Because I am a new teacher, I don't know what to expect when it comes to planning over the next year. So, I have been trying to get a lot of other things done on my "classroom to-do list"while I can. I have tried to keep myself busy with little projects here and there but as I am getting ready for the move, I am trying not to get myself into any messes... Just clean up what I have started and get organized for the next whirlwind of a month. Luckily, since I'm not busy working away on projects, I have been able to focus more on my blog. Don't ya like my new design and features?! I am very excited to write this post because it is my first "official" linky party post! So without any further adieu from The Teacher Wife:
1. Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch
This book is hilarious and really teaches students to be themselves. My students always love when I read Stephanie's Ponytail because it hits their level of humor and is simple, but not cheesy. Robert Munsch is an incredible author and really, all of his books are great to have in a classroom library.
2. The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania of Jordan Al Abdullah and Kelly DiPucchio
This is a sweet book about friendship and diversity. I love reading it to students because it is relatable to them and shows the importance in valuing people's differences. Students also really like reading this book because one of the authors is a beautiful queen (Which they think is so cool).
3. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Really, who doesn't love Kevin Henkes and his mouse books?! Chrysanthemum is one of my favorite Kevin Henkes books because of its repetitive texts that students can join in on and the overall lesson that teaches students to embrace who they are because everyone is special.
4. The Very Best Pumpkin by Mark Kimball Moulton
The Very Best Pumpkin is a great book for students because you can use it along with so many lessons. Besides all of the reading activities that can go with this book, lessons can be taught about science and friendship. The illustrations in this book are so cute and really ties this meaningful story together.
5. The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
This book is by far one of the most beuatiful books I have ever seen and read. Although The Lion and the Mouse is a wordless picture book, readers can make meaning from the text easily. I love this book because it can be used with all ages and every reader can get something from it. This book also aids to teaching a variety of reading and art lessons, such an added plus!
My list could go on and on when it comes to my favorite picture books. In my opinion, both writing nd illustrating books is such a work of art and can enhance student learning in incredible ways. Providing students with time to dive in to quality children's literature will not only help them to become better readers, it will also help them to become better thinkers and learners.
I hope you love reading as much as I do and if you haven't heard of some of the books I have included above, I hope that you will check them out! I would love to hear about what your favorite books are, please let me know of some of your must have books in the comments below!


The latest results of the BOX-WIN project have now been published. The results are presented in two Technical Reports which can be downloaded from our Downloads page.
Technical Report no. 4
“Assessing feasible mooring technologies for a Demonstrator in the Bornholm Basin as restricted to the modes of operation and limitations for the Demonstrator”
Technical Report no. 5
“Assessing important technical risks from use of a floating wind turbine unit equipped with pumps for oxygenation of the deepwater”
These reports concern mooring of a Demonstrator and technical risks which need to be considered in the construction of the Demonstrator.


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The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) is an independent research institution engaged in research in international affairs. The institute draws up reports and analyses and follows developments in international affairs continuously in order to assess the security and foreign policy situation of Denmark, e.g. aspects of relevance with regard to development policy. DIIS also communicates research findings, analyses and knowledge and performs functions concerning documentation, information and library services. Furthermore, DIIS contributes to the education of researchers, supports the development of research capacity in developing countries and establishes contacts between Danish and international research environments.
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Originally designed for Chinese etymology research, dailycharacter was my pet project for two years. Unfortunately technical difficulties have forced me to abandon many of the archives. The following poems still have full access to character etymologies:▪ Bai JuYi's 问刘十九▪ Du Fu's 春望▪ Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘▪ Li Bai's 秋浦歌▪ Li Shen's 闵农▪ Liu ZongYuan's 江雪▪ Wang Wei's 相思
All other poems still contain full explanations and translations.
I have experimented in my translations with how best to convey the impact and succinctness of traditional Chinese poetic forms (but please note that I have done so with no regard for rhyme or metrics).


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I had a quick look at ice4j and the Debian java policies
I'd be happy to have a go at packaging ice4j because I already use it
and I am familiar with it. I won't be able to do it immediately though
because of other time commitments, but when I am able to look at it, it
will need to be ready, and a few small things are needed.
I've extracted a list of comments from the packaging policy, these may
impact the ant build.xml and/or README file contents:
- Programs and libraries should enable JUnit tests, if these are
present. The build may ignore test failures.
- Class files in a java library must be built with debug symbols.
- All jar files must have a well-documented CLASSPATH, so that
developers should know what to add to their wrappers.
- Java library packages should compile the javadoc API of the library.
The API must link against the javadoc API of the libraries it depends
on. This includes the core java classes, which are provided by
default-jdk-doc. The API must be registered with doc-base and must be
installed in /usr/share/doc/<package>/api/ or
- The API must be placed in a separate doc package. This package must
recommend the doc packages it was linked against.
- the Debian package has to be built from an official release of ice4j.
Therefore, you need to
a) tag a release (e.g. 1.0) in SVN
b) create a source distribution tarball (must not contain any compiled
.class files or copyright restricted items, RFCs are not permitted, for
example, but they can live in the repo)
c) put the tarball on a download page somewhere
Overall, I think this will be a good test run before packaging other
parts of Jitsi, because ice4j is standalone and doesn't have lots of
other dependencies itself.


Calculated Risk: The Modern Entrepreneur’s Handbook makes entrepreneurial pursuits a learnable process. Palumbo takes his twenty years of starting and backing businesses and describes in detail his greatest triumphs, and with them the many lessons he learned along the way.
Michael J. Palumbo turned a $250,000 investment into a company worth well over $100,000,000. The former Chicago Board Options Exchange floor trader is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and the author of the new book, Calculated Risk.
Starting a successful business can be one of life’s biggest challenges. Palumbo takes you step by step through the process, from idea to exit, using real world examples to drive home his message. He tells you what types of ideas are viable for business creation, how to tell if your startup is succeeding, and what top venture capitalists look for when valuing a new business. Calculated Risk is a must read for anyone thinking of taking the leap into entrepreneurship.


