I've read a lot of good books in my life. But I only started this blog in 2019. So you'll have to make do with my thoughts on books I've read since then.
I found Mansfield Park, Jane Austen's third novel (not counting Northanger Abbey) to be sort of boring overall. It didn't quite contain the sophistication of Emma, the subtlety of Persuasion, or the fun-ness of Pride and Prejudice. That said, the ending of the book really brought things together, and I'm now convinced that Mansfield Park is predominantly a biblical novel. The estate at Mansfield park is clearly a microcosm of the world. The sinners, Maria and Julia, are banished from Mansfield for their misdeeds. Julia is allowed back only after repenting, while Maria ends up having to spend the rest of her life living in isolation with Mrs. Norris (i.e. hell). Sir Thomas realizes that he hadn't advocated "the necessity of self-denial and humility" (pg. 400) enough as a father, which led to his daughters' lack of virtue. To add to that, he recognizes Aunt Norris (the devil) as "an hourly evil...a part of himself that must be borne forever" (original sin), and that Julia was spared over Maria due to "her having been less the darling of her Aunt Norris" (pg. 402). The good and moral people, Fanny and Edmund, are of course rewarded for their virtues and are accepted and provided for (heaven) by Sir Thomas (the Heavenly Father). Mr. Crawford can be seen as the embodiment of sin and temptation itself: he takes many forms over the course of the novel, tempting each character with the sin they are most vulnerable to committing (lust for Maria, envy for Julia, etc.). Anyways, that's just my interpretation. I've compiled my favorite passages here.
This is the third Jane Austen book I've read this year. I'm not quite decided yet, but I think this is my favorite.
It's either this or Emma. I'm going to switch up my literature review style and, instead of posting
my general thoughts on the book and its characters, just post some of the notes I jotted down while reading it.
This is the second Jane Austen book I've read this month (the third in my lifetime), and I have to say I'm liking her writing more
and more. I found this book a bit harder to read than Emma -- I guess I forgot to write a follow-up post to my last entry
saying that I finished it -- but once I got a hundred pages in I got used to it. Overall, I really liked Sense and Sensibility:
the characters were interesting and the plot was original and surprising. So many twists and turns. Favorite female character would have to
be Marianne or Mrs. Jennings, mainly because anytime they made an appearance you just knew some drama or gossip was about to go down.
Favorite male characters were Willoughby (even though he's a self-proclaimed "rascal", which, in my understanding, is the 19th century
equivalent of a major douchebag) and Sir John, who was always so good natured and fun. Obviously, I hated Fanny and John Dashwood. For anyone
who's read the book, no explanation should be necessary on that front. Although I liked Elinor as the protagnist, Jane Austen was so
concerned with portraying her as the golden standard in sensibility that Elinor was a bit boring to read. To quote Emma, no one
can love a reserved person. Also, her relationship with Edward felt completely flat to me, as she never expressed strong feelings about
him until the moment he asked her to marry him. Anyways, here are some of my favorite passages:
I'm 250 pages into Emma by Jane Austen, so a little more than halfway through. I'm liking it a lot so far.
I found it a little hard to keep track of all the characters at the beginning, but then someone told me that the movie
Clueless is a modern-day retelling of Emma, and since then I've been using the movie to help me keep track
of who's who. The analogy worked well for the first hundred or so pages, but after that it fell apart a little. Clearly Emma
is Cher and Miss Taylor (AKA Mrs. Weston) is Dion. I will say, though, that Emma is quite a bit smarter than Cher, although their
views on social class and matchmaking are remarkably similar. Mr. Elton is, well, Elton, and Mr. Martin (who I thought was a nice
guy who Emma screwed over) is Travis, the stoner guy in Clueless. Harriet, Emma's pet project for the first quarter of
the book, is clearly Tai, and Mr. Knightly (my favorite character) is Josh. And of course, Frank Churchill is Christian. I'm looking
forward to seeing what the 19th century equivalent to being gay is (i.e. what prevents Emma from marrying Frank). Based on my intuition
and on the plot of Clueless, I'm fairly confident that Emma is going to end up with Mr. Knightly. After all, he is
the only one who matches her in both intellect and wit. Plus, Emma was so repulsed by the thought of him marrying Jane Fairfax (who, as
far as I can tell, has no analog in film), that it must be the case that she is into him. I also hope that Mr. Martin ends up with Harriet,
as Travis does with Tai, since Mr. Martin seemed like a cool dude.
Some of my favorite quotes/passages so far:
Due to the length of Middlemarch -- some 700 pages for the Wordsworth Classics edition that I read --
the number of passages that I found significant was so great that, when I transcribed them, it came out
to over 3000 words. To post these quotes like I did for Emma and Sense and Sensibility would
make for a very unreadable webpage, so I've decided to attach them
in a separate PDF and leave the remainder of this blog post solely for my thoughts and analysis.
Frankly, I'm feeling too much with regards to Middlemarch to put it all into a single post. Even if I were to write multiple posts, I couldn't come close to expressing all the ways in which this book has affected me. Its story is as vast as its characters are deep; it's an ocean -- it crashes over you like a wave, jumbles up your life with the lives of its characters, and leaves you drenched on the shore, struggling to extricate yourself from the fictional world you've gradually adopted into your own soul. A few minutes ago, someone came up to me and said "I've heard that Middlemarch is this really boring book where nothing ever happens." That's certainly one way to look at it -- a bland, majorly-missing-the-point way to look at it. You can't half-ass Middlemarch; clearly, this person did. If you don't make the emotional investment up front, you might as well not even read it. The statement, "nothing ever happens," is categorically false; life happens. That's one of the key features of the book. Like a fine brutalist building, Middlemarch beats you over the head with the everydayness of life. It's a book about a mundane small town, rife with gossip and petty local politics. There are several character arcs in the book that are centered around the fact that nothing ever happens in the town of Middlemarch. Yet Dorothea, in her small town way, is one of the bravest, most courageous characters I've ever read. In the face of ubiquitous darkness, she constantly searches for a higher, sacred ideal in which to believe. In my opinion, Middlemarch is worth reading just for a glimpse into Dorothea's mind.
I had planned to write a long and exhaustive blog post about all my favorite characters: Ladislaw, Lydgate, Casaubon, Celia, Fred Vincy, Mary Garth, Mr. Farebrother, Bulstrode, and the tragic yet redeemed Rosamond. But I don't think that writing any of this would benefit you, the reader, nor me, the author trying to come to terms with a Middlemarch-sized hole in my heart. Dorothea said it best: "No, dear, you would have to feel with me, else you would never know." I'm sad because my own thoughts and emotions are fleeting, and I feel as if I owe it to George Eliot, as a mark of respect, to stay in my affected state for as long as possible. A part of me would like to write down all my thoughts so that I could look at them in the future and be transported back to my current state of mind. But what I'm feeling now is emotional rather than academic, and I know the only way I can return is through the words of Eliot herself. My own compilation of favorite passages will suffice for the time being. And even long in the future, when my typed up passages no longer do it for me, I am consoled by the fact that the text will always be there for me, ready to be reread again and again.
The House of the Dead isn't one of Dostoevsky's better known or more popular novels, but, according to the forward in my copy, it marks the beginning of the height of his career. This period includes works such as Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamozov, and The Idiot, all of which draw from material and techniques explored by Dostoevsky in The House of the Dead. I enjoyed this book, but I didn't love it. The story was dull at points, and the moments that captured my attention weren't quite enough to redeem the novel as a whole in my eyes. I don't have a whole lot to say on this one ... I guess that's indicative of my feelings towards the book. Below are some passages which I liked.
I don't usually read the introductions to books. I don't read them afterwards, typically out of laziness, and I don't read them before because I don't want the book spoiled for me, either thematically or in terms of plot. I did read the one for Daisy Miller however, because I could sense a depth to the novel (or novella) of which the subtleties weren't immediately apparent to me. I'm glad I did, as there was sentence in the introduction that helped me to understand what I was feeling: "Daisy Miller, ultimately, is story about America, about a way of life which made its children as different from Europeans as chalk from cheese." It was a very familiar feeling to me — after all, both Portrait of a Lady (PoL) and The Ambassadors (TA) were about Americans in Europe. The theme of the American national identity in contrast with that of Europe is a common thread throughout many of James' novels, tying together his early works (DM), his middle works (PoL), and his late works (TA). Of course, as the introduction to DM points out, James is not one to stop at declaring broad generalities; he is a master of the specific, and each of the aforementioned novels are unique in the way they analyze and diagnose the American and European sensibilities. The character of Daisy Miller felt to me like an unrefined prototype of Isabel Archer. Both are certainly children of the American individualist ideal, but where Isabel confronts Europe with a deep curiosity, tempered with intelligence and a quiet skepticism, Daisy seems fully sure of who she is and the cultural expectations of Europe do little to influence her personality. This isn't to say that Isabel is unsure of herself — if anything, she has the strongest sense of self of any of James' characters I've read — but rather her capacity for spiritual and intellectual growth seems greater than Daisy's, and she travels to Europe not as a tourist but in the way a pioneer might have approached the western frontier. For Isabel, Europe is a sort of social proving ground, upon which she examines and refines her personal belief system. But I'm not here to talk about Isabel Archer. For all her immaturiy, Daisy is as much a substantive character as any. Her belief in personal liberty, echoing the transcendentalist belief that anyone, not just the chosen elite, can attain spiritual salvation, clashes with Winterbourne's sense of convention. The setting of Geneva, an early center of Calvinism, looms large in the background for the first half of the novel. While both protestantism and transcendentalism call for personal agency in spiritual matters, the differences between the two philosophies are captured in the American expatriot community's desire to distance themselves from Daisy's alleged impropriety. The protestant attitude of social conformity pervades European society, but, as Daisy is quick to realize, there is a certain element of performance to it. At the end of the book, even Winterbourne is able to sense the degree to which high society's outraged reaction to Daisy Miller was fake. Well, too little too late.
I read The Portrait of a Lady within a month of finishing Middlemarch, which made it all the more interesting because James
does something similar to Eliot. There were a lot of parallels between PL and M, both thematically and in terms of characters. My main takeaway from
PL was that Henry James is a master of the english language and a brilliant story crafter. I feel like, since reading him, my own writing has improved
immensly as I now try to emulate him. Isabel Archer was one of the most fascinating heroines I've ever encountered--right up there alongside Dorothea
Brooke and Emma Woodhouse--but that she had an especially sophisticated and nuanced set of social skills that set her apart from the others. James
excels at writing dialogue, and every conversation between his characters reads as a rich lesson in how to be socially adept and an interesting
conversant. Per usual, I've compiled my favorite passages which can be found here. Below are some notes that
I jotted down while reading the book.
I've been putting off writing this post for a few weeks now because this book really did a number on me. It wasn't like Middlemarch, which took my heart on a roller coaster ride, and it wasn't like
Portrait of a Lady, which stuck with me by virtue of it being a masterfully constructed novel. Rather, The Ambassadors threw my mind into a state of confusion and uncertainty,
partially from the impenetrability of the text itself and partially from the complexity of the content. I'm going to hesitantly say that the book was good and that
I liked it. Another part of me, however, says that I'm not qualified to hold such an opinion because I don't think I fully got the book. Sure, I read it, but it was more like
when you read something and then realize that you weren't actually reading it — your eyes scanned the page but your mind was elsewhere — but for the entire book. Most of the
time I felt as if I were wading about in murky water, being pushed and pulled in one emotional direction or another by the events of the novel. Periodically,
my head popped above the surface and I was able to appreciate, in complete clarity, some truly beautiful passages which pushed my mind and spirit to an identifiably wonderful place. See,
it's funny that I'm using water imagery because James uses water imagery a ton throughout the novel. In fact, most of the passages that engendered the aforementioned feeling of beauty
were such water-related metaphors. Maybe I did learn a thing or too after all. There are a few things I can say with certainty about the book: it's characterization of Paris was unlike
any I've ever seen and now I really want to go there and I want to be Chad Newsome; the beginning of the book sets up a Heart of Darkness type scenario, though I had a hard time
deciding who was Kurtz, until I ultimately came to the conclusion that no one was Kurtz and that maybe The Ambassadors wasn't really like HoD; the title of the book seems to refer
to the many ways in which various characters act as ambassadors, as people who act on behalf of others and whose motivations aren't their own — James seems generally interested in the
various ways people can be not free.
Update 10/30/20: I can now see how The Ambassadors reaps the harvest of the seeds which Daisy Miller sowed. Imagine the astronaut meme: "wait, it's all America vs. Europe?", "Always has been."
Nice and short, compared to Portrait of a Lady. I liked this one very much, though I found the first half to be more interesting and enjoyable than the second.
The characters are all rich and well developed, and the premise of the book was classic James — all about the money. While reading Washington Square, I noticed that
HJ is skilled at playing with different time scales. Most of the book is written minute-by-minute (i.e. we experience conversations of the characters in real time), but,
when he needs to, James is fluent at writing day-by-day or even month-by-month. This allows the plot to move at a pace appropriate to the action, and lets us not have to spend
time reading in detail about things that are undeserving of such close examination. In effect, James' ability to seamlessly transition between different time scales is what allows
Washington Square to be as short and concise as it is. I appreciate the efficiency; it shows a great respect towards readers. Anyways, here's some passages that stuck out
This book was not at all what I expected based on the title and cover (I guess I just discovered the true meaning behind "never judge a book by it's cover"). I loved the book, don't get me wrong. The description on the back makes it seem like it's gonna be a mystery novel, but really it belongs to a whole new genre of fiction that I don't even know what to call. For starters, there aren't really any main characters. Rather, the novel follows a whole town of people — about 30 people specifically — as they go about their daily lives following the disappearance of a thirteen year old girl (which happens in the first few pages). The missing girl is mentioned periodically throughout the book, but overall this plot point plays a very small role. McGregor structures the book into thirteen chapters, each covering exactly one year. The title refers to the thirteen reservoirs that are located near the village, and where the village people often go for walks. There's a lot of 'thirteen' symbolism (imagery? not sure the appropriate literary device) throughout; it's difficult to identify the end that this serves though, aside from being a cool little feature of the writing. McGregor is a good writer and the book was easy to read, although it did take me a few chapters to get used to his short sentence style. There's no overarching plot to the novel: it just starts at one moment in time and ends at another, having narrated the lives of a handful of people along the way. The conclusion is anti-climactic, but that's not at all a bad thing. It's fitting with the theme of "everydayness" that is found elsewhere in the book. One of the most interesting things about Reservoir 13 is that it includes characters of all different ages. Over the course of things, we see each of these characters age thirteen years, witnessing all the different phases of life. I'd highly recommend this one, especially cause it's a fairly easy read compared to some of the other stuff I've read this year.
I'm going to tentatively say that I liked this one. As with the other two stories, the writing was good, but for some reason it didn't flow as well for me: it was so dense that I often spaced out while reading and had to reread large portions of it. There were three passages that I marked, but I don't think they're worth repeating here. I liked that the story was told with a framed narrative (like Heart of Darkness), and that the context of this frame was a moving train. Very topical, considering I took a class on trains in literature this past spring. Also very topical given the millions of times I saw a moving train used as a reference frame in my physics classes. There's a lot to be unpacked (yikes, what is this, a freshman seminar?) with a framed narrative. In this case, the narrative is twice framed: once, when we encounter our narrator riding in train car with several strangers, and again, when Pozdnischeff begins to tell his story to the narrator. While the train literally transports the characters from one spatial location to another, Pozdnischeff's story transports the reader to different moments in time. In a sort of reversal, however, space is the dimension that marches on unyielding—as a consequence of the characters' entrapment on the train—while time is easily manipulable. Side note: as a great admirer of the theory of general relativity, I absolutely love any theme remotely related to space and time. Pozdnischeff shares with the narrator many interesting thoughts on the natures of concepts like love, servitude, labor, and art. Then the train stops, he finishes his tale, bids the narrator goodbye, and the story ends. Space and time cease to exist.
Fantastic! A masterpiece! Deeply disturbing!
Not much to say here. This story was quite short and really was more of a parable about the endlessness (and futility) of human ambition. Moral of the story: how much land does a man need? 6 ft. Ok, not exactly the moral, but rather the literal ending. The moral is probably something like, "the quest for more land, wealth, and property leads only to further unhappiness" or "material pleasures are not the secret to a good life." Reading this in 2020, this kind of story seems a bit overdone (even though it was well crafted), but perhaps it was still original when it was published back in the nineteenth century.
A few scattered observations relating to The House of Mirth (HoM). I'm ashamed it took me this long to discover it, but I recently realized that my favorite works of Austen, James, Eliot, and Wharton are all novels of manners. I've been feeling for a while that there was some underlying connection between the books which attracted me, though I haven't been able to put my finger on it until now. Right, they're all a social history of sorts. Fascinating. Perhaps it was a surface-level understanding of this fact that made me initially lump HoM into the same category as the television show Gossip Girl: glitzy pop-culture. I quickly realized, however, that only someone who didn't understand how books work would hold such an opinion. If any comparison does exist between the two works, it's simply that GG takes the shallow facade of HoM and mines it for six repetitive seasons. Such analysis need not be taken any further for fear of insulting Wharton herself.
Indeed, HoM has depths to match the best of James. Wharton's execution of American realism paints a brilliant picture of a society characterized by conspicuous consumption, a term I never fully understood until now. The "society" is in fact a sham: they're nothing but a shiny spectacle, devoid of substance; they're blind to their own foolishness, ignorant to their destructive tendancies; they're bad actors in an awkwardly-written play (see passage on pg. 175, below). The lack of authenticity is incredible. But, out of the mess, we gain hope that real value exists in Lily Bart. Unfortunately, that hope is slowly crushed over the course of the novel. One self-destructive choice after another slowly degrades Lily's position in society, as conflicting components of her soul battle one another for control over her actions. See the passage from pg. 307 below for a discussion on the nature of heredity, a concept which is fitting with the larger elements of naturalism in the novel. Seeing how Selden is often used as a mirror or looking glass for Lily, I prefer to think of him as a physical manifestation of one side of Lily Bart's personality, rather than as an independant character. In contrast with the drugs she becomes dependant on at the end of the book, Selden provides Lily with clarity at the expense of internal peace. He, or rather the component of her he represents, fights violently for an idealistic (i.e. unattainable) spiritual authenticity. In the passage on pg. 307, Wharton describes Lily's anscestors as "rootless;" I interepret this description as being close in meaning to the word "inauthentic" or "not real." Strength, apparently, is derived from earthly attachments, but the society of the novel is the epitome of detachment from reality. What it means to have real beliefs in the context of the gilded age is unclear, although the book tells us for certain that they are out of place.
In observing the text itself, I noticed that Wharton employs the M-dash to an interesting effect. In fact, I've observed this before in Middlemarch. Compare the passage from pg. 307 (below) to the passage from MM on pg. 655. In both cases the repeated use of an M-dash creates a rising tide of emotion; the various abrupt clauses build on one another like the bubbles in a pot boiling over. The fact that each thought is cut just short of a full sentence adds a sense of urgency to the passages, which stands out against backgrounds of composed and considered prose. The pacing of this prose is carefully calibrated to reflect the restraint of social propriety; this restraint is shattered by the excited nature of the M-dash-laden passages.
I picked up this book because Elizabeth Wurtzel just died and I encountered her obituary in the New York Times. Prozac Nation is a memoir that documents Wurtzel's lifelong struggle with atypical depression, a subject matter that I certainly wouldn't have opted for had I not been fascinated by the story of the author herself. The writing was superb for the most part — there were a few 'awkward transitions', as the person who borrowed this book from the library before me so curteously noted — which made all the difference in a book that relies on detailed descriptions of warped mental states, stream-of-consciousness hazy recollections, and plot points that repeat themselves over and over. In a less well-written work, these literary features would have become tedious and irritating. I could've done without the stats-referencing call-to-action that was the epilogue, but overall I enjoyed the book; evidence for this being that I read it in only four days, which is unusually quick for someone of my reading speed. I didn't save any good quotes that I found mainly due to it being a library book so I couldn't dog ear the pages like I normally do, but I think even if I had had my own copy I wouldn't have found any sentences or passages to be worth writing down out of context. There were plenty of ideas and pieces of language that stuck with me, but all of it requires the rest of the book to have an emotional effect.


