Genre: Contemporary Romance
Collegiate athlete Lily Brennon has always been the piece that doesn't quite fit in the puzzle, especially in her fragmented family, and no amount of rule-following perfection seems to bring her any closer to the love and acceptance she desperately seeks. If not for Jackson Carter, her childhood best friend and the only boy she’s ever loved, she’s sure she would have run away years ago. But when Jackson loses his father and a future basketball career within months of each other, his faith is so shattered, he shuts out everyone, including Lily.
"I started reading this delightful book thinking it was just the normal Christian Romance. Boy was I wrong! This little book packed a punch and pretty soon I was transported into an all out mystery/suspense with action and adventure. Wow.
This is an excellent read for young adults and I'd even recommend it for young Christians who are in the throes of decision making as it relates to purity. This book shows us what can happen when we compromise our standards and change our minds to please those around us. In this book, our heroine Lily was hurt by the love of her life and meets another guy who seems great but her decision to start a relationship with him will change her life forever.
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Alex Belardo Kostiw
Alex is a graphic designer, artist, and educator whose work is rooted in storytelling. She has an MFA in visual communication design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BA in English literature from the University of Chicago. In her own projects, Alex deals in poetic, adapted, and iterative elements, visual structures of comics, and conceptually driven forms. Her work explores primordial and personal forms of knowledge, investigating the complex ways that the self and reality interact.
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Residency Period:Sep 2016–Dec 2016
Project Statement:Reading is both encounter and empathy, an act in which we are given another place or perspective and allow ourselves to mistake it for our own. My practice explores reading and its potential through books of experimental comics and short fiction. I think of books as mysterious containers or knots in our reality—small, yet holding a remarkable density of experience. My books are typically slim and light and have an interactive quality, opening for the reader in unusual ways. They require the reader to twist or turn or peek into the work to unravel its content. The physical form reflects the story’s twists and turns; creates opportunities to surprise and entrance the reader (say, with a mark hidden in a fold, or recombining images); and moreover, suggests that what we see is just a trace—an idea that is tied to comics’ structure. I am fascinated by the gutters in comics, the gaps between panels where much of a story lives. This white space is rich with implicit moments that the reader knows reflexively. It locates the story, its environment, and its characters are existing somewhere between the book and the reader’s imagination, but not wholly in either place. To explore this notion, my comics and writing play on and push how little I can give to a reader while still establishing the sense of a substantial narrative. While the sculptural book form creates literal hidden spaces, sparse visuals and brief text invite the reader’s careful attention and realization that the gaps are not empty, but home to an invisible world. A great influence on my practice has been Anne Carson’s if not, winter, her translation of the poet Sappho’s work, which survives only in small fragments. The result is disjointed lines consisting often of short phrases or even just single words that, despite being incomplete, feel incredibly loaded with meaning. The full, original meaning of the poetry is inaccessible to the reader, but the poignancy of its fragmentation makes what remains potent. I parsed out some of my thoughts on the book in an essay comic [Sappho], but haven’t shaken its hold. My illustrations are also informed by traditional comics, which usually render things simply to make the story easy to inhabit, avoiding the static feel of realism. Economic use of line and color allows me to shift between figurative and abstract, making illustrations almost open-ended, hinting at specific characters, objects, and settings with restrained detail, and activating negative space. My narratives also put the tangible and intangible in tension, posing questions of what is real, what isn’t, and to whom. They put emotional and physical distances between characters, and point to them as a realm of misunderstanding. Some pieces create that kind of distance for the reader as well by introducing a recognizable subject, then skewing it into something unfamiliar. My work seeks to complicate the reader’s understanding of reality by fostering the sense that there exists more than what they can see and comprehend. Reading becomes a kind of magic that actives a narrative and grazes its invisible world; and, with the work relying on the reader’s physical and imaginative efforts, my aim is for the magic to be carried in them beyond the page.
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Persian influence on Greece (10)
Persian and Greek cultures did not exist in isolation. There was cross-fertilization.
The present article contains a description of Persia's influence on Greece.
This is the last part of the article; the first
one can be found here.
The second type of emulation can be found in the Parthenon frieze and the caryatids. The difference is twofold: in the first place, the caryatids and the frieze are not based on something tangible like rhyta or tents; in the second place, not only a from, but also a general idea are copied. In the Parthenon frieze, the Persian ideal of "unity under the king" has been "translated" to Greece. The image and idea were adapted to Greek tastes, which made the work of art more accessible. In the caryatids, the original image (a bull or a feline) has been ignored and only the essence, the general idea, is copied - to women. Apparently, the Greeks found women better motifs to show subjection than animals.
Summing all up, a case can be made for the existence of Persian influence on Greek art. The same can be said for politics. The Athenians and Persians both were masters of the Greek towns in Ionia, and since the Athenians had no experience in ruling an empire (whereas the Persians stood in a long tradition), they copied Persian measures. Therefore, they copied the tribute system, organized their navy like their enemies did, and appointed episcopi to control the subject towns.
It was the obvious thing to do. After all, it is sound policy to make
use of knowledge developed by others. Nineteenth-century European historians,
however, have often ignored the Persian contribution to Greek culture.
They believed in a "Greek miracle" and were unable to conceptualize oriental
influences. (They had more or less the same perspective on European history,
which had developed -in their view- autonomously.) Cultural contacts were
ignored. Today, in a world in which cross-fertilization and clashes between
cultures can no longer be ignored, scholars are more interested in cultural
contacts. This perspective does more justice to the complexities that existed
when two cultures encountered each other.
Architecture: Parthenon frieze
Politics: Delian League


Author- Manju Nambiar
Writing Style- 3.5/5
If you are looking for a feel-good heartwarming love story with a happy ending, this is your right pick!
Nitya Balakrishnan, a young girl from Kerala had it all planned out. She was going to live a life of her dreams in the United States of America. And she thought she had nailed it when she was accepted into one of the best universities of the world. But cosmos had other plans and conspired to drop love.exe into her.
He came with a bang and stole her away in a breath. Love was not quite there in her agenda, but her heart wouldn’t hear of it. The human heart has its own little brain with its strange logic that remains elusive to our reasoning. For once, she just let it be, only to realize that there is no undo button.
This coming of age, beautiful tale of love, relationships and dreams would prick your soul, bring a smile to you, and tear up your eyes. A must read!
The story revolves around Nitya Balakrishnan; the protagonist. A bright student throughput her studies bags admission to Stanford University, California. Coming from a reserved family, it becomes hard for her to convince her parents to allow her to study abroad. However, they agree on a barter system. She will be getting married before she leaves for the US. Ganapathy; the guy that was finalized for Nitya. However, things didn’t get well along and she called off her marriage.
After moving to the US, Nitya’s life changes completely. Simple story expressed beautifully with lively writing style makes it a good read. Halfway through the story, there were events which were quite predictable but the author did take hold of emotions and dialogue delivery very well which made it engrossing. Despite being the predictable events, the balance between emotions and humor was very well maintained. Overall, a good light-hearted read.


