1878 – 1972
Created work and motion study for improving efficiency
Lillian Evelyn Moller was born on May 24, 1878 in Oakland, California and was the oldest of nine children. Lillian was schooled at home until she began public school at the age of nine. She did very well academically throughout her school career. After high school Lillian attended the University of California at Berkley where she majored in English literature, and also took some psychology classes. In 1900 she graduated from Berkeley with honors and was asked to give a speech at commencement. She was the first woman in Berkeley`s history to receive that honor.
Lillian received her master`s degree in English literature from Berkeley in 1902. The next summer she went on a trip to Europe where she met Frank Gilbreth. They soon became engaged and were married on October 19, 1904. They moved to Boston, where Lillian continued her studies in psychology. Frank and Lillian became successful business partners and had 12 children together. They also studied efficiency in a variety of settings and they wrote several books together.
Lillian received her Ph.D. from Brown University in 1915. Frank passed away suddenly from a heart attack in 1924, which left Lillian alone to provide for their twelve children. Many of the Gilbreth`s clients cancelled their contracts because they did not want to work with a woman. Eventually Lillian was able to build up her reputation and became a consultant for some large companies, such as Macy`s. She also taught at several universities, until she became a full time professor at Purdue in 1935. She taught there until she retired in 1948 at the age of 70. Lillian was active in the field of psychology and management until the age of 90. She passed away on January 2, 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 93.
Lillian Gilbreth had many accomplishments throughout her life and career. She and Frank wrote some books together about their management style, includingConcrete System(1908), Bricklaying System(1909), Motion Study(1911), and A Primer of Scientific Management(1912). Lillian`s name never appeared on any of the books though because the publishers thought that a woman`s name on the book could jeopardize its success.
During the Great Depression President Herbert Hoover asked Lillian to join the Emergency Committee for Unemployment. She accepted the offer and she created a program called “Share the Work.” The program successfully created new jobs throughout industry.
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Is God a Lib Dem? An investigation into the synergy between political and theological liberalism; focusing on the political and theological reflections of members within the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum.
This piece of research was completed as part of the assessment for my Master’s degree in Contemporary Religion and formed the final dissertation. It was awarded a distinction.
This research explores the relationship between politics and theology, in particular theological and political liberalism. Through careful analysis of the reflections of Christian members of the Liberal Democrats, the research shows how Christians themselves reflect on the idea that political views and political activism are influenced by theological beliefs, as well as exploring the theological basis for the key political issues explored by those interviewed. It also explores the synergy between political and theological liberalism by determining whether the theological attitudes expressed by those interviewed are consistent with the aims of liberalism, and attempts to show how where there is disparity, ordinary Christians reconcile the differences between their theological beliefs and their political views. The research also questions how far theology should have a part to play in political policy formation, again based on the reflections of Christian Liberal Democrats.
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Below are links to some samples of my work.
I created documentation for the networks of a small charter school system. This included the LAN (Local Area Networks) and WAN (Wide Area Network) that tied the campuses together. It included an Executive Summary, which provided an overview of the system.
For Amada’s Optimo project, I created lots of materials – here is a quick-reference sheet for one of the systems: Optimo Quick-ref
Here’s another, the programming manual for the system that went to Pratt & Whitney: Optimo Programming Manual
A later project for Amada – I wrote a manual for their “Amada Intelligent Manufacturing System” (AIMS) software project: AIMS Software Guide
Magellan has a “GPS cycling computer”, and I worked on the product guide for it: Cyclo
Here’s one of the other guides I wrote while at Magellan: RoadMate RV9490T-LM User Manual


A favorite book that my mom read to me when I was a child, and that I continued to read for years, was this book: Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst.
I always got a kick out of this book and that through the trials during Alexander’s day, he said over and over again, “It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, boom boom.” And then he states that he’d like to “move to Australia” because he thinks it would be better there. His mother tells him, that even in Australia, people have bad days too.
I like this book for several reasons.
- We can all identify with Alexander. There are days when it seems like nothing is going right. It is one thing after another and the day seems to get worse.
- Authors of children’s books often do repeated and catchy phrases. It is done to emphasize a point but children learn (don’t we all?) by repetition. I would read it and the catchy phrase would make me laugh.
- Reading this book would actually cheer me up because no one has that many things go wrong, especially, all in one day. I would realize then that my day really wasn’t that bad and moving somewhere else wouldn’t make it any better either.
- Alexander had a bad attitude. You can choose to make the best of it, laugh at yourself and move on. Or you can choose to be a grumpy “Gus” and no one will want to hang around you.
Choose your attitude
When my kids were young, they’d wake up with a bad attitude. They were mad or unhappy about something. I would let them know that they can choose their attitude for that day. Were they going to be a ‘grumpy Gus’ or a happy person all day?
If you choose to have positive thoughts, then your mind will focus on those positive thoughts and you will in turn be a much happier person. Much like Alexander, if you focus on the negative or bad things that are ‘happening’ to you all day long, then you will be grumpy.
Philippians 4:8 says, Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, what is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Next time, it seems like you are having one of those Alexander days, you have a choice to make in how you are going to react. Will you choose to dwell on the negative, or will you laugh and choose to put it aside, think about these things and be happy the rest of the day?
What will you choose?


