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>I am the Mazda-worshipping divine Shapur, King of Kings . . . of the race of the Gods, son of the Mazda-worshipping divine Ardashir, King of Kings . . . When I was first established over the dominion of the nations, the Caesar Gordian [emperor, 238-44] from the whole of the Roman Empire . . . raised an army and marched . . . against us. A great battle took place between the two sides on the frontiers of Assyria at Meshike. Caesar Gordian was destroyed and the Roman army was annihilated. The Romans proclaimed Philip Caesar. And Caesar Philip came to sue for peace, and for their lives he paid a ransom of 500,000 denarii and became tributary to us . . . And the Caesar lied again and did injustice to Armenia. We marched against the Roman Empire and annihilated a Roman army of 60,000 men at Barbalissos. The nation of Syria and whatever nations and plains that were above it, we set on fire and devastated and laid waste. And in the campaign [we took] . . . thirty-seven cities with their surrounding territories. In the third contest . . . Caesar Valerian came upon us. There was with him a force of 70,000 men . . . A great battle took place beyond Carrhae and Edessa between us and Caesar Valerian and we took him prisoner with our own hands, as well as all the other commanders of the army . . . On this campaign, we also conquered . . . thirty-six cities with their surrounding territories.
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To say that the amount of information related to World of Warcraft on the internet is vast, is kind of like saying that the ocean is only kind of wet. There are millions upon millions of bits of info out there for you to find. So where do you start? Well, if you're here, you've found a good place.
From our thread on the subject, we've collected a few different resources that Trivial's members have found useful over time, and made links readily accessible to you, so that you may easily benefit from these as well. We will continue to update them as time goes along and we find new resources that we like to refer to, or check out.
Trivial has a lot of strategies that we've used over the years for various boss fights. If you would like to help us document them, please let us know! It takes a lot of time and effort to put these together, so please extend a warm thank-you to those that put in the work to bring these guides your way!
For the last expansion or two, we've started up a page with reference links on it that pertain to things going on therein. Much of it may be beta-related; but there's often useful tidbits in there. Check them out.
We run Challenge Modes from time to time, and are slowly building up a few resources on them as well, from our own notes on how to complete the instances, to links to videos and other information that is of use.


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The 15 project-based step-by-step lessons show users the key techniques for working in InDesign. Designers will build a strong foundation of typographic, page layout, and document-construction skills that will enable them to produce a broad range of print and digital publications—from a simple postcard to an interactive Adobe PDF with form fields.
The real-world tasks in this comprehensive book are presented in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format and are designed to train beginning Adobe InDesign users in the program—from fundamental features to powerful layout and output skills. This book will also help experienced InDesign users elevate their skills, understand best practices, and learn about new features. The online companion files include all the necessary assets for readers to complete the projects featured in each lesson as well as ebook updates when Adobe releases relevant new features for Creative Cloud customers.
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This library contains about 23000 volumes of English and Persian books, 90% of which are written in English. Since 1388, a collection of religious, phylosophical and historical books related to the students' research has been added to be used for the students' free discussion groups. Thousands of books are purchased each year directly from medical books' publishers and Tehran's international book exhibition. List of the book titles, CD Roms and E. books are also available in the library.
This department was founded in Aban 1386 in the 3rd floor aiming at provision of the library's resources including books, periodicals, CD Roms and articles. It is now possible to order articles electronically from Iranian or foreign libraries. Please send your requests to the following address: email@example.com.
In the case of need to add new titles of books and journals, please fill out the following form and send it to the above email address.
Request for provision of books:
Request for Provision of Journals:
The periodicals department is located in the 6th floor of the library. Due to the changes in the University's policies and focus on electronic purchase of periodicals since 2009, access to the current periodicals is possible through the electronic library of SUMS site. The personnel of this department provide consultation services as to the access to such sources. The journals section of the library is one of the greatest collections of printed periodicals in the universities of medical sciences in Iran. The journals in the library can only be used through prints. To see the list of these journals , refer to the list of journals section in the library's site.
Following the arrangement and supports made by the faculty's vice dean for research, Dr. MR Sabri, in 1378, the library offers services as to the process of dissertations survey in order not to choose repeated titles and add the approved titles to the list.
To provide further services, the library inaugurated a project in 1387. In this project, all the theses written since 1980 will be scanned (The scanning is still running.) Now the theses are accessible through search by title, abstract, and list of references in the library.
Moreover, as supervised by the faculty's vice-dean for research, Dr Askarian, the process of checking the references and the format of dissertations is handled by expert librarians. A collection of 8000 dissertations are available in the library, 7th floor, which are all retrieveable through the library's softwares.
This section of the library was established in 1389 with 23 computers installed in the 7th floor . The services in this unit are available for all departments and schools in the university. Workshops on the electronic resources are held in this unit by expert librarians. Click on " workshops schedule" to see the list of workshops to be held.


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Accessing books at no cost:
Using the Erie County Library:
You can sign up for a library card for free at any Erie County Library branch. The library will ship the books you want to the branch closest to you if you place a Hold. (Ask a librarian how!) You can also sign up for an online-only library card.
Using the Free Library of Philadelphia Online:
Any Pennsylvania resident can sign up for a Free Library of Philadelphia library card at no cost. Sign up for a digital library card for instant access the Philly Free Library’s electronic collections.
Using Hoopla Digital:
Your Erie County Library -or- Free Library of Philadelphia library card gives you instant access to Hoopla Digital, a great source of e-books, audiobooks, and other digital media. Check out the Hoopla app.
Listen to audiobooks and read e-books with Libby:
Download the Libby app and enter your library card information to listen to audiobooks or read e-books from your mobile phone! If you have both library cards mentioned here, add both to enjoy materials from either library’s holdings.


MEU’s faculty member at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Jumana Al Salem, along with selected elite academics and intellectuals, participated in a seminar recently held by the Arab Thought Forum on the occasion of the Centenary of Jordan.
The seminar is included within a series of high quality seminars and lectures, under the title “Early Jordanian Cultural, Intellectual and Literature Voices in Arab Magazines 1921-1946” inspired by the paper of the Professor of Literature at Al Albayt University, Dr. Mohammad Al Droubi.
In her statement during the seminar, Dr. Al Salem emphasized the importance of this unique paper which restored the brilliance to the idea of recording the history of the intellectual, cultural and literature movement in Jordan adding that it moves the reader to years that passed long ago until 1921 where more than 40 Jordanian voices who excelled in intellect, science, knowledge and opinion in various cultural, intellectual and literature fields are heard.
Dr. Al Salem called for enriching the course on contemporary literature of Jordan and Palestine and updating it with new and documented information, by referring to newspapers, magazines and contents of published books as well as the children, grandchildren and relatives of early writers.
Moreover, Dr. Al Salem clarified the importance of performing a complete social, historical and cultural study of this era to prepare a reference record which includes writings of Jordanian authors in all fields and gives students as well as researches new research opportunities in various fields.


Jalisco State Library CompetitionImages1 / Information
Location Jalisco, Mexico
Status Competition, designed 2005
Subverting the typical library form where books surround a central reading room, this library locks them away in a vault-like structure, safe from the elements and surrounded by public spaces. Inspired by the environmental stability of termite mounds, a complex labyrinth was designed to ventilate the building passively. At night, air is sucked in where it is cooled by the thermal mass, while during the day, the air rises up to cool the building and is released through a series of expressive conical towers.
The building’s centrepiece is a long formal staircase, reminiscent of Mayan temples in the Yucatan peninsula. On its surface, it provides a place for public readings under a series of lightweight canopies. Below, a chamber lit through an alabaster wall behind which books are stacked. At its summit, cafes and bars look out over the city.
Client Central Cultural Universitario
Quantity Surveyor EC Harris
Services Ramboll UK
Structure Ramboll UK


When I was a little girl, two stories I read over and over were The Emperor's New Clothes and Stone Soup. Both of these stories struck a chord with me and I spent a lot of time thinking about them. But these stories did more than spark my imagination. Both of these tales agitated me on an emotional level. They tickled something deep in my conscience which left me feeling slightly off-balance and more aware of a separation between my point of view and the world around me.
In The Emperor's New Clothes, two dishonest weavers visit an arrogant emperor and claim that they can make beautiful fabrics which look invisible to anyone who is incompetent or unfit for his position. The emperor wants to buy a suit made from this special fabric, but he cannot see it (because it doesn't actually exist). Instead of admitting the truth, and having people think he is stupid or incompetent, the emperor pretends to see the imaginary fabric.
Having the same fear, everyone else in the emperor's court goes along with the ruse. They pretend they can see the fabric which they believe everyone else is seeing. When the emperor is dressed in the imaginary clothes and paraded through the town, only one boy has the courage to say that the emperor is wearing no clothes. Once he does, everyone else realizes it, too.
Essentially, the boy in the story said what he actually saw instead of what he wanted to see. And I found that quite appealing. But there was something else that bothered me about the story: It didn't say what happened to the dishonest weavers.
In my childish mind, those thieving weavers somehow became connected to the travelers in the unrelated story Stone Soup. As if the same pair were moving on to another swindle.
Stone Soup is an old folk tale of two hungry travelers who use a stone to dupe a village into making them a meal. As the story goes, the villagers won't give the travelers any food to eat. So the travelers boil a pot of water with a stone in it. When the curious villagers ask what they are doing, the travelers claim that stone soup is the most delicious soup ever and they offer to share with those who provide a bit of "garnish" to add to the pot. People begin contributing onions, carrots, etc. until the stone soup becomes a real soup and the meal is shared by all.
Like the dishonest weavers, the travelers prey on the ignorance of others to get something for nothing. In both stories it was remarkably easy for them to manipulate everyone else and use belief to twist the perception of reality. If it hadn't been for the boy's honest cry, would the whole city eventually be naked and pretending not to be? Would the villagers now actually think adding a stone made a soup more delicious?
As a child who loved asking why and looking for the truth in everything, I didn't like the way the weavers and the travelers could lie so easily. I remember feeling uncomfortably embarrassed for the easily duped citizenry in both stories as well. The idea that whole societies could go along with an obvious lie was frightening to me.
Both stories made me more determined to be like the boy in the emperor's crowd and look for the truth in any situation. Yet, over the years I've learned that finding the truth is rarely simple and being too honest tends to lead to loneliness. Especially when so many others seem to prefer feasting together on stone soup.


