Remnants of the Storm by Charles T. Sellmeyer
The Twelve by Justin Cronin
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Redshirts by John Scalzi
Ender's War by Orson Scott Card
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber
Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
As I mentioned before, these are works I enjoyed over the past year. Most of them were written prior to 2012, so what was new to me, may not necessarily be new!
My list of favorite books from this past year leads off with my brother-in-law Chuck Sellmeyers historical action/suspense novel Remnants of the Storm. Taking place during the Civil War, it’s the story of a legendary treasure being sought after and fought over by a Union soldier, a Confederate scout and the Femme Fatale niece of Napoleon. It’s fast moving, action packed and I would be recommending it even if I hadn’t known the author for over thirty years now.
The Twelve by Justin Cronin is the sequel to his book The Passage. Taking place both in the near future and several centuries into a post-apocalyptic America, the book picks up the story from the last book, with humanity’s struggle to survive a Vampire-like epidemic. It has a tighter plot and is a more focused read than its predecessor, which is good and bad news. The Passage may be the most literary horror novel I have ever read. Missing from The Twelve are the kinds of literary passages in the first book that set it apart from being just another genre offering. The Twelve is a good sequel, but not as good as the first book.
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell can be read as a collection of interwoven short stories or a treatise on reincarnation. The book’s multi-layered approach to the subject matter, actually benefits from the movie version, which brings the themes from the various stories into sharper focus than Mitchell’s prose. Read the book, and then see the movie.
Old Man’s War and Redshirts are both by the new dean of hard science fiction, John Scalzi. What sets his books apart from many in the genre are their humor, humanity and at times poignancy. Scalzi creates characters the reader cares about, and inserts them in worlds with deviously clever technology. He writes like a cross between Robert Heinlein and Harlan Ellison, yet always with an original voice.
It’s interesting to contrast Scalzi’s Old Man’s War against Orson Scott Cards Enders Game or Suzanne Collins Hunger Games Trilogy. The latter two are about sending children into battle, where as true to its name Old Man’s War is about sending the elderly off to fight an intergalactic war.
Even more interesting is to contrast the fictional cruelties of The Hunger Games or Enders Games with the very real and tragic plights of the children written about in The Children’s Blizzard. In January 1888, a blizzard took the northern Midwest by surprise. What began as an unseasonably warm day quickly deteriorated into one of the worst snow storms of the decade. Even worse, many children returning home from school were caught in its wake –often without coats. Over the course of storm over 258 died –mostly school children. Just a grim reminder of what those who settled this land before us endured and sacrificed to make their mark here.
Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber was the 1977 winner of the world fantasy award. Leiber was a career Fantasy author who coined the phrase “Sword and Sorcery.” His series of stories involving Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser are considered some of the best of that genre. Here, he writes a horror novel about an author living in San Francisco’s Castro district, who realizes he may have stumbled onto the remnants of an ancient occult society. The book has some nice creepy moments, but since its publication, horror masters such as Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Clive Barker have all upped the ante of what is expected in contemporary horror fiction. Still, if you’re in the mood for an old school occult fantasy that reads like an updated H.P. Lovecraft novel Our Lady of Darkness is a good read.
Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz is a surreal, funny and dark novel about an affable young man, Jimmy Tock, whose life is inexplicably intertwined from birth with a family of evil circus clowns; Konrad Beezo and his son, Punchinello. Jimmy Tock’s grandfather warns through a death bed prophesy of five dates which change Jimmy’s life, and the book tells how the Tock family face these dates, and the events that subsequently occur. Dean Koontz has written some of the scariest books I’ve ever come across –but this isn’t one of them. Still, it reads like a wild ride, where you have no clue what is about to occur next. It may not be high art, but it is a lot of fun. And strangely enough, it has a lot of heart and observations on the nature of family.
The Girl On the Bridge
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
It took Disney nearly 100 years to bring Edgar Rice Burrough's 1912 Science Fantasy "A Princess of Mars" to the big screen, and it seems my nephew Bill and I were the only ones excited about seeing it. The film, which was actually quite good, seemed to have the world's worst PR going for it. For reasons no one understands, the initial title John Carter of Mars was shortened to just John Carter. Because Burrough's series appealed primarily to middle-aged men (and their nephews!)its plausible to think that perhaps most young people in the ticket-buying demographic had no idea who John Carter was, or that his adventures occurred primarily on Mars.
I'm glad to hear the film actually turned a profit on the international market, but here in the states, it certainly was no Hunger Games, which came with its own built in audience -and justifiably so. The film, based on Suzanne Collins' successful novel, had a story with all the classic elements of popular science fiction: heroic heroes and heroines, villainous villains, action, adventure and romance. Both The Hunger Games and John Carter had the elements, but only The Hunger Games had immediate name recognition among the all-important tween demographic. Both films represent Science Fiction at its best.
Prometheus may have been the most controversial science fiction film of the year -at least among science fiction fans. The film was director Ridley Scott's follow-up (or rather prequel) to his 1978 classic Alien. Here, what is being examined aren't so much the aliens from the previous films, but rather the race that created them -and possibly humanity. Bringing LOST's Damon Lindelof in as a script doctor, was good news for those of us who enjoyed the puzzle-solving and mystery inherent in the show LOST but bad news for those who wanted straight answers in a one-up story, rather than a possible series.
Cloud Atlas is an epic about souls meeting and reuniting again and again, through various lifetimes, and how each lifetime effects the decisions they make. I've already written about it in the book section, but once again, my advice is to read the book and then go see the movie.
Klovn is a 2010 movie I saw on Netflix. Based on a Danish tv series of the same name, it stars Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen, as a pair of bungling former show business types, whose awkward life experiences lead to uncomfortable comedy situations. This particular film finds the friends taking a canoe trip to a rock festival, with Hvam bringing along a child his girlfriend is supposed to be babysitting, so prove that he is "father material." All the while Christensen is trying to have sex with strange women and do drugs -activities that Hvam also enjoys more than he want to admit. The film is gritty and far more extreme than most American raunchy comedies (like the Hangover movies) but in the end, also exhibits quite a bit of heart.
Dogtooth is a Greek movie that I also saw on Netflix. It's about a husband and wife who keep their children ignorant of the world outside their property well into adulthood. The film is surreal and bizarre, with the parents attempting to sabotage any possible life their children might pursue beyond their property by telling them the wrong meanings for words (sea=chair and zombie=small flower)and keeping them cloistered from the outside world.
Super 8 is the 2011 pairing of J.J. Abrams and Stephen Spielberg. The film plays out like a dark version of E.T. Abrams and Spielberg both have long shown their ability to create compelling characters, and this film is no different. Its funny, exciting and poignant. I highly recommend it.
The Girl on the Bridge This 1999 French film centers around a knife thrower and a girl who intends to kill herself by jumping from a bridge. He intervenes to prevent the suicide and persuades her to become the target girl in his knife throwing act. The film is tense and suspenseful.
The Fall This 2006 movie stars Catinca Untaru as a little girl recovering in a Los Angeles hospital who befriends an injured stunt man, in the early days of the motion picture industry. The stunt man begins telling her an epic story as a ruse for getting her to steal enough morphine for him to kill himself. His story and her actions have unforeseen consequences for both. Directed by Indian director Tarsem, this film has location shoots from all over the world, and some of the most striking and beautiful photography ever filmed.
Antichrist and Melancholia are both Danish films by director Lars von Trier. Von Trier may well be the new Ingmar Bergman, for his ability to get into his characters' heads and present their psyches on screen. Both films are profoundly disturbing, with Antichrist the story of a couple seeking healing after the death of a child in a forest cabin, in a forest that may well be haunted. Melancholia is about a young bride, whose wedding is overshadowed by the end of the world. Both films are the cinematic equivelant of an emotional beating, and yet, there is much to be said about how artfully and beautifully both films are done.
La Horde what starts out looking like a gritty, violent French cops and robbers flick, quickly morphs into a gritty, violent zombie flick. Lots of action and copious amounts of gore and blood!
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop This behind the scenes "warts and all" documentary on O'Brien's national tour after being banned from the air by NBC after his quitting the network, made me a Jay Leno fan, after years of being a loyal follower of Camp Coco. Here we see O'Brien whine about the public always wanting autographs, and his back-up singers families who want to have a meet and greet with him after a show. The usually affable O'Brien comes across as yet another petty, ungrateful prima donna that the American public has unfortunately raised to celebrity status. I've never found him funny since seeing this film.
The Kevin Pollak Chat Show
WTF with Marc Maron
The Nerdist Podcast
The Pod F. Tomcast
The Tobolowsky Files
Doug Loves Movies
Rob Has A Podcast
Coast to Coast AM
Podcasts are fun to listen to if you own an iPod or some other kind of MP3 player and get tired of hearing music. They're like radio shows designed to be listened to at your convenience. In fact, some actually are radio shows.
The Kevin Pollack Chat Show features working comedian and character actor Kevin Pollak in lengthy discussions with show business types. Of the current crop of comic podcasters, Pollak most represents the "old school" of show business, being a favorite of the former godfather of late night, Johnny Carson. His show is slick, fast paced and funny.
WTF with Marc Maron Maron also has an interview show, which he tapes in his garage. As a former Air America personality, as well as colleague of the late Sam Kennison, Maron's show is grittier and edgier than Pollak's, asking tough questions Pollak would probably avoid like calling Carlos Mencia on stealing material, or asking Weird Al Yankovich about the death of his parents. If Pollak's show is like the Tonight Show of the 1960's, Marc Maron's is possibly most like Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show of the 1970's.
Likewise, Chris Hardwick and his crew at The Nerdist Podcast might well be compared to Dick Cavette's Show, being by far the hippest and most up to date on current trends, as Cavette was in his day too.
The Pod F. Tomcast is a monthly variety show by comic Paul F. Tomkins. Tomkins does stream of consciousness monologues set to piano accompaniment, phone conversations with his friend comic Jen Kirkman, sketches with special guests from his live shows, and a continuing sketch called "The Undiscovered Project" in which he imitates John Lithgow, Ice T, Garry Marshall, John C Reilly, The Cake Boss and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber working on a musical together.
On The Tobolowsky Files character actor Stephen Tobolowski shares a series of short stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry. Tobolowski has appeared in such films as Memento, Groundhog Day, and recently on the TV series Glee. His stories are self-effacing and profound.
Doug Loves Movies features comic Doug Benson (of Super High Me fame) playing what he calls The Leonard Maltin Game with a panel of comedians and celebrities. The game play is similar to Name That Tune where contestants bid to guess a film using the fewest number of names from Leonard Maltin's film directory.
Rob Has a Podcast features former Survivor contestant Rob Cesternino as he leads discussions and interviews for all topics related to Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and many other reality-based game shows. Cesternino's infectious good humor makes the podcast addictive.
Coast to Coast AM Of all the podcasts listed, this is the only pay podcast, and the only one which is created as a radio show, before being recorded and sold as a podcast. At $54 a year (or 15 cents a day,) you get three hours worth of programming daily, dealing with everything from UFOs, Ghosts, the Occult, Urban Myths, Conspiracy theories. The stories here are fascinating, though I make no claims towards their truthfulness or accuracy.
Game of Thrones
Sons of Anarchy
If you own a TV, you know what these shows are. If you don't, there is no sense telling you about them!
Big Station by Alejandro Escovedo
Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan by Various Artists
Old Ideas by Leonard Cohen
Live At Billy Bob's by Billy Joe Shaver
Tempest by Bob Dylan
Mystic Pinball by John Hiatt
In the Time of the Gods by Dar Williams
4th Street Feeling by Melissa Etheridge
Heroes by Willie Nelson
A Different Kind of Truth by Van Halen
Flying Colors by Flying Colors (Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater.)
If there is an underlying theme to the first nine on the list, its that all of these recordings are the work of singer/songwriters (with the exception of "Chimes of Freedom" which is a salute to a singer/songwriter.) Whether they fall into the category of Folk/Rock like Dylan, Cohen, Williams or Etheridge; Country like Billy Joe Shaver or Willie Nelson, or adult contemporary like Hiatt or Escoveda, my favorite recordings have always been of singers who wrote their own songs.
That said, new ones by Van Halen and Flying Colors are fresh collaborations by bands of perennial favorites that should not be missed.