Chicago style calls for page numbers at the top of each page on the right side. Some professors also like for your last name to be in the header to the left of the page number It is good to ask a professor their preference regarding the page number. 1 is an example of a book written in correct footnote format. A full footnote is only necessar Please note that although these resources reflect the most recent updates in the The Chicago Manual of Style (17 th edition) concerning documentation practices, you can review a full list of updates concerning usage, technology, professional practice, etc. at The Chicago Manual of Style Online.. To see a side-by-side comparison of the three most widely used citation styles, including a chart. For more examples, see 14. 20 5-10 in The Chicago Manual of Style. For multimedia, including live performances, see 14. 261-68. Social media content. Citations of content shared through social media can usually be limited to the text (as in the first example below). A note may be added if a more formal citation is needed
Chicago Citation Style, 17th Edition: Thesis or Dissertation. A University of Lethbridge Library guide to Chicago Manual of Style citations. Home; General Guidelines Toggle Dropdown. Notes Example 1 - Print. N: 1. Lindsey Bingley, From Overalls to Aprons? The Paid and Unpaid Labour of Southern Alberta Women, 1939-1959 (master's thesis. . Create your citations, reference lists and bibliographies automatically using the APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard referencing styles Text Citation: (Last-name Year) Example: (Mihwa 2008) Reference Entry: Last-name, First-name. Year. Title of Thesis: Subtitle. Example: Choi, Mihwa. 2008. Contesting Imaginaires in Death Rituals during the Northern Song Dynasty. PhD diss. University of Chicago
Chicago Style has a few formatting guidelines for the notes. Use superscript format and start with the number 1.; Place the note number at the end of the clause or sentence that refers to the source and after all punctuation except for dashes (—).; The first time you cite a source, provide all information about it in the note: author's full name, title of the source, and publication. Chicago style guide - How to cite dissertation/thesis in your bibliography Fast and free citation generator APA 6th and 7th ed. • MLA 8th ed. • Chicago 16th ed
Since The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) is primarily intended as a style guide for published works rather than class papers, these guidelines will be supplemented with information from, Kate L. Turabian's Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (8th ed.), which is largely based on CMOS with some slight alterations The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) is the preferred formatting and style guidelines used by the disciplines of history, philosophy, religion, and the arts. Example Title Page. Notes . A note is used as a citation after you have included information from a source within your paper. As an example, if you are including a quote from Joan Scott. Chicago - Referencing Guide Sample Reference List. Chicago Style; In Text Citation Toggle Dropdown. Citing in the Text Citation Methods Citation Examples An Example References. Angus, James. 2006. Gorilla, Gorilla, Gorilla. wood veneers, nylon. Perth: Art Gallery of Western Australia.. Homepage to The Chicago Manual of Style Online. University of Chicago Find it. Write it. Cite it. The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. ¶ It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound. A shortened citation is used every time the source is cited subsequently. The shortened citation should include the author's last name(s), a shorted title of the work and the page number. Please note: the Chicago Manual of Style 17 th Edition discourages the use of Ibid. Example of a first citation
Citing an newspaper article in print Chicago Style Newspaper Citation Structure: Last name, First name. Article Title. Newspaper Title, Month Date, Year of publication. *Note: *According to the Chicago Manual of Style, newspaper articles are usually cited directly in-text and not included in bibliographies.Please see CMoS section 14.206 for further details Sample Paper Using Chicago Manual of Style. Although less popular then MLA and APA styles, the Chicago citation style is also used at many universities across the United States. If you would like to know more about this style, please see the Chicago Manual of Style FAQ. Below is a sample research paper formatted using Chicago Manual of Style Chicago Citation Format (Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., sections 17.270, 17.188) Structure: Author's last name, first name, middle initial (if given; if no author is given, use title of Newspaper here instead in italics). Title of article (in quotes); Title of newspaper (if not used above) in italics. Format (leave blank if printed document) Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the Chicago 17th Edition manual. E-Book (p. 824-8) General Format. Full Note: 1. Author First Name Surname, Book Title: Subtitle (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Format, page #. Tip: page numbers may vary based on the e-book viewer used. In these cases it is preferred to use chapter or paragraph numbers if they are provided (eg. chap. 2.
Text Citation: (Last-name Year) Example: (Stewart 2005) Reference Entry: Last-name, First-name. Year. Title of Thesis: Subtitle. Database Name (Identifier if given), Internet address. Example: Stewart, Meredith. 2005. An Investigation into Aspects of the Replication of Jembrana Disease Virus Chicago Manual Citation Style: 16th Ed. The Chicago Manual of Style provides two documentation systems: the notes and bibliography style (p. 1 3) and the author-date style (p. 4-6). For numerous specific examples, see chapters 14/15 of The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition. NOTES & BIBLIOGRAPHY SYSTEM The following examples illustrate citations using the notes and bibliography style The Chicago Manual of Style presents two basic documentation systems, the humanities style (notes and bibliography) and the author-date system. Choosing between the two often depends on subject matter and nature of sources cited, as each system is favored by different groups of scholars Chicago Manual of Style Cheat Sheet Notes-Bibliography (Humanities) Format 2 BOOKS & DVDs Books: One Author Footnote: Note number. Author first and last name, Title of the book in italics (City of publication: Publisher, Year), page(s) cited. Example: 1. Joel R. Paul, Unlikely Allies (New York: Riverhead Books, 2009), 264
basic principles of some common forms of Chicago Bibliography citation: Book Work in an anthology Journal article from a database 3 5 name and accessio Short work from a website (include as many of these items as are available) 1 Author(s) 2 Title and subtitle 3 City of publication 4 Publisher 5 Date of publication 5 Burrows, Edwin G., and Mike. Chicago Citation Style, 17th Edition: Author and Translator. A University of Lethbridge Library guide to Chicago Manual of Style citations. Home; General Guidelines Toggle Dropdown. Notes Bibliography Books Toggle Dropdown. One Author or Editor.
Paraphrasing can be tricky. You need to make sure that you don't copy the original author's style or wording. Even if you have a citation, such borrowing would be considered plagiarism. Paraphrases should sound like you, using vocabulary and sentence structures that your reader would recognize as your work The Chicago Manual of Style is the one most used for Art and Design related papers. Citation examples of different sources are listed below. Use what information is available to you, even if it is only the website or book from which you found the image An example of an in-text Chicago Manual of Style citation: That was how the General learned what the whole city already knew: not one but several assassination plots against him were brewing, and his last supporters were in the house to try to thwart them. (García Márquez 1990, 18 Chicago 17th A uses a footnotes and bibliography format of referencing. Footnotes require you to mark the in-text citation with a superscript number and provide a reference citation within the footnote. Throughout the document these are numbered in sequential order Citing in the Text. The Chicago style, when referring to a source of information within the text of a document, in its simplest form, gives a short citation consisting of the name of the author (or authors) and the date of publication. • The short references within the text are given wholly or partly in round brackets
This is the Citationsy guide to Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (full note) citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies. The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (full note) The Chicago style involves two tasks: How you reference sources through numbered footnote or endnote citation as opposed to in text citation. How you compile a list of reference sources at the end of your text (reference list). Below is a list of some common citation types along with examples of how they are laid out. Notation guid
Chicago Style Bibliographic Entries for Images and Figure Captions. Chicago Style is often used in the humanities and is the only citation style that requires the inclusion of a work's dimensions (if known). For more information please refer to The Chicago Manual of Style online, 16th and 17th edition Citation Quick Guide (Chicago Manual of Style) Chicago Style Guide (Shapiro Library) For further help please contact the Wolak Learning Center at 603.645.9606 (Campus Students) and Online Writing Center at 866.721.1662 (Online Students) for assistance with citing websites in Chicago style Chicago Style Guide, for 17th Edition Ibid Search this Guide Search. Chicago Style Guide, for 17th Edition 1. Newton N. Minow and Craig L. LaMay, Inside the Presidential Debates: Their Improbable Past and Promising Future (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), chicago, citation,.
See Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide for an overview, or find print versions of the Chicago Manual of Style at the SFU Library and SFU Bookstore. For the best printing results, use the printer-friendly PDF format of this guide. For example, here is a citation for an unattributed 1980s concert poster viewed online: Not Besides, you can get a Chicago manual of style citation example for free. This allows you to save more money as you buy more papers. Original Work. We begin all papers from scratch to enhance a good thought flow in all papers. After finishing a paper, we analyze it using Copyscape to ensure you download 100% unique Chicago style citation in papers
There are two different Chicago Styles. The one shown here is for a Reference List (author-date system) which is starting to become the more common one. See this Chicago Citation Style LibGuide, the official website, or the printed manual for the other. Double space all lines, including the reference list. Set all margins to at least an inch Here are the examples for citing various kinds of sources in the bibliography of your example of Chicago style paper: If a book has only one author: Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Multiple Text References within a Single Parenthetical Citation. According to the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, the order in which references appear in-text depends on the context and is ultimately the decision of the author Each reference list entry is accompanied by an example of a corresponding parenthetical citation in the text. For more details and many more examples, see chapter 15 of The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2010- available in the Library Reference Roo THE CHICAGO NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM. For more information, consult The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. For each outside source used in a paper, you need: an in-text citation every time you use material from the sourc In APA style: 40+ words in the quote In MLA style: More than 4 lines In Chicago Manual style: More than 5 lines. How do I format a Block Quote in APA or MLA? To properly format a block quote, follow these guidelines: Provide an introduction to the quote. Begin the block quote on a new line. Do not enclose the direct quote in quotation marks
(From The Chicago Manual of Style.) Chicago Examples: In-Text Citations (Notes and Bibliography) This handout gives example citations for online and print resources. Citing Images in Chicago Style Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide. The official site of the Chicago Manual of Style. Here you can find basic examples Citation Quick Guide (Chicago Manual of Style) Chicago Style Guide (Shapiro Library) CMOS FAQ - How do I cite a YouTube video in Chicago style? For further help please contact the Wolak Learning Center at 603.645.9606 (Campus Students) and Online Writing Center at 866.721.1662 (Online Students) for assistance with citing websites in Chicago style
The Chicago Manual of Style Online Completely searchable and easy to use. The full contents of the 17th and 16th editions are available now as a subscription website through RDC Library The Chicago Manual of Style was released by the Chicago University Press in 1906. The 200-page first edition was originally intended to serve as a style guide for the proofreaders and composers in the printing room. Since its humble beginnings, the manual has grown into a book of 1000 pages with over 2000 hyperlinked pages online
format is similar to the Harvard style and i s detailed in the official Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS). Examples of the most common types of citations used by students are included in this guide. It is based on the . Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition, which is available online via the Library catalogue. If yo Chicago B (in-text Author-Date citation and a reference list) is one of two styles outlined in the Chicago Manual of Style. It uses brief parenthetical citations within the text of the author's last name and date of publication. These brief citations each correspond to more complete entries in a reference list at the end of your essay or paper What is Chicago Style (footnoting or endnoting)? Sometimes called Chicago Style, footnotes and endnotes are different from in-text citation methods (such as APA or MLA). Footnotes and endnotes require you to include detailed information about each source as you cite it Many professional scholars use the Latin term ibid. to mean the source I cited, but Chicago prefers the use of a short citation. Teachers who want you to use ibid. will explain how, or you can read about it in the notes and bibliography chapter of The Chicago Manual of Style. ~ ~ √ Please refer to the Chicago Manual of Style for further information on quotation style . Paraphrasing √ Rephrasing another's ideas into you own words is known as paraphrasing √ With paraphrasing you still do need to site the original resource Subjects: Citation Style Guides & Management Tools,.
What Is Chicago Style Citation? Chicago style focuses on the Chicago Style Manual (CMOS for short). CMOS is a guideline of selection for several publishers of books and is also used by authors and publishers in many academic fields, particularly in the fields of social sciences and humanities This video shows you how to format your paper in the Chicago Manual Style (CMS) of formatting in Word 2007 or 2010 Introduction. This page is not thrilling reading, and you should view it primarily as a reference guide. If you're using the Chicago Manual of Style (17 th ed.), and you have a question about how to cite a particular part of a source (title, author, publisher, etc.), then consult the relevant section below.. Author Inverting Name AAA Style Guide. As of September 2015, AAA style (for all publications) follows the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, particularly in regard to reference citations, which are summarized below.. In-text citations . Place citations in parentheses and include the author's name and the source's year of publication, with no intervening punctuation, at the end of a sentence or before a.
Chicago Manual of Style (full guide online). Use in-text citations for the Author-Date system. (Author last name year, page number). Example: (Pollan 2006, 99-100) Include a Bibliography at the end. Note that the date is after the author instead of at the end as with the notes-bibliography style.. Example: Smith, Zadie. 2016 Google Docs makes it easy to create footnotes for a Chicago note-bibliography paper Example: Kossinets, Gueorgi, and Duncan J. Watts. Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network. American Journal of Sociology 115 (2009): 405-50. Accessed February 28, 2010. doi:10.1086/599247. Chicago Manual of Style pp. 734, Section 14.18
There are two versions of Chicago Style: Notes and bibliography (Chapter 14): footnotes (N) and bibliography (B); used more in humanities. Author-date (Chapter 15): parenthetical citations and Reference List; used more in the social sciences. In the examples below, we show how to cite a source in a footnote (N), accompanying bibliography (B) Chicago citation style: 16th edition. A guide to using the Chicago citation referencing style for footnotes and reference lists. Introduction; Notes and Bibliography (Footnote) Toggle Dropdown. More information on footnotes Author-Date References; The requested page is not currently available due to visibility settings..
in the in-text citation and the reference list. e.g. 2007a and 2007b Examples: (Wonnacott and Wonnacott 1998, 53); / (Bank of Canada n.d., 4-8) / (Davies, Zhang, and Zeng 2005) / (Smith et al. 2002, 112-119) / (King 1996, fig. 7) / Krugman (2009) argues that / King and Radford (2009, 56) demonstrat One citation style that is common on campuses and in publishing is the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). The style can cause confusion because it encompasses three systems. This short paper will provide the newcomer to CMS with a bit of the history and rationale for the Chicago system as well as provide a visual example of the footnote system.
The examples found in this section are based on the style guide The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed., 2017. General formatting. The Chicago citation style primarily uses notes.. The text in the paper will have a superscript number at the end of the cited material (like this: ¹) Chicago Manual of Style. Chicago style (notes and bibliography system) is frequently used in the Arts and Humanities, as its use of footnotes/endnotes in addition a bibliography allows the writer to provide precise source origins and present additional commentary CHICAGO NB STYLE CITATION GUIDE Chicago NB stands for Notes and Bibliography, where footnotes or endnotes (N) are used for in-text citations and the whole paper has a bibliography (B) at the end. Pay close attention to the formatting differences between footnotes and bibliography entries. Footnotes Information on The Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation, with links to specific examples for citing books, periodicals, web sources, film and television, interviews, personal communication, lectures and presentations, and published and unpublished materials See Example 2 below. • The Chicago Manual of Style advises that access dates in online source citations are of limited value, so do not include the date accessed unless you feel that it is essential. Example 3 below shows how to cite the access date, if you need to do so


