Dudley Hardy, Woman Reading
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Dudley Hardy (1867 - 1922) Woman Reading
Watercolour, signed lower right, probably scene of Breton woman
Dudley Hardy, RI, ROI, RBA, RMS, PS, Born in Sheffield Yorkshire, Dudley Hardy was an English painter and illustrator. He was the eldest son of the marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy under whose tuition he first learned to draw and paint. In 1882 he attended the Dusseldorf Academy where he remained for three years. After a further two years' study in Paris and at Antwerp Academy he returned to England to live and work in London.
In 1885 Hardy began exhibiting at the Royal Academy, an association that lasted his lifetime. His painting, Sans Asile (1889), a view of rough sleepers in Trafalgar Square, was exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Royal Society of Bristish Artists Gallery in 1893; it was this painting that established his reputation.
The prime subjects for his work became the Middle East and Brittany; painting scenes of desert life and Breton peasantry. He a war artist for the 1890s Sudanese war, providing illustrations for London periodicals. His interest in illustration led to the production of French posters, most notably the Yellow Girl advertisement for Today magazine, and Gaiety Girls, a series of posters depicting actresses of the Gaiety Theatre. Further illustrations were for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and the Savoy Teatre. Much of Dudley Hardy's illustrative work is held at the Victoria & Albert Museum. In the early 1900s he produced a range of comical postcards and in 1909 a series of caricatures for the souvenir programme of the Doncaster Aviation Meeting, England's first airshow.
Hardy joined his friend George Haite (see an example of Haite's work on our website - South of France) as a founder member of the London Sketch Club and became the club's president. He later joined the Eccentric Club.
Dudley Hardy died in 1922.


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Albany Public Library strives to educate, entertain, and empower the people of Albany.
Disaster relief, blood collection and services to military & veterans
Capital City Rescue Mission proclaims the Gospel to the homeless and needy of the Capital Region while providing for the whole person, body, mind, and spirit, to help them return to society as productive citizens.
We provide a platform for small businesses to be known and a network of resources to provide free services for the community.
We address the needs and rights of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life.
We build community, grow leaders, and foster authentic relationships grounded in the celebration of differences by increasing the capacity for civil discourse through the sharing of stories.


At Creative Scholars we believe in the power of children’s voices and ideas. Our curriculum is project-based and focused on the children’s interests and questions. An underlying principle is that children represent their ideas in many different ways which include the visual arts. The studio is a space that allows children and teachers to work in small groups on these representations. It is also a space that invites the exploration of new art tools and materials. At Creative Scholars, children are taught how to use materials such as water colors, clay, wire, wood, fabrics, and more! The studio holds a collection of found materials, those materials such as old buttons, lids, and more that others might look at as trash, but the children look at as opportunities to create. Children are invited to use these materials as they create their own individual art.
This space also hosts our community library and an invitation to gather and sit. Here families can read stories or talk if they need a bit of time before transitioning to and from school. Families are also invited to borrow books so that children can share their favorite stories with those at home!


The Circling Spirits Call Us Home: Connecting Researchers with the Spiritual and Sacred through the Traditional Healer
The first part of the title, Circling Spirits Call Us Home, refers to the calling of traditional healers and researchers to their respective practices. Many traditional healers and researchers will tell you the circling spirits call them “home” to their practices and most heed the calling. In answering their calling many scholars and researchers who spend time with traditional healers find themselves at the edge of their disciplines; some say through their experiences they have been called to explore the spiritual and the sacred, too.
Often these researchers find themselves coping with life in the context of a marginal culture. The study of traditional healers can stretch the credibility of conventional investigators who find themselves in these settings. What we often have then is a marginal person conducting research on marginal people with marginal research methods.
Numerous scientific accomplishments and discoveries come from curious researchers who place themselves at the edge of their fields of inquiry. Science cannot advance rapidly with the monotonous repetition of conventional methods and wisdom. Science grows and prospers only when we afford investigators the opportunity to take a topic to the edge of existing knowledge.
At the crux of the core motif of indigenous people is the belief that the sacred, the spirit, and spirituality are omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent; the belief is indisputable and unassailable. Yet these deeply held and abiding beliefs are not without those who criticize the beliefs for their seeming animalistic qualities, their ethereal fundamentals, and their seeming lack of demonstrable evidence.
Frequently hidden from the view of outsiders, traditional belief systems and practices are a source for explanations of various experiences ranging from the occurrence of natural phenomena to the cause and treatment of physical and psychological conditions. For example, magical thinking, as it’s referred to in the psychiatric literature, often is a source of many indigenous societies’ explanations and thus is worthy of consideration by the scientific community.
The processes by which traditional indigenous people go about relating to life often are drastically different from the processes used by Western science and specifically the social and behavioral sciences. In fact, knowledge of these traditional ways cannot be obtained through the scientific grid. This presentation will explore the researcher’s relationship with traditional healers, indigenous ways of knowing, and the foray into alternative research approaches.
Joseph Trimble’s website can be found here.


I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing
Than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
- e. e. cummings
To learn the secret language of the universe is to walk deep into oneself; to discover the eternal soul that never stops singing, never stops reaching, never stops participating in the song of the universe. Here there is no darkness, no light; here there is no wrong, no right. It is all at once and not at all.
Russian literature embodies a great suffering soul. It becomes tiresome to read after a while because it is so heavy: the weight of the universe can be felt all at once by picking up a Russian classic. Not generally but occasionally, English literature offers a relief from the thick swampy soul in that of a light-footed and playful one. Here reading does not make one frown while poring through the words; here the words can dance and tickle and laugh. Here is the soul of a child.
What should one aspire to? Anything that he wishes to be, naturally. Being is the basic condition of a human orchestra - the soul never stops singing, the body never stops working, the heart never stops beating, the mind never stops creating.


