Company: City of Oak Park
Location: Oak Park
Posted on: February 25, 2021
This position is responsible for the administration of the Oak
Park Library. Accountable for the management of a municipal library
collection and for the provision of library services to the public.
Duties include policy recommendation, departmental planning and
direction and administration of library activities. In addition
day-to-day operations of the City's library, this position performs
other duties as assigned. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS &
- Evaluates and administers library programs such as circulation,
reference, reader's advisory services, children's services, adult
services, community services, and public information.
- Acts as staff liaison to the Library Board by assisting with
meetings, preparing reports, and implementing suggested approved
- Prepares the annual departmental budget. Directs and controls
the expenditure of departmental fund allocations within the
constraints of approved budgets.
- Confers with State agencies, other public libraries,
corporations, and community groups in the development of library
programs and assists in coordinating interlibrary program
- Confers with the Library patrons to provide information and to
resolve problems and complaints.
- Directs the training of library staff in technical and
administrative library skills. Participates in personnel actions
such as hiring, termination, assignment, evaluation, and labor
- Represents the library on regional and state committees and
serves as the authority on library issues.
- Oversees the collection and accounting of fees and
- Attends City Council meetings as required.
- Supervises the library staff, directly or through appropriate
delegation, to create a harmonious team environment.
- Participates in the planning, organization, and management of
technical and automation services for the library.
- Directs a public relations program to promote and publicize the
library's collections, services, and programs within the
- Prepares grant requests to state and federal agencies and
non-profit foundations, and administers grant funds upon
- Prepares and maintains annual state library reports and
- Attends conferences, workshops, and meetings and reads
professional literature to stay informed on issues related to
library management and services.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates long and short term
departmental goals and objectives.
- Ensures the maintenance of library building equipment, and
- Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
- Considerable knowledge of the principles, methods and practices
of professional library administration.
- Use critical thinking to effectively make decisions in an
environment of limited resources.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain satisfactory relations with
other employees through a high level of contact.
- Exceptional time management skills.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, kneel,
crouch, sit, use hands to finger, grasp, handle, feel or operate
objects, tools or controls, see and hear.
- Ability to develop data and recommendations influencing
- Ability to operate computers with proficiency using library
software, word processing, and the Internet. QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's Degree in Library Science from an accredited college
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in
professional library work.
- The ability to obtain a State of Michigan Professional
Librarian Certification. PREFERRED:
- Possession of a State of Michigan Professional Librarian
Certification. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS: The Library Director
must be available for all dates of assignment, including, but not
limited to, days, evenings, and weekends, as needed. Must also have
a valid driver's license and ability to travel to various locations
within the City. SALARY RANGE: This is a full-time position with
salary range of $65,000.00 to $90,000.00 annually, with benefits.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While per forming the duties
of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle,
or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employees must view and
create maps, plans and assorted computer files. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move light-weight items. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a business
office setting but is also required to work in the field
occasionally and attend meetings after standard business hours. The
noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. GENERAL
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describe the general nature and level of work being performed by
people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be
construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties
of an employee so classified. Candidate must be physically able to
perform the essential functions of the position, with or without
reasonable accommodation. The City of Oak Park does not
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1996 Johnson Outboard Wiring Diagrams
1996 Johnson Outboard Wiring Diagrams -
Designed and written to serve the needs of the professional mechanic, doityourself boat enthusiast, instructor and student, these manuals are based on actual teardowns done by Chilton Marine's editors/authors in our onsite facility.The aim of this book, with its superb step by step photographs and detailed diagrams is to enable every owner to understand the workings of an outboard motor (2 or 4 stroke) and be able to fix it with relative ease.This Volume 2 is essential for any enthusiast looking to upgrade his or her classic vehicle to modern standards, and for putting all the knowledge learned in Automotive Wiring and Electrical Systems into practice.Every manual features: ? Easytofollow, stepbystep, illustrated procedures ? Hundreds
of.exploded drawings, photographs and tables ? Troubleshooting sections ? Accurate specifications and wiring diagramsThis is a userfriendly manual for onboard electrical projects, from fixing loose connections to rewiring your boat.Full of funny twists and surprises, this joyful story shows just how far your imagination can take you. Harold and the Purple Crayon has delighted readers of all ages for over fifty years.Comprehensive troubleshooting guide for most outboard marine engines. Includes detailed diagnostic tips, DVA measurements, engine specific test data, and much more.This manual is intended as a guide to help newcomers choose the right outboard for a particular boat or purpose.This new edition includes new battery, alternator and
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Hermann Rorschach (1884 - 1922)
Rorschach was born in Zurich/Switzerland in 1884. His father was a painter and Hermann considered the same career before he made up his mind for psychiatry. While he was a young child he enjoyed an activity called »Klecksography«, the making of pictures by using ink blots, but he was not the first one who did this; among his famous forerunners are Leonardo da Vinci and Justinus Kerner. So much so that he was nicknamed »klecks« (blot) by his friends. It would become his life's work. When finishing high school he was torn between medicine and art. In the end he choose to study medicine in University. This, together with his interest in inkblots, would lead to a fascinating new way of exploring the psyche of people.
It was an exhilarating time to be studying science. Freud was developing his psychoanalysis and Carl Jung was also coming to the forefront. It was this background that would lead Rorschach to delve further into his own ideas. Together with a friend he began showing inkblots to schoolchildren, noted their reactions and analyzed them. They wanted to see if those gifted at art were more imaginative with their interpretation of the inkblots. Unfortunately for us the results of these tests and the inkblots used were lost. However this was his first significant use of inkblots in an analytical fashion.
Having received his M.D. in 1912 he worked in Russia before returning to Zurich to work in mental hospitals there. At this time he stepped up his research. He tested 300 patients and 100 'normal' people. In 1921 he published, his now famous, »Psychodiagnostics«. It set out his methods and how he used inkblots to probe the unconscious. This work is nowadays regarded as one of the great classics of psychiatry and psychology, but Hermann Rorschach himself never experienced any success with it. He had difficulties finding a publisher for it, and it was not well received when it finally came out.
It consisted of ten cards, each containing inkblots. Five were in colour and the remaining in black and white. The subject is shown each card and asked what they see and the response is recorded. They are then shown the cards a second time and are asked to explain any ambiguous responses and point out what part of the part of the inkblot prompted their reaction. The interview notes all social behaviour, e.g. do they feel challenged or intimidated.
The tests are evaluated using the following criteria:
does the subject respond to the whole inkblot or specific parts of it?
does the subject respond to the colour, shade, or what they perceive as movement?
does the subject perceive animals, humans, and animate or inanimate objects?
How do the responses compare statistically with average responses.
Psychologists and psychiatrists in Europe and elsewhere soon saw the inkblot test as a useful tool. Using it they could explore the fantasy life of their patient without direct questioning, thus reducing the time for psychoanalysis. Repeated testing could check a patient's progress and the development of children. It also has been used to assess the severity of clients' emotional problems.
Less than a year after completing his treatise Rorschach developed severe abdominal pains. He had a severely infected appendix but did nothing about it. He finally went to hospital but it was too late. Despite being operated on he died of peritonitis. He was only thirty-seven years old.
The Life and Work of Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922). Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 18 (1954), 172-219. Reprinted many times; e.g. in Beyond the Unconscious. Essays of Henri F. Ellenberger in the history of psychiatry (ed. M. Micale, Princeton UP 1993), 192-236.
Psychodiagnostik (Bircher, Bern 1921; later editions are Huber, Bern, including the English translation, Psychodiagnostics).
translated by Uwe Kurz
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Library Management Systems
A client sends requests. On receiving the request server processes it and extracts the data from database and sends the result back to the client. This system provides separate interface and login for librarian, students, faculty and assistants is restricted. Students and faculty can search for books and renewal books online. They can recommend for new books by just sending messages to the Librarian and assistants can modify database but access to the database for assistants is restricted.
This can be categorized into 10 modules:
New registration process
Search for the books
Request for a book
Renewal of a book
Return a book
Status of received books
Application for renewal of a account
Application for Cancellation of account
Search for the books: After getting a reg id he can able to search for the required books either by searching name, by category or by the index.
Request for a book: User has to give his reg id to place a request to get the books what he needs
Renewal a book: If the user needs a book again then he can place request for the renewal process.
Return a book: User returns the books. He is going to be charged some penalty, if he doesn’t return the book in time.
Status of Received Books: User can check the books that he has taken.
Account Status: User checks duration of his account when it is going to be expired.
Application for Account Renewal: User will renewal his account when account date is expired.
Application for Cancel an Account: User will cancel his account by using this application.
Views: User can able to complaint, suggest or he can place any request regarding library management system
Using login id and password user can use the Library where user can Renewal and search for the book. He can issue the book online and even he get the date On he has return the book if the user has failed to return the book on the specified date then librarian has put fine on the user.
In the Registration module, user has registered himself by supplying his personal information which gets store in data base which are using as Backend. By registering himself user will get his login id and password so that he can access
Library. Separate Register form should be designed for separate user (student, faculty, librarian, assistant).


