Java Barcode API
Originally Barcodes were 1D representation of data using width and spacing of bars. Common bar code types are UPC barcodes which are seen on product packages. There are 2D barcodes as well (they are still called Barcodes even though they don’t use bars). A common example of 2D bar code is QR code (shown on right) which is commonly used by mobile phone apps. You can read history and more info about Barcodes on Wikipedia.
There is an open source Java library called ‘zxing’ (Zebra Crossing) which can read and write many differently types of bar codes formats. I tested zxing and it was able to read a barcode embedded in the middle of a 100 dpi grayscale busy text document!
This article demonstrates how to use zxing to read and write bar codes from a Java program.
Getting the library
It would be nice if the jars where hosted in a maven repo somewhere, but there is no plan to do that (see Issue 88). Since I could not find the binaries available for download, I decided to download the source code and build the binaries, which was actually quite easy.
The source code of the library is available on Google Code. At the time of writing, 1.6 is the latest version of zxing.
1. Download the release file ZXing-1.6.zip (which contains of mostly source files) from here.
2. Unzip the file in a local directory
3. You will need to build 2 jar files from the downloaded source: core.jar, javase.jar
cd zxing-1.6/core mvn install
This will install the jar in your local maven repo. Though not required, you can also deploy it to your company’s private repo by using mvn:deploy or by manually uploading it to your maven repository.
There is an ant script to build the jar as well.
Repeat the same procedure to get javase.jar
cd zxing-1.6/javase mvn install
Including the libraries in your project
If you are using ant, add the core.jar and javase.jar to your project’s classpath.
If you are using maven, add the following to your pom.xml.
<dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>com.google.zxing</groupId> <artifactId>core</artifactId> <version>1.6-SNAPSHOT</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>com.google.zxing</groupId> <artifactId>javase</artifactId> <version>1.6-SNAPSHOT</version> </dependency> <dependencies>
Once you have the jars included in your project’s classpath, you are now ready to read and write barcodes from java!
Reading a Bar Code from Java
You can read the bar code by first loading the image as an input stream and then calling this utility method.
InputStream barCodeInputStream = new FileInputStream("file.jpg"); BufferedImage barCodeBufferedImage = ImageIO.read(barCodeInputStream); LuminanceSource source = new BufferedImageLuminanceSource(barCodeBufferedImage); BinaryBitmap bitmap = new BinaryBitmap(new HybridBinarizer(source)); Reader reader = new MultiFormatReader(); Result result = reader.decode(bitmap); System.out.println("Barcode text is " + result.getText());
Writing a Bar Code from Java
You can encode a small text string as follows:
String text = "98376373783"; // this is the text that we want to encode int width = 400; int height = 300; // change the height and width as per your requirement // (ImageIO.getWriterFormatNames() returns a list of supported formats) String imageFormat = "png"; // could be "gif", "tiff", "jpeg" BitMatrix bitMatrix = new QRCodeWriter().encode(text, BarcodeFormat.QR_CODE, width, height); MatrixToImageWriter.writeToStream(bitMatrix, imageFormat, new FileOutputStream(new File("qrcode_97802017507991.png")));
In the above example, the bar code for “97802017507991″ is written to the file “qrcode_97802017507991.png” (click to see the output).
JavaDocs and Documentation
The Javadocs are part of the downloaded zip file. You can find a list of supported bar code formats in the Javadocs. Open the following file to see the javadocs.


Substantial gender inequities persist across academic medicine. These issues are not new: Recent evidence still points to a chilly climate for women in academic medicine, including those in physician-scientist training. The discussion for how to address gender equity and issues of work–life integration typically centers around faculty and rarely includes trainees. The authors delineate specific strategies to address gender inequity in physician-scientist training by identifying key stakeholders for implementation and proposing areas to integrate these strategies with current training timelines. Strategies discussed include multiple-role mentoring, allyship training for trainees and faculty, early implementation of professional development sessions, incorporation of childcare and family-friendly policies, and additional policies from funding bodies to prioritize gender equity practices. The goal of this article is to equip trainees and the academic community with proactive strategies to create a more equitable environment for future generations of trainees in academic medicine.
Strategies for Achieving Gender Equity and Work–Life Integration in Physician-Scientist Training by Shohini Ghosh-Choudhary
Tuesday, July 20, 2021


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Laboratory Management and Quality
See Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 23rd edition, 2017. Available as an e-book from the University of Alberta's libraries. Just highlight the link to select it here and then right click to choose "Go to" option on the menu then you at the Table of Contents: https://www-clinicalkey-com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20130143425
Direct links to Chapters 1 to 12 (p. 1 to 148) are also available within the "Download Files" section, inside the "Lab Management and Quality" folder.
Digital Pathology Resources:
UBC Pathology Atlas of Human Disorders: Hematopathology Cases at http://www.gpec.ubc.ca:8080/atlas-0.1/ is an excellent digital resource with whole slide images of case studies. Just highlight the link to select it here and then right click to choose "Go to" option on the menu then you are there!
RecutClub is an educational resource containing whole slide images. Go to www.recutclub.com and choose a topic from the drop down menu (e.g. Hematopathology) and then select any conference date to view the slides, case history and diagnosis. You may also choose to view a Random Surgical Case by clicking on the "Study" button on the top menu bar.
American Society of Hematology (ASH) Image Bank at https://imagebank.hematology.org/ contains thousands of still images in the peripheral blood, bone marrow, and other tissues, as well as clinical findings. You can also search for a specific diagnosis as well or view all images in a disease category.
International Society for Laboratory Hematology Online Education at http://www.islh.org/ISLH-Education/ features e-Learning courses, interactive cases, monthly webinars and a mentorship program. Also check out the home page for information on the annual conferene meeting http://www.islh.org/web/index.php.
PathologyOutlines.com at http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/ is the go to encyclopedic website for information on benign and malignant disorders in hematopathology. The website also contains information on all the CD markers, plus fellowship programs and job postings!
Furthermore, the departmental core facility technologist, Shalawny Miller (in Dr. Mengel's Lab), is available to the residents for the technical aspects of slide scanning and storage management.
PathPresenter at https://pathpresenter.com/
Digital Slide Collections from Dr. Juan Rosai at http://pathinfo.wikia.com/wiki/Digital_Slide_List_from_Juan_Rosai_Collection has digitals collections on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Plasma Cell Myeloma, Leukemic Infiltration, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, etc. The hemepath cases are not in their own category, so you should review the list in order to view the hemepath diagnoses.
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Trainee Council at https://www.aacc.org/clinical-chemistry-trainee-council presents “Pearls of Laboratory Medicine” podcasts in various topics relevant to hematopathology. Simply register as a trainee for free via the above link and gain access to the podcasts. Examples: HIT, Basics of CBC, Basics of Flow Cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, etc. etc. You may refine the results by searching for a specific topic or title.
Sign up for your free AAMC account to access learning resources in MedEdPORTAL at www.mededportal.org within their dedicated Pathology - Anatomical and Clinical section! Here are a couple of topics that may be of interest:
- Interactive Tutorial of Normal Lymph Node Histology for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Residents and Medical Students Tutorial at https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10513
- this Shotgun histology lymph node from the YouTube Web site is a reference included in the above tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ngnKIyBA20&t=1s. Published August 16, 2007.
- This link is Dr. Jeffrey Vos's YouTube video guide to the Spleen at http://youtu.be/fvZBWJqsqP8
City wide Pathology Rounds past presentations are organized by year and available at https://www.med.ualberta.ca/departments/laboratory-medicine-and-pathology/educational-events/city-wide-rounds
Residents and staff please refer to your emails for the user name and password.
Last but not least residents and fellows, you may also log in to eClass/Moodle with your CCID username and password to access the Introduction to Laboratory Hematology / Hematopathology 2016 course and its resources.
Recommended Resources for Coagulation:
- Kandice Kottke-Marchant. An Algorithmic Approach to Hemostasis Testing. 2016. CAP Press, Northfield, IL. ISBN: 978-1-941096-25-3. This 458 Page Book that is ideal for Hematopathology Residents, but also certainly recommended for off-service residents with an interest in Coagulation.
- N. Key N, M. Makris, D. O'Shaughnessy and D.Lillicrap. Practical Hemostasis and Thrombosis. Second Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-4051-8460-1. Somewhat smaller and less dense then the CAP book. 311 pages with excellent material but more focused on clinical hematology. May be more appropriate for Clinical Hematology fellows rotating through the lab. Note: The new edition by Key, Makris and Lillicrap will be released on January 17, 2017 as a 488 page hardcover book, ISBN: 978-1118344712.
- S.T. Bennett, C.M. Lehman, G.M. Rodgers. Laboratory Hemostasis: A Practical Guide for Pathologists. October 2014. Springer, New York, NY. ISBN: 978-331908923. This 205 page pocket book is much less dense and detailed than the CAP book, but focuses on laboratory issues in coagulation and is ideal for General Pathology residents doing their hematopathology rotation.
- C. Kjeldsberg. Practical Diagnosis of Hematologic Disorders. 2010. 5th Edition. Volume 1. ASCP Press, Chicago, IL. ISBN: 978-0891895718. The coagulation section is succinct and to the point. Not recommended as the only source for coagulation but it is a good starting point.
- Don't forget the Survival Guide to Coagulation available in "Secure/Private Content" under the "Lab Tools" or "Download Files" folder!