The yachtsman’s bookshelf is a wonderful realm. Before the wide availability of electronics it was a resource for practical knowledge but it’s also a place of inspiration. Books as important as the Shipmaster’s Medical Guide and The Admiralty Pilots might be ‘cheek by jowl’ with the famous sailing yarns of Joshua Slocum and Erskine Childers.
Although I wrote Song of the Mokihana for the general reader, I always hoped it would find its way into the good company of the sailing world’s bookshelves, after the manner of Riddle of the Sands, perhaps. As luck would have it, when I came to read of Felix Von Luckner’s exploits, particularly his estimation of the only female prisoner aboard his three-masted commerce raider, Seeadler, I knew I had found a suitable tale to tell. Like The Riddle of the Sands, Song of the Mokihana is a premonition, but it is also the story of an escape from paradise.
Ever since Melville, Stevenson, and Becke wrote their well loved romances, the islands of the South Seas have been the desire and destination of seafarers and adventurers, but war changes many things, so how would the horrors of the 1914 – 18 conflict be visited upon the trade winds?
By 1917, Germany had abandoned its colonies in the Pacific theatre and its nationals were generally the subject of suspicion. It followed that the territorial carve-up by the remaining powers: Japan, the USA, and Britain, was an acrimonious affair fuelled by naval strategies and racist hysteria.
Prey of missionaries, planters, and sharp merchants alike, the indigenous peoples of the Pacific region had no say in the events of 1917, and their cosmopolitan society made any allegiances unclear. From among these people, I drew the Mokihana’s company and the story’s central characters. They inherited the legendary abilities of Oceania’s boatmen, but seafarers and islanders can be a conservative and superstitious lot. Matildhe Kolbe and Henry Ka’imiloa Keenan find themselves entangled in a world of contradiction.
The salt sea might be expected to wash it all away when the schooner Mokihana takes her departure for the Dangerous Archipelago, but then there are those who would see her course afoul in the bloody history of the South Pacific.
Within the book you will find illustrations contemporary to the period, and the layout is in keeping with books of the 1920s. Historical notes and a glossary are provided, while further descriptive and biographical notes are available at the website. http://www.tumblehomebooks.com/
The paperback edition is available directly from Createspace: https://www.createspace.com/4015851
Or visit Amazon Kindle for the download: http://tinyurl.com/lanxpe7


The Complete Rowing Tales Bundle: Get all four Rowing Tales books - one per year from 2017, 18, 19 and 2020. Each book has a diverse range of tales from referees and coxswains to rowers who are Moms, Olympians and coaches - there's something for everyone in here. The delight is that these are real stories from real people who enjoy our sport. Stories include wry smiles when caught doing something dumb or when an unexpected animal encounter interrupts a rowing practice as well as history lessons from rowers past.
Limited Release Special Pricing: Get the entire collection of Rowing Tales books for a special bundle price of $97. While supplies last.


A L O N G S E P A R A T I O N | 오랜 이별
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick Whang Phone: 202.830.5846
(Baltimore, MD – March 21, 2018) – Laura Elizabeth Pohl proudly presents her traveling exhibition, “A Long Separation | 오랜 이별,” from May 2 – 12, 2018, at public libraries on the East Coast. The portraits and audio interviews offer visitors an intimate glimpse into the lives of people separated from their loved ones in North Korea since the Korean War ended in 1953. All events are free and open to the public.
At this time of uncertainty on the Korean Peninsula, Laura wants people to reflect on the personal, unseen, long-term unintended consequences of the Korean War specifically, and war in general. Thousands of South Koreans and South Korean immigrants to the United States are still divided from their family in North Korea. More than 60% are 80 years or older, according to data from the South Korean Red Cross. As these family members pass away in the next few decades, so will all direct family ties and living memories between the two Koreas. This total and involuntary division between families illustrates a unique situation in the aftermath of a modern war.
The exhibition is comprised of 10 portraits wrapped around a vehicle. There are phone numbers that visitors can call to hear edited excerpts of interviews conducted by Laura. The phone call aspect of this exhibition is important because visitors are participating in a daily ritual that separated family members cannot share with their relatives in the north. All audio and captions will be available in both Korean and English.
About the Artist
Laura Elizabeth Pohl is a photographer and filmmaker whose clients include Catholic Relief Services, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Bread for the World. "A Long Separation | 오랜 이별" is rooted in her deep interest in her family's personal connection to the Korean War and North Korea. Laura is based in Baltimore, Maryland.


Women, Girls, Boys and Men - Different Needs, Equal Opportunities
Why a gender handbook for humanitarian action?
In the rush to provide humanitarian response when a
disaster hits or a conflict erupts, the appeal to “pay attention to
gender issues” often falls on deaf ears and may seem irrelevant. It is
not. “Paying attention to gender issues” or putting on a ”gender
lens” quite simply means recognizing the different needs, capacities and
contributions of women, girls, boys and men. Ignoring or being blind to
these different needs can have serious implications for the protection and
survival of people caught up in humanitarian crises.
This Handbook sets forth standards for the
integration of gender issues from the outset of a new complex emergency or
disaster, so that humanitarian services provided neither exacerbate nor
inadvertently put people at risk; reach their target audience; and have
maximum positive impact.
Who is the target audience of this handbook?
The target audience for this Handbook is field
practitioners responding to humanitarian emergencies that result from
conflict or natural hazards. In particular, the Handbook targets
sector/cluster actors. Humanitarian Coordinators and others in leadership
positions will also benefit from this tool as it provides guidance on how
to analyse the situation from a gender perspective, implement gender-aware
activities and measure effectiveness. The Handbook will also assist donors
to hold humanitarian actors accountable for integrating gender
perspectives and promoting equality in all aspects of their work.
How is the handbook structured?
The Handbook is divided into two sections: A:
Fundamental Principles and B: Areas of Work. Section A should be studied
by all readers and used in combination with the specific sector chapters
in Section B.
Provides sector- and
cluster-specific guidance. The IASC Clusters at Headquarters have prepared
these chapters as a practical tool for ensuring that gender equality
programming is undertaken and monitored in each sector at field level.
Each chapter is divided
A brief overview of gender issues related to the sector;
A series of questions on what to look for or ask so that programmes are designed and implemented with sensitivity to
the different needs of women, girls, boys and men;
Specific actions to ensure gender equality programming; and
A checklist for monitoring gender
For any comments or suggestions for the improvement of this handbook,
please e-mail email@example.com


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Our annual Christmas service at Wakefield Cathedral was a huge success,. This video shows off some of the highlights of the service from preparation to performance. Watch how our community fills one of the most illustrious buildings in West Yorkshire.
Here's a video of the time a meteor landed in the field of St. Michael's CE Academy, not surprisingly it made the BBC News! The children designed some lovely solutions for the terrible damage caused.


THE UPS AND DOWNS OF DINING A LA DOWNTON
Step back in time and across the pond to escape to the wildly-popular Downton Abbey where youll experience life above and below the stairs in an English Manor home circa 1920. Your hostess for the luncheon is Mrs. Eaton, the head cook, as portrayed by Ellie Carlson. Get a lively look at what life was really like for servants as you learn about the recipes and ingredients, ensure the smooth running of a household and taste the food thats prepared.
This educational and entertaining program is cosponsored by the Library and the St. Charles Heritage Center. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.


