#TaleBlazers Book Club: February
Sometimes the books we are told to read at school just don’t make our heart sing. Take it from someone who studied English Literature at university and had to read 11 texts a week: reading is better when you’re doing it by choice.
At Girlvana, we are constantly reading because we are constantly questioning, challenging, growing and trying to understand more. We wanted to share our reading lists with our community, spark conversations and give you a space to gather your minds to discuss themes and questions without it feeling like school work.
So, here’s the deal: every month, someone from the Girlvana team will pick a book to focus on for the rest of the month. We will send out themes, questions, conversation starters and thoughts to consider while you’re reading, and then at the end of the month, we will gather these thoughts and ideas in a journal entry, as well as in our stories, inviting YOU to be a part of it by tagging us through your feed or IG stories.
Maybe you want to be a solo Tale Blazer, quietly reading and thinking and storing thoughts. You can choose to share them or not. It’s totally up to you. If you and your friends are crazy for books, why not get a group together to read and discuss throughout the month, and record your thoughts and send them over to us so we can share your incredible ideas.
REMEMBER: there is no right or wrong when it comes to your experience of reading. This isn’t school. This isn’t a test. There is no judgement. We are all unique in our view points and the way we consume words. What you see might not what someone else has taken from it. That’s why we wanted to start this club - so we can create a space where ideas are shared and multiplied, making the whole experience more tangible and physical, and for everyone to be a part of.
We don’t want to make this hard work. Become a Tale Blazer, because stories are our past, present and future, and we need more people to be telling stories and sharing their thoughts with the world. Your opinions matter. Your voice matters. Let’s start setting these tales alight.
K, LET’S GO! Ready for your first book?
With February marking Black History Month, we thought we would kick off #TaleBlazers with Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give, which follows the story of Starr, a young black teenager living in two worlds: the black neighborhood she was born and raised in and the white, privileged private school she attends in the suburbs. After witnessing the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer, Starr’s worlds collide and she finds herself fighting between speaking up to defend her community, and keeping quiet to stay alive.
Just to start you off - this book deals with racial tension and especially comes alive in the character of Starr, who constantly finds herself caught in the middle of what feels like black vs white. Where else in the book can you see this conflict coming into play? Are there other characters who share this conflict?
If you find yourselves wanting to discuss the book as you go, just tag us @girlvanayoga in a story or post, slide into our DMs, email us or share your ideas with friends. At the end of the month, we’ll share some of our own ideas and thoughts, and try our hand at answering any questions you might have.


Title: An English Murder (published originally in the UK as Honey-Dew)
Author: Louise Doughty
Publisher: Dell Publishing [originally 1998, this edition 2001]
Length: 228 pages
Setting: England, present-day
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My rating: 2/5
One-liner: An odd little book with the hint of a good idea but lacking anything particularly engaging
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A middle-aged couple is found murdered in their home in their tiny English village and their teenage daughter Gemma is missing. Alison Akenside is a reporter for the local paper who lives in the village and is one of the first on the scene.
According to Doughty’s website this book is a satire of the traditional English mystery but if so it’s using a different definition of the word satire than I’m used to. I certainly missed any comedic element Essentially the book uses a series of vignettes to take us backwards from the murder through the lives of several women involved including Alison, Gemma and both of their mothers. These vignettes are connected loosely by a brief narrative of events following the murder. For me this interesting technique would have worked better if I had been more engaged by the characters but they were a collection of terribly self-absorbed women who I had little curiosity about. A book can survive a complete lack of suspense if there is something else to interest the imagination but knowing who the culprit was from the outset didn’t help maintain my level of engagement with An English Murder.


There’s an effort to get more rapid tests out to people as COVID-19 cases increase across the state. It comes amid a rise of the new Omicron sub-variant.
All people have to do is show up to a city library in Hartford and receive the tests. Residents can get two kits which each contain two tests.
The city of Hartford is planning to distribute 8,000 coronavirus at-home test kits starting Monday.
To pick up tests, you have to be a Hartford resident with proof of where you live. Anyone eligible can head to the front desk of any of these libraries:
- Hartford Public Library, Downtown Branch – 500 Main St.
- Hartford Public Library, Camp Field Branch – 30 Campfield Ave.
- Hartford Public Library, Albany Avenue Branch – 1250 Albany Ave.
- Hartford Public Library, Barbour Branch – 261 Barbour St.
- Hartford Public Library, Dwight Branch – 7 New Park Ave.
- Hartford Public Library, Park Street Library at The Lyric – 603 Park St.
The distribution will take place during normal library hours.
“As we continue to live with COVID over the long-term, testing will remain an important tool to help reduce the spread. With this new sub-variant making a surge here in Connecticut, we want to make sure that Hartford residents have easy and convenient access to at-home tests,” Mayor Luke Bronin said in a statement.
This comes as the state’s positivity rate has been creeping up amid the spread of the Omicron sub-variant called BA.2.
On Friday, the seven-day rolling average for the positivity rate was over five percent and hospitalizations also went up from the week prior.
An important part of keeping people out of the hospital are vaccines. A new report from The Commonwealth Fund, which included several Yale researchers, found the vaccination effort in the United States has prevented 17 million hospitalizations and 2.2 million deaths.
Test kit distribution will go on as long as supplies last.


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Achondroplasia occurs when cartilage has difficulty converting to bone, which usually results in dwarfism. This eMedTV article discusses the condition in detail, including the role genetics plays, possible symptoms, treatment options, and prognosis.
Bone is a living, growing tissue that is mostly made of collagen. This resource provides information on the formation and different types of this tissue, as well as a brief description of how osteoporosis develops.
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a bone disease characterized by bones that break easily. This segment of the eMedTV library provides a detailed overview of the conditions, including its causes, symptoms, treatment options, and more.
Avascular necrosis is a condition that develops when blood supply to the bones is cut off. This section of the eMedTV archives explains this condition in detail, including causes, symptoms, treatment options, and more.
During an ACL surgery, a torn ligament in the knee is removed and replaced with a graft. This eMedTV Web page explains the procedure in detail, including the different types of grafts, where they come from, and what to expect.
Bone Density Test
Similar to an x-ray, a bone density test measures your bone health and response to osteoporosis treatment. This eMedTV article explains how this test is performed, how it is scored, and who should consider having it.
ACL reconstruction is a surgery in which a torn anterior cruciate ligament is replaced with an ACL graft. This eMedTV page describes the procedure in detail, lists various types of grafts that are available, and explains the benefits of the surgery.
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Avascular Necrosis Pain
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Symptoms of Achondroplasia
Some of the common symptoms of achondroplasia include short stature, an enlarged head, and short fingers. This eMedTV article discusses achondroplasia symptoms in detail and also discusses the health problems related to the condition.
In-depth Information on Achondroplasia Symptoms
Dwarfism, short limbs, enlarged head are some of the common signs and symptoms of achondroplasia. This eMedTV page covers achondroplasia symptoms and other associated problems, such as breathing disorders, obesity, and recurrent ear infections.
ACL Surgery Recovery
A crucial part of ACL surgery recovery is plenty of rest in the initial week, followed by physical therapy. This eMedTV page explains what to expect during recovery, including follow-up visits, possible symptoms, and when physical therapy begins.
Didronel is a prescription medicine that is used for treating Paget's disease and heterotopic ossification. This eMedTV Web page offers a more in-depth look at Didronel and its uses, potential side effects, and dosing guidelines.
Type 3 Osteogenesis Imperfecta
As this eMedTV article explains, type 3 osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is characterized by features such as easily fractured bones, triangular face, and large head. This article talks about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of type 3 OI.
This eMedTV Web page explains the role of genetics in achondroplasia. Specifically, this article talks about how the disease can be caused by a mutation in a specific gene or by a parent with the condition passing down the gene to his or her child.
Cause of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
As this eMedTV article explains, the cause of osteogenesis imperfecta is a defect in the genes responsible for producing collagen. This Web page further explores the cause of this condition and discusses the role of genetics.
Avascular Necrosis Treatment
As this eMedTV segment explains, treating avascular necrosis may involve medications, exercises, surgery, or other options. This article explains the treatment options in detail, including when each type is generally used.
Bone Density Test Results
A bone density test can confirm a diagnosis of osteoporosis, as well as gauge the risk for fractures. This eMedTV segment explains bone density tests in detail and talks about how a person's test results will be compared to expected norms.


|Credentials:||2006 - Ph.D., University of Tennessee; Philosophy|
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Washington State University
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Pullman, WA 99164-5130
My research is in the area of the ethics of biomedical technologies (both the ethics of research and the implications of the application of such technologies).
I am currently engaged in research exploring the ethics of attempting to enhance moral characteristics using biomedical technologies as well as research looking at the ethical and philosophical issues connected to our emerging understanding of epigenetics.
The Environment: Philosophy, Science, and Ethics (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012). Co-edited with Michael O’Rourke and Matthew Slater.
“Engineering for Virtue? Toward Holistic Moral Enhancement,” in John Basl and Ronald Sandler, eds., Designer Biology: The Ethics of Intensively Engineering Biological and Ecological Systems(Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013), pp. 69-86.
“Moral Enhancement Worth Having: Thinking Holistically,” American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 3.4(2012): 18-20.
“Poets in the Clinic: Recasting ‘Virtue Essentialist’ Arguments About Enhancement in Prototype Form,” American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 2/2 (2011):44-45.
“What it is: the biology and moral status of parthenotes and embryos.” The American Journal of Bioethics: AJOB 11.3 (2011):29-30.
“Aristotle on Courage and the Moral Development of Virtues and Emotions” Studies in the History of Ethics, Special Symposium on Ethics and Emotions in the History of Philosophy, December 2008.
“Emotions, Memory Suppression, and Identity” American Journal of Bioethics September 2007/7(9): 33-34.
“Performance-Enhancement and the Pursuit of Excellence” Running and Philosophy, Michael W. Austin, editor (Blackwell, 2007).
“The Rebirth of the Human Medicine: A Review of Daniel P. Sulmasy, The Rebirth of the Clinic: An Introduction to Spirituality in Health Care” (A review essay)
Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics 35 (March 2007):216-219.