Genealogy From Catonsville Historical Society
Catonsville Historical Society provides the Genealogy section to ignite peoples curiosity about their families genealogy. Lectures, workshops and discussions are held on how to research your families genealogical records. With in these programs they explain immigration paths, military records, how a computer can trace genealogy and much much more. Guest speakers will also be featured on certain dates. These meetings are held at the Headquarters of the Catonsville Historical Society at 7:30pm. the first Wednesday of every month.
The Genealogy Section has cultivated a small library that Genealogy Section members have access too. As a member you are allowed to borrow books as well. You will also receive access to a database which contains a search engine with surnames that are traceable to ancestors. This database resource is internationally based which can aid in researching your genealogy immensely.
In order to become a member of the Genealogy section you must be a Catonsville Historical society member as well. There is a yearly due of $5 annually to be a member of the Genealogical Section and this is on top of dues also needed as a Catonsville Historical member.


Educational Guidance in Human Love
Anthropological, theological, and moral foundations of Christian sexual education, followed by clear guidelines on how to give a prudent and truthful sex education to children and adolescents in the school setting, according to Christian principles and values. This Instruction is complemented by “The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality.” It contains also a simple Subject Index.
Priests, Educators, Parents, and those concerned with this vital topic in the harmonious formation of children and youth
5.25” x 8”; 40 pages, in bookpaper; cover in two colors; saddle-stitched


Keep calm and read on! Summer reading is a great way to escape into new worlds while maintaining reading skills and is a required experience for all LT students.
Many academic and activity programs still have space available.
“Vita Plena, the quest for the fulfilling life.”
North Campus: 100 South Brainard Ave, La Grange, IL 60525 | (708) 579-6300
South Campus: 4900 South Willow Springs Rd, Western Springs, IL 60558 | (708) 579-6500


Dr. Mariam Sheibani is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Law School's Program in Islamic Law and Lecturer at Harvard University.
Her research interests are in Islamic intellectual and social history, with a focus on law, ethics, gender, and contemporary Islamic thought. In 2019-2020, she is teaching two graduate seminars cross-listed at the Harvard Divinity School and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: Islamic Ethics: Between Reason, Revelation, and Reform (Fall 2019) and The Thought and Legacy of al-Ghazālī (Spring 2020).
Her first book project, Islamic Legal Philosophy: Ibn ʿAbd al-Salām and the Ethical Turn in Medieval Islamic Law, examines how Muslim jurists from the eleventh to fourteenth centuries addressed salient questions of legal philosophy and ethics, leading them to develop competing legal methodologies and visions of the law. In particular, she traces the development of a purposive, analytical, and socially responsive legal discourse that originated among Shāfiʿī jurists in Khorasan and continued to evolve in Ayyubid Damascus and Mamluk Cairo in subsequent centuries. The study centers on a prominent Damascene heir of Khorasani Shāfiʿism, ʿIzz al-Dīn b. ʿAbd al-Salām, a pivotal figure in the development of Islamic legal philosophy, ethics, and legal maxims (qawāʿid fiqhiyya). Learn more about the book project and other current research projects.
She received her PhD in Islamic Thought from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. Prior to her doctoral studies, she earned a BA in Public Affairs and Policy Management, an MA in Legal Studies, and a second an MA in Islamic Thought. She has conducted research in Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, the UK, and West Africa. In addition to her academic research, she serves as Lead Blog Editor for the Islamic Law Blog (formerly ShariaSource) and Forum Editor for the Harvard Journal in Islamic Law, based at Harvard Law School.
november 14–17, 2019
Innovation, Borrowing, and the ‘Anxiety of Influence’ in Mamluk Legal Thought: The Case of Ibn ʿAbd al-Salam and al-Qarafi’s Canon Collections
Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting • New Orleans, LA
november 21–24, 2019
Judicial Misconduct and the Critique of Adjudication in Medieval Cairo: The Case of the Orphan and Her Cunning Ward
American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting • Boston, MA
DECEMBER 2-3, 2019
Legal Canons and the Evolution of Islamic Legal Philosophy
Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies • Exeter, UK


Hello there, my name is Lisa, I’m in my 2nd semester of the Master of Info Science (Library and Information Practice) at QUT in Brisbane, full-time study. I currently work full time as a Document Controller .
“You have to have a degree to be a librarian?!” is the common question I get when people ask me what I’m studying and my response is “ummmm, yes”, well not just yes but then I start telling them about Librarians and explain that we do a lot more than shelve books. Have you had a similar response when you tell people what you are studying? A lot of people I find have a very stereotypical view of Librarians and what it is we do. It doesn’t help that the media portray us as an owl like, conservative spinster who wears a drab suit, big glasses and has no sense of humor there is also the opposite of this when Noah Wiley starred in the franchise “The Librarian” portraying an Indiana Jones style librarian off to save the worlds treasures. Well I guess I have the big glasses but I don’t like wearing drab suits, I’m not that conservative and I have a fun sense of humor. What defines you as a librarian? What views or ideas did you have of librarians before you decided to become one? How would you describe what it is a librarian does?
I guess we can’t be too harsh on people when they don’t understand what it is a librarian does or why it might be that we need a degree to carry out our work. When I think about my perceptions of a librarian before embarking on this journey I originally thought of the local library I visited in my youth and the school library. When I visited my local library there was a library assistant/technician but to me she was simply a librarian. Managing the front desk, answering enquiries, taking fines, helping people join the library, providing basic training in how to search the catalog to find what you are looking for and helping you if you couldn’t find something on your own and also shelving books. When I reached my adult years, I was looking in the catalog for information on a particular subject, I can’t remember now what it was but I noted the number and then went looking, after a while I gave up and asked the staff for help and was directed to the door at the back of the family history section in the room adjoining the main library. I was intrigued as I hadn’t thought of the library being beyond the main room. I was uncertain what it was I would actually find beyond the door but I discovered the room of forgotten books. The room was small with a row of compactus shelving, it took some muscle but I managed to get the shelving moving and started searching the dusty shelves for the book I was looking for. I was intrigued because there was an open door at the end of the room with desks and librarians working away, I had no idea all that was located at the back of my local library and it was the first time I really thought about the mechanics of running a library.
My other experience with a librarian growing up was in senior high school. Our librarian was the stereotypical picture of a librarian, if she caught us quietly talking to each other she would yell at us to be quiet which I thought was more disruptive than our quiet whispering. I used to learn the flute and often would have my flute in my bag with me and it would always set the alarm off at the front door of the library, our librarian would descend upon me in a great flap demanding me to open my flute case, I’m not sure if she though I could squeeze a book in there to smuggle out or if she thought I was carrying a loaded weapon, she reacted as though I was carrying a machine gun in there like some Mafioso out of the ‘Godfather’ movie. I’m surprised with the example she gave me of a librarian that I want to be one at all, luckily I had many other positive experiences after school.
Today libraries are more than places to borrow books but community hubs providing access to the internet, meeting rooms and centres for learning. You can access your library by visiting, via the mobile library, postal library and via overdrive, an app that allows you to borrow digital books with no more worry of overdue fines. Brisbane City Library has lots of events on for people of all ages and backgrounds, it’s not an elite club, everyone is welcome and that’s why I love it.


