Pastor's Wife, Mom, Writer & Imperfect Seeker of Jesus
Rhinestone Jesus: Saying Yes to God When Sparkly, Safe Faith is No Longer Enough
By Kristen Welch; Published by Tyndale House
In high school, Kristen Welch wore a big, sparkly rhinestone “Jesus” pin to school every day and carried her Bible wherever she went. (Yes, she was that girl.) But she didn’t realize her faith, though sincere, was shallow; much like her artificial accessory. As real life catapulted Kristen into places and situations she’d never imagined, there came a day when she stood shocked in the slums of Africa and realized in one desperate moment that Jesus wasn’t enough for her. At least . . . she wasn’t living like He was.
This story of spiritual adventure throws the doors wide open for any woman who’s ever thought of herself as “just a mom.” Kristen will inspire and empower you to say yes to God right where you are―and stand amazed at how your life will shine.
Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption
by Katie J. Davis; published by Howard Books
Katie Davis left over Christmas break of her senior year for a short mission trip to Uganda and her life was turned completely inside out. Kisses from Katie invites readers on a journey of radical love down the red dirt roads of Uganda. You’ll laugh and cry with Katie as she follows Jesus into the impossible and finds joy and beauty beneath the dust. Katie and her children delight in saying yes to the people God places in front of them and challenge readers to do the same, changing the world one person at a time.
Mondays with My Old Pastor: Sometimes, All We Need Is a Reminder from Someone Who Has Walked Before Us
by Jose Navajo; published by Thomas Nelson
"Deep inside in some uncertain part of my soul persisted this strange exhaustion that was difficult to explain and hard to endure," writes pastor and author Jose Louis Navajo. Thinking of quitting the ministry, Navajo doesn't know where to turn until he begins meeting with a seasoned man of the cloth--his "old pastor"--who, through successive Monday visits, offers a legacy of wisdom in the form of fifteen unique principles.
I'm More Than the Pastor's Wife: Authentic Living in a Fishbowl World
by Lorna Dobson; published by Zondervan
Lorna Dobson knows firsthand the struggles and joys of being married to a pastor--and the questions, not the least of which is, "What is a 'pastor's wife' anyway?" As her poll of hundreds of women reveals, the wife of a minister is rarely the piano-playing, committee-leading stereotype. "How I live has little to do with whether my husband is a pastor; rather, my life reflects my growth, or lack of it, as a Christian."
Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus
by Kyle Idleman; published by Zondervan
The dictionary defines a fan as "an enthusiastic admirer." Fans want to be close enough to Jesus to get all the benefits, but not so close that it requires sacrifice. Jesus was never interested in having admirers. It's not fans He is looking for. With direct frankness that you're not likely to hear in Sunday School class, Kyle invites you to take an honest look at your relationship with Jesus. His call to follow may seem radical to us, but Jesus desires it for every believer.
I Am Potential
by Patrick Henry Hughes; published by Da Capo Lifelong Books
Patrick Henry Hughes was born with a rare genetic disorder that left him without eyes and physically disabled. But he was blessed with rare musical talent—able to play the piano as a baby. Today, at age twenty, he is a nationally known pianist, singer, trumpeter, and marching-band member. With determined optimism, Hughes made “I am potential” his mantra, defying his disabilities at every turn.
In I Am Potential, Hughes and his father share their extraordinary journey and describe the eight critical lessons at the heart of their success. Simply and candidly written, I Am Potential is an inspiration for anyone facing their own challenges.
Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit
by Frances Chan; published by David C. Cook
In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two? As Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit—the Helper—so that we could be true and living witnesses for Christ. Unfortunately, today's church has admired the gift but neglected to open it.
Breakthrough author Francis Chan rips away paper and bows to get at the true source of the church's power—the Holy Spirit. Chan contends that we've ignored the Spirit for far too long, and we are reaping the disastrous results. Thorough scriptural support and compelling narrative form Chan's invitation to stop and remember the One we've forgotten, the Spirit of the living God.
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
by Jim Cymbala; published by Zondervan
The Times Are Urgent. God Is on the Move. Now Is the Moment to … ask God to ignite His fire in your soul!
Pastor Jim Cymbala believes that Jesus wants to renew his people—to call us back from spiritual dead ends, apathy, and lukewarm religion.
The story of what happened to this broken-down church in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods points the way to new spiritual vitality in the church and in your own life. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire shows what the Holy Spirit can do when believers get serious about prayer and the gospel. As this compelling book reveals, God moves in life-changing ways when we set aside our own agendas, take him at his word, and listen for his voice.
Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life
by Nick Vujicic; published by Waterbrook
Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic overcame his disabilities to live an independent, rich, fulfilling, and “ridiculously good” life while serving as a role model for anyone seeking true happiness. Now an internationally successful motivational speaker, Nick eagerly spreads his central message: the most important goal is to find your life’s purpose and to never give up, despite whatever difficulties or seemingly impossible odds stand in your way.
Nick tells the story of his physical disabilities and the emotional battle he endured while learning to deal with them as a child, teen, and young adult. “For the longest, loneliest time, I wondered if there was anyone on earth like me, and whether there was any purpose to my life other than pain and humiliation.” Nick shares how his faith in God has been his major source of strength, and he explains that once he found a sense of purpose—inspiring others to better their lives and the world around them—he found the confidence to build a rewarding and productive life without limits
The Dream Giver
by Bruce Wilkinson; published by Multnomah
Bruce Wilkinson, the author of the Prayer of Jabez, believes that each of us has a deep desire to know and fulfill our life dream. However, we usually fail to live out this dream because we are either afraid of failure or simply do not believe that God can bring our dream to life. In The Dream Giver Wilkinson explains that our truest and deepest dream is not merely a personal flight of fancy but is the dream that God has given us in order that we might both fulfill our destiny and bring Him the greatest glory. Therefore, as you search for that perfect gift remember that one of the greatest gifts you can give to your loved ones is an opportunity to understand and live out their life dream
You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes: And Other Great Advice from an Unlikely Preacher's Wife
by Lisa McKay; published by David C. Cook
When most women think of a "pastor's wife," one of two images come to mind: either a woman who's so holy she doesn't seem human, or someone sentenced to a life without fun, fashion or friends. You will feel an instant sisterhood with Lisa as she shares the struggles and joys of "doing the ministry-wife thing"--from finding friends and coping with criticism, to saying good-bye to a church family and starting all over again.
The Ultimate Gift
by Jim Stovall; published by David C. Cook
Selfish, spoiled Jason Stevens expects to inherit millions when his wealthy uncle dies. Instead, his uncle's will compels him to complete 12 monthly tasks before he can claim his inheritance. Will Jason be able to fulfill the terms of his uncle's directives? Follow him on his yearlong journey as he discovers the true riches of life.
The Love Dare
by Stephen & Alex Kendrick; published by B&H Books
Unconditional love is eagerly promised at weddings, but rarely practiced in real life. As a result, romantic hopes are often replaced with disappointment in the home. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. The Love Dare, the New York Times No. 1 best seller that has sold five million copies and was major plot device in the popular movie Fireproof, is a 40-day challenge for husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare is a journey you need to take. It’s time to learn the keys to finding true intimacy and developing a dynamic marriage.
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
by John Eldredge; published by Thomas Nelson
Every man was once a boy. And every little boy has dreams, big dreams, dreams of being the hero, of beating the bad guys, of doing daring feats and rescuing the damsel in distress.
But what happens to those dreams when we grow up? Walk into most churches, have a look around, and ask yourself: What is a Christian man? Without listening to what is said, look at what you find there. Most Christian men are . . . bored.
In Wild at Heart, John invites men to recover their masculine heart, defined in the image of a passionate God. And he invites women to discover the secret of a man’s soul and to delight in the strength and wildness men were created to offer.
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
by John & Stasi Eldredge; published by Thomas Nelson
Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, to be the beauty of the story. Those desires are far more than child's play. They are the secret to the feminine heart. The message of Captivating is this: Your heart matters more than anything else in all creation. The desires you had as a little girl and the longings you still feel as a woman are telling you of the life God created you to live. He offers to come now as the Hero of your story, to rescue your heart and release you to live as a fully alive and feminine woman. A woman who is truly captivating.
For Better or for Best: A Valuable Guide to Knowing, Understanding, and Loving Your Husband
by Dr. Gary Smalley; published by Zondervan
Gary Smalley explains what motivates men and how women can use their natural attractive qualities to build a better marriage. He helps women to understand not only the way men think, but also how to move a man's heart. Using case histories and biblical illustrations, he solves with empathy, humor and wisdom, every practical and emotional problem a woman can face in her marriage.
If Only He Knew: Understand Your Wife
by Dr. Gary Smalley; published by Zondervan
Smalley helps men understand their wives and meet their needs in order to establish a loving, thriving relationship that will last a lifetime. Newly revised and expanded to reflect up-to-date research and the current cultural landscape for today’s modern audience, this book is the perfect guide for husbands who want to love their wives and strengthen their marriages in a way like never before. Using humorous and touching illustrations from his own life, as well as case histories and biblical examples, Gary Smalley maps a blueprint to a better marriage that will have a deep and lasting impact on men and their wives.