It’s hard for me to believe sometimes, but I submitted my dissertation prospectus in December of 2005, during my fourth year as a graduate student in the Department of English at Stanford University. At the time — having recently read David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest and feeling vaguely dissatisfied with his argument in “E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction” — I formed a suspicion that irony might be an interesting subject to investigate, that the anxieties irony aroused, the love it elicited, the confusion it promoted might reward sustained study.
Ten years later, that prospectus, and the investigation it initiated, have become a book. I recently submitted the corrected PDF proofs of Cool Characters: Irony and American Fiction, the final textual outcome of my vague doctoral dissatisfaction. The book now has a cover and is available for preorder on Amazon and elsewhere. I can’t quite bring myself to believe that the project is finished — and in the months leading up to its publication by Harvard University Press in March 2016 I have no doubt that I will imagine myriad ways I might revise or rewrite my arguments.
But the book really is done and it’s coming out pretty soon and as the publication date approaches I’ll try to post some informal thoughts on the argument of the book on this blog. Here go the cover (I love the cover, by the way) and official description:
Charting a new course in the criticism of postwar fiction, Cool Characters examines the changing status of irony in American cultural and political life from World War II to the present, showing how irony migrated from the countercultural margins of the 1950s to the cultural mainstream of the 1980s. Along the way, irony was absorbed into postmodern theory and ultimately become a target of recent writers who have sought to create a practice of “postirony” that might move beyond its limitations.
As a concept, irony has been theorized from countless angles, but Cool Characters argues that it is best understood as an ethos: an attitude or orientation toward the world, embodied in different character types, articulated via literary style. Lee Konstantinou traces five such types—the hipster, the punk, the believer, the coolhunter, and the occupier—in new interpretations of works by authors including Ralph Ellison, William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Kathy Acker, Dave Eggers, William Gibson, Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Lethem, and Rachel Kushner.
For earlier generations of writers, irony was something vital to be embraced, but beginning most dramatically with David Foster Wallace, dissatisfaction with irony, especially with its alleged tendency to promote cynicism and political passivity, gained force. Postirony—the endpoint in an arc that begins with naive belief, passes through irony, and arrives at a new form of contingent conviction—illuminates the literary environment that has flourished in the United States since the 1990s.


Taming the Beast
NOV. 21; 10-12; $40; Prof. T. Hull; The Vintage Cottage, 612 W. New York Ave., DeLand
Taming the Beast, begins with you, the human, and your relationship with the beast.
- What are you missing?
- Rules and Boundaries!
- What are you focusing on?
- What you don’t want!!!
We will discuss the importance of creating the proper relationship with your beast and how to extinguish unwanted behaviors.


I take my recommendations extremely seriously and stand by each of these for the reasons listed!
Business books I like to recommend:
The Platform Revolution – the seminal book on platforms. To understand the businesses that have become enormous today, you have to read Platform Revolution.
Crossing the Chasm – Ground yourself and understand who early adopters are. How to sell B2B. The theory is here.
The Good Jobs Strategy – It turns out that you can treat people with dignity and a business will thrive. A great case study that includes the beloved Trader Joe’s, a convenience store chain in the south, and a famous Spanish grocer. This one is pretty easy to rip through.
The Luxury Strategy – Take whatever you’ve learned about branding and marketing and shred it. This is part anthropology, part business, and if it doesn’t make you want to try your hand at launching a luxury brand, I’d be surprised. It’s a longer book and you’ll basically get the gist of it a third of the way in. It’s a true textbook in that it’s fairly detailed, but it also means that you can flip around to the parts that are most interesting to you.
Powerful – By Patty McCord, former head of HR at Netflix. There was a famous slide deck about Netflix culture that got passed around. This is the expansion pack. Fundamentally about transparency and treating people like adults at a business, I come back to this book over and over again when I think about organizational development. Some days I think the Netflix way is the answer. Some days I think it is too brutal.
The Great CEO Within – This is a weirdly practical book. I am not remotely a CEO, but it is loaded with practical advice for running things like to do lists, meetings, organizing functional departments, and more.
Capitalism Without Capital – the Rise of the Intangible Economy – Exactly what it sounds like. Forget about Price to Book. These days, it’s useless. Given that accounting hasn’t really caught up to the valuation of intangibles, this book explores these issues and suggests frameworks. I have an outline that I’ve been planning to post at a later date…
The Art of Short Selling – If you’re a finance student or even a dilettante, read. this. book. It is the definitive book on short selling. More than that, it’s about making investments with a critical eye.
Tangentially related to the world of business book recommendations:
The Golden Passport – If you’re going to business school or thinking about going to business school, read this book. There are plenty of knocks here, but I think the history of THE business school (HBS) and its relationship to large corporations and particularly consulting firms should be unpacked and critically analyzed. You should know what you’re getting into.
You Are Not a Gadget – Link to blog post here.
The Master Algorithm – Anybody trying to understand the models that make the world tick should dive in.
Gamification – Link to blog post here.
Sandworm – Link to blog post here.
Shape of the New: Four Ideas that Shaped the Modern World- My hit rate with this book is 100%. I recommend it, someone reads it, they love it. It’s an even handed book about the ideas (and the people behind those ideas) that have shaped modernity. It is admirably thoughtful and yet non-ideological. For those of us who yearn to have a transparent, thoughtful, open minded discussion about society, this is for you.
Entangled Life – Link to blog post here.
Bad Blood – An outstanding read that feels like a thriller. It does make your stomach drop when you see the people who tried to blow the whistle, in particular the young, courageous man who was shunned by his grandfather. There are some pretty good con men (and con women) out there.
Exxon Mobil: Private Empire – The title is reflective of the thesis here. This is a company that is such a multi-national entity that to an extent it behaves like its own state. The book explores various issues that cropped up for XOM over the past several decades, and the management of those issues. It’s nuanced but frequently damning. The author also wrote a great book about conflicts in Afghanistan, from when the Russians left to 9/11 (Ghost Wars) that I highly recommend.
Nickel and Dimed – It’s the 20 year anniversary of this book, but the issues still stand for the minimum wage worker (speaking of which, we should raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour). Plenty of people think the gig economy and the passion economy or whatever it’s rebranded to these days is some kind of wonderful innovation. Please. So long as the wages are as low as they are, people are living on the margin. Instability, uncertainty about the future, and despair are not a good combination of attributes for this country’s working class.
Master of the Senate –
Empire of the Summer Moon – Link to blog post here.
The Future is History – Link to blog post here.
Good Fiction (non classics)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation – If I have to recommend one non-classic book of fiction, it’s this one. I have read few books that explore alienation and end in peculiar triumph. I have read fewer books that end on a crescendo
Into the West
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Writers & Lovers


