I bought these babies from Booksale and I really like to share them to you guys. I will just skip lengthy intros and so here are they:
The Call by Oriah exhorts us to heed the voice inside us, calling us to discover and to live fully our true selves and our heart’s desires – finding our own unique calling, not in the expectations of others and in the outside world, but deep within ourselves.
I have heard it all my life
A voice calling a name I recognized as myown.
Sometimes it comes as a soft-belliedwhisper.
Sometimes it holds an edge of urgency.
But always it says: Wake up my love. Youare walking asleep.
There’s no safety in that!
The Call, like Oriah’s previous books, starts with an evocative, richly textured prose poem. In it, Oriah challenges readers to discard what they know of themselves as seen through other people and the world around them, and to delve deep into their own selves to find who they truly are. She persuades the reader that there is nothing as essential as what you believe yourself to be, and that it’s not necessary to search for meaning in other people and the world’s agendas; just be confident of your own distinct gifts, challenges and dreams.
Fool Me Once by Fern Michaels – Olivia Lowell always believed her father’s claim that her mother died in childbirth, until the shocking day a lawyer informs her that her mother has just passed away, leaving her a fortune. The money comes with a caveat – and a confession. In her will, Olivia’s mother reveals that she and two college friends committed a crime long ago, and now she wants Olivia to track down her accomplices and convince them to come clean. Feeling betrayed and unsure that she even wants her mother’s tainted money, Olivia must decide if she can handle the secrets of the past. But with the help and affections of a handsome young lawyer, and the sweet companionship of her beloved Yorkies, Olivia will come to understand who her mother really was, and who she, herself, was meant to be…
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner – Readers fell in love with Cannie Shapiro, the smart, sharp-tongued, bighearted heroine of Good in Bed who found her happy ending after her mother came out of the closet, her father fell out of her life, and her ex-boyfriend started chronicling their ex-sex life in the pages of a national magazine.
Now Cannie’s back. After her debut novel – a fictionalized (and highly sexualized) version of her life – became an overnight bestseller, she dropped out of the public eye and turned to writing science fiction under a pseudonym. She’s happily married to the tall, charming diet doctor Peter Krushelevansky and has settled into a life that she finds wonderfully predictable – knitting in the front row of her daughter Joy’s drama rehearsals, volunteering at the library, and taking over-forty yoga classes with her best friend Samantha.
As preparations for Joy’s bat mitzvah begin, everything seems right in Cannie’s world. Then Joy discovers the novel Cannie wrote years before and suddenly finds herself faced with what she thinks is the truth about her own conception – the story her mother hid from her all her life. When Peter surprises his wife by saying he wants to have a baby, the family is forced to reconsider its history, its future, and what it means to be truly happy.
Radiantly funny and disarmingly tender, with Weiner’s whip-smart dialogue and sharp observations of modern life, Certain Girls is an unforgettable story about love, loss, and the enduring bonds of family.
The Bride’s Diplomacy Guide by Sharon Naylor – You’re stressed out-and not just because of big budgets and endless to-do lists. It’s the people you love who are driving you crazy, including: Your mother and future-mother-in-law, who are feuding over everything. Is it okay to “fire” them? All those long-distance relatives who keep asking about the wedding. How you can break the news that they’re not invited? The clueless guests who’ve indicated on their response cards that they’re bringing their children. Should you fight it or just have a kids’ table? WithThe Bride’s Diplomacy Guide, you’ll find the real-life strategies and actual scripts you need to confront and manage these sticky and sometimes relationship-crushing scenarios. Renowned wedding expert Sharon Naylor presents conflicts and solutions in a simple Q&A format, making it easy for you to hold your ground-and your tongue-with your family, friends, and wedding professionals. . . . So you can all live happily ever after. This is actually my personal favorite, not because I am getting married soon but I am just curious of the topic itself. Well, maybe this is such a great help tho. HAHA!


The Australian and New Zealand Society of Jungian Analysts (ANZSJA) is pleased to announce the on-line publication of
THE USES OF SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE
Proceedings of the Conference
THE USES OF SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE: A Weekend of Conversations between ANZSJA Analysts and Academics who work with Jung’s Ideas
October 20-21, 2007, Melbourne, Australia
Craig San Roque
||List of Contributors: Peter Bishop, Giles Clark, Leslie Devereaux, Amanda Dowd, Peter Fullerton, Jadran Mimica, Leon Petchkovsky, Judith Pickering, David Russell, Craig San Roque, Brendon Stewart, David Tacey
There has been an ongoing conversation in Australia for a number of years between practising analysts and the ‘Jungian’ academic community. The two domains share, in their very different ways, a preoccupation with depth psychoanalytic ideas and praxis. Our Conference and these Proceedings celebrates this companionship and explores similarities and differences. The application of psychoanalytical thinking to anthropology and indigenous issues complements its explication in both clinic and university settings.
All of the papers presented in this collection are evidence of a ‘passionate
encounter’ between a relational pair: analyst/patient; anthropologist/subject;
teacher/student; person and culture; one culture and another. This relational model being reflected in the organisation of both Conference and Proceedings around the notion of a conversation between clinic and academy: papers delivered by clinicians were responded to by academics and visa versa.
This unique collection offers an insight into applied Jungian thinking in the southern hemisphere
Select The Uses of Subjective Experience from the publications submenu to the left of this page to view this e-publication.
Click Here to download the full paginated version in PDF.


Do you want more, too?
The first place to start is the most obvious: One essay in Frej’s book offers a good summary of what is known of the Mayan civilization and another essay tells almost all that is known about Teobert Maler, the German photographer who came to Central America to fight but then stayed to live there and explore. At some point he changed his name to Teoberto, which was easier for the locals to pronounce and probably signals his affinity for the land and its people.
If you need more on Maler your choices are very slim. I picked up a copy of Pursuit of the Ancient Maya: Some Archeologists of Yesterday, edited by Robert L. Brunhouse. It’s a series of profiles of people from a now-lost world working to discover another lost world. The first chapter is on Maler.
For a bigger background on the Maya themselves, you can probably do no better than The Maya and Breaking the Maya Code, both by Michael Coe. Get the most recent version of Breaking the Maya Code as each edition offers significant revisions.
Far and away the most enjoyable book that I came across is William Carlsen’s Jungle of Stone: The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya. Carlsen is a former journalist and he knows how to tell a story and the story here is that of Stephens, a travel writer, and Catherwood, an artist, who explored and uncovered the Mayan ruins before Maler–indeed, the books that resulted from the Stephens-Catherwood trip inspired many who came after.
Those particular books, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan and Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan are fun to read, highly regarded, and still in print through solid Dover editions.
Catherwood did publish his drawings after he returned and I fantasized for a while about owning a copy. I knew one would be expensive and I had convinced myself that I would make an effort to obtain the book–then I discovered that the price for such a copy is around one hundred thousand dollars. But I can still dream:
On the used market you can find the bilingual Following the Footsteps of Stephens – Catherwood, by Chuck Ennis, a paperback printed in Mexico, perhaps for tourists. It’s not expensive and worth having and might be great to have next to you as for reference as you read Jungle of Stone.
For context and to hint strongly at what the earlier Mayan society might have been like, at least in a time of an invasion by a powerful, alien force, turn to The History of the Conquest of New Spain, by Bernal Díaz del Castillo, translated by Davíd Carrasco, as readable today as it must have been when Díaz, a solder working for Cortéz, wrote it. You’ll get first-hand accounts of the Aztec people he met and observed, first-hand descriptions of the towns and cities, his assessment of the organization of the Aztec society, and still shocking, his depiction of human sacrifices that he witnessed.
The ruins throughout the Americas have long fascinated photographers, even art photographers. The New World’s Old World: Photographic Views of Ancient America, edited by May Castleberry is a little-known survey of their work. Maler is there but so is Edward Weston. Surprisingly inexpensive on the used market, it’s a book worth having if you are interested in the ruins or you are interested in photography. If you are interested in both, buy two and give one to a friend.
We’ve been especially lucky recently, in this time of such bad luck, to have curators and scholars growing increasingly interested in the work of early photographers. Teobert Maler still remains unknown in art circles but San Francisco MOMA’s curator Corey Keller has brought some of this early work to public attention with Signs and Wonders: The Photographs of John Beasley Greene. I saw this exhibit of images made in 1850s Egypt and nearby areas at SFMOMA and it was a show worth seeing. Who knew that in a few weeks we’d be in lockdown? The show did travel to its next destination, the Art Institute of Chicago, and it did appear to open, but the number of attendees was no doubt greatly reduced and the attention due to Keller’s exhibit no doubt not fully realized. Buy the book before it sells out.
Another photographer exploring Egypt at that time–one of the first photographers to do so–was Girault de Prangey and the Metropolitan Museum of Art put on a highly praised show (which I missed) and a lovely catalog of the show (which I own). Monumental Journey: The Daguerrotypes of Girault de Prangey, by Stephen C. Pinson, is a book of daguerreotypes beautifully printed with the darker ink often having a higher gloss than the lighter tones, giving the printed images a small sense of a daguerreotype’s shimmer. There’s color there, too, if you are thinking these are all black and white reproductions.
Finally, much further afield both in geography and in time, have a look at I am Ashurbanipal, King of the World, King of Assyria, edited by Gareth Brereton. I’m halfway through and, in the before times, I used to take this big book to coffee shops to read for pleasure. My one-word review of this one is simply “badass,” a word of high praise in my vocabulary.
Note that, in a change in policy, I’ll be linking book titles to Amazon. I don’t run ads here, and the links are not affiliate links, and Jeff Bezos certainly doesn’t need more money but readers–and authors–may benefit from direct links instead of having to copy and paste titles.


