4 edition of Distance education and environmental education found in the catalog.
|Statement||Walter Leal Filho, Farrukh Tahir (eds.) ; with contributions from Maik Adomssent ...[et al.].|
|Series||Environmental education, communication and sustainability ;, vol. 2, Umweltbildung, Umweltkommunikation und Nachhaltigkeit ;, Bd. 2.|
|Contributions||Leal Filho, Walter., Tahir, Farrukh., Adomssent, Maik.|
|LC Classifications||GE70 .D58 1998|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||180 p. ;|
|Number of Pages||180|
|LC Control Number||98003098|
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A Brief History of Collective Bargaining at Kent State University
Ken Calkins, Emeritus
The AAUP had a proud tradition at Kent State long before its involvement in collective bargaining. An organization with hundreds of local members, the Association began publishing a detailed annual analysis of faculty salaries at KSU in the 1940's. It was an active supporter of the Faculty Senate. Its Committee W worked hard to improve the position of female colleagues. Its Committee A served as a bulwark of academic freedom at a time when, under the impact of the Cold War, it was far from secure. In the aftermath of May 4, 1970, an AAUP commission produced an important critique of the misguided Portage County Grand Jury report on the tragic events of that day.
As the University confronted manifold problems related to May 4, it is hardly surprising therefore that the AAUP decided to investigate the possibility of using collective bargaining to enhance the faculty’s role in the leadership of Kent State. A committee was established in December 1971 to study the issue. By that time, a significant number of chapters around the country had successfully moved toward collective bargaining, and the resulting report was positive. The AAUP then took the initiative in the establishment of a broad Coordinating Committee on Collective Bargaining, Chaired by Ed Bixenstine (Psychology), whose mission was to solicit support from the faculty for a collective bargaining election and to negotiate the ground rules for such an election with the Board of Trustees. During the spring and fall terms of 1973, the CCCB circulated a petition calling for an election which was signed by 641 faculty members. When this petition was presented to the Board of Trustees in the spring of 1974, however, the Board asked the Faculty Senate to conduct an “informational program” on collective bargaining, apparently with the expectation that, once properly “informed,” the faculty would abandon their demand for an election.
One basic problem was that Ohio did not yet have a law governing collective bargaining by public employees and would not until 1983. In the meantime, public employees had to persuade their employers to permit collective bargaining elections, and the procedures under which such elections were held were determined by negotiations between the parties involved. In this instance, the CCCB had to wait while the Faculty Senate dutifully established a Collective Bargaining Study Commission, held various symposia on the issue, and then, in the fall of 1974, polled the faculty on whether they desired a collective bargaining election. The result dramatically confirmed the perspective of the AAUP and the CCCB. Fully 75% of the faculty supported holding an election. Under the impact of this referendum, the Board of Trustees reluctantly agreed during the spring of 1975 to permit an election and began the difficult process of negotiating with the CCCB the procedures to be followed.
While all of this was happening, another major player appeared on the scene. The Ohio Education Association had organized thousands of K-12 teachers and now began a major effort to extend this success to colleges and universities. The already existing KSU affiliate of the OEA was reorganized for collective bargaining purposes during the spring of 1974. Under the effective leadership of Harold Kitner (Art), it quickly became a significant ally of the AAUP in the campaign for an election, but it was also an imposing potential rival of the AAUP for election as bargaining agent. Utilizing funds provided by the state organization, an office was rented across from the campus on Lincoln Street and a secretary was hired to staff it.
During the spring and summer of 1975, therefore, negotiations were going on not only between the CCCB and the administration, but also between the AAUP and OEA. The faculty received a slue of communications touting the virtues of the AAUP and the OEA (now renamed the Kent State Faculty Association) as well as reports from the CCCB about its efforts to persuade the Board of Trustees to accept ground rules which would assure that the impending election would be fair. Both sets of negotiations proved to be time consuming and tense. Eventually, the CCCB and Board agreed to turn to the American Arbitration Association to conduct the election and scheduled it for October 28 and 29. A few weeks earlier, on September 16, the AAUP and the Kent State Faculty Association agreed to merge in a new organization called the United Faculty Professional Association.
The hectic campaign that ensued led to a turnout of over ninety percent of the faculty with the UFPA defeating “no agent” by twenty-one votes. Kent State thus joined Cincinnati (AAUP) and Youngstown State (OEA) as the third public institution in Ohio to endorse collective bargaining. Despite its dramatic success, however, the UFPA faced a series of daunting tasks. It had to move quickly to create an efficient internal structure; it had to establish a working relationship with its state and national affiliates; and it had to initiate negotiations with an extremely reluctant administration and Board of Trustees. Ed Bixenstine, who had led the CCCB to success, was elected president of the new organization which took up residence in the office on Lincoln Street that had been occupied by the KSUFA. Harold Kitner was appointed chief negotiator. Dues were paid to both the OEA and the AAUP which, for the time being, worked to the advantage of the UFPA, for both affiliates were eager to demonstrate what they could do to assure the new union’s success.
Dealing with the administration and Board, on the other hand, proved to be extremely difficult. Although the Board formally recognized the results of the election early in January 1976 and authorized the administration to begin preliminary discussions with the UFPA, it was clear that it was little interested in moving rapidly ahead. At the end of March, for example, it instructed the administration to conduct a search for “an experienced labor relations expert” and “to provide a policy for decertification” as approved by the Board before engaging in any formal negotiations with the UFPA. In May the administration went so far as to issue “Offers of Appointment” to individual faculty members listing their salaries for the 1976-77 academic year and rejected responses by colleagues who objected to the fact that these were not the product of a negotiated settlement with the UFPA. The UFPA responded to these and other provocations by initiating court action to force the administration to restore various services that had been withdrawn from the UFPA and successfully calling for a faculty vote of no confidence in then President Glenn Olds.
When negotiations finally began during the summer of 1976, progress continued to be painfully slow. The first formal proposal put on the table by the administration, for example, stated that “the process of salary determination each year will begin with the recommendation of the designated supervisor and forwarded to the appropriate Dean”(sic). All such increases were “to be on merit”. The administration also insisted that departmental chairs and school directors be excluded from the bargaining unit, in spite of the fact that they had been permitted to participate in the bargaining election. The administration apparently discovered, after these colleagues had failed to swing the election against the UFPA, that they constituted “the cutting edge of management”. The UFPA’s proposal that part-time and term faculty be included had, of course, been emphatically rejected before the election was held.
Nevertheless, negotiations continued through the fall and winter of 1976-77 with tentative agreements being reached under heavy pressure by the Association in a few areas. Late in April, however, the Board suddenly suspended negotiations and directed the administration to issue individual contracts as they had the previous year. The Association’s response was immediate and sharp. A large meeting was held at the Presbyterian Church on Summit Street and the faculty was called upon to authorize the UFPA Council “to invoke appropriate sanctions, including withholding of professional services”. For its part, the administration had already issued a “Manual for Contingency Operations in the Event of Unlawful Work Stoppage”.
In the event, a crisis was averted when the Board agreed to resume negotiations, and the two sides quickly agreed to an “Interim Agreement” on May 11. This document consisted of several sections dealing with governance and such matters as management and union rights that the parties had negotiated during the past year as well as an agreement concerning 1977-78 salaries. One interesting feature of the governance section was the inclusion of executive committee chairs at the departmental, school, collegial, and regional campus levels who were to be elected by their colleagues. The result was that for one brief year there were, in effect, two chairs in each unit, one an administrator and the other the elected leader of the faculty. It is hardly surprising that the administration discovered that this arrangement tended to blunt “the cutting edge of management” and thus demanded that such faculty chairs be excluded from the master contract signed in 1978. A remnant of this arrangement, however, continues to exist in the regional campuses and seems to function very well.
The “Interim Agreement” represented a major step toward the regularization of the collective bargaining process at Kent State. Nevertheless, much still remained to be done, and negotiations to complete a master contract dragged on well into 1978. In addition to financial questions, major issues included the relationship of the Faculty Senate to the contract and procedures to be used if retrenchment should become necessary, a possibility that hung like a dark cloud over the faculty during those years. The UFPA originally proposed that the entire Faculty Senate Charter be included in the contract, a suggestion that was rejected out of hand by the Board and administration. In fact, one of the few references to the Senate that eventually made it into the original Collective Bargaining Agreement involved the requirement that the Senate play a major role in assessing and implementing any retrenchment proposals that might be made.
The spring of 1978 brought a new period of tension between the UFPA and the Board. Among other things, the grievance procedure that had been agreed to by the UFPA and administration bargaining teams in January was not scheduled for Board action until June. Moreover, on March 16, the administration directed chairs and directors to begin the process of merit determination in spite of the fact that salary negotiations had not been completed. In response, the UFPA began a massive petition campaign calling for the Board and administration to abandon their policy of procrastination so that a comprehensive master contract could be ratified that spring. The Association also asked the members of faculty advisory bodies to refuse to act on merit issues until negotiations had been completed, a request that was widely followed. The UFPA Action Committee, chaired by Bob Dyal (Philosophy), again prepared a series of additional measures should these become necessary. Fortunately, the Board and administration, now led by President Brage Golding, recognized that further resistance would be counterproductive and began to move quickly toward agreement with the UFPA on a master contract.
The first comprehensive Collective Bargaining Agreement, which became effective on September 16, 1978, was less than one third the size of the current Contract. Yet it provided a substantial basis upon which later negotiating teams could and did build. Association members celebrated this hard-won achievement at a dinner dance held in the Student Center Ballroom featuring a band led by fiery negotiating team member Tony Silvidi (Physics). Even as they enjoyed their success, however, Association leaders were well aware that they would soon have to confront another difficult issue within the organization itself.
The problem of paying dues to two affiliates was manifest from the establishment of the UFPA in 1975, but those who negotiated the merger of the AAUP and OEA at the local level hoped that over time some sort of satisfactory compromise could be made with their state and national affiliates which would make dues manageable for Association members. How difficult this would be, however, became increasingly apparent once the UFPA demonstrated that it had broad faculty support and could confront the Board and administration on its own effectively. Even before the comprehensive master contract was completed, the OEA withdrew its support for a separate office across from the KSU campus and required that the Association be integrated into its existing UniServ system. This meant that Association affairs would be administered from a UniServ office on Martinel Drive that was staffed by a “UniServ Director” and a secretary, both of whom were hired by the OEA. This office also provided administrative support to OEA units at half a dozen local school districts. Although this arrangement was understandable from the OEA’s point of view, it came as a shock to many UFPA members who felt that the Association was in danger of losing its independence and identity. The OEA refused to provide a dues rebate which might have made it possible to continue to maintain a local office.
A discussion of the affiliations issue was initiated in the UFPA Council in the fall of 1978. After attempts to negotiate with the affiliates, and especially with the OEA which required much larger dues payments that the AAUP, the Council decided to conduct a referendum to decide the issue. Several large membership meetings were held in February to discuss the matter and campaign fliers were distributed by advocates of the various possible arrangements. When the votes were counted early in March 1979, it was apparent that a clear majority favored disaffiliating from the OEA and nearly ninety per cent supported remaining affiliated with the AAUP.
Once the decision to disaffiliate from the OEA took effect, the Association was simply an AAUP chapter, although it retained the UFPA name until 1987. Now paying considerably lower state and national dues, the Association had the resources necessary to establish its own local office. The development and staffing of that office represents one of the major strands of the history of AAUP-KSU. For nearly a decade, the Association had just one employee, whose duties were largely secretarial. It was only with the hiring of Sue Averill in 1988 that the office began to develop the professional character that marks it today. Sue had a wide range of experiences. She had taught as a graduate student in Romance Languages while at Ohio State and had worked for five years in China. While employed by the Association, she began working on a law degree at the University of Akron. Eventually, she began to play an active role in grievance administration and to organize and prepare arbitration hearings. She also helped the Chapter to deal with the State Employment Relations Board and gradually became involved in negotiations, even serving at times as a team member. As she assumed such important new responsibilities, she needed help in dealing with the day-to-day functions of the office. In 1991 Marsha Keith was hired on a part-time basis to provide such assistance. She became a full-time staff member in 2000. When Sue Averill moved on to become Assistant Legal Counsel at Cleveland State in 2005, the AAUP was fortunate in recruiting Kathryn Makra, another experienced attorney, as her replacement. In 2006 Brian Horton was added to the staff on a part time basis to deal with information technology issues.
Just as the Collective Bargaining Agreement has been vastly expanded and improved over the years, to the point that it has become the envy of chapters at many other institutions, the Association’s administrative structure that supports the enforcement of the contract has become much more sophisticated and efficient. These developments were made possible primarily by the leadership and hard work of a large number of colleagues who have been willing to devote substantial amounts of time and energy to the service of the faculty and, indeed, of the University as a whole. Their efforts led to a substantial growth in membership, particularly at times of tension between the AAUP and the administration. This progress was, of course, dramatically reinforced by the victory of the non-tenure-track track in 1995 and the establishment of a second bargaining unit within the chapter. The inclusion of a fair share provision in the Association’s two contracts as of 2006 has further strengthened AAUP-KSU. The result of all of these developments is that the AAUP has become a well-established and powerful institution committed to protecting not only the welfare and rights of individual faculty members but also the role of the faculty as a whole in the governance of the University.