MAHAYANA I. DUGAST PH.D
RESILIENCE with Neurobiology Reprogramming : Ultimate Resilience for Personal & Professional Succes (2017)
‘‘You are far more powerful than you were led to believe.’’?
Dr. Dugast offers a precise blueprint to uncovering and harnessing what is already yours by nature: Bullet-proof resilience.
Her simple step-by-step approach allows you to understand the inner functioning of your mind, which gives you the ability to have it work for you, rather than be at its mercy. As you develop mental resilience, you will also gain emotional and physical resilience and your goals and your ability to win at the game of life will become more certain.
Written for leaders, entrepreneurs, parents and anyone who wants to grab hold of their life and take it to the next level. Resilience will allow you to literally ‘upgrade’ your mindset, and regain true self-confidence, in readiness for success.
Mind Revolution : Connecting the DOTS (2014)
''There is no pretence: Life is difficult, but one thing you absolutely cannot afford is not to be who you came here to be!’’
''Cancer and any other ‘hereditary illnesses’, poverty, lack of love, lack of self-direction, lack of ambition are all programs, programs that can be cleared for good.''
Dr. M. I. Dugast shares the essence of the Connecting the DOTS™ live Transmissions in this book. You will find these to be a most concise User’s Manual to Being You. You are the only Being that has the incredible privilege to ‘see forward’, and create something out of no-thing. You will find the two steps described in the book a simple and powerful Inner Way to more freedom and power than you ever thought possible. Practicing them will allow you to becoming a purposeful ‘time traveler’, and a resourceful and responsible Co-Creator.
Mahayana's Rejuvenating Manual : Anti-Ageing Secrets (2012)
‘Real Success Unfolds from Within’’?
You hold in your hands an extraordinary work, a truly unique manual that is filled with priceless information meticulously gathered from nearly thirty years of conscientious research and experience by Dr. Dugast.?
Encompassing secrets from all over the world, from the most ancient and esoteric to the most up-to-the-minute and mainstream, Mahayana has managed to amass an extraordinary wealth of information from many different traditions and cultures, and has created a treasure trove of practical and life-giving advice that is as illuminating as it is comprehensive. This is a work without parallel. The real gem is that so very many of these highly effective rejuvenating secrets are completely free and available to everyone, irrespective of age or gender! A free-flowing fountain of youthful secrets, Mahayana manages to infuse the reader with an enthusiasm for the practices and mysteries that she so joyously shares. Self awareness is woven throughout the whole manual, which provides the reader with a firm foundation for anything they wish to change.
The Rejuvenating Trilogy - Book III : Ageless Mind & Conscious Loving (2012)
The Rejuvenating Trilogy was inspired with the aim of giving you empowering tools and information. These simple processes enable you to enjoy a vibrant life that is both fulfilling and peaceful. Real success unfolds from within... This is the third book of this Trilogy, in which we explore the development of unconditional love for self and others. As with the other books in this series, it includes the practical application of self-awareness in your everyday life, so you can access the peace that is already within you: a great foundation for any relationship you wish to deepen. With the understanding that you receive from others the same kind of love you have for yourself, we begin by exploring ways of connecting and falling in love with the most important person in your life: YOU! Once the “Love Molecule” is traveling around your whole being, it provides you with life enhancing energy and rejuvenative strength, your charisma increases and your life begins to change. Included in this manual are some simple rituals and easy practices that anyone can use, to integrate conscious sexuality which can be used both personally as well as shared in a partnership. There is no end to your well being and expansion!
The Rejuvating Trilogy - Book II : Magical Skin Care & Cellular Rejuvenation (2012)
The Rejuvenating Trilogy was inspired with the aim of giving you empowering tools and information. These simple processes enable you to enjoy a vibrant life that is both fulfilling and peaceful. Real success unfolds from within... This is the second book of this trilogy, in which we explore all the wonderful and rejuvenating secrets you need to know to acquire and maintain radiant skin. There is nothing shared here that is not available to absolutely anyone, no matter what budget is available to you. As with the other books in the series, we explore beauty from the inside out, and look at some simple practices which you can include in your daily life to achieve peace of mind: the best rejuvenating method on the planet. We stay in the tradition of unusual secrets, and with this comes many different ways of cleansing your body that can allow you to literally drop years of worry and toxicity. This yields two powerful results: rejuvenation and longevity. Nothing is excluded here, we channel the energy of laughter to regenerate and relax the mind and body connection and use some ancient but simple ways to breathe your way into expansion and regeneration. If you are a smoker, do not put this down, as there is a special smoking meditation practice included here, just for you. Nothing discussed here is about suppression, instead, it is about awareness and enlisting your full conscious being in all that you do.
The Rejuvenating Trilogy - Book I : Acquiring the Ideal Weight while you Rejuvenate (2012)
The Rejuvenating Trilogy is a series of books that was inspired into creation to give you tools and information with which you can empower yourself, and live a vibrant life that is both fulfilling and peaceful. Real success unfolds from within… This is the first book of this trilogy, in which we explore bringing your body into complete balance while eating delicious, rejuvenating, beautifying foods full of life force. No dieting involved! Mindful practices are included within the area of body consciousness, to help you regain full self-confidence, the root of all successes. Amongst the unusual exercises included in this manual, there is an ancient Taoist exercise that is easy to practice, and that can literally melt away excess weight around the waist. So whether you have just had a baby or would like to get rid of some long accumulated love handles, you won’t want to miss this!


The Journal of Alternative and Community Media is an online, academic journal for the publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed international research.
The journal aims to highlight and promote the study of alternative and community media and communication, which includes citizens′ media, participatory media, activist and radical media and the broader forms of communication that these groups might undertake. The Journal locates this scholarship within the media and cultural research disciplines.
This field of study continues to grow and demonstrates increasing relevance in the digital age. The Journal of Alternative and Community Media recognises the need for strong empirical and theoretical advances which help explain the shifting media environment, and the ways in which people use alternative forms of media and communication. Issues of concern to the journal include but are not limited to the nature and distribution of media power; access to and participation in media; media practices of communities and social movements; diverse objectives, practices and structures within alternative and community media; state support and media regulation; and the possibilities of emerging technologies and new media.
The Journal of Alternative and Community Media will define the field, present exciting, new research and advance the study of alternative and community media around the world. The Journal is a non-profit, non-sponsored resource built on enthusiasm of Griffith University alumnus, occasional display advertising and affiliate referral links.
All articles are subject to the highest standards of peer review under the guidance of an international Editorial Advisory Board comprised of leaders in the field.
From 2020 the Journal will be published by Intellect. For subscription and other details visit https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-alternative-community-media.


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|It's good to see that books are still a vital part of the library. |
Yea, it's good that you can read things online, but just having a book, well, it's something you can hold in your hands. It's real.
Funny part is, I hated reading books in high school. Now, I have books out the ying yang. I'm always reading.
It's amazing how you can hate something so much in school then love it when you are older.
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So after my last post I was determined to stay true to my goal of reading a book a week. The first book I chose was a 472 page monster by Fountas and Pinnell, Literacy Beginnings: A Pre-Kindergarten Handbook. Things were going along well until all the wedding craziness hit surrounding my sister's wedding. As the maid of honour, I hosted a rehearsal party, party after the wedding, and numerous house guests. So needless to say I didn't get a lot of reading accomplished, and the wedding week was an absolute blast with my family and friends!
Carleigh Babiak Photography (and she's one of my fabulous kindergarten moms)
I got back on track this week, and finished Fountas and Pinnell yesterday. I also cranked out a second book while tanning on the deck. Here's my thoughts so far...
Literacy Beginnings: A Pre-Kindergarten Handbook by Fountas and Pinnell
-nice design--yellow tabs separate each section which makes it easy to flip to what you're looking for
-not as overwhelming as it sounds to read as over 200 pages of the book is dedicated to appendices
-this book was easy to understand and made a lot of sense. I'd recommend it for Canadian kindergarten teachers as well as pre-kindergarten/junior kindergarten educators.
-pages of full colour photographs of classrooms, play areas, etc
-I thought the authors presented a balanced approach--it's not about taking away playtime and social training, but instead infusing it with literacy. That made a lot of sense to me.
-Fountas and Pinnell also addressed the "readiness" view that many educators still believe. Children CAN and will benefit from exposure to rich literacy experiences regardless of their developmental stage and how many letters they can recognize or print.
-letter knowledge is necessary to learn to read, but it alone is not enough for a child to become a reader and writer.
-addressed the severe limitations of "letter of the week" practices in kindergarten
-they advocate inquiry-based learning (I already do a lot of project-based learning) as this approach enables young children to learn how to learn.
-cited research that states the number of books available to children in a classroom should be five times the number of children in the class (20 kids x 5=100 books available)
-schedules are included for 3 hour and 6 hour days in pre-kindergarten
-Fountas and Pinnell shared tips for managing play areas. I've tried many approaches over the past few years, but this reminded me of what my friend Connie Lowe does in her classroom. She has her children create a written play plan, stating whom they will play with, where they will play, and what they will do. If they want to change areas, they must make a new plan plan.
-they reminded readers to look for what most children can nearly do, then create lessons based on that information
-a lot of emphasis on children creating their own books. Teachers should demonstrate bookmaking in a number of lessons, then include it as an activity during choice time.
-teach kids to "turn and talk" when given a signal during story time
-pretend reading is called "reading reenactment"
-a lot of teaching through interactive and shared reading about what readers do (thinking within the text, thinking about the text, and thinking beyond the text)
-helping children expand their thinking about texts through teacher modelling, think-alouds, questioning, and prompting
-difference between shared (teacher uses the pen) and interactive writing (students write parts of the message)
-tips to expand the learning once a piece of writing has been completed, such as "Find the word ____" or "Find a word that begins like your name".
-using mentor texts from storytime to encourage children's own drawing and writing
-lots of suggestions for using children's names as tool to become literate. Great suggestions on p. 195.
-Fountas and Pinnell reminded us that even if children know just a few letters, that's great. It tells us that they know how to recognize letters.
-shared the PreK literacy continuum for planning, tracking, and assessment
-the appendices were my favourite part. They included nursery rhymes, poems, and songs, recommended text sets, literacy and language lessons (35 of them), inquiry projects (12 to try in your classroom), and some useful blackline masters.
-I plan on using the literacy and language lessons as an important resource in my junior kindergarten ELA program
Ideas to Remember
-go around the circle and ask children to name an item in a category (such as food, part of the body, etc) to build oral language and create community.
-add rugs, pillows, tables, chairs, and lamps to your classroom
-shoe store dramatic play area
-explicitly demonstrate sorting magnetic letters by features
-use a bucket of magnetic letters to play alphabet soup. Stir the letters in the bucket, scoop out one letter, and find the letter on an alphabet chart
-match magnetic letters with cards or alphabet books
-do more poetry, tongue twisters, and action songs/poems
-use pictures to sort for beginning/ending sounds, rhyming, and number of syllables
-great games/activities to develop phonemic awareness on p. 94
-use wordless books that require the reader to tell their own story from the pictures
-environmental print word wall, organized alphabetically (loved this idea)
-make charts or books about children in the class. Substitute their names in stories and nursery rhymes.
-make name puzzles, p. 199
-circle games to teach letters, p. 201
A great quote to remember
"The fastest way to teach a child to read is to teach him to write." -Mem Fox


Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Shirley Hughes' Alfie books are thirty years old!
I only became familiar with them when my sister-in-law read some Alfie stories to my youngest son earlier this year.
We were sent the beautiful collection 'All About Alfie' to review. We have read it to the boys as their bedtime story and they have also asked for it at other times. There are two stories as well as poems and gorgeous illustrations. They stories are wonderful and real. My boys (4 and 3) could relate to Alfie visiting an elderly relative and going on holiday.
We all really loved this book. It would make a lovely Christmas present for a pre-schooler.
All About Alfie is available from Random House for £9.89.
For more Alfie activities and downloads, visit www.alfiebooks.co.uk.


