Topics Discussed: child development; nervous system development; sports; sports medicine.
Sections: Definition of Neurodevelopment, Stages of Neurodevelopment and Implications for Sport Participation, The Preschool Years, Middle Childhood, Neurodevelopmental Readiness for Sports, Neurodevelopment and Injuries, Summary, Acknowledgement, References.
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My children's story, "The Very Last Caterpillar," is available for download as of today! This story is my take on death, and explaining it to children. I believe that "hiding" death from children can actually be detrimental. This book also challenges the more dominant, linear perspective on death as well.
You can get the book here, with its adorable illustrations done by my little cousins.
Now I'm living in Portland, Oregon, from Roslyn, WA, after leaving Los Angeles, CA in 2010. Searching inside and out for a new paradigm is my major goal in life right now. The patriarchal, racist and classist world that we live in gives me complete and utter indigestion (literally); so I continue on my spiral journey, keeping my eyes open for other worlds and drawing inspiration from those who are also searching.
("Sloth Womyn," is a reference from, "The Womyn's Holy Book of Mysteries," by Z.E. Budapest.)


Welcome to the SmartSurvey API documentation. You'll find comprehensive guides and documentation to help you start working with the SmartSurvey API as quickly as possible, as well as support if you get stuck. Let's jump right in!
Welcome to the documentation for the SmartSurvey API. Here we will explain to you how to authenticate your API calls, what error codes we use, how we do versioning, and how you can use the API.
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The European Commission has published the final report plus annex about the implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences, better known as the 3rd Driving Licence Directive (3DLD).
The third Directive on driving licences entered into force in January 2013. It provides harmonised rules aimed at enhancing drivers’ freedom to move, reducing the possibility of driving licence fraud and improving road safety in the EU.
The study explores the implementation of the third Directive on driving licences in Member States four years after implementation and assesses whether the introduced novelties contributed to achieving the objectives set by the Directive. An assessment of the effects of the novelties introduced by the Directive was performed by combining the findings of desk research, expert interviews and stakeholders consultation. Given the scarcity of available literature, the assessment of effects is based in large extent on expert interviews and stakeholder consultations.
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Tracing the arc of van Gogh's career, this volume presents his portraits and self-portraits, landscapes, and haunting interiors. Readers will learn details of van Gogh's complicated personal life including his struggles with mental illness and his close but difficult relationship with his brother, Theo. Also included here are an anthology of paintings, information on the museums where they reside, a timeline of the painter's personal and artistic highlights, and bibliography.
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I’ve adored libraries for as long as I can remember. My library obsession began in my childhood hometown, a place blessed with an All-American civic jackpot of the early 20th century: a Carnegie-endowed temple to books and knowledge. Our little public library was a surprisingly grand space, rich and substantial. From the granite steps and copper downspouts to the long oak tables and brass hardware, I always loved how that jewel of a building smelled and sounded and felt. I loved the heavy doors with their oversized knobs, the echo-y sound of my footsteps in the entry vestibule, the smooth slide of the card catalog drawers. No one needed to be hushed there; the architecture informed all who entered on the etiquette of how to be. Which meant that everyone had to be like me—well behaved by way of being painfully shy, and very, very quiet.
Perhaps the most delightful artifact of my first library was the little yellow library card it bestowed to me, with my name and address typed in bold capital letters. When I was still reading picture books, my card lived in a file drawer at the checkout desk, accessible only to the librarians. Later on, as I graduated to chapter books, I got to carry my library card with me—my first, and for a long time, my only wallet-sized form of ID. That card proved that I existed, that I mattered. I could walk into that library anytime I wanted and pick out whatever I wanted to read, so long as it wasn’t from the grownup section. For the girl who memorized whole passages from the books she loved, my library card was my ticket to somewhere else, someplace magical.
You might think that my early experience would cause lesser bookish institutions to pale in comparison, but no. I knew from the start that any library was a celebration of reading, no matter how humble the structure might be. Years passed before I realized that my grandmother’s library was really just a dusty storefront on her Main Street, with no reading room, and no divisions between the grownups’ and the children’s sections. It may have been small, but it gave me a whole new collection of books to choose from, and that was all that mattered. I do remember being underwhelmed by the offerings at the laundromat that my mom dragged us to on our school vacation ski weeks—though that was not so much a lending library and as a random collection of paperbacks that fellow wash-and-dry patrons were willing to leave behind. Even so, the mere existence of that cardboard box always gave me hope, that there might be something new to read while we waited to pair up our ski socks. More than once, a stash of Archie comic books buoyed me through a rinse cycle.
This is a more scholarly version of my old laundromat reading options. But the fact still is, when someone in my neighborhood puts a box on the sidewalk with a sign that says, “Free Books,” my heart skips a beat.
Later on, I went to a college that boasted libraries galore. But the library I called my own those years, the one I rode the subway to get to when I had something important to attend to, was the one I discovered while wandering around on my own. The Boston Public Library in Copley Square became my go-to locale for term paper drafting and midterm study sessions, or anything else that required applying seat-of-the-pants to seat-of-the-chair attention. Something about the rows of long oak tables in the Bates Reading Room threw me back to my little Carnegie hometown library, I think. Perhaps it was the smell of the place, or maybe the glow through the thick green glass shades on the individual reading lamps. I liked the pilgrimage of getting there and settling in, and I liked that there were people not exactly like me there—people who were older, people who were reading for pleasure or working on their taxes. On the days when my college felt a little too exclusive, I loved the all-are-welcome element of the public library.
Confession: I took this photo of the BPL courtyard on my way to Fenway Park.
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Years have passed, and still, libraries draw me in. When I travel, I seek out the libraries, old and new, big and small. This past week found me in Chicago, where I noticed a building worth circling back to, on my cab ride in from the airport. Turned out my library radar was working just fine, thank you.
Even though it opened two decades ago.
I learned that Chicago has two impressive library buildings downtown. The first one I met up with is pictured above: The Harold Washington Library Center. It’s the equivalent of the Philip Johnson attachment to my beloved McKim, Mead and White library in Copley Square–the not-so-grand, but highly user friendly cousin to the old Beaux Arts palace. What the HWLC lacked in ornament, beyond that amazing cornice, it made up for in helpfulness. That, and great quotes, everywhere.
At the Library of Congress in DC, there are also soaring quotes, but all unattributed.
You’re in a library! the walls in Washington seem to be saying. Go look it up!
It was a day later that I happened upon a building that was once the city’s grand dame downtown library. Now the Chicago Cultural Center, the 1897 edifice spoke to me, beckoned me in. I didn’t know what I would find, but I was pretty sure the lobby would be compelling.
Turns out Plato and Aristotle were high, high above these guys.
But I love that this little zone had quotes in Hebrew, in Chinese, and even in Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Needless to say, I’ve added Chicago’s library buildings to my long list of libraries I love.
T. S. Eliot got it right. The mere existence of such places is our best hope for the future.