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History as a discipline is a dynamic and growing field, in India and outside. Department of History was established in 1970.The Department offers B.A. course. The Department has been involved with various academic and other activities like lecture series, classroom seminar, study tour, exhibitions, gender equality program, communal harmony program and other student enrichment programs.
Teaching Staff :
|Dr.(Ms) Abha A. Tiwari||Assistant Professor||M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.||Modern Indian History|
|Mr.Sunil S. Shende||Guest Lecturer||M.A.(History,Geography),B.Ed.,SET||Medieval History|
Library Collection of nearly books with reference books and periodicals and journals, available in the college central library.
The Department has a small reference library. Some books have been donated by the central library and others are from personal collection. Books are issued to the students.
Department of History offers UG Course (B.A.) in History.Medium of instructions-(a) Hindi Medium, (b) Marathi Medium.
Teaching Paper titles
- FYBA I-History of India(From Earliest Time to 1761 AD)
- SYBA II-History of India(From 1761 AD to 1971 AD)
- TYBA III-History of Modern World (From 18th to 20th Century)
Admissions to the B.A. Course are as per Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj University, Nagpur rules. Notification of dates of submission of forms are issued by the college, forms may be submitted to the office during working hours.120 students are admitted every year to B.A.( Part I) Hindi Medium and Marathi Medium each. Eligibility for admission is HSSC passed with minimum 35% marks.
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- Annual Exhibition of charts and models.
- Guest lectures.
- Study tours to various Historical places.
- Essay Competition.
- Quiz Competition based on Indian History.
- Classroom Seminars.
- Central and State Administrative Services
- Conservation and Heritage
- International Relations


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I fear that some young people nowadays do not have an appreciation for a physical book. They have at their disposal the convenience of reading things ‘electronically’ and have little interest in experiencing the pleasure of cracking open a book or the sheer joy of going into their library. Does anyone even have a library card anymore? I know I do, but I am a bibliophile and full-on book nerd. I remember going down to my local library and checking out a ton of books each summer during my elementary school years. When the local library was no longer an option to walk to, my mom introduced me to the local bookstore and I fed my appetite that way. Thanks to my Mom – I think I personally keep B&N from going out of business.
My love affair with books is not unknown to my extended family and friends. They still feed my book obsession which usually results in late-night reading marathons. While I have come to embrace the modern era and do read some books electronically; I’ve recently (re)discovered the simple pleasures of physically owning books. My library and to-be-read (TBR) pile have grown exponentially over the last year. There is something completely comforting in owning a book and having your own library from which to choose a new adventure anytime you wish. I’ve spent the last twelve months reintroducing myself to old friends and finding new ones in the process as well. Any genre will do, but I do love a good mystery or general fiction that pulls me in from the first page.
If you indulge me, I will from time to time review/showcase books that have captured me and perhaps they will capture you too.


