were not made by Protestants but by Roman Catholics. Cardinal Ximenes' Complutensian Polyglot was an infinitely better text of the New Testament, whether Greek or Latin, than were the editions of Erasmus. The Sixtine edition of the Septuagint, published under the auspices of Pope Sixtus V in 1587, is a splendid monument of scholarship. The Vulgate texts of the Stephanus family at Paris, the work of the Louvain savants like Hentenius and Lucas of Bruges, and finally the official Roman editions of Pope Sixtus V and Pope Clement VIII constitute between them a record of which the Roman Church has no reason to be ashamed. 1
But the inevitable result of the publication of an official Roman edition, meant to supersede all private and independent texts, was that nothing was done on the Vulgate for three hundred years within the Roman Church. The Benedictines of St Ma,ur produced indeed the most elaborate undertaking ever devoted to the study of the Latin Bible, Dom Pierre Sabatier's Bibliorum Sacrorum Versiones Antiquae in three enormous folio volumes, 1 743-9 ; but this, as its name implies, was limited to the collection of pre-Vulgate material. All that was done on the Vulgate was done by non-Roman scholars, of whom the two most important were Englishmen, worthy successors of the English Alcuin, Richard Bentley and John Wordsworth.
BENTLEY had planned an edition of a Graeco-Latin New Testament in which were to appear side by side an improved Greek text (the Textus Receptus being at last dethroned) and a critical text of St Jerome's Vulgate. His basic principle was that these were not two texts but one : the true Jerome and the true texts of the apostolic writers would be found to be in such close agreement that there would not be, he asserted, twenty places in which they differed, throughout the whole New Testament.
Bentley's plan never came to fruition : all that remains of it are numerous notes and collations, preserved in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge. The idea of a parallel Graeco-Latin edition, with the Vulgate representing the Latin, was carried out in LACHMANN'S editio maior, Berlin 1842-1850. It was, however, not till Bishop John WORDSWORTH that the scholar was found to prepare, and the Clarendon Press to publish, a really critical text, after 1500 years, of St Jerome's revised translation of the Vulgate.
Wordsworth was in the fullest sense a pioneer, and in the work of a pioneer it is inevitable that scholars of the next generation should find it comparatively easy to pick a certain number of holes. But it must never be forgotten that we who follow build on the foundations laid by him : and whatever criticisms are embodied in the succeeding pages of this Introduction not only would have been meaningless without his edition, but are trivial in comparison with the benefit which Western Christianity has reaped from his book. I wish to make this clear in limine: all that I can claim to perform is to do some gleaning in the field which he made his own.
If I am to set down frankly what seems to me the only fundamental criticism of Wordsworth's work that can be ventured on, it is that he has perhaps given too much consideration to the history of the Vulgate and too little to the effort to get behind the history to the original. I would gladly have exchanged all collations of Alcuin's and Theodulf s Carolingian texts for more knowledge of the earliest MSS. The Claromontane MS (Vat. lat. 7223), though suspect from its giving St Matthew in an Old-Latin form, has Vulgate texts of the other three; and though it is Gallican, it is of very early date. The St Gall fragments do not contain more than about half the whole matter of the Gospels, and it is not to be denied that in questions of orthography they often present a tendency to replace the Hieronymian standard by a reaction to Old-Latin practice. But in spite of that, in all questions of text its witness is of the highest value: there are not wanting occasions in which it is right against the combined testimony of all our other MSS, and throughout it gives, and especially when it is reinforced by the sixth century Milan MS, M (Ambros. C. 39 Inf.), a North-Italian tradition, which is an invaluable check upon an exclusive reliance on the South-Italian or Cassiodorian tradition, in substance reproduced by Wordsworth. I am sure that the pains taken in transcribing and editing 5 (so I call the St Gall fragments) have not been in vain."
1. See the admirable chapters in Dom Henri Quentin's Memoire sur l'etablissement du Texte de la Vulgate, Iere Partie, - Octateuque (Rome and Paris, 1922).
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In 2015, former club chairman, Oliver McDonald, realised a long-held aspiration to record the definitive history of Killeavy GAC. The result of years of meticulous research was ‘The Story of the GAA in Killeavy’ Oliver started the project back in 1991 when he interviewed some of the oldest members of the club about their memories of early days. Although the finished book was a long way off, Oliver had the foresight to know that these early recollections would be lost forever if not captured for posterity. Over the years, Oliver put together a collection of thousands of pieces of information from minutes of meetings to newspaper reports and photographs. The best of these have now been brought together in a magnificently illustrated and detailed club history that is a pleasure to read.
Sean Callan (Chair, Killeavy GAC), Paul McArdle (Cathaoirleach Coiste Contae Ard Mhacha) and author Oliver McDonald pictured at the Killeavy book launch 7th November 2015
The book went on to win the GAA’s McNamee award for the best club publication of 2015. Author Oliver McDonald was presented with his award by Uachtaran Cumann Luthchleas Gael Aogan Ó Fearghail in Croke Park. The judges stated that “This publication was chosen for a number of factors, included the level of research conducted using a variety of sources into the club itself, the quality of the writing and the overall presentation including the liberal use of interesting photos.”
Some copies are still available by contacting the club.


