How to Make Kosher Wine at Home
This book is unique for two reason: First, the approach to home wine making in
this book is to help the wine makers to produce technologically sound wines in a
step by step method. You can make good wine or bad wine from good grapes.
Most of the problems are how to tweak the process to produce a clear, wine free
of off-tastes and smells. Second the book deals with how to make kosher wine
along with the Jewish laws and Let me make something clear from the outset
of this book. Physically there is nothing different between kosher and non-kosher wine.
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OK, so there’s the fantastic lineups in Bridge Square for four days (Thu-Sun) and Central Park for two days (Sat/Sun) and the 4 offsite location concerts on Thursday (Farmington, Cannon Falls, Montgomery, and Nerstrand), but is that all there is Vintage Band Festival?
Well, no. Windworks Quintet with play at Fifty North at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 29, and at the Northfield Public Library at 2:00 p.m. the same day.
Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band will play at the VFW Post 4393 Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29. Tom Baker’s Mardi Gras Brass will play at the Contented Cow Pub at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29.
Ameriikan Poijat will play at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 30 at Tanzenwald Brewing Co.
Oh, and did we mention that on Sunday, July 31, you can hear Vintage Band Festival bands in 8 Northfield churches?
OK, we’ll stop now. Good luck on getting to each and every one of these shows.
To view the complete Vintage Band Festival 2022 Program, click here.


BOOK REVIEWS AND RESOLUTIONS | 2013 in Books
January 16, 2014 § 4 Comments
2013 was the first year I have ever kept a New Year’s Resolution (unfortunately only the one out of the ridiculous amount of them that I made) and that resolution was to read 75 books. Of course the 75th book meant me spending December racing through as many thin books as was possible, but still counts. Because of this resolution success I would like to share with you some of the best books I read in 2013. These books most likely did not come out in 2013, it just so happens that is when I picked them up. In no particular order:
1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita is a pretty disturbing read about Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged pedophile. Lolita is the girl who sends him over the edge. Humbert Humbert marries the girls mother to get closer… and I’ll leave it there as I don’t wanna give too much away.
This wasn’t a book I’d ever have picked myself, I actually had to read it for a class. What made Lolita such a gripping read was the carefully calculated language that beautifully describes moments in the book. You later realise that all the delicate imagery is the incredibly perverted and disturbing fantasies in Humbert’s mind. Lolita is not for those who are easily upset, nor is it an enjoyable read really, but Nabokov has an attentive writing style that pulls you into the story and makes you want to see more.
2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
This book is best known for its film adaptation: Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford. In a kind of post-apocalyptic future Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter, is aiming to take down, or retire, a group of escaped robots with incredibly advanced brain systems (Nexus-6).
I won’t say “read the book it’s so much better than the film” because a lot of fans of Harrison Ford may disagree, but the film has made the story so much its own that the book is like an entirely different thing. I don’t read a lot of sci-fi – again this one was for a class – but this was the perfect introduction to the genre for me. Do Androids Dream takes on so many themes reflecting political movements and predictions and makes you ask yourself questions about humanity. The writing is fluid and the plot is never slow – the story is completely addictive.
I also watched the movie in 2013 for the first time ever and it is a pretty good adaptation, but there are so many more elements to the book, for example the title of the book which does not relate at all to the movie is a fundamental element of the society which Philip K Dick creates. One thing I did really dislike in the movie was the name change of Isidore, who is called Sebastien in the film… there was just no point in that change. Also, for huge fans of Blade Runner who desperately want to interpret what the unicorn is all about for sure – you might be disappointed because as far as I know that was invented only for the movie.
3. Batgirl, Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone and illustrated by Adam Hughes
This Batgirl is part of “the new 52″ where DC comics are doing a sort of revamp of all their beloved characters. I was pretty late to catch onto that so if you’re a comic fan you probably already knew, but just in case. So after the joker came along in The Killing Joke by Alan Lee to paralyze Barbara Gordon, instead of sitting in her wheelchair and being the Oracle she has decided to get back on two feet and defend Gotham City with Batman.
I really loved Gail Simone’s take on the character, and that they brought her back out of the wheelchair and onto the streets of Gotham. I love Batman and his world, but it’s nice to see someone who can rock a bra defending the city too. That being said, this is still Gotham City and Batman makes an appearance, but it is Batgirl who hold the limelight. Simone gives the character an attitude and a personal identity that makes her an individual despite all her associations, which is really exciting. One of the things I heard getting criticized a lot was the villains of the story, but they worked really well alongside the characters psyche and helped her develop herself for this new storyline that I hope to continue in 2014. Also, have to mention the art work, Alan Hughes bold lines and colours bursting out of the dark streets of Gotham made the work stand out. One point that did confuse me a little bit was a scene in the bat-cave where there was a t-Rex in the background… don’t quite know what to make of that, but hey ho illustrator’s choice.
4. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
This is known as the grand-daddy of the true crime genre. It tells the story of a brutal murder that happened in Kansas in 1959. Truman Capote went over to follow the murder and wrote his literary account of the events that took place after that murder.
It was written in sections that split up the crime from the investigation and then after the investigation how events came to a close. I’ve got such a thing for Capote’s writing so this could be biased, but everything is just so wonderfully described. I read a lot of true crime and I find it fascinating, but it isn’t really for everyone. What makes this book stand out as the one book that made true crime is the detail and the sort of unexpected connection you get to the killers. Capote writes this novel completely unbiased, and you do want the killers to be caught and justice for the Clutter family. On the other hand, you’re so interested in the murderers and what they’re doing, then when it all comes to a head you feel so compassionate. What’s interesting as well in this is that the death sentence is an element of the story and as a citizen of the UK it is interesting to try and understand the death sentence in the US. This book completely changed the way I think and it’ll stay with me for a long time, but I am fascinated by morbid details where as others are just not.
5. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I really didn’t think I was going to like this one, maybe didn’t even want to so the fact that I really did probably made me like it even more? My enjoyment took me by surprise. In the story Hazel is a teenager suffering from cancer, but really she just wants to live her life. Then there is Augustus who she meets at a support group and he’s in remission, but they form a great bond.
I’m not a massive fan of young adult and I’m definitely not a fan of the romances in young adult. It isn’t that I feel I’m too old for it and it’s “immature”, I love reading children books, but I kind of hate teenagers, or I hate reading someone pretending to be a teenager by whining. For example, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Hermione is annoying, Ron is annoying and Harry is definitely annoying because all they do is moan about how all the hormones that have just hit them, but onto this review now. I basically set myself up to hate this because I was expecting to just read a lot of whining for however many pages, but John Green makes the teenage voice less irritating. There are elements of “god my parents don’t get me”, but the kids in this are dealing with some hard stuff and it is understandable and there is also a respect for their parents. This sounds like a depressing read, and it isn’t happy-go-lucky, but there is a really light-hearted tone to the story as well.
So after writing those reviews I shall resolve to read some less depressing/disturbing stuff – I just can’t help myself. I also read a few other good reads in 2013, but I felt like I was saying similar things about each of them and I didn’t wanna go on and on.
This year I want to do the same 75 reads, however in honour of the 100 year anniversary of World War I (as well as my lack of history knowledge) I will aim to read a novel each month that is in some way connected to the war. This month I am reading 1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies (should have read it last year, not 100% sure if that counts, but if there is time I’ll throw in Birdsong by Sebastien Faulks). I will also aim to do a review of those books on here.
I hope your resolutions are going strong, although I’m not getting bowled off the path by joggers as much as I am in the average January. It still counts if you start in March when it warms up.


Diego Fortea, Beatriz Heredia and Jonathan Bellés
Diego Fortea and Jonathan Bellés
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
This is a compendium of interviews made to personalities of the Spanish comedy. The main topics are the relationship between the comedians and the audience, the censorship, the cultural VAT increased from 8% to 21% in 2012, etc.
Characters: Josema Yuste, Terele Pávez, Juan Echanove, Gracia Olayo, Moncho Borrajo, Santi Rodríguez, Raquel Martos and Carlos Latre.


