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We Convert, Publish and Sell eBooks!
When we publish an e-book it will be available in 3 different formats in order to support PC´s, Smart phones using: Palm OS 4.0up, Pocket OS 2000up, Blackberry,... Tablets and Readers like the lliad by iRex, The Kindle, Cybook Gen3 by Bookeen, Sony and Adobe Reader (Digital Editions) for PCs and Macs...Here is where to get the Free Readers for PC´s, there are also versions available for Smart Phones, Pocket, Palms,...on some of these sites:
1. The MS Reader
This was my first Reader in 2002, although it has changed little and is a Microsoft product, I really like it. After downloading it make sure you activate it while online. This also has the option of reading to you, you can change the speed of the read and the reading type size, it also searches for all your .lit and .ebo books on your computer. This is great if you have trouble with your eyesight, are just to tired to see straight or want a child to hear the story. If you know how to change voices for Microsoft Sam you can play around with that option and even find more voices to download on the internet: Microsoft Reader Text-to-Speech Package 1.0 (English) - 5.877 MB Microsoft Reader Text-to-Speech Package 1.0 (French) - 5.517 MB Microsoft Reader Text-to-Speech Package 1.0 (German) - 5.733 MB. The books can be displayed by Author, Title, Last Read, Size and Date Acquired. Bookmarks, Pause, Volume,... are included as well as links to ebook stores. Their store: http://www.microsoft.com/reader/find/new_releases.aspx
2. Mobipocket Reader
This one is available in English, German, French and Spanish and will read all those Amazon/Kindle ebooks. This one was a good second choice because not all books are available in .lit or .ebo formats. The .prc and .mobi formats are found by this reader and added, you can of course transfer them to a portable compatible device for travel too. Mobipocket.com will also store all your purchases from them for download to you at anytime. They have all compatible devices listed at the top of their page and the appropriate program for each device, so choose your PC, your device, your ebooks and your language on this site. Free ebooks (mostly classics) are on this site in many languages as well as some very reasonably priced ebooks. http://www.mobipocket.com/freebooks/default.aspx
3. Adobe Digital Editions
This is my newest ebook reader. Of course everyone has those .pdf´s on their computer, they are all over the internet. Well here is the solution to organize them. Do you like magazines? Well this is how to read them and file all those instruction manuals,... reads .pdf, .epub and .xhtml and is now available in many languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional. This is the newest with Support for the new Sony® Reader. Check out the Adobe Digital Editions Library, where you can browse and download free eBooks and digital magazines, including full-length novels and works of non-fiction. This program also has to be activated while you are online. A few free books and previews are included here: http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/library/
This is for all those comic book fans out there. This will display the comic book 1 page at a time full screen if desired. I do not know if it is the best program out there, but I have 4 issues of a Dark Horse series and it was what I found for free. A quote from developer to explain: ¨CDisplayEx is a Comic reader based on CDisplay. It use the popular 7-zip plug-ins to read many archives types like .cbr, .cbz, .cbt, .rar, .zip, .tar, .7z, .lzh, .arj, .cab, .tar, .gz, .tar and .bz2. It supports .jpeg, .png, .gif and .bmp images.¨
Most books we will have available will be in English, some may also be available in Spanish. If you currently have a book in English you would like to sell in Spanish, we have translators and proofreaders available. You can purchase a cd from us at our office, cost will be minimal for cd production as these are out of copyright books, mostly classics, and we are not charging for the books only the cd. We know that English books are hard to obtain in Mexico and Central America. The free eBooks are not available in all formats at this time. But can all be read on a PC and the cd will have the appropriate program on it for the eBooks it contains. These cd´s will save a lot on download time also. These include everything from Aesop-Zane Grey. I currently have over 600 books in various formats and most of them were free for download on the above sites.
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|We depart London and take the short one hour drive to begin our magical day out at 'Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter'. A truly unique attraction which allows you to experience the magic that has gone into creating the most successful film series of all time. |
After we finish the Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter we join the coach and drive to Oxford. On arrival in Oxford enjoy a guided tour of this famous University city. Founded in 1167, Oxford is England's oldest university. Our guided walking tour will take you into the heart of this land of hallowed academia, to the Bodleian Library, to the Radcliffe Camera, Sheldonian Theatre and selected colleges, plus sights used for filming in the Harry Potter films.
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Michelle LaBrosse, PMPMy sister-in-law has been working in the public library system for the past two decades. She was sharing with me how her town wanted to reduce the public library budget by 20%. This is a public facility that over 10% of the town’s citizens use every month. Public libraries are the hub of small business development in many areas. Most have internet access available free. Many employ reference librarians that are a fantastic resource for anyone starting or expanding a business. When I started my first business 22 years ago, it was a reference librarian who pointed me to the resources that helped me get the company going. Many have community rooms that people can use to teach classes and hold meetings. They also host their own training programs to teach people how to use the computer and do research Not adequately funding the public library really hurts an area’s ability to rebound in difficult economic times. Whereas, studies show that when state and local governments invest in libraries, it enhances the quality of life in communities and helps build a stronger state economy. During difficult economic times, libraries need to be open longer and offer more services, not fewer.