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The Landscape Architecture PS&E Guide, January 2008, First Edition (US Customary Units) replaces the Landscape Architecture Standards Manual (Metric). Provided herein is information specific to preparing Planting and Irrigation Plans, Specifications and Estimates. In addition, this Guide provides design guidance and timesaving tools such as checklists, Doís and Doníts, and conversion tables. The goal is to provide the information necessary for a project to proceed smoothly through PS&E development. Following these instructions should ensure the PS&E documents are prepared to a quality standard that is biddable and buildable.
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Glass door bookcase – The glass door book shelves are an elegant and practical addition to almost any room at home. Someone who is shopping for this type of bookshelf has some interesting features to consider. The following shows some interesting options when it comes to glass shelf books. First, the buyer must consider the dimensions of the area in which he wants to place the bookshelf. It is important to choose a comfortable bookcase to fit into the room area. Fortunately, the bookshelf is available in a wide range and height that is suitable for many room types. It is best to take the exact size of the room area before purchasing your bookshelf.
Door design is the next consideration for someone on the market for glass door book shelves. There are many types of door designs to choose from. For example, there was a glass door lifted and slid back to the bookshelf. Or there is a bookcase with a door open to the hinges. Some bookshelves have doors that move to the edges to open. The buyer must choose the door design that suits the taste of it.
12 Picture Gallery: Choosing A Glass Door Bookcase
Bookshelves are provided with various shelves. Some bookshelves have four shelves while others have six or more shelves. The buyer may want to think of the size of his book collection before purchasing a specific bookcase. Book shelves need to have enough shelves to accommodate all the books in one’s collection and even have space for a new addition!
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Latest News from Tajikistan
List of universities in Tajikistan
1. Tajik National University (Dushanbe, 1947) -- http://tnu.tj/index.php/tj/
2. Tajik State Pedagogical University named after Jurayev (Dushanbe, 1931) - http://www.tgpu.tj
3. Agricultural University of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, 1931) - http://tau.freenet.tj
4. Tajik State Medical University named after Avicenna (Dushanbe, 1939) - http://tajmedun.tj/
5. Tajik Technical University named after M. Osimi (Dushanbe, 1956) - www.ttu.tj/index.php?lang=ru&action=home
Tajik State University of Commerce (Dushanbe, 1987) - www.tguk.tj
7. Russian-Tajik Slavonic University (Dushanbe, 1996) – http://rtsu-slavist.tj/content/view/10/15/
8. The branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University (Dushanbe, 2009) -- www.msu.tj
Khujand State University named after academician Bobojon Gafurov (Khujand, 1932) – http://www.hgu.tj/
10. Tajikistan State University of Law, Business, & Politics (Khujand, 1993) -- http://tsulbp.tj/
11. Technological University of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, 1990) -- http://tut.tj
12. Instittute of Entrepreneurship & Service of Tajikistn (Dushanbe, 1991) -- www.dsx.tj/ru.htm
13. Branch of National research technological university "MISIS" (The Moscow institute of steel and alloys) in the city of Dushanbe (Dushanbe, 2012)
14. Kulob State University (Kulob, 1962)
15. Qurghonteppa State University named after Nasir Khusraw
List of libraries in Tajikistan
1. National Library of Tajikistan -- http://nlrt.tj
2. State the patent – technical library of the Republic of Tajikistan -- http://www.gptb.tj/
3. Central Scientific Library of Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan -- http://www.aclib.tj/
4. Children's library of a name of Mirsaid Mirshakar - http://kdbj-mirshakar.tj/
National Museum of Tajikistan.
The museum was founded in 1934.
32, Rudaki Str., City Centre, Dushanbe
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Theatres of Tajikistan
Tajik Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Sadriddin Aini
The theatre was founded in 1935 in Dushanbe.