After the hurricane and hype that surrounded its release, Shoaib Akhtar’s Controversially Yours falls short in delivering what it promised. A complete biography of Cricket player of Pakistan shoaib akhtar is released now.
Cricket player Shoaib Akhtar cover a interesting story about Indian little master of circket sachin tendulkar and Indian film star Shahrukh khan. He criticizes Waseem akran and waqar younas and said that both players were jealous about his achievement in Cricket and both senior players want to spoil my career.
The book has created a lot of excitement, swirl and indignation already, especially in India and on the face of it appears to be an interesting read and I guess is a must for all the Pakistani cricketing fans.
Shoaib Akhtar clearly hit the waseem akram and he wrote in his book that waseem have unprofessionally selfish behavior, and dirty politics source in Pakistan cricket team.
Shoaib Akhtar also highlights the issue about ball-tampering and match-fixing in his book.
he does paint a grim picture of the problems that players face as they try to grapple with the pressure and fame, with some of them taking recourse to alcohol and drugs. He suggest that ICC should give permission to player about ball-tampering. Every player is cricket is involved in ball-tampering and some little ball-tampering should be permissible from ICC side.
This book has been met with a lot of preconceived notions and the same censure that Akhtar complains about facing throughout his cricketing career.
In Short controversially yours is appealing but not undeniable, illuminating but not disgusting, and candid without being complete. Having seen the magnetic cricketer in his interviews and knowing of his love for Bollywood, one wonders if perhaps the fitting medium for his story might be a movie instead
Its worth to read this book and give you some excitement and joy and if you love with cricket sport then we highly recommend you this book and this book is not expansive .you can buy this book from any good publisher all around this Pakistan in 5 $.
Shoaib akhtar announce his retirement from International cricket after the world cup of Cricket 2010.
A good response is noted by Fans of Shoaib akhtar about this book.
Review of this book is be update soon at this site.
Controversially Yours, by Shoaib Akhtar with Anshu Dogra, is published Harper Sport. Price: Rs 499.
Book Written by Pakistan Fast Bowler Mr.Shoaib Akhtar.
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Garces Memorial High School
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER COLLECTION
The school library media teacher (LMT) is responsible for the review, evaluation, and selection of the school library media collection. She/he is guided by the Standards for Instruction of the State of California, the policies of the Diocese of Fresno, and the selection policies and procedures set forth in national, state, and county documents. The library media teacher works cooperatively with administrators and teachers to provide resources which represent diverse points of view, stimulate growth in thinking skills, and promote the overall educational program and mission of Garces Memorial High School. Library media collections are developed to meet both curricular and personal needs. To ensure that these needs are met, the library media teacher applies specific selection criteria and uses recommended selection tools. All purchases, including gifts, must meet the same selection standards. Furthermore, the collection is evaluated on a regular basis to ensure that all materials meet its criteria.
This selection policy reflects the philosophy and goals of Garces Memorial High School and supports the principles of intellectual freedom described in Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs, the Library Bill of Rights (ALA), Students' Right to Read (NCTE), and other position statements on intellectual freedom from the American Library Association and the American Association of School Librarians. The school, furthermore, complies with federal laws regarding Internet safety and protection by requiring a filtering proxy server on its school wide network.
Selection Criteria for Library Media Materials
- Appropriate for recommended levels
Library media materials should be accessible to students of varied abilities, and meet informational and interest needs of all students.
- Pertinent to the curriculum and the objectives of the instructional program
Library media materials should be selected on the basis of assessed curricular needs. Materials should reflect the identified learning outcomes of the instructional program.
- Accurate in terms of content
Library media materials should present facts in an objective manner. Authority of the author, organization, and publisher/producer should be a consideration in selection. Materials concerning human development and family life should contain facts which are presented in a manner appropriate to the level of the students.
- Reflective of the pluralistic nature of a global society
Library media materials should provide a global perspective and promote diversity as a positive attribute of our society. It is important to include materials by authors and illustrators of all cultures.
- Free of bias and stereotype
Materials should reflect the basic humanity of all people and be free of stereotypes, caricatures, distorted dialect, sexual bias, and other offensive characteristics. Library materials concerning religious, social, and political content should inform rather than indoctrinate.
- Representative of differing viewpoints on controversial subjects
Students have the right to information on both sides of a controversial issue. By having access to a variety of resources students will have the knowledge base to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. The school library media center provides free and equitable access to all its information.
- Appropriate format to effectively teach the curriculum
Library media materials should be available in variety of formats, e.g., print, non-print, electronic, multimedia, to meet the needs and learning styles of a diverse student population.
- Recent copyright date as appropriate to the subject
Library media materials should be assessed for currency of the information as it relates to the content and purpose of the item.
- Acceptable in literary style and technical quality
Literary quality, technical merit, physical arrangement, and aesthetic characteristics should be considered as integral components in the evaluation of all media formats.
Library media materials should be evaluated for cost effectiveness in terms of accessibility, projected use, and durability.
- Appropriate for students with special needs
Library media materials should be provided to meet curricular needs and the individual needs, interests, and learning styles of all students at all levels.
- Reflect the Catholic values of the school
Library media materials will support the school’s mission of “developing students spiritually, intellectually, and socially.” Materials that glorify or encourage immoral or illegal acts or instruct students in destructive activity will not be considered.
Implementing the Selection Policy
Library media specialists take leadership in communicating to the educational community the purpose and scope of the selection policy. The responsibility for coordinating the selection of library materials rests with the library media specialist who seeks faculty, student, and parent recommendations for purchase of library media materials. Favorable reviews from professional review journals and authoritative selection references should be used when developing library media collections. Wherever possible, direct examination of materials is advisable to ensure that they meet selection criteria. Library media materials listed in the Instructional Materials Catalog, the Periodicals Catalog, and the H.W. Wilson Catalog have been evaluated by school library media specialists and approved for purchase.
Essential Curriculum and Collection Development
The major emphasis of collection development should be to provide materials which meet curricular needs. To assess these needs, knowledge of the Essential Curriculum and access to these guides is important. It is recommended that a copy of each curriculum guide be housed in the library media center. The library media specialist needs to be familiar with changes and additions to the curriculum and how they affect collection development.
Communication with teachers to assess curriculum needs and recommendations for purchase is an important part of the selection process. Since the library media collection is an integral part of the instructional and learning process, the strength and value of the collection are ensured when teachers are actively involved in the selection process. A form for teacher recommendation of materials is available in the library media center.
Student and Parent Recommendations
Suggestions from students and parents is also an important part of the selection process. As students seek information for curricular purposes or use the library media center for personal interests, students and parents are encouraged to make recommendations of specific resources or subject areas where information is needed. A form for student/parent recommendations of materials is available in the library media center.
Professional Review Journals
The following online sources are recommended as tools to locate reviews. Most are considered professional review journals, e.g. Booklist, Booklinks, Multicultural Book Reviews, and School Library Journal; however, some are considered general popular review sources. Keep this in mind when using these sources. Many of the sources listed below are available for purchase on the Periodicals Catalog.


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Publishing, But Not As We Know It
For the first time, we have a generation of children who are reading more off screens than they are off paper. With developments such as eBook readers, writers producing novels and comics for mobile phones, online fan-fiction, digital book piracy and the panic-inducing Google Book Settlement, the book industry is in turmoil. Text is evolving and the traditional methods of production, marketing and even education are being left behind. This is nothing short of a revolution, and everyone involved in the book industry is faced with embracing it or losing touch with young readers.
CBI brings a panel of speakers together to discuss how to carry children’s books forward into this new age of publishing.
The Irish Writers Centre, Parnell Square, Dublin 1 Thursday June 11th 6.30-8.30pm
Chair Oisín McGann
Panel - Georgina Byrne, County Librarian, South Dublin Libraries; Sam Holman, Director, Irish Copyright Licensing Agency ; John McNamee, President European Booksellers Federation ; Peadar Ó’Guilín, Author
PS – Eoin Purcell has some terrific links and thoughts related to e books


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A Leadership Fable for the Ages
In sales training there is a great mantra that is often heard: "Facts tell and stories sell". Well that mantra does not only apply to sales. Sometimes the best way to learn something is in the form of a story. This is particularly true when the subject matter may be something that seems so familiar and we have heard so much about in the past. This is exactly the case with James Hunter's book: The Servant.
Hunter's book takes a subject that many of us have read or heard so much about and presents it in a very poignant, almost parable like story format. His style of story telling is reminiscent of Og Mandino, as is the power of his message! His story telling capability is not to be out done by the fresh information he brings to a well covered subject. The story is not only informative, but truly moving. It is one that I will personally be returning to, in both business and in my family life. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. For anyone who truly wants to continue to develop an understanding of what real leadership is, not only in a career setting, but in their family, and community, this is a must read.