Graph Gurus 37: Combining Natural Language Processing (NLP) with a Graph Database for COVID-19 Dataset
Recorded June 10, 2020
Over 80% of the world’s data is unstructured, which means it is stored in the form of documents, rather than as rows and columns in a relational database. This presents a perplexing challenge: how do we process this rich, although unstructured dataset to get meaningful content and insights out of it?
Due to the rapid increase in coronavirus literature, folks from the medical community are having difficulty identifying which articles or papers would be the most useful for their research. Thanks to the request made by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, we now have free access to the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset on Kaggle, the most extensive machine-readable Coronavirus literature collection available for data and text mining to date.
You can help by connecting insights across the body of literature and find a solution for the research community and TigerGraph can help you get started.
In this Graph Gurus Episode, we:
- Learn how to process text and extract entities (words and phrases) as well as classes linking the entities using SciSpacy, a Natural Language Processing (NLP) tool.
- Import the output of NLP and semantically link it in TigerGraph
- Run advanced analytics queries with TigerGraph to analyze the relationships and deliver insights
In addition to COVID-19 related research papers and literature, this approach can be applied to any unstructured content such as call center notes, marketing as well as technical literature, research papers, and more. Tools covered in this episode include Google Colab(a python environment), SciSpacy (NLP tool), and TigerGraph, a native parallel graph database.
- Jonathan Herke, Developer Relations


An interesting discussion was going on at a forum. Techies were discussing books they loved reading. They talked about how some of them started looking at the whole discipline of software development and technology in a new way after reading particular books. Some listed their favourite books and insisted that others read them.
I researched a bit more and soon had a list of quite a few books that are interesting and should be on the reading list of professionals who love to work with technology. It is a good list for tech entrepreneurs, developers, designers, marketers and others who are keen to know the insights technologists and other visionaries worked with earlier. Some authors give a thorough account of the tech-landscape as they saw it and as they are seeing it. It is interesting to look at the journey and hazard guesses about where we are heading in future, by using our achievements till date as guiding light. In short, these are good books and in this new year you should try to read some of them – if not all. Here they are in no particular order:


concept development - textile design - photography - graphic design
We cook food every day, preparing and combining ingredients to create a filling meal for our tastebuds to indulge in. The kitchen is a very familiar space. Now, what if I told you, that you can use that same space, the same utensils, the same processes and the same ingredients to create more than just food? Together, you and your kitchen, provide everything needed to create textiles and materials.
Although textile and material design may seem like a niche and complex matter, makers are confronted with materiality the moment they start creating. Everything is made of something, and this something determines environmental impacts in creation, usage and disposal.
The problem lies in the paradox between the omnipresence of materials and the abstract and scientific associations one may have with material development and innovation. It’s hard to know where to start when you’re not acquainted with the possibilities of innovating textile and material design with more circular, craft-driven and natural alternatives.
This book of recipes documents an explorative research of how easily you can apply elements from cooking to textile and material design, and alter these recipes according to your needs and making practices. Meals and Materials is all about blurring the lines between (the simplicity of) cooking food and (the absurdity of) making textiles.


b. 1935 | Civilian
In this fascinating if short audio recording, Kitty remembers her time as child during WW2 in Pontycymer, where she still lives today. She talks about hearing the air raid warnings when in school, the evacuees, the impact and terrible loss of life from Luftwaffe bombing, and the morale boosting games the local population played including ‘knocking a nail in Hitler’s coffin’!
Laura Catherine Francis, known as Kitty, was born in the Rhondda on the 14th March, 1935. The second child of David and Rebecca Francis, Kitty moved to Pontycymer as an infant and received her primary education in the school situated at the top of Upper Adare Street in Pontycymer.
Kitty passed her scholarship and attended Garw Grammar School until she was 17. Kitty then worked as a clerical officer for Mid Glamorgan County Council and received her ONC and HND while in the role. Kitty has 2 children, 4 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren and still lives in Pontycymer.
At only 9 years of age, Kitty learned that her older brother, Dilwyn, an RAF bomb aimer, had been killed on operations over Germany. Kitty’s Granddaughter, Catrin Jones, is currently researching Dilwyn’s history which will appear on the West Wales Veterans Archive soon.
Dilwyn Francis, Kitty’s brother, in his RAF uniform on Llangeinor Mountain in 1943. The initials KWE on the monument behind Dilwyn belong to Sgt. Kenneth W. Evans (AUS. 409678) who served alongside Dilwyn in the 100 squadron.


The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by 40 different authors over a 1,500-year period. Each book was broken into chapters and verses to make it easy for people to follow along or find their place.
The Bible is huge, and it can be hard to start studying. But don’t worry, here are some tips to help you get started from Pan American Broadcasting, experts in outreach ministry broadcasting.
If you’re looking for a good chapter to start a Bible study, the Gospels are a great place to begin. They are the four opening books of the New Testament and tell the story of Jesus’ life. These accounts are a collection of different perspectives on the same events, making them an important part of the Christian faith.
The Gospels were written to communicate the message that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. Each book records the story of the life, ministry, and death of Jesus with a particular emphasis or theme.
Each writer aimed his account at a specific audience and was selective in what events he included. Each writer wanted to tell the story of Jesus in such a way that people would be converted and follow Him.
Matthew is the most Jewish of the four Gospels, and its aim is to convince devoted and dedicated First Century Palestinian Jews that Jesus is the promised Messiah. Conversely, Mark is more of a motivational call to action and conversion, appealing to common Greeks. On the other hand, Luke is a historical and journalistic Gospel that tells the story of Jesus chronologically.
John is the most persuasive Gospel, presenting Jesus as God’s Son and a miracle worker who can change hearts. He teaches that you can have eternal life if you believe in Him.
All four gospels tell the same stories, but each is written in a different style. Reading the stories in each gospel together will help you get a fuller picture of the Bible and how it relates to your life.
The Gospels are also a good way to learn about various Bible topics, such as Old Testament history or Bible geography. When you start to read the Bible, it’s often better to pick one subject and study it in depth.
For example, one might study the geography of the Bible by tracing the paths that ancient people traveled to see the Holy Land. This is a fun and fascinating way to learn about the Bible.
The Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles is a good chapter to start a Bible study because it provides an in-depth look at the early Christian Church and how it put Jesus’ words into action. The book is full of examples of how the earliest Christians faced trials and persecution while following Jesus’ teachings, but it also shows how they prayed and trusted God to lead them in every situation.
The Acts tell the story of the earliest Christians and their efforts to spread the gospel of Jesus around the world. It includes the story of the early Christian church’s expansion, including incorporating Samaritans and Gentiles, and the story of Paul as he took Christianity to new areas throughout the Roman Empire.
While the earliest Christians were originally Jewish, their ministry expanded as they became a global church and brought their faith to people from all walks of life. Their expansion was not without challenges, such as long travels, persecutions, Church policy, and integrating foreigners into their faith communities.
But one of the most significant challenges was choosing a new apostle. This decision was made based on divine guidance through the Holy Spirit, which led to an important conversation between Peter and John. They questioned each other, comparing their experiences and what they knew about each other’s character. Then, the Apostles prayed together and asked God to choose the right person for the job.
This is a very important point to remember when making big decisions in your life. Just as it was for the early Apostles, it is vital to trust that God knows your heart and will give you the wisdom you need to make the best decision for your future.
If you’re looking for a way to deepen your understanding of the New Testament and grow your relationship with God, start a Bible study today! With our Bible courses, you’ll learn the most important lessons of Christ and his apostles and how to put those principles into practice in your own life.
While all the chapters of the Bible are vital to learning about God, the Acts of the Apostles are especially important. It is the foundational Bible for putting Jesus’ words into practice.
The Epistles of Paul
If you are starting a Bible study, you may be asking, “What is a good chapter to start with?” The Epistles of Paul are an excellent choice. They provide an opportunity for you to get to know some of the most important concepts of Christianity, and they help you learn about the early church in general.
The letters of Paul were written as he traveled and visited different churches throughout the Roman Empire, providing spiritual guidance to those who had gathered together for worship or for providence. Some of his letters were written while he was imprisoned in Rome (Paul’s Prison Epistles); others were addressed to individuals, and still others were written to congregations.
During this time, the Christian faith was very much alive, and the early church was thriving as it spread through the Roman Empire. However, it was not easy for Christians to travel between the various cities within the Empire due to the dangers of pirates and brigands and the many barriers between the different regions of the Empire.
As a result, many of the early Christians had to write letters to one another to communicate and share information. This was a way for them to keep in touch and encourage each other as they continued their journeys in Christ.
In addition to his letter to the Romans, Paul wrote two other epistles dealing with the Christian faith. These are the First Epistle to the Corinthians and the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
The First Epistle to the Corinthians is most likely written from Corinth, where Paul stayed with Gaius and Erastus (Rom 16:1) for the majority of his time there. The letters of this epistle are a record of Paul’s dealings with the church at Corinth and his efforts to strengthen it and encourage it in its work.
This letter is especially significant for the way it confronts the Jewish interpretation of the Old Testament and teaches the Christian faith in its unified and constructive form. It is a very useful tool for the study of Christian doctrine, as it presents Paul’s reinterpretation of the Old Testament and helps us understand how he came to understand the law in a more positive way.
The Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the last book in the Bible and has often been misunderstood. It contains many references to angelic beings and esoteric symbolism. For this reason, it is sometimes avoided by Christians. However, 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says that all Scripture is “given by God,” and it is important for believers to read and understand all of it.
In Revelation, Jesus Christ is revealed in His glory. This is a contrast to the Gospels and epistles, which present His earthly life, ministry, and death. Revelation anticipates the day Jesus will be glorified, and all knees will bow to Him.
Revelation also presents a clear picture of the end of the age. It shows how all evil in the world will be destroyed and that God’s eternal kingdom will come to its fullness.
This is an exciting vision and a great encouragement to Christians of every age. It reveals a great power that is much greater than the Roman Empire and is something we can all look forward to.
Interestingly, the Book of Revelation starts out by giving encouragement to the persecuted church in Asia Minor, and it ends by promising hope to all who believe. It is a powerful book that is too important for us to miss.
One of the first things we should do when studying Revelation is to remember that John wrote it to the church in Asia Minor and that it was written to them so they would know what was about to happen. In other words, this was a message that John had received from Jesus and wanted to share with others.
In addition, we should remember that Revelation is full of Old Testament references and symbols that were common in the culture and people to whom it was written. This knowledge will help us to understand what the book is talking about.
While the Book of Revelation is complex and confusing, it is also filled with the promises of God. This makes it a great chapter to start a Bible study.