Open Road Media 2015
(first published by HarperCollins Eos, 2006)
In the sequel to The Burning Land, a man of peace is forced to confront his unwanted destiny in a fantasy realm torn apart by magic, religious intolerance, and holy war.
For years they were oppressed, outlawed, and hunted. But the Brethren have finally prevailed, and now the kingdom of Arsace is theirs once more. Unbending in their single-minded devotion to the slumbering god Ârata, the Brethren will not allow their religious authority to be questioned. Therefore, all of the remaining heretical renegade mages known as Shapers must be eliminated, their magic rendered impotent, and Refuge, their hidden desert sanctuary, destroyed.
Of all the Shapers who survived an earlier attack on Refuge, the one known as Râvar possesses the greatest power, and he has declared himself the Next Messenger who will usher in a new, illuminated age. But the false prophet’s decision to take Axane the Dreamer as his captive could have unforeseen, world-shattering consequences, for it has drawn the seer’s devoted husband, Gyalo Amdo Samchen, away from his chosen path of peace. To rescue his endangered beloved, the former priest will have to confront his greatest fear, for in the terrible flames of holy war the true Next Messenger will be revealed.
A story of faith, fate, love, and magic that unfolds in a richly imagined world plagued by violence, intolerance, and religious persecution, this is a stunning and intelligent work of literary artistry from a uniquely talented fantasist.
Book 1 of The Way of Ârata: The Burning Land
Not a fantasy in the well-trodden traditions, The Awakened City has a plot worthy of the Old Testament, with the dilemma that many a prophet faced: does one answer the call of god or choose a life that will satisfy the human heart? This is not a tale of magic nor a quest, but a book that dares to examine the larger questions of faith, duty and love in conflict.
- Robin Hobb, author of The Tawny Man trilogy -
Strauss writes beautifully, giving close attention to the character of the human heart and the struggle for power, revenge, forgiveness, and acceptance. The many vivid, true details will stay with you long after you have finished.
- Kate Elliott, author of the Crown of Stars series -
In Strauss’s cautionary tale of religious mania, the gripping sequel to The Burning Land, two men of the land of Galea, Râvar and Gyalo, vie for the role of “Next Messenger,” the herald of Ârata, the principal but sleeping deity of a complex religion…Through the two protagonists’ opposing viewpoints, the author dramatically explores issues of religious oppression and transformation.
- Publishers Weekly -
Like A Canticle for Leibowitz, Strauss’s The Awakened City explores deeply reflective themes like the true meaning of faith, the pitfalls of zealotry, and the very dangerous non-spiritual influences of organized religion…[A] highly intelligent, profoundly thought-provoking work.
- Paul Goat Allen, Barnes & Noble Explorations -
This novel, and its predecessor, are both superb fantasies that deserve a wide readership.
- Pamela Sargent, SciFi.com -
Masterly writing…a thrilling story that works supremely well as fiction while prompting thoughtful reflection on the fundamentalism and secularism complicating our world today.
- Juliet E. McKenna, Emerald City -
[A] compelling ending to an epic tale of clashing religious ideologies…Fine thought-provoking and, at times, moving fantasy.
- Paula Guran, Fantasy -
Victoria Strauss combines a vastly entertaining action adventure with a moving story of two powerful men and their epic clash in a society that is dominated by a fanatical and oppressive religion. Ms. Strauss skillfully creates a fantastic and realistic world peopled by fascinating characters who struggle with questions about faith, destiny and finding one’s place in the world.
- Claire White for The Internet Writing Journal -
Chapter One: The Messenger
He wore light–shimmering veils and coils of it, moving around him as he walked. It was not the natural radiance of his flesh, which only he could see, but illusion, shaped from the substance of the air. Beneath it he was as he had first come to them, naked but for a breechclout and the cloak of his long black hair. It was cold in the passage–the cold of rock, of deep subterranean places–and his body was tense with chill. A heavy golden chain lay around his neck. From it, cased in gold, hung an amber-colored crystal larger than a man’s clenched fist, with a heart of flame.
The passage kinked. He could hear the crowd–a rushing sound that reminded him, briefly, of the hiss of wind across the meadows of his lost home. Ahead, a slash of brightness split the passage’s black. He increased his pace, launching himself into the illumination as if into water.
Below, on the tumbled and stalagmited floor of a deep cavern, his faithful massed more than a thousand strong. To his Shaper senses they were not just a throng of men and women, but a roiling play of color and light, stippled here and there with the ordinary flame of torches. At the sight of him, they roared. He stood above them on the ledge he had made, his radiant arms spread wide, their adulation pouring like sunlight into the dark void at his center. He was warm now, warm as the heat-patterns the torches printed on the substance of the air. He threw back his head and laughed.
“People!” he shouted. The natural acoustics of the cavern sent his voice pealing out above the clamor. “People of the Promise!”
“Fulfiller of the Promise!” they shouted back. “He who opens the way!”
“People of the new age!”
“Guardian of Interim, who speaks the word of the risen god!”
“People of Ârata!”
“Beloved of Ârata, who sets our feet upon the Waking Road!”
He was not certain when these phrases had become invariable. In the beginning, his calls and their responses had altered with each ceremony. But now the cadences were constant, as if they were part of a true religious rite, and not the basest and most final blasphemy.
He gathered himself and leaped outward into nothingness, focusing his will upon the air below his feet so that it grew slow and thick, allowing him to drift leaflike to the cavern’s floor. Unlike the illusory brilliance in which he was clad, this was real shaping, accompanied by the flash and thunder all transformation made, but to his followers, who because of the strange proscriptions of this world had never witnessed unfettered shaping, his descent was not the exercise of a human power, but a miracle. He allowed his shimmering attire to billow as he fell, so they might glimpse his body; he knew that that he was beautiful to both men and women, and that for many, faith was most urgent when it was bound to carnal longing.
He alighted gently on the broken rock. Before him, his followers were a scintillating wall–men and women and children, young and middle-aged and elderly, individuals and couples and even families. There were soldiers here, and blacksmiths, and seamstresses, and prostitutes; there were people who had given up their wealth to join him and people who had owned nothing to sacrifice. There were those who had passed all their lives in virtue and those who had followed the most violent of criminal pursuits. Yet in this place, in this moment, they were all alike, for they were all his creatures–stolen souls, every one of them, blackened past any point of cleansing with the blasphemy into which he had enticed them. The wonder and dread and desire in their faces seemed to flow from a single heart.
He stepped toward them. They parted like grass, those closest to him sinking to their knees. Slowly he walked among them, his hands held before him, palms out, so they could see the terrible scars the Blood of Ârata had inflicted when he brought it out of the Burning Land. They were allowed to touch his wounds if they dared, and many did, quick feather-brushes of finger on finger, palm on palm–and occasionally a brief warm shock on ankle or hip or shoulder, as those driven by greater courage or greater need sought a more intimate contact. It had taken an act of will in the beginning to endure it, but over time it had become part of the larger thing he had learned to crave: their awe, their adoration, which for a little while filled up the emptiness in him where those same passions once had lived.
“Messenger,” they sighed. “Beloved One. Most beautiful.”
He made a single circuit of the cavern. Then he left them for the heights above, thickening the air before him to make a kind of invisible stairway he could climb. This was far more difficult than the trick he had performed to descend–beyond the capacity of most Shapers, in fact–but to his huge gift it was nothing. On the overhang again, he turned toward the faithful. They responded–not a roar this time, but a rumble, a mutter, which was somehow more powerful than the greater noise. He imagined he could feel it under his bare feet.
“People of the Promise.”
“Beloved One.” Many held up their palms, showing him the proof of their faith. “Child of Ârata.”
“You who have gathered here in Ârata’s name. You who have woken to the truth. You who in understanding have chosen me, and thus become my father’s chosen. Look upon the sign my father has given, the sign of his rising, the sign of his will, the sign that his age-old promise soon will be fulfilled.”
With his hands he swept aside the wreathing brilliance at his breast, revealing the great crystal in its setting of gold. Not one part of what he said to them was true: not what he claimed to be, not what he urged them to believe, not what he pledged for the time to come. But the crystal was real. He had taken it himself from the Cavern of the Blood, where Ârata had slept the eons away and now slept no more. Its realness was the reason he could lie.
“It is my task to bear this Blood, and my father’s will, into a world that does not yet know me.” The hugeness of the falsehood shook him, the completeness of the blasphemy. “It is your task also, you citizens of this holy community, this Awakened City. With me, you will open the way for Ârata’s return, and bring an end to the Age of Exile.”
”Ârata,” they chanted. “Ârata who slept. Ârata who has risen. Ârata who will return.”
“Abide now with me, in anticipation of the fulfillment of this sacred purpose. Abide in expectation of the sign that will reveal the predestined moment of our emergence. Abide in eagerness for the work that we will do when we march upon the lands beyond these mountains, and to their ignorance and corruption shout the truth we know–that Ârata has risen! That the time of cleansing is at hand, when all will be seared clean in the god’s holy fires! That the primal age approaches, and soon will reign anew!”
“In faith we abide! In love we abide! In strength we abide!”
“I give you blessing now, in my name and in my father’s name and in the name of the time to come. In my name, in my father’s name, in the name of the time to come, I bid you go in light!”
He flung up his glowing arms. A flash, a pulse of sound, and from the air above the crowd burst a rain of gold. They shouted, jumping, shoving one another, snatching at the treasure. He had early realized the importance of providing them with items they could keep and hold, in counterpoint to the intangibles of faith; he gave them something with every ceremony, jewels or crystals or nuggets of precious metal. Many had substantial hoards of these trinkets, which they treated as holy talismans.
Fools, he thought, looking down at them. I can say anything, and they will believe. I can order anything, and they will obey. The familiar dark thrill of it ran through him, and he shuddered. With his shaping he controlled the elements, the very framework of reality. With his voice and his person, he commanded souls. Were those not the powers of a god?
He left them, passing once more into the pitchy darkness of the passage. He abandoned the illusion that clothed him, the gaudy trappings of the role he played, and strode through the mountain’s heart with only the light of his own life to guide him, and, on his chest, the trembling fire of Ârata’s Blood.
In his private domain, a succession of cave-rooms that he had shaped and altered in very particular ways, he sought the third chamber, where a circular well was punched into the floor. He had shaped it full of water before the ceremony; now he caused the water’s patterns to dance with heat, so that steam billowed toward the ceiling. He removed the chain that held the Blood and laid it on the floor–gently, for in spite of everything he could not quite break himself of the habit of reverence.
He unwound his breechclout and slid into the warmth, sighing. He lay with his eyes closed, his long hair coiling round him like a shadow-memory of the light he had worn. The last of the ceremony’s exaltation slipped away, and the residue of his followers, all the hundreds of little touches they had pressed into his skin, leaving him clean, leaving him empty. The hush of his quarters settled around him–the quiet of the deep spaces inside the rock, and, behind it, a greater silence. He could speak or cough or roil the water, and the mountain’s quiet would be banished. The other silence was beyond his power to break. The shouting of his followers filled it, but only briefly.
He remained in the water until the balance began to tip, the relief of his aloneness eclipsed by the discomfort of it. He hated being alone. In some ways it was the most difficult part of his charade, to be pulled always between his contempt for the creatures who surrounded him, whose adulation he had grown to crave but could not endure for long, and his horror of solitude. He climbed from his bath and walked dripping to his bedchamber, where he pulled on his clothes, clumsy with his ruined hands. He made as much noise as possible, but he could still sense the silence, waiting underneath.
It will be different soon, he told himself. An end to loneliness. It was a hope, not a certainty. In the old days, he would have prayed. These days he had only himself to rely on, and knew it had always been so, even when he had believed in a listening god.
He tightened his belt and stamped into his boots (nomad-made, their toes shod with silver), and left his quarters, to walk the blind inner spaces of the mountain and fill them with the light and tumult of his power, shattering the silence until he grew tired enough to sleep.
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Worldbuilding and Background Information
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Introduction: Building the world of The Burning Land and The Awakened City
Maps of Galea and Refuge
The Doctrine of Baushpar
The Âratist Scriptures: the Darxasa and the Book of the Messenger
Three Episodes from Âratist History: the spread of the Way of Ârata, the Shaper War, and the Caryaxist Rebellion
Âratist Religious and Monastic Practice
Shapers and Dreamers


