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Review the table of contents and read several excerpts at www.amazon.com Then order your copy!
You won’t need a Ph.D. in psychology or a prescription for Prozac to read Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child, This book is upbeat and filled with engaging true stories about children from all over the world and their adoptive parents who have nurtured their child’s resiliency with the author’s guidance.
Dr. Patty Cogen creates a parenting “map” to help families effectively address the unique needs of internationally adopted children. She explains what to expect and what to do from the minute parents receive their child and through the years that follow, including the challenging teen years.
Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child will shatter the myths and dispel the fears of prospective and adoptive parents. This book empowers parents,as well as professionals working with internationally adopted children, to become more insightful, effective, and confident. Parents will want at least three copies: one for themselves, one for the grandparents, one for the pediatrician
Comments from Experts
For a full length, exciting book review by Dr. Boris Gindis, Ph.D., go to www.bgcenterschool.org and click on the Newsletter Archive link. Go to Newsletter #101 from January 8, 2009.
A remarkably comprehensive and useful resource for both parents and practitioners. Anyone adopting internationally should have it. — Susan Soonkeum Cox, vice-president, Holt International adoption agency
As both a therapist and a parent, Patty Cogen offers valuable, practical advice with hands-on suggestions and great tips for navigating your parenting journey. —- Carrie Kitze, publisher EMK Press ( Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections)
Packed with sensible and sensitive ideas and insights, Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child will be tops on my list of recommended reading for adoptive parents.— MaryAnn Curran, director of social services and U.S. programs, World Association for Children and Parents
A wonderful reference infused with practical insight and advice. Most important, it is a reminder to celebrate our children and to recognize and relish the magical moments. —-Rose Lewis, author of I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
Adoptive Families Magazine’s Review (May/June 2008)
The Parenting Journey
A new adoption parenting guide offers sound advice for every stage of your child’s development.
“Who will my child be? How will she behave?” “My child is here. I don’t feel that I am doing anything right. Will it get better?”
Do these questions seem familiar? Whether parents are in anticipation, or in the trenches, of raising a family, Patty Cogen responds to common questions with warmth and wisdom in Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child (Harvard Common Press; $14.95).
Based on her research and clinical practice, and her own experiences as the parent of an internationally adopted child, Cogen’s book is encyclopedic in scope and human in tone. Cogen draws on the families who have attended her “First Year Home” groups to create five composite children and their parents. Though their stories she offers practical help for everything from language learning to sleep problems, and provides explanation that will help parents reframe troubling behaviors in light of a child’s early experience.
Cogen’s discussion of an adoptee’s four key question–What happened to me? Who will take care of me now? Did I make the big change happen? Will everything change again, and will I lose you, too–is especially helpful. She advocates telling the adoption story from the child’s point of view , and provides an excellent overview of the child’s understanding of adoption at different ages.
Review by Joyce Laudon, a member of Spence-Chapin‘s adoption counseling team, who’s worked with adoptees and adoptive parents for nearly 30 years.


Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty and love in Greek mythology, while in Roman mythological tradition she is called Venus. She represents fertility and is considered the goddess of marriage. Everything miraculous that surrounds mankind is of her creation. Lovers sought her blessings, and singles begged her to help them find their soul mate. Aphrodite was also praised by artists. In clashes of war and peace, she is always on the side of prolonging life, so her affections were sought by those who aspired to prosperity and peace. Aphrodite teaches us to see the beauty in the world around us, in other people, and to appreciate what we have. She bestows passion, the ability to love and give life, rather than maim and kill. Aphrodite is not only the patroness of love, but also the goddess of fertility, eternal spring and life.


This directory was created by Liverpool Cathedral with the aim of equipping churches who want to help asylum seekers by signposting organisations that offer practical help, advice and expertise.
Welcoming the Stranger – A Guide
A ground-breaking document written by the Justice and Peace Commission in conjunction with other church leaders is published today.
The innovative guide – Welcoming the Stranger – is intended for churches and other groups to help them find a way to respond positively to the refugee crisis. With easy to read sections and important factual information the guide busts myths that have grown up to describe this national and global crisis. Importantly the document offers clear guidance and support to help church communities, and others, offer practical help as they seek to welcome the stranger.
Read it online here
For a general guide providing information and advice about the specialist needs of asylum seekers please visit the following link and download “Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees”, a guide published by Liverpool PCT.
For more information about the asylum process visit the website of the UK Border Agency
Support for asylum seekers who have been refused asylum and have no recourse to public funds.
Practical support including food, accommodation advice, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes and opportunities to socialise and meet other asylum seekers.
Legal advice, pastoral and medical care, counselling and other forms of advice to asylum seekers.
Practical help, advice, support and social activities to asylum seeking women and children.
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The DermaGene database aims to provide a freely accessible comprehensive repository of the Dermatosis and the associated Genes & Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs) along with its supporting evidence. Each entry in this database describes the Disease, its genes, the Single Nucleotide Polymorphism associated with diseases, the Pub Med IDs of texts referred, the frequency of disease occurrence, the population ethnicity where it exists and the Disease Class. The database as of now houses 114 unique diseases, as described by 244 different genes and the 871 associated SNPs.
Our database aims to provide a holistic picture of the various dermatological disorders, which may facilitate researchers in identifying dermatosis causation, in addition to providing insights into previously undiscovered disease-gene & disease-SNP relationships. To date, no such systematic effort has been made to provide a compilation of data on genetic variants involved in Dermatological disorders, which makes DermaGene a unique database for the benefit of clinicians and researchers.


Public Finances in EMU 2016. European Economy. Institutional Paper
The European Commission’s annual Report on Public Finances in EMU
provides an overview of key policy developments and analytical findings
which contribute to the Commission’s opinions on the draft budgetary
plans of Member States.
Quarterly report on the euro area. 3/2016. European Economy. Institutional Papers 46/2016.
In this edition of the QREA, European Commission staff look at
the monetary and fiscal policy mix in the euro area and the challenges
policymakers face in the current environment. Ways to strengthen the
resilience of euro area Member States are also explored and in another
chapter, concerns about market liquidity are investigated.


Operation Green Faces is a 501(c)(3) non profit charitable organization dedicated to preserving the oral histories of UDT & SEAL Team operators in the Vietnam War following their creation in 1962.
Named after the alias given to SEALs by the Vietnamese- “men,” or “devils in green faces”- Operation Green Faces’ final product will be the definitive oral history of the U.S. Navy SEALs and UDT in.
This is the only current consolidated effort to record the deployments of Vietnam era SEALs, UDT, and supporting units including the Seawolves and Brown Water Navy- the men who fought, sweat, and bled themselves.
Where are they now? And who is left?
Our mission is to not only fill in the historical gaps in Naval Special Operations Vietnam history but also to conduct a “roll call” and reconnect those men who have lost communication with their brotherhood through the years.
No one knows how many members of the first Navy SEAL team, men nicknamed “plank owners,” are left alive or where they are. We can’t stress how many times we’re heard the words, “I wish I knew who else was left. Do you know? Can you find out?”
With the help of a few Vietnam Frogmen themselves, we’re going to conduct a final “roll call” of 1962 plank holders.
By attending reunions, musters, and good ol’ word of mouth we’ll reach out to the Vietnam Era frogmen and remind them, their story is a priceless part of Naval Special Warfare history and they deserve their moment to speak their truth.
Where does the final product go?
When completed, the primary home of the oral history library will be the National Navy UDT SEAL Museum. Full high-definition copies of the library will be sent to the Library of Congress and the United States Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado.
It is our hope that through WARCOM and the National UDT SEAL Museum these stories will be made readily available to active duty Navy SEALs and the public for educational purposes.
Our Vietnam veterans have one last service to perform for the American people… to tell the full story of the Vietnam War.
For decades, America has been unwilling and uninterested in revisiting such a painful and polarizing war. Our education system has glossed over the war entirely, some schools skipping it completely. Truly, the majority of the next generation of American citizens know nothing of the highly emotional and divisive conflict beyond a few old Hollywood movies. Perhaps they have a relative or neighbor friend who served but likely those men chose not to fully share their experiences, influenced by the climate of protest, confusion, and anger they returned to immediately after the war itself.
We can only change this if we pay priority and respect to the living memory of the men and women who served in Vietnam.
Time is our enemy.
Every month this already small community of Vietnam Frogmen loose another brother to either old age or poor health.
When their memories are gone, so goes any chance of learning from the soldiers and sailors who lived America’s most divisive war.


