Peace originates with the flow of things - its heart is like the movement of the wind and waves. The Way is like the veins that circulate blood through our bodies, following the natural flow of the life force. If you are separated in the slightest from that divine essence, you are far off the path.
"The Art of Peace" by Morihei Ueshiba
In 17th century Japan, the role of the military, and the Samurai was at its peak. It was customary a maturing warrior to embark upon a journey to further hone his fighting skills, (not to mention his reputation and employment possibilities). A Shinto Priest, Muso Gonosuke Katsuyoshi trained in Tenshin Katori Shindo Ryu Ken Jitsu, rising to become the 7th Grand Master of that style. He also became highly proficient in Kashima Shingyu Ken Jitsu as well as bojitsu. His training journey took him to Edo, (Tokyo), where after defeating some of the finest warriors, he encountered Miyamoto Musashi, Japans most legendary swordsman. The undefeated Musashi used the Niten Ichi Ryu sword style, two swords crossed to trap an opponent's weapon, and defeated Gonosuke. Recognizing that Gonosuke's skill was greater than any of his other opponents Musashi allowed Gonosuke to live. Gonosuke retreated to the southern island of Kyushu to sharpen his skills, and to meditate. He ultimately reached Homaizan, (Mount Homan), which was not only a favored spot for meditation for both Buddist and Shinto acolytes, but also a popular spot for Yamma-Bushi, (Mountain Warriors), to train.
The legend is that while Gonosuke was in a state of deep meditation, a Mountain Spirit in the form of a boy appeared to him, and revealed a vision of a shorter version of the bo, (approximately 6 foot long staff). This shorter staff, ~50 ¼ inches long, and 13/16 inch in diameter, Gonosuke called the Jyo. The spirit imparted the secret techniques by which any swordsman could be defeated; techniques which combined the cutting stroke of the sword, the sweep of the naganata, the thrusting of the yari, as well as the defensive blocking motion unique to the Jyo itself. Gonosuke called the art Shindo Muso Ryu which translates roughly as "Heavenly Dream Style". He challenged Musashi once more, and with the Jyo, served Musashi his only defeat.
Shindo Muso Ryu grew to 64 mostly secret and complicated techniques, until the last Headmaster, Shimizu Takaji refined a subset of the most essential and effective ones. This subset is referred to as the "Seitei Kata", 12 basic katas, based upon 12 strikes, blocks or thrusts. These were brought to the United States largely through the efforts of the great teacher Ms. Tsunaku Miyake in the 1970s, through 1990s. The 12 techniques, and the 12 katas comprise the Jyodo being taught in the Clear Creek Aikido dojo.


Story of the Frost City
In the Imperial City, there spread a ballad sung by travellers with phrases about the snow white covered Frost City, songs spoke about the power and influence that this city had which can equal that of the Imperial Dragon City.
After the Lord of Ice died, his body became the Frost Temple. This is the sacred land of the Frost City. If the Frost City falls under peril, the Frost Temple is the final hope. A hundred years ago, a rare blizzard attacked the northern part of the perfect land. The blizzard lasted for 10 years. After the storm, the Imperial city traders attempted to open the trade route towards the Frost City. Here, their caravans found pure silence. There is no life anywhere. The entire prestigious Frost city vanished and left no trail.
This report shocked the whole continent. How can an entire city vanish without a trace? All kinds of speculation spread over the Imperial City. Was the city buried underground because of the the 10-year snow or with the vast knowledge of the people, have they assumed control of the entire frost city and hid it from the world?
The Imperial Emperor gathered his lords and discussed strategies on how to unearth the Frost City hiding secret. After 6 months of discussion, they yielded no resolution.
A hundred years later, the explorers of the northern city had an astonishing discovery. They found the trail of some young explorer. The trail leads to a tunnel that shows some castle remnants and destroyed buildings. Unfortunately they also discovered the explorer's incomplete corpse. In the body of the Xiao Lin, they found a journal regarding the re-emergence of this mysterious castle. Fear, panic and inconceivable messages filled the journal. Xiao Lin clearly described the two monsters that attacked him. Although their origins are not clear, they are the two of the most notorious villains - Snow Spirit Emissary and the Snow Mirage Commander. Xiao Lin also wrote the method how to bind the monstrous Snow Spirit Emissary. The journal stopped at the part where they had reached the entrance of the castle at the end of the tunnel.
When the city elders found out, they decided to sponsor lots of money to the 10-person team, composed of the top explorers in the world, to discover the mysterious castle in the northern part of Perfect Land. The mainland city waited anxiously for any word from the expedition team but after waiting for some time, still no message was ever heard from them.
Why are there corpses piled high at the entrance? From the positions of the bodies and the weapons scattered around, it was clear that fierce fighting occured. Why did they fight? For what purpose? Could the sudden disappearance of the Frost City and the mysterious appearace of the secret tunnel possibly relate to each other? Is that tunnel leading to the lost Frost city or some other underground city unknown to the surface land? No one knows, because no one has come to the end of tunnel and went back to the surface to speak of it.


Cultural Community Groups
Our welcoming, diverse community is made more apparent through our cultural groups.
The Berkeley Springs Film Festival (BSFF) is held the first weekend in October every year in Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Enjoy independent films on an extensive variety of subjects. Some are short films under 20 minutes long, while others are feature-length films. These festivals provide a venue where filmmakers can see their works on a big screen, receive audience feedback and attend seminars to improve their craft, and compete for awards and prizes.
Location: The Star Theatre
Phone Number: 410-829-6749
Tour local artist studios for two days annually in the fall since 1986. Tour local artist studios for two days annually in the fall since 1986.
Phone Number: 304-258-2300
Phone Number: 304-258-0838
The Morgan County WV Historical & Genealogical Society is a group dedicated to preserving the history and genealogy of Morgan County WV. It can located at the Public Library.
Location: Berkeley Springs & Paw Paw locations
Phone Number: 304-258-3350