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Whether you are a Flickr user or not, it's worth diving into various groups and individual photo streams - similar to YouTube viewing. There are a lot of talent photographers (pros, semi-pros, regular enthusiasts and the run of the mill point and shooters) who showcase their stuff.
Recently, I came across the Library of Congress (LoC) photostream. Whether you are a history buff or not, you have to check it out. The images are compelling and really nail the time period for which they were taken. One group that captures the heart beat of America is the collection of "Women Striving Forward, 1910's - 1940's."
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This paper presents a model of political competition to explore the effect that the ideological distance between two political parties has over the provision of public goods. The main result argues that the ideological distance between parties and citizens has a negative relationship with the provision of public goods. In contrast with other models, the result is explained, neither by cooperation problems nor conflict between polarized groups, but because of the political profitability of clientelistic employment.
Polarization, Political competition, Government efficiency, Government employment, Clientelism
Gatica Arreola, L. A. (2016). Why does ideological distance reduce public goods’ provision?; an explanation based on clientelistic employment. Estudios De Economía, 39(1), pp. 27–51. Retrieved from https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/39361


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The Foundation Archives documents the history of the Venus International Foundation. Collections include official records, reports, publications, correspondence, digital files, maps, photographs, and the papers of Foundation.
The Foundation Archives began as a repository of Venus International Foundation printed documents. It was designated as the official repository of Foundation administrative records.
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The identification with the forms and shapes loosens a little bit for a short while, and in that instant we may experience an entirely different state of Consciousness.
See 7 qualities of the Awakened Soul.
- When our identification with a form ceases, a new space is generated between us and the form and we are able to see and recognize that we are not identical with that form.
- We virtually step out of the psychological time frame, we stop mulling over injuries of the past, and do not build our identity for the future
- We are awake, only the present moment exists for us. Our soul is permeated by the quiet of the Miracle, that is, the Consciousness and the Joy of the Existence.
- We are free and independent of the forms and shapes and of the necessity of choosing from them. All our suffering and problems have vanished, we are surrounded by peace and tranquility.
- There is only the pure existence, we are eyewitnesses, contemplating the dance of forms and shapes around us. We do not identify with anything, we are a Consciousness free of the obligation to make choices.
- We accept life as it is, and it is not done under pressure, since that acceptance is the result of our complete freedom.
In that state of Consciousness an entirely new dimension of existence opens up for us, showing us Existence from a completely new perspective. The unity behind the controversies is revealed in front of our eyes, and we no longer insist on looking on the sunny side of life, as we are able to discover beauty on the dark side, too.
Everything will be quiet and peaceful in us. We are beyond all good and evil, we are a mere Consciousness that does not analyze or judge, only contemplates. We realize that the same contemplating soul lives in everybody, so the differences between human beings are only superficial, and deep inside we are all the same. Experiencing that unity will bring us the ecstasy of Life, the perfect joy of Existence.
~From the book: Frank M. Wanderer: Wake Up Consciousness: A Guide for Spiritual Seekers
(This book is an anthology, a collection from his most interesting writings.)
Are you Awake?
The Signs of Spiritual Awakening
The Suffering as Wake-Up Call
3 Turning Points During Awakening
3 Gift of the Mindfulness
Be Mindful and Conscious!
The Age of Spiritual Awakening Has Really Begun – New Research Confirms
II. THE SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Who am I Beyond my Personal History?
You are an Immortal Being, Who is Lost in a Separate World
The Secrets of the Spiritual Journey
The Last Chapter of our Personal History
The First Step of the Journey
Are You a Mature Soul?
4 Levels of the Spiritual Growth
The Three Birth of the Human Spirit
Take this Simple Step to Know Your True Self
The Magical Power of the Real Self-Knowledge
Negative Thoughts as a Teacher
The Shadow of Spiritual Growth: the Guilt
Bad Karma–Obstacle or Challenge on the Spiritual Path?
Transform Your Life with the Power of Acceptance
5 Powerful Steps to Emotional Healing
III. THE MIND
Forgotten Purpose of the Mind
The Power of the Conditioned Mind
The Deepest Unconscious Condtionings of the Mind
The Secret of the Constructive Energy
4 Potent Ways of Accessing the Most Creative Forces of Your Mind
Meditation - an Effective Remedy for the Overburdened Mind
Jump into Unknown!
IV. THE EGO
The Ego – Friend or Obstacle?
The Rise and Fall of the Ego
The Tricks of the Spiritual Ego
Is the Ego the World's Biggest Illusion?
Listen to the Message Beyond All Fear and Anger
Tear off Your Mask
The Secrets of The Embrace
V. THE MATRIX
The Spiritual Seeking – Only a Program in the Matrix?
Does Positive Thinking Free Us From the Matrix?
How to Exit the Matrix in 6 Simple Steps?
The Law of Attraction vs. The Law of Oneness
The Revolution of Consciousness
How to Live in the Flow of Life
How the Higher Levels of Consciousness may Appear in our Life?
Where is Your Soul on the Path of Consciousness Evolution?
The Power of Solitude
The Lover of the Silence
Magical Power of the Real Meditation
(C) Frank M. Wanderer, 2013-2018.
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Title Story Time and Craft at Basel West Library
Date 14 December 2017, Thursday
Time 15:30 - 16:30Location GGG Basel West Stadtbibltiothek
Address Allschwilerstrasse 90, Basel , 4055
Join us each week for fun stories, songs, movement, hands-on activities and more! Registration is not required. Three storytellers rotate Thursday afternoons October 19-March 15.
There will be NO storytimes during the school vacation weeks.
Contact Nicole Scoles
Activity Workshops for kids


Is the winter weather keeping you trapped in the house? Here are some fun things to do around the Winston Salem area that will help cure your cabin fever.
We’ve gathered a few fun ideas and hope you’ll get to enjoy a few of them. Let us know if we’ve missed something worth mentioning here!
January 18, 2019 – Bela Fleck
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste Magazine), have a musical partnership like no other. The doors will open at 7:30pm and the show will begin at approximately 8:10pm. The beginning and end of a set is at the discretion of the performing act, although we contract them for a minimum set length. There is no seating available. This concert is STANDING ROOM ONLY. See website for parking information.
Jan 8-30, 2019 – Book Babies
Walkertown Branch Library is excited to offer a variety of programs for Kids and Teens in January. Kids (and accompanying caregivers) can come to Storytime, dance with us at Music and Movement, or have free coloring sheets! Teens can become volunteers or come play games. Come to watch a family friendly movie. Choose what interests you!
January 19, 2019 – Frozen Cocoa Party
Create instant snow and design snowy crafts, enjoy hot (not frozen!) cocoa with yummy treats, and meet two special princesses and their snowman friend! Don’t forget your camera! Pre-registration required at www.kaleideum.org. $10(+ tax)/person for Kaleideum members, $12(+ tax) for non-members. Additional individuals in the same family receive 50% off each ticket. Inclement weather date: Sat, Jan 26. Kaleideum Downtown, 390 S Liberty Street, Winston-Salem. (336) 723-9111. www.kaleideum.org.
January 11-13, 2019 – Craft Beer Tasting
Carteret County’s first brewery, Mill Whistle Brewing is a one barrel brewery focused on exceptional craft beers. This Nano brewery produces just 31 gallons of beer in a batch. By focusing on small batches of beer, Mill Whistle has been able to produce a wide variety of styles of beer. Enjoy locally-inspired ales and IPA’s. Mill whistle Brewing is on the site of the 100-year-old Safrit Lumber Mill. While this mill closed in the 70s, the lumber yard next door is still in operation today. The Tap Room is open Thursday 4 p.m. – 9 p.m., Friday, 3 p.m. – 9 pm., Saturday 2 p.m.- 9 p.m., and Sunday Noon – 6 p.m. Mill Whistle Brewing is located at 1354 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort, NC. 252-342-6929 firstname.lastname@example.org.
Jan 26, 2019 – Magician Joshua Lozoff
With his deep love for the art of magic, contagious humor and fascination with human psychology, Joshua Lozoff brings “Life is Magic” to the Kirby Stage. Celebrated for creating an atmosphere of joy and wonder, Lozoff travels the world combining amazing illusions and mental feats that explore the possibilities of the human mind. “Life is Magic” makes for a mind-bending and captivating evening! Show Date: January 26, 2019 at 7:30pm
NC is full of fun events and attractions throughout the state. Come and check out a host of fun events happening throughout the Piedmont area! You’ll find fun for all ages to celebrate any season! If you’re interested in moving to the Winston-Salem area, enlist the help of Forsyth Realty to enlist the help of an expert team of agents who know this area better than anyone else. Give us a call today to begin your Winston-Salem real estate journey.


