Agriculture in Africa–Telling Myths from Facts
Food Policy, the journal I have the privilege and the pleasure of co-editing with my Bologna colleague Mario Mazzocchi, has a new special issue which should be of interest to readers of this blog.
The topic is “Agriculture in Africa–Telling Myths from Facts,” the special issue was guest edited by the World Bank’s Luc Christiaensen, and there is a lot of good stuff in there if you are working on agricultural development. And the best part is that it is all open access thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Here is the table of contents:


Year : 2016 | Volume
: 3 | Issue : 2 | Page : 72--76
Correlating melanin index to repigmentation potential: A novel prognostic tool in vitiligo
Puneet Bhargava, Chaitra Prakash, Siddhi Tiwari, Ridhima Lakhani
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Attached Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Background: Vitiligo prevails to be a skin disease with endless possibilities but no promises. Despite substantial research in pathogenesis and therapeutic modalities, the literature is deplete with technologies to predict the probabilities for repigmentation with or without therapy in the common generalized vitiligo.
Aim: To correlate pretreatment melanin index in skin patches of nonsegmental vitiligo to probable extent of repigmentation following 6 months of monotherapy with a topical corticosteroid.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted including thirty patients of vitiligo and their melanin index (melanin value; pigmentation index) in representative skin lesion was determined using Mexameter® MX 18. Patients were studied under three groups (A, B, and C) based on the obtained melanin indices. The extent of repigmentation following 6 months of topical therapy with mometasone furoate 0.1% cream was correlated with pretreatment melanin indices.
Results: Repigmentation in Group C (mean melanin index >200) was significantly higher in terms of number of patients (P = 0.000) and area of patch coverage (P = 0.00) as against the other two groups with lower melanin indices.
Conclusion: Melanin index in depigmented lesions is a useful indicator in the management of nonsegmental vitiligo to predict the repigmentation and to choose the appropriate treatment option. Mexameter is a simple, noninvasive, low cost staging, and monitoring device to estimate the melanin reservoir in vitiligo.
Dr. Puneet Bhargava
D-60, Mahesh Marg, Bapu Nagar, Jaipur - 302 015, Rajasthan
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Bhargava P, Prakash C, Tiwari S, Lakhani R. Correlating melanin index to repigmentation potential: A novel prognostic tool in vitiligo.Pigment Int 2016;3:72-76
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This book covers the rebuilding by Richard Maunsell of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway 'D' and 'E' 4-4-0s and also covers the SE&CR 'L' class designed by Maunsell's predecessor, Harry Wainwright. Maunsell then designed a further 2 cylinder 4-4-0, the 'L1'and finally the 3-cylinder 'V' (the 'Schools' class). Illustrated with over 300 black & white and colour photos the book covers from their construction right through to their final demise in 1962.
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This book looks at the operation of the Great Western Railway over a 12 month period of the many varied services it operated, including goods and passenger traffic, road, marine and its other activities. In addition to its locomotives, rolling stock, infrastructure and other equipment owned by the company this book also tells the story of the staff and some of the jobs they did.
In Volume 1, the authors covered the ex-Midland lines radiating north from Bradford and in Bradford Railways in Colour. Volume 2, they take another look at the 1960s railway scene in and around Bradford with images showing the extensive former Lancashire & Yorkshire and Great Northern Railway networks to the south of the city centre.
Full colour hardback with 112 pages
This book is the third in the 'Bradford Railways in Colour' series and highlights all the major changes which have occurred on Bradford’s former Lancashire & Yorkshire and Great Northern lines in the half century since the demise of steam.
It concentrates mainly on scenes and locations which have since disappeared and features a wide variety of first generation diesel types which are no longer in front-line service.
This is the fourth and final book in the 'Bradford Railways in Colour' series and highlights all the major changes which have occurred on Bradford’s former Midland lines in the half century since the demise of steam.
British Railways Standard Class 5 by David Clark relates the history of this class, one of the 12 standard designs introduced by the newly nationalized British Railways. Based on the LMS 'Black 5' and for service in all regions. This history includes both colour and black and white photographs.
Argueably the most comprehensive book written about the KWVR. Produced in 2018 by Mortons Media in celebration of 50 Years of the KWVR in preservation. This 'bookazine' is a must for all readers who have an interest in the Railway, covering every aspect of our wonderful railway.
From the Booklaw (no. 41) Steam Memories series.
The 00 gauge ready-to-run market has changed dramatically over the past decade, with supreme levels of accuracy, detail, finish and mechanical performance now becoming the standard benchmark of all new models. As the hobby continues to blossom, an increasing range of steam, diesel and electric subjects now find themselves in the catalogues of the leading manufacturers.
From The Booklaw (no. 83) Steam Memories : 1950's-1960's series, East Coast Main Line : 8 covers the route Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
The latest in the series about The Great Northern Railway in the Bradford area. Volume 3, Faded Glory, features several photo’s of the KWVR in its infancy.
This book by Martin Bairstow traces the origins and history of the Great Northern Railway network as far north and west as Bradford covering Doncaster - Wakefield - Leeds and Bradford plus the lines to Dewsbury, Batley, Pudsey and the Methley Joint Railway.
In Great Western Locomotives on the Main Line: Scenes from an Edwardian Railway, Peter Darke draws upon the collection of a photographer who was active during the years from 1905 until the outbreak of World War I. Travelling widely over the GWR network during these years he recorded primarily the locomotives and trains that were then in service.
Castle Class locomotives were the pride of the GWR when introduced in the mid-1920s, and were heralded as Britain's most-powerful express passenger locomotives. Eight examples have been preserved to survive today and the core of this manual is based around the restoration of Pendennis Castle by the Great Western Society at Didcot.
Mark Bowling's book, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Through Time takes a nostalgic look at our Railway taking the reader right back to the very earliest days, through Midland Railway, LMS and British Railways ownership through to preservation and the trains that operated around Keighley and up the Worth Valley to Oxenhope. Published in 2014, this book is well worth a read for anyone interested in the KWVR.