Finding Your Roar
Finding Your Roar
My dream was always to be a children’s author. To one day be able to walk into a bookshop and see MY books on the shelves – to see my stories and my voice out in the world. There was one small problem. As a child I was chronically shy. So shy, I was too afraid to speak up in class or ever share any of my stories.
It took many years to realise that even shy people are capable of achieving of big goals. And so, in 2019 I sat down to write my debut children’s book.
Inspired by my deep love of animals, The Last Bear tells the story of a 11-year-old girl who meets, befriends and then saves a wild polar bear. The book was never intended to have an environmental angle – at heart I just wanted to focus on this extraordinary friendship between girl and bear. But as I started researching Arctic habitat, it soon became clear that it was impossible to write a story about a polar bear without referencing the melting ice-caps.
The Last Bear was a book written from my heart. It’s an adventure story with a powerful emotional heart. And despite its Arctic setting, something about it struck a universal chord with readers all around the world. Since its publication in the UK in 2021, it has now been published into 25 different languages, including Arabic, won multiple awards and become a bestseller.
Lovely as this all was, I soon came to realise that the best part of being a children’s author was not the external recognition, but the impact I was able to make – including shining a spotlight on these incredible animals who so desperately need our help.
As Bear teaches April the power of her own roar, I would love everyone to know, no matter how small or shy you may feel on the inside, you’re never too small to change the world.
Voice of Hannah Gold
Hannah Gold worked in the film and magazine industries before taking time out to pursue her dream of writing. She lives in the UK with her tortoise, her cat and her husband. The Last Bear was her middle-grade debut which became an inspirational, international bestseller on release in 2021 and has gone on to win a multitude of national awards including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award 2022. Hannah’s books have sold over 290,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into 25 languages. She is also an ambassador for Whale and Dolphin Conservation (https://uk.whales.org/).
Favourite book right now?
Go Toxic Free by Anna Turns. By a well-known British environmental journalist, this book is fantastic for providing practical everyday tips to rid your house (and your body!) of toxic chemicals.
Favourite lesson at school?
Not really a lesson but it has to be storytime! Each Friday afternoon, we curled up on beanbags and listened, enrapt, as our teacher read the latest chapter of our classroom read. Books play such a huge, but undervalued role, in creating empathy and action in our children of tomorrow.
I always get asked this question in schools and my answer is always the same. ALL animals as each lifeform plays an integral role in the eco system of our planet. ALL animals deserve greater love and respect.
Lucy from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe as I desperately yearned to travel through the wardrobe into Narnia and meet some talking animals!


Investigation of the functional coatings, obtained by gas dynamic spraying, and prospects for their application in computer engineering
The paper investigates the properties of aluminum-based coatings, obtained by gas dynamic spraying. It is shown that such coatings can be used to create porous heat-removing elements for cooling the components of microprocessor equipment, provide their size reduction and significant simplification of their cooling systems.
2. Gas dynamic cold spraying. Theory and Practice / [Alkhimov А. P., Klinkov S. V.,
Kosarev V. F., Fomin V. M.]. ; Under the editorship of V. М. Fomin. – М. : PHIZMATLIT, 2010. – 536 p. ISBN 978-5-9221-1210-9. (Rus).
3. Patent of Ukraine 110552, IPC С 23 С 24/00. Device for gas-dynamic coating with radial supply of powder material / Gaidamak О. L. ; Patent applicant and holder of patent Gaidamak О. L. – № а 201405543 ; pending
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Help us reach out to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault by donating books to local libraries with information on how to find help, escape, and heal.
Many women and men in the United States experience domestic violence or sexual assault in their lifetimes, and unfortunately our society often responds to these individuals with judgment rather than compassion. When stories of rape or abuse appear in the media, it is all too common for people to think “She must have been asking for it” or “Why doesn’t she just leave?” These attitudes—and the lack of information and resources available—make it difficult for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault to get the help they need.
Pages for Change addresses the lack of resources and negative attitudes towards survivors of rape and abuse by donating books on these topics to public and college libraries. We hope that by making these books more widely available, we will make it easier for individuals experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault to find the help and information they need. We also aim to educate the public about the realities of domestic violence and sexual assault in the hopes of reducing the stigma that victims face.
Pages for Change is a project by Middle Way House, a non-profit domestic violence program and rape crisis center in Bloomington, Indiana. Middle Way House provides emergency shelter to women and children who have experienced domestic violence and non-residential services, including legal and personal advocacy, crisis intervention, and support groups to male and female survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Middle Way House serves residents of six counties in south central Indiana: Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Lawrence, Greene, and Martin counties.
There are 19 public and college libraries in Middle Way House’s service area, and they are lacking important books on domestic violence and sexual assault. We developed a list of 20 key books on these topics with guidance from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s suggested reading list. The books we selected provide vital information about the tactics abusers use, why abusers behave the way they do, how to safely leave a violent or controlling relationship, how to recover from the mental and emotional injuries of domestic violence and sexual assault, and how to support a loved one who is a survivor of domestic violence or sexual assault. These books are aimed at survivors of physical and emotional abuse from a variety of cultural and ethnic groups as well as friends and family members who want to help them. Unfortunately, of the 19 libraries in Middle Way House’s service area, only 2 have more than 4 books from our list of 20 recommended books.
The donations we receive through Start Some Good will be used to purchase books for each of our 19 partner libraries and bookplates with shelter information and services for each book. A small portion will go toward the cost of the Pages for Change opening reception in October.
From our complete list of 20 books, we have developed abbreviated book lists for each of the libraries in our service area based on demographics, shelf space, and the books that each library already owns.
Our tipping point goal of $3,000 will cover the cost of the abbreviated book set for each library. These tailored sets include between 8 and 13 books from the list of 20 recommended books. Reaching our tipping point goal will also allow us to cover the cost of bookplates for each book and an opening reception to thank our donors.
Our total fundraising goal of $9,000 will cover the cost of a full set of books in each of the 19 libraries, a few non-circulating copies for library—for those who cannot take the books into their homes, bookplates for each book we purchase, and the cost of the opening reception.
Although we hope to raise enough funds for a complete set of books in each library, reaching our tipping point goal will do so much good and provide invaluable resources for the women and men of our community!
What your support buys:
· Every $15 donated buys a book for one of our partner libraries.
· A donation of $150 buys an abbreviated book list for one of the libraries.
· A donation of $300 buys one full set of books (twenty books total).
· A donation of $1000 buys three full sets of books and funds bookplates for the entire project.


