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About The Mobile Internet Handbook Your Guide to staying online while exploring the world offline.
For anyone thinking of exploring a mobile lifestyle, figuring out how to best keep online while exploring the world offline becomes critically important.
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It is impossible to compress a fertile and rich genre such as detective fiction. There are millions of books that have made long lasting impressions. Here are some of the best detective novels series that one must include in their reading list,
The famous T. S. Eliot called Wilkie Collins’s ‘The Moonstone’ novel as one of the best detective novels series . This novel was technically the second greatest after Mary Elizabeth’s book called ‘The Trail of the Serpent’. The Moonstone basically focuses on the theft of a gemstone and was one of the most influential and popular novels of the Victorian era. It has all the ingredients from the country house to a bunch of likely suspects and a sleuth named Sergeant Cuff who is in search of the answer.
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Fergus Hume is the author of this novel. It was published in the same year as that of Robert Stevenson’s Mr Hyde and Dr Jekyll (which is basically a part detective and part Gothic horror novel). ‘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab’ was a bestseller in 1886. The story basically starts with a body that is discovered in a cab in Melbourne and Detective Gorby sets out to solve the mystery behind the corpse and the victim’s murderer. This novel was a huge bestseller, selling around 300,000 copies in its 1st six months in Britain.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles is another best detective novels series. This was the most famous novel and was written during the ten year period (when Holmes was killed by Doyle).
Agatha Christie is hands down one of the best authors that ever lived. Her novels are exceptional. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is again one of her best novels. No list of the best detective novels series can be complete without Agatha Christie’s name in it (in this case it is the famous Hercule Poirot novel). The Murder of Roger Ackroyd which was published in 1926 is mainly noteworthy because it literally breaks all the rules and has an amazing twist in the ending. Agatha’s books takes readers into another world, from the suspense to the famous Poirot solving the murder case. Majority of her books are bestsellers and why shouldn’t it be?


last of the cowboy fiddlers
the life and music of bus boyk 1917-2010
"I consider him a treasure and feel he must be numbered among the finest living exponents of the violin styles called western swing, western, old time and country."
Joe Wilson, Executive Director, National Council for the Traditional Arts, USA.
As a young violinist, Bus Boyk embraced improvisation. "Anybody who reads can play lots of notes. If you want something special, it has to come from inside," he reflects.
Born in Everett, Washington in 1917 as Norval Boyk, "Bus" began studying classical violin at age seven. Now at 85, he is one of the last of the great cowboy fiddlers. Music has been his sole means of support--and his career reads like several chapters of American popular culture.
In the 1930s he performed with the Cascade Hillbillies and the Rancho Serenaders. During World War II he played a USO tour of England, Iceland, and Labrador. After the war, Boyk played the major vaudeville theaters, including New York, Washington, DC, and Miami, with the Yeary Brothers and the Rhythm Rangers. Next came three years of a daily half-hour live radio show with Roy Jackson and the Northwesterners.
Boyk honed his economic, precision style of playing during his 11-year (1953-1964) association with the Sons of the Golden West. This quartet toured its cowboy-comedy act throughout the United States, including the Nevada circuit (at Las Vegas' The Golden Nugget downtown and The Riviera Hotel on the strip) and summers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at the famous Wort Hotel. They rubbed shoulders with many of the famous acts of their day, including the Sons of the Pioneers, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and even a teenage Wayne Newton, who in 1955 Boyk taught to fiddle the show tunes "Orange Blossom Special" and "Ragtime Annie." Later, cowboy singer Jimmy Wakeley produced one LP and about ten 45s for the Sons of the Golden West at his Hollywood studio.
After the Sons split up, and as America's musical tastes changed in the '60s and '70s, Boyk was determined to do whatever it took to continue in his chosen field. He often had to go back on the road, leaving his family behind in Portland, Oregon.
Sometimes touring meant several months at a lonely roadhouse. Other times the road led him to coliseums and dance halls. He performed in California with Glen Campbell, saw national tours (including Churchill Downs, Kentucky; the Huntsville Prison Rodeo, and Governor Connolly's Ranch for President Johnson). As a member of Ray Price's band; Boyk recorded at Columbia Records in New York City. Jazz pianist Hank Jones was also on that session and made a lasting impression on Bus. "In Ray's band, all the guys liked to play swing jazz on their off hours," remembers Bus.
Back home in Portland in the '80s, Boyk found himself retirement age but not retirement material. He kept busy in a variety of bands and styles, including country, swing, western swing, old time, and bluegrass. (Once while giving Bus the particulars of an upcoming gig, I reminded him to "dress western." "Not country?" he asked. I stood corrected, and educated. Western means jeans and a cowboy shirt, while Country implies a much more serious look at one's threads, not a la Elvis or Liberace but giving a nod in that direction. Bus still fits into his closetful of finely-tailored Nuti cowboy suits, made in Vegas for the special needs of entertainers.)
In 1985 he recorded in Lake Tahoe, Nevada with Buddy Spicher and Zen Crook. He has continued to give inspired performances, winning the 1992 Grand Champion title at the annual Old-Time Fiddle Contest in Lincoln City, Oregon, First Place in the Senior Senior Division at the 1999 Oregon Old Time Fiddler's Contest, and Fifth Place in the 1999 National Old Time Fiddler's Contest in Weiser, Idaho.
In 1995 he was inducted into the Western Swing Society's Pioneers of Western Swing Hall of Fame. In 1997 the Regional Arts and Culture Council sponsored six Western Swing Fiddle Workshops focusing on Bus. Still an active and sought-after performer with subsequent generations of musicians, Bus has been heard with Everything's Jake, Ranch Dressing, Fiddle Summit, The Pudding River Boys, the Hollis Taylor Band, and as a featured artist with the Oregon Folklore Program. He has been featured in both Strings and Fiddler Magazines.
Playing concerts, Boyk is a fountain of musical ideas, but he has not developed his "bag of tricks" merely by logging hours on the bandstand. Recordings line his studio walls, and he is an avid listener. "I feel it is just as important to listen a lot as it is to practice and play a lot. I immerse myself to the point that I almost think I am actually playing. I've been listening all day today," Boyk said when we spoke recently.
Hollis Taylor, © 2003.
'The Cowboy Fiddle of Bus Boyk', a book/CD set on this fiddling legend's life and music. Transcriptions and analysis of Bus' solos and vocal backup on cowboy, country, swing, western swing, and hot fiddle styles with accompanying historic recordings appearing on CD for the first time; several triple-fiddle arrangements inspired by Bus' playing; and anecdotes from his life on the road.


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Simply this – it is the most personal, direct and simple way for me to let you know about the latest content on the website, upcoming educational opportunities, and to engage in conversation with the huge number of you that are friends of Chinese Medicine Central.
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Do you have the problems like:
• You aren't satisfied with the audio in the video and want to remove it.
• Need to add another audio track to a video.
When edit videos, many of users may meet such problems that need to detach audio from the original video file. To solve those issues, all you need is an audio extractor which can help you to make the audio and video separated. And VideoSolo EditFUN is that tool.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to detach audio from video with few clicks. Before we start, you can download the EditFUN from button below.
Check the Steps to Remove Audio from Video
Step 1. Add Video to the Library
Click on "Import" button to import your video to the media library. Or you can drag and drop the videos to the library directly.
Step 2. Extract Audio from Video
Drag the video from the library into timeline. Now you need to right click the video on the track and select "Audio Separation". Immediately, the audio will be detached from the video and automatically placed in another track.
Now, you can delete the audio track or just add another audio track to your video.
Step 3. Save the Audio Track (Optional)
If you want to export the single audio track, you need to delete the video track and then click "Export" button to save this track on your computer.
The output audio formats supported by EditFUN are: .mp3, .wav, .flac.
You can do the further editing on the separated audio, add another track to the video or record your own voice over to add into the video. Do the thing you like and VideoSolo EditFUN will all help you do all of it.