(p. A13) For a novelist with such a tart view of human character, Twain’s gullibility is hard to fathom. No matter his dismal track record, he always appraised the next opportunity as a sure thing. The two fields he knew about, books and newspapers, caused him more grief than any other. He had success with Charles L. Webster & Co., the publisher he founded, which issued the memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. But after that runaway hit, he published a string of lemons.
Even worse was his decade-long investment in a typesetting machine, the Paige Compositor, which, Twain noted, would be faster than a human typesetter and “does not get drunk” and “does not join the Printer’s Union.” But its inventor proved to be a hopeless perfectionist, his machine with its thousands of parts a tribute to complexity gone mad. Ultimately, Twain invested $175,000–an immense sum. With the mogul Rogers guiding him, the author transferred his assets to his wife and put his publishing company into bankruptcy. Only by embarking on a world-wide speaking tour was he able to pay his debts.
Mr. Crawford doesn’t seem curious about whether Twain’s financial capers informed his writing. He has nothing notable to say, for instance, on “The Prince and the Pauper,” a wry commentary on the sort of class envy to which Twain himself was susceptible. Nor does Mr. Crawford attempt to reconcile the conventional view of Twain as a folksy raconteur with the evidence of his desperately striving entrepreneurship.
For the full review, see:
Roger Lowenstein. “BOOKSHELF; A Pudding Head and His Money; Given the novelist’s tart view of human character, the financial misadventures of Mark Twain are hard to fathom.” The Wall Street Journal (Friday, October 27, 2017): A13.
(Note: the online version of the review has the date Oct. 26, 2017, and has the title “BOOKSHELF; Review: A Pudding Head and His Money; Given the novelist’s tart view of human character, the financial misadventures of Mark Twain are hard to fathom.”)
The book under review, is:
Crawford, Alan Pell. How Not to Get Rich: The Financial Misadventures of Mark Twain. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.


Mr. Frank Roberts, a Senior Geospatial Manager, presented on Innovate’s custom ArcGIS Enterprise and SharePoint Connector Widget at the URIS GIS-Pro 2022 Conference. Our SharePoint Experience Builder Widget leverages SharePoint’s document libraries and lists to create relationships between features (geospatial), table records, and documents (non-geospatial) in one, easy to navigate interface. Users can seamlessly transition between SharePoint and ArcGIS, simplifying the search process for resources. This solution allows its user to realize their investment in SharePoint and ArcGIS to maximize the functionality of both of these powerful platforms.
URISA is a multi-disciplinary geospatial organization that provides professional education and training, a vibrant and connected community, advocacy for geospatial challenges and issues, and essential resources. Congratulations to URISA for 60 years of excellence!


Recordings of Past Meetings
Topic: Courageous Conversations: Sinner and Saint – Racism and the Church
Topic: Courageous Conversations: And Still We Rise Against Asian American/AAPI Hate
May 6, 2021 Against Asian American/AAPI Hate
Topic: Courageous Conversations: Race Matters in Education
Apr 8, 2021 Race Matters in Education
Topic: Courageous Conversations: Race Matters in Healthcare (part 2)
Mar 4, 2021 Race Matters In Health Care
Topic: Courageous Conversations: Race Matters in Healthcare (part 1)
Feb 4, 2021 Race Matters In Health Care
Interviews with St. John’s Women who have lived through the dramatic change for women in the church in the last century, from 1900 to present day.
Our organist and worship director, Nathan Proctor, treated us to a wide range of delightful music during the 2020 Advent/Christmas season. From 17th century Bach to the present day, local composers, we enjoyed it all. We compiled our favorites into a video concert found below. Access to the program bulletin is below, as well.
To watch Nathan’s Advent/Christmas offerings, click here https://vimeo.com/495900347
To view and/or print the program bulletin, click here ProgramJAN2021


We are just like you. We are citizens looking for ways to let our elected representatives know we have questions, concerns, opinions, and sometimes gratitude for the decisions they make on our behalf.
No one of us can do everything, but together we can get pretty close. Our goal is to help you discover new ways to connect to the issues that concern you. We will help you learn to make your voice heard. Many issues are inter-connected and we strive to show you ways to quickly and easily support them.
We are the women behind ActionGa. Some of us are moms. Some of us are teachers. Some of us are scientists. All of us are concerned citizens looking to protect communities, civil rights, constitutional liberties, and the planet for ourselves, our children, our neighbors, and our fellow humans.
Liz is a librarian committed to quality information, independent thought, and justice. She's lived all over the country: Tennessee, California, Iowa, and now Georgia with more states in between. Liz has been unabashedly political since the first grade.
Lincoln is a researcher whose focus is on think tanks and race relations. Her favorite author is Octavia E. Butler and she recommends that you read, or read about, her "parable" series.
Paige is passionate about climate justice. Her favorite movies are the Lord of the Rings film trilogy; she may or may not have watched her favorite bits of these rather than tuning into the 2017 inauguration. If you're interested in a book that approaches Buddhist meditation with a scientific flair, she recommends Shenzen Young's “The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works.”
Sarah is a homeschooling mom of four by day and a web developer by night. She vacillates between panic for the planet and anger for social injustice. After the election, Sarah began taking medication to help with her anxiety. It's helping. Her recommended read is the Shades of Magic series because heroes can be flawed, girls can be pirates, and all of us are powerful in our own ways.
Grace is particularly interested in environmental issues, gender equality, and rights for women and girls. She is currently concerned about the cramp in her hand from writing so many postcards to elected officials. Looking for a good read? Try Animal Farm, Waking Up White, I am Malala, Zeitoun, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Beth is a Birkenstock wearing, granola eating, tree hugging activist for earth care and social justice. She has a pile of books on her nightstand that she will probably never get through, but she recently read and recommends This is an Uprising by Mark Engler and Paul Engler.
Miriam is the proud mother of two dogs who remind her to take a breath and enjoy the little things like a good snuggle, or a favourite snack. Her favourite time of day is just before a major storm rolls in and the wind blows the heat away while dark clouds fill a sunny sky, and she is committed to protecting those things as best she can. Miriam recommends reading Outcasts United to learn more about local Atlanta social justice, and any book by Tana French to get lost in a good mystery.
Amy has three children, and she has had the privilege of home schooling them for 16 years. Web design captured her interest over a decade ago, and soon after, she began donating her work to causes she believes in. Amy feels human rights are equal for everyone, and, with her kids, hopes to spread this view.
“Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.”


