To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Published for the first time in the 60s, it details the story of “Scout” Finch, a 6-year-old girl, living in the state of Alabama who is also the narrator. Read my review!
Frankly, when I first heard about it, everyone was “loving it so much” that it sounded kind of boring to me. Nevertheless, I borrowed it from the library the very next day and I don’t regret my decision the least.
From the first sentence on, I realised it wasn’t going to be an easy read like most literature is nowadays, but I had enjoyed it so much, I turned into a speedy page-turner and finished it within 2 days!
The one and only negative part of the novel is that sometimes really important events, for which you have been waiting since the very first page, seem skimmed over - while other times, things which are not so relatable, are drawn full on - the characters from head-to-toe, the atmosphere is being talked about in 2 chapters, and in the end, whatever happens comes to nothing. However, its biggest strength is definitely the author’s ability to draw you into the story (not like so many other works, which you just read out of boredom or for school) - I couldn’t stop reading when the narrative turned scary!
My personal favourite character is Atticus Finch, Scout’s father. He always manages to treat everyone with respect and kindness, even in the darkest of times. Moreover, he sets an excellent example of how one should communicate with their children; you are not doing them well if they are let too loose, nor if they are constantly kept locked up.
Overall, To Kill a Mockingbird is a very well-written book, including a lot of general facts and still giving you goose bumps when everything seemed “on the edge”. Despite the fact I don’t normally like books which are overly popular, this particular novel really held my attention and I will always remember and tell what a wonderful work it was.
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Many people with this condition have no symptoms. Treatment is aimed at the health problems causing the lung problem and the complications caused by the disorder. Corticosteroids or other medicines that suppress the immune system are sometimes useful.
The outcome is related to the underlying disorder and the type and severity of lung disease. In severe cases, lung transplantation can be considered.
Call your health care provider right away if you have rheumatoid arthritis and you develop unexplained breathing difficulties.
Corte TJ, duBois RM. The lungs and connective tissue diseases. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al., eds. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2010:chap 58.
Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


There is an interesting book written during the 18th century about the Luxor Temple. Letters from Egypt is the diary of Lucie Duff Gordon. She came to Egypt for her health and lived in a cottage among the half buried ruins of the Luxor Temple. She vividly describes Egypt during this time, including the early "Egyptologists" who found and sold antiquities.
The book is now out of print, but may be available at your library. You could also purchase it through the used book dealers on the internet. www.amazon.com offers an out-of-print service, but there are others including www.abe.com (ABE Books) . I have ordered out-of-print books from dealers all over the world and have never had a problem.


A fun story sure to inspire future aviators!
Introducing Erica and Lindsey, best friends who love to fly drones. When they find out about an air show that includes a drone competition, they can’t wait to go. The girls get more out of the big day than they imagined as they meet female pilots, learn about hot air balloons and imagine themselves in command of a real space shuttle!
Drone Girls and the Air Show Adventure is the first in what will be a series. The book has the endorsement of educational professionals, including K. Blythe, EdD. She says, “The authors created characters that allow young girls to see themselves as powerful and intelligent. Yes we can.”
Audience: Ages 5 -8
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We met Cabral a few years ago in Sao Paulo when he showed us around BECEI, the library he founded when he was 14 years old. It was the first library to open in a favela. Politicians said it wouldn’t work. Local gangs attacked it. Cabral persisted. Today it has around 60,000 members and has helped to transform the community of Paraisopolis.
His story has stuck with us ever since. Together with researcher Carla Rollo and editors Jamie Robertson and Laura Wiggins we’ve made a short film about the BECEI library and Cabral’s work. You can watch the film here.
This film is the first in a series we are making about people who are transforming communities around the world. For more information see Reasons To Be Hopeful
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From High School Students:
“His voice and knowledge resonated just as much as his beautiful instruments.”
H. Simich, Senior
“That was honestly the coolest thing I’ve ever witnessed. I saw him twice and he inspired me to be more serious in my guitar playing.”
C. Blair, Senior
“That inspired me to not only continue to improve my guitar skills but look forward to trying a harp guitar.”
S. Eastin, Sophomore
From Teachers and Program Directors:
"My middle school students LOVED Mr. Riley’s presentation! He shared his harp guitars with us in an engaging and interactive way. This presentation would be a great way to connect students to an often forgotten era of American music and a rare instrument that most people may never see in their lifetimes."
Lee Middle School
"This program includes a great combination of information about harp guitars and how they relate to our history and to the music world. John Riley mesmerized the audience with a wonderful demonstration of harp guitars through the last century. I could have listened to him all day!"
Director, West Georgia Regional Library
"A stunning presentation of instruments that we have never before seen nor heard. It was the best program that we have ever had."
Wesley Woods of Newnan
"A truly unique presentation on an instrument unknown to nearly all of us. John Riley’s program is a wonderful mix of information and music, accessible across a broad range of ages and interests."
Meg Jackson Clark
Central Library Adult Services
Coweta Public Library System
"I was blown away by the historical background as well the different sounds of the various harp guitars, each was so unique! I really thought they were going to sound like the combination of harps with guitars but it almost sounds like a combination of a bass with a 12 string...it was very cool. You must check it out for yourself, and you will be so glad that you did!"
John Paul Hasick
Grady County Baptist Association
"John’s presentation is very engaging, educational and entertaining. He does a fantastic job of connecting the history and story behind his instruments to the music that instrument was made to play. We loved his presentation!"
Griffin Rotary Club
"From the moment John Riley began his presentation to his final strum across the strings of his beautiful harp guitars, he had the attention of all his audience members, young and old. Through his performance and discussion, he inspired the students to learn more about music history as well as pursuing their passion and their art. Mr. Riley is a true educator and entertainer. He is simply amazing!"
Whitewater High School Orchestra and Guitar Teacher
“The students and staff at Roswell HS thoroughly enjoyed the presentation about harp guitars! John Riley was fantastic with the students and provided an entertaining, historical, and interesting demonstration for the music classes. Everyone had something to learn and gain from that very musical experience! Thank you, John!”
Orchestra teacher at Roswell High School
"Harp Guitars: A Musical Journey is a great presentation about the origin and modern existence of an amazing instrument. My students aren't exposed to other musicians/ styles of music as I'd like them to be and having John come in was a great way to bridge that gap. He had great anecdotes, performed several songs for the students, and was very organized with his set-up and presentation in general. I would recommend him to anyone wanting to motivate their students or simply expose their students to a unique instrument with a really cool sound."
Orchestra teacher, Discovery High School


In this guide, we are going to find out some of the possible reasons that might be causing Steam to find installed games, and after that, we are going to suggest possible fixes that you can try to solve this problem. Launch Steam and go to Steam > Settings > Downloads and click on that Steam Library folder. The last window will open with all current Steam library folders. In the upper part of the window, click on the main “+” button and select the directory with the games installed with you.
I’m considering these options for your entire family because I’ve done this many times.
Method 1. Move your games to a new hard drive (such as SSD)
The root folder can be when, but the games must be in the “steamappscommon” subdirectory of this root folder. If you want your games to be in the D:Games folder, you need to create a mapfolders: D:Gamessteamappscommon
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After installing the games in the Steam client, open the Steam menu (in the upper left corner) and select “Settings”. Open the “Downloads” item and at the very top, the first button with the Library Contents setting is called “Steam Library Folder”. You click on the button to open the Steam library of folders. Click the “Add Library Folder” button to add a new library, then select the D:Games folder. The library should now list the Steam library as “D:Games”.
Exit and relaunch steam. After opening a match, all libraries found in a particular folder are displayed here in white, as if they were already installed.
Method 2: Copy Steam games from your old computer to your new one.On a new computer, even open Steam install and a marginal game or create a subdirectory where you are – it should be Files(x86)Steamsteamappscommon
Exit c:program from Steam, then copy the gamesYou are from the Steam Library on the old computer, usually from C:Program Files(x86)Steamsteamappscommon to the same folder on the new computer.
Launch Steam, all and nicknames listed in your library will be colored white as if they were installed. When running Steam game programs with DirectX, the need must be set at exactly the same as this item on the computer used.
Method 3. Widely copy one game from one PC to another.The steam must work. On the last computer, open Steam and set up a small game or create a subdirectory yourself – it should always be C:Program to be Files(x86)Steamsteamappscommon
Copy the game from your current old PC to your new one and place it in the appropriate folder as before – usually C:Program Files(x86)SteamsteamappscommonArma 2 Operation Arrowhead
The game may still be grayed out as “Installed” (not on Steam. Click “Install Game”. Steam will display a message “Detecting existing xxx files” and after a few seconds the “Play Game” window will appear.Href=”https://steamcommunity