The 100 Web Characters eBook is a collection of 100 beautifully illustrated characters and their stories. Each illustrated character is based on a web or technology term, and is accompanied by a hand-written story of who they are, and what they get up to.
Young and old alike will find the characters and their stories entertaining—and maybe learn a thing or two about the web and technology!
- PDF and EPUB versions. The EPUB version includes 15 animated characters, and works really nicely in Apple Books.
- A “Create your own” Iconic Iggy template in JPG and Photoshop formats.
If you want the printed hardback edition, check it out here.
You’ll get a 226 page eBook!


Is your life mentally, emotionally, and physically immoral due to sexual sin? One of Dr. Mike Moore’s most provocative and timely series to date, Saved, Sanctified, and Sexually Active, explores the truth about how God views sexual immorality. The four main areas explored include: Adultery, Fornication, Homosexuality, and Pornography. Dr. Moore’s intention for this message is to present a balanced and holistic approach to sexual sin, how modern society might justify and accept it, ultimately to spread a biblical doctrine built on Mercy and Truth. Specific Sermon topics include:
Sex: God’s Idea and Invention
Adultery: Three is a Crowd
Homosexuality (3 Parts)
- The Fallacies of "Born This Way"
- Betrayed By Emotions
- The Way You Were
Pornography: The Elephant in the Pews of the Church (2 Parts)


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"The children of New York captured fireflies in glass jars, which they floated between the boroughs. The bugs would slowly asphyxiate, flickering rapidly for their last few minutes of life. If it was timed right, the river shimmered..."
A lovely illustration of the Sixth Borough by Danie Drankwater (via I Love Charts).
Have you ever read the story? The Sixth Borough is a short story by Jonathan Safran Foer that originally appeared in the New York Times, then in his book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (side note: have you read that book? If the answer is no: run, do not walk, to the nearest bookstore and get it). Like everything he writes, the story is magical, a little sad, and totally beautiful. It's one of my favorite short stories.


The datasets published by the project are made available in multiple formats, suitable for different purposes.
If you would like to discuss a custom export format for OpenSanctions that is more suitable to your needs, please get in touch.
Bulk data exports are generated in periodic intervals (every 6-8 hours) by OpenSanctions. The timestamp of the last export (and detailed metadata about the contained datasets) can be found in the metadata index:
Polling this file in regular intervals (e.g. every 30 minutes) is the best practice method for finding out if updated data has been released.
The metadata index contains the following:
run_time: The timestamp when the index was last updated.
datasets: An index of available datasets. Each item contains
last_export: Timestamp when the dataset was last exported.
last_change: Timestamp when some entity in the dataset last changed.
resources which are the different export formats available for the dataset (See above).
name: Use the resource name to select the entry of the resource format appropriate for your needs.
name, e.g. https://data.opensanctions.org/datasets/latest/sanctions/index.json for the
model: The data format definition. See the documentation for the entity data format.
schemata: The types each entity may be.
types: The format which properties of entities may be.
schemata: The actual set of Schemata used in the data - this is a subset of the full data model.


Shai M. Dromi, Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University
University of Chicago Press, 2020
Policymakers and activists often assume that humanitarian aid is best provided by NGOs, which are generally seen as impartial and neutral. In Above the Fray, Shai Dromi investigates how the international community has come to overwhelmingly trust humanitarian NGOs, when historically other forms of relief work were also valued. Drawing on archival research, Dromi traces the genesis of the humanitarian NGO sector to the mid-nineteenth-century Red Cross, and illustrates how its orthodox Calvinist beginnings shaped the policies that today govern the humanitarian field. Theoretically, Dromi argues for the key role belief systems play in establishing new social fields and institutions.
Link to the book on the publisher’s website: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo46479924.html (there’s a 20% discount for online orders until 3/15 using the code UCPNEW at checkout)
Link to my own website for more information: www.shaidromi.com


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Snuggle Bunny by Angie Hicks is a series of four interactive children’s board books. Each book is ten pages long and has beautiful illustrations to accompany a simple yet educational story for children age one through three. My daughter loves books and like any kid she will point at random pictures that she sees. What makes these books so great is that on one page you read the story and on the other page there are items pertaining to that portion of the story along with pictures for each of the words.
Here is a little summary of each of the books.
- Snuggle Bunny: Time for Bed tells the story of bedtime and the routine of getting ready for bed. It lists several items that a child would use as he or she is getting ready for bedtime.
- Snuggle Bunny: A Special Day Out teaches your child several different words that he or she would use on a trip to the beach.
- Snuggle Bunny: Let’s Get Dressed is all about getting dressed and ready for the day.
- Snuggle Bunny: Dinner Time tells the story of eating dinner and is a great tool for teaching children about all the different utensils and objects surrounding dinner time.
My daughter has really been enjoying these books; pointing at pictures and having me tell her the words. She is about to turn one and as she gets older, the interactive questions in these books will be a great teaching tool for me. The one thing to keep in mind is that the author is British so there are some words being used that we are not familiar with here, or at least do not use. Overall, we really enjoy these books because they can really grow with the child.
The Snuggle Bunny series of books can be purchased on Amazon.com.