Develop a Classroom Reading Environment
Early childhood educators have a unique opportunity to tap into a child’s natural curiosity and encourage early learning. Ready Readers reinforces these efforts, partnering with licensed or license-exempt early childhood programs to provide early literacy services and resources. We serve children ages 5 and under in low-income communities throughout the St. Louis area.
Through our free Storytime Program, we bring joyful experiences to your classroom with weekly visits by our trained volunteer Readers. Children hear new stories each week and delight in activities that bring books to life.
- Weekly 30-minute storytime with the same Ready Readers volunteer
- Seven to eight personalized, high-quality gift books per school year for each child and for your classroom
- Extension activities for the teacher with each gift book
- For additional copies of extension activities, email our Literacy & Curriculum Coordinator
- Quarterly Ready Readers e-newsletter
- Opportunities to participate in free, literacy-based field trips
- Additional new and gently used books for classroom libraries
For more information about the Storytime Program,
email our Volunteer Coordinator.
Teachers who participate in our program are invited to attend Ready Readers state-approved, professional development workshops, created by our own Literacy & Curriculum Coordinator. Join us and discover new ways to energize learning in your preschool classroom, while also earning state-required, clock-hour credits. Each session includes books for you to take back and share with your eager little learners.
“Helping Children Learn: Using Children’s Literature to Reduce the Effects of Trauma, Develop Emotional Literacy, and Teach Self-Calming Techniques”
3 credit hours
“Full STEAM Ahead! Using Children’s Literature to Play and Learn Across the Curriculum”
3 credit hours
“Music, Movement & Imagination: Storytime FUN!”
2 credit hours
For on-site professional development, workshop costs or stipends, or to suggest a workshop topic, contact our Literacy & Curriculum Coordinator.
To promote classroom reading beyond our weekly visits, Ready Readers now offers the Book-A-Day Program. It’s a great way to explore new topics and to build libraries at home and in the classroom.
How it works
In this two-year program, Ready Readers provides the classroom teacher with 16 weeks of themed units and 64 new read-aloud books, along with extension activities and weekly curriculum prompts. Teachers receive up to seven state-approved professional development clock hours each year as part of the Book-a-Day program. Teachers communicate regularly with Ready Readers about their classroom’s progress throughout the year. At the end of the school year, each student chooses five favorite books from the themed units to take home for summer reading.
Participation in the Book-A-Day Program is currently by invitation. To learn more, email our Program Manager & Book Coordinator.


This briefing paper looks at the ways in which the education and research missions of the University of Exeter can help social innovation to flourish in Cornwall. It does so in the context of a new Government, with new priorities, and against the background of continuing economic, social, and environmental challenges for the Duchy.
“Social innovations are innovations that are social in both their ends and their means. They are innovations that are not only good for society but also enhance individuals’ capacity to act”
(EU Commission, Guide to Social Innovation, 2013)


Love a Good Book Day!
Everyone enjoys a good book on a cold winter afternoon! With that in mind, the children of Upper Elementary celebrated Love a Good Book Day on Wednesday, Feb. 12. In the morning, the children selected some new reading material by participating in the Book Swap. The afternoon was devoted to reading as the children, dressed in their pajamas, found a cozy space in the classroom to enjoy their books. Check out a few pictures from the day!This entry was posted in Karner Blue. Bookmark the permalink.