I love to read about personal finance and personal development. While I work from home most days of the week, on the one day I do go into the office, my commute is one hour each way. To pass the time, I listen to audio books.
You may have heard me mention already that buying tons of books can be a real budget-buster for me. Because of this, I frequent my local library. My library has a great online database where I can search books by keyword or author, hop over Amazon to read reviews on the book, and then reserve the book. When the book is ready, I just swing by the library, grab my books from the designated reserved shelves, and I’m on my way. It’s quick, it’s easy and — best of all — it’s free!
The following are books that I have personally read (or listened to) and contain material that I recommend for anyone embarking on a journey to financial fitness and personal success:
Your Money or Your Life: This book is a personal finance classic and one that I highly recommend. It will help you to take an honest look at the hamster wheels our lives become when we are preoccupied with money as a means to buy more crap we don’t need. In addition, Your Money or Your Life contains practical formulas and exercises to help you achieve financial independence. The one thing I disagreed with was the recommendation of the authors to put all of your retirement savings into government bonds. While they are a guaranteed (low) annual return, government bonds are definitely not going to get you the same kind of annual return as other investment vehicles. Personally, I invest with several no-load indexed mutual fund.
The Millionaire Next Door
: I enjoyed this book for the inside look it provided into the lives of some of America’s wealthy. Yes, the book mostly focused on the wealthy white males in America, but I liked the way it stripped away misconceptions about what it looks like to be wealthy. This book demonstrates that those who flash around all of their fancy “stuff,” are usually those who are broke and are buying their toys
The Richest Man in Babylon
: This is a great book for anyone beginning on the path to understanding personal finance. The charm of this book is in its history. Using a Babylon-based theme and time period, readers can experience the relevance of the “laws” of personal finance which have held true over time.
The Total Money Makeover
: This book by Dave Ramsey is much different than the other personal finance books I’ve read. What I like about it is the simple, straight talk about how to get out of debt. At times Ramsey takes an almost accusatory tone which both put me off, and held my interest. This book does seems to be targeted at those in complete denial about their poor financial situation. At any rate, I wasn’t able to stop listening (I had the audio book version), and I felt more pumped to get out of debt after listening to the book than before I started. One other thing to keep in mind if you’re getting the audio version of this book is that Ramsey’s speaking style is somewhat reminiscent of a Baptist preacher. At times he yells at the listener and becomes quite dramatic.
The Wealthy Barber
: This is a great step-by-step book to getting your financial affairs in order. From health and life insurance to wills and retirement, this book covers everything you need to establish a winning financial plan. About a town barber that gives monthly personal finance lessons to three customers (one of which is the author), this book is full of information in a practical, easy to digest format.
Think and Grow Rich
: This audio book blew my socks off. Originally written by Napoleon hill in the 1930′s, this book took me to a different realm when thinking about money. Hill spent 25 years following and studying the most successful men of his time and them complied this book about what they all had in common. He combines the law of attraction with the action steps needed to achieve personal success. There were so many new concepts introduced to me through this book (transmuting sexual energy?!), that I was fascinated throughout the entire audio book. I’m absolutely planning on listening to this one again.
The Science of Getting Rich
: This book had a similar theme as Think and Grow Rich, but it is much shorter (three disks compared to eight for Think and Grow Rich). It’s focused primarily on the power of positive thinking. I enjoyed it, but my husband preferred Think and Grow Rich. For me, The Science of Getting Rich reaffirmed what I had learned from Think and Grow Rich, and therefore, was well worth my time.
Debt Free For Life
: This book really didn’t resonate with me, but the last chapter was so helpful and full of tricks I didn’t know that I felt it was worth including. David Bach seemed to spend most of this book plugging his other products and books and overly trying to build credibility. BUT, the last chapter included resources for finding missing money, and some of them I had never heard of before this book. Many people have heard of the Missing Money database
(I personally found $80 from a security deposit on a security system from a small business I owned), but Bach wrote about several other ways to find missing money, including an unclaimed treasury and bond database called Treasury Hunt ®
that I had never heard of.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
: I loved this book. The author, Ramit Sethi, also writes the blog iwillteachyoutoberich.com
. He’s young (20-something), and his money management style closely matches mine (automate everything!). Although this book is mainly targeting young singles, I still got a lot out of it. Ramit will teach you how to get your credit card rates lowered, get a bank fee waived, and how to automate your financial life. All this while getting you to chuckle along the way. I’m a personal finance geek to begin with, but I couldn’t put this book down.
The 10 Commandments of Money: Survive and Thrive in the New Economy
: This book is written by one of my favorite personal finance columnists, Liz Weston
. While I’ve been following Weston’s personal finance columns on MSN Money
for years, this was the first of her books I’ve read. It did not disappoint. With her usual matter-of-fact style, she put together an amazing financial resource that perfectly fits the economic state today.
Your Money: The Missing Manual
: This book is written by J.D. Roth, the owner of one of my favorite daily reads, GetRichSlowly.com
. I really enjoyed this book and think it is a practical guide for those setting out to change their financial ways. There was information about garage sales and listing products on eBay that I found to be exceptionally helpful and unique to Roth’s book.
Maximizing Your Money: Personal Finance Made Easy!
: This is a nice short, audio book with tons of great information. If you want a quick overview of personal finance to help you get started on the road to money management right away, this audio book would be a great starting point.
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
: Really Jenny? A Dr. Seuss book? You betcha! That Dr. Seuss was one brilliant philosopher. I read this book to my six year old son at least once each week, although I’m quite certain I get more out of it than he does. To me, this book encapsulates the journey of life from a meaningful, big-picture perspective. Although my son doesn’t understand many of the underlying messages in this book now, I know in time he will. I’m especially enamored with the pages about people stuck in the “waiting” place.
I hope this list is helpful to you. What personal finance or personal success books have you read that you would recommend?
*disclaimer* The above links to Amazon.com are affiliate links, meaning I would receive a small commission if you were to click on, and then purchase any of these books. I would recommend you check with your local library first before purchasing any of these books. As always, I would never direct readers to a book I didn’t feel to be of high quality, money saving, and that I myself didn’t love!
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Compositeur autodidacte et pianiste talentueux, Jozef Krogulski (1815-1842) fit une carrière de concertiste, dirigeant parfois l'orchestre tout en composant un abondant catalogue. Ces trois Messes furent composées et crées à Varsovie entre 1836 et 1841, période cruciale pendant laquelle la Pologne était menacée de dislocation par la Russie, la Prusse et l'Autriche. Elles sont d'ailleurs chantées en polonais. Enregistrées ici en avant-première mondiale, elles ne dépassent guère le cadre de leur fonction liturgique et surtout fédératrice. Basées sur des mélodies simples, elles sont conçues pour trois ou quatre chanteurs solistes avec le soutien de l'orgue. On préférera les deux Hymnes chantés eux en latin et si idiomatiques, d'une ferveur plus communicative. Essentielle en ces temps bousculés. (Jérôme angouillant)
Who was Józef Krogulski? Why was he unique? How did he become famous? What music did he bequeath to us? To answer all of these questions, we shall reach for the fifth volume of the PWM Music Encyclopaedia (Kraków 1997), and read what Barbara Chmara-Zaczkiewicz wrote about this composer. There we learn that Krogulski was Chopin’s contemporary, as he lived between 1815–1842. However, contrary to Chopin, Krogulski probably never took regular piano lessons in any school. Quite possibly he was taught by his father. Michal, who was himself a composer and teacher. It is however known that Józef took composing classes at the General Music School in Warsaw, where he was taught by such teachers as Karol Kurpinski and Józef Elsner. Krogulski’s first public concert took place in 1825. At that time, Józef was only 10 years old. This artistic event launched a series of performances, which led to the young musician gaining more and more fame. He was seen as a ‘promising pianist’ and was called the ‘Polish Mozart’ and the ‘young Liszt’. After a few months in Germany, during which he performed numerous concerts, he was termed a prodigy. (...) In terms of his creative output, Krogulski was an incredibly fecund composer. Considering he lived only 27 years, he left behind an astounding amount of music. We can distinguish orchestral works, such as the Overture in D minor for piano and orchestra, two piano concertos, chamber, piano, vocal, eleven vocal-instrumental cantatas, ten masses...


Below is a video which includes various sections of a paper I presented at Drew University's Transatlantic Connections Conference 2 (TACC) in Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland in January 2015. This paper is entitled "Searching for a Mother(land): Transgender Nationalism in Patrick McCabe's Breakfast on Pluto" and explores Ireland's complicated relationship with queer citizens in the 1970s as depicted in McCabe's novel.
Patrick McCabe's Breakfast on Pluto, told from the first person perspective, recounts the story of Patrick "Pussy" Brady, whom I refer to as Pussy throughout this talk, her chosen name, a transgender prostitute living in the fictitious town of Tyreelin on the border of Northern Ireland in the 1970s. Pussy is conceived as a result of her mother's rape by the town's priest, and because of this, she is abandoned by her mother and left to live with an unloving and emotionally abusive foster mother. Retelling her story for her psychiatrist, Pussy writes both factual and fantastical accounts of her past when she left Ireland for London to search for her mother. In the end, Pussy neither finds her mother nor returns to Ireland.
View the video's transcript here.


If you are looking to inspire your children (and summer reading is right around the corner), there are some great books that will help convey clearly how a seemingly small act of kindness can make a big difference. Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier and One Hen – How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway are good choices. Both have excellent illustrations too. You can read the follow up to the true story of Beatrice and her goat here.
Read, be inspired, get motivated, make a difference.


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About the Book
Vaclav Havel- A Political Tragedy in Six Acts
Hardcover: 325 pages
Publisher: Basic Books (2000)
This authorized biography of Havel, based on unrestricted access to him, his circle, and even his enemies, is not only the first definitive account of one of the modern world’s great moral and political leaders but also a vivid panorama of the tumultuous events of his times. Havel’s life, like that of his African counterpart Nelson Mandela, has been shaped and determined by the large political shifts of the twentieth century. Readers will taste the moments of joy, irony, farce, and misfortune through which he has lived, and realize that he has taught the world more about the powerful and the powerless, power-grabbing and power-sharing, than virtually anyone else on the world stage.
Vaclav Havel has been revered as one of the century’s great playwrights, dissidents and honest champions of democracy, many of the episodes in his life remain unknown. In this high acclaimed book, John Keane reveals a Havel so far unseen, dramatizing the key moments of joy, misery, triumph and tragedy on which his life has turned.
Václav Havel died aged 75
A poet and playwright, a political writer, dissident and a politician, Havel was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia, and the first President of the Czech Republic founded in 1993. For John Keane’s assessment of the life and writings of Václav Havel, click here
Vaclav Havel: A Political Tragedy in Six Acts- Attempts to Escape the Logic of Capitalism
London Review of Books | Vol. 21 No. 21 dated 28 October 1999
Vaclav Havel’s life would seem to be an unrivalled success story: the Philosopher-King, a man who combines political power with a global moral authority comparable only to that of the Pope, the Dalai Lama or Nelson Mandela. And just as at the end of a fairy tale when the hero is rewarded for all his suffering by marrying the princess, he is married to a beautiful movie actress. Why, then, has John Keane chosen as the subtitle of his biography ‘A Political Tragedy in Six Acts’?


