Continuing with honoring mothers during the month of May, it is my pleasure to introduce Robbie Cheadle and her mother, Elsie Hancy Eaton. Both mother and daughter are writers and co-authored a book called While the Bombs Fell. It is the story of Elsie’s experience living through the bombing of England during WW2.
Robbie Cheadle is a South African children’s author and poet with ten children’s books and two poetry book.
The eight Sir Chocolate children’s picture books, co-authored by Robbie and Michael Cheadle, are written in sweet, short rhymes which are easy for young children to follow and are illustrated with pictures of delicious cakes and cake decorations. Each book also includes simple recipes or biscuit art directions that children can make under adult supervision. Robbie has also published two books for older children which incorporate recipes that are relevant to the storylines.
Robbie has two adult novels in the paranormal historical and supernatural fantasy genres published under the name Roberta Eaton Cheadle. She also has short stories, in the horror and paranormal genre, and poems included in several anthologies.
Robbie writes two monthly posts for https://writingtoberead.com called Growing Bookworms and Treasuring Poetry and one monthly post, under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle, called Dark Origins: African Myths and Legends. Robbie has a blog, https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/ where she shares book reviews, recipes, author interviews, and poetry.
What follows is Robbie’s story:
My mom turned 80 three years ago. She has never had a party and so I decided to throw a party for this ‘big’ birthday. She chose a flower theme and everyone in the family helped with different aspects of the arranging. One sister sent out the party invitations and coordinated the responses, another brought the fruit punch, and my dad went with my mom to choose flowery material and made all the overlays for the tables. I hired the outside tables and chairs, organized the food, and made the birthday cake.
This cake was a big undertaking. One of my younger son, Michael’s, favorite stories when he was three, was about a witch called Winnie who through a huge birthday party for herself. Winnie creates a 10-layered birthday cake, and each layer was a different flavor. I remembered this story (which I had read many times) and decided to make a five-tiered cake with each cake a different flavor. The theme of the cake would be flowers.
I set about making 30 hibiscus flowers from fondant (sugar dough) to decorate this cake. I used a variety of colors including pink, purple, yellow, orange, and red. I baked the four layers: the first and largest was a fruit cake, the second was a hummingbird cake, the third was a vanilla and chocolate marble cake, the fourth was a chocolate pudding cake, and the fifth was a strawberry jelly cake. Each cake had a different icing. I used royal icing for the fruit cake, cream cheese icing for the hummingbird cake, dark chocolate ganache for the third and fourth-tiers, and strawberry flavored buttercream for the top layer.
The day before the party was a marathon of icing and assembly with the hibiscus flowers being added to the final product. I was pleased with the final cake and mom was thrilled.
Recipe for hummingbird cake
Ingredients: 3 cups (1 cup = 250 ml) white cake flour, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, 1 teaspoon (5 ml) bicarbonate of soda, 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon, 4 eggs, lightly beaten, 1 1/2 cups sunflower oil, 1 can (400 grams) crushed pineapple with the juice, 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecan nuts, 5 large, mashed bananas, and 2 teaspoons vanilla essence.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease and line a deep 30 cm cake tin (must be deep as this cake is soft and will break if it is thin). Mix the sifted flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, and cinnamon together. Add the oil and combine. Add the beaten eggs and mix well. Stir in the pineapple with its juice, nuts, bananas, and vanilla essence. Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester comes out clean. The cake will be firm and not move when you move the tin back and forth. Allow to cool and turn out onto a cake board.
Recipe for cream cheese icing:
Ingredients: 250 grams firm cream cheese, 250 grams butter (softened) 2 cups icing sugar, sifted, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence.
In an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy and combined. Add the icing sugar slowly and beat between each addition. Finally, stir through the vanilla essence.
Thank you, Bernadette, for this opportunity.


Welcome to Wonder Hunt, a grand adventure of everyday marvels. We don’t need to go far to find magic. We just need to open our hearts to the abundance of being here.
A wonder is something–an object, a place, a creature, a phenomena, and more than anything else, an experience–that prompts us to think and feel “wow!” And this book-based, real-world adventure is designed to encourage us to seek the WOW hiding in all things. This treasure hunt is not about collecting actual objects, but rather: moments, experiences.
To seek and find 500 wonders (lovingly illustrated by Lea) while playing an epic game of bingo and reflecting on your findings in this field journal. The book includes a pocketful of 500+ bingo “chip” stickers!
Designed with youth ages 8-11 in mind, but fun for all ages!
By Lea Redmond.
Published by Collective Book Studio, 2022.


David D. Everett passed away on October 14, 2019, at the age of 66 after a short illness. Born May 31, 1953, in Barberton to Horace and Betty (Steele) Everett, Dave graduated from Defiance High School and was a longtime resident of Kent, where he raised two daughters with his wife of 42 years, Eileen.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Centre College in Danville, KY, and master’s degrees from Montana State University and Syracuse University. In college, he spent several summers working for the US Forest Service in Montana, and he later became an assistant library director at Stetson University in DeLand, FL, and then was the director of the Hiram College Library for 20 years. Dave recently retired to enjoy his time being “Papa” to his grandson Elliot. Dave was an avid sports fan and always enjoyed a good book to go with his daily coffee.
Dave is survived by his mother Betty of Defiance, his wife Eileen of Kent, his daughters Sheila of Columbus and Molly (Brendan) Enrick of Stow, his grandson Elliot Enrick, and his sister Jean (Scott) Cohoon of Cranston, RI. He was preceded in death by his father, Horace, and his uncle, the Rev. Dr. Richard J. Steele Jr.
Friends may call on Saturday, October 19 from 11 a.m. until the memorial service at 1 p.m. at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home, 628 W. Main St. in Kent. Hiram College Chaplain the Rev. Chris McCreight and the Rev. Chad Delaney will officiate. Memorials may be made to the Friends of the Hiram College Library, P.O. Box 67, Hiram, OH 44234. Services in care of Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 West Main Street, Kent, OH 44240.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of David D. Everett, please visit our floral store.


The Villages of Light celebration is an annual event that takes place Thanksgiving weekend every year. The event brings the spirit of the holidays to the Twin Villages of Damariscotta and Newcastle and kicks off the Christmas season. Upward to 70 decorated Christmas trees line Main Street in the Twin Villages, and two 20-foot decorated Christmas trees bookend the towns. The bridge connecting the two towns is draped with garland and lights and wreaths are hung on poles throughout town. On Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, children gather in Skidompha Library to enjoy cookies and treats and make crafts to take home. Mid-day, Santa arrives at Lincoln Theater to listen to the children’s wishes which is followed by a free Christmas movie. The Parade of Lights begins around dark (4:30) and Santa & Mrs. Clause arrive in a horse-drawn sleigh followed by decorated floats, fire trucks, cars, dancers and elves, bringing the spirit of Christmas to the Twin Villages. After the parade, visitors enjoy a local meal in town or a festive holiday drink called “cup of cheer.” In Newcastle at Milling Around Antiques & Gifts a special holiday tradition welcomes you after dark. Jake Day, a beloved local artist, created enchanting carved dioramas depicting a variety of holiday scenes that is magical for the young and old alike. Come spark your spirit during this annual holiday celebration.
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Though there are elements of Cody's character that call to mind beloved kidlit personalities like Clementine and Ivy and Bean, she is very much Tricia Springstubb's own fresh addition to the canon of literature for middle elementary readers. Cody is smart, sweet, and self-sufficient, but with a strong imagination that can lead her into mischief. She loves her mom and her brother, even if she can't help but tease him, and she is also kind toward Spencer, who is dealing with his parents' absence and impending divorce.
Though the world of the story is small (Cody's neighborhood), and the events of the story mundane at first glance, there is never a dull moment in this book. Springstubb knows how to bring truth to the surface no matter her characters' surroundings and the result is a chapter book which is both fun to read and of highest literary quality. 2015 is really Tricia Springstubb's year! Don't miss Moonpenny Island, her other fabulous recent middle grade novel, which came out in February.