This document is a compilation of relevant links and resources; last updated January 13, 2021
Compiled by: Georgetown's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, the Crime and Justice Institute, Over Zero, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, More in Common, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Princeton's Bridging Divides Initiative, and the Anti-Defamation League.
The purpose of this document is to help state and local officials anticipate the risks they face and respond. These resources help local leaders take four actions to mitigate violence:
(1) analyze risk
(2) understand state-specific laws and options for enforcing them
(3) build stakeholder engagement for high risk events
(4) communicate insights and guidance.
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Papers presented at the Park of Study and Reflection Attigliano (Italy) during the Symposium Foundation of the New Civilization, held between 28 and 31 October 2010.
This document is the result of several years work of Nobel Peace Laureates and Organizations. It was approved at the 7th World Summit as the “First Draft of the Charter for a World without violence”. The final version of the Charter was approved by Nobel Peace Laureates and Organizations at the 8th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
[ Fulvio de Vita. 2009 ] The crisis we are going through pervades all the realms of human action. This crisis has been given different names: economic crisis, intercultural crisis, energy crisis, crisis of values, spiritual crisis…
But I think that it is important to note that behind all these crisis, there is a violent attitude by which many individuals and institutions tend to face the deep changes that are occurring in our time.
Slide representation about the Space of Representation, by Silvia Swinden, psychiatrist.


The Tim O’Reilly is our first guest, ostensibly to talk about Dune, but we end up talking about much more, including mysticism, poetry, philosophy, leadership, and our responsibility as humans to transcend our limits.
I’ve listened to this episode countless times as I’ve edited it and it is such a gift. I’m really grateful to Tim for doing it with me.
A few notes and links:
- Frank Herbert, by Tim O’Reilly
- Many of the works Tim mentions in this post are mentioned in this blog post: Books That Have Shaped How I Think
- At about 12:10, Tim mentions a passage about how Lao Tzu lists the attributes of a wise man, one of which is “roiled as a torrent.” He explains this beautiful image in more detail in this blog post titled Knowing When to Let Go.
- The Man Watching by Rainer Maria Rilke
- Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Eugène Delacroix.


The century-old Sarada Mandiram, home of the late A.R. Rajaraja Varma, located at Mavelikara, Kerala has been renovated by Department of Culture, Government of Kerala. The renovation work was completed without affecting the aesthetics or the architectural identity of the structure. Rajaraja Varma had built the house with the royalty from his books. Efforts are on to develop the building as a cultural pilgrimage centre and research centre of global standards. The A.R. Rajaraja Varma Memorial Committee has decided to convene a World Malayalee Convention at Mavelikara. The MPs from Kerala are also planning to present a private Bill in Parliament to get Classic status to Malayalam. Author tries to throw some light into the life and literary activities of Rajaraja Varma.
A.R. Rajaraja Varma (1863-1918), the celebrated poet, critic and grammarian is known as Kerala Panini for his lasting contributions to Malayalam literature. He wrote books on grammar and rhetoric which earned him the title of Kerala Panini and eventually prepared the ground for an enlightened renaissance in Malayalam poetry and literary criticism. He is said to have inaugurated a new era in modern Malayalam poetry. Kerala Panineeyam is considered to be an authoritative work on Malayalam grammar. He was a rare blend of scholarship and creative talent and was the moving spirit behind the great literary renaissance in Kerala. He wrote widely in Sanskrit and Malayalam and his poetic works were influenced by the study of British romantic poets of the 19th century. His essays are fine examples of excellent prose and his name will be remembered as long as Malayalam survives. Ulloor S. Parameshwar Iyer, one of the Kavitryas has stated: “While others embellished the walls of the mansion of Malayalam literature with their paintings and drawings, A.R. Rajaraja Varma worked both on its foundation and dome and made it a long enduring and imposing structure for the benefit of the people of Kerala. His fame rests on this architectural accomplishment and is bound to last forever”.
1850 to 1950 was considered as the Golden period of Malayalam literature. It was during this period that stalwarts like Kerala Varma Valia Koyi Thampuran, A.R. Rajaraja Varma, O. Chandu Menon, C.V. Raman Pillai, Kumaran Asan, Ulloor S. Parameshwar Iyer and Vallathol Narayana Menon lived and produced great literature.
Rajaraja Varma’s important works are Kerala Panineeyam, Bhashabhooshanam, and Vritha Manjari and Sahitya Sahyam. Sabda Sodhini, Pradhama Vyakaranam, Madhyama Vyakaranam and Mani Deepika are the grammar books written by him. English-style punctuation to Malayalam was introduced through Vritha Manjari. Bhanga Vilapam and Malaya Vilasam are his poems. Malaya Vilasam can be considered as the forerunner of Bhavageetham (romantic poem) in Malayalam. He contributed significantly to the growth of prose through his essays and the preface he wrote for Kumaran Asan\'s Nalini brings into focus this trend. Prasadamala, was his last work. His major works in Sanskrit are Vitavibhavathi, Angala Samrajyam and Laghu Panineeyam. He has translated some of the titles from Sanskrit into Malayalam which include Bhasha Meghadooth, Bhasha Kumara Sambhavam, Malayala Sakunthalam, Malavikagnimithram, Charudatham and Swapna Vasavadatham.
As a professor in the University College, Kerala he attempted to modernize the process of teaching Malayalam language and literature. Before the age of 16, he wrote Ganeshashtakam and Devimangalam. He had contributed a lot to the structure of Malayalam literature. In Malayalam grammar and structural rules for writing a poetry were first clearly defined and compiled by A.R. Rajaraja Varma and were brought out in three works, Kerala Panineeyam, Vrutha Manjari and Bhasha Bhooshanam. These are the authentic texts which explain everything about the grammar, metres and rhetorics in Malayalam language. Vritha Manjari is a text for the study of Sankrit and Malayalam Vritthas (Meters) whereas Sahithya Sahyam is a study on prose writing which provides guidelines for writing prose.
Rajaraja Varma Koyi Thampuran was born in February 1863 at the Changanachery Lakshmipuram Palace. His mother was Kunjikkavu Thampuratis and father Vasudevan Namboodiri from the Pattial Illam. His mother and uncle Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran had to move to family moved to \'Ananthapuram\' Palace at Haripad, when he was only two years old and remained there till he was eight years old. There he was happy playing chess with friends and rendering Akshara slokas and even writing poems in free time. Rugmini Varanam and Devi Mangalam are two such works in his early age. Rajaraja Varma was known in the pet name \'Kochappan\' among relatives and friends. It is said that Rajaraja Varma did not speak at all during his childhood years. He suffered from stuttering and stammering and incoherent speech. He was made to worship at Panachhikat Temple and soon he started showing interest in poetry.
His early education was under Chunakkara Achutha Variar and Sankara Variar. By the age of twelve, he learned arithmetic and some elementary poems in Sanskrit. Then he started learning Kavyas and composing poems under his uncle Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran. During the six years of education, he learned Nyshadham, Manaveda Champu, Sakunthalam, Malathy Madhavam, Kuvalayanandam, Rasa Gangadharam besides Maha Kavyas, dramas and grammar texts.
At the age of twenty he completed matriculation and joined F.A. (First Examination in Arts) and successfully completed it in 1886. Then he joined for B.A and took Chemistry as his optional subject. Though failed in his first attempt, he again appeared for the examination in 1890 and passed. He was the first among the Kerala royals to get a degree from the Madras University.
During this period, he wrote Bhanga Vilapam, Veenashtakam, Meghopalambham, Pithru Pralapam and Sree Padmanabha Panchakam. Pithru Pralapam, as the name indicates is the lament of a father. He was appointed as Inspector of the Sanskrit School in 1980 by the then Maharaja, Sree Moolam Thirunal with an annual honorarium of Rs.200 thereby becoming the first public servant from a Royal family.
He introduced reforms in the curriculum and teaching methods in the school following the Western models which gave a new outlook for the school. He could convert the school into a college during his tenure. Meanwhile he joined for M.A. in Sanskrit at the Presidency College, Madras and completed the examination in first rank. He also won the Munnuswamy Chetty Medal for Sanskrit which was one of the highest educational accolades in Southern India at that time. He also bagged the Ross Gold Medal. As part of the M.A course, he had to prepare a dissertation and the subject chosen was ‘Narayana Bhattathiri and His Works’.
Rajaraja Varma was appointed as the Principal of Sanskrit College in 1894. He has contributed a total of 43 titles to the literature which include 22 Sanskrit and 21 Malayalam works. Later in 1899, he was made the Superintendent of Oriental Studies at the Maharaja\'s College, Trivandrum. In 1912 he was promoted as the Professor of Sanskrit and Dravidian Languages. Not only as a great planner and visionary, but even as teacher, he was outstanding. His students like Sahitya Panchananan P.K. Narayana Pillai and P. Ananthan Pillai have recorded their appreciation of his talent for teaching. Later he was given the charge of the Principal thereby becoming the first non-British Principal of the college.
In 1889 he married Swati Thirunal Mahaprabha Kochu Thampuratti, daughter of Mootha Koyi Thampuran of Mavelikkara Palace. The couple had eight children including five girls and three boys. A biography of Rajaraja Varma in three volumes was written by Raghava Varmaraja and Bhageerathy Amma Thampuran, his children.
In 1908 there occurred among the Malayalam writers an issue related to Dwitheeyakshara Prasam (repeating the second letter in all the four lines in a poem) He was not keen on Dwitheeyakshara Prasam in poems, instead he insisted on the contents and meaning. It was in fact the rejection of neo-classicism and the acceptance of a romantic theory of literature. But his uncle insisted on it and was not even prepared to accept other poems. His differences of opinion with Kerala Varma were not confined to the continued use of the second syllable rhyme. behind the controversy lay the basis of a new poetics:
Uddhala Charitam is the condensed version of Shakespeare’s Othello written for the children. Prabhandha Samgraham is the compilation of his scholarly speeches. Marmaprakasam and Kanthara Tharakam are literary commentaries on Mayoora Sandhesam and Nalacharitam. Gairvani Vijayam and Devi Dandakam are combined and published as Sahithya Kuthuhalam. Kumaran Asan\'s Prarodanam and Prof. Joseph Mundasseri\'s Raja Rajante Mattoli are based on the life of Rajaraja Varma\'s life.
On 18th June, 1918 Rajaraja Varma passed away at the age of 55 plunging the state into uncontrollable grief. Rajaraja Varma is considered to be the most outstanding grammarian Malayalam has ever produced and his work Kerala Panineeyam has been accepted as a monumental work and his name will be remembered as long as Malayalam survives.
(Article by V.N. Gopalakrishnan :: Author is a Mumbai-based Freelance Journalist and Social Activist. He can be contacted on firstname.lastname@example.org)
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We’re pretty busy here at Le Tote, making sure everyone gets an awesome tote and great customer service, but we still make a point of enriching our minds outside of the office. San Francisco is a town with a rich literary history and we consider ourselves avid readers.
Sometimes, reading a great book is like a secret – you make friends with characters and spend time with them alone, you travel to new times and places without telling a soul and you usually try to do it when there’s no one around. The only thing patently un-secretive about reading amazing books is how much we want to share them with people! So here you have it, our list of books we think you should be reading.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon is an imaginative period piece that sends you into the heart of New York’s comic book apex, occurring during WWII. What results is an emotional roller coaster, replete with fist-pumping elation and so many kinds of heartbreak.
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole is another transportive fave, taking place in the muggy, grimy, yet incredibly charming streets of N’Awlins. We follow our eccentric antihero from misadventure to misadventure, all the while absorbing the lilt-y patois of the French Quarter and beyond.
I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley is a tribute to any girl who has felt the pulls of reality as both absurd and hilarious at the same time. This book of essays is the perfect book to pick up and put down according to your busy ‘working girl’ lifestyle. Sloane Crossley is the real life Hannah Horvath, but much less hateable and 10x more relatable. Ladies (and gents) if you’re a Girls and or Seinfeld fan this book was written for you. This book is for the Laura Davids (female version of Larry David) out there.
This list would be incomplete without some local love, but Zeitoun by Dave Eggers makes the cut for so much more than the author’s origin. Zeitoun tells the true story of a Muslim man who fell victim to the back-pedaled moral compass and incompetence of the legal system in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. An incredulous tale of one man’s experience being on the wrong end of America’s favor in the throes of a national disaster, this book will yank at your heartstrings and tear ducts.