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- Extend the learning with crossword puzzles, word searches, mini-quizzes, and writing prompts for each country! Show what you know. Collect ornament cards along the way.
- Go on an adventure with a DIY passport and airplane tickets to create a fun theme all month long. Color the map as you go!
- Try the suitcase STEM challenge before you get started complete with the engineering design process and journal pages.
- Even more printable activities for each country include 3D shape ornaments, a matching game, and coloring pages along with color-by-number activities.
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Arewa House Archive
The uniqueness of the Arewa House Archives lies in the fact that it serves as the custodian of the Premier’s office Records, a source material uniquely indispensable to the study of contemporary Nigeria.
To promote the growth of Arewa House Archives as an institution for the study of history, arts and cultures of the people of the Northern Nigerian and the nation at large.
To create the necessary infrastructure-building and equipment- for the running of the Archives
To acquire relevant records for preservation, dissemination and to computerize these records for easy public access
To recruit and train personnel to manage effectively the functioning of the unit and to meet the yearnings of researchers.
Arewa House Archives holds numerous records of the Premiers office and the Secretariat Northern Provinces, (SNP). These include: Correspondences, Treaties, Intelligence reports, confidential reports, Assessment reports, Political, Educational, Economic development, Agricultural, Chieftaincy and Religious matters, Boundaries and land matters, Personal files, reports of Constitutional conferences, Laws and Administrative records.
Government Publications are also housed in the archives. These include; Hansards (Legislative debates of the defunct National, Northern, Eastern and Western House of Assemblies/House of Chiefs); Legislative proceedings, policy papers, General orders, rules and regulations, Memoranda, Minutes and Notes, Gazettes of Federal and Regional Governments, Reports of the Committees of enquiry, Special reports, Annual reports, Government white papers, Audit and financial reports, Speeches and Addresses, Economic and Commercial developments, Agricultural, Administrative, Industrial development, Public lectures, Constitutions and Laws.
Arabic manuscripts in form of Correspondences, Jurisprudences, History and Poetry are also kept. Other documents include: Transcripts of news broadcast, of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. Local daily newspapers, magazines, journals and bulletins of the past are also amongst the records available in the Arewa House Archives.
Arewa House Archives is a public trust that safeguards records vital for the government, the citizens and the general researchers. For the government it’s a major source of information, which enables government officials to base their actions on precedent policies and administration. For the general public, records formed the basis of their rights and privileges. And for the researchers it is useful for interpretation of the past for the benefit of the present and future.


STUDIES IN APOPHATIC THEOLOGY AND CHRISTOCENTRIC ANTHROPOLOGY IN GREGORY OF NYSSA A SUMMARY WITH AN INTRODUCTION
(Posted May 2007)
Document in pdf downloadable here.
ABSTRACT:The thesis consists of five international congress papers and a summary with an introduction. The overarching aim of the studies and the summary is to examine the inner coherency of the theological and anthropological thinking of Gregory of Nyssa (331-395). To the issue is applied an 'apophatic approach' with a 'Christological focus'. It is suggested that the coherency is to be found from the Christological concept of unity between 'true God' and 'true man' in the one person of Jesus Christ. Gregory is among the first to make a full recognition of two natures of Christ, and to use this recognition systematically in his writings. The aim of the studies is pursued by the method of ‘identification’, which is a combination the modern ‘problematic method’ and Gregory's own method of ‘following’ (akolouthia).
The preoccupation with issues relating to the socalled Hellenization of Christianity in the patristic era was strong in the twentiethcentury Gregory scholarship. The most discussed questions have been the Greek influence in his thought and his philosophical sources. In the five articles of the thesis it is examined how Gregory's thinking stands in its own right. The manifestly apophatic character of his theological thinking is made a part of the method of examining his thought according to the principles of his own method of following. The basic issue concerning the relation of theology and anthropology is discussed in the
contexts of his central Trinitarian, anthropological, Christological and eschatological sources. In the summary the Christocentric integration of Gregory's thinking is discussed also in relation to the issue of the alleged Hellenization.
The main conclusion of the thesis concerns the concept of theology in Gregory. It is not indebted to the classical concept of theology as metaphysics or human speculation of God. Instead, it is founded to the traditional JudeoChristian idea of God who speaks with his people face to face. In Gregory, theologia connotes the oikonomia of God's selfrevelation. It may be regarded as the state of constant expression of love between the Creator and his created image. In theology, the human person becomes an image of the Word by which the Father expresses his love to "man" whom he loves as his own Son. Eventually the whole humankind, as one, gives the divine Word a physical audible and sensible Body. Humankind then becomes what theology is. The whole humanity expresses divine love by manifesting Christ in words and deeds, singing in one voice to the glory of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.


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Automatic Wrodpress Plugin Installation
Manual Wrodpress Plugin Installation
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1. Automatic Plugin Installation
As name suggests, Its automatic.
Go to plugins in back-end.(must have permissions)
Click add new. You search, download and install plugins from official WordPress library here.
2. Manual Installation
If you have downloaded archive file(zip only), then same as automatic installation, go to plugins. Now click add new and upload file. WordPress will install that plugin for you.
3. Manual Installation via FTP
If you have downloaded archive for the plugin, extract it.
Now, Access the path “/wp-content/plugins/”(without quotes) and upload the extracted folder there.
Go to the plugins in the back-end and you will see that plugin there in the list with all other installed plugins.
You need to activate the plugin before using it.


The Critical State of Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe, published by Emerald and edited by Ralph Tench, Brian Jones, William Sun.
European approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are supposed to be largely different from those in other continents like America, Asia, and Africa. Yet, European approaches to CSR are not a single and static one, but vary across and within national states and shift over time. This edited volume aims at exploring the uniqueness and complexity of European CSR approaches, perspectives, and practices through a critical lens. Contributors of this book provide rich experiences, fresh insights, and deep understanding of the critical state of CSR in Europe. More info


I see everyone and no one in myself.Sylvia Plath, from a journal entry dated 23 May 1951.
This is what I feel like, and sometimes I yield to it.Albert Camus, from Lyrical & Critical Essays
Courage doesn’t always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the
end of the day saying,
“i will try again tomorrow.”
You can find time if you make time.David Herbert Lawrence, Sons and Lovers


This blogpost might be a little to nerdy for some of you, but for those who love to spend their summer-days in the sun with a good book, read on. School is the biggest reason I barely read throughout the year. If I ever read, I'm reading a stupid book for my dutch classes. I hate how school pushes us to read certain books to make sure that we'll read once in a while. I mean, how can one like a book when you know you'll have to write a paper about it afterwards? You aren't concentrating on the story anymore, but you're concentrating on the fact if the characters are round or flat. Honestly, who cares?
However, once the sun is shining I grab a book and let it take me on an adventure. I was talking to a friend about how much I read during summer, that even if I'm not reading I constantly hear a voice in my head that keeps on telling stories. Does anyone else have this feeling or do I just read a little to much?
Let me give you some information about two books I have read throughout the year and the many books I'll be reading this summer while sitting on an airplane, lying next to the pool, or lying in my bed whit a little sunshine that's stroking my face. Just got a little too excited there, did you notice?
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky: Beautiful book! Like every other teenager that read this book, I could really relate to it. Although It was written quiet a while ago I feel like the hype only started last year! The story is about a boy who is trying to find out who he is and who he wants to be. Don't we all suffer from that? That's why it is a very interesting read! It's also a very easy book, you'll get through it in just a few days. Can you believe I haven't seen the movie yet?
Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov: This is the second book I read this year. It has taken me a very long time, but I got through it eventually. I really recommend this book because the way the russian author uses English vocabulary, mixed with French vocabulary and his own made up words is just amazing! But then again, that is one of the reasons it took me so long to finish this book. There are many jokes and situations I've missed, just because, as a dutch/french girl, the vocabulary was a little too hard for me. And I wasn't willing to look up every single word in the dictionary.
The story is very unique. It is about a man who falls in love with a very young girl. A child actually. This is one of the reasons the book was considered taboo in many countries. We all know how paedophilia is bad and illegal, but the storyteller finds a way to talk himself out of it and make it seem okay. And that is so weird about the story but again so well done.
It - Alexa Chung: I wouldn't really consider this book as literature, but I love Alexa's style so I am very excited to find out more about who she is and what inspires her. The book also contains beautiful pictures, so for the non-readers, this might be something for you!
Just Kids - Patti Smith: This book is one that I found laying around my house. It is the story about how the singer Patti Smith tried to make a carrier in New York. I love New York, appreciate the music she makes, and I've heard many good things about this book!
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green: Common, I have to, don't I? Every single girl of my age has read this book. I just can't get away from it! I want to be able to follow the millions and millions of conversations about this book.
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee: I'm not quiet sure yet what this book is about, but I'll find out soon! And if I like it, I'll tell you guys more about it.
I know that it is hard for young people like me who are dreaming about traveling, buying clothes, going out for breakfast, to spend money on a book that they'll probably only read once. Here are the things I did to avoid that situation and save myself some money for all the traveling I'll be doing this summer.
- Get books for your birthday (I got Lolita from my sister, and It from a friend)
- Look what is laying around the house (Just Kids is my mom's book)
- Borrow books from friends! (I borrowed the Fault in our Stars and To Kill a Mockingbird from a friend)
- You can also go to the library if you'd like!
A special thank you to my lovely friend Zohra who was kind enough to let me borrow her books.
What are some other books I should read?