"This is Mexico:Tales of Culture and Other Complications"
"This is Mexico" is a collection of essays on the often magical and and mysterious--and sometimes heartrending--workings of everyday life in Mexico, written from the perspective of an American expatriate. By turns humorous and poignant, Merchasin's stories provide an informed look at Mexican culture and history, exploring everything from healthcare, Mexican-style, to religious rituals, and from the educational role of the telenovela to the cultural subtleties of the Spanish language.
“This is a delightful book. It made me ponder, smile, laugh out loud. Merchasin's droll take on the unfamiliar and unlikely is a tonic, and she loves Mexico, and its people, as I do.”
— Alice Walker
Festivals & Celebrations
Our daughter got married in San Miguel in 2010. One of her New York City friends told us that she had been to three weddings in Mexico that summer, the prior two at Mexican beach resorts, but that for her San Miguel represented a real insight into Mexican culture. San Miguel accommodates tourists; it doesn’t exist for tourists. It exists, as it has for over four hundred years, for Mexico and its people.
We have dry air all year and mild, moderate weather - not too hot and not too cold. At 6500 feet of altitude in high desert, we have cool mornings and evenings and warm to hot days depending on the time of year. At 6500 feet of altitude in high desert, we have cool mornings and evenings and warm to hot days depending on the time of year.
Artists have flocked here for decades, seeking the light and the energy that pervades this town. Creative types find more creativity here than anywhere else in the world. The architecture, dating back to the Spaniards who built this area in the 1500’s, creates a beautiful backdrop for everything that you see in this town.
Some say it is the geography of San Miguel that produces its energy; others say it is the energy of the Mexican people. Whatever it is, it is contagious. Mexicans love a fiesta, they love to have fun, sing, dance and enjoy life. So, when you round a corner and find an informal parade complete with musicians, giant puppets, and a donkey carrying tequila, you might find yourself joining in as they wander through the narrow cobblestone streets.


strengthen the bond between caregiver and child.
Storytelling is a ritual of connection used to educate, activate imagination, and teach critical life lessons in a way kids can easily understand.
Together, let’s celebrate the life-changing joy of once upon a time, and the children we love.
Rachel Ann Harding is a traditional storyteller who is passionate about sharing beautiful folk, myth, and traditional tales. In 2018 she was a featured storyteller for the Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. She is the creator and producer of the Story Story Podcast, which showcases traditional storytelling from around the world. Rachel Ann believes that fairytales are for all ages.
“I found her totally charming. And revisionist. Entertaining and so well told. Something about this woman makes ya want to listen. ” Katie Green
The classic story of Jane Eyre reset in a steampunk world, complete with zephyr-ships, clockwork, and automatons in addition to the original romance and mystery!


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These original manuals are a great way to review key subjects before flight lessons and are invaluable when transitioning to a new airplane. They are also Jan 20, 1975 This manual is applicable to Piper Model PA-28-180 aircraft having serial. 28-7405001 through FAA APPROVED JUNE 17, 1974. REVISED: 1977-1982 Piper PA28-161 Warrior II 1977-82 Pilot's Information Manual (761-649) 1974 Piper PA-34-200 Seneca Pilot's Information Manual (761-577). MANUAL. Cherokee Warrior 11. PA-28-161. HANDBOOK PART NO.761 649 Application of this handbook is limited to the specific Piper PA-28-161 model Results 1 - 38 of 38 Piper Warrior PA28-151 checklist, 100+ page book, pilot manual New 1974-1976 Piper PA31T Cheyenne Pilot Information Manual p/n Though now out of production, the Piper Warrior was a capable competitor to Cessna's Warrior, premiered in 1962, and the first actual Warrior didn't appear until 1974. Dump the flaps if you're flying one of the older Warriors with a manual
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The Resource node defines the resources belonging to a particular AWS service that you want to center your workflow around. The node can access any AWS resource and any AWS service available to you on the AWS SDK (for Azure & VMware, we have a separate ‘Azure Resource’ and ‘VMware Resource’ node’, which we’ll cover later).
To add a resource node, click on the ‘+’ and select ‘Resource’. This usually comes initially, as the second or third node of the workflow when you’re defining the resource you want to work on. Click on the node and select ‘edit’ to open the parameters options for the nodes.
In the Resource node, you’ll find the ‘Node Name’ and the ‘Node ID’ as usual. Select appropriate inputs in each drop-down menu to define your requirement. ‘Select a service’ refers to an AWS Service, like “EC2” or “CloudWatch”, and ‘Select a resource’ refers to a resource pertaining to the selected service, like “Instances” or “Alarms” respectively.
Because we’re fanatics of customization, we also offer ‘Additional Parameters’ and ‘Add-ons’. This allows for additional granularity while selecting resources. Like Node IDs, each resource attribute is given an ID; this enables you to perform actions on a specific attribute of a resource, along with actions on a filtered resource. This is called ‘resource referencing’.
Additional Parameters allow you to pass advanced parameters with a query, which changes the way we fetch your resources.
You can refer to the corresponding AWS API documentation page while passing the additional parameters. For example: The additional parameters supported for EC2 Volumes would be whatever AWS supports in describeVolumes API.
Add-ons allow you to enrich the resources data with additional qualities. You can use this enriched data in successor nodes, like the Filter node, to selectively retain the resources required.
For Example: Let's say you want to fetch instances that have port 22 open. When you fetch data of EC2 instances in the Resource node, it has the attributes of instances alone. To filter instances that have an open port, you will need Security Groups associated with each instance. This requires us to fetch additional qualities of a resource, i.e. Add-ons. So, you will select Security Groups in the Add-ons for the fetched EC2 instances in the Resource node. The original data is enriched by the addon data.
Similarly, Volumes can be add-ons for EC2 instances, and Bucket Policies can be add-ons for S3 buckets.
The attributes of Add-ons are the same as returned by the corresponding AWS API. So the data of describeSecurityGroups is available as output in addOns.Securitygroups when you select EC2 instances as resource and Security Groups as Add-ons in the Resource node.


QUICKLIB - A R.V.Lutionary App
September 2013 | RV College of Engineering | Team size : 4
Problem Statement : Students often take multiple trips to the library to check the availability of the book. The availability of the book can be checked using a computer in the library or by manually looking for the book. This process is time consuming.
An easy to use Android application that accesses the college library book information anytime, anywhere and has the following key features -
A search feature using fields like author name, book name, edition and branch. An ordered list of books available at present in the library stack is displayed along with the number of books which are expected for return on a certain day.
If a book is not available, then the user can choose to get notification when the book becomes available and also can get updates if the books get borrowed before the user could issue it.
An authentication for each student and faculty.
Sketches/ Wireframes :
AppsterChef mainly consists of 4 Components
Android Phone (the client)- the android phone has the required input fields to gather the data from the user, sends the data to the php front end via Internet. It also accepts the response from the server to display the results to the user.
Php Front end of the Server- the front end acts as the intermediate entity where it takes the input from the client and gives it to the database and vice versa. It also formulates the SQL query for the data retrieval from the server based on the input given by the user. It is to be noted that the php front will not contain a form as the android phone acts as the form.
Database- The database is stored on a remote location (hosted on byethost.com) which can be accessed by the administrators or the php front end. The data base uses Structured Query Language MYSQL to manage the data held in the database.
Connectivity –the phone and the php front end communicate data through the internet via the HTTP Api’s. The HTTP api’s uses a well know PORT (80) for the communication between the front end and the phone. It uses the stateless transfer methods for communication .The most preferred HTTP Api is the HTTPOST. This api is used to insert/update the data to the server and in response to this request, the sever give a reply which should contain the queried information. The format used by the server to send back the information is a JSON OBJECT which facilitates the easy retrieval of data.
Screen Designs :
Conclusion : QuickLib was widely used and appreciated by students of RV College of Engineering.
There is scope for further improvement such as An option where a student can reserve a book, but only for a specific period of time within which he has to visit the library and issue it, failing which, the book becomes available to everyone again.
Honors : Rated in top 5(of 25) Android applications of the batch by Android experts from Samsung
Data Flow Diagrams
List of books queried
Notification when book becomes available


