Holiday time is a great opportunity to unwind, read some holiday books and allow our brains to meander in ways that allow us to think differently. And thinking differently in my experience allows us to approach business differently.
It does for me! And in fact I’m reading a great book right now. Written in 1984, it’s about adjusting the traditional manufacturing processes of the time and how that can change the throughput of an entire manufacturing plant and in turn increase the bottom line.
It’s about Lean Manufacturing Principles written both as a story and as a manual.
Why would I be reading something like that you ask? I mean, what’s that got to do with marketing?
Well the stories in this book got my brain working in a different way and I can already see how I can improve our content marketing process if I use the same principles outlined in this book.
If we think about the production of content in much the same way as we think about the production of product we start to understand the theory of constraints, see bottlenecks, what we can learn from them and how it can impact productivity in this space significantly.
The name of this book is The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt but more on that in a later post I have in mind.
So, let’s get back to some other ideas for reading material. The members of the How Great Marketing Works Facebook Group asked me to put together a list of books that I’d recommend. Some light ones and some business and marketing ones and here they are.
Let’s start our holiday reading with Good to Great by Jim Collins.
Together with his team of researchers, Jim Collins spent five years researching what helps companies transform from good companies into great companies and that is obviously always of interest to me.
The book was inspired by feedback he got on his huge hit Built to Last and was in response to a question he was asked at the time – “How do we make Good Companies Great?”
What I found invaluable about the book is that it really does show you how to do just that. It gives you the skills and the thinking to accomplish greatness.
This book will change your mindset, and you can start applying the lessons straight away in your business.
And to be honest, it has to be a MUST read if you are committed to growing your business.
My next book for you is Little Black Stretchy Pants by Chip Wilson, founder of LuluLemon.
Chip shares his journey starting as an early school leaver working in the oil fields to becoming the founder of a massive leisurewear empire.
He was eventually squeezed out of his own companies as investors came on board and changed the company culture into one he didn’t like.
Little Black Stretchy Pants talks about how culture impacts a company, from the culture you create as a solopreneur to every person you hire.
I keep this in mind all the time when I’m growing the team, because I want people who have the same mindset as we move forward.
One of the other key takeaways in this book was an idea that Chip took with him to the oil fields which was reading through the list of the top 100 books of all time. One of those books was a book that blew my mind and it’s my next recommendation for you.
Atlas Shrugged, a novel written by Ayn Rand.
Ayn Rand was a highly philosophical author who championed creativity, competition and human greatness. The book imagines a world where all the creative people and innovators have disappeared.
So yes, it’s a philosophical book but it’s more than that. It’s a story. One that will have you gripped at every point. Here’s a little taste from the promo for the book:
Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves?
You will discover why a productive genius becomes a worthless playboy…why a great steel industrialist is working for his own destruction…why a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumph…why a beautiful woman who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with the man she has sworn to kill.
I loved this book. Written in 1957 you will be surprised by the parallels in today’s world. Give it a shot. You won’t be disappointed. And yes, it will make you think differently about your business.
Next we have Scramble, How Agile Strategy Can Build Epic Brands in Record Time by Marty Neumeier.
A wonderful book from my all time favourite writer on all things brand. In fact you’ll have seen me quote Marty Neumeier many times if you’ve ever worked with me.
Marty calls this book a business thriller and he’s right – I couldn’t put it down. It’s about company CEO David Stone, who has to build a turnaround plan for his company in five weeks or he’s out of a job. But he has already tried every trick in the book. Can he deliver?
If you’ve read Marty’s other work you’ll see the ideas proposed in those books brought to life in story form here. It’s fabulous and reminded me of just why I love his work. It’s an easy read and one I can see myself returning to time and again as I’ll get something different each time.
Fun Holiday Books
There always has to be light relief whether you are on holiday or you need something to wind down to. Now, this is all about personal taste and mine ranges from fluff to meditative and anywhere in between. Here I’ve focused on Fun and I’d love to hear your recommendations too.
We’ll start with A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.
It’s pure escapism, full of witches and vampires but we all need a little escapism don’t we?
It begins with absence and desire.
It begins with blood and fear.
It begins with a discovery of witches.
From a marketing perspective I love this opening piece that is repeated throughout the series of books and also brought to life in the TV adaptation too.
I appreciate it from a copy perspective and yep I always get a little marketing insight no matter what I read!
Just imagine a little piece of language that gets to the heart of what you do… that you can use time and time again… and one which embeds a message deeply with your audience.
I know mine. What would yours be?
My next light read for you is This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel.
It’s about Claude. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl.
Claude’s family want him to be whoever he wants to be, but they’re not sure they’re ready to share it with the world.
Then one day, Claude’s world explodes.
And let me quote Reese Witherspoon here who recommends this in her book club: Every once in a while, I read a book that opens my eyes in a way I never expected’.
It is a book that every parent should read. A pleasure… a gift and an insight into transformation, identity, truth and family. It made me want to grow wings. And more, it gave me hope.
My next recommendation is The Art of Forgetting, by Camille Pagan.
I’ve read all of Camille’s books and love them all. The one I’m going to highlight for you today is called The Art of Forgetting.
It’s about Marissa Rogers and her friendship with the bright and brilliant Julia who suffers a brain injury in a car accident.
It’s about identity, relationships and how dynamics can change in a friendship when something significant happens. It is both thought provoking and enjoyable.
It is also about reinvention and I always love a little reinvention whether real or in fiction. I loved it. Let me know what you think.
Our final fun holiday book is The Bette Davis Club by Jane Lotter.
The morning of her niece’s wedding, Margo Just drinks a double martini and contemplates the many mistakes she’s made in her fifty-odd years of life. Spending three decades in love with a wonderful but unattainable man is pretty high up on her list of missteps, as is a long line of unsuccessful love affairs accompanied by a seemingly endless supply of delicious cocktails.
Then Margo’s niece jilts her fiancé and runs off with a valuable family heirloom and she goes on a road trip in a borrowed 1955 MG to track her down.
I loved this book. It was just pure fun and something you can pick up and put down easily, in between reaching for that glass of wine or frappacino 🙂 .
So, whether you’re headed for the sun or just chilling out in the back garden, do have a wonderful break. And I hope my suggestions for holiday books and courses will keep you entertained, with lots of enriching experiences.
And finally, I’d love to hear your favourite reads whether they are light, philosophical or business related.
I love to add new styles and types of books to my repertoire.
It gives me new perspectives every time.
And there is no better way of doing that than through a recommendation.
Please share yours with me in the comments below.
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NAME: Dr Mejury Chipato
PROFESSION: Medical Doctor, Microbiologist, Businesswoman,
Country Base: China
Category Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Business & Young Author Award
She is the founder of Patience of Hope Foundation, a non-profit charity organization whose aim is to pay school fees for underprivileged children. Under her organization, they managed to pay school fees for many students in different remote areas in Zimbabwe, in both Primary and Secondary Schools. Moreover they provided food and groceries to the poor families in the ghetto community where she grew up, the community of Mbare, in Harare, Zimbabwe during the peak period of Covid 19 pandemic. They also participated in giving donations to orphanage homes including the Sharma Orphanage Home in Zimbabwe. Not only that, they visited an Old people’s home in China, in the city of Guangzhou, where she resided, with groceries and clothes for the old people.
She is the author of the Book Titled : l’m in Charge of My Narrative, which is a memoir of resilience written to inspire and encourage people of different backgrounds, cultures and religion not to give up in life. The major issues being addressed in the book are themes of resilience and overcoming ones seeming limitations and environmental challenges. This is a book that highlights lessons learned in the journey with a view to giving people from all walks of life the gift of perspective and a point of reference. The book has been featured globally including on The Diaspora Times Global, The World News, China-Africa Magazine, Mt Kenya Times, France-24.com News, Spain 24.com News, Indonesia-24.com News, Ethiopia-24.com News, Zambia Book Publishing Newswire, The Herald News -Zimbabwe, The Sunday Mail – Zimbabwe, The Standard – Zimbabwe, African Writer’s Table, The International Woman, All Net Africa, etc. It is available in China, Zimbabwe and on Amazon.