The LIEF Erikson, A new Troy?
The study of 21st Century Earth history has been fraught with many problems, the gravest of which is the lack of first hand, primary source documentation. The period between First Contact in 2063 and the creation of the first World government in 2113 has been a historical "black hole" in that respect, giving rise to fanciful urban myths, tales of treachery, heroism and high ideals against an undercurrent of chaos and anarchy.
One name has shone forth from this time of fantastic tales though, that of the LIEF Erikson, a nigh legendary sanctuary, a haven of peace and tranquility in a world torn by nuclear war, home to the bravest, the brightest, the most enlightened that the world could provide. It has been likened to Camelot and its' knights, The Library of Alexandria, or the Illuminati - "the invisible country". A great favourite of cheap holonovel writers and the focus of the epic Asnograd trilogy, the truth must be faced that most of what we know about the LIEF (as it was known for short) is most probably fiction.
There has been a concerted effort amongst the more conservative elements of certain Xenoarchaeological institutions to assert that the LIEF was a not a real place. I will concede that there is not one shred of hard evidence that we can use to say "The LIEF Erikson stood here!". We don't even know what the name means! At times the legend has vaguely Scandinavian overtones, at others the characters seem to live in some combination of magical lands from all over Earths' history! If it were a real place where are the ruins, the artifacts, the massive social infrastructure that would be needed to support such a place!
The problem stems from the infamous "Soft Bomb" of 2111 that wiped out all electronic records that were connected up to the Ubernet at the time and the anti-technology risings of the same year that destroyed the remaining great libraries. The British library, the Library of Congress - these were all razed to the ground in what was to be the death throes of the Earths' anarchist movement. All that remained were a few university libraries, defended by makeshift militia of students and academics. The sad thing is that by far the majority of the works destroyed were the Earths historical heritage since technical works can be recreated from experience and logic. Once the last copy of Homers' Iliad was destroyed, or Churchills' "History of the English race" or Heinleins' "Time Enough For Love" was burnt, noone then alive could recreate them. All we have now are fragments, isolated reviews and commentaries.
What facts we have seem to conspire against reason for they point to an otherwise insoluble paradox. On the one hand we are told that Cochranes' pivotal meeting with the Vulcans in 2063 galvanised the people of the Earth into banding together into a World government that, within fifty years was able to bring an end to war, disease and famine. Yet on the other hand, there is incontrovertable evidence that shows that the anarchist courts of the Post-Atomic Horror were still in operation as late as 2079.
From 2113 onwards we have no such problems. Not only do we have full electronic records restored - and failsafe procedures set in place to ensure that such an attack could never be a repeated - but we have the evidence of a growing number of interstellar embassies and emmisaries who came to Earth once it proved itself to be more than a barbaric backwater.
Up to 2113, the only real interstellar influence on Earth was the Vulcans from 2063 onwards and the assumption has always been that it was their influence that guided humanity out of barbarism. This too has its' problems, for the records of the Vulcan mission pre-2113 were conveniently lost in the Vulcan civil war. Add to this the fact that by the time of the first voyages of the NX-01, there seem to have been an air of resentment and suspicion over the Vulcan prescence rather than respect. Not the attitude one would expect from the Master / Apprentice relationship ussually accepted in the history books.
If not the Vulcans, who then did influence human society so that it made such radical changes? Could there be an element of truth behind the stories of the LIEF Erikson, a secret human society, like the Knights Templar, that was pledged to the defence of an ideal.
I am working on an assumption that there is some fundamental basis of truth to the stories about the LIEF Erikson.
There is an apocryphal story amongst Xenoarchaeologists that an early archaeologist of primitive, pre-First Contact Earth by the name of Schlieman discovered the ruins of Homers Troy and Priams treasure by literally following clues in the text of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey".
The treasure we seek here is knowledge. Can it too be found by following the legendary texts?


HAPPENING FEBRUARY 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM: Writer, editor, and art historian Prudence Peiffer discusses her book “The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever.” She shares how the Coenties Slip played a role in shaping the artistic journeys of renowned American artists that effected the landscape of Modern Art.
The book is a group biography of a collection of luminous American artists including Chryssa, Agnes Martin, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Indiana, James Rosenquist and Jack Youngerman. From the late 1950s to the middle of the 1960s, all of them happened to live in the same place: a collection of former sail-making warehouses on Coenties Slip, a dead-end street in one of the oldest sections of Manhattan, right next to the river.
Prudence Peiffer is an art historian, writer, and editor, specializing in modern and contemporary art. She is Director of Content at MoMA, New York. She received her Ph.D from Harvard University; following a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University, she was a Senior Editor at Artforum magazine from 2012-2017, and Digital Content Director at David Zwirner in 2018. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Review of Books online, Artforum, and Bookforum, among other publications.


By Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry Little Blue Truck's Halloween (board book / 2016 / 1783)
Category: Books SKU: prod511 $6.99
DescriptionCelebrate Halloween with the #1 New York Times best-selling Little Blue Truck and friends. Beep! Beep! It's Halloween! Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party. Lift the flaps in this large, sturdy board book to find out who's dressed up in each costume! Will Blue wear a costume too?
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The World of David Walliams 6 Books Collection Set - Age 9-14
SKU: GC_BUK DW 6PK 74702
AVAILABILITY: In stock (93 items)
VENDOR: Harper Collins
- Awful Auntie
- Demon Dentist
- Billionaire Boy
- Mr Stink
- The Boy in the Dress
From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure, Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Stella's parents died in a car crash but Stella doesn't know how because her dad was a steady driver. On Chester's (Stella's dad's) will he said that when he died Saxby Hall (their HUGE house) would go to Stella and not to his sister Alberta. Alberta will stop at nothing to have Saxby Hall all to herself. Luckily Stella has a secret – and slightly spooky – weapon up her sleeve.
The latest jaw-achingly funny, number-one bestselling novel from David Walliams - now out in paperback. Make your appointment if you dare…Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find… a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it? Read this book and find out!
The fifth screamingly funny novel from David Walliams, the number one bestseller and fastest growing children’s author in the country.Hot on the heels of bestselling Gangsta Granny comes another hilarious, action-packed and touching novel – the story of a little girl called Zoe. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery – mainly by flobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title. From the author that is being called ‘a new Roald Dahl’, Ratburger is not to be missed!
A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from David Walliams, number one bestseller and one of the fastest-growing children’s authors across the globe. Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the land. But the real underlying story here is about what money can’t buy. Some valuable life lessons to be learned for children as they read through this heart-warming story.
Mr Stink is a lonely man who always sits on a bench in town. Nobody ever comes and has a chat with him until one day a young girl called Chloe comes by. That’s where it all begins. Chloe befriends Mr Stink, the local tramp. Yes, he smells a bit. But when it looks like he might be driven out of town, Chloe decides to hide him in the garden shed. Follow Chloe and Mr Stink as her mum campaigns to become the UK’s next Prime Minister!
The Boy in the Dress
Now a major musical, the sparkling debut children’s novel from David Walliams is a number one bestseller and he has been reported as the fastest growing children’s author in the country. Read all about Dennis in this charming story. He was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book. Charming, surprising and hilarious - The Boy in the Dress is everything you would expect from the co-creator of Little Britain. David Walliams’s beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children and adults alike.'