The York Pioneer & Historical Society: A Grand Tradition
The York Pioneer and Historical Society, the oldest historical society in Ontario has a long and proud history beginning on April 17, 1869, with a gathering of gentlemen at the Mechanics’ Institute, at the corner of Church and Adelaide Streets in Toronto. A few months later the York Pioneers Association was founded under the leadership of Richard Oates, with Colonel Richard Lippincott Denison as the first president. The membership fee was $l.00 and limited to gentlemen who lived in Toronto when it was still the Town of York, and who were nominated and seconded by adherents in good standing. The purpose of the York Pioneers was “to keep alive reminiscences of a primitive day and of making collections of them before they became lost”.
Within the first decade the Pioneers were doing much more than “keeping reminiscences alive” for, when they learned that the farmhouse built in 1794 on the Don River near present day Queen Street by John Scadding, ( Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe’s estate manager) was to be demolished, they went into action. They received permission to dismantle, remove and reconstruct the log building in August of 1879 on the grounds of the first Industrial Exhibition, now the Canadian National Exhibition. It was furnished with artifacts donated by the Pioneers and descendants of other local families and opened as a museum. The second Thursday of the Industrial Exhibition each year was designated “Pioneers and Old Settlers’ Day” with special programmes and demonstrations of skills and crafts that their ancestors, those early settlers in York and York Township, would have needed to survive and prosper.
The Pioneers were also recognized by having their flag flown on St. Lawrence Hall and having it lowered to half staff when a member passed away. It was in this Hall in 1872 that the Pioneers, along with representatives of the few, scattered local pioneer and patriotic groups met and formed the United Canadian Association, the second attempt to form a provincial historical society. It was almost three decades before The Ontario Historical Society emerged, and was incorporated in 1888, the successful result of these early efforts.
York Pioneers gather in front of Scadding Cabin, September 3rd 1904
In 1891 the Pioneers became incorporated as a non-profit corporation with the name York Pioneer and Historical Society, and for the first time accepted lady members. Among the first was Sarah Anne Curzon, who along with Mary Agnes FitzGibbon went on to form the Woman’s Canadian Historical Society of Toronto in 1895 with the motto “Deeds Speak”.
The Temple of Peace was built by the Children of Peace under the leadership of David Willson in the Village of Sharon between 1825 and 1832, and served the congregation until the 1880s. By the early years of the 20th century the building was virtually derelict, and on June 4, 1918 the Society had the foresight to purchase Sharon Temple and the 3 ½ acres of land immediately around it for $1,500, thus saving this architectural gem for posterity. Over the years several other buildings associated with the Children of Peace sere moved to the site and restored as well, resulting in this unique complex of buildings hosting thousands of visitors over the years. In 1991 the museum was transferred to the Sharon Temple Museum Society, with a member of the York Pioneer and Historical Society serving of the Board of the Museum Society.
Eversley Presbyterian Church, located on Dufferin Street north of the King Side Road, was built in 1848. When it was no longer needed to serve the local congregation, it was purchased by Lady Eaton who presented it to the Society in 1967. Over the years it has been used to host meetings, special events, receptions, weddings, Christmas candlelight services and family reunions, as well as being part of the Doors Open King programme each year. In 2008 this fine stone building was in need of structural repair and the extensive work was undertaken and successfully completed.
Through the years, the Society’s flagship publication The York Pioneer has carried well researched articles and reminiscences of historical interest that are both readable and accessible.
In January of 1953 the first issue of the York Pioneer Bulletin, edited by John Moir appeared. President William Edward Hanna urged the members to research and write short articles, brief notes about events, places and people for the modest leaflet, and so assist the Bulletin to grow. From this humble beginning, The Update, has emerged. Published six times annually, this colourful, lively newsletter brings items of interest about the Society and the larger heritage community.
The Society continues, as it has for over a century, to hold regular meetings with a variety of programmes at various locations in and around the City of Toronto and the historic County of York. Bus trips and walking tours featuring neighbourhoods and communities of historic interest are organized each year; an Annual Dinner with an outstanding guest speaker is always a popular event.
The York Pioneer and Historical Society, because of its long and illustrious history has been a focal point for historians, researchers, museum curators and interested individuals wanting to learn more about our past for over 140 years. From its inception, with a membership of First Nations and newcomers, concern for collecting, researching, preserving and conserving collections of artifacts, publishing the rich history of Ontario, supporting new historical societies, providing information from its archival holdings, owning and operating important museums, the Society has made outstanding contributions to the heritage world and for that we should all be grateful.


A sexy agent hounds Wall Street’s hottest new wolf in an exhilarating novel from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne.
Ian Bradley is the definition of a Wall Street hotshot: seven-figure salary, designer suits, and a corner office. His drive off the floor is just as potent. Every woman who knows him has felt the rush. But now he’s met his match in Lara McKenzie—a woman with the power to bring Ian to his knees.
An ambitious, whip-smart daughter of FBI agents, Lara is a rising star in fighting white-collar crime. Her latest case—the investigation of Ian Bradley for insider trading—could make her career. She knows a scoundrel when she sees one. Ian fits the bill: a cocky, ridiculously handsome bad boy with a slick swagger.
She’ll do anything to prove he’s guilty. He’ll do anything to prove he’s not. But it’s only a matter of time before their fierce battle of wits gets oh so hot and personal. Now, taking down Ian has become more than business for Lara. It’s become a pleasure—and there’s more at risk than she ever dreamed.
I really enjoyed Hot Asset by Lauren Layne and loved the Wall Street flair of the story!
Ian and Lara were both incredibly career-focused characters, but I especially liked how relatable and down-to-earth they were. Ian had such a charisma about him, and for all of his wealth, he wasn’t stuffy but very genuine. Lara was determined to stick to her guns and prove Ian guilty of insider trading, but she also had a heart and was still open-minded enough to be able to see and appreciate the truly good man underneath his title. Attraction definitely wasn’t an issue for Ian and Lara, and I loved how they challenged each other both personally and professionally. It was so fun to follow their feisty banter along the road to possibly finding their happily ever after!
‘I’m torn between regret and relief, because she’s SEC, I’m Wall Street – we’re about as compatible as a wolf and a lamb.’
This is my first read by Lauren Layne, and I’m excited to have found her writing! The story was very well written and fun, and I really enjoyed the intriguing storyline involving the SEC and Wall Street. It was a fast paced and engaging read, and where the story was more on the lighter side, it also had some complexity and suspense as well. The dual point of views made Ian and Lara’s characters even more charming. I also adored the supporting cast of characters with Ian’s friends who kept me laughing with the extents that they would go to show their loyalty and love!
I look forward to reading more of this 21 Wall Street Series, including Matt Cannon’s story which is coming next in Hard Sell on September 4th, 2018!
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Sounds sexy!! And I love “fast paced and engaging”!
Since she’s a new-to-me author, I was pleasantly surprised! =D


Best Forex Trading Books for Beginners in South Africa have been revealed. Forex can be quite daunting for a beginner, which is why you need read Forex trading books in South Africa. These Forex Books have been specifically written for beginning Forex traders. However, there are plenty of Forex trading books on the subject of foreign exchange trading, explaining basic introductions to Forex and books on Forex trading strategies based on fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Below are the best Forex trading books you can read.
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List of Forex Trading Books for Beginners South Africa
- Currency Trading for Dummies, by Brian Dolan
- Forex Trading: The Basics Explained in Simple Terms, by Jim Brown
- Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market, by Kathy Lien
- Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, by Steve Nison
- How to Make a Living Trading Foreign Exchange, by Courtney Smith
- Currency Forecasting: A Guide to Fundamental and Technical Models of Exchange Rate Determination, by Michael Rosenberg
- Forex For Ambitious Beginners: A Guide To Successful Currency Trading, by Jelle Peters
- The Black Book Of Forex Trading: A Proven Method To Become A Profitable Trader In Four Months And Reach Your Financial Freedom By Doing It, by Paul Langer
- Currency Trading For Beginners (3rd Edition), by Kathleen Brooks & Brian Dolan
- Forex For Beginners: What You Need To Know To Get Started And Everything In Between, by Anna Coulling
The below Forex Trading Books are available on Takealot.com. You can create buy these Forex books on the leading e-commerce site in South Africa. If you don’t have Takealot account, create one so that you can get your hands on these books.
List of Forex Books on Takealot.com
- Forex for Beginners: Making Money With: A Step by Step Guide to Currency Trading, by Andrew C. Ellis selling for R 369
- How To Day Trade Forex For Profit, by Harvey Walsh selling for R515
- Basics of Forex Trading (eBook), by Carley Garner selling for R52
- The Black Book of Forex Trading: A Proven Method to Become a Profitable Trader in Four Months and Reach Your Financial Freedom by Doing it, by Paul Langer selling for R439
- All about Forex Trading, by Jagerson, John, Hansen, S. Wade selling for R525
If the above books are not sufficient or don’t explain what you were looking for, you can also opt for Forex eBooks For Beginners. eBooks on Forex guide beginners in the basics of trading. Below are some of the eBooks you can read.
- Forex Trading Making Pip By Pip (eBook), by Speedy Publishing
- Basics of Forex Trading (eBook), by Carley Garner
- Getting Started in Forex Trading Strategies (eBook), by Michael D. Archer
- Forex Analysis and Trading (eBook), by Joseph Brusuelas, T. J. Marta
- Forex and Options Trading Made Easy the Ultimate Day Trading Guide (eBook), by Speedy Publishing
- 7 Winning Strategies For Trading Forex (eBook), by Grace Cheng
Some of these Forex trading books for beginners offer readers best strategies for entering the forex market and explaining what is Forex and how does it work.
One book that stood out for us is “Forex For Beginners: What You Need To Know To Get Started And Everything In Between” written by Anna Coulling.
Anna Coulling is a full-time professional Forex trader and author, with over twenty years of experience in the trading business. Anna has traded many different financial instruments, from options and futures to stocks and commodities. She has written a range of various trading books on different topics, including: general forex trading, volume price analysis, and stock market trading.