TempEst (formerly known as ‘Path-O-Gen’) is a tool for investigating the temporal signal and ‘clocklikeness’ of molecular phylogenies. It can read and analyse contemporaneous trees (where all sequences have been collected at the same time) and dated-tip trees (where sequences have been collected at different dates). It is designed for analysing trees that have not been inferred under a molecular-clock assumption to see how valid this assumption may be. It can also root the tree at the position that is likely to be the most compatible with the assumption of the molecular clock.
You can download TempEst from here: http://tree.bio.ed.ac.uk/software/tempest/
A. Rambaut, T. T. Lam, L. M. Carvalho and O. G. Pybus (2016) Exploring the temporal structure of heterochronous sequences using TempEst. Virus Evolution 2(1): vew007. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ve/vew007


只要你在SAFARI用WEBMAIL, 便可將任何網頁的文字, 透過這個 iCopy 實行copy & paste功能將文字貼在webmail內傳送出去!
Please note: It's important to follow these instructions. Just saving the link page as a book mark will not work. You need to edit the bookmark and remove the beginning part. (Step 9 below)，用Safari去到網頁後，要tap第一項的[Click here]安裝！
1. Click here to get the application link
2. Click the plus (+) to add a bookmark
3. Click "Save"
4. Click the bookmarks icon to open bookmarks
5. Click "Edit" near the bottom of screen
6. Click on the Copy/Paste bookmark
7. Tap on the URL portion of the page
8. The cursor will be at the end of the URL. Scroll to the beginning of the URL. (See below for tips on this step)
10. Press Return
11. Click "Bookmarks" near the top to return to your bookmarks
12. Cick "Done" to exit edit mode
13. Click "Done" to exit bookmarks
The copy past program will be installed. Try it out.
*** Before installing please understand that the information you copy and paste is sent across the internet in the URL. This is a VERY UNSECURE way to transmit information so please be sure not to copy/paste important private information.


The Cable Tow, the official publication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, is published for, and in the interest of, the members of the subordinate Lodges of this jurisdiction, who are regular subscribers thereto.
Original articles are subjected to editing and, when published, become the property of The Cable Tow. Any article published in The Cable Tow may be reprinted in full, or excerpts thereof reproduced, provided proper attribution to the author is made, the source is given due credit, and The Cable Tow editorial desk is furnished with a courtesy copy of the reprinted material.
Paid advertisements are accepted for publication in The Cable Tow.
Vol. 94 No. 1
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Leap Frog LeapReader Reading and Writing System
Help your child learn to read and write.
Learn to read
Touch pages or words to hear them read aloud, sound out words, and play games that build vocabulary and comprehension at every reading stage.*
Listen on the go
Foster listening and comprehension skills with downloadable audio books, music albums and more!****
Explore 150+ interactive books and writing activities, audio books, music and more every reading level.****
See their progress
See the details of your child’s play and learning with the LeapFrog Learning Path. Plus, receive tips from educators!
Learn to write
Get stroke-by-stroke guidance—trace letters, numbers, words and more on special paper for mess-free writing.***
Lively character voices, fun sound effects and activities help strengthen comprehension and school readiness skills.
Enjoy uninterrupted play! LeapReader is USB rechargeable—no batteries required.
* Features available in select books. Sold separately.
** Internet connection for parent account and device set-up required to download these items and additional book audio.
*** Read & Write series and LeapFrog writing paper sold separately.
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This book reflects my personal journey throughout design school. The design process broadened my awareness to themes that go beyond relevancy in design - themes that extend into my relationship with myself, with others, and with the world around me. While curating this collection of essays, I investigated the unique connection between creative individuals, the challenges and joys that design brings, and the stories that unite us. For me, creativity is grounded in choosing courage over comfort, discovering my authentic voice, embracing criticism fully, and playing as much as possible. I hope this book reveals the vulnerability it takes to continually grow as a designer. These themes will also resonate with anyone who seeks deeper connection with others.


A few important reminders going into next week….
- Mark your calendars for our Community Night on October 23rd at 6:00pm. We will begin to introduce the Common Core State Standards and what that means for the students at Soleado Elementary School.
- PTA and Booster meeting in the MPR at 9:00am in the MPR , Tuesday, October 8th.
- Red Brick Pizza and iBerries Night Out- October 8th all day fundraising event
Thanks to everyone for a great Book Fair this week! I loved seeing our students reading their new books this week and feeling their positive energy. Next week, our Booster Club should know how much money we raised with the Book Fair and, more importantly, what that means for your student at Soleado.
We were fortunate to have many volunteers this week, many working at the Book Fair for the first time. We want to especially recognize Jennifer Wong, Steve Wong, Micky Shinozaki, Sunnie Suhr and Teresa Lee for putting in extra time to make our Fair a success. Thanks to everyone, our students had a lot of fun, and our classrooms received many new books.
BOOK FAIR FOLLOW UP…..we have good news for anyone who couldn't make it to the Book Fair or if we ran out of a book that your student or teacher wanted! Our online Book Fair is open until October 12th.
CLICK HERE visit the Scholastic Online Book Fair, and you're all set. Purchases made until October 12th will be credited to Soleado and earn more money and books for our school. Orders will ship free to Soleado after October 12th, and will be provided to your teacher.


Interested young people are invited to explore all things space this summer as the Temple Public Library presents “A Universe of Stories” Summer Reading Program. Activities will feature story times and guest entertainment including puppetry, music, science experiments, and more! Teen programming will include improv activities, a drum circle, and a variety of crafts. Readers will also be rewarded with weekly incentives for reading books of their choosing. Children not currently reading on their own may participate with the help of a parent or caregiver by reading to them. “Our primary objective is to encourage school children to maintain their reading skills throughout the summer and support families in making reading an enjoyable part of daily life,” says Children’s Librarian, Erin Gaines. Registration begins May 28th. The kickoff event featuring Circus Chickendog will take place June 3rd at 10:30 a.m. at the Library. All programs are free of charge and sponsored by Friends of the Library, City of Temple, Drayton McLane, Jr., and Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces. For program details, visit www.templelibrary.us.


As the world witnessed one of the most tragic events in modern history on September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City became a symbol of terror and devastation. In the aftermath of the attacks, extensive video footage was captured, documenting the events that unfolded that fateful day. The release of this footage has been a topic of debate, discussion, and controversy, with various perspectives and interpretations emerging over the years. In this article, we will delve into the world of World Trade Center footage, examining its significance, the keyphrase “World Trade Center Footage,” its impact on our understanding of history, and the various controversies surrounding it.
The Significance of World Trade Center Footage:
The availability of World Trade Center footage has played a crucial role in shaping our understanding of the events of September 11, 2001. This footage has served as a primary source of information, providing a visual record of the attacks on the WTC towers, the collapse of the buildings, and the subsequent rescue and recovery efforts. It has been used by investigators, researchers, historians, and the general public to piece together the events of that day, understand the magnitude of the attacks, and analyze the response and aftermath.
- The Importance of World Trade Center Footage: In this section, we will discuss the significance of World Trade Center footage in documenting the events of September 11, 2001, and its role in shaping our understanding of history. We will explore how the availability of this footage has impacted investigations, research, and the general public’s perception of the events.
Concrete Example in the Context of Speech:
For instance, the release of World Trade Center footage has provided investigators with crucial visual evidence to reconstruct the sequence of events on 9/11. By analyzing the footage, experts have been able to identify the timeline of the attacks, the impact of the planes on the towers, and the subsequent collapse of the buildings. This has helped in determining the cause and effects of the attacks, and has been vital in ongoing investigations and legal proceedings.
- Controversies Surrounding World Trade Center Footage: In this section, we will examine the controversies that have arisen in relation to World Trade Center footage. We will discuss the various conspiracy theories, doubts, and skepticism that have been raised regarding the authenticity, completeness, and release of the footage.
Concrete Example in the Context of Speech:
For example, some conspiracy theorists have claimed that the World Trade Center footage has been doctored or manipulated to conceal the true nature of the attacks. They argue that the footage released to the public does not depict the actual events and has been edited to fit a specific narrative. These claims have resulted in widespread debates and discussions, with some questioning the credibility of the footage and the official account of the events.
- Tips for Analyzing World Trade Center Footage: In this section, we will provide practical tips for analyzing World Trade Center footage critically. We will discuss the importance of verifying the authenticity of the footage, cross-referencing with other sources, and employing critical thinking skills to form an informed opinion.
the source of the footage and ensure it comes from reputable and reliable sources. Cross-referencing the footage with other credible sources, such as news reports, eyewitness accounts, and official investigations, can help in validating the accuracy of the footage. It is also important to critically evaluate the context of the footage, including the time, location, and perspective from which it was captured, to gain a holistic understanding of the events.
- Alternatives to World Trade Center Footage: In this section, we will explore alternative sources of information and evidence related to the events of September 11, 2001, apart from World Trade Center footage. We will discuss the limitations of relying solely on video footage and the importance of considering a diverse range of sources to gain a comprehensive understanding of historical events.
Comparison Table for Alternatives:
|Source of Information||Pros||Cons|
|World Trade Center Footage||Provides visual evidence||Limited perspective, may be subject to manipulation or controversy|
|Eyewitness Accounts||First-hand testimonies||Subjective, may vary in accuracy|
|Official Reports and Investigations||Based on thorough investigations||May be influenced by political, legal, or other biases|
|News Reports||Provides immediate coverage||May lack context or accuracy in the heat of the moment|
|Architectural and Structural Analysis||Provides technical insights||Requires expertise and may be complex|
- The Impact of World Trade Center Footage on Society: In this section, we will discuss how World Trade Center footage has impacted society, including its role in shaping public memory, influencing policy decisions, and shaping collective perceptions of the events of September 11, 2001.
in the Context of Speech: For instance, the release of World Trade Center footage has played a significant role in shaping public memory and creating a visual archive of the events of 9/11. The images of the planes crashing into the towers, the collapse of the buildings, and the heroic efforts of the first responders have become deeply embedded in the collective consciousness. This has influenced the way society remembers and commemorates the events of that day, as well as the subsequent policy decisions related to national security, foreign policy, and counterterrorism measures.


