Some of our readers may know (and some of you may not) that Special Collections has a second blog. Launched in January 2014, it highlights materials from all of our collecting areas and features contributions from all our staff. Last week, our university archivist wrote a post about a handwritten cookbook we acquired last year. It was kept by Cora Bolton McBryde, the wife of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College president (from 1891-1907), John McLaren McBryde. It’s a very interesting piece of university history AND food history. So this week, our feature comes from our other blog. You can read about the cookbook, its preservation, and a little about the McBrydes here: http://vtspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/cooking-for-the-president-cora-bolton-mcbrydes-cookbook/. Enjoy!
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Posted by archivistkira on July 25, 2014
Since summer is in full swing, this week we’re again featuring, well, summer recipes. This time, from Mrs. Scott’s North American Seasonal Cook Book: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Guide to Economy and Ease in Good Food, 1921. (Perhaps we’ll revisit other portions of the cookbook later in the year, too!)
From the introduction:
This is the first cook book ever planned to help the housewife take advantage of Nature’s changing supply of foodstuffs from season to season, tho such timeliness is the chief determining factor in the economy, palatability and healthfulness of many articles of diet…The average woman who never thought of the matter in this light will be astonished at the usefulness of this Seasonal Cook Book. It will enable her to make timely use of what is in market, and by so doing will help not only to reduce the cost of living, but at the same time increase the pleasure of the table.
The summer recipes include recipes for hot and cold soups; fish and clams; beef, lamb and combination dishes; egg dishes; cheese receipts; vegetables; salads and dressings; fruit desserts; puddings; frozen dishes; seasonable cakes; jams; home flavors; breads; beverages; jellies; canning; and sandwiches. Personally, I got stuck in the sandwich section at the end, surprised at how many different things one can combine with cream cheese to make a filling, especially when it comes to olives…
Mrs. Scott’s point, though, is that you can do a great deal with what is on hand during a given season. Good advice for any age where cooks may be seeking economy, simplicity, and efficiency. And there are at least some options for those hot days when turning on an oven might be the last thing on your mind!
Posted by archivistkira on July 9, 2014
While hunting for either a) July 4th themed recipes or b) summery desserts for the holiday, I stumbled upon Frozen Desserts: A Little Book Containing Recipes for Ice Cream. Water Ices, Frozen Desserts Together with Sundry “Famous Old Virginia Dishes,” by Mrs. Clement Carrington McPhail. (Quite a long title for 16 pages!) It probably dates to the early part of the 20th century. What’s more intriguing, though, is the combination…
It’s hard not to look at this more like two 8 page publications by one author that were sort of stuck together. There isn’t a real connection between, say, Frozen Banana Bisque and Old Virginia Hoecake, but what cook doesn’t have a diverse knowledge of foods. I suppose Mrs. McPhail was just sharing what she knew.
So, whether your three day weekend needs some tutti frutti, pineapple ice, apple dumplings, or wild duck, take a little inspiration from Virginia past. (Though you may want to skip the frozen mayonnaise, whether you’re picnicking or not!)
Happy July 4th!
Posted by archivistkira on July 2, 2014
It’s back to Betty Crocker and the bright red box for a short Friday afternoon post. There’s something that must draw me to it for these end-of-the-week features. Today’s post focuses on section “D,” aka “Salads for Every Occasion.” Frozen, fruity, meaty, fishy, jellied, dressed, dry…and often some wild combination. (But don’t worry, we’ve spared you the jellied chicken this time…)
Whether you’re looking for dish to complement a weekend bbq or a way to use up leftovers, this series of cards can help…maybe?
Happy Friday and make something you enjoy this weekend!
Posted by archivistkira on June 13, 2014
As Friday afternoon hit and I still didn’t have an idea for a post, I suddenly remember the bright red box shelved in our Special Collections Media section. Saved by “Betty Crocker” for neither the first nor last time! (I know it’s really a team of people, but admit it, we all have an image of her.) A couple of years back, I found the cheery box that is the Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library (our edition is from 1971). As we headed into the Memorial Day weekend and grilling season, I pulled out the section called “Outdoor Entertaining.” (We’re only taking on one section for today–the cheery red box of Betty Crocker recipes holds lots of surprises for future posts!)
Skewered or spitted foods not pictured include steak kabobs, lamb or veal skewers, and ham on a spit, in case you were curious. There are a number of seafood recipes (nothing stabbed or punctured—though there is a fish in a wire grilling frame) in this section, what appears to be a nice recipe for grilled apples, and lots more meat.
So, as we kick off grilling season and unofficial summer, take some inspiration. This weekend, break out the coals/gas/wood and skewer away (carefully, of course). It’s amazing what you can do with a little grill power.
Posted by archivistkira on May 23, 2014
Since last week, I’ve been running around with the idea in my head that I wanted to write about a first: namely, the author of the first known American cookbook, Amelia Simmons. We aren’t lucky enough to own an early edition of the treasured American Cookery, or the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables, and the Best Modes of Making Pastes, Puffs, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Custards, and Preserves, and All Kinds of Cakes, from the Imperial Plum to Plain Cake: Adapted to this Country, and All Grades of Life (first published in 1796), but we do have a 1996 reprint of the second 1796 edition. (Oh, how I do enjoy a long cookbook title!)
Below I’m sharing the book itself, but profiling Amelia turns out to be a near-impossibility! Her history is gleaned in bits and pieces. There’s a wonderful biography of what is known and speculated about her online at the Feeding America project from MSU. I won’t re-hash it here, but it is a great read and I recommend it.
American Cookery was first published in 1796. The country was young, still creating an identity. American food culture, influenced by Simmons and some of her receipts, was developing right along with it. Certainly this and other publications relied on mostly British cooking and British cookbooks would remain popular and common in America for decades to come. However, Simmons’ receipts incorporated native ingredients, most notably cornmeal (Indian meal), and, by the 1798 edition, advice for how to improve access to resources for cooking (“The cultivation of Rabbits would be profitable in America”). Simmon’s recipes include the use of pearl ash (also called “pot ash”), which functioned as a precursor to what we consider modern baking powder, still about 50 years ahead of her time. The final page of our edition also contains directions for “emptins,” an ingredient that worked as a kind of yeast. Simmon’s book wasn’t only about recipes, but cooking and baking as processes in the home. The 1798 edition offered was expanded to offer information on growing and choosing foods, as well as preparing them.
Feeding America has a digital copy of the 1798 edition online, for those of you interested in viewing the whole item and Project Gutenburg includes the text of the first 1796 edition, if you’d like to compare. Either way, this book offers us a great peek into the roots of American food and its history. Now, Independence Cake, anyone? :)
Posted by archivistkira on March 26, 2014
You may recall A Tiny Post on Some Tiny Books that we shared last October, when we acquired three tiny books, one each on salads, sandwiches, and chafing dish recipes. The post ended with a note about the elusive 4th volume in the quartet, The Tiny Book on Cocktails. I’m happy to report that it took a couple of months, but we’ve had success…sort of. Each of the four volumes were published individually in 1905, but finding a copy of The Tiny Book on Cocktails is tricky, as they are few and far between. However, we were able to purchase a rare version of all four books, published together, alternately titled, The Chunky Book.
The majority of The Chunky Book consists of the three volumes we already have (The Tiny Book on Salads, The Tiny Book on Sandwiches, and The Tiny Book on Chafing Dishes), each one divided by a few blank pages. The last part, however, is our new addition: The Tiny Book on Cocktails. There are some that may seem familiar, some that are forgotten in today’s modern cocktail age, and some that just make you wonder. There’s a table of contents and a short introduction on cocktails and ingredients, with the following note: “A cocktail should never be bottled and should always be made at the time of drinking. A bottled cocktail might be likened unto a depot sandwich–neither are fit for use except in cases of necessity.” While not a unique perspective, it makes an interesting contrast to the work of some other early cocktail book authors, who often have recipes for bottling mixes.
If you were to spend a little more time looking through the recipes, you’ll notice a trend of certain ingredients, namely gin, whiskey, and brandy, along with wine-based aperitifs, bitters, and lemon peel. Lots of lemon peel. There are other, more unique ingredients–specific types of rum or liqueurs, for example–but gin, whiskey, and brandy were at the core of cocktail culture in early 20th century America, so we shouldn’t be surprised. (Rum was gaining ground, but vodka was still decades away from filling the American market and glass.)
In any case, The Chunky Book makes for fun perusing, if you’d like to stop by and swap sandwich, salad, hot dish, OR cocktail recipes. And until next week, cheers and eat well!
Posted by archivistkira on February 27, 2014
In 1980, Albondocani Press produced a Christmas card with Eudora Welty’s White Fruitcake recipe. The cover art, by Robert Dunn, was an hand drawn image that actually looks quite appealing!
This fruitcake used bourbon, which would be a nice compliment to the pecan, crystallized cherries and pineapple, and lemon peel. You can find the recipe online in a number of places, including the Cookbook of the Day blog. Welty’s recipe may not have been created by her, but she did give it quite the boost. This recipe may be a little late for this year, but you can always start fruitcake planning for next year…
We have one New Year’s Eve post scheduled, then we’ll be back in 2014. We look forward to continuing to share our collection with you.
Happy Holidays from Virginia Tech Special Collections!
Posted by archivistkira on December 25, 2013
If you missed the Special Collections Open House on September 3rd, don’t worry! You still have three more chances to visit us, see a selection of materials, talk with our staff, and even take a tour behind the scenes! Our next evening is scheduled for next Tuesday, October 1st, from 5-7pm. Come on by!
Last week’s almanac post got me thinking about serial culinary publications (aka food magazines). These days, they come in a variety of formats and with a wide range of emphases. Looking back at previous generations, you’ll see the same kind of variety, even in the same publication. While we don’t focus on collecting culinary magazines, per se, we do have some neat items on our shelves–i.e. What To Eat. What to Eat was Minneapolis based magazine from 1896-1908. (It later changed names and ran for a while as National Food Magazine). Sadly, we don’t have a complete run, but we have the issues from 1897.
The front covers all feature large color illustrations. Some relate to the time of year; others related to a particular item of interest within the issue. And they certainly are eye-catching. Even the table of contents for each issue features themed illustrations. Many other culinary publications at the time didn’t contain much color and those that did were often advertisements. Speakings of which…
Not only to the same ads appear again and again in each issue, but they address a VERY clear audience: middle-and upper-class ladies who can afford travel (EVERY issue includes train travel ads), servants, and a variety of food goods, and, in most cases, are also caring for a family in some way. But the meat (pun intended) of these publications is what’s between the advertisements: essays, poems, stories, nutrition advice, testimonials, letters to the editor and more!
Quite cleverly, What to Eat has a little something for everyone to read, enjoy, and entertain (including one certain archivist 116 years later!). Although we only have one year’s worth of issues in our holdings, it can offer some great insight in the American woman of 1897 and how she was targeted by publishers and advertisers. What to Eat doesn’t appear to have been scanned by anyone yet, so thinking about stopping by. And you never know, we might even have a volume out at our next Open House. :)
Posted by archivistkira on September 26, 2013
This week, we’re featuring an almanac from 1926. More specifically, Rawleigh’s Good Health Guide, Almanac and Cookbook. As you might notice from the images above, the W. T. Rawleigh Company make a LOT of different products. The company began in 1889, is still in business today, and is still just as diversified. The almanacs were yearly (or at least almost nearly) from at least as early as the 1910s and well into the mid 20th century. (Special Collections also has a 1957 almanac in its holdings.)
The title for this item really says it all. There are traditional almanac pages with weather information, sunrise and sunset times, and other predictions, grouped two months together. Opposite each is an essay, offering advise on maintaining good health or on some aspect of the company. Other pages combine mini-essays and recipes on a variety of topics: cooking for unexpected guests, feeding infants (always popular in advice-giving publications!), a vegetarian diet, and more.
What jumps out the most (at least for me) are the color images on the front and back covers are striking in their vividness and their idyllic scenes. While they may not have a blatant connection to the products and advise dispensed within, they certainly make you stop and smell the lilacs.
Posted by archivistkira on September 19, 2013