|Main Library (Matsue)
||Medical Library (Izumo)
|The Main Library holds about 656,000 books, that are arranged according as Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC) .|
1st Floor (Map)
Yellow zone of the Map2nd Floor (Map)
Reading Room3rd Floor (Map)
Local Collection Room4th Floor Stack
●Collection of Matsue high school under the old system of education and Normal school5th Floor Stack
●White paper, Year book, Statistics *in-library use only6th Floor Stack
●Takezaki Bunko, Amano Bunko, Tanaka Bunko, Onodera Bunko *in-library use only
7th Floor Stack
●Collection of Shimane Agricultural University8th Floor Stack
●Yingyin Wenyuange Siku Quanshu (Photofacsimile Reprint of the Wenyuan Pavilion Copy of the Imperial Collection of Four) (A Large Collection in 1985) *in-library use only
Daichidoron, Shihon-Bokusho: written on paper with Indian ink, is the annotated edition of Makahannya-haramitu-kyo in Ishiyama-dera-issai-kyo which is transcribed in A.D.734. It consists of 100 volume and Shimane University Library holds two books: vol.62 (rolled book) and vol.67 (folding book). In A.D.858, Haku-ten, a kind of punctuation mark for translating Chinese into Japanese, was added to the text; it is valuable historical material to know how they did the translation in that era.
Daichidoron was designated as Tangible Cultural Properties of Shimane Prefecture in 1966.
|Letters from Yakumo Koizumi (Lafcadio Hearn)|
This collection consists of 45 autographic letters from Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) to Sentaro Nishida (1862-1897). Nishida was a head teacher of Matsue junior high school where Hearn worked as an English teacher. Hearn exchanged many letters with Nishida even after moving from Matsue to Kumamoto, Kobe and Tokyo.
The friendship with deep trust between Hearn and Nishida lasted until Nishida passed away. The letters are the core of Lafcadio Hearn collection in Shimane University Library.
|Certificate of merit, confirmed by von. Siebold|
A doctor Sunao Nishiyama who is from Ogiwara-mura, Kando-gun (Currently, Ogitochi-cho, Izumo-shi) studied medical science at Narutaki-juku in Nagasaki from 1825 through 1826. Shimane University Library holds diploma to Nishiyama from Siebold, given by Choan Minato (leading disciple), Tahan-tsukan-jo (Passport to go through other Han) to Nagasaki and Shumon-sho-jo (Attestation of religious sect register). The similar graduated certificate was only left at Waseda University (given to Taian Oka) and at Siebold Memorial Musuem (given to Ryosai Ko).
|Yingyin Wenyuange Siku Quanshu (Photolithographic Reprint of the Wenyuan Edition of the Complete Library of Four Treasures)|
A Series of Large Collection Purchased in 1985
Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of Chinese classics; the compilation project was initiated by Qianlong Emperor in the Qing dynasty of China. Enormous books had been collected throughout the Chinese land from 1772 to 1781, the books were classified under 4 branches: Jing (経: Classics), Shi (史: Histories), Zi (子: Masters) and Ji (集: Collections). “Siku Quanshu” was replicated into 7 manuscript copies, and one of those was stored at Wenyuange in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
Though others were also stored at 6 place in China, most of those were burned away and lost by wars such as First Opium War. In 1949, the collection of Wenyuange was moved to the National Palace Museum in Taipei. In 1983, Taiwan Shangwu Yinshuguan started publishing the photolithographic reprint. Yingyin Wenyuange Siku Quanshu, 1500 volumes collection, comprises 3457 kinds of books with 79000 volumes, it is a great national asset of China.
|Plan of Matsue Castle Town in Horio Period.|
< 1620-1633, 141×117cm >
In 1611, the castle and the town of Matsue were completed by the ruler Yoshiharu Horio. This plan is inferred from description that it was drawn approximately from1620 to 1633. It is valuable material to analyze the beginning of town planning and an intention of constructing the castle town in early Edo period, and it is one of the most important material of antique plan collection of Shimane University Library.
|Map of the Province of Izumo in Genroku Period.|
< Copied in 1710, 182×182cm >
Tokugawa shogunate ordered every daimyo (feudal lord) to prepare maps to hand in which describe the geographical feature and feudal clans of each provinces. In the province of Izumo, Yoshito Matsudaira prepared the original map in 1701 and carried that to Edo, where painter designated by shogunate government made a fair copy of original map.
The fair copy was presented to shogunate government in 1702; it has been lost. However, the map which is presumed to be the original map was found in 1998. Shimane University Library holds a map presumed to be the manuscript copy of the original (prepared in 1701) which is purchased from a secondhand bookstore in 2009.
It describes the Izumo province in Genroku period correctly, with village number of each districts, rice yield and the name of Shogoro Matsudaira: the 5th feudal lord of Matsue Nobusumi Matsudaira (Dewanokami).
|Map of the Province of Izumo in Kan-ei Period.|
< 1633, 97×134cm >
Tokugawa shogunate ordered to submit the map of each province for 5 times (Keicho, Kan-ei, Shoho, Genroku and Tenpo: another theory says not 5 times but 3times). In Kan-ei period, the map was drawn for the 1st dispatch of Junkenshi (administrative inspection). Though the original map which was presented to shogunate government has been lost, but some handwritten copies have been handed down. Some copies were manuscripts of the original, others were manuscripts of the copy (secondary manuscript); this map is considered as a secondary manuscript.
|Map of 12 Districts in Izumo Province|
< 1636, 93×107cm >
This map was not prepared by order from the shogunate government but was prepared as a part of a chorographic project of Izumo province independently, the painter was Tamenobu Kano (Juemon-no-jo). It shows a plan of flood control by Tadataka Kyogoku, the feudal lord succeeded Matsue province in 1634, after Tadaharu Horio (the former feudal lord) passed away.
12 districts consist of Ou, Nogi, Shimane, Aika, Tatenui, Izumo, Kando, Iishi, Nita, Ohara, Lake Nakaumi (Tema no Kori) and Lake Shinji (Kaze no Kori).
|Plan of Matsue Castle Town in Matsudaira Period. (Kuwabara Collection)|
< 1825-1851, 39.5×49.8cm >
In 1638, Naomasa Matsudaira who was a grandson of Ieyasu Tokugawa succeeded Matsue domain after the Horio family and the Kyogoku family. The plan is presumed to be drawn approximately from 1825 to 1851 which provides the shows information of Matsue Castle Town during the latter part of the Edo period, especially places of offices in charge of industries buttressed by the Matsue domain for an administrative reform.
Yojiro Kuwabara who was born in Matsue and is renowned as a foreseeing social worker in Meiji period and as a researcher of art craftworks such as Ukiyo-e Painting and Chasing; the collection consists of books he collected and wrote, 3083 books in total.
Though the main collection is local material, it covers a lot of fields.
Especially, Izumo-No-Kuni-Fudoki-Sho by Sakuji (Tokiteru) Kishizaki, Matsue-Han Chihou-yaku (local officer). A unit called "Yome-Iri-Bon" includes Utasho/Kasho, Izumo-No Kuni-Meisho-Kashu and Kuni-Ezu, an official local map, and other old maps, the wife of Matsue feudal lord brought when she married.
|Hori Collection consists of novels created in Edo period, 1818 books in total, collected by Yoshikiyo Hori (Tsuwano-cho, Shimane) Most of the collection consists of “Yomi-Hon” (読本: Reading Book)(Printed Book) and "Jitsuroku” (実録: Documentary) (Manuscript Copy). Hori family is renowned for its large scale of a mining management in early Edo period and they brought up local industries and education since Meiji period. Books in Hori Collection was distributed thorough a rental library which did business in Tsuwano-cho from Edo period to Meiji period; they were bequeathed to the family. It is rare that books of a certain rental library were bequeathed as a unit.|
Agricultural materials, approximately 17,000books, which were collected by Yoshinori Takezaki who was a doctor of agriculture and an ex-president of Shimane Prefectural Shimane Agricultural College.
Materials of agriculture and economic history, approximately 8000 books, which were collected by Fusataro Tanaka who was an ex-head of the Hatta branch of Shimane Agricultural Experiment Station.
Japanese and Chinese books, approximately 1061 books, which was housed by the Unno family and materials collected by Akiyuki Unno who was the first professor of school of Hirose domain.
Agricultural materials, approximately 485 books, which were collected by Yoshio Amano who was a professor and a chief of the farm attached to Shimane Prefectural Shimane Agricultural College.
Educational, literary and local materials, which were collected by Sei Adachi, the local historian who was from Sakaiminato-shi.
Collection of Matsue District Court in Meiji Period
Jurisprudential books and materials of precedent in Meiji period, about 1124 books, which were donated by Matsue District Court.
|Historical materials of villages around Iwami Silver Mine|
|It consists of 3 collections:
1. Documents Housed by the Kumagai Family in Omori-cho, Ohda-shi
< 731 items, 1762-1918 >
The collection of the Kumagai family who served as Kakeya (Moneychanger) and Yotashi (Purveyor to the government) of Omori Daikanjo (Office of a local administrator) which administered the fief of the Tokugawa Government attached to Iwami Silver Mine.
2. Documents Housed by the Sakane Family in Oshihara, Kawai-cho, Ohda-shi
< 757 items, 1707-1869 >
The collection of the Sakane family who served as a hereditary head of a village in Oshihara-mura, which functioned as supplier of materials, such as timber and coal, called Ginzan Okakoi Mura supplied timber to support the tunnel of mine and Sumikata Mura served wood charcoals.
3. Documents Housed by the Hayashi Family in Isotake-cho, Ohda-shi
< 606 items, 1539-1893 >
The collection of the Hayashi family which was a shipping agency and served as Kurayado (A merchant who takes charge of “keeping” and “receipts and disbursements” of rice stipend). In addition to including documents in the Warring States period such as Kanjo (感状: A certificate of merit) by Motonari Mori and Takamoto Mori, the most part is the document in the latter part of Edo period, such as Goyodome (御用留: An official document), Shokaisen-Kyakucho (諸廻船客帳: A list of a name, symbol, number and name of a crew of the ship in port) of Oura port and documents related to Isotake-mura Kamigumi Shoya.
|Illustrated Farm Implement in Shimane Prefecture (Tanaka Collection)|
|In Meiji period, the government promoted industries with “A Policy of Increase Production and Promote Industry”; a detailed material of farm implements and a state of agriculture in that time was compiled by Shimane prefecture and was sent to the 2nd National Industrial Exhibition in 1881. This material is considered as a manuscript of the exhibit. It is valuable material, together with Gyoryozukai (魚漁図解: Illustrated Fishing Gear in Iwami, Izumo/ Illustrated Fishing Gear in Inaba and Hoki), to study in various fields such as local industries, local customs, etc.|
|Illustrated Fishing Gear in Iwami, Izumo/ Illustrated Fishing Gear in Inaba, Hoki|
|It explains about various fishing methods in an area from Tottori to Iwami, Izumo with minute colored-illutrations. The sets of pictures and interpretations count 164; that show fishing methods in San-in area before modernization of Japan. This material is considered as a manuscript of the exhibit, it was compiled by Shimane prefecture, which was sent to the 2nd National Industrial Exhibition together with Illustrated Farm Implement in Shimane Prefecture. Though the original has been lost, Tokyo National Museum holds the copy of the exhibit.|
Guide to Books (Map)
The Medical Library holds about 121,000 books.
Medical books, the most part of collection, are arranged according as
National Library of Medicine classification, NLM classification (NLMC) .
Other Books are arranged according as Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC) .
Medical and Nursing Books
NLMC (National Library of Medicine Classification) 4th Edition Outline
|QS||Human Anatomy||WG||Cardiovascular System|
|QT||Physiology||WH||Hemic and Lymphatic System|
|QW||Microbiology and Immunology||WK||Endocrine System|
|WB||Practice of Medicine||WQ||Obstetrics|
|WD200||Metabolic Diseases||WT||Geriatrics. Chronic Disease|
|WD300||Immunologic Diseases. Hypersensitivity. Collagen Diseases||WU||Dentistry. Oral Surgery|
|WD600||Diseases and Injuries Caused by Physical Agent||WX||Hospitals and Other Health Facilities|
|WD700||Aviation and Space Medicine||WY||Nursing|
|WE||Musculoskeletal System||WZ||Histroy of Medicine|
Guide to Journals
Medical Library holds about 4,000 journals; academic journal is devided into 3 places, according as each publication year.
Guide to Newspapers
Newspapers are placed at the 1st floor entrance hall.
The back issues are stocked for 3 months.
Reading room is divided into various areas: Reference books, Newly arrived books, Books related to tutrial, Multimedia and Books for nursing training.
Video, CD, CD-ROM and DVD can be watched in Video Room on 1st floor.
Omori Collection is placed in Omori Collection Room on 2nd floor; Seito Collection is holded in a stack on 3rd floor.
If you have an question, please ask a counter staff without any hesitation.
|The historical collection of the Omori family in Yasugi-shi, the most part is 600 old medical books. In the latter part of Edo period, Taisuke Omori visited the Hanaoka family in Kishu (Shun Rin Ken and Osaka Gosui Dou, the medical private school) to study medical science, and transcribed Seishu Hanaoka's lecture as medical texts. Taisuke recorded the state of operation with general anesthesia, and other experience in detail, during stay at the school in his diary. Taisuke's son and son-in-law also studied under the Hanaoka family; they left historical materials which are highly valuable to understand not only medical art of Hanaoka School but also actual conditions of the practice of medicine in Izumo.|
A Series of large collection purchased in 1988
The collection consists of 827 books, which was collected under the theme of "Westernization of Japan" (Edo to Tokyo: Modernization of Japan, seen from the West).
Most of them were published from the latter part of 19th century until the first half of 20th century: The capital of the Tycoon: a narrative of a three years' residence in Japanby Sir Rutherford Alcoc, The chrysanthemum and the sword: patterns of Japanese cultureby Ruth Benedict and Kwaidan: stories and studies of strange things by Lafcadio Hearn; many first edition books are included. The name of collection derived West-Ostlicher Divan by Goethe.
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'The clothes of the dead won't wear long. They fret for the person who owned them.'
Unlike the other residents of Middleton Hall, Stella is smart and elegant and in control. She keeps her secrets to herself, revealing nothing of her past. Only Jenny, her young care assistant, seems aware that her heart harbours a dark, painful mystery. And only she can prevent Stella from carrying it to the grave.
- From the 1996 Viking hardback edition
- Penguin Audiobook, 28/03/1996. Read by Jan Francis.
- While Gilda Brent is a fictitious character, a character actress called Gloria Brent was working during the same period as her fictitious counterpart.
March 28, 1996
Many of the superstitions in this novel come from A Dictionary of Superstitions by Iona Opie and Moira Tatem, for whose knowledge and expertise I am very grateful.
"The Brimstone Wedding is nominally a mystery, but it bears the same relation to run-of-the-mill mysteries that glass filament does to duct tape. It's a delicate, mad creation, with only the tiniest, scariest little smears of blood. "
- Heather Mallick, Toronto Sun
Completely eschewing London as a setting, Vine sets a languid pace in this haunting tale of old age, obsessive love and the stifling atmosphere of village life. Jenny (the narrator) is one of the most sympathetic characters in any of the Vine books, and her gradual evolution away from a superstitious view of life provides an interesting contrast to the increasing evocations of the supernatural found in Rendell's other work around this time.