Writing it downAt the beginning of the year, we hired a Records Manager, the first in the history of the university. She’s been working to understand and document the workflow of records creation and disposition across departments in the university. We don’t have an enterprise document management solution, so it’s been quite an undertaking. As part of her duties, the Records Manager has also inventoried records at our off-site storage vendor, identifying and transferring materials with historical significance to the Archives. Although the mission of the Archives is to collect and maintain university records that document its activities and history, we found that we had no recognized authority to transfer records without the consent of the department or division head. Trying to find someone who was willing to accept responsibility or to grant permission was an exercise in futility. After trying to track down one division head over the summer, it was decided that we needed to seek the authority to transfer records deemed to fall within our collecting policies. The problem was we had few written policies.
The department formed a policy committee with representatives from the museums, Rare Book Gallery, and the Archives to develop unified collection management policy. We found that we were able to use the same language and concepts, adding specific examples or language for situations unique to each unit. After several iterations, the committee was able to create a collections management policy over the summer. It’s currently awaiting final approval by the Chief Information Officer before being implemented. Once this is in place, we are ready to submit the transfer authorization proposal to the President’s Committee for approval. The completion of the collection management policy spurred interest and development in additional policies and procedures, including reproduction, access and use, and registration, as well as related forms. We’re currently working on creating copyright policies. My particular focus is developing guidelines to help users to understand copyright restrictions and to make responsible reproduction decisions.
Clearing it outLooking at ongoing problems with storage space, both physical and digital, we created an ad hoc committee to review materials and make decisions regarding disposition. One of the first problems that we identified was a large amount of supplies and resources that had been amassed “just in case.” These included outdated or broken equipment, unnecessary or unusable supplies, and donations that did not meet our collecting areas or interests. The process of clearing out the space allowed us to reorganize supplies, to order new equipment, and to relish the sense of accomplishment. We used this momentum to tackle the shared drives and digital repository, both of which had become dumping grounds. The same committee developed policies to govern the shared drive, as well as file naming conventions. Using these new documents, we began a clean-up of the shared drive, which amounted to removing approximately 60 MB of duplicate or unnecessary files. The process turned out to be so easy that the committee offered the services to one of the museums. We were also able to incorporate elements into an outreach session on email best practices and plan to offer the service to other departments on campus.
Building it upThe university is coming up on its 50th anniversary in 2013 and the Archives was approached to digitize historic images and to make them available for users. Currently, we rely on Archon to provide public access to our records and small files, such as oral history transcripts and low-resolution images. It was decided that it is inadequate to provide access to the high-resolution images required for the anniversary. I was tasked with comparing systems and making a recommendation. After much research, I determined that DSpace would best meet our requirements. We’re currently working with campus IT to implement a DSpace instance. As part of the DSpace project, I mapped the workflows of the Archives and identified current and future technology needs. This plan can now be used to ensure that we make strategic decisions based on demonstrated needs.
In addition to implementing new systems, we’re also focused on improving our current products and services. Archon was originally populated by importing data from our old CMS. It contains many records with minimum information. As part of the general commitment to bring consistency to our records, I’ve initiated a project to enhance the catalog on a record-by-record basis. This also allows me to check new accessions and add them to existing collections when appropriate, as well as to verify location and beef up the MARC record in the library’s OPAC. The project has already revealed some MARC mistakes and location errors.
By mapping the Archives’ core functions and relating them to technology needs, we are able to offer products and services of higher quality and with greater efficiency. We were also able to use our clean-up as a template for new services. While retrenchment may not seem as exciting as rapid expansion, it can still be an opportunity for growth and improvement. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to ask any questions or follow up. You can reach me at agraha31 (at) kennesaw (dot) edu.
Many thanks to Gretchen for providing the opportunity and forum!


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Table of contents
- Oda nova a Barcelona
- THE GRANDMA'S LOGBOOK PERE QUART & CLAIRE FONTAINE: METRICS AND WORDS
- Sam Abrams
- ISBN 13: 9788472265721
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He was born in , the member of an outstanding family of the industrial bourgeoisie of Sabadell. He was the fourth of eleven brothers; he was the only survivor.
He took the pseudonym with which he would sign his poetic work: Pere Quart. He studied Law. In this group the influence of vanguardism was combined with local humor. More information: Joan Oliver Catalan Version. During the Civil War he engaged politically with the republican side. He was nominated president of the Association of Catalan Writers and leader of Generalitat's Ministry of Culture publications.
Oda nova a Barcelona
Moreover he was co-founder and headleader of Institution of the Catalan Letters publications, and author of the Catalan popular army hymn's letter. All this means a definite break with his bourgeois past and the birth of a strong political, ethical and social commitment. In this context he created Oda a Barcelona and the play La fam. At the end of the war, the Republican Generalitat will order him the task of evacuating all the intellectuals. Finished the war will exile first in France , embark towards Buenos Aires and establish definitively in Santiago of Chile , where he will live for eight years.
During the exile, he continued his task of intellectual compromised with his time and his country. He set up the collection The pine of the three branches along Xavier Benguerel. In Joan Oliver came back to Barcelona, where Franco's dictatorship was characterized by authoritarianism and repression.
THE GRANDMA'S LOGBOOK PERE QUART & CLAIRE FONTAINE: METRICS AND WORDS
He was imprisoned for three months in the Model prison of Barcelona. He translated and adapted works of several authors like Anton Chekhov. In his more emblematic work appeared: Vacances Pagades. Anna returns from Africa where she had been working as a nurse for an NGO on the front line in an area of conflict. She gets a job as a security guard at an exclusive health center where she meets a troubled young man. David is 20 years old and newly arrived in Barcelona in search of an opportunity.
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Books authored by Nick Catalano
Tales of a Hamptons Sailor Aegeon Press Feb. 15 Available on Amazon
A New Yorker at Sea Aegeon Press Published 2012
Available on Amazon
"This tale of adventure on the high seas is gripping..."
"...episodes live up to the standards of classic sea-faring
"'I am a romantic.'" That's at least as good an opening
line as "Call me Ishmael"... "You can almost feel the heat and
grime...smell the salt air and feel the danger"..."a thoroughly
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Joe Pisano is a native New Yorker and university professor who has
sailed his boat Typee in local waters for decades. He dreams of adventure
and agrees to crew aboard Bravura - a 52 foot sloop - as it circumnavigates
the globe. In Egypt, he encounters con men and hustlers on his way to meet
Bravura and when he arrives aboard discovers that his sailing skills are no
match for the challenges ahead. As the boat manuevers its way into the
Mediterranean he must deal with desert storms, thieves and pirates, struggles
for food and water, and crippling engine failure in addition to his own
insecurities and fears. Out at sea, his fantasies of Odysseus and the romance
of ancient seafarers provide little relief from the dangers of treacherous
weather, patrolling marauders, and humongous oil tankers who threaten
to run him down.
Clifford Brown:The Life and Art of the Legendary Jazz Trumpeter
Oxford University Press 2000
"To my knowledge, this is the only full biography of Clifford Brown ever written. It covers his entire life, from his birth, through his Blue Flame days, all the way to his historical work with Max Roach. The book also includes 8 or so pages of pictures in the middle, which is great for those of you whom haven't seen brownie, and a nearly complete discography in the back of the book. Simply put, Clifford Brown is one of the best jazz trumpeters of all time (my favorite, personally), and quite possibly the most tragic loss in jazz history. Any jazz musicians, Clifford fans, or general jazz aficionados should check this book out if they are looking to learn about one of the greats. "
New York Nights: Writing, Producing and Performing in Gotham
Auburndale Publications 2009
"New York Nights" Reviewed in the East Hampton Star
Notes of a Man About Town, By David M. Alpern
(08/04/2009) Those who can, so they tell us, do; those who can’t, teach, so they say. However true, Nick Catalano is clearly an exception to that rule. A professor of literature and music at Pace University, he’s been a performer since his teen years (a passionate jazz saxophonist), later a producer (as performing arts director at Pace), and a prolific critic (for The East Hampton Star, among others).
His life of “New York Nights” has produced a unique insider’s view of American entertainment and entertainers in the late 20th century — and this rich memoir to share it.
Like any good critic, in Mr. Catalano’s view, he is always clear about what he loves, from big bands and bebop to intimate cabarets and the girl singers who star there (a fondness I admit to sharing). Plus Mel Tormé and Johnny Mathis on the male side, and a generation of comedians whose early promise he noted and assisted from the start.
Above all he relishes the city that launched and attracted so much of this magic — New York after World War II — a period of cultural flowering that reminds the professor in him of 5th-century Athens, 15th-century Florence, and 16th-century London.
In fact, the academic in Mr. Catalano surfaces frequently in this book — providing context for the birth of bebop, the revival of swing, the Eurofetishism he finds tainting American culture, or at least many of its critics, and the negativity of many more.
Witnessing the start of “observational humor” in stand-up comedy by fledgling stars like Jay Leno, Robin Williams, Richard Belzer, Elayne Boosler, Jerry Seinfeld, and Larry David, he books them for shows at Pace and enjoys their hilarious joking on car rides to each show at least as much as the shows themselves. He also thinks of ancient Greece and the Paris of Louis XIV.
Once he even finds himself answering comics’ questions on the history of their art. “Unbelievably serious faces commanded the table so I launched into a semi-serious précis of Aristophanic comic history and Moliere’s innovations in Paris,” Mr. Catalano recalls. “I’m sure I spoke for at least a half hour without interruption from anyone! I couldn’t believe it. A couple of guys actually took notes.”
His recollection of musicians he booked for Pace performances provides endless tasty tidbits: the bandleader Harry James as a sports nut, Benny Goodman always practicing, the elderly Artie Shaw dependent on a dating service after marrying enough beauties (including Ava Gardner) “to field a football team,” as Mr. Catalano once saw him confess.
There’s a particularly poignant anecdote about the Scottish-born jazz singer Annie Ross, who sang “Loch Lomond” in an “Our Gang” comedy before she was 5 and later appeared in “Presenting Lily Mars” with Judy Garland, Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts,” and as the distaff third of the trio Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross. Hired after just one hearing by the great Lionel Hampton, she was fired from the first of his “All-Stars” tours of Europe because audiences there would not accept a white singer fronting his black band.
As a reviewer, Mr. Catalano became properly sympathetic to the hard life of female vocalists generally, and especially in nightclubs like the Algonquin Hotel’s Oak Room or the Cafe Carlyle, where songs are not merely sung but must be felt, acted, and put into context — personal and musical — by the performer’s interstitial patter.
He pays rightful tribute to grandes dames of song, including Anita O’Day, who sees her voice as just another instrument in the band (“She figures herself to be a horn,” says her agent), and Julie Wilson, with her great humor and trademark gardenia, also a treasured mentor and cheerleader for younger singers. (Typically, another reporter once told me, Julie rushed across town bearing one of her glamorous feather boas to a tyro’s photo shoot.)
He praises the humility of Rosemary Clooney for sharing the spotlight with her musicians at the now-defunct Rainbow and Stars room atop Rockefeller Center. (I always said if Clooney never showed up, you’d still get a great show from her band. In her later years, though, it also seemed she used the time her sidemen were shining to lean against the piano and catch her breath.)
Mr. Catalano is a little hard on another queen of cabaret, Karen Akers, whose continental appeal belies her past as a West Side mom (I’ve met the couple who gave her their baby carriage). While admitting her “impeccable taste” and “technical prowess,” he reviews one of her shows, sung largely in French, as “just another evening of Piaf retrospective.”
Perhaps worse, he calls Akers “a fixture” at Rainbow and Stars. When I used that term in a question to Andrea Marcovicci, a cabaret star Mr. Catalano seems to have missed (along with other personal favorites of mine, including KT Sullivan, Bobby Short, Susannah McCorkle, and Nancy LaMott), I was lambasted for likening her to a lamp.
At the risk of seeming to be one of those negative reviewers at whom Mr. Catalano frequently snipes, one has to say his language is not always as hip as his subject matter. He relishes an Upper East Side restaurant where he can nurse a cappuccino “ad nauseam.”
Mr. Catalano’s language may not be as lyrical as the music he reveres, nor as smooth as the sailing he loves to do both day and night in the waters around New York (about which he has a separate chapter). But it captures a rich period in popular American culture with a unique sensibility that makes his “New York Nights” a great guide to that, thankfully, not quite bygone era.
“New York Nights”
Auburndale Publications, $19.95
Nick Catalano is a longtime summer resident of East Hampton, where he has been known to dock his sailboat, the Segue.
David M. Alpern hosts the syndicated “Newsweek on Air” radio and Internet program. He and Sylvia Clark had a sing-along wedding at the Oak Room cabaret. They live in Sag Harbor.
"New York Nights" Reviewed in The Midwest Book Review
"The life of a producer in New York is endlessly fascinating."New York Nights" explores the career and life of Nick Catalano, a man who has worked with countless comedians and musicians...from the highbrow works of Duke Ellington to the not-so-highbrow exploits of Jerry Seinfeld. "New York Nights" is an intriguing tale of the nightlife of New York and those behind it."
Paul T. Vogel
John Keats - Drama in the Age of English Romanticism
University of Michigan Micropress 1975
Books In Progress:
Jazz on the Internet 2016


