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The Complete Guide to Bible Journaling: Creative Techniques to Express Your Faith is written by Joanne Fink & Regina Yoder and available February 1, 2017.
Discover a powerful new way to engage with Scripture through art in this inspirational guide to Bible Journaling! World renowned artist Joanne Fink, and her talented co-author Regina Yoder, explain the basics of this beautiful art form that connects faith with creativity. The book starts with an explanation of Bible Journaling, and gives helpful advice on choosing the types of Bibles and journals to use. The rest of the book is divided into four sections:
How-to: where you’ll how-to-do a variety of techniques which will allow you to express your faith in a creative manner. The how-to-section covers lettering, drawing, coloring, painting, embellishing with stamps, stickers and stencils, and so much more!


The Holy Bible
The Holy Bible refers to both the Holy Scriptures of both the Old Testament and the New Testament, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, containing all things necessary to salvation when understood through tradition and reason.
The Old Testament, often known as the "Hebrew Scriptures," reveals God's mighty acts in creation, the deliverance of the people of Israel from bondage in Egypt, and the making of the old covenant with the chosen people. God's saving will for his people is made known in the Old Testament through the gift of the Law in the Ten Commandments and through the witness of the prophets. The New Testament describes the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament. It also tells the story of the creation of the Christian church through the gift of the Holy Spirit and presents the new covenant, based on love, which is the new relationship with God given by Jesus Christ to all who believe in him. (BCP, pp. 850-851).
The additional books of the Apocrypha, written by people of the old covenant, are often included in the Bible. Although selections from the Apocrypha are used in the worship of the Episcopal Church, the Apocryphal books are not generally considered of equal scriptural authority in Anglicanism with the Old and New Testament.
-adapted from The Episcopal Church Glossary. Definitions provided courtesy of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY,(All Rights reserved) from "An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians," Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, editors.
Approved Translations of the Bible
The Episcopal Church has authorized the use of the following translations of the Bible:
- King James or Authorized Version (the historic Bible of The Episcopal Church)
- English Revision (1881)
- American Revision (1901)
- Revised Standard Version (1952)
- Jerusalem Bible (1966)
- New English Bible with the Apocrypha (1970)
- Good News Bible / Today's English Version (1976)
- New American Bible (1970)
- Revised Standard Version, an Ecumenical Edition (1973)
- New International Version (1978)
- New Jerusalem Bible (1987)
- Revised English Bible (1989)
- New Revised Standard Version (1990)
- Common English Bible (2012)


Let me begin with this: Reading is Magical.
Lately I have been closed off from books that have not been assigned to me in class. As a near graduate, I have read so many scholarly books and articles in the past six months that I not only feel smart… I can brag about how smart I am. Just kidding. While these are exciting and usually interesting things to read (because I am a huge nerd who loves school and her major), it is a different type of reading.
I decided post-wedding that I wanted to take up reading for fun… again. It had been far too long since I curled up with a book, a cup of tea, and a soft blanket. I wanted to choose a book that would be more than good for this experience. I wanted to choose something that I had been wanting to read and something that had been recommended to me.(Side note: I LOVE when I can discuss books with friends!). I ended up choosing The Book Thief by Markus Zusak because I have always loved learning and reading about the Holocaust (who can forget Number the Stars or Night), and a good friend had recommended it to me and assured me that I would not be disappointed. She also told me it was going to be a movie, which I don’t care about (and will probably never see because there is no way it can be as good as this book). (Second Note: There will be no spoilers about the Book from this point forward… for those of you who were worried that I was a book ruiner).
THIS WAS THE BEST CHOICE OF BOOK EVER.I fell in love with every detail. It struck every heart string and pulled every emotional tear from my rather large tear ducts. The book is narrated by Death (an absolutely BRILLIANT move by the author, who pulls the voice of Death in a direction that is wonderfully dreary). I was encompassed by the walls of words that made me feel so connected and involved in the story. It is a story that I would recommend to anyone.
“But wait,” you say, “Why did you love it so much if you are trying to be joyful and positive?” Good question. Here is my answer: This book was a GOOD book. It is literature and it is art. It is life. This book, and several more, are what make reading so enjoyable, even if it is about one of the most depressing events to ever happen in human history.
Reading it was magical. And I can’t want to continue this hobby.


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Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver
Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver was elected as Union's 16th president in 2014.
Under his leadership, Union began and completed construction of The Logos, a new 54,000-square-foot library that opened in November 2015. The three-story facility is a state-of-the-art academic resource center for the university featuring expanded space for library holdings, study and meeting rooms, the Modero coffee shop, administration offices and archives. In 2019, Oliver led Union to merge with the Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies (now the Memphis College for Urban and Theological Studies).
Oliver led Union in 2015 to adopt "United in Spirit. Grounded in Truth." - a strategic plan to guide the work of the university over the next five years. The plan emphasizes seven strategic themes: bearing witness to the transforming power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, expanding enrollment across the university, enhancing operational effectiveness and efficiency to advance the mission, revising the liberal arts core curriculum, supporting meaningful research among faculty and students, developing leaders for the future and bolstering student life and building community.
Also under Oliver's leadership, Union launched the EDGE program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and collaborated with five other local educational institutions to start Mentor U, a mentoring program for area sixth graders. Oliver has also been active in the Jackson community, especially in the area of racial reconciliation.
A native of San Antonio, Texas, Oliver completed a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Baylor University and a Master of Science degree in educational psychology and a Doctor of Philosophy in educational administration from Texas A&M.
He previously served as president of East Texas Baptist University and in a variety of positions at Baylor, including director of student activities, associate dean for campus life, dean for student development and vice president for student life.
While at Baylor, Oliver also served as a visiting professor in the Hankamer School of Business, an adjunct professor in the School of Education and interim university chaplain. He served in the U.S. Air Force in the late 1980s at Carswell Air Force Base in Texas.
Oliver and his wife Susie Combs Oliver have one daughter, Callie (married to Zach); one granddaughter, Betsy; and one grandson, Oliver.
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- Feb. 10, 2014 - Dub Oliver named Union University's 16th president


Trained at Duke University, Dr. Ballentine is a medical doctor, herbalist, Ayurvedic practitioner, homeopath. Drawing on 30 years of practice and medical studies this brilliant book is a cause for celebration for anyone interested in learning about different schools of Eastern and Western healing traditions. Radical Healing presents practical, well proven techniques for self-healing and transformation, inspiring case histories and specific tools, that help us go beyond labels (infertile) and give us a wide range of options. The notion that our personal healing is part of a global process of healing becomes quite clear as we journey toward our own Truth with this remarkable handbook.
For anyone looking to validate the idea of optimizing your inner healing system this is a double must read. Although this book is a classic, I find that many people even if they have read it at some point, have not really utilized it to its fullest. In order to do that you will want to read and reread it for inspiration and as a source of ongoing guidance for the rest of your life. Through discussion of topics such as, “Protecting Yourself from Toxins, Seven Strategies of Successful Patients,” and through case histories of his patients, Dr Weil gets us to appreciate the incredible self-healing mechanism within the human body.


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I was recently honored to receive a pre-release copy of an e-book entitled A Rider's Guide to Building the Long Distance Bicycle, by David Rowe. And now that life has given me a tiny free moment, I had the chance to sit down and enjoy it. I didn't have the opportunity to make it to the Handmade Bike Show in San Jose this year, but after reading this book, I'd certainly like to attend the next.
More than a book in which one person gives opinions based on his experience, this PDF e-book is a transcript of a panel that took place at the bike show, and includes the knowledge of four long distance veterans. Rowe (the author) was the host/moderator of the panel, and the participants were Terry Zmrhal, Matt Eames, Matt Bracken and Steve Rex.
The four distinct viewpoints on what goes into designing and building (and using) a good long-distance bike were a lovely read, and not surprisingly, certain common agreements and ideals emerge as the conversation carries on. Being a bona fide bike nerd myself, I can say that I didn't learn TONS of new information, but to have all this knowledge in one place certainly earns a spot on my digital bookshelf.
If I were new to longer riding, curious about the sport of randonneuring, or wanting a solid half hour read about the philosophy of long distance bike design and usage, this is one place I'd want to start. The beauty of this book is that approximately 99.478% of the ideas espoused in the book SHOULD carry over into 99% of the bikes people ride on a daily basis. This notion might be best summarized on p.51, where Rowe poses to the panelists:
"Having a bicycle that is comfortable and one where the rider is able to fix a problem and finish that event, or just get back home, that's the key to a great long distance bike, isn't it?"I'd argue that David's words apply to a much larger audience than he intended. Simplicity, reliability and maintainability; those are the core virtues of any good bicycle, and especially bikes that will be ridden for many miles. Building on that foundation, there are a heck of a lot of ideas per dollar, and at the $9.95 price tag you really can't go wrong.