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With his over 30 years training and consulting with hundreds of organizations and over 10 000 individuals, Gary Gzik has written two books inspiring people to take the time to learn about themselves and find new purpose and happiness in their lives.
The Orange Popsicle: Six Influential Lessons that will Inspire You to Change Your Life
In The Orange Popsicle, author Gary Gzik shows you how to recapture those childhood days when life was untainted by fear, boredom and routine. With compelling insights and thought-provoking anecdotes, Gzik reveals how to take the chore out of living and remove the mental blocks stopping you from embracing a life of enjoyment, happiness and fulfillment.
Page after page you will learn the vital skills necessary to turn fear into confidence, incite motivation, recapture your passion and learn the value of gratitude and the power of a positive attitude.
A book that will sweep you along, tickle your mind and stir your emotions.
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Is there a little voice inside you that keeps whispering that there is more in life for you? Do you feel like you aren't meeting your full potential?
In The Power of RE, author Gary Gzik shows you how to harness the power hidden inside you to create a happier, more fulfilling life. Each chapter provides vital information for crafting a new you, such as building resilience, boosting confidence, regaining balance and reclaiming control.
This blueprint for self-realization will teach you how to reimagine your life on your own terms and become more energized and able to reach your goals through personal investments.
This is definitely a book that will make you love the person you see in the mirror.


NEW YORK – August 10, 2017 – New York University Abu Dhabi welcomed 14-year-old Emirati author Aysha Al Naqbi at its New York headquarters on August 7 for a conversation about the inspiration behind her novels and youth culture in the Middle East. The event was moderated by Bill Bragin, executive artistic director of The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, and hosted in partnership with the Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in New York.
“The UAE’s leadership is committed to promoting literacy and reading and encouraging the pursuit of knowledge, imagination and innovation, especially among our youth,” UAE Consul General Majid Al-Suwaidi said. “The UAE continues to invest heavily in young people like Aysha, providing them with opportunities to develop their ideas, hone their skills and prosper in a 21st century economy. We’re proud to have Aysha here with us in New York as she exemplifies the limitless possibilities of what can be achieved by young people in the UAE.”
“The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi is part of a larger initiative investing in culture and creativity in the UAE,” Bragin said. “Speaking in New York with the extraordinarily talented and poised author Aysha Al Naqbi offered an opportunity to create a deeper understanding about the role of arts and culture in the UAE and highlighted the prominent role women play in UAE. It's exactly these kinds of exchanges, with culture serving as a bridge, which can bring greater global understanding.”
Al Naqbi is the youngest published author in the UAE and writer of the novel Blue Moon and its sequel, Emerald Planet. Her novels blend science fiction and fantasy and follow the narrative of a young, orphaned teenager whose computer hacking skills get her into trouble with U.S. authorities.
While in New York, Al Naqbi spoke on the tremendous support she has received in the UAE as a young Emirati author, including from friends, family, teachers and government leaders.
“I’m fortunate to be surrounded by such supportive people in the UAE, especially strong, powerful Emirati women who have inspired me to reach higher and continue developing my talent,” Al Naqbi said. “My advice to young people is to not be afraid to follow your dreams, whatever they may be.”
Al Naqbi is an active member of the UAE writing community and has participated in the Abu Dhabi and Sharjah International Book Fair. Recently, she became the youngest member of the Dubai Police’s Council of Young Leaders and was honored by Chief of Dubai Police Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri for her outstanding contribution to world class literature.


The Ali Mazrui Cultural Center is a space where the legacy of one of Kenya's most distinguished scholars and intellectuals, Ali Mazrui, continues to shine. This center embodies his passion for knowledge, diversity, and the power of ideas.
Benefits to the Community:
1: Learning and Research:
The library at the Ali Mazrui Cultural Center is stocked with an extensive collection of books, journals, and digital resources. It's the perfect place for students, scholars, and lifelong learners to engage with knowledge.
2: Art and Culture:
The art gallery showcases a rich tapestry of Kenyan and African art, fostering a deeper appreciation for our cultural heritage. It also hosts exhibitions, workshops, and events that celebrate local and international artistry.
3: Community Dialogue:
This space is ideal for discussions, lectures, and seminars on diverse topics. It encourages open dialogue and intellectual exchange that can lead to community growth and understanding.
4: Youth Empowerment:
The Ali Mazrui Cultural Center offers mentorship programs, internships, and events specifically tailored to empower the youth, inspiring the next generation of leaders and thinkers.
Ali Mazrui: A Scholar's Legacy
Ali Mazrui was a scholar, philosopher, and public intellectual who made significant contributions to the fields of political science and African studies. His commitment to addressing complex issues through intellectual discourse continues to influence our community. The Ali Mazrui Cultural Center is a tribute to his enduring legacy.


"IN ANOTHER COUNTRY" is told through the eyes of an unnamed member of the Ambulance corps in Milan, Italy following World War 1, presumed to be from the perspective of Nick Adams, a character that author Ernest Hemmingway created to see the world through his own eyes. The story is short, but concise, and speaks of a myriad of issues of the time, some which have transcended time and are surprisingly relevant today…
“In Another Country” was published in 1927 as part of the “Men Without Women” collection of short stories by 20th century icon Ernest Hemmingway.” The story is told through the eyes of an unnamed member of the Ambulance corps in Milan, Italy following World War 1, presumed to be from the perspective of Nick Adams, a character that Hemmingway created to see the world through his own eyes. The story is short, but concise, and speaks of a myriad of issues of the time, some which have transcended time and are surprisingly relevant today… most notably a hesitation and revulsion to medical technology and the promise of science to improve health and make lives better.
As we continue to face down this global epidemic, with the United States surpassing the single greatest number of positive cases than it’s had since the epidemic began months ago, we’re falling further and further behind the rest of the world. And yet they still staunchly refuse to wear masks in public, demand person-to-person service in restaurants and shops, congregate in large numbers in pools, pubs, and places of interest, and continue to endanger the lives of millions because of a basic lack of empathy for anyone that isn’t them or their families. It’s disgusting, it’s selfish, it’s wrong, and they should be fucking ashamed of themselves. “Oh, it’s hard, it makes me uncomfortable, why should I have to blah blah blah” enough. As flag-waving and chest pounding and American as you clamor to be, you still live in a society, and as such sometimes have to think of the greater good, like our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents who fought The Great Wars, like the one Hemmingway writes about. If you think being forced to wear a mask so you can demand service at Applebees is a violation of your rights and causing undue hardship, you need to check yourself. Go fight a real war. No child is going to want to hear your stories about how you owned libs during the pandemic of 2020 by refusing to wear a mask and purposefully coughing on people who confronted you in the Piggly Wiggly.
That is my soapbox statement for this week. My mother, my father, my older sister, my grandparents, and countless other people in my life are immunocompromised in some way and would not survive this virus if they caught it. I am isolated and allowed to work from home until October thanks to my company caring enough to keep my family safe.
It seems to be getting worse out there… at least here in America… so do what you can to stay safe and stay healthy… In other countries, things are different… let’s join our brothers and sisters in the rest of the world and do the right thing… this is… “In Another Country” by Ernest Hemmingway, on LOCKED IN A VACANCY...
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About the Journal
The Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria an Official journal of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria publishes proceedings from the annual congress of the Society. They comprise of referenced abstracts of presentations during the congress. The scope of articles include clinical, laboratory and community medicine, basic medical sciences, medical technology, as well as the economics and management of health care delivery, especially in the African environment as they relate to the eyes. Articles are considered on the basis of subspecialty of Ophthalmology affected, including but not restricted to cornea and anterior segment, glaucoma, low vision, orbit and oculoplasty, vitreoretinal, neuro-ophthalmology, Paediatric ophthalmoloy, and public health ophthalmology.
It is with great pleasure that we present the proceedings of the 46th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the OSN in this seventh edition of the Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria. The conference took place between the 31st of August and 2nd of September, 2022 at the Best Western Home Ville Hotel, Benin, Edo State.
The meeting brought together specialists and subspecialists in ophthalmology from various parts of Nigeria and beyond; and provided a unique opportunity for ophthalmologists at different levels of training to interact and share ideas with colleagues. The theme of the Conference was “Building sustainable eye health systems”. The sub theme was “Equity in eye care”.
In line with the major objective of the journal, this edition features peer-reviewed abstracts of the presentations that were made during the 2022 conference of the OSN. These short articles are outputs of various research projects carried out by ophthalmologists of different sub-specialities from various public and private institutions in the country and abroad. They cut across the various subspecialties including Glaucoma, Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, Retina &Vitreous, Community Ophthalmology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Cornea & Anterior Segment as well as Orbit & Oculoplasty.
Also included in this edition are four full length articles, two of which are the texts of the named lectures that were delivered during the conference. The first full article is the text of the President’s lecture which was eruditely delivered by Dr. P.K. Rani of the LV Prasad Eye Institute in India, while the second full length article is the text of the Council lecture delivered by Dr. Abdulrazak MomohJimoh. The 3rd article is the text of the keynote presentation by Prof. O.E Babalola during the theme symposium of the conference, while the 4th article is the text of a symposium presentation by Dr. Gloria Patrick-Ferife. We solicit more full length manuscripts from members of the Society for publication in subsequent issues of the journal. In line with this, we are pleased to announce the launch of the journal’s website: “https://tosn.org.ng/”. Members are welcome to submit manuscripts, view previous editions of the journal and register as reviewers at the website.
We are optimistic that the contents of this edition will be a significant addition to the body of knowledge in Ophthalmology which should translate to better ways of managing ophthalmic disorders in the Nigerian population. Majority of the articles presented here can comfortably be used as templates for better patient management and further research in addition to being evidence for advocacy to policy makers.
The contributions of the various individuals and groups that worked tirelessly in making this issue a reality are well appreciated. Notable amongst them are the OSN executive council, the Editorial board, our publishing consultant and the authors, who have also been charged a moderate publication fee to partly offset the high cost of publication.