Preach the Word
For as the rain and the snowThe Holy Bible: English Standard Version, (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Isa 55:12.
come down from heaven
and do not return there
but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Mark 14:66–72 and Proverbs 29:20–23
1 Corinthians 5:1–13 and Exodus 19:1–9
Mark 14:53–65 and Daniel 7:13–14
1 Corinthians 4 and Jeremiah 9:23–24
Mark 14:43–52 and Isaiah 53:3–12
Mark 14:26–42 and Isaiah 52:12–53:13
The second sermon in our series on challenges facing the church.
1 Corinthians 1:10–19 and Isaiah 29:13–19
The first message in our 12-sermon series on 1 Corinthians concerning challenges facing the church.
Scripture readings: 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 and Psalm 103
Mark 14:12–25 and Jeremiah 31:31–34


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I like Googling things. Sometimes, I’m told that I should Google things rather than ask questions. I don’t always agree with this. But Google is treated as a library, encyclopedia, professor and research assistant. Like it or not, you gotta get with the times, kiddo. However, Googling only gets me so far. In my opinion, nothing beats a good, educational book. AKA: a textbook.
Why read textbooks when you can just read novels? I’ve frequently heard that the best way to learn to write is to read a lot of novels, then slyly steal styles and techniques. I guess that’s one way of doing it, but I also like to read books on how to write alongside works by other authors, so I better understand the tools they are employing. Then I can make mental notes on how they use them effectively. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, then how can you take it and use it?
Incidentally, over a year ago (pre-Covid, I should say) I sat next to someone on the train to university reading a writing textbook. It was called Write Great Fiction – Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints by Nancy Kress. Intrigued, I tried to read it next to them without them noticing me peering over their shoulder.
What I noticed is that this book had practice exercises. I like exercises and drills, more than I like Googling things. What can I say? The grade school mentality never left me.
Even more intrigued, I looked up the book on Amazon. I went through the previews on my phone next to the man reading Kress’ book, but he seemed too engrossed to care. The reviews seemed good, so I bought the book and finished it.
Overall, I’d say this book is great if you’re trying to improve how to write characters, aren’t sure what you’re doing wrong and/or how to fix it, or even if you want to refine techniques. Kress lays out the basics clearly and succinctly. She also does an excellent job of explaining how to show rather than tell characters’ thoughts, feelings, and emotions (that relentless phrase we’re all sick of hearing). She provides numerous examples to support her instructions, which I found helpful in understanding the concepts she presents.
And really, what’s wrong with running through the basics? I do it all the time in martial arts; you must perfect the basics to build up to the tougher stuff. Like Kress notes in her book, if you’re struggling with the basics, editors and agents may be less likely to work with you. So get in there and read it, even if you think you have it all figured out!
This isn’t to say that online resources aren’t helpful, either. I learned a lot from podcasts, Limyaael’s Rants, and the r/writing subreddit. Still, reading this book was immensely helpful. I recommend it if you’re struggling to understand concepts like showing rather than telling emotions, or want to write stronger, more complex characters and utilize various viewpoints effectively.
Any thoughts? Want more details on the book? Have links to good resources? Disagree with me entirely? I’m happy to hear either way, just leave a comment below.


Our main building was an officers' casino (mess) around the turn of the century. High ranked soldiers – stationed in the Káli Basin – enjoyed theirs evenings and meals in this beautiful house (and so will you today)
The building was bought in 1996, restored carefully – keeping every ancient detail – and furnished with antiques.
The building consists of the dining room, the kitchen, the office, the wine cellar, the studio and the library. Our library is equipped with books, tv and a stereo. We also have a 50 year old radio set (which we still use).
On colder days we serve snacks, cofee, tea, drinks in the house. In the summer you can also have these things outside in the garden. Your food and drinks is served on antique plates with antique cutlery.
The ceiling was left untouched to keep the original fresco. We respect traditions and fall for ancient work.


February 29, 2012
Our goal with Coursekit is to reshape education for the Internet Age. We exist to restore the sense of magic that comes with learning something new. Where does knowledge come from and how do people share it? That’s the elusive question we’re trying to answer.
In that spirit, we’re introducing Explore. Explore is about the evolving definition, process, and promise of learning. It’s a cross-disciplinary lens on what stimulates, what enriches, and what matters—an intellectual and creative incubator for cultivating your interests, and a place to discover things you didn’t know you were interested in, until you are.
Explore is edited by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings. As perhaps the web’s best curator of “interestingness,” Maria’s work embodies our ambitions. We’re absolutely delighted and honored to have her on our team.
When Benjamin Franklin founded the first subscription library in America, he had a vision for democratizing knowledge by making “the common tradesman and farmers as intelligent as most gentlemen from other countries.” Access to knowledge, he believed, was the key to creativity, innovation, and success in life.
Today, the web is our library, with information more readily available than ever before. But finding the most interesting, most relevant, most meaningful information and synthesizing it into knowledge and insight is an increasingly challenging task, yet one of growing urgency and importance.
Explore embodies Coursekit’s aspiration to reshape education in the Information Age and aims to distill the wealth of information available to us today – online and off – into a portal of discovery for meaningful knowledge, powered by cross-disciplinary curiosity.
From TED talks to vintage maps to psychology studies to quotes from favorite books, and just about everything in between, Explore will guide you through the landscape of the mind as we explore the evolving architecture of knowledge together.
Enjoy and explore.
A note: We’re going to roll the current Coursekit Blog into Explore. Watch this space for updates on the adventures we’re having as a team.


The author is married to a minister, so there is a spiritual aspect. Their deity is "Heart", who loves them, gives them trials, and even at some point in the past, sacrificed for the animals. There is a mist surrounding their island that protects them (and also doesn't allow anyone back in by way of the sea if they leave) that seems to have a hint of spirituality. There is mention of evil, and a dungeon full of horror and palpable evil that speaks to a character. There is a priest, but he seems less of a Hindu-type priest and more of a Church of England-type priest. He speaks blessings over people, reminding me of Isaac blessing Jacob and Esau. The only thing I didn't really feel good about was when he blessed the evil dungeon with candles and light, to drive out the darkness, but even that wasn't like dark magic.
There is a bit of drinking wine (the usurpers try to make the king look incompetent), knife murders, and implications of poison murders. Also, the bad guy institutes a new law--culling--that is slightly disturbing. All in all, they serve to paint a brilliant picture of the setting (I think).
I would recommend this series to middle school kids, or elementary if they are well-grounded in the Bible. Nothing (in book one, at least) that would cause someone to become an atheist, but it is spirituality not directly from the Bible, so there's that.
Have you read this series? What did you think of it? Would you recommend it for kids?