Basic APA Style Referencing Method
All academic levels do not accept an essay that is plagiarized. That is why teachers require students to cite any direct quotes or paraphrased information obtained from other authors. Most courses or subjects use APA referencing style since it has a guide that is easy to understand. However, despite APA referencing having a straight forward author-year of publication format, students dread the writing process because arranging various sources from different authors is time-consuming and energy-draining.
Besides, APA frequently changes, and it can be overwhelming to get used to the different rules for each source. When the formatting guidelines change, a professor expects the learners to engage in writing an essay as per the latest edition. Therefore, a scholar has to set aside ample time to learn the APA referencing guide and adjust their writing styles.
But what if you barely have time to do in-depth research on the latest APA edition or to arrange a reference list alphabetically? That’s where our reputable service comes in. We are proficient in all referencing styles and the latest rules of APA. Besides, our experts have extensive experience of referencing various sources, be it books from different authors, newspapers, articles, journals, a periodical publication, and visual material such as graphs, artwork, films as well as images.
If you are a UK student that realizes that it might take you a while to understand APA referencing and need to learn the referencing style at a faster pace, reach out to our experts who are accessible 24/7. Our website also has various examples that you can use to understand this citation style further.
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Since every professor requires students to adhere to the requested formatting based on the latest guide for that style, failure to include the correct APA referencing in-text and bibliography results in a poor grade. While some people use APA referencing website to generate a specific citation, these online generators often don’t get updated; hence your documents are likely to have references that are not appropriately arranged. So if you want your academic essay to have correct referencing, then its best to trust the writing process to a competent writer.
The trick we apply to ensure that all documents are plagiarism-free is to know the rules to the requested citation. Our writers frequently update their knowledge on APA referencing by rereading the latest manual. That way, the referencing knowledge obtained is reflected in error-free documents delivered to the clients. When it comes to referencing in APA, there are standard rules to follow, and they include:
- The papers referenced in APA latest edition should always have a capitalized running head placed at the top section on every page.
- The APA referencing in text has to mention the last name of the author, followed by the date of publication. The two elements have to be separated by a comma, and brackets are added at the end of the paraphrased information. For a direct quote, the page number must be added. Examples include (Davis, 2010) and (Davis, 2010, p. 215).
- All arguments have to be supported by scholarly evidence, and the writing has to be clear and logical.
- The pages of the documents have to be double spaced. This includes references, lines, and block quotations.
- Always adhere to the APA 7th edition referencing guide and manuals used by your discipline or departments as they tend to give clear guidance on the right way to reference different authors.
- The font should be readable, the margins one inch while the font size should be around 12.
- The APA title page should be centered and include crucial details such as the name of the institution, author, and title of the academic paper.
- Don’t include an interview or survey data in the reference list as researchers don’t consider them as retrievable data.
While students from all UK academic levels have the freedom to do extensive research on a certain topic and use a wide variety of sources from various authors, you have to cite each source correctly and list them in separate reference pages arranged alphabetically.
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When you encounter any source that you don’t believe you can reference correctly in APA, use writing examples from a trustworthy service or check instructions provided in the latest publication manual. Our APA latest edition guide is also another option that students from all over the UK use to understand this referencing style better. Besides, visual examples of referencing APA show you the right way to reference a title page, abstract, main body, and reference list. Research material that our experts have helped in referencing in APA include:
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APA referencing is a skill that students have to master at college because it differentiates between original work and ideas or information from other authors. Its importance lies in giving due credit to other authors whose views, words, and research from which your content is based upon.
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The Library will be closed Friday, May 12 & Saturday May 13. Please visit us on Blanchard Ave for our book sale. Proceeds go toward buying exciting, adventurous, interesting, educational, colorful, imagination promoting, and just plain fun children's books. We have boxes and boxes of books to choose from, children and adult. Try a mystery or suspenseful novel. Also an humorous or silly book, plenty of those for kids! Learn about someone with a biography or get lost in an adventure story.
Reading to children is a gift of your time, brings out the child's imagination, and opens a young life to years of enjoyment. One of the best gifts ever!
Upcoming Events at the library Craft Club ~ Tuesdays ~ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Lego Club ~ Thursdays ~ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Storytime ~ Saturdays ~ Call for time


Today I'm focusing on the human head, doing some exercises to learn how to draw and paint in different styles. I'm using the human head as the main illustration in one of my school projects for the moment, so I really want to experiment a bit before choosing which way to go with my project..
A goal I have is to get better at portraits, so it's really perfect to learn about all the layers that affect our appearance! ;)
There's a lot of good books and tutorials, if you want to get tips on how to improve your drawing skills. Check some titles and where you can buy them. Check your local library after the books or the internet for websites on the subject and youtube for video tutorials - if you want to save the money.
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...coming this Halloween
What's happening at Kensington Manor? Join me, Mr. Peabody, Mrs. Kensington's favorite boarder, confidant, and self-appointed envoy, as I attempt to unravel the duality of mystery that consumes my hostess and lady-of-the-house. Mrs. Kensington, widowed since the turn of the century, gravitates toward the kindness of strangers to remediate her loneliness as she opens her Manor house for boarding. The garden district New Orleans mansion is soon filled with travelers and displaced individuals from far and near eager to reside within the once lavish residence. As Mrs. Kensington’s health and home spiral into decline. Questions arise: Who’s gonna care for Mrs. Kensington when she can no longer care for herself? What happened to her husband? Was he murdered? If so, who murdered Mr. Kensington? Where was the gold fortune allegedly in his possession prior to his death? Did the fortune of gold exist at all? Does it remain housed within the safe behind the portrait that hangs on the wall just above the mantle in the grand dining hall there in the manor house on the Kensingston estate? This is the basis of my investigation as I search for clues, evidence, and suspects in an attempt to solve the mystery of ‘Schrodinger’s Gold.’
...a continuation and sequel to Canary and the Mothman; Canary Amongst the Covey chronicles the events in Jesse’s life as he travels abroad for his tour of duty in the United States Army, 1st Infantry division aka, The Big Red One. Join him and his comrades as they attempt to liberate the Viet Cong stronghold known as the Iron Triangle, near Saigon, Vietnam. Find out if Jesse, aka Canary, obtains the answers to those questions asked during his youth. Find out if he comes to terms with the abuse suffered during his childhood. Find out if he will survive and live to see another Dawn.
Canary Amongst the Covey
Canary and the Mothman
...an inspired-by-true-events tale of Jesse a young boy growing up in Georgia's rural Blue Ridge Mountains and burdened withthe "family secret".Jesse is pressured to keep the secret through intimidation, threats and violence but ultimately it's the SILENCE that proves his most difficult adversary. Jesse begins his journey on his family's farm during WW2 and winds his way through the bluffs, backroads and hollows of that nostalgic time searching for answers to questions he doesn't know how to ask. All the while... wondering…doubting...seeking….Jesse learns numerous lessons along the road a few the-easy-way but most the-hard-way. He encounters many friends(Chameleons) but only few foes (Owls). It's not until many years later he begins to learn that his youthful certainty was merely his inability to distinguish the Chameleons (foes) from the Owls (friends).Join Jesse as he struggles to comprehend his FAMILY'S WAY while attempting to obtain (Owlness) or answers to his family's secrets as he comes of age in this tragic tale of SILENCE. Find out how Jesse, an Owl at heart, becomes a Canary instead but for the SILENCE. Don't be like Jesse. He can only wish that he'd spoken up...
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People who manage information have known since the 1970s that logic can be used to query information in databases, but the use of logic to organize information is not well understood by modern practitioners and has only recently been considered in the field of information science. The author of Logic and the Organization of Information (Springer, 2012) states "A greatly underappreciated and unused theoretical background to the organization of information is that of symbolic logic. (The monumental and authoritative Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition, 2009, does not have an entry for logic in its 6,856 pages)" (p 121). Yet logic has been used (informally but effectively) to organize information for more than 700 years.
What You Will Learn
Ron Fuller is a consultant in information management and has taught in the database program at Bellevue College. He spent 6 years at Microsoft where he helped build the world’s first terabyte-size OLAP cube and initiated some of the earliest internal BI projects. As an Army Reserve officer he served as Deputy to the CTO for US Central Command, Directorate of Intelligence, and as Chief of Intelligence Systems for Afghanistan. He lives in Redmond, WA with his wife Nicole and 4 children.
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The Practical Guide to Evil tells the story of Catherine Foundling, the neglected but extraordinarily talented daughter of a powerful Empire. After a series of tragedies force her to accept the world of darkness and evil she has been drawn to, Catherine embarks on a vicious quest for revenge. Struggling between her loyal subjects and a mysterious new power, she must use her cunning and her magical gifts to drive her foes before her. As her power grows and the stakes become increasingly high, Catherine must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her kingdom and the people she loves. With political intrigue, forbidden romance, and thrilling battles, The Practical Guide to Evil will leave listeners spellbound.count value
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Grangewood Brickwork are celebrating their Lambeth Palace Library project winning ‘Best Public Building’ and the ‘Supreme Award’ at the 2021 BDA Awards.
The annual brickwork awards are of the highest accolade and winning is a true testimony to the efforts and collaboration from all involved.
We have an amazing team that continue to deliver brilliance time and time again!
The judges said “Phenomenal quality of brickwork and detail. Clearly the result of a highly technical and productive engagement between architect, factor, brickmakers, and brickwork contractors.”