The enemy cannot stop destiny. As a young girl in Meggett, South Carolina (twenty miles south of Charleston), Sandra Magwood grew up very poor in a quaint, little four-room home with nine other children; she did not know they were poor. Although she was taught about Jesus, she was ashamed to say his name. She had no idea how significant her reliance was upon him as sovereign would save her life and guide her into her destiny, which far exceeded anything she ever imagined. Those who prophesied into her life about God planted seeds in her heart that were nurtured and watered for harvest at the appointed time of its manifestation.
For years, she ran from any reminders of who God was and what he could do. Her ignorance beforehand did not stop her destiny and God’s plans for her. At every stumbling block in her life, she was met with a ram in the bush for deliverance. Unbeknown to her, she was in a preparatory phase, as she ran more into his presence, diligently seeking his will and ways well before her challenges. She was kept through an open-heart surgery, major emergency surgery, broken heart, military sexual trauma, and through a crippling unforgiving spirit.
She always knew she would become an author confirmed by God and by so many who prophesied from her testimonials and encouraged her to write books. She knows what a broken spirit feels like, and one of her greatest joys is to encourage and uplift others. She writes about truth, family, faith, hope, forgiveness, and humor when humor is fitting.
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George Malek-Yonan (October 11, 1924 - November 14, 2014), an Assyrian, was an international attorney, politician, writer, and Iran’s “Champion of Champions,” an elite athlete and recipient of more than 60 gold, silver, and bronze medals and gold cups, in Track and Field, Pentathlon, Soccer, Basketball, and Table Tennis presented to him by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran.
MALEK-YONAN FAMILY HISTORY OVREVIEW:
MALEK FAMILY OF JILU
George Malek-Yonan was a descendant of the prominent Malek Family of Jilu, from the Hakkari Mountains who trace their ancestry to the 11th century. As a result of ongoing attacks by Turks and Kurds, the Malek family left Jilu and settled in Geogtapah, Urmia, Iran. Geogtapah began to transform into a predominantly Assyrian Christian village in great part due to the influence of the early Malek-Yonan settlers and continued with the efforts of George Malek-Yonan’s Great-grandfather, Malek Yonan who was affectionately called Babuna, meaning father in Assyrian. Babuna was a highly respected, influential, and powerful preacher among the Assyrian Christians. He studied at the Seir College and became an English teacher at the Fisk Seminary for Girls. He succeeded his uncle as “Malek,” leaving his post at Fisk to return to Geogtapah.
Babuna’s son, Mirza David, who was George Malek-Yonan’s grandfather, was a religious scholar and an eloquent but commanding orator. Mirza David was also the Governor of Geogtapah for forty years. Carrying out the duties of his ancestral Malek title, he served his Assyrian community in Geogtapah as a Christian religious leader and governed both the Christian and Moslem communities with fairness. His prominence in the community also greatly influenced the growth of Geogtapah’s Christian Assyrian community. It is important to note that “Mirza” was a prefix to identify his noble title and rank. It was also a title bestowed upon highly educated individuals in Iran. Geogtapah’s importance continued to rise when the Malek-Yonan family built the Assyrian Church of Mar Zaya and set the cornerstone with those they brought with them from the original Assyrian Mar Zaya Church in Jilu. The church in Geogtapah where Malek Yonan conducted services was built next to his vineyard.
ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE 1918-1914
The Assyrians suffered greatly during the 1914-1918 Assyrian Genocide. The devastation stretched from Turkey to north-western Iran and resulted in a sweeping loss of two-thirds of the Assyrian population. In 1918 when the Ottoman army advanced towards Urmia, it became abundantly clear to the Assyrians of Urmia and its surrounding villages that they had no choice but to flee.
The entire Malek-Yonan Family including families of Dr. Jesse Malek-Yonan (1867-1939), Reverend Isaac Malek-Yonan (1913-1964), accompanied by the American Missionary, Dr. William Ambrose Shedd (1865–1918) and his wife Mary Lewis Shedd (1873-1982) whom they had very close relations with, fled from Urmia and ended in the Baquba camp set by the British in north-east of Baghdad. During the journey, Dr. Shedd died of cholera and was buried in an unmarked grave. Dr. Jesse Malek-Yonan read the burial service and drew a diagram of the burial site so that his widow, could later recover his body and give him a proper burial.
George Malek-Yonan’s parents, Joseph (1883-1972) and Suriya (1896-1972) with their infant daughter, Florence, arrived at their final destination in Baghdad, where they temporarily settled. Most of the Malek-Yonan family left for the United States and Europe via India, departing from Iraq by ships from the port of Basra. Having left behind vast amounts of property in Geogtapah, Joseph Malek-Yonan decided to remain in Baghdad until he felt safe enough to return his family to Iran in order to reclaim his properties. Suriya gave birth to two sons in Baghdad, David in 1922 and George in 1924. When the time felt right, Joseph Malek-Yonan moved his family from Baghdad to Hamadan for a few years where his children attended school. In 1937 his third son, Cyrus was born.
George Malek-Yonan married Lydia Bet-Benyamin (1928-2002) in Tehran on March 5, 1950. Lydia was of Assyrian descent and born in Rostov, Russia. They had two daughters, Monica Malek-Yonan, an attorney and a multi award winning writer, and Rosie Malek-Yonan, an actress, director, composer, multi award winning writer, and author of The Crimson Field, a non-fictional historical novel based on true family chronicles set during the 1914-1918 Assyrian Genocide.
George Malek-Yonan’s older sister, Florence (1918-2007) was Knighted in the early 1970s. She lived in Switzerland until her death on February 18. His older brother, David (1922-2004) became a renowned engineer in Iran. He built many of Iran’s major freeways and roadways as well as numerous silos in Russia. He was an accomplished and highly decorated athlete who received numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals alongside his brother George. David died in Tehran on March 10. George’s younger brother, Cyrus (1937-1992), who moved to England to study at the British Film Institute and eventually settled in Paris until his death on October 24.
The Malek Family of Jilu has produced many great sons and daughters throughout the centuries. Dr. Jesse Malek-Yonan represented the Assyrians of Urmia, Iran, at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference; Milton Malek-Yonan entrepreneur and inventor of Malekized Rice also known as Uncle Ben’s Rice; Shushan Malek-Yonan, author of children’s educational books; Rev. Isaac Malek-Yonan, speaker and author of several books and essays including The Beloved Physician of Teheran (1933) and Persian Women (1898); Norman Malek-Yonan, author of The Christmas Story (1958); and Terrence Malick, Oscar-nominated director, writer, filmmaker, are just a few to mention.
A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN
George Malek-Yonan had deep roots in Christianity that came down from his forefathers. He was Presbyterian but throughout his life he maintained very close ties to all the Assyrian churches in Iran particularly the Assyrian Evangelical Church, the Chaldean Catholic Church, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Assyrian Pentecostal Church. His belief was that Assyrians must never allow differences in religious denomination create internal conflict between the people. This approach afforded him the respect and trust of the community as a whole. It was a principle that he and his wife, Lydia, shared and would later instill in their daughters. He was a Church Elder and Legal Representative of St. Thomas Assyrian Presbyterian Church of Tehran and served as Chairman of the Board of Elders for a brief time in 1977 during the six-month absence of the Rev. Samuel Es-Haq, Pastor of the church.
George Malek-Yonan attended school in Hamadan and received his high school diploma in 1943. He attended University of Tehran’s School of Law, and in 1946, at the age of 22, he earned a Law Degree. In 1947, at the age of 23, he earned a degree in Political Science and Economics from University of Tehran’s School of Political Science and Economics. His final thesis before completing his law degree was on the subject of “Law and Civilization of Assyria,” and it was entitled From the Beginning of the Formation of the Assyrian Government to the Present with Dr. Sanjabi as his Supervising Professor.
After practicing law in Iran for nearly two decades, in 1964 he moved his family to California where he studied law at Golden Gate Law School in San Francisco. Upon completing his studies, he returned to Tehran and continued to practice international law representing many of the American, European, and Asian corporations in Iran. He was the attorney for the U.S. Embassy in Tehran during the American hostage crisis. After the Iranian Islamic Revolution, he permanently moved to the United States and joined his family which was already living in California. George Malek-Yonan remained in California until his death on November 14, 2014.
When Malek-Yonan served in the Military from 1948 to 1950, he was already a distinguished and decorated athlete in Track and Field and consequently became a coach to train athletes of different military divisions. This position gave him the opportunity to continue with his own daily training and competing throughout his service. He ran the 100m in 10.8 sec which was the best held record in Iran at the time. His personal best in the 200m was 23.8 sec and in Long Jump 7.14m.
Malek-Yonan was a tenacious writer. His writing reflected his true nature. He was determined, unbending, and compassionate. He regularly wrote articles for Iranian law publications and magazines. He held very strong views against capital punishment and was a fearless writer in expressing his views on the matter and wrote, “Legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime was morally and ethically unjustifiable. It was taking the law too far.” He wrote about laws of other countries in comparison to the laws in Iran. He wrote about the injustices he witnessed first-hand as an attorney. His articles were thought-provoking and at times, controversial, in the face of a regime that openly condoned capital punishment with very little to no evidence at times. He continued to write after moving to the United States.
LAW, POLITICS, AND ASSYRIAN ELECTIONS IN IRAN
Malek-Yonan’s choice to study law at a very young age, would propel him to become the most consequential figure in Assyrian politics in Iran. His background as a decorated elite athlete had instilled in him a competitive edge, discipline, and a constant drive to succeed. He was a true Assyrian nationalist and an advocate for his people. His love for his nation made him an unflinching warrior who fought for the rights of Assyrians/Chaldeans in Iran.
In 1949, just three years out of Law School, Malek-Yonan turned his attention to what he observed to be a great discrimination against the Assyrians/Chaldeans in Iran. They were deprived of any representation in the Iranian Parliament (Majles). The Assyrians were still reeling from the injustices done to them during the Assyrian Genocide of 1914-1918, particularly the Assyrians who lived in the north-western region of Urmia. They defended Iran when the Ottoman Empire had an eye to annex Iranian Azerbaijan to their territory. Defending the areas neighboring Ottoman boarders came at a heavy loss for the Assyrians and when they fled from Iran, they left behind their lands, homes, businesses, and all worldly possessions. After the bloodshed had ceased, some Assyrians began to trickle back into Iran only to learn much of what they owned was no longer theirs. The law was not on their side, and with no representation, the prejudicial treatment against them was inherent.
Malek-Yonan began studying Iran’s Election Laws and discovered that the law was written such that unlike other minorities, the Assyrians could not possibly have a representative. The law regarding minority representatives in the Iranian Parliament (Majles) stated that there would be a total of four seats. The Zoroastrian and Jews would each have one representative. The Armenians would have one representative from the southern regions of Esfahan and Tehran. The fourth seat would be for a representative of Armenians of Azerbaijan and Assyrians/Chaldeans of Azerbaijan combined. This meant that the fourth seat represented two ethnically different minority groups with two different languages and backgrounds. This was not an equitable situation for the Assyrians/Chaldeans of Iran.
Armenians outnumbered the Assyrian/Chaldean population in Iran. Even if every Assyrian/Chaldean were to cast a vote, they had absolutely no chance of ever fairly winning the fourth seat and the Armenians would always remain as the only minority group with two representatives. Malek-Yonan began challenging the legality of one minority group having two representatives while the Assyrians/Chaldeans had none.
The other two minorities, the Jews and Zoroastrian had no limitation on the regions they represented. But the Armenians and Assyrians were limited by regions making it impossible for there to ever be an Assyrian representative. The law specifically stated “Assyrians/Chaldeans of Azerbaijan will have one representative.” But when Armenians were added to this equation, Assyrians/Chaldeans would never get a seat. It would always be mathematically impossible because Assyrians of other regions could not be added to increase the numbers. The seat would go to whichever of the two groups that ended up with the higher number.
Malek-Yonan began his campaign for Election Reform citing the inequitable election laws that dictated the combining of the Armenian and Assyrian/Chaldean numbers. After nearly a decade, with unparalleled determination, Malek-Yonan convinced the Pahlavi regime to give a voice to the Assyrians/Chaldeans of Iran separate and apart from the Armenians and equal to other minorities and thus established himself as a savvy and prominent political figure in Iran. The consequences of his actions continued to pave the way for future Assyrian/Chaldean representatives who occupied a fifth seat that was added for the Assyrians/Chaldeans to the four existing minority seats in Parliament.
Before the First Election in 1958, the Shah ordered a Two-System Party: the Government Party and the People’s Party (Hezbe Mardom). Malek-Yonan belonged to the People’s Party and though he had the populace vote, he would never serve in the Iranian Parliament (Majles) as long as he was in the People’s Party. The regime controlled the installation of Assyrian representatives to specifically serve in the Government Party. Malek-Yonan’s role would become that of an advocate and liberator of numerous Assyrian/Chaldean ordinary citizens who would over the years find themselves facing trumped up charges brought against them.
George Malek-Yonan was a natural at sports. He played high school Soccer, Basketball, and Volleyball. In Tehran after a chance encounter with Iran’s Track and Field Coach, Ahmad Izadpanah at Amjadieh Stadium (today known as Shahid Shiroudi Stadium), Malek-Yonan became interested in Track and Field. In 1934 Izadpanah had begun organizing various Track and Field meets and by 1936, the Iranian Athletics Federation was established and Iran joined the International Amateur Athletics Federation.
Malek-Yonan earned the title of Champion of Champions in Iranian Sports in the fields of Track and Field, Pentathlon, Soccer, Basketball, and Table Tennis. He was awarded more than 60 gold, silver, and bronze medals and cups. He would become a frequent visitor to the Mar-Mar Palace in Tehran where Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi would present him with the honors. David Malek-Yonan, his brother who was an accomplished athlete in his own right, was also awarded numerous medals by the Shah. The brothers played on the same Soccer and Basketball teams and were awarded medals during the ceremonies of the same games.
In 1944 while studying at the University of Tehran, Malek-Yonan first competed in the Long Jump and Triple Jump where he earned two silver medals. The same year he participated in the Iran University Competitions in the Long Jump, the Triple Jump, Javelin, and Shot Put, earning four more silver medals. In 1945 he won silver in Long Jump and gold in Triple Jump. In 1946 he joined University of Tehran’s Soccer, Volleyball, and Basketball teams and won a gold medal in Table Tennis, a bronze in Triple Jump and Silver in Basketball. In 1947 he won a gold in Basketball.
His most successful year was 1948 when he took the title of Champion of Champions for winning the most gold medals in the same year. The title was never given to any other athlete in Iran. Malek-Yonan was hailed as the most decorated athlete at the 1948 Iran National Athletic Competition. He won four gold medals competing in Pentathlon (two 100m, 1,500m, Javelin, Discus and Long Jump) with a combined score of 2305, the 100m (11:5 sec), 200m (24:4 sec), and the Long Jump (6.55 m) as well as winning the Gold Cup in Track and Field. He concluded his year of victories by winning first place (3:40:5) at the 1948 Olympic Qualifying Games to represent Iran. However, he chose not to compete at the Olympic Games.
The following year at the 1950 Iran National Championship he won the gold in Long Jump (6.97m). At the Eastern Mediterranean Cup Championship, he took the bronze in the 200m and came in fifth place in the Long Jump and Triple Jump. He set personal best records in the 100m (10.8 sec) and 200m (23.8 sec) and 7.14m in the Long Jump.
After retiring from competition, Malek-Yonan remained a vital part of sports in Iran. He served as the President of the Sports Organization of Iran and President of the Track and Field Federation of Iran and was an inspiration to the athletes who came after him.
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Updated: ©2022 Rosie Malek-Yonan and Monica Malek-Yonan. All Rights Reserved.
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Based on E.B. White’s best- selling children’s paperback book of all time, Charlotte’s Web tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with an extraordinary barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of a trip to the butcher, Charlotte is determined to save him. She begins her campaign with the “miracle” of her web in which she writes, “Some Pig” to persuade the farmer to let him live.
It’s the beginning of a victorious plot which ultimately ends with the now safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte. This beautiful, knowing play about friendship, sacrifice,