Max and Lili are one of the most popular series of French books for children between the ages of 6 and 12.
As a British native, I had never heard of Max and Lili until my eldest daughter started talking about them in earnest in her second year of elementary school (i.e. around the age of 7). Max has done that, she’d say with a knowing look, or that happened to Lili, she’d explain, nodding wisely. I hadn’t a clue who she was talking about until I stumbled across these small, hard-backed comic books with their recognizable drawings by a famous French artist, Serge Bloch.
Am I surprised to hear that these books are the most frequently borrowed children’s books from Parisian libraries (and most other libraries in the rest of France)? Probably, if I’m honest. Then again, knowing French culture as I do, I can see their appeal. They are also small enough to fit into a school bag or on a bookshelf and they are easy to understand for early readers.
How can the success of these French books for children be explained?
The Max and Lili collection is almost as famous as the Eiffel Tower amongst parents with school-age children. They were created in the early 90’s and there are approximately 100 in the collection to date. How can the success of these small comic-style books be explained? For the marketers, it is certainly the low price and small format. At approximately 5 euros, it is easy to start collecting. The other reason for their success is the fact that the themes reflect real-life situations.
Indeed the author, the French sociologist Dominique de Saint Mars first had the idea to help children resolve their problems. Initially she met with scepticism when editors told her that “books about problems” would never work. How wrong they were! When I asked my daughter which book was her favourite, she took a long time deciding. Was it “Lili watches too much TV”, “Max is sulking” or “Lili invites a friend on holiday” … In the end she plumped for “Lili invites a friend on holiday” because (and I quote) “I would like to invite a friend on holiday and this book helps me imagine it”.
As a parent, I was a little dubious when she wanted to add “Max and Lili’s uncle is in prison”, “Lili has been followed”, Max and Lili’s house has been burgled” and “Emilie doesn’t like it when her mum drinks too much” to the collection at the tender age of seven. What does she drink too much of? I asked. It must be tea, she hesitated. That makes sense. Must be an English mum.
Which French books for children do you have in your kids’ collection?
Originally posted 2015-04-22 17:00:34.


Austin had Fine Arts Night tonight. He didn't tell me until we were on the way that he was going to be getting an award. I was slightly surprised by it. He has been doing "Reading Counts" all year at this school. I do not agree with the program. The entire basis is that you read a book, then take a quiz on the book. Each book is worth so many "points" (based on a Lexile score) and you get prizes based on how many points you rack up. I have no problem with giving tests to see how a child has comprehended the book, but my problem is with getting prizes for reading. I think you should just expect a child to read...no matter what...and they shouldn't be rewarded for it. Austin loves to read. Anyone who knows him, knows that he constantly has a book under his nose. He's forever reading three and four different books at a time. So for him, Reading Counts was a breeze. He's continually brought home little updates throughout the year that list the books he's read, the Lexile Score, date read, percent correct on quiz and how many words there were in each book. It's all been interesting to see what books he's read (especially when a few he's been expressly told he could not read, but whatever) and I didn't think it was too big of a deal. He's kept me up to date on how many points he's racked up and he has gotten pizza slices and other prizes, plus a $5 gift certificate to the book fair (by far, the greatest prize given...I have no problem with that as a prize). I did not, however, put much stock in it. I thought everyone was getting points and I really didn't understand the whole system....obviously. Last night, as they were announcing the "winners" for Reading Counts for the year, they said that 42 students (out of the entire school) had gotten between 100-200 points and everyone cheered. That's when it hit me....this was a HUGE deal. I KNEW Austin had around 600 points. The next level, 250-400 points...silver...had only 8 students in the entire school. Then she got to the "gold" level readers. Austin was one of THREE...count 'em, three!!!...students! Out of the entire school! Him and his best friend and an eight grader received the gold level. Austin happened to have racked up the second most points in the entire school! Mikhael, his best friend, beat him by 3 points. I was so proud of him...and I did apologize to him for not making a bigger deal out of it to him throughout the year. He's got a little certificate, ribbon, and his final report. I am really proud of him...and more than a little upset with myself for not realizing until 2 weeks before school is out how big of a deal this is.
He also sang a few songs last night. They did a great job. With the awards before and band and vocal from all three grades performing, it made for a very late night. We got home at 9:45! We had left at 5:30. Aidan insisted on going and I let him. I had no idea how long it would get. We weren't even halfway through the awards part when he was spinning on the floor. Ugh! He's not going next year!
All in all, it was a great night!


“ 'One-Hit Willie' will keep readers turning pages." — (Newark) Star-Ledger “ No. 1 with a bullet" — Asbury Park Press (Gannett) “ ... Found myself chuckling at times, gasping at others, and misting up at the end. Well done, Willie!" — Selfpublishingreview.com “A wild ride through rock music history and a fun story, like 'Forrest Gump' meets 'The Fugitive' ” — Damian Fanelli, online managing editor, GUITAR WORLD magazine
"Spend your day in darkness, Waiting for the night Spend the night inside a room With blinding colored light Try to sleep but something tries To keep you from your dream Try to feel but nothing’s real, It all gets so obscene Every day it’s getting harder Just to get it done Tough to see the light when you are Hiding from the Sun”
Take a long, strange trip through five decades of music history with “Weekend Willie” Taylor, one of America’s most infamous one-hit wonders. But this rock ’n’ roll fantasy doesn’t end with the typical “where are they now?” tale of woe. Following his mysterious disappearance, with the police and the Las Vegas mob hot on his trail, this 20th-century Mozart assumes a new identity, recruits a new band from the elite of the 1960s San Francisco music scene and becomes an icon of the classic-rock era. When his dark secrets are finally revealed on national TV, will the Sin City crime lord he crossed finally collect the ultimate revenge? Put a quarter in the jukebox and play “One-Hit Willie: A Classic Rock Novel.” Along the way, you will experience the excitement of early 1960s Las Vegas, the uninhibited freedom of Haight-Ashbury during the Summer of Love and life on the road during the classic rock era with one of America’s favorite bands. Researched with meticulous care, author William Westhoven, an award-winning performing-arts writer, editor and columnist since 1989, weaves real, precisely dated history through the lives of his characters, whose own fictional back stories and adventures are inspired by the icons of the world of popular music.
“A spirited, top-down road trip through five decades of music history. ... Mesmerizing, fascinating and entertaining ... Westhoven can write, and he knows how to tell a story.”— Readerviews.com
"Westhoven weaves a mix of realistic backstage stories of a one-hit wonder rock musician who gets second and third chances with a good old-fashioned mob murder-mystery that gives an authentic look at the classic rock era and beyond. A page turner for music lovers and mystery fans both." -- Walter O'Brien, owner of Concrete Management Inc., former manager of PANTERA, WHITE ZOMBIE, ANTHRAX and other legendary rock bands "A satisfying read and a very good time … Great plot twists. I can feel the eras and the settings." -- Lorraine Ash, author, "Life Touches Life"


All ongoing and finished research projects of the Faculty of Psychotherapy Science are available in the SFU Research Projects Database.
Each project is presented by the project title, a short project description, project lead and research team, project duration, grants and publications. The search function allows to filter by project status (all – running – finished), centres and institutes, topics or keywords.
The projects are presented in English and optionally in German, French and Slovenian. This selection of languages is defined by the SFU branches in Vienna, Linz, Berlin, Paris and Ljubljana.