Di Hassan Cheruppa da Saudi Gazette (Arabia Saudita) del 6 gennaio 2019
La fiera del libro di Jeddah ha visto una e vera e propria confluenza di culture con persone provenienti da tutti i continenti. I 10 giorni della fiera, che ha avuto come tema “Il libro è tolleranza e pace”, hanno rappresentato un’occasione culturale unica per gli amanti della letteratura e della lettura presenti nella regione.
JEDDAH SEES A CONFLUENCE OF CULTURES
More than 475,000 people visited the fourth edition of the Jeddah International Book Fair, which came to a close on Saturday evening.
The 10-day event, with the theme “Book is tolerance and peace,” was a confluence of cultures with people from all continents attending. It was also a rich cultural bonanza for book lovers from the western region of Saudi Arabia.
The concluding day witnessed excellent folklore performances by Yemeni artists among others as well as the staging of the traditional sword dance Ardha.
Jeddah Governor and Chairman of the Festival’s Supreme Organizing Committee Prince Mishal Bin Majed said the festival was a great success after having a tremendous response from all segments of society, especially youngsters, and it brought about novel ideas keeping pace with the Saudi leadership’s aspirations to strengthen bonds of culture and spread innovative ideas.
The fair, with around 50 diverse cultural, social and recreational programs and activities, has provided enthralling and exciting experience to Jeddah residents and visitors. There were 180,000 titles on display and the participants included 270 foreign and 130 Saudi publishing houses.
The fair was successful in fostering the elements of innovation and diversity in the enrichment of knowledge and educate the community to develop their knowledge and encourage them to read more by turning to books.
Abdullah Al-Kenani, supervisor general of the Agency for Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Media, said the major highlight of this year’s fair was the display of treasures of heritage, folklore arts and theater performances from various countries. These included Jordan, Palestine, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt, Pakistan, Britain, Finland, the United States and Mexico.
“This is in addition to over 60 workshops of plastic arts, photography, Arab calligraphy, seminars and 55 dramas on various social, cultural and family themes. The fair witnessed screening of cartoon films from Britain, Finland and other countries as well as a seminar on “Saudi Arabia in the eyes of expatriates.”
Al-Kenani said the fair also witnessed a photo gallery featuring the environmental diversity of the United States.
The pavilion of the Institute for Learning of Non-Arabic Speakers at Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University was a major attraction. It showcased calligraphy in various languages such as English, French, Chinese and Urdu. It also included calligraphic portrayal of the names of Saudi kings from King Abdul Aziz to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
There was a corner where the visitors from different countries got calligraphic images of their names in their own language.
Dr. Nawal Al-Thunayyan, dean of the institute, said the pavilion showcased the university’s message of presenting the true image of Saudi Arabia, the promotion of Arabic language and the exchange of cultures with the participation of its foreign students.
Many publishers expressed their happiness over the success of the festival, saying the people of Jeddah embraced the fair wholeheartedly and there were no major negativities or drawbacks. They appreciated the meticulous preparations and smooth arrangements for the festival, which were the best compared to the previous years.
They praised the timing of the festival during the mid-term school vacation as it resulted in a huge flow of book lovers and vacationers, mainly families.
Hassan Yagi, a publisher, said the festival coincided with moderate weather. Ramzi Bin Rahouma, another publisher, said diversity was the hallmark of the festival, which is not seen in many similar festivals.
The media committee for the festival won accolades for the elaborate arrangements for the wide coverage of the event by making use of all means of the media. The fair’s Twitter account witnessed over 2 million visits. Ten television channels, including two international and five Arab ones, participated with over 300 live transmissions while 85 online newspapers joined the local newspapers in giving coverage to the festival.
A large number of young Saudi men and women were among the visitors. Najla Muhammad, a student from Riyadh, said she used to visit the Jeddah book fair every year because of the availability of a large number of books that are not found in the bookshops. She prefers to buy electronic copies of the books, especially religious books and novels.
Jumana Wali, an avid reader of novels, sees the Jeddah fair as a big platform for live interaction between the author and the reader. The festival saw the presence of 200 authors signing books sold to readers.
Ahmad Al-Johani, a student of King Abdulaziz University, said he used the festival to pick the best books on his favorite subjects of self-development, psychology and business management.
The digital revolution has devoured the bookshelves of most university libraries in the Kingdom, the academics pointed out in seminars held on the sidelines of the festival. The KAU made available three million e-books and over 275 databases, it was stated at one of the seminars.


In this extensive conversation, they dive into the five pillars of the strategy. What is the US government doing to drive greater cybersecurity maturity? How will the strategy not only impact the United States’ ability to better secure its government, industry, and society, but also what kinds of ripple effects will it have internationally?
John and Dr. Cormac compare EU rules, structures, and philosophical attitudes to cyberdefence to what the US is doing, and how these can complement each other. Dr. Cormac gives his views on how the US national strategy will impact greater adoption of privacy and cybersecurity rules in the US, Europe, and further afield. They also discuss international cooperation on fighting cybercrime, what is happening with state actors, and their predictions of future developments in cybersecurity regulation and collective defence.
A list of relevant initiatives, links, and concepts mentioned in the conversation:
Some relevant EU laws/directives include:


Create a playlist that contains the songs or files you want to burn to the disc. Choose View > View As > Songs and make sure the items you want to include have a checkmark beside them. Insert a blank disc. Select the playlist, then choose File > Burn Playlist to Disc.
How do I put a playlist on a CD?
Insert a CD whose songs you want to add to a custom playlist. Click the CD icon in the Source list to open its song list. Drag desired selections from the “Name” column and drop them on your new playlist in the Source list, as shown below.
How do I put my own music on a DVD?
How to Burn Music to a CD/DVD in Windows Media Player
- Insert a blank CD or DVD suitable for storing audio files in your computer CD/DVD-RW drive. …
- Open Windows Media Player and click the Burn button.
- Click through albums and playlists and drag the songs you want to add to the CD/DVD to the Burn pane. …
- Click Start Burn.
How do I manually create a playlist?
Create a new playlist.
Playlists can have as many songs as you’d like. Click File and select New > Playlist. Give your playlist a memorable name. Add music to the playlist by dragging songs from your library onto your playlist name in the left menu, or by right-clicking on songs and selecting Add to Playlist.
How do I create a music playlist?
Create a new playlist or add a song to a playlist
- Tap More .
- Tap Add to playlist.
- Tap New playlist or select an existing playlist.
Can you burn music to a DVD?
While an audio CD can only contain approximately 80 minutes of music, a DVD can hold much more music. Burning music files to a DVD as a data DVD is useful for storing and playing a large collection of music. Use a DVD-R as a music CD and burn your favorite music for extended play.
Why won’t iTunes let me burn a playlist to a CD?
You can’t burn a disc directly from your iTunes library, the radio, a shared playlist, or your iPod. … To create a CD with any type of audio file that iTunes supports (MP3, AAC, AIFF, and so on), try selecting Data CD or DVD. If the playlist you’re trying to burn includes AAC files, make sure MP3 CD is not selected.
How can I burn my own CD?
How to Burn Your Own CD
- In your Library, under Music, select a song or songs. …
- Click Burn. …
- Insert a blank disc into your recordable CD drive.
- Click Select CD Type to choose whether to make an Audio CD, an MP3 CD, or a Data CD. …
- Click Add Tracks from the Library. …
- Build your burn list.
How do I add music to a picture DVD?
How to Burn Photos, Music and Videos to a CD or DVD with Windows Media Player
- Insert a blank CD or DVD into your CD/ DVD drive.
- Open Windows Media Player.
- Click on the “Burn” tab , located in the right pane. …
- Find the files you want to burn from your Library (Music, Videos, Pictures) and drag them to the burn list.
Can you burn music to a DVD R and play it in my car?
While a DVD-audio format exists, very few players will play it, especially in cars. … A better solution is to convert the audio into MP3 format and burn the MP3 files on to a CD-R formatted as a DATA CD. When you wish to copy music files from your computer, you can use either a CD or a DVD.
Where can I make free playlists?
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What file format is a playlist?
PLS is a computer file format for a multimedia playlist. It is typically used by media players for streaming media over the Internet, but may also be used for playing local media.
How do I create a playlist on my computer?
Choose Start→All Programs→Windows Media Player. Click the Library tab and then click Create Playlist at the left under the Playlists item. The Create Playlist label disappears, and a text box opens in its place. Enter a playlist title there and then click outside it.


Books, maps, charts, videos
$8.09 - $84.99
Updated Aids to Navigation. Four-Color Species Chart. 1 Min. Lat/Long Grid for GPS. Waterproof and tearproof, with Loran-C, X & Y. Includes tributaries, heading and courses, enlargements of key ports. Navigational aids, local names of waterways and fishing areas, wrecks, artificial reefs, launching ramps and marinas, and marina facilities listings.
Detailed bathymetric bottom contour maps. Data includes numerous live bottoms, artificial reefs, wrecks, ledges, and other underwater features. Numbered sites include descriptions and coordinates. Maps are available in Near-Shore Series or Offshore Series. Both series are printed 6 colors, laminated and are foldable to various sizes. Offshore Series measures 27" X 34" (foldable to 11" X 27" or 11" X 13½") and covers past 100 fathoms. Near-Shore Series measures 17" X 24" (foldable to 8½" X 12") and covers approx. 30-40 miles offshore. 1360-0050, 0051, 0052, 0053, & 0054
This book is a fun-to-read technical manual based on the author's 30-plus years of pursuing steelhead. Learn from Gorman's successes and mistakes and shave years off your learning curve. Even if you're a steelhead veteran, you will find strategies that will add to your success. Flies, techniques, equipment-all the basics are covered. Then Gorman takes it a step further by giving you invaluable real-world tactics for overcoming the many challenges that can get in the way of your steelheading success-crowded rivers, rude anglers, your own frustration and impatience, lack of knowledge and skills, changing river conditions, temperamental steelhead . . . Catching steelhead consistently requires planning and preparation for all possibilities. This one-of-a-kind book shows you how to deal with any combination of challenges and, most importantly, formulate a strategic game plan to effectively deal with them. All you've got to lose is years of frustration. 8 1/2 x 11 Inches, 184 Pages, All-Color
$29.95 - $40.99
Each All-Outdoors Atlas map is created at twice the scale of other road atlases, which means double the detail. And while the maps are sure to be the finest quality you have ever used, the thing that makes this book unique is all the additional information. Your favorite outdoor activities are covered in great depth with helpful editorial and extensive tables, which are all cross-referenced and indexed to the map pages in a way that's fun and easy to use.
$14.49 - $39.99
Underwater depth contours for easy structure "ID". Boat ramps, roads, campgrounds, and facilities identified. Onshore elevation contours are identified. Plenty of shoreline oriented depth numbers. Blown up - detailed areas shown. Fishing location, species types, kelp weed beds and rocks shown. Navigation aids identified: (buoys, lights, longitude/latitude lines.)
Use this book to select a rifle that will meet your needs. Use this book to choose the best bullet weight to shoot. Use this book to sight in your rifle. Pages are perforated so the targets can easily be removed and photocopied.
$24.95 - $35.99
The Midwest's leading publisher of regional fishing map guide books. High quality contour lake maps with detailed fishing information on lakes. Our unique book formats cover many smaller lakes that aren't readily available as individual maps.
$10.99 - $34.99
Landscape Maps showing extensive road detail with Mile Markers along major highways. Public land boundaries and access points. Superior scales and page-to-page map overlap. Recreation Guide with i ntuitive guide for traveling by road, rail, air, or marine highway Town maps and guides. Categorized listings for: Parks, Trails, Peaks, Camping, Cabins, RV, Fishing spots and available species, Hunting regions and units.
Richard Stoll challenges conventional salmon fishing wisdom - and the basic tenets of fly-fishing as purveyed by the masters of the sport. One of the great misconceptions among fly-anglers and writers is that fish see the way humans see. Not only are fish eyes constructed differently than human eyes, and for different intended purposes, but fish eyes are wired to fish brains differently. Further, how light acts in water is substantially different from the way it acts in air. There are also other key senses through which fish perceive their food and environment in very different ways from us. And at times these other senses may be even more important in fish feeding behaviors than sight. As an aquatic biologist, environmental engineer, and avid fly-angler Stoll combines the above observations with the major environmental factors that affect the aquatic environments in which fish live. From this he creates truly unique fly-fishing perspectives and approaches, not only for salmon but for all types of fly-fishing. 6 x 9 Inches, 152 Pages, All-color.