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Jay has been through a lot in her life and discusses in detail both her struggles and her achievements as she takes us on a journey that has been memorable for her, but one that we can all learn from.
In this episode, Glen speaks to Jay Morgan Hyrons, an author, inspirational speaker and former national bodybuilder. Jay recently published her first book 'And She Danced', a Biographical Fiction based on her extraordinary life and how she became a Falkland's War Widow. It is the first book in the Trilogy 'A Little Girl's Journey,' and tells the story of 'Mia'. The book covers some of the less savory life challenges such as sexual abuse, betrayal, racism, War and PTSD.


Date(s) - 01/05/2020 - 02/05/2020
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
From the Everywhere Book Fest press release:
The Everywhere Book Fest announces its first online children’s book festival scheduled for May 1 and May 2, 2020. Founded by authors Melanie Conklin, Ellen Oh, and Christina Soontornvat, the aim is to bring the celebration and joy of the book festival experience directly into the homes of readers everywhere. Authors Gene Luen Yang and Nic Stone are the keynote speakers for the inaugural festival. The idea for Everywhere Book Fest came about when the founders watched as dozens of book festivals and events were cancelled all over the world. They wanted to give disappointed attendees and authors a way to connect. The vision for the virtual book festival quickly took shape: an online event that would bring kidlit creators and readers together, even while they are isolated.
Streaming technology will allow attendees to ask questions during live sessions, while the virtual nature of the event opens up new possibilities. “We want this to be really engaging because we know that so many people watching have been stuck at home and would love to see something fun and uplifting,” said Soontornvat. The event will be viewable from the Everywhere Book Fest website and YouTube channel. Everywhere Book Fest will direct online sales from its expected 10,000 attendees to independent bookstores, particularly those hard hit by the event cancellations.
The festival will also be partnering with We Need Diverse Books to distribute books to schools, libraries and community-based literacy programs in need around the country.
Check them out here:


Validating parser xml
This allows a control to be disabled, removed, or replaced with a plain text representation of its value (display value).
The new document is written to a file called New Demonstrates the use of the Source Formatter class that formats HTML source by laying out each non-inline-level element on a new line with an appropriate indent. (Click here for an online demonstration) The build and sample files are implemented as DOS files only.
Most couldn't reproduce a typical HTML document without change, none could reproduce a source document containing badly formatted or non-HTML components without change, and none provided a means to track the positions of nodes in the source text.
A list of these parsers and a brief description follows, but please note that I have not revised this analysis since the before this package was written.
Release notes for each version can be found in a file called in the project root directory.
The library distinguishes itself from other HTML parsers with the following major features: Demonstrates how to search for tags with a specified name, in a specified namespace, or special tags such as document type declarations, XML declarations, XML processing instructions, common server tags, PHP tags, Mason tags, and HTML comments.
If you have comments, questions, or suggestions for something that is, or should be, in a 2.1.x release, please write in to jdom-interest.
Current features being considered are improved XPath support (XPath 2.0) and updated XSLT processing, and also an extended St AX Handling API.
The latter causes a second browser window to pop up with the HTML source code that the browser is processing.It is an open source library released under the Eclipse Public License (EPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), and Apache Licence.You are therefore free to use it in commercial applications subject to the terms detailed in any one of these licence documents.The Validate XML option runs a Java Script code snippet similar to the following: var win = Arguments; var doc = win.document; var xmldoc = doc.XMLDocument; var vdoc = xmldoc.clone Node(false); vdoc.async = false; vdoc.validate On Parse=true; vdoc.resolve Externals=true; vdoc.load(xmldoc); The code gets a reference to the XML Document Object Model (XMLDOM) object and clones it.
The difference, however, is that before the method load is called, the validate On Parse property is explicitly set to true and the parser's validation engine is enabled to work.


I recently wrote a sample Flex application — a simple Flex RSS Reader — using Cairngorm.
I find that learning Cairngorm is made easier by looking at simple applications like this one. And the one I wrote earlier — a simple contact manager.
When one looks at how Cairngorm is implemented across multiple applications, one starts seeing common patterns. And that is exactly the point of a framework like Cairngorm.
Learning the framework is made easier by the fact that there is a certain repeatability and consistency in the way a Cairngorm application is structured.
I’ve also setup a Google Code project for the application.
Update (9 March 2011): The project has been moved toÂ GitHub.
Here are the instructions on how to install and setup the application.
Download and Unzip FlexRSSReader1.0.zip
This will create a subfolder: com (containing the Flex code for the application and Cairngorm 2.2 SWC)
Set up the app in Flex Builder
- Create a new Flex project in Flex Builder.
- Select “Basic”
- Specify Project Name: FlexRSSReader and point it to the directory where you unzipped the source file.
- Add the Cairngorm library — Cairngorm.swc — to the project by going to Project > Properties > Flex Build Path > Library Path (tab) > Add SWC. Select the Cairngorm.swc in /com/adobe/cairngorm directory.
- Run the application and you should see the Flex RSS Reader load up in a browser.
Hope you find it useful. Please do drop me note if this helped you, or if you have any suggestions on how to improve it.


- VT 52 / 100 / 220
- serial/parallel port support over JavaCOMM API
- Debian GNU/Linux (i386), Telnet server
- HP-UX B.11.00 U 9000/800, Telnet server
- TELNET Client Library 0.23 (18/09/200333)
- If you find this library useful, feel free to use it in your applications. Library is provided under the terms of GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). Also, I do not provide any sort of guaranties for the library, but I am willing to fix bugs promptly when found.


President Nicolae Timofti participated in the launch of a book “Labirintul Destinului” (Maze of destiny), in six volumes, signed by the first Moldovan head of state, Mircea Snegur.
In his speech, Nicolae Timofti welcomed the publication of the book, stressing the importance of the memories of the first Moldovan president for the next generations. “Mircea Snegur, as head of state, had to face the challenges of an epoch of break-off, transition from a totalitarian to a democratic society. His efforts to edify a state based on the rule of law, by reforming the electoral and judicial systems, placed Moldova at the head of the states from the former Soviet space in terms of observance of the civic freedoms. This allowed us embarking upon the road of European integration with confidence,” Nicolae Timofti said.
The head of state also informed about the outstanding human qualities of Mircea Snegur, by which the former president managed to win the likings of the citizens.


