Looking for the Wednesday Wandering? Page back one and enjoy a behind the scenes look at the process of translation. Then join me and Alan as we venture into realms twisted, weird, and utterly wonderful.
JANE: When we were discussing the various genres of SF and Fantasy a few months ago, I mentioned that a writer I particularly enjoyed was Clifford D. Simak. I was delighted when you said that you liked him too.
ALAN: Oh yes – one of my favourite writers. He seems largely forgotten now, but in his day he was a prolific and popular author. He made the mistake of dying just a few days before Robert Heinlein died and, in the fallout from that massive event, he passed largely unnoticed. I’m not even sure if his books are still in print. If not, they certainly should be.
JANE: I wanted to talk about Simak when we first mentioned him, but I got distracted and went off on a tangent.
ALAN: Isn’t that what it’s all about?
JANE: You bet!
I encountered Simak’s work back before I paid a lot of attention to who wrote the books I was reading. Books were their own wonderful things and the authors were incidental. Simak was the author who changed that for me.
Interested in time travel?
ALAN: Yes indeed. Time travel stories are my favourite stories.
JANE: All right, climb into the cabinet and swirl back the dials. It’s summer, sometime probably in the late 1970’s. I’m in my early teens and have discovered SF and F. Every week or so, my mom takes me and my siblings to the public library. There, we are permitted to take out as many books as we can carry. Because of this weight restriction, I have abandoned what was then called the “Children’s” section with its big, bulky hardbacks and gravitated toward the wire paperback racks. It is on one of these that I first encounter the works of Clifford Simak. After a while, I find myself deliberately searching for more. I finally run out of paperbacks. Then it hits me.
This is a library! That means it works like the school library! Up until then, I think I’d considered the public library as more a holiday place, not operating by library rules, if that makes any sense. I browsed, but never systematically searched. But now, my desire to read more Simak is heating my blood. I check the card catalog. I found Simak’s name, and bravely crossed the invisible line into the Adult stacks. I half-expected someone to pull me back from Forbidden Lands.
ALAN: I vividly remember my first excursion into the Adult Library. I think that for people like you and me, it’s a coming of age ritual, a rite of passage. Do you recall any Simak titles from your exploration of the Forbidden Lands?
JANE: I can’t say precisely which was my first, but I can remember an early favorite: The Goblin Reservation. It had everything: time travel, space travel, inventive aliens, goblins and their fey ilk, Neanderthals, and ghosts. It was a murder mystery, a tale of political intrigue, and, for those who insist that SF teaches nothing, it was also the first place I encountered the theory that Shakespeare did not write the plays.
I still enjoy it greatly. I could go on with more titles, but maybe I should turn off my time machine and give you a turn.
ALAN: Well actually I have a time machine of my own. (Wavy lines and eerie music…)
I was about twelve or thirteen. It was summer and my parents and I were on holiday at the seaside. I found Time Is the Simplest Thing in a pile of second hand paperbacks. I’d never heard of Clifford Simak, but the blurb attracted me and so I bought the book. I think it cost me sixpence, and it turned out to be the best sixpence I ever spent. I read the story with jaw-dropping amazement.
JANE: I haven’t read that one in years. Can you remind me a bit about the plot?
ALAN: Indeed I can. Earth has turned its back on space travel. The best they’ve ever managed is to send the minds of brave people out to the stars while their bodies remain on Earth. Shepherd Blaine is one such explorer. But on his latest trip, he encounters a telepathic alien which he describes as a pinkness. “Hi, pal!” it yells in his head. “I change with you my mind.” And it does. Blaine returns to his body with a bit of the pinkness in him. He immediately goes on the run – previous explorers to whom something like this has happened have been arrested and have vanished from view. They have been contaminated and they must be dealt with.
JANE: I remember! As soon as you said “pinkness” that did it. I bet you loved it.
ALAN: I was completely absorbed in the story. So much so that I never registered that my aunt and uncle and cousin had joined us for the day. Eventually it dawned on me that my cousin was talking to me.
“What’s the book?”
“Science fiction,” I mumbled, not lifting my eyes from the page.
“Who’s your favourite author?”
There was only one possible answer. “This chap,” I said, showing him the cover.
JANE: Have you ever read Time is the Simplest Thing again?
ALAN: I read the book again as an adult and I got a lot more out of it the second time around. It was still a gripping can’t-put-the-book-down story but this time round I realised it was an allegory about racial intolerance in America. People with paranormal abilities, those with a pinkness in their mind, are feared and ostracised by society. As Blaine runs and hides in the back blocks of America, the story fills with images of rusty, decaying small towns, angry mobs and the dangling corpses of lynching victims. This is a common theme with Simak – again and again and again his novels tell us that we are all in this together and that superficial things like a pinkness in the mind really don’t matter in the grand scheme of things. And so all his books have the strangest companions working together in harmony. The book you mentioned, The Goblin Reservation, is quite typical in this regard.
JANE: Absolutely! But the best thing about Simak is that he never lectures. I think one of the things I love the most about his works – and that I think has had a huge influence on what I choose to write – is how size or shape or species are not an issue in what makes for friendship or alliances.
Even when he latches onto what for other writers might become a really conventional trope, this emphasis on character connection makes the story special. In his Fantasy novel, The Fellowship of the Talisman, what could be a typical ho-hum quest story becomes special because of the extraordinary group which ends up looking for a talisman that may or may not exist. Have you read this one?
ALAN: Indeed I have, though it’s not one of my favourites. I think I’m just biased against quest stories…
JANE: Sigh… The members of the quest start out seeming rather typical: Duncan, a young knight and his childhood best friend, Conrad, who is a burly warrior. Then there’s a wardog, Tiny, and a warhorse, Daniel, and a little donkey named Beauty. Mind you, none of the animals are magical or can talk, but that doesn’t matter. They’re members of the Fellowship. Along the way Duncan’s group becomes even more diverse… But I don’t want to spoil the story by going into too much detail. Suffice to say that they become a group so varied and interesting as to make a combination of humans, hobbits, elves, and dwarves seem positively conventional.
And the resolution of the quest is not at all what anyone would expect…
ALAN: Simak had a lot of strings to his literary bow. Let’s look at some aspects of his work next week.


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Indeed, book is the best friend of human and the precious assets for educated people. But in the history there are some mysterious book are found. However, experts put all their efforts to understand this but unable to get any success. The 7 Mysterious Books In The World are The Voynich Manuscript, The Book of Soyga, Popol Vuh, Ripley Scroll, Rohonc Codex, Dead Sea Scrolls and Red Book by Carl Jung.
The Voynich Manuscript – Mysterious Books
This book discovers from the library of wilfred. On the front page the name written was unable to understand by anyone. Therefore, it is associated with volfred and named as Voynich. This book is the collection of prescriptions of the family and continuous from generation to generation. Experts did not understand anything except few flowers and nude pictures.
The Book of Soyga
This book discovers from the library of British philosopher, mathematician and expert astronauts. According to the resource from the family this book contains the secrets of astronaut and the surprisingly prescriptions of medicine. However, this book was written through code due to which no one was unable to understand this. Neither expert astronaut nor ruler got the benefits from this book.
Popol Vuh – Mysterious Books
This book was written in maya language and contains about the information of maya civilization and the people from Guatemala village gifted to priest who came from city. It is said that besides of the history of complete maya civilization there are some process mentioned that effect immediately. Priest translate this book in 1958 but surprisingly all the translated paper disappears. It is said that this book has the secret about the creation of world. but the disappear of the translated paper of this priest and after the death of his no one unable to translate this book.
Ripley Scroll – Mysterious Books
In 15th century, the book written by Ripley Scroll proved to be very mysterious. According to replay this books has the prescription of water and he found from the forest of Africa after the research of 20 years. After the wording of Ripley not his book even he himself gets the fame and all the book sold out immediately. However, the books contain the strange language and other pictures nothing was beneficial for purchaser. Ripley death proves her claims proved to be wrong.
150 years ago found this book donated by the experts of archeology to local library. This books contains the special type of writing that is unable to understand by anyone. Even though the animal type human pictures were also made. According to expert archeology the picture found in the book is the real picture of any creature that was alive on the world.
Dead Sea Scrolls – Mysterious Books
Discover from the cave of Palestine this books contains the ancient’s Jewish civilization secrets. However, in current era no one unable to translate this book. Jewish writer said that the day when he becomes able to translate this book then he will become the ruler of this world.
This book was writer by the famous psychologist Carl Jung. This book was written in the language that was understanding but expert psychiatrist become confused while reading this. This book is famous in all over the world and every psychiatrist has the desire to get this book but this is not beneficial for them till now.
I hope you will definitely like the topic about the mysterious books in the world.