Capital Markets Authority Nairobi
The Capital Markets Authority is a statutory agency charged with the responsibility of regulating and developing an efficient capital market in Kenya. The Authority invites applications for the following position: STUDENT ATTACHMENT – RESOURCE CENTRE- 1 POSITION Attachment Period: 3 months (non-renewable) Reporting to the Senior Officer Knowledge Management, the selected candidate will be responsible for; Assisting in the Resource Centre with daily routines and administrative tasks. Assisting in Knowledge management initiatives. Assisting in the indexing and systematic arrangement of Resource Centre collections. Assisting with updating content on the Resource Centre portal and library database. Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time. Minimum Requirements A 3rd or 4th Year Student taking a Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science/ Information Science/ Knowledge Management or related studies (currently not in session). Basic IT and knowledge of automated Library systems will be an added advantage. Skills and Competencies General understanding of Libraries and their operations Good report writing skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skill Ability to complete assignments within set timelines Team player Please Click Here and apply. Applications should be received on or before December 1, 2019. Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for assessment. “Capital Markets Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply”. THE CAPITAL MARKETS AUTHORITY DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.


What is Culture? Is it a matter of Perspective?
When I first arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan just after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, people were looking tomake sense of things that were happening. Tanks in the streets, government coups, unsettled monetary exchange rates and questions about whether the country would even survive, given the war’s tentative treaty.
But the family friends I was staying with seemed to be encouraged, patient with the events. I asked the father of the family why? How could he be so sure? He told me, “In 6 months you will understand everything. It will all be clear.” Then he began one of his Molla Nasreddin stories, anecdotes with a moral to be puzzled over.
Molla Nasreddin, I learned, was a folk sage thought to have been born in Turkey around the 13th century. With parables and stories handed down from generation to generation, Nasreddin became the main character in a magazine called simply, Molla Nasreddin. Published in Azerbaijan in the early 1900’s, prior to the formation of the Soviet Union, and “read across the Muslim world from Morocco to Iran” this Molla Nasreddin magazine depicted inequality, cultural assimilation, and corruption and ridiculed the backward lifestyles and values of clergy and religious fanatics, implicitly calling upon the readers to modernize and accept Western social norms and practices. The magazine was frequently banned but had a lasting influence on Azerbaijani and Iranian culture. (Interesting that a culture that many expats thought was “developing” was actually further advanced in some areas than given credit for.)
But then came the dark days of the Soviet Union. People kept their spirits and heritage alive by retelling the stories of Molla Nasreddin, just as my friend did for me. “To understand Azeri ways, you must understand Molla Nasreddin. These stories will tell you what you want to know about Azeri thinking and how to understand things that happen here,” he said.
The Turban and The Letter
A man brought a letter to Molla Nasreddin:
– Molla, could you read this letter?
Molla looked at the letter which was all in Arabic. He was unable to read it and gave it back to the man.
– Take this to someone else, I cannot read it, said the Molla.
– How come? You are wearing the turban of a learned man, yet you cannot read a letter?
The Molla then took off his turban and placed it in front of the man
– Ok, if it is the skill of a turban, put it on and read your letter yourself!
This was a story told to describe people protesting for change, saying the politicians know nothing and should not be in office. (Hmmm, sound familiar?)
The Pot That Gave Birth
Molla Nasreddin borrowed a large pot from his neighbor. Days and weeks went by and he did not return the pot. One day the neighbor stopped by and asked if he could have his pot back. Molla Nasreddin apologized, “I am sorry, I forgot to return it. But I have good news for you, while in my possession your pot gave birth to a smaller pot”. Thus, he sent the happy neighbor home with two pots.
A few weeks later, Molla Nasreddin knocked at his neighbor’s door and asked if he could again borrow that large pot. The neighbor, after his recent gainful experience, was more than happy to lend his pot to Molla.
When days and weeks went by without a word from Molla Nasreddin about the pot, the neighbor decided that he’d better go and see about his pot. When Molla opened the door, the neighbor asked if he could have his pot back. Molla, with a very sad face, informed the man that while in his possession the large pot passed away.
Shocked by Molla Nasreddin’s audacity, the man got angry and said:
“What do you think I am, an idiot to believe that the pot died?”
“Why, my good man,” replied Molla with a smile, “you had no trouble believing that your pot gave birth?”
Molla Nasreddin stories often called out greed and hypocrisy among men, challenging them to be better citizens and neighbors.The moral of my tale today is this…
Culture is composed of layer upon layer of history. In trying to understand and evaluate another culture, it’s often necessary to examine the layers to find the gems that lie beneath the surface. Many places in the world, including my own, have had great culture changed by the weight of politics. So how do we separate what is truly valuable from what is unfortunate? How do we learn to appreciate the gems and move on from the stones? As an Ex-Pat, how did you learn to understand the culture of your host country?
Is culture a matter of perspective after all?
(P.S. As for the prediction “In 6 months you will understand everything. It will all be clear,” I’m still waiting…)


Want to experience Italy as only a local could?
This guide’s for you.
Filled with 100 interviews with people who live, work, and adventure all over Italy, this book will give you:
It’s time to experience authentic, local Italy—through the eyes of those who have lived there for years.
- Directions to that pizza place that's always packed with locals and rarely sees a tourist
- Lists of must-try dishes for each town and region
- Names of those off-the-beaten-track towns with the best wineries in the region
- Tips on how to spot authentic gelato, make friends with the locals, and avoid rip-offs and pick-pockets
- Brutal honesty about how you should never ever order a cappuccino after lunch or wear flip-flops to a monument
- And so much more


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TIME’S #1 FICTION TITLE OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018
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It’s 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women’s Correctional Facility, deep in California’s Central Valley. Outside is the world from which she has been severed: the San Francisco of her youth and her young son, Jackson. Inside is a new reality: thousands of women hustling for the bare essentials needed to survive; the bluffing and pageantry and casual acts of violence by guards and prisoners alike; and the deadpan absurdities of institutional living, which Kushner evokes with great humor and precision.
Stunning and unsentimental, The Mars Room demonstrates new levels of mastery and depth in Kushner’s work. It is audacious and tragic, propulsive and yet beautifully refined. As James Wood said in The New Yorker, her fiction “succeeds because it is so full of vibrantly different stories and histories, all of them particular, all of them brilliantly alive.”