On February 25, 2012 took place the launch of the book of poetry in French by Marie-Josée Leroux entitled "Transmutation". This launch was was part of the performance Transmutation at the Gallery 514, at the Belgo. during the Nuit blanche at the Montreal en Lumière Festival.
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Rebuild World has so far published six volumes with thirty chapters, and Rebuild World Chapter 31 is about to be released.
Rebuild World is written by Kirihito Ayamura.
Rebuild World began on July 26th, 2019, and has already published six volumes and thirty chapters.
However, because the 30th chapter is not included in the sixth edition, the next chapter may be included in the seventh volume.
Rebuild World is known by other names リビルドワールド & Ribirudo Wārudo.
Here is Everything We Know so far about Rebuild World Chapter 31 and upcoming Chapters in the Respective Manga.
Let’s keep an eye on the Storyline for now.
The Story Begins with a past named “Old World” produced many “Relics.”
The Old World was itself devastated as it has Numerous pieces of unidentified material, high-rise buildings floating in the air, strange medications, and a collection of weapons that are far too powerful to be used by humans.
Following the collapse of science and civilization, people gathered these “Relics” and gradually rebuilt human society.
As a result, the “Hunters,” the warriors who face the various dangers of the Old World, were born.
And one of them is Akira, a new hunter boy who wants to rise above the slums
In the search for something, Akira enters the Ruins of “Old World” Where he encounters a mysterious girl, who can only be seen as a ghost by him.
The Story revolves around the hunters where they trying to rebuild a World where they can overcome the Legacy of old civilizations.
Table of Contents
Rebuild World Chapter 30 Recap!
We saw a fight between Akira and another guy at the start of chapter 30, and Shiori and Reina arrived just as Akira was about to shoot the guy for his defense.
Then the Guy and Akira had a big talk about who is lying and Shiori and Reina decided to contact HQ which could figure out the truth.
But they failed to contact HQ as the Guy has thrown Jamming Smoke according to Akira.
However, deep down Reina and Shiori think that Akira is lying and Reina got near the bad one and tried to help him to stand.
During that, he captured Reina as a Hostage and asked Akira to Put down the Gun.
after a big talk, the guy came to know that hostage is no more adding value to his life as if his friends will know that they would too kill him.
In between all this, Akira and Shiori tried their best to resolve the situation.
Rebuild World Chapter 31 Discussion!
as in the previous chapter, the guy was talking about his friends and Akira too got confirmed that his friends are powerful enough.
As a result, we can anticipate a meeting or action between his friends seeking revenge for his friend’s death.
The revenge war between them may take place in the next 2-to 3 chapters because it would take too long to discover the truth and group together.
we might get more clear insights when chapter 31 is officially out.


The London Metropolitan Archives are situated in a massive building near Farringdon. When I saw them for the first time I was on a field trip for a Creative Practice class. Everything was in proper order, a guide showed us the treasure conserved as a holy reliquary in this industrial looking construction. I remember the slide showing a picture of the Magna Carta and an original doodle of Eeyore drawn on a dinner invitation. I recall the biting cold of the storage room.
Unfortunately none of the items of the material made available to us related to my research, so I decided to go back to the archives shortly after. This time I had to sort out how to get the material I need on my own. I asked help to an operator at the information point and he patiently explained me the procedures. I searched through the series about Tower Hamlets Cemetery and found the register of the burials from 1857 to 1862, several plans for the cemetery and the correspondence about the private graves in the cemetery.
And it was when I was doing research on my own that the archives came to life. I had the chance to interact to the operators who work there and helped me much. I saw the difficulties related to this kind of work: material that is missing or misplaced, and the human lack of coordination that makes people not knowing where the piece of a collection is. I could have felt annoyed, instead I felt excited because I was witnessing the real ongoing activity of this institution.
As I managed to obtain the documents I needed I felt my research come to life and becoming more real. I was in front of the original plans for the cemetery, more than a century and a half old. I scrutinized the register of the burials between 1857 and 1860, an enormous book with a broken spine. I contemplated the feeling of having something so old in my hands and reflected on how death was a common fact at that time, not the exceptional fatality relegated to the corner of our mind. I also searched through the deeds of property of the private graves and contemplated how strange it is that even death is subject to the laws of market.
Reading the original plans for the cemetery and some correspondence about the draining I discovered that Tower Hamlets cemetery was conceived as a ground-breaking work of city-planning and involved quite a large extension of Stepney and Bromley at that time.
My own research at the London Metropolitan Archive did not bring my essay very further but it showed me an interesting method to feel history as something that is alive in your hands and to get in touch with the everyday aspects of the past.


The Day of the Dead, known as Día de los Muertos in Spanish, is a vibrant and joyful celebration that takes place in Mexico and other Latin American countries. It is a time when people come together to remember and honor their loved ones who have passed away. Despite its name, the Day of the Dead is not a sad or scary occasion. It is a colorful and lively festival filled with meaningful rituals and traditions. In this article, we will explore the fascinating origins, customs, and symbols associated with the Day of the Dead.
Origins and Significance
Honoring Ancestral Roots
The Day of the Dead has deep roots in the indigenous cultures of Mexico, particularly the Aztecs and the Mayans. These ancient civilizations had a strong connection to nature and believed in the cycle of life and death. They viewed death as a natural part of the human experience and believed that the spirits of the departed could return to visit the living during this special time.
Aztec Influence on Day of the Dead
Among the indigenous cultures, the Aztecs had a significant influence on the Day of the Dead. They had a month-long celebration dedicated to Mictecacihuatl, the goddess of the underworld, who ruled over the dead. The Aztecs believed that by honoring their deceased ancestors, they could ensure their well-being in the afterlife. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico in the 16th century, they brought their Catholic religion with them. Over time, the indigenous traditions merged with Catholicism, resulting in the unique blend of beliefs and practices seen in the Day of the Dead today.
Blending of Indigenous and Catholic Traditions
The blending of indigenous and Catholic traditions is a fundamental aspect of the Day of the Dead. The holiday now takes place around the same time as the Catholic holidays of All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day. These dates were chosen to align with the indigenous celebration, creating a harmonious fusion of beliefs and rituals. The Day of the Dead became a way for people to honor their ancestors and loved ones while incorporating Catholic prayers and symbols into their practices.
Timeframe and Duration
The Day of the Dead festivities typically begin on October 31st and continue until November 2nd. This three-day period encompasses different aspects of the celebration. The first day is dedicated to remembering deceased children, the second day is for honoring deceased adults, and the third day is a time for visiting the graves of loved ones and tending to their resting places.
Preparations and Altars
In preparation for the Day of the Dead, families engage in various activities to honor their departed loved ones. They clean and decorate their homes, creating colorful altars called ofrendas. These altars serve as a focal point for the celebration. They are adorned with photographs of the deceased, along with their favorite foods, drinks, and belongings. Candles and incense are lit to guide the spirits back to the earthly realm, where they are welcomed with love and remembrance.
Marigolds and Their Symbolism
Marigold flowers, known as cempasúchil in Spanish, hold great significance in the Day of the Dead celebration. The vibrant orange and yellow colors of marigolds are believed to attract the souls of the departed to their families’ altars. Their strong fragrance is thought to guide the spirits back home. Families often create a path of marigold petals, known as the flower’s “path of souls,” leading from the cemetery to the ofrendas. This symbolic trail is meant to help the spirits find their way back to their loved ones.
Sugar Skulls and Calacas
Sugar skulls, or calaveras de azúcar, are a distinctive feature of the Day of the Dead. These intricately decorated candies are made from sugar and shaped like skulls. They are often personalized with the names of deceased loved ones and placed on the altars as offerings. Sugar skulls are not meant to be scary but are a representation of the joyful and whimsical nature of death. Calacas, which are skeleton figurines dressed in colorful attire, are also prevalent during the celebration. They symbolize the idea that death is an integral part of life and should be embraced with humor and light-heartedness.
Traditional Foods and Drinks
Food plays a central role in the Day of the Dead festivities. Families prepare special dishes that were favored by their departed loved ones. One popular food item is pan de muerto, a sweet bread adorned with bone-shaped decorations. It is a symbol of the cycle of life and death. Other traditional foods include tamales, mole (a savory sauce), and sugar-coated skulls. Hot chocolate and atole, a warm corn-based drink, are also enjoyed during this time.
Festivities and Activities
Cemetery Visits and Vigils
Visiting the cemetery is an essential part of the Day of the Dead celebration. Families gather at the gravesites of their loved ones, cleaning and adorning the graves with flowers, candles, and personal mementos. They spend time in reflection, offering prayers and sharing stories about their departed family members. It is a time for honoring their memory and feeling close to them.
Processions and Parades
Processions and parades are common during the Day of the Dead. Participants dress in colorful costumes and paint their faces to resemble sugar skulls. The parades feature music, dancing, and floats decorated with flowers and other vibrant elements. These lively processions create a festive atmosphere and allow communities to come together in celebration.
Face Painting and Costumes
Face painting is a cherished tradition during the Day of the Dead. Elaborate designs, often resembling sugar skulls, are painted on the faces of both adults and children. It is a way to pay homage to the deceased and embrace the cycle of life and death. People also dress in vibrant costumes, wearing colorful garments and accessories to honor the festive spirit of the occasion.
Modern Interpretations and Global Influence
Day of the Dead Around the World
In recent years, the Day of the Dead has gained global recognition and is celebrated in various parts of the world. People from different cultures are drawn to its vibrant colors, rich symbolism, and meaningful traditions. Day of the Dead events and exhibitions can now be found in many countries, allowing people to learn about and appreciate this unique cultural celebration.
Artistic Expressions and Commercialization
The visual elements of the Day of the Dead have inspired artists and artisans worldwide. Paintings, sculptures, and other forms of artistic expression often incorporate the colorful and whimsical imagery associated with the holiday. However, it is important to approach the commercialization of the Day of the Dead with cultural sensitivity and respect for its origins.
Day of the Dead in Popular Culture
The Day of the Dead has made its way into popular culture through movies, books, and fashion. It has been featured in films like “Coco,” which beautifully showcases the traditions and symbolism of the holiday. While these adaptations bring awareness to the Day of the Dead, it is crucial to understand and appreciate its true cultural significance beyond its commercial appeal.
The Day of the Dead is a vibrant and unique celebration that allows individuals and communities to honor and remember their departed loved ones in a joyous and colorful manner. Rooted in ancient traditions and infused with the influence of various cultures, this holiday showcases the resilience, love, and interconnectedness of humanity in the face of mortality. Whether you participate in the festivities or simply appreciate the beauty and symbolism from afar, the Day of the Dead serves as a reminder to cherish and celebrate the lives of those who have passed away.
- Smith, M. E. (2005). The Aztecs (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.
- Day of the Dead a Passion for Life/Dia de Los Muertos Pasion por la Vida (English and Spanish Edition) Paperback – January 1, 2007.