The Van Gogh family placed an In Memoriam announcement in today’s NRC Handelsblad newspaper, for Theo van Gogh 1957-2004. The filmmaker was murdered today nine years ago by a mentally confused islamic assassin. See the wikipedia page for more on this. A good way to remember Theo van Gogh is to study a bit of history to understand why such a mentally confused person can come to such an act of violence. A good place to start is with the book of Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans. Interpreting the Middle East, Oxford, 2004 as well. Since this is a collection of papers published earlier, you can select your topics of interest and develop an appreciation for the author and the subject mater. Once you start learning more then the other papers become of more interest too. A good place to start is with this critical review in The Guardian. PM. Dutch readers might want to see what I wrote in 2004 on Theo’s death. There I refer to the book Zonder Professoren which is a novel with a message that Holland still does not understand what freedom of speech really means. In 2004 that book was a pdf draft only but it has been published now in 2012 (no review yet).


A glitch in copyright law will make thousands of new books available.
If you’re a dedicated reader, the internet can provide a treasure trove of free books, short stories, and other reading material. But where do you look ทางเข้า UFABET? Especially if you want to find free reading material that doesn’t violate copyright?
In this article, we list a variety of sources where you can find novels, short stories, poetry, and more, both old and recent. But first, we’ve got an interesting bit of news for anyone looking for relatively recent books: thousands of works that were, until now, assumed to be copyrighted may not be.
The NYPL has been working on a project to identify, verify and scan these books. The first step was to convert the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), which lists all of the copyrights from that period, from scanned images to XML, making the process much easier. But that’s just the beginning of the process.
You have to make sure that there isn’t material within the book — say, an edition with a more recently written introduction — that is still in copyright.
While you’re waiting for all of these new books to become available, there are already many resources online where you can find free books and stories to read.


Anna Johnson knows how to get things done! Her track record of completing projects for District 8 communities speaks for itself. Anna was instrumental in the paving of new roads, the placement of new traffic safety lights and signs, and the construction of new drainage systems for flood control in District 8 communities.
Anna fought for the residents of Johns Island when a burn pit for hurricane debris was proposed on a 95-acre site that’s close to many homes. Anna rallied the residents of the island, and the plan for an incinerator was scrapped. As Chair for Public Safety, Anna spearheaded a movement to make Covid -19 testing and vaccines available to all residents of the rural areas.
Anna worked with non-profits to provide food to those living in rural communities who were having a hard time making ends meet during the pandemic. She is also helping people who are in need of air conditioning, but can’t afford it.
While serving as the Council’s Liaison to the Library Board, Anna accomplished much for her district and the rest of Charleston County. She played a major role in getting the Library funding question on the ballot. The referendum asking voters to approve the funding of five state-of-the-art libraries in Charleston County was approved. Today our new libraries not only provide books, but they also provide a safe- after-school haven for children. They offer computer and internet service to families who don’t have it available at home. Additionally, community meeting rooms are available for public use.
Anna listens to her constituents. She holds a Roundtable Discission every month because she is passionate about their concerns. She gives her all to serve the residents of District 8. Her three terms on County Council have given her invaluable experience and the connections needed to get the job done!


At last we have reached the end of the All-Out Monster Revolt’s ‘Giant Monster Movie Night’ film appreciation series. It was an experience one that I was sad to see the end of because we were finally gathering audience; an audience of folks who loved the genre. When you have exciting movies and tasty morsels lively conversations will follow.
When the library approached me with the idea of having a movie night, I had two objectives in mind. One idea was to feature both classic films and new films that had some sort of impact on the genre. The other was to bring attention to the All-Out Monster Revolt project. I feel I succeed with the movies but not so well the promoting the project. Always one of my weak points, drawing needed attention to my projects but the most important aspect was the appreciation of giant monster films.
I presented such classics as King Kong (1933) Godzilla (1955) and Gorgo (1961). However, due to technical difficulties I was only able to present one of the three modern cult favorites, which was ‘Monster X Strikes Back’ (2008). Unfortunately, Gamera The Brave (2006) and Zarkorr (1996); the film I wanted to play the most and the film I wanted to play the least, neither would play on the house laptop and projector set. It always happened when I forgot to bring back-up movies. One of the benefits of having movie night at the library is that they have a video library with a few very good giant monsters.
So when were in a pinch the library supplied me with the Ray Harryhauser classic ‘20 Million Miles To Earth’ and modern ‘Dragon Heart’ (1996) to play for the clamoring audience who threatening to run me up the flag pole if I didn’t show a featured film. Unfortunately, as good as it was ‘Dragon Heart’ was no exception for Gamera The Brave. So those films will have to wait for the next giant movie night series and hopefully by then I will have my own laptop and projector set that will play those movies.
That’s brings me to a late edition to the series but one that made enhanced the enjoyment of movie night immensely. Through the generosity of Tap de Suro Produccions, who makes animated shorts with all the favorites giant monsters. I was able to emulate the old movie houses that played an animated short before each movie. The animated shorts were quite an unexpected treat!
Now I know what to expect when movie night returns next year I will be better prepared to razzle dazzle the audience with an unique movie experience.


The Strongarm Summer Reading List: 10 Scintillating Books on Espionage and Hacking
Do you have your beach reads picked out for the summer? If we may be so bold, you might think about adding some educational material to your stack. We promise—it doesn’t have to be boring. There are a few books related to hacking, espionage, military intelligence, and the early days of the Internet that have had a big influence on our team, our philosophies, and our work. We thought it would be fun to put together a Strongarm summer reading list for you to peruse.
The Strongarm Summer Reading List
Because Strongarm’s technology was first built at MITRE, many of the folks on our team have backgrounds in military and intelligence, and we’ve been influenced by several books on those subjects. We’re also security professionals, so naturally we devour books on hacking and cybercrime. You’d be amazed at some of the stories—especially the ones set at the dawn of the Internet.
With peak beach season arriving, we wanted to share our list of favorites with you. Check it out below.
Hacking and Cybercrime
- Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick, America’s Most Wanted Computer Outlaw by John Markoff and Tsutomu Shimomura: If you know Kevin Mitnick primarily from his white hat days, you might be surprised to read about the crime spree that preceded them. In this book, Markoff and Shimomura detail the true story of how they caught Mitnick in the act.
- Masters of Deception: The Gang that Ruled Cyberspace by Michelle Slattalla: Did you know a band of kids in NYC were the very first cybercriminals? It’s true, and this bestseller details their Wild West with both humor and empathy, while bringing readers along on a wild ride through the frontier of the Internet.
- The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll: This detective story for the computer age follows along on the race to catch a hacker who swiped and sold American intelligence to the Soviets. After the author accidentally stumbles upon the trail of an unauthorized user who stole $0.75 of computer time while granting himself “Superuser” access, the hunt begins—and you’ll be hooked.
- Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier by Suelette Dreyfus: This book, co-written and researched by a young Julian Assange, describes in vivid detail the activities of a group of black hat hackers from the U.S., Australia, and the U.K., back in the late 80s and early 90s.
- Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier by Katie Hafner and John Markoff: Featuring the exploits of three notorious hackers from around the Globe, Cyberpunk delves into the subculture of hacking and illuminates both what drives these “bad guys” and how they operate—as well as how little can be done to stop them (that is, unless you have Strongarm on your side…)
Espionage and Military
- Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer by Peter Wright: Written by a former MI5 officer and assistant director, this book was nearly banned by the British government upon publication. When you find out the purported identity of the Soviet mole Wright was assigned to unmask, you’ll start to see why the government was none too thrilled… and why this book is a must-read.
- The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America’s Most Secret Intelligence Organization by James Bamford: Before Edward Snowden, NSA was a secretive, little known agency with a huge budget and mission: to exploit (and protect) signals across the globe. Bamford dives into the founding of NSA and it’s contribution to the Cold War. Read this if you want the truth about NSA – this is the best coverage of what the inside of the machine looks like. If you like Puzzle Palace, try the sequel, Body of Secrets.
- Hitler’s Spies: German Military Intelligence in World War II by David Kahn: Based on original documents and extensive interviews with involved parties, Hitler’s Spies dives deep into the world of Nazi intrigue. The book covers some of the harrowing operations undertaken, while illuminating what ultimately led to the downfall of this powerful, infamous regime.
- Farewell: The Greatest Spy Story of the Twentieth Century by Sergei Kostin: A former KGB officer turns on his country and begins spying for French counterintelligence in the 1980s. In this comprehensive account of events that helped bring about the end of the Cold War, double-agent Vladimir Ippolitovich Vetrov’s psychological makeup and daring actions are plumbed to great effect.
- Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare by William McRaven: Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Navy SEAL or a Green Beret? ADM (Ret) Bill McRaven has led special operations units from team to Unified Command and he takes us deep into the world of odds-defying maneuvers and heart-pounding rescues. Trust us: This one will have you on the edge of your beach chair.
There you have it. Ten of our favorite books spanning the gamut of hacking, spying, and covert operations. If you have any other reading suggestions for us, feel free to ping us on Twitter @strongarmio or drop me a note at email@example.com.