A recently updated, new look guide book, giving information about each station, and the Railway in general. Atmospheric photographs throughout.
The full-colour album commemorates the Midland Railway in Morecambe, known in the past as 'Bradford by the Sea' because it was the seaside resort where a lot of Bradfordians travelled to when the city closed for their annual summer break. Also a considerable number of Bradford’s businessmen who lived in Morecambe would travel to work in Bradford by train every day with many Bradford people retiring to the Lancashire resort.
From the Booklaw (no. 78) Steam Memories : 1950's-1960's series.
From the Booklaw (no. 13) Steam Memories on Shed : 1950's-1960's, Northumberland & North Durham covers motive power depots including 52A ,52B, 52C, 52D, 52E, 52F,52G, 52H,52J, & 52K
Lancashire and Yorkshire led the world into the industrial revolution, yet were long cut off by the Pennine chain. The railway age finally brought the two counties together and ensured the continued growth of Manchester being linked to Leeds and Sheffield by a series of heroic railway tunnels, three of which were successively the longest in the world when completed in the 1840s. This book portrays them as extraordinary achievements against insuperable odds. This book fully captures their epic construction in the harshest of conditions with high loss of life.
From the Booklaw (no. 52) Steam Memories in Colour series.
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The books show pictures of modern traction mainly from the 1980s to 2016, covering the huge variety of locomotives and multiple units and the increasing variety of colour schemes. The photos were taken both at railway stations and in the countryside and give a wide range of locations across Scandinavia, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland, the Benelux countries, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Mike Heath has been visiting and photographing the KWVR for over thirty years recording all aspects of the line, day and night, across all four seasons. This was Mike's first book, taking us on a photographic journey along the route.
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In the third book in his Railways in Ireland series, Martin Bairstow explores the Dublin & South Eastern, Midland Great Western, Fishguard & Rosslare, Waterford & Tramore, Dublin & Blessington, Dublin & Lucan, Dublin United Tramways, Royal Mail Route and other cross channel shipping from Dublin.
A well researched book covering many lines in Northumberland. Informative text supported by black & white photographs, drawings and plans.
A revision and update of the 1995 volume covering the southern half of Cumbria and reflects the many changes that have taken place in the intervening quarter of a century. Nevertheless much of the book's focus is still on the traditional steam era operations.
Accomplished author Martin Bairstow brings together the development and historical backgrounds to this extensive array of lines through the heart of Yorkshire, with a focus upon the British Railways steam era.
Scottish Railways Two Decades in Transition A second delightful pictorial selection portraying the wide variety of locomotives in Scotland from Nationalisation until the early 1960s to compliment the first volume. Approximately 190 black and white photographs within 96 pages.
No. 10 in the Steaming Sixties series of 'Stirring Episodes from the last Decade of Steam on BR' takes in the final years of steam engine sheds in Scotland.
From the Booklaw (no. 51) Steam Memories in Colour series.
From the Booklaw (no. 10) Steam Memories : 1950s - 1960s series, Southern Lines, Part 1 includes The South Eastern and Central Divisions.
Mike Heath’s pocket size album takes us you on a photographic journey along the route starting alongside the BR station at Keighley and climbing through the diverse West Yorkshire landscape to the line's terminus at Oxenhope, highlighting the magnificent Bronte countryside and the affect that the changing seasons and weather have on it and features the many and varied events that the railway holds.
The four major rail routes across the Pennines - Settle to Carlisle, Leeds to Manchester plus the Calder and Hope Valley routes to West Yorkshire and Sheffield respectively cross some of Britain's wildest and most spectacular scenery. Steam-hauled excursion trains have run on all these lines and this selection of over 140 modern colour photographs presents a variety of historic locomotives working against the grade in picturesque landscapes across the region.
Summer 1958 - Summer 1966 Part One: An enthusiast's recollections of exploits and adventures while following the decline of steam on British Railways.
Summer 1966 - Summer 1968 Part One: An enthusiast's recollections of exploits and adventures while following the decline of steam on British Railways.
With over 200 photographs and excellent text, Peter Tuffrey's book features many aspects of railway development in Yorkshire prior to the Grouping of railways in 1923 and up to 1948 and nationalisation. The geographical spread is right across the region, including the old West, East and North Ridings. The book should be of interest not just to the average railway enthusiast as the photographs form a strong social history of contemporary life, changing fashions, advertising slogans of the period and the abundance of railway staff at stations.
This excellent book published in 2017 gives a real insight into Yorkshire's railway world in the first half of the 20th century.
The book features steam locomotives on branch lines all around the county and at speed on main lines in Yorkshire from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. It therefore covers the first years of British Railways and the last workings of steam in colliery yards around the county. The book has photographs of steam locomotives working on the East Coast Main Line from Bawtry in the south to Northallerton in the northern part of the county.
Paul Atterbury reveals the people who ran, maintained and used the railways of Great Britain - the people for whom the railways were a way of life.
Volume 1 of the British Railway History series. Transport historian Professor Alan Earnshaw, has adapted material from the syllabus of the Certificate In Railway Studies to provide both an academic and informative view. He charts the primitive railways and waggonways, and shows how they moved on from the canal era, expanded during the Industrial Revolution and Victorian era, and how they were consolidated in the 20th century.
The Book of the West Country & Battle of Britain Pacifics. Introduced by the Southern Railway this book retells the story of the West Country and Battle of Britain Pacifics, a class that lasted until the very end of steam on the Southern Region of British Railways
The follow-up to the popular Last Years of Yorkshire Steam by Peter Tuffrey.
A beautiful hardback book, featuring over 250 stunning colour and black and white photographs of steam locomotives working around the county.


Medieval Sword and Shield
MEDIEVAL SWORD AND SHIELD
The Combat System of Royal Armouries MS I.33
Chivalry Bookshelf companion to The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship
Paul Wagner & Stephen Hand
278pp, softcover, 8 1/2" x 11"
How did the medival footsoldier fight?
