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“I used to ask my teachers what their favorite books were and make my way through the lists they gave me,” says the Microsoft founder and philanthropist, whose new book is “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.”
What books are on your night stand?
“Infinite Jest.” I’m on a mission to read everything David Foster Wallace wrote, and I’m slowly working my way through everything else before I get to that one. I’ve also got a copy of “The Three-Body Problem,” by Liu Cixin, which I’ve been meaning to read for a while.
What’s the last great book you read?
I really liked President Obama’s new book. It was fascinating to read about times when he struggled with self-doubt and how he dealt with it. He’s honest about where he might have done things differently with the benefit of hindsight. It had a level of candor and self-reflection that isn’t all that common among leaders. I was surprised that he portrayed the job as less crazy than I’ve always imagined it to be.
Are there any classic novels that you only recently read for the first time?
I tend to read new history or science books, or the newer releases that friends or colleagues recommend. “The Catcher in the Rye” has been one of my favorites since middle school, though. The first time I read it in eighth grade, I thought it was just an entertaining story. Then someone explained to me that it had a deeper meaning, which I hadn’t realized about books yet. I immediately read it again just so I could try and uncover the hidden themes.
What’s your favorite book no one else has heard of?
“Business Adventures,” by John Brooks, a collection of his New Yorker articles about business from the 1960s. Even though the world has changed a lot in the past 50 years, Brooks’s insights still hold up today. Warren Buffett loaned me his copy years ago and told me it was his favorite business book. Now it’s my favorite, too.
In “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” you unexpectedly cite “Weather for Dummies” as one of the best books you’ve found on weather. What science and nature books would you recommend for somebody who wants to understand climate change?
“Weather for Dummies” is probably the best book written for a general audience about the subject. If you want to understand more about how weather and climate are interconnected, John Houghton’s textbook “Global Warming: The Complete Briefing” is good. There is also a Great Courses lecture series called “Earth’s Changing Climate.” Give it six hours and you will know enough to be the hit of the next party you go to, as soon as we can have those again.
Are there researchers or popular science writers you especially admire?
I’ve always been a big fan of Stephen Jay Gould, especially his writing about evolution. Elizabeth Kolbert was a guest on the podcast that Rashida Jones and I did, and I’m eager to read her follow-up to “The Sixth Extinction.” I’ll read anything Atul Gawande writes. Vaclav Smil is a mind-blowing researcher, but his work is very academic and might be an acquired taste for some people. Ed Yong’s book about the human microbiome was terrific.
What’s the most interesting thing you learned from a book recently?
I read Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow” a few months ago, and I was shocked by the stories she tells about the extreme prison sentences judges are often forced to hand down. I knew that mandatory minimums were a big problem — especially for people of color — but it’s heartbreaking to read about specific cases. She tells one particularly sad story about a man who got 10 years in prison without parole for what was basically a small lapse in judgment. The judge broke down in tears while issuing his sentence. Her book was written a decade ago, but sadly it’s just as relevant today.
Which subjects do you wish more authors would write about?
I’m surprised more books haven’t been written about how the insights we’re gaining from big data could be used for good. I read “Everybody Lies,” by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, last summer, which is all about what internet data — and especially search engines — reveal about human behavior. (Did you know that people who have pancreatic cancer often Google both “back pain” and “yellowing skin” before being diagnosed?) It was super interesting, but he didn’t get into what we could do with these learnings. I’d love to read a thoughtful book about how this information could make life better.
Which genres do you especially enjoy reading? And which do you avoid?
I think books are one of the best ways to learn about the world, so I love reading things that teach me something new. My reading list always includes a bunch of history and science books. Over a decade ago, I started reviewing books on my blog, but it’s only a small look at what I read every year, and it doesn’t include things like the academic textbooks or research reports that I find really useful. I gravitate more toward nonfiction, although I wouldn’t say I avoid fiction. I only read a couple novels each year. I usually end up loving them, though, so maybe I should try to read more.
What kind of reader were you as a child? Which childhood books and authors stick with you most?
I’ve always liked getting recommendations from other people, even when I was a little kid. I used to ask my teachers what their favorite books were and make my way through the lists they gave me. Our school librarian used to suggest things for me to read, too. She’d often give me books that were supposed to be for kids older than I was, which was very exciting for me. The book I probably read the most growing up was “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress,” a great science fiction book by Robert Heinlein.
How have your reading tastes changed over time?
I used to read a lot of science fiction when I was a kid, but not so much as an adult (although I rediscovered my love for the genre through Neal Stephenson’s incredible “Seveneves” a few years ago). These days, I reach for books about a much broader range of topics than I used to. I read Andy Puddicombe’s “The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness” a couple years ago — I don’t think my 20-year-old self would’ve ever picked that one. As my kids have grown older, they’ve introduced me to a lot of great books and authors that I wouldn’t necessarily have come across by myself, like John Green. That’s been a lot of fun. And Melinda is always helping me expand my horizons — she suggested I read Edith Eva Eger’s book “The Choice” last year, and I loved it.
What book would you recommend for America’s current political moment?
“These Truths,” by Jill Lepore. If you’re going to solve a problem, you need to understand the context behind how it came to be. Lepore has written the most honest accounting of our country’s history that I’ve ever read. The book is long, but it makes it clear how a lot of what we learned in school is simplified and ignores the less savory parts of American history.
What do you plan to read next?
I can’t wait to read Walter Isaacson’s new book, “The Code Breaker,” when it comes out in a couple weeks. It’s about Jennifer Doudna, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year for her work on the CRISPR gene-editing platform.
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"If you have a broad framework, then you have a place to put everything." And, he says, "If you read enough, there's a similarity between things that makes it easy because this thing is like this other thing." On the other hand, he says, if you have to learn something completely new, where there's no framework or ...What are the 5 books that Bill Gates recommends? ›
- Strangers in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
- The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey.
- Mendeleyev's Dream by Paul Strathern.
- Surrender by Bono.
- Team of Rivals: The political genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
An avid lifelong learner himself, Bill Gates knows a thing or two about studying. He reportedly reads roughly 50 books per year, nearly one per week, and takes steps to ensure that he actually absorbs all the material he's read.Does Bill Gates remember everything he reads? ›
It's not always what you read, but how read it that makes the material stick with you. One person who can attest to this is avid reader, Bill Gates. To date, he reports reading roughly 50 books each year on top of running a company worth over a billion dollars.What is Bill Gates most famous quote? ›
“It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of success, but success on its own has very little to teach you. It's important to pay attention to your failures and learn from them going forward.Who is Bill Gates reading level? ›
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Bill Gates primarily reads non-fiction books dealing with society, technology, and science issues, but he also enjoys reading sci-fi.How many books has Bill Gates read till now? ›
Many of the top successful entrepreneurs are known to be voracious readers. Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, reads about 50 books a year, and has his own methodology of how to remember what's written on those pages.How many books do Bill Gates read? ›
Bill Gates reads 50 books per year. Mark Zuckerberg reads at least one book every two weeks. Elon Musk grew up reading two books a day, according to his brother. Mark Cuban reads more than 3 hours every day.What happens if you read 100 books a year? ›
Reading 100 books in a year is an accomplishment. For most people, it will stretch their horizons and stretch their brain to its limit. But it won't make you smarter unless what you read actually starts to impact the way that you live. Knowledge on its own puffs up.