The Art of Asking the Right Questions: A People Manager’s Toolkit – Caroline Reidy.
This book should be on your desk as a ‘go to guide’ that you can dip into as needed to remind you of the key questions you should ask in different situations throughout the employment journey. By asking the right questions, you will enhance your team’s skills to maximise their own talent and you will make your business or department more successful by engaging your team’s knowledge and skills.
This book is a summary of our top tips to help make your journey of people management run more smoothly so you can maximise your very best resource – your team.
And it will help you to be the best you can be yourself!


Growing Readers from Birth
Parents using a public library or bookstore may often be overwhelmed by the number of books now available for children. Because reading aloud to children is so important in their language acquisition, we want to help. Our Leading to Reading program presents developmental milestones for parents to watch for as well as age appropriate book suggestions for children birth to age 5. Each Leading to Reading set includes 61 postcards, color-coded by year, reflecting a wide variety of authors and genres.
Interested in purchasing a set from the Friends?
$6 per set plus tax and shipping!
Leading to Reading Makes a Great Gift!
Many grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends have purchased complete sets of Leading to Reading postcards to give as gifts to new or expectant parents. Here are some ideas for how to creatively present this gift or combine it with books or other items for a special gift that will be treasured for many years to come.
- Combine a set of Leading to Reading postcards with a special blanket or stuffed animal that the child can hold during story time with mom or dad.
- Give a set of Leading to Reading postcards as a group gift at a baby shower. Everyone can purchase one or two of the suggested books listed on the cards and write a special message to the child on the inside cover of the book.
- Purchase or build a child-size bookshelf that could be given along with a set of a Leading to Reading postcards and a book or two. The shelf could even be personalized with the child’s name.
Leading to Reading is brought to you by the Seward Memorial Library and Friends of Seward Library.
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Here’s a list of my personal favourite Top 10 Travel Writer Books
Uneasy Rider: Travels Through a Mid-Life Crisis (Paperback – 5 Mar 2009)
This is probably my favourite read at the moment, I’ve read it 3 times now. It follows Mike Carters 20,000 mile travel around Europe. It’s really well written (he is a journalist after all!) with wit and sensitivity.
Mike is inspired by the Long Way Round book by Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor. He did’t even have a licence at the start and his bike of choice is the BMW R1200GS, quite a beast for a novice.
I think if I had a job that I could do over the internet then I’d do exactly the same, although I’m sure I’d have to change the route a fair bit as Europe has changed a bit.
The Backpacker (Paperback – Aug 3, 2009)
This is one of those books you can’t put down. John travels from India to Thailand through to Australia with plenty of incidents on the way.
Jupiter’s Travels (Paperback – 10 Jul 1980)
This is a legendary book written by Ted Simon about his round the world trip on a trusty Triumph 500cc Tiger Hundred in 1973. Covering 63,000 miles over 4 years, this is a great view of a time when travel was so different. This book has inspired so many to follow in his bike tracks. Well worth a read.
Long Way Round (Paperback – 16 May 2005)
This is a dream trip taken by Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor around the world on BMW R1200GS’ Accompanied by the excellent television series, this book covers lots more detail on the trials and tribulations of an epic trip.
The Gringo Trail (Paperback – Mar 15, 2006)
A crazy trip through South America with some excellent, brutal adventures of a true backpacker. Another book I couldn’t put down.
By Any Means (Paperback – 28 May, 2009)
Charleys travels overland and sea from Wicklow to Wollongong using various forms of transport along the way.
Down Under (Paperback – Aug 6, 2001)
Some excellent observation by Bill Bryson travelling around Australia. With great facts about past and present, written in a humorous way.
Holy Cow!: An Indian Adventure (Paperback – Mar 1, 2004)
This book is about Sarah Macdonalds move to India with her husband. Following a spiritual journey Sarah discovers the dark and light sides of India and the various religions.
Chasing Dreams (Paperback – Dec 8, 2008)
A good book for younger first time travellers, this follows Matt on his first time adventures in Thailand and Australia.
Are You Experienced? (Paperback – Jun 4, 1998)
A very funny read covering Daves first visit to India with his friends girlfriend. They both have very different stories in the end.


Karen is one of my most cherished friends. I have never actually met her, since she lives on the west coast while I live on the east coast, way across the country from one another, but our friendship surpasses the bounds of proximity. We were drawn together via the world of grief blogs, and her writing about her daughter's death so resonated with my own experience, that I became a follower of her blog. Not every bereaved mother can express the sorrow of my own heart, but Karen is one who can--eloquently and articulately. She has been an incredible support and safe place for me in the past three years and I am forever grateful for the Providence that brought us together.
She's spent the past couple of years working on a most emotionally challenging project: that of sharing the story of her family's journey with a child diagnosed with pediatric cancer. The book, her labor of love, is called "Because of Katie", and I will link you to amazon so you can order it too. It is a tremendous resource for any family dealing with a child with chronic illness that requires hospitalization or significant life change. Karen wrote the book as a guidepost for those families and to sensitize the medical community to the trauma to both the patient and family of those whose lives have been turned upside-down by a diagnosis.
Karen systematically recounts her family's ten month journey through childhood cancer, from diagnosis, hospitalization, chemo, and surgery, to Katie's eventual death. I could feel the intense stress of a family in crisis having to uproot and then relocate to a hospital; which then became, for all practical purposes, their new home --so much so that when and where to use the bathroom became a critical daily challenge. All that, while simultaneously dealing with keeping the rest of life going--a home, a job, caring for a marriage, and the welfare and education of the other child in the family. Underneath all that exists the ever-present harsh reality of a child who is terminally ill, who must cope with insensitive resident rounds, pain management, and the crushing fact of her own impending death. Karen's honest reflections on her disappointments, heartaches, and fears would provide comfort and solidarity for any family dealing with the same. Her chapter on spiritual resources and quotes on faith from Katie's memorial are extremely helpful, and among my favorite parts of the book.
Karen's suggestions for hospital personnel should make this required reading in medical and nursing school, and especially for hospital administrators who want to create the most healing environment. She has no axe to grind, only an insider's view of what works best. For the non-medical reader such as myself, this family's fierce dedication to their daughter was moving, and I wept my way through many of the chapters. Thanks to Karen's brisk and factual writing style, I only had to lay the book down once to rest my heart. These lessons cannot be learned anywhere but in the trenches, and so it is such a gift for Karen to re-walk that painful road to share them with us.
Beautiful Katie Gerstenberger
This beautiful creature is Katie, the heroine of Karen's book. She passed away a little over four years ago, but she has left behind a legacy of love, hope and insight for all of us.
We love and miss you, Katie.
I am sending all my love and comfort to her mama, Karen, and her whole precious family, and praying that this wonderful, helpful book gets into the hands of those who need it most.
Tomorrow I will share a story from the book that inspired me most of all...


Kulturhuset City Theatre is home to six genre libraries:
Bibliotek Plattan (Plattan Library)
Plattan (Lower ground floor)
On the shelves of the Plattan Library, you will find a carefully selected mix of fiction, poetry and drama, as well as books and magazines on art, photography, architecture, fashion and design. The Library also has a stage for talks and discussions.
Serieteket (Comic book Library)
The Comic Book Library is Sweden’s only specialist library for comics. The Library offers a wide selection of comic books and art books, and also organises many events. It is the obvious meeting place for anyone with an interest in comics.
Bibliotek Film & Musik (Film & Music Library)
At the Film & Music Library you can borrow books on music, film and dance, listen to CDs and select vinyl, borrow sheet music, play electric piano, watch slide shows on the wall, and listen to concerts and talks in the middle of the room. Or why not read magazines on music, dance and film in one of the Library’s comfy easy chairs?
TioTretton (Children's Library 10-13 years)
TioTretton/Children's Library (ages 10 to 13) is a library refuge, full of books only for you between 10 and 13. Cuddle up in one of the cosy reading spaces, or visit the open workshops: Ljudverkstan/Audio Workshop, Smakbyrån/Taste Bureau, Spelprogrammering/Game Programming and Berättarlabbet/Story Lab. Or do nothing at all!
Rum för Barn (Children's Library 0-9 years)
Rum för Barn/Children's Library (ages 0 to 9) offers a big, exciting library and an art workshop, where you can paint and create. You can always come to us to read, borrow books, paint, build, listen to a story or sing a song. Writers also visit us, and we organise concerts, dances and exhibitions.
Lava Bibliotek & Verkstad (Lava Library & Workshop)
In the brand new premises of the Lava Library & Workshop you will find bookshelves, as well as a photo lab, screen-printing and an audio workshop. Lava Library & Workshop is also visited by writers and organises creative writing and other workshops, exhibitions, and much more...