I was chatting to one of our customers recently and he commented…
The books on the shelves these days feel forgotten and lost. People rarely look upon them if they want to read. And unfortunately, for most people, the only perceived way to get a book is from Amazon.
His name is Denis Stark, a blockchain entrepreneur with a fin-tech background. Denis is the founder of Biblosphere, an app designed to serve reading communities worldwide.
Of course there are some solid environmental arguments for ceasing the publishing of physical books and maintaining the up-curve for digital consumption. However, this is what makes Denis’s business all that more important - Biblosphere provides a convenient way to catalogue the books that exist in colleges, campuses, book reading circles, literature clubs, so they can be shared around communities who love to grab some couch time and pick up their favourite paperback or hard copy.
Biblosphere is a Sharing Economy enterprise bringing together like minded individuals who have a love of literature.
The future of book publishing
According to a New York Times report, from 2008 to 2010 e-book sales skyrocketed, jumping up to 1,260%. However, taking a look at the bigger picture, you may be surprised how many physical books are published as a proportion of sales revenue.
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center on book consumption and book formats found that traditional print is still the most popular reading format for both adults and children. Books sales revenue in 2019 totaled $26 billion, of which physical books generated 74.7% of the total and e-books only 7.48%.
So the jury is out and though digital technology has undoubtedly had a profound effect on traditional books publishing, many book lovers still believe that the end of printed books is impossible.
This is where an organisation like Biblosphere can have relevance. Well-made books can last hundreds of years, and even the more cheaply made paperbacks are still readable for decades.
And for many people, paperbacks can be far more useful and more collectible. They are often more diverse in physical format and layout and can stay in circulation for many years - in libraries, cafes and sitting on book shelves in peoples homes.
Creating a commuting around the global library of existing books in the way Biblosphere is doing is a valuable sharing economy model that keeps the literature alive without the need for printing new copies.
It’s all about getting the tech right
It seems ironic that the comparison of physical books to ebooks is a technological comparison of old vs new. Yet to bring Biblosphere to life is very much dependent on well designed technology - in this case an app that leverages blockchain technology.
Communities can join and enjoy easy ways to search and track books. The cloud based app allows users to manage their book catalogues and transactions from any device and any location.
Powered by machine learning the app filters unrelated content, recognises authors and titles to maintain a book catalogue for subscribers. There is also a built-in chat to facilitate community sharing, so subscribers can express their gratitude and give feedback on the books they've read.
Cryptoeconomics - a community centric model
I mentioned at the beginning Denis has a fintech background and this is where Biblosphere gets really interesting. He’s created his own crypto-token on Stellar which he’s using to build the business - covering costs for marketing and team rewards.
Task is being used to track work and distribute the tokens based on the verification of the particular activities.
In a recent podcast Denis commented ‘cash is as toxic for a startup as sugar for a newborn baby’. It’s a controversial statement but he has a point. Of course a startup needs money but too much too soon often creates more risk whereas having less to operate on typically nurtures the entrepreneurial mindset and leads to good decision making and innovation.
But how can a token model be a substitute for startup funding?
Denis has created a token labelled UTB to fund marketing activities as part of a referral program. As people invite other paying subscribers to the app the refer receives tokens. This model is allowing Denis to scale the business without requiring the typical costs that start ups require.
He's also paying his team with the token and it’s valued at a rate higher than employees would be paid in cash, as right now it comes with startup risk - the business could fail but it could also be a huge success.
This has created a motivated workforce who are personally invested in the mission of Biblosphere - a successful business will result in higher valued UTB tokens that his team can cash in on later.
It's an exciting model that's allowing Denis and his team to get a business off the ground and build community without the typical constraints that come with launching a startup. If you're a book lover and would like to speak to Denis about his organisation you can do at this link: CONTACT DENIS.
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Borneo Laboratory Book 2019
✨婆羅洲美學實驗室 Borneo Laboratory Book
What is Borneo Laboratory book about?
A Book Dedicated to the Contemporary Landscape of Borneo Art
The Borneo Laboratory book is a selected palette of art projects, conceived and carried out with the goal of extending and developing Borneo’s existing cultural narrative. Built on four pillars of creative focus – Design and Make; Food; Documentation and the Performing Arts – it presents experienced practitioners and the innovative changes they conjured in their respective fields. It will take you through their projects, through setbacks and triumphs, through collaboration and individual endeavour, and from concept to completion. From these, you will encounter the diversity of arts and culture in the contemporary Borneo landscape. This book represents a progression from our previous Borneo Art Collective publication, which featured the unfolding stories of individual cultural practitioners in Borneo. This Borneo Laboratory book, instead, is more an exploration of the original content of its authors, told in their own words.
The Book Making
Since we started our journey, from the beginnings of Borneo Art Collective until the start of Borneo Laboratory in 2018, we have always believed that Borneo could be the destination for experimental art, given its abundance in materials, ingredients and ambience. We see the realisation of this book as the stone that precedes the ripples. While we were planning for our second book, we hoped its production could itself be a platform for art practitioners to work on the innovation they wished to see. We engaged them, explored with them and provided our space for them to explore every possibility for the content. During the production process, never a day has gone by without us being inspired by the dialogue we have collectively created. The making of this book has allowed the creatives to be more courageous, experimental, reflective and critical in their projects. The documentation for the book provided them with the opportunity to review the purpose, methods and dialogues their projects have crafted, and how they could contribute to the wider conversation in their field. Over the past two years, we have realised there is nothing more motivating and encouraging than the manifestation of good will, so it is when we speak about innovation in art and crafts.
Publication is an important medium of exposure for Bornean contemporary art and culture. From our roots as a digital platform, we wanted this handcrafted book to be a work of art in itself. Through its creation, we hope to inspire a different angle of exploration in Borneo contemporary art and culture. We believe that only through actively engaging practitioners to review and explore the potential of their respective content, through the tangible forms of print and ink, can the contemporary practice in art be unlocked.