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From the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
The Living Tradition which we share draws from many sources:
Wisdom from the world’s religions inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.
College professor and author, Paul Alan Laughlin describes the evolution of Taoism in this way. Tao began as pure undifferentiated non-dual Unity (an empty circle) that emerges from Nothing (wu chi). The first manifestation of change appeared as tai chi or yin and yang, dynamic duality. The entities resembled two fish, ever swirling around each other.
Each “fish” also has a small “eye” of the color of the other “fish”. There is blending.
Thus, almost nothing in the cosmos is completely yin or yang. (Sun, Moon, Earth and Heaven are the exceptions.) From yin and yang also came Earth, Water and Air. (The creation story continues.) And from them came 10,000 Things/Myriad Creatures/Everyday Reality.
Yin was seen as dark with a white “eye”– Moon, Earth, dark, moist, heavy, low, female, compliant, passive, humble. Foods such as seafood, tofu, eggplant, and miso soup are quietly all Yin.
Yang was seen as white with a dark “eye”– Sun, Heaven, bright, warm, dry, light, high, nobility, aggressive, assertive, dominant, male. Foods as meat, poultry, onions are happily all Yang.
Both Yin and Yang are needed for life to function successfully. A popular Chinese saying:“Things like to happen together,” emphasizes that everything is dynamically interrelated to everything else.
Sometime in the 4th Century BCE, the legendary Lao Tzu crafted a small book of poems of a beleaguered Chinese ruler. Thus the world learned of the Tao and its power.
From The Dao de Ching, # 18, we read these words:
When the great Dao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear.
When the body’s intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth.
When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins.
When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born.
By Josephine Leach, May 26, 2014)


A Wild and Wonderful Journey
is a children’s book for 5 to 10 year olds
Written and illustrated by Oenone Hammersley
The Synopsis of the book:
The story begins in Athens Greece. Lizard lives on a beautiful balcony in Athens with a wonderful view. He decides one day that he would like an adventure. Together with his good friends Praying Mantis and Chameleon they travel around the world on a Wild and Wonderful Journey, visiting distant lands, making new friends and discovering all sorts of interesting and educational things.
Soft cover book $ 19 each


Gazet van Antwerpen about Russian Gothic: A disoriented Othello
Every now and then, albeit very rarely indeed, a novel or story by a totally unknown author gives a glimpse of genius that is totally unexpected and takes you completely by surprise. The surprise is so great, in fact, that you are compelled to read the work a second time, but now with the clear insight of the initiate. The debut novel “Russian Gothic” by the Byelorussian writer Aleksandr Skorobogatov is a rare and truly impressive achievement.
Nikolai lives in a room with his wife Vera. She works mainly at night as an actress. He rarely leaves the room and is afraid of the light. The vodka bottle is often his only companion in a succession of empty days. Until the mysterious Sergeant Bertrand suddenly walks into his room, ‘like an old friend’, and soon becomes a regular visitor.
Who is Sergeant Bertrand? Does he really exist or is he just another personality state of the forlorn Nikolai who has never got over his young son’s death? Skorobogatov cleverly allows the uncertainty about reality and fiction to continue.
With the coming of Bertrand jealousy begins to creep into Nikolai’s mind. Insinuations about Vera’s beauty and the dissipation of show life drive him to madness and he becomes like a disoriented Othello who has lost all touch with reality.
Nikolai loses himself, follows his wife, beats up her alleged lovers and hallucinates about her adulterous acts. The innocent Vera, who gives up everything – including the theatre – to help her husband, is finally driven to actually commit adultery when a supervisor makes this a condition for Nikolai’s discharge from the sanatorium.
With “Russian Gothic” the 29 year old Skorobogatov has written more than a Kafkaesque adaptation of Othello. Instead, he has created a story that is both powerful and difficult to classify in which the main character’s madness is reflected in the reader’s own frantic bewilderment as he seeks to find a hand-hold which the writer does not give him.
All this makes “Russian Gothic” a hallucinatory reading experience in which the reader, oscillating between dream and reality, wholly succumbs to the story. Of course it would be far easier if his name was simply Smith or Jones, but this is not to be: the name to remember is Aleksandr Skorobogatov.


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A Spiritual Bill of Rights For Humanity:
Proclaim Liberty to Spiritual Captives!
by Theresa Marks
Humanity is at a critical juncture. While scientific and technological advances may solve material problems, they can never heal the ultimate source of humanity’s woes–the human spirit itself–which has been crippled throughout history by fear, oppression and feelings of worthlessness. These are spiritual problems that require spiritual answers.
This important statement of spiritual rights outlines essential principles to spiritually empower individuals and unleash humanity’s vast potential to bring about worldwide spiritual renewal and unity. Read or listen to the full document coming soon at spiritualbillofrights.org.
The Seven Spiritual Rights of Humanity
- The right to connect directly with the Creator in their own unique way.
- The right to affirm their inherent goodness as beloved children of the Creator.
- The right to freedom from fear, especially fear of false divine punishments.
- The right to access all spiritual leadership roles regardless of identity.
- The right to determine their own loving and committed human partnerships.
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Yesterday on Twitter, an author asked about sources on Nephilim, and I had just enough time to shoot her a few links and suggestions. When I was wracking my brain about blog posts this week, I figured that Folklore Thursday might be a good place to elaborate on some of those sources.
So ... *coughs* ... I present to you a very brief [and I do mean BRIEF] history of the nephilim in canonical and non-canonical texts:
The Nephilim are only mentioned twice in the two books of the Bible; once in Genesis and again in Numbers. The first time is in Genesis 6:4:
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
And again in Numbers 13:33:
32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”
Neither of those references seem particularly helpful, probably because portions of Genesis, and in all probability Numbers as well, seem to be heavily edited and cobbled together from multiple sources. A good example is the differentiation between the creation story in Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 and the continuation, or elaboration of the story in Genesis 2:4 - 2:24. In both Genesis and Numbers, the Nephilim are mentioned as if the reader should be familiar with them from the context of a larger narrative.
A longer rendition of the Nephilim narrative can be found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly in 1 Enoch and the Book of Jubilees.* Here, in the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, the Nephilim are linked to the fallen angels and the Watchers. In Enoch, the reader can find the story of a high ranking angel called Samyaza, who allegedly led a group of two hundred angels to earth in order to couple with mortal women.
Needless to say, this was frowned upon.
So Samyaza and his angels were banished to Tartarus, and the Nephilim were condemned to wander the earth in spiritual form as demons, whose task is was to torment and lead humankind astray. The antediluvian children of the Nephilim were called the Elioud, and they are what the non-canonical texts considered to be a part-angel hybrid.
My Nefilim in my Los Nefilim stories are more akin to the Elioud in nature; although, I never use the word Elioud. This is because I got into a lot of trouble with Miserere by sticking too close to actual texts and practices. What I learned from writing Miserere, and applied in Los Nefilim, is that the general reader doesn't have all of the necessary background information about the non-canonical texts, and it is a bit too much in terms of backstory. With too much backstory, the pacing of a story is slowed to crawl and totally bores the reader into a coma.
Sort of like this post.
But just in case you're one of those weird people like me that really gets into reading about angels and demons, you can find much more about the Nephilim in the Dead Sea Scrolls, 1 Enoch, and The Book of Jubilees.
*The Book of Jubilees is canonical in both the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and by Beta Israel, Ethiopian Jews.