This site is about Dutch Delftware, especially that of Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles, Anno 1653 (Royal Delft).
Wij heten u van hante welkom naar Delfthuis. Deze website beidt u veel informatie over De Porceleyne Fles. Dank u wel voor uw bezoek.
Delftware is a generic name for many kinds of ceramics, of which Delft blue (Delfts Blauw) is the best known and most common. In its Golden Age in the 17th and 18th Centuries the city of Delft, in The Netherlands, was home to some 32 Delftware factories. By sheer quality and quantity Delft dominated the field of ceramics to such an extent that, even to this day, Delft and Delftware are household names and largely synonymous with tiles, tin-glazed faience, and blue & white pottery.
Porceleyne Fles was founded in 1653. By the mid-19th Century it was the only Delftware factory still surviving in Delft. Then in 1876, under new ownership, Porceleyne Fles revitalised itself and resurrected the fame and glory of genuine Delftware. Some one hundred years ago, a gentleman named Leliman wrote in an article in groene Amsterdammer:
"De Porceleyne Fles is undoubtedly responsible for the rebirth of our national industry. The Delft people of the past would be envious of our reputation."
By 1919 this importance was recognised to such an extent that the predicate Royal was granted to the factory by Royal warrant.
Since the end of the 19th Century many companies, both large factories and small workshops, have imitated Porceleyne Fles and tried to "steal its thunder". But few have come even close, and none have surpassed Porceleyne Fles. Now in its 350th anniversary year, Porceleyne Fles has much to celebrate, still leading the way into 21st Century ceramics.
To coincide with the 350th anniversary of Porceleyne Fles this year, Rick Erickson has written a special book about Porceleyne Fles Delftware published in September 2003. The book is called Royal Delft: A guide to De Porceleyne Fles. This new book in English is a real collector's guide aimed at all collectors from novice to serious. It contains over 800 photographs (almost 700 in colour), many historical photographs, and reprints from factory sales catalogues. The book includes a goldmine of information about the thousands of different pieces made by Porceleyne Fles, as well as details about factory marks, year codes, and over 400 painters' signatures, plus a guide to current value and rarity. The hardbound book has 300 pages.
This special Jubilee-350 year is giving impetus to organise an international club for Porceleyne Fles collectors. The idea is that such a group could help promote a wider understanding and appreciation of Porceleyne Fles, acting as a forum or venue for meeting other collectors, helping to encourage and assist in building collections, and exchanging information and knowledge. It is hoped to be able to have a regular newsletter and website. Again, anyone interested can contact the collectors establishing the group at email@example.com.


Age: 8 - 16
Description: This non-fictional Masterpiece is told from the perspective of the Lion that killed and defeated the hunter! Organized and written by our own Kandace Chimbiri we finally have A truly Black perspective on The Untold Story of Black North Africa! A Textbook on Kemet! This is a solid work to be used in all educational institutions! The Story of Early Ancient Egypt begins 'Before the Pharaohs' and covers 18,000 years of amazing human history in an easily readable format. Each chapter chronicles a period or theme in a comprehensive, as well as engaging, manner. Heavily illustrated with full-colour artwork to engage readers, 20 photos showing genuine artefacts from the period concerned to aid understanding, and 3 maps that help readers to place ancient Egypt in its geographical context, This text book is designed to help readers understand the origins of our fascinating culture. It includes a helpful timeline across the pages, a chronology chart, an index, a glossary and a summary of The Legacy of Dynasties which link our ancient story to today's modern technology and invention. Readers, aged 8 to 80, will be delighted to learn so much new information about the world's favorite ancient civilization.
There are already many children's books about ancient Egypt. Yet, virtually all focus on the later periods in ancient Egypt's long history, particularly the 18th Dynasty (Akhenaton, Tutankhamun and Hatshepshut) or the even later Graeco-Roman period (Ptolemy and Cleopatra). Which are all used to miseducate the world and destract them from learning of The original Architects, Engineers, Doctors and Buliders of Civilization! The Black Man, Woman & Child.
Text Book, Non-Fiction, Illustrated, Origins of all civilizations and cultures. (Bulk Ordering Available)
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The Museum has a collection of over 80,000 images. To help care for them we charge fees for copies of our images. There is a dual fee structure. Reproduction Fees for the physical image and Publication and Use Fees for the ability to publicly use the image.
Credit must be given each time an image is published, broadcast, or otherwise displayed. Credit should be given as follows “Photo Courtesy of Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum”. If credit is given separate from the image, as in a telecast or book appendix, image must be identified by page number, negative number, or image title as appropriate. No image obtained from the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum shall be altered in any way except for proportional cropping for publication without permission in advance from the Board of Trustees of the museum.
One copy of all publications, including periodicals, films, and videotapes, shall be given to Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum at no cost for inclusion in the collection.
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2008 - Free Mused Literary Review Ebooks
The BellaOnline Mused Literary Review offers poetry, short stories, artwork, non-fiction works, plays, and interviews each quarter. The magazine is offered in ebook format for free! This gorgeous, formatted PDF is a delightful way to enjoy each season of the year. Mused is published on each solstice and equinox.
Fall Equinox 2008 -
Volume 2, Issue 3
Autumn - appreciating the results of hard work. Our photos display the satisfaction of reaching your destination, the serenity of a Japanese garden, the ease of a resting alligator. Enjoy a golden sunset and a snoozing swan. Our poetry conveys imagery of waving corn stalks, indolent cats, the sweet smell of cinnamon and apples, an arrow of geese heading south. Stories imbue fragrances of golden marigolds, a mystery laced in answering machine messages, a tale of a quiet diner, and a quest for dinosaur eggs.
Crossing into modern day reality we have a stunning tale of a wife who weathers abusive husbands and perseveres. Equally inspiring is a woman who volunteers in Vietnam with orphans.
We celebrate a discussion with Karen Allen - amazing actress, phenomenal fabric artist. Her message to all artists is this: "As James Taylor says in his song, ‘the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time’. If you’re doing something you love to do, you’re going to enjoy the passage of time."
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Summer Solstice 2008 -
Volume 2, Issue 2
Summer's sultry heat bakes our senses. Our artwork resonates with the shimmering yellow of the Valley of the Sun, the baked brick of the Canyon de chelly, the exotic pyramids of Egypt. Visions reflect the layers of the Grand Canyon, the striped boats of Ventimiglia Italy, the pinholes of a vampire's kiss.
Poems bring to life azaleas, tea leaves, lazy summer days and shellin' purple-hull peas. Stories draw in the drama with scrambled eggs and a camping trip by the Pacific.
Real life stories add even more poignancy with kind stepmothers, the acceptance of mistakes, the love of flying. There is the trauma of a grandmother with Alzheimer's. A woman celebrates her 40th birthday with a fire circle while wives discuss what women want and deserve. We give equal time to menopause and PMS, two decidedly feminine situations.
The power of summertime infuses us to the end, as evidenced by "Thunder" -
The crash far away;
a mild timpani remains
rumbling me to sleep.
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Spring Equinox 2008 -
Volume 2, Issue 1
Spring brings new life to a thawing world. Gaze on a lamb resting in Wales, a church doorway in Germany, a pair of Ibis in the Everglades. A deep crevice of layered rock becomes a birth canal. Reflect on a placid pond and a conte swirl.
Poetry draws you in further. A young sand goddess builds a beach castle. An older woman feels comfortable in her skin. Stories highlight misconceptions about saving money, the tug-of-war between mother and daughter, the slow awakening to romance.
Non-fiction stories celebrate the small victories of getting older, the challenges of living in the tundra, the transition from tomboy to curvaceous woman. An Asian woman rides the metro bus through Los Angeles, an American woman breathes in cardamom in Iraq.
We all deserve a shelter, a place of peace we can retreat to. "A Soul's Oasis" ends with this:
Most vital is this quiet space, a refuge from
the hectic day; I so do love this beautiful place where all
my cares just drift away.
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"Makoto Kagoshima Ceramics" is a catalog of 130 vibrant ceramics by Makoto Kagoshima commissioned by Chariots on Fire. This book contains the largest documentation of Makoto Kagoshima's one-of-a-kind ceramics work to date.
ABOUT MAKOTO KAGOSHIMA:
Makoto Kagoshima, based in the southern Kyushu, island of Japan, illustrates whimsical and heart-warming motifs on clay making each ceramic a unique, one-of-a-kind work of art. As an avid gardener, motifs such as pansies and roses appear throughout his designs with occasional appearances of butterflies and other fantastical creatures. Makoto Kagoshima's ceramics are food safe and make wonderful centerpieces for the home or table. Chariots on Fire exclusively represents Makoto Kagoshima in the US. Makoto Kagoshima's first US exhibit of select works was held at Chariots on Fire in 2013.
More about Makoto Kagoshima
Publish date: January of 2017
Publisher: Chariots on Fire
Foreword by: Ryuko Kida (Elle Decor Japan)
Photo by: Shuji Yoshida
Design / Art direction: Ritz Yagi
140 pages / full color
Printed and bound in Japan


The Strikes, the Political Revolution and the Socialist Revolution, 21.12.1970.
Agrarian Organisation and the Need for Collectivisation in Poland, 20.5.1975.
The Workers Mobilisations are to advance the Workers State, 26.6.1976.
The Elevation of the Discussion in the World Communist Movement, 9.10.1977.
The Bureaucracy and the Progress of the Workers State, 22.12.1978.
On the Pope’s visit to Poland, 14.6.1979.
The Advance of Soviet Democracy, 26.11.1980.
The Soviet leadership and the Advances in Poland, 29.11.1980.
The Yankee Campaign Against Poland, 13.12.1980.
The Problem of Agricultural Production, 4.1.1981.
On the Formation of Rural Trade Unions in Poland, 7.2.1981.
On the Debility of Imperialism, 10.2.1981.
The Conditions in which the Polish Workers State was formed, 22.2.1981.
Agriculture and the Need for Superior Social Objectives, 14.3.1981.
The Changes in the Communist Party Leadership, 22.3.1981.
The Extension of the Workers State and the Changes in the Bureaucracy, 29.3.1981.
Once Again On the Agrarian Problem, 14.4.1981.