At the top of the collection homepage you can see the collection name, the number of conversations within the collection, and the total number of voices who contributed to those conversations.
Below this information, you'll see a search bar. Enter a keyword to search all the conversations within the collection.
Map of community conversations
Scroll past the collection name to find the Map of Community Conversations. Each marker on the map represents an LVN conversation. The dark purple markers represent recent conversations while the light purple markers represent older conversations. The more conversations conducted in an area, the taller the marker will appear on the map.
Browse the map to see where LVN conversations have been held. Click on any marker to see the conversations held in that area.
Next to the map is the Activity Log. Scroll through the Activity Log to see the most recently created highlights within the collection. Click on any highlight to open it and listen.
Below the activity log, the Explore Highlights section generates randomized highlights across all conversations in the collection. Select Next Highlight to browse through the cards. Click on any highlight to open it and listen.
Below the highlight generator is the Explore Topics section. Here you can browse through automatically-generated excerpts by topic. Click the dropdown box to see the full list of topics.
Click any topic to see excerpts related to that topic. Click the Play button next to any excerpt to listen.
The collection homepage displays an overview of all conversations in the collection. To view a list of all conversations in a collection, scroll to the top of the page and click the Conversations tab in the top left corner.
Click here for more information on exploring a conversation.


Polish immigrants in front of the Tipple of the Monarch Mine, ca. 1915
WE ARE ONE FAMILY (Jesteśmy jedną rodziną) Polish Immigration to Sheridan County, Wyoming 1890-1920 will be published in the spring of 2015. This book documents the immigration of ethnic Poles from the Carpathian Mountain region of central Europe to Sheridan County, Wyoming from 1890 to 1920. Over fifty families who can trace their roots to this wave of immigration are included. Section I examines the conditions in Wyoming in the late 1800s that brought immigrants west and also examines the conditions in the partitions of Poland that caused so many to undertake the journey of a lifetime. Life in the mining camps of Dietz, Carneyville/Kleenburn, Kooi, Acme and Monarch is highlighted is section II. Section III examine topics including Americanization, repatriation and the legacy of the Poles in Sheridan.
MORE INFORMATION TO COME.


Aboriginal Education Resources
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A UBC resource on the histories, politics, and cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This website provides instructors, researchers and the public with a place to begin exploring topics that relate to Aboriginal peoples, cultures, and histories.
FIRST PEOPLES PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING BACKGROUNDER:
A closer look at the First Peoples Principles of Learning (FPPL).
CLASSROOM RESOURCES ACROSS MULTIPLE CURRICULA:
A UBC resource that focuses on Indigenous perspectives, curricular resources (e.g. links, texts, children’s literature), multimedia, and literature that links theory to practice.
The BC Ministry of Education Aboriginal Education portal has key documents and links archived, including BC maps, and the cross-curricular document, Shared Learnings K-10 (find under Learning Resources on this page).
The First Nations Education Steering Committee. Go to the Learning First Peoples classroom tab to see the curricula for English First Peoples (gr.10-12) and Math First Peoples (gr. 8-9), as well as Authentic Resources K-7, to access a list of authentic First Peoples texts, and Primary Resources K-3, which contains a document called, “In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom”.
The Canadian government website for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development/Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Go to All topics, then Aboriginal Arts, Culture and Heritage tab, kids’ stop tab, classroom resources tab to access Learning Circle resources with lesson ideas and stories for students ages 4-16.
Teaches elementary mathematics through Aboriginal storytelling. Series of videos can be viewed under stories/movies tab.
A BC resource for Aboriginal knowledge about local plants and their uses as food and medicines.
Resources on anti-discrimination education, including video resources.
CBC series about contemporary Aboriginal issues, with teacher guide.
Residential Schools Websites:
Project of heart is an inquiry-based project about the history of Aboriginal people in Canada. http://www.trc.ca
This is the website of the truth and reconciliation commission of Canada. Under resources
tab, click on They Came for the Children for a teacher’s guide.
Residential Schools Videos:
We Were Children. 2012 National Film Board film on Canadian Residential Schools available for booking from the DRC.
Savage. http://lisajackson.ca/Savage6 minute film by Canadian Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson.
District blog of professional learning opportunities, district and community initiatives and events.
District blog for teachers sharing out their lived classroom experiences teaching with an Aboriginal focus.
Richmond’s District Resource Centre (DRC). On Richnet, go to the DRC Media Manager Catalog and search “Aboriginal Content” or “Aboriginal Kits”.
UBC library for the First Nations House of Learning. Alumni can borrow for free with an Alumni Card.
TO PURCHASE RESOURCES:
A local company that sells authentic Indigenous resources, and provides lesson plans for some titles.


Many of today’s digital utopians draw inspiration from a real world attempt to implement electronic socialism: Salvador Allende’s abortive 1970s programme that sought to rationalise and democratise the planning of the Chilean economy through a nationwide network of telex machines. “Project Cybersyn” was cut short by Pinochet’s coup, but, helped by the surviving images of its iconic retro-futurist central operations room, the episode continues to symbolise radical aspirations to harness technology to break through to an alternative economic system.
Cybersyn was conceived during the same era as a still more ambitious but less well documented project: a well-resourced programme to digitise the planning of the Soviet Union’s vast command economy. The labyrinthine story of the “Soviet internet” is told in detail in a new book by Tulsa University professor Benjamin Peters, who, venturing into Moscow archives “lit by a single flickering light bulb”, pieces together the tale of plans to supercharge the USSR’s stuttering economy through the installation and networking of a constellation of mainframe computers at major production points from Leningrad to Siberia. The project was one of the most spectacular manifestations of the restless Soviet ambition to lever technology to create the material conditions for “full communism”.


The Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook is a project coordinated by the Ohio Historical Society that presents online items dating from prehistory to 1903, including letters, diaries, historical photographs, clothing, furniture, prehistoric artifacts and government records.
The collections document important milestones in history, such as the signing of the Treaty of Greenville and the Wright Brothers' first flight. Other collections, such as prehistoric artifacts, handmade quilts and family letters, offer glimpses into the everyday lives of past generations of Ohioans.
Visitors to the electronic scrapbook can search for specific information by subject, contributing organization and geographic area. The electronic scrapbook is organized into five categories for easy navigation: Ohio Citizenship, Economy, People, Culture and Environment.
Items provided by Sandusky Library for the Ohio Memory Project include images and artifacts from Johnson's Island Civil War Prison Camp, including prisoner letters and diaries; documents from the cholera epidemic of 1840-1850; excerpts of the Lincoln-Douglas debates; images of early bands and musicians; view of Sandusky print, 1854; Mr. Punch; images and documents of the first City Water Works; Sandusky Tool Co. planes; Follett family photos; and ice and fishing industry photos and tools.
As stated by Ohio Historical Society Executive Director Gary C. Ness, "The mission of the Ohio Memory Project is to provide access to the historical treasures of Ohio, bringing together primary sources from all parts of the state."
Cover to Cover, Sandusky (OH) Library, Winter 2003
Copyright BCPL Foundation Mar 2003
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved


MICHAEL VEY: THE TRAITOR
In this electrifying ninth installment of the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling Michael Vey series, the Electroclan must fight a former friend to save their captured ally!
With Tara still in the clutches of the Elite Elgen Guard Unit the Chasqui and their malevolent leader, the Sovereign Amash, Michael Vey and the Electroclan have no choice but to continue the fierce battle that has been waging since their arrival in Peru. But saving one of their own means battling a onetime teammate, as Jack has turned traitor and joined forces with Amash and his men.
At the same time, the clan must work with the Alpha Team to act before the Chasqui can put their plan to destroy the city of Arequipa into motion. And when Taylor makes a bold yet dangerous move to save her sister, the urgency climbs even higher.
With so many lives at stake, the Electroclan has no time to waste, and no room for error as they take on this latest growing threat.