2 edition of Optimum automotive use of the combustion characteristics of gas from coal-low pollution considerations found in the catalog.
Optimum automotive use of the combustion characteristics of gas from coal-low pollution considerations
J. R. Allsup
Bibliography: p. 15
|Statement||by J. R. Allsup and R. D. Fleming ; Bartlesville Energy Research Center|
|Series||Report of investigations - Bureau of Mines ; 8040, Report of investigations (United States. Bureau of Mines) -- 8040|
|Contributions||Fleming, Ralph D., jt. auth, United States. Bureau of Mines|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||, ii, 15 p. :|
|Number of Pages||15|
Handbook of the administrations of Great Britain during the nineteenth century, 1801-1900
new and copious English and Gaelic vocabulary
History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men
Disorders of the blood
Concepts of dental plaque formation
Umpqua River Jetty extension
The economic history of britain since 1700.
A providers introduction to substance abuse treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
American foreign policy, formulation and practice
Code of practice for the safe handling and transport of anhydrous ammonia in bulk by rail in the UK


Seth Apter has several inspiring projects going through his blog- The Altered Page.
"Secret Sundays" just ended--18 weeks of wonderful "secrets" from artists all over the place.
"...Over 150 (!) artists have answered a series of questions which make up The Pulse. Their responses will be presented as a series of online and print projects. And the first begins right now!
Beginning today, join the The Altered Page every Sunday for "Secret Sunday." Here the secrets of all your favorite artists will be revealed. It could be a technique, a product, a secret source, a little-known website, a hidden shop, an inspiration, just about anything!..."
Next up is the Book Guild "...The Book Guild will meet every Sunday, rain or shine. So stop by to be introduced to a whole new library of art-related books. The Guild will be more than just a list however. There will be links, book reviews, giveaways, and interviews with many of your favorite authors. And I promise you that there will be some major events that are guaranteed to knock your handmade socks off!!..."
Come along and join the fun!


5 edition of polished cornerstone of the Temple found in the catalog.
polished cornerstone of the Temple
MarГa Luisa LГіpez-Vidriero
Includes bibliographical references.
|Other titles||Queenly libraries of the enlightenment|
|Statement||Maria Luisa Lopez-Vidriero.|
|Series||Panizzi lectures -- 2004|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||xvi, 83 p., 8 p. of plates :|
|Number of Pages||83|
It weighs about 50 tons. A Herodian ashlar located in the Temple Mount wall. Estimates by experts tell us that workers could produce about eight cubic meters of cut stone each day. I'm very excited about using it again, especially knowing that I don't have to do the work of the Lord in my daughter's heart - He'll take care of that Himself! But he is neither; he is an Apprentice, with some of the ignorance of the world cleaving to him, and some of the light of the order beaming upon him.
All the furniture is made of Russian Walnut from the trees that were burned from a meteor strike in Russia. The Roumanians of Transylvania think that he whose shadow is thus immured will die within forty days; so persons passing by a building which is in course of erection may hear a warning cry, Beware lest they take thy shadow! Corporal Charles "Chuck" Wilson, like Captain Scott, is mauled by rapas in the first venture into the temple. My main use of the ebook is for when I need to look up project details, scriptures, or teaching points on the fly and don't have time to run to my bookshelves. Bibliography: Cheyne and Black, Encyc.
Secretary of State Madeline Albright, the American Committee on Jerusalem warned against the "explosive consequence of such an act. Here, then, is the beginning of the symbolism of the corner-stone; and it is singularly curious to observe how every portion of the archetype has been made to perform its appropriate duty in thoroughly carrying out the emblematic allusions. I'm very excited about using it again, especially knowing that I don't have to do the work of the Lord in my daughter's heart - He'll take care of that Himself! It is written in such a way that it is applicable to any age!
Raspberry Pi electronics projects for the evil genius
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Including Aliquippa, Ambridge, Bethel Park ... Vandergrift
Profile of the Agricultural Chemical, Pesticide and Fertilizer Industry (Industry Sector Notebook Ser)
Sudden infant death
William Barnes (1801-1886)
The long day wanes
Health Service Career Module a
Standard Aircraft Workers Manual
Symposium on processes in the focal region.
A discourse, before the Humane Society, in Boston
Generation Word Home Page Why may not the stone be deposited in any other corner or portion of the edifice, as convenience or necessity may dictate?
As, for example, this symbolic reference of the corner-stone of a polished cornerstone of the Temple book edifice to a mason, when, at his first initiation, he commences the intellectual task of erecting a spiritual temple in his heart, is beautifully sustained in the allusions to all the various parts and qualities which are to be found in a "well-formed, true and trusty" corner-stone.
From the profane world he has just emerged. The manuscript leads the team to an ancient Incan temple, where the hunt becomes a fight for survival when their raid of the temple is taken over by hostile German terrorists called BKA, trying to get the idol for themselves.
I have found it a great resource for myself! May He protect the workmen from danger and accident, and long preserve the structure from decay; and may He grant us all our needed supply, the corn of nourishment, the wine of refreshment, and the oil of joy, Amen.
Civilians American [ edit ] William Race The main protagonist. In the fight, Alberto is saved by the Bible. If you don't feel like you need a print edition, the ebook could be used in it's place since it could be available on your laptop, iPhone, and iPad.
I can find no reference to it in any of the ancient pagan rites, and the EBEN PINAH, the corner-stone, which is so frequently mentioned in Scripture as the emblem of an important personage, and most usually, in the Old Testament, of the expected Messiah, appears, in its use in Masonry, to have had, unlike almost every other symbol of the order, an exclusively temple origin.
We will go through this book over and over as she gets older to do the projects for each age. The book uses activities not just readingsat all ages, polished cornerstone of the Temple book interest my daughter in the qualitites that I want her to develop. See also Consecration.
Such an inunction was, in ancient times, as it still continues to be in many modern countries and contemporary religions, a symbol of the setting apart of the thing or person so anointed and consecrated to a holy purpose.
Physical, occupational and speech therapies is available to those residents requiring skilled services. Alberto Santiago's Story[ edit ] Santiago's story takes place five hundred years prior to the main events of the story, in South America.
The cornerstone ceremony of the Washington, D. Inside the Executive Chamber. It is told in the form of a story within a storythe memoirs of a Spanish priest during the discovery of South America. Great book - I recommend it all the time!
Henceforth the foundation-stone, or the threshold beneath which the sacrificial blood was shed, remained the seat of the guardian spirit of the edifice, and hence the altar of the household see H.
We are looking for activities to help show them the sinfulness of man, love of Christ, promote godly character and to help us organize our days. The trio travel day in and night out and finally make it to Vilcafor with the idol, where they hope to hide it before Hernando can find them. He is not altogether a profane, nor altogether a mason.
The foundation stone often has a cavity into which is placed a time capsule containing newspapers of the day or week of the ceremony plus other artifacts that are typical of the period of the construction: coins of the year may also be immured in the cavity or time capsule.
Toni stands by the only visible course of Herodian ashlars on the south wall of the Temple Mount. Due to shorter hospital stays, nursing care facilities are now a transition between the hospital and independent living at home.
Many seniors benefit from a brief skilled care stay in a nursing facility and then return home to resume healthy, productive lifestyles. Several ashlars on the south and east side particularly in the southeast corner of the Temple Mount can still be seen. The regathering is not yet complete.
The pavement and steps are original Herodian pavement placed here in the first century. Detail showing the tight joints of these Herodian ashlar stones found in the tunnel along the Western Wall.
Race is told that his brother, Martin Race, was the one who suggested his name, and that his ex college sweetheart, Lauren O'Connor is also accompanying them.Based on the Panizzi Lectures given in the British Library in NovemberThe Polished Cornerstones of the Temple examines the impact of women's educational projects on female reading and book collecting in the royal courts of the eighteenth sylvaindez.come monarchs are Author: Maria Luisa Lopez-Vidriero.
Wesley's Notes for Psalms That - This mercy I beg not only for my own sake, but for the sake of thy people, that they may enjoy those blessings which thou hast promised them; and particularly, that our sons, who are the strength and hopes of a nation, may be like plants, flourishing and growing in height and strength, as plants do in their youth; for when they grow old, they.
having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.
We are approaching the th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone that began the massive undertaking to build the House of the Temple.
From its foundation to the thirty-three massive columns that support it’s pyramidal roof, the House of the Temple symbolizes the ideals of Scottish Rite Freemasonry around the world. Polished Cornerstones gives you hundreds of different ideas for Bible study projects, reading material, and practical, everyday activities to help prepare your daughters for godly womanhood (and to help them live godly lives as young women).
The Temples That Jerusalem Forgot book. Read 5 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Some of the points that were most persuasive to me were Dr. Martin's arguments about the proximity of the Temple to the Gihon Spring; and the correspondence of the temple mount to Roman military quarters found elsewhere/5.