Welcome to Dream Cloud Publications!
Publishing home of adult fiction author Melody S. and children's book author Monique Miller
Melody S. is the author of the short story Murderess Obsession, the novella Marrying The Family, and the novels, Hellfire From The Pulpit and Intimidated By Love. She has also contributed to two anthologies: In Love With Poetic Flow and Murderess Obsession 2.
Monique Miller is the author of the children's book, Chewy Learns The Alphabet.


Bricks for Beauvoir
Honor your Confederate Ancestors by purchasing an Ancestral Memorial Brick for $50.00! Each brick is placed in the Memorial Sidewalk of the Confederate Cemetery at Beauvoir in Biloxi, MS.
Each brick is engraved with your ancestor's rank, name, unit, and company. They are then placed permanently on the Memorial Sidewalk that guides visitors from all over the world to the Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier.
Plans to widen the sidewalk has already begun! Order your Memorial Brick(s) today! Download the "Bricks For Beauvoir" document and mail it with a check to "Bricks For Beauvoir" 2244 Beach Blvd. Biloxi, MS 39531
If you have any questions email
Evelyn Provost at email@example.com
Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization.


A detailed account of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson’s involvement in the civil rights movement has won the LSU Shreveport Masters in Liberal Arts Thesis Award.
“Moving on up a Little Higher: Mahalia Jackson, Champion of Freedom through Song”, by Sherman Houston Jr., is the first volume in The Noel Masters Series published by LSUS. Houston will speak on Jackson and sign copies of his book from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. this Wednesday, November 20, in the Assembly Room at Noel Memorial Library on the LSUS campus. The event is free and open to the public.
“Mahalia Jackson’s music has been at the center of my life since I was a little boy,” Houston said. “My father introduced me to her. He always pushed me to get an education. He always wanted me to do better than him.”
The MLA program created the thesis award last year. It was funded last year by a Faculty Research and Development Grant and this year by a Noel Foundation Grant, which covered publication of the winning thesis and a $500 honorarium to the student receiving the award. Any student completing a thesis in the MLA Program is eligible for the award, said Dr. Elisabeth Liebert, the MLA Program director.
“As a cultural hub, we have a responsibility to invest in knowledge not only within our own walls but also within the community that supports us,” Dr. Liebert said.
A native of Grand Cane, Houston earned a bachelor’s degree in history at LSUS after graduating from Mansfield High School. He enrolled in the Masters in Liberal Arts program at LSUS because he wanted to stay close to home.
He has worked as an adjunct history instructor at Southern University Shreveport and is now seeking a permanent position teaching history.
Houston’s father, Sherman L. Houston Sr., was a disabled veteran who supported Houston’s dream of becoming a college history professor. He was a sounding board as Houston sifted through archives and listened to rare recordings while researching Jackson’s civil rights contributions – but he wasn’t there for Houston’s moment of achievement.
“He passed away in March of 2018, and I graduated in May of 2018,” Houston said. “I dedicated my book to him. Because of his sacrifices, I was able to ‘move on up a little higher’.”


Please join our discussion today of The Lost Castle by Kristy Cambron. This book is available to all via Hoopla, one of our online, eBook resources. If you have never downloaded a book before or used Hoopla, our helpful information and technology staff will be happy to help you. Come and join us and meet romance lovers! If you cannot make the discussion, you are welcome to join our Scott County Readers page on Goodreads and join the discussion virtually there on this book and others, any time, at your convenience during our scheduled discussion.
Event Type(s): Adult Event
Age Group(s): Adults


The remembrance poppy has been used for many years to commemorate military personnel who have been injured or died in war.
It was first inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields". Its opening lines refer to the many poppies that were the first flowers to grow in the churned-up earth of soldiers' graves in Flanders, a region of Belgium.
It is written from the point of view of the dead soldiers and, in the last verse, they call on the living to continue the conflict. The poem was written by Canadian physician, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, on 3 May 1915 after witnessing the death of his friend, a fellow soldier, the day before.
The poem was first published on 8 December 1915 in the London-based magazine Punch.
Date Of Issue
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II


2023 Trends on the Digital Edge: Innovation, Convergence and the Future Shaping IT and Business
In 2023 and beyond, emerging advances in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, Blockchain and more will shift from pilots and small-scale programs to the mainline products, workflows, and experiences leading companies engineer for employees and customers.
In our latest eBook, 2023 Trends on the Digital Edge: Innovation, Convergence and the Future Shaping IT and Business, we discuss the technologies and innovations that are converging to reshape industries like Healthcare & Pharma, Automotive & Manufacturing, Finance & Insurance, Retail and the Public Sector – in turn revolutionizing what customers, citizens and the workforce expect.
We also share insights about how organizations can act today to ensure they are equipped to meet the ever-expanding expectations and needs of their customers and mission tomorrow.
Download the new eBook and imagine with us what life might soon be like at the Digital Edge.


FOr Entering Students
Student Coordinating Committee
The SCC is comprised of two co-chairs, class representatives, and student representatives to various administrative and school committees that work to represent the voice of the entire student body. The Student Coordinating Committee acts as a vital link in the flow of communication between all the various constituencies within the school. Students serving on the SCC are an integral part of the majority of faculty and administrative committees that exist in the school. Students are provided a voice in much of the decision-making that occurs at MSPP and are afforded the opportunity to represent the interest of their peers throughout the MSPP community.
The SCC provides a great opportunity to become acquainted with the MSSP community. Becoming involved helps to maintain the consideration of students’ perspectives and needs as well as assuring a sense of community among the students, faculty, and administration. The SCC is also working to establish more student-led groups and to aid in planning additional educational and social activities.
In the meantime, we'd like to introduce you to MyCampus and its various components. On MyCampus you will find access to library information, department documents (registrar, financial aid etc.), and the SCC homepage. There is also a "Student Marketplace" located on MyCampus, where you can list things you'd like to sell (books, furniture, etc), jobs wanted/available, housing and roommate requests, and much more. It’s like MSPP’s version of “Craigslist.” This is a great way to become familiar with some of the other things that the MSPP community has to offer.


Welcome to the FONCPL Spring Virtual Conference! Grant Readiness
Marlena White, President of the Friends of South Carolina Libraries, gives tips on applying for grants for a Friends group.
Marlena has worked with library Friends groups for 17 years. She serves as the board president for the Friends of South Carolina Libraries, an organization committed to connecting, educating and engaging library Friends in South Carolina. She is a graduate of Leadership Lexington County, the recipient of the 2019 United for Libraries ThriftBooks Grant to attend the American Library Association Annual Conference and holds a degree in business and accounting. She is currently enrolled in the Organizational Leadership program at USC Columbia and is employed by a nonprofit management firm in Columbia, SC


In Great Company
Published by Human Synergistics, In Great Company: Unlocking the Secrets of Cultural Transformation, is a comprehensive examination of five leading Australian companies that have successfully transformed their business, with inspirational results.
This research, which was lead by Professor Dexter Dunphy, of the University of Technology Sydney, is a response to our clients’ challenge; ‘How do organisations transform their cultures?’ and ‘What is the evidence about what works?’
Whether you are the leader of an organisation or aspire to be one, whether you are an experienced change agent or are just entering the field, this book will help you understand the initiatives, strategies and personal actions needed to create lasting cultural change, and improve the overall performance of the organisation.
Authors: Quentin Jones, Dexter Dunphy, Rosalie Fishman, Margherita Larne-Jones and Corinne Canter.
Read the Executive Summary


Handbook for the Assessment of Dissociation
A Clinical Guide
Marlene Steinberg, M.D.
- 450 Pages
- Editorial Reviews
- ISBN 978-0-88048-682-8
- Item #8682
Handbook for the Assessment of Dissociation: A Clinical Guide is the first book to offer guidelines for the systematic assessment of dissociation and posttraumatic syndromes. This book
- provides a comprehensive overview of dissociative symptoms and disorders, as well as an introduction to the use of the SCID-D, a diagnostic interview for the dissociative disorders
- includes chapters on differential diagnosis, a discussion of the relationship between dissociation and trauma, and a sample patient interview
- serves the needs of novices in the field as well as experienced clinicians and researchers
- Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Escape from consciousness: five core dissociative symptoms. Dissociation and trauma. Amnesia: the black hole of dissociation. Assessment of amnesia. Depersonalization: the detached self. Assessment of depersonalization. Derealization: the unreal world. Assessment of derealization. Identity: theoretical perspectives on the self. Assessment of identity confusion. Assessment of identity alteration. Differential diagnosis of the dissociative disorders. Intra-interview dissociative cues. The SCID-D in non-dissociative psychiatric disorders. The SCID-D in clinical practice: a sample interview. Conclusion. Appendix 1: Severity rating definitions of individual dissociative symptoms. Appendix 2: Sample SCID-D diagnostic report for inclusion in patient records. References. Index.
To my knowledge, this is unquestionably the best single source on dissociative disturbance. . . . The book is a rarity in being so well written that, although directed toward a professional audience, it will be accessible to students at all levels and could well be recommended to patients who have an intellectual bent and wish to educate themselves about the diversity and developmental roots of dissociative experience.—Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
An unequivocally superb work, this text will quickly become a prized reference mainstay for any serious mental health practitioner concerned with enriching his or her evaluation, assessment and intervention strategies involved in the treatment of dissociative disorders. It fills a long recognized professional need by bringing together in a single volume the best and latest of what is known about the concept of dissociation and its value as a survival mechanism of childhood sexual assault. The author is commended for the skill with which she presented both theoretical and clinical concepts in a comprehensive approach to an increasingly visible phenomenon.—Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin
This volume brings both conceptual clarity and operational specificity to an area of mental health practice which is at best a quagmire for concerned clinicians from various disciplines. The scholarship and clarity of conceptualization and expression in this volume are indeed impressive.—Contemporary Psychology