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People are complicated beings, which makes relationships with them also complicated. Whether it’s a romantic, platonic, or familial relationship, it is inevitable to have ups and downs —good moments and bad. Sometimes you hurt someone else, and other times you end up hurting yourself. More often than not, after communicating with each other, people end up moving on and overcoming the challenge.
There are times when words aren’t enough to mend the wounds inflicted on each other, and all you can do is try to redeem yourself. Kelly Grennan’s new book, The Goat that Escaped and Survived, tells the story of her life and how she survived abuse at the hands of her most trusted ones and came out on top of it all.
In her book, she talks about how, due to her abuse, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in recent years and has started to walk the path of healing and recovery. The book explains some of the relevant terms for people to understand in a much easier way what it is to be isolated, abused, lonely, and battling with many mental health issues as a reaction to certain events with significant influence in your life. How guilt and shame can be overwhelming emotions and feelings for victims of abuse, along with hopelessness and fear.
Experiencing all this herself gave Kelly an inside perspective that helped her show the reality of abusive relationships and how they have an effect on people even years later, and how healing from trauma isn’t a linear path but an uphill battle. Which can only be made easier if the abuser realizes their mistake and tries to fix what they broke.
The Goat that Escaped and Survived is a book recommended to those who have experienced any kind of abuse by their loved ones and to those affected by it indirectly who are looking to understand the situation better.
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The Amazing Arden is the most notorious female illusionist of her day, renowned for sawing a man in half. One night, with policeman Virgil Holt in the audience, she swaps her saw for a fire ax. A new trick or an all-too-real murder? When a dead body is discovered, the answer seems clear. But under Holt's interrogation, what Arden’s story reveals is both unbelievable and spellbinding. During one eerie night, Holt must decide whether to turn Arden in or set her free…and it will take all he has to see through the smoke and mirrors.
As a child growing up in 1920s Paris, Ida Chagall copes with her father Marc Chagall’s brilliant artistic mind, overbearing ego, and the tight leash he keeps on her. But as Ida blossoms into a young woman, she begins to glimpse freedom and opportunities for herself. When she falls in love for the first time, her father paints The Bridal Chair as her wedding present, a symbol of his anger that pierces Ida to the heart. Against a backdrop of the Nazi invasion of France, Ida fights for her own survival as an independent young woman while nurturing the dark creative genius of her parents.
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The Radio Boys Series
Author: Allen Chapman (Stratemeyer Pseudonym)
Written By: John W. Duffield (1-12); Howard Garis (13)
Artists: Walter S. Rogers
13 Volumes (1922 to 1930)
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The Radio Boys First Wireless (1922)
A captivating tale, showing how several boys of a small town became interested in radiophoning and how they set about making their own receiving apparatus. They had, of course, a number of rivals, and when a rich man of that vicinity offered a prize for the best made amateur set, their rivals did what they could to bring their hard work to naught, even going so far as to make off with the apparatus that was to be placed in the competition. The story gives many direction for building a small wireless receiving set, and also tells of radio work in general, how airships and other vessels have been guided by wireless, how even an automobile has been steered by radio, and how the Government traces an unlicensed sending station. A book any boy will read with avidity – and many a grown person will also want to dip into it.
The Radio Boys At Ocean Point (1922)
The action of this volume takes place at the seashore wither the Radio Boys have gone for their summer vacation. They set up their radio receiving set on the shore and get great pleasure out of it. They become acquainted with the operator at a big wireless station and during a big storm this operator is attacked and robbed. Wit the operator senseless there is nobody to run the station until the Radio Boys take hold. Then comes in a call for aid from a steamer upon which some of their friends and relatives are passengers. What the boys did in this awful emergency makes reading that nobody, young or old, would care to miss.
The Radio Boys At the Sending Station (1922)
Making Good in the Wireless Room
The Radio Boys are at Ocean Point fixing a lightning arrester when they see a motor boat dash into a rowboat and several people go overboard. Among those rescued from the waves is a young vaudeville performer who later on obtains a position at a radiophone sending station. This gives the Radio Boys a chance to get on the program, where they recite to their own delight and the delight of their many friends. The boys also help solve the mystery surrounding a robbery at a hotel.
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This story opens in the woods where the Radio Boys find themselves confronted most unexpectedly by a big bear. Then, after some interesting experiments with radio, the scene is shifted to Mountain Pass, where the lads, after a thrilling ride through a blinding snowstorm, put up at a big hotel filled with winter guests. Here they presently learn that a Wall Street broker is in danger of being defrauded through a stock transaction and that the man's wife is sick and must have expert medical attention. All telephone and telegraph wires are down, and how the Radio Boys came to the front and got a doctor by wireless, and sent messages through to the Stock Exchange makes reading no one would care to miss
The Radio Boys Trailing A Voice (1922)
Solving a Wireless Mystery
The Radio Boys are listening-in to a concert when they suddenly switch to a private message, given in disconnected words which apparently have no meaning. But they recognize the voice as that of a man who in the past had led a shady life. Later on the lads hear of a number of thefts of automobiles, and then a big truck containing goods belonging to the father of one of the boys is held up and looted. At last the lads follow a man through the woods, see him use a radio receiving set fastened to a tree, and later, obtain a note-book containing the mysterious code.
The Radio Boys With the Forest Rangers (1923)
The Great Fire on Spruce Mountain
The Radio Boys are deep in the pursuit of their favorite pastime when news comes of an explosion of chemicals in the store owned by the father of one of the lads. Of course they go to the rescue, and then receive a visit from an old acquaintance who is a Forest Ranger. He tells the lads of what radio has done to spread the news of forest fires and they become anxious to visit the Rangers. Soon comes an opportunity to join these fearless workers for Uncle Sam, and the particulars are given of a fierce conflagration that proved perilous in the extreme. How the boys built a raft and got out into a lake deep in the woods, and how a number of bears swam out and fought for the possession of the raft, is told in a manner to thrill every boy from eight to eighty.
The Radio Boys With the Iceberg Patrol (1924)
Making Safe the Ocean Lanes
The Radio Boys auto to Maine and while there have a chance to take a sea trip to Halifax. In a dense fog their vessel collides with a lumber schooner and they are in danger of drowning when other ships come to their assistance. The boys are transferred to a naval vessel that is on iceberg patrol, as it is called--sending out warnings to all shops of the proximity of large icebergs. The lads have a strenuous time of it, and when the regular radio men are taken sick they jump in and prove that they can also send out messages through the ether. Once they run so close to a monster berg some polar bears leap to the deck of the ship, causing great excitement, and there is more excitement when a big berg is blown up with TNT. A true to life picture of radio service among the icebergs, as informing as it is interesting.
The Radio Boys With the Flood Fighters (1925)
Saving the City in the Valley
A fire closes the local school and the four Radio Boys receive an invitation to spend a vacation in Horseshoe Valley. They take their best radio set with them and tune in at the farm, much to the delight of Uncle Lon and his wife. There is a dam at the head of the valley and a heavy storm brings on a flood. Then comes a cloud burst which threatens the dam, and all the buildings in the valley are in danger of being swept away. Telephone and telegraph wires are down, but the boys manage to find power enough in the little town to make their radio work and send out frantic calls for assistance. Then they aid the flood fighters in rescuing those less fortunate than themselves. A story replete with hairbreadth escapes and one which teaches another lesson of the value of radio.
The Radio Boys On Signal Island (1926)
Watching for the Ships of Mystery
Starting from the moment that the dilapidated circus wagon broke down, letting loose some of the wild animals, this story is full of fun and keen excitement. How the Radio Boys went to Signal Island, how they watched the mysterious men come and go between the shore and the ships, how they heard of an almost forgotten treasure, and how they made a discovery that quickly brought the United States authorities to the scene, is told in a manner to please all radio fans. For radio plays its full part in this tale of rattling adventure. A story that will surely make this series more popular than ever.
The Radio Boys in Gold Valley (1927)
The Mystery of the Deserted Mining Camp
An old radio operator had inherited the rights to an abandoned gold mine in the far west and he invited the Radio Boys to join him in a tour of investigation. Some unscrupulous men said the mine was worthless and did all they could to keep the others from getting into the valley. From the very start the Radio Boys found themselves in a whirl of excitement as one thrilling happening followed another. They were caught in a wild storm in the mountains, and when the mine was at last reached some of them became lost in the underground passageways while others were captured by Indians who had left their reservation and were working the claim on the sly. How radio came to the rescue of the boys and their friend makes a narrative that will cause any reader's blood to tingle.
The Radio Boys Aiding the Snowbound (1928)
Starvation Days at Lumber Run
This is a tale of a lumber camp that found itself completely snowbound. A few days later the storehouse containing practically all of the food for the camp was burned and the boys, who were at the place for a winter vacation, found themselves, along with the lumbermen, facing starvation. But the boys put the wireless in operation, sent out several calls for assistance, and finally got return messages from a government aeroplane station and supplies were soon delivered through the air.
The Radio Boys On the Pacific (1929)
Shipwrecked on an Unknown Island
In a keen radio competition the boys won a trip to the Hawaiian Islands and back. The steamer on which they took a trip to some of the smaller islands was wrecked. It looked as if the boys, who had become separated, might all be lost. But one after another then gained the shore of an uninhabited island and there, to their dismay, fell in with several of their enemies. They came upon an abandoned yacht and during a violent storm endeavored to bring this vessel around to a safe harbor. How they fought against one peril after another, how they rigged up a sending station and radioed for help, is told in a manner that is true to life. A stirring tale of adventures on the deep with radio playing an important part.
The Radio Boys To the Rescue (1930)
The Search for the Barmore Twins
When the Radio Boys went into camp on the edge of a pretty lake, they little dreamed of the strange and strenuous adventures into which they would soon be plunged. They had both a receiving and a sending set with them, and these proved their worth a little later when a pair of twin children disappeared. At first the Radio Boys were accused of being in with the kidnappers, but later on they not only proved their innocence, but through the clever use of their radio sets they placed the authorities on the watch and then started an investigation of their own which brought forth astonishing results. A vivid picture of what radio today is capable of accomplishing, all told in a style both fascinating and accurate. A well worth while radio story that any one will enjoy reading.
Format 1: (Volumes 1 to 13) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D)
Light Blue Cloth Binding with Gold Lettering outlined in Black on front & Dark Blue Lettering on spine. Radio set on front board.
Endpages are plain white.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece only on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine and different multi-color illustrations for each book.
Note: For the first 8 titles, the jacket picture matches the frontispiece.