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The Character Generation book explains all the relevant aspects needed to play games as a character in the Andromeda 2500 Sci Fi RPG and provides rules and guidelines to generate your own.
The Combat book details all combat and non-combat rules, various technical aspects of the game, game play, and other specific guidelines designed to assist you during play.
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In the mid to late 1980s, my friends and I were avid tabe top gamers and we would always find flaws with most games that we tried. I would inevitably write supplemental rules or modifications to improve them or just make adjustments while running adventures that began to become common and recurring in nature. By the end of of the 80's, we decided to create our own game - it was called Warzone 2050. Characters with powers and guns in a not too distant Earth, a quasi-sci fi hack and slash special. We played it for years and it grew over time and absorbed some concepts from another friend (James Steimle) and moved way into the future and far, far away. A manuscript of Warzone 2500 was copyrighted in 1993. Authors listed: James Earwicker with John Fee and Steve D.
Several years later in college I still continued to work on the game, but it had grown into a large project and what interested me was the game world that had taken shape - a lot more science and a lot more fiction had been added. The more time I spent exploring the events that would lead to a plausible exit for humanity from Earth to the Andromeda galaxy, the more intrigued I became in the story line. Most of what was left was detailed and tedious work on rules and filling in descriptions for numerous things in both books. I started to write a novel, like everyone else in the world (after all I was a Physics and English major). Before I got very far I had a chance meeting in the early 2000s with David Brin. We had a memorable (for me anyway) conversation at his house where he advised me to finish the game before I bothered with the novel, which he predicted would occupy 10 years of pain and suffering for me. So, I did, in about 18 months. Copyright updated in 2001 officially as Andromeda 2500.
After the game was completed in late 2002 it went through a year of testing locally and editing with the publisher. I was working full time, had 2 small children and was doing everything by myself with the game at this time. Many thanks to everyone who play-tested the game and particularly Seth Bradley who provided a lot of guidance. A local college student, Charles Burggraf, at UC Santa Barbara was able to help me out greatly with numerous illustrations over months at a time - I needed to break up the over 400 pages of text in the two books as well as provide some visuals for the characters. The books were set to be done in time for our big reveal at Comic-Con in 2004, but unfortunately the publisher did not have them completed in time. Which is too bad, because interest at Comic-Con was high. David Brin even stopped by our booth to wish us luck since he was presenting at a panel during the conference.
After the game was published in 2004 I asked RPG.net to review it (mistake) and that guy hated it, and me for some reason. I think he lost sight of the fact that I was just trying to publish a game by myself that my friends and I enjoyed when we were younger. To be honest, everyone that I have communicated with directly has enjoyed the game world and liked playing it - and that is all I ever wanted.
This is the typical comment I received via email and the web the last time this site was up (I've been busy the last few years):
“It’s one of the first SciFi RPG's I have seen that is interesting and fun...I love the system and set up. We just started a campaign and the people in our group love it.” - Adam, Montana
I hope you give the game a try and enjoy some time with your friends playing it.


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Courage, dear heart.
Trapped in a foggy cloud where dreams (nightmares!) come true, an albatross visits the Dawn Treader and offers hope to the ship mates.
Of all of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, I have loved The Voyage of the Dawn Treader the most – although admittedly it’s a tough call. So often on their journey they find themselves in the strangest, most difficult situations – and Aslan never fails the travelers.
Here in our world, Aslan goes by a different name. But He still shows up right on time – not when we think He should necessarily, but never too early and never too late. Courage, dear heart.


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The opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing featured ancient China’s four great inventions: the compass, printing press, paper and gunpowder. The lesson on display, as taught in classrooms across the country that today publishes the most research papers, is that Chinese innovation in science and technology changed the world.
Yet less than a hundred years before, the Chinese philosopher Feng Youlan wrote the provocative essay ‘Why China Has No Science’. The scholar — trained at Columbia University in New York City — argued that from antiquity, the nation’s philosophical traditions and unique understanding of the human relationship to nature had prevented the spirit of scientific inquiry from taking root. Feng, like many others at the time and since, urged that science was the only salvation for a nation in precipitous decline.
Placing the efforts to change the perceived lack of science in the context of China’s turbulent modern history is key to understanding how the nation arrived at its current superpower state.Acesse a Publicação


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Facing her father's resistance but armed with her mother's support, Montessori went on to graduate with high honors from the medical school of the University of Rome in 1896. Still, the Montessoris are not allowed to leave the country until the war is over. Her work was widely published internationally, and spread rapidly. Renilde, her youngest grandchild, was until 2000 the General Secretary and then President until 2005 of the Association Montessori Internationale, the organisation set up by Maria Montessori in 1929 to continue her work. Her parents encouraged her to go into a teaching career as this was the only available job for women at the time.
Training courses in London, Dublin, and Barcelona. Standing is fawning at times, and since this book was written in the fifties, there is a fair amount of language that seems overly flowery, religious references, excessive literary quotes from Shakespeare, Wordsworth, etc. A reporter covering the event asked her how her patients responded to a female doctor. Education can come in many forms, the Montessori Education System is just one of the many forms. By 1913 there were more than 100 Montessori schools in the country.
Children were given freedom to choose and carry out their own activities, at their own paces and following their own inclinations. The Spanish government invited her to open a research institute in 1917. Biographical Highlights Maria Montessori 1870-1952 has been one of the most innovative childhood pedagogues of the 20th Century. Montessori is known as the founder of Montessori Method, who played an important role in the development of early childhood education. She lectured widely, wrote articles and books, and developed a program to prepare teachers in the Montessori Method. Maria Montessori worked tirelessly observing children, analyzing results and developing new materials. First, she observed great concentration in the children and spontaneous repetition of chosen activities.
Alexander Graham Bell, Education, Educational psychology 783 Words 3 Pages Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was a famous doctor and teacher; she was the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome La Sapienza Medical School, and she was one of the first female physicians in Italy. This book gives a very comprehensive description, not only of Dr. In the same year, she described her observations and methods in a book titled Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica Applicato All'Educazione Infantile Nelle Case Dei Bambini The Method of Scientific Pedagogy Applied to the Education of Children in the Children's Houses. Its membership includes Alexander Graham Bell, his wife, Mabel Bell, S. By the end of 1911, Montessori education had been officially adopted in public schools in Italy and Switzerland, and was planned for the United Kingdom. Children act in accordance with their natures. She used her observational and experimental proclivities from her medical background to develop, what we might today call, a Constructivist understanding of the process of learning.
The students learn through activities that involve exploration, manipulations, order, repetition, abstraction, and communication. Montessori schools were closed by Nazis and both books and effigies were burned. Everything from a prepared environment, the sensitive periods, and the age mixing in Montessori classrooms is thanks to her work. Doctor Maria Montessori developed her philosophy. So, also perhaps, does the question of whether our entire civilization evolves or disappears. Her mother, Renilde , had good education for a woman of her time and was more open to the many transformations that affected daily life at the end of the 19th Century.
They may pretend to cook, to bake pies, to clean house, etc. In so doing, Montessori became the first female doctor in Italy. While she did not have any particular mentor, she was very close to her mother who readily encouraged her. First woman to receive a Medical Degree in Italy A. On March 31, 1898, her only child — a son named Mario Montessori March 31, 1898 — 1982 was born. Her father, Alessandro, was an accountant in the civil service, and her mother, Renilde Stoppani, was well educated and had a passion for reading. At the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, a Montessori class works in a glass pavilion observed by visitors.
Collective gymnastics and songs, if possible in the open air. Montessori herself had been personally associated with the Theosophical Society since 1907. The Montessori Method sold quickly through six editions. Shifting her focus from the body to the mind, she returned to the University in 1901, this time to study psychology and philosophy. The function of the teacher is to provide educational material, such as counting beads or geometric puzzles, and act as an adviser and guide, staying as much as possible in the background.
Montessori entered a public elementary school at the age of 6 in 1876. Speech at the Sorbonne in Paris in which she makes one of her numerous appeals for peace. Her work models the mindset and orientation needed for the education of children for peace. Montessori is recognized as the founder of Montessori Method and one of the pioneers in the development of early childhood education. Living through war and political upheaval inspired her to add peace education to the Montessori curriculum. But she could do little to avoid being ensnared in world events. The Discovery of the Child, To Educate the Human Potential, What You Should Know about Your Child, and Child Training published in Madras, India.
Studies the writings of French doctors Itard and Séguin, who worked with disabled children. Child, Childhood, Creativity 712 Words 3 Pages biography to the list. She was detained in India until the war finished in 1946. In this room Maria Montessori observed children and formed her principles. One of the world greatest educators Maria Montessori , gave us the method of teaching children popularly known after her own name. He does a great job on both accounts which is why this is a classic. A pre-war group of Montessori supporters, the Societa gli Amici del Metodo Montessori Society of Friends of the Montessori Method became the Opera Montessori Montessori Society with a government charter, and by 1926 Mussolini was made honorary president of the organization.