ST[J]IL MIES by Caio Barboza
April. 02, 2012
The De Stjil movement explores concepts of unity which rely on boundary, hierarchy, and centrality. This new unity sets an interplay of figure and ground, planes, and grids. Although artistic ideas from the De Stjil era established rules for the use of vertical and horizontal lines, this radical attempt for the renewal of art was much influenced by the constant search for asymmetrical compositions. Paintings from the De Stjil era communicate abstract expressions of nature. Theo Van Doesburg’s painting “Rhythm of a Russian Dance” (pic.1) translates a free flowing movement of a figure into a series of horizontal and vertical lines and zones. The translation provides a new reading of the visual world; the restrictive expression by the only use of horizontal and vertical medium tells a visually simplified view of the natural world. Although the lines may vary in color and length, the lines of the paintings from the De Stjil era interprets an understanding of the world through horizontality, verticality, or the combination of those two. Mondrian followed the principles of Neoplasticism whereas Theo Van Doesburg, an architect, founder, and publisher of the De Stjil ideas, attempted to broaden the movement’s research projects in architecture – he wanted to define the understanding of a space.
Mies extends the idea of creating different spatial readings through variation in planes in the Tugendhat House (pic.7-8). The second floor of the house reads as a continuation of the landscape. The lining of the columns creates a subtle yet apparently linear extension of the hills of Brno in Czechoslovakia. When one walks through the columns there is still a sense of dynamic engagement of the landscape. As the thickness and length of the walls determine penetrating or flowing movement, the layering of architectural elements of the Tugendhat House, like columns, curving walls, and glass point direction to movement. These uses of different architectural elements may have been suggestive of the perceptive qualities of the De Stjil paintings, achieved through the different use of red, blue, yellow, and white colors as well as variation in thickness of the painted lines.
Mies’ works are not only influenced by the artistic movement, but also recreate an understanding of the ideas of horizontal and vertical planes. The development of Mies’ theoretical problems and ideologies for the Brick Country Club House (pic.2-6) articulate his own version of the new spatial order in which interior and exterior were to be interwoven seamlessly. Mies places the walls, giving variation in thickness, material, length, and direction. Mies’ understanding of the De Stjil works recreates an architectural experience that translates lines into planes and different spatial readings. The walls not only stand themselves, but also define spatial perception, boundary, and a center. Parts of the Brick House explain a central spatial organization that extends to the exterior landscape. Other walls of the house define a more interior experience for private functions of the house. The variation in planes, through the use of walls, creates enclosure or exposure, centers or boundaries, and private or public spaces.
pic.1 Theo Van Doesburg’s painting “Rhythm of a Russian Dance”
pic.2 Brick Country Club House (Mies)
pic.7 Tugendhat House (Mies)
Architecture student: Caio Barboza
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Class of 2013
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What language did Jesus speak?
Jesus primarily spoke Aramaic, a Semitic language commonly used in the Middle East during his time. However, he might have also known Hebrew and Greek.
Who were Jesus's siblings?
According to the New Testament, Jesus had several siblings. James, Joseph (or Joses), Judas, and Simon are mentioned as his brothers. There are also references to his unnamed sisters.
What was Jesus's profession?
Jesus is often referred to as a carpenter, which was likely his profession before he began his public ministry. This is based on Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55 where he is called a "carpenter's son" and a "carpenter" respectively.
How did Jesus's teachings spread?
Jesus's teachings spread primarily through his disciples, who traveled extensively to preach his message. After his death and resurrection, the formation of early Christian communities and the writing of the New Testament further disseminated his teachings.
What is Jesus's role in Islam?
In Islam, Jesus (known as Isa) is considered one of the greatest and most important prophets, second only to Muhammad. He is revered as a messenger of God who was born to the Virgin Mary, performed miracles, and will return on the Day of Judgment. However, Islam does not recognize Jesus as the son of God or as divine.
Who wrote the Gospels?
The four Gospels of the New Testament - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - are traditionally attributed to the apostles Matthew and John, and to Mark and Luke, companions of the apostles Peter and Paul respectively. However, the actual authors remain a subject of scholarly debate.


Errata for Three Papers (2004-05) on Fixed-Priority Scheduling with Self-Suspensions
- worst-case response time analysis
How to Cite
The purpose of this article is to (i) highlight the flaws in three previously published works [Audsley, 2004a; Audsley, 2004b; Bletsas, 2005] on the worst-case response time analysis for tasks with self-suspensions and (ii) provide straightforward fixes for those flaws, hence rendering the analysis safe.
- Neil C. Audsley. On priority assignment in fixed priority scheduling. Inf. Process. Lett., 79(1):39-44, 2001. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-0190(00)00165-4
- Neil C. Audsley and Konstantinos Bletsas. Fixed priority timing analysis of real-time systems with limited parallelism. In 16th Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems (ECRTS 2004), 30 June - 2 July 1004, Catania, Italy, Proceedings, pages 231-238. IEEE Computer Society, 2004. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ECRTS.2004.12
- Neil C. Audsley and Konstantinos Bletsas. Realistic analysis of limited parallel software / hardware implementations. In 10th IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS 2004), 25-28 May 2004, Toronto, Canada, pages 388-395. IEEE Computer Society, 2004. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RTTAS.2004.1317285
- Sanjoy K. Baruah, Deji Chen, Sergey Gorinsky, and Aloysius K. Mok. Generalized multiframe tasks. Real-Time Systems, 17(1):5-22, 1999. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008030427220
- Marko Bertogna, Michele Cirinei, and Giuseppe Lipari. New schedulability tests for real-time task sets scheduled by deadline monotonic on multiprocessors. In James H. Anderson, Giuseppe Prencipe, and Roger Wattenhofer, editors, Principles of Distributed Systems, 9th International Conference, OPODIS 2005, Pisa, Italy, December 12-14, 2005, Revised Selected Papers, volume 3974 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 306-321. Springer, 2005. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11795490_24
- Konstantinos Bletsas. Worst-case and Best-case Timing Analysis for Real-time Embedded Systems with Limited Parallelism. PhD thesis, Dept of Compputer Science, University of York, UK, 2007.
- Konstantinos Bletsas and Neil C. Audsley. Extended analysis with reduced pessimism for systems with limited parallelism. In 11th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA 2005), 17-19 August 2005, Hong Kong, China, pages 525-531. IEEE Computer Society, 2005. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RTCSA.2005.48
- Konstantinos Bletsas, Neil C. Audsley, Wen-Hung Huang, Jian-Jia Chen, and Geoffrey Nelissen. Errata for three papers (2004-05) on fixed-priority scheduling with self-suspensions. Technical report, CISTER Research Centre, ISEP, Porto, Portugal, 2015.
- Jian-Jia Chen, Geoffrey Nelissen, and Wen-Hung Huang. A unifying response time analysis framework for dynamic self-suspending tasks. In 28th Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems, ECRTS 2016, Toulouse, France, July 5-8, 2016, pages 61-71. IEEE Computer Society, 2016. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ECRTS.2016.31
- Jian-Jia Chen, Geoffrey Nelissen, Wen-Hung Huang, Maolin Yang, Björn Brandenburg, Konstantinos Bletsas, Cong Liu, Pascal Richard, Frédéric Ridouard, Neil, Audsley, Raj Rajkumar, Dionisio de Niz, and Georg von der Brüggen. Many suspensions, many problems: A review of self-suspending tasks in real-time systems. Technical Report 854, 2nd version, Faculty of Informatik, TU Dortmund, 2017. URL: http://ls12-www.cs.tu-dortmund.de/daes/media/documents/publications/downloads/2017-chen-techreport-854-v2.pdf.
- P. Emberson, R. Stafford, and R. I. Davis. Techniques for the synthesis of multiprocessor tasksets. In Proc. 1st International Workshop on Analysis Tools and Methodologies for Embedded and Real-time Systems (WATERS 2010), pages 6-11, 2010.
- Wen-Hung Huang, Jian-Jia Chen, Husheng Zhou, and Cong Liu.PASS: priority assignment of real-time tasks with dynamic suspending behavior under fixed-priority scheduling. In Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Design Automation Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, June 7-11, 2015, pages 154:1-154:6. ACM, 2015. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2744769.2744891
- C. L. Liu and James W. Layland. Scheduling algorithms for multiprogramming in a hard-real-time environment. J. ACM, 20(1):46-61, 1973. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/321738.321743
- Aloysius K. Mok and Deji Chen. A multiframe model for real-time tasks. In Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS '96), December 4-6, 1996, Washington, DC, USA, pages 22-29. IEEE Computer Society, 1996. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/REAL.1996.563696
- Geoffrey Nelissen, José Carlos Fonseca, Gurulingesh Raravi, and Vincent Nélis. Timing analysis of fixed priority self-suspending sporadic tasks. In 27th Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems, ECRTS 2015, Lund, Sweden, July 8-10, 2015, pages 80-89. IEEE Computer Society, 2015. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ECRTS.2015.15