History of Establishment
The history dates back to 1955 and had its beginnings in Singapore. Mrs. Hedwig Anwar and the late Mr. Wilfred J. Plumbe first conceived the idea of setting up of a library association covering Malaya and Singapore. Using the name of the University of Malaya Library they sent out circulars to all librarians and interested persons inviting them to attend a preliminary meeting to discuss the possibility of the formation of a library group or association.
The circular was sent out towards the end of 1954 and about 47 persons responded by attending the meeting held at University of Malaya Library, Singapore on Friday, January 7th, 1955 at 8.30 p.m. These 47 people came from both Malaya and Singapore, the largest number coming from University of Malaya Library, Singapore. The meeting chaired by Mr. E. H. Clark unanimously agreed that there should be a library organization to unite all interested in library work. A subsequent meeting held in the Raffles Library on Friday, March 25 1955 and attended by 36 members agreed to the formation of the association named the Malayan Library Group.
Now, the Malayan Library Group has been known as Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia (PPM). PPM has endures more than 60 years of establishment with various achievements.
To be a leader of excellence in the development, promotion and support of Malaysian library and information professionals and institutions in global knowledge industry.
Recognizing that libraries and information centres are strategic resources for national development, Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia is committed to the creation of an information-rich knowledge-based civil society, through the promotion of information equity, lifelong and independent learning, and enhancement of library and information professionals.


Veins in the Gulf
Elizabeth Coffman and Ted Hardin
Abstract: Countries around the globe seem locked in political stalemates whenever they try to solve their environmental problems. The state of Louisiana in the U.S. has faced some of the worst disasters in the last decade—hurricanes, oil spills, river flooding. But the biggest disaster is land loss. Southern Louisiana is the fastest disappearing landmass on Earth. If the community doesn’t do something soon, Louisiana may not stretch past New Orleans. Filmmakers Elizabeth Coffman and Ted Hardin have documented the Cajun bayou communities of Southern Louisiana as they reach for political consensus to restore their wetlands. “Veins in the Gulf” (76 mins, 2011) traces the environmental crisis of southern Louisiana, the loss of Cajun culture and the rapidly disappearing bayous since before hurricane Katrina. Through interviews with fishermen, engineers, writers, and scientists, Louisiana poet Martha Serpas bears witness as residents confront the mortality of their culture, and a community tries to solve its environmental crises. Serpas guides the audience through the complex story of coastal land loss, hurricanes and damage to the marshes caused by the 2010 BP oil disaster. While shrimping, attending public meetings or looking for tar balls on the beach, Serpas guides us through the heart of Southern culture to discover where great American seafood and oil have come from for the past century, but may not for the next.
Bio: Documentary filmmakers Elizabeth Coffman and Ted Hardin have completed films about communities in crisis. Their last film, “One More Mile: A Dialogue on Nation-Building,” (2003) investigated the delicate and controversial role of the international community in a post-war society trying to build a new nation. “One More Mile” was broadcast in Bosnia and screened at NYU, Northwestern University and won an honorable mention from the University Film and Video Association. Their current film, “Veins in the Gulf,” documents historic bayou communities of southern Louisiana as they try to solve their environmental crises related to land loss.


If you like reading books (who doesn’t?!) or have children, books are really important. Countless studies have shown us that reading to, and reading with, your children will have fantastic benefits for them. Better communication, language skills, great family bonding time…the list goes on and on. Can you tell I’m a big advocate of reading with your children?!
What I find absolutely crazy is the fact that not everyone goes to the library. This really does surprise me – especially parents. I remember a friend of mine saying she had never taken her child to the library and feeling surprised because my daughter and I go to our local library every week. It’s one of her favourite places to go and I hope it will continue to be for the rest of her life.
I am an avid reader myself; I love getting lost in a book and try and read a whole book in one sitting because I just get sucked into it. I believe the benefits of reading are huge and I know that my language skills and grammar wouldn’t be as good if I hadn’t read so much in my lifetime.
When people tell me they are too busy to read a book I just think…I bet you watch TV though? Don’t get me wrong I like watching the TV too but I’m definitely not obsessed with it (apart from The Walking Dead, my fave!) and would prefer to read a book.
Libraries have a huge selection of books, even if it’s only a small library there will still be a LOT and it is regularly updated with new books. You can even request a specific one if you wish (I think you have to pay about £1 to do this. I’ve only done this once when I was potty training my daughter – I didn’t want to buy the specific book so I borrowed it and then wrote everything down that I needed to know. It worked as well!).
I personally love going to the library as a mum because my daughter gets a new set of books every week for free, and she loves it there because they have jigsaw puzzles and colouring. Another pro is not needing to store the million books you read, you can just read them and take them back. Then take them out again if you loved that book!
Most libraries have the following:
- Free books for adults and children to borrow
- Free audio-books for children to borrow (great for car trips)
- Jigsaw puzzles for children to play with
- Colouring for children
- Free wi-fi
- Free internet usage
- Free IT taster sessions
- Free newspapers and magazines
- Children’s activity sessions such as craft sessions, baby rhyme time
- DVD’s at a small charge
Unfortunately my library told me recently that they are reducing their opening days and hours – they are closing an extra day in the week and finishing earlier. If more people don’t use the libraries they will get closed down – I urge you to use your local library!
I know it’s nice to own your own books, but do you need hundreds or even thousands of them? Why not have a sort through and sell some or donate to a charity? I love books and I have about…10 of my own which are my absolute favourites that I can read over and over. All of the other books I have read in my life have either been sold or have been from the library.
It’s not just fiction books in there but non-fiction too – gardening books, cooking books, sewing, knitting, pregnancy, auto-biographies, so many.
Don’t forget that you will be charged if you don’t return a book in time (this is not applicable for children’s books – no late fee on these). My library send out an email a couple of days before a book is due back which is helpful, but if you aren’t sure that you will remember make sure you put a note in your diary or similar or else it won’t be free!
Want to start your own website? Check out my blog post ‘How to Set up a Blog Using WordPress & Bluehost‘ for a step-by-step guide.


A graded index is an essential part of every guidebook for planning bouldering days, finding projects in just the difficult range, and for use as a tick list. Unfortunately, Squamish Bouldering 3rd Edition doesn’t contain a graded index. Problem solved…
The goal was to create the graded index that would have been in the book if the author had included it. No errata has been corrected to make the index so that the index is compatible with the rest of the book.
2 thoughts on “Squamish Bouldering 3rd Edition Graded Index”
Your such an amazing essential asset to our bouldering community.
Thanks for putting the work into this, Peter. Very handy.