Electric Vehicles: Design and Build Your Own
by Michael Hackleman
ISBN:214 pages 8.5x11 inches [size]
Written by the guru Michael Hackleman in 1977. Michael had a bunch of new old stock of these books, never touched by the hands of anyone, and he asked us if we could sell these copies while he was doing updates for a new edition to be released in a year or so. So if you'd like an original piece of history that you can use today to start your electric vehicle project then get this book. This book is very hands-on!


Love books? So do we! Wyoming Community Centre hosts two fantastic monthly book clubs open to community members!
4th Tuesday Book Club
4th Tuesday Book Club takes place on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 2 to 4 pm. Books are ordered from Gosford Library & explore a wide range of titles and themes each month.
If you are interested in joining 4th Tuesday Book Club, please contact Gosford Regional Community Services on 02 4323 7483 to find out more!
Commuters Book Club
Can't make it during the week? 'Commuters Book Club' is on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10am to 2pm. This group is keen to grow its members, so if you love to read, please get in touch!
If you are interested in joining the Commuters Book Club, please contact Ellen Hingston on 0434 185 898.


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Last year I met a wonderful lady, Judy Keefe, who loves to write. She loves to help people tell their stories similar to how I like to help people tell their stories, only she does it with words. During one of our meetings I learned about KinKeeping through Judy and found myself fascinated by the term. Now I call myself a KinKeeper!!!
Why am I writing about Judy? Well, today is the day her first book in a series about KinKeeping is released. The book is entitled “KinKept: Intentionally Nurturing Connections“, and you can find it on Amazon. I’m so excited for her! As a hobby of mine, I dabble in my family history and try to keep our family together by coordinating family reunions. That’s what I initially thought about KinKeeping, but it’s so much more…
If you’re like me and hear the word “kin” we typically think of those that are related to us and share common ancestry. But that’s not necessarily the case with KinKeeping. In Judy’s first book about KinKeeping, she shares stories of ways people connect in the world, and it’s not just with other people. Do you remember the movie “The Lion King” and the term “The Circle of Life”?
The origin of the word: “KinKeepers” was originally used to describe the older, often unmarried women in a family who spent time and effort helping to keep the generations connected—i.e., KinKeeping. As Judy learned more about KinKeeping, she saw KinKeeping all around her—and saw Kin as those related by blood, by law, and by choice. In modern times, more and more it seems we choose our families, we choose our kin, we choose those with whom we stay connected.
It’s not just family that we connect with, it’s friends, co-workers, nature… At the begining of her book, she talks about creating a paperchain in grade school with her closest friends. And that’s how kinkeeping relates, like we’re part of a paperchain, or a circle of life. “Each link we have to someone or something outside of ourselves is like a link in a colorful paperchain.”
Within this book, you can visualize through her stories your own KinGroups. If you want to learn more about KinKeeping, check out her book on Amazon, or her website, www.kinkeeping.com. Note: At the time of this publication, her website is still in the works, so keeping checking back for updates.


INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (IJRTM) is an International double blinded referred and peer-review bi-monthly online academic research journal in all the streams. IJRTM is a self-supporting Journal and IJRTM does not accept any funds from any organization. Hence, the process of the journal is only financed by the article processing fees received from Researcher. The journal envisions is to create a forum for review, reflection, and discussion informed by the results of recent and ongoing research in every field. The journal provides a forum for disseminating and enhancing theoretical, empirical and/or pragmatic research across all disciplines. IJRTM encourages new ideas and works in all the fields and it publishes high-quality original papers, theory-based empirical papers, review papers, case reports, conference reports/papers, technology reports, book reviews, commentaries, events, and news. Special Issues devoted to important topics in all the fields. We welcome papers from both academicians and practitioners on theories, business models, conceptual paradigms, academic research, and consultancy projects.


Artist book of selected newspaper clippings from 1910-30s newspapers documenting the portrayal of Filipino women in the media during the Territory of Hawai’i days, when Filipino men imported to work on the sugarcane plantations outnumbered Filipina women about 7 to 1. Whether victims or perpetrators of these “crimes”, we must read closely to consider the surrounding pressures and contexts these women found themselves in. For the woman who kidnaps a white baby, who practices traditional medicine, or tries to commit suicide: what is her version of the story? These clippings offer historical perspective on the problems facing our community today: high rates of domestic violence, mental health issues, sex trafficking, and the ways in which Filipina women continue to be over-sexualized in the media.
Featured in Contact 2019: Acts of Faith exhibition at Hawaii Mission Houses as well as Regenerate! Book Arts of Hawaii at Donkey Mill Art Center.


Infinite Energy Press has announced the publication of a new book on LENR by Dr. Edmund Storms, a nuclear scientist retired from the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The Explanation of Low Energy Nuclear Reaction: An Examination of the Relationship between Observation and Explanation will be published on July 7th. The publicity material for the book explains that Dr. Storms:
“attempts to bridge the gap between what is thought to be true and possible by conventional scientists and what is claimed by people advocating the reality of the cold fusion phenomenon. In addition, a new explanation is proposed that is consistent with accepted natural law and with all behavior attributed to cold fusion.”
Mike McKubre of SRI International who writes the foreword of the book, is full of praise for Dr. Storms and the book and makes particular note that chapter 5 of the book contains “the first physical science based description of a potential explanation for cold fusion.”
I expect this book will be widely read by current researchers and theoreticians in the field, and I think it could be of interest to people just beginning to pay attention to LENR. The lack of an accepted theoretical basis of LENR has proven to be one of the largest stumbling blocks to the scientific community’s acceptance of it as a valid field of study, and the sooner the underlying phenomenon of LENR is understood the better, from the perspective of research and development. This sounds like an important contribution from Edmund Storms.
The book can be pre-ordered at http://lenrexplained.com/


Trust: Understanding My Why
In Trust: Understanding My Why, champion golfer Deb Richard takes the reader on a lifelong journey to find clarity in strengths, purpose, and values. By sharing her relationships, she invites the reader to reflect, to reconsider, to recommit, to explore, to connect, and to celebrate the most precious gift we each possess: the self we give to the world.
Deb benefited greatly from the talents, insights, and values of others who invested in her success. It is through shared experiences with them that Deb learned to bring the best of herself to those who needed her inspiration. But no journey is complete without struggle, and the reader will discover that through adversity the light shines brightest in Understanding My Why.
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'I read “That Summer” by Andrew Greig just over a year ago now and it still haunts me. This is a beautiful, beautiful book which adeptly recaptures a time which has long since passed. Told in the first person narrative of the two central characters, a young RAF Hurricane pilot and his girlfriend, Greig’s novel has an immediacy which is truly spellbinding. The characters come alive to the reader with their thoughts, fears and feelings, and through this Greig makes this remote time become present. The humanity of the protagonists makes them far more accessible and “real”.It is a poignant story but not in a weak way, indeed it is a powerfully moving book and one which will bring a tear to the eye of the most hardened reader. “That Summer” is a beautiful evocation of the turbulent summer of 1940 and one which highlights the common threads which make us human, regardless of time.'