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Jesse is the Corvallis Benton-County Public Library’s Information System Analyst. But don’t hold that against him. A 2000 OSU alum, Jesse has been with the City of Corvallis since then. In addition to maintaining order of the Library’s IT systems, Jesse works actively to expand their public programming, including maker, 3d-printing and Minecraft.
Lisa M. Blank is an experienced STEM educator with a demonstrated history of building strategic partnerships between STEM industries and organizations and STEM educators from pre-kindergarten to college. She began her professional career as an environmental scientist mitigating Superfund sites, taught middle and high school science, and later held academic positions at SUNY-Cortland and the University of Montana. She earned her Ph.D. in Science Education at Indiana University.
As director of the Oregon Coast STEM Hub, Blank handles its administration, strategic leadership, resource development, management of grant funds, evaluation and high-level public exposure. She also supports the work of a multidisciplinary Leadership Council, leads STEM Hub staff and engages diverse stakeholders from public and private sectors to achieve regional and statewide goals of fostering STEM futures on the Oregon coast.
Andrew is the Deputy Director for Public Services at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Andrew has been with the CBCPL system for 15 years and is a loud advocate for all things programming. Current projects at the CBCPL include expanding the Maker program offerings, organizing the Summer Reading program, and overseeing various technology improvement projects. A refined generalist, his personal interests include all things sports, music and the search for the illusive extra hour in the day.
Ray van Court
Ray is a PhD student in Wood Science and Engineering. They are working under Dr. Seri Robinson, researching fungal pigment production, regulation, and potential industrial applications. They are also a woodturner and enjoy making fungal-themed art in their limited free time.
Raymond is an associate professor in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State. His research and teaching focuses upon literature and science, environmental literature, new materialisms, and contemporary American literature. His recent book, The Practice of Misuse: Rugged Consumerism in Contemporary American Culture (Stanford UP, 2014) examines the significance of object repurposing in American culture from 1960s to the present.
Margaret is an associate professor in the OSU Libraries & Press and heads its Emerging Technologies & Services Department. One of her interests is exploring how the maker movement aligns with librarianship to serve underrepresented groups. She also works with ChickTech, a nationwide non-profit started at OSU to encourage girls and women to pursue careers in science and technology.
Charles is currently OSU faculty in the arts and interdisciplinary studies, but in past lives an archivist, IT manager, and an editor. Charles now refinishes furniture on the side, spends way too much time searching for used vinyl, and when not chasing/being chased by his booming family, focuses on building new and rewarding interdisciplinary and engagement programming at OSU.
Seri Robinson is an assistant professor in the anatomy of renewable materials, Department of Wood Science & Engineering at OSU. Seri is also an artist who focuses in natural colorants and woodturning.
More info about Jeremy to come!


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The reference of research paper in addition to the author is the conventional APA style of citation. Following are sample citations to a number of sources as they need to appear in a Referenceslist at the conclusion of your paper. The previous page of your essay is going to be a bibliography.
Student doesn’t use banned sources including Wikipedia. It’s the best to keep tabs on your sources. The APA Style Blog is a valuable resource for citation information made by the APA experts.
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Besides the APA style, there’s a range of different styles. There are others, but for the time being, it’s helpful to concentrate on APA style. APA formatting style is among the most frequently used styles for academic papers.
It’s probably worse than that which you could write. If you don’t believe they can, explain why not.
As a consequence, you are made to skip some references which could be deemed as plagiarism and influence your grade significantly. In many instances, you can also need to rewrite as you wish to reuse the info, but avoid plagiarism troubles. In reality, in several cases the worth of a research paper is estimated on the grounds of the select bibliography given by the writer.
The style isn’t something which it is possible to play around with and you aren’t at liberty to make any changes, however tiny. Another thing you ought to remember is all about its usefulness. So far as work demands considerable demands in time and energy, individuals are increasingly influenced by both positive and negative qualities of their work.
There are news sites, sports, research, shopping, and several other types of sites. The principal thing that appears to be changing in the rules for all of them is about the appropriate attribution of web-related sources, which means you are likely to want to re-check that you’re working from the latest versions of whichever style guide you demand. One of the principal challenges in the effect of stress on women is a stereotype they still play an important part in the provision of family care.
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So you simply cannot take some random number and data and write it as you want. Generally, a reader will discover your work much easier to read if you don’t use abbreviations. All the items need to be put in alphabetical order.


Assets & Infrastructure manages all capital projects that the City carries out. These projects include all City infrastructures such as roads, buildings, and water, wastewater and drainage systems.
Staff performs or arranges the necessary engineering work and schedules the project construction to be carried out by in-house construction crews or by private contractors.
Assets & Infrastructure also manages civic buildings including City Hall, Public Safety Building, Library, and Public Works Buildings.
The department consists of three staff and a manager.
Assets and Infrastructure
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The Resource Tool for Epidermolysis Bullosa Wound Care and Dressings Application outlines the recommended management of wound care for people with EB in Australia.
The listed dressings are available through the National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme (NEBDS). However, some products referred to in this Resource Tool are not listed on the Schedule of Dressings, this is identified in relevant sections. This document outlines current recommendations based on available evidence and clinical experience in wound care management and general skin care for people with EB. The information prepared has been compiled using clinical experience, published clinical papers on wound care and management of EB, as well as the manufacturers’ recommendations on dressing usage. The Resource Tool is to be used as a guide by:
- healthcare professionals treating people with EB
- people with EB and carers of people with EB who have obtained independent professional medical advice from a Treating Healthcare Professional


As we roll in each new year, it’s very common for people to be excited about the changes ahead.
Whether it’s the year that you get into better shape, accomplish a life milestone or work toward a career goal, the focus is on looking at what’s in the future. At the DeKalb Chamber, we start off our new year by looking back and recognizing those who have accomplished great things or contributed significantly to the business community.
The DeKalb Chamber Business Hall of Fame recognizes individuals in the community who have made an impact on business. This year’s honorees have been tremendous assets to the local business community and will join 38 current members. The 2019 Hall of Fame inductees will be John Roberts (Pioneer Award), Mike Cullen and Wendy West.
Roberts spent many years with a variety of organizations in the area. He spent his work career with the DeKalb Agricultural Association. His service to the community included 26 years on the Kishwaukee College Board of Trustees and many years with other organizations, including the United Way and Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center. Most who have had the pleasure to know and work with John would agree that our community still benefits from his leadership and foresight.
Cullen has spent many years involved in a variety of organizations around the community. He has been on boards, committees, councils and task forces for more than 30 nonprofit groups, and has chaired more than half of them. He has helped lead campaigns for the DeKalb Public Library, DeKalb County Community Foundation and the new Kishwaukee Hospital.
West came to DeKalb as a student at Northern Illinois University, and has more than made her mark in the community since that time. Besides being a die-hard Huskie supporter, Wendy has shown a commitment to support the community in a variety of roles. Her leadership has been recognized as board chair of the DeKalb Chamber, president of the Kishwaukee United Way, chairwoman of the IHSA football playoffs in DeKalb and treasurer of the Oak Crest Board of Directors.
The 2018 Business of the Year recognizes a DeKalb Chamber member business that has contributed to the economic vitality and impact on the business community in the DeKalb area. This year’s finalists include Brad Manning Ford, Creative Therapeutics, OC Creative, Tapa La Luna and Whiskey Acres Distilling Co.
The 2019 Nonprofit Organization Award will be given to the nonprofit that has had a significant impact on the community including, but not limited to, job creation, collaboration in the community, philanthropy outside the organization, DeKalb Chamber involvement and social impact within the local community over the past three years. The five finalists are Adventure Works of DeKalb County, Barb City Manor, DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau, Proudly DeKalb and Voluntary Action Center.
Call the chamber office at 815-756-6306 to register for the annual celebration dinner at Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center on Jan. 24, or visit www.dekalb.org to register.
• Matt Duffy is executive director of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce.