"OpenCms 7 Development" by Dan Liliedahl is the first book to take on the task of presenting the many possibilities the extensive OpenCms API gives to you as a developer. Luckily the author does this without adding another brick-sized book to my already stressed book shelf.
Despite that, the book covers an impressive range of the subjects that an OpenCms developer should know or at least know of. The example used throughout the book is a blog website, covering aspects as user registration, searching and RSS feeds. This is a fairly complex example that shows the reader a lot of ways to work with the OpenCms API.
First the author shows how you can set up your development environment. With the powerful IDE's available today you really want to be able to use them when developing OpenCms templates and modules. While the ideas presented are generally applicable the author uses Eclipse as an example and shows you which plug-ins you need.
Whether you make templates or develop specific functionality, you start out by creating a module in OpenCms. This part is well described, including the various purposes modules can be used for. The first thing covered is how to make a Template module. This is typically the first step an OpenCms developer will have to take. It then goes on to add integrated search which is something most websites should have. And many websites also need some kind of user registration whether to enable them to submit comments to a blog as in the example or maybe to sign up for newsletters or likewise.
For some websites the Template module is all that is needed, but if you have specific functionality you most likely want that to be put into a specific module. The example in the book continues to show how you can do this by implementing a RSS reader as well as RSS feeds based on the contents of the site. It is another example where it uses OpenCms XML handling capabilities to create customized forms and data structures. It even includes an example of how you can add your custom built widgets to the forms. While custom widgets may not be something all developers will have to implement, it is a very powerful feature and the author shows how easy this can be done.
And the icing on the cake is the final chapter that shows how to add a new tool to the administrative view of OpenCms. Again, this is not something every developer needs, but for certain types of functionality, adding an administrative tool for it is really a vital part. The steps involved in making your administrative tool have the correct look and feel are explained there.
"OpenCms 7 Development" is definitely a good place to start if you are going to master programming OpenCms. It covers a lot of relevant APIs and by implementing a real-life example gives you a good idea of how to work with OpenCms from a developer point of view.
Review copy kindly donated by Packt Publishing.


The history of English literature is the development of writings and literary techniques used in it over time. It includes prose fictions, short stories, drama, novels and poetry among other writings. The old English Literature otherwise known as the Anglo-Saxon was written in between the years 600 and 1100. From about 1100 to 1500, the Middle English literature was used. During this time the ideas of French and Celtic literature appeared in the English writing. In the year 1503 to around 1603, the Elizabethan Literature was used.The Age of Milton literature then emerged immediately after the Elizabeth literature. The Romantic period during the 18th and 19th century gave rise to Romantic poetry. The Victorian Literature was marked with Victorian poetry and novels in the 19th century. Modern literature that expresses the loss of faith, uncertainty and suffering emerged in the twentieth century as a result of political changes and the two world wars that destroyed the sense of confidence in the Victorian literature.


The Editor welcomes contributions in English on all aspect of Forensic Medicine. Papers will be accepted ‘ on the basis of scientific originality and general interest. The editor preserves the right to revise, modify or reject any article to conform to the standards of the journal. The article submitted to the journal should not have been published earlier or under consideration for publication elsewhere. Views expressed in the articles published will remain the opinion of the concerned authors and the editor accepts no responsibility for them. The format for sending the scientific articles is as follows :
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1. Koziol-Mclain.J., Brand.D., Measuring injury risk factors : question reliability in a statewide sample. Inj Prey 2000 : 6 :148-50.
2. Nagin.D.General deterrence : a review of the empirical evidence. In : Blumstein.A., Cohen.J., Nagin.D. Deterrence and incapacitation : estimating the effects of criminal sanctions on crime rates. Washington, DC : National Academy of Sciences 1978:95-139.
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PRIMORDIAL ALLATRA PHYSICS
The report "PRIMORDIAL ALLATRA PHYSICS" was prepared by the international research group ALLATRA SCIENCE of ALLATRA International Public Movement under the editorship of Anastasia Novykh. The report contains information on the origin and structure of elementary particles, basic building blocks which make up matter, interrelation of elementary particles and cosmology in relation to uniform field theory, electromagnetic and gravitational interactions, alternative energy sources, etc. It shows importance, scale and timeliness of the latest knowledge in the field of fundamental and applied physics. It gives answers to the main unsolved questions of contemporary physics and relevant explanations.
On the Problems and Consequences of Global Climate Change on Earth. Effective Ways to Solve These Problems
The report “On the Problems and Consequences of Global Climate Change on Earth. Effective Ways to Solve These Problems” was read out by Kristina Kovalevskaya, Head of the Coordination Center of ALLATRA International Public Movement, at a closed meeting of the department of strategic planning and security of ALLATRA IPM.


Welcome to the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity's Intersectional Research Database. This searchable database is a rich collection of bibliographical resources on interdisciplinary, intersectional empirical literature. The database contains a variety of scholarship that examines the intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, and other dimensions of inequality.
The Intersectional Research Database is a free, online service to scholars committed to superior quality interdisciplinary work on how intersections of difference construct and shape everyday life.
Since this database is interdisciplinary, it is also fitting that the bibliographical resources and subsequent annotations are provided by a community of interdisciplinary scholars in social sciences, and arts and humanities. The Intersectional Research Database is the result of the dedicated hard work of both graduate students and faculty since its inception in 2005. The Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, gratefully acknowledges the exemplary work of these emerging graduate student scholars:
Laura A. Logie
Please take some time to explore the database, and visit often, as the amount of material in the database will be continually expanding. We welcome your comments and feedback, as the database continues to grow.
To view all the entries in the Database, please click here.
CRGE is committed to intersectional, interdisciplinary research. Our hope is that this resource becomes conducive to excellent intersectional scholarship.
For more information on intersectionality and the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, please visit CRGE's Web site at www.crge.umd.edu


Books by Sharon A. Lawson
The Sweet Lie of Lesbianism
This books is a “must read” for anyone who believes that homosexuality is an inborn and irreversible condition. The author shares specific insights that enabled her to escape from the disappointing bondage of lesbianism. Jesus Christ is the defining factor, and He can handle ANY challenging difficulty by His Word for any person willing to completely surrender his or her life to Him. While this was never intended to be a “how to” book, it presents some thrilling opportunities for a more rewarding and fulfilling life freed from the damage of past experiences.


Young's first reading will be from three children's books. Other readings will feature books from adults, as well.
"I enjoy reading, and right now libraries are starting to become obsolete, possibly because of the Internet, and fewer people are reading these days," Young said. "I want to bring more attention to reading actual books, and getting back into libraries."
Young said he realizes that it's possible young people are reading just as much, if not more, electronically, but there's no way of knowing that. Plus, he finds the public library a valuable feature of any community.
"Why not draw more attention back to libraries, plus those provide jobs for people. If you can encourage reading and get them back into the library at the same time, I feel it's good. The main goal is to make sure we get people into reading. I enjoy it. I read all the time on the plane. I want to share my love of it."
Young's passion for reading is leading him to further his education. After turning down a football offer from Villanova out of high school, Young played at Chandler Gilbert (Ariz.) Community College for a season before signing with the Rockies. However, he didn't leave his college dreams behind.
"I took some online classes, but I've come to the realization that I'm a person that needs to be in the classroom," Young said. "This offseason I want to take some courses somewhere in Arizona, where I live in the offseason. Reading is a great way of learning new things, even old things that you want to enhance.
"It's a promise that I made to my parents when they agreed for me to go pro, that I would one day go back and get my degree. I'm going to stay true to that."
Young originally wanted to be a business management major, but he's not as strongly committed. He'll make a decision after taking more liberal arts courses.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


Margaret Chamberlain Children’s Picture Book Illustrator
Children’s Illustrator Margaret Chamberlain produced her first children’s picture book illustrations while still at the Royal College of Art.
She has produced illustrations for many many more children’s books since then including; ‘The Man whose Mother was a Pirate’, still a bestseller after more than twenty years; and ‘The Tale of Georgie Grub’ now re-issued with completely new illustrations.
Being a children’s illustrator means that Margaret Chamberlain loves producing illustrations of children and animals, especially dogs, her favourites are little white ones with black patches. She has now illustrated lots of funny stories about dogs (as well illustrating quite a few about of cats!) In fact the she has recently written and illustrated a children’s picture book about two cats called ‘Mimi and Moochie go Shopping’ as well writing and illustrating a children’s picture book all about being kind to animals called ‘Please don’t Torment Tootsie’.
Margaret Chamberlain illustrates a seagull’s squawk from the sea with her husband illustrator Ian Dicks in a large rambling house that was once an undertakers