KENT, Wash. —June 14, 2006—Beginning this year, the City of Kent joins the Kent Lions Club in producing Kent Cornucopia Days. The Kent Arts Commission and Kent Parks, Recreation and Community Services will bring main stage entertainment, a children’s area, a fine crafts market, a juried fine art exhibit and poetry readings to this popular event. “Adding arts and multicultural elements will enhance the existing festivities and solidify Cornucopia Days as a destination event for Kent residents and visitors,” says Ronda Billerbeck, City of Kent Cultural Programs Manager. Cornucopia Days takes place in downtown Kent, Thursday, July 13 through Sunday July 16 (Thurs, 3 p.m. until the closing of the carnival; Fri/Sat, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sun, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.).
Cornucopia Days entertainment features diverse artists with performance styles that span the globe. In a nonstop lineup that lasts the entire weekend, performances will take place on two stages. The Main Stage features up and coming national artists, as well as Northwest favorites and is located in the parking lot at the Kent Library on 2nd Avenue and Harrison Street. The Children’s Stage features exciting local and regional performers that will delight the entire family. This stage is located within the heart of the Children’s Area on Temperance Street. between the AMC Theaters at Kent Station and the Sound Transit Parking Garage.
The Children’s Area is a fun and interactive destination designed especially for kids and offers an array of activities to keep the youngest festival-goers entertained and educated on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hands-on arts and crafts projects give kids the opportunity to work with and learn from professional artists.
The Kent Station Fine Crafts Market brings a colorful, balanced and varied selection of high quality handmade crafts and artwork to the festival. The Craft Market is located at Kent Station, along Ramsay Way.
The Juried Fine Art Exhibit displays fine art by local and regional artists. The show is located on the second floor of the new Green River Community College Campus at Kent Station. The exhibit will contain anywhere from 75 to 100 two-dimensional works ranging from paintings, drawings, original prints and photography, all produced and submitted by Northwest artists.
Admission to Kent Cornucopia Days is free. Cornucopia Days is presented by Kent Parks, Recreation and Community Services, the Kent Arts Commission and the Kent Lions Club. For more information on Cornucopia Days and other cultural events, please call (253) 856-5050 or visit www.kentarts.com or www.kcdays.com.


Here at our house we just LOVE books. Josie's interest in toys comes and goes, but her favorite books are always on a constant rotation. Whether you're attending a baby shower, children's birthday party or have littles of your own - great book recommendations are always useful! So I've created a list of our most read and loved books - from the classics to new titles we adore!
I remember reading this as a child! This one was a favorite around here when Josie was just starting to speak. One of her first words was uttered while reading this - 'CHEESE!' she yelled excitedly as we turned the page to reveal all the foods the caterpillar sampled. Still a favorite of hers and always a classic.
A perfect starter book for little readers. This has been part of our bedtime routine from day 1 with both Jos and Mads. An easy, short, sweet and silly book to read right before tucking them in. I would also recommend this Boynton greatest hits collection as a great gift set - because really, all of her books are great for the first year!
The last book we read Jos before bed every night. She loves asking for 'Josie Moon!' and whispering 'hush' to us just like the old lady in the story. We practice finding the little mice and identifying objects in the room. A calming book which promotes vocabulary development and is great for tiny babies to older toddlers.
This is one of those books that's just fun to read! The story follows Blue and his friends as they help out a grumpy dump truck while teaching him an important lesson along the way. This is the perfect length to keep children entertained without dragging on forever. Josie loves making the animal sounds and yelling "HONKKKKK" whenever the dump truck is on the page!
We never travel without this book, it's our absolute favorite story. We read it together as Josie acts out Pout-pout's part yelling "blub, blub, BLUBBB" and can never get through the story without plenty of giggles. Bonus points for finding a book which gives me extra reason to smooch Josie over and over again! My brother gave this to Jos as a gift and I've given it to many friends now, too. It's a wonderful story!
Beautiful illustrations, adorable and relatable storyline - this is an awesome book! Set in Africa, this is a fun way to expand the scope of animals your children sees! Jos now knows about rhinos, baboons, and warthogs all while learning an awesome lesson.
The illustrations in this story are simply stunning. I love reading this and entering my own dreamland as I'm putting the girls to sleep. Short and so sweet - this is always a favorite of mine.
A classic and one of my favorite books to read to our girls. We have a little stuffed bunny we hold while reading this and act out the story with her. Such a sweet story of the love between a mother and her child. Makes me teary just thinking about it :)
And there you have it! SO so so many more books that we love, but I'm happy to share some of the highlights with you! What are your favorite children's books? I'd love to hear in the comments!


I have just written JOGL port of TWL:Theme Widget Library.
I am planning to rewrite/replace my own opengl gui library used in my project simPHY: the 2D physics simulator, thats why I compared various available opengl gui libraries like nifty-gui, twl, nuklear etc and I found twl to be best suited for my use especially because of its powerful textarea and theming capability. Sooner or later I may use it or modify my library to incorporate these features.
You can find the maven project at github.
how does it differ from original twl
this jogl port of twl library intended to work with newt in jogl, so main changes madeto library are
- all keycodes, mouse events are mapped to newt keyevents
- new jogl renderer is added
- new jogl input processor is added
- newt window and jogl animator are used to create display
- jogl effects rendered is used for twl effects
- several small tweaks to make it work with jogl
who else can use it
Anyone planning to use full featured opengl gui in jogl (to avoid multithreading conflict on combining swing with opengl). MatthiasMann is kind enough to freely share his awesome library with us. For commmercial use please contact MatthiasMannsince he is the one who holds all rights, there is no restriction in distributing or reusing code from my behalf.
how to use it
- Download ind install eclipse
- Download the repo and extract it
- Open eclipse and import >>Maven >>Existing maven Project
- Right click on project and click on menu Run As >>Maven install
- You will see jar jogl-twl-test-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar inside project folder jogl-twl-maven\jogl-twl-maven\jogl-twl-test\target
- Run jar and click on test buttons to see demo You should get an idea about using twl in jogl by looking at the source. For tutorials on using twl please visit http://twl.l33tlabs.org/.
Let me know if it is of some use to you.


Elvis Presley, widely known as “The King of Rock and Roll,” was an American musical icon whose influence on the world of music and pop culture remains unparalleled. While his fame and impact are undisputed, it is essential to explore the man behind the legend—the personal life, struggles, and the journey that led him to become one of the most celebrated and enduring figures in music history.
Early Life and Humble Beginnings
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Vernon and Gladys Presley. Growing up in a poor family, young Elvis experienced the hardships of life and developed a deep bond with his parents. His love for music emerged at an early age, heavily influenced by the gospel music he heard at the church he attended with his family.
The Rise to Stardom
In 1948, the Presley family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where Elvis’s passion for music continued to blossom. In 1954, fate intervened when he recorded a song at Sun Studio, a moment that would change his life forever. His unique fusion of country, rhythm and blues, and gospel sounds captivated Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Studio, who recognized Elvis’s raw talent and potential. It led to the release of his first single, “That’s All Right,” which marked the beginning of his rise to stardom.
Breaking Boundaries: A Controversial Performer
As Elvis’s popularity soared, he became a symbol of rebellion for the younger generation. His uninhibited and energetic performances on stage were met with both adoration and criticism. His swaying hips and provocative dance moves were considered scandalous for the conservative society of the 1950s. Nevertheless, Elvis’s charisma and musical prowess won over the hearts of millions, transcending racial barriers and making him a global sensation.
Love, Loss, and Personal Struggles
Beneath the fame and adulation, Elvis grappled with personal challenges. In 1958, he was drafted into the United States Army, serving for two years. While stationed in Germany, he met Priscilla Beaulieu, whom he later married in 1967. Their marriage brought joy to his life, and they had a daughter, Lisa Marie. However, despite moments of happiness, the pressures of fame, and the demanding lifestyle took its toll on their relationship, leading to their divorce in 1973.
The Influence of Colonel Tom Parker
Throughout his career, Elvis was guided by his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, who played a significant role in shaping his success. While Parker played a crucial role in managing Elvis’s career, some critics argue that his influence led to certain decisions that prioritized financial gain over artistic growth. This dynamic, while fruitful for Elvis’s career in the short term, may have contributed to creative restrictions and unfulfilled artistic aspirations.
The Later Years and Legacy
As the 1970s progressed, Elvis faced personal and health challenges that affected his well-being and performances. Struggles with weight gain, prescription drug use, and emotional distress became evident. Despite these issues, Elvis remained a cherished figure, and his live performances, including the iconic “Aloha from Hawaii” concert, showcased his enduring talent and charisma.
Elvis Presley tragically passed away on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42. The world mourned the loss of a true musical legend, but his legacy lives on. Even decades after his death, his music continues to inspire new generations of artists, and Graceland, his former home in Memphis, remains a pilgrimage site for fans from around the globe.
Elvis Presley was more than just a rock and roll icon; he was a complex human being with dreams, struggles, and a desire to connect with his audience through his music. Behind the legend lies a man who overcame humble beginnings to conquer the music world, transforming the industry forever. Elvis’s impact on popular culture, music, and society at large remains a testament to his enduring legacy as the King of Rock and Roll. As we celebrate his life and achievements, it is crucial to remember the man behind the legend—a man whose passion and talent continue to inspire and resonate with millions worldwide.