Fly-fishing is a very complex and intimidating sport, and Schuhmann breaks it down to easy-to-understand sections on: trout; fishing presentations; fly-fishing gear; knots and riggings; fly-casting fundamentals; trout food and fly patterns; reading water; and many other useful tips. In addition to teaching the basics, this book also gives recommendations for developing the more nuanced approaches required for specific rivers and conditions. The author has introduced hundreds of anglers to the sport using the principles in this book-and they will work for you too. 8 1/2 x 11 Inches, 116 Pages, All-Color. Published April 2012
Packed with no-nonsense information on behaviors and best methods & equipment for catching more salmon, rockfish, lingcod, sturgeon, and halibut. Eggs, jigs, divers, plugs, spoons, bait, and more are all covered. Also includes finding fish reports, effective Internet searches, fishing clubs, maps & tide tables, cooking your catch, and more. You will find whatever information you need in this book to make your saltwater fishing a success along the Pacific Coast
Finally, the ultimate book for Washington anglers! Detailed maps covering over 1200 miles of river! Included for each river are the best seasons, species, available illustrated fishing methods (both fly and gear), best flies and best gear for individual rivers and species, fly hatches, knots, launches, parks, number of hookups per year, size of runs, parks, services, guides.
The data presented inside was recorded on Idaho's Clearwater River over a 22-year period. Steelhead runs A and B; water temperature, flow, & hydraulics; best fishing methods most productive lures; trip-planning; time and light; weather; lots of resources; no detail is overlooked. You will find information in the extensive charts, graphs, and diagrams that will save you a lot of time, increase your hook-up probability and improve your catch rate - regardless of how or where you fish for steelhead. 6 x 9 Inches, 148 Pages, All-Color, Graphs & Illustrations Published September 2012.
The ultimate book for Washington anglers! Washington River Maps & Fishing Guide features detailed maps-and that's only the beginning. Detailed Fishing Maps, Including: River Access, Boat Launches, Salmon and Steelhead Run Times, Insect hatches, Fishing Techniques, Knots & Tackle Guide, Services & Accommodations for Anglers and much more... Whether you're casting from the bank or fishing from a boat, Washington River Maps & Fishing Guide tells you where to be and when to be there. Learn the secrets of Washington's best rivers, including the "insider" information you need to experience the very best fishing Washington has to offer. We've even included phone and email information for the essential services and accommodations specific to the needs of fishermen. Keep one Washington River Maps & Fishing Guide in your car and another in your office, so you can always access the information you need, when you need it. 8 1/2 x 11 Inches, 88 Pages, 34 Maps, Illustrations, All-Color With each printing, we strive to update with the current information. First Published 2006. Revised & resized 2013.
$24.99 - $31.99
Colorful nautical charts, 20" high X 24" wide. Information available includes approximate depth (fathoms), Loran-C coordinates for wrecks and reefs, headings and distance to locations in nautical miles. Waterproof. For use with grease pencils.
Gives you all the "hot spots" you need to know.
Among the many benefits of fishing is the chance to bring home the occasional salmon for the smoker. But are you tired of using the same old recipe? If so, the Haugens have done all the experimenting for you. The result is this book, filled with 54 wet and dry brine recipes, including: sweet teriyaki, tropical tang, extra hot habenero, sweet & simple, chardonnay splash, spicy sweet, triple pepper, and many, many more. They also share great tips on different smoking woods to use, preparation prior to smoking your fish, canning smoked salmon, their favorite recipes using smoked salmon, and a section on troubleshooting meant to answer basic questions.
This book reveals the effect of Oregon's preference point system for issuing controlled hunt tags. For each of Oregon's 500-plus hunts, the specific chance of drawing a tag is forecasted for different preference points. Recent harvest success rates are also included. Oregon's top Boone & Crockett entries are listed for all big game species. Over 140 pages that also includes directories for taxidermists and all of Oregon's license agents. Plus websites, B&C score charts, sky tables, targets, and more.
Bank fishing for salmon and steelhead continues to grow in popularity. For the beginner, there is much to know. For the experienced, there's always something to learn. In Bank Fishing for Salmon and Steelhead, noted author, Scott Haugen, highlights details aspiring anglers need to know. Pre-trip preparations you can do at home that will pay off in more time spent fishing; researching rivers and reading maps; organizing your gear; reading water and understanding the various water conditions in which fish hold; the best gear, tackle, and bait to get you more salmon and steelhead; specific bank-fishing techniques and tips; basic riggings; and more--this comprehensive book will guide you to more successful and enjoyable bank fishing. 6 x 9 ", 96 Pages, All Color. Published November 2009.
Timothy Kusherets has spent decades on research and fieldwork--examining concepts and challenging misconceptions--to create a book that is truly of value to both expert and first-time drift-fishermen. This book covers: species identification and anatomy; different drifting styles and techniques; spotting fish and deciphering fish movement; catching fish when others are getting skunked; performing year-round reconnaissance visits on your home waters; when to fish and what to look for at the river; set-ups and their unique components; reading water; understanding fish and the pressures they experience; gear; fishing tackle; how to safely release a fish; using the Internet; filleting your catch; extensive glossary; and much more. 6" x 9", 96 pages, all color.
If you enjoy catching; Rainbow Trout; Brown Trout; Cutthroat; Mackinaw; Kokanee; and Landlocked Kings in coldwater lakesyou need to read this book! Inside Sep and Marilyn cover freshwater trolling, with ultralight equipment. Anglers have trolled for years, using all kinds of systems, and they have been successful, some more so than others. Trolling for fish is not rocket science but doing it well by properly utilizing the new and innovative techniques and technology can be a challenge. This book shares the techniques that will bring more fish to your line. 6 x 9 Inches, 88 Pages, All-Color.
Thorough guide to fishing and boating knots, lines and splices - for fresh and saltwater fishing, spinning, wireline trolling, baitcasting, and big game.
Fish ID guides ruler measures 31". It also shows poisonous and protected species, edibility, length to weight chart and some basic knots. Waterproof, tear proof and crush proof. Ideal for the boat and tackle box.
$9.89 - $18.49
Our county maps of Washington State provide a full spectrum of useful information for ALL outdoor enthusiasts! Everything keyed for quick & easy location.
"Florida Saltwater Fish ID" is a book that should be in every saltwater fisherman's tackle box. Unlike most fish ID books, this book is designed to fit in your tackle box and because it's laminated it won't fall apart when it gets wet! 5" x 7"; spiral bound and contains large full color images of saltwater fish combined with the Florida Fishing regulations of each fish. Fish are grouped by similar appearance, type of fish and/or type of water where they are most frequently caught. This book also includes handy every fisherman should know. FREE counter top stands available from the publisher upon request.
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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – Molecular Basis of Disease: Vascular mTOR-dependent mechanisms linking the control of aging to Alzheimer’s disease
Aging is the strongest known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). With the discovery of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) as a critical pathway controlling the rate of aging in mice, molecules at the interface between the regulation of aging and the mechanisms of specific age-associated diseases can be identified. We will review emerging evidence that mTOR-dependent brain vascular dysfunction, a universal feature of aging, maybe one of the mechanisms linking the regulation of the rate of aging to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia edited by M. Paul Murphy, Roderick A. Corriveau, and Donna M. Wilcock.