RE: Step by step instructions to deploy a VS2013 application
Can Someone point me to a document that can explain what I need to do to deploy a program developed in VS2013 that includes a crystal report?
Is it CrystalReports10_NET_EmbeddedServerInstall.msi? What are key codes?
Here you can find a detailed description, there are no keys needed if you have Visual Studio already installed.
Generally there are a lot of useful documents on the forum overview page on the left side:
Hope it helps, Andreas


Blankenbüchler, Blankenbeckler, Blankenbecker, or Blankenbaker? Take your pick.
Oh my goodness, did Grandpop Blankenbaker ever love genealogy and family history! So did Grandmother Blankenbaker, but today’s post is about some research by Ocea Earl Blankenbaker (Grandpop)’s distant relative, William P. Blankenbeckler in 1941. Here is Grandpop in later years, looking his jolly and mischievous self.
The Dutch-German Colon of 1683
William Penn was granted Pennsylvania, March 4, 1681, for the purpose of settling members of the Society of Friends or Quakers who were at the time being heavily persecuted in the European countries. Penn wrote members of the Society in England and other European countries, and invited them to settle in America where they would not be persecuted.
Penn came to America in 1682. The next year emigrants of Dutch-German descent from Wurtemburg, Renish Bavaria, Baden, Darmstadt, Alsace, and German Switzerland arrived, October 6, 1683, and settled at Germantown, now the 22nd Ward of Philadelphia, PA. There were Blankenbakers or Blankenbeckers among these settlers.
Many of these settlers migrated to Virginia, settling in Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties. (Check of 1963 telephone directories in these two counties failed to reveal the name of but one Blankenbaker.) Blankenbaker or Blankenbecker, who were among these early settlers, are still common to Pennsylvania, and it is probable that some of this line may have settled in Virginia.
That’s the beginning of many pages of copying and interpreting of books that Ocea did in the 1960’s from his home in Kirkwood; anything he could find referring to Blankenbüchlers, Blankenbecklers, Blankenbeckers, and Blankenbakers in America.


Rena Glickman: Queen of Judo
By Eve Nadel Catarevas
Published by Kar-Ben
This picture book biography of judo expert Rena Glickman will inspire young readers to find the strength within themselves to pursue their dreams.
Rena Glickman, known professionally as Rusty Kanokogi grew up to become the preeminent female judo master of her time, overcoming many obstacles. At a time when judo was a sport strictly for boys and men, Rusty was determined to practice the sport she loved.
Tournament medal taken from Rena "Rusty" Glickman Kanokogi in 1959 was returned 50 years later in 2009.
Judo champ Rusty Kanokogi taking an opponent down.
Book Launch at Westport Public Library (Westport, CT)
"Catarevas presents the tale in clear, concise prose, with careful attention to the facts, and with a sense of admiration, emphasizes Rusty’s determination and strength."
"Rena Glickman, Queen of Judo" is an engaging, entertaining and informative read throughout."
- Midwest Book Review


E-journal “Engineering journal of Don” publishes articles, reports, reviews and other materials of educational, scientific, engineering, innovation and cultural character and provides the opportunity for lecturers, working for degree of doctor of science and Ph.D, post-graduates and practicing workers to contribute the results of their research for the consideration of wide readership.
The aim of the journal is to provide potential and interested parties with the information on the results of prospective research and experimental engineering works, also on innovative projects and its commercialization.
The journal is in the list of HAC («the leading reviewed journals and issueswhere main research results of dissertations in candidacy for the degree of doctor of sciences and Ph.D (editing version 09.08.2018)»).
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Programs & Events
Lincoln Corner Kuala Lumpur Celebrates Youth, Tomorrow's Leaders
On Wednesday, July 18, the Lincoln Corner in the Kuala Lumpur Library and the Lincoln Resource Center hosted “Celebrating Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders”, an English enhancement program at the KL Library. Thirty-five Form Four (tenth grade) female students from St. Mary’s Secondary School (Kepong, Kuala Lumpur) practiced English skills while developing their leadership and public speaking skills and gained a better understanding of American youth and lifestyles. The program was facilitated by Public Affairs Intern Shavia Westmoreland, and Lincoln Corner Director Gerard George, and supported by Kuala Lumpur Library partners, including Senior Librarian Puan Norizam Abdul Ghani, Adviser Mr. Fong Ah Fook and Lincoln Corner Librarian M. Mazrizal.
In the opening segment on “Youth – A Key Leadership Resource for the Future”, the participants learned about the challenges of youth--a phase in life between dependence (on parents and/or guardians) to independence (adulthood) and the importance of proper formation via formal and informal education and training in order to become leaders in their own right, serving their own families and the larger communities in which they live. They were also informed about the dangers of falling prey to unhealthy lifestyles, drug dependence and possibly even criminal activity such as trafficking in human persons and the “dumping of babies” as a result of unplanned pregnancies—stories often carried in the local media. These ideas, coupled with emphasis on youth getting involved in further impactful decision-making in society affirmed the participants’ need for youth to be trained and equipped adequately to face the challenges of the world and to lead communities positively in the future.
Embassy seminar facilitators distributed an IIP-produced article, “Helping Family, Friends, and Her Community” in which eighteen-year old American student Katheryn Conde is described as a young emerging leader on many fronts. It helped the all-female participants identify with their counterpart from a modest home, grappling with the challenges facing American youth, but “driven by a desire to succeed and give back to those who have given her so much, including her parents, teachers, and school.” The facilitators explained that some American online and television programs on youth lifestyles such as “Gossip Girl” and “Friends” do not accurately convey American life. To support this idea further, copies of IIP-produced e-journal, American Teenagers, were distributed to the participants. It contained several articles of American teenagers, who, in their own words, discuss what they think, do and feel about music, school, cross-cultural understanding, future plans, etc.
In another segment, the students viewed a video clip on General Colin Powell on leadership and then shared ideas about leadership formation during group discussions facilitated by Shavia and Gerard. A handout on “Some Famous American Quotes” highlighting wisdom from President Obama, Benjamin Franklin, and Amelia Earhart enabled the groups to further deliberate on different elements of leadership, including the importance of ethics, honesty, and motivation.
In the final segment on Toward Future Leadership, the participants, in groups of five, presented short summaries on topics such as how to increase student and citizen participation in social development, how to train youth to become leaders, and how to handle conflict and promote peace. The seminar concluded with prizes (in the form of caps with Lincoln Corner emblems) presented to ten participants for their well-developed brief and inspiring speeches and teamwork. The ten, from two groups, presented on how civic groups may partner with the government and how they may increase advocacy and create awareness on public issues.
In the end, a class leader thanked the U.S. Embassy and KL Library and said that she was positive all the participants involved would become leaders in the future. The program received high acclamations from the St Mary’s Secondary School Teacher, Mrs. M. Deva, as well as from KL Library staff. The participants then enjoyed a tour of the Lincoln Corner collection and were feted to lunch sponsored by the KL Library. They then returned to their school in the afternoon with and a more balanced understanding of American youth and lifestyles and IIP handouts only available at the Lincoln Corners.