The DVD series “Bible Lands as Classroom” presents a historical, cultural, and geographical context of the Bible. The script was written by Dr. Krijn van der Jagt and Dr. Ray Pritz. A group of United Bible Societies consultants specialized in Old Testament and New Testament reviewed the script. The DVD was filmed in various locations and contains authentic footage from sites such as the ancient cities of Ur, Nineveh, and Babylon in present day Iraq, as well as Susa and Persepolis in present day Iran. The series is a two-week training course for Bible translators. It can be used in part or in whole for different educational and ministerial functions by schools, colleges, and church groups. Bible Societies may offer the series for sale and use them for ministry and public relations.
- Ideal learning tool for those who have never visited the Land of the Bible
- Detailed audiovisual picture of the context in which the biblical texts originated (geographical, sociopolitical, historical).
- Developed by highly qualified Bible Translation Consultants
The Bible Lands as Classroom series (two DVD set) is an excellent teaching tool for Bible translators, pastors, and people in general who would like to know more about biblical geography, history, and culture. Krijn van der Jagt and Ray Pritz scripted the series, which was filmed in Israel and the Middle East, including many ancient sites, and is a two-week training course for Bible translators. The DVDs include:
- Part One: Geography, Climate, Agriculture
- Part Two: From Abraham to Joshua
- Part Three: From Joshua to Hezekiah
- Part Four: From Hezekiah to Herod
- Part Five: New Testament: The Gospels
- Part Six: Spread of the Early Church in the Roman Empire
- Part Seven: The Religions of the Ancient Near East
- Part Eight: Bible Text and Canon
- Presenter’s Manual: Background readings and exercises
The section on geography, climate, and agriculture includes topics such as: significant mountains, trade routes, wells, harvesting, and grinding. The other sections are on Old and New Testament history and culture, including topics such as kings, surrounding nations, important events, descriptions of the tabernacle, synagogues, burial practices, mourning, stoning, tools, fishing, etc. The seventh section describes the religions of the ancient tribes of the area and the Hebrew tabernacle and sacrificing customs. The eighth section is about the history of the Bible from ancient times to the present. An additional section, entitled ‘Presenter’s Manual,’ contains information about conducting the course and the reading assignments for each of the sections.
Buy 10 DVDs an get one free!
For Bible Sociteis and SIL members, a special discounted rate is available . If you are SIL or Bible Society person, please contact firstname.lastname@example.org before proceeding to order


ALL WE'VE LOST is a feature length documentary film focusing on the human experience within the case of Barry Beach and the movement for criminal justice reform in Montana.
The film chronicles the story of Bobbi Clincher, a mother, who for the last 30 years has fought to free her son, Barry Beach, from prison. During which, her efforts inspire historic change and criminal justice reform.
In 1979, the murder of 17-year-old Kim Nees incited an investigation that yielded dozens of fingerprints, palm prints, footprints, hair and blood. None of it matched Beach, however after hours of interrogation, he confessed. Now 30 years later, despite a lack of physical evidence tying him to the crime scene, his fate rests with the State of Montana.
In 2014, after the Board of Pardons and Parole denied Beach, a State Representative introduced House Bill 43. After signed into law, this bipartisan bill gave clemency power to the Governor. This historic piece of Montana legislature would be the final avenue for Beach’s freedom. With the support of thousands of people, Bobbi pressured the Capital for action and in November 2015, Beach was the first person granted clemency under the new law.
Shot over the span of 4 years, ALL WE’VE LOST is a contemporary story that reveals insight into questionable convictions, the accuracy of confessions, forensic evidence and the ongoing movement for criminal justice reform in the United States, all seen through the eyes of a mother fighting to free her son.


Book 'The Dream of Water, Jean-Michel Othoniel at the Ideal Palace of the postman Cheval'
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The book "The dream of water, Jean-Michel Othoniel at the ideal Palace of the horse factor",
has just been published by Dilecta editions, it bears witness to the exhibition which took place from May 15 to November 06, 2022.
You will find there the stained glass windows that we made with the artist.
To order the book : https://editions-dilecta.com/fr/livres/1223-le-reve-de-leau-othoniel.html


The Institute has a spacious library and provides access to a wide range of information sources that include 24322 regular text books / reference books, 62 leading national, international Journals, Magazines, periodicals and subscription of leading 6 Newspapers. In addition, the centre has an impressive collection of business databases, corporate annual reports and DVDs, profiles of leading national and transnational organizations, leading national magazines, etc. The library is fully computerized and accessible on the campus LAN and operates on specialized library software. The user-friendly package facilitates issue and return of books, online access to the catalogue, and reservation of books.
The library has adopted the latest information technologies like Multimedia Kits, Barcode Scanners and Text and Graphic Scanners for effective use of the library services.
SIMMC Library gives access to various e-journals & online data base such as different articles, abstracts and company profiles is being provided to the students and faculty members. The centre helps to develop research capabilities and entrepreneurship skills amongst the students.


The Daily News is a morning tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 and has a circulation of over 200,000 copies each day. However, it has been in financial trouble for years. In fact, in October of 2017, it was purchased by Tribune Publishing for one dollar.
The Daily News’ mission is to cover life in New York and give voice to the voiceless. Since its founding, it has won numerous awards for its coverage, including eleven Pulitzer Prizes. Besides its news coverage, the Daily News also features opinion pieces, comics, and prominent photographs of sports, entertainment, and politics.
The Daily News has been an important part of American history for many decades. As the first successful tabloid newspaper in the United States, it was a major player in the news world. With its lurid photography and cartoons, the paper attracted readers.
At the end of the 20th century, the Daily News gained a reputation as a moderate, liberal alternative to the right-wing New York Post. During the next decade, the paper reached a peak circulation of two million. After that, the Daily News’ circulation began to decline. When the paper became a division of the Tribune Publishing corporation, the staff was cut in half. This meant that the newspaper no longer was able to hold the attention of the city.
Death of the Daily News is a compelling, poignant book that explores the loss of a local newspaper. Author Andrew Conte explains the importance of local journalism in a time of crisis. He explores the stages of grief that occur after a community loses its daily paper.
Conte draws on his experience as a journalist and reporter to analyze the effects of losing a daily paper on a town. He makes a powerful case for the importance of local journalism and sounds a warning about the societal impact of a growing number of news deserts in America.
Through its investigative reporting, The Daily News has been successful in digging into corruption, crime, and public affairs. It also has won several international reporting awards.
As a result of its reporting, the Daily News earned the nickname “New York’s Picture Newspaper.” Before its purchase by the Tribune Publishing company, the paper was known as WPIX, which was later sold to Emmis Communications. A former Daily News subsidiary, WPIX-TV, is still located in The News Building.
The newspaper is also available in an interactive edition. This is a digital replica of the print newspaper that allows for an enhanced reading and sharing experience. Users can swipe between pages, access interactive features, and share stories through email.
If you’ve ever wondered how the New York Daily News has become the model for a tabloid in the film, The Paper, you’ll appreciate this book. In addition to analyzing the newspaper’s role in the media, Conte provides a vivid look at how the Daily News’s legacy has impacted the local community.


Review of Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” is the third book of Harry Potter series of J.K. Rowling. This book contains the magical world of Harry Potter. Once again author Rowling creates a masterpiece. This book has so many turning points which helps to build the next books of the series. This book is one of the chief books of Harry Potter series.
So many new characters are introduced here along with Harry’s godfather Sirius Black, new professor Remus Lupin and death eater Peter Pettigrew.
When young wizard Harry Potter starts his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he find that something spooky is going on about the mass murderer Sirius Black. Sirius is the first person to escape from the wizard prison Azkaban. Harry, Ron and Hermione try to find more about Sirius and suddenly they clarify that Sirius was James Potter’s best friend and harry’s godfather. Sirius is a death eater who betrayed Harry’s parents and sold them to Lord Voldemort. And now he is willing to kill Harry in addition.
Professor Ramus Lupin was also James Potter’s best friend who is the new defense against the dark arts teacher. Harry learns so many thing from him. He already learns the spell that works against dementors. Dementors are the guards of Azkaban. They can suck happiness from any person and their “kiss” is already more dangerous. They can suck one’s soul from his/her body and turn him/her into a leaving dead. Whenever Harry is close to dementors, he falls sick and so he learns how to defend himself.
Professor Trelawney is the divination teacher of Harry who gives a prophecy about Voldemort and his allies in front of Harry. Hagrid becomes the professor of care of magical creature class which makes Harry, Ron and Hermione very delightful. In the first class of Hagrid, Buckbeak which is a Hippogriff, injures Dracco. For this reason, Buckbeak has been sentenced to death by the ministry.
Harry can not go to Hogsmeade trip because his uncle did not sign the form. But he wants to go badly and so he uses his invisibility clock. But Fred and George find him and give him marauders map which is basically a map of Hogwarts with all its secret passages. With the help of this map Harry is able to go to Hogsmeade. When Sirius breaks into the Gryffindor shared room, there is a very tight security in the school. Harry can not go to Hogsmeade using the map.
When Harry, Ron and Hermione visit Hagrid in the day of Buckbeak’s death, a big dog, which Ron thought “The Grim” but truly animagus Sirius, attacks Ron for his rat. This rat is truly an animagus, Peter Pettigrew. Peter is another best friend of James. Harry identifies that, it was Peter who betrayed his parents and sold them to Voldemort as he is a death eater. All the charges against Sirius is wrong and he is truly a good man. He finds that, it was James, Sirius, Remus and Peter who wrote the marauders map. James, Sirius and Peter are unregistered animagus as Remus is a werewolf. Sirius and Remus want to kill Peter but Harry want to show the truth and bring him to the dementors.
But suddenly Remus transforms into werewolf and Peter escapes and dementors attaks Sirius. On that time Harru and Hermione rescued Sirius and Buckbeak by the suggestion of Dumbledore and with the help of time turner which Hermione was using during the term.
Rowling uses so many ideas in this book which are the base of the next books. This book is a chief book of Harry Potter series. I am basically a potterhead. Harry Potter was, is and will always be my best companion forever. I personally recommend one takes their time reading this book. This book should be in the all time favorite book list.