This page contains some resources for getting started with Tile, Lua and TIBasic.
TIBasic wiki: http://tibasic.wikia.com/wiki/
Official Lua website: http://www.lua.org/
Text file to 8XP exporter: http://ti.zewaren.net/en/83p-creator.php
Documentation on Tile and example programs can be found in the following location:
Windows: C:\Program Files\Tile
Mac: Download the source files
Source: Root of the tar file


The cold weather is upon us, for me that means curling up with a good book (usually in a hot bath). There are plenty of ways to pick up books. I frequent halfprice bookstore here in Lexington for some great prices on books I want to dive into. I also head over to the library and check 'em out there (this is especially useful for cookbooks or reference type books, gives you a trial run to see if you'll benefit from what's in it)
And then there is always winning FREE books. I love when bloggers give away a book. Maybe I'll do that sometime soon, for now though, head over to see what Mary @ Owlhaven is offering up. There's actually a choice of 2 books from her list. i personally am leaning towards "The De-Stress Diva's Guide to Life" and then maybe a 2nd one from the list as a Christmas Gift. What are you waiting for... go check it out!


Most individuals with mild dry macular degeneration will never develop disabling central vision loss. However, there is no current method of predicting which individuals will progress to an advanced stage of AMD. AMD can cause the loss of central vision only and cannot cause peripheral vision loss. However, loss of central vision may interfere with many activities of daily life and significantly impact its quality. An individual with advanced AMD may become functionally blind, so that reading, driving, recognizing faces, and many other common activities become impossible. The prognosis depends on the stage of the disease and type. Mild forms of dry AMD have a better prognosis than advanced dry or wet AMD. As symptoms progress, individuals with AMD become at higher risk for psychological distress due to decreasing quality of life and independence. The prognosis improves if low-vision devices and support groups are utilized to improve the quality of life.
D'Amato, Robert, and Joan Snyder. Macular Degeneration: The Latest Scientific Discoveries and Treatments for Preserving Your Sight. New York: Walker & Co., 2000.
Solomon, Yale, and Jonathan D. Solomon. Overcoming Macular Degeneration: A Guide to Seeing Beyond the Clouds. New York: Morrow/Avon, 2000.
Bressler, Neil M., and James P. Gills. "Age-related Macular Degeneration." British Medical Journal 321, no. 7274 (December 2000): 1425–1427.
Fong, Donald S. "Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Update for Primary Care." American Family Physician 61, no. 10 (May 2000): 3035–3042.


Nobody understands why Tori has suddenly become so moody and violent. When she attacks a stranger in a store, she ends up doing community service at a shelter for victims of domestic violence. She bonds with a little girl named Casey, but when Casey is abducted while in Tori’s care, Tori is racked with guilt, certain that she should have been able to prevent the abduction. During the search for Casey, Tori comes face to face with an ex-boyfriend who sexually assaulted her at a party. Only when she speaks out about the assault is she able to begin to heal.
Punch Like a Girl
What people are saying:
While Krossing…acknowledges the importance of self-defense, the story makes clear that sharing one’s pain is equally important. Tori’s anger is palpable throughout, and her emotional evolution is empowering.
- — Publishers Weekly
Tori’s emergence from trauma is lightly sketched, a shorthand recovery that relies on narrative conventions rather than character development―making for an easy read about a hard topic, which is no bad thing. Unusually, her coming of age requires not that she stop being violent but that she learn to apply violence appropriately. A fast-paced book about healing through helping others, speaking up and physical self-defense.
- — Kirkus Reviews
This cast of memorable characters leaves readers with a story that is a powerful testament to loving relationships—with family, friends, and most importantly, ourselves.
- — School Library Connection
The first-person present-tense narration gives a sense of immediacy and pulls readers along with the protagonist as she seeks ways to stop feeling helpless in the aftermath of the assault…While comparisons to Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak (Farrar, 1999) are inevitable, Tori’s journey is her own and will provide another option for encouraging necessary discussions on sexual assault.
- — School Library Journal
I love this book. Love isn’t even the right word for it; it seems too shallow. I just have to say that this book is incredible because it raises awareness of a problem in the world that is truly horrible. It teaches girls to fight back, speak out, and be strong.
- — School Library Journal, Grace (age 12)
An explosive and addictive story that will grip the reader with suspense from the jabbing first sentences until the end! A compelling, moving and powerfully emotional story! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
- — Recently Read
- CCBC Best Book for Teens (2015)


By Brian Czech Here’s a day to remember: May 6, 2016. That’s the day when, late in the afternoon, the Legislature of the State of Vermont passed H.C.R. 412, “House Concurrent Resolution Honoring the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy for Its Important Work.” In a nation where acts of steady statesmanship […]
By Brian Czech Editor’s Note: The forthcoming A Future Beyond Growth (Routledge, 2016), edited by Haydn Washington and Paul Twomey, explores the vision and process for moving toward a steady state economy. This edited volume stemmed from the Australian Academy of Science’s 2014 Fenner Conference on the Environment. Haydn is the co-director of the New South Wales chapter […]
By Brian Czech (With apologies to the Octomom, who didn’t ask for this kind of attention.) Mention the Octomom, and the first thing that comes to mind is that ridiculous fecundity. If she tried running for President, she’d never make it to the first debate, because everyone would take the 14-kid factoid (yes, she had 6 before […]
Thermodynamics in Economics: Revolutionary portent, future history by Eric Zencey Ecological Economics represents the extension into economics of the thermodynamic revolution of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In physics, that revolution dethroned Newton and brought relativity. In biology, it was midwife to the birth of ecology, the study of ecosystems as wholes in which energy networks—food […]
by James Magnus-Johnston If you demonstrate to people that the NDP [New Democratic Party] can win in Alberta, suddenly anything seems possible. —Paul Fairie, University of Calgary political scientist On the problematic political spectrum, neither the right nor the left have become wholesale champions of the steady state economy. Then again, embracing something perceived as […]
What can you do in the face environmental and social mayhem? Learn something, say something, and do something.
Looking beyond Mayan myths, there’s a sign of good things to come in 2013 and beyond: more and more people are joing the steady state cause.
Brent Blackwelder looks to this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize winners for inspiration in the fight for a sustainable and fair economy.
Occupiers need to unite around a macroeconomic goal — and the right goal is a steady state economy.
A prerequisite to achieving a sustainable healthcare scheme, agricultural system, or economy is a widespread philosophical change of heart.