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This video features my top four books for women in leadership positions and women in project management. Scroll down to see more information about these books and a few other favorites that I love.
1. HBR Press: Getting it All Done
This book is part of the Harvard Business Review Press Working Parents Series and includes stories, tips, and strategies for a job that never ends. It was there that I learned about value-based scheduling.
There are many insights here for parents who have to balance parenting and work.
These strategies are not possible in many jobs because you don’t have enough flexibility. It’s difficult to say, “I’ll miss Friday because I’m reading with the preschoolers in my child’s class,” if you work shifts.
Project management is a flexible job. If your workplace culture supports you, you will be able make the most of this flexibility.
Check out my complete review of Getting It All Done.
2. Heels of Steel by Vanessa Vallely
Vanessa manages a network of women that connects the major networks in the city.
This book focuses on her fascinating career story. The bulk of the book is about her career and how she got to where she is today.
You can easily learn from her experiences like how she arranged for jobs, found great mentors, and worked hard to succeed.
The last part of the book is more a guide to career success. It highlights things she has learned and wants to pass on.
Vanessa is an inspiring woman I have met many times.
3. Deborah M. Kolb and Judith Williams take Her Place at the Table. Carol Frohlinger takes Carol Frohlinger’s place at the Table.
This book contains many case studies and gives examples of women who made career choices to improve their careers. The books’ overall goal is to help you identify what you want from your career and then help you go out and get it.
This is not a guideline for a career. It’s about how you can tailor your career to suit your needs. This means that you must put in the work both during and after your reading.
If you are serious about your career success at this stage in your life, you will find some helpful tips on how to find the right path.
Donald Asher: 4. Who gets promoted and why
This book dispels the myth that if one works hard and does a good job, you will be rewarded. In real life, that is not true. It’s also suitable for men, so you can share it your entire team.
The book disproves the myth that hard work is the only way to achieve career success. It then discusses how to make your career successful.
This book is for you if you’ve ever wondered how to make yourself and your accomplishments more appealing without sounding boastful.
Check out my review of Who Gets Promoted and Who Doesn’t, and Why
Dr Suzanne Doyle-Morris5. Suzanne Doyle-Morris, Beyond the Boys’ Club
This book was a long time ago. I took many notes while reading it. It’s a book that I have kept because I know it will be available again one day.
It is practical and has lots of useful tips. It offers a lot of tips and advice about how to navigate office politics, what you should wear, and other important information. There is also plenty of advice for how to navigate the corporate corridors.
Although it focuses on jobs in cities and traditionally male-dominated industries such as construction, the advice can be applied to all industries.
Check out my review of Beyond The Boys’ Club.
6. Elise Stevens: Unlocking the Opportunity
This book will answer your questions about whether project management is a career that’s right for you.