Boy Scout Oaths
Trooper (tm) allows BSA Scout troops to easily track their troop members' personal information, advancement, attendance, leadership, payments, medical information, vehicles, and more. A special section contains links to other Scouting-related sites.
|License: Commercial||Cost: $59.00 USD||Size: 5.33 MB||Download (100): Trooper Download|
Youth RecordKeeper (formally Scout RecordKeeper, Cub Scout RecordKeeper and Girl Scout RecordKeeper) was designed specifically to handle all the recording need for many youth programs such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts & Canadian Boy Scouts.The Software Database is fully cross platform...
|License: Demo||Cost: $0.00 USD||Size: 6.8 MB||Download (110): Youth RecordKeeper X Download|
Graph Digitizer Scout automatically converts hard-copy graphs, oscillograms, charts, plots, into X,Y. Different recognition methods including manual correction mode. Data can be exported to Excel, CSV format and other applications.
|License: Demo||Cost: $35.00 USD||Size: 5.21 MB||Download (107): Graph Digitizer Scout Download|
Boy Reading Book. Re sizable. Action Script 2. 100% Vector. You can Change Color/Alpha/Brightness. Very easy to edit/Add into your flash file. Help file is included.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Other, Pocket PC, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod, iTouch, Palm
|License: Commercial||Cost: $3.50 USD||Size: 100 KB||Download (27): Boy Reading Book Download|
Save game editor and scout for the Football Manager series on Mac OS X. Developed by littleblue.
|License: Commercial||Cost: $0.00 USD||Size: 7.14 MB||Download (19): FM11SX Download|
It is 1811, and Loony Lunatic is just a young boy, exploring the wilderness of Bulgaria. This is the tale of his first adventure, a trip to a little known land called Halloween Hill, where he learns of a great evil and with his trusty slingshot, sets out to put a stop to it. Explore the...
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It is 1811, and Loony Lunatic is just a young boy, exploring the wilderness of Bulgaria. This is the tale of his first adventure, a trip to a little known land called Halloween Hill, where he learns of a great evil and with his trusty slingshot, sets out to put a stop to it. You are Loony, and...
|License: Demo||Cost: $19.95 USD||Size: 5.19 MB||Download (114): Loonyland Download|
Junior Organizer Deluxe is a flexible junior membership management software for Windows users. Our software gives you an easy way to manage, track, and organize data of junior clubs, boys and girls clubs, sport teams, camps, league memberships, cadet groups, youth clubs, interest groups, scout...
|License: Shareware||Cost: $75.00 USD||Size: 6.84 MB||Download (132): Junior Organizer Deluxe Download|
An key frame animation done in flash . It has a walk cycle of a duck walking with a candle and a boy running behind .Can be used in games , banners , wbts and cbts
Platforms: Not Applicable
|License: Commercial||Cost: $1.00 USD||Size: 649 KB||Download (27): Duck walking Download|
Food fight is a wonderfully bright original story which tells the story of Tim, a boy from earth and Sammy, a sausage from somewhere else altogether. They meet and instantly dislike each other, but are they so different after all??As they work through their differences, Tim and Sammy deal with...
|License: Commercial||Cost: $3.99 USD||Size: 30.1 MB||Download (29): Food Fight! - An Interactive Book by Glenn Melenhorst Download|
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO.
Please be advised that LIMBO only runs Macs produced in 2009 and onwards.
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6.0(Snow Leopard) or better
Processor: Intel Mac
System Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with...
|License: Commercial||Cost: $9.99 USD||Size: 83.1 MB||Download (27): LIMBO Download|
Follow Arthur’s rise from boy to king! Narrated by Merlin, King Arthur traces the well known tale of Arthur from the time that he was a boy, and happened to pull the enchanted sword out of the stone, to his years as the greatest king of all of England. Use magical runes as you battle the evil...
|License: Demo||Cost: $9.99 USD||Size: 152.3 MB||Download (29): King Arthur Download|
Soon a funny and clever cat will change the life forever of a very lucky boy. When this cat is given a new home he requests just a couple of simple things, one of which is a pair of leather boots. Of course, these boots give Puss a brave, new and adventurous image. He suddenly is filled with...
|License: Commercial||Cost: $3.99 USD||Size: 23.7 MB||Download (16): Puss in Boots-Children's Story Book Download|
Take a look at this exiting story about a boy???*a*?s aspirations towards his favorite basketball team. Even though he?*O*s too short, too young, and has little experience, he still does his best to demonstrate his passion for the game. Enjoy this story as our protagonist decides to participate...
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All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. So, give yourself a little break and play Magic Beads, a new rotate-and-match puzzle from Agentix Software. Featuring a simple, yet addictive gameplay, nice graphics and music, this brain-teasing game will be your true desktop companion whenever you feel...
|License: Shareware||Cost: $19.95 USD||Size: 985.62 KB||Download (141): Magic Beads Download|
"Addictive, playable and fun, excellent"
Kick some butt in this multi-level, fast moving, colourful cartoon style arcade style
Guide your intrepid Rooby Run through the perils of the icy
wastelands, egyptian deserts and amazon hills to save the world from
the clutches of the...
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In the cyber world, No one knows your real face and what you look like. Which picture we should adopt to show our personality? Did you already tired of the stereotyped pictures offered by all kinds of instance message tools? Do you unwilling put your own pictures on the web? Then, come on, try...
|License: Shareware||Cost: $9.50 USD||Size: 16.9 MB||Download (380): Face U Download|
Would you like your child to enjoy playing music?
Our MetroGnome-App will help you make it into an exciting game. MetroGnome is a unique metronome developed specifically for children. Your child will quickly develop the sense of rhythm playing with the gnome's eyes and following the little...
Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7
|License: Shareware||Cost: $1.99 USD||Size: 14.45 MB||Download (143): MetroGnome Download|
Devastro is a new action game from Catnap Games. With a squad of recruits you have to save the Earth from yet another alien invasion. Make it the last one and make the slimy bastards remember it well.Mission objective: Kill all enemies. Are you going to carefully train your recruits to make them...
|License: Demo||Cost: $0.00 USD||Download (73): Devastro Download|
Space Oscillator is a unique combination of a synthesizer and a sound processor. At itNs core, it has a unison oscillator with a spacious stereo sound, which can react to incoming audio in many exciting ways and is simultaneously controllable by a flexible step sequencer. Combined with other...
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Budapest’s post-socialist urbanization is incomparable in its scale and impact to anything but those transformations around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and af-ter World War II, in the 1950s. Whereas the first was closely linked to a general trend towards urbanization, driven by the rise of industrial societies over Europe and encouraged by the state, while the second was marked by an ideological blueprint forced on the country by a socialist great power, the recent developments have been generated by market forces and private demand. The production of space in the two decades following 1990 generated rather particular symptoms, such as the near absence of large-scale projects of cultural and symbolic significance initiated and carried out by the public hand or the fact that urban development was mostly characterized by business-dominated development projects not integrated into any grand urban design. However, a quarter of a century after the systemic turnover, a comprehensive study of Budapest’s latest urbanization—establishing nexus between the historical background conditions, the patterns of the recent period’s socio-economic organization, and the resulting production of space—is yet to be conducted.
In response to this shortfall, my major aims in writing this book have been three-fold. First, I wanted to introduce an empirically deep and richly detailed single case study of Budapest’s urban development between 1990 and 2010. My second objective was that of constructing a systematic explanation of the seemingly disordered facts and micro-phenomena characterizing this recent period’s urbanization. Finally, I aimed to describe these systematic background factors in abstract terms in order to provide a base for future comparative studies of other cases in the region.


So It as been a crazy year of new adventures!
We are expecting our third child (a girl!) in February, so after spending the summer sick as a dog, I am spending the school year fighting off germs! My little one is in Kindergarten this year and he’s also been sick most of the year!
I also recently went to an Usborne Books & More party and fell in love!
As a teacher I love how the books (even the ones designed for young infants) so cleverly introduce concepts about print including finger tracking, looking and finding, etc.
I love them so much that I decided to start my own little journey as a consultant! If you’d like to follow that journey on facebook, join my VIP page!
If you are interested in the wonders of Usborne & More, you can also view the online catalog and order HERE!
I will continue to share TPT resources of course, as that’s a huge focus, but if I can share these awesome, engaging books with others too.. why not have double the fun!!