Antiquarian books pre-1850 (the 1840s seeing the advent of both colour printing and photography) can still command high prices, even in today's digital age. Recent successes include the £8,500 paid for Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology, or £3,800 for Byrne's Euclid. The latter was part of collection of books seen in a routine house call in Sneyd Park, Bristol. The vendor believed that there was little of value there, but the collection totalled £15,000 - thanks to a number of fascinating rare local history books.
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Best Book Cover
Readers of Clean Fiction Magazine voted for their favorite book cover and named The Withering the winner!
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
"Patton has crafted a redemptive tale of brotherhood, sacrifice, and hope."
—Emily Hayse, award-winning author of Seventh City, the 2020 Realm Awards' winner for Book of the Year
"The Withering is a compelling story set against a stark dystopian landscape. Patton has put together a gripping scenario that combines suspense, intrigue, and a truly likeable cast of characters to cheer on. This smartly written, tautly paced, and carefully plotted tale will linger with you long after you turn the last page."
—Shana Dow, Author of The Keepers of the Balance series
"I stayed up into the wee hours and read the whole thing. Superb storytelling … Compelling and thought-provoking. It will be a great witnessing tool for the sci-fi/fantasy community!”
—Daphne Self, author of When Legends Rise and Into the Unknown: Seven Short Stories of Faith and Bravery
“I really felt those Perelandra vibes throughout, and the mix of tension with (superbly done) supernatural elements made me feel like I was reading a peer of Peretti or Dekker.”
—Kate Stein, Author of the Earthbound series.
About THE WITHERING
Their world has reached its end... the fight for their future has only just begun.
The moon will soon collide with the surface of Noloro, and three orphaned teens have nothing left in the world but each other. As the apocalypse threatens to end all life on their world, Rho is desperate to protect his little brother and secure a future for themselves, while Jeema falls captive to her dark past. A sardonic traveling magician offers them a way off their dying world, but at what cost? Their search for an escape will force them to face questions of flesh v. spirit, natural life v. eternal life, and physical death v. spiritual death. Family, faith, and courage are at the heart of this end-of-the-world adventure.
Title: The Withering
Author: P.S. Patton
Publisher: Ambassador International
Genre: YA Fantasy/Adventure
Release Date: July 26, 2022
Available Formats: Paperback + eBook
Price: US $17.99
Page Count: 391
P.S. Patton is a speculative fiction author and songwriter based on the Central Coast of California.
He is a thirty-something husband and father who spent his early years reading superhero comics, writing and illustrating comics of his own, learning the secrets of the ooze, the balance of the force, the deeper magic from before the dawn of time, awakening the wind fish, shooting marbles and slamming pogs, collecting and trading Pokémon cards, rescuing Hyrule, becoming the Hero of Time, searching the scriptures, studying eschatology, and feeling just as—if not more—fascinated with the worlds of Shakespear, Dickens, Melville, and Steinbeck; as with those of Rowling, King, Lewis, and Tolkien.
He currently resides in the small town of Templeton, CA with his wife Andrea, his two children Sophia and Phin, and a rambunctious Boston Terrier named Rocket, who more than lives up to his name.
Q: Tell us about yourself and your faith journey
I can’t remember a time when I did not have a strong faith. I never had that moment which most Christians speak of where they make a decision to accept Christ, I had just always known Him, and have spent my life getting to know Him better. In high school, I became absolutely fascinated with the STORY of the Bible from start to finish, the use of actual human lives and the rising and falling of empires as metaphors and symbols to convey a deeper message to the reader. It instilled in me the incredible truth that God was the first and best author, and that my passion for creating a complex interwoven story comes from the fact that I was made in His image. Deep dives into the Bible helped me to develop a passion for seeking the truth where it is concealed. Proverbs 25:2 declares “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter (KJV),” which is something I have taken to heart as both a challenge during my studies and as an example to follow in regards to my own writing.
Q: When did you know you wanted to become a writer?
I spent my childhood and teenage years drawing/writing comics, writing/playing songs on my guitar, and wandering the house with a video camera, trying to convince my little brothers to make a movie with me. Inspiration was all around me, from the films I watched which sparked my imagination, to the comic books I read and tried to emulate, to the song lyrics I admired that kicked off my passion for songwriting and entertaining. As I grew older and began to fall in love with literature, I was so intrigued with stories that weren’t afraid to go deeper, and employed strong uses of symbolism and metaphor such as East of Eden (my all-time favorite), The Catcher in the Rye, and The Great Gatsby. In the other direction, I couldn’t help but wonder at the sheer adventure and creativity of many a genre fiction series such as The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, The Dark Tower, and C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. Film franchises like Star Wars, The Matrix, and pretty much any good sci-fi/fantasy of course had an enormous influence on my drive to write as well. All in all, I would say that my decision to become a writer was much like my decision to become a Christian - it never really WAS a decision at all; it had been happening all my life.
Q: How does your faith influence your writing?
I can only write from my own life-experience. Seeing as how my faith is the biggest influence on my life, I don’t see how my faith could not influence my writing. That being said, I am not writing stories to preach or to exclude. I am writing stories that feel real to me, the kinds of stories I would like to read. I've enjoyed reading stories with characters with beliefs contrary to my own. For example, I enjoyed reading Siddhartha, and yet, I didn't feel as if I had to be a Buddhist to enjoy that story. I enjoyed reading Ready Player One, despite the not-so-subtle disparaging comments toward Christians. Christ is present in The Withering, as are the forces of the enemy. The spiritual battle over Rho and Jeema is central to the story, and I won't shy away from that. My characters are struggling with their faith, with feeling cheated by the harsh world they've been born into, and with the idea that they may not ever have a chance to fall in love, have children, or to grow old. As their circumstances become more dire, they are forced to make decisions about who they will trust, who they will follow, and what it is that they truly believe.
Q: When did this particular story first stir in your heart?
I think it was 2009, and I had finished reading Stephen King’s The Gunslinger. I fell in love with the author’s voice, and with the unbound depths and brilliance of his imagination, yet I was utterly unsatisfied with his lack of direction and purpose (not to mention downright appalled at some of the grotesque imagery). Often, general market fiction will not point to God intentionally, but will do so indirectly with a strong message of that which is good standing strong, enduring, and eventually overcoming that rising and seemingly insurmountable force of evil which threatens the world as our characters know it (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc.). However, the world of the Gunslinger was one of an unquenched hopelessness. Reading it turned out to be one of the most inspiring wastes of time ever. It was somewhat of a glittering generality; beautiful, powerful, and ultimately meaningless. Upon finishing, I was left with a new inspiration to tell a story set in a similar world—one of hopelessness, despair, and darkness—but to infuse it with the truth that there is in fact a light, that there is redemption, and that there is always hope, even in the most dire and seemingly inescapable situations. You can read a story on two levels, and so Stephen King’s 55k word assertion that there is no real meaning or purpose to any of this became the spark which ignited my 98k word reply to that eternal incongruity.
Q: Do you have other books?
Yes! My short story Safeship is included in a sci-fi/thriller anthology called Into the Unknown: Seven Short Stories of Faith and Bravery. It's available as an eBook only and can be purchased on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Google Play. You can also go to www.pspatton.com to find the links to purchase it.
I have a lot of projects in various stages of (in)completion, and I’m not sure exactly when or what will be ready to share next. I have two completed manuscripts which are the first two installments of a children’s picture book series that I have not found time to properly pitch to agents just yet. I have one manuscript that I feel really good about that I’ve finished the detailed outline phase and have moved on to the first draft, though I’ve only just begun. I am also hard at work on the first installment of a fantasy series which I’ve been chewing on for over a decade now, and has undergone many, many variations, but I've finally been able to wrap my head around how enormous this world is and start writing. This is a world that I’ve given much thought to, which is brimming with interesting characters, races, incredible spiritual phenomena, and complex stories I’m still figuring out exactly how to tell. I have a pervading feeling that the stories in this particular star system will be my favorite and most exciting bit of writing, so I’m taking my time and letting the ideas flow out at their own pace. I'm also working on a middle grade adventure that is turning out to be really fun.
Finally, I’ve written a lot of songs lately, including worship songs that I have plans to share in the very near future. Subscribe to my YouTube channel if you are interested in hearing more on those!
Q: What do you hope readers will take away from your book?
I hope that readers will take away an experience, a journey, and characters that they loved getting to know. At the end of the day, if readers wanted to hear the Gospel, they’d read the Bible or go to listen to a sermon. That's not why I'm here. Readers pick up a novel because they want to go on a journey, and while Christian readers would hope that the underlying message is one of truth, they still want the journey to be incredible and impactful. They want to see something new and inspirational, and they want to feel a range of deep emotions. I hope that all readers will fall in love with these characters and love every minute of their journey. I hope that Christian readers in particular come to the final page and feel inspired to create something of their own that rings true, and feel challenged to create something even better and more entertaining as they shine their light into the darkness.