In addition to reading about specific things that will help you in specific ways, reading 50 books per year really broadens your horizons. Inevitably, reading will take you down a few unexpected rabbit holes and you'll emerge with new interests and knowledge.Do CEOS really read 60 books a year? ›
In fact, the average number of books read by a CEO is 60 books per year, or five books each month. “What I know for sure is that reading opens you up,” says Oprah, “It exposes you and gives you access to anything your mind can hold. What I love most about reading—It gives you the ability to reach higher ground.”How does Elon Musk remember everything he reads? ›
Elon uses the “Richard Feynman” technique from what I have read about his approach, mixed with “first principles.” …which is basically in simple terms: don't try to remember, but try to understand; when you understand, you will remember automatically. Sounds simple?How does Bill Gates read so many books? ›
- "I have a dream." ...
- "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - ...
- "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - ...
- "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." -
OSCAR Wilde has been named as the “most quotable figure” in the history of the English language.What is considered the most famous quote? ›
A jury consisting of 1,500 film artists, critics, and historians selected "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn", spoken by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in the 1939 American Civil War epic Gone with the Wind, as the most memorable American movie quotation of all time.What is the highest reading level ever? ›
The higher the Lexile measure, the higher the student's reading level. The reader's Lexile Framework works in intervals of five with 5L being the lowest. The highest possible measure is 2000L.What is the highest reading in the world? ›
The Holy Bible is the most read book in the world.Who is Barack Obama book reading level? ›
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On the other hand, we have some people, like Oprah Winfrey (8 hours), Serena Williams (7 hours), and Bill Gates (7 hours) who definitely stick to the expert's advice of getting between 7–9 hours' sleep.How much time Bill Gates spend reading? ›
(Gates famously packs a tote bag of books when he goes on vacations.) “On vacation I get to read about 3 hours a day so I get through a lot of books,” Gates wrote on the Reddit AMA. Taking notes is one way that Gates synthesizes all the information he reads.What are the benefits of reading one hour a day? ›
Research shows that regular reading: improves brain connectivity. increases your vocabulary and comprehension. empowers you to empathize with other people.Who has the most books ever? ›
According to Guinness World Records, L. Ron Hubbard is the most prolific writer of all time. In addition to founding the controversial religion Scientology, the sci-fi author published 1084 works between 1934 and 2006. Of those works, more than 250 were fiction.How many books do Elon Musk read? ›
How many books does Elon Musk read a day? Elon Musk used to read two books a day, according to his brother. He probably reads much less now since SpaceX and other projects take up most of his time.How long would it take to read all the books in the world? ›
How Many Books Would You Have to Read Every Day to Read Every Book in the World Before You Die? The average person lives 79 years, which means in order to read every book in the world right now, not even counting the new ones that will be released, you'd have to read about 1,721,519 books a year.Who reads 500 pages a day? ›
In response to a question about how to prepare for an investing career, Buffett told the students, "Read 500 pages like this every day," while reaching toward a stack of manuals and papers.Who has read 1,000 books? ›
Through the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, Haleema Arana got the idea to start counting the number of books Daliyah read. She was about 3 years old at the time, and had likely already read about 1,000 books with the help of her mother.How many books do billionaires read? ›
“Those who read seven or more books per year are more than 122 percent more likely to be millionaires as opposed to those who never read or only read one to three [books].” Take the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, who reads 50 books a year, or Warren Buffett, who spends as much as 80% of his day reading.Is it possible to read 30 books in a year? ›
Tip 1: Make Reading A Morning Routine Habit
Let's do some math.. 20 pages x 365 days = 7,300 pages per year. Considering the average book is 240 pages, you'll read 30,4 books (7,300 / 240 = 30,4). So by applying just this one tip in your life, you'll already be able to read 30+ books per year.
Reading should be fun and enjoyable and each book you read should impact you and develop your perspective. By reading 50-pages a day you develop a consistent reading habit that will help you to not only finish more books but also develop your reading abilities.Is it possible to read 200 books a year? ›
To read 200 books, simply spend 417 hours a year reading."
Before you object and say that there's no way you have 417 hours a year to spare, Chu points out a few uncomfortable facts: "Here's how much time a single American spends on social media and TV in a year: 608 hours on social media. 1,642 hours on TV.
It's easy to imagine these super readers as being speed readers. However, you can read 50 books per year even if you aren't particularly fast. It doesn't require a massive time commitment, either. By making small tweaks to your daily life, you can carve out the time to read 50 books in a year.Is Bill Gates a fast reader? ›
It's speculated that Bill Gates reads at a speed of approximately 750 wpm, which allows him to go through 150 pages in an hour.Is it possible to read 52 books in a year? ›
By planning out what books you want to read ahead of time, setting aside just a few minutes each day, listening to audiobooks, and even taking up speed reading, you will be able to read 52 books a year EASILY!Which country reads the most? ›
At the top of the list for time spent reading per day is Estonia. The average 20 to 74 year old Estonian spends around 13 minutes reading every day. Also hitting figures over 10 minutes were Finland, Poland and Hungary.Which country reads the most books per year? ›
- United States – Apparently, the U.S. reads about 275,232 per year. ...
- China – The country reads 208,418 books on average per year, and this totals about 10% of all books bought.
- United Kingdom – This nation reads about 188,000 every year.
Many successful people have time to read because they choose to. They don't have to; they are voracious readers because that's what they want to do. They love to read, and they make time for books. They may be interested in specific topics or industries, but they tend to be avid readers in almost every area.How many pages can Bill Gates read a day? ›
How fast can Bill Gates read? It's speculated that Bill Gates reads at a speed of approximately 750 wpm, which allows him to go through 150 pages in an hour.How many books can Bill Gates read? ›
Right from fifth grade, he was deep into novels on science fiction as well as encyclopaedias. His parents decided to enforce a “no reading policy” during dinner. Due to his childhood habits, Bill Gates never deviated from his love for reading.Does Bill Gates read a lot of books? ›
The former Microsoft CEO has attested to reading 50 books a year, or roughly one book a week. Most of the books are non-fiction dealing with public health, disease, engineering, business, and science. Every now and then he'll breeze through a novel (and sometimes in one sitting late into the night).


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Summer Glau has played two of the most iconic characters in recent sci-fi history, River Tam in Joss Whedon's Firefly and Cameron in Josh Friedman's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. This is probably why River and Cameron are the subject of case studies in an essay titled "Science Fiction Film, Television, and Adaptation: Across the Screens (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)" by Jay Telotte and Gerald Duchovnay.
The book deals with case studies of film to television adaptation, case studies of television to film adaptation, and issues in contemporary science fiction adaptation.