Jesus was surrounded by tax collectors and sinners, enjoying a meal. The religious leaders and the educated elite questioned and judged his behavior. How did Jesus respond to the questions? With stories.
His response had a way of revealing the heart of men and exposing their self-serving agendas and mindsets. One particular story begins in Luke 15:11.
There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.
This story paints such a good picture of the relationship between a faithful Father and a wayward son. This kind of family relationship is slowly disappearing in our culture. It desperately needs to be revived and restored.
One question that I have had is this: why is Luke’s gospel the one that God chose to use to tell us the story of a Dad and two sons when Luke was a physician and a gentile? Was there something special about Luke that made him understand the relationship between a Father and son? Did Luke have sons? Did it have anything to do with his own relationship with Paul. Was it the lack of a strict religious background that allowed him to retell this story with greater accuracy? Whatever the reason, his words hit the mark with me.
In this particular story, many of us will initially identify with the younger son, the wild one who wasn’t satisfied with the mundane but longed for adventure and excitement. He sought it in the only place he knew or could see…in the world. This is certainly familiar in our culture today because we as leaders have done a poor job demonstrating the adventure and excitement found in following a King and His kingdom. As the story continues, it is easy for us to focus on the short-comings and selfishness of this younger boy but one fact is often overlooked. This younger boy knew without a doubt, he was his Father’s son. Because he knew he was a son, he knew he had an inheritance, so he asked for it, boldly. Also we see the younger boy addressing his father as “Father.” When the boy finally came to his senses and realized he was dying with hunger, he knew his Father would give him something to eat. Throughout the story, the boy never stopped calling him Father, even when he was face to face confessing his own wrong doing. No matter the cost, this boy knew who his father was and he needed to be back close to his father, safe under his loving care. Even though the boy expected nothing, he received everything! Sound familiar?
So what about the older brother? Here is the scene: It is late in the day, he is returning home, tired and sweaty from a laborious day in his father’s field. Suddenly, the appetizing aroma of barbecue fills his nostrils.
Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’
The sound of singing and dancing and jubilation stirs his curious nature. Enter stage left, jealousy, offense and resentment as he hears of the kindness and forgiveness shown to his undeserving younger brother. The older weighs his own service and sacrifice against that of his wayward brother. He actually determines by his own obedience that he deserves to be rewarded for his many years of dedication. Let’s not forget, the father has already divided his wealth between both boys.
But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
Notice too, the older doesn’t address his father as Father. As well, all the older expects is a young goat, never ever dreaming of such extravagance as a fatted calf, and ring and brand new sandals. Sadly, this older brother only wanted to celebrate with his own circle of friends. What a contrast. The Father’s celebration of his lost son returned home included everyone. Now that is a party!
And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’
So what is going on here? An orphan on the street doesn’t know the unconditional love of a faithful Father. An orphan has to scam and scrap everyday just to survive. An orphan hoards and protects because he doesn’t know where his next meal is coming from. An orphan trusts no one. An orphan judges everyone. Out of hardship and lack, an orphan feels entitled. A orphan always lives with a sense of abandonment and fear. Orphans wear a mask. An orphan has never experienced the continual support and presence of a loving Father.
The good news for the orphan is this:
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. (John 14:18)
A true son never loses sight of his Father. A son never questions his own identity as a son. A son is not threatened by others. A son has no problem opening up the refrigerator and eating whatever he finds. A son shares everything because he knows there will always be enough. A son is not afraid to fail. A son knows the character of his Dad, admiring Him, trusting Him, respectfully and lovingly addressing Him as Father. A son knows he is forgiven. A son knows how to receive good gifts. A son knows he is celebrated. A son knows how to celebrate others. A son knows all that his Father has, he has. A son knows his Father is always with him, always for him, never gives up on him and always, always wants the very best for his son. A son knows his Father will sacrifice everything for him. Above all, a son knows he is loved!
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. (1 John 3:1)
Life can be messy. Church life can be messy. Becoming a son or daughter is the greatest gift and blessing we will ever experience. Whatever difficulties you may be facing, whatever challenges or disillusionment you might be experiencing…start here first. Start with this. Learn what it means to be a son or a daughter and then live it out. Learn from this story Jesus is telling. Learn together and then go and teach everyone around you how to live it out. And suddenly, surprisingly your life will take on great significance followed by overwhelming joy and satisfaction.
So I give to you a Father’s blessing. I remind you that you are one of a kind, special and unique in your Father’s eyes. You are beautiful. You are his perfect idea. He loves everything about you because He created you. He brings purpose and meaning to your life. Your life matters to Him and to us. You have gifts and talents that nobody else has and we need you so much. Above all, your Father loves and adores you!


The HPCMP is in the process of deploying a web-based portal developed at the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) at all DSRCs. The HPC Portal aims to enhance access and use of HPC computational and data storage resources, increasing transparent and user-friendly access to these resources, and establish new ways for HPC to increase project cycle effectiveness for user communities.
The HPC Portal technical goals are to provide a secure unified access point, support an integrated framework with access to de-centralized components allowing HPC jobs to be run on available HPC resources in response to and in support of applications being served through the Portal, and to provide a web-based centralized interface for users that require no software installation on their workstations.
The HPC Portal is available at https://www.portal.hpc.mil/
Additional documentation is available at http://www.mhpcc.hpc.mil/portal/Overview.html.


> Here's what I wanted to do:
> 1) I wanted to write a Nginx location handler for example "/mylocation"
> which when invoked should call another program to get the response.
> 2) The other external program provides a client library where we can
> register callbacks.
> 3) The external program will call the callback when the data is available.
> I wanted to know if I am using an external library and one of the external
> API is asking for registering callback, how i can achieve this in Nginx.
Take a look at the ngx_drizzle module which integrates the external
client library libdrizzle into the Nginx core and generates outputs
for an nginx location:
Re: Registering Nginx callback in external library
Thanks for your pointers, but one thing I still not understood from the links you have provided is that how I can register a callback in my handler which will be called by the external library.
In the links you have provided the read write event handler is called when any read write happens on the DB. But my case it's the external program who will call the Nginx callback.
So I am not sure how I can pass a callback from Nginx to external library API.