Editor’s Note: This piece is about the book The Awakening by Kate Chopin, a story about a woman named Edna Pontellier’s desire to truly find herself. Edna is searching for a way to escape the chains of the patriarchy and her domestic life. Whether you have read this book or are planning to read it—or even if you may not read it at all—we hope this piece speaks to you in a meaningful way.
Edna Pontellier does not exist in a neutral state. Her moods ebb and flow, crescendo and decrescendo. Throughout the course of The Awakening, written at the turn of the 20th
century by Kate Chopin, Edna navigates the struggles of balancing her motherhood and her freedom. Concurrently, Edna takes pleasure in the ocean and in music. The constant
appearance of both of these elements emphasizes her difficulties living as an oppressed but free-spirited woman and the temptations and choices presented to her. She traces her identity as a person through music, and she finds it in the ocean.
Like the ocean, Edna is highly capricious. Instead of tides, she has mood swings. In some moments, she is happy with her life. In these times, she cherishes her role as a mother and wife in the strict Creole society of New Orleans, although “She was fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way. She would sometimes gather them passionately in her heart; she would sometimes forget them” (86). Other times, she is depressed and only wants to get away. When this feeling comes around, she feels no connection to her family and her maternal role. Her once-beloved children go off to stay with their grandmother, and she even buys her own house to live in independently. When the ocean goes from high to low tide (as Edna’s moods do), nobody blames it for changing, that is the way nature works, and if the water is allowed to do this, so is Edna. By showing that such changes are natural, Chopin implies that expecting women to be full-time housewives is like trying to keep a wave upon the sand. Women aren’t the one-dimensional creatures that men and even many women expect them to be; they have shifting emotions and temperaments. Edna is a part of nature just like water is, and who can deny the validity of water?
The ocean is a forbidden world to Edna. She spends much of her time dreaming of what
her life could hold, and one of her greatest desires is to swim out into the ocean. However, her husband prevents her from swimming out too far. He is often controlling of his wife (as was the custom in Creole society), and her attraction to the ocean isn’t the only part of Edna he tries to limit. Edna, however, will not let herself be held back by her husband. In “The Role of the Sea in The Awakening by Kate Chopin,” Rich Christie suggests that the ocean seduces Edna with its “infinite temptation, passion, and forbiddence” (Christie), something that is hard to come by in her normal life. He argues that Edna lives her life looking for an escape and thrills, and that the ocean is able to supply these desires. In her world, she is out of place and needs somewhere to find herself. She wants something beyond her dull maternal existence, and the only outlet she can find is the beautiful yet dangerous ocean. At the end of the novel, Edna frees herself completely by swimming out by herself and drowning. Despite her tragic fate, Edna remains happy until the end because she is finally experiencing the exhilaration of which she has dreamed. Edna dies breaking the rules and doing what men had told her not to do, feeling liberated even as she drowns. She stands on the beach prior to her death feeling “How strange and awful it seemed to stand naked under the sky! How delicious! She felt like some new-born creature, opening its eyes in a familiar world that it had never known” (156). Christie draws attention to her love affair with the ocean, writing that “The danger of it’s [sic] massive flowing body, the long stretch of it’s [sic] waves reaching out for someone to seduce, and the way that it surrounds a body whole and complete taunted Edna with the satisfaction she had always searched for. Giving herself to the sea was her last venture into the world of passion, as it slowly seduced her and silently killed her” (1). The idea that the only way for Edna to escape is by drowning herself emphasizes her struggle with domestic life. Although the book is titled The Awakening, there is no direct indication of in what moment her “awakening” occurs. However, the time that Edna is described as feeling the most alive is as she swims out into the ocean alone, right before drowning. A major theme of the book is Edna’s gradual transition into a free woman, that “In short, Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to realize her position in the universe as a human being, and to recognize her relations as an individual to the world within and about her. This might seem like a ponderous weight of wisdom to descend upon the soul of a young woman of twenty-eight—perhaps more wisdom than the Holy Ghost is usually pleased to vouchsafe to any woman” (17). Swimming freely is the final step in Edna’s personal journey, and her personal connection to water makes it even more poignant.
Edna often looks to music as a way of escape. Music energizes her and fills her with an
energy that motivates her to live independently. When she listens to her friend Mademoiselle Reisz play piano, she feels strong emotions. For example, at one party listening to the piano she senses that “The shadow deepened in the little room. The music grew strange and fantastic—turbulent, insistent, plaintive, and soft with entreaty. The shadows grew deeper. The music filled the room. It floated out upon the night, over the housetops, the crescent of the river, losing itself in the silence of the upper air” (86). The vivid imagery describing music provides a hint of what Edna wants for herself. In a similar fashion to how Edna connects with the turbidity of the ocean, she also finds inspiration for freedom in the music. The music is free and wild, just as Edna eventually becomes.
The differences between the two musicians in the novel, Mademoiselle Reisz and Adele
Ratignolle, emphasize the differences in Edna’s life influences. The pianist Mademoiselle Reisz is the type of woman that Edna dreams of being. Unmarried, she lives by herself and makes beautiful music. As Edna slowly leaves her family, she follows Mademoiselle Reisz’s example; Mademoiselle Reisz is a sort of outcast, living by herself with no family, a life that Edna slowly adapts over the course of the novel. As their friendship blossoms, Edna constantly admires her friend’s music which is free and soaring like Edna wishes to be. In her article, “Kate Chopin’s The Awakening: Struggle Against Society and Nature,” Megan P. Kaplon writes that the most significant part of Mademoiselle Reisz’s music is how it differs from the music of Edna’s friend Adele, a woman who fully embraces her role as a mother and housewife. Kaplon points out that Adele only plays music to please her family, but Mademoiselle Reisz plays to please herself. Adele’s music is tame and conventional, nothing that Edna particularly admires. The difference in the playing of the two woman makes an important point about women during this time period: women either could either live solely as homemakers as Adele does, or they were outcasts from society, as Mademoiselle Reisz is. According to Kaplon, “These women are the examples that the men around Edna contrast her with and from whom they obtain their expectations for her. Edna, however, finds both role models lacking and begins to see that the life of freedom and individuality that she wants goes against both society and nature” (1). Thus, Edna is forced to choose the soundtrack to her life. Does she want it to be familial, or does she want it to be unconventional and free? By including this important question, Chopin portrays the choice women were forced to make about how they wished to live their lives.
Edna Pontellier loves the ocean and music, both of which are strong influencing factors
for her life path. While water and music are a great comfort to Edna, they are also factors that lead to her tragic fate. She escapes into both to get away from the drudgery of being a housewife, but the escape they lead her to is dangerous and ultimately leads to her death. Edna’s unfortunate fate demonstrates how the traditional place of the woman in society can be destructive to women who don’t fit the mold as housewives. In her unhappy life, Edna follows the hypnotizing waves of water and of sound, which although leading to her demise, are still preferred over a forced existence in an uncomfortable role. Edna’s death embodies the idea that at times it is preferable to live a short and good life over a long, unenjoyable one.
Christie, Rich. “The Role of the Sea in The Awakening by Kate Chopin.” The Role Of the Sea In The Awakening by Kate Chopin, richchristie.tripod.com/papers/theawakening.html.
Kaplon, Megan P. “Kate Chopin’s The Awakening: Struggle Against Society and Nature.” Inquiries Journal, Inquiries Journal, 1 July 2012, www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/657/kate-chopins-the-awakening-struggle-against-society-and-nature.
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MCDB 200a. Genetics. Stephen Dellaporta and staff. TTh 11:30-12:45
An introduction to classical, molecular and population genetics, of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes and their central importance in biological sciences. Emphasis on analytical approaches and techniques of genetics used to investigate mechanisms of heredity and variation. Topics include transmission genetics, cytogenetics, DNA structure and function, recombination, gene mutation, selection, and recombinant DNA technology.