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Preserving the Legacy: The Role of Vanilla WoW Private Servers in MMO History
08. 23. 2021
The world of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) has seen its fair share of evolution and transformation over the years. From groundbreaking releases to major expansions, MMOs have shaped the gaming industry and left a lasting impact on players around the globe. Among the most influential MMOs of all time is World of Warcraft (WoW), developed by Blizzard Entertainment. While the game has experienced numerous updates and expansions, a community-driven phenomenon emerged: Vanilla WoW private servers. These servers have played a pivotal role in preserving the legacy of the game and reminding us of the roots that shaped the MMO landscape.
Vanilla WoW refers to the original version of the game, released in 2004, before the introduction of expansions and content updates. It was during this era that WoW made its mark, captivating millions of players with its vast, immersive world and compelling gameplay. As the game evolved, significant changes were made to mechanics, features, and overall balance. However, many players yearned for the nostalgia and sense of adventure that characterized Vanilla WoW. This longing led to the emergence of private servers.
Private servers are unauthorized servers run by dedicated community members outside the official channels. These servers aim to recreate specific versions of MMOs, including Vanilla WoW. Although operating a private server is against the terms of service, they have thrived due to their ability to provide players with an authentic Vanilla WoW experience. These servers faithfully replicate the game as it was during its early years, allowing players to relive the adventures, challenges, and sense of community that defined Vanilla WoW.
One of the key contributions of Vanilla WoW private servers lies in their role as historical archives. MMOs are constantly evolving, and as new expansions are released, older content often becomes inaccessible or radically changed. Private servers act as time capsules, preserving the original state of Vanilla WoW and allowing players to experience the game as it was when it first launched. They provide a valuable resource for researchers, game historians, and even developers themselves to study and understand the evolution of MMOs and their impact on the gaming industry.
Furthermore, Vanilla WoW private servers have nurtured passionate communities. These servers attract players who share a common appreciation for the early days of WoW. The communities that form around private servers often embody the spirit of camaraderie and cooperation that was a hallmark of Vanilla WoW. Players band together to conquer challenging raids, engage in player-versus-player battles, and form lasting friendships. Private servers foster a sense of nostalgia and connection, as players come together to celebrate the game that shaped their gaming experiences.
Private servers have also provided a testing ground for game balance and design. Developers and players alike can use these servers to experiment with modifications, rule sets, and other adjustments to gameplay. The insights gained from these endeavors can inform discussions about game balance, mechanics, and potential improvements. Private servers have become a sandbox for exploration and experimentation, allowing players to contribute to the ongoing dialogue surrounding game design.
It's important to note that the operation of private servers exists in a legal and ethical gray area. Blizzard Entertainment, the developer of WoW, has taken measures to protect its intellectual property rights and shut down unauthorized servers. However, the existence and popularity of private servers demonstrate the profound impact Vanilla WoW had on players and the significant role it continues to play in the MMO community.
While the official release of WoW Classic, an official recreation of Vanilla WoW by Blizzard, has provided an official avenue for players to experience the game as it was, the legacy of private servers cannot be ignored. These servers served as pioneers, keeping the flame of Vanilla WoW alive during a time when official support for such an experience seemed unlikely. They reminded us of the rich history and cultural impact of MMOs, and their existence prompted conversations about the importance of preserving gaming heritage.
Vanilla WoW private servers have made a lasting impact on the MMO landscape. They have preserved the legacy of a game that revolutionized the genre and captivated millions of players. By providing an authentic Vanilla WoW experience, fostering communities, acting as historical archives, and contributing to game design discussions, private servers have left an indelible mark on the MMO community. They serve as a testament to the enduring power of nostalgia and the importance of preserving gaming history for future generations.


Summer Reading Program
The summer slide in learning is real. But a great way to keep your kids motivated to read is to sign up for the free and easy summer reading programs at the library.
It is super easy to register for the Summer Reading Program. There are different programs tailored to every age from preschool to adults! One program focuses on preschoolers listening to books. Another program is for emergent readers, and there is a point based program for kids that can read easily on their own.
To register simply:
- Vist Read Squared
- Track your reading by logging every book you read
- Keep Reading Daily!
If you read just 1 book a day, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years, and 1,095 books in just three years!


First published in 1946, the Foundryman’s Handbook provides instant access to facts and figures on just about every aspect of metal casting.
Available only in English, the 11th edition was published in 2000 and provides a practical reference book for everyone involved in making castings in any of the commonly used alloys by any of the conventional methods.
Since casting technology has become more specialised and there have been many significant developments so the Handbook is now published in two volumes:
- Foseco Ferrous Foundryman’s Handbook covers grey, ductile and special purpose cast irons and carbon, low alloy and high alloy steels. (Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN: 075064284X)
- Foseco Non-Ferrous Foundryman’s Handbook covers aluminium, copper and magnesium casting alloys.
(Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN: 0750642866)
How to obtain a copy
Copies of either handbook can be ordered at most major book shops. Alternatively, please contact your local Foseco Company or Agent.
The Handbooks refer to many Foseco products. Not all of these products are available in every country and in some cases, the product names may vary. Users should always contact their local Foseco Company to check whether a particular product or its equivalent is available.


Lucy and the Sky
Enjoy this entertaining picture book, written in simple rhyming verse, following Lucy’s unusual adventure in the deep dark forest. Featuring familiar west coast scenes and creatures; trees, ocean, eagle, owl, more trees and a magical little green frog, young children and adults alike will connect with Lucy as she sits in the forest, simply wishing to see the sky.
Inspired by the author’s love of nature and written whilst experiencing a rather challenging west coast winter in the forest, the story touches on the basic need we all share for daylight. At the same time it highlights the necessity of caring for the forest and all its inhabitants.
To order a copy, please contact: email@example.com
32 page, soft cover, 10 x 8, full colour
printed in Canada (2013), on FSC certified paper
- Lucy and the Sky $14.95 (Cdn) or £9.00 (UK) plus p&p


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"The International Language of Poker: How English Transcends Borders in Texas Hold'em"
The International Language of Poker: How English Transcends Borders in Texas Hold'em
Poker is a game that has gained immense popularity worldwide, with Texas Hold'em being one of the most widely played variations. Despite its origins in the United States, 易游娛樂城玩家評價 Texas Hold'em has become a truly international game, 易游娛樂網上賭場 transcending borders and bringing people from different cultures and backgrounds together. One of the key factors that allow players from various countries to communicate effectively at the poker table is the use of English as the international language of poker.
1. Common Terminology
English serves as the common language in poker due to its widespread usage in poker terminology. Whether it's the names of the different hands, the actions players can take, or the betting terms, English words are universally understood by poker players around the world. For example, terms such as "flush," "straight," "raise," and "check" are used in English regardless of the players' native languages.
2. International Tournaments
English is also essential in international poker tournaments where players from different countries compete against each other. These tournaments attract players from all corners of the globe, and English becomes the default language for communication. From the dealers and tournament staff to the players themselves, discuss English is used to ensure smooth and efficient gameplay. It allows players to understand the rules, follow the action, and engage in conversations with their opponents.
3. Online Poker Platforms
The rise of online poker has further solidified English as the international language of the game. Online platforms such as PokerStars, 888poker, and partypoker cater to players from various countries, and English is the primary language used for chat, instructions, and support. This allows players to interact with each other, discuss strategies, and participate in online poker communities regardless of their native language.
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What does the Bible say about?
Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, Bible verses solomon could not get warm. Let her lie in your arms, that my lord the king may be warm. The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended Bible verses solomon him, but the king knew her not. The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the Lordand your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord ; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
The house that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord. Solomon loved the Lordwalking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place.
Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. The Song of Songs, which Bible verses solomon Solomon's. Let him kiss Bible verses solomon with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine; your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you.
Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you. I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
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This morning we had a visit from Arlene and Ken. Arlene is a local historian and Ken, an illustrator who had worked as a young man in the Gwalia mine. They came together to create two historical books about the York and Gwalia town sites. Our members enjoyed the informative talk which created lots of interest and memories restored from their own pasts. One of our members Margaret Lynch had moved from York after her husband passed away, today is her birthday and Arlene presented her with a signed copy of their York book. Margaret was moved by this very generous act.
Fact: Did you know that the word Gwaila is a Welsh word for Wales.