Taking its title from a short text by Michel Foucault, this innovative portrait of internationally acclaimed Romanian author Norman Manea provocatively explores the interplay and interstices between public persona, the act of creation, lived experience and representation.
Le beau danger
"In the end, the only real homeland, the only ground upon which we can walk, the only house where we can stop and take shelter, is language itself, the language we learned from childhood." — Michel Foucault
A film of haunting, complex beauty and contemporary resonance, René Frölke's portrait of internationally celebrated, Bucovina-born author Norman Manea — who survived the Nazi concentration camps and subsequently emigrated to the West from Ceausescu's Romania in 1986 — is a rich and deeply moving essay about exile, language, and the weight of history in an increasingly amnesiac world. Recounting Manea's eventful biography in fragments as it chronicles the author making the rounds of literary festivals and seminars, Le beau danger provocatively explores the interplay and interstices between public persona, the act of creation, lived experience, and representation. Physically embedding one of Manea's short stories in the film via intertitles, Frölke compels the viewer to read the author with their own inner voice, adding yet another disjuncture to Manea's already split existence: between pre- and postwar, Communism and democracy, text and body.
Mixing colour digital images with febrile black-and-white 16mm footage, Le beau danger borrows its title from a published encounter between Michel Foucault and art critic Claude Bonnefoy, in which the former movingly exposes the writer-thinker's vulnerability and isolation, locating in language the sole source of rootedness in an endlessly mutable world. Grappling with the question of how to narrate the biography of an artist whose work is largely autobiographical while dissecting the ironies of our consumption of culture, Frölke invites us to consider the act of reading as an act of presence, an assertion of being at a time when the mass media has become disturbingly unsympathetic to contemporary existence — and to memory itself.


S01 - E15 USA and Europe relations under President Biden
S01 - E14 The Day After the 2020 U.S. Election
S01 - E13 US Election and Possible Implications for Europe
S01 - E12 Who will win the US election?
S01 - E11 Will Joe Biden be the Next President?
S01 - E10 Turkey and Libya
S01 - E09 US Foreign and Defense Policy Post-Covid-19
S01 - E08 Covid-19 and Russia-China Relations
S01 - E07 The U.S. Approach to China
S01 - E06 Australia: the Eagle and the Dragon
S01 - E05 Global Macro Outlook after Covid-19
S01 - E04 The Big Reset and India
S01 - E03 Covid-19 and the Middle East
S01 - E02 Disease, Disorder and Disunity
S01 - E01 The Post-Coronavirus Financial and Monetary System


If you love books, the summer is a great time to catch up on your reading. We thought we'd share our staff's recommendations below in case you're looking for your next great novel, memoir or book of essays to dive into!
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
"It's a memoir of a gal that worked through losing her mom, disconnecting with her stepdad/siblings, and her divorce through hiking the 100-mile Pacific Crest Trail with zero training or experience. It truly conveys that through struggle, strength and courage that nature can heal you!" - Emily
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
"It’s set in the marshland of the southern US and the landscapes are so vividly painted and the protagonist is such a survivor against all odds." - Claire
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
"It’s so good! Plot twists!!!! Never expected them! I love when a book does that for me. And it’s actually well written, in a nice drama/ thriller style." - Kirsten
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
"Such an amazing read! Definitely not a light read but it is one of those books that will leave a little something in your heart at the end. It is about a fairly polarizing topic (abortion) but it gives the perspective of those sides of the issue which is really interesting as well as talks about the love between two people in a relationship, a child and parent, a doctor and patient, a person and their role model, as well as strangers who are suddenly depending on each other for survival and have to look past their differences to survive. All in all it's an amazing book, I highly recommend." - Emma
Educated by Tara Westover
"This is an inspiring memoir of a girl sheltered by her religious family from the rest of the world who never went to school growing up yet graduated from BYU, Harvard and Cambridge. Everyone needs to read this book!" - Marie
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
"It was a powerful story of two sisters in France during WW2. Although the sisters couldn’t be more different, they both exemplified determination, strength, and bravery throughout the novel. I HIGHLY recommend." - Claire
My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper
"This hilarious book of personal essays written by the star of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a light and fun read. I laughed out loud more than a few times!" - Marie
Above photos via Unsplash.


Rocketmädels, Atari-Grafik, Maria-Leena Räihälä
Text by Lily Fürstenow-Khositashvili
Throughout history the motive of birds has been essential in visual arts. Phoenix as a symbol of resurrection and eternity, swan standing for purity, crow representing adultery and wicked thoughts are some of the crucial images haunting us.
Freedom, human aspirations for the upper celestial realms are all epitomized by winged creatures. An essential component of the decorative aesthetics in Islamic art - bird motives were significant in expressing human devotion to the eternal values of love, virtue, holiness.
Flower and bird painting was an inevitable component of Chinese art for centuries. Sketches of birds dating back to the Ming Dynasty or made during the reign of the Song Emperor Huizong withstood the test of time and are still inspiring us today with their technical refinement.
It was not by chance that dove - the ancient symbol of the soul and of the holy spirit in Christianity - was borrowed by Picasso who transformed it into the immediately recognisable signature symbol of peace.
Fly Eye, Maria-Leena Räihälä
Birds initially incarnate the powers of nature that are eternal and that outlive culture. Nature that is actually impartial to the plight of humans, indifferent to the earthly sufferings and to death, is the aspect that regenerates cyclically. Birds are often the harbingers of this perennial regeneration of nature. Morgenvogel - the morning bird at the end of winter discreetly celebrates the onslaught of spring - initiating the so-called “Sacre du Printemps” that is unimaginable without birds and which has been immortalised by composer Igor Stravinsky.
Amidst the ultimate ruins that are the inevitable destiny of each civilisation nature takes over, and birds' singing is the only sound that resonates when all the rest lies in rubbles. Speaking of birds and of Stravinsky one cannot but mention his legendary “L’Oiseau de Feu” - a ballet based on the Russian mythological fairy tale symbol - a firebird - a dazzling, breathtaking creature with supernatural powers and eternal beauty that is so unforgettably represented in Ballets Russes and immortalised by outstanding painter and theatre designer Leon Bakst.
In contemporary arts birds are as present as ever. The Morgenvogel Real Estate project initiated by artist Maria-Leena Räihälä and writer Manuel Bonik is a wonderful example. The Morgenvogel draws upon the centuries long tradition of representation of birds in art history, it also invokes cultural, mythological and historical aspects related to birds. Contemporary social contexts, urbanisation and gentrification issues are all surprisingly at stake when it comes to the habitat of birds in big cities.
Concerts, exhibitions, performances and installations in various locations around Berlin curated by Morgenvogel Real Estate raise awareness about the human condition in our severely rationalised lifestyle, the project emphasises nature as the eternal source and origin. The Morgenvogel art book launched in December 2014 is an absolute highlight in Berlin contemporary book/art life. Issued by Gegenstalt Verlag, the book features drawings and photos by artist Maria-Leena Räihälä and texts by Manuel Bonik, Axel Roch, Wolfgang Müller, Helmut Höge and Peter Berz. This artist-book explores new ways of presentation of art within book format and inspires the reader both visually and in terms of contents.
Birds and floral motives in the drawings by Maria-Leena Räihälä continue the lineage of aesthetic innovation. Ornamental, decorative, figurative elements merge in her work with the abstract imagery, making our eyes travel in search of forms hidden within forms in an intricate web of lines, intertwined shapes of flowers turned out to be birds transforming themselves into female fantastic creatures losing themselves into abstractions. It's said that birds of a feather flock together. Flock with Morgenvogel.
Morgenvogel art book


Yes, even small companies may need to change daily administration to comply with revised electronic book preservation act in Japan. This revision will come into force on 1st January 2024.
So, all business owners are supposed to get ready for the change. However, many companies especially small companies and sole proprietor are not prepared and some companies are even not aware of this revision. Taking account of this delay in preparation, the government relaxed the requirements of this revision in 2023.
For example, Grace Measure will apply if companies cannot install new systems or workflow to preserve Electronic Transaction Data due to a “Valid Reason“. And small companies whose annual sales a of 2 fiscal years ago are 50 million yen or less are exempted from some obligations as explained in this Article.
- What companies need to do to comply with the revised Electronic Preservation Act in Japan
- Difficulties in preservation of Electronic Transaction Data.
- What is Grace Measure and Valid Reasons
- The Simplest way to fulfill the requirements of the revised Electronic Book Preservation Act in Japan.
This Article was written by ATSURO TSUJINO （Attorney at Law of Ashita no Shishi Legal Office）