We're excited to have you as part of the MSOE family! There's are just a few things that we need you to take care before Welcome Weeks arrives.
Raider Orientation, Advising and Registration
ROAR is mandatory for all new first year students as the next step of officially becoming a MSOE Raider. ROAR connects students and their families with the campus resources that will aid in a smooth transition into the university.
MSOE's ROAR will:
- Offer students and their parents/guardians an opportunity to be connected to MSOE and prepare them for their upcoming transition to college
- Learn about the registration process and receive their first term schedules
- Attend financial aid, students accounts (payment plan info), residence life (roommate info.) and campus life information sessions
- Meet with key support staff that will aid in their success as a student
- Activate official campus account including email
- Get an official campus Student ID
- Have fun and get to know new Raiders
Tháp đồng xổ số ngày hôm quaDue to COVID-19 we are working diligently to bring our process for Raider Orientation, Advising and Registration online. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and will be updating this page as new information and updates become available. You will receiving a new student orientation packet in late June.
2020 MSOE Summer Reading Experience
You are invited to join MSOE faculty, staff, and returning students in reading Bad Bloodby John Carreyrou this summer. All incoming students are invited to read this book before starting MSOE in fall. Our common summer reading experience is designed to build community and create common ground between all members of the MSOE community. Your faculty will integrate the themes from this book into courses throughout the year to build off this shared summer experience. The goal is to create an opportunity for meaningful dialogue with both educators and peers inside the classroom and beyond throughout the 2020-2021 academic year. Get your book today and be prepared to join the conversation in September – Bad Blood by John Carreyrou is readily available from your local library as well as from numerous retailers in hardcopy, electronic, and audio formats.
Tháp đồng xổ số ngày hôm quaIf you are interested in taking a deeper dive into the topics in the book, we recommend the following supplemental resources:
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The latest addition to Star Trek became available this week and there's quite a buzz around the show given that it centres around arguably one of the most well-respected characters in any work of fiction known to humanity: Jean Luc Picard. Today I had the opportunity to watch the first episode of the series and, I've got to say, the show has all the markings of something imminently enthralling. There are layers to the story, depth to the characters, and a certain level of realism that simply wasn't possible in the early 90s when Star Trek The Next Generation was in production.
One of the many things I appreciate about this new Trek is the complexity that it offers. While growing up I would watch the episodes and read the books with aplomb, imagining myself as a member of the crew rather than as a spectator. This was generally easy because the structure of a 44-minute episode or a 350-page book was always the same. It wasn't until I was in my mid-20s that I started to see the repetition and lack of complexity for what it was, which pushed me away from investing the time in "keeping up". Some time around 2012 I started reading the books again, though, and found that most of the authors had adopted a different structure that allowed for a better story to be told. The same problem-struggle-twist-complication-resolution pattern was present, as it is with a lot of mass-market sci-fi, but the nuance and depth added to the characters, places, and cultures gave the book more weight. The books went from being suitable for a 12 year-old to suitable for an adult with a little awareness of recent history1. Star Trek Picard strikes me as being the same.
As the show will not suffer from the same constraints that afflicted Discovery2 the writers should have a great deal of flexibility to create an updated universe3 that explores how the political powers have evolved and what that means to the citizens of those star-spanning nations. More than this, though, it will be interesting to see how the famed captain of Starfleet's flagship pulls himself out of retirement to solve yet another mystery that is closely linked to people from his past.
Compare and contrast the books written by Peter David with those from David R. George III.
Prequels create so much mess in the canon and unnecessary complaining online.
Not sure why people talk about the Star Trek Universe when everything is limited to the Milky Way galaxy; and a segment that doesn't even cover half of it!


In the captivating world of "Entangled," prepare to be swept away by a tale of love, destiny, and the unbreakable bonds that tie us all together. This riveting eBook explores the intricacies of human connections, both the visible and the unseen, and weaves them into a mesmerizing narrative that will leave you breathless.
Enter the life of Sarah, a young woman whose ordinary existence is forever altered when she discovers an ancient family secret. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a hidden world of magic, prophecies, and the timeless battle between light and darkness. Sarah finds herself entangled in a web of supernatural forces, and her choices will determine the fate of not only her loved ones but the entire world.
"Entangled" is a spellbinding blend of fantasy, romance, and suspense that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. With each twist and turn, you'll be drawn deeper into a world where nothing is as it seems, and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur.
Prepare to embark on an unforgettable journey filled with enchanting characters, heart-pounding adventures, and a love story that transcends time and space. "Entangled" is a story of courage, sacrifice, and the enduring power of love that will resonate with readers of all ages.