My Fredrick Wiseman Moment?
It hit me like a ton of bricks.
This is the first time I’ve been fully responsible for the material in a documentary. I’ve cut documentary shorts, given notes and consulted on screen stories. Opined on countless films from a professional and personal perspective. But now, after my first time leading a documentary crew during the Go Public film project, I witnessed for the first time the powerful moment when a filmmaker discovers a story.
When I first started reviewing the footage that we shot on May 8th, it was with a mind full of the remembrances for the day’s events. Foreknowledge that we had captured events which had unfolded in rather dramatic ways. What I didn’t realize was how both good fortune and the strength of my team in DP Neil de la Peña and Sound Man Richard Newton that we were able to capture things that I hadn’t realized we had seen.
During our “Day in the Life” of Eliot Middle School Librarian, Mrs. Large we saw many of the things you’d expect to see. A quiet, but active place where Mrs. Large devotes her days to educating all levels of students: the struggling, the grateful and the apathetic. By midday, when my team and I ran out to catch some exteriors, we found ourselves returning to a school evacuation. One of the students, we quickly learned had set off a fire extinguisher and fire alarm.
The heat of the day was near oppressive as students and faculty alike were sent to the athletic field. Although we initially returned to Mrs. Large’s side to capture the way she interacted with students who were trying to make sense of the where they were supposed to be, in my mind, I had a responsibility to the Go Public Feature Project, and getting the greater story at hand. We did so by following the school principal, Mr. Pannell as he not only wrangled the student body, but coordinated the efforts to track down the culprit. This also led to being present for the moment when Mr. Pannell skillfully and constructively dealt with the perpetrator.
When it came time to review the entirety of the footage, I was blown away by the things I found. The young man who was responsible for the fire extinguisher event, was present in the library with (I presume) his mother early in the day. I put two and two together and quickly went back to the footage that we got in the security office where he was dealt with. The look on his face. In time, I discovered that my team managed to capture almost everything but the offense itself.
At one point, I seriously considered cutting a short film focused on this young man’s mistake. I felt thrilled on the one hand that as a filmmaker, I had material that captured a memorable moment in a person’s life. The sort of thing that could just as easily represent a wrong turn in life, as it could a blip in a fairly average teenage boy’s life. I also felt a moment of sickness that rose from a wash of empathy, remembering kindred moments in my life at that age. Even a wish that none of it had ever happened.
But now, having had the experience of directing and producing my first documentary short, I realize just what a compelling experience working in this craft is. I have long had a love of story and finding the ways of not only telling a story editorially, but letting it unfold as a director. When I went in the day of filming, I took with me the arm’s distance that I have come to crave when shooting still portraits of individuals. I’d rather show my subject or audiences things and moments captured, rather than something put on display for the camera.
Upon completion of my four minute “Go Public Cut”, I was left feeling like there was so much more to tell. So many more stories to be shared. That is, if a filmmaker is lucky, the sense they are left with even after the most successful cut has been completed. Even in the days approaching shooting, I was left with trepidations about just how much I would be able to capture in a quiet library. But in retrospect, I realize that libraries, including Eliot’s, have been captivating me my entire life and the source of a great many stories to tell.


This application is a picture book that reads aloud the famous story of the Appointment in Samarra. In this story, a man tries to escape from Death, by going to another city.
Young children can enjoy the book by themselves due to the reading aloud, the automatic turning of pages, and the captions being switched off. Older children can read for themselves by switching off the reading aloud and automatic page turning, and switching on the captions.
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In the heart of the Pacific, amidst the serene beauty of Tonga's Vava'u islands, a tale of resilience and deep connection to nature unfolded as the world grappled with the isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. This story, captured in the documentary short, Water & Solitude: The Story of a Tongan Whale Guide, is character-focused narrative tale about partnership, endurance, and the spirit of exploration—themes closely tied to the ethos of Vaer Watches.
Henry Pott, a local whale watching guide, found himself in near isolation for a year and a half as the pandemic seized the globe. "We were always worried that one day the whales would stop coming to the island," reflects Pott, "we never imagined it would be the people that would stop coming."
"During COVID, I had to do everything on my own," Henry reveals in the documentary. "I couldn't go to town to get food or anything. I did a lot of spearfishing. I ate a lot of coconuts. I was just trying to survive." His story is one of profound solitude and survival, set against the backdrop of Tonga's wild and unspoiled nature.
As Vaer Watches learned of Henry's incredible journey, we were inspired to support the storytelling process and ensure that both the crew (our friends Davis Huber and Scott Sporleder) and the characters involved were equipped with watches that embody the resilience and reliability at the heart of the story. Vaer provided everyone involved in the film with our ocean-ready, solar-powered watches - specifically, the C5 Tactical Solar and the D4 Solar Diver. These tools are made for watermen like Henry and his brothers, and were perfectly suited for the challenging conditions of Tonga, mirroring the strength Henry and his family exhibited during their isolation.
This documentary project not only explores Henry's unique relationship with the water but also underscores the critical role of conservation and the importance of protecting the places we love. "Henry relied solely on his environment that entire time," notes filmmaker Davis Huber, emphasizing the message of conservation at the heart of Henry's story.
While the entire world was impacted by the pandemic - remote communities in the South Pacific were pushed to the very brink. The Tongan islands, celebrated for their unspoiled beauty and rich marine biodiversity, have long depended on tourism as a crucial economic pillar. Whale watching, in particular, serves as a significant draw for international visitors, marrying the allure of adventure with the opportunity to witness the majestic humpback whales in their natural breeding grounds.
However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic unveiled the vulnerabilities of Tonga's tourism-dependent economy. With global travel grinding to a halt, the once-bustling whale watching tours and cultural exchanges that animated the Vava'u islands were suspended, casting a shadow over the community's livelihood and the nation's economic stability. This sudden pause in tourism not only disrupted the economy but also prompted a moment of introspection about the balance between economic development and environmental stewardship.
The environmental aspect of Tonga's situation cannot be overstated. The islands, nestled within the Pacific's azure waters, are home to delicate ecosystems that have thrived largely due to the sustainable practices of its inhabitants and the eco-conscious approach of its tourism industry. The pandemic, while a challenge, also offered a respite for nature, allowing the marine and terrestrial environments a moment of reprieve from the pressures of constant human activity. This period has highlighted the importance of sustainable tourism practices that protect and preserve Tonga's natural beauty while supporting the local economy.
In response to these challenges, the Tongan community, exemplified by resilient individuals like Henry Pott, demonstrated remarkable adaptability and strength. The narrative of Water & Solitude: The Story of a Tongan Whale Guide extends beyond personal survival to reflect a collective effort towards economic recovery and environmental preservation in the face of unprecedented adversity.
As Tonga emerges from the shadow of the pandemic, the re-opening of its borders and the gradual resumption of tourism activities offer a beacon of hope. Yet, this recovery is tempered with the knowledge that sustainable growth and environmental conservation must be at the forefront of Tonga's path forward. The pandemic has underscored the need for a balanced approach that ensures the vitality of Tonga's economy while safeguarding its natural heritage for future generations.
Vaer Watches, in supporting the story of Henry and the broader narrative of Tonga's resilience, is proud to stand with a community that embodies the principles of endurance, sustainability, and a deep-rooted connection to the natural world. Our commitment extends beyond the provision of durable timepieces to embrace the advocacy for environments and economies that can withstand the tides of change.
As Tonga navigates its recovery, the lessons of the pandemic and the stories of individuals like Henry serve as powerful reminders of the importance of adaptability, the value of our natural world, and the enduring spirit of communities in the face of global challenges.


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Beauty and the Beast was my favorite Disney movie growing up, almost specifically because of Belle's love of reading, and the giant library in the Beasts Castle. Ever since 2017 I've been combining my love of reading and typography by creating pieces based around the books I've read. These art pieces can be inspired by a quote from the book, or a beautiful description in the book that I feel the unending need to create. If you want to see more of my creations click here for my RedBubble shop, but below are some of my favorite pieces, along with my thoughts when I created them.


It does seem unlikely in our heavily regulated planning system, that it would be possible to carry out any development on agricultural land without planning permission. However as this book will demonstrate it is possible, to live, build a barn and start a business, all without planning permission, on ordinary agricultural land in the United Kingdom.
For those of you who want to buy a field and turn it into a smallholding without planning permission, this book will show you how. It is a guide that exploits loopholes in the current planning system.
It doesn’t matter who you are, your background or if you already own land and have experience of working on it. This book will allow you to live your dream, living on the land, working with animals, and being part of the agricultural community.
Your opportunity to buy cheap agricultural land and create the smallholding you thought you could never afford!
Using current planning law, not the human rights act as used by other schemes. Whatever your reason for wanting to set up and run your own smallholding, whether it is to be self sufficient or to run a profit making business on your land, this guide covers it all. The animal enterprises are covered from alpaccas to worms and even a touring caravan site. The book takes you through all the steps starting with a field and up to getting planning permission for a house. It tells you everything that you need to know so it is possible to turn a relatively modest investment in agricultural land into a substantial asset.
For more information about what is contained within Field to Farm please visit these pages:
The full introduction printed in the book is available to download here


The next few sections will show you how to get started with our API systems and integrations. You will learn how to use our API systems and tools, how send data to us, and what common responses you may receive with our API systems and what to do with them.
We have multiple platforms designed for technically-savvy users as well as developers to use and integrate into their websites and other systems:
- The REST API that uses standard HTTP requests
- The RealTime API that uses WebSockets
- The Push API that uses HTTP and email
- The Apps Platform that provides various tools for inclusion on your website
Any modern programming language will support the REST API since it uses tried and true HTTP requests. Also, most modern languages also provide libraries for working with WebSockets directly, or through very popular and commonly available libraries.