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As I warned you at the beginning of the quarter, Eliade's text will be the most difficult of our three texts to read: his tone (vocabulary and syntax) is the most formal and academic of our authors, and he refers to many obscure (to us) figures from religions and mythologies that span the globe (and history).
Because of this, the most effective strategy (for us in this class) for reading this work is to focus on the core concepts and the relationships between those concepts. Don't get caught up in trying to decipher and research each and every name he references; instead, read with a highlighter or pencil, and annotate (underline or mark) the sentences or passages that you think are most important in terms of the overall ideas.
For example, one key concept Eliade defines and illustrates is that of the Center (and Symbolism of the Center). The Center is a physical place that represents the core/essence/heart of an idea or system. For example, for Christians, a Center would be Jerusalem; for Muslims, a Center would be Mecca. However, these centers can also be secular. For example we could discuss a library as representing a Center of knowledge (we would thus look for the "best" library as the most representative of this center) or Hollywood as the Center of entertainment.
This blog post will have two components:
1. Find a quote from pages 2-48 of The Myth of the Eternal Return that you find interesting/important/thought-provoking.
2. Describe one Center that is important to you and your world.


The IIR has just entered into a partnership with the German publisher VDE to promote the book by M. Eckert, M. Kauffeld and V. Siegismund entitled Natural Refrigerants: Applications and Practical Guidelines.
The book was met with great success at the 26th International Congress of Refrigeration in Paris last August. VDE suggested that the IIR should use its network to promote it.
This manual transfers industrial refrigeration techniques to commercial refrigeration applications: the general conditions and legal requirements for using natural refrigerants are considered.
The book is also available in German.