The captivating stories of female writers whose work lies in Exeter Library’s “cage” have been brought to life in a new augmented reality installation. “Unlocking the Cage” has been researched, written and narrated by first female James Bond author Kim Sherwood and launches on International Women’s Day, 8 March. It can be experienced for free at Exeter Library.
Exeter Library’s special collections lie below the library floor in what is known as “the cage”. Out of 800 books in the collection, only 8 are written by women. Unlocking the Cage is an immersive visual and audio journey through the lives and works of four of these women, whose books reside within the “cage”.
The installation features a uniquely designed book which viewers use to navigate their journey. With each turn of the page, a new chapter begins on the screen, breathing life into the intricate illustrations.
Unlocking the Cage has been researched, written and narrated by award-winning author Kim Sherwood. Kim, shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2019, is known for her award-winning debut novel Testament, and has been selected to expand upon the 007 universe as the first woman to write a James Bond novel with her upcoming trilogy later this year.
Of Unlocking the Cage, Kim Sherwood said: “Though there are only eight books written by women in the Cage, these few names represent a long revolution, from the rise of Bluestocking salons to the campaign for female suffrage. Immersing myself in the lives of these pioneering women connected me to a line of writers stretching back to the eighteenth century. I’m thrilled to bring their inspiring stories into the now with this exciting collaboration.”
You can experience Unlocking the Cage for free at Exeter Library, from Tuesday 8th March for 6 weeks during library opening hours. The exhibit can be enjoyed alone, or in groups of up to 4 people at a time and takes approximately 28 minutes to complete.
Daniel Clark, Creative Director of Libraries Evolve, said: “We are really pleased to be sharing these women’s stories at Exeter Library on International Women’s Day and beyond, and to showcase the innovative work of the artists involved in creating this moving experience.”
He added, “Anyone can come along and discover the story behind these incredible writers. Just visit Exeter library and take a seat at the installation. You are in control of your own experience, turning the pages of the specially designed book to start a new chapter. The stunning illustrations are brought to life on a screen with the fantastic accompanying audio narration – Unlocking the Cage is a unique experience, not to be missed.”
Kim Sherwood worked with composers John Matthias and Jay Auborn, illustrator Sarita McNeil, creative audio company dBs Pro, and the Augmented Reality developer Zubr Curio to bring the stories to life in the innovative installation.
The four writers featured in the augmented reality book are:
- Elizabeth Montagu (1718–1800), critic and host to literary salons
- Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806), poet and translator
- Lady Rosalind Northcote (1873 – 1950), nature and place writer
- Ethel Lega-Weekes (1864 – 1949), historian
Selected works by these trailblazing authors will be available to view as a part of the exhibit.
Unlocking the Cage launches alongside Redressing the Balance, which is an online interactive showcase – curated by artist and producer Becca Gill – championing the work and contributions of women and non-binary writers and artists. Whereas Unlocking the Cage features the work of women who have been unseen in 19th and 20th century culture, Redressing the Balance adds to this with the work and influences of women and non-binary people, who have to fight hard for their space to be heard and seen in the present and for the future.
Redressing the Balance will include profiles of the women featured in Kim’s research and the Unlocking the Cage augmented reality experience, but this is just the starting point for the online archive making the work of women and non-binary artists of the past, present and future more visible. Redressing the Balance will be available to access online via librariesevolve.org.uk from International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8th March.
Libraries Unlimited is the charity responsible for running Devon and Torbay Libraries. Unlocking the Cage is just one of the activities in the wide Libraries Unlimited cultural offering. Evolve is delivered in partnership with artists and communities and funded by Arts Council England and Exeter City Council.
For further details about Evolve and future events, please visit librariesevolve.org.uk


As the world progress into a more advanced stage of modernity, it is no secret that the prices of books have undergone a tremendous transformation. What were once scrolls made out of mere papyrus plants soon evolved into sophisticated and well-detailed compilations of words that are made specifically for the cultured and the well-read.
Book enthusiasts all share a special appreciated for books. This is especially true as physical books become less and less common in our modern world. In fact, some of the most culturally significant books have sold for exorbitant amounts of money.
However, although it’s common to discover books with price tags that are way out of your budget, knowing outrageously astronomical certain books are might leave you thunderstruck in disbelief. To give you a clue on just how much some people are willing to spend in the name of their love for literature, we have compiled a list of 10 of the most expensive books ever sold in history.
10. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, J.K. Rowling
Price: $3.98 million
Perhaps, it can be safely said, that no other young adult writer has managed to achieve the fame and prestige J.K. Rowling has secured in the past few years. Most known for her much-loved Harry Potter novels, this British author made her mark in history by becoming the first writer to hit the $1 billion mark.
With her undeniable commercial success, it is no wonder that many avid readers are willing to spend a few dollars just to get their hands on her writings. In fact, in 2016, a handwritten and jeweled edition of her limited-edition children’s book, “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” was sold for a whopping $3.98 million. This makes it the most expensive modern manuscript to date.
9. The Gutenberg Bible
Price: $5 million
Recognized to be among the earliest major books printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe, The Gutenberg Bible comes in as the 9th most expensive piece of literature ever sold.
Printed by Johannes Gutenberg himself, the Gutenberg Bible is said to be originally made with around 180 copies. However, only 48 were said to have made it until this day, in which only 31 remain to be in perfect condition.
In 1987, one of the remaining copies of this 42-line Bible was sold at an auction for a staggering €4.6 million – that’s equivalent to around $5 million!
8. Shakespeare’s First Folio
Price: $6.2 million
Who else would deserve to have his writings sold for more than a million-dollars other than the greatest English playwright himself? Widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist, William Shakespeare has long been considered the most influential writer of all time.
With this, it is no wonder that when a book containing all his comedies, histories, and tragedies was put in an auction in 2011, Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, was more than willing to spend about €5.6 million or $6.2 million just to have a copy of it.
7. The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer
Price: $7.5 million
Coming up next on our list is none other than Chaucer’s famous tales of medieval misadventures, “The Canterbury Tales.” First printed in 1477, only a dozen copies of the first edition of this English literary masterpiece remain to be in existence to date.
In 1988, one of these remaining rare copies was put in an auction, prompting the late British billionaire John Paul Getty Jr. to offer a staggering $7.5 million bid just to secure his possession on it. To date, this makes the extremely rare copy become the seventh most expensive book ever sold in history.
6. Birds of America
Price: $11.5 million
Originally made by the naturalist and painter John James Audubon, Birds of America serves as a portal to the natural world with its 435 life-size watercolors of various birds found in the United States. Carrying immense historical and ornithological importance, the book was widely considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration.
To date, only 119 complete first edition copies of the ‘Birds of America’ are believed to be in existence. In 2000, one of the four-volume sets of the book was sold to a Qatari prince for $8.8 million. 10 years later, another copy was purchased for $11.5 million in London. And finally, in 2012, another full edition of the book was sold for $7.9 million. Overall, the three copies of full edition “Birds of America” were totaled to have been sold at more than $26 million.
5. The Rothschild Prayerbook
Price: $13.6 million
Also called ‘Rothschild Hours,’ this Flemish illuminated manuscript of incredible paintings made by master Renaissance miniaturists stands as the 5th most expensive book in the world.
Its name can be traced back to the wealthy clan of Rothschild who acquired the book in 1868. In 1999, it was first sold to an anonymous bidder. About 15 years, the book was then again purchased by an Australian businessman for a whopping $13.6 million.
4. St Cuthbert Gospel
Price: $14 million
Named to be the earliest European book that displays the first example of bookbinding, ‘St Cuthbert Gospel’ is a pocket gospel book written in Latin from the 8th century. It was originally unearthed in 1104, along with the remains of its owner and writer, St. Cuthbert. Despite being 1,300 years old, the book is said to be in remarkably good condition.
Centuries later, the book was sold in an auction in 2012 for the big price of $14 million. To date, the inflation-adjusted price is estimated to be $15.5 million.
3. The Bay Psalm Book
Price: $14.165 million
Printed in 1650, The Bay Psalm Book is most known for being the first printed book in British North America. All in all, only 11 copies of the first edition of the book were known to have existed, one of which was sold at an auction in 1947 for $151,000. Over 6 decades later, the copy was then again sold at the high price of $14.165 million by billionaire David Rubenstein.
2. The Magna Carta
Price: $21.3 million
Serving as a charter drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and agreed to by King John of England, this rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta now stands as the second most expensive writing ever sold in history.
In 2007, Washington businessman David Rubenstein bought the copy at an overwhelming price of $21.3 million to prevent an overseas bidder from taking it out of the United States.
1. The Codex Leicester, Leonardo da Vinci
Price: $30.8 million
At last, for the most expensive writing ever sold, no other manuscript has ever topped Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Codex Leicester.’ Serving as Da Vinci’s scientific journal, this 72-page notebook provides a rare glimpse inside the Italian genius’ mind.
The manuscript is said to contain sketches, diagrams, and early iterations of ideas from Da Vinci on a wide variety of topics, including the movement of water, why the moon glows, and many more. In 1994, the journal was purchased by no other than Bill Gates himself at the unbeatable price of $30.8 million.
Who says books are obsolete? Carrying ominous historical, cultural, and artistic significance, these 10 writings proved that each word comes with a high price and undeniable influence.
Which among these book prices shocked you the most?
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|What's not to love here? While these would be perfect in frames for a child's bedroom, I think they'd look great anywhere. A school library, a public library, a bookstore, my family room...yes, the possibilities are endless.
All of the letters are available on different colored backgrounds. Go to Seuss Prints to see them all and be sure to see the other treasures on the site.
There's also a link taking you to the "secret" art of Dr. Seuss. It's wonderful and unexpected.