Debbie Waitkus' Wonderful Book for New and Returning Golfers
With Get Your Golf On!
Here's a book that makes a perfect gift for the woman you'd like to play golf with, except that she doesn't play. For all of the advancements in golf for women, the game still puts off newbies.
The guys will just bluff their way through the awkwardness of picking up a new sport, but women want to feel welcome, invited, competent. Debbie Waitkus has succeeded in presenting a smart, friendly invitation to women by giving them all the information they need to feel comfortable at a golf course.
"Debbie is a friend who has worked tirelessly to empower women through the game of golf. As a PGA Professional and LPGA T & CP Professional, we welcome all women to get out on the golf course to enjoy everything golf has to offer. As Debbie's title states, read this book and "Get Your Golf On,"
~ Suzy Whaley
Director of Instruction Suzy Whaley Golf, Golf Digest Top 50 Instructor, 2019 President, PGA of America
“What a great book! Great quotes and great bold emphasis and definitions! Congratulations!”
~ John Pat Bourassa
USGTF Certified Golf Instructor
“Get Your Golf On” is a wonderful handbook to accompany your golf instruction and get you playing the game. Ultimately, you have to feel like you belong in the sport. This little book will have you feeling like a golfer before you ever take the first swing.
“Debbie Waitkus covers the basics in what to wear, what equipment you need, and how to navigate around the course. She introduces you to ‘golf lingo’ and speaks to you as a supportive friend, sharing stories and quotes from others that have ventured into this game. Their insight will give you the confidence to accept invitations to play, and inspire you to ask others to play with you. So, take your lessons from an LPGA or PGA Professional, read this handbook and join us at the course. We are waiting for you on the tee!”
~ Sandy LaBauve
LPGA and PGA Class A Teaching Professional, Founder of LPGA*USGA Girls Golf
"Debbie's book is a WINNER! This all-inclusive golf book covers everything a new golfer wants and needs to know on the journey from the initial understanding of equipment, apparel, terminology, rules, and etiquette to the importance of skill development, and finally, taking those skills to the golf course to play this wonderful game we all love...a terrific progression that will help the knowledge, transfer, and comfort level of every new golfer. I recommend this book to my students as it effectively answers so many of the questions new players tend to have in a friendly and easy to understand manner. The stories that are shared throughout the book show the significant connection between business and golf...a very nice addition. Congratulations, Debbie...well done!"
~ Deb Vangellow
LPGA Master Professional, LPGA Past National President, Riverbend Country Club - Houston, Texas
“In this wonderful little book are the keys for easy access to my happy place—and it can become yours too—the golf course! Get Your Golf On! is a delightful collection of tips, anecdotes, information, and expertise collected from people who love the game and wish to share it with you.”
~ Nancy Lopez Russell
LPGA, World Golf Hall of Fame
"In this easy to read guide for beginning golfers, Debbie Waitkus of Golf for Cause shares her enthusiasm for the game and encouragement for all those women who want to play golf but are perhaps too intimidated to start. Beginning with her own story of hitting the course for the first time, she answers every question a beginning golfer is likely to ask. What to wear, what equipment to buy, borrow or rent, where to practice, and basic tips about golf etiquette and rules every golfer should know. Including reflections from a wide variety of recreational and professional golfers, Get Your Golf On! offers inspiration for every beginning golfer. Deb's goal in writing the book was to remove the fear factor so many new golfers face. Get Your Golf On! does just that."
~ Pat Mullaly
"A valuable book for so many types of golfers: tentative ("not sure if I want to get into this game") golfers, those just starting out or even playing for a couple of years, and experienced golfers looking to improve their personal or business relationships through golf. I highly recommend this to golfers of all skill levels and will encourage my students to get a copy today! A fabulous guide for building your confidence in the game of golf."
~ Char Carson
LPGA Teaching Professional
"Any female who is toying with the idea of playing golf but is nervous about what to expect will love this book. It breaks down the fear-factor and anxiety so many novice female golfers have about playing golf, especially since it's such a male dominated sport and there are very few resources for us women. Even as an avid golfer, I found it interesting and really fun to read.
“What I really enjoyed is how descriptive Debbie is in explaining the various aspects of the game from what equipment to use, how it's used to what gear you need and why. Even what to do at the range. Get Your Golf On! answers every question a new golfer has about playing golf. The dialogue made me feel like I was having a one-on-one chat with one of my best friends about golf. Brilliant!"
~ Christina Thompson
Founder & CEO Golf4Her
"What an impressive collection of universal experiences! Rich with information and common-sense advice, this book is the next best thing to having a personal golf mentor. Throughout the book are reflections of women who became Debbie's (the author's) friends. They are women who enjoy golf and its social, business and health advantages. Their anecdotes relate what can happen to you when you "Get Your Golf On!"
~ Jan Bel Jan
ASGCA Golf Course Architect, Jan Bel Jan Golf Course Design, 2019-2020 President ASGCA
"Here's a book that makes a perfect gift for the woman you'd like to play golf with, except that she doesn't play. For all of the advancements in golf for women, the game still puts off newbies. The guys will just bluff their way through the awkwardness of picking up a new sport, but women want to feel welcome, invited, competent. With Get Your Golf On! Debbie Waitkus has succeeded in presenting a smart, friendly invitation to women by giving them all the information they need to feel comfortable at a golf course.
“She's not teaching the swing, the chip and the putt; rather, she offers tips on learning and practicing, plus all of the ancillary information required to make a tee time, check in, dress appropriately, keep score, navigate the golf course and observe all of the important etiquette and important rules."
~ Susan Fornoff
Gotta Go Golf
"Get Your Golf On! is an easy read with specific tools to build your golf confidence and knowledge of what this fabulous game is all about. It will definitely give you knowledge to get you on the "radar screen" of your colleagues and bosses. As women, we want to know as much as possible about what we are getting into. So, for those of you looking to get into the sport of golf, Get Your Golf On! will certainly help you with your learning curve. It's a 'high five read."
~ Pam Swensen
P.S. Let’s Talk Golf
"As a relatively new golfer I was fortunate to have as my first mentor a women business professional. Not only did she teach me to play from the forward tees in the beginning ("you'll learn faster" is all I needed to hear), but she helped school me in the art and science of building relationships on the golf course. Women are natural relationship builders, and since then I've learned that they therefore have a huge advantage in playing business golf with men. I strongly encourage you share this book with anyone you know that wants to have more prosperity, energy and joy, it's a book I wish I had when I started to learn to play golf ten years ago."
~ Tom Matzen
International best-selling author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur @ravingfans4life
She's Not Teaching the Swing, The Chip and the Putt. Rather, she offers tips on learning and practicing, plus all of the ancillary information required to make a tee time, check in, dress appropriately, keep score, navigate the golf course and observe all of the important etiquette and important rules.
~ Susan Fornoff, Gotta Go Golf
Get Your Golf On” is excellent… I really like the fact that you focus more on “playing the game”…. and “phrases and terms” that we need to know…. Circumstances that really make us understand and enjoy the game more…. What’s more…. That at some point…. We finally “get it”!!! and not just in golf …. But in life itself!!! As Shirley Spork says… the game is all about your time outdoors, accomplishing a goal and being with friends”!!! And as Marlene (Streit) has always said…. “Golf is all about the friends you meet along the way”…. Your book is waaaaay more interesting than a “learning to swing” book…. Learning to swing is the easy part…. But…. Learning to play and all that that it encompasses is the most threatening, challenging and uncomfortable thing for new golfers…. Especially Women…
~ Cathy Sherk, LPGA Professional, Canadian Golf Hall of Fame