Delivering powerful media & marketing solutions. To get you results.
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"Nancy not only possesses the technological expertise to design a superior website, she also balances this talent with a strong aesthetic sense. The result is a complete presentation that looks sensational and works! She is a joy to work with, is readily available to answer questions, and consistently offers creative ideas as to how to do things better. I give Nancy my highest recommendation!"
Francis T. Patnaude, MFA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Art
Western CT State University
"As a designer she creates visuals which are as beautiful as they are functional, and because of her experience in language arts, she creates and edits text as fluidly. Site design often involves endless revisions which Nancy provides with the same energy, attention to detail and enthusiasm."
Virginia Giordano Productions
"The heart of Nancy’s accomplishment, I believe, has been her design of the entire library website. She not only maintains the library website but has created entirely on her own an extraordinary set of LibGuides. Nancy’s LibGuides for my AP courses allow students to log onto the school library website and follow a step-by-step research process. Her guides begin with directing students on how to find a research topic. They then help students identify and use research sources. She even helps teach students how to use online notecard sites and teaches them how to cite their research properly. Her LibGuides have truly transformed the research process for my students."
Jonathan Diamond, LCSW
Director of Guidance & History Faculty
I'm a librarian, instructor, web designer, and digital archivist who believes the most important thing I do is connect people with information, whether it's on-ground or online.
I'm a creative problem-solver who prefers working in a collaborative environment. I love the challenge of doing things well and making it easy for people to find what they need in the quickest way possible.
When creating digital resources, I'm drawn to clean, simple designs that are engaging and easy to navigate. I believe it's important to understand an organization's and user's needs first, to ensure the best possible user experience.
In the summer of 2009 and into spring of 2010, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to redesign the Burritt Library interface at Central Connecticut State University to meet the Special Project requirement for my MLS degree. Much of the work I have done since has been informed by the knowledge I gained from working on this project.
Since then, I've been fortunate to continue my work in the field of secondary education and pursue my passion for teaching and creating online resources.
Thanks for stopping by,
"Nancy has a tremendous web design and development skill set, but more importantly, she draws upon her extensive experience as a school librarian to craft websites that are both intuitive to use and relatable to students. We implemented LibGuides during the summer that Nancy interned with us, and her education background was indispensable.
We were extremely fortunate that Nancy chose to use the redesign of the Burritt Library’s website as the focus of her special project for her degree in 2010. She completed all of the design work and performed extensive usability testing on the prototype. I am pleased to say that the redesign was a smashing success!"
Deborah Herman, MLS
Director of Library & Information Technology
Manchester Community College


Effects and Consequences of Underage DrinkingA Bulletin from OJJDP
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has released, “Effects and Consequences of Underage Drinking.” The bulletin presents findings from a literature review that investigated how underage drinking can affect a youth’s physical, emotional, and neurological health. It also discusses the personal, legal, and economic consequences of underage drinking.
The bulletin is part of OJJDP’s underage drinking bulletin series, which underscores the dangers of underage drinking and provides guidelines for communities developing treatment and prevention programs. Click here to download. http://www.ojjdp.gov/Publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=259172&ti=&si=&kw=underage+drinking&strItem=Publications&strSingleItem=&p=search&PreviousPage=SearchResults


A bundle of books #5 (FOREVER AND A DAY) and #6 (FOREVER, PLUS ONE) in Sophie Loves’s #1 bestselling The Inn at Sunset Harbor series. This bundle offers books #5 and #6 in one convenient file, with over 120,000 words of reading.
In FOREVER AND A DAY, Emily is stunned to finally, after 20 years, meet her missing father—just a week before her wedding. Their reunion changes both of their lives, and unlocks the key to the house’s many secrets, and to Emily’s missing memories. Spring has finally arrived at Sunset Harbor, and with just a week to go until the big wedding date, the wedding preparations are busier than ever, including Daniel’s surprise talk of a honeymoon. Will Emily and Daniel have their dream wedding? Or will someone appear to tear it apart? Meanwhile, Chantelle’s custody battle comes to a pitch, and as Memorial Day looms, they must figure out what to do with Trevor’s house. Yet amidst all of this, another issue weighs most heavily on Emily’s mind: will she herself ever be pregnant?
In FOREVER, PLUS ONE, 35 year old Emily Mitchell is still reeling from the surprise news that she is pregnant. Just married, she and Danielle have no time to process the news as they are thrust into doctor appointments, preparing for the baby’s arrival—and, in a surprise party, the revelation of their baby’s gender. Summer has finally returned to Sunset Harbor, and Emily and Daniel have their hands full with the overflowing inn, their gut renovation of Trevor’s house, the building of a new spa, and Chantelle’s reacting to the baby news. They barely have time to settle into life as newlyweds when Emily gets a call from her dad: he wants them all to visit him in England. Surprising herself, Emily agrees. A life-changing trip to England culminates in shocking news, and Emily finds herself reeling. Daniel withdraws, and as summer comes to a close and her pregnancy develops, she wonders: will she ever be able to settle into this new life? And will life with Daniel ever be the same again?
THE INN AT SUNSET HARBOR is a dazzling new romance series that will make you laugh, make you cry, will keep you turning pages late into the night—and will make you fall in love with romance all over again.
Book #7 in the series is now also available!


Tuesday rides Decide to Ride
Start at the Sumner Library before 9:30am.
Decide to Ride - During the Covid-19 Pandemic the club isn't supporting group rides.
There will be no designated ride leader. Someone will be riding, tag along or ride by yourself or with a small group and practice social distancing.
|Event Date||Jun 22, 2021 9:30 am|
|Event End Date||Jun 22, 2021 3:00 pm|


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|Posté le: Mar 20 Juin - 21:55 (2017) Sujet du message: Christ Is All: The Gospel Of The Pentateuch; Genesis (Class
Excerpt from Christ Is All: The Gospel of the Pentateuch; Genesis
But what is the eldest wonder, which steps forth to usher in the train of harmony and grace? It is light. Do you ask what is the chamber of its birth? And what the art, by which it is composed? The reply is, God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Welcome to the Centennial Media Center!
Library Media Specialist
Mrs. Noelle Price
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! I am the school library media specialst at Centennial School and Park School. I am in my tenth year as a school librarian. I have also worked as a children's and youth services librarian in public libraries. I have a B.S. in history-social sciences education from Illinois State University and a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from Dominican University. I enjoy cooking, reading and traveling. Please feel free to contact me with questions or concerns. You can find my contact information below. I look forward to meeting all the students and families!
Instructional Technology Assistant
Mrs. Tammie DeGrado
Orland School District 135 shares the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Mission Statement in that we are building a community of critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers and ethical, effective users of ideas and information.
The Library Media Center program at Centennial School includes:
1. Literature Appreciation
2. Library Skills
3. Research Based Learning