American Registry of Pathology Press
AFIP Fascicles: The heart of your medical libraryHistory of AFIP/ARP Fascicles
The Atlas of Tumor Pathology has a long and distinguished history. It was first conceived at a cancer research meeting held in St. Louis in September 1947, as an attempt to standardize the nomenclature of neoplastic diseases. The first series was sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council. Many of the illustrations were provided by the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), which was also the organization responsible for the final printing. The American Registry of Pathology (ARP) purchased the Fascicles from the Government Printing Office and sold them virtually at cost.
Over a period of 20 years, approximately 15,000 copies each of nearly 40 Fascicles were produced. The worldwide impact of these publications over the years has surpassed the original goal. They quickly became among the most influential publications on tumor pathology, primarily because of their high quality, but also because their low cost made them easily accessible to pathologists and other students of oncology.
Upon completion of the first series, the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council handed further pursuit of the project over to the newly created Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology (UAREP). Once the second series was completed, with a success that matched that of the first, ARP, UAREP and AFIP decided to embark on a third series.With UAREP and AFIP no longer functioning, ARP is now the responsible organization. New features include a hardbound cover and illustrations almost exclusively in color. Also, there is an increased emphasis on the cytopathologic and molecular features that are important in diagnosis and prognosis. What does not change from the previous series, however, is the goal of providing the practicing pathologist with thorough, concise and up-to-date information on the nomenclature and classification; epidemiologic, clinical, and pathogenetic features; and, most importantly, guidance in the diagnosis of the tumors and tumor-like lesions of all major organ systems and body sites. In addition, as in the third series, a continuous attempt is made to correlate the nomenclature used in the Fascicles with that proposed by the World Health Organization’s Classification of Tumors. The ongoing efforts of the editor-in-chief, associate editors, Editorial Advisory Board, the reviewers, the editorial and production staff, and the individual Fascicle authors ensure that this series is a worthy successor to the previous three.


On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Kunst- und Projekthaus Torstraße 111 in Berlin, the book illustrates how the participation of artists in the collective urban space enriches inner-city diversity, creating creative biotopes that guarantee a lively urban diversity. The documentary integration of the artist-run-space into the art historical context of the 1990s to 2020s also examines the development of artistic autonomy in Berlin. A photo and image documentation on the history of the house, interviews with participating artists* and an art historical location show how innovative approaches have been used to integrate various uses into a residential and art house.
Ingo Fröhlich founded Torstraße 111 in Berlin-Mitte in 2000. Since 2012 he has been managing the Kunst- und Projekthaus together with Ulrike Seyboth.
Published by/Edited by Ulrike Seyboth, Ingo Fröhlich
and Frizzi Krella
Cover and book design © Josephine Tischer, Jonas Vogler Berlin
ISBN 978-3-86732-366-6 | 29,90 €


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|Message:||Terry...First, welcome to the Porch. You didn't know it, but you've just become a member of a very large and wonderful family. I'm sure that others, including Mick's Mom, Mamie, his two daughters, Leah and Laura Shayne and others will add their best wishes to you very soon.
I am sorry that you never had the chance to see Mickey live...he didn't tour a lot, but many of us here were lucky enough to not only see him perform, but had the opportunity to get to know him. He was everything that you might think and more.
There are still some Newburys that you can see "LIVE", if you can make it down to Austin, Texas in June. The 5th Mickey Newbury Gathering is scheduled for the 17th through the 19th. Click on the lamp in the upper right hand corner and check out all of the information on the Back Porch.
You might also visit the CD store, you will find a few Newbury items that you might not have in your collection.
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The Smart Device Framework is aimed at developers wanting to simplify and reduce the cost of their development experience using the .NET Compact Framework. By providing useful extensions the core .NET Compact Framework class libraries, the Smart Device Framework enables developers to concentrate on building core application functionality.
Version 2.3 of our industry standard class libraries continues to bridge the gap between the .NET Compact Framework and the .NET Framework.
Please note: The Professional and Standard Editions require Visual Studio 2008 and are not compatible with Visual Studio 2005.
v2.3.12004 - January 2012
The Smart Device Framework is available in three editions: Community, Standard, and Professional. All editions come with the same Smart Device Framework assemblies. Higher level editions are simply provide more code, more usability features, and, most importantly, more support.
Licensing for the Smart Device Framework is per developer.


Rev. Eileen Brownell discusses the various ways we handle difficult events, and how we can manage spiritual balance in an unbalanced world.
John Boyle R.Sc.P, with the help of singer Alexa Sunshine Rose and her song “I Release Control”, lead us in a guided meditation to help us release control of the things that bring us down.
Rev. Andy Torkelson discusses the many “kin” we have in life, from the animals in nature, to our own flesh and blood.
Rev. Crystal Lively leads us in a soothing guided meditation designed to quiet the overactive mind and relax the ego.
Rev. Christine Jeffers details the importance of spiritual strength and belief in dissolving our own personal “Glass Ceilings”
Sandy Gohlke R.Sc.P leads a guided meditation designed to help you find inner peace and comfort in the quiet moments of life.
Rev. Michael Benson discusses the various obstacles we all encounter on the path of life and love.
Vicki Lopes R.Sc.P brings us into a focus on loving kindness in this soothing guided meditation.
Rev. Eileen Brownell discusses the trials, tribulations, and rewards of motherhood, and its impact on our growth.


The psychological process and experimental psychology section includes the processes of psychology, such as sensation, attention, perception, learning, language, memory, motivation and emotion. This section also considers studies investigating complex cognitive functions such as language, reasoning, problem solving, decision making, and executive functions.
Identification of struggling readers or at risk of reading difficulties with one-minute fluency measures
To identify readers who are struggling or at risk of reading difficulties, reference standards in oral reading fluency (ORF) are used to conduct an assessment that is based on a widely reported method known as...
Citation: Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica 2021 34:10


After quite a bit of searching through 25 odd years of bookselling flotsam I finally found what I was looking for: A tape recording of Richard Ford, Raymond Carver and Jonathan Raban reading at an event that I organised in London in June 1987.
Richard Ford reads from the beginning and then the end of The Sportswriter.
Raymond Carver reads five poems from In a Marine Light – In a Marine Light, Meadow, Venice, The Fishing Pole of the Drowned Man and Cadillacs and Poetry. He also reads two heartbreaking poems from Fires, Luck and Alcohol.
Finally Jonathan Raban recounts a very entertaining, but sadly truncated, (on the tape) encounter with Philip Larkin, from his book Coasting.
At first, without consulting my copy of the book, I had trouble putting a date to the event and so I emailed a long lost friend thinking that just possibly he may have kept a diary.
He wrote back,
It would be between May and November 87 as you know. Carver's handwriting is difficult to read, but in my copy of Marine Light it looks like he's written 'June '87.' That's as close as I can get it - if I could find my way home in those days it was counted as a miracle.
An honest assessment perhaps, but a not uncommon problem for us all at the time as I recall, yet listening to these three voices, each in their different ways illuminating the room in front of the fifty or sixty or so people who were present at the time, it seems like only yesterday.


Horribly ashamed, I had a better look at the stitching, which wasn't even straight, and figured I could do a better job myself. At that point, the only time I had wielded a needle was for cross stitch. I headed off to the library and checked out every quilting book I could find. My daughter was only 2 at the time and very much in love with her stuffed rabbit, so the first quilt I tackled was a toddler sized one with rabbits in the blocks. So then I discovered the joys of Steam-a-Seam and did a credible job of zig-zagging them on afterward. The problem came when I tried to line up the borders. I think I must have ripped out the seams several times before they came into alignment. I was sold! Who knew quilting could be so much fun! I've never looked back:)
My huband obliged me by holding the quilt up. My daughter was overjoyed with the bunnies.


Today, we would like to highlight the incredible work of 3rd year BA Illustration student Lauren Harris at Norwich University of the Arts.
Since September, Lauren has been developing an educational, informative and relatable children’s picture book exploring body image and reassuring children that their bodies are so much more than just what they look like! This project aims to provide an opening for discussions to be had between the young reader and an appropriate adult. Encouraging children to express how they feel about their bodies can break down the barriers that allow eating disorders and negative body image stereotypes to manifest themselves.
The book has been titled ‘I Am Me’ and includes original illustrations and narrative for young readers. When Lauren approached us to become her printing partner on this project, we were so excited! This is a great cause and the finished book looked fantastic.
“To make this narrative as appropriate and accessible as possible for young readers, I have communicated with the UK’s eating disorder charity, Beat, throughout. Beat’s mission is to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders – serious mental illnesses that ruin and, too often, take lives. I wanted to create something that can be beneficial in raising awareness, especially for young, impressionable, developing minds.” – Lauren Harris
You can support this book and get yourself a copy by following this link to Lauren’s Kickstarter page.