Michael S. Dell ha comprado 185.000 fotografías del archivo de Magnum por 71.3 millones de euros. Magnum fue fundada en 1947 por Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David «Chim» Seymour y George Rodger.
Galería de imágenes.
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Magnum Photos, founded by the forefathers of documentary photography – Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David «Chim» Seymour and George Rodger – is a photographic co-operative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer-members. Since its inception in 1947, Magnum’s photographers collectively have chronicled the most significant historical and cultural milestones of the 20th Century. Today, through its offices in New York, London, Paris and Tokyo, Magnum provides photographs to the media, publishers, advertising agencies, galleries, and museums across the world. Its collections also form the basis of numerous exhibitions, multimedia presentations, and books. Additional information is available at www.magnumphotos.com.
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|Fairy Tail: Next Generation - Marigold Blooms|
January 2016 - ???
Chapter 1: A Fine Introduction Edit
Summer X807. Marigold meets Tobias for the second time, disappointed to find he doesn't remember her. She learns that the barn Tobias is now living in, as instructed by Marigold, has serious roof damage, and leaks terribly. Marigold, having been the one to suggest he live in the barn, offered to help by buying hinges for a new door.
She goes to Benny's Hardware Store, and meets Benny and his dog Leonidas. Seeing Marigold doesn't know what hinges to get, Benny takes her to the back of the store to get hinges of a proper size. Marigold comments on a picture of a young girl. She asks if the girl is his granddaughter. Benny nods, explaining how Eloise had died years before. Marigold asks if it was her fault, but Benny ignores her. He offers to install the hinges himself, and goes to Dan's Field with her and Leonidas to fix the bar up himself.
Benny works with Tobias to fix the barn up into a suitable condition. Marigold asks how Benny would like to be payed, he simply asks Marigold drop by every now and then to chat.
Tobias walks Marigold home, and suddenly has a breakdown while walking, forgetting where he was. He begins to panic, but Marigold calms him down and helps guide him through the dark.
Chapter 2: Deep in the Mountains Edit
Late Summer X807. Marigold visits Benny again, bringing him blueberries she'd grown herself with plant magic. Tobias arrives in the store, looking for parts to a clock. However, Tobias has no money. He asks Benny about the mountains surrounding Pride, where he explains diamonds were mined in the mountains.
He tells a story about two brothers who went into the mountains and found it filled with diamonds. The brothers kept it a secret until one day the mine caved in. The surviving brother had the choice of leaving his brother dead to conceal the secret, or going to get help and exposing their secret mine. The brother went to get help, sacrificing his wealth for his brother, but only returned to the mine to find his brother dead. All the diamonds were scraped out of the mine after it was discovered, and the town Pride was created.
Tobias decides to go up into the mountains, and enlists Marigold to join him. Marigold is happy to help, seeing Tobias as her friend. She tells her parents, Caesar and Rosemary, she's going off to see her friend, which alarms the two. They ask Coladome if he knows who her friend is, but he's only confused as to why anyone would be her friend. Sabrina and Chase join the conversation, and Chase explains how there's a new kid in town. Basil, who met Tobias, is dragged upstairs to explains who he is. Caesar drags the entire family and Col's friends to find Marigold.
Marigold and Tobias go into the mountain, breaking into he mines to find fresh footprints. As they continue into the mountain, they overhear Marcel and Louis talking about the Brotherhood of Order and mutagen.
Tobias confronts the two men, pretending to be a lost child. However, the men decide to capture Tobias and use him to experiment on. Marigold jumps out of hiding, and threatens to pull off her necklace if the men come any closer. However, Marigold is shot, the bullet just scraping her knee. She attacks them with plant magic, and runs away with Tobias. Unable to go far, Marigold is carried out by Tobias and down the mountain.
Tobias asks about the necklace Marigold wears, and she explains what happened two years ago with the Syramin. Tobias seems indifferent, but asks Marigold to tell her family that she fell when explaining the wound on her leg.
Marigold protests, claiming that they need to tell people about the men in the mines, Tobias presses his finger into her wound until she complies. Marigold breaks the tension between the two by offering Tobias a twinkie. They two eat until Caesar, Rosemary, and the kids all arrive. Tobias meets the Pollen's formally.
When going to Benny's the next day, she is asked by a man if Benny is okay. Marigold doesn't know what he means, so the man explains Benny had a heart attack the night before. Marigold quickly rushes to the hospital, and the man, who turned out to be Maurice, speaks with Caroline about Marigold.
Marigold arrives at the hospital and speaks with Benny. He explains his heart failure to Marigold, and that he'll die soon. He died by the end of summer, and it rained an entire week.
Chapter 3: The Strange Friend and Friendly Stranger Edit
Autumn X807. Marigold is now the owner of Leo, who sleeps with her in bed quite often. Marigold awakens in the morning with Leo, and accidentally wakes Sabrina up, who was sleeping on the floor of her bedroom. She'd spent the night, as it was the first day of school. The two chat about school, Marigold envious that Sabrina gets to go while Marigold stays at home.
Caesar and Rosemary remain in bed, dreading getting up to prepare food for the kids when the fridge is already empty. Rosemary asks if Marigold could go to school, but Caesar claims that the children wouldn't treat her well.
Coladome and Marigold get into their parents' bed, asking for breakfast. Rosemary explains that they've only got a small amount of food, Caesar refuses to eat the little they have. Caesar insists that if Col wants something different, he go out himself. Seeing he doesn't want to go, Marigold volunteers in his place.
She leaves to go into town, and plans on getting eight peaches. When she arrives at the market, she asks the salesman for the peaches, and he goes out of his way to give her the worst of the bin. She thanks him anyway, until a black haired man, who was Liddan in disguise from when he and Marigold came into the past, appears and attacks the fruit salesman, shouting at him for cheating a little girl.
Liddan gathers eight ripe peaches to replace the ones Marigold was given and helps her carry them down the road. She gives him a peach to eat, but he only pulls out the nut of the peach, giving Marigold the fruit to eat.
Liddan tells Marigold not to put up with those people, but she claims they aren't bad people, they just don't like her. Liddan claims that he likes her, and that's she's strong and brave for putting up with them. When he asks for her name, he's shocked to hear the answer is Marigold. She asks him to bend down to her level, then kisses him as a thank you.
Thanking him, she runs away to find Coladome running to meet her. He apologizes for being lazy, and then helps take the peaches.
As Marigold looks away, the older Marigold arrives and kicks Liddan for kissing her younger self. The book reopens, and the two disappear before Coladome's eyes. Marigold looks to see only the book left, Liddan and her future self having each returned to their own time. She goes and picks it up, planning to give it back after she meets Liddan again.