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Charleston Carnegie Public Library Pre-school Story Time will resume on Mondays beginning February 27, through May 1, 2017. One program will be presented three different times each Monday at 10:30am, 1:15pm and at 5:30pm, in the Craft Room for ages 3-5. Wake up Mr. Turtle and participate in stories, activities, crafts and other fun literacy builders for ages 3-5. This is a free program, open to the public. A library card is not needed to attend. For further information, please call 217-345-1514 or visit our website at www.charlestonlibrary.org.


Research in Pre-Hospital Care for NIAS - An Introduction
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Their story inspires others, proving that challenges can be overcome with hard work. In both work and life, Raunda Williams is a beacon of strength and perseverance.
Raunda Williams gained fame as the wife of American football executive Doug Williams. They met in college, got married in the early ’90s, and have a strong relationship with eight children, including Doug Williams, Jr., Temessia Williams, and Leta Williams.
This article explores the life, accomplishments, and enduring influence of this extraordinary person.
Table of Contents:
Introduction – Elevate, Unite, Thrive!
She is a remarkable individual who has made significant contributions in their field, leaving an indelible mark on both their industry and the lives of those they have touched. From humble beginnings to soaring achievements, Williams’ journey is a testament to perseverance, passion, and the power of determination.
This article delves into the life and accomplishments of Raunda Williams, highlighting their early years, notable career milestones, profound impact on the field, personal challenges overcome, philanthropic endeavors, and aspirations for the future. Join us on a captivating exploration of the life and legacy of Raunda Williams.
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Early Life and Background – Life Unleashed Now!
1. Childhood and Family:
Randa Williams, a force to be reckoned with in her field, had a humble beginning. Born and raised in a small town, she grew up with a tight-knit family who instilled in her the values of hard work and determination.
Her childhood was filled with laughter, mischief, and endless curiosity – qualities that would later shape her career.
2. Education and Academic Journey:
Raunda’s thirst for knowledge was evident from an early age. She excelled in school, always pushing herself to achieve more. With a passion for learning, she pursued higher education, ultimately obtaining a degree in her chosen field.
Her academic journey equipped her with the necessary tools to pave her way to success.
Career Achievements and Milestones – Unleash Your Potential!
1. Breakthrough in the Industry:
Raunda’s career took off like a rocket when she made her breakthrough in the industry. Through sheer dedication and a stroke of genius, she revolutionized the field with her innovative ideas and fresh perspective.
Her unique approach caught the attention of industry leaders, quickly establishing her as a prominent figure in her domain.
2. Notable Projects and Collaborations:
Raunda’s resume reads like a who’s who of the industry. She has been involved in numerous notable projects and collaborations, leaving her mark on each one.
Her ability to seamlessly work with a diverse range of individuals and teams has garnered her respect and admiration from peers and clients alike. Her contributions have consistently exceeded expectations, setting the bar high for future endeavors.
Contributions and Impact in the Field – Innovate, Transform, Elevate!
1. Innovation and Advancements:
She has made groundbreaking contributions in her field. Her innovative ideas and willingness to push boundaries have propelled her industry forward.
She has been at the forefront of technological advancements, constantly seeking ways to improve and revolutionize her field. Her work has had a lasting impact, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps.
2. Influence and Recognition:
Her influence within her field cannot be underestimated. Her expertise and knowledge have made her a go-to resource for industry professionals seeking guidance and inspiration.
Her accomplishments have not gone unnoticed, as she has received recognition and accolades for her outstanding contributions. From awards to speaking engagements, her name has become synonymous with excellence.
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Challenges Faced and Overcoming Adversity – Conquer, Persist, Thrive!
1. Professional Obstacles:
Her journey to success was not without its challenges. She faced numerous professional obstacles along the way, encountering setbacks and hurdles that could have deterred anyone else.
However, Raunda’s unwavering determination and resilience propelled her forward, allowing her to overcome these obstacles with grace and tenacity.
2. Personal Struggles and Resilience:
Beyond the professional realm, Raunda also faced personal struggles that tested her resilience. Life threw her curveballs, but she never let them define her. Instead, she learned from her experiences, adapting and growing stronger in the face of adversity.
Her ability to persevere through personal challenges is a testament to her character and unwavering spirit. In conclusion, Raunda Williams is a trailblazer in her field, with a compelling background, impressive achievements, and a resilient spirit.
Her impact and contributions have left an indelible mark, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps. Raunda’s story is a testament to the power of passion, determination, and the willingness to challenge the status quo.
Philanthropic Endeavors and Activism – Elevate Change Together Now!
1. Giving Back to the Community:
She is not just a talented individual, but also a compassionate one. She believes in the power of giving back to the community and has dedicated her time and resources to various philanthropic endeavors.
Whether it’s volunteering at local charities or organizing fundraisers for important causes, Raunda is always eager to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
2. Advocacy and Social Causes:
In addition to her philanthropic work, Raunda is a passionate advocate for social causes. She uses her platform and influence to raise awareness about important issues such as gender equality, mental health, and education.
Her activism extends beyond just words; she actively engages in initiatives that aim to create a more inclusive and equitable society. Her dedication to these causes has earned her the respect and admiration of many.
Personal Life and Inspirations – Embrace Your Bold Journey!
1. Hobbies and Interests:
When she isn’t busy conquering the world with her talent and philanthropy, she likes to unwind by indulging in her hobbies and interests. She enjoys reading books that broaden her perspectives, exploring new cuisines, and spending quality time with loved ones.
She believes in the importance of self-care and making time for activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
2. Influential Figures and Inspirations:
Like all of us, She has her own set of influential figures and inspirations. From talented artists to visionary thinkers, she draws inspiration from a diverse range of individuals who have made a significant impact on their respective fields.
She admires those who have overcome adversity and continue to push boundaries, and she strives to emulate their resilience and determination.
Legacy and Recognition – Embrace Your Timeless Impact!
1. Impact on the Industry:
Raunda Williams has undoubtedly left her mark on the industry. Her unique talent and unwavering dedication have propelled her to great heights and earned her the respect of her peers.
She has contributed to the industry’s growth by fearlessly experimenting with different styles and pushing creative boundaries, inspiring a new generation of aspiring artists.
2. Awards and Honors:
Her exceptional work has not gone unnoticed, and she has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career. From prestigious industry recognitions to community accolades, she has been commended for her talent, philanthropy, and positive impact on society.
These awards not only validate her hard work but also inspire her to continue making a difference.
Future Endeavors and Aspirations – Chase Your Dreams Now!
1. Future Projects and Goals:
Raunda Williams has a bright future ahead. She has exciting projects and goals in the pipeline, promising to captivate audiences and expand her creative horizons. With her innovative spirit and determination, there’s no doubt that Raunda will continue to surprise and impress us with her upcoming ventures.
2. Continuing to Make a Difference:
Above all, Her main aspiration is to continue making a difference in the lives of others. Whether through her art, philanthropy, or advocacy, she aims to inspire and uplift those around her.
Raunda’s commitment to creating a better world is a testament to her character and serves as a reminder that small actions can have a big impact.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. What are some of the notable achievements of Raunda Williams in their career?
She has achieved numerous milestones throughout their career. Some notable achievements include her achievements, which have solidified their reputation as a leader in their field.
2. How has Raunda Williams contributed to their industry?
Raunda Williams has made significant contributions to their industry. Their innovative ideas and groundbreaking work have pushed the boundaries of what is possible and have had a lasting impact on the industry as a whole.
3. What challenges has Raunda Williams faced and how have they overcome them?
Raunda Williams has faced various challenges throughout their journey through obstacles in her career journey. However, through their determination, resilience, and unwavering commitment, they have managed to overcome these obstacles and continue to thrive in their career.
4. How does Raunda Williams give back to the community?
Beyond professional achievements, Williams is actively involved in philanthropy, contributing to various causes and making a positive impact on communities. Williams’ commitment to
community engagement goes beyond financial contributions, focusing on empowerment and sustainable development initiatives.
In short, Raunda Williams is a trailblazer and inspiration. Their resilience, commitment, and groundbreaking work have left a lasting legacy. Recognized for contributions and philanthropy, they continue to create change and inspire others. A reminder that determination and passion lead to greatness.