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Welcome to baptistdistinctives.org!
George W. Truett, famed pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, declared a century ago: “Every Baptist ought to know why he is a Baptist, and to know it from the specific commands of God’s Word. Not to have such knowledge is for our churches to be harmed in every way.”
We trust that you will find the information here helpful as you seek to understand the beliefs, polity, ministries, practices, organizations, and heritage of Baptists. We have tried to make the information useful for Baptists and non-Baptists alike. The website is a work in progress, being updated periodically.
Find here a variety of materials including 27 colorful, full page articles on various aspects of Baptist beliefs and practices as well as a text-only copy of the articles.
Coming Soon! Baptist Identity Series.
A new resource on Baptist distinctives is being prepared and will be available soon.
The Baptist Identity Series will consist of the following:
The Baptist Identity Leaflets, nineteen colorful 4-page 8.5 x 5.5 leaflets on Baptist beliefs and ministries. These are based on the articles on this website and have been developed in response to many requests that the material in the articles be made available in leaflet form. The leaflets will be available in a packet of the nineteen leaflets or in a book, Baptist Beliefs and Heritage.
Personal Study Guides, a book containing nineteen guides for individuals to study the leaflets, either on their own or as part of a group.
Leader’s Guide for Group Study, a book containing nineteen suggested study guides for persons leading groups studying the leaflets. The book also contains general suggestions for leaders of group study.
Baptist Beliefs and Heritage, a colorful 8.5 x 11 book containing copies of the nineteen leaflets, a brief history of Baptists, a page preceding each leaflet that presents a brief biographical sketch, information of key words related to the topic of the leaflet, historical vignettes, and a section labeled Looking Back that has interesting facts about persons or incidents in Baptist history, a section of quotations about Baptists and religious freedom, and an extensive index.
Information on how to order the material in the Baptist Identity Series will be available on this website.
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Whatever your reason for using this site we pray that you will find it helpful and that it will in some way enrich your life.
This website is a collaborative effort of William M. Pinson, Jr. and Doris Ann Tinker, who prepared the articles and content for the website. Brad Hepp developed the website. John Rutledge and Aaron Beazley provided technical assistance.
We have sought insights from a wide variety of persons both on the content of this website and on the delivery of the contents through this particular medium. We welcome suggestions for improvement.


Tutor Read Aloud programme
The Mosslands' Tutor Read Aloud programme is a part of our new WORD-well vision, aimed at developing students' vocabulary by exposing them to new cultures and experiences through the written word.
There are many social and emotional benefits to reading. Reading offers hope, through stories that overcome adversity; insight and understanding, by helping students to understand emotions and situations they themselves might face; escapism, through fostering students’ imagination and enabling them to see other worlds in their mind’s eye, as well as comfort and connection, through experiencing books in common in a safe, risk-free environment.
How does our Tutor Read Aloud programme work?
- KS3 form tutors will spend the first 20 minutes of each day reading aloud to their form groups from one of a selection of books carefully chosen as part of the programme.
- Reading for just 20 minutes each day will equate to 3,600 minutes reading per school year!
- Books in the programme are engaging, age-appropriate but also challenging – they are pitched a level above that which students could easily access independently.
- No student will be asked to read - tutors must shoulder the burden of the fluency of reading.
- Teachers will model reading fluency, prosody and correct pronunciation, this places fewer literacy demands upon students, enabling them to experience increased autonomy and focus on comprehension.
- Reading aloud offers students many benefits, including: enriching vocabulary, widening curiosity, knowledge and understanding of the world, and enhancing students’ concentration and listening skills.
YEAR 7 BOOKS
Resist by Tom Palmer
As the brutal Second World War stretches on with no end in sight, life for ordinary Dutch people in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands is fraught with peril and hardship. There is very little to eat and the population lives under the constant threat of arrest and enslavement. After the murder of her beloved uncle and the capture of her brother by the Germans, Edda is determined to do anything she can to help the resistance fight back against their oppressors. But what can a teenage girl do and how much risk is she willing to take?Award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on the incredible work of the WWll Dutch resistance, in a story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there's a visitor at his window. It’s ancient, elemental, a force of nature. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth.
Patrick Ness takes the final idea of the late, award-winning writer Siobhan Dowd and weaves an extraordinary and heartbreaking tale of mischief, healing and above all, the courage it takes to survive.
Boy 87 by Ele Fountain
Shif is just an ordinary boy who likes chess, maths and racing his best friend home from school. But one day, soldiers with guns come to his door - and he knows that he is no longer safe. Shif is forced to leave his mother and little sister, and embark on a dangerous journey; a journey through imprisonment and escape, new lands and strange voices, and a perilous crossing by land and sea. He will encounter cruelty and kindness; he will become separated from the people he loves.
Boy 87 is a gripping, uplifting tale of one boy's struggle for survival; it echoes the story of young people all over the world today.
High Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson
After finding their community art teacher murdered on their tower block estate (‘The Tri’), sisters Nik and Norva are determined to solve this terrible crime. Swinging into action even before the police have arrived, the whip-smart detective duo develop a list of suspects and a plan to identify motives and methods. But over the following days, the evidence starts to point in a confusing direction, one that they really don’t want to contemplate.
High-Rise Mystery is the perfect ‘whodunnit’. As the two girls sift through red herrings and reveal a series of tower block secrets, short snappy sentences and sparkling dialogue will keep readers turning the pages. A mystery as hot as the summer heatwave in which it’s set!
Max Kowalski Didn't Mean It by Susie Day
Max has a terrible habit of getting in trouble – he really doesn’t mean it, but somehow things just go wrong. His home life is tough too: since mum died, Max’s dad works several jobs and Max has to help look after his three little sisters. Then, after one too many not-quite-legal jobs, Dad gets into trouble too and leaves Max all alone to look after his three little sisters.
Dad hasn’t said how long he’ll be gone and Max knows he’s expected to step up, to be a ‘Big Man’, but he’s scared and it’s definitely not fair. So after finding a key to a remote Welsh cottage, Max makes a plan: hide out in Wales until Dad gets back. It seems like a great idea at first, but when things go from bad to worse, can he find a way to make them right? And should he have to?
Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman
Cameron desperately needs a new heart when he is offered the opportunity to take part in a radical and controversial experiment involving the transplant of a pig's heart.
While Cameron soon comes to terms with the idea, he finds the world around him less accepting. A powerful and thought-provoking read.
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter
Billy Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream.
He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious word.
A tough career for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who has a stammer. How will he find his voice, if his voice won't let him speak?
The idea for this story came from Helen Rutter's son, who has a stammer: she wanted to write the book that he would love to read, starring a child like him.
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
12-year-old Matthew Corbin hasn’t been to school for weeks. He passes much of his time observing the goings-on of the local neighbourhood from his bedroom window. He even makes little notes about neighbours’ movements. Their everyday activity is nothing out of the ordinary - chatting, gardening, jogging, and going off to work or the shops.
Until, that is, a toddler goes missing, and Matthew realises he may be one of the few people who can help shed some light on the disappearance. However, Matthew has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and everyday life has become increasingly challenging. Can he possibly play a major role in an investigation into the abduction of a child, perhaps without even leaving his house?
Wolf Wilder by Kathrine Rundell
Feo and her mother live in the snowy woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplaces. Ten minutes away, in a ruined chapel, lives a pack of wolves. Feo's mother is a wolf wilder, and Feo is a wolf wilder in training: a person who teaches tamed animals to be wild again, to fend for themselves, and to fight and to run.
When the corrupt Russian Army threatens her wolves and arrests her mum, Feo is left with no option but to go on the run. With her wolves by her side, she sets off on a daring, exciting and sometimes scary journey through the snow to St Petersburg, pursued by an evil general who's determined to kill Feo's wolves and stop her at all costs.
The Wolf Wilder is full of wonderful and memorable characters, but none so much as Feo herself, who is determined, a little bit wild and fiercely independent.
YEAR 8 BOOKS
When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler
Vienna, 1936. Elsa, Leo and Max have always been best friends, a special team of three. Then the Nazis come. As a growing darkness descends around them, Leo and Elsa run for their lives, taking two very different paths across Europe. And Max, once their closest friend, now becomes the enemy as he is drawn into the Hitler Youth. Will the friends ever find their way back to each other? Will they want to?
Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE WORLD WAS OURS is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking, and shows how the bonds of love, family and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times. Three friends. Two sides. One memory.
The Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman
After the sudden death of her father, Sally Lockhart is forced to go to live in London with an obnoxious cousin. There, she receives an anonymous letter containing a warning so dire that it makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about what happened to her father, Sally is soon plunged into a dangerous and terrifying adventure that takes her to the dark heart of Victorian London.
Inspired by the tradition of the Victorian melodrama, Philip Pullman's first Sally Lockhart story is a cracking adventure. Cleverly-plotted, bristling with excitement and brilliantly gripping, it also provides an intriguing insight into the injustice and inequality of Victorian society, making it rich and fascinating reading for older children, teenagers and adults.
Eve of Man by Giovanna & Tom Fletcher
Against all odds, she survived. The first girl born in fifty years.
They called her Eve. Eve lives alone in the Tower under the strict gaze of the Mothers. She is prized and protected, because she is the last girl on earth.
Eve has always understood that the survival of the human race is in her hands. Now she's sixteen, and three males have been selected. Eve knows it's time to face her fate. Until she meets Bram. Eve sees a chance for something she never thought could be hers.
But how do you choose between love and the future of humanity?
The Boy Who Steals Houses by C.G. Drews
Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story. Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. Now Sam's trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he's caught out when a family returns home. To his amazement this large, chaotic family takes him under their wing - each teenager assuming Sam is a friend of another sibling. Sam finds himself inextricably caught up in their life, and falling for the beautiful Moxie. But Sam has a secret, and his past is about to catch up with him.
The Crossing by Manjeet Mann
The sea carries our pain. The stars carry our future.
Natalie's world is falling apart. She's just lost her mum and her brother marches the streets of Dover full of hate and anger. Swimming is her only refuge.
Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes on his journey is a step into an unknown and unwelcoming future.
A twist of fate brings them together and gives them both hope. But is hope enough to mend a broken world?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's Syndrome. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.
The Summer We Turned Green by William Sutcliffe
Luke is an average teenage boy in a seemingly normal family, until environmental protestors start squatting in the house opposite, protesting against a planned new airport runway.
Luke’s family and neighbours despise the protestors as much as they do the planned runway… Until Rose, Luke’s older sister, moves across the road into the squat, and one of the protestors’ children, Sky, moves the other way – into Rose’s abandoned normal life. Then their dad, David, does the unthinkable and joins Rose. A perfect family is suddenly anything but...
Luke is a believable teenage boy, with plenty of emotional depth but few words. He is full of detached unease as his family falls apart around Dad’s midlife crisis.
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
On September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: they're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day.
The good news: there's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure - to live a lifetime in a single day.
When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle
1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, Joseph will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis.
As the weeks pass, bonds deepen and secrets are revealed, but if the bombers set Adonis rampaging free, will either of them be able to end the life of the one thing they truly love?
YEAR 9 BOOKS
The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla
Told over the course of the ten rounds of his first fight, this is the story of amateur boxer Sunny. A seventeen year old feeling isolated and disconnected in the city he's just moved to, Sunny joins a boxing club to learn to protect himself after a racist attack. He finds the community he's been desperately seeking at the club, and a mentor in trainer Shobu, who helps him find his place in the world. But racial tensions are rising in the city, and when a Far Right march through Bristol turns violent, Sunny is faced with losing his new best friend Keir to radicalisation.
A gripping, life-affirming YA novel about friendship, radicalisation and finding where you belong.
This Can Never Not Be Real by Sera Milano
In the unremarkable town of Amberside, the unthinkable has happened: Terrorists have attacked a local festival. No one knows why, and no one knows who the attackers are, but that doesn’t matter. What matters first is survival. And what matters after that is survival, too.
In this brilliantly written account of hope, humour and humanity, five ordinary teenagers are caught up in a truly extraordinary situation. It’s a heart-pounding and gripping account of the fight for survival, told from multiple perspectives, as the attackers prowl the festival grounds.
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson, with just his partner, Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000-foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June of 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured, crawling through the snowstorm in a delirium. Far from causing Joe's death, Simon had paradoxically saved his friend's life. What happened, and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
Cristian has lived his entire life in the grip of a repressive dictatorship. The country is governed by fear. When the secret police blackmail him, Cristian has an impossible choice. Save the life of his sick grandfather by informing on his family, or risk his life - and all of theirs - by resisting? At 17, Cristian dreams of being free but doesn't know where to turn. In this climate of constant suspicion, can he trust his best friend, his girlfriend or even his family?
Closely based on the real events of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, this is a powerful, heart-breaking thriller from the author of Salt to the Sea, winner of the Carnegie Medal.
When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando
When fourteen-year-old Shaq is stabbed outside of a busy shopping centre in Manchester, three teenagers from very different walks of life are unexpectedly brought together.
What follows flips their worlds upside down and makes Chantelle, Jackson, and Marc question the deep-rooted prejudice and racism that exists within the police, the media, and the rest of society.
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen - one of the lucky few to keep his sight - finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop them the Triffids - walking carnivorous plants with lethal stingers - rise up as humanity stumbles and falls . . .
With its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, The Day of the Triffid's lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today.
Wrecked by Louisa Reid
Joe and Imogen seem like the perfect couple ― they've been in a relationship for years and are the envy of their friends at school. But after accidentally becoming involved a tragic fatal accident, they become embroiled in a situation out of their control, and Joe and Imogen's relationship becomes slowly unravelled until the truth is out there for all to see ... Structured around a dramatic and tense court case, the reader becomes both judge and jury in a stunning and page-turning novel of uncovering secrets and lies ― who can be believed?
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
In Malorie Blackman's groundbreaking novel, the population is divided into two: the white Noughts are second-class citizens, and the black Crosses are highly-revered and perceived as the superior race. 15-year-old Callum is a Nought, and his best friend, Sephy, as well as being a Cross, is also the daughter of one of the most influential politicians in the country. The story focuses on their relationship, which is frowned upon by society, and explores the discrimination they encounter at every turn. By reversing traditional racial stereotypes and presenting the White population as the oppressed race, Blackman has cleverly shown racial prejudice from a different perspective. As well as being a compelling tale of love and friendship, this is an outstanding and thought-provoking exploration of the futility of prejudice. A contemporary classic.
Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin
Coram Boy is the story of Toby, saved from an African ship as a child, and Aaron, the illegitimate son of the heir to a great estate. The two boys' lives are linked by the Coram Man, a shady figure who collects abandoned and unwanted children from across the country, supposedly to deliver them to a safe new life at the Coram Hospital in London. In reality, however, the unscrupulous man sells the unfortunate children into slavery, or 'disposes' of them if they are of no use to him. Soon, Toby and Aaron find themselves bound together in an epic journey, fraught with danger and excitement.