"While film and television seem to be closely allied screen media, our feature films and television series have seldom been successfully adapted across those screens. In fact, rather than functioning as portals, those allied media often seem, quite literally, screens that filter out something that made the source work so popular in its original form. Differences in budget, running times, cast, viewing habits, screen size and shape all come into play, and this volume’s aim is to track a number of popular texts in the course of their adaptive journeys across the screens in order to sketch the workings of that cross-media adaptation. For its specific examples, the volume draws on a single genre—science fiction—not only because it is one of the most popular today in either film or television, but also because it is arguably the most self-conscious of contemporary genres, and thus one that most obviously frames the terms of these technological adaptations. The essays included here mine that reflexive character, in both highly successful and in failed efforts at cross-media adaption, to help us understand what film and television achieve in screening science fiction, and to reveal some of the key issues involved in all of our efforts to navigate the various screens that have become part of contemporary culture."
The PART II of the book, titled 'Case Studies: Film to Television', includes a chapter on Cameron Philipps in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, written by Lorrie Palmer. By questioning the wider cultural discourses of television, Palmer considers how the medium cultivates a female warrior figure resulting in gendered imagery dissimilar to the source material.
Here's an excerpt :
There's also a chapter dedicated to Joss Whedon's Firefly/Serenity (pages are not available in the preview); here's what the introduction says :
"Turning to the unsual case of a failed television series that inspired a successful film adaptation, Joss Whedon's Firefly (2002-03) and his film Serenity (2005), the next chapter examines how a cult following might empower adaptation, allowing a text to move across the screens almost in spite of its network failure. In this instance, though, the success of the film certainly also owes much to the influnece of Whedon and to his particular approach to genre and its narrative possibilites."
About the Authors
J. P. Telotte is a professor of literature, communication, and culture at Georgia Tech. Co-editor of the journal Post Script, he has published widely on film and television studies. His most recent books are The Mouse Machine: Disney and Technology, The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader, and Animating Space.
Gerald Duchovnay is professor of English and film at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
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Book 34 of the Animorphs series. Cassie morphs into a character called a "Hork-Bajir", which, at the time, was special.
It's dumb, but it's the last book of the series I read before my life took a tumultuous turn in high school, so I couldn't continue the series for 12 years, when I read through the remaining 30 books at a Greyhound bus station.
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This beautifully illustrated panoramic souvenir captures the essence of the glamorous Gold Coast and its hinterland and national park surrounds.
This book is different from many others before it that usually recite the causes and effects of perpetual poverty in Liberia and other developing countries. This book, however, offers a new Vision of Unity, Peace, Equality, Fairness, Justice, Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for all the People of the Republic. As Liberia reaches 185 years since its founding and 160 years of Independence, the time is now for each and every Liberian to fill our hearts and minds with Positive Patriotism anchored by Love for God, Love for Ourselves as Liberians, Love for Liberia and Love for each and every fellow Liberian. This vision is a Vision of Positive Patriotism. With a new Vision of Positive Patriotism, the book implores Liberians to embark on building a New Foundation for our beloved Republic since the foundation that was built in 1822 has been destroyed and/or is obsolete. The land, Liberia, is blessed with abundant natural resources such as gold, diamonds, iron ore, rubber and timber and the necessary manpower. This book lays out strategies on how Liberians can protect, unify and professionally manage our country; marshal and develop our country's human capital, financial capital and natural resources; build new inclusive permanent functional institutions, eliminate corruption, create jobs for the 85% of Liberians that are unemployed today and bring about the rapid economic and social development of the Republic of Liberia. Equally important, the pages of this book offer practical strategies and step-by-step implementation guides that will make the new Vision a reality and lift Liberia out of the deep valley of poverty to the great heights of prosperity! With God's help and Liberian's hard work, we can turn Liberia into a Miracle on the Atlantic Coast in less than twenty years. Finally, the strategies in this book when applied carefully can work to lift any developing country and/or country coming out of civil conflict from extreme poverty to unprecedented prosperity.
oil is the lifeblood of the World's economy. It was a critical element in two World Wars and in the Cold War, and, as recent events in the Middle East confirm, people are willing to fight for it. The cheap energy it provides, especially for transport and agriculture, was one of the main factors that made possible the economic prosperity and growth that the World has enjoyed for the past fifty years and more. People rely on it everywhere, and in many forms, and they have become so accustomed to its ready availability that they take it for granted. To conceive of a world without traffic jams and airliners is unthinkable, and while not so obvious, oil lies behind every supermarket shelf, fuelling the tractor that ploughs the field and the delivery van that brings the consumer his food. Yet everyone knows that it is a finite and irreplaceable commodity, formed long ago in the geological past. What no one knows is just how finite it is. This book is an effort to try to answer that question : not in detail, but at least in orders of magnitude. More useful than the figures themselves is the discussion of the elements involved in addressing the subject. While it is impossible to predict the precise pattern of future production, which will be affected by many unforeseeable factors, one can at least begin to think in terms of resource constraint instead of an ever expanding supply of oil.
From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain is an account of the making of a large part of the American landscape following European settlement. Drawing upon land survey records and early travellers' accounts, Dr Whitney reconstructs the 'virgin' forests and grasslands of the north-eastern and central United States during the pre-settlement period. He then documents successively the clearance and fragmentation of the region's woodlands, the harvest of the forest and its game, the ploughing of the prairies, and the draining of wetlands. The degree to which these activities altered the soil, climate, plant and animal communities, and water cycle are evaluated, and the sustainability of present-day ecosystems is brought into question in this account.
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Title Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People : (Work, Labor, and Protest Songs)
Book Condition Very Good+
Publisher N. Y. : Oak Publications;
0825600413 / 9780825600418
Seller ID 2884
368 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Stiff brown covers, historical b/w photos throughout, index, 150+ songs with tunes, lyrics, guitar chords, and extensive historical info. ; Forewords by John Steinbeck and Irwin Silber. Published by Oak Publications. Isbn 0825601770. Copyright states 1967 but appears to be reprint circa 1980. ; Clear transparent tape over spine, otherwise no flaws. Quite rare.


In the first two parts of this series, I looked at both the larger philosophical climate and specific historical context for neoliberalism, its emergence, and its growing domination of our political-economic-cultural landscape. Having established that neoliberalism, in the words of Henry Giroux, sustains “a form of economic Darwinism” in and for institutions of higher education, it’s time to examine what that means for our own practice. How has neoliberalism shaped higher education, and what do the answers to that question mean for our work with and among students? Continue reading “Each Against All: Neoliberalism and Higher Education, Part 3”
In the 1970s, neoliberalism came into its own as a coherent ideological platform and political-economic policy toolkit. As politicians, economists, and intellectuals struggled to explain both the causes of their present crisis and propose solutions for it, “an entirely new breed of liberals sought a way forward by reviving the old doctrine of classical liberalism under the novel conditions of globalization.” The emergence of neoliberalism and its rapid ascent to hegemonic status in the 1970s, then, represents a watershed historical moment, the significance of which we are only now really beginning to grasp. Continue reading “Each Against All: Neoliberalism and Higher Education, Part 2”
Which things, tell me, are yours? Whence have you brought your goods into life? You are like one occupying a place in a theater, who should prohibit others from entering, treating that as his own which was designed for the common use of all.
-St. Basil of Caesaria, ca. 300s CE
I have some questions.