Welcome to the Gods Story WikiEdit
Wikia to help me keep the world of Gods Story organized. A lot of the content is subject to change.
The Beginning of TimeEdit
Before the world came into existence, there was nothing but the Abyss. The Abyss was a nebula of elements and energies existing in space.
The Creation of A Planet Edit
The Creator came into the abyss and began to make order of all elements and energies. The Creator first crafted rock and stone and shaped a new planet. He tore a chunk of stone from the planet and threw it into space, igniting the asteroid with a sacred eternal flame that brought light and warmth to the planet below. Three more chunks were taken from the planet and thrown into space, becoming moons that lit up the planet's night skies. Water was crafted next and poured across the planet, creating rivers, seas, and oceans.
When The Creator deemed the planet ready, he bestowed life onto it. Flora was the first form of life, a combination of corporeal and ethereal elements. Upon the jagged rock planet grew beautiful plants. Grasses, bushes, trees and flowers of all kinds flourished and basked in the sun's bright rays. These plants grew and gave the planet blue skies and air. Fauna was the planet's second life form, including all insects and animals that roam the land, sea and sky. The planet was beautiful and life was abundant, however the Creator wanted to introduce more spiritual beings onto the planet.
The Creation of Humans and Souls Edit
Human Design: Bodies and Souls Edit
The Creator made humans with a body and an soul.
- Human Bodies
- Human bodies were crafted from corporeal elements found within the Abyss and serve as vessels, or "containers," for human souls. They are subject to death and decay.
- Human soul
- Human souls were crafted from ethereal elements found within The Abyss. The Creator crafted each soul with a specific purpose and archetype to bring order to humans' lives. Every soul is unique and different from each other. A human's consciousness, personality, and interests all come from their soul. Because souls are made up of ether, every soul is eternal and cannot perish.
The First HumansEdit
The first human colony, known as Nalreyu, lived in perfect harmony with the planet and its maker. The Creator bestowed onto mankind knowledge and the first universal language, known as God Tongue. With knowledge, man began cultivating the land and constructing an organized civilization. With their newly learned language, humans communicated with each other and with their god. They praised the Creator for their existence and in return were blessed with the first forms of magic, Holy Arts. This white magic gave humans the ability to avoid diseases, heal wounds, and live longer. It has been said during this time that humans could live for hundreds of years.
Nalreyu was a utopia. Trees and bushes were always blooming with fruits and berries that could never rot. Rivers of sparkling clear water ran from the mountains to the oceans. The days of man were carefree and peaceful back then; everyone in perfect paradise. The civilization grew and prospered for hundreds of years under the Creator's blessings.
Creation of the GuardiansEdit
Because of the planet's great success, the Creator wanted to create new planets with inhabitants to worship him. In order to keep his first planet at peace, the Creator made divine guardians to watch over it. There were four guardians: North, South, East, and West. The guardians were gigantic titans who roamed the lands. They were entrusted with magic powers to make sure peace was kept while the Creator made life on other planets.
Corruption of the Guardians Edit
The guardians roamed the planet and kept watch over its inhabitants. Everyday they saw the humans living their lives carefree and surrounded by love. Humans continued giving endless praise and worship to their maker. Never once did they offer thanks or praise to the guardians of their planet. After decades of being ignored, the guardians began to envy their creator. They wanted humans to worship them as much as they did their Creator. Time brought more envy among the guardians until eventually they grew to hate the Creator. The titans didn't understand why the humans would continuously worship a god who had left their planet. Before long they began to plot to kill the Creator god and overtake the planet.
The Fall of The Creator Edit
After years of planning, the guardians finally formulated a plan to destroy their maker. After the Creator returned from making a distant galaxy, the guardians combined their powers and destroyed the Creator. The Creator resisted their attack, but in the end fell and with him the peaceful centuries of mankind.
The Chaos Era Edit
The Chaos Era began with the destruction of the Creator. When the Creator was destroyed, the whole planet plunged into chaos. The clouds turned black and swirled in the sky, shooting down lightning onto the earth. The seas raged and rivers flooded. The earth and mountains quaked while fissures broke the ground and swallowed the land. It is during this time the Dahlku were born and flooded the land, killing everyone in their path. The guardians, who now called themselves godly names, fought amongst themselves over the planet's resources. Humans divided into tribes and sided with the gods. The gods granted their respective followers with black Magic Arts, turning the once wholesome magic into destructive forces. The tribes began killing each other in the name of the gods. They fought using weapons forged from hatred and fear. This became known as the War of the Gods. The war raged for years, resulting in thousands of deaths and the exodus of certain tribes into other parts of the world.
After decades of fighting and battles, the gods divided up the planet and ruled over its different parts. It came to be that Terranok ruled over the land, taking control of earth and fire elements. Procella took control over the seas, controlling water and wind elements. Caerulum took dominion over the sky and lightning and snow elements.
The fourth and final god was the weakest among the four and lost his powers over any elements. His presence since the War of the Gods is uncertain. There are many theories as to where he went/what he is doing. Some say the god staked his claim over the humans and has vowed to bring peace back to mankind. Others say the god was destroyed in the war. Some saw he will return to the planet to rule over it with an iron fist. Due to the multiple theories, various sects have arisen that pray to the fourth god.
The Modern Era Edit
At the end of the God War, the tribes that fled to other parts of the world stayed there and developed their own civilizations. The modern era's beginning is marked by the end of the God War and the construction of each city-state.
A list of every city-state:
The standard of living and technology ranges from region to region. The majority of the population has the equivalent of medieval technology. Agriculture is a major industry in this world. Stone roads connect between the largest cities while the paths to lesser towns and cities are left unpaved. The most technologically advanced city, Nazach, has already developed primitive rifles and bombs using gunpowder. Nazach also has electric light bulbs, yet they are very rare and found only in the most privileged parts of the city. Wooden row boats and sailing merchant ships are large modes of marine transportation. If not walking, horses are the most common mode of transportation. Carriages and caravans are often used for long distance travel for merchants or people who can afford them.
Reign of the Gods Edit
Since the modern era, the gods have ruled with an iron fist. The gods constantly keep nature and the environment in a destructive state. The lands are constantly rotting and random earthquakes shake the land. The oceans are rough and storms are common. The skies turn red and lightning strikes down from dark clouds. This constant state of disarray keeps humans fearful and subjugated. Humans are constantly praying and making sacrifices to the gods to quell their anger.
All of this devotion has led to the strict alignment of city-states to certain gods.Latest activity
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Photo Ebook - A Major Photography Marketing Tool
Photo ebooks are very effective photography marketing tools. Producing and publishing photo ebooks isn’t difficult. This page offers a link to a step-by-step guide to publishing your own ebook.
Ebooks are electronic documents in a file format called pdf. Ebooks have revolutionized the way information is consumed, produced and sold. For the world of photography, ebooks provide the, almost, unlimited capacity to display, distribute and show photography work. Some ebooks by photographers are used to display photographs. Other ebooks by photographers are used to provide information. And, then, many photography ebooks are a combination of the two types of content, information and photos.
I use ebooks to market my photography work, to share photography content with others and to sell. The “FREE Ebook” button in the navigation bar of this website will take you to one of the ebooks that I give away. Actually, those that get the photographer ebook also get other great photography content in ebook form.
Ebooks have helped thinking photographers dramatically increase their exposure and increase public awareness of their photography work. These documents can be distributed through email. They don’t require that you stock an inventory of them. And, for the most part, photographers don’t have to worry about their images being stolen or used without compensation or their consent.
Increasing Photo Ebook Value
According to current trends, ebooks that contain photos and text are the most popular type of photographer ebooks. This reflects a tendency of people that like to look at photos, they like to know something about the photos. Photos accompanied by stories are very popular for similar reasons.
“How-To,” Travel, Adventure written content are the most popular photography ebook content categories. For the travel photographer, the uses of ebooks have revolutionized their niche. Before, if their photos were published, someone else, other than the photographer published them. Now, however, travel photographers can publish their own ebooks. And the costs are minimum compared to hard copy books. Actually, ebooks can be published as hard copy books, also – another advantage.
Viral Marketing Value
All ebooks have what is referred to as ‘viral marketing’ value. That is, once published and distributed, they are shared with others – usually through email. But, also by file-sharing, as so many social networks are prone to do. That keeps your work and contact info in front of people and growing.
A Photo Ebook Guide
Here’s a very easy to follow, step-by-step guide to publishing your own photo ebook. Of course, the ebook is in PDF format. It is ten pages long. The title is “Getting Your Ducks In Order.” The guide is informative and fun. The steps to publishing your own ebooks are on the last page of the guide.
Including the ebook in your photography marketing tools will help put you head and shoulders above your competition and keep your name and your work in front of the people who should see it.