As always the book links are on the 50 books tab, as I've said before all links will mostly be to Amazon/kindle as that is where I get my books!
If you would like to see the origins of this personal challenge, or even join in! Click on the picture below. You don't have to be a blogger, it is just a challenge to ourselves, to renew the love of reading.
So onto the book I have just finished.
The 100 year old man that climbed out of a window and disappeared
Yes, that is genuinely the title, and it pretty much sums up the book. It is based in Sweden and tells the story of Allan Karlsson, the 100 year old man. The book begins in a nursing home, where they are getting ready for a party to celebrate the momentous birthday.....That the centenarian doesn't want.
And so begins Allan's adventure. Also a look back into the extraordinary life this man has led.
That is genuinely as much as I want to give you! The book is so enthralling that its difficult to describe. The character meets many others through his adventure, all of which have their own stories, that the author will tell you about in great detail.
Allan has also met many famous leaders throughout his life, who's back stories you are also given.
That makes it sound boring doesn't it? Its really not! For example, his long term friendship with Einstein......some of the funniest parts of the book, and not at all what you expect.
It is extremely heart warming......and highly amusing. I genuinely was not expecting actual laugh out loud moments, but was given several.
I was surprised at how long the book was, I mean how many pages can you fill with a man escaping through a window from his own party? Well as it turns out, a great many.........none of which were boring.
I would also like to say, I'm not great at history, so I really don't know how accurate parts of it are, but I do know the leaders he meets are real!
This is really not my genre, but has encouraged me to stretch my tastes in books a little further. The book I have chosen to read next, and already started, is Lady Chatterley's lover. Yes I know, a bit naughty, but I promised myself to read at least one classic this year, and I do detest period dramas.
I know I have not given much away about 'The 100 year old........', but I really want you to be as surprised as me. A highly enjoyable read, written simply, but very well. I really hope those that read this review, go buy the book........and love it as much as I did.
Oh and it only cost me 20p on my kindle!


SFS Announces the Next Director of Finance and Operations
We are thrilled to welcome Farnaz Devitt to our school!
SFS Names the New Head of Middle School
Welcome to SFS, Raquel Vizcaíno!
Tributes for Steve Morris
The San Francisco School celebrates and bids a fond farewell to its Head of School after his 15-year tenure
Introducing Juna Kim McDaid
The Board of Trustees is proud to announce that Juna Kim McDaid has been named our next Head of School, effective July 2023
The Spring Social 2023
A BBQ to honor our departing Head of School, Steve Morris
The Gaven St. Gazette
Opening Painting Project 2022: The Artist’s Hand
Preschool to 8th Grade students explore their creativity through an SFS tradition
SFS Celebrates STEAM in a 4th and 5th Grade Showcase
Exploring science through paper engineering and fruit dissection
A Conversation with Theo Dumothier
Introducing the Dean of the Learning Commons and Library Services
Advancement Office Announces Mission-Aligned Fundraising and Community Building
Moving Away from the Auction
The Fall Festival 2022
Welcoming the SFS community back for a day of fun on campus
The Gaven Street Gazette
The 2021-22 Diversity Committee Report
A review of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice (DEIJ) values-driven work taken on this year
Health & Wellness
Featuring Toni Russell & Tiffany Fong
Kindergarten Moves Up
The Grand Retirement Party
Saturday, April 30, 1-4:00 pm. An occasion to honor the careers and dedication of Laura Burges, Doug Goodkin, and Maggie Weis.
The SFS Inclusion and Belonging Dashboard
SFS’s mission statement charges us to embrace a diverse community and to respect each member of the community…
So how do we know how we’re doing?
The Importance of Outdoor Learning
From the Tallahassee Swamps and the Sacramento River to the Adventure Playground
8th Graders assume the (online) identities of famous Black mathematicians
Headspace: Moving Beyond Empathy
The Families 4 Families Initiative
A joint venture by the Family Association and the Board of Trustee’s Public Purpose Committee, F4F explores poverty and homelessness in San Francisco.
SFS Staff Appreciation Week, May 30 - June 3, 2022
Celebrating the incredible teaching and administrative staff who help make SFS such a wonderful place for students to learn and grow.
All-School Gathering Under the Redwoods
Bringing the entire school community together for the first time in one physical space since the pandemic began.
SFS Week of Service 2022
SMART Alum Creates Change in the Bay
“It’s all about agency.”
SFS Alumna Interns in DC Superior Court
“People in our court system are often demonized–and I want to bring the humanity back”
SFS’s Family Science Night A Success!
The Family Association hosted its first, of what we hope will be many, Family Science Night. Facilitated by our friends at the Lawrence Hall of Science and lots of SFS volunteers, the event was an exciting and engaging success!


Addressable RGB LED in small 4x2mm package. This part combines and RGB LED along with the driver circuitry in a single monolithic package. The color to be emitted by the LED can be programmed using a simple serial communication protocol. Any number of such LEDs can be connected in series and controlled via a single master driver.
- Forward Current : 12 mA
- Size : 4*2 mm
- Voltage : 5V
Multiple ready made code library are available to drive these LEDs using popular platforms line Arduino. This LED is compatible with the popular Neopixel Arduino library.


UU Young Adults are invited to participate in the UUYACJ Political Education & Book Club: an opportunity to deepen our political education and reflect together in community.
From January to April of 2022, we’ll be reading All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson. This will be the second time that we’ve read this book and are excited to host a book club again! There are roughly 20 paperback copies available for those that want to participate in the book club.
Sign up here to join the All We Can Save 2022 Book Club!
Previous UUYACJ Book Club selections (in addition to this list, be sure to check out UUMFE’s Recommended Books):
- All We Can Save edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- An Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Stolen Future, Broken Present: the Human Significance of Climate Change by David Collings
- No Condition is Permanent, 19 Poets on Climate Justice and Change
- Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy by Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone
- When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams


July 13, 2021, by Natalie Kainz- "Any way you slice it, the competition was fierce Monday at Westville’s annual “Hi-Fi” pie-baking contest outside Mitchell Library. The youngest competitor, 12-year-old Vivian Balazs faced up against a returning champion’s mixed-berry pie, her brother’s ombre berry delight, and six other delectable creations. In the end, Balazs’ “Blackberry Pie with a Lattice top” took the winning prize - a $50 gift card to the Devil’s Diet dessert bar. Monday evening’s berry pie-baking competition was a part of the eighth annual Hi-Fi Pie Fest, which began in 2012 with the goal of uniting the Westville community through sweet treats and music. Typically, people would gather on the Great Lawn outside Mitchell Branch Library to listen to live music and share slices of pie. Although a planned performance by Rebecca Hart and the Wrong Band was canceled on Monday due to a thunderstorm warning, the pie portion went on as planned..."
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If Poetry Had a Soul by Abdullah Fakier
If Poetry Had a Soul is a collection of poems by Abdullah Fakier, a South African poet. As the title suggests, the poems are an exploration of the spiritual dimension of poetry, and how it connects the poet to himself, his community, his culture and his environment. The poems are divided into four sections: “The Soul”, “The Heart”, “The Mind” and “The Body”.
The first section, “The Soul”, contains poems that reflect on the poet’s identity, heritage, faith and values. The poems are influenced by the poet’s Muslim background, as well as his exposure to diverse cultures and languages in South Africa.
The second section, “The Heart”, contains poems that express the poet’s emotions, especially love, longing, joy and sorrow. The poems are often romantic, sensual and intimate, as he celebrates his relationship with his wife, his family and his friends.
The third section, “The Mind”, contains poems that explore the poet’s thoughts, opinions, questions and doubts. The poems are often critical, provocative and challenging, as he engages with various social, political and philosophical issues. For example, in “Poetry Had a Soul”, he writes:
Poetry had a soul
It is a mere reflection
Of the poet’s soul
Which is itself a projection
Of the collective soul
Which is an illusion
Of the universal soul
Which is beyond comprehension
The fourth section, “The Body”, contains poems that describe the poet’s physical experiences, sensations and pleasures. The poems are often playful, humorous and erotic, as he celebrates his sexuality, his senses and his appetite.
“If Poetry Had a Soul” is a captivating and diverse collection of poems that showcases Abdullah’s talent, voice and vision. The poems are accessible, engaging and relatable, as they touch on various aspects of human experience. The poems are also lyrical, rhythmic and musical, as they use various poetic devices such as rhyme, repetition, alliteration and imagery. The poems are also original, creative and insightful, as they offer fresh perspectives on familiar themes.
This book is recommend to anyone who enjoys poetry that is soulful, heartfelt and mindful, or who is interested in learning more about South African poetry and culture. This book is a testament to the power of poetry to express oneself, connect with others and explore the world.