COLING Workshop endorsed by SIGLEX
Cognitive Aspects of the Lexicon: Enhancing the Structure, Indexes and Entry Points of Electronic Dictionaries
Manchester, 24 August, 2008
|9:00-9:10||Welcome to participants|
|9:10-11:40||Long papers : 40 minutes each (30 + 10)|
|09:10-9:50||Terry Joyce and Irena Srdanovic||Comparing Lexical Relationships Observed within Japanese Collocation Data and Japanese Word Association Norms abstract|
|09:50-10:30||Michael Zock and Didier Schwab||Lexical access based on underspecified input abstract|
|10:30-11:00||Coffee break + poster installation|
|11:00-11:40||Fons Moerdijk, Carole Tiberius and Jan Niestadt||Accessing the ANW Dictionary abstract|
|11:40-12:45||Short poster presentation (8 minutes) in front of the audience|
|11:40-11:48||Claire Brierley and Eric Atwell||ProPOSEL: a human-oriented prosody and PoS English lexicon for machine-learning and NLP abstract|
|11:48-11:56||Gerardo Sierra||Natural Language Searching in Onomasiological Dictionaries abstract|
|11:56-12:04||Carolin Mueller-Spitzer and Christine Moehrs||First ideas of user-adapted views of lexicographic data exemplified on OWID and elexiko abstract|
|12:04-12:12||Chu-Ren Huang, Ya-Min Chou, Chiyo Hotani, Sheng-Yi Chen and Wan-Ying Lin||Multilingual Conceptual Access to Lexicon based on Shared Orthography: An ontology-driven study of Chinese and Japanese abstract|
|12:12-12:20||Neculai Curteanu, Alex Moruz and Diana Trandabat||Extracting Sense Trees from the Romanian Thesaurus by Sense Segmentation & Dependency Parsing abstract|
|12:20-12:28||Andreyeva Sasha||Lexical-Functional Correspondences and Their Use in the System of Machine Translation ETAP-3 abstract|
|12:28-12:36||Kyoko Kanzaki, Noriko Tomuro and Hitoshi Isahara||The "Close-Distant" Relation of Adjectival Concepts Based on Self-Organizing Map abstract|
|12:36-12:44||Aurelien Max and Michael Zock||Looking up phrase rephrasings via a pivot language abstract|
|14:00-14:40||Bruno Gaume, Karine Duvignau, Laurent Prevot and Yann Desalle||Toward a cognitive organization for electronic dictionaries, the case for semantic proxemy abstract|
|14:40-15:20||Andrea Abel, Marco Baroni and Gerhard Kremer||Cognitively Salient Relations for Multilingual Lexicography abstract|
|15:20-16:00||Coffee break + poster session|
|16:00-16:40||Reinhard Rapp||The Computation of Associative Responses to Multiword Stimuli abstract|
|17:00-17:30||Wrap up discussion||Where do we stand, where shall we go?|
|17:30||End of the workshop|
What are people looking for when they use a dictionary? What strategies do they use for search? What do people know before they start? These questions concern the cognitive aspects of the lexicon, and their answers should guide the design of online dictionaries.
Many people believe in the virtues of completeness. Yet, the quality of a dictionary depends not only on coverage (number of entries) and granularity, but also on accessibility of information. Access strategies vary with the task (text understanding vs. text production) and the knowledge available at the moment of consultation (word, concept, sound). Unlike readers who look for meanings, writers start from them, searching for the corresponding words. While paper dictionaries are static, permitting only limited strategies for accessing information, their electronic counterparts promise dynamic, proactive search via multiple criteria (meaning, sound, related word) and via diverse access routes. Navigation takes place in a huge conceptual-lexical space, and the results are displayable in a multitude of forms (as trees, as lists, as graphs, or sorted alphabetically, by topic, by frequency).
Many lexicographers work nowadays with huge digital corpora, using language technology to build and to maintain the resource. But access to the potential wealth in dictionaries remains limited for the common user. Yet, the new possibilities of electronic media in terms of comfort, speed and flexibility (multiple inputs, polyform outputs) are enormous. We have not even realized their full potential yet. More than just allowing electronic versions of paper-bound dictionaries, computers provide a freedom for rethinking dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedia, etc., a distinction necessary in the past for economical reasons, but not justified anymore. The goal of this workshop is to perform the groundwork for the next generation of electronic dictionaries, that is, to study the possibility of integrating the different resources, as well as to explore the feasability of taking the user’s needs, knowledge and access strategies into account.
Submissions to the workshop should address one or more of the following:
The aim of this workshop is to bring together leading researchers involved in the building of electronic dictionaries to discuss modifications of existing resources in line with the users’ needs (i.e. how to capitalize on the advantages of the digital form). Given the breadth of the questions, we welcome reports on work from many perspectives, including, but not limited to: linguistics, computer science, psycholinguistics, language learning, and ergonomics. We request that contributions address computational aspects.


The purpose of this paper is to analyze the website “dumbestgeneration.com”. This website is made in connection with the book: “The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don’t Trust Anyone Under 30)” by Mark Bauerlein (2008).
In his book Bauerlein presents his views on how digital technology has influenced the younger generation intellectually. Bauerlein claim that young people are using their time relating to each other, using the social networks of modern technology such as Facebook, My Space and You tube, and sending/ receiving e-mails and text messages. Internet is their main source of information and they expect immediate response and gratification (Drutman 2008).
Bauerlein say that as a consequence of this young people are less skilled readers and writers in general (Bowman 2008). They have dramatic little knowledge of History, Politics and Literature (Bauerlein 2007).
It is obvious that Bauerlein has strong points of view he wants to bring to the public. And Bauerlein seems to go to war. In this paper I will discuss the how the use of semiotic signs is used to communicate Bauerlein´s message to the reader with associations to war and propaganda.
When we first visit the website we are directed to the welcome page (figure 1.). Here we are introduced to the book and its main arguments, and we are also given the opportunity to navigate to other linked web pages at the website.
(Figure 1. The welcome page of the website “dumbestgeneration.com”)
The welcome page is dominated by the image of the book jacket. We get the impression that an important purpose for the website is to promote the book. In the image the largest text is the three words: “The dumbest generation”. The denotative interpretation of this text gives itself. Compared to other generations, this one is the dumbest of all generations. There is no question mark, so the statement gives no room for discussion. The selection of words leads us to discourses involving other generations that have been described by similar words. One very famous and interesting term is “The greatest generation”. The provenance of this term is the book “The greatest generation” by journalists Tom Brokaw (1988). “The greatest generation any society has produced” grew up during the great depression and fought the World War II. This is, as we shall se, not the only semiotic reference to war Bauerlein uses at this website.
The use of colour in the text, red and black, gives both seriousness and simplicity to the design. The red colour is used to highlight the most provoking word, “dumbest”, and connect the word to the under title which also is in red. Here Bauerlein´s point of view is more clearly expressed: “How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future”. The code here is not just the text itself but also the use of capital letters. It gives the words more weight.
The under title has a black star (*) at the end. This connects to the label printed under the under title. The label starts with a white star (*) and followed by the words: “Or, Don’t Trust Anyone/ Under 30 /Mark Bauerlein”. The label has the same expressive form as the label used on CDs to warn parents of the content of the lyrics. By putting his name in the label the author indicates that he wants to come with a personal warning. The choice of words may also refer to a famous slogan from the free speech movement in the 1960-ies: “Don’t trust anyone over 30” (Constitutional rights foundation 2009). The choice of words emphasizes a generation conflict between Bauerlein´s own generation and the young generation. It also turns the student slogan around with a twist to a slogan against today’s students.
The black and white of the label indicates that Bauerlein promotes black and white views. The use of the colours black, white and red is also used in traffic warning signs andsignify rules that we need to obey to have a secure traffic in our streets. The colour red gives also associations to propagandistic leaders as Mao and Lenin, historic revolutions and the union.
The only lively colours are introduced in the image embedded between the large text elements “dumbest” and “generation”. The image shows three figures that can be denoted as robots. The web page’s sours code says that meta name=»robots». It is therefore reason to believe that robots are the intended denotation. The robots seem to be a metaphor or a synecdoche of the young generation, playing with the technology. The figures can be interpreted as fun toys for boys, machines in humanlike shape or like people being more and more like playing robots. In any way it gives clearly masculine discourse.
One of the robots is carrying the American flag. The way the three robots are placed together with the flag have great similarities to the U. S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington DC. This memorial honours the Marines who have died defending the United States since 1775. It was inspired by a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph of one of the most historic battles of World War II, which eventually led to the end of the war in 1945. The statue depicts the successful takeover of the island Iwo Jima when the American flag was raised. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Web Site 2009; Bernstein 2006)
The similarity between these images gives again strong associations to war and strengthens the impression that Bauerlein goes to war and also the masculine feeling of the site. But observe that the robots have not planted the flag in the land and therefore not still have captured it.
Over the image of the book jacket there is a moving text that comes in from the left. The text is red in the beginning but changes to black as it gets readable. There are five different texts where some main points of view of Bauerlein are given to the reader. The text changes rapidly and is therefore difficult to read. This can be seen as an example of how the quickly changing Internet distracts the reader. It also takes the attention from the slogan: “50 million Minds Diverted, Distracted, Devoured” that is written in light blue over the moving text.
In the upper left corner of the page we can read “The dumbest generation” in red. This is on every page and serves as a title for the lists of the eight links that are listed in grey on the left side of the page. The list gives a clean, modern and simple look. The list shows that the site has 8 pages including the welcome page. The other pages are Home, In the news, Reviews, Media, Articles, About and Buy the Book.
3. The other 7 pages of the website
The content of the homepage, together with the rest of the web pages, concentrate on communicating Bauerlein´s opinions to the public and promoting the book. The website uses multimodal modes. We find text elements with irony and humour (or mocking) and text aimed to scare. Credibility is tried to establish by referring to reviews, presentations and appearances in known news and media institutions. The available Mark Bauerlein articles about the topic, completes the picture of a propaganda site with no room for debate or response. The rhetoric and semiotic elements used in this website suggests that the main target group is over 30 years old.
The semiotic signs used in this website suggest that Mark Bauerlein uses his book and website to promote his war against what he thinks is the dumbification of the young generation by the digital technology. The rhetoric and semiotic elements used in this website suggests that the main target group is over 30 years old.
But one could still ask who his enemy is!
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Drutman, Lee. “ Book review ‘The Dumbest Generation’ by Mark Bauerlein
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Mark the date of Wednesday Feb. 4th at 7 pm on your calendar and come out to the Daniel Island Club to hear Mayor Joe Riley speak at the DI Community Speakers’ Series. This quarterly event features notable and interesting local speakers and this one on Wednesday will be especially worthwhile. After ten terms as Charleston’s mayor, Joe Riley is stepping aside and I’m sure he will be discussing his legacy as well as the future of the area. Other topics will be covered and the opportunity to ask him a question is possible at the Q & A following his talk.
The Daniel Island Community Speakers’ Series is a collaboration of the efforts of four local groups, the DI Business Association, the DI Community Fund, the DI Club, and the DI Rotary Club. This cocktail friendly series is a great way to meet new neighbors while listening to such locals as Mike Veeck of the Riverdogs, Jack Jones from Boeing, and Frank Abagnale of “Catch Me If You Can” fame talk about their experiences. Joe Riley adds to this list and rumor has it that former NFL football player and actor Ed Marinaro will be featured in April. Events like these make living on Daniel Island unique and if you’re looking for something else to do on Wednesday, the DI Library is hosting a series on the study of philosophy. These classes begin Wednesday at 10:30 and for more information, call 843-471-2952.
Joe Riley’s career as mayor of Charleston began in 1975 and the renaissance that the area has experienced under his guidance is quite remarkable. After 40 years, he has decided to step away from the office and who will replace him will definitely be one of the questions on people’s minds on Wednesday night. So come on out on Wednesday and advance registration is required at firstname.lastname@example.org. Dress is business casual, doors open at 6:30, program starts at 7:00 and usually concludes around 8:00 to 8:30. Hope to see you there!