interest in researching the "Glassby" family name started
with a biscuit tin full of old photographs left behind by my wife's
father, Ronald Glassby (1909-1993). My wife and I were both interested
in identifying the people in the photographs so that we could catalogue
and preserve them for posterity. The surname "Glassby"
is relatively uncommon in the U.K., and for example there were only
55 "Glassby's" in the 1901 Census. The amount of information
that we have collected over the last five years or so is staggering,
and apart from our own researches we have been helped by
substantial input from many other contributors, including
J. R. Ashby (Mexborough & Doncaster Heritage Society), Joyce
Whitehead, Susan Day, Brian Lewis, Yvonne Montgomery, Bernard Collier,
David Hawkin, Virginia Persson, Cris Caird, Susan Piper and Glassby
family members. Part of the joy of family history research is the
discovery of information, but an equally satisfying part is sharing
information with other interested parties. The idea of this website
was to display an outline of the family history that we have discovered
in the hope that we could make contact with distant relatives and
descendants, whom we felt may get pleasure from reading it and be
encouraged to make contact and share information.
you have any information or photographs that you are willing to
share or if you have any questions where you feel I may be able
to help please get in touch by email to the address below.
Contact Michael Piper at the email address firstname.lastname@example.org
I have researched many branches of the Glassby family down
to present day descendants, I have restricted information
on living descendants on this website. Also, I have stopped Births information
at 1944 and Marriages information at 1950, althought I have
the full set of information up to year 2000. I have included Deaths information in full. If you have a specific inquiry regarding your own branch of
the family please contact me.
is believed that all of the information presented in this
website is either in the public domain or is not subject
to any confidentiality or copyrigt restrictions. Permission
to use information supplied by major contributors has been
sought and granted, and sources of other information have
been referenced. Should anyone believe that they have copyright
in information or photographs shown and object to their
use on this website, they are asked to contact me. The births
/ marriages / deaths pages are subject to Crown Copyright,
and the Crown Copyright statement is displayed on each of
the three pages.


Capsis uses external libraries, they are all in the capsis4/ext/ directory.
Until 28.8.2013, the geotools library was downloaded on demand by 'ant install_geotools'. If not present, Ventoux and MPB were not compiled by 'ant compile'.
On 29.8.2013, the geotools 2.7.5 version was finally added in capsis4/ext/ to fix a wrong version problem. All the modules are now compiled by 'ant clean compile'.
These files should be removed from capsis4/ext/ if present:
gt-api.jar gt-data.jar gt-epsg-hsql.jar gt-main.jar gt-metadata.jar gt-opengis.jar gt-referencing.jar gt-shapefile.jar jts.jar
They are now replaced (in SVN) by :
gt-api-2.7.5.jar gt-data-2.7.5.jar gt-epsg-hsql-2.7.5.jar gt-main-2.7.5.jar gt-metadata-2.7.5.jar gt-opengis-2.7.5.jar gt-referencing-2.7.5.jar gt-shapefile-2.7.5.jar jts-1.11.jar


|Other Number||D 1/11|
|Lexicon Category||8: Communication Artifact|
Pencil, chalk, and wash landscape drawing on white wove paper. Image depicts a body of water with a spit of land at the right.
Attached to a sheet of heavy wove paper. The caption "Morecombe Bay/ In the distance is a piece of land jutting out, at the end of which are some building. The sea is stormy and a little sailing boat is running against the wind. The sky is very cloudy" is typed and pasted on the sheet. "original [illeg.] by J.M.U Turner/ From the collection of Lord Grimthorpe" is written in pencil.
|Artist||Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851?|
|Made||Turner, Joseph Mallord William/ England|
|Material||pencil/ black chalk and wash on wove paper|
|Dimensions||H-3.375 W-6 inches|


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For Hours of Relaxation
Does winter make you want to curl up and enjoy a good book? Think about creating a cozy place in your home to read, whether you have an entire room to devote or just a small nook or bay window.
A home library is different than a home office because it’s a place for enjoyment and relaxation, while you may need to actually work in a home office. A home library is a retreat from the stresses of your life and your home. You can quietly read a book while sipping a glass of port or a warm cup of tea.
Key to a home library is a comfortable place to sit and put up your feet. And good lighting is critical. Purchase a lamp that provides enough light to read small print comfortably and position it over your shoulder.
Creating a cozy place to read in your home will give you hours of quiet pleasure while you’re improving your mind!


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Open Access (OA) aims to promote publishing models that ensure free and unrestricted access to research articles. Open Access ensures the immediate, online and free availability of research outputs, without the severe restrictions commonly imposed by publisher copyright agreements. It maximises the visibility, and thus the uptake and use, of research outputs. Recent studies show that publishing in Open Access jou rnals increase the impact of articles.
There are two ways to publish in Open Access:
1. Publish in an open access journal. (Golden Road to Open Access)
There is a large number of OA journals. Some are free of any charges and are usually sponsored by academic institutions or learned societies. Others request a fee from the authors, (‘publishing –‘ or ‘author fee’), since publishing and peer-review cannot be sustained without financial aid.
Another category, increasing in popularity, is that of the so-called hybrid journals. These are the subscription-based journals published by traditional publishers where you can publish articles free of charge. They also offer the OA option for individual articles if authors are prepared to pay a fee. Whether or not you are prepared to pay an OA fee should not influence the peer-review process and therefore, the option is offered only after the peer-review process was completed and the article has been accepted fopr publication. These OA articles can be accessed free of charge by anyone. If many articles are published OA at a fee, this might help to lower the subscription fee for this journal. Since the OA fees differ a lot among the publishers and/or the journals you are advised to get information in advance how high this fee is and check with your department’s head whether or not you can/ are willing to pay this OA fee.
Many OA journals have been launched recently and not all of these are genuine and reliable journals. As with all new journals you are advised to check the editorial board members: newsgroups on your subjects of interest may provide additional information on the reputation of these (new) journals.
2. Self-archiving (Green Road to Open Access)
Deposit your publication in the NIOZ Repository, by emailing it to the library: firstname.lastname@example.org. If you are the first author and didn't publish in an (hybrid) Open Access journal: please add the postprint (i.e. final draft after peer-review) as well, because in many cases we can only legally place this version of your paper in Open Access.
For all papers, the NIOZ library checks the copyright policy of the specific journal and picks the right version of your paper going Open Access. If not allowed on the internet, the final pdf will be shared within the NIOZ-domain.
In addition you can upload and self-archive your article in a database like Researchgate or Academia, which are online scientific communities. Whether of not you upload your publications is your own responsibility, so please check the Sherpa/Romeo database for the copyright policies of the specific journals.
This list presents potentially interesting OA-journals, together with their corresponding Journal Impact Factor.(≥2)
The reason for this list is that, although NWO promotes the Golden Road to Open Access, scientific research is still evaluated based on the citation impact of articles published in journals that are indexed by Web of Science and therefore by the Journal Citation Reports (JCR).
[updated juli 2015]
|Abbreviated Journal||Journal Title||Impact Factor|
|PLOS BIOL||Plos biology||9,34|
|PHYS REV X
||Physical review X
||Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment||7,44|
|GEOSCI MODEL DEV||Geoscientific model development||3,65|
|J ADV MODEL EARTH SY||Journal of advances in modeling earth systems||4,92|
|SCI REP-UK||Scientific reports||5,58|
|FRONT MICROB||Frontiers in Microbiology||3,99|
|ENVIRON RES LETT||Environmental research letters||3,90|
|TELLUS B||Tellus B||2,15|
|NEW J PHYS||New journal of physics||3,56|
|HYDROL EARTH SYST SC||Hydrology and earth system sciences||3,54|
|FRONT BIOSCI-LANDMARK||Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark||3,52|
|PLOS ONE||Plos One||3,23|
|CLIM PAST||Climate of the past||3,38|
|ECOL SOC||Ecology and society||2,77|
|BMC ECOL||BMC Ecology||2,36|
|AoB PLANTS||AoB Plants||2,27|
|OCEAN SCI||Ocean Science||2,23|
|FRONT PHYS||Frontiers in Physics||2,09|
•Are you a researcher, partner or coordinator in a FP7 project that has recently finished or is approaching its
•Your forthcoming peer-reviewed open access publications could be eligible for funding.
•For more information, see: https://www.openaire.eu/postgrantoapilot
Or simply ask the library!
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has announced that, effective immediately, all AGU journal content from 1997 to content published 24 months ago will be freely availablevia Wiley Online Library. This change will apply to all articles and supplementary materials from journals that are not already open access, as well as AGUs weekly newspaper, Eos. Additional content will be unlocked every month on a 24-month rolling cycle.
Submit the Article Request Form and we take care of it
Most publishers offer the service to send you the tables of contents of your favourite journals. For this service it is compulsory to register at these publishers. The mandatory fields at these registrations differ per publisher. Often, you will have to log in, using a username and password. Various publishers also offer RSS feeds