One of the founders who was most crucial to the development of ideas and laws about religious freedom in the United States was Thomas Jefferson. Throughout the late 18th century and early 19th century, Thomas Jefferson’s writings and his life in the public eye shaped the foundations of religious freedom in the colonies, and, then, in the United States. Jefferson had a broad range of political experiences, along with his classical education that contributed to his views on religious freedom. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, he was the second Governor of Virginia, a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation, and a U.S. Ambassador to France. These experiences helped him to crystalize his views on religious freedom. Then, during his time as Secretary of State (1790-93), Vice-President (1797-1801), and President of the U.S. (1801-09), he implemented his ideas on religious freedom as crucial to American democracy
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The assigned readings are meant to be a foundation prior to class so that students can quickly get their bearings with the vocabulary and will be prepared to ask questions if there are areas that are confusing or unclear. Keeping up with the reading is REQUIRED.
You will use a Reading Journal based on the format in this Google Doc. I expect you to copy the Google Doc to your own Google Drive and use it for every class. Expectation is 8 quotes — or 4 pages (or two pages of paper printed double-sided).
YOU HAVE TO GET ALL THE BOOKS!
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- Carr, N. (2014). The glass cage. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN: 9780393240764
- Eggers, D. (2013). The circle. New York: First Vintage Books. ISBN: 9780345807298
- Huxley, A. (2006). Brave new world. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN: 9780060850524
- Postman, N. (1985, 2005). Amusing ourselves to death. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN: 9780143036531
- Postman, N. (1993). Technopoly: The surrender of culture to technology. New York: Vintage. ISBN: 9780679745402
- Rushkoff, D. (2017). Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity. New York: Portfolio (Penguin). ISBN: 9780143131298
- Shirky, C. (2010). Cognitive surplus. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN: 9780143119586
- Turkle, S. (2012). Alone together. New York: Basic Books. ISBN: 9780465031467


Mark Dery is a cultural critic, essayist, and the author of four books: Escape Velocity, a critique of the “libertarian bro” ideology that dominated the Digital Revolution of the ‘90s; two studies of American mythologies (and pathologies) The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium: American Culture on the Brink and the essay collection I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts, and, most recently, the biography Born To Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. He has taught journalism at NYU and “dark aesthetics” at the Yale School of Art, been a Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellow at UC Irvine and a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome. He popularized the concept of “culture jamming” and, in his 1993 essay, “Black to the Future,” coined the term “Afrofuturism.”
He writes cultural criticism about anything that catches his omnivorous eye: giant squid, Surrealist lobsters, post-mortem photography, anxious masculinity in The Elements of Style, Hannibal Lecter’s obsession with grammar, William S. Burroughs’s fear of centipedes, the Proustian pleasures of Taco Bell, and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Severed Head.
Biography (short version): Mark Dery is a cultural critic best known for his essays on Afrofuturism (a term he coined) and culture jamming (a phenomenon he popularized). His byline has appeared in a broad range of publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Elle, Bookforum, Wired, The Washington Post, and The LA Review of Books. A frequent lecturer in the U.S. and Europe, he has been a professor of journalism at NYU, taught in the Yale School of Art, was appointed Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellow at UC Irvine, and has been a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome. Dery’s books include two critiques of cyberculture, the anthology Flame Wars, which he edited, and Escape Velocity: Cyberculture at the End of the Century (translated into eight languages); two studies of American mythologies (and pathologies), The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium: American Culture on the Brink and the essay collection I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts: Drive-by Essays on American Dread, American Dreams (University of Minnesota Press, 2012; rights have been sold in Brazil; remaining translation rights with agent); and a biography, Born To Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey (Little, Brown, 2018; rights have been sold in the UK and China; remaining translation rights with agent).
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stringi (pronounced “stringy”, IPA [strinɡi]) is THE R package for fast, correct, consistent and convenient string/text processing in each locale and any native character encoding. The use of the ICU library gives R users a platform-independent set of functions known to Java, Perl, Python, PHP, and Ruby programmers.
License: The BSD 3-Clause License (see the LICENSE file for details).
- Fetch & install the latest official CRAN release by calling:
You are encouraged to call
stri_install_check()after install to check whether the ICU library has been successfully installed and whether ICU has detected your native character encoding and locale properly.
- The current state-of-the-art development version of
stringiis available on GitHub. (Windows users shall of course install Rtools and git. OS X users should have Xcode installed. Package tests are available in the
library('devtools') # call install.packages('devtools') first install_github('Rexamine/stringi')
Refer to the NEWS file for a complete list of changes.
See the INSTALL file for more details.
- Browse on-line manual [for a quite recent development version]
- CRAN entry for
- Issues tracker on
- Browse sources/contribute on
- ICU – International Components for Unicode
- ICU4C API documentation
- Marek Gągolewski [creator, author]
- Bartek Tartanus [author]
The contributions of Marcin Bujarski at the early stage of the package development is fully acknowledged.
Moreover, the help of Giovanni Mazzocco in building the first OS X version of
stringi is much appreciated.
The package’s API was inspired by Hadley Wickham’s stringr package. Thanks!
The authors also wish to thank their colleagues (Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences) and students (Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology) for valuable comments on and extensive testing of the package facilities.