How would you like to:
- Add an extra 25-100% profit to your bottom line?
- Reduce costs by keeping existing clients?
- Have more predictable cash flow?
Inside this book are:
- 9 compelling reasons why you want to improve customer and client loyalty
- 12 executable and customizable winning game strategies that you can use independently of the others to gain customer loyalty – – the ultimate end goal of a successful and sustainable business.
Just like in sports your business can have a playbook, a notebook that contains the game plays that make a team successful. It documents the coordinated strategies and tactical actions that keep the team moving forward toward winning their game. Each chapter has a play diagram followed by an explanation, a case study and discussion questions to use with your team.
There are four sections that build customer loyalty infrastructure into your business:
- engaged employees
- designing the customer experience
- targeted marketing
How to Use This Playbook:
“A go-to guide for growing small to midsize businesses, this is the book that will bring profit to your bottom line! Filled with everything you need to know to effectively build a growing and thriving business, maintain your customer base, and obtain long-term highly efficient employees, The Customer Loyalty Playbook is a must-read for the serious business owner. Jeri Quinn’s easy-to-understand diagrams, case studies, and discussion questions offer you and your team the keys to achieving the ultimate profitability and enjoyment from your business.”
Ivan Misner PhD, the founder of BNI® (Business Networks International) and NY Times Best selling author of 17 books
- Select an image from a chapter you want your team to understand and implement,
- Download it from the Diagrams page, print and distribute, or project it on a screen for your whole team to see.
- Have a few members of your staff pre-read the chapter’s explanation and case study and summarize it for the rest of the team.
- Then, let them proceed to ask the questions suggested in the book. Engage your staff in contributing their ideas.
- Select the best idea–or a combination of ideas–to implement that moves the company forward.
You’ve started to practice distributed leadership, which generates your staff’s active interest in implementation. You’re now already practicing one of the things the book suggests. Each chapter can be used at a “lunch-and-learn” or team meeting to build employee involvement in making the business more customer-centric. Each chapter can be used independently of the others.
See the additional products and services that can enhance your efforts at achieving customer/client loyalty.
Here’s what we thought of The Customer Loyalty Playbook:
Engaging, stimulating and full of wonderful surprises, The Customer Loyalty Playbook is just like Jeri Quinn herself — an invaluable resource offering great insight and exercises that lead to growth and fulfillment. I’m excited about using Jeri’s great new book to find new ways to better serve my clients and to boost my income. Thanks, Jeri!
Tom Martin, President, Tom Martin Media, LLC
Great step-by-step methodology for customer loyalty. Each chapter gives specific steps you can utilize immediately.
Linda Stinson, President, RLS Focused Solutions
Now you don’t need a library to help you build great customer loyalty! In this one book you have everything you need to turbocharge your business. A loyal customer base is the foundation of a strong business, and this playbook shows you step-by-step how to build the business you’ve dreamed of. I just wish Jeri had written it sooner!
Norman Usher, Founder of Winterhill Consulting Ltd, UK
One of the fastest ways to grow your business is to develop loyal customers that will buy more and refer you to their friends. In this book Jeri gives you the key simple steps you can take to create more raving fan customers and dedicated employees, who are committed to the success of the company.
Joy Putnam, Peak Performance Coach
Jeri’s book is more than a book about customer loyalty; It’s a book about leadership. If you implement the strategies and “playbook ideas” Jeri has defined, you’ll not only gain incredible customer loyalty, you’ll become a great organization.Mike Goldman, President, Performance Breakthrough
There are many books that touch upon the issues Jeri addresses in The Customer Loyalty Playbook. But this one is special because it aggregates difficult concepts into one cohesive, easy-to-grasp narrative for small business owners. The case studies are especially helpful. A must read.
Bruce Stout, President, Rainmakers Forum
Who knew there was a connection between our vacations and our business customers? The Playbook makes logical and useful connections between our work and how it impacts customers, and allows you to create your own spiderweb of connections that will open your eyes to how you can build a next-generation business for yourself and your organization. Great insights and an easy read.
Robyn Rickenbach, President, Springboard International Inc
Any business owner, including myself, will benefit from this book, getting a lot of new ideas about how to improve every day operations. It answered so many questions that lingered in my mind. So much knowledge from such short reading time. I’ve always believed that my success depends on a good team of people (it impossible to make it alone) and loyal clients that are happy and comfortable to stay with me for all their insurance needs. This book has motivated me to organize my thoughts and implement all the ideas I’ve had in my mind for some time. I feel it puts me on the right path to succeed with my business. Thank you again.
Daniella Kirfeld, President, Interwest United Insurance Brokerage Inc
The Customer Loyalty Playbook makes sense and is specifically designed for small and medium companies to make an immediate difference in the bottom line. Need a topic for a sales meeting? It’s here. Setting goals for the next quarter? Use this. Rallying renewals? Jeri has your back. The basic blocking and tackling guide for small and medium sized companies puts ready to use and easily executed plans at your fingertips.
Carey Davis, Business Broker, Transworld Business Advisors of NY
This is a book that every entrepreneur and their team needs to read. Without keeping your existing customers happy and developing new customers, a company cannot not grow and prosper. Jeri has written a playbook and road map that is easy to understand and will yield immediate results in growth and profitability.
Larry Putterman, Serial Entrepreneur, Business Coach, and founder of LarryPutterman.com
Loyalty is earned….it stems from actions that are taken and the words that are spoken by employees. The author of this book takes you through a set of straightforward management practices that will inspire your workforce and improve your bottom line. Whether you are a business owner, manager of people or a consultant practitioner…you will be able to apply what the writer conveys by way of examples, easy to understand diagrams or the provocative questions and references she offers that, if applied will certainly help to improve performance and bottom line results.
Norm Gauthier, Managing Partner, Heritage Hill Partners Inc.


Dr. Ferrol Sams died this week at the age of 90. If you don’t know who he is, then shame on you.
He might have said something to the effect of “You ain’t got a lick-a-sense if you’ve never read my books.”
The author of “Run With the Horsemen,” “The Whisper of the River” and “When All the World Was Young,” is one of Georgia’s best-known and best-loved writers. His passing this week reminded me of my discovery of his work and my dealings with the mischievous and sometimes profane Southern literary luminary.
It was January of 1993, six months into my stint as a features writer for The Macon Telegraph. I was given the assignment of researching and revealing Macon’s “secret places” – those rumored and legendary haunts around town that many had heard of but few had ever seen. It was a great story that took several weeks of interviewing and reading to pull together. It was in the reporting for this story that I first learned of Ferrol Sams and his work.
One of the secret places I was including in the piece was a room at the base of the spire of Mercer University’s administration building where Porter Osborne Jr., Sams’ main character from the “The Whisper of the River,” lost his virginity. Incoming Mercer freshmen are required to read “The Whisper of the River,” but since I had not matriculated at that fine institution at the time of my story assignment, I hadn’t even heard of Ferrol Sams.
I devoured the book – a thinly veiled autobiographical novel of Sams’ time at Mercer. In the book, Osborne, a country boy, goes off to Willingham College in the fictional version of Macon, and mad-cap and bawdy adventures ensued, including, of course, the chapter when Osborne has his fledgling sexual encounters in the secret room in the bell tower.
It was just such chapters that led my friend and fellow church member, the late Dr. William Shirley, to tell me one day after church “Lance, that’s a dirty book.” Dr. Shirley was a classmate of Dr. Sams at Mercer, and although I went back and re-read “The Whisper of the River” looking for him, I couldn’t figure out which character represented Dr. Shirley.
It was somewhat awkward the day I went with Telegraph photographer Maryann Bates to Mercer to do interviews about the room. A young, rather attractive woman from the University Relations Office escorted us up to the room where she told us all about the space and how it achieved notoriety.
I remember blushing and stuttering the question “So, is this the room where… you know… IT happened?”
Maryann couldn’t suppress a laugh at my poor attempt at euphemism.
When the story appeared, I received a letter from retired – and now deceased – Macon attorney Hendley Napier. Mr. Napier insisted my story had incorrectly identified the location of the secret room as the Kappa Alpha fraternity’s chapter room, and he was most offended.
My editor, James Palmer, and I went back and forth over how best to respond to Mr. Napier. It was this experience that taught me there is no one more tenacious than a retired attorney with time on his hands. James determined that Mr. Napier reached his conclusion about my story erroneously. I had not said the KA chapter room was the secret room, but some imprecise language, specifically the antecedent of the impersonal pronoun “it,” was the source of the confusion. We did not run a correction or even a clarification.
This didn’t sit well with Mr. Napier who proceeded to carry out a one-man campaign against me and The Telegraph until justice was done and the KA chapter room exonerated. In one of the letters, Mr. Napier threatened to contact Dr. Sams himself to set the record straight.
About a month later, as I struggled with writing original prose about the 1993 Macon Cherry Blossom Festival, the phone at my desk rang. (The following is a loose transcript based on my memory, not the actual notes.)
“Macon Telegraph, this is Lance Wallace,” I recited.
“Is this Lance Wallace?” came the agitated response.
“Uh, yes… yes, it is. How may I help you?”
“You the one who did that story about the secret room at Mercer?”
“Yes… yes sir, I’m the one.”
“Well, I don’t know what you did, but you sure got Hendley Napier all stirred up.”
“Oh, I see. I’m sorry.”
“This is Dr. Sams up in Fayette County. It seems you have written something about my book and have Hendley Napier all out of sorts. He asked me to give you a call to clear this up. You got a pen?”
“Uh… yes, yes sir, right here.”
“Good. You take this down: The Kappa Alpha Chapter Room at Mercer University is a hallowed and sacred place. Many significant rites and solemn vows were made in that room where the bonds of brotherhood were firmly established with the utmost fervor and conviction. No male human could possibly attain an erection much less consummate the act of sexual intercourse in so grave and somber an environment. Furthermore, any rumor contradicting the widely-known and indisputable fact that Hendley Napier graduated Mercer University anything other than a virgin is an egregious and bald-faced lie.”
“Uh… Dr. Sams… uh… I can’t…”
“Son, you ain’t got no hair on your ass if you don’t put that in the newspaper.”
“Well… I don’t think…”
“If that Hendley Napier calls you again, please tell him I called. Have a good day.”
Stunned, I slowly returned the handset to the base and stared down at the scribbling in my reporter’s notebook. When I relayed the conversation to my editor, James laughed so hard he nearly had tears. Shaking his head he said to me, “Yep, that sounds like Ferrol Sams. You be sure to keep those notes.”
Well, I’m sure I have those notes somewhere in my basement, but the memory is so vivid they are unnecessary.
I’m sorry to learn of his passing, but at 90, it can be said that Ferrol Sams lived a full life. I’m glad he shared it with us through his books.
Have you read any of Ferrol Sams’ work? If so, which is your favorite? Leave a comment with your assessment of his writing. You don’t have any hair… well, you get the idea… if you don’t leave a comment!