From Humble Stew to Elegant Kaffee: The Art of Nineteenth-Century German-American Cookery
February 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The German American Heritage Center presents:
From Humble Stew to Elegant Kaffee: The Art of Nineteenth-Century German-American Cookery with Antje Petty
When immigrants from German-speaking Europe came to Wisconsin in the nineteenth century, they brought with them their culture and traditions, especially culinary ways and recipes. Before long, cookbooks were printed in this country for the German-American Hausfrau. Through text and images, they provide fascinating glimpses into the lives of German immigrants and mirror their acculturation to a new world over time and editions.
The program will be on February 4th at 2 PM
This program is in collaboration with our newest exhibit, “Culinary Customs: A Taste of Germany”


by Suman Gupta
~Watch, Read, Listen & Learn all at one place~
~ Over 20000 of the most popular toons, audio stories, the best of e-books and fun learning quizzes to make VOOT Kids India’s largest fun and learning app~
Mumbai, November 2019: India gets its first multi-format fun and learning app, VOOT Kids, one of the largest and most versatile content library available anywhere. With Early Childhood Association’s (ECA) certification, the app is created just for today’s kids who are digital natives. Home to 20000+ pieces of curated kids’ content, VOOT Kids is all set to make screen time meaningful for kids by bringing together children’s favourite world of popular and premium toons, e-books, audio stories, nursery rhymes and fun learn quizzes all under one roof. This making it a one-stop destination for children between 02-08yrs of age, which is safe, secure and ad free.
WATCH from a fantastic collection of toon characters across several genres across the world. From popular Indian themes to Japanese anime and western classic to current international favourites, that span from preschool segment to even older kids, VOOT Kids has it all. Motu Patlu, Shiva, Little Krishna, Chhota Bheem and Roll. No. 21 to Oddbods, Dora The Explorer, Paw Patrol, Thomas & Friends, Peppa Pig, Masha and The Bear. Not to forget Ben10, Lego Ninjago, Ninja Hattori, Pokemon to old favorite classics like Johnny Bravo, Spongebob Squarepants, Dexter’s Lab …this a is very long list, that every child will love. The library is further enriched by handpicked fun- learn live action shows that delve in the DIY space across Art/ Craft/ Science and various tenets of learning. This is truly an all-encompassing and extensive catalogue of over 13000 videos, carefully curated to cover a mix of hyper popular toons to premium franchises from coveted global content partners
READ some of the most popular tales from playtime to bedtime, as we firmly believe that reading is one of the key drivers of learning. All these e-books are from premium publishing heavyweights like Oxford University Press and Jim Henson for international evergreens to Karadi Tales for the Indian stories that we love to read, again and again.
LISTEN to a well-knit library of amazing audio stories across genres – Wit, valour, values and humour ranging from the ever-popular Birbal and Tenali Raman to legends of brave Indians and endearing animal fables. Every story is narrated to fire up the imagination of a child, many of them by celebrity narrators like Vidya Balan, Boman Irani, Nasserudin Shah etc and even voiced by kids’ favourite TV characters like Shiva. We also have the most popular nursery rhymes along with Princess stories by Aneira and Rob’s Jataka Tales, both very popular export of the digital world.
LEARN and play a uniquely designed quiz game with over 5000 question quizzes that make learning fun. A multilevel, multiple choice game that is fun for the child – Good for the child! Built with leaning & development experts, these quizzes go beyond textbook learning and help enhance kids’ skills across 5 identified domains including Numeracy, English Literacy, Logic and Scientific thinking, Social and Emotional development and Creative development. The entire journey is gamified with features like badges, trophies, stickers, to make it engaging and encouraging, as there is never a dull moment, both for the child and the parent whilst enjoying it.


Kendriya Vidyalaya AFS SamanaAn Autonomous Body Under Ministry of Education, Government of IndiaCBSE Affiliation Number : 400040 CBSE School Number : 14109
- Saturday, October 01, 2022 03:03:55 IST
(a) The genesis of KV
The school started in the year 1992 in the Air Force Station Samana.
(b) Important milestones of growth-
The first batch of class-X appeared in the year 2006-07 and the result was 100%.Presently the school has classes from I to XII (Science)
(c) Gradual year wise expansion in classes and sections leading to present status-
In 2006-07 the first batch of Class-X appeared, in the year 2007-08 class –XI (Science) started, First batch for Class XII started in the session 2009-10 and result was 100%.
(d) Facilities available including games and sports facilities-
The school has a vast playground and Volley ball Court, Kho-Kho field and football ground. The school also has a fully equipped computer lab and resource room as well as a Library.


The library has a new printing/copying system. Copies cost $.04 for black and white copies and $.15 for color copies.
You can add money to your Student ID card online or you can purchase a reloadable copy card from the library - $1 or $5. You will need to a card to print/copy regardless; the machine will not accept money.
You cannot print from the wireless, however. You must use a library computer to print.
There are other copiers available for student use in Morrill Hall.


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Research experience:Prof.Zainab Abu Bakar research experience spawned when pursuing PhD career in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia under the esteemed supervision of Prof Emeritus Dr Tengku Mohd Tengku Sembok. research area is focused on text retrieval. Later the research area is expanded to Spoken Document Retrieval (SDR), Geographical Information Retrieval (GIR), Mathematical Information Retrieval (MIR), Genomic Information Retrieval, and Multimedia Information Retrieval (Image, Video and Audio). These works can be found in many publications besides being cornerstones of many undergraduate and postgraduate projects. Some of the projects, if not all, have won medals both at home as well as the international arena.
Traditional keyword search that has been applied in the above works has expanded to semantic search that seeks to improve search accuracy by understanding user information need and the contextual meaning of terms. Semantic search systems consider various points including context of search, location, intent, word variation, synonyms, generalised queries, concept matching, ontology, creation of domain specific and natural language queries.
This has lead us to align our research with the Natural Language Processing– Part of Speech Tagging, Topic Extraction and summarization, Spoken Word Segmentation and Recognition, Lexicon Construction, Grammatical Analysis for the Malay language.


Today I visited the Juan Tabo Library here in town to find out how they save seeds. I met with the founder of the Seed Library, seed librarian and branch Manager, Ms. Sauer to discuss the seed library. I asked her what the main difference is between a seed bank and a seed library. She said that it is purely an opinion, but a seed library was smaller and less formal than a seed bank. A seed bank would have stricter requirements for taking and donating seed. The seed library is just to encourage the local community to learn about seed saving and to try to enforce it in our own homes. She mentioned that it took about 6 months of work to plan it out. The seed library was functional by early March.
The picture below, which I took, shows how they have organized the seeds in the seed library. They used an old card catalog from the Main Library. Now that we have computers to aid us in checking out books and movies, the cabinet no longer had a use. One other feature of this cabinet is that it is elevated. This helps keep bugs and other pests out of the seeds. When I asked Ms. Sauer about pests problems, she said that if the seeds are properly saved and stored, they should not attract pests. But if the cabinet is raised, that will also help keep pests out.
The seeds are organized alphabetically. This made it easier for the community to find the seeds that they are looking for. The only seeds that are not alphabetized are the herbs. Cilantro, basil, and other comman garden herbs are not alphabetized. Because the seed library has been running fro a few months, all the finicky details have not been totally sorted out. How to categorize and what to accept are detail that still need to be worked out. I anticipate that students will need some prodding to get this project started at Academy. I would like the volunteers to receive community service credit. This picture, which I also took, shows how the seed is saved in the library. The seeds are saved in coin envelopes that many banks and other accounting businesses.
When the donor drops off the seeds, they are interviewed so that the library and see how the seeds were grown. Many seeds won’t be easily identified as GMO’s. If they are grown from seed and the seed packet doesn’t have anything about being a hybrid, the seeds are fine to donate. The donor has a pre-filled out form of the information for the seeds. Either Ms. Sauer or some volunteers type up the more crucial information into a sticker format to place on the bag of seeds. All the information on the seed that the donor filled out is transferred into their data bank. Then, depending on the number of seeds, is split up between the coin envelopes. A bar code is placed on the envelope so that the library can keep track of the amount of people that use the seed library. Along with the bar code, there is a sticker identifying the type of seed it is, how easy it is to save and how much water it uses. (pictures taken by me)
For the seed library at school, I was also planning on using an old pamphlet file. It is just a bigger version of the card file at the library. The file at school is located in the back of the library. One down side to the location is the Mouse/bug problem. The reason that the area that the cabinet is in is preferable is because it is accessible to the Academy Community and it is not crowded. To help make the most of the space that we have, dividers will be added to the drawers. The pamphlet file is the size of a file folder. The card cabinet drawers at the library are approximately 10 in x 5 in x 3 in. The 4 usable drawers are on the far right and are about 18 in x 12 in x 12 in. The dividers will help use the space that we have. The picture below was taken by Jocelyn on her iPhone.
To help implement this at school, I have asked the Upper School Librarian to help take care of it when students are not available to man the library. I also want to train students on how to use a seed library. I want to ask for volunteers first from the Environmental club, then for anyone who wants to learn how to do this. The easiest way to keep this going is to train the kids. They will help spread the knowledge for the future.