12 January 2009
Jon Rowe profiles U.S. founding father Benjamin Rush, who, though generally cited as an orthodox Christian, showed ample evidence of freethinking. Rush wrote, for instance, that he "never doubted upon the subject of the salvation of all men," and seems to have been far more interested in the spirit of the Gospel than proof-texting justifications, opposing both slavery and capital punishment. My holiday reading prominently featured H.W. Brand's excellent biography of Benjamin Franklin - maybe Rush would make a good followup.


The U.S founding fathers have written the U.S constitution in the 18th century, a constitution which still ,even today, impresses the reader with its 7 articles and 27 amendments. The stylish use of biblical language in the American constitution gives it a sacred quality, it makes one feel that he or she is in front of a divine manuscript. The use of universally valued terms, such as Liberty and Justice as well as the short and concise paragraphs, relays a thoughtful, strong and easy to understand meaning and content.
Contrary to the American constitution which clearly makes the separation of church and state one of its pillars and uses the beauty of biblical language, The newly drafted Moroccan constitution, which clearly identifies Morocco as an Islamic State, doesn’t take advantage of the descriptive and powerful language of the book of Islam “the Quran”.
Mr. Manouni, Morocco’s best Judge and the best scholar in constitutional issues along with 18 others , could not produce a simple, short, concise, and time enduring constitution for Morocco 2011 and beyond . Even with its 180 articles, the newly drafted constitution is full of details that will soon be irrelevant when put to the test of time.
The language used will expire in a ten year or less because it unnecessarily sheltered contemporary gobbledygook such as Human Right, Democracy, World Peace and the needless reference to the current and ever-changing geo-socio-economical and political state of affairs and events : Maghreb, Islamic world, Arab world and International Treaties.
Moreover, The focus in the American constitution is centred around the individual citizen, starting the first sentence with the clause “We the People“, while the Moroccan one focuses more on the rights of the king and only refers to the Moroccan citizen(s) in plural and twice in article 14 and 15. This constitution doesn’t impress anyone in form nor in it content.
I advise Mr. Menouni and his 18 colleagues to learn the language of Shakespeare and enjoy the beauty of this constitutional introduction.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”


This is a Journey down the Nile from Giza and doorways that were opened in the Pyramids and the connection of the Source within, to Luxor and the blessings at the temples of RA and Shekmet. To the sacred marriage at Edfu and transmutations at the Aswan temples, then to Abu Simbel and graduation to the Greater Central Sun and birthing of the new at Kom Ombo and the RA Temple at Heliopolis.
With information on Physical Immortality, the Gods and Goddesses, the Stars and the Milky Way.
AS WELL AS FIVE PAGES OF COLOUR PHOTOS OF THE SACRED TEMPLES, INNER CHAMBERS AND PYRAMIDS OT EGYPT
ACTIVATION PAINTINGS AND MEDITATIONS IN THE BOOK
ACTIVATION IN KINGS AND QUEENS CHAMBER
INITIATION IN THE SARCOPHAGUS
JOURNEY BEYOND DEATH AND REBIRTH, PHYSICAL IMMORTALITY
EXTRACTS FROM BOOK
THE ELEVEN GATES THROUGH THE BELT OF ORION
Hello Soluntra, I just got your books today. Thank you for the extra photographs. They are great. I started reading your book as soon as I got home and soon realized that this really is an amazing book; a prequel to the others. Thank you for taking the time to share more of your life and your experiences with us. With Love and Regards, Sue, Sydney Australia
Dear Soluntra, I have been very excitedly reading your book, some things that you wrote about the 11 gates through the Belt of Orion really meant a lot to me and brought tears to my eyes. I really appreciated your personal journey as well. Thankyou for writing it. Love and blessing Janette, Brisbane