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The following shows the printed materials in the lunchtime session Dialogue on Research Integrity by Ms Zoë Hammatt, a licensed attorney and a professional consultant on research integrity.
This lunchtime session seeks to build upon training RPgs in responsible research conduct through engagement with Ms Zoë Hammatt, who visited HKU enroute to attend the Asian and Pacific Rim Research Integrity (APRI) Network Meeting 2017. She held an informal session on research integrity that covered topics related to international collaborations and authorship, data management, and innovative ways to promote a culture of research integrity through the institution. Ms Hammatt also shared with the participating students her views on these different issues. She kindly agreed to allow us to reproduce her slides below.
Speaker: Zoë Hammatt, JD, MPhil
Ms. Hammatt, a licensed attorney, provides research integrity consulting and grant writing services for institutions and corporate clients. She previously served as Director of the Division of Education and Integrity at the U.S. Office of Research Integrity, Legal and Regulatory Specialist for an NIH-funded Translational Research Network, and Director of the Research Integrity Program and Research Integrity Officer at the University of Hawaii. Ms. Hammatt has handled numerous cases of misconduct and questionable research practices and contributed to policy development and teaching in medical ethics and research compliance. She is a founding member of the Asia Pacific Research Integrity network and has been involved with planning for the World Conference on Research Integrity since 2014.


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One of the most frequently asked is, 'What was John Wayne really like?' My answer? '...What you saw, was what you got!'... But I think Katharine Hepburn, in her book 'Me' put it best when she said, ..... 'When you buy a cotton shirt----you want to get a cotton shirt. Not nylon. It stays clean but it makes you sweat. Not drip-dry, which you don't have to press but you should. Just cotton. Good simple long lasting cotton. No synthetics. That's what you get when you get John Wayne. That's what I got. And as you can see----I liked it.' ......
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- Company of Heroes...My Life as as Actor in The John Ford Stock Company by Harry Carey, Jr. For anyone who loves the western genre, this book is a must for your library! You can acquire it from most book stores.
- The Westerners by my friend Courtney Joyner featuring interviews with actors, directors, writers and producers, has been released and is now available through McFarland, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Yahoo Shopper and about ten other sites including international ones. It should now be available on shelves of most book stores or ordered through www.thewesternersbook.com.
- Cowboy Ethics by James P. Owens. A fun read with the theme of 'what Wall Street can learn from the Code of the West' Give it a try.
- When Hollywood Came to Town by James V. D'Arc. My good friend Jim, is the Curator of the extensive Motion Picture Archives at Brigham Young University in Provo. He's spent some 30 years preparing this book, A History of Movie Making in Utah. If you are a fan of the western genre, whether you are from Utah or not, you will certainly enjoy this 304 page book full of pictures and commentary about when 'Hollywood' discovered Utah for it's varied secenic beauty. An enthralling read.
- Glenn Ford: A Life by Peter Ford. Peter is the only child of Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell, the celebrated MGM dancer of the 30's and 40's. This book is now available so 'google, ' Glenn Ford:A Life- Index' then click on how to purchase this book from Amazon at the bottom of the page. It's a fascinating and well written biography. The Library Journal says, "This biography should rank with Maria Riva's Marlene Dietrich as on of the best examples of family biography and should appeal to film scholars and film fans alike." It's a page turner......
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- Richard Boone-A Knight Without Armor in a Savage Land by David Rothel. Star of Television's , HaveGun-WillTravel, Medic,The Richard Boone Show, Hec Ramsey and over 25 Major Motion Pictures. A very detailed biography with an episode guide to his numerous TV productions and list of his motion picture appearences in chronological order. Check with your local book store for availibility. Empire Publishing,Inc...www.empirepublishinginc.com
- Dictionary of the AMERICAN WEST by Win Blevins. Are you often befuddled by various western expressions and terms? Many people know that buckskins is a word for Davy Crockett's deerskin clothes but don't know it's also a color of a horse! Really a fun and most interesting read...enjoy.
- STUNTMAN! by Hal Needham. Hal was a life long friend and we worked together in numerous films and TV Series. In 2012, he received a Governor's Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his contributions for stunt work and was cited as "an innovator, mentor and master technician who elevated his craft to an art and made the impossible look easy." Sadly, the legendary stuntman and director died in late October 2013.
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Unlike any other book, this book has been compiled and designed to focus on the spoken Kuwaiti dialect in the easiest and most interactive way possible. We’ve organized each chapter in a straightforward manner and presented the material in an engaging way. This book includes most of the colloquial Arabic spoken by native speakers of Kuwait (Middle East).
This book will give local residents a good… understanding on how to talk and communicate at places like restaurants, shops, among friends, on the phone, buying & selling, greetings, asking for directions & places and much more. From everyday conversation to the language of friendship – a guide to Kuwaiti Arabic as it’s really spoken.