Gamers are readers, by their very nature. Whether it’s stats from the last round of Battlefield 3, a brick of dialogue in Fallout, or strategies and build orders for Starcraft 2, we all read. Many of us enjoy reading when we aren’t actively gaming and as such, we here at Screen-Shaped Eyes have a few suggestions:
| For The Coffee Table |
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, by Tony Mott
A beautifully put together resource for any gamer, you won’t be ashamed to have this book displayed on your living room table when your girlfriend’s disapproving mother stops in for her bi-monthly inspection. Thorough and fairly exhaustive, the book takes a critical look at the best video games of all time; for the long-time gamer, it will be something akin to scanning family photo albums filled with polaroids of days long past. The games are listed in chronological order and the book features every platform you can remember (and some that you won’t).
| The Tell-All |
Extra Lives, by Tom Bissell
Warning – this book may have the unintentional side effect of making you want to play 30 hours of Grand Theft Auto 4. Certainly one of the best books ever written on gaming, the author Tom Bissell outlines why video games matter so much to the world, and when he speak from experience, he really speaks from experience. A prolific gamer himself, Bissell has seen it all, and he finally found his grail quest in GTA 4 (which I supposed would make Niko Bellic his Arthur). He delves into the nature of his addiction and relates stories about his highs and lows, and how he has repeatedly attempted to drop his habit whenever he made significant lifestyle changes. He also admits to having been a serious cocaine user, and how it fueled his marathon gaming sessions. Back when the book was published, the Guardian printed this excerpt that tells you all you need to know.
| China Ruins Everything |
Reamde, by Neal Stephenson
A simple Iowa boy flocks to the far reaches of British Columbia to avoid the draft, and ends up making a fortune off of the marijuana trade. Having too much time and far too much money, he becomes addicted to an MMO and soon begins to buy virtual gold pieces from Chinese gold farmers, who build up reserves of in-game money to sell to lazy/busy Americans and Europeans. After setting up his own multiplayer online game to clean his dirty money, a gold farmer in China inadvertently sets off a virtual war.
| The Golden Ticket |
Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
The year is 2044, and the world is just about as dismal and depressing as we feared it might get. Wade Watts spends his waking hours living a second life in a virtual world called the OASIS, where a young man’s existence is limited only by his imagination. The game’s ultra-rich and eccentric creator dies and leaves a series of clues hidden in the game, and the entire world subsequently sets of on a global treasure hunt to win the ultimate prize. The author recently set off a frenzied treasure hunt in real-life when he announced he would be giving away one of his DeLoreans to promote the paperback edition’s publication.
| Behind-The-Curtain |
You, by Austin Grossman
If only real game-building was like this. The author of Soon I Will Be Invincible takes on the world of game design, with thrilling and hilarious results. Russell signs on with Black Arts games, a design house created by gifted designers who were two of his closest friends. When Black Arts’ next-gen game suffers a mysterious software glitch, his race to solve it becomes an inquest into a mystery 20 years old, through worlds both real and virtual. The deeper he digs into the mystery the more dangerous the glitch becomes, and soon it’s obvious to Russell that there’s more at stake than the company’s legacy and good name.