College Library provides students a place where they can come together and learn the power of information through a variety of print and electronic resources, as well as to encourage everyone to participate in society.
The College Library has two separate sections, Reference section and General section. The reference section of the library is a collection of valuable books. The valuable collection include sets of encyclopaediae, Dictionaries, Directories, Atlases etc. The general library gives access to 30,000 books and 20 periodicals in print. The library provide an online catalogue to trace these books. Koha integrated Library Management Software is used to automate the library. The members can also access scholarly literature which is available online through NLIST.
* Membership of the Library is open to staff, students and Research Scholars.
* ID card is compulsory for getting access to the Library.
* Keep your personal belongings at the property counter.
* UG students can borrow 2 books, PG students can borrow 5 books, and faculty can borrow 10 books at a time.
* Books will be issued for 14 days; books should be returned on the due date stamped on the slip pasted in the book.
* Renewal of books are possible when ther is no claim by others.
* Loss of books should be reported immediately to the librarian.
* Reference Books will not to be lent out.
* Students should handle the books carefully. Marking with pencil, writing, highlighting, tearing the pages or mutilating the same in any other manner will be fined.
* Using mobile phones inside the library is strictly prohibited.
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Example in practice
In 2000, Daniel Ortega and Arnoldo Aleman, the two leaders of Nicaragua’s principal opposition parties, reached an informal pact to push through a constitutional change that enhanced their controlof government institutions and constitutional leverage, including life-long immunity from prosecution.
—— CMI Paper: Political Corruption-An Introduction to the Issues.
—— Transparency International: Political Corruption.
—— Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2004, Political Corruption.
—— U4 theme: Political Corruption.
57 Hodess, ‘Introduction’, in: Transparency International, Global Corruption Report 2004 - Political Corruption’ (Berlin: 2004).
I. Amundsen, ‘Political Corruption: An Introduction to the Issues’ (CMI Working Paper 1999:7)
D Brinkerhoff and A Goldsmith, ‘Clientelism, Patrimonialism and Democratic Governance: An Overview and Framework for Assessment and Programming’, Abt Associates prepared for USAID, 2002. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnacr426.pdf.


Let's get the ball rolling on a discussion of your favorite British book.
My favorite one Brideshead Revisited.
I love the book dearly, not just the classic TV adaptation.
Again, so many! I love and can reread the 'Doctor' books by Richard Gordon, Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton, My Family and other Animals by Gerald Durrell and all the Sherlock Holmes books
I have to say any of the Dick Francis books, Hilt, Driving Force, etc. His description of England made me want to visit even more before we starting making regular trips over. We go to Cheltenham Races each time we visit, just because Mr Francis gave such a vivid and compelling description.
Any and all from Jane Austen... Most of Charles Dickens' books. The Bronte sisters. JRR Tolkien. James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small. More recently, JK Rowling and Colin Dexter (Inspector Morse fame).
All of the classics mentioned above, of course, are some of my favorite reads (Jane Austen still brings it!). I love a good Dickinson poem with a warm cuppa on a rainy day or a bit of Forrester's Horatio Hornblower novels if I'm feeling adventurous. Although African Queen is probably his best known work, Forrester's novel The Good Shepard was made into a movie this year called Greyhound staring Tom Hanks. I recently read To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and loved it for the atmosphere it created of being in the British countryside by the sea.
Anything by the Bronte sisters. I even did my college senior thesis on Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.
Wainwright’s Pictorial Guides to the Lake District. I fell in love with these as a boy and still they have pride of place on the book shelf. Written over fifty years ago, nobody has done a better job of describing the Lake District. Instructive, philosophical, humorous, cantankerous, these are, in Wainwright’s own words, his love letter to the district and his magnum opus. Perhaps better known for his Coast to Coast Walk book in the USA, these are the writings that spawned the man, the myth, the legend!
My favourite book of all time--were I forced to choose just one!--is Conan Doyle's *The Hound of the Baskervilles.* Dartmoor is evoked so strongly. I wanted to do a walk on Dartmoor several years ago. I got as far as Okehampton Castle. LOL
These books are amazing and I have a set in my library with great pride!
There's a Wales based Wainwright book, which I need to track down if only to point to some of the illustrations and say "I used to live there."
I am British born and bred so among my favourites are the ones I read as a youngster, The Children of the New Forest by Frederick Marryatt and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. More recent one would be The Island by Victoria Hislop.
I suspect this book will be one of the many Wainwright Sketchbooks as opposed to a guidebook. Bigger format usually and still worth having. A tour of second hand bookshops perhaps or check to see if it is still in print via the Wainwright Society’s website?


A valuable summary of the Committee's work can be found in a book by its general counsel, René A. Wormser, Foundations: Their Power and Influence (New York: Devin-Adair, 1958). Some of Wormser's section heads are instructive: "Politics in the Social Sciences," "The Exclusion of the Dissent," "Foundation-Fostered Scientism," "The 'Social Engineers' and the 'Fact-Finding Mania,'" "Mass Research-Integration and Conformity" (The Betrayal of the American Right, p. 136, footnote 3)So I ordered and received a copy of Wormser's book. I was unable to find a copy from the major booksellers in Canada; consequently, I had to order a copy from a bookseller in Chicago. When I was looking through the book early this morning (maybe 2 AM!), I came across a quotation that mentions Ludwig von Mises. This, of course, is the purpose of the current blog entry.
Wormser mentions (p. 143) a Mr. Aaron Sargent, "one of the witnesses before the Reece Committee." According to Wormser, Sargent's qualifications are as follows. "Mr. Sargent is a lawyer who has had considerable experience in special investigations and research in education and subversion" (143). The important quotation for my research is found on page 145 (bold emphasis is mine):
The growing radicalism which was beginning rapidly to permeate academic circles was no grass-roots movement. Mr. Sargent cited a statement by Professor Ludwig Von Mises that socialism does not spring from the masses but is instigated by intellectuals "that form themselves into a clique and bore from within and operate that way. It is not a people's movement at all. It is a capitalization on the people's emotions and sympathies toward a point these people wish to reach." (145)I want to conclude that Mr. Sargent's witness testimony to the Reece Committee certainly appears to be consistent with what I know already about Ludwig von Mises. When I read this Sargent citation originally, what popped into my mind was Mises's conclusion to his book Planned Chaos. Mises's Planned Chaos was originally published in 1947 by the Foundation for Economic Education. The Reece Committee was around roughly from 1952 to 1954; hence, both of my sources are from the same period of history, i.e., circa 1950. You will immediately see the parallels that exist between what Sargent said and what Mises said:
It is not true that the masses are vehemently asking for socialism and that there is no means to resist them. The masses favor socialism because they trust the socialist propaganda of the intellectuals. The intellectuals, not the populace, are molding public opinion. It is a lame excuse of the intellectuals that they must yield to the masses. They themselves have generated the socialist ideas and indoctrinated the masses with them....The intellectual leaders of the peoples have produced and propagated the fallacies which are on the point of destroying liberty and Western civilization. The intellectuals alone are responsible for the mass slaughters which are the characteristic mark of our century. (Planned Chaos, p. 76, bold emphasis mine)


Skills and ways to contribute#
Where to start?#
The short answer to this question is: follow your interests :-)
A few general ways to help out#
Code structure of the docs repository
A note on complexity of tasks#
Depth/expertise required for certain kinds of tasks can be hard to nail down and not at all obvious. If you’d like to make a contribution and you’re not sure where to start, a good rule of thumb is to reach out to another team member to help you scope the work you’d like to do, and to set expectations.
Resources for Learning#
In this section, we gather some introductory materials for learning the aforementioned tools.