Color, as a means of expression, has been part of human history since handprints were first painted on cave walls. But in order to make the shades they had imagined, people had to unearth pigments and dyes often hidden deep within plants, minerals, mollusks, insects, and other natural elements. They developed complicated, dangerous, and sometimes even revolting techniques in order to achieve deep reds, luminous yellows, and the most beautiful blues.
Archaeologist and ethnologist Anne Varichon takes the reader on a fascinating journey that examines not only the variety and use of natural colorants—and how to reproduce them today—but also their symbolism and mythology. From Confucian China to medieval Europe, from the Papuans to the Inuit, she travels across the centuries and around the world in this absorbing, and often surprising, cultural history of the sources and meanings of color.
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Qatar National Library (QNL) is organising a number of events and training sessions this month for all residents of Qatar. Scheduled events include a book discussion and practical training sessions on the online databases currently offered for free for all residents of Qatar through the QNL website.
Several practical training sessions will be organised to help residents familiarise themselves with the ‘SpringerLink’ and ‘CREDO Reference’ online databases. ‘SpringerLink’ is an eBook and journal online database specialising in science, technology and medicine.It has titles in many different subjects.The ‘SpringerLink’ training sessions, offered in collaboration with Springer Publishing Company, will be held on 11 March, and will be offered in both Arabic and English.
‘CREDO Reference’ offers a mixed collection of reference resources such as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri, biographies,and more. The ‘CREDO Reference’ training sessions will be held on 17 March.
QNL is also organising its regular monthly book discussion. This month, the book discussion will look at ‘The Book Thief’, a worldwide bestselling novel, written by Australian author Markus Zusak.
Although written for young adults, the novel appeals to all ages and was recently released as a feature film. The event will be held on 12 March between 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Clubhouse in Qatar Foundation’s Education City.


Mormons and Preacher Clash: Exploring Differing Beliefs
Table of Contents:
- Facing the Fear of Death and Hell
- The Basis of a Good Person
- Exploring the Ten Commandments
- The Consequences of Breaking God's Law
- Salvation Through Jesus Christ
- The Concept of Grace and Works
- Differing Beliefs on Eternal Life
- Evolution vs. Creationism
In this article, we will delve into a thought-provoking discussion on the fear of death and the concept of eternal life. We will explore different perspectives on what it means to be a good person and the moral implications behind our actions. Additionally, we will examine the role of religion and personal beliefs in shaping our understanding of salvation and the afterlife. Join us on this journey to gain a deeper understanding of these profound topics.
Facing the Fear of Death and Hell
🔥 Meeting the Grim Reaper: Confronting Mortality
As mortals, the fear of death looms over our heads like a shadow. The uncertainty of what comes after can ignite a sense of dread within us. In this section, we will navigate through the fear and search for answers to calm our souls.
💀 Heaven or Hell: A Perplexing Dilemma
The idea of hell haunts many, fueling our anxieties about the afterlife. But does everyone truly believe in the existence of hell? We will explore different perspectives on this hotly debated topic and examine the implications it carries for our sense of justice.
The Basis of a Good Person
💔 Defining Moral Goodness: A Complex Puzzle
Being a good person is a subjective concept that varies based on personal beliefs and societal norms. But how do we determine what is morally good? Let's explore different perspectives on this matter and unravel the complexities of morality.
Exploring the Ten Commandments
✝ God's Moral Law: Unveiling the Commandments
The Ten Commandments serve as a fundamental guide for moral conduct in various religious traditions. In this section, we will examine each commandment and reflect on how they shape our understanding of being a good person.
The Consequences of Breaking God's Law
🔍 Self-Reflection: The Reality of Our Sins
As imperfect beings, we all fall short of living up to the moral standards set by the Ten Commandments. Here, we will confront our own shortcomings and reflect on the consequences of our actions in light of divine judgment.
✨ Divinely Judged: Heaven or Hell?
If God were to judge us solely based on the Ten Commandments, would any of us truly be deemed good enough for eternal life? In this section, we will explore the implications of our moral failings and the potential consequences we may face.
Salvation Through Jesus Christ
✝ The Gift of Salvation: The Role of Jesus Christ
Amidst our moral inadequacies, there is hope for redemption. This section will focus on the concept of salvation through Jesus Christ and how faith and repentance play crucial roles in attaining everlasting life.
🙏 Faith and Works: Finding Balance in the Christian Belief
The interplay between faith and works in the process of salvation has been a subject of debate in various Christian denominations. Here, we will explore diverse perspectives on this topic and seek a deeper understanding of its significance.
Differing Beliefs on Eternal Life
☁ Beyond Salvation: Understanding Divergent Views
While salvation is a common goal for many, there are differing beliefs on the nature of eternal life. This section will delve into various interpretations, including the concept of exaltation and its relation to works.
Evolution vs. Creationism
🌍 Origins of Life: Examining Scientific and Religious Perspectives
The debate between evolution and creationism has long captivated the realm of science and religion. In this section, we will explore both sides of the argument and discuss their implications for our understanding of our existence.
✨ Embracing the Unknown: A Journey of Faith
In this concluding section, we reflect on our exploration of death, morality, salvation, and differing beliefs. While the answers may not always be clear, our journey has deepened our understanding of these profound topics and the complexities of our human experience. We invite you to continue seeking answers and finding solace in your personal beliefs.
- Exploring the fear of death and the concept of eternal life
- Examining differing perspectives on what it means to be a good person
- Unraveling the moral complexities behind the Ten Commandments
- Confronting the consequences of breaking God's law
- Understanding salvation through Jesus Christ
- Exploring the interplay between faith and works in the Christian belief
- Delving into differing beliefs on eternal life
- Investigating the debate between evolution and creationism
- Reflecting on the journey of faith and embracing the unknown
Q: Is everyone saved according to the discussed beliefs? A: The beliefs differ, with some embracing the idea of universal salvation, while others hold that one's fate is determined by their faith and works.
Q: What is the role of Jesus in attaining salvation? A: Jesus is considered the savior who paid the price for humanity's sins, offering redemption and the opportunity for everlasting life through faith and repentance.
Q: Can someone be deemed a good person solely based on following the Ten Commandments? A: While the Ten Commandments serve as a moral guide, the discussion highlights the notion that moral goodness encompasses more than just following these commandments.
Q: Is there a consensus on the nature of eternal life? A: No, there are varying beliefs, including the concept of exaltation and the idea that eternal life is earned through both faith and works.
Q: How does the debate between evolution and creationism impact religious beliefs? A: The debate highlights the differing perspectives on the origins of life and can influence one's understanding of religious texts and the concept of a higher power.
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I took a day off from work on Tuesday, October 27 and Mom, Dad and I spent the afternoon in City Centre. We ate lunch at the Silk Road Cafe at the Chester Beatty Library and then visited the Beatty’s collection of religious manuscripts. We also visited an exhibit at the Gallery of Photography, stopped for coffee and wound up drinking champagne at the Westbury.
After Mom and Dad returned from Cork, we came into City Centre again for the monthly combined service of our church’s three congregations on November 1. I’m so glad Mom and Dad got to attend one of these celebration services and see the progress of the restoration of our Georgian church building. It was a cold but sunny Sunday. After the service we had lunch at one of our favorite spots, The Winding Stair. Our lovely lunch ended with a bit of excitement when the server spilled a bit of their fabulously tasty aioli on Mom’s blouse. [Bill correctly guessed the secret of the aioli by the way--smoked paprika.] This mishap resulted in a free blackberry tarte, and the aioli left no stain on mom’s blouse, so a very happy ending.
For dinner, Bill made use of a wondrous find at St. Anne’s Market–tomatillos! I was very happy to enjoy a favorite Rick Bayless recipe–chorizo and potato tacos with tomatillo avocado salsa. I have no picture to showcase this terrific dish, so I’ll show you one of the tortillas in the making. This is the best part when the tortilla begins to puff up.
Mom and Dad left on Tuesday for their Sligo trip, and on Saturday November 7 we began our trip to Germany.