Kingston, September 5 – The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has described as “historic” today’s signing of the Deed of Gift under which the Coverley Collection has been turned over to the National Library of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry.
The Coverley Collection includes a wide range of items from both Miss Lou and her husband Eric Coverley, who was a calligrapher and draughtsman. With the signing, the National Library of Jamaica has become the official repository of the Collection.
“This is a proud moment for me as Minister as we are just two days away from the 99th Anniversary of the birth of Miss Lou and from the unveiling of the statue in her honour at Gordon Town, the place where she grew up. And here we are signing this Deed of Gift,” Miss Grange said.
The Minister said that “the Collection is organised into ten main series including correspondences, legal and financial documents, writings and performance, published and printed material, personal and professional documents, academic papers, artefacts, photographic and audio-visual material, Eric Coverley papers and books and periodicals.”
Minister Grange thanked the Louise Bennett Coverley Estate for sharing the works of Jamaica’s cultural icon and expressed confidence that the Collection will be “secured, protected and preserved by the National Library of Jamaica and be made available to all who might wish to conduct research and for other purposes.”
She said also that the Miss Lou archives is housed in a Special Collections at the National Library of Jamaica and that “the intellectual property rights to the works of the Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley rest with her estate and in part the NLJ. Permission to copy, distribute, perform, broadcast, make adaptations or in any way utilise her works must be made with her estate through the National Library of Jamaica.”


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If you want to know the secret to success in life and relationships, I have not one, but TWO books to recommend that will lead you to the life you have been dreaming about… and they are both titled, The Secret!
You may have heard all the buzz from people talking about the book or the movie (yes, there’s a video too!)
I heard about the Secret many years ago at a TriState meeting (my HR Professional Association) when the outgoing President, Theresa McGlinchey, decided to reward members at the end of the year with gifts of some of her favorite books. Although I didn’t win a copy of The Secret at that Tristate meeting, it became a much sought after prize, a book I had to have in my personal library. So off in search of The Secret I went.
I couldn’t wait to order it – I had to have it NOW, so at the next opportunity, I stopped in the nearest bookstore, and there, displayed on the shelf at the front of the store, sat The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne. My daughter, Grace, was with me, and mentioned that she had heard about this book in school, and it was on Oprah’s recommended reading list. It seemed that everyone, except me, knew about “the Secret”!
Within its covers, it promised to unlock a secret that has been around for centuries, a secret that all the great minds of the past, Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Edison and Einstein, had known. It promised to reveal how to get what you want out of life, from love and relationships to money and health.
I eagerly poured through the book, looking for the secret knowledge I had been searching for, and within a few hours, I had begun to uncover how these lessons from the greatest thinkers could be life changing, if applied by the reader. I could immediately see how the information could be useful in life and in a work setting.
Before I even finished the book, I purchased an additional three copies to keep in my personal library at work. I wanted to share this secret with people in my organization who were struggling to succeed. I wanted them to know that they were completely empowered to change their own circumstances if they worked to create an environment for success around themselves.
As readers were about to learn when beginning this journey of discovery, what we tell ourselves has a lot to do with what we achieve in life. Think of the inspirational story, “Rudy”, the football film about the young man who overcomes all odds to play with the fighting Irish Notre Dame football team. Think about how impossible putting a man on the moon seemed at the turn of the century, and yet, we are now living in that reality of traveling in space. Envisioning what you want in life sets in motion the laws of attraction to make it so!
As I continued reading and ultimately finished, Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret, I was left wondering if this was “the Secret” that had been referred to at our meeting. Indeed, it contained powerful lessons to live by and apply to achieve personal and professional success, but it also contained some unconventional ideas that I found challenging to accept - for example, by seeing yourself with money, you could attract it - checks would actually arrive in the mail. (Surprisingly, I have actually experienced this phenomenon personally, as crazy as it sounds.)
Because some of the concepts were so extreme, I even considered whether, as a human resource professional, I shouldn’t have been so quick to provide copies to struggling co-workers. (Visions of how that action could be turned around in a legal setting had me thinking about a future legal update from our favorite Tristate member and attorney, Lou Lessig, sharing the dark side of “the Secret”.)
At any rate, although I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne, (which I continue to recommend to friends today), I wondered if there was another secret that I should be searching for. I decided to take my search online, and there I found The Secret by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller. I was so excited waiting for my copy to arrive in the mail – I had many of Ken Blanchard’s books, Whale Done!, Leadership and the One Minute Manager, and Raving Fans. His books are easily read and they all have pearls of wisdom to apply in any situation.
This “Secret” shared a recipe for a successful leadership approach that goes beyond leading people within an organization. Based on the servant leadership model, Blanchard’s SERVE principle could truly be applied to our personal relationships, as well. This book seemed to tell a parallel story to Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret. We are all empowered with the ability to help ourselves and the people we lead to achieve great success both personally and professionally.
The timing of my reading this version of The Secret was truly serendipitous (a fortunate accidental discovery), as my organization was about to embark on a large acquisition and the human resources department was expected to undertake a major change in service delivery through a centralization effort, which would leave some staff members impacted. The SERVE model, which was aligned with our organizational values, became for me, the foundation of all actions within this change effort.
Seeing the future would be critical to our successful transition. Engaging and developing the talent within our human resources team became necessary in order to Reinvent how we perform services within the organization. Valuing the results we needed to achieve and the relationships of those who would remain, as well as with those who would be leaving us after the centralization, seemed the best course of action to ensure a successful transition. Finally, Embracing our “enduring relationships” values system provided the anchor that was keeping us grounded through the initiative.
If you are interested in greater personal and professional satisfaction, The Secret is a must read. Choose either or both versions, and you can have the life and the relationships you’ve been dreaming of.
The books are easily read in a few short hours, and the lessons contained within are indeed…priceless!


Death and the Mainden by Ariel Dorfman
April 16 - May 1 2010
Death and the Maiden is a complex psychological battle of wills between Paulina Salas, her husband, Gerardo, and Dr. Miranda, a seemingly friendly stranger who provided Gerardo with a ride home after a car breakdown. Trouble begins when Paulina claims to recognize Miranda’s voice and accuses him of torturing her during her days as a prisoner of her country’s former government. Dr. Miranda denies knowledge of such events, but Paulina is determined to have her revenge. Gerardo is caught in the middle, forced to decide if his wife is telling the truth or reacting irrationally due to her past trauma. The confrontation and shifts in power between the three inevitably raises issues of justice and revenge, especially in relationship to the punishment of war criminals.
Paulina: Becky Scholtec
Gerardo: Bob Baskerville
Dr. Miranda: Mark Littlejohn


Hepburn Shire Council Chief Executive Officer, Evan King, said the easing ofCOVID-19 restrictions allows some community facilities and services to re-open, albeit with restricted numbers and social distancing requirements in place.
“Council will take a risk-based approach to re-opening services,” said Mr King.
“Our playgrounds, skate facilities and outdoor fitness equipment across the Shire are now open. State Government regulations are that people should not gather in groups of more than 10 and stay 1.5 metres apart from others. This increases to up to 20 people from 11:59pm on Sunday 31 May 2020. Council has installed signage to remind the community of appropriate social distancing measures and have scheduled regular cleaning of the playgrounds.”
A new Library Click-and-Collect service will start on Wednesday 3 June 2020. Libraries will be open from 10am to 2pm on specific days.
- Clunes – Thursday and Friday
- Creswick – Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Daylesford – Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Trentham – Tuesday and Friday
Library Click-and-Collect is a temporary service adjustment so that we can serve the public safely until restrictions are lifted further.
To avoid disappointment the community is asked to wait for confirmation that their items are ready for pick-up. Wait times and queuing outside the library may be necessary, with information available on council website and Facebook page.
Mr King said the libraries would increase their cleaning regime to ensure the health and safety of staff and patrons.
“We’re really excited to see people in our libraries again. We know there will be a lot of grateful patrons, who have really missed the facilities available at a library. We would like everyone to follow the restrictions and be respectful of the changes being made to the library service.”
“We are also required to record the names of people who attend our facilities, but we assure library patrons that if personal information is retained, it will be stored and protected and only be made available to health authorities if contact tracing is required,” said Mr King.