With the fourth anniversary of Carrie Fisher’s passing recently, I thought I’d honor her by listing some books about our favorite princess. If Leia Organa is one of your favorite characters, check out these books:
- Leia, Princess of Alderaan, by Claudia Gray (Canon). If you want a story about a young Princess Leia (16 years old), this is the book you want. Leia is preparing to take part in her Day of Demand, to prove her readiness for the Alderaanian crown when the time comes. She must prove herself through three trials: Challenge of the Body, Mind, and Heart. She must navigate not only these challenges, but her relationship with her parents, Bail and Breha Organa, and their involvement in the budding Rebellion, as well as friendships (one of which is with Amylin Holdo), and romance. A great YA book that is great for an older audience who loves Leia, as well.
- Razor’s Edge, by Martha Wells (Legends). This is the only Legends book about Leia I have read, otherwise there’d be many more listed here. I wasn’t particularly interested in a pirate story, which is what this turns out to be, but it also showcases Leia’s courage, ingenuity, and diplomacy in a crisis. It also gives a little glimpse of the growing attraction between her and Han Solo (this book takes place between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back). Worth the read for Leia.
- Bloodline, by Claudia Gray (Canon). This remains my favorite Leia book, and perhaps my favorite Star Wars book, period. It takes place just before The Force Awakens, and traces Leia’s path from New Republic Senator to leader of the Resistance. It shows how non-functional the New Republic has become, and the circumstances in which the First Order was allowed to grow. But mostly I loved it for Leia’s personal journey here, in which she must come to terms with her relationship with both of her fathers: Bail Organa, and Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader. There’s plenty of politics here, but also the personal as well–her relationship to her often absent husband, Han Solo, her absent son Ben, who is with Luke at his Jedi training academy, as well as with a political opponent who is her enemy, then her friend, then her enemy again. A great read, and I can’t recommend it enough.
- Resistance Reborn, by Rebecca Roanhorse (Canon). This book takes place between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, and tells how the Resistance rebuilds after the disaster at Crait. Leia’s part is only one of several but it shows her courage and determination to keep going, to keep hope alive, no matter what the odds. She is both emotionally and physically damaged by the Battle of Crait, but her small band of compatriots are both devoted to her and counting on her to keep the spark of the Resistance alive.
These are just a few books that showcase Leia’s character. If you’re a Leia fan, you can’t go wrong with any of them.
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On Territories, Motive Gallery, Amsterdam (NL) 2007 | Chemical Warfare, ACAF Alexandria Contemporary Art Forum (EG), 2010
Occlusion II, 2007, digital print on German etching paper, 15×20 cm, ed. 20
This photo is also featured in a publication accompanying the exhibition Courtesy Hans Kemna at Museum de Hallen in Haarlem. It gives an intimate view into the house of a collector, functioning both as an exhibition catalogue as well as a scrapbook of someone’s peculiar obsession. The publication was commissioned by Museum de Hallen.
17 × 21,25 cm, 120 pages, published in an edition of 750 copies by Museum de Hallen, design by Kummer & Herrman, text by Xander Karskens (2008)


Giovanna Adams is an award winning full-time artist living in the beautiful hills of New England, with her husband and two little pixies. In 1989 she attended The Colorado Institute of Art. It was there that she was exposed to the early works of Charles de Lint and the paintings of Brian Froud in his and Alan Lee’s book “Faeries,” both of which she considers a great influence in her art today. Over the years Giovanna has developed a passion for fantasy art and the world of the fey and tries to convey with her art a sense of wonder and mystery. Giovanna’s artwork is collected internationally and her images have been licensed for a variety of products sold worldwide.
In 2006, Giovanna began to research faerie folklore in other countries across the globe and found the belief of the fey in all cultures of the world. She launched her ongoing “Faeries of Color” series, which depicts a culturally diverse world of the fey in 2007. And coming in 2010, Giovanna hopes to share with all faerie lovers her published exploration and artwork of the worlds fey, ending the belief that the fey realm exists only in the Anglo-Saxon world.
When not working on personal fey works, Giovanna also delights in illustrating children’s fantasy books. Look for “Unique Bits” and Emily and the Faeries a children’s book both written and illustrated by Giovanna, soon to be released in 2010.


About Dealing with Dysfunction
How can we intervene in the systemic bureaucratic dysfunction that beleaguers the public sector? De Jong examines the roots of this dysfunction and presents a novel approach to solving it. Drawing from academic literature on bureaucracy and problem solving in the public sector, and the clinical work of the Kafka Brigade — a social enterprise based in the Netherlands dedicated to diagnosing and remedying bureaucratic dysfunction in practice, this study reveals the shortcomings of conventional approaches to bureaucratic reform. The usual methods have failed to diagnose problems, distinguish symptoms, or identify root causes in a comprehensive or satisfactory way. They have also failed to engage clients, professionals, and midlevel managers in understanding and addressing the dysfunction that plagues them. This book offers conceptual frameworks, theoretical insights, and practical lessons for dealing with the problem. It sets a course for rigorous public problem solving to create governments that can be more effective, efficient, equitable, and responsive to social concerns.
De Jong argues that successfully remedying bureaucratic dysfunction depends on employing diagnostics capable of distinguishing and dissecting various kinds of dysfunction. The “Anna Karenina principle” applies here: all well-functioning bureaucracies are alike; every dysfunctional bureaucracy is dysfunctional in its own way. The author also asserts that the worst dysfunction occurs when multiple organizations share responsibility for a problem, but no single organization is primarily responsible for solving it. This points to a need for creating and reinforcing distributed problem-solving capacity focused on deep (cross-)organizational learning and revised accountability structures. Our best approach to dealing with dysfunction may therefore not be top-down regulatory reform, but rather relentless bottom-up and cross-boundary leadership and innovation. Using fourteen clinical cases of bureaucratic dysfunction investigated by the Kafka Brigade, the author demonstrates how a proper process for identifying, defining, diagnosing, and remedying the problem can produce better outcomes.


The Daphnis and Chloe Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
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Written in about 200 A.D. by the Greco-Roman author Longus, who appears to have come from the island of Lesbos, Daphnis and Chloe is a pastoral romance that is overwhelmingly pagan. In his preface Longus dedicates the work to “Love, the Nymphs and Pan.” Other pagan deities appear or are referred to. The protagonists celebrate a Festival of.
THE EDUCATION OF DAPHNIS: GOATS, GODS, THE BIRDS AND THE BEES STEPHEN EPSTEIN D URING THE 1990S A TREND DEVELOPED in research on Daphnis and Chloe, with the novel's central focus on the nature of sexuality receiving renewed examination.1 One aspect of the text that has yet to receive full attention in this regard, however.
Daphnis and Chloe, Longus is not quite this philosophical, but the concept that carnal knowledge leads to self-awareness and to a meaningful and happy life is the culmination point of his story. Only when Chloe’s natural beauty ————— 6 Daphnis and Chloe 3.15.1. I quote Longus in the translation by Christopher Gill in.
Daphnis and Chloe is a late Hellenistic pastoral romance, in all probability dating from the late second or early third century of the Christian era. Its author was one Longus, probably a resident.
In the first term, we shall read Longus' Daphnis and Chloe. This charming work is one of the most famous novels to survive from the ancient Greek world. Themes to consider include pastoral writing, the genre of the ancient novel, erotic fiction in antiquity, the role of ecphrasis and art in literature, and the relationship between the country.
We will focus on a number of novelistic works, including, for example: Chariton’s Chaereas and Callirhoe, Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe and Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon, as well as a selection of fragmentary novelistic texts. Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time).
Daphnis and Chloe .Is Daphnis and Chloe a Religious novel? The story of Daphnis and Chloe The story of Daphnis and Chloe pays homage to the God of love, Eros, Pan, and the Nypmhs with Dionysius and Hermes also present within the story, The role of the Gods in the novel is one of protection towards the essential love plot of Daphnis and Chloe, Whilst it is important to not take the Gods.
Essay The Metamorphoses By Ovid, And Daphnis And Chloe. texts The Metamorphoses by Ovid, and Daphnis and Chloe by Longus show a different view of the gods then what they are known as today. The texts show that in ancient times the gods were viewed to be identical in nature to humans with the exception of their supernatural powers. In the two.
Pierre Bonnard, The French Window (Morning at Le Cannet) 1932. I am not sure whether the term “vocation” exactly applies to me. What attracted me then was less art itself than the artist’s life, with all that I thought in terms of free expression, of imagination and liberty to live as one pleased.
A Short Analysis of Romance and Eroticism in Emma and the French Lieutenant’s Woman .Anka B ENG210H5 2 March 2011 Essay 2 A Short Analysis of Romance and Eroticism in Emma and The French Lieutenant’s Woman While both novels explore the ideas of romance, Jane Austen is much more conservative in her approach to courtship and marriage.
This module is approved as a discovery module. Module summary The module encourages detailed study of four examples of the Greek novel (Chariton’s Callirhoe, Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe, Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Cleitophon, and the epistolary novel attributed to Chion of Heraclea) and one prescribed short epistolary fiction, pseudo-Aeschines’ Epistle 10; The module aims to promote.
Module replaces. None This module is approved as a discovery module. Module summary The module encourages detailed study of four examples of the Greek novel (Chariton’s Callirhoe, Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe, Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Cleitophon, and the epistolary novel attributed to Chion of Heraclea) and one prescribed short epistolary fiction, pseudo-Aeschines’ Epistle 10; The.
Abstract: In Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe, springs are a central motif of the Prologue and the novel as a whole. This motif counters male domination, since it is associated with Chloe, while the flowers watered by springs in this novel are identified with Daphnis. This study will examine how the motif of springs reflects the resistance of Daphnis and Chloe to pervasive cultural constructions of.
In Daphnis and Chloe, Longus introduces non-traditional male andreia through Daphnis' strength of will. From Book 3 onwards the protagonist is determined to overcome all obstacles, both tangible and intangible, in order to be with Chloe. During an especially cold winter, Daphnis cannot stand to live apart from Chloe, and therefore, moved by his.
We will focus on three Greek romantic novels: Chariton’s Chaereas and Callirhoe, Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe and Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon, as well as a selection of fragmentary novelistic texts. Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time).
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Champions Uprising: Fall 7 Times, Stand Up 8
by Chris Romulo & John Wolcott
There is a certain kind of magic that pours out of Chris and that energy leaves you feeling at ease immediately. Tough-as-nails, no-nonsense, but deeply passionate and caring all at the same time. This book is magnetic and a perfect representation of the type of person and leader he is
Much like his bouts in the ring, Romulo’s unflinching head-on approach to tough truths, wins, and losses alike can break your heart and build you up within just a few passages. You don’t have to know what it is to face an opponent in the ring to relate to his journey. Everyone can stand to ‘Champ Up’ and realize their dreams
The parallels between Chris’ ring fights and the battles he fought in life are something anyone can relate to. This book is about family; it’s about losing it all, and then coming back stronger. It’s a must read for anyone wanting to be champion in life.
Chris Romulo is the personification of what it takes to be a champion – not just in the ring, but in life. No matter how many hits he takes, he just keeps moving forward. And in this book, Chris’s story and advice will inspire you to keep moving forward too. Read it. Today.
Chris’ story is truly amazing. It shows what having heart and perseverance is all about. His story is a reminder that through hard work and determination, anything is possible.
Chris Romulo has an incredible story to share with the world. A true champion can fall, however, will continue to stand back up again. Chris has been through tremendous adversity in his life as a child. However, he took lessons he learned and has molded himself into a champion in the ring and in life. The Champion’s Uprising is a powerful story that will keep a reader wanting more. The life lessons you will learn from this book and Chris’s story will serve you well in life! This is a must read!
The Champions Uprising tells the story of how I transformed myself from a lost kid running the streets of Queens, NY into a professional Muay Thai champion. From a near-death street fight to losing most of what I built after Hurricane Sandy, my life has been a series of battles. To overcome each battle, I had to dig deep and pull from the champion’s mindset.
The stories are mine, but the lessons are universal. Begin your journey through the Champions Uprising and face your fears, solve self-doubt, and learn to handle the hardships that life throws your way.
Fall 7 Times, Stand Up 8