childes-db is all open source and is under active development. If you run into an issue, please file an issue in the GitHub Issues page fo the appropriate repository:
Database and extraction method: https://github.com/langcog/childes-db
R package: https://github.com/langcog/childesr
Python package: https://github.com/langcog/childesr
Interactive applications: https://github.com/langcog/childes-db-shiny
Website frontend: http://github.com/langcog/childes-db-website
If you have any other questions about
childes-db or want to stay updated on changes to the database, visualizations, or API, join our announcement mailing list.
If you would like to contact us directly, email us at childes-db-contact (at) stanford (dot) edu.
childes-db project stores CHILDES data in a MySQL relational database. The original CHAT files were converted to XML via chatter, a cross-platform application provided by TalkBank. The XML files were then parsed using the Python xml library and subsequently imported into a MySQL database through Django. The annotations and markers from the original CHAT files that were preserved in
childes-db can be found in the table below:
One of the principle design goals for
childes-db is to ensure reproducibility in analyses. The database is versioned and both the API and visualizations provide the database version for each analysis. We recommend that authors report both with their analyses. To reproduce an earlier version of the database, previous releases of the database are directly accessible through both the R and Python APIs.


SatW Colouring Book
A downloadable book
18 highly detailed images for you to colour in.
High resolution for you to print out.
There are 2 zip files:
- Printable Colouring Book.zip
This file contains all the pages of the colouring book in HD for you to print out.
- Paint Fill Tool.zip
This file contains the images at screen size with hard edges for you to open in Paint and colour in with the fill tool.
In order to download this book you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of £5 GBP. You will get access to the following files:
- Paint Fill ToolJul 20, 2020
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The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University invites you to attend the 9th annual Gus & Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture. Eric A. Goldman, professor, author and Jewish film expert, will speak on “The American-Jewish Story Through Cinema.” His book of the same title and now in paperback will be available for purchase at the end of his remarks.
The event takes place at 7 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 23, 2014, in the Smith Memorial Student Union’s Browsing Lounge (rm. 238), on the PSU campus. Generous event cosponsors are the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation. Goldman’s lecture is free and open to the public.
Eric Goldman has written extensively on the Jewish experience in film. Published in April 2013 by the University of Texas Press Austin, “The American Jewish Story Through Cinema” chronicles the American-Jewish encounter with movies. Says actor, writer, and director Liev Schrieber of the professor’s work, “Eric Goldman’s thorough and thoughtful book lends a compelling perspective on the ever-evolving relationship between cinema and the American-Jewish experience.”
Richard (Dick) Solomon and Alyce Flitcraft created the Gus & Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture in memory of his parents, Judge Gus J. Solomon and Elisabeth (Libby) Solomon, who were well-known legal and Jewish activists at home and nationwide. In 1989, the United States Courthouse in Portland was given Gus’ name, as he’s Oregon’s longest-serving U.S. District Court judge; he served on the bench for 37 years. And Libby is credited with helping to create what became the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies. In 1999, she began talks with PSU’s then-Dean Marvin Kaiser and then-President Daniel Bernstine about creating Judaic Studies at this University. Gus died in 1987; Libby died in 2004.
Goldman is founder and president of Ergo Media Inc., a New Jersey-based video publishing company specializing in Jewish and Israeli video. He is an expert and lecturer on Yiddish, Israeli, and Jewish film and noted film educator. He was curator of film for the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, where he supervised the preservation of Yiddish films, and for many years he curated and moderated the film program at the Center for Jewish History and Yeshiva University in New York City. Dr. Goldman has also produced and directed for radio, television, video and film.
Goldman received a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from New York University and was a fellow of the Max Weinreich Center for Eastern European Jewish Studies at Columbia University. He is adjunct associate professor of cinema at Yeshiva University and The Jewish Theological Seminary.
About the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Since 1920, the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland has been at the heart of Portland’s Jewish community – serving as a unifying force, meeting critical needs and saving lives locally and around the world. The Jewish Federation is the central planning, coordinating, and fundraising body for a wide range of local and international agencies that offer the entire community a broad spectrum of humanitarian programs. In addition to running a $3.5 M annual campaign, Federation serves a powerful advocate, develops communal leaders, and provides a chance to get connected. To learn more visit http://www.jewishportland.org.
About the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF) provides leadership in community legacy development and planned giving for donors and community nonprofit agencies. The foundation currently has more than $75 million in assets under management including endowments, donor advised funds, trusts and funds held for 26 Partner Organizations. Since 1989, OJCF’s mission has been to create, promote and facilitate a culture of giving and to serve as a guardian of permanent funds available to safeguard the quality of Jewish communal life in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Visit OJCF at www.ojcf.org or www.ojcfgift.org.
About the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University
Judaic Studies employs the critical methodologies of university scholarship to examine all aspects of the history, religion, culture, and social and political formations of the Jewish people. Judaic Studies therefore enhances our understanding of world history, and allows critical insight into a vital strand in the tapestry of world culture. It offers the opportunity for students of all backgrounds to explore a rich civilization that is both nourished by ancient traditions, and shaped through creative encounters and ongoing interactions with other cultures. At the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, this enterprise is conducted through a variety of academic courses and summer programming, lectures and research symposia, scholarly conferences and cultural events.


What is BookCrossing?
bookcrossing n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.
(added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in August 2004)
BookCrossing is a social network of sorts for book lovers and book-sharing lovers. And lovers of books and book sharers, too.
Read a good book? Share it by registering it with BookCrossing first, entering your comments on the book, then leave the book just sitting somewhere it is likely to be picked up (and not thought of as something to be thrown away). The next person to read it will follow suit, yada3.
Just a little fun experiment to take part in. Heck you might even make a new friend, since you already know their answer to the question, “Read any good books lately?”