"How to Create a Book Using a Free Full-Perm Template" is an illustrated step by step guide to bookmaking in Second Life®. The main purpose of this work is to help users learn how easy it is to make a book with a realistic page flip effect.
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A Mirror with a Memory
A palace for the sun
Today in 1839, Samuel F. B. Morse and Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre met in Daguerre’s studio, in Paris, France.
Morse, a celebrated portrait painter, wrote to his brother: “[The Daguerreotype] is one of the most beautiful discoveries of the age…. they resemble aquatint engravings, for they are in simple chiaro-oscuro and not in colors. But the exquisite minuteness of the delineation cannot be conceived. No painting or engraving ever approached it. … The impressions of interior views are Rembrandt perfected.”
Jeff Rosenheim, “‘A Palace for the Sun’: Early Photography in New York City,” in Art and the Empire City, 2000:
Morse in turn invited Daguerre to a demonstration of the electric telegraph, and on the very day that they met this second time, Daguerre’s Diorama–and with it his notes and early daguerreotypes–burned to the ground. This tragic coincidence forever linked the fate of these two figures and ingratiated Daguerre to Morse…
No sooner had [Morse] read [in September 1839] the details of the [daguerreotype] process than he built two portrait studios–glassed in-boxes with glass roofs–one atop his residence at the [University of the City of New York] on Washington Square, and one on the roof of his brothers’ new building… Morse dubbed the latter ‘a palace for the sun.’
Working in this light-filled studio with John Draper, a fellow professor at the university, Morse soon succeeded in shortening the exposure times by polishing the silvered plates to a higher degree than previously attained and adding bromine, an accelerator, to the chemistry. By late 1839 or early 1840 they had succeeded in making portraits.
Despite all the potential scientific uses for the daguerreotype–Morse had suggested that the discovery would ‘open a new field of research in the depths of microscopic Nature’–the most enduring legacy of the new medium was its role as a preserver of likenesses of men and women, not details of nature.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, “The Stereoscope and the Stereograph,” The Atlantic Monthly, June 1859:
The Daguerreotype… has fixed the most fleeting of our illusions, that which the apostle and the philosopher and the poet have alike used as the type of instability and unreality. The photograph has completed the triumph, by making a sheet of paper reflect images like a mirror and hold them as a picture… [it is the] invention of the mirror with a memory…
…before another generation has passed away, it will be recognized that a new epoch in the history of human progress dates from the time when He who
never but in uncreated light
Dwelt from eternity—
took a pencil of fire from the hand of the ‘angel standing in the sun,’ and placed it in the hands of a mortal.
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Project conducted in partnership with Emi Kuboyama of Stanford University and filmmaker Jon Ayon. Documentary film and website charts the history of Japanese American Redress through the first hand perspectives of those who fought for the historic program, as well as the government professionals who carried it out. See the film and website at japaneseamericanredress.org
This film documents the life and groundbreaking career of famed Yale political scientist James C. Scott. For over fifty years, Scott has stood as a giant in the humanities and social sciences, authoring a string of works that have been recognized globally for their impact on numerous fields of study. The film offers the first look at the scholar and thinker behind the books, tracing his intellectual journey from a small Quaker school in New Jersey to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In the early 1970s, a generation of scholars sought to bring the Mexican American civil rights movement into the corridors of higher education, creating the academic discipline that became known as Chicana/o Studies. Mario T. García would prove to be one of the most prolific and influential Chicano historians of this founding generation, authoring over twenty books in a career that would span nearly five decades. The film offers an indepth look at the scholar behind these historical works and the academic field he helped shape.
In California politics, few names have proved as long lasting as that of Bill Lockyer. First elected to office in 1968, he would serve in the State Assembly and Senate before holding the constitutional offices of Attorney General and Treasurer. In a forty-six career that spanned six governorships, from upstart Ronald Reagan to the eternal Jerry Brown, Lockyer came to carve out his own political legacy in California. Voter databases and targeted mailings were a Lockyer creation, as were campaign lawn signs. In the legislature, he pushed through historic legislation such as the four-hour delivery law, public campaign finance, and famed “napkin deal” (tort reform.) As Attorney General, he took on Microsoft and energy giants like Enron, while also pioneering DNA and forensic programs that made California the true model for the CSI television shows. And as Treasurer, he guided the Golden State through the bankruptcies and debt crisis of the Great Recession. If not for the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown, Bill Lockyer would have been a shoe-in for California Governor. This film charts Lockyer’s long career, highlighting the accomplishments and observations of one of the long-serving legends of California politics.
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Film Forthcoming Summer 2023
No product in the world is steeped in more myth and mystique than cannabis. This film peels back the curtain to offer an inside look at the culture, practices, and evolution of cannabis cultivation through the thirty-year career of grower Oliver Bates, President of the Big Sur Farmers Alliance. Starting in the dark days of prohibition, and progressing through the opening markets of medical marijuana and the wild west of legalization, Bates’s story offers a rare look at the development of cannabis production in the West as it advanced from sacred plant to consumer commodity. His journey not only spanned new avenues of cultivation but also large swaths of the West: undercover grows in the mountains of Big Sur; some of the first local medical grows in Monterey county; multi-acre farms in the famed Emerald Triangle; massive indoor laboratories in Oregon, Colorado, and California. The travels of Ollie Baba also highlights a personal journey, one that sees a professional take his craft to the very limits only to circle back to find peace once again back home at the roots.
Forthcoming Summer 2024
Forthcoming Spring 2024
Since the 1960s, Big Sur has stood as one of the most innovative and legendary regions of cannabis production in California. From the seedless growing technique of sinsemilla to famed strains such as Big Sur Holy Weed and S.A.G.E., Big Sur’s contributions to cannabis have long been recognized around the world. This film documents the history of cannabis cultivation and culture in the region, offering an in-depth look—as told by the growers themselves—at the development and evolution of the practice in one of the world’s most unique environments.


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Is an engaging, and educational STEM children’s book that aims to get children excited about STEM, a book your children will want to read again and again.
Follow the story of a smart young girl named Bella as she uses her imagination and knowledge in an uplifting story that will inspire, motivate, and encourage your children to be courageous and brave!
Going beyond entertainment, stories can be the best companion to prepare your children for a brilliant and colorful future. This book, is aimed at encouraging children, particularly girls, to go into STEM fields.
Children are impressionable and incredibly curious, the more they read and learn about confident and smart girls like themselves striving in the field of technology the more likely they will be to pursue it as a career and challenge gender stereotypes related with steam research careers. They’ll actively pursue more knowledge about STEM and other technologies to quench their curiosity which won’t just help them become capable technology innovators but will also help them succeed in every phase of life!
Bella dear, the Engineer is a story which turns out to be more than just a book, it is an experience.


Bill Cara is the internationally known author of “Lessons from the Trader Wizard”. Since 2004, at billcara.com he has written daily about investing and trading for many thousands of investors around the world. Because of his depth of coverage, obvious knowledge of, and love for capital markets, Bill’s blog was selected as “Best of the Web” and “Our Favorite” by Forbes Magazine and also applauded by Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and Investment Executive publications.
Nobody graduates with a PhD in Stock Market. Capital markets are global and are complex and move in ways no novice can comprehend. Bill brings a vast multi-decade knowledge of expertise from the top down in this book that every level of market participant can refer to for guidance. It's a BUY!
I picked up on Bill’s website about four years ago, as all that has come to pass started going down. I wanted to know why. The why we pretty much know now, but in making the call for the ‘Trade of the Generation’ (TOG – Sell bonds and buy gold) back in 2008/9, I’ve come to learn from Bill that the market is a marathon, and it takes a specific set of skills to be able to run that marathon.
When I bought the book, I was hopeful that I could understand and use a good part of it. Actually, I have understood most of it. The level of information is comprehensive yet explained in terms I can understand. It will be an important book for me for some time to come. If you are investing in markets or plan to invest in markets, this book would be a good investment in education.
This book is a must-read for any investor on the stock market. I found the book informative and helpful, and Mr. Cara is generous in the way he shares his techniques and sources. He is that rare combination of thinker and do-er, and I cannot recommend it too highly. The cost of the book is the best investment you will make.
Bill Cara (aka William Ciccarelli) has produced an important book on modern financial markets. He has achieved this in spite of: 1. the difficulty of going from blog to book 2. the difficulty of writing a first book and attempting to pack a lifetime of knowledge into 404 pages 3. the difficulty in deciding on the knowledge and experience of the targeted reader
The book represents the foundational knowledge behind his methodologies. It synthesizes a systematic approach to market/stock analysis utilizing several market disciplines and their respective tools. He also provides resources for other information he considers important to investing/trading skills and lets the reader in on the inside game Wall St. plays against the individual investor-helping level the playing field.
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For celebrating this milestone with me - I hope you will support CaraCommunity and billcara.com by gifting an eBook (or lots of eBooks) to your colleagues, friends, and family this joyful season.


Pig Trails and Rabbit Holes is now live on Amazon and may be purchased as a Kindle download or in paperback at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GQSNYL2/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1632220574&sr=8-1
Pig-Trails and Rabbit Holes refers to the way Don Miller’s mind works…a curse or a blessing? Alice’s rabbit hole worked out well, right? Think of all the friends she met. A White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, a hookah-smoking caterpillar, a Cheshire cat, and the one he thinks he most emulates, the March hare…as in, as crazy as a March hare…or a Mad Hatter…which is it?
These are short stories and essays about life. Some humorous, some reflective, all from the perspective of one of the rarest of animals, a Southern liberal.
Stories of life in the foothills of the Southern Blue Ridge, history, politics, race, religion, and religion’s close Southern cousin, football. And food…too much is written about an obsession for barbeque. That’s a lie. One can never write too much about barbeque.