Most of the articles and books I read about autism are personal experiences, reference books or advice literature. Novels have not been on my list so far. „The Girl He Used to Know“ by Tracey Garvis Graves breaks with this habit.
The second chance at first love
Annika Rose is weird from every point of view – a fact she and the other characters in the book mention regularly. She is insecure in dealing with others, naive in dangerous situations, overwhelmed by everything that is new and helpless in everyday situations.
Without her roommate Janice and her support she would not survive a single day at college. No matter whether it’s laundry, leisure activities or love – Janice explains everything to her, takes her by the hand and dries her tears.
Annika likes to be alone. She likes books, animals and chess. And she likes Jonathan, her first love, who she met in 1991 at the college.
„I never know what other people think. It’s like being in a foreign country where a foreign language is spoken … no matter how often you order juice, they always bring milk.“The Girl He Used To Know
10 years later they meet by chance in Chicago. Annika works in a library without any desire for a career, whereas Jonathan is a career-driven and recently divorced investment banker. Both notice their feelings for each other are still running high – despite the sad break up 10 years ago.
The story jumps between 1991 and 2001, between Annika and Jonathan, without becoming confusing at any point. Unfortunately, the story of Annika and Jonathan only gets really interesting on the last 50 pages.
Autistic, but fortunately attractive
A major part of the story deals with Annika’s mistakes. The focus of her inner monologue and the dialogues between her and other characters in the novel revolve around them. At some points the reader may think that nothing about Annika is okay and that is exactly what she seems to feel about herself. She wants to act neurotypical as everyone expects from her. Jonathan praises her for going beyond her limits and doing something that actually overwhelms her. He is thrilled when she manages to appear „normal“ in front of his friends and colleagues.
It’s irritating how often the story mentions how attractive Annika is:
„I am pretty, I know that for two reasons: I’ve been told all my life and I have a mirror. Sometimes I wonder how much worse they would treat me if I were ugly.“The Girl He Used to Know
This leaves a queasy feeling. Is she compensating her perceived deficits with her attractiveness? If she were just average looking or worse, how difficult would her life be?
The American bestselling author Tracey Garvis Graves is not autistic herself and she does not personally know any autistic people. Her experience with autism is solely based on her research for this book. It is easy to see that her research was superficial and based on perceived, stereotypical deficits of Autism. With Annika, she has created a clichéd autistic protagonist whose greatest happiness is to be guided through life by someone who loves her despite her numerous weaknesses.
„Girl He Used to Know“ is an easy to understand love story for those times when you want to lose yourself in an ideal world. Simple dialogues and only little suspense make for easy reading. You will not learn anything new about autism in this book, and neither will it empower autistic women. But then again, that wasn’t the author’s intention.
Book Title: The Girl He Used to Know
Author: Tracey Garvis Graves
Paperback: 304 Sites
Publisher: Trapeze (August 8th, 2019)


Our recent Twitter activity
We’ve got a fantastic panel lined up for our upcoming webinar on 1 Oct.
Really looking forward to hearing from them about how we can ensure an age-friendly recovery from #Covid-19.
Book your place now: https://tocyn.cymru/en/event/8032990d-6274-417f-8002-2d7c887f3bf3
Feeling very proud of our team of staff,volunteers & community😍#HighSheriffofClwyd #CommunityAwards2020 #WithTheCommunityForTheCommunity #caringforthecommunity #YourPlaceOrOurs @tnlcommunityfundwales
"In a world where you can be anything, be kind. Every act of kindness makes a difference".
@actionhappiness brilliant altruistic calendar for August.
Ruthin Library is now able to offer access to computers and printing, by appointment only. Contact the library for more information #Ruthin https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/resident/libraries-and-archives/libraries-and-archives.aspx
Don’t forget our Home Library Service is up and running. If you can’t make it to the library we can bring some books to you https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/resident/libraries-and-archives/home-library-service.aspx #LibrariesfromHome #LoveReading
Some wonderful #AudioBooks available from @BorrowBox to entertain your children over the Summer! Why not listen to a story on a journey or before bedtime? #SummerReadingChallenge
Our latest Older People's Forum Newsletters for #Conwy and #Denbighshire is available to read! - Please share and retweet - @ConwyCBC @DenbighshireCC http://www.ageconnectsnwc.org/en/
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Checking out review books is actually a favored leisure activity for numerous. Little ones and also adults alike delight in checking out for different reasons, thus you want to choose the most ideal publications for your visitors. Understanding just how to read through is certainly not too challenging if you feel in one’s bones what to seek.
There are several instructional youngsters’s manuals that are going to intrigue your youngsters, no matter what their grow older. These manuals are going to help your youngsters cultivate the capabilities they require to do well in life. They will definitely also improve their analysis speed and also comprehension. Publications are a wonderful method to obtain your little one involved in analysis, and they aid youngsters develop a much better vocabulary in the future.
Among the best well-known publications for youngsters take pleasure in today is actually The Little Engine That Could. This manual will motivate your youngsters to go through at an early age. It is actually an incredibly well-written tale concerning a little child who wishes to competition the train.
In this manual, the child fulfills a little female that has letters as well as amounts, which she maintains through her side. When the young boy mosts likely to her residence to give her some meals, she provides him her amounts. The boy learns about shades and exactly how to count as well as she instructs him to review.
The Little Motor that May be some of one of the most preferred tales for moms and dads as well as youngsters equally. It is a fun book that carry out certainly not have lots of terms, but will educate your children basic arithmetic. Some parents omit the rep of “one as well as two” to have their little ones begin to read through at an earlier grow older.
A considerable amount of children enjoy the series of publications phoned Dash, which feature lovely animals as well as great publications to go through to your children. The Little Mermaid as well as Knotted are actually two of the best-selling names. If you do not intend to pick up one book to check out to your little ones, you can easily take a few of these books along with you thus you will certainly always have a manual to go through.
Guides possess photos as well as are actually definitely easy to understand. They are actually a good way to introduce kids to terms and also principles. A great publication to read through to your youngsters is the book A Plant Expands in Brooklyn.
In this publication, a more mature girl learns that her mama was a tree. Moreover, she knows that trees take care of every little thing. This book is going to bring in little ones deal with trees, and how they aid our company deal with whatever our team need to have.
Why can’t they just permit the swimming pool, care for it? Water belongs to the planet, as well as our company require everything the time. As moms and dads, it is our project to locate methods to make use of water to help our kids progress folks.
Searching for a great way to show your children is actually very easy. As a moms and dad, you would like to have the ability to share your expertises and be an instance to your youngsters. You wish all of them to find out exactly how to check out, and also various other capabilities that are going to help them end up being good folks.
A terrific technique to educate youngsters regarding analysis is through reading to them. You can possibly do this through sitting in your living room or dining room and reading a great manual to your children. There are actually manuals readily available to show kids all type of things.
Whether you decide to read a manual to your little ones, or even they check out a publication to you, it is a wonderful way to find out. As parents, we need to always remember that it is our duty to ensure our children become the most ideal they could be. Understanding through manuals is a fantastic means to carry out this.
Checking out publications may assist to enhance your skills in numerous locations of life. When you review the latest manual in a series you will definitely recognize what happens upcoming and also therefore can a lot better anticipate what you should carry out next. The simple fact that you may start to profit from your book is actually yet another benefit.
Going through is actually a fantastic activity and also you may find that it is less complicated to check out in social than in a silent room along with books on the table. This is actually since you manage to see the writer, the label as well as various other relevant information on guide. People like the process of reading through a manual and also managing to obtain details quickly.
You are going to likewise observe that when you build a reading skill boosts your peace of mind. You are going to be extra productive as you find out more and also therefore may offer your work the attention that it should have. If you have a really good realization of the composed phrase, this may additionally create it less complicated to get throughout with others.
You may experience daunted by the idea of all the details that you will certainly require to read through if you possess not read a book before. Nonetheless, there are some great initial publications that may help you through. They possess details areas concerning the chapters that you will definitely certainly not intend to skip.
In your initial year at college you will definitely need to take numerous overall lessons in a specific area of research. A number of these may also demand reading through a manual or two to understand. A really good overview manual can easily assist you get into the flow of factors.
There are several sorts of creating publications that have actually been built throughout the years. There are books regarding writing novels, how to write a screenplay, how to compose a manual as well as other comparable topics. While some may be more advanced than others, they all are going to help to build the capability to write well.
Non-fiction manuals are usually great methods to find out brand new traits. They may be read in places such as psychological science, marketing, politics and the art of obtaining folks to purchase items. You will certainly discover necessary suggestions and info.
If you are actually merely beginning to write myth or even non-fiction, you will certainly require to familiarize yourself with a specific form of composing. This could be done by reading among the few excellent manuals on the target. This will definitely aid you recognize what to count on in the field of composing.
You might would like to possess a duplicate of a book of your option for reference. This can be some of the best points you do for your own self. When you want to learn something, it behaves to have guides helpful to assess.
A lot of little ones take pleasure in the collection of manuals called Splash, which feature excellent publications and attractive animals to review to your youngsters. If you don’t want to pick up one book to read through to your kids, you can take a few of these publications along with you so you will definitely consistently possess a book to read.
A great manual to review to your kids is actually the publication A Plant Increases in Brooklyn.
Whether you make a decision to read a manual to your kids, or they read a book to you, it is an excellent way to discover. There are actually books concerning creating stories, exactly how to create a screenplay, exactly how to create a book and various other similar subject matters.