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Through out the game, players will be able to purchase or obtain new cards to add to their library. Any cards in a player's library are spells that player may cast. Players may use Knowledge Points, which are gained primarily by leveling up, to purchase new cards to add to their library. Any time a player obtains a new card, if that cards causes the player to exceed their Maximum Library Size, then they must sell cards from their library until their library size is equal to their Maximum Library Size. Land cards do not count towards this total, and do not cost any knowledge points.
The Dueling DeckEdit
Not all cards in a player's library are required to be put into the character's duel deck. A player builds his/her deck out of the cards that they own. This allows players to purchase cards that may not fit well with their deck for use in other areas, (such as for healing, or creature summoning for damage).
A player is given a deck of 36 cards at level 1. All player's maximum library size at level 1 is 36 cards (lands don't count towards your library), so a level one character's library will begin completely full.
A player's Dueling Deck is required to have a minimum of 60 cards in it at all times. If a player has less than 60 cards to put in their deck, they must fill their deck with land cards to meet the 60 card minimum.
There is no maximum deck size, but you cannot own more cards than your maximum library size at any given time.
The Side BoardEdit
Any card's that a player has can be removed from the player's dueling deck and placed in their side board. Cards in the side board cannot be used in a duel, but can be used outside of combat regularly. If the removal of cards from the deck to the side board causes a player's deck to fall below 60 cards, the player must replace the cards with other cards or add more lands to their deck to meet the 60 card minimum.


The time has come for chapter nine of Leo to Mabu: Futari wa Sarazanmai! As an odd numbered chapter it’s published in Rutile, even if the cover page claims it to be chapter eight. That’s an unfortunate mistake!
The chapter begins with Leo standing outside the sarakobanwhen a child approaches him. Leo asks the young boy if he’s lost, what his name is and if he’s hungry, but the child remains silent. Then the boy barges through into the koban where Mabu’s sitting at a desk. The child hands over a plate calling it a lost item and then he runs away leaving both Leo and Mabu thoroughly confused.
Leo’s trying to make sense of what just happened. The boy called the plate a lost item, lost as in it was left on the ground. Can there be a connection between this plate and the one Sara came riding in on? No, Leo’s been through a similar situation before, finding plates on the ground, and they belonged to a shop. Mabu also chimes in and wonders if the owner will ever show up?
Some time passes and we see the boy come back. Once again he runs inside the koban, leaves a plate on the desk and runs away without saying a word. And then he does it again!
Then we need to take a moment to appreciate Leo getting ready for the day, brushing his teeth and Mabu sitting at the desk reading a newspaper. How cute and domestic!
Anyway, Mabu says that the kid has been doing this everyday, long enough for him to have lost count of the number of plates they’ve received. They continue to question what’s up with all the plates. Mabu suggests a yokai’s behind them, but according to Leo it’s rather the work of a ghost.
They start arguing about which one it is. Mabu imagines a yokai that piles plates and Leo thinks it’s a ghost because there’s a Japanese ghost story that involves a spirit counting plates to find one missing (Bancho Sarayashiki). However Mabu points out that in this case the plates are increasing so doesn’t add up with the lore. While Leo has to admit that, he also points out that there’s no meaning in a yokai that piles plates. Mabu replies that it’s nonsense to try to find any meaning with yokai!
The discussions returns to whether or not the plates are related to Sara and Leo comes up with a horrible scenario: Once they receive enough plates, Sara will get spirited away! Mabu has to calm him down saying it’s just a made-up story.
The following day Leo and Mabu get a visit from the mother of the boy, who brought him there to apologize for playing a prank on them. Another simple and mundane answer to a mysterious and bizarre situation.
There are only two chapters left before the anime (hopefully) starts airing. I wonder if the story’s about to wrap up in any clear way or if we’ll get two fairly independent chapters similar to this one?


Youth grades 4th-8th are welcome to come learn robotics. The library owns 12 VEX IQ kits from a 2015 Daniel Swets grant. Each meeting, youth will design and build robots.
We will use the current VEX IQ game Ringmaster. Details on the game can be found by clicking on the Ringmaster link here. Youth will share a robot in small groups.
We also have Snapcad, a VEX IQ Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD) software, installed on all the computers in the lab. This product is free to download on home computers here.
One other exciting thing is that RobotC robotics programming software has been installed on computer #s 1,2,3,4,5 in the lab. Youth are encouraged to program their IQ robots and learn how to incorporate the sensors.


There will be NO SOFTBALL WORKOUTS today – Monday, Dec. 12th. We will resume on Wednesday.
WCCS is hosting a Book Fair in the library this week (Dec. 12-16). The book fair runs from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day.
Congratulations goes out to Haley Mitchell and Ashley Connelly, who auditioned and were selected to represent William Campbell in the All-District Band. Great Job!!
Attention Seniors: ***VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER*** If you are applying to colleges with a deadline prior to January 15, 2017 you need to submit your request for a transcript (the blue colored WCCS College Application Checklist form) to Mrs. Maxey no later than December 12th. If you do not, we cannot guarantee that your transcript will make it to that college before the application deadline.
Attention Juniors: The Herff Jones representative will be here on Wednesday, December 14th at 10:45 a.m. to take additional class ring orders and to assist with ring sizing and other requests.
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In China she is the personification of compassion itself, the “compassionate One” (1) and “the most powerful being in the entire Chinese Pantheon.” (7)
As the Chinese Buddhist bodhisattva “Kuan-Yin embodies the Divine Feminine” (1) and is known as the “Great Mother of China”. (8) She is the goddess of fertility, of healing and of magic. She is a mother figure, a friend, a guide and a protector for women. She is what ever you need her to be. For it is her sacred task to “hear the cries of the world” and to answer them with love, mercy and compassion.


Our Next Classes Begin in May 2018. Second Series starts August 2018
Welcome to Salt Lake Buddhist Fellowship’s Intro to Buddhism which is offered three times a year. Gain a good basic understanding of Buddhism from an “everyday practice” perspective and an introduction to the Bright Dawn Way of oneness. This is a 12-week course with two reading assignments, four response papers, and two group discussions. If you interested please contact me at email@example.com with Intro to Buddhism Class in the subject line.
The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path by Ethan Nichtern (288 pages)
In this wise and witty invitation to Buddhist teachings Ethan Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, investigates the journey each of us takes to find where we belong. Nichtern describes in fresh language the basic existential experience that gives rise to spiritual seeking―and its potentially dangerous counterpart, spiritual materialism. He explains exactly how, by turning our awareness to what’s happening around us and inside us, we become able to enhance our sense of connection with others and, at the same time, change for the better our individual and collective patterns of greed, apathy, and inattention.
1st Reading Period – 5/14
First Response Paper 6/01
2nd Reading Period 06/01
2nd Response Paper 6/ 21
Discussion Group Thursday, June 21st Millcreek Library. 6:30pm to 8 pm
Everyday Suchness: Buddhist Essays on Everyday Living by Gyomay M Kubose (142 pages)
A classic collection of short articles first published in 1967, hailed as one of the most significant books in Buddhism because of its simple explanations and reference to everyday life A good book that expresses elements from Zen and Shinshu Buddhism. One of its main points is about negation and non-dichotomization. Negation of self is not compared with or opposed to the affirmation of self. Non-ego or non-self or nothingness is not compared with or opposed to anything that is. The very negation of self is the “other” power within the Shinshu tradition. Only through complete negation can the comprehensive truth or absolute be expressed. Shinshu chants are an expression of this and of gratitude for the Buddha’s realization of this.
1st Reading Period – 6/21
First Response Paper 7/7
2nd Reading Period 7/7
2nd Response Paper 7/21
Discussion Group TBD – More details coming.