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By. Neil Williamson
Despite planning efforts to the contrary, a significant number of new residents are choosing to live in the rural areas. In addition, the development areas often abut farmland. While there is a romantic notion of moving from the city to the country (think Green Acres), there is much more to farm life than you find in Rural Living magazine.
In his new book, Welcome to the Country, Patrick County Farmer Frank Levering helps explain some of the niceties, nuances and nuisances that are a part of country living.
Welcome to the Country introduces urbanites (and the rest of us) to “country culture”… sharing the unwritten rules by which rural people live. He describes the motivation for the recent rural retreat:
These days, what motivates urban refugees typically isn’t the desire to do serious farming. But what can happen out in the country, farming or no farming, hasn’t changed much. The country is still the country — manure is still manure, and a mudhole after a thunderstorm is still a mudhole after a thunderstorm. The trick — now as it was then — is knowing what to expect, and not going ballistic when things you may have taken for granted back in the city can’t be taken for granted anymore…..
Some of the natives can be a tad ornery about all of this. “People,” one of them told us tartly, “want a rural setting but urban services.”
Levering also highlights the farming career, including the “second” job that helps balance the farm families checkbook. He introduces us to local farmers like Carl Tinder, Corky Shackleford, Rob Harrison, Henry Chiles and many others. The openness and candor they share regarding the challenges and rewards of their agricultural enterprises is most illuminating. Listening for the other side, Levering spoke to many so called newcomers including Jim Turpin, Susan Prokrop, Dean and Susan Vidal.
Levering does a good job describing the high potential for culture clash between farmers, foresters and new homeowners. Whether it is the large piece of farm equipment on the windy backroads between fields or the cows wandering in the front lawn after finding a break in the fence. There are a multitude of potential conflicts.
One scene in the book relates to a farmer who had sprayed his row crops in the morning running into his newly arrived neighbor at the country store. The neighbor was concerned because there was a bit of wind and some of the spray may have drifted over to his property. The farmer was defensive, having heard from such knowledgeable newcomers before and he did not think he should have to explain that the fertilizer was expensive and he wasn’t going to waste it if it was too windy to apply it.
There are also warm rural stories where newcomers and farmers work together to get through drought, clear roads, herd lost cattle and much more. The book concludes with a great list of seven boiled-down tips for creating community in the country.
The Farm Bureau, the Ballyshannon Fund, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia State University and Virginia Tech all contributed to this excellent holiday read.


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This English translation of the Commercial Code of Macao was undertaken upon the initiative of the Government of the Special Administrative Region of Macao, and is the first of a major Code in the Macao SAR.
The translation has been made on the basis of the Portuguese version of the Commercial Code. Although this is not an ideal situation, given that the legal system of Macao is bilingual Chinese and Portuguese, there can be confidence in its accuracy as the Code was mostly prepared by Portuguese-speaking jurists. The Code itself is, of course, a product of the Portuguese strand of the civil law, continental or Roman-German family of legal systems.
Given that the source is a legal text and the rendering therefore needs to be as literal as possible, the translated text retains the typical drafting style of civil law legal systems: very condensed sentences employing highly abstract concepts. Notwithstanding, an effort has been made to use direct, clear and contemporary language.
Translation in the field of commercial law, while somewhat eased by the internationalization of business matters, still inevitably faces the difficulties associated with bridging the gap between civil law and common law in a manner that will produce a text that can be understood by jurists from both traditions, not to speak of non-jurists. A variety of strategies were adopted for this purpose. In some cases, it was felt necessary to quote the original concept in square brackets in order to avoid possible misunderstandings. Where the difference between concepts is commonly recognized a translation has been made, but the reader should keep in mind that similar words can encompass substantial differences (namely, equidade is not equivalent to equity). Difficulties arise also with concepts which are frequently employed but not easily translated; património sometimes has been translated literally as patrimony, but at other times is best rendered as assets and liabilities, depending on whether the context is directly financial or not; the concept of celebração has been rendered as conclusion (e.g., of a contract). Other difficulties arise from the use traditionally made in Roman-German legal systems of very abstract concepts, which then are divided and subdivided; for example, a contract is a type of legal transaction (negócio jurídico).
The various types of companies have been rendered as follows: sociedade por quotas as private company; sociedade anónima as public company; sociedade em nome colectivo as general partnership; and sociedade em comandita as limited partnership. The distinction in Portuguese terminology between acções of public companies and quotas of private companies has not been carried into the English version, which speaks simply of shares. In the context of negotiable instruments, bearer and holder are synonymous.
The translation has drawn on the sources of its provisions, namely the Italian Civil Code of 1942 and the Civil Code of Quebec. Of particular use was an English translation of the Italian Civil Code by Mario Beltramo, Giovanni E. Longo and John Henry Merryman (Oceana, Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1969). The lodging contract (articles 798 to 819) draws on a translation made by Dr. Nuno Lima Bastos for the use of the students of the Institute of Tourism Studies of Macao. The provisions on bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques draw, with many amendments, on the widely available English versions of the respective Uniform Laws, which the Commercial Code incorporates.
Given the importance of the English language for business, it is hoped that this translation will contribute to the economic development of Macao, as well as the diffusion of its legal system. The Government of the Macao SAR, in the person of the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr. Tam Pak Yuen, is to be congratulated for this timely initiative.
This translation benefitted substantially from experience gained in teaching the concepts and mechanisms of Macao's legal system, in English, to students of Business Law at the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macao, where I was a part-time lecturer from 1993 to 2000.
Three persons were of key importance for its completion. Gonçalo Cabral has read the whole text and suggested countless amendments. Jesse Scott has combed the entire text various times so as to make sure that it does not cause too many perplexities to the English-speaking reader. Maria Cheng provided very efficient proofreading.
Needless to say, only the Chinese and Portuguese versions are official. While the utmost care has been invested in this unofficial translation, neither the author of the translation nor the Government of Macao accept liability for any reliance upon it; legal advice should be sought where appropriate.
BOOK I - EXERCISE OF COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE IN GENERAL
BOOK II - EXERCISE OF A COLLECTIVE ENTERPRISE AND CO-OPERATION IN THE EXERCISE OF AN ENTERPRISE
BOOK III - EXTERNAL ACTIVITY OF AN ENTERPRISE
BOOK IV - NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS


The one-hundred-sixth session (one-hundred-eighteenth year) of the Southern Baptist Convention was held May 7-10, 1963 in Kansas City, Missouri. Herschel H. Hobbs of Oklahoma served as President of the Convention. The number of messengers registered was 12,971. James W. Merritt of Georgia served as Recording Secretary. Carl Bates of North Carolina preached the Convention sermon.
Recordings in this presentation are described by day and session. To locate specific items within the recorded proceedings, simply consult the 1963 Convention proceedings from the SBC annual available here. Then select the audio recording that corresponds to the day and session of the event.