The medieval art of sword and shield fighting has long been a source of speculation amongst military and fencing historians, reenactors, and studens of medieval history.
Reenactors have long sought to explore how medieval soldiers and knights fought by equipping themselves in armour and with weapons and developing their own answers through experimental archaeology. The more divergent of these experiments have developed into their own cultures, from the SCA to Live Action Role Playing Games (LARPS).
Military historians have also speculated, relying on notoriously inaccurate chronicle accounts and iconographic evidence. The medieval fighting treatises deal mostly with wrestling, dagger, poleweapons and the longsword; very little is written on sword and shield.
For Paul Wagner and Stephen Hand, of the Stoccata School of Defence in Sydney, Australia, the recent translation by Dr. Jeffrey L. Forgeng (The Medieval Art of Swordsmasnhip) has opened a whole new opportunity. Working from Dr. Forgeng's translation, practicing swordsmen Wagner & Hand have reconstructed the techniques of Royal Armouries MS I.33 and demonstrated them into clearly illustrated instuctions.
It is very possible that the footman of the Middle Ages, like those who fought at Courtrai (1302), Crecy (1347) and Poitiers (1356), employed techniques and equipment very much like what was shown in this German mss. of the very early 14th century.
Through this book, anyone hoping to learn a bit more about medieval fighting will find a wealth of insight, challenge and drills to hone their skills. For SCA, LARP, reenactor, and Tournament Company combatants, a whole new vista is opened as these techniques can be well employed.
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The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.
My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away, for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree ripens its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away. O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.”
Song of Solomon 2:8-14
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Does the voice of the Lord thrill you?


Students with Dyslexia are one of the most underserved student populations in our schools. When we discuss Universal Design and accessibility for students, we typically forget about students who struggle with text. The International Dyslexia Association has spent time working to help these students and recently shared a Structured Literacy approach that works well with VoiceThread.
Photo credit: TheDyslexicBook.com.
Here are some tips for using VoiceThread within a Structured Literacy framework: … Continued
This is a guest post by Educator and VoiceThreader, Mary Ellen Davies.
De Pere, Wisconsin and Hillsborough, New Jersey are separated by 999 miles. Without traffic, it would take over 14 hours to drive between these two towns. Given this large geographical gap, it might be surprising to know that students from De Pere Middle School and Hillsborough Middle School spent 4 days reading and critiquing poems together. With the help of VoiceThread, this asynchronous connection was possible. … Continued
This is a guest post by educator and VoiceThreader, Jesse James.
I’m not what you would call an early adopter, so I’m a little behind the curve. My technology integrator knew that I was willing to try something new though, and she brought back VoiceThread from a Texas Region 11 training. When I first reviewed VoiceThread for my classroom, I was instantly excited because I had not seen a tool that allowed for a digital student response to what we were studying in class. … Continued
Are you looking for ways to empower your students to be more creative? Picture books are a great way to bring your students’ imaginations into your curriculum.
At VoiceThread, we think every student should be heard, but with the time constraints of a class period, not every student has that chance. Why not let them each record their version of a story in one of the picture books that you use with them? … Continued
Would you like to connect with an author for World Read Aloud Day? Your students can add their voices to a collaborative VoiceThread with author Kelly Young-Silverman and illustrator erin the great for their book Man in the Moon!
About Man in the Moon:
“Man in the Moon is a beautifully illustrated story about an inquisitive little girl who reaches for the moon and finds a friend. This sweet rhyming tale follows our young heroine on a magical journey as she learns that any acquaintance can easily become a friend and no matter how small you may feel (especially compared to the great big moon) you are special to someone. … Continued
Read alouds are a staple in many classrooms around the world. We know that read alouds can be beneficial for both older and younger students. Creating a VoiceThread read aloud can be a wonderful learning experience for all students and a great way to assess reading ability for their teachers.
However, listening to students reading a published work by an author they love on a VoiceThread is tricky when we consider copyright and fair use rules. … Continued


The Word of God, in the Power of the Spirit
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TheRiver D13/14 - Before the anointing is released!!
TheRiver D12/14 - Understanding the prophetic river!
TheRiver D11/14 - Capturing the prophetic frequency!!!
TheRiver D10/14 - Uprooting the mountain!!
TheRiver D9/14 - Divine Enforcement in your life!!!
TheRiver D8/14 - Prayer for Victory!!!
TheRiver D7/14 - His voice over the waves!
TheRiver D6/14 - Breaking the Siege of the Enemy in your Life!!!
TheRiver D5/14 - Night of prayer & prophecies
TheRiver D4/14 - Seventh time miracle - contending for your house!
TheRiver D3/14 - The Power of Delight | Shyju Mathew
TheRiver D2/14 - Financial Breakthroughs | Shyju Mathew


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I've already used this book with my students...beautiful illustrations and such a fun song! It is a great book for getting students calm after a less-than-calm activity!
This is one of my favorite songs. The illustrations are breathtaking, and I think this could be an awesome listening lesson for upper elementary!
This beautiful book is based off of Eric Whitacre's "Sleep." This video showcases Whitacre's virtual choir for the song...both the book and the video would make SUCH great listening lessons!
Such a great way to show how technology can be used to create and perform!
In this blog post, I wrote about one of my favorite dances, "Highway No. 1." This CD includes that track as well as many others from Russia, Netherlands, France, and more, as well as dance instructions for each!
I have had the same bee puppet for 15 years...so I thought I should buy a new one for "Bee Bee Bumblebee." So cute! A note, though: the fingers are really small (great for kids' hands, but hey, it works for me too, since my hands are also small!)
I will write about one more resource I'm super excited about very soon. Did you get a chance to shop at any recent conferences? What were your favorite purchases?


This is an incredible story about friendship and loyalty of a dog towards a boy who raised her.
The main character in this book is a female dog named Lassie, a beautiful specimen of the Scottish Shepherd breed,
admired by everyone in the village called Greenall Bridge, located in the English province of Yorkshire.