By Marsha Wilson Rappaport
By sheer accident of birth, my DNA has ties to both Juneteenth and the Tulsa Race Massacre. My maternal mixed-race family settled before 1865 on Galveston Island. My African American paternal family lived 50 miles from Tulsa, in Reeves Edition, the Black section of Muskogee, Oklahoma at the time of the Tulsa Race Massacre. I was blessed to know both of my grandmothers for decades. And yet, I did not hear the word “Juneteenth” until the mid-1980’s. Moreover, I learned about the Tulsa Massacre on HBO’s Watchman at the age of 68.
I come from an extraordinary family of well-educated women who received that education during a time when it was tough to come by as a person of color. My maternal grandmother, born in 1900, would tell me about ‘Freedom Day” in Galveston when everyone had watermelon and red soda. But she also told me that her grandmother Capiana’s husband, Abraham was an escaped slave from Richmond, Texas. He was a Merchant Seaman, and although he brought his wife Capiana back from Mexico, he stayed at sea until “Freedom Day”, less he be returned to slavery.
I met the late State Representative Al Edwards, in the mid-1980s. When he told me about Juneteenth, my initial reaction was horror. I was shocked that the people here were slaves two years longer than they should have been after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed. It was not until this year when the Juneteenth Legacy Project started that I realized “Freedom Day” was actually “Juneteenth”.
No one in my family ever mentioned the Tulsa Race Massacre to me. My grandmother, like my father, did explain that the Klu Klux Klan was present in Muskogee. My father endlessly explained that his motivation to get out of Oklahoma and go to Howard University was tied to Klan Lynchings. But the elder I spent the most time with, my father’s sister Aunt Pocahantas never mentioned it.
My Aunt Pocahantas was so accomplished that she has a cultural center at the Tulsa Public Library named after her. She also lived 3 miles from the site of the Tulsa Massacre on one side and 3 miles from the purported mass burial site on the other.
When we would visit her, no one in my family would sleep in her guest room. It was a small room, featuring a beautiful peach quilted bed with a wall-to-wall Mahoney dresser dominating one wall. When I was about eight or nine, I asked why I could not sleep in the guest room. She simply said, “a lot of people died here.” Of course, because I was literally one of the most precocious children on the planet, the challenge of sleeping in a haunted room was one I would accept. Throughout my life, until my last visit to see her in Tulsa just prior to her death, the “haunted room” was “my room”.
My reaction to the HBO series was intense. The movie featured planes firing on the fleeing, screaming Black residents. I put the episode on record and turned off the television. In tears, I could only see that this depiction would indicate that an “American Guernica” took place well before the Nazis helped kill the Spanish. I begin googling the Tulsa massacre, sat stunned, and started to cry. I could almost see my Aunt Pokies face when she told me “A LOT OF PEOPLE DIED HERE.” I suddenly had the stark realization that it turned out to be the understatement of the century.
Why the Silence?
During the past few months, while watching the documentaries about Juneteenth and the Tulsa Race Massacre I have tried to ascertain the reason for the gaps in history and the silence about those events.
In my late maternal grandmother’s case, she may not have been exposed to the concept of Juneteenth because her family was mixed race. Her mother was dead, and she was raised by her grandmother from Mexico. Abraham, her grandmothers’ husband, knew enough to keep himself safe, but by all accounts, after the 1900 Storm became mentally unstable. My grandmother left the Island with her grandmother and moved to Chicago in 1915.
However, the silence of my paternal grandmother, my father, and my aunt remain a mystery. My paternal grandmother was a very religious woman, very soft-spoken. When I was around her, she would tell me stories or let me play with the chickens. She was not a “bad news” kind of person. My father was a baby when the massacre happened. By the time he could read, the news was probably buried.
My Aunt Pokie, however, was 11 years old at the time of the massacre. Like my father, and like me she could read at an early age and tended to be a voracious reader. The Black communities in Tulsa and Muskogee had a lot of interaction. There is every chance she knew about the massacre as a child. By the time she was an adult and had risen to become a Senior School Administrator in the Tulsa School System, there was no chance she did not know. In any case, hiding it from me, the most inquisitive child in the universe must have been tough on all of them.
Racism affects each generation differently. I had grown up in a time of hope. I had watched Martin Luther King, Jr. march on television. Fortunately, I was born to middle-class parents in Northwest Indiana. Moreover, because I was born in the right town, at the right time. Myself and my friends were all “woke” before “woke was a trending topic”. I attended Benjamin Banneker Elementary School, named after a famous Black author and surveyor. Our principal had served as a Tuskegee Airman. Our teachers were all Black, superbly educated, and dedicated to making us the best of the best. Our books and our surroundings reflected the achievements of people of color in America. What is now being called “critical race theory” was called “history”. We knew the basics: the Native Americans were slaughtered, most of us were descendants of slaves who were in bondage for hundreds of years and Black, Brown and Yellow people had to fight to move forward in America.
We all knew about the Klan. At one point, Indiana had elected a Governor who was openly a Klansman. However, we lived on a block, in a northern city, where no Klansman would dare ride down the street populated by Black Doctors, Dentists, Teachers, and other professionals.
The USA was a tough gig that you had to survive. We were considered the lucky ones and it was our job to “represent”. And as we grew older and had to go out into the real world, that’s when it hit. Our first wake-up call happened when our friend, the Valedictorian of the prestigious big African-American High School, committed suicide after his freshman year at Harvard. He was academically solid and didn’t have financial problems because he got a full ride. At his funeral, one of us finally whispered our fears: “Maybe something bad happened to him at Harvard because he was Black”.
My own reaction to having to “represent the Black race” was different. I tested into Howard as a Sophomore. But, by mid-semester, I realized that I was tired, and I didn’t want to be a mixture of Mary McLeod Bethune and Shirley Chisholm. I was a published poet already. I wanted to become a combination of “Gidget” and Phyllis Wheatley. I was “woke”, but I desperately wanted to go back to sleep.
My paternal grandmother, my father, and my aunt, grew up in a decade where the Tulsa Race Massacre had occurred and had somehow been pushed out of memory. The fear generated by an act of that level of savagery in the modern world had to have become burned into the souls of all the Black people in Oklahoma. It was an action so ugly, that it had to be the mother of all generational traumas.
I can only hope that all three of my elders did not want me to know because they didn’t want to pass on that fear. They wanted me to be fearless. Perhaps their instincts were right because I never stopped being that little girl who dared to sleep in a haunted room.


Nalanda is the site of an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India. At its peak it accommodated over 10,000 students and 2,000 teachers. The university was considered an architectural masterpiece, and was marked by a lofty wall and one gate. Nalanda had eight separate compounds and ten temples, along with many other meditation halls and classrooms. On the grounds were lakes and parks. The library was located in a nine storied building where meticulous copies of texts were produced. The subjects taught at Nalanda University covered every field of learning, and it attracted pupils and scholars from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia and Turkey. Nalanda was ransacked and destroyed by Turkic Muslim invaders under Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1193. The great library of Nalanda University was so vast that it is reported to have burned for three months after the invaders set fire to it, ransacked and destroyed the monasteries, and drove the monks from the site.


Today, Firefox is one of the most widely used web browser and browsing web without Bookmark may be a bit difficult since most people bookmarks their favorite sites in Firefox. Bookmark is an easy way of storing the website addresses. Though there are many online bookmark services available but Firefox remains the best choice for bookmark since it’s simple and easy to organize bookmark in Firefox. In this article, we will see how you can backup Firefox Bookmarks.
Why to Backup Bookmarks?
There is always a risk/possibility that Firefox may crash, or you may install a fresh copy of OS, which may delete all files in your Hard-drive. It is always good to have the back-up of bookmarks, So that you could retrieve data at time of any such issue.
Backup Firefox Bookmarks
1. In Firefox, Click on Library icon on toolbar or you can also navigate to Menu –> Library.
2. Click on “Bookmarks”.
3. Click on “Show All Bookmarks“, Firefox will open Library window. You can also open Library window using firefox shortcut key Ctrl + Shift + B.
4. In the Library window, Click on Import and Backup drop-down menu –> select Backup and Save the file in .json format.
You can also Export Bookmark in HTML format. When you want to restore Bookmark from your backup, follow the same above 3 steps and select “Restore” option from drop down. If your backup is HTML format than select “Import Bookmarks from HTML” option.