- Bible that arranges passages in the order in which the events most likely occurred.
- on-line: on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; “on-line industries”
- on-line: connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; “an on-line database”
- Controlled by or connected to another computer or to a network
- on-line(a): being in progress now; “on-line editorial projects”
- Connected to the Internet or World Wide Web
chronological bible online – The One
The New Living Translation is an authoritative Bible translation, rendered faithfully into today’s English from the ancient texts by 90 leading Bible scholars. The NLT’s scholarship and clarity breathe life into even the most difficult-to-understand Bible passages—but even more powerful are stories of how people’s lives are changing as the words speak directly to their hearts. That’s why we call it “The Truth Made Clear.”
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Readers will see the people, places, and events of the Bible come alive with this guide that will enhance your study with any Bible. The Chronological Guide to the Bible’s colorful pages guide readers step-by-step through the nine epochs of biblical history — the same ones used in the best-selling Chronological Study Bible. Customers will maximize their understanding as they experience God’s word in dynamic historical order, no matter which translation they choose to use. Dig deeper into the cultures and people of biblical times with The Chronological Guide to the Bible.


Frank Soo is in many ways the forgotten man of twentieth century football. In his time he was a household name, his life chronicled by national newspapers in Britain and, on occasions, around the world. He had a successful club football career, playing for many years alongside Stanley Matthews for Stoke City. He played for England nine times and captained the RAF team during the Second World War. He appeared as a guest player for Everton, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Brentford and Millwall, and after the war played for Leicester City, Luton Town and Chelmsford City. His later career as a football manager, mainly in Scandinavia, included spells as the coach of both Norway and Sweden and he took Djurgårdens IF to the top of the Allsvenskan, the highest football league in Sweden. Among the many clubs he managed were the Italian side Padova, AIK in Sweden and Scunthorpe United. A pioneer in many ways, Frank Soo was the first person from a Chinese or Asian background to play for England and remains the only one to this day. Whatever the reasons for Frank Soo's disappearance from the narrative of football history, this book is an attempt to rekindle interest in a significant figure who was a hugely admired and skilful footballer, a charming and charismatic man, and a role model for any aspiring young player, now as much as he was during his lifetime.
- Publisher : Electric Blue Publishing (14 Nov. 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 198 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0995539618
- ISBN-13 : 978-0995539617
- Dimensions : 15.24 x 1.07 x 22.86 cm
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Fridays, 7:30pm, AA meetings, Municipal Bldg, Mackinaw.
Fridays, Overeaters Anonymous, 10am-11am, First United Methodist Church, 1315 Court St., Pekin. Linda: 309-339-2819.
Mondays-Fridays, 8am-4pm, Tazewell County Food Bank for Veterans, Mackenzie Bldg, Pekin. Call 477-2271 for information.
Thursdays, Bingo, Morton K of C Hall, meal 4:30, bingo 6:00.
2nd Mondays, Mackinaw Lions meet, 6:30 p.m. Info: 309-840-5893.
2nd Saturdays, Peoria Poetry Club at Riverview Senior Living, 500 Centennial Drive, E. Peoria. Noon-2. 309-822-8308 or peoriapoetryclub.com.
Monday, May 27, Mackinaw American Legion Memorial Day Service, Mackinaw Cemetery, 11:00am. (HS gym if rain.) Bring chairs. Public invited.
Monday, May 27, Tremont Memorial Day Service, Veterans Memorial, Tremont Park, 11:00am. Lunch after at Tremont American Legion. Public invited.
Thru May 31, Deer Creek District Library logo contest. Prize: $100. Call 447-6724 for details.
Sunday, June 2, Miss Tremont Pageant, THS cafetorium, 3pm.
Saturday, June 8, Mackinaw Historical Collection Quilt Show, 9am-3pm, Mackinaw Community Center. If interested in displaying a quilt, contact Lola Manahan, 359-5098.
Monday, June 10, Thread Workers’ Meetup (knitting-crocheting-quilting), Deer Creek District Library, 6-7pm. Free. Questions: 447-6724.
Wednesday, June 12, Mackinaw Young at Heart Dinner, Christian Church (Lions), noon. All seniors welcome.
Thursday, June 13, Summer program “P.T. Barnum’s Weird & Wacky Big Top”, Deer Creek District Library, 10am. 447-6724.
Thursday, June 20, Summer program “A Nature Program”, Deer Creek District Library, 10am. 447-6724.
Thursday, June 27, Summer program “Forest Park Nature Center”, Deer Creek District Library, 10am. 447-6724.
Thursday, July 11, Summer program “Magic & Art Show”, Deer Creek District Library, 10am. 447-6724.
Thursday, July 18, Summer program “Presenting a Storyteller”, Deer Creek District Library, 10am. 447-6724.
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The Girls of Duck Commander: Shocking Insights from the Girls Behind the Beards About What Makes This Household Work
Matriarch Miss Kay, Korie, Missy, Jessica, and Lisa Robertson speak out in this insightful book about their roles in the crazy Robertson family and the core values that make this family work.
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In the pages of this book, you’ll find both fun and inspirational stories …
Matriarch Miss Kay, Korie, Missy, Jessica, and Lisa Robertson communicate out on this insightful guide about their roles within the loopy Robertson household and the core values that make this household work.
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Within the pages of this guide, you’ll discover each enjoyable and inspirational tales . . .
Kay shares the trustworthy story of her relationship with Phil—and his wild and philandering years—and the challenges of being a teenage mom. Much more superb, she shares the forgiveness she supplied Phil and the way they’ve now celebrated forty-eight years of marriage.
Korie tells of her first encounter with Phil when she was in simply the fifth grade. At that first assembly Phil got here proper out and instructed her what good husbands his boys would make and that she ought to keep watch over them. She additionally shares the response her dad and mom had when she instructed them that she and Willie had been getting married when she was solely eighteen.
Missy tells the story of their daughter, Mia, who was born with a cleft palate, and their changes to this situation and Mia’s joyful spirit that conjures up all of them.
Jessica recounts her first dialog with Jep and the way unimpressed she was when Jep bragged that his dad was the Duck Commander Phil Robertson. She instructed him she’d heard of Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, and Duck, Duck, Goose— however not the Duck Commander.
Lisa reveals the intense marriage issues she and Al had—issues that nearly ended their marriage for good—and the way they labored by means of these points to have a extra secure and loving marriage than she ever imagined potential.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The title says it all, Got Books?
A friend of mine from high school, Shelbi, teaches high school English and Journalism in a lower income school in the Portland, Oregon area. A few years back funding cuts caused the school to lose the librarian. Things have just gone down hill from there. Shelbi has resorted to keeping books in her classroom for her students to read. While most books are returned after the student reads them, some do grow legs and never come back. The students are mostly from lower income homes and don't have huge access to books, so whatever Shelbi can provide is greatly appreciated. She says books like The Hunger Games and Looking for Alaska are always well loved, and she ends up buying new copies of those books every year.
Along with providing access to books, Shelbi teachs Journalism, trying to produce a school newspaper and yearbook. This class has an extremely limited budget, which means no money to provide digital cameras to her students to use. How can one have a yearbook or a newspaper without pictures?
And this is where you come in...
Shelbi is always seeking books for her students to read. These books would have been published in the past 15 years or so, and would be considered mainstream reading. You know, the best sellers list that you see at Barnes and Noble or on Amazon. She's not looking for old cookbooks or How-Tos. They don't have to be aimed at kids or from the Young Adult section. Just in good shape and able to be passed around from kid to kid.
She is also seeking digital cameras, still functional and working. They can be the point and shoot style or something more fancy. They can come with cables, battery chargers, memory cards, cases, or none of that (although it would be helpful.) She can dig around to find the correct cables and such, as long as she has the cameras to connect them to.
Can you help the students who want to read?
If you have books or cameras to send to Shelbi, let me know and I'll get you her school address. Shelbi can provide tax receipts from the school if you'd like one.
Just to give you an idea about how little this costs, I sent a bankers box full of books from Kansas to Oregon and it costs less than $15. Mailing media mail is an inexpensive way to ship books.