Why does higher education find such warm support in the abstract, but such sharp disdain in practice? Why do we (speaking broadly) tell young people to be sure to earn their degree, but also that universities are failing and their professors are out-of-touch elites who don’t know how the “real world” works? Continue reading “Each Against All: Neoliberalism and Higher Education, Part One.”
Earlier this week, a cool Twitter thread happened, started by @_Varsha_Venkat’s query to historians about any pivotal, paradigm-shifting (for them) books they’d read


This is an easy read in the sense that the author openly shares his own struggles with anxiety to help the reader connect to the book. The author's stories pull the reader in and make this book a page-turner. Everyone who reads this book can find a way to identify with at least one of the many facets that emerge throughout Harris's writing. This is not a "how-to" book for meditation or a scientific dialogue about neurobiology. Rather, it works to challenge people who are interested in meditation about their current habits.
The lessons can be used by both beginners and seasoned meditators who are looking for a new resource or source of inspiration.
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For those who are already convinced of the value of meditation and are looking for a complete guide, this may not be the book. However, the author does suggest some more-detailed books that helped him through his journey. This book recounts Archbishop Tutu's visit to the Dalai Lama's home in India to create what they believed would be an offering to other people. The two reflected on their lives to try to determine how they found joy in their lives, despite life's moments of inevitable suffering. This book offers the accounts of two global heroes to help reveal how to live a happy life like they were able to do.
It highlights how the reader can bring greater joy and purpose into their own life, and reveals the nature of the connection between painful emotions and true happiness.
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One unexpected bonus of this book is reading about the frequency of the humor and playfulness between these two men. Even when they are recounting a deep discussion, they continue to us wit and joy in order to make each other and the reader laugh out loud. This may be the right book on happiness for you if you want to find joy in the most difficult of times.
Because both of these men have first-hand experiences with hardships and adversity, they are able to give meaningful advice to overcoming life's difficulties. This book provides a useful guide to understanding wisdom, which may seem to be simple, but is not so easy when trying to apply in practice and cultivate peace of mind. While a large majority of self-help books and popular psychology books discuss the things that are wrong with our lives and what should be done to improve them, this book focuses on what is good.
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It teaches the reader how to turn good into great, which makes this a book that focuses on mental wellness instead of mental illness. This book urges the reader to focus on their personal strengths to uncover their happiness. It is a very practical book using exercises, tests, and a website program to show readers how to pinpoint their strengths and use them in new ways to bring more joy and satisfaction to life.
This is a very helpful book to provide a new perspective on depression and how it can be relieved by altering your frame of mind. This might be the right book for you if you are trying to figure out how to see your life in a better light. While it may not be a cure for depression, it is a helpful starting point and a well-thought-out book that is likely to make a difference. This is a very non-technical book that aims to help the reader understand the role of emotions, and how to effectively manage emotional signals to lead to a more positive life. The Slight Edge explores a new way of thinking that lets you make everyday choices that will bring you happiness.
It teaches the difference between people who are able to make their dreams come true and those who are not. This edition of this book reveals how the original concept continues to change lives, and how a certain way of thinking can impact your daily choices and improve your life. For example, people do not set out to be broke at the age of 35, so what daily choices lead to that situation? Alternatively, people do not decide one day that they will be fat. It takes years of built-up decisions to lead to obesity.
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While this simple concept that people's actions compound to eventually lead to good or bad is not new, this book does a great job of simplifying it and making it something that the reader can think about often. This is a great book on how to be happy for people who tend to procrastinate. Because it focuses so much on what the reader should be doing in the here and now, it works as a great motivator for people who have a hard time just getting started. This book can be applied to both life and business, and its real concepts are a must-read for everyone. This is one of the most versatile happiness books due to the fact it can be used for so many applications business and life.
It is not JUST about finding personal happiness in our crazy world. While many people grow up believing that once they "have it all" such as a spouse, children, and a house they will be happy, this two-dimensional vision of happiness limits our potential for growth. Practical lessons are shared in this book to create a corrective course on happiness in the mind of the reader. The author argues that people are more adaptable than they perceive themselves to be.
It is an empowering read that allows the reader to see scientific evidence that proves our mindset has a huge impact on our outcomes. The organization and writing in this book are both very well executed and easy to follow. It would be nice if there were a few more case samples to help learn more about the lives of other people for comparative reasons, but it is overall a very helpful read. The overall message that can be taken away from this book is that humans have a tremendous capacity to be adaptable through tough times.
This book looks at the scientific research in psychology, behavioral economics, cognitive neuroscience, and philosophy to show what scientists have found about our ability to imagine the future and predict how happy we will be when we get there. The author presents his material in a lighthearted and funny way, which keeps the reader engaged. It presents original ideas rather than rehashing tried-and-true lessons that are published in many other books on happiness.
This is a great read for people who are interested in human behavior. It addresses why people have such a hard time at predicting what will make them happy in the future. Some of the conclusions that the author makes are a bit questionable, but the information leading up to his thoughts is very interesting and definitely worth the read. For people who have a background in psychology, this book will not present a lot of new information.
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This book addresses the issue of people naturally learning very quickly from bad experiences, yet slowly from good ones. People tend to absorb all of the negative things around them, and their negative feelings, while pushing any good feelings to the side. In Hardwiring Happiness , Hanson presents a method to make this change. This might be the right book for you if you find that you are extremely stressed or anxious on an everyday basis, yet really have no reason to be. It reflects on how our ancestors always had to have a nervous response to possible predators, and how people still have that response to this day, even though there are no predators around.
The one small criticism for this book also happens to be one of its greatest strengths. Its scope is small, as it focuses on only a handful of messages.
While this may seem repetitive, it is also a huge plus. With so many books trying to cover so much ground, sometimes it is difficult to remember anything that you read afterwards. That is not likely to happen with this book. This book works to heal that way of thinking by urging the reader to focus on the positive things that happen in their life rather than only the negative. In this book, Graham guides the reader on a path to create resilience.outer-edge-design.com/components/iphones/788-cellphone-facebook.php
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This a well-researched and very technical book that even offers huge benefits just in the quotes and chapter summations. This book is very clearly written and engages the reader in the author's concern for humanity's well-being. The author brings together the wisdom of mindfulness, neuroscience, and psychotherapy into an innovative way to build strategies to cope with the upsets and traumas that have the potential to throw your life off track.
The title of this book is a bit misleading, as people who are already resilient can still find a lot of great information in this book. It is more focused on the interworkings of Buddhism, psychology, and the reader, and how people can use information from different subjects to help create happiness in life. This light-hearted and easy read makes some great points and teaches positive lessons. While the author's thinking process is analytical, it is easy to follow and identify with.
The author is open and honest about herself and her life, so the reader is able to feel comfortable and connected to the narrator. While this book isn't too different from others that preach to concentrate on the important things in life, it is refreshing to hear from an author that is very aware of her own shortcomings and willing to address them.
There is great research presented in this book alongside personal anecdotes that make it even more interesting to read. Some people may find it to be difficult to relate to the author, as she has a seemingly lucky life with a healthy family and financial stability. However, it is important to remember that the principles that she presents are universal. It is just up to the reader to apply them to their own life. This book details research and ideas about how to be happy, but it doesn't fall short when coming to being humorous and fun to read. The positive psychology addressed in this book urges people to not procrastinate, and motivates the reader to be more productive.