The Ethnographic Museum - Str. Memorandum 21.
It was founded on June 16, 1922, one of the main museums of our country. The museum has a collection of over 65,000 pieces. Exhibits are organized strictly in a modern design, offering visitors a realistic depiction of material and spiritual culture of the population of Transylvania. In this building took place between 1894-1895 the famous Trial Memorandum, which were written in all European newspapers of the time.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY OF TRANSYLVANIA - Ctin Daicoviciu Street 2
It was founded on November 23, 1859, composed of a rich heritage of 336.130 pieces depicting the history of Transylvania. Here is presented a metallic object found in Aiud in 1973, whose age has been established as minimum 3000 years.
MUSEUM Emil Isac - Str. Emil Isac
It was founded in 1955, a year after his death. Located on the street that bears his name, the museum works in the house inhabited by Isaac family since 1895. The museum includes three rooms. First exposed documents on the life and work of the poet, the second being dedicated to his father Dr. Aurel Isac, lawyer, is the room of the poet, preserved exactly. In this room is an impressive library with about 1700 books in different languages, many of them autographed by the authors


Located in the heart of Eastern Europe, the Ukrainian Carpathians are a place of stunning natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. Since ancient times, locals have been telling a variety of stories about heroes and villains, about love and betrayal, about magic and secrets. In the legends of the Ukrainian Carpathians, there are mighty mountain spirits and mischievous forest dwellers, as well as brave knights and clever cunning people. If you want to learn more about these fascinating legends and retellings, keep reading!
Legends of the Carpathian Mountains
Legend of Mount Hoverla
According to this legend, Mount Hoverla was formed by two giants who fought and threw boulders at each other. The blocks of stone became a mountain, and the giants turned into stone statues, which can still be seen on the mountain.
The legend of the three sisters
This legend tells of three sisters who were cursed and turned into stones. The stones can still be seen today in the mountains of Western Ukraine, and people believe that if you touch the stones, you will be lucky.
The legend of the blacksmith’s daughter
This legend tells of a blacksmith’s daughter who was so beautiful that she attracted the attention of the devil. The blacksmith made an agreement with the devil to save his daughter, and the devil agreed to let her go if the blacksmith guessed his name. In the end, the blacksmith guessed the name of the devil and saved his daughter.
The legend of the water nymphs
According to this legend, water nymphs live in the rivers and lakes of Western Ukraine. The nymphs are said to be beautiful and can lure men into the water to drown them.
The legend of the white mists
According to this legend, white mists can be seen rising from the forests of the Carpathians at dawn and dusk. It is believed that these mists create forest spirits that come out to dance and play. If you watch the mists carefully, you will be able to see spirit figures as they dance.
The legend of the crying girl
This legend tells of a young girl who died of a broken heart. She was in love with a guy who was forced to leave the village to fight in the war. The girl waited for him to return, but he never returned. In the end, the girl died and at night in the village you can hear the cry of her ghost.
The legend of the golden horseshoe
According to this legend, a golden horseshoe was lost in the forests of the Carpathians. It is said that a horseshoe brings good luck to those who find it. Over the years, many have searched for the horseshoe, but it has never been found.
The legend of the white deer
According to this legend, a beautiful white deer roamed the forests of the Carpathians. It is said that the deer is enchanted and everyone who sees it will be happy.
The legend about lake Synevyr
Lake Synevyr is the largest lake in the Ukrainian Carpathians. According to the retellings, Lake Synevyr was created by the tears of a shepherd who lost his beloved sheep.
Legend of the pysanka museum
The Pysanka museum is the world’s only museum of Easter eggs or Easter painting in the city of Kolomyia, opened on October 26, 1987, as they say, it is guarded by a powerful spirit that can bring happiness to visitors.
The legend of the Gorgan mountains
It is said that the mountains of Gorgan are inhabited by a race of half-humans, half-animals who guard the secrets of the mountains.
The legend about the Cheremosh river
According to legend, the Cheremosh River is named after a beautiful girl who was turned into a river by a jealous lover.
The legend of the Hutsul bell
The Hutsul bell is considered a powerful amulet that can protect the owner from trouble and bring success.
These are just some of the many unusual legends and stories told in Western Ukraine. Each story reflects the unique culture and history of the region and complements the rich folklore tradition of Ukraine. Regardless of whether you are a resident of the Carpathians or just a lover of folklore and mythology, the legends of this region will surely captivate you. Take the time to explore the tales of the Ukrainian Carpathians and discover the magic and wonders of this truly magical place.
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Taming POV-Ray - Part 0: Fundamentals
by G. Moran, 10 Feb 2022
Wanna start making 3D graphics like mine? This here is a good place to start... This article will cover the fundamentals of 2D, which you need to learn before jumping into the world of 3D.
Taming POV-Ray - Part 1: The Third Dimension
by G. Moran
Dive into the world of 3D art by learning the basics of the 3D system and applying them directly in POV-Ray. Also learn the most common 3D shapes with a FREE cheat sheet!


Most people no longer rely solely on phone books and fold-out maps. The library’s reference section is growing obsolete, because we rarely turn to an encyclopedia when a Google search provides abundant real-time results. These days, nearly any information expected to be available online.
Likewise, readers expect published authors to have a website. To ignore this expectation suggests that you are out of touch, you do not value the support of your fans, or that you are not truly serious about your work. A website serves as the authoritative source for all news and information about you and your books.
At a minimum, a newly-published author’s website should list the name of their book, the publisher, the price, any positive reviews, the book’s “blurb,” a means of purchasing the book online, and, if possible, an excerpt or two from the book. However, such a static website meets only the minimum standard for modern websites.
Often, new authors think of their website merely as a place to announce their books and to post information about themselves. However, such a fixed and self-reflective website is akin to the words, “For a Good Book Call John Doe, Author at 555-555-5555” written in a bathroom stall. Those words may be seen by many, but people are not going to visit the stall just to read them, nor will they take you seriously, nor will they give you a call.
Your website should provide value to your potential readers. You want them to learn about your book, but, more importantly, you want them to become loyal fans. You can’t do this if your website is simply an exercise in narcissism.
Face it: until you build a strong fan base, most readers do not care about you or your book. This is why your website should focus on the needs of your potential readers. Instead of pictures of your cats and kids, you should provide supplementary materials only available at your website: guides to the world of your book, podcasts about the trials and tribulations of writing your book, pictures or drawings of your settings and characters, and so on. Be creative. Think of your website as a place your potential readers will want to return to, rather than just a shelf for your biography and awards.
A modern website may contain, in no particular order:
While creating an active website is one of your best moves in terms of self-promotion, there are numerous other ways you can promote yourself online.
For instance, you can join online writers’ groups and make relevant comments (and subtly mention your book and website). You can write articles about your work, both on your website and as a guest on other’s websites. You can schedule interviews with literary websites. You can create a Facebook and Twitter account specifically for author-related posts, and use them regularly. You can offer copies of your book as prizes to competitions on various literary websites.
The sky’s the limit. The internet is vast. Explore every avenue for favorable online publicity and you will be richly rewarded. Remember that you are competing against over 200,000 novels published by the large publishing houses each year. Therefore, you should be serious about marketing yourself online and should devote time to it each week to make your book and, ultimately, your brand, a success.