The Evolution of the Settlement Process since I became a Conveyancer in 1975! From paper based processes to electronic (Electronic Settlement via PEXA)
There have been many changes to the settlement process since I became registered as a Land Broker on 1st April 1975.
Now that Electronic Settlements are part of our daily lives I thought you might like a trip down memory lane!
I began working as a Land Brokers Assistant (as we were then known) in 1973. I loved Land Broking so much that I passed my Land Brokers Course at the end of 1974 at the tender age of 17! I married that same year (one day after my 18th birthday) and was registered as a Land Broker on April Fools day 1975. (I wonder if that’s significant!).
Even though the order of settlement has not changed, the procedure itself has changed enormously!
In the 1970’s Photocopiers had just been introduced to the LTO and for the first time we were able to obtain photocopies of the Certificate of Title! The original title was kept in a book consisting of 200 titles. The book was given a Volume number and each title a Folio number. (The origin of our Volume and Folio numbering system today). New dealings were first noted in pencil and then, once checked by the LTO they were written in ink. These old titles were a thing of beauty with each dealing written neatly and legibly onto the title by hand. Check searching the title was required to make sure there were no new pencil notations on the title which might stop settlement.
Stamping of the transfer was processed at the Stamp Duties Office where responsibility for the checking of the documentation rested on the SDO staff. The Stamping process could take over an hour on a busy Friday, giving us lots of time to get to know our colleagues while we waited.
Settlements were booked in 15 minute increments and were conducted where the title was held. Clear title settlements were conducted at the LTO front counter. I was certainly fit in those days as a morning’s settlements could consist of several trips up and down King William Street to each of major four banks! We also had afternoon settlements!
Once finalised we phoned the office from the nearest pay phone. (no mobile phones back then!!)
The 1980’s saw the creation of a settlement room in the LTO which had moved from Victoria Square to Pirie Street. This made the settlement procedure and documentation lodgement much more convenient as all parties to the transaction met at the LTO.
Fax machines and Computers had become mainstream and we were able to order our Titles in advance and then collect them from the LTO.
The 1990’s saw the introduction of mobile phone, Internet and Email and we became known as Conveyancers.
With the introduction of Revnet, Transfers were now stamped in the comfort of the office with the responsibility now passing to the Conveyancer to keep all relevant documentation and pay the correct duty. No more time wasted in the Stamp Duties line!
Copies of Titles and Check searches were now available online removing the need for us to check search the title at the LTO.
The original title book became a thing of the past and all new titles were created electronically and old titles gradually converted to computerised versions. The registered proprietor, however, was still issued with a paper title deed as evidence of ownership.
By the 2000’s the LTO had moved to Grenfell Street and the major banks had begun using settlement agents. This meant longer waiting lines in the settlement room because the settlement agent represented several different banks.
PEXA (Property Exchange Australia) was introduced in SA in 2016 allowing for settlements to be conducted electronically. The electronic settlement process consists of us ‘inviting’ all parties to the electronic workspace. The transfer is created and checked for correctness electronically before settlement can proceed. All communication is conducted via online ‘Conversations’ between the parties. No more long waits on hold to the bank!
Once all financial information is entered and balanced and electronic documents signed by all parties the workspace is READY for settlement. PEXA settlements take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Generally, the vendor has access to their funds on the day of settlement. Notation of documentation in the LTO is immediate.
Covid hit our world at the end of 2019, but we didn’t really feel the impact in Australia until early 2020. This changed our whole world considerably. In particular for Conveyancers, we began to avoid direct contact with our clients. Documents were emailed to the client for completion and then emailed back to us. We also encouraged clients to use Australia Post or Zip Id to complete the Verification of Identity process. This helped to avoid the need to meet face to face. We also began trialling working from home, which was quite a daunting process for those of us who had never worked outside of the office before!
Because of the worsening Covid situation, on the morning of Friday 20th March 2020 the Land Titles Office advised that the settlement room would be permanently closed at the end of business on that same day!!! This caused a slight panic within our industry to put it mildly! From the following Monday all settlements would need to be conducted where the title was held. This was a very unsettling and confusing time. The major effect being that most of us who were familiar with PEXA began transacting as many settlements as we could via the PEXA Electronic Settlement platform. This was certainly a daunting time for those Conveyancers who had not taken the opportunity to register for, and learn, the PEXA process. It was indeed a baptism of fire!
Electronic Settlements via PEXA became compulsory from 3rd August 2020. This was most certainly as a direct result of the Covid Pandemic as previous to Covid it was expected to be several years before Electronic settlements would be compulsory.
Of course, we are all now very familiar with the Electronic settlement process, and in fact, are daunted when we do have to attend to the occasional Paper settlement! Funny how quickly we forget the old ways and embrace the new 😊
I feel greatly privileged to been a part of the many changes during my working life and I am very excited to be a part of one of the biggest changes in our history since the creation of the Torrens Title system in 1858.
The article was written by Lesley Kiss – Registered Conveyancer
Please note that the information contained in this article is of a general nature only and does not constitute legal advice. Tuckfield Agent Solutions does not take responsibility for any errors or omissions obtained from the use of this information.


The Document Liberation Project announced today the availability of five new or improved libraries designed to aid the export of EPUB3 files and import of several widely-used document formats.
LibreOffice 6.0, the next major release of the acclaimed open-source and cross-platform office suite, is slated for release at the end of the month, on January 31, and it will incorporate a bunch of new libraries that’ll make it easier for users to export or import various document formats.
These libraries will give LibreOffice 6.0 compatibility with the EPUB3 (export only), AbiWord, Microsoft Publisher, PageMaker, and QuarkXPress documents (import only). However, they can also be used as standalone libraries for any other open source software project that needs them.
“The libraries have been originally developed for the LibreOffice 6.0 major release, but can be used by any other software thanks to the OSI (Open Source Initiative) compliant license,” says The Document Liberation Project in today’s press announcement, from where you can download the new libraries..
LibreOffice 6.0 lets users export ODT files to EPUB3
The new libraries introduced today by The Document Liberation Project are libe-book for exporting LibreOffice’s default document format (ODT) to EPUB3 files, though it only offers basic features at the moment of writing as its development is still undergoing. The next major release will come with more new features.
Additionally, there’s libabw for importing AbiWord documents, libmspub for importing Microsoft Publisher documents, libpagemaker for importing PageMaker 6 and 7 documents, and libqxp for importing documents and templates created with the QuarkXPress 3.1 or QuarkXPress 4.1 apps in LibreOffice 6.0.
Currently still under development, the LibreOffice 6.0 office suite will have numerous other new features and improvements. It promises to be the biggest release of the open-source office suite ever, and will be available for download for Linux, Mac, and Windows operating systems at the end of the month, on January 31, 2018.


Saturday, 25 March 2017
Select by Marit Wiesenberg:review
Select was a wish come true for me , not only because my wish for an advanced copy was granted on NetGalley , but also because I was growing tired of shallow YA novels and I needed something to renew my faith in this genre. Select is exactly was I was looking for: the perfect combination between sci-fi and YA literature. What makes this novel really outstanding is that even if you removed the sci-fi part, it would still be a very interesting book to read on real life situations which many young adults can relate to.
We are all special in one way or another, Julia Jaynes is special in many ways. However, the things that make her an appealing character are not her unusual abilities but her human flaws. She longs for being part of a loving family instead of an isolated member of an apparently perfect one.She longs for love and for friendship. John Ford is her wish come true, a strong male character who loves her the way she truly is. With John she learns that there is a world of possibilities away from her life in a golden cage. They both feel strongly attracted to each other but it is not insta-love but something deeper that has to do with human evolution .
This novel is mainly about the choices we all have to make: accepting who we really are ,who we want to be with, deciding how far we are willing to go in order to survive and coming to terms with the idea that we just cannot have it all and that we may have to let go of some people on the way .
Marit Wiesenberg has written a gripping novel that will attract many readers. I just cannot wait for more . I strongly recommend this books to all fans of YA novels, you won't regret reading it!
Thanks to NetGalley for this amazing book!