If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love suspense and thriller ANYTHING. Whether it’s a movie, show, podcast, or novel I am always ready to dive in and get wrapped up in a spine-chilling story. I’ve put together a shortlist of eerie psychological thriller books you need to check out. If you’re aware of these titles, they might already be on your list. If not, you’ll have a few sinister reads getting prepared for October. In no particular order, here are some suggestions that you’re bound to enjoy!
The Bone Keeper – Luca Vest
The Bone Keeper by Luca Veste: As my most recent read, this book surrounds an urban legend known as the Bone Keeper who slices off human flesh and keeps their bones as souvenirs. Yikes! Detectives believe it’s just a myth until finding a woman, Caroline Rickards, escaping from the woods with sliced skin. D.C. Louise Henderson finds this myth to hit close to home as memories from her past begin to arise. Heads up, I especially couldn’t put this one down towards the end!
The Perfect Girlfriend – Karen Hamilton
The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton: This one reminds me of the Netflix show You but flipped. Picture a girl who is overly obsessed with guy and makes you ask, what would you do for love? In this case, Juliette loves Nate and despite breaking up 6 months ago, she is determined to win him back by getting closer to him, even if that means becoming a flight attendant for his airline.
Lie To Me – J.T. Ellison
Lie to Me by J.T Ellison: This book immediately starts off disturbing as we hear from an unidentified character, “You won’t like me very much”. With this in mind, the story follows a seemingly perfect couple with an underlying core of betrayals and hatred. When Sutton, the wife of Ethan Montclair, goes missing after leaving a suspicious note not to look for her, Ethan is pinned to be the target of the case. The story goes through several twists and turns and really had me on the edge of my seat towards the end!
The Couple Next Door – Shari Lapena
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena: This is another story about a “perfect couple”, but this one surrounds something every parent fears, the abduction of your baby. Even though the couple was right next door at a neighbors birthday party, the suspicion immediately goes towards the parents. The story grows ever more complicated as there is so much more truth to discover.
Sharp Objects – Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn: This book has been out for a while but I just got around to reading it last summer. I recently watched the HBO miniseries based on the novel and really enjoyed it so I had to include this book in the post! The story revolves around Camile Preaker, a journalist sent on an assignment to her home town in Wind Gap, Missouri in order to cover the murders of two girls. What I love most about this book is there are two stories going on. One of Camile’s internal struggle for self-love, and the other dealing with the death and mystery of the two girls in this small town. Slowly, Camile reveals the truth about the murders that she identifies very closely with.
Thats a wrap! What have you been reading lately? Let me know in the comments!


Our mentors are published authors who are also great teachers. We will have agents/editors as additional faculty to participate during the program to provide feedback on mentees' work. Additional faculty will be announced later in the year.
Kristine Brogno, Children's Design Director of Chronicle Books. Kristine is an award-winning art director and designer and is currently the Design Director of Children's Publishing at Chronicle Books in San Francisco. She’s had the great honor of working with a broad range of children’s artists — from first-time book illustrators to seasoned veterans, including Carolyn Conahan, Ward Jenkins, Calef Brown, Tom Lichtenheld, Andy Rash, Melissa Sweet, Jen Corace and Meilo So, among many others. When she’s not reviewing sketches and looking for the perfect typeface, you can find her exploring the Bay Area and beyond with her two sons. Accepting picture book writer-illustrators.
Tera Lynn Childs
Tera Lynn Childs is the RITA-award-winning and bestselling young adult author of the mythology-based OH. MY. GODS. series, the FORGIE MY FINS mermaid romances, the kick-butt monster-hunting SWEET VENOM trilogy, and the DARKLY FAE series. She also writes the CITY CHICKS books and co-wrote the HERO AGENDA and CREATIVE HeArts series. Her works have appeared in over a dozen languages and on multiple state library reading lists. She lives in Las Vegas, where she spends her time writing wherever she can find a comfy chair and a steady stream of caffeinated beverages. Accepting YA.
"Don’t just tell us what your POV character is DOING, show us what they are FEELING. Make sure every significant story thing they do is accompanied by a FEELING. Your ultimate goal is to get the Reader to feel what your POV character is experiencing.”
Eric Elfman is the co-author (with Neal Shusterman) of TESLA'S ATTIC and EDISON'S ALLEY from Disney-Hyperion Books, and is the author of twelve other books for kids, young adults and adults (including “Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive,” in its sixth printing from Random House, named an ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers). Eric has also sold four screenplays to Hollywood studios, including CLASS ACT (co-writer), which was set up at Dreamworks with Halle Berry attached to star. As a private writing coach, Eric has been on the faculty of the Big Sur Writing Workshop for the past ten years and has a number of award-winning and NY Times bestselling authors among his clients. Accepting MG and YA.
Terri Farley is the best-selling author of the Phantom Stallion series for young readers and Seven Tears into the Sea, a contemporary Celtic fantasy nominated as a YALSA best book. Terri’s work has sold over two million copies in 27 countries and she has taught readers' and writers' workshops for kindergarten to post-graduate level audiences in the U.S. and Canada.
Wild at Heart: Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them, her first work of non-fiction, published by Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt, is a Junior Library Guild selection, winner of the Sterling North Heritage Award for Excellence in Children's Literature and has been honored by the National Science Teachers Association and commended by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Farley taught middle school and high school language arts and journalism in inner-city Los Angeles, California and Reno, Nevada. She has a Master’s degree in journalism.
Farley is an advocate for the West’s wild horses and works with young people learning to make their voices heard. Accepting MG and YA.
"When writing for children, don't dumb-down the story. Kids aren't dumb; they're inexperienced. Everything is new, so grab that sense of wonder."
Diana López is the author of the adult novella, SOFIA'S SAiNTS and the middle grade novels, CONFETTi GIRL, CHOKE, ASK MY MOOD RING HOW I FEEL, AND NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE. Diana lives in Victoria, Texas where she teaches creative writing at the University of Houston-Victoria. She also assists with the magazine Huizache and works as the managing director of CentroVictoria, an organization that promotes Latino literature and art. Accepting MG.
Jenny MacKay has written 33 nonfiction books for middle-grade and teen readers on topics ranging from murder scenes and roller coasters to mythology and haunted houses. She has a master’s degree in creative writing and currently teaches college courses in English composition and communications. She has been a member of SCBWI since about 2007 (but who’s counting?) and has been a mentor for two of Nevada SCBWI’s Mentor Programs. She is a teacher at heart, and helping writers unearth and polish up the diamonds in their rough drafts is undoubtedly her favorite thing to do. She also preaches that a good story is a good story, whether it is true or make-believe, so she is equally happy working with writers to shape stupendous tales of both the fictional and the nonfictional kind. Accepting Nonfiction, MG, and YA
Axie Oh is a graduate of the University of California-San Diego where she studied Korean history and creative writing. Her debut novel, REBEL SEOUL, releases September 2017 from Tu Books. She is currently pursuing an MFA at Lesley University in Writing for Young People and is represented by Patricia Nelson of the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. She has been an member of SCBWI NV since 2010 and has taught workshop on writing queries. In addition she was a mentor to several writers online. Before entering graduate school, she worked for Steven Malk, agent at Writers House. Her obsessions include: her new puppy, Toro, stationery supplies and milk tea.
"Re-read your favorite books with the eyes of a writer and study how they crafted those scenes you loved the best."
Heather Petty has been obsessed with mysteries since she was twelve, which is when she decided that stories about murders in London drawing rooms and English seaside villages were far superior to all other stories. Lock & Mori is her first novel. She lives in Reno, Nevada with her husband, daughter, and four hopelessly devious cats. Accepting YA
Suzanne Morgan Williams
"You can be well into your WIP before you find the heart of your book. Then everything is measured by that and revision makes more sense."
Suzanne Morgan Williams is one of the founders of the NV Mentorship Program. She is the author of the middle grade novel Bull Rider and eleven nonfiction books for children. Bull Rider is a Junior Library Guild Selection, is on several state award lists and won a Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City. Suzanne’s work is research based (both fiction and nonfiction) and her research and presentations have taken her from Mexico to the Arctic, from China to Cape Cod. Suzanne has not only been an administrator and mentor for SCBWI Nevada program, but she was a mentor for the first SCBWI Emerging Voices award. She was SCBWI Member of the Year in 2012. A writer for more than twenty years, she has found working with and developing connections with other book people to be pivotal in both her professional and personal life. She is currently working on a historical novel. Accepting MG and YA.