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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
I had the incredible good fortune of being interviewed by Bob Edwards, someone I have long admired. We talked for an hour about my new book. Below is a piece that The Bob Edwards Show put on its blog the day the radio show aired.
Laurie Strongin and her husband Allen Goldberg are not the type of people who give up easily. When they learned their child Henry had a fatal genetic disease called Fanconi anemia, they quickly decided to do everything they could to remove the word “fatal” from that diagnosis. Their efforts were unsuccessful, ultimately, but what they did succeed in was removing the word “disease” from Henry’s life. The book Saving Henry tells a remarkable story of a child who never thought of himself as sick and a family who decided to pack as much living as they could into Henry’s short life.
Parents will find the book simultaneously rewarding and difficult. Strongin writes so well about her happy, precocious first-born son — detailing his favorite things, recounting family vacations — that we begin to forget that word “disease” too. The inevitable result of Fanconi anemia comes as a shock, even in print. Strongin says she thinks of Saving Henry as a hopeful book, and I agree. There’s a lesson in it about eating dessert first, putting fun ahead of chores, and learning not to sweat the small stuff.
Goldberg continues to write letters to his son at this blog. And he and Strongin decided to share Henry’s positive outlook on long-term hospitalization through the foundation Hope for Henry, which brings a little joy to children with life threatening illnesses.


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|FOF Prints the May 2016 Edition of The Fortress!
By Shane Murphy, Fortress Of Freedom Inc. / More Vision Inc.
The Fortress Of Freedom Corporation is pleased to announce that we have printed another edition of The Fortress! This special edition contains the general public participation report from the International Association of Independent Journalists Inc. as well as the usual news reports and updates from FOF. Here are the important items of the publication:
The Fortress May 2016
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Publisher Location: Toronto, Canada & London, England
Date of Publication: May 27, 2016
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“A Storm of Swords is my favorite book in “A Song of Ice and Fire” so far: This is hardly controversial. But when most people talk about how much they dig Swords, they gravitate to the list of Greatest Hits moments: Red Wedding, Purple Wedding, the battle at the wall, Tyrion’s speech, Tyrion’s murder spiral, the Oberyn/Mountain fight. But what I always remember is the Epilogue. It takes up the perspective of a ridiculously minor character: Merrett Frey. By this point, you’re primed to basically despise everyone surnamed Frey, but in a few pages, GRRM sketches Merrett into a weirdly sympathetic, utterly inessential person.
Merrett gets sent on an inconsequential mission, ransoming a relative who got kidnapped by the Brotherhood Without Banners. And by this point, you’re primed to treat the Brotherhood as a charming, albeit mildly annoying, group of merry men. So it’s a shock when Merrett finds out that they’ve already hung his relative; and it’s an even bigger shock when the Brotherhood reveals that their new leader is Catelyn, who gets reintroduced thus:
Beneath her ravaged scalp, her face was shredded skin and black blood where she had raked herself with her nails. But her eyes were the most terrible thing. Her eyes saw him, and they hated.
In the span of a few pages, you go from mourning Catelyn to being ridiculously freaked out by Catelyn. It’s a classic GRRM twist. (Remember: This was the same book that taught us all to kinda love Jaime.) Storm of Swords is a book filled with horrors, but what I liked about Lady Stoneheart was how she promised that the worst horrors were yet to come. Like, if Ned Stark represented the old rules of honor, and Tywin Lannister represented the new rules of cruel logic, then after both of them were dead, we’d basically be entering a world without even the bare outline of rules: Ice zombies in the north, vengeance-zombies in the south, dragons in the east, freaking Greyjoys doing their Greyjoy thing. That was the first time I really found myself thinking that nobody would wind up on the Iron Throne: That the endgame for “Ice and Fire” would be complete disaster for everyone (besides maybe the people in Tall Tree Towns. The Summer Islands seem nice!)
So I definitely miss Lady Stoneheart, and I find myself wondering what her disappearance means for the show’s next season.”
jesus didn’t die so your endgame for asoiaf is that jon and daenerys get the iron throne
Doran Martell: Have you ever considered that maybe some of these girls are not yours? Their mothers could just be claiming that you're the father because they know you would give their bastard children a better life than they could.
Obara Sand: *fearsome warrior who aggressively hates Westeros*
Nymeria Sand: *has threesomes with identical female twins*
Tyene Sand: *poisons anyone and everyone who gets in her way*
Sarella Sand: *disguises herself as a man so she can study in Oldtown*
Oberyn Martell: Yeah I'm fairly certain that they're all mine.