Anglo-Saxon Charters - The Electronic Sawyer
Updated: May 28, 2021
The latest summary of free and easy-access resources for those interested in early medieval history. The Electronic Sawyer is a free online database of Anglo-Saxon charter evidence, covering a broad chronological and geographical scope.
What are Anglo-Saxon Charters?
'Charters' represent a diverse set of legal documents; wills, the gifting of land and provision of privileges, often at royal bequest. They provide a crucial source of historical evidence, particularly about the mechanisms of the running of everyday life in the Anglo-Saxon period, and are far more 'down-to-earth' than the grand chronicle narratives or epic poems. How and by who was land divided? What was passed on from generation to generation? What role did the King play in the lives of land-holding individuals? As a representation of day-to-day life of the Anglo-Saxons, the Charters are unparalleled.
Despite their interest and importance, charters have traditionally been perhaps the most inaccessible of the Anglo-Saxon sources - printed in huge towering multi-volume tomes, often over a hundred years old, priced well outside the budget of most. The work of Sawyer in the 60s helped to centralize and standardize a diverse set of historical evidence, but still remained inaccessible to many.
The Electronic Sawyer
The solution? The Electronic Sawyer: an online, free database of Sawyer's work on charters which can be found here: https://esawyer.lib.cam.ac.uk/about/index.html
Charters are categorized into a standardized number system, allowing for scholarly consistency. Each entry provides a wealth of contextual information including original manuscript source and secondary scholarly comments.
There are a few drawbacks to the website. For on, at the time of writing, there are some technical issues - the search functions seems to be down, but the catalogue still allows for sorting by date. Secondly, although a great number of charters are provided with translations this is not universally true - for those not comfortable with Old English and Latin, this might be a hurdle (or, perhaps, a welcome motivation!). An index of translated examples can be found here: https://esawyer.lib.cam.ac.uk/browse/trans/0100.html. Even so, The Electronic Sawyer is a crucial resource to anybody interested in the Anglo-Saxon period.
Want more information on access to early medieval source material? Hit the 'Resources' tag above to keep up to date with the weekly feature, or check out the previous article on the PAS.
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"Some of the best singing by an American choir that I've heard...such luminosity."
- Joanna Marsh, composer
A chamber choir of "seamless ensemble perfection" (The Boston Musical Intelligencer), ENSEMBLE ALTERA was founded to be the beating heart of professional choral music in the United States. Led by internationally celebrated countertenor Christopher Lowrey, the group has quickly become known for thoughtful programming, passionate performances, and tireless advocacy for the importance of ensemble singing in the broader music culture.
Join Ensemble Altera as we present 'American Voices in Song', a totally FREE community choral concert. Haven't been to a classical music concert before? This one is for you! And if you have experience going to classical music concerts, we'd love you to come along as well. This event is a perfect introduction to this amazing music that we are hugely passionate about and want to share with you. Everyone from all backgrounds and ages is encouraged to attend this informal and fun event in the gorgeous setting and acoustic of the Providence Public Library atrium.
Alongside this wonderful music, the evening celebrates and centers the diversity that is a hallmark of our complicated American heritage. The concert is accompanied by a pre-concert talk on issues of identity in 21st-century America, given by a celebrated academic. The lecture and concert offers a lens through which we might reflect on and examine how our nation has so often fallen short of its promise, but also celebrate the long and difficult march towards justice.
5:00 PM Pre-concert Talk
5:30 PM Concert


Resource and Referral Guides
MotherWoman Resource and Referral Guides for patients are region-specific directories created by the Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Coalition of Western Massachusetts.
Please feel free to download, print and distribute to your patients and clinicians.
Resource Guide for Care Patients (PDF for Download, updated 3/12/13)
Resource and Referral Guide for Providers (PDF, 12/6/12)
Franklin County Resource & Referral Guide for Patients (PDF, 3/12/13)


@ Lyon Township Public Library, 27005 S. Milford Rd.
Do you feel overwhelmed by the clutter in your home? If so, I can help! My name is Kate Sood, an organizational guru, Michigan’s exclusive certified KonMari consultant, and owner of Simply Tidy.
Join me at the Lyon Township Library where I will introduce you to the life-changing, revolutionary KonMari Method. My presentation will detail the KonMari Method and its curriculum to leading a tidy life. You will learn about the many benefits (both physically and mentally) of using this method to declutter and how to fold just like Marie!


This "reading machine" is a simulation of Robert Carlton Brown's reading machine (a prototype was built in 1931). The texts available in this simulation are taken from the collection of the processed texts called "readies" in The Readies for Bob Brown's Machine (1931).
Brown's biography, Craig Saper's Amazing Adventures of Robert Carlton Brown: Real-Life Zelig of the Twentieth Century (Fordham University Press), will be available in the spring of 2016.
We hope to release this digital humanities project with a 100+ page guide to the project in a linked publication from another university press
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So I present to you my lovely and romantic hand dyed Lucite flower bookmarks.
also in my Etsy Shop
These collectible bookmarks are an elegant design for the ladies who love to read. Nothing is more beautiful and feminine than these hand dyed Lucite flowers to express your feminine side and your love of reading. Snuggle up in your favorite chair, put those book reading techno gadgets aside and enjoy the classic way of reading men and women have done for centuries. Flip through those wonderful pages filled with inspiration, imagination and love without losing your page - unless you have a cat who loves dangling things.
I have loved nothing more than to hold a book...a work of fiction and an imaginative story piece from a wonderful story teller in my hands. These new e-reading tools and gadgets like Ipads in no way pay tribute to these fantastical writers. It does not replace the amazing experience of walking into a bookstore with thousands of books and works of art. Just think of how much one bookstore holds of stories and words of thousands of hours spent writing and rewriting until the author reached perfection. Of all the different faces behind each book and the experiences they lived that led them to write. I want to hold that in my hands. I want to hold the wonderful stories they tell in my hands, and start the experience by visiting a bookstore.
also in my Etsy Shop
Just think - through the centuries writers have been penning, scribbling, scratching out words, rewriting, drawing and imagining wonderful worlds and fairy tales to temporarily transport us from this dismal world and into another. Sometimes these imaginative worlds sound so horrifying and the characters tortured beyond belief that we are grateful to be able to sit in our comfy chair with a roof over our head - whether it be our home, or a library instead of on some alien planet filled with slavers who eat you if you aren't good enough to sell to other aliens. (I have not been reading the Stardoc series again, i swear)
One of my favorite things about owning and reading books is that the artwork is right there. I love art. Having a digital version of the artwork does it no justice. It was meant to be showcased with the novel where everyone can see it. Most importantly, an Author always dreams about having their work in print and walking into a bookstore and seeing their work on the shelves. It gives them a sense of accomplishment. That after the 6 months to -2 years of writing and then editing, revising, publishing and printing....they get to 'see' their fruits of their labor as they walk into a bookstore.
So I myself will always buy a book and flip through the glorious pages that I can touch with my hands and travel on an amazing journey, and keep it in style with these bookmarks.
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"A Gynecologist's Second Opinion sits prominently on my bookcase where I can turn to it daily. For any woman who cares about her health, this book is a must-have."
"Dr. Parker has done an excellent job explaining a gynecologist's approach to the common reproductive problems of women."
"Clearly written, supportive in tone, Dr. Parker's book will encourage any woman to find the best possible solution to her gynecologic problem. Lucky is the woman who has this book in hand."
Recent developments in gynecology have changed the treatment alternatives now available to women with gynecologic problems and made necessary the revision of A Gynecologist's Second Opinion. In addition, it has become increasingly apparent that the present pressures of healthcare leave doctors little time or incentive to learn about new medical developments. They have even less time to explain medical problems and treatment alternatives to their patients. Therefore, I think it has become more important for patients to educate themselves about available treatment options, about what questions to ask the doctor, about when to seek out another opinion.
I am a practicing gynecologist and Clinical Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UCLA School of Medicine. I have been teaching the new surgical techniques covered in this book for the last fifteen years as a faculty member for the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. I am an editor for the Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and a reviewer for the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology and I have published a number of research articles in those journals and others. All this experience has allowed me to stay in the forefront of my field and I have tried to bring you the best medical information available in A Gynecologist's Second Opinion.
In my practice, I often have the opportunity to see women for a second opinion regarding gynecologic problems. I view my role not only as a doctor, but also as an educator. My approach has been to offer each woman all of the medical information available regarding her problem, to be available for all questions and concerns, and to allow the patient to make her own decision as to the best course to follow.
The first edition of this book was born out of frustration. Over the years it became apparent to me that there were no good books for women to read that provide compassionate, in-depth, yet understandable information about the gynecological problems I often take care of. The books I found were either encyclopedic, providing only very brief descriptions of a large range of women's health care issues, or were focused on only one subject, usually hysterectomy, and fail to present information about many of the difficult gynecologic problems that women sometimes face. Other books contained medically incorrect information or lacked the careful analysis of the risks and benefits of treatment that each women needs to be aware of in order to make the right medical decision for herself.
We have written A Gynecologist's Second Opinion to help you understand both how your body normally works and what has gone wrong when a problem arises. Arranged in a Q&A format, this book provides clear descriptions of common gynecological problems, up-to-date thinking regarding their causes, and state-of-the-art information about treatment. Multiple options for treatment for each problem are outlined; the option of no treatment is discussed when appropriate and treatment with medication, surgery, and current research that may lead to new alternatives in the foreseeable future are also discussed. A Gynecologist's Second Opinion is filled with the stories of women who have actually had these problems. This makes the medical facts come alive, and allows the reader to experience examples of a search for treatment.
A Gynecologist's Second Opinion is not meant to be a substitute for an appointment with a doctor. It is, however, intended to help you comfortably gain information and understanding without time constraints or outside pressures. Reading the book may help you to plan your questions before you go for a scheduled doctor's appointment. It may help you to make an appointment you've been avoiding, or it may serve as an educational resource once you have seen your doctor. Your intelligence, your curiosity, and your skepticism are needed in any search for good health care. Any person facing a serious medical problem should be urged to get a second opinion. A Gynecologist's Second Opinion is a companion in that quest for answers and good care.
We hope this book provides you with a trusted reference to turn to, and we wish you good health,
William H. Parker, MD
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For someone who enjoys reading and researching different cultural novels, consider reading Native American author books. These books will take you down a journey of both fictional and non-fictional stories about the Native American. You can learn so much just by reading novels. Lucky for you, many excellent Native American authors write about different events depending on the heritage of Native American. Suppose you’re a Native American Indian or some other looking for resources to find out about the American Indian culture, beliefs, history, etc.. If so, you may consider checking out some of those novels, which is recorded in this report.
Here are some of the favorite American Indian books you may read. On the list is that the Pushing the Bear by Diane Glancy. This publication tells you a story about the struggles suffered by the Cherokees when they were moved out of their property. Pushing The Bear by Diane Glancy relies on a real-life event. This publication was written via the voices of people who underwent the event that occurred many years back. It’s a must-read novel that can take you down a trip of one of the saddest events in U.S history.
When Columbus first reached, the United States had countless different tribes such as the Apache, Navajo, Cherokee, etc They didn’t record Native American history, hence the folks used other ways to collect information about them, The archaeologists use the artifacts found by digging the grounds like their tools and weapons to discover about the American Indian Spirituality, Most of the history you read about them is from the records of their first Europeans that reached.
Consider reading this publication if you adore literary novels. Another popular Native American Indian publication comprises the House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday. This book tells a story about World War II veteran returning home only to land himself in jail because of the struggles he had to undergo to adjust to his or her hometown. It is a publication based on hope as the veteran tries to adopt and accept his own Native American culture.