The King James Bible was translated from Hebrew (OT), Aramaic (OT portions), and Greek (NT). A translation of a translation would be an English translation of the Vulgate or Septuagint or another earlier translation. These are the only two I can think of right now. Most modern translations have been translated from texts like these, although it does not mean that these were the only ones used. I also have read that people have found errors in the KJV. What are they then? If anyone knows any, then present them. I want to know. I started this thing to find out this kind of stuff, so any help would be appreciated.[/quote]
Not to disagree, but a translation of a translation has nothing to do with the english language.
The King James Version is about as close as you can get to the original texts. It is the most highly respected, and truest translations that exist.
Now, having said that, the King James Version is a translation of a translation. No scholar would disgagree with that statement. No historian would contend that fact.
The King James version was the first version translated into English. It was translated from the "Textus Receptus" which were the Greek and Hebrew versions of Scripture at the time. The Textus Receptus were translations of original texts. The original scrolls were not written in modern day Hebrew, and Greek... contrary to popular belief...
We refer to the Hebrew and Greek texts as "Byzantine Majority Texts." That is because they were widely accepted as literal translations of the original text. The were widely accepted, and other writings at the time agreed with the Greek and Hebrew translations...
The NASB went further back into history, and used as much original text as possible, and used completely different text than that of the KJV... before the scrolls were "TRANSLATED" into Greek and Hebrew. The NASB used such texts as Egyptian scrolls. They also used Greek and Hebrew text, but not the Byzantine Majority Texts...
The NASB is considered a "literal translation."
As far as errors in the KJV... I know of none, and would never say that there are any.
-MattPost edited by: MaddMatt, at: 2006/08/08 11:52