Actually, the Dead Are Not Dead
NO / EN
“This book was published on the occasion of Bergen Assembly 2019: Actually, the Dead Are Not Dead.
Bergen Assembly 2019, titler Actually, The Dear Are Not Dead, is a project about life — about understanding of life beyond the binary oppositions of life and death, human and non-human, subject and object, healthy and sick, able and disabled. The project proposes communicating with the spectres of hte past and the future and taking resonsibility for those who are no longer, or not yet, here. This resonsibility defies the subjugation of life to the politics of death, ranging from the destructuons of the material and idealistic basis of life for countless people, or the deadly rejection of refugees, to the destruction of the planet. Actually, the Dead Are Not Dead revolves around the reclamation of life, fathoming the potential of artistic practices to imagine life differently.
Encompassing and exhibition and a series of events taking place at various venues in Bergen, Norway, Actually, the Dead Are Not Dead is conceived by a group of 12 curators, artists, theorists and activists: conveners Hans D. Christ and Iris Dressler in collaboration with Murat Deha Boduroğlu, María García, Hiwa K., Katia Krupennikova, Viktor Neumann, Paul B. Preciado, Pedro G. ROmero, Simon Sheikh and Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa.
Iris Dressler, María García and Pedro G. Romero, Nora Heidorn and Simon Sheikh, Katia Kruppennikova with the artists, Simon Sheikh, Paul B. Preciado, David Riff, Viktor Neumann
Tor Stedden Espedal, Emilio Sanhueza
Eleni Michaelidi, Henriette Söltner, Sunniva Vik
Tonje Bøe Birkeland, An-Magritt Hansen, Nuria Rodriguez, EIrik Ulltang Birkeland, Sunniva Vik
Designed by Anne Büttner and Tim Schmitt / HORT
Printed by Balto Print, Vilnius, Lithuania
© 2019 the artists, authors, photographes and Bergen Assembly.


The agate is one of the world's most strikingly beautiful semiprecious gems. Collectors worldwide are drawn to the stone's infinite variety of coloration and banding. While these stones are readily available, the rare and higher-quality ones are quite valuable and aggressively collected.
Agates is a comprehensive reference written by one of North America's leading experts in cooperation with the Natural History Museum of London. The book features an easy-to-use identification guide and a worldwide listing of where agates are found. More than 200 color photographs of superb agate specimens were selected from the extensive collection of the Natural History Museum of London and from the private collection of author Roger Pabian.


I was a member of GenUnity’s first cohort on Housing & Eviction back in Fall 2020. GenUnity provided a platform for community residents to come together, learn and inspire each other on how we each could be civically engaged in our own ways. While also providing a bridge to connect the cohort to organizations and elected officials.
As a first-gen, low-income, ESL student who grew up in the City of Boston from Honduras. I saw firsthand the power of community from attending block parties to learn about resources, watching neighbors support each other, and receiving homework help at my local library. My different communities have taught and supported me in many ways. I am excited to be back as a Facilitator and continue to show the power of community. To uplift, conversations focused on Health Equity and offer a space to raise awareness, ask questions, learn from one another and get connected.
Outside of GenUnity, I am an older brother to a middle & high schooler, serve on the alumni council for Lesley University supporting scholarships, a college & career awareness mentor with Minds Matter Boston, member of the West End House event committee and work at Liberty Mutual Insurance supporting early talent acquisition & programming.


In the 1960s the fishing village of Montauk became the surfer's paradise of the east coast. Located at the tip of Long Island's South Fork, the easternmost point of the Hamptons, this paradise existed primarily for locals-not surfers who migrated to the beach for the summer, but those who were out in the rocky reefs every day, year round. Today, a new tribe of surfers exists-young locals who live by their own rules. Rule number 1: Never tell anyone where the good surf spots are. Rule number 2: See rule number 1.
In the 1990s photographer Michael Dweck rented a house on Ditch Plains beach (site of the best surf break) and gained unprecedented access to this insular community. The Endfollows the surfers through their daily rituals from early morning wave reports to evening bonfires on the beach, capturing their youthful hedonism. Through portraits, nudes, and photographs of the landscape, this book celebrates lives lived only to surf-an endless summer of perfect weather and languorous beauty.


The most valuable asset every entrepreneur hold is Time and hence, the investment of time is a crucial decision for him/her. The book reading is one of the most important activities of entrepreneurs routine life. The books which shares best experiences & thinking, makes life better, functions as mentor, gives the best insight of our inner life, connects us with the remarkable entrepreneurs and thinkers and take us to the journey of transition to the higher frequency, are valued most.
200 years of businesses, researches, experiences and the best real stories are here compiled in six books which cost you less than INR 1200.
Think and Grow Rich (INR 99)
Best Price Buying Link: https://amzn.to/2ZUKCba
Think And Grow Rich has earned itself the reputation of being considered a textbook for actionable techniques that can help one get better at doing anything, not just by rich and wealthy, but also by people doing wonderful work in their respective fields. There are hundreds and thousands of successful people in the world who can vouch for the contents of this book. At the time of author’s death, about 20 million copies had already been sold.
Mentoring: Wealth Creation Techniques, Experiences of more than 450 most successful Entrepreneurs, and How to think and Art of Decision Making
The Power of Subconscious Mind (INR 99)
Best Price Buying Link: https://amzn.to/2HUyqRG
'The power of your subconscious mind', the author fuses his spiritual wisdom and scientific research to bring to light how the sub-conscious mind can be a major influence on our daily lives. This book can bring to your notice the innate power that the sub-conscious holds. We have some traits which seem like habits, but in reality these are those traits which are directly controlled by the sub-conscious mind, vis-à-vis your habits or your routine can be changed if you can control and direct your sub-conscious mind positively. To be able to control this 'mind power' and use it to improve the quality of your life is no walk in the park.
Mentoring: Science of Utilising our Brain, Training to Mind, How to use sub-conscious power to solve our real life Problems.
The Alchemist (INR 110)
Best Price Buying Link: https://amzn.to/2ZW0f21
A global phenomenon, The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Santiago, a young shepherd living in the hills of Andalucia, feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flock. One day he finds the courage to follow his dreams into distant lands, each step galvanised by the knowledge that he is following the right path: his own. The people he meets along the way, the things he sees and the wisdom he learns are life-changing.
Mentoring: Mindset of Entrepreneur, Learning & Implementation, Wisdom of Achieving Goals.
Rich Dad Poor Dad (INR 133)
Best Price Buying Link: https://amzn.to/2ZKxTwp
Robert Kiyosakis Rich Dad Poor Dad first made waves in the Personal Finance arena. It has since become the 1 Personal Finance book of all time translated into dozens of languages and sold around the world. Rich Dad Poor Dad is Roberts story of growing up with two dads his real father and the father of his best friend his rich dad and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.
Mentoring: Financial Learning, Multiple Source of Income, Asset Creation, Entrepreneurship and mindset of entrepreneur, Investment and wisdom of utilising Values.
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms (INR 409)
Best Price Buying Link: https://amzn.to/2IahWVN
Vishen Lakhiyani founder of MindValley has authored the book. This book teaches you to think like some of the greatest non-conformist minds of our era, to question, challenge, hack, and create new rules for YOUR life so you can define success on your own terms.
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind, a New York Times bestseller, is a blueprint of laws to break us free from the shackles of an ordinary life. It makes a case that everything we know about the world is shaped by conditioning and habit. And thus, most people live their lives based on limiting rules and outdated beliefs about pretty much everything—love, work, money, parenting, sex, health, and more—which they inherit and pass on from generation to generation.
Mentoring: Learning of What you don’t learn at School & Colleges, Life Lessons, Techniques to Grow and Achieve Abundance in Life.
The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth (Signet Classics) (INR 340)
Best Price Buying Link: https://amzn.to/2UHypp9
Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age 13 and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America. The story of his success begins with a $1.20-a-week job at a bobbin factory. By the end of his life, he had amassed an unprecedented fortune—and given away more than 90 percent of it for the good of mankind.
Here, for the first time in one volume, are two impressive works by Andrew Carnegie himself: his autobiography and “The Gospel of Wealth,” a groundbreaking manifesto on the duty of the wealthy to give back to society all of their fortunes. And he practiced what he preached, erecting 1,600 libraries across the country, founding Carnegie Mellon University, building Carnegie Hall, and performing countless other acts of philanthropy because, as Carnegie wrote, “The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”
Mentoring: Entrepreneurial Understanding, Growth and Thinking patterns as Entrepreneurs, Paradigm Shift Techniques, How to Think like Entrepreneur, Social Responsibilities and Creative Use of Mind.