Here is management of the book list in Office 201, Hilase Centre.
Out of the library
- [Thibault] H. J. Kreuzer, “Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and its statistical foundations,” Oxford and New York, Clarendon Press, 1981. 455 p., 1981, 1. Owner: FZU.
- [Marek] P. Balling, “Ultrashort-pulse laser excitation of materials”, Doctor of Science degree dissertation (2014).
- [Prof. Bulgakova] Bäuerle, D. Laser Processing and Chemistry Springer-Verlag, 2011. Owner: prof. Bulgakova.


Anyway, minding my own business when a tweet from someone I follow came up. It was to promote the The Book of Negro, the CBC miniseries based on Lawrence Hill's bestselling novel. Great novel, by the way, buy it or borrow it from your local library and read it if you haven't yet. Hill has captured a piece of Canada's past that we rarely see, and in a very refreshing voice. I replied to the tweet, commenting that it's a great thing about the mini-series, but I wished that there were more adaptations of Canadian novels on Canadian TV. Sure, we have Anne of Green Gables and its myriad of sequels, prequels and parodies (I'm looking at you Beaver Creek from Made In Canada), a short season of Douglas Coupland's j-Pod and last year we had the miniseries Klondike, partially based on Charlotte Gray's book Gold Diggers.
But when you compare Canadian TV with TV from other countries, like the US, the UK, Scandinavian countries, we are falling behind. The US is producing shows like Game of Thrones, Orange is the New Black, Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad, True Detective and many others. The UK has a wide range of fantastic TV especially with crime fiction. It seems almost every single British, Scottish, Welsh (and Irish) crime writer has had their novels adapted into a TV series (Yes, I'm envious, I'll admit that). And let's not forget Downton Abbey, Mr Selfridge and the hilarious Episodes (it's a British/American co-production). Sweden is like the UK, great crime fiction shows like The Bridge, Wallander, The Killing, shows so good that they've been adapted into versions for other markets.
Because of these kinds of productions, many are saying we are in a new Golden Age of TV. That TV is overtaking Hollywood in great storytelling and characters. Big time movie actors are moving away from the big screen and looking to the little one. And they are correct; it is the Golden Age of TV. But in Canada, not so much. We have a few decent shows but compared to these other countries, we are soley lacking. And I'm not the first to say this.
So back to my tweet in which I complained about the lack of Canadian broadcasters and productions companies looking to Canadian stories, possible Canadian novels to create a Golden Age of Canadian TV. I figured that since we have such an incredible and successful literary scene, not just with Canlit, but with crime, sci-fi and fantasy, it would make sense for Canadian TV to reflect some of that. Of course, I didn't get all that into my tweet but it was my thinking behind it.
The response to my tweet suggested I use my voice to speak out, to convince or make broadcasters think about adapting already successful Canadian stories into Canadian TV. And at first, I was defensive saying I have only a small voice. Who's gonna listen to me? Some reality TV blogger who writes crime novels. But after I finished folding the laundry, I realized that what the heck, why can't I say something? I'm a writer and it won't take me long to make my point in a semi-readable fashion.
So the point is this: CBC has produced a mini-series based on the Canadian novel, The Book of Negros. The first episode airs tonight (Wed. January 7). And if you think, like me, that it's time for Canadian to have its own Golden Age of TV and that adapting Canadian novels for TV is a great idea, then watch it. Even if you don't think that, watch it anyway. Reality TV like Amazing Race Canada is great and all, but The Book of Negros is truly a Canadian story, written in Canada by a Canadian writer about the history of Canada. Doesn't get better than that.


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Wisdom Books (Job – Song of Songs)
Here is the list of Catholic Deuterocanonical books.
The apocryphal book of Wisdom (of Solomon) has also been supposed to support the allegorical interpretation of the Song of. Solomon. Dating from about the.
Daniel J. Harrington writes: “Several factors point to Alexandria in Egypt as the place of composition: the use of Greek, the philosophical concepts, the focus on the exodus, the polemic against Egyptian animal-worship, and so on. A date in the first century B. Efforts to link it with a specific crisis in the history of the Jewish community at Alexandria such as the threat posed by the cult of the Roman emperor Caligula C. David A. The terminus a quo is set by the author’s use of the Greek translation of Isaiah, Job, and Proverbs, the first of which was probably available by B.
Reider 14; Holmes The terminus ad quem is set by the evident use of the work by several New Testament authors Holmes ; Reider A date within the early period of Roman domination of Egypt, especially the early Roman Principate or Empire , seems most likely. First, the description of the development of the ruler cult in best describes not the cult of the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt, a cult that was organised and promoted from the center, but the spontaneous, decentralized development of the imperial cult under Augustus, who was also Egypt’s first ‘remote’ ruler since Alexander Holmes ; Oesterley ; Winston ; Collins Second, the author uses some thirty-five terms or phrases unattested in secular Greek before the first century C.
Winston and n.
The Book of Wisdom
The apocrypha is a selection of books which were published in the original King James Bible. These apocryphal books were positioned between the Old and New Testament it also contained maps and geneologies. The apocrypha was a part of the KJV for years until being removed in A. A portion of these books were called deuterocanonical books by some entities, such as the Catholic church.
Many claim the apocrypha should never have been included in the first place, raising doubt about its validity and believing it was not God-inspired for instance, a reference about magic seems inconsistent with the rest of the Bible: Tobit chapter 6, verses Others believe it is valid and that it should never have been removed- that it was considered part of the Bible for nearly 2, years before it was recently removed a little more than years ago.
He wrote in Greek, in a style patterned on that of Hebrew verse. At times he speaks in the person of Solomon, placing his teachings on the lips of the wise king of.
And here I was led to believe that the Orthodox church is a beachhead of religious certainty amidst the shifting sands of Protestant scholarship. I know this is an old posting, but i came across looking for info on this book, and thought it would be a good place to provide some info from a Catholic source.
In fact, Solomonic authorship was doubted even in premodern times. Thus, the Wisdom of Solomon is clearly a pseudepigraphica l work, with the author trying to gain authority for his sapiential composition by attributing it to the traditionally wise King Solomon. As a result, I shall follow the lead of most scholars and henceforth refer to the author as Pseudo-Solomon. Although it is impossible to be certain of Pseudo-Solomon’s identity, he was most likely a Hellenized Jew who composed his sapiential work in Greek.
In modern critical study of the Wisdom of Solomon, there has been a great range for the dating of the book, from the late third century B. However, recent scholarship has narrowed the terminus a quo for composition to the late first century B.
What Does the Bible Actually Say About Dating?
This book, which the Vulgate calls Wisdom and the Septuagint Greek calls the Wisdom of Solomon , is one of the most typical books of wisdom literature. Its literary beauty and particularly its depth of doctrine brings us to the threshold of New Testament revelation. Although the book itself claims that it was written by Solomon , it must be pointed out that here as in the case of Ecclesiastes we have an example of recourse to pseudonymity, a device often used in the ancient world to highlight the importance of a literary work; here the author used the prestige of Solomon, the greatest of the wise men of Israel.
The inspired writer wrote the entire book in Greek, including the first five chapters, which were once taken to have been originally in Hebrew. This is demonstrated by the language used, which is elegant and cultured, by its thematic unity, and even by its consistency of style. We can therefore say that he was a Hellenist Jew who wrote out of his great faith in God
Look Inside The Wisdom of Solomon He examines the complicated problem of dating the text, as well as the question of its original language and possible.
Solomon was uniquely qualified to serve as the principal author for this book of wise sayings. First Kings —9 recounts Solomon asking God for wisdom in his reign over Israel, a request God eventually granted 1 Kings — In fact, Solomon identified himself as the source of most of the book. His name appears at the beginning of three distinct sections—Proverbs , , and —covering almost all of the first twenty-nine chapters of the book.
The final two chapters identify Agur and Lemuel as their authors, though the identities of these men remain mysterious in history. The composition of Proverbs remains one of the most difficult questions about the book.
The Wisdom of Solomon : In the Revised Version with Introduction and Notes
The book of Job is anonymous. The Talmud Baba Bathra 14b attributes the work to Moses, but there does not seem to be any internal evidence to support this suggestion. There is a wide divergence of opinion concerning the date of composition. Five main views are held by biblical scholars:. The patriarchal age, before the time of Moses. The reign of Solomon 10th century B.
suppose the last half of the first century BCE for the date of the Wisdom of Solomon, though they do not directly indicate the Augustan age. Scholarly argument.
Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. One of the deutero-canonical writings of the Old Testament , placed in the Vulgate between the Canticle of Canticles and Ecclesiasticus. Title The oldest headings ascribe the book to Solomon, the representative of Hebrew wisdom. In non-Catholic Versions, the ordinary heading is: “the Wisdom of Solomon”, in contradistinction to Ecclesiasticus, which is usually entitled: “the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach”.
Contents The book contains two general parts, the first nine chapters treating of Wisdom under its more speculative aspect, and the last ten chapters dealing with Wisdom from an historical standpoint. The following is the author’s train of thought in the speculative part chaps. Addressing himself to kings, the writer teaches that ungodliness is alien to Wisdom and courts punishment and death i , and he sets forth and refutes the arguments which the wicked advance to the contrary: according to him, the frame of mind of the ungodly is contrary to man’s immortal destiny; their present life is only in appearance happier than that of the righteous; and their ultimate fate is an unquestionable proof of the folly of their course ii-v.
He thereupon exhorts kings to seek Wisdom, which is more needful to them than to ordinary mortals vi, , and describes his own happy experience in the quest and possession of that Wisdom which is the Splendour of God and is bestowed by Him on earnest suppliants vi, viii.
King James Bible
What does the Bible say about? Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.
For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
WISDOM OF SOLOMON, BOOK OF THE (LXX. Σοφία Σολομῶνος; Vulgate, “Liber Sapientiæ”):
He was the son of King David and Bathsheba. He ruled Israel for forty years, ushering in an era of peace and prosperity for his people. He is famous for building the First Holy Temple in Jerusalem. His story is told primarily in 1 Kings
calls Wisdom and the Septuagint Greek calls the Wisdom of Solomon ) lead us to suggest that the most likely date of composition was.
Aug 23 3 Elul Torah Portion. King Solomon, the wisest of all men, built the Temple in Jerusalem and reigned over Israel’s golden age. Before David dies, he appoints as king his son Solomon, who is 12 years old at the time, with these words:. This classic blessing is often quoted by fathers to their sons on the day of their Bar Mitzvah. It restates the cardinal rule that has guided the Jewish people from the time of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai: in order to prosper keep the Torah.
Shortly after Solomon is anointed king, God appears to him in a dream in which He invites Solomon to make a request for himself. Solomon answers:. Born in BCE, Solomon dies at age 52 in BCE, ruling as king for 40 years — the best years in all of Israel’s history — 40 years of peace and prosperity. He is known as chacham mi’kol ha’adam, “wisest of all the men. The crowning achievement of Solomon’s reign is the building of the Temple which his father, King David, had dreamt about.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and we’ll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer – no Kindle device required. Although much about this apocryphal book of the Septuagint Greek Old Testament is unknown, it remains an influential and much-studied work.
A. Very Late Date (Fourth Century B.C. B.C. or Later). 1. This is held by C. H. Toy in ICC. 2. Solomon was identified with all wisdom.
To browse Academia. Skip to main content. Log In Sign Up. Download Free PDF. J Cheryl Exum. Cheryl Exum, University of Sheffield The time has come for scholars, especially those who have not researched the issues themselves, to look more closely at the evidence before repeating so-called established views about the unity and date of the Song of Songs, as if consensus exists.