She belonged to a poor family of Sam Caracloa, where she was the beloved pet of his son Joe.
Due to poverty, the father was forced to sell Lassie to a wealthy duke from Rudling, thus separating Lassie from the boy. Neither the boy nor the dog could reconcile with the sale.
Lassie manages to escape from the new owner three times, but he eventually takes her to Scotland, so far away that she believes she will never be able to escape from there.
However, Lassie does not give up on returning home. She escapes again and faces a long journey full of adventures and dangers ahead.
The essence of this book is the dog's loyalty to those who love it. The book teaches a lot about dogs and their behavior, and it also portrays the human world through the eyes of a dog.
FULL BOOK SUMMARY
- Lesi was a female Scottish Shepherd, the most beautiful dog in the village of Grinal Bridge, admired by everyone there, as the residents of that place loved and valued dogs a lot.
She belonged to a poor family of Sam Karakloa, where she was the favorite pet of his son Joe.
She was known for waiting for the boy in front of the school every day, precisely at four o'clock.
- Lesi was also liked by the Duke of Rudling, who was a great dog lover and offered a large sum of money to buy her. But Sam, Lesi's father, refused to sell her.
However, when hard times came and Sam lost his job, he was forced to sell her reluctantly, for a good amount of money, to the duke..
- The sale was hardest for Lesi and the boy Joe, who were inseparable. Not wanting a new owner, Lesi even ran away from the duke three times and came back to wait for the boy in front of the school.
The boy was happy to see her return, but his parents were forced to return her because they believed it wasn't fair to keep a dog they had sold.
- After the third escape, the duke takes Lesi to his estate in Upper Scotland, which stretched all the way to the North Sea and was hundreds of miles away from the village.
There, he prepared her for a dog show, believing that she wouldn't dare to escape. But once, while they were walking her, Lesi escaped right in front of the duke's eyes.
- Lesi immediately set out to return to Grinal Bridge, to the boy Joe and his family. Guided only by her canine instinct for orientation, she headed south.
She didn't know how long and dangerous the journey ahead of her was, but she bravely set off. The first thing she had to learn on that journey was to catch her own food because her owners had always fed her.
Thanks to the hunting gift that dogs have, she quickly learned to catch rabbits and hares, so she started finding her own food.
- Lesi also learned to be cautious of unfamiliar people. As she traveled through unfamiliar areas, both humans and domestic dogs chased her to catch or harm her.
But she managed to elude them, continuing her way south and to the village of Grinal Bridge, guided only by her canine instinct, avoiding human settlements.
Then she reached a large lake, which she couldn't cross to the other side, so she had to bypass it along its more than a hundred-kilometer-long shore.
- While taking the long detour around the lake, she started losing strength, one of her paws got injured by a thorn stuck in it, and eventually, she fell ill from exhaustion.
She had to stop and spend several days curled up until the illness passed. After recovering, she continued on her journey.
- Continuing on, one night, Lassie fell into a trap set by two men who wanted to kill the bloodthirsty stray dogs that were killing their sheep and lambs at night. Believing that she was causing damage, one man shot at her with a rifle and grazed her with a bullet. She escaped, but then they released their two dogs to chase her. When they caught up to her, Lassie began to fight them off. Lassie bravely fought and resisted the attacks of the two dogs, but the men who were chasing her had already arrived.
Although they wanted to kill her as a pest, one of them, who had a gun, took pity on her and claimed that his gun was empty, allowing her to escape.
- Heading south, Lassie crossed from Upper Scotland to Lower Scotland. There was less wilderness there for her to hunt for food and more human settlements. Because of this, she had to visit villages where she fed on food scraps or occasionally someone would kindly feed her. She had become neglected and exhausted from her journey, and many people were afraid that she was infected with rabies.
As a result, in one village, dog catchers caught her and took her to the pound. However, she suddenly broke free and ran through the municipal building (where the pound was located) and burst into a courtroom, causing chaos.
In the end, she jumped out of the courtroom window from a great height and escaped.
- Lassie crossed from Scotland to Northern England and continued further south. One night, she was caught in a severe storm that overpowered her and knocked her into a ditch.
There, she was found and rescued by an old man and woman. They fed her until she recovered and then adopted her, giving her the name Sama. But when she regained her strength, Lassie began to mourn for the boy and her previous home. The old man and woman noticed her sadness and, not wanting her to be constantly unhappy, reluctantly said goodbye to her and let her continue on her way.
- On her journey, Lassie joined a man named Rauli Palmer. He was a pottery merchant who traveled from place to place with his horse-drawn cart, selling clay pots and pans.
Rauli Palmer was a cheerful and kind man who loved and understood dogs, so he quickly befriended Lassie and regularly fed her.
Since he was also heading south, Lassie followed his cart, accompanying him to the places where he sold his goods. One night, Rauli was attacked by two robbers who wanted to rob him. While he tried to defend himself, Lassie attacked the robbers, biting their legs until they fled.
After that, Lassie and Rauli traveled together for some time, and then they parted ways as Rauli returned home and Lassie continued her journey south.
- Winter came, and Lassie had to push through snow taller than her on her way. Eventually, she somehow reached her destination and appeared in the schoolyard.
On her journey, overcoming various obstacles, she had traveled around a thousand miles. When the boy Joe saw her, he couldn't believe he wasn't dreaming. She was in a terribly poor condition, sick and exhausted, and he had to carry her home in his arms. His father and mother said that Lassie had contracted pneumonia. They immediately began treating her, using their last bit of money to buy ingredients to make a syrup for her treatment.
They gave it to Lassie, and after a few days of uncertainty and illness, she began to feel better until she fully recovered.
- That Lassie had returned was also heard by the Duke of Rudling, from whom she had run away, and he wanted to see his dog. To deceive the Duke, Joe's father made Lassie look so ugly that he couldn't recognize her. The Duke said he didn't recognize that dog, but from her paws, cracked from the long journey, he realized it was still her. In the end, he resorted to trickery: He invited Joe's father to be his kennel master, offering him a salary and accommodation on his estate.