Last month I signed up for three free computer classes at our local library. It is my 2015 goal to attempt to learn more on using my computer and quit relying on others to help me use it. While signing up I asked if there were any scrapbooking or card making classes available. She said the lady that held a class was no longer doing them. Great news to me. When I left that day, I had volunteered to start another class. My first class is this Tuesday and is free to the public. Whoever signs up to take the class will bring their own supplies. I will furnish the stamps, punches, die cuts, etc. This month is going to be a "spring" theme. We will be making two projects this month. One of the them will be this cute gift bag. I am forever needing a small gift bag for my Grands teachers. I used one of my most favorite retired paper collections from Close To My Heart for the bag. I love that our papers are double sided. Perfect for this type of project. Enjoy!


A coffee table of books is like an exposition into someone's mind. A place of collocation, of eclectic and interdisciplinary thoughts, sifting from niche topics to form a pageantry of art, photography and literature. Coffee-table books have encompassed a role more than just a portfolio, but as a valid piece of furniture, debuting a sundry of genres, tales and triumphs. Their presence is perpetual and enduring, an eternal tome into the life of another. An incessant terrain of the cumbersome to the collectable, here's a guide to the 7 coffee table books you won't want to rest your mug on.
An exclusive publication seldom seen on sale, Comme des Garçons 1975-1982 was initially produced to be privately distributed amongst staff and clients and not available to the public. Created by the House's founder, Rei Kawakubo, the volume includes works from commercial and fine art photographer Kazumi Kurigami, early works from the esteemed German photographer and film director Peter Lindbergh, to the works of French model-turned-photographer Sarah Moon. A hefty tag, but a stellar investment.
Comme Des Garcons is available to purchase at November Books here.
Daughter of American photographer Diane Arbus, famed for her black-and-white photos seeking to normalise subcultures, Amy Arbus continued the legacy of the family name working as a street photographer amongst the vibrant landscape of New York. Throughout the '80s, Arbus hosted a weekly column for The Village Voice, the nation's alternative weekly newspaper that reported on counterpculture. This rare book collates a decade of her work behind the lens, featuring Madonna amongst other creatives.
On the Street is available to purchase at IDEA Books here.
When Joel Meyerowitz started photographing in colour from 1962, he was met with a lot of resistance. Colour photography was not considered a serious artform and it threatened the status of painting. Fast forward to 2020, and Meyerowitz is widely known for his dynamic street photography and his sense of irony. Wild Flowers fuses these two talents into one wrly humourous but largely moving catalogue of pictures unified by one thematic element: flowers. Expect everything from a punk masquerade to unbalanced unicyclists.
Wild Flowers is available to purchase at November Books here.
Opening this extremely rare book is like peering into the idiosyncratic mind of Martin Margiela himself. His aesthetic obsessions are laid bare: his fetish for the colour white and unfinished materials, which are mirrored in the very format of the book. Heralded for his conceptual approach to fashion, his legacy was examined in a retrospective exhibition at the Paris Galliera in Paris in 2018, reflecting the continuing interest in his work. This book accompanied the exhibition held at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 11 June - 17 August 1997.
The conceptual artist, Susan Cianciolo was a conceptual designer who prospered in her career from the foundation of her Run Collection in 1995, a fashion line produced from upcycled materials ad textiles. From 1995-2006, Cianciolo produced 11 collections, while other iterations include books, theatre costumes, and films. Workshop features a collection of Ciancolo's exhibitions and workshops hosted by the artist.
Workshop is available to purchase at Rare Books Paris here.
Cataloguing the photography and fashion from the '90s, Not in Fashion explores the early entrance into the decade, celebrating the vision of artists, photographers and designers who were looking to disrupt convention and dismantle the established schools of thought, to blur the boundaries of categorisation in art.
Not in Fashion is available to purchase at Rare Books Paris here.
Published in 1988, Les Images d'Antonioni captures the post-neorealist photography of Italian filmmaker, Michelangelo Antonioni. Typifying art-house cinema, Antonioni's greatest works include L'avventura, dubbed as the bedrock of European cinema, rejoicing in themes of mystery across his works, positing a modernist style that grapples with enigmatic figures, through an aesthetic lens. His seminal works prove to be striking through their consideration of image over story.
Les Images d'Antonioni is available to purchase at IDEA Books here.


Music has been part of the NSW public school curriculum for many decades. Initially, vocal music was taught from the time Government schools were first established in the late nineteenth century. From the 1920s percussion bands were introduced to some schools, and from the 1940s recorder playing. However, not until the 1960s was ‘instrumental music’ and ‘creative music making’ established as part of the curriculum. This development saw specialist music teachers employed in NSW public schools. Prior to the employment of specialist teachers, music was one of many subjects generalist teachers taught.
In the 1970s, Neville Keevers was appointed as the first teacher to specialise in music at Alstonville Public School. Neville’s passion for music established a strong interest in music among students at the school that continues to this day. Under Neville’s guidance, the school acquired instruments and formed its own band. Many of Neville’s students have gone on to have music careers. The Band Man highlights the important contribution the Alstonville Public School and Neville Keevers have made to shaping music education and culture in the district.
By Stephen, Sally, Emily, (Alstonville High School) Richmond (Alstonville Plateau Historical Society) and Duke Albada in collaboration with Neville Keevers.


2020-2021 Chair: Kamila Tomaszewski
A new school year is upon us, and with it comes the new and exciting Medina Elementary Reading Club. This year we will focus on the amount of time each student reads, use reading logs, and have monthly prizes.
Join our reading challenge! Our goal is to have Medina students read 2 million minutes by the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
Every time a student reads, they are asked to record their reading minutes on Reading Logs and get a parental initial. Reading Logs will be submitted online weekly on Monday, and we will track our schools’ progress at the end of each month.
A new Reading Log for the current week will be available for each student on your family's Medina PTA Account page every Monday. Students are encouraged to engage in a wide variety of reading materials, including e-books, books, magazines, audiobooks, comics and more.
There will be monthly prizes based on the top three readers of Medina and a monthly draw. Our monthly top readers will win a book of their choice, while the draw will include science, STEM and art kits. The more students read, the more often their name will be entered into the drawing.
How do students enter their name in the monthly draw?
- Submit your weekly Reading Logs on Monday
- Read More based on your grade category:
- K-2nd grade: every weekly 100 minutes
- 3rd-5th grade: every weekly 200 minutes
October 2020 Prizes:
K-2nd Grade: Jumbo Slime Kit
3rd-5th Grade: Galaxy Slime Kit
Dynamo Lab Science Kit
Mega Crystal Growing Lab
- Saturday, October 24
- Sunday, October 25
- Monday, October 26
- Tuesday, October 27
- Wednesday, October 28
- Thursday, October 29