My reading statistics for 2008.
183 books read in total, which averages around 3.5 books a week.
I’ve read books written by authors whose surnames start with every letter of the alphabet from Debi Alper to Richard Zimler.
Favourite books of the year were (in reading order):
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
The Year of Living Magically by Joan Didion
Miracles of Life by J.G. Ballard
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
Underfoot in Showbusiness by Helene Hanff
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Duchess of Bloomsbury by Helene Hanff
Apple of My Eye by Helene Hanff
Q’s Legacy by Helene Hanff
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
Letter from New York by Helene Hanff
To Dream of the Dead by Phil Rickman
The Weirdstone of Brisingham by Alan Garner
Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
Many of these, the Agatha Christies, some of the Helene Hanffs and of course the Alan Garner and Philippa Pearce were re-reads, but I was pleased to note that time had not diminished the power of the writing and the narrative. If you like life/travel writing do read Helene Hanff, she is an exuberant companion and you won’t be bored!
But there is one book that has stood head and shoulders above the others, and as I actually read it in December 2007 shouldn’t really be mentioned in a reading review of 2008, but its the book that has stayed with me since I first read it, when I blogged about it back then I headed up the blog with ‘You Must Read this Book’ and I still feel the same about this over twelve months. I’ve read other books in the Zarco series as well as Search for Sana and they are each superb and compelling reads, but haven’t haunted me in the way that this one has. Read it.
Going from the sublime to the ridiculous, my worst book of the year was The King and Mrs. Simpson: The True Story of the Commoner Who Captured the Heart of a King by Erin Frances Shulz. This was a book that came to me through the excellent Library Thing Early Reviewers programme and was fortunately very short, but oh dear. I’ve just realised that I was extremely generous when I rated this book on Library Thing and doubled my rating as this book sadly only managed to be ranked at 2 points out of 10 on my system. I’ve just looked at it again to see if I was too hard, as the book is intended as a ‘snapshot of history’ and to attract readers who wouldn’t normally pick up a history book, which is not me, but sadly I was right. As I wrote in my Library Thing review, ‘this is sadly not a book I can recommend to newcomers to the story, as the inaccuracies combined with the simplistic prose make what should be an epic and engaging read, flat and uninspiring.’
Oh yes, and if you are considering joining Library Thing Early Reviewers, do, unlike other review programmes (cough cough Amazon) they don’t penalise you for bad reviews and I can confirm that as I snagged another Early Review copy after posting this review.


Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski
Burzynski Research Institute
Suppressing a cure for more than 40 years! BURZYNSKI: THE CANCER CURE COVER-UP - FULL DOCUMENTARYby by FilmIsNow Movies & Trailers
There is hope in the fight against cancer, and for thousands of devoted cancer survivors, that hope goes by the name of a Houston, Texas, doctor named Stanislaw Burzynski. This book presents the astonishing story of Dr. Burzynski's revolutionary discovery of antineoplastons, the century's most promising cancer treatment--and the government's decade-long effort to suppress information about it. 30 photos.
A detailed account of Rife's inventions and discoveries is the subject of The Cancer Cure That Worked. This startling book documents events from 1913 to the time of Rife's death in 1972. Rife was an optical engineer and technician of great skill. His first success was the building of the Universal Microscope in the late 1920s. With it he was able to view the living cancer virus -- a feat our modern, high-powered electron microscopes still cannot do. His microscope used many quartz prisms and lenses, placed to compensate for losses of refraction due to air. This enabled him to view far tinier particles than had ever been seen before.
Using the Universal Microscope which he invented, he observed cancer viruses as they changed their size and form. He discovered that exposing a virus to certain frequencies of radio waves killed it quickly. Years of experimentation led to Rife's invention of the Frequency Instrument, a device that produced the exact frequencies needed to destroy various viruses.
In 1934 at the clinic in California, diseased people were exposed to the exact same frequencies that had been seen (through the microscope) to destroy the virus causing their illness. Treatments lasted only three minutes. The person would wait three days before another exposure giving the lymph system time to cleanse the dead virus from their bodies. Unlike the chemotherapy treatments currently in use, Rife's therapy was 100 percent effective and engendered no adverse symptoms.
Yet, 53 years after the arrival of Rife's Frequency Instrument, hundreds of thousands of people still die each year of diseases that Royal Raymond Rife cured.
The above is excerpted from a book review written by Deki and Jon C. Fox.


`In the Heart of the Sea’ Offers Compelling Ultra HD Thriller
Now out in Ultra HD Blu-ray, In the Heart of the Sea is a fascinating theatrical account of Nathaniel Philbrick’s non-fiction bestseller about the story of the Nantucket whaling ship, the Essex, upon which Herman Melville based his American classic novel, Moby-Dick.
But where Melville put the obsession of Captain Ahab in bringing down his great white whale at the center of the literary classic, Philbrick’s account details a similarly predatory giant sperm whale that in the winter of 1820 turned the tables on the Essex and its crew, attacking and sinking the ship, seemingly in retaliation for the slaughter of members of its herd.
The devastation sent surviving crew members to a whaling skiff where they drifted for days before washing up on a desolate island. Still starving and desperate, a small band including the captain and first mate left the injured behind and set off for help, enduring gruesome choices to remain alive before they were finally rescued.
In Ultra HD Blu-ray, the movie comes to life with crystal clear 3840×2160 resolution in HEVC compression and with either Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound or lossless 7.1 Dolby TruHD. High dynamic range (HDR) is present on the 4K UHD disc, in this multi-disc package, although the luminance and color benefits are used to more subtle effect than on some other recent box office releases.
Read more of our review of the In the Heart of the Sea Ultra HD Blu-ray after the jump:
Underlying this real-life battle between man and beast was a power struggle of a different sort between the Essex’ first-time captain George Pollard and his more-qualified first mate Owen Chase. Chase, we learn at the start of the movie, was denied his well-earned and promised chance to take the helm of the newly renovated Essex due to his family’s farming (and not whaling) pedigree.
Ron Howard does a brilliant job telling the complex story that took place between captain and first mate, who shared a mutual distrust and loathing before their agonizing ordeal in the doldrums required their differences be set aside. The production itself was shot under challenging conditions both on the open ocean and in an elaborately constructed sound stage. This is well documented in the disc’s extensive and fascinating bonus features section, which also offer a thorough recount of the brief sailing career of Captain Pollard, who incredibly lost a second ship near Hawaii on his next trip to sea.
4K/HDR Picture Quality
Unfortunately, Howard’s account of filming the movie didn’t mention any pre-planning or post production that might have gone into creating the HDR enhancement. This suggests that the movie was shot with new high-performing cameras that captured the necessary full range of f-stops, enabling luminance and coloring details to be added from the raw footage in post production.
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As it stands, the film is beautifully shot and convincingly intermixes real action with heavy CGI effects. The HDR details are clearly visible in the Ultra HD Blu-ray, when compared with the standard Blu-ray edition. The boost in spectral highlights and color grading are not as pronounced as we see in such recent Ultra HD Blu-ray releases as Mad Max Fury Road, The Martian or The Revenant, but HDR isn’t something that is intended to be used full on in every scene; The director is given an extra tool to help convey the story by painting in the extra details for mood and symbolism.
Clearly, this is a new medium and directors are still shooting films with their appearance on professional movie theater screens first and foremost in mind, but it will be interesting to see how directors of Howard’s caliber begin to use this tool in their storytelling as the HDR phenomenon takes hold.
Sound on In the Heart of the Sea is offered both in the new Dolby Atmos object-based surround format and in lossless 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (48kHz, 24-bit). We tested the latter, which showed brilliant extended dynamic range, with detail and clarity. The musical score does a fantastic job of underscoring the emotion of the story on an engagingly immersive surround sound pallet. Dialog was front and center and never lost is a wash of conflicting elements.
The Ultra HD Blu-ray disc package of In the Heart of the Sea comes packed with extra bonus material, the majority of which is found on the regular Blu-ray Disc in the set. The extras on the standard Blu-ray include a number of sections and sub-sections. These include: Chase & Pollard: A Man of Means and A Man of Courage – a 7 minute HD featurette; Ron Howard – Captain’s Log – a 10 segment HD recap on shooting the film; Whale’s Tales: Melville’s Untold Story – a 9 minute HD featurette; The Hard Life of a Whaler – an 8-minute HD documentary; Lightning Strikes Twice: The Real-Life Sequel to Moby-Dick – a 29-minute HD documentary; Commanding the Heart of the Sea – a 10-minute HD featurette; 20 deleted/extended scenes and Island Montage – 3 minutes.
Most of the featurettes are well done and highly informative backgrounders to the movie and history of the Essex and its crew. They are well worth checking out after watching the movie itself.
In the Heart of the Sea is a captivating story from a time in American history that is virtually long forgotten. The tale both foreshadows the decimation of whaling populations that began in a quest for an earlier form of oil-based energy, and captures the romance and danger of hunting these giants in the days before diesel-fueled factory ships and harpoon cannons. More importantly, it gives heretofore little known background on the research and writing of one of America’s best loved classic novels.
From a home theater enthusiast’s perspective, the Ultra HD Blu-ray version gives another exciting sample of the clarity of images and sound that showed carry the director’s vision and intent to the screens of most properly calibrated HDR displays in consumers’ homes.
The film might be a little disappointing to some new HDR TV owners for not playing up the full capabilities of the luminance, contrast and color grading capabilities the technology can now deliver, but what we see tells this tale in a compelling way nonetheless.
We therefore award In The Heart of the Sea 4 out of 5 hearts.
By Greg Tarr
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Here’s the books I read in February….
Fibres by Frances Poet
Many believed that Covid would kill the arts. Though personally if it came to trial I’d hope the Tories were charged with joint enterprise myself. However, the arts have proved remarkably resilient and versatile during the pandemic. One of the real gems waiting to be unearthed in the plethora of isolated, socially distanced performers playing direct to nothing more than a lone camera – and in some cases just a laptop or phone camera at that – has been the BBC Scotland series Loop. Essentially a series of playlets, each edition of Loop is a stand alone monologue form drama and many are worth your while, including one entitled A Mug’s Game. Written by Frances Poet and performed by Jonathan Watson, it’s actually an excerpt from Poet’s own play Fibres which toured Scotland in 2019. Once I realised that, I knew I had to read the play. It tells the story of an married couple in their 60s who have both contracted mesothelioma – the husband from his work in the shipyards, cutting asbestos for pipe lagging, and the wife from washing his asbestos coated overalls each week of his working life. It also tells the story of their daughter, struggling to cope with the death sentence hanging over her parents and a possible relationship with a new man in her life. Poignant, heartbreaking, suitably angry but also very funny.
Kes by Barry Hines
And speaking of poignant, heartbreaking, suitably angry and very funny. What can you say about Kes? It’s as great and affecting today as it was the first time I ever picked it up as a teenager.
Cat’s Cradle: Time’s Crucible by Marc Platt
This nostalgic return to the ’90s and the New Adventures is continuing apace but can prove an expensive business. Lots of these titles are now quite rare and can go from anything from £20 upwards. I got this on eBay for £25. It’s another I remember getting from Sutton Library around its release, though I recall the ancient Gallifreyan names and concepts rather hard on my pre-pubescent brain and I’m not altogether sure I properly finished it. I have now though.
Wasted Years by John Harvey
Another re-read, but an unintentional one this time! I came quite late to the Resnick books and have, over the past few years, been sampling them in a random fashion. This is one I only read about two or three years ago, and I only realised it when I was a good few chapters in. Oh well, it made for a pleasant re-read and reminds me that I really should catch up with some of the other titles in the series more regularly.
Number of books read in 2021 so far: 9


