The Community Schools Revolution demonstrates how cities and districts across the country have designed strategies over the past three decades that enable schools to close opportunity and achievement gaps for historically marginalized students. The authors offer strong evidence and vivid examples that make a compelling case for community schools as an effective school improvement strategy – one that can be adapted to a wide variety of local contexts.
Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor Emerita, Stanford University, and President, Learning Policy Institute
Community schools are the equity strategy of our time. The long history of community schools is rooted in racial and social justice. The authors effectively capture the stories, reflections, and successes that define the impact and potential of the modern community schools movement across the country.
Becky Pringle, President, National Education Association
Addressing educational, social, and economic inequality is the issue of our time. The Community Schools Revolution takes on this challenge by documenting how cities and districts around the United States have acted collectively to organize school and community resources around student success. In their narrative, the authors ably document the growth, successes, and challenges of a quiet social movement that began 30 years ago, is flourishing now, and promises ongoing results for the future.
Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
The authors have expertly gathered their collective wisdom, the experiences of those doing the work, and the decades of evidence supporting this strategy to beautifully illustrate what makes community schools successful. And they show the path forward, building off the lessons we have learned until every school is a community school. The stories highlighted show not only the journey, but the impact community schools have had on students, teachers, and families. In diverse communities from Ohio to New Mexico, New York to California, the community schools strategy has brought schools and families together and helped them to organize local resources, assets, and partners not only to address challenges, but to create new opportunities for kids and communities to thrive. This is an important read for anyone wanting to better understand what is possible when the community and schools work together and learn how it can be done.
Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
For each of us committed to replenishing U.S. democracy and justice, we know well that bottom-up social movements must be a central driving force. But we often wonder: what do these movements actually look like – from ideas to theory to organizing to practice? This book powerfully makes plain all these elements in describing the most potent social movement in public education, the community schools movement, which is dramatically expanding the life chances for literally hundreds of thousands of young people across the country. This book, co-written by key figures who helped build the movement over the past 30 years, is a must-read for anyone wanting truly equitable, democratic improvements in public schools driven by and with their communities.
Cyrus Driver, Director, Partnership for the Future of Learning
How very sad that we still need a book like this, arguing what should have been obvious long ago: if we are serious about wanting every child to flourish, then children from underserved communities need the same kind of enriching, stretching, challenging, connecting experiences automatically available to children in privileged communities. It is hard to read these instructive and inspiring case studies and not wonder why we aren’t doing this kind of work everywhere.
Charles Payne, Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of African American Studies and Director, Joseph Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Research, Rutgers University, Newark
The Community Schools Revolution, co-authored by pioneers in the field, lays out all the significant issues in developing and launching successful community schools. After reviewing the detailed accounts of six U.S. cities, one walks away from this classic with ideas about the many ways to build community schools and thus transform communities in any city in the nation.
Laura Bronstein, Dean, College of Community and Public Affairs, and Professor, Department of Social Work, Binghamton University
Did you know that chronic absenteeism has doubled since the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic and now affects nearly one of three students in the United States? Wondering how to address this daunting reality? Read The Community Schools Revolution for inspiration. Drawing upon powerful stories from across the United States, the authors show how schools, working together with a wide array of partners, can truly make a difference. By investing in relationship building and engaging learning experiences, community schools motivate “showing up.” Weaving together resources, community schools provide students and families with the health, economic and social support needed to overcome barriers to getting to school. Committed to listening to student and family voices, community schools offer pathways to success that build upon community assets and respond to local realities.
Hedy Chang, Executive Director and President, Attendance Works
I know the power of community to enable our young people to learn and thrive. The Community Schools Revolution demonstrates how to harness that power and return public schools to their vital role as centers of community and engines of community change.
Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education
This book comes at just the right time, as more school communities across the country explore the power and possibility of community schools to integrate transformative models of leadership, engagement, and learning -- all deeply rooted in the interests, experiences, and needs of students and families. The authors provide context, history, and vivid examples of how diverse places have taken the idea of community schools and made it their own. It’s a valuable and inspiring resource for anyone interested in understanding what is possible when a broad range of stakeholders come together, roll up their sleeves, and work to reimagine new ways of being, learning, and leading together.
Sophie Fanelli, President, Stuart Foundation
The Community Schools Revolution provides important and insightful analyses of the origins of and rationale for community schools, illustrated through several instructive case studies of initiatives across the country. New entrants to the community schools field and experienced practitioners alike will benefit from the perspectives of the authors – all of whom are giants in the movement.
Abe Fernández, Vice President for Collective Impact and Director, National Center for Community Schools, Children’s Aid
The Community Schools Revolution is a must-read for people looking to improve our education system and strengthen our society. The authors bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and insight to this book. By describing community school initiatives around the country, and the partnerships that drive them, the authors share lessons that are immensely valuable to the afterschool community. We should all support the continuing success of the community school movement they describe.
Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance
The Community Schools Revolution is an innovative book that delves into the profound effects of community schools on education, social justice, and democracy. Written by esteemed authorities in the field, the book illuminates the transformative capacity of community schools in nurturing partnerships, empowering communities, and promoting equitable educational opportunities for all students. It is an essential resource for educators, policymakers, and advocates who are dedicated to advancing education and social progress.
John H. Jackson, President and CEO, Schott Foundation for Public Education
The community schools movement has grown exponentially over the decades, firmly planting the essential role this strategy plays in creating and coordinating opportunities for children, youth, families, and communities to thrive. The Coalition for Community Schools continues to be at the heart of the movement to help further this essential engagement strategy to bring about meaningful and lasting education systems change. This book chronicles the key inflection points and lessons that will inform the field into the future.
Eddie Koen, President, Institute for Educational Leadership
The Community Schools Revolution draws upon the achievements of six different community school initiatives to elaborate critical implementation lessons for on-going and future undertakings. The authors, four veteran community school thought leaders, make a distinguished contribution in detailing a quarter century’s evolution of the community school movement to connect the “why” of community schools to the “how” of effective implementation in different local, regional, and state contexts.
Milbrey McLaughlin, David Jacks Professor of Education Emerita, Stanford University
Early engineers hoped education in the United States would bolster and sustain democratic principles. Similar to other parts of our democracy, the realities of both our investment in and execution of schools haven’t lived up to the goals of fostering freedom and equity. Community schools provide a practical pathway to recapture the purpose and promise of public education. To transform schools with communities as partners, we must follow the evolution, learn from the pioneers, and take the strategy of community schools into an ever-shifting future of learning. The Community Schools Revolution takes us on that journey and challenges us to chart the future of community schools with high-quality and sustainable systems; collaborative, innovative, and responsive approaches; and an ever-present focus on students within the context of their broader ecosystems. I hope every practitioner in Maryland will read this book to inform our ongoing expansion and implementation of community schools.
Ellie Mitchell, Director, Maryland Out of School Time Network
Transforming schools into community schools was very important before the pandemic, but even more so now. Today’s and tomorrow's economy, jobs, and civic fabric need much better-prepared young people and with a wider range of skills, interests, and capacities, including to learn to adapt and work together in teams. A higher quality school day is more important than ever, but schools -- and the regular school day activities and educators -- cannot meet these challenges alone. Students and families need the benefit of powerful positive relationships and the collective impact among school day personnel, comprehensive afterschool and summer enrichment opportunities, and a community’s people and supports. They clearly complement and strengthen each other, making the whole of a community school bigger than the sum of its parts. This new book provides the essential concepts, underpinnings, frameworks, and outstanding examples of how to start and grow community schools in your community and state.
Terry Peterson, Education Consultant, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; Senior Fellow, Riley Institute
Joy Dryfoos, a pioneer of the community schools strategy, said that “full-service community schools have the capacity to bring together in one space the resources and personnel that can strengthen both the school and the community.” She was, of course, right. Today’s community schools address the needs of the whole child in a comprehensive way, enabling students to access the kinds of services they need to perform their best in school and in life: academic, health, mental health, social-emotional, and so much more. Simply put, community schools help to level the playing field by providing equitable access to the resources all students need to thrive. We all have a common stake in our communities, so we all have a role to play in improving them for the benefit of all children.
Betty Rosa, New York State Commissioner of Education
We are in the midst of a great awakening that the authors of this work have stirred into reality decades ago. Partners all across the country are working with schools as the hub of service and support for students and families and this field is catching the attention of policy makers, educators, and funders in substantial ways. We can no longer stand for harm that is inflicted when we ignore the challenge of connecting the disconnected.
Rey Saldana, President and CEO, Communities in Schools
The founding leaders of the community schools movement have given us a path forward in The Community Schools Revolution. Democracy, equity, collaboration, and leadership will guide our path forward.
Jose Muñoz, Director, Coalition for Community Schools