Summer—A Time to be Creative
By Holly E. Newton
Summertime is the greatest part of the year to take some time and be creative. Here are some great activity books that you and your youngster can enjoy together. Most of these books are great for ages 8 and older.
First, let’s begin with four activity books that you take in the car and while away the hours of driving. Yes, your child can enjoy the trip without having the TV blaring and blasting all of the way to your destination. Klutz’s Triptivities: Great Activities for the Road, published by Scholastic, is the perfect smallish flip book full of fun stuff for your kids to enjoy on a long drive. Some of the activities include estimations, language skills and doodling. There’s even a pencil included that fits perfectly in a pouch by the flip book so your child has it handy when ready to open to the first page.
The always popular Megan McDonald has another fun “Judy Moody” book out called Double-Rare Way-Not-Boring Book of Fun Stuff To Do.This paperback book, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, is similar to the previous book in that it’s also full of activities – but this book is geared more for girls. There are jokes, interesting facts and crossword puzzles and much more. I especially like the way the book is presented because there are also many opportunities to write your own thoughts and creative ideas in the book. There are stickers included at the back.
How To Draw Funny,by Klutz, has hilarious comic characters for you to learn to draw. Each page has an action verb heading and a simple illustration of a funny-looking animal on the top part of the page for you to copy right below. Some of the verbs include strong emotions such as “Nervous” and “Pain” and some include action verbs such as “Splashing” and “Sleeping”. The book also includes markers, a mechanical pencil and an eraser.
Klutz’s What About You?: 280 Questions on the World’s Most Fascinating Topic,by Karen Phillips, asks interesting questions that have to do with you. So these are great fun to answer, meditate and wonder about. Some of the questions include friends, food and books. There’s even survey-style paper located in the back of the book.
Wilderness Explorer’s Guide,adapted from the popular movie “UP”, is full of many kinds of activities associated with scouts. The chapters include locating and naming insects, safety in hiking and teaching knot tying. The fun lay-out of the book makes kids want to learn all that’s inside. And, there are three sheets of stickers located at the back.
Spies Revealed, by Clive Gifford, is a fascinating look into the world of espionage and secret agents. This over-sized book gives an incredible inside look into this world and helps with understanding and deciphering codes and spy techniques. The lay-out is kid-friendly with many pull-tabs, charts and a questionnaire to see how you’d be as a spy.
The rest of the books are craft books full of all kinds of creations. There are two new “Build-a-Book” kits where kids can create books that are already bound: My Really Good Friends and I Love My Dad are full of inspiration and ideas on embossed paper for kids to frame and decorate after their story is written.
Klutz’s Clothespin Cars, Fuzzy Little Monkeys and Fuzzimal Puppies, all published by Scholastic, make great gifts or toys for kids to make. These books have all of the necessary items to make and create and invite fun into a child’s day.
Klutz also has a designer book geared for kids a bit older. Paper Fashions Fantasy,includes stencils, fabric and glitter to make and alter different styles of princess gowns, fairy dresses and royalty galore. There are even tiny hangers to showcase your designs.
Klutz’s Tricky Video, will surely help the future movie entrepreneur prepare that fun video for the family by adding gags and tricks-of-the-trade. This fun to look at book will save hours of time by showing the step-by-step order of each stunt needed to make a lively show!
The last two books are geared for the younger set, ages 3 to 7. Dr. Seuss Lacing Cards: The Cat in the Hat and Dr. Seuss Puzzle Story: Green Eggs and Ham are both terrific and fun exercises in eye-hand coordination necessary for youngsters as they prepare to read and write.


We begin a brand new study in the book of Romans on Sunday mornings with Pastor Gino Geraci.
The book of Romans is perhaps the most influential book ever written by Paul the Apostle. All Scripture is inspired by God, but few books contain the doctrinal, dispensational and practical truths in such a short space.
The Gospel According To Righteousness
- Paul’s Perspective of Himself (v.1)
- Paul’s Prospects For Preaching (v.2-4)
- Paul’s Persuasion Concerning His Commission (v.5)
- Romans 1:1 - 7


Top Confidence Tips
This eDoc has been written to help you address the “hows” and “whys” of who you are and what you aspire to be.
WHY is at the core of you you are. It is your raison d’être. Knowing your WHY hugely influences your impact and your ability to implement and prosecute your business.
In the words of expert business leader, Simon Sinek; "“The more organizations and people who learn to start with WHY, the more people there will be who wake up being fulfilled by the work they do.”
Understanding this and what motivates you will help you influence the behaviour of others. It also gives simple tips on how what steps to take.
Print ready A4 document available as a digital download, delivered in PDF format.


Whether it was loving parents or a kind teacher, or both, each of us was patiently helped along the way until we were able to read for ourselves. However, research from the National Literacy Trust suggests that a fifth of 5-8 year olds in the UK do not own a single book of their own.
It was with such notions in mind that we, at MMP Tax, nominated Doorstep Library as our chosen charity for the year, which seeks to extend the gift of reading to children who, for whatever reason, don't have access to books and struggle to read. Each week, pairs of the charity's volunteers visit a home across London reading stories to the children, lending them books and helping connect the family to their local community.
"Comprehensive studies have shown that the UK is one of the most unforgiving countries in the developed world when it comes to the literacy of economically disadvantaged families," says Olivia Rawnsley, Voluntary Engagement Manager at the charity, adding: "With one in four children going to secondary school unable to read properly, it's crucial that Doorstep Library operates. We are able to read with families on a weekly basis, offering support and books for families to access so that they can enjoy reading outside of our sessions and outside of school."
In 2008, with funding from All Saints Church Fulham, and coordinated by the anti-poverty non-profit organisation ATD Fourth World; Doorstep Library was initially run as a pilot project in Hammersmith & Fulham. The successful pilot led to the launch of Doorstep Library as a charity two years later with the local council stepping up to provide financial support.
At the end of 2022, there are 16 reading projects across Greater London with well over 1,300 disadvantaged children having so far benefited from Doorstep Library. Not short on families that seek to utilise the services, the charity is constantly on the look out for those willing to give an evening of their time to read with local children.
"We are struggling at the moment to recruit volunteers," admits Olivia. "Although the number of applications is increasing steadily, we are not recruiting enough so that our current families can be visited every week by volunteers. By spreading the word to friends and families, will help us find more willing readers."
Experience of working with children is not necessary to be a reading volunteer. Rather, in addition to being fluent in English and respectful of different lifestyles, all that is required is a simple love of reading and a desire to pass it on.
"Being a reading volunteer is actually incredibly fun. You get to share your passion for books and reading, while helping children to also get excited and enjoy reading," she says.
MMP Tax is looking to support Doorstep Library where we can. During the past year, staff members individually purchased and donated a number of books to the charity which were distributed across the boroughs. We are working with Doorstep Library to provide a team to sort and file books that have been donated.


In the article, authors have made an attempt to find reasons for crisis condition of Western civilization project. In particular, authors discuss the importance of: 1) non-critical absolutization of religious imperatives in secular society; 2) overestimation of European culture’s uniqueness as a civilization model; 3) underestimation of circumstances of the secularization of transcendental in Western semantic universum. Basing on the analysis authors reached conclusions concerning the level of existing risks..
In work integrated (synergetic) approach to a problem of evolution of national (state) idea is used. In him mathematical modeling, the dynamic theory of information and the concept of civilizations are combined. It allows to define accurately the concept “national idea” and to track his role in evolution of society. The special attention is paid to a situation in modern Russia.
Having knowledge on the harmony of functional systems and destructive capabilities of pathological system can guide us through catharsis without plunging into the apocalypse.
The Urantia Book contains surprising and sometimes shocking information about the origin and evolution of man, about the Universe organization and its spiritual commencement.
Relying on the concept of development, it is possible to assume that with well-formed strategy of development, taking into account the construction of the supranational institutions (especially for the USSR – CIS), this group of countries within 50 years (until 2050) will overtake the developed countries in terms of development.
In the development of all civilizations it is found one fact common to all of them. In 1987–1993 it changes qualitatively the development type of all civilizations, without exception that indicates the achieving a high degree of integration of all countries of the world.
The development of the world economy shows systematic complication of the construction with periodicity in 70 years. The work offers a verbal description of the development of the world economy as a complex social system and non-linear dynamic model that is based on the population growth on the earth and two fundamental laws: the law of conservation of the economic potential of a system and the principle of minimum dissipation of resources that are implemented by system ability to self-organization. The main principles of conducting numerical experiment and the analysis of the findings are studied together with the model.