We are pleased to announce the programme for TAGS 2011.
Online Access to Music Analysis for SMA Members
Improved SMA membership packages to offer option of online access to back issues of Music Analysis.
Newsletter No. 35 (January 2011)
The January 2011 edition of the SMA Newsletter is now available.
2 Reviews: Music Analysis Summer School 2010
Reviews of the 2010 Music Analysis Summer School by Helen Thomas and Matthew Ward.
SMA Masters Bursaries 2011–12
Information and guidelines for this year’s applicants are now online.
Membership subscriptions for the 2011 calendar year are now due.
CFP: TAGS Conference 2011 for Music Postgraduates
Conference dates: 27th-28th April 2011. Deadline for proposals: 11th March 2011.
Newsletters from 2010
Newsletters No. 33 (January 2010) and No. 34 (July 2010).
Newsletters from the ’00s
Newsletters No. 14 (July 2000) to No. 32 (July 2009).
Newsletters from the ’90s
Newsletters No. 1 (April 1992) to No. 13 (Autumn 1999).


M.A. Fordham University, International Politics (1982)
Ph.D. Fordham University, Political Philosophy (1987)
Areas of Expertise
Antiblackness and genocide
PSCI 210 / AFR 210 / AMST 210 / INTR 210 / WGSS 210 SEMCulture and Incarceration (not offered 2022/23)
INTR 219 / AFR 217 / AMST 217 / LEAD 219 / PSCI 219 / WGSS 219 TUTWomen and Girls in (Inter)National Politics (not offered 2022/23)
INTR 220 / AMST 201 / LEAD 220 / PSCI 221 / AFR 224(F) TUTCold War Intellectuals: Civil Rights, Writers and the CIA
INTR 232 SEMGenocide in the 20th Century: Shaping Political Theories of Human Rights Advocacy (not offered 2022/23)
INTR 320 / AMST 308 / LEAD 319 / PSCI 376(S) SEMThe Impact of Black Panther Party Intellectuals on Political Theory
INTR 334 / AFR 334 / PSCI 346 SEMRadical Theories of Political Struggle: Anti-Black Racism and the Obama Administration (not offered 2022/23)
INTR 341 / AFR 340 / PHIL 341 / PSCI 373 SEMBlack Marxism: Political Theory and Anti-Colonialism (not offered 2022/23)
INTR 343 / AFR 343 / AMST 343 / WGSS 343(S) TUTRepresentations of Racial-Sexual Violence from Enslavement to Emancipation
Transcending the Talented Tenth
Resisting State Violence
Seeking the ‘Beloved Community’
Editor: The Angela Y. Davis Reader
Co-editor: The Black Feminist Reader
Anthologies on radical politics and abolitionism include:
The New Abolitionists
Warfare in the American Homeland
Joy James is the Ebenezer Fitch Professor of the Humanities at Williams College.
James is author of: Shadowboxing: Representations of Black Feminist Politics; Transcending the Talented Tenth: Black Leaders and American Intellectuals; Resisting State Violence: Radicalism, Gender and Race in U.S. Culture. Her edited books include: Warfare in the American Homeland; The New Abolitionists: (Neo) Slave Narratives and Contemporary Prison Writings; Imprisoned Intellectuals; States of Confinement; The Black Feminist Reader (co-edited with TD Sharpley-Whiting); and The Angela Y. Davis Reader. James is completing a book on the prosecution of 20th-century interracial rape cases, tentatively titled “Memory, Shame & Rage.” She has contributed articles and book chapters to journals and anthologies addressing feminist and critical race theory, democracy, and social justice.
She is the recipient of grants, fellowships or awards from: the Fletcher Foundation; the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities; the Rockefeller Foundation; the Bellagio Fellowship; the Aaron Diamond Foundation/Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; the Ford Foundation; and the Gustavus Myers Human Rights Award.


2013-08-22 16:39:50 GMT
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the street photography style and influenced generations of photographers who followed.
If Henri Cartier-Bresson were alive today, he would be celebrating his 105th birthday! Here is a brief history and a few of his life’s accomplishments:
- The oldest of 5 children whose parents worked in the textile industry and were able to provide him with financial support to develop his interests in photography.
- After unsuccessfully studying music, he was introduced to oil painting by his uncle, who not long after, died in World War 1.
- At the age of 20, Cartier-Bresson attended a private art school, this sparked his interest in in modern art combined with an admiration for the works of the Renaissance.
- After the restlessness of the “rule-laden” approach to art, Cartier-Bresson began to experiment with photography.
- From 1929-1931 Cartier-Bresson fell into an intense affair that left him broken hearted, which sparked the decision to seek escape and adventure in French colonial Africa. He survived by shooting game and selling it to the local villages. From hunting he learned his methods which he later used in photography. During his time there he contracted blackwater fever which nearly killed him. And even though he had a small portable camera only seven photographs survived these tropics.
- After he returned to France, he became inspired by a 1930 photograph showing 3 naked young African boys, caught in near silhouette, running into the surf, and said “I couldn’t believe such a thing could be caught with the camera”. This thought, inspired him to stop painting and take up photography seriously.
- He acquired the Leica camera with 50mm lens that would accompany him for many years. The Leica opened up new possibilities in photography, the ability to capture the world in its actual state of movement.
- In 1935 Cartier-Bresson traveled to the United States with an invitation to exhibit his work.
- His first published photojournalist photos came in 1937 when he covered the coronation of King George VI.
- When World War II broke out, he joined the French Army as a Corporal in the Film and Photo unit. In June of 1940, during the Battle of France, he was captured by German soldiers and spent 35 months in prisoner-of-war camps. It took him 3 tries to successfully escape. He then worked with other photographers to secretly cover the Occupation and then the Liberation of France.
- Toward the end of the war, rumors had reached America that Cartier-Bresson had been killed. Instead of the posthumous show that the Museum of Modern Art had been preparing, his first book (The Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson) had been published.
- In the spring of 1947 Cartier-Bresson with other well known photographers founded Magnum Photos and was assigned work in India and China. Magnum’s mission was to “feel the pulse” of the times and some of its first projects were People Live Everywhere, Youth of the World, Women of the World and The Child Generatio. Magnum aimed to use photography in the service of humanity, and provided arresting, widely viewed images.
- His fame achieved international recognition for his coverage of Gandhi’s funeral (1948) and the last stage of the Chinese Civil War (1949).
- 1952 was when his second book was published and in 1955 his first exhibition in France.
- Cartier-Bresson’s photography took him to many places, including China, Mexico, Canada, the United States, India, Japan, and the Soviet Union. He became the first Western photographer to photograph “freely” in the post-war Soviet Union.
- Cartier-Bresson retired from photography in the early 1970s, and by 1975 no longer took pictures other than an occasional private portrait; he said he kept his camera in a safe at his house and rarely took it out. He returned to drawing and painting. After a lifetime of developing his artistic vision through photography, he said, “All I care about these days is painting—photography has never been more than a way into painting, a sort of instant drawing.
Notes from Henri Cartier-Bressons life were obtained from this wikipedia entry.
New York 1947
Photos courtesy of magnumphotos.com