My hubby had his hours cut at work...perfect timing...so he was done working at noon. We took Grace to school and then headed over to the library with Ella. And I got some really good books for a VERY reasonable price. Here is a list of the books that I got:
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios by Yann Martel
About the book:
Here are four unforgettable stories by the author of Life of Pi. Written earlier in Martel's career, these tales display that startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made Yann Martel an international phenomenon. Inventive in form and timeless in content, each story is moving and thought-provoking. A Canadian university student visiting Washington, D.C., experiences the Vietnam War through an intense musical encounter. Variations of a warden's letter to the mother of a man he has just executed reveal how each life is contained in its end. A young man's fascination with the mirror-making machine he finds in his grandmother's attic is juxtaposed with the reminiscences it evokes from his grandmother. And, in the exquisite title story, a young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the twentieth century.
This is not a picture of the book I have - I actually got the hardcover for $1 in excellent condition. I have never read "The Life of Pi" but always wanted to. I thought it was a good buy - will let you know after I read it.
About the book:
At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indicement of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is a tale of the dangerously sane Captain Yossarian, who spends his time in Italy plotting to survive.
This was a paperback, and not in great shape, but for 10 cents I thought it was worth it. Haven't ever read it so it's another one for the TBR pile. Have any of you read it? If so, what did you think?
About the book:
From the author of While I Was Gone, a stunning new novel that showcases Sue Miller's singular gift for exposing the nerves that lie hidden in marriages and families, and the hopes and regrets that lie buried in the hearts of women.Maine, 1919. Georgia Rice, who has cared for her father and two siblings since her mother's death, is diagnosed, at nineteen, with tuberculosis and sent away to a sanitarium. Freed from the burdens of caretaking, she discovers a nearly lost world of youth and possibility, and meets the doomed young man who will become her lover.Vermont, the present. On the heels of a divorce, Catherine Hubbard, Georgia's granddaughter, takes up residence in Georgia's old house. Sorting through her own affairs, Cath stumbles upon the true story of Georgia's life and marriage, and of the misunderstanding upon which she built a lasting love.With the tales of these two women--one a country doctor's wife with a haunting past, the other a twice-divorced San Francisco schoolteacher casting about at midlife for answers to her future--Miller offers us a novel of astonishing richness and emotional depth. Linked by bitter disappointments, compromise, and powerful grace, the lives of Georgia and Cath begin to seem remarkably similar, despite their distinctly different times: two young girls, generations apart, motherless at nearly the same age, thrust into early adulthood, struggling with confusing bonds of attachment and guilt; both of them in marriages that are not what they seem, forced to make choices that call into question the very nature of intimacy, faithfulness, betrayal, and love. Marvelously written, expertly told, The World Below captures the shadowy half-truths of the visible world, and the beauty and sorrow submerged beneath the surfaces of our lives--the lost world of the past, our lost hopes for the future. A tour de force from one of our most beloved storytellers.
Got this hardcover for $1 - has anyone read it? If so, what did you think?
About the book:
With “incantatory prose” that “sweeps over the reader like a dream,” (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future, with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years.In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that is as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet: Violet, a brilliant girl who is in love with books and with a man destined to betray her; Lysander Wynn, attacked by a halibut as big as a horse, certain that his life is ruined until a boarder wearing red boots arrives to change everything; Maya Cooper, who does not understand the true meaning of the love between her mother and father until it is nearly too late. From the time of the British occupation of Massachusetts to our own modern world, family after family’s lives are inexorably changed, not only by the people they love but by the lives they lead inside Blackbird House. These interconnected narratives are as intelligent as they are haunting, as luminous as they are unusual. Inside Blackbird House more than a dozen men and women learn how love transforms us and how it is the one lasting element in our lives. The past both dissipates and remains contained inside the rooms of Blackbird House, where there are terrible secrets, inspired beauty, and, above all else, a spirit of coming home.From the writer Time has said tells "truths powerful enough to break a reader’s heart” comes a glorious travelogue through time and fate, through loss and love and survival. Welcome to Blackbird House.
I got this one as a paperback for a quarter. They had many copies as it was used as a book club read. Anyone read this?
Throughout the novel, Morgan chronicles Julie's trials in prose of great dignity and clarity, capturing the rhythms of North Carolina speech by using only the subtlest of inflections. Clearly the author has done his research too--the descriptions of physical labor practically leap off the page. (Suffice to say, you'll learn far more about hog slaughtering than you ever dreamed of knowing.) Yet he resists the temptation to make his long-suffering characters into saints. Julie simmers with resentment at being her family's workhorse, and Hank flies into a helpless rage whenever he feels that his authority is questioned. In novels like The Truest Pleasure and The Hinterlands, Morgan proved his ability to create memorable heroines. In Gap Creek, he writes with great feeling--but not a touch of sentimentality--about a life Julie aptly calls "both simple and hard."
Another one for a buck. Whose read it? What did you think?


This weekend was the Iowa City Artfest and so the boys and I headed down to check it out. There was lots of things to look at and do. Riley and Max love to play on the structure and we stopped by the library to trade in some books. Unfortunately they did not have the fountain on to play in, but it was nice and cool outside so it was not so bad. Happily, Jered was able to come down and join us for lunch at the Java House. For dessert we went to Molly's Cupcakes. They were amazingly good. Max had boston cream pie and Riley picked blackberry. All the photos were taken with my iPhone and I'm pretty surprised at how well they turned out.


ROBERT COLLEGE LIBRARY
Robert College Library built in 1910 was used as a theater, a sports hall and a library in various periods and in this project it was renewed as a library.
Historical materials such as timber doors and windows were preserved and reused. In the scope of the work, applications such as the papier-mache, handrail, mosaic in the interior were cleaned and the glass elements were renovated to their original.
A new electrical and mechanical infrastructure was installed in order to serve the new technology needs. The new applications served to increase the comfort level of the spaces while preserving the historic nature of the building.
Employer: Robert Amerikan Koleji
Location: Arnavutköy İstanbul
Area: 2000 m²
Archtect: Murat Şanal Mimarlık
Project Manager: Emre Susam
Site Chief: Levent Saner


Four Gospels Together is a part of
Spreading Light Ministries. To read about the ministry and
see here. To follow updates regarding the ministry and
its websites check out
A Pastor's Thoughts.
Four Gospels Together grew out of a sermon
series on the gospel of John. Pastor Mike discovered that
so many well know gospel stories do not have all of the well
known details in one book. So he had to cross reference
the other gospels to find all of the details which became a time
consuming thing, even with the help of online and electronic
Online gospel harmonies were sadly lacking as
some amounted to nothing more than a chronological listing of
events of the four gospels. Although there are probably
other useful resources out there, Pastor Mike decided to write
his own gospel harmony in order to have exactly the resources
that he wanted. In the end, all versions of the same story
are recorded next to each other so that the reader can easily
compare difference. Commentary is given on each story or
event and the main differences between the books is recorded as
well as explanations for any seeming discrepancies.
We hope that you will find this site a very
valuable resource in studying the gospels and the life of Jesus.


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Abstracts of presentations (short congress papers, maximum limit: 2 pages including the references) will be published after peer-review with ISBN and DOI. Proceedings having 4-pages with the proper format (Introduction, Experiments, Results & Discussion, and Conclusion) can be submitted for publication in Advanced Materials Proceedings after the peer-review process.
The full article of presentations will be published in the special issue of the official journal of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Advanced Materials Letters, a leading Diamond Open Access (DOA) international scientific journal after the peer-review process. The journal is fully funded by the IAAM and it is available for "Free to publish and Free to Read". The sustainability of the DOA publishing model is carried out on a voluntary basis by members of a non-profit organization for the development of academic knowledge and literature free of cost. The publication of all articles in the Advanced Materials Letters is to be done by a peer-reviewed process using highly recommended online manuscript central provided by the ScholarOne - Web of Science Group - Clarivate Analytics, USA. The high-quality peer-review process is conducted with the help of the Publons reviewers’ database. Follow the Author Guidelines carefully during the preparation of your manuscripts. Please submit the manuscript using the Online Submission System. The deadline for the full paper submission is 01 January 2022.
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Here are some easy-to-use and fun resources to help you guide children as they learn how to get along with others, be a friend and have a friend. These are not only school readiness skills but also important life skills to acquire. As teachers, we realize the critical importance of empowering our children with these simple but powerful abilities. How children choose to relate to others are skills which are ‘taught not caught’ and will affect their ability to have relationships throughout their lives.
The child-friendly stories, videos, songs and activities offered here will help children learn to be kind and learn about sharing and caring for others. They learn about solving problems, feeling concern for others and recognizing how their actions affect others. When they practice these skills, they can see and feel the results.
A Friendship Place EBook! - English
A Friensship Place ebook by Llynda Fogle
"A Friendship Place" printable, colorful, illustrated eBook promotes friendship for young children as friends gather around Pondering Pond to sing The Friendship Song. Children are able to read about the story friends, Beau Bear and Billy Bobcat, as they explore sharing, problem solving, managing feelings and getting along with others. Friends at Pondering Pond learn that there is room for everyone
Preschool Social Skills Lesson Plan Units
I'm Ready, Here I Come! - English
Preschool Lesson Plan Example
- A story focusing on preschool readiness development.
- Lyrics to a PreSchool Fun Learning Song
- Bright Ideas: activities to do with your children to reinforce developmental skills emphasized in the story.
- Points to Ponder: giving you additional information to ponder or think about to understand how each child develops at a different rate and has different strengths and needs helping you meet your child's individual needs.
- Individual Social Preschool Teacher Lesson Plans
- Buy Song $0.99 each
- Buy Lesson Plan $3.99 each
- Do the Bright, Right Thing
I do the things I know I should. I stick to it.
Songs: Fidgets & Stick to It!
- A Pond Full of Feelings
I have all kinds of feelings. All my feelings matter.
Song: I Let My Feelings Show aka The Feelings Medley
I'm Ready Here I Come: English
I'm Ready, Here I Come Prekindergarten is a 15 Unit Book is designed to provide preschool teachers with useful materials to assist in helping children be ready to learn new things and be prepared to enter kindergarten.
Each unit is created around a story of friends at Ponder Pond. Reading aloud to children and sharing thoughts about the story will give opportunities to build language and literacy while teaching valuable skills in all areas of development, including social and emotional skills, thinking skills, and self-help skills.
Purchase the entire book, sections of the book that focus on teaching a specific skill development or purchase individual lesson plans. Available in English and Spanish. Accompanying Songs sold separately.