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The session was designed as a useful and informative introduction to PHM – perfect for those who need a reminder of what it is all about and is also a useful recap for those with more experience in this area. Here’s a summary of what the session covered:
- What is it?
- What’s the difference between PHM and Public Health?
- Why do it
- How do we do it? Brief coverage of methods
- Risk stratification
- Inequalities and data issues
- Feedback enquiry
- What have you been asked to do?
- Any topics / methods you’d like us to cover in more detail?
You can view and download the slide pack below, and for further information please do contact us.


I know from personal experience that sharing a book with your child is not always magical. Especially when parents are busy and stressed, and when kids aren’t used to looking at books. But that’s when kids and parents need it most. Book-sharing has so many benefits, but it takes some practice to get the benefits.
During my medical training, I realized I wasn’t giving my own kids the benefits I was encouraging other parents to give theirs. So I decided to change that.
It wasn’t easy. My preschooler had been looking at books since she was a baby, but my active energetic toddler was newer to books and harder to interest. I realized I needed some help on tactics. I read the “Read Aloud Handbook” by Jim Trelease and learned from experience some very helpful pointers which I will share with you below.
1. Individualize the book-sharing experience to each child
You have to pick the right book for the age and developmental level of your child. See below for some examples of age appropriate books.
I found that for my active toddler, the best books had bright colored pictures and few words, or required active participation, like picture-finding books or pop-up books. You can make any book into a picture-finding book.
Toddlers have short attention spans because they have to practice all the new skills they are learning. They often have an innate need to keep moving. So if they get up and roll around in the middle of a book, don’t assume they are not listening; you may just need to let them “orbit” for a moment and then try again to recapture their attention and they will likely come back. The more regularly you read, the better they will get at sitting still and paying attention.
For babies, board books or fabric books work well, since they love grabbing and mouthing (which usually results in ripping and crumpling). Sensory books with different textures or objects embedded in the pages work well. The younger the child, the fewer the words. Babies love pictures of other babies.
It definitely helps to start with books early, even as young as 6 months. Try not to get frustrated when they explore the book the way their brains are wired to explore them. They are wired to learn by imitating, so if you turn the page, they think they are supposed to turn the page. Let them practice their motor skills- it’s all in the experience of a book. You don’t have to read the whole book word for word, page by page. Try to distract them from constantly turning pages by pointing to the pictures and acting interested in them. Say some words- any words. Hold their attention as long as you can.
Babies may not understand the words you are saying (yet) but they are very good at picking up on nonverbal communication. They will be fascinated when you vary the pitch, speed, tone, inflection and emotional quality of your voice even if they have absolutely no idea what you are saying. This gives them a rich offering to whet their young verbal and emotional palates. Babies learn words by gathering clues from this emotional context, and as you read and say the same things over and over again, they will begin to learn their first words.
The more you engage your kid when he is a baby and a toddler, the more pay off you’ll get when he gets to the preschool and Kindergarten stage when he can start following and enjoying those longer stories like the book below.
2. Find time for each child
This is especially hard when you’re going from a one child family to a two child family. I started realizing my second wasn’t engaging when reading to my first because the books were over her head. Therefore, she tuned out. As she got older she got harder and harder to engage as she learned that books were a boring thing that dad and sister did together but didn’t interest her. This changed when I carved out time each day for reading to her alone. As a young toddler she needed totally different kinds of books than her preschool-aged sister, and different delivery methods from me.
It’s harder to split your time and attention but believe me, it makes a huge difference in the long run. This has to come along with an “all hands on deck” approach with both me and my wife doing bedtime instead of us taking turns relaxing like we did when we only had one kid.
Single parents can take advantage of the older sister/brother being at preschool or napping or with a sitter to make time for baby book-sharing. If you have to do book-sharing with both kids at the same time, try alternating between books on each kid’s level.
3. Make it interactive
Book-sharing works best when it’s a two-way process.
Even the youngest want to have an interactive experience, which is what you’re letting them have when they grab, turn pages and mouth the book.
For toddlers, ask questions about the pictures: “What’s that?” or “Where is the apple?” This is a good way to introduce and reinforce new words. For preschoolers, ask “What do you think will happen next?” to encourage processing the story and critical thinking. Ask “Does she look sad or happy? Why does she look that way?” to encourage empathy and social and emotional awareness. Make text-to-world connections. Stop in the middle of familiar phrases or rhymes and let them complete it. Intentionally make outrageous silly mistakes to “get caught” and let them correct you. Let them “read” the story or make up a new one to go with the pictures.
A recent study showed a much greater level of interaction between parents and toddlers that read old-fashioned print books compared to eBooks on a tablet. Isn’t there something about the feeling of a print book that a tablet just doesn’t have?
When they are old enough, make the process democratic by letting them chose between two or three books to read. I found displaying the books in a library-style tiered shelf that made the front of each book visible was a great way to advertise these books to young eyes.
4. Keep it fun- for you and them
Delivery is everything. Even parents that don’t have a flare for the dramatic can channel their inner thespian because children are a biased and captive audience. They will learn humor and creativity from you, even if you’re not that funny or creative. You have a completely naive, fresh audience so this is your chance to shine!
Developing brains crave repetition because that is how they are wired to learn. No matter how many times they’ve read it, they still want to see what happens “When You Give a Pig a Pancake”, to the consternation and fatigue of parents’ more sophisticated literary tastes. But don’t let yourself get bored with it, because they learn how to react from copying your reactions to books. Spice it up with some funny voices or a fresh interpretation of Peppa the Pig’s lines. Turn it into a “musical” by singing it, or even modify the story itself (I promise I won’t call the story police.) Remember, the objective is to have a positive book-sharing experience, not read every book perfectly from beginning to finish.
“Read” your child as well as the book and make adjustments or even switch the book if they are just not into it. Make an effort to capture your child’s attention but also know when to call it quits, and remember the value of quitting while you’re ahead so that it is a positive experience your child will want have next time.
5. Set the timing and context
For very active kids, sometimes it’s easier to engage them at bedtime when they are a little more subdued and tired, likewise before a nap or during the “quiet time” of the afternoon. Book sharing has been shown in some studies to promote sleep and help babies sleep longer. Having books as part of the bedtime routine helps baby soothe, unwind and have some positive attention before being separated for sleep. It’s also a good way to make sure reading happens each day. Kids thrive on routines.
You fight a losing battle when they are hungry, overstimulated, uncomfortable or overtired. Eliminate distractions like toys or noisy household activity. Turn off the TV. Put away electronic devices!
Those who rise to the challenge to keep trying to make book sharing meaningful for them and their children will inevitably meet with some failure and some successes. Some days you and your child will love book-sharing. Other days it will be a box that gets checked off, and some days it will even be a box of books that doesn’t even get opened. But if you keep making the effort, and keep having fun with it, you will reap benefits that extend far beyond the 39th straight reading of “Pete the Cat’s New School Shoes.”