Fire Chief – Dan Gauvin
18 Second Street,
This progressive community offers the best of both worlds to residents, businesses and guests. The relaxing, tranquil charm is a sharp contrast to the fast paced environment of its Northern neighbour, the Nation’s Capital. The 30 minute drive enables commuters to work in Ottawa but live in an affordable community where education, health professionals and services are easily accessible and conveniently located.
Community Spirit is strong in Crysler with ample opportunity for residents to volunteer time and skills. The Crysler Citizen Committee is focused on keeping up the aesthetic appearance of the area and encourages residents’ participation and input. The Recreation Committee is another volunteer opportunity for those interested in providing services, events and programs to their neighbours.
Some key services available in this community are:
- The NEW covered skating rink
- The Crysler Walking Trail- Organized by the Crysler Citizen Committee
- Baseball diamond with canteen
- Public Park with playground
- Organized sports programs like soccer, baseball etc.
- Crysler Community Centre
- Crysler Fire Department
- Dock and boat launch on South Nation River
- Community events ranging from weekly Bingo (Wednesday nights with special Holiday Bingos), monthly community dinners (3rd Friday of each month), and annual events such as DAMFEST, Crysler Farm Show, Winter Carnival, Golf Tournament, Community Day, and Craft Show.
Other services available include:
- Crysler Library
- Medical Facility – Centre Medicare
- French elementary school l’École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire
- Catholic Church
Visit us online for more information about the Crysler Community Centre.
Crysler is named after Col. John Crysler, renowned for his leadership during the battle of Crysler Farm in November 1813. History tells us that the Crysler family came from the Palatinate in Germany. They were of the Lutheran religion and because of this were driven out of Germany by Louis XIV. Some members of the family went to Holland and then to England. Others went directly to the United States. John Crysler’s father settled in the Scoharie Valley in the colony of New York. In 1775, a skirmish of the Revolutionary War took place on that particular farm. At the age of twelve, John Crysler joined Butler’s Rangers and became a drummer boy. During the American Revolution, many of these Lutherans, desiring to show their allegiance to the German-speaking King George III of England, moved to the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in 1776. And so John Crysler emigrated to Canada at the age of sixteen and went into business. He became wealthy by operating lumbering, milling and merchandising enterprises. He also became a large landowner, owning more than sixty thousand acres along the St. Lawrence River and further north. In Williamsburg Township he owned the land where the battle of Crysler’s Farm was fought. He also owned the land in the Township of Finch in Stormont County, where the village of Crysler is now situated. The common factor which joins these two entities is the land owned by Col. John Crysler.
In 1808, John Crysler succeeded in becoming an elected representative for the County of Dundas on the fifth Parliament of Upper Canada and served until 1824. He was also a Colonel in the militia, and a very prominent person in the community. He donated land in Crysler for the erection of three churches: the Roman Catholic Church, the Presbyterian Church and the Anglican Church. he was a very active and generous member of the Anglican congregation. He chose to live his final years in Crysler and is buried in the Anglican cemetery in that village. His tombstone bears the dates 1768-1852. In 1987, a historic site marker was erected by Finch Township Council to honour his contribution to his country. Lorna Armstrong of Crysler was instrumental in the erection of this plaque. One of the last remaining members of the Crysler family was Kate Crysler and she died in 1946 in Ottawa. At the time of her death, Kate still owned a house in Crysler; Built in 1903, it was a large impressive brick structure. Lindsay Crysler and his sister Mrs. Fred O’Connor died shortly after Kate. Land originally owned by Col. John Crysler was purchased by farmers in the area.


A new display dispersed throughout storefronts in Victoria gives readers a peek into creative young minds.
Now through July 2, visitors can find a single page in store windows, collectively forming a Story Path throughout the city. Reading an entire story means visiting several different places, but not to worry, the pages tell people where to go next.
In total, 18 businesses host 36 posters telling stories, including that of Pencil Ninja.
“Pencil Ninja learned the ancient art of penciljitsu from his father before him, all the way back to ancient Japan. He’ll need all of his wits and all of his ninja skills in order to defeat the giants trying to use his lead.
“Pencil Ninja runs to his car and jumps into the driver seat and tries to start it. But the battery is dead. The giants are getting closer.”
To learn more, find the next page. Visit storystudio.ca/storypath for a map and to enter for prizes.
All of the stories were written by youth in programs run by Story Studio and community partners including such as the Greater Victoria Public Library, Victoria Literacy Connection, Child Care Resource and Referral and the Greater Victoria School District. Story Studio is a Victoria charity that exists to inspire, educate and empower young writers through storytelling.
“It’s important to us to celebrate the amazing stories that our youth produce, and to showcase their work,” said Sean Rodman, executive director of Story Studio. “In addition, this outdoor ‘scavenger hunt for stories’ promotes literacy and outdoor physical activity, while encouraging a vibrant downtown.”
Do you have a story tip? Email: email@example.com.