Pretty much every major football club boasts a book or two recording its history from formation until the present day. Given the growing number of statisticians and frustrated writers out there for whom this is a real labour of love, many of them are of a truly exceptional standard and boast a combination of deep and painstaking research, well chosen words that paint striking verbal pictures and startling photographs which bring so many previously half forgotten episodes back to life.
Given the size and stature of our club we Brentford fans have certainly been well served in this area and I doubt if there are many serious fans of the club who do not possess a copy of the unparalleled and inimitable 100 Years of Brentford, a true treasure and cornucopia of riches from start to finish.
The 125th Anniversary book was also a massively impressive work of art incorporating as it did so many wonderfully evocative press clippings from days of yore.
The 70s, 80s and 90s have all been celebrated recently with their own comprehensive Big Brentford Book and there is also a serviceable Who’s Who edition.
I am really not sure if there are many gaps remaining to be filled for Bees fans who have already been so well catered for.
I hope and expect that work has already started on an oral history celebrating Griffin Park our home for 112 years now and one that will be sorely missed when the long awaited and much anticipated Lionel Road stadium finally comes to fruition.
There has also been thought given to a Harry Curtis Years book commemorating the club’s glory days when the legendary Secretary/Manager took them from the depths of the Third Division to near the top of the First.
This would be my personal favourite and I am aware that Dave Lane, author of the two excellent Cult Bees and Legends interview books has been researching Harry Curtis and so far without success attempting to locate some of his descendants.
Hopefully this book will become a reality rather than a pipe dream as I never tire of being reminded of the times when the mighty Bees were a team to be feared and Arsenal in particular fell foul of us on many occasions in the few years leading up to the Second World War.
Maybe Mark Croxford will also be tempted to publish an updated Who’s Who book given his painstaking levels of research and knowledge and perhaps one day we will finally be treated to the long awaited and anticipated anthology of the writings of the much admired Middlesex Chronicle journalist George Sands who watched the Bees play over one thousand times without missing a match.
I make a point of seeking out other historical books that I feel have special merit and my efforts were certainly rewarded very recently.
Many years ago as a young child I read and relished David Prole’s Football in London and I have been waiting in vain ever since for it to be updated or replaced. It provided an indepth analysis and history of the main protagonists in the London football scene up until the mid 60s.
My eternal gratitude now goes to Steve Tongue who has used his experience and knowledge of the London football scene gained over many years as a leading football journalist to provide a well organised, fascinating and comprehensive history of all the London football clubs, amateur and professional alike.
I have long enjoyed and admired his erudite and pithy match reports in a variety of publications and if I recall correctly I was once a teammate of his on a dank and gloomy Sunday morning at Wormwood Scrubs many, many years ago when we both played for Brian Glanville’s Chelsea Casuals team.
Tongue has sensibly and cleverly divided the book into eras and writes about each club forensically and with humour and knowledge with a keen eye for spotting patterns and trends and, most impressively not for one moment does he let slip any evidence of personal bias or self interest. A casual reader of this book would have no idea about his long and deeply held passion for Leyton Orient.
The book is short in pages but long in information and has been beautifully produced with loving care by the admirable Pitch Publishing who have been responsible for so many exceptional sports books recently.
It is a real gem and sensibly priced at a mere £9.99. I can wholeheartedly recommend it to all students of London football and as far as I am concerned, it was well worth the wait.
Turf Wars: A History of London Football by Steve Tongue. Pitch Publishing. £9.99.


Air University http://www.au.af.mil/ located at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, with numerous subordinate schools and colleges.
Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) http://call.army.mil/ Operated at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Fully searchable website of newsletters, reports, and guidebooks relating to operational lessons learned from Army and Joint operations, exercises, and contingencies. A think tank of the Air University, the website includes the full-text archive of Airpower, the Air Force’s premier scholarly journal, as well as discussion threads relating to articles in the journal.
Naval Postgraduate School http://www.nps.edu/ “Located in Monterey, California. Naval and Joint higher education institution with excellent resources in the fields of naval sciences; command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I), information warfare, and space systems.
Military Education Research Library Network (MERLN) Combined online catalogs of eight of the largest Defense Department academic and institutional libraries.
Air University Library Located at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, the largest Defense Department library and largest federal government library outside of Washington. The Air University Bibliographies, compiled by librarians at the library, are increasingly online, and contain subject references to Internet resources and citations to books, documents, and journal articles. The Air University Index of Military Periodicals, also online, contains bibliographic references to the specialized military periodical literature from 1990 to the present.
Navy Department Library Excellent and well organized homepage for the combined resources of the (modest) Navy Library in Washington, DC and extensive resources.
Redstone Scientific Information Center Located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, a comprehensive scientific and technical library with abstracts of over 300,000 books and technical reports concentrating on ordnance, missiles, and weapon systems. The Redstone Arsenal Historical Information website is perhaps one of the finest multi-media official military collections online, with historical documents, photographs, and videos chronicling Cold War Army missile developments.
Armed Forces Publication Repositories
Washington Headquarters Services Directives and Records Branch Online library of Defense Department official directives and instructions.
Air Force Material Command (AFMC) Publishing Distribution Library Online library of Air Force and AFMC publications and regulations, as well as the gateway to other DOD publishing libraries. Air Force Technology Area Plans (TAPS), prepared annually by AFMC, are projections of the state of technological developments in a dozen areas, and are available for downloading. Repository of Army regulations, orders, and pamphlets.
Army Training Digital Library The Army’s “electronic library without walls” contains a growing online full-text library of Field Manuals (FMs), training plans, training circulars, Mission Training Plans, Soldier’s Manuals, and other training, informational, doctrinal and reference publications of the Army. Links are also provided to publications of the other military services such as the Marine Corps as well as Joint Publications.
Joint Electronic Library (JEL) Online library of the full-text of unclassified joint doctrinal-related publications, selected service doctrine publications, and related papers and studies.
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (CDC) Domino
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology (“ACQWeb”) The main weapons and systems starting point for DOD-wide research, development, test, and acquisition programs. Includes the LabLINK homepage of military and federal research laboratory resources, the Acquisition Reform Homepage, and other acquisition-related websites, such as the DOD Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR).
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) The DOD Comptroller website has the full documentation of the Defense Department budget request to Congress online.
Research and Development Descriptive Summaries Searchable depository of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Programs and Program Elements (PE Numbers) justification material for Fiscal Years 1995 to the present, as presented to Congress.
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) (“Air Force Acquisition Homepage”) Searchable site dealing with all aspects of acquisition policy, contracting, and program management. The site is a gateway to Air Force contracting and business opportunities.
Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management and Comptroller (“Army Financial Management WWW”) Army budgets and supporting documentation in detail from fiscal years 1995 to the present.
Navy Budget Page Navy and Marine Corps budget justification materials as submitted to Congress.
Navy long-range Acquisition Estimates Fully-searchable site.
Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB) The model for a command-level electronic commerce and procurement website, in this case for the Electronics Systems Center at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
Armed Forces Service, Base and Command Sites
European Command (EUCOM) The best of the unified command websites.
U.S. Forces Korea/Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Well-organized site with the excellent Publications Distribution Library (mentioned above).
Air Force Personnel Center
Human Systems Center
U.S. Air Force Museum
U.S. Air Forces In Europe (USAFE) http://www.usafe.af.mil/
Army Air Defense Artillery Center and School http://bliss-www.army.mil
Army Corps of Engineers http://www.usace.army.mil/ Another model for a well-organized, fully-searchable, fact-filled website.
Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) http://www.forscom.army.mil
Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) http://www-tradoc.army.mil/
Naval Research Laboratory http://www.nrl.navy.mil/ The website covers basic research issues concerning the naval environment.
Naval Sea Systems Command http://www.navsea.navy.mil
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division http://www.crane.navy.mil
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division http://www.nswc.navy.mil
U.S. Pacific Fleet http://www.cpf.navy.mil/
Marine Corps Combat Development Command http://184.108.40.206
Marine Corps Systems Command http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil
Special Subject Armed Forces Sites
Air Combat Command Center for Lessons Learned http://redwood.do.langley.af.mil
Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance http://coe.tamc.amedd.army.mil/ Located at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, and operated by Pacific Command (PACOM), this site covers all aspects of humanitarian assistance and disaster response and preparedness.
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Project Book http://cecom5.monmouth.army.mil/intranet/prjbk98.nsf Alphabetical, nomenclature, and system/equipment name index and database of descriptions of Army C4I-related projects and programs.
DOD Base Closure and Community Reinvestment http://www.acq.osd.mil/iai/bccr.htm
GulfLINK The Persian Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Task Force initiated in 1995, contains background information and up-to-date research and analysis relating to the Gulf War, including a searchable index of full-text declassified documents.
Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office
Navy Base Closures Staff
Test and Evaluation (T&E) Community Network (TECNET) Homepage of the DOD test and evaluation community, with references, news, and numerous bulletin boards.
Other Resources of Interest to Military Members and Families


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The Dorchester County Library is a state-of-the-art facility that offers a computer lab, a thorough reference section, all of the latest selection, books on tape, classic movies, and a tremendous variety of other resources. Dr. Bruno and his staff are knowledgeable and hospitable.