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Everyone remembers where they were when they first got their period.
I was doing gymnastics in the hallway of my family home, aged 11. Skinny, athletic and resolutely opposed to anything feminine, it changed me instantly from a freewheeling pre-teen to a more grown-up girl with an unwelcome monthly responsibility that would last for the next 40-odd years. As a competition swimmer who spent much of my free time in chlorinated water, it was a ghastly addition to my schedule.
My mum attended to this life-changing event with pads roughly the size and width of my forearm and a copy of the seminal coming of age text Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret? by the great Judy Blume. She read it in her 20s when it was originally released – in 1970, to wide library bans and public outrage. There had been no other novel that dealt so frankly and forwardly with puberty for girls. It was, and still is, a groundbreaking book. I inhaled it in one sitting and then started practising using tampons.
For a book in its 50s, Margaret is still going strong. It’s been green-lit for a movie adaptation, with newcomer Abby Ryder Fortson taking on the role of Margaret Simon – a sixth-grader going through puberty and looking to religion for answers. Surprisingly, there are still very few young adult books that tackle puberty in the way Blume did.
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In my own career I’ve written four novels for eight- to 18-year-olds – and in those few hundred thousand words, I only mentioned periods a total of three times. This, despite evidence that girls are entering puberty a year earlier than they did in 1970, and despite the fact that there is thankfully more acceptance for honest and upfront writing about puberty in our children’s books.
So in my latest middle grade novel, Are You There, Buddha? – which namechecks Blume’s classic – the word period is mentioned 70 times. I was determined to make puberty and menstruation a major theme for my 12-year-old protagonist Bee, and not an afterthought.
In preparation for its release, and inevitable comparisons with Blume, I recently did a reread of her iconic novel, alongside my daughter. It’s the first time I’ve read it since the 1980s, and I was anxious it wouldn’t have the same impact as when I was a gawky tween.
From the opening pages, it’s hard to believe this gentle, sweet and humorous story is one of the most challenged and banned books in history. By today’s standards, the content is relatively tame. Margaret crushes on her next door neighbour Moose; keeps a list of cute boys with her friends, the PTS’s (Pre-Teen Sensations); and browses religions to find the right spiritual fit.
Pip Harry’s new middle grade novel mentions the word ‘period’ 70 times. Photograph: Hachette
Although Margaret’s strong, engaging voice holds up beautifully, my 11-year-old – Generation Alpha – had an interesting reaction to Blume’s depiction of gender roles. Margaret thinks it’s unusual that her new teacher Mr Benedict is male, which my daughter found perplexing. Her last three teachers have been men. My daughter was also horrified by the way the boys in Margaret’s class casually objectify the girls, and make crude comments about their bodies.
One boy pinches Margaret so hard that tears spring to her eyes, and says, “That’s a pinch to grow an inch. And you know where you need that inch!” My daughter shook her head in disbelief as she read the quote aloud to me. “Mum, if a boy said that in my class, he’d be sent straight to the counsellor’s office,” she declared. “It’s so inappropriate.”
There are several references to pornographic material that wouldn’t get past most children’s book publishers today, including “dirty” books and magazines stashed under fathers’ beds. “What’s Playboy?” my daughter asked me, on page 10. When I filled her in on the Hugh Hefner media empire, she made a face, muttered “disgusting”, and continued reading.
The PTS’s infamous “we must increase our bust” chest exercises also gave my daughter pause. “But why would they do that?” she asked, speaking from a grounded education in body positivity and acceptance. It will be interesting to see if any of these details are modernised in the movie adaptation, as we’ve seen in the woke Netflix version of The Babysitter’s Club.
Rereading Blume made me curious – how have representations of puberty changed since the 1970s? Have our coming-of-age books grown up?
Instead of coveting “teenage softies” pads like Margaret, my main character Bee investigates period undies and diva cups, as they’re more environmentally friendly. Rather than worrying about which religion to follow, she stresses about climate change bushfires and floods. She prays to Buddha that her period won’t arrive, and she’s not sure she wants to have children in a world that’s so environmentally unstable.
The US graphic novel Go With The Flow, by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann, highlights female empowerment and women’s health issues as a group of high school students demand that funding from the football team flow to sanitary pads and tampons. Activism and feminism are at the heart of the story – with the conversation centred on demystifying periods and levelling the playing field between the sexes.
Blood Moon by UK writer Lucy Cuthew is a timely, powerful YA verse novel which sees a British teenager go viral when she gets her period during an intimate moment with her new boyfriend. It’s a scary depiction of the power and reach of social media, but it also exposes and dismantles the long-held view that menstruation is shameful.
Acid wash wearing tween me will always be grateful to Judy Blume for trailblazing with Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret?. For daring to smear blood on the pages of a children’s book, in a time when puberty and periods were largely taboo. But as a parent, I’m looking to fill my tween’s bookshelf with novels featuring more diverse characters and inclusive themes, like Alice Oseman’s wonderfully queer Heartstopper series, the warm and funny The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman, and the frank and informative non-fiction book Welcome to Your Period! by Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang.
Margaret will forever hold her place in the literary canon, but I’m glad my daughter can also reach for books where girls are too busy changing the world to worry about changing their bust size.


On my journey to learn Chinese, I struggled a great deal with finding an effective, structured approach towards progress. A lot of my time was spent searching for and experimenting with the free, and sometimes paid, online resources like ChinesePod. These resources proved to be invaluable as a beginner, but their random nature often left me with huge gaps in my conversational Mandarin Chinese.
In my previous posts, I recommended using these types of lessons to get started. I also recommended using these types of lessons while learning pinyin and while starting to learn Chinese characters. But, if you’ve followed my advice up until this point, it’s time to add some structure to your studies. There are a lot of ways to do this, but one particularly effective approach is to pick up a good Chinese textbook.
The best Chinese textbook will meet the following criteria:
- Materials are focused on subjects that will be frequently brought up in conversations and in various forms of media.
- Covers the highest frequency vocabulary, phrases and grammar first.
- The vocabulary, phrases and grammar covered will be immediately useful
- Provides cultural notes when appropriate to help the learner avoid common cultural/language pitfalls
- Provides some entertainment value so the learner can actually get through the materials without falling asleep
A quick search on Google will reveal the dozens of Chinese textbooks available, most all of which have mixed ratings. In forums, it seems that most learners just used whichever textbook their teacher or friend recommended. So, as a beginner its quite difficult to discern which of these is the best Chinese textbook to get started with, especially since there are dozens on the market.
Choosing the best Chinese textbook
Over the years, I personally ended up using about 8 different Chinese textbook series. But, of all the Chinese textbooks I’ve used and discussed with fellow learners, two series seem to stand out: Integrated Chinese and Practical Chinese Reader.
While the Practical Chinese Reader series covers a lot of really useful key phrases and grammar in great detail, it often fails to keep my attention and has been described by others as “painfully boring”. Worse than that though, it covers a great deal of incredibly low-frequency vocabulary. That is, unless you regularly discuss things like Tibet’s topography and/or Chinese folklore.
On the other hand, Integrated Chinese provides fairly entertaining lessons about highly relevant content. Also, most new vocabulary is introduced in order of frequency. All in all, almost everything covered in this series will be immediately usable in conversation and each lesson builds upon the previous in a logical fashion.
What you should do now
1. Pick up a Chinese textbook. My recommendation is Integrated Chinese
2. If you’re using Skritter, add the vocabulary from your textbook to your study list.
3. Start studying! Then, come back here in a few days to catch my next post in the series : )


Old Age Prime Time for Creative Work: Review of Dancing with the Muse in Old Age by Priscilla Long
By Nicholas O’Connell
Aging is not supposed to be pretty: Depends. Geritol. Nursing homes. Alzheimer’s. Loneliness. Isolation. Dementia. Walk in bathtubs.
But such a negative view of aging is false insists Seattle author Priscilla Long in her fascinating new book, Dancing with the Muse in Old Age ($15.95; Ebook, $6.99; Coffeetown Press). She demonstrates that old age can be a time of great creativity and happiness, using examples of aging artists, scientists and others to show the wonders of old age.
“Old age is a prime time to flourish in creative productivity. It is also a prime time to begin creative work. As the National Institute on Aging recently reported, ‘participating in the arts creates paths to healthy aging.’”
At a time when 16 percent of the United States population is 65 or older, aging has become a timely topic. Unfortunately, ageism and negative perceptions of aging remain prevalent in American society.
“Ageism poisons creativity. And ageism–the deep and often unconscious prejudice against old age and against the old–is, in our American society, rampant. We are saturated with it. Otherwise, why would people be so reluctant to state their age?”
The book argues for the virtues of old age: wisdom, patience, experience, judgment—virtues often neglected in our youth obsessed contemporary culture. It illustrates these virtues through examples of famous and not- so-famous artists, writers, dancers, and others.
“I think of dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, who revolutionized dance; who continued to dance into her 70s; who created 181 original dances, twelve of them in her last decade; who choreographed her last work, ‘Maple Leaf Rag,’ at age 96. I think of the painter Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021), actively painting in his late 90s. ‘What keeps you going,’ Thiebaud said, ‘is the thrill of experiment and expectation. You live on hope…that next picture.’”
Long acknowledges the challenges of old age, whether health, financial or social but insists these can often be overcome provided the person doesn’t indulge in negative stereotypes of aging which has been shown to cause decline.
“Ageism hurts us all. As we’ll see, it hurts the young. And self-inflicted or internalized ageism is an important cause of decline.”
Against the ageist backdrop of American society, Long highlights the lives of extremely productive, inspiring older figures like Henri Matisse.
“The painter Henri Matisse lived for 84 years. After being operated on for intestinal cancer at the age of 71 (in 1941), he could no longer leave his wheelchair or bed–and this is when he began his amazing cutout series. He constructed the group of works comprising Jazz by cutting shapes out of painted drawing paper, and, with the aide of assistants, pinning and repinning them to his wall, endlessly adding and shifting components.”
At the end of each chapter, Long includes such as: What are your own negative and positive attitudes toward old age, toward old people, and toward your own old age? These questions help focus and personalize the discussion. They also serve as great writing prompts for writing classes.
This is a refreshingly contrarian and readable book, but I wanted more detail. How did Matisse navigate the limits of old age? How did he and Martha Graham and others channel their creativity to make old age such a productive time? Long gives us some detail on this, but I wanted more. Perhaps that’s the subject of her next book?
Nicholas O’Connell is the author of The Storms of Denali and founder of The Writer’s Workshop.