A Tale of Two Fathers
“These are the times that try men’s souls.”
The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was born in England and emigrated to America in 1774, a time of turmoil in the colonies. Due to oppressions of King George III, or, as I like to call him, KG3, there was much unrest, and the possibility of war would soon be looming upon the horizon like the dark and ominous clouds of a hurricane.
Like many of those who preceded him, Paine was not a nobleman. Even though it was not required, he attended and graduated from grammar school and then became apprenticed to his father, a stay-maker (he made corsets). In succeeding years, young Thomas engaged in various occupations and businesses, none of which proved of much success. While in his thirties, Paine became interested in civic matters, and, in 1772, he penned his first essay, entitled “The Case of the Officers of Excise”, which advocated better pay and benefits for excise officers.
In September of 1774, Paine was introduced by a friend to Benjamin Franklin, who suggested that Paine go to America. In October, Paine, carrying a letter of introduction from Franklin, did just that, arriving in Philadelphia on November 24.
In January of 1775, Paine leveraged his ability to write by becoming editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine. By now, opposition to various British acts of oppression had risen to a high level, but it seemed disorganized, like a ship with no compass and map. Thomas Paine provided that compass and map when he wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense, which made the case, in logical and patriotic terms, for the independence of the colonies. The pamphlet was an instant success, both financially and in every other conceivable way, and it is this work that might allow Paine to lay legitimate claim, should he choose to do so, to being “the father of the American Revolution.”
Common Sense is not, however, the only writing of Paine’s that had an important impact upon the course of the Revolution. Just two days before Christmas, on December 23, 1776, Paine wrote the pamphlet, The American Crisis.
It was Christmas day in the year 1776. General George Washington and his rag-tag army was encamped on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River. Across the river, and down a ways, was the city of Trenton, New Jersey. The previous August, British and mercenary Hessian troops had taken the area, routing the colonial army and driving them out of the state. Now, Washington was planning to mount an assault to retake the city, but all was not well. Under Washington, the colonials had yet to win a single victory. The winter had been bitterly cold, and supplies were scarce. It is reported that some of the troops were even without shoes. There was much suffering and sickness, and morale was so low as to almost be immeasurable. To make matters worse, the enlistment terms of many of Washington’s militia members would be up in just a few days, and hope was slim that they would return in the spring.
Washington wanted to lead his men across the Delaware and into Trenton and believed that, with the element of surprise working for them, they would have a good chance to take the city, but the wind was strong, the river icy and rough, and any attempted crossing would be fraught with peril. The general was not at all sure that his men would even follow him. How could he convince them to put aside their suffering yet again and embark with him upon this perilous journey?
Then, he remembered something that had only just recently come into his hands, so he reached into his pocket and retrieved his folded and wrinkled copy of Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis and began reading. As he read the first line yet again, he knew instantly what he must do. So, he called his men together so that he could address them. They gathered ’round as best they could and then watched as Washington lifted that which he had in his had and began to read. Those who were close enough so that the wind did not drown out his voice heard their general read the following words, and I’m not the least bit ashamed to admit that I still get chills every time I read them:
THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated . . .
Afterward, the men did, indeed, follow Washington and all loaded into frail wooden boats for the dangerous journey across the icy and angry river. During the course of the evening, 2400 men would cross the river and then assemble on the other side to begin the nine mile march to Trenton. The rest is, as they say, history. Led by Washington, the colonials retook the city of Trenton with relatively light casualties on both sides.
As victories go, this one was minor, but it was huge in the sense that it provided the spark of inspiration that had been so badly needed. Many militia would return in the spring, and some would even sign up for longer terms. The colonists had at last headed down the road toward victory in the war for independence.


Born in the city of Kachirho, Wrrlryyhn was, as most other wookiees were, raised in the nursery ring. Even at such a young age, she stood out among the other young females as she engaged in the rough-and-tumble play of the male children. Afterwards, she would return home to her mother and father. Besides the regular chores that wookiee children were expected to perform, her mother, Isshanta, taught her of the healing arts while her father, Shortobuck, showed her how to play the yykrn, a wookiee string instrument that made use of the silk fibers of the syren plant. Young Wrrlryyhn developed a passion for the arts, specifically music and stories, alongside a keen interest in medicine.
Within wookiee society, young males went through rites of passage to prove they had become adults. The most common of these practices was the gathering fibers from the carnivorous syren plant. Her older brother Chewkazza completed this ritual and, brat that he was, lorded the accomplishment over his sister. Despite her parents warnings and eventual pleas, Wrrlryyhn decided that she was just as capable as Chewkazza and so, armed with her father's bowcaster, descended into the lower levels of the forests to find one of the syrens.
Instead, the adolescent wookiee stumbled across a savage katarn. Before she could slay it with the bowcaster, the beast knocked the weapon from her hands and she was forced to rely upon her natural strength to wrestle the creature to the ground. Wrrlryyhn was thankful for the many lessons on the biology of the native fauna, the knowledge giving her the edge she needed to strike the animal's weak points and subdue it. Wrrlryyhn decided that she preferred defending herself with her hands rather than a large and unwieldly blaster. When she returned home, it was not only with the fibers of the syren plant, but also with the hide of a vicious katarn, more than enough to put her boasting brother to shame.
When she was old enough, Wrrlryyhn began proper training in the healing arts, learning not only of standard medical procedures practiced throughout the galaxy, but also of the more native treatments involving various plants, herbs, and the leaves and sap of the wroshyr tree. While her musical studies faltered, she proved to be a quick study when it came to the practice of medicine. Her teachers were rather surprised by the speed with which she grasped the often complicated subjects. Some of this was due in part to the fact that her mother had taught her quite a bit already, as well as her rather keen and intelligent mind.
After finishing her Kashyyyian medical training, Wrrlryyhn served for several years as a healer in the city of Rwookrrorro before deciding to move on. While the work was rewarding and sometimes even taxing, her desire to learn had not been sated. She decided to leave Kashyyyk to continue her studies elsewhere, visiting some of the most prestigious medical schools in the galaxy where she would spend decades, first learning and then teaching. During that time, Wrrlryyhn developed an interest in various styles of unarmed combat, dabbling in her spare time and creating a mixture of techniques combined with medical knowledge in a potent style that was all her own.
When Wrrlryyhn eventually returned to her arboreal homeworld, she brought with her all number of interesting stories about her journeys, as well as a few medical advances that were quickly disseminated amongst the various schools of healing. She even taught what she had learned of hand to hand combat to those willing and capable of learning. She was on the verge of achieving the status of Elder in Kachirho before the Republic's war with the Separatists made its way to Kashyyyk. With her unusual training and aptitudes, it was no surprise that Wrrlryyhn served as a combat medic during the droid army's invasion, on the front lines repelling the enemy even as she tended to wounded wookiees and clone troopers alike.
Like so many of her people, she was caught off-guard by the sudden betrayal of the clone soldiers. Before she knew it, Kashyyyk was under attack by the very people whom she had fought alongside. The wookiees fought a long and desperate battle but they simply weren't prepared for the overwhelming forces of the newly christened Galactic Empire. Wrrlryyhn had fled back to Kachirho to gather her family and had managed to gain passage onboard a ship that was attempting escape. Unlike the other transports that were fleeing the Empire, one of the wookiees aboard this one had been a member of the Claatuvac Guild, carrying knowledge of secret hyperspace routes which were used to help them escape Imperial forces. Even still, Wrrlryyhn was agonized by the sight of so many transports captured or destroyed by the Emperor's fleet.
They eventually managed to find safe haven on the Outer Rim planet of Voss. While still under the Empire's control, it was beneath its notice. However, Wrrlryyhn was not content to simply hide for the rest of her life. Rather than remain on Voss, she left to continue her work as a healer. It wasn't easy, moving from ship to ship as she was forced to avoid Imperial detection. However, fortunately, the wookiee had a chance encounter with the Herglic by the name of Sid Ybom. The Tapani Knight was in need of someone with medical training to serve on his freighter and, in return, he would 'purchase' her as an indentured servant, allowing her freedom to roam without being targeted by Imperials or bounty hunters.
Since then, Wrrlryyhn has been doing a satisfactory job as one of Honest Sid's medical officers, though she finds the work of treating minor bumps, bruises, and occasional illnesses less than fulfilling. As a result, she's taken up playing the yykrn again. With most of her time spent aboard traveling freighters, she rarely has opportunity to visit her family, but she makes the effort when she can. Still, more than anything, the doctor wishes that her job offered her a bit more excitement.


LUSU’s Multicultural Center (MCC) is an education, lobbying, support and referral service, which is open to all Lakehead University students regardless of ethnic background. The MCC has a diverse library that is open to all students and hosts events that acknowledge and celebrate the cultural diversity at Lakehead and around the world. In addition, the MCC aims to spread cultural awareness on campus and in the community through advocacy and action!
To connect Lakehead Students with opportunities to support the Humanitarian and Social Justice causes that they care about. We hope to provide a welcoming and inclusive space where students can discuss issues such as cultural diversity, racism and International Development concerns.