Architect Alberto Kalach’s amazing library in Mexico City contains bookshelves that hang from the ceiling, and a whale bone sculpture by artist Gabriel Orozco.
After a visit to the labyrinthine and often-claustrophobic Mercado de Sonora Witch’s Market, Duke and I took a short Uber ride to the Biblioteca Vasconcelos in the Colonia Buenavista neighborhood. Dedicated to José Vasconcelos, a Mexican writer, philosopher and politician, the library’s interior is unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
From the building’s exterior — a fortress of concrete and steel grillwork — you’d never imagine the airy futuristic interior within. However, getting into the hallowed repository of knowledge was a bit tricky. Initially, Duke and I saw the gaping maw of the parking garage and wondered if we had to enter there. We skirted around to the right of the building in an attempt to gain access. When we realized there wasn’t an entrance there either, we paused to ask a local who was walking his dog. He gestured to the left side of the library. We thanked him and made our way over to a courtyard with a couple of smaller buildings and the main entrance.
When we first stepped foot inside the 400,000-square-foot Biblioteca Vasconcelos, designed by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach, we could barely contain our giddiness. We looked around in wonder, our necks craning in every direction.
Story after story of metal and glass bookcases defy logic, while simultaneously offering a sense of complete order, floating above like a science fiction version of Hogwarts. Thin steel beams seem barely able to support the monumental stacks filled with books. Hazy silhouettes of patrons can be glimpsed through translucent sea-green catwalks.
We felt as though we had entered a sacred space, one that evoked the same reverence of the organic space-age architecture of La Sagrada Família church in Barcelona, Spain.
Sunlight plays a major role at the Biblioteca Vasconcelos, filling the interior with natural light. Ingenious louvered glass panels soften the sun's rays and keep the library from getting too hot.
As we passed by the first floor patios, we saw teens practicing dance routines, mimicking the choreography seen in some pop star’s latest music video. Beyond them, we could see the sprawling botanic garden that surrounds the structure. During our stay in Mexico City, we saw chilangos of all ages, from teens to seniors, dancing in public spaces.
Whenever I got too close to the cable rails on the upper floors of the library, my head would spin with vertigo. It became clear that this was a library for the brave. God forbid I needed a book located at the end of one of these stacks.
A Whale of a Time: Orozco’s Mobile Matrix
Hovering above the central atrium hall is the striking Mátrix Móvil (Mobile Matrix in English), an intricately inscribed gray whale skeleton fitted onto a metal armature. Conceptual artist Gabriel Orozco and his team used over 6,000 mechanical pencils to etch concentric circles onto the bones, which stretch over 38 feet long. I learned that the whale had died after beaching itself on the Baja Peninsula during a migratory trip along the Mexican Pacific coast. The art piece adds a museum-like quality to the space.
There’s a lot to see in Mexico City, but the Biblioteca Vasconcelos is worth adding to your itinerary. It’s quite close to CDMX’s historic Centro. And when you’re done exploring this modern marvel (and have taken copious amounts of photos), head past the Buenavista rail and bus station and cross the overpass that spans the bustling Avenida Insurgentes. A 10-minute walk straight down Calle Salvador Díaz Mirón will bring you to the colorful Kiosco Morisco in the nearby Santa María la Ribera neighborhood. –Wally
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As the nation's public libraries age, they - like schools - face updates that result in closures, often because older buildings like schools and libraries contain significant amounts of asbestos that represent a threat to public health.
Asbestos, a fibrous mineral widely used in insulation, floor and roofing tiles, tile glues, and some ceiling panels up to the 1970s, when U.S. health officials began to recognize its dangers, is the most common cause of certain illnesses, namely asbestosis - a severe, debilitating respiratory disease - lung and digestive system cancers, and mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a particularly lethal form of cancer that commonly lies dormant for several decades before producing enough symptoms to allow for diagnosis. When finally diagnosed, however, most patients are given about a year to live. Fewer than 10 percent live five years, even with second generation chemotherapy agents like Alimta, combination therapies, and radical surgery to remove tumors.
The Wilson Library in Bellingham, Washington - which was closed for asbestos remediation and remodeling recently - was reopened and then closed again from approximately 8:45 a.m. to 9:25 a.m, Pacific time, Friday morning due to an error in the ventilation system's automatic programming. The remediation and remodeling was scheduled to be completed on Thursday, and the ventilation system automatically set to run again on Friday morning.
Unfortunately, the project was not completed on time, but the ventilation system went on again regardless.
Students and library employees were evacuated as soon as the error was realized, about 8:45, and allowed to return about an hour later, after air quality tests were conducted to insure that the library's air was free of asbestos particles.
The Wilson Library, as part of Western Washington University (WWU), falls under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPAs) Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) guidelines in terms of asbestos management, so students, faculty and staff were sent e-mails informing them of the nature of the event and the reasons behind the closure and re-opening.
AHERA guidelines mandate that all schools, whether public private or denominational, inspect for asbestos; create an asbestos hazard plan; provide yearly information on asbestos hazards and the plan; inform of any abatement actions that take place (or are planned); designate a contact/liaison person to manage the asbestos plan; and provide custodial staff with asbestos-awareness training.
Western Washington University's Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Gayle Shipley, and WWU staff acted in accordance with the university's AHERA planning by advising of the action taken; i.e., the 8:45 closure, but clearly one step in the process was missed or the ventilation system would not have come back on when it did, and this may be why the EPA strongly recommends its six-step plan to insure that at least one individual is cognizant of all phases of asbestos remediation, monitoring and information dissemination.
That more libraries, both public and collegiate, will face asbestos remediation of some kind in the near future is a given. In Minnesota, the Waseca Public Library is getting ready to close from July 30 to August 23 to enable workers to remove old asbestos tiles and replace them with carpeting. And in Minneapolis, the historic Southeast Library - designed by renowned Minnesota modernist architect Ralph Rapson in 1964 - was closed in 2006 as part of budget reorganization but now faces reopening thanks to the Minneapolis/Hennepin County Library systems merger.
Southeast Library will admittedly need asbestos abatement and a new roof, but its demolition (which was discouraged by historians who appealed to the City of Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission and the City Council to designate the building as an historic landmark) has been avoided.
According to one study, it is as costly and time-consuming to demolish a building with asbestos and remove the debris to an approved landfill as it is to perform asbestos remediation and return the structure to use. This is primarily because asbestos abatement has to take place even where demolition is planned, and because hazardous waste landfills are becoming increasingly crowded, leading to higher and higher costs for dumping asbestos debris.
In fact, the real cost of restoring, reusing and re-purposing older buildings lies in renovation and retrofitting, not in asbestos remediation.


The Life of Adoniram Judson by Courtney Anderson
Adoniram Judson was the first American foreign missionary, who went to Burma as a young man of 21. He lived a fascinating life–the book is as thrilling as a novel, but it’s a true story of a man who dared to do a great thing for God, and will certainly inspire anyone who reads it. I know I was directed by the Lord to this book, and it is still on my mind a few months and several books later.
The book was written in the 1950’s, less than 100 years after Judson’s death, and well researched and detailed. Judson was raised a PK, but lost his faith after going away to college. He became a Deist, to his family’s great horror–his mother and sister wailed and cried, saying “Now you’ve ruined heaven for us, how do you expect us to enjoy ourselves there when we know you’re burning in hell?” I got a kick out of that. A real family! Good religious folks! The concept of Providence is often referred to by Judson throughout his life–the arranging of circumstances by God for His purposes to be accomplished. The story of Providence bringing him back to faith gave me goosebumps–it’s too far-fetched to be good fiction, but it was TRUE!
Adoniram and his young bride of 3 days sailed for Burma, never expecting to see home or family again. She didn’t. They lived lives of great sacrifice, and Adoniram was imprisoned and severely tortured at one time for a period of several months. But there was no hint of a martyr’s complex here–they were happy and fulfilled people.
Adoniram had three wives, the first two died due to the extreme challenges on the mission field. After the death of Nancy, his first wife, and the two children they had together, he went into a severe grief/depression that lasted three years. He actually dug a hole at one point, his own grave, next to theirs, and wanted to crawl into it and die. As I saw the grace of God pull him through the slough of despond and bring him to a deeper, richer experience, I knew that same grace would always be there for me no matter what. He took a second wife who bore him many children, and they were incredibly happy. After many years, she died on the ship taking the family to America–his first return in 33 years.
His third wife was a real surprise–read the book to find out about her!
Adoniram penned these words as he was sailing home to Emily, that third wife, and passed by the place of his first wife’s grave:
I seem to have lived in several worlds; but you are the earthly sun that illuminates my present. My thoughts and affections revolve around you, and cling to your form, and face, and lips. Other luminaries have been extinguished in death. I think of them with mournful delight, and anticipate the time when we shall all shine together as the brightness of the firmament and as the stars forever and ever.
But this book was not a love story particularly–it was a life story. More than anything else, I benefited by seeing that his life was not a snapshot of any particular moment, but a life lived, day by day, to the glory of God. When all was said and done, it was the composite, that made his life such a beautiful success. Adoniram Judson lived a life worth living, a life worthy of the calling with which he’d been called. He fulfilled his destiny. I can’t wait to meet him someday, and I know I will!
RATING: 5 stars * * * * * (I might give all my reviewed books 5 stars, as I will probably only write about those I really like! I will review my best loved books, not in any order, just as I take a notion.)