About Bell Buckle, Tennessee
The true story of how Bell Buckle got its unique name.
located in the heart of Tennessee, the Town of Bell Buckle is perhaps, most uniquely significant because of its name. A variety of local legends offer explanations for the town’s unusual name, and while no one of these theories has been documented there is one that is widely accepted as truth. According to this tradition, the first white men to traverse the area now known as Bell Buckle discovered a carving in the shape of a cow bell and buckle on a tree near a free flowing creek.
This carving was interpreted as a warning from Indians that the domesticated animals of white civilization were intruding upon their lands. Thereafter the creek was referred to as Bell Buckle Creek and, logically enough, the town which grew up on the banks of that creek adopted its name.
Early Bell Buckle History
A settlement of small proportions thrived in the Bell Buckle area during the early part of the nineteenth century, however, it was not until mid-century that the population increased enough to incorporate a town. Location of a main line of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad through Bedford County in 1852 stimulated growth in many small settlements near its right of way. A. D. Fuggitt, generally credited as being the founder of Bell Buckle, donated land for construction of the railroad near the settlement in 1852, and opened the community’s first general store in the same year.
In 1852, the Louisville to Nashville Railroad was constructed through Bell Buckle bringing instant economic prosperity to the community. The town became the largest shipping point for livestock between Nashville and Chattanooga. During the same period, Webb School, a private, college preparatory school, relocated to Bell Buckle contributing greatly to the growth and popularity of the community. The importance of the railroad was emphasized during the civil war when Bell Buckle residents were witness to many troop movements by both armies as they sought to control rail traffic into the Deep South. Bell Buckle flourished with the growing popularity of rail transportation and enjoyed its greatest period of prosperity between 1870 and 1900.
Soon after the turn of the century, however, the “iron horse” entered into a period of what was a steady decline, and thus foreshadowed Bell Buckle’s future. Today the freight trains of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad still rumble through Bell Buckle, but they are given only cursory acknowledgement by the town’s residents.
The Great Depression of the 1920’s devastated the Bell Buckle railroad trade. The advent of the automobile and the decline of the railroad created enormous adversity and the row of one-story businesses, which comprised the downtown, began to suffer the dilapidation of many other railroad stops. Long unoccupied, most stores were boarded up until the 1960’s.
During the 1960’s, a quickening of appreciation for its quaint heritage started a wave of rentals, purchases and renovations that helped Bell Buckle flourish once again. One unexpected result of the earlier economic declines was that many of the Victorian and Arts and Crafts style homes were not replaced with more modern structures. In 1976, during the nation’s Bicentennial, an area including the Bell Buckle downtown and continuing to the Webb School property, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. There are a great many of these homes that have been restored or renovated, not only in the officially designated historic district but also through the town.
Bell Buckle Today
Since its resurgence, Bell Buckle has become a center for arts and crafts and a favorite destination for antiques shopping. Bell Buckle has a long history of celebrating the arts and encouraging artists. Over the years this quaint and quirky Victorian village has been home to a remarkably rich array of writers, musicians, quilters, sculptors, photographers, potters, mosaic artists, painters and Grammy winners.
Through the efforts of local officials and community leaders, Bell Buckle has re-established its former popularity by becoming a nationally recognized mecca for artisans, craftsmen, and antiques. The quaint little town is known far and wide as the destination for antiques, handmade crafts, country music, home-cooking at the world famous Bell Buckle Café, and classic Southern hospitality. Thousands of visitors are drawn each year to visit the charming downtown with its unique shops and eateries and participate in the annual festivals.
A park was built in the early 2000’s, which earned the 2009 Governor’s Stewardship Award. The park features a half-mile walking trail, playground, picnic pavilion, amphitheater, a Level I arboretum, and local art structures. Bell Buckle also has the distinction of being the smallest town in Tennessee to become a Tree City USA and has continued that status since 2000.
The future of Bell Buckle is bright. Old houses are being renovated, families with young children are moving into town, and downtown commerce remains vibrant and healthy. The ingredient that links our past history to our future is the contribution of the many people who have established roots and have kept this community alive. The pure and steady heartbeat of this beloved little town is kept strong by those living here and is embraced by those who visit.


Sunday, October 11, 2009
Fall Festival & Book Fair
Went to my dd's fall festival and book fair on Friday evening. It was raining - so it was all inside. We had a great time tho. Just spending family time together.
The book fair was going on too, and my dd loves to read. So we got this book.
She love's the Junie B. Jones series of books. She especially liked this one because it is written in journal form. She spent the biggest part of the day yesterday curled up on the couch reading it (finishing it!)
She comes to me when she is done and asks if we can make her a Katelyn Survival Guide to School. Of course, you know me I don't need a reason to create - but when given the chance and asked by my dd - YOU BETCHA I WAS ON IT!!!! Here is what we came up with....


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August 22, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Painting Class
Thursday, August 22nd, 6:00-8:00pm
Barn Meadow Scene
Taught by a Certified Art Night Out instructor. Art Night Out instructors are experienced artists who provide a relaxed atmosphere, lots of support, and quality materials/tools to ensure a positive experience.
$20.00 materials fee. Space is limited. FMI or to register, please contact the library.


of the Wolverton Science and Art Institute and Education in Wolverton.
The Science and Art Institute had the distinction of being the second “mechanic’s institute” in the country The Science and Arts history ended up by being much more modest. The Mechanics Institute started in 1840 without any permanent buildings and it took until 1864 before a proper dedicated building was available; this, to provide its new name the Wolverton Science and Art Institute. The new building on the corner of Church Street and Creed Street had 12 classrooms, a library, an auditorium and a lecture theatre. Evening classes were offered in a range of academic and practical disciplines.
I’m afraid a lot of assumptions about social mobility were built into the 1944 Education Act. Grammar School pupils would fill clerical and managerial positions, boys who went to the “Tech” would fill technician roles while girls who did shorthand and typing would become office girls, and the rest who spent their last four years of schooling at the Aylesbury Street school without science laboratories and only a woodwork shop and cookery classroom in addition to their ordinary classrooms, would end up in all the other jobs. This stratified vision of education began to unravel in the 1950s when the Tech was merged with the Grammar School to create the Radcliffe School. Eventually the “Secondary Modern” disappeared before a wave of comprehensive schools.
The new arrivals in Wolverton were skilled workers and mostly literate, and having that basis in education wished to learn more. Accordingly, a group got together and founded a Mechanics’ Institute – The London and Birmingham Railway Institute for Moral and Intellectual Improvement at the Wolverton Station. The date was June 1840, barely one year after the opening of the works and it was probably the second foundation of its kind in the entire country – the first being Owens College in Manchester, for a long time now the University of Manchester.
The LBR also built a Reading Room near the canal and William Pousett, a senior clerk, was given £25 to establish a library. Later, individual benefactors gave money which expanded the library to 700 volumes. This put the two critical components in place, the organisation and a resource library of books. Men who were knowledgeable in one field volunteered their time to teach their fellows. The evening class was invented.
It was also resolve to raise funds for a building for the Mechanics’ Institute and men contributed what they could out of their savings. Eventually that day did come with a substantial commitment of funds from the LNWR and a new building opened its doors in 1864 on the corner of Church Street and Creed Street.
In this guise it continued to offer evening classes and to function as a library. Demand continued to rise in the last quarter of the 19th century and in 1890, a grant of £300 from the recently-formed Buckinghamshire County Council, enabled the institute to be enlarged.
This view from Church Street of the old Science and Art Institute is one of the earliest done soon after it opened in 1864, a familiar one to those of us who remember the old building. It was by no means such an impressive structure when it was first opened in 1864. The early lithograph below illustrates the building as it appeared in the 1860s from Creed Street. It was about half the size of the later building.
In 1908 the Wolverton County School began its life here before the new building opened at the top of Moon Street in 1909. In that year the Science and Art Institute got its first paid Principal – a part time employee.
The evening institute was increasingly successful and many young men and women were educated there. The school leaving age in those days was 13 and most young people left school for work with only a rudimentary education.
Change and improvement continued over the years. After the 1944 Education Act the day school was free of tuition fees and admission was by examination at 13. Pupils normally continued to 16 and took subjects in the new General Certificate of Education. Formal qualifications through part-time study were ow available through the Royal society of Arts and through Ordinary National Certificate and Higher National Certificate.
The term “Further education” entered the lexicon and in 1954 the Wolverton Science and Art Institute was re-named Wolverton College of Further Education.
The days of the ”Tech” were now numbered. The educational authorities started negotiations to bring the Wolverton Grammar School and the Tech together in a single institution, and in 1958 this was formalised as a single school – The Radcliffe School. The Wolverton College of Further Education now concentrated on day-release classes and evening classes with a strong vocational focus, returning in some respects to its 19th century roots.
The new college opened on a field site on the Stratford Road, (Innocently, as archaeologists later discovered, destroying the remains of a bronze age settlement on the site.) These buildings were in use for about 30 years and then demolished to make way for a housing development.
In the meantime the old Science and Art Institute slipped into partial use, to occasional use and then disuse. In its state of disuse it became vulnerable and one night in 1970 someone started a fire, which quickly engulfed the building
This is what it looked like the following day.
The Council quickly demolished the building without trying to reclaim it.
The proceeds from the sale of the land were invested in trust to the Wolverton Science and Art Institute Trust. It is interest from these investments that is used to make annual awards.