In this way, he gained a good dog breeder and at the same time, Lassie was back with him.
- On the Duke's estate, Joe's family lived a good life. His father had a job, and they no longer lived in poverty. Since Lassie's return, their happiness also returned to their family.
Soon, Lassie gave birth to seven puppies.


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FROM A COUNTRY CALLED PALESTINE (من بلد اسمه فلسطين)
"Teach your children about Palestine... about its topography that's etched in the faces of our grandparents... about its delicious cuisine that satisfy taste buds and nourish the soul... and about the greatness of its people who inspire us every day."
This is how the authors describe the purpose behind their book, "A Country Called Palestine" which highlights the history, geography, culture, and beauty of the Holy Land. The book features eight different illustrators and artists who depict each of these elements of Palestine through colorful and inspirational designs. Each spread is also dedicated to a different city or town in Palestine, from Alkhalil to Alquds to Gaza and Tulkarem.
Take your child on a journey through Palestine, learning about its geography, experiencing its art and culture, exploring its traditional cuisine, and the history that brings it all together. The book reminds us to appreciate the beauty of Palestine through various lenses, and with lyrical Arabic text that will surely inspire and engage children and adults alike.
Authors: Muna Abudayyeh and Deema Al Alami
Publisher: Jabal Amman Publishers
Soft cover -- 16 pages
11 x 8 inches


Since I started making jewelry, there’s been one book that I go back to again and again for great tips and how-to’s. That book is All Wired Up, by Mark Lareau. In fact, I’ve had this book checked out from the library for over four months – I just can’t bring myself to return it, just in case I need to review something! I suppose at this point, I should just buy it. I’ve read a lot of wireworking books over the past several months, and no other book has covered the basics of wire jewelry making as clearly and completely as this one. From choosing your tools and materials to more advanced wirework like cages and setting cabochons, this book is a thorough crash course in wire techniques. (My only complaint – the one thing I wish he would have included – is jump rings. A simple technique, but so important, and I’m not sure why they were omitted.)
The simple, line-drawn illustrations are clear and easy to follow. The book is written in a friendly and conversational style that makes it a pleasure to read – educational and entertaining, to boot! Included as a bonus is a full-color section of great wirework examples from various artists, which serves both as inspiration and motivation. If you’re interested in learning to make jewelry, I cannot recommend this book enough!


An unprecedented book written by television industry veteran technologist and author Philip J. Cianci covers four decades of television engineering history and the transition from analog to digital high definition production and broadcasting.
The 40-year history of high definition television technology is traced from initial studies in Japan, through its development in Europe, to the United States and the first all-digital systems. Details are provided about advances in HDTV technology in Australia and Japan, Europe's introduction of HDTV, Brazil's innovative use of MPEG-4 and China's terrestrial standard.
The impact of HDTV on broadcast facility conversion and the influx of computer systems and information technology are described, as well as the contributions of the first entrepreneurial HD videographers and engineers. This volume highlights several of the landmark high-definition broadcasts from 1988 onward and also features numerous anecdotes from over 50 interviewees.
The history concludes with the rollout of consumer HDTV services over terrestrial, cable and satellite systems throughout the world.


BOOK REVIEW BY ONIS SAMPSON
13th April, 2014
Author: Emmanuel Ayoola
Number of Pages: 126
Publisher: Beautiful Joy Publishers, Lagos, Nigeria
Year of Publication: 2013
COLD MURDER unveils to us an aspect of societal malaise with a force of empathy that grips the reader. Serial murder forms the crux of the story perfectly narrated in this novella. How a peaceful town is turned topsy-turvy by the murder of Gboyega the politician, and three students of Model Girls’ Secondary School runs through the work; and then the ingenious investigations of Inspector Kolawole to unravel the mystery surrounding these murders are motifs that run through the work with riveting hold.
Violence remains a recurring quagmire in virtually all human societies, present and past, howbeit seen in various forms. It is one of such forms of violence that Ayoola brings to the fore in ‘Cold Murder’— murder! In the prologue the narrator tells:
“The numerous stains of blood on the wall and the carpet painted a picture of a violent struggle for life. A dagger was in her half-clasped left hand, she was lying on her back, and the night gown she was wearing had been mangled, revealing a good portion of her flabby body.”
Such gruesome details highlight the severity of the crime committed by the murderer. Nonetheless, in the midst of the assassinations and murders in the work, the dogged attitude of Kolawole in trying to unravel these deaths is quite remarkable. This, in the actual sense of the plot, is the center stage in the work, the fulcrum upon which the lever of the story is pivoted.
The author’s background as a Law student is aptly portrayed in his masterful handling of the investigations and facts involved in the subject matter of the novella. He is able to piece together vital elements that constitute crime in fashioning a robust credible situation, seen in the circumstances surrounding Gboyega’s death, and ultimately how evidence, particularly one subject to forensic analysis can be properly utilized in guiding investigation.
Thus, it is against this backdrop that he is able to appreciate the peculiar technicalities of police investigations, especially as it relates to the core tasks of the Criminal Investigation Department where Kolawole operates.
The setting of the novella is Eti-Osa. Maryland and its suburbs are also part of the setting. The author’s nifty exploitation of setting is quite unique in portrayal of his subject matter: that a peaceful community, perhaps not known to having the hustle and bustle of city life, is also not immune from the violent act of murder. In other words, violence of a serial murder context is not a situation peculiar to major cities only. It can as well occur in suburbs, and even in rural areas.
The first death incidence in the novella took place in the house of Gboyega, the deceased. The second death incidence was in the swamp at Eti-Osa while the third was at a dump site.