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You are welcome to the Website of the Nigeria International Book Fair.
Nigeria International Book Fair is a well-packaged, well-organised, the biggest and the consistent book event in Africa today. NIBF, as abbreviatedly called, is an annual book trade and exhibition that creates an effective platform for the stakeholders in the book industry both within and outside Nigeria to network and have business interface for the growth of their respective businesses. NIBF comes up in every second week of May every year.
The 14th edition of Nigeria International Book Fair is scheduled to hold from Monday, May 11 through Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Multi-purpose halls of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos state, Nigeria. Registration for the book fair is still in progress.
NIBF is the flagship of the events organized by the Nigerian Book Fair Trust. The Nigerian Book Fair Trust (NBFT) is a coalition of the major stakeholders in the Nigerian Book Sector, comprising the Nigerian Publishers Association, Nigerian Book Foundation, Booksellers Association of Nigeria, Association of Nigerian Printers, Nigerian Library Association, Association of Nigerian Authors and the Association of Non-Fiction and Academic Authors of Nigeria. NBFT, apart from the annual Nigeria International Book Fair, also organizes National Book Fairs in Abuja, Enugu and Ibadan.
Nigerian Book Fair Trust was incorporated in 1998 and enjoys the endorsement of the Federal Government of Nigeria and Education Trust Fund (ETF). The Trust has been growing from strength to strength and NIBF, which is the flagship of the Trust’s events, attracts over 160 exhibitors from Europe, America, Asia, other African Countries and across Nigeria.
The Nigerian Book Fair Trust is an accredited member of the Conference of International Book Fair Directors.


Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library will celebrate 135 years of serving the Effingham community Tuesday, July 31. Stop in for cookies and punch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also, to celebrate, come dressed as your favorite literary character.
Prizes will be awarded to the best dressed characters at noon in the Workman Room, immediately followed by the Super Summer Reader Award Ceremony. The Super Summer Reader Award Ceremony is for all summer readers who reached Level 7 during the reading program. If you are unsure if your child has reached Super Summer Reader status, you may call the library or check their onliine logs for the earned Astronaut-Super Summer Reader badge.
Founded July 31, 1883, by the Effingham Ladies Library Association by Mrs. Nellie Bliss White, the library began with just 600 books and a desire to share them with the community.
Today, the library has over 50,000 books, magazines, and audio-visual materials, an annual circulation of over 253,000 items, a wide variety of programs for youth and adults, as well as, free computer and WiFi access. To further support Effingham and the surrounding communities, the library creates unique opportunities to connect with literature, learning, and the community.
Like the Effingham community, Effingham Public Library has experienced many changes and incredible growth over the past 135 years. 2018 marks the eleventh straight year of growth for the library. And this is the first year that circulation has reached over 250,000 items. Over the past ten years circulation has more htan doubled from less than 100,000 items. Programming has also seen an increase in participation. In the past year, adult programming has increased by 12% outreach services have increased by 13%, and youth programming numbers grew from 7,500 to nearly 9,500, a 22% increase.
Through the course of the past 135 years, the library has outgrown six different locations. In September 2015, the Effingham Public Library moved from its Market Avenue location just down the road to the old Fifth Third Bank location at 200 North Third Street, doubling its previous size.
For further information, the library can be contacted at 217-342-2464 x1, email firstname.lastname@example.org, or go online at www.effinghamlibrary.org.


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1.3B The International Flow of Labor and Capital 10 Case Study 1-4 Major Net Exporters and Importers of Capital 11 1.4 International Economic Theories and Policies 12 1.4A Purpose of International Economic Theories and Policies 12 1.4B The Subject Matter of International Economics 12 1.5 Current International Economic Problems and Challenges 13
The King reader is a collection of articles on international economics by leading economists drawn from various scholarly sources (e.g., Foreign Affairs, Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Finance and Development, Federal Reserve Publications, the Journal of Economic Perspectives).


circa 1950 Privat-ear
Electronics Systems, Kansas City, MO
6 x 2 ½ x 7/8 inches / 154 x 63.5 x 22 mm
Two subminiature tubes, reflex circuit
Two AA cells, one 22.5 volt battery
A very early subminiature tube radio, and one of the most "undesigned" pocket radio cabinet designs ever conceived. Nonetheless it's an important and historical radio, one of only a handful of subminiature tube pocket radios produced before Regency brought out its TR-1 pocket transistor radio in 1954.
James Butters has spent a great deal of time researching the Privat-ear's history and has produced a superb and highly-detailed web page about it, PRIVAT-EAR. His article in the Summer 2013 AWA Journal about the Privat-ear truly is fascinating reading.


In Search of Fatima
By Ghada Karmi
This is a warm story, the autobiography of a young Palestinian girl whose family is forced to flee her home and village when Israel is created and who eventually ends up in London, wondering what ever happened to her nanny “Fatima”. She returns to Palestine many years later to find out.
The Other side of Israel: My Journey across the Jewish/Arab divide
By Susan Nathan
Despite warnings from friends about the dangers she would encounter, Israeli Jew Susan Nathan moved into the Arab Israeli town of Tamra, the only Jew among 25,000 Muslims. There she discovered a division between Jews and Arabs inside Israel are as tangible as the concrete wall and razor-wire fences that surround the Palestinian towns of the West Bank and Gaza. Her experiences, as described in the book, conform closely to what I saw in Israel in 2011.
The Lemon Tree – An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
By Sandy Tolan
Sandy Tolan is an American Jew who has devoted a good part of his life trying to make sense of the Israel/Palestine tragedy.
The Lemon Tree (not to be confused with the movie of the same name) is the story about two families – one Palestinian and one immigrant Jewish. The Jewish family is now living in the house in which the Palestinian grew up and was expelled from in 1948. Nolan tells both their stories – in a way that is compelling and sympathetic. This is a serious book, filled with lots of background historical information.
“My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
By Ari Shavit
Ari Shavit is a well published Israeli author. His most recent book “My Promised Land” is a vast overview of Israel from its beginnings up to today. He makes clear his own disagreements with current Israeli policy. But he argues that, for all its warts, Israel deserves to continue to exist as a Jewish state. I fundamentally disagree with his conclusion, (namely that driving out the Palestinians was necessary) but I learned a lot about the history of Israel and about the thinking of those “Liberal Zionists” like Shavit who hate the “occupation” of ’67 but love the Israel that was created in 1948.
The General’s Son
By Miko Peled
Miko Peled grew up in a Zionist Israeli family. His father was a general in the Israeli Defence Forces, and his grandfather was a signatory to Israel’s Declaration of Independence in 1948. He was himself an officer in Israel’s elite commando unit. But when he moved to the United States, he met a Palestinian for the first time as an equal. And he began a long process of reassessing what his family had stood for. His book reflects this painful evolution.
An Officer and A Spy
By Richard Harris
This bestseller has nothing to do with the Israel/Palestine conflict. At least not directly. But it has everything to do with how Canadian Jews think about Israel today. It is a gripping account of the infamous “Affaire Dreyfus” in which a Jewish French Army officer was (falsely) accused of being a spy for Germany. Part detective story, part spy novel, part social history, Harris has put together a gripping account of the trial made famous by Emile Zola. The background story, of wide-spread anti- semitism in France helps make it clearer why many Canadian Jews fear that anti- Semitism might rise again and that Israel might be their only safety.
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
By Ilan Pappe
This is a scholarly book by one of Israel’s most revered (and hated) academics. He uses official Israeli documents to demonstrate that Ben Gurion and his colleagues had planned, even before the holocaust, to create a Jewish state by ethnically cleansing it of Palestinians.
Blood and Religion
By Jonathan Cook
Cook is a rare bird – a UK born journalist who moved to Israel and married a Palestinian. He has written several books on the Israel/Palestine issue, this was his first. He focuses Zionism which he says motivates “a long, slow process of ethnic cleansing both of Palestinian non-citizens from parts of the occupied territories that it has long coveted for its expanded Jewish state, and of Palestinian citizens from inside its internationally recognized borders.” Rami George Khouri describes the short book as, “important but disturbing.”
Mornings in Jenin
By Susan Abulhawa
Mornings in Jenin is the story of one Palestinian family which is expelled from its village south of Haifa and ends up in a refugee camp (Jenin) located in the West Bank. An intensely personal story of loss and love, starting with the dramatic expulsion by Zionist forces in 1948, passing through the occupation of the West Bank in 1967 and coming right up to 2002. A powerful book which encapsules the Palestinian narrative.