A delicious Café partnership between Abilis and Darien Library
The Café at Darien Library
The Café at Darien Library is a unique partnership between Darien Library and Abilis and provides employment opportunities for adults with disabilities.
Study. Read. Research.
But first, lunch.
About the Café
The Café at Darien Library is run by Abilis as a competitive employment program and provides adults with disabilities meaningful employment, an opportunity to learn important job skills and to be gainfully employed.
Founded in 1951 as a nonprofit organization, Abilis supports more than 800 individuals with special needs and their families from birth throughout their lives.
Darien Library’s mission is to provide education, entertainment, enrichment and community building through compassionate service to all. Futhermore, Darien Library is the heart of Darien and provides experiences that are loved and remembered. Darien Library is a Library Journal Star Library. To summarize, it is among the busiest public libraries in the state, with more than 1,300 visiting on an average day and has the highest per capita circulation in Connecticut.
Café equipment and technology made possible through a generous grant from The Darien Foundation. The Darien Foundation is a 501c3 public charity that provides grants for technology and capital initiatives, which creates opportunities for our youth, supports our town’s safety and security, and enhances the overall quality of life in Darien.
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The Café offers a variety of delicious and popular food choices and has partnered with local favorites including Friends & Company Kitchen, Happiness Is Back Country Market and Neri’s Bakery. The Café is also proud to serve local, organic coffee from Shearwater Organic Coffee Roasters.
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FUTURISM AND DISPENSATIONALISM
The eschatology of Futurism is largely credited to the early-mid 19th century interpretation of John Nelson Darby, widely recognized as "the father of modern Dispensationalism and Futurism", whose eschatological scheme was popularized in the 20th century church through the annotated Scofield Reference Bible. Unique to this eschatology is a "pre-tribulation" "rapture", in which born again believers are to be removed from the world, prior to a seven-year period of great tribulation that is to beset the rest of humanity. Futurism is also pre-millennial, expecting that Christ will return to rule and reign on earth for a period of a thousand years, in a temple that is to be built on the temple mount in Jerusalem. But is an understanding of apocalyptic prophecy to be found by studying charts and graphs produced by modern day men? What might we find when we look to the scriptures, and those of the former age, as scripture instructs?
It is interesting to note that the approach to eschatology of futurism, necessarily precludes even considering that Muhammad could be the false prophet of the book of Revelation, just as the approach of partial-preterism necessarily precludes the very same. This even though one-quarter of mankind in the world today are required to specifically disbelieve that Christ was crucified and thus reject the blood He shed for us all, and to deny the Son of God, as articles of their faith in the false prophet Muhammad alone. Indeed Muslims are taught that to confess that Jesus is the Son of God or even to pray in Jesus' name, would be to commit the single most "heinous" and only unforgivable sin ("shirk"), in Muhammad's counter-gospel, anti-religion of Islam. It should be no surprise then that Muhammad's followers have been slaughtering and subduing Christians and Jews, and subjugating non-Muslims for 1400 years.
Sections on this page include The "time of the end", History of Futurism in the Church, Futurism VS the Gospel, Jesuit Francisco Ribera, The Revived Roman Empire, the Abomination of Desolation, the "Pre-Trib" "Rapture" and Premillennialism.
The "time of the end" (URL)
Since the Scofield Reference Bible popularized John Darby's dispensational/futurist eschatological scheme in the 20th century church, as it remains today, let's look at Scofield notes on Daniel's "time of the end":
" (1) The time of the end in Daniel begins with the violation by "the prince that shall come" (i.e. "little horn," "man of sin," "Beast") of his covenant with the Jews for the restoration of the temple and sacrifice Daniel 9:27 and his presentation of himself as God; Daniel 9:27; 11:36-38; Matthew 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 13:4-6 and ends with his destruction by the appearing of the Lord in glory. ; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 19:19,20.
(2) The duration of the "time of the end" is three and one half years, coinciding with the last half of the seventieth week of Daniel. Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 13:5."
So the "time of the end" isn't supposed to begin until the middle of the 7-year tribulation at some point in the future, which would be 3-1/2 years after Christians are to have been removed from the earth, during the "pre-tribulation" "rapture". Here's how Daniel's book closes:
Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Daniel 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Since the book of Daniel was "shut up" and sealed until the "time of the end", and Scofield suggests that time is not supposed to begin until the middle of some seven-year period yet in the future, then how could any 19th century interpretation of the figurative language of Daniel's prophetic vision from prior to the "time of the end", be considered other than hopelessly compromised? Yet the seven-year tribulation - upon which Darby's eschatological scheme is based, as held throughout the 20th century futurist church - comes directly from John Darby's early 19th century interpretation of Daniel's 70th week, which is the most contentious and hotly debated element in the book of Daniel! Was John Darby given an exclusive franchise and access through the seal on the book of Daniel in the early 19th century, prior to when futurists themselves are expected to believe the book will be unsealed yet in the future?
History of Futurism in the Church (URL)
There was such a vast volume of speculative interpretation penned by the early church fathers, that futurists, preterists and historicists can all find tidbits here and there that seem to provide support for our chosen eschatology. Sometimes when the ECFs writings happen to offer the appearance of support, for one's chosen doctrine, they are sometimes accorded the respect given to Holy writ. But there is good reason their writings were not cannonized. In regard to a history of futurism in the church prior to John Nelson Darby, one of the most heavily studied and highly regarded futurists, Dr. Harry Ironside, wrote the following in his "Mysteries of God":
THE GREAT MYSTERY OF CHRIST AND THE CHURCH
Throughout the writings of the apostle Paul he again and again refers to a wondrous secret, which he designates in a special way as "the mystery," or "the great mystery." Other mysteries he treats of, as we have seen, and shall notice later; but there is one that is preeminently such. It occupies much of his ministry, and is clearly the chief gem in the diadem of the truth of Christianity; yet for centuries it was almost entirely lost sight of. In fact, until brought to the fore through the writings and the preaching and teaching of a distinguished ex-clergyman, Mr. J. N. Darby, in the early part of the last century, it is scarcely to be found in a single book or sermon throughout a period of sixteen hundred years! If any doubt this statement, let them search, as the writer has in measure done, the remarks of the so-called Fathers, both pre- and post-Nicene; the theological treatises of the scholastic divines; Roman Catholic writers of all shades of thought; the literature of the Reformation; the sermons and expositions of the Puritans; and the general theological works of the day. He will find "the mystery" conspicuous by its absence. Of ordinances exalted to the place of mysteries, as in heathen rites, he will find much; but as to the mystery, which to the apostle was so unspeakably precious, rarely a reference!"
Job 8:8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow:)
Beyond the absence of a history of futurism in the church over a period of sixteen hundred years, is the greater difficulty of squaring it with the Gospel. If you become stumped regarding the questions in the section that follow, we encourage you to ask your pastor for some answers to share with us in the forum so we can edit this web page and the forum, if warranted.
This is a link to a section further down this page with more on futurism's history in the church.
The old covenant prophet Jeremiah prophesied of a new covenant:
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
The following literal verses are found in literal passages of the new covenant ("diatheke" or "New Testament") scriptures and are not open to interpretation. The New Testament confirms Jeremiah's prophecy as fulfilled (click on the verse number for the whole passage):


New Nature Guide Features Hiking in Greenland
Nature Guide Greenland has just been published in an English version aimed at an international audience.
Nature Guide Greenland tells vividly and enthusiastically about Greenland’s nature with beautiful photos and in-depth information. On 384 richly illustrated pages, the book comes all the way around Greenland’s nature, geology, climate and not least the unique animal and plant life so far north.
The book contains inspiring travel tips and is an encyclopedia for more than 550 species of animals, plants, fungi and more. In addition, a completely new geological overview of rocks and minerals. The book was originally published in Danish in 2022.
Hiking in Greenland
The book contains many suggestions for hiking. In fact, more than 70 hiking trails are described, making the guide one of the most comprehensive hiking guides for Greenland.
Each hiking trail is described in the book’s Part 2, which contains travel descriptions for the different regions in Greenland. The trails are shown on maps for each region, summing up to a total of 18 maps.
The book contains descriptions of both easy and more challenging hikes – from Jameson Land in Northeast Greenland, Paradise Valley in South Greenland to the Icefjord in Ilulissat and the iconic Arctic Circle Trail.
If you are a passionate hiker who loves Greenland’s wilderness and the beautiful Arctic nature, then Nature Guide Greenland is absolutely indispensable.
You can learn more about the book and order it here.


Situation: Lisa is talking to Jackie about the author, John Grisham, and his books.
Lisa: Hey Jackie, how are you doing today?
Jackie: I am good! I just got out of my psychology lecture. It was so boring! I am glad I am done for the day. How are you doing? Did you just get out of class too?
Lisa: No, I have been out of class since early this afternoon, and I have been reading this new book I just bought. Have you ever heard of the author John Grisham?
Jackie: Yeah! John Grisham is a lawyer who has written a lot of books based on his knowledge and experience with the legal system like The Client. His books are very easy to read, and they give a lot of information on how the legal system works.
Lisa: Yeah, The Client is one of my favorite books! I love Mark Sway and Reggie Love, the two main characters of the novel. For an eleven-year-old kid, Mark is old beyond his years and so streetwise. John Grisham’s special sense of humor has made his characters very entertaining and the book much more interesting to read. Have you read The Chamber?
Jackie: The Chamber is a pretty good book too. The story about a grandson who tried to save the grandfather he has never really known gave me an insight on how the legal system works in the case of capital punishment. This story was somber, and it was written in a more serious tone.
Lisa: John Grisham really knows how to adapt his writing style to each situation. That is probably one of the reasons for his success.
Jackie: John Grisham’s success is an example of the importance of education. Even though his parents were poor and did not have a decent education, his mother put a lot of emphasis on his education and pushed him to go to college.
Lisa: I have to agree with you on that. Education is one of the best tools to achieve success in life. That is the reason why we are still in school, right?
Jackie: Right. But, why the sudden interest in John Grisham, Lisa?
Lisa: Well, I read his first book, and I found it very interesting. So, I kept on reading his books. I already have a collection of all his work.
Jackie: He has written at least twenty books. Did you read all of them? Did you have that much free time?
Lisa: No, I only read his legal fiction books. I have not touched any of his non-legal fiction or his non-fiction books.
Jackie: I see that you are very interested in learning about the legal system.
Lisa: Yes, very much. I find it fascinating. However, not enough to change my major from psychology to law yet.
Jackie: Maybe you should follow John Grisham’s example. He is a lawyer, and he writes novels about the legal system. You can finish your studies in psychology, and then write novels based on your expertise in psychology.
Lisa: That is a good idea. However, do you think I am creative enough to be able to weave all sorts of stories like John Grisham? That would require a lot of talent, and I do not know whether
I have it in me.
Jackie: You never know unless you try. Anyways, people say, “where there is a will, there is a way,” right?
Lisa: And, there is also writer’s block. Those moments when you sit in front of the computer,ready to put your story in writing, and yet, your mind is completely blank. You keep on trying and trying, and nothing comes. I mean, absolutely nothing.
Jackie: Still, you never know unless you try, Lisa. Oh, it is almost 3 o’clock! I need to run, or I will miss the bus. See you later, Lisa!
Lisa: Bye, Jackie! Talk to you later!