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Good books are like good friends that stood by your side when you need them most. These are the books that got me gray strands (sorry mea culpa), it was actually lack of melanin. These books have widened my horizons of thought and knowledge. They had great impact on me and this is why I am sharing them with you.
The books I relished reading in the year 2013.
Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie
The War of Art; The Warrior Ethos, and Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work That Matters by Jon Acuff
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World by Michael Hyatt
The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing by Jeff Goins
Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud
No Brand is an Island by Robert D. Smith
-MOAB © 2013


For our visitors who love to read novels and other learning materials, we added some links and pages for your enjoyment. We have partnered with friends who authored and published their books, and are very much willing to let our visitors read them for free. These books contain accounts of their writers’ experiences as they participated in different endeavors of life which many had become part of history. Enjoy your virtual adventure with them.
The Author as a WW2 US Marine
When the Second World War ended in 1945, the 6th Marine Division, just coming from the Battle of Okinawa, was in Guam. This was the only Marine division that was formed and disbanded overseas and never set foot in the United States. The announcement of Japan’s surrender was a relief that finally the marines can go back to their families.
However a new instruction and assignment was issued. They were going to China. What was this Presidential Unit Citation awardee going to do in China?
Bataan Death March
Army private Mario Machi was a survivor of the notorious Bataan Death March after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines one day after Pearl Harbor. He was among the first American enlisted troops that was sent to the Philippines in mid-1941. Under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, they defended Bataan and Corregidor until their surrender, which eventually lead to the infamous death march.
This is one of the first-hand stories you will ever find.
Feel the author’s ordeal.
How to Become One
Harold Stephens is a prolific writer and dedicated to his profession. He has written more than thirty books-travel, adventure, biographies and novels-and over four thousand magazine and newspaper stories, TV and video scripts, movie documentaries, and just about anything that has to do with the written word.
“You’ll never make it as a writer,” editors told him, as did most everyone else. How did he beat the odds?
Good read for aspiring writers and bloggers.
The Only Land Travel
“a trip around the world driving a Toyota Land Cruiser and camper across blazing deserts and through hostile countries, over nearly impassable roads, and in all kinds of weather, including monsoon rains and desert ghiblis, is quite an adventure! The authors covered 42,252 tortuous miles from New York City to France, south to Spain, across North Africa, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, Panama, and finally back to New York to break all previous records for driving non-repetitive mileage.
–Ruth G. Dorman, Library Journal
Navigating the Ocean
Besides circumnavigating the earth with a 4WD Jeep and a Toyota Land Cruiser, our author, Harold Stephens, always wanted to build his own boat and travel around the world with it, conquering earth’s huge bodies of water. In the end, it was not just him but his entire family enjoyed this adventure. How did he get into this in the first place? Who influenced him?
Let’s join him as he relates how he started.
The Author’s Adventures
After his discharge from the marines, our author, Steve, returned to his family in the US to enjoy his benefits under the GI bill. Got a job and started a family. However, his love for adventure and writing kept on pestering him prompting him to go back to Asia and other places he had been during the war.
This book is a collection of true stories and true happenings. The places are real and the incidents took place as the author can best remember them. Let us join him and feel the adventures within your comfort zone.
The Life of an Artist
We know well the story. An artist struggles a lifetime, earning perhaps only a crust of bread, forever on the brink of starvation, never giving up. Then one day, long after he has gone, his works are discovered.
This is such a story of Swiss artist Theo Meier, but it is more than an artist’s struggles and his success, It’s a story of adventure-his running off as a young man and, following in the footsteps of Gauguin, going to Tahiti to live and paint, his vagabonding across the Pacific aboard trading schooners and his living with cannibals in the savage New Hebrides.
The 17th Century Thailand
King Narai of Siam, King Louis XIV of France, Pope Innocent XI of Rome, a Japanese maiden and a shipwrecked Greek sailor, all become entangled once upon a time in history in a story so true and so real it leaves the reader with puzzling question, why hasn’t it ever been told?
This is the story of the old kingdom of Thailand, then called Siam, during King Narai’s reign, in its former capital Ayutthaya before the Burmese destroyed it prompting the government to move its capital down south which was then called Bangkok by the Dutch.


School Medical Room:
ADIS Medical Room consists of Six BLS Certified and Licensed registered Nurses to provide First Aid. We work during normal hours. We administer emergencies as they arise within school and make appropriate arrangements for students who feel sick.
- Medical Room Equipments:
The Medical Room is well equipped as per the Health Authority Requirements. Basic First Aid Kits are also located in high risk areas such as Laboratories and Swimming pool. As per HAAD we provide first aid kits for trips.
- Emergency Arrangements:
In the event of serious accidents, an emergency service will be arranged at once and the parents are contacted immediately. A teacher or a nurse accompanies the patient to the Hospital Emergency Department. In case of less serious injuries, a parent is advised to take their child from school for further treatment.
- Policies Of Medical Room:
Students can visit the medical Room for any injuries or illness during the school hours with the permission from the teacher. Every visit made by a student is properly recorded, observation sheet filled and filed in the medical file as per HAAD policy.
It is the parent’s responsibility to inform the school if their child is suffering from any diseases or on any medication and to give full detailed information in the Medical Form.
SEHA Nurses visit the school yearly to vaccinate Grade 1 Boys & Girls -DT, Polio and MMR, Grade 9 Girls & Boys – Rubella, Grade 11 Girls – HPV and Grade 11 Boys & Girls – DT, Polio, All free of cost.
“A library… is the delivery room for the birth of ideas – a place where history comes to life.” – Norman Cousins.
Library has over 21,000 volumes geared for elementary and secondary school students and teachers. The collection includes fiction, non-fiction, reference as well as Islamic studies, Arabic, French and Hindi books. Library subscribes News papers and magazines.
The vision of the library is to encourage students’ reading habits, critical thinking and research skills.
Since the inception of the school, the library is continuously acquiring resources to support both academic and recreational needs of the students and staff. New books and resources are added throughout the year to keep the library updated and to cater the interest of our students.
Library is open from 7.30 am to 3.15pm (Sunday-Thursday). It provides friendly atmosphere to the users. Students and staff are encouraged to use the library resources and to check out books.
- Activity Room:
The Kids’ Activity Room was established in 2011 as a way to bring exhibitions alive for children and a place where Kids can play, relax and socialize in a stress-free environment. Students in the Foundation Stage are encouraged to learn by using their sensory abilities. The Activity room allows this to the maximum. Kids also enjoy playing complimentary games and watching DVDs on the interactive board.
- Play Ground:
ADIS Kindergarten provides a play area with a specific design for children to be able to play there. A type of playground called a plays cape is designed to provide a safe environment for play in a natural setting.
The school has full-fledged laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and Mathematics.
- Computer Lab:
The school has 5 well equipped Computer Laboratories with almost 100 Client machines with LCD monitors, 3 Server machines and Overhead Projectors.
The facilities of the lab are also utilized for promoting experimentation in Robotics.
- Science Laboratories:
The school has 3 well-equipped Science Laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Well-qualified and experienced instructors are available in each of the laboratories in order to provide personal guidance to each student.
- Mathematics Lab:
Mathematics laboratory is a place where students can learn and explore mathematical concepts and verify mathematical facts and theorem through a variety of activities using different materials.
The laboratory allows and encourages the students to think, discuss with each other and assimilate the concepts in a more effective manner.
- Audio Visual Room:
We have a well-equipped Audio Visual room with a Smart Board and an LCD Projector with a seating capacity of more than 60. All these facilities are availed regularly by our students for their curricular and co-curricular activities.
- Smart Class:
All our class rooms and Laboratories are equipped with Interactive LED Panels or Projectors which enables the teachers to use the resources available on the internet for better understanding of students.This digital approach of teaching/learning process will help the student to enhance the interest of the students in studies.
- Art & Craft Room:
The school has Art & Craft Rooms which offer students opportunity to explore their creativity through various mediums under the supervision and guidance of expert teachers.