“My Town: An Exploration in Acrylic Paint Skins with Photographic Transfers of Westfield, NY.”
October 6 @ 9:00 am - November 3 @ 5:00 pm
Region: Lake Erie-Grape Belt
Using input from fellow residents and lovers of the Westfield, NY area via social media and other outlets, artist Trenton Lutes, will explore and photograph suggested locations through out the Village and Town of Westfield. These images will then be printed and transferred onto large scale acrylic paint skins (up to 4′ x 6′ in size) anddisplayed at the Octagon Gallery of the Patterson Library located in Westfield, NY. Trenton would like to extend a personal invitation to all residents of Westfield, NY, Chautauqua County, Western New York and beyond.
Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat: 9AM-5PM


Public to Access Evans Head Museum’s Book Collection through Richmond-Upper Clarence Regional Library
AN agreement has been signed between the Richmond-Upper Clarence Regional Library and The Evans Head Living Museum for the Museum’s reference book collection to be made visible to the public through the Library’s on-line catalogue.
Once catalogued and online, the Museum’s books will be available for review at the Museum.
Museum President and Life Member Dr Richard Gates said today the Museum was delighted to enter into this important relationship with the Library.
Dr Gates said the arrangement would ensure greater accessibility of the Museum’s collection to the public, as well as preservation and ongoing development of its reference book collection.
“The public is generally unaware of the material we hold and we are sure the addition of our books will add to the richness of resources available to the public about our local history and the wider world wide context in which it is embedded,” he said.
“Our collection reflects the seven themes of our Museum: World War II history with particular reference to the role Evans Head played; Aboriginal history and culture; natural history and conservation; sport, including rowing; commercial fishing, sand and gold Mining; and Agriculture, as well as the histories of Evans Head, Woodburn and Broadwater.
“The reference book collection supplements a substantial research collection of other materials we already hold on these topics.”
Dr Gates said the arrangement came about as a result of discussions between Museum researcher Jacqui Kennedy and the Library’s Aaron Wilkes, where it was clear there was benefit to the public in making the collection more widely known through the Library network.
Regional Library Manager Gary Ellem said the Museum reference collection complemented the Library’s growing collection of materials of historic interest to the public.
“Our members are avid for local information and we welcome this additional source of information to our ever-expanding offerings,” Mr Ellem said.
Further information: Gary Ellem, Regional Library Manager, Richmond-Upper Clarence Regional Library 02 6660 0359
Dr Richard Gates, President and Life Member, The Evans Head Living Museum 0409 558 500.


Save the Children International is an independent children’s rights organisation who’s founder wrote the first draft for the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1923. If you want to design better products and services for children you should start by reading the insights of this book. It provides an operating model and tools. Download here.
The Little Book of Design Research Ethics is a practical guideline based on IDEO experience along the years. Initially conceived for internal designers, the book guides us throughout a project with recommended actions and three principles – respect, responsibility, and honesty – and illustrates them with real-world examples. Read more and download here.
IDEO created a tool for testing your Design concepts ethically on an early stage. It outlines three principles: responsibility, respect, and honesty. Find a printable PDF here.
D4CR created a set of principles which helps designers and other practitioners respect and value the children’s needs and perspectives. The Designing for Children’s Rights Guide translates into words new standards for both design and business to direct the development towards products and services that have ethics and children’s best interests at their core. Find it here.