Ken Groves: William Shakespeare’s Erudition and the Trio: Wriothesley, Florio and Titchfield
During the talk, entitled, “Wriothesley, Florio and Titchfield”, given to the Lymington and District Historical Society by Ken Groves, the speaker gave an outline of the history of Titchfield.
He said Titchfield was a significant village in pre-Norman times and Domesday records there were 16 villeins; 13 borders with 9 ploughs; 4 serfs and a mill worth 20 shillings. The market and and toll were worth 40 shillings. In addition Titchfield was a small but significant port on the eastern side of Southampton Water.
TAdding more importance to the village was the founding of Titchfield Abbey in 1231 by the Bishop of Winchester, Peter des Roches. The Abbey was the home of Premonstratensian canons: they lived a communal life under monastic vows, but were also involved in serving the wider community by preaching and teaching. Of the 14 or 15 canons, 2 served as vicars at nearby churches. In 1415, Henry V rested at the Abbey whilst his army was being assembled at Southampton prior to sailing to Honfleur, soon to fight the French at Agincourt. Thirty years later, Henry VI was married at Titchfield Abbey to Margaret of Anjou. Like so many abbeys, Titchfield was virtually destroyed by Henry VIII during the dissolution of the monasteries. This upheaval was a real watershed for Titchfield. In the village itself, little now remains visible from the middle ages and its importance has slowly declined over the years.
The abbey and much of its lands belonging not only to Titchfield but also to the Cistercian abbey at Beaulieu were granted to Thomas Wriothesley, Lord Chancellor of England and an important supporter of King Henry VIII. In 1544 he was created Baron Wriothesley of Titchfield and in 1547, as instructed by the King in his will, Earl of Southampton. Following the dissolution, Titchfield was never the same again.
Utilising the church building and with stone from the abbey, a handsome mansion, Place House, was built by the first Earl which became the country home of the Earls until the mid 17th century when the house had passed out of their hands It was finally abandoned in 1781 and remains to this day as a significant ruin.
The third Earl made changes to the village. In 1611 he closed off the mouth of the River Meon with a shingle bank which overnight ruined the village as a port. In its place he constructed a canal to carry goods between the village mill and the coast.
The speaker then introduced an intriguing theme into his talk, recording that the Earl was a patron of the arts and entertained lavishly at Place House. The Earl developed friendships including John Florio who was born in London in 1553. He became a distinguished poet, linguist, lexicographer and a language tutor at the court of James I. It is said that for many years Florio lived at the home of the third Earl and he is one of the many individuals who, at various times, have been (improbably) proposed as the real author of the works of William Shakespeare! There is probably little doubt of Florio’s friendship with Shakespeare as the bard also became a friend of the third Earl and it is extremely likely they met not infrequently. It is further suggested that Shakespeare may have even written some of his works at Titchfield. There has long been much speculation of how Shakespeare spent his time whilst visiting the Earl of Southampton but what is known is that he dedicated two long narrative poems to the Earl, Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594). Intriguing indeed!
The imposing and important village church of St. Peter, with the lower parts of the tower dating to Saxon times, demonstrates somewhere within its structure, virtually all periods of architecture. Inside are magnificent memorials to the Earls of Southampton and their family, a reminder of their impact on the village.
The next meeting of the Society is to be held on 28th October, and will be preceded by a short AGM. The title of the talk, to be given by Ruscombe Foster, is entitled “Florence Nightingale – a Hampshire Life and Death”. Visitors are warmly welcome.


I'm working my way through Atlas Shrugged the handbook of the new Libertarian or the old Objectivist. It's a great read but at 1100 pages of teeny tiny type I'm moving deliberately. It has made me think a bit about somewhat shorter literary works that have had an important impact on my life.
Kurt Vonnegut, often referred to incorrectly, in my opinion, as an author with a liberal bent - generally was quite displeased with war but also with all types of government intervention in our lives.
Two of his short stories are darkly humorous and address just these issues. In the wonderful book of short stories; Welcome to the Monkey House - the title story describes a world where the government is trying to reduce the world population by getting people to commit suicide in government sponsored suicide parlors. Women are numbed from the waist down to prevent them from feeling desirous of sex. The hero in this story, Billy Pilgrim, risks death by breaking into suicide parlors and kidnapping the women suicide hostesses long enough to have the numbing medicine wear off. He attempts to charm them into having sex with him hoping to prevent a few suicides and while impregnating a few to bring some new children into the world. It's a hilarious story and unlike Atlas Shrugged takes a little less time to get you to pay attention to how government wants to control our lives.
Another story in the same book is called Harrison Bergeron and describes the story of a young boy who is much larger than the other kids his age. Normally a bit clumsy he surprises his proud parents by being a tremendous ballet talent. Angry parents, armed with new government regulations arrange to have Harrison weighed down by heavy chains to prevent the children his age from feeling inadequate. A funny, poignant story that draws so many parallels to so many situations in our current paternalistic government. With Obama's plans to further enhance the nanny government the story rings far too true.