Rita was born in the year 1381 in the village of Roccaporena, near Cascia , Italy . Her parents, Antonio and Amata Lotti, considered her birth a very special gift from God, for Rita was born to them as they were already advancing in age.
As a young girl, Rita frequently visited the convent of the Augustinian Nuns in Cascia and dreamed of one day joining their community. Her parents, however, had promised her in marriage, according to the custom of the day, to Paolo Mancini, a good man of strong and impetuous character. Rita accepted her parents’ decision, resolved to see this as God’s will for her.
The young couple was joined in marriage and soon twin boys were born to them. Rita found herself occupied with the typical concerns of a wife, mother, and homemaker of Roccaporena, while Paolo was employed as a watchman for the town. In Cascia, as elsewhere, a great rivalry existed between two popular political factions, the Guelphs, and the Ghibellines.
As a minor official of the town, Paolo often found himself drawn into the conflict, and the strain that this caused probably accounts for the tension, which he sometimes brought into the Mancini household. By her prayer, patience, and affection, however, Rita was able to ease the stress and worry her husband experienced, but she was not able to shield him altogether from the dangers to which society exposed him.
Death of Husband and Sons
One day as Paolo was returning home from work he was ambushed and killed. The pain which this unexpected and violent death inflicted upon Rita was only compounded by the fear she felt that her two teenage sons, moved by the unwritten law of the “vendetta,” would seek to avenge their father’s death.
Rita’s only recourse was to prayer and persuasion. As it happened, the death of both boys from natural causes a short time later removed them from physical and spiritual danger. Despite her great burden she could still thank God that they had died in peace, free of the poison of murder to which hatred and revenge might have otherwise drawn them.
Now alone in the world and without family responsibilities, Rita once more turned her thoughts to the desired vocation of her youth, that of joining the Augustinian Nuns of Saint Mary Magdalene Monastery. Some of the religious of the community, however, were relatives of the members of the political faction considered responsible for Paolo’s death, and so as not to tempt the harmony of the convent, Rita’s request for admission was denied.
Fortunately, she was not to be easily dissuaded from following what she knew to be God’s plan for her. She implored her three patron saints — John the Baptist, Augustine, and Nicholas of Tolentino to assist her, and she set about the task of establishing peace between the hostile parties of Cascia with such success that her entry into the monastery was assured.
The Gift of the Thorn
At the age of thirty-six, Rita pledged to follow the ancient Rule of Saint Augustine. For the next forty years she gave herself wholeheartedly to prayer and works of charity, striving especially to preserve peace and harmony among the citizens of Cascia.
With a pure love she wanted more and more to be intimately joined to the redemptive suffering of Jesus, and this desire of hers was satisfied in an extraordinary way. One day when she was about sixty years of age, she was meditating before an image of Christ crucified, as she was long accustomed to doing. Suddenly a small wound appeared on her forehead, as though a thorn from the crown that encircled Christ’s head had loosed itself and penetrated her own flesh.
For the next fifteen years she bore this external sign of stigmatization and union with the Lord. In spite of the pain she constantly experienced, she offered herself courageously for the physical and spiritual well being of others.
During the last four years of her life Rita was confined to bed and was able to eat so little that she was practically sustained on the Eucharist alone. She was, nevertheless, an inspiration to her sisters in religion and to all who came to visit her, by her patience and joyful disposition despite her great suffering.
One of those who visited her some few months before her death — a relative from her hometown of Roccaporena — was privileged to witness firsthand the extraordinary things wrought by Rita’s requests. When asked whether she had any special desires, Rita asked only that a rose from the garden of her parents’ home be brought to her.
It was a small favor to ask, but quite an impossible one to grant in the month of January! Nevertheless, on returning home the woman discovered, to her amazement, a single brightly-colored blossom on the bush where the nun said it would be. Picking it, she returned immediately to the monastery and presented it to Rita who gave thanks to God for this sign of love.
Thus, the saint of the thorn became the saint of the rose, and she whose impossible requests were granted her became the advocate of all those whose own requests seem impossible as well. As she breathed her last, Rita’s final words to the sisters who gathered around her were, “Remain in the holy love of Jesus. Remain in obedience to the holy Roman Church. Remain in peace and fraternal charity.”
Having faithfully and lovingly responded to God’s many invitations to her in the course of her seventy-six years, Rita returned to God in peace on May 22, 1457.
Her body, which has remained incorrupt over the centuries, is venerated today in the shrine of Cascia, which bears her name. Her feast is observed on the anniversary of her death, 22 May.


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By Helen Jane Evans
Not your average guide to, well, anything, SEX POT: the Marijuana Lover’s Guide to Gettin’ it On by Mamakind, is a veritable vocab-volumizing, stoner and sexaholic stimulating (and if read aloud to some friends) oral orgy of organic orgasms.
I wasn’t fond of the format of the book which was heavy on bright colors that clashed a bit, oftentimes making it difficult to read, but maybe that is because I hadn’t just sucked on a cock or a bong stem right before reading it and my eyes weren’t crossed.
Although SEX POT has its fair share of raunch, Mamakind places a strong emphasis on safe and consensual, stressing many times the importance of trust with your partner and having a “safety word” if BDSM is involved.
A bit hyperbolic at times, it is clear that while she is a truly fun-loving fetishist, she likes to be as out there as possible, as if much of the content was created purely for shock value.
The book itself is a conglomeration of columns from SKUNK, new content and quizzes to find out if you are a lame poser stoner or a real life marijuana maven as well as a lot of vocabulary for newbies to the less-typical side of sex.
She is open minded, almost to a fault, but certainly with limitations. When one reader asked if it is wrong to want to fuck dogs, she says: “Yes…*shudder*” showing the reader there are lines even she will not cross.
She discusses the aphrodisiac qualities found in marijuana and encourages its use in lovemaking.
Like Cosmopolotian magazine, she explains how to give the perfect blowjob though her details are a little more graphic. Like SKUNK, she explains the difference between a sativa and an indica, but with a little more flair. And like YM (You know what I am talking about girls, don’t EVEN pretend you didn’t read the crap out of that magazine when you were kids!) she quizzes and quizzes until you aren’t sure if you are or you aren’t any of the following:
a) a stoner
b) a bongslut
d) all of the above.
If you are a prude who just smokes a few times a year, this is not the book for you. If you are a megaslut stoner who wants to feel normalized and learn a few new tricks, run, don’t walk, to the nearest bookstore.


History of Women and Philanthropy in the United States
Women’s History Month provides us with an opportunity to reflect upon the many, often under-recognized, ways in which the generosity of women has shaped our nation. As a woman-owned business and an all-female law firm, the Legal for Good team wants to highlight how women have sculpted the nature and inner-workings of philanthropy in the United States. The timeline below merely scratches the historical surface of American women and philanthropy.
In the Beginning:
There is no way to pinpoint when philanthropy “began” for women in the United States. Women were undoubtedly donating their time and money long before the Declaration of Independence was signed. In this early era, women’s focus in philanthropy was often responding to world tragedies, such as disease, natural disaster, and war. An early example of American women in philanthropy was the creation of the Society for the Relief of Poor Women and Children by Isabella Marshall Graham. This organization was spurred by the rise of Yellow Fever. Graham, alongside more than a dozen other women, led the organization and provided aid to hundreds of widowed women and children. This benevolent society set the stage for women to be leaders in philanthropy.
Late 1800s and early 1900s:
The late 1800s and early 1900s expanded the scope of women’s roles in philanthropy with wealthy women making considerable charitable donations. A notable example of this is Madam C.J. Walker, the first Black woman millionaire in the United States. After building her fortune as an entrepreneur in Black haircare, Walker demonstrated her immense generosity through funding educational scholarships and making large donations to organizations such as the NAACP and the Black YMCA. Another illustration is Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, who inherited $63 million in 1906 following the death of her robber baron husband. Sage, who was formerly a teacher, focused a large part of her philanthropy on increasing women’s access to higher education. She made large donations to universities such as Yale, Princeton, Cornell, and Syracuse. These gifts went toward creating endowed scholarships for women and building female dorms. Along the same vein, Oseola McCarty was a prominent donor to the University of Southern Mississippi. However, unlike the others, McCarty was not wealthy; she was a washerwoman who saved up her wealth before donating $150,000 to USM.
In response to the rise of second wave feminism, the 1970s marked a boom in organizations dedicated to advancing women’s rights. The National Organization of Women (NOW), the National League of Women Voters, and the Women’s Action Alliance were founded during this time. Combahee River Collective and the National Black Feminist Organization were also founded during this time with the purpose of combating the racism women of color faced, including bigotry faced in the many predominantly white feminist organizations.
Fast forward to today. Without a doubt, women are recognized as philanthropic leaders. Wealthy women such as Melinda French Gates, Sara Blakley, and MacKenzie Scott have pledged to give away a majority of their immense fortunes during their lifetimes. MacKenzie Scott has made waves with her no-strings attached approach to philanthropy that recognizes community leaders as those best equipped to understand their communities’ unique needs. However, women across America, not only billionaires, are leading the way in philanthropy. Studies published by The Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University consistently show that women are more likely than men to both give to charity as well as to volunteer.
We honor and thank these women for their ingenuity, perseverance, and leadership in philanthropy. In our next blog, we will address how you can make the most of your philanthropic gifts.