Fast paced fiction with compelling characters. Honest, intriguing, real.
“Flynn comes from a different economic class, and as the couple learns to overcome the challenges that are brought about by the gap in their relative statuses, Jess becomes a more developed and well-rounded character. Other subplots, such as her family recovering from an accident, add depth. This title will pair well with Simon Elkeles’s Perfect Chemistry (Walker, 2008), another story dealing with building strong emotional relationships with people who come from vastly different backgrounds. VERDICT A tender, layered romance. —School Library Journal
"Without excess heavy-handedness, Gurtler weaves a tale of collective responsibility as several teens reflect on their actions that one fateful night. A well-crafted story about a student's fight to feel normal again when a community of peers turns on her." - Booklist
"This is a relatable story about nurturing a friendship, and it's not every day that teens will have the chance to read about paintballing. The lesson that Grace learns is a good one, and the strong female characters are a plus" - School Library Journal
"Rich in characterization, Gurtler's novel wrestles with some serious issues and explores different means of coping (or escaping) yet manages not to be overwhelming or bleak. Just right for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jodi Picoult, this is a strong debut that attempts to answer the question, What does it really mean to live?" - Booklist
"Gurtler unabashedly tackles several sensitive topics without sacrificing the story line and constructs a beautiful paradox by making the burden of carrying a secret the factor that enables Jaz to face her outcast fear. This novel also addresses the pressure students feel to fit in and encourages them to stay true to themselves. Sometimes we just need to hear that it's OK to be different." – Booklist


The Wonderful World of Sugar
Sugar is sugar...or is it? Here's a look at a few different types of sugar from around the world. Perhaps you'll find a new staple for your pantry!
Davidson, Alan. The Oxford Companion to Food (Oxford Companions) Hardcover – Ed. Tom Jaine. Oxford University Press, 2014. Print.
Falkowitz, Max. "Spice Hunting: Piloncillo." Serious Eats: The Destination for Delicious. Serious Eats, 21 July 2011. Web. 1 Sept. 2016.
Goldstein, Darra, ed. The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2015. Print.
"Maple Syrup." Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup. Wikepedia, n.d. Web. 1 Sept. 2016.
Robuchon, Joël. Larousse Gastronomique. London: Bounty, 2011. Print.