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The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is excited to announce a new exhibit, “Grand Canyon Photographs: Celebrating the Centennial 1919-2019.” This photography exhibit features some interesting "vintage looking" panoramic images shot on film, as well as some night photography shot with modern digital equipment.
Known for having a refined “photographer's eye,” American photographer Mark Burns creates compelling images that are a unique mastery of composition, lighting, and photographic technique. A master of the black and white image, Burns is skilled in large format photography and traditional silver gelatin and platinum printmaking yet is equally comfortable working in today's digital world.
By combining his traditional photography background and expertise with modern digital equipment and a digital workflow Burns believes that he can best express his creative vision. In October of 2015 Burns completed a five-year project photographing all 59 of America's national parks in black and white, “The National Parks Photography Project.” This iconic work became an exhibit that traveled to six museums.
As he continues to develop as a photographer and artist, Burns strives to keep his images timeless, reflecting a personal vision. We encourage you to check out the “Grand Canyon Photographs: Celebrating the Centennial 1919-2019” while you can!
Hoping to break the monotony of the daily grind? If you are looking to shake up your daily routine, The Retreat at 2818 Apartments in Bryan, Texas urges you to check out this community event!
Saturday, May 18, 2019—9:30 AM
Event Venue Location:
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
1000 George Bush Drive West
College Station, Texas 77845


The adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
“Robinson Crusoe” is a novel by English writer Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), first published in April 1719. Written as an autobiography of the maritime traveler and planter Robinson Crusoe, who wanted to get rich the quick and illegal way, but was shipwrecked on an uninhabited island, where he spent 28 years. His life on the island was full of adventures and dangers. Want to know more about it? Let’s read!