The Coach's Notebook is proud to review
It took me a long time to read this book. Was it boring? No, no at all ... its just there is a lot of information packed into its 220 pages. Its full of the kind of details coaches like to pore over, think about and jot down notes for the coming season. At least, that's what I did. And therein lies the irony. Coach Wissel didn't write this book for coaches. He wrote it for players. Which makes it great for coaches to read. Why is that? Please let me explain!
Hal Wissel has a stellar coaching resume. He is not only highly respected by NBA organizations, but he is also well-recognized for his shooting camps. He has the level of expertise where you just listen (or read) when you have opportunity and learn what you can.
So, in Basketball Steps to Success, Coach Wissel is teaching the player, not lecturing coaches. He carefully explains every skill in detail, provides proven drills to build these skills, and in a very helpful format, offers a self-help critique on what may go wrong when players begin to develop these skills. There are even quick tests players can take after doing a drill to measure their progress. This is a great idea for kids with non-coaching parents who are willing to help their child learn basketball. The tests and the "mis-steps" Coach Wissel lists are two valuable tools that an observing parent can use to give helpful feedback to the player.
Coaches, there is no better way to learn to teach basketball than to watch a master do the job. With this book, you have a chance to see Coach Wissel help kids learn to play, to see how he explains the crucial fundamental skills. The explanations are nicely enhanced by some fine illustrations (credited to Roberto Sabas). That's why I recommend this book for coaches as well as players. You can use Coach Wissel's insights to get these points across to your own players.
I do have one regret ... where was this book when I was young? It is exactly the kind of resource I was hungry for at that time of my life.
There are no play diagrams for fancy offenses. In fact, the sections on team offense and defense are fairly brief. The intent is to introduce team skills to the player and provide a common sense understanding of what they are for and how the player is supposed to fit in. However, there are many, many diagrams for drills, for both individuals and teams, that can prepare players for any future offensive or defensive scheme.
The list price is $17.95 ($25.95 in Canada), but it is also available at this sampling of web storefronts. You can easily search through Yahoo and Google by the book title.
Review written by Steve Jordan, Coach's Notebook


The Birmingham Buddhist Centre is part of the Triratna Buddhist Community
The Triratna Buddhist Community is a worldwide movement, founded by Sangharakshita in 1967. Triratna is a Sanskrit word meaning Three Jewels. Traditionally there are three jewels at the heart of a Buddhist life: the Buddha as examplar, his insight into the way things are (the Dharma), and the Sangha, or spiritual community.
About Sangharakshita and Triratna
For many people Sangharakshita has brought the riches of the Dharma to life, synthesising the essential elements of what it means to be a committed, practising Buddhist, transforming both ourselves and the world around us.
He has been a translator between East and West, between the traditional world and the modern, between principles and practices, combining depth of experience and clear thinking. He has always particularly emphasised the decisive significance of commitment in the spiritual life, the paramount value of spiritual friendship and community and the need for contexts that support our practice, values, spiritual aspirations and ideals.
Sangharakshita has taught and written extensively, and he is now the author of over sixty books. Most of these are expositions of the Buddhist tradition but he has also published a large amount of poetry and several volumes of memoirs, as well as works on aspects of Western culture and the arts from a Buddhist perspective. In 2016, Windhorse Publications began publishing his Complete Works. During his long teaching life Sangharakshita also gave many talks which may be downloaded free from FreeBuddhistAudio. Some of his other work is available at www.sangharakshita.org .
Sangarakshita was born Dennis Lingwood in South London, 1925. He developed an early interest in the cultures and philosophies of the East and realised he was a Buddhist aged sixteen, after reading the Diamond Sutra. He became involved in London’s germinal Buddhist world in wartime Britain, and started to explore the faith through study and practice. Conscription in the Second World War took him to Sri Lanka, and after the war he stayed on in India, where for a while he lived as a wandering mendicant, and was later ordained as the Theravadin Buddhist monk Sangharakshita (‘protected by the spiritual community’).
Sangharakshita lived for many years in Kalimpong where he encountered and studied with many leading teachers, especially from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He also played a key part in the revival of Buddhism in India, through his work with the followers of Dr Ambedkar.
After twenty years in India, he returned to the UK to establish the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO) in 1967 (then called Trailokya Bauddha Mahasangha Sahayak Gana, or TBMSG, in India) and the Western Buddhist Order (WBO) in 1968.
Things grew rapidly throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. The Order now numbers over two thousand members worldwide, with a third of the Order in India. In 2010, the FWBO/WBO changed its name to Triratna – Three Jewels – in recognition of its internationality.
In the late 1990s Sangharakshita handed on his responsibilities to a College of Public Preceptors made up of some his most senior disciples. Their main job is to oversee the Triratna ordination process, but they also see their role as developing and communicating Sangharakshita’s presentation of the Dharma.
For 16 years Sangharakshita lived in Birmingham and we were able to host a number of his public talks. Then in 2013 he moved to the new retreat centre of Adhisthana in Herefordshire, where he continued to keep up contact contact with friends and disciples. He died in 2018 after a short illness and was buried at Adhisthana which now also hosts the Sangharakshita archive, Urgyen House.
At more than fifty years old, Triratna is still a new and developing Buddhist tradition. Reconsidering how Buddhist practice is lived, fully, in the modern world has not been without its difficulties.
Criticism and Controversy
A huge amount was achieved in a very short time. However, mistakes were made, especially in the early days. For example, there has been controversy surrounding the sexual activity of Sangharakshita, and things also went badly wrong at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in the 1980s.
Sangharakshita apologised for any hurt he has caused, and the College of Public Preceptors also issued a statement welcoming his apology. The issues involved continue to be widely debated within the Order. A number of Order Members who hold key roles in the Order and Community, the Adhisthana Kula, met regularly to help guide the debate. In August 2020 they summarised their work in a report Addressing Ethical Issues in Triratna. It gives a good overview of the issues. There is more detail available in the form of Frequently Asked Questions. And more about the story of the Croydon Buddhist Centre here.
We aspire to be open and transparent about our past and to learn from it. Upholding the ethical integrity of our community is a continual process, and an important part of the work of the Birmingham Buddhist Centre. You can also read our safeguarding policies and ethical guidelines here.
You can find out more about the history of Triratna by reading The Triratna Story (free full text pdf format), a book written by Vajragupta which goes behind the scenes of a growing new Buddhist movement. It may also help to talk to Order members at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre to hear their perspective on Triratna’s history.
Triratna in Birmingham
The Birmingham Buddhist Centre is committed to going for refuge to the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. As part of the Triratna Buddhist Community we aim to build on and be part of the development of Sangharakshita’s vision for communicating the Buddha’s teachings. This is offered for the benefit of all.
We have been sharing the teachings of Buddhism and developing our community in Birmingham for nearly 35 years, moving to our current premises in 1998. Based in the UK’s second largest city, with all its diversity, we aspire to offer these teachings in an inclusive way to all who want to learn them, regardless of gender, means, sexuality, religion, class, age, physical difficulties or any other consideration.
For those who want to commit themselves to the Three Jewels, we have a clear path of training to help you develop and deepen your understanding, in the context of a lively community of friends helping each other take their practice deeper, sharing the joys and challenges of spiritual life. Together, we are actively engaged in working out how to put the Buddha’s teachings into practice in a rich, complex and diverse world.