IAS Data (www.iasdata.com) is an online platform with a robust facility for dynamic searching of the contents of news/ articles from English newspapers, particularly from The Hindu.
During the course of personal interaction with a large number of IAS aspirants, it finally dawned upon me that a large, a very large number of aspirants were frittering away a large chunk of their precious time:
1. In keeping in store the cuttings of important news/ articles from various newspapers, and enduring a disappointment, facing a catastrophe when despite best efforts of indexing and categorizing these pieces of paper, the papers were not found in time.
2. In preparing notes of news/ articles published in English newspapers, and more so,
3. Roaming around on search on Google of various topics of importance with various permutations and combinations of search tags
This website is a solution to all these misdemeanors.
This website presents before you the contents/news/articles of Current Affairs taken from various newspapers, particularly The Hindu, topic-wise, strictly as per the syllabus of IAS exam. And, with a topic and its sub-topic, the newspaper selected from the dropdown menus and duration, you get almost all the reporting with report’s link of newspaper, and news itself.
This is absolutely free.
A new feature providing sequential information from various sources (particularly from the English news-paper The Hindu, Indian Express) on some current affairs topic is available on this site. Keeping in view the fact that there may be some terms in the news/description which the reader may not have a prior understanding or there may be some historical backgrounds of the event covered in the news, which the reader may not be acquainted with, it has been attempted to provide a thorough information regarding the terms used in the article and the historical background, for which Google has been taken resorted to.
The material can be copied. Since the information may be fetched from various resources, due care has been taken to place due courtesy and details of ownership information on the documents.
I reiterate that the work is totally a copy-paste, but an attempt has been made for the Civil Services aspirants to collect various segmented, but coherent pieces of information on relevant topics, and bundle them in one package.
The sample documents are hyperlinked with the topic.


In a previous post I showed you the code for getting the Octows2811 library to display scrolling text. That code just had a basic colour set into it to get the thing working as a basic test. If you want to control the colour of the text that is being used you can easily change it. Once you implement a small additional piece of code, you can use whatever colour you want.
To do this, you need to use a helper function. This function turns making a colour into as simple as colour = Color( set of values for RGB). This is used in many of the libraries out there, but I thought that I would put it here for usefulness.
So, first thing to do is add in the helper function that the method will refer to:
//——- HELPER FUNCTION——//
// Create a 24 bit color value from Red,Green and Blue ////
unsigned int Color(byte r, byte g, byte b)
//Take the lowest 8 bits of each value and append them end to end
return( ((unsigned int)g & 0x1F )<<16 | ((unsigned int)b & 0x1F)<<8 | (unsigned int)r & 0x1F);} /////////////////// once you put this into your sketch ( i usually put it at the end), you can then reference it. The key here is the definition of what the function is, being "Color(byte,byte,byte)". When you want to use a colour in this scrolling text sketch, you firstly need to define a colour. You can do this by placing this line in the sketch: int Colour1 = Color(random(1,100),random(1,100),random(1,100)); This piece of code changes the colour of the text to a new 'random' colour each time it starts. you could put in int Colour1 = Color(100, 50, 2); I can't remember if the colours are BRG for ws2811 or RGB. but a simple test is to do something like: int Colour2 = Color(100,0,0); and seeing what it comes out as, and then moving the high value to the next position, and seeing what colour the LEDs change to. Then, change the line: leds.setPixel(pix[row], isOn*50); to leds.setPixel(pix[row], isOn*Colour1); hope that this is of use mortonkopf


From the founding editor of The Wall Street Journal’s sports section comes a bold new theory of leadership drawn from the elite captains who inspired their teams to achieve extraordinary success.
The secret to winning is not what you think it is.
It’s not the coach. It’s not the star.
It’s not money. It’s not a strategy.
It’s something else entirely.
Several years ago, Sam Walker set out to answer one of the most hotly debated questions in sports: What are the greatest teams of all time? He devised a formula, then applied it to thousands of teams from leagues all over the world, from the NBA to the English Premier League to Olympic field hockey. When he was done, he had a list of the sixteen most dominant teams in history. At that point, he became obsessed with another, more complicated question: What did these freak teams have in common?続きを読む →
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal (Business Skills and Development)
When it comes to delivering a pitch, Oren Klaff has unparalleled credentials. Over the past 13 years, he has used his one-of-a- kind method to raise more than $400 million―and now, for the fi rst time, he describes his formula to help you deliver a winning pitch in any business situation.
Whether you’re selling ideas to investors, pitching a client for new business, or even negotiating for a higher salary, Pitch Anything will transform the way you position your ideas.
According to Klaff, creating and presenting a great pitch isn’t an art―it’s a simple science. Applying the latest findings in the field of neuroeconomics, while sharing eye-opening stories of his method in action, Klaff describes how the brain makes decisions and responds to pitches. With this information, you’ll remain in complete control of every stage of the pitch process.
Pitch Anything introduces the exclusive STRONG method of pitching, which can be put to use immediately:続きを読む →
Offered and Accepted is the only book that gives you clear and functional advice, derived from almost two decades of hands-on, high performance experience. It covers all elements of the recruitment process: from business development and sourcing candidates, to generating and closing offers. It looks at common objections, and offers advice and examples on how to overcome them.続きを読む →
Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable?
This book is the bestselling sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. It is all about luck: more precisely, how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the markets - we hear an entrepreneur has 'vision' or a trader is 'talented', but all too often their performance is down to chance rather than skill. It is only because we fail to understand probability that we continue to believe events are non-random, finding reasons where none exist.続きを読む →
With a new foreword by Ken Blanchard The original, bestselling blockbuster which has transformed businesses world wide. The blockbuster number one international bestselling phenomenon is back ...not that it ever really went away. This easily-read story quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques: One Minute Goals, One Minute Praisings and One Minute Reprimands. The One Minute Manager also includes information on several studies in medicine and in the behavioural sciences, which help readers understand why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people. The book is brief, the language is simple, and best of all ...it works.続きを読む →
For more than sixty years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.
Now this previously revised and updated bestseller is available in trade paperback for the first time to help you achieve your maximum potential throughout the next century! Learn:
* Three fundamental techniques in handling people
* The six ways to make people like you
* The twelve ways to win people to you way of thinking
* The nine ways to change people without arousing resentment続きを読む →
E-Myth \ 'e-,'mith\ n 1: the entrepreneurial myth: the myth that most people who start small businesses are entrepreneurs 2: the fatal assumption that an individual who understands the technical work of a business can successfully run a business that does that technical work
Voted #1 business book by Inc. 500 CEOs.
An instant classic, this revised and updated edition of the phenomenal bestseller dispels the myths about starting your own business. Small business consultant and author Michael E. Gerber, with sharp insight gained from years of experience, points out how common assumptions, expectations, and even technical expertise can get in the way of running a successful business.続きを読む →
How To Hire A-Players: Finding the Top People for Your Team – Even If You Don’t Have a Recruiting Department
How to find great employees, make great hires, and take your business to the next level
It is always easy to find people who want a job, but it's never easy to find and hire A-players. In How to Hire A-Players, consultant Eric Herrenkohl shows owners, executives, and managers of small and medium-size businesses where and how to find A-player employees. It is these individuals who will help keep quality high and growth and profits strong.続きを読む →
This book is written for everyone involved in the hiring process.
It will help hiring managers and recruiters find and hire more top-notch people for any job, from entry-level to senior executive. Using the two-question Performance-based Interview, anyone who is involved in assessing candidates will quickly be more effective and more accurate.続きを読む →
For too long our lives have been dominated by the ‘under one roof’ Industrial Revolution model of work. That era is now over. There is no longer a reason for the daily roll call, of the need to be seen with your butt on your seat in the office. The technology to work remotely and to avoid the daily grind of commuting and meetings has finally come of age, and bestselling authors Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson are the masters of making it work at tech company 37signals. Remote working is the future – and it is rushing towards us.続きを読む →
In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.
The best managers in the world don't just copy other people's techniques. They forge their own unique styles-but they do have some very important things in common.続きを読む →
Only one thing really differentiates your business from your competitor: your people. Do you have the right talent in the right place at the right time? It's no longer enough to have a 'workforce': you need a high-impact Talent Force. The authors first identify the massive social, cultural, and economic shifts that are transforming hiring as we know it. We are a smaller, closer, and more competitive world, as Baby Boomers are retiring in the US, India is flourishing due to outsourcing and educational development, and China is a strong new economic force. Add to that the fact that today's best people have radically new expectations and approaches to work; this book reveals what they want and how to meet those needs while building your business. Learn how to develop and implement a worldclass talent plan that aligns with business objectives, and define metrics to track and optimize success. Discover how candidates are using technology to evaluate new opportunities, benchmark compensation, and create new back-channels of communication about worklife. Maximize these new technologies to grow Talent Force, tap into new sources of competitive intelligence and stay ahead of the pack.続きを読む →
Hiring for Attitude: A Revolutionary Approach to Recruiting and Selecting People with Both Tremendous Skills and Superb Attitude
In a recent groundbreaking study, the training firm Leadership IQ found that 46 percent of all new hires fail within their first 18 months. But here’s the real shocker: 89 percent fail for attitudinal reasons―not skills.
Most hiring managers are getting it wrong. Of course skills are important, but a particular skill set is about the easiest thing to test in an interview. Although much harder to recognize, attitude should be your number-one focus during the hiring process. Don’t suffer from poor chemistry―even one employee with the wrong attitude could cause years of suffering for your other employees and customers.続きを読む →
In this instant New York Times Bestseller, Geoff Smart and Randy Street provide a simple, practical, and effective solution to what The Economist calls “the single biggest problem in business today”: unsuccessful hiring. The average hiring mistake costs a company $1.5 million or more a year and countless wasted hours. This statistic becomes even more startling when you consider that the typical hiring success rate of managers is only 50 percent.続きを読む →
Keeping The Millennials: Why Companies Are Losing Billions in Turnover to This Generation- and What to Do About It
Keeping the Millennials is a lively and insightful book that'sessential reading for every leader who aspires to enlist the hearts, minds, andspirits of a highly talented new generation that demands cool workplaces but is reluctant to make long-term commitments. Weaving together compelling cases and relevant research with illustrative examples and practical tips, Joanne Sujansky and Jan Ferri-Reed havewritten a balanced and indispensable guide to recruiting, retaining, and developing the workforce that will drive the future of our organizations and our economies.続きを読む →
This book provides a practical guide to learning and using the sophisticated psychological tools of interrogators to spot a liar, avoid being manipulated and get ahead in life.続きを読む →
Every harried interviewer knows the result of throwing out vague questions to potential employees: vague answers and potentially disastrous hiring decisions. Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire provides readers with the tools they need to elicit honest and complete information from job candidates, plus helpful hints on interpreting the responses. The book gives interviewers everything they need to: identify high-performance job candidates • probe beyond superficial answers • spot “red flags” indicating evasions or untruths • get references to provide real information • negotiate job offers to attract winners Included in this revised and updated edition are new material on background checks, specific challenges posed by the up-and-coming millennial generation, and ideas for reinventing the employment application to gather more in-depth information than ever before. Packed with insightful questions, this book serves as a ready reference for both managers and human resources professionals alike.続きを読む →
Updated with new case studies and more coverage of the impact and importance of the Internet in the hiring process, this indispensable guide has shown tens of thousands of managers and human resources professionals how to find the perfect candidate for any position. Lou Adler's Performance-based Hiring is more powerful than ever!
Lou Adler is founder and President of The Adler Group, a training and consulting firm based in Southern California. He is a noted recruiting industry expert, national speaker, and columnist for a number of major recruiting sites, including HR.com, ERExchange.com, Kennedy Information, and Workforce Management magazine.続きを読む →
You cannot manage productively without first hiring effectively, yet all too often this most important of all management skills is overlooked--as if on promotion into management, a manager becomes mysteriously endowed with all the critical skills of intelligent employee selection. The odds are that no one ever taught you how to hire effectively and manage productively--until now.
Martin Yate, CPC, New York Times bestselling author of the Knock 'em Dead career management books, brings his inimitable practical insights to bear on effective employee selection and productive management in this latest edition of Knock 'em Dead: Hiring the Best. With every page completely rewritten to meet the demands of the Internet age, Hiring the Best gives you intelligent strategies coupled with the practical tactics that can deliver successful hires every time. Among the new features of this entirely new edition are:
How to organize and manage effective selection programs.
How to execute time management sensitive interviews.
Learn practical interview tricks that improve your overall communication skills.
Access more than 500 new interview questions that lead to smart hires.
How to make the right hiring decisions and get new hires off to a fast start.
How to re-engineer selection tactics for productive day-to-day management.
Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis follows the low-budget Oakland A's, visionary general manager Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball theorists. They are all in search of new baseball knowledge—insights that will give the little guy who is willing to discard old wisdom the edge over big money.続きを読む →
After interviewing fifty of the world’s greatest financial minds and penning the #1 New York Times bestseller Money: Master the Game, Tony Robbins returns with a step-by-step playbook, taking you on a journey to transform your financial life and accelerate your path to financial freedom. No matter your salary, your stage of life, or when you started, this book will provide the tools to help you achieve your financial goals more rapidly than you ever thought possible.続きを読む →
This pragmatic guide provides a three-pronged approach that helps employees choose the most promising candidates - and eliminate hiring risks. The book shows readers how to: interview effectively using such specific tools as a job analysis checksheet; use pre-employment tests to evaluate behaviour, mental abilities, character and technical skills; make the most of references to reveal useful information about a candidate. A multitude of tips and tools enable employers to ask the right questions, interpret answers, and co-ordinate the information they've gathered. The book's testing section contains numerous test samples. Michael W. Mercer is the author of "Turning Your Human Resources Department Into a Profit Center".続きを読む →