Welcome to The Tree House, where you will find the family history of Richard Griffiths and Sue Wuzik.
Starting with a brief comment there is also a family tree proper which includes family details, surname lists and notes on individuals. I have also gathered all photographs into one place for easy browsing with thumbnails on the index page. If you think that you may be able to help me then please look at the list of names, dates and places which I am actively researching. Alternatively, if you think that I may be able to help you then try the surname list of the folks that I have knowledge of.
If you see a name which you think is familiar check out the 'note' attached to an individual which shows a little more detail. If you disagree with any of the details after 1837 take a look at my collection of certificates which provided the source data.
My wife Sue's family tree has a separate listing of her surname interests but access to her tree is through the same starting page, using tree 2.


ATLAS (Advanced Training Leading Artists to Success) is now available to you to do at your own pace!
This manual will help you:
Product is a pdf. You will receive a confirmation email with download instructions after purchase.
Long-time Lemonade Fund supporter, ATLAS alum, and playwright/educator Terry Boero talks about the dramaturg's joy in nurturing creative impulses in others Read all about her here.
1/17/2017 » 1/18/2017South Bay PDN drop-off (JAN)
1/18/2017Theatre Services Committee Meeting, Jan 2017
10/26/2016Hello, Terry Boero.
9/28/2016Featured Member: Megan Briggs


BDA is a new research tool for historians and genealogists comprising transcripts and indexes of many original records and published biographies of deceased individuals who arrived in or were born in Australia, starting from the earliest times.
New in 2016: details of all soldiers stationed in Australia 1788-1829, all Australian university graduates 1856-1900, NSW land grants 1792-1809, landholders 1828 & Serle’s 1949 Dictionary of Australian Biography. BDA now contains most convict, muster, census, baptism, marriage & burial records for NSW 1788-1828+, Norfolk Island & Tasmania 1802-1811, First Fleet 1788, 160,000 Colonial Secretary records & immigrant and convict records 1829-1848, tickets of leave + full text short biographies of 24,000+ residents & clergy of most states 1878-1907, 7,000 contributed biographies, 10,000 Sydney burials & inscriptions 1819-1901 & more. Search the indexes FREE.
View a sample biography to see an accurate level of detail for each.
A non-profit project.
December 2016 - Latest updates: 1,250,000 records now online. New Datasets released December 2016. See New Release Details More datasets coming early 2017.
View the first edition of the Biographical Telegraph Newsletter. See here
Records of life events are linked to create a Biographical Report. From one report, subscribers can hyperlink to another biography, to spouses, parents, children, witnesses, employers, employees and so on, through the entire database. See Sample.
Future stages of BDA will add data from all states and territories, expanding from early records towards the present, including Aboriginal people, convicts and immigrants of all nations. Coming soon: advanced & keyword search functions. User contributed data will be accepted after editorial checking See Help us.


|Newsletter of the Cactus and Succulent Society of San Jose|
Roger Lane - Argentina Trip
In the Southern Hemisphere summer of 2003, Roger Lane explored the flora of Argentina and Chile. He will be presenting a digital slide show of his finds in Argentina at our June meeting.
Mr. Lane is a renowned expert on succulent plants and Bromeliads and has been a show judge for both.
We are having a potluck for the June meeting.
|The Cactus Courier is the newsletter of the Cactus and Succulent Society of San Jose (CSSSJ). The members of the CSSSJ freely contribute the materials published herein. The accuracy of information and opinions expressed are those of the contributors. The deadline for submissions is the 20th day of the preceding month. Scannable hardcopy and Windows format text files sent via email or on 3.5-inch disk are acceptable as input. Send newsletter articles to Rich Kroll at: email@example.com|


The Arduino IRremote library supports of a variety of Arduino hardware and, despite it’s name, also caters for different prototyping boards such as the Teensy (1 and 2) and Sanguino. It appears to have been very popular for hobby prototypists with since it’s release and to highlight the current level of interest in the Arduino IRremote library the git repository has been forked a total of 115 times to date!
Interest has sparked the addition of more remote control protocols by the Arduino community (such as Samsung, Panasonic and more) which have gradually made their way onto Ken Shirriff’s blog. I worked these additions into my local copy of the library and began testing with the range of remotes I had available – Samsung, Elmo (NEC), Panasonic, Hauppauge (RC-5), Kramer (NEC), Mitsubishi, Toshiba (NEC), LG (NEC). The results were mostly successful, some of the protocols weren’t recognised and couldn’t be decoded but could be recorded in raw mode. I only managed to find one, Panasonic, remote that the library didn’t seem to respond to.
However the one real draw back of using an Arduino for infrared control is that the Arduino has a limited number of timers available for PWM (which is used to drive the emitter). With Ken’s library, the emitter has to be connected to pin 3 – meaning 1 emitter per Arduino and with an Arduino Uno currently costing in the region of £25, attaching lots of these to a small PC would start to take up space required for the control system and significantly increase costs.
I’m now taking a different direction, with LIRC, which has been around for years and is much more established and commonly used for HTPCs in the linux world. I recently found licensing documentation bundled with a new Toshiba Blu-Ray player that showed the player was using LIRC as part of the firmware on the device. Encouraging to know that LIRC is used by big companies in industry.
Since LIRC is most commonly configured to run, as a single instance with a single receiver (for use with a HTPC), how then, can I use LIRC with multiple infrared transmitters and receivers that are both small and cheap? More to follow in my next post!