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‘JOURNEY of the BROLGA’
A Love Story from the Desert to the Sea
This dreamtime story of the Journey of the Mutitjulu waterhole at Uluru in the Central Australian Desert and ends at Gardangarl, an island in the Top End Sea.
Purrula visited Pulari, a secret women’s cave, and sat in the long tall grass to escape the heat, leaning against the belly of Kuninya, in the dry cool gully. as she watched the blue and red dragonflies dance across the waterhole. Purrula heard the call of the ancestors, the sounds of the beginning of time, so she heeded her call to go walkabout.
As Purrula headed away from Uluru at sunset, she looked up and saw the silhouette of a large bird flying high up in the sky. This would become the spirit bird Brolga that guided her from the desert to the sea.
Purrula walked from the waterhole to Lake Amadeus, heading north-east. She began her journey on foot, alone, driven by a strong desire to reconnect with her one true love that came to her in a dream at the waterhole. Her one true love was from the Top End and he lived by the sea.
Several sunsets after reaching the large salt lake, she saw the spirit bird flying high in the sky. Purrula sang love songs and the bird dropped delicious fresh fruit from the sky and lead her to a beautiful waterhole where she swam, she rested and felt safe. The spirit bird Brolga stayed close and protected her, then guided her from Lake Amadeus to Alice Springs via the most efficient and prosperous pathway.
Purrula reconnected to her family in Alice Springs who kept her in the dark and discouraged her from continuing her amazing journey to her one true love in the Top End. This made Purrula cry, and that attracted the Ravens who circled above her. The Brolga saw this from way up in the sky and was disappointed as it misinterpreted what it saw. It kept it’s distance, circling above the ravens dropping small breadcrumbs to Purrula that the ravens stole before they reached her.
Purrula drew on the strength of her ancestors as she continued her journey alone to Karlu Karlu, the Devils Marbles. She sang love songs to the spirit bird Brolga, and the Brolga continued to follow her from on high occasionally dropping breadcrumbs.
Purrula felt alone as she walked through the cruelest of landscapes to Karlu Karlu. Her journey was long, and she was alone in the middle of nowhere. However, many blessings were bestowed on her. She found valuable moonstones. She heard the call from Ancestors in the wind, that comforted her and gave her strength to carry on, as she knew that there were better things ahead.
Purrula enjoyed this haven on earth as envious eyes loomed in the darkness. Purrula saw the Brolga from afar, keeping it’s distance, following her and watching intently.
Purrula walked from Roper River to the Aliigator River and, as she looked into the Coonjimba Billabong, she saw a reflection of herself. She hardly recognised the image and could not believe the transformation that had taken place within herself. As she made her way up the river to the sea, the spirit bird Brolga saw her on the beach and immediately recognized her as his one true love. The Brolga immediately transformed from a bird into a man and joined her on the beach.
Purrula and the Brolga man swam towards Gardangarl, an island off shore. There were many challenging moments as they helped each other through the treacherous crocodile infested waters. Purrula rode on his back as he carried her through the roughest parts.
Purrula and Brolga man reached Gardangarl and it was lush and abundant and they were happy there together. They both surrendered to spirit and transformed into beautiful Brolgas and flew off into the sunset, together, at last, forever.


A lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides, A DOWRY OF BLOOD is a story of desire, obsession, and emancipation. Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband’s dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.
Trigger Warnings: - emotional, verbal, and physical intimate partner abuse, gaslighting, war, famine, and plague, blood and gore, consensual sexual content, sadomasochism, self harm, body horror, violence and murder, alcohol use, depression and mania
A dowry of blood is a poetic haunting re-imagining of Dracula's wives. Spanning centuries, it is written as open letters to Dracula from Constanta his war bride. Dracula is never referred to by his name only as ‘you’. This feels impactful as Constanta is not her real name, it is given by Dracula when he changes her and not giving Dracula a name feels like a flip of that power dynamic.
The epistolary second person works smoothly, immediately putting us closer to the brides. I wished it was longer, and as much as Constanta's point of view felt raw and personal, I would love to know the stories from Magdalenaand Alexis. The writing is poetic and so immersive. Starting the book, I was a little hesitant about the second person POV but it works beautifully. The way the European cities are described is vivid and alluring. The way Constanta describes the other consorts with so much love and pride. The writing is perfect.
One body could not hold such fevor, such feeling.
Constanta is the first bride, a peasant whose home is ravaged by a war. For her Dracula is a saviour, her love turns into obsession and then dependence on him even as she begins to wonder about her place in Dracula's heart. Things change when Dracula brings in Magdalena, a cunning aristocrat who is looking for an escape from her social norms. Magdalena brings new merriment to their lives and for a while they are all happy. When Magdalena descends into depression, then Constanta begins to question her ‘lord’. And when Alexis- a starving orphan looking for a home- is brought into their dynamic Constanta knows they have to get out. Their family, love, and drive for freedom was beautiful and I loved reading about it.
Only violence felt like holiness to me anymore.
This book deals with brutal and heavy topics, more in the emotional part of an abusive relationship. I do think they were dealt with respectfully and also showed the trauma of all three brides but I also feel that I don't know enough about that to actually make a comment on it. Reading about abuse is always difficult and this book is no different. So just make sure you are aware of the trigger warning before diving into the story.
This was one of my most anticipated releases for the year and I am so glad I got to read and review it. Recommend it to anyone who wants a gothic, immersive and lyrical phenomenal retelling.


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We have a good selection of books which belong to the residents. Anyone is most welcome to borrow them. The Public Library also delivers and exchanges books each month. Public Library books are stored on the RIGHT HAND SIDE shelves. When borrowed we ask that the book be entered in the exercise book provided and written off when returned. We hope that anyone interested will take advantage of this facility.
Bookings are essential on (02) 6882 7711. Office hours are 9am – 3pm.
3. Public Buses
These leave from Orana Mall half hourly and more infrequently at weekends, going North, South, East, West and Central Business District. Timetables and information are available from the Bus Company.
4. Cards and Games and Entertainment
A monthly activities program is published and distributed to all residents advising of entertainment, regular activities and special features.
This includes Friday Happy Hour, Thursday Water Aerobics, Friday Recharge Classes, Sunday Chair Yoga and Birthday Bingo.
5. Barbeque Days
These are usually held on the last Tuesday of each month, at the Country Club. This activity is published in the monthly program.
7. The Roundhouse/Country Club
These are available to all the residents. Any resident desiring to entertain family and friends with a private party to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries etc. are very welcome to use the facilities of the Roundhouse and the Country Club. Bookings are to be made at the Country Club Administration Office.
During the year, other activities and functions are organised by the Estate Social Club Committee members (e.g Melbourne Cup, St Patricks Days, Christmas Lunch, Friday Fish & Chips, Australia Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day) and details are included in the monthly calendar as circulated. While the privacy of all residents is respected, we trust that no one will feel lonely or isolated and will participate in any of the activities in which they are interested.


Drawing & Plans
The survival of Clough's drawings is remarkable given the destruction by fire of so many of his other records. Fortunately his drawings were left in his London offices in 1939 when the rest of his papers came to Brondanw. The drawings, which are the property of the Second Portmeirion Foundation, have been housed since 1972 at the RIBA Library when Clough sent them for safe keeping. Most date from 1905 to 1939, a period in which his activity was formed within the Arts and crafts movement. From cottages to halls, cinemas to chapels, his touch is always original and often inspired. Following the lifting of building restrictions after the war he began the final phase of his career, which lasted well into the 1970s. "My career was ruined by two World Wars," he sometimes claimed. However Richard Haslam writes: "It is hard to think of an architect whose works are more clearly identifiable than Clough's. They have brilliance, simplicity and charm which shine through the grimmest of centuries." (RIBA Drawings Monographs No 2, 1996)
Clough did not often mention his drawings and said little of his sources of inspiration. However among his surviving papers is a note in his hand composed towards the end of his life, being a sort of school report on his life and character entitled Report on X: "His dominating interests are visual, natural scenery - preferably dramatic, and architecture in which latter, though academically ill-equipped, he none the less claims to have a natural instincts for responding to a site or a building's requirements appropriately, and to have a judgement of proportions, particularly, that is unerring."
The Trustees of the Clough Williams-Ellis Foundation hope that in due course suitable accommodation will be made to house Clough's drawings, models and other artefacts. The gardens have long been open to the public and the Trustees believe that the opening of the house will provide an opportunity to promote public awareness of his work for the environment in the hope that some may take inspiration from his example. As Chair of the CRPW in 1931 he wrote "it is not the Land of my Fathers that concerns me so much as the land of my children." His view was "Enterprise by all means - but reasonable, seemly development where it is in the public interest and nowhere else."