Documentation Center (CEDOC)
Nitlpan’s Documentation Center, which currently has more than 5,000 computerized entries, specializes in collecting documentation on development and agrarian issues. It forms part of the FLACSO Member Centers’ Network of Virtual Social Sciences Libraries of Latin America and the Caribbean and of RENIDA, the National Network of Agrarian Information and Documentation of Nicaragua (www.una.edu.ni/renida). It also belongs to METABASE, A Central American bibliographical network headquartered in Costa Rica’s Fundación Acceso (www.metabase.net).
The CEDOC provides the following services to its users:
•Consultation in the reading room
•Sale of Nitlapan and UCA publications
•Search for and export of data
•Dissemination of new acquisitions
The center’s installations are adequate for providing consultations by students and academics who visit the Institute.
Access to CEDOC is free and without charge to all users. It is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.
In Nicaragua, Nitlapan’s publications are for sale at the following establishments: central Nitlapan offices, Hispamer Bookstore, El Parnaso bookstore, ALDILAC bookstore, Nuevos Libros bookstore and the documentation centers of MAGFOR, IICA and SIMAS.
Librarian: Clara Martínez.


Recently published by Sua Edizioak, we present this new guide to discover our capitals from a hiking and mountain perspective. The mountains surrounding the capitals are modest and easy to walk through, but some of these natural sites are less well known and still retain their scenic, cultural and historical attraction, making them well worth a visit for hiking.
Txusma Pérez Azaceta surprises us once again with the publication of this book and his selection of twenty-four routes of different styles in the outskirts of Bilbao, Donostia-San Sebastián, Pamplona-Iruña and Vitoria-Gasteiz. It also includes a central report where you can discover some of the most curious green spaces in our capitals.
The prologue is signed by the veteran mountaineer from San Sebastian Jesús Mª Alquézar, a great connoisseur and extraordinary disseminator of the mountains of the Basque Country.
The introduction to the guide is written by the prestigious mountain chronicler Antxon Iturriza, who introduces us to the dawn of mountaineering in the Basque Country. In a very well documented text with several anecdotes and curiosities, he describes in great detail the first steps taken by the pioneers of Basque mountaineering and their evolution from the streets to our nearest mountains. It is a great opportunity to get to know the testimonies and chronology of our mountaineering history.
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April 29, 2017
More than 500 women enjoyed a lovely tea party, uplifting music and an encouraging message from Duck Dynasty’s Missy Robertson. See photos from the event.
October 21, 2017
Ride to the Billy Graham Library for a day of fellowship, music, food, giveaways and much more—all to benefit Operation Christmas Child.
December 1-23, 2017
Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with light displays, fun family activities, and more!
December 2, 2017
Children ages five and older are invited to enjoy a Christmas tea, delicious holiday treats, festive entertainment, and more!
Timeline Ten Years of the Billy Graham Library
Children at the Library
The Power of a Tug – 2013
A small boy gazed back at the painting of a cross as he lingered behind his father. The boy took a few more steps before stopping in front of Sam, a Billy Graham Library volunteer. His hand tugged Sam’s pant leg to get his attention. Sam kneeled down, and the boy whispered in his ear that he wanted to pray for Jesus’ forgiveness. The boy’s father overheard and hesitated before stepping into the Prayer Room behind his son and Sam. As Sam and the boy bowed before the Lord together, tears began to stream down the father’s face. The father’s voice cracked as he told Sam he had not lived his life or led his family the way he should, and he wanted to rededicate his life to God. The son climbed into his father’s arms, and they prayed together for forgiveness. Father and son walked out of the Billy Graham Library together through the door in the foot of the cross.
Youth at the Library
Jesus at the Check-Out Counter – 2007
Michael Robinson, a Ruth’s Attic bookstore staff member, watched as a young man searched through the shelves in the bookstore. The man paused to read a cover for a moment and then jumped to another book. When he came to check out, Michael engaged him in conversation. The man was silent for a moment, then asked Michael how people can know when Jesus has saved them. Michael answered by walking him through the “Steps to Peace with God” booklet. Before Michael finished, the man prayed to receive Christ. His mother stood nearby the entire time, praying for him with her hands clasped. “Even in the bookstore, God is moving and drawing people to salvation,” Michael said.
Adults at the Library
Seeing the Gospel – 2014
Robin’s hands flew through dozens of gestures as she signed to her three friends in the Library lobby. Robin is completely deaf but can read lips. After seeing Billy Graham on TV, Robin had given her life to Christ, and wanting her deaf friends to accept Christ as well, she took them through the Library tour, using transcripts available at the information desk. By the end, the group huddled in the Prayer Room, where each of her friends prayed to receive Christ.
A Christmas at the Library Prayer Card – 2016
The magic of Christmas at the Library led Isabelle Rocco to tears as she wrote out a prayer card in the Library. Glancing at her father browsing in Ruth’s Attic bookstore, she dropped the card in the prayer box. Three months later, her father and Charlotte businessman John Rocco met with Library Vice President Tom Phillips for lunch. “I believe I am a Christian,” John said when asked how he gave his life to Christ. But when asked if he’d ever invited Jesus into his life, John had to answer “No.” Tom walked John through a “Steps to Peace with God” tract and John prayed to accept Christ. As John shared the news with his family that night, Isabelle started crying and told him about her prayer card months earlier. Her prayer was for God to help her father give his life to Jesus.
Seniors at the Library
Jesus Loves Me Just as I Am – 2014
As Library volunteer Betty sat on the benches outside the “Just As I Am” theater, she heard soft singing. Looking around to see where it was coming from, Betty realized the singing was coming from her mother, who was sitting on the bench next to her. With her head bowed and eyes closed, her mother was singing “Jesus Loves Me” as though she were praying the lyrics to the Lord. Tears filled Betty’s eyes as she realized that her mother, who’d had dementia for several years, was able to pray every word of the song. When mother and daughter finished watching the “Just As I Am” presentation, the music of the old hymn began to play, and Betty’s mother began to sing again. She sang every word of “Just As I Am.” A few weeks later, Betty’s mother passed away. At her mother’s memorial service, Betty shared that “dementia could not take away the love she had in her heart for her family and friends, or the faith she had in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Betty told the story of how her mother came to know Jesus, and an organist finished the celebration with a medley of “Jesus Loves Me” and “Just as I Am.”
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Canon law does not require a miracle caused by activity of the God’s servant to proclaim him blessed. Evidence of a miracle is only required in the canonization process. However, graces obtained as a result of Father Popiełuszko’s acts testify to his holiness and martyrdom. Their descriptions are collected in the book of graces and miracles. Some of them have been confirmed by medical doctors. There are also such cases as eyesight recovery by Aniela B. from Rzeszów in 1989 or disappearance of cancer lesions from head of Professor Stefan Swieżawski in 1987. The book contains cases of hundreds of special graces prayed at the grave of Father Popiełuszko.