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Remember, remember, the 5th of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot ;
I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
This often repeated poem about the 1605 Gunpowder plot tells the original story behind Bonfire night. In 1605, the Catholic Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament when the Protestant king James was visiting. This was one of many efforts to restore Catholicism as England’s official religion during a long and brutal conflict between Catholics and Protestants. The gunpowder plot failed and Guy Fawkes was publicly executed. King James celebrated his survival on the 5th of November every year. While this was originally an anti-Catholic event, it is now simply something to enjoy as the days get darker and colder.
Bonfire night traditions are centred around a bonfire and fireworks. Many cities host big firework displays as well as public bonfires. Traditional food includes baked potatoes, sausages and toffee apples.
Poetry is not a traditional part of bonfire night celebrations, but there are some enjoyable bonfire night poems for children. Here are two of my favourites.
The Bonfire at Night – Enid Blyton
This excellent poem is full of vivid imagery. Its couplet rhyme scheme makes it easy for even EFL students to read fluently. I particularly like how cheerful this poem is.
Bonfire, you’re a merry fellow
With your flames of red and yellow,
And your cheery cracks and pops-
You gobble up the old bean-props,
The pea-sticks, withered plants, and all
The leaves blown down beside the wall.
Your never-ending spires of smoke
(The colour of a pixy’s cloak)
Go mounting to the starry sky,
And when the wind comes bustling by
Oh, what a merry game you play,
And how you pop and roar away!
Your heart is red, your smoke is thick,
On, pile on leaves and branches quick!
Let’s dance around and shout and sing,
Oh, Bonfire, you’re a LOVELY thing!
Fireworks by John Morris (James) Reeves
This poem is equally vivid and imaginative. It has short stanzas with an ABAB rhyme scheme, making it easy to read and remember.
They rise like sudden fiery flowers
That burst upon the night,
Then fall to earth in burning showers
Of crimson, blue and white.
Like buds too wonderful to name,
Each miracle unfolds
And Catherine wheels begin to flame
Like whirling marigolds.
Rockets and Roman candles make
An orchard of the sky,
Where magic trees their petals shake
Upon each gazing eye.


Books illustrated by Julius
The collected works of Julius Csotonyi, one of the world's most high profile and talented contemporary paleoartists. Csotonyi has considerable academic expertise that contributes to his stunning dynamic art.
Csotonyi represents the natural world photorealistically and has been influenced by natural history illustrators such as Peter Zallinger, Doug Henderson and Greg Paul. He uses bold patterns and colors to paint the prehistoric world both with traditional media as well as modern digital techniques.


Saint Anything- Book Review
Title: Saint Anything
Author: Sarah Dessen
When I read this, I hadn’t read a Sarah Dessen book in a while, and I had forgotten how much I enjoy them. They are always short and sweet, with just enough drama to keep you intrigued.
Sydney has always lived in her brother’s shadow. She feels invisible, especially now that her brother is in jail- he hit a kid on a bike while driving under the influence, and her parents are still in denial about who he is, her mother especially. Sydney decides to switch schools, going to a larger public school, where she can really be anonymous.
She meets Layla and her brother, Mac, and soon becomes best friends with Layla and their group. The whole Chatham family is so unlike her own, and she loves it, becoming close with them quickly. She finally feels like she is becoming her own person, out from her brother’s shadow.
Sydney was really relatable to me, and reminded me of when I was in high school. I think one of the reasons I click with Sarah Dessen books so often is I really relate to the characters, and this book is no different. Sydney is struggling with keeping her family together, after her brother was sent to jail.
I really liked Layla. She had such a distinct personality, and her relationship with her family and friends are great. I loved her interactions with the whole band- the witty banter was awesome, especially with Mac.
Mac was so adorable. He was there for Sydney when she needed it, and she really needed it. His history was really interesting, how he had changed and grown.
I also thought Sydney’s relationship with her brother, Peyton, was really well written. Sydney definitely had some problems with him, but they were siblings, and working towards improving their relationship. She also works on her relationship with her parents, which definitely develops and grows throughout the book.
The ending was quite open, which I liked. I also love how Sarah Dessen always includes these little hints of the characters from her other books, that they are all set in the same world. Although this wasn’t one of my favorites of hers, it was still well written, with a great plot that deals with real issues. The characters are relatable, and she write realistic people, in realistic settings, which is hard to do.


FileFlex is designed to operate natively with industry-standard database environments. This short chapter will help you understand how FileFlex works with Microsoft's FoxPro and Access database environments.
Using FileFlex with FoxPro
FileFlex uses FoxPro's native format. FoxPro can read and create FileFlex data files, index files, and memo files as if they were FoxPro's own. In fact, to FoxPro, FileFlex files are FoxPro files.
This compatibility extends to the multi-user edition of FileFlex. FileFlex' internal locking protocol is the FoxPro locking protocol. This means you can transparently use multi-user FileFlex with FoxPro, while both are operating on a database (provided, of course, you program the multi-user functions into your application correctly).
Using FileFlex with Access
When using Access with FileFlex files, the key thing to keep in mind is that Access will think FileFlex files are FoxPro files. So all instructions for using Access with FoxPro .DBF files will apply to FileFlex 3 files.
You can link a FileFlex file into an Access database. To access, the database consists of a number of tables, and each FileFlex .DBF file is one such table. You can also import FileFlex files into Access and export them from Access to FileFlex (select FoxPro format), but that's not quite as powerful.
When you link a FileFlex file into an Access database, you're making the FileFlex data file part of the Access database. Doing this involves the following steps:
Keep in mind that if you link in an index file (a FileFlex .CDX file) along with the FileFlex .DBF file, Access will always need to be able to find the file in order to open the linked table. If you move the file, Access might not allow you to open the linked table.
When Access updates the data in the FileFlex .DBF file, it also updates the .CDX index files to reflect changes. If you're using FileFlex (or FoxPro) to update the data as well, your FileFlex or FoxPro program must also update the associated .CDX index files as well. Access (and all players in this round-robbin of data files) must have current index files.
If you're developing a CD-ROM application and want to use Access with your FileFlex 3 files, you may run into a complication. Access likes to create a .INF file in the same folder as the .DBF files. To link such a table from a read-only device, place the .INF file on a writeable drive. You can hack (you'll have to hack) the Windows registry to specify the path of the .INF file. See the Microsoft Access help system for the topic "Customize Microsoft FoxPro or dBASE driver settings" to learn more about this procedure.
Discuss this chapter on the FileFlex Boards.


A library in Billingham has recently obtained a prize at the Northern Regional Awards of the Local Authority Building Control.
The public building cost over £2.5 million to construct, and was the product of a design made by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. It used sustainable materials and could prove inspirational to builders in Cheshire.
David Rose, a cabinet member who serves on the borough council and has responsibility for regeneration, has told the Hartlepool Mail:
“The judges were impressed with Billingham’s Library and Customer Service Centre which is an attractive, modern facility, offering residents a host of first-class services under one roof.
“We take great pride in ensuring our new buildings not only look good, but are built to the highest standards.”
The building was constructed on a site that once housed council office space and an art gallery. The necessary building work was accomplished by a local company. It has been suggested by the judges that the library was in keeping with the continuing redevelopment of the town centre.
A multipurpose building, the new library contains one-stop shop facilities, enabling local people to access a range of services. The versatility of the library has been enhanced by the provision of new technology.
Other parts of the local government structure have opted to make use of the building too. For example, the customer services department of the borough council has been housed within it, while a housing group and the cash office have also been included.