The Happiness Advantage offers the reader tangible advice on how to change bad habits and behavior to lead a happier life. It then shows you how this advice can be applied to your everyday life, and how it will specifically impact your life both personally and professionally. This great thing about this book is that it is entertaining while still having a great deal of substance. There are a lot of positive lessons that can be taken away from the research presented. Learning ACT helps the reader clarify their values and learn how to live in the present moment, leading to satisfaction in life.
This may be a good book for you if you have a lot of feelings of self-doubt and stress. It teaches the reader how to effectively handle negative feelings and emotions, and move forward in a healthy way. It also teaches how to overcome habits that may be self-destructive. This book presents ACT in an understandable and accessible way, so the reader is able to follow along and apply the concepts to their own life. This book lays out the groundwork for the reader to ultimately make changes to their own thought processes that will result in a happier life.
Frederickson teaches the power of positivity in this book to urge her readers to change their outlook on things to create sustainable happiness. She presents her own research as well as the research of others to show how positive thinking can change your life. Although this book feels a bit more like a "self-help" book than others, it is still really engaging to read and very accessible for anyone who is open to believing this concept.
This is a great book for people who often have a negative attitude or are not able to look at the bright side of things. After that, she sewed only at home and became a house-wife. Evelyn gives weekly Bible classes there and plays music on the piano to accompany the church service. She does this in the spirit of her husband, Guy Raymond Zehring, a Baptist priest, who made her a widow back in She has three children, eight grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. She gets a health check and has her blood pressure measured, then she joins the group for gymnastics and singing.
Like most people here, Miyagui spent her earlier days farming, out under the open skies all year long. Today she gets pleasure from working in her garden and her house, gambling with her friends, taking tea breaks, and visiting with her great-grandchildren.


[Arduino ZigBee Shield] Post1: Automatic System With Xiaomi Door Sensor And Arduino Zigbee Gateway
Hello my friend!
In this blog today, I'll guide you design a Simple Automatic Light System by using Xiaomi Door Sensor through Gateway Arduino Zigbee Shield. With library and sample code of EPCB, you can start making a ON/OFF system for your living room, bedroom, etc.
Let's get it started!
I built the following control script: Open Door -> Turn OFF Light, Close Door -> Turn ON Light.
Step 1: You guys prepare:
- 1 Arduino Uno R3 board
- 1 Arduino ZigBee Shield board
- 1 Xiaomi Door Sensor
- 1 Relay 5V Module
- 1 220V Lamp
then you asemble the device according to the video described above.
Step 2: Download sample library of EPCB TECH here: https://github.com/epcbtech/ArduinoZigBee, then proceed to import this library into the Arduino IDE in Windows or GNU/Linux.
Step 3: To import the library, go to the IDE, select the tab Sketch --> Include Library --> Add .zip library, then select .zip file as the library you've just downloaded, plug in the Arduino R3 board with ZigBee Shield attached, select COM/dev port.
Step 4: Build file code SmartLight.zip and load to board.
Step 5: Proceed with connecting the sensor to the Gateway Arduino ZigBee:
- Open serial/minicom monitor of IDE, select baud rate 115200, wait a moment for the Gateway to allow booting, when serial/minicom shows "OK" is accepted, then you press "1" in keyboard to allow connecting the sensor to the network, on the contrary, if there is show "NG", you can reset board and do it again until it show "OK".
- In the Door Sensor, you press and hold reset button in sensor until led flashes continously. You wait a moment while for the sensor to connect the Gateway is done!
Moreover, you can use this library and sample code to extend your system to other ZigBee devices like: Switch, Push Button, Humidity Sensor, Temperature Sensor, ... as you like.
I hope this blog will help you. If you have any questions, please message me via Fanpage: EPCB or via Email: firstname.lastname@example.org. Thank you for watching!


I’m trying to implement a tabbed application, using the book chapters on widgets and layouts as a reference (PySide2).
The first tab in my application only features two widgets, whereas the third tab features a lot more widgets: see screenshots below. As a result, the widgets on the first tab look lost in a large amount of available space.
I’d rather have the QLabel and QLineEdit of the first tab be positioned at the top of the tab and take the same amount of space than the similar QLabel and QLineEdit of the third tab. I haven’t found any way to do that. How can I achieve that effect?
Here is how I’ve implemented the first tab:
class TabWidget(QTabWidget): def __init__(self, filename): super().__init__() # First tab title = QLabel("Load model file") loader = ModelLoaderWidget() # it's a subclass of QWidget with a QHBoxLayout containing # a QLineEdit for now and a QPushPutton in the future # Define and apply tab layout tab = QWidget() layout = QVBoxLayout() layout.addWidget(title) layout.addWidget(loader) tab.setLayout(layout) self.addTab(tab, "Load model")
And the third tab in the same class:
# Third tab title = "Dynamic simulation" doc = ("Use time-domain simulation to predict model evolution. " "Then import the results and plot time series.\n" "Start with defining your 2nd-order dynamics simulator here.") sim_title = QLabel(title) sim_doc = QLabel(doc) # etc: define the other widgets on the tab # Define and apply tab layout tab = QWidget() layout = QVBoxLayout() layout.addWidget(sim_title) layout.addWidget(sim_doc) # etc: add the other widgets tab.setLayout(layout) self.addTab(tab, "Run simulations")


Introduction (100 words): Fashion is a dynamic and ever-evolving art form that reflects the culture, society, and zeitgeist of its time. In 2023, we embark on a fascinating journey through fashion history, tracing the transformative trends and iconic moments that have shaped the way we dress today. From the sumptuous garments of ancient civilizations to the rebellious spirit of the 20th century and the innovative designs of the modern era, this comprehensive exploration will uncover the highlights and influencers that have made fashion a powerful cultural force throughout history.
Chapter 1: Ancient Attire – The Birth of Fashion (150 words)
Our journey begins in the annals of antiquity, where clothing served not only as a functional necessity but also as a symbol of status and identity. We’ll delve into the rich wardrobes of ancient civilizations like Egypt, Greece, and Rome, exploring the draping techniques, fabrics, and accessories that defined their fashion sensibilities.
Chapter 2: Medieval Elegance – The Age of Chivalry (150 words)
The Middle Ages introduced us to opulent garments, intricate embroidery, and the birth of tailored clothing. Knights in shining armor, courtly ladies in elaborate gowns, and the influence of the church on attire marked this period. We’ll uncover the fashion evolution from the Byzantine Empire to the Gothic and Renaissance eras.
Chapter 3: The Renaissance – Art and Fashion Converge (150 words)
The Renaissance period witnessed a remarkable fusion of art and fashion. As creativity flourished, fashion embraced luxurious fabrics, elaborate ruffs, and the iconic silhouette of the corset. We’ll explore how this era’s fashion was influenced by the works of renowned artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.
Chapter 4: Rococo Extravagance – The Age of Excess (150 words)
The 18th century brought us the Rococo era, characterized by extravagance, pastel-colored fabrics, and ornate accessories. We’ll uncover the opulent world of Marie Antoinette and the dandies of the time, and how their fashion choices symbolized privilege and excess.