Darko Lucic’s partner with the NYPD, Benny is a capable military vet with street smarts and nerves of steel. He prefers backing Lucic’s plays and providing backup where necessary, allowing Darko’s intuition to guide them as they create moves and exploit opportunities. Benny’s Scorpio instincts tend towards being observant, patient and fast-acting, causing him to spot openings as they appear and strike quickly before an opponent has time to react.
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Feared throughout his homeland during the Serbian War, Captain Evilenko joined the White Knights of the Serbian Empire at the end of the conflict. It provided him with the resources to establish links with the Chinese Tong and become a major connection in their human organ trafficking network. Knowing of Steve and his curse from the war, he uses Jana as bait to lure Steve into his organization. His association with Al Qaeda makes him a threat to every person in New York City.
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Street-wise and battle-seasoned, Darko lived through the Serbian War and is sympathetic to Jana’s challenges in coping with American high society and Steve’s post-traumatic stress. Yet the canine attacks on NYC drug dealers leads him to suspect that there is more to the killings than meets the eye. Upon learning of the involvement of Bojan Evilenko, Darko realizes he needs Jana and Steve’s cooperation any way he can get it. Yet it is Darko’s spiritual side that results in his bonding with Steve to rescue Jana from Evilenko’s clutches. His climactic battle against crippling injury proves inspirational as his true character comes through in resolving what becomes a life-or-death conflict against the forces of darkness.
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The beautiful Serbian model is Steve’s next-door neighbor and secret love, though he knows they can never be as one because of the curse of the wolf. He becomes her confidant and protector, though unaware that their friendship can eventually turn into a liability for her. Her drug addiction becomes a problem as does her unemployment, and Steve’s enemies use these factors to her disadvantage in an attempt to coerce Steve into their network.
The female protagonist in Wolf Man, what makes Jana unique as a John Reinhard Dizon heroine is her drug dependency and her vulnerability as a Serbian immigrant whose success came too quickly for her to handle. She runs across manipulative people in the modeling industry and soon finds herself with a habit she can no longer support. Yet, deep down, she is still an old-fashioned girl with a strong work ethic that Bojan Evilenko uses against her. He offers her a high-paying job that she gladly takes, unaware that Evilenko plans to use her as bait to lure Steve into his trap. When she learns of Evilenko’s scheme and the curse upon Steve, she is able to step up and play a supportive role as he and Detective Lucic meet the Captain in a final showdown.
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Steve is a native of Ireland whose life journey takes him to the battlefields of the Serbian War as a photojournalist in the 90’s. Ruggedly handsome and charismatic, he is popular among his fellow correspondents who join with him on an ill-fated excursion through the Accursed Mountains near Kosovo. A series of events lead him to killing a demonic wolf and falling under an ancient curse. Steve returns to America and becomes infatuated with a Serbian model though aware that the curse will forever stand between them. Seeking to protect her from her enemies, he falls afoul of the NYPD and draws the attention of Serbian blackmarketer Bojan Evilenko. Jana Dragana becomes a pawn in a battle between Evilenko and Detective Darko Lucic, both sides unaware of the catastrophic force their manipulations will unleash.
Manipulation becomes a major theme that resonates through the tale of the Wolf Man. Captain Evilenko uses Steve in an effort to destroy his enemies in Kosovo and condemns him to a living hell in the process. Steve tries to manipulate the curse to the benefit of Jana, and finds himself targeted by the NYPD. Darko Lucic tries to use Steve and Jana to get to Evilenko, and the Captain turns the tables in luring Darko and Steve into a death trap. Although everyone in the novel feels they are working towards an altruistic end, their ulterior motves are what lead to the catastrophes in this revenge tragedy.
Steve is unique as an anti-hero in the horror genre in trying to use the curse of the werewolf for good, though finding himself in a struggle against an even greater evil in the human organ trafficking ring of Evilenko. We also find an unusual twist as Steve realizes from the outset that his love for Jana can never be requited, though prepared to sacrifice himself to deliver her from evil. His fatalistic outlook also condems him as a martyr from the onset though he willingly enters into all the conflicts of the novel so that his eventual demise will do the greatest amount of good for those he holds dear.


NSERC recently announced the Tri-Council Open Access Policy on Publications, designed to ensure that federally-funded research is broadly disseminated. Details can be found on the NSERC website or the Government of Canada’s Science.gc.ca website.
- The policy requires that federally-funded peer-reviewed journal publications be made freely available within 1 year of publication
- Grant recipients must also acknowledge NSERC funding in all publications, quoting the funding number
- There are two routes to compliance:
- Grant recipients can deposit their final, peer-reviewed manuscript into an institutional or disciplinary repository that will make the manuscript freely accessible within 12 months of publication
- Grant recipients can publish in a journal that offers immediate open access or that offers open access on its website within 12 months
CAP’s original consultation on the policy is available here.
A document that may be useful to physicists as they work to comply with the new policy is posted below.


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Many of the events from the Civil War are well known – the Battle of Gettysburg, the death of "Stonewall" Jackson, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. But do you know the whole story?
It Happened in the Civil War provides inside information on these events as well as lesser-known happenings. Do you know the story behind the Hunley, the first submarine to destroy a surface ship in warfare? Or the daring prison escape of John Hunt Morgan? Or the story behind Lincoln's favorite song? You'll find out as author Michael R. Bradley takes you behind the scenes of the Civil War.Along the way you'll read about rebel soldiers forced to make gunpowder from urine, the execution of an innocent man who volunteered to take the place of his brother, America's bizarre first "air force," and the efforts of one nurse determined to find out what happened to sixty-two thousand Union soldiers missing in action.
In an easy-to-read style that is entertaining as well as informative, It Happened in the Civil War presents some of the most captivating moments from the Civil War.


In the office of the Eighth Route Army Martyrs Cemetery Management Center in Wuxiang County, the reporter learned that there are 2266 heroes in the cemetery, of which 614 martyrs are foreigners. These foreign martyrs died in Wuxiang in the past, and the cemetery built a cloak in order to commemorate them.
This time I am looking for the relatives of Shanxi Jinzhong Martyrs Chang Shizhi.
According to the records, Chang Shizhi Martyrs, Jinzhong people in Shanxi, participated in the revolution in 1937, and the second platoon leader of the 14th Brigade of the 385th Brigade, and died in Hujingling in Wuxiang in 1943.
Wuxiang County Eighth Route Army Martyrs Cemetery
Liu Xiaowei, director of the Cemetery Management Center, told reporters that most of these precious martyrs came from Wang Lianzeng, a red collector in Hebei. Wang Lianzeng’s collection of the elderly has a set of《烈士英名录》edited by the Political Department of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in May 1947. It records the direct team of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi Youth War of Resistance, the Taihang and Taiyue local armed forces. More than 19,000 people who died for the country during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, including the name, position, place of origin, age, enlistment, time of joining the party, and the time and place of participation in the battle.
In May 2014, Wang Lianzeng was entrusted by Comrade Guan Guoqing, the director of the Wuxiang County Civil Affairs Bureau at that time. With reference to《武乡县志》, Wuxiang County map,《武乡县地方地名志》and other materials, he found the anti-Japanese war through more than three months of careful investigation. During the period, there were 558 martyrs who died in more than 40 battles in Changle Village, Guanjiatun, Shimen and Miaoyangpo of Wuxiang County.