In terms of time, the events in the novella, it may be safely said span a period of one month (?). The murder of the three students took place within a period of two weeks. The narrator does not however make a categorical reference to the actual time in terms of the particular year but the political events reflected in the work point to a time characteristic of contemporary Nigeria, or perhaps anytime in the new millennium. The political developments in the country after her return to civil rule has brought with it little or no succor from the attendant violence in military eras. It has rather debilitated. Politics has degenerated to the ‘point’ of survival of the fittest. Economic hardship has occasioned its own ugly effects on the citizens. In the ensuing order, societal miscreants, misfits and nonconformists have emerged—it is this category of characters that the likes of Effiong, the security man of Gboyega, Folashade, and the moots planted by Folashade in the Police Force fall into.
The work begins with a prologue where the murder of Gboyega and his wife is disclosed. Gboyega is a political aspirant to the position of the chairmanship of Eti-Osa Local Government Area. Inspector Kolawole and his team are at the scene of crime to collect vital pieces of evidence. The scene of the crime suggests seemingly, a case of domestic violence between Gboyega and his wife. A week later the autopsy report comes out. The ever ingenious Inspector Kolawole while analyzing the report in comparison with the scene of crime which suggests domestic violence, suspects a case of premeditated murder. On his way home later in the day, it appears he is being trailed by a vehicle. However, he reaches home safely. This is the first of threats and dangers that he will have to pass through in course of profiling this case.
Kolawole begins his investigations by calling at a residence in the neighborhood of the late Gboyega. The man, who Kolawole meets, tells him a story which he disbelieves. In the course of investigations he is given an official directive to stop further investigations on the case. Subsequently, he discovers that he is to be redeployed to a new base. He finds this hard to believe. However, this does not happen eventually as it is reversed.
While still on the case, another murder is recorded in the swamps of Eti-Osa. A secondary school girl is killed. As usual, Kolawole and his men come in to comb the area, collecting evidence.
Days later, the serial killer shows up at the Girls’ Model Secondary School. He succeeds in picking up a student of the school who he eventually kills, dumping her body on a dump site. This is the second murder of a student in two week’s time in the community. Kolawole is seriously troubled. Yet to come to grips with the facts of the case, another student of same school is killed and this brings the number to three.
After putting up adverts in the media promising reward for a reliable lead to the killer of Gboyega, a lady responds. Kolawole and his men follow her lead and are able to make a brief headway in the case. Ironically the suspect who they arrest makes confession to a different crime.
Determined to go ahead with the case, Kolawole makes efforts to trace the house of the lady, Folashade, who earlier gave him a lead on the case, when it appears she may not be unconnected with the murder of Gboyega. Unfortunately, when he eventually discovers Folashade’s house, he ends up being held hostage for three days by she and her accomplice. Luckily for him he is able to escape on the third day. Upon recuperating, Kolawole is more than ever determined to nail down Folashade. The novel gets to a climax when he engages in hot pursuit of Folashade who is on the run. His renewed investigations, from clues to clues lead him to discovering the hideout of Folashade and subsequently the killer of Gboyega, one Effiong, whose suspicious behavior intrigued Kolawole.
In the end, Folashade is arrested. She confesses to her role in the murder of Gboyega, and as revenge being her sole reason for her role in his death.
- The work reflects on murder and the motives behind it.
- The callousness of man.
- The complexities of premeditated murder in modern society
- The rewards of dogged determination (a motif. As seen in Kolawole’s pursuits.)
The author did expertly in his choice of characters. However, we shall be concerned with the major characters in the work—
- Katherine (not really a major character in the actual sense).
- The serial killer, Effiong
Kolawole: He is the protagonist. He is an Inspector attached to the Criminal Investigation Department in Eti-Osa. He is a round character.
Kolawole is also an intelligent, smart and successful police officer. He has handled successfully, difficult cases of crime in times past. His intelligence and smartness help him at various stages of the investigations. He is able to use them with his analytical skills in trying to unravel complexities in his investigations. For instance, in page 6, the narrator tells us what Kolawole’s views are about the situation at the crime scene:
“The scene presents the case of a premeditated murder, a domestic violence would ordinarily not degenerate into the use of lethal weapons, the highest should be exchange of physical blows.”
Our protagonist is also a determined and goal-oriented character. He remains unflinching in his strides until he is able to achieve a task. It is this feature that propels virtually all his moves in a bid to track the killers of Gboyega. One of such moves he makes was when he traced Folashade’s house. Even when he was kept hostage for three days without food; when he was fully recuperated he was still willing to track Folashade and the killers of Gboyega. For some persons this would have signaled the need to withdraw from the case. However, he was relentless and determined as ever before.
Kolawole was also a caring and loving husband to Katherine, his wife. Even while at his duty post, he thought about how her. Also, he was unwilling to compromise his fidelity to his wife when Folashade made seductive moves at him even to the point of trying to directly persuade him. One of his flaws, nonetheless, in this regard is his over commitment to his official assignments sometimes at the expense of the safety of himself and his family.
In summary, Kolawole is an intelligent officer determined to achieve his goals. He is an embodiment of integrity and honesty in a Police Force where corruption, threats and compromise thrives.
Folashade: A witty and clever lady ready to do anything irrespective of the consequences in order to achieve her goals. Her ability to abduct Kolawole; her ability to be on the run from the police for such a long time shows her wittiness.
It was Folashade whose criminal intentions orchestrated the whole events in the work. We get to discover this at the end of the work (p.123). She engineered Gboyega’s death through her accomplices. When the police put an advert on the murderers of Gboyega she subtly shows up at Kolawole’s office feigning knowledge of the killers of her own husband thereby covering her very own involvement in the ploy that brought Gboyega down.
Katherine: She is the wife of the protagonist, Kolawole. Also referred to as ‘Kate’ by the narrator in the work—Katherine is a loving and devoted wife to Kolawole.
A conspicuous feature she also has is her sensitive and emotional nature. In Chapter 13 she dreamt about Kolawole “being beaten by tall, huge men with thick rods” – (p.82). When she woke up, “Tears flooded her eyes, and before she got back to the house, they were already flowing down her face” – (p.82). Thus, upon waking up from a nightmare and being unable to find Kolawole she begins to shed tears. This is part of her emotional nature.