Chapter 5: The Victorian Era – Modesty and Innovation (150 words)
The Victorian era was marked by a paradoxical blend of modesty and innovation. We’ll examine the crinolines, corsets, and bustles that defined women’s fashion, as well as the emergence of the tailored suit for men. This era’s fashion choices were influenced by the Industrial Revolution and Queen Victoria’s own style.
Chapter 6: The Roaring Twenties – Flappers and Freedom (150 words)
The 1920s ushered in the liberating spirit of the flapper, challenging traditional norms with short skirts, bobbed hair, and daring makeup. We’ll explore how the Jazz Age redefined women’s fashion and embraced a newfound sense of freedom and rebellion.
Chapter 7: The Swinging Sixties – Youthquake and Mini Skirts (150 words)
The 1960s witnessed the “Youthquake” movement, led by iconic figures like Twiggy and The Beatles. We’ll delve into the rise of the mini skirt, bold prints, and countercultural influences that revolutionized fashion in this era.
Chapter 8: The Modern Age – Innovation and Sustainability (150 words)
In 2023, we find ourselves in the modern age, where fashion has evolved into a global industry. We’ll explore the groundbreaking designs of fashion visionaries like Coco Chanel and Alexander McQueen. Additionally, we’ll discuss how sustainability and ethical fashion have become crucial factors shaping the industry’s future.
Chapter 9: The Influence of Pop Culture and Technology (150 words)
In the 21st century, fashion is no longer confined to the runways. We’ll examine the profound impact of pop culture, social media, and technology on the way we consume and perceive fashion. From celebrity endorsements to the rise of e-commerce, fashion’s landscape is continually evolving.
Chapter 10: The Future of Fashion – Trends and Sustainability (150 words)
As our journey through fashion history in 2023 comes to a close, we’ll peek into the future. Sustainable fashion, digital innovations like virtual reality fashion shows, and an increasingly diverse and inclusive industry are shaping the years to come. The future of fashion is dynamic and promising, driven by both creativity and a commitment to a more responsible industry.
Conclusion (100 words)
Fashion history is a captivating tapestry of style, culture, and innovation. From the ancient garments of bygone civilizations to the ever-evolving trends of the modern era, fashion has transcended mere clothing to become a potent form of expression and identity. As we navigate the fashion landscape of 2023 and beyond, we carry with us the lessons and inspirations from our journey through history, poised to embrace the exciting future that fashion has in store for us.


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The PocketSpacecraft.com Integrated eXploration Environment is an integrated system for the design, manufacture, launch and operation of very low cost spacecraft owned and operated by consumers and space professionals for science, education and commerce. This talk provides an overview of selected developments to the system in 2016.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
For my first order of business, I intend to read and review Dr. Ulmer's sites and blog. Reading what he has done will prove to be enriching, educating, inspiring, and above all telling of the projects I'll be updated and/ or undertaking. Secondly, I need to locate the books -- a few are actually in the on campus libraries. Luckily, I enjoy the benefit of the UF libraries as a UF employee, so it would appear that I have the luxury of reading these books for free. As I have a... "discrepancy" with the county library, I'll have to wait to clear that up before utilizing it for the remaining books I can't find on campus. Suffice it to say I need to stop forgetting to drop off that book to the book mobile. Next, I'll take notes from the books much like I did in Ulmer's classes. Finally, I'll revisit my projects from Internet Literature and Hypermedia to either update what I currently have or build from scratch.
As it stands, I have much to read and so much more to learn. And with that, I realize my auto-time has already been set back an hour. Didn't WP get the memo that we won't get our hour back until November 9th?
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Regrettably, I am 100% guilty of blog neglect. It would seem I work in phases of writing activity. Perhaps I could blame an increase in my work load between mid-August and late-September, but I'm merely grasping for a scapegoat when I should only blame myself.
While directing a professor to the chair of the English department to find technical writing students to edit papers, I decided to check in on Dr. Ulmer, my favorite English professor. Okay, let's be honest -- my all-around favorite professor. I discovered that he's created a blog, of course in typical fashion as well. I've been inspired to sit down, review his course syllabi, start revamping my MyStory, and taking on new projects. I certainly could use the direction, and Dr. Ulmer is a pioneer on the subject matter. After all, he did coin the term "electracy." I consider myself extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to take his classes.
I've been inspired to sit and write a bit more after reviewing a couple pages of his blog, so hopefully I will manage to be more productive with my writing in the coming days and weeks.


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STUDIO PROCESS: DEMOND MATSUO
Raised in Morgan City, LA, Demond left home to travel the world at a young age. Being unbound from supervision, the artist first set down in Spain and then later traveled to Turkey. During his travels eastward, he was surrounded by textiles and patterns that he had never seen before, "They were so beautiful". Continuing further, he ends up in India where he again is transfixed by the unique patchwork quality of the fabrics gypsies were selling in the markets. As he spent more time in India, he was introduced to art, architecture and poetry of the region. At the time, the young artist yearned to be a poet.
After returning to the United States, memories of his travels filled his thoughts. He was highly influenced by the artwork and writing of artist, Rabindranath Tagore, a early 20th century figure (d.1941). Tagore's artwork was all about color and the poetry was all about love. Moving to Baton Rouge at 22, the artist took up residency with other working artists in an abandoned Coca Cola Building on Government St. He lived and worked there, remembering, "...at times there was no electricity". The young artist had a need to create and would work by daylight during the day and by candle light in the evenings to produce his work.
The work he was making he referred to as "Archeological Digs". They included iconic totems, mystical texts and materials that he would burn or distress before layering into the artwork. He called himself an alchemist because "...I turned trash into gold". The early 2000's in Baton Rouge was the beginning of a growing art scene. Many of the progressive young artists sharing studio space with Demond later went on to become successful artists in larger cities. Demond continued to make work but "wasn't in it for the money". He recounts many times he would create a large group of work, set up outside LSU and sell the paintings to make his rent. "They were very well received... and I always made my rent".
Much of Demond's time is spent researching at the library and making work in his New Orleans studio. He reads a lot of translated Japanese stories and has been an avid Anime reader for over 20 years. Japanese writing and drawing styles have been a consistent influence on his work since the beginning - although he has never visited Japan. He refers to this series of work as "our modern myths". The artist begins his process by creating a heavily collaged surface made from found and produced materials ranging from textiles, armour, plants, animals and skeletons. These collage elements come from his time at the library looking into scientific textbooks, art history books and Eastern mythology. "The collage is for me" says Demond, meaning that when the painting is completed, most of the collage is covered by the final artwork and only hints and artifacts remain from the original beginnings of the painting.
After working for over 20 years, Demond continues "...to use the same motifs but always try to do it better". He's grown and developed his own unique mark and technique as he continues to produce new ideas. The studio can be a lonely and insulating place for the artist so he frequently stops working on a piece and jumps into investigating a new idea, noting that, "I love to play". As a full time artist, Demond paints in his home studio everyday, noticing that in his maturity, "I work slower now...it takes time to get it right". The artist places a heavy focus on the craftsmanship of the work and the themes that surround the compositions; whether they be strong female warriors or decadently clothed geishas, armoured knights or leaping stags, the quality of his mark is what gives the work merit.