A Genetic Evaluation Of Some Reproductive Traits Of Holstein-Friesian Cattle In Five Syrian Dairies
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Keywords:Holstein- Friesian cattle, genetic evaluation, birth to the first service, cow birth to first days open, age at first calving.
Many of the reproductive traits in cows are affected by a group of factors, the most important of which are climatic conditions and the management of the herds. In this paper, the reproductive status of imported Holstein - Friesian cattle breed was evaluated in terms of breeding through the investigation for some traits under the influence of some factors. The records involved cow birth to first service trait (CBFS) (1101 records), cow birth to first days open trait (CBFDO) (1091 record), and age at first calving trait (AFC) (1083 record). The results of the study showed significant differences in CBFS, CBFDO, and AFC traits according to the year and season of birth (p <0.01), the lowest values were 19.33, 21.29 and 30.29 months (the year 2000) and 19.40,21.30 and 30.32 months (winter) respectively. Also. a significant difference (p <0.01) was noticed through the interaction between the year and season of birth and between the year of birth and total milk yield level (TMYL). Estimated heritability(h2) for CBFS, CBFDO, and AFC traits were 0.22,0.25 and 0.17 respectively. The study showed variation in estimated breeding values (EBVS) across sires within the reproductive traits. The first three lowest values were achieved by the sires 13,25 and 20, the values were -1.97, -1.87 and -1.86 months (CBFS trait), -2.33, -2.21 and -2.19 months (CBFDO trait), -2.32, -2.20 and -2.18 months (AFC trait) respectively. Based on current given results, it is advised to direct and intensify births during winter and spring seasons to obtain optimal reproductive performance of the herd later.
Ali, I., S. SyedMuhammad., S. Muhammad. (2019). Heritability estimates and genetic correlations of various production and reproductive traits of different grades of dairy cattle reared under subtropical condition. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 54(7):1-8.
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What Laozi and Confucius Would Say About Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Modern Times: A discussion with Professor Otto Lin
Chinese society has traditionally placed high value in the pursuit and application of knowledge (學以致用). This is the essence of innovation which, along with entrepreneurship, are considered the driving force of a knowledge based economy. It would not be a surprise, therefore, to see that both Laozi (老子) and Confucius (孔子) had expressed views or set examples related to these subjects. Yet, it is astounding to find a close similarity of Laozi’s philosophy some 2500 years ago on full and empty (有與無) and real and virtual (實與虛) with modern thinking of hard power and soft power.
The quality of school principals has a significant impact on school performance and education outcomes as Darling-Hammond, Myerson, LaPointe and Orr (2010, p. VII) mentioned “principals play a vital role in creating successful schools”. It is also true in Taiwanese context. In this talk, Dr. Tzu-Bin Lin offers insights on the recent development of education reform with a focus on the key themes in policy agenda and a historical review of principal preparation and selection process in Taiwan; and the current mechanism of recruiting, training, empowering and assessing school principals.
Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development, Volume 2 is an English translation of selected articles from the 2013 Annual Report on Educational Development in China, produced by the 21st Century Education Development Research Academy in China.
The first volume of the English-language Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development (formerly The China Educational Development Yearbook offers international scholars a glimpse into key issues in Chinese education today from the perspective of Chinese academics, practitioners, and applied researchers. This volume starts with an excellent overview of educational developments in 2010, which witnessed the formulation of the Outline of China’s National Plan for Medium and Long Term Educational Reform and Development 2010-2020.
Cultural Foundations of Chinese Education describes the evolution of Chinese education for more than 5,000 years, and analyzes in depth its interaction with Chinese culture. From the Imperial Civil Examinations to the Western Learning; from the transplant of Western systems of education to the New Democratic Education Movement; from the copying of the Soviet experience in education to the explorations for approaches to establish new education in China since the Economic Reforms in the late 1970s, this book provides unique analyses on conflicting elements in Chinese education, and leads to the understanding of the issues in modernizing education in China.
Forum / Symposium
Date: 6th March, 2015 Friday
Time: 9:00 to 12:00
Venue: Social Science Chamber, 11/F The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam
In this seminar, Dr Hong Yanbi will report the results of the data analysis of a survey research carried out in 2009. He uses Bourdieu's concepts of capital and habitus to understand the parenting attitudes and practices of urban residents in China. He claims that there is no class differences in attitudes toward parenting between parents from middle class and lower class families. Yet, they do show differences in parenting practices in terms of different abilities in capital investment in education. These results indicate that the current Chinese middle class relies heavily on the investment of economic capital in passing their advantages to their children in schooling. A distinctive dispositions toward education has not yet developed by them.
Educating the Children of Migrant Workers in Beijing-Migration, education, and policy in urban China
Educating the Children of Migrant Workers in Beijing is a timely book that addresses the gap in the provision of basic education to migrant children in China. It examines the case of Beijing, with a focus on policy implementation at the municipal and district levels and its impacts on migrant schools and their students.
Rural migrant workers in the cities usually lack local hukou (household registration) and face serious obstacles in accessing basic social services, including schooling for their children. The educational situation of these children, however, can vary both across and within localities, and, despite policies and regulations from the central government, there have emerged broad and sometimes even extreme differences in the implementation of these policies at the local levels.
This book uses evidence from qualitative interviews and the analysis of policy documents and materials to provide readers with a rare glimpse into the local politics surrounding migrant children's education in China's political center, including the nature of and motives behind policy implementation at the municipal and district levels and the implications for the survival and development of migrant schools in the city.
Educating the Children of Migrant Workers in Beijing is a unique and in-depth contribution to an important area and will appeal to scholars and students across a range of disciplines, including China studies, migration studies, education, social policy, and development studies, as well as to practitioners and policymakers working on migrant issues and social welfare provision in China.


On May 11th, the Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre (Emman, Ray, Adonis, Steve, Tyrone and Christian) was invited to the downtown Hamilton library to showcase a screening of videos produced by Regent Park youth. The screening was part of an event sponsored by Arts Hamilton called, Tackling Poverty through the Arts.
The event was inspired by a book called "Looking for X" about a young girl living in a single parent family in Regent Park. Because of her low income background and people's sterotypes about Regent Park the girl gets blamed by her peers and adults for bad things that happen at school that she never committed. The girl feels trapped, hungry and angry with the world. Because her mother is so busy working and taking care of her baby brother, the only person that she feels can understand her problems is a homeless person named X. Unfortunately X is no where to be found when the girl most needs her.
Similar to the book, the purpose of screening Regent Park youth films was to provide a forum where young people can express their feelings about their lives and challenge negative sterotypes that people have about low-income communities. Regent Park Focus aired a hour of RPTV episodes about the community and the issues that young people are concerned about. Following the screening a Q and A was held and members of the audience asked a variety of questions about the topics and issues that were featured in the films. One retired teacher in the audience formerly taught at Lord Dufferin school and had nothing but good things to say about her experiences in Regent Park. Everyone seemed to enjoy the screening and because there were many unfilled seats - Regent Park Focus was invited back by the organizers to do a repeat screening for local schools.
After the screening, Focus was invited to dinner and then taken on an arts crawl. The arts crawl was a guided tour of the different galleries and arts organizations in the James Street area of downtown Hamilton. Who knew that Hamilton had such a vibrant arts scene. Tyrone said that the arts crawl showed him a side of Hamilton he hadn't seen before and wasn't expecting. While touring the arts scene we came across a street full of crowded cafes and live music. All the staff wanted Adonis to rent a couple of hotel rooms and stay over night. Unfortunately this was not in the cards (budget) and the group ended taking the last 11:30 pm bus home. Sorry maybe next time.
Have any of you guys been to Hamilton? What kind of Hamilton do you know?
I didn't actually attend the event, and have never really hung out in Hamilton. To be honest, I wasn't really expecting to hear of such an inclusive scene there. If you check artshamilton.ca in their associates links section, you'll see a huge list of people and organizations involved in the Hamilton arts community. I guess it's no Youtube, but you might want to check it out.
Don't forget to check out the book, Looking for X. Its a kids book but its a great read.


Lodge began with a lengthy reading from ‘A Man of Parts’ his new biographical novel about HG Wells, before Stephanie Merritt asked him why he had chosen to write a novel rather than a biography.
Novelists of advancing years start to run out of life experiences on which to draw, so someone else’s life can provide a source, said Lodge. The use of fictional form allows for more dialogue and more narrative although Lodge made it clear that everything of consequence in the book is founded in fact.
Lodge feels that though Wells was flawed in many respects he was very aware of, and honest about his own weaknesses. “His ability to foresee things that would happen to society was quite uncanny.” Although he was a Fabian he wasn’t really a socialist, more of an idealist with an impractical vision based on an optimistic world view. Though this diminished in later life.
Wells was a contradictory character in many respects; a womaniser and a feminist, confident and insecure, comic and serious. Lodge is also disinclined to be categorised as a comic novelist “this isn’t a comic novel, though it does have humour in it”.