Welcome to the Independent Movement Database – a free directory on the Independent Movement, which includes, but not limited to the Independent Catholics, Old Catholics, Independent Orthodox, Continuing Anglicans, Autocephalous Orthodox, Non-SCOBA Orthodox, and Alternative Catholics; and is used to organize the vast store of information on their history and form a listing of current clergy and churches in the movement. It is our hope to add other more encyclopedic information as soon as possible on the Independent Movement itself.
While we strive to maintain comprehensive records, we are bound by the information provided to us. If information is missing, it is because it is unavailable or has been removed for various reasons.
At this time, we do not verify the information gathered. It is presented for educational purposes only.


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October 2, 2012 | 4:00 PM
When David Blaine was four years old, he encountered a magician on the subway in New York City. It was a formative experience. Fast forward to David Blaine as a teenager, spending his free time roaming the shelves of the public library while his mother worked hectic hours at several different jobs. It was in that library that he discovered Harry Houdini and the mesmerizing world of magic.
David says magic opened his mind and his heart to the possibilities of life. Passion fueled his early career, as did the crushing loss of his inspiring mother to cancer.
In 1997 David Blaine became a household name. His ABC special, David Blaine: Street Magic introduced the world to the intensely personal, mind-bending illusions that David could perform. David was only 24 years old, but he shocked the world and reimagined how the craft of illusion could be performed.
Magic Man, the follow-up to Street Magic, took Blaine on the road. He astonished people wherever he traveled. Everyone from Penn and Teller's Penn Jillette to the New York Times acclaimed his performances as groundbreaking and innovative. The practice of illusion had a new superstar.
But it was through feats of endurance that Blaine took things to the next level and began to harken back to the thrilling performances of his predecessor Harry Houdini. Over the course of a decade, David performed seven times, each feat more daring than the last.
1999: Buried Alive
David was entombed in an underground plastic box underneath a 3-ton water-filled tank for seven days. Houdini planned on attempting this feat but died before he could try.
2000: Frozen in Time
David was encased in a box of ice for 63 hours, 42 minutes, and 15 seconds before being removed with chain saws.
David stood on the 22-inch wide tip of a 100-foot pillar for 35 hours.
2003: Above the Below
In a 44-day endurance stunt David was sealed inside a transparent Plexiglas case 30 feet above the River Thames.
2006: Drowned Alive
David was submerged in a water-filled sphere 8 feet in diameter for seven days and seven nights with tubes providing air and nutrition.
David was shackled to a rotating gyroscope and escaped from his chains after 16 hours of constant rotation.
2008: Dive of Death
David was suspended upside down for 60 hours.
And now, in 2012


Our gorgeous Norwell Center
Norwell's Town Center represents much more to its residents than the geographic center of town. It's the hub of our community.
The Town Center houses restaurants, businesses, function centers, a bank, our police station, and the James Library, but remains untouched by congestion.
In fact, you may just decide that the center is the most beautiful place in town.
Whom To Contact about Plans for the Future
Norwell Center has existed relatively unchanged since 1970. Some members of the town think it should be expanded or renovated to become an even greater asset to the community.
If you have an opinion, would like to contribute to this discussion, or have questions and comments, contact the Town Planner:
Christopher Di Iorio
So What's Here?
Our Town Center Clock
Our Town Clock is located at the intersection of Main Street and River Street. An important landmark in the Norwell Center, the beauty and elegance of this timepiece reflect the importance of the Center to Norwell residents.
...And while we're on the subject of clocks, First Parish Church has a clock tower that chimes on the hour, which can also be heard from the center
The Cushing Center
The Cushing Center is a function hall in the center of town, perfect for any formal or informal occaision.
Common events here include town ceremonies and school dances.
To find out more about using the Cushing Center, check out the link above.
James Library and Center for the Arts
The James Library & Center for the Arts is housed in a landmark Victorian building in Norwell Center. It is dedicated to serving the community by providing high-quality programs, resources and materials through its concert series, art gallery, and the operation of a free lending library. Its mission is to foster the creation, appreciation and enjoyment of the arts for residents of all ages on the South Shore, while preserving our building’s historic character.


If you’ve browsed through our site at all, you may have already met Vanessa Runs. She wrote a great guest post on 5 Things My Dog Taught Me About Running. The Summit Seeker is her first book, but hopefully not the last!
In The Summit Seeker, Vanessa takes you on her journey from her very first 5k to her third 100 mile run. Along the way, you will share her struggles, as well as her triumphs. Most importantly, you will come to understand how running helped Vanessa to transform her life. Her writing style is very accessible and personable, and as you read it is almost like having a conversation with a friend. One of the best things about The Summit Seeker is the way that the author inspires you to keep pushing yourself to become empowered and to transform your own life.
The book reads more as a collection of essays, rather than a straight-on chronological narrative. While this may prove disconcerting to some readers, in my opinion it makes you feel closer to the author and her thought processes. In fact, the openness and honesty that comes across in her writing is very refreshing. It is also very personal as she shares the ways in which running helped her to overcome the pain from her upbringing, as well as enormous stress in her personal life. It is hard to imagine reading this book and not be left with an overwhelming urge to run.
Unlike with many other recreational pursuits, people always seem to question why ultrarunners do what they do. It is a complete mystery to them why someone would choose that physical hardship and pain voluntarily, even eagerly. For Vanessa, the payoff is the sense of accomplishment and empowerment you get when you finish that race, rather than the physical experience of running it. Plus there is definitely a spiritual aspect to ultrarunning that comes across in the book as well. At one point she says, “The spirit of ultrarunning must always embrace selflessness, generosity, adventure, and strength.” (144)
The Summit Seeker is imbued with Vanessa’s love for nature and she takes a great deal of time to explain the ways in which running has allowed her to experience nature. For example, her description of running up the trails of the Grand Canyon is riveting. The Grand Canyon is a wonder to behold and will literally take your breath away as you stand at the Rim. Relatively few people attempt to hike the Canyon’s narrow trails, much less to run them.
By the end of the book the life that Vanessa has chosen for herself is very different from what society views as ideal. The “American Dream” of owning a home? Not for Vanessa. In her mind, the trails are her home and she has no desire to be anchored down to owning a home. She has decided to live life on her own terms, her own way. True to her declaration to never work another day in her life, she quit her job and has been continually running as she and her boyfriend and pets travel throughout the United States looking for the next trail to conquer.
Her confidence is almost contagious as you come to realize how empowering her experience of running has been. At one point she says, “I may not always run fast, but I can run forever.” It’s not about how others perceive you, or define you. Instead, through running she learns that each of us is the only one who can define ourselves. We can believe what other people say about us, and accept their limits for us. Or we can adopt a new way of viewing ourselves and our capabilities. We can learn how to push ourselves beyond what we ever thought possible. It is this crucible of ultrarunning that has given her the power to believe that she can overcome anything life sends her way.
This book would be a really good for young readers, especially young women. The sections on body image are particularly poignant as you see the ways Vanessa has overcome other people’s perceptions of what a runner “should” look like. Regardless of whether or not she looks like some kind of stereotype, she very much is a runner.
Ultimately, Vanessa encourages readers to run for the sake of running, not as a workout to log, or because you feel like you “should” run. Run for the joy of it, for the freedom of it. In simple terms, run because you can.
The Summit Seeker is available as a paperback or for the Kindle from Amazon.