The Voice of a Georgian Woman
The Voice of a Georgian Woman is the academic publication of the Institute of Gender Studies, Tbilisi State University launched to celebrate 100-year anniversary of the feminist newspaper of the same title, which was published in Kutaisi during the years of 1917-1918 by the famous Georgian feminist, public figure and publicist Kato Mikeladze (1878-1942). The academic journal is biannual and provides local platform to encourage and advance modern feminist and interdisciplinary academic thought in gender studies.
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ACTUAL TOPICS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH
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CAUCASUS SOCIAL SCIENCE REVIEW (CSSR)
Caucasus Social Science Review (CSSR) is a principal outlet for scholarly articles on the Caucasus published by the Center for Social Sciences (CSS). It provides a unique forum for academic debates and evidence based research that welcomes interdisciplinary approaches to the issues. CSSR strongly encourages interdisciplinary analysis of contemporary social change in the Caucasus by offering a meeting space for international scholars across the social sciences, including foreign policy and security, applied social research, higher education, development, gender studies, political science, anthropology, cultural studies, psychology, and sociology. It publishes internationally peer-reviewed research articles and special thematic issues.
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Louis Martin (1823-1894) was a successful watchmaker by trade. Born into a family of soldiers, Louis spent his early years at various French military posts. He absorbed the sense of order and discipline that army life stimulates. At 22, young Louis sought to enter religious life at the monastery of the Augustinian Canons of the Great St. Bernard Hospice in the Alps. Unfortunately, the monastery insisted the young candidate learn Latin. His most determined efforts to do so failed. Louis became dispirited, and abandoned his hopes for the monastic life. Eventually he settled down in Alencon and pursued his watchmaking trade.
Zélie Guerin (1831-1877) was one of Alencon’s more talented lace makers. Born into a military family herself, Zélie described her childhood and youth as “dismal.” Her mother and father showed her little affection. As a young lady, she sought unsuccessfully to enter the religious order of the sisters of the Hotel-Dieu. Zélie then learned the Alencon lace-making technique and soon mastered this painstaking craft. Richly talented, creative, eager, and endowed with common sense, she started her own business and became quite successful.
Louis Martin and Zélie Guerin eventually met in Alencon, and on July 13, 1858, Louis, 34, and Zélie, 26, married and began their remarkable voyage through life. Within the next 15 years, Zélie bore nine children, seven girls and two boys. “We lived only for them,” Zélie wrote; “they were all our happiness.”
The Martins’ delight in their children turned to shock and sorrow as tragedy relentlessly and mercilessly stalked their little ones. Within three years, Zélie’s two baby boys, a 5-year-old girl, and a 6-and-a-half-week-old infant girl all died.
Zélie was left numb with sadness. “I haven’t a penny’s worth of courage,” she lamented. But her faith sustained her through these terrible ordeals. In a letter to her sister-in-law, who had lost an infant son, Zélie remembered: “When I closed the eyes of my dear little children and buried them, I felt sorrow through and through … People said to me, ‘It would have been better never to have had them.’ I couldn’t stand such language. My children were not lost forever; life is short and full of miseries, and we shall find our little ones again up above.”
The Martins’ last child was born January 2, 1873. She was weak and frail, and doctors feared for the infant’s life. The family, so used to death, was preparing for yet another blow. Zélie wrote of her 3-month-old girl: “I have no hope of saving her. The poor little thing suffers horribly … It breaks your heart to see her.” But the baby girl proved to be much tougher than anyone realized. She survived the illness. A year later she was a “big baby, browned by the sun.” “The baby,” Zélie noted, “is full of life, giggles a lot, and is sheer joy to everyone.” Death seemed to grant a reprieve to the Martin household. Although suffering had left its mark on mother and father, it was not the scar of bitterness. Louis and Zélie had already found relief and support in their faith
The series of tragedies had intensified the love of Louis and Zélie Martin for each other. They poured out their affection on their five surviving daughters: Marie, 12, Pauline, 11, Leonie 9, Celine, 3, and their newborn. Louis and Zélie named their new-born MarieFrancoise-Therese Martin. A century later, people would know her as St. Therese, and call her the “Little Flower.”
Louis and Zelie fostered an importance of faith in their family. The Martins were the first couple in history to be canonized together on October 18, 2015.


Sea of Sisters
|The Sea Sisters by Lucy Clarke*|
It’s been a while since I read a really good book which I am quite ashamed to say. Outside of a beach holiday there never seems to be enough Mrs J time as I have a tendency to never sit still! Different types of books serve different purposes and now I felt was the time for something more serious than some ‘chick lit’. I needed a book that would get me gripped from the first chapter, and make me stay awake on my daily commute to work. The Sea Sisters by Lucy Clarke did just that. This is the first book that I have read by Lucy Clarke and it did not disappoint.
Moving on to the plot! The Sea Sisters is the story of two sisters (obviously from the title) Katie and Mia. After the death of their mother, Katie (the sensible one of the two sisters) stays in London in her structured life, while adventurous and Free Spirited Mia decides to go travelling. Months into Mia’s travels, Katie receives the devastating news that her sisters body has been found at the bottom of a cliff in Bali. The Balinese police believe that she committed suicide. The plot at first seems almost predictable, but the clever use of the story telling through the past and present draw you in as a reader and leave you wanting to know more. The story sees Katie retrace her sisters last few months through the use of her private journal.
What happens to Katie?
Was Mia’s death a suicide?
To follow Katie and Mia’s journey read The Sea Sisters and let me know what you think!
Mrs J xxx
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I would like to thank everyone who helped to set -up and run the Flower and Vegetable show. It is always absolutely exhausting and you all worked so hard. Hopefully we will impress the producers of ‘ Village of the Year’.
Thank you also to everyone who entered or came along on the day. It was a great atmosphere and showed Aynho at its best.
Carol McClellan (Show Organiser)
Gardening Club’s Flower and Vegetable Show will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday 19th August.
The show is open to all residents of Aynho so please enter as many classes as you can. Tea and cakes will be served during the afternoon and there will be a raffle as usual.
For those of you who enjoy the produce, this will be auctioned at the end of the afternoon.
Any cakes and raffle prizes will be greatly appreciated.
Contact: Carol McClellan – Show Organiser– 810346 or any Member of the Committee.
Schedule and Rules of the show.
Spiced Butternut Squash Cake recipe.
On a warm Spring evening last Wednesday Gardening Club members visited the delightful garden at Placketts, near the library in Adderbury. We were greeted by the owner and creator, Dr White, who gave a friendly but knowledgeable tour of his garden and answered all our questions. The variety and colour in a relatively small area was amazing, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
A full coach took us to Wisley, the RHS gardens, just off the M25 last Wednesday. There was lots of sunshine and one or two sudden showers, but we spent a very enjoyable day exploring everything from the tropical plants in the glasshouses to the trial gardens and the Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden. there was a heron on the water garden after the shoals of fish and the keen gardeners among us admired the vast range of plants for every season. As we returned to the bus many members were laden with bags of new plants for their gardens at home.