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This page is devoted to making your body, mind and soul feel good, and will be updated every couple of weeks with music, meditations and general better ways of living.
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October and November and December Lunar and Solar Traditions~
Halloween/Samhain October 31, 2018
Day of the Dead - November 2, 2018
Election Day (Go Vote!) November 6, 2018
New Moon - November 7, 2018
Thanksgiving/Willow Chi Closed - November 22, 2018
Full Moon - November 23, 2018
Hannukah Begins - December 3, 2018
New Moon - December 7, 2018
Yule/Winter Solstice - December 21, 2018
Full Moon - December 22, 2018
Christmas/Willow Chi - December 25, 2018
Kwanza - December 26, 2018
New Year's Eve - December 31, 2018
For amazing blends of herbs and love, warming your spirit and body
Check out Willow Creek in Grand Junction
Want the best Chai you've ever had? Check out Jitters in Orchard Mesa! (Order the House Chai, you will not be disappointed)
Looking for something sweeter than Chai but not as intense as Thai Iced Tea? Try the Iced Asian at Octopus coffee on Horizon Drive or at the main branch of the Mesa County library.
and for other lunar traditionals and lore (not to mention a great aromatherapy and crystal collection!) My favorite place in Denver:


Joseph Sarno’s Acclaimed Masterpiece of Erotic Cinema is Back in
THE INGA COLLECTION
Retro Seduction Cinema’s Deluxe 3-Film, 3-Disc Collection
Available August 14, 2012
New York, NY June 4, 20120 – The newest entry in Retro Seduction Cinema’s critically acclaimed line of classic sexploitation cinema, the INGA COLLECTION, reintroduces three iconic films by NYC auteur Joseph Sarno, previously available as distinct, limited-edition numbered DVDs: INGA, SEDUCTION OF INGA and THE INDELICATE BALANCE.
Shot entirely in Sweden, INGA and SEDUCTION OF INGA swept U.S. box offices and catapulted young Swedish starlet Marie Liljedahl to international fame while securing director Joseph Sarno’s reputation as the “Ingmar Bergman of Erotic Cinema”. Also included is the lesser-known, but equally compelling Swedish production, THE INDELICATE BALANCE.
Three acclaimed tales of sexual awakening and forbidden passion by sexploitation auteur Joseph Sarno, now available in a new collector’s edition release from Retro Seduction Cinema:
Inga – Marie Liljedahl is Inga, a beautiful and naïve young woman who becomes a pawn in a game of sexual manipulation and deceit after her move into her aunt’s home. To escape, she must choose between the arms of a sophisticated much-older man and those of her aunt’s younger lover.
Seduction of Inga - Alone and penniless, Inga (Marie Liljedahl) becomes the personal secretary and lover of a dashing older man. But when business takes him away, temptation proves too difficult to resist, and soon Inga must choose between her lover, his mistress and a handsome young musician.
The Indelicate Balance – A prolonged stay at his attractive and overbearing mother’s home prompts Harald and his wife Karin to question their relationship, ultimately driving Karin into the arms of another woman.
The INGA COLLECTION is presented with an exhaustive array of extras including commentaries, interviews, and liner-notes booklet. Telecine from the original film elements was supervised by Retro Seduction Cinema founder and President, Michael Raso. Michael remains the driving force behind the home entertainment imprint established in 2000 to preserve the often-overlooked but culturally significant American sexploitation cinema genre, with emphasis on the films of Joseph Sarno. Over the next decade, the relationship forged by working closely with the filmmaker and his wife and collaborator, Peggy Sarno, resulted in the excavation, restoration and release of internationally renowned classics such as ABIGAIL LESLIE IS BACK IN TOWN, LAURA’S TOYS, GIRL MEETS GIRL (BIBI), DADDY DARLING, ALL THE SINS OF SODOM, VAMPIRE ECSTASY, MOONLIGHTING WIVES, BUTTERFLIES, CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, SWEDISH WILDCATS and culminated in the 2006 original production (and Joe’s final film) SUBURBAN SECRETS.
The INGA COLLECTION
Title: INGA COLLECTION
Director: Joseph Sarno
Stars: Marie Liljedahl, Monica Strommerstedt, Thomas Ungewitter, Tommy Blom
Label: Retro Seduction Cinema
Aspect Ratio Feature Film: 1:33:1
Number of discs: 3
DVD Format: 5, 9
Rating: Not Rated
Total Run Time: 7+ hrs


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This week we talk with Chris Johnson. Chris is an Australian author who lives in Brisbane with his wife and daughter. His books blend the esoteric mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, with a dash of Twilight Zone, and a twist of dry humour. He has published numerous short stories and novels, and has many more to come.
Chris Johnson’s story and book ideas come from a rich background as a stage magician, a mentalist, a psychic, and even a computer systems programmer! He also blames growing up in the 1980s on a diet of Atari computer games and television shows. Onstage, he used to read people’s thoughts; bend spoons, keys and forks; and he predicted newspaper headlines up to a week before their publication (including the Los Angeles Riots of 1992).
Nowadays, he still performs, but he also entertains people through his stories, which always include an element of the weird and wonderful, the bizarre or the supernatural.
His first book, Twelve Strokes of Midnight, is a collection of short stories, steeped in twists and turns, containing threads he says may lead into his other works and even each other. Each short story in the Devil’s dozen coincides with a clock strike, drawing you into the witching hour and the impending horrors watching you from the shadows.
Tell us about ‘While He Was Sleeping.
While He Was Sleeping is told through the voice of Robin Mitchell, a teenager in a Central Queensland town. His best friend Norman Cole is comatose in hospital after a freak bike accident, which Robin believes involved foul play from a group of bullies who used to terrorise Norman in school.
During a hospital visit, a strange girl appears and talks to Robin and Norman’s family. Her name is Maerie and she claims to be Norman’s girlfriend, a secret Norman kept from them all for fear of teasing. Robin notices strange activity on the EEG machine near Norman that ceases when Maerie leaves the room.
Soon, bizarre accidents and events happen around town, centring around Norman’s bullies, who die in strange circumstances, and Robin who suffers violent dreams. He realises there is something about Maerie… and he could be next.
What was the inspiration behind it?
The original idea came to me in 1988 while I was in my senior year. I had been reading about psychic phenomenon, a subject that still interests me, and came across a concept in Tibetan Buddhism and a lady named Alexandra David-Neel. It involved incredible effort in visualisation. I won’t describe too much for fear of spoilers, but I wanted to try it until I realised the possibilities.
How long does it take you to write a book?
The first draft took about six months. During that time, I had my own hospital stay which slowed things down, especially the six weeks of bed rest. All up, it took eight months with the editing and redrafts.
If you could cast actors to play your lead characters, who would you choose and why?
Mel Gibson could make a great father to Robin who could be portrayed by a young Sean Astin. That’s the way I thought of them while writing it.
What aspect of While He Was Sleeping are you most proud of?
I’m proud that, at such a young age, I was able to visualise this story in such a mature level. You see, I was a senior high school student when I first outlined the story. Yes, I changed a few parts when I finally wrote it, a minor tweak, but the story stays conceptually the same. It brought back so many memories of growing up in that era.
What does being a writer mean to you?
Writing is a backbone of entertainment. I’m also an entertainer at corporate events and some private parties. Although most of my work as a mentalist is off-the-cuff, it requires a basic routine or script. My hypnotic words are scripted too. Watch a movie, and you see something a writer’s work come to life through actors.
So being a writer is important from the beginning stages of many great pieces.
Whether you wish to deliver a message to your readers about domestic violence, global warming, or something else, a writer must keep one thing in mind: you must entertain your readers. That’s most important and is what they remember most.
Do you find it hard to find time to write?
Juggling it with other parts of life, yes. Besides being a writer, I wear the hats of a husband, a father, a son, an entertainer, a businessman, and me. Balance is always key, and I’m lucky to keep that.
Do you have plans for your next book?
I have plans for many books. The trouble is knowing what’s next. There are more books from the Craig Ramsey series, a possible sequel to Bootstrap’s Journey (my time travel adventure), and a host of new material that exploded from my ears. (And a self-help book related to my work as a corporate entertainer).
What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a book?
Most research happens before I start writing, as I did for While He Was Sleeping. It contains elements of Tibetan Buddhism and mysticism. I researched it thirty years ago when I wrote the first outline. Yet it still helped to check out certain groups online and check other pieces when the need arose.
My technique was similar for Dead Cell. I researched weapons, their drawbacks, and the CIA experiments on psychics. Being a psychic entertainer helped fill things more. And I even asked a doctor friend of mine about some medical instruments.
Research is important but don’t wow the audience with a documentary. The story is king.