Fighting for Life:Embodiments of Suffering, Survival, and Solidarity in Pandemic-Stricken Philippines
The COVID-19 outbreak has put the Philippines at an unprecedented standstill. At the height of the health crisis in 2020, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte implemented castigatory measures to keep Filipinos at bay and with the view of stemming contagious transmissions. Currently, the Philippines has one of the most dragging lockdowns in the world. It is also a hothouse of the virus in Southeast Asia. These realities have taken a toll on the individual and collective lives of Filipinos, who continue to face the national consequences of COVID-19, such as rising unemployment rates, increasing number of infections, and ballooning prices of market commodities.
In spite of these challenges, however, many Filipinos do not simply ride the tide. Different artistic communities, religious groups, civic organizations, and social movements deploy diverse practices to put up a fight and chronicle the social histories of their time. This panel offers perspectives on how Filipinos tap into a range of linguistic repertoires, social media networks, and communicative and performative acts in order to register their responses to their critical conditions. Highlighted in the following four presentations are Filipino bodies in constant motion and action, even while locked up in the (dis)comforts of their respective homes, particularly in online spaces which serve as the stages for their differently configured performances. This panel demonstrates that Filipinos dynamically work along and against a pandemic and the ongoing mayhem it has wrought in the domestic affairs of a nation placed, now more than ever, in protracted states of emergency.
Filipinos on the Line:
Going Viral as a Mode of Collective Endurance in the Age of COVID-19?
Oscar Tantoco Serquiña, Jr.
The intersection between the virality of COVID-19 and the virulence of politicians like President Rodrigo Duterte has brought new tribulations to the Filipino people, while at the same time throwing into stark relief the longstanding social, political, and economic challenges besetting the Philippines. These unprecedented conditions have instigated numerous tactics of survival, creative expression, and resistance specifically among performing artists who continue to commit themselves to the ongoing fight for social justice. This paper highlights a gamut of individuals, organizations, and institutions in and beyond the Philippines that have maximized online platforms in order to stage their rhetorical and embodied responses to a generation-defining period and phenomenon rife with political and pathological risks. It underscores the role of performative spaces such as the Internet not only in documenting everyday contemporary life but also in offering more humane modes of surviving the current or any forthcoming period of crisis.
Oscar Tantoco Serquiña Jr. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts at the University of the Philippines. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. His essays have appeared in Theatre Research International, Performance Research, Humanities Diliman, Kritika Kultura, the Philippine Political Science Journal, and the Philippine Humanities Review.
MonoVlog as a Protest from Home Movement
Olivia Kristine D. Nieto
This paper explores the aesthetics and sociality of the MonoVlog (a coinage that contracts the terms “monologue” and “vlog”) whose creation took place when Filipinos turned to the Internet to exercise free speech and creative expression in the time of enforced lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. This genre of online performance bundles the various Filipino lockdown experiences as a proof of life, a private conversation in social media, a health advisory, a tribute to frontliners, a death folder, a shout-out to advocacy groups, a community-led response to the pandemic, and a call for help. The art form not only creates a digital archive of the ways in which Filipinos live and lead their lives in intimate communities; additionally, it publicizes the conditions of work and emotional labor of Filipino performance makers who are also within these local communities. In the end, the MonoVlog is an emergency response of performance makers and an emerging artistic form that makes a stand on current issues concerning the unequal distribution of resources and the conflicting social positionalities of Filipinos that the global pandemic and the national government’s response to it have brought forth.
Olivia Kristine D. Nieto is an assistant professor at the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman. She is also a performance maker.
Hashtag Activism in the New Normal:
Sites of Contention and Acts of Citizenship in the Philippines under a pandemic
Charles Erize P. Ladia
Constrained physical mobility and suppressed oppositional action have become the new normal for democratization movements in the Philippines under a global pandemic. Under these current crises, social movements have turned to social media platforms and their corresponding affordances, such as hashtags, as viable sites for free speech and dissent. One of which, #MassTestingNowPH, called for the improvement of healthcare facilities, dissent to military approach to pandemic, and the implementation of free mass testing to the concerned population. This presentation examines how netizens enact their citizenship by claiming their rights, asserting their demands, and publicizing their responsibilities in the online space. Consequently, these acts of citizenship reveal the amorphous nature of social media and the capacity of netizens to strategize the space for their own advantage.
#MassTestingNowPh enables netizens to dissent, demand, and discuss illiberal health policies and exact accountability from those who instigate them. This process not only engenders performances of citizenship in online platforms but also transform social media spaces as sites of contention. This paper finds that social movements still employed traditional offline repertoires even in online spaces (e.g., spreading information about the cause, creating a community of supporters, and arguing against their opposition). But they have also introduced actions that are online specific, namely: establishing transnational democratization alliances, using multiple hashtags, mobilizing people to do online actions and promoting use of scientific data as evidence. This new site of contention is where netizens symbolically converge, collectively brainstorm, and, even more importantly, proactively come up with alternative proposals and policies they deem beneficial to the Filipino people. In doing so, netizens crucially redefine what it means to be a Filipino citizen amidst undemocratic health policies and draconian attacks on resistive voices and bodies.
Charles Erize P. Ladia is an assistant professor of speech communication and rhetoric at the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman. He earned his BA (Speech Communication) from UP Diliman and his Master of Public Management from the University of the Philippines Open University. Currently, he is pursuing PhD in Political Science and he is doing research on public addresses, political rhetoric, gender communication, social movements, and youth civic engagement.
As we gather (online): Covid-19 and Protestant church rituals
Faith and religion are often considered important resources for resilience and survival during times of crises. The COVID-19 outbreak, however, has affected even the ways in which religious messages are regularly transmitted. Governments across the world, for instance, have temporarily halted public church events and practices that can prospectively contribute to the spread of the virus. In the Philippines, most churches transferred their rites of faith to online sites primarily to comply with the lockdown measures implemented by the government and to keep congregations safe. This transportation/transformation of sacred acts and rituals to cyberspace gives light to how churches perform the legitimization of their views on the scientific and political dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis.
This paper will look at how the COVID-19 pandemic is rhetorically constructed by three Protestant local churches in the Philippines. The artifacts of the study are statements, sermons, interview transcripts with pastors and parishioners, and participant observation notes that offer insights to the churches’ views on the COVID-19 pandemic and to the ways they perform their responses to it. This paper pivots around the following questions: How are these rhetorical constructions translated into embodied (and) online performances? How do these changes contribute to a performance theology of a “new normal” in spaces of worship, member participation, and church growth? This paper argues that the rhetorical performances of churches during the pandemic have a crucial role in shaping the public’s embodied responses in coping with the crisis and in acting out their faith.
Junesse Crisostomo is a faculty member of the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts, University of the Philippines-Diliman. She recently finished her MA Communication degree with the UP Department of Communication Research through which she wrote her Master’s thesis on the role of the organizational rhetoric of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) in shaping political participation during the Duterte administration. Ms. Crisostomo has also presented research in rhetoric and performance studies at academic conferences in the Philippines and abroad, and has published works on social drama, religious hashtags, and politics in Humanities Diliman and Plaridel.
Good morning from the panel “Surviving Critical Conditions: Putting Up a Fight amidst Pandemonium over a Pandemic in the Philippines” at the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society Virtual Conference 2021, Singapore. Pati sa research ay collaborative at palaban ang approach. Salamat sa work ninyo! Excited to bring this home to the DSCTA.
Last conference for the year. Siguro. Ahahaha. I will be sharing our 2018 APAF-Japan Collaboration experience. Isipin niyo ginamit na namin ang “new normal” sa title.
Nasa General Panel ako ngayon at naghahanap ng bagong IFTR Working Group.
Before the pandemic, ito dapat yung chance na makilala sa Ireland si Domhnall Gleeson at unang chance makaapak ng Europe. As a middle child, inggitera ako sa mga kapatid ko na nakapag-UK, Germany at Switzerland. Nagrenew ako ng passport at didiretso na sa pag-aayos ng visa tapos biglang naglockdown sa Metro Manila. Kakalokaaaa! Jet setter from home pa rin!
Superproxy time! Honored to share the recalibration of our undergraduate theatre program, the collaborations of the DSCTA, and my 15-month experience of creating and reshaping the MonoVlog with Layeta Pinzon Bucoy. Kahilera ang mga bigatin sa 18 June. Newbie po me. Salamat po, Dean Ami Ramolete sa opportunity.
We created a Pinoy panel entitled “Surviving Critical Conditions: Filipinos Putting Up a Fight amidst Pandemonium over a Global Pandemic” for the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society Conference 2021: Culture in the Pandemic Age in Singapore.
Against All Odds: Philippine Performances of Lives in Lockdown during a Global Pandemic by Oscar Tantoco Serquiña, Jr.
MonoVlog as a Protest from Home Movement by Olivia Kristine D. Nieto
#MassTestingNowPH as Site of Digital Citizenship and Deliberative Democracy: The New Normal for Philippine Social Movements by Charles Erize P. Ladia
Philippine Protestant churches’ Rhetorical Performances in Response to Covid-19 by Junesse Crisostomo
Grateful for the opportunity to work with colleagues from the UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA). Coincidentally, we are all former fellows of the Asian Graduate Student Fellowship at the Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of Singapore (NUS). Lahat din kami fan ng bakuna. Akalain mo yun?
Salamat, Oscar Tantoco Serquiña for leading this panel! Salamat din, Charles Erize Ladia and Junesse Crisostomo sa comments, tawanan, cramming, chikahan, at health tips. Buy 1 take 3 po kami sa publication sana. Sana rin magtuluy-tuloy at lumaki pa ang ganitong writing group sa department.
Experienced another different format of an international conference! On-demand presentation na tayo o! Parang tv series lang. hahaha.
Salamat sa inspirasiyon mula sa VLF lockdown edition sa kanilang paggamit ng “KAPIT”. Nagamit ang kapit para mapakita ang gaps, possibilities, at innovations (di ko na ma-Tagalog) sa community, pedagogy, at performance making sa panahon ng viral videos at nakamamatay na virus.
Iginapang ang paper presentation na ito habang nagre-recover ako sa virus. Ahuhuhu. Ang hirap po, opo. Hindi pantay ang resources at nakakaapekto rin ang pandemic response ng mga gobyerno sa ganitong mga conference, ano po.
Kasama rin sa conference ang Team ADMU nina Laura Cabochan! Go go go!
P.S. Nakaka-miss ang palipat-lipat na venue para sa conference na parang mga klase lang sa College pero dito sa conference ay unlimited kain ng kung anek-anek na tinapay, cheese, prutas, gulay at kung ano-anong dip na basta sinasawsawan ko na lang. Wala rin akong conference bag, pamaypay, notebook, ballpen at ID. Mababaw lang naman po ang gusto naming souvenir!!!! Tsaka yung pasyal eh. Akala ko makikita ko ulit ang Merlion at NUS.
I will be sharing the journey of the MonoVlog from Facebook Live to Kumu. Hey, Layeta Pinzon Bucoy!
Will be sharing how I shape my content using my background as a performance maker and an assistant professor in UP Diliman.
Masaya na ang moderator ay ang aking BFF na si Eric Villanueva Dela Cruz. JV Can will talk about his journey to bronze experience and the monetization side of Kumu. Emmanuel Feliciano will talk about content-making and #edutainment
Umaaraw, umuulan sa pandemya pero tuloy ang usapang teatro. Buhay pa tayo! Got accepted in 2 conferences in Singapore:”MonoVlog as a Protest from Home Movement” for IACSS. Will be a presenting in the panel “Surviving Critical Conditions: Filipinos Putting Up a Fight amidst Pandemonium over a Global Pandemic” with my DSCTA colleagues and ka-fellow sa NUS-ARI Oscar Tantoco Serquiña (the mother goose of the team), Charles Erize Ladia (kabagang sa pagka-coordinator), Junesse Crisostomo (kabagang sa Social Drama).”Kapit: E-mergen(t/cy) Practical Experiments and Temporary Communities in Theatre” for SDEA. Inspired by Virgin Labfest’s Kapit which reflected the partnership between VLF and UP Diliman. Salamat sa inspiration, JKi Anicoche at sa buong VLF na kumupkop sa amin at nagturo pabalik sa university!Yung ang saya mo tapos naalala mo kailangan mo na isulat yung papel.