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The book Улица Street Straße – Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union 1987-2003, published in 2013, recounts the turbulent period in Eastern Europe and Russia in the period after the fall of the Iron Curtain as seen from the vision of a Dutch photojournalist. Улица-Street-Straße arose after several presentations of dummies during the Book Fair in Leipzig in recent years. There an audience appeared of (Young) Eastern Europeans, Russians, Ukrainians and others from countries of the former Soviet Union with a special interest in this form of visual history story telling. The book does not only show the historic events but especially day to day life in that timeframe. The bilingualism of the book, English-Russian and Russian-German, helps the different generations to discuss and share their histories. (Click on the picture for the next one.)
Улица Street Straße | Восточнaя Европa и бывший Советский Союз | Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union | Osteuropa und die ehemalige Sowjetunion 1987-2003.


My daughters and I found this lovely old storybook at the library the other day and we just had to bring it home to share and read.
I told my daughter that this book has been around since I was a little girl. I can remember sitting in my childhood room reading this book over and over and over. As I paged through the pages of this old book it all came back to me.
Either I didn't have many books which i know is not true, or this was one of my favorites that I read very often. I remember all the stories in here and all the pictures. A crazy little trip down memory lane was felt here tonight while reading to my daughters.
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Millie is eleven going on twelve, and facing her toughest problems yet as she struggles with changes to her family. Her father moves out of the house and faces a cancer diagnosis, and her mother moves on with a new boyfriend. To cope, Millie distracts herself by speaking to her twin brother, Billy (who died before he was born), and dreams of the day she can convince her family to get a puppy.
A story in verse, Stay captures the essence of what it means to grow up, confront our fears, support our families and share in a wild optimism that only youth can harbor.
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Earl Ofari Hutchinson's take on the politics of the day
For the millions who are Trump weary, take moments break to watch and have fun with the majestic and energizing world of Urban Ballroom Dancing L.A. Do You Wanna Urban Ballroom Dance L.A. mini-documentary is the perfect momentary antidote to the heavy duty, frustrating and fatiguing Trump overkill coverage, debates and battles. Urban Ballroom Dancing has inspired many of the dance moves and rhythms that have are popularized on everything from Dancing with the Stars to nightclubs and movies. The “Urban” in Ballroom Dancing is a special and unique form of ballroom dancing that combines the formalism and elegance of traditional ballroom dancing with the special quality and style of African-American dance and rhythms.
It started in Detroit two decades ago and since then has become a fixture on the dance scene in many cities in the U.S. In Los Angeles, the special flare and flavor of Detroit Urban Ballroom Dance has taken hold while adding a unique style akin to Los Angeles.
Do You Wanna Urban Ballroom Dance L.A. presents a fun look at Urban Ballroom Dance L.A. It presents both a brief history of urban ballroom dancing and a snapshot view of some of the basic moves and style of urban ballroom dancing in L.A. It’s dance to be enjoyed by one and all, young and old. Most important, it gives a much needed and entertaining break from the seeming non-stop and heavy handed world of Trump and political stress and mayhem.


Higher Education Resource Services East Africa (HERS-EA) and publisher, Peter Lang, are pleased to announce the creation of a book is in progress.
The educational non-profit organization which aims to advance women leadership and management in East Africa is setting its sights on a book. The book seeks to “reimagine female leadership.”
The theme is reflected in the title, “Reimagining Women Leadership Through Inclusive Community Engagement: HERS-EA.” Ms Naomi Lumutenga and Dr Margaret Khaitsa, who lead the East African non-profit will oversee the book’s writing process which will be comprised of 15 chapters.
The book aims to become a future reference for academics, activists, policymakers, researchers and more. It will include comprehensive theoretical practices, identify gaps in contemporary leadership models and introduce bold new leadership, education, and community engagement approaches.
Professor Khaitsa identifies a lack of resources when reimaging leadership in the context of third world countries as opposed to the Western world. HERS-EA aims to shed light on female leadership in developing countries and theorise the type of leadership concepts that can succeed in East Africa and nations alike. This will include identifying the barriers, whether familial, cultural or community-based, that can limit women from progressing in education and leadership.
Alongside HERS-EA, publisher, Peter Lang possess a common criterion of the obstacles surrounding scholarship engagement. The chapters will be contributed to by a diverse group of authors in gender, geography, and racial background. This includes scholars and administrators in African and Western countries, some of whom have migrated across continents. Their academic backgrounds and lived experiences hope to contribute a holistic approach to education systems and methods to increase community engagement.
Ms Lumutenga speaks for the contributors, “Women are not homogenous, so we need to recognise their intersectionality and embed that in the new approaches. Our contributing authors bring together dynamic new theories and lived experiences to illustrate how and why re-imaging leadership is critical.”
The author also encourages readers to adopt one main takeaway from the publication: “If you are dealing with a persistent problem, it is likely, you are not alone, take a step back, assemble a team of like-minded experienced people and pool ideas. It takes time but, as the saying goes: ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.’”
“Reimagining Women Leadership Through Inclusive Community Engagement: HERS-EA” is projected to be released in the Spring of 2022.