As the school year ended I had more than one parent ask me for some apps to add to their iPads to keep students learning this summer. I thought I would share some of the apps I came up with here. This is a mix of apps for students from grades 1 to 6.
One great reading app for iPad is J'aime Lire.
It is free to get and gives you access to 3 free books but you need to pay for individual books after that. The app has books for ages 3-12.
Rover is an app for ipad that lets students access educational websites with flash content. The app is free. Unfortunately most of the websites are in English but there is some great content here.
To access French web content you might want to consider getting Puffin.
Puffin isn't free but it also doesn't limit which sites your can visit so that means you can access any website online.
Then you can have kids visit my Listen to reading Scoop.it for places to read online in French.
If your child likes comic books there are a lot of them on the itunes store. Some are in French others aren't. Just look on the side of the page and look at languages. This will help you find out what language apps are listed in.
Another app to check out Educreation. It is free. Kids can watch lessons other teachers and students have created. They can also createthere own lessons on something they is interested in. They can add pictures record there voice, write and type and just goof around with it. Many of the lessons are in English but there are French lessons too.
You might want to check out this list of book creators too. They are fun to use and encourage kids to write and create all summer long.
Got a math kid on your hands? Here are some math games:
Sudoku is great for building concentration. There are lots of different sudoku apps on the iPad and if you search you will find some others but here is one in French that uses images.
Another app that is free but more challenging is:
Another great one for concentration is Guess Who. Kids gets to play, and listen to vocabulary and need to pay attention to details too.
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In the not free but cool section there is the joue avec series that lets students explore and learn about various artists. They can to search for items, find details and listen and read to author biographies.
Atlas du monde is also a very cool way to explore the world. It is available in English and French.
When you are looking for iPad apps in French you will find out that many of them will initially show up in English. Here is an article I wrote on how to change iPad to French so that apps will be in French:
This Scoop.it page is a list of iPad resources for French immersion - this keeps growing as I add to it:
Sylvia Duckworth also has a great blog with reviews of French Apps for kids. Check it out here:
So what did I learn at school today? There are lots of ways to keep kids entertained and learning on the iPad this summer. Hopefully we can avoid a little bit of the summer slide and a lot of the "Mom I am bored!" with the resources above. What are your favorite apps for students? Do you have a list of apps you recommend for parents?


Harpsichord Suites by Gottlieb Muffat: Hidden Treasure from Kiev
In December 2020 the musical world commemorates the 250th anniversary of Gottlieb Muffat’s death. As its contribution, Breitkopf & Härtel is publishing a second set of six suites for harpsichord or piano, edited by Glen Wilson. Here Glen Wilson outlines the historical and musical background.
When the Red Army fought its way into Berlin in 1945, it not only liberated the world from the Nazis. It also “liberated” a huge number of art treasures back to the then Soviet Union. Probably the most famous hoard consisted of Heinrich Schliemann’s spectacular finds from ancient Troy – which the 19th-century amateur archaeologist had snuck out of Turkey. Free of any such problems of provenance was the archive of the venerable Berlin Sing-Akademie, the institution probably most famous for Mendelssohn’s revival of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 under its auspices. Less well-known is the fact that it was also the home of the “Altbachische Archiv”, the priceless collection of works by his ancestors personally assembled by J. S. Bach.
The entire archive of the Sing-Akademie was carried off to Kiev after the war, where it rested in obscurity until 1999. The city was by then the capital of an independent Ukraine – a fact which undoubtedly facilitated its return to Berlin when it was rediscovered. Among the many works, which were then catalogued, were 26 previously unknown suites for harpsichord by the imperial Habsburg keyboard composer, Gottlieb Muffat.
Gottlieb Muffat was sent to Vienna on the death of his father Georg, one of the most important German composers and theoreticians of the 17th century. Gottlieb Muffat rose through the ranks to become court composer, organist, and teacher. The later Empress Maria Theresia was among his students. Muffat died in 1770, leaving a major legacy of music for organ and harpsichord, which is not played as much as it deserves to be. Part of the problem is the incredible complexity of the music’s ornamentation.
The ornament table included in Muffat’s Componimenti Musicali, his only printed publication (which is famous mainly as a source for Handel’s “borrowings”), gives an impression of what the performer is up against. But only by actually playing the pieces will he or she truly understand what a formidable technician Muffat must have been, and what demands he placed on his students. The challenge involved in subordinating all these frills to the larger musical picture is part of the charm of engagement with Muffat’s pieces. If one can rise to that challenge, one will have mastered some of the most powerful and inventive keyboard music to have come down to us, via strange detours, from the 18th century.


We may be busy at our InterAct Summit this week, but we’re also celebrating the Week of the Young Child hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Each day has a theme and Thursday is Artsy Thursday. Artsy Thursday asks you to think, problem solve, and create.
Two wonderful, wordless, picture books come to mind for this. Journey, by Aaron Becker and Chalk, by Bill Thompson. It’s amazing how removing the words focuses you on the art and encourages you to tell your own story. Below I’ll break down the story and an artsy activity that could go with it.
Written and illustrated by Aaron Becker, Journey (see preview here) is the beautiful story of lonely girl who uses a red crayon to draw her way into magical adventures that eventually lead her to a friend. The incredible drawings prompt so many thoughts and questions, you barely have to plan ahead. But with a little planning, there are so many ways to bring in Concept development, Quality of Feedback, and Language Modeling.
After the story, it’s time to get artsy! Make a plan- where would you go if you could draw your own imaginary dream? Using paint, markers, crayons, or really anything, have students plan and then create their dream scene. For older students, they could predict what the next scene in the book may be, then draw and write about that.
Chalk is the story of three children who find a bag of chalk at the playground on a rainy day and soon realize their drawings have come to life! Because this picture book has no words, it’s perfect for bringing in concept development and language modeling. Students can predict, compare, discuss, and summarize the story with no chance of being wrong!
And then it’s time for students to create! First, make a plan. What would you draw with magical chalk? Then head outside or use construction paper or chalk boards to allow student to create their own drawing and imagine it coming to life. With older students, you could incorporate a writing component as well.
Don’t have either picture book? Eric Carle books are great for inspiring collage art. Put out cut out shapes, ripped up construction paper, old wrapping paper, and glue and let students make their own creations.
Remember, the goal is process over product, so just get creating!
Teachers everywhere have yet another new challenge—supporting students and their families from home. We know that high-quality interactions, including interesting, hands-on experiences that are facilitated and supported with feedback, scaffolding, and higher-order thinking questions, best support young students' learning. So how do you help your students' caregivers offer the same high-quality interactions while at home? Well, Rachel Giannini has some super fun ideas to share! The following are ideas she shared during her session at our recent InterAct CLASS Summit.
When schools abruptly closed due to Covid-19, teachers everywhere were given a new challenge—supporting students from home. This Teacher Appreciation Week, we at Teachstone want to celebrate the teachers impacting families and say thank you to teachers everywhere.
Here are a few thoughts from some of our team on the impact teachers are having on their families' lives.
Before the 2019 InterAct Class Summit in Nashville was even over, we were already excitedly planning 2020! But before we get too ahead of ourselves, let's take a quick look back at the incredible presenters, attendees, and staff that made 2019 possible. We had nearly 400 participants from all backgrounds—teachers, caregivers, mentors, coaches, trainers, implementation leaders, administrators, assessors, researchers, and more. However, their common passion for improving classroom interactions and empowering life-changing teachers was evident.
Teachstone is celebrating Week of the Young Child hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). We'll be posting articles, videos, activities, and more all week on Facebook and Twitter.
For Tasty Tuesday, we've found a few healthy recipes for every mealtime, including dessert. These recipes are easy to assemble and make, and your early learners can help out as well. What are your favorite healthy recipes?