Exploring the Law of Reincarnation Raw opens a fascinating chapter in our quest to understand life’s profound mysteries. This concept, steeped in ancient wisdom and modern curiosity, invites us to consider the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. With the keyword QXEFV, our journey into this mystical realm begins.
Reincarnation is not just a spiritual idea. It’s a window into the soul’s eternal journey. This belief, held sacred across cultures, suggests that our existence extends beyond a single lifetime. It challenges us to think deeply about life, death, and what lies beyond. In many traditions, reincarnation is a cornerstone, shaping views on life and the afterlife.
At its heart, reincarnation deals with the soul’s evolution. It proposes that our experiences, lessons, and actions in one life influence our next. This perspective offers comfort and a sense of continuity. It also brings responsibility, as our current actions echo into future existences.
We find rich stories and teachings about reincarnation in religious texts and folklore. These accounts give us a glimpse into how this belief has shaped civilizations. They reveal the soul’s potential journey and its impact on our understanding of the world.
The Law of Reincarnation Raw also intrigues the scientific community. Researchers explore past life memories and experiences that defy conventional explanations. This intersection of science and spirituality adds depth to our understanding. It brings together skepticism and belief, creating a dynamic conversation about the nature of our existence.
As we come to the end of this introduction, it’s clear that the Law of Reincarnation Raw is a topic rich with mystery and meaning. It invites us to ponder life’s greatest questions and the journey of our souls beyond what we see. With the keyword QXEFV, we embark on this exploration, ready to unravel the secrets of reincarnation.
Scientific Exploration of Reincarnation
The scientific exploration of reincarnation presents a unique challenge. It blends the tangible world of science with the intangible realm of spiritual beliefs. This exploration starts with a critical approach. Scientists delve into accounts of past life memories and near-death experiences. They seek evidence that can withstand rigorous scrutiny.
In this quest, case studies play a vital role. Researchers examine individuals who claim memories of past lives. These cases often involve children. They sometimes recall details that seem beyond their experience. This phenomenon intrigues scientists. It prompts a deeper look into the human psyche and memory.
Here, QXEFV becomes a key focus. Researchers use it to identify patterns in reincarnation studies. They analyze how these patterns align with or challenge current scientific understanding. This approach ensures a balanced investigation. It respects both empirical evidence and the mysteries of human consciousness.
Moreover, this scientific journey opens new dialogues. It bridges diverse fields like psychology, neurology, and even quantum physics. Experts from these areas contribute unique perspectives. They enrich the conversation about life, death, and what might lie beyond.
Ultimately, the scientific exploration of reincarnation aims to broaden our knowledge. It respects the limits of science while daring to ask profound questions. This pursuit enriches our understanding of the human experience.
The Law of Karma and Reincarnation By QXEFV
The Law of Karma and Reincarnation is a profound concept that ties our actions to our future. It suggests that what we do in this life shapes our next. This belief is central to many spiritual traditions. It offers a perspective on life that is both challenging and enlightening.
At its core, karma is about action and reaction. Every choice we make has consequences. These outcomes don’t just affect our current lives. They also influence our journey after death. This cycle of cause and effect is unending. It’s a fundamental aspect of the reincarnation belief.
In the midst of this exploration, the keyword QXEFV finds its relevance. It symbolizes the intricate connection between our deeds and our destiny. This connection is not just spiritual. It also has a moral dimension. It teaches us responsibility for our actions.
Moreover, this concept encourages self-reflection. We are urged to consider the impact of our decisions. This reflection leads to a deeper understanding of ourselves and our place in the world.
The Process of Reincarnation
- Death as a Transition: Reincarnation views death not as an end, but as a transition point where the soul leaves the physical body.
- Review and Reflection: After death, it’s believed that the soul undergoes a period of reflection, reviewing the life just lived. This is often seen as a time for understanding and learning from the experiences and actions of the past life.
- Karmic Assessment: The soul’s actions in its past life are assessed in terms of karma. This assessment influences what the soul needs to experience or learn in the next life.
- Choosing the Next Life: Some beliefs hold that the soul has a choice in its next incarnation, selecting conditions and life situations that will offer the lessons and experiences needed for its evolution.
- Rebirth: The soul is reborn into a new body. This rebirth is influenced by the karma accumulated in previous lives.
- Forgetfulness of Past Lives: Typically, the soul does not remember its past lives once reborn, though some traditions believe that traces of past lives can manifest as intuition, déjà vu, or inexplicable talents.
- Continued Evolution: Each life is seen as an opportunity for the soul to evolve, learn, and grow spiritually.
- Ultimate Goal: The ultimate aim of this cycle is often depicted as the soul reaching a state of perfection or enlightenment, after which it is no longer required to reincarnate.
- Influence of Cultural and Religious Contexts: The specifics of how reincarnation is understood and interpreted can vary widely across different cultures and religious traditions.
- Moral and Ethical Implications: The belief in reincarnation often carries moral and ethical implications, encouraging individuals to lead virtuous lives, as the quality of one’s actions in this life is believed to impact the nature of the next.
Impact of Reincarnation Beliefs on Society By QXEFV
The belief in reincarnation has a profound impact on society. It shapes how people view life, death, and moral responsibility. This belief encourages individuals to live ethically. The idea is that our actions today influence our future lives.
In societies where reincarnation is a core belief, there is often a focus on moral living. People strive to do good deeds. They believe these actions will lead to a better reincarnation. This creates a culture of accountability and compassion.
In the midst of these societal norms, the keyword QXEFV finds its place. It represents the continuous cycle of life and moral growth. This concept underlines the importance of every action and its future consequences.
Furthermore, reincarnation beliefs influence cultural traditions and practices. Many festivals and rituals stem from these beliefs. They celebrate the eternal nature of the soul and its journey through various lives.
Also, these beliefs often lead to a greater tolerance and understanding of life’s hardships. People see challenges as lessons for spiritual growth. This perspective helps in fostering resilience and a deeper sense of purpose.
Unraveling the Law of Reincarnation Raw
In wrapping up our exploration of the Law of Reincarnation Raw, we’ve journeyed through a realm that intertwines the spiritual with the existential. This exploration has unveiled how beliefs in reincarnation influence individual lives and societies at large. They shape our understanding of life, death, and the moral compass guiding us. Through this journey, we’ve seen how the past, present, and future are intricately connected, each action echoing into lifetimes yet to come. With QXEFV as a guiding principle, we’ve delved into the mysteries of the soul’s eternal journey, uncovering insights about karma, spiritual growth, and the endless cycle of rebirth. This blog post has aimed not just to inform but to inspire a deeper reflection on life’s most profound questions. As we conclude, let’s carry with us the wisdom and curiosity that the Law of Reincarnation Raw inspires, reminding us of our continuous journey towards understanding and enlightenment.


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Good evening TH*S readers. Today, or shall I say night I have two books I have been reading that I would like to appropriately introduce. I would normally wait until I fully finished the books, but I think I should update you guys after every chapter.
A People’s History of the United States, is just as the title says. A book, starting from the beginning but this book is different from the rest, they include exerpts from journals including details of expeditions and findings. Zinn also wrote the book from the prospective of the working class, women, Native Americans, African Americans, and immigrant laborers.
How to Invest, is a little project of mine. I want to learn all I can about investing so that I may take that knowledge and further my investments and help those around me. This particular book has all sorts of helpful tips such as important calendar days, phone numbers, yearly goals and so forth.
Chapter reviews will be avaialable soon, as well as my normal reading genres. Make to check back for the updates, until next time TH*S readers, be sure to read TH*S.


Jan Řyvind Aagedal
- Jan Řyvind Aagedal, Zoran Milosevic: ODP Enterprise Language: UML Perspective, 3rd International Conference on Enterprise Distributed Object Computing, 1999, (BibTeX entry).
- Jan Řyvind Aagedal, Earl F. Ecklund Jr.: Modelling QoS: Towards a UML Profile, Fifth International Conference on the Unified
Modeling Language - the Language and its applications, 2002, (BibTeX entry).
- Jan Řyvind Aagedal: Towards an ODP-Compliant Object Definition Language with QoS-Support, Springer, 1998, (BibTeX entry).
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Je viens d'obtenir mon diplôme de
Docteur en Sciences Informatiques !
Congratulations! It is my pleasure to inform you that after a thorough review of your book excerpts, Almeda University is proud to confer upon you the esteemed degree of Doctor of Business Administration in Management Information System. This will enable you to take a giant leap forward in your career while giving you a personal sense of achievement and satisfaction.
Your writing was determined to meet Almeda’s standards of academic excellence based on its original concept, cogently examined answers, and scholarly writing. More specifically, your work was reviewed by an assigned Professor from Almeda’s respected faculty, Jan Hemmington, M.S., Ph.D., who provided the following evaluation summary:
Doctorate Degree: Management Information Systems
Student: Dario Mangano
Reviewer: Jan Hemmington, M.S., Ph.D.
On the basis of excerpts from his book titled, The Integrated Data Hub (The Next Generation Data Warehouse), I pass Dario Mangano.
Dario Mangano obviously spent a great deal of time and effort on his book. It is quite lengthy and very detailed. It is presented in a very organized fashion. He began by including a historic background and then explaining the Integrated Data Hub concept. He also created an actual plan for others to follow by explaining and detailing his ideas. It’s amazing! He is extremely thorough, writing chapter after chapter, dealing with various components that the reader needs to understand.
In the forward by Hans Hultgren, Hans writes, “This book is a guide to a successful data warehousing business intelligence (DWBI) program.” I believe that this could be a really useful book to many people, an actual “how to guide” for them to utilize in implementing their own program.
I was so impressed by his attention to visual affects in his book. Many people are visual learners. Mangano draws them into reading and using his work by adding pictures, diagrams, highlighting something by boxing it in visually, etc. For example, when sharing a definition right in chapter one he boxed it in. He wrote “Data integration involves combining data residing in different sources and providing users with a unified view of these data. This process becomes significant in a variety of situations, which include both commercial (when two similar companies need to merge their databases) and scientific (combining research results from different bioinformatics repositories, for example) domains. Data integration appears with increasing frequency as the volume and the need to share existing data explodes. It has become the focus of extensive theoretical work, and numerous open problems remain unsolved. In management circles, people frequently refer to data integration as "Enterprise Information
Integration" (EII). (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
This is long but very important and he found a way for it to stand out. Using these sorts of strategies and implementations in his book really cemented the fact that not only does he know his material, he took the time and effort to present it in a fashion that will be easily read by many. His diagrams and charts are so spot on and create a handbook that will be able to be used by many!
In Chapter 9 Dario writes, “In a traditional EDW reference architecture, you should find something called Operational Data Store (ODS) exactly at the place where I have put my HiST layer. But be careful, the HiST layer is not an ODS! The HiST layer is not a good place to do Operational Reporting. The data are not integrated and the real historization is not yet performed.” The way he writes is very directive and he explains concepts in a way that literally walks people through steps. By using his book, it is as though he is there as a consultant. I love this style of writing and it is rare to find it.
He is well read on his subject and offers both critiques and accolades for others who have written in this area. For example he writes, “Despite the slight criticisms that I have done on Ralph Kimball's work in a previous chapter, I still believe that star schemas are best suited to meet queries destined for Analytical Reporting.” The Bibliography is very thorough and well done. By asking Hans Hulgren to do a forward was an excellent plan since Hulgren has much space in the Bibliography and is obviously a large part of Mangano’s learning.
The organizational style is superb and by detailing each diagram used in the Table of Figures this will be a great way for users of the book to look up a figure that they wish to refer back to. Chapter headings, boxed in information as I alluded to before all create a useful, easy to read document that should become a well-known book in this field.
Dario Mangano would be a great speaker and consultant. His work indicates not only his ability to persevere and complete such a large task but to also speak and write in a way that compels people to want to finish reading and using his work.
Congratulations on a job well done!
Jan Hemmington, M.S., Ph.D.
Almeda University shares your excitement with this achievement. We take great pride in our graduates, and we look forward with much anticipation to adding your name to our list of high-achieving alumni.
Once again, congratulations! Successful completion of your Doctorate is a triumph that will enhance your professional opportunities. Please feel free to share your future success stories with us anytime. We look forward to hearing about how obtaining your degree from Almeda has changed your life.
Richard Smith, Student Services