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So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley
by Roger Steffens
A revelatory, myth-shattering history of one of the most influential musicians of all time, told in the words of those who knew him best.
Roger Steffens is one of the world’s leading Bob Marley experts. He toured with the Wailers in the 1970s and was closely acquainted with
Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh and the rest of the band members. Over several decades he has interviewed more than seventy-five friends,
business managers, relatives and confidants?many speaking publicly for the first time. Forty years in the making, So Much Things to Say
weaves this rich testimony into a definitive telling of the life of the reggae king - the full, inside account of how a boy from the slums
of Kingston, Jamaica, became a cultural icon and inspiration to millions around the world.
CHRONIXX Let's You Hear Why Many Believe Him To Be A New Reigning King of Reggae Music.
Amazon purchaser review: Chronixx is bringing back roots reggae, reminding me of Dennis Brown and the big band sound of Morgan Heritage. Love almost every track, I think the first half of the album is a bit stronger than the second half, but bangers hidden there as well. Really appreciate a 16 song 1+ hour effort. That's the way it should be. Going to be jamming to this all summer. Great job by the new king of roots reggae.
This recording is another classic moment from the Father of Reggae, teacher
of Bob Marley, and all around musical genius, Joe Higgs. It's a rare recording,
one that might live among your best shows. It was Joe who inspired other
artists with his fusion that crossed boundaries, blending the very best of
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love that is Jamaica, fusing them into the sound made famous by Bob Marley,
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It's a pleasure. Ok then, live it up to hear it, you know! SEE ALSO:
Bob Marley's final live performance took place on September 23, 1980 at The Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh PA. That was 35 years ago this September and to celebrate a musical messiah who has inspired and lifted the Spirits of millions of people the world over, we offer you a collection of wonderful music from Bob. His Spirit clearly and vibrantly lives on through the positive vibrations collected here.
PLAYING FOR CHANGE is an organization bringing joy and love to the world through music. Reggae Music has a big part in the wonderful music videos that have been made bringing together musicians from many cultures and places around the planet. We want to encourage you to visit their site and make a contribution to their work if you can. Here are a couple of their videos for your enjoyment.
The PositiVibes Network has put together a "guidebook" to help you master the skills necessary to be a truely intentional creator of reality.
Welcome to an exploration and guide to intentionally designing your personal reality. In the days ahead you will find a reality where every day the joy of appreciation and adventure become the ever increasing focus of all your moments experiencing this physical world. Just as important, as your skills develop you will have a positive transformative effect on the reality of everyone in your sphere of influence which ultimately is as vast as all of Creation. Learning to let your “heart” be your compass, you will realize the value and importance of all of your hopes and dreams so that with confidence in the rightness of your mission you can allow the unfolding of a new reality filled with an ever increasing amount of happiness, prosperity and love.


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Why You Should Never Search for Necronomicon.pdf Online: The Risks and Consequences of Summoning Evil
Necronomicon.pdf: The Most Dangerous Book in the World and How to Use It Safely
If you are a fan of horror fiction, you may have heard of the Necronomicon, a mysterious and ancient book that contains secrets of the dead and forbidden rituals that can unleash unimaginable horrors. The Necronomicon is a fictional creation of the American writer H.P. Lovecraft, who first mentioned it in his story "The Hound" in 1922. However, many people believe that the Necronomicon is a real book that exists somewhere in the world, and some even claim to have seen or possessed a copy of it.
One of the most popular versions of the Necronomicon is the one that was allegedly translated by the Elizabethan magician John Dee in 1586. This version is known as the Necronomicon.pdf, because it is available online as a PDF file that anyone can download and read. However, before you rush to your computer and search for Necronomicon.pdf, you should be aware of the risks and consequences of opening the book of the dead.
What is the Necronomicon.pdf?
The Necronomicon.pdf is a digital copy of a manuscript that was supposedly written by Abdul al-Hazred, a mad poet from Yemen who lived in the 8th century. According to Lovecraft, al-Hazred visited the ruins of Babylon and Memphis, and spent ten years in the desert of Arabia, where he learned the secrets of the ancient ones, the cosmic entities that predate the creation of the universe. He wrote his discoveries in a book called Al Azif, which means "the sound of insects at night" in Arabic. The book was later translated into Greek by Theodorus Philetas in the 10th century, and given the name Necronomicon, which means "the book of dead names" in Greek.
The Necronomicon was banned and burned by many authorities throughout history, but some copies survived and were hidden in secret libraries or occult collections. One of these copies was acquired by John Dee, who was a famous astrologer, mathematician, and alchemist who served as an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. Dee was interested in contacting angelic beings and learning their language, which he called Enochian. He believed that the Necronomicon contained the key to this language, and he attempted to translate it with the help of his assistant Edward Kelley. However, Dee's translation was incomplete and inaccurate, and he never managed to decipher the true meaning of the book.
The manuscript that Dee left behind was later discovered by a modern occultist named Simon, who claimed to have found it in a bookstore in New York in 1972. Simon published his version of the Necronomicon in 1977, under the pseudonym of "The Mad Arab", which was al-Hazred's nickname. Simon's Necronomicon became a bestseller and sparked a renewed interest in Lovecraft's fiction and mythology. However, Simon's version was also criticized by many scholars and experts for being a hoax or a plagiarism of other sources.
The Necronomicon.pdf is a scanned copy of Simon's Necronomicon that was uploaded to the internet by an unknown person. It contains an introduction by Simon, a biography of Lovecraft by L. Sprague de Camp, an essay on Enochian magic by James Wasserman, and several chapters that supposedly contain spells, rituals, sigils, and descriptions of various entities from Lovecraft's stories. The Necronomicon.pdf has been downloaded by thousands of people who are curious about its contents or want to use it for their own purposes.
Why is the Necronomicon.pdf dangerous?
The Necronomicon.pdf is dangerous for several reasons. First of all, it is not a reliable source of information or knowledge. As mentioned before, it is based on a faulty translation of an already dubious manuscript that may not even exist. It mixes elements from different traditions and cultures, such as Sumerian mythology, Babylonian astrology, Egyptian magic, Jewish mysticism, Christian theology, and Lovecraft's fiction. It also contains many errors, inconsistencies, contradictions, and fabrications that make it impossible to verify or trust its claims.
Secondly, it is not a safe guide for practicing magic or contacting supernatural beings. The Necronomicon.pdf claims to offer instructions on how to summon and control various entities from Lovecraft's stories, such as Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep, Azathoth, Shub-Niggurath, and others. However, these entities are not benevolent or friendly towards humans. They are cosmic horrors that exist beyond time and space, and have no regard for human life or sanity. They are not gods or demons that can be bargained with or appeased. They are alien forces that can destroy or corrupt anyone who tries to approach them or invoke them.
Thirdly, it is not a harmless curiosity or entertainment. The Necronomicon.pdf may seem like a fun or interesting thing to read or experiment with,
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The Necronomicon.pdf may seem like a fun or interesting thing to read or experiment with, but it can have serious consequences for your mental and physical health. Reading the Necronomicon.pdf can expose you to disturbing images and concepts that can cause nightmares, paranoia, anxiety, depression, or even madness. Some people have reported hearing voices, seeing visions, or feeling presences after reading the Necronomicon.pdf. Others have experienced physical symptoms such as headaches, nausea, dizziness, or seizures. Some have even claimed to have been attacked or possessed by the entities they tried to summon or contact.
Moreover, the Necronomicon.pdf can attract unwanted attention from other people or forces that may not have your best interests at heart. The Necronomicon.pdf is a controversial and illegal book that is banned in many countries and regions. Possessing or downloading the Necronomicon.pdf can get you in trouble with the law, or worse, with secret organizations or cults that are interested in the book and its secrets. Some of these groups may want to use the Necronomicon.pdf for their own nefarious purposes, such as world domination, mass destruction, or summoning the end of times. Others may want to prevent anyone from using the Necronomicon.pdf, and will stop at nothing to destroy it and anyone who has it.
How to use the Necronomicon.pdf safely?
If you are still determined to read or use the Necronomicon.pdf, despite all the warnings and risks, you should follow some basic precautions and guidelines to minimize the danger and maximize the benefit. Here are some tips on how to use the Necronomicon.pdf safely:
Do not read or use the Necronomicon.pdf alone. Always have a trusted friend or partner with you who can help you in case of emergency or trouble. Preferably someone who is familiar with magic or occultism, and who can protect you from any harm.
Do not read or use the Necronomicon.pdf in a dark or isolated place. Choose a well-lit and comfortable location where you can read or perform your rituals without interruption or disturbance. Avoid places that are haunted, cursed, or have a history of paranormal activity.
Do not read or use the Necronomicon.pdf without proper preparation and protection. Before you open the book, make sure you are in a good physical and mental state. Eat well, sleep well, meditate, and relax. Wear comfortable clothes and jewelry that have positive meanings or associations for you. Surround yourself with objects or symbols that make you feel safe and happy. Burn incense, candles, or herbs that have cleansing and calming properties. Draw a circle of salt around you and your partner to create a barrier against any negative energy or influence.
Do not read or use the Necronomicon.pdf without respect and caution. Remember that the book is not a toy or a game. It is a powerful and dangerous tool that should be handled with care and reverence. Do not mock, insult, or challenge the book or its contents. Do not skip, alter, or improvise any part of the text or instructions. Do not try to summon or contact any entity that you are not ready or willing to face. Do not ask for anything that you are not prepared to pay for.
Do not read or use the Necronomicon.pdf without a clear purpose and intention. Before you open the book, decide what you want to achieve or learn from it. Write down your goal and your reasons for pursuing it. Be specific and realistic about what you expect and what you can handle. Do not be greedy, selfish, or foolish in your requests. Do not seek power, wealth, fame, love, revenge, or anything that goes against your true nature or destiny.
By following these tips, you may be able to read or use the Necronomicon.pdf without harming yourself or others. However, remember that there is no guarantee that the book will work for you, or that it will not backfire on you in some way. The Necronomicon.pdf is a mysterious and unpredictable book that may have a mind of its own. Use it at your own risk.
Finally, the Necronomicon.pdf is not a substitute for your own personal growth and development. The Necronomicon.pdf may promise you knowledge, power, or enlightenment, but it cannot give you what you do not already have within yourself. The Necronomicon.pdf is not a shortcut or a cheat code to achieve your goals or dreams. It is not a way to escape from your problems or responsibilities. It is not a source of wisdom or guidance that can replace your own intuition or conscience. The Necronomicon.pdf is a reflection of your own mind and soul, and it can only show you what you are ready and willing to see.
The Necronomicon.pdf is one of the most fascinating and controversial books in the history of literature and occultism. It is a book that has inspired and influenced many writers, artists, magicians, and seekers of the unknown. It is a book that has sparked curiosity and debate among scholars, experts, and fans of Lovecraft's fiction and mythology. It is a book that has challenged and tested the limits of human imagination and reason.
However, the Necronomicon.pdf is also a book that can be dangerous and harmful if not used properly or respectfully. It is a book that can expose you to horrors and terrors that can shatter your mind and soul. It is a book that can attract enemies and dangers that can threaten your life and sanity. It is a book that can deceive and manipulate you into doing things that you may regret or suffer for.
Therefore, if you decide to read or use the Necronomicon.pdf, you should do so with caution and care. You should do your research and preparation before you open the book. You should follow the tips and guidelines that we have provided in this article. You should be aware of the risks and consequences of your actions. And most importantly, you should be true to yourself and your purpose.
The Necronomicon.pdf is not for everyone. It is not for the faint of heart, the weak of will, or the ignorant of mind. It is only for those who are brave enough, strong enough, and wise enough to face the unknown and the unknowable.
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Book Review: My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon ValleySunday, June 17th, 2007 by admin
Every once in a while you get to review a book that is written by a friend. And today is the opportunity to review a book by a good friend of SelectIndex Blog (and regular user of tooth whitening), Ben Casnocha. Ben recently had his book, What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley, published by Jossey-Bass.
The book tells lots of insights and thoughts that Ben has experienced in his 19 years of being an entrepreneur. BTW, Ben is only 19 years old so he really has been an entrepreneur since the day he left the woom. Ben started his first Internet company when he was 15 and grew it into a successful venture that anyone that was 35 years old would be proud of.
And Ben is not some arrogant kid who happened to hit it big during the dot-com frenzy. His book is a wonderfully candid book that is not only insightful but also hilarious. He tells the tales of dealing with venture capitalists, employees, and other entrepreneurs in the crazy sub-culture of Silicon Valley. And he is able to do it in a writing style that is both easy to read and engaging.
As someone, who knows Ben personally, I can tell you that he is one of the most energetic and brighest people I have ever met. His future is bright and as a testamenet to him, so is his present. You should pick up What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley


Paul Robert (Author), Peter Weil (Author)
The connoisseur's guide to the typewriter, entertaining and practical
Favored by many famous and upcoming writers and poets as their tool of choice, and benefitting from the nostalgia of steampunk and Mad Men, typewriters (like vinyl) have experienced a resurgence—especially among hipsters. This fascinating book celebrates that renaissance through images of the most beautiful, curious, elaborate, and heralded typewriters in history, along with the stories of people who have created and used these beloved machines. Written by two typewriter collectors and experts, it features 125 color photographs tracing the typewriter’s evolution from the nineteenth through the twentieth centuries—ending with the advanced IBM Selectric—along with print advertisements, vintage photographs, patents, and other memorabilia.


I will be recommending Personal Development Material on this page, and will include Books, Videos, Articles etc.
There are two zones in our lifestyle; The LEARNING ZONE and The PERFORMANCE ZONE. It is advisable that you spend more time in the Learning Zone in order to yield better results in the Performance Zone. After all, the Purpose of life is Growth; and the raw material for growth is learning.
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” =Henry Ford=
Recommended Book for the month of March.
1.How to win friends and influence people, by Dale Carnegie
Growing up in a small village, this is the first book I read about personal development and relationships. This book was in our father’s small library.
In later years, while in college, I read this book for the second time, and studied the book this second time around; only to learn later that the book is a classic and has been recommended in all walks of life. It addresses the importance of relationships, especially in Business. The book is easy to read and offers simple practical principles. It will help unleash the potential in you. Find time to read the book, and please, let me know your feedback.


What to Drink with What you Eat
by: Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page
It’s hard not to be impressed with the work of Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. With such industry favorites as Becoming A Chef (1995), Culinary Artistry (1996), Dining Out (1998), Chef’s Night Out (2001), and The New American Chef (2003) you can only expect their latest endeavor “What to Drink with What you Eat” to be a welcome addition to any library.
I was first introduced to Andrew and Karen’s work through “Culinary Artistry”. It was their extremely succinct and detailed examination into what it meant to be a chef that caught me, and it was the expansive and well researched collection of flavor pairings that then held my attention. I have since made it a habit to recommend this book to chefs and mixologists alike.
This new volume continues on with the core pattern set forth in Culinary Artistry. It similarly addresses the concepts of flavor pairings, but with the specific goal of showing how flavors can, and should, be worked together in matching both food and drink. Wine of course is the primary liquid accompaniment that will come to most people’s minds, but they don’t stop there. They expand their reach to include beer, cocktails, coffee, tea, and even how water can play a role in the culinary experience.
While there are eight chapters that make up this book, there are essentially two different roles that this book embodies. The first is reading material that provides insights and suggestions regarding how both food and drink complete one another and how famous chefs and restaurants across the country are starting to expand their culinary horizons to embrace liquid cuisines as well. The second, and perhaps most important, feature of this book is the comprehensive listings of various food products, and their recommended liquid accompaniments. This listing is then reversed, and for various liquids, they list the food flavors that would be best to be paired with them.
I feel that What to Drink with What you Eat is poised to be an important and indispensable resource for anybody in the restaurant industry, as well as for amateur culinarians who wish to expand their horizons.
The Ultimate A to Z Bar Guide
by: Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst
I always find it interesting to take a gander behind a bar and see what reference materials might be available for the staff to use. With over a thousand different cocktails that might possibly be asked for, these reference guides can be an important source of information and stress relief for even the best of bartenders.
There is a wide variety of cocktail recipe books on the market, and each bartender and bar manager needs to take a little care at choosing the reference material they want to rely on. Often you will find several different books tucked in some discreet location, but there will almost certainly be one that shows the dog-eared signs of frequent use.
I think it would be difficult to identify the definitive recipe book that all bartenders should be expected to be familiar with, but “The Ultimate A-toZ Bar Guide” would definitely find its place on any short-list of such books that I might compile.
From its highly approachable size, to the easy to read text, this book just feels like a great reference manual, even without actually reading any of it. Once you actually dive into the book, and start looking at the wealth of information that the Herbst’s have compiled, you soon realize that your first impressions are well rewarded. There are over 1,000 different cocktail recipes that are presented in alphabetical order, and scattered throughout these you will find almost as many entries that provide concise but highly informative descriptions for a wide variety of ingredients, processes, and terminology associated with bartending and mixology. And just to keep things a little interesting, scattered throughout its pages you will find a variety of quotes, jokes, and proverbs.
Just as an English dictionary isn’t really the best beginners book for learning a language, neither should this book be considered as a tool that will teach you how to be a bartender. It will however be an indispensable resource for you when you find that you can’t remember how to make a Cabaret cocktail, want to learn some background information about the Margarita, or want to find out what Parfait Amour is. All of which makes it perfect to have nearby at all times.
The Book of Bourbon
by: Gary Regan and Mardee Haiden Regan
Unlike some of the other compendiums of Bourbon tasting notes available, Gary and Mardee provide a view of this spirit that is not only educational, but highly entertaining as well. They bring a lot of their own personal spirit into this volume, with a wry sense of humor that allows you to enjoy your reading every time you pick this book up. The result is what feels like actually joining the Regans as they travel through Bourbon country, not only tasting the spirit, but learning about the history and culture of this classic American product as well.
I was pleased to see that in addition to providing the requisite tasting notes for each of the brands discussed, they also included an entire chapter which describes how the reader can approach the tasting process for their own personal edification and participation.
In the back of the book, they include a wealth of recipes that make good use of the whiskey's they have just introduced you to. In their section on cocktails, they not only include very good recipes for such classics as the Mint Julep, Old Fashioned, and the Sazerac, but they also include a recipe for homemade Orange Bitters, a classic ingredient in many cocktails but almost impossible to find now days. In addition to cocktails, they also list a very enticing handfull of cookery recipes that use bourbon in various ways.
I do however wish that they had made a point of including pictures of the individual bottles or at least labels of the whiskeys being discussed, after all, when you are looking at a crowded shelf in the liquor store, it can often be difficult to carefully read every label.
The Complete Book of Spirits
by: Anthony Dias Blue
Providing a details guide to a wide variety of spirits, this book includes historical details, production methods, tasting notes, as well as a variety of recipes for cocktails and other mixed drinks.
by: Marcia Simmons, Jonas Halpren
DIY Cocktails provides a step by step guide to understanding why the "classic" cocktail recipes work, and then encouraging the reader to try their own modifications in an effort to become more comfortable with coming up with their own recipes.