Documents, Guides, and Forms
This is a list of links to club documents, helpful references, and printable forms used by the Tucson Orienteering Club.
Club Bylaws (pdf) -- 9/26/05
Meet Director Equipment List (pdf) -- 10/28/12
Equipment Locker Layout (pdf) -- 11/2/12
Course Setter's Guide (pdf) -- July 1999 - This is Orienteering USA's guide on how to set courses for local events.
General Tips for Course Setters (pdf) -- Feb. 2005 - This is Orienteering USA's guide on general considerations for setting courses.
Course Setting Using OCAD 8 (pdf) -- This tutorial from the Southdown Orienteers (U.K.), walks you through the steps needed to create your own OCAD 8 course files.
Using OCAD 8 For Course Planning (pdf) -- This tutorial from the Cleveland Orienteering Klub (U.K.), walks you through the steps needed to create your own OCAD 8 course files.
Control Marker System -- This diagram shows how to assemble a TOC control marker system, ready to hang in the field.
Meet Director's Manual (pdf) -- July 2002 - This manual was created specifically for TOC local events.
Paperwork Shuffle for Meet Directors -- This chart shows what to do with the paperwork and monies received after holding a TOC orienteering event.
How to Make a Street-O Map (pdf) -- May 2010 - This guide takes you through the steps for making a street-O map.
Planning Your First Event -- This Orienteering USA web page has loads of helpful hints for setting and directing your first event.
Local Events -- This Orienteering USA web page has more helpful guides for setting and directing local events.
Friend-For-Free Form -- To print out a free entry pass for a friend, see our Friend-for-Free page.
Waiver/Registration Form (pdf) -- This form is used by participants to register for most local events.
Registration Log (pdf) -- This form is used by the Registrar to log participants during events.
Express Registration Instructions Sign (pdf) -- This sign is used at events with express registration.
Timer's Log (pdf) -- This form is used by the Timer to record start and finish times during events.
Membership Form -- For the form to apply for or renew your TOC membership, see our Membership page.
Orienteering USA Membership Form -- For the form to apply for membership in Orienteering USA, see our Membership page.


Suffering will happen in our lives. Paul, in the book of Colossians, gives a good biblical model of how to respond when facing suffering.
There are many different stories about who Jesus is, but who is He, really... and what difference does that make?
There are words of life that can bring healing to the broken-hearted. A new series begins on the book of Colossians, "Walk in Him"
The heart of Jesus is evangelism. He invites us to know Him and then share Him with other people.
God offers His great expectations for us in just six words; found in the "Great Commandment"
There comes a time in each of our lives where we are confronted with the claims of Christ.


Mharlyn has lived in NYC and London. She currently lives and writes in her hometown of Philadelphia, PA., where she roots for the Phillies, loves binge watching Forensic Files, singing Cowboy Rock and Country, and writing blog posts for the Free Library's Rare Books Department. As you read this Mharlyn is at work on her second novel, The Rachel Montoya Story.
Awards, Recognition and other stuff
As a Jazz vocalist, Mharlyn has received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Jazz Performance and a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship. She received a PBS Independent Producer’s award from WHYY in Philadelphia for the documentary short, “The Handwriting on the Wall,” a documentary short about graffiti art.
Mharlyn has sat on the Broadcast in the Arts judging panel for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and served as a Judge for the first Philadelphia World Film Festival.
Her writing has appeared in The Philadelphia Daily News, The Village Voice, the FDU Anthology Gateways, PoetrySuperHighway.com and The Poet’s Republic (Scotland) among other publications.


Cal Poly Establishes Multi-faith Prayer, Meditation Space at Kennedy Library
May 9, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- Cal Poly’s new Inclusive Prayer and Meditation Room in the Kennedy Library provides students, faculty and staff a dedicated non-denominational space to engage in meditation and faith-based practices.
The space, a joint initiative by Kennedy Library and Student Affairs, offers a welcoming environment to meditate, pray and practice spiritual reflection.
“I’m proud to partner with the library on planning and establishing this shared space for our campus,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey. “This is a safe, inclusive place where everyone at Cal Poly can freely practice their faith and participate in community- building.”
Adriana Popescu, interim dean of Library Services, said, “The Inclusive Prayer and Meditation Room is a valuable addition to our library’s public spaces. I encourage our campus to help make this a warm and inviting place where all individuals and groups are treated with respect and dignity.”
The space is available on a first-come basis. For more information, visit http://lib.calpoly.edu/study-spaces-and-tech/library-spaces/.
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Naked in the Wind
Shirley has written an honest, yet compelling account of how she took on the drug giants and the murky medical world of drug trials, doctored statistics, and cover-ups. Oh how I admire her for this and her beautifully written prose. Her deftly woven narrative charts how she tackled the baffling French legal system in a language that isn't her own alongside charming snapshots of her life in rural France. Shirley's fortitude leaps off every page; so many of us would hideaway after not only dealing with cancer but the prospect of life without a glossy mane of hair - not Shirley. Her writing is compelling, funny, and honest. I read this book in one sitting. I've no doubt many more readers - rightly so - will do the same.
Samantha Brick, writer.
Shirley has managed to write a book that's personal, funny, compassionate, entertaining, and informative all at the same time.
A great read!
Leslie Ann Butler, author of the award -winning book "If your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!"
The Unexpected Pilgrim
A light-hearted and fast-moving travelogue.
When presented with an opportunity to visit Israel for four days, Shirley decided it was a chance she could not turn down.
It would mean sightseeing on her own - a daunting task for this woman in her mid-fifties with a terrible sense of direction. She decided to cram as much as possible into her short time there with some amusing and exhausting consequences!
Mischief in Manhattan
Five women from England decide to go to New York City for five days, to sight-see, and celebrate a 50th birthday. Shirley is invited along to make up the numbers, but will they all see eye to eye or will there be bickering in the Big Apple?
With neighbours they haven't bargained for, troublesome fried dumplings, spoons and dress shoes, and some typical 'Englishness' thrown in, will Shirley's intrusion cause a strain on the friendships of the four strong and very diverse personalities? Only time will tell!


8 edition of The history of magic and the occult found in the catalog.
Includes bibliographical references (p. -333) and index.
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From the demons of Mesopotamia to those plaguing our own lateth-century civilization, this comprehensive primer covers every aspect of magic and the occult since earliest recorded time.
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Written by Jeannie Bartel, wife of Duane Bartel, Winsome Grace owners 1995-2021
I have spent many hours reading through documents, perusing through literature at the Ryan House Museum, as well as going through reels of microfiche at the library trying to put together the history of this beautiful old church building, now called The Winsome Grace. The following is a brief compilation of the information I collected. One thing I’ve found is this is a community with a deep and rich heritage.
This “village” was founded in 1853, when members of a wagon train crossing over the Cascade Mountains through Naches Pass settled an agricultural community in this fertile river valley. The town was first called Stuck Junction, until later, in 1891, the name Sumner went on the railroad depotafter the town incorporated. These are the words written onthe back of a commemorative plate left on our doorstep a few years from now: “In the year 1854 a few “Christians” were meeting in Sumner to worship God, but during the Indian Wars of 1855-56 hostile Indians drove these “Chirstians” from their homes to the Steilacoom plains. In 1858, these “Christians” organized into the first Christian Church in the state of Washington. These members moved back to Sumner in 1863 and met in the old school house. In 1879 an evangelistic meeting resulted in the addition of many new members, and they built the first building in the year 1883. This original building with many improvements is still being used by a congregation of 300 “Christians” in Sumner, Washington, 1952.
It is interesting to note the Indian uprising started in Bonney Lake, when a Union army soldier was killed by native Indians. The people fled to Fort Steilacoom, the location of the present joint miltary bases near Olympia. This all occured in the years just preceding the civil war.
Construction of the buiding, which is located at the corner of Washington St. and Wood Ave., cost $2500.00 and $400.00 was paid for the lot.
The Methodist Church paid off the mortgage in 1899 and the church held a mortgage burning which the communitywas invited to attend as stated in the September 8, 1899 issue of the Sumner Herald. “…one could fill columns with storied of the socials held to help earn the money to pay for the new church”. (From an article titled “In the Little Crossroads Church”.
In 1894, the house the John Porter family lived in at the Sawmill Camp was purchased for $40.00 and moved a mile and a half from Ryan’s mill north of Sumner to a lot west of the new church. The house was placed on sids and moved with a team of horses. The house was used as the Parsonage.
In 1922 the church was sold to a group of Japanese American farmers who held services in it. Sometime in the 1930’s to early 40’s the parsonage and church were joined and made one building. When the second world war broke out, the Japanes immingrants were taken to Puyallup and eastern Washington and placed in internment camps until the war had ended. After the internment of the Japanese, it became a Free Methodist church until sold to Baptists in 1965 and remained in the until 1995.
“An early settler said that Sumner was founded on this church and truly it was the center of all life from its beginning until modern amusements and other organizations rivaled its influence.” (“In the Little Crossroads Church”.)
Duane Bartel purchased the old church in 1995. It had been falling into horrible disrepair for quite some time, but Duane sensed something special about this old, very sad grey painted building. He looked beyond its dilapidated condition, to see that it represented over 100 years of history in the community. If you take the time, you can easily imagine the many young couples standing at the altar, pledging their lives to one another over the years.
It was a meeting place for a group of young settlers to worship God, gather for socials, and dream of growth. Image the sounds of hundreds of young children who have run up and down the stairs laughing, or piano music and choirs filling the auditorium with a joyful noise. In a sense, this building represents the hopes, dreams, and visions of an entire community that was, at one time, built around this beautiful old church. With that in mind, it was easy to make the decision to purchase the church and begin what would ultimately be a 20 year restoration. Along the way, many unique and interesting “treasures” were discovered in the walls and under the floor boards of this fascintating building. Some would be fitting for a museum. But this recounting will be a subject of a future article.
There have been many days when Duane has looked back on the decision to undertake this challenge and thought, “What WAS I thinking?” But now, the light shines brightly at the end of a very long and challenging tunnel.
Duane and Jeannie Bartel were married in this old church on May 28, 2011. Our hopes and dreams were to see this old building become, once again, the heart of the community…a place where young couples can once again begin a new life together. We want it to be a place where the live of a loved one now gone can be celebrated, a place where families can gather and worship God. We dream of it becoming a place that inspires dreams of growth and will continue to inspire for another 100 years!!
The Winsome Grace! Where memories are made and dreams blossom.
On January 8, 2007, Duane received a letter from the Mayor of Sumner, Dave Enslow. In that letter, the Mayor wrote, “I just wanted to thank you for the beautiful job you have done with your house. Alot of Sumner residents have been admiring your work for a long time, and I thought it was time I officially thanked you for doing so much to give new life to an old Sumner treasure, Thank you, your efforts went over and above the noraml call of duty to keep Sumner looking beautiful. I think you truly took the best of our past and gave it new life for a wonderful future.”
On February 22, 2021 Dave & Jimmi Serfling took on the exciting privilege of continuing the community landmark and memory maker known as Winsome Grace.