Information Governance Documentation and Materials Overview
Appendix A - An overview of the Information Governance Documentation and Materials
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Responsibilities and key awareness messages for all staff are contained in the IG guidance documents, but also additionally in two key documents that staff should be aware of and have access to:
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After completing the mysterious test to become a Grand Magi with her shandar, Jerdone, Zandreena was looking forward to peaceful years of studying to perfect her magic. But fate and a prophecy of old made her leave her home and led her to an adventure and eventful encounter with the fearless Ash'len, the spiritual Danica, and the proud thief Ren, all of whom would play a role in her journey to finding the Orb of the Magi. This immense duty placed in the hands of this young Grand Magi was not welcomed by everyone, and she had to protect not only her life and her friends' but also her very mission to locate the orb. With the land stripped of its grandeur and serenity due to wars and dark magic, these young men and women must stay together, fight for their lives, and believe that fate would direct them to saving mankind.
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Trekking their way across war-torn lands, Zandreena, the Dark Star, the Chosen One, and her brave prince, Ash'len, continue upon their quest to find the legendary Orb of the Magi, the Creation Stone. With the help of the young cleric, Danica, and the mysterious thief, Ren, they travel from the frozen majestic mountains of the north to the southern desert wastelands in search of clues needed to accomplish their mission. Meanwhile, as the war continues to rage across the kingdom of Sendrison, an internal power struggle for the right to be king threatens to tear the mighty kingdom apart from the inside. With the help of new friends and unlikely allies, Zandreena and her companions battle their way through humanoids and demons alike, all the while drawing ever closer to the fabled stone. As they continue on their quest, they begin to discover the truth about the mysterious orb and meaning of the ancient prophecies while learning about themselves and the role they must play in diverting the coming apocalypse to save all of mankind.


# Appendix E - Script Library (WA Application Specific)
It is highly recommended that you do not modify subroutines beginning with "wa...". The following is a list of these subroutines (at the time of this writing) along with a description as to their purpose.
waCntMandFields. Controls mandatory fields (see routine waSetErrorFlags for details). Used with "red circle" error indicators.
waExecuteStoredProcedure. Contains a list of routines referenced in the State documents. Any new routines accessed by the State documents must be added here in order to be executed.
waExecuteStoredProcedureChild. Contains a list of routines referenced in the State documents when a child document is created. Any new routines accessed by the State documents must be added here in order to be executed
waInitGanttFields. Initializes the fields used in a Gantt chart.
waInitModFields. Sets which fields in the workflow document the current user can modify.
waInitModTabs. Sets which tabs in the workflow document the current user can modify.
waSetErrorFlags. Returns true if mandatory fields are not set and updates the workflow document with the following: WAErrorMessage (contains the error message to display) and FieldError (contains a list of fields to display the corresponding red circle error indicator).
waSetFieldListFromFieldDocs. Internal routine which sets a list of field names derived from the Field documents.
waSetFieldUserListFromRoleDocs. Internal routine which sets a list of field names derived from the Role documents.
waSetListModifiable. Internal routine which gets the list of modifiable fields for the current user.
waSetRedCirclesNotes. Sets the red circle indicators for Notes clients.
waSetUsersField. Copies all users from the Field documents to the Workflow tab of a workflow document provided that the corresponding fields in the workflow document are empty.
waSetUsersMngr. Copies all managers of the current user from the OU documents to the workflow document. Generates an error if the manager of the user is undefined.
waSetUsersRole. Copies all users from the Role documents to the Workflow tab of a workflow document provided that: 1) There are corresponding Field docs for those roles; and 2) The corresponding fields in the workflow document do not contain a value.


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| Title:||1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements.|
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1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP); Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); Labor.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments concerning the extension of the information collection requirements contained in the DBCP Standard 929 CFR 1910.1044).
Request For Comment
The Agency is particularly interested in comments on the following issues:
- Whether the information collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions, including whether the information is useful;
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DATE: Submit written comments on or before May 1, 2000.
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The Renaissance was a period in European history marked by a cultural flowering. Numerous conditions combined to spark the Renaissance, and this period in history was marked by huge changes for people living in Europe. Historians continue to unravel the history of this time period centuries later, and many people appreciate the distinctive arts, intellectual achievements, and scientific advances which marked it. The term is also used generically to talk about a sudden explosion in the arts and culture.
It is believed that the Renaissance arose in 14th century Italy, as Europe was slowly emerging from the Middle Ages. Different historians have unique takes on what, exactly, brought about the Renaissance, but they generally agree that it was a revival of Classical learning and the arts. Some have suggested that the proliferation of the Black Death brought about a greater interest in life on Earth, as people were reminded of their mortality.
Culturally, Europe made so many significant advances during the Renaissance that it would be impossible to describe them in this brief article. The advent of printing brought about a much greater breadth of knowledge for citizens, while Europeans began to value education and vigorous scientific training. Numerous scientists, artists, philosophers, poets, and writers flourished during this period, including William Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Niccolo Machiavelli, Sandro Botticelli, Erasmus, Martin Luther, Copernicus, Galileo, and Thomas More, among many others.
The revival of Classical learning and values brought many Ancient Greek and Latin texts to light, with translation making them more accessible to all. The arts flourished during the Renaissance, with an established system of patrons and artists becoming much more widespread. New techniques in painting, music, poetry, and theater were developed while scientists pondered the nature of the heavens and put forth theories on the basic workings of the world.
European society also changed dramatically, with the Renaissance reforming attitudes about government, rights, religion, and wealth. Numerous monarchs were forced to adjust to changing world conditions even as they encouraged their nations to explore and innovate. The period was marked by many national “Golden Ages” as countries sent ships to all corners of the world to learn about new places, people, and things.
The Renaissance was followed by the Reformation, a radical period in European history which began around the 16th century. During the Reformation, the Christian Church experienced devastating splits, with many theologians repudiating Roman authority over faith and religious matters. The Reformation also laid the groundwork for social revolutions and struggles for independence through Europe and in various colonies around the world.