The vision of the National Library of Estonia is to be a new generation library and a driving force for other Estonian libraries. Taking that into account, the National Library has launched several development projects.
The project aims to create a unified discovery and delivery portal for accessing digital cultural heritage. This will address the current issue of fragmentation of material, provide a consistent user experience, and enable users to search across the entire digital collection. The new portal will adhere to accessibility standards, be mobile-friendly, and offer users enhanced opportunities to engage with and reuse our digital cultural heritage.
International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)
As a result of this project, the library will adobt the IIIF protocol. This adoption will significantly improve the discoverability, accessibility, and interoperability of the digital collection for all end-users, from casual browsers to researchers working with large text corpora. Membership in the IIIF Consortium and community will further the library’s efforts to promote and popularise our digital cultural heritage internationally. Additionally, transitioning to the IIIF protocol will bring forth software and hardware upgrades as the new portal will be modular, built on standardised, open-source, and freeware components.
Upon completion, DIGAR will become a nationwide service empowering literature and heritage enthusiasts to access, reuse, and enrich our digital cultural heritage.
The UX/UI design and prototyping of the new discovery and delivery portal was funded by the Ministry of Culture.
The DIGAR development project is co-funded by the European Union.
The National Library of Estonia participates in the digitisation project EODOPEN, co-funded by the EU Creative Europe programme. The project runs from 2019 to 2024 and covers 15 partner libraries from 11 European countries (Austria, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Sweden and Estonia). The project is led by the University Library of Innsbruck, Austria.
The EODOPEN project focuses on bringing European 20th and 21st century digitally-hidden stacks to the public forefront by directly engaging with communities in the selection, digitisation and dissemination processes while at the same time reinforcing the capacity of library staff with regards to dealing adequately with rights clearance questions. The project will broaden the scope to alternative delivery formats in order to reach an even larger audience, especially adequate formats for users of mobile devices as well as blind or visually impaired users.
- young people (including literature recommended by schools)
- teachers, researchers and creative people
- readers with special needs
- readers with complex access to libraries
Read the digitised Estonian books
What is EODOPEN?
Read more https://eodopen.eu/
the National Library of Estonia
Our innovation project Books on the Move has set out to bring the lending service into the 21st century. The project is driven by the wish to encourage better use of the physical book collections, and render this body of knowledge relevant and conveniently accessible to the contemporary user. The idea behind the project is as simple as it is ambitious: to make the physical book collections across different Estonian libraries and library systems discoverable in one easy search, and to enable quick delivery of the desired book to the user.
The user, upon finding the book they need, simply clicks “order”, without having to consider the location of the book. An algorithm picks the most fitting, most expedient copy across all participating library holdings and library systems. With the help of our logistics partner, the book is then delivered to the user, either to a postal locker, local store or directly to an address indicated. Library lending becomes conveniently integrated into the users’ daily routines. Remote loans will no longer be interlibrary transactions – the physical book becomes mobile in Estonia, and the broader library network will serve as the home library for the user.
As a result of the project, we are creating a platform for the libraries, and a website and mobile application for the end user, where one may seamlessly navigate the features of discovery and delivery: find and order books, manage and monitor orders, set delivery preferences, retrieve information on due dates, pay for delivery and settle overdue fines, and recommend books to friends.
The project runs from 2019 to 2021. The Project Board is led by Kristel Veimann, with Jane Makke, Villu Lõhmus and Heleen Karja serving as Board Members. All relevant parties to the new lending service (libraries, users, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education and Research, local municipalities) are included in the project through various advisory bodies. The Project Manager is Marii Väljataga.
Books on the Move is funded by Enterprise Estonia and their Innovation Procurement Program in the amount of EUR 333,332.50.
The analysis phase will determine the exact project timetable, solution architecture, profitability and opportunities for creating automatic open data support and open data packages. As a result, an analysis about new services of the digital archive is created and a readiness arises to acquire and introduce all the necessary software components in the next phase of the project.
The wider benefits of the development project are as follows:
- Estonia’s printed heritage will be available to use digitally for future generations. The project will improve the quality of the National Library’s digital archive service, allowing the proper preservation and convenient use of its objects for other memory institutions, researchers and a wide range of readers.
- The National Library digital archive provides storage services for memory institutions. The new digital archive creates conditions for other memory institutions to preserve their materials in the National Library digital archive.
- Simpler and more convenient administration. The new digital archive will be simpler to administer, reducing the amount of manual labour.
- Possibility to interface new services. The new digital archive allows new services to be interfaced through APIs, thus, it is possible to reuse the digital archive objects in other information systems.
- Facilitates the development of Estonian science. The new digital archive creates a prerequisite for conducting research (incl. data and text mining, digital humanities, data science) based on the text corpora in the digital archive.
- Supports the conservation of viable Estonian cultural space. The availability of literature, graphics, periodicals and archived websites published in Estonian or related to Estonia will improve.
The project consists of two phases: the business and detail analysis (starting autumn 2018) and the development project (expected to start in 2020). Eva-Maria Artus is the project manager. This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
The project is part of a project launched by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and the Government Office to develop and use artificial intelligence.
The National Library of Estonia receives questions / information requests daily. These questions often have recurring patterns and themes that we use too much human resources to answer. The National Library of Estonia receives about 14,000 e-mails with questions a year. As a result of the project, a prototype of an application based on artificial intelligence will be created. This will be capable of sorting received questions by topic and answering basic questions with recurring patterns on its own.
To develop a solution that would enable the National Library to provide information services to users 24/7; to save resources because answering basic requests will be replaced with a technological process based on artificial intelligence.
The purpose of creating the prototype is to confirm that the basic project is feasible and applicable.
The project covers the period from 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020.
The project is being developed by Intelligent Technologies OÜ.
The project council of the National Library of Estonia is coordinating the project: Katre Riisalu, Karmen Linask, Kristel Veimann.
Business project manager: Mare Kurvet
IT project manager: Agnes Kutsar (RMIT)
The project for creating a prototype chatbot based on artificial intelligence is funded by the European Regional Development Fund measure “Conducting Preliminary, Business and Usability Analyses of the Development of Public Services – 18.05.2015–01.07.2020”.
Pursuant to the National Library of Estonia Act, the main task of the National Library is the collection, long-term preservation and making accessible of all publications published in Estonia and their registration in the database of Estonian National Bibliography (ERB).
All publications in the National Library collections are described and tagged. In order to do that, qualified personnel will examine the publication and determine the tags that reflect the content of the publication. When determining tags, the help of artificial intelligence or algorithms is not used which, first, has created the idea that employee-created tags to reflect the content might not be the most suitable or logical to the user, second, an activity based on this methodology may not always produce the most objective and accurate result, third, creating tags in this way is too resource-intensive for the library (i.e. the state), finally, it is difficult to ensure that all publications on the same topic are always tagged consistently.
Problem statement. Tagging items is a resource-intensive process. It is based on the knowledge and assessments of an individual. Therefore the consistency of tags is not always guaranteed for different editions of the same publication. It is a manual job.
Project objective. To create a prototype based on machine learning and artificial intelligence that will help automate the content analysis and tagging of publications; to support the development of Estonian language technologies; to reduce expenses, increase speed and ensure the objectivity and consistency of tags.
Project output. A detail analysis and a prototype that can analyse and automatically tag the content of a publication when the full text is available.
The project consists of two parts: preparing the detail analysis report and creating the prototype.
Project duration: September 2019 – May 2020 Project manager: Jane Makke
This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
Pursuant to the National Library of Estonia Act, the main task of the National Library is the collection, long-term preservation and making accessible of all national publications published in Estonia and their registration in the database of Estonian National Bibliography (ERB). In addition to national publications, the data of other publications published abroad in Estonian and by Estonian authors is also registered in the National Bibliography, as well as translations of the works by Estonian authors published abroad and publications about Estonians or the Estonian language. All publications are registered in the National Bibliography, irrespective of whether they are published in printed form, on any other physical medium or electronically online.
Problem statement. The data model that the National Bibliography is based on and the technical solutions providing the National Bibliography service are obsolete. They do not ensure the necessary protection of National Bibliography data and do not allow flexible interfacing with other information systems to ensure the availability of the data of Estonian publications in machine-readable form to other libraries and partners. They also do not support the reuse and cross-usage of data outside the library sector. The current information system does not allow the automation of service processes. Therefore, providing the service requires manual labour in places where machines could do it in the future.
Project objective. The aim of the project is to create the most cost-effective and optimal business model and solution for providing the national bibliography service in the future. The project will ensure greater end-user satisfaction with the service and will help increase reuse and cross-usage of national bibliographic data.
Project output. The result of the project is a business analysis of the service. The business analysis results in a mapping and analysis of the current situation that describes the business model and processes related to the current service provision, the expenses and management model, related e-services and functionalities, the users, parties and interfaces. In addition, data quality and security are analysed. The business analysis will point out significant risks and bottlenecks of the current service and evaluate the sustainability of the current arrangement of the service. In addition it will show user satisfaction with the service and what their actual needs and expectations are for the service.
The project is divided into three parts:
- description and analysis of the current situation;
- the design of the future business service and the general description of the technical solution;
- technical specification document for the detail analysis tender.
Project duration: August 2019 – March 2020 Project manager: Jane Makke
This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund.


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Book Event: Senior Moments: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
December 11, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm$5 – $24
Willard Spiegelman, Author
$7 (members $5); free with purchase of book from The Shop
Spiegelman reflects with candid humor and sophistication on growing old. Senior Moments is a series of discrete essays by a man who, despite Western notions of aging as something to be denied, overcome, and resisted, relishes the simplest of pleasures: reading, looking at art, talking, and indulging in occasional fits of nostalgia while also welcoming what inevitably lies ahead.
Please Note: the book will be held for you at the front desk until the event.
Senior Moments: Looking Back, Looking Ahead by Willard Spiegelman
Drawing on more than six decades’ worth of lessons from his storied career as a writer and professor, Willard Spiegelman reflects with candid humor and sophistication on growing old. Senior Moments is a series of discrete essays that, when taken together, constitute the life of a man who, despite Western cultural notions of aging as something to be denied, overcome, and resisted, has continued to relish the simplest of pleasures: reading, looking at art, talking, and indulging in occasional fits of nostalgia while also welcoming what inevitably lies ahead.
Spiegelman’s expertly crafted book considers, with wisdom and elegance, how to be alert to the joys that brim from unexpected places even as death draws near. Senior Moments is a foray into the felicity and follies that age brings; a consideration of how and what one reads or rereads in late adulthood; the eagerness for, and disappointment in, long-awaited reunions, at which the past comes alive in the present. A clear-eyed book of memories, written in eight searching and courageously honest essays, Senior Moments is guaranteed to stimulate, stir, and restore.
“Mr. Spiegelman adopts the discursive, finely crafted voice of a literature professor, revealing a penchant for aphorism and allusion.” -Wall Street Journal
“He’s an agreeable, wise and witty companion — edifying, fun and fearless as he proffers lessons in happiness and aging learned during his long, distinguished career.”- The Dallas Morning News
“Spiegelman writes with a casual, engaging style and frequently punctuates his paragraphs with references to literature that crystallize his ideas. Readers will find this volume rich with relatable insights.” – Publishers Weekly
“They say we are living in a golden age of the personal essay, and it’s true . . . Walk with Willard through New York, Tokyo, Dallas, his personal library, museums—walk with Willard through life.” —Mark Oppenheimer, author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door
“A book so vivid and personable that one has the impression of sitting across a dinner table from its author. He talks to us in a tone at once convivial and elegiac as he addresses some of life’s biggest questions: What makes us happy? How can we make the best use of our brief lifetimes? To tackle these, Spiegelman brings to bear his vast erudition, humane intelligence, wit, and personal candor. The result is a beautiful and wise book about making daily life a meaningful pleasure.” —Rhonda Garelick, author of Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History