Have you ever picked up a book with the goal of self development? Perhaps it’s something you’ve never done or maybe it’s a resource you’ve used many times over the years. The autumn years of our lives are not always easy, but whilst we are certain to face our own personal physical or mental challenges at times; these needn’t define or dominate our lives.
With a little inspiration we can opt to actively draw on our wealth of experiences, finding satisfaction in our ability to adapt and recognising the light and comedy in life’s evolution! There is great confidence to be found in the way we know ourselves in later life and this spark can be drawn upon to make every moment count.
With this in mind we have selected seven of our favourite aging related reads. It is great to be reminded of the wealth of marvellous role models leading the way – in actively demonstrating the positive sides to ageing.
1. The End Of Old Age by Marc E Agronin
Dr. Marc Agronin, one of America’s leading geriatric psychiatrists, shares his insights as to what creates happiness in later life and shares the stories of many of his patients who have embraced ageing as an opportunity for reinvention and growth. Without rose-tinting the challenges that come with age, Agronin offers an action plan for his readers, filled with hope and fresh perspective.
2. Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon by Iris Apfel
As living royalty in the realms of fashion, textiles and interior design, Iris Apfel has led an extraordinary life throughout, but her elevation to icon status or to becoming a (self titled) “geriatric starlet” came about only in her later years. Her unapologetic self expression, seemingly limitless passion and joie de vivre captured the hearts and minds of the world. At the age of 97 Iris is about as inspiring as an elder can be, with social media followers in the millions. Accidental Icon brings us a joyous insight into her style, wit, and wisdom in a beautifully compiled book of photographs, illustrations, anecdotes and musings. Iris Apfel shows us how to age in true style as our most authentic selves, and is certainly not an idol to be missed!
3. The Force Of Character And The Lasting Life by James Hillman
Hillman brings us a thought provoking and melodic exploration of the stages of ageing. He examines the wandering, reflective older mind and calls on the reader to cultivate a unique awareness of their spiritual and emotional self. The Force Of Character explores the hidden values to be found within the physical and mental challenges of later life and bestows wise directions for preparing the legacy we wish to leave behind.
4. The Little Old Lady Who Broke The Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
While real-world inspiration is of fantastic value, sometimes it is our imaginations that need to be fed! This sassy novel from bestselling author Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg delivers a rebellious, spirited ride as a group of delinquent seniors, (a.k.a. The League of Pensioners), leave their residential care home to undertake an escalating and chaotic crime spree in the name of reclaiming their independence. Dubbed heart warming and hysterical, this story is bound to lift your spirits and light a spark in your soul!
5. Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old by John Leland
Award-winning journalist John Leland undertook a mission for The New York Times to get to know some of the oldest inhabitants of New York. While he expected to find the bleak clichés of ageing such as loneliness and decline he in fact found wisdom, contentment and humour, despite challenge. Leland reflects on the lessons our elders (or “olders” as he calls them) could teach us if we took the time to pay attention and his book is packed full of great messages for any generation of reader.
6. Empowered Aging: Expert Advice on Staying Healthy, Vital and Active by Sharkie Zartman
Wellness expert Sharkie Zartman aims to give her readers a new lease on life not only with a fresh perspective but through active self-care, better understanding of modern healthcare and the benefit of lifestyle improvements. She consulted with thirteen renowned experts to create this guide to living with maximum gusto and vibrancy into our later years.
7. The Creative Age: Awakening Human Potential In The Second Half Of Life by Gene D. Cohen
Dr. Cohen stakes a firm claim on the concept of “golden years” by teaching us how to minimise challenges associated with ageing, such as sleep disturbance, memory issues, cognitive decline and weakening of the immune system. He focuses on our great potential for creativity and inner growth as we age, and the raft of benefits that appear as a side product of actively striving to get the most out of our later lives.


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In Him We Move Creative Dance In Worship
Author Janet Randell ISBN No. 1-900507-83-8
Janet Randell has been a pioneer in the ﬁeld of dance and worship since the early seventies in the UK and worldwide. She has researched extensively into liturgical and Christian dance in her postgraduate work. This book explores the historical and theological inspiration behind dance and includes practical exercises for individuals and groups, including those in wheelchairs.
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“An inspiring case for dance and movement to be restored in worship and celebration alongside singing and praying. The author explores the historical, theological and biblical inspiration behind modern dances used in worship and provides practical exercises for individuals, groups and whole congregations.”
There is something for everybody in this book, whether you are a total beginner, teacher, student or a trained dancer, wheelchair user, or have sight/learning difficulties. It is geared for individuals as well as groups, those working in the community and also for congregations of all Christian denominations. Janet Randell has drawn on her years of expertise as an international choreographer, lecturer, researcher, teacher, writer, founder and artistic director of The Cedar Dance Theatre Company and The Cedar Dance in Worship Group. The author has set out practical exercises and creative improvisations, encouraging and inspiring the reader to explore their own way of expressing worship through movement, as well as providing a relaxed approach to understanding the steps of the dances that have been choreographed to suit all tastes and abilities.
There are twenty-five challenging dances based around the traditional Christian calendar, with accompanying biblical material for group and community work, based on themes for worship and reflection. There is a well-researched exploration of the historical, theological and biblical inspiration behind the use of dance in religion and the association of dance with periods of celebration and renewal. All dancers and aspiring movers will reap the benefit of this meticulously honed and creative book that reflects Janet Randell’s strong personal faith, and like much of her work, conveys a depth of expression rare in modern dance today.
See http://www.eisenbrauns.com/item/RANINHIM for current availability. Alternatively, copies can be obtained from Author by emailing the link below.
In Him We Move Vol 2: Manual of Creative Dances for Worship
Author Janet Randell With digital teaching material, live and animated dances. Publishing date to be confirmed
The manual consists of a fully choreographed collection of 25 dances, designed to accommodate all levels of ability, from beginners to professionals.
Review : Themelios (Spring 2001) by Sarah B Savage, Cambridge.
“Volumes 1 and 2 of In Him We Move represent what is likely to be the most comprehensive practical guidance for dance in worship to date, based on the author’s immense experience as a freelance choreographer and director of the Cedar Dance Theatre Company. Volume 1, reviewed here, opens with some biblical background to dance in worship. Next in the first chapter is a historical survey of dancing in church, packed with information one is unlikely to come across in other historical surveys of liturgical dance. Important issues are raised in seed form: the relationship of the spiritual to the physical, the effect of neo-platonic dualism on the theology of the early church and its effect on our attitudes to the human body.
The second chapter gives practical advice on getting people moving in worship. Sensible warm-up exercises, complete with biblical imagery, are given for beginners. The basics of dance technique are presented with clear diagrams geared to the non-dancer, although these will be most fruitful in the hands of those with some prior dance training. Ideas for tailoring movement to people in wheelchairs or with other disabilities bring a truly inclusive dimension to this volume on dance in worship. The message of the book is clear: everyone can use their body in worship. The message is backed up with practical and scholarly advice for producing already choreographed dances on major Christian themes, along with preparatory improvisations. The choreography is geared to a range of levels of dance experience: beginners, intermediate, advanced, and those with special needs. Notes are given on the music for the dance, the spiritual and biblical inspiration behind the dance is described, and even a historical background for the various dance steps is provided. Those who want to go on to produce these dances will need to purchase Volume two: Manual of Creative Dances for Worship, with its clear diagrams and unique dance notation system for 25 dances on major Christian themes choreographed by Janet Randell.
In Volume 1, the generous array of photographs of the Cedar dances will inspire the reader with their simplicity and purity of line. These images give a sense of the timeless aesthetic of Cedar dances.
The two volumes provide almost everything that a person needs to get started in dance in worship at beginners level and are intended to be a springboard for development using this theological and spiritually inspirational choreography.”


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Check out Presbyterians for Disability Concerns for resources from the PCUSA on disability inclusion and to connect with the disability consultants. https://presbyteriansfordisabilityconcerns.wordpress.com/.
Digital ministry has been especially hard for people with disabilities- this is a great article to think about how to be more inclusive in our digital ministry: https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/pt-0121-beloved/?fbclid=IwAR0ko8vcw5sk0ZP55nPN99qMn47AlACGD1_DW_ro0jglIbsXb9KM9cOIc2w
Here’s a good article on supporting neurodiversity in the Sunday School: https://buildfaith.org/neurodiversity-in-the-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR2VCAunxbVawWSO8Qkf21u4BLzTCXZRyWcEsJSG857XV9VgXBR7d9-NSSs
Check out Eric Carter’s Book- Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities- A classic in this field and a must read for practitioners, academics and service providers. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1463193.Including_People_with_Disabilities_in_Faith_Communities
Here’s a resource guide from the Boggs Center to help you connect with others in your area around faith and disability: https://aaiddreligion.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/dimensions-of-faith-2009.pdf
Check out the Faith Inclusion Network of Hampton Roads: https://faithinclusionnetwork.org/
Looking for a great tool to help your church move toward inclusion? Start with an audit! https://www.presbyterianmission.org/wp-content/uploads/PCUSA-Congregation-Audit.pdf


Policy Brief No 3: L'opportunité de la mise en place de la commission vérité et réconciliation au Burundi
By Astere Muyango
Date of publication: December 2011
Only available electronically
After four decades of ethnic violence and serious violations of human rights, Burundi is now at a suitable stage in its history to begin revisiting its past and constructing the foundation for the building of a new future. Burundian society needs to shed light on past events in order to avoid the reappearance of conflict. The main argument brought forward by the author in this policy brief is that that the current socio-political context is favourable for setting up transitional justice mechanisms and specifically for setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.


Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al 'Uthaymeen said: "its interpretation is: Truly a man asks for help with an intermediary for all of God's name.We say: is meant is any name that God has.We conclude that the expression isim (name) in the form of simplex (single) and mudhaf (resting), then the general meaning.A person who read basmalah bertawassul to Allah Ta'ala by stating the nature of mercy.Because of the nature of mercy will help man to do his deeds.And people who read basmalah want to ask for help with intermediaries the names of God to facilitate the charity-charity. "(Shifatush Shalah, p.. 64).
Starting Qur'aan Basmalah
Writing the Qur'an begins with basmalah.It has been confirmed not only by a scholar, among them is Al Qurthubyyarhamuhullah in its interpretation.He mentioned that the companions radi 'anhum basmalah have agreed to make written as a paragraph beginning in the Qur'an, this is their agreement that a permanent-may Allah be pleased with them-and Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar yarhamuhullah similar statement also mentioned in Fath Baari ( Ad Dalaa'il Wal Isyaaraat 'ala Kasyfi Syubuhaat, p.. 9).
Example of the Prophet
The Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam when writing a letter to start with bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim (see Sahih Bukhari, 4 / 402 ul Jihad Chapter Du'a of the Prophet sallallaahu' alaihi wa sallam wa Nubuwah ilal Islam wa 'an laa Yattakhidza Ba'dhuhum Ba'dhan Arbaaban wa min duunillaah Maa ta'ala Qauluhu kaana libasyarin 'an yu'tiyahullaahu' ilman ila akhiril father, Fath Bari 6 / 109 see details about this in the Zaadul Ma'aad FII Hadyi Khairil 'works of Ibn al-Qayyim Ibaad 3/688-696, he told correspondence of the Prophet to the kings and so forth (Syarh Book Kasyfu Syubuhaat Shaykh Salih Al-Fauzan, p.. 17). In the book of Imam Bukhari mentions Bad'ul Wahyi hadith:"Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim min Muhammadin 'Abdillah wa ila Rasuulihi Hiraqla' Azhiimir Rum ... "(Sahih Bukhari no. 7, Saheeh Muslim, no. 1773 from the hadeeth of Ibn 'Abbas radhiyallahu'anhuma, see Hushuulul Ma'muul, p.. 9, see also Ad Dalaa'il Wal Isyaaraat' ala Kasyfi Syubuhaat, p. 9.) .
Hadith About Primacy Basmalah
Sheikh Abdullah bin Salih Al-Fauzan said: "As for the hadiths qauliyah about basmalah problems, such as the hadith, 'Kullu Amrin dzii baalin laa yubda'u fiihi bibismillaahi fahuwa abtar."these hadiths is the hadeeth which is weakened by the scholars. "Hadeeth was issued by Al Khathib in Al-Jami '(2 / 69, 70), As Subki in Thabaqaat Syafi'iyah Al Kubra,Prolegomena p..12 of the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah radi 'anhu, but it is a hadith hadith dha'ifun jiddan (very weak) because he is one of the history of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imran, known as Ibn al-Jundi calls.Al Khathib says in his chronicle (5 / 77): 'This man is attenuated and there is a history-history in his mahdzab reproach. "That is: because it tends to the Shiite doctrine.Ibn 'Iraq said in Tanziihusy Sharia Al Marfuu'ah (1 / 33):' He is a Shiite followers.Ibn Jawzi accused him of forging hadith. "This hadith has also been declared weak by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah as quoted in Futuhaat Rabbaniyah (3 / 290) please check Hushuulul Ma'muul, p..9).As for the hadith: 'Kullu Amrin laa yubda'u fiihi bibismillaahiirahmaanirrahiim fahuwa ajdzam' is dha'if hadith, Shaykh Al-Albani didha'ifkan in Dha'iful Jaami '4217(see footnote Tafsir Al-Quran Al' Azhim tahqiq Hani Al Hajj, 1 / 24).
Starting with the Basmalah Wisdom
Wisdom is stored in the initiate actions with bismillahirrahmaanirraahiim is in search of blessings by reading it.Since this utterance is a sentence that blessed, so if mentioned at the beginning of the book or in the early minutes then it will bring blessings to him.Also inside there are also requests for help to Allah ta'ala (see Syarh Book Kasyfu Syubuhaat Shaykh Salih Al-Fauzan, p.. 17).Also basmalah including praise and remembrance of the most glorious (see Taudhihaat Al Kasdalamyifaat, p.. 48).
Is Basmalah Including Al Fatihah?
Shaykh Al 'Uthaymeen said: "In this issue there is a difference of opinion among the scholars.There are among those who believe he is including the verse of Al Fatihah and read aloud in prayer jahriyah (hard to read by the priest) and they looked at each other unauthorized person who prays without reading basmalah because he included a letter Al Fatihah.And there are also among those who argued that he was not part of al Fatihah, but a separate paragraph in the Qur'aan.This is the correct opinion.The evidence is the texts and the context of the content of the letter. "Then he details the reasons he (See Tafseer Juz 'Amma, p. 9. Darul cet Pole' Ilmiyah).
Prayer Without Reading Sahkah Basmalah?
From Anas radi 'anhu: The Prophet sallallaahu' alaihi wa sallam, Abu Bakr and Umar started the prayer with the reading Praise Rabbil 'aalamiin (Agreed upon).Muslim added: They all do not read bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim in early reading and in the end.While the history of Ahmad, and Ibn Khuzaimah Nasa'i Anas said: They all do not hardenbismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim readings.On the other history in Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah with the words: They all read it with sirr (slow)
Among faidah that can be gleaned from the above hadith is:
The procedure of the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam and the khulafa'ur Rasyidin open reading prayers withPraise rabbil' aalamiin.
This hadeeth indicates that basmalah not including the initial part of surat Al-Fatihah.Therefore not obliged to read it in conjunction with this letter.However, the law read only sunnah as the separator between the letters, although in this case there are disagreements scholars.
The priests are four different opinions about the law read basmalah:
Imam Abu Hanifa, Shafi'i and Ahmad believes that reading ordered in prayer.
Imam Malik believes that reading is not ordered to read in the obligatory prayers, either quietly or loudly.
Then the third Imam (Abu Hanifa, Shafi'i and Ahmad) disagree about the law read:
Imam Abu Hanifah and Ahmad believes reading is the sunnah is not mandatory because basmalah not part of Al-Fatihah.
Imam Shafi'i believes reading is mandatory. (See Taudhihul Ahkaam, 1/413-414 cet. Dar Ibn al-Haytham)
Hardened Basmalah in Jahriyah Prayers
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen was asked: Does the law menjahrkan (harden readings) basmalah?He said: "The opinion is a much stronger reading basmalah harden it should not be done and the Sunnah is lowered because he was not a part of surat Al-Fatihah.But if there are people who sometimes read them aloud why it is not.Even some scholars who argue that there should indeed be hardened at times because of a history that tells the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam never mengeraskannya (Narrated by Al Iftitah Nasa'i in Chapter Qiro'atu bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim (904), Ibn Hibbaan 1788, Ibn Khuzaimah 499, Daruquthni 1 / 305, Bayhaqi 2 / 46, 58) but which clearly proved the validity of hadith explains that he sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam used to not hardened (based on the hadith of Anas bin Malik radi' anhu: I never prayed behind a congregation Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, behind Abu Bakr, Umar behind and no one among them who broadcast readings bismillahirrahmanirrahiim (Narrated by Muslim in the Book ofPrayer Chapter Hujjatu man Qoola la bil yajharu basmalah (399)) However if the case menjahrkannya someone in order to soften the hearts of a nation who believes jahr I hope it's not why. "(Fataawa Arkanil Islam, p.. 316-317)
Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdurrahman Al Bassaam said: "Shaykh al-Islam said: Continuous reading harden (basmalah) is heretical and contrary to the sunnah of the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam.And hadiths that define the hard way in reading it all is false. "(Taudhihul Ahkaam, 1 / 414) Imam Ibn Kathir says:" ... the scholars who agreed to declare invalid harden basmalah or lower reading ... "(Tafsir al-Qur 'an Al' Azhim, 1 / 22).
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Jury evaluation of entries for the Spring Exhibition in 1982. Jury members: Marit Lyckander, Tore Aarholt, Ragnhild Monsen, and Edgar Ballo.
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