Perfect weather all year round, beautiful new homes, condominiums, townhomes, and an affordable lifestyle await residents of the new Carpenter Village in Cary.
You will be the envy of all your friends as you enjoy an easy commute of around 20 minutes to work, or stroll around the elegant streets at the weekend and admire the streetscape of innovative townhomes, condominiums and single-family homes.
This charming community is close to RTP, Green Hope Elementary School and the Western Wake Regional Library. Cedar Fork Elementary and West Cary Middle schools are also nearby.
Legacy at Carpenter Village offers 60 ranch townhomes with a starting price in the very reasonable areas of the $160’s and feature a pool and cabana, stone, vinyl and shake exterior, vinyl windows, community sidewalks and street lamps, and professionally landscaped and maintained garden area.
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Being close to restaurants, shopping, the community pool, excellent schools and playground, the single family homes will appeal to young families in particular. And with prices starting in the high $200s, offer excellent value and a great investment.
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Title: Assistant Professor of Bible
Start Date: July 1, 2016
BS, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
MA, Columbia University, Teachers College
MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary
PhD, Bar-Ilan University
“The Expression of Moral Judgments through Imagery in Job and Ancient Near Eastern Literature,” Teaching Morals in Antiquity: Wisdom Texts, Oral Traditions, and Images Conference, Universität Leipzig, Germany, November 2016.
“‘Why do the Wicked Live On?’ The Prosperity of the Wicked in Job and Ancient Near Eastern Literature,” 2016 Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in the Bible and Assyriology unit, San Antonio, TX.
“Imagery Relating to Ill-Gotten Gain in the Book of Job and the ‘Instruction of Amenemope’,” 2014 Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in the Wisdom in Israelite and Cognate Traditions unit, San Diego, CA.
Influences of the Akkadian and Northwest Semitic languages and literatures on the historical development of Biblical Hebrew and the shaping of the biblical material.
Biblical Wisdom Literature in its ancient Near Eastern cognitive, linguistic, and literary environments.
Second Temple Period Jewish biblical interpretation—namely, the Qumran texts, and the Septuagint and their respective relationships to early biblical interpretations.
The acquisition and transmission of religious knowledge and writings in Ancient Israel, Biblical intertextuality.


The second book in the
Pastor June series
available by Christmas!
In this new Pastor June adventure, Pastor June's life is interrupted once again when Detective Grimes, her ex fiance` and ex police partner, receives a ransom call about the kidnapping of his daughters. His youngest daughter, Cady was last seen with Jackson Bonnen III, the son of a wealthy accounting firm owner in South Beach, and Cady’s close friend, a social misfit nicknamed Two Touch. Both of these young men were desperately in need of a pay day and they also happened to be two of very few people who knew about the wealth of Detective Grimes' family.
We find Pastor June anxiously attempting to juggle her role as pastor of the newly expanded St. Mark Church, as well as being a new wife and foster mother. She also finds her temperament easily tested because she is overwhelmed hormonally with her first pregnancy.
Now Pastor June’s seemingly perfect new marriage to the handsome Supervising Elder Brice Howard is threatened when she is determined to resurrect her gifted detective skills in order to assist Detective Grimes with locating his daughters. Her friendship with his wife and best friend, Bettina is also in jeopardy as certain secrets are exposed. Also at risk is the pending adoption of her new foster daughter, Rosie and the health of her unborn child. And then in the midst of all these relationship dilemmas, Pastor June finds herself blindsided when personal tragedy strikes.
But this is the life that Pastor June spent so many years praying for and now that she has it, will she be able to find harmony between her ministry, marriage, family, and friendships?
** The third book of the Pastor June Mystery Series "Pastor June and the Witness: Billie's Story"
Available by Late Summer 2014
The first book in the Pastor June Mystery Series, is a Christian fiction story that begins in Sarasota, Florida and ends in West Palm Beach. It is a murder mystery wrapped in romance. The story addresses unanswered questions about different kinds of relationships familiar to everyone. This book will take the reader on an intriguing journey of spirituality, self discovery, love, and mystery, also giving the reader a peek inside church life, all the while being very entertained. It is appealing to all adult age and race demographics. After reading her book the reader will gain a new perspective about romantic, familial, and spiritual relationships.
Synopsis: When Cecily Reardon is found murdered under unusual circumstances the evidence leads Veteran Detective Mario Grimes to St. Mark Church and his one true love. Pastor June Harris, formerly a very talented police detective, left the force to pursue her call in the ministry. The first female and youngest pastor ever appointed to St. Mark Church, her arrival at St. Mark was met with much opposition from the congregation but now six years later these same people are her biggest supporters. They became her only family and she was happier than she had been in a long time.
Then when Detective Grimes, the only man she ever allowed herself to love, appeared at St. Mark seeking her help to solve the murder of one of her former church members, it forced her to reflect on the darkest time of her life. She last saw him years earlier on the night before they were to be married but he left her at the altar and married someone else without so much as a phone call. After years of resentment, and hurt is she able to help solve Cecily’s murder with the man who hurt her the most? Will she ever allow her heart to love again or will she stay solely devoted to the church family she’s grown to love?


I hope this blog will be a source of information for and a venue for conversation among directors of dramatic stories. In particular I want it to be useful to students of stage directing and early-career theatre directors, but mid-career and master directors, as well as directors of screen media, audio media, and interactive media, are more than welcome. I will also be using the blog to update, correct, supplement, and enrich the material in The Director’s Vision (Second Edition) by Louis E. Catron and Scott Shattuck. That’s a textbook intended primarily as a resource for students in introductory college-level courses in play directing. I’m Scott Shattuck, co-author of this new edition; the late Prof. Lou Catron of the College of William and Mary passed away before I began the process of revising and updating the book in 2012. I’ll provide some information about my background and a little more about the book on the “About” page.
Please feel free to chime in with comments, additional information, questions, and concerns, whether about the book or the subject of directing. Without the participation of readers (hopefully including fellow students and teachers of directing as well as amateur and professional directors) the blog won’t be as helpful to readers or to me as it can be with your contributions and interactions. Let’s talk directing!


I Cannot Live Without Books
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I Cannot Live Without Books - I Cannot Live Without Books is a small new and "gently read" bookstore located on beautiful Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I Cannot Live Without Books specializes in history, military history (especially the American Civil War), and biographies. Along with those genres there is also a good selection of fiction classic and contemporary, science fiction, and mysteries. Lew Taylor, the owner, is a retired U.S. Army (disability) Vietnam Veteran and a retired public librarian.
If you are looking to expand your library, or just a book to read while lounging on one of Cape Cods beautiful beaches, plan a visit to I Cannot Live Without Books located less than one mile from West Dennis Beach.
Can you recommend any other books to our website?
The hottest sellers at I Cannot Live Without Books are Ransom Riggs Miss Peregrine series, and pretty much anything about the American Civil War and American history. Lew (the owner) has been working hard to expand different genres and because of that the poetry section is getting a lot of attention.
Who is your all time favourite author?
My favorite author, hands down, is Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway is arguably the most well-known writer of the twentieth century and because of this has had a powerful influence on literature. Hemingway was an influential writer whose are earned him the respect of the Nobel committee.
What is the last book you read? And whats is about?
I just finished reading Margaret MacMillans The War that Ended Peace: The Road to 1914. This book covers Europe from 1900 until the beginning of World War I. Not only is it a study of Europe during this period, but also of the major (and minor) players that were not able to stop the outbreak of World War I.
Can you tell us about your favourite best selling books?
The best selling fiction books in the store right now (summer of 2016) are the Ransom Riggs Miss Peregrine books. The best selling non-fiction books are those dealing with American history, especially the American Civil War. Presidential biographies are always good sellers.
Describe your books goal?
While it is impossible to have every book that everyone wants, my goal is to have the best selection of new and "gently read" books that I can possibly put together. What I try to do is stay within my "comfort zone" as much as possible so that I can help people select good reads.