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Veteran’s Oral History Project
Updated: Aug 10
Dear Fellow Veteran(s),
Please let us preserve your story by sitting down with me (Todd A. McKinley), and Carrie Carpenter a Hawkins County (Tennessee) School Teacher and amateur historian, either in person or via Zoom. Coming from a family of Veterans and being a Veteran of more than 20 years of service in the Army, which includes combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as having been active in Veterans Service Organizations since retiring in 2016, I truly understand that every Veteran has a story to tell. Sadly, in our nation’s history, there have been millions of Veterans whose stories have been lost to time. Certainly, I understand the various reasons why many Veterans don’t wish to share their stories or often wait until late in life to do so
That said, to ensure the stories of your service to the nation, and life stories you would like to share, including any advice you would like to impart to future generations are preserved, here’s an excellent opportunity. The reason we’ve embarked on this project is to ensure that your stories will live on for generations to come. This is purely a not-for-profit endeavor, and to prevent exploitation of anyone and his or her experiences, our plan is to merely document and edit (as needed) and then donate our findings to the Veteran’s County archives, historical society, local libraries, state archives and other institutions that would have an interest.
Should a future researcher or producer come across the material and wish to use any of it for profit, the stipulation for its use would be for all or a portion of the profits to be donated to a Veterans Service Organization of the Veterans' choosing. In addition to traveling throughout Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, our plan is to also make ourselves available to any Veteran within a reasonable area from our hometown in Upper East Tennessee, who wishes to sit down in person versus utilizing Zoom.
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Wings of Knowledge
November 1, 2011
Tom Wessels, professor of ecology at Antioch New England, founded the conservation biology graduate program and has authored books on the cultural history of the forested landscape. He teaches students and gardeners to see the history of a local landscape and as they learn its past, to bond with the site. The shape of tree trunks, rocks on the forest floor, wind and fire damage all offer clues to the land’s use over time.
The NHTI Library owns several of his books:
Forest Forensics: a Field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape. Woodstock, VT: Countryman, 2010. NEAR SD144 .A12 W47 2010
Granite Landscape: a Natural History of America’s Mountain Domes, from Arcadia to Yosemite. Woodstock, VT: Countryman , 2001 QH104 .W47 2001
Into the Field: a Guide to Locally Focused Teaching. Great Barrington, MA: Orion Society, 1999. QK121 .L475 1999.
Myth of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future. Burlington, VT: Vermont UP, 2006. QH541 .W42 2006


A powerful novel of youth, desire, and moral conflict, in which a young man is seduced by the mirage of glamour — at terrible cost.
Arriving in New York City for an internship at an elite but fading magazine, Luca feels invisible: smart but not worldly, privileged but broke, and uncertain how to navigate a new era of social change. Among his peers is Zara, a young Black woman whose sharp wit and frank views on injustice create tension in the office. Luca is equally drawn to an attractive and wealthy white couple—a prominent artist and her filmmaker husband—whose lifestyle he finds alien and alluring. As summer arrives, Luca is swept up in the fever dream of their marriage, joining them at their beach house, and nurturing an infatuation both frustrating and dangerous. Only after he learns of a spectacular tragedy in the city he has left behind does he begin to realize the moral consequences of his allegiances.
In language at once lyrical and incisive, Hermione Hoby (“a writer of extreme intelligence, insight, style and beauty” — Ann Patchett) offers a clear-eyed, unsettling novel of the allure of privilege and the costs of complacency.
“Hermione Hoby has a a high-wire command of language and a sensitivity for conjuring facets of being that I never knew could be described until I read Virtue.” —Rachel Kushner, author of The Mars Room and The Flamethrowers
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“A work of confident elegance and eerie familiarity for anyone who has ever been young, ambitious and blinded by perception.” —Sloane Crosley, author of The Clasp
“Virtue bears satirical witness to contemporary American liberalism–its pieties, its trinkets of cultural capital, its useless insights–in brutally accurate detail. A brilliant, funny, ultimately horrifying comedy of manners.” —Joseph O’Neill, author of Netherland
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Taylor Theater Author Talk
February 28, 2020, 7PM
Mary Walton has written four previous works of nonfiction. For twenty-two years, until 1994, she was a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where she wrote scores of articles as a staff writer for the Sunday Inquirer magazine. She has also written for the New York Times, Washingtonian, the Washington Monthly, the American Journalism Review, and PBS. Admission is free. Click here to donate towards this event.


I was never as much of an avid reader as I am now. I remember always asking my mum the meanings of words and she always said if you want to improve your vocabulary, read.
I was a lazy reader to say the least, never wanted to read books that were long because I thought it was ridiculous someone could write such a long book! But I was determined to decipher the meanings to words without using the dictionary, so I did! When I started to use words that my siblings had never heard me utter, my brother would say, “don’t use words you can’t spell”. His emails get ignored.
Now, onto my favourite reads of this year:
- The Long Song by Andrea Levy. I can’t say enough times, how this is a MUST read! It is so amazingly written, taking you from anger to sheer joy. I’ve had people stare at me constantly on the subway because I was laughing most of the time. She is raw, real, and takes you back in time. And the ending….oh the ending… you have to get there to find out!
- Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan. I know Oprah had a two day hoopla when the book originally dropped but after getting caught up in her trap a few years ago and reading Anne Marie McDonald’s Fall On Your Knees, I was done with the bookclub hype. I bought this book solely on the cover alone! It is tragically beautiful. The stories are haunting. The Nigerian writers do it again. Damn it!
- Decoded by Jay-Z. Now I know some people will roll their eyes at this but trust me I was doing the same when I heard he had a book out. But I was pleasantly surprised. If you love Hip Hop, want to learn a little about its and Jay-Z’s history, pick this up. You won’t be disappointed.
- Letters to my daughter by Maya Angelou. I actually went to see Maya this year when she came to Toronto as a special treat to myself. She is never short of inspiration and this little book makes you feel like she’s speaking to you no matter where you’re at in life. There’s no one like Maya!
- The Concubine by Elechi Amadi. It’s been 13 years since I read this book. It was the first book I read in English Literature in Grade 11. I can still hear my late teacher’s voice as I read it. It is a beautiful tale, simply told and for lack of a better word, epic.
I have a stack of books lined up for me so I’ll have more to share with you next year!


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Welcome to everyone interested in teaching children to read, write and spell!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A New Tool...Cursive Writing Resource
STEPS encourages phonogam practice to include SEEING, HEARING, WRITING and SAYING the phonograms. This sample from the Video Book of Phonograms has the handwritten cursive form and a model saying the sounds. Use the Table of Contents to mix up the phonograms or use the page by page navigation to work your way through. The new cursive resource is available in the STEPS Online Coach, the Phonogram Lab, and STEPS Teaching Resources class. Let's practice!


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Clive Chamber of Commerce recently issued the following announcement.
Event Name: 2019 Mayor's Tree Lighting
Date: Sunday Dec 8, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
Location: Clive Public Library and City Hall Parking Lot
Address: 1900 NW 114th St Clive IA 50325
Gold Event Sponsor - $150, details here
Cost is FREE to attend and open to the public.
Holiday lighting for the City of Clive.
Join us for a professional tree lighting followed by complimentary beverages and kid friendly activities. Special guest appearance from the North Pole!
Original source can be found here.
Source: Clive Chamber of Commerce


Suddenly found myself in the midst of a bright and gentle light. I soon realized I was outside my body in a place of profound calm. About one foot away and facing me I beheld a young woman. It was Carol, my mother. I was in her heavenly presence and she had a message for me.
A STORY OF HOPE
LeeAnn Taylor’s true account opens with an urgent prayer for death. With unrelenting honesty, she describes her harrowing battles raising three children with Fragile X syndrome, and the frightening episodes with her disabled sons. When her ordeal escalates, she turns to death as her only escape.
Can our darkest hour give rise to miracles? And can departed loved ones intervene on our behalf? Chronicled by her journal entries, The Fragile Face of God is LeeAnn Taylor’s luminous story of one woman’s tragic descent into the darkness, and, ultimately, her triumphant emergence into the light of redeeming love. It is a celebration of humanity—both the fragile and the sublime—and an intimate view into what makes our journey here one of purpose and eternal significance.


This eBook is one of the results of the Erasmus+ project entitled “LOAD – Life Of A Digi” coordinated by Rafał Maliszewski from Romuald Traugutt Catholic High School in Chojnice, Poland, with partners – students and teachers – from Romania (Colegiul National Gheorghe Lazar, Sibiu), Croatia (IX. Gimnazija, Zagreb), Spain (SEK-Atlantico SL, Pontevedra), Portugal (Agrupamento de Escolas de Casquilhos, Barreiro), and Turkey (Tevfik Ileri Anadolu Lisesi, Rize). Its main aim was to promote the awareness of the use of the Internet and ICT among students, teachers, parents, local communities.
The online tools presented in this eBook – compiled by students, advised by teachers, and used by students and teachers throughout the project – are all Web 2.0 tools. Web 2.0 is the current state of online technology as it compares to the early days of the Web, characterized by greater user interactivity and collaboration, more pervasive network connectivity, and enhanced communication channels.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, teachers and students have tried to discover new ways of teaching and learning that can foster online learning. One important aspect for the development of the current e-classroom is to make sure diverse and engaging online tools are utilized, which can help teachers and students make the most out of their teaching and learning.