Flushing Queens Library - Hiromi Niizeki Participatory Art Making
Curated by Kimberly Marrero
August 2, 2014
The Queens Flushing Library is pleased to present the participatory GumHearts installation entitled “LOVES” by artist and Queens resident Niizeki Hiromi. This is Niizeki’s first solo show with the Queens Library, and the artist will be present at the Opening Reception at 41-17 Main Street Flushing, NY 11355, phn: (718) 661-1200.
The Queens Flushing Library is the second largest U.S. public library, which serves over 2 million people. For her latest project, the Niizeki Hiromi has chosen to work in this non-traditional location as a way to connect with a much broader audience thereby making art accessible to all. For her recent project "Loves" she playfully responds to the institutions' expansive windows, high ceilings and stairways with carefully arranged vivid patterns of discarded chewing gum imagery that she has been collecting for the past several years from the streets and sidewalks of New York City's five boroughs. Niizeki considers this artwork, which is purposefully visible from both sides, as a way to encourage her audience to pay closer attention to the spaces they occupy and the things that are often overlooked among their surroundings. As a special interactive component to this exhibition, the artist invites those in her Queens community and beyond to actively participate in her creative process by looking for GumHearts in their own area and capturing them with their cell phone cameras. If you are interested in making a submission please send your images to the following website https://www.facebook.com/Gumhearts, or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.org and become part of this unique community art project.
The Participatory GumHearts Project “LOVES” was inspired by Niizeki's frequent trips to the playground with her young son where she first discovered the accumulation of vibrantly hued wads of discarded chewing gum, each unique in its shape and color, weathered by time, and forming abstract patterns on the ground as far as the eye could see. Their spectrum of color and patterns formed a compelling body of work that inspired the transformation of the often frowned upon detritus most of us chose to ignore. Niizeki's work transforms them into stunning and complex works of art. Her inspiration has led to an obsessive documentation of these endless gum wads found in all the five boroughs of New York which she has carefully woven into a vast tapestry of technicolor dots. Using just her own cell phone camera for documentation, she began to discover the many fortuitous heart shapes that had been formed on the ground merely by happenstance. Included in her work are the two thought provoking hearts from locations that directly relate to the artist, Fukushima and Brighton Beach, highlighting her personal experience with that nuclear tragedy and that of Hurricane Sandy. The LOVES project has since developed into a global invitation to the public at large, and invites all to participate in this universal treasure hunt with the artist.
Niizeki, Hiromi was born in Tokyo, Japan. She presently maintains her family name of Niizeki. She began her studies at Musashino Art University in her native Tokyo before moving to New York City in 1988 as her primary residence. A voracious consumer and self-styled producer of both American + Asian pop culture, Niizeki works in a vast range of media, settings, and artistic disciplines—photography, sculpture, digital imagery, installation, to name a few. Her mixed media installations, sculptural objects and assemblages, embody a keen interest in exploring the use of various types of existing and handmade papers. Throughout her career, she has created numerous participatory works that incorporate the re purposing of common, and often overlooked materials, that she continuously collects from her every surroundings. Her work as been exhibited both domestically and internationally at many prominent art institutions which include: The National Museum of Art in Johannesburg, South Africa, Palo Alto Junior Museum, Palo Alto, CA, Memorial Art Gallery, The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, Highways Performance and Arts, Los Angels, CA, Cave Art Space, Brooklyn, NY, La Foret Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Her works are widely known and exist among a number of high profile collections. Her work has received critical acclaim by art critics such as: Holland Cotter of The New York Times, Stuart Ferguson of the Wall Street Journal and Jane Ingram Allen for Sculpture Magazine. She has participated in a number of Arts Residencies which include Clock Tower Gallry@P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York and Governors Island Studio Program at Children's Museum of the Arts, New York. www.niizekihiromi.com


Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Released: February 10th, 2004
# of pages: 200
Summary from Goodreads:
Tohru Honda was an orphan, living with her grandfather, when one day fate kicked her out of the house and she was forced to take up residence in a tent in the forest. Little did she know that the land she was staying on belonged to the Sohma family, a clan of beautiful and mysterious people. After stumbling upon the teenage squatter, the Sohmas invite Tohru to stay in their house in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Everything's going well until she discovers the Sohma family's greatest secret: when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they each turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal!
Plot: Tohru Honda is a shy, cheerful girl who has been recently orphaned and now lives in a tent pitched in a field. When exploring the land near her field, she stumbles across the Sohma house, where the cousins Shigure and Yuki Sohma live. The guys can't seem to keep the place clean, and Tohru desperately needs a home and family, so they take her in as a sort of housekeeper/little sister combo. Conflict arises when a third cousin, Kyo, moves into the house and causes Tohru to find out the family's centuries-old secret.
The premise is definitely wacky, but that's common for for shojo (girls) manga. The fact that the curse is hug-activated is ironic and really adorable, and the curse is often played for laughs--when Tohru accidentally bumps into Kyo and he turns into a cat for the first time, her reaction is priceless. But beyond the humor, the curse is also shown to be tragic, since it isolates the Sohmas from close non-family friendships.
Characters: The characters are the big draw of the series. Yuki Sohma is so highly adored, the girls at his school actually call him "Prince Yuki" and have a fanclub that decides who gets to spend time with him. Yuki's kind of brooding because he's been brainwashed by Akito, the head of the Sohma family, to think that he's a freak of nature. Once Tohru knows his secret, Yuki is pleasantly surprised that she still wants to be his friend. He's mostly cool-headed and reserved, and is the Rat in the zodiac--due to the culture gap, being a rat actually doesn't carry any negative connotations with it.
Kyo likes martial arts and trains extensively so that he can beat his rival Yuki, but Yuki always wins their fights. Tohru feels extra sorry for Kyo because he's an outcast even among the Sohmas, and doesn't get along well with other people. Kyo is the Cat, and is harboring his own dark secret, but he's a little one-note in this volume, and most of his development comes later in the series.
Shigure the Dog is a professional writer who lounges around the house in his robe and is always turning his wit on whoever happens to be nearby. He's an adult and is nominally in charge of the teen characters, but he's naturally irreverent and doesn't really discipline anyone.
Tohru's determined to make her own way in life and she works part-time to earn money for college. She never complains, to the extent that she'll do without things she needs to avoid burdening her friends, and she feels like she's all alone in the world. The title comes from a memorable game of Fruits Basket she played as a child, when the other kids intentionally left her out of the game.
Graphics: It's a serviceable art style. Nothing too gorgeous, but nothing left underdone, either. I usually read Takaya for the story, not the art.
Series info: There are 23 volumes in the Fruits Basket series, so if you plan to read the whole thing, brace yourself for an epic saga.
Some of the traumatic emotional themes may make this series inappropriate for younger readers.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Alright, wow - has it been weeks guys? I feel guilty. So, we're starting a new weekly feature here on Girls Love Graphic Novels covering past favorites. On Monday, we'll have a Graphic Novel Fave and on Tuesday we'll have a Manga Fave. These are books we've read in the past that we love and want to share with you.
Today Kristen (me) is sharing a personal favorite graphic novel!
The multiple Harvey and Eisner award-winning fantasy is now collected in one volume!
The 450-page Castle Waiting graphic novel tells the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. A fable for modern times, Castle Waiting is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil—but about being a hero in your own home.
For the first time, Fantagraphics' Castle Waiting collects the entire story into one mammoth volume—and includes the concluding chapter written and drawn especially for this volume.
Wittily reinterpreting the Grimm Brothers classic tale "Briar Rose" (Sleeping Beauty) as a story of love, enchantment, and sibling rivalry, the opening chapter "The Curse Of Brambly Hedge" sets the stage for the story.
In the second chapter, "The Lucky Road," Lady Jain's fairy-tale life turns out not-so-happily ever after, as she leaves to search for Castle Waiting, a wondrous, mythical refuge where "all are welcome." Jain soon finds the castle is very much a home as well as a refuge, and learns to fit in with its eccentric inhabitants as she discovers how she can help them bring the lonesome, dilapidated place back to life.
The third chapter, "Solicitine," tells the story of Peaceful Warren, a young woman destined and determined to live an unconventional life. From the barroom to the circus to the convent and beyond, this chapter is a tale of an extraordinary adventure, an extraordinary friendship, and of making a place for oneself in the world.
An artist with 20 years' experience in comics and children's books, Linda Medley lavishly illustrates Castle Waiting in a classic visual style reminiscent of Arthur Rackham and William Heath Robinson. Blending elements from a variety of sources—fairy tales, folklore, nursery rhymes—Medley tells the story of the everyday lives of fantastic characters with humor, intelligence, and insight into human nature. Castle Waiting can be read on multiple levels and can be enjoyed by children and literate adults.
And one of my favorite panels...
So, why is this book so great? It's fairy tales that's a bit more grown-up. It's also compiled into a 450 page book which is just fantastic for those that just want to read and read and read. I just love the stories in this graphic novel and the artwork. Totally brilliant and one you guys need to pick up!
I'm really excited, because this winter....
Gah!! It's comes out two days after my birthday! I rarely pre-order books, but I think I will have to for this one!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Author: Kanoko Sakurakoji
Released: August 4th 2009
Publisher: VIZ Media
# of Pages: 194
Summary: (from Goodreads)
There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. All that changes one day when Misao is attacked by a demon. Her childhood friend Kyo suddenly returns to save her and tend to her cuts--with his tongue! It turns out Misao is the bride of prophecy, whose blood gives power to the demon clan who claims her. But most demons want to keep her power for themselves--by eating her! Now Misao is just trying to stay alive...and decide if she likes it when Kyo licks her wounds.
Plot: Although I feel like I have read something similar to this before, Black Bird definitely kept my attention. I absolutely loved that Sakurakoji mixes bits of violence, romance, and Japanese folk lore into this novel creating something that feels both authentic and fictional at the same time. The pacing of the novel is also something that really impressed me. The details of the novel are slowly revealed which allowed me to get to know the characters and understand each person's role in the overall story.
Characters: Black Bird is a novel FULL of characters. But what I loved was that I did not feel overpowered by them. Each had their own personality... their own traits. So by the end of the novel, it was easy to remember each of them for their own special reasons.
Graphics: Black Bird is a beautifully drawn novel. All the characters and scenery are just wonderful to look at. This is one of those novels that I would just love to jump into it and visit.
There are currently four volumes of this series available with the fifth being released in August of 2010. Currently, the sixth volume is set to release in November of 2010.
Due to some sexual content and violence / gore, this manga is rated YA, and may not be suitable for readers under 16.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Author: Ted Dekker
Illustrator: J.S. Earls
Publication date: November 2008
Genre: Fantasy/Graphic Novel
Copy Provided by: Library
Summary (via Goodreads):
Chosen - The land of the Forest Dwellers has been decimated by the Horde, and Thomas Hunter is forced to lower the recruitment age of his army. From among thousands, four new recruits are chosen to lead--and perhaps die--for the greater good. But their first mission takes a turn when they are intercepted and given a new assignment. Now they must find the seven lost Books of History. Books that control not only the destiny of their world . . . but also of ours.
Plot: It may have helped if I had read the novels before reading this graphic novel. The story line seemed pretty basic, almost too much so. It's an adventure novel, involving some bickering because one of the characters won his place in the group a somewhat nontraditional way. It just felt a little corny at times, but otherwise fit all the standards of an adventure novel with fantasy elements - they were constantly moving and getting in and out of problems.
Characters: They fell pretty flat. Also, the little weird bat-like creatures that help them throughout the novel are kinda.. too cute? I felt at times like some of the characters seemed over the top, much more than they would be in the actual novel.
Graphics: I actually really liked the style. The full color graphics were pretty awesome and I liked the design of the characters and the settings. Visually a lot better than I thought it would be.
Similar Graphic Novels:
Artemis Fowl, the Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer
Stormbreaker - the Graphic Novel by Anthony Horowitz
Redwall the Graphic Novel by Brian Jacques
Series Info:Infidel - Graphic Novel (book 2)
Renegade - Graphic Novel (book 3)
Chaos - Graphic Novel (book 4)
Appropriate for ages 12 and up.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
And our winner of the signed copy of Vampire Kisses manga is:
Congrats! I will be emailing you in a few minutes here for your mailing address!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
But later, she came back to me, feeling horrible she had never given the genre a try and asked for a list of recommendations. In later semesters, she decided to incorporate it into the curriculum we were learning and asked me to speak about them with another class. And since then, I've stopped by her class every semester to do a short talk and the best of which she also asked me to do a Roundtable with her Masters' class she teaches during the summer. For those unfamiliar with the term, every one reads and brings in a few graphic novels and we go around and discuss them and then close up with how we would use them in the classroom/library.
So, for these purposes, I have been adding to a long list of Graphic Novels I've read over the year and wanted a place to put them. Figure this blog is a great place and that some of my readers would be interested in this list.
So, without further ado - click the link. :)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Author: Serena Valentino
Illustrator: Ted Naifeh
Publication date: December 2006
Genre: Fantasy/Graphic Novel
Copy Provided by: Myself, I bought it. :)
Summary (via Amazon):
The long-awaited GloomCookie graphic novel contains issues 1-6 of this popular comic book series, as well as some other ninja-type surprises, never before seen sketches, Serena’s bad art, a cute Halloween story about The Monster entitled “Trick Or Treat”, special guest artists thingies (Ooooo! Wait till you see ‘em!), Lex’s vocabulary list and LOTS of other squishy stuff to make you happy. As always, wrapped in a gorgeous cover by Ted Naifeh.
The Gloomcookie comic book series is a goth soap opera set in the San Francisco club scene.
Plot: Mixed with bits of fairy tales here and there, this graphic novel mainly follows Lex, a girl who is in love with a boy who prefers an unreachable woman - the wicked queen figure of the club scene and only stays with Lex until she admits her love for him.
Add in her companion, a man who starts to grow close to Lex, but their love is a doomed love for it has repeatedly failed for generations and generations. A story which is discovered during a trip to New Orleans. Add in a carnival, a monster under the bed, and some seriously funny gothic club commentary and you've got a winner of a graphic novel.
Characters: I absolutely love Lex - she uses cute words like "oogie" and "squishy" and "yummy" and she is an incredibly good pouter. She's definitely a good fit for the damsel in distress role in this fairy tale. The other characters are equally as unique and though briefly introduced in the first volume, certainly leave a mark on your memory for the later volumes.
Graphics: Ted Naifeh is my favorite graphic novel artist. I love everything he's ever done and you'll probably see his name crop up A LOT on this blog. I'm sad that he only illustrates this first volume and his graphics are probably the reason that this is my favorite volume of the series. He has a unique way of drawing characters that just draws your eye and you can see the style across his novels. He really is a fantastic artist.
Courtney Crumrin series by Ted Naifeh
Kin by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh
Clubbing by Andi Watson
Life Sucks by Jessica Abel
There are five volumes in the series, each one drawn by a different illustrator. :)
Recommended for ages 16 and up. Some sexual content.