Bob Gowing Museum & Archives
The collection that became the basis for the present archives and museum dates back to 1889 when Rev. David Davies, one of the School’s first Masters, was noted as having a great interest in archival records. Shore Archives became a recognisable entity in 1964 when a group of 13 boys under the direction of the School Librarian formed an Archives Committee.
“Shore Archives and the Bob Gowing Museum capture the history and culture of our School, preserving the stories of our past for future generations. The museum plays an integral role in connecting students, Old Boys, families and friends to our rich heritage – a heritage that will now never be forgotten.”
Dr Timothy Wright, Headmaster
Today, Shore has an ongoing archival mission and a dedicated museum which aims to gather and preserve not only records from Shore’s early days, but also historical material relevant to the Shore community.
The continued proper maintenance of Shore Archives and the Bob Gowing Museum is vital for a School which is proud of its past. In order to continue this valued work we rely on the generous support of the Shore community.
Please consider a donation to The Shore Foundation Museum Trust to help us preserve Shore’s proud heritage for future generations by clicking here.
For School tour dates, including the Bob Gowing Museum, please visit the OBU website www.shoreoldboys.org.au or contact the Development Office on 02 9956 1172 for details.
Download the Bob Gowing Museum & Shore Archives brochure by clicking here.


"It is not true that we have only one life to lead; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish." S. I. Hayakawa
At school we work on reading skills and strategies to help children become independent readers. I try to entice children to read by using materials that capitalize on their interests and are just hard enough to challenge them while allowing them to succeed with my support. Hopefully, they become enthusiastic readers. We know the more children read, the better they get at it. Naturally, the more they enjoy it, they more they read, and it's easy to see how attitudes about reading impact reading achievement. Please feel free to contact me anytime.


Slobbish Dragon Princess LOVE + PLUS
Slobbish Dragon Princess LOVE + PLUS is a collection of short stories that focus on the heroines of Slobbish Dragon Princess.
Takeru’s life is turned upside down when dragons suddenly invade from the skies and a lizard he found on the side of the road transforms into a beautiful girl named Haru who is also apparently a princess of the dragons!
Haru convinces the dragons to spare humankind and comes to live with Takeru to get the full NEET life experience.
How will Takeru’s life change with these less than ordinary change of events?


Ever notice the little icons below the image thumbnails while you’re browsing ARTstor? One of the icons simply says “IAP,” which means images for academic publishing. This ARTstor program “seeks to facilitate scholarship in the arts by reducing the costs associated with publishing images in academic journals and similar publications.” Images with an IAP icon associated with them are available to use free of charge in scholarly publications. There are currently 6,700 images provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and 3,900 images from the Mellink Archive at Bryn Mawr College. For more information regarding this program, click here or contact ARTstor.


India has literally thousands of places that its rich and enduring civilization has adorned with magnificent monuments. Although Bodh Gayā has not attracted as much attention as Agra with its Taj Mahal or Khajuraho’s temples with their erotic sculptures, it is nonetheless one of the most interesting and significant of these places. Bodh Gayā’s historical significance it due to it having a longer and more complete history than almost any other place in the subcontinent, a history supplemented by epigraphical and literary sources from China and Tibet, Burma, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Nor is this history merely an outline of events or a list of doubtful dates, as so often encountered in the study of India’s past. Rather, it includes detailed descriptions of Bodh Gayā’s now vanished temples and shrines, accounts of the elaborate ceremonies and doctrinal disputes that once took place there, and even details of how time was kept in its monasteries. This history is also made more interesting by the participation of some of Asia’s greatest personalities, from Asoka to Curzon, from Xuanzang to Anāgārika Dharmapāla.
Excerpt of the book:
Based on a talk given at the
Nilambe Meditation Center on the 4th anniversary of his passing away
Godwin Samararatna was born on the 6th of September 1932 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. His father was the chief clerk of a tea estate at Hantane in the hills above Kandy and his mother was a simple up-country housewife. A younger sister died prematurely and an older brother died in a car accident on the day of his wedding. Godwin was the youngest of the two surviving brothers, Felix and Hector and his sisters were Dorothy, Matilda and Lakshmi. The family lived in a modest house at 145 Peradeniya Road just a short walk from the heart of Kandy. Everyone agrees that Godwin showed an interest in Buddhism from his earliest time, due mainly to the piety of his mother. When she went to the local temple of Poya days he always accompanied her and would sit listening to the sermons rather than play games as the other children did. Once he turned up at home with two which he had surreptitiously picked from someone’s garden. His mother asked where he had got them from and when he told her she went with him back to the house and made him return the vegetables.
During the last hundred years it has increasingly been said that all religions are actually pointing to the same reality. Now there are numerous books claiming that the teachings of Jesus and the Buddha are just different versions of the same truth. Is this true or is it the outcome of a superficial examination of the facts or perhaps a genuine but misguided attempt to encourage inter-religious understanding? This book is the first in-depth comparison of the life and teachings of Jesus and the Buddha and presented in the New Testament and the Tipitaka, the Buddhist scriptures. The result is portraits of the two great religious figures very different from how they have traditionally been seen and the question ‘Are Christianity and Buddhism compatible?’ is answered in a way that may surprise many readers. Bhante Shravasti Dhammika is well placed to write this comparative study having been brought up a Christian and later becoming a Buddhist and a monk.
Before starting it will be necessary to make it clear what is meant by Buddhism in this article. As with other religions, Buddhism has a long history during which it has developed and evolved, branched into divergent schools and sects, and been interpreted in various ways by different philosophers, reformers and saints. And as with other religions it is not always easy to get agreement by Buddhists on every issue. However, Buddhism started with the experience of a particular individual, Siddhattha Gotama, and at a particular time in history, the 5th/ 4th century BCE. Without going into the complexities of the issues, this article takes the position that the earliest and therefore the most authentic account of the Buddha and his teachings is contained in the Pali Tipitaka, the huge body of literature now considered canonical by the Theravada school of Buddhism. While this article deals mainly with homosexuality it will also make some references to related states, gay adoption, transgenderism, etc.
Between 2008 and 2017, Bhante Dhammika maintained a blog commenting Buddhist doctrine, Buddhist culture and art, and current affairs from a Buddhist and sometimes a personal perspective. At its height it got some 12,000 visits a day. This eBook has a selection of what is some of the more interesting blog posts.
The life of the Buddha is more than an account of one man’s quest for and realization of the truth; it is also about the people who encountered that man during his forty five year career and how their encounter trans-formed them. If the Buddha’s quest and his encounters with others is set against the backdrop of the world in which these events were acted out, a world with its unique customs, its political intrigue and its religious ferment, it becomes one of the most fascinating stories ever told.
There is no law in history which guarantees that Buddhism will grow roots in the West or advance beyond its present infantile stage. But one would expect that it will grow more conscious of its own difficulties and Buddhists will awaken to the problems which Buddhism itself thrusts upon man as an essential part of its treasure. One would also hope that doubt should appear as the sign of a deeper conviction. – Luis O. Gomez
Ananda, there are four places the sight of which will arouse strong emotion in those with faith. Which four places? ‘Here the Tathagata was born’ this is the first. ‘Here the Tathagata attained enlightenment’- this is the second. ‘Here the Tathagata set in motion the Wheel of the Dhamma’ – this is the third. ‘Here the Tathagata attained final Nirvana without remainder’ – this is the fourth. And the monk, the nun, the layman or the laywoman who has faith should visit these places. And anyone who dies while making a pilgrimage to these shrines with a devoted heart will, at the breaking up of the body at death, be reborn in heaven. (1)
QUESTION: What is Buddhism?
ANSWER: The name Buddhism comes from the word budhi which means ‘to wake up’ and thus Buddhism can be said to be the philosophy of awakening. This philosophy has its origins in the experience of the man Siddhattha Gotama, known as the Buddha, who was himself awakened at the age of 35. Buddhism is now more than 2,500 years old and has about 380 million followers worldwide. Until a hundred years ago Buddhism was mainly an Asian philosophy but increasingly it is gaining adherents in Europe, Australia and the Americas.