Concerning the construction and use of two logging roads built through Lake Babine Indian Reserves No. 16 and No. 5 by the Omineca Lumber Company between 1957 and the early 1960s. The primary issues addressed by the research undertaken for this Report were: the adequacy of compensation received by the Lake Babine Band for the extraction of timber during the construction of these roads and for their subsequent use by the Company and; whether any illegal logging activity took place on the Reserves during the period in question. This claim requires further research.


FILLIPISMS 3333 MAXIMS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR LIFE
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, the attention span of the world is being reduced to 140 characters or less. Precepts or maxims are of great value and a few useful ones at hand can do more to produce a positive mindset, a happy life than volumes that we cannot lay hands on or do not have time to pore over. I was always drawn from my childhood to read and reflect on proverbs and quotes of the noted personalities of history. These had an amazing and transformative impact on my mind. In my late teens, I began writing my own version of these maxims.
This book is a compilation of maxims that I call “ Fillipisms” which I have written over the past few decades. Most of it have been written over the past ten years at the rate of one or two per day. Fillipisms were liked or commented upon by a large number of regular readers on social media which encouraged me to continue to craft these maxims. Some of the words employed in my life quotes presented in this first volume are new words spelt differently and coined to convey a distinctive meaning. Some of the Fillipisms are a revision of traditional wisdom. Some are a pithy comment on contemporary life and culture.
This volume of Fillipisms consists of 3333 which incidentally breaks the world record of maxims or sayings written by a single individual in any language hitherto. The 3333 Fillipisms have been organized into 33 chapters of 101 maxims for the sake of convenience and referencing. A reader may choose to reflect on only one maxim for a period of time, read one page per day of a month or may read an entire chapter. The chapters covering all of life’s most vital themes like leadership, faith, love, attitudes, motivation are not watertight. The classification under these themes is not very strict as many of the themes overlap. Readers are welcome to quote the Fillipisms with due acknowledgement of my authorship and copyright of specific terms and usages incorporated in the maxims.
Dr. PRATEEP V. PHILIP, IPS
FILLIPISMS is a word coined by the author to christen his unique and original maxims that are simple, pithy, full of puns, metaphors, written mostly over the past ten years but drawn from his three decades of experiences and reflection. The author has had two near death experiences of surviving a drowning in the sea and the world's very first human bomb assassination of a world leader. He is inspired by great lives and great thinkers like Socrates, Plato, Confucius, Thiruvalluvar but his chief source of inspiration is the life and teachings of Jesus. This book is his legacy of Inspiration and motivation to the contemporary world.
It is awesome that he holds the record for maximum original quotes authored by a single individual in any language globally and historically.
Brain Tracy: Motivational Speaker, Author of 70 books.
Dr. Prateep Philip needs no accolades regarding his life and its noble pursuit because the footprint of his work will grace the annals of history as a life that took chance and circumstance and fathomed a conduct of hope for others to follow. His literary offerings are always inspirational and because they are challenging – have become practical. Fillipisms which are offered as bite sized food for thought covers the gamut of many disciplines. As a marketplace leader and expositor of ethics, I have already found myself mesmerized by his ability to conjure up phrases akin to verbal gymnastics. This collection should be in every leader’s grasp to learn from the deep wisdom behind the words as well as to teach the deep wisdom in the words.
Krish Dhanam, Author and speaker, Dallas, USA.
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Dr Prateep V Philip joined the Indian Police Service (Tamil Nadu cadre) in 1987. He is currently a Director, Tamil Nadu Police Academy. During his 33 years of unblemished dedicated service, he has been recognized as a pioneer of Community Policing in the whole country. He is a critical thinker, orator and writer. He possesses communication skills, problem-solving skills and interpersonal skills besides strong moral character.
To make the Police people-friendly and the people police-friendly, the officer pioneered for the first time globally the Friends of Police movement (FOP) during 1993, which was then extended to the whole State of Tamil Nadu in 1994. It is also the only available international blueprint for community policing globally on the net. ·In 2002, the FOP had won the Prestigious Queen's Award – 2002 from the UK for Innovation in Police Training and Development. 15000 pounds Queen's award was utilized for the development of FOP Documentation and Multimedia Center. ·The officer was selected for the Inaugural British Gurukul Chevening Scholarship Award for Excellence and Leadership at London School of Economics, London, during 1997-98.
He was the first officer globally to conceive and start Social Justice Tea Parties across the State to build communal harmony and remove caste discrimination with Central and State funding, impacting more than a million people in 40,000 villages. His human centered innovations like Excenomics, Equilibrium Thinking and Fillipisms, received many accolades from all walks of life.
His recent book titled 'FILLIPISMS – 3333 Maxims to Maximise Your Life' is an ever-expanding extract of three decades of life experiences which are unique and original sayings. They are simple, pithy, pun-filled and metaphoric, and a by-product of Equilibrium Thinking. Featured in the Asia Book of Records and a New World and Historical Record, recognized by World Records Union, this volume of Fillipisms consists of 3333, which incidentally breaks the world record of maxims or sayings written by a single individual in any language hitherto. The 3333 fillipisms have been organised into 33 chapters of 101 maxims for the sake of convenience and reference. Many leading authors and eminent personalities have appreciated the work as unique and innovative.


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David Walliams has made more than £100 million in sales from his children’s books, after selling 25 million copies since his first was published in 2008.
The comedian and former Little Britain star, 48, has written 23 books with his latest one released today.
According to Nielsen BookScan, he has surpassed the £100 million sales mark, joining an exclusive club that includes authors likes JK Rowling and Jacqueline Wilson.
David Walliams has made generated more than £100 million from his 23 children’s books, selling more than 25 million copies
His new novel, The Beast of Buckingham Palace (left), is coming out today. It is tipped to be the Christmas number one, following in the footsteps of 2016’s The Midnight Gang (right) and 2017’s Bad Dad
He has written 16 story books and seven picture books with his first five believed to have earned him £15 million.
And since the start of 2019, the Britain’s Got Talent judge has already raked in more than £13 million with the publication of books Fing in February, and The World’s Worst Teachers in June.
They are the bestselling Children’s books of the year so far.
His previous Christmas number ones are 2016’s The Midnight Gang, and 2017’s Bad Dad.
His literary style has been compared to Roald Dahl, with the legendary author’s illustrator Quentin Blake drawing for him.
Since the start of 2019, the Britain’s Got Talent judge has already raked in more than £13 million with the publication of books Fing (left) in February, and The World’s Worst Teachers in June
He released The World’s Worst Teachers in June (left) and The World’s Worst Children (right) in 2016
Mr Blake described Walliams’ first children’s book as funny and surprisingly sensitive.
After releasing a new novel every autumn, the TV personality’s fan-base of eight to 12-year-old’s grew steadily.
His second book, Mr Stink, won the People’s Book Prize in 2009 and Gangsta Granny in 2011 became his first book to secure the number one spot in children’s fiction.
It is also his most successful to date and spent 22 weeks at the top of the charts, selling more than 1.3 million copies in paperback alone in the UK.
The Beast of Buckingham Palace is expected to boost his yearly income even more.