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Great Women of the Grand Prairie #2: Anna B. Stoops
Our community would not be celebrating the "Wings Over the Prairie" festival each without the leadership of Anna B. Stoops. The 1936 Arkansas Rice Carnival guide states in an article called, "History of the Rice Carnival" on page 55, "The idea of holding a Rice Carnival originated in the minds of Ray O. Burks, Mrs. Anna B. Stoops and G. W. Fagan. The idea was to make it as near a Mardi Gras as possible. Previous to the Rice Carnival, Stuttgart had conducted an Annual Fair at the old Fair Grounds, which had one of the fastest race tracks in the state. The original idea was to combine the fair and carnival, but the fair idea was dropped." The event was such a success, that even though the men took over active management for the next year's Carnival, they retained Anna Stoops, as well as one Mrs. Lentz.
The following is taken from Mrs. Stoops' obituary.
Death Ends Her Unusual Career
(photo by Buerkle)
Mrs. Anna B. Stoops
Stuttgart, April 3 - (Special) - A career of more than ordinary interest and one that would be considered remarkable for a woman, was that of Mrs. Anna B. Stoops, who died at her home here Wednesday afternoon, and whose funeral was held Friday afternoon from the Grand Avenue Methodist Church. As a tribute to her character and worth, business houses were closed during the hour of the funeral.
Mrs. Stoops, whose age was 62, not only had been a business of prominence in an age when fewer women by far entered business in its larger phases than is the case now, but she was entrusted with important public positions.
Mrs. Stoops was one of the originators of the Arkansas Rice Carnival, now an annual event here, and was president of the first carnival held in Stuttgart. She was the active manager of the light and water plant here for 12 years.
Prior to that time she had owned and conducted a drug store in Colfax, Illinois Wesleyan universities. She was a graduate from a school of pharmacy and in her young womanhood had graduated from the Illinois Wesleyan University.
While a resident of Stuttgart she was sent by the Arkansas Electrical Association to the National Utilities Congress in Chicago. She been a member of both the city board of Stuttgart and the state board of health and for 18 years was a member on the board of the State Industrial Home for Boys.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. V C. Clark and the body was taken to Illinois for burial beside that of her husband.
Mrs. Stoops death was due to paralysis. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Billhurst of Reno, Nev., and Mrs. Wesley Brittou of Carthage, Mo., and two brothers, Dr. J. W. Burns of Hunter and R. D. Burns of Vermont.


Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)
Fearless Fly Girl
A daredevil of her generation, Bessie Coleman soared above barriers of her time to dazzle audiences and become a fearless aviator of the skies. One of 13 children, Coleman was born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas. When she was only two years old, her family moved to the farm town of Waxahacie, Texas where she grew up picking cotton and helping her mother do laundry for customers.
Racial discrimination in the south, drove Bessie’s father, who was Native American from Texas back to his home in Oklahoma, where Native Americans enjoyed full civil rights. Her father hoped to build a better life for his family there, but Bessie’s mother remained in Texas with her children.
Coleman went to work as a laundress, hoping to make enough money to attend college. Even though local schools closed during the cotton picking season forcing children to work during the harvest, Coleman was determined to get an education. She borrowed books from a traveling library and learned enough to graduate from high school. In 1910, she attended Colored Agricultural and Normal University (now known as Langston University), but was forced to drop out after one semester because she ran out of money.
Frustrated that she had to return to her job as a laundress, Coleman moved to Chicago in 1915 to join her two brothers. Vowing to never work again as a maid or laundress, Bessie attended beauty school and worked as a men’s manicurist at the White Sox Barber Shop. Coleman became known as the best and fastest manicurist in Chicago, but had higher aspirations.
Her brother John, who fought in World War I, teased Bessie that French women were superior to Chicago women because they could fly planes. John told his sister she would never be able to fly a plane like the French girls. Coleman set out to prove her brother wrong. She applied to flight schools throughout the country, but was rejected because she was Black and a woman.
Undaunted in her pursuit to become an aviator, Coleman heeded the advice of her friend Robert Abbott, publisher of the Black newspaper the Chicago Defender, who urged her to move to France where racism was not as prevalent to earn her pilot’s license. She began taking French lessons and took a higher paying job as a chili restaurant manager to save money for her move.
In 1920, Coleman sailed for France with her savings and donations from Abbott and other wealthy sponsors. She learned to fly using a French Nieuport plane. After only seven months of taking flying lessons at the Caudron Brother’s School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France, Bessie became the first Black woman to obtain a license from Federation Aeronautique Internationale.
Upon returning to the states in 1921, Bessie quickly realized she needed to learn how to barnstorm and become an aerial daredevil if she ever wanted to make a living as a pilot. So, in 1922 she returned to Europe, learning barnstorming techniques in France and Germany.
Transforming herself into a celebrity of the skies, Bessie flew her first air show on September 3, 1922 at Glenn Curtiss Field in Garden City, New York. Sponsored by the Chicago Defender, the show billed Coleman as “the world’s greatest woman flyer.” She immediately became a star, thrilling audiences with dips and dives such as barrel rolls and loop the loops and unknowingly inspired other Black women to fly.
While preparing for a show in Los Angeles in 1923, Coleman had her first accident. The plane stalled, crashed and knocked Coleman unconscious. She suffered a broken leg and cracked ribs. After taking a year to recover, Bessie regained her fearless spirit and threw her flying into high-gear, touring the country giving exhibitions, flight lessons and lectures. On June 19, 1925, she returned to her home state of Texas to fly over Houston’s Aerial Transport Field to celebrate the anniversary of the day Blacks in Texas had achieved emancipation from slavery (“Juneteenth”).
Following the Houston show, Bessie returned to Waxahachie to fly in an event. Just like other cities in the segregated south, Whites and Blacks attending the event were required to sit in separate areas. At this event, officials even demanded attendees enter the airfield using separate White and Black only entrances. Throughout her life, Coleman tried to use her celebrity to break racial barriers. Coleman refused to perform unless all attendees entered through one gate. After labored negotiations, Coleman prevailed—guests entered through one gate and the show went on.
Sadly, while preparing for a show in Jacksonville, Florida in 1926, her career came to a tragic end. Flying with her mechanic William Wills, Bessie wasn’t wearing her seatbelt so she could lean over out of her seat to scout potential parachute landing spots for the show. Suddenly, the plane nosedived, throwing Coleman from the plane to her death and killing Wills upon impact. Investigators discovered a loose wrench had jammed the plane’s instruments causing Wills to lose control of the plane.
While Coleman never realized her dream of establishing her own flying school, she had a tremendous impact on aviation history and inspired many Black Americans. After her death Bessie Coleman Aero Clubs cropped up throughout the country. In 1977, the Bessie Coleman Aviators Club was founded by Black women pilots for women of all races.
Bessie’s accomplishments in the skies most likely inspired the Tuskegee Airmen to take flight. In 1941, the US Army Air Force began a program to train Black men as military pilots. Nearly 1000 men completed flight training and many went on to fight in World War II. Between May, 1943 and June 9, 1945, the Tuskegee Airmen compiled an enviable record– none of the bombers they escorted was lost to enemy fighters, they destroyed 251 enemy aircraft and won more than 850 medals.
Recognizing the courage and contribution Coleman made to American history, in 1990 Chicago Mayor Richard Daley renamed Old Mannheim Road at O’Hare Airport Bessie Coleman Drive. In 1995, the US Postal Service issued a stamp in honor of her life. Ever focused on achieving her goals, Bessie never let the barriers of segregation and racism defeat her ambition of becoming a successful pilot.
In honor of Bessie’s great achievement, HIA Toys is proud to offer our Fearless Fly Girl action figure.