5 Books from costa rican authors you have to see
One way to get to know better a society and it’s people is by reading. Artists and writers have the ability to be very graphic about their country.
In this blog post I mention some books from costa rican authors that’ll paint a picture of how our tropical piece of land:
Costa Rica, cocina y tradición- Isabel Campabadal
In this book you can study traditional recipes with gorgeous pictures of modern presentations. If you come to Costa Rica and try “Cajetas” you’ll be able to recreate them at home.
Mrs. Campabadal has been a renowned chef in Costa Rica for years. Whenever a big personality comes to visit, presidents and royal representatives she is the chosen chef to amaze their tongue.
Nosotros los hombres- Jorge Debravo
Jorge Debravo was a humble kid raised on the countryside of Costa Rica. Taught to read and write by his own mother, he only had a few years in public education before he was forced to drop out of school. Despite all of this, Drebavo’s brilliant writing blossomed like a rare flower, resilient amid unlikely conditions.
His poetry uses simple words to express beautiful and complex ideas. His depictions of nature, love and human bonding are unparalleled by any other Costa Rican author.
Costa Rica Aérea- Giancarlo Pucci , Sergio Pucci, Jaime Gamboa
This ambitious project was planned and developed by the Pucci brothers, they spent years taking pictures of Costa Rica from the sky. A peculiar perspective of places we as costa ricans know very well but are not used to seeing like this.
They allied with Jaime which is a talented writer (of books and music) to guide us through the landscapes that take our breath away in this book’s pages.
Verbo Madre - Ana Istarú
This has been a wide awarded and translated poems publication, in this women's rights are presented in a colorful and enjoyable way. Ana is a well known representative of the arts in Costa Rica, she counts with experience not only in the written expression but also directing film and theater.
Ana has been a strong activist of the female equality using her art to take the message out there.
Cocorí - Joaquín Gutierrez
This children's book is one of the most loved books amongst Costa Rican children who up until recently had to read it in school. It tells a story of a black caribbean boy who meets a blonde tourist girl and their interchange of gifts that teaches Cocorí a life lesson.


- Belief and Higher-Order Belief in the Centipede Games: Theory and Experiment
- Yun Wang
- 2254 20150324 (R&R at the Pacific Economic Review) Views:24660
- This paper experimentally explores people's beliefs behind the failure of backward induction in the centipede games. I elicit players' beliefs about opponents' strategies and 1st-order beliefs. I find that subjects maximize their monetary payoffs according to their stated beliefs less frequently in the Baseline Centipede treatment where an efficient non-equilibrium outcome exists; they do so more frequently in the Constant Sum treatment where the efficiency property is removed. Moreover, subjects believe their opponents' maximizing behavior and expect their opponents to hold the same belief less frequently in the Baseline Centipede treatment and more frequently in the Constant Sum treatment.
- JEL-Codes: C72; C92; D83
- Keywords: Centipede Game; Rationality; Belief and Higher Order Belief; Laboratory Experiments; Learning
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A number of DeltaSpike examples and templates have been developed external to the DeltaSpike project. These extend the DeltaSpike resources from which you can see DeltaSpike in action. Brief information is given here about the examples and templates, with details of where they can be obtained from.
CDI@Work (chapter about DeltaSpike): http://cdiatwork.irian.at/
CDI@Work is a free online book about CDI as well as Apache DeltaSpike. It covers basic information about CDI and DeltaSpike up to more advanced use-cases. An example for the latter is a type-safe configuration (interface-only) which allows you to resolve the configured values even from dynamic config-sources like a database and store them in a custom Config-Scoped cache which can be refreshed via CDI-events or a CRON based task or manually via JMX.
The GitHub account contains repositories e.g. for the sample application called IdeaFork. The commit-history follows the steps in the book. In most cases every commit translates to one step in the book. (Chapters are released once they are ready.)
CDI portable extensions are one of greatest features of Java EE allowing the platform to be extended in a clean and portable way. But allowing extension is just part of the story. CDI opens the door to a whole new eco-system for Java EE, but it’s not the role of the specification to create these extensions. Apache DeltaSpike is the project that leads this brand new eco-system by providing useful extension modules for CDI applications as well as tools to ease the creation of new ones. In this session, we’ll start by presenting the DeltaSpike toolbox and show how it helps you to develop for CDI. Then we’ll describe the major extensions included in Deltaspike, including 'configuration', 'scheduling' and 'data'.
Several popular CDI extension frameworks like Seam 3 and MyFaces CODI have faded out over the years. But not to worry - their functionality is taken over by projects like Picketlink, Agorava, and mainly DeltaSpike, a new Apache project that wants CDI extension authors to unite in an effort to make the life of web application developers easier. Even without a five year plan!
Presentation about Apache DeltaSpike
These slides show how to use type-safe mechanisms provided by MyFaces CODI for developing JSF applications which are more type-safe and easier to maintain as well as common pitfalls. Beyond that there is an basic overview of Apache DeltaSpike.
This talk is a detailed case study about the migration of a JSF-based web application from Spring 3 to Java EE 7 and CDI. It is presented at the JavaOne 2014 conference.
Presentation about DeltaSpike
CDI e DeltaSpike presentation in TDC - The Developers Conference 2015
This example is a Java EE6 application which illustrates several features of CDI and DeltaSpike. It covers features of all modules provided by DeltaSpike. There are profiles to create web-archives for Apache TomEE, JBoss AS7 (and WildFly) and Oracle GlassFish3. The complexity is mixed. There are some simple examples as well as some more advanced cases. The repository contains every step (one commit is one step) described in the online-book.
Source code: https://github.com/CDIatWork/IdeaFork
This example is based on IdeaFork (full), but without some indirections which were needed to demonstrate different features of CDI and DeltaSpike (in a simple Application).
Source code (beta - work in progress): https://github.com/CDIatWork/IdeaForkLite_Beta
This example was prepared for the Confess workshop and demonstrates how to use DeltaSpike instead of and side-by-side with MyFaces CODI. The secured web application demonstrates presenting users with differentiating content based on their account status.
Source code: https://github.com/confess/confess2012_deltaspike
Simple example based on Java EE6+ and DeltaSpike (tested with EE6 and EE7).
Source code: https://github.com/os890/ee6-ds-demo
This pair of examples show how to achieve the most important MyFaces CODI features with DeltaSpike and also how to migrate a CODI project to DeltaSpike. The examples are basic, compacting core CODI features into just a few JSF pages, and are intended for deployment with TomEE.
Source code: https://github.com/os890/tomee_mf_stack_001
CODI version in master branch
Migrated DeltaSpike version in codi2ds branch
The JBoss quickstarts are small working examples that demonstrate recommended practices for specific Java EE technology use cases. A subset of these quickstarts are dedicated to demonstrating DeltaSpike, including custom authorization restrictions using annotations, constructing and modifying beans, extending the influence of CDI using BeanManager, and deactivating DeltaSpike features.
A collection of example applications demonstrating the features of the DeltaSpike project.
Source code: https://github.com/rsmeral/deltaspike-examples
Application that shows a microblog using DeltaSpike
Source code: https://github.com/rafabene/demo_deltaspike
Blog post demonstrating 5 features of Apache DeltaSpike
Simple example based on MicroProfile(OpenApi,Payara-Micro) and DeltaSpike-data
Simple CRUD example based on SparkJava and DeltaSpike-data
Simple CRUD example based on JavaLin and DeltaSpike-data
Simple CRUD example based on jax-rs(resteasy) and DeltaSpike-data for Tomcat
Simple CRUD example based on Helidon and DeltaSpike-data
Simple example based on vertx and DeltaSpike-data
Simple example based on vertx and DeltaSpike-data
Simple example based on Javalin and DeltaSpike-data
Apache DeltaSpike: CDI Programável
Apache DeltaSpike, a API de extensions do CDI
O que é DeltaSpike?
Online interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtCuxfPxDE8
Source code: https://github.com/os890/ds-data-project-template
Source code: https://github.com/os890/tomee-ds-project-template
This GitHub account contains e.g. a DBUnit Add-on for the Test-Control-Module of DeltaSpike.
Source code: https://github.com/lbitonti/deltaspike-dbunit
This GitHub account contains several DeltaSpike Add-ons e.g. to integrate CDI with other frameworks.
Source code: https://github.com/os890/
This GitHub account contains several DeltaSpike Add-ons e.g. an integration with the TomEE PasswordCipher API.
Source code: https://github.com/rmannibucau/