All links will open in a separate webpage. If you have any you think should be here email me and I’ll add them. If you notice any broken links let me know too so I can remove them from the page.
History Links – Medieval and Renaissance
Castles on the Web If you have a castle related question this is the place.
British History Online Not just medieval but I had to put it somewhere. And they do have medieval information. Search by city.
Medieval Siege – NOVA Program Life in a castle, Medieval Arms Race, Destroy the castle, NOVA builds a trebuchet.
A Compendium of Knowledge Everything you wanted to know about Elizabethan England.
The Medieval Era Includes information on daily life, the politcal world, the scientific world, the spiritual world and the arts.
Life in the Middle Ages and Renaissance From About.com
Internet Medieval Sourcebook This is a fabulous site with tons of information.
Medieval Demographics Made Easy This site is more for fantasy role playing but has some useful information for writers trying to create that perfect medieval town.
Timeline of the Middle Ages Search by military key, art and literature, religion and learning or development of the knights.
History links – All things Scottish
The Bruce Homepage Includes Bannockburn sequence of events and a Bruce chronology.
House of Douglas Everything you wanted to know about the House of Douglas.
Surname origins Lots of information here about last names with a list of over 500 Clans and Septs of Scotland.
Medieval Scotland A collection of articles and resources for anyone interested in Scotland from 500-1603 A.D.
Daily life in Ancient Greece A decent collection of
The Amazing Ancient World – Looks like it has a lot of information on various ancient cultures including Rome, Greece and Egypt
Ancient Greek History on the WWW Information about ancient Greek history available on the WWW, listed chronologically by main periods and topics.
Names – Pick just the right one for your character
Baby Names by Category Not just for parents anymore. Search by most popular names, male, female, unisex, nationality
Behind the Name The etymology and history of first names
Intrigue and Suspense – for writers of murder and mayhem
CIA Homepage The Central Intelligence Agency site. Virtual tour, about the CIA, CIA FAQ, Careers, Pressroom. You could spend a lot of time here.
Crime Scene Evidence File Free previews, view evidence, join and help solve crimes.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Has some interesting information and a link to download a demo bloodstain pattern analysis software.
Evi-Paq Innovative Crime Scene Products Their product gallery lists everything your crime scene ivestigator will need. Includes prices.
Forensic Science Includes history, crime scene to court and forensic links.
Zeno’s Forensic Science Site This page has just about everything you want to know about forensics. Includes a message board.
Unsolved Crimes, Bookstore for Unsolved Crimes Rather have a book in hand? This site lists tons of books to help you solve the crime.
North American Insects and Spiders An insect and spider reference. You never know when a bug is going to solve the case.
Law Links For doing some law research for that legal thriller.
Weapons – Past and Present
Historical Weapons-Arms and armour from the past Includes a bookstore, articles, sword terminology, appraisals.
Imperial Weapons Swords, daggers, knives and martial arts equipment.
History of the Sword A brief history and basic sword parts.
Swords A list of the various swords with brief descriptions with a link to slightly longer history of the sword. Check out all the links on this page. Links to blade parts, knives, guns, and armor.
Sword Forum International Swords of different cultures and time periods. An acedmic forum to discuss swords and swordplay. Free to join.
Duels and Dueling on the Web Guide and web directory to pistol and sword dueling in history, literature and film.
Swords and Daggers Swords and daggers – An introduction.
Modern Firearms and Ammunition Site Online encyclopedia of firearms
Guns What a gun is, how it works, different
categories, gun measurements.
Real Guns Firearms and handloading information.
Miscellaneous Links – Favourite Places
Milton Write Now A writing group in the Milton area.
Cedar Valley Pet Resort Where your pet can enjoy accomodations in the country while you enjoy yourself on vacation.


Theology today not only needs to help us reflect on God, life, and power, it needs to help us develop alternative ideas about God and the world that are linked to alternative ways of life, which grow out of very different power flows. In many of the Judeo-Christian traditions, power moves not from the top down, the default position under the conditions of empire and capitalism, but from the bottom up. The traditions of the Exodus, the Jubilee, the Hebrew Prophets, the life of Jesus Christ, as well as the lifestyles of the early church that value community over hierarchy, all testify to this reversal.
On Thursday evening, September 9th, 2010, a diverse crowd, including members of the academy, churches, and local labor leaders, gathered at Perkins School of Theology on Southern Methodist University, to hear about movements rising up in churches today that are making a difference in the world.
Solidarity is no longer a matter of the privileged helping the underprivileged. It is about understanding what we have in common and how we all need to work together to organize and to embrace a different power.
In this interview, Rieger discusses his recently published book on religion and the Occupy movement as well as the theological importance of Karl Marx’s criticisms of capitalism, especially as they help Christians avoid naive idealism, attend to the movement of power from the bottom up, and recognize that issues of production and labor are central to their faith.
Rieger tackles the nature of the relationship between religion and money, and asserts that the two are interconnected. In exploring the difference that religion makes, Rieger examines how the monetary system can act like religion and how Christ counteracts the blind faith that seems to be a part of economics.
Religion itself needs redemption. In the Occupy movement, its potent ideals and traditions of resistance are resurrected. Rieger discusses this redemption in Aoen Magazine.
Contrary to widespread belief, theology is part of life. Whatever ideas people hold about God and the world, those ideas have been shaped to a considerable degree by the events of their lives. Their lives, in turn, are shaped by flows of power that are often not fully visible, including the powers at work in politics and economics. Few people realize, for instance, how the free-market economy influences not only their financial options but also the way they think about themselves, the world, and God. When these ideas about God, life, and power go unreflected, we are doomed to perpetuate these power flows.
Theology in this perspective contributes to liberation from all forces that restrict the flourishing of humanity and the world.
by Joerg Rieger and Kwok Pui Lan
Occupy Religion introduces readers to the growing role of religion in the Occupy Movement and asks provocative questions about how people of faith can work for social justice. From the temperance movement to the Civil Rights movement, churches have played key roles in important social movements, and Occupy Religion shows this role is no less critical today.
by Joerg Rieger
From the journey of Abraham to the travels of Jesus and Paul, from medieval pilgrims to today’s global trekkers, travel has held deep religious significance. In fact, says Joerg Rieger, traveling can seen as a metaphor for the whole Christian life, especially pertinent in an age of global connectedness, widespread international travel, and religious encounter. Rieger’s historical and theological reflections offer concrete ways in which travel can open up fresh encounters with meaning and, ultimately, the divine.
by Joerg Rieger
Even though economic downturns are still followed by upturns, fewer people benefit from them. As a result, economic crisis is an everyday reality that permanently affects all levels of our lives. The logic of downturn, developed in this book, helps make sense of what is going on, as the economy shapes us more deeply than we had ever realized, not only our finances and our work, but also our relationships, our thinking, and even our hopes and desires. Religion is one arena shaped by economics and thus part of the problem but, as Joerg Rieger shows, it might also hold one of the keys for providing alternatives, since it points to energies for transformation and justice.
This book is significant because it exposes the fetishism and false-faith of contemporary free-marketeconomics which precipitated the recent economic crisis and theologies complicity in legitimating unjust economic conditions. This book shows a way forward for Christians to rethink theology and begin to think about how to transform unjust economic systems.