A Quantitative and Descriptive Study of Distinct and Self-Consistent Attentional Styles and their Relation to Enneagram Typology (Part 1)
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Throughout history people have observed human differences and similarities and have attempted to classify them. The task of organizing and classifying these observations has challenged human science in every era and in every civilization. These challenges have led to the development of typologies, which are schemes or proce...
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Thursday, 28 November 2013
BRIAN O'HIGGINS Brian na Banban
The Rebel song tradition is explored by Frank Harte who was born in Dublin and trained as an architect. His introduction to traditional Irish songs came from a chance meeting at a fair in Boyle, Co. Roscommon in the 1940s with a member of Ireland’s ‘travelling’ community who was singing and selling his ballad sheets. Since that chance encounter Frank has been obsessed with songs that tell stories. Over the years he has collected a phenomenal number of Irish ballads that reflect the culture and politics of Ireland.
To listen to the clips, you will need the free Realplayer plugin from real.com. Use this WebWise link for a step by step guide to downloading Real-player. These clips are not playable with Windows Media Player. Throughout Ireland’s long history of struggle for independence, each of the various uprisings has generated its own collection of songs. These invariably tell the story of Ireland’s troubled history with its more powerful neighbour, Britain, and capture and support the political dreams of the generations who sought an independent nation.
The songs that we are dealing with here are just some of those that were sung during the time leading up to, and including, the Rebellion of 1916, the War of Independence and the Civil War.
The introduction of the 1912 Irish Home Rule Bill radicalized politics in Ireland. The detailed facts of the negotiations between the British Prime Minister Asquith and John Redmond the leader of the Irish Nationalist Party at Westminster are adequately dealt with in history books. However, the oral history of that period contained in the songs of the people is given cursory attention by historians.
Shortly after the passing of the Home Rule Bill in parliament, Britain became embroiled in the Great War and Redmond made a political calculation that in time would backfire. He encouraged Irishmen to join the British army in the belief that by showing solidarity with Britain, Westminster would not renege on its home rule commitments. Although Redmond received tremendous support not everyone was prepared to back him. Opposition was soon voiced in the many anti-enlistment songs popular at that time. These derided his call for the National Volunteers to enlist in the British army and fight in France. The Grand Old Dame Britannia is one of many songs which captures the spirit of that opposition.
The Grand Old Dame Britannia
Come all ye scholars saints and bards, Says the grand old dame Britannia. Will ye come and join the Irish Guards, Says the grand old dame Britannia.
Oh, don’t believe them Sinn Fein lies, And every Gael that for England dies, Will enjoy ‘Home Rule’ 'neath the Irish skies, Says the grand old dame Britannia.
Now Johnny Redmond you’re the one, You went to the front and you fired a gun, Well you should have seen them Germans run, Says the grand old dame Britannia. But if you dare to tread on the German’s feet, You’ll find a package tied up neat, A Home Rule badge and a winding sheet, Says the grand old dame Britannia.
Anti-enlistment songs, and later on anti-conscription ones, relied heavily on sarcasm, a device used by ballad makers throughout history because it was considered the only weapon the oppressed had against the powerful. These ballads specialized in lampooning politicians and authority figures who encouraged Irishmen to fight in foreign wars. The figure of the ‘Recruiting Sergeant’ has traditionally been a target for verbal abuse and during the Great War he provided inspiration for many ballads as in this one from Tipperary,
The Recruiting Sergeant
As I was going along the road and feeling fine and larky O, A recruiting sergeant trim and neat said you’d look fine in khaki O, The King he is in need of men just read the proclamation O, The life in Flanders would be fine, for you it would be vacation O.
That may be true I answered back but tell me Sergeant dearie O, If I had a pack stuck on my back would I look fine and cheery O The proclamations are alright I have read the last of French’s O, Well it might be hot in Flanders but its draughty in the trenches O.
The recruiting sergeant in Dublin fared no better than his colleague in Tipperary. The Dublin ballad maker Peadar Kearney who wrote many popular songs during this turbulent period, including the Irish national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann, treated the recruiting sergeant in an equally sarcastic manner in his song ‘Sergeant William Bailey.’
Sergeant William Bailey
Sergeant William Bailey was a man of high renown, Tooral looral looral looral loo, In search of gallant young recruits he used to scour the town, Tooral looral looral looral loo, His face was full and swarthy, of medals he had forty, And ribbons on his chest red white and blue, It was he that looked the hero as he made the people stare O, As he stood on Dunphy’s corner tooral loo.
But alas for human greatness every dog he has his day, Tooral looral looral looral loo, And Sergeant William Bailey he is getting old and grey, Tooral looral looral looral loo, No longer youths are willing to take his dirty shilling, And things for him are looking mighty blue, In spite of fife and drumming no more recruits are coming, For Sergeant William Bailey tooral loo.
Peadar Kearney and another popular ballad writer, Brian O’Higgins (Brian na Banban), continued to use the cutting edge of sarcasm to great effect. They used some of their songs to mock the police who at that time were encouraged to learn the Irish language so that they might be able to charge the rebels with making seditious speeches. However, when it came to writing about the ‘Easter Rising,’ Peadar Kearney wrote not about a ‘glorious rebellion’ but in an understated, sarcastic Dublin fashion, referred to the Rising as a row in the town.
The Row in the Town
I’ll sing you a song of a row in the town, When the green flag went up and the crown rag came down, ‘Twas the neatest and sweetest thing ever you saw, And they played the best game played in Erin go Bragh.
God rest gallant Pearse and his comrades who died, Tom Clarke, MacDonagh, MacDermott, McBride, And here’s to Jim Connolly he gave one hurrah, And he placed the machine guns for Erin go Bragh.
Big moments in history like the 1916 Rebellion do not always provide inspiration for a great ballad. Patrick Pearse, the iconic leader of 1916 is not celebrated in the popular song tradition, yet the labour leader James Connolly is. Why is there a ballad for Connolly but none for Pearse? Perhaps the manner of Connolly’s execution – still suffering from his wounds he was shot sitting in a chair – or perhaps his role as a trade union leader inspired the ballad maker to immortalise him in song.
Where oh where is our James Connolly, Where oh where can that brave man be, He has gone to organise the Union, That working men might yet be free.
Where oh where is the citizen army, Where oh where can that brave band be, They have gone to join the great rebellion, And break the bonds of slavery.
The inspiration for a ballad is many and varied. Sometimes it can be a great tragedy, an ambush, a murder or just a simple phrase that sets a chord vibrating. A parish priest from Kilcoo in Co.Down, Canon Charles O’Neill, attended the first sitting of the new Dáil, or parliament, in Dublin in 1919. As the names of the elected members were called out he was moved by the number of times the names were answered by "faoi ghlas ag na Gaill" (locked up by the foreigner). On returning home he wrote one of the finest songs that recounts the story of the 1916 Rebellion.
The Foggy Dew
As down the glen one Easter morn Through a city fair rode I. There armed lines of marching men, In squadrons did pass me by. No pipe did hum, no battle drum, Did sound out its loud tattoo. But the angelus bell o’er the Liffey’s swell, Rang out through the foggy dew.
Right proudly high over Dublin town They flung out the flag of war. ‘Twas far better to die ‘neath an Irish sky, Than at Suvla or Sud el Bar. And from the plains of royal Meath, Brave men came hurrying through, While Britannia’s Huns with their long-range guns, Sailed into the foggy dew.
Perhaps the best known and most widely sung of all the songs of Irish resistance is the one which commemorates the execution of Kevin Barry in Dublin’s Mountjoy Jail on 1st November 1920. Barry was an 18 year-old medical student who joined the Irish Volunteers and was sentenced to death by hanging after he was convicted of the killing of a British soldier. The execution received international attention and many appeals for a reprieve were turned down. The song was written by an anonymous exile in Glasgow and later was heard by a worldwide audience when the great American singer Paul Robeson recorded it.
In Mountjoy Jail one Monday morning, High upon the gallows tree, Kevin Barry gave his young life For the cause of liberty. Just a lad of eighteen summers, Yet no one can deny, As he walked to death that morning He proudly held his head on high.
Just before he faced the hangman, In his dreary prison cell, British soldiers tortured Barry Just because he would not tell The names of his brave comrades, And other things they wished to know, ‘Turn informer or we’ll kill you!’ Kevin Barry answered ‘No!’
The ballad maker has also recorded the atrocities of the Black and Tans. In many parts of the Republic of Ireland the traveler often comes across small roadside monuments commemorating an ambush or the death of a republican volunteer. If you were to investigate further you would probably discover that there was also a song written to commemorate the same event. In a field in Gortaglanna in County Kerry, there are three crosses bearing the names of Padraic Dalton, Padraic Walsh and Diarmuid Lyons, who were shot by the Black and Tans in the Valley of Knockanure. The song that commemorates their deaths is one of the finest examples of this type of narrative ballad.
The Valley of Knockanure
You may sing and speak about Easter week and the heroes of ninety eight. Of Fenian men who roamed the glen in victory or defeat, Of those who died on the scaffold high or outlawed on the moor, But no word was said of our gallant dead in the Valley of Knockanure.
There was Padraic Dalton and Padraic Walsh they were known both far and wide, In every house in every town they were always side by side, A Republic bold they did uphold though outlawed on the moor, And side by side they bravely died in the Valley of Knockanure.
‘The Treaty’ which was signed in London on 6th December 1921, established the ‘Irish Free State’. The republican members of the Dáil opposed it and the resulting Civil War saw old comrades who were previously united in their struggle against British rule now bitterly opposed to each other.
Many of the songs written during the civil war were written by and for those who fought on the republican side. They invariably dealt with the atrocities of the Free State troops and the betrayal of the republican ideal of a thirty-two county Ireland. The song Take It Down From the Mast captures the sense of betrayal felt by those who took up arms against the new state. It is perhaps surprising that one seldom hears a song in praise of the two most outstanding individuals of that time, Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera. Nor does one hear a song in praise of the Irish Free State.
Take it Down from the Mast
Take it down from the mast Irish traitors, The flag we Republicans claim, It can never belong to Free Staters, You brought on it nothing but shame.
Then leave it to those who are willing, To uphold it in war and in peace, To those who intend to continue, Until England’s cruel tyranny cease.