Kate, just like Kolawole also faced the temptation of sexual advances from the opposite sex. And just like Kolawole she stood her ground.
Effiong: He is the mastermind of the deaths in the work. He, it was, who killed Gboyega and his wife. He also killed the three school girls whom he suspected may have seen the pictures of late Gboyega and his wife, in his computer.
Throughout the work the narrator does not refer to him as ‘Effiong. ‘It was at the end of the work we discover his complete identity.
Effiong’s personality buttresses part of the stark ironies of the human nature: doing a thing that one feels guilty of doing. Despite the fact that Effiong killed the three students and also killed Gboyega and wife, it is apparent he still has a working conscience. In page 40, the narrator tells, “And like he did after killing the first and second girl, he started feeling sorry, but he knew he was still going to do it soon.” This is part of the ambivalence of the human mind, the ironies crowning some of our behavior. Although the killer felt sorry, which shows remorse and regret, yet he was certain that he would still have to kill more persons in a bid to cover his tracks.
The author wrote using a third person point of view.
Part of his style that stands out in the work is the use of suspense. In page 17, at the end of the scene, the narrator leaves us in suspense with these words: “So resolved, he strode towards his apartment only to get another shocker.” And he ends that scene. The reader is left wondering and anticipating the next thing in the chain of events. Suspense is also used in page 62 at the end of the scene,
“Then he stumbled on a file that wasn’t familiar, he clicked out of curiosity and he could not believe the pictures he saw, he was shocked to his marrows.”
The passage ends there. The next scene we see is a different one. Thus, anticipation is heightened.
The author’s syntax is a commendable aspect of his style. His use of description strikes like that of literary virtuoso’s. Apart from the prose nature (not to say ‘prosaic’ – which means another thing) of his work, some of his sentences are poetic in nature, beautifully rendered masterfully, leaving a fresh and lasting impression in the mind of the reader. For instance, at the very beginning of the work, the reader’s attention is drawn to the opening lines poetically rendered,
“The room was pitch-dark; only a dim ray of light came from a sole window that was partly covered by a curtain that was up-market… huge dressing mirror stood opposite a gigantic wooden master-bed that was made from the finest mahoganies…” (p.1)
Ayoola’s masterful power of description is remarkable and striking. It is akin to a dazzling pianist who holds his audience spellbound; a D.H. Lawrence whose dexterous use of the English Language in his works is inventive; an African drummer who strikes his talking drum expertly to the admiration of festive faces in the moonlight celebration… The vividness of his descriptive prowess in the opening lines of Chapter 4 is quite revealing in this regard:
“The swampy side of Eti-Osa was unusually a source of attention. There were cops everywhere, the atmosphere was tense and there was acrid smell of death in the air. A teenage girl lay still in the swamp, her naked body partly submerged, her head was badly bludgeoned and the force used had almost sent her skull ripping apart. What remained of her head was a blood-soaked and heavily disfigured stump. Stale blood thickened under her left breast as a piece of flesh under it had been bitten off…” (p.27)
Metaphors like “acrid smell of death in the air,” and “what remained of her head was a blood-soaked and heavily disfigured stump,” gleaned from the passage above are so image-laden and vivid. Worthy of note is the apparent onomatopoeic effect in “…her head was badly bludgeoned”—the very sound is suggestive of the meaning with dramatic nuances.
Ayoola’s COLD MURDER is an artistic commentary on societal ills. The medium for actualizing this, of course, is the medium of fiction. The work shows human propensities in its various forms and what people are willing to do in a state of desperation. Human frailties feature at various times in the work, deciphered from the traits of the characters in the work. Thus, Folashade’s cunningness is part of this. Worthy of note in this regard is the level of rot and corruption even in the police force. The moots in the police force used by Folashade are part of this rot.
The author’s maiden work of fiction, COLD MURDER is an unforgettable work that will remain in the mind of the reader. Ayoola through this work has made his entry into the shelves where the works of Achebe, Adichie, Laye etc are kept. The work is a masterpiece deserving of more reviews and literary appreciations by literary commentators and critics the world over. I have done my little bit through this review. I leave the rest to more competent literary critics than me. COLD MURDER is a fascinating page-turner, any day and any time.


Most people overestimate what they can achieve in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in ten years. – Bill Gates
The Big Rocks Time Management approach (Or MITs) to productivity is one of the simplest and most effective ways to make sure important tasks get done. Discover what it is here.
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Back a hundred years ago there were four options for reading interesting content. Buy a (good) newspaper, buy a magazine or journal, buy a book or borrow a book from a library. The internet changed that. Now we have instant access to the entirety of human knowledge instantly. But how do we find the most […]
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What is Margaret Bourke White known for? Margaret Bourke-White was a woman of firsts: the first photographer for Fortune, the first Western professional photographer permitted into the Soviet Union, Life magazine’s first female photographer, and the first female war correspondent credentialed to work in combat zones during World War II.
What is Margaret Bourke-White most famous photo? One of Margaret Bourke-White’s most famous images was taken of Gandhi with his spinning wheel in 1946. There were two conditions: do not speak to him (it was his day of silence) and do not use artificial light. As she peered into his hut, she saw that it was obviously too dark.
What kind of photographer was Margaret Bourke-White? Margaret Bourke-White (/ˈbɜːrk/; – ), an American photographer and documentary photographer, became arguably best known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of Soviet industry under the Soviets’ five-year plan, as the first American female war photojournalist, and
How did Margaret Bourke-White impact society? Photographer, journalist, writer, and social activist, Margaret Bourke-White was a woman of many firsts: first female photographer for Life magazine, first female war correspondent, first Western photographer allowed into the Soviet Union.
What is Margaret Bourke White known for? – Related Questions
What was Margaret Bourke-White Major?
After a move to Cleveland, in 1925, Bourke-White began taking evening classes at Case Western Reserve. Now a single woman (although it would be several years before they finalized their divorce) she moved to New York and enrolled in Cornell University where she finally graduated with a biology degree in 1927.