Commemorating the Life and Legacy of Linda Carol Brown Thompson (February 20, 1943 – March 25, 2018)
WHEREAS, Linda Carol Brown, the oldest of three daughters of Leola and Oliver Brown, was born in Topeka, Kansas on February 20, 1943; and
WHEREAS, as a third grade student, Linda's parents attempted to enroll her in nearby Sumner elementary school and were denied due to the color of her skin, prompting them to join the group of civil rights lawsuits coordinated and supported by the National Association for the Association of Colored People (NAACP), which was ultimately decided in the renown United States Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka; and
WHEREAS, at the time, Linda, had no concept of segregation and simply wanted to avoid a long walk and bus ride, and went on to become the symbolic center of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka; and
WHEREAS, although her right to attend Sumner was upheld in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, by the time the case was decided by the Supreme Court in 1954, she was already in junior high school; and
WHEREAS, Linda later attended an integrated middle school, where she was sometimes harassed by journalists who tracked her grades (which reportedly were never less than a B on her year-end report card), and she later attended an integrated high school in Springfield, Missouri; and
WHEREAS, Linda's advocacy for equal access to education continued throughout her lifetime, even reopening her case against the Kansas Board of Education in 1979, while her own children were attending Topeka schools, arguing that segregation continued; and was again victorious with the appeals court ruling in her favor in 1993; and
WHEREAS, Linda Carol Brown Thompson was a wife, mother, champion for equity in education, a civil rights activist, a public speaker, an education consultant, a Head Start teacher and a program associate in the Brown Foundation, who departed this earthly life on March 25, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People commemorates the remarkable life and legacy of Linda Carol Brown Thompson, the lead named plaintiff in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, argued in the U.S. Supreme Court by the NAACP's Thurgood Marshall, which led to outlawing school segregation in 1954; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NAACP family trusts that the family of Mrs. Brown Thompson will find solace in her indelible place in history as the iconic center of the most famous Supreme Court case in American history, which bares her maiden last name and will perpetually impact the lives of students in the nation's public education system; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the NAACP implores its units to ensure that the central plaintiff in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision is remembered and acknowledged so that future generations may be fully enlightened of the significant role of Linda Carol Brown Thompson in NAACP and United States history.


For many across Southwest Louisiana as well as our neighbors to the east in Southeast Texas, the aftermath of Harvey brought loss.
Some of them are just now starting to pick up the pieces.
The Calcasieu Parish Public Library hopes to help those in need by offering resources and services through their website -- www.calcasieulibrary.org.
"It's constantly being updated," said Christy Comeaux, spokesperson for the Calcasieu Parish Public Library.
"The only thing that we're really here for is to help people," added Jared Lessard, the branch manager at the Fontenot Memorial Library in Vinton who witnessed firsthand the disaster caused by Harvey across the Starks and Niblett's Bluff area.
"We just had someone move into their home this past Friday," he said.
The web page is compiled with everything from disaster assistance, shelter information and cleanup tips.
"We wanted it in one place," said Megan Thomas, programming manager at the Central Branch in Lake Charles. "A one stop shop."
Those interested do not have to visit the library to explore the web page, if Internet service is available, people can access it from home.
The parish library system is also offering services for non-residents.
"We're offering library cards for them," said Comeaux. "Non-residents can come in and register for a temporary card, it's called an 'Internet cards' where they can come in and use our internet computers."
Resources and services filled with information from the people who do it best with a message from the heart.
"From here on out it's just remembering that people are still suffering," said Lessard. "Remembering that people are still having hard times and if you need anything, the library is always here to help you."
For more information, call 337-721-7147 or click HERE for the direct link to 'Relief Services Harvey 2017' web page.


The feature-length documentary Notes on Blindness will be presented as part of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier 10th anniversary programme alongside its sister project, the VR experience Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness.
In the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull went blind.
In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. Upon their publication in 1990,
Between 1983 and 1986, John Hull kept 16 hours of diary recordings on audio-cassette, deconstructing his experience of blindness.
Upon their publication in 1990, Oliver Sacks described them as ‘a masterpiece’.
A story of loss, rebirth and renewal, the film charts John’s descent into ‘total blindness’, and his remarkable discovery of a ’world beyond sight’.
The film has received development support from The New York Times and the BFI , Creative England and it’s in post-production at the moment.
It is an Archer’s Mark production in association with 104 Films.
HOUSE SET PICTURES