I am a big digitization nerd, and I get really excited when I discover new digitization projects and resources, especially ones that make historical research a lot easier and faster. My latest discovery came through my Twitter feed this morning, and is called Connected Histories. The website aggregates eleven digital resources on British history between 1500 and 1900 (including British History Online, London Lives, The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Online) and allows the user to perform a single search of all the aggregated resources. This function is already hugely important and useful, but there’s more. Users can register for a free personal workspace that allows them to save searches and results, and to connect and share resources with others. What I really like about the connection function is that other users can only access the resources you share, and are not able to connect with you personally or even know anything about you other than your username. So, it’s basically a social network for resources without the baggage of personal connections. Brilliant. Connections can be associated with a course, which makes this a useful tool for organizing and distributing course materials. The website also provides comprehensive research guides arranged by topics, such as family history, crime and justice, local history, poverty and poor relief, etc., and detailed information about the included resources.
I took the search tool for a quick spin and I am quite impressed with the results interface. Results are categorized by document type, date and availability (free or subscription). Users can also access workspace functions from the results page, including saving or downloading of the searches or results, and Google +1 and Twitter bookmarks. My search results (for the word “vaccination”) also came up with an Old Bailey case that I had not encountered before, which I posted on my brand new HLBNA workspace.
I think this project represents the next step in digitization. Digital resources should be more than just a dump for scanned pages, but should provide users with tools for smart, comprehensive searching, saving, downloading, annotating and sharing, as well as helpful research guides.
Connected Histories is a not-for-profit service created by a partnership between the University of Hertfordshire, the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, and the University of Sheffield.


How good do you want to be?
Today I wanted to share with you one of favourite, quick read 'Pick me up' books; 'It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be' by Paul Arden. This book offers quick motivational advice as well as a perfect boost of clarity and encouragement at those moments in need. As the back cover states, this book is “a concise guide to making the most of yourself - a pocket ‘bible’ for the talented and timid to make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible”.
This is not your typical self-help book, it's written by Paul Arden, one of the world's top advertising gurus. Paul offers up wisdom and insight for creatives on issues such as problem-solving, communication, making mistakes and getting things right throughout the whole creative process.
Speak it, believe it, become it.
Paul takes a shot at naming 'It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be' as the “world’s best-selling book” and even a "pocket bible", these bold statements sum up his creative approach and mindset. Having the courage to use titles that hold such power before even releasing the book reflects a plain sailing way to show you how to get the life you want. If you want your book to be the world's best-selling book then you best start believing it and what better way to believe it than to have it boldly on the cover and declare it.
When your vision is concerned, nothing is impossible.
The book teaches the fundamentals of developing a complete disregard for where you think your abilities end, aim beyond what you think you are capable of. Do more things outside your comfort zone, things that you think you are incapable of.
Industry insight, career reassurance.
The best thing about Arden's teachings is that he offers a quick go to read that provides insight into the creative world and agency set ups, offering simple but encouraging words of advice for individuals as well as the perfect desk accessory for us all.
What are you reading at the moment? Leave it down below in the comments and I'll check it out, you may even see it in my next book club.
It's not how good you, it's how good you want to be"


Bad Form are supporting Black, Asian, Arabic, and non-white writers to address the huge representation gap in the British publishing industry
Did you know that in 2016, less than 100 books were published by BAME authors? I didn’t until I read this on Bad Form’s website and this needs to be fixed. In order to address the huge representation gap in the British publishing industry, Bad Form was created to platform Black, Asian, Arabic, and non-white writers through their quarterly magazine – which is written, designed, and illustrated by Black, Asian, Arabic, and non-white contributors – and social media.
In light of recent events following the death of George Floyd, Bad Form have also released their anti-racism reading list, which outlines some fiction and non-fiction books for those who want to start educating themselves on being anti-racist.
Here are 6 books which I’ve taken from Bad Form’s list and from their Instagram to continue my own education. And if you need to start doing some anti-racist work yourself, then here’s somewhere to start too.
If you are going to purchase any of these books, Bad Form has encouraged you to buy from and support your local Black-owned independent stores – here are some based in London.
Why I’m No Longer Talking to People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Started as a blog post in 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustrations with the conversations on race and racism that were being had by people not affected by it. Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race extends that discussion to explore the institutional racism and white dominance in our society. Reni has also encouraged that if you want to read this book, to borrow a copy from a friend or your local library, or if you do buy the book, to match the cost with a donation.
Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman follows the story of two people. One is a Cross – the dark-skinned ruling class who live with power and privilege – the other is a Nought – a member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. Through this role reversal, this love story explores the powers of structural racism and discrimination in our society. Once I’ve read the book, I’m definitely going to be giving the BBC adaptation a watch too.
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
In 2018, Layla F. Saad started the #meandwhitesupremacy challenge on Instagram to encourage people to acknowledge and examine the ways in which they uphold white supremacy. This developed into an online guidebook and now into a physical book which explores white privilege and white supremacy, so that people can learn how to stop inflicting conscious and unconscious damage on BIPOC.
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Fiction
Girl, Woman, Other tells the stories of 12 different characters and their friends, families, and relationships. Exploring the lives of Black women in modern Britain, it covers tales from different generations and social classes. Bernadine Evaristo also has loads of other great books – mixing fiction, non-fiction, prose, and poetry – to add to your reading list.
Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri
Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri is a look into the traditions, politics, philosophy, and history of black hairstyling culture. It dives into it it’s relation to mathematical systems, social codes, and even cosmology, showing the importance of understanding the oppressive hair journey Black people have been on.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
This coming-of-age story tells the life of writer and poet Maya Angelou, growing up in the south of America from the 1930s. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an autobiographical fiction that explores both discrimination and celebration, traumas and achievements. This is also the first book in a seven volume series of autobiographies by Maya to keep your reading list going.


Game. Set. Murder.
Temperamental tennis player Roderick McAdam stands on the threshold of claiming the world number one ranking. But days before McAdam is due to arrive in Melbourne for the Australian Open, his trussed-up body is found in a seedy hotel room.
Why had the victim accepted an invitation to play in a one-off competition in far North Queensland? And why was he murdered in such a bizarre way? With the public and tennis officials demanding answers, Detective Jack Lisbon and his team must peel back the layers of lies, violence and deception to uncover the shocking truth.
Drop Shot is the fifth book in the Fighting Detective Series by popular crime fiction author Blair Denholm – another action-packed mystery guaranteed to keep you turning the pages into the night.
If you’re a fan of fast-paced thrillers by American crime-writing legends James Patterson, David Baldacci and Michael Connelly, or British doyens of police procedurals Ian Rankin, Peter James and Val McDermid, this novel will be just what the detective ordered.


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- Breaking Food Chains 2nd edition eBook (336 pages)
- Printable Action Plan Workbook (43 pages)
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About the Author
Shidaun Campbell is the co-founder of the TRUHeart Wellness Center, a Morehouse College Alumni and a member of the National Association of Holistic Wellness. He currently travels the world as a professional dance instructor.
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