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The house of Rayko Goranov
Architect: Karl Heinrich, the facade decoration is by Andreas Grays
Address: 2, Dunav Str
Contemporary function: Offices
One of the most beautiful homes in Sofia keeps the stories of intriguing personalities and dramatic events that have left a trail on the development of Sofia and the whole of Bulgaria. The building was owned by Rayko Goranov from Teteven, a university lecturer and professor of Latin and Ancient Greek, a great donor of the university library, he was preserved in the memories of its students as a mysterious and elegant person. Sleek and reserved, the professor was 43 years old when his fine house was finished. Today the building has been renovated to reflect its original beauty and to be one of the secret finds of Sofia. The magnificent facades are made by architect Karl Heinrich (born in Bohemia and studied in the German city of Cittau) and sculptor Andreas Grays (a Viennese who graduated in his home town). Both have captured the building spirit of the Bulgarian cities after the Liberation and choose to work in Sofia for decades and for the rest of their lives. In this architectural task, the two do not save decoration to highlight the windows and the main entrance with harmonic curves, flowers, leaves and elegant female figures that fill the facades and make them unique for the whole of Sofia. The street facade is symmetrical, while the facade of the adjoining courtyard is more agile according to the ideas of the secession. The main course is located in a forward-facing risalite, decorated with the year of the building and a lion’s head.


In 2005, he proposed the World Digital Library, a partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as Unesco, that has placed online research materials and rich collections from national libraries and other institutions worldwide. The site, www.wdl.org, was launched in 2009 and features more than 11,000 artifacts from nearly 200 countries.
Film and broadcast holdings were given particular emphasis under Mr. Billington. In 1989 he created the National Film Registry, which has added 25 movies each year. In 2007, David W. Packard and the Packard Humanities Institute gave $155 million, the largest gift in the library’s history, to create the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Va. It has six million films, television broadcasts and recordings, including Al Jolson singing “Swanee” and Edward R. Murrow broadcasting from London in the blitz.
Expanding into social media, the library in 2010 acquired Twitter’s digital archive of billions of tweets from around the world sent since the company’s inception in 2006. Among them is President Barack Obama’s celebratory election-night tweet from 2008.
Responding to a barrage of derision for linking the likes of Thucydides and the founding fathers with Justin Bieber, Mr. Billington said the tweets would be valuable to historians someday. “The Twitter digital archive has extraordinary potential for research into our contemporary way of life,” he said.
Though Mr. Billington was rarely a focus of controversy, the library’s inspector general, in a 2013 audit, warned that millions of items, some acquired as long ago as the 1980s, remained piled up in overflowing buildings and warehouses, virtually lost to the world.
And the Government Accountability Office in 2015 accused Mr. Billington of mismanaging the library’s information technology systems, and of ignoring for years a legal requirement to hire a chief information officer. In three years, the report said, there had been five acting information officers, each without full authority to manage the library’s systems.
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Oceana High School senior Madeleine Hur has been named the first Daly City Youth Poet Laureate.
In partnership with the National Youth Poet Laureate Program, “Urban Word,” and Daly City Public Library, the program celebrates teen poets, ages 13 to 18, who live or attend school in Daly City and show a commitment to social justice.
“I was really shocked,” said Hur. “I wasn’t expecting it. This was the first time I had written poems for a specific event. It was really encouraging for me. This is something that I enjoy and can use to make change in my society and in my community.” ‘
When Hur began writing poetry it was mostly about little things like the weather and nature.
“When I first heard about the Daly City Youth Poet Laureate, I decided that I wanted to use my poetry for something that was more impactful so I wrote about things I was passionate about,” said Hur. “The theme of my portfolio was about sexual harassment and the kind of society that young women grow up in today.”
In addition to representing Daly City at community events, Hur received a $5,000 cash award and publication in the National Youth Poet Laureate annual anthology by Penmanship Books.
“Madeleine is a sophisticated and thoughtful writer,” said Hur’s advanced placement English language and composition teacher, Dakota Millwee, in an email to the Review. “She has a talent for being able to shift between formal academic writing and creative writing. She has taken on several (Advanced Placement) classes during her time at Oceana while balancing other extracurricular activities with grace and professionalism.”
Hur also represents her school as a student trustee for the Jefferson Union High School District and is part of the Associated Student Body Congress. Many large decisions that impact the school community are decided through the Academic Council where administrators, teachers, students, and parents and guardians come together to discuss how to implement a variety of decisions. Hur has consistently gone to Academic Council in addition to her senior course load.
“Madeleine's strengths as a student and writer come from her inner strength as a person,” said Millwee. “Understandably, seniors at our school are stressed when they think about applying to universities, keeping their grades up and passing their senior capstone project. Despite these challenges, Madeleine comes to class each day emanating kindness, optimism and brings an open mind to just about everything she does. Her work ethic and receptiveness are key strengths that I think will serve her well in the future.”
Millwee oversees a weekly creative writing club at Oceana High School and Hur is an active member. In the club, students learn about different kinds of writing and have space to write and share.
“I had never really shared my poetry with anyone other than my mom, so the creative writing club really got me out of my comfort zone to share with other people and hear from other people and see different types of writing,” said Hur. “It’s taught me to open up and to get to know people and not be closed-minded about my writing.”
Lately Hur has been writing poetry about climate change and is working to empower student voices in the school district. She is in the process of applying to college where she wants to continue writing poetry and study political science and social justice.


This area is one of the leading tourist destinations. Walking down the streets gives you an impression of the culture, the food and the tradition of Chinese people. The Architecture mixes various elements of Baroque and Victorian styles which are very colorfully decorated in February due to the Chinese New Year.
In between the temples and parks are restaurants, shops, and various street-stalls that sell trinkets related to Chinese culture.
If you are nearby make sure to visit the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. There are many ceremonies you can attend and in the upper floor is a very nice library and cafe where you can read in a vast amount of books on special topics like Buddhism, religion, meditation and general Chinese culture.


This is a project I have been mulling over for years now. I have a real love hate relationship with digital libraries. So many rich analog experiences are sacrificed in the name of convenience. Music was the first to go with the popularity of the mp3 player and itunes, but the eBook has given the 1-2 punch to the paperback in recent years too. The proliferation of digital storage and libraries has given us instantaneous access to all of our media, but at what cost? We've lost rich and important intangible experiences, flipping through album cover art, dog earing the page in a book or simply showcasing our libraries in our homes as opposed to files on an ipad.
Now digital libraries are not going anywhere, but we have to figure out how to make them human again. Pixels on a screen are not going to cut it for the White Album or Catcher in the Rye. With this concept I have created adhesive data markers which can be stuck to anything, and reference back to files in a digital library. These markers can be applied to anything and everything, essentially turing any object or drawing into a link to a digital file.