I feel bereft. After 4 or 5 days of reading Endgame there is no more Bobby Fischer in my life. For most of us Fischer is two things; the greatest chess player the world has ever seen and a ranting madman. To write a biography of such an unpleasant character and about the intense, niche world of chess, to do this and make it a real page-turner is a great feat. The greater feat perhaps is in helping us to understand the complex character of Bobby Fischer. Here we have a teenager with a genius IQ who fails at school; a man of liberal Jewish background who turns into a fervent anti-Semite and a patriotic competitor who becomes an anti-American exile. This book attempts to unravel some of the mystery behind Fischer’s rapid ascent as a chess superstar to his downfall as a lonely exile in Iceland.
The first part of the book describes Bobby’s childhood spent in poverty and his first forays into the insular world of the Manhattan Chess Club. The clumsy unkempt Fischer spent a strange teenagehood in the hushed rooms of the club, his all encompassing studies of chess strategy enabling him to rise steadily in the ranks. With this ascent came ever increasing publicity, fame and eventually money. This culminated into the famous and frustrating match against the reigning World champion Boris Spassky. The second part takes us to a darker part of Bobby’s world and his eventual fall from grace. We learn about the influence of the cult like Worldwide Church, the development of his racist beliefs, his wilderness years in LA and eventual exile.
Brady himself is extremely knowledgeable about the chess world having been involved with the FIDE for many years and founding the magazine “Chess Life”. He also knows his subject well befriending Bobby Fischer as a youngster and spending many hours in his company. Thus, the book is nuanced, detailed and well-researched. If you are a chess player I’m sure the details of the various championships, the famous games and the legendary moves made are of immense interest. If you don’t know much about chess, don’t be put off. The book does throw a lot of chess player’s names at you. This can be quite confusing but it doesn’t detract from the human story. And that’s where this book really succeeds.
Having recently watched ‘Bobby Fischer Against the World’ I almost didn’t pick this book up. I wondered what else there was to say? He was awkward, arrogant and coldly cruel. Brady shows another side of the story and a deep compassion for his subject without flinching from showing the more disturbing aspects of his character and his later extreme anti-Semitic views. To understand is not to sympathise. The author evokes more of a sadness than an anger for his subject. Brady writes from the perspective of a friend, albeit one of the many snubbed by Fischer for some minor affront. That Bobby Fischer offended so many but inspired so much kindness in people shows what a contradictory and fascinating person he really was. Of particular interest was the loyalty shown to Fischer by his great rival Boris Spassky. Watching the afore-mentioned documentary I felt frustration on Spassky’s behalf. But Spassky remained a friend to the end, in awe of his rival’s chess powers and defending him till his death.
The book succeeds on another wider level. The major championships Fischer played in reflect what was occurring on the political scene. The cold-war backdrop plays an important role in how these games played out and gives us an intriguing insight into how important it was for the Soviets to defeat Bobby Fischer and the tactics they used. Although Fischer could be accused of being paranoid about his Soviet enemies ganging up against him, Brady shows us that his view was not without some merit. It really was Bobby versus the world (or rather the USSR). He was a one man threat to an entire country’s national game that they had dominated for years. On a lighter note, Brady’s descriptions of some of the appearance and mannerisms of the various Grandmasters are delightful.
Brady has written a book that will appeal both to those who are interested in the history and strategies of chess and to those who are interested in reading a powerful character study of a complicated human being. He gives us no definite answers but rather a greater understanding of a modern genius.
In short: Nothing is black and white. A fascinating, nuanced biography.
Rating: 4 out of 5.


Person-Centered Care Domains of Practice
(2011) Prepared by Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL)
This document outlines PC attributes that should be found in all HCBS settings, as well as specific and measurable indicators of these attributes in assisted living. The attributes and indicators were developed through a consensus process that was further informed by a diverse group of assisted living, HCBS, and long term quality experts at an invitational meeting convened by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and CEAL in Washington, DC on June 3rd through the generous support of The Commonwealth Foundation.
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Transformed Nursing Home
(2009) Co-authored by Lois J. Cutler and Rosalie A. Kane. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, Oct. 2009 23(4):304–34
The Green House innovation represents a radical departure from the traditional nursing home setting. These small, self-contained dwellings incorporate physical design changes, like private bedrooms and bathrooms and a residential-style kitchen, while eschewing institutional hallmarks, such as nursing stations and public-address systems. The Green House also transforms organizational and staff roles by giving broader responsibilities to frontline staff.
Nursing Home Organizational Change
(2006) Written by Susan C. Miller, Edward Alan Miller, Hye-Young Jung, Samantha Sterns, Melissa A. Clark, and Vincent Mor. Medical Care Research and
Review, Aug. 2010 67(4 Suppl.):65S–81S.
The nursing home “culture change” movement aims to transform both nursing home physical environments and organizational systems by employing a less hierarchical structure and encouraging residents and frontline staff to be more involved in decisions that affect them. Published in a special supplement to Medical Care Research and Review, results from the Commonwealth Fund Survey of Long-Term Care Specialists document the barriers to culture change perceived as the most important by those specialists and highlight the factors associated with their perceptions.
(2014) Written by Kate Swaffer
Kate Swaffer is living with dementia. She writes about her experience at forum about needs of people with dementia held in Melbourne, Australia. She writes that those living with the diseases are often absent from the discussion. She argues for better trained staff to understand behaviors as unmet needs and offers several suggestions for improving care.
(2013) Written by Dr. Eilon Caspi
Language matters. Dr. Caspi argues that use of the term “behavioral symptoms” is often inaccurate and misleading. It implies that behaviors are an inevitable part of dementia. A more accurate and person-centered term is “behavioral expressions” of unmet need. By focusing on what the person with dementia is trying to convey through behaviors, we can often address needs and reduce or eliminate the behavior of concern.
(2013) Prepared by The Picker Institute
This is the final report of the Picker Institute, which closed its doors after 27 years. For its final event, the Picker Institute convened four recipients of its Picker Award for Excellence® with expertise in different aspects of the healthcare system in an unscripted panel moderated by Don Berwick, MD, former CEO and President of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) at the 2012 IHI National Forum.
Culture Change in Long-Term Care
(2011) Written by Robin Shura, Rebecca A. Siders, and Dale Dannefer. The Gerontologist, 51(2): 212–225. Published online 2010 December 16. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnq099 PMCID: PMC3140257
This study describes approaches to including residents in making decisions about their daily lives, particularly in meaningful ways to spend time. This approach has important applications for activities directors as well as for all who are interested in supporting residents in directing all facets of their lives.
Psychosocial Care in Nursing Homes in the Era of MDS 3.0
(2012) Written by Sheryl Zimmerman, Ph.D., Robert Connolly, Ph.D., Joan L. Zlotnick, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., Mercedes Bern-Klug, Ph.D., M.S.W., and Lauren W. Cohen, M.A. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, July 2012 55(5):444–61
The authors of this Commonwealth Fund–supported article convened a panel of experts from diverse disciplines and organizations to identify and evaluate resources available to nursing homes and make recommendations to improve psychosocial care.
The Long Term Care Improvement Guide
(2010) Prepared by The Picker Institute
Developed by Planetree in partnership with Picker Institute, the Long-Term Care Improvement Guide was created in 2010 to propel long-term care communities in their improvement efforts. Informed by focus groups with residents and staff, executive interviews, and a series of site visits to organizations with well-established resident-centered cultures, the Guide features more than 250 concrete strategies for actualizing a resident-directed, relationship-centered approach and demonstrates how culture change makes an impact on operational, clinical and financial outcomes. The featured strategies apply to Independent, Assisted Living, Short-term Rehabilitation and Nursing Home environments and are not specific to any one culture change model.


Fall 2020 Co-Working
We can’t gather physically in the Library this semester, but we can still come together to learn from, teach, and support each other.
During the Fall 2020 semester, we are excited to invite you to:
Online Co-Working Hours
For Digital Humanities & Digital Qualitative Social Sciences
Fridays 2-4 pm
Starting September 11, 2020
For a Zoom link, send a request or join the DH mailing list.
Co-working -- What is it?
A time set aside for you to work on -- and find support for – digital forms of scholarship that may include:
- Designing digital exhibits or digital publications
- Making maps
- Getting started with computational text analysis
- Experimenting with network analysis
- Designing databases
- Finding or preparing data with Optical Character Recognition (OCR), APIs, webscraping or other methods. (Words are data too!)
- Troubleshooting or remixing Python or R code for any of the above tasks.
It can be hard to find time to make progress on digital projects. Through co-working, we will offer each other structure, community, and space to focus on new forms of scholarship and developing new skills..
What will a Session Look Like?
Well, OK, this is experimental, so we are going to try some things and adjust as needed. But for starters, the session will follow this format:
- A quick round of introductions and (totally optional!) intention-setting. Say your name and area of DH interest. If you want to, say what you plan to work on during the session, and if there’s anything particular you’re looking for help with.
- If there are two or more folks working on something similar who would like to talk with each other, we’ll send them to a breakout room. Similarly, if anyone has questions and wants to talk briefly with me or another Library staffer in attendance, we can go to a breakout room. (For longer consultations, or if you need help from a library staffer not in attendance that day, we can set up a separate appointment.)
- Everyone works on their stuff! Turn the camera on or off as you wish, make yourself comfortable.
- At the one-hour mark, quick check for questions that have may have come up.
- At the end of the session, optional final comments, wave goodbye, and see you next week.
As the semester goes on, we may find interest in particular topics and spin off workshops or interest groups.
Who Is Invited?
Any Cornell faculty, staff, or student with a digital project or digital learning underway from the humanities or qualitative social sciences.