New Haven, CT (April 18, 2022) — This spring, the Yale Center for British Art, in association with Yale University Press, and in collaboration with the publisher Designers & Books, will release a facsimile edition of The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn. Created by Richard Saul Wurman, along with printer Eugene Feldman, and first issued by Falcon Press in 1962, the book is one of the earliest published acknowledgments of the genius of modern architect Louis I. Kahn (1901–1974).
With the original edition long out of print, the 2022 facsimile is accompanied by an all-new Reader’s Guide that provides a rich context for understanding Kahn’s art and his thinking. The Reader’s Guide includes writings by a variety of critics and colleagues as well as Kahn’s personal recollections and unpublished speeches. It also features sketches from Kahn’s travels and drawings related to selected projects, many of them previously unpublished.
Wurman, a former student of Kahn who was employed in his Philadelphia office, personally selected the drawings for the book. “I didn’t choose what were considered his best, most finished drawings,” Wurman shared. “I chose those that spoke to me—much in the same way that Lou would say you had a conversation with a building . . . the drawings that told me what they were trying to be.”
The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn contains a section of travel sketches from the 1950s depicting sites in Greece, Egypt, Italy, and France that reflect Kahn’s abiding interest in interpreting monumental forms. Another section features early drawings and renderings for well-known projects, including: the Sculpture Garden at the Yale University Art Gallery; the A. N. Richards Medical Research Building (Laboratories) at the University of Pennsylvania; the General Motors Exhibition Building for the 1964 New York World’s Fair; and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California; as well as visionary studies for the Philadelphia city center.
The facsimile edition and Reader’s Guide are produced with the approval and cooperation of Wurman, Nathaniel Kahn, Sue Ann Kahn, Alexandra Tyng, and the Louis I. Kahn Collection at the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania.
Visit britishart.yale.edu/museum-shop to purchase the book.
related online program
Friday, August 5, noon
at home: Book Discussion | The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn
Richard Saul Wurman in discussion with information architect Dan Klyn
Please visit britishart.yale.edu for the most up-to-date information.
key specifications for the facsimile of
the notebooks and drawings of Louis I. Kahn
15 x 11.2 inches, vertical
96 pages, including four gatefolds
Two sections: section 1 contains a group of sketches produced at actual size; section 2 includes a group of Kahn’s early sketches and finished renderings of buildings and visions.
Interspersed throughout with text-based largely on transcriptions of unpublished speeches given between 1960 and 1962. Also includes selections from Kahn’s Voice of America broadcast, his Universal Atlas Cement Company folder, the Museum of Modern Art booklet on the Richards Medical Research Building, and an introduction written for the second edition of the book.
Casebound, cream-colored linen cloth-covered front and back covers, front cover stamped in gold with detail of stylized trees from a sketch related to Kahn’s vision for the Yale University Art Gallery.
key specifications for the readers’ guide
15 x 11.2 inches, vertical
New writings from Richard Saul Wurman; William Whitaker (Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania, Louis I. Kahn Collection); Louis Kahn’s three children—Nathaniel Kahn, Sue Ann Kahn, and Alexandra Tyng; Larry Korman (owner of the Kahn Korman House); Courtney J. Martin (Paul Mellon Director, Yale Center for British Art); Jonathan Salk (son of Jonas Salk); Peter Reed (former Senior Deputy for Curatorial Affairs, Museum of Modern Art, NY); critic Paul Goldberger; architect and scholar Mark Gunderson; information architect Dan Klyn; and Jochen Eisenbrand (Chief Curator, Vitra Design Museum), among others.
Tributes from architects who have been winners of the Louis I. Kahn Award: David Adjaye, Tadao Ando, David Chipperfield, Peter Eisenman, Ted Flato, Norman Foster; Jeanne Gang, Frank Gehry, Nicholas Grimshaw, Steven Holl, Daniel Libeskind, Thom Mayne, Antoine Predock, Moshe Safdie, Denise Scott Brown, Robert A. M. Stern, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, and Rafael Viñoly.
Numerous images (many previously unpublished) and additional archival material from the Louis I. Kahn Collection at the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania and from Richard Saul Wurman’s personal collection.
Trade paperback with matte black covers, front cover stamped in silver with a detail of stylized trees from a sketch related to Kahn’s vision for the Yale University Art Gallery.
about designers & books
Designers & Books publishes titles on architecture and design, in special hardcover and trade paperback editions. It is dedicated to books that stimulate both the mind and the senses, with written content of consequence, compelling visuals, and beautiful and thoughtfully chosen production materials.
about yale university press
Founded in 1908, Yale University Press is one of the largest and most distinguished American university presses. By publishing serious works that contribute to a global understanding of human affairs, Yale University Press aids in the discovery and dissemination of light and truth, lux et veritas, which is a central purpose of Yale University. The publications of the Press are books and other materials that further scholarly investigation, advance interdisciplinary inquiry, stimulate public debate, educate both within and outside the classroom, and enhance cultural life. In its commitment to increasing the range and vigor of intellectual pursuits within the university and elsewhere, Yale University Press continually extends its horizons to embody university publishing at its best.
about the yale center for british art
The YCBA is a museum that houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom, encompassing works in a range of media from the fifteenth century to the present. It offers a vibrant program of events and exhibitions year-round both in-person and online. Opened to the public in 1977, the YCBA’s core collection and landmark building— designed by architect Louis I. Kahn—were a gift to Yale University from the collector and philanthropist Paul Mellon (Yale College, Class of 1929). Visit the museum at British art. yale.edu, and connect on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube @yalebritishart.
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What Jesus Demands From The World – John Piper
I encourage everyone to read this powerful book. Doing so will radically change your life and cause you to live for Christ more fully. In this book John Piper passionately shows us what Jesus says we are to do and how we are to live. He does not mince words or make things easy, rather he stays true to the text. If you are looking for a book to spend some time in and be changed, then pick this one up as soon as you can.


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Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman is the third novel in the Dragonlance Chronicles. This is an epic fantasy novel.
This novel had me in tears more than once, great sobbing tears. Without spoilers, one of my favorite characters dies in this book. The death wasn’t unexpected but it left me deeply sadden, which is a testament to just how beautifully written the characters are.
This novel finds our intrepid heroes in a desperate fight against the forces of evil. The evil queen finally makes her appearance and amid the mighty forces of her gathered army, two of our heroes must gather the courage to face evil personified.
There are deep philosophical questions running throughout these novels. These questions range from what is the difference between infatuation and love, what does it truly mean to love, and faith it’s absence and existence. These questions are answered in the context of the characters and the book. These answers set the stage for future world building.
The special bond of the the twins is tested and broken in this novel. The complex relationship is a source of friction, tenderness, and angst that compromises any sibling relationship. This relationship ultimately results in acts of incredible tenderness in the midst of terrifying evil.
An easy five stars of five stars for an engaging and deeply moving story.