We chatted with Dr. Wade Pfau about his 2011 paper, Safe Savings Rates: A New Approach to Retirement Planning over the Lifecycle. It's really the accumulator phase version of Bill Bengen's famous 4% rule for retirees.
For CFP CE credit, be sure to go to www.cheetahsmash.com to take a 10 question quiz.
Here are the papers discussed in the episode:
Safe Savings Rates: A New Approach to Retirement Planning over the Lifecycle - Journal of Financial Planning
Getting on Track for a Sustainable Retirement: A Reality Check on Savings and Work - Journal of Financial Planning


View our archive at museum
We have now completed our year-long project to preserve and digitize our archival collection of documents, photos, maps and correspondence dating back to 1987, and researchers can browse this material at the Kimberley Heritage Museum.
Marie Stang, administrator of the Kimberley Heritage Museum, receives a hard disk
containing the complete Nature Park archive.
Planning for our archive project began in spring 2018 when Heritage BC grant funding was secured. Volunteers conducted a number of preliminary sorting sessions to weed out duplicates and irrelevant documents. A newspaper article published in the Kimberley Bulletin in July 2018 helped to uncover additional archival documents, and over the summer months society volunteers sorted the entire collection into 17 categories organized by year.
Categories included such topics as correspondence, meeting minutes, event promotion, interface fire management, and policy discussions. Eight issues and events were identified that may be of interest to researchers, including KNPS involvement in the Forest Crowne housing development, Trickle Creek golf course, logging activities, creation of the KNPS management plan, and formation of the Horse Barn Valley Interpretive Forest. In addition to the paper files, digital files dating back 10 years (with some from as far back as 1999) were included in the initial assessment.
During the sorting process we identified 17 categories and eight issues
that may be of interest to researchers.
Nicole Tremblay, a Nelson-based project archivist working on contract with the Society, began her work in fall 2018 with an initial review of the hard copy documents and the electronic flash drive. Over the fall and winter months she catalogued the documents, eliminated duplication, prepared a finding aid to assist with document retrieval, and scanned the entire collection onto a 4-terabyte external hard drive. Where possible all records were sorted by date, and each record includes a brief description of the scope and content.
Kent Goodwin sorting documents dating back to 1987.
“We believe the results of our work will be a valuable addition to the Kimberley historical record,” said Kent Goodwin, outgoing president of the Nature Park Society, in a recent Kimberley Bulletin article. “This project was funded in part by the Columbia Basin Trust and Heritage BC through the Built Heritage Grants, and we would like to express our sincere appreciation to these organizations for their support of this important initiative.”
Kent has been president of the Kimberley Nature Park Society since 1999. He plans to step down at the end of his term in November, and the Society is now seeking candidates to fill the position.


Philanthropy is a growing industry with more and more people looking for ways to give back to their communities. Contrary to popular opinion, you don’t have to be wealthy to be effective as a philanthropist. There are many ways that you can contribute to your local community that can have long-lasting benefits for those in need.
Promote Children’s Literacy Programs
From Open Books to Bernie’s Book Bank, there are plenty of businesses and organizations that could use your help in their quest to get more children to read. You can help by donating books or by volunteering to help area schools with a reading and literacy program. There are many children with reading difficulties that could benefit from a tutor.
Organize a Book Drive
You can also help incarcerated women by filling their libraries with donated books. Books of all kinds are in short supply when it comes to prison libraries, but you can change that with a book drive. The inmates will be happy to receive anything new, including textbooks, fiction, and even dictionaries. Providing a broader range of reading materials can help incarcerated women improve themselves.
Encourage Participation in the Arts
In many area schools, music and artistic education takes a back seat to sports and other more popular extracurricular activities. By volunteering to help with special projects from music festivals to art shows, you can help make these events more available in your community. You may even help to create greater community support, so children will be more motivated to participate in these programs.
Become a Mentor
If you want to see the effect your participation has on area children, consider becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister. Mentoring disadvantaged children provides an opportunity for you to have a positive effect on one child in particular. You’ll also be helping the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago organization connect with more children in the community.
Help the Homeless
The homeless need your help as well. You can make a big difference by helping homeless people find work or get their next meal. You can even donate business wear that you no longer use, so less fortunate people will have the clothes they need to attend interviews and job fairs.
The opportunities to contribute in your community are limitless. The best thing to do is look around your neighborhood and see what causes touch your heart. This can lead you to organizations that share your interests and help you to make a bigger difference.


I find it odd, but I'm the one who will eat cream of mushroom soup straight out of the can, so who am I to judge? Still, it's a little unusual, I think, that Alexis loves to read history books. She will happily read for hours about former presidents and historical figures and on and on and on.
I consider most of it a snoozefest, but whatever. If she's happy, so be it. She can keep on reading her books about history.
Alexis has read historical book after historical book, including several books about the civil rights movement. She found Rosa Parks to be incredibly interesting. She told me all about what she knew of Martin Luther King, Jr. She even reported reading about separate water fountains and the like.
She said it made her "heart hurt." Her words. Not mine.
But, it was the men in the white gowns and masks that got her. One night she was reading a new book about the civil rights movement and she came to a page about the terrible people who wore those white gowns and she FREAKED OUT.
"Why are they dressed so scary?" she asked. That question was followed by dozens of others. None of the answers came easily, but I tried to navigate them using only facts. I want her to make up her own mind about what is acceptable and what is horrible.
Horrible won out. Hands down. I know that because Alexis started to have nightmares about the Ku Klux Klan.
Nightmares led to sleepless nights led to conversations about all sorts of fun stuff at all hours of the night. It was enough to make me consider banning books about history. I didn't, but I considered it.
Then she found a book about World War II. When Alexis started asking questions about Hitler, I wished I had banned those books. She went on and on, trying her hardest to find an answer to her very simple question.
She wanted to know why someone would do so many horrible things to people and she wanted to know why other people let it happen and WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY.
She's still going on about it. Given that there is no good answer to that question, all we can do is discuss how it makes her feel and look for ways to make sure it never happens again.
"Momma, it makes me feel like I ate a bunch of caterpillars for breakfast. It's icky."
And with that statement, the 7-year old managed to sum up her feelings on inequality better than I ever could.


You don’t need a title to lead.
Before running for mayor of Augusta, Georgia, Deke Copenhaver was an unofficial leader of social change and politics within his community. In The Changemaker: The Art of Building Better Leaders, Deke shares how all of us can be true and authentic leaders.
Leadership is never easy. Almost all leaders deal with both triumph and tragedy, oftentimes in equal measure. The fact of the matter is that leadership insists on a constant rejection of the status quo. True leaders demand continuous reflection and improvement of those around them, and even more importantly, of themselves. True leaders are Changemakers.
In Deke’s book, you will learn to become unafraid of doing something different in the service of a good cause and how to spark a movement that others can’t help but rally around. Deke’s Seven Attributes of Changemakers reveal how anyone can become a transformative leader:
The Changemaker is a roadmap of sorts, designed to deliver comprehensive, common sense leadership strategies to people from all walks of life. Through personal and professional anecdotes, case studies, and the wisdom from Changemakers gone by, Deke Copenhaver will inspire and empower you to embrace adversity, rely on creativity and character, and sometimes take the road less traveled in order to unlock your ultimate potential.
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