Who was the first female photojournalist hired by life?
Margaret Bourke-White was a woman of many firsts. She was LIFE magazine’s first female staff photographer, the first Western photographer permitted to enter the Soviet Union during the 1930s industrial revolution, and the first accredited female photographer to cover the combat zones of WWII.
Who is Margaret Bourke White and what is a photographic essay?
Margaret Bourke White was a photographer who rose to fame during the Great Depression. Her early work was primarily commercial, and provided a glimpse into industry during the Depression. She went on to work for news magazines, eventually helping to develop the photographic essay and adopting a documentary style.
What happened to Margaret Bourke-White?
Unable to photograph, she worked from 1955 to 1963 on her autobiography Portrait of Myself. Bourke-White lost her battle against Parkinson’s disease when she died on .
How old is Margaret Bourke-White?
Margaret Bourke‐White, one of the world’s pre‐eminent photographers, died yesterday morning at the Stamford (Conn.) Hospital from compli cations after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, a nerve disorder. She was 67 years old and lived in Darien, Conn.
What techniques did Margaret Bourke-White use?
In her early career, Bourke-White was associated with the emergence of Precisionism. Taking its influence from Cubism, Futurism and Orphism, Precisionism (and though not a manifesto-led movement as such) was drawn to skylines, buildings, factories, machinery and industrial landscapes.
What world events did Margaret Bourke-White photograph?
During the next twelve years, she photographed major international events and stories, including Gandhi’s fight for Indian independence, the unrest in South Africa, and the Korean War. Bourke-White contracted Parkinson’s disease in 1953 and made her last photo essay for Life, “Megalopolis,” in 1957.
Why did Margaret Bourke-White photography?
After World War II Bourke-White traveled to India to photograph Mohandas Gandhi and record the mass migration caused by the division of the Indian subcontinent into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan.
Which factor contributed most to the acceptance of color photography among art photographers?
Which factor contributed most to the acceptance of color photography among art photographers? tonal control.
What awards has Margaret Bourke-White won?
She was awarded US Camera Achievement Award in 1963 and Honor Roll Award from American Society of Magazine Photographers in 1964. Bourke-White was designated a Women’s History Month Honoree by the National Women’s History Project in 1997.
How heavy is the heaviest camera ever made?
It weighed a whopping 1,400 pounds (635kg) when fully loaded and ready to shoot. Two Carl Zeiss lenses — the largest in the world — were made for the camera.
What was the first cover of Life magazine?
On , the first issue of the pictorial magazine Life is published, featuring a cover photo of the Fort Peck Dam’s spillway by Margaret Bourke-White.
What was unusual about Bourke-White’s industrial pictures?
Bourke-White held numerous “firsts” in her professional life—she was the first foreign photographer allowed to take pictures of Soviet industry, she was the first female staff photographer for LIFE magazine and made its first cover photo, and she was the first woman allowed to work in combat zones in World War II.
Is a picture that includes the full face of another feature with much detail?
The answer is Close up is a picture that includes the full face or another feature with much detail. Explanation: Close-ups are used for many reasons and in many ways. They are often used as cutaways to show details from a distant shot, such as the emotions of characters, or some intricate activity with their hands.
What is the meaning of industrial photography?
Industrial Photography is a photography niche focussed on serving businesses within the industrial sector. This may include engineering companies, manufacturers, factories, high-tech start-ups etc.
Which artists introduced the concept of the photographic essay?
Julia Margaret Cameron introduced the concept of the photographic essay.
Where did Margaret Bourke-White take photos?
White at the Clarence H. White School of Photography left a lasting impression. For the course Bourke-White received her first camera, a secondhand 3 ¼ x 4 ¼ inch ICA Reflex with a cracked lens, taking her first photographs on glass plates. Bourke-White opened her first studio in her apartment in Cleveland, Ohio.
Is best known for his her photography for Life magazine?
Considered one of the most prolific photographers of the 20th century, Alfred Eisenstaedt’s images have graced the cover of LIFE magazine 90 times. Perhaps his most famous cover photo was that of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on VJ Day (see below).
Who photographed Gandhi?
In January 1948, French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson took the last photos of Gandhi before the Indian leader’s assassination.
Was photography accepted as a legitimate art form?
Although photography quickly became popular after its invention, it was mainly considered to be a craft and not an art form at all. For nearly one hundred years it had no place in art shows or art galleries, and photographers were only seen as technicians, not artists.
What is the focus of straight photography?
Pure photography or straight photography refers to photography that attempts to depict a scene or subject in sharp focus and detail, in accordance with the qualities that distinguish photography from other visual media, particularly painting.


Your central library
By Adrian Toon, director of a2n.
A central library is perhaps not seen today as an important knowledge hub – as this mantle has been taken by the internet – but we should consider that idea when we think of a central storage of images within our businesses.
Why is this important? Using social media, an image captures attention and can reveal a great deal in a very small space of time, often leading a viewer to read on.
We all take images on our phones, but rarely place these in a central, shared library. With today’s technology it is easy to create shared location and store images.
In print, or online, editors like to see fresh, new images with PR copy as they are more likely to use a PR piece with a relevant new image. It is amazing as a reader how we remember a past image and then associate the news as being repeated as well.
As we have discussed in this column in the past, smartphones can produce some very good images of products, premises, processes, people and projects. The key is to encourage all employees to copy these to a central library which is easily searchable.
Not only is the library good for PR copy but the images can be used for a wide range of purposes.
For what could take a short time to organise, a central library of images can become a valuable and free-to-use resource within your business.


Tricked Into War – Israeli Zionist Government Was Behind The 9/11 Attack
An independent analysis of the events of September 11, 2001. Includes historical and geo-political background and examines the motivation of the people who played key roles in the destruction of the evidence and the obstruction of justice for the families of the victims.
Investigative journalist and best selling author Christopher Bollyn makes the case for why he believes the Israeli Zionist government was behind the 9/11 attack in order to trick the US into carrying out it’s agenda in the Middle East.
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