Discover the transformative benefits of the Golden Hour after birth for newborns and mothers to optimize bonding, health, and well-being.
Discover how reading to premature babies in the NICU can enhance bonding, stimulate development, and nurture young minds.
Discover meaningful ways to support NICU parents during the holidays through practical gestures, emotional assistance, and thoughtful gifts.
Discover the vital role of various NICU levels in caring for premature babies. Navigate the complexities, find support, and learn about neonatal therapy’s impact.
Micha shares valuable strategies for how—and why—you can be your baby’s best advocate during their stay in the NICU.


Star of South Africa Diamond
In the annals of history, certain gemstones transcend their physical beauty to become legendary symbols of wealth, power, and intrigue. Among these illustrious jewels, the Star of South Africa Diamond shines brightly, captivating the imagination with its rich history and extraordinary allure. Renowned as one of the most significant diamonds ever discovered, its journey from the depths of the Earth to the heights of human fascination is nothing short of remarkable.
Diamonds have long held a fascination for humankind, symbolizing wealth, power, and beauty. But few gems have a story as captivating as the Star of South Africa, a pear-shaped masterpiece that sparked a diamond rush and forever changed the landscape of a nation.
Discovered in 1869 by a Griqua shepherd on the banks of the Orange River, the rough stone weighed a staggering 83.5 carats. Its brilliance caught the eye of Schalk van Niekerk, a farmer who traded his entire estate for it – 500 sheep, 10 oxen, and a horse. Little did he know, he had unearthed a treasure that would ignite a frenzy.
News of the massive diamond spread like wildfire, reaching Europe and igniting a wave of fortune seekers. Diamond prospectors flocked to South Africa, their eyes glittering with the promise of riches. This marked the beginning of the famed Kimberley Diamond Rush, transforming desolate land into bustling mining towns and ultimately, the birth of the city of Kimberley.
The Star of South Africa itself embarked on a journey as fascinating as its discovery. It was purchased by diamond cutter Louis Hond, who meticulously transformed it into a 47.69-carat pear-shaped gem, maximizing its brilliance. The diamond then found its way into the hands of the Earl of Dudley, where it became known as the “Dudley Diamond.”
Beyond its dazzling beauty, the Star of South Africa represents a complex history. Its discovery fueled a diamond rush that brought both prosperity and exploitation to the region. The ethical implications of diamond mining remain a sensitive topic, prompting reflection on the true cost of such treasures.
Today, the Star of South Africa resides in the Natural History Museum in London, a silent witness to the power and allure it once held. While its brilliance continues to captivate onlookers, it also serves as a reminder of the transformative impact a single stone can have on history, reminding us to consider the stories behind the sparkle.
The Cullinan Diamond | Priceless Pieces
In the realm of precious gemstones, few can rival the legendary status of the Star of South Africa Diamond. From its humble origins as a rough stone in the South African soil to its ascent as a symbol of royal prestige and enduring beauty, its journey is a testament to the timeless allure of natural wonders. As it continues to captivate the hearts and minds of enthusiasts and collectors worldwide, the Star of South Africa Diamond remains a shining beacon of splendor, forever etched into the tapestry of history.