An Ordinance for appointing Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, and Constables for the several Counties in this State, for erecting County Courts for the purposes of holding Sessions of the Peace and putting into execution the laws relative to Orphans, Guardians and highways until provisions shall be made by the General Assembly of this State for the same.
Be it ordained and declared by the Representatives of the Freemen of the State of North Carolina in Congress assembled, and it is ordained by the authority of the same, That William Blewitt, Thomas Wade, Charles Medlock, Matthew Raiford, James Picket, Stephen Miller, John Jackson, James Auld, Henry Munger, William Pickett, David Love, John Chiles, George Davidson, Robert Thomas, Cornelius Roberson, John Kimbrough, James Allen, William Hay, William Coleson, John Wall, John Caruth, William Coleson and Thomas Lacy, Esquires, of the County of Anson; John Barrow, Samuel Boatwell, Thomas Respess, James Bonner, Thomas Bonner, Thomas Pevice, Francis Jones, William Brown, Henry Bonner, John Smaw, Robert Tripp, William Boyd, John Kennedy, Reddin Blount, Junr., John Tripp, for the County of Beaufort, Isaac Jones, George Brown, William McRee, John Smith, John Turner, Archibald McKeesick, Abraham Barnes, John Grange, Thomas Owens and Thomas Brown, Esquires, for the County of Bladen; Thomas Pugh, William Gray, John Campbell, James Campbell, George Lockhart, Peter Clinton, John Freeman, Thomas Ward, William Ghoby, Humphrey Hardy, Jonathan Jacocks, Simon Turner, Andrew Oliver, William Bryan, Thomas Rhodes, Reubin Norfleet, James Bryan, Abner Eason, William Benson, George Ryan and William Pugh, Esquires, for the County of Bertie; Richard Quince, Isaac Marion, John Davis, Edward Wingate, Thomas Davis, Richard Quince, Junr., Parker Quince, Robert Snow, Robert Ellis, Robert Schaw, John Rowan, John Bell, Samuel Walters, Roger Davis, Thomas Neale, William Gause, Lewis Dupre, John Fergus, and Needham Gause, Esquires, for the County of Brunswick; Osburn Jeffries, William Johnston, Philemon Hawkins, Benjamin Ward, James Ransome, Jr., William Person, Henry Hill, Thomas Turner, Matthew Thomas, Philip Burfurd, James Ransome, Senr., Young McLemore, Thomas Miller, James Paine, Green Hill, Edward Jones, William Alston, Robert Goodlow, Esquires, for the County of Bute; Joseph Leech, James Davis, Jacob Blount, John Benners, John Carruthers, Richard Ellis, John Fonviele, John Tillman, Edward Franks, William Bryan, Emmanuel Simmons, Alexander Gaston, Jacob Johnston, John Bryan (Trent), William Randall, William Carraway, Bazil Smith, William Tisdale, Silas Stevenson, John Gilyard, and John Carney, Esquires, for the County of Craven; Valentine Wallis, Lewis Welch, William Thompson, Soloman Sheppard, Micajah Frasier, Joseph Bell, David Wallis, Joseph Bell, Kittarel Mundine, John Easton, Thomas Chadwick, Jacob Wade and John Williams, Esquires, for the County of Carteret; Richard Stanley, Kedar Marchand, Samuel Jarvis, Thomas Williams, Willis Etheridge, Nicholas Leving, Taylor Jones, John Nathen, John Powers, Thomas Jarvis, William Ferebee, Nathan Poyner, John Humphries, John Simons, Stephen Brooks, Spencer Hall, Zebulon Williams, Samuel Midgett, Caleb Simons, Maliche Merchant, and Thomas Miller, Esquires, for the County of Currituck; Demsey Sumner, Joseph Blount, Edward Vaile, Senr., Joseph Hewes, Thomas Bonner, John Baptist Beasley, James Blount, James Sumner, William Boyd, Robert Smith, Jacob Hunter, Jethro Benton, Luke Sumner, Thomas Benbury, Thomas Hunter, Josiah Granberry, Charles Bonfield, Joseph Underhill, and William Roberts, Esquires, for the County of Chowan; David Smith, Robert Rowan, William Sprowl, Robert Cobb, Alexander McAllister, Archibald McKay, William Scale, Thomas Matthews, Junr., James McDonald, Gilbert Clark, Philip Alston, Thomas Hadley, Ica Atkins, Alexander Avery, Walter Murray, John Robertson, Charles Campbell, John Matthews, Peter Mallet, John Lyon, William Stringfielder, Theophilus Evans, Robert Cochrane, James Dyer, Esquires for the County of Cumberland; Robert Rutherford, Alexander Clark, Matthew Jones, John Thomson, Balaam Thompson, Charles Matthews, John Ramsey, Richard Kennon, James Sellars, Samuel Stuart, John Nall, and Gray Barbary, Esquires for the County of Chatham; Thomas Edwards, Henry Goodman, Robert Simms, William Hooker, Thomas Williams, William Whitfield, Junior, Robert White, Junior, George Miller, Joseph Pipkin, Constantine Whitfield, John Cobb, Joshua Herring, William Sasser, Spyers Singleton, and Etheldred Ruffin, Esquires for the County of Dobbs; John Sampson, William Houston, Thomas Rutledge, Richard Clinton, James Kenan, William Ball, William Dixon, Thomas Hix, Robert Dickson, Richard Herring, William Taylor, and James Lockhart, Esquires for the County of Duplin; Acquila Sugg, Edward Moore, Samuel Ruffin, Duncan Lamon, Elisha Battle, William Haywood, Sherwood Haywood, Henry Irwin, Joseph Williamson, John Thomas, Matthew Drake, Noah Sugg, Robert Bignall, Nathan Bodie, Exum Lewis, Jonas Johnston, William Hall, Isaac Sessoms, Jacob Dickinson, Arthur Arrington, and Joseph Pender, Esquires for the County of Edgecombe; Robert Harris, Thomas Person, John Pope, William Burford, Jonathan Kitrell, David Mitchell, Robert Lewis, Thornton Yancey, Charles Rust Eaton, Memucan Hunt, John Young, Thomas Bankes, John Taylor, Samuel Smith, Henry Lyre, and John Oliver, Esquires for the County of Granville; Robert Lindsay, Alexander Caldwell, Charles Galloway, Robert McKinnie, William Gray, William Coles, James Martin, Philemon Deatheridge, Joseph Hines, William Gowdy, Adam Lackie, John Collier, James Brown, John Burton, William Clark, John Harris, George Costner, Gabriel Scot, and James Park Farley, Esquires for the County of Guilford; Rotheas Latham, Thomas Jones, Thomas Jordan, William Russell, Benjamin Parmelie, Frederick Baron, Burridge Selby, Robert Gibbs, Benjamin Holloway, Richard Harvey, Phineas Latham, Joseph Hancock, and John Poole, Esquires for the County of Hyde; Matthias Brickel, George Little, Lawrence Baker, James Wright, William Murfree, James Boon, John Harrold, John Northcut, James Reddick, Edward Hair, Josiah Sumner and Benjamin Brown, Esquires for the County of Hertford; Montfort Elbeck, John Bradford, William Branch, Philip Kearney, Egbert Haywood, Joseph John, William Samuel Weldon, John Jones, Charles Paitner, John Geddy, James Allon, Cullen Edwards, John Young, Jeremiah Nelmes, Willis Alston, Willie Jones, John Whitaker, Benjamin McCullock, and John Branch, Esquires for the County of Halifax; William Bryan, Henry Raines, Nathan Williams, Samuel Smith, Needham Bryan, John Hinnant, William McCullers, John Stevens, John Smith, Alexander Avery, Elisha Thomas, William Avery, Richard Warren, Richard Rivers, Phillip Raiford, William Hinnant, Charles Wilkinson, Kedar Powel, Henry Finch and Thomas Lee, Esquires for the County of Johnston; Paul Barringer, Robert Harris, Richard Berry, Martin Phifer, Abraham Alexander, Adam Alexander, Henry Downes, Hezekiah Alexander, David Reese, John Davison, Robert Irwin, John Ford, John McKnit Alexander, Ephraim Brevard, Jeremiah McAfferty, Robert Harris, Junior, James Harris, and Abraham Barnett, Esquires for the County of Mecklenburg; John Hardison, Edward Smithwick, William Slade, William Sherrod, John Lewellen, John Everit, Whitmell Hill, Thomas Wiggins, Thomas Hunter, Kenith McKenzie, Francis Ward, Samuel Smithwick, Samuel Williams, John Ross, John Kennedy, John Griffin, Nathan Mayo, Blake Baker Wiggins, Joshua Taylor, John Perry, James Moore and Thomas Riddick, Esquires for the County of Martin; John Hardee, John Simpson, George Moye, Lazarus Peirce, Amos Atkinson, Peter Reaves, John Williams, Robert Salter, Edmund Williams, Frederick Gibble, John Bower, James Lanier, David Perkins, William Hines, James Latham and William Travis, Esquires for the County of Pitt; John Brevard, Griffith Rutherford, George Henry Barringer, Moses Winslow, William Sharp, Robert King, James Brandon, John Johnston, Andrew Hunt, Jacob Nichols, Matthew Troy, Michael Brown, Israel Cox, Robert Moore, James Carr, Henry Davis, Joseph Steel, William Moore, Christopher Beckman, Andrew Woods, Charles McDowell, Hugh Brevard, Ephraim McLaine, John Perkins, John Conelly, Robert Holmes, Francis Cunningham, Matthew Sharp, Robert Blackburn, James Davison, Esquires for the County of Rowan; Martin Armstrong, William Hall, Charles Macanally, Jacob Boon, Robert Lanier, Benjamin Cleveland, Samuel Freeman, John Hudspeth, Michael Howzer, Matthew Moore, Joseph Winston, Richard Good, Thomas Johnston, Benjamin Hearndon, William Lanier, John Snead, William Dobson, Elisha Isaacks, Matthew Brookes, William Hawkins, Esquires for the County of Surry; Benjamin Blount, Giles Long, Joseph Spruill, Junr., John Hooker, Jeremiah Frasier, James Long, Thomas Horkins, Joseph Whidbee, Stephen Swain, Peter Wynns, Isham Webb, James Phelps, Junr., Benjamin Haril, John Wynns, Matthew Drivengreeses, Isaac Meekins, Edward Blount, Junr., Isaac Alexander, Junior, Richard Hough, Thomas Mackey, John Stubbs, Thomas Averit, Esquires for the County of Tyrrel; Joseph Harding, John Robertson, William Graham, George Lamkin, William Yancey, John M. Kinie, George Black, Robert Johnston, James McAffie, Frederick Hambright, Valentine Mauney, Jonathan Hampton, and William Nevill, Esquires for the County of Tryon; Joseph Lane, Theophilus Hunter, Thomas Hines, Joel Lane, James Martin, Abraham Hill, James Jones, Thomas Wooten, Tignal Jones, Thomas Crawford, Michael Rogers, Lodowick Alford, Joseph Davis, Albridgeton Jones, and William Walton, Esquires for the County of Wake; George Moore, Cornelius Harnett, Richard Quince, Frederick Jones, George Merrick, William Purviance, William Campbell, John Anerum, Sampson Moseley, John Devane, Samuel Swann, John Lillington, William Wilkinson, John Robertson, William Jones, William Jones, Senior, Henry Young, Timothy Bloodworth, and John DuBois, Esquires for the County of New Hanover; John Duke, Howel Edmunds, Drury Gee, William Eaton, Lewis Williamston, Charles Thompson, Allen Jones, Joseph Wood, Hezekiah Hough, Thomas Low, Eaton Haynes, Bennit Hill, and Thomas Parker, Esquires for the County of Northampton; William Gray, James Howard, Henry Rhodes, Lewis Williams, Thomas Johnston, Seth Ward, Benajah Doty, John Spicer, John Starkey, John Brinson, Stephen Grant, Edward Starkey, Robert Nixon, Archibald Gillespie, Stephen Williams, Richard Jerrat, Jacob Charleraft, Shadwick Hall, Reuben Grant, Esquires for the County of Onslow; Alexander Mebane, Senr., Lawrence Thompson, John Hawkins, John Butler, Eli McDaniel, John Hogan, William McCauly, Charles Abercrombie, Richard Binningham, Robert Abercrombie, Junior, James Hogg, William Johnston, Thomas Hart, Nathaniel Rochester, Alexander Mebane, Junr., James Freeland, William Rainey, James Scarlet, John Paine, Richard Holman, Robert Parks, Thomas Rice, George Moore, John Atkinson, James Saunders, William Moore, William Hubbard, John Douglass, Junior, Thomas Taylor, Joseph Allison, Robert Blackwell, Spill Coleman, Jeremiah Poston, James Rice, George Jerot, Esquires for the County of Orange, Benjamin Harvey, Charles Blount, Jesse Eason, John Hollowell, Seth Sumner, Thomas Harvey, Edmund Blount, Jesse Perry, William Skinner and Benjamin Phelps, Esquires for the County of Perquimans; Lemuel Sawyer, Isaac Gregory, Isaac Guilford, Jonathan Banks, John Lowry, Abraham Symons, Jonathan Herring, Thomas Redding, James Shannonhouse, Isaac Sawyer, Edward Everigin, Thomas Boyd, Abner Harrison, Demsey Sawyer, William Scarborough, Charles Grandy, Enoch Relfe, Willis Bright and Timothy Hixon, Esquires for the County of Pasquotank; John Carter, John Sevier, Charles Robeson, Valentine Sevier, Robert Lucas, John Haile, Andrew Grear, Thomas Simpson, Jacob Womack, John Shelby, George Russell, William Bean, Henry Clark, Zacharias Isbell, Aaron Pinson, John McNabb, Thomas Houghton, William Higgins, Isaac Johnston, Andrew Baker, Junior, and William Clarke, Esquires for the District of Washington, shall be Justices for keeping the peace and the Governor is hereby impowered to issue commissions to proper persons in each County and the said District to qualify the said Justices, and that they shall have power to hold Sessions of the Peace in their respective Counties on the days for holding County Courts by the Act of Assembly last in force in North Carolina and in the District of Washington on the fourth Tuesday in February, May, August and November, next if not otherwise ordered by Act of Assembly, and to enquire, hear and determine crimes and misdemeanors and to enforce all Laws relative to the Orphans, Guardians, Probate of Wills, and granting Letters Testamentary and of Administration to take proof of Deeds, and granting Commissions for taking the privy Examination of Feme Coverts and high Ways in such manner and under such restrictions as Inferior Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions or Justices of the Peace may and can execute and enforce the same pursuant to an ordinance of this present Congress intitled An Ordinance to enforce the Statute Laws and such parts of the Common Law and Acts of Assembly heretofore in use here; also to enforce such Resolves of the Conventions and Congresses of this State which have not had their effect and also to execute and perform any such power or Duty as any Ordinance of this Congress shall appoint or require, and the said Justices of the Peace within their respective Counties and in the District of Washington are hereby authorized to execute the Resolves of the Congress held at Halifax in April, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, relative to debtors who may abscond, remove or resist in like manner, and under like restrictions as Committees were by the said Resolves, authorized and empowered to proceed.
And be it also ordained that the Justices of the Peace in the respective Counties and in the District of Washington, shall have power to appoint Clerks of the County Courts and Sessions of the Peace by a majority of the votes of all the Justices in the Commission of the Peace, and all such Clerks when appointed shall hold their respective offices during good behavior.
And be it further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, That the persons appointed Justices of the Peace by this Ordinance before entering upon ana executing the said office, shall take the oath appointed to be taken by publick officers, and also the following oath, to-wit: I, A. B. do swear that as a Justice of the Peace in the County of —— in all Articles in the Commission to me directed, I will do equal right to the poor and to the rich after my cunning, Wit and power and to the best of my judgment according to law and I will not be of Council in any quarrel hanging before me, I will not let for Gift or other cause but well and truly I will do my office of a Justice of the Peace as well within the County Court and Sessions of the Peace as without and I will not take any fee, Gift, Gratuity or Reward for anything to be done by virtue of my office, and I will not direct or cause to be directed any warrant by me to be made to the parties but I will direct such to the Sheriff or Constable of the County or other the officers or ministers of the State or other indifferent persons to do execution thereof. So help me God.
And to prevent a failure of Justice, Be it ordained by the authority aforesaid, that the respective Justices of the Peace shall at their first Sessions, which shall be held after the passing of this Ordinance appoint some substantial Freeholder in their County to be the Sheriff until the General Assembly shall make Provision to the Contrary, which Sheriff when so chosen shall enter into Bond with good Security in the penalty of one thousand pounds payable to the Governor and his successors agreeable to and as near as may be to the form of a Bond payable to the King in an act entitled An Act for appointing Sheriffs and Directing their duty in office and in executing all process, and in apprehending and securing criminals, the several Sheriffs in this State shall be governed by the said Act, when it is not inconsistent with or repugnant to the Independence of this State or the rules and regulations in force within the same and shall also appoint as many constables as they may think necessary who shall before entering upon the execution of their office, take an oath of Allegiance to the State and an Oath of office.
And be it further ordained by the Authority aforesaid, That this Ordinance shall continue and be in force until the end of the next session of the General Assembly and no longer. Read the third time and ratified in open Congress this 23rd of December, 1778.Sources:


for the study and prevention of the unexpected perinatal death and the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
The Publisher MDPI in collaboration with the Centro Lino Rossi has published two Special Collections of scientific contributions:
a "Special Issue" for the journal Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418) entitled "Autopsy for Medical Diagnostics", edited by Giulia Ottaviani, Anna Maria Lavezzi and Simone Gusmao Ramos and one for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) entitled "Human Exposure to Environmental Contaminants and Health Implications", edited by Anna Maria Lavezzi, and Malarvannan Govindan.
ASN Neuro (Sage Publications) has activated a "Special Collection" entitled: “Updates on the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Breathing Control”
Deadline for submitting manuscripts: December 31, 2022.
The objectives of this special collection are: 1) to collect contributions aimed at expanding current knowledge on the neurological mechanism of breathing control and 2) to investigate the neuropathology of syndromes related to sleep abnormalities, such as OSAS and SIDS. Authors are encouraged to submit original research articles relating to the above goals. Comments and short reports are also welcome.
Frontiers has published an eBook that includes all contributions to the Research Topic “Updates on the Neuropathology of Sudden Unexplained Perinatal Death and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders”, edited by Anna Maria Lavezzi, Ana Paula Abdala and William Fifer. The papers are grouped into two main sections, according to the purposes of the Research Topic: 1) Neuropathology of Sudden Unexplained Perinatal Death 2) Neuropathology of Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
The aim of this Special Issue was to collect original research articles aimed at widening the current knowledge on this field and in particular to highlight:
which exogenous risk factors are able to alter so seriously the intrauterine environment to cause troubles in infancy;
which diseases in the first years of life can be recognized as being of intrauterine origin as a consequence of prenatal exposure to toxics.
The contributions to the Research Topic "New approaches to the pathogenesis of Sudden Intrauterine Unexplained Death and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome", edited by Anna M. Lavezzi and Conrad E. Johanson, in collaboration with Frontiers in Neurology, now appear in a special eBook available for download on Frontiers. The articles have been subdivided in two sections: 1) Original hypotheses; 2) Guidelines.
Mitochondrial DNA content: a new potential biomarker for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Why Should Clinical Autopsies Continue to Exist?
Sudden Unexpected Death Associated with Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Study of the Cardiac Conduction System.
Editorial : Updates on the Neuropathology of Sudden Unexplained Perinatal Death and Other Neurodevelopmental Disordersin the fetal brain - New perspectives in understanding the pathogenesis of unexplained stillbirths.
Altered Development of Mesencephalic Dopaminergic Neurons in SIDS: New Insights into Understanding Sudden Infant Death Pathogenesis.
The mesencephalic periaqueductal gray, a further structure involved in breathing failure underlying Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Silver nanoparticles in the fetal brain - New perspectives in understanding the pathogenesis of unexplained stillbirths.
Substantia Nigra abnormalities provide new insight on the neural mechanisms underlying the sleep-arousal phase dysfunctions in SIDS.


The CUHK Library catalogue interface has moved from Big Five to Unicode since July 2003. With a web browser also using Unicode encoding, users can search and see an improved display of diacritics, traditional and simplified Chinese characters, Japanese kana and Korean hangul. In order to make full use of the capability of the Unicode interface, the Library has converted hundreds of internal EACC/CCCII codings to align with the current Unicode standard.
CUHK is the first UGC library to migrate to Unicode and complete the conversion. This inhouse conversion started in July 2003 and was successfully completed within one month.