“Surely you can’t be... Read More. I dont think psalms is the longest book in the bible because Isaiah had 66 chapter What two things do Christians consume in the service of communion? Psalm 119 is the longest chapter of the Bible. Ahh, the Bible—a reliable source for some out-of-the-box baby names. BibleIQ-Admin. January 20, 2019. 2 John --- 1 chapter, 13 verses, 303 words 3. Objection Overruled. I dont think psalms is the longest book in the bible because Isaiah had 66 chapter Here is an interesting article. It contains the longest chapter 119 with 176 verses and the shortest chapter is 117 with only 2 verses. While a classic, I feel it could probably have done with a bit of an edit in some of the middle sections. There have been some truly massive books written over the years. Crossword Clue The crossword clue Longest book of the Bible with 6 letters was last seen on the April 12, 2015.We think the likely answer to this clue is PSALMS.Below are all possible answers to this clue ordered by its rank. This leads most to assume that the author continued the story from Luke straight through the book of Acts. The book is the first of a series in a joint venture with the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, Zacharias Institute, and The Good Book Company. Favorite this Trivia. “P.ZZ..” will find “PUZZLE”.) Clue: The Bible's longest book. It belongs to the name of the child born of Isaiah and ‘the prophetess.’ “Moreover the Lord said to me, “Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. in the “steady state” thermal values obtained from laboratory testing, it is assumed that temperatures at both sides of a wall are constant and remain constant for a period of time, unlike what actually occurs in normal conditions.… If you only have a NT, it is quite sufficient. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. The Bible's longest book is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 2 times. Longest Book in the Bible. The Bible must be read and studied as a whole. Actually, the ten longest books of the bible are all from the old testament. The Bible's longest book is a crossword puzzle clue. Second longest verse: Jeremiah 21:7 Third longest verse: Ezekiel 46:9 Fourth longest verse (four-way tie): Joshua 8:33; 2 Chronicles 2:14; Ezekiel 48:21; and Jeremiah 44:12 Fifth longest verse: Revelation 20:4 However, if you count by the number of Hebrew/Greek words, Esther 8:9 is not the longest verse in the Bible. The ten longest books in the Old Testament, in the original Hebrew (used in the Masoretic Texts) are: Order Book # Verses # Words # Chapters 1 Jeremiah 1,364 22,285 52 . January 20, 2019. 0. Exactly when the book of Job was written remains something of a mystery, but there is no doubt it is the oldest book in the Bible. It, however, isn’t even close to being the longest book ever written. The shortest book in OT is the book of Obadiah with only 1 chapter and 21 verses. The length of the book has been measured with words. The longest book of the Bible is Psalms by word count as well measuring verses and chapters in the English language. Chapters and verses of the Bible – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chapters_and_verses_of_the_Bible Longest book in the Bible Old Testament At 42,000 words and being a single book in every version of the […] Apr 08 2013, 8:34 PM. See also the shortest book in the bible and how many books are in the holy bible. The longest book in the Bible, the book of Psalms, can be found in OT which is consist of 150 chapters and 1189 verses while the shortest book, the 2nd book of John, can be found in NT which is consist of only 1 chapter and 13 verses in it. So the book of Jeremiah is the one with more words. longest book Composing a list of longest novels yields different results depending on what criteria are used. The longest verse in the Bible. Why? Generally, the Book of Genesis is divided into two sections, chapters 1-11 and 12-50. The longest book in the bible is the book of Psalms. We're sure you are busy so we'll make this quick: Today we need your help. There are related clues (shown below). Dear Reader, If you use TRY3STEPS a lot, this message is for you. Which is the longest book in the Bible? 2nd Thess. 2 Genesis 1,533 20,722 50 . It is a hymn in praise of and appreciation for God’s instructions to His people. Favoriting a trivia means you are also bookmarking it and have it available on your profile. The longest name in the Bible is Mahershalalhashbaz which is found in Isaiah 8:1 and 8:3. Psalm 119 - Psalm 119 is the longest psalm in the collection. Psalms . The book does not clearly state who the author is; however, it is widely believed to be Luke since Acts picks up where Luke ends. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian You can easily improve your search by specifying the number of letters in the answer. As the very first book in the Bible, Genesis establishes a point of reference for the rest of the events in the Bible. Clue: Longest book in the Bible. Philemon --- 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words 4. fado72 Answer has 12 votes fado72 12 year member 106 replies Answer has 12 votes. Crossword Clue The crossword clue Longest book in the Bible with 6 letters was last seen on the January 01, 2015.We think the likely answer to this clue is PSALMS.Below are all possible answers to this clue ordered by its rank. The Old Testament (also known as the Jewish Tanakh) is the first 39 books in most Christian Bibles. The longest verse in the Bible can be found in the Book of Esther, chapter 8 verse 9. The King James Version (KJV) of this verse contains ninety words. Longest book in the Bible is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. At 42,000 words and being a single book in every version of the Bible, Jeremiah is actually the longest single book in the Bible. You see, God not only called Israel to be His people and gave them a wonderful land, but He gave them a blueprint for living. http://overviewbible.com/longest-book-of-the-bible/ Titus --- 3 chapters, 46 verses, 921 words 7. Heaven only knows! We depend on donations from exceptional readers, but fewer than 2% give. You can easily improve your search by specifying the number of letters in the answer. “It’s the world’s longest Bible, arguably the world’s longest illustrated book. Related posts. Psalms is often said to be the “longest book in the Bible” because it has the most chapters, but a better indication of actual “length” is the number of words. Vote for this answer. What is the longest book in the Bible? Both Luke and Acts are addressed to a man named Theophilus and written in a very similar style, for a primarily Gentile audience. Jul 4, 2019 This gives a total of 1,189 chapters (on average, 18 per book). Obadiah --- 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words 6. Jude --- 1 chapter, 25 verses, 613 words 5. Home; What is the longest book in the Bible? What is the longest book in the Bible? By Record Staff - January 21, 2020. Can you guess the top three longest books in the Bible? List Of Books In The Bible From Shortest To Longest; List Of Books In The Bible Written By Apostle Paul; Biography Of Pastor Eno Jerry; List Of All Igbo Praise And Worship Songs; Biography Of Apostle Joshua Selman; Today In Prayer. We don't have salespeople. Answer: PSALMS. The crossword clue "Longest book of the Bible" published 2 time/s and has 1 unique answer/s on our system. Of course, there are books that I like more than others, but that's just my preference. SHARE (Credit: Getty Images) 1) Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1, 3) God told Isaiah to name his son this whopping 18-letter, six syllable name—the longest name in the Bible. The name stands for the original promise with God (to the descendants of Abraham in particular) prior to the coming of Jesus Christ in the New Testament (or the new promise). What is the longest book in the Bible? In Psalm 119, where does it say is the best place to keep God’s word? The first section details the creation of the world and mankind, the fall of mankind, the flood, and confusing languages of the tower of Babel. The book of Jeremiah is the longest of the Books that compose the Bible. The longest book in The Bible is the book of Psalms. If you haven't solved the crossword clue Longest book in the Bible yet try to search our Crossword Dictionary by entering the letters you already know! Psalms with 150 chapters. The Ten: Longest (and hardest) names in the Bible. The Count of Monte Cristo at 375,695 words and 1,276 pages (in the Penguin Classics English translation) is one of the longest books I’ve read. Possible Answers From Our DataBase: PSALMS; Longest book of the Bible - Latest Answers By Publishers & Dates: Publisher: Last Seen: Solution: Universal: 12 April 2015: PSALMS: Search For More Clues: Find more solutions whenever you need them. By William A. Dembski & Sean McDowell This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 5 (2008). (Enter a dot for each missing letters, e.g. 3 Psalms 2,527 19.662 150 . But, now you have a list of the longest chapters in the Bible. There are related clues (shown below). Five books are a single chapter: Obadiah, Philemon, 2 & 3 John, Jude. 9596. In order to be able to favorite the trivias you find most interesting, you need to have an account. Bible Added May 25th, 2019 by Kristiano 0 Share Report. The Shortest and Longest Books of the Bible: 10 Shortest Books in the Bible l. 3 John --- 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2. Comment on this FAQ Cancel reply. With 150 chapters, Psalms is the longest book in the Bible.


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