Siddhartha, the handsome and respected son of a Brahmin, lives with his father in ancient India. Everyone in the village expects Siddhartha to be a successful Brahmin like his father. Siddhartha enjoys a near-idyllic existence with his best friend, Govinda, but he is secretly dissatisfied. He performs all the rituals of religion, and he does what religion says should bring him happiness and peace.
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The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U. Hesse dedicated the first part of it to Romain Rolland  and the second part to Wilhelm Gundert, his cousin. In this book, the Buddha is referred to as "Gotama". The story takes place in the ancient Indian kingdom of Kapilavastu. Joined by his best friend Govinda , Siddhartha fasts, becomes homeless, renounces all personal possessions, and intensely meditates, eventually seeking and personally speaking with Gautama, the famous Buddha, or Enlightened One.
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The combined efforts of "principals" Philena and Phebe made Abbot Academy more prominent as the school became more academically rigorous. From the beginning, they were both actively involved in not only their small Andover sphere but also world affairs. Civil War relief efforts, for instance, included having the girls of Abbot knit socks and write letters to soldiers. There is more material in the Phillips Academy Archives that expands on the Abbot Academy involvement in specific events including a register of current students and alumnae who attended the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.
Also interested in preserving Abbot Academy history, the sisters sent out a survey to all former students of Abbot for the school’s semi-centennial in 1879. Some letters in this exhibit are responses from alumnae to the survey. Like the McKeens’ survey, the Abbot Archives Project has sought to collect information, archival material, and memorabilia that document the school’s history.
The Abbot Academy histories that the McKeens wrote can be found here: https://archive.org/details/annalsfiftyyear01mckegoog and here: https://archive.org/details/sequeltoannalsf01mckegoog


The Victorian Jazz Archive Inc. was formed in October 1996 for the express purpose of preserving all forms of Australian Jazz music and memorabilia.
The prime focus of the Archive is to identify, collect, document, and exhibit all types of Australian jazz recordings, musical instruments, photographs, publications, videos, and historial memorabilia.
It's the Archive's Charter to provide access to all its material to the general public, music students, and researchers. This is achieved via internet access, general exhibitions, and viewing the Archive's extensive library.
Contact Person: Ray Sutton


‘The Sock Hunt’ is a wonderful children’s story about the adventures of odd socks, written by local author EH Bhatt.
“Mum has an odd sock bin – she won’t throw any out! But will she ever find their partners? The odd socks decide to help by going on a SOCK HUNT to try and find where all the socks have gone. Join in their adventure – in the kitchen, the bedroom, the garden and even the downstairs loo! How many socks will they find? You will soon discover that socks don’t want to end up in the dreaded sock bin, they want to be with their friends – so please help match them in their pairs.”
Profits from the sale of this book online go directly to us at Mac House.


His presentation is entitled: Meaning Here, Now: Lessons from Logotherapy and the Psychology of Death and Dying. It will focus on what it means to live a life worth living, and a life worth leaving behind when the time has come. In this talk, ten insights or lessons learned on this path – lessons for everyday life, to find and fulfill meaning right here and now will be discussed
Prof. Alexander Batthyány, PhD, holds the Viktor Frankl Chair for Philosophy and Psychology at the International Academy of Philosophy in the Principality of Liechtenstein and is Director of the newly established Research Institute for Theoretical Psychology and Personalist Studies at Pázmány University, Budapest. Since 2012, Batthyány is Visiting Professor for existential psychotherapy at the Moscow University Institute of Psychoanalysis, Russia. He is Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute and the Viktor Frankl Archives in Vienna and first editor of the 14-volume edition of the Collected Works of Viktor Frankl. Batthyány has published over fifteen books and articles which have been translated into eleven languages. He lectures widely on philosophical and existential psychology, theory of cognitive science, and the psychology of death and dying.