Resources for 14-16 year old Skills for Life learners
A good practice guide, case studies, glossary and a download on vocational language skill acquisition, all available from the Basic Skills Agency
The 14-16 Good Practice Guide is a survey of emerging practice. More than Containment provides five case studies of programmes for 14-16 year olds with basic skills needs who are at risk from exclusion or have already been excluded. The Glossary of Terms is a jargon-busting glossary for schools, colleges and other providers in England. More than keywords is available as a download, and relates how young learners develop the language skill of a vocational subject. You may also want to check out the Skills and Work leaflets, which build on the successful Survival Skills leaflets to offer an overview of the speaking and listening, reading, writing and numeracy levels needed for different occupations.
You can find full details of the resources, including information on how to order, in Downloads.
Support from the Basic Skills Agency
Brenda Ainsley, Senior Assistant Director, Secondary/Post-16
National Development Team at the Basic Skills Agency, is happy to offer inputs into meetings and events for Skills for Life Professionals about the resources and about the Agency's work in the 14-16 sector. You can contact Brenda at email@example.com or telephone 0115 9894662.


THE ORIGIN OF THE WILD SONNETS
There are now over 600 Wild Sonnets. I started writing this series of poems eight years ago as a personal mission to create a variation of the sonnet that was innovative, unique, modern and mine. The six published volumes feature 100 poems each – and I am in the process of writing the seventh book now.
ABOUT THE WILD SONNET FORM
The Wild Sonnet takes the 14 lines of the sonnet and divides them into two stanzas of seven lines, each capped with a rhyming couplet. The five preceding lines are allowed to ramble and stray from the iambic and pentameter which is the norm for the form. This is what makes them wild.
SELECTIONS FROM THE 6 WILD SONNETS BOOKS
My mission as a poet and artist is to create work that is meaningful, memorable – and if possible, masterful. Connection and craft are both deeply important as I write each of The Wild Sonnets. The gallery below features two poems from each of the six books.
If you would like to own the full six-book experience, I have put together a download that includes all 6 volumes of The Wild Sonnets – The Complete Collection for only $15. Here are two reviews from esteemed and established fellow poets (who are admittedly also honored friends):
THE WILD SONNETS IN PAPERBACK
The Wild Sonnets paperback editions are sold via my publisher BookBaby. They produce an amazing product, and these books look gorgeous and glossy.
Here are the links to order on their Bookshop site.
Want to preview the newest Wild Sonnets? I am posting them to Substack, and will collect them all into the next book, The Wild Sonnets: Volume VII (601-700) – to be released in August 2024. Use the button below to read them now.


Follow the crazy adventures of an Alabama cyclist all over the world.
Tues, 1/28 @ 1:57PM – US Hwy 31 at the library
Tues, 1/28 @ 1:57PM – US Hwy 31 at the library. A little farther down the hill, I see a man walking down Hwy 31 south at the Vestavia Hills Library. Cars have slid into the grassy median. I start to worry about my own traction as the road is starting to get icy. I pick my route more carefully alternating between riding in the grass or deeper snow on the road depending on which looks faster and easier to ride. Wind-blown stretches like the one shown in this picture had to be avoided. You can see in this picture that I am riding down a stretch of deeper snow between two wind-blown sections.


I’m a reader. Always have been, always will be. I read at night and at the breakfast table, on my breaks at work, and while I’m waiting for Middle Weasel to finish Ringette practice.
But there are some times when it’s not practical to have your nose in a book. When I go running, I’ve found that reading is a hazard to those around me, as well as myself. When I’m ironing, it’s tricky to manage the iron, the garment and the book. Tasks like cleaning the bathroom floor become very tricky.
So it was that a few years ago I became a member of Audible.com. I’d amassed a reasonable collection of audio books on cds, but switching them back and forth between the car and the household cd players had resulted in scratches and lost discs. I was looking for a better solution. Audible have a big range of audio books, and their app can be downloaded to phones, pcs, and tablets. I have it installed on my phone, on my desktop, my kindle and my netbook. I pay a membership fee each month, which entitles me to one free book each month.
The mathematicians out there will be pointing out that my book is not, ACTUALLY free, because I’m paying my monthly membership. And that’s true, but the membership is a flat rate, and it’s often less than the regular price of the book I choose to purchase. Along with that, there are special offers available to members that turn up often, like $4.99 deals, or “Buy one, get one free” offers.
My app told me yesterday that I now have 61 books in my library, which made me think about my most recent acquisitions. There were two books that I bought and listened to quite compulsively. Normally, as I’ve said, the books are background to a dull task, but these two were so engrossing that I used my phone as a portable sound system and listened to them as I walked the dog, drove to work and did the shopping.
The first was a book I had read years before. Neil Gaiman’s “Anansi Boys“, read here by Lenny Henry. (Find the book on Amazon HERE ) In my memory, it had taken on the sinister tone of “American Gods”, a book I’d read much more recently. When it came up on Audible, I began to listen and suddenly remembered how much I had enjoyed it. It was FUNNY! The story has serious moments, even some gruesome ones, but the telling is delightful, the characters far out of the usual way, and Lenny Henry achieves the miraculous in delivering believable voices for people who range from young women to middle aged men to ancient crones. The magic in the story fits well into London and Saint Andrews, and best of all, the ending is more than satisfactory (I have a deep-rooted distrust of ambiguous or downbeat endings).
This, then, was a book I knew once but had forgotten. But a recent offer gave me the chance to try a book I had heard about, but never read. Hugh Howey’s “Wool” had sparked a lot of interest because it began life as a self-published short story, then pressure from friends and readers brought about the novel, which sold so well online that it became a “real” book, then a NYT bestseller. I had resisted getting a copy, because, frankly, it sounded dull. “Wool” as a title made me imagine it was about the wool trade. I’m sure you could write a “Sarum” style history of the wool trade in Europe, and have exciting characters and helicopter chases and so on. I’m sure reviewers would have to work quite hard not to use the phrase “Spins a yarn” when writing about it.
Luckily for everyone, this is NOT what the book is about. “Wool” is actually about the inhabitants of a Silo. They have lived in the silo for generations, knowing that the air outside is toxic, and that talk of wanting to leave, or criticising the silo can get the expelled, forced to clean the sensors that provide the only view of the grim world beyond. Life in the silo is sparse, but bearable. The story begins with the Sheriff, who has served many years, suddenly expressing his desire to go outside. His wife went mad three years before and was sent outside, and now he wishes to go after her, even though her body is clearly visible through the sensors, slumped dead on a nearby hill.
This sounds gloomy, and the truth is that the story IS grim. There are many secrets and conspiracies in the silo, and the good people who rise to the challenge brought about by the Sheriff’s decision don’t always come out of things well. At times I was worried that a bad ending would mean I had listened to the whole story only to be disappointed. However, despite the tension and the grim nature of the events, I think the story ended well, and I’ve since discovered there are sequels – this is the first of a trilogy, but it works well as a standalone tale.
Thanks to audible, I have a great library of stories, read to me by some terrific narrators. The fact that the company is now a subsidiary of Amazon may put some people off, but I don’t mind – Amazon publish my e-books, after all. It also means that I never forget my Audible login, as it’s the same as my Amazon one these days. For someone who hates to be without a book, it’s a great alternative.
I have not been paid by Audible or Amazon for this piece. Although, you know, if they DID decide to pay me a bunch of cash, I wouldn’t say no….
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Ahsoka Tano, a Togruta female, was the Padawan learner to Anakin Skywalker and a hero of the Clone Wars. Alongside Anakin, she grew from headstrong student into a mature leader. But her destiny laid along a different path than the Jedi.
A Jedi with a sarcastic sense of humor and a reputation for not playing by the rules, Quinlan Vos was an expert tracker renowned for his ability to read memories from objects people handled.
Tee Watt Kaa's tribe of Lurmen landed on Maridun -- an uncharted world -- to escape the bloodshed and violence of the Clone Wars. Tee Watt Kaa believed in non-violence and non-aggressive solutions. The Lurmen colonists carved out a peaceful existence on the plains of Maridun, harvesting enormous seedpods to use as shelter, extracting vital oils within for nourishment and medicine.
At the time of their introduction, the Republic clone troopers represented the future of galactic warfare. Far superior to battle droids, the clone troopers formed the backbone of the Republic's new military that waged war against the forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. So symbolic were they of the times, the galaxy-wide conflict that saw their debut took its name from their ranks: the Clone Wars.
Ryloth is the principal planet in the Ryloth system located in the Outer Rim near Tatooine. It is home to the Twi'leks, a humanoid species with two large, fleshy head-tails growing from their skulls. The Twi'leks call these prehensile appendages lekku and can communicate through subtle lekku gestures, although they also speak Twi'leki. During the Clone Wars, scheming Separatist warlords blockaded and invaded Ryloth, hoping to steal its riches.


Clay County Library News
June 14, 2013
The Clay County Library Summer Reading program has begun! We have several teen volunteers who would love to read to your child, as well as lead them in crafts and provide them with refreshments. Story hour is every Tuesday and Thursday, beginning at 9:30.
Teen Night will be on June 21. We are thinking “beach”, so bring towels, squirt guns, and a change of clothes.
New books in the library include “Adoring Addie” by Leslie Gould, “The Message On the Quilt” by Stephanie Grace Whitson, “The English Horses” by William Luckey, and “The Pillagers” by Max von Kreisler. Come in and check us out!