by John Kelly 11th June 2016
On my last visit to Dublin I was introduced to John Kelly, a documentary photographer and sculptor with some incredible stories from 1990s Dublin. He mentioned about having documented Pat Tierney, a poet and playwright who died in tragic circumstances. The story was deeply personal and touching. I suggested to him that on edge street would be a good place to share Pat’s story. John got to know Pat while photographing him over the course of a year in the mid 90s. The following is Pat’s story through John’s pictures and words.
Pat Tierney was born in 1957 in Galway city. His mother, who was 17 years of age gave birth out of wedlock. They were both taken to a home for unmarried mothers and their children. From a very young age Pat was transferred from religious institution to institution before ending up in St. Patrick’s institution for young offenders. Pat made contact with his family in England and he travelled to meet them and for a reunion with his mother.
Unfortunately this reunion did not work out and after getting in trouble with the law Pat was deported back to Ireland. Pat couldn’t settle in Ireland and soon left for America. He travelled around the United States residing in Michigan, Wyoming, California and Florida. In each place Pat played an active part in the social and cultural life of the Irish American community.
However Pat was to encounter the dark side of life with excessive drinking and intravenous drug use which was later to come back to haunt him.
Pat’s final journey took him to rural Newfoundland where he discovered the joy and freedom which poetry can be. He became something of a local celebrity in Newfoundland appearing on the radio and TV. However his stay in Newfoundland was cut short when local authorities began to investigate his status in the country. In fact Pat was in the country illegally and had to leave quickly.
He decided to return once more to Ireland.
Upon returning Pat decided to take poetry to the people and started reciting poems in Henry Street and Grafton Street. Pat moved into Ballymun on Dublin’s northside and became active in various community activities throughout the area.
He established the Ballymun Rhymers Club where taught children how to recite poems and encouraged them to write their own. He self published several books containing his poems as well as an autobiography entitled “The Moon On My Back”
During a routine examination lumps were discovered in his armpits. As a result of his intravenous drug use and sharing dirty needles, Pat was diagnosed as being HIV positive.
I was initially approached by a journalist writing a book on Pat. He was to write the text and I was to photograph Pat over the period of a year. I had known Pat from a distance from his time spent reciting and selling poetry on Grafton Street.
Towards the end of the year I was told that the book at been scrapped. At first I was disappointed having spent a year photographing Pat. I got to know Pat and I was determined to continue.
Pat continued working on several community projects as well as with the Dublin Aids alliance. “The Moon On My Back” was adapted by Pat and was eventually staged in the Emblana Theatre Dublin. A second autobiography was planned and on the surface all was well. This however was not the case.
Pat’s health worsened the play was not the commercial success and he ended up getting into debt. The second autobiography did not materialise. I could clearly see a change in him. He became less active the lack of energy must have been frustrating for someone like him. It was only then that I began to see another side of Pat. He felt vulnerable and not in control.
I began to see less and less of Pat I was in contact with him on Monday the 1st of January 1996. He told me he had made a decision to take his life that Thursday the 4th his 39th birthday.
Pat had mentioned in his book The Moon on my Back that as a child he had had a dream that a moon was chasing him.
The 4th of January 1996 was the first full moon of that year.
You can contact John Kelly via the following email address: [email protected]


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The Legacy of Commander Elmer F. Stone – Coast Guard Aviator #1
The document is a collection of data collected from various sources abour CDR Stone, who was designated the first Coast Guard Aviator. If you will page through and read the documents, you will be able to see a story that is pieced together from fragments of an outstanding individual’s life as contained on paper and in photos.
This document does not do justice to an important figure in Coast Guard History.
Click the image below to view the full PDF document.


For the first annotated bibliography due Thursday, 10.29 work through three writing tasks for one of the four new sources on your list:
1) Write a works cited entry for the source.
2) Write a concise summary of the key points and argument (as applicable) of the source. In this summary, remember some key points about composing summaries:
- Introduce the text and author and use attributive phrases where applicable (“Jankens argues,” “notes Jankens,” etc.)
- Remain objective in the summary, reporting the ideas and argument of the text without including your opinions.
3) Write an application paragraph, exploring why this source (and its ideas, arguments, etc.) is relevant to your topic, how it adds to the larger conversation, how you will use it in your evaluation essay, etc.
Each annotated bibliography entry should be about 150-300 words long.
Examples: 7065_annotated bibliography
We will use part of the time in class on Thursday to read each other’s annotated bibs and revise as needed.


Presentation & Book Signing
Name: Presentation & Book Signing
Date: April 6, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Presentation and book signing by former U.S. Congressman Bob Clement on Thursday, April 6 from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum. There will be a book discussion at 5:30 p.m. and books will be available for purchase at the event. The former congressman will read and sign his new memoir, "Presidents, Kings and Convicts: My Journey from the Tennessee Governor's Residence to the Halls of Congress."


Welcome to The Foundations of Mastery
Hi and welcome to the exclusive resource page for students of my (Matt Giordano) 200hr Teacher Training, The Foundations of Mastery. This page is meant to support you in your journey to becoming a teacher. Use the tools below as a reference for practice teaching Assists, and Verbal Cues.
If you are looking to go deeper into your study of the body, anatomy, and are looking for full length practices, you will be interested in The Elements of Mastery, which is an online resource for yoga teachers, that provides 9 Mp3's of full length workshops recorded live at the 2018 Elements of Mastery training in Germany, as well as video accompaniment. In addition you will get the Art of Adjustments 1 & 2, and my Anatomy overview videos to support your understanding of the body. The Elements of Mastery is updated on a regular basis with new materials to support your growth.
Surya Namaskar A
Sun B - Modified
w/ Warrior 2, reverse warrior
Warm Up Sequence with Sun A and B
Modified Sun A
Sensetivity, Stability, Adjustment
Be sure to always Observe and connect to the student before touching them. Stabilize their body and help them feel safe. You may not need to adjust the student - they may find the freedom simply from your stability. Last is the adjustment and is only meant to support an increased awareness of their body.
Adjustments Part 1
- Down Dog
- Warrior 1 and 2
- Upward Dog
- three Legged Dog
- Standing Splits
- reverse warrior


ONE HUNDRED AND TEN YEAR OLD CHINA PHOTO ARCHIVE. A collection of more than two hundred rare original photo glass plate negatives, depicting previously unpublished photos taken in China from 1900 to 1909, was recently acquired by international art consultant, Monte James. The collection was acquired from the photographers’ family in the United States.
The collection includes a wide range of images from Eastern China including Beijing, Shandong, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Guangdong province. In addition to important temples, well known historical landmarks, portraits, and landscapes, this collection includes what some believe are some of the earliest photos taken inside the Forbidden City.
In 1900, then twenty year old musician, August Plemenik, left his home in Austria to travel to China to play oboe with the European orchestra entertaining the foreign community in Beijing at the time. In addition to being a professional musician, Plemenick was also a talented amateur photographer. During his years in China he learned several dialects of the Chinese language and traveled extensively accompanied by his sturdy Rietzschel camera, a dozen different lenses, and a tripod.
August Plemenick left China and settled in the U.S. in the wake of World War I. He became an American citizen and began his long career as first oboe player for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Plemenick brought his China photo negatives to the U.S. and after his passing in 1963; Plemenick’s negatives have been kept and stored by a family member until now.
Plemenick’s life and travels in China more than one hundred years ago are documented by these extraordinary photos. As each box of glass plates were exposed, he dispatched them to the Lumiere agency in Peking or Shanghai for processing. Regarding any original prints made during Plemenick’s time in China, nothing is known. A number of prints were made from the glass negatives for a group photo exhibition in New York in the 1970’s but there was no catalogue and little or no record of the show.
The majority of the collection of more than two hundred China photos by August Plemenick remain almost entirely unpublished to today. However, the glass negatives have survived in nearly perfect condition. Western and Chinese professionals in art, photography and history who have viewed samples of the work in this collection have expressed amazement. As a photographer Plemenick achieved extraordinary clarity and detail using such an early form of the photo media, while as an artist his personal feeling and affinity for the subjects are revealed in every photo.
M. James has worked with scholars to identify the subjects of these antique photos. and with a master darkroom photo printer of the old school of photography, we have produced a small edition of original darkroom prints for collectors. These editions are ten only of each photo. The negatives are fragile and have been retired. No Digital prints are for sale. Each print measures 25 x 30 cm. including border and is printed on Ilford multigrade paper using only the finest printing materials.
The market for turn of the century original China photos is establish and well documented. Photos of China from this era are rare and we are happy to bring these previously unpublished photos to new and established collectors at well below market price.
The collection is managed and represented exclusively by M James Fine Art. Photo images copyright protected by Monte James and dba m james fine art.


Doughnuts in Hungary are good for many things. You can use them as a door stopper, weights to build up your muscles, tires for a child’s wagon and as a weapon against an enemy, but they are not good for eating.
The Donut Library is a great place to get an American-style donut in Budapest. The interior is bright and colourful with a few tables and a library of books, in which you can trade an old novel for a new one. The library contains books in English and Hungarian.
But the main reason to visit The Donut Library, is the doughnuts. They have really colourful doughnuts with unique names and flavours.
The service needs a bit of work, but i might be very American because i think everyone should smile when they are waiting on customers. i work hard for my money and i would rather see a smile when i am shopping, not the typical Hungarian frown.
In my opinion, it is a little expensive for the Hungarian to eat as a breakfast, but when you factor in that you can trade your old novel and think of it as a dessert, then it is a bargain.
Some links for The Donut Library:
more to come…