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Here are some books I highly recommend reading.
"Have him at hello" by Rachel Greenwald
This book offers great insight into why you haven't found the men you actually want to date, why some men don't call back, and how to get the right men to call back every time. A great read for men too.
"Marry him: The case for settling for Mr Good Enough" by Lori Gottlieb
This book helps highlight for women that Mr. Right often comes in unexpected packages, and the need to throw-out your list. A must-read for women.
Find a husband after age 35 (using what I learned at Harvard Business School)" by Rachel Greenwald
This book applies successful business skills to create an effective love action plan to find your mate. Good for both women and men.


“Gold: Dentistry’s Oldest and Noblest Metal” is a captivating exploration of the history, significance, and diverse uses of gold in dentistry. Authored by Dr. Donald E. Pedersen, a renowned expert in dental materials, the book sheds light on gold’s unique properties and its pivotal role in the field of dentistry. While the book primarily focuses on gold’s applications in dental science, its relevance extends to the broader world of jewelry, including the creation of exquisite pieces like the white gold diamond ring.
Gold has been a cherished metal for millennia, admired for its beauty, malleability, and resistance to tarnish. In “Gold: Dentistry’s Oldest and Noblest Metal,” Dr. Pedersen meticulously details the historical journey of gold in dentistry, from its early use in dental prosthetics to its contemporary applications in restorative dentistry, orthodontics, and beyond.
In the realm of jewelry, gold has held an equally esteemed position. Gold’s versatility has made it a prime choice for crafting stunning pieces that range from intricate necklaces to elegant rings. One popular iteration is the white gold diamond ring, which beautifully marries the timeless elegance of gold with the dazzling brilliance of diamonds.
White gold is an alloy created by mixing gold with other metals, such as palladium or nickel. The resulting metal has a silvery-white appearance that closely resembles platinum. This alloy serves as an excellent canvas for showcasing the brilliance of diamonds. When combined with the radiance of diamonds, white gold creates a harmonious blend of colors that complements a variety of styles and occasions.
The white gold diamond ring has become an iconic symbol of love and commitment. Its gleaming surface and sparkling gemstones evoke a sense of beauty and promise. Just as gold has held a steadfast place in dentistry, the combination of white gold and diamonds forms a lasting testament to the enduring bonds between individuals.
The craftsmanship that goes into creating a white gold diamond ring is a testament to the artistry of jewelry design. Jewelers carefully select the finest diamonds and expertly set them into the white gold band, ensuring that every facet of the stone captures and reflects light in a mesmerizing dance of brilliance. The result is a piece that encapsulates the emotions and milestones of a relationship.
In the context of “Gold: Dentistry’s Oldest and Noblest Metal,” the white gold diamond ring can be seen as a bridge between two worlds: dentistry and jewelry. Both fields recognize gold’s unparalleled qualities—its durability, beauty, and versatility. While dentistry relies on gold’s strength for dental crowns and bridges, jewelry harnesses its aesthetic appeal for creating pieces that celebrate love, beauty, and personal milestones.
“Gold: Dentistry’s Oldest and Noblest Metal” offers a fascinating exploration of gold’s role in dentistry and beyond. While the book primarily focuses on gold’s applications in dental science, its impact on the world of jewelry cannot be overlooked. The white gold diamond ring, with its blend of sophistication and elegance, showcases the enduring allure of gold and its ability to evoke emotions and create cherished memories. Just as gold has been used to craft beautiful smiles, it has also been used to craft beautiful moments that will be treasured for generations to come.


‘Smiling woman’ storyboard frame, art by Roger Mason It’s been, so far, a summer of working part-time which has been very nice. I did start re-designing my business card,amidst all that inactivity, a task which I thought would take me about two hours. Three weeks later, I have settled on this image for the front. […]
Frontispiece illustration for the new Jasper Fforde book, The Eye of Zoltar Here is the complete illustration which is in Jasper Fforde’s new novel, the third in the Last Dragonslayer series, called the Eye of Zoltar. It features one of the characters, who happens to be an australopithecine, hanging onto the underside of a giant, […]
Poster for comic book drawing workshop by Roger Mason. © Roger Mason 2014 Next month I will be leading a workshop at New Cross Learning, a library in New Cross, London, for young people on the subject of drawing comics. I am pretty happy with the poster I designed for it, as it recycles (or […]
The temp, Wade, gets stuck into some serious data input in the forthcoming Mice book. Page detail. Art by Roger Mason So, major drag, orders for The Mice from UK retailers, through Diamond, were terrifically low so new readers may like to go to scarcomics.com to get a copy – as it won’t leaping off […]
Detail of the frontispiece illustration for Fforde’s new Last Dragonslayer novel, by Roger Mason January has been a busy month for me, and one job I took on I take immense pleasure in blogging about here. This is a detail of the frontispiece illustration for Jasper Fforde’s new book, The Eye of Zoltar, the third […]
While I am charging about buying gifts and storyboarding, some of the promo copies I sent out have been paying dividends. A big ‘thank you’ to editor James Hoare, who has praised The Factory Menace and reviewed it in the latest edition of Sci Fi Now magazine. A ‘Must read now!’ and four out of […]
http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/comic-reviews/7269-comic-review-the-mice-the-factory-menace After sending hard copies out to several magazines of a sci-fi/fantasy persuasion, it looks like things are coming home to roost. The editor of Sci Fi Now magazine will be putting it in the December issue, and today I read on Starburst’s site a positive and insightful review of The Factory Menace, written by […]
Mice t-shirt, art and design by Roger Mason 2013 Am getting down to some t-shirt design on Spreadshirt for The Mice, and this one I quite like.
In order to help out with the marketing, The Mice has been on Facebook for about three months. Yesterday I followed the advice of a social media expert and paid for some adverts through that site. Pretty simple to set up, and have seen my likes go from 60 to 155 in 12 hours. So […]
The Mice in The Factory Menace, the first graphic novel in the series, will be in the December issue of Previews UK. This is Diamond Comics Distribution’s catalogue which supplies the comics and specialist bookshops across the United Kingdom. This is very exciting to me, it means the book will be on the stands in […]
New Mice character, CJ Shakespeare. Art by Roger Mason Recently been laid up with the flu, or a rather watered-down version of it anyway, so i got on with some design for the new Mice graphic novel, working title Crash and Burn. These are initial sketches for Cameron Johnson Shakespeare, a mixed race SE Asian/caucasian […]
Detail from a layout rough for a page from the next Mice graphic novel. Production of the next Mice GN continues apace. Here’s scene featuring an alien pilot leaping out of his cockpit. Pencils first, then biro, then sharpie. Scanned and turned into blue line in Photoshop.
Aliens from book three of The Mice, currently in production. This is the full-length character study of the aliens who work in the offices of the factory Order Nine. From left to right: Wade, Lona, Myrl (seated), Q (sort for Quar) and as-yet unnamed. A lot of the action in the next book takes place […]
The first Mice graphic novel is going into Previews UK, either in December or January, which means it will be available for comics and specialist shops to order in the UK. For this reason I have souped up the original cover design and added some of the great quotes the book has been getting over […]
My mum and I attended the Jasper Fforde fan convention in Swindon, the Fforde Ffiesta, where we had a really fantastic time celebrating the vision and quirkiness of Fforde’s novels, among them The Eyre Affair, The Big Over Easy and The Last Dragonslayer. If you are reading this and are unaware of his work, I […]
Review: The Mice.. a post-apocalyptic tale with a sense of scale… – Forbidden Planet Blog Many thanks to Richard Bruton for reviewing both Mice graphic novels, and for really enjoying them! Click on the link to find out what he says. I feel ten feet tall.
Mike McGee of Framestore, left, and Roger Mason working on the storyboards for Next ‘Home’ commercial in 2013. Here’s a short film by Framestore, detailing how they made their TV commercial ‘Home’ for Next and on which project I drew the storyboards. At the very beginning of the film you can see me working with […]
Well, one way of doing it anyway. For a few years I have been friendly with Matt and Fanos at Big Smoke Media, a south-east-based marketing company who specialise in distributing postcards across the London area. When you are next in a bar, cinema or restaurant, keep an eye out for a postcard rack promoting […]
Diana attempts to rescue Rowling from the soup vat in The Mice: The Factory Menace The two lead humans are called Mulligatawny and Diana. Subsequent characters I have tried to name after obvious contemporary celebrities, although with mixed success (problems with readers making the link.) Diana is named after Princess Diana, Harry after Harry Potter […]
The Mice graphic novels available from Scarcomics.com/shopfacebook/scarcomics The Mice began life when I was spending Summers working in a canning factory in Lincolnshire, while studying illustration at college in 1998. At the time a dead mouse had been found in a can of baked beans so I started thinking about an environment where humans were […]