Light Meter? But I'm Shooting Digital...
Outlines the importance of using a light meter, even in video production.
Painting Images with the DVX-100
An exploration into using the Panasonic DVX-100's color correction tools to creatively paint the images you shoot.
Analysis of the basic characteristics of video when overexposed and underexposed.
DVX-100 Gamma Settings
A comparative look at the four gamma settings available with the Panasonic DVX-100 video camera.
Film Look Techniques for Video - Motion Artifacts
Some of the perceptive differences between video and film are discussed followed by reviews of a number of techniques used for achieving a film look for video.
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Book Club - Cat Ninja
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This Book Club is designed for students in grades 2 through 6. Cat Ninja is a Graphic Novel Series that you can purchase off of Amazon. You can also listen to the book on Epic Books. This makes this Book Club accessible to students who are not yet decoding words. If your child would benefit from support with decoding, we recommend signing up for a 1:1 literacy tutoring session. The focus will be on reading comprehension skills and strategies. Students will be expected to read the assigned book before each meeting and be prepared to discuss what happened in the text. Students will learn how to structure answers to questions and will be expected to submit their written responses within 4 days of the book club meeting in order to receive feedback from the instructor. This Book Club requires a minimum of 5 children to run and is capped at 10 children. There will be no refund issued to missed classes.
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1.) The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Gary Chapman, a very well known relationship expert discusses that there are five love languages we experience as human beings. Knowing your partner’s love language is the key to having long last relationships. This is a must read for everyone, whether in a romantic relationship or not. Chapman discusses the five love languages. Here they are below:
-Words of Affirmation
-Acts of Service
2.) The Art of Connecting by Claire Raines & Lara Ewing
The Art of Connecting is an excellent guide to self awareness when engaged with different kinds of people and situations. It is a great resource and a wonderful step towards closing the gaps that are keeping us apart as individuals.
3.) The Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes
Lewis is a big fan of mine. In his book he discusses the different masks we wear as men and what we need to do as men to embrace a life filled with vulnerability that will result in long lasting relationships we have with others.
4.) The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Charles discusses in his book the power of habit and why we do things they way we do them. He confronts the root drivers of our behavior, accepts them as intractable, and then channels those same cravings into productive patterns.
5.) Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
This is a classic. I am sure most of you have heard of Rich Dad Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki discusses the myth that says you need to earn a high income to be rich. He shows parents why they can’t rely on the school system to teach their kids to be rich, and how important it is for parents to talk to their kids about money at a young age to set them up for future financial success.


Date(s) - Wednesday, September 4, 2019 ∙ 4:00 PM - Thursday, September 5, 2019 ∙ 7:30 PM
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center
Instill a love of reading with our new back to school book fair. Get ready for an Arctic Adventure where we will have a variety of preschool and youth books as well as special items for sale. Find a new series to love or pick up a tried and true classic. You’ll discover reading is snow much fun! While you are here, check out the wide variety of classes, programs and special events we have lined up for this fall!


A normal person wishing to understand what has become of academia in recent years, has several starting points, including of course DeSouza's "Illiberal Education", Bloom's "Closing of the American Mind", and a far more intense and all-encompassing book in the Quirck/Bridwell book "Abandoned: The Betrayal of the American Middle Class Since WW-II".
Martin Anderson's "Imposters in the Temple" is another item to add to that little list.
The basic job of colleges and universities should be teaching. There still are schools at which that holds true, but they are an exception at present. Anderson describes the trivial pursuits which have replaced teaching as the major objective of many if not most professors, in many if not most schools:
"For most professors, the surest route to scholarly fame (and some fortune) is to publish in the distinguished academic journals of their field. Not books, or treatises, for these are rare indeed, but short, densely packed articles of a dozen pages or so.Anderson, of course, is describing a sort of a ritualized and formalized version of what college frats sometimes refer to as a "circle jerk".
"The successful professor's resume will be littered with citations of short, scholarly articles, their value rising with the prestige of the journal. These studious articles are the coin of the realm in the academic world. They are the professor's ticker to promotion, higher salary, generous research grants, lower teaching loads, and even more opulent office space.
"...These are supposed to be scholarly pieces, at the cutting edge of new knowledge.
"But now I must confess something. Many years ago when I read these articles regularly as part of my academic training and during my early years as a professor, I was bothered by the fact that I often failed to find the point of these articles, even after wading through the web of jargon, mathematical equations, and turgid English. Perhaps when I get older and wiser I will appreciate them more, I thought. Well, I am now fifty-five years old, and the significance of most academic writing continues to elude me."
"In recent years, I have conducted an informal survey. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, I ask scholars about their academic journal reading habits. For example, I recently asked a colleague, a man with a solid reputation as a scholar, what he considered to be the most important academic journal in his field of study. An economist, he immediately replied "The American Economic Review".
"Let me ask you a question", I said. "Take, say, all of the issues of the last five years. What is your favorite article?"
"...Sure enough, he answered like all the rest. There was a silence of a few seconds, and then he cleared his throat a bit and, looking somewhat guilty and embarassed, said "Well, I haven't been reading it much lately." When pressed, he admitted that he could not name a single article which he had read during the last five years which he found memorable. In fact, he probably had not read any articles, but was loath to admit it.
"...There are exceptions of course, a handful of men and women in every field who do read these articles and try to comprehend any glimmers of meaning or significance they might contain. But, as a general rule, nobody reads the articles in academic journals anymore.
"...There is a mystery here. For while these academic publications pile up, largely unread, on the shelves of university libraries, their importance to a professor's career continues unabated. Scarcely anyone questions these proofs of erudition on a resume.
"...One reason why these research articles are automatically accepted as significant and important is that they have survived the criticism of "peer review" before being published.
"...Some of the manuscript reviews are done 'blind', with the author's name stripped off, while others are not and the reviwer knows exactly whom he or she is evaluating. Given what is at stake in peer reviewing... it would not be unreasonable to worry a little about corruption sneaking in.
"But these questions are not explored. The fact that some fields of study are small enough that the intellectuals involved in them are all known to eachother, or that friends review friends, or that reviewers repay those who reviewed their own writings favorably in the past -- all these potential problems are ignored...