Bill Rennison, 1929-2017
by John Dixon, assisted by Bill's son Peter
Tewkesbury History Society (THS)
Bill Rennison was a founder member of and Treasurer to THS, author of articles and an invaluable Historical Reference Book. In his spare time, he was a Scout Commissioner, Mayor of Tewkesbury and voluntary gardener at Bredon Manor. Much of that was achieved in his fulfilling retirement; all shared and enjoyed by his wife and consort, Ruth. He was probably the last of the generation of teachers who managed to combine a demanding career with civic service in their 'spare time'.
Bill was officially known as ‘Jared William’ when he was born in 1929 – named after a grandfather who paid for his difficult birth in a private clinic. Bill’s father was a shipyard worker who survived the slump - and saved up for marriage – by working for a year in Venezuela.
His father took the family to work in railway engineering in Doncaster where Bill was reared. There he thrived and one of his Grammar School teachers encouraged him to apply for a place to read History at Oxford. At a time when not many children from Doncaster went to University, let alone Oxbridge; as Peter commented, “he certainly did his bit for social mobility”.
However, in 1947 an 18 year’s enforced priority was National Service which he spent – possibly because he had been a Sea Cadet - working in Haslar Naval Hospital in Portsmouth. He then entered St John’s College where his passion for history flourished. It was during this time that he met Ruth - a New Zealander who had sailed over “looking for adventure”. They were introduced and the rest, as they say, was history.
They married in Newcastle, after a spell of teaching in Scotland and Huddersfield, where he had to teach French.
The Town Mayor and Mayoress in 1979
In his memoirs, the late Gordon Kaye, star of Allo, Allo recalled that it was Bill who provided him with his first French lesson; and the rest was “Franglais”! They enjoyed their early married years teaching in Cambridgeshire where Janet was born in 1957 and Peter in 1960.
It was in 1967 that Bill won promotion as Second Master at Tewkesbury Boys’ Grammar School in what was to be its final five years at Southwick Park. 1972 was a year of educational revolution when Bill moved to the new comprehensive school as head of Upper School and of course teaching history where I met him as the 'Head of Department' in 1983. He retired in 1985 and I remember celebrating with them, dining on a river boat on the Avon.
During this time he and Ruth were keen leaders of the Scouts and Guides and he was a member of the Tewkesbury Choral Society. If this was not enough service, he was a Councillor being elected Town Mayor in 1979. Both he and Ruth thoroughly enjoyed their civic duties but, as a principled Liberal politician, he resigned from the party in 1997, disagreeing with the proposed, but ill-fated, 'Lib-Lab Pact', which Tony Blair saw as a means of obtaining power.
At its foundation in 1991, this Society was fortunate to be supported by Bill who rotated as treasurer with his neighbour, Bill Camp – they proved very safe hands in those pre-computer days. Bill also teamed up with Cameron Talbot to use their precious skills as Latin scholars – a pre-requisite then for entry to Oxford – to transcribe 16-17th century wills, written in Medieval Latin. These have been preserved as a bound volume in the Library and transcribed onto the Society’s database for the benefit of posterity. The History of the Society in its 10th year was written by Bill.
Ruth looked after me with her famous Pavlovas and it was a sad loss when she died at so young an age - and just before the 2007 floods which so afflicted him. Shortly afterwards, he left Tewkesbury for a comfortable retirement home in Reading. It was an honour for me to represent the Society, and join Bill and Ruth’s family at the funeral in Reading of this Life Member - and to learn that he had settled so well in his adopted area, partly because his love of choral music had even extended to a Groovy Kind of Love.
Soham Grammarian Spring 1961
We extend our warmest welcome to Mr Ades, Mr Scott and Mr Sherrington who all joined us in September, and to Mr Rennison who took over the History department in January this year. Let us hope that their stay is long and enjoyable.
Soham Grammarian Summer 1967
We also said farewell to Mr Rennison, who goes to Tewkesbury Grammar School as Senior Master, and to Mr Royal-Dawson, who goes to the Leventhorpe School, Sawbridgeworth as Senior English Master. To both the thanks of all are extended for all their multifarious services, and our best wishes for their future happiness and success: we shall miss the quiet efficiency of the one and the equally quiet untidiness of the other.
We welcomed Bill to our 2007 reunion, brought by Warwick Ellis.
1965 school photo: Warwick Ellis - Norman Sherrington - Bill Rennison
At Soham Grammar School, he - Jethro - taught History at from January 1961 to July 1967.
His contribution to the Scouting life of the school was recognised when he was invited to return in 1968 to open the new Scouting hut.
Educated at Doncaster Grammar School and St John's College Oxford, in 1954 he went to teach History at King James's Grammar School Almondbury, Huddersfield.
As their website says "He lost no time in proposing a School Scout Troop, the investiture of which - as 46th Huddersfield troop - took place on 9th March 1955 with himself as Scout Master". The actor Gordon Kaye was in one of his Forms.
From Soham he went to be Deputy Head at Tewkesbury Grammar School where he spent five "happy and I think productive years" until the four Tewkesbury secondary schools were combined in 1972 to become Tewkesbury School. For thirteen years he was head of Upper School, taking early retirement in 1985.
The Rennisons decided to stay in Gloucestershire, in Tewkesbury, which is about the same size as Ely, but "much more friendly and interesting". Bill was on the Town Council for seventeen years and was Mayor in 1979-80.
In retirement he retained his Scouting connection, serving as District Commissioner and finally President. He sang in the choir of St Nicholas Ashchurch and with the Tewkesbury Choral Society.
He was a founder member of the Tewkesbury Historical Society and was Treasurer for many years and helped with the editing of the Annual Bulletin.
In 2006 he was widowed. His wife Ruth was a New Zealander and at one time he seriously considered emigrating there but the right post never came up. In retirement they had two long holidays in New Zealand and visited "most parts of that beautiful country".
In 2007 his was one of the homes devastated by the flooding that affected large parts of Gloucestershire.
At the 2007 Dinner: Gareth Woods - Bill Rennison - Peter Scott - Warwick Ellis
The Hole in the Ceiling Gang
Scouting at SGS
Richard Brown 60 writes appreciatively of Bill in an autobiographical note on the History Zone which he edits:
At the beginning of the third year, history was taught by Bill Rennison: the Tudors and Stuarts and then British and European history 1815-1945 for O Level. He was a hard task-master and a stickler for detail and we argued continuously about history and politics from then until he moved to Tewkesbury Grammar at the end of my second year in the sixth form in 1967.
Bill was an excellent teacher, interested and interesting with a detailed knowledge and understanding especially of the seventeenth century. His lessons were discursive in nature and students were encouraged to express their own views on the issues being discussed though you had to be prepared to argue your case and Bill would not tolerate sloppy thinking.
When examining the Armada, I suggested that the English had been very lucky not to lose. Bill asked me to explain my thinking and then systematically debunked each point I’d made: an exhilarating experience since I probably learned more about the Armada as a result.
He was extremely encouraging bringing books and articles from his library and suggesting that I read and note them. I still refer to these on occasions as he had annotated my spidery notes with pithy comments again correcting poor reasoning and thought. Both orally and in writing, he contributed significantly to my development as a historian and I will always be grateful for the time he was prepared to expend on my ideas and writing.
Advanced Level was grounded in studying the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Britain and Europe with a special subject on the reign of Charles II. All the reading I’d done in the years before this paid off and I found an increasing pleasure in examining the complexities of the period.
The focus may have been on the political and diplomatic, a characteristic of much school history at this time but, for the first time there was a detailed examination of the social, economic, cultural and ideological dimensions of the past. This, combined with a heightened awareness of history as a discipline and as a set of ideas and methods made these three years a period of self-exploration and personal historical development.
I especially enjoyed the depth study of Charles II and remember giving class papers on the personality of Charles II and the political development of the Cabal, the governing group from 1667 until 1672, both lasting over two hours each. The school library had copies of the relevant State Papers that proved an invaluable source of information and ideas.
© Richard Brown 2010, reproduced here with his permission.
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3/4/20 David Woodroffe SG60: Sobering to think that I only saw one small facet of such an interesting man.
3-4/4/20 Lindsay Hancock SG59: I always liked Mr Rennison. I remember one particular history lesson especially, when Mr Rennison explained the agricultural revolution to us, as a class. So impressed were Nick Ruczaj and myself by the invention of the seed drill, that we nicknamed Mr Rennison 'Jethro'... Subsequently, Jethro and Slug were the masters that took us on Scout Camp to Edale Peak District Scout Camp. A thoroughly enjoyable experience! Bless them both ...
4/4/20 Gary Dew SG62: I remember Bill as as a very good and fair teacher.
5/4/20 Richard Vince SG64: Most of my school History was learned from Mr. Taylor and Mr. Abbott, but I do remember that Mr. Rennison always seemed a genial man (as was Mr. Abbott, whereas 'Rat' Taylor often had a harsher approach). I remember Bill Rennison’s nickname as 'Jethro'. Teacher’s nicknames are often passed down from one form to the next without explanation as to their origin, but I imagine that in this case it has something to do with Jethro Tull of agricultural fame (or the rock flautist?).
6/4/20 Jeffrey Easingwold 64-65: I was only at Soham GS for one year (64-65) and was not taught by him. Both 1A and 1 Alpha were taught History by Mr Taylor. I nearly always sat on his table for lunch, though. If memory serves my brother, who is 4 years younger than me, was in the same class as his daughter at St Mary's Primary School on Silver Street, Ely.
19/4/20 Ralph Dunham SG59: One thing
we from Cambridgeshire and Gloucestershire agree on was that Jethro
was well liked and also respected as a person and teacher; he always was
fair and affable.
Regarding his nickname I, like others, believed it to exist because of the well known farmer of seed drill fame Jethro Tull, and I seem to recall an overuse of this name once in a lesson; I didn't realise Bill was actually Jared William Rennison.
He encouraged many of us to be interested in History by his own quiet enthusiasm (I do not recall any discipline problems). In my own case he was a pivotal factor in History being my main subject when training to be a certificated teacher, whilst my later degree dissertation researched a child's understanding of historical changes in society.
With reference to Scouting there are, I'm sure, a considerable number of us who were kept on the straight and narrow by him as our Skip in the Senior Scouts , and of course by Lionel Hart in the Scouts. Having organised numerous educational visits in my own career it must have taken a vast amount of planning, plus trust in us as young adults to behave ourselves, to enable us to enjoy far ranging opportunities such as a few days camping in Skye.
We travelled up there in a VW minibus, the
sort with only two small opening windows at the rear; our heavy gear was
on a large roof rack. I was in a corner back seat and having extended my
hand a few times through the small gap realised the whole load was
gradually moving backwards. I drew Skip's attention to this,
mentioning foolishly that stopping on a motorway was only in a case of
emergencies. I received an understandably sharp rebuke that this WAS an
emergency! I wonder if the other responsible adult was another equally
effective and popular teacher, Warwick Ellis? On our return journey we
deviated via Skip's parents' home (near Huddersfield?) where us
dozen or so lively teenagers were warmly welcomed and devoured a most
enjoyable and, having cooked for ourselves for a week or so, a "proper"
After Friday Senior Scouts those of us from Ely had to return home early evening by bus, but Skip always seemed to find room for a lucky foursome in his (overloaded?) old Ford Prefect(?) being most apologetic to those unfortunates left behind!
For some of our Senior Scout badges we had to show an ability to undertake certain practical tasks, which "coincided" with a few jobs requiring attention at Skip's home on Lynn Road, Ely - not far from Gordon Hemming's home. All went well, with Ruth also providing a warm Kiwi welcome. However what none of us envisaged was that the photographs of New Zealand on the wall calendar in the kitchen were helping sow the seeds for my eventual emigration as a £10 Pom, treading a path in the opposite direction to Ruth. It was interesting to read in the Tewkesbury History Society's obituary that Bill also considered emigrating, but eventually only spent two long holidays there.
We continued to be in touch sporadically over the years and when I returned to England in about 1980 for a long holiday with my wife and three young children, Bill and Ruth invited us to spend a day with them at their Tewkesbury home (later to be flooded in 2007). It was a glorious Summer's day in the school holidays and Bill kindly took us to Tewkesbury High School where he was second master - and thus we enjoyed the swimming pool, as well as reminiscing about SGS, Scouting and, of course, New Zealand.