Salvus Documentation and Usage Guide¶
Salvus is a suite of software for performing full waveform modelling and inversion provided by Mondaic. Salvus aims to fuse the flexibility of research codes with the performance of production-grade software. It employs the spectral element method and works in 2-D and 3-D on quadrilateral and hexahedral meshes. A particular focus of our efforts is directed at usability and the proper solution of the inverse problem.
Our peer-reviewed and open-access paper describes some of the underlying methods in detail.
How to use this Website¶
This website serves to document how to install and use the various components of Salvus.
If you are new to Salvus and are looking to get started, please start here.
The menu on the left (or hidden behind the hamburger menu on mobile) grants quick access to all parts of this site, including some media, an FAQ, and publications using Salvus.
Documentation itself is largely split into three parts:
Getting started: Introduction and installation instructions.
Reference Documentation: Technical and detailed documentation of the various parts of Salvus.
Examples: A collection of examples and full tutorials teaching various aspects of Salvus ranging from basic introduction to detailed applications.


Description: Research database from EBSCOhost containing full text. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the United States Department of Education.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Magazines; ERIC Documents; Reports
Description: General web search engine of scholarly literature. Google Scholar is a free search engine, so you must configure your Google Scholar Settings to access LMU materials off campus.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Books; Book Reviews; Conference Proceedings
September 11, 2023. 1pm to 4pm
Join us at the William H. Hannon Library for our 5th annual open house! This event is an opportunity for students to explore library spaces, meet library staff, and learn about the ways the library supports academic success at LMU. We will have:
No RSVP necessary, but bring your OneCard.
Citations in the Wild: Wrangling Your Citations with Zotero
Thursday, September 21, 2023 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Do you need help organizing your research? Join us for a workshop on Zotero, a free, open-source program for saving citations and creating bibliographies. It’s easy enough for students to learn quickly, but powerful enough for dissertations, theses, and capstone projects. Learn how to use and integrate Zotero into your research assignments. Please visit our Zotero Guide for more information: https://libguides.lmu.edu/zotero/workshop
Note: If you are interested in attending this event, please register below.
Sunday, April 9, 2023 (by midnight)
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The Historical Research Resource Center (HRRC) is here to assist with your research questions. The collections contain thousands of artifacts, photos, maps, microfilm, and documents. A volunteer is always on hand when the History Center is open, or you can fill out the request form below and the HRRC team will search the archives for you.
We always encourage volunteers. If you have a particular area of interest or simply want to serve your community, click on "Join Us" above for a list of volunteer opportunities.
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In the enchanting world of Harry Potter and the Celestial Cipher – Deciphering the Stars of Sorcery, a mesmerizing adventure unfolds as Harry Potter and his companions dive headlong into the mysteries of celestial magic. This time, the backdrop is a celestial realm where the stars themselves hold the key to unlocking extraordinary powers. The tale commences when Harry receives a mysterious scroll, its parchment adorned with shimmering constellations and inscriptions that only a chosen few can decipher. The scroll is a summons from a renowned celestial mage, Professor Astrid Starweaver. She reveals that a powerful and ancient celestial cipher, hidden within the very stars of the night sky, has been unearthed. This cipher, known as the Celestial Cipher, is said to hold the potential to grant its possessor unparalleled mastery over celestial magic.
Intrigued and determined as ever, Harry gathers his loyal companions, Hermione and Ron, for yet another extraordinary quest. They embark on a journey beyond the boundaries of the known magical world, traveling through portals that lead them to the ethereal Celestial Realm. Here, the laws of magic are unlike anything theyhave encountered before, and the celestial constellations are more than mere patterns in the night sky; they are living entities. As they journey deeper into the Celestial Realm, they uncover the history of the Celestial Cipher, a magical code etched into the fabric of the cosmos by an ancient and long-forgotten civilization. This code, when deciphered correctly, allows its wielder to tap into the raw power of the stars themselves. Professor Starweaver, their celestial mentor, imparts her knowledge and wisdom, teaching them to decode the cipher’s intricate patterns and harness its celestial magic.
The celestial magic they acquire proves to be both breathtaking and perilous. The trio learns to weave spells that manipulate the very constellations in the night sky, altering the course of stars to their advantage. They battle celestial creatures and traverse starlit landscapes, gaining mastery over the celestial elements that control time, space, and fate. Their journey culminates in a climactic encounter with a formidable adversary who seeks to harness the Celestial Cipher’s power for nefarious purposes. The battle that ensues is a dazzling spectacle of celestial magic, with stars colliding and galaxies dancing in a breathtaking display of sorcery. In the end, it is Harry’s unwavering belief in the bonds of friendship, Hermione’s unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and Ron’s unyielding loyalty that prove to be their greatest assets. Together, magical travel quiz they decipher the Celestial Cipher’s final enigma and unleash its power to thwart their adversary. Harry Potter and the Celestial Cipher – Deciphering the Stars of Sorcery is a spellbinding journey into the realms of celestial magic, where the night sky comes alive with secrets and wonders waiting to be unveiled


Diary of an Indian Girl in Spain: A Memoir
This book is the journey of an Indian girl who quit her soaring career to move to Spain to learn Spanish, dance salsa and immerse herself in a new culture
Working a 60-hour week in a multi-national public relations firm left 26-year old Abha exhausted and soulless. Weekends were spent zombie-like on her parent’s couch, with no energy for a life outside her work. She lacked inspiration and a zest for life. Was this it? Was this going to be the rest of her life? The thought terrified her. She was too young to feel like this. She had to change her life.
This book details Abha’s practical and emotional journey of quitting her corporate job and moving to Spain to learn the language, dance salsa and travel. Never having been to Spain, nor speaking the language, nor knowing anyone in the country made her decision daunting, yet the most rewarding and transformational one of her life.
Through a collection of blog posts she wrote while going through this transition, you will read what encouraged her to take the leap, how she went about it, everything she enjoyed, all the obstacles she faced and how she dealt with it all. She discusses how she became a travel-blogger and taught English as a foreign language that enabled her to extend her planned six-month sabbatical to three years.
It has stories of the highs and lows of being in a foreign land, of strange and funny cultural encounters, of random and unexpected learnings that come with living overseas for an extended period of time.
If you aspire to move to a different country to immerse yourself in a new culture, this book will give you first hand practical and emotional insight into the process. A must read for anyone looking to experience living in a foreign country.
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