The Greenstone digital library software is an open-source system for the construction and presentation of information collections. It builds collections with effective full-text searching and metadata-based browsing facilities that are attractive and easy to use. Moreover, they are easily maintained and can be augmented and rebuilt entirely automatically. The system is extensible: software "plugins" accommodate different document and metadata types.
Greenstone incorporates an interface that makes it easy for people to create their own library collections. Collections may be built and served locally from the user's own web server, or (given appropriate permissions) remotely on a shared digital library host. End users can easily build new collections styled after existing ones from material on the Web or from their local files (or both), and collections can be updated and new ones brought on-line at any time.
The Greenstone Digital Library Software from the New Zealand Digital Library project  provides a new way of organizing information and making it available over the Internet. Collections of information comprise large numbers of documents (typically several thousand to several million), and a uniform interface is provided to them. Libraries include many collections, individually organized -- though bearing a strong family resemblance. The structure of a collection is determined by a configuration file. Existing collections range from newspaper articles to technical documents, from educational journals to oral history, from visual art to videos, from MIDI pop music collections to ethnic folksongs.
Making information available using Greenstone is far more than just "putting it on the Web." The information becomes searchable, browsable, and maintainable. Each collection, prior to presentation, undergoes a "building" process that, once established, is fully automatic. This creates all the structures used for access at run-time. Searching utilizes various indexes of text and/or metadata, while browsing utilizes metadata such as title and author. When new material appears, it is incorporated into the collection by rebuilding.
To address the broad demands of digital libraries, the system is public and extensible. Issued under the Gnu public license, users are invited to contribute modifications and enhancements. Widely used internationally, Greenstone supports collections in many different languages. Greenstone CD-ROMs have been published by the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies for distribution in developing countries.
Information collections built by Greenstone combine full-text search with browsing indexes based on different metadata types. There are several ways for users to find information, although they differ between collections depending on the metadata available and the collection design.
In Figure 1, the Global Help Project's Humanity Development Library (HDL) is being searched for chapters matching the word butterfly . (Also visible on this About page is information about how the collection is organized and the principles governing its use.) The default search interface is a simple one, suitable for casual users. Advanced searching -- which allows Boolean expressions, phrase searching, and case and stemming control -- can be enabled from a "Preferences" page . This particular collection contains indexes of chapters, section titles, and entire books.
Clicking a book icon displays the front cover on the left of Figure 3, and the table of contents is automatically constructed at the start of the document . The current focus, Introduction and Summary, is shown in bold: its text starts further down the page.
Searching is full-text, and -- depending on the collection -- users select indexes built from different parts of the full text or the metadata. Some collections have separate indexes of full documents, sections, paragraphs, titles, and section headings, each of which can be searched for particular words or phrases. When browsing, users examine data structures created from metadata: lists of authors, titles, dates; hierarchical classifications; and so on. Structures for both searching and browsing are specified by instructions in the configuration file, and can be rebuilt entirely automatically. No information is inserted by hand.
Each document may be hierarchically organized into logical sections, each of which comprises paragraphs. Metadata such as author, title, date, keywords, may be associated with documents, or with individual sections. This is the raw material for indexes. It must either be provided explicitly (for example, in an accompanying spreadsheet) or be derived automatically from the source documents. Metadata is stored with the document for internal use.
The software is organized so that "plugins" import documents and transform them into a standard XML form with metadata included. There are plugins for plain text documents; HTML, Word, PostScript and PDF files; email; and common bibliographic formats. New plugins can easily be written -- several have been specially produced for proprietary formats. If the collection contains source documents in different forms, it is just a matter of specifying the necessary plugins. Plugins also perform metadata conversion, whether from internal sources such as HTML's <title> and <meta> tags or Word's "summary" properties, or from externally-specified XML or spreadsheet files. Many collections express metadata in ad hoc ways: these require bespoke plugins. Some plugins also extract metadata from documents using text mining techniques. There are plugins that identify languages  and extract acronyms , historical dates, email addresses, keyphrases, etc.
Modules called "classifiers" build browsing structures from metadata -- alphabetic lists, dates, hierarchical classifications, etc. The Humanity Development Library collection shown in the example above has four metadata indexes. You can access publications through a subject hierarchy using the subjects button (Figure 2) ; by title, which displays a list of books in alphabetic order (Figure 4) ; by organization (i.e., Dublin Core "publisher"); or by a list of hints defined by the collection's editors (how to) . Dublin Core forms a base that is extended to accommodate idiosyncratic requirements of collection designers.
The Unicode character set is used throughout, so documents -- and interfaces -- can be in any language. Collections have been produced in English, French , Spanish , German, Maori , Chinese , Russian , and Arabic , and Greenstone has interfaces in all these languages and more  -- including a text-only version for visually impaired users . Collections can contain text, pictures, audio and video clips , and music . Most non-textual material is linked to textual documents or accompanied by textual captions to support searching and browsing. Compression technology is used throughout to ensure best use of storage .
The system includes an "administrative" function whereby specified users can examine the composition of all collections, protect documents so that they can only be accessed by registered users on presentation of a password, and so on. User activity logs record all queries made to every Greenstone collection (though this facility can be disabled).
Although primarily designed for web access, collections can be printed on self-installing Windows CD-ROMs with a built-in webserver and the same web interface. These operate standalone on all Windows versions -- a requirement that complicates the software design but is crucial for users in underdeveloped countries seeking access to humanitarian aid collections .
The system operates under Unix, Windows, and Mac OS/X, and works with standard Web servers. A flexible process structure allows different collections to be served by different computers and yet presented to the user as part of the same digital library -- and even, seamlessly, as part of the same collection . Existing collections can be updated and new ones brought on-line at any time, without bringing the system down -- the interface process checks periodically and automatically adds new collections to the list presented to the user.
The structure of each collection is determined at set up. This includes specifying the format (or formats) of source documents, deciding how to display the documents on the screen, determining what the source of metadata will be, choosing what full-text searching and browsing facilities should be provided, and outlining how the search and browsing results should be displayed. Once a collection is in place, new documents in the same format can be added automatically.
The Greenstone "Collector" is an interactive subsystem for managing and accessing collections . The Collector can be used to:
Imagine you are using the Collector to create a new collection from (let us say) a set of html files stored locally. First, an explanatory Web page appears asking you whether you want to work with an existing collection (see the first two options above) or build a new one (see the remaining options).
Either way you must log in before proceeding. Collections are built on a Greenstone server which is, in general, accessed remotely. Because arbitrary users cannot be allowed to build collections, access authorization is required. Thus a central library can, if desired, offer a service to people wishing to build information collections on it. Users who run Greenstone on their own computer may build collections locally, but must still log in to prevent arbitrary users of their library from building collections.
Upon completion of login, a new page appears that shows the sequence of steps involved in collection building:
The first step specifies the collection's name and associated information -- Figure 5 provides an example of how this interaction might appear. The second step defines where the source data will come from. The third step tailors the configuration options, which requires considerable understanding of what is going on -- this step is really for advanced users. In the fourth step, all the (computer's) work is done -- the system makes all the indexes and gathers together all information required to make the collection operate. Finally, the new collection can be viewed.
These steps appear as a linear sequence of buttons at the bottom of each Collector page so that users can keep track of where they are. Buttons change color to reflect the current stage. The display is modeled after the "wizards" that are widely used to guide users through the installation of new commercial software.
The first step, collection information (shown in Figure 5), is to enter some information about the new collection. The title is a short phrase used to identify the collection. The email address is used for diagnostic reports in case any problems arise with the collection. The user also enters the text that appears under About this collection (e.g., Figure 1). An arrow appears at the bottom of the screen to indicate the user's position in the collection-building sequence -- in this case the collection information stage. The user proceeds by clicking the green button, labeled source data.