About This Book
This book is about the leptons, the photons, and a whole lot more…beginning with the donut hole in the center of the electron. This book contains the results of independent… and original… research work in mathematical physics… done by someone outside the academic realm. The viewer is being invited to read first hand the results of the first novel research in basic foundational science in a long time.
The work which resulted in this book was a private and un-sponsored endeavor. This work had a broad multi-year scope and covered multiple investigations in the realm of the subatomic particles. The research went into great depth in each study and produced accurate results each time. Precise models have been discovered which describe 5 of the basic physical properties for the elementary electromagnetic wave forms, the leptons (the electron, the muon, and the tau) and the photons.
Had this work been done in academia, multiple PhD’s would have awarded in both applied math and conceptual particle physics. Since this work was not done as a graduate servant for a thesis dictator, though, no such recognition was received nor any credentials or titles bestowed. Thus history will have to consider this potential major advancement in basic science was just the result of someone’s private time consuming obsession.
While the models discovered may be slightly mathematically messy, they are conceptually quite simple. Even 6th grade science students can understand the explanations offered… for the structures of some of the basic particles which make up our collective universe.
Aside from the technical material, there is some interesting, juicy, reading in this book. Some of the assumptions of physics in general and many of the mandates of conceptual particle physics are held up for what they were found to be, houses of cards. This is not because the author set out to bash physics. He is a career scientist-engineer himself, who knows well and respects the 3 Laws Of Thermodynamics. In fact the author was doing science as he thought it is supposed to be done. Begin with the data and work towards models which explain it. Much to his surprise he found that conceptual particle physicists insist upon starting with the expounding of hypotheses and then proceed with force fitting these human narratives down upon the data.
The credentials and titles of the author, institutions of graduation, places of employment, articles-papers-reports written, number of times cited, etc. are intentionally being suppressed as not being relevant. This way there will not be any of the usual intellectual profiling of the author. A well defined foundational research work in physical science should be judged upon its own merits, not by the perceived merits of the investigator or perceived lack of merits.
Was the research program well organized, well thought out? Was the work carried out according to a plan? Was the plan flexible? Was the research based upon the data and only the data, or does it invoke other spurious, imaginary, unverified, or unverifiable “data”? Do the results accurately reflect the facts of physical reality, can they be verified, reproduced? Do the results explain the data, all the data, only the data, to a reasonable degree of accuracy? Are the conclusions merited? Do they deserve discussion?
Note, nowhere does the author claim that the models offered are The Way and The Truth… the Only or the Correct explanations which may fit the measured physical property facts. The only claim made is that the accuracy of the models, their interlocked patterns, and analogies to real world physical features at least merit a public hearing. Academia did everything in its power to squash this work and prevent it from seeing the light of day. It appears that some persons in academia were so fearful of what they thought was going to be revealed that they refused to let this material have a hearing, let alone a fair hearing. Thus you the general public, mathematicians, engineers, and other technical persons will be the judges of the merit of this work.
Thank You So Kindly… for reading the work of an unknown, an un-famous person.


Fast forward to today, where more and more books are now available online. My placement has a classroom set that students may check out, but the entire textbook is also online for easier access. Students no longer have to carry a 5 pound textbook for each class when they can easily go online and read the assigned pages. The issue now was how to take notes from the readings.
With paper copies, students were free to hilight, underline, dog-ear, and write notes in the book on what they read. They could use Post-It tabs to locate the book sections they needed. Online, these activities are much more difficult. For instance, the book used in my placement just has the block of text on the screen. It's difficult to switch back and forth between screen and paper as one takes notes. If only there was a way to take notes right on the screen. Oh, and word-processing programs don't cut it because switching between windows is irritating.
Enter Scrible, a free cloud-based program with a downloadable toolbar that can help students hilight and annotate webpages and e-books. The pages can be bookmarked for later, with all the hilighting and notes intact. This would save time and paper while decreasing the clutter usually associated with printout copies of articles and books.
I heard of Scrible, as well as other annotation programs like DocHub (formerly PDFZen), through Katherine Lester's talk at the MACUL conference last week. With entire libraries online (see the Michigan e-Libary at mel.org) that are organized by reading level (like NewsELA and TweenTribune), it's no wonder that more and more teachers are making the switch to digital books and articles. And now, with the advent of free programs like Scrible and DocHub, teachers can save paper and decrease clutter because the articles don't need to be printed out.
Did I mention that all this is Chromebook compatible and free? Welcome to the new age classroom.


Brian Jacques - English author best known for his Redwall series of novels, as well as the Tribes of Redwall and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. He also completed two collections of short stories entitled The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns and Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales.
A young mouse named Matthias dreams of times of adventure rather than a life of quiet servitude, but he is counseled to patience by his elders. Redwall is a fixture in the local community, set in the heart of Mossflower Woods, and was designed to be a place of refuge for the beasts of the forest in times of trouble.
Trouble arrives in the form of Cluny the Scourge, in the Summer of the Late Rose. Cluny is an evil, infamous rat, owning an extra-long tail with a poisoned barb on the end, and commander of a horde of vermin. He has only one eye, having lost the other in a battle with a pike. The foebeasts arrive at the beginning of the book and make their headquarters at the Church of St. Ninian, to the south of Redwall, with the intention of taking the Abbey for themselves.They conduct some conscription amongst the vermin in the woodlands. The Abbey inhabitants, who refuse to back down, make ready to defend themselves if necessary, especially since most of the inhabitants of the surrounding area are now within its walls. None of them are particularly martial, but Redwall folk, and indeed much of the Mossflower population, are generally described as slow to anger but fierce fighters when roused, and they are able to make an effective defense. Matthias, fearing that Cluny will still overrun them, begins a quest to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior, which is supposedly hidden somewhere within the Abbey, stored away for a time of need. He is helped particularly by Methuselah, an old and grizzled librarian mouse. Matthias is a brave-hearted young mouse, if small in stature, and as the story continues, his natural leadership abilities begin to emerge. Clues to the location of Martin's sword, as well as his shield and the sword's scabbard, have been built into the Abbey. Matthias recovers the latter two, and with Methuselah's help eventually divines where the sword is hidden. Unfortunately, it isn't there any longer, having been stolen by a wild sparrow tribe that dwells on the Abbey roof and then by an adder (snake) named Asmodeus, who appears throughout the novel to pick off wandering creatures. After killing the crazed Sparrow King, Matthias continues to the lair of the gigantic snake Asmodeus, acquiring several allies: Log-a-Log, the leader of a local band of shrews; Basil Stag Hare, wandering do-gooder and general cad, and Warbeak Sparra, the princess of the aforementioned sparrow tribe. He also befriends Captain Snow, an owl, and Squire Julian Gingivere, a cat. Matthias and Log-a-Log succeed in retrieving the sword from Asmodeus's cave (in the process killing the snake) and Matthias rushes back to Redwall to save his friends after being tipped off by the sparrows about the fall of the abbey.
Cluny, in the meanwhile, has been attempting a number of unsuccessful strategies to gain entrance to the Abbey. He has had to deal with traitors such as Sela the vixen and her son Chickenhound, who kills Methusaleh, and had also been seriously injured from a fall. When all else fails,such as a tunneling attempt, a siege tower, and a battering ram, he captures a family of dormice and forces Plumpen, the head of that family, to open one of the gates or his family will be killed. Plumpen complies but he is knocked unconscious by Cluny. However, his victory is short-lived; soon after he takes over the Abbey, Matthias returns. Matthias, his new allies, and the assembled Redwall population turn on their captors; Matthias himself takes on Cluny, and defeats him by crushing him under the Abbey's bell, called the Joseph bell. However, a great deal of damage is done and there are many casualties. Abbot Mortimer, who was inflicted by Cluny's poisoned barb, dies after proclaiming Matthias Warrior of Redwall and Brother Alf the new Abbot of Redwall.
Words- adventurous, tasty, mystery, clues, heroic, leadership, history, courage, a sense of home and safety.
The protagonist seeks to find the sword of the hero Martin so he may be able to save the Abby.
The antagonist wishes to control all of Mossflower and enslave all other animals.
"By the moonlight, on the hour,
In my threshold space lay me.
Watch the beam reflect my power,
Unite once more my sword with me.
I -- am that is, stand true for all.
O warrior mouse, protect Redwall." The Rhyme on the Back of the Door
"Fur and whisker, tooth and claw,
All who enter by our door.
Nuts and herbs, leaves and fruits,
Berries, tubers, plants and roots,
Silver fish whose life we take
Only for a meal to make." Grace, said by Abbot Mortimer at his Jubilee Feast
This book is from my childhood and has continued to capture my imagination.