The Naturalista Siciliano (Sicilian Naturalist) was first published in October 1881; the creator, director and financier was Enrico Ragusa. In 1896 the magazine became the official organ of the Society of Sicilian Naturalists. The first series was printed from 1881 to 1895; the second, more discontinuously, between 1896 and 1899 and then again from 1904 to 1932; the third series appeared only between 1946 and 1948. Since 1977, after the reconstitution of the Sicilian Society of Natural Sciences, the magazine has been printed without interruption under the direction of Bruno Massa. In 1984 a complete index of all the articles that appeared in the first three series.
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The full list of articles published from 1881 to today with links to download them.
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Annual Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest now open
AKRON — The Akron-Summit Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education will coordinate the 35th year of the Akron-Summit Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest.
This year’ s theme is “Lest We Forget: Preserving the Record of the Holocaust.”
The contest is open to Summit County students in grades 6 to 12, with a Feb. 3 entry deadline. Winners will be chosen in two divisions for three categories: nonfiction writing, historical fiction writing and visual arts. Entries for students in grades six to eight will be judged as Division I, and entries for students in grades nine to 12 will be judged in Division II.
Winners will be chosen based on interpretation of the contest theme, technique, originality and use of factual sources. Winning pieces will be displayed March 27 to April 24 in an exhibit at the Akron-Summit County Main Library, 60 S. High St., as well as at AkronSummitHolocaustEducation.org.
First, second, third and fourth place winners in each of the six entry groups will receive a prize, as will the teacher of each first-place winner. In Jewish culture, giving money in multiples of $18 is symbolic of giving “chai” or life. The first-place winner receives $234, the second-place winner receives $180, the third-place winner receives $90 and the fourth-place winner receives $36. Teachers of the first-place winners will have $200 credit or a comparable gift to purchase books from a suggested resource list created by the library.
The students who create the prize-winning entries will be recognized April 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the library during the Akron-Summit Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education’s Holocaust Commemoration and Awards Ceremony.
This ceremony also will commemorate and remember the lives of the 6 million Jewish people and 11 million others that were killed by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during the Holocaust.
Organizers of this program are supported by Summit County, the City of Akron, the Akron-Summit County Public Library, the Jewish Community Board of Akron and donations from the community.
For more information or to submit an entry, visit the above website.


7 September 2016
Seeing Double : Tanka Pairs, by Liam Wilkinson, was the only book I took away with me recently, having saved it specifically for that week at the coast, where I would be able to give it the attention it deserves. And so I read, re-read and browsed through it, in an increasingly relaxed state of mind, by a window that looked out onto the marsh, and with a glass of something within easy reach. And what a wonderful volume it is.
Now, you'll know that I like to maintain a (half-serious) stance of being allergic to poetry - but this applies less to tanka and not at all to Liam's work, which I have followed for a number of years. I was quietly thrilled even by his first poem here, by way of introducing himself, as I too am obsessed both with the sea and with Anthony Gormley's iron men on Crosby beach:
I stare out
with the eyes
of a hundred men
I knew that I was going to be in great company as I settled down with what proved to be a truly excellent collection of beautifully written and elegantly arranged paired tanka.
Seeing Double includes a substantial foreword by Claire Everett and an afterword by Larry Kimmel. If you have an interest in short-form poetry, this is as fine an example as you could wish for. [Here is a link to it on AmazonUK where you can find out more.] Wholeheartedly recommended.


A review by JC Kang
Shogun meets the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy.
With over a thousand reviews on Amazon, Ryan Kirk’s Nightblade trilogy is perhaps the most popular Asian fantasy, with the exception of Will Wight’s Cradle series. I had listened to book one a couple of years ago, and while I enjoyed the characters, story, and worldbuilding, I didn’t love it enough to continue with the series. The main reason was that as a semi-fluent Japanese speaker, I cringed at the narrator’s pronunciation of Japanese names, and didn’t think I could sit through a couple dozen hours of it. I figured one day, I would get around to reading it.
Enter Emily Woo Zeller, perhaps the best-known narrator of Asian-themed stories. Her credits include R. F. Kuang’s The Poppy War, M. H. Boroson’s The Girl with Ghost Eyes, and Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up. Not only does she pronounce all (well, all but one; sorry Daisuke) of the names in Nightblade Vengeance correctly, the heart she puts into the story brings the world of Nightblade to life.
Nightblade’s Vengeance is the start of a Blades of the Fallen trilogy in Kirk’s Nightblade world, a prequel series that describes some of the events alluded to in the original. While I thought the concept of Nightblades and Dayblades using The Sense was similar to Jedi and Sith using The Force in Star Wars, the prequel series fleshes the powers out more: Nightblades cast their Sense wide to evaluate surroundings and apply it to combat; Dayblades focus their Sense close in for healing. Unlike the original, where the Blades have been persecuted and scattered, the prequel story takes place when they are still respected defenders and peacekeepers of the kingdom.
The story follows three central characters, all with competing agendas, all whom are fully realized individuals who I couldn’t help but to root for. Considering one’s success meant the failure of another, I worried throughout who would succeed in their goals. Asa, a talented young Nightblade, seeks vengeance for a missing Nighblade who murdered her father. Kiyoshi, an elderly Dayblade, and confidante of the king, wishes nothing more than peace and prosperity for the nation. Minori, a Dayblade on their ruling council, believes in peace and prosperity as well, but thinks the realm would be better served if the Blades were in charge. A seminal event from twenty years before, which has diminished the Blades’ standing in the realm, sets all three’s stories in motion.
And what a story! Reminiscent of James Clavell’s Shogun, there are three powerful lords paying lip service to a ruler, all the while jockeying for power after he dies. One in particular, is playing chess while the others are playing checkers. Following how all the characters manipulate each other, all while thinking they have the upper hand, is nothing short of beautiful.
The combat scenes, while relatively few in number, are head and shoulders above the original Nightblade saga. In the former, fights felt told rather than shown; whereas in Nightblade’s Vengeance, the author details intricate fights without bogging down pace or taking away from the emotion.
Because of my sheer enjoyment of the story, Nightblade’s Vengeance earns 9.342 stars out of 10.
If you are interested in learning more about this series, check out our live interview with Ryan Kirk over on our Facebook Group!
*This review first appeared on Fantasy Faction and was reprinted here with permission of the reviewer.