Rotary Book Fair
The Rotary Club of Tuncurry/Forster Inc presents ROTARY NEW YEAR BOOK FAIR!
This year's annual book fair promises to be better than ever. New Books, Old Books, Hard Covers, Paper Backs, CD's, DVD's and more!
There are over 50 different categories from fiction to reference - autobiographies to classics plus a large children's section.
BOOKS TO PLEASE ALL
All funds raised from this Book Fair will assist with Rotary projects and work in serving our local community.


Fundraising for Churches: 12 Keys to Success Every Church Leader Should Know
FOREWORD By: The late Jerold Panas
Author, Speaker, Former Executive Partner, Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners
If your church would benefit from additional funds (and what church wouldn’t), you have precisely the right book in your hands – Fundraising for Churches. Every clergy, every church leader, every member of a church board should have a copy.
To my way of thinking, the book is the very best in its field. The subtitle is: “Twelve Keys to Success Every Church Leader Should Know.” It’s all there. There’s everything you would want to know about annual operating support, capital campaigns, and endowment for building and maintenance.
It’s wonderfully written. I found myself finishing it in one sitting. Then rereading it, underlining and writing in the margins.
The authors, Sarah Matthews and Linda McNay, tell us in an early paragraph, “You will have a clear understanding of how to raise meaningful dollars, and you will have the confidence to launch a highly ambitious and successful fundraising campaign.” They deliver on that promise.
Here’s what I particularly like about the book. You will, also. I’m reminded that it’s not really about money. It’s about the human spirit. Dreams. And high aspirations.
I’m positive that if you emphasize the spiritual life of the Church, the money will follow.
When I first saw the title, I wasn’t enthralled. Well, that’s the truth of it. I thought it ought to have more zip, more snap, crackle and pop.
But actually the title says something about the book. It’s basic, fundamental, pure fundraising. There’s not a lot of philosophy. Just the essential nuts and bolts of raising funds. From A to Z.
For instance, they answer the question about how much a parishioner should contribute to a Church. And whether clergy should know what members of the congregation give. I’ve wrestled with those questions myself.
You will also read about why one church returned a valuable Picasso. I kept thinking as I read the passage, “Don’t return the painting. Find a way to keep it.”
I have found that people do not want to just give money away, they want to give to programs and causes that touch lives in magical ways. The authors make it quite clear that people will give, generously and sacrificially, when the need is clearly and passionately demonstrated.
We are reminded that God is the giver, the true donor. The job of the Christian is not to begrudgingly discern how much should be given away, but to make certain of the reality that God is the donor. I love a little poem I have saved and used over the years:
Angel, must I give again, I ask in dismay,
And must I keep giving and giving and giving it away?
Oh no, said the Angel, his glance pierced me through,
Just keep giving till the Lord stops giving to you.
The book presents a very strong case for tithing. There are seven scripture references that have a stewardship-theme. I went back to my Bible and read each one. This was powerful. Interestingly, there are 67 references to tithing in the Bible.
There is an outline for what should be included in all the details of a campaign. It is priceless. Along with it, a chart of the suggested hierarchy of the campaign. There’s even a lesson on who should chair the program.
I had one small quarrel. But it’s really a minor issue. There’s reference in the book that people give to people. That’s a hoary verity in our profession – that people give to people. It’s been repeated ad nauseum.
Actually, people don’t give to people. I believe what is meant is that people give more when they are asked in person. People don’t give to people – they give to exciting, important, spiritual causes.
The book also deals with the importance of one-on-one personal solicitations. We know you don’t get milk from a cow by sending a letter. And you don’t get milk from a cow by calling on a phone. You get milk by sitting next to the cow and milking it.
There is a superb section on how to get the appointment. My experience is if you get the appointment, you’re 85% on your way to getting the gift. The authors tell us how to ask for the gift, what you do when you arrive for the meeting, and what should be said to get the gift.
And they tell you how you respond to, “I’ll need to think about it.” Or what do you do if there are objections. The book answers all of this. I can tell you that when you finish this section, you are indeed ready to ask.
The chapter on capital campaigns is as good as I’ve ever read. It takes you from the planning to the feasibility study, to the Case, to the ask. Follow this and you are assured of success.
There’s some good news I want to share with you. The authors report that it’s clear that a capital campaign does not affect annual giving. Quite the contrary, it helps increase it. That’s been my experience, also.
Every Church leader, in fact every member of the Church, should read the section on endowment. That’s the future of your Church. Planned giving and bequests should be stressed throughout the year with congregants.
You read that people who make large gifts generally do not make quick decisions. They’ll need a little cultivation. I remind you that you don’t make a pickle by sprinkling a little vinegar over a cucumber! You have to immerse it.
The larger the gift, the more likely it is to be emotional. Large gifts are visceral, not cerebral.
I’ve faced the question of what do you do with members who have not turned in their pledge card. This can be awkward. This book has the answer.
There’s a wonderful schedule for how to prepare for a Fall pledge drive. I’ve looked it over. It is fail-proof. If you follow that, you simply can’t miss.
To my way of thinking, one of the very best sections is on stewardship. The ultimate goal for the Church is to develop disciples and to support them as they grow. This takes time.
I could go on and on. The book is wonderfully easy to read and packed to the brim and overflowing with powerful and helpful information.
This book doesn’t belong in the Church Library. It belongs on every Pastor’s desk. And in the hands of every church leader.
Fundraising for Churches is one of those rare books that takes you by the hand and truly leads you to successful fundraising.


Grieving – A Beginners Guide by Jerusha Hull McCormack
When i was widowed in 2006 my sister came across this book in the library. The author had been a Senior Lecturer in University College Dublin, already a published author and widowed suddenly mid-life. The book chronicles her grief journey for the benefit of others. Her opening line “Chances are if you are reading this, your heart is broken” invites the reader to follow her voyage of discovery from a similar beginning.
Very early in the book Jerusha states “we are all amateurs at grief”. She describes becoming marginalized, feelings of loneliness, fear, sadness, chaos and the loss of self, but she also shares the journey of self discovery, of meaningful new values and all the positive things that are born of grieving. “Grief expressed openly and honestly can be one of the most liberating experiences of life”.
From the initial shocking numbness, into the acute pain she logs ways to sustain well being. She advises “trust that the pain will be bearable”. She states grief does not have a script, it is not one emotion but many. It also has the capacity to ambush you at any time. Attended to in a positive manner it “does not impoverish; it enriches” Jerusha boldly tackles the “secondhand lines” directed at the grief stricken by the well meaning but uninformed and dismantles them encouraging the bereft to do the same.
Loneliness and Grief
The book is honest, it does not hide the awfulness of grief. “Social isolation is inevitable” and “one of the most valuable things the grieving can do is to learn to live with a certain degree of loneliness. It is painful”. Throughout the book there are poems and quotations, words of wisdom and encouragement. It is the kind of book to return to again and again, with every reading its guidance grows. It is a thoughtfull book to pass on to a friend experiencing grief, a book full of feeling and solace, a book to take on a similar journey.
This article was written by guest writer and forum member Bernie.