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And I'm back! March was awesome with the Slice of Life Story Challenge, but I'm glad to be back and writing some other posts here at BigTime Literacy!
Happy Easter! Hope you have a great day celebrating with your loved ones today! Today also means the end of Lent, so I'm happy to end my Facebook hiatus and get back to posting some things there, too. If you were wondering where I was, that was what's up!
Even though you missed three days, you did a great job writing (almost) every day during the month of March. You also had your students writing, including these four who wrote every day! Check out their blogs: Emily, Frances, Sidney, and Alex.
Dear Kacey Musgraves,
Your songs are so awesome, including this new one called Biscuits. Totally love it and can't wait to see the video! "Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy" hahhahaa, so awesome! Your cleverness totally inspires me!
I'm going to be holding a book study of On Your Mark, a book about Standards Based Learning. If you have any interest, please order a copy! I need to talk to a work friend to figure out our timeline, but I'm thinking our first post will maybe be in the next two or three weeks? The introduction to this book starts out like this....
"You just opened what may be the most challenging and unsettling book you will ever read about any education topic. This book is not for those who trust in traditions and find it easy to ignore research evidence that challenges those traditions. It's not for the weak of spirit.
This book won't be an easy or comfortable read. The school leaders, professors, teachers, instructions, board members, community members, and parents who read this book won't be talking about it in calm and casual tones. More likely, they'll be engaged in heated arguments and impassioned debates."
Do you want to have some seriously heated debates together?! :-) Hope you'll join for this book club! More details will be coming this week, but I hope you can participate in this book club!
Your colleague in Chicago
I'm really hopin, and prayin, and....what's that song? Anyways, hoping you are you dethrone Mayor 1% on Tuesday! I just saw a quick little poll on Twitter and this came up:
a Passionate Public Educator
That's all for me today. Looking forward to reading your letters!