Throughout history of our times women have been important figures to our being. The strength, determination and wisdom they behold are not to be taken for granted.
March is a very powerful month. It’s the way of the feminine. With rebirth and the flowering of spring it’s a perfect month to honor the history of women in the world and in our lives.
Here are some women I have been fascinated by. They were all inspirational and influential visionaries in their own right.
Hatshepsut, the female King of Egypt. She attained unprecedented power for a woman adopting the full title and regalia of Pharaoh and was the longest reigning female pharaoh in Egypt, ruling for 20 years in the 14th century B.C. She truly care about people and the world around her. She seemed to be a very spiritual woman with a beautiful mind and a love for beauty. She is considered one of Egypt’s most successful pharaohs. Hatshepsut’s successful transition from queen to pharaoh was, in part, due to her ability to recruit influential supporters. Under Hatshepsut’s reign, Egypt prospered. Unlike other rulers in her dynasty, she was more interested in ensuring economic prosperity and building and restoring monuments throughout Egypt and Nubia than in conquering new lands. She was one of the most prolific builders in ancient Egypt, commissioning hundreds of construction projects. Her greatest achievement was the enormous memorial temple at Deir el-Bahri, considered one of the architectural wonders of ancient Egypt. She also reestablished trade networks that had been previously disrupted. She created a trading expedition to Punt. Using 5 ships many trade goods were bought in Punt most notably frankincense and myrrh. 31 myrrh trees returned and they were the first recorded attempt to transplant foreign trees. She charred the frankincense and ground it into kohl eyeliner. This is the first recorded use of the resin. In Ancient Egyptian women were given far more respect by society than most other societies of the time , but it was still extremely unusual for a woman to become Pharaoh. She did a phenomenal job.
Eliza Souvielle (October 21, 1851 – March 31, 1930) was a poet, astronomer, botanist and the first woman to lecture on Science at Harvard University She wrote The Ulyssiad which was a biography of Ulysses Grant in verse. She was also involved in civic affairs, supporting such organizations and their causes as the Home for the Aged, the League of American Pen Women, and the Illinois Woman’s Press Association. Being a scientist herself, she was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and she took an active role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Vivian Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009) was an American street photographer born in New York City. She was a nanny and caregiver who ventured into the art of photography. She consistently took photos over the course of five decades. She would ultimately leave over 100,000 negatives, most of them shot in Chicago and New York City. Vivian would further indulge in her passionate devotion to documenting the world around her through homemade films, recordings and collections, assembling one of the most fascinating windows into American life . She was very private but her massive body of work would come to light when in 2007 it was discovered at a local thrift auction house on Chicago’s Northwest Side. From there, it would eventually impact the world over and change the life of the man who championed her work and brought it to the public eye, John Maloof. Her photos also betray an affinity for the poor, arguably because of an emotional kinship she felt with those struggling to get by.
Georgia O’Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York. She was a 20th century American painter and pioneer of American modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers, skyscrapers, animal skulls and southeastern landscapes. Photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz gave O’Keeffe her first gallery show in 1916 and the couple married in 1924. Considered the “mother of American modernism,” O’Keeffe moved to New Mexico after her husband’s death and was inspired by the landscape to create numerous well-known paintings. Georgia O’Keeffe died on March 6, 1986 at the age of 98.
Dorothea Lynde Dix was born in 1802 She was a social reformer whose devotion to the welfare of the mentally ill led to widespread international reforms. After seeing horrific conditions in a Massachusetts prison, she spent the next 40 years lobbying U.S. and Canadian legislators to establish state hospitals for the mentally ill. Her efforts directly affected the building of 32 institutions in the United States. The course of her life changed in 1841, when she began teaching Sunday school at the East Cambridge Jail, a women’s prison. She discovered the appalling treatment of the prisoners, particularly those with mental illnesses, whose living quarters had no heat. She immediately went to court and secured an order to provide heat for the prisoners, along with other improvements. But that was not enough for her. She was a great humanitarian who established humane treatment at asylums for the mentally ill.
Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, author, singer, dancer, college professor, historian and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. She was a determined woman who forged ahead, challenged herself and changed the world in small and large ways for more than 80 years. She was born poor yet managed to overcome circumstances and lead a rich and triumphant life. Throughout her work, themes of individual power resonate, with an emphasis on “equal pay, equal respect, equal responsibility for everyone.” She emerged as a role model for resilience and fierce self-respect. She did things on her own terms a greatly respectable quality in any human being “I had to trust life, since I was young enough to believe that life loved the person who dared to live it.” That is how Maya Angelou recalled herself at age 30.
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is remembered for her self-portraits, pain and passion, and bold, vibrant colors. She is celebrated in Mexico for her attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and by feminists for her depiction of the female experience and form. She became a countercultural symbol of 20th century, and created a legacy in paint that continue to inspire the imagination and mind.
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) is an Icon for many well known reasons. She grew up poor without her natural parents as her mother was mentally ill. That is such a challenge for a child. In spite of that she learned to grow, learn, become more intelligent than people gave her credit for, and make something of herself that only some can imagine. She had such a vulnerability that was beautiful, and the courage to go for what she wanted.
In my own personal life I have been bless to have a few great women surrounding me.
My grandmother Natalie who raised 7 children mostly on her own. She showed what unconditional love was. In spite of her health problems during her life she still had a peaceful grace about her. She was a hard worker who raised a mentally challenged son who lived with her her whole life. She was a strong woman who came from a strong Armenian background. Her parents escaped the Armenian Genocide in 1915 to come to Wisconsin. She always showed us love and that was the most important part.
My grandmother Virginia was the most influential woman in my life as well as my mother’s. She was a strong woman with the beauty and grace of any famous woman out there. She was an independent do it yourself kind of woman who had tons of humor. Those traits carried her through her life into her 90’s. She was a role model for me. She showed me so much unconditional love and respect, it goes beyond words. We were so connected, a bond that can never be broken even as she left this earth, yet a woman who can never be replaced. We were 3 generations who took care of each other. I learned so much just being with her. She always took time with me and we thoroughly enjoyed each other’s company. She was a caring and compassionate soul. The wisdom and the memories she passed on to this family will never be forgotten. I know she is still with us.
What women have been most influential to you in your life? How has the history of women shaped your life?