Banish boredom and introduce the kids to the wonders of live theater at the same time. Take them to one of these family-friendly NYC shows or scavenger hunts for $15 or less, and be a good guy for cheap:
Charlotte’s Web – Based on E.B. White’s unforgettable, award-winning children’s novel, Charlotte’s Web follows the unlikely friendship between a playful young pig named Wilbur and an intelligent spider named Charlotte, who sets out to prevent her best pal from becoming a farmer’s dinner. Together they teach the value of friendship and seeking out the best in others. This funny, timeless and touching story is about loyalty, trust and sacrifice, things we should start learning about in childhood.
Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School – Inspired by Barbara Park’s sassy and spirited children’s book series, this live musical performance will have everyone in your family reliving those bumpy grade school days. Now that Junie B. Jones has been going to school for over one-and-a-half years, who better to teach you the ropes than her? From bus rules to band-aids, carpools to cookies, Junie B. and friends deliver the definitive word on surviving and thriving in style. Catch a serious case of the grade-school giggles. Recommended for ages four and up.
Princess Particular – This spirited and feisty young princess is used to getting what she wants, when she wants it, by golly. And today she wants to be a ballerina. But King Loadsadough and Queen Patience are way too distracted to deal with such trivialities. Fortunately, her four maids and the Chancellor and Lady in Waiting are on hand to help make the royal fussbudget’s dream come true! With lots of fun tunes and hilariously broad physical comedy, this delightful new show by Richard Mazda is a treat the whole family can enjoy.
Pirate Pete’s Parrot – Climb aboard, get your sea legs steady and get ready for an adventure with music, mischief and a boatload of laughs. The play revolves around Pete, a lovable rogue on a mission to find his runaway parrot, Polly. He decides it can’t hurt to try to find some some buried treasure as well, since he’s already on a journey. He still needs to make this month’s rent, after all. With Pete’s endearing crew of misfits, his adventures are filled with songs, sword fights and plenty of audience interaction.


As the Day of ARM August 18th is approaching, in the year when the Army celebrates its 25th birthday, the monograph “Military Generals from Macedonia (1943-2017)” was promoted in the premises of the Army House, published by the association “Club of Generals of the Republic of Macedonia”.
The publication of the monograph signed by the authors Miroslav Stojanovski and Boris Stojanoski, retired generals, is important for enriching the military history of the Republic of Macedonia, and at the same time marking this significant ARM jubilee. The project was supported by the Ministry of Defense and the ARM. The publication is a set of biographical data for the military generals from Macedonia from 1943 to 2017, which presents the Macedonian generals for the time periods 1943-1945, 1945-1992 and 1992 to 2017.
Data about 90 generals from the Republic of Macedonia, who in addition to their professional career have had significant contribution to the social and public life of the country, have been collected in this book for the first time. The first Macedonian general is Mihailo Mitev Apostolski (08.11.1906-07.08.1987), commander of the People’s Liberation Army and Partisans detachments in Macedonia, national hero, politician, military theoretician, historian and academician. The Military Academy, as the only military high – educational and scientific institution in the Republic of Macedonia is named in his honor.
The promotion was attended by: Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska, Chief of GS of ARM, Lieutenant General Metodija Velichkovski, ARM generals, senior military leaders and representatives of the MOD and ARM, former ministers and chiefs of GS, retired generals and others guests.


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This three-tier bookshelf provides ample space for your little reader to store favorite picture and chapter books. A scalloped edge adds a touch of detail to the compact and simple design.
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We love the Children's Three Shelf Bookcase. This lightweight, durable shelf pairs well with similar style furniture for a complete bedroom ensemble.
A children's bookcase with an open back is also available.
Picture and chapter books find a place for display on this cute wooden bookshelf in between afternoon or bedtime readings.


Fix it in Foil! Tasty recipes! Easy clean up! For ovens, grills and campfires.
By CQ Products
From the back cover:
“Easy prep, great taste, good nutrition and quick clean-up – what more could you want from a meal? Fix it in Foil combines the best of all worlds!
This cookbook features 51 fantastic recipes to make in aluminum foil. Each recipe includes instructions for cooking in an oven, over a campfire or on an outdoor grill. In addition, you will find numerous recipe variations to provide many additional tasty meal possibilities.”
- Western Tortillas
- Eggs in an Orange shell
- Beef stew
- BBQ Chicken
- Tomato and Chicken Tortellini
- Spicy Shrimp
- Asian Asparagus
- Hot Sourdough Deli Sandwiches
- Sweet Banana Boat
- Apple crisp
- Peachy mallow
This book is presented in a easy to use format with recipe variations, three types of cooking methods and complete directions. Spiral bound soft cover for easy use.
The recipes in this book are top notch!! I am very happy having this book in my collection.


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“Dear Life, Here I Am.
Sincerely, Andrea Lynn Samuels”
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Secretly writing poetry since 1982, Andrea expresses, joy, fire, love, hurt and pain, indifference, retrospect and reverence on paper, and then, weaves art from her late father, cancer warrior and artist Calvin H. Samuels, along with snapshots from her life into the book, vividly capturing some of the many emotions we feel, and experiences that we have…
“Be inspired by the color and emotion on the pages of the book to encourage you to continue to feel and have hope, following your passion and dreams, no matter if you are suffering from an illness bigger than you, physical limitations or if you are healthy. Cancer that started in his colon and metastasized to his lungs and brain, claimed my father’s life along with some other loved ones, and so many countless others. However, all of us must continue to press through, and pray, and live, and exercise and feed our minds and bodies good nourishment, and rest, and fight, and laugh, and love and dream…”


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We welcome visitors to our library and to our meetings the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. and are always ready to help anyone with research in our library as well as assist in finding other resources.
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Genealogy Library: 107 S. Park Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
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I received the paperback proof for Botanicaust. *Gulp*
I approved it for publication. *Bigger gulp*
Holding a physical copy of the book in my hands is amazing. And opening it up on my Kindle is pretty awesome, too. For those of you with Nook or Kobo or Sony eReaders, Smashwords has the ePub format available. The digital book should be available at Barnes and Noble etc. next week, as well. Smashwords allows me to offer digital versions of the book to libraries for free, and two libraries have already picked it up.
I spent a lot of time formatting the inside of the book to look as good as the outside. My chapter headings and section breaks have small graphics. The artistry of the book as a whole has been very gratifying work.
If you get a chance, please stop by Amazon or one of the other retailers and “like” Botanicaust, leave tags, buy a copy – or best yet, read it and leave a review.What I’m harvesting and cooking:
I’ve been formatting and publishing a book. The garden is obscured by weeds, and the family tells me they are starving. Buy a copy of Botanicaust so I can order them pizza delivery – lol!What I’m reading:
While formatting, I’m still listening to The Lies of Locke Lamorra. I love audio-books. Anyone have suggestions about self-publishing Botanicaust on audio?