Spirituality can't be defined, it has many types and different people define it differently. People find spirituality in religions and without religion as well. It is a broad concept and one may say that it is a connection with something bigger than ourselves, people use spirituality to search for a meaningful life. People also say that spirituality connects each other and to the universe, it also helps them relate to life after death and other mysteries of human existence.
People find comfort in spirituality and it relieves them from a lot of stress they face related to personal, and professional life as well as in their relationships.
Although different people perceive spirituality differently but there are some signs that may show that a person is spiritual like:
- Searching for answers on suffering and life after death
- Deep connections with people
- Experiencing compassion and empathy for others
- Feeling awe and wonder for things around them
- Attaining happiness beyond material possessions
- Searching for meaning and life's purpose
- Wanting to make the world a better place
If You Are on a Budget: Spiritual Books under Rs. 500
1. The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye is a wonderful book written by very famous J.D. Salinger. This is a story about a lazy boy who gets thrown out of the fourth school. The book shows his level of frustration due to his parents' and roommates' behaviour. He moves to New York City and gets acquainted with middle-aged women, prostitutes, nuns, alcohol and drugs. The book perfectly shows the teenage dilemma and his struggle with the artificial world. You may find some offensive language but will help you relate to the feelings and restlessness of the spirit. This can be a good book for parents of teenagers and help them tackle certain situations through spiritual means. You can buy this book for Rs. 292 from amazon.in.
2. Rumi's Little Book of Life: The Garden of the Soul, the Heart, and the Spirit
If you like to read poems and learn from them then you will love this book written by Azima Melita Kolin Rumi and Maryam Mafi. This is a collection of 196 poems written by Rumi and translated by Maryam Mafi. This book focuses on coming to terms with the inner life, it guides the reader into exploring their inner life, and it talks about the soul to the heart and to the spirit. The book is divided into three sections, soul, heart and spirit and answers many questions related to them. It shows that God is not found in temples and mosques but within our souls. This wonderful book can be bought for Rs. 220 (paperback) from amazon.in.
3. The Himalayan Master and the Sixth Sense: I Dared to Travel the Spiritual Path
Another good book for people searching for some answers is The Himalayan Master and the Sixth Sense from Priyabhishek Sharma. The author skillfully combines his spiritual journey with events. The book is about how his intuitions got stronger day by day and he could hear prophetic voices descending from the universe that changed his life. He met many Himalayan masters that guided him through the different stages of his life. You would enjoy this book if you like reading about Vedic seeds and mantras. The book is available for Rs. 499 (paperback) on amazon.in.
4. Secrets of Divine Love : A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam
If you are willing to build a relationship with the divine then this book can help you a lot. The Secrets of Divine Love talks about the spiritual secrets of the Quran through poetry and stories. It will help you redevelop your faith and make your connection with God stronger. The book will guide you with some scientific evidence, practical exercises and meditation to develop tools for you to overcome negative aspects of life. The book not only enlightens the mind but inspires the souls and helps you connect with God deeper. The book is written by A. Helwa and can be bought for Rs. 263 from bookchor.com.
5. Not Just Another Spiritual Book.
If you are stuck with questions like what if spirituality is not what you thought it was? What if you are more spiritual than you think? etc then this book can be very helpful for you. It is a paradigm of modern spirituality and has a full dose of illusions related to spirituality, and meditation. The book is written by Paulo Rute and is one of the best spiritual books you can buy. It is available on flipkart.com for Rs. 287 only.
6. The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith
There are times in our lives when we end up questioning our faith, and if you are in that situation then you can read The Universe Has Your Back written by Gabriella Bernstein. It teaches the readers how to convert their fear into faith to lead a balanced life. It has stories with lessons that will help you unblock the issues of happiness, and security and give you a clear direction. It also talks about control and living a better life. This book will guide you into feeling powerful when you feel powerless. This eye-opening book is for Rs. 209 (paperback) on amazon.in.
7. Celebrating Life
The purpose of our life is not just to excel and exceed but to understand the true meaning of life. The book Celebrating Life written by Rishi Nityapragya brings you secrets that will help you find your infinite potential. In the book, he writes about how to identify yourself and free yourself from negative emotions and harmful tendencies. He talks about enthusiasm love, compassion and truth that can guide us to understand the powers the universe gives us. This book will help you be a master of the situations you face in life and turn them into celebrations. This wonderful guide can be bought for Rs. 228 from flipkart.com.
8. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha is a novel based on a man named Siddhartha during the time of Gautama Buddha. Hermann Hesse, the author of the book takes you through the spiritual journey of Siddhartha into self-discovery. The book is very well written and helps you understand that a person's life is full of experiences that let him attain an understanding of the things which he normally can't. The book shows different events that led Siddhartha to change his life forever. This is a wonderful book for people who need encouragement in life to understand the mystery of life through the protagonist's eye. You can buy this book for Rs. 104 from flipkart.com.
9. Transforming Your Self: Finding Stability in an Unstable World
We are humans and we struggle between the good and the bad in our lives, we face different emotions and take actions that lead us to where we reach. The book Transforming Your Self: Finding Stability In An Unstable World is a wonderful book written by guru Acharya Mahapragya and talks about people who are in a constant state of contradiction that leads them into negativity. Guru Acharya Mahapragya shows how to make yourself aware in order to break free of the negativity that surrounds you through your thoughts, speech and action. The book is available for Rs. 279 at bookchor.com.
10. Great Challenge: Exploring the World Within
Osho has written several books that have helped many understand their true self and one of his great books is the Great Challenge: Exploring The World Within. If you are looking to find your individual spirituality and self-direction to face the everyday challenges in life then this book can be very helpful to you. Osho talks about the wisdom of the East and the potential of western science and technology that helps in strengthening our minds and resolving the challenges of life. He talks about God and faith, intellect and intelligence existence and consciousness. You can buy this book for Rs. 279 from amazon.in
11. Ananda : Happiness without Reason
If you are looking for that one thing everything is searching for, happiness then this book is for you. All the lives we sacrifice, negotiate, scheme and pray for attaining happiness or Ananda and the book Ananda: Happiness Without Reason written by Acharya Prashant is the guide to attain it.
He talks about the misconceptions of happiness like 'unconditional love and 'living in the present and says that Ananda is an unconditional joy free from happiness and sadness. He relates the book with Gita and Upanishads to help you understand the meaning of Ananda. If you are willing to question your deep-rooted faith and venture into uncomfortable territory then you must read this book. The book is available in paperback for Rs. 300 on amazon.in.
If You Are Keen on the Best: Spiritual Books above Rs. 500
We all talk about kindness and how to inculcate it in our coming generations but do we really know how to be kind? The book Kindfulness is written by Ajahn Brahm and talks about combining kindness with mindfulness results in mindfulness. He says it is a new approach to meditation that can ease your body, and mind and bring a lot of good to the world.
This book is very simple to follow and will help the reader guide them toward countercultural thinking. It will allow the reader to open their hearts to others as well as to themselves. You can read the stories in the book that are divided into small chapters and let them encourage you to become a person who is kindful and help you change your perspective towards being kind not just being mindful. The book is available in paperback for Rs. 612 on amazon.in
13. Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life in Judaism
People looking for peace of mind and willing to make a spiritual connection should read the book Here All Along written by Sarah Hurwitz. The book is an excellent read and will help you understand yourself. It will make you a better person and lead you into a more meaningful and impactful life. Sarah writes about the Jewish conceptions of God, death and justice in the world which will help you understand a better way of living. This book is available in hardcover for Rs. 658 on amazon.in.
14. The Bible Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
The Bible is one of the most read books in the world by people of different religions especially those who are trying to find spirituality or learn about the Christian ways. The Bible can be a little difficult to understand and this is when The Bible Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained written by DK comes into the picture. This is an introduction to the Bible and takes you through more than 100 stories from the Bible and makes it easy for you to follow. It helps in creating an insight into Christianity through simple concepts, quotes and flowcharts. If you are interested in gaining spirituality through religion then you can buy this book for Rs. 779 from madrasshoppe.com.
15. The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen is a National Book Award winner and takes you through a spiritual journey through the Himalayas in the book The Snow Leopard. He with his friend George Schaller travelled to the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and hoped to catch a glimpse of the rare snow leopard. He talks about his encounters with a deep understanding of Buddhism, suffering, and beauty through his journey. The book can awaken a lot of hidden emotions in you and help you find your spirituality while joining is a quest. You can buy this book for Rs. 686 from amazon.in.
16. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
You will meet those who succeed through various means, that you might not approve of but if you wish to attain success in your life without having to comply with those means then The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success can guide you to do just that. The book helps the reader look into their true nature and allows it to look at life by combining the nature around us. It also talks about the laws like being aware of your potential, being non-judgmental, law of least resistance and detachment. It shows how one can attain success by being at peace with oneself. This guide to success through spirituality is available for Rs. 681 on flipkart.com.
17. The Kingdom of God is Within You
Being an Indian most of us admire Gandhi and you will be surprised that the book The Kingdom of God is Within You played an important role in Mahatma Gandhi's life and helped them be the man he was. The book is written by Nikolyevich Tolstoy and talks about the importance of non-violence, and resistance to evil. He also writes about the significance of identifying the Divine core within us that can help us to guide into changing the world. You can buy this nationally acclaimed book for just Rs. 915 from amazon.in.
18. Conversations with God Omnibus - Books One, Two and Three
This is a book that all of us can relate to. Most of us go through situations when we have a deep conversation with God about the ups and downs we face in life. Author Neale Donald created a perfect book, Conversations with God Omnibus in which he wrote about the low times in his life and how he wrote letters to God without expecting any answers. As he continued with his letters he started getting answers which turned into this global bestseller. This book has all of his three books in one that will help you change your life and understands God's ways. You can buy this trilogy for Rs. 644 from flipkart.com.
19. Spiritual Thoughts for the Secret Freethinker: Yes! There is Life after Dogma
If you feel that you need to find your spiritual self to support you in your daily life then Spiritual Thoughts for the Secret Freethinker written by William Roberson can be a good book for you to start with. The author explores different philosophers, writers, religionists and humanists to help you find the spirit that is already embedded in our humanity. You can buy this eye-opening book for Rs. 956 from amazon.in.
20. Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
This again is a very good book written by Thomas Moore. Care of the Soul gives you a revolutionary approach to thinking about your daily life and the things you do. It talks about the events, problems and opportunities you get and how to focus on them deeply. He offers a religious context for looking at your life and helps you resolve your problems for you to lead a peaceful life. This book can be bought for Rs. 595 from amazon.in.
For Those Looking to Deep Dive: Spiritual books above Rs. 1000
21. Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit
Sacred Woman written by Queen Afua can help you change the way you look and feel about yourself. She talks about how to love and rejoice in our bodies through spiritualizing. She focuses on the words we speak, the food we eat and the place we live and work in. Queen Afua has offered a tool that can bring the reader in harmony with the Earth and the cosmos. She emphasizes love, wisdom and passion to help heal yourself. This is a wonderful book for the women of today who are looking to bring a change in their lives and become one with the feminine essence. You can buy this book for Rs. 1,376 from amazon.in.
22. Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Searching for some answers about who you are? The book Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer can help you realize that you are a lot more than you think. He talks about finding your identity in your consciousness and being able to observe yourself and the world around you. He uses tools like meditation and mindfulness to help you develop your consciousness and can help you avoid painful thoughts and memories and guide you into happiness. It is a must-read for seekers and can be bought for Rs. 1,280 from amazon.in.
23. The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief
The Divine Matrix by Gregg Braden is known to help you understand the missing link between our understanding of the universe, the bridge between imagination and reality. It also talks about the mirror in our world that creates our beliefs in the simplest manner. Braden is an internationally renowned author who is known for creating a bridge between science, spirituality and human potential. It will help you know that the things you believed are about to change. This book can help the readers find their self and connect to their inner selves. The book is available for Rs. 1,104 on amazon.in.
24. Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss
Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss is an excellent book for readers who wish to peep inside themselves and understand what energy medicine is. The book talks about our hidden stresses, beliefs and attitudes that cause illness. It shows how each illness is related to emotional and psychological stress and affects the human body. It introduces the readers to the Hindu chakras, the Christian sacraments and the Kabbalah's Tree of LIfe to take you through the seven stages of life and lead you to spiritual growth. You can buy this life-changing book for Rs. 1,201 from amazon.in.
25. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle is a must-read for people who want to stop creating their own suffering by living in the past and what the future holds for them. It will show you how to live in the present and be satisfied. Tolle talks about the egos that make us dysfunctional person and leads us to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness. It will help the readers to awaken to a new state of consciousness and find the light in their lives. This is a spiritual manifesto for a better way of life. You can buy this encouraging book for Rs. 1,204 from amazon.in and start your journey into happiness
26. Beginnings in Spiritual Life
Beginnings in Spiritual Life by Dominic Hoffman is a guide to help you find true peace that comes from true love, which means changing. This book aims to open up our souls to the grace of God. It will show you the practical consequences of the love of God and help you find peace. If you are a person looking for spiritual awakening through religion then you will enjoy the book. You can buy it for Rs. 2,972 from flipkart.com.
27. Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck
If you want to learn about Buddhist teachings then you should buy Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck written by David Nichtern. The book will help the readers find their creativity and artistic nature through which they can hone their skills and be successful in what they do for a living. It will help the reader to become a well-rounded individual. This is a must-buy for people who want to work and do what they enjoy and thrive in the process. You can buy it for Rs. 1,083 from amazon.in and become successful in your life through spiritual ways.
28. Friend-ish: Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion
We all have that one friend that we adore but do we know the importance of having God as a friend? The book Friend-ish: Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion by Kelly Needham shows how scripture can help you understand the good and bad that come with relationships. This book is for people who love their relationship with a friend but are finding it hard to cope with certain situations. It will help you guide spiritually into seeing things differently and hopefully help you find a friend in God. The book is available for Rs. 1,794 on amazon.in.
29. Course in Miracles
Course in Miracles by Schucman Helen is a guide to modern spirituality. The book is divided into three sections: Text, a workbook for students and a manual for teachers. You will get to read universal spiritual themes that will help to achieve long-lasting results in your life. You can develop a constant state of happiness through the self-study program and in turn, change your life. You can buy this blessed book for Rs. 1,438 from flipkart.com.
30. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
We already know that spirituality does not have to be linked with religion and the book Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris proves it perfectly. This is a guide to meditation and is a perfect book for people who do not follow any religion but know that figures like Jesus, The Buddha, Rumi and other saints in history can help them understand the importance of truth. This book combines wisdom and modern science and helps you attain spirituality with a whole new meaning. The book is available for Rs. 1,104 on amazon.in.
Benefits of Reading Spiritual Books
Reading a spiritual book can transform your life in various ways. We know that a book is your true friend and is one of the best investments you can make when it comes to money and time.
Here are a few benefits you can achieve through reading these books and change your life.
- These books help you decline your stress level. It helps you improve your mental and physical health and lead you to change your lifestyle and thought process drastically.
- Reading a good book advances your vocabulary and will help you reach out to more people around you through your words.
- Spiritual books enhance your power, concentration and focus and help you become aware of your needs. It helps you focus on different aspects of your life and help you gain new skills to face situations that are not so easy to overcome.
- These books open up a new door into the way you think and imagine. It helps you become one with the divine light and deepens your horizon.
- Most of these books are about the teachings from the Lord or the Guru and familiarizes you with the toughest questions about life and death. It also helps you define what is important for your soul. People who read these books are not afraid of death and believe in the circle of karma.
Spiritual awakening and enlightenment are not something you force into existence. It can take a while before you finally hear that voice inside you, declaring undying peace and ultimate happiness. It will help you be creative, express yourself better, and guide you towards happiness. Feel free to shout out your thoughts and comments below.


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One of the fundamental parts of modern C++ is to use the standard library. The C++ standard even provides two versions of the standard library: hosted, the one most of us know and love; and freestanding that has been passed over from C and carries the bare minimum for C++ to be C++.
Proposal P0829 by Ben Craig proposes to add the parts that are useful in C++ and can be done without going to the OS.
Keeping away from OS calls not only enables writing an OS or bare metal system in C++, it also speeds up hosted C++.
The main problem is that there hasn't been any implementations.
Like many good programming stories, this one starts with a personal itch. The avr-gcc has no standard library at all.
This is the story of hacking libstdc++ (the gcc standard library) into an implementation of a proposal and how to use this implementation.
This talk will equip you to better know what parts of the standard library to use in embedded systems and how.