Telling Tales Yearbook 2010
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Though never what is called a serious student of their works, he had a good understanding of the attitude both of the metaphysicians and of the physicists of his time; and he had no quarrel with either. In his simple and direct way he came indeed very near to them both; for he loved and reverenced concrete fact as he reverenced the concept of the cosmos. Individual facts were significant to him because they were all details of a Whole, but he loved facts too for their own sake. And to the Whole, the cosmos, his soul responded as ardently as to the detailed parts. The deeper his knowledge of detail—the closer his grasp upon facts—the more intense must be his consciousness of the Whole. This consciousness of the Whole illuminated him more fully about this date, in a way I will soon recount; it must for some time previously have been exercising an influence upon his thought.
Regarding poetry as the rhythmical utterance of emo[Pg 61]tions which are produced in the soul by its relation to the world, he doubtless regarded science as the means by which that world becomes concrete, diverse and real to the soul, as it becomes one and comprehensible to it through philosophy. Science and philosophy seemed alike essential, not hostile, to poetry. Poetry is the utterance of an inspired emotion; but an emotion inspired by what? By the discovery that the Other and the Self are so akin that joy and passion arise from their contact.
In order to conceive of science or philosophy as hostile to poetry, we must think of them as building up some barrier between us and the world. But in this respect modern science does not threaten poetry, for it recognises the homogeneity of a material self with a material world; neither does idealism threaten the source of this emotion, regarding the self and the world as both essentially ideal.
The aim of modern thought has been, not to isolate the soul, but rather to give it back to the world of relations. It seems to me that, in so far as Religion has attempted to separate between the Self and things, between God and Man, between the soul and the flesh, Religion has cut at the roots of poetry; but the Religion which attempted this is not, I believe, the religion of the modern world.
Whitman then accepted modern science and philosophy with equanimity, in so far as he understood them, and in their own spheres. Apparent antagonisms between them did not trouble him. They were for him different functions of the one soul. He was too sensible of his own identity and unity in himself to share in the perplexity of those who lose this sense through the exclusive exercise of one or other of their functions. His joint exercise of these proved them to be harmonious. He was unconscious of any quarrel in himself between the scientific and the poetic, the religious and the philosophic faculties.
Definitions in such large matters must generally seem absurd and almost useless, yet here they may be sug[Pg 62]gestive. If Whitman had formulated his thought he might, perhaps, have said: “Science is the Self probing into the details of the Not-self; 长沙桑拿预约 Philosophy is the Self describing the Not-self as a Whole; Religion is the attitude of the Self toward the Not-self; and Poetry springs from the passionate realisation of the homogeneity of the Self with the Not-self”.
In such rough and confessedly crude definitions we may suggest, at any rate, a theory for his attitude toward the thought of his day. That thought, it seems unnecessary to add, was impregnated by the positive spirit of science. Names like those of Leibnitz, Lamarck, Goethe, Hegel and Comte remind us that the idea of evolution was becoming more and more suggestive in every field—soon to be enforced anew, and more definitely, by Darwin, Wallace and Spencer. The idea of an indwelling and unfolding principle or energy is the special characteristic of nineteenth century thought; and it has been accompanied by a new 长沙桑拿好玩的地方 reverence for all that participates in the process of becoming. Every form of life has its secret, and is worthy of study, for that secret is a part of the World’s Secret, the Eternal Purpose which affects every soul. We are each a part of that progressive purpose which we call the universe. But we are each absolutely and utterly distinct and individual. Every one has his own secret, his own purpose; in the old phrase, it is to his own master that each one standeth or falleth.
Ideas such as these, the affirmations of a new age, were driving the remnants of the old faiths and the dogmas of the school of Paley into the limbo of the incredible; but they were also casting out the futile atheisms and scepticisms of the dead century. The era of Mazzini, Browning, Ruskin, Emerson, was an era of affirmations, not an era of doubt. And 长沙桑拿洗浴中心哪里好 Whitman caught the spirit of his age: eagerly he accepted and assimilated it.
His knowledge of modern thought came to him chiefly through the more popular channels of periodical literature, and through conversations with thoughtful[Pg 63] men. Probably the largest and most important part of his reading, then and always, was the daily press. A journalist himself, he had besides an insatiable craving for living facts, and especially for American facts. He wanted to know everything about his country. America was his passion: he understood America. Sometimes he wondered if he was alone in that.
The papers were, indeed, crowded with news of enterprise and adventure. In California, the new territory which Frémont and Stockton had taken from Mexico, gold was discovered in 1848, and in eighteen months a torrent of 50,000 argonauts had poured across the isthmus and over the plains, leaving their trail of dead through the awful grey
solitude of the waterless desert. In the summer of ’49 there were five hundred vessels lying in San Francisco harbour, where a few years earlier a single visitor had been comparatively rare. And at the same hour, on the eastern coast, every port was a-clamour with men frantically demanding a passage, and the refrain of the pilgrims’ song was everywhere heard,
Oh, California, that’s the land for me.
There is no indication in Whitman’s writings that he was ever swept off his feet by this fierce tide of adventure. Anyone who has felt such a current setting in among the fluid populations of the West is not likely to underestimate its power. Even in the more staid and sober East the excitement must have been intense: and it is, at the first thought, surprising that Walt, who was still full of youth and strength and ambition, should have remained at home. On second thought, however, it is clear that gold-seeking was about the last enterprise to entice a man who was shortly to relinquish house-building because he was accumulating money.
The attraction of the new lands may have been strong when the Freeman released him, but he had had wander[Pg 64]ing enough for the present, and the attraction of New York itself was at least as strong. Unlike Joaquin Miller, who was among the first in each of the new mining camps which sprang up along the Pacific slopes during the next fifty years, Whitman remained within the circle of New York Bay. He was content to see the vessels being built for their long and hazardous voyage, strong to take all the buffeting of two oceans—those beautiful Yankee clipper ships which have never been rivalled for grace combined with speed. He was content to see all the possibilities of that bold frontier life in the friendly faces of young men leaning over the bench or driving their jolly teams.
He was not one of those who need to go afield in order that their sluggish blood may be quickened into daring, or their dull mood be thrilled with admiring wonder. Nothing was commonplace to his eyes, and he found adventures enough to occupy him in any street. Thus while others were framing new governments for new communities, he stayed at home and framed new houses for new families of workmen; and perhaps after all, in his transcendental fashion, he found his own work the more romantic. He had a deeply-rooted prejudice against the exceptional; he planned for himself the life of an average American of the middle nineteenth century, no longer geographically a frontiersman, though more than ever a pioneer in other fields. He would have taken his pan and washed for gold in the Sacramento had he wanted; but the Brooklyn streets and ferry, Broadway and the faces of New York held him. He had not exhausted them yet.
He had, moreover, a strongly conservative instinct, an inclination to “stay put,” evident in his story from this time forth. He was not a nomad, forever striking his tent and moving on; he wanted a settled home, and attached himself more than most men to the familiar. He took root, like a tree. The secure immobility of his base allowed him to stretch his branches far in every direction.
His mind, too, we may be sure, was occupied with its own problems. At first, perhaps, as an inner struggle with insurgent and rebel thoughts and desires, but now as an effort of the conscious self to include and harmonise new elements, and so to lie open to all experience with equanimity, refusing none. Such a process of integration in a mind like Whitman’s requires years of slow growth and brooding consciousness, if it is to be fully and finally achieved. And as the integration of his character became more and more complete, he won another point of view upon all things, and, as it were, saw all things new. It is little wonder that we have but scanty record of the years from 1850 to 1855.
In his home-life in Brooklyn he was happy and beloved and able to follow his own path without being questioned, or, for that matter, understood. He was probably not quite the easiest of men to live with. He had his own notions, with which others were not allowed to interfere; he never took advice, and was not too considerate of domestic arrangements.
As to money, which was never too plentiful in the household, he professed and felt a royal indifference, in which, one may suspect, the others did not share. The father was somewhat penurious on occasion and capable of sharp practice; he had worked hard and incessantly, and had known poverty; the youngest son, moreover, would always be dependent upon others, and Jesse, the oldest, seems to have displayed little ability. One can understand that the father and his second son—who, with the largest share of capacity, must have seemed to the old man the most given over to profitless whims and to idle pleasures—had not always found it easy to live together, and that in the past the mother, with her good sense and understanding of them both, had often had to mediate between them. In the later years, however, Walt understood his father thoroughly and himself better, so that their relationship became as happy as it was really affectionate.
His knowledge of the world, his coolness in a crisis, his deliberate balancing of the facts, and yet more deliberate and confident pronouncing of judgment, made him an oracle to be consulted by his family and the neighbours on every occasion of difficulty. The sisters and younger brothers were all fond of him; he was more than good-natured and kind, and never presumed upon his older years to limit their freedom of action or thought.
The man’s kindliness and benignity are admirably suggested in the portraits taken in his thirty-sixth year, the earliest that we have. One in particular—that chosen for the frontispiece of this book—is almost articulate with candour and goodwill. In many respects it is the most interesting of the hundred or more portraits extant. Whitman was an excellent sitter, especially to the camera. His photographs give you a glance of recognition, and rarely wear the abstracted look, the stolidity, which is noticeable in several easel pictures.
The daguerrotype of 1854 is the most speaking of the whole series. It is an absolutely frank face, by no means the mask which, according to the sitter himself, one of the later portraits shows. It is frank, and it is kindly, but how much more! The longer one gazes at it the more complex its suggestions become. The eyes are not only kind, they are the eyes of a mystic, a seer; they are a thought wistful, but they are very clear. Like William Blake’s, they are eyes that are good for the two visions; they see and they are seen through. If, as I suppose is probable, something of the expression is due to the fact that the photograph was taken on a brilliant summer’s day, we can only congratulate ourselves that the elements co-operated with the sitter’s soul.
In striking contrast with the eyes is the good-natured but loose mouth, a faun-like expression upon its thick lips, which dismisses at once any fancy of the ascetic saint. The nose, too, is thick, strong and straight, with large nostrils. Even in the photograph you can feel that[Pg 67] rich and open texture of the skin which radiates the joy of living from every pore.