The Matrix (1999) Reissue: The 2D IMAX Experience
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
CAST: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano
DIRECTOR: Lana Wachowski,Lilly Wachowski
RUN TIME: 136 min


Of the dozens of Québécois journaux jaunes (yellow papers) published in the 1950s and 1960s, one of the most viciously muck-raking was Le Senteux. As is the case with a great many of these publications, it is difficult to find background information on Le Senteux. In his autobiography, Quebec journalist Jacques Duval recounts the journal’s founding by Alain Stanké, and notes that it was short-lived. We have decided to post one issue in its entirety here, to convey something of the range of issues covered in so many of these publications. This issue, vol. 1, no. 16, is undated, but on the basis of references to songs and films we can guess that it was published in 1955 or 1956. (The paper is scrupulous in avoiding any reference to specific years.)
In this issue, we find the expressions of moral outrage over homosexuality, immoral music and sexual licence typical of the journal jaune, though as is almost always the case with these papers, the seriousness of that outrage is to be doubted. As well, we find an attention to ways in which ordinary people might be cheated by the forces of government or commerce — a recurrent theme of these publications. This highlights of this issue are the articles “Club de lesbiennes à Outremont” and “Club de masochistes à Westmount”, reports on, respectively, the neighbourhoods of Montreal’s bourgeois Francophone and Anglophone populations.
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Book summary services have actually been humming for some time currently. Several of these services have actually been around since 1999, such as getAbstract, which has a directory of over 20,000 recaps. The company asserts to serve one third of Ton of money 100 business. The solution is offered in a number of languages, as well as individuals can highlight crucial points in their book summaries. Among the most prominent publication summaries is “Blinkist,” a service that reviews timeless books and distills them right into 10 bitesize factors.
Is Blinkist Free?
Blinkist is a web site that supplies audiobooks, original episodes by writers, and other web content from publications and also other non-fiction titles. This service is free for the initial 15 minutes, yet a paid registration is required to proceed accessing the material. The site is extremely easy to use, and the style is intuitive as well as straightforward. The website is developed for trainees and professionals that intend to eat non-fiction books in bite-sized items.
The Blinkist app for iphone and also Android is offered totally free. To register, simply enter your e-mail address or Facebook account. When you’ve signed up, you’ll see 3 tabs – membership, conserved highlights, as well as setups. Each tab has a fast tutorial that walks you with how to make use of the application. For a better reading experience, take into consideration acquiring the costs variation. You’ll obtain even more functions and also better high quality content.
The Blinkist collection includes greater than 3 thousand books. It’s easy to find the books you want to review by arranging them by their titles as well as authors. You can also surf all the blinks in a particular category. You can likewise sort the list by Underway to make sure you finish the blinks right now. You can discover the collections. Blinkist supplies 50-60 different groups, as well as each of these groups consists of all the blinks under that group.
How Much does Blinkist Premium set you back?
Blinkist uses a free test for 7 days. You can terminate anytime before the trial finishes. By doing this you can check out several of the best titles without paying a dollar. If you decide to purchase a subscription, you’ll be billed for 3 months if you choose the month-to-month strategy. After the totally free trial ends, you’ll be billed for a yearly plan, which is less costly overall. You can also switch between subscription strategies any time if you would certainly such as.
Blinkist is great for groups, also. It cuts out the fluff and delivers one of the most crucial ideas from a book. You can choose which topics you would love to learn more regarding as well as which ones you ‘d rather miss. You can review every one of the blinks for a publication to see which topics order your interest the most, or you can choose to go back to a topic later. If you would love to sign up with a group and also subscribe to Blinkist, you can locate a team package beginning at $549 annually.
Why do I recommend Blinkist?
The Blinkist application is an on the internet analysis service. The application is free and also works on both your computer system as well as mobile phone. You can look into a publication as well as download the summaries for offline analysis. You can additionally access all conserved publication recaps via your collection. The app also allows you to conserve publication recaps for later usage. This can be useful if you read a publication that’s also long or complicated to review in one sitting.
Blinkist is great for individuals who want to discover more without spending throughout the day reading. It conserves you time and money due to the fact that it summarizes books for you. It likewise accommodates different understanding styles. The summary is readily available in audio and written kind. You can additionally pick to highlight fundamental parts of guide as well as save them in Evernote or various other locations. Using Blinkist is an outstanding means to learn more as well as conserve money.
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Library services: About your students
- Can my students visit/borrow from another library?
A number of national schemes allow reference use or limited borrowing from other libraries for registered staff and students:
UK Libraries Plus – this allows distance, part-time, long-term placement and full time postgraduate students to borrow from participating libraries and allows all registered students reference use of other libraries.
Sconul Research Extra – academic and research staff and research-only postgraduates may register without charge as external borrowers at over 125 higher education institutions.
- My students complain that the library isn’t open long enough .
Opening hours can be discussed at your library user group.
- I’ve got a disabled student, what can the library do to assist?
The library may have a guide to assistance available for disabled students such as photocopying, extended loan periods for books etc. See your subject librarian for help.
- Can the library help me with suspected plagiarism?
The library can assist with identifying sources of suspected plagiarised material but will have to respect confidentiality of borrowing records and comply with the Data Protection Act.
- Can someone show my students how to use electronic resources?
Arrange a user education session with your subject librarian on general or specific resources.
- What services are available to distance learning students?
The library may have a guide on services for distance learning students eg photocopying, access to electronic resources, borrowing privileges, postal loans. See your subject librarian for help.
- My students are complaining that the library’s too noisy, what can I do?
Find out if there are quiet or silent study areas for students to use. Advise students to alert library staff if there are noisy groups in the library.


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Hey guys! Last month I went on a little book buying spree! As a somewhat reasonable person, I will never (never say never) buy 20 books in one month and have a huge ass book haul as some of the fabulous booktubers have. I adore books and love reading, but I don’t have the space or the capital (sadly. Still dreaming about the huge mansion–I’m imagining something akin to the Malfoy Mansion but with light and joy–with the library from Beauty and the Beast). Anyhow, this past month, I bought 6 books! And I decided to share them with you, in case you were looking for some bookish ideas.
Four of these are actually used, while two are brand new from the airport, ’cause what else do you do at an airport?
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Rebel of the Sands is a novel that I have heard a lot about on booktube (though it’s probably been a while). But when a friend of mine rated the third book on goodreads (five stars btb), I decided to get the first one. I’ll admit the cover may have had something to with that decision. I mean, I know we’re not supposed to “judge a book by its cover” but this is GORGEOUS. I mean, the colors, the stars, the swirls! What’s not to love? I’m not totally sure of what it is about but I kind of want to keep it that way! I do know that it is a YA novel, though! And I feel safe in assuming that there probably is some dessert and sand involved as well.
Anne’s House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery
I read Anne of Green Gables some years ago and I have reread it many times since. It’s just so GOOD. So far, I’ve read the first three novels and I absolutely love the development of Anne. Up until now, she has moved in with the Cuthberts, gone to Avonlea to become a teacher and gotten a job. This book will follow the next few steps in Anne’s life. And yes, I am expecting some Gilbert.
PS. If you haven’t read Anne of Green Gables (and you have a love of joy and life and everything nice in it), go read it! Immediately! Fall in love with Anne– always remember the E– and her strange but amazing mind.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
I have been eyeing this for quite some years! First of all, I just really like the ocean. And this cover portrays a mix of ocean and space with a splash of something magical. I have read a few of Neil Gaiman’s book and I am super excited to read another one. Especially this one.
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Another buy inspired by booktube. Little Book Owl has been raving about anything Jay Kristoff and well … I’ve finally given in.
This YA-novel features ASSASINS. That’s the one thing about this book I know! According to the synopsis, the main character is in some kind of assassin’s school. She’s the baddest of them all and she’s out for some revenge. I am really really really really hoping for a good training sequence here! If there is one thing I love, it’s a training sequence.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
If you will, just take in this beautiful cover for a second. The contrast of the white on black. The splash of red. The hint of blue. B-E-A-utiful. This cover and the fact that the novel is supposed to be all African-inspired are the reasons for me buying this.
The novel a YA high fantasy about Zelíe and her mission to bring magic back to Orïsha. Once Orïsha was full of magic and maji but when magic was lost, all of the adult Maji were killed (including Zelíe’s mother). The children were allowed to live and now Zelié will venture out on an adventure to bring back magic.
I read this as soon as I had bought it. However, my expectations were not in check, at all, so instead of expecting a YA novel, I was expecting an adult high fantasy novel. This is not adult. This is YA in its truest form (especially if you like stereotyping.) Anyhow, I’m writing a review of this, so watch out for that if you’re interested in hearing my thoughts on it.
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde (#2 in the Thursday Next series)
I am so excited for this one! “The Eyre Affair” was such a fun, crazy and silly read. And I hope this one lives up to it! For those of you who haven’t read “The Eyre Affair,” it’s a fantasy/historical/literary/alternative novel that centers on Thursday Next, a literary detective in a parallel universe. This universe is much like ours except for some fun weird difference like the fact that all scientists are obsessed with figuring out rubber ducks and that the question of Shakespearian authorship is very hot and can lead to gang violence. It is a great read for all literary fans, especially because it toys with literature and the importance of it.
Let me know what books you have bought or have been eyeing for some time! I am always up for recommendations!