3RD GRADE READING CHALLENGE - March 2 - April 2
It is said that you learn to read then you read to learn, and that third grade is the pivotal point of this transition. To promote our commitment to children learning and growing, the Rio Linda Lions Club created the 3rd Grade Reading Challenge which provides an incentive for students to READ READ READ
LITTLE LEAGUE PARADE – March 18, 2023
A parade to commemorate the start of the little league season. Little league has taught teamwork, athleticism, and leadership to millions of children. With a core mission of the power of youth baseball and softball to teach life lessons that build stronger individuals and communities.
BEEF STEW & PIE – March 18, 2023
A shindig that celebrates home cooking by the boys of the club. This fundraising event supports the Community Trust Fund that provides scholarships for Rio Linda High School Students, sponsorships for Little League, Kindles for the Third Grade Reading Program and many other community projects.
RUBBER DUCKY RACE – April 30, 2023
A fun and crazy race that you can use as a fundraiser for your organization. 350+ ducks are launched from the bridge that goes over Dry Creek on Elkhorn Boulevard and they swim their little legs off until they reach Hayer Park. There are cash prizes for 1st. 2nd, & 3rd place and a fabulous gift basket for the Lame Duck (The duck that crosses the finish line 30 minutes after the 1st place duck). Come join us for the fun.
May 2023 - SCHOLARSHIPS - RLHS
Every year the Rio Linda Lions Club gives 2-4 scholarships out to young men and women from Rio Linda High School. The applicant must have participated in community service, be going to a 2-year college or technical school, have a 2.5 GPA or above and good attendance.
OKTOBERFEST - October 7, 2023
Celebrating Cars, Boats, and Beer with a German/Pirate theme. What could be more fun than a good old fashioned Oktoberfest type of event. Bring your ear plugs for the noon cackle fest. The cars won in 2021 and the boats in 2022. Who will win in 2023? There are fabulous venders that meet the needs of all and an amazing Oktoberfest themed food booth that tastes scrumptious.
PRE-THANKSGIVING DINNER – November 16, 2023
An advantage of being a part of something as great as the Lions Club of Rio Linda is the private events. On the Thursday before Thanksgiving, Lions and their families are welcomed into the Bolsover home to celebrate togetherness and kick off the upcoming holiday season.
for 60+ years Ruby and the Rio Linda Lions have been making sure that families in need have a holiday meal and some toys. It all started with Ruby Wilson began putting Christmas Baskets together for needy families and needed a little help.
CHRISTMAS PARTY – December 21, 2023 - Hosted by the President of the Lions Club of Rio Linda
SPEECH CONTEST - January 2024
Now in its 83rd year, the Student Speakers Contest is open to all California high school students. The purpose is to encourage and support development of public speaking as a critically important life skill. The Lions of California will announce the topic in late 2023.
BUNCO FOR BOOKS February 2024
An exciting event of no-strategy silliness with cash prizes. The goal of this event is to earn enough money to purchase a reading level appropriate book for each of the 240 3-graders in our community. The book give away is partnered with the 3rd Grade Reading Challenge to promote learning and growth of our youth.


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How Does A Lighthouse Work? by @rrrbelyaev published by b small publishing 🐝
I like a lighthouse as much as the next person but I’ve never wondered too much about their inner workings. Belyaev takes us on a beautifully illustrated tour through time and technology, piquing our interest by answering a range of questions that perhaps we would have asked if we had wondered long enough. Have you ever considered ‘How are lighthouses built?’ ‘What did people do before lighthouses?’ ‘What did Lighthouse keepers do?’ All of these questions are answered, translated from their original Russian, and so are many more.
My favourite fact - for the first 16 years of her life The Statue of Liberty was a lighthouse.
This book has been around for a couple of years now but it is still my ‘go to’ book when teaching WWII. This is what all diaries should look like. Flossie Albright, aged 9, in 1939 reveals her inner thoughts - about the death of her mother, looking after her baby brother and the effect of her father ‘abandoning’ her to go off to war.
The ‘collaged’ handwritten style makes the story accessible for children aged 7+. It offers both insight on a child’s home front experience as well as spotlighting events from the theatre of war through Father’s letters. The book is funny, touching and poignant in one neat little package.
Marcia Williams, author and illustrator, has captured the inner-child perfectly. Also available is ‘Archie’s War’ which tells the story of Flossie’s Great Uncle Archie through his WWI diary.
The first time I saw this book it was being read on @cbeebieshq story time and at the end my little boy asked why my eyes were wet.
Syd and his Grandad are best friends. Their houses face each other and each day they go on adventures in Grandad’s attic. One day they travel to a magical island but this time Syd returns to his Grandad’s attic alone.
Syd is sad and lonely in the attic all by himself but a tapping on the window and a message from Grandad do life his spirits. Younger children will take the story at face value but older children will understand its allegorical message. Recommended for children of all ages but take care if children have recently had a loss in the family.


I am an inquisitive person by nature. I really enjoy learning new things and tracking down information. In the old days that meant going to the World Book or Encyclopedia Britannica. If it were really involved, that meant going to the library.
Libraries are magical places. Librarians are the wizards that run them. You can find EVERYTHING in a library. You just need to learn the system. Back in my younger days, that meant the Dewey Decimal System.
If you couldn’t find what you wanted on the shelves, you could look the book up in the card catalogue. This was a beautiful piece of furniture that contained 3X5 cards in drawers that slid in an out smoothly and quietly. Author, Title, call number, perhaps a brief description of the contents. A candy store of contents! And that all important call number. The GPS for book location.
Books, Glorious Books!
My first library was my grandparent’s home. Built-in shelves filled with glorious volumes arranged by size. My aunt’s house also was filled with books, but hers were in glass-faced lawyer’s bookcases, and were leather-bound “small books”. Classics printed on onionskin paper with gold fore-edging.
My second library was the Public Library in the town I grew up in. The children’s section was in the basement and the adult section was up a grand staircase. Upstairs had the imposing central desk, leather chairs positioned in ways to discourage conversation. Downstairs was well-lit, with tables and chairs that encouraged sharing what I was reading with other readers. Upstairs was quiet and solemn. Downstairs was energetic and playful.
School libraries followed, and as my reading levels increased, so did the expanse of books. I was a regular at the Public Library on weekends, taking out the maximum number of books allowed. School libraries also had limits, but between them both, I made my way through history, biography, psychology, religion, general knowledge, technology, social sciences, and literature. I dipped into science and language, too, but didn’t spend a lot of time there.
Andrew Carnegie and Libraries in America
Back in the day, libraries were places that required you pay a subscription fee. That meant that many people who didn’t have the money, didn’t have access to books. Andrew Carnegie grew up poor, but understood the advantages that learning gave in terms of improving one’s lot. His acquisition of wealth came from hard work, but also from reading books.
At one time, Andrew Carnegie was the richest man in the world. Where Rockefeller gave dimes to folks on the streets and built a huge building in New York City, Andrew Carnegie left a greater legacy in giving Americans access to unlimited possibilities through endowing his library grants.
Communities could apply for $10,000 grant, which required the town or city demonstrate the need for a public library, provide the building site, pay staff and maintain the library, draw from public funds to run the library—not use only private donations, annually provide ten percent of the cost of the library’s construction to support its operation, and, provide free service to all.
That $10K paid for the building. The community was responsible for stocking it. If you build it, they will come. In the U.S. alone, 1,689 libraries were built between 1883 and 1929. And people did come to free libraries.
Libraries are radical places. Ideas and information are there for the taking. And librarians are radical change makers. They are trained to organize, research, preserve, make sense of vast amounts of knowledge and enlighten others.
Libraries today are hubs of activity ranging from providing WiFi access to serving specific needs of the communities where they are located to assisting in public policy research. Looking for a job? A librarian will help you log on the computer, find resources so you can learn about putting together your resume, and direct you to job boards where local employers are hiring. Looking to write a policy paper on butterfly migration? A librarian can take you to the stacks and find books on environmental issues impacting butterflies to how to create a garden that butterflies will stop in on their way north or south.
Censorship vs. Citizenship
Recently, libraries and librarians have become the focus of groups that have determined that some of the books contained within their walls are so inflammatory and are of such potential to cause serious damage, that they need to be removed or banned. Sadly, this is not the first time that ideas have been challenged and attempts made to limit access; happily, such attempts have never been successful!
With that said, those of us who value knowledge and free access to it have a duty to preserve the sources of that knowledge and protect those whose jobs it is to collect and keep it all organized. This is not as challenging as it might seem. It only requires that you stop by your public library and thank your librarian.
If you are so inclined, you can also get a library card, and take books out (and please, return them!). You will, like generations before you, be participating in an act of citizenship that is at the core of our democracy. Andrew Carnegie understood this.
My public library is a hive of activity, ranging from providing a place for students after school to complete their assignments, to offering lectures by locals who have interesting things to share. As with everything these past two years, COVID has challenged libraries to pivot and adapt in order to continue to provide services.
It remains both a sanctuary and escape portal, offering safe space to learn and explore new ideas as well as a predictable repository of knowledge that can distract me from the on-going slog of the pandemic. What other public service offers such an array?
What I learned this week included just how vital and important my public library is to me and my community. May I encourage you to check out your library? See what is happening, virtually or in person. I think you will be surprised!