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Chi Gong and Tai Chi, (also spelled Qi Gong) are ancient Chinese healing energy exercises and techniques. These are simple movements combined with thought and intention to become healthy, increase energy, get rid of toxins, and relax the mind and body.
A few days before she turned 61, writer Anne Lamott decided to write down everything she knew for sure. She dives into the nuances of being a human who lives in a confusing, beautiful, emotional world, offering her characteristic life-affirming wisdom and humor on family, writing, the meaning of God, death and more.
Elanor Longden tells an inspiring and tragic story of discovering she is schizophrenic. She talks about how after a long struggle she befriended her voices. The fear she held of them being negative and destructive shifted to gratitude when she learned she could use them for her benefit.
Rightly so Brene Brown has become synonymous with vulnerability and inspiring messages about how to deal with our feelings of shame, guilt and unworthiness. This is a great prelude to her books. Find out more about her books HERE.
Learn how to make stress your friend.
With anxiety, stress, and sleep dysfunction skyrocketing around the globe, it's time we look at the unspoken reasons why. These debilitating challenges can be meaningfully impacted with ten to twenty minutes of breathing exercises per day.
Howard Martin is one of the original leaders who helped Doc Childre found HeartMath. In 1999 he co-authored The HeartMath Solution published by HarperSanFrancisco and he has been with HeartMath's world-wide training and consulting team since its inception in 1991. In 2000 he authored The HeartMath Method, an audio learning program published by Nightingale Conant.
On Being Podcasts
This incredible conversations are life-changers
Sometimes we forget that the simplest paths to healing are those that are right in front of us.
There are really smart people doing really good work. Here is one of them.
What if the first question we asked on a date were, “How are you crazy? I’m crazy like this”? Philosopher and writer Alain de Botton’s essay “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person” was, amazingly, the most-read article in The New York Times in the news-drenched year of 2016. As people and as a culture, he says, we would be much saner and happier if we reexamined our very view of love. How might our relationships be different — and better — if we understood that the real work of love is not in the falling, but in what comes after?
Her name is synonymous with her fantastically best-selling memoir Eat Pray Love. But through the disorienting process of becoming a global celebrity, Elizabeth Gilbert has also reflected deeply on the gift and challenge of inhabiting a creative life. Creativity, as she defines it, is about choosing curiosity over fear — not to be confused with the more familiar trope to "follow your passion” — but rather as something accessible to us all and good for our life together.
Before "mindfulness" was a trendy catchphrase Ellen Langer was making the study of mindfulnes her life's work. Listen to this practical and in-depth discussion on being present to your life.
Trauma can and does cross from generation to generation. If you've ever felt "cursed" by bad decisions of your parents or their parents then you may be onto something.
For anyone struggling with depression it can feel lonely and isolating. Sometimes it is good to know you are not alone and how others have struggle with and overcame this debilitating disease.
One of the most inspiring interviews. We all feel like outsiders at certain points in our life. Nadia's story is about how to wrestle with our gifts, talents, wounds, stories, and the unexpected.
Sheryl Sandberg is synonymous with Facebook and Silicon Valley success, and she’s the voice of Lean In. She joins us, frank and vulnerable, together with the psychologist Adam Grant. His friendship — and his research on resilience — helped her survive the shocking death of her husband while on vacation. They share what they’ve learned about planting deep resilience in ourselves and our children, and even reclaiming joy. There is so much learning here on facing the unimaginable when it arrives in our lives and being more practically caring towards the losses woven into lives all around us.
This book is the most profound book on how to handle the travails and pitfalls of a mature relationship. If you have only been dating a short time or are newly married skip if for now, you'll need it later.
This is one of the greatest books on healing I have ever read. I occasionally recommend it to clients because it is very powerful but it can unleash a host of thoughts, feelings, and memories that may or may not be desired.
The Single Best Thing You Can Do To Quit Smoking
A truly inspiring video for those interesting in
finding out more about how to quit smoking.
finding out more about how to quit smoking.


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