Commonly-used Translation Techniques Used in the Chinese Translation of The Old Man and the Sea
Translation techniques come from the practice of translation. In the process of translation, sometimes the translations of each sentence and each word are extremely correct, but the entire translation is not clear and accurate, the logic is chaotic, and the central idea is fuzzy, because of lacking translation strategies and techniques. Therefore, the mastery of translation techniques is a very important aspect of a good translation. In this thesis, the author attempts to discuss the commonly-used translation techniques used in the Chinese translations of The Old Man and the Sea, illustrating with examples taken from three different Chinese versions of the novel. Through a comparative study of the three Chinese versions (Zhang Ailing¡¯s version, Hai Guan¡¯s version and Wu Lao¡¯s version) of the English novel The Old Man and the Sea, the thesis aims at probing into suitable ways of applying translation techniques to translation practice.
Key Words: The Old Man and the Sea; translation; translation technique; Chinese version


Handcuffed Emotions - Benjamin Pearson
Ben Pearson has spent the last 19 years of his life fighting crime. He is in the elite Roads Policing Unit of West Yorkshire Police, featured in the hit TV series Police Interceptors showing on Channel 5. As a decorated officer, he has driven in the fastest, most dangerous pursuits. Arrested murders, rapists, alongside high-profile burglars. Taken down the most violent of offenders, bringing them to justice. Unbeknown to Ben, his greatest fight was yet to come. After dealing with a series of heinous, fatal collisions and losing his parents, Ben’s mind became his worst enemy. Handcuffed Emotions: A Police Interceptor’s Drive into Darkness, tells of his fight, not only for his family, his health, and his sanity, but against a system that failed him. Ben’s journey stretches from his early training days as a recruit, through the reality of life as a police officer and known TV personality into the dark depths of PTSD. The incidents are real. His emotions overwhelming. The illness devastating. His remarkable handling of it courageous. Handcuffed Emotions is a must listen for anyone who had suffered debilitating traumas and faced mental illness. It is both enlightening, thought provoking, and brings hope to those who suffer in silence.
The Body Keeps The Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk
'An astonishing and important book. The trauma Bible. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone struggling with...well...anything' Tara Westover The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body. 'Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller' Judith Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery
The Heat Of The Moment - Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
'An inspirational memoir from an extraordinary woman . . . A humbling, jaw-dropping read' Viv Groskop 'This book will change the way you think. Forever' Cosmopolitan Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has been a firefighter for eighteen years. She decides which of her colleagues rush into a burning building and how they confront the blaze. She makes the call to evacuate if she believes the options have been exhausted or that the situation has escalated beyond hope. Taking us to the very heart of firefighting, she immerses us in this extraordinary world; from scenes of devastation and crisis, through triumphs of bravery, to the quieter moments when she questions herself. Revealing her own story for the very first time, she recounts her years spent sleeping rough and her passion for a career that allows her to rescue others as she was never rescued herself. This book is the result of everything she has learnt about how we respond in our most extreme moments. 'This book challenges assumptions about who firefighters are, and about what women can do' The Guardian
Hotel Tango 23 - Benjamin Pearson
‘Hotel Tango 23 - Responding to the Unknown’ is the sequel, expanding on Ben’s policing career. It tells the heart stopping stories of the adrenaline fuelled life of a highly trained police officer. The book is fast-paced and gives an insight into the world of law enforcement; the good, the bad, and the evil. Respond to the unknown alongside Ben as you experience high speed ‘blue light’ runs, violent arrests, and hard to believe stories of criminal activity, to his days without a badge and rehabilitation from a premature career ending. Ben now divides his time between promoting his YouTube channel, and public speaking about mental health.
The Police Mind - Dr Jessica K Miller
How does it feel to be a police officer in the UK? What happens in the brains of officers, particularly in high-risk roles such as counter-terrorism and child sexual exploitation? Jessica Miller uses the most recent neuroscience and real-life examples to explore risks to individual resilience, be it trauma exposure, burnout or simply the daily pressure of adapting to life on the front line. A compulsory read for anyone with an interest in policing, the book offers practical, easy-to-follow resilience techniques applicable to anyone in the wider emergency responder community. The book also offers policy and operational recommendations to equip police officers with skills to face crime in a post-COVID world.
Blue -John Sutherland
John Sutherland joined the Met Police in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising quickly through the ranks, and compelled by the opportunity to make a real difference in London's local neighbourhoods, he worked across the capital, experiencing firsthand the enormous satisfaction as well as the endless trauma that a life in blue can bring. There were remarkable, career-defining moments: reaching out to teenagers travelling along the wrong path, commanding armed sieges, rescuing victims of domestic violence from desperate situations, saving lives, and seeing dangerous people taken off the streets. But for every case that ended well, there were others that ended in desperate sadness, as he bore the responsibility for the safety of hundreds of thousands of Londoners on his shoulders. In early 2013, whilst working as the Borough Commander for Southwark in South London, John suffered a major breakdown and a consequent battle with crippling depression. After a career spent policing the streets and racing to be first at the scenes of crimes and catastrophes, he found himself in pieces, unable to put one foot in front of the other. Blue is a memoir of crime and calamity, of adventure and achievement, of friendship and failure, of laughter and loss, of the best and the worst of humanity, of serious illness and slow recovery. It offers an immensely moving and important insight into what it is to be a police officer in 21st-century Britain.
The Myth of Normal - Dr Gabor Mate
We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world? Mental illness is on an unstoppable rise. Some 45% of Europeans suffer high blood pressure, and nearly 70% of Americans take at least one prescription drug. Illness and trauma are defining how we live. In his new masterpiece, renowned physician, addiction expert and author Gabor Maté dissects the underlying causes of this malaise - physical and emotional, and connects the dots between our personal suffering and the pressures of modern-day living. Over four decades of clinical experience, Dr Maté has found that the common definition of 'normal' is false: virtually all disease is actually a natural reflection of life in an abnormal culture, as we grow further and further apart from our true selves. But he also shows us the pathway to reconnection and healing. Filled with stories of people in the grip of illness or in the triumphant wake of recovery, this life-affirming book shows how true health is possible - if we are willing to embrace authenticity above social expectations. The Myth of Normal is Gabor Maté's most ambitious, compassionate and urgent book yet.
Up In Smoke - Leigh Hosy-Pickett
'Hilarious' Russell Brand 'Fascinating, funny, moving' Richard Herring 'Totally engaging, highly inspiring and impossible to put down' Nazir Afzal OBE Leigh Hosy-Pickett has seen it all in his twenty-five years as a firefighter. He's battled infernos and pulled people from the wreckage of twisted metal but the closest he ever came to death was at the hands of a confused hen do. Now he's here to tell us the funniest, most eye-opening and moving stories from a life lived amongst the smoke. From blazes involving sex toys, to navigating cannabis farm security measures, this brilliantly warm and entertaining book by a third-generation firefighter is a celebration of the everyday heroism of our Fire Service. But it is also a clear-eyed and honest record of the many sacrifices made in the line of duty and the consequences of that heroism. 'A likeable and illuminating account' TLS 'A real insight into the day to day commitment of our firefighters' Nick Knowles
My Life on the Front Line of the Ambulance Service - Dan Farnworth
In this updated edition, taking in his experiences during the coronavirus pandemic, Dan Farnworth brings vividly to life his astonishing times as a medic working on the frontline of the UK Ambulance Service. When the 999 call goes out, he has little idea what he will find - and how he will cope with the challenges he faces when he gets there. Having worked in the emergency services for more than fifteen years, Dan Farnworth has seen it all. There was the time he was called to take away a dead body - only for the 'corpse' to jolt back into life and demand to know what he was doing in her house. Earlier in his career, he unwittingly disturbed a crime scene as he shared the sad news of the victim's death with her son. Along with the 18,000 other paramedics in the UK who serve us day and night, Dan constantly finds himself pushed into extraordinary circumstances where he not only has to deal with those he has been sent to help, but also their worried families and friends - and even with irate drivers who object to his ambulance getting in their way as he desperately works to save someone's life. There is a special camaraderie among paramedics, and 999 - Life on the Frontline is packed with stories that are sometimes sad, occasionally hilarious, often moving but always inspirational. However, the work also takes its emotional toll, and Dan won an ITV NHS Heroes Award after setting up the Our Blue Light Campaign that helps those in his profession suffering from PTSD - something that struck him after a truly shocking event. His story will make you see our ambulance service in a completely new way.
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