This year’s show provided another display of outstanding flowers, vegetables and cookery. There were also very impressive art and craft entries. We were pleased to welcome a wide range of exhibitors and visitors and grateful to the organisers and the providers of refreshments in the committee room.
Forty two Gardening Club members and friends set off for the Ashwood Nurseries in Kingswinford in the West Midlands. It was a sunny day, but showers were forecast. After an hour and a half in the coach we were glad of a coffee break before we met John, whose garden is attached to the nurseries. He led us round to a wide grassy area and pointed to a passing long boat on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal which provided a border for the garden and protection from invading deer. John delighted us with his deep knowledge of the plants, the plan to have colour in his garden throughout the year and his delightful sense of humour. he had many sculptures, commisioned and placed in appropriate areas but emphasised how much of the planting was to some extend affected by chance or mistake. It was widely agreed that it was one of the very best gardens we had ever seen and John was one of the most knowledgeable and entertaining hosts.
After a late lunch and a tour of the nurseries members loaded the coach with a wide range of plants they had purchased from a very healthy and varied collection.
For our June meeting our members met at Friars Well to enjoy the extensive gardens which Anne and Nick Attenborough are working to restore to their former glory. We gathered outside the summer house in front of what was, for a time, the swimming pool. The pool has been reduced to a third of its size to become an ornamental pond. Beyond is the wilderness walk, a trail from the stables along the wooded boundary to the paddocks below. On the far side of the house is a series of hedged gardens, each with its unique and colourful display. After an hour enjoying the garden in the warm summer evening we returned to the summer house for Prosecco and nibbles. We thanked Anne and Nick for a very enjoyable visit and congratulated them on the progress of their project so far.
There was a cold wind and an overcast sky when we arrived at Lord Leycester’s Hospital but the warmth of the greeting from the Master, who led us on a fascinating tour of the Elizabethan building made up for the weather. The garden was a delight as the sun began to warm up the outside. We had a good lunch at the Hospital and then moved down to the river for our second visit.
The Mill Street Gardens, on the banks of the river, overlooked by Warwick Castle were also of great interest. By now the sun was out and we enjoyed browsing around or having a quiet sit surrounded by lovely views. Another great success for the Committee and organiser, Jean Skuce.
A full coach load of club members and friends arrived at Cliveden on a disappointingly cold and cloudy morning. After a brief explanation, from Peter Cole, of the link between the estate and Friars Well at the time of Lady Ward, we ventured forth. An assistant at the information office gave us a description of what was available and from there we went our separate ways. Some to the Video show, others for coffee but most to explore the gardens. After a short while the sun came out and from then on the day was warm and sunny for the most part. We all enjoyed the Water Gardens. The Maze was a trial for some but they were efficiently rescued. The Long Garden, the Rose Garden and the Parterre were beautifully maintained and full of colour and the descent to the Thames for the fitter members was a very enjoyable extra, although the return climb was a challenge to the fittest. Various viewpoints offered stunning views across the countryside and the Orangery offered very satisfying refreshments, although some members could not resist the delicious ice creams from the nearby van. A big thank you to Jean Skuce for organising such a wonderful day out.


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The Nativity of the Lord –Christmas Eve
To those in darkness, a child will be born who will have dominion over the earth.
Sing a new song to the Lord.
God has appeared, bringing salvation to all.
Jesus is born in a manger in Bethlehem as the angel appears to the shepherds.
Background on the Gospel Reading
During the Christmas season, our liturgy invites us to consider the birth of the Lord from many vantage points. As we begin this season, it is useful to remember that the stories of Jesus’ birth and childhood are found in only two of our Gospels, Matthew and Luke. Throughout this season, we will hear stories from both Gospels. Those Gospels tell different but complementary stories about Jesus’ birth, highlighting items of theological importance about the Incarnation and the salvation that Jesus brings.


Updated: Aug 28, 2020
Hi, thank you for checking out our new blog, Folsom Unveiled. My name is Kaitlyn Scott and I’m Folsom Historical Society’s historian. Each week I will be highlighting a different topic related to Folsom’s history that not everyone knows about by diving deeper into a place, event, person or piece in our collection.
In 1833, wealthy American Eliza Jumal met and married an older man named Aaron Burr. It soon became clear that Burr was in the marriage for Eliza’s money and she proceeded to divorce him, hiring Alexander Hamilton Jr. as her lawyer. If you know your history, or your popular Broadway, you might recognize some of these names. Aaron Burr was the 3rd vice president of the United States and famously killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Alexander Hamilton Jr. was obviously the son of the man Burr killed.
Coincidences like this are common throughout history, as a famous (albeit annoying) song once said, “it’s a small world after all”. As small as Folsom is, it is not immune to these types of coincidences and I would like to share one with you that I came across recently. I must admit that it made my week, few things are more exciting to me than making connections between people in the past.
I was researching for an upcoming exhibit last week and came across a newspaper article about the murder of a man named Josiah A. Shaff. Intrigued, I dug deeper.
He was born in 1827 in Oswega, New York and married Fanny E. Moore on February 27th, 1847 in Wisconsin. Together they had 6 children, Buena Vista (A+ for creativity), Orrin (sometimes Oren), Ida, Kate, John and Ella. The family lived in both Folsom and Mormon Island where Josiah worked as a tailor. In 1867, he was jailed for abusing and threatening to kill his wife. Fanny filed for divorce and cited extreme cruelty and intemperance. Before the divorce was finalized, Josiah was shot by a person or persons unknown and died several days later from his wounds. There are more details to this case, but you will have to learn more about it during the exhibit I am researching for, plus this blog is about coincidences, not murder.
As I dug deeper, I realized that Ida Shaff had two married names that I recognized. The first was Knight and the second was Hart, both families in the Folsom area. Ida married John Laughlin Knight in 1871, she was 18 and he was 38. They had two children together, Flora Knight who died at birth and Sadie Laughlin Knight. John L. Knight died in 1878 (sadly, a month prior to the birth of their daughter Sadie) and later that year she remarried to Edward T. Hart and together they had children Albert Edward, Claud Hugo, Ina Belle, Edna Emma and Ella.
Sadie Knight married George Ellis and they had two children, George Knight and Ella Ida. George abandoned the family in 1907 and a divorce was granted in 1908. Sadie later remarried to Ingval Andrew Johnson. Thank you for bearing with me through the lineage so we could make it here to the end that was completely unexpected for me. Ella Ida Ellis was a name very familiar to me already.
Ella lived in Folsom and worked as a bookkeeper at the Palace Meat Market on Sutter Street and as a bookkeeper for W.M. Rumsey, she later became the first female insurance agent in California and opened her own insurance office on Riley Street. Most importantly to me, Ella donated many of the photos in our collection, especially the older images of the Folsom Prison (her father worked there). She was also heavily involved at the Folsom Historical Society in its early days.
When I first read that article about the murder of Josiah Shaff, I never expected it to lead all the way to Ella Ellis, his great-granddaughter. Connections like this is what makes history and research so exciting! Even when its on a much smaller scale than Aaron Burr.