If Wheatley had lived into her 50s (typical for 18C Black Atlantic writers) what gems of wisdom, art and activism would she have produced? Apr 23, 2013 - Explore Tammy Bennett's board "Phillis Wheatley" on Pinterest. Phillis Wheatley was the first female African-American to publish a book of poetry and became a well-known poet in the 18th century. Poems on various subjects, religious and moral. She began writing poetry as a child. Refresh and try again. Dr. SEWELL, 1769. The current book is thus less controversial but likely definitive. The extraordinary writings of Phillis Wheatley, a slave girl turned published poet
In 1761, a young girl arrived in Boston on a slave ship, sold to the Wheatley family, and given the name Phillis Wheatley. (He's skeptical, e.g., that Wheatley actually had tea with George Washington, without ruling it out; GW certainly did invite her to meet him.) Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. In short, we come to know Phillis and her world in a way we were never able to before. Featuring detailed images, photos of Phillis's published poems, … Phillis Wheatley was the first published African American poet. Extremely intelligent and creative. Read 4 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Letter from a White Plains High School Phillis Wheatley is one of the very few women writers to have invented a literary tradition. Written in Boston while she was just a teenager, and when she was still a slave, Wheatley's work was an international sensation. The Phillis Wheatley Community Library is an ultra-modern building designed by architect James H. Johnson. Carretta reconstructs that network and sheds new light on her religious and political identities. The Definitive Bio on America's 1st Female Poet of Color, Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2015. The Phillis Wheatley Book Award winners are announced, annually, during the Harlem Book Fair. You can find this storyboard in the following articles and resources: Slavery in America. She was also the first woman to make a living from her writing. Slavery: Phillis Wheatley. She was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston, who taught her to read and write, Phillis Wheatley (Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784) Online books about this author are available, as is a Wikipedia article.. Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784: An Elegiac Poem, on the Death of That Celebrated Divine, and Eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the Late Reverend, and Pious, George Whitefield (Boston: Russell and Boyles, 1770) By Phillis Wheatley, negro servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England. Such scholars as Vincent Carretta, in Phillis Wheatley, find her poetry more nuanced than her modern black critics have allowed. With Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773), Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784) became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and only the second woman-of any race or background- to do so in America. Paperback $17.99 Customers who viewed this item also viewed Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 Unable to add item to List. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Those who have admired the clear, informed and judicious light that Vincent Carretta has already shed on the life and work of Olaudah Equiano will find the same qualities in this book. Phillis Wheatley is a name that often appears in early American history, yet relatively little is really known about her. To add more books, She Caused a Riot: 100 Unknown Women Who Built Cities, Sparked Revolutions, and Massively Crushed It, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, The Poems of Phillis Wheatley: With Letters and a Memoir, On Being Brought from Africa to America and Other Poems: Includes MLA Style Citations for Scholarly Secondary Sources, Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Critical Essays, Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, A Native African and a Slave, Life And Works Of Phillis Wheatley: Containing Her Complete Poetical Works, Numerous Letters, And A Complete Biography Of This Famous Poet Of A Century And A Half Ago, Poems on various subjects religious and moral, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. 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The current educational reforms have been characterized by the increased education institutions right from pre-primary to university, which have correspondently increased enrolment in higher education. Although the academic and non-fiction authors are important resources for the development of an economy, there are still disjointed efforts in promotion of academic authorship in Uganda. The government has showed interest to support local publishers and definitely the local authors through various programmes like Decentralized Instructional Materials of the Ministry of Education and Sports. At the same time, there is a lot of potential academic writing and for non-fiction because of the demand of its products. Furthermore, the academic and non-fiction writers are the major force in building a reliable and sustainable collecting society in the country. This is evidenced by the increased enrolment in higher education and demonstrated appreciation of reading promotions in the country by various stakeholders including National boom trust of Uganda. There is also some progress in terms of the Copyright and other Neighboring Rights Act, 2006 that provides for legislation with regards for intellectual rights. To ensure that authors benefit from authoring of books, there is a need for a shared vision that requires the authors coming together and having a one voice to ensure the sustainability of academic and nonfiction writing. This paper presents findings on a reconnaissance feasibility study on the state of Non-fiction and Academic authorship. The paper also reports on the strategies for establishment for the formation of the Association and strategic interventions for the promotion of academic and non-fiction authorship in Uganda.


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That's got your attention. Now you're here, hello reader, you can stay, and read my review of a short story that you just have to buy.
But I'm probably quite biased as to why.
The book I'm reviewing is this one, The Ever-So Heroic Adventures of Captain Square Jaw: Square Jaw and the 49-Page Adventure! It's written by Danson Thunderbolt, who is my best friend's dad. Reason one why I'm bias. The book has been written to raise money to buy supplements for my best friend's brother Luke, and you can read about why such supplements are needed (and they really are needed, so from right now I urge you all to buy the book) here. There are 38 different blogs about life with Luke and his dad, and they're all worth a read.
So that's why I'm biased - and I should probably feel obliged to say that the book is amazing. The thing is - I don't need to be obliged to say it. This book IS amazing, genuinely. And it's only 49 pages, so what more could you want? I read it in about two days, and I could've read it in much less time if I was able to sit still and read a book for long enough.
Square Jaw is the creation of Danson Thunderbolt, who is, himself, the creation of my friend's dad. He's a pirate with a, if you could believe it, square jaw, and a manly chest, currently captain of the ship 'The Manly Pose'. It's a children's book I suppose, but I'm eighteen and the humour appeals to me greatly. I read the last chapter in school and was giggling away in the library when everyone else was being quiet. It keeps you laughing up to the last word, literally.
The book is essentially 49 pages (50, including the cover) of wordplay. The normal conventions of reading a book are taken and played on; you think one sentence means something, it in fact means that and something else. It's amazingly difficult to explain - so you should buy the book and find out for yourself.
It would feel strange closely exploring the characters and the plot in a book that has the characters themselves question the presence of a plot. The characters' positions in the novel become part of their character, if that makes any sense, and the lack of depth for some characters is taken as another opportunity for humour. The book keeps up the energy that it starts with, and Chapter One (titled 'The First Chapter') is a constant run of jokes and wordplay that kept me very entertained. The humour might not be to everyone's taste, and if it isn't I suggest you go and find your childhood self again. After all, as a wise and curly haired man once said, "there's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes". The humour is clever and quick, and the unexpected jokes and wordplay happen all the way through.
Plus, despite the fears of the characters, there is a plot! I don't often make it to the very end of books, and I still get quite excited when suddenly the tension and action increase as you near completion. This excitement and tension were definitely present in Square Jaw, and the 'death' scene [not a spoiler] in the last chapter of the book manages to be both hilarious and really quite sinister. Even the surreal resolution (surreal is good, you'd expect nothing less from the story) feels real, and manages to be both intense and funny.
But at the end of the day - the book is an excellent read, and it would be silly to analyse it any further. The money goes to a good cause, and you'll have a great time reading it - so what's not to love?
Unsure if you'd like the book? That 'Sample' button on Kindle can be incredibly tempting, I know, but don't use it. Just press 'Buy'. It's only £1.02, and 35p of that will go towards the supplements that my friend's brother really needs. So be nice, and buy it. And if you really like it (hooray!) then you can buy the full sequel (that was written first...) here. There was a stage play of that, locally, last year, and it was amazing. It's had great reviews, and they're all correct. The stories really are wonderful. I can remember my friend telling us all in Primary School that his dad had written a book. I thought it was tremendously exciting - and it still is.
(So... any chance of a sequel/second prequel/future short story? I hope so.)


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For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are. Hebrews 4:12 NLT
No book exists forever…with the exception of one.
Collecting old books is a hobby I started several years ago. In that short time, I’ve amassed hundreds of books dating from the 1800’s. One I happened upon was dated 1821. For its age, the book was in excellent condition. The inside page noted it had been housed in a Charleston, South Carolina, library. I quickly grabbed it, took it to the register, and gave them two dollars. But despite its condition, one day it too will deteriorate.
Only one book will last forever, and the writer of Hebrews tells why. The Bible is living, not bound by covers that will fade, crumble, separate from pages, and finally dissolve or be thrown away. No material that books are made from is indestructible—the Bible included, but God’s Word won’t cease to exist because the covers and pages deteriorate.
The Word of God is more than covers and paper. It is a person. John wrote, "In the beginning the Word already existed" (John 1:1). God gave His Word to writers, but it existed before then, and it will continue to exist even if all Bibles are destroyed.
God’s Word is preserved by His life-giving Spirit who is more powerful than any force imaginable. The Word is sharper than the sharpest knife, slicing deep into my innermost being to expose my true self so that I might compare my current state with what God wants it to be. When the gap has been revealed, I can petition Him for guidance to bridge the chasm.
I shelve my old books. Some I wrap in cellophane. Rarely do I read any of them. Turning the pages would only hasten their demise. Not so with God’s Word. It is meant to be handled, digested, and experienced.
Let God’s eternal Word shape your actions and attitudes.
Prayer: Father, enable Your Word to become alive in our lives.
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