Next the user specifies the source text that comprises the collection. The collection is either completely new or a "clone" of an existing one. Creating a new collection with totally novel structure is a major undertaking, and most new collections are clones of existing ones. The user chooses which collection to clone from a pull-down menu. Most Greenstone installations have several different collections. The document file types in the new collection should be amongst those in the one being cloned, the same metadata should be available, and the metadata should be specified in the same way. However, Greenstone is equipped with sensible defaults. If document files with an unexpected format are encountered, they are simply omitted from the collection (with a warning message). If the metadata needed for a particular browser is unavailable for a particular document, that document will be omitted from the browser.
When creating a completely new collection, a bland collection configuration file is provided that accepts most document types and generates a searchable index of the full text and a title browser since this metadata is normally available.
Boxes are provided to indicate where the source documents are located. Any number of input sources can be specified. Specifications can be
In each case of "file://" or "ftp://" the collection will include all files in the specified directory, any directories it contains, any files and directories they contain, and so on. If a filename is specified, that file alone is included. For "http://" the collection will mirror the specified Web site.
Configuring and building the collection
The construction and presentation of all collections is controlled by specifications in a configuration file (see below). Advanced users may use the next page to alter the settings in this file. Most, however, will proceed directly to the final stage where the computer "builds" the new collection.
Up to this point, the responses to the dialog have merely been recorded in a temporary file. The building stage is where the action takes place. First, an internal name is chosen for the collection, based on the title that has been supplied. Then a directory structure is created that includes subdirectories to receive, index and present the source documents. A recursive file system copy command is issued to retrieve source documents already on the file system; for offsite files a web mirroring package is used to copy the specified site along with any related image files.
Next, the documents are converted into a standard XML form. Appropriate plugins to perform this operation must be specified in the collection configuration file. This done, the copied files are deleted: the collection can always be rebuilt from the information stored in the XML files.
Then the full-text searching indexes and browsing structures specified in the collection configuration file are created. Finally, the result of the building process is moved to the area for active collections. This precaution ensures that if a version of this collection already exists, it continues to be served right up until the new one is ready. The software assigns a global, persistent identifier to each document to ensure that the changeover is almost always invisible to users.
The building stage is potentially time-consuming. Small collections take a minute or so but large ones can take a day or more. The Web is not a supportive environment for lengthy activities. A button is provided that allows the user to stop the building process immediately, but users cannot be prevented from leaving the building page. If they do, the Collector continues regardless.
Progress is displayed in a status area at the bottom of the building screen, updated every few seconds. Warnings are issued if any of the following occur:
Users should monitor progress by keeping this window open in their browser. If any errors terminate the process, they appear here.
Viewing the collection
When the collection is built and installed, a View collection button becomes active. Clicking this button takes the user directly to the newly built collection. Also, email is sent to the collection's contact email address and to the digital library administrator whenever a collection is created (or modified). This allows those responsible to monitor what is happening on the system.
Working with existing collections
Four additional facilities are provided when working with existing collections: adding new material, modifying the collection structure, deleting the collection, and printing it on a CD-ROM.
The same dialog structure is used to add new material to an existing collection, but entry is at the "source data" stage. New data is copied as before and converted to XML, joining any existing imported material. Revisions of old documents should perhaps replace existing ones rather than being treated as entirely new. However, this is so difficult to determine that all new documents are added to the collection unless they are textually identical to existing ones. While an imperfect process, in practice the browsing structures are sufficiently clear to make it easy to ignore near-duplicates. The aim of the Collector is to support the most common collection-building tasks in a straightforward manner. If greater control is necessary, it can be achieved by using a suite of command-line scripts instead of the Collector interface.
The structure of existing collections is modified by editing their configuration file. Here, the dialog is entered at the "configuring the collection" stage.
To delete a collection, select it from a list and confirm its deletion. Only collections built by the Collector can actually be removed -- others (typically built by advanced users working from the command line) are not shown in the list. It would be nice to be able to selectively delete material from a collection through the Collector, but this functionality does not yet exist. At present this must be done from the command line by inspecting the file system.
Finally, to write an existing collection to a CD-ROM, select the collection and it is automatically massaged into a disk image in a standard directory.
The Collection Configuration File
Figure 6 shows a collection configuration file. Some of the information in it was gathered from the user during the Collector dialog. The indexes line builds a single index comprising the text of all the documents. The classify line builds an alphabetic classifier of the title metadata.
A permissive list of plugins is included. ZIPPlug uncompresses any Zipped files, and makes them available to the other plugins. "GML" is the name of the internal XML document format, and GMLPlug processes previously imported documents. TEXTPlug, HTMLPlug and EMAILPlug process documents of the appropriate types, identified by their file extension. RecPlug (for "recursive") expands subdirectories and pours their contents into the plugin list, thereby traversing arbitrary directory hierarchies.
More indicative of Greenstone's power than the generic structure shown in Figure 6 is the ease with which other facilities can be added. To choose just a few examples:
Skilled users could add any of these features to the collection by making a small change to the information presented during the "Configuring the collection" stage. However, we do not anticipate that many casual users will operate at this level. More likely, someone who wants to build new collections of a certain type will arrange for an expert to construct a prototype collection with the desired structure, and proceed to clone that into further collections with the same structure but different material.
We close with a brief summary of Greenstone facilities.
And last but not least, because Greenstone is open-source software, it is easily modified!
What you see -- you can get! Greenstone is available from the New Zealand Digital Library (http://www.nzdl.org) under the terms of the Gnu General Public License. It is easy to install on Windows and Unix.
We gratefully acknowledge all members of the New Zealand Digital Library project for their enthusiasm, ideas and commitment.
 New Zealand Digital Library project (http://www.nzdl.org).
 Humanity Development Library: home page (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=hdl).
 Humanity Development Library: preferences page (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=preferences&c=hdl).
 Humanity Development Library: Subject hierarchy example (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&c=hdl&cl=CL1.16.9).
 Butterfly Farming in Papua New Guinea (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&c=hdl&cl=CL1.16.9
 Language extraction demo (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=folktale).
 Acronym extraction demo (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=acrodemo).
 Humanity Development Library: browsing by title ( http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&cl=CL2&c=hdl).
 Humanity Development Library: browsing by "how to" (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&cl=CL4&c=hdl).
 UNESCO (1999) SAHEL point DOC. (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=unesco).
 PAHO/OPS (1999) Virtual Disaster Library. (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=paho).
 Niupepa: Maori newspapers (http://www.nzdl.org/niupepa).
 Chinese demo collection (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?
 Mari El Republic (http://gov.mari.ru/gsdl/cgi/library).
 Arabic demo collection (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?
 See interface language menu on Preferences page (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=preferences).
 Humanity Development Library in text-only format (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=hdl&v=1).
 Music videos. (http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=musvid).
 New Zealand Digital Library music library (http://nzdl2.cs.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/gwmm?c=meldex&a=page&p=coltitle).
 Witten, I.H., Moffat, A. and Bell, T.C. (1999) Managing gigabytes: Compressing and indexing documents and images. Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, CA. [http://www.cs.mu.OZ.AU/mg/]
 Witten, I.H., Loots, M., Trujillo, M.F. and Bainbridge, D. (2001) "The promise of digital libraries in developing countries." Comm. ACM, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 82-85. [http://www.acm.org/pubs/articles/journals/cacm/2001-44-5/
 Bainbridge, D., Witten, I.H., Buchanan, G., McPherson, J., Jones, S. and Mahoui, A. (2001) "Greenstone: A platform for distributed digital library applications." Proc European Digital Library Conference, Darmstadt, Germany; September. [http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~davidb/ecdl01/platform.ps]
 Witten, I.H., Bainbridge, D. and Boddie, S.J. (2001) "Power to the people: end-user building of digital library collections." Proc Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Roanoke, VA, pp. 94-103. [http://www.acm.org/pubs/articles/proceedings/dl/379437/
 Paynter, G.W., Witten, I.H., Cunningham, S.J. and Buchanan, G. (2000) "Scalable browsing for large collections: a case study." Proc Fifth ACM Conference on Digital Libraries, San Antonio, TX, pp. 215-223; June. [http://www.acm.org/pubs/articles/proceedings/dl/336597/
Copyright 2001 Ian H. Witten, David Bainbridge, and Stefan J. Boddie


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